Orihime was beginning to wake and she looked around to see she was in the barracks of Squad four. She wondered how she got there, but remembered her battle with Hayne and she passed out. She figured that Ichigo must have carried her. She looked out the window and could feel Masara's spiritual pressure and she wasn't that far.

"I feel Masara, but there's another spiritual pressure that I don't recognize and yet I feel safe from it." Orihime said. She heard the door open and saw Rukia come in.

"Oh Orihime, you're awake." Rukia said.

"Rukia, we need to go." Orihime said.

…

Masara

Masara was surprised to see her brother. He wasn't a soul reaper so she was wondering why he would be here of all places.

"I must say, it's surprising to see you brother. It's been so long. What are you doing here, Sora?" Masara said. She got more surprises as he pulled out a katana and attacked her. She pulled out her own and stopped him. "I never thought of you holding a katana. Is that anyway to say hello to your little sister that you haven't seen in so long?"

"Masara, stop this craziness now." Sora said. Masara pushed with all her might as the two of them jumped back.

"Craziness?" Masara said.

"Orihime has told me what you've been up to." Sora said. "Don't you see that you're putting innocent lives in danger? This whole thing is just ridiculous." Masara didn't respond to that. She used the flash step and appeared next to him as he kicked him to the ground.

"How is it ridiculous to avenge the one person that cared for you when he was killed by these people?" Masara said.

"I know grandpa loved you, but you shouldn't try to destroy soul reapers for what happened to him." Sora said.

"I saw our grandfather's dead body and a soul reaper stood over it." Masara said. "That soul reaper was a captain named Byakura. I was shocked, upset, and crushed. From that day, I despised all soul reapers and swore on his grave I would have revenge."

"Masara, don't you see that you're acting just like our parents?" Sora said. That was the wrong thing to say as Masara walked over to him and kicked him into the wall.

"Don't you dare compare me to that bastard or that witch. Why did you even come out here?" Masara said.

"I came to try and stop you. You must think grandpa only loved you, but I do too." Sora said. "If you just agree to stop this and look after Orihime like a true sister, she can love you too. You don't have to be alone anymore."

"Forget it, I don't believe that for a moment and I'm too deep to turn back now." Masara said. "If you did care for me, you would have come with me. You would have stood up against Mom and Dad and defended me, but you didn't. You were too much of a coward. Now, I'm going to make you regret the choices you've made."

"Masara, please, don't do this." Sora said.

"You should have stayed where you were Sora. This place seemed to have given you a second chance at life and you should have held onto it." Masara said as she rose her sword.

"Stop!" They looked over to see Orihime.

"Look who's here. I was wondering when you were gonna show up." Masara said.

"Orihime, get out of here!" Sora shouted for own safety.

"I'm not going anywhere Sora." Orihime said.

"Are you going to try and kill me like you did to Hayne? I know it was you. I felt your power near him when he went down." Masara said.

"I know I ended his life, but obtaining my bankai has helped me awaken my owner inner strength." Orihime said. "I still don't like to fight and honestly I hope to avoid it, but for my friends I will. I don't want to kill you Masara since you are my sister so listen to Sora and stop."

"There isn't anything anyone can say or do to change my mind." Masara said. "There's still the offer for you to leave this place and help me Orihime. You must know this place better than any of us." Orihime took a quick glimpse up on the roof above her to see Rukia about to use one of her spells. "Nice try."

"What?" Orihime said. Masara used the flash stepped and attacked Rukia. She started swinging her sword around as Rukia tried to block her. Orihime ran over to Sora and tried to help him stand. "Are you alright?"

"Yes. I'll be alright." Sora said. Before they could make an attempt to get away, Rukia crashed down next to them.

"You aren't going anywhere." Masara said as she jumped down. Orihime was hesitant to reach for her sword. No matter how she saw it, Masara was still her sister and would be difficult for her to fight.

"Masara, this is your last chance." Orihime warned in a bluff.

"What could you possibly do to stop me?" Masara said. "You can't. I will kill all soul reapers and that's including all of your friends." She smashed her sword into the ground and created a wave of spirit energy that blew all three of them away. That much spirit energy could be felt all over the Seiretei as their friends were in different areas.

"That spirit energy, what was that?" Chad said.

"That was a big blast." Renji said.

"I can feel Rukia and Orihime were real close to there." Ichigo said as he started running in their direction. The dust was thick as Orihime tried to stand and saw that Rukia and Sora were down.

"Are you guys alright?" Orihime said as she tried to stand and run over to help them, but saw Masara was standing over Sora.

"They won't be for much longer and neither will you if you don't surrender now." Masara said. Orihime didn't know what she was going to do. Masara looked down as she heard Sora groan and he tried to move.

"Orihime, listen to me. You have to fight." Sora said with whatever strength he had left. "I want you safe, but it seemd that there is no other choice. There's nothing wrong with fighting, if you fight for the right reasons. Fight to protect your friends, like how Ichigo fights to protect all those he cares about and many more, I know you can do it. You're strong..." Sora didn't finish as Masara stomped down on his head.

"That's enough out of you." Masara said and she put down more weight on her leg as she tried to crush his head. His screams reached Orihime as she thought back to when she was working on bankai.

…

Flashback

It was after Orihime found the strength within her to fight and was battling hard against Hogohana. She stood up and took her position to keep fighting.

"I'm impressed Orihime, you held more strength in you than I thought." Yoruichi said.

"Yes, you're starting to make a lot of progress." Hogohana said. "There's just one problem."

"What's that?" Orihime said.

"Even if you do manage to obtain bankai, I can still feel you holding back." Hogohana said. "You hold tremendous amounts of spiritual energy, but it's sealed inside you. You have to find a way to release it."

"How do I do that?" Orihime asked.

"Only by wanting something and if you truly desire it you can release it. You have to figure out what you would want to use this power for." Hogohana said. "The answer to it lies inside your heart."

End of Flashback

…

Orihime knew what that was. She wanted to use that power for her brother, her friends, to help them. It was the pain she saw her brother in that she couldn't hold it in any longer. She released it all, like a dam exploding and releasing waves of water, Orihime released all of her spirit energy. She screamed out and it all shot right out of her as it formed a pillar of light and got everyone's attention.

"What's this?" Masara said.

"Has Orihime held this much power in her all along?" Rukia said. The light was seen all over and could be felt by everyone.

"Look at that!" Yuzu said.

"That feels like Orihime." Karin said.

"Amazing, it feels like her, but the energy is much larger." Ichigo said. "Orihime's spirit pressure feels like a captain, maybe even stronger."

"This power is unreal." Masara said as she was in shock just like everyone else by the amount Orihime was releasing. Orihime wasn't going to sit by and watch anymore. The look she held in her eyes changed into the eyes of someone that won't stand by a second longer as her friends are in danger. Whether or not Masara was her sister, she must fight.

To Be Continued…