Mercy felt herself turn to the side as the rocket powered attacker zoomed by her, soon smashing into Gabriel and dragging him to the back wall, quickly plowing the man into the wall and causing a massive indentation. The gray armor held an obvious occupant, though the large hammer was another dead gievaway as the man pulled away from Gabriel, whom he had just plowed into the wall without an ounce of regret.

"Reinhardt?!" Mercy half yelled, half squeaked in surprise. She hadn't seen the man in ages, what was he doing here at a time like this?

Reinhardt turned his head halfway, merely nodding before his attention was drawn back to Gabriel. The beaten man was muttering to himself as his body slowly crumpled to the floor, the gauntlet fading in it's brightness. Reinhardt snorted to himself before taking a few steps back, his eyes flowing over Sombra and Amelie before he faced Mercy and began to take slow steps towards the woman, removing his helmet and greeting her with that warm and hearty smile that she had always adored about him.

"I thought you had hung this old suit up Reinhardt?" Mercy felt herself cracking a smile as she watched the towering man come closer, her body warming up in the company of an old friend.

"You should know better zan zat Angela! I will NEVER retire! Not until every inch of my body is incapable of moving!" Reinhardt beat his chest powerfully with his free left hand.

"Speaking of not moving... Angela... my legs are starting to go numb..." A soft and hurt voice brought Mercy back to reality, her eyes widening as she spun to find Genji still on the floor and bleeding rather quickly. He waved softly, trying to laugh a bit at the sudden reaction from the other two though this just caused a painful sounding cough.

Mercy ran over quickly, slowly moving Genji's hands from his injury, eyes moving quickly over the wound to see what he would be in need of. She nodded as she smiled softly at the man, reminded of their other journeys that had required such healing from him protecting her.

"Thankfully I should still have my staff around here. Stay right here, and don't move a muscle, jah?" Mercy rose to her feet, waving Reinhardt over.

"Keep him here and make sure that he doesn't pass out. Also, try to keep an eye on Gabriel. He might be hurt." Mercy's tone was caring even as she mentioned the man who had been the cause of Genji's wound in the first place.

"I will do my best, though don't assume I will call for any pains that traitor might have." Reinhardt sneered as he looked over at the still slumped man, the venom in his voice obvious.

Mercy shook her head a bit before briskly making her way back to the hallway to grab her staff, trying to remember where she had thrown in in the sudden attempt at keeping it hidden. She looked around a bit before she noted the end of it sticking from a slightly tented drapery, a soft noise coming from her lips as she threw the cover off and grabbed the missed utensil. She twirled it in her hands a few times before heading back, passing by Sombra and Amelie as they were now crouched over Gabriel, Sombra poking the man with her fingers as if trying to wake him up.

Returning the her two friends, Mercy nudged Genji's hand off of his wound, sticking her tongue out one side of her mouth and closing one eyes as if aiming the beam, trying to keep the situation light as she activated the healing technology. The light yellow energy quickly latched onto the man, his wound soon sealing itself back up like it was brand new.

"Now then Genji, what have we learned from this little adventure?" Mercy smirked as she looked at him, the man quickly bringing his legs up and against his chest before kicking out and landing on both his feet.

"Really? We're doing this now Angela?" Genji's face place unlocked and pushed backwards to reveal his face, eyes soft as they looked at the woman with a mix of gratitude before rolling to one side.

"Yes, really." Mercy stood up straight, assuming a teacher role as she raised an eyebrow and waited for an answer.

"We learned that nobody gets left behind, no matter what they've done."

The voice that answered wasn't Genji's. Mercy blinked as she felt her heart skip at what filled her ears, eyes floating back to the large hole that Gabriel had made. It would only make sense that Jack would show up at just this time to administer a lesson that Mercy herself had needed to learn for quite some time. She pushed past Genji and Reinhardt, running for the masked Jack and embracing him in a tight hug as she choked back any form of speech. He felt warmer than he had before, his arms slowly wrapping around her frame and returning the embrace.

"You didn't think we'd just let you leave us all behind, did you?" Jack chuckled as he patted the woman's back, pulling away from the hug and letting Mercy see that he had brought everyone with him. Lena and Hana were the first two to steal the woman from Jack, the two of them clutching to the woman tightly and crying out various statements about how badly they were worried and how much they missed her. Mercy smiled and patted their heads as Ana walked up and placed her hand on the woman's shoulder.

"I know it was hard, being on your own. You did well Angela." Ana nodded and smiled softly before looking inside and scowling as her eye fell upon Amelie. The cold assassin merely smirked at the old acquaintance, blowing her a mocking kiss before suddenly being gripped at the throat by a claw.

"Ghhrk..." She choked out, face turning with wide eyes to see a rather alive and awake Gabriel, his eyes a bright red.

