Important Author Note: Unless it is specified who says which part, the dialogue typically alternates between Tsuna and Hayato.
WARNINGS: OOC, Language (there is a lot of cursing), Violence, Indiscriminate Killing (Tomb Raider Typical Killing- applies to humans, animals, and mythical creatures), Dialogue Heavy, Set In The Tomb Raider Games 'Verses, So May Not Make A Whole Lot Of Sense If You Don't Know TR (unless you, like me, don't mind that), Uses Dialogue From The Game, Collection of Snippets/Drabbles/Scenes Featuring Tsuna's And Hayato's Adventures In The TR Games, Beware Of Unexpected Mood Whiplashes, Ship Teasing, Slight BoyxBoy (why do I even warn about this anymore?), Platonic 5927 (To The EXTREEEEEEEME!), Snark, Badass Tsuna And Hayato, Badasses In Dresses, Perverted Swords, Cute Hammers, And As Always: Shameless Self-Indulgence/Ridiculousness.
Disclaimer: Don't own TR or KHR.
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Legend 'verse: Nepal
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Tsuna looked out the plane's window to observe the storm raging outside, "I don't like this weather."
"What now, Tsuna?"
"Is there something wrong, Tsuna?"
Tsuna looked at a concerned Amelia Croft, ignoring Hayato, "I was reminded of that time we were in a plane crash, when we were around twenty."
"Oh, that."
"Yes, Hayato, that."
"Should I worry?"
Tsuna paused, carefully observing Amelia, "Yes." He grabbed her hand in his tiny one.
Amelia pulled him and Hayato to her side, surprising both, "I'll take care of you two. Don't you worry."
Hayato opened his mouth to interject about how they can take care of themselves and Amelia, she didn't have to worry, and she should ignore Tsuna with his worrying words, but Amelia beat him to the punch, "I know that you're not little kids, but… let me do it, please?"
At the look in Amelia's eyes, Hayato relented.
Tsuna decided to change the topic, "What do you think Richard is doing right now?"
"Probably immersed in his research again."
"I hope he doesn't forget to eat." Amelia fondly chuckled.
Then the plane violently shook, causing Hayato to topple to the floor.
"Henry, what happened?"
"Lady Croft! Please stay seated!"
Tsuna looked outside one of the windows and winced at the sight of the wing burning outside.
"Tsuna! Hayato!" Amelia grabbed Hayato and secured him into a seat. Tsuna followed her lead and sat on seat on his own, letting her secure the belt. Amelia had just secured herself into a seat when lightning hit the plane head on and it tilted down dangerously, dropping through the air.
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"What is this place?" Tsuna looked around the room.
"Well, damn." Hayato shared a look with Tsuna, "We're finding archeological places to scour on accident now?"
"Hush, Hayato."
Tsuna was about to turn around when one of the column-like rocks shook, its rocks separating from it at the top without dropping to the ground, exposing another rock inside that glowed with a green aura that emitted light, before they returned to their place, appearing as if they hadn't moved at all.
"What was that?" Hayato felt a weird feeling nudge at him, as if something was attempting to 'encroach' on his 'territory' without permission. His eyes landed on the dais in the middle where a sword was sheathed inside. "Tsuna?"
"Do you feel that?"
"Tsuna! Hayato! Have you found anything for the fire?" Amelia asked as she came up from behind them.
"No." Tsuna was frowning at the room, "We should leave this place."
The sword moved, sinking deeper into the dais and turning like a door knob. The place started to shake, and a stone circle that was on the ground rose, glowing like a portal.
"There is something inside?" Hayato clutched at Amelia's skirt.
"I think so?" Tsuna pushed at his flames, managing to coax out only enough flames to cover his hands as his body still wasn't used to the amount Tsuna was in the habit of summoning.
"It's saying something." Amelia inched forward towards the sword.
"What? Who are you? What about Hayato?" She motioned for Hayato to keep away, "You stay away from him, he didn't do anything!"
