sorry about the lack of updates. this chapter is... something else.

Kira waited for Kyoraku as Toshiro and Kohana stood next to him. Kira didn't really like being here and was very uncomfortable in his old Shinigami uniform, but duty called and he had to look presentable.

"I'm sorry for the wait." He said, walking in. "Deliberations and such… Now, did Toshiro and Kohana explain the issue to you?"

"Yes but… I'm still confused as to how it will benefit us."

"All we need to do is just get them to unleash your zanpakuto and you can technically control them from the inside. I know it's not your strong suit, but we need you for this. Your zanpakuto is unique and we need a unique method of destroying these people."

"I will try to do my best, Head Captain, but I don't know how they will take my appearance."

"You were always so petty about things like that." Someone said.

Kira turned and saw Gin with his perpetual smirk and backed away.

"I had heard you were alive…"

"That I am. Have you missed me, my subordinate?"

"No… after what you did to the Soul Society…"

"I've been pardoned of all that. Bygones and all. Here." He handed the coordinates to Kyoraku. "A little rat smuggled this out for us."

"Rat?"

"Seems these people aren't exactly up Aizen-sama's alley. He wants to see them eradicated just as much as we do."

"You still call that sick bastard '-sama'? What kind of twisted loyalty do you have?" Soi Fon growled, lifting her top lip at Gin.

"I do not deny Aizen-sama's prowess and cunning ability. They match my own quite well. And he is still superior no matter what. I have respect for men higher than me."

"do you?" Kyoraku asked.

"Not the time." Kohana said. "We have to get my father and ani out of there."

"Right. So, Kira-san, are you ready to serve the Soul Society once more?"

"Yes… Although, won't they want to know what kind of zanpakuto I have and won't they want to know why I suddenly want to be on their side?"

"I might be able to help with that if you trust me enough."

Everyone turned as Aizen's image appeared behind Kyoraku's chair. Everyone pulled out their swords as Aizen just made a face.

"Truly, I'm not here so what would be the use?"

They realized he was right and put their swords back. He turned to Kyoraku.

"I can help with the zanpakuto. When Kira presents it, I can use Kyoka Suigetsu to disguise the true powers of the zanpakuto."

"Won't they know?"

Aizen gave a mocking smirk. "I fooled all of you, didn't I?"

Soi Fon wanted to punch him in the face but was held back from doing so. Kyoraku sighed.

"Well, he's right about that. He made us all believe he had a water-type zanpakuto completely different than what it actually was."

"Besides, I was testing this ability by using Captain Kuchiki's zanpakuto. You can ask Gin for confirmation."

Gin didn't say anything as everyone looked at him.

"Aizen-sama was the one who gave me the coordinates and he led me to him by using Captain Kuchiki's Senbonzakura. It was quite convincing, although not quite right. For the Cakurahita, they will never know though."

"Why exactly are you trying to help us? What do you want?" Kyoraku said, watching Aizen's form carefully.

"That will be something to discuss after we defeat the Cakurahita." Aizen turned to Kira. "Is there a type of zanpakuto that you wished you could have had? I can make something up for you."

"Um… thank you. I think it should be something that would take form. As you mentioned to me in my barrack-"

"Hovel." Kohina said. "Don't try and make things better than they were. It looked like some sort of evil spirit was about to pop out of there."

Kyoraku made a face. "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, sir."

"He lives in a dump. What kind of sanctuary is that anyway?"

"Why are you living in an abandoned barrack anyway?" Kyoraku asked. "I never sent you to live in one. I had a barrack with a nice view in one of the higher Rukon Districts done for you until you decided to come back."

"I didn't think it best to be in such a lavish place within the Rukongai and I… don't feel worthy of service anymore. I figured that no one would want to see me anyway and…"

"We will discuss your sense of justice and mine when we get things done."

"Um, right, as I was saying. Captain Hitsugaya mentioned that the reason my zanpakuto was so effective was because the power is technically melee, so what if the ruse power is kido? It would make it seem much more plausible."

