Forgiveness
Crete, Greece
It was meant to be another calm day. Everyone woke up, had breakfast, which was once again prepared by Widow, then everyone would do their own thing for the rest of the day. Angela and Fareeha had even discussed going out, since Angela was happy with Widow's progress and it gave them an excuse to spend some time together.
However, all those plans went up in smoke when Lena received a text. It was from Emily and it contained only four words.
Turn on the news.
Lena did just that, switching on the tv and finding a news channel. Everyone was soon shocked into silence, walking over and staring at the images that were flashing up on the screen.
Washington DC had been attacked. Monuments lay in ruins, flames rose up into the sky and hundreds were either dead or injured.
Any hope of a stress free day had vanished. Now everyone was on edge, knowing what was likely to happen next. Angela was the person who finally said it.
"We're going to be called in. We need to be ready to move." She had hoped for at least one more day here, wanting to let Widow have one more day of normality. It seemed as though the world had a different idea.
"Are we going to your base?" Widow asked, vulnerability very clear in her voice. Despite everything, she was still worried. She didn't know how everyone would react to her presence, or how she'd react.
Angela turned to Widow. "Only if you're okay with it. I know you're worried but I won't do anything you're not comfortable with. If you want a bit more time here..."
"Non." Widow replied, not letting Angela finish. "I'll go with you. Just give me some time to get ready." She glanced towards Lena, who gave her a small nod. Soon after, Widow moved towards the stairs, heading up towards her room.
"What about you?" Angela asked Sombra, who was researching the attack on her computer. Sombra looked up briefly after she set up a search for any information regarding Talon, wanting to know what they were up to.
"Wherever Widow goes, I go."
Moments later, Lena's phone began to ring. She looked and saw that it was Winston, guessing the reason he was calling. She moved into another room to take the call, while Sombra went off to help Widow, leaving Angela and Fareeha alone.
"I guess our date's off." Fareeha said, disappointed that their plans were now on hold. Angela, sensing her disappointment, moved in and gave Fareeha a kiss.
"Don't worry. We'll find some time for one soon."
Meanwhile, Widow was in her room and was busy packing away her clothes and equipment. She'd just finished placing Widow's Kiss into her suitcase, next to her grappling hook, when Sombra appeared, lightly knocking on the door so she didn't make her jump.
"Hey. Mind if I have a quick word?"
Widow didn't look up, picking up her thermal goggles and placing them away. "Sure."
Sombra walked in, closing the door behind her and sitting down in the bed. Widow placed her goggles away and sealed up the hidden compartment in her suitcase. Once her equipment was secure, Widow moved over and sat next to Sombra.
"What did Gabriel say?" Widow asked, suspecting that was what she wanted to talk about.
"He was warning me. When he contacted me Talon were very close to finding out you're still alive. By now, they may have worked it out."
Widow looked down, fumbling with her hands as she digested what Sombra just told her. She was already worried about going to Gibraltar. Talon knowing that she was alive just added to her concerns.
"It's okay to be worried." Sombra said, wrapping an arm around Widow in an effort to keep her calm.
"That's the thing." Widow began. "I've never felt like this before. Maybe I did before Talon turned me into what I am now, but I can't remember it. All I know is that I shouldn't be feeling this... I shouldn't be feeling anything."
"And that's why you're so worried." Sombra realised, keeping her arm around Widow as she continued to open up to her.
"All of this is new to me. I don't know how people I used to know will react to me, but these emotions... I don't know what's right and what's wrong."
"It's okay Widow. Just give it time. It may seem like a lot to understand right now, but eventually, it'll all make sense." Sombra could tell that Widow relaxed slightly, hearing her breath out and seeing her nod. "There's one more thing."
Sombra removed her arm from Widow and began to type, loading up the recording Reaper asked her to make. "Gabe wanted you to hear this."
The recording was silent for a few moments, until Reaper finally began to speak.
"I'm sorry for what happened to you Amelie. I wish I'd found you sooner. Maybe then, I would have been able to save you from all this... I tried so hard to find you when you returned to Talon, but I couldn't find anything concrete. It was like you'd vanished off the face of the earth. In the end, I thought you were dead... It wasn't until I joined Talon that I found you."
