Laying in her bed, that was located in a guest suite in MBI headquarters. The gentle healer couldn't believe how incredibly scary, confusing, and exciting the day had been. She started the day heading back home to Karakura, she wouldn't admit she was home sick and missed a certain scowling delinquent. Then she got a date with the man that plagued her thoughts every day, only to be kidnapped again. She had to admit the ride to the capital was quite the experience, though she would never say it out loud, she would admit to herself that she kicked those guys ass. Arriving at MBI was when things really got confusing for her. The president revealed to her that her beloved Onii-chan was a completely different person than what she always believed.
The images of her taking her first steps played over and over, each time the look of pride on Sora's face made her heart swell. Blood brother or not, it was clear by his actions that he loved her as his own flesh and blood. The young auburn haired girl mentally cheered when they finally enlightened her on the origins of the Sekirei. The quicksilver eyed adult blushed when they explained about Ashikabi and the whole winging system. Unlike most Sekirei she knew exactly who her destined Ashikabi was going to be, she couldn't help but be excited. It definitely explained all the weird feelings she would get around him.
'I was reacting to Kurosaki-Kun! So I guess I am an alien after all! I wish I could go back and tell the people in high school that made fun of me for believing in spacemen.'
More images flooded her mind, these ones were of Kurosaki-Kun. The rage that he wore openly on his face induced panic in the young adult. If there was one thing about Ichigo she was certain of, it was that when he got like that people were going to get hurt.
'It's all my fault again. Why do I always drag him down? I-I can't ever do anything right!' the tears were starting to flow again, before she clamped down on her emotions. She knew that being strong was the only option for her right now.
She was surprised when Minaka-San started to question her about Ichigo's origins. It seemed as if he wanted to know more about him than her. She smiled though when the image of a very frustrated Minaka started pulling at his hair and calling her a liar. No matter how many times he asked she always had the same reply, which was no one knew what Kurosaki-Kun was. It was the truth partially, after the war he completely became a different being neither human, Shinigami, nor hollow.
The questioning was about to get more physical, he said Karasuba would get all the answers if she didn't start talking. Flinching at the image of MBI's hound's unrestrained look of glee at the mention of hurting her came to mind. Once again it seemed that divine intervention was on her side. Just as the Black Sekirei was unsheathing her blade, a white haired lady in a lab coat burst through the door. Orihime didn't catch the whole conversation, but what she caught was that Sekirei number 10 had disappeared.
After that she was ushered to the suite and told to wait for further instructions.
Coming out of her contemplation she decided to be more proactive about her situation. Looking down at her unrestrained wrists she smiled, in the confusion they forgot to restrain her powers. Never one to waste an opportunity she promptly smashed a window with Tsubaki, before hoping on her Santen Kesshun to begin her search for her Ashikabi.
"So our dear Uzume has already been retired. I have to admit that is quite surprising this early in the game!" The eccentric man exclaimed.
Sahashi Takami just sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose. In all honesty Minaka always got on her nerves with his over the top theatrics, but she respected the man's brilliance. Right now she wanted to strangle him though, because no matter what she said to him it seemed that he only half listened while waiting for his turn to talk again.
"Clean out your ears! I never said she was defeated I said she disappeared idiot! As in no trace of her! We sent people to the last place her energy was picked up, but there was nothing there. It seems like the owner of the apartment packed in a hurry and left taking Uzume with her." The mother of two growled out.
She could see the gears in his head spinning and the faraway look on his face, he was calculating. This is where her admiration came in, not much could surprise Minaka. He would hear the problem, calculate, and have an answer before most people could tie their shoes.
"Takami-San could you pull up the location of the attack on number 84's ashikabi please?" He asked in an unusually calm voice.
Slightly confused by the request she did as she was instructed, while trying her hardest to see whatever the crazy white haired bastard had seen.
"OK save that position on the map and bring up the apartment's location please."
Starting to get where he was going with the search she questioned "Do you think the two incidents are related?"
"Yes I do! Please run through the satellite images of the apartment after the attack and before the disappearance please."
Running through the frames at high speeds, she kept her eyes solely focused on the screen. After a few minutes she spotted number 10 and a small girl, but there was nothing else out of the ordinary. A loud exclamation of victory behind her nearly made her topple out of her seat.
"AHA I knew it! It seems that Kurosaki-San is being quite the naughty boy!"
