It took him a few seconds to truly realize what was happening. Océanne was breathing heavily right next to him, immobile as a rock. « Long time no see, » he heard.
He didn't budge, looking at Sombra in the eye and ignoring the barrel pointing directly at his forehead. « What do you want?
- Oh, you know. Just passing by and wanted to say hi.
- You're not funny.
- Of course I am. »
She pulled back the gun slightly, giving him more space to breathe. Océanne mumbled : « You… you know her?
- She used to work for me.
- Is she… here… to kill you? »
Sombra laughed. « Not if he cooperates. As for you… »
She looked for something in her jacket until she pulled out a smaller pistol. She aimed it at Océanne, who started panicking. « No…no please wait… »
She shot her without hesitation and Océanne screamed her lungs out as a small projectile hit her in the chest. Gabriel turned around in shock and noticed a dart. It took a few seconds before her head dropped onto the bed. « Don't worry about her, she's just asleep, Sombra said as she put the gun back into her jacket.
- What do you want?
- I just wanna have a little chat with you. Now that she's out, she won't be listening to things I don't want her to hear. »
Gabriel sighted. His guns were on the other side of the room and he knew Sombra was faster than he was. She wouldn't be able to kill him, but he also wouldn't be able to catch her anyways. « I see you still like french girls.
- Cut the bullshit. What do you want?
- Simple, just some information. »
She sat on his desk and opened his computer. « What were you doing near the temple of Anubis? she asked.
- That's none of your business.
- Of course it isn't. That's why I'm pointing a gun at you and not asking you about it around a cup of tea.
- Glad to know you're still obnoxious.
- Now it's your turn to cut the bullshit. Tell me why you were there.
- I won't give you any information. »
She looked at him and smiled while pulling down her gun. « Of course, I'd figure you wouldn't just give it to me for free. However, you'll exchange it for another service of mine.
- I don't need anything from you.
- Oh, trust me, you do. »
He didn't answer, waiting for her to explain. « Have you notice anything out of the ordinary?
- Aside from you pointing a gun at me, no.
- Well that's exactly your problem : I know where you live. There are many people that would love to know where you are right now. World government, Overwatch agents. Those people would pay a good amount for that information. How much are you ready to pay to keep it to yourself?
- I won't pay you anything. I won't stay in here anyways. Soon you won't be able to find me again.
- You really think I'm not already capable of tracking your movement? »
He grunted and looked down. « Look, I have valuable information to exchange for other, more valuable information.
- As if where I was and why it was the case was more valuable than my current location.
- It is to me.
- Only to you, not to the ones you work for.
- You still haven't learn anything, Gabe, didn't you? I work for myself before anyone else. You don't get to keep me around if you threaten me. You don't get to keep your information if you don't have anything more valuable to give me.
- Fine. You want to know why I was there?
- Of course.
- I was investigating the guard around the temple.
- So Talon sent the Reaper himself just to investigate?
- They are preparing something there, but I don't know what it is yet.
- So you're going to attack the temple?
- Probably.
- Does it have to do with Anubis?
- I couldn't care less. I'm doing my job and that's it.
- As smart as a stump just like always.
- At least I do my job without stabbing anyone in the back.
- I don't stab people in the back, I swing back at them. You'll understand the difference someday, Gabe.
- You have what you want. Now get out.
- You know, I'd like to stay a bit. I may have a few more questions for you. »
She passed her free hand over his computer. « First of all, I'll take some of those files.
- One day it will all come back to you, you'll pay for this.
- Oh, trust me, you deserve karma much more than I do, so don't mention it.
- Doomfist should've taken you out as well when he left. He didn't like you either.
- Oh, I'm sure he didn't enjoy my company, but he knows better than you that I'm a powerful ally.
- You're a pain in the ass most of the time.
- A highly functioning one. »
Did she have an answer for everything he could think of? « But wether or not I'm a pain in the ass to you or not isn't any of my problem. Now, tell me, what were they discussing at that meeting of yours?
- I don't know.
- You can do better than that.
- I got in, they asked me about my report and then they made me leave.
- Sounds like they don't want you around here. Can't figure out why. »
He decided it was best not to answer, even if he had an urge to talk back to her. « Where are you going next?
- Back in Egypt.
- To do what?
- Investigate more.
- That's not what they told you.
- You don't know that.
- Pretty sure they asked you how many men you needed to take down the guards near the temple. Are you trying to dupe me? That's not good. »
She got up and walked up to the base of the bed, slowly strafing from one side to the other. « I should probably update you a bit on how we're all doing now that you're so far away from all of us.
- Cut me some slack.
- I met a bunch of interesting people at the Overwatch headquarter Angela brought us into. I saw Morrison.
- Don't even mention him.
- Yeah, he didn't like me either. Sounds like you too may have some things in common. Anyways. Akande is doing well among them. He may not be the most popular right now, but he's getting some ideas out. »
Gabriel couldn't figure out what she was trying to accomplish. « Angela is doing just fine, even after what you try to do to her. She's a lovely lady, you know? Can't figure why you want her dead so much. »
She stopped and turned around to look at him. « Oh, and did I mention that Amélie is out to get you? »
His heart stopped for a second. « She's… she's dead.
- Oh, she got close, but we have some miracle workers with us.
- That's not possible… I saw her after she hit the wall. She wasn't moving anymore.
- Yeah, it took her weeks to recover, but she's definitely still around. She had to go through some really intense stuff just to try and be a real person again, but now she's back on her feet, she has a new gun and she's actively looking for you.
- She wants to kill me?
- Well I can't read her mind, but seeing all the things you did to her, I wouldn't be surprised. »
He had mixed feelings storming through his mind… Amélie was alive. She could hate him all she wanted, what mattered is that she was alive. « Is she back to normal again?
- Well I wouldn't say she's the one you use to fuck. She doesn't call herself Widowmaker anymore, it has too much of a… murder-y tone. She tries to call herself Phantom now.
- That's an appropriate name.
- I thought you may want to know all of that. If only she knew someone who could tell her exactly where her next target was.
- Alright, you don't need to draw me a picture.
- What are you going to do to the temple of Anubis?
- We're probably going to get in. I'll take the leader of the guard as a hostage.
- You think she's going to let you take her? Pharah isn't a doctor like Mercy, she's a warrior. She won't go without a fight. »
He couldn't think straight since he learned about Amélie. That's all he could think about. When Sombra noticed that, she changed the subject. « What do you know about Anubis? Sombra asked.
- Nothing, and I don't care.
- So in other words, starting tomorrow, you'll be somewhere in Egypt, alongside a group that is trying to get into the temple. That's very interesting. I may have to tell you, things won't go as smoothly as they should.
- You swore not to tell.
- I won't tell where you live, or where you'll hide once we get you out of Egypt, but you're surely not going to get into that temple that easily. There are very important and powerful things hiding in there, and I'm trying to get them just as much as Talon. »
Gabriel sighted deeply. Should he tell Maximilien and the rest of the council about this conversation he's having? What would they say knowing he screwed up all of their plans. Or maybe he could use this new information he had to his advantage.
« Sleep well, » Sombra said walking up to the side of the bed.
She moved her hand in a strange position and turned invisible, then Gabriel could hear a shock wave as she teleported away, with his computer and the light shutting down with it.
