I do not own Arrow or Thunderbirds I am not that lucky but I am grateful to be borrowing them :)

AN – I would like to thank Purupuss for their permission to borrow their idea of how the Tracy boy's mum died and the events that happened. If you want to read the story its called 'Everything happens for a reason' (its well worth it I think).

AN2 – to everyone who has posted reviews, followed me and the story and favorite thank you so much it means a lot. To silveren I tried to send my thanks for your review but you don't accept private messages I really appreciate your review and everyone else's. Thank you! you keep me smiling

I have no Beta and this is hot of the press again so not proof read please excuse any mistakes and if you think its important let me know and I will alter it. Now on with the show… I mean story

Undertaking Rescue Continued.

A month passed by and Felicity continued as though she had never been trapped and rescued by International Rescue.

Oliver had completely gone to ground. His cover story was travelling in Europe but she knew different his bank accounts hadn't been used and no facial recognition programs had detected him.

Her and Diggle met often for lunch. He had a new charge to 'babysit' during the day and several evenings a week.

Felicity continued to work in the IT department of Queen Consolidated. She kept close eye on the rumors of new bosses and hostile takeovers in case drastic action was needed.

At night she would find herself under Verdant making repairs and upgrades ready for Oliver's eventual return. Dig helped out as much as he could but once the rubble had been shifted it was all technical know how required. He kept Felicity company and did the takeout runs for them both.

When Felicity found herself at home she would check out the news for disasters and thunderbird appearances, telling herself she was just checking they were okay. Sometimes she went further and found herself in her cyber world accessing satellite communication feeds. Before she found International Rescues band she would chicken out and return home cursing herself, International Rescue and John would not remember her.

The new routine was interrupted by QC sending her to a conference at her old stomping ground at MIT. She was secretly glad she had been selected, as the conference would help her nightly activities. The conference was being held over 2 days and she would be away for a few days.

As Felicity walked into the building marked on her paperwork as being the registration area she was welcomed with a huge banner and 2 tables. On the banner was written 'Advanced and Upcoming Information and Communication Technology Seminars.

At the desk Felicity signed in and accepted a welcome pack and name badge, which read 'Felicity Smoak ICT Consultant Queen Consolidated'. Then she moved on into the room, which had stalls and displays from the different companies attending the conference and holding seminars. She collected a coffee from the refreshments table before browsing the room. There were some big names amongst the masses of stands Stark Industries, Wayne Technology, Tracy Engineering were some of the ones she knew and followed their advancements.

As Felicity continued to browse a computerized voice bellowed out into the room, "The Stark Industries presentation into mobility and access to information anytime, anyplace will commence in Hall 5 in 10 minutes. Thank you." A slow surge of bodies moved in the direction of said room and Felicity allowed herself to be led along.

3 hrs later Felicity was in the Dining hall. She was mulling over the 'SmART' device Tony Stark had invented and what it could achieve. It would give a person access to every type of device currently known as long as it existed on an active wire, wireless or other network connection. It would be access like she currently had when using her ability to enter technology. Unfortunately it was still under development as it would be a huge security risk in its current design.

Tony Stark amazed Felicity with his techno babbly and enthusiasm. It was time like this she missed being a student and the interactions with like-minded people.

After lunch her timetable said it was Tracy Engineering with Data Security and Privacy Technologies. Felicity looked forward to that one. She kept to herself during the hour break, only speaking when spoken to. Some of the conversations were discussing Queen Consolidated, the type of company it was, how she liked working for them, and a few awkward questions about its involvement with the undertaking disaster.

When the computerized announcer began to fill the room with the details of the next seminar Felicity breathed a sign of relief, she was ready to get back into a hall and be left to her own devices.

Sitting on the front row she dug out her tablet and opened up a notes page ready for the seminar, repeating what she had done earlier in the morning. She fiddled with her emails on her phone until she felt the silence settle over the room as the speaker walked out on stage. She turned her phone off and raised her eyes.

