Welcome, one and all, back to this fail attempted at a fanfic! *dodges flying fruit* Sorry I haven't updated this in a long time. Now that that's out of the way, I hope you all enjoy the long awaited chapter 13! Oh yeah, one other thing! I just couldn't resist putting the chapter title what it is. I'm sure most of you can figure out what I mean.
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Song of the chapter: Shut Up
Artist: Simple Plan
Chapter 13:
He Came In With A Wrecking Ball
'This guy's strength is crazy!' Shobu thought as yet another exit was blocked.
"So the only way we can go after tenth is by beating this guy first." Gokudera said as they turned to their new opponent. He was wearing a Kokuyo Land uniform and had a wrecking ball. "If we're directly hit by that iron ball, we're finished..." He suddenly gripped his chest in pain. 'At a time like this...My wounds from that yo-yo freak are starting to hurt...'
"It's futile." The guy said as he took off his cap and threw it to the side. "I'm going to win." They were all shocked to see that it was one of the guy's from the picture.
"Rokudo Mukuro!"
"What did you do to Futa?" Bianchi asked as they got ready to fight.
"Futa...? No idea." He said as he started swinging the ball in the air using the chain attached to it. That's when Gokudera fell to the ground in pain.
"I'll be your opponent then." Yamamoto said as he stepped up.
"I'll help out." Shobu said, standing next to the older boy.
"No. Shobu, you need to find a way around this guy." Bianchi said. He gave her an unsure look, but went off to find a way around him.
"He still won't get away." Mukuro said, not doing anything to stop the boy. He turned back to Yamamoto and tossed the ball up until it fell in front of him. "Senjareppa!" He hit the ball with his palm, sending it flying towards Yamamoto.
'He's fast!' Yamamoto throught as he moved to the side. He was shocked when he was pulled back in and hit dead-on by the ball.
"He read the trajectory right!" Bianchi said as they saw Yamamoto on the ground.
"Now you understand. No path exists for you to live. Abandon all hope." Mukuro said as he held up the ball.
"Oi, oi, hold it. I haven't lost yet." They all turned to see Yamamoto sitting back up. "Phew. If it didn't have this as a shield, I'd be a goner..." He said as he held up his bat-sword.
"The crisis hasn't changed if we don't figure out the trick behind that iron ball." Reborn said.
"It is foolish resistance. These useless struggles will only being you a tragic death." Mukuro said as he threw the ball again and sent it towards them. "Senjareppa!"
"I don't care. I'm going in." Yamamoto said as he started to run. He out his bat to the ground and brought up some dirt. They all saw the dirt start to spin around the ball. "It's rotating!"
"An air current!" Bianchi exclaimed as Yamamoto tried to get out of the way. He ended up falling and dodged the attack.
"If I haven't fallen, I'd have been in serious trouble." He said, getting up. "The iron ball's rotation picked up some wind. It's like a moving baseball that creates a disturbance in the air current behind it. But this one is on a whole different level."
"The secret lies in the snakes carved on the surface of the iron ball." Reborn said. "The snake-shaped ditches cause the flow of any air that strikes the ball to bend in a spiral. An air current that passes through those air ditches is entangled in complex knots, which amplifies it's power many times, resulting in a violent gale." The baby explained as Mukuro got his weapon from the rubble it made.
"Even if you understand it, you be able to capture it." He threw it back into the air and pushed it with both hands. "Boujareppa!" Yamamoto started to run again. "It's useless." The ball, started to spin more rapidly and in the opposite direction. It ended up hitting Yamamoto dead-on again. He went flying and smashed into a tree. "As I've already said, abandon all hope. I will give you a tragic death like I promised. It's the end." He threw the ball up again and hit it towards them before any of them could do something. "Senjareppa!" They all watched as the ball got closer and closer. They saw something go towards the ball and wrap around it. That's when the ball curved and passed by them.
"Barely made it." They turned and saw Shobu. "Sorry. I couldn't just leave you to deal with this guy. I just needed to figure out everything he could do, so I waited. I'm sorry Yamamoto-san had to get hurt because of it though." He said as he walked towards them.
'He used the wind it was making to wrap his chain around the ball and pull it out of the way so it didn't hit us. Smart kid.' Bianchi thought.
"Bianchi-san, can you take care of them?" Shobu asked as he turned to Mukuro. He got his chikigiri ready.
"So this little kid is next, huh. Fine. You'll die all the same." Mukuro said as he got ready to attack.
'I've already made the first move, but this guy is still dangerous.' Shobu thought.
'If ya want, I could help out here. You know you'll need it.'
'No. I'm not planning on taking too long with this. I just need to make sure not to get hit by that iron ball.' Shobu got in a battle stance and wrapped the seperate chain around his hand. "Let's go."
"You better be ready to die if you go against me." The older one said as threw the ball again.
'Wait for the right moment...' As the ball got closer, he looked closely at how it was moving. 'There!' He quickly jumped up using his chikigiri to help and jumped to one side of the ball. He used the spin of the ball and rushed at his opponent. He slammed the chikigiri onto the ground, breaking the cement, and tried to land a kick, but it was caught. He put one hand on the ground and tried to use his other leg, but Mukuro just let go of his foot and backed away. He quickly got on his feet and tried to land a punch, but moved to the side before he got hit by the iron ball.