"What are you talking about? I didn't see anyone else, the only ones there were Uzume and the kid." The confused second in command stated.
"That's not true rewind it slowly and watch the rooftops!"
Rewinding slowly she took his advice and kept a careful watch on the roofs. That's when she spotted an orange haired man, who if she had to guess was around the same age as her son. Pressing play again she witnessed the pair of females part ways at the apartment, before switching to observe the man spying on them. It happened so fast she couldn't see it, one moment he was intently watching Uzume the next he was gone. Slowing down the frames as much as they could the only thing picked up was a blur, where the anomaly once stood.
"What the hell was that Minaka!" The white haired female researcher exclaimed.
"That my dear Takami is what we call an interesting variable! To tell you the truth I have no clue what he is! I know someone that does though, please bring Orihime-Chan back please."
Standing up to retrieve number 90, she was interrupted when an alarm from the suite popped on the screen. Wasting no time she pulled up the surveillance video just as the answers to their questions jumped out the window and disappeared.
Sighing in frustration the game master commented "Well that is definitely inconvenient. No matter we can track her, we're just going to have to look in another place for answers."
"Do you want to send the discipline squad after her?" She really hoped that he didn't, the discipline squad wasn't known for being delicate with other Sekirei. The fact that they needed answers from this one made it a very bad idea to cut them loose.
"No they won't be needed, I want her in one piece after all!" the bespectacled man laughed. Bringing up a single hand with one digit raised, he had the look of a man having an epiphany. "Please look for our sweet little birdy in Karakura Town!" If he was right about this, his dream of teleporting might come true. His conclusion was that Kurosaki had somehow figured out the secret and he desperately wanted to know.
Pointing their satellites at the town in question they were met with a very confusing sight. The footage cut to a commercial for a local candy store, at the end a message appeared stating 'We at the Urahara Shoten are very sorry for your inconvenience, but it seems you are spying outside your jurisdiction. Please be assured that I will contact you between 8:30 and 10:00 A.M., probably closer to 10:00. Have a wonderful day U.K.' At the end of the message there was a little caricature of Kisuke holding up a peace sign and sporting a shit eating grin.
-Karakura Town-
The sound of geta clacking through the halls was the only sound that could be heard in the small candy store. The owner was doing his usual when he was thinking, pacing the halls. At the moment he was glad that Yoruichi was in the Soul Society, she would always kick his ass when he nosily paced during the night. The cause for his dilemma was a simple question 'Should I get involved in this or should I just let Ichigo do it'. He really had no problem with handing the reigns over to Ichigo, but like all great minds with nothing to focus on… he was extremely bored.
Yoruichi was gone, Tessai never liked getting into mischief with him, and now Ichigo was gone having some grand adventure. All he had done was make cell phones and derive a cure for a virus.
"This just won't do." The usually cheery blonde groaned out. "At least during the war I got to play puppet master and there was never ending excitement. I knew I should have put a spy camera on Ichigo."
The answer to his question and boredom came when his phone started to vibrate. Looking at the alert he instantly found a wealth of energy. The slightly perverted shop keep jumped straight in the air clicking his heels together. This had been what he was waiting for, MBI trying to nose around in Karakura. Kicking off his sandals and hanging up his hat the pale eyed man made a beeline for his bed. Chuckling to himself he set his alarm for 10:30 'Well they shouldn't mind waiting a little bit'. With a wide yawn one of the most dangerous Shinigami closed his eyes.
-Kurosaki Residence-
The young transcendent stared in disbelief as he watched his father usher a blushing Chiho out of the room. 'Who the fuck says things like that in front of company'. Letting his eyes roam to the other person in the room his mouth dropped open. The brunette wasn't blushing or looking uncomfortable, to his surprise she had a hand to her mouth trying to contain herself from outright laughing at his expense. He could see the mirth dancing in her brown orbs, to be honest he liked seeing her this way. The only side he had seen of her so far was extremely serious, which really didn't fit her in his opinion.
"Oi, what the hell is so funny?" the irritable teen questioned stuffing his hands in his pockets, leveling her with his trademark scowl.
"Nothing!" Was all she could get out as she waived her hands in front of herself, doing her best to stop her laughter. Seeing his scowl started a whole new bout of giggles for the busty Sekirei. Finally containing herself she walked over to the brooding man before reaching up to smooth the crease on his brow.
