The Lost Shinigami

by makoto x chelia

Takumi Urahara, believing himself to be a human who could see spirits yet with no real powers within the crazy world of Shinigami's, and Hollows, went through life trying his best with what little he had to work with, but that changed when he met a certain Shinigami, the same for Karin and Yuzu Kurosaki, and their adventure began, digging into his past, to fight for the future.

18. Reunions!

Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!

Clarent excalibur; Yeah, for now it seems that he is a one man army against the Seireitei. Kenpachi will meet Takumi in this chapter and they'll have some fun interactions in the coming chapters. That would be a pretty interesting ability for her to have. Ooh yeah, we'll be seeing some surprising stuff regarding Sora, among others this chapter.

Oblivious IJ; His eye colour changed through the anime which I thought was funny. It seems Karin certainly thinks so. I like that song.

ShadowUzumaki55; They have yeah, it's going to be difficult for them now~ Orihime did yeah, she'll be doing more stuff through the arc as well, and Karin showed how she improved to take down Jidanbo, though she did respect him as shown when she confronted Gin about it. Hehe, he's alone, lets see how he does this. He does yeah, Takumi's got his work cut out for him. We will yeah~

Skull Flame; Exactly, Nemu's quite the girl~ Could it be? We'll find out towards the end of the arc. I guess it was~ Ganju seems to be fearful of Takumi, his rep precedes him as Karin spoke up. He is yeah, Takumi's pretty smart though so he'll have some tricks up his sleeve.

guest; First of all, thank you, and I probably wont in the immediate future anyway.

Guest 1; He will by the end of this chapter!

Andrew123456; By design, probably Sode no Shirayuki, though I do like Tobiume as well. By personality, that's a hard one, I quite liked a number of them.

Silver crow; Thanks very much! Yeah, he knows he'll need it, since he's going up against the Soul Society. He will get them back eventually yeah. We will get confirmed details during this arc somewhere. It is one of the Captains, but I can't reveal which one yet. He wont no, Takumi and Hanataro are going to build up a big brother/little brother dynamic through the arc. It will be their last interactions, save flashback, for a little while. Orihime and Takumi are now in a place where they understand their feelings, so expect some more, romance between them. Yeah, maybe he could, or he could do following this arc. They will yeah, probably at the beginning of the Arrancar arc, when he reveals it for the first time in the canon series. Giselle's gonna have some prominent moments rather soon. He does yeah, he's given everyone some form of healing medicine just in case, and yeah, even though he knew he couldn't, Kisuke for a moment wished that he could just push through that barrier. He will do yeah. She will eventually, maybe Kisuke will to keep himself sane. She isn't no, it's going to be Karin's arc to go through with her inner Hollow, and what it means to have her Zanpakuto be her inner Hollow. Nemu's coming into her own, and it seems people are beginning to truly notice. By this point, as Karin pointed out, all the members there could take Ganju, even Yuzu and Orihime could, so Takumi, a stronger member of the group, could take Ganju no problem. Karin showed her stuff, and Jidanbo jumping to those conclusions haha~ It is more serious, since Takumi's separate from them from the beginning, and will have to begin doing stuff. I can't reveal much, but Gin and Takumi do have some kind of history together. He hasn't no, and he might have a proper fight with Gin in the future chapters. Yeah, we could have a scene like that with Takumi. Oh no, Takumi wont care about Komamura's appearance, he'll probably think it's cool. I have read what's on the wikia about the novels, and yeah they are interesting, but I wont be going into the novels since I don't have the full picture, and they aren't easily accessible, I might add elements to this story though to add some unexpected stuff. That would be pretty cool if someone commented on that. It seems that she can, I wish she had shown it in the manga, to try and 'surprise' Ywhach with a love beam. Yeah, it's a cool idea! It was a bit long, and yeah, maybe they could be eager to meet him. Hey, maybe Takumi could even invent them or one of them. The Bounts are strong, but we've seen the Captains being able to take them on with some but not much trouble, and by that time, Takumi would have fought some strong Captains so yeah, Jin would be the only one really able to fight. And yeah, that could be something Takumi could mention to him regarding Kenpachi. Yeah he could show that in battle, I think it would come up with his fight against Kenpachi. Giselle is gonna make an army once getting into the Soul Society. Well you never know, he might be all of those. Yeah he could I suppose~ The events of the novel are interesting, the Bankai's seem pretty cool from what I've read, I like Shinji's it seems like it would have been fun to see in the series. I don't mind the other characters introduced either, they seem interesting enough. Yeah, he'd be cool. Maybe he will in the future, who knows~ Yeah, I think Komamura should have stayed the Captain of Squad 7. I always thought it would be cool if Ukitake became Squad 8's Captain after Shunsui becomes Captain of the 1st division. They'd be cool girls to join, thanks for the suggestions!

A fan; Female Frieza huh, that's quite interesting to think about. Yeah, that would be rather interesting to see.

AverageAtBest3; First of all, thank you very much! I'm glad you're enjoying the story! She'd be pretty cool to see in the harem, thanks for the suggestion! And yeah, she's pretty fun as a character~

Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!

---

Reunions!

Takumi stared off as all of the Shinigami surrounded his body. He knew that this was going to be a difficult battle, and he knew if he tried to fight, then he was going to be killed. He could feel more and more people coming around towards him, and there would be no way he'd be able to fend them all off.

So he pulled backwards, drawing his sword, as Gin stepped forward.

"So, cut off from everyone else, it must be worrying for you. Are you scared right now?"

Takumi knew that Gin was trying to intimate him with words that sounded caring, but they were anything but.

"No, I'm not scared right now."

Gin showed a gleeful smile on his face.

"Thinking that you're going to fight your way through this?"

Takumi chuckled lightly.

"I doubt it, I'm going to be up against powerful opponents, so I don't think I like the odds that are against me."

Gin let out a small laugh.

"You're right, you're in a dangerous situation. What are you going to do?"

Takumi hummed as more and more Shinigami came around towards him.

"That's a good question, what am I going to do against all of you?"

"Perhaps if you give up, you're going to have a lighter sentence?"

Takumi shook his head.

"Sorry can't do that. I don't have the luxury of giving up right now."

Gin didn't sound too pleased about that.

In fact, he looked rather angered by Takumi saying something like that.

Rather than fight them all, Takumi swung his sword around, and said "Ravage, Kinhime!" as a bolt of lightning shot from the sky, and encompassed over the blade, turning it into a lightning bolt shaped blade.

Members of the Gotei 13 were taken back by the blade, and its beauty.

"So wonderful..."

"The blade that's supposed to rival Sode no Shirayuki in beauty."

Shinigami began talking about Takumi's Zanpakuto while he himself remained as calm as he could. His eyes looked between the members coming, and also Gin.

Gin had that smile that could go right through someone's body.

There was something to Gin that Takumi didn't like.

It seemed that there was something hiding beneath the surface.

Whatever it was though, Takumi didn't want to fight him right now. He preferred knowing more about his opponents, so that's what Takumi was going to do.

He raised his sword, which put everyone else on edge.

But then noise began to come off from Takumi's blade. The sound of roaring thunder was erupting from the blade. The sound grew increasingly loud, it was eclipsing the sounds of the Shinigami that tried to speak, but because of the sound of thunder, it was draining them out.

Gin knew something was about to happen, so he dashed for Takumi at high speed, withdrawing his blade, and slashed for Takumi who placed his hand outwards, activating a barrier of Kido, blocking the blade, and ran electricity through the barrier, which was connecting to Gin's sword, and travelled up his blade towards his body.

Gin abandoned his blade, flash stepping behind Takumi, and pointed a finger towards him.

"Hado 33: Sokatsui."

Firing off a Kido spell at close range, Takumi didn't have a choice but to raise his blade and took the assault of Kido energy, pushing him backwards slightly, Gin appeared before his sword now rid of the electricity, and stabbed towards Takumi's back.

However, just before he could, Takumi flash stepped himself, appearing above Gin, his sword charged with electricity, and swung it downwards, creating what seemed to be lightning daggers that shot off the blade.

Knowing that they could be dangerous, Gin back flips several times as the blades of electricity pierce the ground, as Takumi whipped his blade towards Gin, and as if responding by his thoughts, the electricity that had shaped themselves into daggers rose up from the ground, aimed directly for Gin, and fired off several of the blades for Gin himself, shooting like arrows, so Gin grit his teeth, and swung his blade out, clashing with each blade of electricity and knocked them away just in time, he had to admit that the blades were rather fast, and that Takumi wasn't a joke when it came to fighting and using his blade.

"Well now, it seems that you've grown up quite a bit. But still, I'm just playing with..." His eyes landed on Takumi, and saw that his blade was in the air, looking dangerous with the sparks surrounding it. "...now, what are you thinking about doing?"

Takumi gave him a wicked smile that would cause most to feel worry or fear.

"Thunderstorm Roar Kinhime!"

The blade began to glow, and by having sparks of electricity surrounding his form to act as if a localized thunderstorm was happening, it released the deadly pitched sound, which caused the people around to experience extreme ear pain from how loud and focused it was on them, Takumi seemed to remain unaffected by what was happening, even Gin found it difficult to deal with the sound of what Takumi was releasing.

Takumi's hands then slapped the ground.

"Bakudo 21: Sekienton!"

From his palm, a large cloud of red smoke erupts outwards, encompassing Takumi's form, blocking him from view.

"S-Shit!" A ringing continued to surround Gin's ears, as Takumi shot out of the smoke and seemingly tried getting away while the others were distracted, his eyes slitting even further than before, and quickly leapt towards him. "Shoot to Kill! Shinso!"

Gin's sword came shooting at Takumi like an arrow moving at high speed. Takumi twirled his blade, and moved away from the blade, but his arm got sliced a little bit. Gin smirked, disappearing from sight, appearing above Takumi, and thrusted the blade downwards.

Takumi raises his blade, and blocks the shot with his sword, but Gin appears beside him, grabbing Takumi's head, and throws him against a nearby building, shattering it, and his body appeared out of the other side, where Takumi saw Shinso's blade extending towards him at a rapid pace, Takumi's eyes broadening exponentially, and swung his sword downwards, clashing with the blade to the right hand side, Gin smirked, and raised his blade, bringing it down towards Takumi's upper body from up above.

Leaping backwards, Gin wondered what Takumi was up too, and why he hadn't used a lightning based attack yet since he knew that was a signature move from Takumi, which he found rather strange.

