Chapter 16
"Attention all Overwatch agents: Watchpoint Gibraltar has been infiltrated by Talon forces. Repeat: Watchpoint Gibraltar has been infiltrated by Talon forces"
You and Lena were sitting on her couch in the middle of a usual make out session. She sat on your lap, curled in a little ball wearing your sweatshirt and one of her many pairs of Union Jack underwear. Her hands were in the sleeves of the sweatshirt that was obviously too big for her and she held your face with both hands as you held her in your lap.
Athena's voice emanated from both your phones simultaneously that were on the coffee table before you. Both of you pulled away from each other slowly and looked at the phones, processing what the A.I. just said.
You looked back at each other and quickly jumped off the couch. You ran to the door and put your shoes on, but Lena blinked to the bedroom.
"What are you doing?" you yelled to her in the other room
"I need to change!"
"Do it in the ship! We don't have time"
She blinked to the door next to you. She only had on her goggles, her accelerator and her panties. She was holding her leggings, jacket, gloves and a bra. You stared at her for a moment, about to say something but closed your mouth. She slipped on her white athletic shoes and blinked out the door to the roof of the apartment where the aircraft was.
You ran up the stairs to catch up to Lena. By the time you got to the roof, the ship was already started up, Lena still naked in the cockpit setting everything up. She took off once you got in and as per usual, she set it on autopilot. She began to quickly slip on her leggings, hopping around on one foot as she stuck her leg in the tight bright clothing. Then she finessed her jacket on under her accelerator, an action that she has gotten proficient at. Finally, she put her gloves on and loaded her pulse pistols
You began unchanging and putting on your usual dark blue tactical jacket and vest, hemmed with orange at the seams as well as a pair of lightweight boots. Everything was located in a compartment on the ship, along with a small arsenal. Lena put a hand on your shoulder and stopped you
"Wot are you doing"
"I'm not going to fight in shorts and a T-shirt"
"You're not gonna fight at all. You're hurt" She told you, concern in her voice
You laughed a little "I'm not arguing with you about this" you said whilst still getting ready
"I don't want you to get hurt even more"
You placed your hands on her shoulders "I appreciate your concern. But I'm not going to stand on the sidelines"
"Look at you. You can't even walk!" She said as you limped to the arsenal and grabbed a rifle.
You looked at her and put the rifle back and picked up a sniper "There. I don't move much when I snipe" you said with a smirk
She put her hands on her hips "This isn't funny (Your name). Wot if something happens and you can't get away and I can't get to you. I don't...I don't want to lose you"
"Listen, if it's true that there's an invasion on Gibraltar, then I'm not just going to watch it unfold. Waiting for you to get back is not an option. Ok?"
She looked at you with the same worried face for a few moments then she nodded and sat down. She watched as you loaded the rifle, placed a pistol at your waist, and gathered additional ammo to put on your vest. She bounced her leg up and down anxiously and continuously shifted her seating position. You however remained calm as you flipped your butterfly knife around your fingers. You had to be calm. If Lena saw you were just as worried as her, then she'd surely freak out
You could hear a pin drop aboard the ship. The only sound was the quiet humming of the aircraft's state of the art engine. Lena blankly stared off, biting her lip. You looked over at her and sheathed your knife, placing it in a pocket on your chest. You had no clue if things were going to be alright. A Talon attack on the one sole Overwatch Outpost remaining. You wondered if the other agents had returned from their mission, you hoped that they had.
You remembered the mission debriefing took place last night. It took a few hours to get to Hanamura, so their arrival would've been really early in the morning. The question of how long the mission took remained. It was afternoon now, so it could go either way. One thing was for sure and it's that this was the longest trip back to Gibraltar ever
Winston's heart pounded as he watched all of the Talon soldiers repel from their ships. An Overwatch soldier managed to blow one up with a rocket launcher. Seeing this, Winston had hope. Hope that maybe, just maybe Overwatch could fend off this attack. These thoughts were quickly shattered when he saw the mass number of Talon ships arriving over the horizon.
Winston quickly walked over to his computer and began typing. He backed up every file Gibraltar had and sent them to Ecopoint Antarctica. Worst comes to worst, the agents and himself will just have to deal with the cold. He hated thinking about the fact that he had to back up the files. The scientist surely was optimistic, but he was reasonable. This battle was not in favor of Overwatch.
