You remember the time when life was ever so simple. The time when you knew nothing but thought you knew everything. The time when you thought the world had Talon under control. Damn were you wrong.

The problem is that the world is combating the terrorists as individuals instead of together. That's what Overwatch was, a team that assembled the best in the world. Hell just look at your team now, you have a Brit, German, Russian, American, the list goes on.

It's amazing that one piece of paper could completely change everything. The Petras Act single handedly ruined everything. When Overwatch had free reign to do what they wanted, people were safe. The government is too stupid to realize this. But it's not like you could do anything about it.

Just look at Overwatch now, a fading ember of a once magnificent flame. Your goal now: to rekindle the fire. But the only problem is how. You are the captain of a sinking ship who is operating at an isolated base with little resources available.

Your first order as leader of Overwatch was to send some soldiers to fetch warmer clothing for Ecopoint Antarctica lest all of you die of hypothermia. As well as gather food and drinks. Other expendable infantry was sent to Gibraltar to see if there was any ammunition there. One thing you did realize is that Winston was great at conserving money. When Winston gave you full control over Overwatch, that also meant funding, you had recently realized. He had a considerable amount of money left over from when Overwatch was in its prime.

"Fuck it's cold" You said as you breathed into your hands and rubbed them together. Shortly after exiting the dropship, you and the team scoured the area, looking at their new base of operations. You had accessed the main control center and turned on the heat in the all buildings. It certainly was no Gibraltar, but it had everything needed to thrive and (hopefully) grow.

"We could try making out" Lena quipped in response to your complaint. She walked next to you from building to building in your "tour". You frowned at her, questioning her response. "...and snuggling. That might help" She smiled, showing her brilliant teeth.

You shook your head and pulled her closer to you while you walked in the deep snow. She embraced you as you pulled her closer. You sighed while her head was buried in your chest. "What are we going to do with you"

"You're gonna hug me!" She shouted enthusiastically and hugged you tighter

You smiled and then quickly knocked it off your face. Lena's acting like nothing happened, just a standard protocol base transfer. Damn, why does she do this to herself? One day she is going to burst and it sure as hell won't be pretty. Sure she yelled at you on Gibraltar, but you started that fight. You didn't feel like talking to her about this now.

Athena at the moment was integrating herself into the entire base as she did in Gibraltar. This allows you to access her wherever and whenever, which will certainly come in handy.

You and the Brit explored all Ecopoint Antarctica had to offer. The others did the same, but you were merely split up at the moment. Athena granted all of you access to any building you desired. So, all of you jumped from heat to frigid cold by walking from building to building. Why this place? Out of all the abandon Watchpoints, Winston chooses Antarctica.

All you hear is the crunching of footsteps as you two trudged through the snowy landscape. That and the fierce whistling of the cold wind blowing by your ears. All you wanted to do now was go to bed wrapped up in a cozy blanket surrounded by the warmth of your room. But if course that can't happen because there is always something you have to do. As if on cue...

"(Your name)!" Lucio called out to you and skated towards you quickly. "Uhh We have a bit of a problem" His teeth clattered together, clearly not used to this cold temperature

"Hm?"

"There's a couple of frozen bodies in the medical wing. They're in these weird pod things"

"Well get rid of them. Throw them out in the snow for all I care"

"Well that's just the thing. Apparently, Mei knows them. They were like her co workers or something. She doesn't want to just throw them out so they can rot. You feel?"

You sighed and facepalmed, looking skyward in frustration. "Does she know the families or anything like that"

"Ummm...I'm not sure"

"Alright I'll talk to her I guess."

Lucio nodded and skated off. You and Lena began walking to where the supposed bodies are, and where you assumed Mei would be. You looked at the facility and sighed, gathering your thoughts. You took a step forward and stopped yourself then turned to Lena.

