Beautiful Despair

by PurpleLightningIchimaru

Rating: teen
Tags: Adventure, Crossover, Alternate Universe
Length: 5611

In the midst of battle, something strange happens. Something very strange, and these seven don't know what to do. They decide to band together, much to their disgust, in order to find a solution to their problem.

So, since I've seen some Bleach/MLP crossover fics, I decided to create my own, and see how I did. Note that this is only my second story here, and, naturally, my writing won't be all that good. Now, on to the real description.
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These seven, Uryu Ishida, Ichigo Kurosaki, Ulquiorra Schiffer, Sado Yasutora, Orihime Inoue, Grimmjow Jaggerjaques, and Yumichika Ayasegawa, are lost in an unknown land. What they find there surprises them to no end. Grimmjow also gets mad, because he doesn't know what they are, and that infuriates him, Ulquiorra feels something other than despair and emptiness, and Yumichika is in absolute awe with these creatures.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-06-14 15:40:01 UTC

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"What the fuck-" Grimmjow landed hard on the ice-covered olden streets of Snoutopolis with a thud "-is this weird place!?"

"I... I don't know," Ichigo stated. "I'm as clueless as everyone else."

Grimmjow just stared at Ichigo, his weapon now in his sheath.

"Wait, everyone else!? What the hell is going on here!?" Ichigo yelled in surprise.

"Where are we?" The ghostly white bipedal asked flatly.

"I think everyone is wondering that, Ulquiorra..." replied Ichigo, annoyed that his rival was with him.

"Orihime, Espadas, Ichigo, others, let's put aside our differences and hate for each other so we can find a way out of this strange place," said Yumichika.

"Right. Let's focus on getting out of here, so we can-" Uryu Ishida was interrupted by a slam, and a clopping sound heading towards them.

When the sound stopped, Ishida turned to face the being that created the sound. It took a couple seconds for his brain to process what he was seeing and to find the most logical response to this being's arrival, as well as existence. Uryu fell flat on his rear and had his head hung, looking like he was attempting to perform a bow to royalty while trying to fall at the same time.

"Exactly what are you? And if you can speak, WHO are you? Wait, why am I talking to a HORSE!?" asked Uryu, a confused expression on his face.

"I am not a horse, I am an alicorn, and my name is Tia Celestia, or, to my subjects, Princess Celestia. And I am as confused as you are. I came here to find out what was causing all this destruction," replied Princess Celestia, her regal voice seeming to ease everyone but Grimmjow.

"So, you're a fucking ALICORN that can fucking speak, in a cartoon world? Ichigo, are your old "Bount sensors" here? Is the duck thing causing us to hallucinate?" asked Grimmjow.

"No. At least, I don't think so... I didn't bring them to Hueco Mundo with me..." Ichigo replied flatly.

"Whatever. At least I get another thing to kill!"

Ichigo looked at Grimmjow's face, and he saw the face that should have belonged to a truly insane person. Ichigo and the others, all except Ulquiorra, backed away.

"This... creature... It's so familiar... Yet, I don't feel any familiarity with it..." Ulquiorra said, pupils dilating to the size of a small crumb.

Just then, a sudden midnight-blue aura appeared, and disappeared as quickly as it appeared. In the place of the aura was a midnight-coloured pony that also had wings and a horn, but was significantly smaller than the white alicorn next to it.

"Sir Cuatro! Wait, thou is not Sir Cuatro! Hold on, are thee the bipedal form of Sir Cuatro, or has thou lost thy memories once more?" Luna asked.

"Cuatro..? Sir Cuatro..?" Ulquiorra pondered, and memories of his past suddenly filled his mind, and for the first time, a smile appeared across his face. A small one, but still a smile.

"Sir Cuatro, it is thee! We have missed you for so long. Where did thou go to? Is thou hurt? Thou is hurt! Who did this to thee, Sir Cuatro!?" Luna asked, her Royal Canterlot Voice slipping out at the end.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, the orange haired male... bipedal... Though, it is under-" Ulquiorra was cut off by a dark blue blur and the sound of crashing.

