The Sibling Dilemma
Chapter 14
Step 1: write this chapter quickly
(Third)
It was a long day for the interrogation. Lux and Garen left 2 hours ago because Lux got upset, but Vi and Caitlyn were trained for this.
"I think we're done for tonight, Vi." With a grunt, Vi complied and released the grip she had on his shirt. He slumped over, and his eyes snapped open after they almost left the room.
"Wait!" Both officers turned around. "I need to give you an injection, Trinity!" She looked at him is disgust.
"What the fuck do you mean by that?"
"I, uh, it's, uh," Vi almost stepped forward with her fist raised, but her partner placed a hand over her stomach and stopped her in her tracks.
"What do you mean?" Caitlyn's glare scared him more than the bruiser's raised fist.
"I know about your memory problems, I know what caused them, and I have the means to fix them in my bag." Instead of shock, fury was plastered against Vi's face.
"And why should I trust you?! For what I know, you could be giving me the lethal injection!"
"That's enough, Vi." Caitlyn pushed her out of the room and gave the hostage a final glare. "Don't even think about trying to escape." As soon as the two of them left the room, he started to struggle against his restraints, finally rocking himself to the floor. With a grunt, his arms were finally loose enough to fully escape. He took a few minutes to recuperate from the 'interrogation' and go through his bag.
"I've given up enough to not be able to live for much longer." He sighed, unwrapping the leather roll he pulled out of his bag. He ran his hand over the needle chambers, finally resting his hand on the one filled with a deep, red liquid. "I can do at least one thing for you." After inspecting the needle and flicking the glass chamber a couple of times, he pushed himself up onto his feet, only needing to shake the handle of the door slightly to unlock it.
"Ok, I think it's bedtime for all of us." Elise laughed. He stayed in the room, with the door slightly ajar so he could hear everything that was going on. "It's already almost midnight."
"Midnight is the perfect time for excitement." Vi's voice filtered through the hallway louder and quieter as she moved through the room.
"This isn't a club." A pause. "What did she say?" Caitlyn questioned.
"Sona thinks that bedtime sounds like a good idea." The Poro squeaked, and something hit the floor.
"Apparently, Gnaw does, too." Jinx laughed, then ran halfway across the room. "Race you up!"
"You're on!" Two pairs of feet thundered up the stairs, followed by another pair that moved more slowly.
"You head up before me, sweetie, I'll lock up."
"'Sweetie'?" Caitlyn laughed. "It sounds like you've already accepted me into this...dysfunctional family."
"Well, why wouldn't I? It's already established that you're Trinity's partner." Caitlyn coughed nervously, and the attacker covered his mouth to hide a chuckle.
"Not like that!"
"Like how? I didn't say which way." It sounded like Caitlyn just turned on her heel and walked upstairs. "Kids." She chuckled, followed by some clicks, and then she walked upstairs herself. After waiting half an hour, the kidnapper started to leave the room and walk silently through the darkened halls, pressing the needle tube to his palm in fear. The last light that was upstairs clicked off, and he began the silent descent upstairs. The only audible sound was Jinx's mumbling.
"Sorry about this." He sighed, slowly opening the door to Vi's room and padding over to her sleeping form. With a deep breath, he managed to press the needle into a vein in the side of her neck and push the plunger halfway down before she finally stirred.
"What the-" He only just managed to inject the fluid fully before she rolled over. After taking a few seconds to register, her eyes snapped open. "What the fuck?!" The guy stumbled back in fear, falling onto his back after tripping over one of her boots. "What did you just do to me?!" In the time it took Vi to pull the needle out of her neck and jump out of bed, he had scrambled out of the room.
"I was trying to help!" As he stumbled out of the room and down the stairs, Sona opened the door to see what was going on, and almost got knocked off of her feet by Vi charging out of the room, sliding a foot to turn, and then following the attacker down the stairs.
"Get back here!" He screamed in fear as the enforcer jumped clean over one of the couches in the front room, then tackled him to the floor. "You better have a good reason for...for..."
"Vi! What happened?!" Caitlyn called, running into the room. Her partner froze in place, staring completely into space. "Vi? Talk to me."
"I..." Both of her hands went to her head, and she started to dig her fingers into her scalp. "I can..." The attacker took that opportunity to scramble away and hide behind one of the chairs. After glaring at him, Caitlyn knelt next to her parter and turned her head.
"What the.." She would have flinched if she wasn't trained. "What did you do to her?!"
