The Final Plan (Part 1)
In the movement's meeting room the following day, everyone, except Byakuya and Kenpachi were present.
"Where's Captain Kuchiki?" Asked Renji, looking around the table.
"Dunno..." Shuuhei replied wearily, still beat up over his last mission with the group.
"Perhaps he decided to call it quits?" Asked Yumichika, equally as weary.
"Maybe you're right..." Renji said, remembering the events that took place the previous day, where Byakuya had asked him about Rukia's condition on the first assignment, as well as remembering Byakuya taking a Senkaimon to the World of the Living. His thoughts were interrupted however, as the doors swung open, with a loud bang. This alerted the members in the room, as they turned to the door, Zanpakuto in hand, to see Kenpachi standing at the door, with Yachiru snug on his shoulders.
"Captain..." Ikkaku sighed, putting down his Zanpakuto. "Why the sudden burst in? We thought you were some other guys ready to shut this place down." Kenpachi moved inside, and because of his huge size, he obscured the presence of Byakuya that made his way in also.
"Oh, Captain!" Renji said with surprise. But the unexpected happened: Byakuya had taken the seat next to Yachiru, where Kenpachi normally seated. And even stranger: Kenpachi took the seat that Byakuya normally sat, at the top of the table.
"Alright, everyone." Kenpachi began. "Kuchiki here's given me temporary leadership of the movement." This had the group murmuring in confusion.
"Captain Zaraki's the new leader?" Hanataro exclaimed in shock.
"For the time being, idiot!" Ikkaku growled.
"Why the sudden shift, Captain Kuchiki?" Asked Mayuri. "You must really intend this movement to fail if you want the Squad 11 monkey taking charge." Kenpachi hmph'd, ignoring the Squad 12 Captain.
"I have beared witness to something that has fueled my rage towards the Substitute Soul Reaper." Byakuya answered.
"Something that made you mad?" Asked Izuru.
"What did you see?" Asked Shuuhei. "Did he play darts on a photo of you?" This made a portion of the movement chuckle to themselves.
"I saw Ichigo violating my sister..." Byakuya said. This came with a shock for some, particularly Renji.
"You mean he raped her?" Renji said, a little hostile now, himself.
"Obviously not, Lieutenant Abarai." Mayuri replied. "To the normal man, yes he would be saying that the Kuchiki girl was forced into sexual intercourse. But to Captain Kuchiki, who puts his pride before anything else, he refers to his sister lowering herself to do such acts with the Substitute Soul Reaper. Am I right, Captain Kuchiki?"
"Indeed." Byakuya said. Renji sighed to himself, and relaxed, knowing his childhood friend was still safe.
"It's too bad he didn't rape her, otherwise we could just tell the Head Captain about it." Izuru said.
"But what does that have to do with Captain Zaraki taking charge?" Shuuhei asked.
"Captain Zaraki is the most potent out of all of us to see Ichigo be killed." Byakuya replied. "As of this moment, our task isn't to split Ichigo Kurosaki up with Rukia. Our plans now, are to kill Ichigo Kurosaki." Half the room gasped at this.
"Don't you think that's a little too far, Captain?" Asked Renji. "Ichigo may like Rukia, to the point that they have sex, but getting so worked up to kill him?"
"Renji. Don't dissuade me..." Byakuya said. "If you're against my plans, you are my enemy. And I will deal with you as such..." He drew on his Zanpakuto half-way, making Renji grow nervous. Renji simply looked away. "Very well. Zaraki, you may take charge."
"That's what I wanna hear!" Kenpachi said with excitement. "And it just so happens, I got a killer idea to get rid of Ichigo. But first-things-first." He stood up from his chair. "Fourth Squader, c'mere a sec."
"Yessir!" Hanataro said with surprise and approached the menacing Kenpachi.
"Captain Hitsugaya from Squad 10 really has us by the guts, wouldn't you say?"
"Y-Yes he does, sir..." Hanataro replied nervously.
"You wouldn't happened to know why, would yah?" Kenpachi asked.
