The journey on the Overwatch dropship was relatively quiet. The only thing you could hear was the pounding in your chest. You were on your way to your first mission out in the field along with the other agents.

Winston figured it best that your first mission should be fairly easy with backup from the others. The task was simple: stop Talon agents from constructing a base and creating weapons in the ruins of Ilios. You had run similar missions in the simulation room of Gibraltar.

Thinking of these simulations, you remember the first time entering the room. That was an embarrassing moment. Sure you had been debriefed on the importance of teamwork and composition by Winston and Reinhardt, but being told and actually doing were two very different things regarding teamwork. Throughout that first simulation, you had bumped into McCree causing him to miss. He gave you a look that could melt glaciers. From apologizing, you hadn't been paying attention and got shot from one of the simulated soldiers. They're bullets were not unlike that of a paintball, so a few rounds did sting

After being shot by the fake soldiers, you stumbled back and fell to your knees, knocking Lena's gun out of her hand as you fell. The whole situation was just embarrassing

You certainly had come a long way from the first day of training about a month ago. All day you would train and you'd practiced everything. You had a lot of ground to cover and you certainly have come close to covering it. McCree gave you tips on how to shoot better, Genji taught you hand to hand combat along with wielding a knife in battle. Zarya was your personal trainer and boy did she take pride in it. Angela showed you basic medical procedures. And Lena was by your side through everything.

The time in Overwatch had been the hardest days of your life, yet you still do not regret saying yes to joining. You had made friends with the other agents as well as grown closer to Lena, if that was even possible at this point. You hadn't even slept in your own bed yet in the residence facility of Gibraltar. However, with the amount of training you'd do in the day, that left little energy within you to please Lena after hours, leaving her disappointed. You'd feel bad about it, but you had a rigorous schedule and she had a more laid back one.

On the dropship, all the agents were doing their own things, not talking to one another. Whether it be to get focused for the upcoming mission, or just that there was nothing to be said, you could not tell.

McCree sat in the corner smoking a cigar carelessly. Genji was cross legged meditating on the floor. Zarya was doing an easy workout routine such as pushups, sit ups, etc. Lucio had his headphones on bobbing his head up and down to his beat. Reinhardt was reading a book quietly that originated from Germany. Lastly, Lena held onto your arm and rested her head on your shoulder while you fidgeted the whole ride, anticipating the destination. The other agents were back at Gibraltar considering this mission should bring you all no trouble.

Lena, dissatisfied with the silence, broke it suddenly "Sooo..." The other agents glared at her, anticipating the impending discussion question soon to emerge from the bubbly brunette's soft lips "When's Mei coming back". As expected, Lena watched all the agents converse with one another about the topic as you stared down at her in confusion.

"Who's Mei?" You whisper down to her

"She's an Overwatch scientist. A great one at that. She's in the mountains doing hell if I know. Nicest lass you'll ever meet"

You nod and listen to the ongoing conversations, easing your nerves a bit. As you enter Greece, you stare in awe at the beautiful landscape before you. Exquisite white houses bordering a crystal clear blue sea. This would be a great place to visit. However, the dropship piloted by Athena, Winston's AI, flew over the residential areas and went to a secluded part of the land.

The area before you was on a cliff with what remained of ancient Greek architecture. There was rock and rubble all around. A cliff to your left side and the ocean to your right. You see the construction of a facility in the distant, presumably the Talon base you all were sent to take care of. The drop ship landed further away as to not be detected by the enemy. I hovered right by the edge of the cliff and the main door opened. Reinhardt stood up and blocked the exit facing the other agents.

"Here's the plan: Genji, you get behind their lines and wait for us to push. Tracer, you will join up with Genji behind them once we manage to push them back far enough. (Your name) will be our scout sniping further back. The rest of us will be the main source of attack. Any questions?" The agents shook their heads "Then let us prove ourselves in glorious combat!"

