The Azure Sky

Chapter 25: Revealing

"Mina!"
"Juudaime/Hito/Tachibana/Baka-Hito!"
Hito widened his sky-blue eyes--since he was out of HDW mode--as he spotted his Guardians and friends trapped in some sort or tube.
Shoichi was right next to the tube, holding a switch in his hand.
"Attack and I'll hit this switch--poisonous gasses will fill that cage and they'll die instantly."
Hito froze up instantly and stared at Shoichi with wide eyes.
Tsuna studied the redhead closely, but he kept a lazy slouch, knowing that the other wouldn't truly do it; the brunet mentally chuckled at how hard Shoichi was trying to keep from shaking in his boots.
But Shoichi kept an indifferent face on the outside as he spoke to them.
"We have all of the other Vongola rings. Hand over your Sky ring, and your friends won't die."
He gave the button to the Cervello as he walked away from them; one of the Cervello spoke.
"This is not a request, but an order. You have ten seconds."
"Juudaime, don't give it to them!"
"Ichi...ni...san..." (One...two...three...)
Hito panicked as he started to tug off one of his mittens.
Tsuna saw past the Cervello and smirked, chuckling mentally as he saw a certain redhead pull a gun out.
"Yon...go...rok--" (Four...five...si--)
Bang, bang!
The two Cervello fell forward; one of them dropped the button as it skid across the ground.
Shoichi let out a shaky sigh as he took off his cape and jacket, falling onto his bottom as he messed up his hair with one hand.
"A-Ah...that w-was really, really scary..."
Everyone--sans Tsuna--blinked in confusion and surprise as Shoichi looked up at them.
"Don't worry--they're not dead, and..." The redhead dropped his head to his lap. "I'm on your side."
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Tsuna leaned against a wall as he watched Shoichi tell everyone everything that happened--about future-Hito's plan and what the redhead was really trying to do.
The brunet felt fatigue wash over him as he shut his eyes, sighing softly; his eyes drifted to his pocket, where a small weight was felt.
'...This thing's taking a toll on my energy...' He mentally chuckled wryly as he touched the object in his pocket, looking back at the Vongola group before him. '...Is this how Luce-san, Aria-san, and Yuni-chan felt?'