YACHIRU'S PET
by Gunman
Disclaimer: I do not own Eva or Bleach.
Summary: Shinji gets teleported to the Soul Society by the 12th Angel, only to get found by Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi, who turn him into a Soul Reaper, but also Yachiru's pet.
Pretty much a response to Invincible Shinji's Romance Fanfic Challenge.
Author's Notes: I should have stated this beforehand, but part of my 'Shinji's Lieutenant' one-shot story was inspired from Epsilon Zeta's story "Shunpo to the future!" I just realized that I didn't put that shout-out in beforehand.
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It had been a boring day so far for the imposing man named Kenpachi Zaraki and his lieutenant, the child-like Yachiru Kusajishi.
Zaraki was a tall, muscular man with an eyepatch over his right eye, his long black hair was spiked up with little bells on the ends of each spike, and a huge scar on the left side of his space. He was dressed in a black and white Soul Reaper's uniform that had the kanji for '11' on the back with his sword hanging on his belt. Hanging off of his back was a child by the name of Yachiru. She had pink-hair and rosy cheeks, and was dressed in the black and white robes of a Soul Reaper.
"So... when do you think they'll get here, Kenny?" the girl asked.
"Don't know. But they have to come by this way sooner or later."
"You sure?" she huffed. "This is boring."
"Better than trying to look for them." the larger man groaned.
"I wish I had a pet. I wish I had some candy. I wish something would happen soon!" she whined.
Suddenly, as if in response to her wish, a small portal opened up and forcefully dropped a young man in a blue and white bodysuit onto the roof at their feet. This naturally got Yachiru's attention.
"Hey, Kenny, look!" Yachiru cried, tugging on the man's hair and pointing to the boy.
"Huh? Who's this?" Kenpachi asked, turning around to see the boy.
"Who is he Kenny? Who is he?" Yachiru asked.
"Don't know, don't care. Doesn't seem that special." he huffed, gently kicking the boy with his toe.
"Really? He seems strong to me." Yachiru said with a glint in her eye.
"He does huh?" the large man said, still unimpressed.
"Yeah. Hey, Kenny!"
"Yeah?"
"Can I keep him?" she asked.
"What?" he asked, wondering if he had heard her right.
"Can I keep him...as a pet?" she asked
He turned towards the girl as if confused. "You want to keep this kid... as a pet?"
"Yeah! I think he'd make a cute pet!" she bubbled.
He nudged the boy with his foot again. "I think this kid's still alive. You want him as a pet?"
"Yeah. Especially if you turn him into a Soul Reaper!"
"And how do I do that exactly?"
"Well... I think you have to first stab him in the chest, I think." she said, her finger in her mouth like she was thinking.
SHUNK!
"AAAAHHHHH!!" Shinji cried out, instantly conscious and in pain.
"Okay, then what?" Zaraki asked, uninterested in the boys desperate pleas for help.
"In think you gotta pump your power into him, through the sword." Yachiru said.
"Oh is that all?" he said as he removed his eyepatch for a second, sending a massive amount of spirit energy into Shinji's body. His thinking was that if he was going to create a suitable pet for Yachiru, it should be as powerful as possible. However, since Zaraki had immense spiritual energy, which was being constantly eaten by the special eyepatch he wore, his removal of the patch surged a frightening amount of energy into Shinji's body, ripping him apart and reforming him at the same time.
Within seconds, the massive energy field was gone and in its place was a panting, gasping and totally shocked Shinji Ikari, dressed neck to toe in the black uniform of the Soul Reaper with the kanji for 11 on his back.
"Wha... what happened?" Shinji asked, his hands shaking and his heart racing like a hummingbird on speed at what had just happened to him.
"YIPPIE! YOU'RE AWAKE!" Yachiru cried as she clamped onto his arm.
"AH! W-who are you?" he asked the girl.
"I'm Yachiru Kusajishi and you're my new pet." she said as she climbed up his arm and onto his head, holding onto it like she was a wrap-around doll.
"I'm... your what?" Shinji gasped, still confused.
"My new pet!" she said again.
"Pet? As in... like a dog or something?"
"Yup!"
"Uh... I don't think so." Shinji said, shaking his head.
"I DO think so." a gruff voice exclaimed.
Shinji looked up and stared at the very large and VERY scary man glaring down at him.
