SailorStar9: After getting the prologue out, this is Chapter 1 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck, even the pairings aren't mine.

Chapter 1: Defend Karakura Town! Entire Appearance of the Shinigami

"He still has that monstrously heave Reiatsu." Ōmaeda winced.

"Feel free to run if you're scared, you coward." Suì-Fēng mocked.

"Still as strict as ever, Captain Suì-Fēng." Amagai joked weakly.

"I think it'd be smart to attack their leader first, don't you?" Iba suggested.

"No, Aizen's abilities are unique." Komamura replied. "We should defeat everyone else first so that we can give him our undivided attention."

"I wonder who's the strongest." Kyoraku mused. "Among these three Espada."

"That's a tough one." Ukitake admitted. "We'd have to ask Aizen."

"The real problem is that we can't assume Aizen's group will sit back and watch while we're dealing with his subordinates." Hitsugaya reminded.

"Yes." Matsumoto concurred.

"Everyone, stand back." Yamamoto stepped forward and revealed Ryūjin Jakka. "Reduce All Creation to Ash, Ryūjin Jakka!" he activated his Shikai.

"Get down, Ukitake!" Kyoraku warned and the two older Captains ducked as Yamamoto let loose a powerful blast of fire that charged towards the three former Captains and encircled them in a wall of fire.

"Jōkaku Enjō." Yamamoto's wall of fire kept the three ex-Captains out of the fight. "Even Aizen won't be able to escape this wall of flames for a while. So, let's make sure we finish the rest of them off."

"You're nuts, Captain-Commander." Ukitake gawked.

"You must be in a pretty bad mood, Yama-jii." Kyoraku teased

"It's kinda hot." Ichimaru remarked. "Captain-Commander sure went overboard, didn't he? What should we do, Captain Aizen? Now we won't be able to join in the fun."

"We do nothing." Aizen answered after a while. "The battle shall simply end without us having to lift a finger. That's all there is to it."

Omake: Substitute Shinigami Work Diary

Ichigo: (Turns from his study table when he hears Rukia trying her best to open his closet door) Hey, what are you doing?

Rukia: It's not my fault. Blame your closet for being so small.

Ichigo: (Eyes widen when he sees the doors budge out) What did you stuff in there? (Side door breaks down and Matsumoto's, Yumichika's and Renji's Gigais fall on him) What the hell?

Rukia: (Turns to the audience) They're the Gigais everyone asked me to take care of.

Ichigo: (Knocked out by Ikkaku's Gigai)

Rukia: (Presents Chappy drawing of Ichigo buried under the stored Gigais) The Shinigami Daiko can't say no to a request, even if they don't want to.

SailorStar9: In the next chapter, Baraggan takes over command since Aizen is trapped inside Yamamoto's fire prison. His first plan of action is to destroy the four pillars protecting Karakura Town, and he sends out four giant Hollows to do the job. Ikkaku, Yumichika, Kira and Hisagi each take one pillar, and after defeating the Hollows with ease, are respectively matched up against Choe Neng Poww, Charlotte Chuhlhourne, Avirama Redder, and Findor Calius, four of Baraggan's six Fraccións. Each is introduced to the other and the battle for Karakura Town begins.

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