Crystalline Universe: Team Fortress 2/ Overwatch

In the obscurity of the lightless hallway, the sounds of wind were the only voice indicating the presence of something sinister. McArthur wasn't sure what he's facing against, the only thought inside his mind was how will he face it. Stopping after a long run, the young man looked to his behind. A drop of sweat dripped from his forehead as a small source of light suddenly appeared to his right, it was a crewman.

Crewman (holding a lamp) - Hi, sorry to bother you, do you know where should I head for the laboratory?

McArthur (surprised by the man's presence) - OH! You scared me, it's dangerous here, you should get away from here.

Crewman - What do you mean? The ship is in lockdown, there cannot be dangers!

McArthur - I'm serious get away from here!

McArthur knows well that the crewman's presence could leave him vulnerable since he must keep his power as secretive as possible, there cannot be witnesses. Just as the thought of an approaching danger came to his mind, a burning red sensation of heat was suddenly felt to his back. A giant mass was behind him and before he could do anything, a giant axe heading toward his head was the last thing he could see before being pushed to the side by an unknown mass. The damage done by the axe hit instead, the unknown mass as being pushed to the side caused McArthur to hit the wall which knocked him unconscious.

Crewman - Your hit was terrible you know?

War - Cut the crap and get to work already, Spy!

Spy - What will do without me, if it wasn't for me here to help guide you, you would have needed to search the whole ship to find your brothers.

War - Shut your mouth, Spy, show me the route to the laboratory.

Spy - I was going to ask him and you f.u.c.k.e.d him up.

War - I'm losing my patience, Spy!

Spy - Wait, wait, I think we are good, the signals are back on again, I can locate the laboratory now.

War - Hurry!

*Inside the laboratory

Soldier - Sir, we detected an incoming object toward our position.

Lieutenant - Take positions, soldiers!

The soldiers and the lieutenant all took cover to the two sides surrounding the main entrance preparing to protect the laboratory at all cost. The stress on their face only showed one d.e.s.i.r.e: to walk away alive from the encounter to see their family again. They somehow know that the end is near as some of them looked back at the two frozen crusaders, who, both represented instead of the symbol of peace and stability, death and destruction.

The door suddenly flew out of its frame crushing on the wall, taking with it the life an unlucky soldier in its path. Out of panic, all the men fired their weapon violently at the darkness of the corridor hitting whatever was standing there. War's speed was something out of the ordinary as before the soldiers could realize it, War gathered all of them to the center of the laboratory. In the flash of a second, a flying axe decapitated all the men guarding the facility.

Walking in the sea of blood, War advanced toward the containments where his brothers were kept inside.

War - Spy! Decode the locks on those hibernation pods!

Spy - I can only destroy electronics, decoding is Sombra's job, not mine!

War - Do what you must then. If something happens to them, I will make you suffer!

Spy (mumbling) - Why did I agree to help you...

Using a hologram projected screen, the Spy hacked and sapped the pods, causing them to lose their functions. The sudden dysfunction of the pods caused them to release the crusaders frozen inside them.

Standing in front of the two pods, War raised both of his arms and touched the two pods' glass.

War - Awaken my brothers, this world can no longer keep itself together, we need to use our power to bring it back the peace it deserves, to avenge our fallen comrades and exterminate the rats causing all the chaotic wars.

Hearing the call, the first pod containing a crusader with a high hat and an armour littered with tubes destroyed his pods' glass with his left arm as the other one with a classic crusader armour cracked all the ice around his body.

Exiting the pods, the two crusaders stood beside War after grabbing their weapons which consisted of a duo of large blades measuring up to 3 metres for the first one and a reaper axe for the second one.

Looking menacingly at the bloody floor, Ace, the crusader of flame with tubes filled with a burning liquid all around his armour spoke:

Ace - War, how nice of you, we just woke up and you've already prepared a pleasant scene for our return.

War - The Overwatch forces have regressed over the years, they no longer show a challenge as their soldiers are disgustingly weak and confident.

