This didn't take as long as I thought it would. Well...mainly because I have most of this and next chapter typed up with Talon's arc being done. Anyway, we get to see that arc in another light...
Chapter 1
Tracy Armstrong hummed softly to herself as she cleared off a table, putting the unused dishes in the large tub she carried with her. She walked back to the kitchen just to see an older gentleman working on the food, his weathered hands delicately working on creating a sweet dessert, the icing delicate and fine.
"I've got more plates for you, Mr. Anderson," she said as she walked up behind him so as not to startle the old man.
"So fast? Thank you, Tracy," Mr. Anderson chuckled, "These old bones don't move as fast as they used to!"
Tracy gave a smile as she started to quickly wash the dishes with practiced ease, flipping the plates and silverware into their respective places before walking towards her boss and picking up the plate.
"Ready?" she asked, green eyes questioning.
"Almost," he told her, grabbing a canister and patting the bottom, sending a fine shower of powdered-sugar down onto the dessert, "There, send 'er out,"
Tracy grinned and went out, snagging the coffee pot as she did and walked into the dining room of the small café. She walked over to the table and smiled as she lay the treat down on the table, pouring a bit more coffee in the frazzled looking man's mug.
"Mid-afternoon coffee drag?" she asked sympathetically, getting a nod from the man, "Well, just a made a fresh pot, just for you,"
"Thanks," he nodded, taking a sip and giving a sigh of contentment, "I needed that,"
"If there's anything else, lemme know," she told him, "I'm clockin' out in about half an hour, but you let me know in any case, ok?"
"Will do,"
She gave a smile and walked back towards the kitchen just to get met with Mrs. Anderson. The little old Irishwoman's blue eyes twinkled brightly as a smile lit up her face.
"I swear I don't know how I ended up getting you," she smiled, "You're so good and such a hard worker,"
"I'm just lucky I guess," Tracy shrugged, grinning, "I'm going to have to leave a bit early today…I have to pick up my cousins,"
"That's fine, Tracy…tell them I said hi," Mrs. Anderson smiled.
"I'll do that,"
Tracy leaned against the side of her truck as she scanned the tides of students flooding through the school doors. She finally found what she was looking for…an average sized, teenager with black hair and blue eyes. Her cousin, Tommy Armstrong. She lay on the horn, making him jump and look upwards. Tommy gave a grin and made his way down to her.
"What's up nerd?" she asked with a wicked grin.
"You're just as much a nerd as me, Tracy," Tommy told her as he climbed into the car, "What we waiting on?"
"Kait," Tracy shrugged, "Mom told me to pick her up too,"
Tommy gave a nod and watched as a red-haired, blue-eyed girl with large glasses, a white dress shirt, tie and blue jeans made her way down the steps.
Tracy honked the horn again.
"C'mon lil' sis!" Tracy yelled, "Daylight's burning! Let's move!"
"I-I'm coming, Tracy!" Kaitlyn Armstrong called, bounding forwards towards the car, "Hi Tommy!"
"Hey," came the reply as Kaitlyn and Tracy both got in and they drove out the parking lot, "So, Trace, how's the college fund going?"
"Pretty good," Tracy nodded, "I'm getting there…not much longer now,"
"That's awesome! Any idea what you're gonna do?"
Tracy shook her head.
"Nah, no clue. Heh, who knows…maybe I'll be a gym teacher and have the kids play dodgeball all the time…they can beat the crap out of each other and I can't get in trouble,"
"Tracy…" Kaitlyn sighed.
"I'm just joking!" Tracy snorted, "Honestly, no clue…but hey, how 'bout to celebrate we go to our house and have a tournament?"
Silence at first…
"MID!" all three cousins yelled.
"I called it first!" Kaitlyn chirped.
"No, I did!" Tommy growled.
"You're both wrong, I'm the oldest so I get mid. I also called it first," Tracy grinned.
"…Coinflip when we get there," Tommy deadpanned.
"Deal!"
After a long night of stomping poor saps as Katarina in the midlane, Tracy took Tommy back to his home. She made sure that he was in the house and was there when Tommy's mother asked if he could run to the store for some things. Aunt Tricia's car had broken down so she couldn't go herself.
"I can take you," Tracy offered.
"Nah, I'm good," Tommy shrugged, "I want to walk, clear my head,"
"…Alright…" Tracy said slowly.
