A long night's fight

Prologue

They ended up in Greece. After they had left Egypt, they followed Talon's steps very closely. The troops they focused on were led by the primary target himself – a terrorist the world had only known as Reaper. A nightmare still haunting people, a former agent of Blackwatch, Overwatch's black ops division, and, on a more personal note, an old friend of theirs. But the circumstances led that friendship to an end and the bitterness they felt turned them into enemies.

Ana helped Jack along the way. She was by his side, always ready to take action. They have traveled and tracked the troops together. Once she saved his life – and from that moment on, they always had each other's backs. It was like a pact between them was signed. Each other's company became an essential part of their mission.

And there were only the two of them while Reaper had a whole army. He seemed to be working independently, using Talon's forces in his own advance. But it was Talon. Their power seemed unlimited. It may sound strange, but it seemed like something they could allow. Just send a number of people on a mission and not really care how many return. Or only did it seem so... And, eventually, Gabriel had some authority among them. He wasn't a leading agent, but, despite their extravagance, they wouldn't give so many pawns to just anyone.

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The journey to Greece was an unusual one. Beforehand, they had stayed in Turkey for over a week, melting with crowds, pretending to be civilians and still tracking Talon.

One day, about a half of the Talon soldiers left and went deeper into the country. However, Reaper remained on the shore. It hadn't been a long wait before he took the rest of the agents and sailed away. Jack got some information about their ship – it was a former quick tourist shuttle between Greece and Turkey, now apparently owned by Talon. It was their chance.

They took a ship to Greece. For their own safety, they decided to dock at a different port and traveled to Talon's position on land. The signal got lost on sea, but luckily it returned once they have docked. The troops were patrolling the port. The area it was located in was strangely empty...

They decided to find a place to stay at among the buildings. They quickly found out that the houses were abandoned. No, not abandoned. Evacuated. They seemed... clean. Combined with the characteristic architecture, they were perfect for them. There were certainly some good hiding spots they could use.

When everything was set up, the hideout as well as tracking equipment, they focused back on the troops. They only seemed to walk around the place, securing it from strangers. But... why? Were they the 'strangers'? If they knew that Ana and Jack were here, couldn't they just attack them? It was surely better that they didn't, but with such advantage in numbers, it would be no deal to defeat two people...

And then, after a night of careful observation... they saw the crew leave. They got back on their shuttle and sailed back to Turkey. But one signature remained on the coast...

Reaper.

It seemed unreal. Why would he let the whole army leave? Why didn't he go with them? Did Talon just get rid of him or was it his plan? If it was, it just seemed insane. He took an unbelievable risk and for what?

At that moment it didn't matter. He gave them a chance. Now they had the advantage. It wasn't huge, but it was enough. Reaper didn't have any backup so there was only one thing left for them to do and they had to act fast. If the army was to come back, they had to capture Gabriel before that happens.

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It's gonna be a long night's fight.