Save Me

Untitled Part 16

Oliver was absolutely floored. That David would have a connection to Shado and was the person that killed her was unbelievable.

"So why are you waiting to kill him?"

"David is a vain man as well as a stupid one. He saved Shado's necklace as a trophy after he killed her. I want to get it back. I have been close to him showing me where he has it hidden but he clams up and then I can't get him to talk."

"Why not just torture it out of him?"

"Because even though David is cocky and stupid he is well protected. He has men everywhere, and even though I could easily take them all out, I am biding my time. I want him to trust me implicitly. I want him to feel the betrayal and look into the eyes of a man he trusted when I take his life."

Oliver was absolutely stunned. Shado had been the one woman that could touch the human side of Slade and when she died, he had changed. His relationship with Oliver had changed as well, but Oliver still owed him. "Slade you helped me out during a low period in my life and this piece of shit Adams killed the woman you loved and hurt the woman I love. Why don't we work together and end him?"

Slade looked at the man who at one time had been like a brother to him. In his line of work, you did not have a lot of allies and you certainly did not have a lot of friends. So that is why his relationship with Oliver was so unique. Most men he would have cut him down where he stood, but Oliver was different.

"I work alone kid, you know that."

"Then why don't you make an exception this once?"

Slade gave him a shrewd look. Oliver was one of the few people that he trusted.

"What did you have in mind?"

"Well A.R.G.U.S., is after David as well."

Slade nodded, "I know. When I received my intel, I was informed of that."

"Alena?"

Slade neither confirmed or denied verbally but Oliver could see it in his eyes.

"I want David." Oliver's eyes were hard as steel and Slade leaned back and took a sip of his beer.

"You love Felicity that much?" Slade knew that look in Oliver's eyes. He didn't want A.R.G.U.S., to get to him. Oliver wanted to take care of him just like Slade did. "Ok. I will work with you this once, but then it's back to every man for himself."

Oliver reached across and shook his hand. Now they had to figure out their plan.

***

John called Lyla as soon as Oliver walked out the door. He knew Oliver well and he knew he would go to whatever lengths he needed to get to David. John was limited by the law, Oliver was not, and even though he could not arrest Oliver himself, he also would not rat on him to the police. John was many things, but most of all he was fair. However, just because he was fair did not mean he stayed away from the grey areas.

Felicity was his friend and David was a piece of shit, so in John's book whatever happened to him was what he deserved. But he had to try to get to him before Oliver. They needed some information from him and he was no good to them dead.

"Hey Johnny, what's up?"

"Lyla, listen Oliver has gone in search of David and I am 100% damn sure that when he finds him he will kill him. Please tell me we have received the information from Alena on David."

"I got it about 10 minutes ago. I was just reading through it when you called. It seems he is using a warehouse in Star City in the Glades to house both the drugs and the weapons."