Oliver ran after the car he could see that he was losing sight of it, but he continued running. He was thinking about how stupid he was, he had played right into Slade's hands. How could he be so naïve and not realize that Slade had no intentions of giving Felicity back to him? How did he not know that?

Stopping at the end of the road where the car turned losing it in sight Oliver screamed holding his head in his hands. Placing his hands on his knees he bent forward rocking on his heels trying to control his breathing so he could think straight about what the next steps were. Standing up he sighed and started to walk back towards Diggle, his men and the woman who had been dressed in Felicity's clothing.

He stomped over to the woman who stood by his car with Diggle who was hovering above her talking to her- but did not seem to be making many conversations back. Not caring at all Oliver grabbed the blonde by the arms and pinned her against the car his face inches away from hers his blue eyes intensely glaring at her dark one.

"Where is Felicity, where is the girl you got these clothes from?" he yells in her face.

"Like I said she is dead" the girl whispered.

Not liking her answer Oliver pulled her forward and then knocked her into the car again. "Where is she" he growled using his most threatening voice which he had perfected over the years.

The girl started to tremble from fear and she chose her next words carefully not to aggravate him any further. "They stripped her, gave me her clothes and then …"

"And then" Oliver shook her waiting desperately to hear what had happened.

"They pulled the gun out and then … he shot her" she whispered.

Oliver's grips loosened backing away from her, Diggle placed a hand on his shoulder trying to comfort him, but Oliver did not want it, he moved from the man's touch and walked away. He sunk to his knees and looked into the distance- not that there was much to see as it was dark. It was his fault- he had brought her into this life; he could have saved her in Russia and then let her go back to her life. He could have done something to ensure she was not in his life. Change her identity- put her in a safe house somewhere, anything just to make sure she was safe.

He should have protected her, made sure she was completely safe- how had he been as stupid as to let her out of his sight. To top it all off, he went into this deal with Slade blind, thinking that Slade would actually give Felicity back. If there was anyone he should know well was Slade. He had known the man- they had been brothers so for him to have let Slade one up him, to have Slade be 5 steps ahead of him at all times was ridiculous. He should not have been in that position, he should have been a step ahead of him, should have anticipated what Slade would have done. Now, now he had lost Felicity, now he had given his enemy the key to bringing down his entire operation. His enemy now held all the cards, it did not matter about anything anymore he was a dead man, as well as all the people in the Bratva.

Diggle who had been watching Oliver from the car finally decided to go up to Oliver and talk to him. Diggle placed his hand on the man's shoulder again hoping he would not pull away this time. "Oliver, I know you're hurting but… we need to leave, we need to warn the other Captains a war is coming to Oliver" Diggle says.

Oliver is frozen and numb, he does not listen and cannot hear a word of what Diggle is saying actually scratch that he can hear, but he cannot understand what is being said. Diggle kneels to Oliver's level and tries to look at the man in the eyes, "Hey, we need to get Thea and your mom to safety and my family" Diggle adds, hoping that would make the man move. When Oliver still makes no attempt to move from his spot Diggle tries again, "Oliver, we need to get Roy to safety, all Felicity has ever tried to do was save that boy, look after him…"

Oliver stands up immediately, he looks at his men who had been staring in confusion and then looked at Diggle. "We need to go," he says walking towards the car, he tells his men in Russian to get back to the Manor as he picks the girl up and shoves her into the car. He will be ensuring he has another chat with her when they get back to the manor.

His primary focus right now needs to be getting to his family making sure they are safe and then spreading the words about Slade before the whole brotherhood falls.

Felicity sat in a cold and damp isolated room, she sat on the cold concrete and was looking up at the small amount of light that came through a tiny barred window. She closed her eyes telling herself to only rest them as she was feeling extremely exhausted. The blue hospital scrubs she had been asked to put on were not doing anything to keep her warm. She remembered when Slade had grabbed her from what she thought was a great hiding space; she then remembered his yelling orders for her to take her clothes off. She had glared at him and refused to do as he said- so he had marched over towards her and starting tugging her clothes off. After she tried to fight him and failed miserably she had told him to let her do it. She stripped all the way down to her underwear, she had been extremely embarrassed and afraid especially when she saw the way had looked her. He had eyed her up like a piece of meat making her feel uncomfortable. Thankfully it had seemed that Slade had forgotten all about handing her over to the pervert and ensuring she wore the scrubs so he could lock her up. Felicity drew her knees up to her chest and rubbed her bare arms trying to create some heat so she wouldn't catch ammonia- can she catch ammonia by sitting in a cold room surely that was only if you were stuck on a mountain with snow- right?

Felicity wondered what Oliver thought -clearly Slade was stitching him up as he had asked that girl to wear her clothes. She wondered if he thought she was dead and how he was taking it. Her heart broke for him, he had just lost his dad and now he thought she was gone too. Her heart broke for him because she was not there to comfort him for Robert like he had been for her. Felicity's head snapped when heard the door unlock to reveal Slade walking towards her looking smug.