"What the hell are you doing, damn pony!? Get off of me!" Ichigo commanded.

"THOU MUST NOT HURT SIR CUATRO AGAIN, OR WE SHALL KILL THEE WITHOUT REMORSE!" screamed Luna.

"Luna, get off of him or he'll-" Orihime was cut off by a loud, impossibly demonic scream that rattled everyone and sent them to their rears. Luna was sent flying at an impossible-to-achieve-by-wings speed and was sent crashing through multiple buildings that have been abandoned for years. What used to be Ichigo Kurosaki was no longer him, but a pale being with a hole in his chest, a horned head with pointed teeth and no mouth, with red-feathered cuffs on his wrists and ankles. The being once again screamed.

The pale bipedal walked towards Luna slowly, but surely. Celestia teleported in front of the beast, hoping to stop it. She was simply smacked to the side, her jaw nearly irreparable. Orihime ran in front of Luna to stop the beast from reaching its goal.

"Get out of the way, you lowly human. Or I will crush you with this damn pony," spoke the beast.

"No. I won't. You're not going to hurt an innocent creature, even if she did hurt Ichigo! She did it for a reason. If you want her, you have to go through me! Santen Kesshun, I reject!" At the end, a transparent orange triangle  was in front of Orihime and the blue alicorn.

"Very well. I will crush you and the pony."

The beast punched the triangle and it shattered, and advanced towards Orihime.

'Must... Protect... Her...' echoed through its head, and it slowly lost control, and the real Ichigo took control. It just stood there, the body unmoving. It suddenly fell apart in two halves, front and back, and Ichigo stood there, a white mask with red decorations on his face.

"I won't hurt you, pony, nor will I ever hurt you, Orihime..."

A Newcomer Arrives

The group was walking along the old cobble trail towards the Everfree when Ichigo fell in what seemed to be a trap door.

"Ow! What the hell!? Who would put this damn thing here!?" screamed Ichigo, angered to no end.

"Please, kind sir, get off of me. I am starting to get annoyed."

"Oh, sorry. Hey, Grimmjow, gimme a hand," Ichigo said.

"Alright," Grimmjow replied.

Grimmjow grabbed Ichigo's arm and pulled him out, then threw him in the air the way a football player would throw a football, except he threw him upwards. This resulted in Ichigo spinning and performing midair cartwheels. Ichigo landed with a loud thud, and his legs were sticking above the icy ground.

Chad pulled Ichigo out, and was sent spinning by the speed Ichigo ran towards Grimmjow.

"Hey, what the hell was that for!? I should've just killed you back in Hueco Mundo while I had the chance!" Ichigo screamed, while running towards Grimmjow.

Grimmjow held out his hand, and a second later, Ichigo's face was in it. As a result, Ichigo backed away, holding his lower face.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! My nose!" Ichigo pulled his hand away from his face, and saw blood covering his palm.

"Real funny, Ichigo... Now, let's question this weird punk," Grimmjow said in a manner that a military officer would use.

"Who are you, and what's with the crazy get-up?" asked Grimmjow and Ichigo in unison.

"...I am Hishinraiyuka Manushiknotara, and I'm a Denute Vasto Lorde. I am one of the last remaining," replied the grey-haired bipedal.

"Exactly what is a Denoot Vasto Lorde?" asked Ichigo.

"It's DenYUTE Vasto Lorde, you idiot. There was only ten of them in all of Hueco Mundo, and all but four of them were killed by Aizen. Those who weren't were tricked, thinking they were Espadas, but were banished to the Soul Society, and then noone knows what happened afterwards. That's what Denute Vasto Lordes are. They were traitors to Las Noches, and filthy, too," explained Ulquiorra.

"I'm not an idiot! Besides, I've never even heard of them," replied Ichigo.

"What are these things that you speak of?" asked Celestia.

"You wouldn't know them, and you wouldn't want to, either. These guys are real fuckin' scary to people other than Espadas and people with spiritual energy close to our level. Denute Vasto Lordes are powerful enough to take down Tosen easily, and have about one and a half times the power of Gin Ichimaru, Sosuke Aizen's second in command. And that's really powerful," Grimmjow explained.

