Okay, haha yea. this took a while to do. I don't think I'm much of a fight scene person and i'm getting lazy.(oh no!) So hard to do. meh...uuhh...

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Chpt 3-

Karakura Town…

Homes, apartments, schools, and stores. Not one was safe from the battle that was taking place overhead. The empty town was slowly falling apart, building by building. Shinigami and espada fought each other with equal ferocity, their attacks creating massive waves of energy.

Soi Fon and her fukutaichou, Marechiyo, fought Halibel and her Fraccions: Apache, Mila Rose, and Sun-Sun. Soi Fon took the leader while Marechiyo took the rest of the three. She was breathing heavily as blood flowed out from a gash on her head, blinding one eye. Halibel silently clutched her abdomen to keep the blood in, black symbols of butterflies adorning her body. The espada knew that if the butterflies were touched once more by the shinigami, it was all over.

"Halibel-sama!" the Fraccion's cried out and rushed to help. "Oh no you don't!" Marechiyo blocked the way, the enormous spiked ball and chain in his hands spinning rapidly. "Get out of the way, you overgrown oaf!" screeched Apache. The tomboy fraccion ducked from the spiked ball and delivered a powerful kick to his stomach. Sun-Sun and Mila Rose joined by shooting ceros. Marechiyo was overwhelmed, fell onto a nearby food store, and was knocked unconscious.

"Marechiyo!" Soi Fon cried out. 'That useless idiot!' she thought. Seeing an incoming attack from the corner of her eyes, she brought her arms out in a defensive block against the tan-skinned Espada. She retaliated with a quick attack of the gold stinger on her middle finger. The hand barely hit one of the cursed symbols, landing an inch away to form another.

Ukitake faced Barragan, breathing heavily. He had been able to take care of the four Fraccions, the old espada not once coming to help his subordinates. His body easily became fatigued from his sickness, the wounds he got not helping. Suddenly, he covered his mouth as his chest heaved, his throat irritated by the thick liquid that was coming up. The long haired man coughed harshly into his hand, red liquid spattered his palm. "Damn it, not now of all times," he whispered hoarsely. A snort caught his attention. "Hmph," Barragan scoffed. "It seems I have gotten a sickly young goat." This…wrinkly old espada was mocking him! 'Oh, that's it,' Ukitake thought. 'I'll show him what this goat can do!' He coughed some more. 'But… I better finish this up quickly before I get worse.' He steadied himself up and took out his zanpakuto to release it.

Shunsui was busy with Lilinette, Stark's Fraccion. He lazily parried her quick jabs and kicks. "Maa…" he drawled. "I don't really like to fight against such a young girl like you…" "Grr, come at me seriously, old man! Your almost like Stark-sama!" Lilinette retorted. Stark, standing on one side with his hands in his pockets, sluggishly looked up as he heard his name, "Hm?…You say something, Lilinette?" "Arrgh!" she growled. Shunsui would have laughed if it wasn't for the situation. He didn't like fighting, especially young girls, but he had no choice.

He saw Ukitake releasing his zanpakuto. "It seems Shiro-chan is getting serious…" Shunsui frowned when his friend started to cough. "But his body's reaching a limit." Another swift attack from the Fraccion brought his attention back to the battle. He dodged, disappearing then reappearing from behind. "Sorry," he said to the shocked girl, "but I gotta go help Shiro-chan, so I'll end this quickly." He brought his blade down. Lilinette could only stare as the sharp steel came down on her. She waited for the pain but it never came, she opened her eyes to face Stark's back. "Stark-sama!" Shunsui's eyes narrowed. This espada was fast, he could barely see him when he came to block the blow. The pony-tailed captain jumped out of reach for precaution. "Or…maybe this won't end as fast as I thought…"

Komamura already released his bankai, the metal giant copying his every moves. He was causing probably the most damage of all with the savage swings from the huge sword. Tousen expertly dodged and parried with such ease no one would have known he was visually handicapped. Iba, the vice-captain, dodged a bala from a strange, small espada. Wonderweiss decided to tag along, and seeing Tousen fighting, he decided to join in the fun. The child-like boy curiously watched with wide eyes as the shinigami dodged his attack. He giggled and cooed, his attention distracted for a moment by a dragonfly that was passing by. Iba took his chance to attack but was stunned when his sword met empty air. "Hahaha! Haha…!" He looked behind him and saw the blond-haired espada laughing, the dragonfly in his hands. "Guuu….uwaaahh…waahh…" Wonderweiss gurgled and raised a finger to point at Iba. A cero formed and narrowly missed. Iba sighed. This…was going to take a while.

