Tsuna slowly opened his eyes and winced from his place on the sleeping bag.

'Iteeei.....my head hurts.'

The brunet grumbled mentally as his vision started to focus.

'Ah.  It's that paper again--I'll read it correctly this time.' "Su-pa-na?"

"Hai."

Tsuna blinked his eyes again and spotted the blonde that was holding the paper.

"Ohaiyo, Vongola."

The brunet grinned like he wasn't lying down in front of his current enemy, defenseless.

"Konichiwa, Spanner-kun~!"

Spanner looked slightly stunned by the warm welcoming.

"....Don't you understand your current situation now?"

"Yup~!"

Tsuna sat up, ignoring the pounding in his head and shook his chained wrists in front of Spanner.

"I've been recently made MIA, neh?" (MIA= Missing in Action.)

Spanner slowly nodded his head.

"....I didn't think you would be so accepting about this...."

Tsuna grinned.

"Can I have some tea please?"

Spanner made an amused smile.

"You're weird."

The brunet pouted.

~~

Tsuna played around with the mini Gola Mosca that was watching over him.

He already knew that the tiny robot could only shoot popcorn , but he had to act like his life was currently being threatened by a gun.

Tsuna gazed at the tiny room and glanced back over to Spanner.

Just recently, Tsuna explained to the blonde on how the X-Burner worked.

Spanner looked quite ecstatic and told Tsuna that he would improve his control; the brunet merely raised an amused eyebrow.

Tsuna wasn't sure if the robot had feelings, but the mini Gola Mosca seemed to be cuddling up to him--like a little kitten; the brunet sweatdropped.

'I don't think that this ever happened before.'

The brunet awkwardly patted Mini-Mosca on the head as he glanced over at Spanner, who was still working on the contacts and headphones.

Growl....

Tsuna flushed slightly when his stomach rumbled softly, laughing sheepishly when Spanner turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Hungry, Vongola?"

"Ah...hai."

~~

Tsuna slurped from the bowl of ramen he had in his hands.

His handcuffs were finally off now.

Reborn appeared as a hologram and talked things out with Spanner.

The two came to some sort of agreement, and Tsuna was able to get his handcuffs off.

The brunet clapped his hands together and murmured a 'thanks' after finishing his food.

Tsuna wandered about the room and saw a bigger Gola Mosca; Mini-Mosca followed the brunet.

The brunet saw that it was incomplete, judging by the wires that were sticking out, along with some missing parts.

The brunet then felt Sun and Cloud flames above the room they were in.

Spanner seemed to notice too as he saw a few red lights blink to life on his desk.

"Ah.  Looks like they found out."

Tsuna hummed softly, picking up a screw on the floor; the brunet tossed it into the the air before catching as it came down.

"I can take care of them for you--you can just focus on finishing those contacts."

The brunet grinned as he started to head towards the door; Spanner looked slightly alarmed.

"Vongola...those are two Funeral Wreaths up ther--"

"Those guys have fake rings."

Spanner blinked his eyes in shock as Tsuna craned his head back slightly, smiling lopsidedly.

"Byakuran tricked you guys; his real Funeral Wreaths are at his own personal HQ."

Spanner silently sucked on his lollipop.

"...You're a fearsome mafia leader, Vongola."

Tsuna blinked in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm simply amazed how you know all of this information...I bet even Irie doesn't know any of this."

Tsuna smiled sheepishly.

"Maa, I'm sorry if I'm scaring you--don't be afraid.  I'll reveal everything later on."

Spanner grunted as he continued his work, waving a hand over at Tsuna.

"Do what you like, Vongola.  Thanks for stalling for me--I think I'll have them ready if you battle them for at least ten more minutes."

Tsuna grinned and nodded.

"Just move to a more safer place for now, Spanner-san."

"Ah."

Tsuna grabbed his mittens and activated his Sky flames immediately, changing the wooly wear into gloves; he stepped out of the mechanic's room.

The brunet sensed the Sun and Cloud flames approaching Spanner's workshop; he saw a few figures turning the corner.

"Ah!  It's Vongola Decimo!"

"Haha, naïve, naïve~!  Boss-san was right about Spanner being a traitor~!"

Tsuna shifted his stance and cracked his neck.

'Spanner-san might not be able to finish those contacts by the time I'm finished with these guys.' The brunet shrugged mentally. 'Eh.  Spanner wants me to use his new contacts, so why the heck not.  I'll just stall for now--I do need to act like I'm weak after all...'

Tsuna jumped back in time to avoid a large fist from one of the Death Stalk Unit(DSU) members.

