Teamwork

Chapter 2 - The Hacker

"Ok guys, you're good to go. The lasers are disabled." Felicity addressed the Team. She had known that they were waiting for her to give the all clear signal and that they would be entering the bank at any moment. She quickly brought up all the surveillance cameras in and around the bank so that she could keep close tabs on the Team.

"Diggle, Roy, be prepared to breach on my command." Oliver stated with authority. It was clear to everyone in the lair that when in the field Oliver was definitely the one that called the shots.

"Three, Two, One, GO!" Oliver said as everyone heard the crash of breaking glass. They all looked to the monitors and watched as Oliver lowered himself to the floor of the bank with one of his grappling arrows and Sara lowered herself via a long piece of black silk like something out of the Circ du Soleil. At the same time Roy and Diggle made their way in the back doors quickly taking out the four guards that were there. 

"We're in. On our way through the back hall." Diggle stated as everyone watched him and Roy meet up and quickly make their way down the hall towards the lobby of the bank.

Everyone watched the screens in front of them intently. They could see that the men at the bank had heard and seen Oliver and Sara enter and were grabbing weapons in order to defend themselves.

"Those are machine guns." Lance said, clearly worried as he pointed to the corner of Felicity's screen. "Those are some massive guns, they need to make sure they stay out of the way of those two bad boys."

"Oliver, there are two machine guns, one on each side of the lobby. You need to make sure you take those out first." Felicity said as she pulled up an enhanced view of the weapons and running a search on them. "Oliver, those are Australian Maximi machine guns. They were just recently released to the Australian Army. They are fully automatic 7.62 millimeter guns that can fire up to 710 rounds per minute and have a range of 600 meters." Felicity was unable to hide the worry in her voice as she gave the Team the details of the weapons.

"Got it Felicity." Oliver replied, the group in the lair was surprised that he didn't even sound the least bit worried about the weapons. "Sara, you draw their fire, I'll take them out with an explosive." 

"Don't use my sister as bait you idiot!" Laurel yelled. There was no way on earth she was going to let Oliver use her sister as bait just so that he could show off.

"Laurel!" Felicity turned and yelled at the brunette. "Sara is not being used as bait. She is fast and agile and is more than capable of avoiding those bullets. If there is no distraction then there is no way that Oliver can take out those machine guns which means the entire Team is in danger. Oliver would not put her life in danger on purpose."

Laurel didn't know how to respond to Felicity's words. She didn't want her sister to have to be put in that kind of danger and face the possibility of her being injured.

"I'm ready when you are Oliver." Sara replied over the comms. The group could see that Oliver had moved to a higher position and that Sara was preparing to draw the attention of the machine gun operators. "Diggle, Roy, stay back until these guns are dealt with." Sara said to the rest of the Team. It was clear that they would not put anyone unnecessarily at risk.

"Sara, Go!" Oliver said as he nocked an explosive arrow, preparing to fire at the first machine gun.

The group in the lair watched the video feed with bated breath as Sara move around the lobby of the bank, not only avoiding the fire of the machine guns but also taking out men as she went. On another camera view they watched as Oliver quickly fired two arrows, one to each gun that hit their mark dead on and immediately both guns went up in flames.

"I have one of their radios." Diggle stated as he and Roy were making their way through the lobby. "They are trying to call for reinforcements. Felicity…"

"Got it. I've got a lock on their signal. I'm jamming the frequency right now. They couldn't have gotten much out before we caught it." Felicity said, her hands not slowing for a moment nor her eyes leaving the video feeds in front of her. It was obvious to Moira that being on this end of the missions was just as hard as being the ones out in the field. She has to sit here and watch as the Team goes in to dangerous situations all the time and yet she is still here. She must be really devoted to this Team to have been able to stick around this long. Moira thought, having gained a new level of respect for the IT woman. She turned to look at Walter who had a smile on his face. It was obvious that he wasn't surprised at her abilities and Moira remembered that Walter had made use of Felicity's skills a few times as well.

They all watched closely as an all-out battle ensued. Roy and Diggle were making their way through the Lobby of the bank from the back, incapacitating as many men as they could on the way. Oliver and Sara were taking out the men that were gathered around the weapons. They could not believe how quickly and effectively the Team was working together without even speaking to each other.

As the battle was nearing an end they all watched as one of the men launched a grenade towards Oliver and Sara. Oliver was able to blow up the grenade mid flight with a perfectly aimed explosive arrow however the force of the explosion threw both he and Sara to the ground. As Oliver started to get up he realized that his bow had been sent across the floor, however Sara's bo staff was right in front of him. He quickly picked up her staff and began engaging the remaining men. Sara had been sent further back from Oliver by the blast and had landed right next to his bow. She in turn managed to shoot one of the men who was coming up behind Oliver effectively ending the fight.

"I didn't know she could shoot a bow!" Lance stated, in awe of the multiple abilities that his daughter had.

"I didn't know Oliver knew how to use that stick." Walter stated, also in awe of how they both were so easily able to use each other's weapons of choice.

"They each know how to use the other's weapons. They also train that way at times, so that if this happens they are well prepared to deal with the situation." Felicity supplied in answer to the comments. She wanted them to know that Team Arrow was a well-oiled machine and was well prepared for anything that might come their way. 

"Felicity, is there anyone else in the building?" Oliver asked, clearly wanting to make sure that all the threats were neutralized before the Team relaxed at all.

"The building is now clear." Felicity replied as she looked over all the cameras one last time. The relief was evident in her voice.

"These are F88S-A2 Austeyrs." Diggle stated as he pulled a rifle from one of the crates of weapons in the room. "They are military grade rifles with 407mm barrels. Light but effective. They are also Australian Army issue."

"Oliver, you guys need to get out of there. SCPD is on the way, someone called in the gunshots." Felicity said, letting the Team know that it was time to go.

"Digg, you take one of these back with you. We need to see exactly where it came from." Oliver told his teammate right before Diggle and Roy headed towards the back door and the car to head back to the lair.

"Oliver, they are two blocks away! Get out of there." Felicity told them, the urgency clear in her voice.

Oliver nocked a grappling arrow and shot it towards the roof. He and Sara escaped back onto the roof of the bank as the SCPD officers stormed into the bank. 

"We're on our way back Felicity." Sara informed her as she and Oliver made their way back to their bikes. "Oh, and Felicity, you might want to get the med kit out."

"Why?" Felicity demanded, even though she was pretty sure she knew the answer.

"Because Oliver's been shot."