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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2013
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Tsuna choked on water as someone helped him up, a quick look around him told him that the ship was breaking into two halves. A man on the other half gestured for Tsuna to go to him.
Where was Hayato?
Tsuna pushed himself up and ran towards the edge.
The moment his feet left the edge he knew he wasn't going to make it; he was too weak to successfully jump across.
As he fell to the water below him, he reached across the bonds he had. The Scion, Cal and Mimi were 'at attention', ready for whenever Tsuna called for any of them, and Hayato- the bond with Hayato pinged. Hayato was close, Hayato was safe. Tsuna sighed in relief as he closed his eyes and braced for impact with the water.
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Tsuna dragged himself to shore.
He barely had time to relax and breathe when a presence pushed itself on his mind.
Someone was attempting to force a bond with him!
Abso-fucking-lutely no!
Tsuna pushed himself up and called to his flames so that he could go and find that threat and eliminate-
His flames guttered before dying out. Tsuna's flame exhaustion heavily dragged him down.
He was too tired, too unfocused, all he could do was resist the force.
He was too distracted to notice a person sneak up on him and render him unconscious with a blow to the head.
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Tsuna inhaled sharply as he pulled out the spike embedded into his side, "Fuck."
He hissed as he coaxed his flames towards the wound, his flames still hadn't recovered properly, but he had enough for basic first-aid.
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Tsuna stared around him in horror at the sight of a young woman strung up on some sort of grisly altar.
"What the fuck is going on in this place?" First the bones scattered around the floor and now this?!
He had to find Hayato.
(He wished he had enough flames to call forth Cal or Mimi, the company would have been a blessing.)
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Tsuna kicked at the hand holding onto his foot and escaped before the unstable rock on top of the tunnel fell on him and crushed him.
"What the hell? There are people keeping me here on purpose?!"
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Tsuna hoped (uselessly, he knew) the sound of explosion wouldn't attract the attention of his captors.
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Tsuna allowed himself a brief moment to rest outside after the tunnel he just crawled out from (and right on time, too! He was almost crushed underneath the rocks!).
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Searching through a bag he found on the ground, he discovered a still-working video recorder, matches and a two-way radio.
He fiddled with the radio, "Can anyone here me?" He took a gamble, "This is Lara! Can anyone here me?"
Unfortunately, Tsuna didn't know the name of the other people who were with (presumably) 'Lara' on the ship, so he had no idea who to call out to.
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As the sky darkened with storm clouds, it started to rain, thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.
The pressure on his mind attempting to force a bond with him went from a dull throb into a pounding headache.
Tsuna scowled up at the sky. The pressure increased when he was out in the storm. Coincidence? Tsuna scoffed at the notion. There was no coincidence in the matter.
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Tsuna opened the video recorder and started to play the recorded video, hoping to find any clues to the other people who were with him on the shop and what Lara was doing on the shop.
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"He refuses to bet his reputation on a hunch?!" Tsuna scoffed, "And he's the lead archaeologist?! That's ridiculous. You can't always play it safe. I already don't like this guy."
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"Hey, wait! Lara's young! She's what? Twenty?" Tsuna blinked and looked down at his body, "I'm twenty?"
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Tsuna closed the recorder; at least he now had names (and faces to go with them) for the others with Lara.
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He was tired and hungry. He needed to find something to eat, and perhaps get some semblance of rest; he needed to replenish his energy and he couldn't do it while tired and on an empty stomach.
(He could already hear Hayato's mother-henning-slash-bitching about the subject.)
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Oh, a deer, Tsuna blinked. Now, he just needed something to use to hunt the deer. A rock would do.
Tsuna looked around, his eyes landing on a skeleton hanging from a tree by a rope. There was a bow strapped to it.
How convenient.
Another quick look around and… yep, there were quivers full of unused arrows lying around.
It looked like he was back to unrealistic, convenient weapon-finding again.
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The door slammed closed behind him; he sighed. Why wasn't he even surprised?