"Your husband gave me exactly what I wanted," he said proudly showing her the drive.

Felicity's eyes widened when she saw it, was Slade telling the truth? Had Oliver really just handed it over?

"You think loudly, to answer your question Mrs. Queen, he gave me this to trade for you, he must really love you" he smirks.

Felicity closes her eyes when it sinks in why she had been stripped and that girl had worn her clothes. She couldn't believe Oliver had given him the one thing which would bring everyone down. What the hell did it matter if he got her back when they would have been hunted killed? Slade grabbed her arm and pulled her to her feet tightening his grip which made her yelp in pain and was sure it would leave a bruise.

He pulled her out of the dark room where she was bombarded with a massive bright light causing her eyes to sting. He was practically carrying her by the arms as he led her towards a room where she was met with a large computer screen. She gulped knowing exactly what he wanted her to do.

"Sit down" Slade ordered pulling the chair from under the desk for her. Once she sat down he spun he and pushed her into the desk, "start to disassemble the drive and..."

"No" Felicity shook her head.

Slade glared at the back of her head spinning her round to face him, he pounded his hands into the armrests leaning his face close to hers. Felicity blinked a few times determined not to be frazzled by him.

"I can do it, I can get someone else to do it, but I have other things to do so make yourself useful" he snarled.

"No" Felicity repeated, she watched as Slade pulled away turning his back from her not seeing or preparing herself for the backhand she received. Her glasses smashed and fell off her face as she placed her hand to cradle her cheek. Still determined Felicity risked saying no again this time receiving a punch in the face. She cried out in pain and tensed at what was to come next.

Seeing the determination in her Slade decided that he needed to try something else as clearly slapping and punching her was not working. Slade grabbed her by her now messy hair turning her body and slamming her face down into the desk. He could feel her tremble under his touch and could hear her cries and could see the way her lip trembled. "If you do not do this I will bring him back in here to finish the job," Slade says as Felicity wondered what he meant. When he noticed the confused look on her face he slammed himself- like his privates into her backside hinting at a sexual activity.

When Slade moved away from Felicity still lay on the desk trembling she did not want that to happen she did not want to be defiled. However, she knew what dissembling that drive meant- especially to the people that she had grown to love. When Felicity sat up she nodded to Slade silently telling him she would do it hoping he would just leave her to it. Slade accepted this and then left the room leaving one of his henchmen behind to watch over her. Felicity thought the man in the room looked like a bone head so she had to risk it and get word out to Oliver. She opened up the drive and began to go through it as she had another window open on Skype.

When Oliver arrived back to the manor he was met with his grief-stricken family who he immediately embraced. Moira looked at her son and then looked behind him hoping to see Felicity. Oliver shook his head and Moira knew that she was not with him. "Oh, my beautiful boy" she pulled him into another tight hug and let him cry into her shoulder as Diggle quickly scattered the men so they didn't see their great Captain crumble. He was not only crying for Felicity, but he was crying for his father, he had not cried in so long and he needed to release it.

Roy had been standing near Thea watching the whole exchange. He released his sister, his distraught look disappeared instead he was now flooded with anger as he kicked the desk next to him scattering all the items.

Roy fell down and sat on the stairs as the realization sunk in at what Oliver's grief was about. Thea moved to him and put her arms around him as she too grieved for her sister alongside him.

"Captain" one of the men hesitantly interrupted.

"It can wait" Diggle warned the man.

"Actually it can't, Captain ..."

"WHAT?" Oliver screamed making everyone in the room flinch.

"The computers in the study are making a weird noise erm looks like you are getting Skype messages ..." the older man said nervously.

Oliver looked at the man like he was crazy, he cleared his eyes and then proceeded to walk to the study. Once inside he went to the computer to find messages which seemed like they were from Felicity. It said that it was her and she was alive and she gave her location.

"Oliver man, as much as I want to believe she is alive this ... sounds like a trap" Diggle argued.

"I ..." Oliver didn't know what to say, he wanted to believe so badly so he typed back asking her where they had met.

The message replied simply as on a pedestrian aircraft. That made him chuckle and he knew it was her and that she was alive. "It's her Digg she ok and she's alive we need to get to this address now," Oliver said hopefully.

Felicity closed her message window when she saw the man move closer to her and stared from behind her. "I can't work with you watching me," she said impatiently.

"I can't wait for you Queens to be dead" the man breathed down her neck making her flinch. "Soon there will only be one Queen standing you and then I'll make sure I take good care of you before you leave this earth" he brushes a loose strand behind her ear. Felicity quickly pulls away from his touch looking at him in disgust. "Soon the Queens will fall ..."

"What?" Felicity whispers.

"Oh you didn't think the woman we traded was just a random person we snatched ..." the man laughs and walks away taking out a pistachio out and cracking it.

It hits Felicity what he is saying that woman must be working for Slade which meant her family was in danger. She quickly reopened her tab and started to write Oliver a message warning him hoping he would see it in time.