With that he put on his helmet and you all began to charge forward. You realize Genii was already gone by the time Reinhardt finished his speech. You grab a DMR so you have the ability to support from a distance as well as aid in the charge at mid-range.

As you all silently get closer to the base, you hide behind pillars within the rubble and get a better view. You get to high ground with the help of Genji's climbing lessons and view the area. The base was still in construction no doubt about that. There were not too many soldiers, more engineers than warriors. You look through your scope and see Genii behind all of them perched on a crumbled building, waiting to attack

The rest of the team was down below you in cover. You look towards Reinhardt and he nods. You find the center most soldier about the base and line your crosshair right at his head and pull the trigger. Everyone at the base turns their heads in fear towards the body of the fallen soldier. Reinhardt peaks out from his cover and sends a fire strike towards a group of Talon that were distracted. All hell breaks loose at this point.

One decorative soldier begins yelling and pointing in the direction of Overwatch and is quickly silenced when a shuriken enters the back of his head. Reinhardt walked slowly with his shield up as you all fired from behind. Lena blinked past the shield and went onto the flank with Genji and you watched her through your scope, taking out a few soldiers who tried to take her down.

As the agents got closer, you jumped down from your vantage point and rushed in with them. Reinhardt yelled something to Zarya and he dropped his shield. Zarya covered him with an invincible bubble from her particle cannon and he swung his hammer while the soldiers tried to damage him only empowering the Russian's weapon. The two skilled flankers shredded the enemy from behind leaving them helpless

As the battle raged on, guns (and shurikens and hammers) blazing, you didn't even pay attention to your abnormally high heart rate and just let your adrenaline take care of you. You remained farther back from the battle providing ranged support as you'd save the other agents when they'd get ambushed.

On one occasion, you were rushed by one soldier and the two of you engaged in hand to hand combat, each of you getting a few blows that drew blood. Eventually, the soldier pinned you down and pulled out a knife. As he pulled up his knife, ready to impale you, he was suddenly knocked off of you with a great force. You quickly stand up and watched as he slowly did the same. You pulled out your pistol and shit the soldier right in the head. You turned to look at your savior and see Lucio riding on a wall while pumping his hand in the air like he was at one of his concerts and you laugh at him.

"Whooo! Check yo self" he had said to the dead soldier

Overwatch made quick work of Talon and a few engineers tried to surrender when all the soldiers were eliminated. Lena tried to accept the white flag and lead them to the dropship. When they expressed their gratitude, Mccree put a gun up to their heads and shot all of them dead. Lena gasped in horror and punched him as hard as she could

"What the hell was that for?! They surrendered! You're not in Blackwatch anymore Jesse!" She yelled at him

"We can't take prisoners, Lena" The cowboy told her

"Well why not? We could've gotten Intel from them or...or something!"

"You don't think they have some sort of tracking device in them? Would you want to defend a full scale raid against an army in Gibraltar? With the amount of firepower we have?"

"Well..." Her tone lowered and she looked at the bodies

Reinhardt sighed "I'm afraid he's right, Lena. Not to mention they were engineers, they probably didn't know anything"

Lena stared at the bodies with a sorrowful look. She wanted to save everyone she could. Deep down she knew that that wasn't possible. That these were the enemies. That it would come back to bite her in the ass if she took them prisoner. You wrap an arm around her and rub her shoulder, comforting her

McCree laughed "They ain't finished yet!"

Sure enough, he was right. 3 Talon drop ships surrounded you all and soldiers began to repel down from them. Reinhardt sent a fire strike at one of them, causing the ship to soar into the cliff side, exploding on impact. As the soldiers surrounded you, the ships deployed weapons and hovered right above the soldiers.

As the mini guns from the ships fired, Genii jumped in front of one and deflected every oncoming bullet, destroying the cockpit and sending it into the ocean. Reinhardt deployed his shield and blocked the bullet rain.

