Sun Rising, Moon Setting
Chapter 1: HE'S BACK!
Recap: Ichigo has been introduced to Xcution. Let's find out what kind of pain he's going to be giving them.
Helping Ichigo get his Fullbring wasn't the best of ideas, as Xcution discovered less then 42 hours into training the man.
He BLEW UP THEIR BAR. Now one of them was without a job and they were now without a hideout!
"Well, at least we know he's got the power."
Riruka looked back at the bar's smoking ruins.
"Too much, if you ask me."
Still, his Fullbring (which was developing too quickly for them to classify) was powerful.
TOO powerful, if the bar was any indication.
But that was the last thing on the mind of Nemo, alias Naoto Toyoda.
'He's started to remember. Once he gets in contact with Zangetsu and Shirayuki, the pain will be unleashed. And I'll be recording every second of it!'
The hidden 11th Seat cackled lightly as he watched Yukio Hans Vorarlberna put Ichigo and Ginjo into one of his 'chat-rooms' using his Fullbring, Invaders Must Die. (AN: Which is, coincidentally, the title of a Duke Nukem Forever trailer track)
His spirit phone started ringing, and the hidden shinigami picked it up and answered it in Russian, which none of them knew.
"Nemo."
On the other end, Tatsuki Arisawa groaned in annoyance.
"Russian again?"
"Not my fault that it's a language they don't understand."
Tatsuki chuckled on the other end as the man switched to Japanese.
"True. How's Ichigo?"
"He's remembering. By the end of the week, if not sooner, he'll be back in black and kicking everyone's asses once more."
"Make it sooner. I'm getting tired of lying to him."
Nemo scoffed.
"And I'm getting tired of checking up on Lieutenant Kuchiki and seeing that she haven't woken up."
"Oh, she's up. And she's PISSED."
Nemo looked back at the idiots of Xcution and smirked.
"Pain is in our future. And we're not going to be the ones feeling it."
When Rukia would finally come down there, there would be pain.
About 80 fucktons of it!
72 hours later
To say that Plan D was now completely falling apart was an understatement.
Ichigo's Fullbring was fully matured, and now he was trying to kill Tsukishima.
And he was getting VERY close to doing so.
"Son of a BITCH!"
Let's take a look at their respective wounds, shall we?
Ichigo: unhurt.
Tsukishima: MISSING AN ARM. (AN: Manga, not anime)
'Holy FUCK! He's a goddamn powerhouse!'
Watching the whole thing was Nemo, who stayed in the shadows, in his gigai.
'Come on, Captain. Wake up.'
Ginjo impaled Ginjo as the elder ex-Substitute kept Tsukishima from killing Ichigo.
This, of course, removed any effect Tsukishima's Fullbring had on Ginjo.
"Nemo-san?"
He looked over his shoulder to see the Kurosaki twins, Homura and Shizuku.
"It's almost time. In a moment or so, Captain Kurosaki will regain his shinigami powers. Until then, we have to defend him."
"We've got a problem, Nemo-san."
"Oh?"
Then they saw the problem: Uryū.
"Shit."
Nemo materialized his blade.
"I'll handle Ginjo. You keep the sociopath busy."
He shunpo'ed into the fight, just as Ginjo got back up behind Ichigo and stabbed him.
"Oh, Naoto. You're here to finish the job?"
"No."
He pointed the blade at Ginjo.
"Hado 73: Sōren Sōkatsui!"
While surprised, Ginjo dodged the twin beams of death with ease.
"What the fuck, man?! I thought-"
"I lied. My name's not Naoto Toyoda. It's Nemo."
Ginjo knew little about the Gotai 14, but he knew about the not-shinigami.
"Well, fuck. The ultra-loyal 11th Seat saves his Captain's ass."
Nemo removed his limiters, destroying the gigai and unleashing all of his powers.
"Son of a bitch. You ARE a freak of nature."
Nemo ignored the comment and looked at his CO. Ichigo not access his power, but he was staring at the hilt of a sword.
It was the hilt of his copy of Sode no Shirayuki.
"Pick up the blade, sir!"
