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[After a long flight to the Director's place and then to Watchpoint: Gibraltar]
Even though many years seemed to have passed and the years were not kind to him. Dr. Leonard Leeroy Church had walked off the landing platform to the long, but not forgotten base.
The sun had somehow always had the perfect settings, making the sky a sunny orange and purple. The cave like ceiling may have a constant worry to some but to the Director they were more of a welcoming sign. Then came the faces that the Director saw a few times before his departure.
"Winston? Lena? Mei? It certainly has been a long time. These years have favored you all more than me." The Director greeted.
"Haha, well it seems that way. Leonard." Winston roared with laughter as he crawled next to the Director to speak scientist to inventor.
Lena and Mei joined but looked back to see CHURCH carrying multiple duffel two in each arm. He seemed to be fine as he walked off in the exact direction where the barracks were located. However there was more in that area so they needed to be sure he was fine.
"Uh, excuse me. Is he gonna be fine?" Lena asked as she pointed to CHURCH who continued to walk away.
The Director took a quick glance then nodded, "Oh yes, CHURCH will probably know more about this place in seconds than we will in years." He answered.
"How is that even possible?" Mei questioned as she raised her glasses.
"Well, I'll explain," The Director said as they finally walked into the global surveillance room, or Winston's temporary bedroom as that was where he stayed for a while. The old Dr. pulled up a chair add rested himself down, "You see, I built him. And I did not waste anything that each department was willing to donate. His sensors are built to for visual, audio and even touch as they were part of one of the greatest surveillance protocols. He also is built with a much denser alloy than everyday omnics and null sector bots, making him 50% more durable. He also has so many files, routines, and programs that he's practically a professional in pretty much every category there is." The Director explained in great detail.
Winston glanced at the Director next to him, "That is impressive, how is that possible? Athena has almost the same potential, but that took a team of over 10 incredibly gifted intellectuals." Winston wondered.
But before the braniacs could talk shop, Mercy had entered the room, more of a glide. She flew towards Leonard's side, "My you have aged well Leonard, it is a pleasure to see you again." Dr. Angela Zeigler stated as she rested a hand on his shoulder.
"I try to, considering I'm the only one here besides Reinhardt who has aged." The Director replied.
"Well where were we all?" Winston inquired as he typed onto his computer, "Yes, I believe Paris is just the start of a long series of attacks that we will receive from Null Sector. So our decisions will have a large impact on what we do next."
"If I may." The Director spoke up, "I hate to stop you but as much as I respect each member here, I don't think it's enough. CHURCH himself wouldn't last ten seconds against an attack of this scale."
"What do you propose?" Genji who was in the shadows quizzed, "We are the only ones that are here."
The Director quickly cleaned his glasses with his lab coat to avoid eye contact as he said his idea, "More heroes." He swiftly said.
"Could you explain more clearly? You want more heroes?" Tracer asked as she raised her hand.
"I know it's risky, but hear me out." The Director started telling a story awhile ago, "After the fall of Overwatch I made a team I called Freelancers. They were the best of the nations' Militaries, best of their classes. However the UN decided this task force team would be better as separate agents so they were disbanded and sent to different agencies. The original team I made was gone, but they did not seize all my files." The Director announced as he began to link his tablet with the rooms main monitor on the wall.
Echo, Reinhardt, Brigitte as well as CHURCH had finally entered the room as the images came up. Images of Knights, policemen, military veterans, and firefighters. The Director then took another moment to capture everyone's attention, "These people were just regular citizens until the Omnic Crisis rolled in and the draft came back into effect."
Winston scratched his face in skepticism as he felt uneasy about this idea, "Leonard, as much as that'd be a great idea. We're on thin ice as is; if we expose ourselves too much then we'd be risking the government interfering, or worse."
"I'll handle the politicians, trust me when I say I know how to go toe to toe with them." The Director retorted as he pulled up each of the files of the people, "Now where should we begin?"
