A/N: Hey hey guys. Any tips yet? If so you know what to do! This chapter will have long rambling explanations that you already know about, because i've decided to do this story as if the reader has no idea about the two parts of the crossover. Here's the fic.
At Twilight's house
"I'm back!" Uryu yelled as he entered the library. Twilight poked her head out of the book she was reading.
"Glad you're back. Now, you promised to show me your magic. Let's see it."
"Got a target?"
"What?"
"I use archery magic."
"That's interesting, to say in the least. But no, I don't have a target. We can go outside and you can just fire into the sky." she led him outside, and he pictured his bow, channeling the magic. He released the power, and the bow materialized. He fired a few arrows into the sky, to Twilight awe.
"That's amazing! I've never seen a spell like that before!"
"Really? I figured you would have seen better."
"Besides Celestia raising the sun, never."
"I'm flattered. I really am. But this the only spell I know, so i'm pretty limited."
"You can't levitate things?"
"Nope. Just my bow."
"Come inside then. I'll teach you." She went inside, Uryu following. "Just concentrate on the object in question, then surround it in magical energy. If you do it right, you can control the object mentally." She demonstrated by lifting a quill of of it's ink, and writing a few words. "It takes practice to be precise, but you'll get it."
Uryu went over the instructions in his head. When he was sure he had it, he concentrated on a book that was lying on the floor. He found his magic again, then concentrated on surrounding the book. He released the magic, and the book wa enveloped in a white aura. He mentally lifted the magic energy, and the book came with it.
"Great job! You got it on your first try! Just practice a bit, and you'll be levitating like a master."
"I didn't expect it to be that easy." He said, turning to Twilight. He forgot to release the book, though, and it hit Twilight right in the face.
"Sorry."
"Accidents happen." she said, then levitated the book back onto the shelves.
"Was it this easy for everybody?"
"Pretty much. It's the most basic spell there is."
"I thought so. Is it this easy to learn every spell?"
"No. But it does come easier to me than most. Being the Element of Magic and all makes it a bit easier, though." She said.
"Element of Magic?"
"I didn't tell you? Silly me. Must have slipped ny mind. Let me explain. You see, long ago, six extremely powerful arifacts were created. Nopony knows who made them, or exactly when, but they are ancient. You see, the Elements represent all positive emotions. In the land, and are the embodiments of these feelings. Except mine, which is magic, and not an emotion. Usually, the Elements could only be activated and used by a powerful unicorn, like Celestia. But when the horrible being known as Nightmare Moon came and tried to, you know, take over the world and plunge it into eternal darkness, me and my friends decided we had to locate the Elements of Harmony, which were said to be held in Old Canterlot. We went into the Everfree forest, where Canterlot used to be, and we eventually got to where the city used to stand. When we entered, we found five stone spheres, which were the elements. I tried to take them, but Nightmare moon had already beaten us to it. She smashed the Elements. However, the energy of the Elements didn't fade away. It absorbed into the most nearby suitable conduit. These conduits happened to be us. The energy of the Elements was absorbed into each of us. Fluttershy embodies kindness, Applejack embodies honesty, Rainbow dash is loyalty, Pinkie Pie embodies laughter, and Rarity embodies generousity. And the sixth element, magic, was hidden. It's energy, as you already know, was transfered to me. We then used the Elements to banish the spirit of Nightmare Moon from it's body. The body is Princess Luna, sister of Celestia. She rules along her side. We have used the Elements again since then, but that is a tale for another time. Any questions?"
"Yes. You put somepony who tried to conquer the world in a position of power?" Uryu was glad he remembered to substitute out somebody for somepony.
"She's not the same as she was as Nightmare Moon. She's fine now. Also, Celestia vouched for her, and we can't really refuse the current monarch. She does use 'we' instead of 'I' alot. It makes me worry about her sanity."
Fantastic. I've traveled to the world of lunatics. "That must have been quite the adventure."
"It definitely was. I almost got killed. Twice."
"I know how you feel. I almost get killed doing what I do everyday." Wait, did I just say that out loud?
"What? But you shoot arrows. How could that get you killed?"
"Oh... Um... Misfire?"
"Even I know that's a lie. By the way, That book I was reading when you walked in? It was a tome for a truth spell. So if I want, I can just cast it and figure out everything."