Winston looked down to the lower level in his lab. He jumped down and made his way to his armor stocked with a jump pack. He touched it lightly, feeling the smooth white metal he hadn't worn in so long. He unhooked it from its chains that displayed it and put it on. He rolled his shoulders, getting used to the heavy piece of armor. He picked up his tesla gun and made it release a few sparks of lightning, making sure it was working
The gorilla opened the door of his lab and heard the booming sounds of gunfire from each side. He rolled his neck and took a deep breath before jumping high into the air and landed on a group of Talon. All attention was directed to the gorilla that was causing chaos, allowing the Overwatch soldiers to take out the Talon ones.
Winston smacked the enemies with his massive fist, causing them to be thrown around all around the island. Those who dared to get close enough were shocked with the weapon designed and created by Winston himself. He absorbed all shots taken whether it be from his snow white metallic armor or his natural, primal, tough skin.
Winston lead the charge with his troops. He would jump ahead and engage while the soldiers kept their distance to get good shots. Even though the infantry was nowhere near the skill of the heroes, they were still adept enough to combat Talon. They were the leftover UN soldiers that had the same viewpoints as Winston. They answered the recall along with the field agents and they have been serving Overwatch illegally
As Overwatch fended off wave after wave of enemies, a dark mist floated through the Talon soldiers and past Winston into the group of Overwatch. It flowed elegantly, weaving through person after person. Talon's eyes were not diverted, but the Overwatch infantry stopped firing and watched the wave of black appear in their backlines. As soon as the mist floated past Winston, his eyes widened
"Run!" he yelled and jumped into the air, away from everyone
Some heeded the warning of the gorilla and took cover, but others were so focused and curious about the dark cloud that they watched it move to the center of themselves. The mist coalesced into a figure clad in black who immediately drew his weapons after forming
"Die! Die! Die!" the Reaper yelled as he spun around in circles, randomly firing his shotguns all about.
Those who had the misfortune of being caught in the whirlwind were obliterated by the harbinger of death. Reaper threw his empty guns on the ground and pulled out two loaded ones and advanced on the Overwatch soldiers. The ones that tried to run were quickly caught by the wraith and received a shotgun blast to the chest.
Reaper was like a lion on the prowl. Anyone he saw was swiftly disposed of. He was making quick work of Overwatch and most, if not all hope was gone for the depleting soldiers.
Winston jumped on the mercenary, staggering him. Once Reaper regained his footing, he fought through the shock of Winston's gun and unloaded his own guns to the head of the gorilla. Winston covered his face and backed up. He tried to jump away, but Reaper shifted into his wraith form and caught up quickly and continued his onslaught. Winston was cornered against one of the many burning buildings. Reaper threw his guns on the ground and pulled out new ones, walking closer to the gorilla
"Hey! That's not very nice, Gabe!"
Reaper's head turned and saw the blinking Tracer around him. He groaned and held one gun out to her and the other still on the injured Winston. He fired at the girl, but she merely blinked away from it and she laughed
"Aww, Gabe, you used to be so much better" She quipped
He growled and aimed both of his gonna at her and fired away. She blinked around him, avoiding the oncoming bullets and she laughed and laughed. When Reaper was empty, she blinked behind him right next to his ear
"Hi!"
He quickly turned and attempted to punch her, but of course, she blinked away. He pulled out a new pair of guns and growled. "You little pest!"
He predicted the forward blink and prematurely shot in the direction. His prediction was correct and Tracer landed right into the hail of bullets. She fell down with a groan and held her bleeding side. Reaper walked slowly to her and she went wide eyed and went back in time, recalling to a point where she wasn't shot. As she was gone from the timeline for a brief moment, Reaper turned around and winded up. Right as she reappeared, he delivered a crushing blow to the Brit and she fell down again.
