Caitlyn, Vi and Garrus walk to a government building where Jayce invited them to a demonstration for his new invention. Apparently the upcoming winter was set to be a devastating one as the climate of Freljord continues to spread further west, so Jayce was to put to work. Caitlyn and Vi personally didn't want to go, but watching Garrus play with Jinx in her cell became unbearable.
"Did Jayce tell you what he made?" VI asks.
"Not a clue since he said it was a surprise." Caitlyn answers her.
Though the duo had no energy, it was Garrus who was running around them in high spirits. Caitlyn paid no mind, but Vi started to get dizzy.
"Stop playing around, Garrus!" Vi yells at the pup who quickly responds.
Jumping at her and taking her by surprise, Garrus crawls up her body and settles on her shoulder. He lets out a tired sigh before panting softly.
"Don't use me as a bench!"
"Stop yelling at him!" Caitlyn vents her frustration watching her partner complain about harmless issues.
"Ladies, good morning to you too." Jayce welcomes them with a raised eyebrow. Caitlyn and Vi weren't paying attention until Jayce said his hello, in which their hostile aura surrounding them altered into an apathetic one.
"Good day, Jayce."
"Anyway, what's this new toy you wanted to show us?"
Jayce was a little disappointed about his charming smile failing to woe the women in front of him, but it was to be expected of these two who put their work as top priority. Returning to the matter at hand, he leads them a open are with a lone machine. The machine had a simple design, so to put it simply it looked like a refrigerator with blinking lights all over. Vi couldn't help but ask about the strange design, thus Jayce answered, explaining how it was still in it's testing phase. The point of the machine is to create a field to protect the city from harsh winter climate. Caitlyn was quick to praise it as this invented was made with a propose to protect her precious city. Everyone then walked a safe distance to observe. Unfortunately nothing happened.
"It might as well be a refrigerator." Vi says in a mocking tone as she walks towards the machine with everyone.
"Cut me some slack, Vi. It's still in the testing phase."
"But did you actually use a refrigerator, Jayce?" Caitlyn asks as she pulls on the handle to curve her curiosity.
Just like that, Caitlyn opens the door releasing a small gust of cold air. She becomes dumfounded to find a lone bologna sandwich sitting in the empty space. Jayce shrugs his shoulders defending that his invention has a ways to go and this is no surprise. Vi just laughs to herself as Caitlyn listens with a deadpan face. The trio then return to their patrol to leave Jayce to his work.
It wasn't until later that night when Caitlyn and Vi found the same device in their break room, still outfitted with blinking lights and protruding antennas.
"Guess he accepted the facts. Right, Caitlyn?" Vi asks in a smug tone as she opens the door of the suited-up fridge.
"At least it's something we can use." Caitlyn adds, holding a sleeping Garrus in one hand and an empty glass in the other.
The two enjoy a late night snack and head back to bed. The faint smell of some food suddenly wakes Garrus up and causes his stomach to growl. He slowly squeezes out of Caitlyn's grip and heads towards the source of the tantalizing smell, most likely that sandwich from before. After walking through a couple of doors, he finally finds the familiar fridge and runs over. Using his paw, he manages to crawl in and find his prize, but not without knocking over a glass of juice. Enjoying his meal, he never expected the juice he spilled to slip through the creases and into the inner workings of Jayce's invention. While being oblivious to his surroundings, the fridge begins to shake, rumble and lights up dramatically. The next you know the device lets out a powerful burst of frost magic, engulfing the break room in ice including the inside where a frozen solid pup resides.
The next morning Caitlyn quickly calls Jayce to scold him and to get rid of the thing, which he does. Placing it on a cargo ship heading for Yordle Land. It was not long after when Garrus' owners went into a panic and sent out search parties, but the ship and Garrus were well out in open waters. The storms of the Guardian's Sea weren't too kind as some off the cargo began falling off and eventually the fridge imprisoning the Kinkou pup also took a plunge into the sea. As the ship continues to sail south, the fridge is taken by a current heading west where weather matched the condition of frozen Garrus. Days pass and the pup ice pop is finally washed up on shore by a huge wave then into a land blanketed in snow. Only half of the compartment is seen while the rest in buried. A few more hours pass then the door of the fridge sudden bursts open with the sound of shattering ice.
What forced the door open can't be seen, only the snow that raises indicating movement. Pausing for moment, the lump in the snow then begins moving inland of Freljord. Off in the distance, the Frost Archer is by her lonesome, sharpening her skills and unaware of the tunneling creature heading straight for her. Is it friend or foe...most likely a friend.
Frozen Shen is in the backyard shoveling snow while the family warms up in a kotatsu.