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Chapter 8
In the cold desolate world, known as Hueco Mundo, sands as far as the eye could see stretched out for miles. Bone white trees scattered unevenly all around, a forest of these trees however clung together, and in this location, Baraggan, in his human form, was moving through.
The Gillian's all around understood the power represented before them.
Barragan travelled to what he assumed was a secret location, his hand on his jaw.
Since Zensuke blew it off, and Aizen reattached it, it just didn't feel the same, almost as if pieces of it were missing, and Aizen made no secret of his displeasure.
"Aizen…asking me to go and get him some Hollows!? Blaming me for that creatures escape…punishment for me?! He has some nerve to speak down to me!" The old man form of Baraggan stormed through the sands, what he'd call his domain, and walked away from his throne unfortunately in his eyes.
Barragan went to a place that was heavily secluded with thick walls encapsulating the entire area, where he kept a separate throne. Though he was sure Aizen was aware, it gave Baraggan some peace away from the Shinigami.
Opening up a tear in space, Baraggan was able to open it up just enough so he could see the faces of those who he trapped there in the alternative space, but not enough so they could try and escaping him, his cold eyes looked at the two before him.
Pesche and Dondochakka floated in the alternate dimension, his eyes looking over them for a few moments, a disturbing grin working its way onto his face as decaying miasma floats all around the two Arrancar, one false move, and they'd be killed immediately.
"Looks like your little friends been eaten." Baraggan said to the two desperate, in his eyes, looking Arrancar. "You two, will be joining her as soon as I find the right Hollows for you to be consumed. In fact, as a greeting to the Hollow that's caused me anger, I'm going to finish you off in front of him, as a welcoming present, once I find him."
Pesche and Dondochakka didn't know Baraggan was speaking about Zensuke, and instead focused on the fact that he had just said Nel was dead, so they vehemently denied it immediately.
"No, she's alive!"
"Yeah, she wont die!"
Baraggan in his human form smirked, and arguably looked even more deadly due to the sinister expression being more notable on his face.
"I saw it myself, an Arrancar took her away, and now she's sadly departed this world. Sorry to say, but that's how the end is going to come for you two soon. Though, on the off chance she's still alive, maybe you could be bait."
Pesche and Dondochakka didn't want to be that.
They couldn't get away.
Baraggan had thought about simply killing them, but after meeting Zensuke, even if he thought he was a fellow Arrancar, he thought these two might be able to help him lure him in, even if Baraggan wasn't sure of their direct relationship, seeing him save Nel was more than enough for him.
"Now, stop causing problems! If you want to live another day, I suggest not disobeying me. That freak of an Arrancar messed me up, not again. I'm going to take him down, devour his very soul, and have him be absorbed by my army! Which means you two as well."
Pesche and Dondochakka felt their faces fall as the tear in space vanished, leaving them in an empty void.
Despair erupting in their chests.
Their friend, their leader, their sister in many ways, was in the arms of an unknown.
They worried about Nel, and what it meant if she was going to be brought before them, and who this 'Arrancar' was that had Nel, and what they'd do with her…
Spending time with his father, was something Zensuke thought he'd not be doing again after that terrible night years prior, yet now, he was sat with his Dad, casually chatting with him, as they worked on the Hogyoku together.
In the meantime, Zensuke was almost finished in helping Nel out so her skull mask didn't leak the Reiatsu that he had managed to find out was happening.
They had yet to find Nel's friends, Zensuke hoped they were alive for the young girls sake.
"Damn, this might be able to be pulled off." Kisuke uttered as he fished out the Hogyoku, Zensuke's eyes immediately clocking onto the orb, and examined it for himself, before presenting it to Zensuke. "Here."
Zensuke held the small orb in his hand, and his eyes dance over the item before him.
"To think something so small, could bring so much trouble." Zensuke mused aloud, placing the orb down. "Back when you made it, did you ever think things like this could happen?"
"Honestly, I was pushing the bounds of science, never thinking that this kind of outcome would happen. I thought it would be a device to break down the barriers between Shinigami and Hollow. But, I made something much more dangerous."
"You and Sosuke-san both." Zensuke murmured, taking in the sight before him.
His finger went to the orb, in its glass containment, infusing some Reiatsu into his finger, and pushed against the glass, seeing the orb underneath reacting to him ever so slightly, before he pulls his finger back.
"Indeed. At least it was able to save the others from being taken over by their Hollows." Kisuke mumbled, taking in the sights before him.
Zensuke inclined his neck in agreement, overlooking the orb. "Yeah, its good for them, even if they didn't get to live their normal lives, I'm glad they were saved."
