Bleach Anime Special
By Tayla Drago
Episode #2 - A Soul Reaper's Duty
The morning after the fateful battle against Fishbone D, Isshin Kurosaki crashes feet-first into a sleeping Ichigo Kurosaki while greeting him, only for Ichigo to scream in anger before pinning his father to the ground while berating him for attacking his own son in his sleep, which leads Isshin to compliment Ichigo's skill and declare that he has nothing more to teach his son. Ichigo suddenly remembers what happened to his family and the house during the previous night and hoists Isshin up by his collar before frantically asking him about Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu Kurosaki's injuries, only for a confused Isshin to wonder what he is talking about, which surprises Ichigo. Taking Ichigo outside into the driveway of the house to look at the damage done to the Kurosaki Clinic alongside his sisters, Isshin cheerfully proclaims that it is a miracle for no one to have been hurt by the truck crashing into their house. While Karin claims it is more miraculous that no one woke up during this incident and notes the culprit got away, which prompts Isshin to optimistically predict that they will come back to apologize at some point, a stunned Ichigo notes that his sisters' wounds are gone and their memories of the incident have been altered before wondering if this is the work of a Shinigami. As she and Karin walk back into the house, Yuzu tells Ichigo to eat breakfast before he is late for school, which a distracted Ichigo agrees to do before recalling Rukia Kuchiki and wondering if she returned to Soul Society after the fight ended and he lost consciousness. Mean while, Mako had a lot of paper work to be done to be fine doing it all 'it makes her happy all hyper-like' as Mako and Zena walk to school together after Zena made some lunch for them both.
Mako: Hey! Zena! Come on, we need to get to school! Hurry up with those lunches!
Zena: We always make it there at the right time, Mako. Relax. Now let's get going. (Here's to my sister who became the student council president at our school.)
Time to get going to do well around the house for their step-grandparents from time to time and had powers they knew about a little only.
Mako: Good, you're done! Lots of work to be done.
Zena: And remember, we don't tell anyone abut our powers. Got it? No one will understand us even if we try to explain it to them.
Off they go then...Later, at Karakura High School, Orihime Inoue and Tatsuki Arisawa walk through the halls while Tatsuki asks Orihime if she brought lunch today. Confirming this, Orihime details how she brought taiyaki-style ramen with wasabi and honey before asking Tatsuki if she wants any, only for a bemused Tatsuki to deny this after envisioning what this combination of food would look like. As she tries to convince Tatsuki that it tastes good, Orihime walks into Ichigo, who inadvertently knocks her down before noting her presence, and while Orihime apologizes, Tatsuki berates Ichigo for not having anything more to say after knocking Orihime to the ground. Realizing his mistake, Ichigo asks Orihime if she is alright, which she affirms, before extending his hand to help her up. However, Orihime is startled by his expression and gets to her feet on her own before frantically claiming she has volleyball to attend. As Orihime runs off, Tatsuki calls after her while Ichigo wonders what her deal is, prompting Tatsuki to claim he has a mean face before asking why Ichigo is so late, which Ichigo states he will explain later while he leaves for class 'knowing he was blushing a lot more around Orihime'. In his classroom, Ichigo sits with Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima while the former notes that he heard a truck crashed into the Kurosaki Clinic, which Ichigo confirms is true. Mizuiro asks him if his family has finished cleaning up the place yet, which Ichigo claims is not as easy as it sounds, and Yasutora Sado asks if they will need help, prompting a surprised Ichigo to deny this. While Keigo tells Sado he will end up damaging the house further if he helps, Ichigo asks what class is next, which Mizuiro identifies as modern literature.
Ichigo: (What the hell happened yesterday? Karin and Yuzu both acted as if nothing had happened this morning. And it looks like that strange girl has disappeared.)
Zena: Hey, Ichigo. Good morning. What's on your mind this time?
Ichigo: Huh? Ah, it's nothing. Just a weird dream I had.
Zena: Really?
It was hard to tell what can be on what's Ichigo's mind. For them to know of Ichigo to be friends with him, having some good friends for Zena and Mako to care for a guy like him. Ichigo maybe tough, but he's very caring deep down for others to like him.
Mako: What type of dream? A girlfriend? You thinking about a girl to fall in love with?
Ichigo: Hey! That's not it! I've seen a girl, but not a girlfriend...I hope she might be my type.
