yes dreamstar14, you are one of the faithful reviewers, as are fanficssuck, mareo and anime, drake nolsa (I'm thinking about naming a demon after you if that's okay, still unconfirmed), wisdom-jewel (thanks for the insight on Howell), Angeltwin07 (along with her sister), jubajubafreak (though she's a little slow in reading and reviewing, didn't help that she started late), and it looks like grimdivide is finally kind of sorta back now.
Hopefully you guys will find the scenes with Natsume and Yachiru somewhat humorous in addition to being cute. On with the show!
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Nickel Shard, his left arm in a sling and cast, just got done overlooking the perimeter of their retreat. Mai and Akuma had already left, and he could sense the chaos the Squad 6 captain was causing. Akuma said he was looking forward to seeing Kenpachi again, and thus left. Mai didn't give any kind of explanation. He had found Mizu Saki easily enough, now fully healed from her punishment.
"Captain Saki. My side is secured. Only reason any Soul Society troops will try to break through is if led by a captain or lieutenant. How're things going everywhere else?"
"Well, good I guess. Mai's and Akuma's troops don't have many kido users to place on top of the walls, and the few they do have aren't strong enough to maintain support for long. I've sent Vladimir and the Suzuki children to stave off attacks. Is that alright?"
"Fine by me. This operation requires complete cooperation. I'm willing to set aside personal feelings for the sake of the mission being completed, as long as you are. Vladimir was ordered by the Head Captain to follow my orders, and my orders were to follow your orders. Your plan, you're in charge. If nothing else, his appearance will intimidate them. Where's Samanosuke?"
"Don't know. Told him to go have fun, but to be back once we start retreating. You know where Cielo is?" And if it fails it'll be my ass. Thanks for the positioning, you brat.
"Fighting. I think their Squad 8 captain. They've been at it for awhile now. Seems to be a stalemate. " Nickel looked to his left, seemingly into the distance, even though there was a wall there.
"How can you find him so quickly?" Mizu crossed her arms. She was curious considering the kid always seemed to know where the master strategist was at.
Nickel gave her a sideways look. "I was his lieutenant at one time. Don't tell me age is getting to you that you forgot. Still, those were the worst years of my life. I hate that man more than you by a long shot. Anyway, gotta get the squirt. Good luck." The boy shunpoed off without hearing a reply.
"Yeah, we can tell, you prick." Mizu told the air that was formerly Nickel. She continued to be in charge of the perimeter defenses.
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Izuru and Hisagi was eating when the alert went out. They immediately gathered what soul reapers were heading towards the intruders. They met up with about thirty more, just standing around. "What's going on? Why aren't you guys attacking?" Hisagi asked.
"We were chased off by a monster of a man. One swing of his sword killed most of my comrades. It's the same story with everyone here." One of them told the lieutenants.
"Think you guys can mount an attack if we keep him occupied?" Izuru asked.
The group looked at each other. Then one spoke up. "If you two are having trouble, we'll take a different route with the group you've gathered, lieutenants." The lieutenants nodded and continued with the larger group.
Soon after, they saw a group go to a different street, one that was perpendicular to the one they were on. Screams, blood, and bone exited the street. The group stopped, the two lieutenants grabbing their zanpakutou. A massive man of a little over seven feet with a brown cloak covering his body stepped out in front of them. A giant broadsword five feet two inches long was in his right hand. The man was very well built from what they can see. He also had a pointed beard and a demon skull as a helmet. "What's this? More little shits? Come, I'll cleave you in one strike."
Izuru rushed in first, drawing his zanpakutou. The man batted the blonde through a wall with one swing, and with one arm. Hisagi took advantage of the man's diversion of attention, and shunpoed behind him. Only to hit some sort of defensive kido spell, a shield in the form of a laughing skull. The hulk turned around and swung down. The Squad 9 lieutenant blocked the strike, but was being crushed into the crater made by the attack.
"Oh? Maybe you're not so weak after all. Be honored to be killed by Vladimir Petrenko, lieutenant of Squad 1." The man put both hands on his blade and continued to be pushed down with greater force.
"Raise your head: Wabisuke!"
"Roar: Zabimaru!"
A snake like sword and one shaped like a hook came at Vladimir right in front of him. The giant jumped back to avoid the blades. Renji, Izuru, and Hisagi stood in front of him, ready for three on one.
