So this is my first LoL fic, I love the game very much and its eSports scene. My favorite teams are Fnatic, TSM and SKT. (I want them to win Worlds again, but at the same time I want a non-Korean team to win after 5 years) Anyways, I love the PROJECT skins and I hope to own all of them one day. (Only own Zed's so far though) Which is why I decided to write a story about the PROJECT timeline.

One theory on how the skins fit the lore is that the champions were cloned from their original bodies and transformed into 'weapons' which is what I'm gonna follow. And unlike what the lore says, Ashe won't be the leader of the resistance.

I don't own League of Legends or Riot, Tencent does. And if I did, an HBO series about LoL would exist right now. (Most people ask for a movie but how are we gonna fit 100+ characters in 150 minutes?)


All she saw was darkness.

She couldn't feel anything either. And that made her feel… what was it called? Fear?

After what felt like ages, she heard something. "Start-up complete" and light filled her vision, she was looking right at a bright light above her head. She also tried to move her head but found out she couldn't do so. Her body felt numb as well.

"Where am I? And who am I?" She asked no one. Her voice had a metallic tinge to it, was it always like that?

"Ah, I see your start-up was successful." A male voice said. It was rather warm and gentle.

"Who's there?" She still couldn't move her head.

The voice chuckled for a bit. "Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you my dear." The source of the voice finally appeared in her vision, it was a man wearing a white lab coat, goggles hanging on his neck and platinum blonde hair that reached his shoulders. He also had a datapad in his hand and tapped on it a few times.

"It's good to meet you PROJECT: Ashe." He said with a warm smile.

"I-Is that my name?"

The man smiled again. "Yes, can you feel anything?"

"N-no. I can't even move." She was beginning to get frustrated now.

He tapped the datapad several times again.

"How about now?"

The PROJECT felt something release from around the areas where her arms and legs should be. This time she can move her neck, she raised her head and saw her body, it was covered in shiny white armor with blue accents around certain areas like the middle of her chest. She touched her face and felt something hard where her left eye should be.

The scientist looked at the datapad, he saw that her heartrate was beginning to rise and the neural scans showed that she was afraid and confused.

"What is this?" Ashe asked, she was now on her lap and was taking in her surroundings. Computers were all around the room, a bow was on a table nearby, she somehow felt a connection to the weapon. As if it was a part of her.

The man gently put a hand on Ashe's shoulder who flinched. He smiled warmly again. "I told you, I'm not here to hurt you."

"Who are you? What are you doing here, and where am I?" Ashe asked warily.

"My name is Doctor Yeager. We're in Piltover labs. I'm the scientist assigned to you or handler as the higher ups call us. And it's currently my job to fully boot you up and introduce you to your other fellow PROJECT's."

This confused her further. "PROJECT's. You called me that, what is it, is that who I am?"

'Well, this is gonna be tough' the doctor thought. He looked at the datapad again and read what the processing chip in her brain was saying. 'FIND OUT MEANING OF PROJECT. SUBJECT IS NOT HOSTILE. SEEK OUT OTHER PROJECTS'. At the very least she believes he's harmless.

"I'll tell you what it means later. But for now can you answer my questions?"

He looked at the datapad again and her thoughts read. 'COMPLY WITH DOCTOR TO FIND FURTHER ANSWERS.'

"Very well, Doctor Yeager." She answered with reluctance in her voice. It was the logical thing to do considering she doesn't know this place. The Doctor helped her down from the table, and led her into a hallway. They turned a few times until they reached a large room with metal walls and several empty clear glass tubes. Each tube had a panel near it and had labels printed on it such as 'PROJECT: Zed', 'PROJECT: Yi', 'PROJECT: Fiora' and one that had her name 'PROJECT: Ashe'.

She stared at the other tubes and their names. They felt like she knew these names from somewhere. Just not where.

Dr. Yeager noticed Ashe's thoughts appear again on the datapad. 'FEELING FAMILIARITY WITH NAMES. SEEK OUT OTHER PROJECTS.' It was natural of their programming to seek out one of their own. The PROJECT's are programmed to be powerful in a group. But they are not built to last long without the presence of another PROJECT or their assigned scientists.

"Ashe?" He called out.

