Overwatch: The Alternate Future

Chapter 4: Reinhardt

Greenland

Reinhardt Wilhelm may be tall and all muscled up but even he could not stand the icy coldness of Greenland. He knew that global warming has taken a toll on the natural cool climate here but there was nothing warm about this place. At least not to this German retired soldier.

"What are we doing here again?" Reinhardt asked. There was practically nothing here. A couple of shops with minimal population. It was as good as desolated considering the era they lived in.

"You really are turning into an old man with that memory of yours," said Brigitte, the young lass and his travelling companion cum sidekick. "If I have to remind you, the reason we are here is because -"

Brigitte didn't get to finish her sentence when a bubbly bopping girl screamed his name. The spiky-haired chick with a British accent was waving enthusiastically at them. She looked oddly familiar but Reinhardt had trouble coming up with a name.

"Reinhardt! Reinhardt! Is so nice to see you again," the lady had caught up to him.

"Tracer?" Brigitte said, reminding Reinhardt of the overly excited time-traveler youth from Overwatch. One of the newer generations. "What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you apparently." Tracer gave both Reinhardt and Brigitte a hug. "How are you? I have so much to say. We need to catch up. What are you doing here? I have never been to Greenland before. Anything nice here?"

It took a moment for both Reinhardt and Brigitte to process all those words that yapped out from Tracer's mouth. It once again reminded Reinhardt of his former team. Noise and laughter were common luxury even during the omnic war. Things changed once he had to take a mandatory retirement. Sitting in peace was not his thing. Being a warrior was.

"I heard there were used to be some igloos up north," Brigitte carefully replied. As if afraid she might trigger another round of rapid fire blabbering from Tracer. "But I think they have all melted."

"Well that sucks. How about some tea? I could really use something hot and I have a message from Jack - Jack Morrison."

The shock came first. Reinhardt then thought it was a joke and when Tracer refused to say more until they sat down for some hot coffee, Reinhardt began to felt that there was more than just a funny story. Once they settled down, Tracer began her tale from the time she went missing during the Slipstream incident. It went on and on until the point where past Jack was here and that he was the reason why Liche was now known as one of the more dangerous terror group of the time. Reinhardt respected Jack as his former commander, but Jack had always been rather - tactless in his strategy.

"So young Aiden has stolen the data on all current status of former Overwatch agents," Tracer said. "We have reason to believe that Liche would use the information to hunt down Overwatch agents. We have already received news and reports that several Overwatch agents have been killed."

The news of this sparked Reinhardt's emotion. It was one thing to attack innocent omnics with their hacking methodology but to attack his family was something he cannot forgive. Reinhardt may be passed his retirement age, but his armor and Rocket Hammer were ready for combat whenever he needed them. Reuniting Overwatch like the old times only inflated his spirits higher.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Brigitte asked Reinhardt while packing their stuffs in the motel room, preparing for their next adventure. "I know going back to Overwatch is all you ever wanted. But this isn't fighting petty gangsters like the Dragons. You are not in your prime age and I really do not know how much more can your gear take. It can only go so old before going beyond repair."

"Brigitte," Reinhardt started. "Overwatch and the world needs us. These adventures we had have been great but fighting alongside some of the greatest men and women can make us stronger. Like you said, this isn't petty gangster. This is the big league and they need all the help they can get."