Gin retracted his blade, placing his hand outwards, and formed some red energy.

"Shakkaho!"

Shooting off Shakkaho, he did so several times over. The red energy shot out in bursts and encompassed a large area, Takumi attempted to dodge them all, but Gin used that as an opportunity to appear beside him, and ram his blade right through Takumi's torso.

His eyes widened considerably at the sight of the blade entering his body, while Gin smirked dangerously.

"Games over boy."

"Yeah, for you it is."

As he said it, Takumi's body swelled, and expanded to a place where it looked like a balloon. Gin attempted to pull backwards only for the body to explode, sending off a giant shock wave that caught Gin up in the blast, and he received burns across his arms because of the heavy duty explosion.

Gin however managed to survive for the most part, and pulled backwards, looking around for the real Takumi, realizing now that it was a Gigai, even the sword was a fake, since he never once used a lightning ability after jumping out of the red smoke he made beforehand, that made Gin feel slightly nervous, and had to wonder where Takumi could have gone.

Unknown to them, Takumi was easily a mile off from there by then.

He hid behind a set of buildings, seeing no one was there yet, and exhaled deeply.

He pulled out what seemed to be a black cloak, and wrapped it around his body.

"With this, they wont be able to sense my spiritual pressure, I'll have to thank Dad for letting me look at the schematics for this energy hiding cloak. But now that I'm alone...I need to think about what I'm going to do. With Yoruichi-chan with the others, I'm confident that they'll be fine. Also, she mentioned someone called Kukaku, and if this person could get them into the Seiretei, then they'll be joining me soon enough."

While Takumi thought about it, he heard the noises of alarms going off, drums being banged, among other things.

He could feel several people around the area, but he could also feel that they had even lower spiritual energy than when Orihime first awakened her power, so he could handle them easily if he was found out.

"Yeah, Yoruichi-chan will protect them. I have to begin making moves of my own. I need to know my enemies more...but, how am I going to learn anything without confronting them? I need to make some allies while here. I wonder if Nemu-san would be able to lend assistance while I'm here? But more than that, if I could get a Captain or two on my side...then...there's got to be some people here that are either on my side, or at least agree that there's something wrong with the Soul Society...I need to do some investigating, and thanks to this cloak, they'll have a very difficult time in tracking me down. So first, lets see if I can find anyone with a good amount of spiritual energy, so I can tail them."

Having made up his mind, Takumi leapt from the area, and onto a high building.

He overlooked the Seireitei, and how pristine the streets seemed, how clean and beautiful they were. But also, he knew that this was going to become his battleground, he was going to have to fight people, he just hoped he truly was strong enough to win.

He then searched for what he would consider rather strong with his sensing energy skill that he learned from his Father so he could know where he was supposed to go next.

---

Meanwhile, Orihime and the others were left reeling from what had just happened. Takumi had been trapped within the Seiretei. Orihime naturally panicked, rushing to the gates, banging on them again and again for anything to happen, anything that she could do.

"Open up! Please open up! Taku-chan!"

Karin could see the desperation on Orihime's face as her fists hit the walls again and again.

But nothing budged.

The gates wouldn't open for her, and right now, Karin didn't like the odds of Takumi living through this either. Seeing how fast the enemy was, it was a miracle that they managed to make it out of there in the first place.

Yuzu looked over Jidanbo while Giselle moved closer to Orihime.

"Inoue-chan, there's nothing we can do. We can't get through there."

"But Taku-chan...if we leave Taku-chan in there, then he'll be..."

She didn't even want to think about it.

She just couldn't let this happen.

Takumi was going to die and there was nothing that could be done.

"No, Takumi is a resourceful person, we have to believe that he's able to survive on his own for a little while until we can get in there to give him some assistance."

Yoruichi tried to explain the best that she could, while also feeling worry for Takumi.

Orihime wanted to believe that.

But she just felt as if she couldn't.

Giselle looked down at the ground, and saw what seemed to be a radio. Bending down, she picked it up, and held it in her hand, staring at it briefly, before realizing that this came from Takumi, so she kept it for herself at the moment and try to get in contact with Takumi, though she knew that if she tried to use it now, then she could distract Takumi since he would be fighting.

Yuzu continued examining Jidanbo's head, and other injuries, and thankfully, he wasn't that injured.

"It seems that with some rest, he's going to be okay."

Karin breathed out slowly.

"That's a relief. Man, that Ichimaru bastard was awful. He was going to kill his own comrade for being an honourable man in the face of defeat. I wonder if that douche has any manners at all?"

"I don't know, but Karin, what are we going to do? With Jidanbo out, we have to do something to help out, don't we? Takumi-kun is going to be all alone in the Seireitei, what if something happens to him…?"

"Nah, he's going to be alright."

Karin seemed confident about that, but Yuzu wasn't so sure, she just knew something was going to happen.

Orihime looked sadly at the gates as members of the Rukongai began coming out of their houses, seemingly from hiding. Karin looked at them one by one, while Yuzu placed a hand to her Quincy cross.

"Are we going to have to fight?"

"I don't know, but we best be-"

They were cut off when clapping surrounded them.

The villagers were clapping for them.

They found that odd, while an elderly man stepped forward, bowing his head.

"We saw what happened with Jidanbo, and how you all protected him from getting harmed."

Karin scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Hehe, I don't know about that, but I'm sure that we just did our best, that's all we could do."

"Even then, you have our thanks. Jidanbo is kind to us, and when seeing him in danger, we were sure that he was going to be hurt or worse, killed."

The elder explained while Karin gained an understanding face.

"You don't have to thank us, but it is appreciated all the same, thank you-"

"Orihime?"

Orihime's eyes broadened when she heard that voice.

Turning towards the voice, she saw that within the sea of the gathering people, she could see that her elder brother was stood there, wearing what seemed to be a kimono. Beside him, was a brown haired boy, holding onto his hand.

"Ooh my God, it can't be..."

Sora pulled forward, his eyes in disbelief.

"Orihime...that's you, isn't it? But what are you doing here…? How is this...y-you aren't dead, are you…? But if you're here..."

"No no, I'm not dead~" Orihime giggled, trying and failing to hide her tears. "We came to the Soul Society, to save a friend of ours...Sora..."

"Orihime..."

Sora got close to the young woman, and hugged his little sister while she cried onto his chest. A reunion between siblings, it seemed to be something amazing, and for sure, Orihime was glad that she could finally see her elder brother again.

Karin and Yuzu glanced at the little boy, who's face lit up when seeing them.

"Big sisters!"

"W-What did he call us?"

Karin wondered while Yuzu pulled forward.

"Karin, his voice sounds familiar..."

"You didn't forget me, did you big sisters?"

Karin searched her brain for when she had heard the voice before, but for Yuzu, it came flooding back.

"Ooh my God! Yuichi-kun! That's you, isn't it!?"

"Wait, Yuichi, as in that parakeet we helped out way back when?"

"Yeah, it's him!" Yuzu rushed Yuichi, and hugged him tightly. "Yuichi-kun, that's you isn't it!?"

"Yes, that's right, and you're here big sisters!"

Yuzu and Yuichi cried as they held one another.

Karin brushed under her eyes in disbelief, while Giselle tilted her head.

"Awww, it seems that this is a mass reunion."

"I wonder how they met...either way, I need to find Kukaku Giselle. You take care of everyone here-"

"Did you say Kukaku?"

Sora called to Yoruichi, who looked surprised.

"Y-Yes, that's right. We're looking for her, but she's notorious for moving around a lot so I don't know her exact location."

"It's funny you should say that, because I'm on my way back to Kukaku-sans place, after getting Ganju. But when hearing the noise, I had to come and investigate what was happening...to my surprise, I saw you Orihime."

Orihime continued to embrace her brother.

"Sora, Taku-chan got trapped in the Seireitei. We need to help him...can you help us?"

"I don't know if I can...but, Kukaku-san might be able to help you. Come with me, I'll take you to her."

"Thank you Sora!"

Orihime hugged Sora tighter, while Yuzu carried Yuichi on her hip. Karin smiled gently, and followed after them, once making sure that Jidanbo would be taken care of. Yoruichi was glad for the luck they had ran into, and followed after Sora, and the others, who were taken to Kukaku.

---

Renji with a heavy heart, walked into the cell were Rukia was, and saw that she was being the same composed self that she usually was. She didn't make a sound, she didn't even show any fear of anything, she seemed to be in deep thought.

"Rukia..."

"Renji, what are you doing here?"

Rukia snapped out of her trance, and saw that behind Renji, four people dressed in white, even covering their faces, held four poles.

Rukia believed she knew what this was about, and she wished that it wasn't about that at all.

"Are you...I mean, is this about my execution?"

"Yes...I'm sorry Rukia, your execution is going to take place in fifteen days. We're going to be transferring you to the Shishiro immediately."

"Why the rush?"

Renji bit his lower lip, unable to explain himself at that moment in time.

"I...I can't say. Please stand back from the bars."

Rukia did as she was told. The men in white come to her side, and place a collar around her neck. Four cords are attached to the collar, which attach to the poles that the men had. A veil is placed over her face, and she is dragged out of the cell, with binds tying her hands behind her back, not leaving any chance up for her to even try and escape, though Rukia didn't even contemplate it.

Led across the Seireitei, no one speaks.

Not even Renji speaks to her, he couldn't say anything.

It already was hard enough as it was to say anything.

Now it was nigh impossible.

He couldn't take the guilt that he had inside of him.

They were led to a giant white tower. It eclipsed most of the Soul Society with how huge it was. They went up many flights of stairs, before reaching the area where the long wooden bridge was. Rukia could see below her, and could see that the buildings down below seemed to be going about her daily business.

Making it to the large tower, Rukia is practically thrown inside, and the cords are taken off of her, but she remains with the collar on. Rukia looked high, to see that the stairs wind around the tower, going up to various windows.

She looks back to Renji, who's finger is pointing outside of the tower, towards a large hill, with a large wooden structure placed there. Rukia peers out of the window, looking at the area Renji was pointing at.

"You can see the Sokyoku Hill from here, that's where you're going to be executed."

Rukia knew that, and had a heavy heart about the situation. One of the guards strolls closer to the young woman, and as if he was taunting her a little bit, he spoke to her in a condescending manner which Rukia didn't appreciate at all.

