This is a Bleach and Danny Phantom crossover fan fiction story that I am teaming up with scrletfyre to write. We do not own anything associated with the Bleach or Danny Phantom series and/or its characters. Please leave your comments and reviews telling us what you think. Thank you!
Key guide: "regular speech", 'thinking', *mental speech*, italics- ghosts/zanpakuto/spirits speaking, bold- hollows speaking, CAPS- attacks, (author notes/translations)
Chapter thirteen: hollow Ichigo joins the crew
"We need to speak with him. Do you know where to find him?" Danny asked.
"He patrols the realms. He tries his best to rid both realms of the ghosts and Hollows but, they have infested both realm far too much to try and exterminate them now." Dan answered.
"Do you think he will agree to help us?"
Ichigo asks as Dan nods his head.
"He wants to make the world right again. He will do everything in his power to make sure that happens." Dan stated. Byakuha decided to head back to the present and keep an eye on the portal. Both teens agreed as Clockwork helped arrange for the transport back.
Dan led them to the place Ichigo's future self would frequently scout, Danny couldn't help but study his surroundings. He looked at how much everything has changed. Buildings were run down and broken. It looked as if bombs had gone off all throughout the city.
'I can't believe that all of this happened because of dad's invention.' He shuddered at that thought.
*Is something troubling you?* Shiro spoke to Danny mentally.
*It's just very surprising how much everything has changed.* Danny answered mentally.
"A lot more has changed than you think, Danny." Dan interrupted.
"Can you hear Shiro and my conversation?"
"Of course I can. I am you after all."
Danny had forgotten about that. He still remembers what happened before when he traveled to the future. He still doesn't want to believe that Dan is his future self.
'He just seems so different from his usual psychotic self. I wonder how Clockwork was able to break through to him?' Danny thought to himself. 'The less I know the better.' Danny thought to himself.
As they approached the boarder between the two realms, Ichigo could feel a very familiar presence. The three looked up to see a full hollowfied form of Ichigo approach them. Danny couldn't hide the shock that stretched across his face.
"Ichigo... Is that...?" Danny asked.
"Yeah... My self as a full hollow. I never truly seen myself in this form but my friends told me about it and how it came to be." Ichigo stated. He noticed that the hollowfied version of him wasn't alone. A young woman with long orange locks walked with him. The young woman looked at the younger version of Ichigo in shock.
"Ichigo?!" she asked in shock.
"Hi Orihime." the younger Ichigo answered to only have the young woman run up and hug him. Ichigo looked at his full hollow self for any signs that he would attack. But it seemed that the hollow didn't react.
'Why?' Ichigo asked himself.
*Cause I know that you won't hurt you. I can see myself within you.* answered a dark voice in the back of Ichigo's mind. Ichigo looked at his hollow self to see the creature nod his head.
After a while Orihime pulled away from the younger Ichigo as she began to ask a series of questions. Both younger teens tried to best answer them to their ability.
"We need my future self's help. We have to find a way to close the portal in the past to prevent this from happening." Ichigo stated. Orihime looked at the hollow Ichigo.
"I'll help." he answered in a rough voice. As he turned to Orihime. "Stay with Nell. It's safe there." hollow Ichigo growled out. The young woman nodded her head as she kissed the hollow on the cheek.
"Please be careful." she stated before taking off.
The four heroes took off as Ichigo couldn't bring himself to questions his future self. The one thing he had learned the hard way was never to foul around with the future and/or the past.
"We are we going?" Ichigo asked in general.
*To see a friend. He maybe able to fix your equipment if we plan to attack Pariah Dark's castle.* hollow Ichigo stated mentally. Danny looked at his future self in question to why hollow Ichigo just didn't speak.
"It's because of him being more hollow than human, it's hard for him to speak. He relies on either myself or that woman whom was with him to speak. He can say only speak a small bit." Dan stated.