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Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, if I did, Ulquiorra would be even more angsty, Nnotoria would get what's coming to him, Byakuya would have a brother-in law and Orihime and Matsumoto would have their own cooking show in Seireti
But alas I don't, now I have to deal with it, like everyone else
Chapter five: Shop til you drop
Meanwhile the Urahara shop was as conspicuous as it always was, Uraharas three assistants had only just opened it as business had been slow the past few days, no Soul Reapers had shown up and aside from Ichigo dropping by, no-on had so much as set as foot inside its door except Urahara, Ururu, Jinta and Tessai.
Ururu was busy sweeping up and Jinta was sitting behind the counter, Tessai was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly Ururu dropped her broom and straightened up, standing perfectly still, like a robot
"Hey what's wrong?" Jinta asked her
"Something's coming, something bad" she replied, before she could say anymore the front door was mashed into splinters and Tenalava and Yoruichi rushed in
"Sorry about the mess, we've just come to do some emergency shopping" Tenalava said almost apologetically. As soon as the two children saw the remnant of his hollow mask and sprung into action. Jinta grabbed his iron pole and leapt at the Arrancar while Ururu aimed her cannon at the Espada. Suddenly Yoruichi disappeared and Ururu was aware of someone standing behind her
"I won't let you hurt my brother" a strained voice said as a kido blast tore through the girl, who collapsed in a pool of blood. Jinta heard her cry of pain and hesitated in his swing, which was all Tenalava needed, he grabbed the iron pole and wrenched it out of the boys grasp, then brought it around and slammed it down onto his forehead like a wrecking ball. He let out a moan and slumped to the floor.
"Well, the security here definitely needs some work" he said, noticing how sickened Yoruichi looked, he realised that when he'd messed with her memories, he removed the hardened warrior part of her personality, she still had her skills, but not the commitment to use them to their full extent
"Brother, was that really necessary?" she asked, her voice full of shock and remorse for what she'd just done
"Yes, those children work for one of the most evil of the Soul Reapers, he trained and equipped the ones who killed our parents, they're accessories to their deaths, they deserved it so don't feel bad about it, they had it coming" he told her
"Right, still, I don't like hurting children" she muttered
"I agree but these brats deserved it, our parents might be alive if their master hadn't helped the other Soul Reapers kill them" the 5th Espada reassured her
"Miss Shihouin, what is the meaning of this?" a stern voice demanded, both turned around to see Tessai standing at the back door
"Shihouin? The name rings a bell but I'm Yoruichi Conquistes" she replied, sounding very confused. Tessai rounded on the Espada
"What have you done to her, hollow?" he demanded, hurling a level 78 kido spell at the 5th Espada, only to have Yoruichi throw herself in front of her 'brother' and take the blast, she dropped to the floor, a smoking hole on her arm. Instinctively Tessai rushed to her aid but a hand clasped his arm in an iron vice
"No-one hurts my 'sister', got that?" he said, drawing out the sister part as long as he could. He hurled Tessai over his head, still holding his arm in an iron grip, slamming him into the ceiling, then into the floor, then the nearby wall, again and again and again. For good measure he grabbed Jinta's iron pole and brought it down on the motionless shop assistant again and again as hard as he could.
"Do me a favour and keep an eye on these scum while I go find what we need" Tenalava told Yoruichi, his face spattered with Tessai's blood, disappearing before she could reply. Not sure what to do she started looking around the shop, running her hand over the items stacked on the shelves, everything in here seemed so familiar, she didn't know why, but it did. As she reached the cash register a memory flashed before her eyes
Start flashback
"You sure you don't want to stay?" Urahara asked her
"I'm sure, besides, I've got some things I need to take care of anyway" she told him
"Well if you're ever in town, you're more than welcome to stay here for as long as you want" he said
"I'm counting on it, you didn't think I helped you escape just because of your looks did you?" she asked jokingly, Urahara hugged her
"Take care Yoruichi" he said softly
"I will, you take care of this place, and yourself too, sandal hat" she replied before turning and walking away
End FlashbackYoruichi snapped back to her senses as her 'brother' returned carrying a large doll under his arm
"Come on, we need to get going, I don't want to be here when Urahara comes back" he said urgently
"Brother, I just remembered something, Urahara was in it" she said happily, pleased to have gotten some of her memory back
"Don't be ridiculous, those are just fake memories he planted in your head so he'd turn us against each other, now get moving" he told her
Once they were outside the shop he drew Cascavela Ingestias and clicked it four times. A portal appeared out of nowhere and Szayel stepped out of it
"You rang Tenalava?" he asked sarcastically
"Who's he?" Yoruichi asked, as soon as Szayel laid eyes on her he leapt back and assumed a fighting stance
"You imbecile, what in the name of Las Noches compelled you to bring her here?!" he shrieked, his hand on the hilt of Fornicaras
"It's O.K, she's with us now, I've got the doll, can you modify it?" he said as rudely as Szayel, shoving the Tenshintai into the 8th Espadas arms
"I should be able to make the necessary modifications" he said, in awe of the technology he'd just been given
"Good, will you be able to get it ready in time?" Tenalava asked
"I should. I must say Tenalava, if Aizen or Ulquiorra knew of this, they'd be most displeased" he said, enjoying the scared look that flashed across his fellow Espadas face
"And you're not going to tell them, unless you want my Vasto Lorde friends to come get you in the middle of the night" he said, savouring the look of terror that spread over the Octava Espadas features, he knew he couldn't trust Szayel. But he knew he could predict him
"Very well then, contact me when you reach the destination, it should be ready by then" Szayel said, not able to mask the fear in his voice as he returned to Hueco Mundo
"What destination? Brother where are we going?" Yoruichi asked him, sounding very confused and lost
"It's across town, we're going to the Kurosaki Clinic"
In the next chapter – Tenalavas enemies grow as the last Quincy and Urahara join the hunt, and his plans for the stolen Tenshintai are revealed
To be continued, please review