the book (hosie)

damsel in distress

It was never often that the Overwatch team got some time off. However, with ethan's best agents defecting to their side, the terrorist organization's entire network crumbled before their eyes. Their secret bases were revealed across the world, from New York to London, Paris to Rome, Moscow to Tokyo.

With their biggest adversary gone, Overwatch found themselves without any enemies to fight. There was the occasional conflict in some part of the world, but they were resolved within hours of arriving. Without any evil to fight, almost all of the agents got bored.

This would not do for Reinhardt, who declared loudly at breakfast one day to everyone that the group was long overdue for a vacation. kaleb was about to point out that they couldn't deviate from their duties, but his voice was drowned out by the cheers of approval from the others. kaleb relented and delegated the task of planning a vacation to Reinhardt.

So now, almost all of the major Overwatch agents were now in Stuttgart, Germany. Once they had arrived, the group all went their separate ways to enjoy themselves on their well-deserved vacation.

Midway through their break, Reinhardt took the group to Eichenwalde Castle, the scene of the Crusaders' triumph over the omnics during the first Crisis. As he directed the group around the castle's abandoned corridors, Josie felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. She withdrew it and saw it was a message from Hope.

H - "This place is perfect!"

Josie smiled and stole a quick glance up to Hope. She was already looking at the blonde and gave her a wink as she directed her attention back to Reinhardt, who was showing them the old training room.

"Watch your step, everyone," Reinhardt said as they walked passed some training bot remains. "These machines will still activate if nudged."

"Are they a danger?" Lena asked.

Reinhardt shook his head. "No. They've been deteriorating in this place for so long I can almost guarantee if you were to activate one, it would just stand there like a bump on a log."

Hope felt her phone go off and she checked it. It read, J- "It just got better!"

Hope smiled again; the items they had bought at some bargain shops in Stuttgart were perfect for the scenario Hope picked.

They would just have to wait to come back later when the group leaves.

Later...

Hope walked through the now darkened halls of the castle, dressed and ready for battle in her tunic and knight's helmet. She wielded a short sword that no doubt would come in handy for any enemies she might face while completing her task. The King's daughter had been captured by the throne's enemies and the King enlisted the most fearsome knight in the kingdom to save her.

"HELP ME!"

Hope stopped in her tracks and looked all around to try and find where the voice, one belonging to a maiden, had originated from. She looked to her right and found a grand staircase.

"It's hero time," the redheaded knight said to herself. With haste, she sprinted up the stairs and down long corridors before she found herself at the entrance to the tallest tower. Outside the door were two heavily-weathered robots; they could barely stand on their own.

"Don't worry, Princess! I'm here!" Hope shouted. Hope let out a battle cry and rushed the two bots. They did nothing as Hope sliced through them with her sword. She stood alone before the great, oak door. She slid her helmet's visor and kicked through the door.

Inside were nearly a dozen other robots, all in the same condition as the two Hope had slain. They all stood around a tied-up woman wearing a pure white dress. The Princess's eyes widened as she saw her savior.