"What are we waiting for? Let's get a move on and kill our prey!" Grimmjow growled.
"Back-up comes first" Urahara sighed.
"I don't need back-up!" Grimmjow yelled and ran over to Naruto, who was still on the ground, frozen in shock.
The sexta Espada kicked Luffy's corpse aside on his way. That was when Zoro came up behind him and struck forwards with Sandai Kitetsu. Grimmjow quickly stepped to the side, having sensed the attack but the blade still sliced through his shoulder.
"I don't know how you bastards did that to Luffy" Zoro said "But each one of you is going to die for it".
"Ah, that was all my doing" Urahara said "Don't take it out on the Arrancar".
Zoro didn't reply, his fury remained silent. Grimmjow reached for his sword but Zoro sliced his right arm clean off. Grimmjow gasped and fell backwards. Zoro went in for another strike, then caught sight of Ulquiorra's approach out of the corner of his eye. The Espada's sword was already drawn and he was prepared for battle. Zoro struck his own sword against Ulquiorra's, sending the Espada reeling back, the sword rattling in his hands.
"Impossible" he seethed "How can a mere human be this strong?".
"You Arrancar are all so impatient, aren't you?" Urahara sighed "Come through, back up".
A tear opened up in the sky. Out poured a pleothoria of people but none were recognised by anyone other than the Bleach folk.
"Come, then" Zoro challenged "I'll take you all on".
"We have a confident one, here" Shunsui said, landing next to Zoro.
Zoro took out Wado Ichimonji and swung it for the shinigami. It cut through his pink cloak but that was all. The captain had ducked down and avoided the attack. He took out one of his own blades and plunged it through Zoro's abdomen as the startled pirate stumbled back. He stumbled back straight into Grimmjow's waiting kick, which hit the swordsman's head and knocked him on to his face. Grimmjow laughed as Shunsui retrieved his cloak and walked off. He aimed a cero from his palm at Zoro but Sanji ran over and kicked his wrist, sending the Cero off course.
"No one gets to destroy Marimo" warned Sanji "Unless they're me".
Rock Lee was stepping back, looking at all the people closing in.
"What are we going to do?" he asked Gaara "There's just too many of them".
Gaara looked up. Things were still swarming through the tear. Yes, things. Hollows. And shinigami of such a low rank, those power hungry would, too, refer to them as things.
"It's time we all escaped" Gaara mused, forming a giant platform out of sand and then he shouted "Everyone, hop on!"
Sanji had just got done kicking Grimmjow in the jaw and to the floor when he heard Gaara shout.
"Shitty beach man, he hurt my Robin" he snarled to himself. He calmed "There's no time for that now though".
He reached down to Zoro but the swordsman got up.
"Like I need your help" Zoro said, then looked down at Luffy.
He picked up the straw hat, then placed it upon his captain's face.
"Rest in peace"
And then they fled for the platform Gaara had created.
Sanji and Zoro were the last two to hop on to the platform. Just in the nick of time too, as it was becoming very difficult indeed to fight back the people from the Bleach dimension. The platform raised into the air, barriers of sand falling away soon after appearing as it did due to all the attacks on them. The Strawhat crew looked down at where their captain lay. No one could hold back their tears. Zoro had turned away from everyone else, not showing the tears streaming from his eyes. Then he blinked and glared down at the warriors all trying to get to them, soaring through the air. They would all receive their just desserts afterwards. Hisagi activated his zanpakuto's shikai, Kazeshini and shot forwards for Zoro. The swordsman drew his Sandai Kitetsu once more and cleaved through the shinigami's neck, leaving a lifeless head to fall. The platform rose through the tear in the sky and Zoro sheathed his sword. But not for the last time. Hisagi's head hit the ground.
