January the first 20xx
He never really liked the spot light anyway.
"Jack Morrsion, as the new strike commander of overwatch" the woman announced, cheers erupted over the crowd, as Jack stepped on to the stage and received his metal. Photographer flashed there cameras at Jack smiled, shaking the woman's hand, Gabriel clapped along with the crowed, feeling wrong, he wanted to feel happy for his best friend, but he didn't, he felt bitter. Maybe it was the bad coffee this morning, Jack stood next to him, smiling like an idiot.
"wait a go" Gabe said to the new strike commander with a forced smirk. Jack sort of laughed sort of chuckled.
"I don't know, I thought the give it to you, after all you did win the war" Jack insisted with a smile.
"I could win all the wars, and they still give it to you" Gabe mumbled.
"what" Jack asked him, looking like a confused puppy.
'and they gave this man strike commander' Gabe bitterly thought.
"I said you'll do fine as commander" Gabe lied.
"Thanks that means a lot, I am glad I got a friend like you" Jack sincerely said, his hand falling on Gabe's shoulder in apparition, Gabe was going to say something in return, but the lady voice cut him off.
"would president ivy Colton, please come to the stage" the woman announced, stepping to the side, as the president came over to the speaker. Cheers where heard all-round, she brought her hand up to silence everyone, they obeyed.
"the omnic crises has left scars in our lives, both human and peaceful omnics" she begin. Some people sneered at the word 'peaceful ominc' but she continued.
"But the war has ended, and once again we can rebuild. And to the next generation we can say, that what happened in the ominc war, is history and that it is the last war that will ever be fought, today, thanks to these brave hero's. We can live together, with no petty fighting, omnics and humans a like, because of overwatch" the crowed cheered louder then ever before.
"And with that, I would like to give a special thanks to the man who lead us to victory and peace, the metal of honour, to commander Gabriel Reyes" she announced cheers erupted over the stage like a title wave, as Gabe walked over to the president, she put the metal of honour around his neck and shook his hand, photos snapped in all directions. A smile lifted it way on to his face he felt happy, but not. the photographers snapped away, maybe it was the bad coffee, he walked off back to his spot, everything looked blurry and white specks floated around his eyes as he stood next to Jack.
"God I hate cameras" he mumbled, Jack just laughed, Gabe couldn't help but laughed with his friend. But that bitter sweet feeling did not going away.
After the ceremony, there was a privet dinner for all the agents with some family members, officials and representative of sponsors, with no paparazzi just the way everyone like it. Gabe listened to Angela talk about some new tech that could revives cells or something a long those lines, nodding along not really listening.
"And using that I can start to, maybe, at one point, bring back the recently dead, but thats a long way off, but it still fascinates me" she exclaimed excited, eyes bright and wondrous.
"fascinating" Gabe nodded, taking a sip of his wine.
"Angela their you are, I've been looking for you all evening" Ana exclaimed, wearing a traditional Egyptian dress.
"Ana good to see you" Angela replied, hugging the sniper. They fell in to conversation quickly, sort of ignoring him, he walked away while they were occupied. He took another sip of his wine, only for it to be empty, he grumbled annoyed.
'Just great' he thought, putting his empty glass on a waiters trey as they walked past. he signed heavily, rubbing his face, that little bitterness in his chest had not gone away, and he was avoiding jack and Gérard like a plague because of it. Gabe scanned around the room, looking for anything interesting that he could join in to, his eye caught a familiar brown mop of hair dash around the conner. Gabe raised his eyebrow, following McCrees tracks.
"whats that idiot up to now" Gabe mused, going out of the party room, seeing another flash of McCree go around the second door, Gabe walked a little faster.
"what on earth is he doing" Reyes asked himself, turning and looking into the room. McCree was looking under the tables an annoyed look plasters to his face.
"Fareeha come one, this isn't funny, give me back my hat" McCree poorly ordered, his southern accent whisky, Gabe shook his head at the cowboy,Gabe honestly though the boy had potential,he just need discipline.
'he's no soldier' a little voice whispered in the back of his head.
'not until I make him one' he challenged the voice.
Gabe felt a little tug at his pants, he looked down to see Ana's kid with jessie hat on her head, she put her finger over her mouth telling him to be quite, he nodded with a smirk, just watching McCree try and find Fareeha,was getting more and more entertaining of course that didn't last.
"Commander, good to see you" Gérard greeted, McCree turned around, spotting Fareeha behind Reyes.
"there ya are" McCree drawled, Fareeha half gasped half snorted, and went for a quick escape, but Gabe grabbed her lifting the ten year old up in the air.
"traitor" she proclaimed, squirming around in Gabes grasp. Gérard smiled at the commanders antics,walking over McCree took his hat back with a victorious smirk.
"thank you commander" McCree cheerful said in a sing song voice, Fareeha just pouted, crossing her arms, looking at the cowboy in defeat.
"here take Fareeha and you kids run along, let the adults talk" Gabe teased, handing the kid to the cowboy, McCree rolled his eyes taking Fareeha in to his arms she immediately stole his hat back giving victories smile.
"sure thing sir" McCree chortled, walking away, Gabe hearing the teen say something about getting the kid back to Ana. he watched them turn the corner, before turning to Gérard.
"Something you wanted to talk about Gérard" Reyes began, crossing his arms, Gérard looked at him with a light smile.
"Didn't think you were good with kids, never took you for that type" Gérard replied, his french accent thick and smooth. He was starting with light conversation to ease the mood, so Reyes played along.
"I am not a big fan of the really little niños, but ten and overs ok" Gabe joked. Gérard gave a happy huff at the joke, before he spoke.
"yes well, Fareeha definitely not little, she's mature for her age, but still a child all the same" Gérard answered. His mood changed to a more saddened one, he signed pinching the bride of his nose in tiredness.
"There something I need to tell you" Gérard confessed, looking Reyes in the eye.
"the UN is thinking of kicking you out of the spot light" Gérard demurred, Reyes was taken back, shocked by the confession, however it confirmed what he was feeling so bitter about. They were getting rid of him. No worse replacing him, with Jack.
"So thats it, after everything I've done, there just going to kick me out of overwatch." Reyes growled.
"no no their not kicking you out of overwatch-your to skilled for that-. Your going somewhere. A secret sub sector thats being made as we speak, the UN wants you to lead it, it's going to deal in covert ops, handling the stuff behind the scene. Overwatch has a good reputation right now, but the public doesn't really no how bad the world really is, and the UN wants to keep it that way. Please my friend understand this is a great opportunity for you" Gérard explained to Reyes, but it didn't make him feel any better about the situation
"so a black ops team. they want me, to lead a blacks ops team" Reyes confirmed, glaring at the french man.
"sort of yes, nothings is sect in stone yet, but still they're looking at you to lead it" Gérard hinted, Reyes looked at the door, light shined threw as well as laughing and chattering, it seemed so different to the dark corridor that no one paid attention too.
'life's metaphors' that little voice whispered again.
'how bittersweet' he answered it mentally.
"so whats this, black ops team called" Reyes asked, Gérard seemed pleases with Reyes sudden interest in it.
"they're thinking of calling it Blackwatch" Gérard answered.
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