Hey guys, sorry for the time it took to update. This whole chapter was hard to write.
Yoruichi knew she had to be at the captains meeting. She was on thin ice as far as the Head Captain was concerned and she couldn't be suspicious now, or she would probably be hunted down by the Yamamoto.
"I'm going with you. I'm faster and can get us there in time and then to the scene."
"If they catch onto you…"
A look from Ichigo quieted her protest. "They won't I'm a guard assigned by the elders as far as they know, Princess."
"Ha, fine then let's go." Yuroichi opened a portal to her home.
As they stepped through Soifon made her presence known. "Lady Yoruichi, what's going on?"
Yoruichi knew this would be the last time she saw Soifon for a long time. She knew it had to be done. Her student whom she had watched grow and blossom. The sadness in her heart almost stopped her from helping her childhood friends. They were strong and Soifon was still growing. However, she couldn't abandon her oldest friends. Well she probably could, but she wouldn't. The Head Captain was looking to exile her either way, so she really only had one choice.
She moved behind her pupil and friend, "I'm sorry, remember that," she knocked her cold in one blow, "I will miss you."
"Let's go."
"Just… One second."
"Look forward. Go forward. Retreat and you will age. Hesitate and you will die."
"What?" The glare was immense, Yoruichi understood moving forward, but she felt the need to reconcile herself to this.
"We have to go. I understand you want to mourn the loss of this friendship, but if we don't get there soon we won't have the chance at all."
She brushed past him and disappeared in Shunpo. Ichigo followed behind.
When they arrived at the first division Ichigo went to wait and possibly watch if he had the opportunity. Ichigo ended up being able to hear every word sitting just outside one of the closed windows.
Inside the meeting the Head Captain knew there was someone just outside. It wasn't the feeling of reiatsu, though that was there just barely, no it was intuition. The bare feeling of reiatsu was familiar to him though. He had felt it before, just briefly before it left the Seireitei. He hadn't felt it sense but on a night like tonight he wasn't taking chances. He would incinerate the intruder after the meeting.
As the captains left the Head Captain traced that reiatsu. What he found surprised him, either it was following his Second Squad Captain, or it was working with her. He felt it would be the latter and he would kill them both if that was the case.
It brought no joy to his heart, just a grim satisfaction. He knew now that he was right. That new captain was probably working with her. He would have to die as well. If he was.
The Head Captain quickly caught up with the ones he had been tracking. Yoruichi may be the Queen of Shunpo, but he was the Commander of the Gotei 13 for a reason.
"STOP! EXPLAIN YOURSELVES NOW!"
"Run."
"What?" Yoruichi had no idea why he wanted them to run. They couldn't outrun Yamamoto.
"Boy, I am speaking to you two youngsters. Explain yourselves or I will punish you as I see fit."
"Princess run. The Head Captain wants blood. I swore I wouldn't let you get hurt, so run. I'll hold him off." As he said this he drew his swords and took up his battle stance. That's when the rain started to fall.
"Fine, just don't die." With that she was off.
"Boy I will kill you and then reduce her to ash."
Ichigo locked eyes with the Strongest Soul Reaper in the Gotei 13. He knew his Quincy and Hollow techniques were off limits. Those would cause the man before him to unleash his Shikia and that would be disastrous. The force of that would alert soul reapers for miles. It would be pointless to try to hide any powers.
"Not going to respond? To scared? That will be your downfall." Yamamoto implanted his cane in the ground and draped his hiori over top it. "I will crush you with these fists."
Yamamoto ran forward only to find Ichigo had moved behind him and was already slashing at his back. He could faintly here the call of a name he remembered well, Getsuga Tenshou. The technique to copy and counter a cero. He hadn't seen it in almost five hundred years. When it hit he was able to absorb most of it. It left a shallow cut, but overall it was a weak Getsu.
"If you know that technique you can't be as weak as you seem child. It's a shame you can't put more power into it."
Ichigo contemplated the Head Captain. He knew that it wouldn't seriously injure the man but he had hoped to at least slow him down.
