Ashbel: Hello Fanfiction readers! I, Ashbel Longhart, have returned!

Seth: Already? Not that I'm complaining, but it's only been two weeks since you last updated.

Ashbel: Yeah, well, when you have a house with no internet, you're forced to work on the only thing you can do which is a non-canon episode which is today. We are finally going to see Seth arrive at Hueco Mundo and see what happens.

Seth: So I'm finally here.

AshbeL: That's right and some Bleach favorites will be appearing today so before we begin, cue disclaimer!

Seth: On it.

(Disclaimer: Ashebl Longhart does not own RWBY, Bleach, any songs, any anime elements, or anything else that may appear familiar to you. They all belong to their respective owners. He just own this story and his OC's)

Ashbel: Let get started!

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Kuro"

"Shiro"

"Crescent Rose"


EP 24: Initiation: Las Noches style


(Cue Rolling Star by YUI)

(Yume ni made mita you na sekai de, Arasoi mo naku heiwa kurashitai) The song starts off as we pass over the town of Vale. Then, going up, we see Seth preparing to unleash Bankai before an explosion happened in front of him as the title appeared within the dust cloud.

(Mou gaman bakka shiterannai yo) We see Seth with Teams RWBY and JNPR, all having lunch in the cafeteria

(Iitai koto wa iwanakucha) Jaune had just come over with his lunch, joining in on whatever the guys were talking about.

(Kaerimichi yuugure no basutei) Then, we go into Seth's Inner World where all the weapon spirits were having a good time except Shiro who was chained up.

(Ochikonda senaka ni Bye Bye Bye) We get a close up on the chained Shiro until he raises his head to show off his sadistic smile.

(Kimi no Fighting Pose misenakya oh oh) We then see Ozpin, Kisuke, and Glynda in Ozpin's Office with a black cat on his desk. Then, Ozpin looks out the window to see tons of ships down at the docks.

(Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa) Jump on the roof, Seth comes upon Grimmjow who smirks at him.

(Arasoi mo naku heiwa na nichijou) There's something in the distance we can't see, but whatever it is, RWBY was heading towards it.

(Demo genjitsu wa hibi to rabu de) JNPR all make it to somewhere as something over shadows them, prompting them prepare to draw their weapons.

(Tama ni kuyandari shiteru) There was a big explosion and the next thing we know, we're in Seth's Inner World.

(Sonna Rolling Days) Seth was there and was looking around until not too far from him was Shiro, now free. A fight takes place as both Seth and Shiro enter a dead lock with both of them holding a Zangetsu of their own. They both draw back and while Seth stabs forwards, Shiro smiles as his face was replaced with the Grimm Mask before Shiro slashes forward. Then, we see Seth dropping to his knees as his Zangetsu was embedded next to him, showing us a tiny reflection of Kuro.

(Kitto uso nante sou) Then, we see the charm Ruby gave to Seth long ago when he was fighting in that tournament.

(Imi wo motanai no) Then, the charm starts to burn away like paper as we see Ruby on her knees, crying.

(All my loving...) We then see Ruby and Seth at the docks.

(Sou ja nakya yatterannai) Ruby was crying for some reason but was then surprised when Seth suddenly kisses her on the lips.

(Yume ni made mita you na Sweet Love) We now see Seth on the roof of Beacon as the setting sun was in the background.

(Koibitotachi wa kakure ga wo sagasu no) We then see see faint images of some faint battle where it ends with Shiro.

(Demo genjitsu wa aenai hi ga) The image starts to become as we see half of Shiro's face replaced with the Grimm Mask.

(Tsuzukinagara mo shinjiteru no Lonely Days) As if knowing Shiro was smiling at him, Seth opens his eyes and looks forward with determination.

(Oooooh yeah. Oh Tsumazuitatte Way to go) Slowly, Seth draws Zangetsu and transforms it into its Shikai form.

(Yeah, yeah, yeah!) Then, in a burst of Aura, Seth transforms into his Bankai as he prepares a black Getsuga Tenshō.

(Doro doro ke Rolling Star) Then, with a roar, Seth sends the Getsuga Tenshō towards the shattered moon of Remnant as the song ends.


(Beacon)

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU KISSED!?" yelled out Yang's voice throughout the academy.

Rubbing her ears to get the ringing out of it, Ruby looked at her team as they were currently in the training room, preparing themselves for the upcoming tournament. It's been almost a week since Seth had left and currently, Ruby was telling them about what had happened with Seth before he left, including the part where they kissed.

"Like I said, Seth…kissed me before he left."

"And this was mouth to mouth?" Ruby nodded, causing Yang to scratch her head in frustration. "I can't believe I missed my little sis' first kiss!"

"Why are you getting so worked up about this?" Ruby asked, feeling embarrassed at having told her friends this.

"Because not only did I miss my little sister's first kiss, but she kissed a guy before me!" It was times like these that Yang cursed her inability to kiss a guy, not that she wanted to kiss the men she used to date.

"So…how was it?" Blake asked, curious.

"W-Why are you asking!?" Ruby asked, blushing.

"Curious." Blake said. "So, how was it?"

"It was sudden, but…nice." Ruby blushed as she remembered the feeling of Seth's lips kissing hers'. She then saw her teammates smile. "Wipe those stupid smiles off your faces!"

"So, you're serious that he confessed that he loved you too?" Weiss asked.

Ruby nodded. "He said it before he k-k-kissed me." Never in her life has the word kiss been so hard to say than it is now.

"So, doesn't that make you two boyfriend and girlfriend?" Weiss said.

"Boyfriend and girlfriend…" Ruby's mind started to wander as she pictured herself and Seth fighting together against the creatures of Grimm, going out on dates, etc. Her mind then started to wander some more as she now pictured herself getting married to Seth, starting a family, etc. At that point, her face turned completely red as an eruption of emotions short circuited her brain. "Awawawawawawawa!"

"Oh boy." Yang said as she went and caught her sister before she fell to the floor. "I think we better end our training early today."

Both Weiss and Blake nodded in agreement.

"I wonder how Seth is doing?" Blake thought out loud.

"Who knows?" Weiss said before they left the room with their near to fainting leader.


(With Seth)

Over the horizon, flying in the dark sky was the special VTOL that was currently containing both Seth and Aizen as well as his Arrancars that he decided to bring along with him.

"So, how are you, Mr. Aberrant?" Aizen asked the amnesiac next to him.

"Fine." Was all Seth said as he continued to stare at the lucky charm Ruby had given him long ago, now in his regular clothes.

"Aizen." Gin called out, getting his attention. "We're almost there."

"Excellent." Aizen said before turning back to Seth. "Mr. Aberrant, would you like to see the place you'll be staying at for the next three months?"

Looking away and putting the charm away, Seth looked outside the window and gazed upon the place known as Hueco Mundo. Down below was…a sea of sand and dead trees.

