Failure:ReArmed Chapter 30: His Wall Finale, an overwatch fanfic

Chapter 30: His Wall Part 3: A Momentary Lapse of Reason

Emily's Home, 5 Days Later.

Emily and Lena both looked up to the stairs as Angela, who arrived four days ago, came down and told them "He's still not responding... Are you two sure that nothing happened with him?" Emily shook her head, and explained "He just went to sleep, then we went to check up on him and he wouldn't wake up..."

Angela sighed, and walked with both of the Brits to the kitchen, while upstairs, Abel slept on the bed, his skin pale, his body Getty scrawny from the lack of exercise and food.

- Insert Song: Hey You by Pink Floyd -

Abel was sitting against the wall, the light barely noticeable in the black side of his wall, the bench destroyed, and his body naked, covered in all the injuries he'd gotten over the years. He ran his hand against the wall gently, coughing and wheezing as the many shadows of both tangible and intangible things observed him.

He looked at the shadows, seeing a silhouette of Hana glaring at him in disgust, making him slump as much as he could into the wall. He looked around, then saw a shadow of everyone in Overwatch glaring at him, all disgusted with him, naked, scrawny, pale and wounded beyond repair.

They scolded him, verbally assaulting him with mute voices as he felt himself be dragged away from the wall and deep into the blackness, where verbal assault became physical. Kicks, punches, scratches and cutting soon followed, but Abel kept that dull, lifeless look as he was pulled down further, until he reached a chair, where he was sat down.

He looked around at the ocean of faces surrounding him, all accusing him of nearly every crime against humanity imaginable. Fingers pointed at him as he slumped forward and hit the ground face first and curled into a ball, trying to hide himself, but just gave the faces more room to yell and accuse him.

The light shined down on him as he looked up, instants away from passing out while the blackness held him down. He passed out before he could tell what was happening, unaware that he was being set back by the wall, the light keeping the blackness off him as it gently sat him against the brick structure.

The blackness threw condemnations at the light, followed by the shadows within the blackness contorting and spasming out of control before popping like balloons. The light ran the back of it's hand against Abel's head, knuckles brushing gently over his scars and bruises.

The light then dimmed and allowed Abel to rest, letting him recover as much as he could before the blackness struck again. By the time it dimmed away did Abel's eyes open, lifelessly looking around.

This went on, and on, and on, and on... Endlessly...

- Song Ends -

Emily entered his room that night, a small bucket with warm water, a sponge and a rag as Angela instructed her to clean any grin off Abel's torso. But when she saw him she felt sick, Abel was lifelessly staring at the ceiling, his cheekbones, collar bone, and ribs visible to add to the dead look he gave, only contrasted by the heartbeat monitor that showed he did have a pulse in there... Somewhere.

Emily locked the door behind her, then sat beside him as she prompted him against the back of the bed, followed by her wrapping the rag around her hand and wiping his face gently, making sure not to wipe too hard on the bruised areas.

As the minutes passed did she reach his good arm, finding herself stopping and having a hard time continuing. She felt horrible, seeing someone in this morbid state between life and dead was depressing, especially someone she knew. Emily inhaled, then right as she continued did she notice something in the corner of her eye, making her look and freeze.

There was a lump of substance sitting on the foot of the bed, looking at Abel as substance leaked out his stump. Emily was close to screaming when the substance raised an appendage to her, then watched as it slowly took shape.

It was an arm, and as the body took form, Emily felt the sense of running or screaming just melt away. It felt like she was staring at a mirror, the black liquid looked identical took her, say for the hair length, that barely reached it's shoulders.

Emily swallowed, then asked "Y... You're 29, right?" Substance Alex nodded, then placed a hand on Abel's cheek, her expression now saddened as substance peeled off it's body. Emily saw this, watching as Substance Alex's real skin was revealed underneath, freckled and slightly tanned, with it only staying on the front if her torso, and around her waist, making a sort of flower petal like dress as it pooled on the ground.

- Insert Alex's Lament: Narvik by Johan Söderqvist & Patrik Andrén -

Emily was speechless as Alex sat before her, a literal reflection of herself in the flesh, but she saw so much despair in her eyes, which were like Abel's right eye, black sclera, and golden irises. Alex sighed, then told Emily "I know you have questions... And I will answer them... But please... Let me comfort him..."

Emily nodded, watching as Alex soundlessly slid up to Abel and hugged him, closing his eyes gently, as she whispered lovingly "Please... Sleep... I'll be in there shortly..." Abel slumped in her arms as Alex sighed, black inky tears streaming down her cheeks as she told Emily in a low, almost apologetic tone "I never wanted to hurt him... But this was the best road for him..."

Emily watched as Alex let Abel sit back, allowing her to continue bathing him as she explained to the substance doppelganger "He should have had a say in that choice... He trusted you- No, he still trusts you enough to keep your memory to haunt him... He didn't need a sister, a lover, or a mother... He needed someone to guide him..."

