Those Minions: True End.

A/N: Tying up loose ends.


Melee and Caster pass through the Dragon on their way to the Blue side's jungle. There, they meet Mill, who is trying to free the Dragon by using aggro mechanics from Annie and Kassadin. There, it is revealed that Mill is Millet's brother, and that after her disappearance, he had left the Blue base to try and find her. Searching through the jungle, he eventually made his way to the Ancient Golem spawn area, where he saw Melee kill Millet and run away from the frightened Katarina. Traumatized by what he had seen, Mill tried to chase after Melee, but was unable to find him in the dense jungle. He travels aimlessly for an unspecified amount of time until he finds the wolves camp where Melee was assaulted and saved by Caster. He finds Cast there, who is practicing his Smite against the wolves. After the wolves are defeated, Mill finds signs of Melee being there from the wolves' remains. He believes that Melee was killed by the wolves and feels hollow at not having reached his sister's killer in time. Cast listens to his story and decides to take him with him back to the Purple base. There, Mill is snuck in and becomes a Purple minion, hearing of Cast's plans and ultimately becoming a supporter of his ideals.

Throughout time, as he helped with Cast's plans, Mill travels all over the battlefield. He finds out that Caster had saved someone from the jungle and suspects that it may be Melee. After Melee and Caster leave the base to go hunt for Katarina, Mill receives the report and confirms that Melee is still alive. However, he decides to wait until Cast's plans are in motion before going off to punish Melee for killing his sister.

Mill feels that it's fate that Melee has come to him, and with Caster in tow. He mocks Melee and tortures him mentally with hints at his crime to the unknowing Caster. Eventually, he speaks the truth, which causes Caster to confront Melee and ask him if Mill is lying or not. Melee realizes that Caster wants him to lie, that Caster had figured this out a long time ago, and had already forgiven him for it. Unable to accept Caster's mercy, Melee tells him the truth and admits to killing Millet. Seeing that he was rejected by Melee, Caster backs away, speechless. Mill thinks about how to kill Melee, whether to give him a slow, painful death to satisfy his rage or kill him quickly, to spite Melee. Caster interrupts, offering to kill Melee himself. Mill admits that Caster has the right, as Millet was his wife. He lets Caster take care of Melee, who releases Melee and tells him to run far away, so that they'll never meet again. He tells Melee that he's releasing him because of their friendship, but the next time he sees him, he will truly kill him.

Mill doesn't mind that Caster released him, saying that in the end, they will see Melee again. He tells Caster that he understands why Caster released him, but that he better keep his word next time. Caster asks what Mill and the other minions are doing, and Mill tells him of Cast's plans.

Back at the Purple base, Master Yi had finished his recall, but cannot contact the other members of his team. Moving out, he notices that the Purple minions are moving strangely, congregating around the inhibitors for some reason. He tries to leave the base, but is caught by the minions and taken prisoner.

As Cast takes PC and co. back to the Purple base, PC inquires more of Cast's plans. Cast reveals that the origin of female minions were not the only things he discovered. He also found out how champions talked to each other and how the announcer was heard. He always wondered what the beam for the inhibitors were meant for. They did not seem to be providing protection to the Nexus like others thought. In fact, the beam was nothing at all but light. After examining the remains of a destroyed inhibitor, Cast realized that faint magical particles were being emitted from underneath the inhibitor. He realized that this was also a magical space, one that connected to the place where the announcers of the battlefields resided. For now, he has placed a temporary jamming on the magical particles, but Cast has also ordered his minions to break through into the magical space to cut communications once and for all.

Melee runs into the jungle, his mind whirling with the events that had happened. He wallows in self-pity and tries to kill himself with his weapon. He is stopped by a shouting voice, one that makes his ears bleed and causes him to drop the weapon. He realizes that it was the Summoner Lady that stopped him, but hearing her loud voice again combined with the memories resurfacing into his mind, Melee realizes that it was her voice that had brought him back to his senses when he had met Millet for the first time at top lane. He questions Summoner Lady, who reveals that she had always been watching Melee since he had met TP.