"There's…nothing but sand." Seth pointed out as he gazed down upon the desert area.

"That's right. It may not look like it, but this place is a den of Grimms everywhere. The area is just bigger than it seems which is why you don't see Grimm for miles. It is here where my academy, Las Noches, resides." Aizen said before he took out a small pouch. "Here, take this."

Seth took the pouch and opened to see Dust crystals half the size of his fist. "What are these for?"

"For your survival." Aizen said. "They should help you in your time of need."

"Huh?" Before Seth could ask, the hatch behind him opened up, surprising him.

"Have a nice fall." The voice of Aizen said before Seth was literally kicked out of the VTOL.

"What the FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…" Seth's voice rang out as he fell from the airship and crashed down below.

"Think he'll be alright?" Gin asked.

"He'll be fine." Aizen said as the hatch closed.


(With Seth)

Bursting from the sand was Seth, spitting out sand.

"What the hell is wrong with him!? I could have died!" Seth yelled, coughing up sand until he had no more in his mouth. Good thing he packed water…in his suitcase…that was back on the ship.

"Son of a bitch!" Seth shouted in frustration before calming down. Guess his mouth will be a little salty for a while. He then looked around the area he was in which was nothing but white sand and dead trees. "So, this is Hueco Mundo?"

"It's not very cheery, that's for sure." Crescent commented which Seth nodded in agreement.

"I don't know. It's not that bad. The place kind of feels like home to me."

"Maybe that's because you're a Grimm, Shiro."

"There's nothing here at all." Seth said. "It's all white. Is this really a whole island?" He then walked up to one of the many dead trees within the area and tore off a twig. "This tree, it's made of quartz or something." Tossing away the twig, Seth looked around before his eyes widen when he turned around. "What the!?"

From the distance was what appeared to be some sort of palace and it was huge!

Shiro whistled. "Now that is a building."

"It's huge!" Seth said. "Is it a palace or a fortress!?"

"Don't tell me that's Las Noches, their academy! It's so enormous! It's messing up my sense of scale!"

"Well, whether that's the academy or not, there's only one way to find out." Seth said before he took off running.


(Back with Aizen)

"Welcome back, Lord Aizen." The minute Aizen stepped out of the airship, a line of students were there to greet him with Tōsen in the front.

"It's good to be back." Aizen said as he and Gin stepped with his Arrancars. "Everyone, I bring news. This may surprise you, but we're going to be having a transfer student here."

"A transfer student?" Tōsen said as the students behind him whispered to one another.

"Yes. A very interesting transfer student." Aizen said. "Of course, I'm not just letting him in for free. Like all of you, he will be tested and I want someone to volunteer in testing our soon to be new student."

"Allow me, Lord Aizen." Aizen turned to one of the many Arrancars behind Tōsen.

"Hmm…Okay. You can have the honor of testing our new student. In the mean time, spread the word. I want everyone to come see what this student has to offer. As for me, I'll be in my office."

"Yes, Lord Aizen."


(Back with Seth)

Seth collapsed to the ground, exhausted after running for what seemed like hours.

"Geez! I run and I run, but it doesn't seem like I'm getting any closer to the damn thing!"

"Makes you wonder if that thing is a mirage or something."

Just when Seth was about to say something, an explosion occurred not too far from him. Turning, he saw three Hollow Grimms, two being the size of humans, chasing a cloaked person.

"Is that a human!? But how can that be!?"

"No time to think about it! That person needs help!" Seth said as he took off running.

"Huff…huff…huff…huff…" The person panted in exhaustion, running as fast as it could in order to escape the three chasers.

"Bawaaaa!" The worm like Grimm cried out.

"Huffhuffhuffhuffhuffhuffhuffhuff!" The Grimm that had a stag beetle mask panted.

"Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha!" The one with the Polka dotted cloak laughed as it chased after the cloaked person.

"Booga!" That is until Seth appeared and batted the Polka dotted one with Zangetsu, the sword still in its scabbard.

"Huh!? Big brother!" The stag beetle cried out in worry before he flinched when Seth turned to him and the worm creature. "Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!"


(One Beat Down Later)

"Stop! Please, stop!" The cloaked person pleaded just as Seth was about to suplex the worm. Removing the hood, it revealed a 10 year old girl with hazel eyes and short green hair. Her eyes are incredibly wide, and the remains of her mask make up a cartoon-like skull which sits on the top of her head. A crack runs along the left side of the mask and four teeth on the left side of the skull are broken off. She has a large scar coming down from her forehead to her nose and a crimson line that stretches horizontally across her face below her eyes. Her clothing consists of a simple green gown with a hood which covers her entire body. "Stop picking on us! What did we ever do to you!?"

Seth blinked in surprise. "A mask…Are you an Arrancar?"

"Duh. What else would I be?" The girl said. "Now stop being mean to my brothers and let go of Bawabawa."

"Bawa-what now?" Seth asked until he realized she was talking about the Worm Grimm and let it go.

"Dondo, Pesche, are you guys alright?" The girl asked.

"We're OK." The stag beetle said before pointing at Seth. "Hey! What's the big idea attacking us all of a sudden!? You trying to kill us!?"

"Sorry." Seth apologized. "It's just that I saw you guys chasing her and assumed the worse, so I acted."

The three gasped, four if you counted the Worm, and then they all bowed to their knees. "We're sorry! Please forgive us!"

"Nel had no idea that our game of endless tag would lead to a misunderstanding. There's not a lot to do for fun around here in Hueco Mundo."

"Endless tag?" Crescent said in disbelief.

"You were playing?" Seth asked. "But there were tears in your eyes."

"Uh-huh." Nel nodded. "I'm a masochist, so it's no fun unless they chase me so hard that I cry a little."

Seth then went and bonked Dondo's head. "What have you been teaching this kid!?"

The girl then realized something. "Oh! How rude of us! We haven't introduced ourselves yet. I'm Nel Tu of the Arrancars."

"I'm Nel's older brother, Pesche." The stab-beetle Grimm said. Pesche is a humanoid Arrancar whose head is almost completely covered by his mask, which resembles an insect-like head with large mandibles and horns. His large left eye, yellow in color, is visible through an eyehole on the front of his mask. However, his right eye is concealed by a purple eye patch, which is attached to his brow. Pesche has blond hair, some of which sticks out from under the back of his mask. The majority of his body is purple, but he wears a white, armor-like vest that covers the upper part of his torso, as well as white armor on his forearms and shins. He also wears a loincloth around his waist, which is a lighter shade of purple than the rest of his body. His Hollow hole is positioned near his stomach, directly beneath the edge of his vest. Pesche walks around barefoot, and has only three toes on each foot.

