Marvel/Bleach

Preparations

Stephen comes to a stop just outside two large doors with the kanji for '12' written above the entrance. Before the mystic can announce his presence, the two doors slowly open and before him, leaning up against the door frame stands the eccentric twelfth captain.

Mayuri: 'Ah, if it isn't the strange doctor of our new guests.'

The way Mayuri Kurotsuchi says 'guests', makes even Dr. Strange's skin crawl.

Dr. Strange: 'I am Dr. Strange and I am curious about some of your work, Captain Kurotsuchi.'

The brown-eyed, blue-haired man tilts his head to one side; intrigued.

Mayuri: 'My work? What would a magician want with science? I met you out here to satiate my curiosity; nothing more.'

The captain turns to leave but Dr. Strange stops him.

Dr. Strange: 'Would you not love to get your hands on Thanos? He is an alien being the likes of which you have never witnessed before. I can help you with that; if you help us in return.'

Mayuri: 'Blast. Very well mystic, follow me; but don't touch anything. What is it that you require in my lab?'

Dr. Strange: 'In my world several teams of heroes have places that they can train against threats for better coordination and a higher chance of victory in battle. These facilities utilize holographic imagery coupled with mechanical devices to create a sense of danger to test the combatant's skill. None of the soul reapers here have faced Thanos and lived to bring back any usable data. We need a way to train against Thanos without the possibility of death.'

Mayuri: 'If I help you, I expect compensation; do not complain when I use every piece of your Thanos in my experiments.'

Dr. Strange smiles and closes his eyes.

Dr. Strange: 'I will not protest if it means subduing his threat.'

Mayuri: 'Very well; follow me. Since that brat Kurosaki came to soul society and then used Bankai, I had to know how he achieved it in such a short time. It was Urahara's doing of course, and he used a device called Tenshintai, or for you, "divine transfer body".'

As they walk further down into the depths of his laboratory, Kurotsuchi continues.

Mayuri: 'In other words, it's a device that can forcibly bring out a soul reaper's spirit, manifesting itself physically. Sometime ago, I acquired one for myself and have undoubtedly improved upon its design. We can use your group's memories of Thanos to give my device form and then the squads will have something for each of them to fight against.'

Dr. Strange: '"Each of the squads"; do you mean that they will not fight as one unit?'

Mayuri: 'Oh no my dear magician, they will most certainly not fight together. When you have Neanderthals such as in the eleventh division; and single-minded windbags in the second and sixth; you will get no cooperation whatsoever. We all have pride Strange, and we would all love the recognition of the squad who brought down this evil.'

Dr. Strange can sense the sincerity in the man's words but the look on his face and his body language would have one believe he was mocking every one of his fellow squads. The two walk in silence for a moment while the sorcerer supreme calculates the amount of training devices they will need.

Dr. Strange: 'Do you have enough of these devices to accommodate all thirteen squads?'

Mayuri stops and again looks quizzically at Stephen as if he had just said something out of the ordinary.

Mayuri: '"Thirteen"? There's no need to use that much of my resources. My squad rarely fights and we will be monitoring and collecting data on the other squad's battle efficiency. The fourth squad specializes in healing the wounded so they will not need a Tenshintai either. Three squads are without captain direction and Head-Captain Yamamoto will not let lieutenants take on the task of leading a squad into s battle of this magnitude. No, I would say you only need seven at most. Fortunately, in my genius, I have made many; but that doesn't mean you should be careless with my inventions either, strange doctor.'

Knowing that it won't do any good to correct the mad scientist, Dr. Strange lets the soul reaper have his small victory and watches him as he gathers the devices together. The keeper of Agamotto bows slightly and teleports the seven Tenshintai magically to a pocket dimension for safe keeping while he walks out of the labyrinth-like laboratory. He heads back towards the first squad to get Head-Captain Yamamoto to call the captains together for a quick meeting on what the plan will be for training against Thanos. As he travels, the mystic enters the third squad and soon after senses another presence following him.

Soi Fon: 'Human; where are you headed?'

Dr. Strange stops and turns around to look up and he sees the small captain of the second squad standing on top of the corridor. Perched on her shoulder is a midnight black cat, sitting as if it belonged there.

Dr. Strange: 'Hello Captain Soi Fon; what brings you to see me? A black cat; is that you Yoruichi?

Soi Fon and the cat look at each other and the feline gently touches its head to the captain's cheek and jumps down. Suddenly the cat speaks to Dr. Strange in a gravely man's voice!

