"And then I thought it was best that I report back here." Omada said as his injuries were being treated and reported back to Oromaus. "This female soul reaper is clearly not a normal or regular soul reaper. There's clearly something special about her."
"So it would seem." Oromaus said as he was watching images of Kalia in action. "Go and get your injuries treated, Omada. I think you've done enough for a while." Omada did what he said and left the room. As for Omada, he just sat back and watch how things unfold. He actually found this amusing and Kalia was certainly catching his interest. "So she's a soul reaper from another dimension. She's capable of using bankai and is quite a powerful one at that. This is starting to explain a few things."
"Master Oromaus."
"Is that you, Tetsuda?" Oromaus asked.
"Yes, my lord." Tetsuda said as he dropped to a knee. "I too have become aware of this female soul reaper. Simply give me the order and I shall go and eliminate her for you."
"No. That won't be necessary." Oromaus said.
"My lord? Wouldn't it be wise to eliminate her?" Tetsuda questioned. "She is clearly a powerful soul reaper, and not an ordinary one either. We knew Ichigo Kurosaki would be a problem, but we eliminated him by simply taking away his powers. We can't do that with her. She is immune to the power of the crystals. If we leave her be, she could become a problem to our plans."
"And would that be such a bad thing?" Oromaus questioned with Tetsuda finding that weird. "It will make things a little more interesting. Besides, it doesn't matter how many crystals she destroys. Even as we speak, more and more of spirit energy is being drained out of the Soul Society and the World of the Living. I'm interested to see what more this girl can do." Oromaus was taking in delight in all of this and he cant' wait to see what Kalia will try next.
...
The Kurosaki Home
"For reasons we don't know, something has apparently shattered the crystals within Shinagawa. What were those crystals about? Where did they come from? Is this a sign of something good or something something bad?" Reports about what happened in Shinagawa is being held on the news. Many don't know the truth, but Kalia and the others do.
"Imagine what they would say if they knew one girl solved all their problems." Kalia said as she turned off the television.
"That might have solved the problem in Shinagawa, but reports of those crystals are appearing all over the country." Uryu said. "We might have managed to handle things back there, but the Jigoku will surely try to reclaim it. This is surely a minor inconvience for them."
"So I say we head to wherever they are hiding and just trash the place." Kalia said.
"You really are Ichigo's daughter if you come up with stupid ideas like that." Uryu insulted. "In case you forgot, you're the only one here with powers. We don't even know where the Jigoku are hiding or how they are getting where they are going. We don't know if they're hiding in the Soul Society, here in the World of the Living, or maybe some other dimension considering what we've learned so far."
"So what do you suggest we do since you have all the answers?" Ichigo questioned.
"Hard to say considering our limited options." Uryu said.
"In that case, shut up." Kalia said with Uryu getting annoyed.
"Thank goodness it seems like sweet little Kazui is taking after his mother. An offspring of Ichigo's that acts like him is going to give me a migraine." Uryu complained.
"Will all of you be nice to each other." Orihime said. "We're all a little frustrated with our situations. Let's not turn against each other."
"Orihime's right." Chad said.
"Let's get some help." Kalia said. "Isn't there a way for you guys to get in contact with the Soul Society and ask them for help?"
"Kisuke already tried that, but the Soul Society's situation is a little more grave than ours." Ichigo said.
"Since everything in the Soul Society is comprised of reishi, those crystals are draining more power out of the Soul Society there than they are here." Uryu said. "It's understandable that they have their hands full. On top of that, Kisuke claims that traveling through the senkaimon could be risky since the spiritual balance is being disrupted. Just look what happened to Kalia. That's how she ended up here in our reality in the first place."
"Got it. We're not getting help because they're having bigger problems than us. That's really all you had to say." Kalia said as she was annoyed with the explanation.
"Mommy..." Kazui said to Orihime and looked rather upset about something. "If the Soul Society is in trouble, is Ichika going to be okay?"