'Damn! So close!'
'...Once...You can only help once...' Shobu thought as he stood up straight. He took in a deep breath and rushed at Mukuro again.
'This is gonna be so sweet!'
'To defend them...' He dodged the iron ball again, though almost got hit, and made a quick step and wrapped the chain around Mukuro's arm and pulled him in. He then got a smile on his face and met the taller one half way, landing a punch and sending him to the ground.
"How did you do that?" Mukuro asked, looking slightly shocked.
"Because I'm just that awesome!" Shobu exclaimed. Without another word, he ran quicker than before and reeled his fist back. The ball was pulled back and he went on his hand, put his foot though one of the chain links and sent the ball in another direction. Mukuro ran towards him, but he just sent a kick his way. The two went back and had a small stare down.
'This is interesting.' Reborn thought as he watched with interest.
"Where is everyone? I'm sure they were around here..." Tsuna ended up sliding down a hill and seeing an opening. "There! I've finally found someone!" He got a better look and saw that it was Mukuro. That's when he noticed Gokudera on the ground, Yamamoto against a tree and Shobu and Bianchi ready to fight. "Hey, you! What are you doing!" All attention went to the brunet. 'Gah! What am I doing!? I just challenged Rokudo Mukuro naturally like Lambo would!'
"Come down here, Vongola."
'W-what should I do!?'
"I'm your opponent!" Shobu rushed at Mukuro and tried to land a kick, but he was just pushed away. Mukuro pushed his ball forward, making it head for the others. 'Crap!'
"Wait until I kill off this woman, then."
"He needs the Dying Will. It's now or never." Reborn quickly got his gun out and shot the bullet. "Go all out on this. It's the last one." Shobu tried to get to Bianchi quick enough, but ended up tripping while Bianchi just stood frozen in place as the wrecking ball sped towards her. Something quickly got on front of her and started to stop the ball.
'He stopped the Boujareppa...?'
"RE!" A flame started to form on Tsuna forehead and his clothes shot off. "BORN! Rokudo Mukuro...I WILL GAKE YOU DOWN WITG MY DYING WILL!" For his part, Mukuro just kept a neutral expression.
"It's our final trump card. Go settle the fight with Mukuro." Reborn said as Tsuna got ready to attack.
"Bianchi-san, are you alright?" Shobu asked as he walked towards the female.
"Yeah. How about you?" Shobu just nodded his head. Both of them watched as the fight between the two started.
"You won't beat me with only half your strength." Mukuro threw his ball into the air again and hit it forward. "Goujareppa!" Tsuna just rushed toward the other and ducked under the ball, shocking Mukuro. Tsuna continued to run forward and land an uppercut on Mukuro, sending him into the air. Mukuro just pulled the chain and brought the wrecking ball back to him in the air. He got his balance and shot the ball again. "Hijareppa!" Tsuna started to get sucked in the air, but ended up blocking the attack. He continued to push the ball back until it shot back and hit his opponent head on, sending him into a pile of rubble.
"You did it!" Bianchi exclaimed while Reborn got a smile on his face.
"No. It's not over yet." The other two just looked at Shobu. "He's getting back up." They turned their heads again and saw that what he said was true.
"Looks like I'll have to use my full power against you." They Mukuro standing up and looking like he never got hit. "Let's go all out."
"He's okay even after taking that blow... What the heck is he!?" Bianchi said as she started to panic a little.
"Ball-play is a hobby to pass time!" Mukuro threw the ball higher in the air than before and rushed forward. "My true forte would actually be..." He did a fake-out and ended up elbowing Tsuna in the stomach. "Hand-to-hand combat!" Tsuna was thrown back, but had no time as Mukuro was on front of him, grabbed his hair and kneed him in the face. The ball started to fall and Tsuna tried to attack. Murkuro just grabbed his head an slammed him into the ground.
"Tsuna!"
'We have to help!' Shobu thought as he got his chain ready.
'Ready when you!'
"Now, the finishing blow." The ball fell to the ground and slammed to the ground. "All you hopes have collapsed. Who's next...?" That's when they heard a noise and saw Tsuna sitting next to the ball. "What!? Impossible...Is this kid a monster...?"
"You're not that evil a person." All, except Reborn, were shocked at this.
"What did you say!?"
"That weak will of yours...Could never defeat my Dying Will." Tsuna said, agitating his opponent.
"'Will' you say!? Don't talk as if you know anything about me! Killing you is my true will!"
"THAT'S A LIE!" The two rushed at each other. "I'LL CRUSH YOU WITH MY DYING WILL!" Tsuna landed a solid punch, sending the other to his knees and caugh up blood. "When you attacked, you closed your eyes, and you didn't let your iron ball complete the finishing blow. It's because of how guilty you feel...It's conflicting in you." The flame on Tsuna forehead started to fizzle out. "I thought it was strange the first time I saw you. It almost felt like this kid we have at home. I didn't feel fear towards you."
