SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 1 out, this is Chapter 2 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 2: Elite! The Four Shinigami

"Well then, how should we go about this?" Baraggan wondered. "There are numerous enemies before us. And our boss is stuck in that."

"You're being disrespectful to Aizen-sama, Baraggan." Halibel warned.

"And you're being disrespectful to me, Halibel." Baraggan reminded. With a snap of his fingers, he had Choe Neng Poww unfurl a carpet which sported out bones to form a throne. "Since our boss is unavailable, I shall be the one giving out the orders." he sat on his makeshift chair. "I won't tolerate any objections."

"How dare he?" Mira Rose hissed.

"Silence, Mira Rose." Halibel cautioned her Fracción.

"That's fine." Stark replied. "Ouch!" he winced when Lilinette thumped him on the head. "What are you doing, Lilinette? That hurts!" he complained when the Fracción kicked him in the rear.

"She's so annoying." Mira Rose cast a look at the arguing Espada and Fracción.

"You said that the jūreichi below us is fake, right?" Baraggan looked at Yamamoto and Tula. "You switched the real town with a replica made by Soul Society, I believe. Our boss said that he doesn't mind infiltrating Soul Society and destroying it there, but it is really necessary for us to go through all that effort? I have a theory based off of what you said earlier. You set up four pillars around the town and used them to facilitate the switch. Now, what would happen if we were to destroy those pillars? Findor."

Using Silbido, the Fracción summoned four Gillian-class Hollows directory above the four pillars and instructed them to attack.

"We already know where the pillars are." Baraggan stated. "Devices like this are always placed on the cardinal directions. It's the most common setup.

"He figured it out!" Ōmaeda panicked. "What should we do? They're breaking the pillars. They're gonna bring Karakura Town back from Soul Society. Karakura Town is going to wind up being our battlefield."

"You ignorant fool!" Yamamoto snapped. "Have you forgotten what Tula-sama's moniker is? She is the Underworld War Goddess. Do you truly believe she would leave such important locations completely unprotected?

"Growl, Hōzukimaru!" Ikkaku went on the offensive and stabbed his Hollow through its mask.

"Bloom, Fuji Kujaku." Yumichika activated Shikai, slicing his Hollow into pieces.

"Raise your head, Wabisuke!" Kira decapitated his Hollow's neck.

"We have strong fighters protecting them." Yamamoto stated, Hisagi having wordlessly dispatched off his Hollow.

"Madarame, Ayasegawa, Kira, Hisagi." Ōmaeda recognized the four Shinigami. "Weren't they supposed to hold down the fort? They weren't there when we all gathered up, so I felt I was better than them. 'You trust me more than you do them. Take that, you losers.' At least that's what I thought. So what gives? Did everyone know about this?"

"Of course." Kyoraku replied, unrepentantly.

"Don't put me in the same boat as you." Matsumoto mocked.

"I already told you." Suì-Fēng remarked. "You were probably too busy stuffing your face to hear what I was saying."

"That's gonna be it." Matsumoto agreed. "You're so stupid."

"No way..." Ōmaeda gaped.

"It's you fault zoning out while scarfing down rice cakes." Matsumoto rebuked.

"You didn't tell him, did you?" Amagai gave his fellow Captain a look.

"Maybe I didn't tell him." Suì-Fēng pondered.

"There're four guards." Baraggan noted. "What's the big deal? If you have four ants protecting the pillars, we'll merely crush them with four dragons. Poww, Chuhlhourne, Avirama, Findor." he sent his four Fracción off to the pillars. "Crush them!"

"Yes, sire!" all four Fracción chorused as one. "As his Majesty commands."

"Darn it, you're huge." Ikkaku gawked at the oversized Poww. "You'd better pray I don't kill you right away."

"Pray?" Poww echoed. "To whom? Do you Shinigami have a deity you believe in?"

"A deity?" Ikkaku repeated. "Maybe we do, maybe we don't; Tula is just our Commander-in-Chief, anyway. Fine then." he readied himself.

"I see." Poww noted. "My king, who is akin to a god, knows better than anyone else that I shall easily defeat you."

Hisagi faced down Findor.

"I have something I'd like to ask you." the Fracción voiced. "What ranks are you?"