Amelia looked at the sword as a sound echoed from the portal.
"Amelia…?" Tsuna inched towards her; she raised a hand to stop him.
Whatever she heard echo from the portal at that moment terrified her, as she cried out, "Oh god, no!" She pulled out the sword.
"AMELIA!"
There was a blinding flash of light, and after it disappeared, Amelia was nowhere in sight.
"Amelia?"
"AMELIA!"
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Anniversary
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"Sounds like fun. But I'm here to make an introduction. Lara Croft, meet Jacqueline Natla, from Natla Technologies."
Tsuna and Hayato looked curiously at the blond woman on screen.
"Good afternoon Mr. and Mr. Croft." Tsuna and Hayato stiffened, she could see them?
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"That was unexpected, though."
"What brought it on, Natla being able to see us?"
"Besides, the way she approached us was different this time."
"True. In the last world, Lara Croft's motivation for adventuring was different. This time around?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, since Natla approached us again, and now we're heading off to Peru in search for Qualopec's tomb, again, you think this will be a repeat of last time?"
"I don't know. Lara's background this time around is different, so there may be differences."
"Never mind the fact that Natla knew about Richard. You think they were connected?"
"Possibly."
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"You know, Hayato, while I think that this jump you did with guns drawn to shoot the wolves is cool, I still think the one you did before, with cutting the rope with the knife in your boot, dramatically discarding your cloak as you drop down while shooting the wolves, was way cooler."
"Thanks."
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"I don't remember there being a mechanism to stop the arrows last time."
"New world, different details."
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"The caves felt bigger, last time."
"Tsuna- new world, different details."
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"Talk about different details, fuck, I don't remember any bridges breaking from underneath us!"
"It was a shock."
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"It's strange."
"What's strange?"
"I haven't heard you snark about improbable places to find medipacks in, in ages."
"You complained about it when I used to do it and now after I finally stopped, you miss it?!"
"Well, it was nice background noise."
"Ass! If you missed it that much, I'll gladly pick up the habit again!"
"No! Wait!"
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They walked cautiously across the second bridge, and when they reached the other side without it breaking they sighed in relief.
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Tsuna walked towards the edge and peered down, "Wasn't there a bear at the bottom last time?"
"Yeah. Remember how loud you screamed when you accidentally fell down and the bear surprised you?"
"You… shut. Up."
"Oooh, scary. What are you going to do?"
Tsuna narrowed his eyes at Hayato, drew his guns and back-flipped down the pit. There were growls and gunshots, and then the sound of a heavy body dropping to the ground.
"Tsuna, you vicious, vicious bastard! What did that poor thing ever do to you?!"
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"Did a bear just come barreling right at us?" Hayato kept his guns out.
"Yeah. I think I handled the pack of wolves last time well enough, I wouldn't have minded a repeat. But a surprise bear?"
"'Well enough'?" Hayato scoffed, "Need I remind you of how you climbed up the nearest wall to escape them?"
"Hayato!"
"But I was impressed by that. There were no foot or handholds, how did you do it?"
"…"
"Alright! I get it! I'm sorry."
"No you're not."
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"I spy with my little eye a medipack where it shouldn't be."
"Tsuna, please."
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"Hey look, we got the wolf pack you asked for, are you happy?"
"Not very, no."
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"Wow, look! Shotgun ammo!"
"Tsuna!"
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"No swinging blades, or trap doors that lead to water pools this time around?"
"I kinda liked that trap door leading to a water pool."
"That could have been a trap door leading to a Certain Death! You have weird tastes, Hayato."
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Tsuna looked at the waterfall in front of him, "T-rex?"
"T-rex."
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"I don't remember the part with the T-rex taking that long to reach."
"New world-"
"Different details, I know."
Hayato gave Tsuna a half-hearted glare at the interruption, "But you're right about not taking long to reach the T-rex. Actually, I distinctly remember accidentally stumbling across the place during our initial exploration of the place."
