//------------------------------// // Busan, South Korea // Story: Heroines of Overwatch // by ThePegaKris //------------------------------// After eating, we all decided to go home and enjoy the weekend tomorrow. Still though, I can't take my mind off of what I saw earlier. In my opinion, there's no way Rainbow Dash can be beaten in a race by...whatever that thing was! Maybe she could've caught up with it, but she didn't see it to begin with. "Sunset!" "Oh, hey Twilight! What's up?" "I forgot to give you back your book. Here." "Thank you so much! Uhh, why did I let you borrow it again?" "I've been talking to the other Twilight, or me technically." She fixed her glasses. "She seems really busy all the time." "Well, that's what happens when you become a princess of a magical world like Equestria! You get what's coming to you and you must deal with what it is." "Are you a princess too, Sunset?" "Hehe, that's funny! Just because I grew wings twice from both a horrible and beautiful incident doesn't mean I'm now an Alicorn princess like your other self." Now that I'm mentioning this, I'm wondering how Princess Twilight earned her wings. I already know that she pretty much mastered friendship, but there has to be more than that. If Princess Celestia gave wings to her only because she's her prized pupil, then that kind of raises unfairness. I'm not jealous of her, but I am beginning to question destiny itself. "I guess I better start running home, Sunset! It's getting really dark out and I don't want my brother to freak out over me." "I thought Shining Armor trusts you all the time." "He does, but since Cadance is coming over to my house for dinner with my family, he wants it to be perfect." "Hmm, makes sense. Well, I'm going home too." I then went to give Twilight a hug. "Take care, Sunset!" as she let go of me and went in the opposite direction. As soon as Twilight returned my book, I tucked it back in my backpack and went off to go home. It wasn't too cold out, but the temperatures were starting to drop below 50 degrees. It's a good thing my trusty leather jacket always keeps me warm, even in the most freezing places! I really need to sleep and hopefully it'll take my mind off of that...thing. "Psst!" "Huh? Who's there?" I was starting to get sidetracked, which does happen to me a lot, but not like this. This voice was very distinct and sounded like an accent was included. "Yoo-hoo!" "Okay, don't make me pony-up and kick your butt! I will do it!" Upon checking my surroundings, I was actually near Canterlot High. The mall was only a couple of blocks away, but I thought it would be quicker for my friends and I to get there. Anyways, the voice sounded like it was near the school. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a random trespasser, though. "Over here!" "Hey, don't g-go in...there!" I couldn't believe this, but my eyes weren't deceiving me. That blue thing from the mall actually turned out to be a girl and she was wearing some weird pulsating core on her chest and orange pants while sporting a bit of a spiky hairstyle. Not only that, but she literally just went through the portal to Equestria. "Damn, what do I do? Should I follow her or call my friends? C'mon think, Sunset!" Time was running out. I'm worried that Princess Twilight might be in danger and Equestria could be harmed by that girl. I guess I'm going to have to go through the portal. Help me Celestia! I thought to myself. "Here goes nothing! Hmnpf!" as I jumped in. After many years away, it was finally time to visit Equestria once more, except this time, I'm on a wild goose chase. Who knows what Princess Twilight's friends will think about me? If she thinks of me as a friend, then it's probably the same deal with them. It would also suck if Princess Celestia put a bounty on my head and everyone...or everypony will start hunting me down. But thanks to Rainbow Dash's training however, I'm now a fast runner. But, when I got out of the portal, I looked around me and saw that this place was definitely NOT Equestria. "Where am I?" I guess I must've ended up in a far away region of Equestria. Wait, that doesn't make sense to me, whatsoever. The magic mirror was supposed to take me to Princess Twilight's castle, according to her, but I don't see her castle anywhere. "Oh no! Is this the time travel loop that Princess Twilight got caught in? TWILIGHT!" If I did go back in time, or perhaps into the future, then I am pretty much screwed. The magic mirror never changed time for me, just the dimensions I go to. I need to see if Princess Twilight is still safe from all this...destruction. "Twilight! TWILIGHT!" There was no more use trying to shout her name anymore. I think she's...dead. What have I done? No, it can't be. I gotta get back to the portal and tell my friends about what I just saw. Suddenly, I heard something dash behind me. Zzoom. "Cheers love, the cavalry's here!" "AHH!" "No no, don't worry, Sunset Shimmer! Everything's fine!" "How do you know my name? Wait, you're that girl from the mall, aren't you?" "Yes, I am that girl, love! My name is Lena Oxton, but everyone at Overwatch refers to me as 'Tracer.' "Overwatch? What the heck is going on here?" "Death walks among you!" said a deep masculine voice. A black, shadowy figure popped up from the ground and was carrying two shotguns in his hands. What the actual...? Is this guy actually Death? "I'll explain everything later, but you have to keep up with me if you want to live!" Tracer said. "Okay, let's go!" I started to run and follow Tracer to what looks like a tall skyscraper. The way she was running, however, seemed strange. She was teleporting all over the place as we were trying to avoid the shadowy figure's bullets. Incredible, I'll admit, but this was no time for sightseeing. We really needed