Daisuke could not have felt more relieved when the little procedure of rolling around did its job to put out the fire burning his shoulder

The boy huffed and puffed as he clumsily picked himself up from off the ground, his legs unable to receive the electronic impulses that signaled for them to kick into motion. He trembled slightly as he found himself at the center of the entire incident all alone, surrounded by the scarlet destruction. He blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes as if to confirm that this was reality, and to his spine-rattling fearful contention, it was all happening before his eyes. [b]"H-help!"[/b] he shouted.

But Daisuke was certain that his voice could not be heard over the other screams that filled the smoky air, and yet, he couldn't move. The muscles of his limbs had tightened up completely, and his body was locked on the spot. He was afraid, and all he could do was stand there and watch as the flames drew closer to him.

A [b]"Hello?"[/b] from beyond the smog activated his body as Daisuke's head turned to where it came from, seeing a girl around his age emerge. [b]"Is there anyone still here? Hello?"[/b]

Daisuke almost leaped towards the girl and threw his arms around her in a hug full of relief, nearly crying as he said, [b]"You've come to save me! My dame in shining armor!"[/b]

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The candidates weren't faring so well.

Vector shook his head in mild disappointment as he watched from a balcony, flipping his cell phone open as he decided to do what people used their phones for more than its intended use; send a text message. Again, he was forced to dig through his long list of contacts until he found Sonya, simply sending two words and throwing his phone back into his pocket - [i]Your turn.[/i]

Vector never really trusted outsiders of the Vongola, much less, Sonya, even if Decimo gave her the task of tutoring the Sky candidate. To keep the Vongola at its strongest, he would do anything to transform these kids into worthy successors of a responsibility greater than anything in their little lives. Hopefully, Sonya was the same, but he knew that his loyalty to the Vongola was second to none. This was not even close to the extent of his devotion.

The Vongola Famiglia was already having trouble maintaining its stability, and ran a risk of suffering from a coup d'etat. To make matters worse, other families had begun to target them, and with Decimo being the way he was, he didn't want to stir up any more violence, which only worsened the condition of the ongoing internal conflict. If these children were to inherit the name and will of the Vongola, they would need to be at their strongest, and he would stop at nothing to make sure of that.