At first, it had just been idle curiosity because of his appearance, but it had soon grown into infatuation, then love. She tells him how she had always been jealous of Millet and had hesitated at calling out to Melee when he had attacked Katarina. But even when she had shouted, the lightning had covered her voice. She tells him that she has known Melee the longest and that she understands his anguish. She tells Melee that it was a tragic accident, that he had never meant to kill Millet. Melee argues back, attacking himself for having killed the love of his life over stupid jealousy. The Summoner Lady continues talking through Melee's frustration, eventually convincing him to come to terms with his actions and start fresh. Melee says that Caster was his best friend, but he ruined it. He decides not to go back to the base, saying that he'll stay in the jungle as a vagabond, as he had done before coming to TP's hut.

The Summoner Lady tells Melee that she will be busy and that they might not be able to talk anymore. Melee tells her that although he loved Millet, he had grown to love the Summoner Lady too. Bursting with happiness at his words, the Summoner Lady cuts off communication. Behind her, the last of her announcer friends fall, killed by Cast's men, who had finally gotten into the magical space beneath the inhibitor. Cast's men are amazed at the Summoner Lady's beauty and debate whether or not they should kill her. One of the minions states that they are not yet Prodigy Catalysts, so there is no need for them to act sensibly or be accountable for their actions. He says that they can rape her, then kill her. The Summoner Lady waits until they start to approach her, then steals one of their weapons. Realizing that she has no hope of defeating them, she stabs herself in the heart, then slashes through her body so that everything to her genitals is ruined. Stating that she will always stay faithful to Melee, the Summoner Lady dies, regretting that she had not truly called out to Melee during the incident at the Ancient Golem spawn, her jealousy keeping her silent and also keeping Millet's survival from Melee. After she dies, one of the minions states that her mouth is still perfectly fine.

With half of the Phantom Dancer, Yi is able to escape from the Purple base. He realizes that Ashe and the other champions are also prisoners, but realizes that he cannot take all of the minions alone. He leaves the base, hoping to find champions from the other team to help him release his comrades. As he runs through the jungle, Master Yi meets with Melee, who had been training in the jungle with the wolves. Master Yi explains the situation to Melee, who realizes that Caster may be in danger. The two agree to work together to reach the Blue base and recruit help from the minions and champions there.

Mill sends Caster to the Purple base so that Cast can meet with him. After Caster leaves, Mill releases the Dragon and orders him to destroy the turrets to the Blue base, opening a path up for the Purple minions. Irelia, TP, Leeson, and the Caster duo arrive at the Dragon too late and realize that Cast's plans had already begun. TP knows the gist of what Cast is planning from interrogating the minions and referencing PC's original plan. They head to the middle lane to intercept the Dragon and hopefully stop Cast.

As they head towards mid lane, they find Master Yi and Melee coming out of the jungle. TP and Melee are surprised at meeting each other, but TP tells him to forget the past and cooperate to stop Cast. Melee agrees, but stops as he sees Leeson, thinking TP's new apprentice looks familiar. Leeson tells him that he looks like he hasn't forgotten the past, but come to accept it. Leeson thanks Melee for teaching him how to impersonate Leesin, and as he begins to take off his rags, Melee realizes Leeson's true identity: Millet.

Millet had been rescued by TP and nursed back to health. However, the wound had been dangerous and it took Millet an incredibly long time to heal. TP stated that it was because Melee had damaged her and that Melee was not a minion. When asked what he means, TP tells Millet of his first encounter with Melee. He had his suspicions then, but it was confirmed after he had seen the clouds darken and lightning strike during the Katarina incident. He states that Melee is from the outside world, a rogue program that could alter the game world. This was why it had rained for the first time in the entire history of Summoner's Rift.

