Jack gritted his teeth as Angela walked out of the room with a rather wide smile on her face, the sense of accomplishment apparent. She was pulled into a tight embrace by Gabriel who was chuckling and patting her on the back as he looked through the glass at their prisoner who was still hanging a bit by his arms.

"You did well Angie. I knew I could trust you with this. Now we have this dirtbag for more than just little shit and he won't be going anywhere for some time."

Gabriel smirked a bit as he looked towards Jack, the two of them staring each other down for a few seconds before Jack looked away to focus on Angela.

"I will admit that this new information is very crucial to keeping this man behind bars, but do I agree with how you did it?" The question was obviously rhetorical, Angela's smile fading slightly as she was scolded. She sighed softly as she stepped away from Gabriel, feeling bad for letting herself go to such extremes for the information.

"You could have found another way Angela. Remember, there is always another way." Jack's tone was still held a bit of scolding to it, though it had softened as he knew the girl was just trying to do her best to help everyone. In that respect she always seemed to succeed.

Angela nodded slowly, to the slight dismay of Gabriel, who felt the words were more of a stab at him than anything else.

"Yeah yeah, always another way. Tell that to the people who died waiting for your other ways Jack..." The offhand remark was left hanging in the air as Gabriel went back into the room to grab the man and uncuff him from the table. Jack sighed as he shook his head, knowing that this wasn't the time or place for such an argument.

"What does he mean Mr. Morrison?" Angela's eyes were glued to the man now, searching for an answer. She knew that people died, she had seen that from the first day of being a doctor's assistant. But she couldn't begin to imagine how Jack would allow people to die, at any cost.

"Well..." Jack took a deep breath and shook his head once more, before putting a hand on Angela's shoulder.

"There will come a day when you have to make a very difficult choice Angela. That choice might not have any good outcomes. Sometimes waiting for a better option only leads to worse ones. But on that day, you will have to make a choice and have to stand by it, no matter who might tell you otherwise. Be it Gabriel, Ana or myself."

He paused as he looked at Gabriel inside the room, setting up more recording devices for the man to spill his guts to. He wanted to believe that things would stay the same but he could feel the shifts, he himself only seeming to make some of them worse.

"Overwatch was made to save people Angela, but sometimes..." He looked down at the girl, her gaze making it obvious that she was hanging on every word.

"Sometimes people die."

Angela felt her heart ache a bit as Jack said this, frowning and pouting slightly as she looked in at Gabriel, hoping that the tension she had been feeling between the two leaders was just in her head.

"People may die sir, but if there is one thing I've learned from the stories..." Angela smiled softly up at the man, full of hope and promise that nobody could deny.

"It's that heroes never die."

Jack smirked and nodded, patting Angela on the shoulder before teasingly flicking her horns, the things hollow but metallic and causing a slight little noise.

"They might not die, and they also don't play dress up. Let's get rid of this thing, huh?" Angela giggled a bit, nodding as she began to make her way towards the door, looking back and winking a bit at Jack.

"Say what you like Mr. Morrison, but I could feel your eyes the whole time I was in there!" The remark caught Jack off guard, leaving him speechless as the girl turned to walk out the door.

It would seem that Angela had not followed his order, as she was sitting in his spot with the costume worn, though she was missing the horns at least. Though it did raise the question as to why she was wearing it? He knew Gabriel was still alive somehow, but he hadn't seen any signs of him around the watch point. Could she be in contact with him? Why would she be showing her hand like this though, knowing that he would recognize the suit?

Jack sighed as he pushed off the bench he was sitting on, starting to make his way back to the command center, needing to clear his mind. It was times like this that made him wish he could contact some of the old members without giving himself away. He was sure that some of them would be able to help, or at least have some information. Though that would open up a whole can of worms that he wasn't ready to deal with just yet. His mind raced a bit before he felt an arm slipping through his own. Looking over he saw Ana smiling up at him.

"Never was one for parties, especially after all these years of quiet alone time."

She chuckled as they walked off, the pair going unnoticed by everyone save for Mercy. She swallowed a bit and clenched her hand into a slight fist before taking another drink and letting out a soft breath. The costume was meant to be an attention grabber and yet she had been snubbed by Jack once more.

She followed the pair as they slipped into the distance, her eyes soon refocusing and just happening to land on Fareeha. The woman looked beautiful, though Mercy couldn't think of a time she hadn't. She blinked a few times, her heart beating a bit quickly as she stood and made her way over to Fareeha with a wide smile and a bit too eager of a lean forward.

"Hello Fareeha, so very nice to see you again!" She happily chirped, her hands coming together in front of her like an excited child. Fareeha turned to face the woman with a smile of her own, nodding before speaking.

"I'm so glad to see you well Angela. I was so very worried about you when you had passed out and yet you weren't in the infirmary when I went this morning. But here you are, looking much happier than the last time we spoke!"

