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"Speech"

'Thought or Internal Speech'

Ichigo leaned against Kisuke Urahara's shop with his usual scowl on his face. Ichigo sported a black, white laced hoodie with white stripes on the right side of the hood reminiscent to the red stripes Ichigo had on his hollow mask, along with a white Quincy Cross on his shoulder. He also wore a pair of blue jeans with his normal shoes.

The Hybrid waited for the others to arrive at the Shop and he still had to sigh at that. He didn't want to put his friends in danger but he can't force them to not go, he himself had time to prepare for the past week and a half, maybe they did too.

'I had no breaks from training until I mastered everything I was taught. While during the Day I trained constantly with Urahara expanding my fighting experience, Stamina, Endurance, and Pain resistance.

During the Nights and early mornings I trained with Ryūken. His training was far more lucrative. He taught me how to manipulate Reishi and how to mold it. Ryūken also enhanced my perception and my reaction time by constantly shooting Heilig Pfeil(Holy Arrow) at me, forcing me to dodge. During that exercise we had an accident which awaked another latent ability certain Quincy had, which I got from my mother something Ryūken said was Blut(Blood Guise) and Blut Vene(Stilled Blood Guise) were I make my Reishi flow through my blood vessels and my body making me more protected then I normally would be, along with it possibly augmenting my strength. During that time Ryūken and I connected a bit, he told me stories of my mother and I told him how stupid my dad was, yeah we had a good time. Eventually Uryū sensed me at his place and confronted me on what I was doing there. Ryūken partially explained what I was doing saying I discovered my heritage and wanted to learn about it.

Uryū was curious why I didn't ask him for help and I gave him an abridged version on how I tried but couldn't find him which he accepted. After a bit of conversing Uryū and I were able to connect a bit, we didn't out right hate each other but weren't best buds either. It was more of a, we would help each other out if the other needed it.

After Ryūken's Quincy training I would sleep, I would let my body rest and I went into my Inner World to train with Ruby. She taught me how to fight with the Crescent Rose with better precision and how to use the recoil from the gun to help maneuver the large blade. Ruby also taught me her personal speed technique which I used in my fight with Urahara instinctively. Since Urahara or Ryūken have yet to teach me how to use the Shinigami or Quincy speed techniques that Ruby informed me about, she taught me her variant which leaves rose petals in her wake.

So with my training with Urahara, Ryūken and Ruby I believe I stand a decent chance against Soul Society. I just hope Orihime and Chad or up to the task, I already believe in Uryū's abilities.' Ichigo reminisced. The orange teen sighed as he ran a hand through his orange hair and impatiently tapped his foot off the Shop. Urahara sent him some kind of blood message in the middle of the night freaking Ichigo out for a few seconds before he realized Urahara was insane. After the message was received Ichigo got dressed left his house only to be confronted by his dad. 'Even if he could be a Shinigami there has to be reason he won't tell me, or he just forgot, but I don't think that's possible...So there's really no point in asking him, if he isn't ready to tell.' Ichigo mused.

Ichigo heard someone approaching and glanced to his left to see Chad walking in his direction.

"Hey, Chad." Ichigo voiced out as he waved to one of his friends.

"Ichigo." Chad replied with a nod as he sat on one of the boxes.

"Are you ready for this?" Ichigo asked.

"Of course, you weren't the only one training." Chad replied causing Ichigo to nod, hearing another pair of footsteps approaching. Ichigo turned to see Inoue walking their way.

"Wow, you guys got here fast." Inoue exclaimed.

"I couldn't sleep so I walked around, until I noticed the message Urahara-san sent." Chad voiced.

"Same here on the sleeping part, but I got the message thirty or so minutes ago." Ichigo muttered as he looked up into the sky. "I wonder where Ishida is, I heard he was coming along as well." Ichigo commented.

"I don't think he'll come." Chad said.

"Chad." Inoue chided.

"It's no big deal Inoue, he's better if he doesn't come…out of all of us Ishida is the most complex, and the most complex the person the weaker they are…If he didn't come maybe that would be better." Chad voiced, with Ichigo nodding in thought. But he knew Ishida would come if at the chance at kicking some Shinigami ass.

"Who did you say won't come?" A voice interrupted getting everyone's attention, they turned to see Ishida coming towards them in his usual Quincy outfit.

"Like I said before, I can't forgive myself for losing to those Shinigami, so I had to train. Since I said that then, won't stop until I win. For that to happen I'll go anywhere." Ishida voiced.

"Ishida, thank you." Inoue said while smiling at him.

"Y-you, you've misunderstood, this has nothing to do with Kuchiki, why can't you understand that?" Ishida stuttered out slightly flustered.

"I also want to see how strong I've become compared to you Kurosaki-san." Ishida said as he faced his relative.

