A/N hey guys! sorry its been so long, but i have been completely overhauling my stories, to try and flesh them out and improve them. they're mostly minor changes but i've also made some major ones, such as removing ichigo's kido, so i would reccommend re-reading them. as always let me know what you think.

He couldn't believe it. Aizen was dead. After all the pain and hatred and death, it was finally over, he had killed Aizen, and he hadn't even needed the final getsugatensho. Suddenly the ground started moving, Or so it seemed. As he fell he heard someone shout his name. "Ichigo!" she screamed.

Just before he passed out he realised who she was, and he managed a faint smile. "Rukia." he whispered, then he succumbed to darkness.

His eyes opened slowly, he expected to see worried faces, not iron bars. A guard noticed his awakening and instead of relief, the guard looked at him in disgust before summoning a hell butterfly. Ten minutes later four guards in strange white robes arrived and the staffs they were holding shot out red ropes, which clipped onto a collar around his neck. The guards proceeded to lead him out of the building, all without a single word being uttered, for Ichigo was too dazed and confused to say anything.

Ichigo stood in the central 46, as they read off a list of his "crimes".

Everything from saving Rukia from the sokyoku to his hollow powers was held against him. They more spoke at him than to him, he wasn't even asked to explain himself, wasn't given a chance to deny it. One of the judges started speaking "Kurosaki Ichigo, for your numerous breaches of the laws of soul society, you are sentenced to death." At this Ichigo shouted at them angrily, he had saved them, and now they were going to kill him?

The judge ignored him and continued "Also, for various crimes including aiding a ryoka and giving a human shinigami powers; Urahara Kisuke, Shihoin Yoruichi, Shiba Kukaku, Yamada Hanatarou, Kuchiki Rukia and Abarai Renji, will be executed. For the crime of obtaining hollow powers, the group known as the Vaizards will be executed. The ryoka Ishida Uryu, Inoue Orihime, Yasutora Sado and Shiba Ganju will be executed." Every name was a blade in his heart. He had fought for soul society, he had bled for soul society, hell he had nearly died for these bastards and this is how they repay him!

Ichigo started to speak "so this is my reward. I kill your greatest enemy, I save your lives, I save the whole damn world and this is my thank you. I thought you were my allies, but you were just using me the whole time! Waiting until I ceased to be useful so you could stab me in the back when a was at my weakest! YOU FUCKING COWARDS!"

"ENOUGH!" shouted one of the judges. Suddenly, there was a commotion outside and the doors flew open.

ten minutes earlier;

A lone figure stood outside the central 46 building, when suddenly several explosions from key points in the city could be heard. The figure smiled, right on time. She used the power of a small orb to slip inside the central 46, and immediately felt a bit guilty. I shouldn't be using this power, but I have no choice. it's the only way to rescue him. she slipped the orb into her pocket, and raced down the hallway, frantically trying to reach him.

She finally found the door, and swiftly knocked out the guards. She listened as she heard his voice, and she smiled. However, her smile fell when she heard what he was saying, she heard Ichigo's desperate shouts, and could take no more, flinging open the doors.

"Ichigo!" someone shouted. He looked up and saw her. His eyes widened and his face broke out into a grin.

"Rukia!" he shouted, she smiled at him before shunpoing over and slamming a key into his collar, which she had taken from the guards. The moment the collar left his skin he called upon his immense reiatsu and forced each member of the central 46 to their knees, fighting for breath, clawing at their throats.

"Ichigo stop showing off and move! No doubt there are already captains on the way and we have to get out of here!" he just smiled at her,

"I'm so glad to see you again, not five minutes into saving my ass and your already telling me off" he said with a smile.

With that they shunpoed down the corridor and Ichigo nearly ran into a wall of orange. Renji, Chad and Ishida were fighting a horde of shinigami, while Inoue stopped anyone from sneaking past them using her barrier. She let him through and the second he stepped into sight, two people appeared at the front of the uniform black of the shinigami, wearing white captain's Haori. "Byakuya, Toshiro, what are you doing here?" Ichigo asked.

Both captains looked irritated at the use of their given name, and Byakuya answered. "Well Kurosaki, Hitsugaya Taichou was sent to prevent your escape, and detain the Ryoka, I came to rescue my sister." Ichigo could not believe his ears, rescue. RESCUE! He was fuming.

He was about to reply until Rukia stepped forward "Rukia" he whispered, begging her not to go, to stay by his side, all with just one word.