"Okay... But Hishinraiyuka's been in Equestrian society for quite some time now, and he's never hurt a living creature. At least not from what our reports say..." Celestia said.

"Well, he was always known for being kind-hearted and having a closer personality to Captain Unohana," stated Ulquiorra.

Right as Ulquiorra finished his sentence, tremendous spiritual pressure was revealed, and a large beast with purple horns and wings appeared, carrying two large swords linked together by a weird object somewhat like Ikkaku's bankai.

"What the fuck is that thing!?" screamed Grimmjow.

"He was the leader of the Menos Grande at one point in time, and he was the only being capable of taking down Lord Aizen, you idiot! We best get out of here. Not even all of us stand a chance against him..." explained Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra's True Form

A loud roar sends everyone but Grimmjow and Ulquiorra flying into ruins, and they see the being producing the roar. The man looks like a female with the delicacy of his face. He has gentle, pink eyes with dark blue hair which cascades downwards in the formation of fire. He wears the general Espada attire, except altered to show his Hollow hole, which is at the bottom of his throat, and it's very large, leaving only a little bit of skin to its sides. The coat is short, nearing his waist, and has a simple style: black lining from his wrists to the top of his chest with stubby rectangles on the bottom of the lining, three on each side, before another part of the lining streaks down in the style of lightning to another Hollow hole in the middle of his abdomen.

Two Hollow holes is a very rare occasion, and appears on the Hollow of a very strong and smart man or woman who was part of a military. He/she had to be famous in their military and had to be ranking at at least Colonel. They had to be killed by another high-ranking military official in order to have this form.

"I see you've noticed that I have two Hollow holes. Yes, I was a high-ranking military official, a General. A permanent five-star General, one of the few who got such an achievement. I was once part of the Imperialists' military. Aye, the Imperialists of World War II. You see, this rank was secret. I was the only one in their military to have achieved such greatness, and because of that, I had to remain secret, along with the rank, so that they could be underestimated in terms of strength. What they didn't expect was that I'd kill many of their high-ranking officials and flee.

"I was in hiding for years, and for a reason unbeknownst to me at the time, I remained the same age, 28, and was stuck in the cycle of life, constantly being tormented by time. I decided to come out of hiding and join the American military in the time of the Vietnam War. I was sent a message by the North Vietnam's leader telling me to meet with him somewhere deep in the forest. The Americans thought he was another soldier of theirs who somehow sent a message through mail. I met with him a day later, and right as I stepped in, he attempted to kill me, but failed.

"I had somehow gotten a Hollow hole in my throat, and he went for that area. I grabbed his arm and tossed his across the room, but three soldiers of his grabbed me, and he managed to kill me by cutting me to shreds. That's my story of my former life," explained Hishinraiyuka. "Now let's fight!"

"You were... A... A Bount before you became a spirit..? Impossible..." muttered Ichigo.

"It's possible, you idiot. It's only happened twice, though. I guess he was one of those two occurrences," said Grimmjow.

A dark green ball of spiritual energy was charging at the tip of Ulquiorra's index finger, and he raised it, pointing at Hishinraiyuka. It was let loose and sent Hishinraiyuka flying backwards.

"Alot has changed since you arrived here..." Ulquiorra stated, before he went into his Segunda Etapa form. He screamed in pain, an incredibly rare occurrence coming from Ulquiorra. When he finished, he no longer had pupils. His eyeballs were pure black. He had four grey wings, two tails from his Segunda Etapa form, no nose, and two mouths you'd find from a monster from a fairy tale. He also no longer had a hole in his sternum. He had no hair, but instead, the part of his head not altered from his Segunda Etapa form had been covered in a mask like Ichigo's, except it had no open parts, and it was grey and black with the occasional green. the space in the middle of his head had two broken horns.

He also had another leg, and two more arms. This was his true form. The TRUE picture of despair.