Shit! What do I do? Wait a minute. I can still use my Quincy bow, maybe I can still use Hirenkyaku! He concentrated on the reshii in the environment. He was amazed to find that the concentration if reshii was even higher than it was back in Karakura. He concentrated on creating the invisible pad of reshii that propelled him. He finshed preperations as soon as Twilight's horn began to glow. He activated his technique, and to Twilight, he simply dissapeared.
"What? How? There was no flash of magic, so he didn't teleport, but nopony can move that fast!"
He stopped his technique as soon as he thought he was a suitable distance away, scaring a bird half to death. So I can still do that, then. But how do I explain myself? To her, I basically disappeared. What have I gotten myself into? His thoughts were interupted by a purple flash before him, and Twilight standing there.
"Found you! All I had to do was use a tracking spell! Now, tell me what's up, and no funny business!" She said threateningly.
"Fine. You want to know what's going on? I'll tell you. But you must promise never to inform anypony. Not even Celestia. Alright?"
"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." She put her hoof up to her eye.
"What?"
"It just a little promise ritual that we do around here. Don't worry about it. Now go on. I need to know this."
Uryu gathered his will. "Me and my friends... Well... We're from another dimension."
"Cross-dimensional travel! But that's impossible!"
"Apparently not. The portal appeared in our world, and we all willingly jumped into it."
"So someone here must have cast it."
"Makes as much sense as anything else. I can't wrap my head around this crazy place."
"This explains why you weren't familiar with our customs, or the royalty."
"Oh, and one more thing. My world isn't parralell to yours. We aren't ponies. We're called humans."
"A human! I owe Lyra twenty bits."
"Wait, you know what a human is?"
"Of course! Lyra is always talking about them. They're only a myth, or so I thought. I bet Lyra that they didn't exist. Looks like I was wrong."
"What a coincidence. Unicorns and pegasi are legends in my world."
"Really? How funny!"
"Anything alse you want to know?"
"Oh! I almost forgot! How did you do that thing?"
Uryu knew she was talking about his Hirenkyaku, but he attempted to deflect the question regardless. "You mean the bow?"
"You know what I mean. I'd have said teleportation, but there was no flash when you dissapeared. And nopony can move that fast."
"Crap. I was hoping we wouldn't have to go over this. That's pretty much the biggest secret I have. I can't tell you that now. I'll need the permission of the others."
"Fine. I'm just curious. You know, you and your friends are some pretty suspicious ponies. I gather that you transformed and your cutie marks probably just appeared, but what kind of talent could involve a bone snake? You know, Renji's cutie mark."
"That involves the secret I can't tell you. I'll ask the others, maybe the'll say yes. You know what? I'll go ask Rukia right now. Bye!" He decided to use Hirenkyaku again, and he ran to Sweet Apple acres.
"Bye?" Twilight said, still stunned by his speed.
He stopped running long enough to ask a little yellow filly where Rukia was, and she directed him to the western orchards. He thanked her, and the second she turned around, he vanished. He spotted Rukia quickly, and stopped right in front of her, scaring the living crap out of her.
"I see you can still do that." She said, breathing hard.
"I figured it out when Twilight started drilling me for answers. I ran, but she teleported to me. She asked me once again, and I realized that I couldn't avoid her. I was forced to tell her that we came from another dimension. I'm sorry."
Rukia thought for a second, then replied. "It's alright. If she can teleport, there's no avoiding her."
"Thanks. I thought you'd be mad. And also, did you know humans are myhtological in this world?"
"Funny. What a coincedence."
"And also, one more question. She wants to know how I can move so fast. I told her that I can't tell her why, and she said it was alright for now, but she still wants answers."
"If you can get her to swear on her life, it will be alright. But you have to use force in necessary."
"I will. I'll go tell her what she wants to know. Goodbye." he zoomed off again, leaving Rukia to her harvesting.
As he sprinted back to where Twilight was, fully prepared to give her the answers she was looking for. His mind clouded in thought, and he lost his focus. He tripped on a root, and he fell. As he got himself up, he heard an all to familiar sound. "Couldn't be." he said, preparing his technique. He started off again, and in about ten seconds, he heard the sound, more distinctively a roar now. He realized what it was.
A hollow.
He heard the roar again, but this time it was accompanied by a scream. As he sprinted toward the hollow's location, another scream was heard.
