"Again, I ask; where in the name of Piltover's badges are we going?" Caitlyn asked from the passenger seat of the town's police cruiser. In the back was Jinx, just had Vi had always imagined, albeit not under these circumstances. Vi grinned and gunned the engine. It was the morning after the torture incident, and Jinx had been briefed before the three-woman strong force had piled into the cruiser and headed off. Vi knew where she was going, but she'd failed to tell the others just yet despite having been on the road for about three hours.
"The best person to ask about a master assassin is a master spy," She replied cryptically. Caitlyn frowned as her partner swerved around her question as well as a sharp turn. "Think small, Cait, think small," She added with a laugh. Caitlyn cocked her head. Think small? A small town? A small group of spies? A-
"TEEMO!" Vi about wrecked the car as Jinx put two and two together with a squeal, jarring Caitlyn from her deductive musings. "I love Teemo! And Ziggs. Ziggs is probably my fave, we're biffies. The explosions… ah, what a sight," Jinx said dreamily. Caitlyn turned to Vi and once again wondered if she hadn't experienced a moment of insanity when she'd let Jinx on the police force. Vi nodded.
"Yup. Bandle City, dead ahead. We're gonna go have us a nice chat with that fuzzy little teddy bear. Y'know, the very deadly one that's world-renowned for his recon abilities," She explained as she passed a sign indicating the aforementioned city. Parking just outside city limits, the three women took a second to stretch after the long car ride before entering the diminutive city. Not immediately seeing Teemo, Vi stopped a nearby yordle.
"Hey! You got any idea where Teemo might be at?" She asked. The little one tilted her head in thought. After a moment, she eyeballed the women, decided they were no one to be feared or distrusted and nodded.
"Either at his home, at the army base or," she added with a giggle, "Tristana's place."
"Thanks. Care to point us in the right direction? We aren't exactly locals," Vi added. The yordle nodded with a pleasant smile and pointed behind her..
"That road there'll lead you to the base. Kind of hard to miss, it's on your right though. You take a left from there and Teemo's house ain't too far off. Tristana's is about three doors down from it," She finished. Vi nodded, thanked the yordle again and began down the road with the others in tow.
"We check the houses first. The army base is going to take a bit to look through, and I don't want to interrupt him in the middle of training or whatever. Come on," Vi said as the others caught up. It wasn't too far a walk, as the city size was made with the small creatures in mind. Soon, they were at Teemo's door, and they could already see Tristana's house. Vi's fist rapped on the door several times with no answer, so the trio headed for Tristana's, stopping cold when voices floated towards them.
"Trist, for the hundreth thousandth time, you look fine," Teemo said in exasperation. Sometimes his girlfriend could be so picky about her clothes… Tristana frowned and looked between the outfit hanging up on her mirror and down at what she was wearing. Her current outfit was more casual than her usual combat-ready wear, consisting of a baby-blue miniskirt, a matching shirt and white sneakers.
"Are you sure you aren't just saying that? Be honest, Teemy-poo. I think the blue melds with my skin too much…" Tristana replied. Vi's mouth was split into a grin outside and Jinx was having a hard time keeping her laughter down. Caitlyn rolled her eyes, made a face and knocked. "Sweetie, can you get that?" Tristana asked.
"Hello, can I- oh!" Teemo stopped at the sight of Piltover's finest at his door… as well as the figure behind them. "Is there something I can help you with, officers? Need me to stun the suspect?" He asked, fishing out his blowgun. He'd heard of this demon known as Jinx before and knew that the quicker she was subdued, the better. Vi held up a hand just in time to stop the tiny furball from turning her sister into a pincushion.
"She's with us now," Teemo nearly fell over in shock. "Yeah. She's my sister to be exact," Teemo actually DID fall over in shock. Taking a moment to collect his thoughts, he picked himself back up. "We have a few questions that only the finest spy in Runeterra could answer," Vi said. Teemo's chest puffed up notably at this compliment, causing Tristana to roll her eyes from the other room. He was such a sucker for a little sweet-talking…
"Well… I suppose I could divulge a few things, provided they're not confidential," Teemo said slowly. Vi nodded and her face became a stone mask. No need to show Teemo how close the subject was to her nor was there any sense in working herself into a rage. She'd found herself angering every time she even thought about what had happened to her, much less talking to someone else.
"The Noxians attacked Zaun about 20 years ago. They began taking out military citizens for no apparent reason. What do you know about it?" She asked a little more roughly than she'd meant. Teemo frowned and thought hard about any Noxus recon he'd done that long ago. After a moment of concentration, he tilted his head.
"I believe that I did indeed undertake a mission in that particular situation. I remember infiltrating Noxian military compounds, no easy feat mind you, to obtain intelligence on their intentions for Zaun," He began. Vi nodded for him to continue. "They wanted to provoke Demacia. They wanted to start a war, using a full-tilt assault on Zaun to anger Demacia enough to fight for Zaun's fate," He said.
"But Noxus being Noxus, they figured they might as well soften up Zaun first and started sending assassins to take out some of the top military captains," Tristana added, emerging from her room to stand aside Teemo. "They were going to actually take hold of Zaun, but Demacia got there in time."
"Sounds about right… thank you," Jinx said. Teemo cocked his head and frowned.
"You sound… hateful. Why do you wish to know this, anyway?" He asked in curiosity. Jinx closed her eyes and bit her lip, willing away the memory dredging inside her again. Vi put a hand on her shoulder and pulled her in tight, causing confusion between the yordles. Teemo stepped forward and hugged Vi's leg, a yordle's version of placing a hand on someone's shoulder for humans.
"Katarina… you know her, right?" Vi asked. Teemo nodded fervently; Katarina had been the focus of several missions he'd undergone. "She killed my parents. Our parents. I want to know who gave the order. Katarina's a Noxian general, so whoever ordered this assassination was pretty high up on the chain. And when I get my hands on them…" Vi let the threat hang as she released Jinx. Teemo nodded solemnly.
"Teemo… You know I can't resist it," Tristana spoke up. Teemo furrowed his small eyebrows. "Come on, Teemy. These girls need some closure. You're not going to help?" She asked. Teemo narrowed his eyes and his girlfriend grinned, daring him, provoking him with those damned sexy eyes of hers..
"If by 'closure' you mean revenge, then you're right. But I don't know… I haven't done recon work in some time. I might not be ready for another mission with such short notice," He said concernedly. Vi nodded with a small smile and turned around toward the cruiser. She'd half-expected Teemo to be wary of her "mission." She hadn't expected Tristana's presence, but the more the merrier. Vi's smile turned into a smirk when her back was turned.
"Come on guys. He's right. He's not the ass-kicking spy he used to be. Wouldn't want to put him in trouble after all he's gone through now that he's gotten old and soft," She said. Tristana grinned as she followed Vi, shaking her head and waiting for the inevitable. If there was one sure way to piss Teemo off, it was to question his skills.
"Soft?!" Teemo nearly yelled. "I'll have you know I'm still in as good a shape as I've ever been! There's not a spy in the world that can do better work! Come on, I'll show you!" He said, running to the car and hopping in with his arms crossed. As Vi started the vehicle and everyone piled in, Teemo pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes. "I've just been the victim of reverse psychology," He realized aloud. Vi burst out laughing and Caitlyn couldn't suppress a smile.
Tristana snorted as she settled in between him and Jinx in the back seat. "You are SUCH a sucker for words," She said with a grin. Teemo sighed. What had he signed himself up for?
