Hello again! As I said, im going to try and be dedicated to the story and write often, so I started writing the second chapter the day after because why not.
Still proud gency trash as always.
Story starts from Angela's perspective.
Her mind was in a million places at once, she couldnt keep a single thought together
that was until his arms found their way around her.
Her initial thought was 'please just get it over with quickly' expecting death, or pain from the weaponized cyborg embracing her.
But that thought quickly faded when she realized he wasnt harming her in any way, in fact, she felt calmed by his embrace, maybe even say, safe?.
It felt as if she actually had somone she could hold onto, something to ground her panicking mind to earth.
But of all people, the weaponized cyborg ninja?
No, she shouldnt think of him like that, he was, no , still is human.
She shouldnt treat him like a dangerous weapon, that was her mistake. She found her arms rising to embrace her savior , not even by her own thought. She stood there and simply cried, she couldnt hold it back anymore, she did too often, too often did she hide her sadness. She wouldve normally felt embarrassed beyond belief at crying in front of someone she didnt know, but right now, she just needed someone.
She didnt know how long she stood their crying into his chest, she didnt want to know.
But that time she spent just crying felt liberating. She didnt know how long it had been since se had cried, she spent so much of her time at work and with patients that she couldnt afford to cry. and the rest of the time she was out on Bureaucratic work or out in public.
She had only cried over Ana because all overwatch members got a day to grieve after her loss was announced, and even then she cried alone in her quarters when she was certain no one would disturb her.
She wondered, what he was thinking right now? Probably lamenting that he had to deal with this, especially after a major surgery, he probably just wanted her to stop, so he could yell at her about his new body, but it was okay, she deserved whatever he was going to say to her.
Slowly her crying died down, sobs turning into whimpers, and tremors becoming shakes.
It felt like a weight had been lifted from her chest, it felt good to just cry for once. As she got her wits together and finally backed away from genji, she couldnt help immediately sputtering;
"I..im so so sorry for what just happened, youve been through a lot and you didnt deser..."
she was cut off by him saying
"Ms. Angela, you saved my life by performing what I can only describe as a miracle, I owe you my life and another, this is the least I could do to start repaying you for saving me"
"Genji you do not owe me single thing, Im a doctor and saving lives is just what doctors do, and you can call me Angela, my full name is Angela Ziegler, but I would prefer Angela"
"Well then Angela, I want you to know that no matter how feel about saving me, I will still feel a great deal of gratitude for what you have done, and if you need anything at all, I would be more than willing to help my gaurdian Angel, its the least I can do"
"Thank you Genji, but may I ask why you call me that, your Gaurdian Angel?"
"well , because not only have you saved me, but your appearance made me damn believe I had gone to heaven when I first saw you"
she couldnt help but blush when he said this, although hiding her face behind her desk as she had sat down now. Genji Shimada did have quite the reputation as a playboy and lady killer.
Turning to more serious matters, she needed to decide on how to break his cyberization to him. He seemed to have just denied his appearance, if he had even looked at himself.
She decided the first step was to simply remove his face mask, some air would maybe help him dealing with this. even if it was hospital air.
"Genji, would you have a seat on the bed please? With all this mess going on, I forgot I still have to inform you on the situation and perform a check up on you"
the cyborg sat on the bed he had been in for nearly a week, And Angela walked over towards him. She clicked two buttons on his temple and slid the mask off of his face, allowing his face to be fully exposed.
"Now genji, when you got here, over half of your body had already been sliced and burned beyond salvation, and this left us with only one course of action to keep you alive and return as much normal function as we could to your body"
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Genji nodded slightly
"i saw and felt what was left of my body doctor Ziegler, I know very well just how much of me was gone, but, how much did you replace?"
he finally took a look at his body
he was absolutely astonished, he knew that his body below his torso was gone, but not this much. He quickly raised his arms to look at them, only being able to gawk at what he saw. However, he knew how hard this doctor must have worked for this, and god knows how much money they spent on this. Still, He couldnt stop himself from feeling a deep uncomfort at what he saw. it felt alien, not his, as if he had snuck his soul into the body of some omnic.
"Genji, I know this will take some getting used to, but let me assure you there was no other way to keep you alive, over sixty percent of you body's tissue was unsalvageable,"
her voice started to speed up, it was obvious this was getting personal for her.
"im sorry I couldnt do more to keep your body in tact, please believe me I tried, but I could see any other way to-"
"Angela, you did everything that you could, I am not going to blame you for what was impossible, I never expected to even be able to move or talk after what happened, let alone being able to have full movement. And having the feeling of touch, albeit not as good as true skin, baffles me as to how you could perform such miracles"
by now he figured she was nervous because she felt he would lash out at her, years of being a playboy left him with the skill to see through most females. He was nothing but thankful for his life, and wanting to repay this doctor for saving him, despite his family name
"Angela, please do not worry, I hold no bitterness in my heart for my savior, but, may I ask why? You surely mustve known about my family name, most would have spat on my corpse, thanking the world that a shimada lay dead"
"Genji I save everyone I can, I would never consider such a thing"
'i guess her appearance and name matched her heart'
he thought to himself.