TP tells Millet that he has heard that Melee had become friends with Caster. He asks Millet if she forgives him, but Millet says that she will know when she meets him again. TP asks her not to tell Melee of his true origins if she does forgive him, to let him live the rest of his days as a minion, as he always wanted to be.

The group heads off to mid lane, where they fight with Mill and the Dragon. As the Dragon tanks the turret, the Elder Lizard that Cast had released appears. Melee and co. fight and defeat the Elder Lizard, just as the Dragon takes out the mid lane turret. However, the Dragon took heavy damage from the turret and begins to fail against Melee and co. However Mill uses Promote on the Dragon to restore his strength and continue the battle. Meanwhile, Cast heads out to Baron Nashor now that he has finally spawned, but not before crippling PC to ensure that he does not leave the base. Ashe finally wakes up and tries to think of a plan with Primey and PC. Primey and PC realize that not all of the Purple minions were on Cast's side and that there are many prisoners along with them. Primey gives a rousing speech to convince the minions to join together and fight with them against Cast, using Sona's death as an incentive.

As the group tries to figure out how to escape the prison, the entrance to the prison is destroyed and Vayne appears with Sona. Having defeated the Promoted Ancient Golem, Vayne had extracted Sona from its remains and come to the Purple base. She hopes that Ashe has some backup, because all of Cast's remaining men are coming to capture them. With Primey taking the lead, the champions and the minions escape the prison and begin fighting against Cast's guards.

With heavy damage to TP, the group in mid lane finally manages to defeat the Dragon. Mill is captured, but he refuses to betray Cast. He states that Cast did not order him, that instead, he truly believes that Cast's ideal is a better world than the one they currently live in. TP tells Melee to kill Mill, but Melee hesitates, knowing that Mill will lose his Prodigy Catalyst powers and subsequently lose his memories. Melee asks Millet what to do, who asks TP to give mercy to her brother. TP relents, but states that they must head to the Blue base to put Mill under lock and key and warn the others. They retrieve the injured Kassadin and Annie before heading to the Blue base.

Cast and his army cast their Promotes on Baron Nashor, which, combined with the increased magical resistance he had gained from being Smited so many times by Cast's men over time, allows the Baron Nashor to transform to its original form and escape its spawn area. Cast tells the Baron Nashor of his plans and the Baron Nashor agrees to help Cast to repay his debt for his freedom. Cast and his army begin heading for the Blue base.

Caster had returned to the Purple base, but found Cast gone. He wonders if Cast's ideal is truly better for minions. Finding himself wondering what Melee is doing, Caster wanders around the base, eventually seeing a group of bloody minions come out of the inhibitor. He asks them what happened and they gloat about the special mission Cast had given them. As they brag about having had a fun time with an announcer that looked like Leblanc, Caster realizes that these minions had killed the Summoner Lady. He runs past them and into the magical space, where he finds the Summoner Lady's defiled corpse.

Blind with rage, Caster rushes back out into the base and searches for the bloody minions, striking one dead instantly with a powerful blow from his wand. Cast's guards stop Caster and the minions gang up on him, beating him down even with his Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Madred's Razors. The guards are stopped as Vayne and Sona come into the base and Caster is saved by the champions' distraction. After the prisoners escape and begin fighting the guards in the Purple base, Caster realizes that a revolt is happening.

As Melee and co. reach the Blue base, they realize that Cast's men had infiltrated the Blue base and taken control. The group sneaks into the Blue base and finds the imprisoned minions. TP tells them to think of a plan before releasing everyone.

