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as shuuhei was walking out from the shadows neliel had arrived at the urahara shop. when urahara felt neliel's reiatsu he went into the main 'shop' area of the house and said to neliel "well well, if it isn't neliel-san. i wonder what it could be that you are wanting? is it a gigai that is able to hide your reiatsu again?"
neliel insulted at the implication that ichigo's plans may not succeed slapped urahara on his left cheek(leaving a red welt that would not leave for a week.)
"or is it possible that kurosaki-san's plans have worked out nicely?"
neliel in reply said "unfortunatly because of the gate problem ichigo has had to move the plan into the second stage before he has even formed any sort of squad... damn them." urahara asked neliel "so, what have you come here for?"
neliel replied "you know how i said that he had to move it into the second stage earlier than expected?..." urahara nodded and seeing this neliel continued "...well, ichigo actually needs your help in the development of 'them'. he has also informed me that he will be needing your help with the investigation into the gates." urahara said "well, i'm glad that he is thinking of me, but he does remember that i have been exiled from..." urahara paused and then continued "...but that's why you're here, isn't it?..." neliel nodded and said "that is indeed the case."
urahara said "that doesn't change the fact that even if i do get through into soul society the shinigami have 'kill on sight' orders about me." neliel said "ah, ichigo has taken care of that as well..." urahara looking confused asked neliel "how?" neliel said "he convinced the captain-commander to allow him access to all resources that he deemed neccessary for the investigation. the fact that he is already well aware of who did it isn't even an issue as the majority of shinigami do not know anything about his plans and why he is undertaking actions that will likely be viewed as 'criminal' according to 'the law' that exists in soul society."
urahara said "so other than the gates, why has ichigo decided to step up the time-frame? after all, the gates alone aren't enough to prompt such an action."
neliel said "another good analysis, unfortunantly ichigo needed to inquire about access to your old squads' records, yours in particular."
urahara asked neliel "who was there when he did that?"
neliel answered "the captain-commander and that barbarian zaraki."
urahara said "hmm, that's no good then."
neliel said "why's that? ichigo could easily take that old man,..." neliel scoffed "...and zaraki, give me a break."
urahara said "while i do agree on that, it's not his fighting capabilities that are the problem, and i think that ichigo is also well aware of this. hmmm, yes that would be reason enough to bump up the timeline. i think that it is hightime that we left... if you would."
urahara made a hand gesture indicating that neliel had the stage and then she reached her hand in the air, opened a garganta large enough for the two of them when urahara said "i think that i might need benihime, if you'll allow me to get her, and also tessai, will also be needed."
neliel impatiently sighed and said "fine, but hurry up, this will only be open for so long ya know."
urahara ran into his room to get benihime and when he went into the room that had the entrance to the underground training room, and went over to the trap door, opened it, called down for tessai, tessai came up the ladder at an astonishing speed, saw the garganta that neliel had opened and said to urahara "so then, it's time?" urahara nodded the affirmative, and tessai continued "a bit early isn't it?" urahara sighed and said "it seems so, doesn't it." tessai said "okay then. just let me get my zanpaktou, and then we can be off."
urahara said "okay, just be quick, it seems that our ride has an even shorter fuse than her captain."
at this statement tessai just started running into his room to get his zanpaktou and then came back to where neliel was, and then to their surprise neliel said to them "i've been told that you understand the intricacies of garganta, is that right?" urahara nodded and neliel continued "then i'll leave you to navigate your way through it, i've a few other jobs to do whilst i'm here." urahara ever curious asked her "and what might they be neliel-san?" neliel's face took on a dangerous glint and said "none of your business." neliel then sonidoed over to him far enough away to give urahara a 'very' hard kick in the stomach that propelled him into the garganta. she then closed the garganta behind them and said "now that that is over, onto the second part."
