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Chapter 1

Shipwrecked

My name is Olivia Queen. For the last five years I have been stranded on an island devoid of human life, just myself the animals and Mother Nature. I am here because my boat the Queen Gambit crashed for some reason though I suspect it was sabotaged. I wasn't the only one aboard the boat either, but I am the only one who survived.

My father and my best friend Sarah Lance were on the boat with me. I had invited my boyfriend Tommy Merlyn and my other best friend Laurel Lance who is Sarah's sister but they declined seeing as they were too busy. Now I am happy they didn't come, I don't think I could have taken their deaths on my conscience too. I can still remember the day it happened like it was yesterday.

Flashback

Sarah and I were in my room gossiping about boys and doing each other's hair. Well, Sarah was doing my hair into a long French braid since I had already done hers.

"So how are you and Tommy?" Sarah asked curiously as she gently threaded my silky blonde hair with her fingers relaxing me in the process.

I smiled as I thought about Tommy, I loved him. I know it is too soon we have only been dating for three months but we were best friends since diapers. At first I was skeptical about dating my best friend, though I heard there is nothing better than dating your best friend. But I worried about if we broke up would we still be best friends?

But I needn't have worried after Tommy and I talked about it we agreed we would still be friends if that ever happened. Three months later and we were still going strong and I was in love with him but I haven't told him or anyone yet. I think I would burst if I didn't tell someone soon.

"I love him!" I blurted out, blushing as I confessed something so personal out of the blue. I gasped in pain as my hair was suddenly yanked as Sarah gripped my hair in her hands. After a moment of awkward silence Sarah gasped out a choked "What?" with a strange sort of edge in her voice but I shrugged it off as her being surprised.

"I love him, I mean I know it hasn't been that long and all but I have known him my whole life. He makes me feel so happy and safe. I think of my future and I see him and I, married with kids, growing old together. I want that Sarah." By the time I was finished a few tears fell from my eyes as the amount of love and happiness became overwhelming.

A few sniffles were heard behind me causing me to turn to her out of worry when she forced my head still since she wasn't done with my hair.

"Sarah are you crying?" I asked still concerned by the continued sniffles I heard behind me. With a sniff Sarah mumbled out something about happy tears when the boat began to lurch. Letting out a small squeak of surprise as we went tumbling off of the bed the lurching stopped for a moment.

As I waited a moment to see if it would happen again I let out a sigh of relief and let out a hysterical giggle and Sarah joined in. Soon we were giggling like mad for no reason at all. Getting up off the floor I held my hand out for Sarah to take and helped her up before heading to the Captains quarters to ask my dad what happened dragging Sarah along.

When we got there it was to see the Captain and my dad arguing about something. Starting to get worried about what could get my usually calm dad so angry I cleared my throat to get my father's attention. As soon as my dad noticed I was there his eyes softened and a smile involuntarily tugged at his lips. Dad always said every time he sees me he can't help but smile. I cast an anxious glance at the Captain as he kept mumbling about some 'rupture in the hull' whatever that meant.

"Princess?" My father questioned looking worriedly at me. Shaking myself out of my observations I asked him if there were any problems. After casting a nervous look with an equally nervous Captain my father told me there wasn't any problems. Though I didn't believe them for a minute I let it go, no use arguing over what was probably nothing. So with a shrug I gave my dad a hug and a kiss on the cheek goodnight and left with Sarah to go back to my room to sleep.

As I grabbed the handle to my room Sarah called out to stop me. I glanced back to see what she wanted only to see her nervously shifting her feet and biting her lip. A clear sign that whatever she wants to say is making her really nervous.

"Sarah?" I questioned voice heavy with concern. After a minute she let out a resigned sigh and with a look of determination she began to speak. "Olivia, there's something I need to tell-"

Whatever she was about to say was cut off by a loud groan and a huge lurch of the boat. Something was wrong. This time the boat didn't stop lurching. The groans and creaks grew loader. There was a screech of what sounded like metal and then as soon as it started it stopped.

After a moment of tense silence I looked across the hall where Sarah was leaning against the Captain's door in shock. Letting out a small sigh of relief she asked in a sarcastic voice, "Well that was fun." Letting out a snort at her comment I laughed out "yeah that was-" I was interrupted by another huge lurch and the door Sarah was leaning against exploded and I was suddenly covered in blood.

I could hear a horrifying gurgling sound through my ringing ears. My brain struggled to protect me from what my eyes were seeing but it eventually failed as I took in my dying best friend. The steering wheel of the boat was sticking out of Sarah's stomach, blood was seeping out of her stomach and mouth. The gurgling sound coming out of her mouth as she struggled to breathe through the blood chilled me to the bone. Her eyes met mine wide with shock and disbelief before with a sigh the life left her eyes leaving them dull. Her body slumped lifelessly against the wall.

