P.S sindouing is the Espada/Arrancar version of a flashstep if ya didn't know I don't think we ever mentioned that before…Anywho this chapter is one of my favorites so far serious with a happy humorous twist! I really hope you guys like it. I decided to do it in third person because I really like writing like that and most of the other stories I've written are in third person, just remember to review to us the almighty authoresses! Another p.s sorry if I spelled the Hogyoku wrong, please tell us if we did…enjoy!! ~Katie~
Third person
It stumped the Espada that somehow Brooke and Katie snuck out of the school before the bell rang. But really thinking about it didn't surprise them a whole lot. Those two could do anything if they set their minds to it; most of the time their plans were pretty destructive. This could be the worst mistake they had ever made. When Stark finally realized that they were gone, he and the rest of the Espada went after the girls, much to the dismay of certain others. It didn't take very long to find them. They were at the lake… they were fighting Soul Reapers.
Under Aizen's orders the Espada were there to watch the girls not get into their personal lives, which most of the Espada broke on the first day. It was hard to stay away from their personal lives when they forced you into it. In the end Aizen turned his head not bothering to do anything about it. The Espada had formed a bond with them; you could basically label it a friendship. That was mostly what you could call it between most of the Espada and the two girls. Katie and Brooke were so headstrong and impulsive, they barely ever thought before they acted. It had been that way ever since the Espada met them.
Stark, who was usually asleep and monotonous, was now wide-awake and ready for some action. He had to think about the humans though, who were running around screaming their heads off. Aizen wouldn't like it if he had to erase a lot of memories. So thinking up a plan to remove the girls and sindouing back to the base without killing innocent people would be difficult. They were everywhere making a complete mess of the situation. Stark sighed and looked at Grimmjow, Harribel and Ulquiorra.
"Harribel, you and Ulquiorra draw the soul reaper's attention away from the girls. Grimmjow and I will go and get them." Stark's gaze swept over the other ranked members. Ulquiorra and Harribel nodded, but Grimmjow cut it.
"Why do I have to play hero you can handle both of the brats" Grimmjow growled. Stark glared at him.
"Because idiot; Katie is under attack by a very powerful opponent. Brooke can't fight for herself and she's trying to hold against the other Soul Reaper. She can't handle that; even a complete moron should be able to pick that out. I can't get to both without getting attacked too. You WILL follow orders Grimmjow" Stark never pulled rank on another Espada. Gone was the calm, collected, and laid back man, in his place another fiercer man created for battle, there was a reason he was the number one Espada. Grimmjow glared but said nothing.
More than often, when something came up about either of the girls, Stark perked up. Being forced to train Katie yanked him out of his comfort zone and made his focus. Katie was turning into a true prodigy. Her fighting skills were improving little by little every day. But he would never find her ready to face a Soul Reaper as powerful as the one she had been forced to fight. It made no sense how they found her in the first place. Aizen had to be informed of this quickly. There was no guarantee that these were the only soul reapers in the city. There could be plenty more crawling around. That was what Lilinette was for; she was sent with Nnoitra and Szayel to inform Aizen about what was going on along with their Gegi's.
The Espada moved quickly. Harribel and Ulquiorra got the attention of Ikkaku and Yumichika easily. When Ikkaku found better opponents to fight, he left Katie alone. Stark darted over to see the damage. Katie was on her hands and knees. One hand clutching her side and breathing hard. There were cuts and bruises all over her. Blood was oozing out of deep cuts on her chest and left shoulder, the shallow cut running across her stomach was soaking her t-shirt. Katie looked up at Stark and grinned.
"So how did I do boss?" she asked. Stark gave a rare smile.
"You did great, I'm not lying either" Katie smiled at the complement. "Good cuz if you're lying I'm gonna have to kick your ass." Stark let out a laugh and picked her up. When he did this she screamed. Pain seared through the wounds in her stomach and shoulder.
"GOD DAMN IT STARK! I really am gonna kick your ass! You must be trying to torture me! You could be a little bit more sensitive! " Katie yelled putting a hand up to the wound on her chest. She lifted her hand and looked at the blood smeared on it. Fear ran through her as she assessed the wounds.
"I'm not gonna be stuck without training or fighting for a month because of these stupid scratches right?" she asked. The fear of being defenseless scared her more than anything. Training and fighting was something she was actually good at, she loved it and she had nothing else left. If she was forced out of fighting for three weeks or more; it would drive her crazy.
"We need to get you patched up first and then we'll see." Stark looked over and saw Grimmjow coming out from behind an upturned picnic table, giving Brooke a piggy back ride. Stark chuckled at the annoyed look on Grimmjow's face and Brooke wrapping her arms around his neck grinning like an evil clown. Katie gave Stark a puzzled look, when he pointed the sight out, Katie grinned but faltered. Before anyone could say a word, there was a flash and Brooke fell off of Grimmjow's back. He turned around before she hit the ground; crimson red soaking the front of her shirt. Looking up, Yumichika was standing looking down at Grimmjow and grinning.
"Gotcha little girl" he said. Katie screamed and struggled to get out of Stark's arms. She got a fist full of black flames and sent small balls of fire like bullets straight for Yumichika. When they missed, she squirmed away from Stark. Katie didn't care that she was hurt at all; just that Yumichika had just cut Brooke's stomach wide open. Black flames erupted again from her fists. Katie made ropes of fire and created whips. In blind rage she started slashing the air around the Soul Reaper. Yumichika came at her with his sword again slashing at her face. Instead of going for her neck he faked and went for her stomach. Using the blades of his sword he slashed at the already bleeding wound and opened it just like he did with Brooke. Before she could get a whip around his neck; arms snaked around her and pulled her to the ground. Stark held her down.
