A/N: One of the superhero ideas I had tucked away and eventually got around to writing. Probably the beginning of a collection.
Prompt: Reborn was once one of the most powerful villains the world had ever seen. Eventually he retired and fell for the minor superhero Sora (Tsuna). The hero is about to be killed when Reborn steps in. Superhero AU.
Disclaimer: *sighs* I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
In Over My Head
"Tonight I'm making tiramisu!" A man with fluffy brown hair declared, a happy skip in his step. Reborn watched his childish partner and chuckled, the young man always celebrated defeating a difficult villain by baking. It was a habit that Tsuna picked up from his own mother, a sweet woman that made enough food to feed an army on special occasions. The food she created was so delicious that Sora even used it to win over a particularly difficult villain over to the side of good. Who knew all the albino wanted was a marshmallow cake recipe that had apparently been discontinued three years ago?
"I look forward to it." Reborn says warmly. The former villain never thought that he'd retire to the sleepy town of Namimori but there was more to the place than meets the eye. Tsunayoshi Sawada, otherwise known by Sora, was one of three superheroes that it had produced. He was from a family of heroes and proudly wore the orange cape passed down from generation to generation. Unlike his father who worked solo, Sora worked with fellow heroes Skylark and Limit Breaker. It baffled Reborn at times how the man could easily dissuade villains from a life of crime. The young man probably hadn't realized it at the time but he had been one of the villains that was swept up by his charisma and willingness to give anyone a second chance. As an oblivious Tsuna gathered the necessary ingredients, Reborn felt a chill run down his spine. He turned and was met with an empty aisle.
The peace hadn't lasted long as a nearby building exploded, shaking the grocery store. Tsunayoshi cursed under his breath, looking torn between letting one of his friends handle the situation or leaving Reborn to buy everything. There was also the fact that the man thought Reborn didn't know about his alter ego. Tsuna was lucky that Reborn found his oblivious nature endearing instead of annoying, he'd shot people for less. "I can keep an eye on the cart while you use the bathroom." The Italian says a bit too cheerfully, Tsuna looked up in surprise. "Errr, right. The bathroom! Shouldn't take too long." Tsuna says, giving Reborn a quick kiss on the cheek before running off.
After Sora suited up and left the store, he was met by a reptilian mecha. The jaw unhinged and let loose a power blast of energy, vaporizing anything in its path. He ignited his flames, launching himself into the air. He felt awful for just leaving Reborn since the free time they had was often limited. If Reborn wasn't working, then Sora was usually on duty. Why did so many villains flock to Namimori anyways? All he wanted was one day where he didn't have to patched up after a mission. One day was all he was asking for!
Limit Breaker was soon on the scene and punched the mecha with his bare fists, creating a large dent in one of the legs. The damage was only cosmetic, the mecha swinging a long tail at the hero. Chains with a purple glow wrapped around the hero, pulling him out of the way. "Extreme save Skylark!" Limit Breaker exclaims, Skylark rolled his eyes. Or at least Sora assumed the man did, it was difficult to interpret emotions from the hero when most of his face was covered by a plague doctor mask. "What's the plan omnivore?" Skylark asks.
"Limit Breaker has the right idea, we need to disable the mecha. You guys go for the legs and I'll distract the pilot." Sora orders, Skylark and Limit Breaker both nodded. Being a distraction didn't seem to be much of a problem.
Sora paled as the chest plates began to separate, revealing missiles. He increased his fire output, climbing high into the sky as the missiles doggedly followed.
"Heat seeking missiles? Seriously?!"
He maneuvered in the air, able to get several of the missiles to run into each other. The fingers of the mecha also unleashed a barrage of artillery at the hero.
Reborn felt his heart stop when he finally gave in to his curiosity, only to see one of Verde's inventions going on an all-out attack. Even when they were part of the same organization, Reborn and Verde had an intense hatred towards one another. It figured the mad scientist would track him down and target his only weakness. Sora created a wall of fire, the resulting explosion slamming him into a nearby building.
The head of the mecha swiveled, the laser canon in its mouth beginning to charge. Sora struggled to remove himself from the crater his body created, freeing his hand for his signature attack. "X Burner!"
A green energy blast and orange flames clashed, blood dripping into Tsuna's eyes from a head wound as he poured all the energy he could into his attack. The heroes on the ground saw the struggle, realizing how dire the situation now was. Skylark's chains were now around the mecha's legs and both heroes pulled. "You're going to destroy several buildings if you do that." A deep baritone states. Both heroes recognized the man as Sora's lover that was skilled with fire arms. The man looked absolutely livid.
"Then what should we extremely do?" Limit Breaker asks, the man tilted his hat. "Destroy the power source and make it implode. There's a faint glow near the center of the machine." Limit Breaker hesitated, his maximum canon might work but there was no guarantee that it would hit the small target. The civilian was already reaching into a gym bag, taking out a rifle. "That's illegal." Skylark growled. "Do you want him getting out of this alive or not?"
Reborn's eyes turned a molten gold, the man calculating what angle he'd need to shoot to hit his target. He's switched out regular ammo with armor piercing bullets, prayed to whichever deity would listen, and fired.
After the explosion of the mecha lizard the energy from the canon fizzled out and Sora gave a relieved sigh. The only question was: How the hell was he going to get down from there?!
