(Opening Theme: Hamatora the Animation Opening 1)

-Sometime Ago on Pandora; Atlas Secret Lab (Rhys & Shadow's P.O.V)-

Shadow saw what appeared to be a silhouette of a person; a man specifically. It had appeared to be a hologram of a person of somek kind but it was all blurry. In a matter of seconds, the holographic image started to become clear as well as the voice.

"ThIS LaDIes & GeNTlemAN Is tHE GoRtys ProJect aNd iT's gOnnA lEaD us… To a Vault."

The holographic image was now all cleared up. Shadow couldn't help but let out a surprised gasp and his eyes went as wide as dinner plates when he saw the person behind Rhys and Fiona and had his hands on each of their shoulders.

"N-no…" Shadow stammered, "It ca-can't be…"

Plutia noticed this, "What is it? Is there something the matter?"

Rhys soon noticed the look on Shadow's face as well. He was about to ask when he heard a voice all too familiar to him say with his voice not sounding like a demon from hell, "And then I'll probably kill you."

Rhys turned and he couldn't help but let out a small scream.

Both of them couldn't believe who they saw. They couldn't believe it was him. Jack! Handsome freaking Jack! Right there in the flesh! Well in a matter of speaking since he was a hologram! All the questions kept popping up in each of their heads. How was he standing there?! How was he even here?! They didn't know what to think. Jack went over to Shadow and Rhys couldn't help but follow.

"Okay Shady!" Jack said, placing his holographic hand on his shoulder, "Here's what's gonna happen, you and your new pal here… um… Sorry what's your name again?"

Jack of course was asking Rhys, which he was still speechless about seeing him just standing their. Rhys honestly didn't know what to say exactly, Shadow couldn't blame him, he was having a hard time getting this together as well.

"Come on!" He said to Rhys, "Spit it out dum-dum, I don't have all day!"

"I-Uh-" Rhys had stammered.

Jack raised an eyebrow giving Rhys and Shadow a confused look. But it wasn't long until he saw the Hyperion Logo on Rhys's vest. "Oh good!" He said walking away from the two, "You work for me. I thought I was gonna have to get violent for second there. Or, more violent."

…

HANDSOME JACK

SHADOW'S BEST FRENEMY

…

"Come on." Jack said as he started to look the facility, "Time's a wastin."

Rhys couldn't help but follow Jack. Shadow was about to do the same when he heard Mion. "Shades?" She said to him giving him a worried look, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Shadow was once again shocked. He turned to the others and they didn't even realize that Jack was in the room. He then turned to Mion, "Wha…? You mean you don't see him?"

She tilted her head; She looked even more worried. "See who?" Mion asked, "What are you talking about?"

Than his attention was towards Plutia when she asked, "Are you sure you're okay? She asked with concern, "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"I…" Shadow said, turning back to Jack who was now making his way towards the stairs, "You could say that."

Jack walked up the stairs, "No turrets, no automated defenses." He said while he chuckled a little, "It's like, Atlas is just BEGGING us to take it." Rhys followed him up the stairs, and Shadow just stood there frozen in place not knowing what to do.

"Come on cupcake, what's the hold up?" Jack asked Rhys. All Rhys did was stop in place turning to Shadow. He couldn't up but shrug to him.

"GET OVER HERE!" Jack shouted. Rhys immediately sprinted to where he was. Jack then pointed towards Shadow, "You. Here. NOW." He said in a menacing tone.

"I…" Shadow said just looking up there. He then shouted to the group, "I need to go!" With that he sprinted up the stairs leaving the others speechless to what had just happened. He stopped right where Jack had stood. "That took you long enough kiddo." He said. He turned to Rhys, seeing that he was speechless.

"Yeah, I know." Jack said walking away from them, "I'm your hero, you're biggest fan, blah, blah, blah. Welcome to the club. Just try not to wet yourself down there kid. You might short something down there. Take notes Shady, you know I'm not one to repeat myself."

As Jack started to talk, Shadow walked beside Rhys, still speechless by what was happening right now. "Rhys?" Shadow said getting his attention.

"Yeah?" Rhys asked.

Shadow had asked, "Please tell me you're seeing this right now?"

All Rhys could do was nod his head and that was enough for him. All the young teen could do was shake his head in disbelief, "How-How is this even possible? How is he even here?"

"I-I don't know…" Rhys said.

Jack had then turned to them noticing the looks on their faces, "Hey, can I ask why you two are looking at me like that?"

Rhys had then said, "Jack… You're supposed-no-You're dead!"

"I'm dead?" Jack said approaching Rhys, "I'm sorry what's that supposed to mean? Are… you threatening me, little man?"

"Wait…" Shadow though in his head, "He doesn't know?"

Jack lifted his hand in an attempt to grab ahold of Rhys's throat. "Wha-Oh no! NONONONONONONONO!" Rhys couldn't help but exclaim. Right when he let out a horrific scream and squeezed his eyes shut when Jack's hand had gone right through. Shadow could've sworn that he heard a squishing sound down the stairs and Fiona shouting angrily. He's attention was back to Rhys.

"Rhys calm down!" Shadow said, "Look!"

Rhys stopped opened his eyes and saw that Jack was filled with nothing but confusion.

"What the hell?" Jack said as he swung his hands through Rhys, "Are you screaming because you're in pain, or are you freaking out 'cause this is really weird? 'Cause… It is weird."

"See?" Shadow told him, "He can't exactly hurt you."

"Yeah, but it's still disturbing that he's hand is just going through my body!" Rhys said before telling Jack, "Please stop doing that!"

