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Bleach Part I: Death & Strawberry
Bleach Episode 3: microcrack.
(Orihime's room as Ichigo prevents the Hollow from attacking Orihime.)
Ichigo: Why isn't he attacking… Did I scare him when I attacked him? Is that Tatsuki? She came to the wrong place at the wrong time! There's someone else lying on the floor…
(Ichigo turns to see Orihime lying on the floor.)
Ichigo: That's Orihime?! But isn't she right behind me?!
Orihime: I knew that! It's you, Ichigo!
(Flashback to the day before.)
Rukia: Why are you hiding like that?
Ichigo: Because if anybody sees me like this I'm toast!
Rukia: You idiot! Do you think people can see a Shinigami? Shinigami is a spiritual entity, which can only be seen by other entities!
(Cut back to Orihime's room as Ichigo looks at Orihime.)
Ichigo: Then how can you see me?
Hollow: Isn't it obvious? She's already dead!
(The Hollow attacks Ichigo, causing him to be thrown outside.)
Ichigo: How?! I tried cutting his scales but it didn't leave a scratch!
Hollow: You're too slow… It's very shocking to see Orihime's soul forced from her body? Ichigo Kurosaki!
(The Hollow then spits out some sort of liquid onto Ichigo's arms.)
Ichigo: Is this acid?!
(The Hollow then slams Ichigo to the ground.)
Rukia: Ichigo!
Orihime: I-Ichigo… Let go of me! Ichigo's…
Hollow: Have you truly forgotten about me, Orihime? It's me!
(The Hollow then reveals itself to Orihime.)
Orihime: S-Sora?!
Opening 1: *~Asterisk~ by Orange Range
Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above
Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above
1, 2, and so the bells echo,
Spreading far and wide in the depths of my heart
A legendary stardrop, inside it
There's so many narrow paths etched out
With time, the ages pass;
A shooting star passes without a sound
Close your eyes and listen hard, maybe you'll hear
Goodbye
Now that the light is released, surely it can't fail,
Across time it's got to reach someone
The light of glory is right across the way,
It's the story I'm about to weave with you all
Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above
Send a plea from across the ages
With colors that haven't faded
It's somebody's cry, reflected in those sparkling eyes
A wish carried on the wind, a request from the moon
To live as fully as possible, day by day
Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above
Send a plea from across the ages
With colors that haven't faded
So that our wishes, too, will be in someone's heart someday
Let's shine on like that star
BLEACH #03
microcrack.
(Cut to Rukia waking the injured Ichigo up.)
Rukia: Ichigo! Wake up!
Ichigo: Can you stop yelling?
Rukia: That's all you have to say?!
Ichigo: I don't know… He's not like the other Hollows that we've defeated.
Rukia: You're right, Ichigo… But keep in mind… If you lose, he'll eat Orihime's soul.
(Ichigo gets up, preparing to confront Sora once more.)
Ichigo: Fine. I'll save Orihime no matter what!
(Cut to Sora and Orihime.)
Orihime: Is it really you, Sora?
Sora: It's me, Orihime. You haven't forgotten about me.
Orihime: But why? Why did you hurt Ichigo and Tatsuki?
Sora: You know why! They tried to tear us both apart!
(Sora then tells Orihime how he became the monster.)
Sora: After I died, you prayed for me daily… I've always watched you. It made me very happy. I was dead but your prayers relieved the pain I've suffered. But a year later, you became friends with that girl. After that, you started praying for me less. When you entered high school, Ichigo Kurosaki showed up. That made you stop praying for me completely! Every time you come home, you only talk about Kurosaki! It only increased my pain. I saw myself fading away from your heart daily. And that turned me into this monster.
Orihime: No! That's not true, Sora!
Sora: I was all alone! It was impossible! Sometimes, I wanted to kill!
(Ichigo then prepares to attack Sora, only to be thrown by him.)
Orihime: Ichigo!
Sora: Come with me, Orihime… Back to when it was just us two alone.
Orihime: If you were alone, you should've told me… Why did you hurt Ichigo and Tatsuki? The brother I loved would never do anything like this!
(Sora then grabs Orihime and tries to choke her.)
Sora: It's your fault that I've become this monster, Orihime! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kil-
(Ichigo then cuts off his tail and arms, saving Orihime.)
Ichigo: You know why big brothers were born first? To protect the ones who come after them! What kind of brother says he'll kill his own sister?! Even a monster like you shouldn't say that!
Sora: Why do you have to stand in my way, Ichigo Kurosaki!
(Cut to Rukia outside, trying to get inside.)
Rukia: Ichigo, you idiot… You could've at least opened the front door.
(Cut to a flashback to a younger Sora and Orihime.)
