Unhidden (Barry Allen Is Sebastian Smythe), The Sequel to Hidden Away Until Now

Published: July 30, 2021

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"Have you managed to pinpoint anything on Merlyn, Felicity?" Oliver asked, as he shot tennis balls with his bow. He was doing this to handle his stress. And since he was always stressed, he did it an awful lot.

Felicity shook her head lightly as she continued to search. "I haven't found much. I wonder if Team Flash has found anything in Central."

Oliver tossed up a ball before training his bow on it, and a split second later the ball had been pinned against the wall with an arrow. His mind was humming words to him, but he couldn't make them out as he continued to throw ball after ball, hitting them each perfectly. They lodged into the wall, and Felicity kept working, searching for more information. But the constant noise coming from Oliver was annoying her.

She gritted her teeth as he launched up another ball, aiming at it with his bow. How had he not run out of arrows yet, she had no clue.

He grabbed another ball, but before he could toss it up, she yelled at him, "I swear, Oliver! If you do that one more time, I will throw my shoe at you."

He lowered his hand and bow. "Sorry."

She turned back to work and waved her hand in dismissal. "It's fine."

Oliver's phone beeped and he immediately went to get it. He had been doing this for a while now, and from Felicity's point of view, she could tell that he was hiding something from her.

Oliver's eyes scanned over the phone, and then he headed to grab his suit. "Late night meeting," he said to her look. He got on his motorcycle and kicked off out of the cave.

Felicity sighed, trying to continue back onto her work.

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"About time you got here," Nyssa said when Oliver landed on the building. Talia had said that she needed to keep searching on Merlyn, so Nyssa had come alone.

Her hair whipped in the wind as she turned to face him.

Oliver stood there in front of her, in his fancy ass Arrow suit. Typical. She had come in her sleek black agent suit. Her eyes scanned him quickly, spotting his bow and quiver, which made her face pull into a smile.

"Sorry," he said to her, his voice soft. "I had to get out of the Cave without anyone suspecting."

Nyssa raised her eyebrow. "Tech support, huh? Have you told your love of your true intentions yet?"

Oliver shook his head at her. "No, I haven't yet. And I'd like to keep it that way for now," he said to her, his eyes fixed on her face.

She held his gaze steadily. "I suggest you tell him, especially now that Merlyn is here. He needs to know what he's getting into, Oliver." Her voice was cold in the wind, shaking him down to the core. "But," she added. "It is your decision, and I will respect your choice, no matter what you do. It is not my place to judge."

He nodded. "Do you have anything on Merlyn?" He asked her, placing his bow on his back.

Nyssa sighed as she took in a breath of dark, chilly, night air. "We've tracked him to several locations, but after that, we're as in the dark as you. We are not allowed, by law, to take sides in two league members quarrels, but I am allowed to give you information. I will report what I can, if I know more. Until then, think on what I said about you love," She said, turning away from him. "Good luck." She ran toward the edge of the building, diving off it like a graceful swan before extending her wings to fly.