Overwatch - Chronos (Tracer x Reader)

Chapter 8: Physical Combat

After lunch, you were told to meet Lena in the facility's dojo for a round of physical training. Despite your frequent attempts at getting out of it with phrases like "I'm a hacker, I don't get up close and personal" and "I can fend for myself", she had still demanded you to head there while she quickly checked in with Winston for a debrief about Reaper's recent interrogation. You slowly walked along the pathways, overlooking the other soldiers who were doing physical training themselves under the watchful eye and loud mouth of Soldier 76. He shouted down at one of the recruits as he was knocked to the ground by his opponent, revealing a bleeding nose after a punch to the face. You shivered at the thought of Lena doing that to you, or worse you doing it to her accidentally. Doing your best to shake these thoughts aside, you trotted down a set of metal steps and turned a corner to see an impressive red training dojo ahead of you with a large white mat for physical combat. Lena was leant against the wall in a black vest and orange shorts, obviously having beaten you there due to her time travelling capabilities. Here goes nothing.

You had decided to dress quite lightly for the exercise to improve manoeuvrability and help keep the heat of the base at bay. The fact that you wouldn't be getting blood on your favourite leather jacket was simply an extra benefit. Lena greeted you with a friendly smile and you returned a wave as the two of you entered the dojo.

"Glad you're here luv. Now, before we go against one another I want you to practice some punches and kicks to make sure you know the correct moves. Just follow my lead and we'll get you through this luv" she explained, taking a couple of steps ahead before turning to face you. You nodded and the pair of you began a rather tiring training exercise of constant kicks outward followed by karate punches. While going through this routine, you discovered that Lena herself had been trained in most kinds of close quarters fighting including karate, judo and martial arts but had always favoured karate.

"Enjoy Winston's debrief?" you asked, punching a training dummy that Lena was holding up for you.

"Same old bad news. They've gotten nothing out of Reaper, apparently he just sits silently during interrogations. Like a...well like a ghost. Turns out he may not have been the best prisoner as far as gaining intel goes but beggars can't be choosers. We'll make it work luv" she replied, initially with an oddly negative tone. Deciding to change the topic, you tried to think more positively.

"So who in Overwatch haven't I met yet, are there many others? I saw quite a few names on the dormitories" you asked.

"Ooh, there's loads luv. I doubt all of them will have a chance to greet you formally but you'll definitely meet them on the battlefield. They really are an honour to fight beside, honestly I don't know what I've done to earn my place beside them" she explained.

"Oh come on. You're a hero Lena, in the short time I've known you, you managed to take on several Talon attacks as well as fight Reaper. You travel through time because you like the danger and you kick ass. It's everyone else who has to earn their places beside you Lena" you answered, making her smile a little from behind the training dummy.

"Yeah but you had to save my life, if it weren't for you then I'd be a goner" she said.

"You also offered to train me, if that doesn't take guts as well as extreme patience then I don't know what does" you replied jokingly, causing both of you to laugh.

"Speaking of training luv, it's time to stop playing around with this dummy and have a proper fight. Let's see how well the hacker can punch" she stated, throwing the dummy to the side and raising her fists while beginning to circle you.

"Look I really don't think-" you began, interrupted by a fist to the chest, winding you a little. You saw a great big smile on Lena's face as she goaded you into a fight. Oh it was on.