"Tousen!" roared Komamura. "I'll break your limbs and rip you to bloody shreds if I must to bring you back!" The blind man simply said, "That…is what you said last time…" The canine charged through the air with the giant behind him. The two had their swords locked against each other, sparks flying out. Komamura growled, "Are you truly that blind to the chaos and pain you have caused?! Is this the justice you have been talking about?!" They pushed against each other and their swords were released. Tousen jumped a few feet away. They were both cut up, Komamura more than himself. "Aizen-sama knows of a way to bring in justice and peace. I will help him achieve his goal and will not tolerate anyone who stands in the way…" he replied calmly. "…not even you." "Tousen!!" Komamura howled and charged once more at the traitor.

The leader of Gotei 13, Yamamoto, and Chojiro stood against Aizen. Neither one moved an inch since the war started. As they faced each other two-against-one the devastation around them disappeared, the spotlight focusing on them. Chojiro stood silently by the old man, whose eyes squinted pensively at their enemy. Aizen, the mastermind of chaos, stared down with cold eyes at the….ants that were in his way. "It is a pity that you have become like this Aizen…" sighed Yamamoto, looking more tired than ever. "How such a bright soul of Gotei 13 could turn dark with evil." Aizen gave an emotionless smile. "Oh…? What ever made you think that I…" He took out his zanpakuto and daintily smoothed a finger on the edge of the blade, "…Was ever "of Gotei 13"?" The other two watched, alert for any attack. Yamamoto nodded to Chojiro, who unsheathed his weapon. "Pierce, Gonryoumaru!" the lieutenant muttered and the weapon in hand transformed into a rapier. In a flash, a flurry of thrusts, slashes, and cuts rained down on the slick haired man. Aizen expertly blocked each and every one with a smirk on his face. Chojiro knew Aizen could take him out any minute and was careful to watch for anything suspicious. Yamamoto watched the fight gravely, knowing that his lieutenant had a higher chance of losing. 'But,' he thought. 'we must not let him win, no matter what!' He would wait until the last minute to release Ryujin Jakka, until then, he trusted Chojiro to hold his own.

Histugaya never really liked Ichimaru. That was what was running through his mind as he barely dodged the flurry of blades. That stupid smile always irritated the young captain to no end. Gin had to pause his attacks to side-step Matsumoto's Haineko. The smile faltered as he glanced at the ample bodied shinigami. The ash flowed back to its owner, surrounding her like a protective fog. "So mean, Ran-chan!" He pouted. "Attackin' from behind." Hitsugaya grew wary as he watched the two. He knew they were childhood friends and was uncertain whether his lieutenant was ready for this battle. Would she break down in the middle of the war from the emotional trauma of betrayal? No, he shook his head, Matsumoto was stronger than that…he hoped.

"Why, Gin?….Why did it turn out like this?" Matsumoto asked quietly, all the pain and confusion pent up began to rise. Gin just tilted his head innocently and smiled amusingly. "Answer me," she shouted and swung the hilt of her zanpakuto, "Gin!" The gray fog burst from its master's fury and flew in rage at the pale-haired man. Hitsugaya took that as a cue to release his bankai. "Daiguren, Hyourinmaru!" The sky grew dark and fierce winds blew as ice wings covered his back and a dragon curled around him. He jumped and aimed at Ichimaru's back. The dragon of ice gave a fierce roar as it flew to the man, jaw wide and fangs bared. Gin looked behind to see the dragon; he blocked against the swarm of ash with his sword then gave a sharp turn to swing the gray mass at the dragon. Gray and ice-blue collided in fierce waves. "Hyuu..!" whistled Gin. "That almost got me!" Matsumoto gave a cry and swung again only to be dodged. Histugaya snapped at her, "Matsumoto, control yourself! Letting your emotions get the better of you is wasting energy!" Matsumoto panted then gave a deep breath, calming herself. "I'm sorry, Taichou…" They heard a chuckle. "Yo' shouldn't be the one talkin', taichou-han! I remember how you was fussin' all over Hinamori's blood." "Gin…" growled Histugaya. "You…!"