"Yachiru wants you to be her new pet, so you're gonna be her new pet, understand?" he said, hefting his sword up and then bringing it straight down, stopping an inch in front of Shinji's face.
"Y-Y-Yes, sir." Shinji gasped out weakly.
"YAY! I GOT A NEW PET!" Yachiru cheered, jumping up and down on Shinji's head.
Zaraki grinned, noticing that the boy didn't wet himself when he nearly brought his sword down into his skull. He had no way of knowing that Shinji's bladder was in fact empty.
"But... who are you?" Shinji asked the tall man.
"Oh. Right. I'm Kenpachi Zaraki, captain of the 11th Division, the elite combat division of the Soul Society." he said with a malicious grin.
"And I'm Yachiru Kusajishi, assistant captain of the 11th Squad, and your new master!" the girl with the pink hair said.
Shinji quirked an eyebrow at that. She's either crazy, or has had too much sugar. "Uh... Miss?"
"Master!" she corrected him.
"Master... aren't you a little young to be the assistant captain of a combat division?" he asked.
"She's a lot older than you, kid. Trust me on that." Zaraki said.
"Uh... okay." Shinji said, still not understanding what was going on. He then noticed the blade at his hip. He gripped the handle and pulled the sword out.
"Huh. Pretty short zanpaku-to." Zaraki said, looking at the finely polished fifteen-inch blade.
"It's like a large knife." Yachiru said. "Hey! Pump some spiritual energy into it!"
"Uh... okay." Shinji said. "How do I do that?"
"Just think about doing it, like... imaging you're pushing out water from inside the glass." Zaraki said, quickly wondering where that poetic drivel came from.
"Okay." He said, his eyes glowing as he pumped energy into his sword. The small sword suddenly glowed and transformed into a four foot sword with a dragon-shaped handle and a tuft of white hair around the handle guard.
"Okay, now that's a sword!" Kenpachi grinned.
"Wowie!" Yachiru said as she stared at the large weapon, which Shinji seemed to handle with ease.
"Hmm. Must be your shikai form." the large man said.
"My what?" Shinji asked.
"It's a second-stage energy release form that your sword takes. That short sword you had a minute ago was it's sealed form. This is your swords second power form." he explained. "Heh. I'd love to see what your bankai form is. Must be spectacular." he grinned.
Suddenly, Kenpachi felt a trio of energies heading towards their location. Yachiru and Shinji felt it too.
The trio consisted of Ichigo Kurosaki, the orange-haired substitute Soul Reaper, Ganju Shiba, the talented fireworks expert, and Hanataro Yamada, Soul Reaper of the 4th Division. But it was Ichigo's spiritual energy that attracted Kenpachi's attention the most.
"THEY'RE HERE!" he grinned as his spiritual pressure exploded.
Yachiru and Shinji just looked at the man, aware of his powers but seemingly unaffected by it.
The same could not be said of the trio who had just arrived.
"WHAT'S GOING ON?" Ganju shouted, almost on his knees.
"That... pressure... it... can't be..." Hanataro gasped, flat on his stomach.
"Hanataro... what is it?" Ichigo asked.
"It's... a captain." he croaked.
"That's a Soul Reaper captain's spiritual pressure?" he asked.
Kenpachi leaped off the rooftops and quickly attacks Ichigo, who quickly sends Ganju and Hanataro on their way to rescue Rukia.
"Greetings Ichigo Kurosaki. I'm Kenpachi Zaraki, captain of the 11th Division." the spiky haired man said. "I believe you already met some of my subordinates."
"You mean Ikkaku Madarame." Ichigo said. "He said you'd be looking for me. But I don't have time for this! I came to rescue Rukia and I'm gonna do that!" Ichigo shouted.
"Rukia?" Kenpachi asked.
"Rukia Kuchiki! The Soul Reaper who's gonna be executed in a few short days!" he shouted.
"Kuchiki? As in Captain Kuchiki? What of her?"
"I'm here to save her!" he shouted again. "And if I have to fight every single Soul Reaper, and Captain, in this place to do it, I Will!"
"Heh. I like your spirit kid. Let's do this!" Kenpachi grinned and leapt at him.
High above the pair, Shinji and Yachiru were watching and listening to this. It naturally got Shinji curious as to what they were talking about.
"He's here to save someone who is going to be executed?" he asked. "Is she a friend of his?"
"I guess so." Yachiru said, uninterested in who she was.
