"She's nothing special," reported Yammy, a towering figure both in size and height standing up straight, fighting his boredom in front of Hueco Mundo's king.

The king looked towards Ulquiorra.

"He's right Aizen-Sama. Per powers are weak. She barely made it alive," said Ulquiorra in his matter of fact voice. "She has some shielding capability as well as a little assistant that helps her fight." He looked over the projection they were watching, showing images of the fight.

"Hmmm..." said Aizen nonchalantly not giving away any thoughts. There's something there, I know it. I'll find it.

Yammy and Ulquiorra finished giving their accounts and assessments and Aizen dismissed them.

Once the two left, he turned to his closest comrades Gin and Kaname. "I think I'll send someone to find out more about her...What do you think about Ichigo?" He followed with a smirk.

Kaname spoke up, "Is that wise? Won't people notice him?"

"Call him in..." said Aizen.

Ichigo was a promising soldier for Aizen's army. At this moment, Aizen was looking for additional recruits. In reality, most of his army weren't recruited, rather taken by force though it had been easy enough to get the best Arrancars to fall to his feet when he decided to make Hueco Mundo his. But he needed other type of soldiers that could be assets to him once he decided to wage war. One of them he thought could be Orihime. He thought back to one of his other recruits...

Ichigo was special, a hybrid that Aizen helped to create. Part hollow and part Quincy. His dad also was a former shinigami. He had vast amounts of spiritual power. Aizen had captured him at 12, when he and his mother Masaki were attacked by Grand Fisher. He sent him to adbuct Ichigo and knock Masaki unconscious. Aizen didn't mean to have his mother killed, but she fought more than he expected.

Ichigo no longer remembered his past. He was 18 now, tall - almost six feet, slightly lanky, with long legs and a muscular toned body. He kept his bangs long reaching his deep brown eyes as well as his bright orange mane that reached past his shoulders. He was handsome. On his back, in the right upper corner, was a tattoo of the number 15. His rank. Like the Arrancars, he had a hole in his chest. When transformed, he turned into a pale white beast with a mask and two long horns that faced downward protruding from his head. He was definitely formidable but was impatient and stubborn. He was still young.

Aizen did not experiment with him further (just erasing his memory) in his curiosity to see what Ichigo was truly capable of. Ichigo had hints of humanity. He refused to fight those that were clearly weaker than him and showed mercy during a fight. They all dismissed it as arrogance.

From time to time, he experienced mind numbing headaches and vivid nightmares like his brain was trying to break free of something. These bouts occurred more often years ago and he only had them but once a month now.

His handsomeness never went unnoticed and he took advantage of it. He had many lovers in Hueco Mundo but his constant was Tier. He was hers and though she had other lovers as well, she was extremely possessive of Ichigo. Ichigo didn't really feel depth in any of his relationships. He thought maybe it was because he was a hollow.

Two days later

There was a knock on Ichigo's door. "It better not be you, Tier," he yelled as he strode toward the door. "I really don't want to see you right now."

He opened the door to a smiling Gin. "Aizen wants to see you."

They walked into Aizen's chambers. Kaname and Szayel were there already sitting around the conference table.

"Ahhh, there you are," smiled Aizen and motioned for Ichigo and Gin to take a seat.

"I have an important assignment for you, Ichigo that requires you to go to the Human World," He continued pacing around the room. "Its a surveillance job."

Ichigo questioned, "Isn't Ulquiorra best suited for a job like that?"

Aizen ignored his response. "You'll be there for a few months. I need all the information you can get about her." He pointed to the projection screen as he played out the fight between Orihime and Acidwire.

"Tchhh..." Ichigo snorted, thinking she was a small fry. "Why me?"

"Because, you can blend in the best in their society," answered Aizen. "You don't have a permanent mask - partial or full like the rest of the Arrancars - and this assignment requires you to blend in. You'll be posing as a human."