Chapter Six:
Authors note: Diggle is at home with his daughter.
Oliver and the team had stood silent, Felicity with her mouth gaping as Slade walked down into the Foundry with Walter behind him. Walter walked closer to Oliver and then after a few attempts to find the right words, began.
"Slade broke into my house last night. And he told me about your five years away and what you have been doing since you came back to Starling. I know you feel like your parents are gone, and in a way they are, but I'm still here. I foolishly thought if you needed something you would of came to me, but I see know that was completely wrong. I just want you to know, I'm here for you son. I will support you and be there for you and Thea from now on."
The silence continued with Oliver's only response a small smile and nod at Walter and then giving Slade his best Arrow look and mouthing "you broke in?"
Felicity broke the silence. "Well this is all great and everything. I mean Walter on the team. Yay! But those bank robbers aren't stopping to give us the time to celebrate. So shoo! Go suit up and give them the grr look that you just gave Slade." Roy snorted but grabbed his bow and suit and went to change, with Oliver and Sara following suit. Walter looked a bit lost, which Felicity and Slade noticed. Slade went over to where he usually sat next to Felicity and grabbed the extra chair on his way, wheeling it to the other side. He gestured to Walter and the man took a seat.
Walter sat back and just listened as the voices of Oliver, Roy and Sara came through the audio system. Felicity directed them mostly, with Slade giving helpful tips to Roy, who was still learning on how to sneak up on the robbers. Everything went smoothly until Oliver had the ring leader subdued and was questioning him to where they had hid the stolen goods from the bank they had robbed two nights ago. He was using, as Felicity termed, his grr voice. And Slade began to look slightly constipated, with his expression getting worse as Oliver continued to grr talk. Felicity began smiling too, though put her hand to her mouth to hold in her laughter. It was all ruined when Roy's voice came through the system.
"You guys have broken your previous record for not laughing," he informed them. Slade and Felicity immediately began laughing, with Roy and Sara joining in through the connection. Once they got their laughter under control to Walter's confusion, Slade began badly mimicking Oliver's grr voice, which made Felicity and the others start laughing again.
The foundry door slammed shut 20 minutes later as Oliver in his Arrow outfit stormed down the steps, with Roy and Sara following behind him. He stalked straight up to the computers where the three were still sitting. They had all swerved around when the door had slammed. Slade grinned up at him completely at ease under Oliver's growl.
"I had to knock the guy out because I couldn't keep a straight face, thanks to you, and your horrible impressions." This caused them all to start laughing, and Walter to smile.
"You have failed this city," sounds ridiculous in your accent" Oliver announced as he walked towards the Salmon Ladder to work off some stress.