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"I will not do it" said Oliver and Barry was shocked for few seconds. Here he was thinking ways to convince his friend to not to agree with Gabriel's demand but Oliver didn't even think twice before answering. Something was wrong. There was no way his friend would leave him to death even if he was willing to sacrifice his life. Barry saw Gabriel narrowed his eyes "You do know what will happen if you say no to me"
Oliver nodded "I wasn't finished with my sentence. I said I will not do it before you give me what I need" The leader glared at the man "You are in no position to make demands"
"I will not go anywhere if you don't listen to me or else I am ready to die. Go ahead, shoot me and then my friend" Oliver spoke with confidence. Barry was impresssd with the way Oliver was talking. He wondered what was the older man going to ask in return
Gabriel thought for a moment and then spoke "What do you want?" Oliver looked at Barry for a second and started with his demands "I want some antibiotics, clean bandages, food and water. His leg is infected, I am afraid fever will soon kick in if he doesn't get meds and you might end up with one hostage instead of two. I am sure you have all the items since you live here" Barry was in awe seeing Oliver's concern. The hero saw Gabriel give a nod and leave the room with his men.
"Wait!" Oliver called back
The leader turned around "Don't bring anything with Mulberry. He is allergic to mulberries" said Oliver and Gabriel scoffed walking out of the cabin
Oliver rushed towards Barry who was swaying on the spot with one hand on the wall behind him to prevent himself from falling "You okay?" he helped the boy sit down in the floor who slurred to him "Thanks...you are my best friend..best brother" The vigilante saw Barry's condition was worse than before. His face was flushed and sweating badly. Oliver placed his hand on Barry's forehead "You are hot"
Barry chuckled with his eyes closed "Don't say it in front of Iris or Felicity, they might get the wrong impression" he opened his blurry eyes "Did you bring...your doppelganger? I can see two of you" Oliver sat down next to him and sighed. He felt helpless in the situation. He hoped Gabriel would atleast bring him food and antibiotics "No...it's the fever"
"Look why don't you sleep for a while" Oliver said softly when Barry gave a painful moan. He was surprised when the younger boy didn't argue and laid his head on his shoulder. Oliver noticed he was shivering when the temperature of the room wasn't even that cold. He pulled Barry closer and ran his hands up and down on his arms. The boy snuggled closer and soon his breath even out and he was asleep.
JOE IN CHOPPER
"Keep looking!" Joe ordered, his hands tightly cluched on the binoculars. He was sitting with the other two officers who were also searching for survivors of the crashed jet. It had been hours of endless search and Joe was now slowly losing hope. The island was vast, covered with huge trees and bushes. It was nearly impossible to see from above.
When his detective side told Joe to abort the search mission, the father inside him wanted to see his son. The thought of losing Barry made his heart clench painfully. He was not ready to lose a son and neither were the people back in town. Iris Cisco and Caitlin all were counting on him to bring their friend and hero back to them safely. The old man hoped Barry along with Oliver were safe. He didn't know why but his mind was at peace thinking of the vigilante. Oliver was always protective of Barry. If Barry was hurt he would do anything to keep him safe. He just hoped none of them were hurt.
"Sir! I found the jet!" yelled an officer sitting beside Joe who felt a wave of happiness curse through him "Where?" The chopper slowed down and flew above the wreckage part of the jet "We should go down! I am sure we will find them if we search further" said Joe and patted on pilot's shoulder "Can you land this thing? We need to go down"
The pilot raised his voice and spoke "Not here Sir! I need clear ground to make a landing. I can find a place little far. You will have to walk from there!" Joe gave a thumps up and the chopper took a sharp right turn. Joe ran a hand on his face. He checked his cell and saw there was no signal. The detective already thought about his next move
INSIDE CABIN
It was now more than an hour since Gabriel left them alone. Oliver could occasionally hear Barry wimper next to him. He could feel the heat that radiated from the boy. His fever was rising and there was nothing he could do. The vigilante frowned. Where the hell did they go? Why was it taking so much time?" Were they even going to give him what he asked for?"
