Do you lot want me to keep Chie on, or shall I get rid over her somehow?

They'll be a pole on my profile, so vote or the next chapter will take longer to come out seeing how I'll act on the result in the next chapter. If there's any specific way you want her to go or stay so long as there's no romance then pm me after choosing your preferred option.

Hope you enjoy this very short chapter :P

When You're Gone

When Shrio had gone it all fell apart. The mentally defeated captains made their way back to the soul society quickly. There was urgent news to tell. Not just about Kurosaki but about Aizen. They'd got back just in time. Just in time to see the Seireitei fall. Just in time to see Yammamoto killed by the man they'd believed locked away. The old man had released his bankai but no one had seen it. They'd all been dead or too far away to see it.

Aizen had an army of the Oni with him this time. They'd always been his back-up after the Arrancars. Many of them were stronger then the Arrancars before them. The buildings burned and all they could do was watch. There would be no point in them attempting to stop Aizen right then, they'd all die and it would be a pointless sacrifice. It was a hard choice but they had to make it, they had to prepare a final stand where they knew Aizen would go next. Turning their backs on what they'd sworn to protect the captains and lieutenants left the soul society. Kenpachi carried the still unconscious Suì-Fēngs body as well as the normal weight of Yachiru. His only regret was that he hadn't been able to fight the new Ichigo.

They stepped into the Senkaimon leaving the screams and cries for help behind them. Aizen had shown no mercy to any soul reapers, not even those who had surrendered, those he simply cut down as he strolled through the streets of the Seireitei. The once pure whiteness of the soul society was tainted as the streets ran red with blood, how would they ever recover from this?

Blinding whiteness surrounded them as the screams faded away and they made their way to Katakura.

Once in Katakura they meet up with Urahara, in hopes he would aid them. They told him everything, the news of Kurosaki and Aizen. The shop owner merely nodded and sent Yoruichi to gather Ichigos friends and family.

When the news had been told, Ichigos friends were overcome by a numbness they couldn't describe. They never thought it possible. They never would have thought Ichigo could lose to the hollow. His sisters who'd grown used to the fact that hollows and shinigami existed were the first to cry, soon followed by Orihime who'd begun to comfort them. The rest of his friends who possessed spiritual awareness had mixed reactions, some shed a few tears while others stood statically still not believing what had happened. But they all had determination in their eyes. They would take down Aizen then save Ichigo form his hollow.

It was ludicrous to think they could take down a man that was immortal, but that didn't stop them. It was the only thing driving them forwards. Driving through the grief of losing so many people to a man they'd believed gone for good. They knew he would attack but when was another matter. So they had to be ready at all times. Suì-Fēng had made a full recovery thanks to Orihimes healing and was now helping to train everyone in Hakuda and Hohō.

Months had passed. It was October when Aizen attacked. They were ready for him. They knew he wouldn't be as strong as last time due to the Hogyoku rejecting him but that didn't make them feel any better. Ichigos friends were told to all stay in Uraharas basement, only a few listened. Chad and Ishida left to fight in hopes of avenging Ichigo who'd lost himself to his hollow because of Aizen. Orihime and the others stayed, not knowing that they were a prime target for two hungry hollows. One they would recognise.

The battle outside was bloody; those who could fight for Katakura were vastly outnumbered. By the time Aizen arrived they were too exhausted to deal with the Oni he had brought with him. But they had no choice and thus they continued their pointless battle that even they knew they wouldn't win. They knew all was lost to them when the blood from their wounds didn't stop, they'd failed. Taken down and out by numerous Oni's, like likes of which they'd never seen before.

When the presence of Ichigos sisters and friends disappeared they knew there was no hope left. They'd been defeated and everyone they knew had been wiped out in an instant. They were about to surrender when familiar coloured hair went charging at the reason everything was gone.

So it was a real skim over what happened when Shiro/Ichigo left. Base line was that everyone died in the soul society so the captains who went to help Ichigo left to the world of the living because of the king's key. Even after months of preparation they still failed, but I guess Aizen is just too powerful 'cause he's technically still fused with the Hogyoku I think, even if it has rejected him.

Anyway make sure you vote on that pole, need to know what to do with Chie :L

Next time: Tastes Like Family

Thanks for reading (: