The trip back to Gibralter was mostly quiet, McCree having pulled his hat over his face to doze off while Hanzo sat between Reinhardt and Bastion. The older man had tried to strike up conversation with the Omnic to make things a little less awkward but alas he could not interpret the other's beeps and chirps. As the helecarrier landed, Reinhardt gently shook McCree awake before the filtered out where Winston and Genji waited. The minute the latter spotted Bastion, his hand went to his wakizashi only to stop when Hanzo glared.
"Don't bother, babe, I think your brother likes it." McCree snorted as he walked up to the ninja and giving him a sleepy kiss on his cheek. Genji looked at Hanzo a moment longer, noticing the bags under his eyes were suddenly much darker before turning to McCree with the same concern.
"Are you well, McCree?"
" 'M fine, darling', I'm tired either way." Genji got what the other was hinting at, nuzzling him gently before letting the older man wander off to their bedroom.
"Talon was there, just like Mei said." Reinhardt told Winston as he walked up to the other, "From what we can tell they were after the bastion unit here."
Winston watched as Hanzo walked past them, the Omnic waddling after him like a duckling before turning back to Reinhardt with a raised brow.
"Hanzo would not allow harm to come to it; he claims it saved him from Reaper. If it's dangerous, it's better here instead of out where it can hurt innocent people. If not though..." his serious attitude gives way as a smile spreads across his face. Winston sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose.
"Athena?" he asks
"Should the bastion unit prove dangerous, it will be easy for me to eliminate it." Winston nods, turning to walk back into the base with Reinhardt while Genji ran ahead to catch up with Hanzo.
"Anija!" he called as he saddled up to the elder Shimada. "Are you okay? You do not look well and your quiver is empty. What happened at route 66?"
"I have not looked well in years." Hanzo huffed. "Your cowboy alerted the enemy to our presence. While I was trying to make sure we did not get overwhelmed, the one named Reaper ambushed me." Hanzo went quiet for a moment, wondering if he should tell Genji about how he'd killed the other only for him to get back up. Would he believe such a thing?
"He knew my name, told me to leave Overwatch to join him instead, that he could help me rebuild our family's empire but better." He saw the way Genji's fists clench, tension clear in his shoulders.
"I refused and in the ensuing scuffle lost most of my arrows. I...I killed him, shot him in the eye."
"Then that is one less thing to worry about!"
"No...no, he got right back up." that seemed to catch Genji by surprise, his moment of joy giving way to concern.
"How?"
"I do not know. He grabbed me and produced some kind of...hallucinogen." he rubs the heel of his palm between his eyes; talking about it brought back the screams, the whispers, though they were quieter now. "I do not wish to speak of this further." Genji looked as if to argue but thought better of it. With a sigh, he gently placed a hand on Hanzo's shoulder.
"Get some rest, anija." he said before walking past him to his own room.
Bastion let out a concerned, "zwooo" as it looked down at Hanzo.
"I am fine. There is another Omnic here by the name of Zenyatta. You should seek him out, I am sure he would more than pleased to assist you around the base along with answer any questions you may have." he stated as he started to walk away. There was only a moment's pause before he heard the tall tell thud of the Omnic following him and groaned. It really was having a duckling follow you.
"Hanzo, you should see Doctor Zeigler." Athena's voice soothed from the intercom.
"I will do no such thing. I have no injuries that need attending."
"Your heart rate is unsteady and we do not know much of an affect that hallucinogen will have on you." Hanzo growled, of course she would have overheard his conversation.
"I will not." he snarled in reply. For a moment there was silence and Hanzo briefly hoped she would simply leave him be.
"Then at least get some bed rest. Genji informed me you did not sleep on the way here and the strenuous activity from your mission will have only made it worse. Your room is down the hall past the medical wing on the left." Hanzo simply sneered; of course he'd have to walk past Mercy's office to get to his room.
Despite repeatedly telling Bastion to go find Zenyatta, the large Omnic simply followed him all the way to his room. While he'd never admit it allowed, he took small pleasure in the startled look on Mercy's face as the two of them passed. His room was sparce, a low bed against the far wall with a bathroom on the adjacent wall. Hanzo hummed his approval as he rested his bow and quiver at the foot of his bed. Despite how he'd faught Athena, he was rather exhausted. He nearly jumps as Bastion lets out a chirp, having momentarily forgotten the other was there.
"I...I will rest for a moment." this seemed to please the Omnic who picked the corner across from the door and turned into turret form, barrel down as it went into rest mode with Ganymede making himself comfortable on top of it. For a moment, Hanzo feels a little uncomfortable with undressing but he refused to ruin his clothes just because Bastion seemed to frightened or concerned to leave him. Systematically he takes off his clothes and his prosthetics, folding the former and resting the latter against the head of the bed before crawling under the covers and slipping into sleep.
Blood, there's blood everywhere, turning the floor into a red sea and staining his hands. No matter how much Hanzo tries to wipe it off, it only stains his clothes more but never comes off. Genji's body lays there, seared and broken, eyes staring unseeingly at him, judging him. No matter how much Hanzo tries to apologies, tries to call for help, no one hears or maybe the elders just don't care. He doesn't feel the pain as he crawls on all fours, his stumps bleeding out more with each "step". He pulls Genji to him and sobs. He closes his eyes but when he opens them, Genji is gone and he is alone in the sea of red. The castle is gone but the blood remains with him in the void.
"There's no redemption for you, Shimada." a familiar sinister voice purrs from the darkness. Guilt turns to fear as Hanzo tries to run only to fall face first into the blood. It stains his face and sticks to his hair, his chest seizing as he spits out the coppery liquid. When he turns over, he sees Reaper form from the very void itself. He's different this time, same hooded cloak and heavy boots but the mask is gone. There's only something that can vaguely be called a face where the mask should be, dark as the void itself save for the glowing red eyes and the sharp fangs. "You're a monster just like me." he purrs again as he stalks closer to Hanzo like a cat cornering a mouse. Hanzo lets out a broken sob as he tries to crawl away but his hands only slip in the blood. Reaper pounces, pining Hanzo with his hands wrapped around the archer's throat. No matter how much Hanzo pushes and claws, his hands only seem to go through the other. "If you won't join me, then you're simply in the way." Reaper snarls, lunging at Hanzo with teeth bared.
A scream breaks Zenyatta out of meditation, the sound seemingly echoing through out the base. When he found the source, Genji was already there trying to get Hanzo to calm down while Bastion chirped worriedly from the side, the elder Shimada continuing to flail in his sleep. The cyborg practically jumped out of his skin when he heard the harmony orb whizz past his head, gently hovering over Hanzo. Hanzo struggles a little less but it's not enough and from what Genji can feel of his pulse from his grip on his brother's wrist, if he doesn't calm down soon his heart could very well give out.
"Sensei!" he cries, panic clear in his voice. Zenyatta put a gentle hand on his shoulder as he added two more orbs, the three of them floating lazily in orbit over Hanzo's head almost like a halo. Slowly but surely Hanzo's struggles grew less and less until they were simple twitches and muttered whimpers, tears staining his face. Genji gently lets go of his wrists as he lets out a sigh of relief with Bastion making a similar, though still very worried sound.
"Sensei-"
"He will come to me in his own time, Genji, we cannot force this. All wounds heal with time but some are more painful than others." Genji looked down at Hanzo and let out a warbled whimper of his own.