Yoruichi: 'Dr. Strange, it's good to see you; we were looking for you to get a better idea on how to take down Thanos.'

Dr. Strange: 'Seeing you in your human form and then hearing you speak in this form is surprising Yoruichi. I have just come from Captain Kurotsuchi's lab and he gave me what he called Tenshintai to help train the soul reapers in combat against Thanos.'

Yoruichi: 'Tenshintai? Kisuke developed that as a means to quicken the process for achieving Bankai. What did he do for it to be useful against Thanos?'

Dr. Strange: 'He modified it slightly from its original application; so instead of a zanbakutou's spirit manifesting, it will make memories physical instead. The other heroes and I are going to use our experiences in dealing with the titan to power the devices.'

Yoruichi: 'That may just give us the edge we need to access his abilities and fighting style. I believe we still have the upper hand in the fact that he hasn't seen our full power. We're coming with you to see the head-captain.'

With that the onyx-colored feline effortlessly leaps up to Soi Fon's shoulder and the captain places a hand on her; stoking her ear and under her chin. The three walk together in silence as they exit the third squad.

Wolverine stops at the entrance of Shunsui Kyoraku's office and turns to the lieutenant of the eighth squad.

Wolverine: 'I knew the way here so ya didn't have ta escort me if ya had better things ta do darlin'.'

Nanao: 'I perform my duties no matter how trivial they seem to others. My captain may be a slacker but he is still my captain.'

Without waiting for a response, the soul reaper bows slightly and vanishes.

Wolverine: 'Huh.'

He opens the shoji and silently enters the building. Once inside, Logan looks around for Kyoraku but without any luck. He sniffs the air and finds the captain's scent leading outside and into the courtyard which is large and has a few cherry trees along with a koi pond. Shortly, he finds Shunsui lying lazily under one of the trees with his hat pulled down over his eyes, chewing on a piece of grass.

Wolverine: 'What's up bub?'

Shunsui: 'Ah, Logan-san, I'm glad you came. I see you've been busy since last night.'

Wolverine: 'Huh?'

Logan follows the soul reaper's eyes as he looks down at his burnt and ripped kimono and then smirks at the captain.

Wolverine: 'Oh this; yeah after ya two passed out on me I wanted ta explore a bit. Trouble always seems ta find me and I got in a scrape with some hollow.'

Shunsui: 'You're a dangerous man I think, Logan.'

Wolverine: 'Yer one ta talk Shunsui; ya coulda drank a lot more last night, but ya called it quits. I don't care personally, but ya don't seem like the kinda guy that would lose a bet if ya could help it.'

Shunsui: 'Eh, it can't be helped; I'm lazy that way. I don't like to use a whole lot of effort.'

Logan leans up against the tree next to where Kyoraku is laying and changes topics.

Wolverine: 'On my way here I caught scent of our guy Dr. Strange. He was walkin' with Soi Fon and what smelled like Yoruichi. I think somethin' might be happenin' soon; wanna find out?'

The captain adjusts his hat and looks in Logan's direction. He sighs and slowly gets up, stretching his back in a lazy manner.

Shunsui: 'You should lead Logan-san; since you have the best nose it would seem.'

The two men leave the peaceful setting and follow the mutant's nose as they track the sorcerer supreme.

Since becoming psychically aware of the situation with Dr. Strange, Psylocke has been in constant contact with the mystic via telepathy. Shuuhei and the sultry assassin walk through Sei Rei Tei towards Stephen as she continues to talk with him.

Dr. Strange, are you 'eading to see the 'ead-captian? Yes I am Betsy; after speaking with the twelfth captain, we now have training devices to prepare for Thanos. Have you spoke to the rest of our team? The mutant answers the mystic with her thoughts. I'm tracking them now. Wolverine is with Shunsui Kyoraku and they are actually following your scent as we 'speak'. Thor is with the boy-captain of the tenth squad so I'll let 'im know what we're doing. She momentarily breaks the link between her and Stephen as she thinks of the god of thunder. Can you 'ear me Thor? She pauses as he thinks back. Aye m'lady, yon voice rings clear. Good; Dr. Strange is 'eading to see Yamamoto, If you and Toshiro could meet 'im at the 'ead-captain's meeting room. We'll catch up with you shortly. She again resumes her telepathic conversation with the sorcerer supreme. Thor and the captain of squad ten are going to meet you at squad one. While I was linked with Thor I tried searching for 'ulk as well. 'E seems to be 'aving a friendly argument with that Kenpachi fellow over directions. 'E won't let me in, or rather 'e was annoyed that I was 'bugging him'. Shuu'ei and I will catch up with you once we stop and pick up the seventh squad captain, Komamura. Dr. Strange silently agrees and breaks the connection with Psylocke as he and the two woman stop in front of the doors leading to the head-captain's meeting room.

