(A/N) IMPORTANT: Man do I love fishy crackers. The alpha-beta thing is from another fanfic by a fantastic author. I loved the idea, so I guess this is a fanfic of an anime and a fanfic of a fanfic. I don't want to copy, but I like the ideas too much to pass them up. If you read this, I just want you to know that a lot of my stories were inspired by you. Anyway, the actual important part is a clarification.

READ THIS: In my story, Aizen betrayed the Espada and retreated to Hueco Mundo. Harribel and Stark were brought down by Aizen, and Lilynette survived. So did Gio(The saber tooth guy), although I can't remember what happened to him in the canon. Aizen has the Hogyoku, the Arrancar are pretty much all with Ichigo, and Hueco Mundo is locked from the inside.

Chapter 2

"Silence!" Yamamoto slammed his staff on the floor of the meeting room. Everyone involved in the fight against the espada were assembled in the meeting hall, along with toddler versions of Grimmjow, Ulquiorra, Hallibel, Sunsun, Nnoitra, Gin, Yldfort, Tesla, Apache, Gio, Mila Rose, Syazel, Nelliel, a teenage Stark, and a baby Lilynette.

Ichigo let out a low growl, startling several captains.

The soutaicho began to speak. "These Arrancar are enemies of the Soul Society and hollows as well. They must be destr-"

"Bite me!" snapped Ichigo. "Hollow this, hollow that, don't you have anything to say that actually matters?"

"Watch your mouth, boy," warned Byakuya.

"Make me!" he retorted.

Byakuya reached for his zanpaktō. Ichigo's spiritual pressure darkened.

"Disgusting," he hissed. "You talk about your precious honor and your pride all the time. Are you telling me you can be proud of murdering children? Are you really stupid enough to think that all hollows are evil?" his voice was caustic, a far cry from his usual boisterous behaviour.

"I risked my life for you people! I show up and rescue you from whatever mess you make all the time. You think I'm your trump card against Aizen? I've got news for you. I'm not a tool, to be used and thrown away. I'm not going to let you lay a finger on any one of these kids. If you want to hurt them, you'll have to kill me first," he ground out, eyes lit up gold.

Everyone tensed. Soifon gritted her teeth.

"How dare you! Traitor! I'll kill you and that hollow scum myself!" she ground out.

Lunging forward, she struck straight at Ulquiorra, and was suddenly slammed to the floor by Ichigo's hand on her throat. She struggled feebly, gasping for air.

"Kurosaki!" shouted Yamamoto.

A snarl ripped from Ichigo's mouth. "No one touches the cubs!" he ordered, pinning the captain of the second division like she was nothing.

Cubs? thought Byakuya. His eyes widened slightly in realization.

"Urahara."

Said shopkeeper looked up.

"Could this perhaps have something to do with his inner hollow?" he asked curiously.

"Maybe," hummed the shopkeeper thoughtfully, before growing serious. "I'm not on board with killing the kids either, though. They're just children, after all."

Shinji jolted. "No way," he breathed.

"What is it?" asked Urahara curiously.

Shinji laughed. "Ichigo's a beta!"

All the Vizard's jaws dropped. "NANI!"

Urarhara's eyebrows went up. Snapping his fan shut, he smiled hugely. "Fantastic! Now we get to deal with a hormonal demon! Really, I should have known!"

"Sh-sh-shut up!" sputtered Ichigo.

Byakuya frowned slightly. "Please eleborate, Urahara," he commanded.

"Ichigo is a beta," he began, smirking. "In Hueco Mundo, gender doesn't matter," he began, earning shocked glances from the captains. "All hollows are either alpha or beta. Alphas are the dominants, and betas are the submissives. A beta, like our dear subsitute Soul Reaper, is equivalent to a female."

Most captains were wide-eyed at this point. Mashiro picked up the story.

"Different hollows have different instincts and purposes. For example, feline-types are built for parenting. Ichigo is a reptile-type. They're built for hunting, but generally also have strong pack-building traits. They help hold together a pack, and can provide for the cubs or queens when the pack alpha is busy claiming territory or fighting off challengers."

Shinji interrupted. "One quirk to reptile types is that they tend to carry the largest litters."

Even Byakuya couldn't keep his face passive now.

"And both males and females can get pregnant, as long as it's a beta," added Lisa.

Wide-eyed captains stood quietly.

Renji was the first to connect the dots. "Wait. That means... Ichigo's a chick!" he burst out laughing, holdig his sides.

"Uh-oh," murmured Rose.

Wham!

Renji was stuck to the wall, upside-down and twitching.

"Betas also have incredibly violent tempers. One of an alpha's most important jobs is keeping their beta from going on a massacre," offered Rose.

A guttural snarl ripped through the air.

"Silence!" commanded the Head Captain. "This issue is not up for debate! The hollows will be destroyed immediately!"

Several captains placed their palms on the hilts of their swords, but none made a move towards Ichigo.

"Stop! If you rile Ichigo he's likely to destroy all of Seireitei!" snapped Shinji.

"This issue is not up for debate!" barked Yamamoto. "The monsters will be destroyed now!"

Everyone jerked in surprise as Ichigo tipped his head back and howled with laughter. "Think you can take me? You'll have to catch me first!" he taunted playfully.

A senkeimon shimmered into existence behind him. He hissed aggressively, tossing Soifon into Yoruichi's arms and giving a soft huff. The vizards tensed, looking away pointedly as those glimmering gold eyes swept the room.

The little arrancar had started to move through the portal at the warning huff. Ichigo edged backwards, guarding the gate as tiny Ulquiorra lingered. Still crouched, Ichigo hopped backwards a little at a time, hissing when anyone moved too close. The tiny cuarta wrapped his arms around his neck, clinging to his back in a decidedly un-human form of a piggy-back. A few more hops, and he dove through the Senkaimon, leaving everyone behind.

The Visoreds took off only a couple seconds later, disappearing into their own Senkaimon to look for the youngest member of their pack.

The captains dispersed soon after, murmuring uneasily. Their orders? Send extra patrols to the World of the Living to locate Kurosaki. Kill on sight.