Hola guys, new update =D

I'm 12 chapters in now, and I still haven't gotten ONE review. This makes me sad guys...

Ah well. I don't own bleach, but I own my characters and their powers.

On with the story...

Sonam flicks his wrist and flicks his gloved hands into fists, smiling at the three opponents before him.

"Get ready, because here I come!" Sonam yells, grinning wide as he disappears from the vision of the others.

"Where the hell did he go?" Nikki yells, "He couldn't have disappeared... Did he run aw-"

That's when Sonam appears again, in front of Ichigo and between the two girls, punching them both in the stomach and smirking at Ichigo. Sending Nadimar flying into the nearby wall, and Nikki sliding back across the ground.

"Ah," Nikki exclaims, wincing, "I figured this guy's holding back, if he's THIS strong without fighting at full strength..."

Nikki shook her head, not wanting to think about that right now.

Sonam smiles wide, watching Nadimar pry herself from the wall, he turns and glares at Ichigo.

"Strawberry, I can't believe you'd betray one of your own.. This is disappointing."

Ichigo scowls, "A lot's changed since you were last here, Sonam. Twelfth division found a way to cleanse that side of me. I'm one hundred percent soul reaper now."

Sonam raises his eyebrow, "You coward." Sonam sneers, "Were you too scared of the power? Was that it little strawberry? "

Ichigo scowls at Sonam as Nikki walks over to join her captain.

"What did he mean by you being afraid of the power? Or you 'betraying one of your own?'"

Ichigo shakes his head, "If Sonam plans on using his full power, you'll find out soon enough.."

Sonam cackles, "I won't need to use my full power against you lot!"

Nadimar walks to her captain as well, having freed herself from the wall. "Wow, you were right about the freight train thing, Nikki!"

Nikki chuckles, "I told you!"

Sonam barks, "You guys done with the banter yet?" Sonam smirks and charges, swinging a hard right punch for Nadimar's face. She raises her sword in reflex to block the punch, but suddenly a burst of blue energy fires out and sends Sonam flying into the far wall.

The girls, eyes wide in amazement, turn to see their captain standing with his zanpakuto pointed at where Sonam used to be, the tip of the sword smoking slightly.

"Getsuga Tensho." Ichigo remarks calmly.

Nikki and Nadimar gape, "Captain! You haven't had to use that ability in years!" Nikki states alarmingly.

Ichigo grins, "Yeah, I know. Feels kind of nostalgic.."

Nikki and Nadimar giggle before Ichigo motions for them to stay alert, "Here he comes." Ichigo states as the dust from the impact starts to clear, showing Sonam, completely uninjured, cracking his neck at the foot of the wall.

"Ah, that's better." Sonam comments, turning to Ichigo and smirking, "What? You didn't really expect that overgrown lightning bolt could hurt me, now did you?"

Ichigo sighs, and shakes his head, "No I guess not." he scowls, extending his arm and pointing his sword at Sonam, placing his left hand on his right bicep as his blue reiatsu charges around him.

"Well then maybe," Ichigo smirks as Sonam widens his eyes in a mix of surprise, fear, and shock, "I should step it up a bit, eh, Sonam?"

Ichigo closes his eyes as his reiatsu flows around him before it finishes charging, flowing quickly back into him. His eyes snap open and he smiles at Sonam, uttering a single word, "Ban-kai." Ichigo grins, a HUGE blast of energy flying out of him as dust is kicked up everywhere.

Sonam's eyes dart around, knowing what Ichigo's bankai means for him. It means that he has to start being serious.

The dust starts to clear, revealing Ichigo Kurosaki's bankai. A long, solid black, katana with a black swastika-shaped cross-guard. Along with the katana, Ichigo gains a black jacket with a long black mantle with white trim over his Soul Reaper garb.

"Tensa Zangetsu." Ichigo says, stating the name of his bankai.

Sonam chuckles and grins, "This'll be fun."

Nikki scowls at Sonam, 'Don't bet on us making this easy for you, bitch!"

Nikki raises her sword above her head, spinning it with her fingers slowly before letting go, letting it spin on it's own. "Erupt, Kazan Shibou!" She cries out, the spinning sword melting into white-hot magma, falling on Nikki's arm and crawling down it, forming into a two-sided red mace with ornate orange and white designs down the side and holes instead of spikes. Nikki twirls the mace and smirks, "Let's do this."

Nadimar taps her chin thoughtfully, "I should probably help the best I can..." she shrugs.

Nadimar throws her sword into the air, clapping her hands together and snapping her eyes open wide, "Tear Down, Hariken No Senkou Utsuwa!" The sword blows apart, the wind from the blast swirling around Nadimar's right arm, forming a teal gauntlet with spiked, dark blue knuckles. "I'm ready!" Nadimar smiles.

Sonam smirks, "Hm... a captain's bankai, a lieutenant at shikai who might have bankai, and a fifth seat at shikai... All against me? Hardly seems fair... but I'm confident."

Ichigo shakes his head, "You never learn, do you Sonam?" he sighs, charging at Sonam full force, swinging his bankai down hard as Sonam raises his glove calmly to block it.

Ichigo's sword hits Sonam's glove, the impact causing a cloud of dust that covered half of seireitei.. The result of the clash concealed...

TO BE CONTINUED!

How's that for a good chappie, eh? =DDDD

I'm seriously working hard on these now. Hope you enjoy 'em =D

"Kazan Shibou" is Japanese for "Volcanic Demise."

"Hariken No Senkou Utsuwa" is Japanese for "Hurricane Punch"

This'll be fun :D