Hulk and Kenpachi stand in the middle of a cross section of Sei Rei Tei, both of them folding their arms and turning their head to the other.

Hulk: 'So which way Zaraki?'

Kenpachi: 'How should I know, ain't this Strange guy your friend?'

Hulk: '"Friend" is kinda pushing it; but that doesn't change the fact that you should know where you're going. This is your stomping grounds!'

Yachiru pops up from the eleventh captain's shoulder and giggles.

Yachiru: 'Kenny and Green-green should go this way!'

She points to the right and both the battle-hungry Kenpachi and the gamma-irradiated Hulk shrug as they head in the direction that the small lieutenant points in. The three continue to walk and when they turn a corner, it runs into a dead end! Hulk looks up at the wall as he runs a hand through his shaggy hair.

Hulk: 'Dead end.'

Yachiru: 'Oh, I just remembered; it's this way!'

They turn around and head back the way they had come, taking another turn at the intersection they started at. They travel the corridor for a few minutes and then come to a 'T' section and the pink-haired soul reaper exclaims.

Yachiru: 'Left!'

Kenpachi: 'Ya sure this time, Yachiru? I'm tired of standin' around; I wanna hit somethin'!'

Hulk: 'I'm impressed Zaraki; you finally said something smart!'

Kenpachi: 'Keep talkin' that way Hulk and I'll settle for fightin' ya instead!'

Hulk smiles as they continue to travel on the whims of the tiny lieutenant who has the same directionless sense as her captain.

Before Dr. Strange and Soi Fon enter the head-captain's headquarters, Yoruichi jumps down from her perch on the second captain's slender shoulder.

Yoruichi: 'This is as far as I go for now. I'm still an "outcast" as it were and I don't think Yamamoto-san would care to see me after how I helped Urahara escape execution.'

Soi Fon: 'T-that was a long time ago Yoruichi-sama. I will vouch for you on this occasion!'

Yoruichi: 'Its okay Soi, I'll just be outside listening to everything anyway. I'll catch up with you when you're done.'

She leaps up to a nearby window and takes one last look at her former body guard and leaps down, disappearing from sight. The captain of squad two stiffens her shoulders and walks into the office with the mystic following behind. Yamamoto is facing away from the sorcerer and soul reaper looking out a nearby window. Soi Fon kneels before her elder before speaking.

Soi Fon: 'Head-captain; Dr. Strange has found a way for us to train against Thanos.'

The elder soul reaper turns around and acknowledges the two people standing before him.

Yamamoto: 'What do you have that will give us an advantage in battle against this brute?'

Dr. Strange: 'I visited your scientist and he lent me a few devices called Tenshintai. Apparently your ally Ichigo achieved his Bankai with this device. Mayuri modified it slightly and now we will be able to draw upon our memories of the mad titan for you and your captains to get an idea of how he will fight.'

Yamamoto opens his eyes slightly at Dr. Strange's words and walks over to his desk.

Yamamoto: 'Very well. Lieutenant Sasakibe, send a message out to the other captains for another meeting. With the squads that do not have captains, tell their lieutenants to be present instead.'

Dr. Strange: 'You will not have to contact all of the captains; I spoke with our telepath Psylocke, and she informed me that Kenpachi, Shunsui and Toshiro are with members of our group. I believe that Shuuhei has gone to talk with Komamura as well.'

The white-haired lieutenant looks at his captain then bows and leaves the room.

Both men are quiet as Wolverine and Shunsui walk through the divisions of Sei Rei Tei. All of a sudden, Logan starts a conversation.

Wolverine: 'It's crazy Kyoraku-san, but it feels like I've become faster and stronger ever since we got here.'

Shunsui: 'Oh yeah? It's probably due to the spirit particles that make up soul society. The longer you stay here, the more your body will get used to the atmosphere.'

Wolverine: 'No offense but I didn't peg ya ta be the intellectual type, Shunsui.'

Shunsui: 'I'm not really; but when you've been here for more than two hundred years, you just know things. If you can already feel the changes to the atmosphere around you, I'm sure you'll be able to manipulate it real soon.'

