Chapter 44-Hangover

Kenpachi had just arrived and the captains were planning their next move, "so how many more people do we need to find?" Kenpachi asked

"we know where 21 of the 31 are so that leaves 10 to find" Hikaru replied, "do you remember the location you got"

"we need to find Ikkaku and Yumichika" Kenpachi stood up and made his way to the cave entrance

"do you know where they are?" Hikaru asked stopping the captain

"they are 79 west that's where they said they were going" Kenpachi told him before walking out the cave

"come on Ichigo" Hikaru followed Kenpachi

The three captains arrived in a small village in west 79th district, it was small and most of the people looked like farmers but there were no signs of the two seated officers, Kenpachi walked up to one of the residence, "I'm looking for someone" he told the man who was half his size

"who?" the obviously nervous man asked

"one of them is obsessed with his appearance and the other loves to fight"

"well I do rememb.."

"IT'S THE GOTEI 13" someone else ran through the village waving their arms and shouting

Everyone turned their heads towards him and right behind the man was about 30 soul reapers with their swords out, the three captains drew their swords and dispatched the soul reapers with haste before returning to the man they were questioning, "you remember what?" Kenpachi asked

"there were two people who fit your description here a few days ago but the gotei 13 took them" the man told them

"can you tell us anything about the gotei 13 attacking villages?" Hikaru asked

"they're not just attacking villages, they are wiping out any settlement at random; villages, towns, I even heard they destroyed a city but no one knows why" the man explained

"that's good, let's go Kenpachi" the three left the village and headed back to the cave

Once they got back they told everyone what they had heard, "so they are attacking settlements at random but why" Toshiro questioned

"maybe it's some control tactic" Unohana suggested

"that might be it but I get the feeling it's something else" Hikaru commented

"this is a concern but our first priority is to find everyone" Toshiro reminded everyone

"you're right" Ichigo said

"so Kenpachi what location did you get?" Ichigo asked

"50 south" Kenpachi told them

"good come on Ichigo let's go" Hikaru got up and the two of them left

Seireitei

Momo sat in a captains meeting, "THEY DID WHAT?" she screamed

"they killed one of the purge groups when they targeted a village" Michi reported, the usually smiling captain of squad 10 had a deadly serious look on his face at the moment

"does anyone know if they know what we're doing?" she asked

"I don't think they know for sure but they are suspicious of it" Michi assured her

"as long as they don't know anything" Momo told them, "everyone is dismissed except, Yoshiro"

Everyone left as Yoshiro stumbled up to the head captain, "what do *hick* you want, head captain" he slurred

"you are one of our most powerful so I need you to follow this signal we found and capture which ever captain is making it"

"fine with me*hick* head cap" the 13th captain stumbled out of the room and to south 50th district to find a captain

South 50th district

Hikaru and Ichigo couldn't find a settlement that wasn't burnt to the ground but they continued to search the surrounding area without finding anyone

"do you want to give up?" Ichigo asked

"we should look a bit longer" Hikaru told him

"so you're the one's *hick* that I was sent to *hick* find *hick* man I've had so much to drink" the two turned to see a someone wearing a captains coat with a bottle in their mouth

"who are you?" Hikaru asked

"I'm Yoshiro Ryo captain of squad 13" he introduced himself

"I can take this drunk" Ichigo charged at the swaying captain and swung right for his head, Yoshiro effortlessly swayed out of the way of every strike Ichigo threw at him before he drew his sword and butted Ichigo in the stomach

"slur, Yopparai" his sword became a scimitar with a purple pommel, Yoshiro charged towards the disoriented Ichigo and cut him across the chest before heading straight for Hikaru, the captain blocked and kicked Yoshiro back

"getsuga tensho" Ichigo fired a getsuga towards Hikaru who managed to dodge it

"what the hell are you doing Ichigo" Hikaru screamed at the other captain

"let's fight *hick* man" Ichigo slurred as he swayed from side to side

"how is he drunk, unless it was Yoshiro" Hikaru thought

"your zanpakuto makes anyone it cuts instantly drunk" Hikaru declared

"you're right" Yoshiro said before charging at Hikaru and cutting him across the stomach

His vision started to go blurry and Hikaru started to feel warm and happy all of a sudden, "how many *hick* fingers" Yoshiro held a blurred hand in front of Hiakru's face

"slur" Hikaru cut across Yoshiro's chest causing him to fall back and lay there out cold

The two captains sat there for about an hour before the effects wore off and by that time Sajin had shown up to investigate the massive spiritual pressures he felt, "good thing we found you" Ichigo said as he fought a killer hangover

"come one let's get back so I can sleep" Hikaru said holding his head in pain

"I feel like I'm gonna throw up" Ichigo whispered

"ditto" Hikaru said back as the three of them trekked back

Seireitei

Yoshiro bowed in front of Momo as she scolded him, "you are one of the most powerful captains we have and you were defeated"

"I'm sorry head captain" he apologized, "I underestimated my enemy it won't happen again"

"it better not" Momo stood up and addressed all the captains, "they will invade the Seireitei and we will fight them, if you are not ready then everything we worked for will be for nothing and I will not have that"

"YES HEAD CAPTAIN!" they all shouted

"you're all dismissed"

End of chapter 44