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while this was happening back in soul society ichigo and shuuhei continued their conversation with shuuhei saying "now why the hell, are you moving the plan to step two ahead of schedule?"
ichigo replied "my squad has been chosen to investigate that little gate problem that was mentioned in the meeting before."
shuuhei interrupted that's no reason."
ichigo replied "i agree, however i needed to confirm if i had access to both the fifth and twelfth squads' records."
shuuhei sighed and said "who was there?"
ichigo fatalistically replied "yamamoto and zaraki."
shuuhei said "i suppose that that is far more than enough of a reason."
ichigo said "i thought so."
shuuhei said "right then. i'll have rooms made available in my squads' barracks for them then will i?"
ichigo replied "no, i think that rukongai is a more suitable location for now, after all we don't want the lunatic from twelfth squad on our necks about him, and also as you know he has work to do that will be accomplished alot faster without the supervision of one of us."
shuuhei said "agreed, but how do you know he'll help?"
ichigo said "i can always just have neliel take him to do a stint in hueco mundo... i'm sure that he'd love that."
shuuhei said "remember he was a captain, even menos will be no match for him."
ichigo replied "i know, i also know that there is anothe part of hueco mundo that caters only to non-arrancar vasto-lorde."
shuuhei said "why don't you send him there just for fun then"
ichigo said "although amusing that would be detrimental to everything that we are trying to accomplish now then, wouldn't it?"
shuuhei then said "i suppose so, anyway getting back to what we need to discuss, how are you going to go about the second step?"
ichigo replied "well, as you know i've already sent neliel to get urahara, i think that now is the time for me to pay the kasumi-ouji family a visit... actually on second thoughts i think that it might be better... no, no, i'll do it, after all it would look too suspicious for you to do it."
shuuhei said "i should think so..." the two powerful shinigami stood silent for a few moments and then ichigo said "well, i think that it is time to go and take care of our normal duties... actually, would it be possible to have a few of your men for my squad, preferably some that are loyal to either of us, so as they will be unlikely to betray us before 'they' come"
shuuhei replied "i'll see what i can do. after all, if we have any hope of succeeding we need my cover to stay in place, don't we?"
ichigo replied "i'm with you on that one. after all, neither of us wants to be on the opposing side of one another, and besides, i need you to take care of that damned genryuusai."
shuuhei said "hey, your welcome to have that demon zaraki all to yourself."
ichigo said "ohhh, you're so nice."
shuuhei said "don't mention it... but what happens if you get caught before 'they' come?"
ichigo said "don't worry about it, i already have plans in place if that eventuates."
shuuhei said "do they include me in them, because if you're stopped before they come then we still need someone high enough..."
ichigo said "don't sweat it, they have nothing to do with you,..." ichigo scoffed and then continued "... hell, i've even told all the captains about it, not that they know it or anything."
shuuhei said "when did you tell them? you haven't been here that long after all."
ichigo said "think back to the meeting when i first came here..." ichigo seeing that shuuhei now understood what he was alluding to said "...now you've got it."
shuuhei said "but if you involve them, then... ahh, i see, the other 70% huh."
ichigo said "yes, now we really need to get going and do our parts... also we can't meet like this again, zaraki will likely have someone from sixth squad tailing me from tomorrow onwards."
shuuhei said "alright, see you when i see you then."
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back in the real world neliel had met up with karin kurosaki and was saying "... and because i am currently in spirit form and unable to access a gigai i'm going to need you to buy some stationary for your brother."
karin said "why couldn't ichi-nii come here himself?"
neliel replied "they've made him a captain of a squad so he can unfortunantly not visit as often as he would like to."
karin said "ok then, on one condition."
neliel said "even though i have a feeling that both ichigo and myself are not going to like this; what is it?"
karin said "make me into a shinigami"
neliel said "i can't; i'm really sorry, but there is one person that might be able to help you in that department. his name is shinji hirako."
karin said "well, where is this shinji?"
neliel replied "he, and a few of his comrades can help you, and the last that i heard he was in a warehouse
karin was quiet for a few moments and then said in a quiet voice "thank you"
neliel said "now, the pens."
karin said "right, let's go."
