Hitsaguya finally came to, laying on something soft, with light filtering down upon him. Everything was still a blur, as he tried to look around. "Toshiro, please. Don't move yet." A soft, female voice said. The world gained a bit more focus, and he saw an anxious Rukia standing over him. An odd smile slid over Hitsaguya's face- he knew how this dream went. He slyly reached up and slide a hand into Rukia's robe.

…"I thought we were trying to wake him up, not knock him back out, Rukia."

"I, he, I, umm… Shut up!" Ichigo wondered if there was a limit to how red Rukia could get. "Wake up!" another welt rose on the captain's cheek, and he shook himself too."

I don't remember the dream going like that… wait… he caught sight of Ichigo A threesome dream? Well, still better than that one with Matsumoto and Kira… granted, that had turned out half true… he shuddered Forgetting, forgetting…. Wait, why does my stomache hurt? …wait…. "Shit…"

"Got there?" glared Rukia. Ichigo hadn't noticed the grope, so was slowly blinking.

"…sorry…"

The three figures landed in a small clearing, a mile or two outside Karakura town. Aki was supporting Hissori, who was still having trouble walking. Bikou turned to face them.

"Are you all right, Hissori?"

"Like you give a fuck, Suri. It's just a teammate, since when did-"

"I will live. I'm sorry for failing you, sir."

"I told you, do not worry about it. Come, she should be around here somewhere."

"so it really does figure. I look away from you for one minute, and they finally succeed in capturing you." Hitsugaya finished saying.

"Wait, you knew he was trying to find us?" asked Rukia with wide eyes.

"Of course! Squad 11 found them a little while back, and we've been trying to track them ever since."

"But, what are they?"

"Simply put, they are some sick, twisted experiment by that Urahara."

"Urahara?" asked Ichigo, once again pulled out of his stupor. "But, he's not here. He hasn't been since the battle with Aizen. His shop's all boarded up."

"That's how we know it's him. We called him in for questioning about these things, and he vanished. As best as we can make out, I'm sure you'll both remember that incident with the rogue shinigami band, and the blanks running around."

Both nodded—Ichigo a little absently—and Rukia started to speak, but the captain kept speaking. "Well, he somehow managed to take some of the Rosary's power, and place it into experimental bodies. We can only assume he robbed graveyards for fallen shinigami."

"But, Bikou explained it all to us." Rukia interrupted. "They exist to combat the Ko."

"The what?"

"Ko. They're a new breed of hollow, kind of like the Arrancar. If you've been watching us that closely, wouldn't you have seen that one we fought that he saved us from? With the blue mask?"

"Blue mask? Rukia, there are no hollows with blue masks… And he wouldn't have saved you. But, it still all makes sense- he was using you."

"But how-"

"Our intel shows that they want to take over Soul Society. Obviously, they think the best way to do this is to attract as little attention as possible. Make another threat that'll put us on a wild goose chase. So, he 'saved you', kidnapped you, and fed you these stories. When you would've run back to Soul Society and told about these "new hollows", we would have panicked, and run all around looking for them. Just like that, they could have slipped in."

"But we saw it, Toshiro! A hollow with a deep blue mask!"

"…I'm sure you did…" Hitsuguya patted her arm kindly, doing his best to ignore the little flutter inside at the contact. "Our intel shows that a fourth member of that man's division can cause illusions. No doubt, you were merely under illusion and trickery. There never was anything more than a basic hollow and probably some of their people."

Rukia and Ichigo sat there in silence, stunned at this news, unsure what to say.

"So, did they accept it?" a deep voice growled.

"About time you finally showed yourself, Marl." said Bikou seriously. A hooded figure in a long, covering cloak stepped out of nowhere, as it he had materialized from the air itself.

"Bah, don't be such a killjoy. So, did they accept it?" growled the unknown Marl again, his voice graveling as if someone had sandpapered his vocal chords."