There was another pause and Reaper was clearly considering what to say. After a few more seconds, he continued.
"I gave Gerard my word that I'd get you back. For years, that's what I've been planning. I read through your medical files and I knew that one day your conditioning would break down. I don't know how I did, I just knew. So I waited, helping you wherever I could. I even managed to get Talon to lay off some of their tech and convinced them to give you more freedom. All of it was to help you. In the end, Sombra started digging and I knew I needed help. Seems that help worked a little too well."
Widow couldn't help but chuckle at that statement, as the recording went on.
"I've worked to get you out ever since I joined Talon. I made a promise and I don't break them. Now that your out, I've done my part. Now you have someone else to watch your back. It may not have been how I planned it but Sombra knows what's she's doing, or at least I hope she does. Keep each other safe and don't worry about me. I have unfinished business at Talon. Reyes out."
The recording ended and Widow looked at Sombra. "All this time... he was helping me. What are you going to do now?"
"Honestly. I want to be here for you. I've had time to think about it and I don't want to go back to my old life. I didn't have anyone before I met you and Gabe. For a long time I thought that was what I wanted, but now... now I have a friend, someone who I care about. Whatever you decide to do, I'll be there right beside you."
Widow couldn't help but smile. "Thank you Sombra, for everything you've done for me." She hugged Sombra. "I couldn't ask for a better friend."
"Olivia."
"What?"
"That's my real name. Olivia Colomar. My greatest secret. Hardly anyone knows it, not even Gabe. I trust you, so I want you to know."
"Nice to meet you, Olivia."
"Nice to meet you too, Amelie."
One hour later
It didn't take Widow long to finish packing away. She only had the clothes Sombra provided when she escaped Talon, so she was packed up within ten minutes. Most of the time was taken up by Sombra, who was cleaning up the villa before they left. In reality, there wasn't much actual cleaning that needed doing, since everyone made sure to clean up after themselves.
In the end, Sombra, with the help of Widow, decided to make everyone something to eat before they left, wanting to use up the remaining food instead of throwing it away. Once they'd eaten, they agreed to move out. They collected their belongings and left the villa, stopping to let Sombra lock up before beginning the walk to the landing zone.
Lena had restored Athena's control over the dropship just before they left and had marked a location as a landing zone. It wasn't too far away but it was far enough so no one would see them. After all, Overwatch was still officially disbanded and, while she was wearing a pair of jeans and a black top, Widow wasn't wearing any makeup right now. They all wanted to keep a low profile.
After a short walk, they arrived at the landing zone and the dropship soon appeared. As the Orca descended and the doors opened, everyone quickly jumped aboard, not giving the Orca time to finish landing before it took off again.
"Welcome back Doctor Ziegler and Miss Amari." Athena said, as the Orca began the flight back to Gibraltar.
"Hello Athena. Have the other agents been informed of our situation?" Angela asked.
"Negative. Winston wanted to wait until you gave the word to proceed."
Angela looked over to Sombra, who in turn looked towards Widow. She'd just placed her suitcase next to the table when she noticed the two looking at her. "They'll find out either way. It's better that they know."
"Very well, I shall inform Winston."
United States- unknown location
Captain Jameson stood over the bed that Satya was lying in, a microphone placed on his uniform. Since she'd been rescued, her condition had only worsened. Talon had tortured her far too much and there was little else the doctors could do to keep her alive. The only person that likely could do anything to help Satya was Mercy and as far as he knew, she was still missing. Even then, there was no way she'd make it here in time.
Despite her condition, Satya was the only person who could prove Talon and Vishkar were linked. Jameson just hoped that she'd be able to tell them something, anything.
"Captain, she's regaining consciousness." Ross nodded at the nearby doctor, hearing the heartbeat monitor speed up slightly. Satya's eyes gradually opened and she struggled to keep them open due to the lights in the room.
"Satya, can you hear me?" Ross asked, jumping straight into action.
"Yes." Satya weakly responded, coughing as she spoke to the person above her. "How bad..?"
