Whaz up ladies, gents and other! I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been caught up in writin' Fairy Tail's Lost Dragon. If ye wanna read it, check it out. ANOTHER THING! I've gotten several complaints from some stupid readers who don't have the decency to review with their names! All of their complaints can be answered if they fucking thought first before typin' in their shit. One of 'em asked why Ichigo was weak, what with him bein' a tri-breed. If any of the reviewers who asked these questions were hopin' for spoilers, GREAT FUCKING JOB! 'Cause they didn't have the decency to PM these questions or to even use their names, I might just tell y'all what I'm plannin' to do with this story.

Ichigo's been taught to remain in his body to repress his Reiatsu, that means he's not even at a tenth of his power! He's also un-fucking-able to use Shinigami or Quincy abilities without Imagebak acting as a suppressant, and I was hopin' to explain that in this chapter but some anonymous reviewers decided to be idiots that couldn't hold their tongues long enough to have their questions answered. I don't like bein' mean to people, especially not those who read what I write, but someone bein' a pain in the ass just to get attention and doesn't have the courage to own up to it is somethin' I hate when it comes to bein' a fanfic author. Someone complained about the pairin', that's fine but they were goin' on about Ichigo bein' weaker than Tatsuki.

Someone else asked, 'Why did they let her move in?'...'Her' who?! If ye want a direct answer, ye gotta ask a direct question. If it's Rukia this person's referrin' to, it's 'cause she had nowhere else to go to without bein' a liability and Isshin would be the one to offer a pretty girl a place to sleep as well as keep an eye on her. If it's Tatsuki, it's so she can get to Orihime faster than her old apartment and so she could get a handle on her training. Someone came to the conclusion that Rukia giving her powers to Tatsuki was pointless, if you're readin' this moron, ye don't pay attention very well. An' I'm fuckin' A.D.D., so the guy with Attention Deficit Disorder is able to focus better than a group of spineless idiots who are more than likely normal...

Again, to my loyal readers who enjoy the things I write, I'm sorry. But-*Smilodon roar*-complainin' and not havin' the integrity or dignity to post somethin' with their own profile name is somethin' I ain't gonna let fly! Rukia, bein' the paranoid and devoted bitch she is, decided that she needed to keep an eye on Ichigo twenty-four-seven. With this in mind, she got herself a Gigai and Kisuke had implanted the Hogyoku into her Gigai. Since she now has a power source that could destroy Soul Society inside her, she needed to drain it while still killing Hollows. Leaving her Gigai would cause it to implode from all of the energy bein' drained suddenly lacking the 'funnel' it once had, leaving to the Hogyoku intact and out in the open. Since Ichigo's a Hollow, attempting to give him her powers would kill him and that would get everyone who knew him pissed, she gave it to the second best choice: Arisawa Tatsuki.

Tatsuki's been gettin' 'attacked' since she was in Preschool...Y'all can connect the dots, and if the idiot who decided to be a dickwad's readin' this: I hope you're proud of yourself for pissin' me off enough to spoil parts of the plot to everybody else! The complaint about the fight with Renji bein' restrained then Ichigo and Uryuu suddenly down was a plothole I missed until it was too late. Another question wasn't really that irritatin', but it's kinda obvious if the original fight didn't attract anyone. Soul Society's 'too busy' doin' other things things to get involved in anything else. Also, the pillars of light the once-smaller-group let off was Reiryoku means 'Spiritual Power'. So no one woulda gone to look, not even the stupidest or hungriest of Hollows.

Tatsuki was goin' through a hard time of gettin' used to the fact that the dead 'live' and fight amongst each other. So Ichigo was lettin' her get used to it through killin' Hollows, if he killed them she wouldn't have become accustomed to everythin' that's happened. The size of his Zanpakuto has to do with Imagebak suppressin' his Reiatsu, and Tatsuki's physically stronger than he is. Sorry for the rant, but the idiots-without-any-dignity pissed me off! I don't like repeatin' myself: I don't own Bleach. Also, if you've got a question or questions, post it as a review without bein' a a lousy piece'o'shit and also be patient 'cause I'll answer anything I can in each chapter.

