Chapter 9

'Thinking'

"Specking"

"Zanpakto"

"Attack/ Kido/ spell"

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"What the hell is the Staff of Destruction?" Deion asked the old head master.

"It is a weapon of great power, able to kill a dragon in one shot." He said. Deion groaned for he knew what was next.

"Do you want me to get it back?" he asked in an annoyed tone. Princess Henrietta spoke up.

"Please if you may, I would hate to know what kind of damage something like that can do." She said. Deion sighed as he grabbed Louise by the hand.

"Let's go." He said. She blushed a little at the fact he was holding her hand, but shaked it off.

"Why do I have to come?" she asked.

"One, you were just going to follow me anyways, and two, it's my job to protect you as it is for you to protect me." He said.

"Wait, I want to come too." Guiche shouted.

"You can count me in as well." Kirche said. A large tick mark grew on Deion's head.

"Fine, just don't get in my way." He said. Prof. Osmond also stopped them, much to Deion's annoyance.

"I'll have Miss. Longevity join you all to oversee you students." He said. Deion simply nodded as he faced the others.

'So much for using flash step.' He thought as they headed for the gates…

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The team, which now included Tabitha, went deep out into the forest in search of the thief know as Fouquet the crumbling dirt. The ride in the small carriage was long, but they got the planning out of the way.

"I'll stand guard for everyone, you guys search the area for the staff or Fouquet. Do not engage in combat alone." Deion said. He was a commanding force to be noted when it comes to mission preparedness.

"Louise, you stay close to me. Guiche, you and the other girls go and search any hiding spots you can see. Miss. Longevity, I believe you are able to handle yourself?"

"Yes I am. I was under the impression that I was in charge of this mission." The sectary said.

"They don't call me a captain as a nickname ma'am. I was wondering, from what I have seen of this world, all mages are nobles, so why is this Fouquet a thief?" He asked.

"I was wondering about that as well." Louise put in. Miss. Longevity sighed as she looked back at them.

"Fouquet may have lost her status as a noble. Many people have for many years. I myself have." She said. That was when Kirche tuned in.

"How did you lose it Miss. Longevity?" she asked.

"Don't be so rude Zerbst!" Louise snapped at her rival.

"I was not Vallière." The two then started to butt heads, only for Guiche and Deion to break them apart.

"No fighting." Deion said sternly with a cold glare at both girls. They both looked freaked out and didn't try anything else. Miss. Longevity let a small giggle and Tabitha just stared blankly at her comrades…

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The group soon made a short walk to a small cabin.

"I think Fouquet may have seen this place and thought about hiding the staff here." Miss. Longevity said as she and the girls hid behind a tree. Deion and Guiche looked in a window and saw nothing.

"It's just an abandoned home." Deion said. Tabitha walked over to the door and waved her staff in front of it.

"There are no traps." She said. She then opened the door. Deion, Kirche, Guiche, and Tabitha all went inside.

"I'll stand watch." Louise said, not sure of what to do.

"Then I will go scout out the area." Miss. Longevity said as she walked off. The four inside the cabin looked around for clues of any kind.

"Guiche, check over by the bed." Deion told him. The boy nodded and did as he was told, but sneezed due to a large amount of dust in the area. After about a few minutes, Kirche seemed to give up.

"The staff is not here!" she complained.

"Then go wait outside with the zero." Guiche told her, earning him a death glare from Deion.

"Please don't call her that ever again." He said. Tabitha then tapped him on the shoulder, holding a box in her hand.

"Staff of destruction." She said in her monotone voice. Kirche and Deion both looked at the box.

"Then our job is-." Kirche was cut off when they all heard a scream from outside; It was Louise. The four looked up to see the roof get torn off by a rock golem.

"My time to work." Deion said. But Tabitha stepped in front of him.

"Allow me." She said. Before Deion could protest, she casted a wind spell, but it had little effect.

"Fireball!" Kirche shouted as she went on the attack as well.

