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Chapter 2 - The Guard

The sand appeared unmoving, the void of the sky was broken by the crescent moon that hung there as if it was an eye observing the creatures of the world.

The Citrakayah ran across the alabaster sand beneath him off towards the mysteries palace in the horizon.

'Gwen, Kev, Rook hope y'all are doing alright I'll be home soon.'

The alien made way towards the castle as he recalled his loved ones. Those three had been side by side with him through think and thin, there were many more, but those three were the front line of defense if anything major happened. That meant they would be the first to die.

The alien shook his head and noticed he had finally approached his destination.

...

Rudbornn Chelute enjoyed the sun, before his liege Lord Aizen arrived to Hueco Mundo, before he was turned into an Arrancar, he was a mere hollow that roamed the sandy planes of this world. Currently he was conducting drills withs soldiers made from his powers, he was an Arrancar the sword of his majesty to point at his enemies and destroy them.

So there in underneath the canopy of Las Noches he and his soldiers, the Calavera that numbered in the hundreds conducted drills and exercises. A weapon required maintenance to ensure it never becomes dull, that was his core belief he was Aizen's weapon leader and sole member of the Exequias. His duty-

"Rudborrn, we have an intruder in Las Noches." The Exquias captain straightend his posture and saluted by placing his hand over his heart.

"Lord Zommari, I hear and obey." The Espada the ten most powerful Arrancar who stand bellow Lord Aizen and his two retainers, they stand as the pinnacle of Hollows strength in Hueco Mundo. Lord Zommari was ranked seventh in the rankings, however he possessed the highest form of Sonido mastery Gemelos. 

"I was practicing my Sonido throughout the palace when I couldn't beleive my eyes I sensed the spiritual energy of a human." The seventh Espada relayed in his forever calm tone through reishie.

'A-A human?!' Rudbornn's breath was caught in his throat. How could there be a human inside Las Noches!? Theories began whirring through his head the main line connecting all of them was the intruder perhaps having a connection to Soul Society.

"I have already alerted Lord Aizen he has ordered us Espada to wait and observe until he deems it necessary for us to engage. So Rudbornn your mission is to track and contain the intruder so we may interrogate them, and understand how they entered Hueco Mundo without our knowledge." Zommari's tone never changed he was confident in the power of the Espada being able to repel whatever danger that may come to their home.

Rudbornn bowed and responded:" By your command Lord Zommari!"

The link between him and Zommari was severed bringing their conversation to an end.

Rudbornn gazed up above to the false sun within the canopy of Las Noches, the Sun Lord Aizen's gift to his subjects. A sight many hollows scarcely witness without fear of being hunted by Soul Reapers.

The loathsome Soul Reapers, Rudborrn's blood boiled at the thought of them. The Soul King, the maker of the three worlds, created Hueco Mundo, the home of the Hollows, which was made without light, no life to speak of to make their miserable existence a fraction easier.

His hand reached upwards curved as if attempting to cup the sun.

'I won't let them kill Aizen. I won't let them take away this sanctuary from me.'

His hand became a fist, and he envisioned crushing the Soul Society.

His gaze hardened as he looked over his soldiers.

"Scatter, capture if possible, execute on the spot if not." 

The legion of Calavera soldiers nodded, and soon Rubornn and his soldiers disappeared using Sonido to scatter across the sprawling fortress. 

...

Ben was in his human form irritation visible upon his face, he entered the castle as his Ectonurite form Ghostfreak, but then he used Ditto to create two clones and scattered trying to cover more ground.

Currently he was walking down a hallway.

"Oh, hello there." Ben stopped and saw his path spit into two, the shadows down the corridors were too deep for him too see through.

"Well this is tuff one, which path too take-" The green eyed young man was cut off due to the sword that attempted to stab him in the thigh.

Only to meet the diamond hard skin. The Calavera soldier was stupefied, stunned in place.

"Well, well, well what do have here?"

...

In an area of Las Noches identified by the red pillars that descended from the ceiling a group of Calavera were running and using Sondio as from above seeds the size of a football rained down that caused explosions to go off as a laugh could be heard from above. 

"Haha, you all picked the wrong plant to mess with! Now I'll show you why I'm called WildVine!" The alien plant declared as from above, his four vine like tentacles wrapped around pillars near his main body as support while his fingers speared out. They grew from frail green vines into sturdy bark from which explosive seeds grew and fell onto his enemies.

The alien was green save for the white and black suit that covered his torso, a venus fly trap jaws grew from his shoulders that would incase his single eyed head. Two more eyes where on his shoulders below the fly trap maws, and his omnitrix symbol was once again on his chest.

From above WildVine saw the skull faced, white clad beings start to coordinate with one another to destroy the seed bombs. Each bomb destroyed was more space for them to fly into the air and close the distant between them and the alien.

"Woah, y'all figured that out faster than I thought you would, I'm not any enemy, but sorry in advance if I get a bit more rough, or should I say prickly?" The plant man giggled then the rain of seed bombs ceased and the skull faced beings began to advance, with there speed appearing and disappearing here and there their identical skull faces and white clothing made it hard for the alien plant man to distinguish them.

Before he could think any more a group of twenty skull faces arrived before him, without a second to spare they all slashed their blades focusing on his arms and tentacles. Before long more of them arrived and aided the original group within moments the plant man was falling. 

"Oh, no I underestimated you guys!" The green alien was left to fall to the floor below his limbs severed from his body, cyan colored fluid escaping the stumps.

"Aaah!" The alien fell with a thump he gazed up at the hundred or so skull faced beings above him.

"Q-quick tip guys when fighting plant make sure to watch out for pollen." The alein warrend the skull faced beings, who notched their heads in confusion before they witnessed the plant man regrow and extend his limbs. Which grew flower buds as he rose and laughed.

...

Rubornn and his group of Calavera made their way to a room with cubes sprawled about and at the center he saw the intruder. A young man with brown hair and green eyes he sat on one of the cubes legs crossed, arms folded head down. He was was not dressed in any Soul Reaper attire, in fact he wore clothing that appeared to be common to the World of the Living.

The Exequias captain ensured that his shoes made a clang as he began closing the distance between himself and the intruder. His attention grab seemed to work as the young man looked at him.

"Bull skull! Dude that's cool not gonna lie!" The green eyed man complimented Rubornn which sent him aback, who breaks in and compliments a person! Stealing himself Rudbornn unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the man he was a few feet away from.

"I am Rudbornn Chelute I am the guard and executioner of Lord Aizen, and I demand you identify yourself." His tone was calm, but authoritative he saw the intruder gather his thoughts before speaking.

"Name's Ben, Ben Tennyson. I have no idea where I am and would like an explanation if you wouldn't mind." The man sheepishly scratched his head at the end, clearly embarrassed. 

Rudbornn was about to speak before deep inside him he felt many of his soldiers suddenly be destroyed.

"What the-"

Two holes were burst open from opposite sides of the room one was filled with crystals, and the other was filled with what appeared to be fruit or seed shells. 

From the two holes two figures emerged one was giant seemingly carved out a teal diamond, who had green eyes a black shirt, white pants and boots and atop his chest was a hourglass symbol.

The other figure was plant man who walked on four vines with long spindly arms he wore a black and white suit that covered his midsection, a venus fly trap's maws were on his shoulders seemingly ready to close and protect the one eyed purple leaf adorned head between them.

Rudbornn leaped away from the human before him regrouping with his soldiers and taking a battle stance, his palms became moist his heart rate accelerated as his gaze flew between the now three intruders.

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