He looked at the tunnel going down, should he go? He made a face; it wasn't like he had another option (he certainly didn't have enough flames to punch through the walls).
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Was that… Hayato's voice? He sounded tired.
Tsuna rushed forward, "HAYATO!"
"Tsuna!"
Hayato didn't just sound tired, he also looked tired, and was limping, one of his feet was bandaged.
"Hayato, what happened to you?"
"Let's go to the fire first."
"Who were you talking to?"
"Some of the ship crew who washed with us. I wouldn't have made a fire but they were close by and needed to find me, or rather find a 'Sam', so that we can regroup and head over to Roth."
"I was contemplating to go to Roth. Good thing I came through to here, instead."
"There are some wackos here; I stumbled across a guy who felt dangerous but I avoided being seen by him."
"Tell me about it. I found creepy ritualistic places, some signs drawn on walls. Blood, skeletons, and corpses. There was even someone hanged on an altar."
"What?" Hayato's eyes widened, "That's some nasty shit. We need to find a way out." Hayato hissed, his shoulders hunching, his eyes clouding over, and sluggishly putting a hand to his temple.
"Hayato?"
"There'sssss… something. Attempting to. Force a bond." Hayato exhaled, "With me. Been tryin' since we got here."
Hayato slumped over, unconscious, and fell on top of Tsuna's shoulder, "Hayato!"
Hayato didn't respond.
Tsuna scowled, the dull pain in his head throbbed, someone attempting to force a bond with him was something he could… let slide. A bit. But attempting to force a bond with Hayato, Tsuna's Hayato, was unforgivable and to be dealt with- with extreme prejudice.
Tsuna sighed, his weariness catching up to him and lulling him into sleep, Hayato being next to him was helping his drowsiness take him over.
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When hands grabbed Tsuna roughly and pulled him away from Hayato, he snapped up and grabbed at the one who pulled him away, growling threateningly.
The man holding him attempted to knock him out but Tsuna headbutted him.
Two more men ganged up on him to subdue him, but Tsuna was relentless, pushing his tired body to its limits and beyond to overcome the attackers and get back to Hayato-
Hayato!
Tsuna called forth pieces of his ice, small, sturdy and sharp enough to wield as daggers, and attacked the men, stabbing them where he knew would hurt and be lethal.
After the last man was downed, Tsuna snatched a gun out of the grasp of one of the man, quickly checked that it was functional and how much ammo it had, made sure that he still had his bow and quiver of arrows, and shot off in search for Hayato.
In his rush, exhaustion, and the rain, he barely noticed the bear trap before he side stepped it.
He cursed. That was a close call.
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Tsuna scowled as he looted the bodies of the dead men who attacked him earlier for whatever useful thing they had on. He'd almost lost his leg to a bear trap, was ambushed by a couple of wolves and he lost track of Hayato.
He stiffened as he heard footsteps.
"Sam?"
Were those the rest of the crew?
As the footsteps neared, and their owners headed into the area near the fire, Tsuna got his confirmation as he came face to face with Reyes, Jonah, Grim, Alex and Whitman.
"Lara? Where is Sam?" Reyes asked.
Tsuna observed them, noting how Jonah was staring at him in disbelief. Let Tsuna repeat, Jonah was staring right at him.
Tsuna gave Jonah a look clearly stating 'we'll talk later' before he answered, "Taken. We were attacked." He gestured to the men on the ground.
"Taken? There are others here?" Grim asked.
"And what-" Whitman gestured vaguely towards the men, who were clearly stabbed to death, "-happened to them?"
"They got on the bad side of a beast," Tsuna answered. He carefully didn't mention that the aforementioned beast was him; he didn't need them to be wary of him, especially with Jonah clearly being able to see that he wasn't Lara. Thankfully, the men were killed with his ice, which he melted away already, so no one would think otherwise.
"We have to go look for Sam." Tsuna bit his lip, this was another thing. Why was Hayato switched with 'Sam' and not 'Lara' this time around?
