Chapter 5

In the med bay….

Hana slowly opened her eyes, she felt incredibly tired and felt pain in her left leg and gut, looking around the room, she noticed it was dimly lit and there seemed to be medical equipment scattered around the room. Meaning, was in a hospital bed back at HQ. She didn't remember much as to what happened, they certainly finished the mission, but she has no memories of the flight back home. She decided it best if she got out of the bed to ask around and find out what had happened, only to be shocked when she felt an incredible pain when she attempted to rise, making her shriek in pain. In the midst of her agony, she felt a gentle hand push her back down onto the hospital bed, looking up she saw Doctor Ziegler starting back at her. "Hana! You're okay, but you need to rest. You took three bullets to your left leg and two to your gut. I simply do not have the resources required to use my Staff on you at the moment so you'll have to heal the old fashioned way."

Looking down, Hana noticed that she did have bandages around her leg and her gut. Oh yeah, there was that agent who wasn't dead, cheap shotted me when I was out of my mech. But, what happened to Valkyr? And what the hell did she do to that guy? There was this loud scream and it looked like she tore him apart… "Thanks doc, but where's Valkyr?"

"Turn your head ninety degrees."

Confused, Hana turned her head to the right and noticed quickly that Valkyr was sitting on a chair right beside her bed."Ah! Oh, sorry. You scared me." Valkyr brought out her tablet and began writing.

"Sorry, are you okay?"

"Me? I'm fine, I think the real question is are YOU okay?"

"?"

"What did you do back there? Right before I blacked out?"

"I'm afraid I don't understand."

"Right before I blacked out I heard an ear piercing scream that sounded like it came from you. Then, I saw you seemingly ripping that agent limb from limb. What the hell was that?"

"Hana, listen please. You were shot, you needed help, I did everything I could to save you as fast as I could."

"I didn't need saving. I would've been fine on my own!" She went to stand up and walk out of the room, but immediately her left leg locked up from the pain, and she was sent down towards the floor. However before she impacted she was caught by Valkyr, who swiftly placed her back in her bed.

"Hana please calm down. I am only trying to help."

"And I'm telling you I don't WANT your help! I don't want help from someone who seemingly hides a completely different personality that masks a monster!"

Valkyr stood there, unmoving, not writing a single word onto her tablet. Eventually, after about twenty seconds of the deafening silence, Valkyr turned around and left the room. It was only then Doctor Ziegler dared to speak. "What was that?!" She glared directly into Hana's eyes, and Hana knew that she was very angry with her.

"You didn't see what I saw! She looked like a freaking wolverine with those claws! She dismembered somebody! How does something like that slip through the cracks when joining!?"

"Have you ever thought that maybe some of us knew? Did you even bother to ask anyone, even her before getting extremely rude about it?!"

"..."

Angela sighed with tiredness and sat beside Hana. "Look, I get it. She can be pretty terrifying. But she really is a nice person who is more than capable of making friends. You just gotta talk to her more."

"I'm not afraid of her though. I understand what you're saying, but I just can't trust her."

"Yes but why? You can't even answer yourself. You may not know it but you are afraid of her, Hana. She stayed by your side ever since you got back on the ship you know, she was worried because she thinks of you as a friend.I'm going to give you a pair of crutches, and you're going to use them to find her and apologize. No. Exceptions." Hana nodded and took the crutches, it was difficult to walk, but not impossible. Leaving the med bay, Hana looked around for Valkyr, the cafeteria, gym, outside the building, until finally she reached her room. I looked all around base and she wasn't anywhere, she had to be in here… What am I even supposed to say? Sorry for calling you a monster and not trusting you in the slightest? Ugh, here goes nothing.

Knock knock knock….

At first there was no answer, inviting Hana to knock again.

*Knock knock knock*

The sound of a creaking bed could be heard, followed by footsteps, making Hana's heart race even faster. The door slowly opened to reveal Valkyr staring at whomever knocked, upon learning that it was Hana at her door she immediately straightened up and crossed her arms at her guest. For someone mute and with no facial features she could really show when she's angry. Oh god she's pissed,I need to say something.. "Hey…." Okay more than that. "Look I suck at apologies, but I want you to know that I really am sorry for what I said today. It was out of line and flat out rude of me. You aren't a monster, I'm just ignorant." Valkyr went back into her room to grab her tablet and faced Hana once more.

"I was only trying to help you. I understand what you saw you had no idea about and possibly were afraid because of it, but calling me a monster did anger me. However if you truly are sorry, I'll accept your apology."

"Yeah, I really am sorry. Can….. Can I come in?" Valkyr nodded and gestured for get to come in, Valkyr laid down on her bed whist Hana took the seat across from the bed. Upon seeing this Valkyr got up, gently grabbed Hana by the arm, and brought her over to the bed to sit with her. "Haha,I should've seen that coming…" She couldn't have forgiven me that easily, unless she just wants to forget about what happened… "Valkyr?"

Valkyr looked towards Hana. "What are you like? Like, really like? What happened on Jupiter? Why do you want to be a part of Overwatch?"

"You really want to know?"

"Yes. I think we can get along better if I do."

"Okay. I don't overly enjoy speaking about this but I'll make this exception. I was abducted by a man named Alad V. He was a scientist from Jupiter with a very large team behind him, he was a twisted individual. His 'experiments' mainly involved taking my kind and torturing and murdering them, there was one occasion where he simply dismantled many and combined them to create a four legged monstrosity he used as a bodyguard, he dubbed it 'Zanuka'. Then he also experimented on me, he is the reason why I look as if I was put through hell. Because of his experiments my body can now endure much more damage, and I also have these. *Valkyr flashes her claws* And I suppose the scream you heard was simply my anger. I only use my class when I am extremely angry, and ever since I escaped that hell hole I never let go of my hatred for the scientists, and whenever something happens that angers me all of that hatred comes back. I suppose you could say I have anger issues after all that's happened. At one point I found myself free of bindings, so I took the opportunity to kill all the scientists in the area, including Alad V, after that I was stranded on a planet unfamiliar to me. However the comms still worked in the facility so I broadcasted a message for help, and I suppose Overwatch was the first to receive it. Winston answered my message and sent a team to my position and extracted me, they then told me who they were and what their purpose was, I was offered a position amidst your ranks after I told them what had happened and how I stopped them. I accepted because I have no other purpose, and I suppose helping people is also nice too."

"I don't understand, you say you have anger issues, yet apart from the mission you've seemed nothing but calm to me."

"That's because Overwatch saved me, I can control this anger,I don't just hate everyone because of it. You were really nice to me when we first met, I don't hate you."

"Even after what I said?"

"Yes, even after what you said, I don't hate you."

"Thank you, I don't hate you either….I just had no idea what happened back there and I guess it scared me." She can't forgive me so easily, can she? I need to do something to make it up to her… "Listen, I'm supposed to be good to walk on my own in about two weeks, when that time comes me and you are gonna go on a little date! We'll go out into the town, go around, do some shopping, explore and have fun! And no, you have no choice, you're coming."

"Well I'd better go then :)"

"Good! Me I'm gonna go get some rest, see ya!" Before Hana got up to leave, Valkyr grabbed Hana and have her a big hug, making sure not to irritate her wounds. "Well don't miss me too much now!" This time, Hana put her own arms around Valkyr's waist and hugged back, embracing the….I still don't know what she is.. "Hey before I go, what exactly is your kind called?"

"Oh, I am known as a Warframe."

"Sounds badass!" Hana began to walk out before she turned around with a grin and said "Good night Valkyr."

"Good night Hana. 3"