A tall blonde haired male stepped out on stage. He was wearing a smart grey suit with a light blue shirt and orange tie, the combination was a statement but the colours oddly didn't clash. The walked stopped behind a podium off to the side of the stage allowing the audience view of the projection screen currently displaying the Tracy Engineering logo and seminar title.

"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen." As the man began to speak Felicity's jaw fell slack. She couldn't believe her eyes and ears. The blonde style of locks should have been a give away but the voice clinched it for Felicity. The man in front of her was none other than her first rescuer. Her mind replayed the scene when she had first made contact with him trapped in the security quarantine, she had knocked him off his chair in shock.

"My name is John Tracy, I am here representing Tracy Engineering's Security Division." The speaker John Tracy announced to the room. He scanned across the audience taking note of the variety of people present, something he missed when working normally.

His eyes landed on a lady in the front row, she had blonde hair in a ponytail and thick black-rimmed glasses but it was the shock in the blue eyes behind the glasses that drew his full attention. She appeared to be caught like a rabbit in the headlight's of a car. Then his mind connected the blonde hair and dark glasses and he realized who she looked like, the woman that breeched their security systems during the Starling City Undertaking rescue.

He saw her mouth clamp shut and he quickly quashed the rising panic that his cover may have been broken. 'If she has recognized me Father will kill me, I didn't inform him of the exact details of the distress call. Not now John you have a conference to give' he thought shaking himself mentally and relaxing back into his carefully organised talk.

Felicity watched John's eyes scanning the room until they fell on her and paused. She was frozen in place as she watched shock then panic flash in his eyes, her mouth snapped shut as she realized she wasn't helping staring open mouthed. After a second he continued on as though nothing had happened. 'Don't blow his cover if it is him. Maybe he was born a twin and separated at birth or maybe they live a double life like Oliver. Focus Felicity you need to listen and FOCUS!' she scolded herself.

She avoided looking directly at John but listened intently making notes here and there only glancing at the projections when needed. Eventually a very long 3 hours drew to an end. It was time for the 2 hour break before the dinner seminar.

Felicity saved her work and slipped the tablet into her bag. She was about to stand when 2 shine black shoes and grey clad legs appeared in her light of sight, inwardly she grimaced. She guessed whom they belonged to especially from the approach direction. Steeling herself to try to lie convincingly she lifted her head with a large happy smile on her face and met the baby blues of the blonde haired speaker John Tracy.

"H…Mr Tracy, can I help you?" She asked. Glancing around she realized the immediate area around them was empty they were alone.

"Oh." John looked a little disappointed. "I thought we had met before my apologies." He turned away but changed his mind, "Felicity?" He questioned.

Felicity felt bad for lying to John but she knew how important secrets in their line of work. She watched as John turned to leave and she relaxed but that was her mistake. She heard her name and reflexively answered to it "Yes" before she realized it had been John to speak it 'Damn it' she cursed herself before stomping her foot.

"I knew it was you. I was hoping I had made a mistake you almost convinced me with the 'Mr Tracy'." John continued.

"What gave me away?" Felicity asked curiosity overruling her judgment to keep lying.

"You glanced around to see who was near by, only person I know who does that it a spy who leads 2 lives. How are you Felicity?" He asked kindly.

"Oh I should work on that huh not very subtle. Won't I get in trouble if I know? I don't want you to kill me now I know. If I said I won't tell anyone would you believe me?"

"Not sure. I won't. I would actually." John answered the order of questions respectively. "Would you like to go and grab a coffee? I'm parched after all that talking."

"Yes I'd love to. Are you sure your not going to take me away?"

John laughed, "I trust your not going to tell anyone. You didn't sell your story about being rescued or meeting the entire Organisation with coffee afterwards. I doubt you'd sell this. If you did we do have precautions set up just in case."

"I won't tell a sole, only 2 people know I was rescued. No one knows about the coffee. How did you know?"

"Da… Jeff told me afterwards he asked about your situation earlier in the evening."

