A/N: Okay, to those who don't know yet, I've done a complete revision of the previous chapters, namely from Chapter 1 to Chapter 10; check it out if you want. I myself was embarrassed to see the mistakes and grammatical errors, and I'm very thankful that even with that problem, you guys still read and subscribe on my fic. Anyways, here's chapter 21.

"That voice… It couldn't be…" Hana hitched a gasp of air while looking straight towards the horizon. The smoke puffed in along with the fresh air from outside, making both women cough up.

"Onii-chan…" the woman beside her clasped both hands and waited for the smoke to clear out. Eventually, the debris came settling in and dispersed; revealing a vague figure before them. Both of them whimpered as the figure started to become clearer by the second. Arms crossed over his chest, the sun guardian's grin showed up as he came crashing down on Shimon's Underground Base; ready to rescue the prisoners from their predicament.

"I'm really glad that both of you are fine…" Ryohei mumbled silently, leaning out his body and stretching his hand out for them to grab on. With all of their strength left, Kyoko and Hana manage to reach out and connect their hands with his bandaged ones. The man smiled back as he pulled both of them with one arm, none to their surprise.

Both women tried catching their breaths out as the cool fresh air rushed towards their faces. The man on the other hand, stood behind them feeling an overpowering sense of relief himself after successfully pulling both out of the enemy's grasp. "Ryohei… How did you manage to find us?" Hana asked afterwards, giving a straight look towards the man whom she's secretly dating without her best friend's knowledge. Surprisingly, the latter hastily answered much to her concern or his younger sisters'.

Flashback….

A group of men dressed in black huddled behind the Vongola Headquarters, Namimori Branch.

"This is Enma speaking… Our group had just past the security system. All operations are now functional. Let the carnage begin!" A snaky voice husked over on a wireless radio.

"Yes Enma-sama!" the battalion lined up in rows, all facing the seemingly impenetrable walls of the headquarters. Afterwards, a special unit fixed a ring of bombs around the area; hastily walking away as the commander in chief pushed the red button that causes the very first moments of their invasion.

"Ahhh!" the whole building was filled with screams in the air. Every corner booms with an explosion and helpless workers are caught in the massive invasion. Those who surrendered were chained and locked up in black trucks and those who wish to fight are left either injured, or dead. The whole scene is just horrific in a sense that the Shimon intruders felt no remorse killing and capturing every member of the family. Floor by floor, the battalion washed away the Vongolas while working themselves on a bloodthirsty frenzy. Adelheid regularly checks on the progress and always leaves with a nasty smile after ending her calls. But even though their plan was flawless, the greatest family in the mafia world proved their title as hordes of Vongola specialists bravely fought the enemies. Their numbers withered greatly after passing through the defensive line and probably halted when they reached the fourth floor; where a particular guardian irritably woke up and found them littering on his halls…

Outside the base…

"Capture every last member! I repeat, capture every last of the Vongolas!"

"Yes sir!" The captain's underlings roared with loyalty as they took each prisoner and loaded them up in their respective trucks. Everyone was blindfolded to avoid letting them know about the location of their underground prison. Although, such plan was proven to be flawless; a man wanted to show it otherwise. Swift as the wind that blows on the streets, a shadow successfully leaped inside a truck before it momentarily closes and started moving towards the road

"Mmffmmm!" were almost all the noises that can be heard. Their voice, muffled by the restraints taped on their mouth. The man carefully crawled underneath the rusty platform to hide his presence to them and especially to the driver who has been checking out over a small window behind him. Eventually moving towards the corner, the man tried to free the first prisoner that caught his eyes.

"…*hush*…" The prisoner's eyes widened as the first thing he saw was the man commanding him to be quiet. With the blindfold already taken care of, he then proceeds to remove the tape from the captive's mouth, looking deeply in his eye, still ordering him to shut up. With nimble and adept fingers, he unfastened the ministrations on the prisoner's mouth.

"Thank you! O blessed sun guardian!" the man smiled with teary eyes, revealing the shady man's identity. Realizing a job well done, Ryohei nodded his head then told the man to do the same to the rest of the prisoners.

Hours afterwards, the truck arrived in front of a barren wasteland. In front of the weathered building that stood tall despite its broken appearance. The two Shimon subordinates in front of the vehicle jumped off and proceeded towards the rear end. Much to their concern, the door was jammed from the inside and cannot be opened furthermore. Both of them tried with all of their might but cannot; and as the other man grabbed a monkey wrench in desperation, an eerie yellow glow elucidates from the inside. Before they could even move a muscle, the sun guardian made his move…

"Maximum Cannon!"

End of flashback…

"That's pretty much how it happened…" Ryohei smiled at his younger sister then to Hana, who in turn blushed and then looked away from him.

"That's really reckless of you Onii-chan" Kyoko slowly mumbled as she felt a shudder of fear inside of her.

"It's not important though, I'm just glad that both of you are safe." The sun guardian then smiled and turned around towards the basking sunlight outside. "Let's go!" he exclaimed but afterwards, stopped by both women.

