"Shhhhhh Lyla and Sara are asleep" Diggle whispers as he closes his apartment door behind him. Standing in the hallway of his apartment complex Felicity looks at him and can tell he is just as puzzled over what exactly is going on. He stands there with a grim expression. "Okay so after an entire year, Oliver shows up in Starling only to warn us that something big is about to happen. Ohhh and we shouldn't get involved?" He looks confused as ever. "Look Dig, I don't know what exactly is going on but we can't just ignore this. I mean Oliver works for the League of Assassins now. Whatever is happening, it isn't good. I don't believe Oliver would ever let anything bad happen to Starling but what if he isn't himself? What if he isn't thinking straight? He's different Dig. It's almost like he's lost what humanity he had left." She looks up at Diggle with worry in her eyes. "What do you mean his humanity? Felicity, did he try and hurt you?" Diggle asked his question laced with worry. "No. No, of course not. He just seemed very… emotionless. Like even more than usual. There was one moment though. He slipped up. Look, I don't know if it's real or not, but his act faltered. He told me that he just want me to be happy. That the reason he was there in that ally was to make sure I was okay and living my life." Felicity stated. Diggle was looking at her, trying to put the puzzle pieces together. "How can we contact him?" Diggle finally asked. Felicity shook her head. "That's the thing. I don't know. I mean, one second we were there talking, and the next he was saying it was a mistake and then he was gone. I don't even know where to begin looking for the clues to this mystery." Felicity sighed. She notices how tired Diggle looks. Of course he's tired. He and Lyla have a baby to look after while also doing their part to save the world. Talk about a super couple. Felicity sighed. "Dig go back to your wife and daughter. You look exhausted. We'll talk about this in the morning. I'll hack some cameras around the city before then and see if they pick anything up on Oliver. He's going to be the key to figuring out whatever the hell is going on." She started to walk away and Diggle gently grabs her arm. "Hey I'm not the only one who looks exhausted. Are you sure you're okay to get home? I can give you a ride?" Diggle asks and Felicity gives him a small smile and replies "No really I'm not even drunk anymore. I'll be fine. I'm just going to get a cab and go home. See you in the morning Dig." She started walking down the hall toward the stairs, feeling Diggle watch her as she turns the corner to leave.
Unlocking her front door she numbly walked into her kitchen with about a million questions in her head. A light being turned on caught her eye and she just about had a heart attack right there. Hoping her neighbors did hear her loud high-pitched scream she looked to see her friend Scarlett standing by her lamp. "What the hell is wrong with you!? I've been waiting for you for over an hour! I didn't know what to do! I mean, I considered calling the police and telling them that my friend is an idiot and went down a dark ally in the middle of the night going after who knows what! What is going on with you? One minute we're drunk having the time of our lives and the next minute you look like you'd seen a ghost." Scarlett looks really worried. And irritated. Felicity doesn't know what to say. How do you tell one of your oldest friends that you saw an ex-vigilante that you used to work with? Ohh and that you used to be in love with? How do you tell her that you're still in love with this ex-vigilante despite your best efforts to move forward with your life? She couldn't. Scarlett would think she was insane for sure. Lying. It was the only option. "Look I'm really sorry" Felicity apologized. "I don't know what came over me. I thought I saw someone I knew but I turned out to be wrong. Can we just forget it and go to bed? I promise something like this won't happen again." Felicity looked at Scarlett's skeptic facial expression. She didn't believe her. Great. Felicity had never been a good liar. She didn't know what she was going to say to Scarlett to make her drop this. Luckily enough, Scarlett finally sighed, "Lets just go to bed. We can talk about it in the morning, okay?" Relief filled Felicity. At least she'd have time to come up with some details to her incredibly vague story. Scarlett made her way to the guest bedroom she was staying in. Felicity knew she had to get some rest, but she had so much to do. However, she was of no use being this tired. She needed to get some sleep before she started hacking. So she went off to her bedroom, not sure if she wanted the past two hours to be a dream or real.
Felicity got a text from Diggle in the morning asking her when she wanted to meet up. The biggest problem was Scarlett. No matter how much she hated lying to her friend, she knew that it was necessary. If she had learned anything from her time with Team Arrow, it was that sometimes you have to keep secrets to keep people safe. These secrets protected not just friends and family, but also yourself. When Felicity walked out into her kitchen Scarlett was already sitting at the table drinking some fresh made coffee. "So. What really happened last night?" Scarlett asked looking more like a police officer interrogating a suspect than herself. Scarlett really should have went to college for criminal justice instead of working her way up to manager of the restaurant/bar the girls used to work at. "Look I basically told you everything that happened. I thought I saw someone I knew. I know it sounds ambiguous and like I'm trying to blow you off, but that's it. That's the story. " Scarlett's doubtful stare didn't falter. "Okay so you saw someone you knew. This someone was standing in a dark creepy ally at 2:00AM and you thought it was a good time for chitchat? I mean come on Felicity what friend of yours would even do that? It's creepy! And weird! Who was this supposed friend anyway?" She could tell that Scarlett was starting to get upset. She didn't know what else to say. She just stood there staring back at her friends hoping eventually she'd let it go. "Does this have something to do with that guy you wouldn't talk about last night? Is someone stalking you again or something? Is it the same guy from college?" Scarlett questioned looking more and more concerned. "No! God no. Listen I'm serious. It's nothing! No one is stalking me, I promise. I'm really sorry for putting you through that last night. I got a text from Ray this morning saying I needed to go into work to take care of a few things. You are more than welcome to stay here and hang out if you want to. Maybe we can even get dinner?" Felicity asked hoping this would give her enough time to figure out where Oliver was and still make amends with her friend. "NO. You know what? I have been trying so hard to figure out what has been going on with you. You're a terrible liar Felicity! I don't even know why you bother doing it! If you're life is too busy for one weekend with your friend where you're not wandering into dangerous allies or rushing off to work then I don't want to be here. How much did you even sleep last night? I heard you get up and start typing away at your computer like three hours ago! This isn't healthy! You need a break Felicity. A real break. Whenever you're ready for one you can fly to Vegas and come talk to me. Until then, please take my advice and take some time off to figure out what it is you're going through." Scarlett walked off into the guest bedroom to pack her things while Felicity stood there stunned into silence.
