Companions Reaction 5

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"Settle down people, I'm about to play the next video right now" said Pablo as he remained prisoner in his projector room.

"What are we watching this time" asked Preston, "We're taking a look into the world of Overwatch, a world riddled with heroes in a more, unconventional method" said Pablo.

"Un convenient, Strong confused" said Strong, "He's saying that they're not you're everyday heroes, so mind elaborating to not only the big guy, but us to Pablo" said Macready.

"So the story of Overwatch begins with the Omnic Uprising, which forced many countries to send their best soldiers, best scientist, engineers, whoever into battling the omnic's themselves, with omnic's being sentient humanoid robots that are above your run of the mills androids" said Pablo.

"These omnic's sound pretty similar to synth's" said Piper, "Exactly how did this Omnic Uprising ended" asked Danse as he, Preston, and Deacon were curious to know themselves.

"It ended when the organization, Overwatch, the group that was formed and originally served to put an end to the Omnic Uprising, were victorious in ending the conflict, however because of their actions, they decided to keep the organization and helped battle injustices and tyranny across the world, at least for a time" said Pablo.

"I take it that Overwatch isn't around anymore by the time the story starts" inquired Veronica, "Do to infighting, along with propaganda mudslinging by the media, forced Overwatch to shut down, and many of their reputable members into retirement for a time, however in this new age, conflict once more rises instigated by the criminal organization, Talon, as they'll anything from assassinating former Overwatch members, to even inciting for a second Omnic Uprising, to just general bad guy stuff like BNE, killing, mercenary, etc." said Pablo.

"Hold on, you said a second Omnic Uprising, are you saying that Overwatch didn't kill the Omnic's" asked Nick, "Correct" said Pablo.

"Why the hell didn't they persecute the Omnic's and hunted them all down and turn them all into scrap heap" Danse said angrily as this was infuriating to know that these 'heroes' didn't do their job and have to deal with a potential second Omnic Uprising.

"Because Omnic's are above androids in that they could genuinely feel and show emotions, like love, peace, hurt, comfort, and even anger" said Pablo.

"And that should be more of a reason why they should wipe these omnic's off the face of the earth" said Danse, "This coming from the guy who happens to be a synth" said Danse as he got everyone to laugh at him, while the New Vegas companion raised their eye quizzically over meeting a fully human android.

"Fuck you Deacon" muttered Danse as the rail road agent snickered over getting one up over Danse.

"Right, so be prepared people, as this video is titled Reunion, as it's centers around the Hero Jesse McCree, later named Cole Cassidy, Ashe the opportunistic outlaw and her butler omnic Bob, and Echo" said Pablo.

"Could you at least give us some details about the people you mentioned and their relationship to one another" asked Raul.

"So McCree was a former member of Overwatch, specifically under it's black ops unit, called Blackwatch after being scouted by it's leader Gabriel Reyes who gave him a choice between prison, or join his unit, and this came after being busted from a bad job with the Deadlock Gang, whom McCree was apart of alongside Ashe, however his time in Overwatch ended with him turning a new leaf and upon receiving the call to reform Overwatch, he was tasked to reawaken Echo, whom Ashe coincidentally captures for herself in heist on Route 66 California, where their reunion was anything but a warm one" said Pablo.

"Now let's get started" said Pablo as he began to play the clip.

Overwatch: Reunion

-Inside an empty diner, we see that someone left the payphone on it's dial tone, a juke box playing soft country rock music, and a clock showing it's minutes away from high noon as we see a man sitting on a vacant boot. Taking a bite from his apple pie and a sip from his coffee, we see McCree continue to enjoy his prefight confection as we can see a train approaching, followed by a large explosion. Waiting till the dust settled, McCree took one last bite from his apple pie before setting his fork down as he got up from his seat, where he proceeded to grab some sort of flash drive, leaving a coin on the table as he prepared to exit the diner in his signature cowboy hat and 6 shooter-

-pause-

"A cowboy exiting a diner after a train heist, where have I seen that" Cass said sarcastically as Boone began to growl a little since he still had memories when he and the courier were tasked with stopping the Legion from bombing the monorail from Camp McCarran into the New Vegas Strip.

"I remember watching old holo films about vaqueros from the wild west robbing trains with my pappy growing up" said Raul as the New Vegas group felt nostalgia.

"Ah western films, some say this genre of moving pictures is a work of art" commented Curie, "I can see that" said Deacon.