"Kind of hard to forget shooting at the huge T-rex from the narrow holes we stuffed ourselves in to avoid that thing's swords-for-teeth."
"You got that right. But it kinda ruined the initial terror of being confronted with a huge, carnivorous creature gunning to eat you."
"In the end, that is. You can't possibly tell me that your 'initial terror' wore off that quickly into the confrontation! You were still shaking like a fucking leaf even after the T-rex dropped dead!"
"… not gonna deny that…"
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"Oh, wow. A perfectly functioning shotgun! What's next? A revolver?"
"Tsuna…"
"Hush, Hayato. Don't forget to thank Mother Nature."
"…"
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"This place looks like it might be the dreaded T-rex' place."
"Well then, I guess it's time to brace ourselves then."
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"There are definitely more baby T-rexes this time around."
"'Baby T-rexes'? There is nothing 'baby' about those monsters!"
"You'd be surprised about how fucking terrifying babies can be!"
"Are you talking about that hitman baby with the curly sideburns again?"
"Out of all the terror inducing titles, like 'the World's Greatest Hitman', that I mentioned to you, you only call him by 'hitman baby with curly sideburns'?!"
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"Hayato." Tsuna gulped as he raised his guns.
"Yes, Tsuna?" A bead of sweat rolled down the side of Hayato's face.
"Remember what you said about the 'initial terror of being confronted with a huge carnivorous creatures gunning after you' being ruined?"
"Yeah?"
"I don't think it was, ruined I mean."
"I fucking agree."
"Good. Now, how the fuck do we take down this giant T-rex Hayato there are no places to hide from this monster ohmygod-!"
"Keep calm?"
"I can't keep calm!"
"Someone was generous enough to offer us huge, spiked, rocks in this place. Let's use them."
"Okay."
"And Tsuna?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't burst into flames."
"I'll try."
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Tsuna reloaded his guns and re-aimed at the T-rex which was turning towards Tsuna; Hayato was on the other side and staring at Tsuna with worry.
Tsuna was caught in between the T-rex and the building behind him. Tsuna's arms shook before he strengthened his resolve and raised his guns higher, aim unwavering.
The T-rex charged at him.
Tsuna ducked to the side, took aim and-
His bullet hit the T-rex' eye, causing it to blindly stumble and ram head-first into the building that was formerly behind Tsuna.
As a part of the building toppled on top of the T-rex, killing it in the process, Tsuna sagged in relief. Only to jump when Hayato slapped him on the back, "You did a really good job, Tsuna!"
"O-oh?" Tsuna put a hand on his furiously beating heart, "I can't believe I did it."
Hayato laughed.
"Stop!" Tsuna hissed, "You may attract more to us with such a loud sound!"
"Okay, okay." Hayato stopped laughing but he kept smiling fondly and proudly.
Tsuna blushed.
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"Wow, what a mess. Why couldn't the hall be intact like the last time?"
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"The floor, or what was left of it, didn't really need to be ruined more."
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"Now, where could the lever for the third gate be?"
"You think it's up?"
"Let's climb up and see."
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"Well… it's not like we need the floor anyway. We can always jump, right?"
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"Let's be careful here. Another rock may drop on top of us."
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"There wasn't any, thank god."
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"Does the guy think that we can't sense him shadowing us?" Tsuna whispered.
"He thinks he's smart, but he isn't. He can't see us, it's obvious."
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Tsuna's hand twitched as he looked at the piece of Scion on the pedestal in front of him; he remembered what happened last time he and Hayato just casually plucked the artifact off the pedestal, so he needed Hayato to be ready to bolt right next to him in case the temple fell down on top of their heads again.
"Hayato…"
"Yes?"
Tsuna looked up to see Hayato heading towards the throne that held who must have been Qualopec, and had two strange creatures standing guard next to it. Tsuna twitched at the sight of the creatures as they looked like badly mummified animals standing upright with no skin covering their muscles.