"Wai-What about the other prisoners; we can't just leave them here!"

"Ahahaha… "Ryohei tapped both of their shoulders. "Don't worry; I've contacted Dino and the Cavallone Family. They're gonna be here to rescue them to the EXTREME!"

"…*softly sighs*… I'm really glad to hear that Onii-chan…" she silently lets out all of her concerns towards the innocent people involved in the war, easing the pressure that it brings to her.

"Kyoko…" his older brother then gave a straight and serious glare, making her flinch. "Do you know how pissed-off I am towards what you've just done?"

"I-…I-I'm… very sorry…" the young woman bowed her head to avoid making eye contact as much as possible. Ryohei on the other hand, kept his stature tall and his eyes on his mark. He wanted her to realize something; whether or not she may, he didn't care… he just wanted her to take notice of it before it escalates into something bigger. The stupidity and childish act of her decisions which caused trouble was one to blame. The negligence that both she and Tsuna put on their relationship grew in such extremes that it made even Reborn notice.

"Ryohei…" the man felt a hand creeping on his shoulder. And when he looked back to check, it was Hana's hand who was there. He then gazes to her ruffled appearance, with eyes shimmering like gold and silver. She wanted him to know, because… she knows why and for whom it happened. And she knows for what kind of purpose she is aiming for. "Let her be" she does not say it, but deep inside Hana knew that Ryohei was disdainful to act like this to his younger sister. He always treasured and cherished her like she was a part of his life, something big brothers are born within. With time getting out of hand and the current situation is being unsuitable for him to reprimand her; he immediately discloses his pride for the sake of his family.

"Kyoko…" he said in a low-toned manner, grabbing Hana's hand and removing it from his shoulders; letting her know that he's finally back to himself. "I know that you're already too old to be grounded, but I hope that this would serve as a consequence for doing such thing reckless." The sun guardian leaned forward and held his younger sister's head by her chin and lifts it up to see her beautiful glow. "Don't cry… You'll get ugly when you cry." Ryohei smiled when he saw Kyoko opening her teary eyes in gratitude. "You know I don't want an ugly sister." He lets go of his hand while watching her rise and grin back at him. "So please, cheer up to the EXTREME!"

"Onii-chan!" she openly wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight embrace that made the man chuckle in reaction. Hana can only look; careful not to spoil the touching moment made by the two people she loved the most. Staring at the bright yellow-orange, she twisted her finger around a strand of hair and moves it away from her face as the cold wind passes through the scene.

"Alright then" the sun guardian uttered as Kyoko removed her arms around him. "Let's go back to the Headquarters! To the EXTREME!" he gave both women a toothy grin, then afterwards, proceeded at the truck that seems to be the only one left working.

As Ryohei slammed his foot on the gas, the whole vehicle went from dead to turbo-drive. The two girls can only look back at the slowly-disappearing visage of the underground prison and all the experiences that will forever mark in their minds. It's something that they won't forget; a time of chaos and of renewed hope. For now, all of their thoughts are focused on the incident as they head back to their headquarters in blinding speed; searching to weave new tales of their lives…

Vongola Headquarters Namimori Branch; 3rd Floor- 2nd Floor intersection. 4:56 pm.

"…." The man slipped the phone at his coat pocket then flexes his neck upward, abridged to staircase that connects both floors. A dark smile strapped on his face, loomed out along with his dark and sinister eyes. He has found his next victim and surprisingly, it won't be expecting a visit from the cloud guardian. By that knowledge, he quickly dashed into action, leaving his short-time companion with a question mark.

"H-Hahi? Where are you going Hibari-kun! Don't leave me here!" the baker herself pleaded the cloud guardian as she found him racing down the stairs at light speed; leaving her stranded all alone in the third floor. He seems to be onto something, the telephone call he received just now might've done something about it. Either way, a young woman like her is not just the type that can go all warfreak-like on a mafia war. She has to put on the same idea that she can always die in gunshots or gang fights. Unlike the movies that show cliché endings wherein the hero can't die, it's pretty much different this time. So just like that, she stood there ingrown to the floor while she watches his figure disappear through the shadows of the halls.

Her body went lax, unable to move any further. She wanted to help but to no surprise, she really can't do anything. Just like an extra baggage with no sufficient use; that's what she thought of herself after allocating a couple of minutes to think of it. Losing her usually high and uplifting spirit, she slowly took steps towards the way to the bottom. Her hands are now cleft around her waist, looking shamefully towards the floor smeared with blood. When she was about to reach the metal bars at the side of the stairs, a peculiar noise caught her attention and snapping her out of her self-pity. Something that she would definitely regret on the long run…

Hidden Route 27, near the 2nd floor

"Koyo…" Enma called upon his forest-flame user, making the latter fidget in reaction.

"What is it Enma?" the man replied, fixing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Even though they were talking, they still maintain their speed to gradually close their gap with their target. Back to the current situation; both three of his subordinate's eyes widened when Enma raised an arm towards the parameter and used his Gravita Dela Terra to destroy the wall beside them. Rocks blew out of the other side as part of it collapses due to the increased gravity. And as the smoke subsides and disperses in the air, the man opened his lips for them to hear.

