"So," Yylfordt wondered as he sat down in the Third Company living room with Nelliel, shocked to find the whole place was oddly void of furniture and decor. Save the low table and the appliances. "What happened to breakfast?"

Nelliel looked at the empty table and up at her friend. "I have no idea. I was gone all day yesterday and you were out with your friends and…I have no idea where all the Hollow went. It was all the fridge."

"How odd." Yylfordt stood up and walked into the kitchen with the tiny Espada at his heels. "But what is more odd is that, Ishida, Chad and Ichigo are not here. They left you and your Fracciones in charge, didn't he?"

"Yeah. Ichigo left yesterday for the human world. Somewhere called…Disney I think. " Nelliel opened the normal sized refrigerator that was next to the modern stove that Ishida insisted on installing. "And yes, Ichigo did leave me and my Fracciones in charge and thankfully my brothers are gone at the moment. I don't want them to know you're here talking with me of all things."

"Understood." Yylfordt sighed and sat back down at the table after glancing around for any sign of Donnchika and Pesche who he sensed sitting by a pond a few kilometers away. "And to be 100% Honest, I don't really want to meet them either."

"But you all have to learn to get along." Nelliel pointed out, sitting across the table with a piece of plain bread in hand. "This should tide me over for a while."

"Where it all went, I must know for they really love the sushi around here." Yylfordt was getting rather desperate for some decent food. In fact, at this point he was starting to think that begging on hands and knees might do the trick. "How do you get them to cut it out?"

"Well…" Nelliel wished she had a solution, but… "You don't. You just say thanks and toss it out the window when they aren't looking."

"But how do you not starve?!"

"Ichigo's so nice. He always brings me hollow to eat."

"But now it's gone…."

"Yes, Yylfordt-san. It is. That's because Ichigo is gone. He took it with him."

"And?!" He threw his hands into the air. "Ichigo needs a whole hollow?!"

"Yes." Nelliel said with a small smile. "Because he's a vizard."

"And…?"

"Vizards may be human, but can still evolve in the same manner as we hollows. I have a horrid feeling we will soon have a Menos Grande as a captain."

"So…" Yylfordt stroked his stubbly chin. (No way was he using one of the scary straight blades around here to shave!) He was starting to get the picture. "Does anyone else know that Ichigo has a hollow hankering, Nelliel-sama?"

"Not yet. Rukia is starting to get curious though… But how I am going to cover up a 30 story Gilligan is a mystery…."

"Well…" Yylfordt knew how, but he wasn't sure if he should voice the idea at all as it might get him a slap in the face. "I kinda have one… Szayel can make copies of people…. But yeah. That idea sucks."

"Big time." Nelliel was glad he came up with an 'okay' idea. But seriously?! They ask Szayel for help? She'd rather turn into a tiny baby. "But we do have to think of something. And in the next month."

"Okie…and do you have any other ideas that don't involve groveling?"

"No." Nelliel said with a frown. "I don't. But there has to be a way…we could dress someone up like Ichigo…but then, where would we hide Gilligan Ichigo?"

"No clue." Yylfordt said. "I don't know anything about Soul Society besides they love to shove sushi down your throat, shave with their swords and go hunting. It is honestly a very repulsive society compared to the modern world we come from. At least we have electric razors there…."

"We could hide Ichigo in a prison cell…" Nelliel suggested, having gotten a whole tour when she arrived. "They had one all ready for Aizen, but… It's not being used."

"But we can't do any Soul Reaper 'Magic'." Yylfordt pointed out, wishing that there were more mints in the small candy dish on the table. "And, everyone will hear him screaming all the time. There is no way to actually gag a Gilligan. Aaroniero is a good example of how loud they can be."

Nelliel made a face. "Ewsh… you're right…"

"No Prison Cell. Are we clear?"

"Yeah…" Nelliel agreed. "No one in Soul Society would sleep ever again…"

"But…" Yylfordt hated to bring it up, but he was near to starving. "We could…you know… eat him… do everyone a favor…."