This has Mako jump the gun here.
Mako: Really!?
At Karakura High School that day, Ichigo is shocked to find Rukia has joined his class as a student.
Mako: Ah! So you do have a girlfriend! I knew it! Zena, did you hear?!
Zena: Huh? He said about a girl who's not a girlfriend. Huge difference.
Ichigo: Thank you.
Suddenly, a girl walks up behind Ichigo and asks if he is Ichigo Kurosaki, and while Ichigo turns around, he is shocked to see Rukia standing before him in a school uniform. Rukia introduces herself and reveals she will be sitting next to Ichigo starting today, leading a speechless Ichigo to point at her.
Rukia: Hello, you're Ichigo, aren't you?
Ichigo: ...
Rukia: I'll be sitting next to you from now one. My name is Rukia.
As Keigo asks Ichigo if something is wrong, Sado wonders if he and Rukia know each other, prompting Rukia to claim that this is their first time meeting each other. While Mizuiro identifies Rukia as a transfer student, Rukia holds out her hand to Ichigo, who is unnerved to see that she has written a warning not to make a scene on it.
Mako: A new student at our school...? Oh right, I've heard about this girl.
Zena: We did? (Weird, I never heard of this Rukia person until today.)
Ichigo: It...It's you!
Zena: And you know her, Ichigo?
Ichigo: Ah...Just pass by yesterday is all, that's it. Hey, come...Come with me a minute! Excuse us, Zena. Later, Mako.
Taking off to go outside of the school, Mako sees something to belong to Ichigo.
Mako: This is not good. Hey, Ichigo! You dropped something! Hey! Ichigo, come back!
Off she goes to finish up quickly on a few paper reports while Zena stayed in class.
Zena: But wait, Mako! And there she goes again in helping out others...
Shortly afterward, Ichigo and Rukia meet outside as Ichigo demands to know what Rukia is doing, leading Rukia to mockingly ask him if he plans on doing something to her out here. When Ichigo demands that she stop talking like this, Rukia refuses to do so because she spent all of last night learning how to talk like a modern Human.
Ichigo: What the hell do you think you're doing? Weren't you supposed to be heading back to your "Soul Society," or whatever it was?
Brushing this off, Ichigo asks why Rukia is still here since she was planning on returning to Soul Society, but Rukia asserts that only Shinigami can do this before informing him that she does not have this ability at the moment. With Ichigo expressing confusion at this, Rukia details how Ichigo took most of her Shinigami powers last night, which Ichigo asserts that he does not know anything about, and goes on to state that she is now stuck in a Gigai, prompting a confused Ichigo to question what that is. Rukia explains how Gigai are used as temporary bodies during emergencies for weakened Shinigami who are waiting for their powers to return.
Rukia: I can't! Only Soul Reapers can go back to the Soul Society. I haven't the power to return anymore. Last night you absorbed almost all my powers.
As Ichigo realizes that this is why his classmates could see her, Rukia declares that Ichigo must perform her Shinigami duties until her powers return, to his surprise.
Ichigo: So? What does a powerless Soul Reaper want with me?
Rukia: Until all of my powers come back, it's up to you, Ichigo, to perform the duties of a Soul Reaper.
Ichigo: Eh?! Why me?!
Rukia: It's only natural. You now possess the strength of a Soul Reaper. You do not have the right to refuse your calling.
Claiming it is only natural, Rukia asserts that Ichigo does not have the right to refuse since he has Shinigami powers, but Ichigo refuses anyway, shocking Rukia, before stating that he does not want to fight Hollows ever again.
Ichigo: No way! My monster fighting days are over. I'm not going to fight those things for total strangers. I'm not that self-sacrificing.
When Rukia points out that he did well yesterday, Ichigo admits that he only did so because his family was in danger and states that he will not fight for complete strangers before walking away while he half-hardheartedly apologizes for disappointing Rukia.
Rukia: I see...I guess there is no other choice then.
Noting that it cannot be helped, Rukia puts on a Gokon Tekkō and gets Ichigo's attention before rushing at him and pushing his soul out of his body.
Ichigo: Huh! Ghaaa! What is this? What in the hell happened to my body? What in the world did you do to me?
