Ichigo and Grimmjow continued to throw down against each other. Neither of them were holding back and there didn't seem to be an end in sight. The problem was that Grimmjow is free to build up his energy just by breathing the air of the clear sky.

"Let me know when you're ready to quit." Grimmjow said.

"Never." Ichigo said.

"That's fine. I'm good with killing you either way." Grimmjow said. Ichigo wasn't going to put up with this anymore. Grimmjow attacked their guildhall, he hurt his friends, and he actually took pleasure in it. It's time for the battle between the Fairies and Panthers to come to an end.

"Strong to Stronger"

"You're done for." Ichigo said. He used his magic to boost his jumped up to Grimmjow and tackled him into the sky. When the giant stopped moving, everyone was able to relax until they looked up and saw the two of them in the sky.

"Look! Something just flew out" Rangiku said as she pointed at it.

"I hope that's someone on our side." Renji said. Ichigo and Grimmjow were pounding against each other in the air at incredible speed and the collisions caused sonic booms in the air.

"What's going on up there?" Orihime said.

"Their power is amazing. I don't think this fight is near over." Lucy theorized. Ichigo tried to hit Grimmjow again, but Grimmjow grabbed Ichigo's wrist. Grimmjow drove his elbow against Ichigo's face, kicked him, and then hammered him down.

"Eat it chump." Grimmjow said and Ichigo crashed back on the giant.

"This isn't looking good." Ichigo said as he sat up and held his head.

"You got that right." Grimmjow said as he landed down. "There's no way you can beat me now. I can regain my strength just by breathing. From what I've heard about you, you can't do that unless it's dark outside."

"Just because that's true doesn't mean you can win." Ichigo said. He tried to look up and glare at Grimmjow, but the sun blocked his eyes and he was force to look away and shield his eyes. 'Damn that sun.' He thought, but that's when he realized something that might benefit him with the sun in its current position. His train of thought was interrupted by Grimmjow kicking him in the head.

"Don't look away in the middle of a fight." Grimmjow said. He punched Ichigo in the stomach and that knocked the wind right out of him. "Looks like a nice time to go for a swim." Grimmjow grabbed him and tossed him over the edge and decided to add one more touch. "Gale Spirit's Howl!" He used his breath attack and blasted Ichigo and sent him over and Ichigo fell down the backside of the giant….the side with the shadow.

"Perfect." Ichigo whispered with a smile as he fell closer to the water. Grimmjow felt like he won, but he was able to look around and saw there were teeth marks all over the giant.

"Hey! Who's been taking bites out of my giant?!" Grimmjow shouted in an angry tone.

….

Uryu and Chad

Both of them continued their search through the giant. They stopped when they heard some sort of chomping sound. They saw a piece of the wall was pulled off and saw Gajeel.

"Gajeel!" Uryu said and he just noticed them.

"I know you two. You're friends with that Ichigo guy." Gajeel said.

"I've heard a little iron in your diet is good for you, but you really over do it." Uryu said.

"Gajeel, Orihime and Lucy are somewhere inside." Chad said.

"I already know that, but I think it's safe to say that they are in good hands." Gajeel said. He might not know Ichigo all that well, but he actually had faith that Ichigo will prevail.

….

Orihime and Lucy

The girls lost tracked of what happened to Grimmjow and Ichigo when they couldn't see them anymore, but they were hoping for the best.

"Do you think Ichigo is okay?" Lucy said.

"I sure hope so." Orihime said, but that hope was diminished when they saw Grimmjow standing over the hole in the ceiling. "Oh no!"

"This isn't looking good. I can't control the giant and I'm practically surrounded." Grimmjow said as he looked around to analyze the situation he was in. "I should just take the girls and run." Before he could do anything, Grimmjow started to hear this strange sound. "What is that sound?" It sounded like it was coming from behind him. He jumped off the head and looked down the back. "No way!" He saw parts of the giant's shadow being pulled down. Further down the giant, Ichigo was hanging on an edge and was eating up the shadow. "He's still alive?! He tricked me!"

'I knew this would work.' Ichigo thought as he kept eating. Ichigo let Grimmjow knock him around on purpose and was hoping to go over the edge. When he did, Ichigo tried to maneuver himself as he was falling and was able to grab a lowered edge of the giant and started eating.

"This can't be real. I thought he needed it to be dark outside for him to do that." Grimmjow said and was beginning to feel uncomfortable where this might be going. Especially since Ichigo has stopped eating.

"Natsu, I've always looked up to you. So I hope you don't mind if I copy you, but now I've got a fire in my belly." Ichigo said. He powered up his magic power and use it to give him a boost. He started shouting and was able to run up the giant's back.

"No way! How is he doing that?!" Grimmjow questioned. Ichigo ran up and banged against Grimmjow and caused him to hit the back of the giant's head with Ichigo landing across from him. "I can't lose. I can't lose to him. I'm the strongest."

