Of Arrows and Ponytails

10. The Return

One night, Felicity had just finished maternity clothes, because her clothes were beginning to get a bit tight. Felicity was on the sidewalk that snaked to her apartment complex, when a black hooded man stepped into her path. "Oh frack, just what I need right now," Felicity said to herself. Cautiously, Felicity was about to turn around and go the long way, when the man started stalking towards her.

Felicity dropped her clothing bags and began running as fast as her swollen ankles would carry her. Felicity clicked on her bluetooth, as the man gained on her, and told Oliver and Diggle her location. "Hurry, she said, glancing over her shoulder. The man was gone. felicity breathed a sigh of relief and stopped running. "Oliver I-" then a big hand clamped over her mouth and dragged her into an alley. Felicity screamed as hard as she could, but the man's hand muffled all her cries.

Felicity relaxed in the man's arms, then brought her elbow into the guy's ribs. The man doubled over, and Felicity shot out of the alley, screaming all the way. Luckily, that was right when Oliver and Diggle arrived. Felicity ran into Oliver's arms and he held her tightly against him. Then he took Felicity's face in his hands and demanded "are you both ok?"glancing down at Felicity's cleverly concealed bump. "Yeah we're fine," Felicity said, hugging her stomatch.

"Oliver we have company," Diggle announced. "Get into the van," Oliver ordered Felicity, as he drew his bow. "Stand down," he yelled at the man who was quickly advancing towards them. The man did not stand down, but expertly dodged all the arrows Oliver shot at him. Oliver prepared himself to fight the man, unfortunately he got the drop on Diggle first.

Oliver blocked all the punches the man threw at him, but was not prepared for the kick he aimed at his knees. The man pinned Oliver to the concrete and poised a knife over his head. Suddenly, Felicity brought the heel of her shoe down hard on the man's spine and he dropped to the ground. As the man fell to the sidewalk, his black hood slipped off his head.

It was Roy.