A/N: I give up, this story wants to be longer than three chapters. *bangs head against desk* Why does this always seem to happen to my one-shot stories? Well in any case, hope you all enjoy.
Unbalanced
Xanxus, leader of the Varia and Tsuna's rival to the Vongola throne, was a terrifying man. He was the leader of an elite group of assassins, Nono had to be insane if he thought a group of teens could defeat this monster. The only thing that stopped Tsuna from bolting out of there was the constant weight of Reborn on his head. There was also a nagging feeling that if Xanxus became Decimo, that the family would become soaked with even more blood.
Both sides fought tooth and nail to complete the Rings, some fighters even being sent to intensive care unit. The sight of Lambo being dragged from the hospital to participate in the Cervello's sick idea of a Sky Battle, was enough to make Tsuna glare at his smirking opponent. Xanxus showed no concern for his subordinates, even laughing at their failure. "You'll be nothing more than a blood smear on the wall." Xanxus sneered, taking out his dual pistols.
Tsunayoshi had startled everyone when his eyes narrowed, their amber coloring returning in his dying will state. "Reborn, did you shoot Jyuudaime while we weren't looking?" Gokudera asks, shivering. The Sun Arcobalenco smirked. There it was, a small glimpse of what Tsunayoshi used to be before he was human. The one that made monsters shake in fear of his anger. And Xanxus was arrogant enough to trigger it. "When you break the patience of a saint, be prepare for hell."
When Tsuna charged at Xanxus, he was not prepared for the force behind the teen's punches. The man unleashed a volley of wrath flame bullets, trying to create some distance between himself and the furious teen. "You. Hurt. My. Family." Tsuna snarled, sending a flame enforced uppercut to his opponent's jaw. He tore the chain from Xanxus' neck, his gaze now directed at the Cervello. "Administer the antidotes, NOW."
The Cervello scrambled to comply, not wanting to anger the teen further. It was only when he knew his guardians were safe that he finally retreated from his dying will state, his legs giving out from the strain on his body. Yamamoto was the first to congratulate him, patting him on the shoulder with a grin. "Looks like you won, and we get to keep these neat rings." He says, Tsuna stared at the completed Sky Ring in his hands. He hadn't cared about the rings, all he could remember was that Xanxus and his men had hurt his friends. And he had wanted the man to pay. His guardians looked on in shock as Tsuna fell unconscious.
After the ring battles, Tsuna was even more determined to become stronger. Reborn had mentioned that his ring would act as an amplifier of sorts but he was still hesitant to wear it. The Vongola Rings all radiated a subtle but potent power, power that needed to be handled responsibly. It was the same feeling he got from the Arcobalenco pacifiers at times, like they were linked somehow. He would catch Reborn staring at him more often, a look of contemplation on his face.
XoXoXoXoXo
Everything started to piece together when they were thrown into the future. Reborn had been the first of their group to disappear and the foreboding feeling in the back of his head wasn't calming his nerves. After being shot with the Ten Year Bazooka, he woke up in his own coffin. He was apparently dead in the future and while he panicked in the enclosed space, the thought of death itself hadn't frightened him.
He wandered aimlessly around the forest, his body tensed. He wouldn't let himself be caught off guard, especially if his future self somehow got himself killed. Granted, he wasn't expecting someone in a black uniform floating in the air with a broomstick to attack him. She wore an indigo ring and was about to open some sort of box. Alarm bells rang in his head as he used his Sky flames to slam her into a tree, knocking her unconscious.
He pocketed the ring and box, he could examine them further when he got out of there and found his friends. For once this over-the-top scenario didn't have Reborn's influence all over it. The air was heavier, almost suffocating. Sweat dripped down his neck and he was tempted to forgo walking to use his flames and soar through the air. Unfortunately that would also mean giving up any cover provided by the trees. Tsuna sighed. "Walking it is."
He shrieked when a giant centipede scuttled towards him, an eerie glint in its narrow eyes. He was already halfway up a tree when Lal Mirch made her presence known. Unlike the rest of the Arcobalenco she wasn't a child and her pacifier was… murky. Tsuna didn't know what that meant but he guessed that something was wrong with the item.
When they stepped foot in the secret Vongola base and he saw the hitman alive, albeit in a weird white outfit that resembled a spacesuit, he hadn't hesitated to bring the violent baby into his arms. Lal Mirch watched the sappy reunion with a smirk. "You never said you were on good terms with the brat." Tsuna gave a pained yell as Reborn kicked him in the chin. "We're not out of danger yet Useless-Tsuna. Right now Vongola is being hunted down."
Tsuna's eyes widened in alarm. This wasn't supposed to happen! Something was very, very wrong with this future. "But without Vongola in the picture, the mafia world would be in a state of anarchy. Doesn't our family have any allies?" He asks, Reborn's hat shadowed his eyes. "The Arcobalenco have died in this future. The Callavone and Varia are still on the front lines but they're having trouble with Millifiore."
"Wait, hold on a minute! You guys are the world's strongest, you can't die that easily!" Tsuna exclaims. Then again he hadn't expected himself to be dead either. "Verde, that idiot, found a way to kill us all. And it backfired horribly." Lal Mirch says with a grimace. "Do we at least know the name of the family? Maybe we can go back and stop them from coming to power!" Reborn shook his head. "Whatever sent us here was clearly a one way trip. So until we discover a way back ourselves, we're stuck here."
Lal Mirch cleared her throat. "Your plan wouldn't work anyways. Millifiore is an alliance of two families: Gesso and-" "The Giglio Nero Famiglia." Tsuna whispered, looking horrified. Lal Mirch narrowed her eyes in suspicion, Tsuna ignored the look and continued. "They used the power of the rings and pacifiers to target our family. But who would be psychotic enough to risk destroying the balance of the world by targeting us?" The words rushed out of Tsuna's mouth and he couldn't stop them. He didn't know how he knew, only that there was much more at stake than the destruction of their family. It could be the beginning of the end for all of humanity.
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There was a mix of his future friends and current friends that eventually found their way back to the base. Gokudera had been found by future Takeshi, only for the swordsman to be replaced with his baseball loving past self. Kyoko had been wandering around with Lambo and Haru, taking shelter with future Hana until they were escorted to the base as well. Ryohei and Chrome were M.I.A. at the moment and future Hibari had just returned from his patrolling. At least that hadn't changed.
"Um, could any of you guys tell me what these are?" Tsuna asks, setting a ring and box on the table. Reborn's eyes narrowed. "Where did you get these?" Tsuna shrugged. "Some woman in a black uniform was going to use them on me. I figured they were bad news, knocked her out, and stole them." Tsuna says nonchalantly, like he hadn't pickpocketed a criminal. A chuckle had escaped from Reborn. In this lifetime Tsuna may be called useless, but his intuition was top notch. Most rookies made the mistake of waiting for their opponents to call or prepare their attack. Not Tsuna, since he wasn't an adrenaline junkie like Hibari or Ryohei he liked to end things quickly.
The teens were given a brief moment to celebrate finding each other again. Haru and Kyoko made a cake while the boys caught up on what happened to them when they were flung into the future. Reborn and the others didn't have the heart to tell them how truly dire the situation was, but with their tense posture it was easy to tell something was wrong. Then future Hibari was given the task of training Tsuna along with Lal Mirch. On their final day of training, everyone could hear a blood chilling scream.