Outside the squad ten barracks. Toshiro and Sajin stood before the door. Now Toshiro was trying to tell Rangiku he had a mission to go on, but it was going worse than he thought.

Toshiro stood in the doorway trying to explain the situation to Rangiku.

"Well you see." began Toshiro."It's like this." He looked up at Rangiku's face as she waited to be informed."I'm..um, I'm I mean we, um…" Sajin tapped his foot behind Toshiro waiting for this to wrap up."Sajin and I, um, we um.."

"Toshiro what are you trying to tell me?" asked Rangiku.

"Um ,ya see." stuttered Toshiro. He turned back to Sajin, his giant friend waved his hand in a rotating motion indicating for Toshiro to hurry up. Toshiro turned back and faced Rangiku, he took a deep breath and simply said."Sajin and I are going on a mission."

"Where?" asked Rangiku.

"To the woods." replied Sajin."To track down the creature Mayuri captured a few days ago."

"Why doesn't he just go capture it again?" asked Rangiku.

"Because he's in charge." told Toshiro. Rangiku looked down at Toshiro."Don't worry." assured Toshiro."I won't be gone long."

"It's all fine by me." said Rangiku."Just make sure you come back." Then Rangiku leaned down and kissed Toshiro. When the kiss was broken Toshiro looked up at he and said

"Don't worry I'll have Sajin to protect me."

"And I'll make sure he gets back fine." said Sajin.

"Very well then." said Rangiku."You two be on your way now." The two captains then turned and began their mission.

They began walking, they exited the area of the thirteen court guard squads and made their way into the area surrounding it.

"Why do you think he does it?" asked Toshiro suddenly.

"What?" asked Sajin.

"Why do you think Mayuri enjoys annoying me to no end?" asked Toshiro."For a while he had everybody else doing it to." Sajin looked over at him."I think its cause I'm the only male captain shorter than him, and everybody else buys his excessive bullshit."

"Everything happens for a reason." said Sajin."Maybe it's because they saw something in you. Is it so hard for you to see it in yourself?" Toshiro looked up at Sajin.

Sajin: Somebody needs you and that's how it starts

Someone believes you'll come threw

You're scared so what

I'll bet you've got

A possible hero in you

It's more than courage

Or just being strong

Those things are easy to do

Have faith, take heart

He's kind, he's smart

That possible hero in you

Close your eyes

Toshiro: I think I see it

Sajin: You're unafraid

Toshiro: It just might be

Sajin: I can almost predict

Toshiro: No more tricks

No more false pretentions

Maybe I'll save a life someday

Sajin: Or slay a dragon

Somebody needs you

Toshiro: What else can ya do

Sajin: But take your chances and see

Both: We're on our way

Sajin: Alright

Toshiro: Ok

Both: A possible hero

Toshiro: Impossible hero

Sajin: A possible hero

In you

Toshiro: Me

Sajin: Yes you

Toshiro: In me

The two then made their way into the woods. It didn't take long for them feel as if they were being watched. They looked around to see if they could see anything, but they saw nothing. The duo found themselves wondering around into an open valley.

Then they saw something moving around in the bushes. The two captains reached for their weapons.

Then slowly Motaro rose from the bushes. Moloch was right next to him, but facing the opposite way.

Motaro grabbed Moloch by his head and stepped out of the bushes, then stepped out and starred at the captains.

"Evening gentlemen." said Motaro.

"That's the creature." said Sajin. Toshiro nodded.

"We've been sent out here to capture you." said Toshiro.

"You make it sound so simple." said Motaro. Then the Minotaur raced down the field and attacked with Motaro by his side. Toshiro and Sajin pulled out their swords.

Motaro ran up and threw a punch at Sajin. Sajin dodged and then swung his sword. Motaro ducked and then punched Sajin in the chin.

Moloch ran up and tried to stomp on Toshiro. Toshiro ducked between Moloch's legs. Then he turned and swung his sword up Moloch's back.

Blood came out; Moloch turned and threw a punch down at Toshiro. Toshiro blocked with his sword. Moloch drew his hand back his fingers bleeding.

Then Toshiro jumped up and swung his sword unleashing his shikai at Moloch. The ice dragon flew at Moloch and hit him to the ground.

Motaro swung his fist at Sajin. Sajin blocked with his sword. Motaro then gripped Sajin's sword. Sajin then lunged forward and hit Motaro with his shoulder.

Motaro stumbled back. Just then there was more movement in the bushes and trees around them.

Toshiro and Sajin looked around. Just then the espada jumped out from the bushes.