I know that voice! It's... Oh my god. Twilight! He rushed to the scene faster now, determined to rescue the mare. He readied his bow, and emerged into the small clearing where the hollow stood. It grasped Twilight in it's massive hands, about to devour her. Uryu, battle instincts taking over, immediately began using Hirenkyaku. He body checked the hollow's arm, and it dropped Twilight. He didn't bother getting her up, but instead nuged her up onto his back, and he got her at least thirty feet away set her down. She chose then to stand back up, positively scared out of her wits.
"Uryu! You saved me! I thought I was dead for sure!"
"Can we talk later? I have something to attend to." The pre summoned bow drew back it's string upon Uryu's mental command, and then he Moved faster than he had all day. He stopped his superspeed just long enough to to reapper right abive to hollow. He released the string, and fired about twenty arrows into the hollow's back. He landed on the ground, convinced that he had fired enough arrows to kill it. He turned to face Twilight, who was in an utter state of amazement.
"I think I have some explaining to do. You see-" he was cut of by the roar of the hollow, who had gotten back up and was charging the two. Uryu once again readied his bow, and fired even more arrows into the beast, this time peircing the mask. The hollow fell, then disintegrated.
"Now I just have more questions than before!" Twilight yelled.
"No need to yell. Ask away."
"Okay then. One: The question I asked earlier. What are you and your friends? The real answer this time."
"I got permission from Rukia this time, so I can answer you now. But on one condition. You have to swear on your own life never to disclose this knowledge to anypony, except for those you completely and utterly trust."
"I swear I won't tell."
"As you wish. Now you get your answers. Me and my friends, we aren't your average humans at all. We all have special abilities in our world. I am what's called a Quincy. I would usually have a cross that allows me to use my bow, but it got turned into a spell during the transformation. Ichigo, Rukia, and Renji are different from me, though. They aren't Quincies. They are something caller soul reapers, which are like guardians of the dead. Well, technically, Ichigo isn't officially a soul reaper. Rukia and Renji are though. You see, what soul reapers do is guide the souls of the departed into the afterlife."
"They can't do that on their own?"
"Nope. They need a special passage."
"You forgot to mention Chad and Orihime. How are they special?"
"I hadn't forgotten them. I just haven't gotten there yet. I'm still explaining soul reapers. And the best part? Unlike me, they aren't living. They are souls."
"But I can see them!"
"You can see them now, but that's because they have bodies that they use for the living world. Except for Ichigo, who hasn't died like Renji and Rukie have."
"They- died?"
"There's only one way to get to the world of the dead, and that's if you're a soul. Orihime, Chad, and I are the only mortals ever allowed in. Ichigo has to sperate from his body. Also, soul reapers live forever. Rukia's around four hundred."
"No way!"
"Way. Now, onto Orihime and Chad. They both have unique powers, unlike that of any other. Orihime controls six spirits, which assist her in a few different ways. Three of them put up an inpenetrable barrier, two can heal wounds in seconds, and the last can slice a tree in half with it's attack."
"What about Chad?"
"He has and incredible power. In his human form, he has two gloves, which both have unimaginable power. On his right arm, he has Brazo Derecha de Gigante, or The Right Hand of the Giant. This hand has more defensive capabilities than otherwise. It's made up of a large shield, and a receptor that absorbs reishi. It ha-"
"What's reishi?" Twilight asked, completely cutting him off.
"I forgot about that. Reishi is the energy of spirits, and it's what's used to power all of my abilities."
"So... I don't get it."
"You probably never will. I still don't think I get it. Now, on with the disscusion. The Right Hand of the Giant has one offensive attack, which fires a large beam of condensed reishi. It can pretty much anniahlate anything in it's path. But he has another part of his abilities, which resides on his left hand. It's called Brazo Izquierda del Diablo, or The Left Hand of the Devil, and it has insane offensive power. It could easily crack boulders into pebbles."
"There's nopony that strong."
"Chad is."
"Then I guess that's allI need to know for the first question, but that still leaves the second. What in the name of Tartarus was that thing? You know, the one that tried to kill me?" Twilight inquired.
"That was called a hollow," Uryu replied.
"Just a name isn't very helpful," Twilight scolded, "Why did it have a skull for a face?"
"You could see it!?" Uryu was shocked. Besides his friends, he had never met anyone else with the ability to see spirits.