Meanwhile Byakuya had continued, "that's it Rukia, you don't belong with them, if you come with me now I will prevent any ramifications from reaching you." for a moment it looked like she was truly going to go with him, then she spat at him. Not the ground at his feet, no not Rukia, she got him right between the eyes. As Ichigo looked on in disbelief she shouted with tears in her eyes

"Up yours Byakuya! I read the report on Ukitake Taichou's desk, the list of captains who gave approval for Ichigo to be tried by the central 46, seven to six in approval, if you had voted against, he would have been free, but you gave your approval, knowing they would kill him!"

Byakuya looked shocked, he wiped the spit from his face and shouted back "you did what! That was a classified document for the eyes of captains only, how dare you read such a document!" meanwhile Ichigo seethed in anger, not so much because Byakuya had voted against him, when his vote would have spared his life, and the lives of everyone he loved, but because Byakuya had hurt Rukia, and no-one hurts Rukia.

Toshiro spoke up at this point, and he at least had the decency to look ashamed. "I'm sorry Ichigo, but I have my orders, please just give up quietly, I don't want to fight you. I know what central 46 is doing is wrong, but this jailbreak isn't helping your case, I want to help you, you've done a lot for Seireitei, but first you have to help me."

Byakuya looked annoyed at Hitsugaya's speech, "you can't be serious, this brat is a menace, and you'll never convince central 46 otherwise."

Rukia was distraught, "how can you say that Nii-Sama? Ichigo saved Soul Society from Aizen!"

Flashback

Byakuya stood in front of the captain commander after delivering his report, "so, during your battle with the ryoka, Kurosaki Ichigo, a creature came out, and because of this, you believe the boy has an inner hollow."

Byakuya nodded and said "yes captain commander, we must have him executed immediately!"

The old man sighed, "normally I would agree, but with Aizen's betrayal we need strong allies, and Kurosaki took down you, Zaraki Kenpachi and four lieutenants after just a few months of being a shinigami. We need him."

Byakuya nearly shouted at the captain commander, but took a moment to compose himself. "Fine, but on two conditions, one, the moment Aizen is dead, Kurosaki is arrested and executed and two, Rukia is to go nowhere near him."

The Soutaichou narrowed his eyes, "that's not possible, you saw the lengths that boy went through to rescue her once, we need to stay on his good side if we are to defeat Aizen"

This time Byakuya did shout, "But Sir! That thing overpowered me! Rukia would have no chance! She-"

"Enough!" the Soutaichou shouted back, "I will do my best to make sure she is not alone with him, beyond that there is nothing I can do. As to your first condition, once Aizen is defeated, Kurosaki Ichigo will be arrested, and a vote shall be held. If the majority of votes favour it, he shall be sent before central 46 and they shall pass judgement."

Byakuya wanted to argue, but knew that this was the best offer he would get. "Fine." he said, before turning and storming out of the office.

Byakuya spoke up again, his voice softer than Ichigo had ever heard it.

"Rukia, I did this for you, so you could finally forget this ryoka brat and be a regular shinigami again, he's dangerous. I hate to admit it, but he's very powerful, and if that thing inside him ever got loose, I don't think we could stop it. I just wanted to h..."

He never finished that sentence, because he had just noticed that Zangetsu had started to form in Ichigo's hand "Fuck!" Byakuya cursed and drew Senbonsakura. However, halfway though, he froze. Everyone did. Ichigo glanced around wondering what had happened when he heard a voice in his head.

"Ichigo". The voice said, Ichigo thought it was Zangetsu or his hollow until he realised something, the voice belonged to a female. And the world faded to darkness as Ichigo blinked.

Ichigo opened his eyes to find himself in his inner world, his hollow and Zangetsu standing beside a woman Ichigo didn't recognise. Ichigo was confused "Who are you? How did you get into my inner world?"

The woman simply smiled, she was 5' 10'', blonde, wearing a green leotard with a matching cape and pair of 3'' stiletto's. "To answer your first question, my name is Kyoka Suigetsu, but you can call me Kyoka." she said, with a wink. Ichigo could feel his jaw drop.

"Aizen's Zanpakuto! How in the hell are you in my inner world?"

Kyoka's smile widened, "Ichigo. I shall answer your question, but first you must answer mine, did you know that if a powerful shinigami is killed by another shinigami of blood relation, the Zanpakuto of the defeated shinigami can transfer itself to the victor, and become a part of his soul?"

Ichigo found this interesting, but didn't see how it mattered to him "what on earth does that have to do with how you ended up here?"

Kyoka proceeded to sigh in annoyance "Wow you're thick, isn't it obvious Baka, I am a part of your soul because you killed Aizen, your Uncle"

Ichigo had a dark look in his eye, "I am not related to Aizen, there must be another explanation. that's simply not possible"

"Oh really, then would you like to know Aizen's real name?"