Fareeha had noted the change in clothing for the woman, slightly surprised at how bold the costume looked compared to the usual white. Whatever it took to make Angela happy though, as that's all she wanted for the woman.

"Well it's not like we didn't see each other before right now. You did find me after breakfast!" Mercy reminded Fareeha with a soft giggle, her cheeks getting a bit red from the memory.

Fareeha furrowed her brow a bit, before raising an eyebrow.

"What do you mean Angela?"

The words sent a chill through Mercy as she looked at Fareeha, feeling a tinge of anger flare at the question.

"What? What do I mean?" Mercy felt her heart starting to beat a bit quicker, her breathing getting a bit ragged as she tried to explain.

"You... you found me outside of the kitchen... we... you... I mean..." The look on Fareeha's face was one of confusion, though in her current mindset, Mercy knew that Fareeha was lying.

"Stop it Fareeha, this isn't funny..." Mercy began to feel her mind growing cloudy once more, closing her eyes tightly to try and fight the familiar feeling of losing control.

"Angela... what's wrong with you? You aren't making any sense!" Fareeha stepped closer, fearing that her mere presence was causing this but she couldn't help but want to help the woman.

"STOP LYING!" Mercy screamed loudly, to no answer from Fareeha. Breathing heavily, she opened her eyes to find the world was a dull gray. She didn't have to guess as to what was going on, her thoughts soon racing as she grit her teeth.

'What did you do Anubis.' There was nothing but silence in her head, but she knew this feeling wasn't natural. Plus he had done this before, earlier this morning with Lena and Hana.

'ANSWER ME DAMMIT.'

'Yelling will get you nowhere Angela.' The voice was calmer than it had ever sounded before, though if Mercy could see his face, she knew he would be smirking to himself. She felt the hot tears starting to creep into the corner of her eyes, though they were of anger.

'What. Did. You. Do.' She spoke clearly to the AI, trying to calm herself as she remembered how confident she had been earlier when dealing with the thing.

'I saved you from yelling at Fareeha, I assumed you would appreciate that. Though I can see why you are angry with her. She didn't seem like the lying type, though perhaps she gets it from her mother?'

Mercy swallowed as she looked over Fareeha's face, the picture of Ana overlapping it for a split second and causing Mercy's stomach to tighten up a bit. As much as she hated to admit it, Anubis was right. Ana had lied about many things over the years so it was completely possible that Fareeha was the same way... but why would she lie about this?

'Or perhaps she needs time to figure out her feelings for you? She did just get her mother back and you two haven't seen each other in some time. Perhaps she is just confused and doesn't know how everyone would react.'

Once more the AI was making sense, Mercy slowly caressing Fareeha's face with her hand as she let a single tear fall down her face before wiping it away.

'We need to go, don't we? I've wasted enough time here. I'm tired of this place for the time being...'

'If you are ready, then we can leave whenever you want. Of course you are only inside your own head at the moment, I can't truly stop time. Though there is something I can give you instead. If you don't feel like trying to explain your sudden leave.'

Mercy looked around at the others, getting a good look at them all before turning back to face Fareeha and taking a deep breath, nodding softly.

'Whatever it takes to make this easier on them.'

'So be it.'

Mercy felt her mind racing suddenly, the fog seeming to lift as her hands began to radiate softly. A pain shot through her body as she felt something filling her body.

'Remain calm Angela. I'm just giving you a portion of my ability. Of course... I've never done this with a living human before...'

Mercy's eyes shut tight as the pain became rather excruciating, though she soon found the images behind her eyelids too bright and burning to keep them closed. As she opened her eyes, she noted the colors of the world had come back, Fareeha staring at her with that same confused look.

"Angela? Are you alright?"

Mercy smiled softly as she felt a fire burning in her body, though one of power she had never felt before. It quickly went to her head as her mind was filled with the AI's instructions on what to do.

"I've never felt better Fareeha. But I have something to do, please forgive me for this..."

Mercy clenched her fists, focusing on the power as it filled them, her eyes starting to glow brightly. She smirked as the AI held her back from using the full power he had, though part of her was already hungry to feel what that was like.

'In time Angela. For now, do as I said and let us go.'

"Angela...? What's going on?" Fareeha had stepped back now, guard up as she watched the woman start to glow brightly. The other had noticed as well, all confused as to what was exactly going on.

"Do no be afraid my dear, I will not harm you." Mercy raised her hands and brought them together, closing her eyes once more to focus on the people around her. She could see them even with her eyes closed, see their neurological makeup, the electricity shooting through their bodies. That was what she was going to stop, or at least slow for a few moments.

"Be safe Fareeha, I shall return soon enough. Do not follow me..." Mercy then let out a short and loud yell as her hands shot outwards, sending an unseen shock wave from her hands which hit everyone around her. All of their bodies hit the floor within seconds, out cold.

Mercy panted softly, exhausted from the sudden usage of energy it would seem. She slowly walked over and knelt down beside Fareeha, caressing her face once more with a soft smile.

"Sleep well, love."