"I can't hold forever!" He yelled as the blue shield began cracking

You dropped to one knee and aimed at the pilot of the other ship and shot a few bullets to crack the glass of the cockpit, eventually killing the pilot, causing the ship to plummet to a group of soldiers that cornered you all. Before the ship landed, in one fluid motion, Lucio jumped onto the cliff, rode on it for a second before jumping off and slamming his weapon onto the ground

"Oh Let's break it DOWN!"

He yelled and green barriers formed all around the agents and yourself. The explosion from the ship knocked everyone back, but it did not damage the Overwatch agents. All of you stood up quickly and watched the staggered soldiers, most dead.

Zarya had maximum charge on her cannon and launched a few grenades at the group, killing the survivors. Everyone took a deep breath and looked at the carnage. Then they looked at you. You nodded and took your utility backpack off and opened it. You took out a few C4s and handed them to some of the agents. Upon giving them to the group, they jogged away towards the Talon base and planted them. Upon their return, you detonated them and the massive explosion made you wince.

Reinhardt laughed and raised his hammer in the air. Lena watched in awe like child watching fireworks.

"Oh this is my jam" Lucio said as he turned up the volume on his speaker and the walk back to the ship was quicker because of his speed aura.

The ride back to Gibraltar was one of celebration and laughter. Everyone telling stories about particular moments in the mission. Lena was sitting in your lap with her arms around your waist, listening to the conversation, occasionally contributing.

You smile at the thought of when you and Lena wanted to keep your relationship on the down low. That idea was short lived, very short lived. The morning after the night you two professed your love for one another, the two of you had hurriedly gotten dressed because you were late. When you went to the kitchen together, a number of small laughs emerged after eyes were on you. You and Lena looked around a little in confusion.

"Oi, what's so funny"

"You two have some fun last night?" Lucio asked inbetween a laugh

You tilted your head in confusion and abruptly went wide eyed and quickly pulled out your phone and looked in the reflection. Sure enough, there were love bites all around your neck and chest region and same went for Lena. She tensed up at the realization and went red faced.

That morning was not your finest. However, it wasn't as if you and the Brit would be all lovey dovey in front of the other agents. Needless to say, that would be awkward for you and for them. Lena normally would just do what she's doing now in public: be all touchy and cuddly around you.

Speaking of which, completely contradicting Lena's previous actions in public, she adjusted her position against you so that she was straddling your lap with her hands around your neck

"How does your first victory feel, luv?" She said in a whisper as she moved closer to your face.

"Lena, not now. We're in public" you say nervously

She giggled softly "Aww. You're so cute when you're nervous"

Then she moved in and pressed her lips onto yours. Did you hate it? Not at all. But it was awkward as hell and she didn't care at all. You could have sworn you saw the agents' eyes roll as they saw you. After a long kiss, you push her away as to end the uncomfortable feeling within the ship. The rest of the ride back was pretty normal, with a few conversations. You even played a game of basketball with Lucio while Lena sat cross legged, swaying back and forth watching you two.

At your arrival back at the watchpoint, you are greeted with Winston asking you all how the mission went. All of you told your viewpoint on the mission as you slowly dispersed about the watchpoint. Winston pulled you aside with an excited expression on his face

"Well...how did your first mission go?"

Before you could open your mouth, McCree chuckled and patted your shoulder "I reckon he'll do just fine with us"

"That is great to hear! Any problems with the mission or anything?"

You shook your head and Winston gave you a smile before walking with the loud group of agents. You were going to follow when Lena grabbed your arm and stopped you

"You wanna do something fun tonight luv" She said with an eager smile

"Like what?"

"Let's go see Tekartha Mondatta tonight at King's Row"

"Mondatta? You mean like the Omnic rights activist"

"Yeah! He's a real inspiration to me and I don't want to go alone to see him...so I thought you'd wanna go"

"I'd be happy to go" you tell her with a smile

"YAY!" She shouted and wrapped her arms around your neck.

