All right, I'm gonna skip the rants against Critics United that this story's earlier iteration had. They won't even mess with this, since it won't break rules anyway. I do not own Hey Arnold or Bleach, but I'm watching the former right now, the episode Sid the Vampire Slayer/Big Sis. I don't know exactly who owns it, but Craig Bartlett, Viacom, and Nickelodeon are all mentioned here in this very sentence for safety. Tite Kubo owns Bleach.
Two dead bodies...
Arnold spat up blood, adding to the pool of it around him and his fallen foe. He'd been fighting longer than he'd ever fought before. No Hollow he'd ever faced had driven the young Soul Reaper this close to death.
Swords still clash…
Two Quincy were fighting with two of his friends. They were taking a chance, trying to retrieve him, especially if the Quincy Leader told his or her subordinates to just destroy the place. Arnold felt that he had to help them, so he tried to rise, using his sword, which had reverted to its sealed state, as leverage. He only succeeded in getting to his knees before he fell down again.
Heartbroken hero…
Even now, as his life began slipping away, Arnold still thought of Lila. He'd been so close, and the Quincy took her away. Arnold clenched his fist. He swore to himself then and there that Bambietta Basterbine would pay. She would pay for destroying his Lila.
World turned upside down…
Arnold knew things would never be back to normal. He'd never be the same fourth grader, the kid he'd always striven to be despite being in his fifties. His life that he'd grown to love since coming to the world of the living was collapsing around him. His Gigai that had grown up with him in it was destroyed. His friends weren't who they seemed. His second best friend in the world was dead, completely destroyed. He was betrayed by his third. But if he survived, he'd make it right. Arnold was the very embodiment of balance, right down to his sword. If he survived, if the entropy of Quincy reishi didn't destroy his very soul, he'd make it right. He'd fix it all, help everyone like he always tried to do. He was…
…The Equalizer
Hope this generates some interest in the story I have. I've got most of it typed up, I just need a good beginning…