"I'm sure she will." Orihime said as she dropped down to her son's level and patted his head. "Ichika's pretty tough for someone so young, and I'm sure her parents are doing everything they can to protect her. Renji and her Uncle Byakuya would never let anything happen to her."
'Ichika? I was told Renji and Rukia had a daughter in this world instead of Ryo.' Kalia thought as she was curious as to what this kid was like. Just then, Ichigo's phone went off again.
"What now?" Ichigo complained as he answered the phone and let others listen. "Hello?"
"Hey! Mr. Kurosaki, are you there?!" It sounded like a child was on the phone and they all except Kalia knew that voice.
"Ichika?! Is that you?!" Ichigo said.
"Help! Mother and I are in Karakura Town, but we're being attacked!" Ichika said as she sounded really scared.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk."
"Ichika! Run! Get out of here!" They heard another voice of someone they all knew.
"Rukia! Rukia, can you hear me?! Ichika, what's happening?!" Ichigo called into the phone, but the line already went dead. This didnt' sound good at all.
...
Karakura Town
"Ichika! Ichika!" Kazui called. Everyone began searching for Ichika and Rukia to try and find them after hearing they were in danger. They had to find them before anything happens to them.
"You guys sensing any spiritual pressure?" Ichigo questioned.
"I'm afraid not." Uryu said. "It could be that Rukia got her powers taken away just like what happened to us. If that's the case, we should split up and try to find her and Ichika."
"Uryu's right. We'll cover more ground if we do that." Chad said.
"I'll cover even more ground if I move around as a soul reaper." Kalia said. When she said that, a light bulb appeared in Kazui's head.
"Of course!" Kazui said.
"What? You thought of something?" Kalia questioned.
"Why didn't I think of it sooner?! I'll find Ichika and her mother in no time!" Kazui said.
"What are you talking about?" Kalia questioned.
"Hold on, Kazui! I don't think that's a good idea!" Ichigo said as he knew what Kazui was thinking, but it was too late. This was the first time Kalia saw it. Kazui completely transformed into a soul reaper and completely shocked Kalia. A small black robe and sword appeared right on him out of thin air. "What the hell?!" She said as she surely didn't expect that. When that happened, Kazui jumped up a post and was moving more nimble and faster.
"Kazui, wait! It's not safe!" Orihime said.
"I'll find Ichika and her mommy if I do this!" Kazui said as he jumped off and was leaving with incredible speed.
"Kazui! It's too dangerous for... Oh, he can't hear me anymore!" Ichigo said.
"This is not good." Uryu said. "I don't think our enemy knows about Kazui's unique abilities. If they don't, Kazui is putting himself in danger. They could try to drain him of his power like they did with us."
"I'll get the kid." Kalia said as she quickly transformed into her soul reaper form. "I swear that the kid is more trouble than my younger siblings." She complained before she took off and tried to chase after Kazui as fast as she could. While she was chasing after him, Kalia was pondering on what she saw. 'How did Kazui do that? He transformed into a soul reaper without a combat pass like Dad uses. He transformed more like me, but I use my special earring to help with that. Kazui did it like it was nothing. How could he do that when he's just a child?' Kalia has never seen anything like that before. Even she couldn't do that when she was young.
"Ichika! Ichika!" She looked ahead and saw Kazui moving through the rooftops with surprising skill for someone so young. "Ichika, where are you?!"
"Kazui!" Kalia called as she chased after him. "You need to stop!"
"But Ichika and her mommy needs help!" Kazui said as he kept searching around.
"I know, but you might track the enemy's attention, and that's dangerous!" Kalia said.
"But I need to find them! I want to help!" Kazui said.
"I get that, but you're not being smart about this! Besides, with how fast you're moving, you might miss something important! You might go right over their heads without even realizing it!" Kalia said.
"Oh!" Kazui said as he came to a stop with Kalia stopping. "You're right. I didn't think about that."
"Boy, he's fast." Kalia said as she tried to catch her breath. "We're already like five blocks from where we started."