"What's the matter?" Elise and Sona ran into the room, worry plastered on both of their faces. They both flinched as Vi looked over at them. Her pupils had dilated to 3 times the size of what was normal for her. "What happened?"
"Needle!" Jinx yelled, thundering down the stairs and thrusting her hand into the air, the needle gripped firmly. "I found it in her room!" As Elise took the needle from her to inspect it, Vi put her head into her hands and started groaning.
"Pressure... it hurts..."
"Vi, look at me." Caitlyn moved around her partner to look at her face, and put a hand on her cheek. "Focus on me."
"My head..." The thing that Caitlyn flinched at was the presence of tears on her partner's face. "Cait, it hurts. It hurts so much."
"It's ok. It'll be ok."
(Caitlyn)
I scratched my head as I walked away from the 'interrogation room', and then rubbed the sweat off my forehead. Maybe I shouldn't have left my hat in Piltover. I don't feel right without it. Sona signalled for my attention, then started to sign out words before she realized who she was trying to talk to.
"Sorry, Sona. I'm not sure that I completely understand your sign language."
"She's asking if you found anything out." Jinx yawned, picking an orange apart. "Did we all need to stay up?"
"Anybody could have come looking for their friend." She laughed at my comment.
"Why would a guy that's trying to kidnap 3 girls have any friends?" Sona covered her mouth to hide a smile and walked away. "Go check on Vi. She needs someone." I had to give her a weird look. This must have been the first time that I've ever heard Jinx refer to Vi by her actual name. It's usually either 'Pinky', 'Fathands', or even 'Dummy cop'. I was slightly taken aback by that, but I started walking upstairs. Elise was looking into the overly pink room.
"Can you at least talk to me?" She was holding the door somewhat closed, to my surprise. I got an apologetic smile when I approached. She shut the door quietly and turned to me. "I can't get a word out of her."
"It's alright." I smiled, putting my hands on her shoulders. "I know what I can do. Go and sit down for a while." With another nod, she shuffled away, and into her own room. I breathed deeply for a few seconds, and stepped inside. All I could see of my friend was a lump under the sheets. "Vi?" I stepped over the various gauntlets and items of clothing to sit next to her. "You don't have to hide like a turtle, you know." I tried to pull them back, but her grip was stronger than I thought. "Vi, look at me." She groaned, and actually released her grip. My heart sank immediately.
"I can remember everything." She sniffed, wiping her nose on the back of her hand. "At once." How long ago did this start? The pain in her expression was immeasurable. She needs me.
"It's ok." I laid down and pulled myself closer to her. "Come here." She wasted no time in grabbing handfuls of the back of my shirt and pressing her face into my neck. "I'm right here, it's ok."
"Cait." I blinked a few times. "Caitlyn!" I opened my eyes fully, taking focus on the violet eyes that were now focused on me. I scrambled slightly and fell out of the bed. "Shit, are you alright?"
"Vi, what happened?" Her face changed to the widest grin as she jumped up and lifted me back onto my feet.
"I can.." She waved her hands around her head for a few seconds. "I can remember!" I watched her pace in a circle. "I couldn't think straight, everything was jumbled in my head, but I have all these memories!" I flinched as she clasped my shoulders. "I remember..." Her face turned from happiness to shock. "Wait..." In that moment, Jayce popped up on my chat. The video came up seconds later.
"Afternoon, Caitlyn." He smiled.
"Are you having fun watching the city?"
"The crime rate has gone down almost 90% since Jinx left." That's a bigger number than I was expecting. "Did you know she had an entire carta?"
"How did you find that out?" He grimaced at the question.
"We found about a hundred bodies in the underground. All with exploded chests." I shuddered at the thought. "Autopsy claimed explosives. Could have only been Jinx. Also, the plant crime rate has gone up again."
"What did Ezreal do." I sighed.
"Knocked one of your plants out of the window." I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Anyway, those lab results. Sample 2 is the parent, whilst the other three are descendants." It can't be. "3 and 4 are closely related. What's going on there?"
"Lucia!" Vi yelled out suddenly, racing out of the room. "I remember now!"
"I'll call you back later, Jayce. We might have a mystery solved." He just smiled as I cut the connection. As I jogged downstairs, I happened upon a scene where Vi had lifted Sona off the ground into a hug, and the latter was still struggling to touch down. "Ok, I think she gets the idea."
"Sorry." My parter placed her down gently and beamed. "I can remember!"
"Remember what?" Jinx yawned again, walking out of the kitchen. Vi and I shared a look, and I stepped forward and placed a hand on Sona's shoulder.
"Bella, meet Lucia, your twin sister."
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