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8 minutes later...
the two of them arrived at the newsagents and karin took neliel to where the stationary was located and said "all the pens that you can desire."
neliel then proceeded to bend over to reach out for some pink pens that she saw. when karin saw what neliel was trying to do she said "uh, i think you're forgetting something."
neliel said "really, what would that be?"
karin disbelievingly said "uhhh, you are in shinigami mode, and therefore are unable to touch anything in this world."
neliel sheepishly scratched the back of her head, and said "heh, heh, heh-heh... right, i forgot... oh, and the second thing?"
karin said "who do you think that you are getting these things for?"
neliel stated "your brother, why"
karin said "do you honestly believe that ichi-nii would like you to get him that colour pen?...hm?" karin seeing light dawn in neliel's eyes, she thought that she saw another emotion flicker across her face but it was only for a second so she ignored it and put it down to her imagination, she then continued "now, let's see... ah, these should do." she then proceeded to take every blue biro that she could see, she also took every black and every red one as good measure; she then went to the checkout to pay for it all; paid for them and then proceeded to leave the shop... when she had gone 10 metres from the store she realised that neliel was no longer with her so she decided to go back to the store to see if she was still there. when she was back in the store she saw a green head of hair bent looking at a stack of magazines, so she went over to see what neliel was looking at but to her surprise when she got to her she saw her kneading one of her enormous tits and playing with her pussy. when she saw this she went crept up behing her and slapped her ass, when she heard neliel moan she despaired of being able to drag her away from this store through either threats or actual violence as it appeared that such actions only turned the arrancar on even more, she asked her "ok, so i take it that you are wanting this magazine then?"
neliel shrieked out "yes, yes, oh god, yes."
karin said "well then, too bad you see i am unfortunantly for you underage(1) so i cannot buy that for you..." seeing neliel's dissappointment however she continued on to say "although.. i could always just tie you up with that rope at home and make you a customized magazine, i'm sure that ichi-nii will love it too."
neliel eagerly said "could you?"
karin said "yeah but you're going to need to go and get a gigai from that bastards shop first though."
neliel sighed and said "i was afraid of that. anyway as fun as that would be you're still only sixteen."
karin said "well, in a few years then?"
neliel said "it's a date. now then i really need to get back to your brother now, see ya"
neliel reached a hand into the air and opened a garganta.
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unbeknownst to the young kurosaki it didn't go to soul society as she claimed; it actually went to the warehouse that the vizaird were staying at, when she stepped out of the garganta she was met by people(although she used that term very loosely) with masks and had their swords at her neck. neliel said "hey, hey, calm down, i'm one of the good guys remember."
lisa yadomaru said "oh, it's you, come to play again?"
neliel said "unfortunantly not. ichigo had to step up the schedule."
shinji in his laconic tone said "ehhh, what the hell's that newbie done now?"
neliel replied "that's not important right now."
shinji said "you're right, so do we move on to our part now or what?"
neliel said "no. because of the shedule change i'm going to need some help with my part."
shinji said "so, what kind of help do you need then?"
neliel said "well, i'll need your help in rounding up the required number of arrancar to fight soul society if need be. also i'll teach the ones going with me into hueco mundo how to use garganta so i don't have to race round opening portals to soul society, and also it will allow us to send a not insignificant amount of troops through to soul society all at once."
shinji said "alright, you can have kensai, love, lisa and mashiro, i'll be needing the rest for our part."
neliel said "that'll be more than enough. oh yeah, ichigo said that genryuusai placed zaraki on watchdog duty over ichigo, so i advise against doing anything drastic, after all, that nut urahara is already in soul society."
shinji said "so anymore of us ex-captains and former vice-captains suddenly turnin' up may put even more of the spotlight on you two huh.?"
neliel said "exactly, and as we have already portrayed ourselves as live-wires, it would make a bad situation even worse now then, wouldn't it."
shinji said "i see, fine then."
neliel said "good, now then, let's get going."
with that neliel again opened a garganta but this time it went to hueco mundo and she, the two captains and the two vice-captains that had been promised to her flash-stepped/sonidoed into it.
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author notes
(1) i have set the story a few years after the 'arrancar war'