"And I'm Pesche's older brother, Dondochakku." The cloaked-pokka dotted Grimm said. Dondochakku has a large, heavyset, but dumpy body with short appendages with small, white hands and feet. He wears a hooded yellow bodysuit which is covered with black polka dots of varying sizes. His head is very large, being almost as big as his body, and unlike most Arrancar, his Hollow mask covers his entire head, and the eyes and mouth also function properly as if it was his real face. His mask resembles a stereotypical tiki mask with exaggerated colorful features, including large eyes and teeth, as well as a prominent nose

The three then gestured to the Worm Grimm behind them. "And this big guy is our pet, Bawabawa." Said pet is a giant, snake-like Hollow whose mask consists of a simple plate on his head with a pair of horns. He has large pink lips and equally large teeth. His body consists of a smooth, solid back with a segmented, lighter colored underside.

"Wait a minute!"

"What?"

"Arrancars have families and pets and stuff?" Seth asked.

"How rude! Of course we do." Nel said.

"We stumbled upon each other, and well, she was such a little cutie-pie, I figured I could be her older brother, ya know?" Dondo said.

"Same here." Pesche said while Nel giggled.

"That doesn't make you a family." Seth said, making them gasp in horror.

"Th-Then what are we!?"

"My bad. Forget what I said. You are a family." They all breathed a sigh of relief once Seth said that.

Nel then asked, "I don't think I've ever seen around here before. Where're you heading to?"

Seth pointed towards the building in the distance. "I was making my way over to that place."

"Las Noches Academy?"

"At least we now know it is the academy."

Seth nodded at both Nel and agreeing with Crescent. "Yeah. I'm sort of an exchange student."

"And exchange student? Well, if you're an exchange student then maybe we can help you." Nel said.

"Really?"

Nel nodded as Bawabawa lowered its head. "Yeah. Hop on! It'll be faster on Bawabawa than on foot."

"Thanks for the help, I appreciate it." Seth said as he climbed on. Once everyone was on, Bawa took off. "This is weird. Are you guys really Arrancars?"

"What are you talking about?" Nel asked, having taken a seat on Seth's lap. "Of course we are. Can't you see this beautiful cracked mask?"

"But you guys are so different from the Arrancars I met in Vale."

"Oh! You must be talking about the Numeros."

"Nooma…huh?" Seth asked in confusion. "What are they?"

"Numeros." Nel corrected as she got off his lap. "They're high-ranking Arrancars. They're assigned a double-digit number and are under the direct command of the Espadas. Numeros are expert fighters and are nothing like us garbage bugs!"

"Garbage bugs? That's an interesting word choice."

"Come to think of it, we never got you name." Nel said, turning to the amnesiac.

"Seth Aberrant, Hunter-in-training and amnesiac Shinigami."

"Ah, a Hunter and a Shinigami. I see." Nel said until she and her brothers froze. "W-Wait! D-D-Did you say you were a H-H-H-Hunter and a S-S-S-S-Shinigami!?"

Seth nodded casually. "That's right."

The three then had looks of terror.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaah! Hunters and Shinigamis are baddies!" Nel cried out. "He's both of them which means he's a double baddie!"

"What did you think I was? Another Arrancar?" Seth asked.

"Help! The Hunter Shinigami is going to kill us!" Nel cried out for help."

"Wait! I'm not gonna kill you!" Seth said, trying to get the three to calm down.

"The Shinigami may not kill you…" Suddenly, forming from the very sand itself, a being literally made out of sand appeared. "But I will! I, Runugana, Guardian of the White Sand!"

Nel, Pesche, and Dondo all gaped in horror while Seth just looked surprise.

"Damn! He's as huge as a Menos!"

"Pests, state your business, or be turned into sand!"

Seth stood up and walked forward. "My name is Seth Aberrant. I'm an exchange student here."

"An exchange student? What nonsense do you speak? We do not accept exchange students, let alone anyone from the outside."

"Huh? Hasn't Aizen told you about me?" Seth asked.

"I have received no information from Lord Aizen concerning an exchange student. Now, I, Runugana, shall turn you all into sand!"

"Tch!" Looks like words weren't going to work. At times like these, Seth did the first thing that came into mind…Do what Yang does. "Getsuga Tenshō!" And fight.

With one swift motion, Seth sent out his signature attack towards the sand being, slicing it in two easily.

"Alright, let's go." Seth said, sheathing Zangetsu.

"Aaaah!" The three Arrancars screamed.

"A surprise attack!"

"You cheater!"

"He's a baddie!"

"Shut up. I just saved your butts. Besides, I attacked from the front so where's the surprise?" Seth said until he noticed the three shaking. "What's wrong?"

Their answer was the point behind him. Turning, Seth saw Runugana pulling himself back together.

"You attacked without warning and without remorse. Intruder, that was even more inexcusable!"

"What was that!?" Seth asked, pointing at the sand being.

"What? Runugana's made out of sand." Nel said.

"You know, it really should have been obvious considering he appeared from the sand itself."

"Made out of sand?" Seth repeated. "He's after you guys too! Don't just stand there-Wah!" Seth screamed in surprise when Runugana's sandy fist almost crushed them. "What are we gonna do!?"

"Why are you looking at us for!?" Pesche said as Bawa barely dodged another fist.

"God dammit, fine! Just run! Get us out of here!" Seth said.

"Bawa! Turn around, Bawa!" Nel pleaded.

"You…" Slowly, Runugana's mouth enlarged into razor sharp teethes. "Will not escape!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath them sank and turned into a giant ant-lion pit.

"It's an ant-lion pit!"

'I know!' Seth thought as he turned to Nel. "Nel! Does this guy have any kind of weakness!?"

"Waah! I can't tell you! You're a baddie!" Nel said before covering her mouth.

Annoyed and not wanting to die, Seth went and pulled on Nel's cheek. "In case you've forgotten, you're about to be swallowed up too!"

Wanting Seth to stop pulling on her cheeks, Nel said, "Water! It's water!"

"Water!? Where the hell am I gonna find water in a desert!?"

"How should I know!?"

"Dammit! If we don't do something soon then-!" Seth then remembered that he had been given a bag full of Dust Crystals from Aizen. Quickly taking it out, he rummaged through it and took out an ice Dust crystal. "That bastard didn't tell sandman about me on purpose!" Saving his anger for later, he drew out Zangetsu and slid the Ice Dust against Zangetsu's blade, coating it

"Please let this word." Seth said before he attacked. "Getsuga Tenshō!" With a downward slash, Seth sent his signature attack once again at the sand guardian, the attack splitting it in two, but then, ice formed between the two sides, making it impossible for Runugana to regenerate as the sand guardian fell, dead.

"You...You defeated Runugana!" Nel said in awe.

"By a thread." Seth said before he noticed that they were still sinking. "Ah! We're still sinking!"

"Ah! Bawabawa! Climb boy, climb!"

