Zanpakuto: The Alternate Tale, Part 1, 6-1

Nuohhhhhhhhhhh!!!

This is outrageous! What are you planning to do, Captain Kurotsuchi?!

Nothing that really affects you at this point.

Silence, Lieutenant. I'm just going to run some tests on this sample in order to figure out what caused the Zanpakuto rebellion.

Please, hold on for a second! Let's talk about this!

You might want to rethink it a little more. What will happen to my Zanpakuto if you just cut him up?

You know, that's a very good question. I don't have the answer, but we can test to find out.

Here we go.

Come on, stop this! Just stop!

He may just be a lab sample to you, but at the moment, he's the only Zanpakuto we've captured.

Think about what you're doing! He's all we've got. Shouldn't we treat him a little better?

You're beginning to annoy me. I guess we have no choice. Nemu.

Yes, Master Mayuri.

Huhh?! Who are you aiming at?!

Hmph.

Don't point that thing at me! You're a crazy girl, stabbing at me like that!

Did you forget? I'm not the one you should be cutting open! He's the one you're supposed to slice up!

Mmmh! Mmh-mmh! Mmm-mm-mm-mh?! (You bastard! Weren't you trying to save me?)

Sorry, pal. The deals off. Better you than me.

Oh, that's amazing! You can understand what your Zanpakuto is saying even though he's been gagged?

The connection between a Soul Reaper and his manifested Zanpakuto is more intricate and complex than we had ever imagined.

Yeah, that's very true. It isn't easy to comprehend us. It could take many, many years of research, and then you could still be way off-base.

Why bother? Experimenting on us is gonna be a big waste of energy!

That's not necessarily true.

I believe he's dead.

"I believe he's dead?" What do you mean?! How can he be dead? What are you going to do about my Zanpakuto?! I want him back!

According to the reports, when a Zanpakuto is killed by its owner, it reverts back to its normal state.

But not this time. You see, it appears that when someone other than the Zanpakuto's owner kills it, a whole different set of rules apply.

Wait a minute! Don't walk away from me! I'm the owner!

Keep your voice down. You must be quiet in the lab.

Why do you keep pointing that thing in my face, and exactly why should I keep it down?!

Be quiet.

That's dangerous! Get away from me! Back off! Get away! No!

(Well, it certainly looks like I'm going to have a lot of difficult but intriguing work ahead of me.)

Gh... Ah...

There is no time.

It looks as though you'll have to do for now.