VII: A Game of "Eternal Tag" and Enter Lieutenant Abarai and Kuchiki! Plus Sode no Shirayuki and Zabimaru!
M.G. Crystal: -typing a english cover of a song-
Ichigo: -peeks over shoulder- Hey isn't that SID's "Ranbu no Melody"?
M.G. Crystal: -stops typing and looks at Ichigo- Uh…yes. Wanna hear?
Ichigo: Uh y-
Nel: -jumps on Ichigo's shoulder- Nel wants to hear!
M.G. Crystal: Okay, but this is only what I came up with so far. -starts singing- "Don't come crying, Don't come crying| Oh please baby don't ever shed those tears| Just hold my hand until the awakening of the dawn| We walked and hugged| Embracing a weakness that knows of no defeat| We know of no defeat| We'll carve a new era that shines through time, we'll shine through time| With melody's wild song| And I asked you with an outstretched hand, "Would you join me in this wild dance?"| With moon's shadow and heaven's fang, I'll protect you from these dark illusions| When night's curtains scythed, the dawn shall reign over." -stops singing-
Ichigo: Not bad.
Nel: -claps- Nel loves it! ^u^
M.G. Crystal: -lightly blushes- Uhm..uh…thanks you guys. And Ichigo…^^
Ichigo: -gets nervous- Yes Crystal? -starts sweating bullets-
M.G. Crystal: "not bad", eh? Let me show you "not bad".
Hichigo: Ya better start runnin' fer yer life King, cuz it looks like you pissed off Princess. -cackles and turns to readers- "Princess(Mistress Galaincrystal) doesn't own Bleach, Tite Kubo does and if she did, then IchiRuki would've happened in our show." I even support it!
-:- Opening: After Dark by Asian Kung-Fu Generation -:-
My shadow is fracturing
It's pieces are scattering
They all… run away
I skip over falling blooms
And though they are beautiful
Unseen— They decay
Sickening sweetness flows on the wind
From the corner of the street
And in the distance I hear the cries
As someone weeps
Stolen by the midnight wind
My hopes have all been swept away
Wonder if they'll ever be found…
I cannot accept this world
But it looks like rejecting it
Only makes my anger rebound
But I will wake up one day
If this is all in my head
And even if I still lose
I'll know that I am not dead!
[Nobody's P.O.V.]
117 1/2 Years Ago In The Past
Before Ichigo and Vicki
"Hei(hey) Yoruichi! Kisuke!" A teenage girl of 163 with lightly tanned skin said. She had chocolate brown hair in a semi-spiky ponytail held by a sky blue ribbon with jaw-length spiky bangs framing her face with a fringe going to the right(like Ukitake's fringe) and ocean blue tips on her bangs which made her sky blue eyes pop out. Kisuke and Yoruichi turned around to see the young teen shunpoing after them. "Hello K_!" Yoruichi said with a smile as Kisuke waved back at K_ with a lanky smile. K_ nodded back with a smile on her face. "Dō shita no(what's up)?" The brunette teen asked, her hands in fists on her hips. "Ā, Kisuke to watashi wa kunren suru tsumoridatta(Oh, Kisuke and I were going to train)…Wana wa watashitachi o mite(Wanna watch us)?" Yoruichi asked as K_ nodded.
A chuckle sounded through her head as a transparent figure of a man in his early twenties appeared next to K_. He had short ocean blue hair with a fringe in the middle of his face and friendly golden yellow eyes and wore a dark blue sleeveless haori that had light blue accents with his hood up which sometimes shadowed his eyes, a midnight blue obi-sash with loops for his light blue belt that was held by a silver badge shaped in the kanji for 水(water) over his haori, sky blue sleeveless form-fitting turtleneck with ice blue accents, sky blue hakama with ice blue tabi and dark blue waraji, and dark blue bell-sleeves on his arms(like Aqua's from KH: BBS) with a pair of ocean blue tekko gloves on his hands. "I know you wanna watch them K_…but ya gotta find S_ first, remember?" The spirit, N_ , reminded K_. "Gah your right N_!" K_ thought back in shock and then asked the duo, "S_ ga de doko ni aru ka shitte imasu ka(Do you know where S_ is at)?"
