Previously
"Not at all. They disobeyed their head and they'll get punished, heir or not." The pink haired lady strutted off, swinging the device dangerously while the male stared at her retreating figure. How typical of the storm.
However, there is no time to lounge around.
"Let's go! The others have already resumed their training." Reborn declared as he stuck his index finger out, signalling his pet to transform. Within a snap of his fingers, a gun already positioned itself behind their backs, ushering them out of the door, towards the replica mountain.
Chapter 20 -Execution
"Boss, they confronted them." The pink haired lady said darkly into the receiver. She looked at the broken object in the palm of her hand. Damn you, Vongola. Her palm shook in anger for the clams' deceived them.
"So? What did they get?" The old man replied, his voice is as dark as Rosetta's.
"They failed. The rings they got were fakes." The sound of the broken pieces clashed together, creating a soft 'crish' sound. Earlier, Rosetta and Klein sneaked into their respective juniors' room. They pushed in the most of their flames into the ring, testing the limits of it. It is said that the Vongola rings will never break inspire of the huge flames pushed into it.
However, the one that the soon-to-be-secondo stole, broke. What they took were fakes.
"Clean the mess up thoroughly. Make sure I see nothing left." There is finality in his voice, causing a shiver down the lady's spine. Taking a deep breath, she replied, "Yes Boss," throwing the smithereens of the ring into the bins.
-Vongola-
Tsuna felt a shiver down his spine while his head spun. Pressing his temples, he tried easing the pain, only that it would not go away. Plus, it is not his friends getting into trouble and that is really unsettling.
Sensing something going on, Reborn whacked his head. "Oi, Dame-Tsuna!" Tsuna glared at Reborn futilely. "What's wrong?"
Tsuna flinched at Reborn's eyes for they reflected concern. "Should I show sympathy for an enemy?" Tsuna asked, his bangs shadowed his eyes though his hands clenched while his muscles seemed like they contracted. Reborn observed him and sighed. "No. Your enemies are meant to be struck down." He answered mercilessly.
Tsuna widened his eyes. "But Rovinco-kun would be killed!" His eyes glazed in anger as they flickered in orange, threatening his flames to go ablaze. A gust of wind winded up in the room and Reborn had to dig his toes into the carpet to get more grip.
"Kill them. We have to! They took Elena away!" Daemon screamed at him but he refused to back down.
"Give them one more chance. They may change?" His voice shook, even he was uncertain. Blinded by rage, Daemon covered the area in gory illusions but he was not shaken. Everyone else tried keeping the colours out.
"Primo! They've killed thousands! Even those under our protection is being hunted down right now!" G protested.
There was a pregnant pause temporarily.
"One week." Daemon was startled.
"Give them one week. If they continue to rob, kill and more, we'll declare war on them."
"Everyone of you, thinking that striking down the enemy is the only way." The wind around him brewed more and his eyes glazed a bright orange. His flames grew on his fist, displaying his anger. As if on cue, Lambo came in with a horrified face. The little boy immediately hang onto the teenager's waist, crying loudly.
"Giotto-nii! Don't rage!"
Reborn widens his eyes. What is the boy calling him out loud?
Reborn did believe what the Ninth said about the folders he was given. Reincarnations. It is a ridiculous theory but if it is a wish granted by the ring, he could not see what is not possible. Even the crows were calling them old people. Right now, he could confirm his boss' suspicion. For the tenth generation is truly the first. The reason to why the throne is empty.
"Do whatever you want, Tsuna." Reborn finalized, deciding to let the heir do what he wants.
Tsuna shot his flames into the sky, exploding into something like a firework. In no time, he was out of the window with Lambo and Reborn stayed behind, writing up his report on the recent conformation.
-Corvino HQ-
The head sat at the chair with his legs crossed. His lips curved into a smirk while he swirled the Ruby liquid in his glass. He could hear the laughter of the new generation increasing, as well as his own boiling anger.
