A/N: All right, so I've finally broken out of that horrid writer's block, thank you very much for helping me! So the results were in, and it would be best if I had a little bit of everything.

BTW Since we have characters going into different dimensions, there will be some mild crossovers...therefore...I do not own Lord of The Rings or Blood Plus!

so Ch. 17, Enjoy! And let me know what you think!

Byakuya, Chad and the child version of Nel walked through a snowy mountain range during the ice age. A blizzard hit them with full force and they were forced to retire inside a cave. They each rolled out their sleeping mats and sat around a fire. Chad was silent as always, and Byakuya wasn't much of a talker himself; Nel looked at the two men a bit irritated.

"Well talk, say something! Seriously, why'd I get stuck with the silent giant and the stuck up prim?" Byakuya said nothing but merely looked up momentarily from his hot cup of tea to glare at her.

"We have nothing to say to you," he said stoically.

"What'd ya mean there's nothing to say? There's lots to say, dontcha have feelings? Your girl and your baby were just kidnapped, don't you have something to say about that?!"

"Whatever my view is on the given events it does not concern you," said Byakuya indifferently; he stood up, "I will be inspecting the cave now, excuse me," he said, and with that he left.

"Seriously, what's up with that guy? I mean yeah he's gorgeous and all but he's as cold as this blizzard. "Rukia should've denied this guy and stayed with my Itzugo. Sure he might not be as pretty, but dammit he makes up for it with courage and one heck of a personality," said Nel; then she sighed and batted her eyelashes, "ah, Itzugo…"

…

Byakuya slammed his fist against one of the walls of the cave as he rested his head on that same wall trying to keep himself from weeping. He was frustrated and furious with himself, he was unable to protect her; if only he had been able to see who those two girls truly were…then none of this would have happened. How dare that woman even assume that he did not care, how dare that thought even cross her mind. Rukia and his child were everything to him, they were his family, the closest he ever came to having a true home.

Slowly he regained his composure and then walked over to a hot spring inside the cave, he removed his clothing and sat inside of it. The hot water relaxed his muscles and he leaned back with his eyes closed. Once finished he got up and started drying his hair with the towel; for all his sharp senses he did not see the green-haired menace that was walking by.

Nel's jaw dropped at the sight of Captain Byakuya Kuchiki in all his naked glory. She eyed him up and down slowly before he opened his eyes and realized that she was in front of him; he quickly wrapped the towel around his waist.

"All right, so maybe Rukia wasn't as delusional as I thought to stay with you," said Nel still in the aftershock of seeing the nude manifestation of male perfection right in front of her.

"Yo Soi Fong-taicho!" Said Renji waving a hand in front of her; Soi Fong snapped out of her daydream.

"What is it Abarai?" She asked, at the moment they were hiding inside an abandoned horse barn. The floor was covered in hay and there were many farming tools.

"Ishida's coming already," said Renji; they both looked out the barn window and saw Ishida approaching; he had a bag in one hand and was wearing an odd-looking getup with a strange hat.

He walked inside and sat in front of them on the hay; without saying anything he dropped the bag he was carrying.

"What is it?"

"We're in 1692 Salem," said Ishida looking a bit intimidated.

"So?" Said Renji.

"You don't understand, this is during the Salem witch trial, they killed anyone that they deemed immoral or indecent," said Ishida.

"Well we're decent enough," said Renji; Ishida looked as Renji's spiky red hair and funky eyebrows; then at Soi Fong's very…exposed combat uniform.

"Well I brought you some clothes just in case," said Ishida.

"What does it matter, they are no match for us," said Soi Fong beginning to grow annoyed.

"Yes, but you see, the way Nova described it, we've actually gone back in time. So if we do anything out of normalcy we may alter our own history," said Ishida, "we're going to be staying here until we see a yellow or violet streak in the sky, meaning we will have to fit in as best as we can while we're here."

"Fine," sighed Soi Fong; Ishida handed them their clothing. Soi Fong held it up and raised and eyebrow as she surveyed the clothing, "How do you put this on?" Ishida looked over at Renji bashfully; Renji snickered and walked outside.

"All right, have fun children," he teased; then disappeared completely.

"You look kind of cute with that hat," said Soi Fong wrapping her arms around his neck and brushing her lips against his without kissing him.

"Really?" Asked Ishida getting a bit worked up.

