The Assassin's Creed

Untitled Part 18

Oliver and Felicity walked up to John and Lyla's door and rang the doorbell. They had brought a bottle of wine and were looking forward to spending some time with their new friends. But everything was not going to be just fun. They had to figure out what they were going to do about Waller and her software, and they needed to figure it out tonight.

John opened the door and Oliver and Felicity entered, Felicity hugging Lyla and Oliver shaking John's hand. Lyla had become a good friend to Felicity over the last few days. They had eaten lunch every day they could together and Lyla had been invaluable in answering questions that arose for Felicity. It had of course been the same for Oliver and John, however, John was constantly taking Oliver to the ground on the mats and their teasing had turned competitive.

Felicity followed Lyla into the kitchen to grab some drinks while John led Oliver out the patio door to the backyard. John was grilling and the smell of steaks on the grill was making Oliver's mouth water. He had skipped lunch and didn't realize just how hungry he was until he had walked in their door.

Lyla brought them each a beer before disappearing inside, and John looked at Oliver curiously. "So how are you liking A.R.G.U.S., so far?" he asked. Oliver thought about that question for a moment. He wouldn't exactly say he LIKED A.R.G.U.S., but he got to work close to Felicity and he had met John.

"I am ready to put my skills to work. I was told I would get my first assignment this week." Oliver said, not exactly answering the question. John looked at him in surprise. That was quick for a new recruit. But Oliver had more skills than most of the new recruits. He would be just fine.

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Felicity helped make the salad while Lyla worked on getting the corn on the cob ready for John to grill.

"How are things going with the League?" Lyla asked. She knew during everything that was going on that Felicity had been in contact a couple of times with the League. They were still working on bringing down the Thanatos Guild and had been using Felicity to track some Intel.

"Well I have been making some headway with the Intel they have received. Seems we were able to track the guns to the Triad. We are now working on finding out who the big players are and maybe what their agenda is with the guns." she said.

They grabbed the food and headed outside and conversations flowed as the food cooked.

Soon they were sitting down to eat and Felicity brought up the inevitable topic, "So I have been thinking a lot about Waller and the software. Obviously I can add some bugs and glitches that can slow down the process but she will get suspicious if it goes on too long."

John looked at her, "I have been thinking about it too. Felicity, do you think you can get an in with Waller? Maybe gain her confidence?"

Felicity looked at him and sighed, "I don't know. She seemed very close mouthed when she made me the offer. I doubt I can get her to tell me more."

"Yeah, Waller is not known for having a confidante. She only deals with agents when she has to and she is known to keep projects close to the vest." Lyla said.

Oliver looked at Felicity with an idea. "Maybe she has something in writing somewhere. A project this big cannot go down without something in writing. Do you think you can hack into her email and check for emails or memos?" he said.

Felicity thought for a moment. "That would be a start I guess. I will try to buy us some time."

"While you are doing that Felicity, I am going to speak with my contacts that have higher clearance. Maybe someone knows something." Lyla said. "Just be careful. Waller is known to place bugs where she feels it will benefit her the most."