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Toshiro's/Hyorinmaru's thoughts Karin's/Akakiryū thoughts

Chap 12

"Damn it!" Ichigo cursed. He was so close to saving her sister. Now who knows where she is and what they would do to her. Ichigo quickly rushed down to the others. "Urahara! We gotta save her! Now!" he demanded.

"I know how you feel Ichigo, but it's too risky. To save her means we have to give up Hyorinmaru, the last blade. If we do that, it'll be even harder for us save this world." Urahara said, he too was worried for his student.

Toshiro was right now cursing himself, he couldn't save Karin and he has the most difficult choice on what to give up.

Damn it! If I was with her, I could have…

There's no use in putting the blame on yourself now master. It's all in the past. We just have to figure out on how we can save her.

"But Nii-sama said that even with all the blades, they still need the key." Rukia said.

"What key?" Ikkaku asked.

"According to Byakuya, once all the blades come together in the place they were made, a gate would appear. This gate holds the power to all the worlds and to open that, they would need a key. However, no one knows where or what it even is, so we got the advantage there." Ichigo explained.

"So even if we hand over Hyorinmaru, we'll still have a chance at protecting this place?" Renji asked.

"Probably but we can't be too sure about it. Who knows what tricks they got." Urahara said. He then looked at Yoruichi who was really concentrating on her thoughts. "What's wrong Yoruichi?"

"I don't know why but I have a strange feeling that getting hold of Hyorinmaru isn't the only reason why they took Karin." Yoruichi said. Before Toshiro could ask her, a hole from Hueco Mundo opened.

"Great! We can get through." Ichigo said, but before he could run through…

"IIIICCCCHHHHIIIIGGGGOOOO!" a green bundle suddenly shot out from the hole and dived straight onto Ichigo's stomach, sending flying off. Everyone sweat dropped.

"What the hell?! What was…Nel?!" Ichigo soon found out that it was Nel, in her baby form.

"It's so nice to see you again, Ichigo!" Nel exclaimed.

"What the heck are you doing here?" Ichigo exclaimed, still trying to get through the pain in his stomach.

"We came to help, under the order of Gotei 13." Nel answered.

"We? Who's we?" Ichigo asked.

"That would be us." A voice said from the hole, and three people came out. First was a lean built man wearing only white pants, a black belt holding his zanpakto and white spiked boots. He had black hair with a white streak and eagle-like wings, a long spiked tail and claws made entirely out of bones.

The other was a young girl with long wavy brown hair. She was wearing a plain white dress, tattered at the end, black covered sandals and bone made bracelet on each wrist. Her zanpakto was held up at the back horizontally by a pink sash on her waist.

The last one was also a girl. She had short black hair, pinned up by a bone clip shaped like a skull. She wore a sleeveless black shirt which ends at the waist, black shorts barely touching her knees and long black boots with a white streak on each side. She had a short sleeved, collared white cloak whose tail comes down to her upper calves. She wore white gloves, not covering her fingers and her zanpakto was attached to a white belt under her cloak.

"Yo! Nice to meet'cha! I'm Valtora Icarus, arrancar number 21." The man introduced.

"Hello, my name is Estella Ruko, formely known as arrancar number 23." The brown haired girl said.

"My name is Haruno Kurara. I am also known as espada number zero." The last girl said. Everyone shuddered at her introduction.

"Espada…number zero?!" Toshiro repeated, shocked.

"Wait a minute! I thought all the espada were defeated!" Ichigo exclaimed, remembering all the espada who were defeated during the war against Aizen.

"Not true. Truth is, Kurara was created by Aizen using the hogyoku. He soon realized that Kurara's power was beyond amazing, so he put her to sleep to regain even more energy until the time which he needs her. He even installed part of the hogyoku inside her." Nel explained. Everyone looked at her shocked, but Kurara's dark eyes showed no surprise. "She recently woke up and became our leader. After that, Gotei 13 requested that she and the rest of us help out in your fight."

"At first we were against the idea of helping shinigami. However, after Neliel told us about what happened during the war, we finally came to the agreement in helping you guys out." Kurara said in a cool voice. Everyone was still in a state of shock after what they heard. She's espada number zero, probably has the strength of all the espadas combined and she has part of the hogyoku inside of her. "Now that you know who we are and what we are here for, it's time for us to head off. There's not much time before those three strike again."

"Right." Ichigo said determined.

"But, only a few of you can come along. If all of you come, you'll cause quite a scene in Hueco Mundo. There are still some who despise shinigami, especially after the war." Ruko said.

"Then I suggest that I, Captain Hitsugaya and Ichigo go. The rest of you stay in case they come and attack here." Urahara suggested. Everyone agreed.

"Then let us be off." Kurara instructed as she and the other arrancar headed into the hole.

Just wait a little longer Karin. I promise, I'll save you.

In the hide-out

"Brother! Looks like those shinigami got themselves allies. And you wouldn't believe whose with them." Mami exclaimed, coming back from her flight around the area.

"Who?" Akihiro asked, finishing his meal.

"Arrancars 21 and 23, Ex-espada number 3 Neliel, and shockingly Espada number zero." Mami said. Akihiro exclaimed, shocked.

"Espada number zero?! She's woken up already?!" Akihiro exclaimed. "Brother what do we do now?! There's no way we can stand up against her, not even the three of us!" Akihiro asked, panicked.

"Eventhough Akihiro is usually a blockhead, I agree with him. Even with three of the elemental blades with us, she has much more power!" Mami said, desperate for their leader to come out with a solution. They were only answered with a chuckle.

"Do not worry both of you. You should consider this as a blessing." Katsuro replied. The two looked at each other, shocked at his words. "That girl has the final thing we need to achieve our goal." Katsuro explained. He later stood up and left the room, leaving a very confused duo. He went down the staircase and went into a room. There laid on the bed was Karin, still unconscious, due to the drug he gave her not too long ago. Katsuro went up to her and caressed her cheek softly.

"That's it my dear. Sleep and regain your power, for I would be using them soon enough. Yours and the powers of Espada zero."

How was it? Also I put myself inside as Espada Zero, you would realise that if you read my other fanfic 'High School Days'. (pls read it!) Also, if you can I like you to give me some ideas on how to story should go on, cause now I'm kind of stuck. Also give me ideas on what the zanpaktos of the two arrancars should be. Pls review, thanks!