*laughs*

Well, this is the end of the Sky Battle, according to the Cervello official records, however it seems that the archives in the Vongola books state otherwise. You'll learn more about this later [about the archives and such, I mean], but for the truth whether it really is the end or not will depend on what happens this and next chapter.

And commence unwrapping Mukuro's present [again]!! :D

Happy Reading, and please review~ xD

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"Then say it. Just what do you know about me?! Huh?!"

"You just can't say it, can't you…" grimaced Squalo. "You were born in the squatters…but you were gifted with the Flame since birth. But when your mother saw that Flame, she became obsessed with the delusion that you were the lovechild of an affair between the Ninth and herself.

"Your mother didn't care about anything and brought you to meet the Ninth… You believed the Ninth's words without a doubt. You were adopted, and as the Ninth's son, your impudence grew… You used your dignity and your power as the son of the Ninth as the successor, growing up to adulthood without anybody ever daring to challenge you.

"But…the time came when you found out…that your mother had no connection at all to the Ninth…that you were taken in as the adopted son of the Ninth…and that you did not possess any blood relation to the Vongola…and worst of all, there was a law which stipulated that without the Blood of Vongola, you would never be accepted as the successor. That was when I first met you; I realized it at once and decided to follow that fury of yours. Half a year later…"

"That led to the Cradle Affair," finished Reborn.

"That's all I know. I dug it up after the Cradle Affair though…"

"All cr**…" snarled Xanxus.

"You…you betrayed the Ninth, and yet he didn't kill you…" said Tsuna. "Even until the end, hadn't be always treated you with acceptance? The Ninth didn't care about…bloodlines…or the law." He shook his head. "He believed in you more than anyone else. The Ninth had always treated you as his own son…"

"Shut the fu** up!! Don't make me sick with all that unconditional love cr**!! What use is that sh**?! The only thing I wanted was the seat of Boss! I only wanted those scumbags to worship me – I only wanted them to praise me!!" He coughed up more blood.

"Xanxus-sama! We will need to delve further on whether or not you are suitable for the Rings." The Cervello leaped into the scene.

"Shut up! If I can't have them, nobody can! Kill them – kill them all!!"

"Xanxus-sama!" cried the Cervello.

"I agree – way to go, Boss!" grinned Belphegor. "We're back to our original plan." He pulled out his knives.

"How rotten can you get? As if I'd let you," snarled Gokudera.

"You're all half-dead already, aren't you?" said Bel. "Ohohohoho~~ That one, too…" Hibari strolled on to the scene, ill-wishing everyone there.

"Ushi-shi-shi-shi~ This time, we'll do it 1000% right… You're all going to die~!"

"Are you blind or something?! You're two against five! Who do you think the odds are against?" pointed out Gokudera again.

"Two against five? What are you talking about?! You are facing an army tens of times greater than this. All fifty members of our inborn Varia will be joining us here very soon," stated Marmon. "They were already on their way because after our Boss's victory, they were supposed to kill the rest of the people here and settle everything. These are our elite; next in battle ability only to us, the core members."

"W-Wait a minute! We cannot allow any outsiders to interfere in the middle of the battle-"

"You think we even care?" laughed Bel, slashing and striking down the Cervello with his knife.

"Finally, they show their hand," frowned Shamal.

"Since they've shown their true intentions, we'll join the Battle on Tsuna's side, too! Let us out of here!" shouted Colonello.

"You shouldn't have any objections now," said Dino.

"I will fight as well," supplied Basil.

"Understood," nodded the other Cervello. "In that case, the Varia side has been disqualified. The infrared boundary on the Observation Platform will be deactivated." She pressed a button on the keypad.

"Let's go!"

"Wait – it hasn't been deactivated," said Reborn.

"Naïve…" said Viper. "We sabotaged it. We'd already arranged for all of you to die in that jail cell…"

"What?!" burst Shamal.

"Move! I'll blow it apart then!" Colonello aimed his rifle, and-

"It's useless! It's constructed to explode internally if you fire from inside!!" cried the Cervello.

"What?!" Colonello cried out in surprise.

"You mean we're on our own?!" growled Gokudera, glaring intently to the other side.

"Eh…someone…is coming…?" mumbled Chrome. The soft sound of footfalls. The Varia executives arrived.

"Nice timing~!" grinned Bel. "We've been waiting for you guys~!"

"Reporting, sir! We're the only ones left. The Varia have been wiped out!" proclaimed the tallest one, as the other two fell, too weak to stand any longer. "That guy is too strong, l-like a demon!! He's going to get here soon-GYYAAHHHHHH!!!"

The last of the Varia fell, shamefully defeated.

"Boujareppa."

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ERROR.
Unable to retrieve data.

GOODBYE.

The screen blacks out; you know the Cervello have caught you trying to hack your way into their database. Your laptop's drive was entirely erased now, in case one would have copied the files onto another document. The piece of machinery was of completely no use anymore. You growl and throw the laptop into the wall irritably, crying out in rage. Your hand claps onto your forehead, and you slide it down over your eyes, then down to your chin, and the hand falls limp to your side. You sigh; and in that sigh was a mixture of conflicting feelings.

At least the Cervello don't know what comes after that. At least they didn't record that down. If they had recorded all that, it would pull the entire Vongola down into extinction in the blink of an eye. Literally, it could. You wouldn't want that to happen. You definitely don't want that to happen.

But that was what would have happened before that. Now, it really didn't matter all that much anymore, except to think of what Byakuran would do with that knowledge, who would probably rise to ruler of the world in a split second. Luckily, that didn't happen.

You groan to yourself again, thinking to yourself, nearly complaining about having to pick up all the missing pieces they had left behind. Solve the mysteries they carried in their souls for their lives, picking up the clues they left behind that were impossible to find. But if you solved at least one, it would make way for all the others. It was either this, or you would have to overturn the entire place to find the Vongola Archives. Even better, that book. But that book was sacred; you daren't touch it, where absolutely everything would be shed by with light, where everything is pieced together, where all is known. It was like asking God questions, and God would be answering each and every one of them exactly the way you liked it.

Hey, you didn't even know where that book was. You shrug and put away all that frustration into some secluded location of your mind. You can't take all that anger out on your work. You wouldn't know what happened after. You wouldn't know; you wouldn't be able to figure out what to do next.

Suddenly, you look down. The pet's been craving for quite some time now. Irritably shoving it aside, you leave the room to get yourself a new, better laptop.

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I'm sorry if it was boring; I'll update soon~! :D

All the quotes are from the manga, since I can't go through the anime as I type. I can't type that fast, hehh. Well, next scene is where the fun starts. The real fun, actually. I'm thinking of adding another bit to the end of this arc, something for Mukuro's birthday and finally Kaia's chance to shine [ahem, or Ria; I wonder which one…]. As well as an altered ending to the arc. After the arc, however, wouldn't really be much different, aside from the fact that time between the future arc and the Varia arc would be extended for some more fun with Kaia.

*laughs again*

I liked the last bit, after Boujareppa. From the "Cervello Archive…" to the "…a new, better laptop." was awesome. I loved it. Plus, there was a ton of information of what's going to be coming up later, heh. Oh yeah, if you want to guess who that was, you're free to do so. Also, if you want to guess out location and time. I'll give you guys a clue: If you go back, you'll find that there was a pet. [Heh, made it so incredibly easy for you guys, didn't I?] Good luck guessing, everyone~!

Well, review, please, and tune in for the next scene, next time!

Have an awesome life, everyone! [OMG school's almost over!! :D/D:]