Trust

Chapter 14

Me, Oliver, and Diggle are on our way to the I.T. department in Queen Consolidated. "Hey, we need to get you to a hospital." Dig says

"No."

"Oliver, we have no idea what's in that drug. We don't know if its causing permanent damage." I say agreeing with Dig.

"Felicity." Oliver greets a blonde woman at a desk, ignoring me and Dig. "Hey, they said you'd be up here."

"You look like something the cat dragged in. Not that there are cats in this building. Well, once a cat did get in, but a guard tased it. It smelled like fur and static in here for like a week." She babbles.

"Ahem." Oliver says getting her attention. "Would you mind stepping away from the window for a moment? I have a little bit of a hangover."

"Sounds like you need a bloody Mary and a pretzel, not the I.T. department."

"Actually, my buddy Kevin is starting an energy drink company. He says it's fantastic for curing hangovers, just I am very particular about what it is I put in my body."

"I've noticed. I said, not noticed. Right?" Oliver chuckles at Felicity.

"I'm trying to find a secret recipe. Could you please do a spectroanalysis of the sample and find out exactly where in the city it's made?"

"If it's an energy drink, why is it in a syringe?"

"I ran out of sports bottles." I takes everything for me not to scoff.

"Okay."

We all walk back to the elevator. "Your B.S. stories are getting worse." Dig says.

"I'm well aware."

Later, I'm with Dig and Oliver. "Looks like Felicity cam through. The solvent used in the vertigo sample was run off water originated within a ten block radius of where East Glades meets the bay. Nothing there except for an old juvenile detention center abandoned about three years ago." Dig says.

"You can't go out there. Vertigo is still messing with your head." I say.

"Did you hear the count? He's taking this drug city-wide. If we don't stop him now, this becomes an epidemic."

"We can stop you from leaving." Dig says.

"Try."

Dig holds a tennis ball in his hand. "Oliver, you hit this and you can leave." Oliver aims his bow at the ball. He then lowers it. "I'm glad you came to your senses."

"You should always remember bone thing, Dig."

"What's that?"

"I don't need the bow."

Later, me and Oliver arrive and start killing. Oliver makes his way over to the count and I keep everyone off of him. Then, Oliver injects the count with vertigo and we leave.

"So this book contains a list of the guys you've been hunting. And this book, your mother's, has the same list of names." Dig says, going over everything.

"It's identical." Oliver admits.

"Where'd Moira get a copy? Who even gave you a copy?" I ask.

"Felicity Smoak. She said that Walter found it in their bedroom.''

"And now he's missing." Dig says.

"She's my mother, guys. She's not the kind of person who would--"

"Have her husband disappear? Because that's really the question, isn't it, Oliver? I understand why you would believe your mother over your stepfather, but I tend to believe the innocent party is whoever's missing--and presumed dead."

Lian Yu
I sigh while walking back to the plane. Slade had sent me to make sure no one knew where we were. And that was pretty much code for kill anyone you see. So I did. I walk into the plane splattered blood everywhere. What I see makes me drop my knife. I see Slade about to kill Oliver. "Slade!" I practically shreik.

Slade looks up. "Wha-"

"Caitlin! You're okay!" Oliver exclaims.

"Slade, this is Oliver, the guy you aren't allowed to kill." Slade looks at the two of us.

Starling City
"You don't find that a little convenient, her just do happening to have but the book?" Diggle asks.

"It sounds like she was just looking out for Oliver." I say.

"Or hers. Oliver, you said it yourself. Whoever compiled that list is involved in something very dangerous. And if your mother is lying to you..."

"And she didn't know any of the names on the list. She said she didn't."

"You don't have to take her word for it. Oliver, if this were anybody else, you'd be hooded up right now on your way to having an arrow-sided chat with them."

"But, this isn't anybody else. It's his mother. The woman who was like a mother to me. We know her." I say.

I hear a phone vibrating. "What's that?" Dig asks.

"That is the phone that I have to Lance so that he could contact the Hood."

"Is he asking you to turn yourself in?"

I shake my head no. "No, he gave it to Laurel."

"Hello?" Oliver answers. "That's why you have the phone" Oliver sighs. "What about the police?"..."Laurel, obtaining evidence isn't what we do."..."Hold on to the phone, I'll call." Oliver hangs up. ''Laurel needs our help."

"Oliver, are you running to help her...or away from the truth about your mother?" Dig asks.

"We have work to do." Oliver says ignoring Dig.

After beating up a few thugs Oliver calls Laurel. "It's me. I have something. Can you meet?"... "Rooftop,Winick building." Oliver hangs up and we go to Winick building.

"Hello, Laurel." Oliver greets her.

"Thank you for helping."

"We couldn't do much. Vanch's position is too heavily fortified. But I did get this. Evidence he's trying to take over the positions vacated by Frank Bertinelli and...and the Triad."

Me and Oliver exchange a look. "We're not alone." I say.

"What?!"

"SCPD! Get down! Hands where I can see 'em!"

"Dad!"

"Do it now! You so much as leave a bruise on her, and I swear I will drag you down to hell myself." Then Oliver fires an arrow that's sets off a smoke bomb. Then me and Oliver leave.