Ichigo snapped out of it and reached for the hilt.
"Fuck that!"
Nemo tilted the blade downwards.
"Bakudo 81: Dankū!"
A barrier appeared in front of the Fullbringer, stopping his blade from making contact with anything. "Fuck!"
At that moment, Ichigo gripped onto the blade.
'About time you woke up.'
'Huh?'
Unknown location
Ichigo woke up on the side of a building.
He felt...safe.
"What the hell?"
"About time you woke up, King."
Ichigo faced what looked like an albino version of himself.
"I've been waiting and waiting! 17 fucking months, King! And now you wake up! About time!"
He tossed a massive sword at Ichigo, who caught it with seemingly practiced ease.
"Looks like you don't need much, King. Get your ass out of here and kick theirs."
Ichigo's vision faded to black, and he returned to the waking world in a tower of blue light.
"JESUS H. CHRIST!"
Ginjo and Nemo were blown away, and Ichigo left his body for the first time since he took out Aizen. And that was when Nemo started freaking out.
"HOLY SHIT! I thought that thing was evil looking before! Now-"
Ichigo looked at his sword, memories once denied to him returning with clarity.
And Nemo was right: Zangetsu had transformed from khyber knife from hell to trench knife from hell.
And Ichigo got the feeling that he couldn't seal it anymore.
"What the fuck?!"
Ichigo looked at Ginjo, then narrowed his eyes.
"I thought you lost your powers!"
Ichigo scoffed.
"The only way I can lose them is if Rukia loses them, too. And we're not doing that any time soon."
Ginjo snarled, then noticed problem number two: a second sword on Ichigo's right hip.
"Wait, I thought shinigami were only supposed to have ONE zanpakutō!"
"That's normally right!" Ginjo turned to face a Senkaimon opening behind him.
Out of it came Gin Ichimaru, Yoruichi Shihoin, Kenpachi Zaraki, Byakuya Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Ikkaku Madarame, Toshiro Hitsugaya, and, most importantly, Rukia Kuchiki.
And Rukia was PISSED.
And she had another Zangetsu with her.
"What the fuck?! When the hell did-"
"Ichigo and Rukia are linked, asshole."
Ginjo looked at Ikkaku, who had Hōzukimaru in shikai.
"He kicked my ass 2 years ago. And using BOTH of those zanpakutōs!"
Gin took over for him.
"She gave him her powers, see? And when Shirayuki told him her name, a link was forged. You can't take out one without taking out the other, and those two are almost unstoppable alone. Together? Forget about it!"
Ginjo paled as he realized that he made a BIG mistake.
'Tsukishima! Where are you?!'
The aforementioned sociopath was then launched toward him, landing on his face close by.
"Where the hell have you been?!"
Tsukishima tilted his head to the side and looked at Ginjo.
"Dealing with a pair of demented twins."
And then the aforementioned demented twins teleported in.
"Homura! Shizuku!" Both looked at Ichigo and smiled.
"Hello, tou-san."
Ginjo was getting tired of being confused.
So he decided that killing Ichigo was the best option.
Not his wisest choice.
Rukia shunpo'ed in front of him, her copy of Zangetsu drawn.
She parried his strike, then kicked him away.
Tsukishima, who was getting up, was then knocked on his ass once more as his oldest friend (and perhaps gay lover: the author's kind of clueless as to HOW the relationship between those two works) barreled into him.
"Ow..."
"No one gets to touch Ichigo. GOT IT?!"
Ichigo blinked as he looked at Rukia.
She was the girl in his dreams.
The one he fell in love with.
"It's about damn time you woke up, Ichigo."
Before Rukia could kiss and/or slap Ichigo, though...
"Ahem."
They looked at Nemo, blushing and remembering they were not alone.
"As much as I don't want to ruin the romantic moment, Lieutenant, as you recall, I took Captain Kurosaki's Zangetsu and replaced it with yours. He kind of needs it back."
Rukia looked at the blade.
"Right."
Ichigo gave her the copy while he took the original.
'It's good to be back.'
