So in case I haven't announced it yet, the franchise this series is based off of Overwatch has officially announced a sequel game supposedly coming out sometime this year, a novel based off of one of their characters and there is rumored to be a TV series for Netflix in the works, although that last one isn't confirmed yet. So there is a lot of stuff coming up with this franchise and you bet your butt I'm looking forward to all of it.
Disclaimer this chapter does include some mild sexual content but it is mild so that it doesn't pass the T rating.
"Here she is, your beloved hero, the savior of Italy, everyone's favorite Watchdog! D. va!"
If anyone had told Reby ten years ago that someday she would go from a teenage gamer to Italy's personal hero, she would have thought they were smoking something heavy, and illegal. But yet here she was, now at twenty three piloting her mech suit to the front of city hall to be thanked by the mayor as well as the entire city. She had come a long way since Branch saved her from those thugs nine years ago. She had stolen a mech from the Raptors and used it against them, joined a organization that was one time disbanded for weird reasons and had gone on so many missions in her short life that she could right a novel on each one and it would take up a entire book shelf, and the best part of all of it was all the adoring attention she was getting from all of it. Ever since she saved her home the first time and joined the Watchdogs Reby instantly shot to celebrity status as . She was on every billboard, talk show and TV station in the country. She even got her own brand of soda called nano cola that instantly became a top seller in not just Italy but the country. Did Reby become a hero for the attention? Hell no, but she sure as hell enjoyed it to. Especially when she was about to make a entrance like she was.
Flying down to the crowd pink and blue LED strobe lights shot into the sky and the song Thunderstruck by A.C.D.C played on the loud stereo. As she landed pink and blue balloons dropped down and covered the stage matching the colors of Reby's spandex suit and mech. Stepping out of the mech Reby dabbed and did the floss as she grabbed several sheets of paper from her fans and autographed them.
"Love D. va," Handing back the signed autograph Reby took out her phone and did a selfie with her fans before she grabbed the microphone and addressed the crowd.
"What is up my adoring fans!?" Reby screamed into the microphone as the crowd chanted her name. "You know Branch doesn't really enjoy the fact that I gloat in my victories, act like a diva and show off to the crowd, but what did you expect from a girl who calls herself am I right?" The crowd burst out laughing at that comment. "I mean, hello Branch, it's literally in the nave D-V-A."
As the crowd noise calmed Reby continued "But seriously, I'm humble. I mean, where would I be without all my adoring fans? Probably back at base filing boring paper work on the mission I just risked my life for with the other suckers am I right?" The crowd burst out laughing again. "I mean, I just risked my life out there and you want me to sit at a desk for the next few hours and do paperwork on it? Hell no, screw that, I'm going to party and enjoy myself. I know you may be a old fart but I'm young and I'm going to live like I am!"
The crowd ate everything Reby was spitting, calming down once again Reby turned to the camera before smiling and waving. "In all seriousness Branch, I love you, this is all in good fun, don't fire me." Reby then turned back to the crowd, "Now any questions?"
"D. va," A female reporter asked waving her hand. "You was in the middle of fighting off your own hoard of robots here in your home base when you got the call from the Watchdogs that they needed your assistance, how was you able to find the energy to push through two dangerous battles within a twenty four hour period?"
"With gas for my suit, snacks for my belly, and a two liter thing of Nano cola to keep me energized."
"D. va," A male reporter asked "You and your suit has survived battle after battle with barely a scratch on either one of you is there one feature that you would consider adding to your suit to help you in future battles."
"A built in bathroom for starters," Reby asked causing the crowd to erupt in laughter. "All that Nano cola I drink has to go somewhere and it's hard to concentrate in battle when you feel like your bladder is going to explode any minute. In all seriousness though as far as weapons and protection goes, I don't feel like I need to add a darn thing."
"One last question," A female reporter asked "How do you maintain such a brave and positive composure when you are out there in battle? Has there ever been a time when you have shown any sign of fear?"