Tracer glanced at the rather young spectacled man with a deep dark red hair and brown eyes. His skin was pale white with freckles, his ethnicity was Dutch Irish and he was labeled as a supportive person, "What is he capable of?" Lena questioned as she pointed to the navy man.
The Director typed onto his device to enlarge his profile, "Lieutenant Simmons, one of the Navy's brightest. Rose through the ranks due to his service and is an engineer and technician. Pilots the Frogman Mark 3 suit, used for repairs and underwater reconnaissance. It has two major functions, (firing modes) It's undersea lantern which has the similar capabilites to heal as Mercy's staff on a wide area scale. It's second function is an energy cell charged laser repair tool; made to cut, burn, weld, etc. Which becomes more effective at close range." The Director listed off the standard issue systems.
"His abilities consist of an overcharge pulse which delivers a non lethal shock, stunning whatever enters his 5 meter radius circle. Richard Simmons also has a defibrillator system which resurrects fallen allies when needed. His suit allows him to take more damage than usual medics can. In a time when he is required to, he can exit his suit and is equipped with less powerful tools, a few glowsticks and a M60 magnum." CHURCH continued where the Director stopped.
Anymore or would you all like to continue, "This man seems interesting to say the least." Mercy pointed to a photo of a dark skinned man with a short hairstyle that faded away from his handsome face. He wore a medieval chest plate that only covered his torso and seemed to be made from some flexible material. He had a one handed broadsword attached to his hips in its scabbard with a leather strap on the bottom end of it. He was labeled with the attack symbol.
"Ah yes, Levernius Tucker, he can control lighting and fire making him a very useful ally." The Director explained as he glanced at Tucker.
Mercy simply nodded thinking there was a scientific reason behind this, "What technology does he use?"
"None." The Director answered making everyone grow curious and confused.
"Pardon?" Mercy checked again to see if she heard correctly.
"Well he uses one, his sword." The Director corrected, "He calls it: The Key. Why? I have not the slightest clue. But it apparently is the reason for his powers, as he fires lighting bolts to stun his opponent and fireballs to set them ablaze. He also can deflect bullets more than Genji."
"How so?" Genji questioned, getting a sense of a challenge.
"He uses the leather strap on the sword and begins a rotating motion as the bullets are blocked against the blade." The Director pointed out, "But he also uses the sword as a melee weapon, obviously. But getting struck by this would almost be the same as being hit by a car, you might survive once, maybe twice, but three times is a killer for those without armor or large bodies."
"Surely there must be some scientific reason behind this." Winston demanded refusing to accept such a childish answer as magic.
The Director shrugged his shoulders, "I have tried to find one myself but without any luck. And don't call me Shirley." The Director joked as he swiped to the next candidate.
"A firefighter?" Mei wondered as her eyes came to a large man that had a heavy, portly built body. His face was a greasy an autumn color and his hair was a rather large mess. He was labeled as a tank.
"Dexter Grif," CHURCH filled in for the Director, "Despite being labeled as lazy to his teammates he holds the most records for saved lives. Armed with whatever we choose to give him, his service years says he uses a large fire ax to break open burning doors. He can smash through doors with ease and knock opponents back great distances with a single strike. He also possesses a bottle of moonshine wherever he goes to numb the pain of the flames in his career."
"I see, when it comes to others in need of aid he rushes in." Mei stated.
"Affirmative." CHURCH replied.
"What about this older fellow?" Genji asked pointing his blade to an aged man, approximately the same age Commander Morrison would be. This man could be described as a 'Kentucky Fried' man, raised in the south with a military style hairstyle.
"During the Omnic Crisis, The United States had been working on two projects: the super soldier program that Commander Morrison had taken part in and the cloning project. Where they had taken the DNA of some of the entire world's greatest soldiers and put that in a laboratory where they had multiplied the samples into full grown living organisms. During this time, a limited number of 10,000 were created. This is one of the few I had been able to locate. His birth number is 7657, however due to the lack of individuality they have began to experience they were allowed allowed to choose their own names, he is Sarge." CHURCH told.