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As the group was torn between looking for 'Sam' and getting to Roth, they split up into two groups. Tsuna wanted to go look for Hayato, but he didn't want to put up much of a fuss under Jonah's careful scrutiny.
He was put into the same group as Whitman to go find Roth.
Tsuna observed Whitman; Tsuna could, and would, ditch him to go look for Hayato on his own.
But for now, he was stuck with him.
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They were surrounded and Whitman was about to surrender his gun!
Tsuna was partnered with an idiot!
"Whitman! Don't!" Tsuna tugged Whitman back as he drew his gun, shooting the man aiming at them from above in the shoulder, then shooting the man in front of them.
Tsuna then pushed Whitman forward and turned around to face the man who dropped from the trees, and shot him in the neck.
"Wha- what?"
Tsuna turned to face a shocked Whitman.
"Are you stupid? You were going to disarm yourself in front of a potential enemy! What were you going to do then?! Go with their demands and hope they let you go?!" Tsuna scowled, "Stay behind me. I'll go on ahead and check for a clear path. Don't want to come across any… surprises."
"What- what if there isn't any clear path?"
Tsuna checked his gun's magazine, "Then I'll make one."
Whitman gulped.
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"Well, boys. I hope you know how to climb, because the way may take us up and down until we get out of here."
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Roth's voice crackled over the radio as Tsuna climbed up the rope ladder, "Lara, are you there?"
"Yes."
"I can see smoke coming from the old ruins, are you okay?"
"Yeah. Roth? I'm heading over with Whitman and three others."
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"You four." Tsuna stared Whitman and the other three surviving crew members down as he made sure his gun was loaded, "Keep watch over Roth while I go get his pack back from the wolves' den. Understand?"
The four nodded frantically.
"Good." Tsuna smiled coldly at them, "I better find that you haven't moved from here during my absence, after I return."
The four gulped.
Tsuna stomped over to the entrance of the den; he had to go look for Hayato but stupid distractions kept popping up. Ughhhh.
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Tsuna smiled, deceptively sweet, at seeing the four survivors haven't moved an inch, "Good boys."
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"You want to take the transmitter to the tower?"
"Yes." Roth looked at his leg.
Tsuna sighed softly, "I'll take it there." He was already heading there anyway; it was the highest point he could see from where he stood, if he could get to the top, he could use the vantage point to get a good look at the island. Maybe even send out his senses to get a feel for where Hayato could be.
(As much as he would like it, Tsuna couldn't just literally blaze through the island until he found Hayato; his reserves hadn't recovered enough yet.)
Roth stared intently at him, clearly noticing the difference in action and demeanor between Tsuna and Lara.
Roth gave Tsuna his own climbing axe, "Take care."
"I will." Tsuna then looked at the four others who were still silent throughout the entire exchange, "Boys?"
Whitman startled, "Y-yeah! We won't move from here!"
"Good. Alright, I'm going."
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Tsuna snuck into the base like a silent ghost, successfully avoiding the spotlight. He had managed to kill around six men standing guard before the last noticed him.
And even then it was too late.
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"Just end it." The man coughed, buried under rubble, "Please."
Tsuna smiled, aimed, and shot, "Ask and ye shall receive."
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When he walked into the next room, he was already expecting the ambush awaiting him (thank you, intuition).
He took cover just as a man yelled out to turn on the spotlights aimed at the entrance. They would have blinded him for a moment had he not been expecting them.
Tsuna raised the gun and the climbing axe channeling his ice into its edge.
Those idiots were totally not expecting his dual weapon wielding, multi-tasking, single-handed reloading and close quarter combat skills.
Coupled with his situational awareness and determination? He cleared the room of his enemies in a matter of minutes.
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Tsuna sat on top of the tower, in front of him was the maintenance panel.
He was in the perfect position. Now, time to get a lock on Hayato.
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Tsuna smiled as he looked at the plane headed his way. They got a way out; he could look for Hayato without worrying about how to leave the island.
Then he frowned, why did he have a bad feeling about this?
