/ A/N: This is my first attempt at a League of Legends fanfic, centering on Vi, Jinx and Caitlyn. This might just be a one-shot, but if it gets enough positive feedback, I might continue writing more chapters for it. That said, I hope you enjoy this take on Piltover's Finest, and please tell me what you think! /
Piltover, the City of Progress
23:47:06
The rain was pouring down into the streets of Piltover. The dim lamplights that hung over the city caught the drops of rain as they came down, illuminating the droplets in their descent before they gently splashed against the hard ground. It was the only sound permeating through dark night, giving the City of Progress a sense of peace for the time being.
That peace was short-lived, however. A large explosion at the city bank cut through the silence like a knife, lighting the darkened streets with its fiery glow. Police cruisers and drones scrambled to the scene, but the assailant was already gone. Caitlyn, the sheriff of Piltover, quickly made her way down to begin questioning nearby citizens, to see if they could provide any information that would be helpful. After a few moments of asking around, and realizing that there wasn't much in the way of anything useful, one eyewitness did state that he had seen a familiar, certain blue-pigtailed girl running off after the explosion. Caitlyn breathed a heavy sigh, knowing good and well what this meant.
"Jinx… Why doesn't that surprise me?" she muttered to herself. Caitlyn then thanked the citizen for his help, and then turned away to radio her partner and inform her of the update.
A few short kilometers away, the Sheriff's partner, Vi, was waiting alongside an empty intersection, underneath a store's awning to keep the rain from pouring down on her. "Man, it's just pissin' out here!" she grumbled, using her larger-than-necessary mechanical hand to knock off some water that had collected on her hat. Out of boredom, Vi looked down at her huge gauntlets. She had always admired Piltover's brand of techmaturgy, and these two weapons were top of the line; only the best for Piltover's Enforcer. This pair was certainly more advanced than her previous choice from back in her street days; these two even had built-in police lights and sirens, which fit well with Vi's new role as a police officer.
The enforcer's train of thought was suddenly broken by the static of her two-way radio, and Caitlyn's voice penetrated the sound of rainfall around her.
/Vi, do you read me?/
"Loud and clear, Cupcake!" Vi responded with a smirk.
/Don't call me that over the radio, Vi...A witness said he saw Jinx around the area after the bank exploded. She was last seen heading westward, see if you can't catch up with her./
"Jinx…" Vi growled under her breath. She hated Jinx with everything within her. The way she walked, her annoyingly high pitched laugh, the way she called her "fat hands"… but most of all, her blatant disregard for the law and safety of others. Vi clenched her fists tightly, as the thought of finally bringing that psychopath down crossed through her mind. "Westward, huh? That's towards the old industrial park." She huffed, then replied back to her partner on the radio. "I'm on it, Cait. Just leave it to me!"
With that, Vi ran over to her motorcycle, which was left leaning against the building she was standing next to, and started making her way to the industrial zone. It wasn't hard for anyone to figure out where to go; the sirens and flashing lights from other police vehicles made a trail of noise and color all the way towards their destination. Piltover's Enforcer zoomed around the other officers and drones, though. She wanted to be the first there, and to be the one to put Jinx in her place, once and for all.
Eventually, Vi had arrived at what seemed to be the Loose Cannon's hideout; an abandoned warehouse covered in fluorescent spray paint and decorated with bits of broken machines and expended brass casings fit the profile all too well. The others weren't far behind, but by the time they had gotten there, Vi had already forced her way inside, not bothering to wait for instruction from Caitlyn. The sheriff looked up at the old building, and then called one of the lieutenants to shine a spot light onto the windows, trying to see if they were being watched from there. From behind her vehicle, Caitlyn waited with her sniper rifle, ready for whenever Jinx would show her face.
Inside, Vi wandered around impatiently, looking for any trace of the blue-haired menace. Peeking through each room as quickly and as quietly as possible, she eventually found a clue when she reached the third level. Empty bomb shells and boxes of ammunition littered the floor wherever she stepped. Vi knew to be careful, as the entire place could be rigged to explode, knowing how unstable Jinx is. Tiptoeing around each corner, the Enforcer made sure to only step where she could see the floor. 'All that time in the jungle of Summoner's Rift really pays off…' she thought to herself, a light smirk on her face as a drop of sweat formed on her brow.
At the end of the open room, Vi caught sight of her target; Jinx was pressed against the wall, cautiously peering out of the window down at the police, then quickly ducking back around when the spot light would illuminate her. Thinking it a game, the crazy girl giggled helplessly at the chagrin of Piltover's police force outside of her hideaway. Vi crept towards Jinx, remaining quiet as she got closer and closer. However, she was no longer watching her step, and she accidentally kicked over a toy monkey, which then clanged noisily as it dropped to the floor. Jinx, now alerted to her intruder's presence, quickly whirled around, immediately drawing her three-barreled chain gun (aptly named Pow-Pow) and began firing towards Vi's direction. The enforcer dove behind a nearby pillar, just barely avoiding the hail of gunfire heading for her. "Shit!" Vi swore under her breath at her mistake. Outside, Caitlyn and the rest saw the room lighting up from the third floor, knowing that's where Jinx was.
"There! Fire some warning shots up in those windows!" she commanded, to which the other officers responded by shooting out the glass around Jinx, causing the girl to jump in surprise and run off to a different window, dropping Pow-Pow in the process. Vi gave chase, keeping her distance away from the windows to avoid the bullets that followed behind Jinx's trail.
Sliding to a stop, Jinx retrieved a handful of fire grenades, tossing them one by one out of the next open windows she came across, raining destruction on the drones below. Caitlyn ducked behind her squad car, avoiding the flames and shrapnel that flew overhead. Vi closed in on the Loose Cannon, taking the opportunity to charge Jinx at full speed. However, Jinx saw this coming, and had readied her shark-shaped rocket launcher (Fishbones) and fired it upon her pursuer.
In a split second decision, Vi raised up her mechanized arms, blocking the impact from the rocket, but the explosion ended up completely destroying her left arm's weapon. She continued rushing, though, through the smoke and debris in her face. Surprised, Jinx tried to hurry and reload her launcher, but she wasn't quite fast enough, as Vi ran up and planted her shoulder into her target's stomach. The momentum carried them both through the glass window, falling from the third story onto the hard concrete below.
Now lying on top of Jinx, Vi managed to push herself up, raising her sole functioning robo-fist above her body, staring down at the broken girl below her. Jinx only grinned weakly up at her assailant, egging her on even in defeat. Piltover's Enforcer shouted, and then slammed her fist down into the ground, just inches from the menace's head. Having run out of energy, Vi collapsed, pinning her sworn enemy to the ground beneath her, feeling the rain gently pattering on her back.
She could hear the sounds of officers swarming around her, but the last thing she heard before she blacked out was Jinx, whispering one last taunt into her ear.
"Too soft… Fat Hands…"