"Are we allowed to just leave the base though?"

"Don't even worry about that luv. I have this under control. Winston!" She shouted to him and he looked back. She gestured for him to come and he rolled his eyes and changed his direction

"What is it Lena"

"Can (your name) and I go to London tonight?"

He thought about it for a few moments and adjusted his glasses "Sure why not. (Your name) has earned a little vacation. Have fun and stay safe"

"Ok, Angela" She said mocking the gorilla for having a similar parental instinct to the medic. Winston scowled at the remark and Lena laughed before giving him a hug and you two said your goodbyes to him

Both of you went to her room to grab a set of spare clothes and then went to the dining hall to get something to eat before your departure. You listened to her ramble on and on about the omnic monk and the Shambali.

You two got onto an aircraft similar to the one that picked you up from (city) the first time you went to Gibraltar. The relatively short ride consisted of the bubbly time traveler shifting her position as she laid on you and her telling stories of her youth in London.

The drone landed atop a building not too far from Big Ben and it entered some kind of cloaking state that would mask its presence. The anxious Brit jumped off the ramp and landed on the rooftop, surveying the sky line

"Back in my ol stomping ground!"

You stood next to her and looked across the horizon. The surrounding area consisted of modern (futuristic to us) works of architecture while some buildings on the outskirts were old and crumby. Lena pointed out where you two will be going in a few hours. She also mentioned the rooftop you were on was the one belonging to her apartment.

You went to the stairwell on the roof and went down one floor and she unlocked the door. "It's nothing compared to your house, but it's home" she said as she turned on the light

It was an average sized apartment, nothing too fancy. Except Lena kept it a mess. There were clothes scattered about the floor as well as empty cups in the kitchen and coffee table. Leftover takeout containers were laying on the kitchen table. The sink was overflowing with dishes. However, there was a certain novelty to the house. She decorated it similar to her quarters in Gibraltar with posters and model planes. She had an old blue RAF jacket (Tracers slipstream skin) framed on the wall. It was cozy in there. A pigsty, but cozy.

"Mind the mess luv" She said as she blinked around the house trying to remedy the previously mentioned mess

Upon further exploration through the house, you notice the apartment has a living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, and a bathroom. Along with a fireplace by the TV stand in the living room.

Seeing Lena's expression saying that she was a little self-conscious about her messy apartment, you decide to help her clean up a bit. She thanks you and gives you a small tour of the place. You both agree that you two were dirty from the mission earlier, you decide to take a shower, together. Nothing too raunchy, just to, in Lena's words, "conserve water". Afterwards you get your spare clothes from the ship and she puts on her iconic uniform. By that time, it was about time to go and she yanked you out the door

She was very excited, more than usual and she pulled you down the alleyways and streets and giggled every time you stumbled from her pulling you. On one occasion she even tried to blink down the alleys whilst holding onto your hand which felt like it almost tore your arm off. Eventually you made it to a large crowd of people standing before a podium with a man in a black suit standing next to it.

Lena almost yelped from excitement and passive aggressively pushed through people to get a better view. People recognized her and she got their gazes. Clearly used to it, she ignored them. Then an omnic in lightly colored robes walked onto the stage and there was a round of applause that soon died down. Everyone in the crowd, including Lena, looked so hopeful at the Shambali monk before them as he spoke about peace between omnic and humans. He certainly did have a way with words and was persuasive through his speech.

Suddenly, Lena raised her eyebrows and looked to the rooftops. She instantly went back through the crowd the way you came. You did a double take next to you, realizing Lena had left and caught her fleeing the crowd. You pushed through the audience and grabbed Lena's arm before she tried to blink away

"What are you doing" You ask her.

"Mondatta's in trouble, I have to go"

"Let me go with you"

"No. She's too dangerous. Stay here"

"Lena-"

"Stay here" She said with an aggressive tone you haven't seen before. Then she blinked away.

