Soldier and Ana have finally reunited with Tracer! Time for a break out mission. Reviews and constructive critisicm is welcome. Enjoy!
Chapter 26
"You're... alive?" Tracer asked in shock, staring at the pair, tears welling in her eyes.
"Yeah yeah, let's go." Soldier grunted. "Stand back." Tracer did as she was told as Soldier took aim at the cell bars with his gun. A small spiral of rockets fired from it, blasting the cell open. Tracer scrambled out, tightly hugging Ana.
"Reunion later, move it." Soldier hissed. "They're hot on our trail and we need to get your geared up.
"My stuff should be near, otherwise I wouldn't be here." Tracer told him.
"Then let's move." Ana said. Soldier nodded, and turned to the wall opposite the one they had come through. Firing his rockets again, he blasted another hole through the wall to a corridor.
"There is a door Jack." Ana muttered, but Soldier ignored her and ran into the corridor and out of sight.
"We better follow." Tracer said, and Ana nodded.
"Hey!" A voice behind called. One of the guards had appeared, aiming his rifle. "Stand down."
In a second, Ana had fired a small dart towards him. It struck him in the chest and he dropped to the ground, a small sound of snoring coming from him.
"Sleep dart." Ana winked, before she grabbed Tracer and ran after Soldier.
Soldier busted a door down, quickly scanning the room. Instead of finding anyone however, he did see Tracer's equipment.
"Lena, get it on, now. You'll need it!" He ordered with a shout, before leaving the room and running down the corridor again.
"Slow down Jack!" Ana yelled after him, achieving nothing. "Honestly." She growled, ushering Tracer into the room.
"So what's happening?" Tracer asked, strapping her chronoaccelerator to her chest.
"We're getting you out." Ana said. "As well as the others."
"B-But, how did you know we were here? And how are you alive?"
"Old soldiers are hard to kill." Ana chuckled. "And we've been keeping tabs on all former Overwatch agents. We know what you and Winston were trying to do."
"Fareeha thought you were dead." Tracer said sadly, placing her pistols in her holder.
"Everyone did. I'll explain to her later what happened and why." Ana reassured her. "Now come on, we need to find everyone."
The pair ran after Soldier, with Ana thinking about seeing her daughter once again.
"This feels much better." Tracer laughed as she ran. Two guards appeared ahead of them. "Ana, watch!"
Tracer blinked forwards, surprising the two from behind. She struck one across the jaw, knocking him out. She toyed with the other one, running circles around him for a few seconds until he was clearly dizzy. Tracer sniggered, before knocking him out as well.
"Someone's having fun." Ana smiled. "I have missed your enthusiasm Lena."
"Thanks." Tracer grinned.
"Hey you two!" Soldier's voice called from along the hall. The pair followed the noise to see Soldier helping Mercy out of her cell.
"What? Ana as well?" She gasped. "Oh, you're both in such poor condition. We need t-"
"Worry later, escape now." Soldier muttered. "We're fine."
"Do you you if anyone else is nearby?" Ana asked.
"I've heard Reinhardt yelling a few times down the hall." Mercy left the room and pointed right. "We getting him."
"Yep." Tracer nodded. "Hold on, I'll look for your stuff." In a second, the pilot vanished. She was back in an instant with Mercy's staff, pistol and suit. "I'll stay here with her while she gets ready, you two free Reinhardt." Tracer told her elders.
"Good plan." Soldier nodded. He and Ana left them, with Tracer keeping watch at the door of the room.
"Angela said down here?" Ana asked no one in particular. "Wonder which room."
"REINHARDT!" Soldier roared.
"Hello?" A voice called back. "Who is that?"
"This way." Ana said, rounding a corner. They approached a lone door, which soldier kicked down with ease. Inside was the large German, who's face lit up.
"Ana! Is that you? Hahaha, you're alive. And, Commander Morrison. Haha, good to see you both."
"And you Reinhardt." Ana smiled at him. Soldier blasted the bars containing the man, who instantly rushed out to squeeze the two into a hug.