"So... he came here... to save a friend. And he's been fighting every other... Soul Reaper... in this place to save her. That's... pretty noble." he said.
"Yeah, I guess. Hey! I've got an idea!" Yachiru suddenly shouted.
"What?"
"Let's go break Ruky-Ruky out of jail!" she shouted.
"Huh?" he gasped.
"Come on, come on, uh... what's your name?" she asked.
She makes me her pet and doesn't ask my name before now? Great owner! He thought sarcastically. "My name is Shinji Ikari."
"Hmm... alright, Puppy-Kun, gets go!" she shouted.
Puppy-kun? She gives me a nickname after knowing my real name? "Uh... that's not my name."
"It is now!" she chirped happily.
Seeing that this was potentially a losing battle, Shinji decided to just appease the girl.
"So, which way?" he asked.
"Ummm... that way!" she said, pointing away to the West.
"Uh... shouldn't we find the stairs?"
"Nah! Too much time. You can just jump! Jump Jump Jump!" she shouted.
"Uh... no I can't!" he said.
"Yes, You, Can!" she snapped, radiating a dark aura that made Shinji leap into the air.
Shinji leaped across the rooftops of the Seireitei with an ease and energy he had never known. It was freaking him out as well.
WHAT THE HELL DID THAT LUNATIC DO TO ME?? Shinji mentally screamed as he hopscotched from rooftop to rooftop as easily as if he was walking along the ground. This shouldn't be possible! This IS impossible, and I'm doing it!
A few minutes later, after Yachiru succeeded in getting them lost, Shinji takes over and heads to the Repentance Cell, which his new 'master' tells him is the tallest tower in the area. He groaned when she said that, wondering how you could get lost trying to find such an obvious landmark.
When they arrived at the entrance to the Repentance Cell, the two guards present stopped him.
"Halt! Who goes there?!" the guard asked.
"We're here for Rukia." Shinji said.
"Who are you?" the second guard asked.
"Hey, Bubbles!" Yachiru shouted as she poked her head out from behind Shinji's back.
"A-Assistant Captain Kusajishi?" the two guards gasped.
"Yup! We need the girl you got!" Yachiru said.
"But... we have strict orders not to let her out until her execution!" the first guard said.
"Oh, this is taking too long. Just knock them aside and go inside, Puppy-Kun." Yachiru whispered to Shinji.
Again with the Puppy-Kun! Shinji thought as he moved towards the door.
While Shinji had respect for various authority figures, such as guards, he was more fearful of the little girl on his back. The guards attacked, but Shinji easily knocked them back with a wave of his hand, the guards striking the wall on either side of the cell door.
Whoa! Am I that strong? He gasped as he looked at his fist.
Shaking off the incident, Shinji pushes the door open with incredible ease and went inside.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" he shouted.
From the shadows emerged a lovely young woman with raven-black hair and dark eyes, a stray lock of hair running down her face between her eyes. She was dressed in a white robe with a red collar around her neck.
Whoa. She's beautiful. Shinji thought. "Are you Rukia?" he asked.
"Yes. Who are you?" Rukia asked, noting his 11th Squad outfit.
"I'm Shinji Ikari." he said with a small bow.
He's handsome. She thought. "Why have you come?"
"Uh..."
"Hello Ruky-Ruky!" Yachiru shouted, popping her head out from behind Shinji.
"A-Assistant Captain Kusajishi?" Rukia gasped when she saw the young pink-haired girl.
"Yup, Yup! Were here to spring you!" she shouted.
"Spring me? But why?"
"It has to do with someone named Ichigo Kurosaki." Shinji said.
"What? Ichigo's here?" Rukia gasped.
"Yes. He's fighting Captain Zaraki."
"WHAT?! KENPACHI ZARAKI? IS HE INSANE?" she shouted.
"Which one?" Shinji muttered.
"Hey! Be nice, Puppy-Kun!" Yachiru said, poking his cheek.
"Puppy-Kun?" Rukia asked.
"Long story." Shinji said with a grimace.
"Pick her up and let's go." Yachiru ordered.
Sigh. "Alright." Shinji said as he walked over to Rukia and quickly picked her up in his arms, bridal style.
Whoa! I couldn't tell before, but his spiritual pressure is strong! Rukia said as they stepped outside the Repentance Cell. The second he did, Rukia felt her body constrict, like something heavy had just sat itself down upon her chest. Incredible! Inside the Repentance Cell all my senses were being hindered, I could barely feel anything. But outside... this boy's spiritual pressure is immense! Being this close to him is almost suffocating! He feels as strong as a Soul Reaper Captain!!
