"Reporting from mission, Captain!" Renji and Shuuhei exclaimed, saluting Captain Byakuya. The captain sat at the desk filling out papers as usual. Most were bills for Ichigo's destructive habits, such as bursting through numerous walls to get away from angry lady soul reapers.

Byakuya looked up from his papers to look at his lieutenant and Renji. "So what was it? A hollow or perhaps a Menos?" he asked in his highly cultured voice. The two lieutenants glanced at each other in a worried fashion. How were they to break it to him that the threat was even greater than expected?

"It was neither, My Captain," Shuuhei finally explained. Byakuya's eyebrows arched up and he looked up slightly from his papers.

"It was an Arrancar, sir!" Renji blurted out. Byakuya stood up slowly and walked around the desk.

"And what pray tell did you do with it?" He asked in a grumbly voice, glaring beneath his bangs.

"We delivered him to Mayuri." Shuuhei answered.

"Let's check up on him then."

Byakuya flicked his bangs and left the office. The lieutenants followed close behind.

Halfway there they heard an inhuman scream. It was a scream of pain and fury. They immediately broke into a run, drawing out their swords. Byakuya completely ignored the "Enter and Die" sign on Mayuri's door and flung it open.

Inside lay an interesting scene. The Arrancar was lying on his stomach on the floor. Nemu was standing a few feet away with a look of shock on her face. Mayuri was sitting a foot away from the Arrancar with his left cheek 2 inches to the right. In Mayuri's hands was a jar with a black blob attacking the walls within.

Shuuhei went straight to Nemu and began to talk to her. Renji went to the Arrancar and flipped him over onto his back. He was sleeping soundly.

Byakuya walked over to Mayuri and stared at the jar, feeling the spiritual energy emanating from it. He concluded that the energy blob came from the Arrancar and that the cheek fracture came from him as well. He turned to Mayuri and said, "I expect a full report on this incident within 24 hours Mayuri-san." And with this he disappeared out the door.

(Shuuhei's POV)

I glanced and Mayuri and Renji before returning to Nemu-chan. The poor girl was reverting back into herself and only spoke a few words at a time. What I could tell though was that the Arrancar punched Mayuri in rage, but she wouldn't say why. I turned back to Renji, but Renji was staring at the strange jar. Personally the blob was freaking me out. It had formed a mouth and was sucking the jar. Mayuri was staring fascinated.

"Mayuri-san, perhaps we should put that thing into a bigger, less breakable jar." I suggested. Mayuri looked up and then in a dazed fashion, nodded. I realized that with his cheekbone shattered he couldn't speak. A stupid thought, I agree. He set the jar on the counter and pointed Nemu-chan to the Arrancar. She promptly picked him up and carried him to one of the experiment chambers. They were outfitted with a bedroom and bathroom but they had microscopic cameras. Mayuri claimed it was for psychological information, but I think he's just a perv.

Renji stood next to me and turned to Mayuri. "Knowing Byakuya-san, we'll be in touch soon, Mayuri." Renji said steely.

We headed for the door but were stopped by Mayuri. He held up a pad of paper that read "Did he give you trouble on the way here?"

Renji read the note and said, "No. No he did not."