Bleach 325: Escaping Hueco Mundo

Urahara faced Aizen.

'Former captain of squad 12, Kisuke Urahara.' He stated calmly.

'Greased up deranged former soul reaper, Sosuke Aizen. I haven't seen you in a while.' mocked Urahara with a grin.

'Hmmm, yes, isn't that a shame.' Aizen growled menacingly.

'Well now, thanks for the hearty welcome and all, but we're just here to pick up Ichigo and Orihime and we'll be on our way.' Urahara said cheerily. He turned to look at Ichigo again. 'Ready to go?' Ichigo got up but Barragan stepped in the way.

'The joking aside, I believe he is here to stay.' boomed Barragan.

'Is that so?' Yoruichi took a step forward towards the Espada. 'Well, I think it's safe to say that whatever happens you're not going to win against me Espada.'

'Just like your not going to win this war Aizen.' Urahara stated.

'How can you stand there and say that? You created the thing that has allowed me to go this far!' Aizen sneered.

'What?' Ichigo asked Urahara.

'I'll explain later.' He said quickly.

'Using your marvellous invention Kisuke, I shall desecrate Soul Society and rule it as its new king!' he exclaimed.

'That's all well and good, but it comes to my attention that you lost the earlier battle in the fake Karakura town, didn't you?' said Urahara.

'Tch, what of it?'

'The captains are gonna come here again eventually. They will beat you.' Yoruichi stated.

'You don't scare me you fools. I am invincible, like a God, standing in Heaven.' He exclaimed. He held out his hand. 'And now to be rid of you.' Urahara tilted his hat and winked at Yoruichi. Aizen whispered something and suddenly a large purple box like thing appeared over Urahara. He vanished and reappeared outside of it.

'Come now Sosuke; credit me with a little more than Black Coffin.' He smiled before leaping upwards and unsheathing Benihime.

'Sing, Benihime!' he cried and large red blast fired straight at Aizen. He held out his hand and absorbed the attack. The dust cleared and Urahara swung at him. Aizen drew his sword in time and they connected. The throne exploded behind him and they took off into the sky.

'Y'know Aizen for all that boasting, you're a little stale.' Urahara observed.

'Ha! We'll see.' He vanished and reappeared behind Urahara. Urahara turned and pierced him.

'Ah, Kyoka Suigetsu.' Urahara laughed. 'Very nice.' He whipped his sword out and the fake Aizen exploded, the real one right behind it, firing blasts of energy at Urahara.

Meanwhile on the ground Yoruichi was battling Gin, the Espada were instructed to keep Ichigo and Orihime in custody. She flung herself at him, aiming punches and kicks, each one whizzing at him.

'My, my. If I were to state the obvious I'd say you were actually trying to hurt me.' Gin laughed. She leapt off a wall and flipped over him. He fired Shinso at her and she caught its blade in between her hands.

'What!?' he snapped, his smile no more. She wrenched the sword from his hands and flung it at him. He rolled over and caught it in time but she leapt up and kicked him in the chest. He opened his eyes quick as a flash and vanished. She looked around. Suddenly she leapt up as Shinso came firing out of the shadows. She landed on it and ran along the blade towards him.

'Impossible!' he remarked as she leapt off it towards him. He threw a blast of energy at her and it crashed into her chest and she fell to the floor. He got up and moved slowly towards her. Then, she was gone. She reappeared on the wall behind him, clinging to it. He fired Shinso and she was gone again, and again, and again, her movements so fast.

'This is ridiculous!' he cried. 'And it most certainly wont do.' He grinned and vanished, reappearing directly in front of her.

Ichigo was sitting with Orihime by the remains of Aizen's throne.

'Orihime?' he whispered.

She didn't look up.

'I'm sorry…I shouldn't have used that power…' he said solemnly, looking down.

'No…It's just…' she rested her head in her hands.

'Orihime?' he said again.

'I wanted to be of help…I haven't helped at all her, it's the same as when we went to save Rukia…' she cried. 'I'm useless'.

'Ori-,' he began. Suddenly Urahara was in front of them, panting.

'Sorry to cut this short.' He held out his hand and Orihime took it. Barragan turned round and was whacked in the mouth with Urahara's stick.

'Stop them!' they heard Aizen cry. Yoruichi was already through the Garganta.

'So long Sosuke! I'll play again some other time!' Urahara waved cheerily before jumping into the Garganta with Orihime. Ulquiorra dived for Ichigo who turned and escaped through the Garganta, just as it closed shut on Hueco Mundo.