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Hello everyone! Well, this is my second story I am working on, and I am posting it to see what you all think! Now as far as constructive criticism goes, I am okay with it as long as it does not get out of hand. So if you do happen to review, please be courteous about it and keep it in within moderation.

Okay, now that we got that out of the way, there are some things about this story I want everyone to follow up on. Bleach will be placed in the GITS timeline; the year 2034 after the GITS SAC Solid State Society. And Bleach will play out the same for the most part in the original canon of the Arrancar Arc, but there will be changes. (Of course.)

I don't know how far I want to go with this, but this for Bleach is mostly likely an AU as it stands. Bleach itself has far too much going on, and I would have prefered that Bleach had ended after Aizen's defeat; even though questions would be left unanswered about character back stories. But I am sure lots of you would disagree with me. But I find Tite Kubo is trying to drag his manga out for longer than what I was initially meant to be. However, my perspective may very well change if the manga gets better with less wasted dialog.

Also, if anyone wants to know how it is possible for the characters from GITS to see and interact with Soul Reapers and Hollows, it's like this. Since the characters from GITS are cyborgs, their senses will be vastly different from a normal human's sense of perception, that include anyone who is "all natural" but with a cyber brain. This will also include Soul Reapers. Because let's face it, Soul Reapers won't have the capabilities that a cyborg would both mentally and physically, unless they became cyberized themselves. Just as cyborgs would not have the capabilities as Soul Reapers or Hollows. So at this point, everything in terms of that is moot depending on the situation that each character comes to face.

My reason for stating all this is because my previous story that involved Dragon Ball Z was criticized a little too much when it came to power comparison. So that is why I want to put this all up here for you to see before you start reading.

That's all I wanted to get across, everyone. I hope you all enjoy what I have to share!

Chapter One: The Mysterious Town

It had not even been a few months since she came back to Section Nine, and these questions still continued to plague her mind, despite the fact that she felt she had everything she needed right at section. But still, what was she missing from her life? A friend? A special someone maybe? Or something else entirely? What was the sea of information not able to offer her?

This was just a regular day for Motoko; heading to the Prime Minister's office at every beck-and-call was one of her personal favorites. And to simply watching her Chief of command take requests like an obedient lap dog was a sight all on its own. She noted, with a small smile, how much Kyabuki was exactly the Chief's type of woman. That thought never changed since Kyabuki had taken office.

Not too much had happened since the Solid State investigation, and maybe what Kyabuki called them in for would be more interesting this time around. And speaking of which, she saw Kyabuki coming into the office from another briefing as her and Chief Aramaki waited patiently. From the look of the Prime Minister, she could tell stress loomed over the woman's shoulders as she saw the woman take her seat on her leather chair in front of her desk that had an oak-stained finish on it.

Kyabuki then dropped her papers on her desk and placed her hand on her forehead as she had let out a breath of frustration, before forcing her head back up again to have her eyes meet the two occupants of the office in a formal manner.

"I apologize for keeping you both waiting."

Aramaki smiled lightly at the woman's sentiment for concern, "It's nothing to be concerned with, ma'am. It is bound to happen when much is placed on your shoulders."

"If only that were part of the problem," Kyabuki replied back before clasping her hands together, "But on to more important matters. I called you here because there is something I would like your team to look into for me."

Aramaki gave the woman a look of curiosity, "What would that be, ma'am?"

"There have been incidents taking place in Karakura Town on the west side of Tokyo that has been classified as possible terrorism. Satoru Takumi, the Mayor, had contacted me personally after he had received a wide range of panic and complaints from the local residents who reported destruction within their property. And the local authorities have tried everything they could to find any culprits. But so far, they have not yielded any results to shed light on the matter. And as such, he requested if I could call someone in to investigate the town," she then placed her finger on her chin in thought for moment, "But what I don't understand is why the police have so many problems regarding the situation. He was not clear on that. However, according to statistics of this country, the residents of Karakura town are not known for much prosthetic usage, including any form of cyber-brain technology," she uttered.

Then she collected her thoughts once more when she glanced at Aramaki, "I told him I would call in Public Security Section Nine to have one of your members meet with him."

Aramaki gave a nod thereafter, "I understand. I will have Section Nine look into the matter and inform you of any further developments."

She lowered her head and closed her stress filled eyes, "Thank you for your understanding. That will be all."