"Um… Not a horrid idea… but I really like Ichigo…"

"Haven't met him," Yylfordt slunk under the table to curl up in a ball. "But I suppose he's nice… ish. But really. We need to think of something…"

"Agreed." Nelliel climbed on top of the table and sprawled out. "And why they took the sleeping cots with them, I have no idea."

"And why I didn't have to pay for postage to send Froggy to Nnoitra, I don't know. Anyhow, the mysteries of life are just making me tired….But Nelliel, do you ever meet people who just feel like…family?"

"Yes, of course." She replied, deciding to take all the tissues out of the box to make a pillow instead. "Donnchikka and Pesche are like my brothers."

"Good. Then you understand. Good night Nelliel-san."

"Good night Yylfordt-san."

"Hey, Nelliel?'

"What? I thought we were saying good night."

"We were." Yylfordt said. "But I just wanted to point out how weird it is to actually have a night and day."

"Yeah… It took me a while too. Sleep well."

Ikkaku dashed into the Third Company house and froze in the living room doorway. The two were too cute to wake up. Nelliel was on top of the table, her eyes shut and cute kid drool was making a mess. Yylfordt on the other hand was curled up under the table, snoring loudly. "Aw… it's just…" He glanced up at Kenpachi appeared behind him. "Too cute."

"Yeah." The Captain mumbled, just wanting to get this whole mess over with. "Ikkaku, wake them."

"Yes, sir." The Soul Reaper walked over to Nelliel and tapped her on the shoulder. "Um… Nel? It's time to get up."

"Aw…" She yawned, eyes still closed. "Go away."

"But, you need to get up." Ikkaku tapped her shoulder a little harder this time.

"Why?"

"Because…you reall-"

"Hey! I'm up, sir! I'm- OW!"

Ikkaku glanced down just in time to see Yylfordt crawl out from under the table, rubbing his hollow mask gingerly. "Glad you're up…"

"Ow…." Was all the Arrancar said as he stood and fixed his blonde hair the best he could. "Hey Ikkaku. What do you need?"

"We got…A email with video footage from Hueco Mundo with information on it that your Santa Teresa dug up. Mayrui put it on a tape so we can watch it."

"Then don't wake Nelliel." Yylfordt plucked his friend's hand off the other's shoulder. "She doesn't need to see this."

"True. She's just a kid."

"Yeah." Yylfordt went along with Ikkaku's reasoning. "And why are you Soul Reapers watching the tape."

"Because, it was sent to us and we need to know which hollows we can gather information fro-"

"Ikkaku. There are no hollows to gather information from." Yylfordt glanced around the room for a spare blanket for Nelliel. After seeing none, he took off his white coat and draped it over the small child. "If Azzero confessed, then the hollows are dead. Santa Teresa would be swift to hunt them down and eat them."

"So," Kenpachi sighed heavily. "This tape is no use to us."

Yylfordt nodded. "Unless you like Torture-flicks."

"I'll give it to Mayuri."

"Speaking of which, " Ikkaku was hit by a wonderful thought. "We should still watch it! If we did, we could learn about the Espada and-"

"Are you…serious." Yylfordt found himself sitting in the living room of the Eleventh Company in front of a viewing screen with Kenpachi, Ikkaku, Mayrui, Nemu and Hanngan who made popcorn, ten minutes later. "We aren't going to learn anything from this."

"But we will." Hanngan handed him a cup of popcorn as he walked by. "The Espada have their resurrection forms, right?"

"Yes, but-"

"We'll get to see them and Mayrui can figure out their weaknesses!"

The Soul Reaper Scientist smiled widely, making Yylfordt scoot a good five inches towards Ikkaku who had the same thought at the same time. Resulting in Kenpachi being a little more squished on the end of the couch. "Yeah… we will."