"Get out of my way. All you just get out before you get hurt." Deion shouted at them as he drew his Zanpakto. It was then he noticed Louise trying to attack the golem.

"Louise get back!" he called.

"No! I'm a noble and I will never turn my back to the enemy!" she said as she tried deservedly to cast a spell. She couldn't do it as the golem turned it's attention on to her. It brought up it's fist to crush her. Louise closed her eyes waiting for the pain, but it didn't come. She opened her eyes to see her familiar holding the fist back with his sword.

"Get to the others." He said as he pushed the golem back.

"Alright big guy, you are in a world of trouble. But I think you should know who I am." Deion said as he wordlessly activated Hanko's shikai.

"I am a Captain of the Gotei 13 and Familiar to Louise the Zero! My name is Deion!" he declared. He used flashed step to cut off both of the golem's legs. But they grew back almost instantly.

'Well fuck.' He thought as he didn't expect that. The golem then smacks him into a tree.

"Deion!" Louise called as she grabbed the Staff of Destruction and ran to the fight.

"Take this!" she roared as she started to swing the weird looking staff around, but nothing happened.

"Huh? What's wrong with this damn thing?" she asked as she flung it around. It was then that Deion got a look at it and his eyes widen: It was a human Rocket launcher.

'What the hell is that doing here?' He asked himself. He flash stepped over to Louise and took it from her. It had one round it, so he knew what time it was from.

"Louise, point this end at the golem, Line up the sight, push this down, and brace yourself on my signal." He told her as he set up the weapon. He gave it back to her and turned his attention to the golem once more.

"Now! Getsuga Tensho!" He roared as Louise pushed a small button on the Rocket Launcher, and was knocked back from the massive recoil. The crest and Rocket hit the target at the same time, creating a massive explosion. The other had their eyes nearly pop out of their heads, beside Tabitha.

"That was the Staff of Destruction?" Kirche said in disbelief.

"And Louise was able to use it?" Guiche said in equal disbelief. Louise looked from the weapon to the remains of the golem.

"What did I do?" she asked herself.

"It was not magic if you are wondering." Deion said.

"It is a weapon from the world I come from… well not one shinigami use."

"Oh, I see you found it." Miss. Longevity said as he walked out of forest.

"Yeah, and thanks for leading us to it Fouquet the Crumbling Dirt." Deion said coolly. The green hair sectary grinned evilly.

"How did you figure out?" She asked, shocking the others.

"I never forget a voice, but I wanted to make sure you were one in the same. When you summoned the golem, I knew it was you." Deion explained.

"Clever shinigami, I was warned about you." She said, making Deion give her a confused look.

"Who warned you about me?" he asked.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" she said as she took the launcher from Louise.

"You're not going to stop her?" The Noble shouted at her familiar.

"Good bye!" the thief said as she pushed the button, but nothing happened.

"Huh? What's wrong with thing?" she shouted. Deion laughed at her frustration.

"It's empty, there was only one shot in it." He told her.

"Bakudō #61: Rikujōkōrō!" Deion called as the six bars of light trapped Fouquet.

"What the hell is this?" she exclaimed.

"Guiche, Tabitha, keep watch of her." Deion said. The group turned to leave, but a hooded figure block there path.

"So it is true that a captain of the Gotei 13 is here." It said.

"Sir, forgive me." Fouquet said.

"Quiet you, you are no longer any uses to us." He snapped before drawing his sword. He disappeared from view, leaving everyone, even Deion, stunned. He only had a second to react as he blocked a strike meant to kill Fouquet.

'Holy founder!' was on the mind of the students as for the first time, they saw someone match Deion in strength.

"Who are you?" Deion said as he reached for the hood, but was near cut on his chest when the person broke the lock. In panic, Deion twisted his arm to block.

"You are still weak." The figure said as he knocked Deion back into a tree, which snapped and fell down on him.

"Deion!" Louise screamed as she pulled out Derf and charged.

