The two jogged around the destroyed district passing bodies of civilians, local authorities, Talon soldiers, and Helix Security Forces. Tracer was understandably quiet for the most part, but Noah expected anything at the moment.
"So, where were you?" There it was. He turned to see Tracer staring at his soul. "You're clearly well enough to fight yet you didn't contact us...why?" He let the events of the pass week or so flow through him.
He could tell her how he was so close to dying in the middle of nowhere, but luckily found refuge in a fruit truck to Dorado, how he met 76 and Sombra, how he spent the past few days looking for Ana Amari about her target that may help him find closure from the past.
Yet on why, it just seemed to slip his mind. Contacting Overwatch was one of the first things he wanted to do, but everything spiralled out of control once his communicator was stolen. "I…I wanted to, but...things didn't go according to plan."
"What happened? McCree showed us the footage, we saw you die."
"Did you try looking for a body?"
"Couldn't. Deadlock would've had the land on lock down and we couldn't search."
"That's fine. I almost died, but seems I get to live a little bit longer. Did ya miss me?" He tried lightening the mood, but Tracer didn't give him the reaction he expected. She hugged him hard. Actually it was surprising to feel her strength wrap around him. He winced at how she buried her head into the crook of his neck. "What the bloody hell do you think?! One of best friends was pronounced dead!"
He felt horrible. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. "I'm sorry."
"And I wasn't the only one! Winston, Genji, Angela, Burr…!" She felt Noah's grip tighten before letting her go and grabbing her by the shoulders. "Burr? Wha-Burr's awake?! He's awake!"
Tracer nodded and Noah felt his breath go faster. He was awake. His closest friend was awake and he was gone when it happened. How did his so-called "death" affect him? "Holy shit, Holy Shit, HOLY SHIT! Are you serious?! How-When!"
"Almost a week ago. Angela was doing her daily rounds and then she saw him wake up. He's been working non-stop since he woke up." Noah rubbed his head and ran his fingers through his hair. "We gotta go. I gotta see him!"
Tracer watched his pace pick up as they reached an alleyway broken down and turned into a dead end. Noah looked around and found a fire escape next to it. He went underneath the ladder and cupped his hands. "Lena, we can reach the ladder. I'll give you a boost."
She walked over and stepped on to his hands. Noah grunted and boosted Lena up to reach the ladder. She kicked it down and Noah climbed up after her. "So how was everyone else? Did they miss me?"
Tracer took a moment to think and nodded. "We all missed you especially Angela. The doctor's been working herself to exhaustion. She only gets rest from when she returns from missions."
"Well the Doc can take a break. I'm still very much alive." Tracer smiled at the boast and felt her subdued attitude began to shift. "Alright Very Much Alive, let's get to Mercy." The two shared a laugh before hearing voices in the building.
They were gruff and angry. Tracer blinked up and Noah took cover behind the walls. They were Talon soldiers and from the looks of it, they were frustrated. "That time traveling bitch slaughtered our men. I swear when I see her, I'm gonna make her pay."
Noah looked up to Tracer and signalled her to wait patiently. "Oh shut it. She's not our concern. She's Reaper's along with everyone else. Though I hate to see them die without so much as a taste of what we got."
The two agents saw there were two men. Turning on his goggles for heat signatures, Noah found one more, but they were in the other room. He glanced at Tracer and silently signalled her to aim for one guy.
She tried her best to silently move, but one of the wooden boards creaked under her foot. The Talon soldiers looked up in surprise before taking an alerted status. They zeroed in on Tracer's position and the blue glow from her accelerator gave away her position.
"It's that bitch!" Tracer pulled out her pulse guns and was about to turn on them, but Noah sprung to action first. Appeared from behind one guy, he pistol whipped him across the face and shot the other in the chest. The first one stumbled to get up and Noah gave a high kick across his face. The second clutched his chest and charged forward, Noah simply dodged and let the guy run straight through a window and into his death.
Tracer whistled at his work and joined up with Noah. He looked at her and wiped his shoulders of any dirt. "Were you impressed? On how I took those guys down?"