"S_-taichō gadearu baai e e watashi wa shitte iru(Yeah, I di know where S_-taicho is at). You're looking for your boyfriend~?" Yoruichi said, making K_ blush in embarrassment. "N-nani(w-what)!?" K_ said in shock, but the "She-Devil" as Byakuya calls her gives the brunette his location of where he's at. "Okay, thank you! GottaspeedbeforeDadknowsthatI'mmeetingS_andthathe'sgoingtousebankaionthepoorguy!" K_ said all in one breath and shunpos to find S_-taichō, her boyfriend.
Present Time
A room is light dimly by two candles, giving off a air of sadness. Between those candles was a picture of the same teenager, her signature smirk on her lightly tanned face. A sigh escapes from the man with brown hair in a low ponytail, his sakkat in his lap. His dark grey eyes stare sadly at the girl in the photo. "Hey, how's it been?" He asked, only gaining a silent response. The brunette man's dark eyes look down, his eyes closed. "There's this guy, Ichigo he's called, looks a lot like Kaien. It makes me wonder…" Dark grey irises look up, holding sadness. "Are you also out there too…my little girl?" A signal teardrop falls on the man's haori, the last and final gift from her before her murder.
[My P.O.V.]
"You mean, you didn't have any idea at all who we really were?" Ichigo asks dumbly to the Troublesome Trio. "That's right because you didn't say who you were! Minus Vicki." Nel said. "You should've told us from the start!" Pesche adds. "Bad guys I can't believe it!" Dondochakka says, putting his hands on his mask. "This is terrible!" Nel says, sounding like that one Peanuts character, Lucy I think. "Nel is sure…that the bad guys are gonna kill us!" Pesche and Dondochakka nod in response to Nel's sentence. "No, we're not gonna kill you." Ichigo says emotionlessly. "Well, I wasn't expecting this at all." Uryū says, also emotionless. "Who knew there were Arrancars like this?" Chad adds as then the Troublesome Trio group around and talk about a plan. They turn their heads to face us, Pesche cackling evilly, Dondochakka chuckling evilly, and Nel giggling evilly too. "Hey Hichigo." I said, speaking to the Hollow half of Zangetsu.
"Yeah Princess?" He replied as I then noticed that he calls me "Princess", not "Vicki" or "Victoria" like Old Man Z. "How do you enjoy being dragged as in being literally dragged on the ground all over the place like a little kid is when dragging their favorite toy all over the place?" I asked, smirking because I knew what was going to happen. "Well…I dunno, why you ask?" Hichigo asked, seemingly curious like Ichigo. "…" I stayed silent as then Nel jumped and landed on Ichigo's shoulders, and grabs the bandage thats hanging out, then makes a run for it while dragging the over-sized Zanpakutō. "PRINCESS! I'll get you back for this!" I heard Hichigo yell at me with anger as I giggle and I imagined "Ditty For Daddy" playing. Ichigo then chases Nel to get Zangetsu back, then Pesche and Dondochakka chase after Ichigo. Uryū, Chad and I watch with dumbfound expressions, but I covered my mouth to try to control my giggles as I hear Ichigo screaming at Nel to give him back his Zanpakutō, Hichigo cursing at me for letting this happening.
Uryū comments on how easily Ichigo got Zangetsu stolen, and Chad then says if Ichigo wanted to play eternal tag. Shock then hits me as I realize what happens to…us. I shunpo about two yards away from the Quincy and Fullbringer duo as Bawabawa appears, scaring Uryū and Chad enough to make them start running. Bawabawa turns to me as I start to shake and what I didn't expect was for him to slither up to me and makes a noise as if to say, "Come on me."
"You want me," I said pointing at myself. "To ride on you?" I pointed at Bawabawa and he grunted as if to say, "Yes!" Letting the fangirl me take over slightly, I used the reishi around me to create steps like Gwen did in Ben 10 Alien Force, and ran up them and sat behind where Bawabawa's mask was. "Okay boy…" I said and then spoke words I wanted to say when I wanted to ride something huge. "Yip-yip!" Then Bawabawa chased after Uryū and Chad as I laugh like Cruella de Vil, my favorite Disney Villain. Being a Disney Villain fan, I kind of looked up to Cruella for she can "have a sense of style while being villainous" at the same time. So now it was Nel being chased by Ichigo, Ichigo being chased by Nel's brothers Pesche and Dondochakka, and Uryū and Chad being chased by me and Bawabawa. "Ride Bawabawa before the gang does, check! Two down, more to go!" I thought as all the sudden, Nel trips on a branch.