"You can drop the first names I guessed the family ties except Tin-Tin and Fermat." Felicity stopped dead causing John to carry on another few steps before he turned to look back seeing a deathly pale Felicity.

"Are you okay?" he asked concerned.

"My call please tell me you didn't tell him about what I can do. No one is supposed to know. I don't want everyone to leave me or hate me please tell me you…" Felicity's breathing quickened. John's medical training kicked in recognizing a panic attack. He gently grabbed her hands and put his face directly in like of hers speaking calmly. "Breathe deep and slow. I didn't tell father anything except I received a distress transmission from you. Alan suspected something but I brushed him off saying he was probably tired from the long rescue. Your safe, you haven't told my secret I won't share yours deal?"

Felicity slowly calmed down as John spoke to her. He had a very calming voice and personality which was probably helping. She was worrying over nothing he had helped her before and looked out for her even knowing she was different and was trusting her with his secret which was much bigger than hers. She nodded "Deal."

""Are you feeling better?" He asked.

"Yes sorry about that." She apologised.

"Happens to the best of us. You nearly gave me one on the stage when I recognized you and thought you had recognized me. Had to talk myself down."

"I never noticed a thing." She complimented.

"Let's go get that coffee."

Coffee turned out to be a really good time, no alter ego talk just Felicity Smoak IT girl and John Tracy communications consultant/researcher. The time passed too quickly and they had to part ways to prepare for the dinner seminar.

John insisted in walking Felicity to the dorms where she was staying and they separated at the end of the path leading to the entrance.

When John arrived safely in his room and locked the door behind him he raised his typical looking watch to his face and pressed the hidden buttons on the side activating a call to his father.

"Hi John. How did your seminar go?" Jeff answered.

"Hey Dad. It went smoothly, thanks again for rotating me early."

"No problem son. Is there anything else I can do for you?" Jeff asked. It was unusual for his son's to contact on the watches unless it was urgent or a secure line was needed.

"Yes. Do you remember the Starling City rescue we did about a month back?"

"Yes why?"

"I met Felicity today. She's attending as a rep from Queen Consolidated. Did you know she graduated MIT with a First and Honours." John said.

"That is a coincidence meeting her again. John is the security of…" Jeff was cut off.

"She has no idea. I made an excuse to bump into her and we got chatting." John decided to stop playing cat and mouse as his father wasn't biting how John had intended. "Did Lady P's background checks clear on her?"

Had Jeff just been drinking coffee at that moment he would have covered his desk and office with it. Jeff recovered from the abruptness of his second eldest son. He knew his calls were monitored they all were including the watches by Thunderbird 5 but John had never before repeated anything that had been said during any private calls like this.

"John Tracy!" Jeff boomed in anger, he had raised his sons with better manners but before he could continue john interrupted.

"You know the system alerts me to any transmissions with International Rescue. I listened to the first part just to clarify it was not an emergency call and I caught Felicity's name mentioned and then you said why. I think your right, by the way, to ask her Dad. She was very kind sounding on the phone when she forgot her fear. And she's smart too talking to her today." John explained himself.

Jeff's anger dissolved at his son's reasoning he couldn't blame him he would have been the same. "Alright John. Her primary findings are promising but Felicity has had a few brushes with the law and with current escapades with the vigilante, I and Penny want to make sure she won't turn on us. Penny said she has another line of enquiry to follow before her final verdict. I will contact her later and ask how she is getting along."

"Thanks Dad. And my opinion she won't. You always tell us to trust our gut instincts and mine say we can trust her."

"FAB John. I will call you later with Penny's report."

"FAB Father." John hung up. When the watch face appeared he panicked he had 30 minutes to change and return for the last seminar of the day.

John ran most of the way to the Dining Hall, when he arrived he found it worth the effort. In the reception area where the guests were mingling John found Felicity standing off to the side of the room on her own. Her hair was down and wavy flowing around her head and shoulders like a goddess. Her face was different and John realized that her glasses were missing. Her dress was a shimmery medium blue colour, it had shoulder straps and went to just above the knee. 'WOW' he thought as he approached her. She was concentrating on her phone and hadn't noticed him enter the building.

