A/N – Thank you to everyone who is still following this story. Sorry my updates have been so erratic and poor, I will try my best to improve that. Also I was thinking of carrying the story on after the whole "Russian" thing! Any thoughts? If you'd like to read more let me know

She would succumb to the blackness every few minutes or seconds, she couldn't really tell. She thought she heard yelling but she wasn't sure. As she came round for what seemed like the hundredth time she could have sworn she heard someone yelling "The Arrow", but hey that was probably just wishful thinking she told herself as she slipped back into the blackness.

She came back around, man her head was killing her. She felt more lucid this time. Maybe she could get a grip on her surroundings. As she lifted her eyes she started to focus. Was that Oliver, Sara and Roy. It sure as hell looked like it! Or was she just imagining things? Then she saw that look in his eyes. The words that came out of her mouth next were stern ones, "Oliver Queen, don't you dare!"

The look in his eyes was one of defiance. She wasn't going to win this battle easily. "Oliver look at me." She demanded. His eyes landed on her instantly. "Think about what you're doing. It's not worth it!"

His eyes softened, for whatever reason, she could only speculate. "It is worth it Felicity, you're worth it." There it was the look that he'd given her at the mansion before Slade.

"My life, my choice." She quickly countered.

"This isn't up for discussion Felicity. I promised Tommy a long time ago that I wouldn't be a murderer, but this is different, this is you." His face hardened as he made his final choice. The arrow was ready to be released, and he would not miss.

"Olive…" Felicity began, but the darkness was returning, it was all too much for her. As she blacked out she slumped back into Olaf's grip. He couldn't handle the surprise of her full weight falling into him and she slipped down onto the ground. In that moment Oliver didn't hesitate. He let the arrow fly, then another and another. The only thing that stopped him from releasing anymore was seeing Felicity's still body in the corner of his eye. He stopped immediately running to her side. He picked her up instantly and growled at Digg through the comms, "Be ready, I'll find a car with Sara and meet you back at the Foundry. Roy will be there first."

Sara and Roy weren't asked twice. Roy took the keys for Oliver's bike and disappeared. Sara found a black SUV that Oliver assumed was owned by the Russians. Sara took the wheel and Oliver was in the back holding Felicity. The drive felt too long.

"How long Sara?" he almost yelled at her.

"I don't know Ollie, there's an accident up the road." She replied worriedly.

"Then find another route!"

"It's not that simple!" she instantly threw back.

"Oliver?" he heard a tired voice whisper. He looked down to see Felicity reaching her hand up to his face and touching his cheek.

"Hey, don't worry, we'll be at the Foundry soon." He softly replied, his demeanour changing instantly.

"Don't blame yourself, 'kay?" she told him.

"Felicity, if you hadn't been involved with me this would never have happened."

"Don't!" she scolded. "I'd rather be where I am right now helping you save people, and protect the city, than still be stuck down in the IT department doing nothing but wondering if my life could be better. This is better, my life my choice."

"Why do you always have to say that? I could have lost you."

"I'm still here, a little on the bruised side, but nonetheless, I'm still here. Digg will get me some aspirins and I'll be fine and dandy before you know it." She replied tiredly.

"It's not that simple Felicity."

He could see she was starting to succumb to unconsciousness again. "You always over complicate things." Was the last thing she said before drifting away again.

Oliver started to panic, "Sara?"

"We're here Ollie." She spoke just as the SUV came to a halt.

Oliver carried Felicity into the Foundry Bridal style, "Digg?" he yelled out.

"Get her on the table Oliver, now!" Digg replied.

Oliver placed her down, gently but also with urgency. He watched intensely as Digg cleaned wounds and examined any possible internal damage. "She's not good Oliver. I don't think we even know the half of what happened to her." Digg told Oliver solemnly.

"Is she going to be okay?"

"I don't know. We're playing a waiting game now." Digg replied as he sat down deflated.

Roy had been watching the chaos from Felicity's desk. Obviously there were rules about standing near here computers, but right now he needed to feel close to her, and this was how he could. It felt like he was watching his sister dissolve. He didn't understand how they'd gotten so close, but they had.

Wrapped up in his thoughts Roy hadn't even noticed Sara come to stand next to him until she spoke, "Hey kid, how ya holding up?"

"I'm fine!" Roy replied flatly.

"You look it too." Sara jibed.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he questioned.

"I know you two are close okay. I can see how much she means to you. Thea's gone and Felicity has been the one person that looked at you and always seen the best of you. She does that with everyone. Now you're scared you're going to lose her, but you won't!"

"You don't know that!"

"I do because after all, we're talking about Felicity Smoak here. Y'know? The girl who helped catch a serial killer, the one who willingly let Slade Wilson kidnap her so she could help save the city!" Sara reminisced.

"When you put it like that she sounds like a hero." Roy replied in admiration.

"Well she is kind of a fourth of a crime fighting team." Sara smirked in reply.

"A fifth." Roy interjected.

"How do you figure that?" Sara asked curiously.

"Well, Felicity always talks about the five of us. Oliver, Digg, her, me and you!" Roy said.

"I never thought about that. Me helping out, being a part of 'Team Arrow'!" Sara replied smiling.

"Well Felicity did! Suppose she just can't help but make us all realise how much we're needed."

"I guess you're right. She's kinda the glue that keeps us all together." Sara spoke distantly.

"Let's just hope it stays that way!" Roy mumbled as he walked off into the training area.

Sara looked back over at Oliver, seeing the despair in his eyes. The concern and worry. She'd never quite seen it so clear on his face before. That's when she realised. Felicity wasn't just the glue, she was the beginning and the end of 'Team Arrow'. Oliver may have started this thing for his Father, but Felicity turned it into something else altogether. And if Oliver lost her, any light that had remained wouldn't be there much longer.