"I'm sorry. It's bad." Ross answered, not wanting to hide the truth from her. "Satya, I need to know what happened at the tower. We suspect there's a link with between Talon and Vishkar but we need proof. Why did Talon attack the tower?"
Satya coughed once again, before she finally managed to speak. "They were covering their tracks... Sanjay was working with them..."
"What? But they killed him, threw him out of the tower."
"Reaper said something about someone else..." Satya stopped to cough, beginning to struggle to keep talking. "Sanjay was a lose end... so someone else has taken over... I don't know who but I know they have his old job. That's what Reaper said. They'll get Sanjay's position and Talon gets more money."
"Is there anything else you can tell me?"
"No... I'm sorry... I should have known something wasn't right. Ever since Brazil..."
"Brazil? You mean Colado?" Ross asked, remembering the explosion that gave Vishkar the contract there. This was another incident that everyone knew wasn't an accident. There simply wasn't enough evidence to even begin trying to pin the blame on anyone.
"Yes. Sanjay caused that explosion..."
"And if he was in league with Talon, they wanted Vishkar to get that contract. Makes sense I guess. Vishkar gets the payment and part of it goes to Talon."
Satya coughed heavily. "If I'd just stopped and thought for a moment... maybe I could have stopped this going further... At least I had chance to tell someone... maybe that will be enough..."
An alarm began to sound as Satya's heart slowed to a stop. Several doctors ran in and Ross stepped back, letting them work. He could only stand and watch as they tried everything to start her heart again.
"Three. Two. One. Clear!"
Nothing.
"Three. Two. One. Clear!"
Still nothing.
"Three. Two. One. Clear!"
Watchpoint Gibraltar
"You're bringing them here?!" McCree shouted, in complete disbelief at what he'd just heard. There was a crowd of agents inside Winston's lab once again, who were remaining silent as McCree spoke his mind. The exceptions were Torb and Brigitte, who were currently in the armoury, checking over the Bastion. "Do you have any idea what they've done?"
"I'm very aware of what they've done." Morrison replied. "But as we've already discussed, Amelie wasn't to blame."
"And Sombra? I get bringing Widow here but Sombra? She clearly knew what she was doing. We can't trust her and sadly, we can't trust Widow either." This gained nods of agreement with some of the agents, most notably Zarya, who added her own thoughts on the situation.
"I agree with him. Sombra cannot be trusted."
"Something's changed." Ana replied. "Angela trusts them and she would never agree to help unless she was sure. She's told me that Amelie is remembering. As for Sombra... why would she help Angela and Fareeha escape? Why would she help Amelie? She has no reason to do so. There's clearly a reason Sombra is acting the way she is."
"Exactly my point." McCree returned. "We dont know why is she doing this. It's too risky to let her..."
"ENOUGH! Gerard was my friend. He was a friend to a lot of us. We owe it to him to try and help Amelie. I may not know why she's helping, but I know Sombra has betrayed Talon. Whatever her reasons, she's too valuable to simply ignore."
Morrison's sudden outburst caught everyone by surprise. No one had heard him speak like that since he was the commander of Overwatch. However, McCree was still unconvinced.
"And how exactly do you know that? Your inside source I'm guessing. Who even are they? We still don't know."
"Jesse!" McCree jumped, not expecting Winston of all people to shout at him. "I get it. I get why you're giving Morrison a hard time, but he knows what he's doing. Ana's right, Angela trusts them and she wouldn't do that unless she was sure. Lena has seen them and she trusts Angela's judgement. We need to do the same."
"Jesse's concerns are understandable." Genji said, making everyone turn around to face him. He was currently sat meditating to the left of everyone, along with Zenyatta. Hanzo was also nearby, however he was leaning against the wall, simply watching everyone argue about the situation.
"Thank you!" McCree replied, interrupting Genji before he could continue.
"However, I do not believe that we should turn our backs on Amelie or Sombra because of their past actions. Amelie is a victim of Talon and needs our help. As for Sombra, there is likely a reason why she has decided to help Amelie. Perhaps she feels guilty and wishes to make amends or maybe there is another, personal reason. Whatever her motivation, we are all here to help those who need it. Who are we if we refuse to help them now?"