"Wait here or go somewhere else or something. Let me talk to her alone" You told her

She put her hands on her hips and frowned. "Wot? No, I'm going to go help Mei feel better"

"After I'm done"

"No I-"

You held up a hand telling her to stop. You entered the facility without Lena while she grunted and crossed her arms in the cold. The high tech medical facility was nowhere near the size of the one on Gibraltar, but you saw similar equipment in the few rooms. Angela stood with her back against the wall biting her nails. When she saw you, her face lit up

"(Your name)! Thank god you're here. I'm sure Lucio told you there are a couple corpses in cryostasis pods that we must get rid of"

"Then let's get rid of them then. That's extra energy and space being directed to these pods"

"Are you aware of Mei's background" The medic asked. You held up your hand and shook it side to side, signifying you only knew a little. "Of course, she and her team of scientists were stationed here. There was a storm that cut off communication with the rest of Overwatch. Their last-ditch effort was to go into cryostasis until they were rescued. Unfortunately, Mei was the only survivor. These were her colleagues (your name). She lived with them, she spent all her time with them...and she was the only one to survive." Angela told you, a hint of sorrow in her voice.

You nodded slowly. Mei is so innocent, it is a shame to here her backstory. Again, why the hell did Winston choose Antarctica. You walked past Angela into the room where Mei was sitting with her head resting in her hands. It was cold in the room, colder than the rest. Probably due to the cryofreezing pods. You looked at the various pods and shuttered. Strange to think that there were bodies hidden behind the shield of ice that obstructed your vision.

Mei picked her head up from her hands. "Oh hi (your name)"

You gave her a head nod and sat down next to her facing away from the metallic pods. "Hey are you alright" you asked her

She sniffled "Umm...yeah I'm fine. Sorry, did you want me to do something"

She began to stand up and you sat her back down. "Look, you know we can't keep...them here. We're already pressed for space and energy"

She sighed and looked at her feet "They didn't deserve this. We were just scientists..."

"I know. I can't feel the pain you have, but you gotta listen, their bodies can't be here for nothing"

"I don't just want to cast them off into the snow and let them rot"

You sighed. "I'll tell you what, you get 2 weeks to send their bodies back to their families. If they're not gone by then, we have to get rid of them"

Mei stared blankly at the ground then nodded slowly. "I just...don't want to be here again"

"Me neither, Mei". You stood up and rubbed her shoulder. "It'll be ok" You reassured her before exiting the room. She remained at her seat motionless.

You looked back at her and sighed. You saw Lena was sitting down with her back against the wall and hugging her knees adjacent to Angela, who merely had her arms crossed in the same corridor where you had seen Angela before.

They both looked over when they heard your footsteps. Lena sprang up and stood next to Angela. "Well?" Angela asked concerned, more so about Mei than the dead scientists around where she'll be operating.

"Everything will be ok" You told them. You managed to give a slight smile filled with hope.

Lena smiled back to you before entering the room where Mei sat. You said your farewells to Angela and exited the facility out into the frigid wind. You haven't slept in what feels forever. You groggily shuffled through the snow. Some of it managed to get into your boots. You feel it melting on the bottom of your foot. Ugh, wet socks. Well at least now you can just go to your room and sleep...

"Integration almost complete. Diagnostics check required" Athena spoke into your earpiece

You groaned and adjusted your path to...you forgot where the main center for energy was. You sighed and pulled out a holographic map of the Ecopoint. Your hands were numb, you could hardly feel the map in your hands. After being sure you knew where to go, you quickly hurried along the snow and got to the small building encompassed with glass that held the core reactor of the base, a bright beam of light that shot up two floors.

You did the mundane tasks Athena instructed you to do which were mostly on the computer in the room. They were simple yet tedious things such as downloading x or importing y. You weren't quite sure what you were doing, but it had to be done.

Your mind drifted off as Athena was finishing up on becoming one with the base. You still needed to remain because you had to input the authorization codes that Winston gave you. So you sat down with your back against the glass and dozed off.

"There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you luv"

The sudden voice startled you and you jolted upright. You acknowledged the Brit with a head nod and she sat down cross legged next to you with a grin on her face, gazing the room out of curiosity.

