Chapter 10 everybody!

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"…Afraid that somebody would hunt him down to gain knowledge of his creation, Urahara Kisuke took certain key information about the Hogyoku's use and hid it, even from himself."

"Hid it?" Hitsugaya repeated.

"That's right. And the hiding place that he chose…was you, Hitsugaya-kun."

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"He what?!" Hitsugaya stared dumbfounded at his enemy. Urahara hid information inside of him? How was that possible? Urahara had been exiled from the Soul Society before Hitsugaya had even become a captain.

"Knowing the Hogyoku's preference for water, Urahara searched the entire Soul Society for one who was powerful in that element," Aizen continued. "And while in Junrinan (A/N: the district where Hitsugaya grew up) he found the perfect individual for his plans—you. You were young and strong enough that he could easily meddle in your mind without any negative effects, and he believed that despite the tough image you presented to others, you had a good heart, so that even if you found out about the knowledge planted in your mind, you would not use it for evil. And of course, you had a remarkable level of reiatsu, so that you could protect yourself and the knowledge within you from harm."

Aizen smirked again. "So, as I cannot unlock the full power of the Hogyoku without you Hitsugaya-kun, I had to make you come to Hueco Mundo. As kidnapping you directly would have had a rescue party immediately following, I had to resort to abducting Hinamori-kun. And my plan worked perfectly, of course. I knew that Yammamoto would refuse to send help for Hinamori-kun, leaving you to recklessly dash into my domain without any backup, and fall into my clutches as well." Aizen paused, obviously enjoying revealing to the stunned captain how he had outsmarted Soul Society yet again.

Hitsugaya stared blankly ahead. So the reason Aizen had kidnapped Momo in the first place was to get him to come to Hueco Mundo, in order for Aizen to somehow take the information hidden within him and use it to bring himself ultimate power. The boy's head was spinning, there was so much to absorb.

But the thought that kept returning was that it was all Urahara's fault. Hitsugaya understood the reason why the man had done what he had, but surely he had foreseen that his actions would have dire consequences? His secrets couldn't remain hidden forever. And because of Urahara, Momo was standing in front of him like a lifeless doll!

The young captain's fists clenched. As soon as the buisness with Aizen and his inner hollow was over, he was going to make Urahara Kisuke pay!

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Urahara Kisuke sneezed violently.

"What's wrong, Kisuke?" his companion and friend Shihouin Yoruichi, placing her hand on his shoulder.

"Ah, it's nothing. For a second there, I felt this really intense feeling of hatred wash over me, but it's gone now." Urahara replied, shrugging. "I wonder what it could have been though…"

"Quit whining an' start talkin', Urahara!" The impatient growl came from the large figure of Zaraki Kenpachi, the captain of the 11th Squad.

"As you say, Zaraki-san," Urahara cheerfully replied. He pulled the brim of his ever-present green and white striped hat up so that he could survey the other inhabitants of the room. He and Yoruichi were standing in the 1st Squad's barracks along with the 9 remaining captains in a line before them, along with their lieutenants. The substitute shinigami Kurosaki Ichigo was also there. He remembered the days when he had been the captain of the 12th Squad, though those times were long gone. All thanks to Aizen—even then, the man had been plotting to betray Soul Society.

Urahara sighed—Aizen had uprooted so many people's lives, including his own. The man had a lot to answer for… that was the reason why Urahara was in Soul Society in the first place, in order to right some of the wrongs that he had caused by creating the Hogyoku, as well as to make sure that Aizen was stopped.

"As I was saying, Yammamoto-san gave me the task of building a stable portal that was capable of transporting large numbers of shinigami at once. And I am happy to inform you that I have exceeded even my own expectations." Urahara grinned, his fan appearing out of nowhere.

"Get to the point Urahara," sighed Yoruichi.

Urahara pulled a small cube, from his pocket. "This device is the answer to all of our problems!" he exclaimed. He ignored the disbelieving faces around him and continued.

"With a touch of a button, it can transport any, and I repeat, any desired number of shinigami to any desired location!"

In a smaller and much faster voice he continued "Some restrictions may apply, side effects can include headaches, nausea, cramps, internal bleeding, insanity, morphing into other genders/species, uncontrollable urges to act like a chicken, decomposition, spontaneous combustion, and a variety of other painful deaths. Do not use this product if you are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. As we have known each other for so long, I am offering a special discount to all of you (except for Kurotsuchi, because even though you used to work for me, you still give me the creeps) !!!This is a limited offer so order now!!!"

He continued smiling his best 'come on, you can trust me' smile, as the other shinigami stared at him in varying states of confusion as they tried to reconstruct what he had just said in their minds.

"Gender and species shifting…" repeated Hisagi with a glazed look in his eyes.

"Spontaneous combustion…" Soi Fon uncertainly said.

"Chicken…" said Renji.

"I refuse to believe this nonsense!" exclaimed Captain Kurotsuchi. "That thing is merely a child's toy! I will need to conduct further tests in order to determine whether or not that thing is capable of even doing half as many things as that man says!"

"Oh?" asked Urahara. "Would you like a demonstration?" He pushed a panel on the cube's surface, and instantly the group was standing outside. Another push and they returned to the inside of the room as if nothing had happened.

Everything was normal…except for the fact that the fukutaicho of the 2nd Squad, Omaeda Marechiyo, was running around in circles, acting like a chicken. A very overweight chicken…However, Urahara quickly tripped him and shoved him behind a door before anybody else could notice.