"Are you kidding me?" Reby asked "Those tin cans are just built to follow certain programming, they don't have a brain like you and me to think a way out of a situation. I am brave and positive because I know I am always the smartest one going into a fight and when I am with the Watchdogs I know they will always have my back. I don't need to show any fear because I know that I have the Watchdogs by my side, and if I ever need their assistance, as slim of a possibility that might be, they will drop everything to come to my aid."
Reby noticed Jo in the crowd, showing support and a look of pride on her face for her cousin. Settling down the crowd Reby had one more thing to say.
"Before I end though there is one person I personally want to thank." a few tears formed in Reby's eyes as she became emotional. "She's not a Watchdog but I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for her. When my parents my cousin Jo took me in, I was definitely not the easiest person to live with, still ain't really, but she put up with me and in a way became a big sister to me. She supported me when I didn't have a job and didn't want one, instead just wanting to play video games all day and train to be a professional gamer. She supported me when I first joined the Watchdogs, and through every mission, every time I had to go out and put my life on the line to save the world, she has been there for me every time." Reby waved over for Jo to join her on stage. "Get up here Jo!"
Jo's cheeks went red and she tried to humbly turn down the offer but Reby wiled up the crowd in chanting her name so slightly embarrassed and shy she found her way up on the stage next to her cousin who started screaming in her mic introducing her to the crowd. "My cousin Jo everybody!" Jo shyly waved as everyone applauded her until Reby signaled for the crowd to quite down again.
"Now before I go I would like to invite all of you to a celebration party at Busan night club tonight starting at nine for beer, dancing and the time of your lives. Shots on me everyone see you then peace out!" Reby dropped the mic and ran off stage followed by Jo.
"Isn't it amazing Jo," Reby asked as she watched as the crowd of her adoring fans left the event. "All these people here, showing up and showing gratitude for the work I do for them to keep them safe."
"It is nice of them to show their gratitude for sure," Jo admitted. "But shouldn't a hero be fighting for more than the fame, I'm all for you wanting to celebrate a well fought victory but don't you think this showboating is a bit to much and makes it get across like you are only in this for the fame."
"My dear Jo, the world right now is in a awful place, there is so much fear of when the Raptors are going to attack next. I put on this show to make the world forget about the Raptors for just one day, to make them feel like they don't need to fear them, that they have someone to protect them for when they strike."
"I'm just concerned Reby," Jo replied "That all this bragging, this showboating, it's going to put a target on your back. The Raptors aren't going to enjoy being taunted."
"Let them come," Reby pointed to her giant Mech suit behind her. "I got two giant guns with unlimited ammo ready for them, stop your worrying Jo, your cousin knows whats she's doing."
Reby then got back in her mech suit and flew off while Jo shouted out at her even though she doubted Reby could here her.
"Your suit's not indestructible Reby, and neither are you."
"Who's ready to party!?"
At the Busan Nightclub Reby stood on a table and raised a shot of whisky in the air followed afterwards by everyone else in the bar. Drinking down the shot in one swig the DJ turned up the music and the entire dance floor was opened. Jumping down from the table Reby walked towards the middle of the dance floor and started breaking down some moves. After a couple of minutes she had her suit fly into the bar and park itself in the middle of the dance floor.
"You ever see someone dance inside a giant Mech suit?" Reby laughed getting inside the suit. Everyone watched and laughed as the suit spun around, jumped in the air and had the guns swing around like they were arms. The part that had everyone cheering was when Reby had the back end of the suit shake like she was twerking.
"My mech knows how to shake what it's creature gave it does it?" Reby joked.
Taking a break from the dance floor Reby ordered a giant pint of beer, grabbed a mic and got the whole bars attention.
"Who wants to place bets if I can chug this whole thing?"
"Do it!" the crowd cheered. Lifting the tip of the glass to her mouth Reby started chugging the whole pint down as the whole crowd cheered her on.
"Chug, chug, chug, chug!" After a little over a minute Reby chugged the whole thing down, letting out a single belch as she slammed the pint glass down on the table.
"That's right, your hero don't just save the world, she can hold her liquor, now how about some karaoke?"