"You can spend the rest of your days in this tower, repenting what you have done. This is why it is called Shishinro. Think about what you've done for the remaining time you have left here." The guard turns to Renji, and bows his head. "Thank you for your assistance in escorting the prisoner to this location."

Renji didn't say anything.

He just kept a level head, and remained as calm as a cucumber.

Rukia sits down on a nearby surface, her hands meshed together at the centre of her lap, twidling her thumbs. Renji's face takes a noticeable nosedive, peering out of the window once more, placing his right hand on the side of the wall.

"The real reason you were moved here, is unconfirmed reports about intruders into the Seireitei."

"Intruders?"

Renji nods without looking towards her.

"Yes, and according to rumours, one was Takumi Urahara."

Rukia's eyes widened signficantly, standing up, and tried to move to Renji, but she stopped when his eyes landed on her.

"Renji...are you lying to me? Are you trying to give me...what are you doing by telling me this?"

"I'm not trying to give you hope, I'm just alerting you to the situation Rukia. It is unconfirmed for now, but those are the rumours that are floating about, and with how they quickly decided to move you here, they must have good reasons to do so, so to me they moved you because they believe Takumi Urahara has infiltrated Soul Society. He's probably come here, to save you."

Rukia's breathing became rapid.

She didn't know what to think.

If he was in the Soul Society, was he going to die?

All to just save her?

Rukia didn't know, all she could do was think about it.

Renji looked back at Rukia who sat back down once more, having worry across her face. He then walked to the door, without looking back. He didn't know if he could look back towards her, and he was contemplating if he should have told her, as it would sound like false hope, he was certain the Captains were going to slay Takumi on spot anyway.

As he exited the tower, he was surprised to see a young Captain by the name of Sosuke Aizen waving him over.

Renji strolls over towards Aizen, and bows his head respectably.

"Captain Aizen, it has been a long time since we have seen one another."

"Yes it has, Renji." His voice was soft, almost like velvet. "Come here, why don't we speak about a certain matter?" Renji seemed confused, but followed Aizen quietly to a private room, shutting the door, and turned his eyes to Renji. "We haven't spoken much since you were transferred to Kenpachi Zaraki's division. I also heard that you have been moved to Captain Kuchiki's division now."

Renji confirms this with a nod of his head.

"Yes, that's right Captain. But, may I ask, what is this about?"

Aizen covers the door, with his Kido, which surprised Renji.

Then he directed his words with a kind expression on his face.

"I have heard you, and Kuchiki-san in the tower were friends since you were in Rukongai together." Renji once more confirms this with a nod of his head. "So, do you believe her execution is deserved?"

Renji pauses his actions, unable to believe that Aizen was asking this to him all of a sudden.

"Well, that is to say sir..."

"Please do not be worried, this conversation is between us. However, to me, it seems suspicious that what she has done, has gained her a death sentence. Her crimes didn't seem severe enough for that, and the rapid movement to the Shishinro, as soon as rumours sprung up about Takumi Urahara have been seen within the Seireitei."

"So, that is true Captain Aizen? H-Has he come here?"

"It seems to be very likely. However, until we have an official meeting, we cannot confirm or deny this. However, I do find it suspicious that Sokyoku has been granted to be used for this execution. I feel as if someone is orchestrating a conspiracy."

"A conspiracy...do you think it is Takumi Urahara doing this Captain? And why would he come here if Rukia is going to be executed?"

Aizen puts on a complex expression.

"That is a very good question. All I can say is that it seems a little over the top to issue these commands on the basis of hearsay. We cannot confirmed that it was Takumi Urahara, however likely it might seem. It makes you wonder, what this is in aid of. If this is about Kuchiki-san, or is this about Takumi Urahara?"

Renji didn't quite understand what Aizen was saying, but he knew it was something rather dangerous what he was saying, and wondered what was going to happen next.

Aizen went to speak, but then stopped himself, and turned his back to Renji.

"Goodbye Renji."

"Y...Yeah, goodbye Captain."

Aizen left the room, leaving Renji to wonder what he was going to do next.

---

Later on, Orihime and the gang followed Sora who were leading them to Kukaku's place. It seemed to be out in the middle of nowhere. They had been walking out of town for over twenty minutes, and they still hadn't reached the destination.

"So, Sora, how did you become acquainted with Yuichi-kun here?"

Sora adopted a smile as he glanced at the small boy within Yuzu's arms.

"Actually, I was wandering through the town we were just in, and happened to find him speaking about you guys in the human world. When he mentioned your names, I knew that he was speaking about you. One thing led to another, and eventually, I decided to take care of him with Kukaku-san."

"I see, so you took him in, that's so nice Sora~"

Orihime bellowed, while Yuzu grinned at Yuichi.

"Yuichi-kun, are you happy here? It seems a little..."

"At first, I wasn't sure about this place, but being with Sora-san and the others, it is really fun."

"Did you find your Mom?"

Karin asked, then saw that Yuichi's head was lowering.

"No...I haven't been able to find her."

"It's a big place." Sora continued. "People are sent here from different areas, and sometimes you don't always land in the same area as your relatives, it can be tricky to find them again, this place is so big, that people tend to make families together here. Like children will be adopted by adults, and live together happily. It's different than the human world, and it can take some getting used to, I was just lucky to land here at all, and be found by Kukaku-san."

"I'm glad that Taku-chan's sword was able to free you from the Hollow Sora~"

Sora adopted a soft smile on his face.

"Yeah, I need to thank him. But you said that he's in the Seireitei?"

"We were going through the gates." Orihime explained. "But this man named...erm, Gin Ichimaru attacked us, and then when we were going back to the Rukongai, he attempted to stab Yuzu-san, but Taku-chan took the blow for her, but because of that..."

"It's because of me that he's in the Seireitei alone right now."

Yuzu let out a sad whimper, while Karin patted her head.

"Stop worrying, you know the idiot would tell you the same thing." Karin's eyes went towards Yuichi, and saw that he was smiling. "I'm glad that you're happy Yuichi. You are, right?"

Karin offered a simple yet exuberant smile that made Yuichi feel good.

"I am very happy! But I didn't think I'd see you again for years and years."

"Heeeh, it wasn't our plans to come here until we died yeah~" Yuzu sang out, making light of the situation. "We came here to save our friend, and now that Takumi-kun is within the Seireitei without us, we need to get in there as fast as we can."

"Then lets keep going. It isn't much further now."

Sora spoke up, while Orihime pondered something.

"Why does Kukaku-san live out here?"

Yoruichi released a laugh, hopping onto Orihime's head, while Giselle sways side to side.

"Kukaku tends to change the place to avoid others, and have a quiet area. Though even if the address changes, the design of the house is quite distinctive that you'll recognize it with a single glance."

"It's that great?"

"It's probably terrifying."

Giselle responds to Orihime who looks on with a complex expression on her face.

After walking a little while, they finally arrive at the...house, if it could be called that.

The residence was of that consisting of a smallish house, with two large and thick stone arms holding up a banner. Karin and Yuzu point at the extravagant nature of the house, while Giselle notices a large chimney, with the top of it having been sealed by some kind of metal.

"Ooh my God, it looks super creepy..."

Karin shudders, while Yuzu gives it a questioning look.

"What's with moving out here, if you're going to showcase where you live with a giant banner about your residence anyway?"

"A crazy type of person, that's who."

Karin murmured, while Yoruichi placed her paw to her face.

"Hmmmm, so it's arms holding up the banner this time. That's quite clever."

Yoruichi commented, while Sora releases a breath.

"Kukaku-sans like that." Sora pulled forward. "Anyway, follow after me, everyone."

Following after Sora, they walked forward, but not before two big men came before them. They weren't as big as Jidanbo, but they were dwarfing the people that were there, they looked exactly alike down to their clothes, the only noticeable difference was one had a split chin and the other had a normal chin, the names for these individuals were Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko.

""Stop! You may not enter beyond this point!""

They said at the same time, before Sora gave them a wave.

"Hey, it's me, I've brought some people to visit Kukaku-san."

The two large men looked down at Sora, who waved towards them.

""Ooh my! We didn't realize it was you! Enter right away Sora-sama!""

Karin and Yuzu looked at one another.

"How did he say he knew this Kukaku again?"

"He didn't...my guess, he's dating this Kukaku."

"Is Kukaku-san a man or a woman Karin?"

Karin smirked.

"Please let it be a man, that would make this more funny."

Giselle gave them bemused looks, as the doors were flung open.

Peering inside...it wasn't an entrance to a house, it was an entrance to a bunch of stairs.

Curious, they entered the stairs, and walked down the flight of stairs. The giants remained outside, while they followed after Sora.

Yuzu noticed something on the walls.

"Amazing, look at the walls Karin, they're glowing."

"It's a special type of fungus that grows in the Soul Society. It's used for many different things, including lighting hallways like this."

Sora explained to Yuzu, while the others followed them.

Leading them towards a double sided door, Sora pulls the sides of the door open, revealing a young woman with black hair, a red shirt on, and what was the most noticeable aspect about her, was that she was missing an arm, and she had a pipe in her other hand.

"Oh, Sora, you're back. Where's the kid?"

The young woman said it with a slacked tone, while Yuichi comes shooting into the room. Sitting down next to the woman, she gives him the ever so slightest of smiles, before turning to Sora once more, who bows his head.

"Orihime, everyone, this is Kukaku-san."

Orihime, and Giselle point with a dead pan expression while Karin sighs deeply.

"Ooh come on! Seriously!?"

Kukaku's eyebrows twitched.

"Excuse me, did you say something little girl?"

"You're supposed to be a man!"

Kukaku looked on with an annoyed expression on her face.

"Did you just try and assume my gender?"

"It would have been funnier, but you're dating Sora-san, aren't you!?"

Sora's cheeks turned slightly red, while Orihime's mouth opened wide.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?"

"O-Orihime, don't scream like that, it's just...well, we aren't...but, maybe...erm...well..."

"I'm Giselle!" Giselle announced, sticking her out tongue. Everyone looks towards Giselle who places a hand to her face. "I broke the tension that's all."

Everyone sweat drops as Yoruichi comes forward.

Kukaku notices Yoruichi's form as she strolls closer.

"My, that's a face I've not seen for a long time."

"I'm sorry for our lack of contact as of late. But, I need to ask a favour."

