Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Knight Reborn!

Created by: DragonKnight15

Disclaimer: This story is a copyright from me. I also may have used other plots from other authors. Almost all characters, objects, names, places, powers, moves, events, plots and weapons are not original worked. They were already made from other manga, anime and cartoon stories. They are also already copyrights that I do not own. This story is an anime story. P.S. This story is also a crossover of other anime/cartoon stories like Naruto Shippuden, Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Sonic the Hedgehog video game/Anime/Archie and characters, Danny Phantom, Fullmetal Alchemist and others more like Death Note. I am borrowing/using Erika Aoyama and Mew Erika from Redwallfan2000 from Fan as one of the other characters in this story. Ichigo Momomiya is 16 (at the start of V1, V2 and V3) years old than 12-13 like in the anime/manga. This is not also a copy of either any "Dragon knight" or "Dragon Knights" stories.

This is episode 31 of the Third Volume and the arc, The Revealing Enemies!

Hope you enjoy it! P.S. I do not own the song used in this fanfic; they belong to the artist/group.

Intro: The Earth... is a great place where humanity and all other creatures live and learn to evolve little by little, but this great world has Darkness in it too. Evil beings who wish to conquer this world and everyone.

Only one being stood against them to show everyone the power of light and hope, but this great mythical dragon wasn't able to stop them. He gave his powers and hope to a human that was known by his name, the Dragon Knight!

Before this hero also met his end, he gave the legendary Dragon Sword and his hopes and dreams to the next knight, his youngest son who is destined to become a legend by the sides of his comrades and his love. This hero... is the Dragon Knight of Light!

(OPENING 2: Ready, Steady and Go! by L'Arc-en-Ciel from Fullmetal Alchemist 2003)

Volume 3: Episode 31: Terror of the Espada Act II!

In the previous episode of DKR:

Aizen's personal army of Arrancar who he dubbed as the Espada had arrived to locate and try to ''kill'' the Dragon Knight. Yugi and Ichigo were having a good night during their date until they were confronted by one of the Arrancars seeking out redemption in joining the Espada again, Luppi Antenor, and goes to say he will kill the Dragon Knight to impress Aizen.

Not having a choice to escape from this, Yugi and Ichigo fight the former Espada both surprised by the enemy's skills but also surprised greatly their foe with their strong teamwork and combination attacks. Even with Resurrección that began to show a difference of strength, Luppi was ultimately defeated by Yugi's Dragon Slayer and Mew Ichigo's strength.

Their victory, however, was cut short as Luppi was killed by one of his own going by the 6th Espada, Grimmjow. With his own desires to kill Ichigo Kurosaki, Grimmjow unleashed a brutal and delightful evil beating on Yugi and Mew Ichigo.

The two were in a huge struggle and would have gotten kill if not by Yugi using Yin-Yang Dragon Tail form to beat Grimmjow… not really, he survived barely taking any real damage and prepares to use his own Resurrección but was stopped by the appearance of three other Arrancars, two of them being Espada members. Things did not look well for Yugi and Ichigo.

As this went on, Orihime was suddenly confronted by another Espada she wished that she wouldn't see again as Ichigo K would fight one of his most difficult foes yet.

Will the others of Team Dragon Knight help their friends before they perish?

What will happen next?

And now the conclusion... last left off in the previous episode:

About to leave the boundaries of Domino City, Naruto speeds up through the forest in his usual arms behind his back running style. He has been running for a while, trying to head back to Konoha with his new shortcut. He got a message from one of the bird ninja, written by Granny Hokage Tsunade as she ordered him to return back, wanting a full report with what has been going on. That and Naruto needed money too. All he has to do was to get there and-

''Hey!'' Naruto blinks awkwardly, turning to his side and Sonic is right beside him, running backwards with his arms behind his spiky back and a smile on his face.

''Heading out?'' Sonic asks still running in reverse as if he had eyes behind his head. Naruto still blinks, wondering if he does have eyes there but instead he answers his question. ''Pretty much! Granny Hokage wanted me back and I told her I was doing so.''

The blue hedgehog smirks as he replies. ''Neat! Mind if I come along.''

Naruto gives him a suspicious glance, knowing this guy for this long that all he likes are races.

''You just wanna race, ya know!'' He accuses him, pointing his finger with large white pupils. Sonic shrugs his shoulders still running in reverse as he responds. ''Can't help it. Plus want to try this Ramen thing. Ain't going to taste as great as Chili Dogs.''

Naruto stops, about to say something like Ramen is clearly the best and start an argument with a guy who gets people mad at him and liking it… until they both suddenly feel a massive surge of energy. Sonic could feel it by the wind as Naruto could oddly sense it for an odd reason, not sure how but it felt familiar.

Just then they saw far from their distant an explosion happened. The two immediately stop on their tracks, eyeing the explosion.

''W-what the heck was that?'' Naruto questions as he has a bad feeling about this. Sonic hums wondering that too and smirks. ''Come on! Should be fun.''

He runs off but slowly so Naruto would follow him. The blond-headed ninja hums, crossing his arms as he thought about this. If he goes, then he'll be late to see Granny Hokage but he has a strange feeling he's needed here. Taking his chance, Naruto nods.

''… I guess Granny can wait.'' He decides as he runs after Sonic. The blue hedgehog smirks as the two run towards the explosion unaware that is where Yugi and Ichigo were.

Kurosaki and Orihime were no better as the two were in her apartment, as friends, until they were greeted by the likes of the Espada that they had previous encountered more than once already.

''You're…'' Ichigo mutters, sounding angrily recalling this guy with the large bastard that almost killed Sado and Orihime before. Ulquiorra narrows his eyes towards the orange-headed human, aware he was the Substitute Shinigami that has gotten his fellow Arrancar and Aizen's interest. ''It's been a long time, Shinigami.''

Ichigo pulls and slams his Substitute Shinigami Badge cross his chest as his real body drops backwards as he emerges out from it in his Shinigami form, glaring at the man before him. He could never forget one of the two Arrancars that first appeared and the one who intercepted and blew away one of Urahara's attacks as if it was nothing. He couldn't even forget the color and shape of his eyes. ''Ulquiorra.''

The Espada did not change in his body movement, watching as the boy gaze at him serious saying. ''You know my name? But I don't recall having told it to you before.''

Ichigo scoffs not going to ask 20 questions and immediately try to sense the others. He felt his friends; they were safe.

''Everyone in Karakura Town is fine.'' He could confirm it, getting in front of Orihime to shield her from this guy. He looks back and startles that Ulquiorra was already staring at him, as if studying him as he says. ''Your friends here are fine if you were wondering.''

Kurosaki sweats not getting what he meant by that part. Here? His friends were all here… in Karakura-

Ichigo widens his eyes realizing what he meant. He tries focusing deeper out of his home town, sensing to Domino near them and panics as he could feel both Yugi and Momomiya in danger and worst, Grimmjow was there and at least 3 more one of them being that Yammy bastard. Out of all the guys they would be fighting, it had to be them.

''So you noticed then.'' Ichigo snaps out glaring at Ulquiorra still acting extremely calm with his hands hidden in his pockets. "I was mistaken. I assumed you were a brawler with no brain.''

''Why are you attacking Yugi! He has nothing to do with you or the other Arrancars!'' Kurosaki immediately demands furious, clinching his fist at him. Orihime tries her best to show a brave face but she's very much afraid.

''…'' Ulquiorra did not reply merely stare at him before stating firmly. ''What we, the Espada, want is what Aizen-sama wants.''

Ichigo glares, not going to let that bastard Aizen do what he wants.

''It's futile to go help them as it is to protect her.'' Ulquiorra then says, almost reading Ichigo's thoughts on what he was going to do while his eyes slightly shifted towards the woman behind him. Ichigo steps more in front, protecting Orihime. ''I have no reason to fight you but leave Inoue out of this. She also-''

That is when Ulquiorra raises an eyebrow, questionable, as he asks. ''What do you mean? Has she not told you?''

Kurosaki blinks confuse while Orihime sweats, breathing softly but deeply. The orange-headed Shinigami ignores what the Arrancar was talking about, instead saying with a firm glare. ''I made it clear. If this is your way of telling me to go help my friends and die trying, fine. Grimmjow and I have a score to settle anyway and I'll do what I can to protect those closest to me from harm's way.''

''… I see. So you have not told her then.'' Confirming his suspicious by what he said yet ignoring what Ichigo was saying, Ulquiorra says with a stare but towards Orihime making her more afraid.

Now this time Ichigo listened to what he was blabbing on about, turning to Orihime and seeing her frightened expression. ''Inoue?''

''K-Kurosaki-kun… I… I…'' Orihime tries saying but her voice was shaken, struggling to even speak as some tears escape her eyes.

''Before I had the chance to convince her and escaped from my reach, I was going to be the one to force Orihime Inoue to go with me to Hueco Mundo... and assist Aizen-sama.'' Ulquiorra bluntly interrupts her, seeing this was getting nowhere, revealing the pact that was going to be made if not by that phenomenon that Lord Aizen put it as a Dimension Break. In words he best described the other Espadas who didn't understand; Aizen call this a ripple through time and space. It would explain how the fool Grimmjow appeared within the world between Soul Society and the human world.

Ichigo is completely overwhelmed by such news. His eyes widen as he faces Orihime, looking like she's going to break down in tears.

''K-Kurosaki-kun…'' She tries speaking, sobbing as she feels like she betrayed his trust with that deal with the devil but she had no choice. She was powerless, even as a healer, trying to do what she could to become just as strong as him or the least somewhat strong. But she failed in that when that Espada appeared and basically gave her an ultimatum. ''I-I was going to sacrifice myself to protect you and everyone else that day!''

''That day, as she was being taken back to the human world from Soul Society, I came before her and offer her a chance to protect the Shinigami and her friends from our last attack unless she handed herself to Aizen-sama.'' Ulquiorra adds to her confess, seeing no reason to waste more time with such nonsense. ''In your human terms, it was her decision.''

Ichigo is left silent, his front hair shadow covering his eyes as he looks down. Orihime still sobs, pretty sure he hates him. She was a terrible friend, making things harder for everyone else. She shouldn't even-

''It's okay Inoue.'' Orihime snaps out looking up that Ichigo looks at her with a small smile, a nice one. She blushes, wet eyes still present as she tries rubbing them off.

Then in that moment Ichigo instantly vanishes but reappears a second later away from her, grabbing and swung Zangetsu right across the Espada's neck but he easily blocked it with his mere hand as burst of spiritual energy, grind back by Ulquiorra's Hierro and the giant sword clashed. Orihime watches shaken as her small apartment began to shake violently, even more than ever before that the wall and windows cracked.

''BASTARD! THAT EXPLAINS WHY INOUE WAS ACTING WEIRD BEFORE AS IF SHE BETRAYED HER FRIENDS!'' An angry Ichigo yells, pressing hard with Zangetsu. Ulquiorra just stares unemotional not at all pushed back by Ichigo's sword. He is, however, surprised by the human's reactions questioning it. ''How unexpected? You react for her pain in such a strange way.''

Ichigo glares even madder, not believing this guy. He has no clue what he would have done if he took Orihime and knowing how damn strict Soul Society is with the difference between friend and foe, they would have seen her act as a traitorous act and make her an enemy.

''If you had taken her… if you took Inoue from her friends like that, everyone else would call her a traitor! Don't you understand how much she would feel if her friends all turn her backs away from her because of you!'' Ichigo tells him angrily as he actually expels more of his spiritual energy through his blade, pushing the unmovable Ulquiorra.

