/QUARAC

/November 25th, 08:27 EST

"Garfield, are you sure you feel alright?" Marie asked, worried

It has been 3 days since the attack on the sanctuary, the shed exploding and her son nearly at death's door. She didn't feel all that comfortable with Garfield up and about, especially with the martian blood donated, who knows what kind of side-effect there might be?

"Chill out Mom! I feel totally fine!" Her son exclaimed, "In fact, I feel better than ever!"

He bounced on the bed a few times before bouncing off the bed, performing 2 flips before sticking a perfect landing, much to the shock of his mother.

"Garfield, how...?"

"I dunno mom, maybe the martian blood?"

The statement did nothing to quell her fears, rather, it only served to elevate them while she carefully scanned her son, looking for any hint of discomfort or pain.

Any reason to keep her precious baby out of danger

"Alright, fine" she sighed as her son fist-pumped in joy and gave her a hug

"Thanks Mom! you're the best!" he said and went out

As the door closed, Marie got a foreboding feeling, it did not feel bad, but it didn't necessarily mean that it was good, either.

Ever since those superheroes came to visit, everything seems to be going fine in Gar's world, Quarac wasn't becoming a part of Bialya, the heroes saved the day and he had a blood sister!

Things were looking awesome in the future.

Gar suddenly stopped when he saw a cloaked shadow near the wilder-beasts. He contemplated getting his mom, before shaking his head, putting that thought on hold. He was a big kid now! he could handle trespassers.

The guy was really strange though, he wore a black robe and had what looked like a sword strapped to his back. He had orange hair, like, REALLY orange and, when Gar got a look at his face, his expression was a mix between stern and totally constipated.

"um, excuse me sir, you're on private property." he said, but the guy appeared to ignore him completely, instead looking out into the far distance. A distracted, confused and constipated expression gracing his face

"where is it?" he whispered

"Where's what? and who are you?!" Gar said firmly, until he took one look at the stranger's shocked and surprised face, and got a weird feeling that he just walked into trouble.

Darn it! he should've listened to mom!

"you can see me?"

"clear as day, though, you're not from around here, are you?"

"understatement of the century, how can you see me though? Normal human aren't supposed to see me!"

"Believe me dude, right now I'm far from normal but that doesn't answer my question; who are you and why are you here?"

The stranger paused for a moment before answering, in a grim voice

"my name is Ichigo Kurosaki, and I'm looking for a monster called a hollow."

Marie was getting worried, Gar should've been home by now and she couldn't see him anywhere near the ruins of the shed or the back, where the Oryx were. She then stepped out of the house and looked at the surrounding Savanna.

No sign of Garfield.

Suddenly a roar shattered the peace as Marie turned to look. She saw a gruesome black, hulking mass wearing a skull-like mask on where it's face should be. Giving it a ghastly appearence.

Quietly, she tried to sneak back into the house.

Her foot snapped a branch.

The sound of the crack echoed.

The monster slowly turned, every second all the more agonizing.

It locked eyes with her.

Swiftly, it lunged at her as she gave a scream and ran away from the house and into the open fields, unwilling to put the animals in danger. Well, more than they originally were.

with a roar, it gave chase.

Slowly, ever so swiftly, it started gaining on her.

Fear engulfed her senses as she tripped on a branch and tumbled, sharp pain overridden by panic and fear which paralyzed her.

She gave a loud scream and closed her eyes, and then she heard it.

"MOM!"

"KID! LOOK OUT!"

'CRUNCH!'

"So what's a hollow?" Gar asked as he stared at Ichigo. the man barely glanced at him before replying

"Hollows are a race of creatures which are born from who, for various reasons, do not cross over to Soul Society after their death and stay in the Human World for too long. They are corrupt spirits with supernatural powers which devour the souls of both living and deceased Humans. Hollows are the opposite of humans." He explained while looking over the horizon.

"Wait, they're basically evil ghosts? and what's Soul Society?" Gar asked fearfully, searching across the Savannah for anything unusual.

"Soul Society is basically sort of an Afterlife. After someone dies, they go there to rest in peace."

"Afterlife? that's kind of cool. so Ichigo, what does a hollow look like?"

"Well, it's-" they were interrupted when a scream resounded through the air, and a roar, both highly familiar to Garfield and Ichigo respectively.

"MOM!" "The hollow! kid, stay here!"

"No way! I'm coming with you weather you like it or not!" The child cried as he ran towards the source of the chaos.

Ichigo sighed before running after him

"Just don't get in my way, alright kid?" he sighed

"Noted" he agreed as they finally reached the source.

Gar's eyes widened when he saw his mother trip and fall, a gruesome black thing running toward her, it's maw opening wide as his mother screamed in fear.

He didn't even think

He ran in front of her, just as the hollow was about to take a bite out of her.

"MOM!"

"KID! LOOK OUT!"

'CRUNCH'

The pain soon registered and it was agonizing, not a single sound escaped his lips. He stared at the hollow through the hollow depths of its eyes; or the empty pockets of where his eyes were supposed to be.

"Gar...field?" He heard a low whisper. He recognized the owner of the voice, it sounded so horrified, so pained, so wounded.

Aren't pained and wounded the same thing?

"Mom, are you okay?" the question escaped his lips before he could catch it, by then the creature had released him from its jaws and he flopped to the ground like a slug.

He could see Ichigo fighting against the hollow angrily, wasting no time in finishing it off before joining his mother.

His vision swam as dizziness and exhaustion finally settled before everything faded to black. He could hear his mother urging him to wake up as unconsciousness took hold.

When Ichigo saw the lady about to be eaten by the hollow, he knew that it was the perfect time to strike, just as he was about to get his sword out, the kid from before rushed out. He was so surprised, he stood in shock as the hollow took a bite out of the kid.

He then flashed back to when he first met Rukia, how his friend had saved him from becoming hollow bait and thus ending up with him becoming a substitute soul reaper.

so how was it that he, an experienced reaper, was unable to save someone from getting bitten?

It wasn't the sound of his sword hitting the ground, nor the lady's whisper of fear, that snapped him out of his stupor.

No, it was the kid in question, his innocent question, as he was dropped to the ground that snapped him out of it.

"Mom, are you okay?"

It filled him with rage as he swiftly put at end to the creature by slicing it behind it's neck, he didn't take pause in his victory, but went to check on the mother and child.

"Ma'am, are you and the kid okay?" he asked, but she didn't respond.

It was then he realized, that regular humans couldn't see him, so as she ran carrying her son, he followed her.

AN: Hey guys! so Background info!

This idea was inspired while I was watching Young Justice. I loved the cartoon and my Favourite characters were Kid Flash(Wally) and Beast boy(Gar)

I had also completed Bleach and was rewatching it when i had a stroke of inspiration;

there are so many stories with wally having different powers, so why not gar?

so here it is!

Hope you enjoy please Review and vote!