"You're too handsome to scowl, plus you'll give yourself wrinkles that way." She stated in a very soft and alluring voice.
Taken aback by her forwardness, the muscular visored had no clue on how to reply to that. He had been called handsome before by Yoruichi and a few others from the Seireitei, but he always assumed they were fucking with him. His reply died on his lips when the man child known as Isshin decided to make his entrance, just as Uzume complimented him.
"He gets that from me ya know." The bearded man stated putting on a big smile. 'Well god damn Ichigo you definitely have the Shiba charm in you. First Orihime-Chan and now this beautiful young lady.' Looking at the lost look on his sons face he sighed 'To bad he's almost as dense as Ganju when it comes to women.'
"Chiho-Chan is all settled in bed, you should think about doing the same you two." With years of practice he continued before his insanely determined son ignored him and charged off. "You won't be of any use to Orihime-chan if you're dead tired by the time you find her. I know you can go days without sleep, but that's not the point. You're going to need clothes and other supplies from your apartment. You've already got blood all over you and I can only assume what you did to that poor bastard." The older Kurosaki finished.
He hated seeing his only son going through this again. It was true that he was more mature this time around and it was also true that not many could stand up to him in terms of power and skill now. It wasn't the fighting that he hated, it was the after effects, months after the war Ichigo was still plagued with nightmares. It got so bad that he had to sleep at Urahara's after nearly suffocating his sisters with his power during an intense dream. Ichigo never spoke of it to anyone besides himself or Kisuke, even then it was only after he was woken up to tell them about the nightmare. It took time but he finally got over it 'Now here it comes again, he's already a decorated veteran at only eighteen years old.' He tossed a clean white shirt to him so he could at least change out of the blood soaked rag he was wearing.
"Kurosaki-San is right you know, MBI probably won't release her for a couple days not until they have done their tests." Catching the sharp deadly look in his eye she added. "Don't worry the tests aren't bad, I've been through them their painless."
A small grunt was her reply. Her eyes widened marginally when Chiho's protector shrugged out of his button up shirt, before throwing it to his dad to put in the wash. Her breath caught in her throat as her eyes raked over his well sculpted torso 'Not too muscular and far from scrawny… perfect.' She almost winced when she took in account some of the scars that adorned his tan skin 'What the hell have you been through Ichigo?' She was completely clueless that both males noticed her staring and the small blush that stained her cheeks.
Pulling the shirt over his head he took in the flirtatious woman's flustered appearance. Deciding it was time for a little pay back he gave her a small smile before adding.
"It's not very polite to stare ya know." He had to admit the way she acted and her reassuring words about Orihime had set his nerves slightly at ease. It was nice to know he had a couple days to formulate a plan instead of charging in blind like Hueco Mundo.
"Well it's not my fault you decided to strip in the dining room. You definitely don't have anything to be ashamed of though…very nice." She finished with a teasing wink, she laughed inwardly when a small blush appeared on his face.
'That little shit maybe he's not as clueless or gay as I thought.' On that note it was time for the small clinic doctor to go to bed.
"If you two are done flirting you can be on your way, I would like to lock the doors and go to bed."
"What are you talking about Goat-Chin? Uzume is staying here tonight."
"No can do we don't have any extra beds and I would be a bad host to make her sleep on the couch." Oh how he loved screwing over his son.
"Fine she can stay with me." He dejectedly sighed out
"Wow you don't have to be so down about my presence, I don't bite ya know." The only female in the room huffed out.
"I-It's not that I mind your presence, its fine really." 'Damn it I didn't mean to sound like a complete dick.'
"Good it's settled now get out." The hyperactive man stated pushing them out the door. When his son looked over his shoulder to glare at him, he decided to give two thumbs up and a big grin of encouragement. He was proud that he managed to hold his laughter until after the door was closed.
"Why do I feel like your Dad was plotting against us?"
"That's easy it's because he probably is. He's been doing shit like that since my freshmen year." The hybrid replied kicking a small stone as they walked through the dimly lit streets.
Looking at the man next to her she couldn't help the smile that crossed her face, being around him was so easy. The fact that she found him attractive had nothing to do with it. Her smile got bigger as she took in his spiky orange hair, firm set to his jaw, piercing brown eyes, and broad strong shoulders.