"Oh, you found him." Reinhardt looked past the pair to see Tracer and the now geared up Mercy.
"We're breaking out?" He asked joyfully.
"Good guess." Soldier grunted. "Who's left?"
"Genji, Winston and Fareeha." Mercy replied.
"Okay. Lena, did you find Reinhardt's gear while looking for Angela's?"
"I did, but couldn't carry it. Follow me big guy." Tracer giggled, before blinking off.
"Hey, slow down!" Reinhardt laughed, charging after her.
"As happy as ever." Ana smirked.
"Keep moving." Soldier ordered as he left the room, just for bullets to fly his way. He dived back towards his team. "We're trapped."
"I'll keep you healed, go back out." Mercy said, attaching her beam onto him.
"Good choice." Soldier grinned beneath his mask. He jumped back out and fired towards the guards, making them run for cover. "Let's move!" Him, Ana and Mercy ran out back along the corridor, in search for the others.
They headed down a flight of stairs to see guards unconscious on the floor. Standing over them was Genji.
"Huh?" Mercy asked. "How did..."
"I'm a cyborg, I can break out of metal bars Angela." Genji chuckled. "Wait... Commander Morrison?"
"Yeah yeah we're alive, big shock, where's Winston?"
"Down the hall." Genji pointed. "But I need my blade."
"Got it." From behind Ana and the others, Tracer came holding Genji's sword, and Reinhardt in his full suit of armour except for the helmet.
"Feels good to be equipped again." He patted the armour.
"Thank you Lena." Genji thanked, sheathing his sword. "I can find Winston easily. Let's go."
"Why did you break out Genji?" Ana asked as they ran.
"I heard commotion above and took the opportunity." The ninja shrugged.
"Well good job." Soldier said. "WINSTON!?"
"Er, hello?" The familiar voice called. Ana busted down the door the voice came from just to find two guards staring at her. She was protected from the shots by Reinhardt's barrier, which he flung up just in time.
"Thank you." Ana said to him as she put the guards to sleep. Behind them was Winston, whose jaw had dropped as he looked at his old commanders. "But, you, you're both."
"Explanations later." Soldier grunted, blasting Winston free with another rocket. "Why do you kids need to ask questions."
"Let's go Winston." Mercy called to him.
"Er, right, of course." Winston nodded, pushing his glasses up.
"More incoming." Reinhardt yelled, turning his barrier to protect from shots coming down the hall. It seems like more and more guards were finding them, and it was getting a little much.
"Well this is annoying." Soldier muttered.
"What did you expect?" Ana smirked at him.
"For this to be a stealth mission!" Soldier yelled at her. "Lena, they're your."
"Aye aye!" She replied, blinking towards the guards as her team ran back in the opposite direction. The guards looked confused as the pilot disappeared and reappeared behind them, striking all of them in the same place across the head.
"Easy." She said to herself. "Hey! Wait up." She called to her group.
"Anyone know where Fareeha is?" Soldier asked.
"Attention, attention, this is Chairwoman Ruby speaking." The woman's voice rang out over the prison, coming from a loudspeaker. "I'd like to kindly ask all captives to return to their cells, otherwise more force will be used to return you."
Genji fired three shurikens at the closest loudspeaker, silencing it.
"We don't have much time. Stick together and move quickly." Ana said. They headed down another flight of stairs, narrowly avoiding shots from guards. Indeed, the guards that showed up were in larger and larger groups, with the guns they had seeming more devastating.
"They really want to keep us here huh." Mercy sighed.
Ana suddenly paused, looking down a corridor. "Found her!" Without even a door on the corridor, Ana ran down it, leaving behind her confused team. They watched as she approached the end of it, and rounded a corner and out of sight.
"Should we follow?" Tracer asked.
"Hands up!" A voice yelled. Commander Puckett was behind the group, a squad of soldiers with him. He was carrying a large rifle, the end of it being held up by a soldier. "That's far enough."
"Guess not." Reinhardt answered Tracer, flinging his barrier up.
