Trypanophobia
It had been months since Jinx had shot Silco and blown up the council, sending both Piltover and the Undercity into chaos. There was currently a huge and complex war going on, but I'm not gonna get into that, since it's not really important to this story.
At the camp Vi and her friends and allies had been staying at, Viktor had accidentally stumbled onto a vaccine that could prevent people getting quite a few diseases, which he proclaimed to be 'A miracle of modern science'. Vi simply proclaimed it to be 'As long as fewer people get sick, I'm in'.
However, none of them had anticipated a tiny detail. Not even Vi. They had discovered it when they had sat down in the doctor's office.
Turns out she had Trypanophobia. The fear of needles.
In the last seventy-nine minutes so far, she had punched four Doctors, twelve nurses, and Jayce, who was currently sitting on a chair in the room holding a damp cloth to his eye.
He winced "Punch someone again, I'm tying you to that chair."
"I said I was REDACTED-ing sorry already!" she snapped, as Caitlyn rolled her eyes, sitting down next to her girlfriend. They had started dating a month ago.
"Come on, Vi. It's not so bad." she told her, folding her arms.
"I'm sorry Little Miss 'Scream at the sign of a needle'." smirked Jayce, earning a glare from his childhood friend.
Viktor promptly entered, wearing body armour and a shatter-proof visor. He sat down and picked up the needle that had been placed down earlier.
"Right. Are we ready?" He asked, cautiously approaching Vi and sitting down on a chair in front of her.
Vi sighed, standing up "Look, let's just forget this-"
"Vi!" Caitlyn placed a hand on her shoulder "Look, it's your decision, but if you do this, you'll be protecting yourself and others. Plus, being a national hero, you'll encourage others to take the vaccine."
Vi thought about this for a second, before sighing.
"Fine."
Viktor raised the needle "Try not to think about the needle. I don't know, think about a happy memory or something."
"You could knock me out."
"We're low on anaesthetics at the moment. Ones that don't require needles, anyway."
"Just hit me on the head, then."
"No."
"Worth a shot."
This lightened the heart of everyone in the room, even Vi.
Then Viktor positioned the needle "Ready?"
"No, but since when are any of us ready for anything?" sighed Vi, trying to relax her muscles.
Viktor moved it closer to Vi's arm.
She flinched away, but Caitlyn grasped her hand, giving her courage.
She relaxed, staying still as the needle, made of cold steel, entered her arm. It didn't hurt. It certainly wasn't pleasant, but it didn't hurt.
Nevertheless, she breathed a sigh of relief when Viktor took it out seconds later.
Caitlyn gave her a peck on the cheek "Vi, that was very brave of you."
"I wasn't scared."
"Vi."
Caitlyn's tone made Vi look at her.
"Listen to me. We all get scared. Even you."
"I can't afford to be a coward, Cupcake."
Jayce coughed to get Vi's attention "People often think of Cowardice as a bad thing. Honestly, it's natural.
"It's okay to be afraid."
There was a short silence.
Then Vi stood up "Well, that's over-"
"Wait!" Cried Viktor "There's still three more injections-"
"WHAT THE FU-!?"
They did eventually get it done. The lengths they went to do this, however, are classified.
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