It was a nice sunny day in Piltover. "Perfect day for hunting." thought Caitlyn as she lay on a roof looking up into the sky. She peered through the scope of her rifle and examined the building a little ways down the road. She could see the 4 story building perfectly clear from the spot she had chosen on the roof she was on. She examined the windows of each floor for any sign of movement. On the 3rd floor she found the movement she was looking for. There were a few men in a room on the 3rd floor. "Alright, where are you", Caitlyn whispered to herself as she searched for her target amongst the men. Suddenly, the men all jumped in surprise as a new person burst into the room and grabbed one of the men and quickly lifted him into the air.
"Get dunked!" is all Caitlyn heard as she watched the 3rd story floor cave in. A cloud of dust and debris came out of the second story windows.
"Here we go again" sighed Caitlyn as she picked up her gun and the rest of her gear. She made her way off the building she was on to meet up with her partner. As she approached the building the front door was kicked down and out walked Caitlyn's partner, Vi. Vi walked up to Caitlyn with a grin on her face and a man in the grip of her hextech gauntlet.
"So, is this our man?" asked Vi as she dropped the man in front of Caitlyn. Caitlyn took a picture out her pocket and knelt down.
"He's a little swollen, but this is our man" said Caitlyn as she stood back up. "How many times do I have to tell you not to use lethal force unless necessary?"
"But that wasn't lethal force" said Vi with a smile "If I had used lethal force, he would have been in the basement instead of the second floor." Vi seemed a little too proud of her "necessary" force.
"Alright then," Caitlyn said with a sigh "just try to remember we're members of the police force, not a demolition crew. We should try not to level a building every time we go out on a mission." She took a radio off her belt and prepared to call for clean up.
"Ahh, come on Cupcake" said Vi in an apologetic tone, "this guy isn't just some petty criminal. He deserved a little more punishment for the stuff he's done." Caitlyn had her back turned and was on the radio. She tried to ignore Vi's argument, the last thing she wanted to do was give Vi the feeling that using that kind of force was acceptable. After Caitlyn had finished her call she put the radio back on her belt and turned to Vi.
"Alright, I have some men coming to pick up the men in the building. We'll just tie them up but we can walk this one in on our own." She took out a pair of hand cuffs and put them on the man. She started for the door of the building then turned to Vi, "You knew that this building hasn't been used for some time, right?"
Vi let out a snort, "Do you really think I'd put innocent people in danger for a guy like this?" she pointed at the man with her thumb with a grin on her face.
"Of course not" said Caitlyn with a big smile. Vi always had her own, reckless ways she went about things, but she always made sure to protect the citizens of Piltover.
Vi took a seat on the front step of the building to wait for Caitlyn. It was late afternoon and the sun was just about to get ready to start setting. Even though she was a little tired from the job she just did, Vi still enjoyed the warmth of the sun. As she sat there she started to think about all that's happened in the time she's been with Caitlyn.
Vi used to be a criminal that ran with a gang and committed crimes all over Piltover. One day, a job went wrong at a mining facility which made Vi choose between saving some civilians or escaping with her gang. That was the day she chose to fight crime and was also the day she found her weapon to do so, her hextech gauntlets. Over the years she's used her mechanical skills to hone her gauntlets into the powerful instruments needed to defeat the evil of Piltover.
It wasn't just her will and gauntlets that allowed to her to fight crime though. Caitlyn, the sheriff of Piltover, gave her the chance to change her ways. Caitlyn sought out Vi when she heard that there was a vigilante catching criminals in Piltover. She gave Vi a choice of teaming up with the police force or going to prison. Now Vi gets to beat up criminals and not have to run.
At first, Caitlyn seemed to work with Vi just to keep a watchful eye on her. Over time though, she loosened her grip and let Vi do things a little more her way. Vi feels that they might even have a friendship now.
After awhile, Caitlyn came out of the building. "Alright, I think we're done here. We can head back to the station now. Do you mind carrying him?"
"Wouldn't want to get your uniform dirty now" said Vi jokingly as she picked up their catch for the day. Caitlyn shook her head with a grin and started for the station with Vi close behind her.
` It was starting to get dark as they arrived at the station. Inside there wasn't many officers left since a lot had already left for the day. "I'm going to go file a report in my office, you can bring him to the cells and then leave for the day" said Caitlyn.
