I do not own bleach; the person who does is most likely rich. I give the creator full credit and ask him to keep up with the funny awesomeness. Or I will cry. Very badly. Yeah I am pathetic.

Chapter four.

Kumiko waited impatiently on Ichigo's bed in shinigami form. They were waiting for Urahara's signal, what ever that was going to be.

"Lets se, I think that's good enough. I've got one hell of a bad feeling about this, though." Ichigo mumbled, rubbing his head. He stretched and yawned. "Nice breeze."

Suddenly something flew past his head and splattered red liquid onto the wall. A message appeared on the wall telling them to go to the front of the Urahara shop. Kumiko watched Ichigo freak out, saying something along the lines of 'dying message!' Then it said "P.S. Anyone who sees this and thinks something ordinary like 'It looks like a dying message'………. Has not talent for comedy." Ichigo threw the pillow at it telling it to shut up.

"It's not talking to you, Ichigo." He glared at her. "Well come on," Kumiko said crossly. "Let's go!"

Five minutes later, Ichigo was standing outside with Kumiko hanging onto his shoulder. They were about to walk away when there was a yell from above.

"Good MORNING, Ichigo!!!"

Ichigo dodged the blurred figure and it hit the ground.

Isshin muttered, "You were able to dodged that attack; you are truly my son."

"Wh-What the hell're your doing?!"

"Isshin!!" Kumiko said, smiling but then said thoughtful looking, "Oh yeah, you can't see me."

Isshin got up, shaken but unhurt.

"Before you leave, I have to give you this," Isshin said giving Ichigo a little charm.

"What's this dirty amulet for?" he said irritated even more.

"Dirty?! That's rude! You mother gave me that a long time ago. It is full of good things," Isshin said mad. Ichigo's eyes widen.

"What are you doing?! I can't take this!" Ichigo shouted.

"Of course not! Who would give it to you?!" Isshin snapped, head to head with his son. Suddenly he straightened up, his face completely serious.

"During your trip, I'm lending it to you. When you are done bring it back to me." Isshin said, "Hey! Where's your answer!?" Isshin once again started acting goofy. "You better return it! If you lose it, I'll have to shave my beard!"

"S-sure," Ichigo said his hand clasping the amulet. He began to walk away, "Okay then, I'm going. Oh if some people come by saying they're Kumiko's family, let them take her. They'll let her visit us every now and then." Ichigo left Isshin to his weeping on how he would have to give innocent Kumiko away. Kumiko looked back at Isshin sadly.

"…Goodbye."

Ichigo approached Urahara's shop to find a surprising scene.

"Chad!! What are you doing here?!" Ichigo said as Kumiko shook her head. He was really slow.

"Kuchiki Rukia… saved me once. I'm going too," Chad said, standing up.

"Wait! What-!!??" Ichigo said, still uncomprehending.

"What? They didn't tell you?"

Ichigo turned around baffled.

"Ishida!" Ichigo said, baffled even more.

"I can't let it end with me losing to those death gods. I'll go too." Ishida said, serious.

"Now we are all here."

"Inoue!!" Ichigo said, turning around to see her.

Orihime bowed and said, "Pleased to be working with you."

Ichigo was panicking, confused to the ultimate.

"Huh? Wai… hold on, wha-wha- what?! What is all this?!"

"He's pretty slow, isn't he?" the black cat said walking up to them.

"Boy, please don't tell me you haven't noticed the bubbling power within these individuals," Yoruichi said in her male like voice. "While you were training with Urahara, they have been training as well. Now bow your head and thank them!"

Ichigo looked confused as she said this.

"A…" Everyone stared and Kumiko looked at him curiously.

"A CAT TALKED!!" Ichigo said his hands flying to his head, squishing Kumiko's waist.

"Ichigo!! Quit doing that!!" Kumiko said hitting him on the nose. "It's not a cat it's Yoruichi-san."

"I- it's a cat!!"

"I guess it was surprising," Ishida said, understanding.

