The three intruders just walked along this endless plain of sand, heading into the direction of an extremely large castle. They didn't care that their legs were getting extremely tired. They didn't mind that the eyes of a few hollows kept on following them. Their minds were set on one thing and one thing only: rescuing Orihime.

If it weren't for Kisuke Urahara, the intruders to Hueco Mundo wouldn't have been able to pass through the garganta into this endless wasteland.

"Ugh! If we keep on going at this rate, it will take days to get to that place!" An extremely agitated Ichigo cried out in frustration and sat in the sand. Chad and Uryu sat down beside him and threw him disapproving looks.

"You know Ichigo," Uryu began and shifted his glasses, "the longer we sit here and keep complaining, the longer it will take to get to this Las Noches place."

"Besides, we have no idea what their doing to Orihime right now. The ways they they're harming her could be endless." Chad spoke in a gruff tone, not really wanting to sit down and wait to save Orihime.

The three just sat in silence for a few minutes, allowing themselves to regain some of their energy. Uryu kept on saying that they should come up with a plan, but the subject was dropped every time.

"Hey Ichigo! Chad! Uryu!" The three of them jumped up and prepared for battle, but just stared in shock at what they saw. Rukia and Renji were standing not too far from them with smirks on their faces.

"If you guys are done moping around and being lazy, let's go and save Orihime." Renji walked towards them and had Zabimaru resting on his shoulder. Sode no Shirayuki was still in her sheath at Rukia's side.

Ichigo seemed to freak out more than the rest and pointed a shaky finger at his friends. "What... how... why did you guys come here?!"

Rukia hit Ichigo in the back of the head and glared at him. "Orihime is our friend too Ichigo! Did you really think that we wouldn't come and save her?"

"She's right Ichigo." Renji commented. "I may not have known Orihime very long, but I will protect any friend of Rukia's."

When their small talk was over, the five of them were on their way towards Las Noches. It wasn't even ten minutes later when they felt an immense amount of spirit energy, the energy notably coming from someone they all know.

"Sosuke Aizen..." Ichigo growled under his breath as the former captain appeared before them. He still wore his creepy smile, not as creepy as Gin's, as he stared at the intruders and his son.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, you were just the person I was looking for. There is no need to worry about your friend Orihime. She's actually on her way here." Aizen kept his focus on Ichigo, completely ignoring the others around him who had their weapons pointed at him.

"What have you done to Orihime Aizen?!" Ichigo yelled as he pulled out Zangetsu. Aizen kind of just stared for a moment before the fourth espada, Ulquiorra Schiffer, appeared with a healthy looking Orihime in his arms.

"I have brought you the trash like you asked Lord Aizen." Ulquiorra said as he set her down. He turned to Aizen and awaited for further orders.

"Head back to Las Noches for now Ulquiorra." Ulquiorra bowed to him and gave us all an unknown look before heading back to Las Noches.

What happened next left everyone with open mouths and very confused. Once Ulquiorra had left, Aizen decided to do the most humiliating thing to him. He dropped down on his knees in a begging motion and looked up at Ichigo with pleading eyes.

"Please Ichigo! Please put down your sword and hear me out! I did not come here to fight! I actually came here to submit!"

The shock was so great, that the entire group just sat in silence for a few minutes while giving Aizen a disbelieving look. It was the tattooed red head that was out of his trance first.

"Oh yeah? How do we know you're not just trying to trick us? It's obviously a trap." At Renji's words, everyone glared at Aizen.

"Alright Aizen," Ichigo began while putting Zangetsu on his shoulder, "prove to us that you aren't lying."

Aizen thought to himself for a moment. He didn't exactly know what to do to prove his submission, nor did he know any way that would be effective. A lightbulb appeared over Aizen's head but it seemed to be flickering. The intruders just stared at the lightbulb in question, not knowing how it got there. The light in the lightbulb suddenly flickered on and stayed that way before slowly disappearing.

"Gin, Kaname, come here for a moment." Aizen spoke through a hidden communicator that he had to sew into the cuffs of his shirt. A few moments later, the other two former captains appeared next to the kneeling Aizen as they stared down at him in amusement.

"You called for us Captain Aizen?" Gin asked. The intruders to Hueco Mundo had their weapons ready for a fight and all were in their shikai.

"Yes. Now kneel and follow my lead." Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and the rest were staring once again in shock as Aizen took his zanpakuto and sliced the tendons in his arms, rendering them useless.

"What the hell?" Ichigo shouted as Gin and Kaname followed in amusement. Blood was running down the former captains' arms as they now lay limp at their sides. Their zanpakutos lay in the sand with their own blood on them.

"Now why on earth would he do something like that?" Chad asked as they all stared at the three traitors in wonder.

"By doing that, he has rendered his arms useless, therefore making it impossible to use his zanpakuto." Uryu answered the question and Aizen was relieved that they understood. It almost showed in his face, but he couldn't let them see that yet.

"Okay, let's bind them and take them back to the Soul Society." Rukia extended her arm and was ready to retrain them when Aizen spoke up.

"I'll go without struggle if you do one thing for me."

They stared at Aizen, unsure of what he was talking about. They had no idea what it was Aizen wanted, but they didn't really want to do what he asked.

"Alright," Renji stated, "What is it that you want."

Aizen took a deep breath, the nervous feeling he was waiting for finally erupting in his stomach. His eyes stayed on Ichigo like glue when he spoke his next words. "I would like a DNA testing done by Captain Kurotsuchi." Everyone just stared at him like he was crazy. Who wouldn't? Nobody wants to be tested by Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"Why would you want that?" Orihime asked in confusion.

"I know Urahara never told you about your father, Ichigo." Aizen said.

"I know my dad. He's a crazy bastard that wakes me up every morning with kicks to the face and talks to the poster of my mother on the wall." He stared down at Aizen for a moment before scowling. "Just answer us Aizen."

"No, Ichigo." Aizen started. "Isshin Kurosaki is not your father. I am."