RETURN TO THE HOMELAND – THE WORST CASE
The Vongola Plane Medical Room
As the plane takes the mafia from Japan to Italy the situation is critical for Tsuna. The medical room on the Vongola family's aircraft is very small, it has an emergency table and a few supplies.
The room only has space for three people inside, an injured Tsuna, Dokuro and Shamal. Dokuro continues to get more and more stressed as Shamal uses whatever tricks he can to keep Tsuna in good condition. Tsuna not only was heavily injured but has overexerted himself leading to many complications.
As the plane comes in to land in Italy Dokuro and Shamal don't bother getting into fastened seats, both veterans of combat, their balance has far surpassed that of any normal individual.
As the plane lands safely Dokuro immediately opens the door from the small room. "Someone call an ambulance now, Tsuna needs to go to hospital" she yells uncharacteristically.
Yamamoto immediately ran over to the small room. "I'll go" he announced, "I can get him to hospital far quicker than any ambulance".
Using the technique originated by Byakuran, the baseball player grows a pair of wings to enhance his mobility. "Find us at the nearest hospital" he instructs his fellow guardian as he carries Tsuna out of the nearest airlock and flies into the sky.
"Dokuro" Hino says, drawing the attention of her daughter for the first time in several hours, "I don't know what is going on but I'm really sorry this has happened on your wedding day".
Having little time to give her mother Dokuro simply nods. "I'm going to find the hospital" she says as she runs out of the door.
"Ken, let's go with her" suggests Chikusa, running after his friends.
"OK" agrees Ken before he joins his partner in running through the streets.
Seeing the confusion on the woman's face, Sawada Nana approaches Chrome Hino and sits next to her. "Mrs Chrome, I didn't know about how deep this whole situation was until recently" she begins, "And now my son… he could die because of it, I feel like we should tell you what is going on".
"Please" begs Hino, "I have to know what my daughter is involved with".
At this moment Dino chooses to intervene now being a mafioso who could be considered highly experienced within the group. "I think the person with the best overall picture is Reborn, he and I can explain everything".
Dino is of course greatly worried for his fellow student, sharing Reborn as their tutor had brought the duo close together. Dino also appreciates that amongst the people present, there is not a single one who is not very close to Tsuna, perhaps he had one of the weakest connections with the newly anointed boss.
"Mr and Mrs Sawada, please hurry to the hospital and see your son" Dino requests. Tsuna's parents shouldn't have to explain the mafia right now, right now they should be with their son.
"I will extreme carry this guy to the hospital" explains Ryohei as he picks up Lambo. These two are the two who Tsuna refers to as brothers and while Lambo is capable of achieving great speeds himself, he does not have the endurance required to run through the streets like Ryohei.
"I hope you can keep up" Ryohei notes as he looks at Sawada Iemitsu.
Iemitsu picked up Nana upon the prompt of the sun guardian, "I may be old but I've still got some skill left within me".
Following their exchange Ryohei and Iemitsu run off after Dokuro and her friends. That leaves Dino and Reborn to explain to Hino what is going on. Prior to their conversation Bianci provides the trio with some water to help calm them down.
"Thank you Bianci" Reborn says gratefully.
"Mrs Chrome, my name is Reborn" begins the Hitman Tutor, "Despite my looks I am quite old now. My job was formerly a hitman but then I was welcomed into the mafia by the gentleman you met before. He was the 9th boss of the Vongola family, he decided I would make a good tutor for mafia bosses".
"I am a mafia boss" Dino declares, "I am Reborn's first student Dino".
"After that my next student was your son-in-law Tsuna, the man destined to become the 10th boss of the Vongola family" explains Reborn, reminiscing about when he first met the chestnut haired kid, "It's true what Basil said, everyone knew him as no-good Tsuna. However, he was chosen alongside his six guardians, the sun guardian Ryohei, the thunder guardian Lambo, the storm guardian Gokudera, the rain guardian Yamamoto, the mist guardian Chrome and the cloud guardian Hibari".
Reborn watches Hino's face as he explains, despite the severity of the situation she employs an expression suggesting she is inquisitive more than anything else.
"They fought many battles against tough opponents" Reborn recalls, "Chrome had the help of a man named Rokudo Mukuro, hence why she changed your family name, it's an anagram".
"I always wandered about the name change" says Hino, "I thought it was about moving on from our turbulent past".
Reborn nods to show he understands, "One day Tsuna's then fiancée Kyoko and his close friend Haru disappeared following a seemingly fatal car crash".