"Alright then. Good day ma'am," he replied as both he and Motoko respectively gave a curt nod of their heads before leaving her office.

While driving back to headquarters to spread the news, there was one thing she could not shake from her mind. From the way the Prime Minster talked briefly of the situation, it had similarly reminded her of the terrorist situation led by Kuze during the refugee uprising. But that in itself was a whole bigger scenario in comparison to that of a small town crisis.

"Chief, do you think that this case Kyabuki wants us to look into has a similar ring to that of the refugee uprising case that Kuze led more than two years ago? If these presumed terrorists have managed to evade the local authority's every attempt at stopping them, perhaps there is another individual who is following his ideology?"

The chief gave a nod, "It might be a possibility that someone is carrying out the same ideology as he did."

"Well, given with the way these disturbances continue, and with the way the police have not pinned down a single suspect, I can only guess that as the only probability," she replied.

"I understand your point by assuming that to be the case. However, there is no sense in assuming what the case might be about before an investigation is made," he concluded.

She glanced from the corner of her eye, "You're right."

She and the chief had arrived back to headquarters and made their way over to the briefing room where Batou, Saito, Boruma, and Ishikawa waited sitting on the sofas. Last but not least, Togusa; who had taken the position as the section's leader.

To Motoko, it felt like the good old days before she had left the section to follow up on her own investigations. But she asked herself; what was the purpose for leaving in the first place? Maybe she just wanted to see how far she could get with her investigations. But now, she did not know why she left at all.

"Damn. What took so long? What did the Prime Minister make you rush over to her office for?" Batou spoke up inquisitively.

"The Prime Minister has received a request from the Mayor of Karakura town in Tokyo, about possible terrorism with in the area. So far, the local authorities have not found any suspects, and that is why the Prime Minister recommended us to the mayor," the Chief began.

Motoko walked toward the sofas and sat down, and began to focus her train of thought on the ensuing case that was to be at hand, while the chief stood beside the large display monitor that was in front of them.

"Is there any reason why these terrorists as you say are doing this? Also, what kind of terrorist acts are being committed?" Togusa inquired, "It just seems strange that it has been only three years since the refugee incident."

"That's a big shocker," Batou said comically with a smile as he raised his eyebrow, "Seems to be like that with almost any case. There is always bound to be some kind of terrorism, or some case the local cops can't solve. Good thing it never stops, or we'd be out of business."

"Unfortunately, we have no idea what these disturbances are being caused for. But what we do know, is that there have been damages to public and residential areas of that town, which has caused the residents to be in a state of panic," the Chief clarified.

"That's interesting. I didn't find any headlines on the net about the subject before this came up," Ishikawa said with interest that this had escaped his attention.

"Well in light of this new case, I will have the Major go and meet with the Mayor; Satoru Takumi," he said before turning his focus onto Motoko, "See if you can get more intel on the situation. Afterward, you can do a brief sweep in the most likely areas of the town. And then we'll take matters from there. Also Ishikawa and Boruma, I want you to check the net for more news on Karakura Town's status."

"Roger," everyone in unison said before standing up and filing outside the door to the hallway.

As everyone left to do their respective duties, Motoko and Batou walked side by side behind Togusa. Motoko could clearly see that he seemed to be deep in thought from the way his shoulders looked rigid.

"What's up, Togusa?" She brought up in a casual manner.

Togusa looked behind himself with a questionable expression, before he stopped walking down the hallway, "It's nothing," he said bluntly.

She casually placed her hand on her side with an inquiring gaze, "Well, since I came back, I noticed you have been acting strangely."

Batou then grinned humorously, "I noticed that too. Major, I think since you came back, Togusa's been staying on his toes lately."

She seemed mildly surprised thereafter, "Come on now, Togusa. Don't tell me I'm getting in the way of your development as leader by being here?"

"Well the thing is..." he began as he collected his thoughts, "It's just that you were unique when you were the leader. I feel I sometimes pale in comparison."

As flattered as she was to hear that, she felt the need to nip the way he was acting in a bud, "No one is telling you to be me. You have to be yourself when carrying out missions, or otherwise you will fail them," then she smiled lightly with encouragement, "From what I have seen of you so far with you being the new leader, I say you are doing a bang-up job. So don't be so hard on yourself."

