Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Outlaw Star or Bleach or anything affiliated with said shows.
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Grunting as she lifted up another two containers, Aisha began to grumble under her breath. "Stupid Gene and his stupid chores. What does he think I am, his slave?" Heaving the two large boxes onto her shoulder, she walked back onto the Outlaw Star and proceeded to drop them in the back corner of the cargo hold. "And what does Gene decide to do while I'm here doing all the heavy labor, he takes Melfina out to dinner."
"Would you stop complaining." Jim said annoyed. "All you've done since we started this is whine about how you're having to do work. Well poor you, get over it. Besides, it's not like you're the only one stuck out here while Gene and Melfina go and play." Working the small lift he was operating into place, Jim lifted up a smaller box and moved it onto a shelf in the corner.
"Whatever, but I still don't think it's fair." Aisha muttered as she stepped outside the door to grab the last of the boxes. "And why isn't Suzuka out here helping us? Don't tell me she gets special treatment."
Jim rolled his eyes as he secured the cargo in place. "Since you two always seem to end up in a fight when you're near each other Gene has her working with Gilliam up in the cockpit." He replied.
"That doesn't make any sense; you and me fight way more than me and Suzuka." Aisha said as she closed the door and brought the last containers inside.
"True, but when we fight nothing gets broken." Jim said as he parked his lift against the wall and headed towards the ship's hallway. "It's the opposite with you and Suzuka. When you two go at it everything within a two block radius gets destroyed, so it makes sense that Gene would want you to stay away from each other while he's gone. Otherwise he might not have a ship to return too."
Turning up her nose at the young genius, Aisha dropped her load on the floor. "Ah, finally finished." She said as she stretched her arms behind her back. "And it only took an hour and a half to move all these stupid boxes." Kicking the side of an aforementioned container, she winced in pain. "Damn, that hurt." She whined, bending over to rub her sore toes.
"Hey Aisha, if you're finished over there then come on." Jim called from the other side of the cargo hold. "Gene and Mel will be gone for sat least another hour so that means we have plenty of time to finish our video game tournament."
Ears perking up, Aisha smiled and jumped over several boxes to join Jim at the door. "Sounds like fun, I'm always in the mood to kick your ass." She said with a smirk.
"Keep dreaming." Jim replied, rolling his eyes. "There's no way you'd ever beat me, I am the reigning champion after all." Flicking off the lights, Jim closed the door to the cargo hold and they headed off towards the front of the ship.
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In Soul Society, an unnamed shinigami placed his hands together and recited several lines. Suddenly a gateway opened up and he stepped off to the side. "Alright Captain Kenpachi, the portal's ready now." He said as he motioned to the large black doorway.
"Finally, I've been waiting forever." Kenpachi grumbled before cracking his knuckles with a smirk. "Let's go kick some Arrancar ass."
"Yay! Go Kenny!" Kenpachi's miniature vice captain said from her perch atop his shoulder.
Rolling his eyes at Yachiru's enthusiasm, Kenpachi strode towards the portal, his white captain robe swaying around him as he walked. "Now don't go wandering off once we're inside Yachiru." He said sternly, just before they entered the gate. "I'm not chasing you down again if you get lost."
"Don't worry, I won't go anywhere." Yachiru chirped. "I wouldn't want to miss Ken-chan destroying all those bad guys."
As the pair walked through the gateway, the young shinigami in charge of the portals frowned. "I wonder if I should have warned them about the small tear in space that Captain Ukitake found." Pausing for a second, he shook his head. "Naah, I'm sure they won't even come across it on their way to Hueco Mundo." Since his job was now complete, the shinigami closed the portal and headed off.
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"Ooooh! Aaaah! Pretty!" Yachiru said happily. "I love travelling through here."
Smiling softly, since no one was around to witness it, Kenpachi continued on the bleak roadway. Moments later they reached the end of the path and seeing two exits, he paused. "How odd, I don't remember there being two ways out here." He muttered, eyeing the exit that sparkled curiously.
"Hey, why'd you stop?" Yachiru asked as she peeked over the tall mans shoulder.
"There are two exits up ahead and I don't know which one to take." Kenpachi replied, his eyes moving from one door to the other.
Yachiru glanced quickly between the two doorways and pointed at the sparkly one. "That way." She said.
Lifting his foot, Kenpachi paused. "Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yup, it's definitely that way." Yachiru replied with a smile.