Ichigo just looked at Ishida with wide eyes. "Ishida, d-did you walk all the way here wearing that weird clothing…you're very brave." Ichigo said.

"WHAT, how can you say it's weird!?" Ishida demanded.

"Well it's not weird per say…it's just…with the nerdy you look you have going on, then add that with that outfit, you just look like a super nerd or maybe a cospalyer." Ichigo defended himself.

"What the hell man, I worked hard on making this." Ishida muttered.

"Oh, everyone's here. That's great." Urahara announced.

"Where else would we be?" Ichigo sarcastically replied.

"Ichigo." Inoue chided out with a cute pout. Ichigo would admit it was cute, but Ruby's was cuter by a long shot.

"Come in and I'll explain how to go to the Soul Society. Now listen carefully or you guys might die before you arrive at Soul Society." Urahara said in a needless dramatic tone. The eccentric Shopkeeper led the group into his underground training room getting various reactions from the group, Inoue gushed over how cool it was, Chad looked indifferent, and Ishida looked intrigued.

"Okay everybody, please look over here, we're about to go!" Urahara announced as he snapped his fingers, as a large stone like door frame formed in the middle of the large training field.

"Come this is the door to Soul Society, Please listen carefully, I'll teach you the way to go through this door without dying." Urahara said seriously. Before he appeared behind Ichigo and poked his head with his cane forcing Ichigo's soul out of his body.

Revealing his Shinigami form, which was Black hakama pants, along with black bandage like wrappings around his abdomen and chest, with a crimson red cloak that reached his ankles and edges of the cloak at his feet where shredded, along with a hood attached to the cloak. Ichigo felt Crescent Rose in its compact form attached to his lower back and was hidden by his cloak.

"Oh my god, there are two Ichigo's now." Inoue said as she started poking Ichigo's human body.

"Why are you touching my body?" Ichigo questioned in a deadpanned voice.

"Oops, sorry." Inoue said as she backed away from it with a blush.

Ishida looked at Ichigo's attire and narrowed his eyes. "And you say my clothing is weird." The Quincy commented.

"What did you Say!" Ichigo demanded at the bespectacled teen.

"That you're a hypocrite." Ishida said with a smirk as he fixed his glasses.

"I did not chose this outfit, my Zanpaktuo did, and I think its fuckin badass!" Ichigo yelled as his forehead slammed into Ishida's.

"I won't comment on your outfit if you don't comment on mine…Red Riding hood." Ishida teased.

"You did not just call me that you four eyed asshole." Ichigo roared as he reached behind his back for his Crescent Rose only to be hit in the head by Urahara.

"Enough of that, this is my time so pay attention to me." Urahara said, Uryū smirked at Ichigo's discomfort only get whacked in the head too by Urahara.

"Now onto the door…This door is made by adding Reishihenankon to the top off the Sankaimon. And the use of Ketsugoufu to cover it up so it stays together." Urahara said.

"Reishihenankon? Are you sure you're not just making words up?" Ichigo questioned getting an annoyed stare from the Shopkeeper.

"Yes, I'm sure. As you know, the Soul Society is the world of souls. In order to go in there, you have to be a soul. But as you know the only person who can move as a soul is Kurosaki who is a Shinigami…For the others, even if their souls where separated from their body they'd still be linked through there chain of fate." Urahara informed.

"That's what the Reishihnakon is for, it will convert your physical bodies to that of a Spiritual one. " Urahara finished.

"Alright then, let's go!" Ichigo declared as he walked to the Door only to get jabbed in the side by Urahara.

"Ow, shit that hurt you ass." Ichigo mumbled out as he rubbed his aching side.

"The only problem with the Door is 'Time' you only have four minutes to get through the Door and into the Soul Society. Once the door closes, you will be locked forever in the Dangi." Urahara said seriously. "Plus inside the Dangi, in order to prevent enemies such as hollows from filling it us a being called the "Kouryū" which can stop souls from moving, just one foot caught in the Kouryū and you'll trapped there forever." Urahara finished.

"Then what should we do?" Inoue asked.

"Walk forward." A male voice replied, getting everyone's attention. Ichigo glanced around to until he looked down to see the Black cat that's been hanging around him for the past week.

"Yoruichi-san!" Inoue voiced in surprise.

"Didn't I say earlier, the heart and the soul are connected, what's important is how your heart thinks." Yoruichi said. Causing Ichigo's eye to twitch slightly not that anyone noticed, 'I don't care, what was I expecting from a cat that understood me…well I just hope she…or he I can't tell form the voice, can keep a secret.' Ichigo thought. "Only those who listen to it may follow me." Yoruichi finished.

Ichigo step forward. "What are you talking about, all of us here made the decision to and are determined to follow it." Ichigo declared.

"You should know Ichigo, if you lose there, you'll never return." Yoruichi said.

