Chapter 12
Hueco Mundo
The Z fighters, along with Ichigo and his friends, have finished their training, got better acquainted, and grew even more powerful. After a single day, Ichigo and the others walked out, and didn't look different at all. Unfortunately, the secret of the power ring still hadn't been unlocked.
"Geez, I'm really starting to get annoyed... this ring is really tricky." Gohan complained.
"Here, let me take a look at it." Vegeta said, grabbing it from Gohan's wrist, and put it on his own. Nothing happened. "Well, I'm stumped. Too bad for you, Kakarrot's son. This 'Sonic' gave you a piece of junk."
"It's not junk, Vegeta! Even if it won't work, it's still something I can remember them by." Gohan said, taking the ring back.
"Whatever you say..." Vegeta said.
"How much longer do we have to wait for Bulma?" Yamcha asked.
"6-5 days, probably." Gohan said. Gohan's cell phone started to ring. "Uh, hello..."
"Is that you, Gohan! FINALLY!" Bulma yelled, making everyone jump. "I've been trying to call you for a while! Where were you!?"
"I was in the Time Chamber. What's up?" Gohan asked.
"I just wanted to tell you guys that the portal I was creating is finished. Kisuke came over and helped me!" Bulma said.
"REALLY!? That's great! We'll be right over!" Gohan said. "Ichigo, Chad, Uryu, Yamcha, let's go! Bulma finished her portal!"
"SWEET! Hang on, Orihime! We'll save you!" Ichigo declared.
"Good luck, you guys! Show them what you're made of." Goku said.
"See you soon, Gohan!" Goten said.
"Try not to die, Yamcha." Krillin said.
"SHUT UP KRILLIN!" Yamcha yelled.
"I wish you all a safe trip." Piccolo said.
"Thanks guys." Gohan said.
"Hold it! Mr. Popo made you guys some food for the trip." Dende said.
"Here you go. Best of luck, everyone." Mr. Popo said.
Gohan grabbed Yamcha's shoulder and everyone else touched Gohan's shoulder, and Gohan teleported them all toward Capasule Corp.
"Hey Bulma. How's it going?" Yamcha asked.
"Hi, Yamcha. I've been good. All right people, Kisuke here will tell you all about Hueco Mundo." Bulma said.
"OKAY, EVERYONE! Pay attention. Hueco Mundo is a world full of hollows. I want you all to be careful, and to go through the portal, you need to create a path of reishi in order to cross it. HAVE FUN!" Kisuke said.
"Okay, everyone, let's do this!" Ichigo said.
"Wish us luck!" Gohan said.
"You guys better come back, or I'll bring you back with the dragonballs and wish you back, just to KILL YOU AGAIN!" Bulma yelled.
"Hold it right there, Mr. Gohan! You were planning on going somewhere again without telling me... You suck, you know that!" Videl said.
"I-I'm sorry Videl. I was going to tell you..." Gohan said.
"Sigh. I can't stay mad at you. Just promise me you'll come back, okay." Videl said.
"Promise." Gohan said.
The 5 warriors jumped in the portal, and were met with nothing but darkness. Gohan and Yamcha started to fly, while Ichigo and Chad had to walk on a weak bridge.
"That looks so pathetic." Uryu said.
"Shut up! I'm not good at making reishi, okay! Hey Chad, how are you holding up?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm all right..." Chad said, but, as if on cue, his ground broke and he almost fell, but Yamcha caught him in time. "Thanks. If you don't mind, can you carry me?"
"I don't mind. Just don't move around too much, okay." Yamcha said.
"By the way Uryu, you told me before that you weren't supposed to talk to soul reapers, but here you are helping Ichigo. Why is that?" Chad asked.
"I'm helping Ichigo because he's not really apart of the soul reapers, since it was his own decision to come here. Good loophole, huh." Uryu said.
"Hey, Gohan, can you carry me?" Ichigo asked.
"Sure. Grab on." Gohan said. Ichigo jumped at grabbed Gohan's hands.
"I know what you're gonna ask Ichigo, so don't and just accept the fact that I'm helping, okay." Uryu said.
"Hey, guys! There's an opening!" Yamcha pointed.
"Let's jump through." Gohan said. After the jump, the 5 warriors noticed the dark small room.
"Let's be careful... There could be traps anywhe-" Uryu started, but Gohan punched a hole in the wall, looking for a place with more light. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU IDIOT!"
"Looking for a place with more light, why?" Gohan asked.
"Listen, we need to be more subtle from now on, okay." Uryu said.
"Looks like you actually made it. Nice one." Zero said.
"Yeah, real nice. Now than, WHY CAN'T I SENSE ANY ENERGY!?" Gohan asked.