It was lunchtime when she finally made her way Big Belly Burger to meet Diggle for lunch. They were going to discuss what she had found this morning. "Nothing. I literally found nothing. I mean I knew Oliver was good but come on! What has the league been teaching him?" Diggle chewed his burger shaking his head. "Nothing good. I'm sure of that. Do you think he'll try and contact you again?" Diggle asked curiously. "No. I mean he didn't act like talking to me last night was a good idea. I doubt he'll make the same mistake twice. He had to have known I'd go straight to you after our little confrontation." Felicity sighed. Oliver was gone and Scarlett had left about two hours ago. Thank goodness for John Diggle. Diggle seemed to sense Felicity's thoughts and smiled sympathetically. "I talked to Lyla this morning. She's going to see if ARGUS has any idea of what's going. Hopefully they have some insight on what the league is up to. Felicity sighed "Yeah maybe they could at least help us track down Oliver. Wouldn't be the first time." They paid their bill then each went home. Diggle promised to call Felicity as soon as Lyla got back to him. Felicity, feeling hopeless as ever went back to her townhouse and kept on digging. About three hours later, after several failed attempts to find ANYTHING she decided she needed a break to clear her head. Too much had gone on in the past twenty-four hours. A run. That's exactly what she needed. Running had never been one of Felicity's strong points. She'd never really been a fan of working out in general, but she needed a way to relieve stress. She didn't worry about how far or how long she ran. She just listened to her iPod and ran until she felt better. Walking out of her front door she started jogging trying to convince herself she wasn't running from her problems.
Stepping out of the shower she hurried to her room to get into some comfy clothes. After pulling on a t-shirt and some comfy shorts, she walked out of her room into the living room thinking of what else she could do to find Oliver. Right after her run she had got a phone call from Diggle asking her to come over for dinner to discuss what Lyla had learned from ARGUS. At least she didn't have to worry about cooking. She should probably get ready soon. The Diggles were expecting her in about fifteen minutes. She was definitely going to be late. Turning around to go into her bathroom she had what she would consider her second heart attack of the day. What was it with people scaring her in her own house? She lived alone! She shouldn't have to worry about people randomly turning on lamps or appearing out of nowhere! Appearing out of nowhere. Oliver sure did have a talent for that. "Ohhhh. My. God" breathed the shock clearly visible on her face. He just stood there, still as a statue. She just stared back, waiting for him to explain himself. Waiting for him so say anything really. Annoyed by the time passing she took a breath "Are you going to explain yourself or did you just show up here to participate in a staring contest with me?" She asked defiantly. This seemed to get his attention. He sighed, "You've been busy. I told you not to go digging into league business. I don't know why I'm surprised that it's the first thing you did." He looked her right in the eyes. She glared right back. "Of course I did! Like you wouldn't have done the same for me? Or Diggle? Ever since I saw you last night, Diggle and I have used every resource we could think of to find you! You have to let us know what exactly we're up against. You can't just show up like this and expect us to leave it alone! Especially after you told me Starling might be in danger!" She exhaled angrily. He took a step toward her. She could tell he just wanted to talk to her. And man did she want to talk to him. About everything. Hell she'd take him coming back to Starling and refusing to be with her again over this. She didn't care anymore. She just wanted him back in her life. "Felicity, Starling isn't all I'm worried about. Yes the city is potentially in danger. The league is after someone very dangerous. The problem is we think this guy might be after someone else". She looked at him quizzically, not understanding. "What do you mean? The league isn't exactly known for being forgiving. If this guy is after someone else why don't you just take him out? Then you don't have to worry about him causing trouble or hurting this other person. " She didn't understand. Why did it matter who this guy was after? Unless the league wanted him to take out this person before they dealt with him. This was getting confusing. "Oliver, why does it matter who he is after?" She could tell what she said struck a chord. As soon as those words left her mouth he reacted. His stony features gone. Whoever this person was, they mattered. "Because, the league wants to know the identity of this person. The league wants to wait it out. See what he's really planning, then take him out." She took a step closer to him until they were almost touching. She looked up at him trying to read him. Trying to understand. "Okay then what's the big threat? Is he planning on doing something to the city? I'm sorry, I'm not following. I don't understand why you keep following me or showing up in my house telling me to stay out of it. Look I'm thrilled to see you and all, but I'm confused on why exactly you're in Starling City". He looked down at her and she could tell that his deadpan act was fading away even quicker now. "Because" he started. "Because this guy we're after is in Starling City. I have to make sure that he never finds the person he is after. He will ruin her." Stunned Felicity steps back looking at him full of curiosity. "Her? Oliver who is he targeting? Who does he want" she demands looking up at him as he takes a step closer and presses his gloved hand to her cheek. He looks her straight in the eye and answers "You." As soon as he says it, Felicity hears her door being kicked down and sees someone holding a gun pointed directly at her and Oliver.