Ashe's head snapped towards him. "Yes, Doctor Yeager?"

"Sit here with me." He gestured to a pair of chairs and a table.

She complied and comfortably sat on one chair with the doctor in the other.

"Now, as you answer my questions, I'll answer yours." He offered. He looked down at the datapad once more and her thoughts read. 'PROCESSING…'

After a moment the PROJECT finally replied. "It seems fair Doctor."

The Doctor Nodded. "Do you remember anything before you woke?"

"No. But there are some things I feel somewhat attached to." Ashe replied.

"Things such as what?" He inquired further.

The PROJECT immediately replied. "The bow in the room earlier. And the names on those pods." She pointed towards them. "They seem familiar to me. The names as if they're acquaintances."

Yeager nodded and took note of this. 'Memories from her original life' he concluded.

"Now for my next question, do you know who you are?"

The PROJECT's eye blinked. "I am PROJECT: Ashe. That's all you've told about me Doctor."

'Her memories are blurry at this stage, but could clear as time passes.' He made a mental note again.

Ashe looked at the tubes again before asking. "Can I ask my questions now Doctor Yeager?"

The Doctor nodded. "Yes, I'm very pleased that you are compliant." He looked at the datapad and her thoughts read. 'DOCTOR YEAGER IS PLEASED WITH COMPLIANCE. MUST COMPLY FURTHER TO GET MORE ANSWERS.'

"What is a PROJECT? And why am I a PROJECT?"

The doctor cleared his throat before answering. "A PROJECT is actually a term for someone that has cybernetic modifications on most of their body. The other PROJECT's are like you. Some of them are more human than others though." Yeager took a split second to read Ashe's emotions which good for him as it read 'calm'. "As for why you're a PROJECT. You volunteered to be one." That was a lie, they were told the PROJECT's shouldn't be informed of the true reason they became PROJECT so the higher ups simply told them to make up an 'I volunteer' story.

He looked down to read Ashe's thoughts again. 'ANSWER TO QUESTION HAS OPENED UP MORE QUESTIONS.'

He shuffled through a drawer on the desk and pulled out a mirror. "Here, I think you should see your face."

Ashe gently took the mirror and saw that her left eye was completely covered by black metal while the other one was a deep blue. She also had snow-white hair and skin that was nearly the same color. She noticed that her left ear was covered entirely by metal, making it look like she was wearing one half of full covered headphones that had its own antenna.

"I look…" She paused, searching for the word.

"Beautiful?" The Doctor finished for her.

"Yes." Ashe nodded.

"You are beautiful to me, even if you only have one eye." Ashe smiled at his words. "Thank you Doctor." She gave the mirror back before asking another question.

"Why did I volunteer to become PROJECT? And what was I like before?"

The Doctor took a sip from a glass of water he had on the table. "Well… After you had a grievous accident which is also where you lost your left eye." He explains, pointing to said body part. "We approached you and you accepted to become who you are now in exchange that you will work for us. As for who you were like before. The only thing I know is that you were a master archer, which is why you felt an attachment to the bow in the lab."

He looked at the datapad again. 'BOW HAS CONNECTION TO PAST. SURVIVED GREVIOUS INJURY AND ACHIEVED MASTERY IN ARCHERY ADDED TO MEMORY.'

"I have one last question Doctor. When can I meet the other PROJECT's?"

He swiped at the datapad to check on the status of the other activated PROJECT's. They were all still training in the simulator. "Sadly my dear, you can't just yet. But you will soon."

Ashe nodded in understanding. Suddenly she felt a slight rumble on her stomach before she saw a message pop up in her vision stating 'ENERGY LOW, SUSTENANCE REQUIRED.'

Yeager saw this as well on the datapad. "Come, let's get something to eat. You must be hungry." Ashe didn't bother asking how he knew, she only wanted to get rid of this feeling in her stomach.

They turned a few times and entered a lift to get to a lower level. They passed a few scientists who gave Ashe a few looks of surprise. After passing them, they turned again to a set of grey, metal doors which slid open to reveal a mess hall.

Ashe followed the Doctor as he sat down on an empty table. He whispered something to a passing colleague of his who nodded.

"Doctor, what exactly do you do here in Piltover Labs?" Ashe asked.

