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The World Could Use More Heroes Love, You're Definitely One Of Them!

Summary:

Amelia Short has had a rough life. After losing her mother at 15, she begins to notice that something is different about her. Of course, this draws the attention of the wrong people. At 20, her world flips upside down after an organization named Talon rips the rug from beneath her feet. Will Overwatch be able to reach her before it's too late?

(Trigger Warnings for Parent Death, Death in general, Mental illness mentions, descriptions of anxiety attacks, and strong language)

Notes:

This story is slightly intertwined with Don't Fade Away, I Need You.
Amelia's past is based on the author's own experiences with some details being tweaked.

(Only “inspired” by the need to give my character a background story. Yes, the girlfriend that Fareeha mentions in Don’t Fade Away, I Need You is the same character as this story. They’re separate story universes, but the character is the only thing that these two stories have in common.)

Chapter 1: Prologue And Backstory

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My name is Amelia Short, and I have been plagued with misfortune for what seems to be my entire life.

It all started when I was about 6 years old. I had the most horrible nightmare that I will spare the imagery of, and that may have been when my life started to go downhill. My parents divorced when I was 8, I was homeless for a while after family kicked me and my mom out, and my nightmares stayed with me. I was hoping that the nightmares would stop, but they kept happening. I finally found myself a girlfriend, and my mom and I were happy. I thought that the nightmares would be the only thing that I would have to worry about.

It wasn't to be though.
My mom passed away when I was 15 of pancreatic cancer.

After my mom died, a series of events happened that made me see that something was different about me. I took a fascination to art and various positions in the medical and law enforcement fields. I brushed this off, thinking that I was just really interested in those areas. I went to a different high school, graduated, and finished my first year of college before that fateful day happened.

I was living with my girlfriend, and we were really happy. We had a small apartment in the city, and we had started the process of getting me a service dog because of my mental illnesses. However, I started noticing that people were following us. What happened on that fateful day is something that I will never forget.

I will find the people responsible for her death, and I will give them the same painful death that they gave her.