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Dr. Angela Ziegler sat on the warm sand of Ilios’ beach. She was enjoying her day of peace before her mission the next day. A day of warm sunshine, calming waves and wearing shorts and a tanktop than her valkyrie suit. A day like this is always needed when a life of constant action, stress, and intensity is led. She enjoyed having her feet buried in the sand, the sounds of the ocean singing, and hearing children play and laugh. She always made sure to arrive a couple of hours earlier than expected to explore the environment and enjoy its attractions.
A faint, mechanical sound could be heard in the distance. Angela looked up to the sky and saw the drop ship flying in. No doubt that was her team arriving.
“It was fun while it lasted.” She said to herself.
She picked herself up from the sand and headed up to the higher ground to meet her team. She wanted to say hello to everyone as well as meet the newest recruit to the team.
The ramp on the ship unlocked and slowly released. As Angela made her way towards the ship to greet her teammates the sound of Tracer’s voice could be heard over the intercom.
“Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking, we have arrived at Ilios!”
Soldier:76 walked out of the ship with his weapon over his shoulder. He gave a quick nod to Mercy on his way out. The next person to come walking out was Winston.
“Hello Mercy, how is Ilios?” He gave her a quick salute and a smile.
“It’s beautiful here! You should definitely take the time to visit the beach, it is wonderful there.” Her hands clasped together and she perked her head up in excitement.
“I might make that my first stop, I will see you later on in the day.” Winston continued walking in the same direction 76 was going. Mercy waved to him goodbye.
“Hello!”
Mercy was happily startled by the loud greeting from behind her. Out from the ship came Reinhardt. To another surprise he wasn’t wearing his armour, he had a button-down, blue, shirt with the sleeves rolled up and burgundy pants. He walked fast out of the ship and towards Mercy with his arms wide expecting a hug. She leapt into him to return the hug.
“Reinhardt! How have you been?”
“The same way I always am, strong and happy to fight the good fight!” He gently let her down and showed an excited smile.
“I see your age hasn’t caught up to you yet.”
Reinhardt chuckled at her comment.
“Hah! My age has miles to go before my body starts to weaken!”
“You never fail to be the picture of health.”
“You got that right! Anyways, I’ll be seeing you around Mercy, I want to see some sites before we have to do our job.”
He walked into the city still keeping his excited grin on his face.
Mei and Tracer exited the ship together. The two of them waved happily to their teammate. Mercy giggled lightly at their happy greeting and waved back with a warm smile. They continued on with their walk out of the ship and into the city.
Lastly, out came the newest recruit of the recently reformed Overwatch. She wore a green jacket and a blue shirt and pants, while carrying a duffle bag. She saw Mercy standing by the exit ramp greeting people. Mercy’s eyes widened in surprise when she noticed the tattoo on the recruit’s eye. It had a strong similarity to Ana.
“You must be our newest recruit….”
“Pharah, I am Pharah and you are?”
“Mercy! Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
Pharah walked up to the doctor and extended her hand. Mercy grasped hers and shook.
“I am looking forward to seeing you in action, doctor.” She gave her a smirk before letting go of her hand.
“As am I!”
The ship began to make a locking sound and the ramp slowly closed.
Pharah looked onward towards the city.
“Care to show me around since you’ve been here before the rest of us?”
“I’d be honoured to!” Mercy perked at the request. “I’ll show you to the building where the rest of our team is residing so you don’t have to lug that bag around.”
“Thank you, it would be nice to not have to carry my belongings with me for the entire day.”
Mercy took the first step while keeping her eye on her. “Come now, there’s so much to see!”
Pharah couldn’t help but smile at her cheery demeanor. She had a feeling she was going to like this team.