Kukaku didn't even seem to be surprised, and cracked her neck left while Sora sat down beside her. Yuzu noticed how close they were sitting, it did seem that something was happening between the two of them.

"It usually is the case when you come to visit. Let me guess, it is something complicated?"

"It might be a little complicated. But you always liked complicated, didn't you?"

Kukaku showed a darkened smile, which sent shivers up and down the spines of everyone.

"You could say that yeah."

"It also involves Kisuke, and Takumi Urahara-"

"Taku-chan's trapped in the Seireitei!" Orihime spoke up, showing worry on her face. "S-Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt, but if you could help us Kukaku-san, then we'd be eternally grateful for the assistance."

Kukaku stroked her chin while Sora bows his head.

"Kukaku-san, that is my little sister, and if she says they need help...I'd appreciate it if you could lend assistance."

Kukaku turned towards Sora, as Yuichi spoke up.

"And those two girls, Karin and Yuzu are my big sisters! Please can we do anything to help?"

Kukaku released a small breath out of her mouth.

"Well, if you're both asking and it is those damn pesky Urahara's, I don't see why we couldn't lend a hand." The group began looking relieved, but Kukaku's finger points towards Giselle. "However, while you Yoruichi, and Sora's little sister are fine, I can't trust the rest of your group."

"Hey! We're very trustworthy!"

Karin complains, but Kukaku reveals a dirty smile on her face.

"As I was saying, I can't trust you girls, especially that girl with long hair." Giselle points to herself, Kukaku nods. "There's something about you that terrifies me, so I'm going to send someone with you to the Seireitei, that's alright with you, isn't it Yoruichi?"

Yoruichi bows her neck.

"I am fine with anything you have decided Kukaku."

"Good, then little brother, get in here!"

She directs her eyes towards the right, seeing a door.

Sora stands and goes to the door, opening said door, revealing someone they were familiar with.

"Inoue's brother did say something about Ganju, picking him up so...yeah, so he's not going to attack us, like?"

Karin wondered to the others who weren't sure.

Ganju, the man that they had met before, looked up to Karin and the others, and then his face fell.

"N-No, you're with Takumi Urahara! W-Where is he!? Is he in this house!? Not that monster! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Kukaku looks between Ganju, and the rest, cocking her head.

"So, you've met."

A collective awkward chuckle surrounds them all, while Yuichi shows a childlike expression on his face.

---

Meanwhile, the person that Takumi was following, was Momo Hinamori. It had been half a day since Takumi had arrived in the Soul Society. He knew that it would be dangerous to keep outside, but he knew that he had to get some information somehow.

Because of his cloak, she wasn't any the wiser that she was being followed, so she just went about her duties as a Shinigami.

He didn't know how he was going to approach this situation.

He needed to know about Rukia, but he also didn't want to come off as a bad guy that threatened girls to get what he wanted.

But in this case, he was sure that he'd have to do something like that.

He followed her through the Seireitei, going around many different corners, and towards a large building.

Stopping outside of it, the girl meets up with a friend of hers.

"Ooh Rangiku-san, I didn't expect to see you here."

Rangiku shows a tired smile.

"Yeah, haha. Funny thing is, I fell asleep here, while trying to escape that Captain of mine. But, I heard the alarm being sounded off, what's going on?"

"Ryoka apparently tried to enter the Seireitei, and this is unconfirmed, but one managed to get inside, and is running around the Seireitei."

Takumi sweat dropped at that.

"So, I'm just a Ryoka to them then...I guess it makes sense, I didn't have a pass to get into the Soul Society. Even then, it seems that they don't know it's me yet...but, that's going to change soon enough. I need to be the one that gets on top of this."

Rangiku, having heard what Momo had said, looked surprised.

"Really? So the Shinigami there couldn't stop this intruder? Who was stationed there?"

"I don't know the specific details, but my Captain said that it was Captain Ichimaru who was stationed there."

She revealed to the bewildered Rangiku.

"Gin...and he didn't stop the intruder? Where they powerful?"

"I-I don't really know. But there's going to be a Captains meeting about what has happened. Whatever, or whoever it is, must be dangerous if they could get past Captain Ichimaru." Momo expressed while placing a hand over her chest, and inwardly thought. "Captain Ichimaru has always given me the creeps, but he wouldn't let someone go, would he? No...maybe I'm just thinking about it too much."

Momo's thoughts were interrupted when Rangiku placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Either way, be careful Hinamori."

"Yes, you as well, Rangiku-san."

Rangiku nodded, and walked off, as did Momo.

Takumi took off to following Momo once more, sticking to the shadows.

As she turned a corner, Takumi looked to see if anyone was around, and thankfully wasn't, he flashed behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder, she let out a worried breath.

"Don't scream."

Momo stiffened at the voice.

"W-What do you want…?"

Takumi didn't like the sound of her voice.

He didn't want to instill fear into her, that was the last thing that he wanted.

"I just want some information, you can tell me, can't you?"

Momo exhaled deeply.

"T-That depends, w-what do you want to know?"

Takumi leaned closer to Momo's ear, so only she'd hear his request.

"I just want to know where Rukia Kuchiki-chan is."

"Y-You're the Ryoka boy that we've been told about...I-I couldn't possibly give you the location of her."

"Hmmm, but I'd like to know about it please."

"No, I can't..."

Takumi released a breath, flipping Momo around so they were face to face.

Momo was surprised at his face.

She imagined a battle hardened face with many battle scars…

But to her surprise, she found a gentle looking face that was giving her a smile.

"I asked nicely. It isn't like I'm wanting to force it out of you. I probably could, but I don't believe on picking on girls. So, if you could just tell me about it, then you can run along, and tell everyone to get to that location to stop me or something like that."

"B-But, it sounds like you don't mind if I do that…?"

Momo seemed confused about that, while Takumi himself just continued to smile.

"Well, I am an invader."

"Yes, that's right..."

"So technically, you have every reason to distrust me, and want to send the Gotei 13 after me. But I'm not a bad guy...I know that's gonna be a tough pill to swallow, but I just want to find Rukia-chan because she's getting punished for something that she shouldn't be getting punished for. I mean, do you think she deserves to be killed for anything she's done?"

"Well, my opinion on the matter is complicated...b-but even then, I couldn't possibly tell you the location...as you said, you're an invader...I couldn't betray the Soul Society..."

Takumi inhaled slowly.

"Alright then, that's fair I guess. You wont tell me, I'm not gonna force it out of you. But, can you do me one favour please? It wont require you to betray the Soul Society, promise."

Momo, intrigued, raised her eyebrows.

"S-Sure, I mean if I can..."

"Great. Then can you tell them that Takumi Urahara has come home, and is going to save Rukia Kuchiki-chan?"

Momo looked surprised.

"Why would you announce that though? Isn't that painting a target...wait, why am I trying to not make you do this…?"

"Maybe I just have one of those faces?" Momo cocked her head while he chuckled awkwardly. "Why I would announce it...because there's something wrong with the Soul Society."

Momo furrowed her eyebrows.

"What do you mean by that…?"

"Just wait for it, because there is something deeply wrong with what's happening in the Soul Society, sorry if it affects you, but the truth needs to be revealed, for your own sake's." Takumi flashed out of the area, Momo exhaled deeply...but then Takumi reappeared which gave her a fright. "Oops rude of me, I didn't introduce myself properly, right?"

"Indirectly I got your name."

Momo sheepishly replied, while Takumi gave an enchanting smile.

"Aah, always introduce yourself, and be kind, my Dad taught me that. So yeah, I'm Takumi Urahara, nice to meet you. Well, goodbye...erm..."

"Momo Hinamori."

Momo second guessed herself in that decision.

Why did she reveal her name?

She didn't know.

But something about him was so warm, inviting.

Something that she couldn't fathom.

He didn't seem evil to her at least.

"Hinamori-san, see you later...well you'd probably not want to see me later...well, goodbye anyway! Thanks for the chat~"

Takumi flashed out of the area, while Momo fell down to the floor, panting from the experience that she just had, and didn't know what the hell she was going to do, it seemed insane to her by what just happened.

Momo began whistling, as she quickly took off.

Takumi himself disappeared around a corner, and placed his head on the wall.

"If they know I'm here, then they're going to make their moves, the ones who turned Hiyori-chan and the others into Vizards, and what they did to me and my memories. You wanted to know why Hinamori-san? It's because I'm going to bait them into revealing themselves, and get the evidence I need. Don't worry Father, I shall not die yet, and as you taught me, if you can't beat an enemy with strength, beat them with your mind, and that's exactly what I'm going to do. But still, I need to find some allies...that girl talked about a Captains meeting...if I could find that location, then I could find out who are the Captains and what I'm actually dealing with, and maybe persuade them to join my side...but, I couldn't reveal myself to all of those Captains, I'll have to be creative about it." His eyes went to the sky, seeing that it was darkening. "But, I'll have to find a place for me to rest, I can't stay out in the open...but, where can I go…?"

Takumi looked around the area, and jumped to a high building. He sensed for the least resistance, the area that held the least amount of spiritual power, and after about five minutes, he saw what seemed to be a storage house, which he made his way towards him as quick as he could.

---

Back at Kukaku's home, Ganju kept screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" again and again, which was getting on Kukaku's nerves quite a bit. Karin on the other hand felt her hand going for her blade, but Yuzu stopped her with her eyes, so she didn't cause any trouble with the group.

"Alright Ganju, that's enough!"

Ganju whines a little bit, while Karin sweat dropped.

"That's...erm, so he was all tough in the Rukongai, but here he's subservient to his sister...that's quite funny~"

Karin laughed, earning a tick mark from Ganju.

"Oi! I am not subservient!"

"Ganju!"

"Okay, I'm subservient!"

Kukaku nods her head, standing up with a fading smile.

"My energies been drained with your constant screaming Ganju." Her lazy eyes went for the door, and stepped forward. "Everyone, follow me."

They nod, and follow after Kukaku.

They went into the corridors together, with Yuzu still examining the lights on the wall, and was marvelling what was in the Soul Society, while Kukaku glances at the twins, wondering why they seemed to be a little familiar to her, she couldn't quite place her finger on it.

They walk to the end of the corridor, and enter a large room. In the centre of the room, is a large column, Giselle points towards the column, and releases a small chuckle.

"Ooh God~"

"What's wrong Giselle-san?"

When Yuzu questioned, she giggled lightly.