"We're gonna die!"

"Oi! Don't say that!"

"You guys were the greatest friends I ever had."

"What the hell is with that past tense bullshit!?"


(Beacon, Ozpin's Office)

Ozpin sighs as he was overlooking the preparations for the Vytal Festival. The stands and some events were no problem, and thanks to Kisuke's random assignment, said stands were going to be run by some of his own students, but the tournament was another matter all together. Doesn't help that he had finished a conversation with James about last week's infiltration.

"Paper work tiring you, Ozpin?" Looking up from a piece of paper he was overlooking, he saw both Kisuke and Yoruichi in her real form walk in.

"Kisuke, Yoruichi, what brings you to my office?" Ozpin asked, secretly happy to get away from the paper work.

"We just came here to see how things were." Yoruichi said.

"Well, besides the preparations for the tournament, things are going smoothly." Ozpin said, taking a sip of his coffee. "I am worried for Seth though."

"You're not the only one." Kisuke said as he went and poured himself a cup for himself. "He did leave with Aizen of all people."

"I'm surprised you just let him go." Yoruichi said.

"I thought his friends would be able to stop him." Ozpin said. "But it seems I was wrong."

"What in the world could Aizen be planning?" Yoruichi said.

"Who knows?" Ozpin shrugged. "After the incident with Matilda, it's become impossible to figure out what he's planning."

"It still surprises me that they got together." Kisuke said. "They hated each other when they first met."

"Actually, it was more of Aizen hating her. Matilda always had a talent of getting under his nerves so easily." Ozpin said as he thought back. "It helped that she was surprisingly smarter than him too."

"She also had the talent of bringing out a side of Aizen no one knew about." Yoruichi said, joining in the conversation. "Just don't Aizen catch you two for talking about her. You know how he gets when you just bring up her name."

"You don't have to tell us. We know." Ozpin said before going back to the paper he was looking at.

"What you looking at?" Kisuke asked.

"Do you remember the prototype hologram stage that was used in that tournament Seth once participated in?" Kisuke nodded at Ozpin's question. "Well, the Schnee Corporation just recently finished putting the final touches and has finally created a much better one. I was debating whether or not I should have it installed into the tournament stage."

"Why would you want to install such a thing?" Yoruichi asked. "Aren't the regular stages we have set up good enough?"

"Yes, for normal students. But this is for anything like Seth. I don't want another Seth vs. Kenpachi happening again." Ozpin said, clearly remembering the kind of destruction that fight brought upon."

"Hmm, you got a point." Kisuke said, finishing his coffee. "Well, I'd say install it incase such a fight does occur. Because if it's Seth we're talking about, then we're gonna need it if one of his fights starts to get out of hand."

Ozpin nodded in agreement and went back to his papers as Kisuke and Yoruichi took their leave.


(Back with Seth)

"We're finally here." Seth said, getting off of Bawabawa as said Grimm collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

"Good job, Bawabawa! You did real good!" Nel said, giving her pet a hug before telling it to rest. "The gates a three-day walk from here so we better move if we want to get there."

"Three days? Yeah, not happening." Seth said, drawing Zangetsu. "I've got a better idea." With no hesitation, Seth unleashed a wordless Getsuga Tenshō at the wall in front of him, creating a hole big enough for a small group to fit and run in. "There. Much better."

"Wha!? Why did you do that for!?" Nel asked. "Do you know how much trouble we'll get in!?"

"Sorry, but my reasons for being here can't wait for three days." Seth said. "Nel, thanks for bringing me here. I really appreciate it, but this is where we say goodbye. If you guys stay with me any longer, then you guys will only get into trouble." Seth then turned and walked away. "Until we meet again."

Nel did nothing, but watch as the amnesiac continued to walk away. Then…"Wait!" Nel ran after Seth."

"Hey! Nel!?" Of course, her brothers were surprised at this and quickly followed after her.

Seth stopped walking and turned around. "What are you doing? I said you'll only get into trouble if you stay with me."

"Yeah, but…I had fun coming here. Lots of fun!" Nel said.

"Her idea of fun is almost being swallowed up by an ant-lion pit?"

"Shut it."

"I want to stay with you, Seth."

Seth blinked in surprise before he sighed and scratched his head, not sure of what to do.

"And…if you refuse…I'll cry!" Nel said as tears started to stream down her face.

"Eh?" Seth was not expecting her to suddenly cry.

"Seth, you meanie! Ink-head! Doo-doo head!"

"Alright, alright! Stop crying!"

"Stinky breath!"

"Hey! That's not true!"

"Virgin!"

"Shut up!" Seth was almost this close to hitting the kid, but he held himself back. "You can come, okay?"

"Really?" Seth nodded. Happy, Nel leaped towards the amnesiac for a hug. "Seth!"

Seth spread out his arms, preparing for the hug- "Super Acceleration!" But he wasn't ready for the sudden super fast tackle as he crashed to the ground.

"Y-You…" Seth groaned, wanting to say something, but Nel crying and having the wind knocked out of him prevented that.


(Back at Beacon)

"You sure you want to do this, Yang?" Sado asked as he and Yang stood a good feet apart from each other as the monitor measured their Aura levels.

"Yeah, I'm sure." Yang said, unfolding her Ember Celica. "We've never actually fought one another, so show me what you got."

"Go Yang!" Ruby cheered for her sister from the stand with the others.

"Show her what you're made of, Sado!" Tatsuki yelled from the stand as she and the rest of Team TASK cheered for their teammate.

"You're not gonna bust out that weird arm of yours?" Yang asked when Sado just raised his fist.

"No." Sado said.

"Well, you're gonna wish you did!" Yang said, charging the second the buzzer went off, starting the fight.


(Back with Seth)

"Geez, how long does this hallway go?" Seth thought out loud as he and the Phantom Thief NelDonPel/Great Desert Brothers/The Three Brothers followed close behind as they had been walking down the hallway for hours now.

"Las Noches is a pretty big place to begin with." Nel said, riding on Seth's shoulder.

"I know, but who in their right minds thought it was a good idea to make such a-!" Suddenly, Seth's senses alerted him of something. Turning around, he looked to find the source.

"Seth? What's wrong?" Nel asked.

"Shh! Be quiet, all of you." Seth said, his focus not leaving the pillars up above. "…Come out here!" Silence. "Whoever's there, show yourself!"

Seeing that he was found out, a shadow of a man jumped off the pillar he was on as he jumped away.

"You can't get away from me! Stop running!" Seth said, his gaze following the shadow.

"Hmph! Who's running…" the shadow then tripped. "Away!?" and then crashed towards the ground. "Argh!"

Both Seth and the group were completely speechless at this point.

"Um…" Seth began. "Hello? You okay?"