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"To answer your previous question, Cat Woman, it would be no. Besides, aren't you acting like a creepy old woman for asking such a thing? I didn't realize you were into shota." Howell bit back at the dark skinned woman.
"Old? I'm still pretty sexy. Besides, you aren't exactly a spring chicken yourself, not to mention you're just as perverted." Yoruichi did a "sexy" pose with her hand behind her head, the other on her hip, and showing off her body. Soi Fon clapped for her mentor, impressed by both the showing and the comeback. Mai just sweatdropped.
"Oh but I am younger than you, old hag. And please stop posing, your boobs are sagging and I see a couple of wrinkles on your forehead and around your eyes. Here's a sexy pose." Howell did her own version. Mai sweatdropped more.
"Looks like I might have some competition after all." Yoruichi kicked it up a notch on the posing.
It didn't take long for there to be a male crowd of soul reapers whooping and hollering and showing support for whichever female they liked most. Both of them trying to outpose the other. Soi Fon was even involved in showing support. Mai just shook his head at what he was seeing and sweatdropped more.
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"Oi, Yachiru! Wanna help me find Akuma?" Kenpachi walked over to the mass pile of candy that had already begun to deflate.
Yachiru popped out of the hill of sweets with pixie sticks and lollipops in her mouth. Right below her, Natsume popped up too, with the girl on his shoulders. He looked up at the large man. The boy already started to sweat excessively at how scary he looked. "Aw Kenny! You're scaring my new friend, Natsu. Let's go play somewhere else."
Yachiru jumped off the boy's shoulders, grabbed his arm and ran away, but not before Natsume said, "Aye!"
Soon after the duo left, a large, blue, electrical blast came through the wall, destroying the candy and anything else in its path. Kenpachi had jumped to the side to avoid it. From the hole came a man he knew all too well. The Squad 11 captain grinned widely and drew his sword. "This is gonna be fun!"
"Indeed. Shall we continue where we left off in our last sparring match?" The two men charged each other, ready for one hell of a fight.
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Natsume and Yachiru were drawing pictures on piles of paper. They showed each other their masterpieces, which started out childish. Ikkaku and Yumichika had stopped by to see why they weren't fighting, and soon Ikkaku got an earful and bite marks on his head for attempting to harm "Yachiru's new friend." So the two spectators watched as the drawings got better and better, each one trying to surpass the other in artistic ability.
It didn't take long for the two spectators to actually be clapping for each showing, even more impressed than the last one. The spectator number increased to a total of four, the two new ones being an abnormally tall man with nonhuman features and a girl with a snake skin jacket and a moving and talking snake head hilt.
Natsume just showed Yachiru his latest artistic creation, leaving everyone in awe. Suddenly it was torn to shreds. Immediately the boy was dumbstruck and tearing up. "What are two doing? They are enemies of Soul Society, you should be fighting them." A man everyone knew as a noble stood in front of them, hand on his sword hilt.
Natsume's spiritual pressure increased dramatically. "How dare you? Captain Kuchiki, you're gonna pay for destroying my creation!" The boy charged the Squad 6 Captain, who parried the initial blow.
Natsume used shunpo to avoid the counter attack, and appeared to the left side ready to take out the man's feet. Byakuya jumped up and slashed at the kid upon landing. The two took their fight elsewhere with multiple shunpos.
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Yuki and Shouta walked along a path. Rukia and Yuki collided. Rangiku and Shouta immediately drew their swords and clashed a few times before separating. "You okay, Yuki?"
"Yeah. Alright who's the jerk than ran into me?" The girl jumped up and put her hand on her sword.
"You ran into me! Not the other way around little girl!" Rukia got up and did the same.
It didn't take long for the two on two fight to begin.
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more fights started and some continued. perhaps some ooc on the bleach cast, but hopefully to some humorous effect, if that part was the only one. I guess this has become AU, unless Tite Kubo does something that allows Ichigo to regain his powers. Interesting continuation on the captains though. There will be at least three more chapters for this part. A little short but next one will be longer.
Jugular Signal: you pansy! you better review next time you read the story!
Dreamstar14: did some modifying on Yuki for Wulf 4 Life? I'll admit, I laughed when I saw that. Wonder which version you'll like better though…well I guess we'll have to wait and see.