Okay reader this is a story I adopted from Spider-man999 So the first few chapters are mostly his work but I have added a bit to them
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Chapter 5: Whos Fraccion?
Ben and Cade groaned as they looked at the ground. They remembered the last time they had gotten caught up in wars. The first was when they had to battle the Highbreed from wiping out all other races in existence. The second was when that little girl Probity had asked them to stop the war on her home planet. While both had different results, Ben and Cade had hoped that they had seen the last of wars, at least for a while.
"You seem familiar with war, Benjamin Tennyson and Cade Shanley," Tosen said after noting Ben's and Cade's disgruntled expression.
"I have," Ben said. "Not my favorite thing."
"Let me guess, you want us to help fight in this war?" Cade said.
"Yes, Ben and Cade," Tosen said. "But we have a good cause for this war. We are about to go to war against people called Shinigami, who live in a place called Soul Society. They are ruthless and corrupted, doing things only for their own ambition and not caring about the suffering of others."
Ben and Cade looked at Tosen in shock. "Are they that terrible?"
"They can't be that bad. Can they?" Cade asked.
Tosen nodded. "Indeed they are, Benjamin and Cade. I myself had experienced the cruelty of Soul Society. They allowed one of their own to kill a dear friend of mine and let him go unpunished."
Pity for Tosen and anger at Soul Society filled Ben's mind and Cade's mind.
"Dude," Ben said, getting up. "That is so not cool!"
"Killing… one's….friends…is…not…cool…dude!" Cade said getting up as well.
For a moment, Tosen was a bit confused by Ben's words and Cade's words. But he figured that it must be what modern kids used and he could easily tell by Ben's tone and Cade's tone that they were angry.
"What I have been through is just one example of their wickedness," Tosen went on. "And their ruler, the Spirit King, merely sits on his throne and allows the corrupted to do as they please. Aizen wants to overthrow him and create a world of peace."
This amazed Ben and Cade. Was Aizen really trying to do that? To Ben, it always seemed like Aizen treated everyone else as children and that Aizen was the only adult. To Cade Aizen is like God and Jesus Christ combine and everyone else as his creation. But Tosen seemed a truthful person, so maybe Aizen was fighting for peace.
"I will leave the decision to you, Benjamin and Cade," Tosen said. "But your help would be really appreciated."
Ben and Cade looked at the ground in silence. After hearing Tosen's story, they knew that they couldn't just leave things alone.
"Unfortunately, you two," Tosen said. "Something else requires your attention first."
Ben and Cade looked at Tosen in confusion. What did they need to do now?
"Baraggan has requested of Aizen that you battle his Fraccion. He believes that your battles with the Privaron Espada were not convincing enough to prove your worth."
Ben and Cade sighed. Figures the old guy was the one who was completely against them.
"Aizen said it would be an excellent idea so that we can see more of what you two can do," Tosen explained. "But he did say that he would leave it up to you two."
"I'll think about it," Ben said. He personally wanted in the mood to get into any more fights. But it looked like fighting was the only way to get some respect around here.
"I'll need time as well to pick." Cade said. But it would be a good way that Cade could make himself look awesome to them.
"Incidentally, Benjamin and Cade," Tosen said to Ben. "Have you decided which Espada you would like to be a Fraccion to?"
To be honest, Ben nor Cade didn't want to be anyone's Fraccion. Nothing personal, but it didn't make Ben or Cade feel comfortable. But now that Ben and Cade knew what the Espada were doing…
Hold on a minute, something in Ben's mind thought. Remember what Dordonii said. He said you had to be like the Devil himself here. Show any compassion and you would wind up with a blade in your back. This doesn't make any sense. But Cade seems to be the only one who understands what it means but by the look of his face he didn't like it.
"It seems that you still don't trust us," Tosen said. "And due to your previous encounters it is completely understandable. You see, you two, Las Noches is the only haven in Hueco Mundo. Beyond this sanctity is world where it is killed or be killed. That attitude has continued within Las Noches itself. Yammy is a prime example."
Ben and Cade nodded, despite the fact that Tosen was blind. But Tosen went on.
"But Lord Aizen does not approve of needless violence. We thought you two might have been spies for Soul Society. That is why he allowed Yammy to fight you."
That's how they handle spies? Ben thought.
Oh man. Cade thought.
"I know it is difficult, Benjamin and Cade," Tosen said. "But Aizen-sama is righteous. And if anyone tries to harm you both, Aizen will make sure that justice is done."
This didn't really fill Ben or Cade with confidence. First, everyone had been all up for killing them. Now they were trying to play buddy-buddy with them. But Tosen's story about Soul Society seemed convincing enough. And Ben and Cade had become friends with some of the most unusual of people. Some of them had indeed wanted to kill them. Take Kevin, Ed, Edd, Eddy, and Deadpool for example. But now Ben, Cade, and Kevin are like brothers while Kevin is also dating Gwen.
Now on the topic of having to work with any of the Espada. Most of them gave them the creeps. In fact, the only two that didn't bother Ben were Harribel and Starrk. Starrk didn't mind them and Harribel was the only one who gave them an honest compliment. Ben blushed when he realized that he thought that Harribel was rather beautiful despite the fact that she kept her face covered up. This didn't go unnoticed by Cade and he chuckled in his head by seeing Ben's face about Harribel. They thought about their decision for a moment. No offense to Starrk, but Ben and Cade figured the guy looked extremely lazy. During their first time with the Espada, Ben and Cade could see that Starrk wanted nothing more than to drop down and fall asleep no better than Cade when there's no action around.
"Is it alright if I tell you later?" His face started to turn red, afraid that Tosen might tease him about it. But Tosen didn't seem the type of man to do such a thing. Gin on the other hand would. He certainly looked like the type of guy to do that. But there also seemed to be something slightly off with Gin something Ben couldn't quite put his finger on.
"Whoever Ben chooses I'll go with him like a set." Cade said.
"I understand, you both," Tosen said. "I shall inform Aizen-sama. Also, would you both like some time to think about Baraggan's challenge?"
Ben and Cade sighed and looked at the ground. They highly doubted that the old man was going to respect them no matter what they did. But they also knew that if he didn't make a stand, then Baraggan would probably continue to harass them much to Cade's hatred.
"Alright," Ben told him. "I'll do it."
"If Ben is going to go through with this." Cade told him "Than so will I and it'll be a great competition."
Tosen nodded. "I have confidence in you, both Benjamin and Cade . Good luck."
Ben and Cade couldn't help but feel a little touched that Tosen told them that. They really felt that they could become friends with him.