Bird-eater

"Again" by Yui

Opening rifts and title card: Bleach appears

Kono omoi wo keshite shimau niwa mada jinsei nagai desho?

Yarinokoshi te'ru koto yarinaoshite mitai kara

The screen flashes from El Rey, El Torre, to La Reina, towards Karakura Town where Orihime, Chad, and Uryu as the Triunvirato stands over them in the shadows.

Yume no tsuzuki oikakete ita hazu nano ni

Magarikunetta hosoi michi hito ni tsumazuku

Ano koro mitai ni tte modoritai wakejanai no Nakushite kita sora wo sagashite'ru

wakatte kuremasu you ni Gisei ni natta you na kanashii kao wa yamete yo

Renji stands on top of a electrical pole as Tatsuki stands outside the now abandon Kurosaki clinic as she reaches out a hand towards it and sees what looks like a ghost of her former friend.

Tsumi no saigo wa namida ja nai yo,

zutto kurushiku seotte'ku n da

Deguchi mienai kanjou meiro ni dare wo matte'ru no?

Shiroi nooto ni tsuzutta you ni

motto sunao ni hakidashitai yo

nani kara nogaretai n da...

genjitsu tte yatsu ka?

Kon is seen being stepped on by a few school children, as Tatsuki is seen battling several unnamed Shinigami, while Las Asesinas, and El Monje are watching from a far.

Kanaeru tame ni ikite'ru n datte Sakebitaku naru yo Kikoete imasu ka?

Bunan ni nante yatte'rarenai kara...

kaeru basho mo nai no

Yasashisa niwa itsumo kansha shite'ru Dakara tsuyoku naritai (I'm on the way)

Natsukashiku naru konna itami mo kangei jan

Tatsuki is seen arguing with Uryu, while Renji and Orihime are attempting to calm them down while Chad is watching with a sweatdropped. The ghosts of Yuzu and Karin are watching the night sky as El Rey tries to reach for them and they vanish and his right eye glows bright yellow, as the ending credits start to roll, and the ending rifts start.

Rain pours down heavier and heavier onto Karakura Town

La Reina sat down at the round table in the back of Kisuke's small tucked away candy shop. She softly sipped on her tea, flanking her left and right were two Templarios who wore futuristic knight armor with glowing red eyes and futuristic firearms. These were the elite soldiers of the Triunvirato. Kisuke sat opposite of La Reina and was covered in bandages from being kicked in the face by Yin and Yang earlier. "So what can I do for you? My lady?" Kisuke asked in a sing-song voice. La Reina put the tea down and looked up, her face remained stoic and unreadable as thunder boomed in the distance.

"It's going to happen sooner or later." She finally said after a few awkward moments of silence. Kisuke opened his mouth but closed it a second later, he knew what she was referring to. Renji was in the human world for way too long which was taboo the time he had was running out. "You can't kill him. It would draw more suspicion." Kisuke says in reply after a while La Reina looked up Kisuke sweatdropped as she was as unreadable as ever. "You correct, however you forget my Vigilantes have successfully killed them in the past without incident." She says in reply as she resumes sipping her tea.

Kisuke remained quite, {"She is right..I'm surprise the Soul Society never properly investigated the deaths...mostly likely they assumed it was a hollow."} Kisuke looked up and noticed the rain banging down on the roof. "You know it's today…" He says in an attempt to switch the topic. La Reina pauses and places the tea cup down, "I know...He doesn't want to come...he hates the rain. I actually was on my way up there." Kisuke looks up and places a paper bag on the table. La Reina stares at it as Kisuke pushes it closer to her, "These were Yuzu-chan's favorites...she and her mother would stop by from time to time." He explains. La Reina just nods and finishes the tea and stands up and takes the bag "Thank you for the tea, Urahara-sama." She bows respectfully and leaves with the two Templarios.

Kisuke just watches her leave and closes the sliding door behind her, he then sighs {"I'm afraid...war will come...and Ichigo-kun...will destroy the Soul Society just to get revenge….Damn you Aizen!"}.

With Tatsuki and her group

Renji watches from beside the small shrine, as Tatsuki places flowers on Yuzu's grave. Orihime had explained her best friend and his family, as well as a few other people were brutally murdered by a serial killer. However something didn't sit right, the murder took place when the Grandfisher was running around and ironically ended when he vanished. He looks up and notices Tatsuki walking off burying her head in her hand. He then looks at the humans from what he gathers; the Uryū fellow was Ichigo's cousin, something about that guy sent shivers down his spine.

