Hey there! I am back! Hopefully not going away!

But if you feel curious of where I was, ask away! No shying away of any PM, but now to focus on the important stuff!

As always, own nothing but my OC.

Sharing memories, colors, feelings is magic! Magic connects people. - Neeko.

If you were to ask Cid where things went bad. It could be any moment really of the last pair of months. When Ahri became feral and Karma had to calm her down. When Sona cried about how they were unable to help Ahri senses turn back to normal. On how a sudden increase on dangers was around. How suddenly a lot of people were showing signals of dementia through fears. Seeing things that were not there.

Attacking others because they were afraid seeing them as monsters. Really things were going haywire everywhere.

In an intent to find help he decided to take a boat to Demacia and from there reach to Piltover, there go to Zaun to get Viktor and ask for his help. The man was a genius. Sure, his methods to help others might not be the route others would take. But Cid trusted heavily in the man who was the herald of a new revolution on the machines. Sure, he would need to explain Viktor to not experiment on Ahri, but surely, he had ways of checking on to what was happening on her mind.

Karma said magic was involved. Something deep and primal. Cid understood that. Fear

Fear was deep and primal, it helped people stay alive, it helped as much as it hurt. And such deep fears were consuming Ahri who barely slept, Wukong and Yi had been needed to subdue her. Even then both had been thrown away at the adrenaline-fueled Ahri. They had been helped by Lee Sin who had kicked her behind the head. The damage was easily healed. Her fears were not.

And such fears forced him to move away to get help. Sona wanted to go with him, but he knew her talents were more needed with Karma to help Ahri. Riven had also offered for the trip but in the end, he told her he needed her to be there for Ahri.

And so, alone the therapist with a prosthetic leg went to take on a trip to Demacia.

Swain spy network had also been useful in keeping news about the status of things and reporting back to the man. It seemed what happened to Ahri was happening to many others around. No discernable pattern. Just random fear attacks. No nation seemed safe. And everyone was on the quest to find answers.

Maybe coming alone on such a trip had been a bad idea. Even more as to how he was currently trying not to drown as he was in a storm.

The captain of the ship had been affected suddenly as mist enveloped the ship. Next thing that happens is a storm.

Which ended up with Cid trying to fight the waves.

"Is this how it all ends?! Like this?! Come on!"

He was cursing the weather with all his might staying afloat thanks to pieces of the boat. The storm raged. And he cursed the elements. It seemed his infamous luck was on the work again.

He had been closing to the end of the trip. A bit more and he would have made it through the sea and to the coasts of Noxian territory allowing him to reach Piltover and Zaun.

He would not know more as the clash of a bigger wave took away his consciousness and his anger.

Cid first reaction as his eyes opened was the lack of vision, he had…

"Glass…."

His glasses were not close to him. It seemed they were being held by…. Blue hands?

As he adapted to the tiredness and soreness of his body, he noticed how he was in a beach.

"Oh! You are awake! I was worried you would not wake up Cid!"

The voice was easily recognizable. And it brought a smile to his face as he closed his eyes and spoke her name.

"Nami….. is great to hear of you…. Who is holding my glasses?"

He heard a feminine voice perking up. If his ears worked properly, he could hear as if whoever was around was walking in four. Approaching slowly, and he heard the gentle laugh of Nami.

"That would be Neeko… Neeko, that's Cid. The one I spoke of you before."

Neeko. Fun name.

"I see!

As he heard the steps getting closer, he felt her gentle hand opening his eye. He simply kept looking at the golden orbs in front of him. A hair that seemed to fade in colors of purple and blue… golden orbs that seemed to be full of one thing.

"May I touch your eyeball? Neeko is gentle."

Curiosity.

And absolute and abundant curiosity.

Curiosity is a wonderful thing, it manages to open horizons, and open the mind to new possibilities. Sometimes is clouded with feelings to hurt and do different things. But in the orbs of Neeko curiosity was overflowing and it seemed endless.

In a way, Cid could only smile at such pure feelings. The girl seemed to be unable to hold any sort of emotion hidden. Her eyes and her body expressed it all.

If Ahri was the master in hiding. Neeko was the master of showing.

He felt a small and soft poke in his head as Neeko caught his attention and his thoughts again.

"Can Neeko touch? Neeko is waiting."

She smiled, and he felt that losing and eye wouldn't be so bad considering how tired and sore he was. He smiled at her and nodded lightly from his position on the ground.

Neeko smiled and proceeded to touch his eye.

It was the most surreal feeling ever. He knew she was touching his eye. But it had been done so softly in an impossible matter that he felt no pain nor anything, almost as if it was a small tickle. Neeko found herself smiling before suddenly taking him by surprise.

"You got a pretty smile!"

Cid was seeing his own smile. He was seeing himself in front of him. He saw the weird visage of himself placing his glasses in place as suddenly a pair appeared on the figure that was his.

Nami voice broke his confusion as she giggled.

"Neeko is one of the most special Vastayas you may ever know… she can shapeshift into anyone. As you can see even up to the most minimum detail."