"What the hell happened to you, Ulquiorra!?" Grimmjow asked in the tone someone would have if they were scared.

Ulquiorra simply looked over to him.

"This is my true form, Grimmjow Jaggerjaques. I am Ulquiorra Haijuku Schiffer, the true picture of despair."

Ulquiorra muttered one word: Sonido, and was behind Hishinraiyuka the instant he finished it. He kicked him in the back hard, sending him flying into the air. He did the same thing as before, but was above him.

"Not this time," Hishinraiyuka said before grabbing Ulquiorra's face and thrusting him downwards into the ground below. Ulquiorra rotated his neck once he got back up. He appeared above Hishinraiyuka again, headbutted him, and grabbed his throat to keep him in the air. He punched him with his remaining three arms. Every blow he landed pulled the two closer to the ground. He threw Hishinraiyuka down, grabbed him by the abdomen with both of his tails, and front-flipped, sending Hishinraiyuka incredibly deep into the earth below.

"That's it, you pathetic little worm? Oh well, can't expect much more from Espada number four. To be honest, you're quite weak."

Hishinraiyuka appeared behind Ulquiorra, grabbed him by the chest, and squeezed. The pressure caused one of Ulquiorra's lungs to burst, causing Ulquiorra to cough up an amazing amount of blood. He then grabbed Ulquiorra's face and thrust forward, then slammed his victim's head into the ground. Out of nowhere, Grimmjow appeared in his second Resurreccion and kicked another hole into Hishinraiyuka's body, this hole in the head. The hole went all the way to his face and out where his eyes and nose would have been, had he not had a hole kicked in his head.

"...That's all? You're far weaker than your friend here."

"What... How... There's no way this is possible..." stuttered Celestia.

Grimmjow just stood where he landed, slackjawed and unmoving. His eyes were wide in shock, and he couldn't find anyway to form a counterattack in his mind.

"So you're just gonna stand there? How foolish," stated Hishinraiyuka.

Hishinraiyuka turned around, leaped forward, and stopped after he landed in the air behind Grimmjow. Grimmjow's neck was sliced wide open, revealing his esophagus. He simply fell lifelessly to the ground, and he laid there motionless.

"Grimmjow!" Orihime screamed in worry. "Santenkesshun, I reject!"

A translucent orange pyramid enveloped Grimmjow, slowly reverting him back to his original form.

"So, little girl, you think you can interfere in this fight and not get hurt? You're a dumbass, you know that? I better teach you some lessons, so that in the future, you can actually be smart!" yelled Hishinraiyuka.

Hishinraiyuka slowly walked forward towards Orihime before he was stopped by an orange haired male bipedal.

"Don't you dare lay a finger on her!" screamed Ichigo, before he brought down his Bankai. "Getsuga... Tensho!"

A black wave of spiritual energy was sent forward, lashing at its victim relentlessly. Hishinraiyuka was sent flying into the ruins. Ichigo appeared above him with his mask on, and cut off Hishinraiyuka's head.

"Sir Cuatro!" Luna screamed.

Ichigo ran towards Ulquiorra quickly, and appeared at his feet. He saw Ulquiorra reverted to his Segunda Etapa and his jawbones crushed, blood seeping from his head and chest. Ulquiorra's body was unmoving in a pool of his own blood.

"We need to get him to a closed-off area with a bed!" Celestia stated. "Grab on to me!"

Everyone did as they were told, Orihime grabbing Grimmjow's hand. They winked out, and appeared groggily in the central part of Ponyville. Ponyville's citizens were frozen in place, witnessing in awe and terror their princesses walk towards Ponyville's library.

*

"Princesses!" Twilight said before bowing.

"No need for such things, Twilight. We require your bed immediately. We're sorry, but this is an emergency."

"What for? Oh, Cuatro! Hey, Cuatro! Wait. Cuatro! What happened to him!? Why is he hurt so much?"

"This guy isn't Cuatro, he's Ulquiorra," Ichigo said.

Celestia walked up the stairs with Ulquiorra, Luna, and Orihime in tow.

