PoVs/Protagonists/Couples:
Hanzo (character belongs to Blizzard) x Ýri (OC)
Genji (character belongs to Blizzard) x Shizuka (OC)

WARNING: This story will be a very long one, full of dialogs, drama and violence as well as grammar mistakes because none of the authors is a native English speaker. And it is for mature audiences only!

SIDENOTE: For the ones primary interested in Hanzo's story parts: You will have to be patient a little longer, since in our storyline nothing really interesting will happen to him until the fall of Overwatch.

Thanks to all of you, who enjoy reading this story!

To our latest reviewer: The arrows are because of the personal preference of the authors. Sorry if you don't like them, but for now it's going to stay this way. If more of our readers don't like them, we can change it of course.

Chapter 12: Vikings II (Genji x Shizuka)

»Finally! What took you so long?!« Jesse shouted as soon as he saw the Shimada approaching.
»Relationship issues«, Genji answered dryly.
The cowboy shot him a dirty look. »Seriously? You rather fool around with your new toy than help out your pal?«
He did not dignify that with an answer. »So what is your plan now?«
»Well, first I want to give her a few training lessons while her father is busy with the commander. When everything works out fine, I will take her for a drink, maybe in a club. You know the usual«, McCree explained, causing him to raise an eyebrow.
»How do you know she even likes drinks? Or is old enough for them in the first place.«
Jesse glared at him. »She is twenty, one year more or less won't hurt anyone. Besides, she is her father's daughter. Sígurd is the unbeaten champion of all our Overwatch drinking nights.«
That let Genji perk up. »Really? Would like to challenge him for the title then … «, he mused eager for the match.
»I don't think he would accept it. He is not fond of Shimadas«, Ýri spoke up from behind Genji and almost made him jump.
The cowboy chuckled and automatically moved closer to the girl. »Believe me, mate, you won't stand a chance even if he accepts.« He then turned to Ýri. »Say, Genji here and I planned to get some practice done. Do you want to train with us?«
Genji could clearly see her hesitating.
»I do not think I would be of any use«, she told him reluctantly.
The cowboy laid an arm around her shoulder. »I don't believe that for a second. Nevertheless, I can show you a few of my tricks first, if you want. Like how to shoot a gun.« An evil smirk was aimed at Genji. »My pal wanted to practice his deflect skill anyway.«
The Shimada in question really did not have a good feeling about this. And not just because it included firing a series of bullets directly at him.
Ýri did not seem that convinced either. »I am not really one for guns, but … it won't hurt to try, I guess?«
Jesse was ecstatic. »Wonderful!«, he winked him, »C'mon Genji. The two of us need a target.«
Right now, he was really questioning his decision to help the other out.

