One Last Shred of Hope

"Don't cry, you're perfect"
"Nooo! I'm sorry. I'm sorry!"
Killing Silco wasn't part of the plan... probably. She screwed up, and the voices were louder than ever.
She couldn't handle this, not right now! She's gotta. . gotta get somewhere to think. Yea. Think. And maybe come up with a new plan.

All is not lost in Piltover and Zaun. In this AU, Jinx was too distraught at Silco's death to actually fire upon the council. She simply races away, leaving Vi and Caitlyn behind, and the council intact. The story directly follows the events of Arcane, Season 1. Without one last final act, is there enough hope that Vi can still help Powder? Will the undercity still be granted independence without Silco at the helm? Will anybody finally get the hug they deserve?

I'm going to give my best effort to keep the themes of the show prevalent in this story, and to keep my story relevant to the show. Character motivations will match, as closely as possible, based on my interpretations of them in Arcane. They may not be the same that you interpreted, but I will not be making wildly different assumptions for the sake of "Well this is what I want to read." If you just want a non-canon continuation of Arcane to hold you over until season 2, then hopefully, if I do it correctly, this will be just that.