GhostWatch (FF)

Chapter 43

A group of troopers ran down a catwalk as gunfire erupted around. "It's hot down there Kilo Two Three, abort!" A man said in his comms.

"Run, run, hurry!" Reinhardt shouted as he held his shield up to block the oncoming enemy fire. "I guess he's not here either." Ana said. Reaper turned as he fired his weapons at the enemy operatives as him, Reinhardt, Ana, Tracer, and Lucio entered the waiting dropship. The ship flew into the air and departed.

"All heads accounted for." Tracer answered. "Good, we'll meet you back at base." Charles replied. He sighed as he swiveled his way and faced Lawson who was fuming.

"Why did you pull them out!?" He demanded. "Do you want them to die?" Charles asked. Lawson glanced at Charles before sighing.

"It was all under control before you stepped in." He snapped. Charles straightened in his chair as his irises grew Hellfire red.

"These are my people. I made the retreat because they were outnumbered 50 to 5. Do you see OverWatch as this tank that sustains no damage? They are still people." Charles replied.

"This may be your operation, but they are my family." He said before Lawson scoffed. "Don't pull the 'family' card, you merely grew up with them. You're just lucky your parents were agents." He retorted. Charles stood up fast from his chair as he glared at the Unit's Commander. Lawson glared at him as an inaudible battle raged between the two commanders. Angela and Aaron walked over as they both separated the two commanders.

"Commander, calm down!" Aaron said holding his superior's shoulders. "That damn kid, thinking he's so special because of that damned hellspawn. Always pulling the family card." Lawson growled.

"On the contray sir, he did become and an agent when his parents went missing. He has also know them longer than we ever did, and we went on missions with them." Aaron pointed out. Lawson glanced at him.

"Who's side are you on?" He demanded. "No one's, this whole battle between you two is annoying as it is irrelevant to the task at hand. We need to find Zeljan and bring him to justice or else he will disappear from the radar again." Aaron replied. Lawson glared at his subordinate before sighing.

"Fine, did you find anything else about his whereabouts?" He asked. "While you two were at each other's throats, we did." Atticus said. Lawson and Aaron walked over as Grief typed away on his terminal.

"So?" Lawson asked. "Well, we found a Talon base, thanks to Gabriel and hacked into the cameras before Sombra took them out." Atticus replied as a video showed Zeljan, the two female warriors and a few grunts enter. Sombra looked at the camera and smirked as she fired a burst from her SMG, destroying it.

"I'm gonna guess and say, Zeljan may have gone rogue from Talon and is bribing the higher ups with money to cover it up." Atticus finished as he twirled and faced the two. Aaron reviewed the tape as Lawson formulated a plan.

"I'll send you and Barnes to recon the area. But keep it silent, no one must know." He ordered them. Aaron nodded as he turned and left to find Chloe.

"Sir, why are we not informing Commander Charles?" Atticus asked. "Because, it's time to show him the Unit in action. Not simple stories his parents told him." Lawson said as a smirk appeared on his face. Atticus nodded as he turned to his computer and typed away. Lawson turned to the entrance to see Dimitri tossing a knife in the air before snatching the handle and sheathing it.

"You didn't get the band together to leave one of us out now, did you?" He asked with a smile. "I forgot, you can't stay still when there could be a battle that you could be in. Speaking of battles, how is the war in Russia so far?" Lawson asked. Zarya stepped into view as her particle cannon was strapped to her back.