"So?" Hanngan sat right down next to Mayrui in the space made by his two nervous friends, "Why don't we start the film?"

The Twelfth Captain nodded and pressed the play button.

The screen flickered to life to show a close up of an upside down hollow with a smiling frog mask.

"And here is our captive. What ever your name is." A cold-smooth voice narrated from behind the camera. "And he is going to give-"

'You can stop with the narration." A loud and sightly coarse voice said from the left.

"Why? I like narration!"

"We aren't on the stage! This is film! Completely different."

A loud sigh was heard. "Nnoitra. I know what I am doing. So, cut the narration. We are here to get information from this frog who I may add has very nice legs that you will love to eat later."

"Yeah." Nnoitra said from the background. "But what I want to know is, stuffed or not stuffed?"

"I don't know. I don't like frog legs."

"True."

"And…" Hanngan stuffed some more popcorn in his mouth as Nnoitra came in sight of the camera. "Why doesn't he have his sword?"

"They don't need them for a simple interrogation." Yylfordt replied, not sure if he wanted to watch this. "Now be quite, Szayel's narration is important. I think."

"Szayel. Your bro." With so many crazy names in Yylfordt's world, Ikkaku wanted to make sure he got them right.

"Yeah. My bro. And Captain Kenpachi, that is Nnoitra. The guy I said is taller than you."

The Captain stared at the screen. "Ah… I see."

"Hey!" Hanngan cried three minutes later, shocked by the film so far. "Why isn't tall guy there even test punching Froggy? I mean I would-"

Yylfordt reached over and put a hand over Hanngan's mouth so he could listen.

"Hey," Nnoitra stared at the camera, the angle wasn't the most flattering, but it hardly mattered. "Szayel. Get over here. I am scared if I punch this thing, my hand is going to go right through him."

"And how do you know that?" Szayel walked into the picture. He was dressed in his usual white and was also missing a sword.

"Because, I tapped his mask and he screamed."

"Don't you think he's just nervous?"

"Nah. No hollow is that low."

Szayel glanced from the captive to Nnoitra. "I guess you are right." He bent down to peer at the shaking figure. "Hey, Froggy… wanna talk?"

"No!" Azzero cried, thankful the tape was removed from his mouth minutes ago. "I won't!"

"And why not?"

"Because I will never, ever tell!"

Szayel rolled his amber eyes and peered over his glasses at the captive. "Really? Okay. Let me lay it out for you then. Nnoitra and I here could play a nice game of hangman and every time we guess wrong, you lose a piece."

"That is hardly a threat, winged one."

"Are you saying that I am weak?" Szayel inquired, his voice dangerously cold. "Is that what you think?"

"With a tone like that, anyone would know you are faking."

Yylfordt shrunk back in his seat, knowing exactly what was going to happen as Szayel stood up and squared his shoulders. A spare hand reaching up to fix his glasses while the other put a piece of pink hair behind the ear.

There was a long pause and Szayel suddenly whipped around with the heel of his foot and a loud cracking sound echoed in the empty room.

"Woah…" Hanngan stared at the screen with wide eyes. "What did he just…."

"He just…" Yylfordt hardly noticed his own hands on his head. "Cracked that guy's mask."

"With…" Popcorn fell out of Ikkaku's mouth. "His foot."

"Yeah…" Yylfordt hated to say this but, "Which is a really bad thing… as last time I saw him, he couldn't do that."

"So…" Kenpachi yawned as he watched the tied up hollow scream In agony. "He's stronger, right?"

Yylfordt gave the captain a nervous look. "Yeah. And that gives me a horrible disadvantage."

"Because?" Hanngan couldn't believe that what this guy just did took a good soul reaper one heavy blow with their spirit sword.

"Give me the popcorn. Because, " Yylfordt didn't care it tasted horrible, he just needed something. "I can't evolve anymore."

"And why not?" Ikkaku wanted to see Szayel do that again!

"Because… a part of me was eaten by another hollow."