"Aah, I've missed speaking with you, Zensuke~" Kisuke said with his gleeful smile.
Zensuke chuckled lightly. "Same, its always fun chatting about scientific stuff~"
As he said it, Yoruichi came towards him, nuzzling up against his crotch.
His teeth rake over his bottom lip, as the cat looks up at him, letting out cute little purring sounds.
Yoruichi shows her cat like grin, aiming it right for the young man, hinting at her more mischievous hidden underneath a sweet smile she was showing, her blatant excitement etched into her eyes.
Zensuke stays silent, and simply allows his fingers to strum along the outline of her back, sending shivers through the young woman's cat body.
Her tail swished around without her authorization because of the gentleness of his hand, wishing it was even closer to her in her human form, and sprawled out all over his lap, his fingers tickling her cat tummy, the young woman mewling adorably up at him.
A while later, Zensuke curiously went back to Orihime's home, it was dark by the time he got there, and saw the young girl sat casually within her living room, looking towards the screen, his eyes softening upon her form.
"Hey Orihime-chan, seems like everything is pretty quiet, isn't it?"
Orihime giggled, nodding as she pulled closer. "Looks like~ Ooh, Kuchiki-san is also gone, saying she had to fight a Hollow. I'm sure she's okay though, she said she would be okay with doing it on her own~"
Zensuke slowly inclines his neck. "Yeah, I can feel her. It seems that she's able to fight it off by herself, and gives us time to spend together, doesn't it~?"
Orihime gleefully nods her head, as the pair went to the living room.
They grabbed some strange looking creation Orihime had made, snacking into it, and though most would've been put off by the strange concotion of foods, Orihime and Zensuke were able to tuck into the good elegantly, and happily.
"So Zen-chan, I have a question for you."
Zensuke raised a brow. "What is it?"
"Are spiritual mediums able to see ghosts and stuff? Or is it a lie?"
Zensuke was even more intrigued. "Depends on the person, why'd you ask?"
"Well, Tatsuki-chan was telling me that soon, Don Kanonji himself is going to be coming to Karakura!" Orihime crossed her arms over her chest, grabbing her shoulders, and laughed deeply strangely. "Bwahahahahaha!"
Zensuke blinks, then shudders. "Ooh that laugh…that's something~ But this medium guy huh…well, I'm sure that you'd be classed more of a spiritual medium than he is. Unless he was a Full Bringer also. Or a Quincy. Though, he could just be a human with some limited spiritual power."
Orihime was fascinated. "Then, why don't we go together~?"
Zensuke gives an amused smile. "Sure, I don't see why not. Would be a nice little evening out on the town, as they say."
"Yay! We could even have the Quincy girls come, and Kuchiki-san too! Ooh, it would be perfect to bond with them, wouldn't it~?"
"Yeah, would definitely build relations between us all huh? Speaking of, I sent them some stuff that'll help them get started in their training. Hopefully this'll wrap up today, so I can study their powers~"
"Yeah~" Orihime grins her brightest smile, filling Zensuke with delight.
He always found Orihime to be quite the charming young woman, and always caused him to smile whenever she was around.
After that, Zensuke went to go and see Nel, who had been staying at Orihime's since her rescue, Zensuke noticed as he went in, her eyes looked down to the ground, her feet dangling over the edge of the edge of the chair she was sat on.
Zensuke understood why, and approached her swiftly.
"Hey, Nel-san."
Nel looks up to him, her usual cheerfulness gone, and replaced with a sad look.
"Brothers?" Nel asks, desperation in her voice.
Zensuke hated being the barer of bad news. "We're searching as hard as we can. I heard from my friend, that they're not technically within Hueco Mundo."
Nel's eyes flutter, her pain etching into her face.
"D-Dead?" She hiccupped.
Zensuke shakes his head. "It doesn't mean dead. What I said was technically, they're there, but not at the same time."
"What does that mean?" Nel asks, her bottom lip quivering.
His heart went out to her, as he recalled a time when he was in a similar situation.
When his father vanished out of his life, and his close friends, along with his former mentor Yoruichi, it was a hard time, wondering if they were alive, dead, what was going on with them, so he could sympathize with Nel right now.
"My friend did very briefly detect their Reiatsu, and did so a second time about half an hour ago, so to me, it tells me a few things. One, they're alive, two, they're being held captive, and three if my friend hasn't found them yet in Hueco Mundo, they're very good at detecting people, it tells me they're in some alternative space."
"A new space?" Nel's hope grew with each passing second.
