Mechanical Bonds
Summary: Tsuna decided to appoint new guardians after becoming the Vongola Decimo officially. He does not give the rings to his friends. Instead, robots were appointed as guardians for the first time in the entire Vongola history. No one can do anything to change Tsuna's mind, not even Reborn. Then something goes wrong with the robots and Tsuna faces death. Will human bonds win over the programmed robots?
Chapter 6
Wrath
Author's Note: Thank you for the double digit reviews ^^ No, Tsuna won't die. It will be happy ending as all the other (most) stories that I write. As to why the guardians have not figured out Tsuna's intention… you guys are really fast. I was just getting to it xD Now read on you eager people. I shan't keep you waiting.
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Hibari was on his way to the meeting that Reborn had called when he received a phone call. Immediately he turned in the opposite direction and headed for Namimori General Hospital.
Traffic lights flashed red and Hibari usually did not disrespect traffic rules. However this time he would make an exception. It had been least expected and Hibari highly doubt the news was true. Even though he tried to convince himself logically that there was no way the herbivore would die, it still did not help the fear slowly squeezing his heart.
Hibari did not love easily. However other than the yellow fluffy canary and box hedgehog, the other person who wormed a way to gain whatever little affection he had left was that contradicting brunet. There was no way he would die. Hibari would never allow it.
"Tsunayoshi, if you die I swear I will go to hell and bring you back before I bite you to death myself. You better be alive!"
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Mukuro paced the hospital floors nervously. He had threatened the doctor to attend to Tsuna first despite the lack of staff. The doctor was currently in the operating theatre with the brunet and already fifteen minutes passed.
What the illusionist did not expect was how he was suddenly attacked with tonfas. Almost instinctively, he materialised a trident to parry to blow. "What are you doing here?" the prefect snapped.
Mukuro mentally grimaced. Explaining to the man was going to be difficult. "I took Tsunayoshi here."
Hibari eyed him for a while before lowering his weapons, the glare unwavering. "You will tell me everything. I want details." Mukuro sighed and nodded.
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Irie and Spanner sighed. They were never going to find it. The bug had been planted for sure according to Hibari. Even Reborn mentioned the possibilities of it from the very beginning. It was going to be difficult to penetrate the system files to find the program. After all, there were millions of files which were self-created over time by the artificial intelligence. Taiyo was powered down and files were transferred out. They were running against time to pin point the assassin. Another hour gone is another hour that the brunet's life could be in danger.
Spanner had already run the scan but nothing suspicious showed up. Irie was checking the files manually from the latest and had gone through only a good two thousand files or so. Things were not progressing smoothly for them.
Spanner sighed as he stuck another lollipop into his mouth. He had no idea how much time had gone by. All he knew was that it would take months of checking through the files manually in order to locate the intruder. It was tedious task and Spanner was barely awake.
Sleep was something that lurked like a dark cloud over the two exhausted technicians. Their senses were dulled from the lack of rest as they worked. The lights grew exceptionally bright for a few seconds but neither of them suspected anything, far too engrossed in the work they were doing.
Without warning, the bulb blew and darkness flooded the room. Irie panicked and Spanner had to find a way to on the flashlight on his phone.
Before even he could find his phone, something unexpected happened. Taiyo who should have been powered down began to move on its own. The robot blasted a huge hole in the lab and escaped, leaving the two technicians bewildered. Irie fainted and Spanner made an urgent call to update Reborn.
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Reborn had gathered the guardians and was already starting the meeting when he figured Hibari and Mukuro won't be arriving. Yamamoto and Gokudera had already known what the meeting was going to be about. They had already figured out why Tsuna was acting like he did. Squalo's presence made Yamamoto realise his folly and Gokudera had heard from Chrome about the assassination attempt. His vow to protect Tsuna remained.
The only one present who was unaware of Tsuna's intention would be the boxing club captain. Ryohei was still feeling hurt at how Tsuna had abandoned them after all they've been through and Reborn was slightly glad to see Tsuna's true guardians standing firm in their loyalty to him despite his betrayal.
Reborn was about to reveal the truth of Tsuna's intentions to the depressed ex-guardians when he received a phone call from Spanner.
"What is it? Have you found the bug?"
Spanner gulped. "No, it's an even bigger problem."
Reborn had a bad feeling about how unsure Spanner sounded. "What happened?"
Spanner explained how Taiyo self-powered even though he had been shut down. "Someone has tampered with the guardians for sure and even though I have no proof of it, I'm sure it is related to the recent assassination attempts."
Reborn felt dread. "I understand. I'll make arrangements."
The line was cut and Reborn was about to ask the guardians to make a trip to Tsuna's house to guard him when his phone rang once more. Annoyed, Reborn answered the call.
"What is it? We are busy!"
Dino swallowed his nerves. "It's about Tsuna. His house was on fire. When I arrived, there were already fire fighters and police. No one was found in the house and no witnesses are present. I'm having Romario trace where Tsuna is but I think you should find Squalo, Basil and all the help you can get. The fire was definitely another assassination attempt. None of Tsuna's guardians are present. It could be bad."
