This is basically my version of the Overwatch Short Recall. Hope you guys enjoy it and thank you so much for supporting my fanfic in its entirety!

Epilogue: Hope!

Inside Watchpoint: Gibraltar's facility, Winston was lounging in a giant tire that served as his seat with a bunch of bananas in one hand and a jar of peanut butter in the other staring at three computer screens.

"How long has it been, Athena?" Winston asked out loud.

"Since you exercised? About forty-two days," Athena's voice responded sarcastically.

"No, not that," Winston corrected. "I'm talking about the Petras Act."

"It has been six years since today that the Petras Act was enforced," Athena answered as Winston unscrewed the peanut butter jar with his feet and dipped the peeled bananas into it. "This condemned all Overwatch activity as illegal due to the controversy with Blackwatch, which came up during the investigation of a dead agent in Egypt. And before that, McCree's attempt to stop a robbery at the Rikimaru ramen shop in Hanamura left many people injured causing the Japanese government to complain leading to Blackwatch's official suspension. However, Soldier: 76 aka Jack Morrison did not honor this as he sent agents to London prior to Overwatch's unauthorized but successful halt of the Null Sector Uprising at King's Row."

Winston scuffed. "A lot of good that did."

"What do you mean?"

"We stopped Null Sector from initiating a Second Omnic Crisis, and how does the world repay us? By claiming we were working with criminals to gain profit, interfering in global affairs that should've been left alone, and being ineffective at dealing with threats like Talon!"

"Now we've talked about this before, Winston," Athena reminded. "Most of these accusations are exaggerations made by the media to make us look bad, even though Overwatch did a lot of good overall. It also didn't help that Petras and Jack weren't on good terms with each other, which only made Overwatch's deactivation inevitable."

"That may be true, but it didn't give Petras the right to shut down the very organization he was put in charge to direct."

"Even so, his status as director gave him the authority to enforce this law and there's nothing we can do about it."

"There is one thing." Winston adjusted his glasses. "Initiate the Overwatch Recall program."

Onscreen, Athena's symbol was replaced by the Overwatch one with the letters 'Y' and 'N' on either side.

Before Winston could press 'Y,' Athena warned, "I would strongly reconsider your decision."

"And why is that?"

"Because recalling Overwatch agents to active duty could risk them being arrested and put in jail according to the Petras Act."

"I know this, Athena, but something has to be done," Winston argued. "Former Overwatch agents have been turning up dead lately, which is probably the work of Talon, the world's in a much worse state than before, and the UN isn't doing anything about it!"

For a moment, Winston's black fur turned red. He took several deep breaths, and was back to normal once more.

"Perhaps we should revisit the subject once you're in a calmer state of mind," Athena suggested. "In the meantime, here's the latest news bulletins and updates on former Overwatch agents who are still alive."

As Winston shifted through several articles, there were some that caught his eye: a mysterious vigilante saving a little girl in Dorado from an explosion caused by the Los Muertos Gang, two Junkers blowing up a building owned by a corrupt businessman in Sydney, Australia, Brazil's Lúcioball team doing well with its star player Seleção scoring many goals for them, a train heist with McCree being accused as the culprit, a series of hackings on Vishkar's Oasis branch and assassinations following the traveling performance of a Swan Lake ballet, and Helix Security successfully preventing the long-dormant God Program Anubis from being reactivated but at the cost of many lives including Captain Khalil.

"It seems Pharah got promoted," Winston observed while looking at a picture of Pharah saluting in her armored suit while receiving a small winged medal. "Her mother must be proud, wherever she is."

Then Winston decided to check Mei's live journals which detailed the places she explored with Bastion sometimes tagging along, D. Va's live-stream videos of her fighting the colossal Omnic which had gained several million views since she defeated it after graduating from Overwatch High and then again two years ago, and Tracer who had just posted a picture of her and Emily standing in front of the new statue of Mondatta that was built at King's Row after the Uprising was over.

"Any word on Zenyatta, Hanzo, Genji, Zarya, Reinhardt, Mercy, or Torbjörn?"