"From my understanding, my friends told me that a man named Sosuke Aizen has created a way to seal people in alternative spaces with a little cube. I'm going to say that they're probably in one of them, as my friends searched through Hueco Mundo and found nothing."
Nel's hands clasp together. "The meanie skeleton has them doesn't he?"
"I'm confirming it now, but its likely. And if he does-"
"Its the end…" Nel said sadly. "H-He's strong, he's the King! He's also a masochist!"
Zensuke suppressed a snort. "Well, I can't comment on his masochism, but I can detect if it is him if he's the one who's sealed them. If so, then I'll go and save them personally."
Nel gasped audibly.
She didn't ever expect a Shinigami to go so far for an Arrancar like her.
They were supposed to be enemies.
But here he was, standing firmly before her, and showing that he was going to do all he could for her.
"Y-You'd do that for Nel?"
Zensuke beamed his kind smile towards her.
"Yeah, of course I would. Baraggan had no right coming and disturbing your life, trying to harm you and your brothers. I'll find them and save them, leave it with me. And I've been working on your skull mask there, I might have a solution to that, and it might be ready possibly tonight."
Nel's hand raised up, and brushed over her mask.
She didn't have any memories.
She couldn't fathom why she'd have it.
But, if he could help her out, so she'd be able to remember, then she thought he was a truly good Shinigami.
"Zen-chan, do you love Hollows like me~?"
Zensuke chuckled. "Love Hollows huh? Guess it depends on the Hollow~ But if its you, you're very sweet Nel-san."
Nel's cheeks flashed a few shades of red, swaying side to side, as she bombarded Zensuke with many questions, mostly about him, as if she was trying to find out stuff for him.
After putting on some finishing touches for the device to help out Nel, Zensuke was contacted by his friend, within Hueco Mundo, so he disappeared into a secure location, his hideaway in the Soul Society, his back pressing up against a rock, exhaling as he spoke to his friend.
"Have you managed to find them?"
"I've located those two Arrancar's, the ones that are friends with Former Espada 3."
Zensuke could sense the tone in his friends voice being one of unsure feelings.
"Is it what we thought?"
"The fact that they're with Baraggan, yes. According to what I can discover, Baraggan has sealed them inside of an alternative space, Caja Negacion, where he's able to open up portals too and from. Aizen gave all of the Espada them to punish our Fraccion, and it seems from what intel I can gather, there seems to be some sort of traps within, in case they tried to break out, or someone tried to break in to get them. He might be quick to anger, but he isn't stupid. While Espada can escape it, it'd take a few hours. However-"
"Yeah, we'd have to be close to unseal it, undo the traps so they aren't killed, and fighting off Baraggan at the same time…okay, Baraggan's keeping them as hostages to lure either Nel-san, or more likely, for the 'Arrancar' that stopped him, me."
Zensuke didn't like it, but he knew he'd have to save Nel's brothers, if they were like her, then they were innocent too, and he couldn't leave them with the madman, while understanding the risk of how it could draw Aizen and his group to him, which he didn't want.
So he had to make it work for him, and the others.
"Indeed, I came to that conclusion, otherwise he would've simply killed them by now. Though, I'm sure he'd feed them to his Hollows as well, while not Espada, they still have decent levels of spiritual powers."
"Yeah, and knowing Baraggan, he'd kill them as soon as he's lured who he wishes to him, and these traps do concern me, if he can activate them at a moments notice... Okay, who's in Hueco Mundo right now? I know Sosuke-san isn't since he's with my Gigai, but I know both Gin-san and Tosen-san aren't in Seireitei right now."
"Tosen isn't here, Gin is." His friend explained.
Zensuke furrows his eyebrows. "Gin-san huh, he could be a tricky guy…okay, from what you've shown me before, I should be able to hack into his Caja Negacion, but I'd have to get within range. But putting me in range could be tricky to unseal it, and if he somehow detected me while I was doing it... What's more, if Baraggan wanted to kill them before I could unseal them, they could die with his Respira ability or these traps…seems like a tricky situation. Gotta make sure he doesn't activate his traps..."
"Have you got a plan?" Zensuke's friend asks.
Zensuke thought for a few moments, mulling over in his mind what would best to do.
He'd have to have Baraggan keep eyes on him, while also working on breaking into the alternative space.
After half a minute of thinking, Zensuke runs his teeth across his lower lip, nodding a single time.
"Yeah, think so. Okay, I need you to do me a favour."
"Anything."
