A/N: Ok, so just a warning here. I don't know if either this chapter, or upcoming chapters, or both, will be graphic. I don't promise they won't be, but I'm not sure they will be either. The last chapter wasn't that bad in my opinion, but I decided a warning might be a good idea. One more thing is I wanted to thank you all for the reviews, I appreciate them greatly. I don't know how long this story will last, but so far I don't see an ending coming up soon. I hope you all continue reviewing.
Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Bleach.
Chapter 25
Grimmjow woke up with one hell of a headache. His whole body was racked with pain, making it impossible to move. He slowly cracked an eye open, and then both eyes widened in shock. He was flat on his back, staring at dark trees that never seemed to end. As the high pitched buzzing sound went away, he could hear voices. A lot of voices. And faint cries of hollows. Yes, he was back in the menos forest. He tried to sit up, but instantly collapsed from pain. Now he remembered Nnoitra brutally torturing him until he fell unconscious. He remembered him saying something about belonging here, and that he recieved orders to bring him back, but who gave those orders? The primavera espada? No, Starkk wouldn't do that. The guys too lazy. Who else could it be? Unless..
"Ahh, look, he's finally awake. Hello there, Grimm" A familiar voice said. This voice was so..informal. So sarcastic and mocking. It could only belong to one person.
"Ichi...maru?" Grimmjow said in a raspy voice. His throat was on fire.
"So ya do remember me! S'good ta here!" The former captain happily said.
"Why..why am I here? Why did you bring me back to this hell hole!" He yelled.
"Well, you're an espada, aren'tcha? Ya belong here silly! Now we can all be together again and attack the soul society!"
"Che..like I would do that"
"My my, how times have changed. Ya been spending too much time with mister substitute, Grimm. I suggest ya forget about him, since were gonna kill him"
"The hell you will! I'll have nothing to do with your damn plans! Not again! I don't know why you keep coming back to life, but I do know you'll never win! I will personally see to it that you die!"
"Ya always were a stubborn one..Nnoitra? I'm afraid he needs more persuasion. Don't kill him, though even if he died, he would come back" Gin said with his usual fox face. Grimmjow's eyes widened a bit. Could he really never die like the others? He didn't have much time to think before a sword went through his stomach.
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"Ura..hara..garganta..now!" Ichigo panted. He had flash stepped faster than he ever had before all the way to Urahara's shop. The hatted man looked at him curiously, taking in the pure hatred in those brown eyes, and noticing the tears gathered at the corners. He decided not to ask questions, and instead gestured for him to follow. They went underground, and without hesitation he opened the garganta.
"Should I inform the Soul Society"
"...Yes"
Without another word Ichigo flew into the black abyss with one goal. Find Grimmjow. And just like all the other times before, he silently made a promise to himself and Grimmjow, and then he said that promise aloud.
"I will find you, Grimmjow, and you will come back with me safely"
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"Enough, Nnoitra" Tousen calmly said. Said espada stepped away from the bloody mess before him, silently laughing.
"Now Grimmjow, we will tell you one last time. You are an espada, the sexta espada, and you work for us. You will kill anyone who opposes us, and your number one prey is..Ichigo Kurosaki. You remember him, correct? You fought in Karakura town, before I brought you back and cut off your arm. Then you fought again in Hueco Mundo, where he seemingly killed you. Since then, you have not seen him. Do you understand?"
"I..I understand.."
"I want to hear you say it. Look at me and say it"
"My prey is..Ichigo Kurosaki..and I will..kill him..lord Tousen"
"Very good"
The bloody pile that was Grimmjow was fully brainwashed, and after all of the harsh beating he did not remember his relationship with Ichigo. Instead he remembered Ichigo trying to kill him, not Nnoitra. He remembered waking up in espada form, and being told that Ichigo had killed Aizen. Somewhere deep inside, Grimmjow felt like something was missing from the story, but he just couldn't remember. All he could do was sit there and bleed out, slowly dying. And they were going to let him die, so he could come back stronger. Before he let out his final breath, he felt a familiar pressure enter the area, and an image of orange hair came to mind before everything went white.
"Ichi..go"
A/N: So Grimmy dies:( well..sort of. Not really. When he does come back though, shits gonna go down. And trust me, it wont be good. All I can promise you lovely readers is that there will be a happy ending eventually. Please remember to review.