Chapter 7
-3rd POV-
As the young Jedi sat there sobbing, Hana tried her best too calm Kanian down. "It's alright Kanian, you tried your best. It wasn't your fault." She said soothing the man's breathing. The events of their free time was cleaned up. Everyone was worried about Kanian. They didn't know about his past, but they tried their best to calm his nerves.
"It was my fault, they needed me, but I was afraid." He whispered. He then shook his head and got up shakily. Kanian steadied his breathing and sighed. He wiped the remaining tears that made streaks on his cheeks. He nodded to Hana and smiled.
"I'm sorry, but I am going to train." He said. Hana grabbed his arm and looked at him. "We can talk about it." She offered. He shook his head and kissed her forehead. "Maybe some other time." He said before walking off to their room to suit up. Hana sighed and held her head down.
"You alright luv?" Lena asked. "Yeah, I'm just worried about Kanian." She said. "He just needs some alone time, he'll come around soon." Lena said putting an arm on Hana. Hana smiled and thanked her. She was glad to have Lena as a friend. Her cheery smile and attitude always brought her spirits up.
~Timeskip Training room w/ Kanian 3rd POV~
Kanian was slicing dummies back and forth. He ran on the wall and jumped behind a dummy as the one next to it opened fired at him. He vaulted over the destroyed dummy and stabbed his sword into the robot's head. The dummy fell down with a thud. He was about to lunge at another until Athena's voice boomed.
"Training Paused." She said. Kanian looked at the entrance to see Hana there. She crossed her arms and walked over to him. He sheathed his swords and hooked them to his belt.
"Look, I'll talk when I'm ready." He said. He didn't want to talk at all. He didn't want the nightmares to return. "Well, we need to talk soon. I don't want you dying on me." She said. Her tone was not at all cheery or playful. She was dead serious. She cared for Kanian and didn't want him to die.
He held her gaze and sighed. "I-I don't want to. The memories are too much." He said. "I'm here for you Kanian. Please, talk to me." She said prying in more. Kanian balled his fists and gritted his teeth.
"It's too much. Please, maybe-" Hana cut him off. "Look, it's either now or too your grave. Talk to me now." She demanded. "Ok! You want to know why I'm so afraid?" Kanian yelled. Hana back off and looked at him with her mouth open.
"I was too weak to save Anakin, I was too weak to save my master. I was a coward. I'm not a Jedi, I'm still a Padawan. I have lived in fear knowing my life was on the line! I only looked out for myself. I never meant to look for a relationship." He yelled. Hana looked at him with surprise. Where did this anger come from?
"I had a girlfriend back in my world. We were happy on a far away planet. I had decided to go out and get food for the house. Little did I know, the Empire had tracked me to this planet. I-I never made it back in time. When I arrived at the house, she was. She was killed." He said as fresh tears fell. Hana was crying as she sat next to Kanian. He brought his hands to his face and cried.
"I couldn't save them. I couldn't save her." He said. Hana tried to put a hand over his shoulder but he backed away. "I need time to myself. I just need space. So, I'll be moving into an empty room." He said getting up. Hana looked at him and held her head down.
She understood his meaning for space. She loved him, but she was going to miss him.
~Timeskip 3rd POV~
True to his word, Kanian had moved to an empty room. Hana laid on the bed and sighed. She hadn't streamed in a week. She was still down that Kanian left. She got up and wandered the halls of the base and sighed. She looked in the mission room to see Kanian waiting for his orders.
~Kanian's POV~
I stood waiting as Jack gave out my orders. Me and Agent Shrike were to recruit a 'Reinhardt Wilhelm'. I was glad to have been listening to my lessons with Dr. Ziegler. Reinhardt was an original member of the group in the beginning days of Overwatch. I nodded and looked at Shrike.
"Well, let's go recruit this Reinhardt." I said in a monotone voice. I walked past Hana who looked at me. I sighed and continued to walk away to the hangar. I arrived at the dropship and waited for Shrike to enter. She walked in and sat at the table and brought up a hologram of the area we were going to find Reinhardt.