"Then, while I'm working on this, I gotta make sure Gin-san doesn't surprise attack me. I'm gonna set up a space, that will hopefully not allow others to detect what's going on for a little bit until the fighting gets started as I know a fight will break out, if I could use my Shikai, but right now, Sosuke-san might be able to...can't risk it, so I'll keep Baraggan distracted as I save the other two. I'll be focused on getting those Arrancar's out of the space, don't need him showing up either to do his usual shit unannounced."
"Understood. Usual method of silently contacting you?"
Zensuke inclines. "Yes, thank you. And thanks for finding them, leave their rescue up to me."
Zensuke's friend dutifully nods a single time. "Understood."
"Thank you~" Zensuke salutes, and begins rummaging through his things.
He needed to make this count, he knew more than likely, Aizen would have Baraggan monitored, ever since their fight, so he had to make sure that this was going to go in his favour, and to also hinder Aizen, while his main priority was to save Pesche and Dondochakka.
Within Hueco Mundo, just outside of Las Noches, Baraggan walked through his makeshift safe space, after having sent a few Hollows out to try and find the mystery 'Arrancar' that had been plaguing his mind for the past few days now.
It was haunting him, an 'Arrancar' that was able to outdo him, it was unacceptable in his eyes.
As more Hollows came back, and told him of their failure to find this 'Arrancar' only stirred the hate and rage within Baraggan, his mind contemplating killing Pesche and Dondochakka so he could take out his anger on something, someone after between Aizen, and the 'Arrancar' it drove him insane.
That was until, in the midst of him fighting internally on what to do, he felt a presence, and noticed something out of the corner of his eye, something on his makeshift throne.
His eyes shift to see what was going on, and his face fell when realizing he was seeing.
Zensuke, albeit in his cloak that hid his face, but the spiritual pressure Zensuke gave off, which felt like an Arrancar's, was a very big indicator that he was there right now.
"What are you doing scum?! How dare you sit on your King's throne!?"
Seeing Zensuke sat on his throne felt insulting, but how casual he was sat on it, his legs dangling over the left hand side, his back on the right hand side, his hand casually in the air, waving to Baraggan, ignited pure rage within his heart.
"Hey, I heard you've been searching for me, did you want to dance with me again~?" Zensuke baited, knowing of Baraggan's famous anger, and stroked said anger, so he would be prone to making more mistakes.
"Kill him!" Baraggan ordered.
So three Hollows came at him, all being Gillian level Shinigami, rushed towards Zensuke.
Zensuke aimed his finger out towards them, and moments later, as a light gathered on his fingertip, Baraggan saw his three Hollows being shot through the head, blasting out their masks, shattering them to tiny pieces, as blood gushes out of them.
They then all fall down to the floor, vanishing out of sight, out of mind.
Baraggan seethed when he saw that, Zensuke held up his finger, wagging it side to side.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you~ If you don't want your Hollows to become deceased." Zensuke's voice was distorted, similar to a Hollows.
Baraggan's eyes met an empty void.
But he felt deep within his heart, that something more was going on, so Baraggan lidded his anger for the moment.
"Now, hello again, Baraggan-san, if you wanted to see me, all you had to do was ask." Zensuke's distorted voice even fooled Baraggan, who believed it to be a Hollow, or an Arrancar, as Zensuke had taken one of his inventions so his Reiatsu felt like that.
"I wanted to see you, for kicking my jaw off, witness your friends deaths-" Baraggan angrily yelled, and tried to activate his trap through his Caja Negacion, but Zensuke chuckled lightly, and stopped him.
"You need to calm yourself, because anything happens to them, I'm going to tear you to pieces, one bone at a time." Baraggan felt shivers run through his spine as Zensuke flared his spiritual pressure. "Besides, I thought we could have a nice chat, you not in the chatting mood? Or do you need permission from your Master?"
Baraggan seethed with rage. "AIZEN IS NOT MY MASTER!"
Zensuke could see how desperate Baraggan was to attack, he was looking for an opening, something that Zensuke wasn't going to give him.
"I have to admit though, this throne is pretty alright all things considered. Say if I took you out, would I become the King of Hueco Mundo? Becoming a King, might be pretty fun~"
Zensuke baited, seeing that his plan was working on getting Baraggan as angry as possible.
"You are one step away from dying!" Baraggan, fuelled with growing rage, stormed closer, his heavy footsteps slamming into the flooring, cracks appearing with each movement, gripping his axe, ready to come at Zensuke with all he had, getting ready to release his powers, seemingly forgetting his captives, something Zensuke wished for.
His closest Hollow companions followed, all looking ready to fight.
However, Zensuke raised his hand, and formed what looked like a Cero in his hand.
