Back to Karakura and into the future
As Ama left, she went through a portal and into what looked to be a time stream. She saw many events and was a bit surprised and worried. She held the egg she got from Big Mama real close to her chest and closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes she realized she had returned to Karakura. She was in a back ally in Mitsumiya section of Karakura. When she walked out of the ally she noticed that Julian's Restaurant was destroyed. It was day time in Karakura and Ama was surprised nearly dropping the egg. "Whaa! W-What the, what happed? Why is my work place destroyed?" Ama said to herself. She walked closer to the restaurant and read a sign.
Ama read the sign and it said that Julian's will be temporarily in Minamikawase until reconstruction is complete. Minamikawase was a section part of Karakura and the part she and Chad lived in. "Callaway you've returned!" a voice said. Ama turned around and saw Steven who was coming back from the Urahara shop and was blushing when he saw her. "Tran what happened to, your uncles restaurant and why are you wearing that gauntlet?" Ama asked. "Well ah, it's a long story and this gauntlet is actually a family heirloom from the war in states era." Steven replied. "Okay then what's today and is there work?" Ama replied. "Oh you've been gone for a month and lots changed since you left." Steven replied as they started to walk. Steven gave Ama his long black trench coat to cover her up, while he offered to carry the egg. Ama was so embarrass and told her story of what happened to her.
They went to Ama and Chad's place so she could drop off the egg and Ama went back into her body that Lena took care of while she was out. Steven went with Ama inside and saw Lena past out on the living room couch. "Lena wake your ass up god damn it!" Ama smacked Lena in the stomach hard. Lena screamed and jumped off the couch. "Ouch what was that for!? Ama…You came back." Lena said as she rubbed her head. "Yeah and I heard about the stunt you pulled at the restaurant Lena." Ama said disappointedly. "Well it wasn't my fault. It was that damn health inspectors fault for pissing me off." Lena replied. Ama just shook her head in disappointment and headed up stairs to put the egg in a nice warm spot in her room and covered it with heavy blankets.
Ama went back down stairs and Steven showed Ama the gauntlet he wore. "Callaway this is a special gauntlet handed down to the men in my family. After the event with the Hollow in our neighborhood, I put on this gauntlet to check it out and started to experience something I never have before." Steven explained. "Okay, so, you're telling me you now have supernatural power huh?" Ama said sarcastically. "Yeah pretty much, and I've been getting training by Kisuka." Steven said cheerfully. "That's nice…" Ama paused "What Kisuka!?" "Yeah that's another reason why we're going back over there; he said if I saw you, you have to come to his shop with me to talk about something right away." "Great we got to go back to Mitsumiya now." Ama said. Steven nodded and Lena who was back in her stuffed animal body came along with them.
They dropped by the restaurant and saw that every one, still didn't find out about Amas secret. At the same time everyone found out that Karin was a day walking vampire who was a blood giver. Ama when finding out she nearly fainted and was in shock. But, everyone accepted Karin for who she was. Ama thought it was pretty cool having a day walking vampire for a friend and co-worker. When seeing Karin, it made Ama think about father Abel and the rest of the Sorcerer Hunters.
The Urahara Shoten
As they arrived they went in the shop they saw Chad who was bowing on the ground asking Kisuka to train him. Apparently, when Ama was away, Karakura Town was under attacked by beings known as Arrancars. Arrancars are more evolved forms of a regular Hollows and Menos Grandes, they have abilities like a Soul Reaper and are humanoid like with hollow parts still attached. Kisuka saw Ama and looked back at Chad who bowed and agreed to help train Chad for future battles. As Chad got up he turned around and saw Ama. "Prima you're back." Chad said surprised. Prima is a Spanish word meaning cousin, which is how he always calls Ama by that. Ama nodded with an emotional look and hugged Chad, "You don't know the hell I went through to get back home Yasutora."
Kisuka walked towards them and said playfully, "Why Miss Callaway, welcome back." Ama gave him a cold stair and replied. "Kisuka why didn't you tell me my sword was actually a zanpakuto before? While I was in other universes I was seen in my soul reaper form?" "Well, you never asked, you needed to find out on your own anyway and about the travel to other universes it was a time flux." Ama and Steven tilted their heads. "How was I supposed to know? I've been gone almost a month and a half and things happened while I was out." Ama replied as she hit Kisuka in the head with her fist. Kisuka while rubbing his head, signaled them to go inside his shop to talk more and explained what was currently happening in the Soul Society and the human world. While they were talking a guest showed his face to Ama.