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The group had agreed to take turns guarding Rurichiyo, today was Orihime and Uryuu's turn. Ichigo, Sado, Jinta, Ururu, and Tatsuki were training under Kisuke's shop. Yoruichi, Tessai, Kisuke, and Imagebak had also agreed to help the group train where they could without giving away everything. It was Imagebak's turn today, and he was none too pleased with their progress, "Uh! Sado, you're not channeling your Reiryoku enough. It is apart of you; feel it, don't try to command it. Ururu, Jinta,"

The mentioned youngsters looked to the feline on the large outcrop above them, "You're doing fine, keep it up. But make sure to think outside of the box, you need to adapt in the heat of battle." Ururu and Jinta nodded to him and returned to sparring. Jinta was swinging the Muteki Tekkon like it was an aluminum, baseball bat. Ururu was switching between the Senren Bakusatsu Taiho and melee, trying to catch Jinta off guard. Tatsuki, Ichigo and even mild-mannered Sado were pissed with the kids.

Swinging his arm, Brazo Derecho del Gigante manifested, Chad sent another blast away from the trainees' general area. Tatsuki had Kitsune Buredo in Shikai, swinging the petrified fox's lengthening tail around herself, trying to figure out a way to enter Bankai without using too much Reiryoku and hoping to find her Zanpakuto's type. Ichigo was training in suppressing his individual types of Reiryoku, he was succeeding at suppressing only his Hollow energy but he couldn't seem to release either of his other types of Reiryoku for whatever reason.

"Arisawa, not all Zanpakuto belong to a definite type or sub-type. Even if you find a definitive type or sub-type to classify Kitsune Buredo, that will not change anything for you. Focus on controlling your Reiryoku to the point you don't need to use so much to enter Bankai. Your Zanpakuto is a part of you, that means you are a part of her, and this means she represents the qualities of you that you either don't recognize or don't accept. Find the balance, don't be like Soul Society and take the power from your Zanpakuto!" Tatsuki had a tickmark pulsing on her head now, "I KNOW ALREADY!" "No, you don't! If I were to attack you right now, with the intent to kill you in cold blood, you'd be dead. Now, stay focused on your training!"

Ichigo's amber and black eyes were wide, Imagebak still rarely ever rose his voice, so when he got aggressive whilst berating his students, he was serious! He voiced this in his echoey voice, high pitched and normal pitched speaking as one, "Do as he says, Tatsuki, if you don't he won't hold back on his word!" She turned to him, fire burning in her eyes, "Yeah, right! He'd kill an ally just because said ally's not listenin-Huh!" Right on her shoulder, bladed tail wrapped around her throat, was their Adjuchas sensei with a very serious glower on his face.

His voice was perturbed to say the least, as he growled out, "Are you doubting me, Cub?! If so, then let us fight to see who is the stronger of the two of us. And I promise you, I promise you, I won't hold back and I won't be the one who ends up sleeping with the fishes..." Tatsuki, Ichigo, Kitsune Buredo and Sado were all stunned into silence with hitched breath and wavering moral. They hadn't even heard him move an inch, and he was there in an instant without making a sound they could hear.

As the feline left Tatsuki's shoulder, Yoruichi stepped into the training field while drinking a bottle of milk, "What the Hell's going on down here to get you riled up, Imagebak? Are the wittle-bwats causing you twouble, ah! Fufufufufufu!" Her chuckling ended when her bottle of milk was taken and finished by the irritated feline, "I am feeling much better now, thank you, Yoruichi. Your brand of milk is an excellent one, and all natural too. Store brand milk is forced out of cattle, but this brand is natural and worth the wait to drink!" (Modern day farms pump their cattle full of hormones to make the cows think they're pregnant and get them to produce milk all year 'round. It's a cruel method, but it helps feed families. The ends still don't justify the means though)

Yoruichi glared at 'her other half' as he padded off with the bottle hooked onto his tail by one of his saw-like 'teeth'. Her glare turned to the adolescents before her, "Why aren't you training?! Get back to it!" "Hai!" Their scared voice made Yoruichi smirk in triumph, I might just find this entertaining...