"She's going to fire us at the Seireitei."

"No way." Karin argued. "That's not what that's for..." Her eyes went to Kukaku who grinned mischievously. "...r-right? You aren't going to fire us at the Seireitei, are you? Because, that just seems to be quite impractical..."

"Impracticality, isn't something you have to worry about, because what you're looking at right now is my device I use, because in the Rukongai, I am the foremost fireworks expert!"

[Did you just say fireworks expert!?]

Orihime, Karin and Yuzu scream out, while Giselle plays with her hair.

"Told ya so~"

"She's smarter than I give her credit for."

Yoruichi murmured, while Kukaku continues.

"I'm a fireworks technician. Sora, could you spin the wheel for me?"

"Of course Kukaku-san."

Sora goes to a giant wooden wheel, and begins pushing it with all of his strength. From up above, and down below, the ceiling and floor begins to move, revealing her personal fireworks station, the Kukaku Cannon.

The group look on in awe at the cannon, while Sora pants from moving the ceiling and floors.

"Usually, it takes Koganehiko, and Shiroganehiko to move that, but it seems that Sora is a rather strong man, isn't he~?"

For a moment, Orihime caught the sound of glee from Kukaku, and the way her eyes were on Sora, it seemed like something was going on between them.

She then takes out an orb which looked like glass, tossing it at Karin.

"Use your spiritual energy to fill the orb."

"Erm...well, I learned a bit about it before coming here...I guess I could try..."

Karin begins filling the orb with her power, which glows a beautiful blue colour. The energy fills the sphere, and surrounds Karin's form, in an unstable manner. It was growing into larger and larger sphere, but then it breaks apart, shattering like glass around her form.

"O-Oh...well, that's okay Karin, you can do it next time!"

Yuzu praises and cheers up at the same time.

Kukaku releases a small breath, tossing the sphere towards Ganju.

"Demonstrate it."

"A-Ah, of course! I'll do my best!"

Ganju channel's his energy into the sphere, and like Karin, it formed a dome around him. But it wasn't unstable like Karin's was and wasn't as big as hers.

"This is a cannonball made for my cannon, it will help you get into the Seireitei."

"But, why are we getting fired in this...n-not that I want to die or anything like that~ I was just curious about it~"

Orihime sang out, while Kukaku glanced at Sora who gave a sheepish smile.

She released a sigh, and continued.

"The wall around the Seireitei is made out of a special stone that blocks out spiritual energy. The stone also creates a sphere shaped dome of protection around the city itself, going above, and under the city so you can't drill your way down and try to get in that way. The only way to enter is to create a hole. By providing energy to the cannon ball, it creates a sphere of spiriton's that is strong enough to break through the protection field."

"Ooh I get it, it's like destroying the barrier that the ball hits, right sweetie?"

Kukaku glances at Giselle who winks at her to mess with Kukaku's head for her own enjoyment.

"Don't wink at me." Giselle licks her lips, freaking Kukaku out. "A-Anyway, follow me."

Kukaku seemed like she had given up, as she led them into a training area.

While the others follow her directions, Ganju glances at his sister.

"Are you seriously going to help them? I don't have any desires to help Shinigami, not after what they've done."

Kukaku's cold eyes land upon Ganju who flinches at her gaze.

"Do not bring this up again. You're dismissed."

Ganju releases a small breath, doing as his sister asks, and leaves the area.

---

As that was happening, Renji walked into a waiting room with other Lieutenants stationed there. He had to wear his armband that signified that he was a Lieutenant, and he met up with Momo, Rangiku, and Squad 7's Lieutenant, Iba.

"Renji, there you are. I was getting worried."

"Hinamori, I heard about what happened while on the way here. Did you really meet Takumi Urahara here?"

Momo gave a shy nod of her head.

"Yes...that's right. Weird thing is though, he was rather nice for someone who's supposed to be an evil person experimenting on innocent people."

"What did he want from you?"

Momo tilted her head while Rangiku looked out of the window nearby.

"Well...he just seemed to want some information. I didn't tell him anything, I thought for sure he was going to force it out of me somehow, but it seems that he just wanted to ask questions nicely. He also told me to tell everyone that he was in the Soul Society."

"But why do that?"

Rangiku posed the question, while Renji agreed.

"Is he trying to boast about him being here now? Thinking he can take on the world or something?"

To Renji's surprise, Momo shook her head.

"I don't think he's trying to do that though. The way he acted, it was more...I don't know exactly. It wasn't like he was being rude, or demeaning. He had me in his grasp, if he wanted, he could have sliced me down before I had even realized he was there. Honestly, he was kind of a gentleman, now thinking about it."

"A gentleman, hah! I don't think so, he's a hardened battle warrior!"

Iba brought up while running a hand through his hair.

Momo didn't know if that was true or not.

"Either way, it's taking a while for the other members to arrive isn't it?"

"It takes sometime to gather all of the Lieutenant's and Captains due to them being on missions among other things. I heard that there's going to be a meeting about this situation in the next day or so."

Rangiku explained while Renji briefly flashed back to what happened with Aizen, and why he seemed to be acting strange, which also was on Momo's mind.

"Ever since the incident happened this morning, Captain Aizen has seemed to be distracted by something."

"I wouldn't worry about it Hinamori, this is a stressful situation. I'm sure everything will calm down eventually."

Though Renji tried to reassure her, he also thought that Aizen was acting a little bit different to how he usually was.

"I concur."

[Aaaaah!]

They let out screams as Nemu steps out of the shadows.

"G-Geez! How long have you been there!?"

Rangiku snapped at Nemu, who just stared back at her calmly.

"I have been here for over twenty minutes. I had been patiently waiting for everyone to arrive."

"Y-You didn't say anything for twenty minutes?"

Renji wouldn't believe it if it was someone else, other than Nemu.

"I didn't feel the need to say anything at this moment in time. However, you brought up the topic of Takumi Urahara, so I became intrigued."

"Ooh yeah, we've heard your Captain hates him, right?"

Renji questioned Nemu who gave a nod of her head.

"Yes, that is correct Renji Abarai."

Renji always felt spooked when she spoke his name like that.

"A-Anyway, it seems that we might be sent after him."

Iba spoke up, as Nemu shook her neck.

"No, not until the Captains decide on what to do."

"Yeah, after that. Though knowing Zaraki, he'll try and go after this Takumi Urahara guy. I've never met him, but I've heard he's strong."

Iba's words penetrated the others and they continued their conversation.

---

A little while later, Karin and the others begin doing their lessons on how to control their powers to make a sphere. Karin was having difficulty, but for Giselle, she got it on the first try, since she had been doing the Quincy thing for a good while now, and formed a sphere around her.

"Good, it seems you've got it right away Giselle."

Yoruichi praised, while Giselle sticks out her tongue.

"Yup, for a girl like me, I can make these things pretty easily."

Giselle throws the ball up into the air, showcases an adorable smile, before Ganju comes by. His eyes land on Giselle who gives him a dirty smirk, which makes him feel cold inside of himself, so he turns and walks away.

Orihime continues to practice as does Yuzu, and the pair finally manage to get it down without much trouble.

"I did it Sora!"

"Well done Orihime, that's amazing!"

Sora praised his little sister, who in turn showcased a wide smile.

"Ooh me too!"

Yuzu cheered, as Yuichi hugged her.

"Well done big sister!"

Yuzu giggled, rubbing the young boys head affectionately.

Kukaku nodded her head slowly.

"Good, it seems that you have a talent at using your spiritual energy, both of you." Her eyes went towards Karin who was having some difficulty. "But, it seems that she's having a hard time in doing it at all."

"It's fine, I'll get this myself!"

Karin yelled, while the others backed away slightly.

Just then, they heard a buzzing sound coming from Giselle.

"Huh, what's that?" Giselle looks down at the radio she picked up from Takumi beforehand. "Oh, is it this thing?"

[...Com...in...come...n...it's Tak...mi.]

It sounded as if it was having some difficulties connecting, Orihime's eyes widened, and took the radio.

"Taku-chan! It's us, but we can't hear you!"

[On...mom...nt.] Takumi did something to adjust the radio, and his voice came through clearer. [Is that better?]

"Much better."

Yuzu gave a relaxing breath.

Orihime went to speak when Yoruichi did instead.

"Are you okay Takumi? Did you manage to get away from Ichimaru?"

[Yeah, I got away from him, I'm hiding out, I've made precautions in case they try and track me down. I guess those years of inventing has come in handy for this.]

Yoruichi was glad that he was in a safe area, at least for the moment, while Orihime was just relieved that he was alright.

"I'm just glad that you're okay Taku-chan, we're all safe here."

[That's good, I'm already making ways into finding Rukia-chan among other things.]

"Just be careful Takumi, you're still in enemies territory."

Yoruichi warned, she heard a light laughing over the comms.

[You can say that again, I've had to avoid many Shinigami's, seems like they know we're here. They call us Ryoka.]

"That makes sense, they'll probably hold a meeting about it."

[Speaking of Yoruichi-chan, do you know where Captains meet?]

"For official meetings, you mean?"

[Yes, I need to know.]

"Why? What are you planning?"

A chuckling could be heard coming down the line.

[Heh, don't worry about that, I'm not doing anything reckless if that's what you're thinking. Just tell me noticeable landmarks or something for me to follow.]

"Well, if it is the same as the past then..."

Yoruichi began explaining in details Takumi would be able to recognize by landmarks around the Seireitei among other things.

[Thanks Yoruichi-chan, I appreciate it.]

"Just stay safe, we'll be there in a day or so."

"Heeeh, you'll know when we arrive Takumi-kun~"

Giselle sang out adorably.

Takumi chuckled lightly.

[Alright then, be safe everyone. I'll contact you tomorrow.]

With that, the communication was cut off.

Orihime wished that she could have spoken to Takumi a little more, but she was glad that he was safe nonetheless.

"Dinners ready everyone."

Sora spoke with a gentle expression on his face, so the others besides Karin turn to leave.

"Karin, are you coming?"

"I'm going to stay behind a little bit, and train. I don't want to let you guys down."

Yuzu gently smiled, and went to stay, but Karin gave her slightly annoyed eyes.

"You don't want me to stay?"

"Naaah, go and eat something, I'll be there soon enough."

"If you're sure..."

Yuzu walked away, leaving Karin alone to train with the sphere.