He approaches Tatsuki and places a hand on her shoulder as she sobs softly. "Heyy...I want you to hear me out." Tatsuki sobs and looks up rubbing her eyes "W..what?" She asked in a tearful tone. "I think...your friend and her family were murdered by a hollow…" Tatsuki forze up completely upon hearing that as the words repeated in her head. {"I think...your friend and her family were murdered by a hollow…"} Renji backed up and cowered expecting her to kick or punch him. But she didn't, she just collapsed on her knees. Renji slowly approached her "Uh...yo...you alright?" He asks nervously.

Tatsuki's world felt like it was ripped from her again and again as if her heart was ripped out a second time. "W..w...w...w…" She couldn't find her voice as her lips quivered "W..w...w..what do you mean a hollow?" She looked up at Renji as he felt guilty for saying anything. {"Aw shit...her eyes are lifeless now...I never should've said anything…"} He sighs and explains "Orihime told me what happened, around when Ichigo was killed there was an elusive and powerful Hollow known as the Grandfisher..he is called that as he uses a lure to draw his prey to him." He paused to check on Tatsuki she seemed to be following along, though he was worried for her mental health.

"He vanished a few years ago, and the Soul Society hasn't been able to locate him since. I felt it was too much of a coincidence as the murders occurred when Grandfisher was running around and ended right when he vanished." Renji finished his explanation as Tatsuki glomped on him and buried her head into his neck. "J...just stop...I have too much trauma from hearing about his death." Renji just let her cry into his shoulder, unaware that Uryū was listening in on their conversation he pushed up his glasses and walked back to Chad and to Orihime.

The Shinigami watched the group from the road he was attempting to hide but it was too obvious to everyone who can see him. {"So her friend and his family were murder by...Grandfisher...man I feel for her I need to report this…"} The Shinigami pauses when he notices a little girl watching from the graves. He raised his eyes and then they widened "Oh Shit!?" {"It can't be...it can't be...it's him!"}.

Sametime

Yin and Yang were huddling together on top of the shrine's roof as they watched the group as the rain resumed pouring down. Yin sneezed and sniffled as she and her sister became drenched. "My my..who knew Arrancars can catch a cold." Yoruichi said as she held an umbrella over her adoptive daughters/Fracción. Yin hugged Yoruichi and mumbled something inaudible. Yoruichi rubbed her adoptive daughter's hair. "There there, anything?" Yang stood up and bowed on one knee shivering slightly. "Grandfisher was involved with the substitute shinigami's childfriend's murder." Yoruichi nodded {"I knew Grandfisher was involved somehow...Ichigo was the son of Isshin...he and his sisters had high spiritual pressure."} Yoruichi perked up when she spotted a little girl moving oddly through the graveyard. {"Is that…."} Her thoughts were interrupted when she spotted the bustier orange hair girl approaching the little girl.

Yoruichi's eyes widened and she dropped the umbrella and she stood there as fear washes over her. Yin and Yang look at their adoptive mother and follow her eyes. "Is that…'' Yin begins first, "No way…" Yang finished, as there stood Grandfisher holding an unconscious Orihime in his left hand. Lightning flashed in the sky and illuminated his mask and his grin.

The entrance to the cemetery

La Reina looks up and notices a lighting arch flash through the sky, and she feels something as she narrows her lavender eyes. "He is here." She says out loud and her two Templarios reacted by aiming their weapons everywhere and crouching slightly. She reaches out to summon her Zanpakutō, but then pauses as she narrows her eyes. "My lady?" Templarios #1 was concerned for La Reina. "There is no need for our interference, we will watch and see from a distance." La Reina spoke after a few minutes as she waved her hands and her guards lowered their weapons and they entered the Cemetery.

Triunvirato castle, same time

El Rey watched over the barren infinite desert landscape from the balcony of the castle. He looks at his hands and then looks at the moon "You know she went to the cemetery right?" El Torre called out from behind him while munching on a huge bag of chips. "I know...I hate the rain otherwise I would've gone." El Rey explained, and El Torre leaned over the balcony while munching loudly. "I heard from the grapevine, Grandfisher showed up.." He never got to finish as El Rey whirled around his face full of anger and undeniable rage. El Torre gulped and hid behind his bag of chips as noticed a massive pillar of fire erupting from behind El Rey.

