Lone Wolves (McHanzo Fanfic)

Survivor

Dreams and nightmares began to invade Cole's mind.

"I never thought Hell would be this cold h-heh...but.......it feels.....so cold that i-it burns. I must be in hell cause....the pain..... it's agonizing!" It's all I can feel! My body f-feels-s like it could break at any moment. The w-wind stings-s. W-where is the d-devil when you need h-him?!"

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Cassidy slowly opened his eyes. It made his head throb. Suddenly, he felt pain shoot through his body. He tried to raise his hand to his head but he couldn't. He couldn't feel his hand or his arm, but his shoulder was in lots of pain. He winced at the pain and tried to use his other hand. It shakily made its way up and Cole was able to pinch the bridge of his nose to try and get rid of the headache. Once it became bearable, he attempted to sit himself up.

"You should lay back down."

A distant voice rang in Cole's ears. He looked up to realize he was on the floor of a large cave and covered in several blankets. Looking around he saw the cave entrance which nearly blinded him. The sun was too much and he quickly looked away. In the center of the cave a small fire pit was glowing. Cole could slightly feel its heat from his corner of the cave. Then his memory began to return and his eyes widened. Using his free arm he grabbed his opposite shoulder and winced once again from the pain. His shoulder. He remembered it was bitten by that large werewolf, but when he put his hand there, a bandage was covering it.

The voice boomed sternly...

"I told you to lie down. Your body needs to heal."

Cole took the voices advice, and he lay back down. As he looked past the fire pit, he could see a figure getting closer and was no doubt the source of the voice. As the fire lit the room, it also revealed the face of the voice. It was...another wolf? But it looked different. The wolf slowly trotted around the fire and closer to where Cole was lying. He began to notice what was different about this wolf. It seemed to be covered in metal like some kind of armor. Even its face looked like some sort of metal helmet or mask. The mask had teeth and a visor. All of the wolfs limbs, including its tail, had metal plating. A small pot was hanging from its mouth. Cole was more curious than scared. If this wolf wanted to hurt him, it would've already done it. No. This wolf. It saved him? The wolf was now standing over Cole and gently leaned down next to his side and tipped its head. A steaming liquid began escaping from the pot and into a cup that Cole didn't see beside him until now. The wolf tipped its head back once the cup was full and then turned to set the pot back by the fire.

"You must drink. Regain your strength."

Cole cautiously reached for the cup. He picked up the steaming liquid, and just before it hit his lips, his nose rejected the liquid immediately. He quickly held the cup away from his face, nearly spilling it. The wolf turned back to face him.

"Drink. It will ease your pain."

Cole looked back down, disgustingly eyeing the cup in his hand before slowly bringing it back up to meet his lips. As soon as the liquid hit his tongue, it was a mixture of unpleasant and too hot. Cole gave a sour look as he forced the liquid down his throat. The wolf gave a small nod. Cole brought himself to try the liquid again. This time, he tried to drink as much as he could so he wouldn't have to taste it any longer than he needed to. As he quickly tried to plunge the drink, he gagged and nearly spit the drink up.

"Easy. You've been out for some time."

"Who the hell are you?" Cole asked, finally swallowing it all.

"I'm a survivor."

"You workin for those other wolves or somethin?"

"I gave up my place with the Shimada Clan many years ago."

"Then? Who are you? Why'd ya save me?"

Another memory invade Cole's mind. His whole body freazing with horror. His eyes widened. He started to remember again.

"Hanzo! They....they took Hanzo! I have to- Gah!" He attempted to stand and the pain in his body pinned him back down.

"You must relax your mind and be patient. You've been asleep for a while, but you must heal."

"How damn long was I out for?!" Cole tried to yell.

"2 days."

"Those wolves are gonna hurt him!"

"And what can you do about that right now?"

Cole paused and silently agreed with Genji's words. There was a whole pack of wolves he was up against. What could he do in his current state? He felt almost useless at this point. Cole looked up at Genji a bit annoyed. He grabbed his shoulder and gently pressed his wounds.

"You were lucky you weren't bit close to any vital organs. They wanted you to suffer. To bleed out slowly. They aren't threatened, but they are cowards nonetheless."

"Who are they?"

"Your questions will all be answered soon enough, Cole Cassidy."

"You know me?" He looked up at the wolf shocked. He scratched his head a bit. The wolf's ear twitched.

"I am Genji Shimada."

The cowboy was speechless.

"W-wait, you're the clan creator or something?!"

Genji rolled his eyes and closed them a bit annoyed.

"You know how to pick them, Hanzo." Genji said sarcastically.

"How do you know Hanzo?"

Genji sighed.

"He is.....my brother."

"You're Hanzo's brother? He never told me he had a brother-wait.....S-Shimada?!"

"Yes. Hanzo is a Shimada and our father lead the Shimada clan. My brother, he....he doesn't look fondly back on the Shimad Clan. I'm sure he feels ashamed. They are criminals. And Hanzo would never have been able to mention a brother that he tried to murder."

Cole felt a weight on his chest. He tried desperately to breath.

"N-no I-I don't.....I can't believe that! Hanzo wouldn't-!"

"Yes he would!" Genji barked.

Cole was stunned. He didn't think Genji could get so upset all of a sudden.

"Look at me! Do not think Hanzo is innocent! Why do you think he was running?!" Genji got close to Cole's face. "Hanzo was not running from the Clan! He was running from himself!" His voice broke. "Do not think for a second that he is beyond concequence!"

Genji raised a front paw to the side of his mask and pushed a button. The bottom of the mask hissed and slid down. Cole gasped and shivered at the sight. The fur around his face was patchy and the skin was layered with scars. A pair of delicate glazed over eyes stared blankly at Cole. Genji gently panted with his tongue hanging out.

"H-Han did....that to you?!"

Genji pushed the button and closed the mask back up. It clicked back into place.

"Despite what my brother has done.....I.....forgive him and I want to help you Cassidy, but there is much o do before then."

"G-Genji, that's.....damn. That's an awful lot to take in at once." Cole said shocked.

Genji whimpered a bit. "Oh....well then, this is probably a bad time to tell you that after you got bit by that werewolf, you have turned into one."

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OOOO! ✨️SPICY SPICY!✨️ Hope you guys are enjoying this so far! I'm so glad I'm able to start writing this story again! Ya'll should let me know if you like longer or shorter chapters more. Shorter chapters would come out a lot quicker, but longer chapters might take a bit longer for me to write and publish. Next chapter is already in the works! ~Maddy❤️