Thank you for stopping by and checking out my story. It's the final part of this series, although I may pick up with these characters again later.
The game Overwatch figures into this tale, and although I usually try to avoid pinning my stories down to a specific time, this particular story is set around September to December 2017, and by the time it got published, some of the characters, abilities and powers have already changed, but the meta is correct for the period in which this takes place.
This chapter features some light BDSM elements, so if that's not your thing, you may want to skip through that part if you're interested in the characters or the story.
I hope you've enjoyed meeting these characters, and sharing in their adventures. Please remember to vote and send me a message or leave a comment!
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"I will watch over you!" Mercy thundered and rushed into the fray, her gun blazing.
"Rez me!" Max heard Tempest yell at Brooke over his headset.
"This is not your time!" With the change in Mercy's ultimate from Resurrect to Valkyrie, Brooke was even better as a healer than before. She swooped in and used her first ult charge on her sister. Immediately, D.Va called her mech before the other team could kill her. Again.
The other team was rushing in, trying to take advantage of the triple kill they got from the Zarya/Junkrat ultimate combo. Fortunately, Max managed to duck behind the payload and wasn't making an appearance on the Kill Cam.
"I've got you in my sights!" Max (as Soldier) jumped on top of the payload, activated his tactical visor and poured it on. He didn't kill anyone, but blunted the other team's charge as they ducked for cover.
"Let's get you back in the fight!" Mercy's second ult charge brought Sombra (Terra) back.
"EMP activated!" the hacker stopped the other team from using their own ults or abilities.
"I'm on my way back," Serafina's voice rang out in Max's headphones along with the
crack!
of Widowmaker's sniper rifle.
"Got their Orisa," Bryan said calmly. Like Terra, he was unflappable, whether winning or losing. He was also a crack shot, and his headshots decimated the other team with startling efficiency. "Junkrat's down. . . They're bunching up at the last turn to make their stand."
"We've got two minutes to get to the end. Plenty of time," Terra said. "They're all on the left side; get 'em, Stormy!"
"Activating self-destruct sequence!" From his perch on the moving payload, Max watched Tempest launch her Meka into the air and then bail out.
The kill feed showed she got Zarya, Soldier, Moira and TorbjΓΆrn. Orisa and Lucio ran out of the spawn room and made a run for the payload to put the match into overtime, but they were cut down quickly by Bryan and Max.
"Victory!" Athena announced as the payload crossed line on the ground which marked the other team's progress.
They all breathed a sigh of relief as the computer tabulated their points. With a quadruple kill, Tempest's D.Va was the Play of the Game.
"Did that get you to plat, Max?" Brooke asked.
Max watched the counter rise. "Yes! 2506! Thanks for slumming with me."
The girls were solid high gold players who had made a serious climb into mid-platinum the previous season. It helped that they had been playing computer games together since they were six years old and were often in the same room. Max was a mid-gold at best, but his time with the girls had taught him a thing or two, and their teamwork carried him to wins he would not have managed on his own (despite the matchmaking algorithm's attempts to keep their five-stack down).
"I'm out, sisses; work in six hours," Bryan said in his characteristic quiet drawl. "Good night, Max."
"Good night, Bee," Serafina replied. "Tell Em thanks for letting us borrow you tonight!"
The other girls wished their brother off, then they signed out, leaving Max and Tempest alone in the voice channel again. It was almost midnight.
"So can you come down after finals?" Max asked. He was ostensibly the group leader, but didn't bother to queue up.
After the wedding, the girls went back to school and Max went home to work remotely for his company. For the four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Max was in Orlando working a course for two different colleges. It was too far for him to drive, but the hotel was close to the schools and downtown. The instructors had a car, but if he wanted to go anywhere else, there were tons of Uber drivers willing to take him pretty much anywhere (for a fee).
"I can if you want," Tempest replied. "My last final is on the twelfth, but I have to work on the thirteenth. I can fly down on Thursday."
"Of course I want you to come see me. I can book a plane ticket for you tonight."
"You're not paying for my plane ticket, Max." Her tone wasn't dismissive, but nor was she giving him the option. "How long do you want me to stay?"
"I'm here until the twenty-second, then I'm flying home. You are welcome to stay until then." He paused for a moment. "I don't suppose you want to come home with me for Christmas."
"And get three loads of guilt from my mothers?" Tempest giggled. "No, thanks."
"Do they give Kaylee any grief for being away at Christmas?"
"I don't think guilt works on the Navy. I could drive up the day after, though. Classes don't start until the eighth."
"I'd like that," Max began scrolling through his calendar. "Depending on when you get here, I can either pick you up, or you can use the hotel's airport shuttle."
"I'll book my flight tonight."
"I miss you, Tempest," he said softly.
"You miss my tits."
"I miss them, too."
"They miss you, Max. So does my pussy."
"I think you know how to take care of that," Max replied, his pulse racing.
"It's not the same," she pouted. "You're real."
"Well, your little friend will have to do until you come down here."
"I'll be
cumming
down to see you," she snickered. "And then I'll be going down."
"You're an evil woman, Tempest."
"I'm
your
evil woman."
"I'm going to go take a cold shower."
"Well, I'm going up to my room and wear out my vibrator."
"Good night, Max. Don't go blind."
"Good night, Tempest."
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Max set his laptop bag down on the desk. He could smell Tempest's lotion the second he walked through the door.
Glancing in the direction of the bedroom, he saw a suspicious lump under the covers.
There was slight movement and soft moaning.
He walked over to the door and leaned against the frame.
Tempest lay there in the darkness, her eyes closed. Max could tell she was diddling herself in middle of the hotel's king sized bed.
"You're late," her voice was hoarse with excitement.
"I am never late," Max replied with a smile. Since he started seeing Tempest, he studied up on his nerd references. "I arrive precisely when I mean to."
In response, Tempest threw one of the pillows towards him. It didn't land anywhere close to him, but it was the thought that counted.
"I've missed you," she whispered.
"I'm here now," Max said gently. He sat on the edge of the bed, watching Tempest's hand working beneath the sheet. He patted her on the leg. "Sit up."
"I'm close," she moaned, her hand moving faster.
Max patted her again, a little harder. "Sit up."