Her Echo | Echo x OC (DISCONTINUED..... maybe not-)

A/N: Something I wanna clarify real quick is that I won't be 100% following the Overwatch 2 Storymode event timeline. I won't spoil anything for my future chapters, but I just wanted to tell you that when Overwatch 2 come out and I don't follow its cannon, you'll know. When I play that, I might add in some references here and there, but this will now be my own story. Long story short, I've (mostly) been canonically following the events in the Overwatch Timeline, so if you expect any more cannon from now on, don't count on it. Ok bye! :D

Benjamin's POV, First Person:

We all stood proudly as the mayor of Paris stood in front of us, looking at us with hope and pride. The mayor himself was about 5'11, had nice coffee-brown skin, short black hair, and wore a black suit with a tall hat. 

"We here in Paris are forever in your debt. We would've never been able to take on the Null Sector ourselves, as you saw. And you may haven't been notified, but the Null Sector was on its way to a building containing over 1,500 civilians. If they would've gotten any further, many more lives would've been lost," he told us. 

"We're glad we were able to help," Winston said, saluting.

"And we're more than happy to return the favor. I've just got off the phone with the President of the Republic of France, and he is forever grateful for your actions. We both understand that Overwatch is still, illegal, for the most part. So, he and other members of the Republic will schedule a meeting in regards to legalizing Overwatch activity here in France. Until then, our president is more than happy to leave you with 100,000 Euros, weapons to satisfy your current needs, 100 begets, 50 rolls of finely aged cheese, and a means of transport back to Gibraltar. That same aircraft is also now yours. You may use it however and whenever you please. 

Everyone chattered excitingly about what the mayor just said. Winston was more than shocked, and he reached his hand out to shake the mayor's hand, whom he accepted. 

"That's, amazing! We'll gladly accept," Winston agreed, and we all cheered. 

"Looks like we'll get a comfortable ride home after all, huh Benjamin?" Genji asked, shoulder-bumping me as everyone clapped.

"Oh yeah, baby, first class all the way!" I said, slapping my friend's back.

Everyone cheered as Winston and the mayor finished their handshake. After they finished, the mayor straightened up for a final word. 

"Now, his excellency wishes to meet you all today, but the Chief of Defense Staff insisted that the president stayed hidden until the entire country has been checked for safety. Expect an invitation from his excellency soon, ok?" He asked. 

"We'll have open ears," Winston replied. 

"Fantastique! Fantastique! Now, your transport should be arriving shortly now. I hope you have a safe return to Gibraltar, my friends," He said.

"Are you sure you don't want one of us to stay for Paris' protection?" Echo asked. 

"That wouldn't be necessary. Militia and aircraft from our neighboring military bases are arriving shortly including the Chief of Defense himself. If we need anything, the president will give you a call madam. Or is it mister? I'm sorry for asking," The mayor said. 

"Madam, sir," Echo replied with a courtesy bow. 

The mayor chuckled. 

"Well, you better get going now. The Chief of Defense will have a lot of questions for me and I wouldn't want any of you to suffer by listening to her monologuing," He said.

After giving us each a Legion of Honor, the mayor escorted us out of his house. We were immediately greeted with thunderous applause from the army outside the building as we walked. some confetti cannons were fired in the distance as we approached our aircraft carrier. It closely resembled the typical Overwatch carrier ship but was slimmer for a more agile and swift journey, had missile launchers and machine guns under the wings, and was slightly longer than the Overwatch carrier as well as a bit larger with a wider cargo back. We all walked inside the ship, watching as the army outside continued to cheer and wave as the ship doors closed. Lena whooped as everyone began chattering among themselves. I then decided to take a quick look around the cabin. It had a similar interior shape to the Overwatch carrier, but the floors were cleaner and had carpets around the seats and table area. The standard emergency oxygen tanks and medkits were in their respective places as well as the basketball hoop. In the table area, there was a cabinet with two bottles of champagne and a large bottle of water. Next to those bottles was a nice coffee machine. There were three shelves near the liquids. The top had several party-sized boxes of candy, the second had crackers and mixed nuts, and the last had nutritional snacks and bars. I also noticed that there were two TVs in the area. Both were on each side of the walls above the entrance to the cockpit area. Underneath the TVs were shelves with remotes and Nintendo Switches. I then took off my helmet to get some fresh air before turning my attention to the conversations.