"He's right." Lucio said, finally entering the argument. "We need to give them a chance." DVa could be seen nodding next to him, along with Mei. Reinhardt meanwhile remained quiet, not signaling nor voicing what he was thinking.
There was silence among the agents before McCree finally replied. "Fine. I don't agree with this... but I hope I'm wrong."
"Attention. Incoming dropship, eta two minutes."
"Have then land outside the lab Athena." Winston ordered, as everyone moved began moving. Lucio, DVa, Mei, Hanzo and Zenyatta remained inside the lab, moving upstairs and watching through the large window, while everyone else moved outside.
Morrison grabbed his rifle and headed out first, moving to a vantage point so he could cover the landing zone. McCree remained on the ground, keeping his revolver out in case he needed it. Winston stood near the door to his lab, waiting to greet the returning agents and their two guests. Reinhardt and Zarya stood next to him, while Genji stood further away, ready to jump forward if he needed to. Ana did not have her weapon and was walking forwards, stopping just short of the dropships intended landing zone.
A minute later, the Orca appeared over the buildings, slowly descending down and landing near the edge of the cliff. The doors opened after a short wait and Lena was the first to emerge, giving her signature salute as soon as she saw the others, before she walked back to the dropship. Angela and Fareeha were the next ones out, walking towards Ana with the Caduceus staff in hand. They stopped in front of her and the two Amari's hugged soon after.
"It's so good to see you again mum." Fareeha said, a few tears escaping from her eyes.
"I'm just glad you're okay Faree. It's good to see you too Angela."
"Likewise Ana. It's good to be back."
Before a conversation could begin, Lena reappeared from the dropship, carrying a suitcase while Sombra followed close behind her. McCree raised his revolver as soon as he saw Sombra, while Morrison could be seen readying his grip on his pulse rifle. Unlike McCree, he did not raise the weapon, seeing that Sombra posed no threat to them.
The two passed Ana, yet her eyes were too focused on the last person. Widow walked out of the Orca slowly and Ana could tell she was nervous. She walked over and stopped in front of Ana, looking straight into the other woman's eye.
"Ana..."
"Amelie."
As soon as Ana said her name, Widow felt herself become light headed. She closed her eyes and clutched her head as she fell forward, being caught by Ana as a memory returned to her. However, this memory wasn't one she'd forgotten.
This was a memory she remembered all too well. Just not this way.
Widowmaker- mission 027
Widow knew her objective. Eliminate the Overwatch agents before they escaped with the hostages. She'd successfully managed to take out a few agents and had even noticed Jack Morrison leading the squad. Before she could even aim at him though, she noticed an enemy sniper covering the Overwatch team.
After taking a few more shots, Widow fired at the sniper, making sure to use her agility and speed to keep them guessing. Talon were still working on her, still finding ways to improve her abilities further. Her speed had been increased, her stamina increased and her heart rate lowered. They'd also managed to keep her existence a secret and so far Overwatch had only heard rumours of her existence.
To her frustration, Widow's shot didn't hit the target and simply alerted the enemy sniper to her presence. Within moments, the enemy sniper had moved location and Widow returned to attacking the Overwatch team, cursing to herself that she missed the target she should have hit.
However, it seemed that the enemy sniper had not given up and Widow was forced to move again, as a group of drones flew straight towards the building she was in. She got out just in time, her previous location going up in flames seconds later.
This sniper was becoming a very big problem and now she was stuck in a fight with them, all while the Overwatch team escaped with the hostages.
"I'm pinned down! Someone stop those hostages escaping!"
She didn't have a choice now. Widow had to engage this sniper or else she'd be dead. The hostages were a lost cause anyway. If no one else could stop them, there was very little else Widow could do.
After moving and waiting for the sniper to appear, she finally caught sight of them. Widow fired a shot which caused a large explosion, just as she intended. Yet the sniper was still unharmed and once again, Widow had just given her position away.
She moved into cover, making sure that the enemy didn't have a shot. However, somehow a bullet managed to hit her, bouncing off the nearby wall and hitting her visor, obscuring her vision and enraging her.She ripped off the damaged visor, gritting her teeth in pure anger. She had one goal now.