Reborn hissed and cut the line immediately. "Tsuna is under attack. Our first priority is to trace where Tsuna is. The house caught fire. From what Dino said, I don't think they'll find his body inside. Someone must have taken him. I'll search the hospital records just in case."
Yamamoto immediately hurried off to find Squalo as per Reborn's instructions while Gokudera hurried over to the house for further investigation. Ryohei on the other hand headed for the hospital in hope Tsuna could be there.
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Hibari grit his teeth. It was those damned robots that caused all the problems. Mukuro had confirmed his suspicions. Those machines were the ones targeting the brunet now. No one else would have been able to come in contact with the boy because he had been so distant from everyone. The question is who would be behind the brunet's life and why.
Hibari mentally grimaced. Of course they would have a reason to target Tsuna. The boy, though an herbivore, was the most powerful mafia don. There were plenty of people after his life for any reason possible.
Mukuro studied the quiet man before him. It was rare for him to display anything else besides annoyance and anger. Mukuro never thought to see such a vulnerable expression on the prefect's face and filed away the information at the back of his mind for the purpose of future taunting. Right now, the priority is Tsuna's life. Mukuro himself was rather shaken to be the one discovering that the boy was not breathing hence he could understand how the man felt. They were similar after all, both bound to that sky.
The doctor walked out of the room and was immediately faced with two terrifying man. "What is his condition?" Mukuro first spoke. He was feeling so scared on the inside and his hands shook a little but he masked his emotions well enough. If Tsuna died, he will hunt down every last mafia member and bath the underworld in blood.
The doctor trembled at the dark aura of both men. He squeaked out that the brunet was alive but will be in critical condition for the next twenty four hours. Hibari immediately put the tonfa to the doctor's neck and told him to put the brunet in a private room. The doctor readily agreed, afraid for his life.
Once in the private room, Mukuro took the precaution to set up an illusion barrier around to ensure they would not be found. Hibari had already taken the precautions by changing Tsuna's identity with the hospital by pulling ties.
The illusionist looked at the unconscious boy and let out a shaky breath when he had confirmed the boy was breathing. Mukuro's heart nearly shattered when the boy was in his arms and unbreathing. The thought of losing this brunet had never crossed his mind and he took for granted the existence of this boy. Now he knew that the boy was precious and that life was fragile, his mind started spinning for a plan to rid of the guardians while protecting the vulnerable brunet.
It had taken Hibari a moment or two to understand what was happening. He cursed the pineapple haired illusionist for making it difficult with the illusions. Turning to a wall, Hibari kicked it hard.
Mukuro was startled out of his thoughts when the door broke. He immediately materialised the trident, readying himself for an attack only to meet a pissed skylark. Mukuro grinned and raised his hands in surrender while making the trident vanish. "Sorry, I forgot." Hibari wanted to bite the moron to death but was interrupted by his phone ringing.
He answered the call and Mukuro raised an eyebrow at the ringtone. "Tsuna is alive for now. Arrange a place for hideout, preferably with no electrical appliances that could kill him. Also, we need a doctor. He can't leave for twenty four hours because it's critical. The annoying pineapple is with me."
There was silence on Hibari's end as he ignored how Mukuro twitched to being referred to as a pineapple. He smirked.
"No, I'll leave you the settling of the guardians. If anything, I want to be informed of the situation. I have no idea who might be behind all these but I will stay by his side. I'm sure the pineapple will as well. You have nothing to worry. Just a place and a doctor would suffice. When he wakes up and is well enough to stand, I'll bite him to death on your behalf as well."
Reborn made a disgruntled noise and Hibari smirked before cutting the line. Mukuro deadpanned. Hibari merely shrugged, "Overly protective tutor."
Mukuro sighed heavily. He was debating if he should let Hibari know that Tsuna had almost died. Hibari on the other hand was staring at the brunet who appeared to be asleep. The raven haired man knew better though. He went over and clasped Tsuna's hand tightly just to ensure that the brunet was alive. Mukuro saw how raw the emotions were in Hibari's eyes and decided that the man did not need to know. After all, Tsuna was still with them. He was thankful of it and Mukuro would never jinx this.
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News of the fire reached Nono and Iemitsu. While Nana had been unharmed, Tsuna had been missing in action. Even if Reborn had mentioned that Hibari and Mukuro were with his son, Iemitsu could not feel at ease when he knew nothing about his son's conditions and whereabouts. Nono had to bark orders at the CEDEF chief for the man to calm down. He was so tempted to abandon his post immediately and swim to Japan if he must.
The Ninth sat down to think. Surely there was some missing link. Even if there were many people out there to target the brunet's life, the method of assassination just did not sit right. Also, why would they do that when they knew the Ninth was still alive?
There was a missing link. He sighed. This was going to be difficult. Convincing that man was harder than killing the devil.
"Iemitsu, I need you to do something for me. Make a trip down to Japan but do not make yourself known to anyone familiar. I need you to help me convince a certain man. Also, take these two with you."
So saying, two photographs were handed to Iemitsu who grimaced. Convincing Verde was a mission of success rate less than zero. He was sure of it. That mad scientist was not only antisocial, he was a psychopath and Iemitsu would be lucky to have even a glimpse of the man if he did not die.