The computerized announcer broke through the loud haze of voices in the room. "Could all guests please make their way to the Dining Hall for the Wayne Technology seminar on Decision Support and Tools for Data Capture, Visualization and Analysis. Thank you."

The population of the room collectively surged towards the Dining Hall. John mingled, dodged, weaved and squeezed until he bumped into Felicity also being swept along.

"Hello again." John said casually.

"Hi, are you stalking me?" She joked.

"No, but maybe I should start you look very beautiful." He complemented.

"Oh" She blushed, "Thank you. You look very handsome with a bow tie, orange does suit you." John found himself blushing at the complement and happy that she liked the colour of his bow tie, he was proud to have orange as his thunderbird colour.

They found themselves inside the Dining Hall. It was now filled with round tables with seats around half of the circumference facing towards a stage at the opposite end of the room to the entrance. The tables closest to them were filling up quickly with the front almost empty.

"Care to join me?" John asked holding out his arm for Felicity in a very gentlemanly way.

"I would love too." She replied and wrapped her arm around John's offered one.

They weaved between seated guests, and the scattered tables until John gently guided Felicity towards a table that was 3 rows from the stage with 4 people already seated at it. As they approached the other stood to greet John.

"Tobias, Rebecca, Markus and Victoria this Felicity. Felicity these guys are a part of the Tracy Engineering Security Research team."

"Hi nice to meet you all." Felicity shook the offered hands in turn as John said their names.

John pulled out a chair on the end for Felicity and motioned for her to sit down. She did.

John sat next to felicity and his colleagues on the other side. Felicity heard the one John had called Tobias when he leant over to John, "We wondered what happened to you after your presentation you sly fox."

Louder and half scolding Tobias John replied, "Felicity is a family friend we went to grab coffee and catch up. We are not all like you Tobias."

Tobias received a clip round the back of his head from Rebecca. "Don't embarrass yourself. Ignore him Felicity, he thinks he's irresistible to the ladies."

Before Felicity could reply Markus spoke up, "Would you like a drink Felicity, John?"

"Yes please." Felicity replied.

"Yes thanks Markus." John replied.

Markus took the wine from holder and poured 2 glasses and handed them over.

"Thank you." Felicity said accepting the glass and taking a sip before placing it down.

"Evening everyone. As many of you will already know I'm Bruce Wayne. I wanted to take the honour of introducing our speaker. Tonight, as she is a rising protégée in Wayne Technology and at only 16 years old the youngest of our research team, please welcome Kimberley." The room erupted into applause as a young brunet walked out on stage and began to talk.

The food was served to the tables during the seminar and as the speaker drew to a close coffee and chocolates were served. Once over the room erupted into chatter.

"So Felicity what do you do?" Markus asked as he took a sip of his coffee.

"I work in IT at Queen Consolidated, nothing exciting but I enjoy the challenge of fixing problems. Some people are a danger to technology." The table was filled with laughter and Felicity beamed.

The chatter about the tech Wayne Technology just presented. Then they discussed the teams more minor projects. Felicity gave the a few ideas about backdoor codes that had the team curious about her IT past. "I used to dabble in hacking when I was studying. It presented a challenge. All systems need testing." She reasoned her behaviour. It was a dark time she'd rather forget.

Breaking the now awkward atmosphere, John had a feeling this might be related to what Lady Penelope had uncovered. "Right I am going to retire."

"You're getting old John living the quiet life on your island has made you boring." Tobias joked.

Smiling John stood, "Some of us know when its best to quit." Turning to Felicity, "Would you like to join me?"

"Sure. It was lovely meeting you all." She stood up and took John's offered arm.

"Good night Felicity, night John." Markus said.

"Lovely to meet you too, good night you 2." Rebecca called.

"Bye." Victoria said quietly it had been her first words to Felicity all night.

