Chapter 27
Once his check up is completed and he was officially released by Unohana, Trunks had joined with Hikifune and her subordinates as they and a few select people would go to Sokyoku hill where the doors to the royal palace would be opened. Standing to the side with the rest of the royal guards Trunks watched as Hikifune said farewell to Hiyori, "Take care of yourselfHiyori-chan and remember to give them hell me will ya?" she asked as she smirked down at the younger woman.
"You know I will," Hiyori replied her eyes shining with unshed tears, as she smiled at her. "I'm just glad I got to say goodbye this time."
"So am I." Hikifune responded and drew her into a hug. "Last time I had to leave in such a hurry and I regretted not being able to tell you anything," she said and pulled Hiyori away from her. "So I'm glad to see that you have such loyal friends." she finished and look over Hiyori's head towards the visoreds. "Everyone thanks for taking of Hiyori for me, I wouldn't know what I would have done if anything had happen to her."
"Don't worry about," Shinjo replied, "Though I wish you wouldn't encourage Hiyori's behavior." he commented with a smile.
"What was that?" Hiyori asked as she turned around to glare at him.
"Nothing, nothing at all!" Shinji replied as he shook his hands in front of him.
"I thought so." Hiyori scoffed as she turned back to her mother figure, looking at her she saw the proud smile on her face.
"Hehehe," Hikifune snickered and clapped her on the shoulder. "Keep it up kiddo, always show them whose boss!" she stated with a laugh. Getting serious suddenly, she gestured towards where the other visoreds where standing, "You should get back, I'm gonna open the gate now."
Nodding her head Hiyori step back until she was standing next to Shinji and watched as Hikifune gathered her reiatsu around. Bringing her hands together, she began to chant in whisper. As she chanted, Hikifune brought her hands apart an orb of energy being created between. Stopping her hands three feet apart, the orb expanded to match before it's shape began to change; until in its place a oken made of energy was left.
Grasping the oken by the handle, Hikifune stopped her chant and the key became solid, surrounded by a golden arua. Pointing the oken up and in front of her, it released a beam of energy into the air; suddenly the sound of a lock being open emitted through the air as two massive doors appeared at the Sokyoku hill and began to open.
Looking at the opening doors, all Trunks could see was light similar to opening a senkaimon coming from the door way. Once it was fully opened, Hikifune turned towards her subordinates and called out, "Alright, be ready to move out! I want two groups standing at each side of our guest."
"Yes, Captain!" the royal guards answered in unison, as they moved into place behind their captain prompting Trunks to follow. Once they were all set, Hikifune gave a nod and turned towards the door, "Move out!" she called and marched forward towards the portal, with Trunks and the rest of the royal guard following close behind.
Arriving at the other side of the portal into the royal palace. The first thing Trunks noticed was the large castle some distance away and, the massive column of energy that shot out into the sky. 'What is that?' he asked himself as primed his senses on it. 'I-it feels just like it made up of millions of people,' he thought with some panic as he thought of the only thing that he could compare it too. 'Just like Cell after he absorbed all those people.'
From the feel of the column, he could tell that their was no malice or ill intent coming from it. Truthfully he couldn't feel anything except the massive amount of energy it contain, 'If anyone where to get a hold of that power and use it, they could cause as much destruction as they want.' he concluded in his head.
"Pretty impressive right?" Hikifune asked and drew his attention back to her. "The spirit king I mean," she continued and gestured at the massive colum. "It usually has to have a vessel to communicate with us and the royal family are the one's born with the talent to fuse with its power." she explained as she watched him look back at the column in wonder.
"So then the person who want's to talk to me is the current vessel?" he asked as they all began to make their way to the japanese style castle.
"No," Hikifune shook her head with a small frown. "The spirit king is a mass of conciousness made up of the souls of everyone who has ever lived or ever will live. Usually this conciousness will remain dormant so that the member of the royal family chosen to merge with it won't get overwhelmed. But a few day ago it awoke and spoke to all of us here in the royal palace and, it was asking for you."
"So is the spirit king awake now? Or did it become dormant again after it asked for me?"
"It became dormant. Though it did show us a vision of the future, where you stood before it and it awoke to speak with you."
"Oh," Trunks replied and focused back on the column, "I guess their's no reason to keep it waiting." he commented and glanced at Hikifune, who nodded and gesture for her subordinates to go on ahead.
