I say screw the update on my crossover, I'll just wait till more reviews on it. Besides, I was just too excited by the lineup.
"Talk" Thought
Many think that Hell is a sprawling cavern with flames or just solid flame. When sent to Hell, many are surprised to find it a modern day metropolis, except with dark skies being the norm. But those with no to little spirit energy transform. They are the demons, and only the strongest resembles human. Those that do are second and first class citizens, and are the only ones allowed to join Hell's Guardians, Hell's soul reapers.
Like "heaven," thirteen squads, thirteen captains. In the center of the gigantic city lies Hell's Eve, where the Guardians live. In the very center of Hell's Eve and the rest of the city, lies the tallest skyscraper, which is solid black. The third floor from the top is currently where twenty-four figures reside. The only light on in that particular room was the one above a throne like chair, shrouding everyone else in darkness.
Twelve are standing in two rows of six near the center of the room, with a ten foot expanse of empty space between the two rows. Behind each row is a chair where the other twelve await patiently. Among them all, heights and builds vary.
An elevator bell rang, signaling the Head Captain's arrival. Two people exited the elevator. One was a little over six feet tall, black hair, and glowing, yellow eyes that were slits wearing black suit like clothing. On the suit jacket, on his right side was four skull studs and around his neck a silver skull necklace half the size of a baseball. He also carried a cane resembling that of a magician, which everyone knew housed his zanpakutou.
The second person is the Head Captain's lieutenant. A giant of just over seven feet tall was wearing a brown cloak, covering his entire body from view. On his head was a demon skull and he also had a small, pointed beard. His zanpakutou was clearly visible on his back.
The man in the suit took his seat in the throne like chair in front of the twelve standing, putting his cane in a holder beside him. "The reason I called you all out here is because five souls not approved to leave escaped. The culprits consisted of a fourth class citizen, three third class citizens, and a single second class citizen not part of us. The mission details that a captain lieutenant pair to go the world of the living and kill them, which a Hell's Gate will open in the area and absorb them back into Hell for those of you who doesn't remember the last time this happened. Any volunteers?" The Head Captain propped his head against is right fist, as this could take a while.
"I volunteer." A woman with long, black hair with highlights of white in it stepped forward, allowing some light to reveal her. She had curvy figure and was about five feet seven inches tall. She also wore a red shihakusho with a captain's haori, which was undecorative, but was solid white for the exception of her squad number, which was red.
"As do I. What about you, Natsume?" Another woman, the closest one to the Head Captain, stepped forward. She was five and half feet tall with messy, black hair. She too wore a red shihakusho, though her midriff was showing and her sleeves were longer, and captain's haori, which had bio hazard symbols lining the edges.
"W-w-what?! N-n-no way!" The shortest of those in the two rows stuttered and took a couple steps back. The boy was right across from the woman, closest to the Head Captain in that row.
"Whoa! Relax there, Natsume, I was only teasing! You don't have to if you don't want to." The woman said in a sweet, kind voice.
"I volunteer." A man stepped forward, right beside the first who volunteered. He was five feet seven inches tall, had golden eyes and his hair was white with black highlights. Instead of a red shihakusho, he wore a black short sleeved shirt with a high collar. His black boots, gloves, and pants set him apart from the others. He also had a gold Celtic charm around his left wrist.
"I do, too. They should prove to be interesting test subjects." A man standing next to the second shortest person in the two rows stepped forward. The man is a giant, seven feet tall and tallest of all the captains. He had long black hair set up in a ponytail that didn't start until the base of his neck. His haori was stained with blood and wore chains like belts. He also had three zanpakutou.
"Why don't you just stay here and play with test tubes, Captain Knightmarye. You know, let the big boys handle this. I'll clean this mess up no problem." Another woman, right across from the man, also stepped forward. She was five feet eight inches tall with short, bobbed black hair. Her midriff also shows and her haori was cut like a vest. She also had red eyes.
"Go tend your roses, Captain Barayokoshima." The first man to volunteer blurted out.
"Screw you, Noct. Don't you have a chess game to win?"
"This needs to be done quickly. I should go because I'm the second fastest here. Stop making jabs at each other, we have business here."
"Oh, shut it, you whore. I deserve to go."
"What did you say, Captain Saki?!"
"You just can't sit still. Research is more important, I should go."