With his sight restored he could notice how impossible it was to discern Neeko from anyone else.

"Neeko is joyful to become you!"

She laughed as she moved around walking with his prosthetic leg. Well, the fake leg…

"I don't limp so much, I can walk just as you do."

Hearing the new information, she walked normally and moved around and Cid could understand, that as long as Neeko didn't speak, no one would be able to tell her apart in a crowd from anyone else. She could perfectly blend.

Cid smiled at her before trying to stand up. As he did, he felt a splash of cold water, that as much as it woke him up it seemed to remove the tiredness away from him.

"Ah, right, you can heal with water… did it have to be so cold?"

As he slightly shivered and Neeko laughed at his double. Nami simply nodded holding her staff.

"Sadly, it is, there is no the Institute where the runes made it warm, I borrowed water from the sea."

She seemed to be proud of that and Cid could only chuckle. It was nice to see Nami was doing well.

"So… if you are here, where exactly I am?"

Nami was about to speak when Cid heard a laugh, he couldn't believe he was hearing.

"You sure are useless without a map, you should learn from me, the sun, the sky, everything tells me where I am, and right now we are in the east terrains of Noxian territory."

Jax. He was walking close to them holding a fishing cane. He placed it in the floor and looked at Nami. His face as always hidden behind a helmet.

"I guess you won the bet Nami… I won't fish… today."

Jax then looked at him and pointed to Neeko.

"I guess you met the girlie… truth be told she could be older than the three of us… but whatever. I guess you already know the world is a mess?"

Cid nodded.

"Then that saves me time to tell you this. Viktor is working with Jayce looking for a solution already. Whatever you were hoping to accomplish. You could have simply waited instead of risking yourself to go to the sea in a boat…"

Before Cid could speak Jax kept going.

"What's more, whatever is happening is going around places with the presence of champions. So, I am guessing someone is attacking civilians to get to the champions, good plan, but they forgot that not all champions are in cities."

Jax looked at him pointing one of his fingers at him.

"Don't tell me you didn't figure it out?"

Truth was. He had thought about it… but it seemed so farfetched…

"That's how this stuff works, make us think its crazy. But is real and is going on. And since you saved me the trip to Ionia. I guess I should tell you that you better move and look to see the others before we all end up missing our homes."

Before he could speak Neeko who had taken her original form got in front of Jax with the same curiosity.

"How can anybody miss home? Home is all around."

Jax sighed and it seemed this was not new. Nami who had taken to get closer to him whispered at him.

"We have been with Neeko for a few weeks now… it seems she met Nidalee, and since then she is been on the move trying to meet others… truth be told Jax was also hoping to send her to you. He said you could teach her to be more… well, he simply wanted to send her away."

Cid was about to ask why when he noticed how Neeko took on the form of Jax and kept saying the same stuff he had said.

"Stop that…"

Said Jax in a grunt.

"Stop that…"

Said Neeko feminine voice.

Cid and Nami both chuckled at the exchange.

Cid for a moment felt truly thankful.

He was alive. And he was seeing some familiar faces…. Maybe things would get better?

As he seemed to lose the smile on his face Neeko immediately approached him with no respect for personal space as she looked him in the eyes. As if inspecting his reaction. With a nod of a decision, she spoke.

"Don't be a sad tomato! Be like Neeko! Neeko strong tomato!"

Cid then understood something about Neeko as she smiled at him and flexed her slender arms trying to act to be strong.

The one who probably could read and hide their emotions better among all of them was Neeko. Jax broke his thoughts regarding said girl as he slightly pushed her forward to him forcing him to catch her.

She giggled as he took her to avoid falling.

"You are light! You are lighter than Neeko!"

Blame his sickness there. Jax spoke after that.

"I want you to take care of her. Nami and I will be going to Bilgewater…."

Cid got the hidden message there.

I need a drink and I am not going to care for the child.

"I will look for Sarah, Gangplank, and Illaoi, hopefully, the big Bearded Lady will have an answer she can tell to Illaoi. I hope you don't mind giving me a hand and traveling to Piltover. While I know Viktor and Jayce are working together, I was hoping you could see what they got so far."

Nami looked at Neeko.

"Neeko, Cid will need help to get to there. And you will be passing by towns and cities, so you can get to learn from the guy."

At this Neeko stood away from Cid looking at him again and giggled.

She spoke in a whisper that he managed to hear.

"He is too pretty for a boy…"

Cid wanted to retort but a fishing cane in front of him was all his answer. Jax started walking after giving him the fishing cane. Nami following behind.

"Lets fish. I want to learn how things have been for you…"

Cid smiled and took to walk with Jax. Neeko following in tow as she turned into Nami, imitating every detail to perfection. If he hadn't seen it, he would have a hard time knowing who Neeko was. Until he made her speak of course.

Cut!

A bit short, but is so I can come back with the usual rhythm, things were hectic for me for a while. But hey, I am back, and not done! At least not yet. I love writing this and missed it.

See ya soon!