Hey guys, I'm back again with chapter 4. I'm so sorry again for the long wait, I've been busy irl. I also haven't had a lot of motivation to write. Before we begin, I just want to give a HUGE shoutout and thank you to BloodySimpsonChibi for helping me write the Bleach characters as, I must confess, I don't watch a lot of Bleach so I wasn't sure how to write them in character. So a really really big thank you to him! Alright, let's go!
Sōsuke Aizen led the Simpson family inside Las Noches. The family didn't utter a word, one reason being because they didn't really know what to say. Another reason being that they were quite mesmerized by the interior of Las Noches. It was nothing like they've ever seen before. "It's quite fortunate that I found you when I did," Aizen said suddenly. "I was just about to hold a meeting with my dear Espada. This will be the perfect opportunity to meet them," he continued. Marge turned her head towards Aizen and raised a brow. "Espada? Are they the comrades you were talking about?" she asked. "Why yes. Together, they're the strongest force in Hueco Mundo beneath my associates and myself," Aizen replied without looking back at Marge. "I see…." she said. Nothing else was spoken.
Some time later, the group had walked up to a giant door. It opened by itself, as if the door knew that there were visitors waiting to enter. The family and Aizen walked through and found themselves in a large dimly lit room. Inside the room was a long silver table where ten people were seated. These people looked much more like Aizen than the Simpson family. The majority of these new people turned to the new arrivals. Some with interest, others with annoyance.
"Hello, my dear Espada. I hope you are all curious as to the guests I've brought," Aizen said to the new group of people. "But first, may we have some tea? You do enjoy tea don't you?" Aizen asks as he turns to the Simpsons. The family glanced at each other. They may not have remembered anything about their lives as humans, but they knew about tea and how it was a well-known and well-liked beverage. "We don't see a problem with it," Lisa said.
Aizen smiled and then said "Gin, will you bring us some tea?" "Certainly," a new voice spoke. The family was startled by the sudden voice and saw the source of the new voice. It came from a tall thin man with pale skin and short pale lavender hair. His eyes were shut and his face was set into a wide mocking smile. The man was wearing a white cloak with black trimmings similar to Aizen's. "Who the hell is that?" Bart asks, a little agitated that he was startled. "My, what a rude little boy! I could ask you the same question," the man named Gin said to Bart, his closed eyes and smile never going away. The boy grumbled at the response. "Gin, these are the new Arrancar group we've been hearing about," Aizen says and he turns back to the Simpsons. "This is one of my acquaintances from Soul Society. His name is Gin Ichimaru," "…Uhh…. Nice to meet you.." Lisa said as she and her family lightly and awkwardly wave. "And this is Kaname Tosen," said Aizen, gesturing to another man who had dark skin and braided hair. He had a band-like visor covering his eyes, he was wearing a sleeveless white cloak and black gloves. "Pleased to make your acquaintance," Tosen said calmly. The family replied a simple "Hello,"
Aizen speaks, "Please take a seat. Gin will bring you all tea in a moment," The Simpsons oblige and find empty seats to sit down, saying nothing. The family had no idea why, but based on Aizen's aura alone, it was best if they didn't speak unless spoken to, and even for Bart not to misbehave. They also noticed that the group of people, they now knew as the Espada, were staring at them. The Simpsons were very offput with the stares, especially Marge. However, they did nothing as Gin poured the tea for everyone.
Soon after, everyone had tea and began to drink. Even though the Simpsons had no memory of ever having the beverage, it was quite delicious. Though it was surprising, Bart found himself to enjoy the tea, even his father. It wasn't long until Aizen spoke again, "Now that everyone has a cup, I'm certain you are all curious as to why I've brought strange Arrancar to the meeting room," he said to the Espada. "Tsk. Don't tell me they're some Fracción wannabes," said one of the Espada, a pale-skinned man with long black hair who wore a white eyepatch. Maggie tilted her head, "Fracción?" she asked. "Arrancar who serve under my dear Espada," Aizen answered the youngest Simpson before turning back to the others. "I can assure you all that is not the case. I found this family of Arrancar just outside of Las Noches. They seemed interested in joining our ranks," he said.
"Is that so?" Tosen said as he sipped his tea. "That's right," said Aizen, he turned to the Simpsons and asked "Would you please introduce yourselves to my Espada?" Homer nods in reply. "Sure, I'm Homer. Homer Simpson. This is my wife, Marge, and our kids, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie," he said as he gestured to each of his family members as he spoke their names. Aizen nods, "Good, now may I introduce the Espada," and one by one, they introduced themselves… somewhat.