"I'm Hisagi Shūhei, Lieutenant of the 9th Squad." Hisagi introduced himself.

"I see." Findor noted. "Then, I shall fight you with the same amount of strength expected from a Lieutenant."

"Eyes over here!" Charlotte started dancing as he faced Yumichika. "I'm King Baraggan's number one Fracción, Charlotte Chuhlhourne." he introduced himself with a finishing pose and a wink. "Oh my." he wondered when Yumichika remained unresponsive.

"I refuse to taint my eyes with such ugliness." Yumichika had his eyes shut tightly. "What the hell gives, you freak?" he snapped when Charlotte slapped him across the face.

"That's totally my line!" Charlotte fumed. "How dare you call someone ugly the first time you set eyes on them? Listen up. People who are truly ugly are those who judge others by their appearances; just like you and your dirty heart. These are great thoughts." he clashed with Yumichika with their Zanpakutō. "At least look at me, you skanky twink."

"I don't have to look at you and those lines stank, you skeevy beast." Yumichika retorted, eyes still closed as he defended himself. "Get that ugly face of yours away from me!" he pushed Charlotte back.

"I can do it!" Avirama was psyching himself up. "Who is the most courageous member of King Baraggan's Fracción? I am! Who's the most trustworthy of King Baraggan's Fracción? I am! Who's the strongest member of King Baraggan's Fracción? I am! Hey..." he pointed a finger at the unresponsive Kira. "Why aren't you doing it with me, Mr. Doom and Gloom?"

"Why aren't I doing what?" Kira deathpanned. "Playing that screaming game?"

"What do you mean 'screaming game'?" Avirama snapped. "This is my ceremony; a ceremony where we scream out our desire to trash each other and inspire one another before the fight."

"I'd really rather not." Kira stated. "I have no desire to join some depressing ceremony where you pour your soul into wanting to destroy your enemy."

"Bah, they saddled me with a real stick in the mud." Avirama snorted. "Whatever. I'm Avirama Redder from King Baraggan's Fracción. What's your name, Shinigami?"

"3rd Squad Lieutenant, Kira Izuru." Kira answered.

"3rd Squad?" Avirama echoed. "So that's it. You served under Ichimaru Gin. Makes sense; I heard he ditched you and left you in Soul Society. I can see why. No one would want to stick with a wiener like you." he was cut off with Kira sliced a part of his Hollow mask off.

"Don't you dare say that name in front of me." Kira growled. "Since you're about to die, I assume you'd prefer it to be painless."

"What's this?" Avirama smirked. "So, you can do it, after all. There's a good look in your eyes."

Omake: Substitute Shinigami Work Diary

Rukia: (With Chappy drawing) The Shinigami Daiko is supposed to teach Shinigami about the real world.

Ichigo: (Sitting at his desk) Glasses?

Renji: (Picks up a spectacle catalog) Yeah, I'm thinking of buying some cool, trendy glasses.

Ichigo: (Bored) Quit asking me about everything.

Renji: (Flips to the page he wants) What do you think of these?

Ichigo: (Still not looking) They're fine.

Upon returning to Soul Society...

Byakuya: A souvenir from your business trip?

Renji: (With a pair of blue and yellow star-shaped glasses on his head) Yes sir. I hear they're quite popular in the real world. (Presents a pair of pink and yellow heart-shaped glasses) Captain, I bought a pair for...

Byakuya: No, thank you.

SailorStar9: In the next chapter, in his fight, Izuru manages to draw blood against his opponent, Avirama, who proceeds to release his Zanpakutō, Aguilar. Meanwhile, Yumichika and his opponent, Charlotte, continue their fight, but the two spar while declaring the other ugly. However, both decide that the victor shall be the most beautiful. Charlotte uses several attacks, which are able to injure Yumichika. When Yumichika manages to cut off some of the hair of Charlotte, the latter enrages and releases his Zanpakutō, Reina de Rosas. Now stronger than Yumichika, the fight escalates until Charlotte traps Yumichika in a prison of black thorns, which completely encases the combatants and their reiatsu, hiding Yumichika's death from everyone. Upon hearing that his reiatsu is hidden, Yumichika reveals the true form of his Zanpakutō, that of a sword with Kido abilities. With its power, he drains Charlotte's Reiatsu, claiming victory.

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