Healing What She Can
It was the middle of the night when Melanie got to another town. She had time to look around before the sun rose.
Melanie stayed close to the shadows of town. It wasn't the greatest of towns. Just another crime filled town. Many homes and stores were boarded up. A lot of trash that littered the floor.
Melanie decided to head toward the warehouse district. She saw that one of the buildings had one area lit up. Melanie was curious and walked into it. She made her way over to the area and found quite the scene before her.
There were 15 agents that were armed with guns all dressed the same. But two of them were out of place. One wore a blue hoodie, and had white hair, while the other had long blue hair tied up in a high ponytail, and blue skin. They were both women, but the one in a blue hoodie was chained to a chair.
Before, Melanie could move, she was dragged forward by her hair.
"Widowmaker, we found a child watching in the shadows. What do we do with her?"
"Bring her to me. Let me see this child," Widowmaker said.
"Yes, ma'am."
Melanie was dragged into both of the women's view. She tried to resist, but it was no use as she was tossed to the floor. Melanie pushed herself to sit up, but stared at the floor.
"Oh, what do we have here? A little girl. What shall we do with you?" Widowmaker asked.
"Let her go! She has nothing to do with this!" Ana yelled.
"Oh, but that's where you're wrong, dear Ana. She has seen us. I can't have her live, now can I?" Widowmaker said.
"No, please! I'll tell you anything, but let her go!" Ana pleaded.
"Sorry, can't do that. She must die," Widowmaker said as she walked over to Melanie.
Melanie took this opportunity to look up causing Widowmaker to stop. Widowmaker stared into Melanie's lifeless eyes. Melanie looked over to Ana, causing said woman to gasp.
Both of them studied her body, seeing all the scars she carried, her messy, black shoulder length that has singes at the ends, and her dull, lifeless red eyes.
Melanie mouthed 'Don't worry about me' over to Ana, then looked back at Widowmaker missing the worried look Ana gave her. Melanie laughed a bit. "How can you kill something that's already dead?"
'That's what Reaper would say,' Widowmaker thought. Then asked, "And why would you say that?"
"That's rich coming from you, my friend. You already know the answer. All the past scars all carry a story of how I died. Over and over again. Being shot, stabbed, burned, whipped, cut open and experimented on. All the ways I have been killed, not to mention me lifeless eyes. So go ahead and kill me. I'm already dead, and no one would miss me. Have fun trying to get thrill from killing a walking corpse Votre Majesté," Melanie mocked.
Widowmaker made her way to Melanie and pointed a pistol to her head. "I wish to know your name before you die."
"I'm sure a friend of mine has told you it before. I didn't catch his real name, but I will tell you his instead. On a count of three. I'll count down." Widowmaker agreed.
"One."
Widowmaker loaded the chamber.
"Two."
Ana's eyes widened and screamed for this to stop.
"Three."
Melanie closed her eyes and smiled.
"Reaper."
Widowmaker pulled the trigger and Melanie's body fell to the floor lifeless with a smile. Widowmaker was shocked.
'I just killed Melanie! The child who went out of her way just to save Reaper," Widowmaker thought. "Melanie." she said breathlessly.
Ana heard this, but couldn't get out of her shock. 'What has this girl been through? She didn't deserve this end!'
Widowmaker cursed under her breath. "No wonder that saying sounded familiar. Melanie was Reaper's friend." She growled in frustration. "I should have know she was the girl that save his life. No matter, she is of no importance right now."
Widowmaker walked over to Ana. "It's time to see how much fun I can have with you."
Time Skip
All the Talon agents left as Ana was left to die there. She just stared at Melanie's lifeless body that was on the floor with her only good eye.
"Please forgive me, Melanie. I couldn't save you. You didn't deserve to die," Ana said.
"Nonsense, I'm sorry that I didn't come back fast enough to prevent you from losing your eye," Melanie said as she got up.
"Melanie!?"
Melanie giggled a bit. "That's the name, my friend."
"How are you alive!"
"I told you not to worry about me. What I told Widowmaker was true. Well some of it. I'm not good at explaining, nor do I understand myself, so that's all I can really say," Melanie said as she unlocked the chains that held Ana. She then held Ana close as she cried on her. "I should be the one to begging for forgiveness. Not you."
Ana held Melanie close. "No need, Melanie. You couldn't have done anything to stop them." Melanie just kept cry.
Then there was a faint glow around Ana until it faded away, along with her pain and scars.
"Ana, my friend, I must get going. It is almost sunrise and I'm getting tired. Will you be okay now?" Melanie asked.
Ana nodded. "I'll be fine. What about you?"
"I'm going to sleep soon. Don't worry about me. I will see you again, Ana." Melanie said. She then let go of Ana and ran off waving. Right before Ana's eye, she disappeared.