"What kind of kido would you like for it to have?"

Kira thought for a moment and then smiled a little.

"This will sound silly but I think it might do. I don't want them to hear it."

Aizen's image walked over to him and he whispered what he wanted in his ear. Aizen actually smiled.

"That will be very interesting. I will see what I can whip up in that fact. Just remember one thing: you have to tell me what it does so that I can do it. You'll need to convince them of what you're wanting but I need hints to make this work. Can you do that?"

"I'm pretty sure I can handle it."

Aizen's image left when the doors burst open and Kyoraku winced.

"Oh no…"

"Do you mind telling me why I haven't seen either of my Ichigos for three days and why I wasn't invited to this captain's meeting?" she snarled.

"We felt the news would be a bit… harsh."

"Do I look like I care about how information is perceived by me? Where is my husband?!"

"The Cakurahita have them." Toshiro said. "We're going to go rescue them now."

"And you didn't think I wanted to come along for the ride?"

"You're too loud to make anything about this stealthy, which is the need." He responded.

"Although I have heard rumors that Captain Kurosaki is wounded."

Yachiru turned to Gin and lifted an eyebrow.

"Wounded? My Ichigo? Are you sure it's not Yichi?"

"I'm quite certain it's your husband, not his past self."

"It doesn't matter anyway. He won't let that stop him."

"I hear the wound is fatal."

Yachiru didn't say anything, unable to really comprehend what he was saying. Nothing was fatal to her husband or to her. He could withstand a lot of things and even if it looked fatal, it never really was. Now everyone was saying that maybe it was real?

"You're wrong… Ichigo doesn't get fatal wounds like that. His fatal wounds are nothing. It's just rumors anyway."

"Nee-chan, I hate to say that Captain Ichimaru is right but it's true. One of the Cakurahita used ani's own sword on him and even Orihime-san can't fix him." Kohana said softly.

Yachiru didn't say anything again and then turned swiftly out of the room, punching the door open. It fell over from the hinge, almost hitting Tachuri and Osaka. Kenpachi stood up from where he had been sitting quietly.

"I'll go talk with her."

Kyoraku sent him off and turned back to Kira.

"Are you ready to play the biggest part you'll ever have in your whole life?"

"Yes. I am."

"Yachiru."

Yachiru pulled out her sword as she turned to Kenpachi. Seeing it was him, she lowered the sword, but didn't sheath it.

"What did you come here to do? Be fatherly or something silly like that?"

"I came to make sure you didn't go chopping down trees on the Kuchiki property and/or cause any more damage than usual."

"Excuses." She gave a tired smirk. "You're worried about me."

Kenpachi shrugged. "Say whatever you will, runt."

"Spar with me."

"That will cause problems."

"This isn't a game or something to surpass you, Ken-chan. I just… I need to let off some steam and you're the only one powerful enough to take the blows without losing consciousness."

Kenpachi looked behind her and frowned.

"So that's what all those mounds are back there? Bodies?"

"I didn't kill them. They just… couldn't keep up. Usually Icchi will spar with me."

"You know as well as I do that if it weren't as true as they are saying it is, they wouldn't have mentioned it." He pulled out his sword. "Remember when he came back from that mission and he had practically a gaping hole in his stomach? I remember the pre-report that's sent to Squad 4 so they can prepare for any hurt or injured and the report said, 'gash in abdomen area'. They brought that punk ass into my barracks with a hole the size of a plate in him, talking about he's fine. If it were the same as then, that's how they would have said it. Not, 'it's fatal', but that he had a few cuts and bruises or something."

"I don't want to hear about it."

She came at him with everything she had but he blocked it and looked at her.

"You'll have to face it sooner or later."

"I'll face it when they bring me his dead carcass."

"Despite practically being my daughter," He said, pulling away from her and swinging his hammer around effortlessly. "You always had a soft spot for things that were yours… as do I. Ichigo is your husband and yours alone. How about instead of sparring with me, you can go hunt those bastards down with us and do some real damage?"