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Reborn made a few phone calls to secure the location. It was still within Japan and not too far from Namimori. He knew it had to be serous enough for both arch nemeses to be tolerant enough to be in the same room. Tsuna was still alive and that was all that mattered to Reborn for now. He felt the pain of not being able to protect his student when his student was most vulnerable. Even if he had guessed Tsuna's intention, he was frustrated with himself in not being able to do anything which resulted in this.
Reborn shook his head. Now wasn't the time for regrets. Tsuna was still alive and probably fighting for his life. There were guardians to be destroyed and assassins to be caught. After which, there was a mastermind to be mercilessly tortured to death. He was sure all the ex-guardians would happily partake in the torturing of the mastermind.
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Shamal was officially dead. His soul was hovering over his physical body. The status did not last for long though. As soon as the phone rang and Shamal heard Reborn's voice, he was alert. Something had happened to the Vongola boy and it was serious. Shamal told Reborn the progress of the task Reborn handed him and Reborn told him the boy came first.
An idea hit Shamal. "I could stay there if you want. It's better for me as well. I'll require some blood sample from him to make progress faster. Also, even if I'm unreliable with males I think the chances of another attack with me as a doctor there would be lesser. I'm only making this exception once because the situation is dire."
Reborn thought for a while before agreeing. "Just to let you know beforehand, the two monsters would be present as guards."
Shamal groaned, wishing he hadn't made the offer. Reborn smirked. Everything was going well according to plan.
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Squalo and Basil were enjoying green tea while Mammon was hidden out of sight, drinking strawberry milk on the school's rooftop when the door slammed open. Yamamoto looked breathless and Squalo frowned. "What is it brat?"
Yamamoto took in deep breaths and explained the situation quickly. Squalo's jaw tightened. He made a call in Italian which left Yamamoto confused. Basil's eyes widened and Yamamoto felt nervous. What was Squalo up to?
After the first call ended, the long haired man made another call. Yamamoto and Basil remained silent throughout. Suddenly Squalo yelled into the phone and smashed the phone onto the ground. He cursed in fluent Italian which caused Basil to flinch at the rough language.
"Brat, where is the annoying arcobaleno?"
Yamamoto smiled.
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Hibari was in the middle of his explanation about the arrangements and plans made with Reborn to Mukuro when a loud voice interrupted him. "I AM EXTREMELY LOOKING FOR SAWADA TSUNAYOSHI! HE HAS BEEN HURT!"
Hibari glared to where the noise came from and Mukuro cringed visibly. Hibari grabbed his tonfas when Mukuro stopped him. "The room is hidden with illusions. If you go now, they will suspect. He can't find anything after you changed the records."
Hibari inhaled deeply before putting away the tonfas. No point in blowing the cover now. As the annoying boxer continued to shout, Hibari ordered Mukuro to help him fix the door he kicked down earlier. Mukuro grudgingly obliged. At least the door would help muffle some of that volume.
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Gokudera had arrived at the scene to see the house in smouldering ashes. Nana was in shock and Gokudera took it in his stride to approach the woman. The only place he knew the woman would be safe at was Yamamoto's place. Squalo was staying there for the time being and Nana can stay there for a while in case of anyone targeting her as well.
After a trip to the sushi house, Gokudera headed to find the technicians. He had analysed the wreckage and deduced the cause of fire was from electrical faults. According to his knowledge of the town plan, if there had been an electrical fault in the mains it should have tripped the entire row of houses. It should not have bypassed the rest to overload on Tsuna's house. Also, the safety function for the inbuilt fuse should be present. On the overflow of current, the fuse should have melted and thus cut off all power sources. However that did not happen and Gokudera wondered if it was because of multiple extensions on one power point. As far as Gokudera's memory served him well, Tsuna's house had few electrical devices and they did not have many extensions. It was highly unlikely in all that chances for an electrical fire to happen. He needed the experts to confirm his theory on how it happened to know who they were dealing with.
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Don Croce hummed in amusement. He was so close to killing the brunet and was surprised that the ex-guardians were still so loyal. Nothing escapes him. He knows where the brunet is, courtesy of the cameras he hacked into.
The bug in all the guardians had been activated and now, there was nothing that will stop the finale of his assassination attempts. Even if the Vongola suspected the guardians and could stop them in time, they would not be able to predict the nano virus planted by him into the Vongola's bloodstream. Even if the doctors found out about the nano virus, they would not be able to come up with a cure in time and the brunet would just have to die.
His plan was fool proof. Those minor attempts were just distractions. No one would see it coming.
He looked at the man beside him. Liam D'amore was grinning from ear to ear. It was only a matter of time now.
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Author's Note: I never expected it to become so long. In any case it ends in a few chapters. Thank you for following so far. Yes, the bug planted in Irie's phone is not the nano virus. I'll elaborate further when I get there. And yes I know some of you catch on fast as to what might happen so please be patient since I can't copy and paste what I have in my mind to the laptop. I got to move my hands to replicate what I have in my head.
Once more, thank you for your patience and your support. Do leave a review if you think the story is good or worth the read ^_^ Share it with others if you think it's great :D it makes me happy.