Call with dl_greenarrow.

[chloesullivan]

Chloe grunted in her sleep as the noise started to tug her toward consciousness. At the second ring, she turned and blindly felt her way around the bedside table for her phone, accidentally knocking out the glass of water and causing the dog, who was sharing a bed with her, to jump and vanish from the room.

"Nellie, it's okay," she called then sighed, opening her phone and laying back on her pillow, the glass was plastic since she was prone to breaking them so she would worry about the water later.

Whoever it was that was calling her at four in the morning better have a good reason for it, "hello?"

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

There was a moment of silence over the line, which crackled with static. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She frowned, a little more alert, "hello?" She tried again.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

The rain was pouring down around the phone booth, and he forced himself to draw in a shuddering breath. "I'm sorry," he whispered, his voice cracking.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe recognized his voice immediately and sat up on the bed, "Oliver? Is that you?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I didn't...it was..." His words were drowned out by the sound of loud thunder crashing nearby.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She winced and pulled the phone away, "what happened? Are you hurt?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"...so sorry." The blood dripping down his uniform made his stomach turn.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Ollie, what are you sorry for?" She pressed, her heart suddenly beating faster as she pushed the covers down and got up, this wasn't good. She hadn't heard from him for almost two weeks and this was the call she was getting, he was in trouble.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"...an accident. I didn't mean to...I can't--" His voice broke and he winced as he heard sirens in the distance. "I have to go."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"No. Ollie. Stay with me," she told him, rushing to the living room and booting up her laptop, "I'll get Bart there, where are you?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry," he whispered again, hanging up the phone and backing out of the phone booth.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Oliver!" Chloe called even though the line was dead, she tried calling back the number he had called her from, but when that didn't work, she had no choice but to call the rest of the team.

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

AC was already in Metropolis, keeping an eye on things per Oliver's request, so when he got Chloe's 911, he made his way to her place. He hadn't been asleep anyway. There was no doubt in his mind that Bart was already there, considering his abilities. He knocked on her apartment door and waited.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She opened the door a moment later without even checking on who it was, "come in," she told Arthur, "Bart is already in Star City looking for him."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

His eyebrows furrowed as he moved inside. "What's going on?" There was confusion in his voice.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," she breathed, shaking her head, "Ollie called me and all he would say was that he was sorry and then he hung up."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

"...that doesn't sound good." He frowned. "Bart hasn't found him yet?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She shook her head a little, "he called and said there was a thunderstorm in Star City and when Ollie called, I could hear thunders so he's probably still there. If he doesn't find him in the next hour or so, he's taking me to Star City, I'd appreciate if you could come too, Vic is already headed there."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, of course." There was no hesitation. "Can't you just GPS his phone or something?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"I did. It was on a rooftop and he wasn't anywhere around it. He must have called from a public phone or something, I couldn't trace the number."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

He frowned. Yeah. This definitely wasn't sounding good. "So he either dropped his phone or intentionally ditched it." It wasn't a question.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"By the way he sounded, I'm guessing the latter," Chloe told him, looking up at him, clearly worried, "we have to find him fast."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

"We will," he told her, nodding a little.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a deep breath, she nodded a little, "maybe we should pack, if Bart hasn't found him yet, I rather be ready to go."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

AC nodded a little. "I'll go do that and be back as soon as I can." He headed for the door. "Chloe?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She nodded a little then paused, looking at him.

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

"He'll be okay." He glanced back at her. "He's Ollie."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe took a deep breath and nodded a little, trying for a smile but not quite managing it, "I hope so."

[ac-aquaman.livejournal.com]

He watched her for a moment, worried, then headed out the door to go get some things.