Jack simply ignored Rhys and continued to try and grab him, "This doesn't make any sense." He said, now trying to grab Shadow. His first instinct of course was to back up immediately. "Stand still damn it!" Jack said to him.

"Okay seriously!" Shadow yelled to him, "You need to stop that!"

Jack took back his hand and crossed his arms over his chest. He gave them both a quizzical look. Shadow let out a sigh, he knew this would probably be a bad idea to tell the man that can do God knows what, but he didn't know what came over him.

"Look…" Shadow said to him, "It's like Rhys said… Handsome Jack is dead. He's-Well you've been dead for almost a year now."

As expected, Jack's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard those words leave his mouth. Jack's arms hung on his sides. "No." He immediately said turning away from them, "No, no, no, no, that's impossible! I mean, I can't just, die… I mean it's just… No it's too stupid! No way!"

"Uff…" Rhys had said, "Well neither of us had to tell another person that they died, so… Sorry? That must suck?"

Jack had turned back to them and said, "No, no, heroes don't die. Not before the… The story get's to the good part. This doesn't make any sense."

"Make sense or not, it's the truth." Shadow said, "You really are dead."

Jack still didn't want to believe it. "No. no, no, no, no, no." He said, "I'm-I'm Handsome Jack. I-I don't die. There's too much left to do, it's not happening. Not happening!" He approached Rhys again, "C'mere cupcake, lemme just try to rip out your throat one more time. Just one more time, c'mere!"

"Wait, what, no!" Rhys said as he started to back up from him. Shadow just stood where he was as he watched what was happening.

"See I just gotta be quicker about it, that's what it is!" Jack said, reaching out to Rhys; He jumped back. "Stand still dammit!" Jack said, "Don't make this harder than it needs to be, c'mere!"

"Jack get it through your head!" Shadow said to him, trying to stop him, "You're dead! Deal with it!"

"Yeah!" Rhys said, "Besides, I'm not afraid of you! Well-anymore!"

"Oh yeah?" Jack said, "Why you backing up tough guy? Where you going?"

Soon enough Jack started to laugh, "HA! You're so stupid!" He said, "Watch your head dickfa-"

Rhys hit his head on the girder cutting off Jack. The minute his head hit the girder the sharp ringing sound echoed through his head again causing him to squeeze his eye shut. The minute he opened them Jack was gone, which shocked both him and Rhys.

"Are you okay Rhys?" Shadow asked him.

"Ye-yeah I'm fine." He said trying to gain his balance.

It wasn't long till he heard the voice of a little girl. "That man… Where did that man go?"

Shadow turned to see that it was Plutia. "Plutia?" He said in disbelief, "What are you-?" Rhys than toppled over the balcony. "RHYS!" Shadow exclaimed. Plutia screamed, "AH! HE FELL AGAIN!" Rhys landed on top of the computers with a thud causing the small group to jump slightly.

"RHYS!" Vaughn exclaimed running over to him. "So. Much. Pain." Rhys said sitting up, "Why am I… Still conscious? I don't understand…"

"Oh my God, are you okay!?" Mion asked him.

"Ye-yeah, I'm fine." Rhys replied, "I don't know how I'm fine, but I'm okay."

"You sure you're alright?" Vaughn asked him, "I mean, before you were acting… Strange. Well Shadow is too, but… You sure you're okay?"

Rhys knew he had to tell Vaughn since well; He can't exactly keep secrets from his best friend. He knew he wouldn't believe him at first but he decided to tell him.

"Vaughn…" Rhys said, "I know this is gonna sound crazy, but Shadow and I… We just saw Handsome Jack."

Vaughn raised his eyebrows. "What are you saying?" He asked him.

Rhys clarified, "Handsome Jack… We-We saw him. He was right next to us."

Vaughn of course didn't believe him, as Rhys thought he would, "Right… Okay, well you have had quite a spill there." Vaughn said, helping him up, "Let's just get you off this thing. You know how these fumes can't possibly be helping."

Shadow and Plutia both came down the stairs, and Mion went over to him. She chuckled as she said, "Ah man, Rhys is such a kidder! Can you believe he thinks you saw Handsome Jack!" She couldn't but laugh, but she soon stopped when she saw the look on Shadow's face.

"He wasn't kidding was he?" Mion asked him.

Shadow shook his head, and said, "No, he wasn't."

Mion than whispered to him so that Fiona and Sasha couldn't hear her, "But how is that even possible!? For God's sake he's supposed to be dead!"

"I honestly don't know Mion!" Shadow whispered back to her, "But he's here, and I don't fucking know how he could be here!"

He soon felt Plutia tug on his jacket; He turned to her as did Mion. "Um…" Plutia said, "Who's Handsome Jack?" Both Shadow and Mion's eyes widened in shock when they heard Plutia say that. "Wait… You don't know Handsome Jack?" Mion asked her.

Plutia shook her head.

"But you saw him, and you don't know who he is?" Shadow asked her.

"No." Plutia replied, "But he does look familiar."

"Familiar?" Shadow said, "What do you-"

But he was cut off when they heard Rhys say, "Ohh… I must be pretty out of it… I'm seeing stars… Shooting… Stars…"

"Shooting stars?" Shadow and Mion both said. They both looked up and saw what appeared to be-

"MOON SHOTS!" Mion shouted.

"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!" Shadow shouted soon after.

Everyone got down as the moonshots hit the near where they were.

(Ending Theme: Bleach Ending 6 My Pace)