''Makes sense.'' The Espada replies getting the idea. "If that wasn't the case, then it would mean I'd miscalculated something.''

This made Ichigo pass the point of his boiling anger. ''Damn you!''

He now pushes even harder with Shunpo, actually now pushing the Espada right through the front door and towards the guy. Or rather this was what Ulquiorra allowed not seeing a reason to fight the human in a small room.

''Is that a reason enough for you to fight me now?'' The Espada asks the Substitute Shinigami with an uncaring gaze looking down at him. Ichigo glares madder while Orihime watches from below concerned for him.

Ichigo makes a face, knowing Orihime is watching and that meant he wouldn't be able to use that power using his Hollow half. He had to avoid it, at least for the moment and try to relay on Zangetsu.

Not wasting time with his choice, Ichigo lifts up his large sword on his side as stream of black energy with red outline pours out from it.

''BAN-KAI!'' Ichigo declares shouting as the energy explodes and erupts all over him. Ulquiorra watches with his hands hidden in his pockets, unfazed by the massive energy before Ichigo emerges in his Bankai form, swinging his long black blade at him.

''Tensa Zangetsu!'' Ichigo shouts charging at Ulquiorra who stands there just eyeing him. This irritated Ichigo as he makes the first attack, swinging his sword at him with quick speed but hit the air. He startles and glares, turning to see Ulquiorra inches away behind him. He scoffs demanding him to fight. ''Show your sword! I don't plan to-''

''You misunderstand.'' Ulquiorra says calmly making the Substitute Shinigami confuse. ''On what?''

Sighing once more miscalculating how foolish this human really was, Ulquiorra forces himself to explain. ''On the delusional that I will release my sword against you, Shinigami.''

Ichigo widens his eyes angrily as if this guy won't take him serious.

''On how effortlessly Grimmjow showcased twice; you're Bankai is weak.'' The Espada adds, insulting Ichigo without actually mocking him or smirking; still with the same unemotional stare he had on. ''Those are facts you cannot lie.''

Ichigo grits his teeth, squeezing on the handle of his black blade. He's fought a lot of guys and lately even those that aren't Shinigami, Hollows or Arrancars but none of them have ever said such thing to him. He's not planning to let that discourage him, not one bit.

''I'll show you, ULQUIORRA!'' Ichigo yells serious charging forward at full speed as the Espada just stood there with a firm look.

Ichigo begins thrusting his sword with piercing strikes, moving his blade so fast that a hundred were coming at Ulquiorra. However to the Espada, he found it pathetic as he releases just a shard of his spiritual energy, blocking Ichigo's attacks and pushing him back.

''I told you.'' Ulquiorra says looking at the Substitute Shinigami with a disappointed glance. Ichigo grits his teeth glaring, done playing around as his blade pours black energy with red outlines.

''GETSUGA TENSHO!'' Swinging his blade and shouting, Ichigo fires his signature energy wave coming at his opponent full force.

Ulquiorra lifts up his left hand and caught the black energy wave with his bare hand. Ichigo widens his eyes in horror as a moment later the Espada squeezes on his signature attack and implodes it, becoming scattered dust of his spiritual energy.

''Aizen-sama ordered that I will bring the woman if I could. And as it stands, I can do such a task.'' Ulquiorra says vanishing through his unseen speed Sonido, making it near impossible for Ichigo to see him before he was suddenly behind him and slaps the Substitute Shinigami across the head. The force of his slap, however, sends Kurosaki slamming onto the ground like a small meteor.

Orihime widens her eyes, not possible just happened. Ichigo was still conscious lying on the small crater, trying to get up but bleeding over his head. He struggles to get up right but had to use his blade like a cane, stabbing it on the ground. He pants heavily, watching in terror as Ulquiorra simply walks down slowly on the air as if they was a stairway, going towards Orihime.

''INOUE, RUN!'' He yells at her, advising her to get the heck out of there trying to get back his strength. The long orange-headed girl nods nervously, running but once she tries to go down from her apartment floor, Ulquiorra was instantly in front of her. Orihime lifts up her hands as her large defensive barrier surrounds her. The Espada waves the same hand he slapped Ichigo with, piercing through the barrier as it cracks all into pieces to her horror.

''Do you remember?'' Ulquiorra reminds her as she knew how frightening he is when he killed one of the Shinigamis guarding her and left the other barely alive, to his knowledge of course. He presents his white hand to Orihime, ordering her. ''You come willing, this Dragon Knight and the other woman with feline parts, will not be killed if you do.''

''Yugi-san and Ichigo-chan?'' Orihime questions, panicking as this was Deja-vu. Why would the Espada or even Aizen want to by attacking Yugi and Momomiya? They were nice and good people but she was scared if she said no. Would she get them killed? No but-

''Hey chalkboard!'' Ulquiorra startles unemotional by an unknown voice as he turns to his right and is immediately blast by a green energy blast, sending the Espada through an abandoned building before the blast explodes. It destroys the building as it all falls on top of the enemy.

Orihime gasps surprised turning to see who saved her but she didn't recognize the girl. Ichigo, once lifting himself up in the air, saw her in surprised. ''You're-''

Dani Phantom turns at the orange-headed swordsman, smiling as she was right where that guy lived.

''You know, I remembered you telling me you lived out of town and you fight ghosts. Thought I might ask you a few things about those ghosties.'' Dani says waving hello to the guy. Ichigo grunts upset by that as he points her out. ''I said Hollows, not ghosties!''

''There's a difference? Danny should really answer me about these things.'' Dani says now bother, pulling out a PDA, having written a text to Danny but no reply.

Ichigo rushes to their side, checking on Orihime first. ''You alright?''

Orihime blushes red, nodding bravely. Ichigo smiles as he turns to Dani, awkward about this as he thanks her. ''Thanks… Daniella right?''

''Dani for short, don't forget it carrot top.'' Dani reminds him with a smirk with the teasing. Ichigo grew an angry mark as he got mad that everywhere he goes it's always that nickname with him. ''Why do you and your cousin have to call me that like everyone else?!''

Dani sweat drops, really never meeting a guy as touchy about a name as she calms him down smirking. ''Oh relax, that guy is-''

She stops, gasping as did Ichigo. They turn with Orihime, terrify, as standing on top of the rubber of the destroyed building Dani hit Ulquiorra into was the very Arrancar himself, unscratched as he dusts off the dirt on his clothes.

''O-out?'' Dani utters with a surprise, stun expression not expecting that. Ulquiorra finishes brushes the dirt off his outfit, eyeing at the new individual before him.

''How interesting. You're new.'' He begins to state, examining the strange human before coming to the conclusion that she resembles another, correcting himself. ''No, your appearance and abilities fit of another by the name Phantom.''

''We're cousins.'' Dani responds firmly as the Espada closed his eyes to memorize this new information. ''Noted.''

Dani got annoy by this guy as if he wasn't taking her serious. She's going to give him a piece of her mind but Ichigo stopped, grabbing on her shoulder and warns her. ''This guy is no pushover! We need to-''

Suddenly his hand phases through her shoulder as Dani says turning, smirking at him. ''You don't have to tell me twice! Leave to me!''

Dani takes flight, coming at Ulquiorra with Ichigo yelling, following right behind her. ''Wait you moron!''

Ulquiorra opens his eyes as he dodges a punch from Dani as he extends and grabs her left leg, swings her and slams her to a surprise Ichigo. The two were sent back but manage to remain airborne, glaring annoy by that guy.

Orihime watches, feeling really helpless to help them. It wasn't that she wouldn't but couldn't. That Arrancar: he was just so much stronger and in a whole different level than her. She would only get in Ichigo or this girl's way.

Ichigo charges with a sword swing which Ulquiorra deflects with his forearm, stopping it easily as if it was a sword itself. Dani takes her chance to fire multiple ghost rays on the right but the Espada evades them as the blasts almost hit Ichigo if he didn't dodge them, panicking.

''Oi, try freezing him or shout at him like Danny does!'' Ichigo yells at her while Dani whistles, not meaning to hit him. She then eyes him and slowly smirks.

''Freezing him might not work on this guy but the other is a different story now.'' Dani, however, says smirking getting a hand on Danny's other move.

Ichigo smirks as he charges forward, giving her a look before he did, to give Dani the chance to setup. Ulquiorra sees him coming at him with full speed, swinging his black blade again. This time, other than blocking, the Espada caught Ichigo's Zanpakuto with his bare hand.

''Is this how fast you can be?'' Ulquiorra demands while Ichigo glares, trying to break free but instead was tossed through a building by the very Espada. Seeing her chance, Dani takes a deep inhale before shouting. ''GHOSTLY WAIL!''

Ulquiorra turns just as he witnesses the ghost girl unleashing a powerful, green wave screech-like energy wail. The wave hits, sending him back but it didn't do anything as the Espada is surrounded by his spiritual energy, almost using it as a shield to protect himself.

Dani sees that, trying to push herself with a stronger wail for about 3 more minutes with no result and then she suddenly stops, dropping on her knees before reverting back to human form.

''Dani!'' Ichigo utters out shock that just happened. Danny never had that happen to him when he first used it. Ulquiorra sees that most odd as well before spotting Substitute Shinigami charging upward at his direction with his sword, He immediately blocks it with his bare hand again.

Orihime rushes to Dani's aid, seeing her panting heavily. She frowns with concern, using her Soten Kisshun to restore Dani's energy but she still felt weak.

''Sorry, Danny had this issue about the Ghostly Wail too. I can't use it that much or it drains me hard.'' Dani apologizes, wishing she didn't have to resort using that but she had no choice against this not ghost guy.

Kurosaki didn't like their odds but he did know Rukia and the others would show up to help him out. They would sense this bastard and the others attacking Yugi and Momomiya and go help-

''You believe your allies will arrive?'' Ichigo startles by what Ulquiorra just said, glancing towards him. ''We, Espada, were a step ahead.''

Ichigo startles as he focuses and realized that Uryu, Sado, Rukia and even Renji were each surrounded by hundreds of Hollows while each separated by one another. Why did Hitsugaya and the other Shinigami leave just before these guys show up he'll never know but Ichigo had other worries.

''They won't assist any of you.'' Ulquiorra adds coldly, causing Ichigo to angrily charge at him again with his blade. The Espada sighs, vanishing through Sonido and appears right before a shock Kurosaki.

Ulquiorra extends his hand in front of Ichigo as it began to radiant an electrical red aura before suddenly firing a blast up close.

''KUROSAKI-KUN!'' Orihime screams with a terrifying face along with Dani as Ichigo is sent crashing on the ground, partly burned on his face and front. He struggles to get up, already on one knee, only for Ulquiorra to appear once more before him.

''Surviving a Bala is impressive but-'' The Espada states uninterested before pointing his right index finger directly at Ichigo's head. ''A Cero will end it.''

Ichigo widens his eyes angrily at this guy, not sure how he'll get out of this one.

''Hey chalkboard!'' Ulquiorra sighs, having been called that now by another newcomer. ''Again with the-''

He turns to confront the new threat and much like before, he was blasted not by another green blast but an ice beam, covering him entirely in see-through ice.

Ichigo startles, looking at where Ulquiorra started and there he was to his surprise. Danny Phantom smirks as he floats over the sky.

''You missed me carrot top. Was in the neighborhood and thought I would say hi.'' Danny greets his large sword-wielding friend, waving his hand. Ichigo smirks, not sure how but he was glad Danny was here as he got himself up.

Orihime smiles of relief to see him too as suddenly Dani phases through her healing barrier, runs up to her cousin. ''Danny!''

