Writing all of these scenes could be a bigger task that expected... I'm doing my best! Reviews and constructive criticism is welcome. Enjoy!
Chapter 38
The wind blew through the empty room, howling back outside. The air was cold, as a blizzard raged around, yet the person stayed still. Or, Omnic.
Zenyatta kept meditating, despite the chaos outside. However, only when his orbs shivered slightly did he sigh.
"Just reveal yourself." He said, lifting his head. A few metres away from him, Sombra's invisibility faded, and she smiled at him.
"You sure are good, huh." She looked at him with curiosity.
"I am simply one with the Iris." Zenyatta replied. "You should be too if you want enlightenment."
"I can tell you know I don't." Sombra began pacing in a circle around Zenyatta, who stayed still. "So tell me, one with the Iris, what am I doing here if you know all."
"Well, should I reply with Talon's goal, or your own?" Zenyatta asked.
"Both. I want to see how clever you are."
"As of this moment, Talon is attacking multiple cities across the world. By taking down the biggest cities, they'll seize power, and can start a war if they wanted. America, Sweden, England, Germany, Brazil, and many more, correct?"
"And my own goal?" Sombra pressed.
"Correct me it in wrong, but you want power, no? As well as answers."
"Want do you mean?" Sombra glared at him as she walked in front of him.
"You're intelligent, aren't you. You know how to get what you want. People are easy to destroy, manipulate. Ask kindly enough, with the right price, and humans fall before you. You, someone who didn't have much as a kid, figured this out early, and used it to get where you are. But." Zenyatta looked at her. "You aren't satisfied yet, are you?"
"What makes you say that?" Sombra smirked. The Omnic was good, he knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Well, being in Talon does aline with some of your goals, no? Wanting to know the right people and all of that. But, from what I'm aware of, Talon is launching a full scale assault on the world. So, where is your backup? You came alone."
"You're certainly a clever robot. Zenyatta, I believe." Sombra chuckled. "This is true, I'm alone. As you said, people are easily manipulated. I convinced the higher ups at Talon that I can handle this. So, tell me what I need to know, and I promise I'll only destroy half of this place and everyone here."
"Talon's information is outdated. I'm the only one here. The Omnics and humans left a long time ago, so it's why I mediate here. I rarely get interrupted."
"You still haven't told me what I want to know." Sombra slowly pulled out her gun. "This, Iris, gives you some third overall view of the world. What is it? And I do I know it isn't a load of crap?"
"We've never interacted, correct?" Zenyatta tilted his head to one side.
"Your point?"
"And you keep all information about you very hidden, yes?"
"Where are you going with this?"
"The Iris is very interesting. It takes years to even catch a glimpse into what it really is. Even I, someone considered a master of the art, am still not fully aware of what it is. So, why do you think you can easily get your hands on it, Olivia?"
In a second, the barrel of Sombra's gun was pressed against Zenyatta's head. The Omnic was still stationary, almost as if he was unfazed by what was happening.
"How do you know?" Sombra spat. "Tell me or your life ends."
Zenyatta chuckled. "Please, you wouldn't dare kill your only link to what's going on. Prefer the name Sombra then, I assume."
"If you won't tell me, I'll force it out of you." Sombra sighed. Lifting her hand, she gently placed a finger on Zenyatta's head. However, instead of purple lines of code erupting from her finger as usual, a faint, golden glow surrounded Zenyatta. For the first time, he moved. He floated backwards, away from Sombra, as the faint glow vanished.
"Oh, would you look at that? The Iris doesn't want you to know it's power. You may leave now."
"I'm not giving up easily." Sombra growled.
"Then I'll remove you myself." Zenyatta replied. The orbs around his neck span around in quickly, before coming to a sudden halt. He stared at Sombra, who glared back.
"Never thought I'd go toe to toe with an Omnic like this." Sombra sighed.
"I never thought I'd meet a hacker unable to bypass a simple program." Zenyatta said slyly.
Dva groaned as she sat up, ears ringing. She heard distant screams and cries as the scent of smoke reached her nostrils. She rubbed her head, noticing her clothes dirty and torn, the items she had brought earlier scattered around her. Blood trickled from her cheek as what sounded like jets flew overhead. She had no idea what had happened, or why she was like this.
"Miss... Song..." A voice groaned out. Dva turned to find one of the meka bass guards lying on the ground in front of her, cut and bruised. Then she remembered.
"Ryan!" She panicked, leaning over to him. "What... happened?" The ringing in her ears died down, the screams around her becoming clearer. Smoke was rising into the air, and she was in a small clearing surrounded by rubble.
"An explosion I think? I pushed you out of the way." Ryan grunted, attempting to push himself up, just for pain to rip through his body.
"Don't move, we'll get help." Dva told him.
"My job is to keep you safe Miss Song." Ryan replied, gritting his teeth. "Besides, just a small cut." Dva glared at him, her eyes travelling to his back. A large, open wound was visible, burn marks on his skin.
"I'll get help." Dva muttered. "Stay still, that's an order."
"Hey!" A voice yelled. From the smoke around them, a man walked towards them, gun raised. "You two better get out of here."
"Who are you!" Dva yelled at him.
"None of your damn business, just get the hell out of here." The man barked back.
"Don't tell me what to do." Dva retorted.
"You think I'm messing kid." The man raised the gun at her. "I don't care how old you are, Talon doesn't like those who disrespect us."
"Talon..." Dva gasped. Just then, a shot was fired. The Talon agent toppled backwards. Dva looked at Ryan, who had pulled out his blaster.
"Miss Song, I'm begging you, leave." He said. "Don't worry about me."
"You don't know me very well." Dva smirked. She rolled up her sleeve slightly, showing her wristband. Clicking a button on the side, she smiled at Ryan. "You ever been on a mech?"
"Erm, never." Ryan replied.
"We'll today's your day. I'll get you to the hospital, then see what's happening." Dva said.
"No." Ryan shook his head. "The citizens need you, come back for me."
"But..."
"Listen to me, please Miss Song. Do your duty and save the people. I'll be okay." A roaring was heard overhead.
"I'll be back for you." Dva told him. She turned and ran through the smoke. Coming out of the other side, buildings around her were on fire, some collapsed and rubble on the ground. Looking up, her mech fell through the sky, and landed a few feet in front of her.
"Let's do this." Dva said. Running towards her mech, the back opened and she dived into it. She wasn't in her battle suit, so it was a little uncomfortable, but she didn't have time to change. Pushing forward on her controls, the mech's thrusters roared into life and she flew upwards, looking down for the source of the destruction.
A quicker update than last time, I hope you all enjoyed!