Then there was an ear-splitting scream, "Sun-sun!"

Everyone paused. That wasn't a scream you'd hear in a battle like this; it wasn't a scream of defeat, pain, or any of the likes. It was a scream filled with shock and fear. The scream was from Mila Rose, her eyes wide and skin deathly pale. Halibel quickly turned to see what was wrong, Mila Rose wasn't the type to get scared so easily. She gasped as she saw her Fraccion, Sun-sun, impaled through the shoulder by a clawed hand. It was the owner of the hand that shocked everyone even more.

'A hollow?!' Halibel thought. 'Impossible! A normal Hollow shouldn't be able to land a blow on a Fraccion so easily!'

The Hollow's body was smaller than the usual Hollows, about the same height as a normal human. It also had humanoid features: the usual hole in the chest, blood dripped off of a clawed hand, a mane of messy hair behind the mask, and thin dark garments clothed the monster. A disturbing smile stretched the skull-like mask. It gaped its mouth wide to take a bite out of the Fraccion. Sun-sun opened her mouth at the monster, a cero shot out and knocked the Hollow away from her. Mila Rose and Apache helped her up and tried to stop the bleeding shoulder.

"Well this is new, a Hollow that wears clothes and able to stand against all the spiritual pressures of the captains and espadas…" Shunsui whistled. "Hmm…did Aizen create it to distract us?" He glanced at the two arrancars next to him. Lilinette was like an open book, her eyes wide with confusion and mouth gaped wide like a fish. "What the hell?! Neh, Stark-sama, what's a Hollow like that doing here?" she shouted. Stark just stood silent, his face unchanging except for the slight widening of the eyes. Shunsui took that as a sign that the Espada was as lost as he was.

The Hollow stood motionless for a while, slowly looking at the shinigamis and espadas. Then, it tilted its head back and let out a howl. Everyone stood silent, the fighting forgotten, and waited in silence. After a few minutes, the monster's call was answered by a chorus of screeches. A group of hollows, similar to the first, emerged from different places. "It was calling up a pack?!" Soi Fon was shocked, hollows tended to roam about in solitude and never worked in groups, their greed made it impossible to "share" a meal with one another.

The first hollow, seemingly the leader, seemed to nod. The group of hollows dispersed and surrounded the shinigamis and espadas equally; three hollows per group. Without warning they attacked with different styles: some had formed white kunais and shurikens from the palm of their hands and expertly shot them, one had a ninjato sprout out of its back, and others used strange forms of kido to attack. Shinigami and espada fought side by side against the hollows, but also taking a swipe at each other every now and then when they got the chance.

"Aizen, what is the meaning of this?!" Yamamoto shouted. He burned away all the hollows that dared to attack him. Aizen ignored him, a small frown on his lips. This was not in his plans. A hollow charged at him with a dagger and lunged. Aizen merely swapped it away like a fly and the monster disintegrated. The other hollows left Chojiro, Yamamoto, and Aizen alone, knowing full well that they didn't stand a chance. "Hmph…" Aizen sniffed as he watched the fights, disappointed with the ruin of his plan. "It seems we will have to retreat for now."

He cleared his voice. "Everyone," All the espadas stood alert as their leader's voice boomed. "Fall back."

"What?!" The espadas and shinigamis stared in surprise. Aizen retreating? "Aizen-sama, what is going on?" Tousen appeared followed by, Wonderweiss, to Aizen's side. "Why are we retreating?" The leader smiled. "Merely a disturbance in the plan. We shall retreat and observe these new specimens. Soul Society can clean them up by themselves." Aizen, Tousen, and Wonderweiss turned back to the Garganta. Yamamoto tensed, 'The enemies must not escape! But….' He watched as the rest of the captains were busy with the hollows. Chojiro made a move to stop Aizen but was stopped by a hand. He turned to see his captain with his zanpakuto turned back to its usual staff. "Sir, they are-!"