Ichigo chuckled at Zangetsu's declaration.
'Damn right it is.'
"Rukia, could you stand back? This asshole and I have a few things we need to talk about."
Read that as 'get the hell out of my way, because that guy's gonna die!' if you want.
Either way, Ginjo realized that Ichigo was going to kick his ass and reengaged.
Ichigo blocked Ginjo's canon-overpowered strike with Zangetsu.
However, Ginjo looked at the hilt of the trench knife from hell and gaped.
Ichigo was holding him back.
With ONE HAND on the blade.
'Well, fuck.'
Then Ichigo put TWO hands on the blade and swung. It there was a fighter in the air over Naruki that night, they'd've seen a man go flying at mach 2 at about 8000 feet before crashing near a privately owned mansion.
"What the hell? Did he use a fucking Getsuga Tensho or something?!"
"No."
Ginjo looked up to see Ichigo standing nearby.
'Holy FUCK, he's fast!'
"That was just the air pressure from my sword. Aizen made the same mistake during our last fight."
You can all guess the thought going through Ginjo's mind.
If not, then this is what he was thinking.
'Uh-oh.'
Simple, to the point and very subtle.
'Oh fuckie do' would have been a much better choice. It was more descriptive.
Ginjo stood up, ready to defend himself.
But Ichigo simply channeled his power into the blade.
"Getsuga..."
Ginjo silently screamed in horror.
He could not feel Ichigo's insane reiatsu, but he could see it.
"TENSHO!"
The blue wave of deadly energy soared past Ginjo's head, destroying half the mansion and dispersing a large number of clouds above them.
It failed, however, to lop Ginjo's head from his shoulders.
He would, however, be needing a new pair of pants.
"Sorry about that. I'm not of practice, so I missed."
Ginjo, (quite literally) scared shitless, didn't answer.
'He MISSED?! That was pretty damn close!'
All hail Sniper Ichigo.
Ginjo decided to GTFORFN.
The acronym stands for Get the Fuck Out, Right Fucking Now, in case you needed to have that cleared up.
Or Frak and Fraking.
Depends on whether you're from the 12 Colonies of Kobol or not.
And Ginjo did just that.
He ran. (LONDO: He ran so far away AUTHOR: Get the hell of my computer, Londo!)
Screaming.
For his long dead mother, no less.
"FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK-"
A hand gripped onto his shoulder.
Rukia was there, and she did not look happy.
"Not happening, asshole."
If you've watched Star Trek II, then the voices of Chekov and Kirk are going through your mind.
If not, I'm making them. (Chekov: Torpedoes ready, sir! Kirk: FIRE!)
Ginjo was sent flying through the air, this time at Mach 3.
Toward Ichigo's waiting blade.
'Son of a bitch! BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK, BLOCK-'
Ginjo kind of sounds like a chicken there, if you think about it.
In any case, he used Cross of Scaffold to save his unworthy ass from the evilness that was Zangetsu's second shikai form.
However, Ichigo had two swords.
And now he was about to use the second one.
"Dance-"
Ichigo drew the blade and it transformed into a blade barely a foot shorter then he was tall, much like the second version of Tensa Zangetsu.
"Sode no Shirayuki!"
Oh, Ginjo was so FUCKED.
Ginjo backed away, but that was not going to save him.
Ichigo took up a stance.
"Some no Mai: Tsukishiro!"
Those words did not bring comfort to Ginjo's mind.
Then he was frozen in a tower of ice.
"There. That should hold him."
Guess again, Ichigo.
Ginjo's raw reiatsu destroyed the pillar, allowing him to escape. He was frozen AND pissed.
'Holy FUCK, that was cold!'
Too bad it wasn't Hokkyoku Sode no Shirayuki. Then Ginjo would be a human popsicle.
"Son of a bitch. You are EVIL."
"His reiatsu is what's evil, not the techniques."
He looked behind him to see Rukia, both blades in hand and in shikai.
"Just fucking great: I'm fighting two people with the same powers, only one's shorter then the other."
Worst mistake of the fight, Substitute Dumbass.