Cutting the conversation, K, the crusader of mind said in a loud voice:

K - Let's get out of here, this place is boring, we need more than weaklings to fight.

*Back inside the halls

Awakening from his injury, McArthur slowly stood up with the help of his hands. Verifying his body, he realized that he took no damage at all from the axe strike. Blinded inside the dark, he tried to find the source of his survival with both his hands. Suddenly reaching a mass, he felt the sensation of flesh, blood and machinery. Confused by his finding, he took whatever he found and put it in a corner and rushed to find War knowing that every second the beast was out there, more lives can be taken.

Back inside the hangar, armies of soldiers waited for War and his brothers to come.

All of a sudden, all the men crumbled to the floor, some of them screaming out of fear, others cried out of agony as if something invisible was terrorizing them with unknown horrors and pain.

Walking through the hordes of incapacitated soldiers, K continued to manipulate the minds of the men with his power.

Finally reaching a jet, the two of the dark crusaders stepped inside as War stayed outside.

Ace - War, you are not coming with us?

War - No, I have a mission here, I have to make sure that Overwatch understands the true might of our association. Get some rest, I will be back soon.

Ace - Then I wish you good luck, we will see you back to the base.

Finishing his sentence, the jet closed his ramp and took off, soon to disappear in the distance.

War, turned toward the men, cracked his finger and was ready to carry out his mission to humiliate Overwatch.

McArthur, using a random helmet he found, covered his face and readied himself to fight.

Before War could slay another man, McArthur launched himself toward War in high speed and with a punch powered by the crystal, he smacked War on the face which sent him flying outside the ship.

Now falling to the ground War suddenly realized who the young man was.

Landing to the ground, War activated his thrusters, disappearing in high speed.

Landing his turn on the ground, McArthur searched for War's presence.

Suddenly, before he could react, a punch hit him right on the face, sending him flying.

Before he could even do something, another punch sent him toward the ground, destroying trees and soils upon impact. Slowly getting up from the ground hurt and exhausted, McArthur, before he could do anything, was again hit with a kick to the face, finally putting him to the floor not able to move anymore.

Advancing toward the crater, War stood in front of the beaten man with a proud face.

War - Not so tough anymore, huh? You are a disgraceful traitor and now you will pay for it, Mike Mundy!

The name suddenly sounds a bell inside McArthur's head but due to his condition, he was unable to move.

War - You killed our leader, Sniper, now I will make sure you suffer, I will make sure to kill everyone you know, your friends, your family, your lover and Overwatch.

A sharp pain suddenly hit McArthur in the head and in an agony he whispered:

McArthur - Stop, please!!!

War - Die!!! Die for justice and the death of our leader, Sniper!

Throwing his fist toward the young man's head, the sound of an explosion shook the ground.

Taking the body of McArthur, War threw it in the air and proceeded to deliver a barrage of punches onto it before sending it flying. Before the body could hit anything, War flew on top of it and used all his strength to smash it to the ground causing the dust and dirt to fly 20 metres off the ground.

Ripping a massive piece of rock off a small mountain, War smashed the boulder onto McArthur's body. Descending to the crash site, War proceeded to barrage the rock of a thousand more punches and delivered the finisher with a final smash that caused even the ground to shook like if there was an earthquake.

Standing exhausted, War looked at the rocky tomb of his enemy.

War (laughing) - I did it, Sniper, I did it! I avenged you!

A voice suddenly chilled War to the bone.

Voice - Your attacks,... they were so bland that I almost fell asleep.

War (surprised) - Who's talking? Show yourself!

In a sudden movement, the rock flew in the air and a man stood below it.

His eyes were filled with madness, a psychopathic nature-filled man stood in front of him. In a single movement of the hand, the mad man sliced War through the shoulder like it was made of butter.

For the first time, War felt an emotion that he never felt in the entirety of his life: fear.

Mad man - I will slice through your body piece by piece, this p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, I can almost taste it.

Knowing that he's fighting a battle that he cannot win, War quickly made an escape but to his surprise, there are nowhere to go, the mad man created a barrier out of his crystal power.

