And now, the continuation!
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The tower shook violently, and one of Urahara's devices for keeping Aizen and his fellow traitors frozen fell off.
"Oh no!" Keigo cried. Aizen's spiritual energy rose dramatically, and he began to repel the particle streams. Tatsuki cursed loudly.
"Full stream, now! Try to hold them!" She shouted.
"I don't think we're going to be able to do that for long!" Mizuru shouted.
"Nnngh..." Aizen struggled, beginning to move once more.
"Ideas anyone?!" Tatsuki shouted.
"Run and panic?" Kon offered.
"Where would we run?!" Keigo shouted.
"Only problem in that plan!" Kon shouted back.
For Aizen's own part, while his body remained mostly paralyzed, his senses were still finely tuned. Reiatsu was spiking nearby, signalling the entrance of more shinigami back into Soul Society. This trap was delaying him from achieving godhood-Karakura Town was mere kilometers away.
"Yammy," he managed to boom, reiatsu enhancing his sub-vocalization. "Destroy the tower!"
The Zero Espada responded with a Cero, blasting up at the top of the tower. Kon and Tatsuki, the only ones with the required reflexes, managed to turn and fire their throwers at the Cero, adding Boson darts to their streams.
KABOOOOMMM! While this kept the tower from being totally destroyed, the resulting explosion knocked all of the Ghostbusters off their feet, slamming into the hard tower top and causing the restrainment devices to short out or fall off.
"Uh oh," Chizuru said, as Aizen, Gin and Tousen were freed. Aizen offered a small nod.
"Admirable, but futile. Gin! Tousen!" They vanished into flashstep, leaving the Ghostbusters with Yammy's roar to contend with.
"Oh great!" Chizuru groaned. "We're going to die, and so is everyone else!"
"Keep it together, Chizuru!" Tatsuki shouted.
"But-But-!"
The tower shook as Yammy began ascending the tower. Tatsuki, Keigo, Mizuru, and Kon all looked over the edge.
"Okay, new problem," Tatsuki muttered. "EVERYONE! Target him, full stream!"
"But if Aizen's already to Karakura-!" Mizuru tried.
"We won't do them any good dead! READY!" Tatsuki shouted. Chizuru reluctantly obeyed with the rest of them.
"AIM! FIRE!" Tatsuki bellowed, and five highly charged particle streams lashed out at the Espada. Boson Darts followed, having enough energy to blast Yammy's head back, and make him nearly lose his grip on the tower.
"REEARRGGGHHH! YOU BASTARDS!" He bellowed, sending a wave of pwoerful reiatsu up at them. All of the Ghostbusters were sent flying, slamming down hard near the still-open garganta.
"That went well," Mizuru mumbled.
"Oh man, oh man... We're gonna die, we're all gonna die!" Keigo cried.
"No we're not! No we're not!" Tatsuki shouted. She sat up with a groan. "Ungh... Great... Just great..."
"So now what?" Mizuru asked. Tatsuki looked at Kon.
"Kon?"
"I thought you said you didn't want any more ideas from me," Kon retorted. "ULP!" Tatsuki grabbed him by the collar and growled.
"Karakura Town is on the line, Aizen's not held by the particle thingies, and we're facing Godzilla the Espada! Do I look like I'm in the mood for jokes?!"
"... Maybe one?" Kon suggested with a weak smile.
"Well, one of the particle thingies is still working," Mizuru offered. He had his paragoggles down and was looking at it. He then shifted his gaze.
"Hey... Look!"
"What? What? I want to see!" Keigo said, pulling down his own goggles to look. "Woah... It's... A trail!"
"A what?" Tatsuki demanded. "Kon?"
The mod soul closed his eyes, using his spiritual sensors (recently provided by Urahara) to observe the effect.
"Yeah... Those particles we used to keep Aizen and all those guys trapped are flowing out... It's a trail..."
"So... In theory, we could pull them all back into the garganta by reversing the particle flow?" Keigo said. Upon seeing everyone staring at him, he looked indignant.
