Prologue: Warriors of the Dead

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach

Note: This takes place a bit before the kidnapping or Orihime and the current arc. I'm kinda starting this without really knowing what I'm doing. So please, bear with me for a while. And, if you can, please send in some reviews with suggestions.

Overlooking the small town of Karakura was a being on top of one of the skyscraper like buildings there. Standing with a giant blade poking out of a dark cloak a bit he looked down upon all he could see before him.

"Hm...they'll be here soon. I guess I'll just have to kill some time for a day or two, wonder what I can do?" said the stranger aloud. Turning around he lifted up the sleeve on his cloak and a mouth like portal opened in the air. It opened to a world of darkness and despair. The place of Hollows: Hueco Muendo.

"Maybe being a small annoying thorn in Aizen's side will help to pass the time." He said. And stepping through the portal, he was gone.

Suddenly, down in the streets, Ichigo felt something. Like a small chill run up his spine, but he couldn't tell what it was from. He looked around but saw nothing.

"Hey, Ichigo, you alright?" asked Renji. Truth be told, he felt it too.

"Yeah. I'll be fine, not really sure what that was."

"Good. Wouldn't want our "Grand Warrior" to be gettin' paranoid, would we?"

"Shove it, Renji!"

"What was that Strawberry!" Renji yelled as their foreheads clashed.

"Both of you shut up!!!" shouted Rukia from behind them. Ichigo had been walking to school with Rukia, Renji, Chad, Orihime. Ikkaku and Yumichika were going with Aizen and Matsumoto and Hitsugaya…well no-one knew where they were.

Ichigo was feeling a bit, shall we say, down lately after his encounter with Grimmjow a few nights ago. He had seen the power of the Arrancar, and he was also a bit worried over his training with the Vaizard, but at least he had that problem taken care of for now.

The other's had sensed it as well and were wondering just what was about to happen.

A\N: Okay, I know people are going to hate me so much for this, but I'm sick of it sitting on my hard drive and not being able to think of anything for it, so, I want to put this out there as a kind of "blank story" prologue. What I need is a beta reader to help out as well as some luck with getting my muse in this story. So, anyway, desperate help is needed in going from here. Thanx a bunch.