"Do you want to kill yourself? Brooke is ok; Grimmjow took her to the house. You're going to kill yourself if you don't stop fighting. We need to get you to Aizen-sama before you lose any more blood." Stark hissed in her ear. Katie stopped struggling and went limp in his arms. Before the two soul reapers could attack again, Katie and Stark disappeared leaving them in the park.
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Stark got to the house and went down into the basement. Grimmjow, Harribel and Szayel were there. Brooke was lying on her back with Aizen standing over her holding the Hogyoku.
"Are you really going to use it on her?" Stark said walking up with Katie still in his arms. Aizen looked up at Stark and then at the limp body he was holding.
"Put her down next to the other one Stark." He commanded. Stark was puzzled but followed the order. He gently laid her next to Brooke and stepped back. Aizen placed the Hogyoku in the center of his palm and it began to glow.
"I have been thinking about this for a while now. These two souls are quite developed. The souls in these bodies have been absorbing enormous amounts of Reishi while they have lived in this house. Szayel came to me when Katie gained her powers. I gave it some though, and I believe that I can create a half Arrancar out of these two using the Hogyoku. Eventually, when the souls mature more they will turn into full Arrancars; as long as they don't die first. Then we'll have to start over again. It would be a pity if that happened." The glowing of the Hogyoku grew and melded with Aizen's hand while a white mist settled over the two bodies. There was a flash of light and the mist started to evaporate. The two bodies on the floor looked almost the same.
Brooke and Katie opened their eyes at the same time and sat up. Katie rubbed her head and blinked.
"Dude migraines so aren't fun" she said looking around.
"Lucky bitch," Brooke said. "These aren't anything close to what I get" Both of the girls stood up and looked at each other.
"Dude your hair grew like six inches!" Katie pointed at Brooke's head. Brooke grabbed a fistful of hair and looked at it.
"NOOO!! I want my short hair back!" Brooke complained. Looking at Katie, her eyes narrowed. "Hey you shouldn't be talkin, yours is down to your butt." Katie grabbed her hair and looked at it.
"Holy shit it did grow…does anyone have some hedge trimmers we can use?" Katie said looking around.
"What the hell did you do to us?!?" Brooke yelled her eyes growing. Katie looked down at where her wound used to be.
"I'm completely healed…what DID you do to us?" Katie set her eyes on Aizen and then on Szayel who was in the back of the group.
"Why are you complaining, you idiots I would have let you die for your impudence. You are not pure enough to be giving the power you have" Kaname spat from behind Aizen. Aizen ignored Tosen's outburst and started looking intently at the two girls, who had no idea that everyone in the room was looking at them out of the corner of their eyes.
"Yes, what exactly did the Hogyoku do to them?" Stark asked ignoring the former 9th Division's captain. Both girls gasped as the realized that the Hogyoku had been used….on them. Szayel came forward and started to shed a little light on the subject.
"Using the power of the Hogyoku Aizen-sama was able to create two half Arrancars or halflings. Each body has aged roughly a year. Along with their hair growing they have also gotten about two inches taller. Some of the side effects will come in later and will have to be in a controlled environment. I looked into it and, Katie's power has more than likely increased drastically, it will be very unpredictable for a period of time until she gets it under control. Brooke may have manifested some powers of her own and they will need to be monitored. I would advise that we move to Los Noches so I can study them more." Szayel finished looking at the girls.
"Umm I really don't like getting poked and prodded so…." Katie said looking creeped out by the scientist.
"Me either" Brooke glared at Szayel. He just grinned and stepped back. Aizen sighed and looked around.
"I do agree that it is time to go back to Los Noches. We have spent a little too much time here for the moment. The Soul Society causes a minor problem for my plan, but it will be easily fixed. And there will be no experimenting on the girls Szayel; I do not need them damaged somehow." Aizen said looking over at the pink haired scientist. Szayel frowned but said nothing. Katie and Brooke were laughing and high fiving each other in the background. Looking around he addressed the Primera.
"Take them to Los Noches and make sure they get into no trouble. I will return when I have finished business here." With that Aizen opened a portal and sent Brooke, Katie, Lilinette, Stark, Grimmjow, and Harribel to Hueco Mundo.
"Do you think they're going to make the change?" Gin asked in a low voice stepping out of the shadows.
"They are strong and Los Noches will help them. It's up to them to survive if they can't they are useless to me" Aizen sat on his throne sinking into thought. After a few minutes he spoke.
"They really are incredible beings, Brooke's seal is almost completely broken, the next few days will determine if she will survive without it. Making a Halfling out of her could have saved her, or it could destroy her faster. She will have to be monitored very, very carefully." Aizen stopped talking and Gin stepped forward with questions on his mind.
"What about the other one, is she still of any importance to us?" Gin waited a few minutes for an answer.
"She is very important to my cause. She will become a great part of the war to come. They both will" even after Aizen answered his question; Gin was still looking for answers.
FIN!!!! And this chapter really goes to show what an ass Aizen can be. Hope you liked my chappy. I'm pretty proud of it. Review and tell me what you think!!!