This sniper would die.
She reached for her weapon, that she dropped when she was hit and took aim at the sniper. That's when she realised who the enemy was.
Ana Amari. Arguably the worlds greatest sniper.
Widow smirked when she realised that Ana had hesitated. She didn't take the shot. She'd handed her an easy kill.
However, as Widow aimed at Ana's head, something happened to her. Something that shouldn't have happened.
She flinched.
Within a second of taking the shot, Widow was back behind cover, knowing that her rifle had moved to the left. She'd missed the shot. She must have missed. Widow analysed the area, staying in cover as she checked every place a sniper could go.
Yet there was no sign of Ana. Widow eventually moved positions and aimed at Ana's last known position. Still nothing. After five minutes, there was no movement, no shots fired. Nothing. She must have hit her.
Widow smiled as she lowered her weapon.
"The worlds greatest sniper. Formally."
Present day
"Woah, I got you."
The next thing she knew, Widow was being helped back to her feet. She blinked and refocused her vision, trying to make sense of what she just saw.
"You okay?" Ana asked.
"I flinched..." Widow replied, too absorbed in the new memory to compute Ana's question.
"Flinched?"
"I thought I shot you all those years ago... I tried to stop myself... but I didn't... Oh god..."
Then the weight of what she'd done hit her. Widow almost killed one of her friends.
"Ana... I'm sorry." Widow reached forward, immediately hugging Ana as she began to cry. "I'm so sorry... What have I done? I nearly..."
"It's okay Amelie." Ana replied, wrapping her arms around Widow as she comforted her. "You didn't know."
Widow was breaking down. She had tears flowing down her cheeks. "I shot you..."
"No you didn't." Ana's reply caught Widow by surprise and she moved to look straight at her.
"What?"
"You hit my sniper's scope. It shattering is what cost me my eye. You missed me. You must have known what you were about to do and forced yourself to miss."
"I... I missed..." Widow let the words sink in. She stopped herself shooting Ana. It didn't make her feel any less guilty. She just hugged Ana again, letting all her tears flow. "I'm sorry Ana... I'm so sorry..."
"Shh. It's okay Amelie. I forgive you."
As Widow let out what felt like a years worth of tears, everyone else began to relax. Zarya had already left, following Sombra and Lena inside the lab. Morrison had walked down from his vantage point and moved towards the others that were outside. Genji and Reinhardt both looked towards McCree, wondering what his next move would be. He simply lowered his revolver, placing it back in its holster and then lighting a cigar.
McCree took a puff from his cigar, watching the two women, before moving inside the lab, along with Morrison, Genji and Reinhardt. Ana remained with Widow, comforting her while she let her emotions out. She knew this was good progress for her and she was more than willing to help her. Once she calmed herself down, Widow let go of Ana and stepped back slightly, wiping away the last of her tears.
"Better?"
"Yes. A bit." Widow let out a deep breath, composing herself before she continued. "Okay. I'm ready."
The two walked towards the lab slowly, stopping just before the door. Widow took another deep breath and stepped inside, all eyes turning towards her. All accept one pair.
Zarya was too busy staring at Sombra, not forgetting what she'd done. She had information about Katya Volskaya and Zarya was determined to remove any threat to her country. Sombra had seen the way Zarya was looking at her and she knew trouble would follow, one way or another. For now, she just tried to ignore her.
Once Widow arrived, Winston asked her and Sombra to join himself, Morrison and Ana in his office. Angela and Lena also joined in the private meeting, Angela doing a quick check up on Widow to make sure she was alright. This left Fareeha with the rest of the agents and, within moments, Reinhardt had picked her up and brought her into a large hug.
"Good to see you Fareeha! You want a drink?"
Fareeha couldn't help but laugh, enjoying all the attention she was suddenly getting. "Sure thing Reinhardt."
Meanwhile, the door to Winston's office closed, blocking off the noise from everyone else. Angela and Lena, who was still holding Widow's suitcase, stood near the door, while Sombra and Widow were standing in front of Winston. Ana and Morrison were leaning against the window, letting Winston take the lead.