"So predictable" He taunted as he walked closer to her
Suddenly, a clip of bullets was unloaded into Reaper. He staggered and through the dark smoke of the building, you emerged and continued to fire at him. Reaper backed up and dropped to his knee. Once your clip was gone, you drew your knife and rushed him. The two of you engaged in a quick fist fight, each taking turns throwing punches and slashes at the other. You dodged around his blows and repeatedly slashed and stabbed him, but when he hit you, he hit you hard
You stumbled backwards and did a back roll before rushing him again. You ducked below his blow when you ran at him, then grappled his waist, lifted the tall wraith up slightly, and slammed him on the ground. You quickly stood up and pulled out your pistol and aimed it at his head, breathing heavily. He leaned on one forearm and looked up at you, holding his side.
He menacingly cackled and you stared at him confused "You're the boy from (your city)" He spoke in his raspy voice. "Not bad kid, not bad"
Lena ran up next to you and stared down at Reaper and smiled. "Ha! You lost your touch, Gabe"
He looked over to Lena slowly and breathed out his nose in slight laughter. "It only took three of you"
"I 'member when you could take on 5" the Brit taunted. Your gun was still aimed at his head, not taking any chances with the former strike commander.
"Is that so?" he said ominously in his deep and altered voice
Lena frowned, trying to understand what he meant. Reaper turned into black mist again. As he did, you fired a few shots, but it was no use, for he was invulnerable in his wraith form. He weaved through Lena's legs and fled the scene.
"Lena, do not let him get away!" Winston yelled holding his side
She nodded and followed the quick trail of smoke by repeatedly blinking. You rushed over to Winston and helped him up. "You might want to sit this one out" you told him, who was clearly injured
"I should be telling you that" He said with a smile as he adjusted his glasses.
You returned the smile and looked at all the destruction before you. Fire was blazing atop most, if not all buildings on Gibraltar. The sound of crackling fire was drowned out by the gun shots and explosions from each side. Dark grey smoke polluted the walkways.
"It'll be a miracle if we can get out of here alive" you said
Winston nodded "Come. They need our help" Both of you joined the assault. Winston continued to lead the charge, but now he had a skilled agent watching his back.
Lena continued to follow Reaper. He was swift in his wraith form, swifter than Lena had expected. She followed him through one of the many control centers of Gibraltar. As they exited the room, a sniper bullet whizzed past Lena's face. Luckily she had blinked out the door, lest her head would have been gone. She immediately blinked back into the room and took cover.
"Sniper here! I'm pinned down!" She yelled into her radio, a slight sound of panic in her voice
"You're the only one that can close. We'll take care of Reaper" you told her
Reaper was slightly peering into the door of the control room Lena was in. He was just about to draw her out so Windowmaker could get a clear shot. You took a sniper rifle from one of the infantry and aimed at Reaper. You'd aim for Widow, if only you could see her. So, you figured you'd buy Lena some time. However, right when you shot, Reaper's torso twisted, dodging the shot that was aimed at the head. He looked directly into your scope and took his thumb and imitated the action of slitting his throat. Then he disappeared, teleporting to an unknown location.
You dropped the scope from your eye and handed it back to the soldier. "Uhh I think you're good to attack, Lena" you told her, a little paranoid of where Reaper might be.
She took a deep breath and blinked out the door again, the sniper shot, but this time Lena saw where the bullet came from and she recalled back into the room.
"Ha! Gotcha!" she exclaimed before running up the stairs to a long balcony like structure before the hangar. She blinked across it and found Widowmaker still scoped in on one knee. Lena smirked and blinked over to her, kicking Widow's kiss out of her hands, knocking it off the balcony.
Widow gritted her teeth and threw a punch at Lena, but she dodged it and pushed the sniper into the wall. This time Lena tried to punch Widow, but it was caught and she twisted Lena's arm around her back, causing her to yelp in pain. Lena kicked the assassin's ribs, freeing herself and the two began to exchange blows
You and Winston ran up the walkway and you patted him quickly on the shoulder "Look! It's Lena" you said pointing up to the balcony, watching the two women go at it. It was almost like a dance. A very violent and hateful dance, yet it was graceful at the same time. The two fighting styles flowed together. Widowmaker's was swift and majestic, and Lena's was quick and aggressive
You snapped out of your trance and you ran to the stairs to the balcony, not before Reaper coalesced behind you suddenly and he bashed your head against the wall of the building and fired at Winston's back. The impact from the high damage shotguns caused Winston's jump pack to explode on the armor. The gorilla turned around and swatted the wraith away. Reaper rolled backwards to recover. You groggily got up and ran to cover. You and Winston continued to combat Reaper who weaved through your shots and tanked the ones that you hit. Although Winston couldn't jump high nor far, he was still able to harass Reaper aggressively.