Shrugging his shoulders, which caused Yachiru to struggle to hold on, Kenpachi walked through the shiny doorway and into complete darkness. "Ok, either Hueco Mundo decided to ditch the light completely or that was the wrong door." He grumbled in annoyance. Just as he was about to start yelling at Yachiru, his leg hit something solid and he stumbled backwards. "What the hell?" He wondered out loud.
Suddenly a voice was heard from somewhere nearby. "I'm telling you that I heard something down here Aisha." A child like voice said.
Kenpachi pulled out his zanpakuto and placed his free hand over Yachiru's mouth so she'd stay silent. Backing up against what he assumed was a wall; he heard another voice join the first.
"And I'm telling you you must've imagined it Jim. There's no way you could've heard something that I didn't. "Aisha said with a small growl. "You're just trying to get out of losing."
Rolling his eyes, Jim flipped on the light switch. Just as he was about to make a joke about Aisha's ears, he froze. "What the hell are you two doing here?!" He shouted at the odd looking trespassers.
Now normally when a person finds himself in an unfamiliar place with people yelling at them, they try calmly talking to the people to figure out what is going on. Well Kenpachi is about as far from normal as you can get, so instead of acting rationally, he proceeded to charge at the pair with his sword held up in the air.
"Get them Kenny!" Yachiru cheered from her spot by the wall.
Jim's eyes widened and he ducked behind Aisha as the tall spiky haired man came at them. "Ok Aisha, you're up." Pushing the Ctarl-Ctarl forward, he ducked behind a small container.
"Heh, so I get to play with the girl first. That's fine by me." Kenpachi said with a grin. Stopping a few feet away, he let his sword lower towards the ground and smirked. "Well girl, let's see what you've got."
Crouching into a fighting stance, Aisha returned to intruders smirk. "Bring it on crazy hairdo guy. I'll beat you in no time."
The two fighters watched each other closely before they both leapt at each other. Kenpachi brought his sword down in a quick arch, but Aisha nimbly rolled out of the way and retaliated with a swift kick to the stomach. Pulling her foot away with a grimace, Aisha gently moved her ankle to see if it was broken.
"Damn, that was like kicking a brick wall." Aisha said with a grin. "I guess this'll be a fun fight after all." Shifting slightly, she put her fists up and waited for her opponent to make the next move.
"I'm surprised you were able to dodge my zanpakuto, that's rather impressive for a human." Kenpachi said, a smirk forming on his face. "However, I'm just getting started so you'd better be ready."
Shaking his head as the pair continued to fight in the middle of the ship's cargo hold, Jim headed over to stand next to the pink haired girl. "So, his name's Kenny?" He asked curiously, pointing to the tall spiky haired man.
"Actually it's Kenpachi, but I call him Kenny." Yachiru replied with a cheerful smile.
"Ah, well that's Aisha." Jim said, pointing to the cat eared lady that was currently holding her own against the sword fighter. "And I'm Jim by the way."
"I'm Yachiru; it's nice to meet you." Yachiru chirped, holding out her hand in a friendly manner.
Shaking his head, Jim accepted the hand with a smile. "Yeah, it's nice to meet you too." Turning back to watch the fight, which was beginning to look more like some sort of sparring match, Jim suddenly spoke up. "So, uh, if you don't mind me asking, how the hell did you two get in here?"
"Beats me." Yachiru replied with a shrug. "One minute we're on our way to Hueco Mundo and then we walk through a shiny door and end up here. Do you know where here is exactly?"
"You're inside the cargo hold of the Outlaw Star." Jim said, pointing to the boxes around them. "And where is this Hueco Mundo place, I've never heard of it? Is it on some other world?"
Yachiru tapped her chin in thought for several moments before replying. "I guess you could say it's in another dimension of sorts." She said. When Jim raised an eyebrow, she continued. "Ok, I'll try to explain. You live in the human realm, this place here, me and Kenny are from a place called Soul Society, we're shinigami by the way, and Hueco Mundo is kinda between the two realms. Sorta like a bridge I guess, I'm not really sure, but only bad things live there."
Opening his mouth, Jim couldn't think of anything to say besides. "You're a shinigami…that's cool." And then he promptly passed out.
"Um, Jim, are you ok?" Yachiru asked curiously, poking the boy with her finger. When he failed to move, she shrugged and turned back to watch the fight.