"Yes, really," she whispered in his ear and then sucked on his earlobe; he audibly gulped; then she stepped away from him to look at him, "listen Quincy…" she wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly; his eyes softened when he heard her sobbing, "I …you're mine now. I order you to not leave me for her. Is that clear?" She said looking him seriously in the face; he wiped away her tears and smiled kindly.

"Yes, very clear my captain," he said patting her on the head; she smiled at him bashfully. Then she was the one taken by surprise when he untied her black combat suit and slid it off her body; his hands running along the skin he exposed.

"Now let me show you how this dress goes."

"Senbonzakura?" Asked Byakuya startled, feeling the presence close by, he was sitting away from the others in a part of the cave with an opening that gave a good view of the night sky. It was very cold, and he sat next to a fire.

"Yes my dear Bya-kun, it is I," said the voice; then a beautiful woman stepped in from the shadows. She had long wavy red hair, smooth ivory skin, and cold violet eyes. She wore an elegant violet kimono that matched her eyes. Her body bathed radiantly in the moon rays, making her ivory skin look smooth and milky. They both remained silent for as moment; Byakuya stood up and took a step towards her.

Out of curiosity he stretched his hand towards her face, and outlined her features lightly with his fingertips. He wanted to know if she was real, if this wasn't just another illusion; her skin was soft, warm, and very real. Senbonzakura smiled and closed her eyes as she leaned into his touch; leaving the notion that he had done this to her before, and just as in the past, she enjoyed it.

"You're real," he said surprised, and she nodded, "how did you…?"

"Materialize? The stronger you become the stronger I become; it will not be long until I can materialize whenever I please," said Senbonzakura.

"This means…" said Byakuya pondering in his thoughts.

"Yes Bya-kun," said Senbonzakura walking closer to him; Byakuya took a step back.

"No, Rukia and I…"

"Rukia and you what? I was the one that chose her remember? Her and Hisana. Little Bya-kun," said Senbonzakura drawing closer to him; then she caressed his cheek, her hand and voice brimming with warmth and tenderness, "remember the first time we met, when you were a little boy? Remember what you said to me?"

"It was impossible then, and it is impossible now, Senbonzakura," said Byakuya pulling away.

"I was also once a soul, I was once living, blood once ran through my veins. I was the powerful and beautiful warrior Senbonzakura," said Senbonzakura suddenly growing frantic, "that was soon taken from me, I died very young, and refusing to die I vowed to live on through the one who managed to wield my zanpakuto…" they both remained silent for a moment; Byakuya looked away unable to meet her gaze. "You were so reliant on me for company. But I knew you needed human interaction, you were and still are a lonely soul; I found a pure and lonely woman to become your mate; it was I that made you fall in love with Hisana. I was also the one that chose Rukia for you."

"You are wrong Senbonzakura. I chose them, and just like I made my choice then, I will do it again by choosing Rukia and my child," said Byakuya very seriously Senbonzakura looked hurt for a moment, but then she regained her composure and stood up a bit more straight.

"Is that what would make you happy?"

"Yes," answered Byakuya coldly.

"Very well then, I will respect your choice. If Rukia can bring back the sun… that alone would appease me," said Senbonzakura; then she disappeared into thin air. For a moment Byakuya considered stopping her from leaving, but then quickly put that thought aside and ignored it.

'Our world seemed so much brighter back then Bya-kun…I miss the sun…and the smell of cherry blossoms…'

Dawn was approaching, and Ichigo and Ashido were sitting somewhere in the jungle of the Mesozoic era. Ashido was sleeping as Ichigo drank coffee and looked at the sky. Suddenly, he saw a yellow streak; he jumped up and shook Ashido awake.

"A streak, come on, let's jump to the other dimension," Ichigo pointed his zanpakuto at the sky and screamed, "Getsuga Tensho!" The attack ripped through the sky and the two shinigami were sucked into the sky by a yellow light.

"Matsumoto, do you have any idea where we might be?" Asked Hitsugaya as he and Rangiku walked by through a mountain range of lush forests.

"No, but it's a very nice place though," said Matsumoto, as she observed a beautiful waterfall, "look, there's a town there, maybe we should check it out taicho.

Hitsugaya nodded and they set out towards the town. The town in the middle of the mountains was breath-taking. It was surrounded by cascades and lush with greenery. The buildings themselves appeared ancient, but nevertheless very elegant and stable.

They crossed a bridge, where they were suddenly stopped by two guards. They wore armor and had pointed ears. Their weapons consisted of arrows and a sword. They looked at Hitsugaya and Rangiku up and down; one of them ogled Rangiku and the other guard had to smack him to get him to snap out of it.