Danny descends blinking as he turns to see his clone, well cousin at this point. ''You're here too Dani?''

Instead of an answer Dani yells mad at him. ''RESPOND FASTER! SO LIKE YOU! I thought Sam would fix that habit!''

Danny sweat drops wanting to come here faster but then he felt something off back in Domino, something bad much like here. He made a choice and decided to come to where Dani was and deal with this issue fast. ''My bad.''

Ichigo dashes to the group as he asks the ghost boy. ''I guess Sonic's two-tailed fox best friend had everything set for you to come back through that Ghost Portal thing, I think?''

Danny nods pretty amazed it didn't took as long as he imagined it to be, at best months or a year.

''Tails is a miracle worker along with Tucker and my parents, mostly my mom. They made sure the Ghost Portal on Amity Park would connect to the one in Domino.'' Danny explains thankful for Sonic's friend, his own best friend and his parents to make the Ghost Portal here to connect to the one in Amity Park so well. They basically solved interspace traveling between countries to another. ''Wanted to surprise you and the others… well was.''

Ichigo feels the same hoping their reunion would be on better terms responding. ''I'd imagine. Wish they were on better terms.''

''Yea well no worries, I-'' Danny was going to say he's taken care of the threat so no problem… until the ice he made shatters to everyone's surprise except Ichigo glaring. They turn and watch Ulquiorra stepping out. He wipes off the frost off his clothes.

''So someone want to tell me who this guy that has white skin much like that friend of Naruto's who likes ink and drawing is?'' Danny asks not so shock but rather disturb it took that short for this guy that looks like Sai but more… not human to break out from his ice. ''And how he thawed out that fast! I just froze him!''

Ulquiorra finishes cleaning himself eyeing Danny and no doubt this was the ghost boy he had observed previously before he left this part of this world. ''Now this human I am aware of.''

Danny gives this guy a look, pretty unease by how he looked at him as if he was a teacher… and lucky not as annoying as Mr. Lancer. Seriously, the guy asked Danny EVERYTHING about Japan and make an essay PLUS a presentation of the country. Oh Danny has to ask favors from Yugi and the others after he deals with this weirdo.

''Hey fresh mint with white toothpaste, stop picking on my friends and my cousin!'' Danny calls out at the Espada, giving him a confusing stare by that insult. Was it one? A strange one but everything is concern strange by humans.

''… And what if I don't.'' Ulquiorra inquires, wondering how unique this human is. Danny sighs, hoping this guy would be smarter but then again, evil.

''Dani, keep Orihime-chan away from here.'' Danny asks of his cousin who nods, knowing she won't be able to do much unlike Danny… and this guy scared her. She manages to going ghost back to her ghost form, warning him. ''Careful with this guy Danny.''

Danny nods smiling, going to win this. Ichigo eyes Orihime who was still scared he might get hurt. ''Kurosaki-kun.''

''I'll be fine. Just get help.'' Ichigo tells her, not going to let her worry about him. She frowns but nods as the two girls run off. The boys then face to confront Ulquiorra in badass poses.

''You like her.'' Danny teases with a small smirk causing the orange-headed Shinigami to glare both embarrassed and annoyed. ''Shut up.''

The two charge at Ulquiorra, beginning their fight while another fight was happening elsewhere.

"You die first Dragon Knight!'' Nnoitra shouts still grinning, coming at Yugi still in his Yin-Yang Dragon Tail 1 form. The young Dragon Knight pulls Mew Ichigo out of reach with his tail as he dodges the Espada's giant axe. Yugi had to focus knowing he wasn't facing Grimmjow (who oddly was watching the fight at this point) but three more of these Arrancars and two of them were Espada. All he can say was that this guy he's fight doesn't care who he fights as long as he kills, the big one seems not bright and the last one… well, he was weird.

Yugi backs away only seeing that Nnoitra swing his large axe weapon at him again this time with a longer reach. He dodges it to the left as he twirls around and swings his Dragon Slayer like a twister, slashing the Espada across his chest… or so he hoped as the half-size claymore only grind on his chest as if it was steel. Nnoitra grins as he tries swinging his sword again but Yugi extends his right energy-like dragon wing, blocking the strike. The Espada oddly laughs as he shoves the tricolor head off his feet and thrusts him upward. Yugi struggles as his wings began flapping and he hovers in the air, slowly descending.

Mew Ichigo gulps, watching this still pretty injury, how amazing Yugi is still holding his own.

''Figures, you have that Hierro too.'' Yugi confirms annoying that his normal slash wouldn't work. Nnoitra scoffs at the human's assumption that his iron skin is the same as the weakling Grimmjow, pointing him out with a grin. ''Stupid! I have the strongest Hierro!''

Yugi hums not at all impress as he replies with a small smirk. ''You reminded me of the face my Summoned Skull makes.''

Nnoitra's big smile slowly becomes a frown with a narrowing glare, annoyed by what this human just called him. Yugi notices his look as he lands on the ground, explaining himself still smirking. ''It's a Duel Monster card, guess someone who thinks of himself all high and mighty wouldn't get that.''

Mew Ichigo sweat drops astonished that Yugi isn't afraid to mock someone only to figure out how the guy fights or exploit a weakness but this was one of these times that he shouldn't try. And she wasn't kidding as Nnoitra yells charging at Yugi. ''You annoy me!''

Yugi smirks as he watches him move and prepares to move but he startles. Yammy suddenly appears behind Yugi, swinging a right hook punch at his back with a smirk. Yugi, however, senses him coming as he swings his energy dragon tail and slaps the Espada across the face. Yammy gasps as the tail coils around his neck and then with great force throws him over a surprising Nnoitra coming for an attack, slamming the two back.

''What the hell!'' Yammy utters angrily as he and Nnoitra get up enrage at the human as he yells at the big fool. ''Damn it Yammy, don't make me kill you! I wouldn't care but that pest Ulquiorra would.''

Yammy scoffs, oddly agreeing as he charges at the human laughing. Yugi evades a quick punch just as the Arrancar then inhales with great force. Yugi watches as he felt the air getting suck up, feeling as if this guy was sucking up the souls of anyone weak. He could feel essence being held in place but then he realizes turning to see Mew Ichigo panting heavily, sensing her soul escaping her body. Reacting fast, the young Dragon Sword dashed through Nnoitra about to attack him and punches Yammy across the face with his enhanced left energy dragon claw.

Yammy grunts in pain slamming onto a wall as Mew Ichigo breathes, feeling relief as if she was dying before.

''Damn bastard kid!'' Yammy curses out getting up. He pulls out his katana, coming at Yugi with a strong downward slash. Yugi sees this coming and instead of dodging, his energy tail launches out and coils around Yammy's hand that he grabbed his sword stopping him in his tracks. The Arrancar grunts trying to break out but no use.

''I guess that trick is meant to suck weak souls? Bad mistake with me.'' Yugi says as he swings and slams another punch across Yammy's face. The fist sends him backwards sliding on the ground.

Yugi smirks but for a second as he ducks, dodging Nnoitra's axe slash. The Espada grins as he twirls around his weapon and comes for a second swing but Yugi blocks with the Dragon Slayer, pushing him back. Yugi grunts by the swing as Yammy, not charging, tries slashing him by the back but the young Dragon Knight spins his body around and faces the Arrancar face forward, slamming the flat-side of his claymore across Yammy's face. He yells as he was pushed back, sliding on the ground again as Yugi was now between them.

''Guess you ain't that kind of weak ant; you're just a higher weak ant!'' Yammy states gritting his teeth as he brushes off the hits he's received across the face. He extends back his arms as each hand began to glow red while he clinches them into fists. Yugi blinks just as the Arrancar swung his fists, firing red energy bursts at him at high rate speed, over and over. Mew Ichigo startles that this guy was able to use that same attack over and over like that.

''Hahaha! My Balas will kill you and finish-'' Yammy begins gloating over his superior power, firing more Bala barrages.

''Firing a lot of them makes them easier to avoid.'' Yammy startles up slowly turning to see Yugi standing right behind. The giant had a dumbstruck face just as Yugi swings his half-size claymore, striking his back as a gap of blood shot out. This shocked Yugi as that meant this guy's Hierro was weaker.

Yammy yells in pain just as Nnoitra charges with a sneak attack and slashes through Yugi. ''GOT YOU NOW-''

Yugi then suddenly poofs into smoke startling the 5th Espada to his horror as a log falls over his feet.

''YIN-YANG GIANT DRAGON RASENGAN!'' Both Nnoitra and Yammy look up to see Yugi holding by his free hand and energy tail two energy red spirals spheres with white and black sparks surrounded them. He roars extending them towards the two. He knew they were going to hit but then the two vanish out of view as his spheres hit the ground and unleashes a massive explosion upon impact, destroying the ground.

Nnoitra pants angrily as he managed to use Sonido to escape that as did Yammy.

''You two should take this more serious.'' Zommari says disappointed in his fellow Espada members, expecting more than brute force. Nnoitra hisses eyeing the freak who would dare mock him but before he could say something, he finds a sword near his neck belonging by the 7th Espada.

''Aizen-sama has honored us this mission. We cannot disappoint him.'' Zommari states firmly, moving his sword away from the fifth's neck. Nnoitra scoffs not in the least convicted in their lord's plan.

Yugi lands looking annoy, feeling his body slowing down probably by how he hasn't master this form. He couldn't last for long demanding angrily. ''Answer me why Aizen-kun wants me!''

The three Espadas turn shocked at the human not by the demanding but what he just called their lord.

''D-did he call Aizen-sama by kun?'' Yammy asks with a puzzle stare, not sure he heard that right.

''You are clearly smart human but act like a child to insult Aizen-sama.'' Zommari says to the young Dragon Knight now disappointed in this human's attitude. Yugi hums with a puzzle stare as he answers. ''Never met him before and it's sort of my thing to call people by that honorifics. No offense.''

Zommari remains ever so calm yet he was… non-cleanse by this human's harshness towards Lord Aizen. Those who mock or would insult Lord Aizen aren't worthy to be called an opponent more so as trash.

''None taken.'' He replies just as he suddenly vanishes out of Yugi's view. The tricolor head startles as he moves his sword to his left and intercepts a slash from Zommari only for another Zommari appears behind him, slashing Yugi's back as two more stab his arms with their own swords.

''Yugi-kun!'' Mew Ichigo screams not even seeing that coming. Yugi grunts in pain, gritting his teeth as he back and arms were bleeding but mostly towards the fact this guy can make copies of himself. ''Clones? He can make clones?''

Zommari stares humming as the young Dragon Knight drops on his keens after two of his clones kick him down.

''It's over.'' The Espada states holding his sword and preparing to behead him. Mew Ichigo tries to move to save him but her body refused to move, both too scared and weak to save her beloved.

Yugi glares trying to move as he doesn't have a means to escape.

''RIBBON ERIKA VENOM!'' Just then the real Zommari dodges as a venomous orange blast tears through his clones, vaporizing them. Yugi pants heavily turning as did Mew Ichigo to spot over a rooftop the Mew Mew Scorpion, gazing at the enemy with her bright orange eyes.

''Erika-chan!'' Mew Ichigo calls out smiling as Mew Erika dashes and reappears beside her, smiling to see her okay at the least.

''N-nice timing.'' Yugi mutters, trying to move as his arms and back were still bleeding. Mew Erika eyes him really worry how badly hurt he looked, apologizing. ''Took me longer.''

''So another freakshow wants to die too!'' Yammy states gripping his other fist with his hand smirking. Nnoitra scoffs having no time for more weaklings charging at the insect.