"My lady you've returned back I was so worried!" Ama smacked her neck and saw Myoga. "Where in the blue hell have you been, ever since I went to the Sorcerer universe you were gone and how did you end up back?" Ama said angrily as she squeezed his body a little with her fingers. "Yeah he came back saying my lady's gone and never coming back! Next day acted like he didn't care." Lena added and she was sitting on Ama's shoulder. Ama ignored them and Kisuka continued. "Ama when you left the Soul Society and Karakura, time started disrupting and parts of Karakura have been altered." "What altered?" Ama replied. "Yes not only that we've been investigating Hueco Mundo and what former fifth Captain Sousuke Aizen is planning. We know that he's using the Hou-Gyoku to make strong Arrancars. But, he's planning to make the Kings Key and with that he'll disrupt space and try killing the king."
"Really so why are you telling me and Tran this?" Ama asked." "Because we're going to be needing your guys abilities. Help protect Soul Society and the human world. Not to mention I've been getting word that Chaos an enemy of universes has reawakened and is gathering chaos emeralds." Ama thought back from when she left the Sorcerer universe she remembered that Big Mama gave her a blue Chaos emerald to take with her to her time period.
"Wait Kisuka you said Chaos emeralds right?" Ama said. "Yes, I did Ama." Kisuka replied. Ama dug in her small pouch and found the emerald she had with her. "You mean this?" Ama held out the emerald to show Kisuka, Tessai, Steven, and Chad. Everyone was shocked. "Callaway w-where did you get that?" Steven asked. "It was given to me so I can protect it at least that's what Big Mama told me before I left that universe." "Prima is that really true?" Chad added. ""Yes Yasutora it is but, I don't know why of all people she chose me." Ama said. Kisuka took the emerald to examine it.
"I can see why she gave it to you. But, this means we need three more of these or Chaos will actually reawaken if all of these emeralds are together." Kisuka said. "Really Urahara bring back Chaos?" Chad asked. "Yes Chad, theses Chaos emeralds are actually apart of Chaos if all eight are together then it's trouble for everyone he'll be able to gain the power he needs in order to disrupt the balance of time and space. But, for now this emerald that you have with you Ama, must stay with you at all times. Who knows what Chaos will do we can't let him obtain all of them and or even encounter Aizen, if that ever happens, knowing Aizen he'll probably want to obtain the emeralds. Not only that you've been gone way to long and you need to get back to studying." Kisuka said. Ama sunk down to the floor. "Hey I was only gone for a little while." Ama replied. "To long if you ask me. That's why I helped upgrade Stevens new weapon that will go along with his gauntlet and will be going to gather information, by using you're zanpakutous old abilities to travel, since before you left I had Myoga bring me your sword so I can extract some of its power so Steven can go through time and space." Kisuka showed the weapon to them and Ama's jaw dropped and looked at both Steven and Kisuka. "What the hell? Crap you took reminisces of my zanpakuto to upgrade Tran's stuff!" Ama said out loud.
The weapon that Steven was given was actually one of his family heirlooms prized items. It was a giant boomerang blade. It was very sharp and capable to kill demons and Hollows. Kisuka instructed them that Ama had to stay and catch up with school work that she missed. Seeing as Lena didn't bother to go to her classes. Steven had to take over for Ama to go to another part of Karakura and see if there were any changes. When the time came they went to the back of the shop and prepared for Steven's departure. Every one said good bye to Steven as he left the shop to investigate the area of Komatsu which wasn't far from Mitsumiya in Karakura Town. Steven put on sunglasses and his long black trench coat on. "Bye Tran be safe and come back safely!" Ama said as she waved. Steven smiled and nodded as he left.
Komatsu
When Steven arrived to Komatsu he started to investigate the area. The reason why Kisuka told Steven to check the area was because; there was a disturbance in the time stream. Steven went to a near by shrine because he felt it coming from the Buda statue. As soon as he touched it a hole appeared from the statue and sucked him in. He was passed out but when he woke up, he was confronted by what looked to be a mutant monster. Steven used his boomerang blade to try holding it off. He ran quick and managed to cut the monster on the leg. But it was no use for the monster eventually got him and was about to eat him. "Not so fast mimetic beast scum." A voice said. Suddenly a giant robotic fist appeared out of no where and hit the monster. Steven couldn't believe it he yelled, and was in total shock. The red Robot managed to defeat the monster and save Steven. "What the hell, is this?!" Steven said out loud. Suddenly, a door opened from the robots head and out came an old couple. They were robot pilots named Goh Saruwatari and his wife Anna Saruwatari. "Hey kid you okay?" Goh asked as they came down to check on Steven. "Yeah I'm fine but, what the heck was that, that thing!" Steven yelled as he pointed at the dead monster. "That's a Mimetic beast but, we call them Meg-beasts for short." Anna said.