"Very nice work, I can feel myself falling for you already." She snarked. Noah shrugged his shoulders and walked to the door. However when he grabbed the door handle, a giant hand busted through the door and grabbed Noah. It pulled Noah in and the agent found himself being lifted off the ground by a massive and armored Talon soldier.
The soldier threw Noah across the hallway and he went rolling on the floor. "You're dead!"
"I was and frankly not my prefered lifestyle." Noah groaned as he got up. The Talon soldier cracked his knuckled and reached for his shotgun. However Tracer appeared and gave the soldier a hard kick behind his knee. He buckled under the strike as she ran up his back, grabbed his head and slammed it hard into the ground. She blinked back next to Noah as the agent pulled his gun out.
The two got their guns ready when the soldier got up with a busted face mask. Running toward the man Tracer was the first to unload plasma into his armor, weakening him. Noah ran forward and punched the man in his exposed face which broke his nose. Not wasting any time, Noah pulled the shotgun off his back and hit him in the back with it. The Talon soldier screamed in pain and frustration, but the two double teamed him and shot him in the chinks of his armor.
The body shook from Tracer's hits before he went flying forward from Noah's shotgun blast. He laid defeated on the ground as Tracer and Noah looked at each other. Broad smiles was on their faces as the two gave each other a fist bump.
"Damn, I missed working with you."
"Same. Seems you learned some new tricks since the last time we were on a mission together." Noah looked over the body and patted him down. He took the leftover shotgun ammo and a radio. The radio buzzed for a second before a voice came on.
"All available units. To all available units, Burr has been spotted taking on a unit near the roads. Your orders are to either capture or kill. I repeat capture or kill Burr." The two glanced out the window and saw the roads suddenly lighting up with some vehicles blowing up.
"What do you bet that's Burr?"
Tracer went on her communicator and called up Burr. His voice came up, but he sounded alarm. "Tracer?! Oh thank God, I need some backup! I'm on a Talon convoy running through the city. I'm trying to stop them from reaching Angela and the others. Follow the explosions."
"Don't worry help's on the way." She grabbed Noah's hand and the two went dashing up the stairs and onto the rooftop. Noah found himself on the roof and cracked his neck. Tracer went to the roof's edge and scanned the city. "Follow the explosions, how the bloody hell are we supposed to do that? The entire district's on fire."
An explosion caught their attention and the two realized it wasn't in their district. It was outside the district and Tracer stared at the distant explosion. "That explains it."
"We're going to need air support." Noah said. She pulled her communicator out and pulled up Pharah. "I got just the woman."
"You're going to airdrop yourself in there? That's crazy!"
"Perfect." Noah sighed and pulled his grappling hook out. He had his own mode of transportation. "I'll meet up with you then."
He turned, but Tracer stopped him. "Wait!" Tracer knew she couldn't stop him, but seeing him leave again was almost unbearable to think about. She grabbed his arm and pulled him close. Noah took it and felt Tracer's strength begin to strangle his arm. "Don't go dying on us again. You better come back alive this time. For all of us."
Noah turned and hugged her. "I plan to." They both let go as Noah aimed his grappling gun and let it pull him to his destination. Tracer glanced at her communicator and Pharah. She heard more voices from down below and found that several more Talon soldiers were locking on her position. "Shit, Pharah come in!"
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"Enemies inbound! Take cover!" Pharah shouted to other Helix security guards. They heeded her words and took cover as barrages of bullets came in. She aimed her rocket launcher and fired several in return. "Return fire!"
Commanding these men were easy as many respected Fareeha for her many contributions on the battlefield. These men were fighting with Talon soldiers when she appeared and saved their hides. In return they offered their assistance and Fareeha gladly accepted it. The battle was heating up with both sides not willing to give in to the other. Talon's numerous soldiers against Helix's skill was the ultimate test to both strategy and stamina. And right now the battlefield refused to shift.
"Pharah come in!" Her communicator came on and it was Tracer. "Tracer? What's going on?"
"Not good! I need some air assistance! I'm getting surrounded by Talon soldiers. I need help fast!" Before she could her more, shotgun blasts were heard and the sound breaking wood. In the middle of the battlefield, Soldier 76 appeared on the ground bleeding.