"We've set up personal quarters for the both of you. You'll have the same access as everyone else. However, that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. Someone will be keeping an eye on you."
"Don't worry. I'm not planning on causing any trouble." Sombra said, hoping to win over some trust for herself.
"Glad to hear it. I understand Angela has a plan of treatment for you." Winston said to Widow, who simply nodded. "Angela knows what she's doing. Don't worry."
"I know she does. I trust her."
Angela smiled, happy to hear Widow say that. From what she saw, Widow didn't open up to people easily. This situation was a perfect example. Right now, she was closed off, not wanting to talk. To hear her say she trusted her meant that Angela had made progress.
"One more thing. Your weapons..."
Sombra immediately reached into her coat, bringing out her SMG and placing it on the nearby desk. "Don't lose it please."
Widow meanwhile turned to Lena, who moved forward and placed the suitcase on the same desk. Widow unzipped the case and rummaged around, opening the secret compartment and finding her rifle. With the weapon in her hands, Widow turned to face Lena.
"Will you look after this please?"
"I will. I promise." Widow reluctantly gave her the rifle, closing the suitcase after she placed her grapple and goggles alongside Sombra's weapon. Talon always let her keep her equipment within reach. Not having it was a different feeling... one that wasn't necessarily a bad one. She just had to get used to it.
"With that out of the way, I need a word with Lena. Angela, can you show them to their quarters? The doors have been left open."
"Of course."
As the three women departed and the door to the lab closed again, Lena expected to get a long lecture about the dangers of running off alone. However, Winston had something else on his mind.
"Widow seems to trust you if she's willing to give you her weapon."
"Yeah." Lena replied, looking down at the weapon in her hands. There was already one version sitting in the armoury, the one from the museum fight. Lena didn't expect another one to be simply handed to her. "She opened up to me, told me what was going through her head. I promised I'd watch out for her while she was here."
"If that's the case, I believe you should be the one to keep an eye on them. I think it'll help if Amelie feels less threatened and intimidated by someone she doesn't know."
"Yeah. I'll keep an eye on them. Though I really don't think they'll cause any trouble. Amelie's scared but she really wants to remember who she is. As for Sombra, she seems... a little off if I'm honest. I think she feels guilty."
"Guilty? What makes you think that?" Morrison asked, leaning up from the window and walking over to the two weapons on the table.
"It's the way she speaks. I think she has a personal reason for helping Amelie, something that makes her want to help her. I just don't know what it is." Lena said, placing Widow's Kiss down with the rest of widow's equipment. "Maybe she gave Talon the intel on Amelie in the first place?"
"I don't think she was part of Talon back then. I remember files crossing my desk about criminal gangs in Mexico back when I was in charge. I think I remember seeing her name in one of them."
"Whatever the reason, it will likely become clear in time." Winston said, watching as Morrison inspected the the two weapons on his desk. "For now, I've put additional security around Athena's systems. Sombra won't be able to access anything we don't want her to."
"Are you sure about that?"
Winston didn't answer Morrison's question. He knew Sombra would be able to hack her way through any firewall they had. The firewall was simply there so that he was alerted when any breach happened.
As the meeting drew to a close, Angela reappeared. She made a very audible cough, making sure that everyone heard her. Everyone looked towards her, with the occupants of the office stepping out to hear what she had to say.
"The situation concerning Amelie is... delicate. I believe that everyone needs an understanding of what's happening."
Angela made sure that everyone was listening, before she began her explanation.
"The conditioning that Amelie received from Talon is breaking down and she's starting to remember her old life. I won't go into too much detail, but Amelie chose to forget what she did. She couldn't live with what Talon forced her to do. With no memory of who she was, Amelie was twisted and turned into Widowmaker, thinking that was what was best for her. What Talon didn't realise was that Amelie was still there, just locked away... until now. I have to stress that while Amelie and Widowmaker are two different personalities, they are exactly the same person. Right now, her personality is more like Amelie and she's acting less like Widow as her conditioning weakens. However, she still had the abilities and training from her time as Widowmaker."
