War

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War. War is an ongoing problem with no real end or solution, as long as there's power, there's greed, then there's conflict, then war. A vicious circle that everyday civilians get caught in the middle of these needless battles. It's the only reason I haven't retired by now, I NEED to protect the innocent. The worst part of my job though wasn't the war it's self... it was the aftermath that both parties caused. Ruins, fires, the dead all litter our playground for such a useless sport. Now was the time for me to search for survivors. This... place is strange. It didn't matter, kids, teens, adults, mothers, fathers, all bared the symbol. Los muertos. It's almost as if it's a symbol of protection and not a gang at all... maybe in some aspects it is. Either way they did no harm to us, Talon did so as far as I'm concerned, there innocent today as far is this goes. I snap myself out of my thoughts to look down fast at a cough I just heard. I was too far up all I could see was red and purple. I gently glided down to the neighboring street and burst in a sprint towards the body. My body came to a screeching stop when my eyes landed on the body. Purple hair... she looked up at me and gave me a blood covered smile.

"...Olivia...?" I said hesitantly.
"The one and *cough* only pájaro." She said still smiling at me as if she was unscathed. "Can...can you help me? I... can't move my legs, please pájaro." Instantly I made I move to pick her up bridal style.

"HEY! PHARAH STOP!" Zarya made a mad dash towards me. She was pulling out her... cuffs? What th- "she's a criminal, I have to cuff her." She side barley winded.

"I thought we agreed, los muertos were innocent in this battle Alek! Hey! Be gentle with her!" I screamed at her as zarya went to cuff her, seeing Olivia in pain I practically shoved zarya off her.

"Listen, you don't understand, she isn't just apart of los muertos! She's apart of Talon! She's the women who assaulted Katya Volskaya! This is the hacker sombra! Stop this Fareeha, you don't wanna do this, it's a big mistake." She said putting her hands up at I clinched my fists.

"No, your lying... Olivia is innocent." I said looking up at zarya to see he face look back in pure confusion at Olivia.

"So... you hide your name from the entire world and it takes years for only handful of people to know your true name... yet you tell her this information freely? Pharah, a key part of the organization your trying to take down. What are your motives with my friend you Сукин сын!" She lunged trying to move past me with no avail. She's strong but I'm fast.

"If you don't leave zarya I will be forced to do something I'd hate to do to such a close friend." I said looking her in the face. Her face now inches from my face. Her features harden in a threatening manner.

"You would fight one of your closest friends for a criminal? Someone who aided them in the war and is why tracer is currently in critical health! Someone apart of the organization who killed jack, took Gabriel, and killed your own moth-" she was cut off by a swift punch to the jaw.

"NEVER TALK ABOUT MY MOTHER!" I yell my breath now labored in rage.

"Fareeha, you don't need to do thi-"

"Don't you dare interfere in this you criminal! This just gonna be over as soon as it began and after her, your going to prison!" Olivia tried, but was swiftly cut off by zarya. Zarya went in for a left jab, then a right, missing both. Despite my heavy suit I'm very fast and evasive. It continued like this, her throwing punches, only light occasional ones landed but on armored parts. The sound of someone choking and gagging behind us alarmed me enough to take a hard upper cut to the jaw busting my lip. But it didn't stop me from fully turning around to look on in horror. Olivia was rapidly bleeding and now puking up blood. I ran to her picking her up bridal style.

"Zarya, stop, just let me at least get her medical attention at the very least." I pleaded with a now very unconscious Olivia.

"Ok... ill guard you both" and with that we both took off in a sprint towards Angela's tent. We reached in in minutes, very out of breath.

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