"Zenyatta is traveling on his spiritual journey as far as I know with Hanzo and Genji accompanying him, Zarya is still working at Volskaya Industries, Mercy's been doing some medical relief efforts in Egypt, but there is nothing from Reinhardt or Torbjörn."

"Hm," Winston shrugged, looking at pictures on a nearby wall.

One showed him when he was younger next to his former caretaker Doctor Winston. As Winston took off his glasses and started to reminisce, the intruder alarm suddenly went off. Surprised, Winston told Athena to turn the lights down before leaving the computer room. Below, several men in black uniforms with guns appeared.

"Talon," Winston frowned and finished the banana he had been eating.

Throwing the peel down, the armed men were distracted long enough for Winston to ambush them. Using brute strength, he was able to take them down easily. But then Winston noticed a black shadow appear overhead and float toward the computer room. Once there, it formed into Reaper who looked at Winston and laughed.

"You!" Winston cried, and attempted to leap forward when several wires suddenly wrapped around him.

Looking around, Winston saw the armed men had gotten up and had fired the wires from their guns. When they pulled the guns' triggers, several volts of electricity coursed through Winston's body causing him to cry out loud and lose footing. Meanwhile, Reaper walked over to the computer's CPU and stuck a tube-shaped device into it.

"Security system breach detected!" Athena announced as the computer screens flickered. "Winston! Reaper is attempting to download the Overwatch agent databank!"

Hearing that, Winston activated his Primal Rage and used the wires to toss the armed men around till they hit the walls. This got Reaper's attention and he appeared in front of Winston through a misty haze and fired his Hellfire Shotguns. Winston's armor blocked most of them, but as more bullets fired he felt the rage dissipating.

"Seems being off-duty has made you weaker," Reaper remarked as Winston collapsed from exhaustion. "Never expected this job to be so easy."

Firing the Shotguns above Winston, Reaper caused a metal plate to fall onto Winston's back causing him to be crushed by it. Fortunately, Winston survived but now he could barely move.

As he pulled out new guns, Reaper said, "Tell you what? Once I have all the Overwatch agent locations, I'll send your regards to them, Monkey."

Gritting his teeth, Winston responded. "I'm not a Monkey."

Grabbing a nearby Shield Generator, Winston threw it toward Reaper.

"I'm a scientist!" Winston insisted.

The Shield Generator turned on for a second before turning off.

Reaper laughed. "Is that the best you've got?"

A blinding flash followed as the Shield Generator suddenly exploded causing Reaper to fly backward while Winston was pushed back as well. While Reaper quickly got up, Winston managed to free himself from the metal plate and grab his Tesla Cannon which he fired at Reaper. As the cannon's energy pulsed, Reaper's body dissipated till there was nothing left but his shotguns.

"92% hacking…completed," Athena said slowly.

"Don't worry, Athena," Winston responded, swinging up to the computer room. "I'll save you!"

As the screen showed 98% hacking completed, Winston removed the device Reaper put into the CPU and typed several things on the computer when the whole thing suddenly shut down.

"Athena?" Winston watched the screens with anticipation.

Athena's symbol then appeared. "Virus quarantined, running system checkup and reboot."

While Winston sighed with relief, the computer screens turned back on showing the Overwatch Recall sign. Looking at it once more, Winston turned to his glasses and picked them up.

"Don't think of the world as it appears to be, but what it could be," Winston muttered.

"Pardon?" Athena asked.

"It's something that my caretaker once said, when he showed me the world from space for the first time," Winston replied. "I'll never forget that."

"But what about the Overwatch Recall issue? Once you activate it, there's no turning back."

Winston grinned. "I'm sure my colleagues will thank me for this."

Pressing the 'Y' button, a small globe appeared showing every Overwatch agent and their locations. Scrolling through the different files, Winston came across Tracer's and pressed the call icon.

"Winston?" Tracer answered. "Is that you, luv? It's been so long."

"Yes, it has," Winston said proudly. "Ready for some action?"

"You bet I am!" Tracer replied excitedly.

The End