Pharah couldn't believe it, 76 here? Why was he here of all places? The answer came from a sinister chuckle. The two sides stopped their firing as the black smoke that looks like it came from the fire took the form of Reaper. Talon soldiers grinned at his appearance and they slowly advanced across the field.
"Hahaha, well it seems it finally ends the proper way. Goodbye Soldier." Pharah watched Reaper lift his gun and aim it right at his head. Not wanting to see another death come from her lack of action, Pharah aimed her launcher right at 76.
BANG! BANG! BANG! Reaper was on his knees with both shotguns with a hole through them and one through his chest. The phantom of Egypt appeared with her sniper rifle aimed right Reaper. She took one last aim and shot at 76. He was hit with a needle and the wounds he gained slowly repaired themselves. Reaper turned back to smoke and drifted away. Pharah could've sworn he mumbled something. The Talon soldiers watching were astonished to see that happen, but not before the phantom turned her gun on them and fired more rounds. A few soldiers went down before returning fire. Pharah broke from her trance and ordered the Helix guards.
"Return fire!" 76 was already up and out of the way when the firefight started again. The phantom dodged the bullets and jumped down to Pharah's side. Some of the men there flinched when it landed and Pharah was the first to stand before them. "Who are you?"
"An ally. I want to push Talon back as well." 76 also came in and the men over there yelped in surprise. "Pharah."
"76. Last time we met I had you pinned." The phantom looked between 76 and Pharah and shook her head. "We do not have time for you to have a tense reunion. Pharah, do you have somewhere to be?"
"Well-" She was cut off by the sound of missiles bombarding a hotel. The phantom lifted her rifle and looked toward the building. She cursed in Arabic and turned to Pharah. "A girl was on that roof. She managed to survive by blinking away, but she is pinned down."
"Lena." Pharah said in a hushed voice. She wanted to fly over there, but she turned around. "These men…"
"We'll take care of them. 76 and I will lead these men to safety with Dr. Ziegler near the exit of the district. Save your friend." Pharah looked at the ghost and felt a familiar commanding presence. One she had not felt for years. Pushing that aside, the ghost stepped forward and held her hand out.
"Nahn naqif maeaan." Pharah grasped the ghost's arm and replied, "Sawiana." 76 didn't say a word as Pharah told the men who they take orders from. Most reluctantly nodded, but understood. With that she took to the sky leaving behind the men, 76, and the proud yet sad face of her mother watching her disappear into the night sky. It was almost a quiet moment before a grenade went off and several Helix guards died in the explosion.
Everyone sprung to action as 76 and Ana took their own positions.
"It's been awhile since we've taken command. You ready?"
"I just hope being dead this long hasn't made your aim go bad." 76 turned to the soldiers and called them out. "Alright maggots if you want to get out of here alive, you'll follow our orders to the letter! Is that understood?"
They gave a reassuring sound of approval when Jack smiled under his mask. Ana at his side, his friends scattered around the field, and soldiers more suitable for a desk job surrounded him, what a nice day to live again. Ana gave the order of return fire and push forward. 76 helped aid the troops to survive another battle.
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Tracer dodged another missile as Talon started to close in on her. Her chronal accelerator began to overheat with each blink. Tracer returned every bullet with a shot of her own and was doing her best to be nimble in the situation. The rooftop she was on was slowly giving away to the amount of bullets and grenades destroying the building.
"Don't let up! That bitch has to come down sooner or later!"
"Not today ya pricks!" She shouted back before pulling out her pulse bomb. Flinging it like a frisbee, the bomb attached to the ground and hit the group hard. Tracer dived down and landed on one man as she shot another. More Talon soldiers came to the battle and began to surround Tracer. The Overwatch agent began fighting with everything she's got with both her combat skills and gunplay. Rolling around, ducking underneath strikes, and countering each one with one shot was Tracer's way of keeping the combo flowing. But she was getting tired with each strike losing more and more of her strength. Talon soldiers were now getting up more and became more resilient to her strikes. Her guns couldn't reload fast enough as Tracer was grabbed from behind.
