In the Crate

At Talon HQ, Reaper, Widowmaker, and Sombra were trying to open the metal crate. It has been a few hours since they returned to base, and the sun started to set.

"Damnit! Why won't it open!?" Reaper yelled, as he has been clawing and shooting at it.

Sombra tried to see if she could hack it, but to no avail. "No good. This baby can't be hacked," Sombra sighed. "It can only be manually opened from the inside."

"And just how does this help us? How are we to get to Infinity then?" Widowmaker asked. She only got a shrug in reply.

"I suggest we-" Sombra started, but was cut off by the sound of groaning metal.

All three of them stood there as they see the top of the metal crate opens slowly until it came to a stop. The top was blocking the way, so they could see who it was that opened it.

There was silence until they heard a soft yawn. "I really hate those guys. Always shooting me up with so many darts and locking me up in this dumb box."

Sombra moved to the side to see none other than, "Melanie!?"

Melanie reacted quickly by trying to get out of the crate, but fell on her face. Sombra ran to her side and helped her up. Before Sombra could ask if she was alright, Melanie grabbed her gun, ran to a wall, and aimed the gun at the side of her head.

"Don't come any closer or I'll shoot," Melanie said looking around everywhere frantically.

"I don't think you'll pull the trigger," Sombra said. Reaper looked over and saw Melanie.

"Sombra, DON'T-" Reaper started to warn her, but it was too late. As soon as Sombra took a step closer, Melanie shot herself and fell to the floor with her eyes wide open. Reaper quickly ran over to Melanie's body and held her close.

"Reaper, I'm sorry! I didn't know she would shot herself!" Sombra exclaimed as she panicked.

Reaper was going to yell at her, but stopped as he felt Melanie move. Reaper stared at Melanie as her eyes blinked a few time.

Then Melanie started to thrash in Reaper's hold. "Let go of me! I don't want to be experimented on!" Melanie cried.

"Hey, Melanie, it's me! It's Reaper!" He explained as he tried to hold onto her.

Upon hearing his voice, Melanie instantly stopped. "How was I able to find you when we first met?" Melanie asked.

Reaper sighed. "My soul called out to you. My soul held so much pain, that it called out for someone to help it."

Once Reaper said that Melanie hugged him around his neck. "Reaper, my dearest friend, I'm so glad you found me!"

"Woah, calm down, Melanie. How come you weren't excited when you saw me?" he asked.

Melanie hesitated. She had battling herself until she decided to tell, because Reaper was her closest friend other than Genji and Hanzo.

"I-I … I can't see you."

"Why?" Reaper softly asked, worry lacing his voice. Sombra slowly made her way over to the two, so not to startle Melanie.

"I- … It's a payment," Melanie answered.

"A payment?" Sombra asked. Melanie jumped in Reaper's arms.

"It's okay, Melanie. This is Sombra. She works with me, and won't hurt you."

Melanie took a moment before answering the question. "It's for having such a powerful ability."

"You mean your healing ability?" Sombra asked.

Melanie nodded. "Healing scars, wounds, bringing back the dead, and fixing both omnics and objects is not an ability that anyone has. For having such an amazing ability comes at a cost, and that would be my sight." Melanie thought, 'but that's not the only payment.'

"You have an amazing ability," Sombra said in awe.

"That means you are Infinity, no?"

Melanie knew that voice anywhere. "Stay away from me, you monster!" Melanie hissed at Widowmaker and held Reaper tighter, who in turn held her close.

"That's ironic, since you're in the arms of one," Widowmaker replied.

"Well, at least Reaper wasn't the one to kill me and hurt my friend Ana!" Melanie retorted.

"You SHOT HER!? After I TOLD YOU ABOUT HER!?" Reaper yelled. Once again, Widowmaker froze looking into Melanie's dull and lifeless red eyes.

"I was on a mission with other members of Talon. If I spared her life, they would think-"

"I don't care," Reaper growled. "You HURT HER!"

"At least she's ALIVE! Why do you even care about this tool? It's friends with a former Overwatch agent!" Widowmaker exclaimed. Reaper put Melanie on the floor, while Sombra backed away from the them.

"Melanie is my FRIEND! She save my LIFE! I will not allow you to call her a TOOL!" Reaper growled.

Just before he ran at Widowmaker, Melanie stopped him.

"D- Reaper, it's alright! I'm fine. Leave the spider alone," she said as she held Reaper back. "I don't want to end up healing her because she angered you. Besides, I'm lea-" Reaper cut her off.

"You're staying! I have a room for you. I don't want you to leave me again, because I CARE about YOU!" Reaper's words led the room dead with silence.

Melanie gained her sight back, and looked at their faces. Sombra had a pleading look, Widowmaker looked shocked, but she couldn't see Reaper's face. She did, however, hear his soul cry out again. For her not to leave him, and how deeply he cared for her.

Melanie walked over to Reaper. Once she was close enough, she hugged him around his stomach as tears fell from her eyes. Melanie hugged him tightly. "I'll stay, daddy. I won't leave you. Don't worry, please."

Reaper was stunned for a moment. He wasn't expecting to be called that at all, but he didn't mind. Reaper slowly wrapped his arms around Melanie carefully. This caused Melanie to snuggle into his stomach.

'I will do whatever it takes to make you happy and safe, Melanie,' Reaper thought as he pick her up. "Come on Sombra. You will help me. Widowmaker, we'll handle the mission report. You can go."

Sombra followed after Reaper leaving Widowmaker in the room.

"So what are we going to do?" Sombra asked.

"We're going to clean Melanie up, and train her how to fight."

"For missions?" Sombra asked.

"So she can defend herself. We are not letting Talon know that Melanie is Infinity. I don't want what happened to her again," Reaper replied.

"What happened to me?" Melanie asked.

"You don't remember?" Sombra asked.

Melanie shook her head. "I don't remember much of my past. I just remember waking up in a morgue. Then leaving with no clue from there. I know that my parents are dead, feeling pain and torture, but no real solid memories of my past that happened to me."

"Well sweetie, I wouldn't want you to remember your past anyway," Reaper said.

"Well, it's not like I can. Even if I try, I feel pain of being shot in the head over and over again," Melanie stated.

"Then Sombra will delete any file on it. You're Melanie, now. We will take care of you from now on," Reaper said. They quietly made their way to Reaper's apartment to set up Melanie's new life style.