My apologies for this taking so long, i got sick :( But here it is now, kinda short though. I'll get the next one up when i can; I'm doing this and Gaia's Fairies at the same time.


After thirty minutes of running around Kalm, using cardkeys to get through electric barriers, saving whomever they could from soldiers and generally irritating Toshiro immensely from the time this was taking, they made it to the center of town. In that time, he'd learned that Vincent, while being somewhat silent, did have a flare for the dramatic. He'd find the man flipping his cape as he walked away. But while he seemed to be a secret drama king, he also had deadly accuracy and was an experienced fighter.

As for himself, Toshiro made sure Vincent knew exactly what kind of power he had. He never missed with a Kido shot, making sure to pick easy targets for those since they weren't his best, and it seemed bringing a sword to a gun fight served far better in his case, as he was never hit with his use of Flash Step. The quick movements seemed to impress the stoic gunman. The only thing he didn't show were Hyorinmaru's true abilities, keeping the ice hidden away in case it served him better later as a form of surprise.

The center seemed eerily quiet to Toshiro, who bristled at the lack of life in this seemingly obvious battle area. His senses were on alert for the slightest shift.

"There seems to be a break in the soldiers here." Vincent turned to the white haired Captain.

Realizing he wanted answers, Toshiro shook his head and went back to searching for any strangeness around him. This kind of silence was not a break in fighting, it was an ambush. With Flash Step he reached the top of the tower in the center of the large area, searching the skies for literally anything.

Just in time, one of the planes flew in, the glowing blue eyes on the front focusing in on him. They had recognized him as a threat now.

"Get ready, Valentine!" Toshiro called to the already battle ready gunman below him.

The plane turned to Vincent below as the gunman took fire. Toshiro knelt down, a Kido spell being chanted in rapid words.

"Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Way of Destruction Number Thirty-One, Red Fire Cannon!"

The beam of red flame seared through the plane as it lowered down to take aim at Vincent. As if the metal beast was startled, it shook and lifted up, turning to face him again before hovering motionless in the air. Then, soldiers jumped from the sides and surrounded the man on the ground.

"Just my luck." In one Flash Step he was by the gunman's side. "Go to the top and take out the plane, there was a ladder to go up. I'll deal with the grunts."

"Are you sure you can handle them?" Vincent turned and looked a little annoyed about being bossed around by who he saw as a very skilled child, but a child no less.

"I'll be fine."

With surprising agility, Vincent retreated from the circle and to the top of the tower with the aerial craft following his movements. The soldiers kept their eyes on him. There were a lot of them, some having arrived through the various doors around the outside edge to the center.

"Must you people be so difficult?" Toshiro sighed, holding his blade out tightly in front of him. "Reign over the Frosted Heavens, Hyorinmaru!"

A swirl of ice came up around him, his blade extending and releasing a large red-eyed dragon of water and ice, a chain blade running off the end of the hilt. The icy dragon curled and the soldiers surrounding him froze instantly before breaking under the weight of the icy dragon. His part done, Hyorinmaru's smaller copy froze over into a circle of ice that shattered and spread shards of ice across the stones.

He was surely on their wanted list now.

Taking a glance at the plane, he saw it swoop over and force Vincent out of the tower and onto the ground. Once he hit the stone floor, the plane sent out, if he remembered right, rockets to finish him. The gunman was quick to run into the nearest building as they hit, falling debris locking him inside.

"Damn." Toshiro growled, realizing he'd lost his way of gaining the trust of the Jenova War Heroes and finding Reeve.

The plane was still a problem too. It was riddled with bullet holes and badly damaged from his Kido shot, but it still had the courage to turn and take aim. Growling, the white haired Captain gripped his sword tight and prepared to use one of his techniques, the air growing chilly and his breath starting to come out in puffs of white like the smoke of an angry dragon.

Sensing the impending doom, the plane turned tail and bolted.

Toshiro sighed and allowed the air to return to normal, sealing back Hyorinmaru and placing him on his back once more. He'd find the plane later, it couldn't go far. Right now he needed to get in the building and back to Vincent.

He heard something crash in the second story of the building the gunman had run into and feared the worst. Flash Step brought him to the window and he broke through it to the inside in time to see an enormous figure glaring down at Vincent. The beast was thick muscled and could possibly be twice as tall as Vincent, with long blue hair and amber eyes. They looked far too close to Hollow eyes for Toshiro's comfort.

At his noisy entrance, the giant looked at him.

"An intruder." He spoke slowly with a manic grin. If his fellow Captain Kenpachi had a Hollow, it would be this man here. Not to mention the monstrous Spiritual Pressure, though it had its differences from what he was used to since everything revolved around the Lifestream and not Spirit Energy.

"Ignore him." Spoke a female.

Hitsugaya hadn't even noticed her next to the giant, a thin girl with blue eyes and short brown hair. She merely spared him a glance before turning back to Vincent.

"Where is the Protomateria?" She questioned, eyes glowing bright orange. Some form of Hollow? He stepped next to Vincent and put a hand on Hyorinmaru's hilt.

'The giant is powerful, but she seems to be more cunning and could be a potential threat.' Hyorinmaru warned, sizing up his opponents.

'I'll keep that in mind.'

He opened his mouth to snap at the girl about whom they were, but the giant cut him off.

"Hail Weiss."

The name was unfamiliar; could this man have a zanpaktou?

'No, there is no blade with him.'

Instead, it seemed multiple soldiers came to his call, surrounding Toshiro and Vincent. They chanted the same thing before opening fire.

Flash Step took him out of harms way while Vincent got hit once or twice, but not badly enough to be hindered. Three shots in quick succession and half the soldiers were down. While he reloaded, Toshiro cut off the rest with a stroke of his zanpaktou.

A gleam entered the giant's eyes and experience with Kenpachi told Toshiro he was in for a tough fight with him.

"Challenge accepted." He growled, completely focused on the small Soul Reaper. Teal eyes narrowed at him and he tightened his grip, Hyorinmaru roaring for a fight.

Then the girl collapsed and he grudgingly turned to her. Seconds later, they heard someone shout from below, obviously not an enemy soldier, as the giant scowled in the direction of the door.

"Luck is on your side." He snarled at them, unhappy with leaving the fight.

With surprising gentleness, he picked the girl up and turned to leave. Toshiro wasn't about to let him go, though.

"Hold it right there." Toshiro stood in his normal battle position. He could hear more people coming and wasn't about to risk freezing everyone for one guy.

Seemingly amused by this, the giant turned.

"I am Azul, we will meet again."