A heated argument broke out among the five volunteers. Most just called each other names, others tried to make logical arguments. For some reason, tensions were high today, and one captain showing an eerie smile at the entertainment presented.
The climax was about to show when a couple of them, Captain Barayokoshima and Captain Saki, went for their swords, but suddenly stopped at the sound of a voice.
"I'll go." A boy of nearly not quite five feet tall beside Captain Knightmarye stepped forward. His voice was soft and gentle, yet somehow penetrated through the arguments and had an authoritative feel to it.
Those that had stepped forward looked him, the captain with the best training facilities, the best cooks, the largest headquarters, the best beds and housing, and the highest budget. Four of the would be volunteers stepped back, not wanting to anger the Head Captain's favorite. Only Captain Saki remained.
"Oh no, Nickel. I'm getting this one and that is final!"
"Oh really, Mizu? I let you get the last mission we argued on, surely you can give me the same courtesy as I gave you and allow me to have this one."
"Hell no! Sometimes acts of kindness will come unrewarded, you little punk. This is Hell after all."
"True. But you've been to the world of the living more times than any several of us combined, let someone else go."
"What are you talking about? I have not. What have you been smoking, Nickel Shard of Squad Ten?"
"I'm completely drug free, it dulls the senses after all. Every time you get stressed or need to relax, you sneak into the world of the living without permission, Captain of Squad Five, Mizu Saki."
You could have heard a pin drop in the room. Some raised eyebrows, some emotionless, others had eyes wide open, including the Head Captain. Mizu herself had grown large eyes and her jaw was hanging wide open.
"H-h-h-how did you know that!" Mizu finally recovered to say in a fierce tone.
Nickel smirked triumphantly and arrogantly. "I have my sources. You'd do good not to underestimate them."
Mizu glared at the younger captain and stepped back. The Head Captain blinked a couple of times and turned to his right, directly at the captain of Squad Five. "We'll talk about this at our next scheduled meeting in four days. Squad Ten Captain Nickel Shard will lead the mission. Dismissed."
30 minutes later…
Captain Nickel Shard waited by the Hell's Gate for his lieutenant to arrive. Nickel had on a sleeveless red shihakusho with a standard haori with a large red snowflake on the back. His hair color was blue with a red snowflake pattern on the right side and his eye color was also blue.
"Hey Captain! I'm here!" A short girl of only four foot three was running to him. She wore the standard red shihakusho with her zanpakutou at her left hip. Her hair color was sky blue at shoulder length and her eyes were unusually silver, which is usually associated with a blind person, though she isn't blind. Behind her, was a boy a little over five feet tall with light blue hair and black eyes was dragging someone over to them.
"Nice to see you're still in a good mood, Yuki Suzuki. What trouble does your brother have for us."
Yuki giggled a little. "Shouta doesn't have any trouble for us to deal with. He just wants us get someone out his and his captain's hair."
"And it's this pervert of a third seat we have. His name is…"
"Samanosuke Fuura. He's quite famous for his perverseness and his giant zanpakutou. Kinda makes you wonder if he's overcompensating for something." Nickel glanced behind Shouta at the still unconscious Samanosuke.
Shouta smiled and chuckled a little as his sister blushed, catching her captain's meaning. "Who knows, who cares. Anyway, think you could take him with you? If he flirts with any more girls, can he go to your acid chambers?"
Nickel was still looking at the nearly six feet tall guy with a zanpakutou that was almost as long as he was. "Who did that?"
"A combination of Anita and Erica. Those two were about ready to get into a fight when he popped up and hit on both of them. They came to a consensus and beat the crap out of him instead of each other. I witnessed the last thirty seconds and the aftermath."
Nickel and Yuki shuddered. Erica, the lieutenant of Squad Four was creepy, though sweet most times. But when she gets mad, you better watch her zanpakutou and what you eat. Anita von Zelga just loves destruction and is widely considered one of the strongest lieutenants, next to Squads 1, 3, 5, and 12 lieutenants.
"He has one hour in the acid chambers for one week. If he flirts, the time he's in it and the length of the period doubles." Nickel walked passed Shouta and concentrated. Soon, a bowling ball sized block of red ice showed about three feet above his groin, and then it dropped.
"YOW!!" The black haired, red eyed man screamed and went into the fetal position. It was very apparent that he was crying.
Ouch! Poor guy, I feel sorry for him. Yuki thought.
Really? I don't. Yuki heard Shouta's voice in her head.