"Well, we research both hextech and non-hextech cybernetics and robotics too. All of your cybernetics are non-hextech the same goes for your fellow PROJECT's."

Ashe nodded in understanding.

'She definitely trusts me now.' The doctor thought to himself. His colleague from earlier finally returned and laid down a tray with two plates of mash potato and steak. He silently thanked him and went on his way. He then took one plate, Ashe followed and began to eat.

"You're one of the lucky PROJECT's." Yeager commented as he took another bite.

"In what way Doctor?" Ashe asked after swallowing a piece of steak.

"Most PROJECT's are so heavily modified, they don't even need to eat. It does mean they are stronger, but they envy us for our ability to eat. Especially PROJECT's Zed and Yi."

They continued conversing even after finishing eating Yeager mainly educated Ashe about the City States, their history and other basic knowledge she'll need. Due to the PROJECT's requiring the highest knowledge of cybernetics, and human psychology they can only be handled by S-Class Personnel and since they were in the mixed presence of S to C Class, the good Doctor couldn't tell Ashe everything she wanted to know about her abilities and arsenal due to it being classified to the lower classes; such as what her bow can do, and her companion drone which was made to compensate for her lost eye.

He was telling her about how Piltover Labs was founded when his datapad buzzed. He looked at it and smiled.

"What is it Doctor?" Despite wanting to see what the message was, Ashe managed to stay in her seat. The doctor noticed this and took note once again. 'She still has the basic human urges. Something seen in all the PROJECT's.'

"Good news, you're going to meet the other PROJECT's. They just came back from the simulator." Ashe's eye lit up.

He looked at the datapad and swiped to read Ashe's emotions. They read 'Eager' He swiped again to her thoughts that read 'SEEK OUT OTHER PROJECTS.'

Ashe followed him as they stepped out of the mess hall, their table being cleaned by a maintenance droid. They took the lift again, this time The Doctor took out an ID and swiped it at the lift's console, they then started going up at a level higher than before. After a few seconds the lift doors opened again to show a few scientists working at consoles, multiple large screens in front of them, several displayed the stats of four different figures, all had black armor, have different color signatures and weapons that had the same theme as their armor.

"Albert!" One of the scientists called out. He approached Doctor Yeager and shook his hand. "You're looking well." The newcomer greeted.

"You as well Oswald." The man, Oswald looked at Ashe. "How are you PROJECT?"

Ashe nodded. "I am fine, sir."

Oswald smiled. "That's good, you must be eager to meet your fellow PROJECT's."

"She is." Yeager answered for her. "Come now Ashe, they just came out of the refresher."

The scientist and PROJECT entered a door to the side of the room which led to stairs going down.

"That was Victor Oswald, he's the one who started the PROJECT Initiative." The Doctor explained.

"You're first name is Albert, Doctor?" Ashe asked.

Albert smiled. "My father was the one who named me. He somehow knew that I would be great at cybernetics.

At the bottom of the stairs they saw the figures on the screens lined up standing in sentinel. Their respective scientists standing near them all of which wore the same lab coat as Yeager.

The left most one had black armor but was pink on areas such as the triangle on her chest, her visor which covered her eyes but not the top of her head, her left shoulder plate and rapier which was in a sheath on her waist. The second one's accents was yellow and faceless, his mask had several nodes that substituted for eyes and wielded a yellow sword that can unfold to form a blade staff behind his helmet was along train of hair. The third was orange and his visor was orange, two pistols were on his belt, one of which was larger than the other that also had orange barrels and if one were to look closely you could tell that his right arm was still human. He also had several dreadlocks sprouting from the back of his helmet. The last one was the most intimidating considering he was red, and had thick, massive armor. His mask was faceless and only had a black slit for vision. Mounted on top of his forearms were blades that were currently retracted and on his back were two three-pointed shurikens that emitted a red glow every now and then.

"Ah, Doctor Yeager. I see you've brought the latest PROJECT with you." One of them greeted. The man had black hair that was beginning to grey, fair skin and was average height.

The red PROJECT's head snapped towards Ashe his body dropping into a ready stance. "Unidentified PROJECT, identify yourself." His voice was deep and heavily synthesized.

Ashe flinched inwardly at him.