"So, is she still capable of killing one of us?" McCree asked, wanting to know if Amelie was a threat.
"Yes, she very likely could. The abilities and training she received will never leave her. She'll forever have them implanted in her head. However, the Widowmaker we all know is gone. Right now, she wants to know who she is but she's worried, she's scared. We all know she shouldn't be scared. However, if she feels threatened, the old Widowmaker could just as easily reappear in order to protect herself. Though I don't think that will happen, due to the progress she's made so far, no one is to do anything that could make her feel that way. Is that understood?"
Everyone nodded.
"So, what happened when she was in front of Ana?" Reinhardt asked.
Ana answered the question, understanding the situation a bit better thanks to Angela's explanation. "She remembered the day she shot me. The day I went off the grid. Turns out she tried to stop herself before she killed me."
Angela made a mental note to write that down, as she continued on with her explanation once again.
"Right now, she's remembering bits and pieces very randomly. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad. There are some which will make her feel happy and some which will be painful and upsetting. However, at some point Amelie is going to remembered that night... the night Gerard died. When she remembers, it'll break her heart... We all need to be there to support her, especially those of us who knew her beforehand."
"May I make a suggestion?" Everyone turned to face Zenyatta, who was towards the back of the group. "Perhaps Amelie should join me to meditate. It may be able to help her relax and fell more comfortable, which in turn may help her memories return more naturally and consistently."
"That isn't such a bad idea actually." Angela admitted. "I'll have a word with her in a bit and ask if she's up for that, once she's settled down and feels a bit calmer. For now, if anyone sees Amelie around the base, don't do anything that may aggravate her. She needs to feel like she can trust us, so be nice to her, give her a chance. Please."
"I'm still not fully convinced." McCree admitted, still smoking his cigar. "But, after what I saw... I'll give her a chance."
"Thank you Jesse."
With Angela's explanation finished, everyone began away to speak amongst themselves. Before Ana had the chance to move too far, Fareeha walked forward and gained her mother's attention.
"Mum, can I have a word, in private?"
"Of course."
As the two stepped to one side, Angela walked over to them, guessing what Fareeha was about to tell her mother. Once Angela was next to her, Fareeha took a deep breath, deciding just to get straight to the point.
"Mum, I wanted to tell you this first before anyone else and I'm not going to try and dress this up. So I'm just going to say it. While me and Ang were held captive, we both realised something. We realised how we felt about each other..." Fareeha reached for Angela's hand, holding it tightly.
Ana caught on very quickly to what Fareeha was trying to say, noticing how the two women were looking at each other.
"Wait. Are you two..?"
"Yes. Yes we are mum. I'm in love with Angela, have been for some time and she's in love with me. There's no one else I'd rather be with. I just hope you're okay with us being together."
Ana just stood, not giving away any sign of what she was thinking. After what felt like an eternity for the couple, a large smile creeped across Ana's face.
"About damn time."
"Wait. No smart comments?"
"Of course not. Angela is a kind and caring woman. I couldn't think of a better person for you."
Angela couldn't help but blush slightly. "Thanks Ana."
"You're welcome. Though I will warn you, if you break my daughters heart, I will kill you."
Angela planted a quick kiss on Fareeha's cheek, knowing Ana was joking. "Don't worry. I have no intention of doing that."
"Aye aye, how's the happy couple?" Lena had now walked over, with a large, mischievous grin on her face.
"We're fine, thanks for asking." Angela replied, knowing that smile all too well. "What are you after Lena?"
"Well, I wanted to know if you're gonna tell everyone else about your relationship. There's no point hiding it..."
"You just want you're money off McCree don't you?" Angela interrupted.
"Yep."
Angela just rolled her eyes. "What do you think Faree? Should we tell them?"
Fareeha smiled at Angela. "Well, if we don't, I assume blabbermouth here will."
"Blabbermouth? Me?" Lena replied, pretending to be shocked.
The couple stepped forward, agreeing to tell everyone about the two of them. However, before either of them could say a word, Lena shouted across the room.
"Oi, McCree! You owe me twenty quid!"
McCree, who was facing the opposite direction, turned around. "Why exactly do I owe you money?"
