Smouldering mess
"Let's see here"
"Burning buildings, check. Smoke billowing into the sky, check. Damage close to salvation also check" looking through a set of Binoculars as the group crouched within a bush, Loki lowered the sights with a look of pure focus.
"SO far the damage doesn't look as intense as the last time I went through this" giving the wolf a frown, Rukia spoke.
"What exactly happened in that timeline?" seeing Loki sigh, he stood up calmly with the others following.
"Well, for one the streets were littered with a lot of corpses, burnt, frozen, eaten… turned to a poisonous gas from oxygen exposure, the lot, so far we still seem to be in the clear of an apocalypse happening" moving down a hill to assess the situation.
"Alright, Rukia you go and check on Byakuya like you wanted, Yoruichi you go and check on Suì-Fēng, Ichigo you're with me to check on the others, and if Unohana tries to cut my head off please stop her" with that they separated, failing to notice a Garganta open to show Harribel stepping out, her Espada attire now a black variant.
Scanning the destruction with narrowed eyes, Harribel followed Ichigo's reiatsu without hesitation.
Stepping through the streets with a leisure pace between them, Ichigo and Loki looked over the surrounding area's for any sneak attacks from every angle.
"You seem to know this situation quite a lot… how many times have you gone through this, exactly?" turning to Loki as he gained a thoughtful look, he spoke with a raised hand.
"I'd say seventy two times, this will be the seventy third time" upon hearing the answer, ichigo gave Loki a bewildered look.
"Really?" seeing the wolf nod, he smirked.
"Half of the female Zanpakutō wouldn't leave me alone, though it didn't help with Skoll and Hati's ego's when they kept swarming the twins" the next second was sudden, with two large howling wolves the size of double decker buses appeared behind Loki made Ichigo jump in fright as the two norse wolves followed Loki who chuckled at Ichigo's reaction.
"Some women have weird fetishes in the Seireitei" this, Skoll barked at with an agreeing whine, while Hati snorted.
"I don't want to know, truly I don't" moving ahead of Loki, the wolf reached back and gave skoll's chin a good petting, turning to the wolf as it leaned towards him with it's twin.
"Aren't you both such good boy's, yesh you are, and so are you too" the act of a battle hardened warrior such as Loki showing a soft side for dogs was at least a normal aspect Ichigo was glad he had, despite the time's his sanity was brought into question, Ichigo couldn't really ask for a better ally, turning to ask Loki a question, his back was suddenly weighed down by two mounds of soft goodness.
"Hello ichigo" turning his head to look to the owner of the voice, ichigo smiled as Harribel smiled down at him.
"Tia, what are you doing here, I thought you'd be looking after Samehime and… wait have you even named you're son yet?" smiling at Loki now, Harribel spoke.
"I've decided to name him Thor, apparently he has an affinity to lightning" the look Loki gave her, was one of annoyance and disappointment.
"Please tell me you're joking, cause that is just offensive to me" the soft sounds of her giggling made Loki all the more offended.
"Of course not, I was going to name him Mako, Ichigo-kun's idea felt better than my one" smiling as she stepped to stand beside Ichigo, Loki frowned suddenly while looking around.
"Where are you're fraccion?"
"They are taking care of Mako and Samehime, I sensed something was amiss so I came to investigate, So far I'd say my instincts were correct"
Turning to them, she spoke with all joking gone from her exposed eyes.
"Care to explain?" moving to answer, they all stopped suddenly at sensing a Very cold reiatsu…
The first to snap out of the freeze up was Loki.
"OH SHIT RUKIA'S FIGHTING SHIRAYUKI!" turning to the wolf as he ran back, ichigo and Harribel followed, the two norse wolves howling after Loki.
"Isn't that her Zanpakutō?" turning to Harribel as they ran after Loki, ichigo spoke.
"A rogue Zanpakutō is releasing Zanpakutō, using them as a scapegoat while trying to locate his own master" blinking several times at the abridged answer, Harribel spoke.
"Very well"
Rushing after the two large wolves with Loki, they came upon the fifth division where ice was layered everywhere, with Rukia struggling against her manifested Zanpakuto, and seeing the petite about to be struck down by one of her attacks, Ichigo rushed forward with his Bankai surging forward, flashing forward, Ichigo took a stance with his reiatsu shrinking down into his katana before releasing it in a straight line through the attack, leaving it obsolete with Sode no Shirayuki staring at him in alarm while Skoll and Hati leaped to his sides, teeth bared with Skoll gaining a fiery glow and Hati an almost cold aura.
Joining Ichigo's sides were Loki and Harribel.
"Ok, for future reference, let's not separate" turning to Rukia, the woman had a pained look in her eyes while staring at the woman before her.
"You have a very horrible tact to joke at times" turning to Harribel, Loki shrugged.
"I've been insane for seven centuries I have a right to spice things up"