"MORRISOOOOOOON!" The high pitched screech caused everyone around to cover their ears from the sudden pain as Gabriel rose to his feet, growling as he stared at Amelie, clenching his jaw before finally throwing her to the ground before him. The heavily panting man took a few steps from the wall, staggering at first as he continued to scream.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME THAT EASILY? WITH SOME OLD MAN PLAYING SUPERHERO?" Gabriel flexed his gauntlet hand, raising it high as the thing attached itself further upon his arm, covering the entire limb in a sleek black armor. Each step Gabriel took, his face started to drain of color and resemble the worn and beaten look he had shown Mercy before donning the fist. Though with each step, the gauntlet grew in it's brightness, an obvious symbiotic relation happening before their very eyes.

"I AM A GOD AMONGST YOU MERE MORTALS AND I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU AND ALL YOUR STUPID LITTLE FRIENDS ARE DUST IN MY HANDS." The voice was no longer anything that resembled Gabriel. Instead it was something that Mercy had become far more accustomed to hearing.

"Oh gods..." She quickly turned to Jack, her eyes wide.

"WE NEED TO LEAVE JACK! NOW!"

Jack didn't move for a few seconds, his stance straight and tall as he scanned what was coming for him. He shook his head and threw down his gun before starting to step towards the screeching monster. Mercy grabbed his shoulder, Ana soon on his other side.

"Jack, don't be a fool. We've seen what that gauntlet can do. It was enough to handle Genji and that was with Gabriel somewhat in control. If that's..." Ana was concerned as she looked over shoulder at the creature. The cold, dead face that she remembered as Gabriel's had streaks of electrical burns running from his eyes now.

"That is Anubis, controlling Gabriel." Mercy confirmed bluntly. Her grip became tight on Jack's shoulder as she continued.

"He was in my head. In Amelie's head. What I did back at the Watchpoint was what happened when I gave him an inch of leverage over me. Gabriel has lost himself and been completely taken over. Jack... You can't do anything here."

Jack stood there for a second, before reaching up and removing his mask, his aged face showing both supports that his mind had been made up.

"I don't have to beat him, I just have to keep him occupied long enough."

He pushed past Mercy and Ana, briskly walking towards the heavily panting monster that had been patiently waiting.

"Hello Gabriel, it's been a while I know. Sorry we have to meet like this. Don't worry though, I'll save you, just like old times..."

Jack smirked as he brought up his fists, readying himself for whatever was about to come his way.

The monster trembled and shook as it looked the man down, the arrogance that came from his stance and words only irritating it further.

"I AM NO LONGER GABRIEL. HE WAS JUST A FOOL WITH A DREAM. I AM ANUBIS. ENJOY YOUR LAST BREATHS!"

The thing ran at Jack suddenly, the man smirking more before he cocked his head to one side. The monster was cut short in it's charge by Reinhardt rocketing into it's side, like he had to Gabriel not a few minutes before. This threw the monster into the far wall as Reinhardt stopped his charge to stand beside Jack, a large smile on his face.

"Just like ze old times, huh?"

Jack nodded before looking past the large German and eyeing the rather scared Sombra that was making sure Amelie was alright.

"You, hacker girl!" He shouted rather suddenly, only having looked over the tidbits of info they had been able to collect right before arriving.

Sombra looked up with a rather shitty look on her face, a scowl plastered on her lips. She didn't respond, but merely stared at the old man. She had heard of him from the few times Gabriel had mentioned the old days. Of course it had been easy enough to look through the history of Overwatch and the two men. Needless to say, she wasn't a big fan.

"If you want Gabriel back, you're gonna have to help me. Think you can do that?!" The creature had pulled itself from the dent in the wall, screaming as it charged at Reinhardt now. It's glowing left hand reared back, aiming for Jack before quickly being stopped by the old German's shield. The power of the punch took the shield's integrity to half right away, Rein gritting his teeth as he pushed the beast away before taking his hammer in both hands and starting to swing away. While he wasn't holding back, the creature was able to dodge most of the hits, the distraction of the swings giving Jack enough time to continue trying to persuade Sombra.

"Do you see that thing? It isn't Gabriel! This isn't what he wanted, we both know that. If you want him back in any way, you need to help me. Or else I'm going to tell everyone to open fire and we will put enough bullets in him that nothing will survive it. GOT IT?!" Jack's face showed that while he was completely serious about the threat, he wanted nothing more than to save the man that was being controlled.

A sudden shattering sound came from behind Jack, Reinhardt's shield breaking from the latest attack from the AI controlled Reyes.

"NO MORE HIDING JACK!" The thing managed to block Reinhardt's hammer with it's covered arm, before twisting and rocketing that covered fist into the older man's gut. There was a brief pause, everyone's eyes glued to the impact that had just been made. The sound was silent, as if nothing had even occurred. Jack barely had enough time to curse under his breath before Reinhardt went flying across the room like he had been hit by a train.

The creature began to smile, chuckling sadistically like Gabriel had been when he was toying with Genji. His uncovered arm reached out to grab at Jack, who barely managed to dodge before pulling a knife from under his jacket and tossing it in response. The creature smiled as he caught the blade this time, eyes lighting up before nearly shooting the now electrified weapon back at the man it so despised.

The blade clinked as it bounced from the floor and headed right at Jack, who was slightly winded from the sudden need at such quick movements. He was out of his element here, there was no doubting that. His eyes widened as he saw the sparking blade heading for his eyes, before the flash of another forced the blade to land mere inches from where Jack laid.