Sora: Orihime was born when I was around 15. I treated her like a daughter rather than a sister. Our parents were the real monsters than I am now. They were the kind of monsters that would quiet a baby's cries with beatings. I protected Orihime from them and quieted her cries so they wouldn't hear. When I was 18, I took her and ran away from that hellhole.
(Cut to present day.)
Sora: After that, it was just the two of us together! I've raised and protected Orihime! Nobody can have her! But you, Ichigo Kurosaki! You will never have her!
Orihime: Sora!
(Sora then charges at Ichigo, only for him to block his attack.)
Ichigo: As if. Orihime doesn't belong to no one.
Sora: Her soul is mine! I lived for her! But she won't live for me! If that's the case, then she will have to die for me!
Ichigo: No!
(Sora then bites Orihime as she hugs him.)
Sora: Orihime?
Orihime: I'm sorry, Sora… I just wanted to share everything I like… At first, I prayed for you every day, but I thought that was wrong. I didn't want you to see my sadness. I hid it from you! I only shared my happiness with you. So you wouldn't feel any pain for me! I didn't know it would make you feel alone. I'm sorry, Sora… I love you…
(Orihime falls unconscious.)
Ichigo: Orihime!
Rukia: There's still time! She can still be saved! As long as the Chain of Fate is connected to her body, she's not really dead! I can use my Kido to save her!
Sora: Orihime, I know that you stopped praying for me so you wouldn't worry me… But I never wanted you to stop. When you were praying, your heart was all mine…
Ichigo: The hairpin… That was a gift from you, right? She told me… It was the first gift you've given her. She still wears it daily.
(Sora then looks at the hairpins.)
Sora: I never know… I thought she threw the hairpin away…
Ichigo: What are you…
(Sora then grabs Ichigo's Zanpakuto and stabs himself in the face, breaking the mask and revealing his human face.)
Sora: If I stay like this, I'd lose myself again and kill Orihime. That's why I want to pass on…
Ichigo: But why?
Rukia: He's made his point. To reap Hollows isn't to kill them. It frees them from sin. The Zanpakuto cleanses them, so they can enter the Soul Society. This is why Shinigami exists
(Sora begins to say his farewell to Orihime.)
Sora: Goodbye, Orihime…
Orihime: Sora, there's something I wanted to tell you. The hairpin you gave me, I've never liked it. We had an argument that day. We ate dinner without speaking to each other for the first time. Then, you went to work the next day… I made you leave without saying a word. But I've always regretted not telling you this… Have a nice day, Sora…
(Sora then ascends into the beautiful night sky as Orihime bids farewell to him.)
Ichigo: He's gone… Your wounds healed up pretty quickly…
Orihime: It doesn't matter! I have a ton of questions to ask you!
(Rukia ignites a puff of smoke into Orihime's face, causing her to fall unconscious.)
Ichigo: Orihime?! What did you do?!
Rukia: Kiokuchikan. I erased tonight from her and her friend's memory and gave them temporary memories. But we can't choose new memories, they're random.
Ichigo: What do you mean by random?
Rukia: You'll see what I mean.
(The next day.)
Orihime: Like actually! A Yakuza gunman broke in and blasted a huge hole in my wall!
(Her friends look at her weirdly.)
Chizuru: That mind is very cute, princess.
Orihime: It did happen! Right, Tatsuki!
Tatsuki: Yeah, it did happen. And then I ended up beating the crap out of him.
Chizuru: You saw it too, Tatsuki?!
Ichigo: Wait a minute? You used this trick on my family the other day, didn't you?
Rukia: Yeah, it did work well.
(Cut to Orihime and Tatsuki at Sora's shrine.)
Orihime: I want to thank you for always protecting me, Sora. I'll do my best to be happy and careful. I wish you were still here with me. I love you, Sora.
Tatsuki: You ready, Orihime?
Orihime: Yes. I'm baking some desert later. Wanna come over later.
Tatsuki: Sure.
(Cut to commercial: KEYWORD: Sora Inoue)
(After commercial: KEYWORD: Kiokuchikan)
(Nighttime in Karakura Town as Chad, one of Ichigo's friends, chats with his friends, Shigeo and Ide about a parakeet that's cursed.)
Shigeo: Really! A cursed parakeet?!
Ide: Yeah… His owners had very bad luck and died.
Shigeo: And it ended up with you?
Ide: Yeah… But I'm very scared to have it. Can you have it, Shigeo?
Shigeo: Do I look like a fucking dork to you?!
Ide: What about you, Chad? He's very cute?
Shigeo: We all know Chad likes cute things…
(A pillar then falls down towards the group only for Chad to catch it.)