While Ichigo freaks out over seeing his own body lying on the ground and demands to know what she did to him, Rukia tells him to come with her. Shortly afterward, as he and Rukia walk by a memorial set up on a telephone pole near a park, Ichigo asks where they are going, prompting Rukia to pull out her Denreishinki and reveal that she has received an order from Soul Society revealing a Plus who lives in the nearby park will probably be attacked. Suddenly, a young boy cries out while a play structure is destroyed.
Rukia: Follow me! I'm going to show you what it means to be a Soul Reaper.
While the playground crumbles into ruins, the boy, a Plus, flees in terror from Hexapodus, who chases him across the park. As the boy cries for help, Ichigo leaps over the metal barrier and prepares to intervene, only for Rukia to tell him to wait before pointing out that the boy is a complete stranger and asking why Ichigo is helping him. Ichigo claims that he cannot just stand by when the boy is being attacked right in front of him, but Rukia tells him to stop being naïve and asserts that a Shinigami must treat all spirits equally without simply helping those who are nearby when it is convenient, as that is not how their role as balancers works.
Rukia: In the eyes of a Soul Reaper, all the spirits of this world are equal. Getting involved simply because spirits are nearby or they need help isn't how it works. Commit yourself to saving every spirit. You must be willing to go to any length, even to sacrifice your own life.
While the frightened boy continues to run from Hexapodus, Rukia orders Ichigo to not help him until he decides to help all spirits and declares that he must be willing to go anywhere and sacrifice his own life as a Shinigami. However, while the boy falls and Hexapodus prepares to attack him, a determined Ichigo draws his Zanpakutō and cuts off both of Hexapodus's front legs, causing it to fall back in pain and retreat to Hueco Mundo, and when Rukia asks him if he is committed to this, Ichigo denies this and declares that he saved the boy because he wanted to before asking a stunned Rukia if she was thinking about her Shinigami duties when she saved him last night.
Ichigo: ...
Rukia: Well, what's your call?
As Hexapodus reappears behind him and approaches, Ichigo proclaims that such things do not matter when one puts themselves at risk and declares that he will be different before turning around and shoving his Zanpakutō directly into Hexapodus's face. Watching as Hexapodus collapses and fades away after he pulls out his Zanpakutō, Ichigo turns to face the crying boy and asks if he is alright before kneeling before him. After telling the boy to pass over if he does not want to experience something scary like that again, Ichigo presses the hilt of his Zanpakutō to the boy's forehead and performs Konsō, causing the boy to sink into the ground in blue light.
Ichigo: I haven't decided to do job yet. I save people because I want to, you hear me?
Rukia: Huh?
Ichigo: What about you? I seem to remember you putting your life on the line to save me last night. Tell me, were you really thinking about your duty when you rushed to help me? Of course not! That's the last thing on your mind when you save someone.
Rukia: ...
Ichigo: At the very least, I choose...to be different! I'm still not ready to actually commit to this or anything. On the other hand though, I could never just stand around and watch while someone else was being hurt. So, I'll help you. At least I will for now, with this work of yours as a Soul Reaper.
While a Jigokuchō flies away from the fading pool of light, Rukia walks up to Ichigo and compliments his Konsō, only for Ichigo to merely state that he is leaving while he walks away.
Rukia: Good. I'm counting on you.
However, Ichigo turns Rukia's logic back on her due to her intervention the previous night and purifies Hexapodus before agreeing to help her. So all was good now. Well, if only Mako didn't see on what just really happened by accident just now. The Hollow of the Hexapodus, Ichigo's soul leaving his body, and a wandering ghost.
Mako: (Huh...? What was that I just saw...? Ichigo?)
That night, as Orihime reads a magazine in her house, her deceased brother Sora Inoue watches from the air while smiling, only to become concerned when Orihime closes the curtains on her window. Suddenly, two Hollows appear in the air next to Sora and bind him with their tentacles before transporting him to Hueco Mundo while he screams in terror. In Hueco Mundo, after the Hollows bring him out of the shadows, a terrified Sora asks where he is and what they plan to do with him. Suddenly, Grand Fisher rises up behind Sora and tells the other Hollows to devour his soul, prompting Sora to run away in fear. Catching up to Sora, the Hollows surround and entrap him between their bodies before leaping back as Sora begins to glow with energy. While growing a large tail and gaining a muscular upper body, Sora has white fluid emerge from his eyes and mouth that turns into a Hollow mask on his face while he roars. The following day, Rukia reads several passages aloud from a dramatic novel she is holding as she walks down the street, only for an irritated Ichigo to confront her and demand that she shut up. When an offended Rukia claims that she is studying contemporary literature, Ichigo dismisses it as not sounding contemporary at all and demands to know how long Rukia plans on following him around, which Rukia says she will do until Ichigo agrees to perform the duties of a Shinigami. Ichigo and Rukia begin to walk away, but upon hearing a car screeching, they turn around to see Orihime lying in a nearby intersection with a bag of groceries on the ground next to her. While Ichigo runs up to her in concern, Orihime sits up and sees him, and when Ichigo asks if a car hit her, Orihime confirms this, prompting a surprised Ichigo to wonder if she is okay.