"Da-Dah!" The group flinched back in surprise when a finger appeared from the smoke, but their shock quickly died. "Dunt-Da-Da-Dunt-Da-Daaa…Da-Da-koff! Dunt-Da-koff! Koff! Koff! Koff!"

'The fuck?' Everyone thought.

"Da-Daan…" Then, appearing from the smoke was a man. The man had black hair and blue eyes. The front of his hair was styled into two small horns and he has a van-dyke beard and mustache. The remains of a mask was that of a small plate on his forehead that has horns, mirroring those of his hair. His outfit was the same one worn by other Arrancars except that it has fringes on the forearm portion of the sleeves, a red sash tied to his waist, holding a sword, shoulder pads and opening down the front which revealed a black undershirt. "Hey!"

The group could do nothing, but have…looks. That's the only way to describe it.

"Now, hey you!" The man said. "What's that look for!?"

"Well, I…" Seth said.

"What is that!? What's that look for!?"

"Yeah, I heard you the first time."

"You just witnessed Dordoni's grand entrance and yet…"

"Grand? You fell on your face."

"You feign composure!"

"I'm not feigning. I'm actually composed."

"Alright, but what about those three behind you!? They're not even looking at me!"

"That's your own fault."

The man named Dordoni then calmed down. "Hmph, fine. This just shows that you have no appreciation for the finer things. It's really irrelevant since you're about to be demolished anyway."

Hearing that, Seth's expression turned Serious as he went for Zangetsu. "And what do you mean by that? Who are you anyway?"

The man smirked. "I'm glad you asked, niño. Now, brace yourself, Shinigami, for I am Arrancar Cientecimo Tercero(103), Dordoni, the man who is going to crush you here and now!"

And just like that, Seth' serious expression was gone. "Tordoni? Is that some kind of pasta?"

"It has nothing to do with pasta! I said I am Arrancar Cientecimo Tercero, No.103!"

"No.103? Isn't that number kind of high?"

"Yeah." Nel and her brothers agreed by nodding their heads.

"Don't Espadas usually have two-digit numbers?" Seth asked, whispering.

Nel nodded. "Yeah. It should be a two-digit number."

"We've never heard of one with three-digits before." Pesche said.

"Uh-huh." Dondochakka said, nodding.

"Hey! What are you three whispering to each other!?" Seth and the group just gave Dordoni looks of pity. "Huh!? Don't give me looks of pity!"

"Mister, no offense, but you seem kind of wimpy." Seth said, drawing Zangetsu as Nel got off his shoulder.

"What!?" Dordoni yelled before he charged towards Seth, his fists shaking in anger. "I'll show you wimpy! But don't come crying to me about it later, niño!"

Seth sighed in disappointment. He expected to meet some strong Arrancars like Grimmjow, not wimpy ones like these. 'I'll make this quick-!' Seth's train of thought stopped when pain erupted from his shoulder. Looking, he saw his shoulder bleeding as Dordoni was now behind him.

"Seth!" Nel cried out in worry.

'What the!?' Acting fast, Seth turned around and attacked. "Getsuga Tenshō!"

Seth's signature attack sped towards the Arrancar, but before it could hit him, he negated the attack with a single kick…without even looking!

"Hey, didn't your mama ever tell you not to judge a book by its cover, niño?" Dordoni asked as he turned and faced Seth with a confidant smirk on his face. "Allow me to properly introduce myself. I am Arrancar Cientecimo Tercero , Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio. A Privaron Espada."


(Back at Beacon)

Yang stared wide eyed as she laid on the floor in shock at what had just happed. All around her was total destruction. There was rubble everywhere as holes were here and there. The most shocking thing was that the monitor was on the ground, having looked like something had dislodged it as it laid on the ground, broken.

"You okay?" Looking up, Yang saw Sado offering her a hand to stand. Seeing as she couldn't stand on her own at the moment, she took the hand and was helped up.

"What…the…hell?" Was the first thing Yang said once she could stand on her own as she stared at Sado.

"I'm pretty strong." Sado said.

"Pretty strong!? You tore off the fucking monitor off the wall!" Yang said, pointing at the messed up monitor that still managed to display their Aura levels. Yang's was in the red as Sado's had barely left the green.

"I wanted to end the fight quickly." Sado said with a shrug.

"You almost killed me!" Yang yelled as her eyes turned red as her hair lit on fire.

"You wouldn't stop shooting at me." Sado said, not even fazed at Yang's anger.

"That's because you would stop dodging my punches! I had to get you to fight back somehow!" Seriously, for someone as big as Sado, he was hard to hit.

"Enough!" Tatsuki said as ran up to the stage and held back Yang. "Yang, you got your fight. Sado clearly won. Let it go."

Yang growled before she took a deep breath and sighed, the fire disappearing as her eyes returned to normal. "Sorry. Guess I got a little hotheaded there."

"You think?" Weiss said as she and the others walked up to the arena.

"You guys trashed the place." Ruby said as she stared nervously at the broken monitor before looking at Sado. "You are really strong, you know that?"

"So I've been told." Sado said.

"Seriously, you surprised me when you did that." Yang said. "Now I'm jealous. How'd you get so strong?"

"My Abuelo not only taught me how to be a decent man, he also taught me how to fight." Sado said…before he started to shiver in fear.

"What the!? Just what kind of training did Sado go through?" Yang asked.

"We've asked, but he always ends up like this before he could speak." Mizuiro said.

"I wonder how Seth is doing?" Keigo said. "He left on some intense training trip, didn't he?"

"Uh, yeah, that's right." Ruby said, remembering the lie she and her team told to TASK and ITH. She then began to wonder too.

'I wonder if Seth's doing OK?'


(Back With Seth)

"What did you say?"

"Didn't you hear me? Privaron Espada. To put it simply, I am a fallen Espada, an Espada whose been divested of their rank. The three-digit number is a sign of demotion." Dordoni explained. "In other words, I am someone who used to be an Espada."

Seth was obviously shocked at this information. He now takes back everything bad he thought about the Arrancar.

"So, you used to be an Espada?" Seth asked.

"That's correct." Dordoni said.

"In that case…" Seth then threw away his scabbard, letting it crash into the ground before he took a familiar stance. "Subete Mamoru! Zangetsu!" In a burst of Aura, Zangetsu in Shikai form was revealed.

"Oh? Impressive spiritual Aura, niño." Dordoni complimented before he attacked. "But is it enough!?"

The Privaron Espada jumped and went for an axe kick. Seth brought up Zangetsu to block, but the kick was more powerful than he expected as the ground beneath him collapsed when the kick connected. Using his strength alone, Seth managed to push back Dordoni who flipped and landed back on the ground with a small crash.

"Haha! What's wrong!?" Dordoni taunted as he attacked again, jumping up again for another axe kick.

