SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 7 out, this is Chapter 8 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck, even the pairings aren't mine.

Chapter 8: Aizen's Declaration of War! Betraying The Espadas

Letting out a war cry, Hiyori engaged Halibel. "She's gone?" the former 12th Squad Lieutenant frowned when Halibel dodged her blade. "Not." she smirked, turning and pointing to Halibel who was behind her. "You're over there. Do you think that's enough to fool me? You idiot." her charge was cut off when Hitsugaya blocked her and forced her to a stop.

"What are you doing?" Hitsugaya side-stepped the falling Hiyori.

"What am I doing?" Hiyori snapped. "What do you think you're doing, you idiot? I've been charging at her since the beginning to try to lure her in. you've got some real nerve, baldy! And what do you think you're doing?" she twitched, seeing Lisa take over the fight while she and Hitsugaya was arguing.

"Quit flirting with Karin-chan's significant other." Lisa droned.

"What's wrong?" Halibel inquired. "Do you think you can take me on all by yourself?"

"Of course not." Lisa replied.

"Don't tell me you're thinking of a plan to fight me three on one?" Halibel asked.

"Of course not." Lisa related.

"Aw, this is annoying!" Hiyori fumed. "I'm ready, Lisa. That's enough."

"I know that's enough." Lisa agreed. "I'm just making sure."

"What do you mean by 'I'm ready.' and 'That's enough'?" Hitsugaya frowned

"It has nothing to do with you." Lisa remarked.

"It does." Hitsugaya insisted. "You two may be used to fighting together, but this is my first time joining either one of you. If the three of us are going to fight together, I need to know your fighting styles."

"What are you talking about, baldy?" Hiyori retorted. "We don't always fight together."

"Our personalities and preferences are completely different." Lisa agreed. "But there's one thing we do share."

"The time in which we can fight is seriously limited." Hiyori moved to her comrade's side. "We just needed to find out what our opponent was like first."

With that, the two female Vizards donned on their masks.

"You mentioned the three of us fighting together, right?" Lisa questioned. "That's incorrect. It's the two of us and one of you. Remember that."

"How amusing." Halibel snorted.

Lisa blocked off Halibel's strike. "Smash, Haguro Tonbo!" she activated her Shikai and attacked Halibel with her expanded weapon.

"Chop cleanly, Kubikiri Orochi!" Hiyori, too, activated her Shikai, intending on attacking Halibel on the back. The impact sent the Espada flying to the ground.

"Did we get her?" Lisa asked.

"Not yet." Hiyori replied as Halibel shot out from the smoke to engage the two Vizards.

"She's so persistent." Lisa hissed.

"Bankai: Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!" Hitsugaya shot out from over the building towards Halibel, and forcing the Espada to fend off all three attackers at the same time.

"La Gota!" Halibel turned and fired the water bullet at Lisa, who spun her Zanpakutō around to form a shield to fend off the consecutive water bullets.

Hiyori came out from behind Lisa to attack Halibel, only to find the Espada gone.

"Cascada!" Halibel was reappeared behind the two Vizards and released her flood of water.

"Ryūsenka!" Hitsugaya flew in, freezing the water sphere into ice and locking Halibel within the ice block.

Halibel snorted and cut herself free, the falling ice providing enough cover for the three Shinigami to renew their assault.

"Things aren't going the way you want them, huh?" Guardian Frost mocked, the ice shards flying past her and Aizen.

"That's enough." Aizen declared. "Gin. Let's end this."

"What?" Hirako frowned as Aizen vanished.

"Oh no, you don't!" Guardian Frost went after the former 5th Squad Captain.

Aizen reappeared behind the battling Halibel.

"Aizen-sama?" Halibel breathed.

"Move!" Guardian Frost barked out a warning as Aizen reached for the hilt of Kyōka Suigetsu. Her warning came too late when Aizen slashed his blade across Halibel's waist.

"I'm done with you." Aizen declared. "It seems that you're not strong enough to fight for me. Gin, Kaname, let's go."

"I don't understand..." Halibel gasped in shock.

"Isn't it obvious?" Aizen stated. "Even if I made any more of you sacrifice yourselves, it would achieve nothing. That is what I have decided. I didn't expect this outcome. I went through a lot of trouble to gather you Espada. I never expected you gathered strengths to be inferior to that of mine."

"Aizen!" Halibel roared, charging forward and stabbed Aizen on the left side of his torso.

"How troublesome." Aizen taunted, his illusion in front of Halibel faded as he appeared behind the water user, stabbing her through her right chest from the back. "Don't make me go through the effort to swing my sword twice on the likes of you." a second strike sent the gravely injured Halibel falling to the ground. "Now, shall we begin?" he addressed the assorted Shinigami and Vizards. "Gotei 13, and you failed mock Arrancars."

Omake: Karakura Town: Secrets of the Seven Mysteries

Yoruichi (in cat form): (Voice-over) Monster cats who talk and control people are appearing in large numbers.

Ichigo: I know of one of them. But a large number of them? What the hell? (Spots several cats walking past him)

Yoruichi (in cat form): (Addressing her audience of felines in the playground) I'm going to teach you a phase you can use to control humans. I want... tuna.

Assorted cats: (In unison) I want.. tuna.

Yoruichi (in cat form): That's right. I want tuna.

Ichigo: (Sweatdrops) What are you doing?

SailorStar9: In the next chapter, Wonderweiss battles Mashiro, who takes the upper hand until her hollow mask breaks. Before Wonderweiss can finish her off, Kensei steps in to save her and takes her place, soon releasing his Bankai at Wonderweiss. Meanwhile, Hiyori explains to Aizen why the Vizards have a score to settle with him, due to their painful experiences they endured one hundred and one years ago. Although Hirako warns the others not to fall for Aizen's taunts, Hiyori gives in and rushes in for an attack at Aizen, only to be stabbed in the back by Ichimaru. Guardian Frost steps in, deflecting the extending blade. Facing Aizen, she summons a second scythe.

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