Chapter 2: Premonition to a Nightmare
Karakura High School- The Next Day
The next day, Ichigo knew something was off. He was heading towards class, of course. By this time, Keigo would come running up to him, where Ichigo would clothesline him to the ground.
Maybe he is not feeling well, Ichigo said to himself and went inside the class.
To Ichigo's surprise, Tatsuki and Mizuiro were not in the classroom as well. Keigo, Tatsuki and Mizuiro were all not there. What was going here? Even the teacher wondered that as well. Ichigo went over to Orihime, Chad and Uryu asked about them.
They did not know about it as well. It was puzzling Ichigo, but could Aizen be behind it? Ichigo shook his head at the thought. He would go to Tatsuki's after school and check on her, just to be safe.
Ichigo would soon realize how wrong he really was.
Hueco Mundo
"What are they going to do to us?" Keigo asked, frantically.
They were in some kind of holding cell inside the Palace of Las Noches, waiting for their fate. The three waited for nearly hours since they were whisked away to Hueco Mundo.
"How the hell would I know?" Tatsuki replied angrily.
Tatsuki looked around and saw a small window with bars attached to it. It was to prevent them from escaping. Mizuiro watched Tatsuki as she tried to pry the bars off the window, but to no avail.
"Damn it!" Tatsuki swore as she fell to the ground.
"Are you all right, Tatsuki?" Keigo asked running up to her.
"I'm fine, you idiot!" Tatsuki replied, rubbing her hands.
"It's seems we can't get out of here," Mizuiro said.
Tatsuki growled.
The door to the cell opened to reveal two familiar figures: Argoyle and Ugoyle.
The three looked up at the two brothers.
"Come with me, you three," Argoyle demanded, "our master wishes to see you. Do not even try to escape. You won't leave Las Noches alive if you do."
The three did what they were told and started following them towards the throne room.
Karakura Town- Tatsuki's Apartment
Ichigo, Chad and Orihime were heading towards Tatsuki's Apartment. Ichigo was having a bad feeling about Tatsuki. He was hoping he was wrong about her and the others being with Aizen. As he approached her apartment, the Captain of the Tenth Division, Toshiro Hitsugaya was there. He had a serious look on his face.
It meant that it was a bad thing for Ichigo.
"Toshiro, what are you doing here?" Ichigo asked.
"It's Captain Hitsugaya!" Captain Hitsugaya replied in annoyance, "Anyway, I'm here because we have learned of another Garganta appearing near this area. It happened right after the Arrancar retreated."
"What? Are you sure? What about Tatsuki and the others?" Ichigo asked.
Toshiro shook his head, "That we are not sure about."
Ichigo growled in anger. Orihime was trying to hold back her tears. Chad was also feeling upset as well.
"What if they were kidnapped by Aizen? What would he gain from that?" Ichigo asked.
"He can manipulate his victims according to his will. He can even exploit his opponent's weakness and use that to his advantage," Toshiro explained.
Ichigo got even angrier. If Aizen did abduct Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro, then Aizen would pay...big time.
Hueco Mundo
Argoyle continued to walk towards the Throne Room in Las Noches with Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro behind him. Ugoyle was in the rear, just in case the prisoners tried anything funny. As they continued to walk, the three noticed other strange people looking at them. Others wanted to devour them. The two brothers kept them away from Aizen's present.
Finally, they made it towards the Throne Room. There were about eleven other strange people like Argoyle and Ugoyle. They approached the center of the room and looked up.
Aizen stared down at the prisoners as the two brothers bowed to Aizen before they went over towards four other Arrancar near the Espada.
"Welcome, Tatsuki Arisawa, Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima to The Palace of Las Noches. My name is Sosuke Aizen and these are my lieutenants, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen," he said, pointing at the two former Captains of Squads 3 and 9 respectively.
The three prisoners stared at the brown haired man, having no idea what they were doing here.
"I imagine you were all wondering why we brought you three here," a grin spread across his face as he continued.
"I have seen much potential in the three of you. I have also seen how those you call friends have neglected and have abandoned you."
"Neglected and abandoned? What are you talking about?" Tatsuki demanded.
"It's very simple. You see, your friends see you as being too weak to be anything but a burden if they told you the truth about the powers they have received and about the world you live in," Aizen said.
"People fear what is not normal. Your friends have abandoned you because you are different," Argoyle said to the three humans.
"Different? What do you mean?" Keigo asked.
"Argoyle means that you three may surpass them. They knew that if that was to happen, you would be...erased from your world," Aizen replied.