Wolverine: 'When I first got here and I tangled with that firecracker Soi Fon, she said somethin' 'bout me "hiding my spiritual pressure". I didn't know what the hell she was talkin' 'bout but I guess this feelin' I have is spiritual pressure?'

Shunsui: 'I'd imagine it is; try to grasp that energy friend, it'll make you an even better fighter.'

Wolverine hunches over as he tucks his thumbs into his obi and Captain Kyoraku folds his arms into his sleeves. The two walk in silence once more as they see squad one come into view.

The lieutenant of the ninth squad leads Psylocke to the seventh squad's head quarters where his friend Captain Komamura resides. Betsy notices that this portion of Sei Rei Tei is a little more spread out with more grass and trees than she noticed in the tenth squad. The two find the soul reaper captain sitting at his desk going over some paperwork. Before the two get to his opened shoji screen doors, the fox's ear twitches and he turns his massive head.

Komamura: 'Welcome Lieutenant Shuuhei; Psylocke of the human world. What brings you to my office?'

Shuuhei: 'We're headed to meet with Head-Captain Yamamoto; Betsy has told me that her companion, Dr. Strange has found a way to train us against Thanos. I thought you could come with us.'

The humanoid fox gets up from his chair and looks down at the 5'11" individuals.

Komamura: 'I wish we could settle this without confrontation, but I see this creature will not listen to words and he needs to be brought to justice. He has caused enough destruction on soul society and I will not tolerate him any longer.'

The three head towards the first squad's headquarters in comfortable silence.

After breaking his telepathic conversation with Psylocke, Thor resumes his discussion with the boy captain and his busty lieutenant.

Thor: 'Forgive mine silence just now; Elizabeth hath informed me of Dr. Strange's plan. We shall meet at Captain Yamamoto's head quarters to strategize battle tactics against the vile Thanos.'

Toshiro: 'Good; I didn't want to wait around for much longer. He has beaten everyone we've sent after him so far and from what I hear, his presence has attracted more and more hollow to the surrounding area. Let's go and see what your doctor has to say.'

Rangiku: 'I'm not much for a lot of battle, but I agree with you captain; I was about to go crazy from just sitting around! Of course Thor, with you around, my time has been well spent.'

She smiles and winks at the thunder god who returns her smile with one of his own. Hitsugaya sighs and shakes his head while the three of them walk together to meet up with the others.

Hulk has lost count of how many corridors him and the two soul reapers have gone down and his patience have finally worn thin with the tiny lieutenant.

Hulk: 'Alright guys I'm kinda tired of running into dead ends.'

Yachiru: 'Awe Kenny, I think Green-green is mad.'

Kenpachi: 'That true Hulk; are ya mad?'

Hulk: 'I'm not mad; yet. I just know that there's an easier way of gettin' to the first squad than how we're doin' it.'

Kenpachi: 'Oh yeah, What'dya have in mind?'

Hulk: 'Back where I come from, if there's no door, I make one.'

With that he turns to face the nearest wall and simply punches a whole through it! The behemoth doesn't wait to see if the other two are following him as he proceeds to demolish two more walls before stepping into a large courtyard. He pauses for a moment to see where he's at and as does the eleventh captain and his lieutenant come strolling up on his right side. Kenpachi lets out a sigh and a chuckle.

Kenpachi: 'Anybody ever say ya got destructive tendencies? Impressive work though.'

Yachiru: 'Uh oh; Green-green's gonna get into trouble if somebody finds out who did this.'

Kenpachi: 'I wouldn't worry too much Yachiru; this looks like Kuchiki's place… he's got the funds ta rebuild.'

Hulk: 'Ha; that scrawny little stiff owns this place? I saw him when I came in after you and I tangled. That guy could use an attitude adjustment.'

Under his breath and to himself mostly, he adds;

Hulk: 'And here I thought Tony Stark was a prick.'

Kenpachi: 'Fer once I agree with ya; that guy thinks he's pretty high an' mighty. I wouldn't mind goin' a few rounds with him.'

Hulk: 'Well if we're at the sixth squad and we came from your eleventh, then at least that means we're goin' in the right direction. Let's see who can get there faster; the loser buys dinner!'

Kenpachi: 'What a stupid bet!'

Hulk doesn't respond but rather leaps into the air and momentarily nearly disappears from view from the amount of force he put behind his leap! Zaraki smirks and leaps onto the wall and leaps from wall to wall chasing after the jade giant.