A short time later he found himself facing Ýri with McCrees gun in hand and the owner of said gun behind her, guiding her movements.
»Just try it. I am sure you will be great«, the cowboy encouraged her.
»Woah! Careful, Shimada!«, she shouted as Genji deflected her shots right back to her.
Jesse snarled at him. »Oi, watch where you send those bullets!«
Genji glared right back, before he beckoned Ýri to try again. The Viking girl rose to the challenge and started to fire at him again. He was able to deflect most of the bullets and dodge the rest.
»Too slow, blondie«, he taunted.
Ýri lowered the gun. »You're right. Maybe because I still do not feel comfortable with a range weapon.«
The Shimada nodded and then surprised her and McCree alike with handing her his sword.
While Genji helped Ýri with handling the sword, Jesse was fuming with jealous rage. He had become practically nonexistent to the two of them. In this moment, Reyes walked past him and stopped to take a look at the scene.
»Looks like the Shimada is your problem now«, he mocked him with a pleased smirk on his lips.
»Shut. Up.«, the cowboy hissed at him.
The Blackwatch commander chuckled darkly. »I don't mind. As long as it gets that scum off of Shizuka, he can do with the brat what he wants.«
»I swear, I will get you tickets for that amusement park!«, the cowboy snapped back.
All it earned him was a slap upside the head though. »Watch it, punk.«
McCree gently patted the dust of his hat, which had been knocked off by the blow. »Nobody touches the hat!«
Reyes sneered and took another look at the two now animatedly sparring on the practice range. »Whatever. Just keep him busy.« With that Reyes turned on his heels and disappeared in the direction of the med bay.
»Hey Jesse, the blondie is quite talented.«, Genji called out, still busy defending himself against her surprisingly good attacks with his katana. »I wonder what you could be capable of with some proper training.«
Ýri huffed. »Do you ever shut up?«, then she went after him again.
Genji grinned cheekily. »Nope.«
He rushed forward disarming her and ready to bring her down in one final move. In the next second he got hit by something invisible, causing him to crash against a wall.
»What the-«, he muttered, dizzy from the force of the blow. It had been similar to Shizuka's shockwave, only much stronger.
Faintly he could hear Jesse's outburst of shock, before footsteps indicated that he ran to Ýri's side, checking on her.
Having trouble getting back on his feet, Genji couldn't help but ask. »What sick trick was that?« It was then, that he noticed the rapidly vanishing clouds of dark green mist. It looked a little like his own spiritual energy. »Is this … her spirit?«, he asked no one in particular.
Meanwhile, McCrees panicked shouts grew louder. »Ýri?! ÝRI?!«
The cowboy decided to pick up her unconscious body and make straight for the med bay. Genji of course followed right along.
»You had to go too far!«, Jesse snarled at him.
»Why is that my fault now?!«, he defended himself.
Although without real bite. He knew the other was just scared. Thankfully they made it to the med bay quickly.
»You have to help her! Something went wrong!«, McCree shouted, making Shizuka look up from her conversation with Reyes.
Immediately she was by the cowboy's side, examining Ýri. »What happened?«, she demanded.
»I would call it a dangerous, uncontrollable outburst of spiritual energy«, Genji tried to explain, gentle but firmly pushing McCree aside so the little healer could do her work.
In the chaos, none of them noticed the Blackwatch commander silently slipping out with an evil smirk across his face.
»Fortunately, that I can handle easily. I just have to replace the energy she lost and she will be back up in no time«, Shizuka said and gathered a ball of energy in her palms, which she transferred over to Yri.
Genji stared at the unconscious Viking thoughtfully. »Her spirit was completely shapeless … How is that even possible?«
Shizuka froze. »Was it white?«, she asked hesitantly.
He shook his head. »No, it was green. Although a darker shade than mine.«
Somehow, she looked disappointed. »That means she isn't properly trained yet, for her spirit to hold its form.«
Genji looked at her confused. »But how can this be? It was incredibly powerful.«
»Powerful and out of control … the worst combination there is«, the Hikari agreed.
Genji nodded, his eyes wandering back to Jesse, who looked completely clueless.
Shizuka saw it too. »Don't worry. She should wake up any moment now«, her eyes went to Genji, »Anything else I need to take care of?«
He shook his head. »I don't think so. … I am sorry Jesse. I would have never expected such a thing. People who can separate their spirit from their bodies are so rare … In fact, I thought the Shimada and Hikari were the only ones capable.«