Oliver had to do something. Barry's health was getting worse. He feared the boy would either have a seizure or slip into coma with this high fever. He slowly extracted Barry from himself and laid him down on the dirty floor. Just when he was about to turn, Oliver felt a pull at the hem of his jeans. He looked down and saw the boy was looking at him with fear and feverish eyes "Wh..Where are you going? Are...are you leaving me?"
Oliver's eyes stung with tears. He knew it was the fever that was making Barry unsure and scared but the look in his eyes broke his heart. The boy looked so young and vulnerable with his hair plastered to his forehead with sweat. The vigilante crouched down and took hold of Barry's hand and looked directly into his eyes "I am not leaving. Just going to get some help" he spoke softly. The hero looked a liitle unsure but nodded and released Oliver's hand "Ok...just come back please" The older man patted his arm "I will. I promise" Barry closed his eyes again
Oliver got up and walked towards the door. He banged on the wooden frame "Hey! I need help! My friend is getting worse! Hey!" After banging for a minute the door opened and Oliver took few steps back. He saw two men walk in with few items in their hands "Step back. I will keep the things on the floor but remember don't move until we are gone" Oliver gave a nod and stood next to Barry. The items were then placed on the floor a feet away "Boss said to get ready for tomorrow night" said the one with holding a gun. They then turned to leave and Oliver heard the lock clicking shut on the door.
The vigilante ran to pick up the items. He was glad he got most of the things he had asked for. There was two bottles of water, two plates of mashed potatoes and beans, clean bandages and couple of antibiotic tablets. He was thankful for the two blankets he was provided even if he didn't ask for them. Oliver first took the bottle of water and went to wake Barry up "Barry! Hey buddy wake up...I have water" It took a minute for the boy to wake up. His sluggish movements showed how weak he was feeling "You came back?" Barry asked surprised
"I told you I will be back didn't I?" Oliver hauled the boy up and placed the bottle on his lips "Take few sips. We got food..you can..." The boy shook his head "Don't want to eat...might throw up...feels like roller coaster inside" he pointer at his stomach.
"I know kid...it's the fever but you have to eat something so I can give you medicine. You want to get out of here don't you?" Oliver tried to coax the boy as if he was talking to a five year old. Right now he didn't want flash to be okay. Right now he needed Barry to survive. He needed his friend to live. After few more encouraging words Barry finally agreed to eat something.
When Barry ate couple of spoon of mashed potatoes and beans before he pushed the plate away. While he was eating Oliver took care of his leg. He cleaned and wrapped the ankle with new bandages. He then dissolved three tablets in an empty bottle and made Barry drink the meds. Oliver laid the boy on his lap and covered him with a blanket. He then took his share of food and water and ate in silence hearing small wimpers coming from down. He hoped the meds would soon do its work.
A fear build inside the older man. What will happen to Barry when he goes for the meeting. What if Gabriel doesn't let Barry go and decides to kill him. What if this was the last night with his friend. He shuddered thinking what was going to happen tomorrow night
SOMEWHERE IN WOODS
Joe and the two officers were dropped off far away from the crashed jet since it was the only safe place to land the chopper. Joe had send back the chopper with clear instructions to flash team on sending back up immediately. It was now early morning with sun ready to rise. The detective along with his officers made their way towards dense forest with determination and hope to find Barry and Oliver.
It took more than half a day to reach to the what was left of crashed jet. They began their search trying to locate anything that would lead to the boys. Joe's eyes fell on Barry's bag that was left abandon on a nearby tree. He frowned picking up the bag and felt his heart sink in his stomach. The bag was ruined which meant Barry didn't have his calorie bars or food that he had packed for the trip. Where was his son? Was Oliver with him? Were they hurt? What if Gabriel had found them before he could reach. Were they even alive? No! I won't lose hope so easily. I will not leave this place until I get my son and his friend. He tightened his grip on the bag "Hang on Boys. I am coming"
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