"Of course we Will win." Ichigo voiced. 'There is no room for failure.' Urahara and Tessai powered up the door way.

"Are you ready, the moment its open you guys will dash in there." Urahara said.

"Let's go!" Ichigo ordered as he, Chad, Ishida, Inoue and Yoruichi charged into the Dangi.

With the group gone Urahara deactivated the door. "Be careful, Kurosaki…it's all up to you now." Urahara said solemnly.

The group ran through the Dangi as the walls behind them started to collapse.

"It really caught up to us. The places we've been through are collapsing!" Uryū exclaimed as they ran through the Dangi trying to get to the exit.

"If you have time to look back and complain, you have time to run faster!" Yoruichi yelled back. "If you get caught by the Kouryū then it's all over!" the cat finished. But Ishida's cape got caught on the Dangi walls, causing Ichigo to turn back for him.

"Ishida, your trapped by your weird clothes." Ichigo yelled, but Ishida was too distracted to reply, Ichigo reached for his back to retrieve Crescent Rose only for Yoruichi to say that not to do that. Ichigo sighed before he disappeared in a swirl of rose petals and appeared next to Uryū then pulled him off the wall tearing the cape. Putting his cousin on his shoulder Ichigo used his personal speed technique to appear next to the group with Uryū on his shoulder.

"Let me down! I can run myself!" Uryū yelled but looked back to see something approaching them. "Um..guys, something's coming." Uryū informed.

"That's Seimichio, the janitor that comes out only every seven days." Yoruichi informed. "Hurry up, we're almost there!" Yoruichi yelled as the group approached the exit. Inoue used her powers to create a shield to protect the group from the Seimichio but the result created an explosion pushing everyone out of the Dangi.

The group landed on the ground in a daze except Ichigo who used Blut to protect himself.

"Is everyone alright?" Ichigo voiced out.

Ishida slowly got up holding his head. "Man, I really didn't think we'd be so pathetic…this is unexpected." He voiced before he pulled out another cape. "I didn't think I would have to use the backup cape so soon." Ishida muttered.

"This guy really brought a backup…what a weirdo." Ichigo said to himself.

"This is great no one got hurt!" Inoue announced only to get scratched by Yoruichi.

"What's so great about it, you're lucky you used the shield because if anything else was touched by the Seimichio you would have been died." Yoruichi chided.

"It's okay, we survived because of her." Ichigo said defending his friend. Yoruichi didn't reply as the dust around them dissipated allowing the group to see Soul Society.

"Is this Soul Society? What a shit hole." Ichigo deadpanned.

"This is the outskirts of Soul Society, this place is the poorest of the areas and most free, but at the same time houses most of the souls." Yoruichi explained.

"So that's where the Shinigami are located? Good." Ichigo asked as he pointed to the center of the Soul Society to see a city like area far better looking than the area they were in, before he sprinted towards that direction.

"You can just go in there! You'll die!" Yoruichi yelled, but it was too late as the walls came crashing down.

"It's been a long time since someone wanted to pass through without permission. I finally have something to do, I have to thank you Kid." A giant voiced as he pulled out a giant ax. The group tried to help only for Ichigo to stop them.

"Guys, I got this." Ichigo stated.

"Are you crazy Ichigo, this guy's a monster how are you going to fight him?" Ishida demanded.

"I'll show you…you know, the original plan was for me to recover for the ten days after I regained my powers, but in actuality I recovered that night after it happened…what do you think I did during the remaining time…I trained for nine days, With Urahara-san…and a few other people." Ichigo said as he slowly reached for his back and pulled out the compact version of the Crescent Rose, getting an eye twitch form Uryū and Yoruichi assuming that was all his Zanpaktuo was just a Red and Black rectangle box.

Quickly the Giant slammed his axe down onto Ichigo creating and explosion of dust blocking the group's view of Ichigo. When the dust cleared the group expected to see Ichigo hurt but what the saw surprised them.

Ichigo held the blade of the axe in one hand, but what no one saw where the faint vein pattern tracing the veins in his hands.

"You know, attacking before I was ready was impolite." Ichigo stated before he pushed the blade away with his hand. With his hand free Ichigo held onto the compact form of Crescent Rose with both of his hands and un-locked it allowing it to transform into its 'Gun form' then shot at the giant's axe's blade shattering it, which surprised everyone including Ichigo. 'Huh, it seems that with my Reishi manipulation training with Ryūken, improved my control and increasing the damage dealt by Crescent Rose's sniper shot...sweet.' Ichigo mused but quickly jumped up and fired Crescent Rose to launch himself back to avoid a hit from the Giant's second axe.

Ichigo looked at the axe dryly as he shot the second axe shattering it. "That was…incredibly easy." Ichigo muttered. "I defeated him in like four moves." Ichigo mused out loud. The orange haired teen watched as the giant started to cry over his broken axes.