Seth was prepared this time and struck back, stopping the kick, but that left him wide open for Dordoni's second kick, swinging his other leg with enough force to send Seth through the wall. Looking down, Seth was surprised to see that he was in some sort of arena and not only that, but killing the stands were thousands of white uniformed people, all Arrancars judging from their broken masks.

"Looking down?" Seth quickly looked up and saw Dordoni, already having a kick prepared. "You shouldn't have to look to know where you're going to land." With another powerful kick, the fallen Espada sent Seth crashing to the ground. And with the softness of a feather, Dordoni landed back on the ground as Seth was getting back up.

"Welcome, niño, to one of Las Noches' many training arenas." Dordoni said. "It is here that your initiation will finally begin."

"Initiation?"

The Privaron Espada nodded. "That's right. Lord Aizen had informed all Arrancars of your arrival and wanted an Arrancar to test your abilities and I was the first to volunteer. After all,, we just don't let anyone join our academy." He then snorted. "But I am sadly disappointed at your performance. Slow reflexes, a porous defense, pathetic spatial awareness, what am I even doing here? It's like taking candy from a baby!"

Seth did not take those comments very well as he glared at the fallen Espada.

"Damn. Way to be blunt, but he's kind of right, you know."

'Shut it.'

"We all know you're a Shinigami. So why don't you perform Bankai, niño?" Dordoni asked. "I'm sorry to say this, but you can't possibly beat me without it."

"…No way."

Dordoni raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"

"A Privaron Espada isn't really an Espada, right?" Seth asked, finally getting back up on his feet.

"…Correct."

"Then sorry, but I can't be wasting my Bankai…" Seth then charged at full speed towards the Arrancar. "On someone like you!"

Crescent chose to stay silent, knowing the real reason why Seth won't use Bankai.

"…Why are you looking at me for?"

Seth swung Zangetsu, but Dordoni simply blocked his attack with a kick.

"I see, I understand perfectly, niño." Dordoni said as he held back Zangetsu. "But allow me give you some advice." He then pushed Seth back and grabbed his sword. "Don't underestimate me!"

Seth's eyes widen when he realized what Dordoni was about to do, but he was too late to stop it.

"Maware(Whirl)! Giralda(Weather Vane/Storm Baron)!"

Suddenly, a fierce wind blew as they surrounded the Privaron Espada, concealing him from sight as Seth was trying hard not to get blown away.

'Shit! He can release his Zanpakuto without even drawing it!?' Seth thought.

"He must be more skilled than we thought if he can do that."

"What are you doing? Raise your weapon."

Before Seth knew what literally hit him, he was hit by something and was thrown into the air. Looking, we see the winds dispersing to show Dordoni in his release sate. He has two large spikes on his shoulders and armor that starts at his feet, wraps around his calves, and juts out at his waist with two more spikes. His mask has also extended, framing his face. From his legs were two cyclone pillars that were each producing a serpent made up of wind."Are you ready, Giralda?" Dordoni asked.

'Wind!?' Seth thought in surprise.

Dordoni then prepared to kick again as one of the serpents followed his movement. Then, with a snap of his leg, the serpent flew and the speed of…well, wind and struck Seth, sending his crashing to the ground.

Up on the hole that Seth made earlier, Nel and her brothers were watching the fight and didn't like what they saw.

"This doesn't look good." Pesche said.

Tears welled up in Nel's eyes as she feared the worst. "At this rate, Seth's gonna die!"

"Don't think it's over just yet! There's still more where that came from, niño!" Dordoni said before he kicked again, sending the other serpent at him. As Seth couldn't move, he was unable to get out of the way as Giralda sent him airborne once again. That left him open as Dordoni kicked rapidly, sending an assault at Seth as he was getting hit from all sides. From his left to his right, from above to below before Dordoni commanded Giralda to send Seth crashing to the ground again, but before Seth could hit the ground, Dordoni had the second Giralda strike Seth into the air again, making him cough up blood as his Aura was done protecting him.

Meanwhile, the Arrancars up at the stands were cheering. Being part Grimm, they were just happy to see some blood.

"Come! Come! Show me you're Bankai, niño! Or do you wish to die!?" Dordoni asked. "Don't even think about conserving your strength against me! Such sentiments are sweet, like the chocolate, but foolhardy. Don't you see!?" With one last kick, Dordoni held Seth in the air.

After the entire beating he got, Seth finally had time to breathe…after he coughed up more blood.

"You are being naughty, niño." Dordoni said. "Perform Bankai. I want to face you at your best, niño."

After a few take in of breaths, Seth gave him his answer by raising Zangetsu. "Getsuga…Tenshō!" With a mighty blast of Aura, Seth's attack took the head of the wind serpent that held him. Now free, he shunpoed and appeared behind his opponent in an instant. Seth struck hard, going for an overhead slash, but Dordoni blocked his attack with his arm, his Hieroo protecting him from getting his arm cut off.

"Getsuga…"

"I warn you, niño! Don't take me lightly!" With strength alone, Dordoni pushed back Seth and kicked him, sending him back a couple of feet before he started to do a couple of hand motions, ending when he made a pentagon shape. "Naughty boys must be punished." Then, red Aura started to gather inside his shape.

'That's-!' Seth thought, recognizing that attack.

"Cero." With that one word alone, a red beam of destruction was fired and was headed towards Seth.

'Shit!' Seth thought as the red beam of death closed in on him fast.

But then, just before the Cero could hit him…

*GULP!*

Seth stared wide eyed as none other than Nel stood in front of him, taking the attack that was meant for him.

"Wha!? Nel!?"

Dordoni blinked in confusion when there was no explosion. "Something blocked my Cero?"

Then, right before everyone's eyes, Nel went and…literally swallowed Dordoni's Cero!

"…Sh-She swallowed it!?" Dordoni yelled in surprise and in disbelief.

Nel looked like she was holding in the Cero until she couldn't hold it any longer as she literally burped the Cero back at Dordoni.

"What!?" Was all Dordoni could say before he was enveloped by his redirected Cero.

*BOOM!*

Nel took big breaths as a bit of smoke was coming out of her mouth. "D-Don't…Don't hurt…Seth! You big meanie!"

"Holy crap! Did that seriously just happen!?"

"As much as I want to think otherwise, what just happened did happen."

"How'd she do that!? …I want to do that too!"

"Idiot."

Nothing happened for a while and some Arrancars were beginning to think Dordoni was finished until a blast of red Aura suddenly appeared from the dust cloud and struck Nel, sending her flying.

"Nel!" Seth and her brothers who had just gotten down from the whole cried out in worry as the small Arrancar landed with a thud.

The smoke finally cleared and from within was Dordoni, wounded, but alright.

"Hmph! I don't know who that bebé is, but to redirect my Cero is no mean feat."

'He's still alive after taking that Cero head on!?' Seth thought.