I jumped off of Bawabawa and shunpo towards Nel and grabbed her in a hugging embrace and shunpo out of the way of the others for Nel's brothers end up tripping, thus resulting Bawabawa trampling over them. To answer your question about Uryū and Chad, they jumped out of the way too. "Oh man that was close." Ichigo says, seeing how he could've been crushed under hundreds of pounds of two Arrancars and a giant worm-snake Hollow. "Are you okay, Nel?" I asked as I put Nel on the ground and checked her for injuries. "Wow, Nel can't believe you saved her." Nel said as I replied with, "Of course, I'm not a bad guy. Though some people see me as a villain, but once they get to know me, I'm a kind person. I'm not a heartless being…Aizen is." I had muttered the last two words under my breath, but I'm pretty sure she heard me. Aizen truly is a heartless being, I mean, he attacked Tier with no hesitation even though she's his subordinate.
But to him, she's only another pawn in this game of chess. A Queen to be more precise. Don't I sound like Ciel right there? Barragan(I finally remembered the guy's name) is the King, Starrk is a Rook along with Ulquiorra, Nnoitra and Grimmjow are Bishops, Zommari and Szayelaporro and Aaroniero are Knights, and the rest are pawns. Hot dang don't I sound like Ciel? "I'm sorry Nel," I said, sadness seeping into my voice. "But me and the others have to rescue a friend. We'll meet again, promise?" I continued as I get Zangetsu out of her grasp and put out my pinky at her to take. "Nel promises!" Nel said and we shook pinkies. I stood up and walked towards the others and hand Zangetsu back to Ichigo, but not before whispering in his ear, "Get Zangetsu taken one more time and it's your funeral, Strawberry." He gulped and nodded in fear, good. We then began our trek towards Las Noches, but then the ground shakes. S**t I forgotten about him! The Guardian appeared, a being made out of Hueco Mundo's white sands with a Hollow hole in the middle of his chest and bearing a Hollow mask.
"It's Runuganga, the Guardian of the White Sand!" Nel shouts in fear and starts to freak out. "I was just informed only moments ago by Las Noches that we had intruders." Runuganga said in a deep baritone voice. "I never would've guessed that they had you measly garbage bugs acting as spies. Unforgivable…I'm going to turn you all into desert sand!" He said as Nel tries to convince him that they weren't spies.
[Nobody's P.O.V.]
"Let me handle this…" Vicki said, silencing Nel with a hand in front of her, a serious but calm look on her face. "Those guys had their share in fighting and it's time that I should show my skills…" The brunette said, her eyes glowing with her right eye glowing a calm blue for Zangetsu and her left glowing an eerie golden yellow with black sclera(white of the eye) for Hichigo. Ichigo saw this and was shocked and he thought, "Her eyes…one looks like my Inner Hollow and the other is Zangetsu. She's completely another person instead of her usual act. She's just like…me." Realization hit the orange-haired Shinigami, the both of them were alike in so many ways. A fingerless black leather glove reaches to the Zanpakutō on her back and unsheathes it, a shining noise is heard as light shines from the beginning of the hilt to the tip. She gets in her usual battle position, which was that of Cloud's in FFVII. Silvery blue reiatsu starts to form around Vicki's being as she places Zangetsu's sharp side to her right side and reiatsu shines down on it's sharp side.
"Getsuga… Tenshō!" The brunette says and swings Zangetsu at Runuganga, a energy slash in the shape of a crescent moon colored white outlined in silverly-blue flies forward at the Sand Guardian, slicing him in half completely and crumbles into another ordinary sanddune. "Now that's how you attack giants like him." Vicki says and sheathes Zangetsu, her eyes have stopped glowing after using Getsuga Tenshō and are back to their usual chocolate brown.
[My P.O.V.]