The monster growled and stomped it's feet as it screeched in displeasure.

"DAMN YOU SPARROW, WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE LIKE A GOOD LITTLE FAILURE?"

Genji was soon at Jack's side, helping him up from the ground, though this action kept them from paying attention the creature for a bit too long. Mercy screamed out as she saw the thing dart for them both, Jack feeling the gauntlet wrap around his throat as Genji was soon choked by the other. The struggled as best as they could, kicking and pounding at whatever they could reach with their limbs, though it seemed to effect the creature little.

"Ghhrk... Gab...riel... please... I know... you're... in there... somewhere..." Jack managed to slip out what he could, feeling the air in his lungs starting to slip away and his body starting to burn with need of fresh air.

"I can't take this any more! LET THEM GO!" Lena suddenly zipped past Mercy in a flash of blue, the medic feeling a droplet of wetness hit her cheek as the young woman entered the fray so hastily. Mercy herself was frozen in place, knowing that she couldn't do anything to help. She wasn't a fighter and she would only get in the way, but Lena couldn't go out there either. She was quick yes but...

Mercy's fears were brought to life as the creature seemed to feel the fear and anger that came towards him in the shape of one very pissed off British girl. Before she had even made it within shooting range, the creature had thrown Jack to the ground, stomped down on his chest and pivoted in place. This brought the man into perfect viewing area for what came next. The gauntlet covered hand swung around, clenched tightly as it soon met Lena right in the chest. The cracking of bone echoed through the chamber as Lena's legs came flying in front of her, the sudden impact acting like a car crash. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head as she went limp, falling from the fist as the monster cackled joyously.

"Now if only all of you bugs were so easy to smash."

Jack's eyes were glued to Lena as she crumpled on the floor, his fists clenching tightly. He had been the one to bring her into this so many years ago. She didn't deserve to die like this. He clenched his jaw as he began to beat on the foot holding him down.

"SHE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS YOU SON OF A BITCH. YOU WANT ME DEAD, SO KILL ME, NOBODY ELSE!" He was fighting as best he could to get released from the foot, before he heard the sound of cracking and another body soon met him at his side. Jack didn't look at this new one, knowing full well what was happening now. The monster was going to kill him last, make him suffer and watch everyone else.

"Don't be jealous Jack, I just wanted to see you break before I finished you off. I want you know die knowing that you did nothing. You let them all die. It was and always will be your fault." The monster then stomped on Jack's chest without holding back, effectively stopping the last bit of resistance to his plan.

Mercy felt the tears rolling down her face, Hana clinging to her and bawling her eyes out at what they had just witnessed. Ana had been assessing the situation and realized that if they were to escape, it would be now.

"We need to leave Angela. Please. There is nothing we can do... we just... need to..." Ana was holding back her own tears as she pulled Hana away from Mercy's hip, comforting her as best she could.

"No."

Ana stopped and turned around, a look of concern on her face as Angela refused to leave.

"Angela, are you mad? Did you not just see what happened? We have no chance of fighting that thing! I know that Gabriel meant a lot to you. He meant more than you can ever know to Jack. But that thing just killed all of them without an ounce of remorse! There is no saving him!"

Mercy felt her body shaking, her tears like fire down her cheeks as she stared at what she had brought upon the world. If she had just kept the AI inside, she could figured something out, she could have gotten rid of him in another way. She clenched her fists tightly, her legs finally moving as she began to charge towards the ones she cared for. With each step, she felt something growing inside of her. It was similar to the power that the AI had let her taste when she was running away. But it was different than that. This power felt like it could help, her mind was racing with thoughts that seemed to make little sense, but she focused on them anyway.

The creature had taken a few steps away from his handiwork, closing in on Sombra and Amelie. Sombra had been finding any and all methods for ripping an AI from a human host, but with so few actual cases of this happening, it had proven rather useless. So now the duo readied their weapons, prepared to go down in a blaze of glory.

Mercy made her way to Jack, kneeling over him and Genji before cupping her hands around the older man's face and covering his cheeks with her tears.

"This isn't how... it was supposed to be..." She sobbed, choking every now and then as she shook feverishly, the fire in her body starting to grow worse.

"You were supposed to live forever, you know? You were like a father to me, to most of us. You can't just go and leave now." She looked over at Lena, then to Genji and then Reinhardt. The German was moving, although barely. It was obvious that he had seen everything that had just unfolded, his will to fight sapped by the horrible sight of losing more friends.

"You're the only one who can lead us Jack. Remember what we used to say? It became my motto, but.. maybe... you need to hear it... one more time?" The heat in her body began to rapidly leave her, her body starting to glow brightly as it had at the Watchpoint. She knew what she wanted, more than anything in the world. She wanted for all of this to go away, she wanted to be helpful, she needed to be able to do something. Her breathing grew heavy as one lone thought flared in her mind, giving her the strength to stand and stare down the creature. The thing looked back at Mercy, laughing rather condescendingly.

"What now Angela? Going to cry me to death?"

Mercy stared at the thing, her lips barely moving as her eyes were taken over by the bright light.

"Heroes never die."