A few weeks has passed since the incident with Stealth, and Talon hasn't made another move yet. But that didn't make some of the Overwatch members at ease. S:76 was with Ana and Winston on his lab, discussing about Talon.
"I knew Moira was crazy and obsessed with science, but I never imagined that she'd be willing to join Talon." Ana said.
"Even a scientist needs someone to tell him or her to stop. I understand her view of finding answers to many questions science has, but she's passed al limits imaginable." Said Winston.
"Well, next tie she appears, we know what to do." Said Jack.
"What? Kill her? We can't do that, Jack. She may have some information that could be worth." Said Ana, trying to convince her friend to think otherwise.
"I know. (Sigh) It is already hard to fight against some of old friends. But we've got to stop them before another crisis starts." Ana put a hand on the old soldier's shoulder.
"We will avoid one, Jack. Don't worry."
Hana, Lena, Brigitte, Angela Satya and Mei were painting Bastion's armor for Christmas Eve, and they wanted to be everything perfect. Emily is about to arrive within the next hour, so Lena is happier than ever. She's even singing.
"So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young."
Lena sang as they finished with Bastion's new paint layer: a Christmas gift.
"Nice one girls! Now we need to do the same with Reinhardt's armor!" Cheered Lena. Bastion left the room to get some sun so the paint can get dry after they finished with it. They gris then continue with Reinhardt's armor. Everything was ready for Christmas. Bastion made his way to Winston's lab. He said that he has an upgrade for Bastion's firepower. With Torbjörn's help, that is. When Bastion entered the room, he saw Winston sleeping on the floor and Hammond making some sort of a prank on him. Bastion approached him and stoped him before they could hurt the ape. Hammond sighed and woke Winston.
"Oh, Bastion. Sorry. I fell asleep." He apologized. Bastion waved the apology and asked him what was the upgrade he meant before.
"Oh! That's right. Torbjörn said that you need something new. So with his help, we created a new gun for you. This gun will get a decrease on the spread as you fire. We managed to decrease the spread by 33%. That way, you'll be able to hit easier enemies further. Also, we created a new cartridge, increasing the ammo you carry on Sentry by 10 bullets."
Bastion looked at him and nodded to begin the upgrades. Now he'll be able to help anyone from afar. Especially Hana if she's out from her MEKA. Happy with these new upgrades, Bastion thanked Winston and left his lab and headed to the garden, where he left Ganymede there. As he approached, Bastion nearly collided with Zarya, who was looking to her phone.
"Hm. Be more careful where you walk, Omnic." She said as she returns to her walking bastion ignored her and continued his walking to the garden.
Hana and her little crew was trying to get Reinhardt to sit still, but he was just too excited for Christmas. So much that he laughs and giggles as they try to paint his armor.
"Reinhardt, would you please sit still?! We need that to paint your armor." Said Brigitte.
"Sitting still? Me?! Never!" He joked as he laughs. Brigitte sighed loudly, making clear that she was upset with him.
Angela approached him and gently placed a hand on the man's shoulder.
"Reinhardt, please, we cannot complete the paint if you continue to move." She said gently.
Reinhardt looked at her and giggled a bit. "Sorry, Angela. I just love Christmas." Angela smiled.
"I know you do. You've made that clear. But please, stay still." Before Reinhardt could answer, the door opened and a Russian voice spoke.
"Reinhardt! I heard that you are giving the ladies here some trouble with the painting." Said Zarya.
"Just doing what I do best!" He said proudly.
"Well then." Said Zarya, grabbing a rope. "Let's see if you can move after I tie you to the chair."
"Oh, you're on!"
Outside, Bastion found Ganymede with her friends singing. He always enjoy staying with the animals. He was sitting near the tree she's in. Many other small creatures came to him; rabbits, butterflies, other birds, etc. He then was approached by Zenyatta floating in the air.
"Greetings, Bastion. May I sit with you?" He said. Bastion nodded and Zenyatta also sat beside him. The small animals coming to him as well.
"Isn't nature pretty? It creates many things. Cliffs, beaches, ecosystems, sea, oceans," lifting his arms up. "Life itself." He looked to Bastion, who was watching him as well.
"I find it nice that you like this. And nature seems to like you, Bastion. As Hana told me the other day, you were in a nice state when she met you. And so did Torbjörn. It is like nature has a thing for you, and for you bird friend." Ganymede sat on Bastion's shoulder, singing with another bird that sat on his head.
"Nature can calm the fastest mind. And can bring joy those who look at her." He looked to Bastion and then down to a small rabbit. He took it. "Nature does not fear you, my friend."
"Beep boop tweeet."