"This prison has existed for over fifty years." Puckett growled. "No one has escaped."
"Until today!" Soldier shouted. He launched his rockets towards Puckett, who fired the rifle. A laser blasted out of it and hit the rockets, which exploded in the air.
"Guess were fighting." Tracer analysed, blinking towards the fight.
Meanwhile, Ana was breaking down another door. It lead to a dark room, with metal bars on one side. Approaching it, she saw Pharah huddled against the side of the wall.
"Fareeha..." Ana whispered. "Are you alright?"
"Huh?" Pharah looked away from the wall, her eyes red with tears. "Who's there?"
"It's... me." Ana said.
"Mom..." Pharah's eyes widened.
"Yeah... it's me." Ana gave a small chuckled, resting against the bar. "Come on, let's get you out.
"B-but... you're dead." Pharah gasped, her tears coming back. "How did you...?"
"Now isn't the time to explain." Ana told her, pulling out a hair clip. She began to unpick the lock.
"You're just not going to tell me?" Pharah looked shocked. She walked over to the bars and glared at her mother. "I've been thinking you were dead for years. Both me and father. And you won't even tell me why!"
"There isn't time for this Fareeha." Ana said harshly. "Everyone else is free, Jack is holding back the guards with them. We need to leave."
"So what, you can disappear again? Leave our family with a hole in again?" Pharah yelled. "I deserve to know what happened Mom! Me and dad both do!"
"I can't Fareeha." Ana shouted, a tear starting to form in her good eye.
"What happened Mom!"
"I failed!" Ana cried, tears now streaming down her face. The cell unlocked and the door swung open. "I couldn't do it. I hesitated and someone died for it Fareeha. I had one job. A second's hesitation and someone lost their life. I could've saved them. I didn't want to do it anymore, I couldn't. If everyone thought I was dead, I wouldn't have the responsibility of saving others. I could relax."
"Mom..."
"But I couldn't stand back and watch for much longer. Once I found Jack, I had to join back. The world is falling into Talon's hands a little more each day. I had to fight."
"Mom." Pharah dropped down besides her and wrapped her in a tight hug. "You did so well. Inspired so many people. You inspired me to be a hero."
"I didn't want to." Ana hiccuped. "I never wanted you to do what I did. I didn't want you risking your life in battle. I wanted you to be happy, safe, and enjoy your life."
"And what about me?" Pharah asked. Ana drew away, looking at her. "I wanted to be like you. You taught me that there was nothing more important then protecting those you love. I followed that and protected my people. I did right. And every second I was proud of what I did. I thought that I had finally become a member of Overwatch, despite it being disbanded at the time. I felt like a hero."
"You were always my hero Fareeha." Ana smiled at her. Pharah smiled back, tears in her eyes too.
"Should we leave?"
"Yeah, we need to join the others." They both stood up, wiping tears away. And with that, they both left the room and headed down the corridor.
"Took your time!" Soldier roared at the pair. Overwatch was surrounded by bodies, clearly having just beat up the guards. "Can we leave now?"
"I need my equipment." Pharah said.
"So do I." Winston nodded. "Athena as well."
"You brought you powerful A.I with you?" Soldier asked in shock. "I give up with you all." He stormed off.
"He's just stressed." Ana told the group. "Come on, let's find the remainder of the equipment."
It didn't take long to find everything, as it was stored in the same room. Once both Winston and Pharah were suited up, they were ready to go.
"So how do we leave?" Pharah asked.
"Me and Jack got here by boat, so that's how we leave." Ana replied.
"The boat won't be big enough for everyone." Soldier said.
"I'm sure this place has more then one boat." Tracer chipped in.
"Then let's move."
"Stop!" The group turned to find a swarm of guards, more then they had seen in one place, running towards them. "You're under arrest."
"Get off my lawn." Soldier growled, readying his pulse rifle.
Longer chapter than normal. And I tried to do some sort of character development between Ana and Pharah. Honestly, Pharah is such a blank character, it was really hard to do. Hopefully you all still enjoyed!