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Heya! If you are a new reader, go to my profile and read Visions first, otherwise this won't make any sense. If you have read Visions, then read this fic as its sequel or just be content with the end of Visions. Enjoy! :)
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Rukia had gone back to the Soul Society to deliver her report, which she was having a lot of difficulty on for some reason. There were holes in her memory of what she did on her hollow-killing mission, and it was getting irritating. The midget sighed, rubbing her temples with her fingers. Think! We went to the park where the arrancars were supposed to be, and then... we somehow teleported to Urahara's? Dammit, none of this makes sense! Rukia slammed the desk and sent all her papers flying, which didn't help matters in the least.
"Aaarggh! Stupid report with the stupid-"
"Rukia? You okay in there?" the captain of squad thirteen asked poking his head into the office with a hint of laughter in his voice.
"Oh! Captain Ukitake! I'm sorry if I disturbed you, I'll get this mess cleaned up right away..." Rukia babbled apologies as she hurriedly tidied up the papers all over the floor and returned them to the desk.
"I can finish the rest of the paperwork for you Rukia, I'm feeling well today. I take it you're done with your report?"
"About that sir... I can't seem to remember the most important parts of the mission. All I remember is arriving at Karakura Park with Ichigo and the others. After that, everything went blank and we all found ourselves at Urahara's Shop with no memory of what happened. A scan on my device showed that there was no trace of the hollows though, so someone did complete my assignment."
"Interesting," Jushiro said. "Are you sure you don't have any idea of what happened in the memory blank-out?"
"Yes, none of us remembered anything, and there were no clues to what we did, as the only traces of spirit energy were in places that we remembered going to."
"Hmmm... Until we resolve this, just make your report vague and say the mission was completed. I think there's something fishy going on, but it's not a major concern at this moment."
"Okay, thank you Captain," Rukia smiled and exited the office while Ukitake shook his head and ignored the familiar sensation of missing something. If you ignored the feeling, it tended to go away.
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Yamamoto sighed and turned to a red-clad man after reviewing some disturbing footage.
"Send for Captain Ukitake at once!"
"Yes Head Captain Sir!" the messenger said as he took off as fast as he could.
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"And then I'm like, 'Maybe you should've thought of that before you-' HIC!" a sixth seat tumbled out of his chair and crashed into the floor in mid-story, making all his buddies laugh and hiccup wildly. The messenger allowed himself a brief smile before finding Captain Ukitake with Captain Kyoraku in a room at the back of the bar.
"Captain of Squad Thirteen, Head Captain Yamamoto requests an urgent meeting with you!" he announced in a kneeling position with one fist on the floor.
"So sudden without reason? But I guess it can't be helped."
"Yeah, the old man never was one for patience," Shunsui chimed in. Jushiro got the odd feeling he'd dismissed with Rukia Kuchiki earlier as he left and followed the messenger out of the bar to the first division in a quick flash-step. The old man was waiting for them when they arrived.
"I will get right to the point here," said Yamamoto, sparing no time for pleasantries. "Come and look at this footage." Ukitake nervously moved towards a screen that he himself had set up after first meeting Ichigo as the messenger took the hint and left, going back to the bar for different reasons. Yamamoto started it, and as the two men inside watched the "movie", Jushiro got paler and paler with every event shown, until the footage stopped. A black disc was ejected from the screen and he had a coughing fit.
"Head Captain, *cough* are you sure that those were-?"
"Yes. I believe this also explains your subordinate's incomplete report." A silence only interrupted by the occasional cough grew between the two captains as they gazed at the (now blank) screen directly connected to Ichigo's combat pass, which had recorded everything.
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For this fic, I think I'm going to make the captains do something with Isshin being alive and the potential risk of another hollow like that one. Any more ideas? Next chapter should be longer. Review on any corrections that need to be made as well as ideas.
Btw, this fic isn't my main one right now so it will be updated less frequently than Heart of the Family. I will update it though.