Shinji focused his senses and leapt away from the Repentance Cell as Ganju and Hanataro arrive.
Who is this boy? She wondered as they flew through the air.
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Within a few seconds the pair were standing on the roof overlooking the fight between Ichigo and Zaraki.
The instant Rukia saw them, she gasped.
"HEY ITCHY!" Yachiru shouted to the orange-haired Soul Reaper.
"Huh?" Ichigo shouted, barely avoiding Zaraki's sword for the tenth time.
"I got a present for you!" she shouted, nudging Shinji towards them.
Shinji dropped down a long way to the ground with Rukia in his arms and Yachiru on his back. The second Ichigo saw Rukia he freaks.
"RUKIA!" he shouted.
"ICHIGO!" she shouted.
"Huh?" Kenpachi asks as he looks up. "What the heck is... Oh. Oh, I get it. Very good, Yachiru. Incentive."
"Incentive?" Ichigo asked, confused.
"Yeah. If you beat Kenny, which won't happen, you get Ruky-Ruky!" Yachiru said, pointing to the girl. "If you lose, then my puppy gets her."
"WHAT?" Ichigo shouted.
"What?" Shinji gasped.
"What?" Rukia gasped.
"Yup Yup! You get to do her all night if Itchy loses." Yachiru says to Shinji.
Shinji and Rukia look at each other, the boy still holding the girl in his arms. Both blush.
"Uh..." Rukia started to say.
"Well... it's not that you're not pretty..." Shinji started to say.
Oh my god, he's interested! Ichigo groaned. Not that I care who Rukia dates or anything, but I came here to save her, so... "Okay. That's It! You're DEAD!" Ichigo shouted as he lunged at Kenpachi.
"Big talk, little boy!" Kenpachi grinned as he hefted his sword again.
Shinji leaped back up to the roof, still holding Rukia with Yachiru on his back, hoping to avoid the battling pair.
"Go Kenny!" Yachiru shouted from the edge of the roof.
"This is insane! Ichigo can't defeat Zaraki!" Rukia said.
"Why not?" Shinji asked.
"Because Kenpachi Zaraki is the Captain of the 11th Division! He's never been defeated!" she said.
"Really?" he asked.
Rukia looked at him strangely.
"You didn't know? How long have you been a Soul Reaper?"
"About ten minutes, actually." he said sheepishly.
Rukia stared at Shinji with incredibly wide-eyes. "WHAT?!"
"I don't know how I got here, but one minute I was piloting my Eva when it got swallowed by the 12th Angel, then next I was here on this roof, with a sword through my chest. That big, scary guy, Kenpachi, actually stabbed me and then asked what to do next. Then this girl with pink hair tells him to pump spirit energy into me, and the next thing I know... I'm like this." he said, waving his hand up and down his Shihakuso-clothed body.
That's just how I transferred my powers to Ichigo! Rukia thought. Though, it's obvious that Captain Zaraki has much more spiritual energy than I did. Immensely more.
"And on top of that, Yachiru is calling me her pet, and Zaraki insists that I do it to make her happy. And if what you're telling me is true about him, then... well, I'm pretty much Dog-Boy for... how long do Soul Reapers live?"
"Captain General Yamamoto has been alive for about 30,000 years."
"Oh, Boy!"
"But... you were alive when you came here, so you're just like Ichigo. Though I'm not sure this qualifies." she said.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well... Soul Reapers are dead. They were once people who passed into the Soul Society after they died. When Ichigo was attacked in the human world, I tried to give him some of my Soul Reaper powers to fight this Hollow that was attacking his family, but instead... he got all of them. I was left powerless, but at the same time... well, my life in the human world wasn't that bad, but I got branded a traitor in Soul Society for what I did." she explained.
"Which is why you were going to be executed." he exclaimed.
"Yes." she replied.
"But... that makes no sense. You were trying to help him out, which sounds like your job anyway, so how does that make you a traitor?" he asked.
"Giving a human the powers of a Soul Reaper is illegal in Soul Society." she explained.
"Which probably means... Zaraki's going to get in trouble if anyone finds out about what he did to me. But... wait! You weren't in Soul Society when it happened."
"It doesn't matter. It is still a crime, a betrayal of Soul Society's laws."