The scientist who spoke earlier put a hand on the red PROJECT's arm. "Calm down Zed. She has no hostile intentions. She's just awakened."

The PROJECT eased much to Ashe's relief. "Acknowledged, Doctor Rinzler."

'IDENTIFIED PROJECT: ZED, TREAT WITH CAUTION' Ashe's thoughts stated on the datapad. "These are your fellow PROJECT's Ashe. You may call them by their names alone in private but call them with the PROJECT designation in formal situations." Yeager explained.

"Acknowledged Doctor." Came her response.

"Introduce yourselves." Yeager commanded the other PROJECT's.

The pink one stepped up first. "PROJECT: Fiora, Fighter Class, Handler: Doctor Elizabeth Jones." Her voice had a thick accent that could be heard despite its metallic tinge.

The yellow one came next. "PROJECT: Yi, Assassin Class, Handler: Doctor Himura Hoji." He too had an accent which could be considered Ionian.

The orange one stepped forward. "PROJECT: Lucian, Marksman Class, Handler: Doctor Henry Lawson."

Finally, the last PROJECT, Zed stepped forward. "PROJECT: Zed, Assassin Class and secondary team leader, Handler: Doctor Tomas Rinzler."

It was now Ashe's turn to introduce herself. "PROJECT: Ashe…" She paused for a bit. "Class Unknown Handler: Doctor Albert Yeager."

"You're a Marksman Class my dear and the team scout." Doctor Jones explained, it was standard protocol to learn the classes of the up and coming PROJECT's. Currently Piltover Labs have two more PROJECT's yet to activated, one was a female assassin while the other was a male assassin and mage. The last two PROJECT's, the first two that were activated were currently on a mission to test how they would react to the outside world.

Ashe nodded. "Acknowledged, Doctor."

"Now that you have met your fellow PROJECT's and team mates. It's time for you to meet another part of you." Ashe turned to her handler.

"Can you elaborate please Doctor Yeager?"

She hadn't noticed that a table with wheels was brought in, on it was the bow from earlier and a small object with a camera as an eye and helicopter rotors on each side for wings. Ashe took the bow and it unfolded to a more compact form, its ends slightly glowed a light blue. Doctor Yeager pressed his datapad and the small object began to glow blue, the same shade as Ashe's cybernetics, it then began to float as the rotors spun.

"Ashe, this is your companion drone, Designation: AVAROSA, she will also help you in your duties as a scout and compensate for your lost eye." He explained with a smile.

Ashe stared at the drone. "Ava…rosa?"

"Greetings Ashe." The drone greeted, its voice was female and light.

"I… know that name." She winced as pain shot through her head.

Yeager and the other scientists frowned, he looked at the datapad and switched to Ashe's emotions, she was confused and her heartrate was speeding up.

"Ashe…" Yeager warily put a hand on her shoulder.

Images flashed through her vision. A rather smaller and younger version of herself entering a cave. She saw a pile of rocks, one had a rune on it. "Avarosa…" She read.

She moved some of the rocks and found an intricate bow made of ice. She gripped it tightly as pain suddenly surged through her again…

"-PROJECT: Ashe cease your movement!" She heard one of the scientists shout.

Her sight became clearer and saw that she was strangling Doctor Yeager. Both his hands trying to push her away. She let him go and gasped.

"Doctor! I'm so sorry! I-"Pain lanced through her head again. She looked around and saw that the other PROJECT's had their weapons out but were luckily held back by their handlers.

Yeager gasped for breath and looked at Ashe with sorrow. "No, I'm sorry."

She tried to approach him but held up his hand for her to stop. "Activate emergency shutdown for PROJECT: Ashe." He panted.

She saw a brief warning "System shutting down" before all went black.


So that's the first chapter, tell me what you think.

I hope I got their personalities right, tell me if any of the PROJECT's are too human or too cyborg. So I can come back and edit it.

Also, someone on Reddit posted leaked skins that are currently in development (it's been deleted so search for one of the screen shots), two of which are PROJECT skins for Diana and Quinn. And a new rotating game mode for Snowday/Christmas. (Something about building a castle with snow.)

Also, who's your top 3 mains I want to know. For me it's Zed, LeBlanc and Ashe, the first two in mid, Ashe in bot of course.