"N-No, Captain Z-Zaraki, not a clue..."
"Sure?"
"Positive!" Hanataro was now beading sweats, trying not to make eye-contact with the large Captain.
"Good, I gave you a fair chance to come clean. Looks like we're gonna have to do things my way!" Kenpachi grabbed Hanataro by his kimono and lifted him up until they were face-to-face.
"Waahhhhh! Captain Z-Z-Zaraki! What are you-?" Hanataro wailed. But Kenpachi was fast at work; he dug into Hanataro's kimono and pulled out a long wire, attached to a receiver.
"The little worm was wired!" Kenpachi announced, showing the movement his discovery.
"What?" Mayuri gasped.
"Why that little!" Renji growled.
"I'm s-sorry! P-Please don't hurt me!" Hanataro pleaded. "I only did what Captain Hitsugaya asked, because he said it would keep Ms. Kuchiki safe!" Byakuya stood from his chair and faced Hanataro.
"This movement was created for the same reason, Hanataro Yamada." Byakuya said. "As long as my sister remains with Ichigo Kurosaki, no good can come of her."
"Hey, Yachiru, Squad 12 girl!" Zaraki piped up.
"Yeah, Kenny?" Asked Yachiru, still as happy as can be.
"Yes, Captain Zaraki?" Asked Nemu. Kenpachi threw Hanataro to the ground.
"Do your worse to this rotten traitor." Kenpachi growled. "When you're done, send him to Squad 4 as a message to what happens to those who try and play Kenpachi Zaraki for a fool."
"Got'cha!" Yachiru said, dragging the helpless Hanataro outside, with Nemu quickly following. The Movement stayed silent until Hanataro's screaming voice down the halls were now quiet.
"Now down to business." Kenpachi resumed, as he crushed the wired receiver, still in his hand. And on the other end, Toshiro and Rangiku heard everything.
"Poor Yamada." Rangiku commented, with pity towards Hanataro and his undesired fate.
"Ichigo and Rukia have sex and now Captain Kuchiki wants him dead for it..." Toshiro said to himself. "What's worse, our spy's been compromised...so Zaraki's "killer plan" can't be spilled to us..."
"Looks like Captain Zaraki's got you all figured out better than Captain Kuchiki ever could." Rangiku said.
"Whose side are you on, Matsumoto?" Growled Toshiro. "We don't know what Captain Zaraki has planned, so the best course of action is to provide 24-hour surveillance on Kurosaki's house."
"Can't we ask your girlfriend to keep an eye on them?" Rangiku asked. Toshiro growled.
"She's not my girlfiend!" Toshiro yelled. "And we can't, now with Zaraki free to do as he pleases, he won't stop at Karin...If anything, she's in more danger." He reluctantly looked at his Lieutenant with unease. "Rangiku, I know you'll probably hate me for asking...but can you be the one to keep an eye on them?" Rangiku's face glowed and she hugged her Captain very close to her breasts.
"Oh, you silly, silly Captain, of course I can!" Rangiku cheered. "I have a few errands to run in the World of the Living, so sending me is the perfect choice!" Toshiro was struggling to break free.
"R-R-Rangiku! Let go!" Toshiro yelled. The big-chested Lieutenant let go, with Toshiro gasping for air.
"Sorry, Captain." Rangiku muttered with humility. Toshiro recollected himself and stood up straight.
"Rangiku, I'm counting on you. If anything should happen, warn Ichigo and contact me, alright?" Toshiro continued.
"Don't worry, Captain. You can count on me!" Rangiku said, leaving the room, giving Toshiro new-found hope.
It wasn't an hour later that Rangiku was sitting on the roof opposite of Ichigo's house, making sure all was normal with Ichigo and his new girlfriend, Rukia. There was just one problem.
