Chapter-2: Beautiful Girl Lost or Found

Ash, Pikachu, Zoey and Dawn ran towards the forest where the girl fell from the cliff. They could not see where she was exactly. That's when Ash called out Staraptor and began searching for her in the skies. Staraptor flew near the Cliffside and back to the forest. Staraptor looked down at a small clearing and noticed a blonde-haired girl lying on the ground. A few tree limbs snapped, probably to break her fall. Staraptor immediately flew back to where Ash and the girls were.

("Over here!") Staraptor called, leading them to the girl.

"I think Staraptor found her!" Ash said.

"We got to help her," Dawn said, worrying about the girl.

"She could be seriously hurt," Zoey added, believing that the girl might have survived or not.

They followed Staraptor to the clearing where they saw the girl, lying there unconscious. The girl was covered in burn marks. Her clothes were slightly torn, especially her crop top. Ash was not phased by her well-endowed chest, he was worried about her.

"Ash, is she..." Dawn wondered as her friend leaned forward, pressing his ears against the blonde-haired woman's chest.

Ash nodded, feeling a heartbeat, "She's alive, but..."

"But what?" Zoey asked.

"Whoever did this must still be close by," Ash guessed, "we need to get her to safety before they find her."

"But, how? The Pokémon Center is two miles away!" Dawn said, pointing down the southern path, "I don't think we'll make it."

"We don't have any choice, Dawn," Zoey replied, "if we stay here, we all won't make it out of here."

Ash got the girl on his back, her arms wrapped around him. His arms were under her, trying to keep her from slipping or dragging her feet.

"I'll carry her," Ash said, "let's hurry and rush to the Pokémon Center."

The girls nodded and followed Ash down the path towards the Pokémon Center. As soon as they were out of sight, a group of entities appeared along with Ggio Vega behind them. He did not look too happy that someone got to the girl first.

"This is a problem, if that Soul Reaper talks, our plans could be in jeopardy!" Ggio said in frustration, but soon smiled as he realized, "There is no way that they'll believe her."

Ggio grinned, "If I play my cards right, I might be able to persuade the boy to hand her over to me."

The entities roared at Ggio's little plan. This time, he will not fail his majesty.

In another world

In a quiet town in another world, an all too familiar voice broke the early morning silence.

"GOOD MORNING, ICHIGO!"

That followed by a crash, then an older man was seen flying out someone's door.

"You're getting strong, my son," the bearded man said weakly as his body was in a heap outside his son's room.

The teen came out of his room, with a scowl on his face, looking down at his father.

"What is your problem, old man?" the orange haired teen asked annoyed at his father's antics, "It's Saturday!"

"I know that, my son," Ichigo's dad smirked, standing up, "I'm proud that my son's finally growing up!"

THWACK! A kick to his dad's face shut him up good. Ichigo shook his head as he went downstairs.

Ichigo sighed as he walked the streets of Karakura Town. He could have spent his Saturday studying, but no. He had a more pressing engagement to attend to. He had found out that Matsuri Kudo, a Soul Reaper like Ichigo (except he was a Substitute Soul Reaper) was returning to Karakura from a world in another dimension Squad 12 had discovered. He found it odd that Matsuri would volunteer for this.

Ichigo knew that Matsuri was a tough girl; she could take care of herself. Still, he could not help but wonder...

What kind of world did she go to?

Ichigo made it to the Urahara Shop. The shop looked like a regular store on the outside, but inside was a shop that caters to Soul Reaper's needs. Ichigo went inside to see his friends waiting for him. They all had serious looks on their faces, except one person. This person looked rather upset about something. He had dirty blonde hair with two hairpieces on both sides of his bangs, and the middle on the bridge of his nose. Besides the standard Soul Reaper uniform, he wears a bright red ribbon in his hair that rests on his left shoulder.

"What's going on here?" Ichigo wondered, "Rukia? Fujimaru? Did something happen?"

Another man came into the shop behind Ichigo. He was a tall light-skinned man with messy, light-blond colored (almost pale) hair and gray eyes that are usually shadowed by his hat. He always wears the traditional Japanese wooden sandals. He also wears a dark green shirt and pants, and a black coat with a white diamond pattern along its bottom half. It should be noted that his coat is designed to look like the opposite of a captain's haori (white with black diamonds).

"Welcome, Ichigo," the man greeted the teen.

