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“Are we there yet?” Hana whined for the fourth time in fifteen minutes..
“Bunny, ye ask that again and I’m flicking the switch m’self.” Jamie snorted not even bothering to look back. He was surprisingly nimble with that peg leg. Not that the dirt trail they were on was particularly hard, but it wasn’t easy either.
“You said it was ‘right over there’. I thought the shack was it. I ate way too much to be hiking.” She kept on grumbling.
“That’s the decoy!” Jamie barked amused. “Like Hog would let me keep my stuff that close to the house. No. The bastard had to make me set up way into the forest. Cause cops would certainly find us here in the middle of fuck off nowhere. Paranoid pig. If cops were really onto me the mines would get them first. S’not like the entire place isn’t already boobie trapped.”
“Say what?” Lúcio asked stopping mid step to look at the trail again.
“What? Nothing! Come on! Its right ahead.” Jamie turned his head smiling. “It’s all set up and ready to blow!”
Hana cursed under her breath as she passed the Brazilian to stand where the other man was, and then immediately shrieked. “OMG IT IS BEAUTIFUL!” She screamed grabbing Jamie’s arm to shake it.
The blond laughed. “Want to see it up close?”
“YES!”
Lúcio finally reached them and looked down at the clearing. A rather large pink robotic looking object stood in the center of the open space. There was another concrete building standing at the edges of the clearing and he could see metal doors leading to a basement right besides it’s walls.
“So this is where we are going to blow it up?” He asked following the others down to the meka. “Isn’t this like, a fire hazard?”
“Geez, ya’re a worry rat. I know my shit ‘right.” Jamie huffed, bumping his shoulder lightly in a playful manner. “She’s not gonna get hurt, Froggy. Bun Bun is safe.”
Lúcio sighed unsure but nodded. The taller man had been reassuring him ever since he picked up on his uneasiness over lunch. The Australian had been friendly and fun while they ate, their mutual enjoyment over bad puns nearly driving the Korean gamer insane. Jamie was cool, a bit worrying, but a generally chill dude as far as he could tell. Before starting their hike he had carefully and enthusiastically explained how everything would work, the video, the explosion, safety precautions, and what to do in case something did go wrong. Lúcio looked down at the fire extinguisher Jamie had brought just in case.
“Can I get closer to it? I really want a selfie!” Hana yelled at them. She was itching to approach the Meka but the blond had warned her not to yet.
“I’m getting the camera!” Jamie yelled back, dropping the stuff he was carrying besides the short man. “Stay here.” He told him before heading to the building and messing with the chains to unlock it’s doors. Lúcio couldn’t see what was inside from where he stood, but then again maybe it was better to not know. He was quickly back with two cameras and grinning. “Now who wants to help me with the boring stuff?”
They set up the high speed camera on a safe distance and then Hana was finally able to approach her Meka with Jamie besides her. The bomb was about thigh high besides the girl, but her genuine glee of standing besides it made it almost seem like she was going to get to drive the thing.
“It’s perfect! OMG! Jamie this is just like in the games!” She kept praising it excitedly. “You even got the painting and decals! It’s a work of art! GG! Man I feel almost bad we are going to blow it up. Look at it! Does it move? It sure looks like it moves! Can I touch it? I want a picture leaning over it! Dude!”
The blond just grinned wider, chest puffing up in pride whenever he got complimented for his work. The Brazilian could tell that the Australian was enjoying this way more than he wanted to admit. Pictures were taken, and once Hana was satisfied, Jamie shooed them off to a safe distance to wire the bomb to the detonator. Lúcio’s heartbeat spiked in anticipation for the blast.
“ Junkrat primed and ready!” He yelled as the camera started rolling. “Peeps, I got ye all some very special guests today to blow up this bomb. Now, it’s no secret, I’ve become a fan of them from their videos. But to have them like my stuff as well? I love it when that happens. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! With us today we have the feminist icon, nerds wet dream and personal nightmares, the one and only, champion pro gamer, D.Va!” He grinned holding the camera towards Hana as she waved before emoting a heart with her hands like she did on her videos and streams. “But that’s not all, my loyal maniacs. Anarchists and freedom fighters, meet our fellow revolutionary, the visionary, music innovator Lúcio!” He turned the camera towards the other and the shorter man was slightly caught by surprise. He had thought he wasn’t going to show up on the videos but managed to smile and wave a bit for the camera. “ What a bunch of misfits and freaks we got 'ere. I love it!” Jamie giggled on moving the camera back to Hana. “So, I promised ya a special BOOM. Your favorite Meka from your favorite game. Ready to blow it up?”