''RASENGAN!'' The Espada looks up and intercepts his axe weapon against a surprise attack coming from Naruto over his head, slamming his spiraling sphere at him. Naruto glares pushing the weapon back with his Jutsu but he couldn't do it shock. ''NANI?!''

''Off me worm!'' Nnoitra yells swinging his axe forward, sending him onto the ground by his butt and slides next to the others.

''Ow! The hell was that!'' Naruto yells jumping on his teeth, rubbing his burn bottom. Mew Ichigo blinks not expecting Naruto was here too as he then heard a voice beside her. ''Geez, who's these guys? Crazy cult cosplayers?''

She and Yugi turn to see it was Sonic, rubbing his ear kinda expecting scarier guys than whatever he was looking at.

Yammy grits his teeth not expecting more pests arguing. ''This is getting annoying! Two more humans and a mouse.''

Sonic's ear twitch as the blue hedgehog as he vanishes in a blue blur before appearing in front of the giant Arrancar, pointing him by flicking his finger at him. ''Hedgehog to you, big fatty.''

''I'M ALL MUSCLE!'' An angry Yammy yells swinging his sword at him and he hits only the air while Sonic stood over the blade of the katana. He growls trying to punch him and once more he hit the air as Sonic is now on top of his head.

''Yea well I say you're too slow. Look at the view!'' Sonic points out smirking. Yammy yells and slams his fist over his head, only hitting himself in pain. The blue hedgehog chuckles now in front of him wagging his butt and sticking his tongue.

Nnoitra scoffs not interested fighting someone that annoying as he glances towards Zommari, ordering him. ''Hey, deal with him ''fastest Espada''.''

Zommari didn't say a word as he vanishes and appears behind the blue hedgehog, swinging his katana at him with incredible speed. Sonic, however, heard the swing and hops upward dodging the slash with almost identical speed. Sonic smirks as he dashes away as Zommari chases after him.

''Alright! A race!'' The Blue Hedgehog states as his speed helped him dodge Zommari's stabbing attacks even creating his afterimage clones to attack, all of them missing the target.

Grimmjow scoffs relaxing in his corner, finding them all weaklings and if he waits like a good boy; that brat Kurosaki will no doubt appear. After surviving the Dragon Knight's attack and weakened by a bit, he needs time to recover his strength.

With one enemy distracted and the other not trying, Naruto has a good idea telling Mew Erika. ''Let's do it Erika-chan!''

Mew Erika eyes him and nods as Naruto smiles charging forward.

''SHADOW CLONE TECHNIQUE!'' Naruto shouts grinning doing his cross finger hand seal as appearing behind him were 16 clones of himself. The clones launch themselves on all sides towards Nnoitra, throwing Kunais and Shurikens as they did.

Nnoitra sees that scoffing more annoyed by this human trash as he stood there and all of his weapons struck his body and immediately bounce off him like a steel wall. He then grins widely as he leaps and swings around his axe-like weapon, slashing through all the clones except the original who backs away fast the moment his throwing weapons didn't do a thing.

Naruto glares frustrated using his hidden wrist summon tag and brings out two Fuma Shurikens, throwing them as each were attached to explosive tags. The Espada sees them coming with the same big smile and is struck by them as they were instantly shattered upon touch. The tags ignite and explode upon impact. Naruto grins getting a hit only to become a shock as the Espada reveals himself still grinning unharmed and unfazed.

''WHY DON'T MY WEAPONS WORK?!'' Naruto yells really hating this guy now. Yugi sweat drops not blaming him for not noticing as he explains it awkwardly by his overreaction. ''T-they have hard skin.''

This shock Naruto badly yelling. ''No way!''

''And that guy is fast! He can make duplicates!'' Sonic shouts at them running past them as Zommari and his clones were on hot pursuit. The Espada is somewhat impress at the moment by this creature's natural speed being able to match his Sonido.

''Strange creature you are. What do I call you?'' Zommari demands what this creature was. Sonic makes a confusing face not getting what this guy is saying.

''What's wrong pal, never seen a talking blue hedgehog before?'' Sonic questions dashing around the Espada as each one of his clones were suddenly destroyed unaware the blue hedgehog Spin Dash through them. ''The name is Sonic by the way, Sonic the Hedgehog and I don't approve on you hurting my friends.''

Zommari hums barely seeing him move like that but he has earned this creature's attention as he said. ''Interesting. Then how do you intend to stop an Espada such as myself?''

Sonic smirks really amazed this guy could win; he liked that as he responds. ''Let's fine out shall we?''

The two eye the other before vanishing, dashing across the city intercepting the other's attacks.

As that went on, Mew Erika charges to attack Yammy. He smirks trying to fire Bala again but the scorpion Mew Mew sprays acid across his eyes burning them. He yells in pain as Erika comes in close and unleashes a barrage strike across his body with her Erika Stingers. The Arrancar yells pushed back, gritting his teeth angrier at this girl. He extends his free hand, forming a Cero sphere.

''RIBBON ERIKA VENOM BURST!'' Mew Erika shouts pointing her wrist weapons and tail at the enemy, firing a three way blast of venomous orange energy attack. Yammy yells firing his red energy blast, clashing hers as both attacks canceled each other out.

Yammy pants his eyes still burning pain as Grimmjow asked with a smirk, seeing that buffoon like that. ''Oi Yammy, ain't that hurt?''

''I-IT DOES!'' Yammy yells struggling to see right.

Mew Erika smiles confident that she and the others can win eyeing towards tired Yugi and Mew Ichigo. ''Yugi, leave them to us while you and Ichigo heal up.''

Yugi eyes him panting, his dragon energy shroud slowly getting weakened.

''Erika-chan.'' Mew Ichigo mutters, powerless unlike her best friend who's always been the stronger one… but she's still worry wanting to protect her too.

Unaware to her, something was building within the cat girl that will change her. What could it be?

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Naruto: I'm going to beat that iron skin guy no matter what, ya know!

Ichigo K: I have to reach the others but first to defeat you, Ulquiorra!

Jonouchi yawns as he and other workers of Café Mew Mew were starting to close down the café for the day.

"Well closing time.'' Honda states pretty happy for the good deals in the menus. Mint sighs upsetting about that discount just because Jonouchi as assistant manager can make such an order.

''It's sad really our last customers were your friends.'' She tells the dirty colored blond-headed right to his face with Jonouchi grunting at the bluenette. ''You're welcome rich girl.''

The others sigh at those two as they prepare to leave until Ryou and Keiichiro rush out from the basement door.

''Girls-'' Ryou is about to say but sweat drops seeing the sum group of Yugi's Team Dragon Knight. ''And you guys.''

''Last I checked we're called Team Dragon Knight.'' Ed informs him, not a fan of the name but he prefers that than something simple. Ryou rolls his eyes not caring about that. ''Whatever.''

"What Ryou is trying to say we're picking up two Mew signals and they're transformed, fighting something we don't know.'' Keiichiro explains startling the other Mew Mews looking within each other.

''Two?'' Lettuce mutters as Pudding adds jumpy. ''But we're all here!''

''Except for Ichigo-'' Ringo states sounding worry. Zakuro is about to mention Erika but Jonouchi and Honda beat to her into it first. ''And Erika-chan!''

Anzu then remembered that Ichigo was with Yugi, meaning she isn't fighting alone. ''Yugi…''

Jonouchi then panics remembering that. Anzu pulls out her phone, trying to dial for Ichigo. Everyone watches as Anzu bit her lips, waiting for Ichigo to pick up but no luck, leaving her in voice mail. ''Ichigo isn't picking up.''

Ed sighs, hating to ask but their friends needed them demanding towards Ryou and Keiichiro. ''Where to! And make it fast!''

Danny fires precise Ghost Stingers at Ulquiorra who effortlessly evades without moving out of his position as he blocks Kurosaki's surprise slashes with his one arm, taking no damage from it. Dani watches getting more irritated this guy can brush aside Danny of all people. Orihime watches but helplessly feeling she should do more.

Ichigo grunts as none of his attacks are doing anything. This guy wasn't even trying, unlike Grimmjow who would attack with brutal effort. He could already tell a Getsuga Tensho wouldn't do it. Danny tries firing more of his Ghost Rays, even charging up the attacks as he did previous but the chalkboard Espada just evades all his attempts without barely moving.

''J-just stop not getting unfazed why! He's more annoying than the Fright Knight!'' Danny expresses, hating this guy more than the ghostly evil knight. Ichigo actually agrees as he said. ''I wish I was facing that guy who's only weakness is a damn pumpkin.''

Danny nods with an astounded face that besides Yugi, the guy who refers to ghost as spirits knew the difference or beside the tricolor head and maybe Judai. Danny admits he and this Ichigo knew each other too well as he says. ''You know it amazes me how much we both get along.''

''Not complaining.'' Ichigo expresses the same still not getting this ghost thing or even this ''Box Ghost''. Ulquiorra stares at the two confuse by what they were talking about questioning them. ''Are you done with your human term of chit-chat?''

Danny and Ichigo glare at the guy almost studying them.

''Dude, I'm starting to get sick and tired of you and your toothbrush paste skin!'' The ghost boy proclaims really done dealing with this guy. He was hoping to save this new move he was working on for a rainy day but he has no choice but to try it.

''Check out this new move. I call it-'' Making his move, Danny holds up his hands up by the palms. He focuses as ghost energy manifests around them and took the form of sharp, razor-like spinning saw energy blades. ''Ghost Saucers!''

Ichigo sweat drops pretty sure Danny got that from a western cartoon or an Anime. Ulquiorra observes most curious as Danny throws one and follows by the other. The Espada stares at the one and the other coming towards him and without even trying to move he dodges the first one and then swipes the other with a quick Bala, destroying it. Danny kinda expected this as he remotely controls the first to go backwards with his hand. It comes sawing at Ulquiorra's back only to appear in front of the unseen moved Espada as he swings his arm again and destroy the other ecto-energy disk with a quick red energy blast.

''…'' Danny stares at this with disbelieve. All that hard work trying to destroy tin cans or those drones Tucker got for free, sort of, only to be in vain.

''Well Ichigo, I'm out of ideas for now.'' Danny announces defeated not having much luck what they can do against this guy. Ichigo figures that much… and sadly that Orihime is still nearby, he has but one last trick left.

''I guess… there's no avoiding it.'' Ichigo mutters a little unease about it. Danny blinks looking at the orange-headed certain he is referring like he has one last trick under his sleeve. He asks pretty astonished. ''What? You have a trump card?''

''11 seconds is all we have and all we need.'' Ichigo says hoping that Orihime doesn't get scare. Danny blinks, not sure he followed. Ulquiorra watches now with interest as Ichigo places his free hand over his face as swirls of black energy with red outlines enters in his palm. Then the energy expands, building up into massive spiritual energy.

The energy dies out as everyone heard a ripping from it. Emerging out by slashing through the energy with a blade, a roar is heard as if it isn't human. Swinging forward as the energy held within the Tensa Zangetsu, Ichigo emerges but completely different. He's wearing a strange and pretty frightening mask, resembling a Hollow as a menacing skull. While pure white on the right side, the mask possesses a total of ten red stripes spread across three spots on the left side of his mask. With the mask in place, Ichigo's eyes also change with the irises becoming yellow, and he has black sclera and pupils.

''Ulquiorra, this is the end.'' Ichigo speaks firmly as his voice has a slight Hollow echo to it as his spiritual energy emerges out of his body, growing larger than before to Ulquiorra's shock.