This interested him, "real name?"

Kyoka had a smirk as she said "Aizen changed his name a long time ago, his true name, is Shiba Sosuke." Once again Ichigo was confused.

"Shiba? But I'm not related to the Shiba clan either, will you please just get to the point and stop making meaningless statements."

This time it was Kyoka's turn to be confused "seriously? Your father never told you he was a Shiba?"

Ichigo felt as though he had just taken a punch to the gut. "Dad, is a Shiba?" Kyoka sighed again and said "I guess I'd better explain everything, now listen up because I will only say this once, ready?" Ichigo nodded, and Kyoka started to speak.

"Okay Ichigo, your father was the former head of the Shiba clan, and had three children, Kukaku, Kaien and Ganju. as well as one brother, Sosuke. However, he was forced to flee soul society and hide in the human world, when Sosuke framed him for a crime he never committed in order to get him out of the way. While in the human world he fell in love with a human by the name of Masaki Kurosaki, your mother. Surely you know the rest of the story."

Ichigo was shocked to his core, his mind was in disarray, and his inner world started to rain. It was too much information to take in at once. He turned to Zangetsu, "Is she right?"

He nodded "I cannot be sure, but as far as I know, she is telling the truth." Ichigo suddenly thought of something, "wait, if you are a part of my soul, does that mean I can use you as well as Zangetsu?" Kyoka nodded. Ichigo continued "well it will be a bit difficult to use both of you, considering Zangetsu's size"

Zangetsu then spoke up, "Ichigo, thanks to your training in the Dangai, during which you gained full control over all my power, you should now be able to seal me, and limit me to the size of a regular sword."

At this point, Kyoka started to speak, "and to use my shikai, as long as the target has seen my release, you can keep me sheathed and just use Zangetsu to attack, and me to manipulate your enemies."

Ichigo thought about it, and agreed that while he may have to train to use two Zanpakuto, it would probably make him more powerful in the long run, when something occurred to him "okay, I guess that does sound like it should work, hell it sounds awesome, but what about bankai, will I have to train for that again?"

Kyoka laughed "don't worry Ichigo, you can have my bankai, I wouldn't stand a chance against anyone who could beat my former master."

Ichigo smiled, "that's brilliant, so what does your bankai do? Will I have to physically wield you as well as Tensa Zangetsu? Will I have to shout both your bankai names?"

Kyoka and Zangetsu smiled at his enthusiasm, and his hollow rolled his eyes in disgust. "calm down Ichigo, first let me tell you that you are not the only shinigami with two Zanpakuto spirits." Zangetsu told Ichigo.

Ichigo was surprised by this little fact. "I'm not?"

"No, Kyoraku Taichou and Ukitake Taichou both have dual Zanpakuto, but do you know what stops these two spirits from merging into a single Zanpakuto?" Ichigo didn't really see where this was going but he just stayed silent and shook his head,

"Reiatsu. The only thing that stops two Zanpakuto that live within the same soul from merging, is Reiatsu. Do you see what this means?"

Ichigo didn't so he just rubbed his neck and answered "not really."

Zangetsu rolled his eyes, "Ichigo, thanks to your training, when you enter bankai every single bit of Reiatsu you possess is temporarily converted into physical attributes such as strength, or speed. Because of this, when you enter bankai myself, Kyoka and your hollow will all merge to create a single Zanpakuto! Of course, when you exit bankai your spiritual pressure will return and we will have to separate once again."

Ichigo was amazed, "that's awesome, so what extra powers will you give me in bankai Kyoka?"

Kyoka looked thoughtful, before answering, "well, my bankai when I was Aizen's Zanpakuto was that if my blade has touched an enemies skin, even if said touch happened before my bankai was activated, I could divine their deepest fears and nightmares and show them every single one at the same time, then my master would kill them, while they screamed in agony. I imagine I will have the same effect when you are wielding me as well."

Ichigo was both impressed and horrified, "while that does sound extremely powerful, I think I'll only use it on people I hate." Kyoka shrugged, "as you wish, its your power, now then, we have talked long enough, we should probably escape soul society"

"Agreed, but first we have to save Kukaku and Ganju, they are family after all, and they were on the execution list." It felt weird to call the Shibas family, but Ichigo thought that he would just have to get used to it. His two Zanpakuto and his hollow nodded, and he closed his eyes.

Ichigo opened his eyes, and the world came back to life. Zangetsu had materialised in his hand, but in a sealed form, so he looked no bigger than any other Zanpakuto. Ichigo then concentrated on making Kyoka Suigetsu materialise in his left hand, as he did, he shouted their names, "Zangetsu! Kyoka Suigetsu!"