A few weeks passed since Talon's attack on Overwatch Base, and the members are fighting more efficiently that terrorist group. Since the world cannot take care of all of them, Overwatch became again the most important organization to the world. But not anything is well and good. The world was informed about Bastion, and there are people that don't trust him. Hana Streams aren't always of video games, but also showing around the Overwatch Base with Bastion on almost every stream. Her fans always asks why she considered Bastion a great friend, and she always answers that he saved Korea from the Omnics. Hana is now recovering from the last attacks that took place on Korea a few days ago. Luckily she was there to prevent the Omnics harming the population. When she arrived, Bastion was very concerned about her well being. Even Ganymede was worried. She always sleeps with Hana. Winston found that some Omnics were still left on the depths of the ocean. That made Hana frustrated. Thinking that they defeated the Omnics back on her home a few weeks ago when Bastion appeared. Bastion agreed on testing some upgrades from both Winston and Hammond, but only one at a time. This time, Bastion will test the repaired shield battery for this mission. Apparently, Talon forces were found heading to Volskaya Industries. Zarya was the first one on volunteering to go, along with Torbjörn, Lucio, Brigitte and Symmetra. Zarya wasn't happy that Bastion was coming with them, but agreed that the shield needed to be tested. They are leaving the next morning. Hana was walking as fast as her current condition could towards Zarya's room. Once there, she catches her breath before knocking the door. Zarya opens almost immediately.
"Oh! Hana! How are you feeling? It is nice to see you here. Come in." She said. Hana entered her room and wasn't amazed seeing all those weights to lift.
"What brings you here?" Asked Zarya as she put a chair near Hana so she can sit.
"I am worried about the mission of tomorrow." She said.
"Don't worry. We will make it."
"I know. It's just about... I mean..."
"You mean about that Bastion Unit?" Zarya asked. Hana nodded. Zarya sighed, looked at the ceiling.
"I know that I have my problems with the Omnics. They attacked Russia." Zarya turned around to see Hana.
"I do not trust Bastion. But he's now part of my team. Even if I don't like him, we will need to work together if I want to protect Volksaya."
"I... I don't know what to say, Zarya." Hana said.
"Besides, Bastion will test a shield that Hammond and Winston worked so hard on. They asked me personally for this. I was reluctant, but knew the importance of this for him." Zarya took one of Hana's hands. "And for you." Hana made a face of surprised. "I will do this only for you, since we share the same story about Omnics. I will look for Bastion during missions if we are put together. Talon shall not win." She said. Hana smiled and nodded as she put Zarya in a hug, thanking her for that.
The next day, the group took off early. Symmetra was still calibrating Bastion's shield systems with the data Winston and Hammond left her. Using her hard light technology, she was able to hange the configurations from the outside. Bastion was in Sentry mode, waiting for Symmetra to finish.
"Okay, That should do it, Bastion. Try the new shield." She said. Bastion made the order on its systems to activate the shield, and a barrier in front of him appeared Symmetra looked at the pad that Winston gave her.
"Okay, systems seems alright. Energy levels are set on highest. The amount of damage that the shield can take is 1000 damage before needing a recharge from your systems. And your main core works fine."
"I've never thought that my design of the core would be able to sustain such device. Sometimes I impress myself." Commented Torbjörn. Symmetra put a hand on her chin.
"According to Hammond, the original designs of Bastion used to have a shield and a Mine Drone instead of his Tank Configuration. Maybe his core was designed to generate large amounts of energy to sustain all of his original systems and powering he Drone."
That seemed to shut up Torbjörn as he looked away and Symmetra went to her seat. Bastion returned to his Reckon Configuration adn sat on the large seat of the ship.
Zarya returned from the cockpit and sat on the table.
"Talon has attacked all nearby installations of the Volksaya Industries. They are about to attack the main production of MEKAS of Russia. E must defend this perimeter." Zarya draw a line over the first point to defend from Talon. "We have to keep them at bay as long as we can. If we are being outnumbered, we will retreat to this second perimeter. Inside of this perimeter, we will be inside the main production center of the MEKAS. While the MEKAS are a safe distance from any attacks, if Talon get its control over the MEKAS, Russia will perish."
All humans nodded their head as Bastion just made a sound of understanding.
"Bastion, you will be in the front line. There is a hall where you can set yourself to attack Talon. I'll be in front of you, fighting TaLon directly."
"Isn't that dangerous for you, Zarya? You could be easily outnumbered." Said Brigitte.
Zarya smiled. "That is why Torbjörn should put his torrent on the second pant of the building. Symmetra, I need your Proton Turrets on the entrance. The more pressure we can put on the entrance, the harder will be for Talon to enter."
"I'll put two of them on the entrance. The last remaining shall stay on the point."
"I will stay with you, Zarya. I have enough speed to maneuver through Talon forces."
"Just be careful with the Assassins, okay?" Lucio nodded.
"I will stay near Bastion and Symmetra, should they need help."
"I am more worried about Torbjörn than Bastion, for I can creat a wall shield to protect him and a teleported to bring him out of harm. You shoul stay with Torbjörn."
"Beep boop doo woo." Said Bastion.
"I think that'd be better. I must agree with you, Bastion." Said Torbjörn.
"What did he say?" Asked Zarya.
"He said that it'd be better for Brigitte to fight alongside you, Zarya, and Lucio should stay with me."
"Hmm... now that you mention that, it'd be better. Brigitte has a shield as well, and her armor heal her comrades as she fight." Said Symmetra.
