Chapter Seven
"Who are you?" asked Rukia, clutching at her head, "Actually, who am I?"
Ichigo stared at her in disbelief while Gin cracked an eye open and stared at the young Kuchiki.
"It appears as if the electricity shots and jolts have damaged her brain and memory." said Ichimaru, thinking, "We'll just have to wait until she recovers her memory before we try to move."
"What if she never recovers her memory?" asked Ichigo, sighing and then looking towards his 'midget'. "Oi, your name is Rukia and my name is Ichigo, over here is Ichimaru."
"Now, now, at least let her know my first name," he said, shutting his eyes, "my full name is Gin Ichimaru."
"Ok?" she said confusedly, still clutching her head. "And where am I?"
"In Huecho Mundo." said Ichigo and Gin at the same time. Rukia widened her eyes and then stared at them.
"Isn't that where the hollows come from?" she said, "Why aren't I in the Soul Society? Where's Renji?"
"You remember where you are from… do you know what you are?" asked Ichigo.
"A Soul Reaper."
Gin nodded his head understandingly.
"She has forgotten simple things such as people and what has happened in current events." said Gin.
"I don't think you should call that 'simple'" said Ichigo.
"It's simple compared to what some of Aizen's 'play' things have been through." Replied Gin dryly.
Karin stared at the two captains, shocked. Were they idiots? Did they want to be caught again? It made no sense. The female captain had been caught off guard and Byakuya didn't dare move with the fourth Espada right next to him.
Szayel let a smirk cross his features as he stepped forwards, grabbing Hitsugaya's hair and pulling him back. The Snowflake let out a hiss before he felt something pierce his neck. His eyes began to droop and then he fell forwards, into the arms of Karin. The Raven shot Szayel a glare before cradling him gently.
Byakuya set his mind to work quickly. Three high ranking Espada's were in the room and the Captain next to him was already caught. The one a few feet away was unconscious in the female Kurosaki's arms and he was in the middle of trying to figure out a way to get past the 4th Espada without getting anyone killed. After a few minutes it seemed useless and the he just stood still. Without his sword and his Shunpo probably out-mastered by Sonido, he couldn't use Kido fast enough either, there wasn't really much he could do.
"What do we have here?"
All eyes looked towards the cracked wall to see Aizen standing there clearly not amused that one of the walls to his palace had been destroyed. He had already noticed that Byakuya and Soi Fon had escaped, he was more interested about the 'Arrancar' in Karin's arms. Karin's grip tightened on him as she glared, knowing for certain she would get punished for it later.
"I see the Princess has awoken too." Continued Aizen, "I was positive that Hitsugaya was awake, I felt his spirit energy flare and then died down."
"I'm sorry Aizen-sama," said Szayel, "I had to knock him out to avoid him destroying anymore of your home."
Aizen smirked and then approached the two, earning a glare from Soi Fon and a look of disgust from Byakuya. He appeared next to Karin, prying her away from Karin and the picking Toshiro up to look at him. The mask glinted slightly. Although Szayel was completely unaware of it, Toshiro was still conscious, his hollow eye determined not to let him fall into a world of bleak darkness.
Aizen found this fascinating, ever since the child had been turned into an Arrancar; new abilities have been cropping up at any moment of time. Toshiro did not find this fascinating at all, considering people keep picking him up and knocking him out, examining him like there was no tomorrow. Karin let out a hiss as Szayel held her back.
"I do believe Hitsugaya will get a new room." Said Aizen, his eyes looking to the side, "Remember, I want that collar made in less than an hour."
"Yes Aizen-sama."
"So I'm a soul reaper and I gave you powers. I broke the law of the soul society and nearly got executed. You saved me, Captain Aizen turned traitor, you-" Rukia pointed at Gin, "-should be dead but were brought back by Aizen. Aizen kidnapped both Hitsugaya Taicho and your sister called 'Karin'. I was tortured with electricity and now I can't remember anything? You expect me to believe all of that?"
Ichigo and Gin nodded. They had spent the last hour explaining to her on what was going on. She, however, didn't seem to believe a word that was coming out of their mouths.