As soon as the blue head made it, he was stunned for words. The current boss of the famiglia is gracing him his presence. "F-Father!" The heir came bowing, his fist over his chest. He shivered under his father's heated gaze and the amount of killing aura surrounding him.
"Gather your guardians, my child." The old man faked a smile however not easing the nervousness of the boy. "Y-Yes."
-Vongola-
Tsuna ran up the stairs of the Namimori shrine with Lambo on his shoulder. By the time he made it to the top, he was nearly out of breath, lying on the floor with his chest heaving up and down rapidly.
He was ready to fall asleep if not for the sudden voices that woke him up from his tired daze. The loudest was Gokudera, the softest was Hibari but his tone was still intimidating.
"You're late, Herbivore."
"Oya oya? You reduced his rank again." A familiar voice played around them. Hibari lifts his arms out, his tonfas steadied in his hands. Tsuna's eyes lit up in joy and sourced for the sound, even though it was not hard. "Mukuro! Thank goodness you're fine."
"Not any poison is going to weigh me down for long." He commented smugly, glancing at Hibari to erk him. Before Hibari could move and attack, Tsuna cut in again. "We're going to their hide-out now so save your energy!"
The two bloodthirsty guardians clicked their tongues and scooted to the furthest end, away from each other. Tsuna could not help but sigh at their childish behaviour. Based on the memory he have, they had always been this way. Childish and... Childish.
"A-Anyways, we got to save Rovinco-kun and his group." Tsuna stuttered alpud, shocking his friends with the news. Now their boss is going to help an enemy. "Is the world coming to an end?" Gokudera groaned loudly.
"Not at all, I just don't think that people should die because they failed a mission." His eyes glowed orange, followed by the others and soon, everyone were looking at their past selves instead.
-With Kyoko (I know, new POV. Quite hated by majority too?)-
She was in her pajamas and her room was laid out with two other futons. Small crumbs of muffins and sweets littered the area and a soft lighting filled the room. Anyone could tell that she was having a sleepover party.
"And then, he ended up stitching his pillow case to his shirt because he was doing it too close!" Haru giggled aloud, then the others did too. Kyoko's laughter died down as soon as she thought back. Many memories have flooded her mind during the time her brother went for some 'competition'.
The laughter and light chattering, dished with small gossips here and there, went on through the night, despite Kyoko's parents running to their room to get them to quiet down.
Just as they were about to switch the lights off, a pulse resonated in her mind. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw the death of a certain blond. Her fingers crept up her face as she tries to hide her eyes. Her two friends displayed concern for her, they are worried.
Just then, all of them felt sleepy and drowsy, hitting their beds immediately. Kyoko's struggled to keep herself awake, unconsciously emitting sun flames that prevented her from sleeping. A malicious laughter could be heard outside her window.
"Oh goodie, I made everyone sleep!" He said in glee. Kyoko widen her eyes minutely, trying to catch a glimpse of the silhouette. A man with white clothes kneeled outside her window, his grey hair fluttering in the wind. His Cheshire grin spread across his face infectiously, not that the girl is affected. She managed a frown that died quickly. The flames were sapping away her energy as she finally gave in to fatigue, dropping into the arms of the man that came in time.
Tsuna!
"Ufu~ Good girl..."
-Vongola-
Using his instincts, he maneuvered carefully through the bustling crowd, guiding his famiglia closely at the front. Hibari leapt off from roofs to roofs, effectively catching up to his... boss. Even though they are under an A-star illusion, they still had to be careful about their movements.
Left!
He quickly leaned on his left leg as he pivoted to turn towards that direction. Gokudera and the others barely made it in time, nearly crashing into a wall before swerving left after his boss. They ran into an alley but were stopped there. A wall was blocking them, a dead end. Just then, Tsuna leaps onto the wall and grab holds on the pipe that lies above his head before making it over the wall.
"EH? DAME-TSUNA LEAPED OVER?" He thought he heard someone say from afar. Gokudera looked ready to punch that person but Tsuna whistled to him. "Get going already! There's no time!"