Shigeo: Holy shit…
Ide: Ch-Chad?! You okay?!
Chad: Don't worry. I'm fine.
Yuichi: Thanks for saving me. My name is Yuichi Shibata. And you?
Shigeo: What the hell…
Ide: He's talking like an actual person.
Chad: Yasutora Sado… But you can call me Chad.
Shigeo: Hey! Chad's interested in him now!
(Cut to the next day on the rooftop of Karakura High School.)
Rukia: Hey, Ichigo… How do I drink this?
Ichigo: Just poke the straw in it.
Orihime: Hold on! Let me help you with that.
Mizuiro: Hey, Ichigo! I see all three of you are together. Are you in love with one of them?
Orihime: Oh… That's not…
Ichigo: You idiot. Does it look like we're in love? We're only helping Rukia with the juice box.
Mizuiro: You deny it all you want. People are gonna spread rumors about it.
Ichigo: I don't care. If people actually cared, I would've dyed my hair black long ago.
Orihime: Anyways, I'll see you guys soon!
Ichigo: See ya, Orihime!
Mizuiro: Hey, Rukia!
Rukia: Oh! Hello, um… Mizuiro?
Mizuiro: That's right! Name's Mizuiro Kojima! My hobby is-
Ichigo: Picking up chicks?
Mizuiro: No, not that!
Ichigo: Be careful, Rukia. He may look like an idiot but he's a real pimp.
Mizuiro: You're ruining my reputation. You know I only go for older women.
(Keigo then shows up to the group.)
Keigo: What's up? Mind if I join you guys? Hey, Chad's not here?
Ichigo: No. Haven't seen him all day.
Keigo: Hey! Is that the beautiful new girl I see?! Why are you here?!
Mizuiro: Ichigo picked her up and brought her up here.
Ichigo: Hey! Shut up?!
Keigo: Great job, Ichigo!
Rukia: Um… Hi?
(Keigo then introduces himself to Rukia.)
Keigo: I'm Keigo Asano! Welcome to the garden of manliness!
(Keigo is then kicked by someone from behind, only to reveal one of Ichigo's rivals.)
Keigo: Hey! What the he-
Oshima: Hey, Kurosaki…
Keigo: Wait a minute… I thought you were suspended…
Oshima: I'm not talking to you. When are you gonna dye your carrot top hair black, Kurosaki? Why are you trying to look like me?
Ichigo: I keep saying this is my natural hair color. Now go away, drag queen before you piss me up.
Oshima: Drag queen!
Keigo: Okay! No fighting, guys!
Oshima: Move out the way, Asano! I'm gonna kill him!
Keigo: Let him live, Oshima! We all know how tough you are!
Ichigo: Except me. I'll beat him into next week.
Oshima: I knew I'd set you straight someday… Today's the day! Let's see who's stronger!
(Oshima pulls out some brass knuckles preparing to beat up Ichigo.)
Keigo: Brass knuckles! Wait a minute, Oshima! Don't get yourself-
Oshima: It's too late!
(Oshima is about to punch Ichigo, only for Chad to punch him across the rooftop.)
Chad: I warned you about that shit..!
Keigo: Chad! Take it easy next time, you could've killed him. Hey, you got a parakeet.
Yuichi: Hi! My name is Yuichi Shibata! What's your name?
Keigo: He talks really well! My name is Keigo Asano!
(Ichigo and Rukia realize there's something wrong with the bird.)
Rukia: There's something in that parakeet, but it's harmless. If we leave it, it might become a Hollow. We should perform Konso tonight.
Ichigo: Another night without sleep…
Rukia: He was worried for the safety of other people as soon as he felt its soul's presence… He's beginning to understand what it means to be a Shinigami…
(Cut to Kurosaki Clinic.)
Ichigo: Huh? What's going on here?!
Yuzu: An accident happened at the intersection!
Isshin: I told you, four cars! Take them somewhere else if you can't take that many people! We can't treat all of them here! Tell your boss this is a request from Kurosaki! Dammit! Woah? We've got a big one!
(A person entered the clinic, only to reveal Chad.)
Isshin: Hey, Ichigo! Give me a hand on this one!
Ichigo: Chad?!
(Karin looks at the parakeet, only to feel scared. Chad reveals to have a huge wound on his back.)
Ichigo: This feeling!
Isshin: This looks like a burn, but it's still bleeding…
Chad: I'm fine now…
Isshin: Are you sure!
(Chad then collapses to the ground.)
Isshin: Yuzu! Karin! Get a bed ready!
(Cut to a room with Chad and Yuichi.)
Yuichi: We've got to leave here immediately before it shows up.
Chad: Sure.