"Then what year is this and where am I? Why are these monsters here rampaging?" Steven said as he was freaked out on what happened. "Ah this is the year 2049 and these creatures are from earth." Goh said. "What? This is insane!" Steven said as he was looking at them. "Hey you look familiar have we met?" Anna asked. "Ah I don't know I don't know you guys." Steven replied. "Funny cause you look exactly like an old friend of ours." "Eh? I do?" Steven said. "Yeah now that you mention it Anna he does." Goh added. "What are you guys talking about?" Steven asked. "You're the famous scientist and robot pilot that discovered the meg-beasts." Goh said as he remembered. "What?" Steven said in confusion. "What shouldn't he be a lot older Goh I remember last time seeing him he was around our age?" Anna said. Anna and Goh kept talking to each other not noticing that the meg-beast resurrected itself. "Ah hello you guys that thing is alive again." Steven said.
They didn't hear him so he went off on his own to try killing it with his boomerang blade and gauntlet. The weather was cold and raining and so Steven made his gauntlet transform into a trident blade. The thing about Stevens's gauntlet was actually his great ancestor Mirokus gauntlet but had modifications, its power bases on the weather and or hollow souls/ monster/demons he sucks up with his gauntlet. Since it was raining his gauntlet turned into a trident blade. He used the boomerang blade and sliced its left arm off. Anna and Goh turned around and saw the carnage.
"Whoa kid how the hell, did you do that." Goh yelled. Steven made sure that the beast was dead. Steven showed his gauntlet and saw more beasts coming. Anna and Goh went in their robot. They used what were actually two different robots Anna had a feminine pink looking robot while Goh had a masculine blue looking robot. Which when combined transforms into a masculine red robot. Steven was amazed at what he saw as Anna and Goh fought together. Steven also now knowing he was in the future decided to find out what happened to Japan. So after they were done fighting the Meg-beasts Steven told them that he wanted to know what happened to Japan since most of it was in ruins. They decided to take him to their Head Quarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Japan Dannar base
When they arrived Goh started to tell Steven the history of the Meg-beast monsters and how now most of Earth had become a waste land for the monsters and the only safe areas are underground, South America, and Antarctica. Seeing how those monsters couldn't live in cold or really, really hot conditions. Steven went along with Goh to meet up with one of the Head Quarter leaders of the Danner bases from Mexico and Cosmos. The leader was a spunky cheerful brown haired girl with hazel eyes around her late twenty's and when meeting Steven she was very cheerful. She wore formal dress clothing with glasses and her hair tide back. "Hi there Mr. Saruwatari I see you brought a guest." She said. "Oh Ms. Tama we found him while fighting the meg-beasts." Goh said. "I see, so what's you're name? I'm Jade Tama H'Q leader of the Danner Base in Mexico and co leader of the Cosmos base." Jade said. "I'm Steven Tran nice to meet you." Steven said as he shook her hand.
Jade told Goh to let them be and Jade answered any question Steven had about what was going on. "So I see you're not from around here huh Steven?" Jade asked. Steven shook his head no. "Well I'm sure Goh had told you I'm a robot pilot right?" She said. "No, he didn't actually. When I got here to ah Japan meg-beast came after me. But, I know these things are from earth and all. I just can't realize that..." Steven paused. "Yeah well but, that's not the whole truth actually." Jade said. "What do you mean Ms. Tama?" Steven asked. "Steven, just call me Jade, and what I mean is that after a war from a long time ago evil spirits known as Hollows evolved somehow and are now these mutant monsters we call meg-beasts." Jade explained. Steven with a questionable face said, "What Hollows? Those things were Hollows, and what war?" Steven questioned. "I know this surprises you and you've got lots of questions you want answered. I have an older brother in the Mexico Danner base who is also the co-H'Q leader and a pilot who also faced these monsters and maybe he could help you." Steven agreed and decided to head to Mexico to find out what happened in the past.
Mexico Dannar Base
When he arrived with Jade he saw Jade's brother who's name was Juan Tran. He was a tall and buff, and had Silver hair with brown streaks and brown eyes. "So you're Steven I heard a lot from my sister about you. I know you want to know what's going on. So I'll say it like this." Juan started to explain how the beast actually became. "You see there was a group of people back than that helped out these Soul Reapers take on the Hollows but, apparently an Ex- Soul Reaper named Aizen and two others managed to get the Kings Key and enter a universe where a Royal Family and killed them. Chaos and Aizen eventually met causing more destruction and mutation to Hollow genetics. Unfortunately for Aizen he was out smarted by an evil entity and control of power had switched. To this day we fight to one day make this world what it used to be a world with out these mutant monsters." Juan continued explaining and Steven couldn't bare hearing what was being told.