"Nonetheless, it cannot be permitted." Now seeing Nel as a threat, Dordoni commanded his Giralda to go after the little Arrancar. "Disappear!"

"Nel!" Nel's brothers cried in vain as Giralda closed in on Nel, ready to finish her off.

"Bankai!"

Everything happened so fast. Giralda was sliced in two, blood erupted from Dordoni's shoulder as the spike was cut off, and before she knew it, Nel was in Seth's arm as said amnesiac was finally in Bankai.

"You wanted to see it, right?" Seth asked. "Well, there you go. Tensa Zangetsu. That's my Bankai."

"I see." Dordoni smirked. "It's about time, niño."

"S-Seth…" Nel muttered before she started coughing as she did had a Cero in her mouth not too long ago.

I'm sorry, Nel." Seth apologized, standing back up. "You got hurt because of me. Cause I've been such a coward. The reason I came here was to take care of a little problem and if I had used my Bankai, it would have only made it worse. But no more. I can't keep being a little scardy cat when my friends are getting hurt because of me. If I don't, then me coming here was a waste of time."

"So the reason you came to Las Noches was to overcome your fears?" Dordoni asked, having overheard what Seth had said. "Overcoming one's own fears is needed for those who seek great power. But why, may I ask, are you trying to conquer your fears?"

"To protect my friends."

"That's it? You merely wish to protect your friends?" Dordoni asked. "You are kind, niño. You are like a saint. But, you're still holding back, aren't you? Lord Aizen told me that you have a seal on you that holds back most of your true strength. Show me!"

Once again, Dordoni sent Giralda, which had reformed, at Seth, but this time, the amnesiac Shinigami was ready. With one swing, he sent a wordless Getsug Tenshō and sliced the serpent in two. At the same time, he flinched, feeling Shiro trying to take over again.

"Watch how much you use that move!"

'I know!'

"Haha! Enormous spiritual Aura! But, I told you! I want to see you at your best!" Dordoni then sent his last Giralda. Not wanting to use another Getsug Tenshō, Seth did the next besy thing and stopped the wind serpent by stabbing it to the ground.

"I will force you to show me, niño." Seth's eyes widen when Dordoni went to strike Nel. It was only through luck and his increased speed that Seth was able to dodge as Nel just escaped with a wound to her cheek.

"Heh, what's wrong? Are you angry, niño?" Dordoni asked as his fingers were dripping with Nel's blood.

"You creep!" Seth glared at the Privaron Espada as Nel was shaking in fear.

"What have you to be so angry about? Your purpose is to protect your friends and me being here is to defeat you at your best. Therefore, I must go after the bebe, not you, niño. It's that simple."

"You know, he's got a point."

"Shiro, shut up."

"You bastard! Have you no shame at all!?" Seth asked.

"Of course I do! I would suffer great shame were I unable to fight you at your best!" Dordoni said, summoning 10 new wind serpents. "Compared to that, all other shame pales, niño."

"This man is looney! What are going to do, Seth?"

'The answers obvious.' Seth thought. 'To make sure he doesn't target Nel, I give him what he wants.'

"Careful then. Shiro will take control at any moment given the chance."

"I'm right here you know."

Seth set Nel down and said, "Nel, stand back."

Nel did as told and stepped back before her brothers came and took her way to a safe distance.

"Seth, you make that guy pay for hurting Nel!" Pesches said as Dondo agreed with his brother by nodding.

"Don't worry, I will." Seth said as he turned back to Dordoni, his expression more serious than before. "I won't let even a trace of his Aura get past me."

"Seth…" Nel muttered.

"Okay, get ready because I won't be holding back anymore." Seth said to the Privaron Espada."

"I thank you." Dordoni said.

"Don't thank me." Seth said as the seal appeared on his chest. "This will be over in a second." Placing a hand over the seal, Seth spoke two words. "Gentei Kaijo!"

In that instant, explosive Aura covered the entire arena, surprising a lot of Arrancars as the volume of Seth's Aura was almost suffocating them. And their Aura levels were nothing to laugh at! However, Dordoni was different.

"Ha…WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He was elated. "Marvelous! What marvelous spiritual Aura! I am deeply honored to fight a powerful adversary such as you! Now, a toast! To an exhibition of spectacular destructive force, niño!"

*SLASH!*

It all happened too fast for anyone's eyes/ Just as Dordoni was about to attack at full force, a slash of black Aura silenced everything.

"Wh-Wha…" Looking down, the Privaron Espada saw a deep slash wound across his chest, blood still bursting out as he slowly felt his strength leave him. "What is this?" He looked towards Seth who was the cause of his wound.

"I told you, this will be over in a second." Seth said, closing one eye as he felt Shiro getting stronger. "Word of advice: Don't call me niño."

Dordoni could do nothing but smirk as he slowly lost conscious. "The humiliation…" Now unconscious, his Giralda deactivated, the winds dispersing as it returned to its sealed form.

Seth breathed a sigh of relief before he put back on the seal. "That's takes care of that."


(With RWBY)

"Whew! That was a good fight." Yang said as she got out of the showers. "That Tatsuki is one hell of a fighter."

"I can't believe you two got a tie." Weiss said.

"Just goes to show that the Vytal Festival won't be easy with opponents like Team TASK." Blake said, catching up on her reading.

"That just makes things even more exciting!" Ruby said. "We got to work extra hard for the tournament!"

"Ditto on that." Yang said. "Tatsuki's one thing. But Chad is another." After facing him, Yang wasn't sure if she and anyone could take him on. Well, except Seth. He could probably take him on.

"What did you say?" Weiss said.

"What?"

"You called Sado Chad." Weiss pointed out.

"I did?" Yang asked, not realizing that she did.

"You did." Blake said. "As far as we know, Seth's the only one who calls him that."

"Ooooh, does my big sister have a crush on Sado?" Ruby asked teasingly.

"What!? No I don't!" Yang said with a blush on her face. "Why are you teasing me? I'm the big sister; I'm the one who's supposed to be teasing you."

"Well, after suffering so much teasing from you, I say its payback time." Ruby said before she started to sing. "Yang likes Sado! Yang likes Sado! Yang likes Sado!"

"Shut up!"

"Make me!"

"Oh, I'd be happy to." Yang said, cracking her knuckles. "Come here!"

"Catch me if you can!" Ruby said before she and Yang started running around the room.

"Will you two stop?" Weiss said. "Fighting over who's being teased is so immature."

"Oh yeah?" Yang said as she Ruby by the hood as Ruby was trying to get free. "What about you and Uryu? I've noticed you guys talking together a lot after the dance."

It was now Weiss' turn to turn red. "T-That's none of your business!"

"Has the Ice Queen's icy heart finally been melted?" Yang said as if she was talking to an audience.

"I told you not to call me that!"

Blake ignored everything around her as she placed her book down and entered the shower.