Widowmaker delivered a hard kick to Lena, causing her to slam against the wall of the balcony. Widow dropped off the balcony and simultaneously placed her grappling hook on it. She gently floated down and picked up her rifle. When she attempted to zip back up to the top, she noticed her hook had fallen next to her. She looked up and Lena was waving with a smirk. Lena drew her pistols and opened fire. Widow hooked onto the doorway that led to the hangar and got to cover
Lena looked around and blinked into the upper doorway that also led to the hangar. She had lost the blue skinned woman amidst the chaos inside. She groaned in annoyance and blinked down to the battlefield and took out the Talon soldiers that were advancing on the Overwatch ones
"I'm on fire!" she exclaimed after bombing a group of soldiers with a pulse bomb
Lena looked around again, searching for the sniper. She blinked out of the hangar on the other side she had come from, past all of the soldiers. She looked high and low all the way to the edge of Gibraltar where there was no battle going on.
As you and Winston were fighting Reaper, you saw a large platoon of victorious Talon soldiers rushing up the ramp to where all three of you were. You swore to yourself behind cover and pulled out a flashbang.
"Winston, watch out!" you yelled as you threw it at the group of soldiers who were locked and loaded.
Winston covered his eyes and the flash went off, stunning Reaper and the soldiers. You and Winston had the same idea and you both ran into the hangar. As you rushed last the battle, you and Winston took out the soldiers from behind. As you regrouped with the few remaining Overwatch soldiers, you grabbed one of the soldiers who had a rocket launcher by the torso
"Take that ship down!" You yelled as you pointed at the large Overwatch drop ship that was being hung in the hangar for maintenance.
"But sir-"
"Do it! Overwatch is gone over there, block them off!"
He nodded and went down on one knee. He shot the heavy-duty gun at the straps that held the ship up. Upon the collision, the top of the ship exploded and began slowly falling to the floor. The sound of screeching metal was accompanied by the sparks of the grinding. It was almost as if time slowed down as you watched the makeshift barricade being put into place. The ship tumbled into a stack of crates, causing loud thuds. The hangar echoed at the sound of the drop ship hitting the ground. A few aggressive Talon soldiers had the misfortune of being crushed by the falling ship. Your moment of triumph was cut short when you saw the soldiers find different routes to get to you, Winston, and the few soldiers.
"Go! We'll hold them off" You yelled to the squad of soldiers. Winston had the same idea and he placed down a barrier projector, allowing you to fire behind a shield.
Lena groaned in aggravation. Her one job was to take care of the sniper that seemingly disappeared with one grappling hook. She holstered her weapons and looked around at the devastation. Had there not been a massive battle going on, she would've broken down. The place she called home for many years was being torn apart in front of her very eyes.
The dark smoke coming from the massive fires on top of the buildings clouded the horizon. The area where she stood was the least touched battleground. She was at the edge of Gibraltar, right above one of the main control centers. Now this isn't to say that this area was undamaged, because with the use of highly explosive weaponry, buildings were on the verge of collapsing. The walkways were torn up, rubble all about. This was not a sight Lena had ever intended to see
As she was about to blink down to the hangar where she could hear gunshots, but not see due to the smoke, the small group of infantry rushed up to her and she looked at the panting men confused
"Wot is goin on? Where's (your name) and Winston?" she asked frantically
"The hangar...He told us... to go" One spoke up, speaking in between breaths
Lena felt like hitting the soldiers for listening to you. An injured soldier and an immobile gorilla versus Talon. She became mad at you and Winston for giving them such orders that was a clear death sentence. Her anger turned to grief as she realized it was a death sentence
Lena was about to blink down to the battle, but an Overwatch dropship landed before them. The first to rush over was Angela who gave Lena a quick, tight hug
"Oh Lena, I'm so glad you're safe. Where are-"
"They're down there! Taking on basically all of Talon. C'mon, we have to help!"