Jade saw Steven expression and told her brother to stop explaining. Jade than took Steven to meet their parents, on their way Steven asked Jade. "Jade why do you and your brother have different last names?" Jade turned to Steven who was walking beside him and showed her wedding ring. "That's because I'm married." Jade said as she smiled. Steven looked dumbfounded and said, "What you're married, aren't you a bit young?" "No one can be to young for love. At least that's what my mom use to tell me when I was growing up." Jade replied cheerfully. Steven just stared and was still wondering who Jade reminded him of, they eventually met up with Juan and Jades dad. "Jade dear, it's nice to see you, and you brought someone." The old man said. The old man had glasses and bleached grey hair. The old man was about five foot-nine inches tall. The old man was wearing a similar trench coat like Steven's as well but, with the symbol of two crescent moons on his back. "Oh daddy it's great seeing you again how's underground?" Jade asked. "It's so, so I guess. You're mother is still managing the under ground base and the lab is the same as usual. Her trained monsters are still watching over the underground and on above land so it's still safe."
"Oh yeah, Steven this is my father who was one of the scientist to discover the meg-beasts." Jade said to Steven. "Oh ah I'm sorry nice to meet you sir." Steven said to Jades father while bowing his head. "Oh no need to be all formal to me kid." Jades father said. Jades father told Jade that he would handle explaining to Steven what was happening and told her to continue her work while he showed Steven the laboratory. Before Jade left she gave Steven a hug and a peck on the cheek as her way of saying bye. Steven blushed and soon as she left the old man said, "Isn't she sweet that's my girl." The Old man paused, "So Steven I'm guessing you already found out about the beasts from my kids huh?"
"I did, it was hard for me at first when I heard." "That's what happens when time traveling, your brain freezes and it creates a time paradox later on." Steven just stopped and was surprised at what the old man had said. "Wait a minute you know that I'm not from this time period?" The old man looked straight at him. "You could say that. But truth be told, this may come to a surprise when I tell you this nice and easy and I thought you were smart enough to realize it now. Steven I'm you, I'm an older version of you. You've jumped into one of the possible futures after the winter war against Aizen."
Steven couldn't believe what he heard and proceeded by asking. "So, if you are me, what happened to everyone else? Like Kurosaki, Sado, a-and Callaway?" "Do you really want to know, because if you find out the truth this will come back and bit you in the ass?" The Older Steven asked. "Yes I'm willing to know, also I do know the risks, seeing the world like this I can't bear seeing it this way and by telling me I can try avoiding this from happening." Older Steven went closer to him and touched his shoulder. "Listen younger me, during the winter war something that I can't tell you do to time distortion, happens to Callaway and everyone else." "What? Please tell me I have to know." Steven asked. "Aizen will abduct someone and it involves that damn jewel, Ichigos hollow form goes in berserk mode causing him to lose his memory. As for Callaway she hid herself to train to face Chaos and she's been trying to defeat him ever since." Stevens older self explained.
"Oh I see, and older me, about Jade and Juan how are they copping with this meg-beast stuff." Steven asked again. "Well pretty much they always put their lives on the line all the time trying to make sure the earth is safe to live in. They are get kids and I'm always proud of them." "About your wife, what kind of person is she?" "Wow was I always this curious when I was younger oh well, all I can tell you is she is the person who spoke these words to me long ago and it was this, "That what ever happens to us we will always stay close no matter where and when we are."" They chatted some more for a while until and emergency call came in.
The call was for every Robot pilot from each base around the world to fight Meg-beasts in the Southern part of Japan and the Northern part of Canada. Steven followed his older-self and tried to help him out. But, his older-self told him not to for he was making sure time wouldn't corrupt. "I'm sorry to cut this chit chat short but, duty calls." Steven's older-self said. "It's okay I understand." Steven replied. "I have to take you to a special Senkaimon gate that will return you to your time. You've already been told and seen enough of this damn era." "But, w-what about you? I can't- just." Steven stopped." "I already told you, you can't get involved with this problem. The goal I want you to achieve is to help Callaway and Ichigo with the war that I was to late to accomplish." Stevens's older-self said.
So they continued off to a special part of the lab and Steven was led to a huge door that was able to time jump. If Steven followed the door it would lead him back home. The Meg- beasts were already by the Japan base and Steven's older-self rushed Steven in the gate and said to avoid the path of their future. Steven nodded and left. As soon as Steven left, Steven's older-self ran into his wife in the lab. "That was your younger-self huh honey?" "Yeah that was." "To this day you haven't changed one bit and maybe since your younger-self left this time, time will finally be restored." His wife said. "Maybe so dear, maybe so lets just hope it will."
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