"Um…I know it's strange to say…um, but I'm sorry for damaging your axe." Ichigo apologized dryly. "I shouldn't have broken your axe." The giant started to cry louder.

"You're such a good guy, I'm your foe but you still care for me." The giant balled out. "You're a great guy, with such a generous personality."

"Actually, I just wanted to sooth your sadness, you cried so bitterly." Ichigo deadpanned out.

"I'm not Crying like a baby because you broke my axe, I'm crying because I lost…I lost completely both as a fighter and a man. I've been the gate keeper for three hundred years, you are the first to defeat me with little effort…Go inside, I, Jidanbou grant you my permission to pass through the Hakudou Gate!" The Giant declared.

"Are you serious?!" Ichigo asked.

"Are you sure you can grant us passage?" Uryū questioned.

"Yes, your boss defeated me! A loser like me stands no chance against you." The Giant said.

"Did you say he was Boss? What nonsense!" Uryū yelled as he pointed to Ichigo.

"Take care of yourself. I don't know the reason why you want to go through. But the warriors inside are powerful guys." The Giant informed.

"I know." Ichigo replied.

"Then you better be prepared." Jidanbou said as he started to lift the Gate that was in the way. When The Gate was lifted, the Giant gasped when he saw who was behind it.

Ichigo looked at the figure and noticed he had white hair, pale skin with closed eyes. He also wore the same Haori Byakuya wore.

"Who is this guy?" Ichigo asked.

"The Captain of the Third division…Gin Ichimaru." The Giant stuttered out.

"Ah, ah, ah this is not allowed." The white haired man said before quicker than the eye could see Jidanbou's arm came flying off. Ichigo focused on Gin and noticed he was sheathing a blade. "That's too bad. You're the gatekeeper you're not supposed to open the gate." Gin continued.

"The Guardian opens the door when he loses its only natural!" The Giant replied.

"What are you talking about, you misunderstand even when the guardian loses, the guardian still won't open the door, because if the Guardian lost that would mean he was killed." Gin said as he prepared to kill Jidanbou. Before Gin could slash his Zanpaktuo at the Guardian his blade was stopped by a large curved silver blade with a larger red guard. Gin discreetly looked around to see that Ichigo had disappeared and all that was left was scattered rose petals. He glanced in front of him to see if Ichigo was the one holding the blade but to his surprise Ichigo wasn't in front of him.

"Hey, ass hole!" Ichigo announced getting Gin's attention. The Shinigami captain glanced backwards to see Ichigo holding a large pole-like staff that connected to the large blade blocking his. 'So he has a Scythe, what an interesting type of Zanpaktuo.' Gin mused. He also noticed Ichigo was holding the Scythe in a reverse grip with his back facing him. The two stood in a stalemate as Ichigo and Gin fought for dominance, with his leverage Ichigo was able to outlast Gin in holding Crescent Rose before he tried to Shunpo away, only for Ichigo to fire Crescent Rose using the recoil from its shot to quickly cut at Gin.

The blade was able to clip Gin's leg before he could escape and landed about 30 meters in front of Ichigo. Ichigo maneuvered his Crescent Rose in a complex movement as his held the large Sniper-Scythe horizontally behind his back with both his hands. "You know, we beat Jidanbou fair and square then you try and kill him, your own comrade…I'll rip you apart!" Ichigo declared as he spin Crescent Rose around and stabbed it into the ground while simultaneously aiming the large rife at Gin.

"You're an interesting guy." Gin commented. "Aren't you afraid of me?" Gin taunted as he readied himself. Ichigo just glared before he smirked, he pulled the scythe out of the ground and aimed the gun behind him.

"Ichigo quit messing around we have to retreat." Yoruichi ordered.

"I'm just getting started." Ichigo stated as he kept his eyes on the enemy.

"So you're Kurosaki Ichigo?" Gin asked.

"Yeah, you know me?" Ichigo questioned only for Gin to turn around.

"Of course, now I know to definitely not to let you pass." Gin said.

"Then why the hell are you walking away?" Ichigo demanded. "Are you planning on throwing that knife at me?" Ichigo taunted, but I knew that was the possible weapon that cut Jidanbou's arm off in an instant so he held onto the trigger too the Crescent Rose prepared to fire it just in case he needed to evade.

"It's not a knife…Shoot to Kill, Shinsō(God Spear)" Gin announced as he thrust his blade at Ichigo, then the blade extended and shot towards Ichigo at high speeds. Just as the blade was about to make contact with Ichigo he scattered in a cloud of rose petals as he shot Crescent Rose. Ichigo materialized a few feet to the left of the elongated blade. Then he charged at Gin while he dragged the scythe blade through the ground using the friction to make the blade extremely hot.

