"Ashes"
Jinx played with her minigun's ears as she waited for Annie to show up. It was currently 11:00 PM, and at this time, the miscreant should have been doing two things at this time by now– annoying Jayce at Gragas' bar or wreaking havoc in Piltover. Annie was late! She had better not be a no-show for this. Ziggs had totally hooked her up with the good stuff! Unlike his other bombs, these did not require a match or lighter, and they were specially made for this event.
"Sorry I'm late." Annie panted, slowly running towards Jinx
"It's about time, and why do you have all that stuff?" The little girl was carrying two suitcases.
"The pink bag holds a set for an emergency tea party, and the blue one has my makeup!" Annie smiled. Wow. This chick really takes her eyeliner and mascara seriously. At first Jinx thought it was just for the Arena, but this little girl knows her stuff.
"Ditch the bags. They're only going to slow you down. We need to be able to move from location to location in ten minutes. Trust me." Jinx crossed her arms. Seriously, making a mess of Piltover was really hard work. And getting caught wasn't an option. Everything had to be executed perfectly.
"What about your bag?" Annie blinked.
"Oh, honey," the trouble-maker smiled, "These are presents, from Ziggs to us."
"What's in it?" the Dark Child touched the duffle-bag, but Jinx pulled it away quickly and hushed her. She quickly made some hand motions that represented a bomb exploding, but the young child didn't understand. If Jinx said it aloud, she would be overheard and sent back to the Institute, if Jinx pulled it out, security would see and let Piltover know, and she would be sent back to the Institute. Caitlyn had to get her stupid big hat into her business! 'Jinx should be spending her time training for the League instead blowing up my city'. Oh, phooey! What did she know?
Jinx stepped off the train and stretched her legs. It was past midnight and she had a good little nap, oh she was so energized and excited. The maniac had been waiting for some time to play for a really long time. It was time to paint the town, and she brought some fire. It was time to burn this bitch down to the floor. Jinx reached into her duffle bag, pulled out a black hoodie and put it on, letting her braids hang out in front of her. Annie, however, was in her normal attire.
"Thank God you came up with that marvelous idea about the tea party. No one will expect a thing!"
"Don't I always come up with the best ideas?" Annie batted her eyelashes.
"Hey! I was thinking about the same thing you were in the Rift!" Jinx stuck her tongue out. The Dark Child was having a good day so far. She got to have a tea party past bedtime.
Jinx moved swiftly in between the crowds of people in Piltover. No one noticed her usual Jinx get-up under the black hoodie, thank goodness everyone in Piltover was so focused on following their tidy little schedules. But it was time to change that, time to be noticed, time to make a mess. Jinx moved towards the walls of Piltover PD. She quickly and unnoticeably attached a sticky bomb onto different parts of the wall. She then made her way onto Histoire Avenue and looked up to the Prodigal Explorer's office.
"Sorry, flamer, but you really pissed me off in that last match." Jinx kissed the C-4 Ziggs gave her and tossed it into the window with the flowered curtains he always left open. What an idiot. The scoundrel made her way to Era Square and pushed past the different busy people of Piltover to get to the fountain that was located in the center of the busiest place in this massive, neat city. It was time for chaos.
"Oh my god! It's Annie!" The Dark Child skipped down Mayfair Road, her bag dragging noisily behind her. She got everyone's attention. Good. Different admirers came out of the stores and buildings to get a signature.
"You've all been invited to Tibbers' tea party!" The little girl let out a lilting laugh. She walked to the tables on the street where people were sitting and handed them a little silk pouch. What should've been in those pouches were cookies, but Jinx replaced the treats with small explosives. They were so light, no one could tell the dangers they held. "Now," Annie began, "You're not allowed to have the treats until Tibbers has his tea party set up. " She opened up her suitcase and began to set up her tea party, unfolding the tables, the small chairs and pouring hot tea from her thermos into two little ceramic cups. She looked at her watch, five minutes early. Stalling time.
Jinx fished out the hourglass shaped bomb and threw it onto the top of the fountain. Good.
She reached into her duffle bag and pulled out a megaphone.
"Testing, one, two," Jinx tapped the megaphone, drawing attention to herself, "Hello people of Piltover!" The maniac could hear people shouting out her name. Oh, this was going to be amazing!
"Before I start with my show I'd like to have a volunteer. Hey, you!" Jinx pointed to a man with an oversized coat on. "Yes, you!" she ran over to where he was, grabbed his arm and opened the palm of his hand, slipping a detonator from the sleeve of her hoodie into his palm. She then closed his hands, applying pressure onto the button.
"You pressed it, not me! Let's blow this city to ashes!" the trouble-maker cackled. After a second, the Piltover Police Department and the top of the Piltover Ruby Museum combusted into different colors, red blue and pink smoke spread out of the buildings, pieces of brick and rubble flew everywhere. It was chaos! Jinx took the opportunity to put back on her hoodie and run through-out the screaming crowd, making her way to the meeting point. The opening act was great! Jinx was itching to see the finale.
"Okay, guys!" Annie batted her eyelashes, "Let's count to five!" the crowd cheered and starting counting the numbers with the Dark Child.
"One, two, three–"
"Time's up!" Jinx's voice could be heard from a distance. The gathering of people looked confused, and after a few seconds, the pouches detonated. Flame and pink smoke spread out through-out the district. Annie ran from the tea party and towards her meeting place with Jinx.
"Ashes, ashes, they all fall down!" Annie giggled out loud.
"Are you ready?" Jinx asked excitedly, sitting on the roof of the remaining half of Piltover PD.
"Always," Annie grinned. The two watched as the Piltover police force came rushing to both crime scenes, investigating the hourglass Jinx left on top of the fountain and interviewing the shaken man that was framed. Over at Mayfair, all that was left was Annie's tidy tea set.
"Let's do this," Jinx smiled. Annie charged up a blue flame and released it towards the fountain in Era square, then another towards Mayfair Road. After a few seconds, both places burst into a fury of fire and blue smoke, pink paint flying into the air. The droplets of paint came down like rain and landed exactly as planned.
"Quinn's right. A bird's eye view is the best advantage." Jinx breathed. Looking down, she saw her signature "X" with a line on top right in the middle of Era square. It was beautiful. People were running around screaming, calling their family, rushing others to the hospital. What delightful disorder.
"Mission accomplished." The miscreant smiled, giving her young partner a high five.
"Let's do this again sometime," Annie giggled, "It was fun!"
"Count on it!" Jinx winked.
