Bleach: A Tale Of Ice Cream And Hollows
BY
Alicia Maddox and Amber Cole

The breeze streamed through the trees and lifted the petals of the flowers in a spritely dance. Cherry blossoms filled the area with a sweet scent and fell to the ground like pink snow. Alicia and Amber were out for a shopping trip in Karakura Town with the Soul Reaper, Ichigo, in tow. Alicia and Amber were both exchange students from the USA, but they had another secret. The only other people who knew about it were the Soul Society and Ichigo-and his two younger sisters. They were both Soul Reapers and the high spiritual activity happening in Karakura Town forced them to come here. Old Man Yama (head captain of the Soul Society) said they needed to gain strength.
Alicia had known what her Bankai was for a while, but Amber had just learned hers and was still struggling with the pronunciation and remembering it's name.
"We should totally play a prank, or do something to Ichi!" Amber smirked at Alicia. Ichigo glared over at the two scheming girls with boredom. The Soul Society told him to keep an eye on the two girls that were going to be staying in an apartment down the street. Needless to say, he was still a little frustrated about it; especially when Alicia and Amber spoke English to each other.
"Like what? We totally should!" Alicia laughed at the idea of it.
"He's forced to watch us anyways, so it will make it all the more fun!" Alicia and Amber giggled.
"Okay….we should challenge him to a dual. Him against the two of us, and we can provoke him and that ego of his. It will be easy! Anndd," Amber waved her finger in the air, " if we win he has to take both of us out somewhere!"
"Let's do it! He's going to freak when he sees my Bankai….if he even sees it that is." Alicia grinned and turned around towards Ichi. Ichigo stopped and looked up.
"Now what do you want?" He sighed. The two schemers smiled at each other.
"We want to make a bet with you Kurosaki-sempai." Said Alicia. Ichi raised an eyebrow.
"Oh really? And just what kind of a bet would that be?"
"A dual. Me and Amber against you. And only you." Ichigo started.
"What?! What kind of a bet is that! That's not even fair. Two against one? Do you even know what your strategy will be?" Ichigo shook his head and crossed his arms, marveling at the stupidity of these two Americans.
"And besides, There's no way I'm fighting two inexperienced young ladies. What kind of a guy do you think I am?" He closed his eyes and turned away, preparing to continue walking. The two schemers snickered at him.
"We expected you to say that Sempai." Said Amber. "Or should I say….chicken?" Ichigo spun around.
"What!? Chicken? Why are you calling me that for?" Alicia walked up beside Amber.
"Aw come on Amber. Let's face it. Kurosaki-chicken is just afraid he'll get his ass kicked by a couple of "inexperienced" foreign girls. It's not worth it." Alicia winked. Ichigo, by this time, was getting indigent.
"Now hold on! I'm not afraid of you two. You think you can kick my ass? Well I'll kick yours so hard you won't be able to sit for a week!" At this, the two Americans laughed.
"I wonder what your Bankai looks like." Alicia rubbed her chin. Amber smirked.
"Probably not much. I wouldn't expect a lot from a substitute." Now Ichigo was getting mad. He stormed up to them and bent down to eye level, right in their faces.
"Hey! I'll have you know, my Bankai is huge! It could wipe out half this town if I wanted to." Unfazed, Amber went on.
"Are you sure you want to stand by that statement. After all, you know what they about Soul Reapers and big Bankais." That did it. Ichigo turned bright red and stepped back from the two. He raised a quivering finger in front of them.
"Alright you two brats!" He said through clenched teeth. "If you really want a dual, then you're gonna get one. Now name your terms."
"The terms are-" said Alicia stepping up to them, "If you win, then you can brag to all your friends that you took on two highly skilled foreigners and beat them all over Karakura Town with one arm tied behind your back. But if we win, then you have to take the both of us out on a date. And we decide where to go. Deal?" Ichigo looked shocked.
"A…a d-date? With you two?"
"CHICKEN!" Alicia and Amber shouted together. Ichigo raised his hands to quite them.