With a practiced ease they all used shunpo and made their way towards their barracks. Tapping Trunks on the shoulder,Hikifune mention for Trunks to follow her down a path that separated from the main one that led to the front gates of the castle, "Let's go this way, the members of the royal family aren't to happy with the spirit kings decision and it would be better to avoid them." she explained and made her way down the path.
Following after her, Trunks hoped that this won't start some sort scandal with the royal family, 'The last thing I need is to make enemies of people who could potentially wield this much power.' he thought with frown.
"I-is this really true?" Ichigo asked as he and his friends sat around the dinner table at the Kurosaki residence. After meeting with his friends that morning he had explained some of the events of what happened in soul society last night and the changes that the gotei 13 and central 46 will be under going. Once school let out Orihime, Ishida and Chad had decided to go with him to learn ask more about the events of last night; while Tatsuki and Keigo had both gone to work and Mizuiro had gone on a date.
Arriving at the Kurosaki clinic, Ichigo had called out his welcome when Yuzu called him into the kitchen sounding serious. Knowing that his younger sister is usually the one that tries to keep up the cheer, Ichigo worried when he heard her tone and hurried to find out what was going on.
Now sitting in a chair around the table with his friends and family Ichigo, had gotten a shock at what his sisters had told him about the dragon balls and the possibility to bring their mother back from the dead.
"I believe him." Karin intoned with a nodded of her head. "Trunks hasn't done anything to have us doubt anything he has said so far. So I think we should ask him to use the dragon balls to bring back mom." she explained as she looked around at her family.
"So do I." Yuzu spoke up with a smile.
"Yuzu? Karin?" Ichigo questioned sounding a little mystified at their total belief that such a thing was even possible. Turning to look at his friends he had a questioning look on his face wanting to know their opinion.
"Honestly," Ishida spoke up as he adjusted his glasses. "We don't know anything about how Trunks-san's universe works, It could be possible to restore someone to life. Though I have to wonder, why hasn't he done so already with his friends back on his world?" he asked as he looked toward the younger girls.
"He already tried that," Karin answered as she looked Ishida in the eyes. "After he finished telling us about his family, I asked him why he didn't bring back the friends that had died while fighting the androids. He said that they had already been reborn as new people on Earth and if he brought them to life he would have killed innocent people."
"Hmm," Isshin commented for the first time as he looked up from where his gaze focused on the table. "I'm sorry to say, that as much as I would want to bring Masaki back to us. Her soul got devoured by a hollow and once that happens the souls becomeone and the same." he explained to his daughters hating that he would have to knock down their hopes of seeing their mother again.
"..." Karin and Yuzu where silent with eyes wide in shock and their faces pale after hearing that remark, hating the fact that their one chance to see their mother again has reached a dead-end.
"Damn it." Ichigo intoned as he got to his feet and made his way towards the door.
"Ichigo?" Chad questioned wanting to know where his friend was going.
"I'm heading to Urahara's." He answered and made his way out the door.
"Ichi-nii!" Karin called after her brother and got to her feet, she was about to follow after him when Isshin put an arm on her shoulder. Looking back at her father she saw him shake his head, "But Trunks-san didn't do anything wrong, he was just trying to help."
"I know, but Ichigo still feels that as you're big brother he nedds to protect you from anything that could hurt you, even if is not done intentionally he still feels that Trunks shouldn't have brought you're hopes up the way he did." Isshin explained, understanding how Ichigo would feel about such a situation.
'Damn it.' Karin thought as she looked down at her feet.
Arriving at the Urahara Shoten, Ichigo ran inside without an explanation or greeting as he head toward the training ground knowing that is where Trunks would be. Once he made it down the ladder he marched his way towards the Kame House .2 with a purpose his fist clenched at his side. Reaching the door he grabbed the handle and through it open before making his way inside, they're sitting in the living room with his laptop open was Trunks and he was talking to a woman with teal colored hair on the other side.
"Trunks, who's this kid?" Bulma asked as she saw the angry glare that Ichigo was directing in her sons direction.
"Mother, this is Ichigo Kurosaki. He's Karin-san's and Yuzu-san's older brother, Ichigo-san this is my mother Bulma Briefs." Trunks introduced as he walked up to him.
Ignoring the introduction, Ichigo's glare became even more fierce as he walked up to Trunks and picked him by the front of his shirt until he was on his feet, "Where do you get off-putting false hopes in my sister's head?" he questioned in roar, as he brought Trunks close to his face.
"False hopes?" Trunks questioned confused for a second. "If this is about the dragon balls, I haven't placed any false hopes in their heads." he spoke up again as soon as he realized what Ichigo was talking about.