"He's coming…" Nel said nervously behind Ichigo's leg as then a giant pit starts to drown us all in quick sand. I lost my calm demeanor and began to hyperventilate as I panicked. The sand was already at my knees as I then shouted for someone to help me. My eyes were closed as I didn't want to see anything. I heard everyone also panicking, and felt someone grab my hand and pull me up. "T-th-thanks." I managed to say through my panic, my eyes still closed as I heard them say, "Don't let go!" I nod my head as a "okay" and tightened my grip. Then all the sudden, my hearing was blank as I only heard a single bell chime sound in the air. "Don't worry, we're here to help." A woman's voice said as then everything resumed, but not before I heard the words, "Tsugi no mai(Next dance)…Hakuren(White Ripple)." Wait that technique! It's them! They're here at last! I opened my eyes to see the Sand Guardian frozen in ice, fall backwards and break into thousands of pieces.
The quick sand also stopped and I saw that it was just about five inches above my waist. I look up to see that it was Uryū who grabbed me. "Thanks once again." I said, slightly blushing because well, I'm not use to being rescued at all. "Rukia…Renji." Ichigo said as I turned around to see the rest of the main cast, Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai. Uryū helped me get out of the sand as I then dusted myself off of the sand and emptied my pockets full of sand. "Rukia! Renji! You guys are here!" Ichigo said as I then called out in a Urahara-ish voice, "So are they your friend and girlfriend Strawberry-kun~?" I then laughed when Ichigo got punched in the jaw by Rukia. "Well doesn't she seem happy to see you?" I said as then Rukia and Renji low-five each other and then Renji punched Ichigo across the face. Ichigo and Rukia then yell at me irritated, "We're not boyfriend and girlfriend!"
"Sure you aren't." I say with a Gin-grin on my face and then notice Ichigo on the floor in pain. "Are you alright Ichigo?" Uryū asks with a sweat-drop along with Chad as I crutch down and poke him. I look up to examine Rukia and Renji. Rukia was short in person, about a little more than a head shorter than me with black hair styled in a bob with a fringe in the middle of her face with the bottom of her hair sticking out in multiple directions and big violet eyes. Then I saw a transparent figure of her Zanpakutō, Sode no Shirayuki(Snow White Sleeves), standing next to her. I send her a small smile and Shirayuki saw me looking at her and was shocked, but none of the less smiled back. Then my chocolate brown eyes met with Renji's matching ones. He was tall about half a head taller than me with crimson red hair with a widow's peak covered by a white headband which his forehead was covered in tribal tattoos and his hair was pulled back in a spiky ponytail.
Next to him was his Zanpakutō, Zabimaru(Snake Tail), but it was what they looked like in the Rebellion that was to come, so it was Saru(Monkey) and Hebi(Snake). They noticed me looking at them, Saru said, "Well, well, it looks like there's someone here besides Renji boy who can see us." Saru crossed her arms, a smirk-like smile on her face as Hebi also crossed his arms with the same smirk-like smile on his face. "Yeah you're right, Saru." Hebi said, sitting on his tail. "Anyways…I'm Saru and this little twerp here is Hebi. Together we make Zabimaru, Renji's Zanpakutō." Saru said, pointing to the young neon pink-haired boy chained to her. "Watch what ya say ya dumb broad!" Hebi said, irritated by the fact that the mallow pink-haired woman called him a "twerp". The two then argued with each other, giving me a headache as I rub my temple to calm down. "I apologize, those two can really make a headache." Sode no Shirayuki said and bowed at me. "I'm Sode no Shirayuki, Lady Rukia's Zanpakutō."
"I'm Victoria, the last Zanpakutō Summoner, but please call me Vicki…Sode no Shirayuki and Zabimaru." I replied, also bowing to them and then Zangetsu appeared next to me. "And this guy next to me is Zangetsu, my partner." I introduced as Zangetsu then said, "Greetings, Sode no Shirayuki and Zabimaru. It's good to see you once again." He nodded his head as his way of bowing. Zangetsu and I then explained to them what a Zanpakutō Summoner was, and they got the idea. "Hey, girl," I heard Renji say to me as the Inner Fangirl me was freaking out because Renji was talking to me. Yeah, Fangirl Me's got a crush on Renji. But I know that it'll sadly never happen because of major age difference. He's about 200 years old and I'm 13, clearly not going to happen, that and Dad will shank the guy with a rusty dagger he has hidden in the laundry room. Along with a 3 hour interrogation with the boy while cleaning out a gun in front of him.
"Hn?" I said, putting on my "Byakuya demeanor" as I turned around to face him. "Who are you?" Renji asked as I then quoted everybody's favorite Fa Family guardian, "Who am I? Who am I?! I am the guardian of lost souls. I am the powerful, the pleasurable, and the respectful Victoria Garcia at your service." I said, bowing to them and trying to contain my laughter. "But you guys can call me Vicki. Who are you?"