Yachiru thought for a second and then grinned.

"Yeah… I'd like the smell of that massacre…"

"Hey, Roka-san, you've got a Shinigami here who wants to talk with you." Murasunta said, thumbing behind her.

Roka took a better position and waited. Kira walked in and looked around suspiciously. Upon seeing Roka, he straightened himself out.

"Are you the lady that releases zanpakutos?" he asked.

"And where did you hear that rumor?"

"Overheard some people talking. They say it's super dangerous to do that."

"Sometimes, but not always. Why have you come?"

"I want you to release my zanpakuto. It's a hindrance and a bother. I know it would be so much easier without it."

"What can it do?"

"Do?"

"Yes. What powers does it have? I can't release the wrong zanpakuto, now can I?"

"How do you mean?"

"I can release any type of zanpakuto but kido based ones are the easiest to handle. They don't technically need a sword anyway. Melee, on the other hand… well… it's not exactly good news."

"I understand ma'am and yes, she's kido based."

"Well then, show us what she can do."

Kiba cleared his throat and held out his zanpakuto.

"Crack, Ahenhana Hyoji."

He cracked the sword and the sword turned into a viney looking whip with flowers all along it. It was about six feet long and Roka noticed the flowers were poppies.

"Poppies? What an odd flower to have as a zanpakuto."

"We can't pick what our manifestations are." Kira said with a small smile.

"How true. What do these flowers do?"

"Well, unlike what really happens when a person overdoses on opium, my flowers cause the symptoms but not the death. I can pick any symptom I want, command a flower to turn into powder, and the symptom will begin. That's the secret part of it. The other part is that it just causes drowsiness when it is wrapped around someone. In a true fight it really only acts as a helper to someone else but I'm tired of being on the sidelines. The potential of it without the restriction of the sword is very high."

"I see… and how do you release the poppies? What is your technique?"

"Ahenhana Hyoji Samasu."

Roka watched this new man and turned her head a little. She pointed to his prosthetics.

"What happened?"

"I was in an… accident." Kira thought he heard Aizen try to stifle a laugh. "They gave me these parts as a prototype for this sort of recovery."

"Your accident was beyond the healers of the Seireitei?"

"In truth, ma'am, I was killed and brought back to life. The damage of what killed me is what the machinery is for. Some things can't be fixed."

"You were damaged in the Quincy War, I assume?"

"Yes ma'am."

"How very interesting… and do they give you hindrance?"

"No, they've worked well so far in fluidity."

"I see… I think your zanpakuto will do fine without the sword. It's hard to know what exactly will happen when the sword is no longer holding your potential back or how you will be able to manifest its power but you'll figure it out pretty quickly."

Kira returned his sword to normal and she touched the blade.

"Break, Nirbharata: Ahenhana Hyoji."

The blade suddenly dissolved from Kira's hand and he felt power rush through him. He felt most of it go into his hands and he had a feeling he knew how his real zanpakuto was going to have to be used.

"Try it out."

Kira open his hand. "Crack, Ahenhana Hyoji."

His hands covered in vines that intertwined his hands and fingers, small poppies growing on them. He picked a poppy and crushed it. He looked at the people and went up to Murasunta. He blew the powder onto her and she coughed.

"Speech."

"Whhhhhhatyeh doooo toooo mmmyehhhhh…?"

Kira smiled and Roka smiled as well.

"Welcome to the Cakurahita. You are now free."

"Thank you."

"How do you fix it?" Banzai asked, poking Murasunta.

"Shhhhtop thaaaat!" she slurred.

"Just throw water on her. It has to be a substantial amount though."

As the others were getting water to try and help Murasunta out, Aizen gave a small nod as Kira went around the room touching people lightly with his fingertips and mumbling something under his breath. Once he was done, Aizen watched him from where he was and crossed his arms. He gave another small nod and Kira breathed in.

"Raise your head, Wabisuke."

Immediately, everyone fell to the floor feeling like they had been pulled down and stuck under a ton of bricks.