"Eat shit," growled the largest of the Espada who had tan skin, was very muscular, and strangely had a ridge-lined cranium. What remained of his Hollow mask was the lower jaw, similar to Homer's own mask fragment.
The next Espada was the most strange looking. His face (and therefore, his head) was completely concealed behind an elongated and thin white mask with eight holes covering it. This Arrancar said nothing.
"My, what interesting specimens," said the following Espada who had pale skin and pink shoulder-length hair. Bizarrely, his mask fragment was that of glasses.
"Any who serve under Lord Aizen are allies to us," said another. This Espada had dark skin with the remains of his mask appearing as small spikes that went along his bald head. He also had small vertical stripe tattoos above his eyes and under his mouth.
"Tsk. Who cares?" scoffed the next Arrancar as he rolled his eyes. He had light blue spiky hair and turquoise markings underneath his eyes. The remains of his mask was the right jawbone.
"Heh. Just another round of nobodies, right Ulquiorra?" said the Espada with long black hair and white eyepatch that spoke earlier.
"Indeed. There is nothing noteworthy about them," the Arrancar named Ulquiorra spoke in an eerily calm voice. He has short messy black hair, pale white skin, and teal lines that descended from his eyes similar to tear streaks. His mask fragment appeared as a broken horned helmet which rested on the left side of his face.
"Both of you should watch what you say. If Lord Aizen brought them here, he must have his reasons," the only woman among the Espada said. She had olive skin and messy golden-blonde hair. Her uniform had a high collar which concealed the lower part of her face.
"Tsk. Makes no difference to me," grumbled the second to last Espada. He was elderly yet muscular and had white hair and mustache, he also had a large scar that went across his right eye. His mask fragment appeared as a five-pointed crown above his forehead.
"Hello. It's nice to see some new faces around here," said the final Espada had wavy dark brown hair and a faded goatee. His mask fragment was a lower jaw that was positioned along his neck.
The family was expressionless with the Espada's conflicting introductions, unsure how to react. However, Marge slightly furrowed her brows. "At least there's one decent person here," she grumbled under her breath.
"Now, now. I'm sure we could all get along with time," Aizen said. He must've heard Marge. "I see great potential in the Simpsons and I believe they will be of great help in our goal," he continued. The family's ears perked up. "What is your goal?" Homer asked, curious. "To wage war on Soul Society of course," Aizen answered simply. Maggie tilts her head, "What's Soul Society?" she asked. "My homeworld and a place of great injustice," said Aizen. Lisa perked her head up, raised a brow, and asked "Injustice? How so?" Aizen shook his head, "Oh, it would take all day to explain the hypocrisy of Soul Society. Let's just say that I will be the one to bring an end to it all," he responded. Lisa was disappointed with getting no answer but did nothing as to not be rude.
"But before that," Aizen continued. "We must ensure that my army is strong enough. I believe you, my friends, will make fine additions to my army. In exchange, I can give you what you desire most, may it be power, freedom, or anything else you can think of. Surely, there is something you wish dearly for, right?" he asked the Simpsons. The family thought deeply about what the Shinigami said. They couldn't think of anything they truly desired, except overthrowing Aizen and ruling Hueco Mundo of course, but that was a secret. Suddenly, Bart thought of one thing and spoke up. "We don't remember anything about our lives before we became Arrancar or even Hollows," his family nodded in agreement. "And we have a feeling that we have a purpose or something. Not sure what," Homer added on.
"So you posses no memories of your lives as humans? That's not surprising. When a spirit becomes a Hollow, they lose their humanity and their heart, leaving behind only a hole where it once was, a hole that could never fully be filled again," explained Aizen. His statement made the family think of the holes in their chests. It was the spot where they apparently once had hearts. Of course, they had no memories of this.. heart. They didn't even remember what exactly a heart was. Before they could think further, Aizen continued. "But as Arrancar, you all have the opportunity to find a way to fill that hole. What do you say, will you join us?" The Simpsons hesitate for a second, it was as now or never, they nod in unison.
Aizen smiles, "Excellent! As a token of good faith, allow me to show you my Zanpakutō," he unsheathes a sword from his side. The Simpsons looked at the sword in awe. It was a curved Japanese sword that many would call a katana. It had a green handle and a hexagonal guard. "Its name is Kyoka Suigetsu. It is a water-based Zanpakutō which specializes in using mist to create illusions in battle. I show you this now as a sign that I regard you with trust," said Aizen. Marge swallowed hard and she and her family replied with a "Yes, sir,"
Aizen chuckles, "Good. Now please follow Tosen and he will lead you to the Numeros living quarters," he says. "Alright, sir," said Homer as he and the family finish up their tea and follow Tosen out of the meeting room.
