Sairen awoke to the sound of a mallet hitting a piece of wood. It was the alarm. He rubbed his head for he had a splitting headache. He was still in the care of the Fourth Squad. It had been a few days since his return from the living world and Captain Hitsugaya wouldn't allow him to return to duty until his wounds were completely healed. He had thought about staying in bed for this one.

"Emergency Alert. Emergency Alert. Intruders in the Court of Pure Souls. All squads take defensive positions. Repeat."

Sairen didn't need it repeated. He was out of his bed and putting on his Shinigami uniform. He was reaching for his Zanpakuto when Tokushi appeared in the doorway.

"I take it you heard the alarm?"

"Of course. Who couldn't hear it?"

"Are you well enough to fight if need be?"

"We'll find out when the time comes but I need to report to my captain. I'll talk to you after this is over."

Tokushi nodded then ran off. Sairen slid his Zanpakuto onto his back and ran out the door. He was outside in seconds and eventually met up with Matsumoto.

"Lieutenant Matsumoto, what is going on?"

"Ryoka are trying to enter the Seireitei." She said.

The two of them watched as the sphere hit the anti-spirit shield and stopped.

"It stopped." Sairen said.

A few moments later it split into four pieces before completely dissolving.

"What are our orders?" Sairen asked.

"We patrol the area for the Ryoka." Hitsugaya said walking from behind them to the front of them.

Tokushi stood behind Hinamori as the Fifth Squad watched the four yellow beams fly off in separate directions. Aizen turned around to his subordinates. He was slightly smiling like he usually did.

"Patrol the Fifth squad grounds and be careful if you encounter any Ryoka."

"Yes, sir." The squad said in unison.

Sairen separated himself from the other squad members. Captain Hitsugaya was all over the place with the captain meetings and Lieutenant Matsumoto was with the other lieutenants. He didn't really want to be with the other squad members. He felt like he belonged with Hitsugaya and Matsumoto. He felt closer to his superiors than the rest of the squad. He turned the corner and came across a dark haired guy in white and a long, orange haired girl who reminded Sairen of Matsumoto. The two turned around and saw Sairen. They stood cautiously as Sairen approached drawing his Zanpakuto.

"I'm Third Seat of the Tenth Squad, Ukiha Sairen."

Ishida activated his bow and readied himself for an attack. Sairen looked over at Orihime and got a good look at her.

"Wow, you're beautiful." Sairen said.

Orihime blushed.

"Hey, your opponent is over here." Ishida said.

"Your right." Sairen said as he slid his hand down the side of his blade. "Transform, Kiroimaru."

The blade turned yellow and waved around like a whip. Ishida fired an arrow and Sairen swung his sword and it struck the arrow, shattering it. Ishida was a bit surprised. Sairen charged forward as Ishida fired more arrows. Sairen ducked and dodged the arrows as he got closer. He was only feet away when he felt something rip through the side of his abdomen. Sairen let go of his Zanpakuto and dropped to his knees.

"This fight didn't last long." Sairen joked as he clinched his side.

Ishida didn't say anything. He looked to Orihime and nodded. Before the two of them moved a giant figure landed behind them. It was Ikkanzaka Jiroubou. Jiroubou looked very angry.

"What did you do to me?" Jiroubou asked.

"I shot out your chain link and soul sleep."

"YOU WHAT?"

Jiroubou slammed his fists into the ground and Ishida and Orihime leapt out of the way. Jiroubou hit the wall next to him causing it to collapse. Orihime was next to it and was in danger of being crushed. Ishida was too far away to react. Orihime was saved at the last second by Sairen.

"Why did you save that Ryoka?"

"Because they beat me. And I heard they beat you. When one beats another they are given the opportunity to move forward not backwards."

Jiroubou didn't say anything. He clinched his fist and cocked his arm back.

"Binding Spell 1: Sai" (Restrain)

Jiroubou's hands were forced behind his back and held by an invisible force. He tried to break free but it was useless. Sairen dropped to his knees again. Orihime grabbed him.

"Are you ok?"

"I don't know. Your friend did a number on my side." He said as he fell onto his back.

"Soten Kisshun." (Sacred Duel Return Shield)

Two of Orihime's hairpins shot out and created a shield over Sairen. Sairen could feel his insides healing.

"I want to thank you for saving me."

"It was no problem." Sairen said weakly.

Tokushi was walking through an area that was partly destroyed due to Ichigo's and Renji's fight. He stopped and surveyed the damage.

"Man, there was one hell of a battle here." He said to himself.

Then without warning a girl's scream filled the air. Tokushi looked around trying to figure out where it came from. He then ran up the long flight of stairs. He then heard an explosion. He quickened his pace and leapt over rooftops. He saw a group of Shinigami on a bridge and realized what was going on. He jumped onto the platform just as Hinamori and Kira were being taken away and he saw Captain Hitsugaya talking with Captain Ichimaru. He couldn't hear what they were saying but with the look on Hitsugaya's face he could tell that it wasn't pleasant.

"What is going on?" He thought.

He ran out from under the over hang and saw something he never thought he'd see. Captain Aizen hanging from a wall by his own sword.

"Captain Aizen." He said softly.