An hour in, Yoruichi was bored to the point that she was tempted to spar with the adolescents, "Jesus Christ, stop stop! You're boring me to death, and you're not taking this seriously enough." Her glare was directed at all three of them, Jinta and Ururu weren't slacking off or taking each other lightly.

"What do you mean? We've been training for five hours straight, and I'm wearing myself out." Yoruichi's glare silenced the gentle giant, "You three aren't taking this seriously and it's clear to me that we've to train you the old Kisuke Way: Live or Die! IMAGEBAK!" Said Adjuchas was on Yoruichi's shoulder in a second, "You called?" He yawned, clearly expecting this to happen, but in his eyes was a fear...

"I need my Zanpakuto. It's been a long time since we..." He finished, "Fought together, yes...it has been. Remember what to say?" She nodded, sadness in her eyes, "Open the gate, sever the link, ready the guards, prepare for savagery...Felis Vigeria!" A light engulfed the two of them, making everyone cover their eyes. When they opened them, their stood Imagebak in his equivalent of a Bankai state and..."Yoruichi-Sensei?!"

There before them stood a woman with a clawed gauntlet, the claws being two blades coming down from the elbow to the knuckles and extending to about a foot away from the fist. Her attire looked about the same, but what made Tatsuki look at her Bankai teacher in amazement was that before them stood a Werejaguar. A tail of three feet, retractable claws big enough to take out a human eye, and a ferocious confidence tampered by ancient sorrow.

"It has been a long time, Imagebak. I see that you have not forgotten our agreement, like the last time!" The sad look in the saber's eyes wasn't noticed by the students, but the way he lowered his head said it all, "I have said it before, I am sorry. But that is not the point, Felis Vigeria, the point is to teach these cubs."

The Werejaguar before them looked to them now, her slitted eyes staring critically at the adolescent fighters, "Very well, but on one condition." Sodaina Neko Imagebak stared at the humanoid feline next to him, "And that would be? I can't give you to her permanently, for that I am sorry, but I will do what I can."

She nodded, "Let me roam..." They looked into each other's eyes for several moments, before they turned to look at the teenagers, "Very well, Felis Vigeria, I will allow this! Now, let us teach these cubs how to evolve, SHALL WE!" "Yes! We shall, for only fools believe that they are all powerful!"

For five more hours, the three trainees were put at the brink of death and farther yet never killed. During that time, a pair of animals stalked away and left via Garganta...

Soul Society

He had just sent the message to the Zeroth Division, and no reply had arrived, making him uneasy. The Soutaichou had never felt so anxious since, well ever! Here he was, the most powerful Shinigami in Soul Society, waiting impatiently for a response like a teenager does when they ask someone out for the first time. Those Ryoka really understand how to cause mayhem. Soul Society, even to the Rukongai districts, are on high alert and are treading around each other with caution. Are four humans really that much wiser than over a thousand Shinigami? Has Soul Society truly fallen out of the Spirit King's favor? Have I failed that greatly that even four humans can see? Am I unable to continue as Soutaichou?

Before he could dwell any deeper on these doubts, a messenger appeared in front of him, "Soutaichou-sama, we've received a response from the Soul King." His eyes were wide open with surprise, never had a response returned to the Zeroth Division so soon in all of Soul Society's history, "What does it say?!" Fear rode his voice subliminally, not being caught by the messenger but heard by a certain feline and overgrown fox.