"I see, a daughter of man, and a hobbit. If you are looking for Frodo we must inform you that he is still recuperating from his run in with the Nazgul, our lady Arwen brought him quickly, but he is still in critical condition."

"Well we're not-"

"If you're not with the hobbit then we will find ourselves in the predicament of executing you…just as we do with all who trespass Rivendell," interrupted one of the guards.

"All right then, take us to see Frodo," said Hitsugaya not knowing what other route to take. The guards nodded, and Rangiku and Hitsugaya followed behind them.

"Captain, should we really be doing this?" Whispered Rangiku to Hitsugaya.

"We do not know where we are or what we're up against; we must avoid a violent confrontation at all costs; we will only draw our zanpakutos when there is and ultimate need for them," whispered Hitsugaya in response; Rangiku nodded.

Ichigo and Ashido landed on their rears with a loud thump; they both stood and gingerly rubbed their behinds. They both looked around to find that they were in a jungle; there was the sound of gunfire and screaming through the distance. They both looked at each other and nodded before they ran towards the commotion. They were only here to rescue Rukia and Orihime, but were also determined to save as many lives as possible if need be.

They arrived to a small Vietnamese village, many of the inhabitants were running terrified towards the forest..

"Where are we?" Said Ichigo, then when he turned to the side he was taken by surprise as a man charged towards him; he seemed to have a knife for a and.

"Move!" He shouted; Ichigo and Ashido moved obediently; then when they turned they saw the man block the attack of a disheveled-looking woman covered in blood, blood that very apparently was not her own. There was something odd about the fight though, even though the man was blocking her attacks, Ichigo also noted, that he avoided hurting her; she however, was enraged, her red eyes glowed dangerously.

"Let's help him," said Ichigo.

"No, we're not supposed to interfere with the events of any given time, besides, he seemed to be handling her well enough," said Ashido. Ichigo watched as the woman cut off the man's hand with her sword, and that was all it took, he stood up and readied himself to help the man.

"Bakudo number sixty-three sajō sabaku," said Ichigo pointing two fingers at the woman; she was restrained with a thick chain from the neck down; she fell to the floor and thrashed around but wasn't able to get herself free. Ashido looked at him surprised.

"Rukia taught me that," said Ichigo; then they both rushed towards the man.

"Are you all right?" Asked Ichigo; he was however surprised to see that he was no longer bleeding, the hand was still gone though.

"It will heal soon enough, thank you," said the man, "come, I will provide you with proper nourishment as a token of my gratitude," said the man; he easily flung the woman over his shoulder.

"You're not leaving her here?" Asked Ichigo surprised.

"My queen? Of course not. My name is Haji by the way," said Haji shaking their hands with the hand that was still there.

Byakuya, Chad, and Nel stood up dusting off their clothes. They had just crossed into a different dimension. Nel jumped in joy as she took in the beautiful sight before them. They were in a forest in the middle of the mountains. There was a beautiful town in the distance, a gorgeous town surrounded by cascades.

Byakuya looked at the town, surveying it carefully; then Nel could have sworn she saw the man smile for a fraction of a second.

"It seems that Captain Hitsugaya and Lieutenant Rangiku are there, and they seem unharmed," said Byakuya.

"Let's go then, let's lil Shiro and pretty lady Masumogo so we can go look for Itzugo!" Said Nel happily; Chad looked at Byakuya and nodded. The three of them set off into the town.

"So then, you and Saya fight these things call Chiropterans?" Asked Ichigo; Haji nodded. They were sitting around a fire just outside of a small hut. The sun was beginning to set and the air was getting chilly.

"And you? You do not appear to be average humans," said HajI.

"No, we're shinigami," said Ichigo.

"You mean you're…death gods?" Asked HajI surprised.

"Well, technically I'm only a substitute shinigami; Ashido here is the official thing," said Ichigo.

"What brings you here?"

"We're looking for two of our friends that were kidnapped. We're traveling through a series of dimensions, and have no real control over which ones we enter," said Ichigo.

"I see," said Haji, "would you like for me to help you?" Asked Haji.

"We cannot guarantee that you will be able to return to this time in space, stay here and guard your woman well," said Ashido; a faint blush came over Haji's cheeks but he quickly brushed it aside; then he looked at Ashido and nodded.

"I didn't know that Mr. Frodo had foreign friends," said Sam to Hitsugaya; Hitsugaya and Rangiku were sitting outside with Sam and two other hobbits names Pip and Mary.