"Weird. Anyhow, everyone quite. Mask breaker's talking!" Mayrui scolded, wanting to enjoy the torture flick he was getting to watch. "Will it get more bloo-okay. That's better."

"So, you will start talking will you?' Nnoitra asked from the back of the room where he was watching Szayel have a some entertainment.

The Vasto Lorde only moaned.

"You know…" Szayel glanced over his shoulder. "I think it is a good thing you didn't punch him."

"Yeah… I know." Came the reply. "Now get the information."

"Will do." Szayel turned back to Azzero. "Talk and I won't be forced to remove all of your organs, okie? In a game called, Too Bad for the Loser."

"…I promi-" Another foot connected with his ribs.

"That's not what I want to hear before breakfast." Szayel tried his best not to just sink his teeth into this hollow's arm at this point. "Unless you want to be breakfast. I may be picky, But I never refuse Vasto Lorde."

"If…" Azzero's voice was down to a whisper at this point. "You let me go, I will… Tell."

Szayel thought it over for a moment, fixing his hair again so it no longer fell in his face. "All right. You have a deal."

"Hey, " Ikakku tapped Yylfordt's shoulder. "Why the eyes shut?"

"Because." He whispered back, not wanting to upset Mayrui who was on the verge of happy laughter. "He's lying…."

"Really?"

"What are you? An Idiot?"

"Hey!"

"Okay," Yylfordt grouched. "You win. My brother is very convincing former actor, you know."

"Real-" Hanngan was hit by a shower of popcorn. "Okay! Let's just watch!"

"And so…" Szayel waited as patiently as possible. "Who told you all of your lovely information."

Nnoitra did his best to become one with the wooden walls. Szayel didn't say 'lovely' every day of the week. He must be really, really really fuckin' hungry… or mad. I don't know which! Telsa! Why didn't you get up this morning?!

"I got it… from… two… two… Arrancars. I don't… know their names."

"Well, what did they look like." Szayel knew what it was like to trade information; it was done in the shadows and only fools spoke their names.

"One… maybe… Tall… tall… um… curling hair…."

"Curling?" Szayel was suddenly interested once again. "Did it happen to be purple?"

"…N… No."

His hopes were dashed. "No."

"They… I think it was… a he. He… He talked very high and…."

"Wait, wait." Szayel had an idea, but was near insane. "Did… he he happen to say things like…. Nnoitra, help me out here. You know who I am talking about."

"Yeah. I do." Nnoitra walked over, keeping a good distance away from Szayel. "So, did you hear anything like… I don't want to say it."

"You have to!" Szayel yelled, finally snapping. "Because if you don't, I will and if I do, I am going to start eating a nice frog on a stick! And you won't get anything!"

"…Okay… Things like…Super-fab-sexy-blast?"

"Yes!" Azzero screamed. "Let me go! Let me go! And there was another one! Blonde Scorpion! Let me go!"

Szayel glanced at Nnoitra who was making a face. "That narrows things down. And how in the world are two of Baraggan's Fraccion is still around, I have no idea."

"Yeah, ain't they all supposed to be dead?"

"Yes, Nnoitra. That's why. Now, why don't you go tell Tia."

"No, you go tell Tia." Nnoitra corrected. "Because if I leave you here, there will be no froggy for my lunch when I get back."

"I thought you promised to let me go!" Azzero cried, tears beginning to drip out of his mask. "Please! Please! I don't want to be eaten! Have mercy! Please! I worked so hard to become a Vasto Lorde! Please…please…."

Szayel glanced over his shoulder and stared straight into the camera, his cold amber eyes making Yylfordt shiver. "You were right."

He turned, another cracking sound was heard and Azzero Jhasion fell silent.

Author's note: I love Mayrui... But I think SpottedMask77 writes him better, to be honest. So, if you are a Mayrui Fan, I suggest you head over there. XD

And yeah, I can see Mayrui falling asleep watching Saw 372.