"It's the arrancars." said Toshiro. Just then Nnorita lunged forward swinging his weapon. Toshiro blocked and then kicked Nnorita away.

Barragan swung his ax at Sajin, Sajin dodged but the ax cut his shirt. The espada Motar and Moloch surrounded the two captains.

Stark swung his sword at Toshiro. Toshiro blocked then swung his sword at Stark. An ice dragon flew out again and hit Stark to the ground.

Zommari then raced forward and swung his sword at Sajin. Sajin blocked and then punched Zommari in the face.

Just then Sajin noticed Moloch charging at him. At the sight of the giant coming at him Sajin swung his sword and shot his shikai at him. A giant hand came from the sky holding a sword. The sword slammed onto Moloch.

Stark swung his sword at Toshiro. But Toshiro blocked then swung his sword at Stark, but Stark blocked. Just then Nnorita snuck up from behind Toshiro and swung his weapon.

Toshiro turned around and swung his sword, blocking Nnorita. Just then Motaro appeared and he kicked Toshiro's legs out from under him, Toshiro fell to the ground.

Sajin looked over and noticed this.

"Toshiro." He said as he raced over to him. Toshiro looked up and saw Motaro hovering over him. Then suddenly Sajin jumped over Toshiro and locked hands with Motaro. Then Sajin began pushing Motaro to the ground.

Then Motaro dropped to one knee, then Sajin kicked him in the chest. Then Sajin turned around and helped Toshiro to his feet. Then the two Captains went back to back.

Then their enemies surrounded them. Toshiro and Sajin gripped their swords.

Then Nnorita ran forward and swung his weapon at Sajin. Sajin blocked. But then Barragan appeared next to Sajin. Sajin turned over and punched Barragan in the face, then grabbed Nnorita and threw him to the side.

Zommari ran forward and lunged at Toshiro. Toshiro swung his sword and slashed Zommari across the chest. But then to his surprise another Zommari appeared behind him. Then that Zommari swung his sword across Toshiro's back.

Toshiro stumbled around. Sajin saw him in trouble and tried to run to his aid but was stopped when Moloch standing in his way.

Toshiro stumbled around then turned back to face Zommari. When he did he saw there were two there, so Toshiro assumed that he could make clones.

Just then a large shadow grew over Toshiro's body. He turned around to see Motaro standing there. Toshiro turned to defend himself. But Motaro raised up his arm and then slammed down on Toshiro's head.

Toshiro fell to the ground unconscious, his sword slid across the ground. Then Motaro picked up Toshiro's body and hung it over his shoulder.

Then he put his fingers in his mouth and whistled.

"Let's go." He called out. Then he jumped into the air and left. The espada all followed him.

As they did that Mooch and Sajin were wrestling on the ground.

"Moloch let's go." said Motaro. Then Moloch turned away from Sajin, got up and left. Then Sajin was left all alone in the aftermath of the battle.

He looked around and he saw Toshiro's sword laying on the ground close by. Sajin went over rand picked it up. It began to set in then that Toshiro had been taken by their enemies.

Sajin turned around and frantically began running back to the Soul Society.

Meanwhile some time later in Hueco Muendo. Toshiro's eyes finally began to open, he realized he was in a very dark room and then he noticed that he was tied up on a table his arms and legs stretched out onto the corners. Then first thing he realized was that he didn't feel anything hurt on his back, so where ever he was they must have treated his wounds. So he thought he must be back in the Soul society.

But then he began to remember the battle. The last thing he remembered was being knocked out by the Minotaur, after that he couldn't remember a thing. Is it possible that Sajin had defeated all those enemies? Toshiro thought. He didn't put it passed his large friend. But then something happened that just changed his mind.

"Oh he's finally awake." A voice said. Toshiro looked around to see where it was coming from. Then suddenly Aizen, Gin and Tousen emerged from the darkness. Toshiro now began to try and break out of his bondage but with no avail. Now the espada began to come out of the darkness.

He saw the black one with clones that had slashed him across the back. Then Nightmare, Motaro, and Moloch came out of the darkness.

Toshiro recognized them.

"I don't think we've been properly introduced." said Nightmare as he walked forward and stood before Toshiro."I am Nightmare." He turned back to Motaro and Moloch."You've already meet my associates Motaro and Moloch."

"Where am I?." said Toshiro.

"Hueco Muendo." said Aizen.

"And what do you want with me?" asked Toshiro.

"Don't really know." replied Nightmare."We were told to go out and capture you and so here you are."

"You'd be better off killing me." said Toshiro."If you don't my people are going to come looking for me."