You think about what she meant by "She's too dangerous". Who is 'she'? Does Lena know this person? You began to worry a bit and tried to pay attention to Mondatta speak, but your mind kept racing. Surely Lena can take care of herself right? You begin to pace around from behind the crowd looking up to the rooftops to see if you can see anything. Why didn't Lena want your help? How dangerous is this woman she went to confront?

The bodyguard went up to Mondatta and whispered something to him and lead the omnic off the stage and to his limo. The crowd began to get worried and Mondatta reassured them before leaving the stage. You continuously shift your gaze from the rooftop to Mondatta.

As the monk was entering the vehicle beside the stage. A loud BANG was heard all throughout Kings Row. Everyone turned their heads to look at the massive explosion from atop the roof and with the sound of a gunshot, Tekartha Mondatta collapsed onto the street. His lights atop his head flickered a few times before dimming completely. The crowd gasped and screamed. Some began to disperse while others stared panicking at the inactive omnic.

You had no idea what to do. Mondatta dead meant Lena failed which means she was either hurt or... You shake that thought from your head and look up to the rooftops making darting glances around looking for some sign of the time traveler. Almost on cue, a bright light appeared above a nearby building. When it came closer, you realized it was a Talon ship. Upon the realization, you instantly bolted toward the building.

A mix of adrenaline and a month of training prevented you from growing tired over the sprint lasting a few blocks. You thought about the worst possible scenarios as you made your way to the building and ran up the emergency stairwell

You see the dropship ascend and leave the building, but nothing else but the burn marks of the bomb. You scan the horizon in a hurry, panicking more and more. You look down off one side and see a fallen Lena laying on a shorter rooftop. You jump down and roll to break your fall once you hit the bottom that was quite a long distance from the roof you were on. You rush over to her and kneel beside her, asking if she's ok in a panic. You notice her accelerator flickering and dimming and she sees it too as she was on her hands and knees and her eyes widened.

She lets out a loud gasp "No no no no. Please no. Not now! Please (your name) don't let me disappear again. Don't let me be a ghost! I can't do that again I can't I..."

Her rant about her accelerator turned to sobs as she buried her face into your chest and hugged you tight. You try to reassure her and you pulled out your Overwatch phone that you had been given. You hug her with one hand and with the other you call the drone in. Within a minute, the camouflaged aircraft landed on the same rooftop as you and you pick her up bridal style while her arms were wrapped tightly around your neck.

Aboard the VTOL, Lena never loosened her grip and her tears never stopped coming. She's whisper things to her accelerator such as "Come on don't fail now". You call Winston and tell him about the situation. About Mondatta and her damaged accelerator and how she got shot and that you were on your way. He acknowledged everything and hung up to presumably prepare for the repairs he will have to make

Lena hyperventilated as she held onto you tightly for fear that her chronal disassociation will kick in and she will disappear from this time frame. All you could do is tell her cheesy lines to reassure her. But in truth, you had no idea how her disorder worked nor did you know how the flickering accelerator worked.

In what seemed like a lifetime, you made it to Gibraltar and Winston was waiting at the landing pad closest to his lab fidgeting and pacing. You carry Lena off the ship and greet Winston.

"Here I'll take her. She should be ok. You may go clean yourself up a bit." You nod and realize how sweaty and out of breath you were. As you were leaving, Winston spoke up again. "And (your name), thank you for being there for her" you smile at the gorilla and he rushes off into the lab with the time traveler still tearing up. You notice Angela in there, most likely to patch her up and she gives a wave with a thankful expression.

You head to the bar to ease your stress with just a drink or two. The typical bar going agents were there and they noticed something was wrong for a few reasons. 1. You were sweaty and out of breath. 2. Your expression showed worry. And 3. You were in Gibraltar, not London. The crowd asked what's wrong and you told them the story as you sipped on a beverage. You finished the drink after answering questions by them and tipped the glass over on the bar, signifying you were done and you headed out.

