a/n - Sup, HSC is almost over, so i thought i'd treat you guys to this, been in the works for a long time, but i only finished it like 10 min ago
Sorry about delays overall, makes people sad.. me especially
Layne was furious at himself, he kept accelerating far too fast, and then crashing into the Seireitei walls, with not enough time to turn before he realized.
"Once, I could live with… Twice might be annoying, but six times… I freaking hate Seireitei's damned corridors!" he shouted at no one, releasing his frustrations out on the open air
Turning to the nearby wall, he stomped on the ground, and glared where he impacted it
"Alright then… the only solution to this… is more speed!"
"Ugh" Joel grimaced, a couple of hours later, as Layne woke up from his enforced nap
Joel had found Layne unconscious, several Layne shaped holes through the walls behind him, and one Layne shaped dent in the wall in front of him
"If you can't get around it, burst through it?" Joel asked
"Eh?" Layne replied groggily, looking up "Why are you quoting me, help me up"
"You idiot" Joel sighed, shaking his head "You're so calm usually, but when you get fired up, you get fired up"
"Condemn later" Layne said curtly, as he brushed himself off, and cracked the knuckled on his hollowfied hand "The hand actually provides good bursting power, so I can actually live up to my platitude"
"Where are you going?"
"To kick Kira's ass, rescue Moll, just generally shatter their skies"
"Let's get going then"
"I'd move faster alone"
Joel smacked Layne on the side of the head
"What the hell was that for?"
"What, you think you're stronger than I am?" Joel asked
"No, not at all" Layne replied
"Good, then there's no problem with me coming along"
"Kira-san"
"Oh, Daisuke, you're patched up… excellent"
Kira stood up, and everyone's eyes tracked her
"Let's own this shit, you all have your targets, Jankz… you may go kill the healers, if we fail, we're dead anyway, there's no second chances here"
"Yes Kira!" They all said in unison, flashstepping off, with Takeda unable to shunpo, he just rode Sai away
"Better hide my reiatsu now" Kira thought "I've given the kid enough time to get here, his fault his friends died"
She flashstepped off too
In the room below, Jankz drew his sword, and prepared to execute the helpless Moll and Isane
"I'm going to haunt that useless fucker Layne, if it's the last thing I do in this world" Moll growled
Isane didn't want to point out that being a Shinigami technically meant Moll was already in her afterlife, so she stayed silent
"Curse all you want little bitch, this one is for my good friend Daisuke" Jankz gloated, swinging the edge down
A huge flat chunk of wall blasted him away,
Through the smoking hole, Joel stepped, "I told you Layne, Fist of the Mountain is a hell of a lot more effective than you breaking all the bones in that weird white hand of yours"
"Doesn't matter to me so much" Layne replied, stepping through the hole as well "That hand heals crazy fast anyway, faster than the rest of me even "
Moll couldn't stand it anymore
"STOP PRETENDING TO ACT UNCONCERNED YOU RETARDS!"
"Jeez, Layne, I think she's angry"
Layne walked over, severed hers and Isane's bonds, and handed their Zanpakuto back
"Well, I found you guys, but Kira's not here anymore"
Jankz kicked the huge chunk of wall off himself
"You're the rocky bastard!" He cried out, spotting Joel with Fist of the Mountain, which in Shikai form, covered little over his fist
"Who the hell are you?" Joel asked
Layne eyed Jankz distastefully "You're the bastard that took Moll" he snarled, drawing both his swords
Joel's expression changed from confusion to anger
"Don't bother Layne" he interrupted, throwing up a hand to hold Layne back "This one is mine"
Moll was elated that Layne and Joel were angry for her sake
For about three seconds
"Rise Inside, Sora!"
Layne and Joel turned slowly, and went cold as they caught the glint in Moll's eye
"Aero!"
