The Emerald

Chapter 3 - Revelations

Felicity turned back to her computer, ready to track down this man that was disrupting the peace in their lives. She started by pulling up feeds from the traffic cameras around Roy's house, trying to get a good shot of the man's face and, if she was lucky, the car and license plates that he was using. As she worked she also paid attention to the rest of the Team, making sure they took good care of one of their own in trouble.

"Roy, are you okay?" Sara asked as the younger man moved deeper into the lair to join his Team.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Roy answered much to Felicity's amusement. They all use that word way too much! She thought as she worked to enhance a picture on her screen.

"Hey Roy." Felicity called to the younger man as she turned to face the Team. She noted that Roy was staring at a spot on the far wall and Sara, Diggle, and Oliver were exchanging looks that clearly said they didn't believe Roy. "Can you come look at this picture and tell me if it's him?" Felicity asked carefully, pulling Roy out of his own thoughts.

"Sure." Roy answered Felicity as he moved to stand next to the blonde.

Oliver watched Roy carefully. He had a feeling that something was going on, more so than Roy simply seeing a man that he thought was dead. He thought he saw a hint of fear in Roy's eyes -and that wasn't something he normally saw in the kid's face. He moved to stand on the other side of Felicity so that he could see the picture on the screen as well as Roy's reaction.

Oliver noticed that when Roy saw the picture on the screen he immediately became more tense than he previously had been. Roy clenched his hands into fists at his side and responded quietly with a voice full of tension.

"Yeah, that's him." Roy confirmed. He was tense again, he could feel all his muscles reacting to his emotions and after a moment he realized that he had his hands clenched at his side too.

"Did he tell you what he wanted?" Oliver asked, attempting to draw Roy's attention from the screen to focus on something else.

"He said he wants me to join the family business." Roy answered, voice completely devoid of emotion, as he walked around Felicity's desk towards the training dummies. 

"You said he was an arms dealer right?" Diggle asked, drawing on the minimal information that they had on the man at the moment.

"Yeah. He wants me to join him." Roy commented as he turned back to the Team. He locked his eyes with Oliver's as he continued to explain. "He heard that the Arrow stopped his biggest client about four months ago. I can only think that it was Slade. He wants me to help track you and the Team down, - and kill you." Roy had to break his gaze away from Oliver's as he finished. He felt like a traitor already simply from revealing his dad's plans to the Team.

"What did you tell him?" Sara asked, trying to make sure that there was no judgment to be heard in her voice. She thought she knew what Roy would have said and was simply hoping that she was right.

"I didn't say anything." Roy said as he turned his back to the Team and walked closer to the training dummy, placing his hand on top of it and taking a deep breath, clearly remembering what had happened next. "He told me I had until tomorrow to make my decision." Roy suddenly turned and faced his Team again, noticing that they were all looking at him, waiting to see what his answer would be. "I won't. There is nothing that he can do that will make me give up this Team. You guys are the only family I have and I will not let that man ruin the only good thing I have!" Roy said with conviction. He wanted them to know that there was no way he was going to help his dad complete his mission!

"Roy, we know that you would never do anything to hurt any of us." Felicity said as she gave him a reassuring smile. "What we need to know is how we can help."