Togusa then smiled graciously himself, "Thanks for saying so, Major. It just seems weird with you being back is all. But in a good way."

"I'm feeling that also," she said with mirth.

Batou chuckled afterward, "What? Does it make you want to retire again?"

She turned to glance at Batou with a smile, "Well, I haven't actually thought about that yet," she replied to him before walking ahead, "Anyway, I'm off. If I find anything, you and the Chief will be the first to know, Togusa. So make sure you are ready on a moment's notice if there is anything new that comes up."

Togusa gave her a small nod, "Understood, Major," he replied as she left them to their business.

Batou watched her retreating back with a raised brow, "She's still quite commanding, isn't she? And it's only been two years. I figure you would be making the commands, considering you're the leader. Well, at least it's good to know she didn't lose that side of her."

Togusa merely shrugged as he smiled, "That's just how she shows concern for the team."

By early afternoon, after the few hours it took, she finally made it to Karakura Town. She had left the underground lobby from the train station, and she signaled for a taxi to pull over. When the taxi driver pulled over, she opened the back-right door and got in before closing it again.

"Where to, Miss?" The taxi driver asked.

"To the Mashiba district. Address number 2506," she replied.

As the taxi driver began to drive his way to the Mayor's office, she wondered if there would be anything more she could find out about the disturbances. Or either that she have to spend a few days in the town if the Mayor had nothing more to offer than what was revealed by Kyabuki.

She had passed several shopping outlets from what she could see. From what she could guess, this was Karakura Town's local shopping center. Afterward, she passed a park, and then beyond that was the Mayor's address. The taxi driver to stopped and she handed him a couple bills before getting out to walk down the sidewalk toward an office building.

She made her way up the few steps and opened the glass door before standing in front of a lightly colored wooden desk, waiting for a young woman in her mid-twenties, with light brown hair, and brown eyes. The young lady was busily on the phone and typing on her computer rather quickly.

Once the woman was off the phone, she looked up with a slightly confused expression, "Yes, can I help you?"

"Yes, I am here to see Mister Takumi. I am Major Kusanagi, from Public Security Section Nine," Motoko responded diligently.

The woman secretary smiled with a recognizable understanding, before picking up the phone again, "Right, one moment please."

She dialed a number on the phone and waited for someone to pick up, "Mister Takumi, this woman says she is from Public Security Section Nine," the secretary informed after nodding to the response, then she focused her attention onto Motoko again.

"He is on the second floor in room 205," the woman said.

"Thank you," Motoko replied before heading inside the elevator and going to the second floor of the building.

When she had reached the office room, she saw the door slightly open but instead of walking in, she knocked.

"Come in," she heard a voice from the other side.

When she opened the door, she saw a man in what appeared to be in his mid-forties, with a balded head, wearing a black formal suit and blue tie, sitting in a black leather chair behind a desk with a darker color finish on it.

She looked back to Mister Takumi with a gaze that held inquiry and saw that he smiled with a greeting gesture.

"Please, sit down," he offered.

She accepted the offer and sat down across from him on a brown polyester chair, while placing her one leg over the other as she brushed her hands over her black knee-length skirt before crossing her arms.

"Thank you for coming," he began with an already hopeful look grazing his features, "Prime Minister Kyabuki told me lots about Section Nine and how their service was magnificent when it came to solving difficult crime situations that the police are otherwise not capable of solving."

Well that was an obvious reason to be sure, as she kept her inquisitive gaze.

"The Prime Minister just mentioned to us about the fact that the local police department has not found any suspects yet and that these disturbances still continue," she then gazed at the man with a fixed expression, "Is there anything more you can tell me about the situation? Do you think these acts are carried out by those with a high prosthetics usage?"

The man shook his head as he glanced down to his desk deep in thought for a second before making eye contact with her again, "I can't really say. But I guess that's the case, despite most people in the town have hardly any prosthetics at all. So, there isn't really much to tell. Aside from the fact that these acts take place in residential areas; that being mostly in Mitsumiya, Kinogaya, and Komatsu districts. Whoever is behind this has managed to evade the local authorities every time there has been an issue. It's as though they vanish before anyone can get to the scene. And as things stand, there is not much that can be done. What a pain in the ass this has turned out to be..."

Vanish? Huh? That was an interesting word to use she figured. She could see the man was obviously in a state of distress and anxiousness as his brows furrowed together due to the predicament.