"Wot are we doing?" She asked

"Waiting for Athena to be done integrating herself into the base"

"Oh...that's fun" She said trying to sound enthusiastic

"Not really. How's Mei"

"A lot better now, thanks to me. I think I'm gonna become a pediatrician"

You turned your head and looked at her utterly confused. "What are you talking about"

"You know, a pediatrician. Those guys in the suits that are all like 'tell me bout your feelings' an' what not."

You thought for a few seconds about what she said then you smacked your forehead. "A psychiatrist?"

"Yeah that's what I said" She said confidently

You shook your head "Ok Lena"

There was a few moments of silence while the two of you sat next to each other. There was a faint sound of the wind from outside blowing it's cold air. Lena's head darted around inspecting every element the building had to offer. You on the other hand remained focused on the monitor that displayed the percentage of completion of Athena's installation. As soon as it hit 100%, you jumped right up and typed in the codes.

Lena's curious gaze was now focused on you. She stood up and looked over your shoulder at the monitor. She noticed how nonchalant you were about copying the codes from your phone to the computer. The codes given to you by her dearest friend.

"Umm... (your name)?"

"Hmm"

"Do you ever get like... really sad?"

You chuckled "What?"

"I dunno I've seen you upset before but never...sorrowful"

You continued to fiddle around with the computer "Of course I do sometimes. Just like you or anyone else in the world"

"Why don't you ever show it then"

You stopped doing what you were doing and looked at her. She looked a little worried. "Well, if I'm upset wouldn't that make you upset too? I don't want to do that to you."

"Dontcha always say that people have to let it out"

"No I say you have to let it out. Look what you've been through and somehow you still manage to smile at everything. I don't know if I should be glad that you can do that or concerned...Alright my work here is done, let's get out of here" You said as you finished up.

You exited the building and out into the cold again, Lena was following behind. You noticed she had a wide grin from your comment. She trailed behind you, stepping in your footprints as to not get snow in her shoes. She caught up to you and spontaneously jumped on your back, wrapping her arms around your neck and placing her cheek on your shoulder

"The snow is coooold" She said justifying her actions.

You smirked and continued to carry her to your room. As you walked from one side of the base to the other, you analyzed each building, taking note of its relationship to the other buildings as well as its function. You had a lot to do and the last thing you wanted was to not know where everything was in this new environment.

Entering your room was like bliss as you felt the rush of warmth flow through your body. You sighed in relief staring around at the cozy little room. It had a queen size bed, a wardrobe, and a bathroom with a shower. It had everything your room in Gibraltar had, but it was more concise.

Lena hopped off your back and blinked over to the stack of extra blankets. She unfolded one and wrapped herself in it. She held the blanket close and had some of it covering her head like a hood. She shuffled over to you in her makeshift cloak and stared at you with a smile

"Could you be anymore adorable?" You said as the little human burrito walked into your embrace.

You felt your eyelids becoming heavy and your coordination slipping. You let go of Lena and plopped down on the bed. You quickly fell into a well needed deep sleep, but not before Lena hopped under the comforter and scooted closer to you.

"Keep her safe"

The words repeatedly rang about your head through your slumber. You saw the massive Overwatch dropship fall in the hangar. You smelled the fire that ravaged through the Watchpoint. The metallic tasting blood on your lip flowed down your chin. You felt the hand of Winston on your shoulder as he stared at you with a hopeful smile.

Your eyes quickly opened. You sat up, moving Lena who was sprawled out on top of you. You took a deep breath and rubbed your eyes. It was still too early to get up and start the day. You didn't feel like sleeping now. The light snore of the Brit made your head turn to her and smile. You slowly got out of bed and instantly felt a chill flow through you once you got out of the thick blanket. You went to the bathroom and splashed some water on your face.

You stumbled back to the bed in the dark room. You felt instant relief once you returned to your warmed spot in the bed. You sighed as you covered yourself in the comforter. You looked over at Lena who was sleeping peacefully. It was like a role reversal, Lena got a good sleep while you were restless this night.