The resulting blast that issued forth caught Layne, Joel and Isane, and made them disappear, even down to their reiatsu trace
"Thanks for caring" Moll whispered to herself, smiling "But I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself"
Jankz looked at her incredulously "That's some of the stupidest shit, I've ever seen"
"Of course you 11th division types wouldn't understand the value of anything but a direct damage zanpakuto" Moll replied disdainfully "But don't worry, I fully intend to pay you back harder than either Layne or Joel would have.
To the abject surprise of Ichigo and Captains Ukitake, Kyoraku and Unohana. Layne, Joel and Isane appeared in a heap, in the corridor they were walking down.
"I had no idea her zanpakuto could do that" Joel commented, from the bottom of the pile
"Oh goddammit!" Layne exclaimed, rolling off the top of the pile and standing up "I'm right back where I started!"
Joel glared at Layne "Oi oi Layne, you can't just be ok with Moll taking on that dude by herself"
By now, Layne was calmed down, so he replied "It's aight, she's not retarded enough to pick a fight she knows she can't win"
"Bugger your carefree attitude when your calm" Joel said disgustedly, storming off
Layne cocked an eyebrow at Joel's retreating back
"You could go back, but even if she loses to that guy, she'll never forgive you"
Joel paused at the doorway, then flashstepped off
Layne shook his head, and then noticed Ichigo and the Captains standing around, watching the scene silently
"Awesome, Kyoraku-san, Ukitake-san, I can't sense Kira anymore… so I'm betting she's on the move"
Ignoring Kyoraku's smirk and Ukitake's blanch, Layne grabbed Ichigo's arm and dragged him off
"C'mon Ichigo, let's go break her face"
Layne paused, raised his fist and took on an epic look
"She will have no face!"
They disappeared
"Things have a tendancy of getting out of hand when those two are involved" Kyoraku commented.
Ukitake nodded in agreement "We should get moving too, this is still our mess to clean up"
The lieutenants assigned to the Kira case in the real world had all split up, and Nemu was on her way back to the 12th division HQ
Unknowingly being stalked by Daisuke
"I never let those who should of died by my hands, live"
Nemu wouldn't have known what had hit her
Had Joel not appeared and scooped her out of the way
"You… again" Joel growled
Daisuke sighed "But I'm not interested in fighting you, you won before"
"That's good" A familiar voice said behind Joel "Because I'm plenty interested in fighting you"
The reiatsu in the air became so thick that it seemed to suddenly fuse, and Joel realized he hadn't known that Kenpachi could hide his reiatsu
"All yours Captain Kenpachi" Joel said, quickly disappearing with Nemu for fear of being sliced
"So you're the newest Kenpachi then?" Daisuke asked
"That's right, I'm the strongest!"
"I've beaten a couple of ex-Kenpachi's in my time, let's see how I go up against a current one"
"I made it in time, this time then Nemu?" Joel asked, smiling lightly as he carried her to the 12th
"How did you know?" She asked expressionlessly, although inwardly, she didn't really give a shit
"I didn't, I got angry at Layne for flipping off the people important to me… then I realized I wasn't keep a close enough eye on some of them myself"
"Now's as good as ever" Takeda muttered, pulling out a small crystal bottle from inside his jacket and downing it's orange contents in one gulp
He immediately double up, and began glowing
"Pleassse remind me Missstressss" The head of Sendo Hebi said petulantly "Why we are bothering to sssave that ussselessss sssod Ren:
Tsubaki held Sendo Hebi by the scaly blade, and bashed it's snake hilt in the floor
"Ahh, Thatsss why"
Tsubaki stiffened as she sensed a powerful reiatsu nearby
"Come out" she mumbled, swinging Sendo Hebi and spraying acid at a nearby wall
The wall melted, and Hitsugaya appeared behind Tsubaki
"That was surprised" He said calmly, not sounding surprised at all, while drawing his sword
"Reign over the Frozen Heavens, Hyorinmaru!"