Back in the Purple base, the revolt is successful and Cast's men are defeated. But PC realizes that it no longer matters, seeing the Baron Nashor's true form in the distance. He states that they'll never make it to the Blue base in time to stop him and believes that Cast had left his men to stall the group in case they escaped. Ashe states that if they could somehow communicate with the champions in Blue base, they might be able to buy them enough time. Having heard the whole story of what's going on, Caster decides that right now, champions and minions are both in the same danger. He tells them about the announcer space beneath the inhibitor. PC gets an idea and goes to retrieve the Caster duo. Having hung out in the control room at the Nexus, the Caster duo are well-versed in the announcer tools and are able to reestablish communication with the champions. Ashe does a test call and finds out that Yi and the other champions are currently at the Blue base and that the Baron Nashor has already started destroying the front turrets.

PC states that the Blue minions might be able to do something about Cast's army. But the Baron Nashor will be difficult to fight against without more champions. They have to reach the Blue base or Cast will win. After thinking for a bit, Ashe finally comes up with a plan. She states that not many things can go across from one side of the map to the other at high-speed. But fortunately, they have one of those options: Ashe's ultimate, Enchanted Crystal Arrow. Ashe starts her ultimate and has the other champions, PC and Primey, and some of the minions clamber onto it. Stating that she'll lead the remaining minions to the base as a backup group, she wishes them luck, and fires the arrow. Caster and co. head off towards the Blue base.

With Ashe's plan in motion, Yi tells the others that a distraction is needed. TP tells that they must fight the minions, but not go near the Baron Nashor. He states that the Baron Nashor is too strong and that Cast would never rely on anything stronger than himself without a good reason. He realizes that Cast must be employing the Baron Nashor to do the same thing as the Dragon, which is tanking a turret. TP theorizes that Cast is aiming to destroy the Nexus turret, and that somewhere on the fountain, there is a magical space as there had been in the Purple base. He believes that behind the Nexus turret must be where the space holding the Summoners themselves is. He tells the group to let the Baron Nashor tank the turret and only attack it when it has gotten to low health. He hopes that the Nexus turret will hold out long enough for the Baron to be heavily damaged.

The Blue base erupts into chaos as the minions rush out to fight against Cast's army. Cast orders the Baron to ignore the battle and to charge straight ahead to the Nexus turret. However, the Baron betrays Cast, stating that he would never follow the orders of a lowly minion. He approves of Cast's plan though, so he gathers the minions in the battlefield so that they can tank the turret instead while the Baron destroys it. However, Cast uses Exhaust on Baron, his Summoner Spells now at such a high level that it cripples the Baron, causing it fall forward and onto the fountain. Unable to move, the Baron can only suffer as the Nexus turret inflicts him with blasts of true damage.

Ashe's Crystal Arrow arrives at the base and the reinforcements join the fray. Mill escapes during the chaos and seeks to help Cast. Primey and PC fight against him, but Mill proves too strong and nearly kills PC and Primey. Caster and Melee reunite, having a brief moment where they rekindle their friendship, before turning to fight Mill. Meanwhile, Cast chips away at the Nexus turret with his army, but Master Yi and the other champions intercept them.

As his army fights against the champions, Cast is finally able to break through the Nexus turret and hurries inside the magical space. Caster and Melee have a difficult time against Mill, but are able to defeat him after Primey uses the last of his strength to help them. However, the Baron Nashor finally dies from his wounds, leaving the remains of the Nexus Turret still active. PC tells Melee and Caster that he can tank the turret for exactly one second and they must hurry and stop Cast before he reaches the outside world. Melee and Caster thank PC for his sacrifice and get ready to enter the magical space.

PC tanks the turret and dies, ending his long, long Prodigy Catalyst life. He sees Primey lying unconscious a few feet away and silently tells him that it was fun. However, due to his wounds, the turret kills him too quickly, still being active before Melee and Caster can enter the space. Caster pushes Melee into the space, taking the blow himself and dying as a result.

