5. Trust is a Matter of Time

Thank ya'll for the reviews! I am really happy how this is turning out and I have a pretty good idea where this is gonna go. Also, if you all saw the new episode of Arrow "Time of Death" IT WAS AMAZING! GO FELICITY! But, if you haven't seen it yet, and don't want spoilers, good. Because my story will have a different ending. Enjoy and please, Ideas are always welcome :)

He was furious. What could possibly come up that inspired Oliver to delay Felicity's rescue?' Diggle thought as he punched in the last door on the fourth floor.

It wasn't enough that he chose Laurel over him, when he needed the help, or that he just had to propose a welcome home party for Sara, which she didn't want in the first place, and now Felicity is in major trouble, and Oliver is racing against time to get somewhere ELSE.

John knew that Oliver had a lot of problems, what with his family, and the CEO occupation, but this was one mistake he shouldn't have let happen. Digg was the one who could see the reason behind Felicity's ramblings, when Oliver was stuck thinking about other things. Oliver just didn't know how much Felicity has sacrificed for him, and how much she cared for him. This only added to his anger. Felicity was just like Diggs' little sister. Here she was, about to fall asleep to never wake up again, and the one person she was doing this all for was Oliver. Who couldn't even bring himself to consider giving up his own job for once to help a friend.

They were going to have a serious talk if they got out of this mess alive.

It was 11:20pm on the little red clock when she heard the sound of a ventilator coming to life. She shivered and made a point to stay as alert as possible when the gas came in. She could see the little cloud of the gas slowly seeping out of the monstrous machine. 'It's all my fault. I tried to help, and now I am going to die and it is ALL my fault!' she cried.

But then she thought of all the times Oliver thought about giving up and she made sure to let him know he was strong enough. 'I am not going to be weak' she thought. 'If I am going to die, I might as well die trying to get out of here'. Slowly she arched her back to try to sit up a little straighter.

"Now, what did Digg teach me about cable ties..."

BAM! Felicity gasped in shock at what she thought sounded like a door slamming. 'I have to get out of here. Fast.' She pulled at the ties harder.

While she worked on loosening the ties, she thought about how much trouble Oliver could be in. She remembered what the Clock King said before he left.

'He'll be so busy with problems in Starling City, he won't have time to think about his little IT girl'.

She shuddered. If she ever got out of here she was going to have to make this up for him big time. Though she didn't want Oliver to be angry, because she really did just want to help. She didn't even want to know how John would react to this. He knew her better than anybody, and she knew if something happened to her he'd probably blame himself.

She didn't realize at first, but her mind was starting to get cloudy. 'Focus, Felicity, Focus!' she told herself.

Fifteen minutes later she was close to ripping the tie on her left arm off, when she started to get dizzy. When she tried at the cable ties again, she had trouble remembering why she was doing it in the first place. 'I guess I can just...do it later..' she thought.

It wasn't until he reached one of the smaller buildings in the glades that he saw the full extent of what the blast had done. Cars were ripped apart like glass, and people were frantically running around, a few injured. He guided himself down the building to where Officer Lance was.

"You couldn't have gotten here any later. Something else planned tonight?" the cop asked.

"It wasn't exactly planned." Oliver replied resentfully.

Lance raised his eyebrow. "Alright, then. Well, the crooks took off towards the west side of the glades. They were wearing black hoodies with gas masks, so I'm sure there is some pretty toxic chemicals coming from the remaining parts of the bomb."

"Bomb?" the Vigilante asked, flabbergasted.

"Yeah, I know. I thought it would be just small little grenade to get the glades hyped up. Unfortunately, the extent of the damage is seen as too great to be one little set-off."

"I'll be after them."

"Good luck. And..one more thing". Oliver stopped. "I don't think they are doing this themselves. I mean, I think somebody is working behind the scenes here. Commanding the masked guys what to do."

"I will keep that in mind," the Arrow answered. A moment later, he was gone.

As he raced toward the opposite part of the glades, Oliver was starting to feel apprehensive. He knew Felicity could still be stuck in the building for all he knew. and Digg didn't have a good idea of how the building was laid out, not that Oliver tried to give him any direction to go on, either.

Oliver's speedometer went passed 90mph, and he was determined on getting the stupid crooks down so he could get to Felicity.

After the tenth red light he drove through, he caught onto a blue SUV headed down south on the main freeway. Swiftly he drove the bike a little bit faster than the truck, got up to the side of the window, and shot an arrow through it. Immediately the car turned sideways, veering off the road onto a main street, hitting a streetlight.

Ditching his bike, Oliver ran to the front of the car, where he saw three men passed out from the blow, and another man, gasping for air, in the driver's seat.

"Stay still!" the vigilante roared. He heard the sound of police sirens coming his way and proceeded to get back on his bike. he drove past 120mph, driving as fast as he could to Ocean and Grand, and prayed he wasn't too late.

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