-continue-

-Swimming through the smoke, we see the damage that's been done outside the diner as much of the train was blown to smithereens as members of the Deadlock gang began to load up the loot they have pilfered. As one of the members was digging through a shipment of grenades they heard the sound of spurs clinking to the ground as McCree cleared his throat alerting the red shirt as they began to call for Ashe. Turning her head, Ashe leered her piercing gaze onto McCree as his silhouette can be seen through smoke-

"Jesse McCree, been a while" said Ashe as she pulled her bandana down as everyone could see her holding a repeater rifle as her cowboy outfit was more on the lines of biker gang aesthetic, while the revealed McCree was more cyber punk given his prosthetic hand and robotic chest plate.

"You promised you'd write" said Ashe as McCree pulled out a cigar and began to light it, "Well Ashe… I've been kind of busy" said McCree in a calm tone.

"We're pretty busy ourselves, it's awful convenient for you to show up today" said Ashe, "Yeah, you're never one to shy away from a good tip" said McCree.

-pause-

"Quick question, is McCree an omnic" asked Piper, "No, he's been through a lot of fights and needed to get some prosthetic work to be done on him, though if you wanted to see a good example of an omnic, you saw that big robot next to Ashe, that was Bob, Ashe's butler" explained Pablo.

"Interesting design choice, further study is needed in order to compare them to synths" said Curie, "Wait, do synths look like the omnic's we're seeing" asked Veronica.

"Not exactly, if you were to look at me, Paladin Danse, and Curie, you can see that the 3 of us are what you would call a gen 3 synths, while looking at detective Valentine here is a prototype between a gen 2 and gen 3 synth" explained X6.

"This is getting confusing" grumbled Cass as she took a sip of her whiskey.

-continue-

"Hey! We worked hard for this score, you best move on now" warned Ashe as she took off her rifle that was resting on her shoulder.

"Hm, all I want is that crate, everything else is yours" said McCree, "This crate, huh" asked Ashe as she tapped it for further annunciation.

"Bob" ordered Ashe as her trusty butler opened the crate as both took a peak inside as their eyes widen in amazement for whatever treasure must be hiding inside there.

"Well, well, now you got my attention, what is it" demanded Ashe as she was determined to make a profit of whatever it is McCree was hoping to claim back.

"That's none of your business" stated McCree as Ashe began to jump off the truck and properly confront her ex-partner in crime.

"The way I see it, it's very much our business" said Ashe as McCree sighed in defeat, "Doesn't always have to be this way Ashe" said McCree as he took one more puff from his cigar.

"Apparently, it does" said Ashe as she cocked her rifle to make her intentions clear.

-pause-

"Oh boy, we're about to see a classic show down from the wild west" said Deacon.

"About damn time, this tension was starting to bore me" said Cait, "Silencio, both of you" said Raul as he and everyone were trying to enjoy what was about to happen without interruption.

-continue-

-Standing his ground and remaining calm, McCree took note of every Deadlock gang member who surrounded him by all sides, as the scene played out like from a classic western film, from the silent atmosphere, a rolling tumbleweed, the screeching cry of a hawk, the music that was being played, the one guy(s) that are getting nervous by the tension, the steel cold gaze, and of course the clock striking at high noon. Whipping out his revolver, McCree shot the gun of a Deadlock red shirt forcing them to fall back on Ashe as she missed her shot, before McCree tossed a flash grenade at Ashe and Bob, leaving them dazed as he tumbled roll over to face the Deadlock members behind him, where he shot the chain that was barely holding a train cart in place before it fell and dragged a Deadlock gang member up by their feet, while another began to relocate and avoided the falling debris. The only other omnic tried to land a shot on McCree, but the Deadlock member that was dragged up was now swinging in their line of sight, begging them not to shoot as McCree took this as his opportunity to shoot the sniper in the shoulder as they fell back. Getting her bearings back in order, Ashe attempted to shoot McCree as he used the falling rocks to give him cover, before slamming down his revolver and fan fired at Ashe who would've been shot on the spot if not for Bob lifting a road sign and acted as a shield for her-

"Bob~, do something!" yelled Ashe in a shrill voice as she hid behind the large omnic just as Bob began to heed her orders, and stuck out his fist where 3 gun barrels popped out and began to lay suppressive fire on McCree, forcing him to flee.

"Looks like Bob got him some upgrades" commented McCree as he hid behind a rock, where he tossed aside his cigar and empty the spent shells from his revolver.

-As Ashe continued to bark orders to Bob and the only other Deadlock member that wasn't out of commission, the trio continued to shoot at McCree, who remained calm and collected as he back shot the omnic he previously put out for the count for a second time-

"Last chance McCree, toss out your weapon" warned Ashe as her last shot came close to hitting McCree, who reeled his head back and saw something to help him end this fight.

"All right Ashe, here it comes" said McCree as he saw the bouquet of grenades that someone dropped earlier.