"Why you-"

"I've made it where you can only hear me." Aizen said to Kira. "I have full manipulation of your senses and you cannot hear those whose powers rely on sound. You have eight minutes to release the others."

Kira nodded and went to find the Kurosakis, Byakuya, and Orihime.

Ichigo looked up and made a face.

"Did anyone hear that thud?"

"It was probably your stupid mind coming to a halt." Kurosaki said, his wound causing him a lot of pain.

Ichigo just looked at him. "For a guy who is married to the Kenpachi-"

"I-Chi-Go!" someone yelled.

Everyone put their arms over their heads as the ceiling caved in. Kira, Kenpachi, and Yachiru were standing there as Yachiru looked at her husband and past form in disgust.

"You slithering little baby snake. How could you let this happen?" She walked over and grabbed him by the collar. "How could you let this happen?!"

"Hello, Yachiru." He said softly.

"Don't speak to me, weakling." She growled, dropping him from her grip.

Kenpachi caught him as she walked over to Ichigo and Kurosaki looked up at Kenpachi.

"Why did you bring her here?" he growled.

"I didn't. She wasn't invited to the captain's meeting and she's been in a pissy mood since. How is the wound?"

"Not healing; definitely annoying… It's like I used to be when I was that guy." He said, pointing with his head.

Yachiru slapped Ichigo across the face and Orihime gasped in fright as Ichigo looked at her in bewilderment.

"What the hell was that for?!"

"For not keeping your future self safe! Look at that piece of shit over there! Look how pale and frail he looks. You've ruined him." She said angrily.

"Look, it wasn't my fault. It was one of the Cakurahita! They made…" he faltered as he looked at his older self, who was making the 'kill the subject' gesture behind Yachiru. "Made something bad happen. Yeah. They did this."

"Which one of them hurt my Oichi? Which one of them made him a peon of the earth?!" she growled, looking up.

"IT was the woman with the white spiky hair." Orihime said. "Her name is Banzai and she has hypnotic powers… she can use them pretty well and that's kind of how this all got started."

"Thank you, Bimbo. I'm glad I have a visual."

Yachiru shot up onto the first level and a girl screamed. Yachiru cackled maniacally as Kurosaki looked at Kenpachi.

"We should go while they are distracted with Yachiru."

"Aizen said we only had eight minutes to get everyone out. If we don't hurry, they will realize he was deceiving them and something could happen." Kira said, his robotic eye swiveling around the upper level to survey the others' conditions.

"Let's go before-"

"Break, Nirbharata: Zangetsu!"

Ichigo fell to his hands and knees, feeling as if his brain was about to tear itself apart while Kurosaki slipped from Kenpachi's grip to the ground, holding his wound in one hand and his head in the other. They both screamed in agony as it felt like their bodies were being torn apart into a thousand different directions. Their zanpakutos melted and they both held their heads as their Hollow powers began to manifest.

"Retrieve, Antarika Niantrana." Another voiced yelled, and Byakuya fell to his knees as well.

"We must go." Aizen said, jumping down into the underground training center. "She's released Zangetsu (twice) without anything to hold it back. We have to get out of here before we get caught up in the manifestation of their powers. Plus, all of their Hollow powers have been activated. If we want to survive, we need to be as far away from his barrack as possible."

Everyone nodded in agreement and got out as quickly as possible.

in case somebody was wondering how roka could release wabisuke when that's not what she said, here is how that worked out: without his zpt, aizen's power was complete and utter hypnosis. he mentions in the manga/anime with his fight with shinji that although his zpt is a lot like aizen's and takes over the 5 senses completely, aizen says that his zpt is much more powerful and takes over everything beyond the five senses. that being said, technically what he did was make roka and the gang hear and see what he wanted them to hear and see. so when kira said that his zpts name was ahenhana hyoji, he was actually saying wabisuke and in all 'technicality' roka heard wabisuke as well but aizen made her believe it was ahenhna hyoji. i think that about sums that up. if there are any questions please don't hesitate to ask.