Tommy grinned and walked off towards the store…but that didn't mean she wasn't going to keep an eye on him.
So she followed him, making sure he got to the store safe, waiting until he came out and started walking home, and then stayed at a slight distance following him home and making sure he got back safe…
Until she noticed someone slinking out of an alleyway and following Tommy at a too close for comfort distance. Tracy pulled over and parked her car, getting out and starting forwards…right as Tommy whirled around, smashing the grocery bag against the guy's head, sending ivory drops of milk spraying into the cold air. The guy reacted, something silver flashing out in the moonlight and Tracy ran as Tommy suddenly dropped to the ground.
"TOMMY!" Tracy shrieked as she bolted to him and saw the creep fleeing, "YOU MONSTER! GET BACK HERE!"
"…Trace…?" Tommy asked slowly, blood dripping from his mouth as he coughed.
Tracy knelt down and held Tommy up, her hands scrabbling for her phone.
"Easy, just hang on…hang on…" she whispered, putting her phone up to her head, "…911 my cousin's been stabbed…he's bleeding badly…I…"
Tommy's blue eyes fluttered and rolled upwards as his body started going lax.
"Tommy?! NO TOMMY! DON'T LEAVE ME! STAY AWAKE! HELP'S COMING!"
His eyes closed as sirens filled the air and the ambulance showed up.
"He's been stabbed," Tracy told the paramedics, "I didn't get a good look…"
"You family?"
"Cousin," Tracy said and the EMT nodded.
"Get in, we're going to have to rush him in to surgery…can you get his parents?"
Tracy nodded and pulled out her phone, calling Tommy's parents.
Tracy tapped her fingers on the armrest of the chair in front of the bed Tommy was in while her aunt and uncle stood worriedly over their son. They'd got him stabilized, but it was very, very bad. The doctors couldn't fix everything…but they did what they could. But Tommy was dying. It was only a matter of time. Tracy looked up as a faint quickening of breath caught her ear. Tommy had woken up.
The faint beeping sound of the heart monitor his attention and Tommy looked around in confusion, seeing the IV to his left and a monitor to his left.
"Wh-Where…?" he croaked.
"You're awake!" his mother cried happily, hugging him.
"Ow…Mom…" Tommy rasped.
Tricia Armstrong's tearful blue eyes shone as she pulled back.
"I'm sorry…I should have never let you go…" she whispered as her husband, the brunet James Armstrong, put his arm around her and his hand on his son's.
"Mom…you didn't know…we've done it a lot of times before…freak accident…"
Tracy shuffled in her chair, catching Tommy's attention. He looked up to see Tracy sitting in the chair, looking at him with slight tears.
"Hey, Trace," he mumbled, "Thanks…"
"I had a bad feeling so I followed you," she admitted, "Should have insisted I drove you…"
"It's ok…"
"NO IT'S NOT!" Tracy yelled, "YOU'RE DYING AND I COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT!"
Tommy's eyes turned shocked.
"Dy…ing," he asked slowly.
"Dying, but that can be changed," a male voice Tracy didn't recognize said.
The wounded young man looked up to see a man in a dark coat and fedora in the doorway.
"Thomas Armstrong, prefers to be called Tommy," the man started, taking off his hat and revealing a shock of white-blonde hair, "My name is Andrew Summers, I work for Riot games, creators of League of Legends…you're familiar with it, right?"
Tommy nodded.
"What I'm offering will save your life…but there is a price to it. Not money-wise, but time-wise,"
"And what is it?"
"We've done this quite a few times and saved the lives of many people such as yourself," Andrew told him, "What I'm offering will save your life, but you'll live on as a Champion of the League. One such Champion has Chosen you, to become you and you become him,"
"This is crazy on a whole new level and you know that…right?" Tommy asked.
"I know," Andrew nodded, "But maybe this'll change your mind,"
He pulled out a long, sharp silver object and laid it on the bed.
"You've been Chosen by Talon, the Blade's Shadow," Andrew told him, "But, it is up to you to accept or decline,"
Tommy looked up at him and gave a smile.
"I accept," he nodded.
"Very well," Andrew said with a smile, I will alert the medical staff and my people as soon as possible,"
And with that, he walked out the door.
"Well, that's odd…" Tommy blinked.
Tracy frowned and got up, walking out the door as well.
"Trace?" Tommy called out, but Tracy didn't hear him.
"Hey!" she called, making the dark-coated man turn around, "Mr. Summers, right?"
