By The Cthonaut

Arcane Fanfiction

All Rights to Arcane/LoL belongs to Netflix and Riot Games

Authors Notes

We now come upon Chapter 3. Man, I have so many ideas for this!!! I have something planned with the trio but I don't know yet. We will see how it goes because I have an idea to please the CaitVi shippers and my own ship, JayVi. I am still thinking about it but there's a chance. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy!!!

Chapter 3: Down Under

Council Tower

Viktor was awaiting in the main chamber. Today he was having a meeting with a leader of Noxus, a former rival of Piltover. It was time to make some friends.

At his side, was a dark skinned woman with gold jewelry and a white dress. Mel Medarda. She was assigned as Viktors assistant and even arranged this meeting as she was from Noxus. Unfortunately, she hasn't been in a good mood since the Hexcore was stolen.

"Honestly, how can you be so calm?! Your technology was stolen by a Zaunite? Undercity now has your technology!!" Mel shouted.

Viktor simply looked over. "Because it is a useless gem. You really think I would be so stupid as to have untested technology out in the open to be stolen?" He smirked. "The rat simply took a blue marble."

Mel was puzzled. "How cou-"

"I don't leave my most valuable technology in the open. Now bring in the stateswoman. We have a meeting, my dear."

Mel nodded and opened the door.

In came a large muscular dark skinned woman. Her hair was almost like an Afro and had some grey. Her body had some scars on her arms and face. Possibly more on her body covered by black and red clothing. It was Ambessa Medarda, Mel's mother.

Mel bowed. "Mother…"

Ambessa smirked. "Daughter. I see you finally reached out to me."

"It was not my decision to…" Mel held her arms.

The older woman nodded. "Of course not. It was your head councilman over there~." She pointed to Viktor.

Viktor walked over. "You would be correct." He kissed her hand as he took it in his. "I have summoned you here for business purposes as I've heard Noxus is interested in my Hextech technology."

Ambessa chuckled. "Yes. The letter was quite clear. Our nation is expanding and we need new weapons to push forward into other nations. The Grand General will pay any price for your Hextech."

Viktor nodded. "Well…" He walked over to the table and began to pour a drink. "I have no interest in your money. But there is something I want." He sipped his drink.

"And what is it that you want?" Ambessa put her hand on her hip and raised an eyebrow.

Viktor looked her in the eyes. "Human test subjects. As of now, I am developing bio-mechanical technology. Living weapons."

The stateswoman was shocked. "You…want guinea pigs? That's…well, that can be arranged. Noxus is not short on prisoners."

This made Viktor smirk. "So, we are agreed. In exchange for top of the line weapons, you will send me a fresh batch of test subjects."

The stateswoman nodded and the two shook hands.

"Pleasure doing business with you." Ambessa smiled.

Mel watched as she gulped as she had a feeling of disgust in her stomach. Sure, Mel wasn't innocent in the slightest, but this was insanity.

Meanwhile…

Jayce, Vi, and Cait were preparing to make their way to the Undercity under the cover of darkness. The trio had made their way to the closed bathysphere station. There was no one there thankfully as Jayce was wearing his suit.

Caitlyn was walking up the stairs as she saw it was closed. "Damn. We just missed it!!" She exclaimed.

Vi was on the edge, looking down the track. She looked back. "It's too risky." She put on her hood and jumped down, doing parkour along the rooftops.

Jayce chuckled as he looked at Caitlyn. "I like her." He grabbed Caitlyn. "Hold on."

Caitlyn was confused. "Why would I-AHHHHH!!!" She screamed as Jayce jumped off, diving down the opening. He opened his cape and began to glide along.

They had caught up to Vi as she was halfway down. Caitlyn was holding on tightly to the vigilante.

He landed on a rooftop as Vi stood next to him. Caitlyn still held on but eventually let go.

Jayce said. "So…this is Zaun. Didn't see much last time I was here." He looked around.

"Well, don't be fooled. It's a city of misery and pain." Vi said as she watched the city below.

The prostitutes in the plaza , the addicts in the alleys, the dealers. Oh, it was awful.

Caitlyn rubbed her arm. "I had no idea it was this bad…"

Vi scoffed. "That's because Topsiders don't care to pay attention. People here are suffering…and they just fucking watch" Vi held herself.

Jayce touched her shoulder. "And...we will make it right. We take down Silco and the Barons first. Then the Council. As we do it…we will find your sister…"

Vi nodded. "Let's go..."

The trio dropped down into an alleyway, where there were junkies waiting. At least six.

One of them approached, wearing a red jacket.

This caught Vi's attention.

When the junkies tried to approach them with a knife, Vi said. "Nice jacket." She headbutted the guy and knocked his ass down, where she pummeled the guy.

Jayce threw down a smoke bomb down and began to pound the others.

Caitlyn cringed as she listened to the hard punches. It sounded like bones breaking.

One of them screamed as Jayce broke his leg.

He was moving so fast they couldn't keep track of him.

He slammed one against the wall. "I know you're taking Shimmer. Who did you get it from?"

The junkie spit blood at Jayce's face. "I have nothing to say to you."