"I know you do, Bastion. Well, I'll meditate for a while. "
Hana and her group finally finished painting Reinhardt's armor with Zarya's help. They had a difficult time not because he was moving, but because Zarya actually tied him to the chair and their laughs was distracting them to continue with their task. After what felt like an eternity, they finished with his armor. Now everyone went to get their costumes. Hana left the main room and headed towards her own room to find a red outfit. She found a white scarf and red shoes, but couldn't find a nice outfit for the party. She made sure to get everyone a present. But she hopes that her present for Bastion is good enough. She smiled at his reaction in her head. She lay back on her bed, smiling and imaging his reaction. She didn't realize that she fell asleep soon after.
Hana woke up nearly 4 hours later, and was frustrated at that. She resumed looking for her costume. When she found her suit, she went to the mess hall, where everyone was gathering. Many got different costumes, like Torbörn being Santa Claus, Mei being a female version of Santa, Angela a winter fairy, Ana a kind of white owl, Satya a dancer, S:76 a climber, Lena and Emily some kind of elves of Santa, Junkrat has a summer costume?, Zarya a winter costume, and many others. She could see many playing cards, others watching movies. She went to get some juice to drink before she spotted Bastion playing chess with Genji- wait, what?
"Having hard tie, Bastion?" Said teasingly Genji as he got half of Bastion's part of the chess. Bastion only looked to the table, thinking his next movement. He then moved his queen to the side of Genji's, allowing him getting near Bastion's King. Genji chuckled a bit, but that son faded when Bastion got both of Genji's Queen and King.
"Beep boop." He said.
"Bastion said Check Mate. Translated Zenyatta.
"What?! How?!" Said Genji as everyone around started laughing.
"You should know that Bastion learned from the internet." Commented Hana. Genji looks to her. "Really? How much time has he spent learning?"
"Many hours, Genji, trust me. When I slept in Korea, not only he keep watching over me and my people, but he also learned a lot from games." Said Hana.
"It's getting closer to the gifts! Everyone come here!" Said Reinhardt within his dried armor.
"Come! Go and tell Santa your wishes!" He said, pointing to Torbjörn. The smaller man looked up and grunted.
"Yeah, yeah. Just because I have blonde beard doesn't mean that I will play the role."
Hana only sat on his lap and hugged him. Then looked to him.
"I want a new PC Gamer, Santa!" She said. Everyone in the room started laughing. Hana got up and went to get their presents. Everyone got different kind of presents, from a new gun to books, and even flowers and chocolates. Hana approached Bastion and gave him his present.
"I hope that you like it, Bastion." She said. Bastion opened the present, and just as Hana thought he would, Bastion made a series of excited noises. It was a scarf for Ganymede and a new nest for her. Ganymede, curious as ever, sat in the nest, chirping in excitement. After that, everyone went to eat the dinner.
After Christmas, Overwatch made another party at New Year, wishing and thanking for everything they wished.
"WARNING! TALON FORCES IN KINGS ROW!" Said Athena as images of people screaming appeared in many screens.
"Emily! We have to go!" Said Tracer.
"Agreed. Athena, what they are planing?" Asked S:76. An image of a car appeared.
"This device will burn every Omnic in Kings Row. It is just inside of this building."
"How much time we have?" Asked Lena.
"About three hours before the start moving the payload."
"I can get there in two and half."
"But first we need to make a team." Said Winston.
"Everyone is off duty. The only ones that I can think of are Bastion, Hana, Lucio, Angela, Orisa and-" Athena was cut off by Tracer.
"I'll go as well."
"Very good then. I'll tell them." Athena said as Tracer made her way to the hangar.
A few minutes later, everyone was traveling to Kings Row. Lena was pacing in the cockpit. She can't make contact with Emily, and it concerns her a lot.
"Bastion says that every method of contacting anyone in Kings Row is either destroyed or is being jammed." Said Angela. Lena made a frustrated growl.
"I suggest you to sit down, Lena. It's not doing you any good if you continue pacing around." Siad Lucio. Lena finally sat on the cockpit's chair.
"Don't worry Lena. We will safe her and Kings Row."
"You don't understand it Hana. What if we are too late? What if she's injured or something worse? What if-"
"We don't know that for certain Lena. I know that you are worried and all, it is completely justified. Once we arrived, we will engage.'
"Yeah, Lena! As Angela said, we'll beat Talon. We beat it many times, we can do it now!" Said Hana. Lena thanked them all and stared at the computer saying that it is still 45 minutes left to arrive.
Well, I'll leave the chapter here, because I don't have any more ideas for it. Sorry for the delay of this chapter, wasn't with ideas that time either. Anyway, I hope that you got a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year. See ya in the next chapter! :)