He vanishes instantly to Ulquiorra's shock as Ichigo reappears, howling as he swings his blade with a downward slash. The Espada blocks it with his arm but the slash cut him deep and sent him flying back into multiple buildings.

Danny drops his mouth, really not expecting that nor was Dani that a Halloween mask would give Kurosaki more power. Orihime, however, is the opposite rather terrified. That mask, those eyes, the howling; it was like back then… with her brother.

''K-Kurosaki-kun?'' She tries calling out to him but instead Ichigo continues glaring at where Ulquiorra is sent, not intending to drop his guard.

''N-neat mask.'' Both Danny and Dani utter pretty stun, not seeing that one coming.

Ulquiorra calmly positions himself, no longer flying backwards as he stares from the holes he went through at the Substitute Shinigami. This was the new power he and the other Arrancars and everyone else in Hueco Mundo discovered through Grimmjow's battle against the human but he didn't expect it to be this strong.

''Why does he look like that? And how can he possess such Reiatsu? It's exactly like ours!''Ulquiorra questions in his head almost surprise by this as he flies back. Ichigo glares as he guards within less than a second, intercepting Ulquiorra's hand from even striking him. He howls again, pushing the Espada back.

''W-why does Kurosaki-kun have that mask? One that resembles like-'' Orihime questions this as she watches terrify. She recalls the night her brother was a Hollow and tried to kill her, not being himself and now Ichigo was wearing that thing. And it hits her recalling the training he had with those people. ''Was that training he went through back then for this?''

She watches as Ichigo charges, rapidly swinging his sword much faster and aggressive than before, actually forcing Ulquiorra to block them with his arm. And even then Ichigo is ruthless, almost fighting like a precise berserker. This terrified Orihime more, shaking like a leaf with a pale expression.

''N-no, no… please tell me that wasn't the reason. I don't want to lose Kurosaki-kun to become like that… just like how I lost my brother.'' She tells herself, grieving on that dark possibility.

Danny is pretty scared too but also amazing as Ichigo is winning though he doesn't get the 11 seconds part.

Ulquiorra is pushed back by a strong swing, giving Ichigo the chance to gather all of his spiritual energy into his blade with both hands.

''You're finished.'' Ichigo declares with an echoing voice as his yellow pupils glow. ''GETSUGA TENSHO!''

He swings downward and fires a larger version of his black-red outline energy wave almost like a violent tidal wave. Ulquiorra startles as he catches the blast in his free right arm but immediately feels this was too much, pulling out the other arm. He grabs on the massive attack with both hands and yet it is still pushing him with no stop.

''Impossible.'' Ulquiorra tells himself as the blast suddenly consumes him, unable to push back anymore and explodes, tearing through 10 blocks and destroying all cars and anything in its path.

Ichigo pants as his mask suddenly shatters into pieces before disappearing into dust. He drops on one knee, still not strong enough to use this power.

''… So?'' Danny lands besides the exhausted Substitute Shinigami, asking but not carrying away when or how Ichigo learned that. Ichigo eyes him still panting, simply saying. ''Long… story.''

Danny sighs, not glad it is that kind of story but he gets it.

''Kurosaki-kun.'' The two turn to see Dani and Orihime rushing to them. Ichigo startles frowning a bit. She sees him looking at her, mainly his eyes and oddly smiles that he isn't what she imagined.

''Inoue, sorry.'' Ichigo apologizes, knowing well he might not get these subjects but after telling Momomiya of her story; it makes him hesitate to use that mask in case it might bring back bad memories about Orihime's brother. ''I know… you don't want to be reminded of your brother… But I'm okay now.''

Orihime eyes him and blushes, nodding as she can believe in him. She always believes in him.

''Why not kiss and make-up.'' The two suddenly blush as Kurosaki glares venomously towards Danny smiling.

''WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!'' Kurosaki yells at him awkwardly with a shock expression, not in the mood to listen stupid stuff from him. Dani hums just amaze by this guy being like that. She might have been born in a tube but she does have Danny's traits and one of those is his desire to meet a girl he can be in love with and boy has Danny been in loved more than once until he and Sam finally got together.

''Yea why don't you? Don't like girls?'' Dani asks pretty convince he is either stupid or plays on the other team. This enrage Ichigo even more yelling at her back. ''YOU BUTT OUT OF THIS TOO!''

Orihime sweat drops seeing Ichigo chasing both Phantoms who fly around in circles, teasing him more. She giggles, smiling that Ichigo is still the same person she remembered him… one she wants to expressed her feelings to him one day and-

Suddenly she and Ichigo froze, turning slowly with pale stun expressions at where the Getsuga Tensho hit. Danny and Dani blink turning to where they were looking that and from the smoke, they see a figure emerging that shocked them too.

''N-no way…'' Danny utters, sweating as that couldn't be. Ichigo glares weaken, tightening the grip on his blade. ''What… the hell?''

Danny couldn't believe it, that chalkboard guy survived Ichigo's strongest attack as if it was nothing! How could this be-

''My. My. Even with both hands, I couldn't completely stop it. I'm a little surprise.'' Ulquiorra speaks emerging from the smoke. His clothes were damaged but overall he is unscratched only his hands showing more scratches than anything. He's wiping off the dirty he had before looking directly at Ichigo. ''Was that everything you had?''

''… He just said that like that?'' Frozen a bit never hearing a guy who survived a blast like that, Dani questions hoping she didn't hear that correctly. Danny also hoped he didn't hear that right, letting his cousin know. ''He did Dani… he did. Ichigo, please tell me you got-''

Danny turns towards the orange-headed Shinigami and all he sees was a stunned, scared and overwhelmed expression all over his face as if he peed and pooped in his pants at the same time with a half open mouth, trying to speak but all he could even say was sounds of fear. He was really tongue twisted and sweating no less of fear.

''Oh no…'' Danny mutters softly, knowing that face than most. He had those before but in this case, this was much worst.

Ulquiorra just stares directly at Ichigo's eyes before chuckling only for a brief second, whipping off the rest of the dirt off his tore-up clothing. He confirms it out loud. ''It seems that it was.''

Danny sweats, trying to think what they could do but it was too late as he watches the Espada raising his right hand, pointing with his index finger at Ichigo. He frowns once more disappointed, stating. ''What a pity.''

Danny knows too well that's a bad sign, getting ready as he orders his cousin. ''Dani… take Orihime-san and fly away, fast!''

Dani tries to ask why but she gets the message as spirals of green energy quickly generate over the Espada's finger into the shape of a sphere. She quickly grabs Orihime before she could react and flies them both at top speed just as Ulquiorra instantly fires a massive Cero towards Ichigo and Danny. The two stare as the blast just as Danny puts up a ghost barrier for both but sadly they were all consumed by the blast, tearing through 20 blocks.

Dani and Orihime watch this with such horror, not able to believe that guy could be that strong. They see rubber all over the ground but manage to spot someone. Danny was somehow alive, now reverted back in his human form with multiple scratches on him and struggling to get up.

''I hate… that guy…'' Danny utters to himself weaken, not able to get up. Dani sighs of relief to see him but Orihime panics for the orange-headed not able to see him anywhere.

''KUROSAKI-KUN!'' Orihime cries out, calling out to Ichigo but no respond from him. Dani grunts at her yelling, telling her not to do that. ''Stop yelling! Look, the guy is tough and he'll be fine just like Danny. We just need to-''

Before she could explain they had to escape, Dani freezes up as Ulquiorra appears in front of them. Orihime gasps as he reaches out to grab her. In that instant, Ichigo intercepts Ulquiorra having his Bankai outfit torn in half showing most of his chest for a brief moment. Ulquiorra stares at him as he swipes with a single arm sending him flying through multiple buildings before crashing into an empty building.

Dani takes this chance to turn herself and Orihime invisible, vanishing from Ulquiorra's view. The Espada looks around, still feeling their presence but he isn't sure if he could touch them.

''I can sense them but I may not be able to touch them physically.'' He comes to the conclusion, not having a choice but to get her later. Instead he moves with unseen speed, appearing in front of the injury Ichigo trying to pull himself from the rubber he was in.

''You brought out that mask again for a moment in order to block my Cero and use that moment to throw your comrade away in that same moment, correct?'' Ulquiorra questions him with a stare as Ichigo pants, amazed this guy noticed. He wasn't sure if his mask would have worked but he tried it, pulling himself and Danny out of the blast but barely.

''You have impressive reflexes.'' The Espada admits the human's strength but only to that point, adding. ''But this time, it shattered in less than a second. You won't be able to use it again.''

Ichigo glares, more than sure his Hollow Mask won't manifest again. He could only use it for 11 seconds and if it shatters, he's reduced to a weakened state.

"Give up.'' He startles glancing at the words Ulquiorra just said. Give up? Never.

Moving as fast as his body allowed him, Ichigo manages to pulls and points Tensa Zangetsu across the chest of the Espada before him, panting heavily as he did.

''You think I'm gonna give up?'' Ichigo repeats what he said, stabbing deeply across Ulquiorra's right shoulder.

''You're the top Espada, aren't you?'' He questions the Espada with a half weak smile. ''If I defeat you, then this entire war you guys have against Soul Society is as good as over.''

Ulquiorra stares at the weakened Shinigami-human fascinated how much willpower he really has and yet, he was none other than a fool.

''I see. Sorry to disappoint you but…'' He begins to state, pulling out Ichigo's blade off showing no injury on his shoulder. Then he uses his other hand and rips open his front shirt open. Ichigo then slowly widens his eyes seeing his Espada tattoo on the left side of his chest with the number 4.

''4?'' He utters shocked not believing what he was seeing.

''Yes. I'm Espada #4, Ulquiorra Cifer.'' Ulquiorra reveals himself with a firm glare. ''The fourth most powerful member of the Espada.''

Ulquiorra suddenly stabs a stunned Ichigo with his bare hand across his chest, underneath his throat. Blood slowly leaked out around the hand in Ichigo's chest, causing him to feel great pain never felt before.''

''Ichigo Kurosaki, you cannot defeat me.'' Ulquiorra says firmly to the Substitute Shinigami, choking up speechless with the hand that was in him. ''Even supposing you could, there are still three other Espada more powerful than I.''

Ichigo couldn't move, struggling to breath.

''No matter how many times you stand back up to continue the fight.'' Ulquiorra begins stating as he pulls off his hand as the blood leaking all came out, exploding out from the hole on his chest. Ichigo then falls forward and drops on the ground, unconscious as his blade falls beside him still gripping on it. ''Your side will never achieve victory.

No respond as Ulquiorra looks down at the dying Shinigami-human, bleeding out.

''It seems that I overestimate you.'' Ulquiorra states, whipping off the blood in his hand. ''You did not improve as I had anticipated.''

He then lifts up said hand with his finger, charging a Cero in his fingertip. ''Nor you will ever. Your path ends either if I end you here or not, Shinigami.''

Dani and Orihime secretly watch from afar as the ghost girl struggles trying to stop the long orange-headed girl from rushing to Ichigo's aid, crying as she sees him dying.

Danny scoffs crawling his way to Ichigo seeing him about to get killed. ''Ichigo no…''

Ulquiorra knows if he killed this boy, Lord Aizen will be most displease but he knew the woman would appear and beg him not to do it. Either way, he will try to kill this human if she doesn't surrender.

Orihime cries actually breaking free from Dani's grip, running at her best speed towards Ichigo. ''KUROSAKI-KUN!''