Oliver took out another gun from his draw when his attention is averted to the screen another message from Felicity. He reads the message his eyes widen and he quickly sprints out of the room yelling at Diggle to follow him.

Thea was still sitting with her arms around Roy and her head resting on his shoulder. The family had been through so much lately and they were all hurting. But her heart broke for Roy who had lost his mom and now his sister. He was all alone and she worried that he would crumble. She needed to talk to her brother and make sure he did not kick Roy out, the Queens or what easy left of them was all Roy had. Moira had watched from the side and was proud that her daughter was able to push away her own grief to be there for Roy. She walked to them and took a seat on the step next to Roy and took his hands in hers giving them a tight squeeze.

"I'm sorry for you loss," the blonde girl who stood near the door said. Their heads turned to look at the timid girl who looked terrified of what was happening. When Moira nodded not really knowing who she was she turned her attention back to Roy and Thea. "But you will soon be with your loved ones," the blonde said as her terrified expression turned into a ruthlessness one.

Roy saw the change in her expression and he quickly got up moving away from Thea and Roy as the blonde grabbed the lamp nearby and tried to attack Roy with it. Roy easily caught it and threw it away as he and the blonde started to fight.

Thea and Moira gasped moving away and holding onto each other as they fought.

She grabbed hold of Roy by the neck and threw him to the ground and then marched towards Moira and Thea. However, Oliver and Diggle appeared and quickly got to work to bring her down. She was well trained and managed to knock Diggle out as she stood tall against Oliver.

Oliver lifted her up and slammed her on the ground straddling her he went to choke her. With his rough hands around her neck, all he could think about was killing her but he grabbed hold of her head and smacked it against the floor knocking her out cold.

"Take her to the basement," he tells one of his men who uselessly arrived late to the commotion with his gun drawn.

Oliver goes to his mother and sister and hugs them both tightly then going to help Diggle and Roy up. He looked at his men and knew that to get Felicity back he needed to go in quietly. "Diggle go and get your family take them and ..." he looks at his remaining family "and Roy to the safe house the one which is not listed on the drive on our backup" he tells Diggle who nods.

"And where are you going?" His mother asks him.

"To get Felicity"

"She's alive?" Roy asks walking closer to Oliver.

"Yes she reached out, but to get her I need to go quietly only me otherwise they will know"

Roy wants to help, but he knows that Oliver is right they have the advantage but if they go in there all guns blazing it would actually result in her dying. "Bring my sister home," Roy says to Oliver who taps him on the shoulder in reassurance. Quickly kissing his mother and sister on the forehead Oliver leaves.

Oliver arrived at the warehouse; he quickly took to the closest roof and started to get a feel for his surroundings and how many men were based. Instantly he knew the best way of getting in quietly was through a backdoor which was only accompanied by one guard. Dropping silently onto the ground his arm went round the man's neck and his other hand went around his mouth. Applying pressure the man was winded out and Oliver placed him on the ground hidden in the shadows. Entering the warehouse he had his gun drawn hoping he did not have to use it to make himself known.

Felicity was looking through the documents which were on the drive, taking a deep breath knowing that Oliver was on his way she tried to delay the process as much as possible. As she went through the file something caught her attention and she stopped. She pulled up the file on the only recognizable name she knew of.

Felicity's eyes widened in shock when she read the name- it couldn't be. Could it?

Before Felicity could look any deeper at the name Slade walked back into the room. Felicity quickly closed her tabs and faced the man startled at his arrival.

"Is it done?" he said in a loud voice. He waited a few moments for Felicity to answer- seeing that she had no intentions of answers him he smacked his fist on the table.

Felicity jumped in her seat but still refused to talk to Slade. In frustration, Slade grabbed her by the hair and flung her to the ground as he took a seat in the chair and started to work the computers. "Take her back to her cell" Slade growled.

The man grabbed her by the arm and smirked hinting at what he was about to do to Felicity. They walked down the hall towards her cell and Felicity's brain was already coming up with a million ways to escape from his clutches. She stopped pretending to be sick as he allowed her to move to the wall as she bent over making it look like she was going to be sick.

The man looked away in disgust and this gave Felicity enough time to pick up a piece of wood that she saw on the floor and whack him over the head with it. She gasped surprised that it hurt the man sending him crumpling to his feet. She always thought it looked fake in the movies guess she was wrong. She looked around frantically trying to make up her mind about which direction to run. Deciding she proceeded to run down the hallway.

As she continued to run suddenly an arm flew around her waist and another covered her mouth pulling her into one of the corners.

I know it has been extremely long since I have updated there are no excuses- I have been lacking motivation and in all honesty this took me a week to write and I am not proud of it. To be honest, I have no idea where I am going with this story or my others.

I hope I can find some inspiration – if anyone has any ideas I am happy to hear them not for just this story but for the others as well as I have come to a stand still and have no idea what the next step is ….(

I know I never get a chance to reply but I appreciate all the reviews and they give me some hope and happiness that it was not as terrible as I thought