The rest of the agents grouped up with one another. Once Lena was satisfied with her small army she had, she took a step towards the smoke covered pathway that led to the hangar. As if on cue, an explosion that rocked the entire island erupted. The explosion happened right in front of Lena. The force of it knocking her onto the ground. Her vision was blurred as she laid there for a few moments, the others rushing over to help her up. All she could think about in her dazed state was you and Winston being caught in the explosion
From behind the barrier, you took out soldier after soldier. The ones that gained high ground to the ones that emerged from underground past the living spaces. Some even managed to climb on top of the toppled drop ship. Those who managed to rush you and Winston from in the barrier were shocked by the electrifying weapon owned by the ape. The whole while, shots were being taken and absorbed by the barrier. It began to crack more and more as the fight went on.
You noticed from the balcony far away, Widowmaker had her gun honed in on you, waiting for the barrier to break to take her shot. You also noticed Reaper climbed on top of the collapsed ship and he stared you down while all the other soldiers walked and fired at the bubble.
You cursed loudly as you realized the barrier was going to break soon and you'd have a whole army firing at you. You emptied your last clip of your rifle and heard the clicking of empty ammo in your gun. You threw it down and pulled out your pistol, continuing your aggressive defense.
Winston sighed from inside the bubble, setting down his gun. He put a finger up to his, activating his radio "Athena...commence self-destruct sequences in Sectors A through F"
You stopped firing for a brief moment. You remembered Sector A marked Winston's lab and Sector F being a control center past the hangar. The hangar being Sector E. You ran this memory over and over, trying to understand what Winston was doing. You were almost out of ammo and his jump pack was destroyed.
"Woah Winston, what are you doing. We can't make it past Sector F on foot before the explosion"
"I know."
"Confirmation to activate self-destruct sequences in sectors A through F?" Athena asked
There was slight hesitation from the gorilla "Yes"
"Self-destruct sequences activated in 2 minutes" She replied
You looked back at him for a moment before firing again at the Talon soldiers, panic in your expression "Athena, grant (your full name) authorization codes to all Overwatch databases and facilities" Winston said
Your eyes widened and your heart skipped a beat. You stopped firing and looked at him "No no no no. Winston...don't do this"
"Ecopoint Antarctica, go there" He replied ignoring you
"Winston stop. We can get out of this!"
He took off his glasses and handed them to you "Keep her safe" He said with a smile and his hand on your shoulder. You looked up to him, trying to find words to say
When he took his hand off your shoulder, he let out a primal roar. His body glowed a dark red hue and his eyes were electrified in a bright yellow. He stood upright and picked you up, launching you out of the hangar and past the control center.
Widowmaker and Reaper recognized what was happening and they rushed out of the hangar while the Talon soldiers continued to fight. Widowmaker held onto Reaper as she launched her grappling hook onto the edge of a Talon dropship, getting them both to safety
As soon as you tumbled across the walkway, every building up to the control room past the hangar blew up in a mass explosion. You felt the heat of the explosion singe one side of your face. You stood up slowly, your ear was ringing and all you saw was the rubble and smoke all around you. Time seemingly stopped as you wondered if this was a dream, a nightmare more so. You blinked a few times, trying to revert your vision from its blurry state. You fully stood upright, clenching your side. Everything hurt but you began to limp your way to what you thought was the area of Gibraltar that hadn't seen the full extent of the devastation
Unbeknownst to you, Lena was on the other side of the smoke. She stood up with the help of Angela and stared into the destruction. Her mouth was gaping open and she didn't know what to do. Her optimistic side told her there was a chance that you two were alive. Her realist side said that no one could've survived that blast. She felt like crying, but no tears came out.
She stared into the dark grey smoke and the dust, trembling as she stared into the unknown. Suddenly, your silhouette in the smoke was seen by all. You limped through the dust, clutching your side. You looked like a legend as you emerged from the smoke, like something one would see on a movie poster. But this was no movie, it was all too real.
"(Your name)!" Lena shouted when she saw you were alive. She blinked over to you and clutched you tighter than she ever had before. After a long embrace, she pulled away and looked behind you "Where's Winston?"