Put in a full Nelson, Tracer struggled to fight back as she clearly felt the fist of a Talon soldier make solid contact with her gut. Spit flew out as the soldier continued to pummel Tracer with her body slowly giving away to the pain. Her chronal accelerator hummed in its recharge and she knew what to do next. The next strike went for her face, but it phased right through as the pilot became a blue blur, reversing the effects of the beating and replenishing her strength. After Recalling herself back to the present she found herself behind the captor with a loaded gun.
She fired behind his head as his buddies were shocked to find Tracer there with no visible scratches from the beating before. They pulled out their rifles and aimed right at Tracer, but before they could pull the trigger several rockets could be heard being fired. Tracer knew what was coming and dived off the side of the building as the Talon soldiers looked at the direction of the sound and found missiles flying right toward them. The explosion wiped them out as Tracer gracefully fell through the sky until she landed on the back Pharah.
"Nice save!" She complimented. "Of course. Now where do you need to go?"
"We need to go to the next district. Burr intercepted a Talon convoy and is in need of assistance. And we're going to give him some."
"Alright then let's go!" Pharah put more power into the boosters as the two flew higher into the sky and followed the path of destruction in the next district heading straight for Mercy and her teammates.
Meanwhile with Mercy, multiple Overwatch agents have regrouped to her position. The camp was lost and able bodied Helix guards helped Overwatch gather their wounded to Mercy. The battle ground was giving the doctor flashbacks as the fighting continued. Genji and McCree were working together on defending their points as Reinhardt, Zarya, Hana, Lucio, Winston, and Torbjorn were helping protect the medical sight as best they could. Zarya kept providing shields, Lucio helped provide immediate aid, , Reinhardt, And Torbjorn kept most forces back, and Mercy was doing her best to multitask combat and healing.
The battle was moving toward them and even they couldn't handle all of the incoming forces. Mercy almost screamed in frustration as another patient died under her care. Grabbing her sidearm, Mercy provided some extra cover for Lucio by hitting a few soldiers.
"Mercy, we can't hold things here forever!" Lucio shouted over the radio.
"I know, but we cannot retreat anywhere else! We'll just bring the fighting to the next district and it will be even more chaos if we fallback!"
FReinhardt smashed through more Talon soldiers before lifting up his shield to stop a rocket. "Do not give up my friends! We will not lose this battle!"
Winston was in rage mode as he tore through more of the enemy yet it seemed Talon sent the equivalent of a small army after them. They were after Helix, but this was a tsunami of enemies. Things were not looking well.
"I have fought worse!"
"Nerf this!"
"Ryujin no ken wo kurae!" A green dragon flew across the battlefield and into the sky as Genji fell onto his knees in exhaustion. McCree pulled Genji up and aimed right at Talon. Six for six headshots as the two retreated further back. Mercy was now on the battlefield herself providing health and boosts. She glided across the battlefield to provide support, but even she began to feel overwhelmed. Her only thoughts were their missing members, Tracer, Pharah, or Burr. She hoped they were not killed in battle, but her hopes never correlated with reality. Mercy wiped the grime and sweat off her forehead as she glided near Reinhardt to provide help.
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Burr was not doing his best today. Currently he was on a convoy of Talon soldiers with him hanging off the side of a truck and bullets barely missing him. He pulled his pistol out and returned fire, but didn't hit anyone. Recon turned into battle when he found Talon soldiers driving into one the entrances to the burning district. And like an idiot he called back up when he was in the middle of the fight.
One brought out a grenade launcher and began firing wildly. "Are you kidding me, asshole? I'm hanging off your truck! I got enough problems as it is!" He finally climbed up the side and pulled his rifle out. With a few quick shots, he took the grenade guy out. When he did, the guy pressed the trigger one last time before he died. The grenade shot out and hit an old billboard which fell and crushed several of the cars ahead of him. "Holy shit! Did I do that?"
"Stop him!"
"Bring him to Reaper!" Several others joined in the chatter. Burr was really wondering where his backup was. From what he's heard most were gathered at one of the entrances. Hoping he wasn't alone Burr kept his position as the men began to close in on his position.