"Renji Abarai, Lieutenant of the 6th Division of the Gotei 13." Renji introduced himself. "And I'm Rukia Kuchiki, Lieutenant of the 13th Division of the Gotei 13." Rukia introduced, both of them bowing back at me. "It's an honor to meet you Lieutenant Kuchiki and Abarai…" Then I decide to shock them with, "And of course, your Zanpakutōs, Sode no Shirayuki and Zabimaru." They gasped and Rukia said, "How can you see our Zanpakutō?"
"I'm what's called a Zanpakutō Summoner, we have the ability to see and use the Shinigami's Zanpakutō. But there is only one true Zanpakutō that is our partner…" I then touch the handle of Zangetsu lightly. "Mine is Zangetsu, Ichigo's Zanpakutō…Our race has worked with the Shinigami since the start of the Gotei 13, but everything changed more than 115 years ago when a murder of a Captain-class Shinigami and Summoner happened, causing a war between the Gotei 13 and the Summoners. It was unknown which side won, but the Summoners' leader used a spell, and then the whole race vanished. Now here I am…the last Summoner…But now the past doesn't matter." I said getting serious. "Our differences must be put aside if we are to win this war….Allons-y!" Then all of us continued our trek by running. I wonder if anyone reading this got my reference?
"Hey! Hold up a second! Itsugo! Vicki!" Nel called out as we stop and Ichigo turns around and said, "Hey it's not Itsugo!"
"If you wait for us, Nel will guide you to Las Noches!" Everybody then got on Bawabawa. Nel was sitting in Ichigo's lap, glaring at Rukia and I giggled at the sight. I sat next to Rukia and Renji to left you guys now. Saru and Hebi got into another argument again, I swear that my baby brother, Aiden who's 6, and my sister, Yaya(her nickname) who's 10, came into this world with me as those two. I closed my eyes as I sighed and tilted my head back, enjoying the peace that I have right now before the fights in the future will happen. "Hey you guys?" I asked Sode no Shirayuki and Zabimaru. They responded back as I then say, "Will you guys lend me your strength? I know that I can't solely rely on Zangetsu all the time, it'll tire him out and I'm willing to try different techniques while fighting the Arrancar." The spirits were silent for about two minutes, but then Saru replied with, " 'Course you can kiddo! Just be careful when using use ya know? We'll help out when using our powers, got it?"
I hummed a "yes" to her and then I was in another world. It was a bamboo forest with a path that had a few Japanese stone lanterns on the way. I walked the path and saw what looked like Piandao's castle garden from The Last Airbender series. At the top of the steps were Saru and Hebi. Saru had her hands on her hips and hebi was sitting on his tail with his arms crossed. "Welcome to our Inner World, kiddo." The bright green-eyed woman said with the blue-eyed boy nodding. "Remember, once rescuin' Orihime is done and over with, you're going to be training with us, got that?" Hebi said as I replied with, "Got it!" Then everything fades to black as I then hear Sode no Shirayuki say, "I'll lend you my strength." Then I was in another world, but this time it was a huge traditional Japanese castle made of ice. I was in the main room and it was huge for a room. Footsteps echoed as I swiftly turned around, my hair, scarf, and coat moving as I saw it was Sode no Shirayuki making those noises.
"Welcome to my home." She said as we both bowed at each other. "Now when using my powers, to make them easier to use, is to think of a song you can remember. Okay?"
"Okay, I promise Sode no Shirayuki." I said before my mind snapped back to reality. We were finally there at the wall. The barrier between our target, Orihime Inoue, and us.
…To Be Continued In…
VIII: The Heart's Will
M.G. Crystal: So I hoped that you guys liked it! What do you think will happen in the next chapter? Who's K, N, and S? And just who exactly is K's father? The hint I gave you guys was a sakkat.
Nel: Crystal here decided that there would be a question for the end of each chapter so Nel here will say it: Who is the owner of the Zanpakutō which means "Panther" or "Panther King"?
M.G. Crystal: Thanks Nel, here, have a lollipop. -hands Nel a lollipop and turns to readers- So please review, follow, and/or favorite. Flame and you'll face the wrath of Zabimaru!