"Completely, I think. But we were interrupted by that Hitsuguya. What happened to Saezuru

?"

"She did her job fine, but he was a captain… it didn't work as well as expected. She almost got caught by that big-boobed one."

"Ahh, so that's why you were late getting back."

"Yeah… Ritoru and I had to get her out safely."

"Get any good looks!" hooted Aki.

A rasping, disturbing laugh filtered from under the hood. "You would, Aki, you would. And, yes. She was taking a bath. But Ritoru didn't want to hang around."

"Bah, everyone knows his libdo is as dry as his bones." Aki rolled his eyes. "Guess what! I got to see Rukia's!"

"LUCKY SON OF A BI-"

"Can we please get back to the matter at hand…" interrupted Bikou calmly, but a little harder than normal.

Marl cleared his throat, a sound a bit like rocks grating. "Yes, rather. Sorry, sir."

"Thank you. Have they been informed of the new condition of the plan?"

"Yes sir, they should be here any time now."

"I still just can't believe it… That he'd use us like that…"

Rukia had finally accepted the captain's words… Kinda suprising, really… Ichigo reflected. Usually only I can convince her that fast… But, it just makes to little sense… It just doesn't feel right when I think about it. But, last time he'd checked, a gut instinct meant very little to the methodical, icy captain. But, how could Urahara have even made them? But, then again… This was the man who brought the world the Hogyuku.

Rukia was talking again. "If this is true, it needs to be brought to the attention of all Shinigami. The danger is immense!"

"It's worse than you realize…" sighed Hitsuguya heavily. "There is an even greater danger…"

"Greater than a band of rogue shinigami created by a maniac! How could there be something greater?"

"…You'll remember I said they must have robbed graves for the bodies…" Rukia and Ichigo nodded. "…This could even include bodies of more recent victims…" Rukia's hand jumped to her mouth, and Ichigo's eyes went wide, alive for the first time in weeks. "…We have begun cataloging graves and bodies, but it is a long process, and we cannot be sure… You may have to fight your own friends…"

"So they accepted it." Bikou's division spun around, to see two figures standing in shadow. "They actually accepted the story?"

Bikou nodded gravely. "So it would seem. All has gone to plan, at long last."

"Kick-ass!" said the shorter figure. Her voice was full of enthusiasm. "Maybe I can even start my part of the plan soon!"The calmer voiced man shifted, as if he had been about to agree, but had silenced himself just in time.

"Well then, we can begin the next stage. Let's go gather the others. Please bring Hissori back to base, he's injured." Immediately upon finishing speaking, Bikou took off, followed closely by Aki and Marl, both of who were speaking in undertones. Aki's robes were extra scarlet, and there were red lines sliding out from under Marl's hood.

The two figures stepped into the semi-light and supported the green-robed shinigami. "Up you get!" said the girl enthusiastically, her spiky purple hair standing out unrulily, nearly poking Hissori in the face. On the other side, another shinigami slipped a hand across Hisorri's shoulder, the sly, thoughtful smirk never falling, and he lead the way off, seeing perfectly through his nearly closed eyes.

Sooooo! Who expected that! Yep, Bikou's actually the bad team, and Soul Society barely managed to avoid getting one pulled over on them. Go them! :D Sorry I haven't updated in FOREVER, school's been crazy, and I haven't been in the mood to write when I have the time- too lonely and out of good ideas while my fiance's in a bhu. :( But, she'll be out soon, and school's almost over, so I should be able to update more! Oh, and who were those two people who appeared at the end?

bonus! I'll give you the last names of those people I mentioned, and only gave their first name for!

Marl Kitsune: 'Marlfox'. Ever read any Brian Jaques? ( :'( to him dying... :',,',',',',',','( ) fourth member of the undercover squad

Eika Ririkku: 'Song Lyric' second member of the music squad

Ritoru Datesha: 'Little Dude' leader of the hollow squad