In the 6th division grounds, Renji was briefing the assorted Shinigami there on the intruders
"This looks like fun" A familiar voice sneering "Might I be able to join in"
Renji immediately drew Zabimaru
"Get out here and fight" he called out
Several Shinigami screamed as Emi's Sword cleaved through them
"Howl, Zabimaru!"
Renji leapt and extended Zabimaru at Emi
"Run, all of you!" He called to the remaining 6th
They began clearing out, and as soon as it was just Emi and Renji she sighed
"It would have been much easier for you, if they were here to block my blade, at the very least… you should have run too"
From paying attention to the escape of his division, Renji wasn't prepared for when she flashstepped behind him, and stabbed forwards
Shit
A rocky fist reached out and grabbed Emi's Zanpakuto before it could touch Renji
"We can't run" Joel said confidently, "The whole point of being a Lieutenant is to do your captains paperwork… and to lead by example"
He yanked the Zanpakuto from Emi's grip and tossed it away, then turned to Renji
"What are you doing dude, that's two people I have saved from certain death today"
Emi retrieved her zanpakuto and eyed Joel
"You're the rocky bastard that nearly killed Daisuke"
"I'm famous among you guys it seems" Joel grinned "I'm not even the one you should worry about the most though, however"
"Unluckily for you, Daisuke isn't the one you should worry about from our side, he's nothing compared to me"
"Good thing there's two of us here then" Renji jumped in
"Ready dude?"
"Yeah"
Joel smirked at Emi, and in unison Renji and Joel called "Bankai!"
Joel's Fist of the Mountain extended all the way up his arm, to his shoulder, his sword changed shape, grew a white wing and a blindfold covered his eyes
"Way to the Dawn"
Renji gained a fur cloak covering his shoulders, and his sword transformed into a huge bone snake
"Hihio Zabimaru!"
"Two Bankai's for little old me?" Emi asked, feigning shock
"The idea is to crush you before you use yours" Joel explained
"Ban-"
"Yeah, no" Joel shouted, punching the ground and sending waves of earth forward
"Found you!" Layne shouted, as he and Ichigo spotted Kira on an absolute million to one chance
"I was waiting for you two to rock up" she acknowledged with a sinister grin
"Drown!" Layne replied, charging straight in
To be deflected by Takeda's doll, Sai
"Man I really hate it when people just pop up from nowhere and get in the way!" Layne raged "Especially by this stupid…thing"
Layne trailed off as he got a look at Sai's new look, Green, with extra arms and a tail
"Oh that's just flipping creepy" Layne complained "I don't need to see that, even Hollow's are better"
Takeda walked into the scene and cocked his eyebrow at Layne
"Forgive me Kira-san, but I would be remiss if I didn't point out that you have little time to waste"
Kira growled, but flashstepped off
"You, who have insulted my Doll… shall die here, unlamented by your friends, your family, and these Shinigami that you swear allegiance to!"
"Oh for god's sakes" Layne sighed "I'm getting somewhat sick of shit getting in my way today"
"Go after Kira" Ichigo said "This guys not worth our time, so I'll take him out"
"Are you kidding, you're much stronger than I am, plus I'm here already"
"Both of you may leave, an invasion of Seireitei is best dealt with by the Gotei 13"
Ichigo and Layne both turned around to see Komamura standing behind them
"Well?"
"We're gone" Layne said, as he and Ichigo flashstepped off
"Now then, let us begin" Komamura said to Takeda
"I've never seen a Dog Shinigami before" Takeda replied with interest
"Well that was lucky" Layne muttered to Ichigo
"Now we just need to find Kira again" Ichigo replied
"Easier said than done sadly"
The wall splintered, and gave way as Moll was blown through it
"Sonuvabitch" she muttered as pain coursed through her
"So what happened to all that payback?" Jankz asked arrogantly, stepping through the wreckage of the wall "Cause I'm actually feeling pretty good about mine, like it's almost done, y'know?"
"Patience you jerk, I'm a lategame player" Moll replied, pointing a finger at him as she picked herself up "Hado No.4, Byakurai!"