"Of course I could see it! It was ten feet tall!"
"Size isn't the main factor here. That creature is a spirit. It set out to the living world, but i'm not going to tell you why unless you want me to. It's pretty dark."
"Please do. I can't stand curiousity."
"Fine then. You see hollows come to the living world for one reason alone. They come to devour the souls of the living."
"So that thing- was gonna eat me?"
"It would kill you first, then eat your soul."
"So you... Saved my life?"
"Yep. Don't need friends getting eaten, do we?"
"Thanks. Thanks alot." Twilight thought about what she just heard for a second, then came to a sudden realization. "Wait a minute. If those things eat souls, and soul reapers guide souls to the aferlife, that means... They have to deal with those guys?"
"Daily. Hardly a day goes by without a hollow entering our hometown."
"How do they do it?"
"I completely forgot to explain soul reaper abilities! Thanks for the reminder. Now where to start... Ah! As you know, soul reapers guide souls to the afterlife. But they also have a secondary job. They fight off the hollows that enter the world of the living. The living can't see either of them, so that makes it easier. You're a special case, but i'll explain that later. They fight the hollows with their weapon of choice, the zanpakuto. A zanpakuto is a sword that bestows the ability to kill a hollow, or send a soul to the afterlife. But a zanpakuto isn't limited to these abilities alone. Thay have other forms."
"What do you mean by that?" Twlight inquired.
"I mean the sword can transform."
"That defies every law of physics I know of. But then again, you can move at the speed of light, so go on."
"Not quite light, but i'll take it. No more interruptions, please?" Uryu said condenscendingly.
"Alright, fine," Twilight said as she sat down on her haunches.
"Thank you. Now then. All swords can transform in two ways, with a few exceptions. The first form is called a shikai, which is attained by discovering your sword's name." He paused for a second, and Twilight opened her mouth to speak, but was only stopped by Uryu. "No more questions until the end. I know you are going to ask about names, so i'll tell you. The name of a zanpakuto is found when you manage to make contact with the spirit that resides in each sword. Yes, each and every zanpakuto is a living being of sorts. They tell you their names, and they can be called upon during battle to aid in a fight. Rukia's sword, who's name is Sode No Shirayuki, Has three different attacks, of which are unique. The first is the ability to create a pillar of ice that freezes everything above the circle she creates in a column of ice. The second is very different, it creates a large wave of snow that flash freezes the enemy. The third, easily the most powerful, enables her to alter the length of the blade with an ice extension. Whatever the ice extension touches is frozen. Renji's Zanpakuto, Zabimaru, only has one ability. It enables him to extend his zanpakuto, in a similar fashion to that of an accordian. All of the techniques I just mentioned have names, but I don't know them. Ichigo's zanpakuto, however, is a rare case. His is always stuck in shikai, never in it's regular form. I know the name of this technique, which is Getsuga Tensho. It makes a large beam of reishi that can cut just as easily as his sword. Now, before I continue, any more questions?"
Twilight shook her head, trying to hide her confusion.
"Good," Uryu continued with his explanation. "The next form of a zanpakuto is called bankai. But it's not like the other form. It's the most powerful thing a soul reaper can do, but you can't just use bankai. It takes years of training to get enough power to use it. There are only a few soul reapers that can use bankai. Ichigo and Renji can use it, so I can vouch for it's power. Ichigo's bankia just looks like a regular sword, but it increases his speed and strength exponentially. He has one more ability you can ask him about it. Renji's turns his sword into a giant bone snake that can be controlled by swinging the tail of the snake, which he holds. It also shoots lasers, but don't ask about that. Anything else you need to know?"
"Uh... No?" Twilight replied, still trying to contain the information she just recieved.
"I'm just gonna assume you have retained what I told you."
"Not really. But it does explain the strange cutie marks, all but Ichigo's. What's the skull about? It looks like a hollow's."
"I'm still not to sure about it. You'll have to ask him about it."
"I think I will. You can go back to the library if you want, i'm gonna go find Ichigo." She cast a small small spell, and her hooves glowed a bit. "It's a cloud walking spell," she informed him before teleporting away. Uryu decided it would be best if he went back to the library, fully expecting to be vistited by his friends, who he was sure would question him."
A/N: Sorry if I explained things a little too much or too fast, but I wanted to get this chapter done.