I apologize once again for the delay in the video version of chapter 5. It will be up as soon as I finish the Rukia AMV. This chapter is devoted to Grimmjow and his quest to save Neliel. What's going to happen here? Happy reading! =)
Warning: A couple of dark scenes ahead!
Chapter 6: Trouble in Sereitei
The deserted streets of Western Rukongai seemed to stretch for miles. Grimmjow growled as he eyed his surroundings. "What the hell is this? This isn't Soul Society!"
"Calm down, Grimmjow," Yoruichi assured, "this is Soul Society. Although we're not in Sereitei, we're in Western Rukongai."
"Then let's get our asses to Sereitei already!" Grimmjow snapped, "I don't want to waste my time in a dump like this."
Yoruichi smirked. "Then let's go."
As they walked along the streets, the souls dodged them as quickly as possible, ducking out of sight and into the safety of their homes. Grimmjow sneered and mumbled to himself about the "cowardly fools" that hurried out of their way. Yoruichi, on the other hand, was used to this reaction.
"They are scared of you it seems," Yoruichi observed with a slight smile. Grimmjow just rolled his eyes. "Yea well, I'm just a big scary guy who means business."
"It's because you're a ryoka," she corrected, frowning, "Ryoka are usually said to bring trouble in these parts."
"Oh I will promise them some trouble one of these days," Grimmjow assured.
"Remember that you're on our side now," the flash goddess warned, "you're better than that."
The espada just made a small noise in the back of his throat.
They arrived in front of a massive gate blocking their way to the Court of Pure Souls, and Grimmjow groaned in annoyance. "Oh man," he complained, "Why does one piece of bullshit lead to another?"
"We've got to find Jidanbou," Yoruichi suggested.
Grimmjow's head sharply turned to face the dark-skinned woman behind him. "Who the hell is Jidanbou?"
"The guardian of this gate," Yoruichi answered. "He's also a friend."
"Okay then, where the hell is this Jidinboo or whatever his name is?"
As if on cue, a gigantic man with enormous axes suddenly showed up behind the espada, who did not flinch one bit.
"Halt!" The shuhakushou-clad giant ordered; Grimmjow looked up coldly. "We don't let your kind in!"
The espada made a noise in the back of his throat. "I've heard that one before."
"I'm serious! You're not allowed in! Go home or face the wrath of my axes!" Jidanbou demanded with his usual gruff voice.
Grimmjow smirked in reply. "So you want to die by my sword then?"
That was when Yoruichi had no choice but intervene. "Jidanbou," she began, "this is extremely urgent. Please let us in."
"Yoruichi," the giant said, "first you go missing from Sereitei for 100 years, then you bring a few ryoka in – although they were very helpful, even the cutie who healed my arm (he blushes a bit before frowning once again), but now you bring an espada? What crazy ideas do you have this time?"
"That "cutie" isn't on our side anymore," Yoruichi stated, "she betrayed us a long time ago. She's currently working with the enemy."
"And yet you have an enemy with you."
Yoruichi smiled. "He's no longer an enemy. If it weren't for him, several of us would not be alive right now."
Jidanbou made a puzzled and confused face. "I don't follow."
Yoruichi explained the events from the beginning – about Ichigo and Rukia having a baby boy who was stolen from them by Ichigo's own sister, who was hypnotized by Aizen, and Orihime; about the virus that affected their chatroom and threatened to destroy them but that plan was thwarted by Grimmjow and his girlfriend, Neliel, a kind espada who assisted hem in any way possible to win the previous war against Aizen; and the fact that same kind espada was captured for lab experiments by Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi. "So you see," she concluded, "Grimmjow is more than determined to rescue his beloved Neliel, who is undergoing a great deal amount of torture at the 12th Division Headquarters. We need to get in."
Jidanbou was thoughtful for a moment, absorbing this very important news, but his face became serious once again. "All of that seems believable, but there is still one more doubt about him though. What if this is some excuse to destroy Sereitei and all of Soul Society? What if he is actually a spy still working for Aizen and the capture of this Neliel is a set up to lure him inside?"
That infuriated the teal-haired espada. "Listen, you!" He roared. "My Neliel is in there and in a great amount of pain! I don't care if you don't trust me, but I still need to get my Neliel back whether you like it or not!"