"Orihime, we need you to heal him. Please do so," Luna plead.

"Of course. Santen Kesshun, I reject!"

Engulf Your Enemies, Drown Your Allies, Juhaygusuke!

"Alright, Ulquiorra-kun is fine now!" Orihime said in pure joy.

"I thought I told you before... Do not address me like you would a human. I am not a human, I am an Arrancar, the fourth strongest at that. Call me Ulquiorra. Not Ulquiorra-kun."

"I'm sorry... Okay, Ulquiorra..."

"No need to apologize, Orihime. After all, he is our enemy. Well, he was and will be," said Ichigo.

"Sir Cuatro, We are so happy that thou hath been healed by Lady Orihime! She really is quite the healer, isn't she?" exclaimed Luna.

"Yes, she i-" A loud explosion was heard, and a hole the size of a house was left in the direction of the sound. "...Why must I continue to be interrupted?"

As the smoke cleared out, a wicked beast was standing in the hole. It was somewhat like Ichigo's Vasto Lorde form, but instead of pale white skin, it had dark grey skin, and had no hole anywhere on its body. It still had the feathered cuffs, though they were blue. There was no mask, but a face with only eyes, which were an eerie silvery yellow.

"...Help... Me... Don't... let... this... damn beast... take... hold of me!" the being spoke.

"Juhaygusuke!" a voice cried out from behind the beast.

The beast turned its head, which was now engulfed in a black mask with white decorations, with no holes for eyes. The mask bore a hole through the beast's head, leaving a sickening sight.

"Engulf your enemies, drown your allies, Juhaygusuke!" the person who was behind the beast cried out. The tiny dagger he held soon became a quintuple-bladed sword, each blade having some sort of "element" on it.

"Crackle, Haitushey!"

Lightning enveloped the wicked beast, and right before it broke out of its charring grip, ice surrounded itself around the beast after an inaudible sentence was finished.

"Burn your enemies to a crisp, Hukukutaicho!" screamed the beast.

Fire enveloped the beast as it wrote part of its death warrant.

"Give up, Juhaygusuke. I do not wish to fight, nor do I wish to kill you. You are my zanpaku-to, and I am your master. We share a bond that noone else can ever understand. Please, do not let this damn foul demon take hold of your power!" screamed the person behind him again.

"Kukatyrantcho, your words cannot reach this weakling. He is already dead."

"We'll see about that."

Juhaygusuke turned a sickly green and started coughing grey blood everywhere. As the grip of the elements around him tightened, he could feel his oxygen level depleting, slowly bringing him closer to his untimely demise.

"You... pathetic... little worm... You won't... win..." muttered the beast during the parts he could talk. "You won't win, you pesky little leech!"

The elements surrounding the beast disappeared right as a loud crackle, somewhat like a lightning bolt, was heard. The beast now carried a body not of humanly shape, but of a tiger and dragon, with flaming grey wings and lifeless green eyes.

"People like you disgust me... You care only for yourself... You don't want the zanpaku-to... You want its power! Well, I'm not having any of it! I showed the zanpaku-to your true nature! People like you, greedy little fucks, selfish pieces of shit... YOU ALL DESERVE TO BE WIPED FROM EXISTENCE!" screamed the beast, which now held a wolf-like voice with a deeper and higher pitch which seemed to push down on anyone hearing its voice.

"You're not Juhaygusuke... You're not even a zanpaku-to... Fine then, I suppose I must defeat you in order to gain the love and trust of my zanpaku-to back. You will pay for your misdeeds..." said Kukatyrantcho. "Strike your foes and torture them with the lightning bolt you were tortured with, Masumikushu Juhaygusuke Eldoratesku!"

A large quintuple-bladed grey and blue sword appeared in Kukatyrantcho's hands, which were now covered in mist and crackling lightning. The blade itself was shaped like a butterfly without the rounded wings.

"H-How are you able to use Juhaygusuke's power!? He's betrayed you!"

