(I remembered that every animated short so far takes place around the same time, and then I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So, this takes place right after “Reunion.”)
With Echo successfully reactivated and Deadlock preoccupied for the moment, it’s time for McCree to head home. As it turns out, he’s not the only one who needs a breather.
He’s been riding all afternoon. Twelve hours, to be exact, from that trainwreck on Route 66 to his favorite bar in Castillo. Ashe’s bike, as he expected, is perfect. Jesse grins to himself as he remembers passing her and B.O.B. on the highway, her face contorted in rage and black-lined red eyes lit up with fury as she screamed at him and struggled against her ropes. She’d get out soon enough, she always did, but not before Jesse was out of her reach.
Not that he’s worried about her following him or anything. Even if she wanted to track him, Deadlock knows they aren’t welcome here. Any business across the border is certainly none of theirs, unless Los Muertos feels like sharing.
Los Muertos rarely feels like sharing.
Neon graffiti glows around him, the dark little alley where he parks Ashe’s bike decorated with spray-painted codenames and sugar skulls. Los Muertos protects little Castillo, bigger Dorado to the north, and all the other coastal towns surrounding it where LumeriCo has dug in their claws. But Castillo is not like its flashier big sister. Jesse is safe here. No one comes here to ask questions.
Well. No one except her . Jesse sees the hexagonal skull at the top of the stairs, and the quick, angular “SOMBRA” scrawled on a nearby wall, and gets that familiar tumbling feeling in his chest. He heard her voice just this morning, but it’s been weeks since he last saw her. Touched her. This reunion, much like the last one, is overdue.
I absolutely ADORE how you write Jesse and Sombra. This is awesome – I really hope you write more in the future!!
“Maintenance” – McCree/Sombra
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