For those of you that want to see more action, there are a few fights in the next few chapters that have potential if I don't mess them up with mediocre writing. By the way I'm sorry but I really am lacking in the motivation department to write the other peoples' fights. Sorry.
After Ichigo was done with the fight with Joy, he walked around to make sure everyone was okay. There had been a few deaths, but they were nameless Soul Reapers who couldn't even ask their Zanpakuto's name. Ichigo hated to see the wasted potential, but at least they hadn't lost Ikkaku or Yumichika, who he had found passed out with grins on their faces in separate craters. Ikkaku was coated in dirt and dust, but somehow Yumichika was almost sparkly clean. There wasn't a spec of dirt on him.
After Ichigo had helped Squad Four, who had just arrived, carry any injured Soul Reapers off the scene, he walked back up to the captains hall. He walked inside and sat down, listening to the present captains squabbling about what to do. Ichigo knew that all of his companions would crush whatever they found; Joy was the only Seraph in the Soul Society, and any other enemies would be childs play for any of them. So he waited.
He waited for about an hour before he began to doze off, the captains still arguing. Suddenly, the door banged open and Kenpachi walked in. "That wasn't very fun at all. Those weak little hollows were nothing." Starrk walked in a second later.
"What are you talking about? There must have been at least 300! Not to mention those damn Soulsingers played with them before they attacked, so they were really strong."
Ichigo laughed at the pair's banter and offered them seats on his left. A few minutes later Nel and Yoruichi returned as well. He offered them seats on his right, putting his arm around Nel and giving her a kiss on the cheek. No one noticed the slightly jealous look that flickered across Yoruichi's face.
The Captains in the room were shocked into silence when they saw that the returning fighters were by and large unscathed. They were especially surprised to see Ichigo, who had fought something alone that all of Squad Eleven couldn't neutralize, had nothing more than some ripped clothing. Luckily for him, his hollow powers had granted him high speed regeneration almost as advanced as Ulquiorra's.
"Ichigo Kurosaki," The Head Captain's voice rang through the room. "Tell me, how did you and your... allies defeat what the collective force of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads struggled to survive against? If we could implement your tactics, we may be able to deal with any problems in the future without having to rely on you so much. I'm sure it would make your life easier."
Nel's giggle echoed through the chamber. "Sorry old man, but I'm afraid that isn't possible."
"And why is that, filthy hollow?" Soifon asked. Immediately afterward a great pressure flattened every captain in the room.
"What was that, Captain Soifon?" Ichigo growled, fragments of his mask slowly forming on his face.
"It's okay, love," Nel said, and Ichigo's mask dissolved once again, pressure subsiding. "I'm sorry, Captain Soifon, but the power we have been granted is unique to us. You saw it in Kenpachi when he had no control over it and just allowed it to run loose. Now, all of us are at least three times as powerful as he was when he first acquired his power — well, Ichigo and I are far stronger than that, but I'm not sure I could put ours into words."
Once again, the captains fell silent. After a moment, Toshiro spoke up. "Even if there is no way for us to acquire the power you possess, is there any way we could defend against an enemy of the strength we've seen so far?"
It was Ichigo's turn to speak. "We can help train you, but there is a limit to the strength you can achieve. If all of you can become strong enough to damage Starrk, you will at least be able to hold off a basic Soulsinger for a few hours. That should give us plenty of time to arrive and help. Should another Seraph appear, however, nearly all of you will stand no chance. Those shouldn't be a problem though, as there are a maximum of three still in existence." He didn't the mention the part about one of them helping his hollow to overthrow him.
"Thank you, Ichigo," Yamamoto said. "That would be a great help. In addition to that, I have called upon the Soul King's True Guard. They should arrive within the month."
"Who are the 'True Guard?' We didn't see them when we fought Ywacht." Ichigo asked.
"You see Ichigo, the True Guard are incredibly powerful. They were the true reason that Ywacht was defeated just over one thousand years ago. I may have weakened him, but they were the ones that imprisoned him." Yamamoto explained. "Their power comes at a price, however. Should they use too much, as they did one thousand years ago, they revert to a sleeplike state that renders them useless. They must sleep for just over a millennia before they recover fully, and only then can they awaken. They are expected to finally end their slumber in the next couple weeks. After a day or two of reorienting themselves with the new world, they will join us here in the Seireitei."
"I see," Ichigo said. "Well then, you all have a long way to go before you can defeat a Soulsinger. Starrk, please begin their training immediately."
"Wait! Why do we have to train with—" Soifon's mouth shut on it's own when a pressure even more powerful than before nearly crushed her lungs. "Never... mind..." She weezed, and the pressure dissipated as fast as it had appeared.
As Ichigo and his friends (Excluding Starrk) turned to go, he called back behind his shoulder. "Oh, by the way, should either Yamamoto or Kyoraku use their Bankai after this training, they will most definitely be able to quickly execute a Seraph." Ichigo paused as silence fell over the gathered captains. "However, if they are not incredibly careful, they will also probably kill everyone in the Seireitei."
And with that final statement, he tore a Garganta in the fabric of reality, and stepped back to the human world to prepare for his fight with his hollow.
Okay friends, I have a question for you. I can either add Yoruichi, to the pairing, or I can leave her be. I ask if you guys want it because though I adore good old Ichi and Ichi, if it would take away from the quality of the story, I would leave it out. By the way, although I make Soifon out to be kind of a prick, I actually love her as a character. It's just that I feel she has a deep-seeded hatred for hollows, and a lesser but still present hatred for Ichigo, so I think she would probably act with no small amount of hostility towards Ichigo and the crew.
So with that I leave you with this chapter. Peace out.