Captain Kurotsuchi's jaw had almost dropped to the floor. The 12th Squad captain looked enviously at the cube, obviously unhappy that anybody else could create an object that amazing.

"Uh… good work, Urahara." Yammamoto said, as he tried to act as if he had understood everything that had just happened. "Assuming that what you say is true and this device can transport an unlimited number of shinigami, we will launch our attack on Aizen straight away!"

"Is this really wise Yammamoto-san?" asked Captain Ukitake, concerned.

"We are losing captains at an incredible rate," replied Yammamoto. "I have observed the training of all the squads, and I am pleased at the progress that I have seen. My decision is final—we will no longer wait for Aizen to attack us; rather, we shall be the ones attacking! Urahara, prepare your device to transport the all of the members of the Gotei 13 to Hueco Mundo at once!"

"Finally, some action!" said Kenpachi, as his maniacal grin spread across his scarred face.

"Has anybody seen my fukutaicho?" asked Soi Fon.

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Hitsugaya was still staring vacantly into space. He had moved the business about how he was going to slowly and painfully kill Urahara (Back in Soul Society, Urahara sneezed violently again) to the back of his mind, and focused on the problem at hand, namely Aizen.

Okay, I have to get Momo away from here before I can fight Aizen. But how? Most of my reiatsu is drained, I probably can't even manage a shunpo...

Say no more, your friendly neighborhood hollow is at your service!

Hitsugaya groaned mentally. Do I even want to know what crazy scheme you've got going this time?

Well, do ya wanna get ya li'l girlfriend outta here or not? the hollow retorted. Besides, my last plan wasn't THAT bad.

Your oh-so-mighty plan basically consisted of you going into a killing frenzy! And Momo's not my girlfriend!

Then how come you're calling her by her first name? And this plan's better, I promise. After all, my reiatsu is still going strong.

Hitsugaya could feel the hollow-boy's toothy grin in his mind. Once again, the young captain realized that he was out of options.

Tell me what you want to do. Aizen will know something's wrong when he sees you take over—the minute a mask starts to appear, he'll probably kill Momo—I mean Hinamori.

I still don't see why you're attracted to that girl, if you let her die, then all of our problems would be much simpler. The hollow-boy paused. But as you seem to care so much about her, and we made a deal after all, I'll comply with your will…for now anyway. So don't worry; I won't take over completely—just enough for our body to use the super speed of a hollow.

OUR body?

Like it or not, it's the truth and you know it. At least until I get to kick your little ass and get what's rightfully mine…

With effort, Hitsugaya ignored his hollow, though he was sure a mental vein was popping. Fine, but don't get into any fights until Momo is safe, got it?

You got it, boss, came the sardonic reply.

Black swept over the edges of Hitsugaya's vision. However, this experience was similar to the last time his hollow had taken over; it was as if he was observing the scene from the eyes of his hollow.

Here I go! the hollow cackled gleefully and Hitsugaya watched in a combination of shocked surprise and laughter as his hollow showed Hitsugaya the details of his 'master plan'.

The hollow possessing his body moved with an unnatural speed, throwing the Hogyoku that was still in his hand at Aizen's face. The surprised ruler of Hueco Mundo fell backwards, eyes widened in shock as the small green orb hit him directly on his forehead, the force of the blow stunning him.

Next, the hollow leapt over to Hinamori's side. He grabbed the girl, slinging her over his back like a sack of potatoes. Hinamori stared blankly ahead, still under the effects of Kyoka Suigetsu. The hollow stretched his hands behind his back, holding onto the female shinigami so that she wouldn't fall off and started running.

"Don't worry, Aizen-kun," the hollow called. "As soon as I get rid of this baggage here, I'll come back for you, I promise!"

With that, the hollow sped out of Aizen's throne room. The last thing that Hitsugaya saw was Aizen lying on the ground, his mouth comically shaped into an 'O'.

As he raced through the passages of Las Noches, Hitsugaya's hollow spoke to him, glee still present in his voice.

So how'd ya like that plan, Hitsugaya-kun?

Quite honestly, I still can't believe you pulled that off…Hitsugaya answered, as he watched the ground blur beneath his feet.

Well it worked didn't it?the hollow retorted smugly. Then the hollow started laughing, the sound echoing off of the walls.

What? asked Hitsugaya.

Aizen, the hollow replied, still chortling. Did you see his face?! The 'all-powerful' Aizen lying on the floor with his eyes bugged out and his mouth opened so wide a horde of bugs could have flown in—I thought I was going to die from trying not to laugh!

Hitsugaya smiled mentally, that memory would last forever. We did get him good didn't we? the boy thought in satisfaction.

We sure did. It was almost worth you not letting me just chop off his head. But, we got the girl like you wanted; we just gotta find a safe place to dump her, so that we can go back and get Aizen.

Without any commotion, they emerged from Las Noches into the perpetual night of Hueco Mundo.

Maybe things are going right for a change, Hitsugaya thought.

How very wrong he was…

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I hope you liked this chapter, please let me know what you think.

Next chapter: Hitsugaya and Momo escape from Las Noches, but they aren't in the clear yet. Also, the arrival of the ENTIRE Gotei 13 in Hueco Mundo-that pught to shake things up a bit!

See you soon

-stormwolf527