When he was in front of Gin and Ichigo fired a shot and used the recoil from the Crescent Rose to quickly slash at Gins chest. While this was happening, the Gate that Jidanbou was holding up closed trapping Ichigo in Serenity.

Gin retracted his blade before he stabbed at Ichigo again. Only for Ichigo to back flip then slash at Gin horizontally and maneuvered Crescent Rose behind his back before firing it, causing him to spin with the Scythe blade facing outward. Gin barely dodged but Ichigo let go of the Scythe with one hand and allowed the momentum to continue so he spun an extra time with an extended reach slicing the front of Gin's Haori.

Ichigo quickly lifted the Sniper-Scythe above his head and stabbed down at Gin, only for Gin to block the large blade with his small one. Ichigo smirked as he threw himself to Gin's side while holding onto His Zanpaktuo causing him to swing around Gin. Ichigo planted his feet on Gin's back and pulled, but Gin still tried to prevent the large blade from decapitating him. But Ichigo pulled the trigger mechanism firing the Crescent Rose giving Ichigo enough force to make Gin impale himself with his own blade.

The force of the recoil sent Ichigo into the air and allowed him to momentarily see the distracted Gin. He fired the Sniper-scythe again sending him flying towards Gin while also spinning in a deadly cyclone.

'It seems that I underestimated you Ichigo…you were such an interesting person, I can see why Aizen is intrigued by you, but I can tell that this isn't what he meant…I don't want to kill such a prodigious person such as you…I hope I can escape, so we can meet again, where we're both at our full strength.' Gin thought as he prepared to defend himself from Ichigo's attack but knew his stab wound would affect his defense.

Before Ichigo's attack made contact with Gin, he was stopped by several swords. Ichigo used one of the Shinigami reinforcements as a spring board and jumped as he fired a shot at the Shinigami's face. The recoil sent Ichigo and the Shinigami back. The Shinigami fell onto the other Shinigami while Ichigo stood perfectly fine.

Ichigo glanced around to see that Gin escaped and the Shinigami reinforcements were trying to help their wounded. The orange haired teen scowled before he too vanished, leaving blood red rose petals in his wake.

The Hybrid hid in the shadows of an alleys way as Shinigami passed. Ichigo pulled his crimson hood up and mustered all the will he could come up with and tried to force his Reiatsu into himself to blend in and not be seen. Ichigo glanced around before he realized something. "Uh, fuck…I have no idea where Rukia is." Ichigo groaned out.

'Do you have any ideas Ruby?' Ichigo asked Crescent Rose's spirit while scoping out the area. He may be brash but he wasn't stupid, he wouldn't want to fight the entire Shinigami army alone and blind.

'Umm…Why don't you ask someone?' Ruby replied in a cute voice.

"Yeah, I'll be sure to do that." Ichigo deadpanned only for Ruby to materialize next to him and glare at him, which in itself was adorable.

"No Ichigo-kun, that's not what I meant…I meant, interrogate some Shinigami." Ruby said as she appeared next to Ichigo to whisper the last part which was redundant since she can choose who could see her.

"I'm not the interrogating type." Ichigo stated. He wasn't the type of person who tortures people for anything.

"What, no, no, no ,no, that's not what I meant, I was thinking you grab someone ask them, if they don't know, knock them out." Ruby corrected herself. Ichigo gave her a look before he sighed. He really couldn't say no to her.

"Fine." Ichigo muttered out getting a megawatt smile from the black and red themed girl.

"Oh I have the greatest idea, I play the bad cop and you play the good cop, it will work wonders…I'll be like 'Tell us what we want to know' and they'll be like 'please don't hurt me, I can't be in the presence of your awesomeness.' And then I'll be like 'Then tell me.' then the Shinigami will tell us everything. then…." Ruby animatedly talked, only to get her mouth covered by Ichigo's hand, making her look at Ichigo with her silver eyes.

"One, they can't see you so that won't work, and two…I'm always the bad cop." Ichigo informed getting an adorable pout from the Scythe spirit. Ichigo learned a few days ago that Ruby goes on these random rants sometimes and the best thing to do is roll with it.

Ichigo hid at the edge of the alley way, as a Shinigami walked by he quickly covered the Shinigami's mouth and dragged him into alley way and roughly pushed him against the wall.

"Tell me…where is Rukia Kuchiki being held?" Ichigo demanded.

"I-I don't know." The Shinigami stuttered out, causing Ichigo to scowl before head butting the Shinigami, knocking the Shinigami out in the process and tossed him deeper into the alley.

Ichigo repeated the process at least five more times, each time he got more aggravated by the minute. The Orange haired teen pulled another Shinigami into the alley and noticed it was a short girl.

"Tell me where Rukia Kuchiki is being held?" Ichigo demanded.

"W-why do you want to know?" The girl replied.