I inputted the coordinates and set the ship to auto pilot. I walked and sat across Shrike and looked over at the hologram. Shrike cleared her throat. She shook me out of my thoughts as I looked at her.
"What is it?" I asked as I looked back at the map. "You, what is the matter with you. I heard from the other agents that you were this strong Jedi, now you seem to be holding in pain. Do you want to talk about it?" She asked. The way she asked, it almost seemed motherly. "No Shrike, I prefer to keep my emotions in check so I don't compromise the mission." I replied coldly.
"Well, I'm here if you need someone to talk to." She said. I nodded and looked the map. I saw a man in full armor in a small town with a girl next to him. She seemed to be his armor upkeep I guessed. I walked to the controls and landed in an empty field near the town. I turned the ship off and walked outside. The scenery was beautiful. Lush grass covered the ground. Trees plotted around the land.
I looked up and saw clouds blot around the blue sky. The sun was out warming my back. I wish I could enjoy this, but I had a mission. I walked to the town along with Shrike.
"I know Reinhardt, he is a kind, gentle man. He follows a code of honor, but if you were to break a code of honor, he would raise hell." Shrike informed me. I looked at her and chuckled. "It seems as if you personally knew him." I said. She looked at me and gave me a disapproving head shake.
"Hey, I call it how I see it." I said holding my hands up. She sighed and chuckled. We continued our walk to the small town. After a few minutes of walking the grassy plains, we arrived at the village. I walked to a villager and asked where Reinhardt was.
He pointed to a small house and walked off. I thanked him and me and Shrike walked to the hut. I knocked on the door and a petite red haired girl with freckles answered.
"Can I help you?" She asked. "Um, yes, is Reinhardt Wilhelm here?" I asked. She smiled and nodded. "Reinhardt! Some people are here for you!" She called into the hut. "Let them in then!" A voice bellowed inside. She smiled and opened the door for us.
I walked in and saw a man with white hair and a scar on his left eye. "Ah, hello, I am Reinhardt, you are?" He asked shaking my hand. "Yes, I am Kanian Stark and this is Agent Shrike. We are with the newly reformed Overwatch." I said.
"Ah, I have heard of you." He said pointing at me. "Really?" I asked. He nodded and pulled out a holopad to show news coverage of me and Hana fighting the Junkers when we went to recruit Lucio. I winced as the old wounds began throbbing.
"I admire your courage young man. I will be happy to join Overwatch again." He said with a smile. I nodded and looked at Shrike. She nodded and turned to the window. "But, I must implore your services." He said. "Sure, what do you need help with?" I asked. The girl walked in with tea and set it on the coffee table.
"There are a group of bandits known as the 'Dragons'. A group of thieving jerks that are terrorizing this poor town." The girl said. "Oh, forgive my manners, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Brigitte." She said shaking my hand. I nodded and let her continue.
"Well, Reinhardt tried to tell them to leave, but they beat him and told him to leave. Of course, him being the stubborn man he is, got me to fix his old armor to fighting shape." She continued. I nodded and looked at Reinhardt. "So it seems you want to drive them out of town. I can help with that." I said igniting me green saber.
"Haha! I honor your bravery Kanian. We shall go into glorious battle!" He bellowed. He got up and walked to a room and came out in his armor. He held his helmet by his side and smiled. He placed his helmet on and grabbed his weapon. A giant hammer.
"Let us go then. Brigitte, we'll be back hopefully before dinner." He said. I nodded as me and Shrike walked outside. "I'll be looking forward to battling with you Reinhardt." Shrike said. "It will be nice battling with you Agent Shrike." He replied. "Brigitte has tracked them down to a factory on the edge of town. There, we will stop their reign of tyranny." Reinhardt bellowed. I nodded to him.
