PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! I know I haven't uploaded in forever, but I kinda lost the… uhh… what's it called? Will to write? Inspiration? Whatever. Anyways, I finally got a feeling of writing something and decided HEY! Why not actually try to FINISH a story? So this is what I'm going to do. My brother is home so yay. (Shiki please don't kill me.)

Soft eyes opened up, meeting three different pairs of eyes. The small child lifted herself up slightly and into a sitting position, looking at the three around her. Manna informed her that Gin will soon need their help, as enough time has passed.

"Are you sure you should do this? You are not fully healed. Any more damage to you and we may not be able to save you," Manna informed Ryoko, her eyes filled with worry a mother would carry. Ryoko nodded.

"I know… but Aizen-sama… he's done too many evil things…" she said as she clutched her fists tightly in anger, "I do not want anyone else to suffer!" Ryoko turned her head to her Quincy spirit, eyes burning with fury. After a brief silence, Manna nodded. Ryoko looked down at her hand. "I want to keep my spiritual pressure down. So I will only use my Quincy powers until deemed otherwise. Is that alright, Maneshi?"

"It is fine."

Ryoko nodded at him, then at the others. She closed her eyes and disappeared from her inner world, leaving the three worried spirits behind.

"Please be safe… Ryoko…"

~FAKE KARAKURA TOWN~

The group had disbanded to help other Soul Reapers, leaving Uryu with Ryoko's healing body. His eyes widened in shock as her eyes opened. "Ryoko!" he exclaimed in shock, his hand reaching out as she stood. The girl turned to him as he knelt to her level. "You're alive…" he whispered as he pulled her into a tight embrace. She stiffened slightly from the contact, but slowly relaxed and hugged back.

"You're alive… thank god…"

"Uryu…" she whispered, "Brother…" A smile ghosted on her face as her hug tightened quickly before she grabbed his shoulders and gently pushed him away.

"Ryoko?"

"Brother… I have to go," she looked at him sadly. His eyes widened. "I need to stop Aizen…"

"No!" he snapped, "You're in no condition to go anywhere!"

"I have to! I promised!" she gripped his shoulders. "I don't want him to hurt Brother, Toshiro, or any of my friends ever again!" Uryu stared in shock at her tone. Her voice had become laced with three other voices. "I will protect my friends, no matter what!"

The Quincy boy stared with his eyes wide as Ryoko turned and sonido'd away. His arms hung limp by his sides. "Ryoko…" he whispered, "Don't you dare die on me…"

Down on the ground, Orihime just finished healing Hitsugaya. The Captain sat up, rubbing the scar. Orihime, along with Unohana, had been able to reattach his lost limbs. He looked around. "Orihime, where is Ryoko?" he asked, turning to the healer.

"R-Ryoko?" she repeated, "Well…" she looked down, not knowing how to say it. Turns out, she didn't have to.

Toshiro's eyes widened as he saw a black spot out of the corner of his eye. "No." When he turned, he saw Ryoko run into a garganta before disappearing. "Ryoko!" he cried out. He turned to Orihime. "I want an explanation. What's going on?!"

~KARAKURA TOWN~

The garganta opened and Ryoko quickly jumped out, letting it close behind her. She quickly made her way through the town, jumping from building to building for a good five minutes before spotting her enemy. She landed on the building and watched the exchange between Gin and Aizen. She raised her arm and summoned her energy bow in case she needed it. Gin slowly tilted his head as he gently grabbed the end of Aizen's sword, his gaze resting on Ryoko. He nodded slightly, and smirked.

"In that case, I'll do the honor of killing them," Gin stated. Aizen narrowed his eyes at him slightly. But before he could do or say anything, Gin's sword extended in a bright flash of light, piercing Aizen's chest and immobilizing him. Gin stared. Aizen gasped. Ryoko inwardly cheered.

"There is only one way to avoid your Kyouka Suigetsu, and that's to touch its blade. But it must be done before its powers of Complete Hypnosis are activated. It took decades of gaining your trust just to get that one simple fact out of you." Aizen narrowed his eyes in anger. "In all Thirteen Court Guard Squads, not a single soul was aware of that, yet they were all so confident they would be able to kill you, Captain. Watching them made me very nervous." Gin's blade retracted, sending some of Aizen's blood splattering to the ground.

Aizen's eyes widened in shock and he took a few steps back, staring at Gin.

"The only one who could kill you all this time… was me." Ryoko's eyes widened, and she clenched the bow tightly. 'If he could have killed him… Why didn't he do so sooner…?', she thought.

Aizen took deep breaths as he clutched his wound, blood seeping from between his fingers. "I know… I brought you here with me… knowing exactly what you would be doing… what your objective was… I was interested in what technique you would use… But I am disappointed in you, Gin. Did you honestly think you could kill me with a simple stab wound?"

"No, I didn't." Gin raised his blade, and pointed to a small chip in the middle. Ryoko leaned over the building's edge to get a better look. "See this? There's a tiny piece missing," he said as he pointed to Aizen's chest. "Just now, I put a piece of the blade inside you, Captain."

Aizen's eyes widened. "What?!" "I know I had explained my Bankai's power to you, but I lied. When my blade extends and contracts, it turns to dust for just an instant. And, inside that dust is a poison. It destroys cells rapidly. Judging by the look on your face, I'd say it's doing its job." He walked over to Aizen. "Gin—"

"If you'd like to say something, you should say it quickly." He stopped and placed his hand over Aizen's heart. "Kill him, Kamishini no Yari."

"Gin… damn you—!"