McCree looked down to Ýri. He was still in shock over the whole incident. »I didn't have the slightest idea … «, he mumbled.
Genji laid a supportive hand on his shoulder. »It's not your fault. Her spirit is out of her control … you could call her a ticking time bomb.«
Shizuka nodded. »Indeed. If she doesn't learn to control it, she is a danger to herself and the ones around her.«
»Is it really that bad?«, Jesse asked, gulping.
»It could be her death sentence«, Genji answered gravely.
»What?! Is there nothing we can do?«, the cowboy desperately shouted.
The Shimada could only shrug helplessly. »I never learnt how to control my dragons, it came naturally to me. My brother at the other hand struggled a lot, but I would rather go full omnic than to ask that traitor for help.«
McCree turned to Shizuka, but she too shook her head no. »My spirit works differently to hers or Genjis. I wouldn't know how to teach her.«
A miserable silence hung over the group. Finally, Jesse broke it, his tone heavy. »We should talk to Sígurd about this.«
Genji thought about it. »I refuse to believe this is the first time something like that has happened. So I bet my good arm, that her father already knows.«
Jesse sunk even more into himself at his words.
»You lost your hat«, came a weak voice from between them. The young Viking had awoken.
Immediately they were leaning over her. »Ýri! Thank goodness! How are you feeling?«
A frown appeared on her face. »I am fine.«
»What happened?«, Jesse finally wanted to know from her.
»And don't even think about playing it down.« Genji added.
»It was just an overreaction on my part«, her eyes turned towards all of them, pleading, »don't tell my father.«
»But that was really dangerous!«, Jesse protested.
»I know that!«, she shot back, »But if you tell him, he will never bring me here with him again!«
That was all the persuasion the cowboy needed, he nodded. »Got it.«
»Jesse!« Shizuka immediately protested to which he only shrugged.
»It is her decision alone.«
Ýri nodded along. »I rather spent whatever time I have left free and not locked up in Norway or Washington!«
The young healer crossed her arms. »I am sure, we can find another solution that won't involve dying or locking someone up.«
Genji silently agreed with her and just wanted to support her point when the doors slid open and Reyes stepped in.
The wide smirk on his face didn't spell anything good for them. »Guess you are not the only one getting locked up today, brat.«
»Gabriel?! What are you talking about?!«, Shizuka asked.
»I thought it right to inform Jack and Sígurd about recent events.«
They all glared at him when they understood what it meant.
»You!«, Ýri hissed.
»Why would you do that?!«, Jesse shouted.
In this moment Sígurd stepped through the door. »Ýri! Go and fetch your belongings. I ordered your brother to pick you up«, he snapped at his daughter.
»But-! Dad!«, she protested.
»Wait, Sígurd-!«, McCree tried to help.
Bad idea.
The angry father had enough. »Not one word from you! You won't get closer than three meters to my daughter and if any part of your body crosses that line, I will chop it off!«
Dead silence. Nobody dared to speak or even move.
»Dad, it wasn't his fault, he just-«, the young Viking tried to defend his friend.
»Go and fetch your things, I said! You will spend the next weeks at your uncle's!«
Her horrified look said it all. »Couldn't you have find a more remote place?!«
»I will find you a tower, if you do not obey!«, he shouted back.
Reyes smug smirk grew with every word that was spoken. »Do not worry, Rapunzel. I will send you a postcard from my trip to the amusement park.«
Genji wanted to punch him.
Suddenly Sígurd turned to him. »Now to you, Shimada-scum. I had made myself clear over and over again. She is forbidden from learning to fight! So, what were you trying to accomplish?! To kill her?!«
Genji thought it the wisest not to say anything to defend himself.
But Jesse thought differently. »Genji has never met either of you before. He couldn't have known.«
Immediately Sígurd rounded on him again. »But you did! And you let them proceed anyway! Defying my orders!«
»Maybe because your orders are dumb«, Shizuka made her disapproval known.
»She has no control over it! It can kill her!«, Sígurd yelled.
»If she doesn't learn how to control it, for sure!«, Jesse shot back.
It only made the Viking warrior more angry. »And who should possibly teach her?! That Shimada?! Or better yet: His brother?! Don't make me laugh!«
Genji growled dangerously. »If I ever see him again, I will kill him. Afterwards I can ask him.«
