Smoke And Mirrors

Epilogue

Vi woke up on the beeping sound of a heart monitor. Her head felt dizzy and her ears were still ringing, probably a side effect of being exposed to too many explosions. When she decided to open her eyes she had to blink due to the sudden light illuminating the room and the white ceiling.

Her senses slowly adjusted. For how long had she been out? Perhaps for quite long since she felt her muscles numb and soar. She still could feel her limbs so she wasn't left paralyzed which was good. The only anomaly she could detect was that her right palm was warmer than the left. Wait a sec...

"Good morning"

Vi's eyes drifted towards the new found figure in the room. Caitlyn's fingers were intertwined with hers as she sat on the edge of the bed, making the matress sink to the side under her weight. Vi's lips curled up to a bright smile. She couldn't stay there for the rest of her days, just staring at her lover.

"Hey", she finally croaked. "Glad to be back. How long I've been out?"

"Approximately, three days?", was Caitlyn's response.

"That much?", Vi sounded surprised.

"Well, considering how of an uncooperative patient you are the doctors decided to keep you asleep until you fully recovered", the brunette explained, gaining a chuckle from the enforcer. "So, how are you feeling?"

Vi took a moment to think. How did she really feel? "Actually, I'm feeling great. Except that my sides still hurt a little bit"

"That's nothing to worry about", Caitlyn assured. "The doctors said that this is natural since you pressed yourself too hard"

"I've been in worse situations"

"I don't doubt that"

They remained silent for a while, not sure of what to say. The situation was kind of hectic at the moment and there were too many things to discuss.

"So, what happened with LeBlanc and C? How did you make it?", Caitlyn eventually asked and so Vi began narrating the events or at least as much as she could remember. Caitlyn didn't press her on details when she noticed her hesitation and let her continue. The medicine that she had been given in addition to the shock didn't help Vi recall the exact events, even so Caitlyn was left speechless when she finished.

"So LeBlanc got away and C died", the sherrif mused. "Irony at its best, you could say"

"Yeah", Vi nodded. "Not that he didn't deserve it"

"True"

"So uhh, what happened with Jinx? Did she got away?", Vi asked curiously. She couldn't be sure of the Loose Cannon's whereabouts as there wasn't really a reason for her to stick around anymore.

"Yeah, her and Ekko left as soon as she blew the tunnel up. There was nothing left for her there, she said. Hadn't heard from her since"

"Wait, did you say she blew the tunnel up?"

Caitlyn nodded. "Believe it or not, it was her idea. She realized that the monsters weren't immune to fire and that the only way to stop the Black Rose was to blow up their production alongside the monsters. I'm sorry we had to put you through this", she grimaced.

"Don't apologize", Vi squeezed her hand. "You helped me more than you can possibly imagine"

"I highly doubt blowing your ass up was helpful"

"Trust me, it was", Vi let out a small laugh. "Anyways, what now?"

"Well, our dearest Mayor Zephyr Kumar panicked when he found out their operation was blown literally to pieces and that his boss was dead and he surrendered himself to the police. He admitted that he was part of it the whole time", Caitlyn informed her. "At least now we don't have to worry about him too. My father was selected temporary until Lukenson returns back to the city"