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Everyone went back to their spots and sat down. They then began talking about what they were going to do now that they had Hyourinmaru in their possession.

" Aizen that jerk!! he's going to pay for that!" Ichigo said furiously as he sat down.

" Yamamoto-Soutaicho, what are we going to do now?! Aizen just broke all of Hitsugaya-Taicho's ribs!! whatever he does next is bound to be much worse, he might not be able to take much more! Most shinigami even Taicho's would be dead right now, it's a wonder he's still breathing!!" Rukia stated as she stood before Yamamoto.

" I understand Kuchiki-fukutaicho but first we must decide what to do with Hyourinmaru besides guard it. Remember Aizen needs Hyourinmaru and Hitsugaya-Taicho to complete his plan, so I don't think he'll kill Hitsugaya-Taicho yet. It's true Hinamori-fukutaicho is guarding Hyourinmaru but we need more information before we act." Yamamoto said as he looked at Rukia.

" Exactly what information sir?" Kira asked.

" Information such as..." he was cut off by a angry Hyourinmaru.

"Yamamoto don't say another word, I think Aizen planted a bug or something in here so he could hear our plans." Hyourinmaru said firmly.

" But how do you know?" Kenpachi asked.

" I have a feeling someone's listening to us right now, it's a zanpakto thing, like how shinigami can sense killing intent or humans know when they're being watched. They're having some difficulty with the bug right now because I'm jamming the signal so they can't hear us right now but it doesn't last long. We need to find the bug before it can gain control again." Hyourinmaru said quickly.

" Right!" everyone said in unison as they began searching the room.

" It's not here!" Kira said as he turned over everyone's chairs.

" It's not here either!" Renji chimed after he checked under the table.

" Nor here." Byakuya followed once he stood up from checking under the rug they had in the meeting room.

" Where the heck is it!!" Ichigo yelled after he and Rukia checked the side room.

Momo closed her eyes, when she opened them again she used her reitsu to scan the room.

" Where is it!? Where?! Where?! Wait, that's it!!"

" It's on the ceiling!" Momo said as she pointed to the roof.

"Right!" Soifon said as she dashed up the wall and retrieved the bug. She then crushed the bug in her fist and handed it's remains to Yamamoto.

After double checking and making sure the bug was no longer functional, Yamamoto sent everyone back to their seats.

" Now, as I was saying information such as: where Hitsugaya-Taicho is exactly, Aizen's location, an estimate of how powerful and how many arrancars we will need to fight, if there are any traps we need to disarm, and most importantly we need to come up with a plan to escape. All this takes time and unfortunately time is something we don't have much of. Now the main question is how are we going to get this intelligence?" Yamamoto asked.

" We could ask Hitsugaya-Taicho, maybe he could tell us." Ukitake suggested.

" That is if he's still alive, but he's also in that dark jail cell he couldn't possibly know Hueco Mundo's full layout and by that I mean where Aizen's lair is located." Byakuya stated.

" True," Yamamoto answered. " We'll just have to think of something..."

" Well this something better be quick!! Toushiro needs us and I mean now!" Ichigo proclaimed as he squeezed his hand into a fist.

" Everyone go back to your divisions and rest. If you remember or know any information that might help let me know immediately!" Yamamoto stated as he dismissed them all. " Oh, and Hinamori-fukutaicho guard Hyourinmaru well."

" Yes sir, Yamamoto-Soutaicho!" Momo said as she stood up to leave.

" We will all meet back here in a few hours so be ready." Yamamoto said as he watched everyone leave except his fukutaicho.

" Yes Sir!!" everyone chimed. With that they headed towards their divisions.


Meanwhile...

" Aizen-sama we have lost communication with the bug, Soul Society must have found it." Tousen said as he stood before him.

Aizen sat straight up in his chair and looked down at Tousen as he sighed.

" No matter, we'll just have to think of some other way to find out what their up to." Aizen answered simply.

" Yes, Aizen-sama. What of Hitsugaya? He still won't corporate, what do you want us to do?" Tousen asked.

"let him see his friends, they need to see him suffering, especially... Hinamori." Aizen answered simply again.

" Yes Aizen-sama, as you command." Tousen said as he began to leave.

" And, Tousen?"

" Yes Aizen-sama?"

" In a little while, send in the Baggerbones, I want to speak with them."

" Yes sir." With that Tousen left the room.

" They found the bug much quicker than I expected, perhaps I need to take steeper measures, eh? Hitsugaya." He was taken from his thoughts by the sound of the door opening.

" You requested our presence, Aizen-sama?" they asked in snake-like voices.

" Indeed I did, I have a job for you two."

" And what might that be, Aizen-sama?"

" Go and ready room number: 366. I have a feeling we will be using it very soon." Aizen said as he grinned.