Ominous silence met his statement. Finally, Sígurd said, a little calmer. »There is no one to teach her, so all I can do is keep her from fighting.«
McCree shook his head with a sad expression. »I am afraid, she won't have a choice sooner or later … «
»That won't happen as long as I am protecting her«, the Viking said determinedly.
»And afterwards?«, came the simple question. »You won't be there forever. Sooner or later she will have to fend for herself.«
A good point, but Sígurd remained stubborn. »Then her brothers and cousin will take over«, he said and after a while, adding: »Maybe I should hire a guard for her as well.«
They all knew arguing with him about this was pointless, so they reluctantly let it be.
»We should head to the shuttles, dad«, Ýri said solemnly, to which her father nodded.
»Right.«
As they turned to leave Genji saw Ýri shooting Jesse a last apologetic look. Then they were gone.
»Wonderful, this was better than any soap opera«, Reyes said gleefully. »Shall we get back to work now?«
Uncomfortable silence met his declaration. Wordlessly Jesse trotted off and Shizuka returned to her work. Genji decided to follow the cowboy. He was not in the mood to lock heads with the Blackwatch commander right now.
»Jesse, are you ok?«, Genji hesitantly asked.
»What do you think?!«, he snapped back.
»I am sorry«, was all he could say.
The cowboy scoffed. »Whatever.«
Before they could leave the med bay, Reyes called out to him again. »McCree, I want you to depart for London immediately. Someone has to investigate what is going on there«, he turned to the Shimada, »And you, scum, will report to Dr. Ziegler. The new recruit, Oxton, needs a target.«
He growled at him. Great, stuck with babysitting again.
»This proofs it again. You lack even the most basic control and only create a mess wherever you go.«
At that Shizuka turned to Genji. »Don't listen to him. It's not your fault.«
Sadly, her kind words weren't able to cheer him up this time. »Thank you. Nevertheless everyone else keeps blaming me.«
Suddenly he wanted nothing more than to get out of here too. So, he did, leaving the little Hikari and her so called brother alone.
Shizuka looked after her – crush? boyfriend? – with concern. She could tell that the whole thing with Ýri had hit him harder than he would admit.
»Wasn't that quite the scene? The emotions, the drama!«, Gabriel chuckled next to her.
Furious she rounded on him. »Is this all just a joke to you?!«
He laughed even louder, making the young priestess want to slap him.
»Oh, little one, sometimes I am just creating such situations for my own amusement«, he gloated and pulled an arm around her shoulders.
Immediately she ripped herself free. She did not miss his smirk turning into a frown when she did so.
»And every time you do something like that I have to ask myself, if I even know you at all!« she said solemnly.
His expression softened and he approached her again to pull her into a familiar hug, one that had made her feel safe in the past. But now that feeling did not come. Despite this, she did not move away this time.
»My sweet little Hikari, don't you think it amusing how easily people can be manipulated and exploited?«, as she turned to face him angrily, he added. »Besides that Viking brat deserved no less after humiliating me.«
»She just made a joke for spirit's sake! That is no reason to ruin her life!«, she snapped back.
A snarl twisted her older brother's face. »No-one jokes on my costs! And if her daddy gets her a nice tower, I will be the first one to ask her to let her hair down.«
The sound of Shizuka slapping him echoed through the med bay. »That's enough!« The glare he sent her right after would have burned her to a pile of ashes, if she were anyone else.
»You will supervise the Oxton-girl's training today and watch while she beats up your precious pet!«, he hissed with a deadly undertone.
She stood her ground. »You can't give me orders!«, she snapped and then added, »And Genji and Lena will not beat each other up, it's just training!«
For a moment neither of them moved. Suddenly Reyes took a step back, his spirit pulsing ominously. »Well, but maybe he will go after her instead, just like he did with the Viking brat«, he told her and made for the exit.
Shizuka crossed her arms. »Pah, if he is not interested in Ýri like that, he won't be with Lena. I trust him.« Was it just her, or did that sound not as sure as she would have liked?
A dark growl was heard from her elder brother again. It sent actual shivers down her spine. »You better do not forget to whom you really belong to, little Hikari.« His words sounded like a dark promise, which resounded in her head long after he had left. For the first time, she was actually scared of him.
I belong to no-one, she thought to herself over and over again.