8: Bold Initiatives
"WINSTON!" Barked Morrison, "Why, in the name of God, have I got the Brazilian Authorities requesting contact with me?"
"Well, sir, it's pretty easy to-"
"Did I not tell you, specifically, to avoid getting involved in the Amazon problem?"
Morrison cut him off, incensed at Winston's apparent insubordination.
"Sir, if you'll let me explain-"
"You do realise the implications that this could have for Overwatch? This one action might have compromised-"
"SIR! THAT WON'T HAPPEN BECAUSE THE BRAZILIANS AREN'T ABOUT TO INVESTIGATE US!" Winston snapped. "I managed to convince them that we weren't deliberately on their turf. "
Morrison raised an eyebrow. "Go on."
"Brazilian search teams found the crash site, identified the wreckage and figured out that it was an unmanned craft. When they contacted us for answers, I was able to convince them that the navigation systems malfunctioned and caused the ship to drift off course and into Brazilian airspace, where it was intercepted. I've told them that we had people on board the craft, and they confirmed there's been survivors as no bodies have been found."
"What have the Brazilians said about that?"
"They've given us carte blanche to enter their territory, locate them and bring them out."
Morrison smiled. "Got a plan?"
Winston gave a gruff laugh.
"Of course. I'll assemble Reyes and a Blackwatch team as a search-and-rescue team. Dr. Ziegler and I will accompany them. I'll need a transport loaded for medevac and two gunships. In case we encounter anything... hostile."
"You've got it, Winston. go get our people back."
Somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico.
0530 hours local.
25 hours after the shoot-down.
"We still don't have a fix on the locations of either Tracer or Omega," Winston continued as he briefed the occupants of the dropship, "but we've estimated their location. Omega had a SAR Beacon on him when the ship crashed, but he hasn't activated it yet. If he does, then we should be able to locate them to within 200 meters. Mercy?"
Mercy stood up from her seat, and took Winston's place in the centre of the hold.
"Thank you, Winston. Now, given the severity of the crash, we're expecting both Tracer and Omega to be injured. How badly is another matter, though as far as we know they are still mobile. Our priority is to find them as soon as possible. That said, we'll have to wait in Columbia until we have a confirmed location. Any questions?"
"Just the one: what happens if we don't find them?" McCree couldn't let the question go unanswered any longer.
"It's quite straightforward: we aren't leaving Columbia without them."