I'm not liking this Soul Society too much. He thought. "So... what if Ichigo wins?"
"No one's ever beaten Zaraki before." Rukia said. "11th Division is the best combat unit in Soul Society and Zaraki is captain of the squad for a reason."
"Okay. Well don't worry. I won't make you uphold your end of the bet."
"Huh?"
"Yachiru made the bet, not you, so..."
"Oh. Uh... thank you."
"Like I said, it's not that you're not pretty, it's just... I'd never force someone else to be with me."
Rukia looked at Shinji and felt a little sad. It was then that both of them realized that Shinji had been holding her in his arms the entire time.
"Oh. Sorry." he said as he set her back down on her own feet. "Here." he said, reaching up and taking hold of her collar, breaking it.
"Oh. Thank you." she said, rubbing her now free neck.
"You're welcome. Though I should probably have one myself." he muttered.
A massive explosion of spiritual energy erupted from the dark corridors of the buildings as Kenpachi and Ichigo threw everything they had into one final strike. Rukia was nearly knocked off the side of the building, only to be caught by Shinji.
Yachiru tugged on Shinji's sleeve and pulled the both of them back down to the ground.
"What happened?" Shinji asked.
"Looks like you get to keep Ruky-Ruky." Yachiru said.
"Uh... I do?" Shinji gasped.
On the ground lay the unconscious prone figures of Kenpachi Zaraki and Ichigo Kurosaki.
"It looks like a draw." Rukia said, noting that both of them were still breathing.
"No! Kenny won! Itchy went down first! Ruky-Ruky is your bitch now!"
WHAP! Shinji quickly slammed his hand over Yachiru's mouth.
"Ms Yachiru, please! Such language isn't appropriate for someone your age!"
"MMMPH! MMMMHHHHPPPPA!!" she screamed. CHOMP!
"OUCH!" Shinji shouted. "You Bit Me!"
"Your hand was over my mouth!" Yachiru shouted.
"Your mouth was being very dirty!"
"I Couldn't Breath!"
"You're Dead! What Do You Care About Breathing?!" he argued.
"Oh, never mind." Yachiru said as she walked over to Ichigo and bowed deeply to him. "Thank you, Itchy, for giving Kenny a good fight!" she said before walking over to Kenpachi and lifted him onto her back. "I'll take Kenny home." Yachiru said.
"What about Ichigo and Ms Rukia?" Shinji asked.
"Itchy can stay, but Ruky-Ruky's yours. Take her with you."
"But... Ms Yachiru..."
"Master!" she snapped.
"You'd better go. Someone is bound to be along shortly." Rukia said to the boy.
"But... they could be other Soul Reapers who might put you back in your cell." he said.
"And they'll care for Ichigo as well."
"If he came here to rescue you, then he'll be put in jail! Probably with you!"
"Don't worry. I'll take it from here." a new voice said.
The group looked around, but saw no one.
"Down here." the voice said again.
They looked down and saw a black cat.
"Uh... did the cat just talk?" Shinji asked.
"Yes, I did." the cat said in a masculine voice.
"Ooooookay...Who are you?" Shinji asked, looking at the black cat.
"I am Yoruichi Shihouin. I am the one who lead Ichigo here." the cat said. "A very impressive fight I must say. But I'll take care of Ichigo from here on out."
"Are you sure?" Shinji asked.
"Yes." Yoruichi said.
"Uhhhh... but can you..."
"PUPPY!" Yachiru shouted as she leapt away with Kenpachi on her back.
"You'd better go." Yoruichi said to the boy.
"Right." Shinji said, turning to Rukia. "But what about Ms Rukia?" he asked.
"That depends. What are your intentions?" Yoruichi asked.
"Well... I don't want to turn her into the Soul Reapers. They'll execute her."
Yoruichi tilted his head to the side. "Very well. Pick up Ichigo and come with me."
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"So... where's your dog?" Kenpachi asked as he stared up at the sky.
"I don't know. Probably making puppies with Ruky-Ruky." Yachiru said.
"Actually..." a voice from behind them said. "That hasn't happened yet."
Yachiru and Kenpachi looked over and saw Shinji with Ichigo over his left shoulder, his right arm around Rukia's waist, and a black cat on top of Ichigo.
"Follow us." the cat said.
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"This Is Fun!" Yachiru shouted as she splashed around in the water.