"Oh~ shoot" jeered Ashe as he tossed the grenades to her before McCree rolled back out in plain sight and shot them all mid air as the frags exploded prematurely and sent Ashe and her gang tumbling back in defeat, leaving McCree the victor.

-pause-

"Damn, that was pretty bad ass" commented Boone, "Believe it or not, I could've done that back in my younger days" said Raul.

"Yeehaw, ride'em cowboy, amiright" said Deacon, "I must admit, this was indeed entertaining and an experience, now I see why they say western films is an art" said Curie.

"Art in cowboy movie, Strong could not see" commented Strong.

-Continue-

-waking up bound in the back of their getaway truck, Ashe began to sit up and inquire where McCree was at-

"Sorry about that Bob, no hard feelings" said McCree as he rested the severed, but still active head on Bob on the truck along with that cute little bowler hat of his as the omnic blinked at him with no ill regard.

"McCree! Hey untie me McCree!" shouted Ashe as McCree chuckled at her angry rant, "Say hi to the gang for me" said McCree as he pressed the button to their getaway truck.

"I will not be ignored! I'm a rebuild Bob, and have him rip out your other arm! McCree~!" exclaimed Ashe as her voice began to echo away in the background as their getaway truck began to automatically drive by itself.

-Finally opening the crate that brought him here to start, McCree proceeded to put the thumb drive in it's place as it proceeded to activate whatever this device was as it began to project a digital face before opening their eyes and greeted McCree with a smile-

"Hey their cowboy" greeted Echo, as McCree did the gentlemen thing to do and remove his hat and offer his hand.

"Welcome back partner" said McCree as he helped Echo up revealing what was clearly the most advance robot to not only the world of Fallout, but also Overwatch.

"Hm, how long have I been gone" inquired Echo, "Far too long" said McCree as Echo took note as she began to examine McCree's robotic hand.

"What happened" asked Echo with concern as McCree laughed it off, "Well that's a story for another time" said McCree with a smile.

"But I got a call, we're getting the band back together. They want me, but really, they need you" explained McCree as Echo's concerns about McCree were now gone upon hearing how she's needed back at Overwatch.

"Jesse wait, what are you going to do" asked Echo as McCree began to walk away as he slipped his hat back on.

"I've got some business to attend to" chuckled McCree as he went and proceeded to mount atop of Ashe's chopper as he saw that on the speed gauge she still kept a torn photo of her and Jesse back when they were together.

"Say hi to the monkey for me" said McCree, "Monkey!?" exclaimed Echo as if McCree said something blasphemous.

"Scientist. Whatever" said McCree as he put a new cigar in his mouth before in true cowboy fashion road off to wherever the wind takes him.

-end-

"Ok guys, so what's your opinion" asked Pablo, "Let me be the one to say that, westerns will never be truly dead, and as a fan of the genre this was amazing" said Raul.

"Truly it hit all the marks that makes a western film a western, from the tone, to the action, and dialogue, granted to see that cowboys are still around in this contemporary futuristic setting is a phenomenon worth seeing" said Arcade.

"You say that, and yet you, and I, and everyone else have seen the Courier dress up and use guns that won the west" said Boone, "Touche" said Arcade.

"What I like to know is, what type of machine is this Echo as we saw at the end, along with Bob and the other omnic" asked X6.

"Well the omnic that McCree was beating on was what your average omnic looks like, a free will individual who's chosen to be a criminal and aid the Deadlock gang" said Pablo.

"Knowing that they allow such a machine irks me to know end" commented Danse, "As for Bob, he took is an omnic that's been customized and fitted with weapons and other means to be combat ready, just he was a very loyal butler to Ashe" said Pablo.

"As for Echo, she's not your average omnic, in fact calling her one doesn't feel entirely appropriate as she's a one of a kind machine with unique features" said Pablo, "Clearly, I wish that there was a way to have her properly examined" said X6, "Like hell I'd like a machine that dangerous fall into your hands synth" said Danse.

"What I'd like to know is, more of the past between Ashe, Bob, and of course McCree" said Curie.

"Well Ashe was born into a wealthy family, who made their riches based on old money and was given every privilege and opportunity to succeed, with that being said her parents being wealthy and influential CEO's never had time to care for their daughter and spent most of their time traveling the world, and during the few times they were around, and the little small talk Ashe received from them, was all so because they decided to hold a party on their estate to really do business and not please. This left an impact on Ashe who in spite of getting everything she wanted, she never felt like she had a family, with the only exception being the family butler, Bob who raised and looked out for her and showed her more than her parents did, even if it was part of his program. When the Omnic Uprising happened, Bob did took a leave of absence, which made Ashe feel even more lonely as she felt that the only family she had left was now gone. However Bob did return some time after the war with new sentience, which Ashe did notice, but none the less he was still the same old Bob she knew. I should mentioned that between all this and that, Ashe was quite a troublemaker originally acting out to get her parents attention, which includes petty crimes here and there and getting into fights at school, the latter of which got worse when some time during her 17th birthday the town factory her parents owned was forced to shut down, leading to many families loosing their job and putting them in a tough financial situation, resulting in them advising their children to keep their distance from Ashe, who many already disliked, but now many more came to hate leading to her getting into a scrap on a daily basis" began Pablo.

