This particular story was inspired by two stories from Authors who I follow. Those stories being Harry Potter: Dimensional Traveler by God of the Challenge, and The Multiverse Travels of Ben 10 by Mace sheperd. So if you haven't read their stories yet, what're you waiting for? Go over to their profiles, and check out their content!

*I don't own Bleach, or any other franchise used in this story. But if I did, Ichigo would have sent his father to therapy to get him some serious help, because that man is not right in the head.*

Worlds to be Traversed: Ben 10 Omniverse, Teen Titans, Digimon World Dawn & Dusk, Dragon Ball Z, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ed, Edd n' Eddy's Big Picture Show, Pokémon X & Y, Power Rangers Wild Force, Chaotic, Xiaolin Showdown, and back to Bleach. (More may be added as the story progresses.)

An Imprisoned Hero Rises like a Phoenix

In the most impenetrable part of the Soul Society prison, a single person remains in the center of a room with very little light coming through a small, barred window. This individual is a seventeen year old young man with long, spiky strawberry blonde hair that changes to black as it gets closer to the roots, and two bangs framing his sharp, masculine face. His body is built like a deity, having muscles the likes of which people only DREAM of getting in their lifetime. And he got them through hard work and dedication as well as near constant combat with powerful enemies. His skin used to be tan, but has turned pale due to being kept in the darkness for so long. His eyes are closed, so we can't tell what color they are, but one thing is certain, they would show great wisdom and power if they were open.

His whole body is covered in special seals that prevent him from using the awesome power he has. Which is rather unfortunate, when you learn who he is.

For this man is Ichigo Kurosaki: the Hero of the Winter War and Aizen's killer.

Now, I know what you're thinking: 'why is a hero like Ichigo being treated worse than a hardened criminal?'. And if that's not what you're thinking, then I'm sorry for guessing wrong.

You see, the thing is, Ichigo was betrayed by most of those closest to him. Including some of his family. How did this come to be? Well, it all started a little after the end of the Winter War. Ichigo had just performed the Final Getsuga Tensho against Aizen, who at the time was powered up immensely by the Hogyoku to a level that put him on par with a God. However, while Aizen was defeated and the war ended, he wasn't killed by the final attack. He was heavily wounded and the Hogyoku inside his body was destroyed by Ichigo's last attack, forcing him and the remains of his Arrancar army to retreat to Hueco Mundo. However, using the Final Getsuga Tensho severely weakened Ichigo to the point where he was powerless to stop his fellow Soul Reapers from arresting him and throwing him in the slammer.

Apparently, a new Central 46 came into power during the war and got it in their heads that Ichigo had become too powerful and would turn that power against the Soul Society. So in their 'infinite wisdom', they decided to have him imprisoned for life with his powers sealed off.

And at his trial, almost all of his friends and family had the gall to betray him as though he was nothing but a plague on their lives. Rukia, Toshiro, Ikkaku, Chad, Uryu, Urahara, the Vizards, even his own father. They all turned on him and allowed him to be sealed and locked away in solitary confinement for the rest of his natural life. And then his afterlife.

The seals developed by Mayuri with the help of Urahara are indeed very powerful, but they aren't strong enough to contain all of Ichigo's power. They were enough to lower him to the power level of a Fourth Seat soldier, but that's about it. Even then, it's enough so that Ichigo always takes one hell of a beating whenever he's confronted by some of the stronger inmates. He's gotten away with bruises, fractures, lacerations, ruptured organs, and broken bones more times than he can count. It's gotten so bad that the Captain of 4th Division, the Medical Squad, makes very frequent visits to make sure Ichigo is okay.

And while there are many who would rather have him die in prison, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki chief among them, one glare from Captain Retsu Unohana was more than enough to silence any protests. Even from the Head Captain. Hey, powerful the old man may be, but even he knows better than to scorn a woman. After all, it's like they say.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

The gentle captain's presence had always made Ichigo's imprisonment a slight bit more bearable. But not enough. Now he lies down as he wishes for welcoming embrace of death.

But he bolted up when a swirling vortex of blue energy opened up in his cell. And in walked someone that Ichigo doesn't recognize.

It's a man with black hair that's gray on the sides and back, gray eyes, and fair skin. He wears a white lab coat with brown and black pouches and gold trim, while underneath that, he wears a brown turtleneck with a white scarf, and a brown vest that has gold buttons and pouches. He has a pair of green tinted goggles around his neck, and has a metal gauntlet on his right hand, while his left has a fingerless glove. He also wears black pants with brown kneepads, and a pair of brown boots with gold straps.

"Ah, here we are." the man announced to himself.

"Who are you? How did you get here?" Ichigo asked, keeping his guard up as he stood.