"Maan! This is so boring!" Rangiku whined. "If Captain Kuchiki were to do something, he should have done it by now!" She looked around to make sure nobody was around. "I doubt anything will happen for a while. I'll just nip up to town to do a little shopping and come back!" She hopped away to go to the shopping district. It wasn't even an hour and a half later that she was finished, holding a series of bags in both hands. "Ahhh! All done!" She pondered to herself for a second. "Now what did Captain want me to do again?" She shrugged to herself. "It can't be as important to deny a lady a drink." And so she left to find a bar to get drunk upon, leaving Ichigo and Rukia completely vulnerable.
At that time, Rukia gave a loud sigh in relief, sitting at Ichigo's desk and finally setting her pencil down.
"All done! I've written a detailed report of all the Hollows we defeated this month that Captain Ukitake's sure to be pleased on." Rukia announced.
"Means you'll be going to the Soul Society then?" Asked Ichigo.
"Yeah, but don't worry, all I need to do is drop off this report, and visit a few people and I'll be done. I should be home by tonight." Rukia said, picking up Ichigo's Soul Reaper badge, pressing it against herself to release her Gigai and hopped towards the window ledge. "Keep my Gigai safe now." And with that, she headed off to find a decent spot to open a Senkaimon. Ichigo gave a little sigh.
"Come back safe..." Ichigo sighed.
Rukia found a nice secluded spot at the entrance to the park, which had nobody around.
"Alright, if I'm quick, I can make it for dinner." Rukia said, ready to draw on her Zanpakuto. However, before she could, something caught her attention instantly: a small pink rabbit hiding behind a nearby trash can. "Huh? Hey there, little guy." Her love for rabbits and heightened curiosity beckoned her to come forward towards it. "Did you get lost?" The rabbit let itself be picked up by Rukia in her efforts to tend to it. "Maybe we can find a nice spot at the park for you." The bunny remained motionless in Rukia's arms, until the tiny creature partially opened it's mouth for a second, then all the way up to release a smog of purple smoke on the unsuspecting Rukia. She dropped the bunny, making it hop away, as she coughed and coughed at the surprise attack. "What was...that...?" Suddenly, her body began to feel numb, and her head began to feel dizzy, until her whole body gave in and she fell into unconsciousness. And out of sight, in a nearby ally came the three Captains of the Movement, Mayuri, Kenpachi and Byakuya.
"Excellent, my drug has taken full effect faster than planned!" Mayuri said delightfully. "Stage one of Kenpachi Zaraki's ingenius plan is completed."
"Get some bait." Kenpachi finished. Byakuya sighed.
"I don't approve of this." Byakuya said, unamused. "You go around poisoning my sister when it's Ichigo we should be aiming for?"
"It's not a poison, you idiot!" Mayuri intervened. "It just makes her unconscious for a while. Replace 'poison' with 'sleeping gas' to satisfy yourself."
"Still, what does kidnapping Rukia have to do with killing Ichigo?" Byakuya asked.
"Leave that to me." Kenpachi said. "Don't worry, if anything happens to your little sister, I'll take the blame. Let's just hurry up and get to the fun part!" He picked up the defenseless Rukia and flung her on his back. "You stay in the Soul Society, Kuchiki."
"What for?" Byakuya asked.
"If that brat of a Captain sees you gone, he'll get suspicious. Just stay there and keep up appearances." Kenpachi said.
"Very well. If Rukia gets hurt, I won't think twice to kill you." Byakuya said, opening a Senkaimon and leaving the two Captains to their work. As the two walked with their captive, Kenpachi gave a snort.
"Two kidnappings in a week. Boy, Ichigo's gonna have my head for this."
It was now night time, and Ichigo was still awaiting Rukia's return. He sat on his bed, still thinking of the night before.
"Man, who woulda guessed me and Rukia would be doing things like that?" Asked Ichigo to himself. "Guess we're that close." Suddenly, Kon came out from under Ichigo's bed in a fit of rage.
"Ichigo, you backstabber! How dare you ravage my precious Rukia without my consent! Why I oughta!" Kon yelled, charging for Ichigo in his small teddy body, but was quickly flicked away by Ichigo.
"Back off, Kon." Ichigo yelled calmly. "And if you were under there the whole day plotting that, you really need to get a grip."