After a few minutes, we arrived at the factory. Reinhardt said he'll make the first move. We walked in and saw Reinhardt boost charge forward and pin multiple Dragons members. He began swinging his hammer, hitting any member within his reach. I activated my twin sabers and ran into battle. One of the members saw me run in and must've knew who I was.
"Shit! It's the Jedi! Fuck this shit!" He yelled running outside and abandoning his team. I began slicing down the rest of the members with ease. I caught a bullet in my shoulder, chest and leg. I shook it off and growled. I ran and sliced more of the members until the leader was left. I poised my sword under his chin and glared at him.
"Surrender." I said. He looked at me with a wild look and nodded. "Yeah, whatever you say. Just please don't kill me." He pleaded. I sheathed my saber and punched him the face and cuffed him.
"Haha! Amazing Kanian, and you too Ana." Reinhardt said with a smile. Shrike froze and looked at Reinhardt. "Who's Ana?" She asked. "Don't be daft, you are milady." He said grinning. I looked at Shrike with concern. "Captain Ana Amari? One of the founders of Overwatch?" I asked looking at her. She sighed and removed her mask. I looked at and saw a lady with snow white hair, an eyepatch and a tattoo similar to Pharah.
She sighed and nodded. "Yes, that is me. I never wanted to show my identity for my daughter's sake. Everyone thought I was dead and I wanted it to be that. I wanted to hunt down Widowmaker myself. She was the one who did this." She said pointing to the eyepatch.
I looked at her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Vengeance can never solve your problems. I know this, it was one of the first lessons my master taught me." I said trying to comfort her. She sighed and nodded. "But when we do see Widowmaker, I am not hesitating to kill her." She said coldly.
"Yes ma'am." I said with a smile. We returned back to house as Reinhardt left to tell the mayor the Dragons problem has be solved. Brigitte was in the kitchen as we walked in.
"Hello Kanian, Shrike. I take it the mission was successful?" She said drying her hands. I nodded. "Reinhardt is at the mayors to tell him the problem is over with." I said. She smiled and went back into the kitchen.
"Captain Amari- "I began. She cut me off and smiled. "Please, it's just Ana. I'm not going to address you as 'Jedi Knight Kanian Stark'." She said chuckling. "Ana, I was wondering, how are we going to tell Fareeha?" I asked. She sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "I've been wanting to tell her, but I'm afraid she gets angry or just wish I was never here." She said. I grimaced and nodded.
"Yeah, besides, with that temper. I'd be careful." I said jokingly. She chuckled and nodded. "She did get it from me." She said. We sat in silence until Reinhardt walked in. "Ah, my fellow comrades, shall we head off to Overwatch now?" He asked. I nodded and Brigitte came in.
"Can I go?" She asked holding her hands. I looked at Ana and she nodded. I looked at her and smiled. "Welcome to Overwatch Agent Brigitte." I said with a smile. She smirked and put her hands on her hips. "Besides, someone needs to keep watch over Reinhardt's armor." She teased. Reinhardt bellowed with laughter.
I chuckled and walked to the door before falling forward. "Kanian!" Ana yelled catching me.
~3rd POV~
Kanian had lost a lot of blood. He didn't realize the wounds he sustained from the battle with the Dragons. Kanian was unconscious in Ana's hands.
"We need to hurry. He needs medical attention. I can sustain him, but not for look." She said smashing a bottle under them. Reinhardt grabbed him and hauled him over his shoulder. They ran out of the house and to the dropship that brought them there.
"Athena, start the ship. Kanian is injured. Inform Mercy." Ana said in her commlink. "Roger Shrike." She said. The ship rumbled to life as the three entered the ship. Ana laid Kanian on the floor. "Hold on Stark, I got." She said smashing another bottle under them. He must've began waking up as he brought out a bacta bomb and crushed it.
The medkit surged through him. He groaned and slipped into unconsciousness again. Ana held him and continued to smash the bottles under her.