It wasn't easy, considering he'd been sitting in one place for so long in a vain attempt to meditate and enter his inner world. Those seals certainly do their job. Then again, Ichigo isn't certain that Zangetsu and his Inner Hollow even exist anymore. For all intents and purposes, he should have lost his powers after using the Final Getsuga Tensho, and he was ready for that.

"I walked here, of course. It's quite simple." the man replied with a friendly smirk. "I am known as Professor Paradox, and I am what many would call a Time Walker."

"And what does that mean?" Ichigo asked.

"I traverse time thanks to an incident with a prototype time machine that occurred early on in my life. Now, I can travel through the many dimensions and observe things. And from what I have observed here, it's time for an intervention. You see, Ichigo Kurosaki, I have come here with an offer for you." Paradox explained. "I know that Aizen is not truly defeated. He may have been gravely wounded and forced to retreat, but he will surely recover and strike again once he has. And the only one who can defeat him for good is you, Ichigo."

"Me? But how? I mean, I barely managed to beat him the first time. Not to mention I'm kinda stuck here with my powers sealed away." Ichigo said.

"That actually leads me to the second part of why I am here." Paradox explained.

He snapped his fingers and, to Ichigo's shock, a metal pod the size of a basketball appeared in Paradox's hand. It opened up and Ichigo was momentarily blinded by a bright red light that forced him to shield his eyes, lest he go blind. Of course, many in the Soul Society wouldn't care if he went blind or not. Once the light died down a little, Ichigo cracked open his eyes before they opened completely as he gasped at what he was seeing.

It's a sleek device that looks almost like a wristwatch in a white and red color scheme. It has a square faceplate. The main body of the device is white while the buttons and several lines are a vibrant red. The actual faceplate of the device is black and has two red lines that form an hourglass running along it.

"This device you see before you is what's known as an Omnitrix. A rather powerful piece of level 20 technology from an alien world known as Galvan Prime. It allows the wearer to transform into a number of different extraterrestrial lifeforms that all possess unique and powerful abilities. Originally, there was only one Omnitrix that was created by a Galvan scientist known as Azmuth and later found by a human boy named Ben Tennyson. However, Azmuth's former assistant, Albedo, grew jealous of the power young Benjamin held and built an inferior copy in an attempt to take the original for himself. But in doing so, Albedo became trapped in an inverted clone body of Benjamin and has been trying to find a way to return to normal ever since." Paradox explained.

The red Omnitrix began levitating as it seemed to be drawn to Ichigo. The young man being too stunned to do anything but listen and learn.

"This Omnitrix was meant to be Albedo's latest attempt to return to normal by using it as a base to construct an even greater device. One that he would use in an attempt to destroy Ben Tennyson and all he holds dear once and for all. Whether you accept this device or not, I shall use my power to get you a fair trial and free you from this infernal prison so that you may do what you do best. But should you accept this Omnitrix, I shall also have you travel the Multiverse to gain new powers, allies, and true friends to help you defeat Aizen once and for all. So, what do you say?"

Ichigo pondered on Paradox's words. On the one hand, he could stay here in prison under the charges of simply existing. And on the other hand, Paradox is willing to get him a fair trial and help him become even stronger so that he can defeat Aizen for good. And Ichigo knows that the only way to do that is to kill him. None of the other Captains, retired or otherwise, are strong enough to kill Aizen. Not even in his weakened state.

So with the fires of determination relit in his heart, Ichigo reached for the Omnitrix and allowed it to clamp itself onto his right hand wrist. The device beeped a few times as it became active and registered Ichigo's DNA as the default for this device.

"I accept your offer, Professor. What do I have to do in order to get my trial?" Ichigo asked.

"Leave that to me, young Kurosaki. In the meantime, you will come with me to the ship that shall act as a home for you and anyone else who decides to join you. There you will remain until the time for your trial is at hand, and will also train in the use of your new Omnitrix so that you will be totally prepared for the upcoming battles in the other world." Paradox replied as he explained the situation.

Raising his robotic hand, Paradox opened a swirling blue portal like the one he'd arrived in and getured for Ichigo to follow.

"Come along now. We must be off before the guards arrive." he said.

Ichigo was all too eager to leave that hell known as solitary confinement behind and stepped through the portal without a second thought. Paradox entered not long after and the portal closed behind them just as the guards arrived.

"Quick! Alert the 13 Squad Captains and Leutenants! Prisoner Kurosaki has escaped!" ordered one of the guards.

"Yes sir!"

*To Be Continued…*

Thanks a bunch for reading this story, everyone. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Now, I gotta go and work on some more of my stories, so in the meantime, feel free to beat up the captains of First, Third, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelvth Division. Bye, y'all!