"Why you!" Kon growled. Suddenly, Ichigo's instincts kicked in, and darted off the bed, to see something crash through Ichigo's window with a loud clatter and dump itself on Ichigo's floor.
"What the?" Ichigo yelled. He looked through the window to find the perpetrator, but as he looked out, nobody was there.
"Hey, weird thing-a-majig." Kon said, looking at the object that shattered Ichigo's window. Ichigo inspected it too, it was a small metallic hemisphere-shaped device that was flashing a small green LED light. "What d'ya suppose it is?"
"Something trying to knock my head off." Ichigo growled in spite. "Let's just throw it away and-" But before he could continue, the little object gave a large flash, scaring Kon away, as it made a large projection of Kenpachi. "K-Kenpachi?" And soon, the hologram was talking.
"Hello, Ichigo. Long time, no see, huh?" Kenpachi said, in a victorious tone.
"What the hell, Kenpachi? What's the big idea crashing that thing through my window?" Ichigo yelled.
"Sorry, guy who threw it's got bad aim." Kenpachi chuckled. "Now I'm not here to talk trash. You're gonna do what I say, and I want to fight you again!"
"Kenpachi, c'mon!" Ichigo growled. "You were in my way last time, I got no reason to fight you any more. Can't you let it go?"
"Sorry, once I see a good opponent, I just have to fight him again." Kenpachi said. "And you don't have a reason you say?" He paused to give a little chuckle. "Perhaps this can motivate you a little?" He stepped aside from the projector's view for Ichigo to get a good look at Rukia, lying on the ground unconscious. Ichigo's eyes widened in horror.
"No! Rukia!" Ichigo yelled at the top of his lungs in shock. But Kenpachi came back to view, obscuring Rukia once more.
"Got your blood pumping now, didn't it?" Asked Kenpachi.
"Kenpachi, you bastard!" Ichigo growled in rage. "If it's a fight you want, don't drag Rukia into this!" Kenpachi laughed.
"Come on, Ichigo! Don't stand there talking garbage to me! You wanna get your girlfriend back? You're gonna have to take her from my cold dead hands!" The hologram vanished, with both Ichigo and Kon shocked by what they seen: Rukia held captive by Kenpachi.
"That bastard!" Ichigo yelled, grabbing Kon, taking the green pill from his body and eating it, sending his Soul Reaper body out and replacing Kon in his. "Stay here, Kon." And with that last command, Ichigo jumped out of his broken window, and headed for the location of Kenpachi's heightened Spiritual Pressure. But what he didn't know, was that a certain someone was also present during Ichigo's conversation with Rukia's captor: Karin. She hid at the doors edge, reacting to the noise of the crash and witnessed every second of Ichigo's conversation. Her face was full of shock too, and instantly took her phone and called Toshiro on the double.
Back in the Soul Society, Toshiro had finished his last report, with much satisfaction.
"Sending Rangiku has proved it's benefits." Toshiro said, delightfully. "Well, might as well check how things are-" He was about to pick up the phone to call Rangiku, but the phone rang before he could. "Hmm?" He picked it up. "Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya here...Karin? What's wrong?" It only took him a few seconds to hear Karin's story before he got the gist. "Stay where you are Karin. Don't follow Ichigo, if you value your life. I'll do this!" After hearing Karin's heart-felt thank you's, Toshiro hung up and immediately rang Rangiku, in the worries that she was hurt. The phone answered, after several attempts. "Rangiku! Are you okay!"
"I'm fine...Captain..." Rangiku muttered through the phone, and gave a hiccup, which Toshiro thought of as odd..
"Where are you just now?" Asked Toshiro.
"Human World, just thinking how good life is..." Rangiku hiccuped, and gave a little uncontrollable giggle.
"I get the message." Toshiro sighed, knowing that she was using her time for herself, instead of keeping watch on Ichigo. He hung up the phone, took his Zanpakuto and let his Spiritual Pressure heighten uncontrollably. "You're so fired for this, Rangiku..."