Just as the two stood there in the intensive care room awkwardly, not knowing what to say to each other. A knock was heard on the door, as well as a commanding grizzly voice saying
"Angela, Its jack, I Need to speak to Genji"
Genji noticed that Angela's face lit up in anger, her demeanor changing to make her look stiffer and stern. She simply opened the door and stormed out, not saying a single word to both of them. It seemed obvious there was some tension between her and this man, perhaps he was the reason she was crying earlier?
The Faded blonde Man turned to look at genji, three Scars being seen on his face running downward, his face made his attitude almost too obvious. And he was holding a plain folder. without flinching and seemingly no regard to what had just taken place, he said
"Hello, my name is Jack Morrison, and i am strike commander and leader of the organization you know as Overwatch. As im sure your aware, you undergone an operation called complete cyberization, and incredibly expensive task, but what im assuming you havent been told is that overwatch would like to recruit you"
he pulled a stack of papers from the folder he was holding and continued.
"Ive been informed on who you are; Genji shimada, second son of the shimada family and an expert in traditional ninja tactics and infiltration. Renowned for being a playboy and carefree man,and has recently been having some bad tensions with the shimada clan after the death of his father."
he looked up from his paper and gave Genji a stern, unbreaking look.
"what if i told you, If you join overwatch's ranks, you will have plenty of chances to take the shimada clan down, once and for all."
he liked the sound of those words, a flame of vengeance welding up within his chest.
He really liked that idea, not only could he begin repaying them for saving his life and giving him a new body, but he could even get his revenge on the shimada clan, but there was one problem, he couldnt possibly take on a small army on, even if stealthily, the shimada where renowned ninjas, sure he may have been a prodigy with his ninja training, but he never finished his master level training unlike hanzo, speaking of which, what if he encountered hanzo again? Would history just repeat itself? He doubted he could survive a second mauling.
"how do you expect me to take on the shimada clan? I could not possibly be able to take on a small army"
Genji questioned the man
he simply pointed to Genji's arm
"those three slits are just one example of what we have also done with your new body.
"along with being given a new body, overwatch has deemed you a fit hero for our ranks, and held with confidence that you would join, so youve been made stronger, faster, and more accurate than any human could ever even hope to be, your senses of hearing and sight have been greatly augmented and the suit you have on can take as much punishment as kevlar, if not more"
Genji felt around the new functions he had been given, he had gotten a chance to right the people who wronged him and take down the shimada clan, and he sure as hell was going to take it. He very much liked the idea of being unstoppable force the shimada could not possibly defeat.
he turned to Morrisson and stated with a fire in his eyes.
"i accept, I will join overwatch, and I will make the shimada clan pay for the crimes they have committed"
all Jack could do was grin and shake the ninja's hand
"Then welcome, to Overwatch"
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The nerve he had just to come in like that, they hadnt even given him a day to rest or adjust?
Didnt jack for once think that Genji may be overwhelmed by it all, the insanity of the his situation?
Fuck him, he needed to realize that people should be able to choose how their life should go, not have other people choose for them simply because they 'owed' overwatch.
She was out and walking around the cherry blossom gardens that watchpoint hanamura had installed the past year, to her the scenery was breathtaking, and it helped calm her nerves.
her head immediatley started rushing with more thoughts, but this time of a certain japanese playboy.
why did he do what he did? She had to admit him embracing her helped much more than even he could know, but she still questioned as to why he did it.
To be a good person? Or just to repay her? She'd like to think that, but there was something strange about the embrace, something warmer than usual.
She couldnt deny he was quite the charmer but still.
She wiped these thoughts from her mind, brushing it off as a playboy's ability to charm women.
She had more work to do, she missed a lot of what she was supposed to do in japan, except now she didnt have the luxury of a free day. She stood up, and started her walk back to her office to clean up the mess she left, and on the way there ran into a familiar ape scientist.
"hey Angela! jack wants you to report to him when we arrive at gibralter tommorow, he wanted to inform you to get ready, since there will be no more setbacks now that Genji has joined and is up and running"
he walked up a little closer to her as to not shout.
"and Angela, im sorry about how I acted back there, I know it wasnt right but you know I cant deny orders from Jack, If your still upset with me I understand but I just wanted to let you know I hold nothing against you"
she sighed and looked towards the ground.
"i know Winston, and im sorry that I acted how I did, I just had a lot on my mind and I let it overwhelm me."
with that they parted and headed to their own quarters.