"I wouldn't Baraggan. If you come closer, I'll fire, and you know I'm quicker than you. Kidnapping my friends, that's a no no."
"What do you want in my kingdom? Isn't it enough Aizen takes it from me? Now you're here to ruin my day?" Baraggan tried to keep calm, but his anger seeped through his words.
"You know what I want, you know I know you've got them. So you're gonna hand them over to me, and I wont have to smash off your jaw. If you refuse, then it wont only be your jaw this time that comes off."
Baraggan felt the threat immediately all the way to his very soul.
As he mulled it over in his mind, that's when Baraggan saw the lights on the ground looking ready to detonate.
So he held back, as Zensuke unfolded his legs on the throne, and his legs drape over the side of said throne.
He pulls to his feet, and leaps from the tall structure the throne was on.
Coming down to the bottom, Zensuke slowly approached Baraggan.
Baraggan's anger was reaching new levels, as he pulled closer.
His hand reached out, while Zensuke waved a finger. "Lets not, okay? You're not going to release, as if any words come out of your lips about it, I'll destroy you."
Baraggan's face calms, but his fingers curl angrily. "Tell me what you want. Is it information on Aizen? Is that why you saved that girl? Did you eat her to attain more power?"
"What I want from you, is nothing. I don't want a single thing from you, besides maybe that crown when you're in your skeleton form, as damn, that looks really regal, might suit me~"
"My crown!? You're not having it! It belongs to me, the King!" Baraggan growled. "Who are you to say such things?!"
"Who I am? I'm just your friendly Arrancar traveler looking for good fights."
"You miserable little…" Baraggan snarled, his teeth practically gnashing together in a state to show his pure rage.
"My life's not that miserable actually~" Zensuke smiled, and cracked his neck. "Are you ready to end this?"
As he spoke, Zensuke placed his hand down, and clenched it.
Baraggan watched with a careful gaze, and for moments, nothing happened.
But then, they all heard some large explosion.
Baraggan's head shifts back, seeing that the sky looked as if it had been ripped apart.
"What the hell was that?!"
"Those Arrancar's you've been keeping, I just freed them~ Stopped your traps, your Respira, all of it, thanks for speaking with me." As he said it, Zensuke vanished out of sight, appearing on Baraggan's shoulder, sitting down, their eyes meeting, as Zensuke's hand placed itself on the side of Baraggan's face. "How's the jaw?"
Baraggan flew into a fit of rage when hearing that, his Reiatsu burst all around him.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Baraggan rotates his shoulder, and swings his axe for Zensuke.
But Zensuke raises his hand, and feels his body moving slower.
He could feel that it was some kind of time based power Baraggan had.
But still, Zensuke managed to block Baraggan's axe with his hand, a dense aura flowing through it, to Baraggan it looked like Bala energy, as that's what Zensuke had forced him to see, when in reality, it was actually Shunko energy helping him out.
"Nice time field. Guess its befitting for a King to have all time around you slow down, enjoy your endless kingdom. But for long I wonder? Because once I'm ready, I'm dethroning you, then I'll be the King. Sorry, former King."
Baraggan felt his rage growing, as moments later, Pesche, and Donodchakka appeared at the young man's sides.
As he did, Zensuke received a message on his hand, showing it was from his friend, telling him Gin was on the way.
"Its been real, but I've gotta go."
Baraggan growled "Attack! Attack!" to his other Hollows due to not wanting Zensuke to get away. Zensuke wished he could stay and finish off Baraggan, but right now knew Gin was hot on his heels, and Aizen wouldn't be far away either.
Seeing Baraggan before him, Zensuke tossed both Pesche and Dondochakka to the sky, as he backflips over Baraggan's axe that came for him, going high into the air, avoiding being grabbed from two Hollows behind, then came down with a heavy footstep, slamming both Hollows faces into the dirt, his strength enough to kill them, their masks shattering.
"No, I wont let you! Not again!" Baraggan held out his axe. "Rot, Arrogante!"
Using his release command, Baraggan's skin melts away, leaving only his skeleton form, and immediately he's surrounded with his miasma.
Knowing he didn't have long, Zensuke lands on the ground, as Baraggan swings his axe, releasing waves of Respira at him.
"Try and dodge all of these!"
So Zensuke exhaled, and glances up, seeing Pesche and Dondochakka beginning to fall to the ground, so Zensuke claps his hands together, and skids backwards, getting behind two Hollows, and slams them towards Baraggan, blinding his vision.
The two Hollows, consumed in the miasma, stopped Baraggan from sensing where Zensuke was.
That was until he appeared before him, looking up at him.