"Yes, we met a while back ago," said Hitsugaya making it up as he went.

"Well you have a cute girlfriend," there," said Pip ogling Rangiku; a nerve popped on the side of Rangiku's forehead.

"I'm not his girlfriend."

A commotion was heard from the distance. And Hitsugaya's eyes widened at sensing the familiar reiatsus. He and Rangiku ran over there leaving a three confused hobbits behind.

"All Nel says was hi," said little Nel as she stepped over the body of a man who she had just knocked out unconscious a couple of moments earlier.

"That thing! What is it?! Are you an Orc?!" Asked one of the guards panicking. He gave a loud whistle. And in a matter of seconds they were surrounded by heavily armed elves.

"Kuchiki-taicho!" Came a voice from behind the guards; Hitsugaya and Rangiku squeezed through the guards and joined the others in the center.

"Captain Hitsugaya, I see you have finally chosen to stop playing with these characters," said Byakuya coldly.

"Nice to see you too Byakuya," said Rangiku bitterly; Hitsugaya gave her a look that told her to let it go.

"We tried avoiding violence by all means necessary," said Hitsugaya.

"Well it's too late for that now isn't it?" Said Rangiku pointing out to the guards that surrounded them with pointed arrows.

Byakuya looked up at the sky for a second and saw a yellow streak in the sky; he smirked. He lifted his zanpakuto and whispered, "scatter." in a matter of seconds they disappeared from the presence of the guards who could only look at each other confused.

Ichigo, Ashido and Haji were still sitting outside. Ichigo sighed as he looked at the sky, the last rays of the sun disappearing into the horizon. 'I hope we're not too late,' thought Ichigo.

As if on cue, a violet streak appeared in the sky, and Ichigo jumped up immediately, a giant smile plastered on his face. Ashido immediately stood up and looked at the sky as well; then they both looked at Haji.

"Well, thank you for everything, but we need to go now. Take care of your girl, I need to take care of mine," said Ichigo; Haji nodded with an agreeing smile, a silent understanding between two men that protected the women they loved. Ichigo pointed his zanpakuto at the sky and then screamed, "Getsuga Tensho!"

Ichigo and Ashido were sucked into a black hall that seemed to be in outer space. At the end of the hall there was a light, and they ran towards it as quickly as possible. Once arriving to the center dimension, they looked around to find a simple suburban house; it was the only thing around.

They entered the building and found that the inside of the house was actually a cave, a very big cave. There was a long hall leading towards a scarlet door; Ichigo immediately dashed towards it and Ashido followed after him.

"Kurosaki-kun!" screamed Orihime as soon as Ichigo came in through the door; Ichigo looked at her fearfully. She was sitting next to Rukia who was lying on the bed consumed in pain.

"Kurosaki-kun it's time! Kuchiki-san has gone into labor," said Orihime, "I've never been in this situation before, I don't know what to do, she's in a lot of pain," said Orihime.

Ichigo didn't say anything, there was a very serious look on his face as he walked towards the bed. He shook Rukia gently until she looked at him.

"Ichigo?" She asked surprised; she didn't seem to grasp the idea that he was really there, "is that you?" he nodded.

"Listen to me Rukia, we need to get out of here, I need you to be strong," he said; Rukia looked at him for a moment and then nodded.

Ichigo lifted her off the bed and she held in a scream; every little movement was painful to her. Once picking her up, Ichigo handed her to Ashido. Ashido compiled and carried her in his arms. Orihime's eyes then widened when she sense a familiar reiatsu.

"Kurosaki-kun, Aizen, he's coming!"

"All right, let's see," said Ichigo looking around; he knew they couldn't leave the same way they came in anymore. Then a thought struck him, they were in the center, so no matter where he slashed with his zanpakuto, it should take them to another dimension. His suspicions were confirmed when he saw little specks of yellow that were barely visible all around the cave walls.

"Ashido, make sure Rukia doesn't get hurt in the landing," said Ichigo; Ashido nodded. "Here we go. Getsuga Tencho!"

Aizen and Gin sensed that unmistakable reiatsu. 'Kurosaki!' thought Aizen alarmed as he and Gin shunpoed down the hall and into Rukia's and Orihime's room. When they got there the dimension they had gone through closed and swirled around with the others so that it was not apparent which of those dimensions they had gone through.

"They escaped Aizen-sama," said Gin.

"No worries, we'll find them. It'll just be more fun now, this has just gotten very interesting," smirked Aizen.