He was squeezing through a tube. It was quite a queer sensation. For a couple of frightening seconds, he couldn't breathe, and almost lost hold of the vine. It was pitch black and his eyes burned, similar to when they're in front of a blowing fan. But he couldn't feel the rush of air. It was completely and entirely calm. The only thing that crossed his mind was the fact that Kurosaki was gonna blow the roof when he found out that he had time traveled first. That was the only thing that there was enough time to think about, before a blinding white light reached his dilated eyes, causing temporary blindness.

As Hitsugaya waited for his eyes to adjust, his vision began to clear. They were standing on a glittering silver walkway. It shined almost as intensly as the sun, and it was a pain to look at. He adverted his eyes to meet Miyoko's. She grinned.

"It worked! We made it," she announced happily, jumping up and down. It took him a few seconds to realize that what they were standing on was see-through. He felt his knees get weak and he got a sudden rush of nausea.

"This, this is see-through?!" he said, getting down on one knee and closing his eyes. Miyoko watched humorously as he took deep breathes.

"Don't like heights?" she chuckled, making the walkway sway.

"STOP!" he shrieked, unsheathing his zanpakuto. Her eyes grew wide.

"Okay, okay, geez. Get a grip," she replied, backing away warily. Hitsugaya glared at her and sheathed his sword. He stood up slowly and closed his eyes.

"Alright, so where are we going? And can we get off of this bridge?" he asked.

"We need to get to the headquarters of the Shinteki. That's most likely where your friends are being held. We should get there before this boardwalk is swept though, or we'll be falling to our deaths. In this world, you have to be extremely careful. If you hadn't noticed already, we are upside-down."

Hitsugaya frowned, taking a closer look at his surroundings. She was right. The walkway they were on was suspended in midair by what looked like a pink reiatsu. Below them, was a dark blue sky, full of dotty white clouds and far above them, a mountainous region, with scattered buildings throughout. It made him instantly dizzy, so he decided to focus on Miyoko again instead.

"So where is that then?" he asked, anxious to get off this bridge.

"Hmm, well I've never been here before, so I'm not entirely sure, but we have to follow the mountains along a trail. It should take us there if Yamato gave me the correct information. Here, you'll need this," Miyoko explained, throwing a pair of spongy goggles towards him. He caught them and slipped it over his eyes.

She giggled. "They look adorable on you!" His eyes narrowed.

"Can we just get this over with?"

Miyoko frowned but didn't reply. She strapped her own goggled on.

"So why do we need these anyway?" he asked.

"Let's just put it this way. If we weren't wearing them, the moment we walked off of this pathway, we would fall down into the sky. That is the direction the gravity pulls here." Then she jumped off, rocketing upwards towards. Hitsugaya watched her, and cautiously approached the edge. He hated heights; one of his only major weaknesses. Taking one last deep breath, he slid over the edge, expecting to fall, but instead flying after Miyoko at an astonishing speed. Hitsugaya's stomach did loop-de-loops and he was reminded of the time that Matsumoto dragged him to one of the human's "amusement parks". He had been forced to ride every ride and was surprised to find that the "roller coasters" had created the same strange feeling that he had right now.

The mountains flew closer rapidly, and he came to a sudden realization; how do these things stop?! Hitsugaya reached up to feel the side of the goggles for any buttons, but to no avail.

"Miyo-," he tried to cry out, but the rushing wind took his words and blew them away before they were even out of his mouth. She was still far ahead of him, her black hair whipping around her head. Great. This was it. The child prodigy Hitsugaya was going to pathetically fall to his death because he didn't ask ahead of time how to stop the stupid things.

Up ahead, something large and colorful sprouted from the sides of Miyoko's goggles; a parachute. Hitsugaya once again checked for buttons, but there were none. He had no time to worry, however, for he was less than a hundred yards from the rocky ground. He closed his eyes. This is it he thought sadly. The end o Hitsugaya…