to run. "Can you, uhh, slow down Tracer? I'm...starting to get...tired." "Sure thing, Sunset, but you may want to duck your head!" "Why?" "EAT THIS!" Did she just chuck a bomb at the shadowy figure? Either way, he finally disappeared as the explosion injured him a bit. "Oh, that was intense! Thank you for saving us, Tracer!" "You're very welcome, dear! C'mon, let's go introduce you to the others." "Okay." We seemed to have stopped and entered the tall skyscraper. At the front, a sign was written in English and some weird foreign language. HQ를 초과 시청 (Overwatch HQ) Inside, it looked like some kind of futuristic hotel. Holy crap, is this really the future? Tracer then led me to an elevator and hit a button that would take us upstairs. I'm surprised this building is one of the very few ones left in this abandoned wasteland. "Sombra, Windowmaker, this is Reaper, report!" "We read you loud and clear, sir!" "Tracer got away with the new girl. We need to head back to the base and recollect ourselves." "You didn't try to storm in there, did you?" Sombra asked. "No, remember? The heroes will gun us down immediately if we tried to raid their sanctuary. Besides, my Death Blossom isn't ready yet!" "Come back to the base, Monsieur. We'll get them someday..." Widowmaker said. "Copy that." Since this elevator is made of glass, I can see this entire city from up here. It doesn't look like much is left after whatever chaos came down upon it. "Who was that guy?" "His name is Reaper." Tracer replied. "Before that, he used to be a part of our team, Overwatch, and was named Gabriel 'Blackwatch' Reyes." "Why did he leave your team?" "There was a big argument between our current commander and Reyes back in the day. Since Commander Morrison, our leader, got his special ranking instead, Reyes grew jealous of him and took off. At one point, they went face to face and tried to kill each other, but the two got caught in a massive explosion, presumably killing them." "Did your commander live?" "Yes, both him and Reaper, actually." Tracer said. "Ooh, we're here!" The elevator came to a stop on the top floor and Tracer and I got out. I was immediately surrounded by a bunch of rooms and giant monitors. "Winston, what's up, big guy?" Tracer asked. I was confused at who she was referring to, until I found a big gorilla wearing body armor in front of me. "Nice to see that you're still safe, Tracer, and I see that you've found who we're looking for!" "H-hi, I'm Sunset Shimmer. N-nice to meet you, too?" "Hehe, don't be afraid of me!" Winston chuckled. "It's all good!" "Okay, but how do you both know who I am? Where am I?" A giant monitor in the middle of the room came on. "You're in South Korea, ma'am." "Ah, you have finally gotten out of Rest Mode, Athena!" Winston said. "I needed to do that." "South Korea? I've never heard of it in my entire life." "Tracer, do you mind filling our guest in on the real world?" Athena asked. "Gladly! Sunset Shimmer, the reason that we, the heroes of Overwatch, know you is because we've been watching over you. You seem to be very strong and intelligent for a girl like you. How we've established connection with your world is very simple. A friend of ours named Symmetra is very good with teleportation and we thought we might help her get better at it using a chrono accelerator in order to travel to different worlds and recruit more heroes for Overwatch!" "How long have you been watching over me?" "Before and after you turned evil, actually." as Winston fixed his glasses. "Really? But why did the portal bring me here instead of Equestria? I was afraid you both would do something horrible to it!" "They're called heroes for a reason, Sunset Shimmer." Athena said. "Symmetra built the portal here in Busan because first of all, this was the next safe place that we could establish a base at, and secondly, her teleportation has improved so much, she can even bring people from distant worlds like yours." "I'm still a human right now, am I?" "Yes, but we're not sure if you can transform, or pony-up in the real world, as you would call it." Tracer said. "Oh. Is this the same timeline or am I in the future?" "You are still in the present day, Sunset." Athena said. "South Korea, though, is a country that has really developed and advanced in society and technology, but it doesn't look like there's not much of it left after the Omnic Crisis." "I'm guessing that must've been a horrible event, huh?" "Indeed." Winston said. "In fact, it's why we started up Overwatch. We wanted to save the world from evil and now, we're up against Reaper's organization, Talon." "Hmm, I see. Will I be able to go back to my world?" "Yes love!" Tracer exclaimed. "All we have to do is send you back through the portal and we can even change the destination to Equestria if you want." "So what am I really here for? I'm sorry if I'm being kind of aggressive, but I'm just so confused!" "Do you want to join Overwatch and help us take down Talon?" Winston asked. "Ooh, I don't know. What about my best friends?" "They can join us as well if you can try to convince them." Tracer said. "I need to think about it." "Take all the time you need, Sunset." Winston said. "We hope you can help us save our world, though. Here, take this cellular device and use it to communicate with us from your world." "I already have a cellphone." "Your technology doesn't work in the real world." Athena said. "Before we sent Tracer into your world, she was able to get in touch with us using this special device." "Okay. Ah, I'm getting kind of tired, I really need to go to bed. But, I will take your phone for safekeeping." "I'll guide you back to the portal!" Tracer raised her hand. "Thanks Tracer!" "Rest up and report your decision to us when you've made it." Athena advised. "Don't worry, I will."