Winston
Deep within the base of Watchpoint: Gilbratar, Winston had activated Recall just a few mere days ago. He is already quite restless, and in fact he has been more active then ever before, already completing the final retouching of the base. When he was hiding out here, it was a bit of a mess, with trash littered all over the place, like peanut butter caps being around 60% of the garbage lying around, having some mold trouble in the basement, along with other problems of course. But since he initiated Recall, the great ape was hard at work with getting the base fixed, with Athena guiding him through the process and instructing him on what he needed to do. Every day since was quite frantic for him, since he had instructed everyone to arrive for a secret meeting to meet at this particular date just three days ago. And he didn't have much time.
Regardless, the clock is on the verge of striking high noon as Winston finished dusting off some old electronics, followed by throwing out some old garbage out in the back. The watchpoint was already looking good as new, and he was proud of it.
"Excellent work, Winston." the voice of Athena compliments him,
"I'm surprised you've been able to make the base look brand new in under three days. You've been doing more cardio workout compared to the last 46 days, 10 hours~""Indeed I have," Winston interrupts swiftly, not wanting to listen to Athena's speech again,
"At long last I'll be able to work alongside my old Overwatch comrades again. It feels simply refreshing to get this rush of excitement once in awhile. Hmph... I don't even remember the last time I've felt this sensation...""Are you really certain that you want to do this?" Athena asks curiously,
"And yes, while Reaper did invade the base just mere days ago, you do realize that~""I am absolutely positive Athena..." Winston interrupts again that ends in an annoyed sigh,
"Besides, there's no turning back now. The world needs Overwatch again, even if it's deemed illegal. Plus, he has revealed the locations to who knows how many hero identities coming from it. I can't allow them to be captured, or worse. It's finally time to act."The gorilla then heads upstairs via his trusty tire-elevator swing to the control monitor, checking the security cameras for anyone who answered the call.
"And I believe you told me that you're going to reinstall the Blackwatch operative as well?" the AI asks again.
"Yes," Winston responds,
"And no, it won't be like the old Blackwatch initiative. This is simply to protect the identities of the heroes and one that we can use to operate in secret. It's only temporarily though. Once we can restore Overwatch's public image, we can disband it if it gets a little out of control.""If it can get that far I suppose," Athena responds with some concern,
"Regardless I have full faith in your abilities to succeed. It all rests on your shoulders now."Winston sighs again at this realization. This was going to be one hell of a task to complete. If it succeeds, it can save the world, but if not, it will be disastrous. And who was the one who initiated Recall? He, Winston, a gorilla scientist who has pushed it off for long enough. Regardless, it's not like he's going to be alone. He'll have old comrades to fight alongside with, as well as perhaps some new recruits as well. All that can be done now, is simply wait for them to arrive...
And it seems like it didn't take too long for one to arrive...
"Soldier: 76"
The first person to arrive was a rather unexpected one to say the least. It was a man, a rather old looking man showing white hair, wearing a leather jacket containing red, white, blue, and black elements to it with the number 76 imprinted on the back, as well as holding a very familiar looking heavy pulse rifle, and wearing some kind of tactical visor. Winston inspected the individual from the front door camera. The man looked like the one that had raided the old Overwatch facilities in America, as well as being known in Dorado, Mexico. Soldier 76 was it? He always wondered who he was, but at the same time he has also sensed something oddly familiar about him. The man walks up to the door and knocks three times before noticing the camera and nodding at it.
"One second." says Winston to Athena as he quickly heads down to the main floor and presses a red button near the entrance of the facility.
The door slowly creeks upwards, inviting the bright hot Mediterranean sunlight in as it reveals the man known as Soldier 76, the light casting himself as a dark figure until the door completely opens all the way.
"Ah, welcome." he greets him in a friendly welcoming voice,
"I take it you're that Soldier 76 guy from the news.""Long time no see Winston." the man replies in an old but slightly raspy tone,
"It's been awhile."Wait... that voice. That voice sounded oddly familiar to the ape. Could he really be who he thinks he is? No no, it couldn't be. It couldn't be him right?
...Right?
Winston had an almost dumbfounded face as he inspects Soldier 76 carefully.
"U-Uhh," he stammers a bit as he points a big finger at him,
"A-Are you who I think you are?"Slowly, the soldier reaches for his tactical visor with his right hand, gripping it gingerly. Then, a wheez can be heard as the mask becomes loose, allowing him to slowly remove it from his face. What Winston saw next was downright shocking. Standing in front of him, was the identity of Soldier 76. It was the one and only...
"Commander Jack Morrison?!" Winston says surprisingly as his jaw dropped,
"I-I don't believe it! I thought you were dead!""That's what everyone thinks," Morrison replies as he pats Winston on the back, receiving one himself from the ape,
"But you know what they say, 'Old soldiers never die, and they don't fade away."The man then walks inside as he inspects the newly refurbished Watchpoint: Gilbratar, breathing in the air from within.
"Looks like you've been keeping the base in prime shape," he congratulates Winston as he takes a seat on a couch, putting his pulse rifle beside him,
"Lotta memories of this place... they weren't all bad."All Winston did was chuckle at Morrison's statement, happy to see him alive and kicking. And the best part was, this was only the beginning. The beginning of what would be a new era in Overwatch history.
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