Chapter 1: Lost and found

A/N: This is my first story written on fanfiction, So errors are bound to appear in this chapter. If you notice any in this chapter or future chapter for that matter. Just let me know in the comments. Thank you and enjoy the story.

The only light source of Hueco Mundo was the moon shining brightly. The cold sand stood ever still as hollows marched across it, looking exhausted as their feet dragged through the sand. The howls of a gillian could be heard, while other living things with spirit pressure wouldn't understand it's speech, other hollows did.

"That howl was pretty close, i wonder if that gillian got caught?" questioned one of the hollows in front of the line.

" Don't stop moving you idiot! Do you want to end up like that gillian just to find out?" Responded one of the larger hollows as it gesture the other hollow to keep moving.

Leading the herd of hollows was a dark-skinned female arrancar with blonde hair. The arrancar was wearing a ragged cloak that fully covered her body. Suddenly three female arrancars appear in front of her.

"Apacci, Mila Rose, Sung-Sun, how does it look up ahead?"

" Master Harribel, the path is clear, if we keep moving we should be able to make it to shelter" Replies Mila Rose.

" That's good" Harribel then turn to her fellow hollows.

"Just a few more minutes and we should be sa-"

before Harribel could say those words, she and her fraccions felt a strong spiritual pressure. Without hesitation, all of them went into their release state.

"Destroy!" Screams Harribel going into her release state.

Meanwhile in the soul society, Everything was going peacefully. It had been 4 years since aizen's defeat and the world had finally finished recovering. With the three previous Captains turned visords now back in their original positions, the 13 Court Guard squad were whole once again. the Captains of squads 7 and 13 had also changed due to certain events. Sajin Komamura decided retire early from being Captain, his whereabouts are unknown currently. Jushiro Ukitake had become too sicky to continue being Captain, and now spends most of his time in squad 4's barracks. Following these events, Rukia Kuchiki was appointed Captain of squad 13. Squad 7's current Captain is Tetsuzaemon Iba, but he has stated he is only doing it temporarily. With all these new adjustments being made, the 13 squads are now sorting out the mess.

In the archives of squad 12, all the soul reapers are hard at work organizing data.

"Nemu, have you finished filing all the records i asked of you?"

these words came from the devilish captain of squad 12, Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

" Yes Mayuri, i had just finished" replied Nemu, bowing to her Captain.

"Nemu, i already did a full examination on your body, both physical and mental. And i don't remember memory loss being an issue."

Mayuri starts to visual inspect Nemu. Nemu then looks up and figure out what Mayuri is hinting at.

"My bad Mayuri, I mean father. I'm still getting used to addressing you as such." Nemu once again bows to him.

" I suppose it will take some getting used to" Mayuri then starts to head off.

"Is it already time?"

Nemu begins talking to her Captain as she follows behind.

"Yes, I believe you were summoned to meet with the other Lieutenants as well"

Mayuri then looks up to the sky once they reach the outside.

" hmmmm…"

Nemu looks at her starstruck Captain.

" Is something the matter father?"

Mayuri then turns to Nemu,

" nothing that can't be handled later. It's best not to keep the Head Captain waiting. You should head out too Nemu"

He then walks pass Nemu to the Captain's barracks. Nemu, following her Captain's orders, headed to meet with the other Lieutenants. When she got there, she is greeted by a spiky redhead with a bunch of tattoos covering his body.

" Nemu, good you're here. Now we only need wait on the rest of the Lieutenants, you think they'd be here on time."

As the Redhead says this, he is then greeted by a strong jump kick from a certain green-haired women.

" Renji!" shouted the women.

Renji, caught off guard by the kick falls to the ground.

" hello Mashiro, good that you could make it"

Nemu greets Mashiro in her usual common demeanor, pretending to ignore what happened.

" Hey Nemu! Long time no see huh?" shouts Mashiro.

Renji finally gets up, showing a sandal mark on his face.

"Damnit Mashiro i told you to knock that stuff off!" exclaims Renji.

" Aww, stop being so sensitive Renji, i was just playing." pouts Mashiro.

" Glad to see much haven't changed since i was gone huh Renji?"

the three soul reapers turn to see where the voice came from, only to see a familiar face sporting his Lieutenant's badge

. " it's you" gasp Renji.

" Never would've thought me appearing would be a shocker. You gotta listen more Renji, i did say temporary." States the man with shades.

"Does that mean they found a suitable replacement for former Captain Komamura?" Asked Renji, now more serious in nature.

Tetsuzaemon stayed quiet for a moment.

As Renji and Tetsuzaemon stand in silence, Izuru, Momo, and Shuhei arrive, noticing the tension in the air.

"Tetsuzaemon, so the rumors I've been hearing are true. We getting a new Captain or what?" Asked Shuhei

"Seriously? They found a replacement for Former Captain Komamura?" Izuru looked to Tetsuzaemon for confirmation.

"...Yeah, that is what the Captain meeting is about"

Renji could tell something is off,

" What? You don't seem thrilled about it" Stated Renji, now even more curious about the situation.

" Well the person it is, it's not someone who i would ever guess."