"OF COURSE YOU DID!" Ichigo accused with as yell as his fist tighten around Trunks shirt. "Our mother got eaten by hollow, I'm sure you've been here long enough to know that once a hollow eats someone, their souls merge with said hollow."
Blinking back at the younger man, Trunks brought his hands up and removed the his hands from his shirt, "Of course I do, I took that into account when I thought about the dragon balls. Truthfully, I don't know if it's the same but their was a creature in our world who ate people and made them all apart of himself. But the dragon balls where still able to bring them back to life, and even if hollows are different, I'm sure it won't hurt to ask if Porunga can at least separate you're mothers spirit from the hollows." Trunks explained as he let go of Ichigo's wrist and looked back at the younger with determination.
"Sorry to interrupt," Bulma spoke up gaining their attention. "But Sixteen says that the Namekians have gathered the dragon balls and are about to summon Porunga."
"Can you put him on? I want to talk to him directly." Trunks said as he sat down in front of the computer.
"Sure, just give me a second." Bulma replied with a smile as she pressed a few keys, the screen the split into as Sixteen came into view.
"Trunks." the gentle giant greeted with a nod. "As I told you're mother, the Namekians are ready to summon Porunga. Should I patch them through or do you want me to relay your message to them."
"Patch them through, I think were ready to try on our end." Trunks answered as he glanced at Ichigo who had been since his little speech. "Where gonna try to bring back Masaki Kurosaki's soul today." he finished as he turned back to the computer.
"Understood." Sixteen answered and screen split again.
Ichigo started, taking a step back as in the computer screen now stood an other man with green skin, long pointy ears and two antennas on his forhead. On the mans arms there were patches of pink skin, smiling widely the man showed off a pair of pointed canines before he spoke, "Trunks-san is good to see you again, when Sixteen-san called and said that you to use the dragon balls it surprised us, since the last time Parunga told you about the consequences that would happen to those people."
"I know grand elder-san," Trunks nodded as he spoke, "But this has nothing to do with that, I met some friends in another universe and found out that some souls here tend to each other to try and fill a whole in their hearts are left if they aren't taken to the after life in time. So I wanted to ask Porunga-san if he could separate a soul that got eaten by another and bring it here to where I am."
"Hmm," the grand elder thought as he brought his hands to his face. "I can't say if I know the answer to that, but it never hurts to ask Porunga." getting to his feet the grand elder picked up the laptop that had been left on Namek if they ever need to get in contact with each other and headed out side.
"Oh," A voice said to Ichigo's side causing him to jump, turning his head he saw Urahara
who had his gaze set on the screen with a grin on his face. "Extra terrestrial life. Tell me Trunks-san, in the designs that I'll be getting will there be spaceship designs?" he asked as in the screen a field came into view along with more aliens of the same species standing around, with a green sky in the back ground.
"We only have three different ship designs so you can create you're own if you want, the engines though we retrieved from the attack ball that Goku-san came to Earth on and their design where modified and upgraded over the years." Trunks answered with turning away.
"So are you alien as well?" Yoruichi asked as she appeared on the table in her cat from sitting on the table.
"Half-alien," Trunks replied and started to pet her, "Both my father and Goku-san came from the same planet."
Purring in delight as he petted her, Yoruichi leaned into his touch as in the screen seven orage spheres about the size of basketballs came into view, standing by them was a younger looking Namekian wearing robes.
"Dende, Summon Parunga." Moori called out to the younger Namekian.
"Hai, grand elder." Dende answered with a nod, raising his hands in front of him Dende began to speak in his native tongue, "takkaraputo popurunga pupirittoparo!"
Looking at the screen, Ichigo was skeptical any of this would work, but he was also interested in the fact that he is seeing real aliens for the first time, 'Then again,' he thought as he glanced at Trunks who was still petting Yoruichi, 'He's suposively half-alien.' he thought, suddenly something on the screen caught his attention. Focusing on the picture he saw as the sky began to darken suddenly before the balls flash and sent seven arcs of lighting into the air. The seven arcs then came together into one and expanded until a massive form stood over the dragon balls that made even Yami seem small in comparison.
"I am the eternal dragon Porunga, what is your wish?" the dragon spoke in a deep but comforting voice.
"W-what the hell?" Ichigo asked out loud.
"Hey now young man," Dende reprimanded as he turned to look at the screen, "Don't go using that kind of language, there young ones nearby."
"Ah, sorry."
"It's okay just be more considerate next time," looking directly at Trunks, Dende spoke up again. "Trunks-san what exactly do you want to wish for?" he asked with a smile.