"Leave them." Chojiro didn't know how to react. "Leave them…The war shall be postponed but Karakura Town shall remain in Soul Society… But right now, we have a new problem to take care of."

The shinigamis watched anxiously as the enemies slowly took off after their leader. Halibel silently passed Soi Fon, who was struggling with three hollows, as she helped her Fraccions carry the bleeding Sun-sun. "Muu, Stark-sama, you jerk! You didn't even do anything!" Lilinette hit Stark on the head. Barragan just floated away, not even sparing a glance at Ukitake, who was coughing and fighting hollows. Komamura took his anger out at the hollows as the blind man escaped from his grasp yet again.

Matsumoto breathed heavily. Blood matted her hair in clumps and dried on her clothes. The hollow she was facing was in worst state, both arms cut off and bleeding. It growled, its serpent-like tail swishing to-and-fro as it circled the shinigami. It lunged at Matsumoto with teeth bared. Haineko swirled around it before it reached her, cutting it up into pieces. Before it was completely destroyed, the tail whipped out and caught her off guard. "Oomph!" She flew into a building and was knocked out.

"Matsumoto!" Hitsugaya shouted. He dodged a kunai and tried to shunpo to his lieutenant but was hindered with two of the strange hollows. They worked simultaneously to keep him away from her. A third hollow appeared in front of the unconscious blonde with a sword. "Matsumoto! Matsumoto!" The boy shouted out of the top of his lungs as he froze one of the hollows. He slashed the other one and shunpoed his way to the woman. The sword was raised, ready to come down. The boy went as fast as he could but he knew he was too far away to make it in time. "Damn it! No!" Just two more steps and he'd be right by her! "Matsumoto!" The sword fell to its unsuspecting prey. "Matsumoto!!"

"….Ikorose, Shinsou…!"

A blade extended and stabbed the hollow through the head, disintegrating it before it could harm a hair on the blonde's head. "Silly Hollow, they ain't yours for the killin'." The metal seemed to slithered back to its original form. Gin gave a short swing in the air to get the blood off of Shinsou , then sheathed it. Hitsugaya quickly came in between him and the blonde with sword in hand. "What are you playing at, Gin….?" he hissed. "Ara, ara, no thanks fo' the savin'?" tsked the fox-face. Gin turned to go back to Aizen but paused when he heard a groan. "Unngh!" Matsumoto's eyebrows were knit with pain, a trickle of blood flowed down her head. Her body was bruised and battered from the impact. "Ya know, instead of hissin' and spittin' with that sword o' yours…I'd get a healer fo' that head. Looks nasty." he said almost mockingly. Hitsugaya paused, then sighed. Although he hated to admit it, he had no choice but to agree with Gin. "Go away, then," he said in a low voice. "Go back to where you came from, filthy traitors!" Gin just gave a wry smile, turned back, and shunpoed away to Aizen's side at the Garganta.

The enemies disappeared behind the darkness of the dimensional tear. The Garganta closed off, leaving no trace of the enemies behind. The remaining numbers of hollows hesitantly backed away after seeing their comrades destroyed. All that was left for the shinigamis were the results of their battles: craters in roads and sidewalks, dust clouded the air, pretty much half of the town was already destroyed.

Histugaya pressed against the bridge of his nose at the thought of the delayed war and the new problem that arose. He gently lifted Matsumoto up bridle style, even though she was pretty much twice as tall, with ease. He was stressed, aching, and confused. Confused on the sudden attack of the new hollows, who were more unique than the average hollows.

Then…there was that other source of his confusion and disturbance: that man…Ichimaru Gin. Why was it… that fox-like grin of his….it looked almost sad… 'Bah,' Histugaya shook his head and shunpoed to Urahara's shop where the captains were meeting, 'I'm just tired…Need to get Matsumoto to a healer quickly…"

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