The three looked shocked and confused. Would Ichigo really kill them because they could get too powerful?
"Your potential is something I would hate to see go to waste," Aizen said, "I am going to make you three more powerful than you can ever imagine. In fact, I will train you for one month, it will not be easy, and it will be brutal. There is a possibility that all of you may die. Then, if should you survive the month, then I offer you a choice about whether you join my army or return to the World of the Living. I should warn you, if you decide to go back to the World of the Living, you may be killed as soon as you return."
Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro looked at each other. They knew he cannot be trusted, but part of them want that power he spoke of.
"They seem to have made their decision, Lord Aizen," Ulquiorra said as the three looked at Aizen again.
Aizen grinned, "Let's get started--I forgot, this part will be painful. It will only last an instant. Consider this as the price of power."
The three humans did not like what he just said. They suddenly saw the faces of Gin and the Arrancar brothers, Argoyle and Ugoyle. The three stared at them as they thrust their palms into their faces, sending the three humans flying across the room.
As they slowly got up, the air felt oddly thick and heavy like being in an isolated room with no windows.
Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro looked up and noticed something strange. There were chains attached to metal plates on their chests. Tatsuki followed the chains to their sources, a second her, Mizuiro and Keigo, hanging limply in the hands of Gin, Argoyle and Ugoyle.
"What's going on here?" Tatsuki said to herself, "It's some kind of nightmare!"
Aizen approached Gin, holding the second Tatsuki's limp body, "Would you do the honors, Gin."
Gin chuckled and pulled out his Zanpakuto and walked over to where he had a good shot at the three metal plates on the prisoners' chests.
"Shoot to kill, Shinso!"
Gin's blade shot out and impaled the metal discs on their chests. The discs shattered, leaving a hole in their chests. Soon, screams of pain filled the Palace of Las Noches, the Espada were watching before their eyes as they saw the transformations before them. White liquid poured out of their eyes, ears and nose. It covered their heads, formed and hardened into a monstrous mask.
Soon, the room was soon filled with roars coming from the trio. At that moment, the three humans, Tatsuki Arisawa, Keigo Asano, and Mizuiro Kojima were erased from existence as three new Hollows were born into existence.
Aizen said, still smirking, "Phase 1 is complete. We shall now proceed to Phase 2."
Chapter 2: END
Chapter 2.5:
It Will All Be Mine! -Aizen remix
Sosuke Aizen:
I was born to rule the world
All thanks to Kisuke Urahara
(Sosuke Aizen!)
But the power of the Hogyoku
Had more power than he could control
(Sosuke Aizen!)
Still he inspired these marvelous Arrancar,
Which Ichigo Kurosaki cannot harm.
(Sosuke Aizen!)
His friends, the ultimate weapon,
Will tell them Sosuke Aizen is back!
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There'll be world domination,
Complete obliteration
Of all who now defy me.
Let the universe prepare,
Soul Society beware,
You fools shall not deny me!
Now go, go, go, go!
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It will all be mine,
Power so divine
I'll tell the sun to shine
On only me!
It will all be mine,
Till the end of time
When this perfect crime
Makes history
Fellow Espada! This is our destiny!
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Listen up, my fellow Espada,
No excuses, and no more lies.
(Sosuke Aizen!)
You've heard my most ingenious plan,
I demand the ultimate prize
(Sosuke Aizen!)
Now bring me Kurosaki's girl
And bear witness as I speak
(Sosuke Aizen!)
I shall possess the awesome power
In Orihime Inoue's Abilities!
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There'll be world domination,
Complete obliteration
Of all who now defy me.
Let the universe prepare,
Soul Society beware,
You fools shall not deny me!
Now go, go, go, go!
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It will all be mine,
Power so divine
I'll tell the sun to shine
On only me!
It will all be mine,
Till the end of time
When this perfect crime
Makes history
Fellow Espada! This is our destiny!
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Keigo Asano:
You kept us in the dark,
About what was happening
And almost cut yourself off
from us
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Mizuiro Kojima:
So Ichigo, if you're
Looking for someone
To blame
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Tatsuki Arisawa:
You need only look into a mirror!
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Sosuke Aizen:
There'll be total devastation,
Pure annihilation
Or absolute surrender.
I'll have limitless power,
This is our finest hour
Now go, go, go, go!
Chapter 2.5: END Read and review!
The song It Will All Be Mine came from the Pokémon Live! CD (which I don't owned), but I changed some parts of the lyrics to fit Aizen's sinster plans!