Ulquiorra expects that she would appear and also knew the human had no reason to live either as it would discourage the woman and make her more obedient, completely his sphere. ''Farewell-''

''CHAOS CONTROL!'' Suddenly time froze around Ulquiorra for a second and when he snaps out he sees Ichigo no longer in his view. He turns to see a surprise Orihime next to the Shinigami-human's body and beside him is that creature; the small humanoid black hedgehog.

''Who, no, you are it?'' Ulquiorra questions already aware what this thing was. Shadow scoffs glaring at this man with his arms crossed. ''The Ultimate Lifeform.''

''… Continue.'' The Espada says now curious about this hedgehog. He had been observing about this ''Team Dragon Knight'' and its members but never took his time to study them well. This one called by Shadow the Hedgehog… got him curious how strong he was for an Earthly animal hybrid.

''I'll do more than that-'' Shadow begins to say angrily, not liking the tone or face this humanoid had on him as if he was an experiment. Ulquiorra hums reaching for his sword but then he stopped himself, realizing two things:

1) He was about to fight this creature with his weapon.

2) The other Espadas were failing in their task. As Lord Aizen told him; his second mission was to test the Dragon Knight's strength as well. He mustn't disobey that one.

''Correction, we shall continue this for another time.'' Ulquiorra expresses, moving his hands into his pocket.

''Coward! Don't run away from-'' Shadow calls him out about to fight but Ulquiorra vanishes before he could act. Shadow scoffs, feeling like he was ignored by someone like that.

''Kurosaki-kun!'' Shadow turns to see the young girl forming an orange barrier around the other orange-headed human healing his wounds. He grunts, having felt an unease presence not just here but also in Domino but he came here first feeling this one was in a higher level than the others especially since Yugi was confronting them. He made a good call, at the moment as he approaches the two.

Orihime is too focus in healing Ichigo that she suddenly looks up to see the black hedgehog. ''Oh Mr. Hedgehog!''

Shadow grunts angrily, remembering this woman and her death hug. Best avoid her as he pulls away, looking at the injury Ichigo questioning her. ''Can you heal him right away?''

Orihime frowns looking down at the unconscious Ichigo. She isn't sure but if she tries and be positive about it; then it would be possible. She nods to his question as Shadow nods walking behind her.

''Do it now.'' He orders her staring at Danny being carried one arm by Dani. Shadow knows he would need all the help as that man is coming towards the others and things will become worst. ''And do it fast.''

Orihime nods firmly, trying to be brave as she focuses in healing Ichigo fast.

Judai runs fast having an expression of worry. He left Yugi and Ichigo to their date after his duel with Ichigo and just now, at least an hour later, felt the crazy powers they were fighting. He grits his teeth, careless to leave them alone now.

''Just hang on, Yugi-san, Ichigo-chan!'' Judai says as his eyes flash orange-teal colors in each eye as he tries to hurry.

The battle on Yugi's end isn't any better but with Erika, Naruto and Sonic helping him and Mew Ichigo against these guys; maybe they have nothing to worry about.

Sonic zips around the field in a speed battle against Zommari becoming upset this one doesn't take their battle serious. Mew Erika had Yammy blinded as he yells firing Balas and all of them misses due to her quick reflex speed.

Nnoitra was getting frustrated fighting that blond-spiky head human and his stupid copies.

''Tch. You damn bugs.'' The Fifth Espada mutters, slashing down these clones each holding that strange energy sphere in each hand. Naruto thought if he throws in more clones, the guy might not be able to fight anymore but what he didn't know this Espada was meant to keep going on and on.

''I'm getting sick…'' Nnoitra begins saying as he launches forward, slashing through each clone with Sonido speed before striking the real Naruto across the gut with the end of his axe-weapon. ''Fighting weaklings!''

Naruto almost blacks out as the pole almost went through him as he's launched backwards, crashing on the ground.

''Naruto-kun!'' Yugi yells in crisis seeing him hurt. Erika was too busy fighting as well as Sonic to help him.

''DIE!'' Nnoitra shouts coming at the shinobi with a big grin, preparing to cut him in half. Naruto struggles to move on the ground as the Espada swings downward for the finishing blow until his axe was intercepted by the bare arm of Elemental HERO Neos, glaring at the villain. Nnoitra startles by the strange as the hero slams a fist across his face, sending him back.

Naruto blinks almost barfing as he turns and Judai was there, panting with a small smile.

''Phew, almost came late to the party.'' He says chuckling, glad he arrived on time. Yugi smiles as Mew Ichigo cries out smiling. ''Judai-kun!''

Judai grins at his friends as he pulls Naruto up on his feet.

''Doing alright?'' He asks everyone with Mew Ichigo sighing, wishing it was better with Naruto says chuckling weakly. ''A lot better with you here.''

Nnoitra scoffs still on his feet after taking that punch from whatever that spaceman was.

''These humans don't stop popping in more of their damn kind! Like disgusting roaches!'' Yammy protests feeling another pest arriving even with his temporary blinded eyes. He is soon struck by Mew Erika's swipe kick and followed by Neos appearing from behind, double arm thrusting the Arrancar on the ground.

''Hey, I lived with roaches in my dorm of the Osiris Dorm and they were clean too.'' Judai protests having lived with those insects and at least they were nice. The others, even Mew Erika sweat drop hearing that. ''Um interesting.''

Judai nods noticing blue blurs no doubt Sonic's fighting another guy actually right behind him. He could tell the blue hedgehog is holding back wanting some fun. Who wouldn't?

Grimmjow grits his teeth, already sick and tired of waiting around. He can feel his prey, Kurosaki, far but close. He doesn't have time dealing with bugs but then again as he grins; this would be an example to that pest to take their hunt more serious.

''Alright I had enough.'' The 6th Espada speaks disappearing and reappearing behind Yammy, tossing the giant behind him with ease.

''I wouldn't care less if you're a higher rank.'' Grimmjow declares moving past Nnoitra giving him a narrow glare as the blue haired grins savagely. ''I don't let anyone take my place as future King!''

Just then Grimmjow vanishes instantly with Sonido and slams both his fists across Judai and Naruto through their chest. The others even Sonic takes that surprised. The Espada intended in killing the two right there but Neos, moving in faster, tanks the blow for Judai to reduce the damage while a red chakra claw belonging the Kyuubi protected its Jinchuuriki.

''ORA!'' Grimmjow yells slamming the two stun targets through a wall. Both Naruto and Judai black out heavily, crashing through the wall and struggling to be awake.

Sonic drops his guard trying to run up for his friends as he suddenly finds himself kicked by two of Zommari's clones, sending him crashing on the ground and through a few buildings like a pinball.

Mew Erika widens her eyes not believing such raw power. This was much worse than she had figure about them. If she doesn't try to figure out how to deal with them then-

''Focus Erika!'' Erika snaps out hearing the Inner Scorpion's voice, just evading a slash from Grimmjow's Katana as he howls laughing, swinging a barrage with just one fist across her body. Mew Erika cries out using her tail to sting him but suddenly finds it stabs down by his Katana. Erika screams in pain struggling to pull it out.

''Now you die first!'' Grimmjow announces grabbing Mew Erika's face in her weakened state, charging up a Cero in between his palm and her face, flashing brightly.

Yugi becomes scared trying to move but is intercepted by Zommari and his clones, trying to slash him down as he guards with his energy dragon wings, struggling as he did.

''ERIKA-CHAN!'' Mew Ichigo screams seeing her friend about to vaporize. She realizes how weak that she can't even save her best friend. What kind of friend would she be if she allows this? She has to do something, anything… just so she can save her and everyone else now.

''Do you want to save her Nya?'' A voice echoes within Ichigo's mind. The cat girl startles as everything around her froze. Mew Ichigo gulps as she feels a pair of hands touch her shoulders.

''Do you want power to save her?'' The same voice says almost whispering to her ear, making soft giggles. This voice feels familiar to Ichigo, a calming yet sexual tone from this woman. The cat girl feels drawn to it as she hears purring from that voice before saying. ''All you need but to ask me and I shall grant it.''

The Mew Mew blushes, almost trance and yet she needs the power to protect those she loved. Nodding her head, a shadowy figure emerges behind Mew Ichigo smiling very pleased showing her fangs, biting and penetrates through Ichigo's neck as did a mass amount of strange energy into her.

Mew Erika struggles trying to break while Grimmjow laughs, preparing to vaporize her head into nothing.

''STAY AWAY FROM MY FRIEND NYA!'' Grimmjow blinks turning and instantly is kicked by Mew Ichigo and her boot. The force of her kick launches the Espada back as Mew Erika is released in the last second, breathing heavily.

Grimmjow manages to float in midair, hissing as he charges at the cat girl who easily appears one second in front of him and to him he sees her smirking.

Sparks of electricity pink ribbons fly out from the cat girl's right hand as she screams while thrusting that arm. ''RIBBON CHIDORI!''

Grimmjow reacts firing his Cero he has been charging up, trying to blast her up close but to his horror the Mew Mew pierces through his red blast with her thrusting electrical attack. This shock him as his attack is canceled and then he receives an instant scratch from the cat girl.

The Espada backs away, checking his right cheek and seeing it scratched deep even with Hierro, seeing blood scratches on it.

''Tch. That actually hurt kitty cat.'' Grimmjow says brushing off his scratch with a smirk. Mew Ichigo, standing on all fours and on the ground, continues to smirk back not acting like herself while her eyes were dark pink with slitted cat-like pupils.

Yugi watches this from where he is, not sure what just happened honestly but he knows better than most that something is off with her like the fact she can't use Ribbon Chidori at the time being no more than three times per day, including its different forms.

Mew Ichigo hisses charging at Grimmjow but then she is surrounded by Zommari and his clones.

''You've become more aggressive, young woman.'' The 7th Espada speaks looking down at the human, certain his superior numbers and speed will end this. His clones all dash around her, preparing to strike her at all sides… until Mew Ichigo smirks almost evilly. She quickly unleashes Ribbon Chidori Current without moving her arms, all over her body, striking everything near her. All of Zommari's clones were all struck by the electrical ribbons, zapping them hard as they all fade into nothing.

Zommari is shocked as he lost view where she went until he heard a purr behind him. He tries moving with Sonido but was anchored by the cat girl stabbing her electrical ribbon hand through his stomach. He takes this in horror that his Hierro wasn't able to stop that, gasping out blood from his mouth and his stomach.

''I don't need praising from a witch doctor no less a fool who underestimates his opponent!'' Mew Ichigo declares easily tossing the Espada with her Ribbon Chidori hand through him upward, pulling her hand off him and followed by an upper roundhouse kick. The blow sends the 7th Espada through the ground and skips him like a pebble skipping on water through a building.

Mew Erika watches this almost frightened to see Ichigo do that; both in this strength and the way she did it. And the face she had, grinning as she licks the blood her Ribbon Chidori hand pierced the enemy. Erika knows Ichigo better than most much like Yugi and this isn't her attitude, not even a bit.

Mew Ichigo purrs still having the strange cat-like eyes gazing them at Nnoitra who slowly becomes angry, not towards how she trashed his ''allies'' but the fact this woman is able to fight them.

''I hate…'' The 5th Espada begins ranting angrily, charging even more venomous at her reminded of a certain former Espada who mocked him much worse than death itself. Mew Ichigo grins with a face of enjoyment charging back until she widens her eyes in pain, screaming as Nnoitra is now in front of her too fast for her to notice and punches her across the stomach. Yugi startles as the Espada swings his axe at her but she blocks with her Strawberry Bell, forming a pink barrier to intercept the slash but the barrier immediately tears apart and stabs her shoulder on the left. She yells as the cat girl is pinned on the ground and then Nnoitra's foot stomps on her chest causing her to scream again.