"Keep her safe"

At the remembrance of the quote, you felt the need to put an arm around her and pull her close. She unconsciously reciprocated your action and put an arm over you like you were a teddy bear. For about an hour, you remained in this position simply enjoying the moment. Whether you knew it or not, eventually you managed to fall back asleep.

The next couple of days, you spent all your time working to restore Overwatch to its former glory. This was the hardest task you had ever done. You hadn't even taken action yet, it was merely thinking. Thinking about what to do, going over all of your intel...all of it. It was like you were in school again studying for your finals. You sought some way to remove the Petras Act. All of this and you still had to find time to stay on your toes by exercising and spending time in the practice range the Ecopoint had to offer

Lena tried to seem interested in what you were doing all day long by often visiting you in one of the main facilities that held the computers and data. But it was easy to see she'd get bored then go do whatever she wanted with the other members.

'Visits' like this were common with the other members as well, proposing ideas to you. Those who spent the most time with you were Reinhardt, Angela, and Mccree, all skilled and wise enough to help a great deal.

You had just left the high tech facility you spend most of your time in. You decided to call it a day, for your head was beginning to hurt, a common occurrence as of late. You were going to returning to your quarters. However, on your walk through the snow, you heard a faint noise that caught your attention, so your course was adjusted.

Upon approaching the sound, you realized it was loud music full of bass. Your brow furrowed and you entered the lounge/kitchen where it emanated. Sure enough, everyone was in the larger room enjoying themselves. Lucio was playing the music on a green holographic turntable. Some were at the bar, Mccree mixing drinks for everyone. The others were lounging around on the couches talking, laughing. It was literally everyone in Overwatch in the room having a small party.

The cold Antarctic air swept through the room when you opened the door. A chilling surge swept through the agents while the door remained opened, you standing by the doorway. They turned to the origin of the cold and greeted you with smiles. Upon finishing her drink and setting the glass on the bar, Lena blinked over to you, of course smiling.

She grabbed your hand and pulled it "Come on luv!" She exclaimed with a giggle

Your feet were planted in front of the door and you ripped your hand out of Lena's grasp. She turned and looked at you with a confused expression. The others who witnessed your action had similar expressions.

"Shut it off!" You yelled at Lucio who instantly obeyed and quickly turned off the music.

Everyone looked at you with concern or fear. "What's the mat-" You held your hand up to shush Lena. So she did, seeing your short temper at the moment.

"So this is what we're doing..." You said softly, but everyone could sense the frustration in your voice. "So we don't need to do anything? We have the time to throw a damn party now?" There was nothing but silence in the room, you could hear a pin drop. All eyes were on you and everyone was still.

"I've been working my ass off all week, day and night, so this god forsaken war could be over with, but you're all here having fun, drinking, dancing, like we can afford to do that...People are dying as we speak and what are we doing about it... All I ask is for help. I can't...I can't do this on my own. Winston could, I can't..." You looked to the ground for a moment. Everyone looked guilty, but they were still silent and motionless. You picked your head up and frowned "You know what...forget it. Finish your drinks, I'll figure this out on my own"

You stormed out of the lounge and into the snowy landscape. The door slammed shut behind you. Everyone stared at the door for a few moments, their hearts pounding. They exchanged glances, not knowing what to do. Lena stood in front of the door, staring out in the distance.

"I'll go talk to him" She said before leaving in a similar fashion as you.

The rest of the agents continued to remain motionless as if they feared you were still watching them. After a few moments of silence, Mccree slowly took another sip of his whisky. After, they began to revert from their statue like states and become less tense.

"Geez what's his problem" Hana said

Angela looked at her half-finished glass in disgust then set it down in the table, moving it away from herself. "He's right. Verdammt what were we thinking"

"What are we supposed to do. He's leader for a reason." Zarya said

"We could help him plan and coordinate, contact any sources we have to get rid of the Petras Act, even train. Literally anything besides this" Pharah said

Angela sighed and placed her head on her hand. Guilt was beginning to consume everyone in the room. No one felt like getting to work because it was already late, but no one felt like lounging either. So they all remained in silence.