" Oh yes, Aizen-sama." With that the Baggerbones left the room and walked into the dark halls of Aizen's palace.

" Heh, this will be fun, eh brother?" Jimjack said as they walked.

" Yeah, he's going to use room: 366. It's one of my favorites!! Although... for Hitsugaya it'll be a nightmare!" Jamjack laughed.

" Let's be sure to make it extra special for Hitsugaya! He's going to pay for stabbing me in the side!"

" Yeah!" With that they reached the room.


Inside Toushiro's cell:

" I wonder what Aizen wants with Hyourinmaru, Heh! Well there's no way in heck he's getting it! Wait a minute... could it be he wants..." He was taken from his thoughts by the sound of his cell door creaking open.

" Alright scum, time to see your friends!! Not that they want to see you in that condition that is!!" Jamjack laughed as he smacked Toushiro right in the face, he then turned on the screen and left the room.

As Toushiro waited for the screen to connect he closed his eyes. Suddenly he heard Hyourinmaru's voice.

" Toushiro..."

" Toushiro, are you there?"

" Yes..." Toushiro answered so weakly it was hardly a whisper.

" Toushiro, Hinamori is furious. We are currently trying to find an opening so we can come rescue you, but so far none have presented themselves. What do you suggest?" the dragon asked calmly.

Toushiro thought for a moment and suddenly spoke.

"I will tell them your location, it will be false so when they catch on it's over. Even if you reach Hueco Mundo by portal it still takes a good day to reach Aizen's palace, you will have three days at best. Aizen will most likely send the Baggerbones out to supposedly retrieve you so you don't need to worry about them. Tell Momo the plan and tell her not to worry I'll be fine." Toushiro said very weakly.

" You aren't fine Toushiro, anyone with eyes can see that. All the same I will tell Momo, the less the poor girl worries the better. And your fukutaicho seems worried about you too, next time you see us you might want to comfort her as well."

" Yeah..."

" And, Toushiro?"

" Yes?"

" Don't you dare die on me." Hyourinmaru said firmly.

" I'll do my best, and Hyourinmaru no matter what happens...protect Hinamori."

" I will... Toushiro."

With the screen turned on and the connection was lost.


Back in Soul Society:

Everyone turned around as the screen turned on revealing a severely beaten Toushiro. Everything was even worse than before. His arms had even more cuts and were badly bruised, his legs were dripping with blood along with the sides of his mouth, his eyes were shut at the moment with huge bags under them they obviously hardly ever let him sleep and when they did he got five minutes at best! His neck was bleeding from the chains that looked as if they had been tightened, and his stomach, chest, and rib area were all heavily bleeding, his rib area was also bruised. The sight was in-human.

" Shiro-Chan?" Momo whimpered as she touched the screen where his face was, stroking it gently like it really was there.

" Shiro-Chan, can you hear me?" Momo whimpered again. " Wake up Shiro-Chan... please?"

No answer. The room was completely silent.

" Please Shiro-Chan!! Wake up! You can't die, you can't!!" Momo screamed as she banged her fist on the screen.

Slowly very tired turquoise eyes opened to meet teary brown ones, the room remained silent as Toushiro weakly spoke.

" Hina...mori...is that...you?" he asked.

" Yes Shiro-Chan... I'm right here!" Momo cried as she starred at him.

" Are you... all right?"

" Yes, Shiro-Chan I'm fine." Momo answered.

" Good." Toushiro answered as blood came running down his mouth again.

" Shiro-Chan!" Momo yelled as she looked in horror at all the blood.

" I'm fine... Momo." Toushiro said as he put on the best smile he could manage.

When Momo saw this very weak smile she couldn't help but cry some more. How could he do that? He had to be in so much pain, yet he can smile? It was unthinkable! But that small smile was very special to her, and in this moment Momo began to wonder... would she ever see it again?

" Shiro-Chan..."

"I hear you completed... your mission Momo... congratulations." Toushiro said.

At this everyone's heads whipped up and starred at him shocked. All asking the same question:

" Does he know we found Hyourinmaru?"

" How did you know Shiro-Chan?" Momo asked curiously.

" A big lizard... told me." Toushiro joked.

Everyone gave a slight smile at this so Hyourinmaru told Toushiro.

" I see, Shiro-Chan..." Momo said as she looked at him worriedly.

Suddenly Toushiro moved his eyes to look at Rangiku who was stunned at his actions.

" Matsumoto... don't worry... I'm fine. Now more importantly did you give Momo... a happy birthday like I asked?" Toushiro asked weakly.

" Your everything but fine Taicho!!" Rangiku yelled but then lowered her voice. She hated seeing him like that but she couldn't yell at him not right now. None the less she answered. " I'm sorry Taicho but Momo didn't feel like celebrating, she missed you too much... I'm sorry." Rangiku said as tears came to her eyes. " But all the paperwork is done and I haven't touched any sake since you've been gone I swear!" She said semi-happily trying to cheer up.