They were all running towards a murky area, stinking with stench. The waters were disgustingly green mixed with the possibility of waste and faeces. The air was almost opaque, obscuring their vision. The mist siblings decided to pull up an illusion to filtrate the air. After all, they both were originally high ranking aristocrats and those blood still run in their veins. The air cleared up and the mist was no longer there.
Tsuna pulled out his mittens and entered the dying will mode. Suddenly, his hair was streaked with gold and a bright and clear orange flame danced on his forehead. His mittens turned metallic and they caught flames. Without damaging it, he lifted the lid that lead to sewage, just like what his intuition told him.
A new batch of stench wafted into their nose and both Mukuro and Chrome pinched their nose. "Ew," the male said. However, the real shock comes when Tsuna jumped into the hole without any warning and a splash could be heard. Everyone choked on their saliva.
"What are you people still doing up there? Get down already or kill another eight lives!" They heard their boss shout from below.
Gokudera gulped and looked down. Suddenly, a wave of bravery washed over him as his eyes turned red. Just like Tsuna, a red streak of hair appeared, just near the fringe. He nudged his head towards the sewer before jumping in.
Everyone else gulped in fear before staring at each other. Another gust of wind blew past them as they caught a raven head with strands of blond hair jump in. Hibari/Alaude! They nodded at each other and moved towards the hole. Gathering their courage, they jumped in one by one, and left the lid open, just in case they need to leave fast.
-Corvino-
They were all running through the dark halls. It took a long time to round up everyone since the headquarter is so big and there is no address system in the area. All of them were at different corners of the place and Rovinco had to get everyone to the main room.
They panted at the velvet curtains that block nothing. His breath was rigid and rough from running in circles. "I've brought them here," he walked into the room, his sweat leaving a small trail under his soles.
Within a split second, all of them felt pain shooting up their calves and they fell backwards, onto the cold hard floor. "Wha-?"
"Fools."
-Vongola-
Another frozen man encased in special ice. Now the whole room looked like a freezer that has an overheated cooling system. No one had any luck getting information out from those creeps after all. How are they going to save those that needed to be saved?
Gokudera drops another unconscious body onto the big pile made by them. Yes, and surprisingly, none of them woke up. No mystery really, just an excessive amount of rain flames to keep them down. "Urgh! Where the **** are they?" He pulled his hair in frustration.
Lambo lay flat on the ground. "This place is so bi~ig!" He grumbled into the ground. Tsuna sighed in exasperation as he pushes another one of his masterpieces towards the side, clearing a path.
Just then, his intuition rang alarmingly. Faster! The throne room on the second floor! He's dying! He thought he heard but decided to heed it. In a flash, they were disguised in flames, running around the basement towards the second floor.
His legs burned in exhaustion, screaming at him to stop. Not that he will, he has a few lives to save. A seemingly dull gold letters appeared, labeling their final destination and a clearer understanding when a shout of agony could be heard.
Their feet screeched to a halt and they pressed their backs against the concrete wall. "Damn it, it has started already." Tsuna growled, lighting a stronger flame on his fist. His friends jumped away from him at sight, the flame is very hot.
Hibari could not stand lingering in a group anymore as he rushed into the scene, halting all movement. Coolly, though Tsuna broke down behind the wall saying how he disrupted the plan, he raised his weapons and aimed it at the man. "You're the current Herbivore leading them? Pathetic."
"Huh?" The man tried giving the boy an intimidating stare, not that it will work on that skylark. In no time, the two of them were engaged in a fight, in a weapon combat. From a corner, loud shouts of 'extreme's could be heard, followed by a childish cry.
The young teenagers were confused. Why is my enemy here? What do they want? What do they want with my family? They wanted to provide aid for the current head, but their legs were numb and unfeeling. They could barely feel their muscles. What more can they do but run? Just then, they heard a loud crack. Above their heads.