"Night Felicity. Hey John don't do anything I wouldn't do." Tobias suggested. He received another clip from Rebecca and John just rolled his eyes, then smirked. "Remember whose dad owns the company you work for."

Tobias deflated look caused laughter to erupt from everyone.

"Night everyone, see you all at breakfast." John said as he and Felicity turned to navigate out of the room.

Outside a cold chill caught Felicity off guard. She remembered it always being warm so she had left her wrap around in her room. She shivered at the cold.

John took in a deep breath the coolness of the air felt great. He missed the cold at times. He felt Felicity shake beside him, turning he saw she was shivering. He slipped his arm out from hers and shrugged out of his suit jacket and dropped it over Felicity.

Felicity was going to protest at John's offer but as the warmth from his jacket chased away the cold she changed her mind. "Thank you. It never used to be this cold here. Second time of rescuing me, I'm beginning to see a pattern."

"What can I say it's in my nature." John undid his bow tie and top button and then unbuttoned his waste coat which Felicity noticed matched his bow tie then he held his arm for Felicity to take again.

Felicity slid her arms into the jacket sleeves then took John's arm and the both of them started walking. John kept glancing up at the stars trying to see the constellations but the light pollution mad it difficult.

"Do you miss being up there?" Felicity asked.

"Yes but when I'm not there I am with family and friends and at home who I do miss more. I don't long enough to miss up there really for every 3 month tour I get a month home."

"Wow you are very dedicated to live like that." Felicity said with admiration.

"We all are, our mother and granddad died in an avalanche. We were travelling in a convoy and I was in the car behind with Scott and Virgil. By the time our car got to theirs mom and grandpa were saying their goodbyes. Scott worked out where to dig with my walkie talkies and we dug until the rescue services arrived. It was too late, they saved Alan and Gordon but not mom and grandpa."

"I'm so sorry for your loss, I didn't mean to intrude." Felicity felt sympathy for John she knew how hard it was to lose a parent.

"Its okay we have all accepted it now and we do what we can to stop others going through what we did."

"I want to ask so many questions about you all and what you do but with the secrecy being so important I want to remain oblivious too."

"Maybe before I return to duty I could visit Starling City and tell you the harmless bits about us. You already know the most vital piece of information our identities." John offered.

"That would be brilliant as long as I'm not getting you into trouble."

"I am already in deep, I have never lied to father before you Felicity seem to be a bad influence." John joked.

"Oh I never considered that. You should tell him I don't want to come between you all, you all seem really close." She started to panic a little.

"Felicity do not worry yourself i will keep your secret for as long as is possible. You won't do any harm to us we are close but we do have our own lives and things we don't always share. Now here we are." He said as they stopped at the end of the path to Felicity's dorm building.

They untangled arms and Felicity went to shrug out of John's jacket but he stopped her. "Give it me back tomorrow. It wouldn't be gentlemanly to let you get cold going inside."

"Alright thanks John."

"Want to talk over together for breakfast?" He asked hopeful.

"Sure I'd like that. You can tell me about your personal achievements."

Chuckling John replied, "I couldn't possible it would bore you to tears and I couldn't make a pretty girl cry now."

"I promise not to cry no matter how boring you make it sound." Felicity teased back.

John decided not to argue he could see he wasn't going to win, instead he leaned down and quickly pecked Felicity on the cheek and watched as she flushed scarlet knowing his own face was doing the same. "Good night Felicity."

"Good night John." She squeaked cursing herself for not keeping her voice steady she had lost the battle with her blush but felt a little better seeing John's matching blush.

She headed down the path and into the building. When the door closed she stopped and touched her cheek where John had kissed her. Her heart skipped a beat and she happily sighed until her brain started working and reminding her of Oliver Queen then she felt guilty. 'No he's the one who ran away, why can't I enjoy a little happiness." She thought. She changed her thinking to replaying the events of the night as she made her way to her room.

She unlocked her door and stepped inside. As she pushed the door closed her gut suddenly tensed and she felt very uneasy as though something wasn't right.

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