However, she wasn't truly alone, as Ganju had stayed behind, and just watched her like a hawk.

Becoming slightly irritated, Karin speaks up.

"What are you watching me for?"

Ganju huffs, turning his head.

"I wasn't watching you for any specific reason. I just wanted to know something."

Karin raises an eyebrow.

"And what's that?"

"Why are you going to save these Shinigami anyway? I don't know anything regarding this Rukia girl that everyone keeps talking about, but I do know this Takumi Urahara by reputation, and he's a very scary guy."

Karin scoffs.

"Scary, hardly."

"You don't know-"

"Ooh I do." Karin gives a scary grin. "He's not this psycho everyone says from here. I call the guy out when he's being an idiot, but he's actually a genuine guy. He can be annoying sure, but he's saved my life, putting himself on the line for me, for my sister, and he has saved lots of people. I don't care what others believe here, because I know the truth about him, and the truth is that Takumi is a decent person and you can't say that he isn't either. I owe a debt of gratitude to Rukia Kuchiki-san, she brought us all together, and we had fun adventures. We met Yuichi because of them, and we got to know about our powers...and because of them, we finally managed to defeat the Hollow that killed our Mother. I don't know what your problem with Shinigami is, but Takumi and Rukia are two of the kindest Shinigami that you'll ever meet."

Ganju listened to Karin's words, and saw how passionate she was about it, which in turn touched his own heart, and remembered his elder brother, briefly believing that Karin looked like a female version of his brother for a moment.

Ganju picks up a sphere, and begins practicing himself.

"Whenever I do this, I always imagine a circle in my mind, and filling that up with my energy."

"What are you babbling about now?"

"I'm just saying, that's what I imagine. It's the basics for Kido, though I'm just speaking aloud at this point, do what you want with it."

It seemed like he was trying to help Karin out, and then he left the room.

She rolls her eyes "Terrible actor, he should have just said he was trying to help me." and began doing as he said, making a circle in her mind, and began filling it with energy, so it didn't overflow, she was a more visual person, and if she could imagine it, all the better.

She continued imagining it like that, and slowly but surely, her energy began to fill the sphere, the right way this time. It didn't get overloaded, it stayed where it was supposed to stay, and formed a sphere of energy around her.

It was bigger than most, but that was because she had high levels of spiritual energy.

"Well done Karin, you're doing me proud."

Karin froze when she heard the voice.

She knew it was her Inner Hollow, and that terrified her more than she thought it would.

Because of distraction, her energy begins to run rampage a little bit.

Yuzu quickly comes into the room, carrying a drink.

"I know you don't want me to watch, but..." Karin's eyes met Yuzu's, and she saw worry in her sister. "Karin? What's wrong? Don't worry, you'll get the sphere..."

Karin blinked her worries away, and focused on the sphere before her, controlling the flow of energy, and formed a stable sphere.

"Y-Yeah, I think I'm getting the hang of it."

Yuzu smiled brightly.

"It seems so! How did you do it Karin?"

"That guy, Ganju helped me out. Though I still think he's kind of weird."

Yuzu chuckled awkwardly, but she was glad her sister had managed to do it, and that meant they were one step closer to saving Rukia and providing assistance to Takumi.

---

As night descended upon them, Kukaku pours a drink outside, looking at the sky. Taking in the sights, she contemplates many things, what was happening with the girls she had taken in, and how they were going to get through this.

"I'm sorry Kaien, I'm helping a Shinigami like the one that had killed you. But, if I didn't, you'd scold me for not doing it. Because, you loved Shinigami, and you died being a Shinigami. So, I'll help them out..." Her eyes saw Giselle walking closer to them, bringing surprise to her. "Can I help you with something?"

Giselle shakes her head side to side.

"I don't need help, but I thought I should inform you of something."

Kukaku raises an eyebrow.

"And what's that?"

"Karin and Yuzu, those twins in there...you know, their Father is called Isshin Shiba."

Kukaku's eyes fly open.

"W-What did you just say?"

"I wanted to confirm it before mentioning it, but that's your relatives name, isn't it? He also was a Shinigami that disappeared a good number of years ago now, right?"

Kukaku could hardly believe it.

"Yes, of course..."

"Well, now you know. I guess that Karin and Yuzu are your relatives too~ Though, they don't know anything about their Dad being a Shinigami, and he doesn't want them to know yet, so its better if we keep this between us."

Kukaku exhales slowly, while Giselle sits down beside her.

"I see...if that's the case, then I suppose it makes sense why I felt...like I was with familiar people when noticing them for the first time."

"Maybe so."

"Just who are you anyway girl? You seem to know a lot about Isshin Shiba and his children."

Giselle pulled a funny face which sent shivers down the spine of Kukaku.

"I'm just your average girl, that's all~"

"Somehow I don't believe that."

Giselle put on a slightly more sinister expression.

"Maybe I'm just a girl looking out for those girls in there. Say, maybe you could teach them some secret Shiba clan stuff, since technically they are apart of it. I know that Yuzu-chan isn't in spirit form, but she's still a Shiba, technically."

"I guess you're right...I'm surprised that his children are here, and now..."

"Well, they're doing what their weirdo Dad would do, and save their friends~"

Kukaku showed a light smile on her face, and looked at the sky once more, contemplating many things.

Only this time, she thought about Isshin, and Karin along with Yuzu, wondering if she should teach them anything, about the secrets of the Shiba's powers.

---

As that was happening, Orihime was having the remains of her meal, and saw Sora sat there just watching her with a loving smile on her face.

"Sora, is something wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong, I wanted to speak to you about something, can we talk?"

Orihime didn't see a reason not to talk to her brother.

"Yes, we can talk about anything you want Sora! Is something going on?"

"Actually...well, I know what the answer is going to be Orihime, but there's something I just want to say. Now that I've lived here, in the Soul Society...it can be a dangerous place. And the Seireitei..."

"You're going to ask me not to go, aren't you?"

Orihime already knew the answer.

She could see that her brother was worrying for her.

Of course Sora agreed with what she said.

"I know you're going to tell me you're going to go, I just want to make sure that you're safe. It will be dangerous over there Orihime, and I….I don't have the power to protect you."

Orihime could understand what he was saying, but she also knew what she would have to do.

"I know, but I've got the power to protect myself Sora. I am going to go to save Kuchiki-chan, and also be beside Taku-chan."

Sora knew that she'd say something like that.

"Heeeh...I remember watching you, and him for a good number of times, being together, I saw you falling in love with him." Orihime's face burned red, while Sora placed a hand on top of her head. "I know you're going to go, just promise you'll be safe in the meantime."

"Don't worry Sora, I'm going to be coming back. But I have to do this, and this isn't about Taku-chan at all, this is about doing what is right."

Sora chuckled softly.

"When you're this pumped up, I can't fight against you. But, I am glad that you're growing Orihime, you've become someone who's strong, stronger than you think you are. I know you'll be able to do amazing things."

Orihime's hand overlaid with Sora's own, glad that she could speak with him again.

"Thank you Sora, leave this to me and the others, we will do our best."

Sora knew that she would.

But he also was worried about what was going to happen, cursing his lack of powers to do anything to help.

---

A day later, after gathering all they could, the Captains meeting began.

Filling the fancy decorated hall, were 12 of the 13 Captain's.

Yamamoto was assessing each of them with his withering eyes, wondering a good number of things to do with the situation at hand.

Some of the Captain's looked bored, particularly Mayuri, and Kenpachi. Unohana, Shunsui, Aizen, Yamamoto, Soi Fon, Komamura, Byakuya, Tosen, and Toshiro had serious expressions on their faces.

With them standing side by side, they weren't saying anything, though Toshiro could feel the intensity between the different members of the Captains. It felt more tense than it usually did. She knew it would be something akin to dangerous, and worrying, but he didn't think that he'd be feeling things like this.

Yamamoto banged his large staff onto the ground, alerting everyone to his presence.

"Now, Gin Ichimaru, step inside."

The double doors opened, revealing Gin, looking as he always did.

So calm and collected.

Toshiro's eyes narrowed upon the man as he walked forward with a calmness like no other.

Gin takes a step forward, and showcases his usual expression that was cold, and unpredictable.

"Is it really necessary to have all of the Captains be here for this meeting about me?"

Kenpachi's single eye shoots for Gin.

"How did you fail to eliminate the intruders? Though I am glad you did, it means that I get a crack at Takumi Urahara."

"To think that he's here...what does he hope to accomplish by coming here?"

Toshiro had heard rumours, but she wasn't so sure until Gin showed a cold smile.

"He's really here, but I don't know what he's after~ It seems that he's going to be dangerous either way~"

Mayuri who gained a sadistic expression points an accusing finger at Gin.

"Seriously, you couldn't even apprehend Takumi Urahara? Have your skills dulled in peaceful times?"

Gin threw up his shoulders in a shrugging manner.

"I don't know what you're talking about, I did my best against him, and he is a slippery person. He faked me out with a Gigai. I couldn't have stopped that once he had tricked me. I searched for him, I truly did. But he outsmarted me, that crafty boy."

Mayuri's eyes blazed with intense feelings.

"A Gigai outwitted you?! Are you being serious?!"

"Of course, I couldn't tell them apart. He had made it quite well."

Mayuri's eyes scrunched up.

"I can't tell if you're being serious, or telling a lie to us. Which is it?"

Gin showcased a dirty expression on his face, which made Mayuri curl his lips into a gleefully dark expression that Toshiro, who stood next to him, had shivers going up and down her spine, it didn't feel good at all.

"Who knows, though I tried my best. As I said, he's a tricky-"

"Gin, for allowing Takumi Urahara to escape into the Seireitei, you failed your duties as a Captain." Yamamoto interrupted with his stone like expression on his face. "But more than that, you acted out of order by going on your own, which for you, is highly unusual. Explanations need to be given immediately."

"I'm sorry Captain Commander, he was trickier than I thought he was going to be. But, if you allow me, I will go and find him myself."

Yamamoto's old eyes scrunched together at Gin's suggestion.

"No, we do not need you running around doing things that could disrupt the Seireitei. The simple fact is that Takumi Urahara is within this city, and if that's the case, then we have to remain extra vigilant."

As he said it, man with brown hair, and glasses, having a kind demeanour on his face stepped forward, that man being Sosuke Aizen himself.