"What?! So what if it's a stupid plan?"
"No, it's not a stupid plan, Keigo," Mizuru said.
"Doesn't sound stupid to me," Tatsuki offered.
"It's totally stupid," Kon said. WHACK! "OW!"
"And you would say that because...?" Tatsuki asked flatly.
"Well... Because the only way to do it would be if we could pump a massive amount of energy into the garganta before it closes! And the only way to do that is to-"
"Cross the streams," Chizuru said. At everyone's look, she shrugged.
"Hey, I did see the movie... And I'm not doing it!"
"Would Orihime do it?" Tatsuki asked with a sigh.
"Th-That's not fair!" Chizuru cried.
The tower shook, and Yammy's bellow announced that the Espada was again ascending up to get them. Tatsuki shrugged.
"Well... It's either that, or everyone dies..."
Everyone thought about it for a moment. Then, surprisingly, Keigo stood up and set his proton pack to full power.
"Well... I've always wanted to be part of something... Not much bigger than saving the world, right?" He asked. He smirked and shrugged. "Besides... We're already in the afterlife."
"Makes for a short trip," Mizuru said, also getting up.
Kon stood up, and smirked.
"Are you kidding? I haven't been cool since my debut!"
"For my sweet Orihime!" Chizuru shouted, holding her neutrona wand up high. Tatsuki gave a rare smile to them all, and also stood up.
"Let's do it!"
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His goal was so close, Aizen could practically see the stairway to godhood, the means of ascent. And the only obstacle left in his path...
Was Urahara Kisuke. The former captain stood in the air in front of Karakura Town, leaning on his cane with a smile.
"Kisuke... Are you here to oppose me as well?" Aizen asked. Urahara lifted his head, still smiling. His eyes danced mischievously.
"Yes."
Aizen searched the area with his formidable senses and thought about everything he knew about Urahara. Dramatic, suicidal last stands weren't his style, so he must have some sort of trap. But Aizen could detect nothing-No strange reiatsu, nothing out of place.
"Then by all means, let's get on with it," Aizen said easily. "I have time enough to enjoy one of your inventions before my ascent."
"Ah, that is one of your problems, Sousuke," Urahara said. "You enjoy talking when everything you have planned falls into place, illustrating how you have triumphed and duped the ones you have plotted against." The scientist's grin grew by just a hair.
"But far be it for me to point out the log in another one's eye and all that. For you see, I too have a problem with theatrics." His smile became an all-out grin, as Aizen felt something wrong. Felt as though he was being pulled, every part of his being under restraint.
"What...?!" Aizen's aura glowed red, as did those of his compatriots. Urahara chuckled.
"But unlike you, Aizen, I was never very good at chess... I'm more of a D&D fan, myself... And I do believe my players have just rolled a 20." He waved as Aizen, Gin, and Tousen were yanked back, streaking for the tower.
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"THAT'S DOING IT! KEEP CROSSING THE STREAMS!" Tatsuki shouted, as all five streams roiled and coiled together like massive pythons. The glow was intense, as was the heat. Energy streamed back into the garganta, the dimensional rip fluttering.
"OH NOOOOOOOO!" Yammy bellowed, the great Arrancar being torn apart as he was pulled into the vortex. A moment later, Aizen, Gin and Tousen flew into the portal after him.
"Bye byyyyyyyyeeee!" Gin managed to yelp as he vanished into the abyss.
"Gaaaaahhhhhhh!" Tousen was far less articulate.
Aizen, surprisingly, was perfectly calm as he was yanked through the gate, sparing the Ghostbusters a rueful smile.
"Well played," he managed, before the streams reached critical mass and the garganta began to collapse.
"GET OUT OF HERE! GET OUT OF-!" Tatsuki screamed, just as the entire tower exploded... A sight the surviving captains, vice-captains, Vizard, and Ichigo and his allies all witnessed as they re-entered Soul Society over the real, sleeping Karakura Town.