"Sorry I can't tell you anything you haven't already heard," he said regretfully.

"That's alright," she replied as she stood up from her chair, "First a sweep of the town will be done to see if we can find any of the perps responsible, and then we'll continue from there. If there are new developments, we will be sure to tell you."

"Alright then, thank you," he responded with a small hopeful smile.

She then left the office. To her, this case was beginning to seem like cat and mouse already judging by the looks of it. But that did not stop her from thinking about the thrill of the chase.

She had wandered on to the Mitsumiya district to see if she could find anything at all. As she walked through the streets, there was nothing she could see out of the ordinary for the time being.

This didn't make any sense. Why would anyone want to cause disturbances in these small districts to start with if they were not going to state any demands? And why go after such a small town? But more over, this proved to catch her interest in a way of how skillful these perps managed to evade the local authorities' every move. And the other interesting aspect of the town that caught her attention, was that most of the people in this small town did not have any cyber brain implants. Could it be a group of people with not a trace of cybernetics that were behind all this? For all she knew, it could be a cult of some kind. There were a hell of a lot of riddles that were left unanswered.

She passed a few more buildings before she stumbled upon a small shop that gave her a peculiar feeling about something, but she could not understand what it was that drew her to it.

Urahara Shop? Her mind became fixated onto that small shop, so she decided to enter through the doors that were left ajar with a curiosity that loomed over her. Upon coming into the store, she saw shelves that were lined up with packaged foods and other goods.

She then picked up a random package thereafter and began to read the contents of it, just for the sake of curiosity.

"Hello? Can I help you, miss?"

It was then her attention was then directed toward a man with light-blond messy hair, with gray eyes that were covered over by a shadow. He donned a greeting smile at her.

She smiled due to his welcoming assistance, "No, I was just browsing," she replied.

"Well okay then. Call me if you need anything," he offered with his right hand behind his head as he went into the back of the shop from whence he came.

She placed the package back onto the shelf where she found it, and was about to walk out the front doors.

"Ururu! Get over here!"

Motoko turned to look where the yelling had come from, and she saw a boy with red hair, in a white shirt with blue shorts that were folded upwards on the ends. The kid certainly looked as though he had a foul attitude.

"Coming Jinta!"

She then saw a girl with black hair done up in pig tails, with a long bang going down the middle of her face. She wore a white shirt with a pink polka skirt that reached down to her knees.

The girl ran to the boy just in time to get hit across on top the head by the broom he was holding.

"Ah!" She cried.

"I told you that you have to get this cleaned up!" the boy demanded with the broom in front of her face.

Motoko glared sternly at the boy, "Hey! You don't have to go and do that to her!" She barked.

"Mind your own business lady- Ah!" he gasped as he saw he was picked up by the scruff of his shirt by a large, well-built man. The man wore rectangular glasses, with a white shirt, and a blue apron. His hair was cornrowed, and a large handlebar mustache connected to his sideburns.

"I'm sorry he caused you any trouble, miss," the man said.

"No. It's fine," she replied back.

"That's good. You have a nice day then," he said back to her.

The large built man then brought Jinta to his eye level, "Now, I'm going to find you something else to do," he stated as he began to walk toward the back of the shop.

Continuing her search on the town, she decided to search the Kinogaya district of Karakura that was near a warehouse district beyond the train tracks that went through the town. But there was something that felt strange about that shop she had been to; it just gave off something that was somewhat suspicious to her. And what of the owner? Perhaps a clue? She did not know what it was, but something just seemed out of place. She would have to remember to keep that place in mind for later.

She passed several blocks more, passing a small convenience store and turned a corner. It was then the air had shifted and she stopped walking. Something was feeling strange now; she could feel tremors in the ground. There was no construction sites around vicinity, that much she was aware of. But what confirmed her suspicions was when she heard a loud, earth shattering roar that echoed for a distance. She ran quickly down several more blocks toward the loud and repetitive roar as the small tremors became more apparent. It was then she saw a girl with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a white shirt, and pink shorts, who appeared frightful while running down the empty street for her life toward her.

And from behind the girl, that was when she saw it stomping toward them...

To Be Concluded.

I hope that this first chapter worked for you. (And that you must have more.) For those who feel excited, the next chapter is waiting for you! :)