"I haven't the faintest idea, all I know is that it's urgent. Manako Osho Ichibe Hyosube ordered me to give it to you, saying it was for your ears only!" The young Shinigami before the old one was clearly exhausted, travelling to the First Division barracks was no small feat when one took into account that the Soul King's Palace was in another dimension. Handing he message to the Soutaichou, he departed in a Shunpo, leaving the elder one to his own devices.

The moment of truth..., Thought the grey feline while the large, five-tailed fox thought, It has arrived, let us hope that it is good news! As the message was read by the old man silently, the animals were waiting with anticipation. Yamamoto's eyes widened, "They weren't right," Silent growling in exasperation was unheard(Sorta like 'blank was heard' only since it's silent, it's 'unheard'. I'm clever sometimes) from the news, "But they weren't wrong..."

That caught the fox and cat off guard, making them almost lose focus and cause them to fall, "...interesting...this'll be good to stay for, Ki-Buredo..."(He's shortenin' 'er name to make thin's easier on 'imself) "...what do you mean, Imagebak?" Before said Adjuchas could say anything, Yamamoto spoke to them, "I know you're there. You've been lurking there in the shadows for over an hour, show yourselves cowardly Zanpakuto!"

That made Kitsune Buredo charge, before Imagebak rammed her to the ground, before turning to glare at the old man, "Is your own Zanpakuto not a coward then?! Are all Zanpakuto not afraid?! Afraid of being shut away, afraid of being forgotten, afraid of being sealed for eternities at a time! We are not the cowards here, Teme-sama, you are! Shinigami seal away their Zanpakuto, leaving them mute and unable to see or you do. Does thy soul know no an ounce of compassion, of remorse, of morality?! You shut Zanpakuto out when they should be free to do as they please."

Kitsune Buredo got up and glared at the old man, "We are able to feel what you do, to see, to feel, to hurt and to die. Yet you see yourselves as superior because you are the source of our creation. But not for long, for soon all will be free and when that day comes-hahahaha-be prepared for the fight of your miserable lives! We are not your tools, your weapons or your playthings. We are what you fear and are unable to control, so y-"

"Enough! Cease these games and speak plainly, stop speaking in riddles and threats, or you shall die in fire!" Laughter exited the two animals, rolling on the ground in hysteria before taking breathes to calm down, "You think we are simple Zanpakuto?! HAHAHAHA! We are nothing of the sort. Ki-Buredo can take the form of other Zanpakuto, and I can copy their abilities. We are not something you may have, can control nor will you ever learn what we know! Now...what does the message say? You said something and it will only be a matter of time before we figure it out, so you might as well tell us what you have learned."

All prideful fire left the old man's eyes, he now saw what these unassuming these Zanpakuto appear and what they really were: Destroyers of what they chose. If they so chose to, they could take down Soul Society all on their own, and no one would survive if they decided to be ruthless. Seeing no alternative, he explained what he'd read not a two minutes ago, "The Soul King's favor and faith in us is waning, we have made mistakes that he understands the reasons behind but does not approve of. We are still in his favor enough to remain sanctioned, but not enough to stop you or your masters!"

More laughter left the throats of the two animals, making Yamamoto glare at them. He may have been old, but he was no laughing stock, "What is so amusing that you find it appropriate to laugh at the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society?!" Their laughter deepened until they were squeaking to try and breath. After about ten minutes of moments where it would seem that they would die of suffocating laughter, Imagebak spoke, "You said 'we' as in the 'royal we', when it is really your fault that Soul Society is falling from the Soul King's favor. You chose to have the Hollowfied-Shinigami executed before Yoruichi euthanized them so that they may have a second chance. You ordered the Mod Souls and Bounts be brought into existence before ordering that they be wiped from existence altogether. You allowed the Quincies to be exterminated instead of offering to teach them to help you exercise Hollows. Soul Society, for all its talk of being sanctioned to keep the balance...Has failed to do so! There are Wholes everywhere in the Seikatsu no Sekai, waiting to be brought through to Soul Society. But they are never allowed to pass over, because Soul Society's bigotry has clouded its morals and priorities."