Yugi grits his teeth angrily, not going to let that stand as he needed to wrap this up now.

''Yin-Yang-kun!'' The young Dragon Knight calls out for his partners as his eyes glow red, needed more of their power. Yin-Yang Dragon nod feeling their host's feelings burning hotter, leaning him more power.

''WOMAN WHO CAN FIGHT!'' Nnoitra declares with a venomous glare sticking out his tongue and charges a yellow colored Cero over the top. Mew Ichigo sees that hissing trying to pull herself out of this but she was pinned to hard. Nnoitra grins going to vaporize this human.

''STAGE 2!'' The Espada turns hearing a roar as an explosion of red energy erupts. In that second, Yugi appears right in front of the Espada. The shroud has become more compressed as a second energy dragon tail pops out beside the first.

''YOU LET HER GO!'' Yugi roars, swinging his Dragon Slayer and slashes Nnoitra across his chest. The Espada froze up as the slash actually cut him a bit as some of his blood dripped out from his body. Then Yugi swings and slams both his energy tails like fists, one to the right and then a hook left punch, sending him back.

''Impossible! He's gotten stronger!'' Nnoitra utters angrily in his mind as he manages to land on his feet, sliding back but he's furious that his strongest Hierro is cut in that brief moment. The Espada then gasps as both Yugi and Mew Ichigo come at him and begins attacking him with their claws or the Dragon Slayer, scratching his ultimate Hierro body. Nnoitra gasps as the duo slams a powerful thrusting kick, pushing the Espada right into a wall.

Yugi pants as he watches the Espada come at him from the wall with Sonido and he tries to use Yin-Yang Dash Mode to intercept, except when he did, he's just a quarter away to reach him halfway. This shock the tricolor head as the 5th Espada swings his axe weapon and he is forced to block it just barely. Yugi panics feeling his body breaking apart as he swings his tails and pushes the Espada back. Nnoitra tries swinging his weapon as he falls back but its reflected and push back by Mew Ichigo's barrier, protecting Yugi. Mew Erika sees that astonished that Ichigo's barrier could block the attack unlike last time.

''I've gotten slower?'' Yugi questions realizing his speed isn't as slow as it was with the first tail. What's worst is that he could feel his energy being drained more and more that firing a Dragonaun Tensho would put him in a bad position.

''Your body hasn't gotten used to the strain our power supplies, star-head.'' Yin Dragon tells his host, fearing this would happen with Yugi's inexperience body and trying to handle their power would result to this. Yang Dragon nods advising their host. ''You still need to train your body to endure this pressure of our energy, Yugi-san.''

Yugi nods softly, thinking he was already strong but if he needs more training to better control their power, he has to try. But first things first.

''Are you alright Yugi-kun?'' Yugi turns his head to Mew Ichigo, smiling softly though her eyes are still the same dark cat-like. The tricolor head nods still focus at her eyes. They weren't possessed as he's seen that more than once with others but it still makes him worry for her.

''Something wrong Nya?'' Mew Ichigo asks blinking as she's acting like her normal self. Yugi blushes awkwardly replying nervously. ''Um no, everything is alright.''

The cat girl hums pretty convince something was wrong. She did feel off but… it was hard to say. She could have sworn she talked to someone and yet-

Before her head could process, the two and Mew Erika feel something ominous shaking the entire place and coming in closer. Within a second, Ulquiorra had appeared beside the other Espadas, surprising the likes of Grimmjow and Nnoitra. Zommari remains calm and yet he sweats at the very presence of the 4th Espada.

''W-who the hell is that Nya?!'' Mew Ichigo utters out surprised by this guy's appearance or how he poof into reality. Yugi is honestly scared as he could feel this guy beside his torn-up outfit, wasn't like the other Espadas he's fought so far.

''About time Ulquiorra! What took you?'' Yammy demands smirking, still blind but able to tell by his spiritual energy that's his buddy. Ulquiorra sighs annoyed as he speaks, eyeing at the three enemies before him. ''A task Aizen-sama told me to not waste my time with at least for now.''

Yugi glares at him noticing his open chest and the tattoo #4 on it. 10, 7, 6, 5 and 4 now.

''4 huh? Guess you must be stronger than the rest huh?'' Yugi concludes towards Ulquiorra who did not answer him. The tricolor head pants slowly yet heavy as he demands glancing at his torn-up clothes. ''What happened to your coat?''

Ulquiorra just stares at this human, confirming by his appearance and his sword that would resembled a Shinigami's Zanpakuto as a Dragon Knight. Still, the human isn't a brute by his sense of speaking, answering him with a firm stare. ''Ichigo Kurosaki got in the way.''

This caused Yugi to widen his eyes almost angrily, explaining much and then immediately tries to sense out Kurosaki's aura. He could sense him, still alive thankfully. Yugi looks up at the Espada, glaring him menacing that he was no ordinary opponent. He tries to read him out but to his discovered, he learned this 4th Espada is doing the same back at him.

''This guy, no, he's actually reading me too.'' A shocked Yugi states in his head.

With just one glance, using the Arrancar technique Pesquisa, Ulquiorra is able to confirm his one suspicious about this Dragon Knight so obvious now that he continues staring at Yugi.

''… You're too weak to oppose us and Aizen-sama.'' Ulquiorra confirms almost disappointment.

''W-what?'' Yugi startles with shaken eyes. This also surprise both Mew Mews greatly both all too aware Yugi is stronger.

''Regardless, my orders are the same.'' Ulquiorra states glancing at the human as he lifts his right hand at him. Yugi glares intensely not going to let this guy harm anymore of his love ones. Gripping on the Dragon Slayer, he charges with the slower Yin-Yang Dash Mode speed.

''Like I care what you say about me! I won't let you harm my friends anymore! YIN-YANG DRAGONAUN-'' The young Dragon Knight begins roaring, engulfing his half size claymore weapon with all the energy he has left. He comes directly at Ulquiorra, betting he would be distracted by him than of the others. Ulquiorra looks up at the human, just staring and then all of a sudden Yugi stops, finding his body not moving as he sees the Dragon Slayer cut in half by the swinging of Ulquiorra's unsheathed sword who appears behind Yugi.

Yugi is left overwhelm as his chest is slashed but more importantly his sword too. He stares horrify as the Dragon Slayer glows faintly before reverting back to the base Dragon Sword but with its blade completely shattered.

''Did you not understand? You're too weak.'' Ulquiorra reminds the human, using his free hand and fires a quick Bala through his stomach and most of chest, leaving a giant bloody hole on Yugi's body. The sudden rush of overwhelming pain and shock got to Yugi all together as his shaken eyes reverted back to their normal magenta colors and the dragon-like shroud surrounding his body vanished. Mew Ichigo and Mew Erika watch in horror as Yugi drops face forward, both assuming the worst.

''YUGI-KUN!'' Mew Ichigo screams as her once hopeful face faded away with an expression of sadness and tears, seeing the person she loved on the ground and dying again.

''This guy is insane! We can't beat him.'' Mew Erika tries to conclude that this guy is too dangerous to fight. They had to take Yugi and the others away from here fast and in a hurry. However, before Erika could let Ichigo to make a retreat she sees Mew Ichigo charging forward engulfed in a venomous dark pink outline.

''YOU DAMN BASTARD NYA!'' Mew Ichigo growls angrily coming at Ulquiorra to Mew Erika's horror. She summons her Mew Aqua Hope Rod, deciding to put it all in her final attack.

''RIBBON-'' The cat girl shouts dashing in a zig-zag pattern, planning to attack him up close and finish him off… until Mew Ichigo froze in shock as Ulquiorra appears right in front of her, pointing his finger at her. She gasps stunned by how fast he moved.

''It seems those with the human name Ichigo-'' The 4th Espada begins to state, startling the cat girl that he knew she is named Ichigo as his finger tabs on her Mew Pendant dangling on her neck. ''Are too foolish to understand they will die by an Espada.''

Mew Ichigo freezes up as the finger begins gather swirls green energy and within a second fire a small size Cero, piercing through the Mew Mew through her Mew Pendant and where her lungs where. Ichigo's eyes widen with a blank expression, trying to gasps out but her breathing refuse to work properly as blood pours out from her hole and mouth. She drops backwards, watching the shards of her destroyed Mew Pendant fall beside her. Ichigo fall as her body glows and her Mew form shatters into light, reverting back to her human form.

Mew Erika's eyes shake stunned as her best friend had just charge one moment towards and in the next second she fell onto the ground, dying. Erika just stands there with a blank expression as tears drop from her eyes. She couldn't be dead? She was fine, she's always fine! SHE CAN'T… ICHIGO CAN'T… and then Erika snaps as her orange eyes glow even brighter but darker.

''ICHIGO!'' Mew Erika screams extremely follow by a burst of orange energy erupting all over her body. Ulquiorra stares puzzle while the other Espadas were surprise. They watch as the woman's arm morph and take the shape of scorpion arms as did her legs. Her eyes became more insect-like but berserk with scorpion horns and fangs growing on the sides of her head.

''YOU KILLED MY FRIENDS!'' An incomplete Mew Erika Inner Scorpion Mode cries out insanely mad, letting out powerful orange screech waves. The Espadas feel the pulse of her screeches and they were frightening even to them, most except for Ulquiorra and Nnoitra scoffing.

Sonic, watching from afar and just as surprise, blinks hoping he just has a bad concussion. He really did not like this dashing to where Naruto and Judai were, starting to regain conscious.

''Give me five minutes-'' Naruto mutters as Sonic as shaking him like a vibrating clock that it eventually woke up the spiky blond-headed. Sonic grins as he did the same to Judai grunting weakly.

''You guys sleep too deep.'' Sonic says amazed those two can sleep in a crisis like this; then again, he would be doing the same too.

Naruto blinks as he and Judai look ahead and panicked seeing the building energy around the completely berserk Mew Erika in her most dangerous form. And to make it worst, they also saw both Yugi and Ichigo on the ground and dying.

''W-what did we miss!'' Judai utters out really showing emotions of fear and worry due to this. Naruto felt the same seeing Erika going crazy almost like he does when the Kyuubi consumes him. ''T-this is bad! Like me when I lose control by the Kyuubi's Chakra.''

''RRRRAAAAAAAA!'' Mew Erika screeches louder, shattering glass of buildings by blocks as her energy grows and expands larger. Sonic could already tell this wasn't going to end well.

Judai sweats just as scare as he notices movement there. He widens his eyes seeing Yugi, crawling weakly towards Ichigo. He's still bleeding out as he did, one armed and one leg, but he isn't going to let Ichigo die here.

''Y-Yugi-san is still there with Ichigo-chan! Stop it Erika!'' Judai yells alerting the Scorpion Mew Mew from stopping but it was too late. Mew Erika is too consumed in her rage and hatred to be stopped pointing her pincers and tail as orange energy sphere forms between their tips towards the Espadas.

''RIBBON ERIKA DESTRUCTION VENOM!'' Mew Erika screams firing a three wave blast that expand a sphere of destructive energy similar to Shadow's Chaos Blast, only this one begins to vaporizing everything in her surroundings from cars, buildings and even the ground itself. Judai manages to summon Winged Kuriboh who uses his body as a shield, creating a barrier for the three to protect themselves. Yugi, vomiting blood, manages to reach Ichigo and covers the two in what little energy he kept from Yin-Yang Dragon's Shroud form.

The Espada watches almost all terrified, even Nnoitra, as they tried to escape with Sonido… all except one.