That comment pissed off both Ichigo AND Rukia.
In case you haven't noticed, they playfully insult one another.
And the only ones who get to use the nicknames without risking bodily harm are Ichigo and Rukia. "Getsuga Tensho!"
They're pissed off, Ginjo.
Enjoy your pain.
The two Getsugas met their marks, exploding in a flash of gray light.
Ichigo shunpo'ed to Rukia's side. He grabbed her cheek, momentarily letting his Shirayuki dangle from from the ribbon wrapped his left arm.
"I missed you. You literally invaded my dreams."
He smiled for the first time in over a year.
"Not that I'm complaining."
He kissed her, and Rukia let her arms fall to her sides as she still had both her swords in hand.
"Aw, how romantic."
Ichigo (unwillingly) let Rukia go as both looked at the team sent to back him up.
Ikkaku was still making mocking gestures about the pair before Kenpachi shut him up with a one-eyed glare.
Adama would be proud of him.
"Look, would someone mind explaining what the hell is going on? I mean, I know Ginjo fucked with my family-"
A green energy wave was sent Ichigo's way.
In a repeat of the Menos Grande incident when Ichigo was using Rukia's powers, Ichigo pointed Zangetsu forward, destroying the Getsuga ripoff.
"I should thank you, Kurosaki!"
Ginjo was heavily burned and missing every article of clothing above his belt, (the only reason he still had his pants was for censorship purposes) but he was alive.
"And I see the Gotai 14's FINALLY decided to grace me with their presence once more!"
Ichigo looked at Toshiro, who wanted to kill Ginjo AND Tsukishima for fucking with his girlfriend's mind.
"Care to explain?"
"Think of him as your predecessor, Ichigo. He's the first Substitute Shinigami. We've been trying to track him down for years. When you lost your ability to access your powers, it was the perfect chance to find him and take him down."
Ichigo raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
"He abused his powers and left his post. Your polar opposite, if you think about it."
You should give Toshiro credit. Ichigo already wanted to kill him for screwing with his people.
Now Toshiro added even MORE reasons the bastard needed to die.
"Oi, Ginjo!" The remaining members of Xcution rushed over, airwalking.
"You know, the agreement was to share his powers."
"You think I was keeping them?! The only reason I HAVEN'T done it yet is because Kurosaki is TRYING TO KILL ME."
Rukia scowled.
"Correction: Ichigo and I are going to kill you. Slowly."
The Midget is pissed.
God's Wrath hath been unleashed.
Pray for Ginjo now. He's going to need it.
"Guys? I think we should get the hell out of here before those guys kill us!"
And Riruka was actually trying to be the voice of reason for once.
Hello, sign of the endtimes.
Ginjo didn't speak, but swung his blade at them, hitting them with a green Getsuga ripoff.
But this didn't harm them in the least. In fact, it transferred some of Ichigo's stolen power into theirs. "There. You should be able to deal with the Gotai assholes now."
The dust, or rather reiatsu-infused cloud, cleared, revealing Xcution with a new look thanks to Ichigo's power. (AN: If you've watched the anime or read the manga, you know what their enhanced Fullbrings look like)
"Well, shit."
"Kurosaki!"
A blast of wind nearly knocked Ichigo and the others off their feet.
'Wait a second. I know that reiatsu signature!'
When they regained their footing and sight, Jin Kariya was standing before them with Maki Ichinose, a former member of the 11th Division who left after Zaraki took over.
"What the fuck?! I thought I killed you!"
Kariya shrugged.
"To use a very overused cliché, reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Ginjo saved my life after our last battle, Kurosaki, and I REALLY want you dead."
"Then you're going to have to get through us!"
At that moment, Senna and Tatsuki shunpo'ed over.
"Hi, big brother! Long time no see!"
Ichigo chuckled, then looked at Ginjo.
"You're mine, Ginjo."
"If I may?"
Everyone looked at Yukio.
"If you all want to kill yourselves, that's fine. Could we at least try to limit the collateral damage by entering my chatrooms, first?"
Zaraki actually pouted at that, but everyone ignored the Lord of Destruction known as Kenpachi Zaraki.
