Bleach: Black Light
Chapter 3: Allies and Prisoners
30 minutes ago Division 1
Head-Captain Ukitake had been honored to take to the position of his mentor and father figure when Yamamoto asked a few years ago, but he had not realized one thing when he agreed to the position. It was boring! Division 1 was really nothing more than a book keeping division, keeping up with the demands of the other divisions to keep The Gotei 13 in tip top condition.
Oh how Ukitake longed for Kiyone or Sentaro to bust in and make some feeble attempt at impressing him. He had his lieutenant but Sasakibe was a quiet, well mannered man. Very much unlike all of the members he had in 12th division, well except for Rukia. He wanted something to happen damn it!
Suddenly a messenger bust into the room and ran towards Ukitake's desk, handed him a piece of paper, which Ukitake promptly began to read. Those watching would see the gradual increase of shock and fear appear on his face.
He immediately stood up and sent out Hell Butterflies before running out of the Division and hoping this situation wasn't what he feared.
25 minutes ago Division 8
If there were two things that were known about Division 8 it was that the captain was a complete slacker unless it came to defending his friends or division members, and that the lieutenant was the only one who did any work.
And that was exactly the scene in the office of the captain and lieutenant of Division 8. Captain Shunsui Kyoraku laying in the warm sunlight that permeated the office windows, and his lieutenant Nanao Ise doing the divisions work in a combination of quiet seething about her workload and silent admiration for her captain.
Suddenly a Hell Butterfly fluttered into the office, Nanao put her hand out for the creature to land and give up it's information, but it flew right past her.
"Looks like this is private business Nanao" Shunsui said from his position on the floor. How he could have noticed the Butterfly from there with his hat covering his eyes Nanao would never know.
Kyoraku put his finger out and the Hell Butterfly landed on it. He put the insect next to his ear to keep it private. He faces shifted from laxed authority to grim and serious in a second flat.
"Stay here Nanao." Captain Kyoraku said almost flying out the office window. Nanao had the momentary reflex to follow him but the look on his face and the order he gave made her go back to the paperwork, but with a decidedly worried pace to it.
20 minutes ago Division 2
SoiFon was a woman of strength and short stature. She loved her job and enjoyed a certain amount of standards to herself and her division. When her arm was lost during the Winter War she was already thinking of ways to improve upon her disability, luckily there was no need as Orihime Inoue had used her powers to restore her arm. SoiFon was ecstatic but noticed a that the new arm was considerably smaller in muscle mass than her other one.
So as soon as the war ended she put herself on a training regimen to not only get her arm back to its original size but to increase her strength and proficiency so she would be prepared for any enemy. Which was the reason she gave that convinced her lieutenant to stand against a large tree trunk and let her throw knives at him...that and he was afraid of her.
She had failed to miss yet and was cocky enough to listen to the message the Hell Butterfly had while throwing more knives-BIG MISTAKE! She was so flustered by the message a knife cut his arm mildly, but still he was hit! He looked up to complain but saw no sign of his captain except the sound of her using flash-step far in the distance.
15 minutes ago Division 5
Luce had adjusted to his new job easily enough and his 3rd and 4th seats had settled in as well. The bringing of the Kido Corps into the 5th Division had some potholes in the road but had gone on with little trouble. He was currently working at his desk, while Gashadokuro was meditating, Belle and 10th Division Lieutenant Matsumoto were both passed out from drinking, and Momo was doing her work also, but also laughing in her head about Belle and Rangiku's recent friendship.
Called it! She thought to herself.
A Hell Butterfly swooped into the office and landed on Luce finger, he listened to the message. The normally calm Kido Commander suddenly became anxious and quickly grabbed his Zanpakto, before running out the door. Momo and Gashadokuro saw this and ran to the door.
"Should we come too!" Gashadokuro yelled at his longtime friend.
"No! You and Momo hold down the fort! Nothing serious!" Luce called back but both of them could catch the hint of worry in his voice.
Present Time
The message had been sent to all captains of The Gotei 13 and they were now all running to the problem that had them in an uproar. They ran past The Rukon District in no time at all and came upon the situation that had made eleven captains rush out of their divisions in the flutter of a Hell Butterfly.
A group of people were standing in a clearing. In front was a tall man, with a distinctive bored expression, he held a kind of quiet power. Next to him was a small blonde girl, who looked on with a smirk and looked more manic than her taller counterpart. Behind both of the was a well-built man with electric blue hair pressing his sword to the neck of another man with an unsettling smile and his hands tied.
The captains all released their Zanpaktos and surrounded the group ready to fight.
"Hey. Hey, hold on we didn't come here to fight." Stark said putting his hands up in a disarming manner.
Ukitake stepped forward. "Then why have you come?" he asked.
Stark looked at the pale man and simple stated.
"A place to stay."
This stunned the assembled captains but they awaited orders to attack, plus most, even the ones who had fought against the arrancar in the Winter War were curious to the meaning of his sentence.
"Do explain Mr. Stark." Kyoraku said stepping forward.
Stark looked out at the captains before sighing and beginning. It was clear this had been a last ditch effort on his part.
