Dodging The Bullet

Once the door was closed behind them Szayel answered Zeshin's question. “This particular fraction has been a handful since the first day she step foot into Las Noches. I understand that lord Aizen needs her, but to make us all suffer because of her—" Szayel drifted off as he brushed past Zeshin.

Toshiro looked around the lab. It was very clean, with specimen jars dotting the surfaces and notes scattered about. It was, however, no where near the sophistication of Kurotsuchi. Ah! That's it! This arrancar reminded him of Kurotsuchi! "Her," Toshiro questioned?

Szayel turned and looked at him as he reached for his lab coat, "yes a female. She is very important to lord Aizen, so stay clear of her if females annoy you like they do Nnoitra. If you harm her a swift death will come your way."

"I will make note of that," he said absentmindedly as he tapped on a jar containing a pair of eyes.

Szayel nodded as he turned seeing Zeshin tapping on one of his jars. Quickly he walked over slapping his hand, "Are you a child? You keep your hands to yourself in my lab. Is that understood?"

He gave Szayel a side glance before standing erect and looking dead at him. "What is your name, sir? You seem to know mine, but we have not met before."

"I am Szayelaporro Granz." Szayel looked deep into his eyes. "Tell me? Is your resurrection Ice?"

Toshiro turned his back on him and shrugged, "I don't know, I am still figuring it out myself. So far all I get is water. I only recently evolved. I figured, since I did, I should come here and grow stronger. Do what I can to support Lord Aizen's cause and increase my own power."

Szayel stood watching him as he turned his back on him, "Hm? In all my studies I have found the powers of the fair eye colored welders to be water, light refraction or ice. As with the darker eyes are earth, fire and solid elements. Though, I have to say Kita did prove me wrong on that studied when she was reborn.” He brushed past Zeshin with a chuckle, "You're telling me you 'just' evolved?" Quickly Szayel spun in front of him, "You are too strong. Lie to me again."

"I have not lied. Before my evolution I witnessed a fight between three arrancar and an exceptionally powerful hollow. After the battle the hollow lay dead, but the arrancar did not devour him, so I did. That caused my evolution." Toshiro paused, "After that I continued to devour powerful arrancars to gain more power. I lost count of how many."

Szayel chuckled again and turned away from him, "I will find out the truth, Zeshin." Walking over to a table he gestured for Zeshin to sit. Just then, Verona quickly waddled in the door, Lumina fast after him, “MASTER MASTER MASTER. COME QUICKLY!” They both shouted at him.

“What is it?! Can’t you see I am busy?!” Szayel snapped back at them.

“There is trouble with the new arrancar. He has broken free and we cannot stop him. HELP HELP HELP!!!”

Toshiro looked curiously at the two who ran in. "???"

The two ran back out the door as quickly as they came in. Szayel sighed rubbing his temple, "Zeshin wait for me here. This will only take me a minute and I will be right back." Szayel walked from the room after the two fractions. "Don't. Touch. Anything!" his words trailed behind as he walked out the door.

After Szayel was far enough away Toshiro took the time to leaf through a few notes. If anyone had information on a Seraph it would be the scientist. He found several documents about dissecting his own kind, a few noted about his test, and a curious document about a girl from the human realm with unique abilities. Orihime? ......No this was a little different, something about knowledge and memories. He then heard footsteps returning and quickly returned the files to their exact place and took a seat where the arrancar had told him.

Szayel entered the room seeing Zeshin sitting on the lab table where he has told him. He smiled wide as he walked up to him, "It least you’re obedient. Let’s get started.”

Szayel had Zeshin lay back to the table and he hooked him up to a monitor. Leads went to his head, his chest, his arms and his legs. “Now relax. This will only take about a day to do.”

"What exactly will you be doing," Toshiro wondered.

This is going to be the perfect opportunity to see if Urahara's modification's will work. By fooling the arrancar scientist.

“Everything.” He started strapping him to the table; arms and legs. “This will monitor everything from your brainwaves to your bladder. All you have to do is rest easy.” Szayel turned to set the control panel. "Be glad you escaped the hougyoku enhancement." He paused after turning it on and looked to Zeshin, his smile wide, "It hurts like hell." Szayel then turned and walked away, “Try not to dream. You don’t want me to catch you in those lies.” He patted Zeshin’s shoulder and walked over to his desk setting down.

"I have nothing to hide," Toshiro merely stated.

Szayel looked over his shoulder at him, "we shall see, Zeshin."

End