You took a shower in your own quarters. It was a long, stress relieving rejuvenation. You got into new clothes and headed down to Winston's lab to see if everything was ok. You enter to see Angela and Winston conversing and they acknowledge your presence.

"Where's Lena" you ask them

"Back to her room" Winston told you

"Is she ok?"

"She was never in true physical danger. The worst thing that happened to her was the gunshot and Angela was able to heal her quickly. The accelerator still had a few hours before it became dysfunctional. I designed it in preparation for the instance that she does get shot in the chest" the scientist told you

"Well does she know that? Why was she so stressed?"

"We think it has something to do with her past experiences with chronal disassociation. Similar to Post traumatic stress disorder. She just has a major fear it will happen again" Angela informs you

You nod at the presented information. "Do you know the assassin that was there? Lena seemed familiar with her"

Winston nodded "Athena."

On cue, the robotic voice responded and on the surrounding monitors, a series of pictures appeared "Amelie Lacroix aka Widowmaker is a French Talon operative specializing in assassinations. Widowmaker was formerly the wife of an Overwatch strike commander, Gerard Lacroix, who was assigned the task of eliminating Talon. Talon agents captured Amelie and brain washed her to do their bidding, including murdering Gerard. The number of chemicals pumped into her combined with her elite training and weaponry make her a high priority and dangerous target"

"Thank you Athena" Winston tells the AI

You stand there silently processing all the information given to you. With this new found Intel, you have never wanted to take down Talon more than right now for committing such a despicable act.

"What does the death of Mondatta mean" you ask them after a few moments of silence

Winston rubs his forehead "I do not know. It could mean a second omnic crisis or Overwatch reinstated or anything inbetween. Poor Lena probably believes this is her fault. She left the lab without any word"

"Go, (your name). Comfort her" Angela tells you.

You nod and thank the two for the insight and leave. You head to Lena's door and try to open it, but to no avail, it was locked (of course). You knocked on the door.

"Go away" A sad voice emerged from behind the door

"Lena, it's me. Open the door"

After a few moments of silence, you hear the door unlock and you enter the dark room. Lena sat on her bed hugging her knees, her back against the wall. Without a word, you go sit on the foot of her bed and look to the ceiling with a sigh before looking back towards her. Her goggles were laying on her nightstand with tears dripping off them. Her eyes were all puffy and she couldn't hold your gaze.

"You're ok now. What's the problem?" You break the silence

She looks back at you with her cheek on her knee. After a few moments of silence, she starts bursting out crying and puts her face back onto her knees

"He's dead. He's dead because of me" She manages to say between sobs

You move closer to her and put a hand on her back. "You and I both know that's not true"

She nudges your hand off of her and she stands up off the bed and starts pacing to and fro around the room. "It is too because of me! There could be a second omnic crisis and it'd be all my fault. News headline: Tracer fails again just like in the Slipstream..."

She rants on and on as tears ran down her cheeks. You try to think of something, anything to try to cheer her up. The 'It will be ok' line will never work on her. She may be clueless sometimes, but she wasn't dumb. Like Winston said, it's possible that it won't be ok and that a second Omnic crisis will be upon the world, this time with humans on their side. She'd never agree that it wasn't her fault either. Although it may be true that it wasn't her fault, her pride wouldn't believe you. So you sat there listening to her, figuring it'd be best for her to vent.

After a while she sits down next to you on the bed "...I'm just so scared. I...I don't know what to do" the last part barely came out as she put her face in her hands crying.

"Is there anything I can do" You ask sounding sympathetic. She stops holding her face and quickly hugs you and holds you tight. You feel her tears seep through your shirt.

Her muffled sobs stop for a second "Hold me. Hold me and never let go"

And you did. You held her head gently with one hand and her waist with the other as she sat on your lap. You couldn't help but shake your head at the whole catastrophe as Lena cried herself to sleep.

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