Orihime: Oh? Hello! Nice seeing you here, Ichigo and Rukia!
This girls knows of Ichigo a lot to have some crush on him, and more with him to hide his feelings to be blushing a lot. Orihime asserts that it was just a small bump and that she is fine, but when Ichigo asks her where the car is, she admits that it drove away, angering Ichigo. As Orihime apologizes, Ichigo calms down and states that it does not matter as long as she is okay.
Ichigo: Hey, Orihime. What are you doing here? (Wow, she's cute every day...)
He hides his feelings around this girl making them a cute couple.
Orihime: Hehehe. Just a little bit of shopping for dinner.
When Orihime notices her, Rukia rudely asks who she is, prompting a flustered Ichigo to inform her that Orihime is in their class. Hearing this, Rukia politely curtsies to Orihime while she greets her, and a somewhat confused Orihime returns the gesture. Rukia asks Orihime if she has been out shopping, prompting Orihime to remember her groceries and pick them up from the road while confirming they are intact. When Orihime reveals that she bought leeks, butter, bananas, and bean jam, a bewildered Ichigo wonders what exactly she plans to make with them. Suddenly, Rukia sees a strange bruise on Orihime's left leg and asks her about where she got it from, only for Orihime to notice it for the first time herself and suggest that she got it from the car that just hit her.
Rukia: How did you get that bruise on your leg?
Orihime: Oh this? I probably just tripped over something.
As a concerned Rukia continues to examine the bruise, Ichigo notes that it looks like it hurts, and while she assures Ichigo that it only hurts a little, Orihime questions why Rukia looks so serious, prompting a startled Rukia to claim that it is nothing before standing up and telling Orihime to take care.
Rukia: ...
Orihime: Oh no, look at the time! Ichigo, Rukia, I'll see you later! Bye-Bye!
When Ichigo offers to walk her home, a flustered Orihime declines his offer and claims she is fine before bidding them farewell. As Orihime walks to the other side of the intersection, Ichigo and Rukia watch her, with Ichigo noting that she needs to be careful while Rukia stares at her in concern. Later that day, while the sun begins to set, Ichigo and Rukia walk along a riverbank. When Rukia asks him if he and Orihime are friends, Ichigo denies this and admits that he has not spoken to her very much. Explaining that she is close to one of his friends who lives in the neighborhood, Ichigo reveals that Orihime's brother died at his family's clinic three years ago.
Rukia: So then, that girl, Orihime was it? Are you close to her?
Ichigo: Eh, not really. I barely know her and we don't really talk much. But she's friends with a buddy mine from the neighborhood, so I see her around. Although...Around three years back or so, her older brother, Sora, was in this terrible accident and died at our clinic.
With Rukia's interest piqued by this admission, Ichigo details how Orihime's brother was her only family and was badly injured in a car accident. In the past, a young Orihime stands outside the Kurosaki Clinic while her brother is being wheeled into an ambulance and tearfully begs him to not die and leave her by herself. In the present, Ichigo admits that he only recently learned Orihime was the girl crying that day, and when Rukia asks him how his spiritual perception was at the time, Ichigo states that it was not as strong as it is now and explains that he has only recently been able to see and interact with spirits, which Rukia notes confirms her suspicions.
Rukia: What?
Ichigo: We was in a car wreck. He was the only family she had.
He saw it all when Ichigo was young with another young Orihime seeing her dead brother being carried away to be dead. It was a very sad one.
Orihime: Big brother, big brother! Please, don't leave me all alone!
From the flashback there with Tatsuki was Ichigo's childhood friend and Orihime's too.
Ichigo: I'd never realized that she was the girl I saw crying that day. I only found that out just recently. So, why do you ask? You seem really interested in her.
