I woke up, still in control. The mask had repaired itself, which means Saru had still been unable to come back and I noticed that the fight had either moved, or I just didn't see where anybody was. I looked up and saw a hole in the ceiling that is where the fight must have gone. I got to my feet, crouched, flared my wings out, and launched myself into the air, heading straight for the hole that would lead to reveal the outside of this building in this hollow world of Hueco Mundo.

I landed lightly on the roof of the building to find things blasted apart but the fight wasn't here. Frustrated, I leaped into the air to fly, following the trail of destruction. However long I was out, the fight had moved quite a bit of ways, and they probably left me behind on purpose. Maybe they thought Saru was gone, a hollow left in place. If they left us here because Saru was still too weak to regain control I would be kicking some butt once we figured out how to get back to the World of the Living.

The trail of destruction appeared to get progressively worse. The ground was even full of craters and the dead trees ripped free from the ground. I still couldn't find the fight which was absolutely frustrating. If I didn't find the fight soon, I would have to assume that Saru and I were abandoned, thinking she was dead and that I was in full control. To reassure myself, I reached out in my mind and felt Saru's presence; although weak it was starting to get stronger. She was still unconscious, which gave me time to find the fight without having to struggle for control. But that also meant I couldn't get any stronger yet. That could present a problem once I actually found the fight!

There was a lot of noise the further away from the building I got, and further into Hueco Mundo. I must have been out for a while…or the fight just moved quickly. I couldn't tell. I continued flying, beginning to feel apprehension as Saru began coming back to consciousness rather quickly. I hadn't anticipated that she'd get back to this point so quickly. I began flying faster, a little more frantically. I needed to get back to the brawl; to the action. Otherwise this would be pointless.

Once I finally reached the fight, I noticed that Renji and Rukia seemed to be staying out of it. Ichigo was getting his butt absolutely kicked. This wasn't going to end well for him if he kept this up; I needed to get involved. I had a nasty idea, but he was still in my way. I began forming a blue and white cero in my beak anyways, but waited. Once Ichigo got knocked out of the way, I fired it, hoping to at least singe Ulquiorra, if not directly hit him. He snarled angrily at me, and disappeared, and then reappeared, glaring malevolently up at me. He pointed his finger and started charging a cero, but suddenly became occupied with blocking a red wave that came flying at him. I dove right then, and swung one of my hands with charged electric talons at his back. He reacted too quickly for me by spinning around and grabbing my arm, slamming me into the ground. I snapped my beak on his arm, digging the tip in as hard as I possibly could. I could see he was getting pissed and he ripped his arm free, ignoring the blood that was working its way out of the wound.

Everything began to jerk and spin. Saru was trying to take control back. That's when I absorbed some of her strength, weakening her to the point where she couldn't fight me again. She'd hate me for it, but at least I had a reason to do it. She'd thank me, even if it wasn't for years on end, or until she left her physical body behind. Maybe then she'd thank me.

I charged at Ulquiorra, swinging my talons at him. However, he was prepared for that. He threw his tail at me but I was able to dodge it, when I turned I noticed that Ichigo was lying on the ground, not responsive. His zanpakuto was a few feet away from his hand. I was sure he was knocked unconscious which meant he would be out of the fight and I would have to finish it. I didn't know if I could but I had to try.

I fired another cero at Ulquiorra, lacing in electricity with it this time. It still didn't directly hit him, but judging from his irritated face, I must have hit him somehow. Then I spotted the giant hole in one of his wings. But it sealed closed pretty quickly, and I nearly cursed. I absolutely hated high speed regeneration, and Ulquiorra had it! The only way to defeat him past the point of regenerating was to kill him. And it wasn't possible yet. Not until Saru was strong enough that we'd be able to share powers without me accidently tearing her to shreds.

I was thinking of retreat, when I got dizzy and everything went black.

Several hours later…Saru

I woke up in the Shoten. How did I get here? I remember being in Hueco Mundo, and losing control to the hollow. I remember trying to gain control back but then she stole my strength to continue fighting. I haven't decided if I hate her for that or if I'm grateful. Everything between the lost control up to me regaining strength was lost time. Then time was lost again when we both lost consciousness. And now I was back in the Shoten.

That's when I saw Ichigo, unconscious on the other couch. I spotted Rukia and I wanted to know.

"What happened?"

She stared at me, freaked out.