All of this happened in what seemed like seconds it was so sudden. After the shock wore off I screamed. Loudly. I just couldn't stop screaming. I screamed for Sarah over and over again as I ran to her side and pulled her body off of the wheel or at least I tried to but I wasn't strong enough. I cried and screamed for help when my father finally found me holding as much as I could of my dead best friend.

"Olivia! Sweetie come on! We have to go!" I stared blankly at him still in shock from what happened. He had to drag me away from the body to the little raft he and the Captain had somehow erected while I was occupied. "Get in honey." I heard a voice tell me through what seemed like a fog. I robotically listened to the voice my mind still replaying what happened over and over.

An explosion woke me from my daze as I saw the ship blow up.

"NO!" I screamed and tried to jump out of the raft but my father caught me in his strong arms. I feebly tried to escape. "SARAH! NO! LET ME GO! I have to save her! SARAH!" I continued to scream for my sister in all but blood. Even though I saw her die I was too deep in denial, I didn't want it to be true.

"Shhhh! Honey Shhhh! I'm sorry sweetie. But she's gone. She's gone." I jerked in his arms as he continued to say she is gone, "NO!" I denied again feebly as I fisted my fingers around his jacket and snuggled into the safety of my daddy's arms.

"I'm sorry sweetie, I am so sorry." He kept muttering rubbing my hair soothingly and rocking me back and forth as gently as he dared so not to tip over the raft. I kept my eyes locked on the burning wreckage as it got smaller the further we got until somewhere along the way I fell asleep.

When I woke up it was in time to see more dead bodies, my father's and the Captains. I think they died from a heart attack, hypothermia or both. For a while I just stared at my father, I still hadn't moved from his arms. I never cried for him though. I don't know if I was in too much shock or if I was all cried out and had no more tears left to give. After a while the cold from both the body and the weather got to me. Grudgingly I got out of my father's arms and took his jacket to put it on.

I gently laid my father down next to the Captain and sort of drifted off and on for a while. A thump against the foot of the raft roused me from my sleep like daze. I found myself on an island, after a moment of just staring at the island I landed on I gingerly moved my sore body out of the raft and dragged the raft ashore. I stumbled a bit towards my father and the Captain's bodies determined to bury them before I rest.

Once I buried them I headed to a tree nearby that looked good enough to sleep on, no poisonous plants, no snakes or bugs. Then I fell asleep the day's events catching up to me.

Flashback End

Since that day I had to teach myself how to survive on my own. I searched the entire island over the years only to find out I was the only human there. I had to learn how to hunt, how to fish, what plants were poisonous and what plants I could eat. I had to learn how to make a fire and build shelter out of nothing but wood and twine. I had to carve my own tools and weapons and make my own clothes.

Five years later and I was finally rescued and am going home. I spent so long alone with only myself and the animals to keep me company that being around another human being is kind of scary but I miss home too much to care. I just hope they will be happy to see me again.

So did you like it?

I was trying to make this as realistic as possible hence the intense emotions and the description of Sarah's death. Just a couple of things real quick.

Mr. Queen may seem insensitive to how he ignored Sarah's dead body, but he knows he can't do anything about her but he can for his daughter and his daughter will always be his priority as it should be.

Also you may have noticed how she observed many things about the Captain's behavior and how Sarah freaked out about the whole love thing but brushed it off? I wanted to portray her as an observant but naive character so that when she is on the island it would be that much harder for her to adapt and make her even stronger. I want her to start off as a kind and naive girl before she transforms into the strong woman she is to become.

By the way if you are wondering on why Olivia would take her dead father's jacket the reason is two fold. First she is a daddy's girl so she is going to want something of her father's not to mention the jacket when on will be like she has her father's arms around her keeping her warm and safe. Also I had to find a way for Olivia to get the List somehow and what better way than her father's jacket?

Finally, yes there will be more flashbacks of her time on the island I think I am looking forward to writing them more than her time in Starling City. Just remember unlike the show there is NO humans so it won't be as exiting but there is still plenty of things happening on the island with her humans or not.

Also heads up ahead of time this story is NOT a Tommy and Olivia pairing in fact I don't know who to pair her with yet but I am open to suggestions. Remember she is bi-sexual so I need all the help I can get at ideas but that is a long way off it will take a while before she is ready to date. I will let you know when and I will put a poll up when I am ready. Until then think on it during the story and let me know.

Review and let me know what you think.