Ulquiorra sighs closing his eyes, vowing he wouldn't use it unless he was permitted or under special conditions but this was one of the two, speaking it out softly. ''Resurreción.''

A burst of enormous green energy surrounds the Espada, exploding and stopping the nuke-like blast ratio of the berserk Mew Erika. She glares uncontrollable, only seeing green-black energy swirl before firing a blast of the same colors. The Mew Mew cries out using her power but it was easily pushed back as the green-black blast consumes her completely. The orange barrier suddenly stops and shatters into pieces with Mew Erika completely unconscious and badly scratched up.

The other Espadas sweat especially Grimmjow gritting his teeth glaring at the figure of Ulquiorra in a different form reverting almost immediately into his standard form.

''T-that was Ulquiorra's true power in that instant?'' The 6th Espada questions to himself, his arms shaking. He was afraid? Grimmjow glares angrier clinching his hands tightly, refusing to be afraid of him.

Ulquiorra sighs, looking at the destruction the woman with that power unleashed. If she could control that power better, she would indeed post a threat to even Lord Aizen. That must be changed. He walks up to the unconscious Mew Erika as he lifts up his right finger, charging his green Cero. ''Time to-''

''ULQUIORRA!'' A shout gets the attention of the 4th Espada. He looks up and startles for a second as he fires his blast at an income Getsuga Tensho. The Cero destroys the wave as the blast is slashed in half, revealing Ichigo Kurosaki, still battle damaged including his clothes, wearing his Hollow Mask glaring angrily.

''Again… you don't give up Ichigo-'' Ulquiorra begins to say, astonish the human has a brain to come and fight him again only to be push back by Grimmjow, grinning pretty happy as he flies directly at the man he wants to slaughter first. ''KUROSAKI!''

Ichigo glares intercepting a quick swing from the 6th Espada's sword. Grimmjow grins pushing Ichigo back as he launches himself, swinging his sword even stronger. The Substitute Shinigami growls blocking the swing and stomps his right foot over the Espada's chest, kicking him away from him.

''I don't have time with you Grimmjow!'' Ichigo tells him firm through his echo-like voice. Grimmjow smirks not at all caring what he thinks. He's his prey and nothing on this world will stop him from killing him.

''Shame I don't care!'' Grimmjow growls smirking as he charges forward at Ichigo. The orange-headed scoffs, knowing his mask has a few seconds left; he has to wrap this up charging back and the two clash blades.

As the two were fighting, Ulquiorra changes his attention towards the unconscious Yugi and Ichi. He approaches them only to be confronted by Naruto, Judai and Sonic stand in his way. The three look back seeing their friends in that condition. This causes Judai's eyes to glow golden and angrily from Haou's power and Naruto's eyes were his red slitted Kyuubi state. The two were going to charge at this guy until suddenly Danny, in his ghost form, and Shadow land beside them. This startle the three and the other Espada minus Ulquiorra, excepting they would arrive too.

''Yugi… Ichi…'' Danny states looking at the two on the ground the way they were, trying to hold back his rage and focus at those not human Hollow not ghost guys.

Shadow snarls at the number of his enemies, expecting more to make it challenging as he says gaining a red outline around his body. ''You should bring more of your kind. I'm barely going to make a sweat.''

''Yea well me neither.'' The group looked up to see Ed standing on top of a rooftop. He glares at the thugs harming people he can call his friends. He jumps down and lands beside the others of Team Dragon Knight, slamming both hands as sparks flying between them.

''Who's first? The big teeth, the idiot giant, the witch doctor or the mossy chalk?'' Ed demands pointing his transmuted Automail blade arm going to cut these guys in half until they were dead. Nnoitra smiles wide, going to get a chance to kill more of these weaklings. Zommari stands in a mediation pose. Yammy smirks while Ulquiorra eyes them, not in the slightest worry by these humans in the least; they would all die today.

''Sing.'' A voice is heard followed by a stomping of a crane. Ulquiorra widens his eyes raising his arm as he hears the following name. ''Benihime!''

A crimson colored energy wave comes at the Espadas but Ulquiorra catches it though it explodes on impact. The others of Team Dragon Knight took that with surprise as the Espada members fly out from the smoke of the blast, even Ulquiorra with his hand partly burned… all except for Yammy, taking the explosion with great surprise and rage screaming as he's sent back. ''AW NOT AGAIN!''

Kurosaki startles backing away from Grimmjow and turning, seeing Kisuke Urahara walking along the street humming as he did. The Substitute Shinigami is taken back he is here but he's glad he was especially seeing the shopkeeper using his Zanpakuto wielding in his hand.

Ichigo recognizes that is his Shikai form. It was a sleek, medium-sized sword as the hilt's grip, which has a gentle black-decorative wrapping, bends forward at the end, with a pommel shaped overlap three times, and a crimson tassel dangling from its base. Instead of a tsuba, there is a U-shape guard covering three inches of blade, with a flower petal design. At the base of the guard is a red string wrapped thrice around the hilt, with a three-loop bow on the back side and a folded paper decoration on the front side. The blades hamon is straight, colored black with a silver edge. It remains straight and slim with a somewhat short size, with the tip ending in a slanted razor-like edge instead of tapering to a point.

''Urahara-san!'' Ichigo calls out to the blond-headed shopkeeper as he sighs with a smile on his face. ''Phew, sorry for the late arrival. Just waited for my partner to arrive.''

''I told you I would be here late Kisuke!'' Ichigo startles once more hearing another voice and knew that one too well.

Yammy panics turning and in a flash appearing above his head is a slender and well-endowed woman of average height. She has dark skin, golden eyes that pierce the dark sky, and deep dark purple hair that is waist-length and kept in a ponytail with chin-length bangs framing the sides of her face. Her outfit consists of a black, backless, sleeveless undershirt, an orange over-shirt with two white straps on each shoulder, a large beige sash around her waist, and black stretch pants with a pair of brown footwear.

The Arrancar gasps as the woman grins as she says. ''Remember me big boy.''

Yammy yells angrily swinging his sword at her but instead he receives a powerful kick across his face from the woman so much faster than his sword swing. The kick sends him crashing onto the ground like a meteor, leaving a small crater where he crashed.

Danny sees that dropping his jaw really, hoping he didn't see that lady just did that and then poof, gone before reappearing beside the green outfit shopkeeper.

''Okay I-'' The ghost boy tries to say the same old thing about seeing something crazy and knowing he won't see that again only for Shadow to interrupt his sentence angrily. ''Don't annoy me with those words.''

Danny nods softly, hating to agree but he is right; he has said that too much times and backfired on his face.

Ulquiorra looks directly at the two former Shinigami that Lord Aizen had warned them about and having confronted them previously.

''Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin. I expected you two sooner.'' The 4th Espada says having the assumption they would be here sooner than later. Urahara chuckles in his goofy kind way as he explains himself. ''Sorry, we just went to take everyone away from the battle scene.''

The others of Team Dragon Knight become surprise as Judai and Ed did notice no one is around when they were getting here.

''That explains why no one else was harmed by the blast.'' Danny concludes pretty amaze, wishing he thought of that sooner.

''So shall we settle this or will you return back to Aizen's side?'' Yoruichi suggests grinning softly, hoping to take down a few of these scums as a message to the madman himself. Nnoitra hisses with a dark glare, hating women like that. He prepares to come at her but Ulquiorra swings his arm in front of him calmly.

''Apparently Aizen-sama has made that choice already.'' Ulquiorra says and almost by cue, ripping through the sky above them, a Menos Grande appears and shot a yellow beam, hitting each Espada including Grimmjow to his shock. It didn't harm them but rather the beam was a seal pulling them upward towards the giant Hollow.

Urahara watches this sighing, not expecting nothing less from Aizen doing.

Grimmjow, however, becomes enrage slamming his fist on the protective barrier surrounding him trying his hardest to be set free to finish the score with Kurosaki. ''OI! I WASN'T FINISHED YET! I HAD HIM!''

Ichigo pants heavier as his mask shatters just then, causing him more fragile than he had hoped. Grimmjow scoffs thinking he's save as he threats the human with a grin, slamming his fist on the barrier. ''Kurosaki, this isn't even close to over! Be seeing you soon!''

The orange-headed Shinigami Substitute looks weakened as the 6th Espada is lifted into the black portal and once inside, it closes up along with the barrier protecting him. Trying to catch his breath, he looks at the others checking up on their injury friends. He spots Erika, reaching her with Shunpo checking on her pulse, much like his father at the least bother to teach him.

''Oh she'll be fine.'' Urahara lets him know adjusting his hat as his sword reverts into a crane-like hidden sword. ''Inner Demon hosts take a ton of energy and her power managed to protect her from the blast that knocked her out. Orihime-san should be able to restore her and others back.''

Kurosaki agrees knowing she can heal everyone up... wait does Urahara know what Erika is? Ichigo has to ask him later but first he focuses, feeling the others that were fighting the army of Hollows survived too, better at the least unlike the rest of them.

Ichigo looks around, seeing the destruction left behind. This wasn't even a victory; this was a damn lucky survival encounter with those Espada. But Ichigo did know one thing; he needs answers because nothing is adding up. Why attack Yugi? Why do all this? What is Aizen aiming now?

''Urahara-san, I need-'' He tries asking the one person who would give him a straight answer at the least only for the shopkeeper to look up at him, saying quite firm. ''I'll answer that when Yugi-san is awake.''

Ichigo widens his eyes turning around to see Yugi, still moving, in the condition his body was in no less this was his real body. The guy survived the worst along with Momomiya, gritting his teeth at how powerless he feels not being able to protect them better.

''Don't worry.'' Ichigo turns at Urahara who said that, smiling relaxed. ''They'll be fine and you all will get the answers you need. It's the least I owe the kid no?''

Kurosaki can only hope they get an idea what's going on, at the least because this isn't over.

Team Dragon Knight survived with two major casualties. Will our heroes be ready for next time or was this the wall they can't break through?

To be continued…

(ENDING 2: Tobira no Mukou e by Yellow Generation from Fullmetal Alchemist 2003)

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Next Time…

A defeat from Yugi and most of Team Dragon Knight. The Espada have not only injured them more than physical. Can they recover this and learn something they did not know?

Ed: WHAT DO YOU MEAN THOSE NON-HUMAN GUYS ALMOST KILLED YOU, YUGI AND MOMOMIYA!

Ichigo K: STOP YELLING! Look, I've taken worst but yea, Yugi and Momomiya took it worst. Aoyama was no different.

Naruto sighs: At least Erika-chan will recover. What I want to know is why those guys were going after our team leader, ya know!

Danny: Other than being the Dragon Knight; that is all we got.

Sonic: Guess we'll find out once Yugi arrives and we talk to that cheesy shopkeeper.

Ichigo K: … Yea, he is cheesy but Urahara-san might have the answers we need.

Jonouchi: That is all we can hope, right? Next time in Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Knight Reborn: Part of a Truth. Exceeding one's Limits!

Judai: Well for Ichi-chan please remember to read, enjoy and review! Hope she's alright too.

Author's Note: Much like last chapter, the whole Orihime kidnapped and taken to Hueco Mundo is redone though certain things like Ichigo's first confrontation against Ulquiorra is similar to an extent. I hope everyone is fine with it.

Off topic, I want to thank you all for helping this story reach its 100 review mark. Thank you all and I, as happy as I can be, reveal some stuff about the next arc or two... but I won't because that would be spoiling stuff and ruining the surprises. So for now thank you all and yea, happy.