"Boom!" Zensuke then rapidly swung out his foot, Baraggan attacked with Respira,
Knowing how dangerous it could be, Zensuke narrowly avoids it by weaving below the cloud of miasma, and instead, Baraggan received a kick to his wrist, with enough force to break it off his arm, and the axe he held in that hand sailed down to the ground, as Zensuke skids back, while the miasma streams towards him.
"I'll be taking this!" Zensuke casually snatches the axe out of the sand, a mere second before Respira washes over it, and launches it at Baraggan like a missile, cutting through the miasma, slamming into Baraggan upper body, and sent him flying backwards.
Smashing into some white trees, and being rejected back for over half a mile, Baraggan watches Zensuke catch Pesche and Dondochakka, salute Baraggan and vanishes without a trace.
Because Baraggan was blown back, nearing a mile when he stopped moving, the distance became greater until he couldn't sense him anymore.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
Baraggan sworn vengeance, wishing he could enact it right now, but Zensuke had escaped, and his hand now laid on the floor, snapped off of his body, anger filling his bone features.
Miles away, using his Shunpo, he flash stepped out of the forest as quick as he could as he felt pursuers coming for them, while fighting off the attempts of Pesche, and Dondochakka, Pesche being the more vocal one who kept yelling at him.
"Hey! If you're just gonna be trying to eat us, you can forget it! We've gotta find Nel-"
"I'm taking you to Nel-san." Zensuke revealed. "She's waiting for her big brothers, she wanted to come, but it was dangerous for her to come. So, please relax, we've got enemies incoming, literally less than a minute away."
Zensuke informed, Pesche looked bleakly on.
After getting out of the forest, and less likely to be ambushed, Zensuke placed his hand out, and begins waving his fingers through the air, summoning a Garganta for him and the others to escape through.
However, Zensuke was told that Gin was very close, using a concealing cloak to cover his movements from Zensuke.
Forming the Garganta, Zensuke urged the other two forward first.
"Go, I'll slow down the enemies."
"Why…?" Dondochakka asked.
"Because your sister, and your leader, Nel-san is waiting for you."
Pesche nods. "How'd you know she's our…"
"Former Espada, you're her Fraccion, now get going!"
Pesche and Dondochakka didn't know if they could trust him.
But at the same time, they didn't have many options, knowing they'd not be able to get away if they tried to run.
Because of the conflict inside, Gin emerged, and his sword extended towards Pesche like a javelin.
"Aaaaaaaah!" Faster than Pesche could blink, the blade was able to get close to his chest.
But Zensuke managed to slam his foot into the blade, propelling it to the right hand side, stabbing deep into the sands, causing an explosion of sand due to how fast the blade penetrated the ground.
Pesche looked surprised, but Dondochakka urged him to "Hurry!" so Pesche swallowed hard, and leapt into the Garganta, as Zensuke stands before it, while Gin lands on the ground, together with another Espada, Zensuke thought he recognized him as the 5th Espada.
Gin chuckled. "Ooh my, you're a fast fellow, aren't you?"
"Same back at ya." Zensuke's distorted voice carried over, not alerting Gin to who he was. "Man, Baraggan is loud. Can hear him all the way from here."
Gin chuckled. "He does have a mouth on him. Ironic, for a fleshless skeleton most of the time."
Zensuke vibed with Gin, while the 5th Espada, Nnoitra arrogantly stomps his foot onto the sands.
"Tch, why're we wasting time with this one? I could've been hunting strong prey."
"You want prey? Sorry, I ain't no one's prey." Zensuke spoke with an air of confidence, laced with a hint of a daring nature.
Gin looked over Zensuke's form, and because of the countermeasures Zensuke went through, even Gin couldn't tell who it was before him, believing it to be an Espada level Arrancar, his slit eyes facing Zensuke while Nnoitra takes out a scythe like blade, and twirled it.
"Didn't Aizen-sama wish for this one?"
"He did, but I'd not rush in so quickly. He did give the King trouble, even knocking off his jaw, now that was an interesting sight to behold." Gin steps closer, his snake like smile growing. "Forgive this one, he can be a little naive at times. Now, Aizen-sama wishes to invite you to come to Las Noches."
Zensuke raises an eyebrow. "He invited me?"
Zensuke couldn't trust that, he assumed it was to find out more about him, but it also affirmed that he thought Zensuke could've been some kind of an Arrancar, which worked so well in his favour,
"That's correct, you're clearly an interesting Arrancar. Now, if you'd follow me, I'm sure we can reach an agreement."