Alex watched as Emily carefully cleaned her little brother, his body a disturbing grey as she sighed and told Emily "I wanted to tell him everything... I wanted nothing more than to tell him the truth about absolutely anything he asked me... I didn't even tell him I wasn't a real sniper..."

Emily looked up, shocked for sure, and asked "Wait... So what's your special gift? Abel has teleportation and Substance... 30 has telekinesis according to files and Abby... What's your power?" Alex inhaled, then replied "My gift... I don't even know what it is exactly... But look..."

Alex's eyes glowed a dim golden light as she walked over to a slightly dried up flower, and with a single touch did it bloom again. She then focused her energy into her hands and made various small spheres float around the room like stars in space. Emily watched with wonder as Alex told her "I can heal that which is damaged... I can damage that which is assailing me... I can see the life and death around me... Flowing like a currant in the air..."

Alex closed her eyes, making the lights fade as she looked at Emily, and told her "All this... And I'm just a clone of you..."

- Song Ends -

Hana's Room, MEKA HQ, Busan

Hana sat beside Yuna and in front of Captain Myung as she finished telling them what she saw, leaving them both silent for the first time since Hana met them.

Myung was genuinely worried now, first she saw this as a possible way of getting some background on Abel's past, maybe even some leverage at best. But instead she found a truth that she had been denying Pharah for the past five weeks.

Yes, captain Myung in her desperation to get Intel on Abel resorted to calling Helix Security for some assistance, and in the process was black listed by Pharah for not wanting to divulge Hana as her source of information. And from the dozens of calls she had with Pharah, she assumed the Egyptian had an obsessive hatred towards anyone who was with Talon, but with what Hana told them just now, Abel really was a threat.

Myung watched as Hana slumped down on her bed, the girl before her hadn't eaten much in the last few days, and it was starting to show. She looked frail, her cheek bones were staring to show, and the lack of actual sunlight was making her slightly pale.

Yuna patted Hana's head, while Myung asked Hana "What can we do to help?" Hana looked at the older Korean, sat up, coughed a bit, then told her in a low and miserable tone "Take me.. to... Him..." She started having another coughing fit, Yuna holding Hana as she coughed hard and spat blood onto her hand.

Myung hadn't told Overwatch about this specific detail, but now there was no option, she dialed up Angela and put her on speaker, setting the phone on Hana's bed as they waited.

Angela picked up in a half yawn, which the Koreans heard, then asked "Yes captain? What's the problem?" Hana spoke up and greeted Angela in a low tone "Hey... I wanted to ask how's Abel doing...?" Angela was slightly surprised by Hana being the one to answer, but replied in a low tone "Well... You've missed a lot... And I'm sorry to tell you this... But he's-"

Angela was cut off as Hana entered another coughing fit, loud and intense as she coughed up more blood, making Captain Myung cut in and tell Angela "Hana has been having these coughing fits since she fused with Abel, and they have gotten worse to the point she is coughing blood every time she has a fit... What is his condition?"

Angela was wide eyed, then sighed a defeated sigh, and informed Myung "Captain, Abel is currently comatose... He's been in a coma for the past five days, going to six in about three hours..." Hana was wide eyed, and forced herself off the bed and to her closet, where she quickly put on a clean white tank top, a pair of baggy shorts and slipped on her flats and told Angela "Where...?" but nearly fell as she was doing too much with very little energy.

Myung caught Hana, and Angela remained silent, contemplating if telling Hana the location would help, or would rather make things worse. Angela sighed, and replied "I can't disclose that information Hana, not with Talon hunting us all down... Especially you..."

Hana picked up the phone and muttered threateningly "What do you mean...?" Myung took the phone from Hana, followed by Angela explaining "Hana, Talon is watching you, you can't just-" Hana snapped and screamed "I DON'T CARE!"

Her breathing was hoarse, her sclera black again as she acted a lot like Abel as she added "I don't care if Talon wants me dead, they can try and kill me, I will-" Captain Myung approached Hana, and slapped the substance out of her sclera, the loud slap clear through Angela's phone as Myung hung up and told Hana "You are staying... We can't risk Talon finding everyone and eliminating them. Is that understood?"

Hana glared at Myung, but fell short as she coughed hard, muttering "Y.. you're not my mother..." That hit Myung right were it hurt, and she dragged Hana to her bed, and told her "And you should be grateful I'm not... If I was, I would have raised you to know discipline and manners... You are staying, that's final. Any unauthorized mech take off will be shot down... The coast guard will be patrolling you... And cameras will be on you all day an night..."

Myung then walked out the room, slamming the door so hard that she broke the doorknob's frame.

Hana looked at Yuna, who followed shortly after, leaving the Korean gamer alone in her room to grab her pillow and scream into it, followed by her absolutely bawling, unsure how to react, or what to do.

- Insert Song: The Trial by Pink Floyd -

Abel floated in his black abyss, eyes having gone cavernous and sunken into his skull as the rest of his body followed a similar look. He was beached, then dragged on the clay like sand as he was sat down I the middle of a rounded stone floor, surrounded by various shadows, all glaring at him.