"What are you doing?"
"We haven't paid much attention to this side of the temple last time. So I'm curious…" Hayato silently read what was written on the wall, "It mentions that Qualopec was a ruler of Atlantis. It also says that there are three pieces of the scion. And mentions the triumvirate."
"Huh."
Hayato inched closer to Qualopec.
"Hayato…" Tsuna raised his gun, "I don't think you should get too close."
The creature on Qualopec's left moved and launched towards Hayato who jumped back, creating a distance between them; near the Scion piece, Tsuna reacted and shot the creature which then dropped to the floor. He took out his other gun and trained it on the other guard.
Hayato backed up towards the Scion piece, his own guns out.
"Hayato, let's just leave."
"Okay."
A moment after Hayato picked up the Scion piece, the place shook. He immediately headed towards the exit with Tsuna, not even sparing a glance back.
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"Kicking Larson, the same way, in the same place, in front of the same waterfall. Twice." Hayato clapped, "Good job, Tsuna. And consider me impressed. I thought you were going to just shoot him and be done with it."
"Should we head to Greece already?"
"I don't know. I feel like ruining a lift and wrecking Natla's office again."
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"Not much wrecking this time around, such a shame."
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"Hey! There are lions here." Tsuna's eyes sparkled.
"Tsuna no."
"Tsuna yes!"
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"You think Pierre would confront us?"
"I should think," Hayato started carefully while eyeing the two lions flanking Tsuna, "That anyone with a self-preservation instinct would steer clear of a lion tamer in the company of two lions."
Tsuna beamed and put an arm around each lion, the two lions moved closer to him and rubbed against his sides, letting out satisfied rumbles.
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There was neither hide nor hair of Pierre.
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"Look! Two more lions!"
Hayato put his face in his hand.
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Tsuna looked over the edge, then back at his lions, "My babies, you think you can jump and climb down?"
Hayato just stared around him, ignoring the deep conversation between Tsuna and his 'babies'.
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Hayato finished pulling the four levers to open the four doors that led to the rooms where the keys they needed would be, just as Tsuna finished safely escorting his 'babies' down to the ground.
(Hayato didn't want to know.)
"Oi, Tsuna! You better start pulling your weight!"
"Alright! I get it! I'll go get the keys!" Tsuna then turned to his 'babies', "Wait for me here, darlings~ Mama just has to go get the keys so that we can go forward~"
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"Hey, Hayato~ Got you Poseidon's key! But wow, did you have to do all that? The whole raft pulling, water level adjustment and climbing?"
"Ah, the lever…" Hayato paused as he watched Tsuna go cuddle with his babies.
(How could Hayato mention that he merely swam and only had to pull a lever to open a door behind which the key just lay on the ground? And that there was nothing overly complicated about it?)
"Alright~ Imma go get the next one~"
Tsuna was overly chirpy today, wasn't he? Hayato looked contemplatively at the lions staring at their departing 'mama'.
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"Here, Damocles' key."
"How did you do with the swords?"
Tsuna shuddered, "Fucking terrifying. The smallest one is about as tall and as heavy as I am. If not heavier. There was a group clustered above the key and fell just after I took it. Never mind the spikes on the ground."
Wut?
Hayato did not expect the way to the keys (or out of the room) to be a lot more dangerous and/or complex.
"Maybe I should go get the last two keys."
"Nonsense! You opened the doors, I get the keys."
Hayato hesitated, should he really let Tsuna go?
"Tsuna-"
"I insist."
"O-okay."
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"Hephaestus' key."
"How… was it?"
"Could have been better, but much better than Damocles' to be honest."
That… did not tell Hayato anything.
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"And now the final key."
Did Hayato want to ask about what happened in Atlas' room?
"Now, my babies~ Let's go~ The Coliseum awaits! Who knows, maybe we'll find you some more siblings?" Tsuna then fucking skipped away.
Hayato dragged his feet after him.
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End chapter 7