Nearing his apartment after about twenty minutes of walking is when they heard a load roar rip through the calm night air.
Turning on her heel in the direction of the roar she instinctually put herself in front of Ichigo. What she saw made a jolt of fear shoot down her spine. About fifty yards away chasing a small boy that had a chain attached to his chest, was something that she could only describe as a giant ape. It had a purplish body, with two giant front arms that it used to propel itself forward, it stood about fifteen feet tall, and it also had a very ominous mask of bone, filled with razor sharp teeth. She didn't notice the giant hole directly in the center of its chest until it stood on its hind legs to give a challenging growl. A muttered curse from behind her drew her attention, turning around she seen a blaze lite in Ichigo's eyes.
'Why the fuck did this bastard have to show up now?' he really wanted to avoid having to deal with a hollow in Uzume's presence. It would only bring up questions that he didn't want to answer. To his surprise she took up a defensive stance in front of him 'Well I can't let her do that though.' So with an uttered 'fuck' he quickly moved around her straight for the hollow summoning Tensa Zangetsu in a dead sprint. Dodging a clumsy strike from the tree trunk like arm, he quickly amputated it before delivering a vicious kick to its knee shattering the joint. With a low whine of defeat the ape like monster disappeared after being impaled through the forehead. After preforming the konso, he let his zanpakuto disperse into reiatsu, before he turned back to his companion who was completely wide eyed with a look of awe on her face. 'Double Fuck!'
Without saying a word he grabbed her hand and led her to his apartment. Letting go of her hand to fish out his keys, he glanced at her from the corner of his eye, she had her head down with an unreadable expression on her face. Opening the door and flipping on the light, the silence was unbearable. He had to break the tension, but he found himself asking a very familiar question.
"Hey are you okay?"
"What are you Ichigo? The way you move, the way you fight, you can travel through dimensional portals and you are probably the fastest person I have ever met." The confusion was dripping heavily from her words. 'The way he fights he might even be stronger than Miya and that's just insane.'
"To tell you the truth Uzume, I don't even know what I am anymore. Four years ago I would have said I was just a normal kid, but then my powers appeared. I just kept evolving getting faster, stronger, and gaining new powers." It was the partial truth he didn't want to get into too much detail about the Soul Society.
"What was that monster?"
"That was a hollow, they are fallen human souls that devour others to fill the void left by losing their hearts."
Seeing the tired expression on his face she stopped her questions, there would be time later she reasoned. Her heart was racing watching him protect her and that small child made her react hard. He was her Ashikabi, she knew it from the bottom of her heart. 'He seems so stressed though, I don't know if I should add to that.'
"You can jump in the shower first if you want." The tired man added
"No that's okay. I do need something to sleep in though."
Standing up from the couch he made his way down the hall to his bedroom, before rummaging through his dresser drawers. Pulling out a pair of black boxers and a grabbing a black and red hooded sweatshirt from his closet, he slowly made his way back to the living room. Handing her the clothes he motioned to his room for her to change while he disappeared inside the bathroom.
Standing in his room she heard the shower start accompanied by a low groan. 'Wow the walls are surprisingly thin here.' Quickly changing she decided to lounge on his bed, before several pictures caught her eye. Walking over to the dresser she picked up the first one and smiled. It was a picture of a small orange haired kid in a karate gi holding hands with a beautiful strawberry blonde haired woman, he had an enormous smile on his face. The next picture was of him, his sisters, and Isshin. She couldn't help but laugh because Ichigo was scowling at Isshin who sported an idiotic smile. The next one made her heart clench a little in jealousy in the picture were two bright haired teens in caps and gowns from graduation. Ichigo had his arm around the smaller female and both were smiling for the camera.
"That's Orihime."
Startled by the sudden voice she dropped the picture on the carpeted floor. She was relieved to see that it hadn't been broken.
"Huh?" was her intelligent reply
To her surprise he just smiled as he bent down to pick up the picture, before regarding it with a faraway look.
"The girl I am looking for, this is her. Her name is Inoue Orihime." He clarified returning the picture to its previous resting place.
Once again she felt a touch of jealousy at the warmth his voice held when speaking about Orihime. Taking in his sleeping attire she felt a small blush creeping up on her yet again. Foregoing a shirt he opted for a just a pair of flannel pajama pants. She also took note of his stiff movements 'He looks horribly stressed and exhausted.' Deciding that she needed to help him relax a thought popped into her head 'I just hope he complies.'