They felt something warm against their backs and saw a bright orange line flash in front of their eyes before a cloud of smoke obscured their vision, accompanied with the loud sound of rubble crashing through the floors. A silver object resembling a stick shined before their eyes before getting buried underneath.
"Alaude, that is simply too much. Crashing the whole ceiling. We came to rescue, not to kill..." A low voice, vaguely familiar to them, said. A lower grunt followed soon after. "This herbivore is better than the other herbivore. However, he is still a herbivore, if he still needs his other herbivore friends." The smoke cleared up and the heir of the crows saw the state of the place. Debris hanging at the tips of the metal beams, small gray rocks littered on the remains of what should be the floor. A group of people stood in the middle of the room, flames igniting their fists. A raven head was grabbing their boss' collar with a menacing look in his eyes. "You will let us all go, Herbivore." He narrowed his eyes on him.
The man was silent for a moment before he nods his head in approval. He did not notice the smirk as he turned away. "I never knew Alaude will fall to this. Naive, Vongola. Simply too naive."
Shrill cries shot through their ears and before they knew it, moans of pain started filling their ears. They turned around and sourced for the sounds. Only to get shocked themselves. Red splattered on the floor, together with spats of saliva. The smell of iron thickening. Words choked up at their throats. Mukuro and Chrome had fear written all over their face. the girl nearly screamed, the past rushing back to her brain until her brother soothed them down. turning into dead weight, all of them dropped them unceremoniously. Ouch.
"WHY DID YOU KILL THEM? YOU BASTARD!" Tsuna screamed in rage. His body engulfed in his own flames. Heat started tearing everything in the base apart and the other guardians sought protection inside Mukuro's protective barrier. The brunet reappears in front of the man and punches him. Before he could land another blow, the man disappeared, stunning him.
"Tsunayoshi, hurry up!" He could hear from Hibari. Even in this state, Tsuna still bothered about the few dying bodies. "Wait, we must save them! Takeshi and Nii-san, help lessen their pain!" Said duo came rushing, their rings lit in respective flames flames, ready to numb their wounds like alcohol and hasten their healing speed.
The brunet felt his pants tugged by something as he looked downwards, his eyes widening when he realised that the culprit is the very person that wanted to strike him down. Rovinco coughed out blood and smeared the khaki pants slightly. "Go, leave us here. We're mere tools anyway." He choked and coughed. Seems like his comrades are dead already, their eyes were dull and their complexion was deathly. "There is no f-"
"JUST GO ALREADY, YOU IDIOT!"
"Giotto! Let's go!"
In fury, he struck a nearby wall and flew out of the crumbling walls, cussing loudly into the air. He gave one last glance at Rovinco and his guardians before exiting the view.
"Faster!" As the last person got out, they plugged the hole with its lid. They fell on their four limbs, their lungs out of breath, except Lambo who did almost nothing. They have completely exhausted themselves. Adding up with the failure in saving the blue head, the air was heavier than usual. Footsteps approached them and stopped.
"From the looks of it, you've failed right?"
Tsuna looked up gingerly, the built-up anger already subsiding. Whispering the name of the infant, his head hung in disappointment. Hibari and Gokudera clicked their tongues while the others just panted in silence. "I've written a report to Nono about you people." Everyone froze.
"He had predicted this failure already. Don't sit here and sulk. This is just the beginning. What he wrote back would be what you must accomplish, or you'll be dubbed as traitors to the Vongola." Reborn stated, his eyes fixed on them. All the guardians gulped inaudibly, their minds confirming what the cursed infant will say. Even Lambo knows.
"This is the execution done by the Rovinco famiglia so it is no foreign occurrence to them. It is more like a massacre than a murder. Nono wants you to do this for him.
Bring down all of the Rovinco famiglia and bring peace to our family again."
A/N: Yare yare... So long already...
Published: 22/8/2015
Edited: 24/8/2015 -Thanks for the feedback. Made some corrections here and there. You know who you are.