Jidanbou continued to glare down at Grimmjow with untrusting eyes.
"That is why I had decided to come with him," Yoruichi explained, hoping this would convince the towering giant in front of them, "There are two others that are willing to do the same thing and they are waiting beyond those gates."
Once again, Jidanbou returned to his thoughts and decided that it all made sense to him now. "Fair enough," he replied as he turned around to bend over, "assuming what you say is true and that this is a very dire emergency, I shall answer your request and allow you entry."
He heaved with all his strength as he lifted up the exceedingly colossal entrance. Once the opening was cleared, he gave Grimmjow and Yoruichi the signal to enter. Without hesitation, they rushed through before the super-strong giant carefully closed the gateway.
Not too far from western entrance, they joined with Hisagi and Matsumoto, who were waiting for them; Hisagi's arm affectionately around Matsumoto's waste.
"That took a while," Hisagi noted.
"We would have gotten here a lot sooner if people weren't being fools," Grimmjow harshly replied.
"We had to explain to Rukia, Jidanbou, and others that Grimmjow was someone to be trusted," Yoruichi explained.
"What about Kurosaki?" Hisagi asked.
"The kid is smart enough to know that I'm on their side," Grimmjow answered.
"What were they fighting against anyway?" Hisagi asked, remembering their chat from before.
"Their inner hollows," Yoruichi replied and Hisagi, Matsumoto, and even Grimmjow looked at her.
"Rukia has an inner hollow?!" Matsumoto gasped.
"Well," Yoruichi made clear, "Rukia told me that this hollow was not a real one like Ichigo's inner hollow. It was created as somewhat of a clone, using samples of Rukia's DNA fused together with the Hougyouku. It took a long time for the hollow to be created and then utilized accordingly. She apparently came shortly after Ogichi and Orihime arrived to the human world with the same intentions as Ogichi."
"Why would Ogichi and Orihime go to the human world?" Hisagi sneered, as he thought about that bitch who betrayed them all out of losing her cool.
"To capture Ichigo and Rukia's son," Yoruichi darkened her voice. Hisagi's eyes widened and Matsumoto gasped louder than before.
"W-why?! Oh my god! I could only imagine the amount of pain that they must be going through! Oh poor thing," Matsumoto rested her head against her boyfriend's chest in sympathy. Hisagi tightened his grip on her waste to comfort her.
"We assume that it is to take revenge on Ichigo for what he did in the previous war," Yoruichi answered. "Aizen would do anything to stoop so low. What was worse, he took advantage of Ichigo's youngest sister, Yuzu, to help him with his revenge. She was the one who carried her own nephew and gave him to Orihime."
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Hisagi removed his arm from Matsumoto's waste, earning a pout from his busty girlfriend. "Sorry babe," he whispered and then he continued, "We've got to get this show on the road. We don't have a lot of time to waste. So we must get this mission over with, and then prepare for yet another war. This time, I won't let Tousen-Taichou get away with this."
"We will need a plan to infiltrate the 12th division headquarters though," Yoruichi reminded them, "after all, it's quite guarded."
"Soi Fon-Taichou should have her men deal with that situation," Matsumoto assured them with a smile, "should anything happen to them, however, we've got their back."
"Other shinigami in the Gotei 13 are making plans to deal with this situation as well," Hisagi added, "Komamura-Taichou and his lieutenant Iba, Kuchiki-Taichou, Yamamato-Sou-Taichou and his lieutenant Sasekibe, Ukitake-Taichou and Kyouraku-Taichou, and also Ikkaku and Yumichika. Zaraki-Taichou should be somewhere there as well, assuming he doesn't get lost this time." An amused smile showed on his face when he remembered Zaraki and Yachiru arriving late to Rukia and Orihime's fight from before.
"What about Hitsugaya-Taichou and Renji?" Matsumoto inquired. She knew that her captain should be involved in a war like this.
"We have to call them up as soon as possible," Hisagi replied.
"Urahara is planning on joining the war as well," Yoruichi piped in.
"Then that's good," Hisagi commented, "We need all the help we can get."
"Can we go now?" Grimmjow complained, "I really need to get this done."
"Yeah, he's got a point," Hisagi observed, "let's go."
"Right!" Yoruichi and Matsumoto replied in unison and the four flash-stepped towards the 12th Division Headquarters, determined to succeed in their mission.
