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Project B-67 "Fire and Lightning"
Goal: Create new mutants.
Test subjects: Select civilians from last attack and volunteered personnel.
State: Victims successfully contained and slept. Serum successfully completed. Awaiting further instruction.
Details: Use new serum samples on select victims to create mutated soldiers. Recondition victims to assure their loyalty to Talon.
WARNING: Chemicals highly dangerous. Advised to proceed with extreme caution. Injury or death of subjects possible. .
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The Talon scientist finished reading over the summarized details of the project and waited. "Are we authorized to proceed?" The scientist asked to his co-worker. "Yeah, we just got confirmation. Proceed with the project." The other scientist said.
There were 10 pods with one person each. They were either volunteered Talon soldiers or kidnapped civilians from Talon's last terror attack. There were two large containers. One was blue and had a lightning-based serum and the other was red and had a fire-based serum. If the serum was successful and a good amount of victims survived then the serum would be replicated and applied to more soldiers. The lightning serum would grant the victim lightning based mutations. They would gain control of lightning and increased speed and reflexes, while the fire serum would grant the victim fire based mutations, which would in turn give the user control of fire and smoke, as well as increased strength but not that much speed.
That was the idea behind the project anyways. And what sparked the inspiration for it? Project A-66. This was essentially an improved version of that with more refined chemicals, however they were still a bit dangerous and unpredictable. Not only did these new serums grant the user augmentations such as strength or reflexes, but the lightning and fire powers also removed the need for weapons, which would increase Talon's budget for other areas, or at least in theory.
The lightning serum would be used on half of the victims, and the fire serum on the other half. There the serum would be divided amongst the halves. Civilian victims would be reconditioned if they survived the tests, and Talon personnel would simply be reintroduced into Talon's forces. The plan was set and authorization was confirmed. Now all that was needed was to carry out the tests themselves...
*Meanwhile in another part of Talon's headquarters*
"Agent Drake Ryker and Agent Pulse please report to the briefing room immediately." The message was heard throughout the Talon base, and the two decided to go without any delay. Drake Ryker was a "veteran" member of Talon, much like Reaper, while 'Pulse' was a much newer member. Both were experts of gun and hand-to-hand combat, as well as stealth.
The two made it to the briefing room and were greeted by Reaper as well as a Talon higher up. "Ah Reaper, Reyes my old pal. You comin' with us to the mission?" Ryker said. "Unfortunately, no. I will be staying here for now to oversee the progress on project B-67. However, I volunteered for the briefing. Now listen up." Reaper said and brought up the mission details.
"You will be sent to infiltrate a Helix base in Germany to retrieve tech, namely weapons and ammunition, as well as some intel about Overwatch that they've been hiding. The details will be on your mission log. Both of you are skilled in stealth and Pulse's infrared technology will be highly useful in this mission. If things go south we'll have air support ready and we're sending a small squad to go with you. That is all." Reaper finished his briefing, and the higher up filled them on some final details. "You are the new blood here, Pulse. This is your chance to prove yourself. Do not make me regret giving you the privilege of high rank." The Talon commander said, and dismissed the pair. The two headed to their quarters, grabbed their gear, and then headed to their assigned airship and boarded it.
Ryker looked at the younger man and noticed something. Pulse was awfully stiff, like he was deep in thought. "Something bothering ya? You seem nervous." Ryker said, pulling his partner out of his thoughts. "It's nothing. Just the pressure they've put on us." Pulse said and pretended to check on his gear to avoid conversation. That's when a funny thought entered Ryker's mind, and he smirked.
"Are you scared of me?" Ryker asked, and it wasn't a dumb question. Many around Talon were scared by his ruthlessness and intimidating aura.
Even his armor looked scary. It was a special experimental combat nanosuit (No i'm not talking about crysis, though it looks a little bit like a crysis nanosuit, except for the mask). It was dark grey with red as the accent color. It covered his entire body and he had a belt that carried gun holsters for his dual pistols and ammo mags. It also had dual bandolier belts around the chest and back that made room for a tac knife, ammo and a few gadgets and Talon gear. His mask covered his entire face and had two pure red holes for his eyes, and a skull carved into it. The suit came with a few extra features like night vision, and built in communicator. The suit's nano technology granted the user increased strength, speed, and overall reflexes, which made Ryker extra deadly in hand to hand combat and faster when moving and sprinting. This let him get around really easily during his missions.
"What? Of course not." Pulse answered flatly, but he didn't trick the older man. "Yeah you do. But don't fear. In fact, there's a lot we have in common. We share a similar backstory, after all."
