And that's the story! Until the next one!...

The Wings Of Freedom

Outside, the Soul Society buzzed with life and activity. While some were busy repairing the damage caused by the Titans, the rest of the 13 Court Guard Squads the Z-Fighters were all busy settling the refugees in to their new world. Both Eren and Levi stepped outside into the warm light of day as they surveyed the whole thing. It wasn't long before they were discovered.

Hange: "Hey look! It's Eren and Levi!"

Suddenly a whole crowd started running over to them. The two greeted everyone halfway in the yard as they all swarmed the pair.

Jean: "Captain Levi!"

Erwin: "How are you feeling?"

Levi: "I'm fine, thanks."

Armin: "This world is amazing! No walls, no Titans!"

Sasha: "And there's food galore!"

Ymir: "Just don't go and eat it all."

Hange: "How on earth did you meet these people?!"

Krillin: "Seriously?! We told you like three times now!"

The whole group turned around and saw many of the Soul Reapers and the Z-Fighters standing behind them. Hange scratched the back of her head and laughed apologetically. Levi shook his head before heading over to his new friends.

Levi: "Hey guys."

Ichigo: "Hey, Levi! Hell of a ride, huh?!"

Levi: "One I NEVER wanna take again!"

Goku: "Perfectly understandable! Ha-ha!"

Yamamoto: "Indeed."

The soldier glanced over and watched as Yamamoto joined the party.

Yamamoto: "Finally on your feet, eh?"

Levi: "Yeah. Thank you, Yamamoto, for letting us all come here."

Yamamoto: "It was my pleasure, Levi."

Unohana: "Come now, Head-Captain... Surly some of the reason wasn't because you wanted Levi to join our ranks?"

The soldier raised an eyebrow and smirked as the old man chuckled out loud.

Levi: "So there WAS a reason!..."

Yamamoto: "Ha-ha... I admit that may have been a... tiny... reason, heh."

Levi: "Mmhmm... Suuurrre."

The soldier just grinned, letting them know that he was ok with that regardless. Levi then turned to Krillin, Goku and the other Z-Fighters.

Levi: "Did you really tell them?"

Piccolo: "We TRIED."

Krillin: "Try being the key word there."

Levi shook his head and turned around the group behind him.

Levi: "Ok, let me explain it one... more... time."

Everyone listened closely this time as Levi repeated the same thing he was once told.

Levi: "You are in a place called the Soul Society, a world full of the souls of the departed but that does NOT mean YOU are dead. This half of the Soul Society is called the Seireitei, the home of the Soul Reapers, which is what these people are (Pointing to Yamamoto and the other Soul Reapers). There are 13 squads here which are collectively called the 13 Court Guard Squads. This old man you see here is the Head-Captain, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. He commands the other captains who control the other 12 squads. A Soul Reaper's job is to protect the balance of life and death, helping the souls of the departed travel over and stop evil souls called Hollows from devouring the innocent. And every now and again deal with Vegeta's older brother's sadistic homicidal rampages... Or so I'm told at least."

Everyone who knew Coge all smiled and chuckled.

Levi: "(Pointing to Goku and his friends) These people are living people with supernatural powers, which you've already seen first hand. Some are humans like us, some are hybrids, and some are not human at all. But regardless of that, they all fight together to protect the innocent from harm."

Goku and the others all waved and smiled.

Levi: "This is the world I came to when I fell into that strange swirling light called a vortex. And these are the people who took care of me and helped me get back to all of you. ... I'd like to think of them all as my friends..."

Toushiro: "OI!"

Levi suddenly got slapped in the back of his head by Toushiro who was carrying a few long pieces of wood.

Toushiro: "How many times do we have to fucking tell ya?!"

The soldier rubbed the sore spot on his head while glancing at the young captain. Toushiro just smirked.

Toushiro: "We ARE your friends, Levi! Good grief- If we weren't then we sure as hell wouldn't have risked our lives to help you and the humans of your world!"

Levi: (Sarcastically) "Oh so THAT was the reason you came! I just thought you came because you were bored."

Toushiro grinned devilishly as a vein popped up on his forehead. He was slightly annoyed.

Toushiro: "I'm holding seven pieces of fairly heavy wood- you really wanna piss me off?"

Levi: "No, no thank you."

Toushiro: "Then WATCH IT, mister smart mouth! I outrank you at the moment!"

Everyone either laughed or chuckled. But that did bring up a few things. One came from Eren.

Eren: "Sooo... Are staying here for good?"

Levi turned around and looked straight at the youth.

Levi: "This is our home now, Eren. So, yes, we are."

Eren and the others all jumped and cheered with excitement! They were now in a world without Titans, how could they not be happy?! And the other thing that Toushiro incidentally reminded Levi of...

