AN:/Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone. I'm sorry that it took me this long to update a new chapter; I had things going on, but you will be getting three chapters. Enjoy!
Chapter 31: Ulquiorra's Mission
Ulquiorra opened a Garganta outside the perimeter of Mayuri's lab. He made sure to disassemble the crazy scientists' cameras before coming. The hallway was barely scarce; there were a couple of people walking down the path. Reaching in his pocket, Ulquiorra took out the same silver bracelet he gave Orihime when he kidnapped her. He put it on and began to walk among the Shinigami until he was in front of the lab door and went through the door. The lab was humongous and eerily cold. It had a creepy chill to the room just like Szayel's, but at least Mayuri didn't have failed experiments walking around. Ulquiorra wanted to get this mission over with so he could leave this mans' lab. He read on this guy and his 'perks' regarding projects, experiments, and interest. From his knowledge, Orihime is on top of Mayuri's list of being interested in experimenting on. Ulquiorra went around the lab trying to find the object of interest to Aizen-sama. The was vastly big; with every turn Ulquiorra went or gazed, there were experiments, and unknown materials were all cluttered or unorganized. Even with the clutter, the sound of the wind could be heard. The room sounded empty, even with all of the machines around. Ulquiorra wondered why Soul Society is letting a madman like Mayuri into their ranks or why no one had barged in here wasn't prepared like he was. He finally found the room and again walked through the door. Ulquiorra gazed around the new room. Just like the lab, it was unorganized, and the floor was covered with papers. With a raised eyebrow and closed eyes, Ulquiorra wondered why this man was such a slob. Szayel's lab was immaculate, shiny, cold, of course, but it also smelled clean.
It reminded Ulquiorra of the four biggest slobs in Hueco Mundo, Grimmjow, Nnoitra, Yammi, and Barragan. Still, they at least kept their rooms looking decent. Maybe he was missing something. Maybe the madman was tricking the intruders of how disarray the room was to keep them distracted. Instead of thinking of the what-ifs, Ulquiorra continued to search for the item. He tried not to touch any surfaces; just in case his theory was accurate; because it was covered in food and other unfamiliar substances that might be dangerous. Ulquiorra took another turn, and from the corner of his eye, he saw an object that looked like what his master wanted. Taking a closer look, Ulquiorra went over to the table, carefully removing it from under other scientific instruments. It did match the picture description, but there were two others behind it. Ultimately, Ulquiorra does enjoy puzzles, but he'd rather be home taking a long hot shower, food, and a long nap. For some reason, Ulquiorra felt something was off. They were completely different then what Aizen-sama described to him through the photo. It was tall, had three buttons on each side, small ball satellites on the top, and a control base with many buttons. The three devices in front of him were the ones he needed. The best mad scientists and Mayuri would never leave their important destruction tools out in the open but somewhere secretively.
Now, all Ulquiorra had to figure where this was. It did take him a while to find it, but he found it in the refrigerator next to some liquid potion. Honestly, that was a weird place to put an important item like this in a cold machine. Not wanting to waste any more time, Ulquiorra grabbed the device, but the replacement in its place closed the fridge and left the way he went. Ulquiorra was about to open a Garganta but thought of Onna. She's mostly doing nothing at home except cooking, cleaning, working, resting, and getting extra learning for being a doctor. She's not training to get stronger like he made her do before they went on this mission. Making up his mind, Ulquiorra headed towards the Unohana's fourth and Aizen-sama's ex-fifth barracks, where he knew there was a library. Arriving at the library, he went inside. The library was every writer's and scholar's dream. It was magnificently massive and glorious. It wasn't impressive to Ulquiorra since he believed Hueco Mundo was the better one. All the sections were labeled on which subjects the person desires to learn, so it was easier for Ulquiorra to find what he needed. After that personal mission was complete, he left Soul Society to go back to Hueco Mundo. He arrived in Szayel's lab, dropped off the invention there, gave Aizen-sama how successful the mission, left Hueco Mundo, went to the hotel to get his stuff, but found out his master sent someone to drop it off with his coworker and headed to the airport after swerving Onna's friends. Ulquiorra was tired and wanted to knock out from exhaustion.
AN:/Ulquiorra is on his way home. Finally. I know this chapter seemed a bit rushed, and it is. Ulquiorra and my little students wouldn't let this one be longer. Ulquiorra just wanted me to hurry up and get this chapter finished so he could back to Florida and get a meal. My little kids from my job wanted the attention nonstop to cut it short, but I hope it got to the point. Please, review, and stay safe. Oh, the third chapter will be up either tomorrow or Sunday.
