Once outside, Ben collapsed to catch his breath.
"Hey, Ben?" Apache asked. "What was that thing you did back there? That 'Ultimate Spidermonkey' thing?"
"Oh that? My Ultimatrix has the power to make some of my forms evolve. I call them Ultimate forms."
"Can all of your forms do that?" Mila-Rose asked, looking at the Ultimatrix in wonder.
"So far, yes," Bad Ben admitted, afterall he has already by holding the neck of Azmuth made him unlocked, while he also has some personal collection.
"That's pretty impressive," Sun-Sun commented. Apache and Mila-Rose nodded.
Back inside, Luppi had finally come to consciousness. Hatred was an understatement to the way he was feeling towards Ben Tennyson. It was bad enough that he had been humiliated, but to be humiliated by a human was the worst kind of experience for an Arrancar. He had to make sure to find Ben Tennyson and make him pay.
"Had a run in with Ben, did you?"
Luppi spun around to see Gin standing there with that creepy smile on his face. His voice had sounded amused.
"I don't have time to talk right now," Luppi said to Gin. "I've got to find that punk, Ben Tennyson." He started to walk in the direction that led to the outside.
"I'd be careful if I were you," Gin said, causing Luppi to stop and look at him.
"What do you mean?" Luppi asked him.
"I'm afraid Aizen believes that Ben is quite valuable," Gin explained. "He's made it so that anyone who attempts to harm him in anyway will be strictly punished."
Luppi's mouth dropped in anger and shock. What was so special about a dumb human? So what if he could transform into different things? That didn't make him that important. Did it?
"Buuuuuut," Gin said, dragging out the word. "Aizen did say that anyone could fight with him if they got his permission and made sure not to kill him."
Luppi smiled a sadistic smile. That was good enough for him.
"Come on, Luppi," Gin said with a light chuckle. "We need to see if we can get that gunk of you."
Outside, the girls had just done some training with Ultimate Humungousaur, the one they had heard put Yammy in a tight spot. And they could see why. Ultimate Humungousaur was the same size as Yammy, nearly indestructible, and the fact that he could turn his hands into projectile energy weapons topped it all.
"Ben," Apache said after their little sparring match was over. "You are just amazing."
Ben smiled while giving a mischievous look, and caught her hips, "You really know me."
"Ahh," She blushed but nodded.
"I agree," Sun-Sun also nodded.
Hearing that, he decided, when they would reach home, he would again nourish them with his cream.
"Well," a familiar voice said behind him. "I'd say you're doing pretty well for yourself. Eh, Ben?"
Before Ben replied, "Ben!" Mila-Rose cried. "Above you!"
Ben looked up to see Nnoitra suddenly above him, swinging his Zanpakuto downward to try and slash Ben. Ben quickly leap forward and roll out of the way as Nnoitra's Zanpakuto slashed into the ground, kicking up huge amounts of sand as it did.
"Nnoitra!" Apache yelled. "What do you think you're doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Nnoitra shot back at her. "Aizen-sama said we could spar with Ben whenever we wanted. And right now I'm in the mood to fight."
Ben narrowed his eyes as Nnoitra charged at him, not giving him anytime to activate the Ultimatrix. Quickly Ben managed to roll out of the way as Nnoitra came at him.
"Don't worry, Ben," Nnoitra aid. "I can't kill you. But I can make sure that your blood makes the sand a nice red color." He started walking towards Ben again when suddenly Apache, Mila-Rose, and Sun-Sun all fired a Cero at him. The blasts all hit him simultaneously.
"Ben, run!" Sun-Sun called. "We'll deal with him."
But when the smoke cleared, everyone could see that the Cero attacks didn't do any damage to Nnoitra. He shot a bored look at Harribel's Fraccion.
"I said I was going to fight Ben," he said. "Not you three. Get out of my way before I kill you."
"As if you could," Mila-Rose shot back. "Harribel is stronger than you are. She'll crush you!"
Nnoitra glared at her. "I'm sick of you women always running your mouths. I'll deal with you after I deal with Ben."
Now it was Ben's turn to glare. He remembered when Nnoitra had harmed the girls yesterday. He was gonna make sure that it never happened again. He activated the Ultimatrix.
Nnoitra, having become used to the sound, turned around to smirk at Ben. "Now we're getting somewhere." He laughed. "Bring it on, Ben!"
Ben slammed down the Ultimatrix, turning into Swampfire. He unleashed streams of fire from his hands just as Nnoitra charged at him. But much to his shock, the flames didn't do anything to him. Swampfire had to duck to dodge Nnoitra's Zanpakuto.
"Were you trying to burn me again, Ben?" Nnoitra asked mockingly. "Should have stuck with NRG like last time."
Swampfire glared at Nnoitra as he shot more fire at him. But the flames didn't seem to even irritate Nnoitra. They lacked the intense heat that NRG wielded. Having been badly burned by that form, Nnoitra could tell the difference.
"Looks like you chose a bad form, Ben," Nnoitra raised his zanpakuto. "I know you can regenerate but I hope this hurts."