"What is this place?" Kenpachi asked, the group sitting in the waters of a small pool inside a large underground cavern that was actually beneath The Sokyoku.
"It's a special training room where I used to train with Urahara." the sexy, dark-skinned woman with the long purplish hair said as she leaned back against the rock.
"Mr Hat-an-Clogs?" Ichigo asked, trying not to stare at the woman.
"Yes." she said with a grin. "Oh, is something wrong, Ichigo?"
"Uh...no." he said, looking away.
"Does my nakedness upset you?" she purred as she swam over to him.
"DON'T COME OVER HERE!" he freaked, splashing water wildly.
Across the way, Shinji and Rukia, who were both also naked along with the others, just stared at the commotion the others were causing.
"Is he always like this?" Shinji asked, doing his own not to stare at Rukia.
"Unfortunately. He has this thing about propriety. It's an endearing trait, but... are you not looking at me also?" she asked as she looked over at Shinji.
"Sorry. I just... didn't want to seem like I was overstepping my boundaries." he said.
"It's... alright. I don't mind." she said.
Shinji looked at Rukia as the female Soul Reaper looked back.
It was only the watchful eyes of Yoruichi who noticed the pair.
Hard to believe that such a small thing could cause such trouble. Yoruichi thought as she held up the greenish crystal, staring at Shinji and Rukia through it. I don't know who wants it, or why, but... "That's it!" she said aloud.
"Huh?" Shinji gasped.
"What?" Rukia gasped.
"Who?" Ichigo gasped.
"Guys... I have a plan!" Yoruichi grinned.
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The three men approached the giant scaffolding of the Sokyoku where an injured Rukia Kuchiki sat with her white robe in tatters at the base.
"This is too easy." Kaname Tosen, the blind, dark-skinned captain of the 9th Company said.
"It has to be a trap." Gin Ichimaru, the white-haired snake-like captain of the 3rd Company said.
"Perhaps. But we cannot pass up the opportunity." Sosuke Aizen, the thought-to-have-been-killed, glasses-wearing Captain of the 5th Division said.
"The guards protecting the Repentance Cell said that a mysterious Soul Reaper and the 11th Squad Vice-Captain broke her out." Gin said.
"So where are they?" Tosen asked.
"Right here!" a voice from behind them said.
The three men turned around and noticed a young Soul Reaper with short brown hair and blue eyes. He was dressed in the robes of the 11th Division, but he looked different. He also felt different.
"Who are you?" Sosuke Aizen asked.
"Shinji Ikari." he replied.
"He's my new puppy!" Yachiru said.
Just then, they noticed they were surrounded by several other people.
The group consisted of Kenpachi Zaraki and his spunky child-like vice-captain. Behind them stood the bald Ikkaku Madarame and somewhat colorful Yumichika Ayasegawa. On the other side of the trio stood Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends: the beautiful Orihime Inoue, the muscular Chad Yasutora, the lean Uryu Ishida, the gruff Ganju Shiba, and the meek Hanataro Yamada.
Off to a third direction stood Yoruichi Shihouin and a group of other odd individuals they didn't expect to see.
Soi Fon, the fierce-looking female Captain of the 2nd Division. Renji Abarai, the red-haired Vice-Captain of the 6th Division. Momo Hinamori, the cute and betrayed-looking Vice-Captain of the 5th Division. Izura Kira, the meek-looking Vice-Captain of the 3rd Division. Shuhei Hisagi, the tough-looking Vice-Captain of the 9th Division.
Towards a fourth direction stood Retsu Unohana, the motherly captain of the 4th Division and her tall and lean Vice-Captain Isane Kotetsu. Next to them was the decrepit-looking Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusin, Captain of the 1st Division and his Vice-Captain, the distinguished looking Chojiro Sasukibe. Behind them stood Toshiro Hitsugaya, the young, white-haired Captain of the 10th Division and his Vice-Captain, the sexy, busty and reddish-haired Rangiku Matsumoto. And behind them, a very large and imposing Sajin Komamura, captain of the 7th Division and his Vice-Captain, the sunglasses-wearing Tetsuzaemon Iba stood.
"Don't you just love our little trap?" Yoruichi asked with a grin.
Gin and Tosen looked shocked at this, while Aizen looked impassive.
"I never would have thought that you would do this, Aizen." Yamamoto said.
"You were responsible for the deaths of the Council of 46." Toshiro said.