'He...Saw through me with just one look...? I see. So, this is the next Vongola boss.' The taller man got a more relaxed stance. "I admit defeat. Now wonder Rokudo Mukuro is curious about you..."
"Eh!? What!? What did you just say!? Because... You are Rokudo Mukuro, aren't you?" Tsuna asked in a small panic.
"I'm a Shadow Warrior."
"Eh!? A fake!? But...But...The photo from the prison had your face on it..."
"The real Mukuro has never had his photograph taken. Furthermore, Rokudo Mukuro...He is...The one who took everything away from me!" The man said with a menicing look. "Five years ago, I was a part of a mafia Family in Northern Italy. I was an orphan, so the boss and Family who brought me up were my life... In order to repay their kindness, I served the Family as a bodyguard until I became known as the strongest guy in the area... One day, the boss picked up another orphan... It seemed that the boss really liked the boy and had great plans for him. The boy became my responsibility. I loved him like he was truly part of my family. Just like the Family had treated me. Not long after that, the incident happened. I came home to the base one day after playing cards. Everyone in the Family had been killed..."
"It was a famous incident." Rebon stated. "I'm sure Shobu and his siblings have heard of it."
"Yes. But at the time we were in a different country. We had to stay longer because of it." Shobu said while looking down. "We were also told of who did it..." He said, giving the man a small, sad look.
"Yes. After that had happened, I was enraged at the perpetrator. But, who was to know that the investigation which followed would lead me to such an identity. It was me! I killed them!" Tsuna and Bianchi were shocked at hearing this.
"How... How could that be!?"
"Since then, I've waken up many times, remembering nothing, while corpses lay at my feet."
"But you didn't intend to kill anyone, right?" Tsuna asked.
"Of course... I thought that I was going completely insane... An decided to commit suicide. But, it was impossible. I was totally controlled by him..." They were all shocked to hear this. "Yes... It was that kid, Rokudo Mukuro... He had me under his control! I don't know when or how, but I lost my name and will, and became the fake Rokudo Mukuro... It was hopeless. I did everything and anything for him...I became a killing machine."
"What sort of guy is this Rokudo Mukuro... This is not something a human would do..." Tsuna said.
'Something a human wouldn't do, huh...' Shobu thought as he put a hand to his chest.
'I wonder about that...'
"Let's kick his ass, Tenth!"
"Gokudera-kun! You're all right!?" Tsuna asked, seeing his friend up and fine.
'His side-effects have worn off for now.' Bianchi thought.
"Vongola... You may be the one who can do it... Listen to me, Vongola... Mukuro's real objective is..." The man went a little wide eyed and pushed Tsuna out of the way. He was suddenly hit by multiple needles.
"It's the yo-yo freak!"
"He's gone. A hit and run..." Reborn said, seeing the direction the needles came from.
"Yamamoto Takeshi is all right!" Bianchi said from the unconscious boy's side. The man fell to the ground with a thud.
"Third objective was to silence him."
"Are you all right!? Please hang on!" Tsuna exclaimed.
"What a terrible life I've had..."
"Tell me your real name!" The man was shocked by the request. "It's not Rokudo Mukuro, right? You have a real name, right!?"
"...I...am...Lanchia..."
"Please hang on, Lanchia-san!"
"Having my name called like that...I remember now...kong ago...my...Family...Now I can join them...Right..."
"He was used, and the moment he outlived his usefulness... Shit! Is that their way!?" Gokudera said with a pissed off look.
"What does he think of people as! That Rokudo Mukuro." Bianchi said.
'It seems like Tsuna-chan is pretty mad too. Can't say I blame any of you though. So, what are the odds that I can help again?'
'Higher than you think...'
"That guy really pisses me off. Let's go. Let's find Mukuro." Tsuna said.
"But, we've already used up our final trump card." Reborn said.
"I know that... But... But... We have to do something about Rokudo Mukuro!" Tsuna exclaimed with a determined tone.
"I see. By the way, Lanchia isn't dead yet." This shocked Tsuna. "The problem lies within the poisoned needles. If we can give him the antidote within an hour, he could be saved. If I had to guess, the person with the yo-yo has the antidote."
"Tenth, I'll crush the glasses freak!" Gokudera said with a smile.
"Yamamoto is out of this. Let's move him to a safer place." Reborn said as Bianchi and Shobu moved the teen off to the side.
"Sorry, Yamamoto... We'll be right back, so just wait a bit..." Tsuna said.
'Heh. Looks like your onee-chan will have some alone time with him.'
'Not the time for that.' Shobu thought with a sweat-drop. They all saw a yellow bird from Birds fly towards a big building nearby.
"So that's where Rokudo Mukuro is."
"It's time we go." The team started to head for the building.
'It's time we stop you, Rokudo Mukuro.'
END CHAPTER
And there ya go! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Sorry for repeating multiple lines, by the way. For the reason why I haven't really upgrated...Well it's because I kinda flopped out of everything for awhile. I've gotten into new anime/manga and that messed everything up for me. Now for the last thing. I'm going to try and update more of my fics, so you can look forward to that. So until next time, bye!