"Sounds like a plan" said Vi as she made her way to the cells. She walked into the cell room and looked for an empty one. She walked the guy into the cell and put him on the bed. As she was making her way out of the room she was stopped by another officer.
"So, you get away with a little more police brutality today?" said the guard of the cells in a mocking tone. Vi could feel the malice in his voice. As much as she wanted to ignore it, she just couldn't back down without saying anything.
"Sorry to disappoint you, I only used necessary force today" said Vi as she turned to try to walk away. The guard wouldn't let her off so easy though. Vi really didn't want to cause any more trouble for herself. It would feel a lot worse if she did something stupid and made Caitlyn suffer for it too.
"This guy's face says otherwise. Man, you got some nerve coming here and giving the police force a bad name. People hear about this stuff and we're getting all kind of heat from everyone." said the guard in anger. As much as Vi would like to deny it, what he was saying was true. She's caused a lot of problems for the police from the moment she joined the force. Not only that, a lot of the force look down on her like just another criminal. That's all she really was to most of them.
One thing that really bugged Vi was when she heard about people complaining about the police. She didn't think it was fair that people gave them a hard time when they were the ones putting themselves in danger. "Hey, I'm doing my job. If people are so angry why don't they put on a uniform and go catch the criminals themselves? I'm just doing things my way." Vi replied "It's not like I'm running around murdering people."
"Yeah, not anymore." Hearing that sent a shock through her chest. She knew what people thought about her, but not many people ever said anything to her. Vi's blood was starting to boil.
Vi clenched her fists and said, "I've never killed anyone in my life and I don't plan on it." She could feel her anger rising but wasn't ready to back down. "At least I'm out there actually making a difference instead of sitting in here sipping coffee and reading newspapers all day." The guard walked closer to Vi. He was a much taller than her and must of had at least 30 pounds of muscle over her too. Vi wasn't intimidated at all though.
"Is that so? Well maybe I would go out and patrol if our, piece of shit, sheriff actually used her trained officers instead of some thug." Hearing the insult to Caitlyn threw Vi over the edge. She could listen to people talk bad about her all day, she's come to expect it. It's only when people talk bad about Caitlyn, the person that gave her a chance, does Vi really get angry.
"You just made a bad move shit talking the sheriff," growled Vi, "Instead of talking about being better, why not prove it big guy." She could feel that what she was doing was wrong, but at this point rage had taken over and was in control now.
"Pft, big talk coming from someone with those tin cans you call weapons." with that Vi immediately released the locks on her gauntlets and let them fall to the ground. She walked up to the guard and stood face to face with him.
"I bet you'd look a lot less ugly with a few bruises and I know just how to make that happen." growled Vi. It's been a long time she's gone this long with words before violence. That wouldn't last much longer though.
"I'm not one to hit a woman, but I'm not even sure you fall under that category." That was all the talking that was needed. Vi grabbed him by the collar and was ready to get the fight started. Before any punches could be thrown, the door burst open and Caitlyn stormed in. A wave of guilt and worry rushed through Vi and the anger quickly evaporated.
"What's going on in here!?" Caitlyn shouted in anger. She quickly analyzed the situation and before Vi or the guard could speak, Caitlyn continued, "Vi, take your gauntlets and get out of here, you're off duty right now. You," she pointed at the guard," my office. Now." Caitlyn turned and headed to her office in anger. Vi quickly picked up her gauntlets and chased Caitlyn.
Vi stumbled out of the room trying not to drop her gauntlets. She knew she had to think of something to say to Caitlyn very quickly. As fast as she thought, there was nothing she could say. Finally, Vi just tried to start talking. "Hey, look I'm sor-" said Vi, but was quickly cut off by Caitlyn.
"I don't want to hear it right now. I'll discuss this with you later. Now get out of here." said Caitlyn coldly without even looking at Vi. Vi stopped chasing her and stood in the hall for a few seconds. She was flooded with a bunch of emotions at what had occurred in the last few minutes. She snapped back to reality for just enough time to make her way to the exit and go outside.
She walked down the street a little bit before stopping. She had a burning pain in her chest as she beat herself up in her head. No matter what she does, she just seems to cause trouble for Caitlyn. She's the only one that Vi doesn't want to burden or hurt. She could feel a lump building in her throat. All Vi could feel was an overwhelming frustration as she went through the whirlwind of thoughts in her head.
"Damn it." said Vi through clenched teeth.