THREE YEARS LATER

It was midnight. Jason was the only one awake in his uncle's house. It was spacious enough, he had his own room opposite his brother's on the top floor with his uncle's and a bathroom on the other side of the landing. Down the stairs was a large open plan kitchen and living room which lead into a moderately sized garden. It was a good home but Jason had outgrown it slightly, keen to get away. It wasn't that he didn't like his brother's company but he knew that as he got older, his brother was in more and more danger of being targeted because of the events in the museum three years earlier.

He still remembered the event vividly and had put it upon himself to keep an eye on the museum which was only twenty minutes away. Over the last three years, Jason had been training, learning a variety of martial arts and parkour. He doubted it would ever be needed but learnt it just in case. After all, with Overwatch being attacked by governments for protecting their people and Talon seeming to gain more strength by the day, the world was getting much more dangerous.

Jason was rudely taken out of his memories by a faint sound of an aircraft. He jumped up to his window to look towards the field, where the sound had come from. A small carrier had landed and people were departing all dressed in black combat gear except from one. Widowmaker. Jason jumped back when he saw her, sitting on his bed. He looked across at his brother asleep in his room on the other side of the landing. He sighed before grabbing a navy blue jacket which he put on top of his black t-shirt. Without a word, Jason opened his bedroom window and leapt out.

There would only be one target that Talon would be interested in the area: Doomfist's Gauntlet so Jason made his way straight to the museum. By now, he could make his way there and inside blindfolded without getting caught, but now it would be more difficult with Talon swarming the area. By the time Jason had arrived at the museum, Talon was also there. He made his way to the back of the museum exterior and climbed the large bin to get in through a back window. Everything was going according to plan, if he had a plan.

Once inside, things began to unravel. After taking a few steps, he tensed as he felt a cold blade on the back of his neck. His entire body went stiff, very aware that if he was wanted dead, he would be already.

"It is late. You should not be here." A voice said behind him. Jason couldn't tell whether it was a human or a machine he was talking to.

"My name is Jason Redmond. I saw Talon arriving and presumed they would be here for the gauntlet." Jason whispered quickly.

The blade left his neck and he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around to see a man completely covered in metallic armour. It was almost like the metal was part of him.

"I am Genji. I am part of Overwatch. I know what you did. But you should not be here… Doomfist."

Jason stopped. He hadn't even realised that by using the gauntlet, Jason was now Doomfist.

Before they could say another word, the sound of thunder filled the empty museum. Widowmaker had shot something. Genji nodded at Jason and the two made their way to the open exhibit, leaving the corridor they were in. Genji immediately sprung into action at the sign of Talon agents. He threw shurikens, immobilising three of the guards then deflecting the bullets from the other agents' guns. They dropped to the floor.

Jason took cover and snuck his way to the gauntlet display case. The glass was completely shattered, probably due to Widowmaker. As Genji was dealing with the Talon agents, Jason quickly snatched the gauntlet and put it on. With a small whir, the once dark areas of the gauntlet illuminated with a strong red that stood out from the golden metal. As soon as he put it on, Jason knew that something was different. He couldn't describe it but it felt stronger than when he had used it three years previously.

Now armed, Jason jumped into the fight, punching a Talon agent in the back as he ran towards Genji. With a crackle of red electricity, the agent was sent flying across the room, only shopping after a thud as he hit the wall. The attention of the other agents immediately changed to Jason which allowed Genji to deal with them without being the top priority, a role Genji thrived in.

Soon, all Talon agents were out of the fight. Genji and Jason were unharmed. Jason relaxed but Genji remained alert.

"Do not drop your guard so quickly. Widowmaker is still here." Genji spoke quickly.

A thundering crack erupted through the museum as Widowmaker fired a shot at Jason. Genji rushed to intervene but could only block it using his body. The bullet went straight through his lower left rib. Blood began to spill out of his the hole left from where the bullet had left him. Genji groaned as he went down on one knee in front of Jason who followed him down.

"Be careful, she doesn't miss." Genji coughed. With that, he tapped his arms a few times, activating the emergency beacon which alerted whoever was at Watchpoint Gibraltar that he was in serious trouble.

As he did this, Jason threw a punch in the air towards the vantage point Widowmaker had secured herself in. A crackling red fist emerged in the air and grew and flew towards Widowmaker. She jumped down from the vantage point, rolling as she hit the museum floor, only to find Jason already in her face.

Jason threw a punch. Upon impact, a sphere of red electricity expanded from the gauntlet, throwing Widowmaker back. Unlike three years earlier, Jason stayed rooted to the spot. The sphere of energy did not dissipate but remained like a bubble around him. Jason looked around, still taking in what he had done with the gauntlet without even thinking. He looked towards Genji and them towards Widowmaker.

Suddenly, the sphere shrunk, until it was no bigger than a tennis ball. Jason held out his hand and the ball came directly to his palm. He studied it for a while, forgetting where he was. That was when he noticed Widowmaker aiming her gun, not at Jason but at Genji instead. Instinctively, Jason threw the ball at her. Not taking any chances, Widowmaker fired her grappling hook above her head and flew off, the ball hitting the floor directly below her. Upon touching the floor, a huge explosion erupted from the ball, much more powerful than the sphere of electricity of Jason had produced before. The explosion raced towards Jason. He held out the gauntlet and the explosion was suddenly sucked back into the gauntlet.

There was no trace of Widowmaker, only the burns and scorch marks left on the walls and floor of the museum and Genji lying against the broken display case.