*Flashback. Ryker's POV*
I was on a trip with my family to Numbani. I was in my mid 20's then. The city's reputation of peace and acceptance attracted hundreds every day, and my parents and I were no exception. We were having the time of our lives, the trip was amazing. But the last day of our trip, we were caught in the crossfire between Doomfist and Overwatch. The Scourge attacked that day, crumbling and crippling buildings and people without even trying. Overwatch arrived soon after the attack with a strike team of 5. Amongst them was Winston, one of the newer members at the time. A genius scientist gorilla who should not be underestimated in battle. It filled me with hope, but it was short lived. After the battle, Doomfist died, and for years, there wasn't a successor, but my parents were left on the brink of death. Overwatch left, without a care in the world. They didn't care for the collateral damage they caused, they didn't even stay to look after the wounded! They left everyone injured to die, they left them on their own after all the destruction the battle had caused, and yet they were paraded as heroes, as saviors of the world. My parents were bleeding out and I was desperate for help when the medics arrived. They barely survived, but they were both left handicapped. Ever since that day my hate for Overwatch only grew. Because of their recklessness. Because of their carelessness. Call if what you want. But they aren't heroes, that's bullshit.
Gabriel Reyes looked over the mission briefings. Blackwatch often did the briefing and paperwork for Overwatch while they actively fought. He looked over the videos and he noticed a desperate man and two injured people beside him. Another victim of collateral damage, he thought. But he saw the hatred in his eyes and thought that maybe this one could be useful for his cause against Overwatch. He found me a few days after the battle, while I stayed in Numbani, hoping that my parents would live. He offered me to join him, and I wanted to refuse. "Why the fuck would I join you. Blackwatch is still Overwatch, and I hate them. Look what they've caused! They didn't even try to stay and help!" I said, but Reyes told me all about HIS hatred for Overwatch and Morrison, and how we shared an interest. He told me about his plan to cause a rebellion and destroy Overwatch from within, and I accepted.
Under his watch, I was trained. I became skilled at hand-to-hand combat and gun-slinging. I was trained about everything I needed to be an effective member of blackwatch. I became proficient in both combat and technology, and I learnt multiple martial arts. Then, many months later after joining, I was ready, and I officially became a member of Blackwatch. Skip forward a few years and the fight in Zurich had taken place, and when it ended and the headquarters exploded, I was upon the few survivors. I thought Reyes was dead, and I moved on with my life. Skip forward multiple years and I was recruited by Talon. I decided to see what it was about, and I found Reyes again, this time as Reaper. I joined and I was granted some new gear, the nanosuit and a pair of new hand cannons, and well, there isn't much after that.
*Back to the present*
"So you see, we're more alike than we are different. We both became what we are because of our hatred for Overwatch. For leaving us behind when we needed them most, for being careless. You remember don't you? Talon's attack on New York a few months back, when Specter first made his appearance. You were left injured and left to die by them, and then Talon took you in, gave you a chance, trained you, made you into who you are now. And now, they expect big things of you." Ryker said.
"I... suppose you're right. Let's get this done." Pulse said, somewhat reassured after the backstory. "Oh and, I know I'm all scary and ruthless as a Talon higher-up but I'll go easy on ya, for now..." The older man said, teasing the younger man.
"Alright everyone listen up. Here's the plan. Half of you are coming with us, we'll infiltrate the base and enter their weapons cache, and then their terminals. The other half will stay around and provide covering fire. After we get the weapons and data, we'll call in extraction to get us out before anyone can reach us. If things go south and Overwatch or Helix come for us, call in air support and Talon will send more troops to help us. Let's get this done." Ryker explained to the soldiers and they all nodded and exited the dropship and approached the base. "Alright, let's do this." Pulse said and the pair exited the dropship, and caught up to the troops.
A/N: Alright! Two new OCs! The next chapter will tell continue on Ryker's and Pulse's mission and will return to project B-67 Fire and Lightning. So basically the project is Talon's second attempt at a super soldier serum but they added cool super powers into the mix this time! We'll see what happens with that.
First OC (Drake Ryker): Ryker is, as said earlier, and old member of Blackwatch who then joined Talon. He was upon the few that survived the Zurich HQ explosion. He has dual hand cannons that can shift into automatic pistols and his nanosuit grants him augmentations that make him deadly in combat, and it has a few extra nifty features too.
Second OC (Pulse): Pulse is a younger recruit of Talon, around 25 years old. He also has dual pistols but they're energy based and semi automatic. The thing is that they have quick trigger response so he can fire super quick and they can be but together to form a large energy cannon that fires like a rail gun. He also has an infrared visor that let's him scan the environment and reveal enemies through infrared pulses, hence his name. He also has pulse grenades that incinerate enemies and sends out a single pulse, briefly revealing enemies that survive to finish them off. His suit is plain black with green outlines and lights, and his helmet is quite like soldier 76's but if covers his entire face and head and is pure black. It then has a bright green visor that looks similar to S76's.
And since I'm outright horrible at descriptions and you're probably tired of my rambling I'll leave it here. See ya on the next chapter!
Oh yeah and credit goes to thekillerofzs for suggesting the concept for Drake Ryker. I did change a few things and it's not like what he originally suggested but I give credit nevertheless.