In contrast to all the previous times that Jankz had seen that spell cast, this one went off with a blast like a cannon, and shot forward far too fast for Jankz to dodge, taking a chunk out of his left forearm
"Ahh!" Jankz screamed, grasping his chunkless arm "You bitch!"
Moll ignored Jankz for a second, as her finger was quite literally smoking, and she quickly blew it out
"Like I said, I'm just getting started" She said with renewed confidence
No noticeable recoil from that one.. apart from the smoke
"Well then… so am I" Jankz replied "Kyōryoku na fīdo ni wa jaku wo korosu, Zan'nin na Supika!"
"Whoa… that's a long release phrase you got there"
Jankz' sword expanded from Katana to Machete, and his Tabi changed to silver metal greaves with spikes
"Afraid yet? Bitch?"
"You got nothing"
Jankz appeared behind her "I got this"
Moll instinctively moved to the side, and it saved her life, Jankz only managing to stab her shoulder
"What is that, some kind of overpowered flashstep?"
"Zan'nin increases my speed…. By an amount far too much for your feeble mind to comprehend"
Moll tossed Sora away
Jankz cocked an eyebrow
"Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!, Bakudo 61, Rikujokoro!"
Jankz dodged the Kido easily
"Too slow"
Moll dived for her Sora, and copped a kick in the gut getting it, causing her to cough
As I thought, waiting for the incantation won't work unless I can…"
Her thought trail was cut off by Jankz appearing from nowhere and slicing down her left arm
"Shit!" she screamed
"Guess you couldn't stand it, could you, my overwhelming power"
Moll feigned being disabled and began clutching Sora tight, hurriedly muttering under her breath
"Path of Five, walked by three, the white devil blocks the route, and the third one shines"
Well, here goes nothing
Moll grit her teeth, and waiting for Jankz to get closer
Then energy welling up in her hand was beginning to hurt, so she bit her lip to refrain from crying out
"Given up then?" Jankz snorted "Ready for the end of your pathetic existence?"
Moll waited until he got just that little bit closer
"Wasn't really much of a fight" He sighed
Jankz was so close now, that was he moving deliberately slowly, savouring his victory
Moll outstretched her right arm, pointing her index and middle finger at Jankz' chest
"Hado no 5, Awaihiyari!"
The resulting ice blast was too close for Jankz to dodge, and Moll screamed in agony as all the bones in her right arm, from fingers to elbow, spontaneously shattered
Wearily, she picked herself up, the pain causing tears to stream from her eyes as she looked at her brand new Jankz ice sculpture
"This is where the payback comes in, Layne or Joel prolly would of let you to thaw, Layne with his I won't kill anyone bullshit, and Joel cause you'd prolly die from the thaw anyway… I'm not that generous
With a vicious kick, she shattered one of his legs, and the rest of him tipped over, fragmenting as it hit the ground
"I wonder if your pieces will feel the thaw… bitch"
"Well that's one down" Kira muttered "I wonder how long the rest will last?"
"I told Joel she'd be fine" Layne whispered to himself with a grin
"Why is it, then whenever me and Layne argue, I'm always the one that comes off looking like a dick?" Joel said to the air
"Why would I give a shit?" Emi replied, thrusting Enkaiookami forward, and causing the whips to dive for Renji
Joel grabbed them like he was yanking hair, and pulled Emi forward, into the path of Zabimaru
"Hikotsu Taiho!" shouted Renji, as Zabimaru spewed forth a red beam of reiatsu, which engulfed Emi completely
Renji landed next to Joel and they knuckle bumped
"Nice work"
"You too"
"You call that a Bankai!" Emi shouted furiously
"This… is a Bankai!"
Awaihiyari - Pale Ice Spear, self made kido, doesn't normally encase in ice, thats just Sora's Kido amp crying havoc
You should all review, true story
(im a little ego starved atm Dx)