The next hour and a few more rounds of shots later the whole bar was singing karaoke. Reby did a song from her favorite techno artist Lucio, as she sung she found herself grinding against every hot guy she saw, making sure her tight spandex backside bumped against the crotch area of their jeans.
As soon as Reby finished her song she grabbed the last guy she bumped against, leaned him over on a table and started making out with him.
"Give your hero some love hot boy," Reby laughed as she grabbed his hand and placed it it on her butt as she bumped and grind against him for a few seconds.
"You want a lap dance sugar?" Reby placed the guy on the table then sat down on his lap and started twerking and thrusting her hips up and down as fast as she could against his lap. It didn't take long before she felt something hard grind against her.
"Uh oh looks likes somebody's a bit turned on right now? Your enjoying this aren't you boy?" The guy just nodded as Reby got up and pulled him by the collar close to her lips "Well maybe if your nice I might take you home with me." Reby then turned back to the crowd, "But not before another round of shots for everyone!"
After another round of shots as well as chugging down another pint in front of the whole club Reby walked up to a pole, grabbed it by one hand and started swinging on it.
"You know, I one time thought about taking up a career as a pole dancer!" Reby said to the crowd as she swung around on the pole, grinding her body up against it as tight as she could and doing several seductive moves for every boy in the bar. "Maybe after the war I might even follow up on that dream, after all..." Reby spread out like a eagle on the floor, her spandex suit really showing off her features "I do have the body for it."
Reby didn't remember much else that happened after the next two rounds of shots, mainly because she was so drunk by that point that everything became a blur. What she did briefly remember was that she met back up with the guy she gave a lap dance to, and after locking themselves in the bathroom, got involved in a steamy make out session that later turned into Reby full blown letting the guy seduce her. Thanks to the liquor Reby could barely remember the experience, all that she remembered was laying on the floor in only her bra while the man had her way with her. Reby didn't even remember when she passed out, but when she did she woke up alone in the bathroom, only in her bra, the rest of her clothes beside her. Quickly getting dressed she walked out of the bathroom and started stumbling out to the exit, while getting greeted by her fans.
"Cool party D. va!"
"Yeah you are definitely the coolest Watchdog ever."
"Yeah, I bet none of the other Watchdogs know how to party this hard."
"Aw that's great" Reby replied in a drunken tone as she stumbled to the door. "I do love my fans"
If there was one upgrade Reby was glad she made on her Mech over the years it was the autopilot feature, because with how bad her head was spinning there was no way she would have been able to fly home that night.
"Mech take me home." Reby spilled out before passing out inside her mech. She was only awakened when she felt her mech come to a stop at her house. Stumbling out of the mech she found herself crawling over to the door, thanking God that Jo left it unlocked for her, and then only making it to the couch before she collapsed face first on it and passing out.
"Wake up!" Reby had no idea how long she was out, or what time it was but what she did know was that she was soon greeted by a blinding light from Jo pulling back the living room blinds.
"Good lord Jo, what are you trying to do blind me?"
Jo turned around and glared at Reby, Reby could tell by the way she leaned her hip against the wall and folded her arms that Jo was not happy at her. "You are a mess you know that?"
"Well I did just wake up, I'm sure I got bad bed hair."
"I'm talking about this," Jo pulled out her phone and showed Reby a YouTube video of Reby dancing like a wild animal on top of a bar table, a shot in her hand.
"Yeah, I did get a little carried away."
"A little?" Jo snapped "This isn't even the worst video, there are videos of you grinding against a guy, pole dancing, there is even a video of you exposing your butt to the whole crowd." Jo pulled up the video and Reby looked surprised as she unzipped the back of her suit on stage and mooned the crowd.
"Wait? I don't recall doing that one,"
"As drunk as you are I'm surprised you recall doing anything at all. Aren't you concerned at all about how Branch will react to any of this?"
"I can handle him."
"You say that Reby, but look at you right now, you are dunk, you are hungover, you can't even stand up right now. What if another robot invasion happened right now, you'd be to drunk to fight them and then God knows how many people would suffer as a result.
"Well it's a good thing I got the Watchdogs to back me up."
