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Chapter 7
Oliver stood shocked that Slade would go this far. He had just marked Felicity with the memory of one his biggest ever mistakes, and it was his fault.
'Slade planned this to be the same place he tortured Felicity as you were tortured there. But I don't think he intended us to find it until she was dead. Now we are one step ahead' Sara and Nyssa were now in full league uniform and they were now just waiting for Roy to return.
The team took 5 minutes to gather their weapons and make a game plan and then Roy walked in. 'I asked around, I had to force it out of them but apparently a man with an eye patch and about 20 men entered the building just after the time we think Felicity was kidnapped. He will know when we get there and he will kill her'
'No he won't. Look at felicity now' the team looked to the computers and Sara carried on explaining. 'Slade's helpers are doing that to her, they will be done by the time we get there and she can take them both out easily. Then she will focus on Slade'
'She won't be strong enough, she has lost so much blood' Roy pointed out the obvious.
'We trained Felicity as an assassin, we taught her how to fight through the pain. She may not be strong enough to take on Slade but the other 20 amateurs will be easy. We need to make sure that one of us gets to Slade before she does' the team nodded and agreed with Nyssa's wise words and then they all headed to the building.
By the time they got there nobody knew how much more torture Felicity has suffered, they needed to get to her as quickly as possible. Roy and Sara took the back entrance whilst Dig and Nyssa entered through the second floor. Oliver took the main entrance, the building opened up into a wide space where there were around 20 men with all sorts of weapons waiting for him.
Roy and Sara started to take out some from the back of the building whilst Dig and Nyssa started snipping and Oliver started to attack with Roy and Sara.
Felicity heard the fight and that's when she made her move. The two men had just finished the tattoo and they were making another deep lash in the middle of the tattoo so it matched another one of Oliver's scars.
Once they turned to pack away, they left the room briefly and she grabbed the chains and pulled herself up to the top and then used her body weight and strength to break the cuff and fall to the floor on her back. She screamed in pain and the two men re-entered the room with knifes.
She disarmed them in two swift moves and then put one in a choke hold whilst she stabbed the other in the stomach. Once they were both of the floors she grabbed two swords from the table of weapons and headed out of the room into the fight. She had no idea of the way out but she just followed the sound of the fight. It was only when the adrenaline started to wear off that she realised how much pain she was in and how much blood she had lost and was still losing. And she was only in her underwear so this should be fun (she thought). She ran through the pain until she saw the end of the hallway which led to the large warehouse where the fight was taking place.
She saw green and started to walk faster when she heard footsteps behind her and she turned around.
'Now where do you think you're going…Felicity' Slade smiled and then drew two blades from his back and ran towards her.
Oliver had just taken out 5 men and Dig and Nyssa had now joined the bottom floor for the fight and just as he took out another man he saw Felicity turn and draw her swords to face a shadow. All he saw though was the blood which covered her body and anger rose within him and he ran towards she was but before he got there she begun to fight with the shadow. The he realised that the shadow was Slade and he knew she wasn't strong enough to win that fight; he had to get to her.
Felicity was doing well against Slade until he kicked her in the ribs and she fell to the floor, as she went to get up she saw green and knew that Oliver had come to help her. She got up and Oliver was doing well against Slade.
Oliver turned and blocked Slade sword with his bow and then turned and managed to disarm him of one sword. Slade took a few steps back and charged at him and he flipped him over his shoulder. He thought he was knocked out so he ran to where Felicity was and tried to help her up. But then he felt strong hands on his shoulders than flipped him away from Felicity, he turned to look back at Felicity when Slade slashed her side with his sword, covering her with even more blood. As he made his way towards her Slade made a swift kick to his legs which made Oliver fall to the floor. He was facing the team and they were almost done defeating Slade's goons when Slade put him in a choke hold. He could get out of it no matter what he tried.
'It's over kid' Slade whispered and then 2 seconds later he heard bones being broken and the all of the weight left his neck and he was able to breathe again.
He looked up to see Felicity standing where Slade has been, she looked like she was going to collapse but he got there to catch her as her body gave out on her.
Felicity had broken Slade's neck, she had ended his war and came out more wounded than he had, and it was his fault.
He put his hands on the wounds where she was losing the most blood. 'DIG CALL AN AMBULANCE NOW'
He patted her face lightly and her eyes fluttered slightly and then she looked him in the eyes for what she thought would be the last time.
'Oliver, I'm sorry'
'You have nothing to be sorry for Felicity; you did what you had to do to survive'
She nodded slightly and then grabbed his hand. 'Oliver all I ever wanted is for you to be happy. If I don't make it please just try and be happy' her smile started to fade and he eyes slid shut.