Surprising him by grabbing onto his wrist she pulled him towards his bed.
"Can you lay down on your stomach for me please?"
"Why?" he questioned even though his body was complying before he even realized it.
"I just want to help you relax, as a sort of a thank you for what you did for Chiho." Uzume replied, as she straddled his hips to give herself better access to his back.
"You don't have to do this."
She smiled at the almost obligatory statement, as he let a low groan pass his lips when her delicate fingers pressed firmly into a knot just below his right shoulder blade. She was amazed at his muscular back, him being the first person she had ever touched this intimately. Resting her hands at the bottom of his spine she slowly worked slow circles up the length of his back, kneading into the dense muscles as she went. Reaching the top she let her thumbs press into his thick neck, earning herself another moan of gratitude. 'Wow he is just one big ball of nerves. I'm glad I decided to do this for him.'
She let her brown eyes roam all over this new treasure below her, taking in the few scars that resided on his back. 'My Ashikabi' she thought possessively as she curled her fingers, letting her nails bite into his tan skin. Shaking away that thought process she smiled and continued to force his body into relaxation. After fifteen minutes she heard the sound of soft snoring, dismounting from his hips she moved closer to get a better look at him. 'He looks so peaceful when he sleeps' she couldn't help herself from moving the orange locks out of his face.
Without a second thought she curled up next to him on the twin sized bed. Her own eyelids were getting heavy, a content sigh passed her lips when Ichigo shifted and unconsciously pulled her into an embrace. 'This is where I belong' was the last thing number 10 thought as she drifted off to sleep.
Curious brown eyes opened to the world. It took a few minutes for him to register where he was, he remembered leaving his family's home, walking with Uzume, the hollow, and a massage. He snapped wide awake at the last one, feeling the slight weight on his left arm he glanced to the other occupant in his bed. 'Damn I must have fell asleep on her. I'm going to have thank her I haven't slept that soundly in a long time. Looking down at her brought a smile to his face. He had to admit that she was stunning, but she also looked innocent and peaceful when she snuggled closer into him for warmth. Feeling her stir he knew she was awake, but not willing to move at the moment.
"Morning" the hybrid mumbled out his voice still thick with sleep.
"Stop moving it's too early, I need about ten more hours of sleep." The brunette protested, stifling a yawn with her hand.
"It's already 8:00 and I want to leave for the capital as soon as possible."
Stretching before she turned into his embrace so that she could talk to him more directly. She wasn't prepared for him though, his eyes were still half lidded, he had a calm almost serene expression on his face, and his hair was even more messy then usual. The reaction this time was unavoidable, without her consent her body started inching in his direction.
"Ichigo"
The soft whisper made him turn his attention back to the brown eyed girl. To his complete surprise she had managed to get inches from his face. He almost wanted to protest her forwardness, but the look burning in her eyes had any complaints coming up short. Warmth, affection, and love swirled in her mahogany orbs. He was lost and for once in his life he didn't care, as he closed the distance between them, sealing their lips. He was shocked when bright white wings erupted from her back. He had seen the same scene yesterday, but winging his own Sekirei had nearly taken his breath away. He was confused though when she started chanting. "By the veil of my contract, my Ashikabi's nightmares will be dispelled."
"What was that?" the young Kurosaki asked
"That was my Norito, a pledge that we Sekirei say. I'm sorry for dragging you into this Ichigo, but I couldn't help it after I started reacting to you. The pull to our destined Ashikabi is so strong that fighting it is nearly imposible." The veil user finished with her eyes downcast.
She felt him gently raise her chin to look in his eyes. She wanted to smile at the sight, his eyes only relayed warmth, curiosity, and protectiveness.
"Don't be sorry. I never thought about being an Ashikabi, it just gives me another reason to stop this fucked up mess." To punctuate his statement he once again briefly joined their mouths before pulling away. "We can discuss that later right now I need to pack."
Packing light with only a few changes of clothes and basic toiletries, he was once again ready to resume his mission. To his surprise Uzume grabbed his bag from him before stating.