War (accepting his fate) - So this is how it is!

Mad man - Come at me, I will make sure you die a painless death! I will make sure to treasure your guts!

Charging forward each other, War made up his mind, he knows what he'll do next, he knows that he's not destined to die here and now.

Colliding with each other, the mad man delivered a punch so powerful that it caused the dust to fly so high that for the next 3 minutes, the view was impossible at that location. The shockwave was so great that it caused water from the nearby river to act like a raging wave from the ocean. The sound created from the impact caused soldiers far away to think of it as a massive explosion.

Minutes have passed, calm and tranquillity finally settled after the din as quickly but not swiftly, McArthur got up from the ground. Looking in front him, War's armour's upper half was destroyed... Along with a whole forest from the hit and shock.

Believing that War died, McArthur quickly escaped the scene as soon, soldiers got here to check out what's going on.

*1 month later

« System reinitializing, damage repaired, activation secure, initiating the wake-up »

Slowly opening her eyes, Kadyn looked around her, she was in the engineer's laboratory.

Quickly making a quick check on her body, she realized that she was repaired from the damage taken from War's attack.

Looking by sitting to side the Engineer spoke:

Dane - I see that you made a full recovery, I'm glad you're alright, I mean... (in a loud voice) WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

Kadyn - Is he alright?

Dane - What in Sam Hill were you thinking, you dumb girl,... Why are you doing this? He's no longer Mike, don't you understand?

Kadyn - I believe in miracles, I believe in that one day, where he will come back.

Dane - It's useless to believe, I used to believe I will see my father again but the day never came.

Kadyn - The Mike I know will never give up, maybe you don't think he'll be back but his death mean mine, I will die protecting the body he once lived in so that one day, if he lived he can come back, if he died I will die for him.

Dane - Don't believe in those lies, they are just words that we tell ourselves which will never come true. Consider yourself lucky, if I didn't find you in time, you could have died.

Kadyn - Thank you again mister Dane, I own too much debt to different people in this world, I wish that I could one day repay you.

The engineer looked at the girl, helpless and filled with grief, he knows from her look that she was still too innocent to handle the horror of this world. Advancing toward his workplace, he took a mask and handed it to the girl.

Dane - This mask is my latest invention, it can act like a real face if you put it on your face. This way you will be someone totally different and McArthur won't be able to turn into the mad man by seeing you while you can prevent his suicidal tendencies and take care of him.

Kadyn could not be more thankful for the engineer's help. After a brief conversation, Kadyn headed out while the Engineer stayed in his laboratory. Taking the plan for the crystal, Dane was ready to work out of it.

Dane - Alright father, let's put to use this godly technology you gave me.

*Somewhere else

Spy (in communication with CR-455)- Yes, yes, I assure you what I said was true.

CR-455 - Our enemy, Mike, showed up and beat War you say... Great job Spy, do what you must.

Spy - Roger that!

CR-455 - Lord Sniper will soon be avenged, even though I won't be the one doing it, I will still be pleased to see his demise.

Ending the conversation, CR-455 advanced to the barrier behind which, his armour was in construction.

*EXTRA

The mad man: Mike's second personality, triggered whenever Mike's past was brought up.

Showing extreme violence, he only wanted blood on his hand.

Capable of using the crystals, he showed a perfect understanding of its power.

STATS WITH THE CRYSTAL:

Power - B

Speed - ???

Sub. Speed - ???

Range - ???

Durability - ???

Sub. Durability - B

Precision - B

Potential - ???

McArthur: Mike's third personality, the main personality manifested after Mike's mental breakdown, unable to remember anything his other personality did.

Showing the face of a normal man, he was actually a suicidal and self-depressed man with drinking problems.

Also capable of using the crystal, he was not very familiar with its power and can't use it to its fullest potential.

STATS WITH CRYSTAL:

Power - B

Speed - C

Sub. Speed - C

Range - ???

Durability - ???

Sub. Durability - ???

Precision - ???

Potential - ???