Chapter 16: Urahara arrives

Ichigo stood there with her Odachi blade leaned on her shoulder. The Vizards were in shock at what they had just seen. Ichigo had just taken out Hiyori's mask like it was nothing. How? Well, for now, the group of Vizards didn't have time to wonder. Right now, they were in for a very hard battle.

"So." Ichigo started as she lowered her blade from her shoulder, red eyes still blazing at the group. "Who's next?"

They all tensed as Ichigo seemed far too relaxed at her odds. Almost as if she knew they weren't a challenge. This infuriated Shinji as he nodded to the others. They all donned their masks and rushed towards her. Ichigo simply smirked and her red blade started to shimmer with black energy. They all saw this and quickly backed away, but Ichigo didn't bother as she swung her sword right at Kensei. The blast of energy was massive and too fast for the former captain to dodge, so he readied himself for the attack. When it hit him, it was unlike anything he had ever been hit with before. His mask shattered almost instantly and he was sent flying from the sheer force of the attack.

"KENSEI!" Mashiro shouted out, never realizing that Ichigo was now in front of her.

She turned around just in time to receive a fist to her face. The punch broke her mask and sent her flying in Kensei's direction.

When that happened, both Lisa and Rose unleashed their shikai and went to outnumber Ichigo. Before they could even raise their blades to her, Ichigo was already gone. They gasped for a moment before they felt a sharp pain going across their chests and back. Suddenly, their masks were shattered, their zanpakuto back in their sealed stated and the blades were broken in two. They fell to the ground fast and hard while Ichigo stood there with that same smirk and red eyes fixed on the rest of the baffled group. She slowly walked over towards them and Shinji was getting ready to direct the last of his crew before Ichigo did something to take them all down.

With every step Ichigo took, the others backed away. She was still far too calm for their taste and the fact that she had yet to use whatever real power she had put them on edge even more than usual.

Hachi was silently performing a kido technique that would, at least he hoped, take her by surprise. Rose was preparing himself as he started to sweat in his jumper suit. Hiyori was still spooked at the fact that this girl broke her mask with just pure strength earlier. Shinji weighed in his options. He knew that he would have to use his shikai now to disorient and soon defeat her, but then there was that wild card of Aizen casually watching from the sidelines. Who knew if he would step in or not. All Shinji knew was that he would have to think of a plan soon.

"Alright." He started to his still conscious crew. "We attack smart and we attack hard, otherwise she'll take us down one by one with ease."

"Yes I will." Ichigo whispered into his ear, causing the four to turn fast just as Shinji was stabbed by her Nodachi.

"SHINJI!" Hiyori shouted out as she rushed Ichigo in a blind rage. "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU BITCH!" Hiyori went for a slash with her released zanpakuto only to have it stopped, not by Ichigo's blades or even by a hand or something. Instead, the blade simply bounced off of Ichigo's skin like it was a rubber ball. "What?!" Hiyori yelled out in confusion before being grabbed by the throat by a still smirking Ichigo.

"You are nowhere near my level, little girl." Ichigo stabbed Hiyori with her Nodachi and then dropped her limp body down to be with Shinji.

Love and Hachi went on the attack only to be cut down by Ichigo's Odachi and fall to the ground as well. Ichigo sighed and then yawned as she joined Aizen now wit her red eyes finally changed back to brown.

"Well that was very underwhelming." She said to her boyfriend.

"Aw." Aizen started as he opened his eyes and smiled. "They're finally here."

Ichigo nodded and then turned just in time to block a red beam aimed for him with her bare hand. She flicked her wrist and the beam flew off to the distance, hitting Ukitake in the leg. Said old captain was now finding it harder to fight with a hole through his leg.

Ichigo and Aizen turned around and saw the somewhat angered face of one Kisuke Urahara.

"Hey there Kisuke." Ichigo called out to the shop owner standing on top of a railing on a building. "Been a while huh? Hope you're ready for this to end."

And done.

PEACE!