His mind had wondered off, his instincts for fighting had dulled with being so much stronger than anyone he had come into contact with. This small fact was the main reason that the Head Captain was able to land a solid blow to his stomach. A disastrous event for Ichigo.
He reflexively used his Heirro. The blow hurt, a lot, but it didn't kill him. When he stood up the Head Captain had retrieved his zanpakuto. "If you survived that then I will kill you with my blade. I don't have the time to play around with you anymore."
"Then I suppose Zangetsu and I need to get serious about this." With that simple statement his blades morphed. That's when the rain started to fall.
"Do you think simply releasing your Zanpakuto could possibly match you with my power?"
"Maybe, maybe not. Yoruichi's too far away for you to catch. My job is done." Ichigo was turned to the side, his head tilted to the side looking at the Head Captain. "I just have to be faster than you."
"Boy, you cannot….. "
He never finished the statement for Ichigo had already disappeared.
Yoruichi had been moving at full speed knowing that Ichigo probably wouldn't catch up to her anytime soon. She had the hope he would find them before they left. She had not counted on him appearing next to her for a second, telling her to hold on and then speeding away faster than anything she could've imagined.
So when they arrived at the scene of the transformations she was already mind blown. The fact that a Vice-Captain was effortlessly deflecting kido from Tessai hit a numb shell. Yes, she should've been shocked but her mind was already in a state of shock.
When the attack dissipated she had finally come back to her senses. Together they rushed forward only to find that the group had already disappeared, presumably to Urahara's lab.
"Hold on tight." That was her only warning as Ichigo grabbed her and they moved at that insane speed again. This time she kept her head about her and realized at this speed he couldn't turn. It also became fairly apparent to her as they stopped that he needed a lot of time. There was no stopping on a dime. There may not be build up, but unless he was mowing through a huge group of enemies all lined up for him, it was a useless speed for battle.
The lab was the same as always, only Urahara was frantically looking for something when they came in.
"Where is it? Where could he have put it?!"
"Yo, Kisuke! What are you looking for?"
"Quick make a bow!"
Ichigo did as he was told. He knew the basics of the theory that Quicy power would stabilize them but when he actually saw it happen it slightly amazed him. They had started to fully hollowfy and Urahara's Hogyoku holding it back and stabilizing their temporary forms. With the addition of his Quincy power they were able to come back to themselves.
The four of them agreed on a course of action, Ichigo and Yoruichi would take the newly formed Visards to the training grounds and Urahara and Tessai would stand trial.
After a week spent with the three setting them up in the human world, Ichigo had had enough of Urahara bemoaning all his lost research. The Visards had finally agreed to undergo some training to control their hollows and master the powers they now have. It wasn't something Ichigo was looking forward to.
He walked through his home town, 80 some years until he would be born. Just over 100 years until he would be sent back. His father, Isshin, was a captain but would only be for 80 more years. It was a strange feeling knowing the future. It was stranger still that he didn't have his family or friends. Even when he reached the point he went back in time, he had changed too much. They were beyond him now.
He could never be who he once was. His training had reconciled his mind and soul. Even after just training with the royal guard he had gained control and stabilized his reiatsu. His sword spirits hated the seal, but until he was hidden away again it couldn't be helped.
His musings had kept him distracted as he reached the warehouse. At this point it had a barrier set by Urahara, Hachi was still blocked from his powers by his hollow. Hopefully that could be fixed today. Ichigo just had to help two of the Visards gain control of their hollows and then he could be on his way.
As he walked in the depressed manor of the Visards wouldn't have surprised him. The energetic sight he was met with did. They were all fighting amongst each other or something that looked like training.
"This is going to take a while… They can't get along for five minutes without attacking each other."
Ichigo walked into the warehouse and prepared for their training.
So guys, I hope you aren't too disappointed by the upload time. This chapter gave me troubles and… Well I got busy and lazy. Not a good combo for writing. So enjoy until next time!