1000 Years: One Shots (Part 1)

57. Backfire

Title: Backfire

Genre: Suspense

Characters: Toshiro, Bazz-B, Bamtitta, Jugram, Lilly

Summary: Toshiro gets hurt by his own new ability.

Rating: T

Notes: Yes. I've read the newest chapter. I actually started this before I read it though.

Toshiro raised his blade to shoot off an ice blast at Buzz-B. As the ice shot out a sudden blast of fire came from the side, causing him to turn his head and glare at the other member of the Stern Ritter that had approached the fight. Out of the corner of his eye he watched Buzz-B to make sure he didn't make a move. Instead he saw the guy with the Mohawk start yelling at the young female that had come through. "Basterbine! What the hell are you doing!?"

The female turned her head, tilting it as she rolled her eyes at the man. "You know... it's pretty bad when the students abilities out do the teachers."

"You cocky little brat!"

"Stay out of this."

"This is my damn fight!"

"Not anymore." The female pushed a strand of hair away from her face and looked right at Toshiro before sending her own flames to surround the entire ice sphere.

The small taicho narrowed his eyes. "Look... I told him already that the flames won't get through."

"Let me ask you a question. What happens to a pocket of air when it is heated up to the point the pressure built up can no longer be contained? The last time I checked the answer is an explosion."

"Taicho!" A sudden explosion could be heard from inside the flames which caused the female to pull back her flames. The fukutaicho had grabbed the child taicho and pulled him close to cover most of his small body from the explosion. As the steam cleared she fell away to the ground, first degree burns on her body.

Toshiro's eyes widened. "Matsumoto..."

"Now we can take you out!" Bazz-B jumped forward as the boy turned painfully around to lift up an ice wall to shelter himself and Rangiku. "How long are your walls going to hold up with two fire users?"

Someone moved behind him much like how he used to move behind people, causing his eyes to widen a second time just as the heat from the rise in humidity as well as the burns on his backside began to get to him. A thin arm wrapped around his neck while another reached out launching a blast of fire through Toshiro's wall at the man. The man let out a yelp. "Basterbine! What the hell are you doing! Just because you're his majesties favorite grandchild doesn't mean you have the freedom to do as you please."

The arm tightened around the boy's throat letting him know that he wasn't to fight back while her thumb maneuvered his blade out of his hand causing it to clatter to the ground. "You're mistaken about me being the majesties favorite. However, if you want to bring him into this I'll tell you that I'm under orders to bring this particular taicho back alive."

"Him? He got his Bankai stolen by Cang Du!"

"Would you stop already thinking that he's weaker then you just because he's the letter bellow you?" The girl rolled her eyes. "Do you really think that you should be arguing with his majesties orders."

"You were upset with that unknown stranger getting named as his majesties heir. Then again this wouldn't happen to have anything to do with you thinking you should have the position as you're his majesties favorite grandkid?"