he was devestated, absolutely devestated. Ever since he had gone to that alternative universe he had gotten a severe confidence boost to confess his conflicted and hidden feelings for you. He had always had feelings for you, he just hid them deep inside ever since vander died and silco took you. Even though he would never admit it, but the time he spent with you in that alternative universe was everything. It made his feelings slowly start to blossom again for you. But of course, you were dead. You sacrificed yourself for your sister Vi, He just couldnt believe it. just as he had gotten you back, back from silcos control.
A few months had passed, Ekko was in his base, deep within zaun. He was help teaching the kids to ride their hoverboards and help them improve their skills. He was about to go help another kid before he notices a little toy monkey with a pink and blue grenade. The monkey started clattering and Ekko felt a rise of panic go through him but before he even gets a chance to think, streamers emerge from the monkeys grenade along with a pink and blue powder exploding from the grenade, a small and harmless gadget. A Gadget only you would make. His head shoots up as he narrows his eyes, looking ahead of the small monkey gadget that was on the ground to see you emerge from the shadows