*Venice: Talon Base*
"Good..." Ogundimu said as he watched the holovids with a very relieved Moira next to him "Very good... Show it to me again"
They were watching 3 holovids of different angles of the same event, one stolen from the area's security departments with the help of Sombra, while the other 2 are first-person views, one was listed as Sigma and the other as SS.
Moira complied by restarting the vids.
There were about 20 heavily armed guards patrolling and on high alert as the bank has been informed by Talon agents that there will be an attempt of a robbery tonight, evident by including the blueprints of the bank by the messenger. The bank hired a considerable amount of Omnic guards to supplement the security. With this sort of security, it will be foolish for anyone to try to rob this bank.
The video recorded by the bank showed that they continued the normal patrols, each seem to be eagerly waiting for some action. Then it happened.
The front door was smashed open, alerting everyone in the building to run to their defensive positions. The Omnics formed a defensive line, each activating its barriers, priming their weapons for battle.
Suddenly a car was thrown into the line of Omnics, smashing into the barriers, but it held firm. In response, they unleashed their deadly volleys in perfect sync, obliterating the entrance with plasma bolts.
Ogundimu and Moira watched in great interest as they watch SS's recording, as it stood directly in the path of the plasma bolts and after a moment of staggering, it flew directly into the Omnic line.
Within a few savage minutes, the Omnics lay broken as they could not withstand the violent counter attack, each swing of what seemed to be claws tore their arms and bodies apart with incredible ease.
It was not long before the human targets came into view as they poured their own firepower into the attacker. SS's camera is soon splattered with blood and flesh as the camera flew rapidly between its new targets.
Ryūjin no ken wo kūrae!
The security camera showed a green blade and dragon sliced through the air straight into the attacker, which was blocked in the very last second before being flung into the wall.
Genji Shimada has arrived.
Even from the holo vids, he was noticeably confused when he saw that the attacker is a girl who could not be more than 10 years old. However, the sight of her arms covered in blood and unharmed from his attack has alerted the ninja that he is dealing with a very dangerous individual.
He crouched low to a fighting stance, his Dragon Blade poised to strike. As if on invitation, the girl pounced on him, both arms stretched forward, hungry to carve his face. He expertly parried both claws and cut his katana into the air, delivering what should had been a fatal blow through her body.
She tumbled to the ground but jumped back to her feet unharmed, her arms turning black and her features began shifting rapidly.
Genji threw 3 shurikens into her face, causing her to recoil in pain. Seeing an opening, he leap forward with the katana tip in front, clearly attempting to deliver the final blow.
During this skirmish, Sigma has been a bystander on the side of the room until he saw this. A metal arm was raised into the camera and flexed his fingers.
Genji flew into the air unexpectedly before he could stab SS28, he was smashed into the ceiling but managed to deflect 2 metal balls that was thrown at him.
Genji immediately threw another set of shurikens towards the direction where the balls appeared from but it bounced off its attacker.
This seemed to have angered Sigma as he clenched his fist, slamming the cyborg back to the ground, knocking his katana way from his hand.
Before Genji could collect himself, the girl has finished her transformation, now looking more hideous and strangely more like her opponent, pouncing on him and began to dig her claws deep into his armor, causing him to cry out in pain.
It would have been the end for him if it weren't for a few brave guards who came in firing wildly at everyone they see. The girl turned her attention away from Genji and leap towards the guards and even Sigma joined the fray.
Genji tried to assist the guards, leaping towards them. He tackled the girl away mid flight with his shoulder and threw another set of shurikens, knocking away Sigma's projectiles. Annoyed, Sigma threw the cyborg aside with his powers, slamming him against the wall where he slumped down, seemingly unconscious. The guards barely lasted a minute.
After the bloodbath they looked back for the ninja, but Genji has escaped and his katana is gone.
They saw a shuttle flying off from the roof and Sigma immediately raised both of his arms, attempting to drag the shuttle towards the ground, its external hulls slowly crushed under his gravitational grip.
However, before he could succeed, a green blade cut through the screen again and Sigma to doubled down in pain as the katana sliced through his armor. SS28 made an attempt to catch him but he managed to deflect her attack before climbing to the roof and jumping into the damaged ship as it flew off.