Damn telepathy. Why not? He's your third seat.
Because he deserved it. Do you realize he's the biggest pervert in Hell? For women at least.
Yuki just glanced at her brother. "Good point."
"Oh get up you big baby. I could have given that chunk of ice a pointed end." Nickel stood over the guy. Samanosuke paled at the thought and attempted to stand up. He barely succeeded, though still hunched over and still crying.
"Good. Here's the deal. Yuki and I are going to slay five citizens and force them to come back to Hell. You are going to help us. You also already have one hour in my acid chambers for one week and if you flirt or goof off, the time doubles and I'll get Lieutenant von Zelga to be at the controls. Understand?"
The poor guy nodded, still hurting from the ice.
"Good. Alright. Yuki, you ready?"
"Absolutely Captain!" Yuki practically cheered.
"Good luck and be careful, Yuki." Shouta warned.
"Don't worry, I will big brother."
"Besides, if she gets in a pinch, I'm there. Do me a favor and keep an eye on Squad Two lieutenant, I hear he's been bullying Natsume again."
"Sure thing. Later." Shouta shunpoed off.
Nickel, Yuki, and Samanosuke stood in front of the Hell's Gate and went through.
While those two are dealing with the demons and second class citizen, I'll do the real mission. I can hardly wait to find out what one of the great Kurosakis that defeated Aizen can do…
The Head Captain watched Nickel and his crew leave from the floor above where the Captain's meeting took place, sipping coffee before diving right back into the mound of paperwork on his desk. His lieutenant was at his own desk and working. The Head Captain felt a familiar presence heading towards the door.
"Come in, Captain Noct. I figured you would see me."
The Squad Seven captain walked in. "Do you know why I'm here?"
"Yes, to join me in tea and crumpets." The Head Captain deadpanned and faced the other captain with a grin.
Captain Noct just stared blankly back. "You're almost as good as I am."
The grin disappeared. "Damn. If you weren't such a good liar I would have thought that was perfect. Take a seat. Want some coffee?"
"No." Captain Noct sat down on one of the couches there while the Head Captain sat opposite of him.
"This is probably about the mission. Correct?"
"Not quite, Head Captain Lucifer. You purposely let those five souls leave Hell."
Lucifer sighed before taking another sip of coffee. "I suspected you would find out. You are the sharpest of them all, second only to me. Captain Shard and Captain Saki are the only two that comes even close to your level in that area. What about it?"
"Why?"
"You know the cries of war comes from the citizens. They think we are weak. Several revolts have spurred across the city, but Squads 2, 3, and 6 have been quick to neutralize them. Even before the cries, I've been thinking about it myself. After the three captains in Soul Society betrayed their own kind, I've put those plans on hold. Now that they have been dealt with, Soul Society has proven it has some powerful allies, namely the Kurosakis. That is the real mission."
"So no matter what Captain Shard was going to take it. Why go through with that whole ordeal then?"
"Procedure. Besides, Nickel brought out a good point with Captain Saki. Even I wasn't aware she was doing that. I'll be needing you to take a double take on my renewed plans two days from now. I want you to give me your input, as you are the best strategist of them all."
"Very well. I'll be leaving now." Captain Noct stood to leave.
"I'm not done. I had a rather interesting premonition about you, Cielo."
That stopped the Squad 7 captain. "Oh?"
"It was more of a history lesson about you than anything, but like all of my premonitions, it had something to do with the future. I know about your relationship with Azrael, the first Archangel of Death.
Ceilo Noct's eyes widened at the mention of his old master and that the Head Captain knew. "Head Captain Dean Lucifer, please don't…"
"Shut-up. I wasn't finished." Dean stood up and went to one of many windows lining the one wall of his large office. "Besides, I never tell anyone about what I see in a premonition about another person, especially captains."
Head Captain Dean Lucifer told him everything about his premonition.
Well now, I wanted to get started sooner, as it will be a long time for the next update. Comments, thoughts, constructive criticism is welcomed. The next chapter won't be for a long time unfortunately. Actually, updates will be slow for a while.
Those of you who submitted OCs, Thank you once again, corrections and the like can still be made. I have yet to hear from AngelTwin07 about his/her OC, she needs to check out the final roster for the changes I made and if they're alright. I also have yet to hear from freeprincess about a question on his/her OC that could affect his fighting style dramatically.