"Alright, ok! It's a deal." The two girls high fived each other.
"YES!"
Alicia and Amber pulled out two small objects that looked like Pez dispensers.
"Over the teeth, and through the gums, look out Chappy, here it comes." Said Alicia and popped a small green pill into her mouth. Amber did the same. And just like that, they left their bodies and were to be found in the spirit realm in their Soul Reaper form. Ichi took from his pocket the substitute badge that was given him and held it up to his chest. His soul left his body and he joined Amber and Alicia in the spirit realm.
"Ok, so who want's to go first." Said Ichi.
"I will" Alicia stepped forward.
"alright then. Prepare to get your ass kicked." Ichi took to the sky. Alicia followed after him. Amber stayed safely on the ground, knowing what was about to happen. Alicia gathered speed and overtook Ichi. They came to a stop high over the town. The sky was clear and blue. The sun was low in the sky, but it hadn't begun to set yet.
Alicia turned in the air to face him.
"Now prepare Ichigo! You've seen nothing like this before." Ichi smirked.
"Yeah right. Show me what you got." Alicia reached to her right and slowly pulled out her Zanpakuto. It was a standard weapon, but the sheath was a deep green and the hilt's wrappings were green also. The pommel of the sword was in the likeness of a golden dragon. She held the Zanpakuto sideways, with the blade facing her opponent. Alicia then slowly moved her sword evenly across her from right to left, keeping a steady speed.
"Raise your head over the horizon. Now Roar, RYU CHIKARA!" At once, the edges of the sword burst into bright green flames.
"Ugh…." Ichigo shielded his eyes from the brightness. The flames grew bigger and longer. They quickly began to take shape in front of him. Down below, Amber observed the light show, grinning to herself. Up above, the flames began to solidify into a recognizable form. Ichigo gasped at what he saw. A huge, bright green dragon was floating before him. It had no wings, as was typical for a Japanese dragon. It's main body was a bright, acid green and the under belly was of a lighter shade, with a tinge of yellow. It had spikes starting from the back of it's head, down it's back, and to the tip of it's tail, ending it a sharp, lethal barb. It's head was covered in a thick, dark green mane of feathers, and it's large round eyes were golden. Ichigo watched in awe as the dragon coiled it's long snake-like body around Alicia. It raised it's head high over hers. Ichi snapped out of it.
"BANK-" he began to shout, but the dragon had already opened it's mouth as if it were roaring. But no sound came from it. Instead, what Ichigo saw was what looked like heat waves coming from it's mouth and heading straight for him. Ichigo didn't have time to react. He was hit with the first wave.
"Ugh! What is this….?" He clutched his head. Another wave hit him.
"I…..I can't see….." Then Ichigo lost all consciousness upon the third wave and plummeted to the earth below.
"Well that didn't take long." Amber said to herself. The dragon disappeared and Alicia sheathed her sword. She then followed Ichi back down. Ichigo hit the asphalt with a tremendous crash, leaving a shallow crater in the road. Alicia landed beside him. Amber walked over to Ichi and poked him in the head.
"What did you do to him?" Alicia looked at the knocked out teen.
"My Bankai has the ability to produce subsonic waves that momentarily disrupt the electrical brain waves in it's target. Thus, causing my opponent to blackout for a few minutes. He'll wake up soon enough. At that moment, the slumbering substitute began to stir. He groaned, and opened one eye.
"What…..what the hell was that?" He grunted, as he sat up, rubbing his head. Alicia and Amber explained it to him. Ichi stood up and brushed himself off. He then turned to Alicia, a sheepish grin on his face.
"Well, I must admit. I'm impressed. I've never heard of a Bankai that could do that sort of thing. Very well, you guys win." Alicia and Amber both cheered.
"So were would you like to go?" He said. Alicia and Amber looked at each other. They smiled. Amber grabbed Ichi's left arm, and Alicia grabbed his right. They began to walk down the street.
"Uh, guys?" Said Ichigo.
"Guys…where are we going?...Guys? Hey!