Captain Kyoraku and Logan walk into the head-captain's meeting room to find Dr. Strange, Soi Fon, Retsu Unohana and the thirteenth captain, Ukitake. Shunsui bows slightly to the fourth squad captain and smiles at his longtime friend, Jushiro.

Shunsui: 'Your talents are pretty useful Logan; how did you know that this is where your friend would be?'

Wolverine: 'I gots all kinds o' secrets Shunsui; but really it's just one of my mutant abilities. I got enhanced senses and a healin' factor that has saved my bacon more times than I'd like ta admit.'

Shunsui: 'Wow, instant regeneration; some of our more powerful hollow, called arrancar have that ability.'

Wolverine: 'Huh; I wouldn't say it's "instant" and it hurts like hell, but I'll take it over dyin' any day.'

The two walk over to where Jushiro is standing and wait for the others to arrive. A few minutes later, Logan hears footsteps outside of the meeting room that they're in. Two heartbeats, two scents; similar yet distinct, two people. The soul reapers start a conversation and the mutant's acute hearing identifies the voices as well.

Byakuya: 'Wait here for me until I return; the human magician has means for us to combat the alien.'

Renji: 'Yes captain; I can't wait to get my hands on this guy!'

Byakuya: 'Be patient Abarai; your emotions will only get in the way.'

Renji: '… Yes captain Kuchiki.'

Silence; then the captain of the sixth squad opens the door and enters the room. To anyone else it would appear that the soul reaper is ignoring everyone in the room as he takes his place near the head-captain's desk, but Wolverine can tell the man is aware of everything going on. Another minute passes and the mutant hears more footfalls from outside. This time he smells the fox captain and his lieutenant and Psylocke and her sparring partner from earlier, Shuuhei Hisagi. They too stop just outside and the seventh captain speaks in a deep yet calm voice.

Komamura: 'Lieutenant Iba; wait here until further word. I am curious as to what these humans have to offer us as far as battle strategies are concerned.'

Tetsuzaemon: 'Yes sir. Hisagi-san; take good notes and try not to get distracted by that woman.'

Caught breath and Psylocke's giggle is what the mutant hears before Sajin Komamura and Shuuhei Hisagi enter the room followed by his telepathic teammate. Wolverine thinks to Psylocke; looks like ya might have that fella wrapped 'round yer finger darlin'. Betsy's acknowledgement comes in the form of a smile and a thought. It's going good Logan; we'll see where it goes from 'ere. She takes up her place between Wolverine and Dr. Strange. Suddenly the whole place shakes as if there was an earthquake and they hear a tremendous noise from outside! Byakuya and the large fox are the first to respond as they open the doors to a huge cloud of dust. Shortly the dust clears and walking out of a newly formed crater is the jade giant! Seconds later Kenpachi Zaraki touches down next to the behemoth with a grin on his face.

Kenpachi: 'Ya only beat me 'cause ya got a head start Hulk!'

Hulk: You keep makin' excuses and people are gonna start questionin' your toughness.'

Kenpachi: 'I don't care 'bout anybody else big green, and ya already know how tough I am.'

With Captain Kuchiki still in the doorway, Hulk deliberately ignores him as he crosses the threshold, brushing the smaller man's shoulder. Byakuya closes his eyes and smirks slightly as Zaraki also moves past the other captain.

Wolverine: 'It looks like ya made a friend bub; good fer ya.'

Hulk: 'More like a little brother that won't leave me alone. You should meet him; he'd like you too.'

Wolverine: 'Nah, he looks a little too wild fer my tastes.'

With the excitement quelled for the time being, the soul reapers go back to waiting for the others to arrive. Captain Kurotsuchi is the next to arrive and Dr. Strange acknowledges the twelfth captain with a nod of his head which the scientist waves off dismissively. Thor and the captain of the tenth squad, Toshiro Hitsugaya, arrive shortly after and they part ways as Thor stands on the other side of the sorcerer supreme. The boy with the white hair goes and stands between the seventh and sixth squad captains. Wolverine can hear Toshiro's lieutenant, Matsumoto talking with the other subordinates outside.

Rangiku: 'I wanna know what's going on! My captain never shares anything with me; he's so withdrawn all the time. At least he's got Thor hanging around him.'

Renji: 'It's better than always being told to "be quiet; don't let your emotions show" or "I'm going to handle this alone; I do not require a mere human's help." I like these humans too; they're a little different than Ichigo and his friends but I like that guy Wolverine.'

Rangiku: 'Ooh, I know! After all this is over, we should get together and drink!'