"You were responsible for ordering the arrest and execution of Rukia Kuchiki." Renji said.
"You were responsible for the confusion and chaos in Soul Society." Retsu said.
"All... for this." Yoruichi said, holding up the small green sphere.
"Well, if Rukia no longer has the Hogyoku, then there is no reason for Rukia to live." Aizen said as he suddenly leaped at Rukia with superhuman speed.
Shinji was the first one to respond, moving to intercept the man. He managed to get between Rukia and Aizen as the blade from Aizen's sword lanced Shinji's chest.
"SHINJI!" Rukia cried out.
"PUPPY!" Yachiru shouted.
"I won't let you hurt her!" Shinji growled as the sword barely missed his heart.
Yoruichi and Soi Fon were quickly on him, aiming their swords at his throat and heart and pulling him back from. Renji, Shuhei, Toshiro, Ikkaku, and Ichigo were on Tosen and Gin in a second as well.
"It's over Aizen." Yamamoto said.
However, Aizen just smirked. "Did you think I wouldn't come prepared for this?" he asked.
Suddenly, the ground shook as everyone's attention turned to see a trio of large men, actually the gatekeepers of the Seireitei, appeared and started stomping down around on the houses of the Soul Reapers.
"The Gate Keepers?!" Rangiku gasped. "You managed to recruit them?"
From the ridge of the Sokyoku the group watched as Higonyudo, keeper of the Red Hollow Gate, Danzomaru, keeper of the Black Ridge Gate, and Kaiwan, keeper of the Blue Stream Gate, appeared.
"Not only them." Aizen said as the sky suddenly cracked open, allowing dozens of monstrous beings to drop down onto the Soul Reapers.
"Well... this just went from bad to worse really fast." Shunsui Kyoraku, the pink-robe wearing Captain of the 8th Division, and his attractive, librarian-like Vice-Captain Nanao Ise arrived.
"I have to agree." Jushiro Ukitake, the pale-looking Captain of the 13th Division said as he arrived as well.
"Sorry, we're late, old man." Shunsui said to Yamamoto.
The elderly man just twitched and eyebrow as he raised his voice. "SOUL REAPERS, ATTACK!"
Within an instant, the battle between the Soul Reapers and the Hollows was on, Kenpachi the first to leap towards them. Uryu blasted Hollows with his light arrows. Chad blasted Hollows with his Giant Arm. Orihime used her Six-Flower 'fairies' to defend against the Hollows. And everyone else unleashed their swords to battle the Hollows.
While that happened, Aizen, Gin and Tosen were still being restrained.
"We have to do something!" Rukia cried out as the trio of gate-keeping giants started to advance towards the group.
"I know." Shinji said as he watched the ensuing battle. "But what? How?"
Pilot. A voice suddenly echoed in his mind. Call to me, Pilot. The voice said.
"What?" Shinji asked aloud.
Call to me, Shinji. Just say... 'Launch, Evangelion' and I will help you.
At his wits end, Shinji grasped his sword and pulled it from his sheath. "Alright. LAUNCH, EVANGELION!"
The sword exploded with power as within seconds, a gigantic purple-colored, horn-headed figure landed right between the ridge everyone was fighting on and the trio of giants that were advancing towards them.
Everyone had stopped fighting, including the Hollows.
"I'll deal with this, if you don't mind." Shinji said as he stepped forward.
"YAY! GO PUPPY-KUN!" Yachiru shouted.
"Puppy-Kun?" Ichigo asked.
"Long Story!" Rukia grimaced.
The Evangelion, mimicking Shinji's movements, quickly struck down the trio of gate-keepers, who were shorter than themselves. But while this was going on, Aizen, Gin and Tosen made their move, breaking from their captors as the Hollows attacked them, the glasses-wearing man grabbing the Hogyoku from Yoruichi and moved out into the center of the battle.
The second they did, a piercing bright light exploded from the sky and came down upon the trio. Looking up, both the Soul Reapers and Hollows stopped and stared as a dozen giant claws pierced the sky like it was a painted theater canvas, and poked their heads out into the realm of Soul Society.
"MENOS GRANDE!!" Soi Fon shouted.
"Gillians? How Many Of Them Are There?" Tetsuzaemon gasped.
"Look! There's Something Behind Them!" Toshiro shouted.
From behind the giant Hollows, a strange slitted eye appeared as the light pierced the sky once again and caused Aizen, Gin and Tosen to start rising up.