After flipping through the air, the brunet landed in a crouch on the ground before pushing off from the concrete beneath his feet; he left a few dents in the ground.

Tsuna sent a strong punch to the DSU member's stomach, sending the creature flying.

The brunet dodged a few knives from Gingerbread and allowed himself to gain a small cut on his cheek and arm to show that he wasn't 'strong' or 'fast'.

"Haha~naïve, naïve~!"

Tsuna glanced at the digital watch on his wrist.

'Five minutes left...'

The brunet ducked under a lunging DSU member before kicking the monster in the back of the head.

The brunet flexed his fingers before clapping his hands together.

He made a small space and a ball of Rain flames began to form.

Tsuna tossed the ball into the air as DSU members started to surround him; the monsters turned their attention to the glowing ball.

The brunet's eyes glowed a sea blue.

"Mondo Congelato." (Frozen World.)

Tsuna was moving at a normal pace, yawning into his hand as he walked past the DSU members, along with Iris and Gingerbread.

'This should buy Spanner some time...'

Five minutes ticked by as Tsuna sat down a few meters from them.

Time returned to its normal pace and the Millefiore mafioso looked around in confusion.

Spanner appeared in time and tossed Tsuna the contacts.

"Catch, Vongola."

The brunet smiled a thanks as he dodged while putting them in.

'Ouch, these kinda hurt a bit...'

Tsuna blinked his eyes multiple times as he ducked his head slightly to avoid another muscular limb.

When another attack came, Tsuna caught it and threw the bulky DSU member across the hall, knocking the monster into its kin and 'master'.

Tsuna flew up into the air slightly as he aimed his right hand behind him and charged his left hand in front of his face; Spanner made a startled noise on the side.

"You're already going for an air-shot, Vongola?"

Tsuna grinned and glanced at the other for a brief second.

"I have that much faith in you, Spanner-san."

Spanner flushed slightly under the praise as he watched in amazement as Tsuna readied his perfected X-Burner.

"190,000 FV...200,000 FV.  Left gauge is steadily rising.  180,000 FV...190,000 FV...200,000 FV.  Gauge Symmetry.  Stand by for launch."

Tsuna smirked.

"X-Burner:...Air."

BOOOOOOOM!

~~

Tsuna cautiously stepped over the rubble he created; Spanner whistled lowly in amazement.

"Incredible, Vongola..."

The brunet flashed a grin to the other.

"Arigatou."

Tsuna then spotted Gingerbread's destroyed form.

The brunet picked up the communication-watch that was still functioning.

Tsuna heard Shoichi's voice on the other side.

The Decimo smirked slightly, taking a deep breath as he moved the watch closer to his mouth.

"KOOOONIIICHIIIWAAAA!"

Tsuna chuckled when he heard a yelp on the other side.

'Must've blown out his eardrums...' "Yo!  Is this Irie Shoichi-san?"

"S-Sawada Tsunayoshi!?"

Tsuna grinned.

"Sorry about your building, but you're the one that transported us to the future--so~I'll find you.  Real soon~!"

The brunet heard a soft groan; the Decimo snickered, knowing that he was giving the redhead a stomach ache.

The watched smoked and broke; Tsuna dropped it onto the ground as he quickly jogged over to Spanner.

A holographic Reborn appeared on Tsuna's shoulder; the brunet grinned at the mechanic.

"Alright.  Let's head to Shoichi's lab now."

~~
<<(Takeshi & Lal)>>

"Haha...I sense Genkishi-san..."

The ravenet swordsman glanced around and saw familiar Mist flames gathering in the center of the pipes that lined the sides.

When the illusionist-swordsman appeared, Takeshi grinned, setting Lal, who was unconscious, on the side.

"Yo!  Looks like you'll be my opponent, neh?"

Genkishi kept quiet and stared the baseball-lover down.

Takeshi merely laughed as he reached for the hilt of his sword.

<<(With Hayato & Ryohei)>>

"Turf-top.  How're you holding up?"

"I'm doing EXTREMELY fine.  Just focus on Gamma to the EXTREME!"

Hayato rolled his eyes as Uri hopped onto his shoulder.

'Sorry, Uri, but we'll have to hold back today.  I'll feed you some Storm flames later on.'

'Nya!'

Over the years, the bond between Hayato and Uri strengthened, so there were less fights between them.

Hayato brushed his hands to the boxes at his hip.

'...Let's get this party started.'

(O.D.D.- I know I skipped those other battles with the Millefiore members, but I thought that they weren't very important--although Lal-san did awesome.  Anyways, I simply skipped to Takeshi-san vs. Genkishi-san and Hayato-san vs. Gamma-san. (*^_^*))