"You'll die with a hole in your heart… Isn't that what you wanted?" He spoke, before opening his eyes slightly and glaring angrily at Aizen. "This is what you deserve… for hurting Rangiku… and nearly killing Ryoko." A hole ripped through Aizen's chest, exposing the Hogyoku. Gin reached for it, then swiftly grabbed it and jumped away, watching as Aizen fell to the ground. Gin quickly shunpo'd away.

Ryoko watched with wide eyes as he left, then looked to Aizen. According to their plan, she was supposed to help only if Aizen wasn't dead. She closed her eyes, feeling for any spiritual pressure. It was silent. He was truly, finally, defe—

'NO!' Ryoko's eyes flew open as she felt Aizen's spiritual pressure starting to flare up. She looked down and saw him still as a log. But she couldn't waste time. What could she do? If she didn't do anything, Gin will die. She looked down, then forward with a determined look. She shunpo'd away, just as Aizen's spiritual pressure burst.

Aizen screamed out as his spiritual pressure built up and he sat up, his eyes glowing pure white. His body glowed a purple hue and reconnected, fixing its broken form. A bright white and purple beam shot into the sky.

Gin looked up, a frown on his face as he gripped the Hogyoku tightly. He felt someone behind him and turned to look, but before he could, his vision went dark.

The purple beam dispersed, showing Aizen with three pairs of (pfft...) butterfly wings (pfft…!). He looked down towards the town. "I always win… Gin. Even with the Hogyoku you took from me not inside me… It still belongs to me."

The Hogyoku in Gin's hand started to glow, making his attention turn to it. "What the heck is happening?!" His eyes widened when he felt someone behind him. He turned around to see Aizen for a split second, before a flash of white surrounded his vision. "NGH...!" A searing pain exploded from his left shoulder to his right hip as Aizen slashed him nearly in half. Blood splattered on the ground and on the side of the building. Gin opened his mouth and coughed up blood, placing a hand on his chest.

"You are a fool, Gin." Aizen grabbed the Hogyoku from his hand and it merged with him, appearing in his chest. "I will always win." He watched as Gin fell to the ground, unmoving. With a smirk, the former Captain turned and started to walk away. Suddenly, he stopped, his eyes widening, as he heard a voice he should not have heard.

"You will pay… Aizen…!"

He slowly turned around as the body he slashed slowly stood, cracks extending from the cut outward before shattering, showing a young girl glowing bright blue. Aizen stared in shock as she stood, her head down. "You… You're supposed to be dead…" he whispered. He grit his teeth, tired of having to deal with her. "You will not just stay down, will you?" He quickly raised his sword. "Just die alread-" A blue arrow shot and pierced his chest, right next to the Hogyoku. He glared angrily at her. She stood there, bow pointed at him with a glare on her face. Her eyes a ghostly yellow, making his eyes narrow.

Ryoko suddenly dropped her bow and grasped her head, screaming in pain. He watched in curiosity, wanting to see what would happen.

He shouldn't have.

Ryoko's head was thrown back as multiple horns shot out of her head. Two skeleton-like wings shot out from her back, and a bone-like tail extended from her back and whipped around. Aizen took a step back and growled lowly. "AAAAHHHHHHH!" A bright blue and black light burst from her body and shot up into the sky, expanding slowly.

Many yards away, behind a truck, were five friends of Ichigo's, looking at Ryoko. There were three boys and two girls.

"What the hell is going on here?" One boy asked, his hair pitch black. The other boy shook his head, not knowing either.

"Wait a second, I've seen that girl before!" One girl said, her hair red to go with her glasses. The other looked at her in question. When she saw the looks, she elaborated. "She was walking around town a few months back… I never talked to her or anything, but nothing like this ever happened! She looked like a regular little girl! What is she?!"

They all looked at each other with frowns, then froze when they heard a snake like voice from behind them. "You all might want to run." They looked behind them and saw none other than Gin, staring at them with his eyes closed. One boy, with brown hair, glared at him.

"You're with that Aizen guy, right?!" "If I was, I wouldn't be helping you to escape."

"But, we've got to help that girl!" The redhead exclaimed in worry. Gin smirked.

"Staying out of her way would be much more useful. At least, if you don't want to be crushed." His smirk quickly disappeared, replaced with a frown. "I would like to help her. In fact, she wasn't supposed to even take the hit for me. If it weren't for her, I would be dead. I owe her, but right now, she is no longer in control of herself."

"W-what do you mean?"

RRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRR

"See for yourself." He raised his hand and pointed toward a building. They all turned and looked, five pairs of eyes widening in fear and horror.

Two clawed hands grasped the edged of two buildings, keeping it upright, its claws masked in blue fire. A large and very long spiked tail whipped back and forth in aggravation, the tip and top of it covered in blue flames. Steam rose out of the being's long snout, its body moving slightly to show that it's breathing. It's jaw down, showing its razor-sharp teeth and tongue. The white glow serving as its eye stared directly at Aizen, its attention zeroing in on its enemy. A blue aura surrounded the creature. It raised its head before whipping it toward Aizen with a loud roar, a mix between a tiger and a dragon, shaking the area and causing windows to shatter. As it moved, its bones creaked. Blood seeped out of the wound on its chest, yet it couldn't care less.

Aizen stared at it, his eyes narrowed. "Now I see…" He looked directly into its eyes. "The girl was going to die whether I dealt that blow or not. She had not healed, therefore was unable to save herself. So, in a last-ditch effort to save her, you completely took over her, mind and soul. And not only the Hollow, but the Zanpakuto and Quincy as well. Very interesting."

The Hollow dragon only stared at Aizen, its glowing eyes filled with only one thing: pure, unfiltered rage. It roared loudly, crushing the buildings beneath its claws. Ryoko's final fight had begun.

And it was do… or die.