'Felicity, NO! Open your eyes Felicity' he cried and held her tighter. Sara and Nyssa then ran to his side and started to cover more bleeding wounds with their hands as Dig directed the ambulance to wear Felicity lay. Roy had already left and as the men got out the ambulance he got the other three to leave. It took Oliver more convincing but he said they would meet them at the hospital.
When they all got to the hospital un-masked they all headed to where Dig was pacing.
'Do you know anything?'
'She crashed in the ambulance due to blood loss and that is all I know'
'How long did she crash for?'
'Little over 2 minutes'
Oliver took a deep breath and then fell into one of the chairs and Sara sat next to him whilst the other 3 team members stood.
'She will pull through Ollie, she is a strong one'
'Slade scarred her and marked her with all of my mistakes, she is going to carry them around for the rest of her life and it's my fault. If only I hadn't gone on that stupid boat then she would be ok. She would never have felt like the weak link on the team, there would be no team and no danger and she would be safe'
Dig turned to pitch in on Oliver's thoughts. 'Maybe that would've happened. But I am glad you went on that boat Oliver. You went through so much heart break and pain that no one should go through but you came out the other end as a better version of yourself and you met a women you love. And she loves you Oliver, and no matter what the both of you go through it makes you the people you are today and you both love each other no matter what'
Oliver nodded and Sara patted him on the back as they waited for the doctor. The team paced for another half an hour before the doctor came through.
'You are all here for Felicity Smoak?' they all nodded and the doctor continued. 'She has injuries covering her body, some will heal and some will scar. The worst was the nasty slash to her left side which was the worst one, causing a lot of blood loss hence why she crashed in the ambulance. She is under a sedative right now so her body can rest and start to heal but she should wake within the next few hours, I will show you to her room now' they all nodded and they followed the doctor into Felicity's private room.
Oliver took up the chair next to the bed and grabbed her hand whilst Sara and Nyssa stood on the opposite side and Dig and Roy stood at the foot of the bed.
After about an hour all of team except Oliver left to go and get food, and to give him some time alone with her.
He grabbed her hand and brought it took his cheek and he leaned into it. 'Felicity you have to wake up. I need to know you're ok and I need to see those beautiful blue eyes again' a tear slipped down his cheek and then he felt her hand rub it away. Socked it looked up to see her looking at him with such love and admiration.
'This isn't a dream right? I didn't die?' he chuckled at her question and then he moved closer to her side.
'Definitely not a dream'
She smiled and then saw the look of guilt on his face and she got confused. 'What's wrong?'
'You got kidnapped by a crazy man who wanted to kill you because of me'
'Oliver, this isn't your fault, it is Slade's'
'But Felicity you had to kill him! You killed for me, I never wanted that for you' tears slipped down his face and she cupped his face with her hand and lifted it so their eyes met.
'And I would do it again. Oliver I would do it again if I meant that you would still be in my life' a tear slipped down her cheek. 'There was no choice to make' she squeezed his hand and then he leant down and pressed a kiss to her forehead. She took a sharp breath and his lips lingered and then her memories went back to the night she was kidnapped and when he kissed her.
'I love you' she looked so shocked as his spoke.
'But you left after you kissed me'
'I went break up with Sophie. I knew that I couldn't be with her knowing that I am in love with you.' He paused and then took her hand in his and continued. 'I meant it when I said it in the mansion, and I mean it now. I know you must have your doubts because I never told you the truth about the night of the siege, but that was because I was so scared. I have never had feelings like this before about anyone and I didn't know how to deal with that. So I thought that if I didn't tell you that I was protecting you. But I was wrong because these feeling just kept continuing to grow and then I met Sophie and thought that being with her would stop my feelings for you but it never did. And then when Slade answered your phone I felt like I had just been stabbed, knowing he had you and what he did makes me feel sick that I even let him get in the same room as you. When you collapsed I thought you were dead and that I lost you before I really had the chance to be with you and I'm sorry it took so long'
Tear were streaming down his face and she sat up and winced because of the pain. She moved down the bed closer to where he was perched by her legs and then she cupped his face and brought him to her until their lips crashed together. His hand moved to her hair whilst she had one hand on his bicep the other at the back of his head. When they finally came apart for air she looked him in the eyes and spoke.
'I love you too Oliver, and as long as we are happy that is all that matters' he smiled and kissed her again and when the rest of team arrow returned they found the love birds cuddling on the small single bed, both fast asleep.