"This is where you will be staying," Tosen said as he showed the Simpsons their room. "Aizen will call you in later to demonstrate your abilities," he continued. "Alright, thank you, Tosen." said Lisa. Tosen nodded in reply and left the family. The Simpsons studied their new room. It was large yet simple, they felt at home already. "Hmmm, this is quite a lovely place," Marge murmured. "Agreed. Aizen put his trust in us, so it's best we don't screw up anything," said Lisa who then proceeded to glare at Bart. The Arrancar boy held his hands up in defense. "Hey, hey! I was being respectful towards him! I ain't dumb! Why are you even glaring at me?" he said.
Lisa stopped glaring and said, "I don't know. Just felt natural at the moment," Bart raised a brow but said nothing. Homer, meanwhile, rolled his eyes. "I'm sure we'll get along with those Espada guys," he said sarcastically.
"What the fuck is Lord Aizen thinking bringing a bunch of wimps in out of the blue!?" huffed the Arrancar with long black hair and an eyepatch who was named Nnoitra Gilga. "Yes, they appear… off.." said the bizarre looking Arrancar wearing a thin white mask named Aaroniero Arruruerie. "Says the one with two little heads in a fish tank," scoffed the blue spiky-haired Arrancar named Grimmjow Jaegerjaques scoffed. "…. Screw you," Aaroniero grumbled. "Your personal feelings do not matter. This is Lord Aizen's wish so it will be," said Ulquiorra.
Some time had passed as the Simpson family got themselves accustomed to their new home. Aizen soon arrives. "How are you doing, my dear Simpsons?" he asks. "We're doing alright," Marge replied. "I trust you are settling in well. I'd hate to trouble you but would you mind coming with me for a moment?" Aizen asked another question. The Simpsons look at each other and Homer shrugs. "Sure, I don't see anything wrong with that," he said.
The family followed the man down a long hallway. They eventually a large room where five Arrancar are waiting. They all looked exactly identical to each other, all five of them having the simple skull-like masks. "Who are those guys? Are they training dummies?" Maggie asked. Aizen nodded, "Precisely. I had Szayelaporro make them. They have all the battle capabilities of normal Arrancar save a release form. I want you to fight them one at a time. I wish to observe your individual skills," he said. "Alright, I'll go first," Maggie volunteered and she approaches one of the dummies.
Four of the dummies step aside to make room for the two fighters. The dummy facing Maggie unsheathes its sword and vanishes from sight. Maggie uses her Pesquisa to sense the dummy, it's no longer in front of her. The dummy suddenly appears behind her, poised to take her head. Maggie notices and quickly dodges. The he dummy continues to attack and Maggie continues to dodge. Maggie blocked a few hits with her sealed weapon, a pacifier, but was unable to fight back due to not having a reliable weapon like a sword. Ohhh why is my Zanpakutō a stupid pacifier!? Oh well, I guess I'll have to use it for its true function. Maggie thought. She then shoved the dummy away and called out her Resurreccion, "Hiss, Serpiente!"
A burst of powerful green Reiatsu suddenly surrounds her. Her shape begins to change as Aizen and the rest of the family look on. They are in awe while the Shinigami simply smiled. After a few more seconds, the transformation is over and the Reiatsu disappears. Maggie's ragged clothing was now covered in scales, her lower body was that of a snake's with green scales and white scale plates along the back. Her mask fragment is bigger and an additional part of the mask surrounds her eyes. She now had claws, long fangs, and a forked tongue.
Now in her Resurrección, Maggie charges at the dummy, who vanishes and appears right above her. Maggie swipes at the dummy with her claws, knocking it away before it starts charging at her again. Using her serpentine body, she wraps herself around the dummy to restrain it from attacking. Maggie then bit the dummy, injecting deadly venom into its system. Because of the venom, the dummy begins to spasm uncontrollably before frothing from the mouth and dying. Making Maggie the victor.
"Well done. It seems you have unlocked your Resurrección," said Aizen. "Yeah.. I guess I have," Maggie nods as she lets go of the deceased dummy and transforms back into her normal form. "This means you have achieved the next step in developing your full potential," said Aizen.
He then turns to the rest of the family, "Who's next?" he asks. The family look at each other until Marge steps forward "I'll go, I'm not the best at fighting but l'd like to see what I can do," she said. As Marge stepped up, the next dummy charges at her with its sword. Marge puts her arms up in a defensive pose before the sword strikes one of her arms. However, when the sword collided with the arm, no damage was taken whatsoever. The dummy continued to hack and slash at her as Marge continued blocking blows with her Hierro. A minute had passed with this happening and Marge was getting irritated by it. She wanted to get this over with, so she called out her Resurrección. "Pierce, Alce!"
