From Another World

15. Switched

I blanch, seeing that I wasn't replaced at the time and place I was told. I sat beside the unconscious Yamamoto and spotted Hibari on top of a pile of rubble, visibly annoyed. I also spot the mist swordsman, Genkishi standing in front of him. Hibari yawned and stood up, Hibird flying onto his finger. I quickly look down and see a belt with a gun and a sword attached I grab it and silently escape as Hibari and Genkishi start fighting.

I slipped through a hidden door in the room and ran to the time travel research room. It was dark, but when I stepped in, a hologram activated and Shoichi appeared. I quickly attach the belt onto my waist, spotting a small bag and box weapon attached. I look into the small bag and see the two rings that were mentioned in the papers. I glance at them to see that they have the Vongola and Cavallone crests on them before slipping them onto my fingers.

"Hi, Satsuki-chan." Hologram Shoichi said, nodding while staring straight ahead. "I apologize if there were any complications in your arrival here in the future."

I scoff. "You have no idea."

He continued. "Your only mission here is to light up the rings that future Satsuki left. That is all I need you to do for you to finish your side of training."

"That's it? I came all the way here for this? I'm not even sure if I'm strong enough to help you guys in battle." I groan quietly.

Holo-Shoichi paused, probably listening to someone from the background talk. "So future Satsuki told me to tell you this: 'You're stronger than you think.'"

I blink and look down at the rings on my fingers. They fit perfectly and were warm as well. I look down at my belt to see the purple-blue box hanging from a chain and wondered for a second what was in it. I didn't see anything about having a box weapon, but I guess in this time, it would be logical that I would have one as well.

"You should know how to light them up."

I have been going back and forth with deciding whether or not I should interfere with the set time line everyone has been going through but recently, I noticed that everything still goes the way it's supposed to, even with my interference. I don't give a damn about the storyline anymore, if I live in this story, then I should create my own destiny and not flow with it. To hell with canon, if I'm involved, then I'm involved.

I sigh and close my eyes, concentrating. I try to imagine energy flowing through my body. Back and forth, around my torso, arms and legs and I direct that energy to my fingers. Then, I think of my determination, my reason for fighting. I know that it's similar to Tsuna's. My friends' faces flashed through my head and I imagined the battle to come.

I want to protect everyone. With my own power.

I felt huge blast of warm air and opened my eyes. Two flames, one blue on the Vongola ring and a purple flame on the Cavallone ring. I stare at the flames, watching them dance on the rings and look up at Holo-Shoichi. After a few more seconds of silence, he continued.

"I'm sure you have noticed the box weapon on the belt the Satsuki of this time left you. She said to use it when you think the time is right..." He paused, probably listening to future me talk. "'It can be now, or it can be later. Silvine is sassy but Koko is kind.'"

I raise my eyebrows and look down at the box weapon once more, curious. Before I could open it up, Holo-Shoichi continued talking. I sigh and let it hang from its chain, listening.

"To not raise any suspicion, please walk into the containment unit and say 'ready' once you're in a comfortable position. I will activate the screen here and you will be able to watch the battle from the sidelines."

I huff and follow his orders, sliding down to the floor and crossing my legs. "Ready."

The system beeped at my voice command and Shoichi nodded. "You will watch the battle until a certain point, I'm sure you'll know when. After the battle is done - and I apologize in advance for this; I got permission from your future self - a sleeping gas will be pumped into the container and you will fall unconscious and wake up with the others in the unit with you." I glare and huff. "I think that's it... good luck."