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Ch. 4

Red Lights

Soul Society

At the Shinigami Research and Development Institute, Akon and his partners Hiyosu and Rin Tsubokura were busy scanning a map of Karakura Town to see if there is anything that was unusual activies in the World of the Living, requested by Ukitake. Asking them if there is anything out of the ordinary, everything look mind until…

Beep, beep

On the screen there was a blinking red light, "what's happening, it is a hollow?" asked Akon, "I don't' know" Hiyosu said, typing on his keyboard to indicating the precise location "I can't get tell if it is a hollow, an Arrancar, or anything, and activity there keeps on increasing". "This can't be good, we have to hurry and inform Kurotsuchi-taicho about this"

At the 6th Division, Kuchiki Byakuya was sitting at his desk filling out some paperwork, when he heard a tap at the door. "Yes, what is it?" Opening the door one of his subordinates said bowing his head, "Kuchiki-taicho, I received word from Sōtaichō, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekunithat that there is an emergency captain meeting being held and he wants all captains to attend, right away"

He closed his eyes. "Very well and also inform Abarai-fukutaichō of my departure",

"Hai, Kuchiki-taicho" with that said, Kuchiki Byakuya left the 6th Division.

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Karakura Town

Unlocking the front door, Ichigo said out loud. "Hey I'm home"

"Oh, Ichigo. Welcome home. I just got finished making dinner" Yuzu said "you better hurry before it gets cold"

"Okay, it smells go-" before Ichigo he was greeted by his father with a kick in his face, knocking him down on the floor. "Ichigo where have you've been its past 7 o'clock, and dinner is served at exactly 7 o'clock" said his father.

"What you talking about old man. It's only 7:02, so I'm two minutes late, what is the big deal and this is how you greet your son?!"

"Like I said dinner is always at 7'oclock" looking up when he heard somebody else coming through the door too.

"Hi Mr. Kurosaki, I hope I'm not intruding" Rukia putting on her happy and innocent face

"Rukia, it is so nice to meet you, how you been"

"Oh, I'm fine. I'm sorry to intrude you and your family this late"

"No problem, and since it is dinner already, you should join us for dinner, what do you say"

"Only if it's not too much trouble, Mr. Kurosaki"

"Of course not and please call me Isshin or dad"

"Okay...whatever you say…umm Isshin" Rukia said

Isshin running towards a poster of his late wife, saying out loud "Oh Masaki, now I have another daughter, isn't wonderful"

Karin was behind her father and smacks him behind his head "why do you always do this, do you know how embarrassing it is"

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Somewhere outside in the deep forest of Karakura town, there lies a cave deep within the cave there long tunnel leading deeper in the cave. Two male voices were heard, one was very deep really recognizable of an older man, the other sounded younger voice their voices echoing.

"Are you positive this is the only way to get through, Akihiro? Will it even work?" the young man said while staring at a strange ancient device, by the looks of it; it somehow resembles a senkaimon gate with odd gadgets sticking out.

"Do you not have faith in my work, boy?" the man, Akihiro turned to the younger man. Akihiro by the looks of it was wearing a very long black cloak that was drag along the ground and a hood, his entire face was coved by black some black cloth the only thing you could see were his amber-color eyes.

"No, it's just that it only worked once" still looking at the device, "what makes you think that it will work again?"

"Since the first was just a prototype it was successful enough to transport only two of our comrades, Jun and Kenji, yet there was no reishi in the World of the Living so it became useless" Akihiro went towards an old looking desk, picking up some papers "but with these notes that you have taken from the Owners' Shop, I manage to successfully make it stable enough to transport all eight of us, but there is only a catch

"Yes and that would be what exactly", the younger man said in a curious tone.

"there would be a seventy two second window, so the timing as to be accurate. In other words you have to move from here through Dangai, in less than seventy seconds and wait another seventy-two seconds for the device to power up again"

"Really is that all, is there anything else I should know"

"There is now you mentioned it" Akihiro looking at him "since this is operating for a while now, we may have some company coming very soon"

"Oh what kind of company?"

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As dinner was being served Rukia's soul phone began to ring, "I need to take this may I be excused for a minute"

"Of course Rukia"

"Thank you so much" Rukia left the dinner table, to take her call in the living room.

"So Ichigo" turning towards his son, "how was your day today, learn anything new?"

"Just the same boring stuff that's all" Ichigo continued to eat

As the whole we discussing about their days, Rukia was still talking, "Sorry Rukia to call you like this" the voice said on the phone, who she recognized the voice belonging to her friend, Renji, "but there have been some strange activities around your area lately", Renji said on the other side of the phone

"What do you think it is, Renji?", "Unfortunely I don't know the details, I was told that there was an emergency captains meeting today, and you know what that mean",

"You don't think…"

"Yeah, something about to happen, something bad."

"Okay I understand"

Rukia returned to the dinner table and said, "I'm deeply sorry, Mr. Kurosaki but I have to leave right now, I just remember I have to study for a big test"

"But you just got here"

"Again I am deeply sorry, Ichigo you mind walking me out the door". Ichigo nodded. He got up and walk with Rukia towards the front door. "So what up" Ichigo ask

"Something is definably going on, I and I think those two women have something to do with it"

"Like what"

"I'm not sure; but that Renji, he said that there is something strange going around this area and there might be something happen in the Soul Society"

"Okay"

A sudden beep was coming from Rukia's phone again. She flip her phone open and on the screen where flashes of red lights. The lights were located on one specific area.

"Now what"

"There is a strong activity going on," studying the screen, she continued "it looks like the activity are happening on just one location, outside of Karakura Town". Shutting her phone "We have to check, Ichigo"

"Alright let's go, then"


Senkaimon- Senkaimon are gates used to travel between the human world and the Soul Society.

Dangai- a bordering dimension between the Human World and Soul Society (not to be confused with Hueco Mundo). This is much more dangerous to do, as souls that cannot pass through before the gate to Soul Society closes are trapped there forever.

I changed Toshio name to Akihiro, because I didn't want to you to get confused, lol.

Okay I know this chapter is a little confusing but the characters profiles are put up on my profile. Tell me what you think and also I was having problems on how to start in the beginning I felt like I was about to have a writer's block, thank goodness. Thank you for review and again I am open to any ideas.