Chapter 2.
A/N: I really have no excuse as to why it's been months since my last update. I've been job hunting and now I've finally got one but sadly I work from 7 to 6 every weekday, meaning i get very little free time. I also really only write whist i'm either on break or before bed. I promise I'll try harder to get chapters out, but sometimes it's unavoidable. Life has simply been very stressful for the past few months, so I almost forgot about this little project. That's not to say I don't care about it however, people have clearly found this interesting so I will happily continue writing.
(As a side note I have changed my name to DarkxArchangel)
Anyways, enough rambling. Here's Chapter 2!
Not much sleep occurred that night. It confused Hana as she layed in her bed, struggling to stay awake while her alarm rang for 6:30AM, thoughts kept rushing through her head, many of them being about that new recruit. Under most circumstances Hana wouldn't think of it in the slightest if Overwatch were to get a new member, but this mysterious person has to be some kind of talented if they truly managed to fend off an entire research facility and even use their comms to get a ride out. She couldn't stop wondering what this new recruit was going to be like, were they tall? Short? Muscular? Skinny? Curiosity simply would not leave her alone for more than two seconds. After what had felt like an eternity Hana had finally worked up the strength to pull herself out of her bed and managed to throw on a simple hot pink tee and some jeans, she decided to swiftly walk down the halls of Gibraltar on a mission to meet the mystery themselves.
The halls were dead for the most part. People were either already out and about doing work, or still fast asleep, at this time of day the halls were rather creepy, having the lighting be next to horrible, barely being able to see the end and also the fact that you could practically hear your own blood flowing, it can really toy with people. That's why Hana didn't notice Tracer blinking down the hallway at blinding speeds, both of them crashing into each other and falling onto their backs.
"Oh! Sorry Hana! I didn't see you there!" Tracer quickly roser to her feet and helped Hana get up.
"Well it is kinda my fault too, I wasn't really paying attention. Although, it might help if you, you know, weren't moving faster than a jet?"
"Haha, yeah that might help a bit. Anyways, have you met Valkyr yet?"
All traces of a smile on Hana's face had vanished. "No, I hadn't even heard their name until now. What are they like?"
"Well, she's really tall for starters, at least six feet, mute, gives off a friendly but lethal vibe..." Tracer's phone suddenly began to rang, interrupting her sentence. "Ah damn it, Winston needs my help. Well she's in the med room right now, you should go meet her! Anyways, gotta run!" And just like that, she disappeared.
Thinking to herself, Hana was strangely worried about heading down to the med room to meet this 'Valkyr'. "Mute? A friendly yet lethal vibe? What is that supposed to even mean?" After what had felt like an hour of pondering what Tracer had said, she soon found herself at the door to the med room. With a deep breath Hana thought, This is either going to go extremely well, or it will be the strangest encounter of my life. She then opened the door.
"Hey Angela, you arou-". Within two seconds of walking in, Hana froze in place, she simply couldn't comprehend what she was looking at. This, thing, looked like it had just been through a meat grinder that was on fire, it seemed as if half of it's face was simply torn off like a mask with the other half looking like something from an omnic horror movie. It's height was menacing, had to be at least seven feet tall, it's arms and legs were rather thin and covered in scratches. But apart from that, it somehow seemed, calm, friendly, like it somehow didn't want to pounce on her and chew her face off. It really didn't have the form of an omnic, more so of a human than anything, it looked smooth from the chest down, and had a strange colour pattern of orange with hints of blue. It sat on the examination table, with it's hands on it's lap and was glancing over to Hana and after what felt like ages it started to move, making Hana instinctively step back. The thing slowly began to raise it's hand in front of itself and shook it in front of it's body. Hana, still in a small amount of shock, flinched when the thing raised it's hand, but then after a closer inspection, she realized. It's, waving at me? Upon another glance, the thing was actually in fact, waving to Hana, and still doing so. Hana was extremely uncomfortable at this point. There was an omnic-human-like half destroyed monster in front of her, which looked like it could pounce on her at any given moment, and it was sitting there, just waving at her. Is it toying with me? Is it going to kill me? Suddenly, Hana's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a nearby door opening, with Doctor Ziegler entering the room.
"Ah! Hana! There you are!" She strided towards the two, both sides completely silent. "It is about time you two met, Hana, meet Valkyr, the new recruit. And Valkyr, meet Hana, she will be your teammate."
Hana was in complete shock. This was the new recruit? This is the one who was on Jupiter and killed off an entire research facility? Valkyr suddenly stood up from the table, walked over to Hana and wrapped her arms around the small girl, causing Hana to release a small yelp.
Angela couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "Come now Hana, I know she's a stranger, but I think you can handle a little hug!" Come to think of it, the grip Hana was in didn't exactly seem life threatening, and felt kind of relaxing to be honest. After Valkyr broke contact Hana took two steps back, she still had no idea what to think of this new recruit and her strange actions. She looked over to Angela with concerned eyes, Angela nodded and spoke, "Valkyr, I believe Winston was looking for you, could you head over to his lab?" Valkyr nodded and left the room. "Look Hana, I know she may look like some sort of killing machine. But she really is rather nice! Despite not being able to speak she still showed gratitude for being able to get her off of Jupiter and was more than willing to assist Overwatch in our own endeavours."
"Yeah, I get that. I just... feel off around her. I don't know why. And I certainly don't know how I feel after that surprise hug. Has she ever done that before?"
"No, I don't think so. However I'm willing to bet that she learned it from Lena, I believe that's how she greeted her." Figures. "Anyways, I'd suggest getting to know her or at the very least learn to tolerate her. You two will be going on a mission tomorrow."
"Wait what?!"
"Jack told me to tell you two that Valkyr needs to go on a mission so we can understand her strengths and weaknesses better. She's going to need a partner, and we thought that you would be excellent support. You two need to see Jack first thing in the morning, he'll debrief you on your mission. Until then, I'd suggest going to see Valkyr soon, you'll want to get comfortable with her as soon as possible. She'll probably be adjusting to her room when she's done with Winston so you'll find her there."
"I...I don't… Ughh okay I'll do it."
"Good, now remember, she can't speak so you'll have to do the talking with her."
Hana started to walk out of the med room, and would start to head to Valkyr's room. It always was difficult to disagree with Angela, to everyone she's like a mother figure, kind, understanding, helpful, it also helps that she can stare daggers when she wants to. Nobody ever argues with Angela and actually wins.
She opened the door and almost ran into Genji on the way out. "Ah, apologies Miss Song, I came by to see Doctor Ziegler, is she around?"
"She's just inside there."
"Thank you Miss Song." And as fast as he showed up he was gone. I suppose he is a ninja after all, however I'm starting to wonder what all this time with Angela really is… he has been there quite often these past few weeks… eh I guess it's none of my business... He's totally into her.
A few minutes went by and Hana found herself in front of the most recent occupied room for Overwatch members. Many thoughts were racing through the young girl's head. I really need to meet her, we are going on a mission after all, but my god if the sight of her isn't nightmare fuel… I don't even know anything about her! Why am I supposed to do this?! Well, I guess so I can actually know her... This shouldn't be so stressful! She's just your teammate! She won't kill you. She. Won't. Kill. You. Despite how scary she looks, you won't die here. Just knock on the door…
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*