Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach... I do own a few characters of mine. Jonouchi Uchiki, Kalinda Yochi, Kaze Akurei, Anna Sakkidatta, O'kamitoku, and Miyu.

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Chapter 6: New Mission

Jonouchi Uchiki walked the crowded streets of Karakura Town, observing the surroundings. Everything had changed since he was last in the real world. All of the large buildings and automobiles perplexed him. The sky was much cloudier and darker than when he had been living. It had a very un-pure smell to it. How could people live in such filth?

He thought about the orders given to him by Commander Yamamoto earlier this morning. He was to report to the real world through the Senkaimon, to observe the happenings in Karakura Town. He walked down the street, looking at the signs and billboards as he passed. There was a smell emitting from one place labeled CAFE. He noticed the many food items inside. He continued walking, noticing many seemingless pointless shops. Beauty Parlor, Police Station, the most random things.

He came to one sign labeled Karakura Cinema, and immediately took interest. He noticed hoards of people inside, mainly young couples and families. He entered the structure, wondering what was going on. People began to fill into one room. He followed, but was stopped by a mand in a blue uniform.

"I need your ticket, sir." he said, extending his hand.

"What ticket?" Jonouchi asked. The man gave him an angry look.

"Don't play dumb. Don't have a ticket, you don't enter." he pointed to the exit. Jonouchi walked away, and waited for the man to go on with his business. He was going to see what was in there no matter what. He cautiously looked over one last time to make sure the man wasn't paying attention. As fast as he could, he Flash Stepped into the room. He quickly looked around, seeing if he was caught. Instead, all he saw were chairs. Many chairs, most of which had a person sitting in it. And they seemed to be focused on a large screen. He decided to take a seat and see what was going on. It looked as if it were a meeting of some sort. After a few moments, pictures began to appear on the screen. All the talking from before became dead silence. Many more moving images appeared. People, places. It looks so life like! He was easilly amazed by this.

A couple of hours later, the film had ended, and he followed the group out, being sure not to get caught by the man in blue. He was quite startled by it, but overall enjoyed his first film.

He continued onward down the street. He decided to observe the citizens, confused by their style. Most people had dark colored hair, few blondes or red heads. He continued walking, but still observed the passers.

As he focused his attention on people on the other side of the street, he paid not attention to where he was walking. He bumped shoulders with someone and felt a sharp pain peirce him. The air become heavy, and it was very difficult for him to breathe. Shaken, he looked up, and saw an orange haired teen standing there, with a raven haired girl standing next to him.

"Sorry about that." he said, a serious look planted on his face. "I need to pay more attention."

Don't worry about it. It was my fault." Jonouchi replied.

"I don't recognize you. Are you from around here?" The orange haired kid asked.

"No, I'm new. Just moved here." Jonouchi smiled. He held out his hand to shake Jonouchi's.

"My name's Ichigo Kurosaki." he said with the same serious look. Jonouchi shook his hand, and the same crushing atmosphere came over him. It just kept getting harder and harder for him to breathe. Jonouchi quickly let go and coughed into his shoulder. "You ok?" he asked Jonouchi.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I just have a cold." he replied. "My name is Jonouchi Uchiki. Nice to meet you."

"Likewise... Well, I better get going. I'll see ya." Ichigo said, waving. "Come on, Rukia." he called to the raven haired girl, who had been eyeing Jonouchi from the other side of Ichigo. As Ichigo said her name, an expression of fear spread over her face. Rukia... He had heard that name somewhere before. Oh well, that wasn't important. What was important was his mission. Find out what the reason for the abnormal amount of Hollows was about, and why they disappear as fast as they arrive.

He wandered the town for a few more hours, coming across a sign that said "Emergency! Immediate help needed!" His protective instinct took over, and he rushed inside. He ran to the front desk, and said to the woman at the desk "I saw your sign, I'm here to help."

"Oh, thank goodness." she said. "One of our best servers just got terribly sick. We open in about an hour. If you can serve tables, your hired." she told him. Jonouchi thought that there was a serious emergency, not just a shortage of employees... Although, he had gotten himself into this, so he would have to help. He though about the time he visited the Rukongai, when he had observed the servers in the restaurant there.

"Sure. I can do it." he smiled.

"Great! Here's your uniform." she said, pulling a package out from under the desk. "It should fit. If not, just tell me. Change in the restroom." she pointed down the hall.