Storm clouds covered the sky, thunder roared and lightning struck the plane, causing it to fall in Tsuna's direction.
Well, shit.
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Tsuna breathed in deeply, that slide down the slope with the body of the plane sliding in right behind him was insane. He wondered what Hayato would have thought about it.
"Help!"
Tsuna looked up to see the plane's pilot; it appeared that he managed to leave the plane and use a parachute to land.
Tsuna brought him here, Tsuna would get to him.
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When Tsuna landed on the building below the one that just crumbled from underneath him and heard the gunshots, it was instinct that made him raise his gun in response.
When he saw a man attempt to attack the pilot with a machete, he shot him.
The pilot stared at the downed man then at Tsuna who rushed to him.
"What a mess." Tsuna shook his head and helped the pilot up, "I'm Lara Croft. The one who sent the signal. I did not expect…" He trailed off as he looked at the clear sky, "Alright! I should get you to the others." Tsuna smiled at the pilot, while inwardly he cursed; he needed to get Hayato! Where did all these matters that needed immediate attention pop up from?!
"Well, then, how good are you at jumping and climbing?"
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"Roth? I'm coming over and bringing the pilot with me."
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Tsuna looked at the bundle of rope in his hand, now all he need was a grapple or a hook… Tsuna focused on the end of the rope, and coaxed his ice towards it, carefully forming it over in the shape of a grapple.
Tsuna smiled.
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"We've got our own people to worry about."
Tsuna wanted to scoff at that; he'd been helping the surviving crew members when he had 'his own people' to worry about, he had Hayato to worry about. Sure, his aims coincided with the surviving crew members, but well… what was one more person to get? He was already side-tracked from getting Hayato and he had a slight bit of rage festering inside of him for losing Hayato in the first place.
If he wanted to go check on the plane's co-pilot, then he got to go check on the plane's co-pilot.
But, it wasn't a time to snap at Roth, not when Tsuna hadn't had that conversation with Jonah yet, not when Tsuna was the outsider here and definitely not Lara Croft. People could see, could be made to see. It was a double edged sword, being seen. Tsuna had to tread carefully.
"Roth. Listen to me, I know. God do I know that. I'm still going. I am aware that it's not my fault; it's the fault of whoever is controlling the storms. I am also aware that I may be walking into a trap and that I may not reach the man in time."
"'Whoever is controlling the storms'?"
"Yes. The way that storm came out of nowhere in the middle of a clear sky just in time to take down the plane and then disappear? That's not how storms are."
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Tsuna turned just in time to avoid the punch from the man who attempted to sneak up on him.
Tsuna took out his gun, and aimed.
"The oni! The oni are here!"
Oni?
Tsuna looked and saw the 'oni'; they had the proportions of a human, but they sounds they made were not human in any way. They were rather big, wore armor and wielded old-styled weapons.
The oni struck down the men who had Tsuna surrounded, and then turned to face Tsuna.
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Tsuna cursed, if he kept this up, he'd run out of bullets and weapons; and the oni were still going at him. They sure were quite sturdy.
When an oni attacked him from behind, his flames reacted instinctively, rushing forward and out in a wave and burning the oni around him.
Tsuna dropped to the ground, panting and struggling to stay conscious. He hadn't recovered well enough to use his flames like he normally would, and he hadn't received a chance to recover.
(Granted, he'd need a full day of rest to get to an 'okay' level, and he'd need days to get back to peak condition. He didn't have the luxury to rest up that much).
Tsuna soon lost the fight to stay awake, and fell unconscious.
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When Tsuna came to, he was hanging by his tied hands from a ring pinned up in a beam on the ceiling, "This is the second time. Hayato better not learn about this or I'll never hear the end of it." Tsuna looked around him, "What the heck is this place?!"
He used a little bit of his flames to burn the rope so that he can drop to the ground.
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"I can't believe this shotgun still works."
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"Transfer power? She can transfer power to her successor? Does she transfer only power? What if she transferred more?"
"There she is!"
"Oh, great."
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End chapter 12