(Back with Seth)

The first thing Dordoni met when waking up was the sight of Nel drooling on him…Wait, what?

"GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Dordoni immediately backed away, his face covered in drool. "H-Hey! What the hell are you doing!?"

"What does it look like? I'm drooling on you." Nel said.

"I can see that, but why!?"

"Quiet." Seth said, no longer in Bankai. "Stop yelling, Donpanni."

"It's Dordoni! Do I look like a delicious sandwich!?"

Ignoring him for a sec, Seth began to explain why Nel was drooling on the Privaron Espada.

"She says her drool's got some mild healing powers, so I decided we should patch you up before the medics get here. Right, Nel?"

"Right." Nell nodded before she stuck her hand in her mouth and wiggled her uvula, releasing a lot of drool and vomit.

"What are you doing!?" Dordoni asked, eyes filled with horror.

"Like I said, it's drool." Nel said, advancing Dordoni, but he held her back.

"That's not drool! That's vomit!"

"A lot comes out when I jiggle my uvula."

"I know! It's called puke! Nice young ladies don't do such things!"

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?"

'Oh yes.' Seth thought mischievously.

"I know I am!"

"Disgusting! No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…"

"Excuse me." Hearing a monotone voice, Seth turned and was met with a teenager of average height who seemed to be around his age. She has brown eyes and long, waist-length, burnt orange hair and the most noticeable thing about her is her slender yet curvaceous figure and her large…assets. She wears her bangs tucked behind her ears with hairpins of little flowers. "We're here to take Mr. Dordoni to the medical room."

"Oh, I see. Excuse me." Seth said, stepping out of the way with Nel.

"Wait." Dordoni said as they loaded him to a stretcher. "My defeat is total. Congrats, niño. You passed your initiation. You are strong."

Seth thought differently. "No, I'm not."

If he could, Dordoni would have shrugged. "My strength has failed me. You probably could have defeated me without releasing your seal, but you did it anyway and for that, I thank you. But, the fact that you healed me shows how soft you are. Listen, if you are really planning to get stronger here, then put all thoughts of mercy out of your mind. Leave your chocolate sweetness and become a demon, niño. Powerful like a demon, ruthless like a demon, you must turn your heart to stone for that is the only way to survive here."

Seth processed what Dordoni had said to him for a few minutes before speaking. "I don't know about turning my heart to stone, but thanks for the advice."

The fallen Espada just smirked. "Well then, before I take my leave, allow me to say: Welcome, niño, to Las Noches."

Seth just smirked as the medics carried Dordoni away. "See you around…Donpantsy."

"IT'S DORDONI!"

"Whatever." Seth said as he turned away.

"I still can't believe you won, Seth!" Nel said as she looked at Seth in awe. "You were amazing!"

"You're stronger than you look." Dondochakka said.

"I hate to get on your bad side." Pesche commented.

"Congratulations, Seth Aberrant." Turning around, Seth and the others were met with none other than Aizen himself.

"Aizen."

"Getting past Runugana is one thing, but taking down a Privaron is another." Aizen said as he walked up to him. "Congrats on passing the initiation."

"Thanks." Seth said, still a bit angry that Aizen had not informed Runugana about him, He almost died back there!

"Now, while I'm sure you're eager to deal with your Grimm problems right away now that you're here, I'm afraid I'll have to ask that you wait for tomorrow." Aizen said.

"What? Why?" Seth asked. "Do you know how long it took just to get here?"

"I am well aware, however, it is nighttime right now and students should be heading back to the dorms right now." The second Aizen said that, the Arrancars up on the stands quickly got up and rushed out the exit. "That includes you as well. I've prepared you your own room so you won't have to worry about sharing it with a roommate."

"What about them?" Seth asked, gesturing to Nel and her brothers.

"Seeing as they're not students, they'll have to go." Aizen said.

"What!?" Seth and Nel said.

"That's not fair!" Nel said and was about to say more, but was silenced with a small wave of Aura coming from Aizen that brought her and her brothers to their knees and almost Seth too.

'Wh-What's with this spiritual Aura!?'

"It's insane!"

"We'll leave!" The minute Pesches said that, Aizen stopped leaking his Aura. "We'll leave, okay?"

"Pesche!"

"Nel! Please." Pesche said as she helped Nel up.

"But…"

Aizen let out a small sigh before saying, "Seeing as you three are Mr. Aberrant's friends, I will allow you to visit him from time to time."

"Really?" Nell asked which Aizen nodded.

"Then I guess this is goodbye for now." Seth said as he knelt down and placed a hand on Nel's head. "Nel, thanks for helping me get here and for saving me back when I was about to get hit by that Cero. I owe you. How about we play together the next time we meet?"

"You promise?" Nel asked.

"I promise." Seth said.

Nel then suddenly brought up her pinky finger. "Pinky promise?"

Seth just gave her a small smile before bring up his pinky and wrapped it with Nel's. "Pinky promise."


(Insert Shiawase no Arika by LOCAL CONNECT)

(Instrumental) The song starts as the night sky was illuminated by the shattered moon of Remnant as shooting starts were falling down.

(Massugu ni aruitekita) We see Seth outside walking while gazing at the night sky.

(Bukiyou na kono kokoro) The sun then starts to rise as we now see Seth walking along a beach.

(Itsuwarinai sono me ni utsuru) Seth continues to walk along the beach, gazing out over the horizon before notices something from the corner of his eyes and and turns.

(Atatakai hikari) Squinting his eyes, we see in the distant Seth's team, Team RWBY

(Afureru kibouno nakade ima bokura) All of Team RWBY wave towards Seth and gestures for him to come over.

(Doredake no ai ni deaeru no darou) We then focus on Ruby who was smiling brightly as Scarlet's Heart Jewel shined brightly in the sun.

(Onaji toki wo ima ikiteru) Seth blinks dumbly before he slowly makes his way towards them.

(Aisuru koto no yorokobi ni furete) When Seth finally makes it to his team, Ruby runs up to him and smiles. Soon after, Seth smiles back just before the scene shifts to show the good luck charm Ruby had given to Seth laying in the sand next to a wooden badge that had a skull in the center.


Ashbel: And done! Seth has met Nel and her brothers and is now in Las Noches!

Seth: Finally. That Dormati was one tough opponent.

Ashbel: It's Dordoni.

Seth: Whatever. So, what happens now?

Ashbel: Glad you asked cause I have another chapter coming up soon!

Seth: Already!?

Ashbel: Yep! I just watched Episode 9 of Volume 3 and may I say, shit is about to get real. I'm kind of rushing things cause I want to get to Volume 3 already, but I have to wait for the season to end to decide what to do. Anyway, hope you all loved today's chapter. Next time, I'm bringing in even more characters from Bleach so look out for them. Until then, this has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. See you readers next time/chapter.