Zensuke tightens his hand. "Gotta pass on that one, I'll weigh up my options. Maybe another time."
Nnoitra, mostly due to feeling annoyed that this 'Arrancar' was daring to deny them, took out his scythe, and aimed it at Zensuke.
"You'll do what we tell you to do!" Nnoitra launches himself at Zensuke.
His speed was impressive, but Zensuke saw through it, avoiding a slash from Nnoitra, and then another. Nnoitra's eye showed anger, and he came at Zensuke with a myriad of slashes, all which Zensuke dodged elegantly, gracefully, and left no room for error.
"Oh dear, looks like Nnoitra has become angry again." Gin cocks his blade, Zensuke glancing at him to see that he was aiming at him.
"Stay still damn it!" Nnoitra opened his mouth, gathering a Cero on his elongated tone.
The yellow energy soon released at Zensuke, who in turn tightened his fist, and activated Shunko, to them it looked like a Cero, and he punched forward, releasing the pressurized Kido blast right back at Nnoitra's form.
The Cero met his Shunko, and set off a devastating detonation, Nnoitra was sent skidding backwards, digging his feet into the sand.
Gin took this chance to casually fire off his sword, shooting like a bullet right through the sand, and came at Zensuke. Despite the sand blocking off his eyes, Gin was able to pinpoint Zensuke's exact location, and the blade neared his heart.
A few inches away, and he'd be stabbed.
But Zensuke's speed allowed him to flip up, avoiding being stabbed, noticing Nnoitra trying to capitalize off of that, rushing him with his scythe, so Zensuke snaps his foot into the side, using his Shunko to aid his strength, and sent the elongated blade right for Nnoitra at dazzling speeds.
"Shit!" Nnoitra had to block, or he'd be bisected.
Sparks went off between their blades, as Zensuke lands on the sand, then vanishes in a burst of speed.
Gin grins. "He's a smart one, played our abilities off against the other, not bad at all."
While Gin thought about it with a gleeful nature about him, Zensuke appeared a good distance away.
"I'll think about the offer." Zensuke bowed, and flipped back, as he activated a Garganta.
He then dashed inside, leaving behind a satisfied Gin, who casually looked at the angry Nnoitra, his eye radiating a positively angry look that could kill many, as Gin chuckled.
"Looks like he was able to avoid you, Nnoitra-san." Gin playfully spoke.
Nnoitra growled. "I don't know that guys deal, but the next time I see him, he's finished."
Gin looked intrigued, and simply kept silent.
A while later, Zensuke appeared at Orihime's home, Rukia was astonished to see three Arrancar dancing around together, Pesche and Dondochakka showering Nel with happiness, calling out "Ooh you're okay!" and "The scary Shinigami turned out nice~!" as Zensuke stood beside Orihime, looking over the group.
"You saved them Zen-chan~ And Nel-san looks so happy right now~"
Zensuke smiles softly. "Yeah, looks like there's a happy ending here. All well that ends well~"
Rukia couldn't hide how she was feeling right now.
Seeing Zensuke having brought more Hollows did surprise her, and they acted, like no other Hollow they had ever seen before.
"I never thought I'd be happy to see Hollows happy." Rukia interjected.
Zensuke grins. "I know what you mean. But these are some good Arrancar. Only thing is now, them going back to Hueco Mundo could pose some challenges for them, I'm sure that Baraggan would try and go for them if they did go back. I could hide them of course, but I couldn't stay with them the entire time."
Orihime pondered it. "What's going to happen with Baraggan-san?"
"I'm gonna have to take him out, the next time we meet, so these three wont have to worry about being attacked. Would've gone for it then, but time was catching up. Plus enemies were coming, so I decided to throw him off his game, kicked off his hand, make him more unhinged, it'll work in my favour." Zensuke expressed.
"The King of Hueco Mundo, he wouldn't be easy. Can you defeat him Captain?" Rukia questioned, not wanting someone she admired to be hurt.
Zensuke hums in thought. "From our fight, he's dangerous, but I've got a countermeasure for him, next time we meet, I'll destroy him. Either way, with Nel-san safe and her brothers, it seems that we can relax, at least for a short time anyway~"
Orihime giggled. "You really went out of your way for them. It couldn't have been easy, right Zen-chan?"
Zensuke shrugged. "It wasn't the easiest, but I managed to do it in the end. And, I managed to work on this for today. I think it'll be good for Nel-san." Zensuke looked to the mini Arrancar, who tilted her head. "I can help with that head problem, with this."
Zensuke pulled out a bracelet, with strange markings running along the side of it.
Nel looked at it quizzically. "What does that do Zen-chan?"