"Right," Trunks nodded and stopped petting Yoruichi who glared at him for his lack of attention. Throwing her an apologetic look, he turned his head to look toward Ichigo. "Ichigo-san, what was the name of the hollow who devoured your mother?"
"Grand Fisher." Ichigo answered in a monotone.
Turning back to Dende, Trunks continued, "Dende-san, I want you to ask Porunga to separate the soul of Kurosaki Masaki from this universe that I'm in from that of the hollow Grand Fisher and have her brought here where I am right."
"Understood," Dende responded with a nod, turning back to Porunga he spoke again in his native language. Relaying the wish that Trunks had asked him to Porunga, Dende waited as the dragon to give his answered.
"It's a simple task," Porunga spoke as he brought up one of his hands into an okay sigh. "However, it will take all three of my wish for this year for me to affect that other universe, is that okay?" it asked.
"Of course it is!" Ichigo called out as he moved to sit beside Trunks, getting the dragons attention. "Please do what ever you can to help my mother."
Looking down on the screen, the dragon saw the hope in the young mans eyes and nodded. "It shall be done." with that it's eyes started to glow a brighter red than they were and after a couple of seconds he returned to noraml. "Kurosaki Masaki's soul is now separate from the hollow known as Grand Fisher." it stated before it started to glow. "Fairwell!" the dragon called as it's from started to shrink and disappear.
Looking around him Ichigo searched for his mother, not seeing her he turned back to the screen, "Wait!" he called out as the dragon disappeared, "Where is she? Where is my mother?" he asked as the dragon balls rose into the air and disappeared.
"Kurosaki-san!" Urahara called out getting his attention, turning he was about to yell at him when he saw him pointing towards the end of the table. Looking in that direction he saw the form of someone he hadn't seen in a very long time as it slowly appeared before his very eyes.
"Kaa-san!" he called out as he stood on his feet and stood as he watched her fade completely into reality.
Hearing someone calling for her, Kurosaki Masaki opened her eyes. At first her vision was blurry and all she could see in front of her was an orange and grey blur, shaking her head and rubbing her eyes to clear her vision. Masaki saw a young man standing in front of her, "Eh?" she questioned and took a good look at him, "Ichigo-chan?" she questioned as she took in the similarities between the young man in front of her and her son. "I-is that really you Ichigo-chan?" she asked as she hesitantly brought her right hand up.
"Ah, Kaa-san," the young man answered with a nod. "It's me Ichigo!" and stepped towards her.
"Ichigo-chan!" Masaki called out and moved to embrace him, hearing a jingle, she stopped and looked down. Hanging from her chest was a chain, "Huh?" she questioned as Ichigo reached her and took a hold of her hand.
"It's alright," he reassured and she looked up at her son. "It's just your chain of fate."
"Chain of fate?" she asked and looked back down at it. Suddenly the chain began to glow, "What's going on?" she questioned as it completely disintegrated.
"No!" Ichigo called out, turning to Urahara he yelled. "Urahara-san please you have to do something?"
Urahara for his part, was astonished, to think that such a power could exist that could not only separate a soul from a hollow but to do so from a universe away, 'That dragon maybe even more powerful than the spirit king.' he thought as he watched KurosakiMasaki reappeared before his eyes.
When he saw the chain of fate begin to glow, he was curious because instead of the red glow that was usually associated withhollowfication it was a white glow. When Ichigo had turned to him and asked him to do something, he shook his head and pointed to the chain.
Looking back at the chain, Ichigo saw as it disappeared from his mothers soul form leaving behind unmarred flesh and reiatsu particles. That began to gather above her head becoming a halo, "What?" Ichigo asked as he saw the halo appear above his mother's head.
Following his gaze upwards, Masaki saw a white ring hovering above her head. With a questioning look on her face she looked toward her son and the rest of the members in the room and opened her mouth to speak.
"Huh!" a voice interrupted, looking towards the voice she saw a computer with a woman with teal colored hair. "Looks likePorunga decided to give a little more generosity with this wish." she commented as she looked the woman over. "I'm Bulma by the way, it's nice to meet you Masaki-san."
"Oh, It's a pleasure." Masaki responded with a nod. "But what do you mean? Who's this Porunga and how is he being generous?"
"Porunga is the eternal dragon of Namek, he's the reason that you're able to see your family again after so many years." Bulma answered, "As for his generosity, he turned your chain of fate into halo like the spirits in our universe have."
A review on this chapter would be appreciated, I'm not sure if I did a well enough job.