Not too far from that place, a beautiful arrancar lay strapped to a table, shuddering as she dreaded what would happen to her next.
Neliel Tu Odershvank had undergone so many experiments the past few days – all of which under drug doses. To the former espada, they had been mild at first – not hurting as much. However, the more experiments that were performed on her, the more malicious the torture became. She had cried from fear, despite trying her best to be strong, and all those times when she had been tortured she was secretly praying that Grimmjow would come and save her. Her prayers had become so numerous that she was starting to lose hope.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi enjoyed every ounce of the torture he had put her through, laughing cruelly as he heard her cries and blood-curdling screams. He was truly thankful that Aizen had given her to him, and now he is going to continue his wicked tactics. He chuckled as he opened the door to his lab, seeing the gorgeous woman struggling against her bonds.
"Hello my dear," he greeted slyly, grinning as he saw her fearful expression. "Ready for some more fun? I sure am!" His lieutenant and several of his subordinates entered the room and prepared for their next tasks.
"You call this fun?" Neliel hissed as she continued to struggle, "You are a nothing but a sick bastard who should burn for eternity in the underworld!"
"Why thank you," the scientist remarked, voice slightly marked with sarcasm.
He took out some wires with stickers attached to their ends and stuck them on her chest, her forehead, and both of her shoulders. She tried to flinch out of his reach, but he roughly held her head still and she also had those straps that were forbidding her to move an inch.
He also brought out a syringe needle filled with a bright-coloured liquid, which he injected through her left bicep. The drug acted quickly, and Neliel's muscles relaxed. A single tear escaped from her eyes as she shivered harshly. "Grimmjow," she softly muttered, "help me, please."
Mayuri had overheard her silent pleas for help and snickered. "if you think he will succeed in saving you, you are sadly mistaken. Outside these headquarters, there are several espada standing guard, as well as former captains Tousen and Gin. If your dear beloved can sneak past those, he has my subordinates to deal with. His chance of survival is slim to none." Neliel gasped in shock.
"But don't worry, my dear," he continued with his same sly tone, "You will be joining him eventually, once I'm finished." He brushed his fingertips through her aquamarine bangs and felt her cold tears as she slid down her cheeks. Neliel gulped for she could not move anymore, due to the drug affecting her.
"Now let's get the party started!" Mayuri exclaimed excitedly. He turned towards a green, alien-like subordinate who was standing in front of several switches, eagerly waiting for orders.
"Throw the first switch!" The subordinate did so, and Neliel gasped as a static electric shock flowed through her.
"Throw the second!" Neliel convulsed against her bonds, shutting her eyes as she let out more tears.
"Throw the third!" Neliel convulsed again, this time letting out a small scream.
"Throw the fourth!" Once again, she let out a larger scream as she convulsed against the straps holding her. Tears were now streaming down her cheeks as she pleaded and begged for this to finish.
Once Mayuri commanded for the fifth switch to be thrown, part of Neliel's mask shattered as her eyes rolled in the back of her head. She panted and screamed while the tears flowed as waterfalls from her eyes. Her hands became chalk-white from tightening into fists. Third degree burns with a diameter of about 6 centimetres across appeared on her forehead, shoulders, and chest.
Mayuri's grin grew to its widest as he examined the damage being done to his subject. He enjoyed watching her scream and squirm from the impact of his experiments. Several feet away from him, Nemu jotted some notes in her notebook.
He motioned his subordinate to turn off the switches, and they were turned off one by one, lessening the impact that tormented the former espada's body. Once the final switch was de-activated, Neliel fell limp against the table – tears still flowing from her eyes.
"Take her off the table and throw her into her cage," Mayuri ordered a couple more of his subordinates. "Nemu, when 24 hours has elapsed, go check on her." Nemu bowed an affirmative response as Ao and his partner unstrapped the table and removed Neliel's unconscious body before throwing it into a cage just outside the laboratory.
Strutting through the hallway with a huge malicious grin on his face, fifth espada Noitorra was tingling with excitement. He had overheard Neliel's screams coming from the laboratory and he just had to see her again to taunt her some more.
