CHAPTER 1 WELCOME TO THE GAME
Time: 2:42pm
Game:Overwatch
Mode: Competitive
Map: Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Attack
This is where it all began. My first map in Overwatch. I remember it pretty well. I was new to the game. Had no idea which character I could be best at and quite frankly, I sucked with all of them at first. I often got teased for being new and toxic players would often blame me for us losing because I was a girl or well a healer. One healer in particular, Mercy.
I've often been asked why I chose Mercy of all people to main. Maybe I like to stay on the sidelines, maybe I like to support the team, maybe I like to heal, maybe it's because she is a girl, or maybe I didn't choose her at all. Maybe she chose me. I honestly don't think anyone has a logically reason for picking their mains. Maybe they just simply loving being that character.
Getting slightly off track here, it has been months since I've joined Overwatch and I've gotten alot better and made a lot of friends. Sometimes I question their sanity but then again I question my own sometimes so it's fine. Today, the goal is to get me out of bronze rank and into silver and where better to do it than my favorite map. We're the first to attack and I immediately pick Mercy. As i'm waiting for the others to pick, I sit in a corner inside our spawn. not too long after, I hear my teammates arguing, again. In particular, the two people I happen to be grouped up with at the time.
"Widowmaker? On attack?" That would be Wildkat. One of the angriest people I know. When that guy rages, boy he rages.
"Are you doubting my amazing Widow skills, Wildkat?" Our Widowmaker would be none other than JJThePheonix, we just call him Jj for short. He can be a bit full of himself but he definitely has some skill i'll give him that. Especially with Widowmaker. Eventually I stand up.
"Let him be who he wants. I've seen people kick ass as an attack Widowmaker." I say, crossing my arms. Wildkat looks at him.
"Alright, alright. Don't yell at me."
"I'm not yelling, at least not yet."
"Whatever. Why don't you go wash the dishes or something." I smack him upside the head.
"One of these days, that's going to actually hurt." The timer soon runs down and the doors to our spawn open. Jj immediately takes the back door and tries to go highground on top of the building on the left of our spawn. Wildkat goes straight for the front door, making his way to the payload. I fly up to Jj and stay back, boosting his damage while he takes aim at the enemy team.
From what I can see, they have a Torbjorn, Winston, Tracer, Lucio, Moira, and their own Widowmaker, who wastes no time making shots at Wildkat. For the most part, he is able to icewall to block her shots but then the Winston starts targeting him and he suddenly Cryo Freezes himself. Our Junkrat, , and Soldier 76 help Wildkat push the payload while Jj watches from above. The payload looks like a warzone as the Winston suddenly ults along with the Pharah.
At this point, we've lost our Soldier and Junkrat. Diva jumps out of her mech, fighting for her life as Wildkat shields her with an ice wall. I take advantage of the opportunity and fly down to my fallen teammates. I start bringing the Junkrat back to life. In this state, I'm vulnerable and in the corner of my eye, I see the Tracer coming at me and their Widowmaker taking aim. Suddenly, the Widowmaker goes down as Jj makes a perfect headshot. Meanwhile, Wildkat has the Tracer frozen as he shoots an Icicle through her skull, killing her instantly.
"Thanks guys. Moira, up top!" I yell as we start making our way under the bridge. Our Junkrat is back up on his feet and thanks me. By this point, our is back in her Mech and giving the Winston some issues. Jj grapples onto the bridge and ends up in a shootout with the enemy Widow. I fly up to him to back him up as he takes her down.
"Thanks Crescent. Wildkat, turret top left. I can't get a shot on the Torb."
"I got it." Wildkat made his way up to the top where a Torbjorn turret fired at us. I fly down to the , staying behind so the turret didn't focus on me because that thing can eat through a Mercy's health like it's nothing. up top, Wildkat is fighting a Torbjorn and eventually kiss him, then makes short work of his turret.
The clock is ticking though as our time comes down to 30 seconds. We have to hit the first checkpoint or our time will run out. The enemy team is going hard as Pharah ults again but Jj shuts her down instantly.
"Sit down Pharah!" He yells. I get ready to respond but then a Moira latches on to me. I try to fly back and forth between my teammates but she just won't give up. I barely make it as our Junkrat throws his mine and kills her instantly. We now hit overtime and the only enemy left on the payload is a Winston and Lucio. Our flys up and drops her ult. Her Mech sits ontop of the payload as it gets ready to go off. The Lucio suddenly drops his ult and they just barely survive.
We're in overtime now and just barely hanging on. The enemy Winston comes back as a Bastion and starts mowing out teammates down. Wildkat tries to block but Bastion tears through the ice wall and eventually kills him. Junkrat charges in but is immediately shut down. I tried to hide behind the payload but Tracer harrasses me. Jj jumps down to the payload and in a last ditch effort, repeatedly shoots at the enemy, only to be taken down by Bastion. I have no choice. I use my Valkyrie and fly up, I manage to resurrect Jj but Bastion tears through my HP and my body falls, Jj dies soon after and we watch as the time quickly goes out. The game resets and we prepare to attack. We just have to keep them from getting as far as us.
Jj is cursing under his breath as he goes Symmetra. Wildkat settles on Soldier 76 as I stay Mercy.
