Takahashi stopped in a field. This is good fighting area, she thought. After a few seconds, Zaraki appeared, then Hisagi. Hisagi saw that they were going to battle it out there, and hurriedly summoned the rest of the captains and lieutenants.
"OK! I called the battle, so I make the rules. This is a test of brute strength. No shikai, bankai, kido or shunpo, not that you can do any of that," she snickered. "Clear?"
"Crystal," the other captain grunted.
"All right!" Takahashi grinned, drawing Hynomaru, as Zaraki drew his sword. With a roar she leapt at him, Zaraki narrowly dodging. Just then, the rest of the squads arrived.
"Ken-Chan!" Yachiru screamed and attempted to leap to him, but Kuchiki-taichou grabbed her before she could.
"This is a duel strictly between Zaraki-taichou and Takahashi-taichou. You are not permitted to join him in any way." Yachiru hesitated, but then her face split into a wide grin.
"Yeah Ken-Chan! Yay!" Kuchiki sighed inwardly, and then turned to watch the fight. He really hoped that Zaraki would be defeated, he big idiot. It might stop him from constantly acting man-of-the-world, for instance.
Yumichika, meanwhile, was also scrutinizing the fight. Hmm… this Takahashi person was holding her own against Zaraki. But he wasn't really trying… then again… it didn't look like she was either. No one was really winning. Takahashi had skills, but Yumichika was pretty confident in his captain's power.
The two fighters roared as their swords clashed yet again.
"I know you have more power, Zaraki! Use it! Take off your eye patch! That's the only way you even have a chance at defeating me!" Takahashi's reiatsu gathered around her in a roaring blue-green flame. Zaraki responded by doing the same with his golden reiatsu.
"All right! You want my full power, I'll give you my full power!" Zaraki tore off his eye patch, and the spiritual pressure grew so great that Omaeda and Iba fell down. With a yell, Zaraki charged at Takahashi, striking again and again.
"He's winning!" Yumichika whispered to himself. "Yay Ken-Chan!" Yachiru yelled.
With a gasp, Takahashi, leaped backwards.
"Done already?" Zaraki teased.
"Damn…" Takahashi panted. "I thought I wouldn't have to do this… oh well." She grinned mirthlessly. "Oh, I'm not done, Zaraki. You have an eye patch, I have a armband." With that, she rolled her sleeve, revealing a black armband. "You weren't the only one to come up with that idea, Zaraki." She ripped off her armband, creating an increase in spiritual pressure either equal to or greater than Zaraki's. "Whew… come and get me now!"
Zaraki grinned. This was going to be fun.
"Hey! Sorry I'm late- Wow." Kyouraku stopped dead as he saw the fighting scene. "Whoa… what's going on, Ukitake?" Ukitake smiled when he saw his friend.
"Zaraki is dueling Takahashi. They've been at it for quite a while." Kyouraku grinned as he watched the two sweaty, cut shinigami. This should be fun, he thought.
"Rraaaaah!" The two shinigami screamed as their swords clashed yet again. Hynomaru was longer than Zaraki's zanpaku-tou, but seemed to be thinner. Takahashi leapt behind Zaraki and slashed at his open back. He hissed as the sword ripped at his flesh, and leapt forward, wheeled around and counterattacked. Takahashi dodged just in time, the sword barely cutting her.
"You're losing, Zaraki," Takahashi taunted.
"Not yet," he panted. "You're just as cut up as I am." Takahashi laughed, and then grimaced as her wounds opened even wider.
"But I, on the other hand, still have more strength than you." Takahashi grinned, then charged at Zaraki. He swung his sword and she leaped up and… kicked it to the side.
"Wha…" Zaraki gasped as she drew Hynomaru back and stabbed him in the chest. Before he fell, though, he swiped his zanpaku-tou at her, cutting her leg.
"Nice last stand, Zaraki," Takahashi panted. "But not enough. I'm still standing." She seemed oblivious to the fact that Zaraki was now unconscious. She was visibly swaying, a slightly maniacal grin on her face.
"Get a med team here now Isane," Unohana whispered to her lieutenant.
"Hai!"
Meanwhile, Takahashi was still talking to herself. "I beat you Zaraki, just like I said I would. Guess what? I'm Kenpachi now," She moaned and dropped to one knee as the med squad hurried out. Half of them ran to Zaraki, and the other half to Takahashi.
"Takahashi-taichou! Please, don't move," Takahashi scowled.
"I'm OK ugh-" she winced as a shingami injected knockout drugs into her neck.
"You little uhhhh…" she sighed as she passed out. The med squad carried both unconscious captains away. All the other captains walked after them; the show was over.