Swampfire raised his hands in a futile effort to block himself as Nnoitra's Zanpakuto came slashing down. But something happened that Swampfire didn't see coming. Apache suddenly appeared in front of him and used herself as a shield for the attack. Swampfire's eyes widened as blood shot out of her.
"Apache!" Swampfire, Mila-Rose, and Sun-Sun all cried as Apache collapsed on the ground. Swampfire instantly was at her side.
"Why?" he asked her, fearing the worst. "I would've regenerated."
Apache gave Ben a genuine smile. Not a sneer or a smirk, but an actual smile. "I know, Ben," she said gently as she clutched her bleeding side. "But I just…couldn't help myself."
Sadness filled Swampfire by the fact that one of his friends got hurt protecting him.
"This fights over," Swampfire said to Nnoitra. "Apache needs help."
"Of course she's hurt," Nnoitra said. "That's what happens in a fight. But our fight's not done."
Swampfire glared at him. "Apache's hurt. She needs help."
"I don't care," Nnoitra told him. "This is a fight, Ben. There will be casualties."
Swampfire snarled. "Fine," he said. "Mila-Rose, Sun-Sun. Get Apache out of here."
The two nodded and began heading towards them when Nnoitra pointed his Zanpakuto at them.
"No one is going anywhere until Ben and I are done fighting."
"Wait?" Swampfire yelled. "She is injured! She needs help."
"And I don't care," Nnoitra said. "In fact, maybe killing your friends will motivate you to fight me. Aizen-sama never said I couldn't kill them."
Swampfire was outraged. "You wouldn't!" he yelled.
Rather than say anything, Nnoitra grinned at Ben and then charged at Mila-Rose and Sun-Sun, his Zanpakuto raised to slash. Swampfire tried to blast him but his flames still had no effect. Nnoitra got to the two girls and brought his Zanpakuto down. Fortunately the two managed to dodge. They tried attack Nnoitra, but they were unable to harm his body thanks to his Hierro. Nnoitra laughed as he began slashing at them with his Zanpakuto. He moved to attack again until he was aware that he had somehow gotten under a gigantic shadow. But they weren't near any of the buildings. So where was the shadow coming from?
"What the…" then he noticed Mila-Rose and Sun-Sun's faces. They were looking above Nnoitra with faces of awe and disbelief. Unable to help himself, Nnoitra turned around to see what they were staring at. As soon as he did, shock and something that could only be described as horror filled his face.
Standing there was a giant creature. It was so tall that it nearly touched the top of the dome. It had a whitish body with red plating on his arms and legs. His face was streamlined and he glared at Nnoitra through green eyes. A big shark fin stuck out of the top of his head. Nnoitra saw the green circle on the giant's chest, he realized that there was only one person who this giant could be: Ben.
"Bad Way Big!" the giant yelled in a booming voice.
Nnoitra grit his teeth. He had no idea that Ben had a form like that in his arsenal.
"Mila-Rose!" Way Big said. "Sun-sun! Get Apache help, now!"
"Right," Mila-Rose said as she recovered from her shock.
"Of course," Sun-Sun answered. Instantly the two used Sonido to reach their friend, picked her up, and then used Sonido to get away from there.
Nnoitra was about to move when he found himself caught in one Way Big's boulder-sized hands. Way Big lifted him up to see that Nnoitra could see Way Big's face.
"So," the fifth Espada said. "Looks like you had a trump card. Guess I should hurt your friends more often."
Way Big's eyes flashed in fury. Then he raised the hand holding Nnoitra and threw him into the ground. Way Big's strength combined with the impact left Nnoitra aching. The realization hit Nnoitra almost as bad as the ground did.
"He…" Nnoitra said weakly. "He overpowered my Hierro!"
Nnoitra barely had time to turn around when Way Big slammed his fist on top of him. Of course the blow didn't kill Nnoitra, but incredible pain filled his entire body. This pain. He had never felt it, not even when he was fighting her.
Nnoitra tried to get up but Way Big decided it was time for the fifth Espada to get a taste of his own medicine. He punched Nnoitra, then again, and again, and again. Nnoitra was no match for Way Big's righteous fury as the angry giant continued his onslaught of punches. By the time Way Big was done, Nnoitra could barely move. He just wheezed weakly and stared up at Ben with hate filled eyes. Way Big once again picked up Nnoitra and brought him right up to his face.
"Don't you ever come near me or my friends again, or that time, I will devour you," he said
Nnoitra was in too much pain to say anything back. He just glared up at Ben in anger. He could use his released form but what good would that do? Way Big had given him a beating without even breaking a sweat. This fact that drove itself home in Nnoitra's mind.
He's…he's more powerful than me! He's…he's stronger than an Espada!
Deciding that Nnoitra had enough, Way Big lowered Nnoitra to the ground and turned back to normal. In fact, he wants to kill Nnoitra, once and for all, to end the problem.
But before, he wants to ask Harribel's opinion. Without saying a word to Nnoitra, Ben went back inside to find Apache, Sun-Sun, and Mila-Rose.