You couldn't look her in the eye. You looked over the horizon past all the agents her shared expressions of worry. The slight smile Lena had was gone and she stared at you, wanting an answer. "(Your name)...where is he?" You could sense she knew the answer, but she didn't want to be right
You remained silent. You looked down and pulled out Winston's glasses, letting everyone see. There were a few small gasps as everyone stared at the object you were holding. Lena covered her mouth and her lip began to quiver, tears welling up in her eyes. She hugged you and buried her face into your torso, her loud sobs muffled. You stared off again and wrapped an arm around her waist, the other still clenching the pair of glasses.
"Keep her safe"
His final words echoed in your mind and you held Lena tighter.
McCree took his hat off and wrapped an arm around Angela who began to cry into her hands. The rest grimly looked to the ground, mourning the loss of their dear friend
After a long time of no sound besides the crackling of the fire all around, Lena let go of you, knowing she can't hold onto you forever although she wished she could. She sniffled and took off her goggles to wipe her eyes.
"This is your fault, girl" Zarya said suddenly and aggressively. She took a few steps closer to Lena whilst pointing a finger at her
Lena shrunk down and took a few steps backwards as the muscular woman took steps forward. Lena held her hands in front of herself, trembling with fear from the much larger Russian. Her big hazel eyes were all puffy from crying onto you. She looked up at Zarya innocently, backing down. You stepped in between them and Lena stood behind you. She held your arm and only peaked her eyes out from behind your back to see what was happening.
"How is this her fault?" You said equally aggressively. Everyone looked up and watched you two.
"Had she not been with you, we would've been able to complete the mission faster without having to wait for the omnic's brother to save us" Zarya said towering over you. Genji's head darted her way at the mention of himself.
"With that logic, it's Jesse's fault for not getting his shots off from the high ground" Pharah spoke
McCree put his hat back on and glared at the younger woman. "I'm not the one who can't stay on the battlefield for now than two seconds without getting shot"
"Woah guys chill. It's no one's fault" Lucio said
"Step off, Lucio" McCree told him
Instantly, everyone began to yell over top of everyone. Accusations were being thrown around left and right. You had to defend yourself and Lena once either of your names were mentioned. She remained standing behind you, just barely peeking her head out. All noises previously present were replaced with the sound of yelling. Even someone as calm and collected as Genji reverted to his youthful mindset once he was accused. As you all were arguing, you felt Lena's grip on your arm disappear. You looked behind yourself and noticed she was gone. You saw her sitting at the edge of the cliff. You left the heated argument and walked over to her
You sighed "Are you alright" you asked, brows still furrowed due to your agitated state
She picked her head up out of her hands and looked out into the horizon "She's right. I should've been there to help. They could've completed the mission much faster with me"
"Are you serious?!"
She looked at you "What?"
"You're blaming yourself for this?!"
"Why are you getting mad at me" she asked softly
"Because you always do this, Lena! Slipstream, not your fault. Mondatta's death, not your fault. This, not your fault! You blame yourself for every bad thing that happens! Why? Why do you do this to yourself?" You didn't even realize you were shouting at her
"I don't know...I... I don't know" She said in the same tone, not liking being yelled at
You scoffed "I don't know what to tell you, Lena. You keep blaming yourself for things you didn't do"
She stood up and faced you with a scowl. Not her playful and jokingly scowl she does when she's annoyed. This one was for real. There was genuine anger behind it.
"Well at least I own up to the things I do"
"What are you talking about"
"'Oh, I didn't kiss Widowmaker. Blah blah blah. It wasn't my fault'. Sound familiar (your name)?"
"You're still on that?"
"Yeah. I am. Since we're arguing about every little thing we don't like about each other, I figured I'd bring it up" She snapped at you with a snarky tone
"This isn't a 'little thing'. You do this with everything, then you get sad, then I comfort you and the process repeats!"
"Oh sorry to bother you when I'm upset. It's not like you're supposed to do that like a boyfriend should do or anything!"
You groaned in aggravation "That's not what I meant! I'm trying to help you here"
"Help? We'll you're doing a real bang up job."