"Louise stop!" Guiche called to her. Louise didn't listen to as she moved forward to attack.

"Ahhhhh!" she roared as she swung Derf, only for the blade to stop when it hit the figure.

"Be gone fly." He said coldly as he raised his sword.

"Bankai!" Deion's voice rang out as he and his shield blocked the strike that would have killed her.

"Very well, you may keep Fouquet, but this will not be the last time you see shinigami, Mage of the void." The figure said before he disappeared…

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The group returned to the academy a few hours later. All of them still thinking about the events that just happen.

"What do you mean you don't know?" Louise shouted when she asked Deion who the hooded figure was.

"I don't. But all I know is that he is strong, maybe stronger than me." Everyone paled knowing how powerful the captain was, and he has never used his full power around anyone there, but to hear him say that someone might be more powerful than he was scared them.

"Hey old man, tell me how you came across a human rocket launcher." Deion said as he turned to the headmaster.

"It was years ago when I was attacked by a dragon, but I was saved by a man in strange clothes. He was badly injured. I tried to nurse him back to health, but he died. He had two: the one you just used and another I put alongside him in his grave." Osmond said.

"He was a world war 2 U.S marine. The weapon was used during that time about 60 years ago." Deion informed the professor. He nodded and looked at the useless launcher.

"Is it safe?"

"If you have ammo, then it is not." Deion said as he walked out the door with Louise following behind him. The two were half way back to Louise's dorm when she asked.

"Were you scared?"

"Scared of what?" Deion asked.

"Of who ever tried to kill us." She said. Deion stared at her.

"I couldn't feel anything from it, but for some reason, I knew he was powerful when I crossed blades with him. Even when I was in bankai, he still matched me." For the first time, Louise saw a small amount of fear in his eyes, but he tried to mask it.

"I was caught off guard." He said when he noticed her looking into his eyes.

"Very well, there is a banquet to celebrate the capture of Fouquet." She said.

"Fine, I'll meet you there." Deion said as he disappeared once more…

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The party was in full swing. Deion stood outside on the balcony looking at the two moon.

'I miss you, everyone.' He thought.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss. Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière." An announcer said as Louise ascended up the stairs. She was in a pink dress and had done her hair for the evening.

"Miss. Louise, may have this dance?" many people asked. She ignored all of them until she reached her familiar.

"How do I look?" she asked. He glanced over her once.

"You look nice." He said as he turned back to the night sky. A tick mark grew on her head.

"You're not going to ask me to dance?" she said. He rolled his eyes and looked at her.

"I can't." he said as he started to leave.

"Wait!" she said. He stopped.

"Thank you for saving my life." She said.

"I told you already, until I find a way home, I will protect you." He then headed for the door, only for Louise to grab his hand.

"Please." She said. Deion gave her a regretful look.

"Fine, but only one." He said as he led his master to the dance floor…

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"Why did you confront him?" a very angry man shouted at the hooded figure.

"They have capture the woman. No one is there to keep an on her or that Shinigami!"

"Why must you make a big deal out of this, he is nothing to you or me, or any one of us." The hooded figure said.

"That is not your call! Not we need to push our plans forward so he won't catch on. Do you have any idea what could have happen if-."

"That is enough." A third person said.

"What he did was right to do. Now he spends most of his time unmasking us then the others. We can carry out our plans under his nose…"

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AN: FINALLY! I'm done with something. Chapter 9 and we find that Deion has met his match! Who are these people and what do they want with this world? Also why was a human weapon there as well? I have no clue but when the truth comes out, it will rock this story to it's core.

I'm sad to say that I am announcing my Hiatus for a few months due to I am going to boot camp. Don't fear, when I can get back to writing, I'll let you know. Wish me luck!

Thanks to Urufushinigami and DAHAP for reviewing!

Next chapter: For justice! Henrietta's request? Or To the underworld! Trouble with Hitsugaya?

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Deion: Just go already!

Me: shut up you!

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