Diggle stood back, he had ensured that all EMT's and helpers were not anywhere near where he had dropped the bomb. Once he double checked that it was clear with the help of Lyla, Roy and Laurel he held his breath as he activated the bomb.
The explosion happened and it sent the mass amounts of cement into different directions; it crumbled around the building falling like dust. Diggle drew out his breath as he held onto Lyla, his plan to get the rubble to move from it stiff position had worked now they just watched as the cement played of each other moving around. Now it was up to Oliver and Felicity to get out of there.
Meanwhile Felicity and Oliver were stuck, Felicity floated in the water eyes closed her mouth slightly parted her arms hung loosely above her head. Oliver still had a small gap where he could still get some air from but he refused to let himself go up instead he had accepted that they weren't getting out of there, that she was gone from his life. All he did was cradle her face placing a kiss on her lips knowing he had lost her forever. He could still make it to the hold but what would be the point. There would be no point how could he go on living without her, he knew she would hate him for this but he didn't care if she wasn't there neither was he wherever she went he did too. He waited, waited for the water to finally consume and drown his body he couldn't wait for it to happen fast enough because the faster it happened the faster he was reunited with the woman he loves.
Oliver felt the rubble shift from where they were, the ground below them grumbled he looked around trying to figure out what was going on. The rubble and debris from the side fell apart, it fell like a rainfall a drain, Oliver felt Felicity's face etch up in his embrace once he turned to face her he noticed that her leg had been freed. The emptying of the drain however pulled both of them down, their bodies fell hitting concrete, the bits of rubble and all other bits that had been destroyed in the rubble. The current that had found a way to sweep them threw them towards the lake at the back of the building.
Oliver watched as Felicity's lifeless body laid face down in the lake pieces of rubble around her. Oliver tried to swim as fast as he could towards her fearing the lake's current followed by the emptying of the water from the building would sweep her away he swam as fast as his body would allow. His body ached in pain, it was sore from its impact with the debris it was limp from being in the water for so long but he fought to ignore it as he swam towards her.
Oliver then noticed a few figures running to them, he paused relief washing over him as Diggle and Roy jumped in and pulled Felicity out. Roy then turned to him to help him as he saw Diggle lie her on the ground and started compressions.
Diggle carried Felicity's cold blue body he laid her on the ground gently, it did not help that the weather was not in their favour as the heavens poured rain down upon them. Diggle tilted her head back, he started compressions. "Come on Felicity" he yelled as Lyla and Laurel stood back watching in horror.
Oliver limped towards them falling on the ground next to her trying to catch his breath. "Come on baby" he whispered.
"How long Oliver" Diggle asks as he breaths into her mouth and resumes his presses.
"3 maybe 4 minutes" he barely manages to say. "She was stuck Diggle, she was stuck, her foot, I couldn't get her out, I broke it, I tried, I … I wanted to cut it … nothing was there why was nothing there I …"
"Oliver you're in shock" Lyla says as she rubs her arms against Oliver's arms.
"Come on Felicity" Diggle cried.
Roy had taken a seat near them his knees drawn up his head hung low, he prayed, he never believed in anything but he prayed to whoever was out there, he had lost everyone he cares about he prayed that she would not be taken from her too.
"Diggle?" Oliver says as he sees the man come to a halt.
"Oliver" his voice cracks, "Oliver she's gone"
"No" he screams.
Lyla gasps as she moves away from Oliver. "I'm sorry …" Diggle says as he releases sobs.
"No, no don't be sorry fix her"
"She's gone"
"NO, No"
Oliver leans over her, "Hey baby, wake up for me ok, we have the rest of our lives together, we're going to have kids two of each remember, but you need to wake up for me, we're already married but it wasn't great, we're going to get really married, we're going to write our vows, have a wedding, but you need to wake up ok" Oliver whispers but not low enough that the others don't hear.
The thunder hid all of their sobs and cries.