"You..." You stopped yourself and took a deep breath "All I'm saying is that you shouldn't blame yourself for" You said calmer but a hint of aggravation still remained
"I shouldn't blame myself? Ok then, maybe I'll take your advice. You were the one that got injured for a dumb reason. You were the one that was with Winston last. Is this better (your name)? Do you like being blamed for this?"
"Don't pin this on me. I'm trying to calm us both down"
"No no no no no. You started this argument (your name)! C'mon then, argue with me. Like you say all the time 'don't bottle up your emotions'. Or is it you know I'm right and you're the one who's full of rubbish" She poked your chest aggressively at the end of her spiel.
You grabbed her finger and moved it away from your chest. "Watch yourself, Oxton"
"Oooo 'Oxton' I'm so scared what ever will you do. Wait! Don't tell me...you're gonna hurt all my friends and break their arms, right?"
"Would you quit bringing up the past"
"No! Welcome to my life (your name), where I relive all my regretful moments all day long!"
You grunted again, aggravated that you even started this argument. You began to open your mouth, but you were interrupted
"No! Don't say anything! Don't do anything! Just sod off!" She yelled and she turned her back towards you with her arms crossed
"You have the audacity to speak to me like that? I do everything for you, Lena. Everything! I do the things you don't want to do. I say the things you don't want to say. I'm there for you all the time!" you yelled to her back
She turned around quickly "Then why aren't you here for me now?!" She showed back at you, this time her eyes began to well up
You opened and closed your mouth a few times trying to find words to say, but nothing came out. She turned around again and waved you off before sitting back down on her ledge again
"Go..." She said softly
Reaper handed the tactical binoculars back to his soldier aboard the Talon dropship. Widowmaker looked at him, trying to figure out if the man saw something in favor of Talon. Reaper laughed ever so slightly as he turned away from her and took his seat aboard the aircraft. Widow smirked, confirming that Reaper saw the Overwatch members tear each other apart.
You looked back to the group of Overwatch agents continuing to argue. You looked back at Lena who was sitting down and you sighed. You quickly walked over to the group, pulled out your sidearm, and fired 3 rounds into the air. Everyone stopped shouting and they looked at you. Even Lena's ears pricked up wanting to hear what you had to say after she was startled by the gunshots
"What are we doing?" you said after you got everyone to look. "We're not getting anywhere arguing with one another"
McCree walked up to you and put a hand on your shoulder "You know what, partner, you're right. We're not getting anywhere. So, if you need me, I'll be in Texas. Probably in a bar somewhere" He said as he walked away from the crowd.
"So you're going to give up just like that? All of you?" There was silence and McCree stopped walking away and turned around
"Winston wouldn't want this. He didn't die just so Overwatch could disband" You continued and there was more silence that followed.
"What are we supposed to do then? Gibraltar is gone" Zarya said
"Ecopoint Antarctica. That's where Winston told me to go" You told them
"S'pose we do get there. Then what? None of us has any clue what Talon is up to. We just did what Winston told us to do" McCree added
"We need a leader, a coordinator, something." Angela told you
You shrugged and couldn't find words. It was true, what were you all to do without someone to lead.
"It's obvious innit?"
Everyone turned, including you, to see Lena standing behind you. Everyone stared at her with a questioning look. There was silence as she looked at everyone and they looked back, no one, not even you, understanding her
"What's obvious, Lena?" Angela finally asked
"Well...it's (your name) ...He's our leader"
Everyone looked at each other and thought about it. One after another, each agent began to smile as they began to realize Lena was right. You, however, was stunned at the proposal. You looked back to her and she mouthed "I'm sorry" whilst everyone was thinking
"I... I don't know" you said breaking the silence
"You spent more time coordinating with Winston than any one of us" Angela
"Not to mention you gotta hell of an aim" McCree said with a smirk
"See! I know you can do it! Wot do ya say luv?" The Brit next to you said
You looked around and saw everyone's smiling faces, hopeful smiling faces at that. Some looked anxious to hear your response. You thought about it in silence for a few moments. Eventually, you looked to the ground and laughed with a nod. Everyone cheered simultaneously. Lena hugged you and whispered "I'm sorry" into your ear. After everyone was done cheering, Reinhardt picked you up with ease and placed you on his shoulder, everyone smiling. There was another cheer that echoed throughout Gibraltar.
You are the leader of Overwatch
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