GhostWatch (FF)

Chapter 20

Charles woke up to see Angela walking out of the bathroom with clean clothes on. "Good morning Charlie, I hope your sleep was good." She said with a smile.

"Well, it was when my parents came back." He replied as he got up and kissed her. "Well, I'll be in the mess, you can catch up after you've bathed. I can still smell Hellfire." She said with a smirk before leaving. Charles laughed lightly as he walked to the shower and started up the water. He began to think about how Talon had taken his parents.

"Those scumbags, they'll die for doing this to you two." He growled lightly. "I can sense your anger, but we will need to time to think of a counterattack against Reaper and Widowmaker." The Rider said.

"I understand." Charles said as he calmed down and finished his shower. He walked out and grabbed a spare of clothes as he clothed himself. He then walked down the corridor towards the mess. Julie walked out of her room and noticed him.

"Good morning Charlie, I'm glad to see you've been doing well." She said with a smile. "Thank you mother, I'm glad you're back here and not with those Talon scumbags." Charles replied.

"I also heard you and Angela are intimate." She said with a wide grin. "MOM!" The man shouted in embarrassment. Charles's face lit up as his mother giggled. Julie walked with her son into the mess to see everyone talking and joking about, generally having a fun time. Reinhardt and Zarya were arm wrestling as Symmetra and Junkrat worked on their equipment. Jack and Ana were sitting next to a few other agents as they ate their meals. Other than that, the agents seemed to be enjoying this small respite. Angela glanced over and waved for then two.

"Oh there she is, go get her tiger~" Julie teased her son. "Mom, I swear to god..." Charles threatened. "You'll what? I can just freeze you~" She said with a smirk. Charles rolled his eyes as he walked over to Angela and kissed her. The medic glanced at Julie as the ice woman waved and winked at her.

"What was all that about?" Angela asked. "Just an embarrassing moment I'd rather not have to experience again." He replied. As the duo finished eating, Jack received a message from Athena.

"Charles, you have a visitor." He said to him. Charles raised an eyebrow before walking over to a terminal as a familiar face appeared.

"Johnny!" "Hey kid, just wanted to see you need any help with 'Rider' business." He replied. "I'm good Johnny, thank you for asking. But I think me and my Rider are fine as it is." Charles said.

"Well, I can respect that. But I need your help." Johnny said. "What is it?" "Well, after that skirmish I got into to save you and the medic, I now got Talon on my ass." He informed Charles.

"Yikes, sorry about that." Charles apologized. "Not your fault kid, but I do require an evac if it's no trouble?" Johnny asked. Charles could faintly hear the sound of gunfire.

'Leave him to die.' The Rider told him. 'No, he could be an asset to the team.' Charles retorted. 'He deserves to die for defying Lucifer.' The Rider spat.

'What do you mean?' Charles asked. 'If I may intervene, what your Rider is trying to say is that Blaze and the Rider he possesses defied me and are now a team of their own. I hold no ill will to them, as long as they do the work I told them too, they are fine.' Lucifer said.

'What the?' 'You get used to it.' The Rider said. "If you're not to busy having a tea party with the devil and your Rider, I could use that assist!" Johnny shouted as the gunfire became louder.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm on my way." Charles said as the call ended. "Is everything alright?" Angela asked as Charles ran off.

"Yeah, just gotta help a friend." He replied. "Well, I'll come with. I hate being cramped in this base." She said as the duo went to their room as they got their equipment. They ran to the hangar and boarded a waiting transport Charles had Athena start.