A strong burst of blue Reiatsu surrounded Marge as she transformed into her Resurrección. Marge was now taller in appearance and was completely covered in white Hollow armor with long spikes on the forearms. Her antlers were much bigger and sharp, and her old mask and ears from when she was a Hollow returned. As with Maggie, the dummy vanishes and appears above Marge. She backhands the dummy who immediately recovers and charges once again. Marge then headbutts the dummy, her antlers piercing the mask. Suddenly, the dummy begins to fade away, head first. Seconds later, the dummy has been completely disintegrated.
Marge turns to Aizen, "How was that, Mr. Aizen?" she asked. "Very exquisite," Aizen replied. "It would seem your antlers erase objects upon contact. Who's next?" he asks, turning to the remaining family members as Marge turns back to normal. "I'll go!" Bart grins as he steps up. As soon as he did, the next dummy charges at him and brings down its sword. Bart dodges right in the nick of time and he fires a purple cero at the dummy. The cero manages to blow off one of its arms but it continues to attack him. "You wanna go!? Alright!" Bart said before he shouted his release call, "Tear Apart, Araña!"
Bart was surrounded by purple Reiatsu before he transformed into his Resurrección. Bart's face from the mouth up was completely covered by a mask with two large eyeholes with two extra smaller holes on each side. His ragged clothing was now covered in purple fur, he had two extra pairs arms, giving him six arms in total. All of his limbs were covered in white Hollow armor. His pincers were bigger and longer, and he had a full set of fangs. The dummy took another swipe with its sword only for Bart to grab the blade. Using his sharp teeth, Bart bites the dummy and injects venom into it, paralyzing the dummy. Bart then proceeded to tear the dummy into shreds, creating a gruesome and bloody mess. The Arrancar boy grinned in victory and transformed back to normal, despite just transforming.
"I'll go next," Lisa said before Aizen could say anything. The second to last dummy charges at her, swiping at her feet. Lisa fires multiple white-colored Balas at the dummy, to which it dodges most of them, except for one that takes off one of its arms. "Alright, wanna do it the hard way?" Lisa huffed and she then called out her (often said) Resurrección, "Take Flight, Halcón!"
The family groaned at hearing the phrase being called again. Lisa glared at them as she transformed. In Resurrección, Lisa's rags were now covered in cream colored feathers and had large wings on her back. Her face was covered with a white bird mask, she had a feathery tail, and her hands and feet resembled that of hawk talons. The dummy swiped at her feet again but Lisa flew up and began to repeatedly slash the dummy with her talons. It comes apart in pieces. "Well done," said Aizen as Lisa landed and turned back to normal. "Thank you sir," she said.
"I guess I'm up now," Homer said as he stepped up. The final dummy launches itself at him. Quickly, Homer swings his bat at the dummy, hitting it with a strong blow. It slides to a stop but rushes back at Homer. The two continue to attack each other, with the dummy blocking most of Homer's blows with its sword, angering the man. "Rrr okay, you asked for it," Homer growled before saying the release call of his Resurrección. "Consume, Simio!"
An extremely powerful burst of golden Reiatsu comes from Homer as he transforms. The spiritual energy is far more powerful than the family's and it starts to overwhelm the dummy. The dummy breaks apart by the time Homer's transformation was completed, disappointing the Arrancar. In Resurrección, Homer looked almost identical to his Hollow form, with some exceptions being that he was much bigger and muscular than as a Hollow. "Well done. You have all reached the next stage in your evolution," said Aizen, satisfied with the results. "Coool," Bart grinned as his father hesitantly turned back to normal, still disappointed that he couldn't fight in Resurrección.. for now.
"You will make fine additions to my army. Welcome to Los Noches," Aizen smiles. "Thank you," said the Simpsons. "You can return to your quarters now. We're done for the day," concluded Aizen. The family nod and proceed to do so, tired after an eventful day. They were definitely going to get used to things here.
Aaand that's it for Chapter 4! I'm so sorry again for the long wait. Expect a new chapter at least once or twice a month. Also, sorry if that ending felt a little repetitive, but I had to reveal the family's Resurreccións somehow. Don't worry we will see them being used again in the future. Again, a BIG HUMONGOUS thank you to BloodySimpsonChibi for helping me write the Bleach characters! I am eternally grateful! (Wait.. wouldn't that technically make him a co-author? Idk) See you all soon! (In a month or so)