"He's Rising!" Jushiro shouted as he locked eyes on Aizen.
"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE!" Ikkaku shouted as he leapt at the man.
"STOP!!" the eldest Soul Reaper shouted.
"Captain General?!" the bald-headed Soul Reaper gasped.
"That light is call 'Negacion'. The Menos Use It to rescue each other." the older man said. "The moment that light envelops something, it's all over."
"They're in another world now. There's nothing we can do." Chojiro explained.
"Aizen s now beyond our reach!" Shunsui said with a bored sigh.
"No... I don't think so!" Shinji growled.
"Shinji, there's nothing we can do." Rukia said. "There isn't any weapon powerful enough to pierce that light." she said.
Shinji suddenly looked over and saw the giant bladed weapon hanging from the massive scaffolding where Rukia was going to be executed by.
"What about that thing?" he asked, staring at the giant Sokyoku.
"The Sokyoku? No one's big enough to..."
"EVA!"
The giant purple behemoth looked over at Shinji and nodded. Aizen and the others just looked down in shock as the Eva grabbed the Sokyoku and ripped it from the scaffolding. Following Shinji's movements, the blade ignited into fire as it was hefted up and slashed at the three Negacion beams. Empowered by Eva's AT-Field, the power of a million zanpaku-to's was magnified ten-fold, blasting the Negacion with unimaginable energy.
The Negacion beams shattered, sending the trio of stunned Soul Reapers back to the ground. High above them, the Gillians shouted and roared, causing Shinji to respond by sending another powerful fiery slash into the open hole. Before everyone's eyes, the Sokyoku destroyed the Gillians and forced the hole closed.
"Wow." Shuhei gasped.
"That's... that's impossible." Jushiro gasped.
"That's my Puppy-Kun!" Yachiru shouted.
"Puppy-Kun?" Momo gasped.
"Long Story." Ichigo said.
"So... who is that guy?" Nanao asked.
"He's my pet!" Yachiru grinned.
"He is, huh?" Toshiro asked.
"Yup. And he's Ruky-Ruky's husband!" she chirped.
"WHAT?" Renji gasped.
"Long Story." Yoruichi said.
"Kenny beat Itchy in a fight. That mean's Ruky-Ruky belongs to Puppy-Kun now!" Yachiru said.
"But we never agreed to that!" Rukia shouted.
"Yeah! I haven't even asked her out yet!" Shinji shouted.
Everyone paused.
"Yet?" Rukia asked the boy.
"Well... I was going to, but... I mean... would you like... to..." he started to stutter.
"I'd like that." she said. "Unless I'm still under arrest and sentenced to die." she said to the elder Soul Reaper captain.
"Considering all the evidence... no. You are not. You are free to go." the Captain General said as the turned towards the weakened trio of captains. "As for you three."
"Their Soul-Chains and Soul-Sleeps are destroyed. They have no powers." Retsu said after a quick examination of the trio.
"Arrest them now." the Captain General said.
The trio were taken into custody. Shuhei took Tosen, Rangiku took Gin, and Renji took Aizen.
What followed afterwards would have normally taken months of investigation and inquiry, ended after only a weeks time.
Rukia was cleared of treason, and compensated for her trouble by being made a seated officer in the 13th Division, actually that of Vice-Captain.
Ichigo was given 'deputy Soul Reaper' status and allowed to return home to defend the living world.
Yoruichi was reinstated as the 2nd Division Captain, with Soi Fon as her Vice-Captain.
The Hogyoku was placed in lock-up within one of Soul Society's strongest vaults, seeing as how it couldn't be destroyed.
Shuhei, Izura and Momo were put into training to master their bankai in order to take over their own divisions. However, because of Aizen's betrayal, Momo wasn't willing to take over for him. This lead to Shinji being immediately considered the new captain of the 5th Division, mostly due to his ability to use Bankai.
Shinji and Rukia started dating, a relationship that amused everyone, especially since they had never seen Rukia so lively before.
Aizen, Gin and Tosen spent the rest of their lives in prison under tight supervision.
Also, despite Shinji being a captain, Yachiru still calls and considers him her pet.
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Author's Notes:
Here's my newest update to the 'Shinji And The Soul Reapers' story. This is basically a Shinji/Rukia pairing, but with more emphasis on humor and action.
Next Chapter: Shinji/Rangiku. Story still in progress until further notice.