Andrew nodded and Tracy put her hands on her hips.
"I want to be a Chosen. I want to protect my cousin and keep him out of trouble," she growled.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Andrew told her, "One of the Champions has to have a connection with you and Choose you. It isn't my call…all I am is a messenger,"
"I want to keep him out of trouble," Tracy said firmly, "I can't do that if I'm not around him,"
Andrew gave a sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Like I said…I have no control over this! It isn't me who picks who becomes Chosen…it's the Champions. I just come and give them the choice to accept or…"
A ringing sound came from his pocket and Andrew sighed, looking at Tracy apologetically.
"Go ahead and take it…but I'm not leaving," she told him.
"Sorry," Andrew muttered, answering the phone, "What,"
His icy-blue eyes narrowed slightly.
"Are you sure…well yes I can see that, she acts a lot like you…" he stated, "Alright, alright, I'll ask…she'll probably agree so you'll need to get ready along with your 'brother',"
He hung up and shook his head.
"Miss Armstrong…it seems you are in luck," he told her, "Your wish has been granted. If you accept, you will be Chosen,"
"I accept," Tracy said immediately.
"You didn't even ask who it was,"
"I don't need to ask…I'm protecting my cousin and keeping him out of trouble, that's all I need," she shrugged, "Though…I kinda do want to know who…"
Andrew gave a soft laugh and a smile.
"You've been Chosen by Katarina, the Sinister Blade,"
Tracy's smile brightened and she gave a laugh.
"How fitting," she chuckled, "But yeah, Mr. Summers, you've got yourself a deal,"
Next we get to see the match through Tracy's/Katarina's eyes. It'll be a little different...but largely the same as Talon's arc (the same will happen with Cass' arc).
For you people wanting Chosens, here are my requirements:
What Champion
Character's name ( 1st and last)
Age
Family?
Physical Description
Personality
Why were they picked by the Champion?
How did they become the Champion(why did the Champion choose them and what were the circumstances that made the Champion choose to bond with the character? *doesn't have to be tragic accident, but I still want to know why they're the new Champion*)
You will have one month to get me a description of your Chosen before the Champion goes back into the pool. You can have multiple Chosens (my requirement is that they are related/know each other) Limit is 3. I CAN decide whether or not I will use your Chosen, I'm pulling the 'My story, my rules' card. If I see that someone has a very good reason for that Champion, then I will show preference for them mainly because it's easier for me to write.
Champions already taken:
Leona: me
Kindred, Elise, Evelyn: The Kitsune Girl Ahri
Gragas: RoboticFreeze
Diana: MMiladinova
Jinx: minifox1
Kayle: sop56
Fiora: Oceanbourne
Pantheon: boyfriend
Viktor: ckies
Shen Zed: HLZB
Tahm Kench: Tourvelix
Wukong: Unbiased Friend
Rek'Sai-TheFallenGeneral
Kog'Maw-Croziff
Taric-Mi-Stowagan
Nautilus-NyanTacocat
Nasus Renekton-Hero LumiEre Luminite (brother characters)
Quinn-TheDecieverOfLumosity
Talon, Katerina, Cassiopia-HyperZEROXL
Bard-amohugz
Master Yi-Kage Sunaipa
Draven Darius-mooseman3
Udyr-Zoozibble
Braum-Hairy
Sona-friend
Veigar-sylver9895
Nocturne, Fiddlesticks Shaco-TheSmilingMask
Kalista Hecarim-friend of mine
Lulu-another friend of mine
Jhin- The bacon tsar
Malzahar-Erindor
Lucian Thresh-FanboyX
Azir Xereth- Mi-Stowgan
Yasuo-ShadowWalker967
Gangplank Miss Fortune-CoordnationIsKey
Garen-Lt. Darkhound
Syndra- Lamker
Lee Sin-Idrisil
Aurelion Sol-Wish Upon a Sol
Kha'Zix-Navarog
Sion Urgot Malphite- Exodus2150
Ekko-flamezero55
Lux-HGoltara
Ashe-Aloasa
Zyra-hiatuspermit
Nidalee-Featherleap
Gnar-PLAINAWESOME
Vel'Koz-Old Unreliable
Twisted Fate-SnowPrincess20
Lissandra-Zesterios
Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please let me know!
Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)
Máriessë ar mára tecië
Farewell and fair writing
Elhini Prime signing off.