A/N: I'm sorry but this will be a short chapter. Probably the shortest chapter so far for this story and tackles as to what's currently happening in the present…

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Unbeta'ed. Excuse the errors.

Still don't own KHR!

~Voyage of the Rainbow and the Clam~

Vongola hide-out, somewhere (cause it's a hideout)... Present.

"Nono, how long do you think will it take?" Eduardo asked once the ninth Vongola boss was done explaining everything about the time-travel.

"Hopefully, not long. This war against the Estraneo had gone far too long and the damages done are already unaccounted for" The ninth stated with a grim face "Also the fact that we have lost a lot of our comrades and allies, everything had start to become unbearable"

"What should we do now?" Dino asked, his most trusted subordinate Romario standing beside.

"VOOOIIII I SAY WE ATTACK AND CONQUER UNTIL THEY FUCKING SURRENDER!"

"Ushishishi, the mighty prince agrees~ I want to see their peasant blood dripping on my royal knives"

"Those Scums...shall taste the flavor of my X-guns" Xanxus stated in a serious tone as his eyes glinted dangerously.

"..."

"..."

"Boss is you possessed?" Fran asked in monotone while the rest, save the ninth stared at the Varia boss with a WTF look. Did he just say 'flavor of my X-guns?' What are his guns made from? Gums?

"Shut up Trash!"

"Yes, stop asking boss nonsense!" Levi stood beside his boss, proudly.

"Damn it Xanxus, we're on a grave situation so it's not the perfect time for your corny lines" Dino tried to sound serious but the chuckles he was trying to suppress escaped from his lips. Xanxus glared at him, the Cavallone boss wisely covered his lips.

"Ushishishi, never knew you had it in you, boss~"

"VOOOOIIIIII! BOSS WHAT THE HELL! STOP MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF IT'S EMBARRASSING ME!"

"I think Boss secretly wants to perform on a comedy bar, I can recommend some boss!~" Lussuria cooed at the Varia boss.

"Ahem." The ninth faked cough to gather everyone's attention. Eduardo just remained on his sit, dumbfounded... he really wanted to tell this un-Xanxus like tale to the rest of his Famiglia but it's the Varia, so yeah, he'll just keep it to himself…still it's very amusing.

"If you're done, let's continue towards the serious matters at hand" Nono placed both hands on the table before looking at his left "Nougat, hand them the folders..."

"Yes, boss"

"What's in this?" Dino asked, examining the folder before opening. "These are people's files..."

"Before Iemitsu's death, he and the rest of CEDEF had been working on gathering allies that can aid Vongola against the Estraneo and their allies..." The ninth started to explain "We have managed to maintain some of our strongest allies such as the Shimon, the Cavallone and the Giglio Nero" Nono stared at both the Shimon and Cavallone bosses with gratitude

"Well, isn't that great? Ushishi~"

"Yes, it is" The ninth nodded. "However, there is this one particular Famiglia whose existence was never known up until three to four years ago. They were relatively small, with members only ranging up to a thousand, worldwide. The Famiglia's name: Gesso"

"So? What's the deal?"

"The night before Iemitsu had been ambushed; I received a rather important message from him... something concerning a boy around the age of twelve that's being housed inside the Familgia"

"Housed? You mean caged?" Eduardo asked, eyes widening with suspicion

"No, according to Iemitsu it was as if the boy was being protected" Nono explained "After a few days of spying, Iemitsu came up with shocking news. It would seem that the whole Gesso Famiglia had been established by the man in the iron hat with the sole purpose of protecting that one child"

"Man in the Iron Hat?" Xanxus's eyes narrowed

"Why would the man in the Iron Hat go as far as creating a mafia group just for one child?" Eduardo asked "I mean he could've just simply asked a certain famiglia to do the job"

"Perhaps it has something to do with the boy's identity" Nono calmly placed both hands on the table and was silent for moments before opening his lips so as to speak again "…that boy, he was chosen by the Tri-ni-set..."

"What do you mean chosen?"

"He is the first chosen bearer of the Mare Sky ring..."

"M-mare rings?" Dino's eyes widened "Does that mean that the tri-ni-set skies will finally be completed?"

Nono nodded. "That's what Iemitsu thought and so he made a way to meet the Gesso's boss. Surprisingly enough, the boss had been waiting from someone from either the Vongola or the Arcobaleno to show up. It was as if they have anticipated for it to happen"

"And the boy's name?" Dino asked

"Byakuran Gesso. He was from an orphanage, south of Venice."

"What happened then, what did they talk about?"

"The Gesso boss explained that the man in the Iron Hat had them under a pledge of protecting the boy even if it costs them their lives. They were told that the boy is the first Mare sky ring holder and his chosen guardians will appear at some point with the boy simply already knowing who they are, having the ability to see through parallel worlds"

The rest remained silent, listening intently as the Vongola boss speaks.

"The man in the Iron Hat, according to the Gesso boss told them to safely hand over the boy under the Vongola's safety if not the Arcobaleno. However, when Iemitsu came back to take the boy to safety, the whole Gesso estate had been already attacked by the Estraneo. The whole CEDEF went to investigate and found out that someone else have gotten the boy before either them or the Estraneo did"

"Estraneo? Damn those bastards! They're not going to simply stop are they?"

"The good thing is Iemitsu doubts that the Estraneo knew about the child's existence. The reason why they attacked was because the Gesso Famiglia turned down the invitation for an alliance"

"Who got him then?" Fran asked

"We don't know yet. I am pretty sure that Iemitsu did find out but was unable to relay the message before his death"

"I think we still have a chance of knowing, Ushishi~"

"How?"

"Basil" Xanxus grumbled from his seat "If there's someone from the CEDEF to know something straight from Iemitsu, It'll be that brat or Lal Mirch but since the Arcobaleno isn't here our best chance is him"

"We'll just have to wait for him to wake up then" Eduardo clasped his hands together.

...iOiOiOiOiOi...

"How is he?"

"Still unconscious but he's getting better. He might be up in around a few hours."

"His wounds?"

"Nothing critical that can endanger his life"

"Good. Watch over him"

"Yes sir. Anything else?"

"Schedule a meeting with the Vongola. They need to know this"

"Right away, sir Gamma!" The man gave a salute before doing the task at hand. Gamma stared towards the sky, covering his eyes from the intense sunlight "We found the boy you told us to save. I hope things are going well for you, Luce-sama. We'll be waiting for your return"

See? Short.

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