"So I can save her, of course." Ichigo said, getting slight widened eyes from her.

"Are, are you Ichigo Kurosaki?" the girl asked.

"You know me or something?" Ichigo questioned.

"Of you, you're the human the stole Rukia's powers, now she's going to be executed because of you!" The short girl exclaimed only for Ichigo to cover her mouth to prevent anyone from hearing her.

"You obviously have the wrong story…I didn't take Rukia's powers, she gave them to me…to save me, and my family…One night a hollow attacked her and wounded her…she, along with my family and I would have died, but she sacrificed her powers just to save us when she could have easily ran…" Ichigo informed, causing the girls eyes to widen before the downcast. 'Oh boy, Yelling and demanding is not going to help…I'll have to be nice, alright Ichigo just imagine she's Karin or Yuzu…or Ruby.' Ichigo thought.

"Look…I'll remove my hand if you promise not to yell alight." Ichigo asked in a caring voice causing the girl to nod, Ichigo solely removed his hand.

"So, can you help me?" Ichigo asked in a low voice making sure no one heard.

"A-alright, I-I'll help…but I won't fight anyone." The girl voiced.

"Fine I'm more of a fighter anyway… shouldn't you introduced yourself then?" Ichigo asked.

"I'm the fifth division lieutenant, Momo Hinamori." Momo introduced herself and Ichigo nodded forcing himself to remember her name. 'So she's a lieutenant like Renji, be ready Ruby just in case she turns on us.' Ichigo internally voiced and he felt her agreement.

"Then let's go Momo-san, we shouldn't stay here longer then we have to." Ichigo informed getting a nod from the girl.

The Shinigami lieutenant lead Ichigo through Serenity but a large explosion in the sky got there attention as several fragments split in different directions.

"Are these friends of yours, Ichigo-san?" Momo questioned.

"I sure hope not, if they are then they just ruined my day." Ichigo commented dryly as an alarm all over serenity activated.

"Come on, with all the Shinigami an alert we won't be able to save Rukia or at least it will be incredibly difficult task." Ichigo ushered getting a nod form the short girl. While they were walking Momo informed Ichigo on Serenity and its systems but the two eventually came across a crash site of one of the fragments. The crash site was a large crater made out of sand for some weird reason.

Ichigo noticed two strange looking Shinigami tying up a man in a bandana. 'Hmm…If my friends came in with that explosion, then he must be with them…I guess I'll help him out.' Ichigo thought as he glanced at the nervous Shinigami at his side.

"Go hide. I'll take care of these guys." Ichigo whispered to Momo, and the small Shinigami nodded before using Shunpo to hide in an alley. With Momo gone Ichigo pulled his crimson hood over his head and slowly walked towards the two Shinigami.

The bald Shinigami saw him then grabbed his sword and started dancing like an idiot. Ichigo's step faltered when he saw the Shinigami's blatant stupidity. But he continued forward.

"This one's mine Yumichika, with the last one I barley felt anything…" The bald one said before he faced Ichigo who face was shadowed by the red hood. "Hey, I have a question, why don't you run away, obviously you cans sense our power…This guy over here tried to run, so if you're smart then you should run too." The bald guy taunted, causing Ichigo to sweatdrop mostly because he was stupidly dancing while he was talking with a straight face.

'Do I really need to fight a guy this pathetic? I really don't want to stain Ruby with this guy.' Ichigo thought and he could feel Ruby agreeing with him. She wouldn't want to be used to fight this idiot.

Ikkaku got fed up with the Red Riding hood knock off standing there and ignoring him so he charged with his Zanpaktuo. Ikkaku crossed the distance and quickly bisected the hooded figure easily causing him to frown at such an easy kill. But his eyes widened when the two halves of the figure disappeared into rose petals. Ikkaku's danger sense went off making him jump back avoiding a volley of Black and red outlined arrows.

Ikkaku looked around only to see the Red hooded figure standing on one of the structures holding a black bow with a glowing red outline. 'From what Ruby, explained my Quincy and Hollow powers merged…so my Quincy powers have Hollow properties.' Ichigo mused as he aimed the glowing bow at Ikkaku and pulled back the spirit string and let go launching a Heilig Pfeil(Holy Arrow) or maybe a Un-holy arrow at the Shinigami, puncturing his leg. Ichigo disappeared again in a cloud of rose petals and appeared on an opposite building then launched several more arrows at the Shinigami hitting non-vital areas. Ichigo wanted to save Rukia not kill a bunch of Shinigami.

With Ikkaku incapacitated, Ichigo appeared behind Yumichika and hit him really hard in the back of the head knocking him out. Ichigo turned to face Ganju and pulled his hood down, shocking Ganju with his close resemblance with Kaien his dead brother. Ichigo untied the man and helped him up.