"Hueco Mundo is a warzone, since the war ended Arrancar have been fighting for control and are using armies of hollows to fight those battles. Me and a few other are wishing for sanctuary."Stark explained. It was one of many odd things about him, he was easily the most powerful of the Espada but he hated fighting because in his mind it never really solved anything for very long. Now that Aizen was dead and buried he didn't plan on fighting for anything less than life of himself or his companions.
"How many others?"
"These plus three others." Stark said waving his hands at his group. Stark, Lilynette, Grimmjow, and-
"And to sweeten the deal we brought a present." Grimmjow said pushing Gin forward causing the former captain to fall flat on his face.
"We figured this traitor would make a nice bargaining chip." Stark said looking at Ukitake.
Ukitake was a man of compassion and intelligence. He thought for it a moment- a long moment. He knew letting the arrancar-not just arrancar but two of the Espada-could lead to disaster and destruction in Soul Society if this were a trap. He looked at the group, Stark had pleading eyes that were hid well in his detached face, Lilynette didn't look much better, and Grimmjow...was kicking Gin in the stomach on the ground.
"Captain Soi Fon."
"Yes Head-Captain!" Soi Fon said stepping forward.
"Take Ichimaru, and our guest to the detention unit. We can discuss your arrangements afterwards Mr. Stark." He said looking at the Primera. SoiFon nodded and held her tongue about any objections.
"Anythings better than living in the midst of a Civil War." Stark said resigned as Soi Fon put Gin in handcuffs she had on her.
"Says you." Grimmjow grumbled under his breath.
"Zaraki! Annerire!" He said.
"Yes!" The two polar opposites answered.
"Assist Soi Fon." Ukitake said over the authority of Kenpaci's grumbling about being a delivery boy.
So Soi Fon, Kenpachi Zaraki, and Luce Annerire lead Gin Ichimaru, Grimmjow who was free but grumbling about lousy stinking soul reapers, Stark and Lilynette to Soi Fon's division other wise known as the Detention Unit.
As the group walked through the dank underground dungeons of the Detention Units Gin decided to go back to his old tricks on analyzing people he.
"So-Annerire was it? You're the new captain of 5th Division?" He asked in his sarcastic condescending manner. Luce didn't answer.
"Strong, silent type eh? Guess they're going for the opposite of good ole' captain Aizen for his replacement." Gin tried again. Luce still remained stoneface.
"How's Lil' Momo doing? I'm assuming not very well since she was stabbed again by the small captain Hitsugaya." He tried once again. This time Luce glanced in his direction.
Bingo Gin thought.
"So? You care for the little Hinamori, yeah Aizen did too. You know how it is, he just had a goal and couldn't let anyone get in his way. Or that's at least what the naive little Momo thought for the longest time! It was so cute seeing her face when she learned the truth!" Gin kept on talking and he could tell it was getting under Luce's skin. They finally came upon his cell for his sentence here.
Soi Fon all but threw him into the cell, disgusted by his taunts to Luce. She closed the door and was about to continue on when Luce stopped in front of the door.
From inside the cell Gin could only see Luce's mouth thanks to his hood, he stood in the doorway and was about to laugh at trying to intimidate him when Luce spoke.
"Another difference between me and Aizen: He's dead-I'm not." Luce said calmly with only ice in his voice, before turning and continuing with the group.
Sometime Later
They captains had put the arrancar in separate but close by cells, and left soon afterwards. Grimmjow was still complaining about the fact that they brought back Gin but were still put in cages.
"I just can't believe it! We should have just stayed in Hueco Mundo and thought our way to the top!" He said indignantly.
"Then we would have been dwindled down to nothing." Stark said with calmness in his voice.
"With the numbers of some of the armies being raised in Hueco Mundo I might have been the only survivor and even I have limits."
"But isn't better than rotting in a cage like some kind of animal!" Grimmjow roared with bitterness in his voice.
"How do you know this is the end of our journey here?" Stark said. This caused Grimmjow to stop and think, against all appearances he was not a berserker idiot, but he still couldn't find Stark's point.
"What else could it be?" He asked.
Stark explained that until an hour ago they were the enemy and that if the situation was reversed the results would have been the same, some one locked in a cage waiting.
Grimmjow nodded and sat on the floor on his cell. Stark had a point, they might not be stuck in here forever, but he still didn't like being stuck in a cell with nothing more to do than talk to Stark or look at the wall, and with little difference between the two he knew he would go insane. That is before he heard Lilynette talking to Stark.
"Let's make a bet to see how long it takes for Grimmjow to lose it."She whispered in Stark's ear.
"HEY FUCK YOU!" Grimmjow roared in the tiny stone and metal cell.
Author's Notes:
There another chapter! I had the hardest time trying to figure this one out, because I had a lot I wanted to get in it. But next chapter will shows what Soul Society will do with Grimmjow and the gang.
I tried to cut down my dialogue in this chapter because I've been told on multiple occasions I use it too much, I think I did pretty good in that respect. For those of you who have read this story and think it's boring all I can say is please wait! I have to build a car to put gas in it and a story is the same thing, have to lay down maybe one more chapter of set up and then the real story begins!
Also any ideas for the rest of Stark's group? I have maybe two spots left because one's undecided.