"Rukia, we're telling the truth." Said Ichigo, nodding his head, "You saved me and my family, we saved Inoue from the place we are now, you helped me regain my Shinigami powers."
"If you say so."
Gin sighed and rested a hand on Ichigo's shoulder.
"Let it drop for now, she'll regain her memories soon enough." He said quietly. Ichigo nodded.
Karin sat back in her cell. Toshiro was not by her side. Aizen had muttered on about his precious Arrancar getting a nicer room and that had pissed her off to the max. Her Snowflake was not someone to be taken lightly, and she knew no matter how much torture he was put under he would not go to Aizen's side.
She sat; her knees tucked up at her chest and her head resting on them as she thought. She had been allowed to sit with Toshiro for around half an hour before she was brought back here, and at that point Szayel had been making a new collar.
"What are they planning to do…?" She thought, shifting slightly and then tracing a finger round her own collar, "Will they hurt him again? Make him suffer…?"
Aizen stood in the corner of the room, a smirk on his face as he watched the sleeping Snowflake. The room he had been transferred to had a double bed with silk sheets and had curtains for privacy. At the side of the room was a private bathroom. The room itself was far to big for one person, especially considering the size of Hitsugaya himself.
Aizen took to Toshiro's side and then marvelled at the sight once more. The mask remained the same and so did every single physical aspect of Hitsugaya; Aizen was now admiring the collar. It glowed faintly from suppressing Reiatsu and would flicker occasionally when the Snowflake was dreaming something unpleasant or painful. Aizen found it quite amusing actually.
"Well, I would stay but the 'Princess' in now due for her Hollowfication." Said Aizen smugly, brushing a bit of hair from Hitsugaya's face and then whispered in his ear, "the time shall come soon, little Ice Prince."
Two separate cells, Byakuya's now having a more powerful barrier around his since he was physically and mentally stronger than Soi Fon was. He struggled uselessly at his binds, causing them to tighten around his wrist and rise in temperature, burning him. Soi Fon had received the same binds, but she continued to struggle even with the burning.
"Stop struggling, you'll only make it worse." Said Byakuya after a moment, allowing the binds to cool down and loosen slightly. Soi Fon glared but eventually did stop, her eyes full of fury.
"What do we do now? I'm sure these won't work with Kido!" growled Soi Fon, frustrated.
"Relax, and thin." Came the Kuchiki's short reply, closing his eyes.
"Hmph."
Szayel's lab was becoming more and more common to see, but this was one of the times she did not want to be here. The Hogyoku sat in a glass cabinet and at the side of the room, chains could be visible. They had been adjusted to her size and it looked slightly more complex than when Ichigo had been chained to it. Actually, Ichigo had just taking pain straight of the bat, Karin was guessing that the freak of a scientist was going to numb her slightly.
She got dragged further across the room and as her human survival instincts kicked in, she dug her heels in the ground and with as much force as she could muster, pulled back. Halibel looked back at her with a sorrowful expression before lifting her of her feet and carrying her the rest of the way, causing screams of protest and boots to the stomach that the Espada couldn't even feel.
"I see she is ready to go through with her Hollowfication." Came a voice from the door. Halibel and Karin froze and then looked towards the door to see Aizen standing there smugly. Szayel bounded across the room and bowed at his feet loyally.
"Yes Aizen-sama, everything has been prepared." Said Szayel, pointing over to the chains and the table next to it, containing drugs and of course, the Hogyoku. "I will start whenever you see fit."
"I see no problem in starting now." Replied Aizen, walking across the room and the standing next to Halibel as he peered into Karin's face. Raising a hand, he allowed a finger to land on her cheek, trace down her neck and allowed it to land on her heavily beating heart. "Do not worry, you will not be an Arrancar, just a Vizard like your brother. Perhaps in the future you will be an Arrancar."
Karin came back to her senses and snarled, aiming a weak punch at his face and as per usual, he caught it and put pressure on her knuckles, making her wince.
"Bastard…" she spat. Aizen smirked.
"Szayel, start now."
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