Rukia: It's nothing. Anyway, let's go home.
Ichigo asks Rukia what is wrong, prompting Rukia to claim it is nothing before bidding him farewell. When Ichigo asks her where she is going, Rukia states she is going home, and when Ichigo wonders where this is, she teasingly asks him if he is interested, which Ichigo denies. Telling Ichigo to not ask if this is the case, Rukia walks away while an irritated Ichigo curses her.
Ichigo: Speaking of which, where do you always go home to?
Rukia: You really want to know?
Ichigo: I guess not.
Rukia: Then don't ask me.
Ichigo: Ugh...Yeah, right.
Going off now, this his Mako rushing back home to tell Zena something important. For she was like psychic to feel things out a lot and Mako was a animal lover, two smart girls who are head strong and very smart.
Mako: Hey, Zena! Guess what I just saw from Ichigo and the new girl Rukia! Guess! Guess!
Zena: What about them?
Mako: I saw Ichigo's soul getting out of his body from Rukia's slap with a weird glove on, and stopping some monster to save a ghost, and...!
Zena: Wait, you saw what?
Feeling out what Mako explained to Zena, she had trouble knowing if all of it was real.
Mako: C'mon...I know you just sense everything just now. Admit it!
Zena: …..! (What? Ichigo turns into a ghost to save another one, stop monsters, and Rukia has powers like us?) I don't get it.
Mako: Hey! I'm telling you the truth!
Zena: I'm not calling you a liar.
Mako: Grrr...! Fine! I'll prove it to you again. I just did my homework for tonight so...please don't wait up for me, Zena! I'll be back late!
Off she goes. Only to prove to her sister about on what Mako saw to do it again to prove Zena wrong that she saw everything.
Zena: Wait, Mako-! (She wants to go see Ichigo's odd behavior? Well, just as long as she's careful then.)
I think Zena senses weird but good feelings for Mako to come back home just fine later on. That night, at Orihime's apartment, Tatsuki brings her stewed beef with potatoes that her mother prepared, to Orihime's delight. Inside, while Orihime gratefully eats her mother's food, Tatsuki claims that she eats strange things when she is alone, to Orihime's surprise. I think Tatsuki knows of Ichigo's in love with Orihime to be afraid to admit it, and Orihime's having a crush on Ichigo to have trouble saying it. Meanwhile, at the Kurosaki Clinic, Yuzu opens Ichigo's bedroom door and asks if he has seen her pajamas, prompting an annoyed Ichigo to ask her to knock first.
Yuzu: Hey, Ichigo? You haven't seen my dress have you?
Ichigo: Yuzu, come on. Knock before you come in here. And I don't know where your dress is. Why do you feel the need to ask me about every little thing? Do I look like I care?
Yuzu: Kay, I guess I'll keep looking. Good night!
When Yuzu claims that he has gotten mean after entering high school, Ichigo bluntly denies this and states that he does not know where her pajamas are. After Yuzu notes that her dress is also missing, Ichigo asks her why she has to ask him about everything, only for Yuzu to bid him goodnight as she closes the door. In Ichigo's closet, Rukia, who is wearing Yuzu's pajamas, hears her Denreishinki beeping and opens it to look at the screen while a confused Ichigo wonders where the noise is coming from.
Rukia: ...
Soul Pager: *Beep Beep Beep*
Rukia: Hmm, an order? Ah!
Soul Pager: *Beep Beep Beep*
As the screen turns from blue to yellow, a shocked Rukia throws open the closet door and alerts Ichigo, who demands to know why she is there and wearing Yuzu's pajamas.
Ichigo: What the? Huh? Huh?
*Bump*
Popping out of the closet, Rukia alerts Ichigo of another Hollow.
Rukia: Hey, Ichigo!
Ichigo: What the heck?! What are you doing in there? Is that my sister's dress you got on?
Rukia: I'll explain later. We've got orders!
Ichigo: Orders? You mean a Hollow's about to appear? Where?
Rukia: Here, and now!
Telling Ichigo to save this for later, Rukia reveals they have received a Hollow alert and puts on her Gokon Tekkō before shoving Ichigo's soul out of his body just while Acidwire grasps at the place where his body was sitting with his hand from a portal of darkness. With Ichigo and Rukia looking on in surprise, Acidwire flattens Ichigo's bed and pulls himself fully into the room as he roars at them. When Acidwire thrusts his head at them, Ichigo leaps into the air and Rukia leaps back.