"This is your home though Reby!" Jo snapped "Branch allowed you to continue to stay here instead of at their base so you could protect it. You can't do that if you are laying on your butt drunk after partying all night and getting screwed by random strangers. Do you have any idea at all how this makes you look?"
"Not so loud please," Reby complained as she rubbed her forehead and tried to sit up.
"Reby I love how you love to show support to your fans, but this right here is completely unprofessional and it's dangerous."
"So your saying I can't go out and party with my fans?"
"Not to the point that you are so drunk you can't walk! You have to be on your heels, you never know when the Raptors will attack. Branch put you in charge of protecting us, if he saw you right now who knows how he could react?"
"Well I'd much rather have fun than be like him, so ultra serious all the time."
"Because he knows what's all at stake here and how the enemy works."
"And you don't think I do? I have been a part of them for nine years, I have seen the worst the enemy can do, I have came close to death on so many occasions."
"And yet you act like this whole thing is a game and taunt the enemy for them to see."
"All of this is an act Jo, I do this so that the people won't live in fear." Jo was taken aback by that comment. Setting down next to Reby, Jo listened as Reby explained herself.
"I know what is out there Jo, I know how serious my job is, every time I get in that mech, and I fly on a dangerous world saving mission, I fear that I might not come back, that this is the last time I will see you or anybody else I love. I put on this act so to try to hide my own fear. If the world sees that I am not scared, that I am brave and heroic, that D. va is not scared of anything, than they will have hope that we can win, that there is light at the end of this long tunnel. So yes I go out there and I party, I get drunk, I have fun, but it's only so that my people can focus on the positives of this world, instead of living in fear of the negatives, and if's that's wrong, than so be it."
Jo put a hand on Reby's shoulders and spoke softly to her out of love. "Reby, you don't need to put on a act in order for me or anybody else to feel safe. I feel safer just knowing that you are out there. You are a hell of a soldier, no one believes in you more than me, no one is a bigger fan of yours than me. You don't need to put on a show or act like a fearless warrior, your fans believe in you because they have seen what you can do in battle."
"No, they've seen what D. va can do."
"YOU are D. va Reby."
"I'm only a hero though because of the mech. The day I lose it, I'm dead."
"The mech is only a machine, it doesn't run without you, the mech was created for evil, but you turned it into something good. That suit doesn't make you you already are her."
Reby smiled and pulled her cousin in for a hug. As the hug broke Jo put a hand on Reby's shoulder and made a promise.
"Tell you what, you promise you won't go out and act like a wild out of control monkey and I won't get on you for taking the Mech to make errands.
"So you are allowing me to take the mech suit grocery shopping tomorrow?"
"Only if you promise to not take all morning by stopping and signing autographs and taking selfies."
"Aw, but the fans love that."
"Reby it is your week to do shopping as signed by our roommate agreement and after breakfast tomorrow we will be totally out of food, I am not waiting till two in the afternoon to eat lunch because you are signing every piece of paper handed your way."
"I can give you money to pick up lunch, I am a millionaire you know."
"Reby,"
"Kidding," Reby shook Jo's hand "Deal."
At the Raptors headquarters Ashe walked up to Creek, who was watching footage from The Watchdog's victory in Paris.
"The Watchdogs are getting stronger," Creek replied "They are becoming more confident, and the world is starting to turn over to their side again." Creek turned off the TV and turned to the female outlaw "I am going to need to weaken them somehow, but every attack I send their way they always take down."
"Then maybe you should start hunting them individually." Ashe replied handing Creek a video on her tablet of Reby's party.
"Why are you showing me this?"
"This is the Watchdog known as D. va , according to fan polls she is the most popular of the Watchdogs not to mention the youngest being only in her early twenties. You send her a army, make her attack her all alone, she will fall, and the Watchdogs, as well as the world's confidence will be weakened."
Creek thought it over, then he smiled, Of course. Take down the star, everyone's favorite little celebrity, and watch as the world crumbles in fear. Get as many of our Arial robots in skies to Italy, tomorrow everyone's favorite star, will fall to Earth in flames."
Thank you Reby for giving me permission to make your character act like a out of control animal.