"I'm not running through there again." To get her meaning across she jumped on his back and nuzzled into the side of his neck adding "Plus you wouldn't want to lose me after you just found me would ya?" Giving him a playful kiss on the neck she was pleased when the tips of his ears turned red. 'He's going to be so much fun'
Refusing to acknowledge the teasing he snapped his fingers opening the black gateway to the capital. 'This one is going to be a handful, she's as bad as Yoruichi' sighing to himself he jumped in.
-10:30 Shinto Tower-
Patiently waiting by his computer sat a completely agitated Minaka. Not only had the mysterious man lied to him and not returned his transmission, but diving further into the past of Urahara Kisuke turned up absolutely nothing. To add to his growing ire number ten had been winged and he couldn't get a live feed to determine her newly acquired Ashikabi. He knew who the culprit could be though and that alone started his nerves humming with excitement. Deviations to the plan were always being calculated by the super genius 'and this one could bring so many wonderful changes.' A flicker on his screen drew his attention. Once again he was greeted with the cartoonish image of Urahara with the words 'one moment please' scrawled under it.
"Good morning Minaka-San." Was the cheery greeting of a man dubbed a virtual ghost.
"Yes it is it would have been a lot better a few hours ago." The white haired man returned just as cheerily.
"Ah, my apologies for making you wait certain things came up that required my attention." The fashion nightmare replied hiding a yawn behind his trademark fan.
"One of those things wouldn't happen to be the winging of a Sekirei in Karakura now would it?"
Blinking slowly the shop keep ciphered through the new information before replying. "Maybe that was what my scanners picked up?"
He had no clue he had just rolled out of bed 'Ichigo you sneaky little fucker' the blonde chuckled.
"Can you answer me why you are blocking any investigation into Karakura Town from me?" the white haired inquired, he really hated being denied access to anything.
"Aww, I thought the message was rather clear. Karakura is outside the jurisdiction of MBI, as such it's not very nice to spy on others." The geta clad man replied waving his fan at the screen.
"But when property of MBI is located in your town it is our right to look for it." The MBI president replied starting to enjoy his conversation. He couldn't explain it but he felt a certain kinship to the man in the bucket hat.
"As far as I know your property has already left a few hours ago, so I must ask that you stop trying to dig into mine and Ichigo's past. That kind of search will turn out very bad for your game should certain individuals catch wind of it." Urahara ominously warned, he had no doubts which road the Gotei 13 would take if they caught on to what was happening.
"Is that so now, you must belong to a really powerful organization then." Never one to be cowed by another he baited the mysterious individual.
"Me, no I'm just your ordinary, slightly perverted, shop keeper!" the fan wielder replied feigning surprise at the accusation.
"Hmm maybe but what about your associate he is far from ordinary wouldn't you agree?" The game keeper questioned, his excitement was growing, and he was slightly fidgeting with nervous energy. Absently he wondered if he could pull off using a fan like his intelligent counterpart.
"Ichigo is far from ordinary and unfortunately for you he has already taken an interest in being a part of this game." Once again he had to warn this man. Ichigo wasn't the model of restraint when he lost his cool.
"Oh I don't know if it's as unfortunate as you make it sound. I always enjoy when interesting new variables join the equation! Speaking of the variable would you care to enlighten me on what exactly our young Kurosaki is? He may be a lot of things but human is not one of them!" This was what he wanted to know, where that young man got such wonderful power!
"I would love to, but unfortunately Ichigo is a one of a kind and completely unique! One could go as far as calling him a transcendent being!" He was being vague, but he wanted to give the man something. It wouldn't be fun if he was completely in the dark, his standing as a fellow genius wouldn't allow it. Switching to his serious mode he continued.
"I am going to give you some fair advice Minaka-San, if you value self-preservation make sure Orihime-Chan is safe and unharmed. You are already on Ichigo's bad side and it would benefit you to give him less of a reason to kill you."
"Such a scary statement and why would her safety have such an effect on my own." He was never a man to respond to idle threats.
"Because if she is unharmed I won't gut you and hang you from the clock tower."
Slowly turning his head in belief that any quick movements might be his last. His stomach fell when he laid eyes on the man standing behind him 'Fuck Me"
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, favs, and follows they really mean a lot to me. In response to my first anonymous flame, I'm sorry you felt that way about the story. This is fan fiction though, so an author throwing in their own twists to cannon stories is the very embodiment of this site. Enough of that, hope you enjoyed the chapter.