u/Riverioli

I'm done.

I'm DONE.

He was always like this.

Always.

But for a while, he got better.

Now he's back.

Same old shit river.

Just Viktor again.

Paddling through it with his bare hands like it’s normal.

And I’m tired of watching it.

Tired of trying to pull him out when he keeps jumping back in.

I tried.

I really tried.

But he's just... back there again.

And I'm done going in after him.

He can send cards and letters.

But he is not allowed in my house and we will only see eachother when I'm at the GDA.

Good job, brother.

Vayne and Jinx walked toward Evelynn together.

Evelynn was already smiling.

Like she’d already won.

"You really think this changes anything?"

She giggled.

"That just because Catra broke free everything is saved?"

She pointed at Jinx.

"You are but a mere mortal."

Jinx tilted her head.

Evelynn sighed as if she was disappointed.

"That darling little feline could have been immortal. I can give her immortality. My dearest pain amplifier of everyone else."

Jinx scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"She was your pet, and news flash asshole I don't think she enjoys being leashed and caged."

Evelynn scoffed very bored.

"Many have told me they'd kill me. Many have failed. Oh, but when I saw my most quaint and dearest little kitten..."

Evelynn's shadows floated around as if they themselves were giggling too.

"Oh her lovable cruel heart, her mind of rage and sadness that I could call my little doll. When I saw her claw and rip and tear through someone's face it made me euphori-"

But she was interrupted by a long and drawn out groan from Jinx.

"Mehmehmehmehmeh blah blah blah. Listen lady, I don't care about your stupid sexual pain kink or whatever the hell that is, alrighty? So go shove it up your ass and stop being an absolute douchebag."

Evelynn flicked her hand dismissively as if she had anything better to do than be here.

"Oh you poor poor soul. All I did was use your wife as an adorable little killer soldier to play around with."

She went on as if it wasn't a big deal and dismissively added.

"And of course... we can't forget... I used her motherly trauma to manipulate her into killing and awakening that extremely vulnerable childlike side of her back. Then I, of course being the amazing woman I am, decided to use that and forge her into a weapon. A mighty fine one might I add. Very nice."

Jinx was done. She clicks a button. A button that belongs to something Quill created.

It starts beeping.

"This is a 'Demon Core'. You don't know what this is because you've never had a weapon like this. Bottom line, boob fat? It tips the scales in our favor."

She tossed the sound emitter.

It clicked once.

Then it went off.

Evelynn’s expression broke for a split second. Confusion. Then strain. She staggered, hands going up like she could hold the sound back.

Vayne moved immediately.

No hesitation.

She closed the distance, struck hard, then forced the demon core into place at Evelynn’s back.

The shift was instant.

Evelynn’s posture changed. Not gone. Not dead. Just.. stripped down.

Jinx watched it happen.

"Not feeling so untouchable now, huh?"

Evelynn turned her head slightly, trying to steady herself.

Then her focus went deep into her mind, her voice snapped toward Catra across the planes of space.

Her voice cracked.

"Please, darling, don't let her do this to us. Don't let her take this from US."

"Help me, help me and immortality is yours. I can give you everything we desire. You don't have to feel tied down by these mere mortals."

———

Elsewhere, Catra heard it.

She shook her head and muttered.

"There is no 'us'. There is no 'we'. I already have everything I desire, Ev. What more could you possibly give me?"

She whispered this, and then the voice dissipated.

———

Jinx saw it.

And stepped forward.

"Ohhh..."

She gasped as if in shock despite the fact she knew damn well what she was doing.

"I'm like, SOO sorry did I strike a nerve? Gee, my bad. What's y'know... the matter, demon?"

She grinned a smirk of pure joy.

"Trying to contact your 'dearest little kitten'? Hmm?"

Evelynn looked at Jinx before desperately clawing at her. Jinx shrugged and simply walked to the side as she toppled.

"Afraid of death? Eh? Yeah well that means you aren't immortal."

Evelynn let out a broken sob.

She whispered to herself.

"Mother, you promised me."

She slammed the ground.

"You promised me greatness!"

She stumbled getting up, powerless.

"You can’t do this."

She grabbed onto a ledge, fell, then picked herself up.

"You can’t fucking do this."

She smiled. Her teeth showing.

"I.. am a goddess of your mortals' pain."

She had a smile of pure sharp fanged demented sadism. She smiles at Catra then looks back to Jinx.

"I will have her yet, mortal. You don't find a soul often as pain-causing as hers. You can't simply ignore the USE of a tool THAT magnificent."

Jinx raised her pistol slowly.

"No."

A pause.

"No you aren’t anything."

Her eyes flicked once toward Catra.

"And she? She isn't anything you tell her she is."

Then back.

Catra sighed, placed her hands behind her back, looked unamused with a quirked brow, and simply turned heel. She walked off. Just like that.

"Farewell Evelynn, may we never meet again you arrogant little asshole."

She didn't need to give Evelynn any attention. She walked off past Vayne. Leaving the two to do what they wanted with Evelynn.

"Oh-ho-ho" she laughed "You're wondering about this?"

Jinx stated. Pointing to her Zapper Pistol.

"This one teensy little blaster pistol right here?"

She twirled it.

"With this one amazing small blast?"

A breath.

"Yeah, spoiler alert..."