The six soul reapers looked at Tetsuzaemon to spill what he knows.

" Well? Are you going to say who it is? I hate all this buildup of tension." Shouts the impatient Mashiro.

" alright alright, don't be so loud." Tetsuzaemon then goes to clear his throat.

" the New Captain of Squad 7 is…."

"You all have been called here to discussion the new Captain of Squad 7" The Elderly man with a cane made out of mahogany from the planet of malchior 7 , let's his voice echo through the room.

" Well old Yamamoto, we're all here. I say let's get down to business." Says the Captain with the straw hat.

" I share Shunsui's impatiences, I wanna meet this new Captain. See how strong he is" The bloodthirsty captain Kenpachi then grips his sword.

" well then Kenpachi Zaraki, you won't have to wait much longer. You may enter"

With the head Captain's words, the doors open revealing a man wearing a Captain's haori. As he enters, all the Captain's can get a better look of him. He looked mature but had a younger vibe to him. His skin was tan and he had a chocolate pocky in his mouth. His green eyes went well with his spiky chocolate brown hair. As he walked to the center of the room, Shunsui, Shinji and Kensei all looked in shock.

"Satoshi Homura" Said the three in unison.

"Long time, no see. It been awhile" Says Satoshi with a smile.

Soifon's eyes widen at the uttering of his name " wait, you don't mean the soul reaper who went missing from the dangai?".

The snow white haired captain looked at the other captains to see that only Kenpachi and Rukia shared his confusion in the situation.

"Would someone mind feeling me in on the situation. From what I know about the dangai, usually soul reapers don't need to enter it travel between the world of the living and the soul society".

"You are not wrong for assuming that Hitsugaya, but the situation with Homura is a convoluted one." answers Head captain Yamamoto.

"Basically to make a long story short, Satoshi was apart of squad 12 and was researching the dangai. On the fifth day, he vanished from our radars and was gone for 116 years" Shunsui then points his glare to Satoshi

"So, where have you been this whole time?"

Satoshi finishes off the pocky stick in his mouth and begins to speak

" Well it more of a question of when was I. As you all know, the dangai is a place where time and space is distorted and that is basically what i was researching when I suddenly got sucked into the deeper parts of the dangai"

"but how did you survive going through the tears of times? From all my research, I never seen such a thing" questions Mayuri with curiosity in his voice.

" Well that's the part I was getting to, I got sent to here 5 days ago."

All the captains look at Satoshi with disbelief, not believe that a soul reaper had traversed the dangai and lived to tell about it.

"Well as hard as it is to believe what I'm hearing, my eyes tell me it's true. Good to have you back Satoshi or would you rather be called Captain Homura?" Teases Shunsui.

"I'm not big on formalities, I would hope you remembered that about me" Jests Satoshi with a smile.

The Head Captain then taps his cane to gather the Captains' attention

" now that this mystery have been settled, let us continue with the gathering" Yamamoto clears his throat before continuing

"Captain Homura, starting from here on you will be Captain of squad 7. I expect great things from you, also as we agreeing upon during the private meeting, you are to prepare for your journey Hueco Mundo" All of the Captains besides Satoshi looked in shock but all decided to not question the reason.

" with that, i dismiss this meeting, all captains besides Unohana and Byakuya Kuchiki may leave"

With those words the Captains start to leave. As Rukia walks out, her eyes accidentally meet with Satoshi's. They both stare at each other and in that moment, for a split second she thought she felt a hollow's glare. She shook it off as nothing and continued walking. As the room clears out, only Yamamoto and the two Captains are left.

" Please note that what i am about to tell you is to be kept between us, no one else must know what i am about to say" the two Captains shake their heads in agreement and begin to listen to what the Head Captain have to say.

Back in Hueco Mundo, the once white sands are now tainted with the remains of hollows still decomposing into spirit pressure. A weaken Harribel can been seen stand next to her fellow arrancars who all so look to be in bad shapes.

" Harribel are you ok?" asked Apacci worried more about her master's health than her own.

"I'll manage, we just need to get to the shelter and hold up there" Harribel then begins to walk but loses her balance leading to Mila Rose catching her.

" Harribel you must rest, let me carry you the rest of the way"

"thank you Mila Rose, your loyalty is most appreciated"

Mila Roses lifts Harribel onto her back and begins to walk.

" Apacci, sung-sun, get the remaining hollows in order, we need to start moving" Shouts Mila Rose.

"you don't need to boss us around Mila Rose, i don't remember you becoming the boss" Replies Sung-sun not liking her attitude.

"Sung-sun now is not the time to argue, think of your fellow hollows. They are lost and we must help them. Mila Rose, lead the way" Says Apacci in a common tone, to which Mila Rose and Sung-sun is shocked.

As the convoy begins moving again, Harribel to lose consciousness

"Grimmjow, Nelliel, just wait a little longer" Whispers Harribel as her consciousness fades.

A/N: so that's the first chapter, sorry if it felt short or lacking in action. I just felt that the 1st chapter should be a introduction of things. The next chapter will have another new character but it won't take up the whole chapter, because the rest will be a lot of action. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to see them in the comment section.