Tetsuzaemon: 'You always wanna drink for no reason, Matsumoto-san; but I do agree that these humans aren't bad to be around. I mean, from what I've seen, that purple-haired woman even has Hisagi-san comin' out of his shell.'

Just then one more set of footsteps can be heard, and more greetings.

Rangiku: 'Kira-kun!'

Renji: 'Hey Kira; how's it feel to be attending a captain's meeting?'

Izuru: 'Hey guys. I'm sure it won't be anything special; I'm still a lieutenant after all.'

Renji: 'You're too hard on yourself Kira. Hey since you're an acting captain, you should request to train with Captain Kuchiki and I, since you already have a little experience with Thor. If I now my captain, he won't want to have any help from the "humans".'

Izuru: 'If it comes up, I will Abarai-kun.'

With that, the blonde soul reaper enters the room and takes up a position next to the tattooed lieutenant. The first squad captain looks up at his gathered allies and begins to speak.

Yamamoto: 'Thanks to Dr. Strange and Captain Kurotsuchi we now have the means to beat this persistent nuisance. Due to the nature this threat, we have to put our personal pride aside and fight as a whole to destroy Thanos. Mayuri; explain to us how we will train against the alien.'

Mayuri: 'I'm sure you all remember Ichigo Kurosaki don't you? He obtained the use of his Bankai through an especially dangerous method using a device created by that traitor Urahara. You will be using a modified version of that invention to fight a very real, if not deadly, Thanos. Each of these humans has memories of the threat and they will use those memories to power the device.'

Kenpachi: 'All ya gotta do is point me in the right direction; I'm dyin' ta cut loose!'

Yamamoto: 'Be patient Zaraki; we all want our chance at the defiler. This creature will be sent back to his dimension in pieces when I'm through with it.'

Kyoraku nudges Wolverine's arm.

Shunsui: 'Yama-Jii is getting really worked up. I hope your Thanos is worth his energy.'

Wolverine: 'He ain't my Thanos bub; but yeah he's a pretty rough customer, don't worry.'

Yamamoto: 'Before we deal with the real thing, we have to break off into groups since Kurotsuchi and Dr. Strange only have seven of the Tenshintai available. The captain-less squads will be paired with a squad that has leadership. Dr. Strange, since you are the appointed diplomat of your group, you should partner with my squad. I in turn will personally head up the fifth squad as well. Who will pair with the remaining vacant squads?'

Komamura: 'Squad seven will pair with Lieutenant Hisagi and his squad. We will also be teaming with Psylocke.'

Betsy notices a slight smile on Shuuhei's face as his friend says her name and Logan on the other hand, hears the soul reaper's heartbeat quicken just a bit.

Yamamoto: 'That leaves the third squad. Lieutenant Izuru; do you have a squad to pair with?'

Izuru: 'Sir, if it would be alright with Captain Kuchiki, I would like to team with the sixth squad.'

Yamamoto: 'Byakuya; is this pairing acceptable?'

Byakuya: '… I have no objections to your request Izuru-san. We, however, will not be requiring assistance from the humans.'

Soi Fon interjects at the sudden pause from Kuchiki's statement.

Soi Fon: 'Head-captain; the second squad will not require help either from the humans. As a stealth force, we rely on our own strength to come out victorious.'

Captain Yamamoto opens his eyes as the two captains stand firm against outside help.

Yamamoto: 'Mmm. Very well you two; your requests will be honored. That leaves a few more pairings; who will join forces?'

Jushiro: 'I will join with Kyoraku-kun's squad.'

Shunsui: 'And we'll take Logan-san as our ally.'

Kenpachi: 'I don't want big green over there to cry if he gets picked last, so I'll take him.'

Hulk: 'Yeah right; you just want the best chance to beat Thanos.'

Toshiro: 'The god of thunder and I have an understanding. Will you train with us?'

Thor: 'Aye.'

Dr. Strange steps up and gestures with his hands. The pocket dimension that was holding the devices opens to him and the seven Tenshintai materialize before the gathered forces. He gives one to each of the heroes so that they can transfer their memories into the humanoid devices.

Dr. Strange: 'When we get to the battle grounds is when I suggest transferring your memories. The way I understand it is that there is no off switch once the device has been empowered. The only way to shut it down is to destroy it.'

Yamamoto: 'We will go to the nearly unused training grounds of a thousand years ago. It is still inside Sei Rei Tei and within the border of the magician's barrier. The area is surrounded by Seki Seki rock so feel free to go all out. You won't destroy anything beyond the grounds.'