Kitsune Buredo stepped in front of Imagebak to stop him from doing anything rash, "We have fought with Hollows who were once mortal men and women that we have encountered as Wholes or humans. We exercised as many as possible, but there are too many deaths for a band of mortals to pass over. Where were the Shinigami when Milady, Kurosaki, Ishida and Kon fought Abarai and Kuchiki?! Where were they when Kuchiki Rukia transferred her powers to Milady?! Where were they wh-" "Enough...I see the error in my ways..." Everytime they named a mistake Soul Society made, he made, he leaned farther back into his chair.

"No you don't! You never have and you won't now just because a pair of Zanpakuto with the courage to stand up to you decided to badmouth you! In my short life as a Zanpakuto, I've learned more than most Shinigami-Hell, most humans-do than in their entire lives. Humans live lives of about ninety years to a hundred twenty-something if they're stubborn. But Shinigami have millenia to learn from their mistakes, and yet you just realized that your mistakes have repercussions! Like a child learning that a fire is hot, that water is wet, that sand is dry, that snow is cold, that wind is breezy, that rocks are hard...What makes you believe that we will believe that you have learned from your mistakes, when you haven't when you should have when they happened?!" The pair of animals were clearly pissed off with the Head Captain, and he was feeling guilt. Not guilt of his mistakes, but guilt that they could see right through him! He felt ashamed that he had done these things, but the shame never lasted long. This shame came from the fact that two very young Zanpakuto could see through him when he was millennias older than them.

Sounds came from the door, making Yamamoto look to it curiously, "Yes?" A voice resounded behind the door, "Soutaichou-sama, we've a situation, there have been reports of Zanpakuto attacking their masters!" "WHAT?!" Of all Shinigami to come through the door, Hanataro was the least expected by the once-more-hidden duo.

"Explain!" Hanataro saluted and began to describe the reports, stuttering the whole time, "T-T-T-T-The r-r-r-r-reports say t-t-t-that Zanpakuto have b-b-b-been manife-e-e-e-esting and at-t-t-t-tacking their master-r-r-r-rs, Soutaicho-sama. I'm s-s-s-sorry, b-b-b-b-but I don't kno-o-o-o-o-ow anything else..." Hanataro was sweating buckets of bullets, fear in his eyes of the punishment he would receive for displeasing the Soutaichou.

Yamamoto placed a gentle and elderly hand on the frightened youth's head, patting him softly after Hanataro tensed up, "Thank you, child, return to your barracks. I need some time to think on this..." The shock in Hanataro's eyes was evident as he nodded slowly, "H-Hai..." As he left, the old man looked back to where the two animals had been when they spoke and found them there with smirks on their faces.

"You planned this!" Laughter left Imagebak's maw, while Kitsune Buredo chuckled like a parent talking to his/her child, "No, we said that Zanpakuto would be free, we never said that this would happen. But, I suppose that Karma and circumstances are not in your favor, Teme-sama. We will be off, now. There are more important things to be done than speak to a fool about what he has done in his folly..." Before he could order them to stop, they were gone in a flash and a miniature sonic boom, leaving an old man to manage his shame and failure on his own, Am I truly so foolish that the young must council and berate me like a pitiful child? No answer was received, but the silence was all he needed...

Seikatsu no Sekai, training ground under Kisuke's Shop, five hours later

Ichigo held a purple bow of Reishi and Reiryoku in his hand, trying to pinpoint his abusive teachers, when he was bashed from behind into a boulder, breaking it in the process. Sado and Tatsuki were down and out of energy, Ichigo was still in his body and had natural limiters to keep him from using all of his energy at once so he could keep going. Looking behind him with his amber and black eyes, he saw Yoruichi with Imagebak on her arm as a firearm of some sort.

