2 Weeks Prior

Vegeta: "SOOOO SUE me, Ikkaku!"

Ikkaku: "You think you're a match for me, Vegeta?!"

Lunch was not usually a very loud event in the Seireitei. In fact it had been such a nice day so far that many were eating outside. The Squad 10 captain and two lieutenants were some of the many who were outside eating when Ikkaku Madarame, 3rd Seat of Squad 11, came by. One thing led to another and now Toushiro and Rangiku, as well as anyone else within earshot, were finding out what happens when two hot heads clashed. However, Toushiro was the only one within this category who just shrugged and continued eating. He'd seen Vegeta get into so many fights that it didn't even bother him much anymore. Rangiku was different.

Rangiku: "Can they get any louder?"

Toushiro didn't even stop eating.

Toushiro: "Oh yeah!... Give 'em five minutes, Rangiku, and I can assure you that Vegeta at least will be heard beyond the Rukon District. Mm, hand me the chicken broth."

Without taking her eyes away, Rangiku handed her captain the chicken broth which he poured a little in with his rice and just continued eating afterwards.

Vegeta: "A match for you?! HA! I've had tougher guys than you for breakfast!"

Ikkaku: "I dare you to try it! I'll give indigestion all the way!"

Rangiku: "Captain, can you please end this?"

Toushiro: "Sure, if you finish those documents after lunch."

Rangiku: "Seriously?!"

Toushiro: "Seriously. I ain't just stopping two men from fighting, I'm stopping a SAIYAN from fighting! And that don't come cheap."

Rangiku: "Ok, ok! I'll do it!"

Toushiro: "Good. Vegeta! SIT!"

The saiyan prince looked at Toushiro and then just sat down. Toushiro then exploited the only good thing to having Squad 11 for a neighbor with a loud yell.

Toushiro: "HEY Lieutenant Kusajishi! I think you're missing someone!"

Ikkaku: "NO! Captain Hitsugaya, why?!"

Toushiro: "Would you have left if I had asked you to?"

Ikkaku: "Uh..."

Toushiro: "Exactly. Yachiru!"

Ikkaku: "Alright! I'm going!"

Ikkaku hurried off to avoid his lieutenant while Vegeta rejoined his captain and friend.

Rangiku: "Wow!... Nice one, captain!"

Toushiro: "Mhm. Now I expect those documents filled out and on my desk by this evening- and don't you DARE go over and ask Eren to do it for you like last time!"

Rangiku: "Ahhhh! How'd you know?!"

Toushiro: "I have my sources..."

The young captain put a spoon of rice in his mouth before huffing a laugh.

Rangiku: "Levi ratted me out, didn't he?!"

Vegeta: "BIG time."

Rangiku: "Why that son-of-a-"

Levi: "-A what?"

Rangiku screamed when Levi just suddenly appeared behind her! Vegeta and Toushiro laughed. The new Squad 9 captain was just as good as Toushiro with that trick.

Rangiku: "Levi?! What are you doing here?!"

Levi: "I heard shouting and came over to see what all the noise was about. Now... WHAT were saying about me, Rangiku?"

Rangiku: "Uh... Nothing! Nothing at all!"

Levi: "Really?... Cuz it sounded like you were about to call me a-"

Rangiku: "Son-of-a-saint! That's what I was about to call you!"

Vegeta: "Sure you were."

Rangiku: "Shut it!"

Levi: "I couldn't care less now. So what WAS all that racket, Toushiro?"

Toushiro: "Ikkaku and Vegeta releasing some pent up aggression. Nothing new really. It gets fun though when Yachiru's around."

Levi: "I wouldn't know. I try and keep my distance from Kenpachi as much as possible. Same thing with Kurotsuchi. Speaking of, have you heard those rumors lately?"

Toushiro: "You mean the ones about our local nut job experimenting with alternate universe travel?"

Levi: "Clearly ya have. So are they true?"

Toushiro: "Don't know and I don't WANT to know if it can be helped!"

Levi: "If they are, I hope he's not trying to go back to our old world to get his hands on a Titan."

Toushiro: "As long as he keeps to himself and all, I personally couldn't care less about what that ass does. And I won't start a fight with him, but I will GLADLY finish one."

Levi: "You're in a bit of a bad mood today, Toushiro."

Vegeta: "When the subject is Kurotsuchi, he's always in a bad mood."

Levi just shrugged and glanced down at the amount of food that Toushiro had with him.

Levi: "... Good lord... When was the last time you ate?"

Toushiro: "Don't even go there, Levi! I've had enough of that from these two already, and I'm gonna say the exact same thing to you: I'm HUNGRY, so get off!"

Vegeta: "For the sake of sanity, I'm gonna change the subject. So when are you gonna get your captain's haori, Levi?"

Levi: "To tell you the truth, I'm not gonna wear that thing. At least not yet."

Rangiku: "Why not?"

Levi: "Well seeing as how I'm not DEAD yet, I don't feel like I need to wear what Soul Reapers wear. No offense."

Toushiro: "None taken. But ya gotta wear something that identifies you as the captain. Sorry I don't make the rules."

Levi: "I'm aware. That's why I asked Uryu to redo some of my old Scout Regiment jackets and such, figured I could use them for something. He's gonna put the Squad 9 number on the back. I already cleared it with Yamamoto."

Vegeta: "Huh, clever."

Rangiku: "Yeah that is clever!"

Just then, a Hell Butterfly appeared before them all. Vegeta reached out to collect the message it carried.