"You're forgetting the second half of my zanpaku-to... She never betrays me, and never will. She will never fall to an enemy unless I do. This is Masumikushu Eldoratesku, the female counterpart of my zanpaku-to. Witness as she kills you in one swift blow," explained Kukatyrantcho. "Hado 31: Shakkaho, and Hado 4: Byakurai! Masumikushu Eldoratesku Shakkabyakurai!"

The zanpaku-to lashed out with fire and lightning crackling behind it, with a stream of blue and red spiritual energy trailing behind it. The blades multiplied by five, and each assembled in the same shape as the original in front of each other. The blade circled around the beast, ripping parts of its body to shreds before stopping. The blade closed around him, and the Hados caught up, slamming into the beast's head and throat, and exploded after managing to pierce the skin and entering its target's body.

When the smoke caused by the explosion subsided, a bloody beast lay on the ground, inner organs and all spread around him, with only the lower part of his upper body and lower body remaining intact. The blade retracted and turned to its sealed form, right before two human-like creatures appeared.

"Masumikushu Eldotaresku, Juhaygusuke!" Kukatyrantcho squealed with delight.

The creatures replied back with a smile, and a giggle from Masumikushu, and disappeared once again. Kukatyrantcho hugged his sword tightly and drew blood from his cheek, apparently not caring.

"What... the... fuck... are you?" asked Grimmjow, stunned by what just unfolded before him.

"Oh hey, what's up?" replied Kukatyrantcho.

"Who are you..?" asked Ulquiorra.

"I'm the 12th seat of Squad One, Hujumaiyuko KukatyraAAAH!" Kukatyrantcho landed flat on his rear and scooted out of the hole created by Juhaygusuke, and ran towards Sweet Apple Acres.

"Hey, wait up! Don't run away!" screamed Ichigo, before he chased after him.