"Do you have any problem with it, Lucio?" Asked Zarya.
"No, I think it is better that way. I cannot depend all the time on you if I am away from you."
"It is settle then. Prepare to move as soon as we land!" Zarya said as she returned to the cockpit.
Sombra saw their conversation. She only needed to know where the Bastion Unit would be. She should be able to access the Unit's Software and download the blueprints Talon needs without alert the Unit. But the Proton Turrets concerns her. She discovered that they can detect her if she walks near their area. 'Gotta be careful with them.'
Sombra waited until the vessel arrived before ordering her troops to move. Assaults, Assassins, Heavy Trooper and Troopers moved toward the first objective. 'Get the blueprints and then retreat. But, let's see how the Bastion Unit can handle these situations so we can copy it on our own Unit.' She thought. Zarya is fighting in the front line with Brigitte, and Bastion is just where they agreed on their plan. Sombra took care in avoiding the Proton Turrets, knowing full well that they can reveal her, and so, ruin her mission. She ran behind the Overwatch's team, and left her translocator before heading behind the Bastion Unit. She remained invisible and used her technology to enter into the unit's software. But she didn't find much. The original blueprints are either erased of corrupted. 'Hmmm... it shouldn't be difficult to restore them, but I still need to search over this old software. There must be something that is not damaged.' She thought.
She continued to search on its systems, but found nothing. Knowing that she cannot search anymore, she used her Translocator to return to safety. There, she opened the files and tried to rebuild the blueprints. She could only get the body's structure on Reckon mode, Sentry and Tank Configuration, but nothing about the software. Not even the new shield blueprint. Apparently, the shield wasn't loaded with it.
'Doesn't matter. Talon can create a better one.' She smiled as her mission was complete. She remained in the shadows to collect as much information as she can about ho the Unit will handle these situations.
Bastion felt strange. A few minutes after the battle start against Talon, Bastion felt like something was inside of his systems. Checking quickly when he reloaded, he couldn't find anything that showed him a glitch or an attempt of hacking. He dismissed it when a Heavy Trooper was giving Zarya problems. Focusing his fire on it, Bastion proportioned cover so Brigitte could heal Zarya's wounds as well to get behind a truck. Symmetra made a Proton Wall so everyone could b safe for a few seconds, giving Bastion time to reload and repair any damage that he may have taken. The Talon Troops were firing at the Wall, trying to destroy it. Bastion opened fire at them and soon Zarya joined him as well. Torbjörn's turret was upgraded to level 3 so it can provide more fire to the enemy. Symmetra put all of her three Proton Turrets in the entrance, damaging the Troops as the enter. Brigitte stunned are push away all enemies that got near Zarya, Bastion or her, while Lucio was providing fire with Torbjörn and healing as well. The fight went like that for nearly an hour and half before Talon retreated. The team was exhausted, but cheered at their victory.
"That was exhausting. But I'm glad we saved Russia." Said Zarya.
"It was a difficult fight, but we managed." Said Lucio.
"I don't think we could have done it without the concentrated fire that Bastion provided." Said Brigitte, earning a 'hm' from Zarya and a glare from her father.
"Anyway, we should rest. I need to gather the data from Bastion's shield performance." Said Symmetra as she starting to make her way to the second point, where Miss Volskaya would be waiting for them. The rest of the team followed her to that room, where, eventually, Miss Volskaya was waiting for them.
"Thank you all for protecting Russia. Our scanners shows that Talon Ships are no longer in our country. In the name of Russia, I thank you all, and I would be glad to form an alliance with Overwatch." She said to the team and shaking hands with them. When it was Bastion's turn, Volskaya shook his hand reluctantly, but grateful of his help.
"We'd like to have you around for a few days so you can recover from your wounds and rest. We will give you a room so you can stay."
"That is very kind, Miss Volskaya, but we need to return to our Head Quarters as soon as possible." Said Torbjörn.
"At least stay until tomorrow. You look tired and need to rest."
"I don't think it'd be a problem if we stay a little while longer, Papa." Commented Brigitte.
"And I don't think that any of us can fly the ship without falling asleep." Said also Symmetra.
"It is decided then. You will stay here until tomorrow." The Overwatch members nodded their thanks to her before being escorted to their respective rooms.
The next day, Symmetra gather the information of the shield device as they were eating breakfast. Bastion sat still on the ground while she was doing so. Lucio, Brigitte, Torbjörn and Zarya were loading their supplies as they eat their food.
"We are almost ready to depart. Satya, are you ready with that gathering?" Asked Zarya.
"Almost. Bastion needs to stay still so all of his resources can gather the information quickly."
When she was finished, both of them entered the ship so they could return to Gibraltar.
Sombra arrived at Talon HQ in no time. Once she arrived, Reaper, Moira And Doomfist were waiting for her. She exited the ship and joined them.
"I get that you managed to extract the Unit's blueprints, right?" Asked Akande.
Sombra nodded. "Yes, but most of them were either damaged, or corrupted."
"Dam. This makes things more complicated." Said Moira.
"This is just a small set back." Added Reaper.
"Indeed. But, even if almost of the blueprints were damaged, I could restore part of the Unit's main body on its three configurations." Said Sombra.
"What about the software?" Asked Reaper.
"Unfortunately, I couldn't copy any of its software without compromising the mission. But don't worry, I gather enough data to create a better one. I think that we can even create a better Bastion Unit that'll destroy Overwatch." Said Sombra.
"Then let's begin with the preparations to create our first model." Said Moira as she started making her way back to their base. The rest of them following close by.