Lena followed your fresh footprints throughout the Ecopoint. Part of her enjoyed this little game of detective. She did this until she found you perched on the second floor of one of the walkways connecting two buildings.

The snow falling beat against your bare feet, numbing your now red cheeks little by little. The cold air felt good, it enabled you to think more clearly due to the fact it was reducing the pain in your head. Your feet dangled off the edge of the walkway. You fiddled with your hands and looked out into the horizon, simply contemplating. Maybe you were too hard on them. They were just trying to find some sort of cadence in this chaotic world. But you were right about the fact that Overwatch needed to take action as well as you couldn't do this alone. You heard the mixture of Lena's accelerator traveling through time and her light footsteps on the metallic walkway.

Without saying any words, Lena sat down next to you and sighed. She looked in the same direction as you and began to shiver ever so slightly. You took off your last layer of clothing and draped it on her shoulders. You accepted the cold that was slowly creeping through your body, but you simply disregarded it. Lena hugged her arms and pulled your coat closer around her.

"I hope you know that we will always 'ave your back" she finally said. You remained silent and that prompted her to continue. "...I know what it's like to feel like you're alone. Trust me on this one, there will always be someone there for you"

"I'm not mad about that anymore...I overreacted I get that, I just have no clue what to do. It's 20 of us versus the world practically and I'm in the eye of the storm. You all enacted me leader, and I'm beginning to think that wasn't the smartest choice."

"Pssh of course it was. You are obviously the best fit"

"Am I, Lena? I Haven't done anything yet and I have no idea where to start"

"I doubt you've done nothing. I'm sure there's something going on in that noggin of yours" She tapped your head. You smiled and moved her finger away from your face. "Ha! I knew I was right. You do have a plan!" Lena said after you remained.

"I never said that"

"You don't have to. I know you at least have some ideas"

You smiled after realizing she was right. The past couple of days you had some time to think. Your ideas weren't all in order, but they were there.

"Tell me I'm right" Lena said smiling at you

"About what"

"About how I knew you were the right person for the job"

"I'm not going to say that, but I appreciate it"

She shrugged "Good enough for me" Then she hugged you. The warmth of the embrace felt like bliss out in this cold.

You two sat there for a while, her head resting on your shoulder. The howling wind blew all about, sending chills all throughout your body. Your nose turned a rosy red color and you had cheeks to match.

"Can we go in now?" Lena asked shivering

You smiled and nodded. You two sat up and began walking toward your room. She took hold of your hand in an attempt to warm her own. You willingly grasped her hand for yours were bitter cold.

Upon arriving, Lena pulled you into the bed and under the covers, huddling next to you. Your coat was still tightly pulled around herself. She continued to shiver whilst fidgeting under the blankets. She desperately tried to warm herself by pulling the blanket up to her neck. She buried her face into the pillow.

You smirked and gladly cuddled up next to the woman. You felt that euphoric feeling of getting so cozy after a long day. You sighed in relief as your eyelids automatically began to fall over your eyes. Another long and tiring day down, many more to go

There were a few attitude adjustments throughout the team the next day. You were constantly apologized to while you were working. You felt like a broken record repeatedly telling them that it was ok and that you overreacted a bit.

Angela stood by you all day. The good-hearted woman did anything that would get rid of the guilt that she felt. You felt bad because she constantly works and she never lets loose but the one time she did, you berated everyone including her.

You also felt the need to make sure you still know how to aim a gun. So, you went to the practice range and shot some bots. It felt good to not worry about being a leader and simply be a soldier. Afterwards, you, Zarya, and Reinhardt engaged in a vigorous workout. Lena claims she joined you three, but she really just watched and messed around with the light dumbbells

It was a simple day, nothing out of the ordinary. Simple yet long, as per usual nowadays. After shutting everything down in the main control center of the base, you walked back to the bedrooms with Angela. You two talked about mundane things with little meaning. Perhaps she was glad there were no missions going on now, for she wasn't a fan of the fighting. Regardless, once you trekked through the snow and reached your door, you said farewell to the doctor and entered your room, eager for the day to be over.