Opening time came and Jonouchi did wonderfully during his first few hours of work. Whenever possible, he would use Flash Step to get the job done faster. Although, lately, he was a lot slower. Also, it was beginning to become hard for him to breathe again.

"Hey, Jono!" one of his co-workers called. "We just got another table out back!"

"Ok, I'm on it!" he replied, walking to the back of the restaurant. He noticed a family taking their seats. 2 little girls, one had black hair and the other a light brown. Their dad was pretty goofy looking. There was one person with them that he instantly recognized. It was that kid from earlier, Ichigo. Jonouchi walked to the table and greeted them. "Good evening, my name is Jonouchi and I will be your server." he said.

"Hey, I don't recognize you!" the older man said, eyeing Jonouchi.

"This is my first day." he replied, a little nervous.

"New recruit huh? I hope you're ready for the biggest order you'll ever get!" he exclaimed, opening his menu. "I'm starving!"

"Don't worry, he's just a little strange is all. He won't bite." The orange haired Ichigo said from behind his menu.

Jonouchi took their orders, and in a few moments delivered them to the table.

"Hey, looks good!" the father said, inspecting all of the plates.

"Dad, just shut up and eat." the little black haired girl said. After delivering their meals, Jonouchi began to walk off, and noticed one of his co-workers, Miyu, was taking the order of that raven haired girl that was with Ichigo.

"Rukia... She wasn't there a few moments ago..." Jonouchi thought to himself. Oh well, he wasn't interested. He continued walking to the back of the restaurant, where he was able to breathe easier. He sat down, taking a deep breath.

He had begun to notice that since he came to this world, it sometimes becomes difficult for him to breathe. He was starting to wonder whether or not his Gigai was functioning properly. Jonouchi sighed as he stretched in his chair. He retrieved a device from his pocket, eyeing it. The device looked like a cell phone, but was used for other purposes. It notified Shinigami about Hollows that have appeared in the area. He flipped the phone open and closed, over and over again.

He wondered why they had sent him there. This place was so boring, what could Yamamoto want to investigate?

"Jono, you better be careful." Miyu told him as she walked by. "Our boss doesn't like to see her employees with their cell phones during work hours."

"Oh, thanks for the warning." he replied.

"If you need to make a call, you can use the restroom." she said, walking away.

Jonouchi sighed, placing it in his left pocket. As he did so, it violently began to beep and vibrate. He hurriedly flipped it open and noticed several blips on the screen. Seven, eight, nine... No. Thirteen! This wasn't normal. Their numbers were still rising, dramatically fast. He had never seen so many Hollows in one area. They seemed to be gathering.

Jonouchi ran to the rest room and locked the door behind him. He reached into his pocket and retrieved a what looked like a duck shaped PEZ dispenser. He pressed on the ducks head and a small sphere popped out into his mouth. He swallowed it, and he intantly seperated from his Gigai. He now stood in his Shinigami form, his Zanpakuto at his side. In the Gigai, another soul took over. A replacement.

"Go and finish up my job here. I'll be back later." he told the replacement soul as he let it out of the bathroom.

"Yes, sir." the Gigai responded, leaving the room. Jonouchi ran out of the building and immediately noticed the swarms of Hollows flying through the sky. Thousands of them.

"Damn it... This is going to be a disaster." Jonouchi said. He jumped out of the way as one of the passing Hollows attacked. "Don't think so!" he shouted, slashing its mask. The Hollow desintagrated, and Jonouchi realized that he had attracted others. He had given himself away. He was surrounded with no way out. He rushed them, slashing at their masks. He didn't miss once, these were just small fry.

After killing about 100 Hollow, he had become tired. He couldn't go on like this much longer. He ran his finger along the blade of his Zanpakuto, and a cold mist filled the air. "Bare your Fangs, O'kamitoku!" he cried, as his reiatsu surged. "Arctic Mist!" He slashed in the direction of a group of Hollows, ice overtaking them.

He turned quickly, slashing a Hollow that was attempting to sneak up on him. He fell, as something pulled on his leg. There was a tentacle from one Hollow. It had him. They all began to pounce him, and he pulled up his sword in defence. He closed his eyes. He knew this was the end.

After a moment, nothing had happened and he opened his eyes. There were no Hollows around him. The group was gone. The only remaining Hollows were the ones flying through the sky. "You ok?" he heard a familiar voice. He froze, shocked at who'se voice it was. He turned slowly, and smiled.

"This..." Jonouchi began "Is very unexpected."

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