Jayce nodded and broke one of the guys ribs. "Talk! Or I'll crush your windpipe!!"

Caitlin covered her mouth.

The junkie groaned. "Okay!! I'll talk!! There's a dealer in the old factory down the street. They're producing it there!!! I swear, that's all I know."

"Thank you." Jayce knocked him out and turned to the girls. "We have our first lead. Let's gets to it."

"Jayce…" Caitlyn said softly. "What has happened to you?"

Jayce simply said. "The truth. Down here, you have to show power and strength. Or else you will be crushed by the boot of the Undercity."

Vi smirked. "Looks like Pretty Boy here knows what he's talking about."

"Now let's go see that factory." Jayce said as they made their way.

At the factory

A man with a yellow coat and a metal jaw was watching as people were building and packing up weapons.

This was Finn, leader of the Slickjaw gang. He was one of the Chembarons Jayce was currently after.

At the moment, he and his gang were getting ready to send out the technology known as Chemtech, which was Zaun's version of Hextech. As well as a load of Shimmer. He sold it on the side though without Silco knowing as Finn was a greedy bastard.

A war was coming and they had to be ready.

"Get this shipment ready to go. I want it out by midnight." The metal jawed man ordered as he flicked his lighter. "And have the Shimmer sent to the man in the Narrows."

It was going smoothly until the glass above shattered.

Jayce came gliding down and landed in the middle of the room. Glass rained down as he stood up.

Finn looked. "Who the fuck is this?"

"Your worst nightmare. I'm shutting you down." Jayce said as his cape was wrapped around his body.

Finn started to laugh. "Wait wait...you think you can stop me? I have over thirty men ready to beat you down. And trust me, they aren't gentle."

Jayce clenched his fist. "I like those odds."

Finn gave them the order to attack as he sipped on a bottle of alcohol, watching the show.

Vi and Caityn entered at that moment. Vi only had her fists, so she was below helping Jayce fight the goons. and Caitlyn had her rifle so she was up top giving cover as she blasted the henchmen.

Jayce struck with the same brutality as usual, breaking bones. One after the other, he took down the men.

Finn watched in horror and got up to run. Jayce watched the weasel try to escape so he pulled out his grapple gun and fired it. The end of it went right through Finn's leg, causing him to fall and groan.

Jayce dragged him back to them and began to beat him. "I know you're one of the dealers. Tell me about the operation or I'll break your spine." He gritted his teeth.

Finn had been through a lot of shit in his life, seen things that would make anyone vomit. But this…this sent chills in his soul. "You will never make- AHHHHH!!!"

Jayce broke a finger. "Talk!!"

Finn pointed to his office. "Information...in there…"

Jayce nodded. "Thank you." He tied the man up and the trio went to check the office. Inside, there were file cabinets with stuff they needed.

Jayce began to read through. "Holy shit…they….they're preparing for something. This is a shipping manifest for Piltover. They're sending parts to Victor."

Caitlyn looked up. "It could be for his experiments...rumor has it that he's been trying to expand his research for years now."

Vi raised an eyebrow. "But why would he need stuff from here if he has the resources to get better equipment."

"I don't know. But we need to keep looking."

The gang searched the desk and Vi picked up something. "Guys… I found something."

Jayce and Caitlyn looked over.

It was a letter from Silco. The Barons were supposed to meet Friday night for a meeting. A review. It even had the location.

"That's three days from now..." Caitlyn said softly.

"And we know where it is. Great job, Vi." Jayce said to her.

Vi smiled a bit.

Then…BOOM!!!

There was an explosion. One on the canisters of Shimmer was damaged and became highly volatile.

Finn had broke free and tried to burn the pace down.

Vi looked around as the place was on fire. "Shit!! This whole place is coming down!! We need to leave!!"

The trio managed to escape in the nick of time and watched the building burn and collapse.

Jayce removed his cowl. "Holy shit…"

"That stuff has some kick to it…" Vi said as she crossed her arms.

Caitlyn shook her head. "We need to focus."

Jayce nodded. "Right. Let's review what we know. Friday, the Barons are meeting in one place. We know the location."

The girls nodded. Caitlyn added. "The Council files may have something we can use. I will talk to my mother and see what we can find."

"Perfect. For now…I'm beat. It's a long way back to my home and I'm sure Enforcers are in patrol…Vi, is there anywhere we can stay where we won't get stabbed?"

Vi thought about it and nodded. "I know a place…"

She led them to a…brothel?

Jayce raised an eyebrow. "You're kidding, right?"

Vi shook her head. "The owner was one of Vanders closet allies...she took care of us when me and Powder were kids..."

Caitlyn asked. "Are you sure the…clientele won't confuse us for…prostitutes?"

"No. She's got our back." Vi entered.

There were ladies walking around with very…lewd scandalous clothing. In the main room, was an older lady who ran this place. She was more feline in nature and had red hair.

She saw Vi and smiled. "Violet!! It's been years." She went and hugged her.

Vi hugged her back. "It's been so long, Aunt LeBlanc." (Yes I'm making her Vi's aunt. I'm changing the story anyway so ya.)