"Aizen is blocking out your senses, somehow. At least, you can't sense us, but you can sense your friends. Don't worry, though, Orihime's safe." Zero said.
"Good, now, can you tell me where you guys are?" Gohan asked.
"Sure, I'm the orange haired one." Zero said, sarcastically.
"You're not gonna tell me? Why not!?" Gohan asked.
"Where's the fun in that? I thought saiyans loved a good challange. I'll see you around." Zero said.
Gohan stood there, confused and angry that Zero wouldn't reveal Orihime's whereabouts. "Well, Zero's useless. We might as well look with our eyes." Gohan said.
"Don't get so upset, Gohan. Think of it as an Easter egg hunt." Yamcha said, trying to cheer Gohan up. "Besides, with all of us working together, there's no way we can lose."
"Hello, saiyan. So nice of you and your friends to drop in." Aizen said.
"Aizen knows we're here! What do you want!?" Gohan asked, sharply.
"There's no need to get angry. I was just trying to make small talk." Aizen said. "I hope you make it out okay... Heh..."
"Just wait, Aizen. I'll mop the floor with you soon enough." Gohan said.
"Very well. I expect your very best when that time comes. Farewell for now." Aizen said.
"Let's get going! We're waiting on you, Gohan!" Ichigo yelled.
"We should be careful. Aizen knows we're here." Gohan said.
"You said that already, and I TOLD YOU SO! If you didn't make so much noise, we wouldn't have gotten caught." Uryu complained.
"Oh, shut up." Ichigo said. "If we can't sense them, then we need to look for her with our eyes. Huge pain, but it needs to be done."
"Be careful, Yamcha... who knows what kind of creatures Aizen has brought back. I think we might see old enemies." Gohan said.
"That sounds incredibly unfair..." Yamcha said.
The 5 warriors walked around to look for any signs of life, only to fail. 1 hour passed and Ichigo began to lose patience.
"That's it! I don't care what you say, Uryu, I'm blowing a hole in the wall, it feels like we walked around in circles!" Ichigo yelled, pulling out his sword. "GETSUGA TENSHO!" Ichigo sent his signature move toward a wall.
"WAIT ICHIGO! You're gonna get us killed!" Uryu yelled.
The wall Ichigo shot disappeared and through the smoke were some stairs.
"HAH! Look at that! Looks like we needed that after all." Ichigo said.
"Hmph... fine, we'll try things your way." Uryu said, slightly annoyed.
After a while of bashing through walls, the 5 warriors finally found the outside, which was just a large desert, and a giant castle.
"I think we're close... Let's run!" Gohan said.
"Psst... Gohan, who do you think is the leader?" Yamcha asked.
"Hmm, probably the strongest, why?" Gohan asked.
"Sigh, so basically, not me." Yamcha said.
"Oh, come on, Yamcha, you're probably stronger than most of these guys here in Hueco Mundo..." Gohan tried to comfort Yamcha.
"I know how weak I am compared to you, but I'm still gonna prove myself!" Yamcha declared.
"That's the spirit!" Gohan said.
As they ran, they noticed that the castle remained the same size, no matter how long they ran.
"Hey Gohan, you sure that we're close? We ran for over an hour, and we still aren't getting anywhere." Ichigo said
"Ummm... I don't know, but let's... OOF!" Gohan ran into something.
"You won't be getting past me, you maggots." A large hollow said.
It looked like an arrancar, but it also had the form of a hollow.
"Let me handle this guy." Chad said, getting his arm ready.
A few yellow looking needles almost hit Gohan, but Uryu knocked them back.
"Hmph, it seems you never drop your gaurd." A smaller hollow said.
"You could say that. Are you prepared?" Uryu asked.
"That depends... are you asking me if I am prepared to take your life? If yes, than I am prepared." The small hollow said.
"Bring it." Uryu said, sending out a small number of arrows at the small arrancar, but he was able to counter it with his needles.
"It seems you're stronger than I first thought, but you're just delaying the inevitable." The small hollow said (Can't remember their names, too lazy to look it up... ;) sorry).
Chad was too much for the arrancar, beating him down as if the large hollow was a fly.
"Is that all you've got? I'll admit, I was kind of hoping for a bigger challenge." Chad said. "Unfortunately, I can't allow you to live. I hope you find peace one day."
Chad launched a giant blue beam, disintergrating the beast.
Uryu was just about finished with the small arrancar. He could've finished him off, but he allowed him to live, saying "Tell Aizen that the people he should be afraid of are not the soul reapers, but the quincies."
"You're just gonna leave him there, dying?" Gohan asked.
"He has enough strength to make it to Aizen, I think. Let him be, and we'll be on our way." Uryu said.
The 5 warriors went off in search of Orihime.
The end of Chapter 12.