The others followed, including the Princesses.

~~~

=Meanwhile, at Sweet Apple Acres=

"Applejack, Applejack, I think I saw some weird animal out by the Everfree Forest!" blurted Applebloom in her normal country accent.

"Alright, sis. Just give me a sec and I'll go there with ya to check it out," said Applejack, also in her normal country drawl.

Applejack was just about to pound her hind legs against the tree she was working on when a bipedal of Caucasian appearance ran by her. He was screaming loudly, and no doubt woke up the inhabitants of the nearby town of Ponyville.

"Woah there, partner! Just what are you screamin' about?" asked Applejack, after tripping the bipedal.

The bipedal pointed behind Applejack.

"S-sis... W-we b-better go... I think these c-creatures are after h-him! I-if they are, w-we shouldn't get in their way!" whimpered Applebloom, in between deep breaths.

"No way, Applebloom. You go back to the house and I'll take care of these things. Now go, sis."

Applebloom ran off in the direction of the house, and Applejack stood her ground, hooves planted firmly in the grass below.

"Don't come closer, ya varmints! Or I'll buck your teeth in!" screamed Applejack.

"We do not wish to fight, horse... We only want to know why the person behind you ran off, and why he is trembling..." Ulquiorra spoke in his normal soothing voice.

Applejack shuddered, then spoke.

"Well, partner? Why're ya tremblin' like that? And why'd ya run off on these folks?"

"T-the one that s-spoke... H-he's so scary! And h-his Reiatsu is tremendous! I-I can barely even stand, even when I'm twenty meters away from h-him!"

"Reiatsu? What's that?"

"It's the power exerted from a soul that can fight other souls with weapons known as Zanpaku-to, or by Quincy or other races able to sense Spiritual Pressure. If a person has so much that even when they suppress it as much as they can and the power is still enough to force someone with high Spiritual Pressure to their knees, they're known as immortal beings, somewhat close to gods, but not quite at that level," explained Hujumaiyuko.

"Oh. Okay there. That's still hard to understand there, though. I guess we can talk to Twilight 'bout that! She should know what that is."

"Afraid not, horse. Reiatsu, Spiritual Pressure, shit like that, they don't come from this world. I haven't felt anything except ours," said Grimmjow.

"Oh, buck! That hurt!" screamed Applebloom, apparently stepping on something sharp.

"Applebloom! I told you not to speak like that! Go to your room and stay there for thirty minutes. And if your friends come over, you're not playing with them," Applejack scorned.

"Sorry, sis..." Applebloom said, trudging away with sniffles.

Just then, Ichigo swept Applebloom out of the fields and into the house with his Flash Step, just in time to avoid a Hollow.

"Pathetic worm! Don't attack living creatures unless told to, you worthless Fraccion!" screamed Grimmjow, who then swiftly cut off his Fraccion's arms and toes.

The Hollow screamed, and ran off.

"What in tarnation was that!?" yelled Applejack.

"A Hollow. Grimmjow's weaker Fraccion, to be exact," Ulquiorra vaguely explained.

"Pathetic... Why did I choose such a fucking weakling? Pisses me off to no end," muttered Grimmjow, appearing angry.

Ichigo ran up to Grimmjow and punched him square in the mouth, eliciting a scream of pain.

"What the hell was that for, Ichigo!?" screamed Grimmjow.

"Payback for earlier! You're an asshole, you know that Grimmjow?" Ichigo said, before chuckling.

"Yeah, and I'm proud."

Yumichika walked up in between the two and punched them both in the nose.

"Don't be so ugly with your attacks... If you're not going to attack with beauty, don't attack at all..."

"Yumichika, why'd you do that? I know Ichigo can be stupid-"

"HEY!"

"-but he wasn't this time..." said Uryu.

"Yes he was. He was being stupid by not attacking with beauty, and attacking the sixth Espada. Tch, he's still too weak to take him on without Hollowfication," explained Yumichika.

"No I'm not! Screw you, Yumichika..."

"Whatever..."

"Hey, why don't we head over to Pinkie's? Ya'll are hungry, ain'tcha?" asked Applejack.

This elicited a response from group's stomachs in the form of a low grumble, except for the Espadas.

"Hollows have no need to eat food, only reishi. Sorry to disappoint," said Ulquiorra.

"I could actually go for a nice meal right now..." said Yumichika.

"Well, then, let's head on over to Sugarcube Corner!"

***

As the group walked down through the streets of Ponyville, the ponies around them began to quiver in fear as they backed away, looking for an escape if they were to be attacked. All of them, except for a sea green unicorn mare. The unicorn mare hopped up and down excitedly before running to the bipedal group and knocking them all down.

"What the hell!? Who are you!?" screamed Yumichika, angry.

"OhmygoshohmygoshohmygoshIcan'tbelieveit! You'reactuallyhumansohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" exclaimed the hyper mare.

"Uh.. Ehrm... Ehh... D-does anyone else feel petrified? Or is it.. just me?" asked Uryu.

"Uh... I am as well, Uryu..." whimpered out Ichigo.

"Me too..." said Orihime.

"Lyra! Get away from them! They could hurt us!" came a voice from in the crowd of ponies.