"First you wrecked our guildhall and hurt Rangiku just to get our attention. Then, you disgraced our master with Gray and Natsu with a cheap trick. Next, you kidnapped Lucy and Orihime and decide hurting them as well. Now, you're telling me you hurt even more of my friends. Ichigo said with him having so much magic power. "Enough is enough. You're finished, Grimmjow. You're about to learn that messing with Fairy Tail was a big mistake."

"My only mistake was not killing you earlier." Grimmjow said. He tried to attack again, but Ichigo jumped up and avoided him.

"Night Spirit's Moon Fang!" Ichigo unleashed the fang attack and it blasted the giant's back and it began to fall forward.

"He knocked down the giant with just one attack?" Grimmjow said. He would have found this hard to believe if he wasn't witnessing it. Everyone at the guild was trying to clear the way and it turned into a rough ride for everyone that was still inside.

"Hang onto something, Orihime." Lucy said as the two braced themselves. It wasn't any easier on the guys as well.

"Doesn't he know we're still in here?!" Uryu complained as the guys were being tossed around. The giant crashed into the ground with the giant's head near the guild. Ichigo landed down on it and was quite pleased with himself. When the giant crashed down, Orihime and Lucy used this chance to get out as they climbed out of the opening.

"Orihime, are you alright?" Lucy asked.

"I think so. I've never been on a ride that hard." Orihime said.

"Look, its Orihime and Lucy!" Gray said.

"Ichigo did it! He rescued both of them!" Natsu said as they were both impressed with what he's done. Erza was impressed with himself as well. Uryu and Chad made their own way out of the giant as well with a little help from Gajeel.

"Must he always act before thinks?" Uryu questioned.

"He looks up to Salamander doesn't he? It's obvious that he was a bad influence on this kid." Gajeel said. Ichigo looked and was proud of himself for accomplishing something like this.

"Wow. Eating that shadow was a big help." Ichigo said. Grimmjow wasn't beaten yet. He got back up and ran right for him.

"Eat whatever you want. You still won't beat me." Grimmjow said. He pulled his fist back and tried to hit him, but Ichigo blocked it by grabbing Grimmjow's fist.

"You attacked my guild and hurt my friends." Ichigo said and build up his black colored magic in his other hand. "You're going to pay!"

'This can't be happening.' Grimmjow thought as he saw no place for him to escape. Ichigo socked Grimmjow right across the face. He kept it up with both of his hands.

"This is what happens to anyone who messes with our guild." Ichigo said and increased the speed of his attacks. "This is what you get for attacking us and hurting my friends." He gave Grimmjow a strong uppercut. Ichigo jumped up to his level in midair. He held out both his hands and positioned them like he was holding a sword. Magic power shot straight through both of his hands in a straight line and pulled them over his head. "Spirit Slayer Secret Art! Black Moonless Night!" He swung down just like the sword he was holding and formed a black arch with the movement. The attack went right through Grimmjow as did the arch. It almost felt like he was cut in two.

"No." Grimmjow said below his breath. When the attack cleared Grimmjow was blown back. He bounced against the giant until he reached the head and fell on the ground and he was down for the count with everyone witnessing his victory.

He did it! Ichigo took down Grimmjow." Renji said. Ichigo was breathing hard as he poured out a lot of power in this fight, but he was able to pull through.

"That's right! I won!" Ichigo cheered and everyone else cheered along with him.

"Not that I had any doubts since we weren't fighting an official guild, but it is impressive that he won." Gray said.

"You can say that again." Natsu said.

"He truly is something else. Ichigo has grown to be a strong wizard" Erza said. "You know, he actually reminds me a bit of yourself, Natsu. After all, he always did look up to you when he first joined the guild like you were his own father."

"You really think so?" Natsu said.

"I do." Erza said and she felt pride of being the master as she one of the members she cares for prevail over a tough battle. "You know, people use to think that the three of us were the strongest team in the entire guild."

"Oh yeah. Wasn't Mira who came up with something like that?" Gray said.

"Not important at the moment." Erza said. "I heard that Ichigo has formed his own team with Uryu, Chad, Rukia, Renji, and Orihime. After seeing the power he displayed today as well as the bravery and power the rest of them possess, I think that title has been passed to them."

"You really think so?" Natsu said.

"Yes." Erza said. She truly believed that Ichigo and his friends can be a powerful team and overcome any obstacle and enemy that comes their way. Today just proved that. "Change can happen and it can be a good thing. From the old generation to the new generation and from strong to stronger." Of course, there was still one questioned that is left unanswered from this whole thing. What possessed Grimmjow and his gang to attack Fairy Tail and kidnapped Orihime and Lucy in the first place?

….

Orihime: Ichigo, don't you think it's great when you reconnect people from your past? Especially when you haven't seen them in years.

Ichigo: I suppose, but that all depends on what kind of connection you had with them. If it was bad, I don't think it would be.

Orihime: Don't say that. You should treasure all the friendships you have and had.

Ichigo: What if you didn't had a friendship?

Orihime/Ichigo: Next Time: Darrien

Orihime: I wouldn't care. I would still be happy to see someone I haven't seen in years.