Just then Momo realized all the paperwork at the tenth had already been done by the time she got there, she hadn't done one sheet! She was too upset to do work, besides solving the riddle! It was all Rangiku!

" I see... good job... Matsumoto." Toushiro said as he smirked at her. She gave him a worried smile back.

" I want you back Taicho... I really do."

" We're coming for you Taicho, we just need an opening, that's all!" Rangiku said as she clenched her hand into a fist.

" I know Matsumoto... I know..." Toushiro said as he coughed up even more blood.

" Taicho!! are you alright?!" Rangiku yelled in horror.

" Fine... just...fine." Toushiro wheezed.

" Sorry to bug you Toushiro but we need some intelligence." Ichigo said as he stepped forward. Toushiro turned his neck the slightest bit in order to look at Ichigo, although it was extremely painful.

" Okay Toushiro, here's what we need to know..."

Ichigo was cut off by the sound of Toushiro's cell door opening and the Baggerbones stepping inside. Crap they missed their chance or so they thought.

" Okay you worthless piece of scum, your times up! Prepare to be whipped!" Jamjack said as he and his brother unchained Toushiro and threw on the cold, hard, and unforgiving floor that made his prison cell.

" Agh!" Toushiro yelped as Jimjack harshly strapped his arms down to the ground, even though Toushiro could hardly use them anymore they were so limp and beaten. The best he could do at the moment was a twitch of his finger.

" STOP!! Don't hurt him anymore! Hasn't he suffered enough!" Rangiku screamed at the two arrancar as they mercilessly whipped the young Taicho.

" Then tell us where his zanpakto is stupid shinigami, and then maybe we'll stop." Jimjack replied as he and his brother stopped whipping Toushiro for the time being.

Rangiku looked at Toushiro and saw that he slightly shook his head no.

" It's not... worth it... Matsumoto." he wheezed.

" Oh yeah you piece of trash?! If you don't think you're worth saving maybe we'll go kill that Hinamori friend of yours! What then?!" Jimjack asked as he stepped on Toushiro's head.

Momo looked at Toushiro confidently to tell him she wasn't afraid. Toushiro looked at her knowingly and finally spoke.

" I'll tell you... just don't hurt... Hinamori."

" That's more like it!" the arrancars said as they prepared their ears to listen.

" Three days from here in the outer regions of Hueco Mundo, there is a valley of dark caves in the highest cave in the back there will be a chest. Hyourinmaru is inside, now leave Hinamori alone!" Toushiro hissed as he glared at them.

" Now that wasn't so hard now was it? Stupid shinigami!!" Jamjack said as they slammed Toushiro against the wall and chained him back up. " Lucky for you, it will take us a day to get ready, that means in a total of four days your friend is going to get the beating of his life!" Jimjack said as they left the room.

Toushiro gave Momo and Rangiku one more caring smile, and with that the screen went off.

" We're all coming Shiro-Chan... I'm coming."

" I don't get it, why did Toushiro tell them a false location? We know he's lying because we have Hyourinmaru. Someone explain to me what the heck is going on!" Ichigo said after the screen went off.

" You idiot!! It's the opening we have been waiting for! Now that those two will be gone we have a chance to get Hitsugaya-Taicho back! All we have to do is be ready day after tomorrow, then go get him!" Rukia yelled as she shook Ichigo fiercely.

" Alright I get it Sheesh! By the way Momo, you were unusually calm back there did you know what Toushiro was going to do?" Ichigo asked.

" Yes, Hyourinmaru told me earlier and to tell you the truth, I was scared the whole time." Momo answered.

" Arigato... Hyourinmaru."

" You're welcome Hinamori." the dragon answered.

" Very well, go back to your divisions and start preparing yourselves: Kurosaki-Taicho, Hinamori-fukutaicho, Kuchiki-fukutaicho, Kuchiki-Taicho, Ichimaru-Taicho and Matsumoto-fukutaicho. You are the team I will send to Hueco Mundo to retrieve Hitsugaya, Abarai, Renji will go along too just in case." Yamamoto stated firmly. " You have tomorrow and tonight to prepare, when you are finished tomorrow come here to depart immediately. You are dismissed."

" Yes Sir!" With that they left.

"I'm coming... Shiro-Chan..."


In Hueco Mundo:

" The Baggerbones will leave day after tomorrow Aizen-sama, soon you will have what you desire!" Tousen said and with that he left.

" And so it begins... Soul Society."


A/N: I HOPE YOU LIKED IT!! SORRY IT WAS SO LATE! BLAME SCHOOL! ANYWAY... PLEASE REVIEW AND NEXT CHAPTER SHOULD BE CALLED: A TALK WITH HYOURINMARU. THANKS!!

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