Levi: "Oh and Toushiro... Thanks for reminding me of this."

Toushiro raised his scarred eyebrow and just stared at Levi. What did he mean? The soldier turned to the old Soul Reaper.

Levi: "Head-Captain Yamamoto?"

Yamamoto: "Hm? Yes?"

Levi: "Is that offer for the Squad 9 Captain's position still open? Cuz if it is..."

Toushiro suddenly realized what Levi was asking now, and it soon dawned on everyone else as well. The soldier held out his hand to the old man who was more than sure of what the next words would be.

Levi: "... I'll take it."

Yamamoto smiled while he chuckled softly. The old Soul Reaper then took Levi's hand and shook it. It was now official. Squad 9 has a new captain.

Ukitake: "Aright!"

Renji: "Finally! One left to go!"

Trunks: "Don't go easy on those Hollows!"

Goten: "Yeah!"

Kyoraku: "Welcome to our little family, Levi."

Hisagi: "I'm honored to work with you, sir."

Toushiro: "Indeed, well done, Levi. But that still doesn't excuse you."

Levi glanced at Toushiro with a VERY confused look.

Levi: "... Excuse me of what?"

Toushiro: "Remember how the Female Titan destroyed a number of buildings here and threw the debris to try and crush YOU?"

Levi: "Yeeeeaaahhhhh?..."

Toushiro: "Well one of those buildings was a quarter of MY office roof!"

And Levi suddenly was aware of where this was going.

Levi: "... Shhhiiiit..."

Toushiro: "Yeah, you see where this is going..."

And the young captain shoved the boards he was holding into Levi's arms.

Toushiro: "Captain or not, it fell on YOUR HEAD so YOU'VE gotta help with the repairs!"

Levi groaned. This wasn't exactly going to be easy. But Toushiro was just having some fun.

Toushiro: "Ha-ha! Relax! I'm just having some fun with ya! Most of the hard stuff is done already! We just need you to lower the frames for the roofs while we direct you! After that you can have all the fun you want!"

Still... Not easy.

Levi: "And how exactly do I do that?"

Toushiro: "I'll give you a big hint!"

And then Toushiro stuck two fingers in his mouth and whistled as loud as he could! Not even a second later and Vegeta came running up to them! But Levi was confused. His tail fins were crushed beyond repair by Annie. So why was he wearing his saddle? Toushiro could see the questioning gaze.

Toushiro: "Take a closer look!"

Levi looked closer only to see that there were new fins on his tail! But instead of black, the right fin was a dark blue and the left was a light shade of silvery white. Just like...

Erwin: "The Wings of Freedom..."

Levi heard a small clipping sound and turned around to see Toushiro holding another harness, a better one like his. The soldier had an idea what this meant and Toushiro smiled right back at him, confirming the suspicions.

Toushiro: "Did ya really think you were going to do this alone?"

A few minutes later and the last roof frame was almost in place.

Iba: "A little more to the right!..."

Levi moved Vegeta just a few inches to the right and...

Izuru: "That's good! Perfect! Set'er down!"

A moment later and the frame was in place. Levi had Vegeta land on the ground as he waited for approval.

Val: "Alright! You're done! Have fun, ha-ha!"

Vegeta roared excitedly! He knew what was going to happen next! Levi turned around and shouted out!

Levi: "Hey, Eren!"

The youth looked up at his captain who waved at him to join him!

Levi: "Come on!"

Eren gasped excitedly and looked at Ukitake if he could be excused from his current duty. The white haired man smiled and gave him the all clear. Excited, Eren rushed over and was helped into the back seat of the saddle.

Levi: "Now hang onto me!"

Eren: "Yes sir!"

They both took a deep breath and-

Levi: "LET'S GO, VEGETA!"

Vegeta leaped forward and into the sky! Once up in the air he circled around the others slowly, letting his passengers take in the marvelous view. Levi looked back at Eren and saw the youth enjoying every bit of this. But enough of observing! Time for some fun!

Levi: "Hang on!"

Eren laughed and hollered out loud as Levi drove Vegeta into a sharp dive! The saiyan roared as he flew under a bridge, up and over Squad 3's barracks, and shot across the canals! Then out of nowhere, Toushiro appeared next them with Armin on his back! Then next was Goku with Hange and Erwin! Ichigo appeared with Mikasa! And Gin had Jean! With their closest friends right beside them, Levi and Eren soared up into the sky with the saiyan prince roaring loudly with joy! All of them disappeared within the light of the sun... Only a silhouette of great wings could be seen, the wings that brought them freedom. And then suddenly they all reappeared as they flew down and around the whole area! This was their home now. And after so long of a struggle, after so many lives lost and families torn apart... Levi and his fellow humanity from a world ruled by Titans can finally say...

We are free.

The End.