Acidwire: Roaaaarrr!
Acidwire looks up while Rukia tells Ichigo to aim for the head.
Rukia: You have to aim for its head! Ichigo!
Drawing his Zanpakutō, Ichigo drags it through his ceiling toward Acidwire and hits him in the face, but fails to actually cut him as Acidwire hits him with his tail. While landing on the ground and rolling to his feet, Ichigo dodges a swipe from Acidwire and cuts into his arm, causing Acidwire to reel back in pain.
Ichigo: You're mine!
Acidwire: Graaahhhh!
When Rukia tells him to not just swing his Zanpakutō around, Ichigo claims it is fine as long as he defeats Acidwire before running forward as Acidwire charges at him in turn. Dodging another swipe from Acidwire by leaping into the air, Ichigo declares victory and slashes at his face once more. However, the blow does not strike deep enough, allowing Acidwire grabs Ichigo's Zanpakutō by the blade with both hands and attempts to force it back. Angered by this, a yelling Ichigo pushes down on his Zanpakutō, causing it to sink just deep enough to dig into Acidwire's mask and shatter the portion covering his left eye. Seeing this, Ichigo can only stare in shock as a screaming Acidwire retreats into Hueco Mundo.
Rukia: It's getting away. Let's go!
Ichigo: ...
Rukia: Ichigo, what's the matter?
Though Rukia declares that they are going after Acidwire, Ichigo simply stands still without saying anything, and when Rukia asks him if something is wrong, Ichigo reveals the face under Acidwire's mask was that of Orihime's brother.
Ichigo: Something's not right. I got a look at that thing's face. And it was Orihime's dead brother! What are they? What are Hollows?
In Hueco Mundo, Acidwire writhes in pain while surrounded by a violet miasma until his damaged mask regenerates, causing him to begin roaring. Back in the Human World, Ichigo stands in stunned silence while Rukia informs him that attacking Hollow from behind and splitting its head in one blow is the essence of Hollow purification. When Ichigo asks her what she means, Rukia elaborates that this is meant to both minimize a Shinigami's injuries and also prevent them from discovering a Hollow's identity. With Ichigo wondering what a Hollow's identity is, Rukia reminds him of what he saw and reveals that all Hollows were once Humans, to his shock.
Rukia: The Hollows were once souls of human beings no different from anyone else.
Ichigo: What?! Then you mean, all those monsters I've...Did you expect me to kill him now? There's no way I could do that.
Rukia: You have to do it. If you don't kill him, he'll wander around forever.
Ichigo: Grh...
Stating that Rukia never told him this, Ichigo asks if Acidwire is not just a monster that they need to kill, prompting Rukia to confirm that he is just a monster now who does need to be destroyed. While Ichigo continues be stunned by Hollows having once been Human, Rukia explains that Pluses who hold onto grudges and regrets are hard to perform Konsō on before detailing how they linger alone before becoming Hollows on their own or being devoured by other Hollows, which then turns them into new Hollows, to Ichigo's shock.
Rukia: Wait, you aren't the only one in danger. Orihime, his sister!
The two have to rush over to Orihime's house 'since she and Tatsuki are hanging out tonight to talk about Orihime's feelings for Ichigo'. Meanwhile, at Orihime's apartment, Tatsuki is surprised to learn Orihime found Ichigo and Rukia walking together that day. As Orihime asks her what the matter is, Tatsuki admits that she did not think Ichigo was such a fast worker before pointing out that he did not walk Orihime home even though she was hurt. Clarifying that Ichigo did offer to walk her home, Orihime silently plays out the scenario in her head before suddenly warning herself that she is about to win, prompting a confused Tatsuki to wonder what she is imagining. While Orihime continues to envision the scenario and mentions a gun, a crash shakes the apartment, prompting Tatsuki to nervously wonder what that was, and while a torn Enraku falls to the ground, the crashes continue while Acidwire roars outside the apartment complex. This also has Mako sensing out like a dog almost to follow the path Ichigo and Rukia were going to for another Hollow hunt.
Mako: (There they are again! They must be in a hurry to go after a snake...? Freak! But I have to see this for myself for Zena to believe me! She just has to.)
Off she goes too. For what will happen next you guys ask? Well, you'll have to soon find out all of you Bleach fans out there.