Records, eliminations, statistics and many more files on Sarge popped up from the large wall screen. CHURCH then droned on, "Sarge was part of the Commandos, second in command. However after the war the government found no further use for them. The cloning operation was decommissioned and the soldiers relieved from service. Many have died, approximately 117 may still be alive to this day."
The Director cut CHURCH off due to the sadness of the origin story, "Sarge uses a powerful pump action shotgun, that holds 5 shotgun shells, each doing extreme damage. He also has obtained great knowledge on using projectile like weapons such as grenades, equipment, and tacticals, but mainly uses grenades. The clone program also gave him the ability to be defensive and set landmines, claymores and even tiger traps. So in other words, he's made for war on this much of a scale."
Brigitte then opened up the last file, "Lastly we come to Michael J. Caboose, SWAT unit." She stated as the file showed a large blonde haired man with slightly tanned skin. Labeled as a tank, wearing heavy body armor that only protected his head and chest.
"SWAT: breach specialist," The Director added, "He's has rescued and protected more people than more can count. When the battery rams were too weak they called him in."
"How?" Reinhardt who became intrigued asked.
"With these." The Director answered, opening a file to his equipment, "He doesn't need any device to fight, just a riot shield and a wooden baton. He does not use or own a firearm to hurt people. His job for this case was to rescue hostages in different types of scenarios. Robberies, kidnappings, etc, etc. He is a peaceful officer who uses his bolo shooter to ensnare his enemies, and a non harmful smokescreen to keep his enemies in a loop for a small area." The Director concluded as he sat back into his chair, "Any questions?"
"Is this all?" Echo quizzed as she floated into the conversation.
"At the moment yes." The Director responded, "However I do hope to increase more ranks, from more helpful areas of expertise."
Winston stroked his chin as he began to nod his head in agreement. Pleased he shook the Director's hand in a quiet understanding. However there was one question, "Wait, how do we get them?" Tracer questioned.
"Simple. CHURCH, begin calls." The Director ordered.
CHURCH pulled out a cellphone from his pocket and began to dial the first person. When the phone rang twice, they voice of who could possibly be distinguished as Richard Simmons answered, "Hello?" The voice answered.
CHURCH answered the phone but not in his usual monotone tone, his voice had changed to that of a female's, "Hello, Richard Simmons?"
"Yes?" The man replied nervously.
"Yes, I am calling because you've been randomly selected to be given a free vacation on behalf your military service."
"Really? Where to?"
"To a science expo, held by a Dr. Chrelon Churand. (Leonard Church combined)"
"Oh, well, I am off duty tomorrow so I glady attend. *ahem* when is it?"
"It will be held two days from now, however we can have you flown in by a private jet for no extra cost."
"Oh, well yeah. Uh sounds good. Will that be all?"
"Yes sir, we have already have all the necessary information we require. Which airport would you like."
"Oh Uh, the one I'll send over right now."
"Thank you, that'll be all. Thank you for your time. Good bye now." CHURCH hung up.
Astonished by the capability of the cybernetic organism, everyone became slack jawed and wide eyed. The Director smiled, "CHURCH has about 10 years of programming that I've spent putting into him. He's been active for Twenty years. Ever since then whenever he needed or desired to learn something new he simply plugged himself into a computer and downloaded all the information about the subject of his choice.
They left CHURCH to make the calls to everyone on the list. Grif was won over with a paid trip to Vegas along with $10,000 in cash for whatever he wished for. Sarge, a Veterans day statue dedicated to his troops after they were discharged without warning. Caboose was called by a person who supposedly found his long lost brother, despite not knowing he even had a brother.
Tucker wasn't called by usual means, which is why CHURCH went over to a 3-D printer. After a few hours CHURCH had finally crafted a medieval horn which he blew into. Just two horn calls was then replied to by a another horn just in the distance.
The second team was being assembled.
Sorry if this was a little rushed, just wanted to get another chapter out before Overwatch 2 came out.
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