Chapter 7

"Ana… I want to believe you. But your sources are… Very unreliable." Winston says adjusting his glasses as he stares at the two junkers.

"Winston, you must believe me. I went all the way to Dorado for these two. You have to trust me!" Ana pleads

"I'm sorry, Ana, but what you're saying is outrageous. This world we live in is a simulation? We're being held in some building with doctors?"

"Yes! It's true! Please, Winston, we need to help them. Everyone in the program."

Winston sighs and turns away

"Ana...:" He begins before suddenly Soldier 76 appears

"She's telling the truth." He says

"What?" Winston says surprised

"I… I've seen it too. The room. She's right, we need tell everyone. Everyone who's involved with the missions," Jack continues "Even… Even Reaper has seen it."

Winston's eyes widen slightly as he turns back to Ana.

"I just... " He beings before huffing

"Alright. Fine. Tell your case to all the members of the program. But, some may not be eager to believe you, just so you know."

Ana nods and gestures to Junkrat and Roadhog to follow her, before she heads inside she stops and looks towards Jack.

"Thank you, Jack." She says

He only responds with silence.

A few hours pass before everyone is gathered in a large meeting room. Ana gets on the podium and taps the mic a few times before speaking.

"Everyone. Please, be silent. This is important." The crowd begins to quiet down and Ana takes a deep breath

She tells her case. She tells them everything. She tells them about the explosion that sent her to the room with doctors. Once she's done, Junkrat comes up to the podium. Everyone is skeptical at first, but they listen. He tells them about the program, he tells them about having his limbs back and the offer the lady made him.

Then. Jack. He gets up to the podium and tells them what he saw and what he heard. He didn't speak much, but people understood.

Once it was over, Ana got back up to the stage and began to speak.

"I… Know this is a lot to take in. But please, you must listen to reason. We need to leave. We must return to our lives. This. Isn't. Real. Out there is what's real! We can't do this alone. We need to go back."

There was a lot of mumbling and mummering among the crowd before someone raised their hand. It was Mei.

"This world. It's our home. It's all we've known. We can't just leave it." She says and a few sounds of agreement come from the crowd.

Another voice comes from the crowd, it's Genji.

"But, if we have lives, real lives, that are waiting for us outside this one… Shouldn't we strive towards it?" He argues

Torbjorn is next to speak.

"I don't like this. Not knowing where we come from. Where we really come from. But what if there's a reason we're here? What if our real lives, aren't what they are built up to be?"

Next is Reinhardt

"My friends! We mustn't dwell on 'what ifs'! We should take our chances and reach for glory!"

The crowd continues to argue as Ana tries to settle the disagreements.

Suddenly, a bright light shines across the room. Everyone is silenced and looks towards it. It was Zenyatta. He is meditating as his orbs of harmony float around him. He stops and is silent for a moment. He then speaks.

"Life is mysterious isn't it? The way it works, the way it moves, the way it… Continues."

"What are you saying, omnic?" Zarya snaps

"Life continues my friends. Life will always continue, no matter what happens. If you find yourself lost, if you find yourself nowhere, even if you find yourself alone. Life will continue. You must not let it continue without you. You must flow with it, like a river."

"Get to the point." Widowmaker suddenly says

"If our lives, our true lives, are to be not what we imagined, we must flow with life and continue moving forward. We must not let it get the better of us. You just need to…" Zenyatta stops and looks at the crowd who seem to understand.

"Continue…" Ana finishes.

Everyone in the room is silent.

Mccree looks to Ana and walks to her.

"I'm with you." He says

Then Tracer races up to Ana

"I'm with you too!"

Mercy does the same

"I'm with you as well."

Soon, many more begin to walk to Ana, all saying the same thing.

"I'm with you."

Ana smiles as the entire room had crowded around her.

She then nods.

"Let's get home."