Chapter 8
"Ah… Jamison? Didn't you say this was supposed to work?" Ana asked confused
Junkrat had just blown himself up nearly thirteen times, but for some reason wouldn't fall unconscious to return to the room. Everyone just stood around and watched the junker try to blow himself up for the past fifteen minutes.
"Something isn't right… This usually works!" Junkrat said aggravated
"Maybe… It's something else?" asks
Junkrat shook his head
"No. It's definitely this. This isn't right… Why isn't it working?"
"Because we know what you're up to…" A voice suddenly says
Everyone turns to see Moira.
"Moira?" Doomfist says
"What are you talking about?" Lucio asks
"We know you're trying to get back… All of you… And well, that just isn't good for business." She says inspecting her fingernails
Everyone is confused.
"Allow me to explain," Moira begins "I'm one of the doctors in the building you're all currently in."
"What? How?" Widowmaker suddenly asks
"Yes, that makes no sense. You've been with us this whole time, how did you-?" Doomfist was cut off
"We simply programed for you all to think I had been a member of Talon this entire time. Just like we programed you all to think this world was real. And how we programed you to never question it. Technology is quite fascinating isn't it?" Moira explains
"That's impossible." Doomfist snaps
"Is it? Tell me, Akande, what do you remember about me? Do you physically remember me being initiated? Do you remember me joining Talon? Or recruiting me?"
Doomfist is silent
"Exactly; We programed everything in this world. We made it perfect for you. And now? You're trying to leave? Keep in mind, you're the ones who wanted to be here in the first place…"
Ana snaps at her
"Well, now we want to leave! Let us go!" She shouts and sounds of agreement come from the others.
"No." Moira responds
"No?"
Moira walks amongst the crowd and eyes everyone.
"Perhaps some information will help you change your mind…"
She looks around and spots Lucio, she points to him.
"Lúcio Correia dos Santos. At the age of 20, an explosion happened at a concert you attended; you lost all hearing in both of your ears and lost all feeling in both your legs. You were completely deaf, and completely crippled."
Lucio eyes widened and he nearly fell over, he holds his head and takes deep breaths, shocked at what he had just heard.
Moira looks at Orisa, then points to her.
"Orisa Oladele. At age 30 you lost your daughter, Efi, in a fatal car accident after being fired from your job at the police department."
Orisa takes a step back
"Impossible! Efi Oladele is my creator! She is-!"
"She's dead is what she is. You wanted a life where you had your daughter again, she completed you. You wanted your job back." Moira responds
Orisa is silent
"That's enough, Moira!" Ana shouts
Moira looks at next.
"Hana Song, at age 16 you ran away from home and gambled all your money away on slot machines, thinking you were the best at video games; Clearly, you were not. You were left on the streets with nothing."
's jaw drops and she is at a lost for words.
"I said that's enough!" Ana shouts again
"Mei-Ling Zhou. After your family died in a fire, you had nothing but your cat, Snowball. Who died from starvation shortly after. You were alone."
"Moira!" Ana marched towards her
"Angela Ziegler, you left your job as a doctor after failing to save one of your patients despite the other doctors warnings. You starved for the need to save people again. And do the one thing you couldn't do; Save that little boy's life or bring him back after you failed."
Ana grabbed Moira's arm and yanked her back.
"Enough!" She snapped
"Ah, and of course, the best for last. Ana and Pharah. After your husband abandoned you and took everything, you and your daughter were left behind. With absolutely nothing, you came to our program for a better life. Do you remember what our program was called, Ms. Amari?"
Ana stood there in silence.
"Overwatch." Reaper said suddenly
Everyone turned to Reaper
"The program was called Overwatch…" He said softly
"Now you see, don't you?" Moira snapped "We're not the bad guys. We only wanted to help you. Give you the lives you never had."
"What a load of BS." A voice suddenly says
Everyone looks around to suddenly see Sombra Appear.
"Excuse me?" Moira says annoyed
"You heard me." Sombra responds
" Olivia Colomar… How nice to see you."
"I'd return the compliment, but we all know that won't happen."
Moira is silent, but then smiles
"Ms. Colomar, you of all people know why we can't let them leave."
"I know. But I know it'd annoy the hell out of you if they did."
Moira furrows her brow.
"You don't have the nerve…"
Sombra smiles
"Try me."
Sombra pulls out a switch like button from her coat and Moira's eyes widen.
"D-don't!" Moira shouts
"Don't what? You're going to have to be more specific."
"Don't you dare! You'll die if you do that!"
Sombra appears to think it over, but shrugs
"I don't care."
Sombra pushes the button and the ground begins to shake. Everything begins to dematerialize and come apart. Moira looks around in horror and the entire place just seems to fall apart.
Moira pulls up her sleeve to reveal a watch like object on her wrist.
"Keep everyone under! Do not let them wake up at any cost!"
"You're too late, amiga." Sombra says smugly as one by one everyone began to disappear.
Moira angrily stares at Sombra
"You're a fool. You're going to die now because of this… Why? Why would you help them?"
Sombra thinks it over then smiles
"I may die. But at least I'll die knowing I got to piss you off one last time." Sombra struts up to Moira and taps the tip of her nose
"Boop!" She says and Moira vanishes as well
Sombra stands alone in the crumbling world.
"Stay safe mis amigos." Sombra quietly says to herself.