"Oh but little Captain." said a sneaky voice that sent a chill down Toshiro's spine. Toshiro looked in front of him and saw two white hands on his shoulders, the middle finger on the right hand had a long nail as appose to the others. Toshiro turned around to see who it was but couldn't see. Then the table Toshiro was suspended on was turned upright so he could face everyone."We've already found you." Then Mayuri stepped out from the darkness and now stood before Toshiro.

"Mayuri I've never been more glad to see you." said Toshiro happily. But his happiness was broken down into an awful reality as Mayuri stood there looking at him and not trying to save him.

"Afraid not little captain." said Mayuri. Toshiro's happiness turned to shock as he looked at Mayuri. He couldn't believe Mayuri was there, and that he was working with the enemy.

"No, it can't." groaned Toshiro."It can't be."

"Oh, but it is." replied Mayuri."Because it's happening." Toshiro was utterly speechless, never in a thousand years would he have seen this coming.

"Why?" asked Toshiro looking at Mayuri."Why have you done this?"

Mayuri snapped his fingers and pointed his index finger up.

"One reason." told Mayuri."I'm looking out for me and nobody else."

"So you betrayed everyone." yelled Toshiro.

"It was a necessary evil to attain my ultimate goal." told Mayuri with no sense of remorse in his voice. Then he let in a large breath of air."Can you smell it little captain?" he asked. Toshiro looked at him puzzled."Can you smell the immortality."

"You're not immortal." said Toshiro."You're not even Mayuri. The real Mayuri at his worst would not have done what you've done."

"All that aside." said Mayuri."You must realize your predicament."

"They'll come looking for me." said Toshiro.

"No need." replied Mayuri."We'll be coming to them. We'll be using you as a distraction. They'll be so worried about capturing you that they won't notice a small few sneaking away." Then Mayuri looked over at Nightmare and then back to Toshiro.

The little captain still looked unconvinced.

"Do you like to play chess?" asked Mayuri.

"What?" asked Toshiro.

"Do you like playing chess?" asked Mayuri again. Then he snapped his fingers and Moloch brought out a table with a chess board on it."Tell me, what would your next move be?" asked Mayuri to Toshiro with a smile.

"I'm not familiar with the-"Toshiro sniffled.

"Answer the question!" yelled Mayuri."What would your next move be?" Toshiro looked down at the board. The black pieces were in front of him and the white were in front of Mayuri. At examining the board Toshiro saw the King on Mayuri's side all the way in the back in the row before him was a castle that prevented the king from moving. Upon looking further Toshiro saw his other castle had an open spot to go all the way down and trap Mayuri's king.

'I'd, I'd move my-"said Toshiro frightened.

"WRONG!" shouted Mayuri as he lifted his foot up and kicked the chess board across the room. Then he turned back to Toshiro."You can't go anywhere because I am always three steps ahead." Mayuri then got up close to Toshiro and gave him a deadly stare, Toshiro dropped his eyes and turned his head. Then Mayuri grabbed Toshiro's face and made him look at him."You never stood any chance against me." Then Mayuri slapped Toshiro across the face, then turned and walked away. Toshiro was very close to being broken, he felt the unbearable urge to cry come over him but he held it in.

Just then Nnorita stepped up.

"If we're just about done." He said as he gripped his weapon."I'd like to do the honors." Mayuri looked over his shoulder at unfolding scene. Nnorita ran forward and thrusted his weapon at Toshiro. Toshiro shut his eyes and waited for the coming blow but then nothing happened. Toshiro then opened his eyes and saw Mayuri standing before him, he had blocked Nnorita.

"What are you doing?" asked Nnortia.

"Nobody touches him." told Mayuri.

"Why?" asked Nnortia."There's no point in keeping him alive."

"We need him alive." told Mayuri."He's the key to my whole plan. When we engage the soul society we will kill him as a prisoner. They'll be so distraught that they'll be forced to fight us, and while that happens we'll sneak off and grab the weapon. They'll stand no chance." Mayuri turned around and looked at Toshiro."And do you know the best part?" he asked."Nobody suspects me of anything, it's fantastic." Then Mayuri walked forward and whispered in Toshiro's ear."Tomorrow you and your family are all going to die." Toshiro couldn't hold it in there, he started to cry. Mayuri stepped back with a privileged smile on his face as he saw the little captain cry.

Mayuri turned again and walked away."Lock him up." He ordered."The espada will take turns watching him." Then everyone began to disperse from the room.

Zommari and Stark moved forward and were going to move Toshiro to another room.