"You'll have a new mission and I assume you'll follow…" Enma closed his lip then stopped running, making his subordinates halt as well. "You'll be doing something else… Go back at the headquarters and secure the hostages, we need to stabilize the situation." The man's eyebrows started curving in wonder after hearing his boss' commands. Even though it's pretty damn easy to kill an injured man, he always knew that Enma wouldn't play with his target. 'So why is he sending me to another mission?' a question that now teeters up in his head. But… as much as he wanted to know why, he knows that his boss has something in his mind. A simple nod on the head answered it all, as he bid farewell to his boss, Adelheid and Shit. P and soared through the hole that Enma made for him. Surprisingly though, the hole leads directly at the second floor; implying that the chase is about to end. With no time to waste, the Shimon Family continues its search towards their target with unending anticipation, hungry for more…

Outside Vongola Headquarters, quarter to six pm.

It was that time when Ryohei, Kyoko and Hana arrived at the headquarters. Hell, did they fell back in awe while watching the wrecked appearance of a once-great building. To give a simple emphasis of what happened is like to search for clues with no information; pointless. Arising in such occasions that they wouldn't expect for things to become like this. Hundreds of men are injured, traumatized and killed; including their fellow friends who are fighting for their lives and for their boss' sake. The prophecy of such disaster had seemingly taken its toll on the Vongolas, whom in turn suffered greatly of this nonsense. And now, they knew what they had to do and they are imposed to do something about it.

"Stay right here. I'm going in…" the sun guardian uttered after securing the seat belts on both women.

"No, we want to help." Hana answered back with implied idiocy, making Ryohei want to do a facepalm.

"I can't afford to lose anymore comrades and loved ones… So please, stay here! I'll be back as soon as this is over." The man replied with a grin, ruffling his sister's hair and closing the door of the truck that had been parked near a bush for camouflage. Now feeling relived of the two girls' safety, Ryohei began sprinting towards the headquarters with courage and determination firing through his veins.

The first thing the white-haired man noticed is that there were no people around. Probably scared or mortified by the numerous explosions and the multitudes of mafia members that flustered the place. The sun guardian turned his head left to right in hopes of finding someone that can report the things that have happened; but to his remorse, he can't find anyone. Unlike any other battle, this one should be treated with precaution as the enemies are too powerful to be taken lightly. And by that fact, Ryohei was having a second thought of rushing inside the base. But something's telling him to go, his gut feeling. Taking the words of his Arcobaleno tutor, Colonello "Trust nothing but yourself"; the sun guardian bursts in the front door and surprisingly, he clumsily found his very first opponent…

Third Floor

Sparks flew out vibrantly as both men dashed away to regain their breaths. Sweat drops trickled down the rain guardian's temples while he tries to strategize another attack to end this quickly and bloodless. A moment of silence passed, filled with silent thoughts and consistent eye connection between Shimon's Kaoru and Vongola's Yamamoto. A time for the rain guardian to think beyond the box and implement anything that he learned in his five years stay in Italy.

'Come on think… think… there must be something I can find. A blind spot, weakness of some sort' His eyes gone roaming on his enemy's body, searching the key that will finally end the battle. Then after a time, the crow-haired swordsman's eyes deepened as he found something he's looking for. Without both men's consent, a piece of paper flew in the broken windows and danced around the room. It sways back and forth, ebbing and fluctuating up and down until the moment that it touched the floor. Both men than dashed forward to again start a rally of attacks to each other, but Yamamoto had something on his mind. Utilizing his free hand, the rain guardian wafts the other man's weapon away then, used his foot to knock his feet off the floor. Instantly, the figure of the swordsman vanished then reappeared in mid air, as he prepared to end this with one strike.

"Shigure Soen Ryu… Eight Stance… Pelting Rain…" he murmured after fixing his stance on a right angle and direction. It was like split-second interval that his eyes caught something appearing on the background. Much to his horror, the baker found herself in again one of her most epic entrances. The rain guardian seemingly froze up in mid air, halting his attack and distracting him from his enemy who seems the get a better picture.

"Y-Ya-Yamamoto-kun?"

Hidden Route 27, second floor

Enma and his two remaining guardians eventually stopped their frenzy run when they came across an unlucky crossroad with the Vongola's strongest guardian. Kyoya was leaning on his back towards the wall when they arrived, probably napping while waiting for his prize to come. Stretching out his arms and shoulders, the cloud guardian gave a bloodthirsty smile then casts his glare on the red-eyed boss standing before him.

"So it's you, I didn't expect you to join in so early" the Shimon Boss sneered back at him, seemingly expecting him to thwart on his parade.

"Shut up and listen because I'm not gonna repeat this anymore…"

"And what is it?" Enma replied back, raising an eyebrow when the cloud guardian gave a sadistic stare.

"I'm going to bite you to death…"