Bleach: The Completed Hollow Saga
Summary: The battle in Hueco Mundo ended in a draw. Aizen is amassing greater forces, and Soul Society is doing likewise. But when strange hollows without holes start appearing and wreaking havoc on both sides, Ichigo and company must venture back into the realm of the Hollows...
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. If I did, this fic would be part of the series. And I would have more pressure on me to finish stuff.
The Start
(Just so you know, the beginning will stink. I've focused mostly on the climax, and I can't write anything that will do it justice.)
"So," Ichigo groaned, looking sleep-deprived. "What the HELL are we doing back here?"
The question wasn't exactly refined, but it worked. It had been just over a week since the infamous battle against Aizen. The party, including Nel Tu and Kenpachi, were all assembled in what Ichigo had dubbed "The Hat-And-Clogs Doom Cave". In other words, they were under Urahara Shoten. The only change about the place is that the shop had actually started selling candy. Which was a disaster at first: hundreds of people died from accidentally eating Soul Candy and a Gillian had eaten most of them. But that was mostly sorted out now. Or at least that was what Urahara told everyone.
"That's not what I asked." Ichigo growled. "I want to know why we have to go back there."
"Oh, you were unconscious, weren't you", Rangiku said out loud. She was replacing Orihime on this trip. They decided to keep her in a safe place while they were gone. Strangely enough, this place was Tessai's closet. "The R&D department found the source of those "filled" hollows. They seem to have a base in Hueco Mundo. We have to get in and take them out."
Everyone knew that this was serious. These new hollows were like puppets. Once they emerged, they completed their task. Even if they were destroyed in the process. When these hollows got their souls handed to them, a small bit of energy flew out of them. This was theorized to be what controlled them, but nobody knew what it was. The only thing that seemed to destroy a small amount of it was one of Uryu's Quincy arrows.
"'Kay then, is everyone here?", Urahara asked.
"Hey, I didn't get my question answered yet!" , a pissed-off Ichigo yelled.
"Too bad!" :D
Ichigo, Sado, Nel, and Kenpachi were all going. Uryu was the only Quincy on hand, so he had to go too. They also managed to force blackmail convince Renji and Ikkaku to come on this trip. In exchange, Soul Society demanded that Rukia return to normal duties. Altogether, they had 7 warriors, which Urahara said was lucky. So lucky that he shouldn't join them and mess up the luck.
"Now, is everyone happy?"
"Hell no" rang through the training grounds. Except for Nel. She had Ichigo, so she was fine.
"Too bad", the storekeeper responded cheerfully. "Now step in." As he said that, a garganta appeared next to him. He focused for a second, and the dimensional energy solidified into a pathway. "This garganta will take you directly to the source. Or rather, where the R&D people think it is. Mayuri is a bright fellow, but even he makes mistakes sometimes. So prepare to walk for a while."
"Hey, how did you learn to do this?" Kenpachi asked.
"Do what?" Kisuke asked.
"Y'know, the hollow rip-in-air thing"
Before he could have his question answered, the clog-wearing candy merchant pushed them all into the cavity between the worlds.
"...so, how CAN you do that, sir?" an inquisitive Tessai asked.
"Do you see my sandals?" Urahara asked. He then shattered them and vaporized the smooth finish with his spiritual pressure. "Make better ones with just the fragments of this pair, and I'll tell you."
"Yes sir!" Tessai grabbed the wood and started to fix the sandals. As he walked away, a hiding Jinta distinctly heard Kisuke mumble "Speaking of that, I need to learn how to repel female hollows. I wonder whether that Mayuri kid could help. He sounds like a nice guy..."
So, what do you think? This will get much better in a few chapters, because I am better at writing fight scenes that this stuff. Please Read & Review!