"Man, you really got your ass kicked by those idiots…what does that say about you." Ichigo commented. Ganju would have insulted him back but he was in too much shock.

"Okay dude, you're really starting to creep me the hell out now." Ichigo voiced as he slowly backed away, but was hugged by the dude. "I know I saved you, but I'm really uncomfortable with this…I think I need an adult." Ichigo announced as tried to push the guy off him.

"Don't worry, Kaien's reincarnation! Your safe in your brothers arms!" Ganju yelled as he hugged Ichigo.

"Will…you…get…off!" Ichigo ordered as he punched the guy in the face sending him flying. Ganju quickly stood up and had tears in his eyes.

"Yes, you're not a pansy…I'm so happy, we can fight like we used to." Ganju announced.

'This is what happens when I save someone, they're an insane person…woop de fuckin do.' Ichigo thought depressingly.

"It's safe to come out now!" Ichigo announced and after a few seconds Momo Shunpo'ed to Ichigo's side. "Huh, you didn't run away…that's actually a nice surprise." Ichigo said only to be pulled away from Momo by Ganju, who placed himself in front of Ichigo trying to protect him, very poorly if he might add.

"What are you doing?" Ichigo asked in a deadpan as Ganju was trying to be some sort of body shield.

"I'm protecting you from this Shinigami. I won't let them kill you again." Ganju declared, only to be pushed uncaringly out of the way by Ichigo.

"Yeah thanks, but no thanks…Bye, bye." Ichigo announced as he and Momo were walking quickly away from the crazy man.

"Hey wait up!" Ganju yelled as he ran to catch up with Ichigo.

"This guy's weird." Momo whispered to Ichigo.

"You're telling me, you weren't hugged by him." Ichigo complained with a shudder, only to get a sympathetic pat on the back from Momo.

"I'm here for you." Momo voiced, causing the two to laugh.

"Where do you think we should go? I don't want to get attacked by every Shinigami here that would be insane." Ichigo asked to his 'Hostage'.

"Why don't we travel through the sewer system?" Momo suggested with a smile. 'I-I can't explain it…When I as with Aizen I always felt safe, but now I feel protected when I'm with Ichigo, like it feels natural to him, when I look back it seemed more forced with Azien…maybe because he's a Captain and supposed to help me, but I feel Ichigo would help me out of genuine kindness.' Momo thought as she glanced at her left to see Ichigo walking with her.

"Sure." Ichigo muttered, as soon as he said that Momo grabbed his hand and dragged Ichigo to the nearest Sewer entrance, with Ganju following.

While the three where walking through the sewer Momo glanced at Ichigo, "Hey Ichigo-san, I've been wondering. When you fought Ikkaku what was that ability you used, was it your Zanpaktuo?" Momo questioned.

Ichigo looked like he was going to say something important but asked. "Who the hell Is Ikkaku?".

"O-oh that was the bald guy you fought earlier, the one that did the weird dance." Momo informed.

"Huh? Is that so…whatever, no I didn't use my Zanpaktuo against that idiot…Ruby would never forgive me if I used her for such a moronic opponent." Ichigo stated and he scowled at the smell of the sewer.

"Ruby? That's a strange name for a Zanpaktuo." Momo said.

"That's just her nick name." Ichigo informed.

"Oh, that makes sense…" Momo said before she held her Zanpaktuo close to her chest. "Tobiume and I also have a close relationship, but I never gave her a nick name…do you think she'll be mad with me?" Momo questioned.

"Of course not, I myself find it pretty hard to be mad at you." Ichigo commented trying to lighten her mood, he was to focused looking forward to miss the slight blush on Momo's cheeks. "So, if you're a lieutenant do you specialize in something?" Ichigo questioned curiously.

"Yeah, I specialize in Kidō." Momo informed. 'Huh, Kidō the stuff Rukia used.' Ichigo thought.

"That's pretty cool." Ichigo informed as they eventually found the exit to the sewer. The trio exited the sewer to see a large staircase with Momo leading. 'Ichigo-kun, there someone a head of us…I think it wants to fight.' Ichigo heard Ruby say. Before Momo could walk any further Ichigo put a hand on her shoulder stopping her.

"What is it, what's wrong?" Momo questioned.

"You and the weird guy go and hide, there's someone at least your level ahead and I don't want you to get in trouble for being seen near me." Ichigo voiced as he reached behind his back and waited for the Shinigami to reveal himself.

'Are you ready, Ruby?' Ichigo asked his Zanpaktuo spirit.

'Oh yeah!' Ruby replied getting a smirk from the orange haired teen.

"Long time no see." A familiar voice announced, causing Ichigo to narrow his eyes.

"Heh, Renji Abarai." Ichigo replied.

