Author's note: Hey guys! Sorry it has been so long... muse got really mad and throw a wall at me... but I'm back and should be updating more again... I have 4 chapters for you tonight and more to come real soon... enjoy and please review... keeps the muse happy
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Disclosure: I own nothing of Arrow otherwise those last few seconds would NOT have happened last night (NO spoilers please!)
"I don't care, Dig. He betrayed my family and is holding my son and Felicity's mom hostage." Oliver shouted over his shoulder as he entered the Bunker. After Tommy left Felicity and Oliver in the office, stunned by the realization he was among the living again, Oliver had wanted to go straight to the Bunker and begin working on a plan to get the damn ring from Malcolm. He asked Lance to take Felicity, who was still very distraught over the new developments, back to the mansion and stay with her until he returned. Oliver unfortunately did not have time to fill him in on the news, he only told Diggle as they drove to the Bunker.
"I get that man. Trust me I do. But he is also your friend and your sister's half brother. Putting arrows in him won't resolve anything."
"I don't intend on doing that just yet. He said if we went after them instead of the ring, he will have them killed and painfully. I'm not about to let that happen. So we get the ring, give it the Darhk then figure out a way to defeat him once and for all. Once that's done, we give the League to Talia to run it and go back to our normal lives. Or as normal as they usually are." Oliver huffed out. He wanted this resolved and done with now. He just wanted to sit back and welcome his two babies into the world with no added stress on their heads.
"Wait! My half brother? What do you mean Dig?"
"Tommy's alive. And working for Darhk. He has Donna and Connor being held hostage and is set to kill them unless we deliver the ring to Darhk. We have until Midnight on Tuesday."
"No! Oliver?"
Oliver walked over to his sister and wrapped his arms around her as she began to cry into his chest. "It's going to be okay. We'll fix this. I promise. We just need to get things together and set for the plan."
"Plan?" Nyssa asked as she stepped into the area.
"Yes. I know how to take down Malcolm and get that damn ring."
"So what's your master plan then?" Sara asked.
"Nyssa, you said your sister is working to take the League from Malcolm from the inside right?"
"Yes. I was finally able in get in contact after one of Lyla's contacts gave the sufficient details. She is staging a coup and has nearly half of Malcolm's forces aligned with her. They are scattered throughout the palace and in different ranks and stations. Why do you ask?"
"Because we are going to help her with it. Thea, I need you to call him. Say that the pit's effects are too strong for you to battle alone and you want to come see him for help. You will fly out on our jet and we will be on there with you. You and Sara will head up there together, acting as though you are there to fix your issues from the pit and Sara has been helping you so she is there as moral support. He will be distracted by you so that we all move into positions. Tatsu, Laurel, Nyssa, Roy, Diggle and I will move throughout the palace, along with Talia and her men and Barry if he can come help. We will take out any men left on Malcolm's side as we move to reach him. Once we are all in the room with him, we will persuade him to give up the League, if need be we knock him out and take it. He can't defeat all of us at once. Lyla, I need you to run comms for us from here. Walter and Lance will be staying with Felicity so they can watch over Little Sara as well. Any questions?"
"Yeah what are we doing about Darhk?" Roy wonders.
"We'll figure that out when we get Donna and Connor back. They are what matters right now."
"And what about Malcolm? I know he probably deserves to be thrown into the deepest hole we can find and let him live out his days there but what are we going to do about him? I mean he is my dad and if Tommy is back from the dead, which seriously we have way too many people not staying dead around here, he deserves to know that." Thea stated as she tried to wrap her head around her half brother coming back to life after nearly 2 1/2 years of being dead.
"I know Speedy. I figured Lian Yu; in a cell next to Slade, but I am worried about that since he has been there and let that psycho loose as well. So until I can come up with something good, he will stay where we can keep an eye on him."
"Maybe we can put him back in the dungeon in Nanda Parbat. They seemed well guarded and fortified when we were locked in it." A soft voice called from behind the group. All looked back to see a very pregnant Felicity in a white gown and flats. Her hair was let loose, her eyes red from crying and she had her glasses on but she was still the vision Oliver had seen earlier that night.
"What are you doing here? I thought Lance was going to take you home."
