Chapter 18 by jgail4

What's next?

They help Oliver

"We have to go back" Laurel said surprising herself. The last thing she wanted to do right now was have yet another naked fight but there was no way that she was leaving someone else behind, even if it meant humiliating herself again.

"Are you sure?" Felicity asked, awkwardly trying not to look down at Laurel's body.

"He'd do the same for us" Laurel reasoned. Technically it was true, Oliver had saved her many times but he had always done it with pants.

"I'm not a fighter, what am I supposed to do?" Felicity asked. Her nervousness was starting to give Laurel pause and it was a few moments before she responded.

"Wait for me to distract them, then slip in and get Oliver out of there, take him back through these tunnels and we'll meet up at A.R.G.U.S." The plan seemed solid enough but it would be difficult to pull off, especially in the nude. Laurel watched Felicity's face as she considered the plan until she looked back at her and hesitantly asked.

"And are you sure you're OK walking into A.R.G.U.S like that", she had a good point, Laurel had exposed herself to far too many people tonight, she really didn't think she could parade naked through a government facility. She pushed those thoughts out of her mind and instead to focus on rescuing Oliver.

"I'll figure something out" she finally said, maybe she could grab the box Oliver had picked out or maybe she could steal one of her assailants clothing, 'that would teach them a lesson' she thought bitterly. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I think so." Felicity said not as confidently as Laurel would have liked but she couldn't afford to be picky right now.

"Great, let's go" she declared before looking down the hallway and realising that she had no idea where they were or how they got there. "Maybe you should lead the way" she said sheepishly.