"Fine by us, brat."
Yukio looked at Tatsuki and scowled.
"You're one to talk."
Ginjo looked over his shoulder.
"Enough! Kurosaki, if you and your girlfriend want me dead, then come and get me!"
Senna released Mirokumaru in one swift motion.
"You're mine, Kariya!"
Jackie scowled and looked at Nemo.
"You want me, little girl? Come and get me."
The Kurosaki twins looked at Riruka.
"We'll take you on."
Yukio and Hitsugaya caught each other in their sights, knowing they would be fighting.
Byakuya glared at Tsukishima, and the sociopath knew that he would be facing the Kuchiki clan head.
Good thing Ichigo helped pull the stick out of his ass.
Now he was going to be beating Tsukishima with it.
Too bad it's the size of the Queen Mary II.
Kenpachi and Ichinose looked at one another, but the former scoffed.
"You're small time, and you're boring as all hell."
"Then I will engage you."
Giriko faced the Captain of the 11th while Ichinose looked at Giriko.
"Zaraki will die by my hand!"
"If you want me, then you'll BOTH fight me! Quit wasting my time!"
Moe Shishigawara looked at Ikkaku.
"You wanna fight ME? Good. I could use a warmup! That, and I've been wanting to try out my new trick!"
Renji shunpo'ed by Nemo's side while Tatsuki joined the twins.
Yukio activated his Fullbring, trapping each of them inside one of Yukio's chatrooms.
Time for the pain to hit the field.
Ichigo's back in black, and he's STAYING THAT WAY!
While, yes, I skipped through most of the Fullbringer Arc, it's because of personal preference.
I found it to be a complete and total travesty. The only redeeming parts were learning what Chad's power was, (Fullbring) Ichigo's new shi and ban release forms and the massive ass whooping Xcution received.
That's just my personal opinion, though.
Good news is that I'm working on my own shit for once (Co-writing Law for the Wolves is good and all, but I do need to update my stories) and that I should have a few more chapters out by the end of the week for some of my current works.
Also, I'm working on a list of stories that will be going into the Ultimate Rewrites series.
Heaven and Hell, Reds and Blues of the Old Republic and Aoi no Shinigami are definitely on the list, the latter because I was REALLY out of it when I got started, but it still has promise.
And I've sprinkled a few references to TV shows, games and fics (some subtle, some not so much) in this chapter. Try to spot all of them!
...Looking at that now, it sounds like a word version of Where's Waldo?
Now, while the fights are almost the same (Riruka fights the twins and Tatsuki instead of Rukia, Nemo and Renji fighting Jackie, Ichinose entering the fight with Kenpachi, and Rukia joining Ichigo and Uryū fighting Ginjo being the main differences) the fights themselves will nothing like canon. Remember, they still got their power from Ichigo's stolen Fullbring. Ichigo is more powerful then Yamamoto in the WSR-verse. They will not have an easy time dealing with Xcution. That also means Kenpachi won't be one-shoting Giriko this time.
GIRIKO: Thank you, Author-san.
AUTHOR: I wouldn't be thanking me if I were you. You're still getting your ass handed to you.
(Giriko transforms into the Hulk ripoff)
GIRIKO: Why you little-
(Giriko gets stepped on by a giant purple foot while the Author looks off-screen)
AUTHOR: Thank you, Shirō-sama!
(The camera pans to show Shirō Sagisu holding a guitar saluting the Author)
In case you're wondering, Shiro Sagisu is a composer. He is best known for his works with Neon-Genesis Evangelion (Death and Rebirth, End of Evangelion, all three of the Rebuild movies and presumably the fourth) and with the anime adaptation of Bleach and all of its' spinoffs.
What you just witnessed is what I think his Bankai should be: a musical instrument and using Evangelion Unit-01 to crush his opponent. I thank Shirō-sama for making the cameo. And not killing me.
Next Time on Sun Rising, Moon Setting: The fight between Xcution and the Gotai 14's chosen begins! Giriko and Ichinose vs. Kenpachi!
Ja Ne!