~Timeskip 3rd POV Gibraltar~
As they landed in the hangar, Dr. Ziegler was ready with a gurney. Reinhardt ran out and placed him on the gurney as she rolled him to the infirmary wing. Ana sighed with relief and collapsed into a chair.
"Thank goodness." She said relaxing. She saw Fareeha walking in and forgot her mask was on the ship. But it was too late. Fareeha dropped her helmet and weapon and walked over to Ana.
"M-mom?" She asked. Ana smiled and nodded. "Yes my dear child. It's me, your mother." She said holding her arms open. Fareeha ran into her arms and cried.
"I-I thought you were dead." She said holding Ana close. "I am sorry my child, I never meant to hide my identity from you. I was only looking out for your wellbeing." She said holding Fareeha close. Fareeha broke the hug and smiled at her.
"I'm just glad you're back mother." She said kissing her forehead. Ana smiled and chuckled.
~Dr. Zeigler's POV~
'Damn.' I thought as I looked at Kanian. I managed to remove the bullets from him and patch him up. But he need a blood transfusion. With some of the blood he had on his shirt, I managed to find out he was A-. I looked through the databases and saw the only match was Lena. I knew Hana would want to be the one, but she was A+. [I don't know shit about blood transfusions. Sue me.]
I called Lena down and she appeared in an instant. "What is it Doc?" She asked. "It's Kanian, he needs a blood transfusion, you're the only candidate." I replied. She looked at me and nodded. She sat next to Kanian as I hooked up the necessary machinery for the blood transfusion. With ease, I had everything hooked up and began the fusion.
After a painstaking 2 hours, Kanian had the necessary amount of blood to sustain him. I removed the needle from Lena and gave her water and a cookie to replenish her strength. "Thank you Lena." I said. "No problem Doc." She said drowsily. She walked forward until she collapsed. "Lena!" I said and grabbed her. She was snoring away. I sighed and chuckled and brought her to an empty bed and placed a blanket over her.
I looked over and saw Kanian start to stir. "Ugh, my head." He said sitting up. I walked over and forced him down. "No, you need to rest. You lost a lot of blood." I stated. He smiled and relaxed back into the bed. "Yes mom." He said with a smile before falling asleep. I sighed and sat at my desk and rubbed my eyes.
'Well, this is tiring.' I thought. I then put my head on the table and felt myself fall asleep.
~3rd POV 1 hour later~
Kanian started to stir and got up and stretched. He looked over and saw Lena sleeping on the cot next to him and Dr. Ziegler sleeping on the desk. He chuckled and got out of bed and walked outside. Only to be slammed by Hana and felt to the floor.
"Whoa!" He squeaked out. He slammed onto the floor and looked down to see Hana shaking. He could feel her tears drench his shirt.
"Hi Hana." He said with a smile. She looked up at him as tears fell down. "Don't you ever, do that again!" She yelled at him. He smiled lightly and nodded. "Yes ma'am." He said. Reinhardt and Ana walked over and smiled at the young couple.
"Ah, young love. It's always so cute to watch." Ana said smirking. Kanian looked at her and smiled. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up you." He said. Ana chuckled and waved goodbye to them as her and Reinhardt walked to the mission room. Hana was still clinging to his waist.
'I'm sorry Hana, for everything." He said. She looked at him and wiped her tears away. "I forgive you, you are welcomed back into the room." She said with a smile. He chuckled and kissed her forehead.
"Do you know where Lena is?" She asked. "In the infirmary room, turns out I need a blood transfusion and Lena was the only candidate. I guess I was A-." He answered. She looked at him and smiled.
"Well the stream wants to see you again." She said with a smile and began dragging Kanian to their room. He chuckled and smiled.
'I guess, I'm not a coward after all.' He thought.
A/N: eyyy b0ss, we got the Reinhardt and Brigitte. Also, Ana finally reveals her identity. Yas! I apologize for not updating this story. But I have no room to say that. But, I do have school starting tomorrow. So, I may or may not be able to upload. Thanks for reading peeps. Tata for now!
~CommanderKnight145