"So I can what? Sit around in an empty home while my mom and son are being held by your old friend, who seems to not remember you at all by the way, and his mad man master. Not a chance. I want to help."
"Baby you can't. You heard the doctors. Too much stress isn't good for the twins. You need to be at home. Resting."
"Except when I'm at home I won't be. I will be stressed out because my son is not there for me to tuck in and kiss goodnight. My mom is not across town safe and sound in her apartment. I know they aren't. They're being held against their will and being used as leverage in Darhk's sick game so I'm going to find a way to play by his rules. We have tried to do the right thing and beat him fairly. If he wants to play dirty, then so can I. He has to fund his organization somehow and communicate as well as order things. I can hack into his stuff and stop him electronically. Put him back in the dark ages so he can't do anything with that ring when we give it to him. Then we take it back and beat him once and for all."
"What about his powers? If Malcolm is after them, you know they are something major." Thea asked.
"I have someone who I know that specializes in stuff like that. I can give him a call. He owes me a favor so he'll help, if he's not too busy." Oliver explains. "I was actually going to call him about your problem Thea. See what he could do." Oliver moved away as he pulled out his phone to make that call.
"Well I guess I need to call Malcolm and get that going. Dig, you setting up the plane?"
"On it."
"Okay the rest of you start packing. You leave as soon as everything is set." Felicity commanded as she sat down in her chair and began typing away on the keyboard, starting to dig into anything electric she could find on Darhk.
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"So Talia is brought up to speed, Malcolm is all set into position to take us in, the plane is booked, we all have our bags and weapons packed, and know the plan." Oliver verbally went over the checklist.
"Can I just say, private plane is a whole lot easier to have for stuff like this." Roy laughed remembering the last mission he had to fly to, flying commercial for it as well.
"Yeah. They don't get checked for the arsenal of weapons the 8 people aboard are carrying with them." Diggle huffed as he finished packing the last of the weapons. There were guns, arrows, bows, swords and sabers, as well as Sara's staff and Laurel's batons. Not to mentions the boxes of arrowheads and loaded clips and magazines for the guns.
"I've found a way into Darhk's mainframe for his servers. His IT guy sucks because he has an online server instead an air locked one. So easy to get into remotely. So I will have it all set when you get back. We can shut him down as soon as he has the ring and everyone is away from him and safe." Felicity smiled as she moved towards the group. "Now go get that damn ring and let's get this over with."
"I don't like leaving you down here alone. Why don't you head back to the house? That way Lance and Walter can watch over you."
"Because I can't help Lyla if I'm at the house. Lance is on his way here and I will have Lyla by my side as well. Raisa is watching over little Sara so she is safe and Walter is keeping the house safe. We will be fine now get to Nanda Parbat and get that ring so we can get my mom and our son back."
Felicity began to cry so Oliver wrapped her up in his arms, feeling her bury her face in his chest as the tears hit his shirt. "We'll get them back. I promise. They'll be safe. You'll see."
"I just want to hug them right now. Connor must be so scared."
"Donna is right there with him and she is strong, just like her daughter. She will keep him safe and calm." Lance stated as he stepped into the Bunker, overhearing Felicity as he arrived. She looked at him and smiled.
"Okay. You stay here and stay safe. No unnecessary stress and no trouble. You need to stay as calm as you can for the twins." Oliver instructed as he gazed down into her bloodshot eyes and wiped away the few stray tears on her cheeks.
"I know Sweetheart. I love you more today than ever before."
"I love you too. More today than yesterday. I'll be back."
"Promise?"
"I told you once I don't make promises I know I can't keep." Felicity nodded. "Well I am promising to return to you. To you and Connor and the babies. To my family." Oliver leaned down and kissed her. The team had decided to give them a minute and had started taking their bags out to the car. So it was just them for a moment. He held her in his arms. Feeling the warmth of her skin against his. Smelling all the sweet and tangy mixture that was uniquely her. Hearing the soft puffs of her breath against his lips as she sighed into him. This was what he always wanted to come back to. To his heart. His light. His Felicity.
He kissed her deeply one more time then moved up the stairs before she had a chance to register he was gone, never looking back at her. He hated to leave her at this time, with all that was going on. But he knew he was needed on the mission. He needed it to be a success because that meant he would be able to get his son and mother-in-law back and make their family whole again.