He was surprised to find Angela among the military, and he wasn't alone. « Doctor Ziegler? Pharah asked her.
Angela had her Valkyrie suit along with her wings and her staff ready. She was helping treat the injuries of those that had been in the way of the first wave of Omnics. « I've found a team of medic on the field, I had to come help them.
- Not anymore, we're leaving, Akande told her.
- What? There's no leaving anymore, Anubis is escaping the temple, we need to fight it.
- No, we need to evacuate the city. We do not have enough forces to repel it and, with Sombra on its side, we cannot afford to stay around.
- Sombra? What do you mean?
- We'll go in more detail later, but she is under Anubis' control.
- What? How can this be?
- I cannot tell you, all I know is that she already used an EMP against the war drones and against us. If we do not leave now, who knows what she'll do to the rest of the population. »
Angela seemed shocked, she couldn't say a word. Akande opened his earphone again and looked for news of his men : « They're in the city center, we are shooting them down, but more keep coming in, he heard.
- Start retreating and protect the citizen. We are evacuating.
- Boss, they're not attacking the citizen.
- What do you mean?
- I mean they're not shooting at us or anyone on the street, they're just running away and trying to get into buildings.
- What is that supposed to mean?
- What am I supposed to know? I'm not a god damned scientist boss.
- Fine then, bring as many people as you can, we will find a way to secure the place.
- Alright, boss. »
He hung up and noticed Angela was taking care of Genji with her Caduceus staff. « What now? Amélie asked.
- We need vehicles to evacuate, and a plane to get all of you back to Gibraltar.
- We can hold the next wave until everyone is safe.
- I know you can, but we cannot risk facing Sombra again.
- If I see her, I'll shoot her down.
- Amélie… »
She didn't talk like she usually did. Angela had turned her into a much more reserve women, or rather she had turned her back into that. Right now, she did not recognize the one he talked to when Numbani had been under attack. Her eyes showed a strange emotion he couldn't quite grasp. « Find some high-ground and guard the temple's entrance. If something comes out of it, warn us. »
She acknowledged without a word and turned around, but Akande grabbed her wrist and added. « And if you see Sombra, do not kill her. We need her.
- We don't need a corrupted mind. She's gone.
- We can bring her back, like you. »
She frowned and pulled her wrist out of his reach, walking away and leaving Akande with a strange feeling. Something was wrong about her.
« Where is she going? » he heard. Pharah was on her own earphone, watching him and Angela from the corner of her eye. « She'll scout the temple's entrance. If more Omnic come, we'll know right away.
- Get her and doctor Ziegler back. There's a plane coming in here in a few minutes. It'll pick all of you up.
- And send us where?
- To Helix Security's Egyptian headquarter. You'll be under investigation until we sort all of this out.
- We can make our own way out, thank you. »
Pharah took out her earphone and looked at him in the eyes. « You won't. Do not think that you'll get away with your crimes because you are helping us in here.
- Of course, however if we could wait until this God-program is dealt with…
- Once the city is evacuated, we will find our own way to imprison it again. Overwatch did it before, we can do it again.
- Overwatch didn't have to deal with a dangerous hacker defending it. You'll need all the help you can get. »
Angela cut them both out of their argument. « Can we talk about this later? We are in a war zone! »
Akande acknowledged and Pharah was forced to follow them. « What can we use to evacuate as many people as we can? She asked them.
- There are more planes incoming, Pharah told them. We will be able to bring most of the population with us and send them south of Giza for now, but we might need a few more minutes before they get there, and even more to get everyone in.
- And what if Sombra decides to use an EMP on them too? Akande asked.
- She needs to be around things to destroy them doesn't she? We'll guard the planes and shoot her down if she gets close.
- Couldn't we get land vehicles and not risk killing everyone by having them crash onto the ground?
- We haven't been able to fix the tank's particle canon yet, they are not up to date and their nano-robotic is too weak to repair them from such a powerful EMP, but they might be able to move around. We could get the people around them outside the city for protection until the planes arrive, but that'll take some more time.
- We'll hold them off, do what you must. »
She wanted to object to them, but noticed Angela and decided to instead leave them. « How much time can you buy us?
- I have no idea, maybe just a few minutes. If they keep sending those larger mech, we might be able to hold most for longer, but if something new comes out, we might have to fall back ourselves.
- If something wrong happens, doctor Ziegler can contact me. Once the planes land, retreat and get out of the city. It shouldn't take too long.
- Alright. »
Pharah tried her jetpack and sighted in relief when she heard the engine roar. She flew up in the air and quickly got out of sight. Angela was making sure Genji could walk correctly while looking up to find Amélie. « Are you sure we can hold them off?
- Not you, follow Pharah and stay with her.
- You think I'll let you risk your life alone like that?
- I say you have to.
- We are in this together, Akande. I will not leave this place without you, or Genji, or Amélie. »
He turned around to look at her, but he didn't have time to say anything, Amélie called them on their earphones. « Something big is coming out, get ready. »
They were about twenty men left on the site as Akande readied himself to face whatever was coming at them. Amélie seemed to be aiming her shot from way up inside a small tower. « It doesn't look like an Omnic, it's like… some sort of vehicle.
- What else do you see? Akande asked him.
- There's nothing else I can shoot, I… »
The communication closed, with a scream echoing up in the tower. Genji jumped on the wall and climbed it until he could reach them and, once he was there, Akande watched him slowly back up, his blades ready in his hand.
Amélie got out of her cover, with Sombra holding her from behind and keeping a gun onto her head. « Let us through. »