"Last I heard, you were dead. After Vander passed…" LeBlanc looked down.

Vi nodded. "I was in Stillwater…they threw me in there after the heist went wrong…I watched Silco take Powder…"

LeBlanc took her hand in hers. "It's all okay…you're safe now."

Vi took a deep breath. "Do you have room for me and my...friends to stay?"

LeBlanc looked over Vi's shoulder at the two.

Jayce was on a couch as women were all over him, trying to offer their services. They just loved a man in uniform.

Caitlyn was talking to the women, getting to know them.

Leblanc nodded. "I have a room that you three can share."

She led the group to the room. It had two beds, so one of them would have to sleep on the floor.

"I'll do it." Jayce said. "The girls need the beds more than me." He said as he started to undo clasps on his suit to remove it.

LeBlanc left them to their own devices and closed the door to give them privacy. Vi removed her jacket as well as Caitlyn.

Jayce removed the cape and armor, leaving him only in his pants.

The women stared at his body. He had scars from sword slashes, stab wounds, claw marks and other injuries from the past. He had a brand symbol on his shoulder.

The women didn't want to press him about it as he looked exhausted.

They got in the beds as Jayce lied on a blanket he set out on the floor. Time for some rest….

Jayce closed his eyes to sleep.

Flashback…

Little Jayce was walking back home with his father after helping at the forge. He was training to be his fathers apprentice in the business.

His father smiled. "You're going to do great things someday, Jayce…" He patted the boy's shoulder.

Little Jayce giggled. "Thanks, dad."

"Now let's get home. Your mom has dinner waiting."

The two continued their walk. Unbeknownst to them, they were being followed by a sketchy figure, one holding a knife.

He waited till the father and son were vulnerable and attacked. He stabbed Jayce's father twenty-eight times and tried to kill Jayce, but only wounded him.

The attacker ran away as Jayce sat there, holding his dying father. "Daddy, stay with me!! I'll go get help."

His dad held Jayce's hand. "No, son…it's...it's too late for me.." He coughed up blood. "I need you to listen to me…in my office…there's…something in my desk…information that will change everything...find it..and you will know your next step..." He took his last breath. "Tell your mother…I love her…" He finally passed on.

Little Jayce cried. "No, no!! Daddy please!! Stay with me!!"

Flashback End..

Jayce woke up gasping for breath. He looked around and Vi was next to him, gently rubbing his arm. "Jayce, are you alright??!! You were screaming in your sleep."

Jayce sat up. "Y-yeah...just a nightmare..."

"Lost family too…didn't ya?" She said as she held her knees.

He nodded. "My father…he was on the trail of exposing the Council and they sent a killer after him…he bled out in my arms..."

Vi listened to him. "I lost my parents in the war between Piltover and Zaun…me and my sister were taken in by Vander…years later, he died and my sister was taken..."

"I'm sorry…" Jayce said. "Those bastards have taken a lot from us…"

Vi nodded. "And it's time to give them a taste of their own medicine, to avenge the ones we care about the most." She touched his shoulder.

Jayce smiled as he touched her hand. "Agreed."

Vi nodded and got up to go back to bed.

"Vi?" Jayce said quietly.

She turned around.

"Thank you for checking on me..."

Vi smiled. "No problem…Pretty Boy." She lied back in bed.

Jayce lied back down and smiled as he went back to sleep.

Things would be okay…

Meanwhile at the Last Drop

Finn had met up with Silco at the bar to update him.

"It was crazy, Silco!! He just dropped in and beat the hell out of my guys…he knows everything!!" Finn said desperately.

Silco rubbed his head. "Did you tell him anything? Any locations of the depots? Storage?"

Finn shook his head. "No but…I think he knows about the meeting."

Silco nodded. "Well...maybe we can turn that to our favor. We will ambush the rodent. Put an end to him before he gets too close to the secret." He sipped his whiskey.

Finn nodded and went to leave.

"Wait...you said he had a red haired woman with him?" Silco asked.

Finn nodded. "And a Piltover girl. She said his name. Jayce."

Silco smirked as he heard that. "Piltover's Favored Son…that changes things. Leave me be. I have some planning to do."

Finn left as Sevika looked at Silco. "So...her sister lives."

Silco nodded. "Yes. But we will not tell her. We can't afford to have Jinx more distracted than she already is."

Sevika nodded. "Yes sir."

"Now...we have a meeting to arrange." The two left the office.

But listening from the shadows…was Jinx. She had tears in her eyes as she had realized she had been lied to. She was told that Vi was dead…that she was killed…

"He lied…HE LIED!!!"

Authors Notes

Boom!!! Cliffhanger!!! Damn it is sooooo good to be back!!! Again, I am sorry for my absence. I hit a bit of writer's block and came back. Thank you all for waiting and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!! There will be more to come and so many more plot twists, as well as story changes!!

Editor Note:

32…32 mistakes had to be corrected, BUT!!! That was mainly only a comma here, a comma there, a period here, a period over there… BUT it's also great to be back! Keep reading! Y'all are FANTASTIC!!! STAY MAGICAL!!