Chapter 11 One Step Closer

Oliver

Useless. That was what he was feeling. Completely and utterly useless. His only suspect was a dead end. He had no leads and the only person who could possibly help in this situation was missing. He was trying to search the city for any criminal activity or anyone the SCPD was investigating but he wasn't finding anything. Diggle was out trying to get any information ARGUS had on any new criminals in the city or any intel that could be helpful.

It was 3pm which meant they only had 6 hours left to figure out who had Felicity and Lyla before they would be forced to just show up to the docks. This was most likely a trap but if all else failed he wouldn't have a choice. He couldn't lose Felicity and he was willing to sacrifice himself to save her.

The fact that she was even in danger because of him made him hate himself. She didn't deserve this. She was a great person. She was caring, compassionate, loving and so much more. Knowing her she was probably worried more about him even though she was the one who was kidnapped.

Finally the sound of the door broke him out of his thought and Diggle came running down the stairs with a single folder in his hand.

"What did you find?" Oliver was just waiting for some new intel so he could punch someone.

"I'm going to need you to sit down before I tell you." He did not like the look on John's face or the sound of his voice. Had something happened to Felicity, did John know where she was. "Just tell me John."

Diggle hesitated for a second before opening the folder and handing it to Oliver. He couldn't believe his eyes. How could this be possible? The murderous rage rushed through him again. His hands clenched around the paper and he could feel the blood pounding in his head.

"John I need you to tell me where he is?!" He threw the folder on the ground and headed to grab his bow. Once he had it he quickly turned back around to Diggle.

"Oliver they don't know. ARGUS has everyone looking for him but they can't find him. Last known location was on a plane headed for Starling City but after that nothing. He's off the grid."

"Well then we''ll find him and when we do I'm going to kill him."

"This isn't a good idea going in like this. You're too emotionally compromised man and you're no help to Felicity in this state. I know your angry and you have every right to be but we need to come up with a plan and then we can go. I want to get Lyla back just as much as you want to get Felicity back but we still have time so just breathe"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He paced back and forth slowly thinking about what Diggle had said before placing his bow on the table. Then he walked to Felicity's desk and sat down putting his head in his hands.

"Fine. We have 6 hours to come up with an idea. He has most likely been thinking about this for months so we have to catch up and fast. But I promise you this, I will kill him. There will be no second chances."

Felicity

Felicity stood face to face with the two men who had tried to kill Oliver multiple times and who were now working together. She could not think of a worse situation with two worse people. Now she knew they were truly trapped and their only hope was to stall long enough for Oliver and Diggle to find them. Luckily she was good at stalling and could babble on for hours on end without even trying.

"So if you two aren't going to talk I guess I will. What have you two been up to? Besides being evil and trying to destroy things. Find any new hobbies, meet any new evil baddies that we don't know about?"

"Always the talker Ms. Smoak. But to be honest we must be going. We have someone to kill and there are some last minutes things we must tweak. But don't worry we will be back soon you are an integral part of our plan."

"Sounds interesting how about you fill us in on this nice little plan of yours. You know give a long speech about how long you have been waiting to do this or how we had it coming or… you can stop me any time and fill in the blanks."

They both just looked at each other neither looking like they were going to reveal their plans. So she went with plan B threatening them, which she wasn't that great at but she was out of ideas.

"Oliver will beat you just like he always does. I think you both know that deep down because no matter how many times you two try Oliver comes out on top. He is a better man than either of you could ever even hope to be. He is kind, loving and there is nothing that he wouldn't do to protect those closest to him. I bet you he has already figured out everything and is on his way here now."

"That's what we were planning on. Oliver is too emotional now that he has you and that could cost him in the end. At first we thought you and Oliver were just friends or maybe he was just stringing you along but we can see how much he really does love you. So of course he will come, he will always come for his Felicity."

Before Felicity could respond they turned and walked out the door closing it behind them. Felicity finally let out the breath she had been holding and sat on the bed next to Lyla. She was more afraid then she had ever been before and not even for herself. She knew her and Lyla were just the bait. She was scared for Oliver. Facing one of them at a time was one thing but facing both at the same time. She knew Oliver was a great fighter but they were right with her in danger he would be vulnerable. Distracted. She had to figure out a way to help him but she didn't know how. So she sat in the cell waiting for whatever was to come next.