Ichigo looked at the man as he sat down.

"Urahara, what is going on here? Isn't Matsuri coming back here?" Ichigo asked the storekeeper.

"Unfortunately, no she's not," he replied.

"Why is everyone so tense all of a sudden? Did I miss something?"

Rukia shook her head, "Can you let Urahara finish?"

Urahara smiled lightly as Ichigo sat down besides Rukia.

"As I was saying, Matsuri isn't coming home soon, because...we lost contact with her," Urahara explained.

Ichigo's eyes widen at this revelation, "What? How did this happen?"

"Last night, Matsuri was making a report about the world she was in that Squad 12 discovered in another dimension. As she was saying about a region called 'Sinnoh,' a loud static was heard over her line...then it went dead."

Everyone looked at each other and came to one conclusion.

"Could Aizen be behind this?" asked Squad 6 Lieutenant, Renji Abarai.

Urahara sighed, "That we don't know. He could be involved in all of this."

Ichigo jumped up as he grabbed his Soul Reaper Badge, "Well, let's go find her!"

"How, Ichigo? Fly into space?" asked the raven black-haired bespectacled teenager.

Ichigo glared at him, "Very funny, Uryu."

"Uryu has a point, Ichigo. Squad 12 can get you there, but unfortunately, we can't right now," Urahara said.

"Why can't we go? Matsuri could be in trouble!" asked Fujimaru, Matsuri's twin brother.

"Right now, the Soul Society is investigating this as well. Until we find out more about Matsuri's location and if Aizen is involved, any sort of rescue operation is out of the question," Urahara said, opening his paper fan.

Ichigo sat back down, sighing in defeat, "It could take weeks for them to find out if Aizen is involved. It'll be too late by then."

"All we can do now, Ichigo, is hope," Rukia said softly, "let's hope she is alright."

Ichigo nodded, "I hope she's okay, Rukia."

Sinnoh Region- Sundown

"Hey, Ash! The sun is going down! Can we rest for the night?" Dawn asked her friend.

He, along with Pikachu, Dawn and Zoey had traveled about one mile from where they found the girl. Ash gently laid the girl on the grass, so that he can help his friends set up camp. He gathers the firewood as Dawn and Zoey set up their tents. One was for Ash and Pikachu. The other was for the girls. What about the unconscious girl?

"I'll take her to my tent, so she can rest. Once I get her situated, I will help you two make dinner. How does that sound?" Ash suggested.

Dawn and Zoey nodded in agreement.

"I'll get the plates! Zoey can help you get started, Ash," Dawn said as she started rummaging through her backpack.

"Thanks, Dawn," Ash complimented as he set the unconscious girl in her sleeping bag.

Ash stared at the girl. He wondered where she came from. The clothes she was wearing was new to him. As he studied her, he could figure out that she went though a lot of training of some sort. If only Ash knew about what she went through before he found her.

"Ash, are you coming?" Zoey asked outside his tent.

"Coming, Zoey!" he called back.

He walked out of the tent, stopped, and looked at the girl again.

"I wish I knew your name," he said softly, before leaving his tent.

As soon as Ash left, the girl's eyelids slowly opened up, revealing her bright blue eyes.

-Fifteen Minutes later-

"That was a good meal, Ash," Zoey complimented, "it seems that Brock's cooking lessons were finally paying off!"

Ash smiled, "Thanks, Zoey. It took me awhile to get the hang of this."

Zoey smiled, and then realized something, "Hey, Ash. Why don't you give the leftovers to the girl in your tent?"

Dawn and Pikachu looked up as Zoey mentioned the idea.

"I don't think she'll wake up soon," Dawn said.

"Maybe, but I'll save some, just in case she does wake up," Ash said as he scooped the leftover stew into a thermos.

He took the thermos and walked into the tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he came face to face with a sword pointed straight at him. Ash looked up and saw the girl holding the sword in her hand. Ash noticed that she was wearing a black robe. She looked at him menacingly.

"What's going on? What are you doing?" Ash asked, staring down at the girl's blade.

"Just who in the world are you and what do you want from me?" the blonde Soul Reaper demanded, "You won't take me to Aizen alive! I'll kill you right here!"

Ash was stunned, "What are you talking about?"

The girl paid no attention to him. All he heard from her next was:

"Mow 'em down, Kotomaru!"

Chapter-2: END