Chapter-4: Nemesisphere Part 1

"Ash, you are crazy!" Dawn yelled at her friend as he began to go after the female Soul Reaper.

Ash looked at Dawn with a worried look on his face as Dawn went on.

"I know you want to save her, but I don't think that you can actually do it."

Ash clenched his fists, "So, I just let her get killed by those...whatever they were?"

Zoey looked at Dawn, "Dawn, I think Ash maybe right about this."

Dawn looked at her rival in surprise.

"If what Ash says is true, they may kill her. Do you think they might be satisfied by doing that?"

Dawn lowered her head, "I don't know..."

"They could come after Ash next," Zoey added.

"For what? She was trying to kill him!" Dawn said.

"She thought I was working for this 'Aizen' person," Ash said, remembering the girl's words.

"What about that guy with the strange helmet and his buddies?" Dawn asked.

"That's why I want to go after her," Ash said, "if those guys were sent by this 'Aizen' person, she could be in trouble."

Dawn shook her head in annoyance, "Alright fine, Ash, you win! We'll go!"

Ash smiled as Dawn walked past him in annoyance. Zoey smiled as both she and Ash followed Dawn to the south.

Ggio Vega was very impatient. He was looking around, trying to find out where to go next. He growled as he looked at the female Soul Reaper in front of him. She was in a barrier of sorts that Ggio had set up. He was pleased that Szayel's device was working, despite the fact that this wasn't tested first. That what annoyed Ggio when he learned about it before he left.

Ggio smiled a bit as he stared at the Soul Reaper again.

"It seems your friends aren't coming to your aid, Soul Reaper!" Ggio taunted.

"I have a name, Arrancar! It's Matsuri Kudo!" she yelled back.

"I have a name, too, Matsuri Kudo! I am Ggio Vega, of His Majesty King Barragan's Fracciónes."

"Alright, Ggio Vega," Matsuri said sarcastically, "what do you want with me?"

Ggio stared at her as she growled at him.

"What do you think?" Ggio said with a question of his own, "What purpose do you have being here? What is your mission?"

"I don't have to answer you!" Matsuri replied angrily.

Ggio smiled wickedly, "Don't worry, Matsuri Kudo, you'll tell me. Sooner or later."

Matsuri watched as Ggio turned around and walked away from her. The creatures followed suit as they followed Ggio. Matsuri went into a sitting position as she tried to find a way out of this.

Ash, Zoey and Dawn continued to head in the direction of those who were after that Soul Reaper. Pikachu's ears suddenly twitched, causing Ash and his friends to stop.

"Pikachu, what's wrong?" Ash asked his Pokémon friend.

"(I thought I heard something,)" Pikachu replied, pointing straight ahead of them.

Ash looked at where Pikachu was pointing at. His eyes widen as he saw the guy in the strange helmet and his buddies walking towards them. Ash silently told everyone to hide in the bushes and waited for them to pass. The hostiles slipped past Ash and his friends, unaware of their whereabouts. Once the coast was clear, they reemerged from their hiding spot.

"That's them alright," Ash said, "we must be getting close to their hiding spot."

"It might be a trap, let's be careful," Zoey said cautiously.

Ash and Dawn nodded and began to head towards the enemy's hideout.

Karakura Town

Fujimaru Kudo, Matsuri's twin brother, was looking upset. It had been almost three hours since learning of his sister's disappearance. He couldn't wait any longer. He was about to head to Urahara's Shop when he noticed Ichigo running up to him.

"Fujimaru, where were you?" Ichigo asked.

"Sorry, Ichigo, I'm still worried about Matsuri," Fujimaru replied.

"We all are, Fujimaru. We'll find her."

Fujimaru smiled a bit, "Thanks, Ichigo."

As the two walked towards Urahara's Shop, something clicked in Ichigo's mind.

"Something's bothering me," Ichigo began, "what is Matsuri doing in that 'Sinnoh' land or whatever it was called?"

Fujimaru shook his head, "She didn't told me the details, but it had something to do with this."

Fujimaru showed Ichigo a photo of an orb. It was a sphere that had numerous pentagonal and hexagonal edged all around the Orb. Ichigo was amazed at the sight of the Orb's appearance.

"Where did this photo came from?" Ichigo asked.

"Urahara gave it to me after you guys left," Fujimaru replied.

Ichigo got angry very quickly, "Why didn't he tell us sooner?"

Fujimaru shook his head, not knowing the answer.

Ichigo sighed in defeat, "By the way, that Orb, what do they call it?"

Fujimaru looked at the photo again and then at Ichigo.

"They called it...the Adamant Orb. Matsuri has it in her possession."

Hueco Mundo – Palace of Las Noches - the Fifth Tower

Sitting at the throne was a man wearing the Arrancar Style uniform. His brown hair swept back, with a strand hanging in his face. His menacing eyes staring at the image in front of him. It showed Ichigo and Fujimaru holding the photo of the Adamant Orb. He smirked as he looked to his left and stared at an Orb. It was round and very smooth, unlike its counterpart, the Adamant Orb.

In his possession...

...was the Lustrous Orb.

"Only one more Orb to collect," he said to himself as an image of another Orb appeared before him.

Chapter-4: END

On the next Soul of the Pure Heart:

Chapter-5: Nemesisphere Part 2

Ash and his friends finds Matsuri imprisoned and try their best to free her. However, Ggio Vega and his reinforcements appear and try to stop them. Back at Hueco Mundo, Aizen sends Coyote Starrk to find the Third Orb. The Soul Society deploys Hitsugaya's Team to intercept the Primera Espada. Will Ash and his friends save Matsuri? Who will get to the Third Orb first? Find out next time on: Soul of the Pure Heart.

It has been awhile since I updated this story. I'll be focusing on this story for awhile.