The feline on her arm began to shoot blue orbs of Reiryoku at a speed that was too fast for Cero, each time was closer to him and each time he felt terror, "Quincy-Bala!"(- Either that or 'Quincified-Bala', take your pick) He began to shoot purple arrows at the two of them, knowing that he couldn't repress his Hollow Reiryoku enough to use actual Quincy arrows, meaning they'd only be hurt but not disintegrated.

"DAMN, NO EFFECT!" Running was his only option and as much as he hated it, he had to admit that he knew it. Vanishing in a burst of speed and creating a shockwave of sound, he appeared farther away from his assailants. I hate running away from a fight, I can't keep running forever, and I'll run out of energy if I keep Sonido'ing around like this. Damn it!

He kept running, disappearing, causing a 'vvmph' noise, and appearing at a different location that he was looking for. But he was thinking hard, thinking deep, and when he closed his eyes for the briefest moment, he crashed right into the training ground's walls. That's gonna leave a mark! I've got at least a minute or two before Yoruichi and Imagebak catch up to me, time to focus...

Taking up the lotus position, he closed his eyes and blocked everything out, only looking within himself. A bow... The silhouette of a quiver and a long bow appeared in his Inner World. A sword... A machete of black fire and shadowy lightning rose from one of the sideways buildings that made up and down his Inner World. I need to focus. I need to reach for them. To become them! To...understand and expel them...

As soon as he thought that, he was engulfed in fiery shadows and black lightning. Yoruichi, still a Werejaguar, and Imagebak appeared at his location and readied themselves for melee. But they weren't prepared for the speed that he had. He was a Hollow built for speed, and that translated to the other attributes of his being apparently. The Shunpo speed he used was about as fast as Byakuya, and that caught them off guard long enough for him to strike.

"HYAH!" He slashed at Yoruichi and left a serious slice through her shirt, she may've been caught off guard but she wasn't called the 'Goddess of Flash' for nothing. "HIIYA!" The strike meant for Imagebak was blocked by his bladed tail and kept the smoke-like blade steady as he wrapped his tail around it, anchoring himself and Ichigo to the ground with his claws during this altercation.

"You have completed your task, Kurosaki Ichigo. You still need to train, but you're, for the most part, figuring out what is required. Yasutora Sado and Arisawa Tatsuki also need to train, but they at least improved during the squabble. Imagebak," Said feline looked to the Werejaguar curiously, "You may retrieve me from Yoruichi now, but remember our agreement..."

"Hai, I won't forget, old friend!" Yoruichi's body was surrounded by blood-like smoke that entered Imagebak's rhombus-shaped clawmark in his brow, "I hate the separation process, it hurts like a sunnuvabitch..." The Goddess of Flash crumpled onto herself and held her stomach like she was going to throw up, "I really hate the pain it brings-Ungh! Jesus, I think we overdid it..."

Imagebak rubbed against the dark-skinned beauty like a house cat does to its human when they're sick, purring all the while, making Yoruichi scratch behind his ears affectionately. Ichigo was then faceflat on the ground from exhaustion from the 'sparring' match. Their training was strenuous, and now they had a handle on what needed to be done, they were on their way to bringing order to the universe...

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That's a wrap ladies, gents and other! Sorry 'bout the length of this chapter, I haven't had much inspiration lately and the complainin' shit from the fuckers who wanted to be dicks just really hindered me even more. Sorry to all of y'all who like what I write. I don't like gettin' all aggressive on ayone, but when I get pissy and I have an outlet, I need to take it or I might give myself a panic attack from the pent up stress and aggression. I got a review sayin' that showing what Yamamoto did to see if the Soul King's favor did fall or not would seem neat, so I tried it. I hope I haven't pissed any of my faithful readers, an' to those who were dicks: I hope you're proud'f yourselves. Again, sorry for the lateness, length and rant. As always: R&R, no flamin' my ass, constructive criticism, and SEE YE-GOOD NIGHT!