CHAPTER 1: A QUINCY IN TROUBLE

Present day- Karakura town, Earth, The Milky Way Galaxy (The World of the Living)

Uryu looks out to the window as his friends Ichigo, Orihime, and Chad rush towards the site of the hollow that was detected on Ichigo's Combat Badge. Uryu knew inside that he is of no help to them anymore, not since he lost his Quincy powers when fighting in Soul Society in the mission to save Rukia. Things weren't much better when fighting the Bounts, even when he had that Quincy wristband that gave him powers temporarily. He couldn't save the bount Yoshino because of his lack of power. Inside, he felt the sting of knowing one has failed those who trust him. He couldn't handle it any longer.

"I need my power back," Uryu thinks to himself. "I can't bare this feeling of uselessness any longer."

The final bell of school rings for the day, and a mass of students rush out of the campus. Uryu is one of the last to step out, and with a sigh, begins his trek home. He looks around at all the people who are unaware of the spiritual presences which he still sees every day. He catches Keigo telling one of his ridiculous stories to a group of other male students, and overhears him whine as usual about how Ichigo doesn't want to hang out with him. "Ichigo…" Uryu stops. He looks up at the sky, lost in thought. "Ichigo… Chad and Orihime, too… I'm sorry that I can't help you. I swear I'll find a way to gain my powers back. I swear it on my soul."

Uryu continues his walk home. He feels a bit of spiritual pressure that came and went, so he knows that Ichigo took care of that hollow. No big deal. All in a day's work for him. That was the only consolation Uryu had on this particular day for not having his Quincy powers anymore. In frustration, he bites his lip as he walks, dwelling on his weaknesses. He decides to forgo his usual path home to take a detour through one of the many neighborhoods in Karakura town. He continues walking, constantly in thought as he does so, but comes to a halt when he sees a figure blocking his path. This figure has light lavender hair, pale skin. He is wearing what looks to be black attire concealed by a white robe. The figure's eyes are closed, and he wears a sadistic, creepy grin on his face.

"No, it can't be… its YOU!!"

"Captain Ichimaru, at your service." The figure revealed as former Thirteen Guard Squad Captain Gin Ichimaru says with his smarmy tone. Uryu is frozen in his place, knowing that he is in big trouble faced with a former squad captain, and one of the Soul Society traitors nonetheless.

" Wha… what are you doing here, Gin Ichimaru? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?"

"I sincerely wish I could say it was to kill you and your Ryoka friends, but you see, I'm part of a reconnaissance assignment."

"Reconnaissance assignment?"

"Oh yes. Captain Aizen has nearly perfected the Hougyoku's power, and he is going to test its results in the world of the living. An example of Aizen's work is soon to arrive in this town. It is an Arrancar."

"Arrancar? What is that?"

"Arrancars are what Aizen has done all he has done for. This is his pet project. It's the ticket to power for him, Captain Tousen, and I. Arrancars are Hollows who have crossed the barrier between that and Soul Reapers to gain Soul Reaper abilities, by trying to remove their masks. They have the hole that hollows possess, a partial mask from their hollow days, but they have a human form and possess zanpakutos. Normally this process would take a long time to complete and for the Arrancars to get powerful, but with the power of the Hougyoku, Aizen has quickened and refined this process, creating advanced, powerful Arrancars. Quite ingenious, I would say."

"Hollow's with Zanpakutos and human forms… but why would Aizen create such monstrosities?"

"Isn't it obvious, Quincy? From the moment Aizen confronted Soul Society, he has made it clear that we are only after one thing: power, and this is how we'll get it: An infinite army at our command, ready to take over Soul Society and the world of the living."

Ichimaru's smile grows wider as he gives that final statement

"No, that won't happen. We won't let you!"

"You're not in a position to make any demands, Quincy. You have no powers left and your friends are no match for the Arrancars, much like they were no match for Tousen, Aizen, and I in the Soul Society."

Uryu clenches his fist as he hears this.

"Besides, I have orders to take you out of this realm for good."

Just as soon as he say this, Gin unsheathes his zanpakuto.

"Impale him, Shinso!"