He felt exhaustion begin to set in when he heard something, "Bombs away!" A pulse bomb fell from the sky and blew up one of the trucks. Burr covered his eyes by the bright flash of light. Two pairs of feet landed next to him. It was Tracer and Pharah. They pulled him up as Pharah pulled her rocket launcher out and got ready.
"Howya doin' luv?"
"Running and gunning by myself. You? You seemed a bit exhausted yourself."
"Wait, he has hasn't arrived yet." Tracer said. Pharah and Burr looked at her confused when she was pondering on what was going on. "He? Tracer, who're you talking about? I called you."
"Oh shit, he didn't get himself killed again, did he! I swear that man is…"
"Tracer, who're you talking about?" Burr asked as Pharah looked out for more enemies. The trio stood still for a second as Tracer saw something in the distance. A Talon truck was approaching and Burr stiffened at seeing that. However something unusual happened.
By unusual, that means a Talon truck driving right past them and right into their side. Other Talon soldiers stopped focusing on the other Overwatch agents and began to fire at the rogue truck. The driver grunted at the effort and simply rammed the truck into the next vehicle. The opposition flipped up and about before crashing into an empty building.
"What the hell?" Pharah said stunned at the turn of events. The rogue truck came under fire again and slowly the engine began to cave underneath all the damage it was taking. The door opened and out came Noah with his grappling gun out. Tracer whooped at the sight of him as Pharah and Burr's jaws dropped to the ground. Letting go of the wheel, Noah jumped from the burning truck and fired his grappling hook at another convoy truck. The hook stuck and soon Noah found himself being dragged across the floor.
Pharah sprung into action as she went up to save him as Burr looked at Tracer in complete shock and awe. "I thought he died."
"Heroes never die." Was all she said. Burr chuckled at the line as he felt relief and joy wash over him. His best friend was still alive and well. And he wasn't going to lose him again. Burr hopped into the driver's seat and turned off the self driving feature. Switching to manual, Burr sped the vehicle faster.
Noah did his best to hold on when he heard jets behind him. Pharah was flying next to him, holding her hand out. "Fareeha!"
"Grab on!" He complied and the soldier lifted the agent into the air. He hung on to her as they flew above their enemies. "Hi, how're you doing?"
"You've got some explaining to do once we get back home!" Their conversation whistled through the air, but they soon turned their attention to their enemies. "Later, we need to save Mercy and the others!"
Pharah looked at his direction and saw a green dragon rise from the sky. She cursed in her own language as she contacted Burr and Tracer. "The others are being overwhelmed! We need to provide immediate backup."
"No, not yet! The convoy is still bringing in more troops for Talon! Eliminate those next two trucks and we'll get going!" The two scanned their options as Noah held on tightly to Pharah. The trucks were closing in and soon would be over Mercy and the others. They could destroy both if Pharah unleashed her ultimate attack, but the civilian population would fall under that attack.
Noah got an idea and decided to put to action. "Pharah! Drop me over the first truck!" She almost objected to it, but what options were there. She nodded and grabbed his arms. Flying as close as she can, Pharah tossed Noah into the air and down he fell toward the trucks. The one he aimed for was the first one and his hands were ready for the catch. The agent grabbed onto the first convoy truck and stuck on. Oddly enough the friction between the metal and his gloves sparked. The troops there saw Noah fall and grab their vehicle. They responded quickly and grabbed their weapons, but Noah had a different option. The second truck drove next to them and when it was close Noah pushed himself off and grabbed onto the vehicle next to him.
Not wasting a moment, he took out his pistol he stored and aimed at the driver. A clean headshot and the truck went out of control. It went off the roads and crashed into the district wall. "Haha! Take that you bastards!" Noah shouted before realizing he just jumped onto another enemy truck. The soldiers pulled Noah up and he cursed his bad luck.
Pulled on board, Noah felt fists and feet make contact with his body as the beatdown happened. "You're going to pay for what you did to our men!" One grabbed Noah by the arm and slowly bend it in the wrong direction. Noah groaned loudly as he could feel his arm nearly snap under the Talon soldier's strength.