Lena used her head to signal to her left and as McCree looked, he saw the two women holding hands. He reached for his hat and threw it to the ground, realising that he just lost a lot of money. "Damn it!"
McCree's loud curse quickly gained everyone else's attention and they all soon realised why he was cursing. Reinhardt let out a loud laugh, happy to see the two women finally together. On top of that, he'd just won some money himself.
"Haha. What did I tell you? And you thought Angela was interested in Genji." Reinhardt said, not able to resist making fun of McCree. Genji also began to laugh, realising what McCree had actually done.
"Did you not listen to me Jesse? Me and Angela are and always will be good friends. Neither of us were interested in the other romantically. Besides, I could tell her heart lay elsewhere."
"You never said that!"
"Actually, Genji did say that very clearly at the time McCree. I likely have a recording of it if you'd like to hear it?"
"No, that won't be necessary Athena." McCree said, admitting defeat and pulling out his wallet. "Right, who do I owe money to?"
"You owe me fifty." Ana said.
"You weren't here at the time! Don't try and con me out of more money!" McCree quickly replied, knowing full well that Ana had no part in the bets made.
Ana simply shrugged, chuckling to herself. "It was worth a try."
"I can't believe you lot made bets about my love life." Angela said, placing her head in her hand and shaking it in disbelief.
"We needed to teach McCree a lesson." Genji joked, chuckling to himself and gaining a smile from Hanzo, who was still standing against the wall.
Moira's lab- Oasis- Iraq
Moira cursed aloud, as the computer she was looking at reported another failure. Ever since she'd confirmed that Widowmaker wasn't dead, she'd been busy trying to get the resurrection tech to work. Without Angela working on it though, progress had become very slow, even with the team of Talon scientists working on the project.
For a start, Moira had to completely recreate Mercy's staff, since the one she was building was destroyed, which Moira assumed was Sombra's doing. Then she needed to create functioning nano tech. Fortunately, the sample of Angela's blood was extremely helpful, allowing Moira to create new nano tech based of the original. Despite following Mercy's original notes to the letter though, she just couldn't get the resurrection tech to work.
"Why won't this work? What am I missing?" Moira asked herself, reading through the notes Angela was forced to make once again.
"Have we set it up wrong?" One scientist asked.
"No, it's set up exactly the same way as Mercy's. We have a functioning staff and the healing part of the tech is working, all be it a bit more limited right now. So why isn't the resurrection part working?" The group of scientists thought, each suggesting different reasons why the tech wasn't working. For each suggestion put forward, Moira quickly shut it down, knowing that everything had been done correctly. After a barrage of suggestions, Moira had an idea.
"Hang on a minute. We're setting this up like Mercy's, yet non of us are Mercy. Maybe that's the problem... Mercy created the tech and only she uses it... So we need to rework it, make it work for another user."
"But how do we do that?"
Moira thought over the question, trying to work out what needed to be done to make the resurrection tech work. Then it hit her.
"Her blood. It's in her blood! That must be it." Moira walked away from the other scientists and found a syringe. Moments later, she had a vial of nano tech and was about to inject herself.
"Wait! What are you doing? That's far too dangerous." One scientist objected.
"I take risks where others wouldn't. Ziegler did this, so I will too."
Moira injected the nano tech into her blood and she felt the effects almost instantly. Immediately, she felt herself growing stronger and her abilities grow even more. After letting the nano tech work it's way through her blood, she walked over to a cage, which contained a number of lab rats.
"Hand me the staff."
As soon as she had the staff, Moira drained the life force from one of the rats. She powered up the resurrection tech and sure enough, the lab rat came back to life.
"So, it must use the life force of the user to bring the other back to life." One of the other scientists noted.
"Perhaps, Though there's one problem with that hypothesis. I didn't feel it take anything from me. I consider that I should have felt something..." Moira's train of thought was interrupted by a loud screech, coming from the cage of rats. When she looked inside, Moira was very surprised at what she saw.
"What an interesting outcome."
This wasn't what she aimed to achieve, but it certainly wasn't a complete failure.
This was an opportunity. One that she was going to exploit.