"Alright, time to roast these noobs. Crescent, just keep all the heals on me." he says as we make our way to the enemy spawn, setting up our defense.
"You know I don't pocket heal, Jj. I go to whoever needs me. It's an automatic reaction."
"Fine, fine. These guys won't know what hit them anyway." he said as he started setting up turrets.
"Hopefully we can hold them off. I want out bronze." I grumble, standing with Wildkat and one of our teammates who had picked Orisa.
"Don't worry. Stick with me, I'll get ya out of bronze."
A few seconds later the spawn doors opened and the second round began.
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After playing a few more matches and going up and down with our SR, we returned to one of the Hub Worlds where players just sit idle or chat or just waiting for a game. We were still in Watchpoint: Gibraltar at the attacking spawn. I sat down by the chalkboard as Jj, who was Widowmaker at the time, sat down with me along with Wildkat who was Mei.
"Well guys, I have to get off. I have school tomorrow." Jj says.
"Yeah me too. I'll you guys later." Wildkat says before bringing up a menu and disappearing. Jj soon did the same. Suddenly, a message alert popped up in front of me. It was one of my other friends, Gardejeager, asking if I wanted to play a few matches with him.
I had met Garde a few months ago in a competitive match. He defended me against a toxic player. We had been talking and found we both really liked each other so we started dating.
I message him back and send him an invite. In no time, he appears in front of me. A Junkrat, of course. His favorite character. I smile at him as I get up and hug him. He smiles, returning my hug.
"Hello, fake wife." he says, I giggle.
"Hello, fake husband. Ready to cause some chaos together?" I tease. He chuckles.
"Chaos is my middle name, babe."
"Is Smartass your first name then?" I laugh. He smirks.
"No need for name calling babe or do I have to punish you?" he teases. I lightly hit his arm, crossing my own.
"I'd love to see you try. This wolf is wild ya know, heh." Before he can respond, someone appears next to us. It a Reaper and I immediately recognize the username. MS-04SAZABI, but since it's hard to say all that, we just call him by his name, Nick. Nick is Garde's best friend and one energetic person. The guy is certifiably insane sometimes but it's so damn funny. The two make a great pair and with the three of us, we make a great team.
Nick yawns loudly, walking over to us and putting an arm around Garde's shoulder.
"What's up love birds. Am I interrupting?" Garde pushes his arm off, trying to look mad but failing.
"Maybe. What's up? Want to do some 3V3 Elimination?"
"I'm down. Let's fuck shit up." I laugh. As Garde starts searching for a match. For the most part, we win pretty often. We have good communication and they are really good at fucking shit up. We play a few rounds before Garde says he has to leave for a bit. Nick and I decide to play some regular matches. Because I'm feeling brave today, I decide to go Roadhog as he goes Diva . We're on Hanamura and we are defending. Nick laughs as we make our way out of spawn.
"Oh hell yeah! All Tank Meta, let's do this, haha." I laugh as we get to the gate.
"Unleash my inner bitch!" I yell. Nick laughs so hard he can't breath.
"Unleash your inner bitch as you play Roadhog, i can't. Hahaha." We laugh as we go past the gate. "I feel nothing, let's do this." He suddenly sits down as plays her little game and suddenly I have an idea.
"Nick, don't get back up. Stay there. Watch this." I sit down next to him as the clock ticks down. Nick laughs because he knows what is coming. The enemy's spawn doors open as they all come rushing out. The rest of our team defends the point as we just sit there. The enemy team not even paying attention to us. We laugh so hard the whole time before the enemy Symmetra suddenly starts attacking me. Nick makes it out alive but she kills me. I'm too busy laughing to care though.
The day goes on and we win some, we lose some. In the end, all that matters to me is having fun. Eventually though it starts to get late. We say our goodbyes and I open the menu to log out.
Once out, I pull the VRX off my head. I set it next to me as I sit up in my over at the clock, it's 6:30pm. I stretch a bit before standing up. Looking at myself in my mirror, my purple hair is a mess, my overwatch league shirt is all wrinkly and my shorts are up my ass. My fix myself before leaving my room. I live in a one bedroom apartment on my own. It gets lonely but at least it is I just need time to myself.
As I go into the kitchen, my phone vibrates. It's Garde. Since we started dating, we like to message each other all the time and he likes checking up on me.I smile as I pick up my phone, going over to the fridge and grabbing some lunch meat, looking at my phone as I take the stuff to the counter.
Garde writes: "Hey beautiful. What are you up to?" I grin, grabbing the bread with one hand and texting him back with the other hand.
"Just making a sandwich. What about you?" I set my phone down, going back to the fridge for the mayo when I hear my phone vibrate again. Walking back over, starting to make my sandwich as I read.
"College work. It sucks. I'd rather think about you." I finish making my sandwich and respond.
"Well obviously you are thinking about me if you're texting me, haha." I take my sandwich and phone, going over to the couch, sitting down as my phone vibrates again.
"Haha, very true. I have I told you lately that I love you? Cause I so do." I take a few bites of my sandwich before responding.
"Haha I love you too, my handsome Junkrat." It takes him no time to respond.
"And I you, my beautiful Mercy." I smiled. Things seemed pretty good at this point. Those rare moments in your life where everything seems almost perfect. Too bad life has other plans.
