NOTE: I DO NOT own Kenpachi Zaraki or Bleach, just Mayumi Takahashi.
NOTE: MINOR Soul Society Arc Spoilers.
Hey, I just thought it would be cool if Zaraki's ass got kicked and not by some attention hog like Ichigo who wins all the time. Also, this is as if Hisagi didn't succeed the guy that left.
Squad Nine stood nervously at attention. Their new captain was supposed to see them already, and she was late. Suddenly, a figure strutted out in front of them. She had long green hair messily bound up in a long ponytail. She had a smirk on her face and a scar around her neck. All the whispering stopped as she stood there.
"Squad Nine! I am your new captain, Mayumi Takahashi. Let me say that Tosen left this place a wreck. You guys are pathetic, letting Squad Eleven beat you at everything. I want you slobs to be the fittest of the fit. It's no secret Zaraki can't do bankai. I want Squad Nine to be good at EVERYTHING, from kido to brute strength. I want every seated officer, no, every shinigami in this division to be stronger to any of their counterparts in their other squad. I want you guys practicing as much as possible. I like a good drink as next as the much person but I value hard work more. Let me also say that I am open to new ideas and every person has a say here. I won't kill you if you criticize me here. Any comments, questions, concerns or complaints?"
Squad Nine was shocked by this crazy speech. They were so stunned that it was a while before anyone raised their hand.
"You! What's his name, Hisagi?" She asked her lieutenant. Hisagi whispered something in her ear. "Yeah, you, Harantechi." Harantechi gulped.
"You want to work us to the maximum, correct?" Takahashi shrugged.
"Yeah, pretty much. But I'll leave some time for drinking too." Harantechi gulped again.
"Th-then, wh-what's your work schedule? Are you going to be working as hard as the rest of us? I personally wish to know that if I'm going to be run ragged that my captain is in tip-top shape too. Are you?" The crowd gasped. This was directly challenging a captain. Harantechi was only an 11th seat! Harantechi was getting a little nervous, too. It seemed pretty stupid now come to think of it. To his relief, Takahashi just grinned.
"Don't look so pale, for gods' sake! OK, that's a fair claim. To prove my strength, I'll fight Hisagi, the next strongest one here. Anything else?" Squad Nine was flabbergasted. This captain was acting like rude behavior was a norm!
"Yeah, another thing," Harantechi mumbled. He really was pushing his luck here, wasn't he? "If you want us to be the strongest shinigami in our position, shouldn't you be able to defeat Zaraki-taichou?" Takahashi let a slow grin roll onto her face.
"You know, that's a good idea. I'm not going to fight you, Hisagi. I'm going to take down Zaraki! And you what else I'm going to do? I'm going to take his Kenpachi title! Now get training, you lazy bums!" Each Squad Nine shinigami ran for the exit as fast as their legs could take them.
By the afternoon, the news was buzzing around. Gossip that the new Squad Nine taichou was going to challenge Kenpachi Zaraki, and she wanted his title!
"Did you hear, Ken-chan? That new taichou want your Kenpachi and she's going to fight you for it!"
"Yeah, I did, Yachiru." The pink-haired lieutenant clung to the big man's shoulder.
"You think she's going to do it?" Zaraki sighed.
"Yeah."
"No way can she beat you, Ken-chan!" Yachiru squealed. "Right?"
"Yeah." But in his head, Zaraki wasn't so sure.
In her office, Takahashi was sitting at her desk. I CAN"T believe that I need to fill our forms just to fight with another captain, she thought. What did they call it? Oh yeah, a duel. All captains and lieutenants would be present. Maybe the massive amount of paperwork was meant to discourage a captain to challenge a fellow captain. Well, she was going to fight Zaraki and she was going to win! But in order to fight Zaraki, according to Yamamoto, she had to fill out all these stupid forms. Oh well, it was going to be worth it…
She was startled by a loud banging on the front door, but decided to ignore it. She heard Hisagi yelling:
"No, sir, I'm sorry, you can't come in now, sir, please, you can't come in!" His efforts were futile.
"I can go wherever I want whenever I want, boy!" Takahashi sat up straight. It was Zaraki's voice!
"You! Takahashi! You wanna fight me? Fight me then! Now! Get out here, you coward, and fight me like a true shinigami!" Takahashi scowled, and stormed out of the room, paperwork forgotten, to face to 11th division captain.
"How dare you march into my Division!" she screamed, grabbing Hynomaru, her zanpaku-tou. Zaraki shrugged.
"You wanted a fight, right?" he said innocently. Takahashi snickered.
"Dude, there's something called planning. But, what the hell, you're here now. Catch me if you can!" Takahashi grinned, and sprinted past swiftly without using shunpo. Zaraki scowled.
"I hate playing tag," then ran after her. Squad Nine and stared bemusedly after them, and then Hisagi ran after the two.