Before it could get any worse, the truck was rear ended. Noah and the soldiers fell back and he was free from their grip. He looked to the back to see Burr and Tracer in the seats of the of the truck behind him. They waved for him to come on and he did. Getting up and pushing through the soldiers, Noah reached the end and jumped across. He landed on the hood of the car and almost slid off before catching his grip on window. Tracer put her head out and laughed.
"How you doin?"
"Oh you know...hanging in there."
"Haha, that's funny." Burr said as he hit the the brakes. Pharah zeroed in on the final truck and aimed her rocket launcher right at them. It disappeared in a flash of flame and smoke and reappeared an empty husk. The truck slowed down to a stop near where Pharah landed. Noah let go and touched solid ground.
"Ah, my fingers hurt like a bitch." Burr turned to Noah and looked at him. "You stupid bastard."
The two shared a jovial chuckle between one another as the two gripped each other in manly handshake. "It's good to see you again Noah."
"Likewise." Pharah and Tracer looked at each other before hearing a buzz on their communicators.
"Tracer! Pharah! Burr! Come in! We need your assistance! We're being slowly overwhelmed. We cannot hold our position much longer!" It was Winston and from the sound of it things were looking dire. The four glanced at one another as Burr and Noah ran back to the truck while Tracer climbed on Pharah's back. The four took off to provide back up while not realizing help was already on the way.
McCree and Genji were doing their best with what their still healing injuries allowed them. Genji kept deflecting numerous bullets as McCree returned them in full. Winston, Hana, and Reinhardt were providing as much cover as they can, but they can't keep up. Torbjorn kept building his turret as Mercy kept flying into the fray. Her armor was slowly giving way to the damage it's taken as black burnt marks, grazes, and embedded bullets decorated the suit.
She kept supporting, but soon she was extremely exhausted. The rounds in her sidearm was now one clip from depletion and her staff has overheated due to extensive use. One Talon soldier charged and tried to beat her physically, but the doctor used her staff to counter the blow and hit the enemy in the temple. He fell easily. Using her staff as support, Mercy felt herself fall onto her knees as the numbers began to push in on them.
The couldn't hold on forever and it was obvious. Lucio used his best techniques to defend everyone, but his equipment began to fall under such strain. Mercy slowly stood up before hearing someone.
"Grenades!" Everyone panicked by the unknown voice, but were surprised to see all were thrown towards Talon. Their army yelped before the explosions. Mercy and the others looking in the direction from where it came only to see Soldier 76 and the Phantom standing over them with Helix security troops.
"Lay suppressing fire! If it moves keep shooting, if it stops moving, move on to the next target!" Overwatch didn't bother asking questions because they heard a truck come honking by before seeing Tracer appear.
She looked at everyone and yelled, "Fall back! Justice is raining from the sky!" The Overwatch crew knew that code. Pharah was unleashing her ultimate attack. The former Helix captain opened up and fired a massive amount of missiles from her suit. Everyone took cover as the dust rose from the ground and covered the air.
Mercy covered her eyes as everyone else did. The sounds died down and visibility was scarce. Looking up from her arms, Mercy heard the sounds of confused shouting and noise, but she noticed two figures walking toward her. She raised her sidearm up and the figures raised their arms up in surrender.
"Who're you?"
The two took careful steps before revealing themselves to Burr and Noah. Shocked did not describe what she was feeling at the moment. "N-Noah." Burr glanced at him and bumped his shoulder.
Noah stepped forward and nodded. "Hey Doc. How's it going?" Mercy was absolutely floored with countless emotions as she stepped up to reach for her friend. He grabbed her hand and she could feel that he was solid. Actually solid. He was there, alive, standing in front of her.
"You…" Noah knew he was missed though he didn't expect so many hugs from the battlefield. "Hey, hey, hey careful. I'm a bit sore from getting here you know."
She pulled herself off him and stared at him appalled. "Is this really the time to give your relaxed tone?!" Noah sheepishly smiled, but could see the pain in her eyes. It was clear for any to see. He was guessing when he supposedly died things didn't go so well with Angela.
"Angela…"
She hugged him again and felt tears streaming from all the pent up emotion. "You promised you stay safe." Burr watched the two and heard the same tone Lena used when they were saddened by his friend's "death". He turned around to look for anyone else and allowed Noah to care for Mercy. They would talk when things were over.