"I'm surprised really, I thought you had been killed by Captain Kuchiki's attack, I don't know how you survived, but it's impressive which is worth complimenting." Renji voiced. "But this ends here, I swore that I would kill the person who stole Rukia's power, killing you should give her, her power back." Renji finished.

"That's funny, earlier you wanted to kill her…but if you want to fight. Then you got one." Ichigo announced as he pulled out Crescent Rose and rested it on his shoulder allowing it to un-fold into its Scythe-form. Momo's and Ganju's eyes went wide at the scythe's menacing appearance.

Ichigo vanished leaving a swirl of rose petals behind. Renji looked around cautiously, but the whistling sound of a blade cutting through air caused him to quickly duck what would have been a deadly slash from Ichigo's large Scythe.

"I'm sorta glad you dodged that, if you died that easy…what would that say about me." Ichigo taunted causing Renji to glare at him.

"You may have surprised me, but you won't win." Renji stated as he readied his blade. But Renji was forced to evade several slashes from Ichigo as he swung his large Scythe. Ichigo grinned as Renji was on the defensive.

"You think just because you have a new Zanpaktuo that you'll defeat me…Howl, Zabimaru(Snake Tail)" Renji yelled as his sword shifted to a large segmented blade. Renji wiped the blade at Ichigo at blinding speeds causing Ichigo to use Crescent Rose to shield himself. The red-headed Shinigami watched in some satisfaction as Ichigo was thrown back, but frowned when Ichigo stabbed his Scythe into the ground stopping himself.

With the scythe embedded into the ground Ichigo stood on top of the scythe handle and watched as Renji retract the large segmented blade.

"Huh, you actually survived that one." Renji said in surprise as Ichigo survived his attack. Before he narrowed his eyes and whipped the segmented sword at Ichigo again. Ichigo twisted himself until he laid parallel with the scythe and had his feet on the counter balance for scythe and fired.

The condensed spiritual energy hit Renji in the chest sending him back while also sending the Ichigo and the Scythe back evading the whip-like sword. Ichigo noticed Renji was stunned by the shot and charged at him holding Crescent Rose in one hand. Before Ichigo reached Renji, the red-headed Shinigami flared his Reiatsu causing Ichigo's step to falter slightly but charged again.

Renji stood up and glare defiantly at Ichigo before he whipped his blade at Ichigo a third time but Ichigo was ready for it and shot his Crescent Rose using the recoil from the Sniper-Scythe, Ichigo had enough strength the slash at Renji's Zanpaktuo and knock it off target. With Renji no longer being defended by his weapon Ichigo charged again but Renji was able to recall his blade and blocked Ichigo's attack causing the two to clash in a stalemate.

"Idiot, you really want to save Rukia." Renji voiced.

"I don't 'want to save her' I have to save her." Ichigo announced but Renji got increasingly mad.

"SHUT UP!" Renji yelled as he mustered all his strength to push Ichigo's blade off him. "It's your fault she lost her powers, and it's your fault she's getting executed!" Renji raved as he slashed madly ay Ichigo but in his unstable state Ichigo was able to read his sloppy strikes.

"I know that, that's why I have to rescue her!" Ichigo announced as he readied himself as Renji's sword shifted back to its segmented shape. Renji whipped his sword-whip blindly at Ichigo. But every time the blade was about to make contact with Ichigo he disappeared in a storm of rose petals. Ichigo appeared a few feet in front of Renji and gave him an angry glare. The Crescent Rose shifted its blade from pointing inward to pointing outward and the blade started to glow a luminescent red.

Ichigo swung the Scythe diagonally launching a Red Crescent wave with a black outline towards Renji. Renji tried to defend himself with his sword but it shattered on contact with the condensed spiritual energy and the attack cut Renji injuring him gravely.

Ichigo watched as Renji collapse on his knees and tried to crawl to him. "Please…I can't fight Captain Kuichki, I can't save Rukia, Kurosaki I know I'm being shameless for this but I have to ask, but please save Rukia." Renji begged.

"I will." Ichigo voiced as Renji collapsed. Ichigo collapsed his Crescent Rose and attached it to his waist hidden under his cloak. Momo and Ganju came out from their hiding place.

"I-is Renji going to be alright?" Momo asked sadly as she looked at Renji's fallen form.

Ichigo closed his eyes and nodded. "I Think so." Ichigo stated.

'Ichigo-kun, I sense several more Shinigami approaching…we should really leave.' Ruby voiced causing Ichigo to scowl.

"Come on, we better hide." Ichigo said getting the other two's attention.

"We can't just leave him here!" Momo announced causing Ichigo to give her a reassuring look.

"Trust me, Ruby said she was able to sense several Shinigami approaching our location, they'll discover Renji and give him the help he needs alight." Ichigo informed getting wide eyes from Ganju and a hesitant nod from the lieutenant. "Now let's go." Ichigo announced as the returned to the sewer.