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After minutes of silence as Oliver sat kneeling by Samantha's body, he spoke up. "Have- Have you found....anyone else?"
"Curtis and Rene are injured, but will be fine, they are by the plane. The others...didn't make it to the plane before the bombs went off. They are still looking." Slade said. He hadn't made it to the plane, but had crossed paths with Dinah and Lance who told him what they knew. He set out to find Thea, Samantha, Felicity, and Diggle.
Oliver closed his eyes in worry at losing anyone else. After seeing Thea and now Samantha, he was worried at what he might find...
"Let's get them out of here. We can bring them to the plane and then look for the rest." Slade said.
Oliver nodded.
*****ARROW*****
After leaving Curtis and Rene with Thea and Samantha, Oliver set off in the direction they said Felicity and Diggle would have been.
It didn't take long to find his best friend, laying unconscious on the ground.
"John!" Oliver yelled as he ran the distance between them and knelt down to feel for a pulse.
He closed his eyes in relief when we found a pulse and it was still strong. His head and shoulder were injured so he needed medical care, but Oliver was confident he would survive.
He looked around to see if Felicity was nearby, but he still hadn't seen a sign of her. From what he heard from the others, they had been running towards the plane. Felicity had been in front of Diggle so he should have come upon her first. Unless the bombs threw her in a different direction.
Just as he was about to pick John up to carry him back to the plane he heard a sound across from where he was kneeling beside John.
"John?" The voice called in a confused voice before coughing violently.
Oliver's eyes landed on her and instantly feared he was about to have a repeat of what happened with Samantha. Before he even told his body to move towards her, it was.
"O-Oliver..." she asked in the same confused voice as she looked around confused.
"Felicity..." Oliver said as he snapped out of his fear and rushed towards her.
"Got to...got to find John..." Felicity told him as she looked lost.
"He's right here...I found him." He said as he grasped her by the shoulders. As he did, she began to collapse just like Samantha had and he panicked.
"Felicity..." Oliver panicked as he caught her as he knelt down to the ground once again.
"I'm ok, Oliver....just tired..." She said as he saw her injuries.
"Stay awake, Felicity." Oliver told her gently as he carefully took her face in his hands to look at her head injury. It probably was the cause of her confusion. "Tell me what happened." He asked her softly to keep her awake.
"Samantha didn't want to leave without William.... Thea went after her...I followed her, but she said to go to the plane....I did, but I fell....John came back and we ran towards the plane....he was behind me...the bombs went off...it blew me away from the plane..." Felicity quietly told Oliver what happened in an emotionless voice.
Oliver looked her over the best he could as he listened to her talk, her voice was hoarse from the smoke, she would need to be treated from smoke inhalation. From what he could tell, she had bruised or broken ribs from her fall, a head injury, and an injured leg which he was wondering how she had been walking on it before. He chalked it up to adrenaline since she had been looking for John, once she knew he was found she collapsed.
"Ever- (cough) - everyone okay?" She asked hopefully with more coughs that looked painful since she tried grabbing her torso as she coughed.
"We need to get you out of here." Oliver said urgently as he started to pick her up in his arms.
"T-take John- (cough)- first..." Felicity said with another cough.
"It's not far, I'll come right back for him." Oliver told her gently.
"But he's hurt.."
"You are too. Don't worry, everything is going to be okay." Oliver told her gently as he stood up, but she cried out in pain as her leg moved with the movement. "Shh, Shh, I've got you, baby." He reassured her quickly like he had done a time or two before.
Felicity shut her eyes tightly and grabbed onto his suit. She trusted him and was just glad that he was okay. Her mind then began to wander as he carried her. She thought about what had happened and thought of Thea. Poor Thea she lost her Dad.....
"Thea okay?" Felicity asked. "Malcolm..."
Oliver looked down at her in confusion. "What about Malcolm?"
"Saved her....but then he died."
Oliver closed his eyes as he thought of Thea...and what she went through right before the island blew.
Felicity tensed in his arms. "She's ok right?"
"She's alive...." Oliver trailed off. At first he thought she was dead, but it she wasn't. She was in critical condition though and was still worried that if they didn't get her medical attention soon....
Felicity could tell by his tone it wasn't good and she instantly felt guilty. She should have protected her for Oliver. She should have made her come back with her to the plane.
"Hey, hey, don't fall asleep." Oliver interrupt her thoughts as he set her down on the ground where the others were.
She hadn't been aware she had been falling asleep. She was having a harder time of keeping her eyes open and it was really hard to even keep thinking.
"Felicity, stay with me, hun." Oliver called to her, but he seemed far away.
"T-tired, Oli..ver.." Felicity mumbled.
"I know." Oliver said as he noticed that her glasses were cracked. He would have to get them replaced for her. He looked up to see Curtis. "Keep her awake, I'll be right back with Diggle."
Curtis nodded as he moved over to Felicity.
Oliver hated to leave her so soon, but he needed to get John. Then he needed to get them all off the island. He looked down at Felicity again and took her face in his hands. "Felicity. I'll be right back. I need to get John."
"Hurry back..." She mumbled as she barely stayed awake.
Oliver leaned down and kissed her forehead. "I will."
Felicity smiled softly at his gestured, but still had her eyes closed because of the pain from her head injury.
Oliver smiled before heading off to get John.