El Rey clenched his clawed hands, and his anger grew hot with every passing second. He then turned around "Chō, Nelliel, and Shinobu! We're going to the Human world!" He barked as three figures appeared and bowed slightly. The first was a young teenage female with teal green short hair, olive green hair, a crimson line that runs across her face, rosey skin, a red scarf tied backwards around her neck, she wore a sleeveless top that had a V on the bottom that showed her belly, a pink dress bottom, she wore gloves with spikes and pink zig-zag lines on her shirt and under her glove spikes, and heeled boots with spikes. Her mask remnant sat on her head and resembled a fly with two red wings attached to both ends, her Zanpakutō was held on her left and had a matching theme the handle was completely white with pink zig-zag lines, underneath her breasts was her hollow hole which had a disconnected soul chain still attach.

The second figure was also a female who had hazel eyes and long flowing green hair, and had a curvaceous and well-endowed body, her skull mask features appearing sharper and had a pair of curved horns, she wore a customized uniform that is a tight fitting long sleeved shirt with shoulder pads and puffy cuffs. This had a black line starting at the collar and going down to the left side of her chest and to the side and a puffy three lay bottom too. She had two thin black sashes, one of which held her Zanpakutō. She also wore white gloves and white pants that are open at the end and standard Arrancar shoes.

The third and final figure was a male he was pale skin, and eerie green eyes. His uniform was white complete with purple tattoos on his shirt a black collar around his neck, his right arm had spikes on his shoulder with a purple zig-zag line running underneath, a purple sash across his hip, and boots with spikes on it and pink spiked gloves. His mask sat on top of his head like a helmet with a horn above his forehead. The male spoke first with a bow "Is everything alright Rey-sama?" His voice was robotic, and stoic in nature.

El Rey turned from him, "Grandfisher has been spotted in the Human world...I'm convinced Aizen was behind it. He has no reason to reappear, especially with the Soul Society tracking him so heavily." The male spoke again "That must be the case, as you say Grandfisher has no reason to reappear too soon." El Rey didn't answer and opened a Descorrer to the human world and the four walked in leaving El Torre standing there blinking as it closed. The wind blew and he realized something "HEYYY! YOU JERKS LEFT ME BEHIND!" He shouted in anger and waved around and stomped his foot. He later opened a Descorrer and went through it.

Human world a few minutes before

Orihime exited the bathroom and noticed Renji and Tatsuki hugging. She blinked and placed a finger under her lips. {"Hmmm...maybe I should leave them alone...eh?"} She felt something odd, off, something meangincing, something evil. She looks around and spots a little girl in between the graves. She blinks and waves at the kid "Heyy? You alright? Do you need a priest?" The girl ignores her and continues to walk through the graves. Orihime decided to run after the girl as Chad and Uryū walk over to the bathroom.

"Huh..she was standing there a minute ago." Uryū stated as he looked around, "I thought I heard her voice." Chad replied, as Uryū looked at him. "Do you two need anything?" The two teenagers look up and spot a local priest approaching them. "Oh no, our friend said she was using the bathroom." Uryū explained first and Chad just nodded. The eldery priest just nodded and pointed in the direction Orihime ran earlier "I saw a young lady run that way, towards the older section of the cemetery was that her?" Uryū blinked and pushed up his glasses, "Long orange hair? With Flower pins?" He asks, the priest just nods.

"I hope she is alright. That part is pretty old and the steps are under repairs but they have been delayed due to the heavy rain." The priest explains with an annoyed sigh. "Thank you very much." Uryū bows respectfully and runs off towards the direction Orihime ran to. Chad turned to the priest and apologized "I'm sorry, but our other two friends are grieving. Can you let them where we went?" The priest just nodded and waved him off.

Tatsuki laid across Renji's lap and she was spent crying and from the mental stress and exhaustion. Renji sighed he felt guilty but he had to say something, he was unaware of the Shinigami approaching them from behind. Renji then looks around and notices that Chad, Orihime, and Uryū weren't around. He raises a brow but then spots the priest who notices them. The priest walks over "Your two friends were going after your other friend who ran into the older section of the cemetery." Renji nodded at the explanation and rubbed Tatsuki's hair as the priest went back inside to his home nearby. The Priest did offer to allow them to rest up there but Renji turned him down politely. He then closed his eyes but opened them when he heard chuckling from behind.

