Mr. 96: This chapter is out of frustration from lack of info on Super Smash Brothers 4, Sonic Lost World, and the ridiculous hiatus my favorite shows have decided to go on! RRUGH!

Anyway, to answer one reviewer's question, this is after the Winter War. As well as the XCution arc. Let me say this flat out now, I will be using the XCution's first names when mentioning them. Also, please note that Renji recently came to the world of the living. Nevermind when he did that.

Let me also explain Nigo, since he's the result of a lack of knowledge on Shakugan no Shana on my part. Normally Torches can't be made for someone who isn't actually consumed, since there'd be nothing to replace, but Shana found Ichigo's empty body and turned that into Nigo. Make sense now?

Also, Keiichi will be explained in detail at a later time. For now, see if you can't pick out the references to the series he's from, as well as trying to guess what's going to happen next.

Disclaimer: I own no series in this work.

"Okay, are you sure that was Keiichi Maebara, Chad?" Ichigo asked. He was very annoyed to have been voted out on whether they should look into Maebara or focus on getting Ichigo's Zanpaku-To.

"Positive. I really want to look into it, but I'm not sure if we can get any information from him out of it," Chad said.

"I see. Normally, I'd beat the crap out of him, but…." Ichigo sighed. "Now that Zangetsu's gone, I haven't heard anything from my inner Hollow either. Guess he wasn't kidding when he said they were the same guy..."

"Are you really out of the count for good, Ichigo?" Uryu asked, "What about your Fullbring? I know Kugo said he drained it from you, but it clearly had an influence on your Soul Reaper powers. Maybe it's still in you."

"I know it is, Uryu, I've used it a few times recently," Ichigo said, "But the thing is, that power was exclusive to my body. It could be exclusive to Nigo now."

"Don't say that!" Nigo said, "I think Torches can't have powers like that. Besides, I'm gonna fade anyway. You'll get your body back."

"Thanks, but I think I'll wait to get my body back," Ichigo said, "What matters to me now is getting Zangetsu back."

"And I still say we should check this guy out," Yuji said, "Can we wait a while? I mean, it's not like you're the only one who can take him on, if need be."

Ichigo sighed. "Alright," he said, "But we're just going to go talk to him. I don't think it'd be a good idea to try and fight him."

"But wait a minute," Nigo said, "Wouldn't it be a little intimidating to just all come at once?"

"Hey, good point!" Ichigo said, "I think I'm gonna go search around town for whoever has it."

"Oh, no you don't!" Shana shouted, "I'm going with you. You don't know how to sense which Torches are Mystes yet. Besides, you need someone to help you with training now that you're hopeless."

"Oh yeah? You think I can't handle myself without my Zanpaku-To?" Ichigo shouted, his eye twitching.

"Of course I do, strawberry asshole!" Shana retorted back.

"Shorty!"

"Carrot-piss hair!"

"Brat!"

"Tangerine head!"

"WHAT'D YOU SAY?" both shouted at the same time, leading into a fight.

Nigo sighed, "We'd better leave them to fight it out," he said, turning to leave.

"I'll stay behind, too," Renji said, "If they're gonna do some training, I'd better help out."

Soon, Nigo, Chad, Uryu, Rukia, Orihime, and Yuji were at Keiichi Maebara's hospital room. Nigo knocked on the door, and as usual Mrs. Maebara opened the door. "Excuse me," Chad said, "We're here to see Keiichi again?"

"I'm sorry," Rika said, "He's not seeing anyone today."

"It's all right. Let them in," a voice called from the room.

"B….but….!" Mrs. Maebara said, becoming incredibly worried, "Keiichi said…..that…..right." She calmed down, and turned to her guests. "You can go in now," she said. Everyone looked at her with a rather surprised expression on their faces. What just happened….?

"Ahem!" Keiichi said, coming out, "You wanted to see me?" he said, breaking their thought.

"Well, we just…." Nigo started, but didn't know how to put what he wanted to say, "D'you….y'know…ever go out of your hospital room much?"

Keiichi sighed. He knew perfectly well what they wanted to know, but he really didn't want to tell them about it. "I don't actually live here, you know," he said, "I move a lot. But every once in a while, I need to check myself in here due to my problems."

Yuji could feel something was off about this guy. Was there something he was leaving out….?

"I know what you're thinking," Keiichi said, leaning closer to Yuji. "Am I leaving something out? Well, aren't you leaving something out too? Aren't you lying about something?"

"What are you talking about?" Rukia said, getting nervous, "We're not lying to you about anything!"

"LIAR!" Keiichi shouted, suddenly getting mad. "Just like how you keep secrets about yourselves, I have a lot of secrets myself. And I know, ohh yes, I know what you're hiding." He smiled. "Isn't that right, Reaper? Torch? Don't you have secrets that you don't want other people knowing?" He looked at Yuji and Rukia specifically as he was speaking to them. Everyone flinched at these words. This guy really knew who they were….!

Mrs. Maebara pulled Keiichi's arm at this. "Come on, Keiichi, don't do this here!" she said, "Just calm down!"

Keiichi seemed to calm down at this, though he turned to look at Nigo. "Tell that orange-haired friend of yours that I have the answer to the one thing he wants the most," he said, and closed the door shut on them.

Meanwhile, Ichigo and Shana were "training" by Shana swinging her Nietono no Shana at Ichigo. "Just fight back already!" Shana shouted, irritated by Ichigo's lack of aggression.

"Are you crazy? I can't fight back!" Ichigo shouted back, dodging every sword blow. "There's no way for me to fight without Zangetsu! What's the point of all this?"

"Isn't that obvious? Without your sword, you're useless," Shana said, "If you're attacked, and you will be because of your immense power, you'll be done for. And next time, I won't be able to create another Torch of you."

At the mention of Nigo, Ichigo suddenly stopped moving around. "Wait a second!" he said.

"No time-outs, strawberry brat!" Shana said, hitting Ichigo flat in the chest with the back of her sword. Ichigo fell to the ground, while Renji was laughing hysterically.

"Seriously, Ichigo, I didn't know you were so wimpy!" he shouted. But Ichigo didn't pay any attention. Instead, he got up, put a hand to his forehead, and turned away from Shana and Renji.

"Keiichi Maebara…he knows about us!" he said, his voice sounding shaky.

"What? Are you sure?" Shana asked.

"And how the hell do you know that?" Renji added.

"I don't know….I could see myself there, with Rukia and the others….he said he has the answer to the question I want to know about!" Ichigo said.

Alastor sighed. "I understand," he said, "When that Torch of you first appeared, it felt you being tortured when you were in the Crimson Realm. You must probably also have the connection to it."

"So does that mean…I feel what Nigo feels?" Ichigo asked. "Man, this keeps getting weirder…."

mr. 96: Whoo! That was a tough one to write. Anyway, the rules to writing the remake are as follows:

Only a select few of my ideas may be used. These will be revealed at a later time

You must simplify the story from what I did. Any added details must be run by me before putting them in.

You must watch at least twenty to thirty episodes of Shakugan no Shana and any amount of Bleach episodes before writing this.

Everyone who fights in Shakugan no Shana has a title, as you've probably noticed. Ichigo's is "The King of Black and White," and you must use that in some way.

Before writing it, PM me about the basic summary of it, and I mean a more detailed one than what you're actually gonna write if and when you upload it.