"It was their first meeting…," Chad agreed.

"A cat! A ca…!" Kumiko hit him on the nose again and he stopped to grab his nose.

"Okay everyone inside," Urahara said going in with everyone. They all went down into the study room.

"W-WOW!!" Orihime said, clapping her hands together. "Such a big space under the store, it's amazing!! It's like a secret base!"

"Really," Ichigo said uninterested. Tessai appeared in front of her, tearing up.

"What a magnificent reaction!" Tessai said, wiping his eyes. "I, Tessai, am deeply moved." Ichigo stared at him in disbelief.

"It was nothing," Orihime said, rubbing the back of her head.

"Okay, okay, your attention once again." Urahara said clapping his hands, "Here we go." Urahara snapped his fingers and a large crack frame appeared. Kumiko swung her legs gentle.

"Alright here is the arch way to soul society," Urahara said, "It is called a Sekai Gate. Please listen very carefully." Suddenly Urahara hit Ichigo with the bottom of his stick, Knocking Ichigo's soul out making him and Kumiko fly back. They tumbled on the ground and Ichigo sat up, Kumiko still holding on. She seemed unaffected on what happened, but Ichigo wasn't.

"Warn me when you are going to do that!!" Ichigo shouted, angrily.

"Ohhh, so there is no Ichigo in this Ichigo!" Orihime said, looking at Ichigo's limp body.

"Don't talk about me like I'm a jar of candy!!" Ichigo said, peeved. Urahara laughed and continued.

"This gate is made by piling spirit exchangers atop the normal Sekai Gate."

"Spirit exchangers?" asked Ichigo.

"That's right; Soul society is a world for souls. Entering is impossible if you are not in a soul form. But the only one who can move around in soul form is Kurosaki-san. So we are using an exchanger to turn you into spirits and send you there."

"Alright we got it. Lets…," Ichigo said going towards the gate.

"Not so fast," Urahara said hitting Ichigo in the side with his stick. Ichigo leaned against the rock rubbing his side.

"The most we can stay connected and keep the gate open… is about four minutes. If you can not get through in that time frame, you will be stuck permanently in the space between Soul society and the real world." Everyone except Kumiko and Yoruichi gasped, not believing their ears.

"What do we do?" Orihime said obviously scared.

"Go forward," Yoruichi said, walking by Orihime. "I told you before your heart and soul are connected. The important thing is your heart. The will to move forward. I will be your guide. Move forward but only if you have a strong will to move forward. Only ones with that can come with us."

"Quit you're talking, that is the reason we came here." Ichigo said firmly.

"You know if you lose boy, you can never come back."

"Well all I have to do is win, right?" Ichigo said firmly.

"Kumiko you will have to run. We need Ichigo to be at his fastest," Urahara said, softly. Kumiko slide off of Ichigo back and onto the ground.

"Ready every one?!" asked Urahara, kneeling by the Gate with Tessai. Everyone gathered around the Gate as it turned on.

"Now!" They all disappeared from the real world now running towards the unknown adventure waiting on the other side.

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Kumiko skidded through the other side, knowing she went ahead of everyone. She had felt her powers reach her peak and now felt refreshed once again. Just for the heck of it she flash stepped around, curious about Soul society. She stopped in the street and saw a completely different looking set of houses. She would have gone over there if she hadn't heard a crash behind her. She looked and saw the rest of them arguing.

"Hey is that where we need to be?" asked Kumiko.

"Yeah," Yoruichi said, still agitated.

"Okay! Let's go!" he said, Kumiko jumping on his back. He ran towards the Court of Pure Souls (I think that is what it is called. If it is not please tell me)

"Ichigo wait!" Yoruichi shouted.

But it was too late.

A huge wall and a blurred figure came out of the sky. It landed shaking the ground violently. Kumiko and Ichigo looked up to see an ape like man that was half the size of the huge wall.

That is it! Tune in next time to see what happens! Read and review PLEASE!!!