Upon entering the room, you noticed Lena was kneeling on the bed clutching a small object to her chest. Her eyes were closed and her expression was sorrowful. As soon as she noticed you opened the door, she immediately pocketed the object and stood up, putting on a fake smile but not looking you in the eye. As you entered the room, she began walking past.

"Hi luv" She said still not looking at you with a small sniffle.

"Hey. Lena, is everything alright?"

She walked past you and to the door "Y-Yeah, everything's fine...I gotta go" Lena exited the door quickly and shut it behind her.

Right when you thought the day was going to be over. You sighed and exited your room shortly after Lena did. It seemed she had moved quickly after leaving, for her footprints seemed endless. Regardless, you still followed them whilst speed walking. Of course, you followed them until eventually you found her sitting down in the snow on a hidden pathway, lightly banging her head on the rock

"Did you think I wasn't going to follow you" You said

"Why did you. I told you I'm fine"

"Oh yeah you look really fine. Really happy, nothing wrong" you said sarcastically

"I am fine!"

"Why are you here then? Why were you crying? And most importantly, why can't you tell me" she looked away from you and remained silent, still hugging her knees with her back against the landscape. "What's in your pocket" You asked her

"Nothiiiiiing" She said after reversing one of her coat pockets. You glared at her, knowing that wasn't true. After a few moments of silence, she sighed in defeat and pulled out Winston's glasses out of her other pocket. Suddenly everything became clearer.

You held out a hand to help her up. "Come on, let's go inside and talk about this"

She looked at your hand then looked away "I don't want to"

"Lena please. I want to talk to you about this"

She stood up and began walking in the opposite direction of you "Nope. I told you I'm fine"

You grabbed her shoulder and spun her around "You're not fine. You hold in all these emotions all the time. You know that you can tell me things. I've heard snippets of your problems but then you just shove them back down. I want to listen. Don't think you're being a burden. I want to"

"...You know what? Fine. You want to hear about my problems? You want to hear about my messed-up life? Well here you go: Nothing good ever happens to me! I grew up in a shithole, you know what I did? I smiled right through it, looking at aaaaallll the positives. Now look what happened: I'm a ghost without this stupid piece o' metal on my chest. People look at me like Imma freak! I try (your name), I try my hardest to smile through it, to look at the positives again. If that wasn't bad enough, Amelie got brainwashed into a mindless killer hell bent on ending Overwatch, the only thing I had left! Now, worst of all, my best friend is dead! Winston saved me from a life of...of nothingness, and now he's gone! What do I have to show for all this-this rubbish?! I just want to be happy all the time...sure I can forget about everything from time to time, but it always comes back to bite me in the arse! You will never know what all of this feels like..."

You stared at the woman you love in a completely different way. It was all out there now. You knew what she thought, but she was right, you can never truly empathize with her. From day one, Lena smiled through everything. The bubbly Brit managed to be a ray of sunshine regardless of her past. And for that reason, in this very moment, you loved her more.

"Attention Overwatch agents: Talon soldiers seen smuggling large amounts of ammunition and arms into the Temple of Anubis. Immediate action is imperative"

Both you and Lena heard Athena's voice coming from Lena's phone within her pocket. Her expression of anger and sorrow was still cemented on her face. She pulled out the phone and eyed the data on the message. Without saying anything, she began walking quickly away from you

"Lena wait, where are you going"

"You heard Athena. I'm going to stop Talon. I'm sick of them"

"You can't go alone. We have to get the others"

"(Your name), you're either coming with me or you're not. I don't care either way" She continued to walk towards one of the Overwatch aircrafts with her back facing you

You stood still, not knowing what to do "Lena I-We can't-" You groaned in frustration and began following her to the ship

Widowmaker had her crosshairs honed in right on Lena's head. The shot would be so easy, but she couldn't just do that. She watched as you two entered the aircraft and took off. The sniper unscoped and slung Widow's Kiss over her shoulder with a smirk

"Parfait" (Perfect) She whispered to herself before grappling away from the Ecopoint.