Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. I prefer Tide anyways.
Prologue
Hueco Mundo
Unknown, Japan
When the guards arrived at the isolation cells of Hueco Mundo's "Chamber 5", where the five most dangerous and highest-intelligence-value detainees resided, they were in a worse mood than usual.
And it had little to do with the unbearable, cold weather.
Something was wrong.
The looks of pure hatred and disgust were easy to find amongst many of the guards as they pulled out the five residing prisoners from their cells and ordered them at gunpoint to strip.
At 26 years of age, Gin Ichimaru was the youngest criminal to ever be put in "Chamber 5".
He was also definitely the creepiest.
The smile that never left his face granted the famous assassin the nickname "Smiling Death". Videos of his kills were rumored to be posted on various websites across the internet. To his hirers, he was known as the most reliable to finish the job as well as the most expensive. To Japan, he was commonly referred to as a devil and a sadistic bastard responsible for the death of over five hundred Japanese citizens.
As Gin's cold and calculating mind tried to decipher the meaning behind stripping down to nothing, his thoughts were interrupted by a bag filled with something (clothes?) finding its way to his face. A soldier stood a couple feet in front observing the reaction of the five soldiers.
As blanks appeared on all faces, he rolled his eyes.
"Get dressed!" he ordered in perfect Japanese.
Confusion etched on all faces, the prisoners hesitantly removed the civilian clothing from their own individual bags and started to get dressed. As the men glanced at each other with the obvious question written on their faces, Gin's paranoia kicked in as he couldn't help but think if this was all just a ruse to catch them all by surprise.
Damn his paranoia.
But then again, his paranoia was the only reason he had made it so far.
His thoughts were once again interrupted by the mumble of conversation that made its way to his ears.
"This shit ain't right, how the fuck are we supposed to just give up these sons of-"
"You, shut up!" barked the person who looked like he was in charge.
Yes something definitely wasn't right.
The prisoners were abruptly shoved towards the door. Any of them hoping to make sense of things once they were outside had that plan dashed as one by one; black hoods were placed over each man's head before being taken to the waiting group of Army green Hummers.
Before having the heavy hood removed from his head, Gin already knew where they were headed to. Making out the distinct sound of jet engines, he assumed they were at an air base.
He assumed correctly.
Once the hoods were removed, the prisoners found themselves facing a larger-than-ordinary plane. Once again, Gin's brain went to work. The confusion on his face soon turned into realization as he took a step forward. When the guards did nothing but scowl and stroke the triggers of their M-16's, he took another.
And another.
Increasing his pace every step, Gin could hear the rest of the prisoners catching on and making their way to the metal steps that lead to freedom. As Gin made his cautious approach to the cabin, his paranoia kicked in. Thoughts of the pilot giving his own life to get rid of five potential threats got in his head. He dismissed it immediately.
The Japanese were too soft to attempt something like that.
As he made his way to one of the many seats available, Gin felt a presence behind him. Turning around he was met by the plane's first officer, who looked down at his clipboard to compare photos. Removing a heavy black suitcase he said, "We were told to give you this."
Waiting until the first officer left, he slowly opened the suitcase which then revealed six manila envelopes. Reading the contents a large smile spread across his already smiling face.
It was done.
Revenge was his.
A/N: How was that for a prologue? This is my very first fanfic, or any story of that manner, so let me know if there's anything I need to work on :) I got this idea after reading The First Commandment by Brad Thor. Awesome story by the way, you should definitely check it out.
I should probably update once a week (hopefully?) depending on my schedule and/or inspiration :P
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Peace - SOC