For Gumnut's AU April challenge.
Bleach is an absolutely huge Manga, one that I cannot hope to follow or convert to a Thunderbirds AU, so this fic is based solely on the 2018 movie of the same name. Watching it, I was struck immediately that the main character, Ichigo, is so like Scott...
Warnings for Ghosts, Souls, Hollows, Swords, Fighting, Really big swords...
This is probably the strangest AU I have done yet...
Hi!
My name is Alan Tracy. Yes, that Alan Tracy.
You might think you know me and my family, but let me assure you that our story is not as straightforward as it seems.
I grew up in the shadow of four extraordinary brothers, but for a long time I didn't realise just how special they are.
Now I do, and I'm so psyched to share with you the real story of our family.
Before I do there are some important things I need to make you aware of.
One: On our Mother's side, waaay back, is someone Japanese. That's important. That ancestor, whoever they were, is responsible for everything that happens to us.
Two: Our Mother didn't die in an avalanche. I mean, she did die in one, but she also didn't. That makes no sense now, but I'll explain as we go.
Three: My big brother Scott is the bestest man in the whole wide world. No, that's not hero worship. Ok, maybe it's a little hero worship, but it also happens to be true. Scotty's soul is so pure he can see and help guide recently deceased people. It's a great help for him when International Rescue just can't save everyone.
Four: Up until one month ago I knew none of this and neither did our other brothers. I mean, we all knew Scott could see ghosts, but the rest of it…
I don't think I have really succeeded in explaining everything yet…Oh yes, and you need to know the following two terms to be able to understand the story:
Shinigami – or 'Soul Reaper' – and Hollows.
Soul Reapers are not usually human. They belong to the spirit world and they are responsible for leading lost souls to rest and purifying Hollows.
Hollows are lost souls that have found no rest and have been consumed by negative emotions or other Hollows.
There. Does that make sense? I don't know either. What I do know is that this is one heck of a story.
I guess the best place to start would be at the beginning.
Let me introduce you to our Mom and what happened to her.