“I can’t wait!” She smiled with both thumbs up.
“Look at that smile! Aren’t ye nerds jealous? I always say, the way to a woman’s heart is by lettin’ her blow shit up!” He laughed. There was a moment of panic in Lúcio’s head as the blond handed the detonator over to Hana. “Here ya go. Do your thing.”
She grinned turning to look at her pink Meka with the detonator tightly on her grip. “So I just do it?” She asked, eyes darting from Jamie to the bomb.
“All yours.” He agreed filming her.
There was a moment of silence as she looked at the detonator. A deep breath and then she was posing for the camera. “Activating self destruct sequence! Nerf This!” She called out on the top of her lungs.
Lúcio looked over at the bomb, electricity seemed to be engulfing the metal piece and he could hear a hum coming from it.The bright green flash was a surprise. It was blinding. His ears ringed from the sound. It was a second at most. But the vibrations from the blast seemed to last a whole lot longer. And Lúcio couldn’t deny that his entire body shivered and twitched at the sudden adrenaline rushing through him.
“Puta que pariu! Caralho!” He cursed, smiling, watching the grass falling from the sky. Jamie ’s maniacal laughter almost a symphony accompanying the ring of his ears and Hana’s squeal of excitement.
“AGAIN!” The Korean girl screamed, jumping about. “I want to do it again!”
“Glad to hear that D.Va. Cause I got just the thing!” Jamie laughed turning off the camera he was holding. “Froggy! This one is for you!” He yelled turning back to the storage. The Brazilian got just as excited as friend had previously been with that. “Want to really drop the beat?” The blond asked walking out with a predatory grin and something else in his hands.
“Aw man I am loving this.” Lúcio grinned to Hana. “Yeah! Let’s party!” He called out to Jamie earning an enthusiastic laugh from the blond as he walked back.
“Hold the camera while I set up. We are really going to drop the bass with these babies.” The lunatic giggled. He walked over to where the Meka had previously been, it’s distorted pink metal littering the space, and started setting up something else in it’s place. “So I went with a more musical theme for this one. Couldn’t figure out exactly what to do for ye in the video game department. Blowin’ up a frog is boring and too ominous since I actually want us to be friends. But then somethin’ ignited, a spark, and I just knew ye would have fun with this one. Hopefully I got the timing right so ye can recognize it but I think even ye would know this classic. Not as fancy as Bun Bun’s Meka but I had less time to plan and produce it. Still going to be fucking fun as hell to see it all blow up.”
There were several bombs. Lined up and spiraling in a manner neither Hana nor Lúcio could understand. Yet Jamie giggled and worked, checking to making sure whatever he had prepared would go as he wanted. The anticipation was tangible in the air.
“Here we go!” Came the enthusiastic yell as the blond walked back with a detonator in hand. “Camera!”
The shorter man handed the camera back and looked over at the mess of bombs. “So what do I do? Should I say something and pose like D.Va or just…” He shrugged. Jaime was already recording his question.
“Just do your thing mate. What's the fun of blowin’ shit up if you aren’t having fun? Fucking go with the blow if you get me.” He giggled
Lúcio chuckled as well. “Ok. Fine.” He breathed in, full of adrenaline. He couldn’t believe he was about to blow something up. “Let’s drop the beat!”
Hana jumped and cheered besides them as Jamie handed over the detonator. Lúcio didn’t wait, pressing the red button and expectantly waiting for the bombs to go off. Heart thumping in a new rush of thrill.
First came the music, which Hana gasped recognizing it, while the Brazilian’s eyebrow raised to his forehead. “Is that…..” He began as the first bomb blew up in a perfect rhythm to the orchestra.
“Yep! Gotta love the classics, right mate?” Jamie laughed as a modern version of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture played along his bombs.
“You are fucking insane!” Lúcio laughed patting the giant’s shoulder. Hana was pretending to be the maestro and honestly he didn’t care anymore because this day had surpassed all his expectations.