Dino takes his turn to speak, "You need to be married to become Vongola boss and the 9th was particularly desperate for Tsuna to become boss. Tsuna is a fantastic man, the mafia has long since been crying out for a leader like him".
"So Tsuna and Chrome were thrown together as a couple by circumstances" explains Reborn.
"And then they fell in love for real" smiles Dino, noting in his head that the whole scenario was quite dramatic. "They decided to live in Japan, naturally that's where they have all their friends and family".
"So the Varia, the special assassinations unit of the Vongola, they oversaw the construction of a new mansion in Japan" says Reborn, "This must have drawn the attention of the Yakuza, the ones who attacked us before".
"So you're telling me that my daughter is now the wife of the leader of a mafia family, no, the entire mafia" asks Hino with fear in her eyes.
"The mafia have become more like vigilantes under Tsuna's influence" explains Dino, not wanting to give Tsuna's mother-in-law a bad impression of her new relative.
"And so they are at war with the Yakuza, is my daughter going to be alright" questions Mrs Chrome.
"We can't make any promises" begins Dino.
"Then I'm going to take her away from…" starts Hino.
"Please let me finish" interrupts the Chiavarone boss, "we can't make promises however, Tsuna las led us this far through so many challenges, he always gets up, he always protects his family and there is nobody in the world who values Dokuro's safety more."
"A mafia boss who desperately tries to protect his family, never thought I would hear that" sighs Hino.
"Tsuna is different Mrs Chrome, you have my personal assurance that Tsuna's side is the safest place in the world for her right now" comments Reborn, demonstrating his faith in his student turned boss.
Hino pauses for a moment before turning her head away, "Forgive me, I need a moment to process this all".
"Of course" replies Dino, "If you have any more questions Reborn and I will remain on the plane just down there". Dino indicates to Hino where he and his tutor will sit before walking down the corridor, finally dedicating his own thoughts to his leaders wellbeing.
The Nearest Hospital
Tsuna lays on a bed as his family look at him with concern. He has only been here for half an hour but already he has pipes and tubes entering and exiting him from all over his body. Suddenly the group are approached by a doctor and a Japanese translator the hospital has managed to contact.
As the doctor speaks the translator does his job, "He says good job on getting him here so fast" says the translator, speaking to Nana and Lambo, the duo who have yet to learn Italian. It should be noted that most members of the Vongola family were given expert tuition on all the most common foreign languages, something that had been insisted on since the 4th generation of the family.
"He says the pipes and tubes were used to hydrate him, most of them can be removed now" begins the translator, "He says you should thank your doctor, if not for him your husband would be dead right now".
"Shamal…" begins Dokuro, not knowing the words to express her gratitude.
"I was only doing my job" Shamal cuts Dokuro off, not wanting her to concern herself with her underlings right now.
Nana also shares the sentiment as seen when she bows to the Vongola doctor, "Dr Shamal, thank you for keeping my son alive".
"No problem" the Dr simply replies.
"Is my brother going to be OK" asks Lambo, not one for formalities at the best of times.
"He says he will be fine" explains the translator, "But he says it will take a long time for him to get back on his feet".
"Then I need to make preparations" declares Ryohei as he walks towards the door.
"Where are you going" asks a confused Iemitsu.
"I'm going to train" Ryohei explains as if it were obvious, "I'm also going to try and work out an escape plan".
"Escape doesn't sound like you" notes Tsuna's father.
"With brother stuck in bed we don't stand a chance" concludes the sun guardian, "We have no choice".
Iemitsu composes himself for the first time since arriving as he realises what Ryohei is saying. "Then I should do the same, Nana, please call me if anything changes".
"I will, the second it does I promise" Nana responds to her husband as he leaves with the boxing champion.
"Don't worry, I will stay with him" Shamal says gently, "I don't usually treat men but… this man's health is the most important thing in the world right now, I will react as soon as any medical related elements change".
"Shamal, if we are attacked here I want you to take him away" Dokuro in forms her family member, "I will stall for as much time as possible".
"But…" starts the doctor.
"You will be more useful to him than I will in his situation, plus I can stall for time better" the mist guardian justifies, "please don't argue".
"Of course" agrees Shamal as he looks at Tsuna. At this moment there is only one man in the world with a chance at standing up to the Yakuza and he has just escaped death by the narrowest margin. What is going to happen to the world if he doesn't recover.