(Cut to Ichigo and Rukia.)
Ichigo: Did you feel it too?
Rukia: Yes. I felt it all the way from here. There's no evil in that parakeet, but his wound reeks of Hollow.
(Cut back to the room, revealing it to be just an open window.)
(The next day.)
Yuzu: Ichigo, your breakfast is ready!
Ichigo: Where's Karin?
Yuzu: She's not feeling well.
Ichigo: Karin's sick?! That's strange…
(Isshin then rushes in the room with bad news.)
Isshin: Everyone! Chad's not in his room!
Ichigo: What?!
(Cut to Ichigo running to class to find Chad.)
Mizuiro: Hey, Ichigo! You're right on time…
Ichigo: Is Chad here?!
Keigo: He's not here yet. Weird. He's usually here ten minutes before class… Hey! That's the bell!
(Cut to Ichigo and Rukia running to find Chad.)
Rukia: Found any clues?
Ichigo: No… What about you?
Rukia: Nothing. No messages came from Soul Society. When Hollows aren't chasing souls, they hide between the world of the living and the Soul Society. We can't locate it until it shows up to attack Chad.
Ichigo: I've got it! Chad's parakeet! We can use it to detect the Hollow's presence!
Rukia: But, that's impossible…
(Ichigo then closes his eyes.)
Rukia: What is this sensation? This can't be! The soul in the parakeet?! I can't sense its soul at this distance! The human soul is being concealed by the parakeet's, making it harder to detect.
(A bunch of white ribbons appear in front of Ichigo and Rukia.)
Rukia: This is Reiraku.
Ichigo: Gotcha! This way!
Rukia: Reiraku. A sign of ghosts… Only a Shinigami could see them! How is he developing this quickly?!
(Cut to a factory where Chad and the parakeet are hiding.)
Chad: I think we got rid of him.
Yuichi: But you're in danger.
Chad: Don't worry, I'm fine.
(Something then crashes behind them.)
(Cut to outside nearby where Ichigo and Rukia are.)
Ichigo: Hey! It's Chad! Stop running away from us, Chad?
(Ichigo then sees a sick Karin.)
Karin: Ichigo!
Ichigo: Karin! What's wrong?! You look bad…
Rukia: Ichigo! You should take her home! I'll go after them!
Ichigo: What about you?
Rukia: If we leave her here, you'll be worrying about her when you fight the Hollow! You should take her home and come back.
Ichigo: You don't have the strength to fight the Hollow by yourself. Don't take any chances!
Rukia: A veteran Shinigami never takes unnecessary risks. Now go!
(Ichigo and Rukia go their separate ways as Ichigo takes Karin home.)
Ichigo: Don't worry Karin! I'll get you home!
Karin: Ichigo… I saw the memory from the soul inside the parakeet yesterday… He saw what happened! He watched his mother get murdered in front of his eyes! Ichigo, please help him… Help him!
(Cut to Rukia still chasing Chad as a Hollow appears behind her.)
Hollow: You smell like lunch! Time to eat your soul!
(As the Hollow then attacks Rukia, the screen cuts to black.)
Ending 1: Life is Like a Boat by Rie fu
Nobody knows who I really am
I never felt this empty before
And if I ever need someone to come along
Who's gonna comfort me, and keep me strong?
And still the journey continues
On quiet days as well
The moon in its new cycle
Shines on the boat again
I gave a prayer
As I wait for the new day
Shining vividly
Up to the edge of that sea
Poem spoken by Rukia
People have hope
Because they cannot see
Death standing behind them
Next Episode: BLEACH #04: MONSTER AND A TRANSFER
Added/Expanded Content:
Ichigo declaring that he will save Orihime from Sora.
Rukia climbing a pole to get inside the house.
Orihime and Tatsuki praying at Sora's shrine.
Orihime hanging out with Rukia and Ichigo on the rooftop during lunch.
Yuichi telling Chad they should escape the monster immediately.
Removed Content:
Ichigo thinking to run away.
Rukia saying that Ichigo had shamed Shinigami all day.
Ichigo calling Sora, Captain Overbite.
Rukia asking Sora to move.
Rukia talking about her Kido skills to Ichigo.
Keigo calling lunchtime was a party.
Chad getting hurt after saving a guy on a motorcycle.
Ichigo asking Chad where he got the parakeet.
Isshin yelling at Ichigo to stay out of the way.
Keigo asking Ichigo if he wants to play with his parakeet.
Ms. Ochi starting class.
Karin going home sick.
Changes:
In canon, Oshima misspells stronger with ththronger. Here, he said it correctly.
A/N: Sora will return in the Soul Society arc, but he will be playing an important role throughout the rest of the story.