Overwatch - Chronos (Tracer x Reader)

Chapter 16: Night Raid

The next day, far too early in the morning for your liking, Winston called an emergency meeting in the conference room of Site B. The conference room essentially took up an entire floor on one of the higher levels of the tower as it had to accommodate over twenty heroes and numerous other members of staff comfortably. You walked in, rubbing your eyes, to see that you were unfortunately the last to arrive. Lena wouldn't let you forget that for a while, you could tell by the subtle grin on her face from her seat.

"Ah Y/N, at last. Could you please take a seat, I have some rather...unsettling news to deliver" Winston said in a friendly tone, directing you with a hand gesture towards an empty chair next to Lena. You nodded your head politely and took a seat, your mind wondering just how more screwed over Overwatch had become now.

"Right, now everyone is here, I think we should get straight down to the business of why I called you all here at such a ridiculous time. In short, you must all have heard of Doomfist, a foe we defeated years ago. His gauntlet is currently stored in a museum in Numbani though last night at around midnight, I received an anonymous data packet warning that Talon are launching an operation to steal it. What this means exactly I don't know, it could even be a trap from Talon but you all know we cannot leave that to chance, and thus I need a team to go and investigate this" Winston explained, making your heart sink, you hadn't been that old when Doomfist was defeated but you remembered the terror he'd caused in Numbani at the airport. It didn't bear thinking about. You turned to Lena and saw her face go pale at the mention of his name, clearly she had some prior connection to him, though you weren't sure what yet. You were brought back to reality by someone else starting to speak.

"Why not just send the whole team? If it's that important getting our grubby hands on this thing" Jesse suggested, provoking a few murmurs of agreement.

"Too risky, for starters we are being closely monitored in our current state and sending over twenty operatives would definitely get us noticed. Also, if it is a trap and something catastrophic happens, we would not be able to recover from that. A small strike team of three or four members would suit this mission, and I think I have an idea of who I'd recommend" Winston replied with a small smile.

"Who?" Jack asked curiously.

"Well Lena is fast and could infiltrate the museum quickly, Y/N's hacking skills would allow him to deactivate any security protocols guarding the gauntlet and...perhaps Genji, for his skill in close quarters combat" Winston suggested. The three of you nodded at one another, each of you eager for action after several weeks of hiding.

"I would very much like to accompany this mission, see the gauntlet first hand" Satya, codename Symettra, stated.

"I'm afraid that's not possible, I have a much more pressing issue here for you. I need you working on Site B's defence system, if Talon find us here I want them to be met with hot plasma. Besides, should the mission be a success, there will be plenty of time to study the gauntlet here" Winston retorted, causing Satya to nod her head.

"Alright, if that is everything, meeting adjourned. Y/N, Lena and Genji, prepare for a combat op, you'll deploy tonight in Numbani, good luck" Winston stated, causing everyone else to leave the room. Lena quickly hurried after Winston, clearly wanting to ask him a question. You followed her, curious to learn what was going on.

"Winston, you...you don't think he's back do you? Considering their stealing his gauntlet and all?" she asked, fear evident in her voice.

"Last I heard he was in a high security lockup, however since the fall of HQ I haven't exactly been tied in to the global security network, I just don't know Lena. All that matters is the gauntlet" Winston replied before lumbering off, doing nothing to settle the fear within all of you. Doomfist was like no other opponent, and if he had returned then it meant that there was a whole new level of crap for Overwatch to deal with.