Despite the fact that they were partners in the past, Noitorra had always hated her for a couple of reasons: she was a woman and she was stronger than him. A long time ago, when she had refused to kill him in a fight, he ripped off her fraccions' – Dondechakka and Pesche – masks and split her head with his massive, double-bladed zampakutou. This cruel act turned her into a child and she and her fraccion were thrown from Las Noches. It was because of Ichigo's protection and kindness to her that turned her back into a fully-grown woman again.
He had hoped that once again she would be treated just as cruelly for he had heard that she was behind a small rebellion against Aizen when he had planned on infecting the chat room with the virus explosive. Well, he did not care about Aizen's reasons; he had his own reasons to deal with the beautiful former espada.
He stopped in front of her cage and noticed her unconscious body sprawled on the floor, burns and bruises marking her delicate skin.
"Well, well, well," he said, still flashing his toothy grin, "Neliel Tu Oderschvank, you are truly pathetic. Did ya think that rebellin' against Aizen-sama would save yer precious friends? Did ya? Or even yerself? Ha! Don't make me laugh! Know yer place from now on, bitch! Ya women are all weak cowards! Don't ya ever forget it!"
A deep, rasping voice startled him from his moment of taunting. "Noitorra!"
Noitorra's grin turned into a deep scowl. "What the hell ya want, Halibel? I'm busy."
Halibel crossed her arms as her eyes narrowed slightly. "First of all, say anything else about women and you're dead. Second of all, you're not busy. You're not doing your job; you are supposed to look out for Grimmjow."
Noitorra made a noise at the back of his throat. "Quit yer naggin', ya hag. I just thought that I would taunt the test subject, even though she can't hear me."
The third espada rolled her eyes. "Whatever, but I just thought I would let you know that Grimmjow and several shinigami have been spotted in Sereitei. Get ready." She then turned on her heel and walked away.
"Whatever, ya bitch," Noitorra grumbled as he returned to his post.
Halibel continued to walk through the hallways to return to her post when she noticed Stark sleeping where he should be keeping a look out. Narrowing her eyes, she kicked him hard in the side of the ribs. "Wake up, you fucking idiot!"
The first espada screeched in pain as he held onto his side. "What the hell do you want, you bitch?!" he yelled.
"Do your fucking job," Halibel answered, "they are going to be here any minute. If you don't do your job, Aizen-sama is going to kill you."
"You mean Ichimaru-sama and Tousen-sama?" Stark rubbed his tired eyes as he stood up from the ground.
"Any of them! Now do your job! Where's Lilinette?"
"I don't know where the brat is."
As if on cue, a small, green-haired girl in revealing armour showed up. "I'm here!" she sang with her usual bubbly voice. "I was just taking a bit of a walk, but I heard that Grimmjow-sama and a few shinigami surprisingly have arrived in Sereitei."
"Heh," Stark nonchalantly remarked, "I didn't think that any of the shinigami would allow the bastard in."
"It doesn't matter," Halibel replied, "just continue to keep a lookout for him and attack when necessary. Have your fun with the shinigami as well." She walked away to return to her post.
Next Time on Incomplete Sorrows…
Ichigo ran through the familiar hallways, checking any room that he came across that seemed to be empty and ducking behind doorways out of sight. He had been at this for a while and there was still no sign of his son or his sister, but he must not give up now.
He kept running with his mind full of memories of his son and sister until he bumped into two unsuspecting figures and landed on his behind. "Dammit," he cursed silently but when he looked up he saw Dondechakka and Pesche eying him with curiosity.
And that's chapter 6 done! Sorry about Neliel everyone! Don't worry, she will be rescued soon. Noitorra was being a bastard as always . Don't you just want to smack him for what he said? Anyway, I thought I would add a little bit of comic relief with Stark and Lilinette to counter the angsty scenes with Neliel.
Next chapter, as you may see, is mostly dedicated to Ichigo and Rukia, but some will be dedicated to Grimmjow as well. A bit also might be dedicated to Tatsuki and her pain and regrets of letting Renji go, but I'm not making any promises.
The Rukia AMV and the video versions of chapter 5 and this chapter will also be out as soon as I can. I gotta figure out certain things with the AMV though, such as downloading the episodes. If that doesn't work out then I will have to use my friend Alain's idea and hypercam the clips that I need. I promise you guys though, the videos will be up! Please bear with me!
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think!
Until next time!