Tia Halibel was somehow drawn to come to Toshiro's side. Even thought he was the enemy he was still a boy and she wanted to hug and caress him. So she walked forward and intercepted Zommari and Stark.

"I'll take him from here." She said. The two male espada made no argument against it and handed Toshiro over.

Tia Halibel walked forward and grabbed the table Toshiro was on and then wheeled him off.

She wheeled him off into a small secluded cell. It was small and had a window on the wall and a small bed in the center. She opened the door, and then reached for Toshiro's straps.

"You're not going to attack me are you?" she asked in a vain attempt to make conversation. Toshiro looked up at her with his teary puppy dog eyes and she felt her body melt on her. Toshiro looked up at her with a saddened face, but said nothing. His face read 'Why are you talking to me?'

"Just trying to make conversation." replied Tia as she undid Toshiro's straps. Surprisingly when she took the straps off Toshiro did not fight back or try to escape; he simply fell limply onto her. Tia blushed as she held Toshiro in her arms.

Toshiro was a broken being; there was nothing he knew he could do. Mayuri was right there was no way he could stand any chance against him.

Tia then moved Toshiro over onto the bed that was there. Then she stood over and watched him. Toshiro then curled up into a ball, holding his captain's coat close to him. Under normal circumstances he wouldn't have done this because someone was there but he didn't care now it was over for him. Toshiro began to cry once again.

He thought about everyone. He thought of Unohanna, Shunusi and Ukitkae, Soifon and Kenpachi, Byakuya, Yammamoto, then his best friend Sajin and finally Rangiku.

Tia watched the emotions flow out of Toshiro and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She slowly leaned down and ran her fingers threw his hair as if in some way that would bring him comfort. But Toshiro didn't appear to notice he still sat there and shuttered.

Tia retracted her hand and then turned and walked away. She closed the gate behind her, and then peered through the bars at Toshiro once again. He still sat curled up in a ball covered in his coat.

"I'll be back later." She said in a faint way of trying to get him to do anything other than cry. But Toshiro did not move or say anything.

It was then that Tia decided that she would do anything she could to help Toshiro. She then turned and walked out of the room.

Meanwhile Sajin ran back to the Soul society.

"Somebody help." He screamed as he ran into the middle of the road."Somebody help, help." This attracted the attention of the officers around.

"Easy, lad." said Shunusi as he and Ukitake stepped out."What is it?"

"It's Toshiro." told Sajin."They've got him."

"Who got him?" asked Kenpachi as he and Soifon joined them in the middle of the street.

"The arrancars." said Sajin.

"Arrancars?" said Byakuya.

"They captured him dragged him off." said Sajin.

"Where'd they take him?" asked Ukitake.

"They headed north." told Sajin.

"How many were there?" asked Soifon.

"I don't know at least a dozen." told Sajin. Now more and more Soul reapers began to gather around, they became like a large mob. Mayuri had left Hueco Muendo and returned to the Soul Society, he was part of the group."We've got to save him; he'd do the same for any of us."

"Sajin is right we've got to do something." said Shunsui.

"And so we shall.." said a new voice. All turned over to see Yamamoto standing there."I knew we should have destroyed those savages when we had the chance. Toshiro went out unprovoked and now look what they've done to him. But now I say it's time to rescue our courageous comrade. At daybreak we attack!"

"Yea." cheered the soul reapers.

Yamamoto: What can you expect from filthy little heathens

Their whole disgusting race is like a curse

Their skins are hellish red

Their only good when dead

Their vermin as I said

And worse

Soul Reapers: Their Savages

Savages

Yamamoto: Barely even human

Soul Reapers: Savages

Savages

Yamamoto: Drive them from our shores

Their not like you and me

Which means they must be evil

We must sound the drums of war

Soul Reapers: Their savages

Savages

Dirty shrieking devils

All Soul Reapers: Now we sound the drums of war

Aizen: This is what we feared the Soul Reaper is a demon

The only thing they fell at all is greed

Gin: They need that milky hid

There's emptiness inside

Nnorita &

Zommari: I wonder if they even bleed

Arrancars: Their Savages

Savages

Barley even human

Savages

Savages

Aizen: Killers at the core

Gin: Their different from us which means they can't be trusted

Aizen: We must sound the drums of war

Arrancars: Their savages

Savages

First we deal with this one

Then we sound the drums of war

Soul Reapers: Savages

Savages

Kenpachi: Let's go get a few men

Arrancars: Savages

Savages

Yamamoto: Now it's up to you men

Arrancars: Savages

Soul Reapers: Savages

Arrancars: Barley even human

Now we sound the drums

Soul Reapers: Of

All: WAR