"Captain Commander, I am sure that Gin wouldn't intentionally allow Takumi Urahara go of his own accord. We can recall that this is Kisuke Urahara's child, he is a very resourceful young man, so we have to presume that he is capable of escaping Captain Class members of the Gotei 13 so I believe that while yes, Gin acted out of the ordinary, he did so in regards to protecting the Soul Society."

"Ooh you, you're so kind~"

Their bodies froze.

They daren't take a breath.

It felt unreal.

That voice…

People recognized it.

They hadn't heard it in a long time.

But it sounded more, grown up than they had remembered.

Yamamoto felt a presence beside him, and saw Takumi sat on the arm of his chair, waving towards everyone.

"Hey everyone, what's going on?"

Takumi gained a cute demeanour, which sent shivers through the spines of most around.

"You little!"

"How dare you?!"

Mayuri and Soi Fon went to charge, when Takumi wagged his finger.

"Nahaha, doing that isn't going to accomplish anything. Did you think I'd come here, exposing myself, without having some kind of plan?" Soi Fon and Mayuri reluctantly backed down, as Takumi glanced at Yamamoto. "Epic beard by the way, I hope when I'm your age, I have a beard as epic as that."

Yamamoto gave Takumi an odd stare while he jumped to his feet.

Glancing around the room, Takumi clapped his hands together.

"Now everyone, lets all be kind and get to know one another~"

"And why would we do that?"

Byakuya demanded, Takumi grinned.

"Because I have released a truth telling gas into this room that's been soaking into your body, and if you tell lies, it will detect it like your heart rate increasing, among other things that indicate someone's lying, and will shock you. Also, if you try and not talk when I ask you a question, it will shock you unless I permit it to stop. So think carefully before responding with the truth, or a lie. As they say, the truth will set you free."

The Gotei 13 Captains let out shocked breaths, besides Shunsui who sees Takumi give him a sideways wink, indicating that he was lying, but no one else saw it, Takumi made sure of that, which made Shunsui internally laugh that Takumi could do that.

"He's a clever one, he's using psychological manipulation to gain an understanding of his enemies, and forcing them to reveal the truth, or they would be shocked, most in this room know that Takumi could theoretically make something like that, so it wouldn't be out of the realms of impossibility that he'd try something, or at least to those who don't understand the kindness that Takumi is capable of, he wouldn't needlessly hurt innocent people, only those who would attack him. But I have to wonder, what are you going to do next Takumi? What are you trying to gain from this? Is this just trying to find out information? Or, is there something else you're thinking about right now?"

Shunsui had to admit that it was rather intriguing to see what Takumi was going to do next.

He also wondered if the others would believe it.

Judging by the facial expressions, some had doubts, but some believed it.

Kenpachi on the other hand looked ecstatic, showing a murderous smile on his face.

"Now this is my kind of enemy, using explosions, hahahahaha! I hope he's a good fight!"

Mayuri released a sigh as he murmured "Of course that nutty bastard would be like this." while Takumi bit his lower lip, showcasing a face of an innocent boy, but also a hint of mischievousness as if he had done something wrong.

That expression alone, caused more to be unsure if Takumi was speaking the truth.

They didn't know if he was messing with them, or if he was genuine.

"Why don't we just kill you on the spot? And then leave the room?"

Soi Fon demanded, only for Takumi to smile brightly.

"Any hints that you try and attack me, and this room explodes. Also, if you try and leave this room, the doors been rigged to explode, and when I make things explode, it isn't pleasant, though I'm sure some remember that, right? Maybe you'll survive the explosion, but it will really be a killer, you know? I do think of everything after all, all possible scenarios, because you have to when entering a battlefield, that's what dear old Dad taught me~"

"Ooh come on. You can't be serious."

Soi Fon lets out an annoyed voice, while Takumi raises a finger to his lips.

"I'm deadly serious. I mean, this is going to be a learning curve, so lets ease the growing pains."

"I'll give you more pains if you don't stop this nonsense at once."

Soi Fon threatened, but Takumi chuckled deeply, shrugging off Soi Fon's threat which annoyed her even more.

"I'm not talking nonsense or being nonsensical, I want to understand about the Soul Society. It isn't everyday I get this kind of opportunity, and I am glad for the assistance that you all are giving towards me. So, how about-"

"I will murder you!"

Mayuri let out, unable to contain his rage.

He went to withdraw his Zanpakuto, so Takumi baited him with his eyes.

"Go on, do it."

"If you had explosions here, you would have used them by now to wipe us all out!"

Mayuri argued, but Takumi remained calm.

"I'm not in the habit of killing randomly. I don't want you dead, all I want is to do a few good things while I'm in the Soul Society, but I wouldn't come here without insurance either, only I know how to deactivate the bombs, and trust me, if you're caught in the explosion, most of you will probably perish. Maybe the guy with the epic beard will survive, but most wont, so think carefully about what you try before doing it."

"You wont be leaving here alive, I can guarantee that."

Soi Fon admitted coldly, but Takumi just waved her off, which antagonized her even more.

"But, I want to survive, so I best not get attacked by you huh~?"

"You like pissing me off, don't you?!"

"I don't know you enough to accurately say yes or no to that question."

"Seriously..."

Soi Fon exhaled deeply, while Toshiro watched with a calm demeanour, she couldn't figure Takumi out, and why she was doing what she was doing.

"So, how about we get to know one another~ Ooh yeah, ask me anything, but unlike you guys, I'm not compelled to tell the truth, so there's no point asking, just letting you know." Takumi looked around the room, then pointed to himself. "So, lets introduce ourselves, and our squads if you please. For those who don't know, but based on everyone's reactions to me I'm gonna guess you do know who I am, my name is Takumi Urahara, pleasure to meet you all."

He points at Yamamoto who raised an eyebrow.

"Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, from Squad 1."

"Good, that's good, now everyone else please~"

"Haha, I like this kid. The names Kenpachi Zaraki from Squad 11, your next opponent."

Takumi gave a wide smile.

"Can hardly wait for it Kenpachi-san."

Shunsui held back a chortle, seeing how relaxed Takumi seemed when speaking to Kenpachi of all people. He didn't even seem to be intimidated.

"Shunsui Kyoraku, Squad 8."

Takumi grinned ear to ear, he liked Shunsui's attitude.

"...Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Squad 12. You'll soon be dead if I have anything to say about it."

Takumi took note of that name, seeing the clown like Shinigami, but saw a very darkened expression in his eyes.

"Retsu Unohana, Squad 4."

Unohana introduces herself, earning a wave from Takumi which she did back pleasantly, though Takumi sensed something lurked beneath what she was saying as well, he also took interest in what name she gave, and turned to the next person.

"Sajin Komamura, Squad 7."

Takumi glanced at the big individual with what seemed to be a helmet of some kind on his head.

"What's with the helmet anyway?"

"I've always wanted to know that as well."

Kenpachi added, with made Komamura feel more annoyed than ever before.

"I...I have to speak the truth, yes?"

Komamura murmured, not wanting to receive a shock through his system.

"Yes, that's right."

"...I keep it on to hide my appearance, I'm...my appearance isn't something I like showing others."

Takumi understood how that could be important, so he decided to drop the subject.

"I wont ask anymore since it seems something personal. Sorry for sounding rude, I'm a naturally curious person."

"Haha, it seems you're playful Takumi-kun. You know who I am so I don't have to explain, do I?"

Gin's question was met with a single nod of Takumi's head.

His eyes went to Tosen who despite being blind, felt eyes on his forms.

"Kaname Tosen, Squad 9."

His eyes went to Toshiro who seemed to be relatively unhappy by what was happening.

"Toshiro Hitsugaya, Squad 10."

"No freaking way, you're Squad 10's Captain?!"

Takumi squealed, Toshiro glanced at him curiously.

"Yes, that's right-"

"How adorable!" Takumi hugged her head into his chest, causing her to blush slightly. "You're really a Captain? Awww, you're like one of favourites already, I mean most of these people scare me for different reasons, but you're just a sweet cuddly girl~"

Her face filled with embarrassment, her cheeks turned darker red by the second, and she couldn't contain her thoughts.

"U-Unhand me at once!"

"Do I have too?"

Takumi complained, Toshiro scowled up at him.

"Yes, I am a Captain, not someone you can cuddle!"

"Sorry, it's just you're so cute, you remind me of snow with your hair, and I like snow~"

Takumi chuckled, as he let go of Toshiro, and then he continued going over the people in the area, the Captains.

Though he didn't show it on his face, he wondered what and who he was going to be able to have join his side, who was likely going to kill him, and who he could persuade he was a good person trying to help the Soul Society.

"Don't worry Byakuya, I know who you are so you don't have to say anything. Your wounds seem to be healing quite well."

"And it seems yours have disappeared all together."

Takumi gave a gentle smile.

"I have a nice healer friend, that's all."

"Hm, when this is finished, I'll scatter your blood across the floor-"

"He's mine!"

Kenpachi snapped, Takumi blinked in surprise.

"No, Zaraki, I shall be the one to defeat Takumi Urahara."

"You had your shot, and you failed Kuchiki! If you want to be a failure, fine, but you're not having another fight with him until I have mine with him!"

"No, I shall fight him first, and that's final."

"I'll fight you to fight him!"

"Get lost! I'll be the one who fights him!"

Mayuri stepped in, as Unohana laughed to herself creepily.

"Now now boys, you wont be fighting him..." Unohana's eyes shot for Takumi who blinked rapidly. "Because he's mine."

A cold feeling went down Takumi's spine with how Unohana was looking at him.

"I don't know if I should be scared or excited this woman wants me."

Takumi murmured, while Shunsui snickered.

"I know what you mean, this woman is very dangerous, so take it as scary excitement."

"Gotcha."

As he spoke, Kenpachi stomped on the floor.

"No, that's not right, I already staked my claim on him ages ago!"

"Hush up you Neanderthal! He shall be defeated by me! The brawn can't beat the brainy hahahahahahaha!"

Mayuri gave a condescending glare towards Kenpachi who snarled right back.

Byakuya wouldn't intrude in their arguments anymore, deciding to fight him himself when he got the chance.

Takumi places a hand over his mouth, seeing Mayuri and Kenpachi still going at it about fighting him.

"I'm quite popular to fight it seems."

"You have no idea..."

Shunsui releases a small breath, Takumi gives an audible groan at the thought of men fighting over him to actually get a shot to fight him. He had a feeling he'd have to fight both of them.

