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Timing Gone Wrong
Ekko:
I counted back the seconds as the stranger blinked back into the building. Thirty seconds. I had to bridge the gap between me and him in that time. Stationed on top of a building, I quickly glanced along the edge of the building. Fire escapes. Twenty seconds left. I raced to the edge, glancing down the stairs. There was no slide ladder for me to get down. I can't realistically jump down three stories and expect to fight afterwards. Ten seconds left. I leaped down, catching each railing with my hands, holding for just a moment before jumping down to the next one. My boots hit the ground just as a loud sizzling bang lit up the alleyway for a second time. The other boy had just appeared on the other side of the wall. I raced forward, straight to the backdoor. A thug was going to appear and if I timed it right, the door was about to burst open. A thug burst through the door, about to light up the alleyway, when he saw me charging and lifted his gun at me. I hit the reset midstride. I glanced over at the blonde as time slows down. His electric blue eyes were wide in shock, probably wondering where I came from. I didn't even have my sword drawn. As time pulled us back to the start, I knew I needed to be faster.
I was running the second the blue reset light had faded. Thirty seconds. I leapt down the fire escape, still keeping the count in my head. My boots slammed into the ground. Twenty seconds. I raced across the alleyway, yanking my sword from its sheath as the boy reappeared again with a sizzling bang. I was in time. The backdoor burst open. Just as the thug raised his weapon, I swung my sword, sending the gun to the ground. I then aimed for his head. He dropped to unconsciousness while letting out a surprised grunt. I slammed the door in his face while spinning to see if the other boy was alright.
"Wow. Thanks- "
The blonde's impressed voice was cut off with gunfire. I hit the reset instinctually. Everything washed with blue again, as I traced the bullets that would have torn us to shreds back to their owner. Peeking around the corner, I could see another thug with a semiautomatic. Damn. He must have come running around from the front door to this place. My body was being pulled back to the fire escapes. He was too far away for me to close the distance after I take out the first guy. I glanced at the gauntlet on the blonde's arm. Maybe…
Blue faded from the view and I was off running again. Fire escapes, boots on the ground. Twenty seconds. Bang, he appeared. Took out the thug exactly the same as the previous timeline. I slammed the door shut and shouted, "Behind you!"
I spun around at the same time. The blonde, registering what I said, spun around and raised his gauntlet. It glowed with blue light, before a burst of white light burst from it, smacking the thug straight in the face. He dropped with a shout of pain, holding his face.
"Woah! Now that was fun!" The blonde's accent now stood out to be painfully obvious to his origins. Only one place had such a cocky streak. Piltover. He spun on his heels to face me, his eyes sparking with excitement. In a split second, they widened in fear, and gunfire sounded yet again. Blood erupted from his chest, and I twisted the reset, as a bullet slammed into my back. Pain exploded in my torso, but vanished as soon as it appeared. I guess another thug had come around the other corner of the building. I sucked in a deep breath as the time-winder did its job. By the time I was back on the roof, I was breathing heavy. There were only so many more times I could do this run before I ran out of stamina.
The blue reset faded yet again. Thirty seconds. I jumped down the fire escape yet again. Nineteen seconds left. I was slower this time. I made it to the door in time anyways, dispatching the thug and slamming the door. I spun on my heel, faster than the other two resets; my breathing heavy. The Piltie opened his mouth to speak but I gestured to the thug about to appear behind him. Luckily, it still did the trick. As he dispatched that one, I turned and readied my sword for the third guy. As he appeared around the corner, I swung my sword at his face. The blunt weapon connected with his head. A loud crack sounded as he dropped to the floor. I heard shouts from inside building. We couldn't fight all of Singed's forces.
I turned around and grabbed the Piltover's arm. Yanking him towards the alleyway on the opposite side of the street. I had just shoved the protesting blonde around the corner, as the backdoor slammed open again. Shots filled the air, and pain flared up along my leg. I gasped in agony as I finished staggering around the corner. I looked down on my left leg. Three bullets were embedded into my skin. I stumbled.
"Woah." The blonde caught me and saw the damage, "Hey, it's okay, I got you. You saved my life let me return the favor."
I shook my head between my scattered gulps of air, as the blonde started half carrying, half dragging me down the alleyway. I pulled my hand up to my mouth, and used my teeth to turn the reset button. I paused in relief, waiting for the pull of the timeline reset. Nothing. I twisted it again. Still no response. I glanced down at the ZeroDrive. It was broken. Apparently, I was shot four times, but my time-winder took one of the bullets, rendering it useless. Panic clawed its way up my chest. We could die. Permanently this time. I could still hear boots on the ground chasing us. I stumbled hard as the Piltover yanked me down a new alley. I was leaving a trail of blood. My brain unhelpfully provided that information. The blonde was struggling to carry both me and the stolen staff.
I yanked myself out of his grasp, falling against the wall. I winced as twinges of pain lanced up my leg yet again.
"Dude, what- "
"Get out of here Piltie!" I demanded as I struggled to breathe through my exhaustion and pain.
His eyes widened dramatically and his face paled at the thought. Who cares about strangers this much? Clearly a Piltovern weakness. Black dots appeared in my vision.
"The staff. It could destroy this place. Get it out of here." I sagged to the floor, giving up trying to outrun my doom. At last, it seemed that my pasts were catching up to me. I guess seventeen was a pretty good age to reach as a gang member before getting left for dead in an alleyway. The rest of my gang was gone anyways. Tears welled up uninvited in my eyes. My luck had run out. Voices filled the alleyway, someone new had arrived. I could only hope my death was painless. The other figure arguing with the Piltovern came into focus. Wait… Riven? She had the staff. She looked at me sadly before running off with it. Oh well, at least Singed won't have it anymore. The blonde kneeled down next to me.
"Come on. I'm going to get you out of here." His voice sounded shaky for some reason. Weird.
I let out a small chuckle. "Too late, my pasts… they've caught up." My vision swam before the blackness enveloped me.