With that, Shinso is released, extending rapidly on a collision course with Uryu. More on instinct than anything else, Uryu barely dodges the attack. Gin tries more times to stab Uryu, who dodges all of his attacks, being somewhat familiar with Gin's technique. One more attack from Gin's zanpakuto is dodged, and Gin vanishes.

Uryu, puzzled, looks around. Suddenly, Gin pop's up right behind with a flash step, bringing Uryu on point.

"Like I said, I'm not supposed to kill you."

With that, Gin takes out a stone sphere with a radiant flame aura, and smashes it onto the ground, turning the debris into an ominous lava-looking portal. He spins and lands a hard sidekick to Uryu's back, sending him down towards the portal.

"Bye bye now, Quincy. Enjoy your stay in the new realm."

Uryu falls through this portal, and screams as his body careens towards the portal on the other side. After a few more seconds, he passes through the other portal and is now falling 30 feet from the sky towards a giant bay or lake, he can't tell. Moments later he crashes into the water. The force of the impact knocks his glasses off. Uryu regains his composure and quickly swims to the top. Upon resurfacing, he takes a few deep breaths and then looks for his glasses. He looks to his sides and then looks behind him. They are floating towards a stone bridge. He swims towards the glasses, picks them up and puts them back on. He swims to the nearest shore, at the start of the bridge, doggy-paddling to make sure he doesn't lose his glasses again.

When he gets there, he shakes off the excess water. He checks his watch and notices that its waterlogged now.

"Great, just my luck. My watch is busted now."

Uryu takes it off and throws it out in the lake.

"Hopefully I can find out where I am so I can get out of this mess and try to warn Ichigo and the others of what Ichimaru told me."

Uryu walks around the area for any clue to where he is. He notices that the area around him seems historical, Medieval, even. Dirt roads, stone construction. He Looks at the bridge and where it leades to and sees a massive of stone which appears to be a giant city in the middle of the water. He only takes a moment to marvel at the beauty of the structure before moving on. He walks up a ways and finally sees what looks like a road sign. He looks closely at the sign and reads the arrow sign pointing straight ahead.

"Chorrol… hmm. I've never heard of any city named that."

Uryu walks around to see another arrow sign pointing towards the city that the bridge connects to. He reads.

"Imperial City… I wonder what kind of realm I'm in anyway, because I know of no empire in the world of the living."

Uryu reads the final arrow pointing to the right of where he's standing. He reads.

"Bruma…"

Uryu shakes his head in a mixture of confusion and frustration. Thoughts of his friends pop in his mind, and thoughts of everything that has happened to him, even the events today, run through it, and meanwhile he is confused about his current predicament. His moment of dwelling is interrupted only by the rapid steps of someone. Uryu looks and sees a strange-looking man wearing something fashioned of leather, raggy-looking pants, and leather boots, and the strangest of all- a gray mask that covers all but the eyes and mouth. Uryu, stunned, observes this man running across the bridge, who is carrying a sack that appears to have something in it that is rather large for a man running to be carrying.

"You! Sir! I think you can help!"

Uryu is so surprised by what he is seeing that he only realizes now that the man is yelling at him. The man reaches Uryu and stops in front of him, looking at him.

"Hello, strange-clothed man. I think you can help me. I'm being chased by some intimidating-looking men who want the item in my sack... Do you know who I am?"

Uryu, puzzled, struggles to muster an answer.

"Er… um, no, I have no idea who you are."

"Capital! Then you can help me. I'll leave my bag with you, and hide somewhere. I suggest that you do the same. These men are quite frightening and won't give up until they have what they came for. I will be in touch!"

With that, the man in the gray mask runs off to a nearby forest, presumably to hide. Uryu, having no idea what just happened, just looks at the bag. After half a minute he is about to open the bag when suddenly he is startled by a loud booming voice.

"Stop right there, thief!"

"What the…" Uryu can't finish his question as he looks up and sees four men, three in dark, slate-colored imposing-looking armor, and the fourth, the one in front, wearing bright, shining armor with elaborate designs on it. This man has no helmet, showing his youthful tanned complextion and long hair wrapped in a pony tail. All of them have swords pointed at Uryu. The one in bright armor speaks.

"Stop! You violated the law! Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence. Your stolen goods are now FORFEIT!"

END OF CHAPTER 1