"I'm still here, Doc. I'm fine, you don't have to worry about." Noah felt guilty before, but now it was on high. He never seen Mercy so helpless to her emotions. The lives lost today, the fear of losing to Talon, and his return must've pushed her over the edge.
"I'm sorry, Doc. I didn't mean to scare you." She brought a hand up and touched his face. He leaned into her palm, sighing at how gentle it was despite her current state. "You made me think I lost a friend. Someone I cared too much for."
"I'm sorry, Doc." He repeated. There was an excuse, but he didn't want to use it. Angela was one of his first friends in Overwatch and besides Lena and Burr, the closest one to his heart. Mercy lifted her head to berate him for being so reckless and hurtful, she stopped when he noticed how close they were.
He was holding her close and with the flood of emotions going on, Mercy had no inhibitions stopping her. Her lips were brushing against his when Tracer appeared. "Mercy!"
The doctor snapped back to reality and backed away from Noah fast. "Tracer, are you alright?" She left a baffled Noah behind and Burr leaned in.
"I don't know what's more surprising: that attempted kiss or that escape attempt."
"Shut up." Noah said tiredly. Honestly he wanted to sleep in his warm bed back at the base, but these days never seemed to end. As the smoke cleared the members of Overwatch came out together. They slowly gathered together with Pharah landing in the middle of all of them. She looked at Noah and waved him over.
Burr and Noah walked together with Burr sighing in content to be near his best bud again. And Noah was just ready to see everyone again. 76 and Ana walked into with their squad sitting down and relaxing in the quiet moment. Noah smiled and waved at the two and they returned the gesture.
Tracer blinked next to them and stretched. "Looks like things are calming down. Pharah did a good job."
"Yeah she did." Burr nodded. Noah smiled admirably at the captain. He was glad that woman was his friend not his enemy. Though once he comes clean, she'll problem push their sparring sessions to new heights. The trio finally met with the rest and the reactions to know were expected.
Disbelief, happiness, and people wondering where the hell he was during the entire thing. Genji and McCree stepped up to Noah first and the cowboy tipped his hat at Noah. Genji walked up and held his hand out. "It is an enormous relief to see you alive. Especially after…"
"Doesn't matter Genji. I'm just glad to be back with the people I love." 76 walked up and the other agents stiffened, but relaxed when 76 patted Noah's shoulders. "Good to see alive son."
He was too tired to refute 76 and nodded. Ana stood there looking at Pharah and wondered what to do next. Burr turned to Winston who was wiping his glasses clean from all the grime. "Winston, how're handling this?"
"How do you think?" They watched Mercy walk toward Tracer and Noah with her staff primed and ready. "It's wonderful for our friends to return. Especially now."
Burr nodded at that and pulled out his communicator. "I'll call in the ship and then we'll…" He stopped. 76 and Ana's old senses prickled along with Burr's when the very shadows seemed to be moving. Burr knew who it was, "EVERYONE! RUN!"
The agents perked up at the warning and suddenly saw the shadow in the middle of the group begin to rise. The tired agents began to run as Reaper appeared once again with his shotguns out.
"DIE, DIE, DIE!"
Everyone got hit with by the shells. Tanks like Hana, Winston, or Reinhardt went down incapacitated. Everyone else got hit badly with gunshot wounds hitting their sides and grazing their limbs badly. Luckily Lucio and Zarya provided shields to minimize the damage, but the damage was still there. Reaper continued to twirl around firing wildly when Burr took cover and Tracer blinked away.
Mercy was left undefended when Reaper slowed down and looked at Mercy directly. "This one's for you doc." He fired the rest right at Mercy. The Swiss doctor could only watch as her death approached her. That was until Noah yelled out and jumped in front of her. His gloves began sparking blue again and it lit up when the bullets made contact. The two shut their eyes tightly as the light of the sparks grew.
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I am done with this chapter. Do you have any idea how hard it was for this chapter? No you don't but hey it's out so yay. Anyways I hope you all enjoyed what's going on and I'd like to hear what you think may happen next. Who knows you might be right? Ciao!