He looked down as before him a pedestal was raised, with a mirrored doppelganger of himself grinned and pointed down at Abel as a doppelganger of Hana approached Abel and told the one on the pedestal "I present your honor, I show how the prisoner, who was caught red-handed, showed feelings of an almost... Human nature... This will not do...-

The shadowy figures all hissed or growled like animals at him as the evidence was showed, Hana's doppelganger pointing up as the memories of Abel holding Hana in Vegas played, then him having fun with her, the Junkers and Lena with Emily.

His doppelganger grinned like a psychopath, pointing down at Abel, forcing Abel to stand and attempt to defend himself. Abel was about to talk, when a doppelganger of Gabriel arrived and told the court "Look at him! Traitorous bastard who hides the truth! Disgusting! He's obviously crazy!"

Abel however countered in a dry, strained, but firm tone "That's crazy! W.. who am I hiding from? Who from here am I hiding that past from!" A doppelganger of Ashe pushed him back down and allowed the next witness to speak.

Abel looked to see a doppelganger of Lena glare at him as she pointed up, pointing at a dream that made Abel feel the coldest and most profound shame he had ever felt. The dream was of him holding Alex, totally benign, followed by them sharing a kiss like they always did, but then it changed when he opened his eyes in the dream, revealing Emily smiling at him instead of Alex.

The court erupted into blasphemous accusations of the most perverse kind, even his own doppelganger lost his grin as Lena's doppelganger informed the court "As this court can see your honor! This man-no, this pig dares fantasize about another, and another who is taken! Just give me five minutes! Me, and him, alone..."

Abel was forced to stand again, where he tried to explain "It was a mistake! I was lonely and-!" But then Hana's doppelganger added mockingly "There your honor! Another feeling! Even he admits it!" Abel shot back "I wasn't thinking! I didn't mean-!"

But then he was sat down again, allowing the last witness to enter the court, showing a doppelganger of Agnes as she told the court "Why did he do it your honor? Because it was an order?! Why would he dare declare innocence after the murder!" The memory of Abel fighting, then killing Alec played, making a good amount of shadows scream and shout like demons in hell, throwing condamnations at him.

Abel was stood up once again, making him beg "I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT! PLEASE! ALL OF YOU KNOW THIS! WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME?!" They scoffed and hissed, forcing him ti sit down again as Agnes told the court "Isn't it obvious your honor?! He is a traitor! A womanizer! A murderer!"

Abel looked up and noticed his doppelganger had disappeared, but reappeared over the horizon, his body eclipsing the world as it yelled down at Abel "THE EVIDENCE BROUGHT TO THIS COURT IS UNDENIABLE! THEREIS NO NEED FOR THE JURY!"

Abel was cuffedand chained then dragged over to the beach by all the doppelgangers as his doppelganger continued adding "IN ALL MY YEARS OF JUDGING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE SOMEONE MORE DESERVING OF THE ENTIRE FORCE OF THE LAW!"

Abel looked and saw a post with a noose waiting for him as he started kicking and resisting to no avail as his doppelganger claimed boldly "THE WAY YOU MADE HER SUFFER, TREACHERY FOLLOWED, MAKES ME WANT TO SHIT!"

Abel had the noose set around his neck as he struggled more, followed by Hana's doppelganger stating to everyone else "He shall be sentenced to death via hanging! The bail for such unforgivable actions is for him to show us what he's hiding!"

Abel was placed ontop of a chair as they prepared to hang him,but stopped when they looked up and saw what he was hiding, his nightmares. Him in that damn base in Afghanistan, aiming a C96 down at his victim. However Alex was replaced with Hana, then the bang made the noose disappear as Abel fell off and landed on his knees.

His doppelganger looked at this, then added "SINCE, MY FRIEND, YOU SHOWED YOUR DEEPEST FEAR! I SENTENCE YOU TO BE EXPOSED BEFORE EVERYONE!" then raise it's arm and motioned the shadows and doppelgangers to the wall and told them "TEAR DOWN THE WALL!"

They all chanted along "Tear down the wall!" as they broke it down, brick by brick, until Abel screamed at the top of his lungs "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

- Song Ends -

At that very moment Abel panted, eyes glaring skyward as he yelled "WHAT DID I DO WRONG?! I DO REGRET EVERYTHING I DID! WHY THE ABSOLUTE HELL ARE ALL OF YOU AGAINST ME?! ANSWER ME! I AM NOT A BAD PERSON! I'M-"

And at that moment his anger and sadness faded, giving him a momentary lapse of reason and clarity for the first time in years.

Chapter 30: DONE!

Finally done with this chapter, and i'm not gonna lie, this one took me a while due to the fact i'm having a block at the moment. Besides that, everything has been okay on my end, just everything is going slow. Gonna start working on the next arc following this one, so let's get to the reviews:

Noble6117: Always remember, comrade.

He23t: And how would you describe his inner mind? Honestly i see it more like a hostage to the events in his life. Hope you enjoyed it.

And now... we are here again, another chapter finished, and another one being written, all i have to say is...

I'm still in the Trenches, and I hope You Enjoyed.