Vegeta: "~This is a direct order from Head-Captain Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. All Squad Captains and Lieutenants are to report to Sokyoku Hill at once. Repeat: All Squad Captains and Lieutenants are to report to Sokyoku Hill at once.~"

The butterfly left, its job done. Toushiro, Levi, Rangiku and Vegeta were confused as to why they needed to go to Sokyoku Hill.

Levi: "Why do we need to go to Sokyoku Hill? What's going on?"

Rangiku: "Captain?"

Toushiro: "I know as much as you."

Vegeta: "I don't sense anything out of the norm... Strange."

Toushiro: (As he's getting up) "Well... Only one way to find out what going on, right? Let's go."

Rangiku: "Ok!"

Levi: "I'll meet you guys up there. I gotta go collect Eren and Shuhei first."

Toushiro: "Alright, meet us up there."

A few minutes later and almost everyone had arrived at Sokyoku Hill. Levi and his two lieutenants arrived before Toushiro and his two. The moment he looked around, the soldier had noticed that everyone else from the old Survey Corps were here as well. This was odd. What was odder was that there was some strange looking device ahead of them with Mayuri and Nemu standing beside it. Something in the back of his mind told Levi that many probably weren't going to like what was under there. Toushiro, Vegeta and Rangiku were the last to arrive. They also noticed the additional party and Kurotsuchi's covered up device.

Vegeta: "Oh I'm already not liking this."

Yamamoto: "Alright, Kurotsuchi... We are all here... So what is it?"

Eren: "So he was the one who wanted us all up here?"

Kurotsuchi: "As we already know, our new allies like Captain Levi and the others are all from another world- a DIFFERENT world! A world completely different by every means from ours! A world where we do not exist! A world-"

Kenpachi: "We get it!"

Kurotsuchi growled.

Kurotsuchi: "Be quiet, you oversized barbarian!"

Kenpachi: "What'd you say?... I dare you to repeat that."

Kurotsuchi: "I'll repeat it as many times as it needs to sink into that thick skull of yours-"

Val and Soifon: "GET ON WITH IT!"

Many rolled their eyes with a relieved sigh while others just shook their heads.

Kurotsuchi: "Very well... As I was saying, we discovered that there is a different dimension from our own. And that got me thinking..."

Renji: "Here we go."

Kurotsuchi: "Just how many others are there?! That's why I created this!"

Kurotsuchi removed the tarp from his creation. A strange looking device that was hard to describe. But there was no doubt as to what it did.

Kurotsuchi: "This device is a modification to that simple little machine that Vegeta's wife made-"

Vegeta: "Was that an insult?"

Kurotsuchi: "-With it I can look into other dimensions and see what's out there! The endless research possibilities make me quiver with excitement!"

Toushiro: "I'll make you quiver with pain if you think I'm gonna let you just walk into any new dimension as you please! God only knows what might be waiting on the other side! Levi's world proved that!"

Nemu: "Shall I start the machine up, master?"

Kurotsuchi: "Of course!"

Vegeta: "Don't you even dare turn that on, Nemu..."

But the woman ignored the saiyan.

Conny: "What's wrong with her?"

Val: "Nemu is Kurotsuchi's daughter but at the same time, she's not. He literally made her from scratch, just like that grotesque machine of his!"

Kurotsuchi: "An ironic statement from someone with a daughter all their own."

Val: "Mika came into this world the natural way, not with science, knives and needles. Compare them again and I'll slit your throat myself!"

Vegeta: "Didn't you learn anything from when some of us came back from that trip up at that ski lodge?! You fuck with nature and it'll fuck with you right back, Mayuri!"

Levi: "I don't know what they're talking about but I agree with them! Even Hange knows better!"

Hange: "That's right! Sure I was eager to learn as much as possible about the Titans, but I never just ignored some of the boundaries telling me when I'm going too far!"

Kurotsuchi: "I would've thought that someone like you would have been delighted by this, clearly I was wrong. Nemu, begin."

Nemu started the machine despite everything. A portal opened within seconds and so far all seemed well.

Kurotsuchi: "There, you see? Nothing to worry about."

But then it all went wrong. Wind rushed passed as the portal began sucking everything in! The power was so great that many had difficulty staying put!

Yamamoto: "Kurotsuchi! End this at once!"

Kurotsuchi and Nemu both tried to turn off the machine. Meanwhile, everyone dug in and tried to hold on! With their ODM Gear, Levi and his other human comrades were able to anchor themselves to the ground and provide something for others to hold onto! Val and Vegeta both dug in their claws and held on! Toushiro was also dug in well until a rock struck his foot and nocked him off balance! Everyone watched in horror as the child prodigy was sucked into the portal and taken to god knows where! Just seconds later and Vegeta purposelessly released his grip and fearlessly followed his friend into the unknown! It was only when they were both gone did the machine stop, exploding and destroying the portal. When everything settled, everyone stared at the last spot they had seen their friends before all of them turned to Kurotsuchi. The scientist knew from their glaring eyes that he was in trouble.

Kurotsuchi: "So there was a bit of a mishap... I'm sure they're fine."

Everyone was angry, some more than others. Levi was one of the more angrier ones and he asked the scientist a simple question while cracking his knuckles.

Levi: "Can you get them back?"

Kurotsuchi: "From our end... No..."

A split second later and Val grabbed and squeezed Kurotsuchi's face to the point where her sharp claws were only just stopping short of piercing skin and flesh. Long sharp fangs gleamed at the scientist as her anger was obvious.

Val: "... Then you better hope that they find a way back home themselves... Because your life DEPENDS on it!..."