Her face fell from a smirk to an angered look, offended by Evelynn's very existence.

"...this one's for Catra."

She fired.

A bullet hole left in Evelynns forehead.

Stumbled back.

And the body fell.

A robot named Ghloria had pointed Vi in the right direction.

The Last Drop.

Vi pushed open the doors to the bar.

Nobody stopped her.

A few people looked up.

A few recognized her.

Nobody got in her way.

She climbed the stairs and headed straight for Silco's office.

Then slammed the door open.

BANG.

"Turn around."

The chair slowly rotated.

Silco sat there, one leg crossed over the other.

His face had makeup on it.

Not a little.

A lot.

There was even glitter.

He looked entirely unbothered.

"Ah. Vi."

A small smile crossed his face.

"Vander's progeny. I wondered where you've been."

He glanced out the window.

"Piltover wasn't doing it for you?"

"Where's Jinx?"

No greeting.

No small talk.

Just that.

Silco's expression didn't change.

Behind Vi, the door opened.

Finn and Sevika stepped inside.

Silco raised a hand.

Both stopped.

"She's in her room."

A pause.

"The same one you two used to share."

His smile softened.

"She's had a difficult week."

Vi blinked.

No threats.

No smug remarks.

No fight.

Just... an answer.

Silco leaned back in his chair.

"You can go see her."

———

Vi stood outside the bedroom door.

Then knocked.

A muffled voice answered.

"Go away..."

Drunk.

Definitely drunk.

Vi opened the door.

"Hey there, Baby Blue."

Silence.

Then movement.

Jinx sat upright so fast she nearly fell off the bed.

"...Vi?"

"Yeah."

Vi stepped inside.

"Heard you had a breakup."

A pause.

"Pretty tough."

She rubbed the back of her neck.

"I had one myself."

Jinx's eyes widened.

Then immediately darted toward one of her weapons.

Vi threw both hands up.

"No. Goddammit, Jinx, stop."

"I'm not here to arrest you."

"I'm not here to hurt you."

Jinx froze.

Vi lowered her hands.

"I've been hearing things."

"Apparently you've been doing good here."

"And in Piltover."

A small smile appeared.

"I'm actually kinda proud of you."

Jinx looked completely lost.

Vi took another step forward.

"I'm here because I wanted to check on you."

"You've been through a lot I hear."

The room fell silent.

Neither of them seemed to know what to say next.

For the first time in a long time...

They were just sisters again.

———

Vi looked stunned.

"Wow. So, Viktor wasn't lying after all."

Jinx looked down.

"Nope. It's all true."

Silence hung in the room.

Vi sat there for a moment, trying to process all of it.

The breakup.

The cheating.

The war.

Jinxassic Park.

Coming back to Silco.

Everything.

Finally, she let out a long breath.

"Damn."

Jinx laughed once.

A tired, broken little laugh.

"Yeah."

Another silence.

Then Vi scooted a little closer.

"You know..."

Jinx looked up.

"She doesn't deserve you."

Jinx blinked.

Vi shrugged.

"I'm serious."

"You've made mistakes. A lot of them."

A small smile.

"Trust me, I know."

"But you keep trying."

"You keep changing."

"You keep picking yourself back up."

Vi's expression softened.

"And anybody who throws that away?"

She shook her head.

"That's on them."

Jinx's eyes watered again.

"Vi..."

Vi pulled her into a hug.

Immediately.

No hesitation.

Jinx stiffened.

Then melted into it.

"You don't gotta hold it together right now, Jinx."

More tears came.

"I missed you."

The words slipped out before Jinx could stop them.

Vi's grip tightened.

"I missed you too."

Neither of them let go for a while.

Funny.

I spent so long wanting to leave Piltover.

Then I spent so long avoiding coming back.

I guess that's life.

You run from home until one day you realize you've got nowhere else left to run.

I've been all over Ionia these past few years.

Temples.

Villages.

Forests so big they make the Lanes look like somebody's backyard.

Nature reserves.

Met some good people.

Met some bad ones too.

Got into a few fights.

Won most of them.

Lost a couple.

Wouldn't be me otherwise.

I thought getting away would help.

I thought if I kept moving long enough I'd stop thinking about... her.

My Caitlyn.

This universe's Caitlyn.

Mine.

Turns out grief's got longer legs than I do.

Who knew?

So now I'm heading back to Piltover.

Apparently the city's been through another apocalypse while I was gone.

Some cosmic maniac named Horde Prime.

Because of course it was.

I leave for a few years and somehow the whole city's fighting space wars.

I don't even know what Piltover looks like anymore.

I don't know who's still here.

I don't know who's gone.

I don't know if Powder's okay.

...Jinx.

I still don't know which name to use.

I hate admitting it, but I'm worried about her.

I always end up worrying about her.

No matter how far I go.

No matter how much time passes.

She's my sister.

Guess that never changes.

So...

I'm going home.

Let's see what else changed while I was gone.

Cecil hands Quill the note with Catras location written on it.

It emitted a black rose smoke.

"I'll be out there shortly to assist with armed personnel."

Quill nodded.

"I will try not to die. Heh."

Quill exited Cecils office and made way to the location.

Cecil prepared himself and grabbed a small device in case containment fails.

Donald walked in.

"Are you sure, sir?"

Cecil looked up.

"About as sure as I'll ever be, Donald."