Renji looked up and slightly jumped out of his skin as he spotted a shinigami leaning on a gravestone. Renji's throat felt dry {"I knew they send someone...but I figured I had more time."}, "Speechless? Relax, I won't hurt your girlfriend here.." The shinigami teased as he poked Tatsuki's head with the sheath of his sword. Tatsuki rolled and mumbled something incoherently. Renji felt anger at that {"Why am I getting angry…."} Renji thought and he shook his head and glared at the shinigami. "This isn't funny...her best friend was murdered by Grandfisher and she is exhausted have some respect for once!" Renji stood up and pushed the shinigami to the ground causing him to land on his ass.

"OW...calm down dude I was just joking...and I already know." The Shinigami replies as he rubs his sore bottom. Renji blinked "Huh?" his face scrunched up in confusion and the Shinigami stood up and cracked his back. "I overheard your explanation...let me guess you gave her your powers and you're trying to recover them right?" Renji just lowered his head at that. The Shinigami placed his hand on Renji's shoulder "Personally I think its stupid to forbid us from staying in the human world to recover our powers, but its up to Central 46." He said the last part with a shrug. Renji just smiled at that and rubbed the back of his head.

The Shinigami then took a more serious stance after a few minutes. "You need to take your girlfriend and her human friends and leave right now." Renji ignored the 'girlfriend' commenty and blinked. "Huh?..Why?" Renji asked with the slow crawl of worry filling his tone, "Because Grandfisher is here..where I have no idea, but I spotted his lure a minute ago over there." The Shinigami pointed his sword towards a cluster of tombstones.

Renji upon hearing that clutched Tatsuki's body closer to him, she slowly started awakening. "R..Renji?" Her vision was blurry but she could make him out and another figure in her field of vision. "Hey you good?" Renji asked hopefully, Tatsuki nodded and stood up albeit shakingly and a slight wobble. "Y..Y..yea..can we go home?" Renji looked at the shinigami and back towards Tatsuki and nodded "Yeah, let's wait for Chad and the others…" he was cut off by a loud scream.

Tatsuki's eyes widened "Or..Orihime!" She tried to move forward but collapsed face first into a pool of water that had gathered due to the rain. Renji picked her back up as she coughed, "She is too emotionally spent and stressed, if she goes shinigami she won't be able to fight properly." The elder Shinigami stated after observing Tatsuki's state. Renji nodded in agreement. "Yeah...I can't do anything….and I suck at Kidō." He muttered the last part so the shinigami wouldn't hear him. Unbeknownst to him the Shinigami had heard him and tried super hard to not snicker at that.

Both were unaware of a Descorrer opening up above them in the skies above. El Rey and his companions stepped out and hovered slightly as the lighting arched across the sky. "I'm finally home…" El Rey said as he breathed in the air.

Uso by SID

Ano hi mita sora, akaneiro no sora wo

Nee~ kimi wa oboeteimasuka

Yakusoku chigiri shoka no kaze ga tsutsumu

Futari yorisotta

Tatsuki is eating lunch with her friends, as she looks behind her and spots a orange haired boy and two girls waving from across the river.

Muri na egao no ura nobita kage o kakumau

Dakara kizukanu furi saisei o erabu

La Reina is standing by a wall, behind said wall is Renji as both look up at the same time

Teeburu no ue no furuenai shirase machi tsuzukete

Kuuhaku no yoru mo kuru hazu no nai asa mo zenbu wakattetanda

El Rey and El Torre are both standing in front of a grave as the rain starts to pour down.

Ano hi mita sora akane iro no sora o nee kimi wa wasureta no deshou

Yakusoku chigiri shoka no kaze ni kieta futari modorenai

It begins to rain in the Soul Society as Renji gets annoyed as he is know soaking wet.

Oto mo iro mo ondo mo hanbun ni natta kono heya

Kyou mo chirakashite wa yure tsukare nemuru

Renji is trying to get out of the rain and bumps head first into Tatsuki and the two started arguing.

Jouzu ni damashite ne uso wa kirai de suki kimi no kotoba

Ima goro ni natte kimochi wa itai hodo dakara bokura sayonara

Renji and Tatsuki are seen fighting back to back against Hollows as the rain keeps pouring down

Itsuka mata ne to te o furiatta kedo mou au koto wa nai no deshou

Saigo no uso wa yasashii uso deshita wasurenai

El Rey is watching the two fight as he sees two twin girls sitting on the edge of a building and he reaches for them

Ano hi mita sora akane iro no sora o nee itsuka omoidasu deshou

Hatase nakatta yakusoku o idaite futari arukidasu

The sun starts to shine and the rain finally ends as both Tatsuki and Renji look up at the sky