"So wait, these omnic's were just your regular General Atomics' automaton before the first Omnic Uprising, and that's what lead to their sentience" asked Danse.

"Really, out of everything you heard, that's the question you choose to act" said Deacon as he was really unamused by Danse's attitude.

"Human with strong synth are a family of 2, without her parents, no one should be alone" commented Strong, "Couldn't have said it better big guy" said Macready as he understood that sentiment well.

"It's not uncommon to hear about those raised from a bourgeois family to grow up with issues stemming from neglectfulness from having busy all around the clock parents trying to maintain their fortune" said Curie, "Still, it's not right or fair to hear or see it as more times than not, they are a victim of nature without nurture" said Arcade.

"It doesn't end there. Before her 18th birthday, Ashe finally graduated from high school and hoped her parents to be present, however they didn't show up, only leaving a halfhearted congratulations card they didn't bother to sign, and while she's used to not having her parents around during these milestone moments in her life, this one really hurt her to the point that she was baited into a fight by 2 delinquents whose parents lost their job, with one of them pulling out a knife on her, and while Ashe was able to disarm and beat these punks down into submission, the police arrived and mistakenly arrested her having seen the scene of the crime with it looking like she was the instigator. Having enough of her attitude, the sherif decided to lock her in a cell that day, as he knew her parents were out of town, and wouldn't call Bob till much later. However it was at this time that she was tossed in the same cell with McCree, where they hit it off by talking about guns, and told each other their story, with McCree being a drifter with no name, but had freedom, while Ashe had no freedom and wealth. When it was time to bail her, she bid McCree farewell and was picked up by Bob, where she was trapped in a conference call with her parents as this was the first time they took an interest in her, even if it was a crime she was wrongfully claimed for, but the damaged had been done, and her parents told her that once she turned 18, they were going to cut ties with her, and until then, they were her property. This was the final nail in the coffin as she conspired to steal her families fortune and make a living as the criminal that society and her family have wrongly accused her of, but she had to be smart about it, and so she recruited McCree who agreed to join her for a 20% cut, unaware that Ashe went as high and gave him 30%. While their first heist was a disaster, it was an experience they learned from it, before they continued to run more and more successful operations till her 18th birthday, where to no one's surprise, her parents weren't around and still expected her to leave, however, McCree gifted her a keychain with her name embroiled on it as a birthday gift, this touched Ashe so much since this was the nicest gift she'd ever received from anyone" continued Pablo.

"I take it that's how their love story starts" asked Deacon with a goody smile, "While there is hints of romance, in reality, Ashe saw McCree the big brother she never knew she needed since up until that point her only family member was Bob, so when news reached her that McCree was not only captured by Overwatch, but volunteered to join their ranks, this hurt her deeply as McCree was truly the only other family member she had and felt alone again with Bob as they continue to run the Deadlock gang" said Pablo.

Hearing this really paints a picture for everyone as no one wakes up to become a hero or villain over night, not everyone is simple and 2 dimensional when it comes to their personality.

So really it makes them question is Ashe really the bad guy, and if her actions are justified or not, who knows as everyone sits down and ponders these words.

Ok guys, here you go, I decided to do McCree's video this time because, honestly why not.

Also while I'm aware that his name is Cole Cassidy now, I'm just gonna come out and say that, while I've got nothing against the sudden name change, and fully understand the reason behind it, to me McCree will always be McCree and I'll continue to refer to him as such, because this McCree ain't anything like the man whose name they based on, as this matter is between fact and fiction, and the fact is that this McCree is a fictional character and his own person, so pardon me if I continue to refer to him as the character I played and loved all the way back during the days of not only Overwatch one, but when I was still a beta tester to the game that sadly disappoints me to see that state that it's in.

Anyways, next chapter I'll be focusing on the merc's of TF2, specifically I'll be writing the reaction based on not the character types, but the archetype they fall in, and if don't follow what I mean, I mean that next time the companions will react to TF2's offensive classes, which includes the Scout, Soldier, and Pyro in that order.

SO Until then, be safe, be good people, be humble, and please support your local fandom communities.

This has been your Humble Narrator and official author Tobi Yaza. =3