The Omega Project

Untitled Part 7

Home of Cooper Seldon

John walked up to the front door of the modest home and rang the doorbell. It seemed Cooper had done well for himself after graduation and John was able to track him living nearby in Gotham City.

Hearing the door open, John placed a pleasant smile on his face as a man with brown hair, in his middle twenties answered the door.

"Cooper Seldon?" John asked.

"Yes? Can I help you?", Cooper asked.

"John Diggle. We spoke on the phone.", John said

"Oh yes, please come in.", Cooper said, opening the door.

John entered and looked around as Cooper led him to the living area. He had modest furnishings and it surprised John. He had been able to locate a large sum of money that Cooper had deposited just three days after Felicity disappeared, and most people would have splurged with that kind of cash. It seemed Cooper was smarter than John thought.

John sat down and Cooper sat down across from him.

"So Mr. Diggle, what can I do for you?"

"I wanted to see if you could answer some questions for me regarding Felicity Smoak.", John said and watched Cooper intently.

He saw a tell of him shifting in his seat and looking away before he looked at John a little confused. "Um, I'm sorry. The police told me that the case was cold. Has something new come up?", he asked non-chalantly.

John was not fooled.

"I have been asked by an anonymous source to re-open the case.", John said with a slight smile. "Can you tell me when the last time you spoke to Felicity was before her disappearance?"

Cooper sat back in his seat and thought for a moment, "It must have been four weeks before she disappeared. I saw her in the hall at school and we had a brief conversation before class.", he said.

"So you had no interaction with her after that day?", John asked, taking notes. He was also noting Cooper's demeanor and attitude.

"Uh, no. None. She was dating that guy...what was his name? Oh, Oliver Queen.", Cooper said.

John heard the edge to his voice. Interesting.

"I heard that you and Queen had an altercation at a bar the night Felicity and Oliver met.", John said, watching him sharply. "Did you have any ill feelings towards Mr. Queen or Miss Smoak?

"Oh my goodness no. Felicity was a friend. Nothing more. I mean don't get me wrong, she was a beautiful Omega. But I was not her mate and we both knew that.", he said, but it was forced.

John scribbled a few more notes, before throwing out the hook that would hopefully reel him in as a suspect. "One more thing Mr. Cooper. You deposited a large sum of money into your checking account three days after Miss Smoak disappeared. Inheritance?", he asked innocently.

Cooper fidgeted and shifted. "Ummm, it was an inheritance. My grandmother had passed recently.", he said and quickly stood up.

John gave him a sardonic smile and stood to leave.

"Well thank you for your time Mr. Seldon. Have a good evening." John turned and walked to the door. As he made his way to his car a smile crossed his lips. Mr. Seldon knew way more then he was letting on.

Gotcha Mr. Seldon!

A.R.G.U.S. Stronghold - United States

Felicity sat in what she sarcastically called the "play room". It was a large room that they took her to periodically so that she could have a change of scenery, stretch her legs, and be around other "patients". Or at least that is what they called the Alpha's and Omega's that were there. The years that Felicity had been in captivity, she had managed to make one friend and he had become special to her, almost like a brother. His name was Roy Harper, and he had been taken from Central City when he was just 15 years old. Felicity and Roy sat playing cards and talked. It was the one time a week that she looked forward to, other then her time with her daughter.

"So they let me see Sophie a couple of days ago.", Felicity said with a small smile.

"Oh Lis, that is great. How is she doing?", he asked. Felicity and Roy had developed an odd relationship during their time together. He had a fierce protectiveness toward her and Sophie and their A.R.G.U.S., handlers had seen it time and again. It was another attribute they planned on harvesting for their use. Another Alpha had tried to force himself on Felicity during her heat when she first came to the facility and Roy had ripped the Alpha to shreds. He was almost unrecognizable. Since then the agents had kept Felicity on suppressants for her heat, and she and Roy had become inseparable when allowed time together. Interestingly there nothing sexual in their feelings and the scientists were fascinated by that.

"She is doing good. She told me that they are continuing her schooling. She is so smart Roy", Felicity said proudly. "And she looks more like her father every day.", Felicity said. She felt tears welling up and wondered where these emotions had come from. She had gotten good at keeping them hidden, deep down where no one could get to them. For some reason they were at the surface today.

Roy placed his hand on hers, and gave her a soft look. "You don't have to hide from me Lis. You realize what today is don't you?", he asked softly.

Felicity shook her head no, and then realization flooded her eyes. It was five years ago today that she had been taken. Five years from this very day, she had been happy. She had been wondering how she was going to tell Oliver about the wonderful gift they had been given. Now she wondered if he would ever know. If Sophie would ever know her Father.

Roy's eyes shifted to his left, narrowing. There was an Alpha that had been circling Felicity since he entered the room, and Roy gave him a look of pure rage. The guy shifted on his feet a little before turning and walking across the room.

Felicity leaned over to Roy, "Have you seen any of the new Alpha's or Omega's?", she whispered? It was rumored that three male betas and three female betas, had been turned into Alpha's and Omega's recently based on the research that Waller and her team had been producing.

Roy shook his head no. "No, but I heard they had some glitches with one of them, and he killed himself in a fit of rage."

Felicity looked at him surprise. But before she could respond a buzzer went off and Agents came into the room. Felicity gave Roy a tight hug before she was escorted to her room.

So their experiments were not going quite as planned. Felicity hid a small smile. Good then maybe her plan was working after all.

Star City Detective Agency

Oliver arrived at John's office. John had called him asking him to stop by for an update. It had been a week since they had first talked and he wondered if John might have found something. Anything.

John walked out and shook his hand, "Come on in Mr. Queen."

Oliver followed John into the office and John closed the door behind him. He saw a beautiful brunette sitting next to John's desk. She stood when he entered.

"Mr. Queen, I am Lyla Michaels, John's wife.", she said shaking his hand.

"Good to meet you Lyla, please call me Oliver.", he said as he took a seat across from them both.

"So Oliver I have a couple of things to cover with you. The first is I had a meeting with Cooper Seldon this past week." John said, and Oliver stiffened. "Our boy Seldon knows a lot more than what he is letting on. Not to mention I found where he deposited a large sum of money into his checking account a few days after Felicity disappeared."

Oliver's face turned to rage, "You think Cooper was involved?", he asked, his fists clenching.

"I know Cooper was involved." John said confidently. "I just have to get him to admit it and figure out how he is involved."

Oliver stood and paced upon hearing this news. He was struggling. He finally stopped and looked at John. "How did this get past the police?", he asked, his tone eerily calm.

"The SPCD already had their plates full. They didn't have time to do the digging that I can do. And Cooper had the money hidden as an inheritance from his grandmother. Little did he know I have a government agent on my side.", he said and smiled at Lyla.

Oliver walked over to the window, his back to John and Lyla as what John said settled in his chest like a cold, hard stone. Cooper had somehow been involved in Felicity's disappearance.

His eyes turned a fiery green. He would kill him!