"This bracelet basically should cause the Reiatsu leaking from your mask to stop leaking, staying inside of you, and should restore your power."
Pesche crosses his arms. "What if that does something funny to Nel-sama!? We wont let you!"
Rukia folds her arms. "Captain Zensuke is a genius, and one that doesn't take lives into danger with his gadgets, he'd have tried and tested it before even offering it. I assure you that he'd not try and trick you or anything of the sorts. If he says it'll work, it probably will."
As Rukia spoke, Pesche remained unsure.
But Dondochakka looks to Nel, who in turn seemed to have eyes of sincerity looking at Zensuke.
"He saved us, Pesche. We should trust the Shinigami."
Pesche looks unsure, his eyes shifting back to his friend, and let out a little sigh.
"Very well, but I'm watching!"
Zensuke looked amused, as he pulls in closer to Nel.
Bending down to her level, he takes the bracelet, and equips it to her wrist.
When he does, they all stare in wonder, curious as to what was going to happen next.
But then, nothing happened.
Nel stayed Nel, as Zensuke stares her in the eye.
"Nothing's happening." Rukia murmured.
"Hmm, give it a sec, I can sense her powers growing..." Zensuke mused.
But then, Nel suddenly begins to grow.
Surprise comes to Orihime, and Rukia's eyes, when they see little Nel, grow to an adult woman's size. Her clothing rips in all the right places, clinging to her skin, showing the bottom of her breast, and dangled around her hips enough to cover up.
Orihime and Rukia's jaw hit the floor, as did Zensuke's, as Nel stood fully up, her long flowing green hair looking dazzling, as she peered at Zensuke, and then leaps into his arms, her large breasts colliding with his face.
"You turned me back! I feel strong again! Zen-chan, you're so smart~!" Nel laid on top of Zensuke, her soft boobs pressed up against his face, her eyes full of whimsy.
Orihime bit her quivering lower lip, Rukia's eyebrows knitting together, both women folding their arms, as Nel snuggles up to Zensuke, who in turn looked up to the girls eyes, his face bright red, as Nel's boobs brush up against his face repeatedly.
Meanwhile, within Soul Society, Gin was explaining what went down with the 'Arrancar' they had faced, Tosen was off to the side, and his hands flexed when hearing of this 'Arrancar' that had come up.
"Perhaps it was, Zensuke Urahara."
Aizen flashed him a dark stare. "He was with me, unless you're saying I was being manipulated."
Tosen winced, hearing the anger Aizen had for him. "No sir…but, Baraggan has just had an altercation, and Gin along with Nnoitra fought the mystery Arrancar, and I thought, well maybe it could've been…but if he was with you, then he couldn't have been…I, I just wanted to try and…was it Kisuke Urahara…?"
Tosen tried to deflect, while Gin grins.
"Wow, that thing you've got against Zensuke-kun, is getting you in trouble~" Gin, the mischief maker, stirred Tosen's emotions, igniting annoyance on his face.
Aizen inhaled deeply.
"Enough. We are about to enact the plan, everything needs to go off without a hitch. Zensuke Urahara, you're not to go near him unless I say Tosen, Gin, clear?"
Tosen relents, bowing his head. "Yes…sir."
"Fine with me." Gin chuckled, finding it amusing.
"Good…now, leave me. I have to think " Aizen's tone was cold, unforgiving.
Gin salutes "See you later." and walks away.
"Yes, Aizen-sama." Tosen bows and walks off, while Aizen puts his head back, and begins thinking.
"I was with him during the time…it couldn't have been an Artificial Soul…it could've been Kisuke Urahara in Hueco Mundo, I wouldn't put it past him, probably protecting his son…still, it might've been a strong Hollow, and if it is, then that could help me stop those Urahara's, but if it isn't…very good, Urahara, you two both are geniuses, I can't underestimate either, but Zensuke...I need to deal with them both, very soon, or all my plans are for nothing...it might be risky, but I've got to act, before they do..."
Aizen lets out a breath, and begins making his new plans to obtain his life goals…
End chapter!
So, this chapter had Zensuke go and rescue Nel's 'brothers' from Baraggan, only igniting the fuel between them which we'll see what happens between them, and then he came across Gin, and Nnoitra. Meanwhile, father and son are working hard in trying to stop Aizen, and Zensuke managed to help Nel out personally, gifting back her older form, and not wasting time in making both Orihime, and Rukia a little jealous~
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Zensuke; Nemu, Orihime, Rukia, Toshiro (fem), Rangiku, Yoruichi, Momo, Nel,