Takumi looked towards the last individual within the room, who remained calm, but inside he did feel a little nervous.

"And finally, what's your name?"

He breathed in sharply at Takumi's question.

He wondered if Takumi was telling the truth, or speaking a lie.

He couldn't tell by the face Takumi had on, his eyes didn't reveal anything. If he was lying, then he was doing it nearly masterfully, and if he was telling the truth, he wondered if he was going to let out anything that he shouldn't or if he was asked a question, and he lied, he'd be shocked, and the others would know, he simply wasn't ready to reveal many things.

So he exhaled, and told his name.

"Sosuke Aizen, Squad 5."

Takumi raised his head at the name.

Something about that name, fuelled him with anger, with rage.

"Sosuke Aizen, huh..."

Aizen didn't even bat an eyelid as he responded with a calm expression on his face.

"Yes...that's correct, that is my name."

Takumi bobbed his head along calmly.

"I...see." Takumi looked around at the Captain's, and showed a peace sign. "Weren't there supposed to be 13 of you guys? Did something happen to one of you? Because it wasn't me, I didn't do anything to him or her, just saying. I'm not getting blamed for that too, already getting blamed for stuff I haven't done, I don't want anything new added onto me either."

Shunsui held bemusement in his eyes as he answered for the group.

"Sometimes his lung disease flares up, so he isn't able to attend. Though he isn't on the verge of death, it can be quite encumbering for him."

"Oh, that's rather sad." Takumi clapped his hands on his face, peering at everyone around the area. "So, raise your hand if you hate me~" Soi Fon, Byakuya and Mayuri immediately shoot their hands up to the air, while Takumi chuckles lightly. "Geez, you didn't have to be so fast about it. I mean, I don't even know two of you, and the one person I do know, I have more of a reason to hate him, than he does me. He took his own sister away when she didn't do anything wrong while I was trying to protect her!"

"So, you're going to play the amnesia card? You think that's going to work here?"

Soi Fon demanded, while Shunsui releases a breath.

"He isn't lying, he can't remember."

Soi Fon's eyes shot for Shunsui in a manner that told everyone that she wasn't pleased.

"You stay out of this Squad 8 Captain, you always had a soft spot for this boy. If I could prove it, then I'd say that you allowed him to escape in the human world."

"Hey now, Soi Fon-san, I didn't allow him to escape. You shouldn't make accusations about fellow members of the Gotei 13."

Shunsui joked with her, while Yamamoto banged his staff on the floor.

"Takumi Urahara, why have you come back to the Soul Society? You do realize your punishment means death. You understand that much, yes?"

Takumi breathed out slowly, his eyes dancing between the other Captains in the room, before landing on Yamamoto himself, and he wasn't intimidated, he wasn't scared, he just remained as relaxed as he could.

"Yes sir, I realize that, and if it wasn't for Rukia-chan being executed, I wouldn't have a reason to come here. And I understand you want me to die for these crimes I supposedly have committed, but I can tell you right now sir, your society is corrupted."

Audible gasps rang out in the room while Soi Fon marches forward, gripping Takumi by the collar.

"How dare you make such accusations?"

Takumi pushes Soi Fon's hand off his robes, and stares directly into her eyes.

"Because it is the truth. Whether you realize it or not, your society is in the middle of corruption."

"Explain yourself immediately."

Yamamoto was intrigued by what Takumi had to say.

Takumi overlooked the other Captain's with his eyes lingering on Aizen more than the others, before he continued.

"You're telling me Rukia-chan deserves to die for what she's done? She didn't give her powers to a human, she gave them to me. If you want to punish anyone for that, punish me, not her. I shouldn't even have to say how wrong this situation is! Can't you see that this is messed up?! A good woman is going to die, because she wanted to do her duties as a Shinigami, and protect humans?! At the time, she didn't even know it was me who she had given her powers too, so she can't be held accountable for that! The only thing she's guilty of, is being a kind hearted girl, who did her duties to the bitter end!"

His passionate words caught the attention of Toshiro, Unohana, Shunsui, even Kenpachi was surprised by his words, and it just made him all the more intrigued. Byakuya's eyebrows moved upwards, and listened to Takumi's words.

He then looked to the Captain Commander himself.

"If I gave myself up, would it save Rukia-chan from her execution?"

Once more, audible gasps rang out through the area.

Yamamoto honestly didn't know how to respond, while Aizen's eyes narrowed ever so slightly, which only Takumi caught since he was fixating on the man himself while everyone else had their eyes on Takumi's form.

"That is a question you'd have to ask Central 46."

"Go ahead, ask them."

Yamamoto blinked in surprise.

"You would give your life for Rukia Kuchiki? But, why would you do that?"

"As I said, she shouldn't die for my supposed crimes. So, ask them and I'll be back to hear your answer in a few days time. I don't want any bloodshed, I want to avoid bloodshed if at all possible, so please grant me this one request."

"You're not leaving here, it's as simple as that."

Soi Fon spoke with an aggressive tone.

Takumi released a chortle which went through her spine.

"That's the thing though, it's going to be difficult in containing me because...I'm not really here."

That drew confusion to almost everyone in the room.

Mayuri's eyes widened in realization when seeing Takumi's smile grow wider and wider.

"It's a Gigai! He's remotely controlling it from somewhere! Shit, we've been played!"

"Well done Captain of Squad 12, you figured it out. You can have a cookie."

Mayuri clutched his hands so tight his knuckles turned even whiter than they usually were.

"That Gigai...I couldn't even tell the difference, even the spiritual pressure is the near exact same with only minuscule differences that would be very hard to tell even if you sensed his spiritual pressure...damn, he's come far into Gigai research. Ichimaru wasn't lying before, this boy can remotely control Gigai's with near the same pressure he has, and perhaps could also mimic others...he's heard all of this information about us, and God knows what he's going to do next. I have to be prepared, he's more gifted than I had given him credit for, even an amnesic Takumi is a smart enemy."

Takumi's eyes went towards Yamamoto.

"Ask, consider it a favour to me."

"That's..."

Yamamoto didn't think he'd be asked this kind of request, but Shunsui stepped forward.

"I'll ask them on your behalf."

"Shunsui!"

Yamamoto berated, but Shunsui gave a cool smile.

"What's the harm in asking? I'm curious for the answer myself."

Takumi thanked Shunsui in his mind, his eyes glancing at Aizen's own who's face turned downwards ever so slightly. That movement of his face, was caught by Toshiro this time who followed Takumi's eyes.

"I'll be back in a few days for the answer. If it is a yes, then if I can save Rukia-chan without bloodshed, then that's what I'll do." Takumi waved his hands. "By the way, no bombs on the door, that was a lie hehehe~" Soi Fon tightened her hand while Takumi's body expanded. "Ooh, might wanna stand back, this Gigai does explode."

The Captain's flew backwards, and the Gigai exploded away...or so they thought. What they didn't see was Takumi using the spell he used to teleport his Zanpakuto to him he learned from Hacchi, and made that happen with the Gigai, so he didn't lose the Gigai's.

Once it was gone, the Captains share looks between them, as Kenpachi shot for the door.

"Where are you going now oaf?"

Mayuri demanded, but Kenpachi flipped him off while saying "He's my fight!" and shot through the door.

Standing on the roof, was Yachiru, a pink haired little girl.

"Ooh Ken-chan! Are we going?!"

Yachiru asked while hopping onto Kenpachi's back.

"Yeah, I'm going to find him before he's taken away from me, I wont lose this chance!"

Kenpachi ran away from the Captain's meeting, while the others were in disbelief, or rather, they were surprised that he had exited so quickly, Kenpachi truly was fired up right now.

"He never quits being so battle ready, he truly is a pain."

Tosen spoke with quiet words that only Sajin could hear who mentally agreed.

Aizen on the other hand showed calmness...he wasn't calm on the inside.

"Shit...it seems that he suspects something already. I have to tread carefully, and make sure he doesn't have time to try and expose me. I need to have the Captains become more invested in chasing after him, and detain him without any evidence against me. If he gets it, I wont be able to retrieve it...I need to come up with a plan..."

Aizen muses about his own thoughts, wondering how he was going to proceed. This threw a wrench into his plans, he didn't like the ideas of what was happening at this moment in time.

Yamamoto exhales deeply.

"It seems that we've got a peculiar situation on our hands."

"Are you going to ask about what he requested Old Man Yama?"

Shunsui's question was met with an annoyed grunt from Soi Fon.

"Why should we do anything he requests?"

"Because as he said, it would save bloodshed. If this can be resolved peacefully, I don't see why we don't try it."

Shunsui gave an answer that didn't satisfy Soi Fon one bit.

"In the meantime, capturing and detaining Takumi Urahara is our priority. However, I will ask Central 46 this question, and see what comes of it. Perhaps an easy solution can be made of this kind of situation after all. Dismissed."

The Captains bow their necks, and begin leaving the area. Toshiro notices Aizen moving closer to gin as he walks out, and says "Do you think you can get away with this?" which catches Toshiro's attention.

Gin shows a slightly creepy smile and replies with "I don't know what you're talking about." and then Aizen leaves, leaving Toshiro with a confused situation on her hands, and wondered how she was going to proceed.

---

End chapter!

So a few reunions happened this chapter, the surprise one of Sora Inoue who seems to have something going on with Kukaku, and they also live with Yuichi, the parakeet Karin and Yuzu saved at the beginning chapters of the story. Takumi's getting a lay of the land of the Soul Society, and even briefly spoke to Momo, who was understandably freaked out, but it seems she also understood that he wasn't such a bad guy in the end.

Finally at the end, Takumi met all of the Captain's, and seems to be messing with Aizen's plans, we'll have to wait to see what happens with that, but it seems that at least Soi Fon, and Kenpachi want to have it out with Takumi while Unohana briefly showed a bloodthirsty side to her, as we know Mayuri hates him for reasons we'll get into in the future, and Byakuya seems to be willing to fight Takumi as well. For those wondering about Gin vs Takumi, something is going to happen between them in the future, that's all I can say without spoiling it.

Anyway, until next time, thanks for reading!

Takumi; Orihime, Rukia, Yuzu, Karin, Nemu, Giselle, Liltotto, Soi Fon, Yoruichi, Hiyori, Nelliel, Tier, Rangiku, Toshiro (fem), Nanao.