Melee realizes that Caster sacrificed himself, but has no time to mourn his death. He rushes through the space and finds Cast there, having already killed the Summoners. Cast holds the Summoner orbs which control the champions and summons Katarina into the space. Cast knows about Melee's trauma and uses that to his advantage, forcing the unwilling Katarina to fight against Melee. Exhausted, Melee falls to his feet and Cast declares his victory. Realizing that Cast is no longer just driven by his ideals, but the manic desire that had seized Melee on the night he had attacked Millet, Melee knows that if he loses here, only a bleak future will await for not only champions and minions, but the unsuspecting outside world. With one final effort, Melee yells at Katarina, telling her that he's sorry he attacked her and that she must trust him. He throws his lance at Katarina, who Shunpos to Melee to dodge it. Cast is surprised, but dodges the lance with Flash, commending Melee for his clever, but futile effort. However, Melee uses the move that he had never mastered at TP's place, Leesin's ultimate Dragon's Rage, to kick Katarina at Cast. Cast is knocked airborne, unable to dodge it as Flash is still on cooldown, and unable to take any action due to the CC. With a final cry, Melee kicks a Sonic Wave at Cast, destroying the Summoner controller in the process and marking Cast. With Katarina released, Shunpo and Resonating Strike come together to pierce through Cast and end his life.

As Cast lay dying, he looks up and wonders why he lost. He wonders if his ideals had not been good enough. As his conscience fades, Cast wonders what the purpose of his life had ultimately been, not knowing that he had finally become more human than minion.

Katarina helps the exhausted Melee leave the magical space and back out into the Blue base. He sees Primey crying over PC, who had died standing up. Ashe and the other minions finally arrive at the base, ending the battle once and for all.

As Melee searches for Caster's body, he sees Millet holding his corpse tightly. Melee tells her that it'll be ok, that Caster will respawn soon. But TP tells him that Caster may not be the same after respawning. He tells Melee about the Presence and states that even though Melee wasn't a Prodigy Catalyst, he was a foreign influence like Captain Teemo and the magical spaces. He states that Melee had been the reason Millet and Caster had warped from a minion's normal duties and functions, saying that Caster had become somewhat like a Prodigy Catalyst during his life. He states that because of that, Caster will respawn with his memories gone and possibly his personality changed. As Melee and Millet look out at the many dead minion bodies in the base, they wonder if things will ever return back to normal.

Epilogue:

Reports occur in the real world on Reddit about a strange occurrence in some League of Legends matches. People report seeing glitched minions acting independently from the game mechanics or champions running out of control. As Riot is bombarded with complaints, one of their staff investigates and finds out that someone had put a backdoor into the game. Contacting the person, he finds out that this backdoor had been made to work with a test program that would trap hackers and malicious users who would try to take advantage of the backdoor bait. However, the test program had suddenly vanished from the servers and the backdoor had been patched up, but eventually forgotten.

Days later, an email gets sent to the staff member who had been investigating the backdoor. The email sender asks the staff member to log onto the game and go to the physical location of the backdoor in-game. The staff member follows the email's instructions and finds himself pushed out of the game's boundaries and into the huts behind the trees in top lane. There a group of minions and champions appear on the screen and begin sending him messages on the all chat.

"Sure is bright today, isn't it Caster?"

"Shut the fuck up. Do you know how much it pains me that I remember you saying that? God, I wish I'd forgotten everything about you."

"No, you don't."

"Yeah, yeah. Anyways, get to the point."

"Oh yeah. Hi...Mr. uhh...person from Riot Games. We're minions. And we want to talk to you about minion rights and bonuses."


A/N: Thought it was over, huh? Told you I'd finish this...even if I did finish it in a rather disjointed, crappily told manner. Anyways, that's it, everything I ever planned for Those Minions. Hope you guys enjoyed the ride and maybe I'll see you guys again, next time with a story I can actually finish properly. If you've got time, leave some comments on what you liked and didn't like about the story as a whole for next time. Until then, remember-

Bonuses come in bacon.

PS: In case anyone's confused about the Summoner orbs, I'm just referring to the orbs used in the first trailer.