SS28 made a leap after the shuttle with a boost from Sigma, launching her impossibly high. She manage to catch the shuttle and tried to claw her way inside but before she could succeed, the shuttle suddenly banked left, throwing her off and falling back into the bank.
Clearly frustrated, SS28 began feasting on the dead bodies of the guards around them, her claws becoming more pronounced with each bite. It was soon after this when Moira enter the scene and ordered them to leave as the experiment has been completed.
"She shows promise" Ogundimu express satisfyingly "She can be the next step in our evolution"
"Yes sir" Moira replied, glad that her work has been accepted as a success.
"It is a great pity that she did not kill that ninja however" he added, Moira's smile disappearing quickly "I would have thought that the combined strength of this SS28 and Sigma would be enough to destroy anyone in their way"
Moira tried to come up with a reply, everything he said was true, but it is only because they were interrupted that they failed to kill Genji. However, she knew that Doomfist does not care for excuses, only the results.
"Does not matter" he said "I trust that she will get stronger?"
"She will, her genes have been altered to evolve rapidly with her age, as she grows older, she will only become a more powerful tool for Talon"
His eyes narrowed "So only with age will she become stronger?"
Moira nodded in compliance "We have allowed her to feast on the bodies as well, however the genetic mutations is noticeably slower than age"
"When will she be at her fullest potential?"
"Age 30 will be the optimum age" Moira answered.
"Accelerate her growth rate, she has 9 months to reach her fullest potential"
Moira looked at him in shock "That is too risky! There is a high chance that we could prematurely end her life"
"I am sure you can figure something out. Make it happen, dismissed"
Moira stood, her fury barely in check. She has finally made one of the largest breakthroughs in human history and now she is about to risk it all within a span of 10 months. But she knows her place and the price of retaliation. She simply nodded and walked out of the office.
Now alone in his office, Ogundimu smiled widely. His plans are closer to fruition than he thought.
"Soon" he said to himself "Humanity will be stronger than ever".
Pressing on a buzzer on his desk, he stood up and fixed himself a drink as a woman enters the room.
"Ahh… Sombra… What are your findings?"
"It is confirmed that the ones messing with the Omnic Revolution in Russia are the reformed Overwatch" Sombra said lazily while leaning against the wall "They have gotten themselves some new toys over the years"
"And how did you come across this information?" Ogundimu quizzed.
"I got friends in Russia – powerful friends"
He chuckled at that, this hacker is truly a dangerous individual.
"Have you found where they are currently hiding?"
"Nope, sorry amig- sir" she replied, trying to maintain a formal speech pattern "However, I think I figured out a way to bring them out into the open"
"Oh?"
"They have this agent from England who goes back to London every 2 years" Sombra open her palm and 3 holo pictures emitted from it "I believe you fought her once before her monkey friend interrupted?"
Each picture showed a young woman walking around the streets of London, each showed a different Christmas themed background and carrying a different gift under her arm, each picture showing a two year gap label.
"Yes…" Doomfist growled "I am surprised she is still alive, how did you get this information?"
"I have many friends" Sombra said with a hint of pride.
She sense his suspicions rising before he motions for her to continue.
"I could not get a name but I think the most important thing to know now is that if her pattern continues, we will be able to ambush her in five months" Sombra said "Unless you want to station troops around the world as she randomly comes and goes, like last week she was in Asia to destroy a random drug den"
He looked at the Mexican in the eye when she said that, formulating his next step.
"So, you speculate that in five months she will be in London?"
"Yes" Sombra answered, flicking her fingers, another person appeared in the pictures "To visit this redhead. You get her, this agent will come after you, and if this one comes after you…"
"Then the rest will follow like rabid dogs" Doomfist finished, clearly very happy about this discovery.
"Well, if that is it, I will just go now and…" Sombra makes for the door.
"Your next assignment is this" stopping Sombra "Find these drug lords and tell them they will have an opportunity to visit London to say hi to this agent"
Sombra turned around with a raised eyebrow "You want me to find the drug lord to help us invade London? What, you expect them to just... Waltz through customs?"
"No, I expect them to accept our invitation" was the reply.
"And if they don't?" she inquired.
"Then do what you do best, you can either blackmail or lie" Ogundimu said as he takes another drink.
As Sombra closes the door behind her, she smiled.
"All according to plan" she thought to herself.