"We won't hurt you, I assure you. After all, you're all so beautiful. Such beauty cannot be destroyed without punishment for the criminal," said Yumichika.

"What's with you and ponies, Soul Reaper?" asked Grimmjow, half annoyed, half disgusted.

"It's not like I'm gonna have sex with them or anything! So, shut up Arrancar!" yelled Yumichika.

"I have a fucking name, you know! It's Grimmjow Jaeggerjaques!"

"Whatever! That's such a barbarian name..."

"Stop arguing! We have a situation to tend to! Damn idiots!" yelled Uryu.

Chad and Orihime remained silent the entire time, both still in shock from discovering ponies.

Right in the middle of an argument, a sinister yet lulling voice spoke.

"Feast, my changelings! Feast on the love!"

"Just who the hell are you!?" screamed Grimmjow and Yumichika at the same time.

"I am Queen Chrysalis, and am supposedly the only one to defeat Celestia!" bragged Chrysalis.

Ichigo quickly pulled out Zangetsu, and placed his hand on his wrist.

"Ban-kai!"

(Just so you all know, I'm using the hyphen in Bankai to indicate Ichigo's slight pause in the phrase "Bankai!", like in the actual show.)

Ichigo's huge zanpaku-to became a slender and long black sword. Ichigo then covered his face with his hand, and withdrew it back to the left, leaving behind spiritual energy manifested in the form of a mask, which also turned his eyeballs black, and his irises yellow. He then swung at Chrysalis, but stopped his swing halfway through so that the tip of his zanpaku-to was at her throat.

"What are you..!?" asked Chrysalis, in fear and astonishment.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, Substitute Soul Reaper, Visored. I suggest you get the hell out of here. If you don't, you'll force me to kill you."

Chrysalis slowly backed off, and backed into Princess Celestia.

"Sorry, but it's time, Chrysalis," spoke Celestia.

Celestia then used a teleportation spell to teleport Chrysalis back to the Hive.

The ponies around them backed up, then turned around and ran. Before they got to the edge of the town, Yumichika used Flash Step to get in front of them. He had a nice and gentle face on, somewhat relieving the ponies.

"Now now, don't be running. We're not going to hurt you. At least, I know six of us aren't. Grimmjow, I'm not so sure. He doesn't seem hostile at the moment, but that could change. Keep an eye on him, and call us if you need to, alright? Now, explain to us why you're afraid, please," Yumichika requested.

"Well, we've never seen any humans... And we always thought they were just things from stories..." Colgate, the mare with a blue and white vibrant mane with a blue coat, spoke up.

"Well, only four of us are humans. The rest, we're spirits. I'm the only Soul Reaper here. The other two, they're Hollows who have evolved to the strongest point that we know of, Arrancars. Ulquiorra here is the strongest Espada in reality, and Grimmjow is sixth strongest."

"Orihime, Chad, Ichigo, and I are the humans," said Uryu.

"Well, okay. Lyra, don't be so hyper about humans, okay? It's frightening..." spoke Colgate.

"Shall we head over to the rest of the major parts of this town?" asked Ulquiorra.

"Alright, Cuatro," said Luna.

The group walked over to a pristine, regal white and golden building apparently called Carousel Boutique. Princess Luna rang the doorbell, and a beautiful white mare with a curly royal purple mane trotted out.

"Why, hello Princess Luna. I take it you need something?" asked the white pony.

"No, We do not require anything from thee, miss Rarity. Though We dost have visitors," said Princess Luna, before stepping aside to reveal a group of seven bipedals.

"Wa-ha-haa~aa!" screamed Rarity.

"Hello," said Ulquiorra, the same hollow expression on his face.

"Why, hello sir! How are you today?"

"Well, considering we've been fucking transported, met fucking weird ponies that we never knew fucking existed, and other weird shit, I think we've had a weird fucking day, and want some fucking rest, or something to fucking entertain us. I think I'll go find a fucking beast or something that can fucking fight me as an equal!" screamed Grimmjow.

Rarity simply blinked in response before slowly walking back and closing the door.

"Well, thanks a whole lot Grimmjow! You ruined our chance at getting some nice clothes! You're such an asshole..." Ichigo screamed, chewing Grimmjow out.

"Tch, not like the rest of us fuckin' care."

"Well, I certainly care. This outfit isn't beautiful, and I won't deal with ugliness. Sometimes, I really despise Hollows..." said Yumichika.

"Damn weird fuck," muttered Grimmjow.

"Ulquiorra! Ulquiorra! Princess Celestia wants you!" shrieked Twilight in delight.

"I will return shortly. Do not wait for me."

Ulquiorra walked off with Twilight, towards the Golden Oaks Library.

***=====***

"Ulquiorra, I must ask you something very important. I will understand if you say no," said Celestia.

"What is it that you desire?"

"Equestria is about to be attacked. We're currently on grace period, as said by the enemy. From what the royal guard, Luna, and I have collected, we are heavily outnumbered. If we do not get help from you or someone else, I fear we will lose this war and everything we love and cherish. Ulquiorra.. Will you join the Royal Guard as a Captain and help us in the effort?" asked Celestia, narrowing her eyes, which were now filled with tears.