"This should help." Kazui said as he looked up. Kalia followed his sight and couldn't believe her eyes. Somehow, an ethereal fish appeared right above them.
"What the hell?!" Kalia said.
"You said a bad word, but we need to find Ichika." Kazui said as he jumped up to the fish and looked like he could ride it. "Want me to bring you one, Kalia?"
"I'm not riding some fish!" Kalia refused, but then realized something. "Did Kazui summon that thing? How? Where did it even come from?" Kalia thought this was really weird, but she shook those thoughts aside. "Wait a minute." She said as she jumped up and grabbed a hold of Kazui to pull him off of that thing to talk to him. "Kazui, you can't go off on your own like that."
"But Ichika needs help." Kazui said.
"I get it, but this isn't the way to go at it. You could walk right to the bad guys and they could hurt you." Kalia said. "Your parents and the others are looking, but I need to keep an eye on you. Let's work together to find your friend."
"How?" Kazui asked.
"Easy." Kalia said as she dropped to her knees. "Get on my back."
"Yay! Piggyback ride!" Kazui cheered as he got on her back like she wanted.
"Let's go!" Kalia said as she took off and carried Kazui on his back, but she was in more control of herself than Kazui was. "Kazui, I don't know what Ichika looks like. You have to be my eyes. Can you tell me what to look for?"
"She's about the same size as me with red hair like her daddy." Kazui said. "She too dresses like a soul reaper."
"So she's a girl soul reaper about your height with her father's hair. That shouldn't be too hard to spot." Kalia said as she looked around for anyone that looks like her.
"Kalia, can I ask you something? Wouldn't it go faster to use your bankai? Daddy told me your bankai makes you really fast." Kazui said.
"That is true. I'm actually surprised you know what a bankai is." Kalia said. "My bankai does allow me to move at the speed of light, but only for a few seconds. I can't use it consecutively either. It would take a lot out of me. Besides, I don't think I need to use my bankai for something like this. We just need to keep our eyes open."
"Right!" Kazui said as he looked around for where his friend.
'I just hope we're not too late.' Kalia thought. 'If Mrs. Abarai doesn't have her powers anymore, she's a sitting duck.' Kalia was hoping they could still save Rukia, but they need to save Abari first.
"Kalia, over there!" Kazui said as he pointed to the side. "I think I saw something!"
"Got it!" Kalia said as she went to check it out. Kalia followed to where Kazui pointed. She didn't see Ichika, but she did see something. It looked like a hollow with six legs as it was running down the street. "Great. It's a hollow. That's the last thing we need right now."
"Kalia, up ahead! Look what it's chasing!" Kazui said as he pointed to something else. Kalia looked ahead and could see a little girl with red hair being chased by the hollow. "That's Ichika!"
"Good eye!" Kalia said as she moved even faster to try and save Ichika. As for little Ichika, she just kept running to try and get away from the hollow. She tried turning a corner, but it was a dead-end. Ichika tried to turn around, but the hollow blocked her only escape.
"Okay, Ichika... You're a soul reaper in-training." Ichika told herself as she held her sword and readied herself for a fight. However, she didn't get the chance to. Kalia showed up just in time and slashed her zanpakuto right through the hollow and split it in two, defeating it rather easily.
"You okay, Ichika?" Kalia asked.
"Who are you?" Ichika questioned.
"Ichika!" Kazui called with him jumping off and Ichika now noticing him.
"Kazui!" Ichika said as she was glad to see him. "Who is that girl behind you? She looks like a soul reaper, but I've never seen her before."
"She's Kalia. She's my new sister." Kazui claimed.
"What?!" Ichika said as she didn't get it.
"I'm not your sister." Kalia said.
"But we have the same parents." Kazui said.
"It's... It's a little more complicated than that." Kalia said. "What really matters is that Ichika appears to be safe. Ichika, where's your mother?"
"The bad guy has her. She told me to run." Ichika said as she felt upset she left her behind. "I've got to save her!" She said as she wanted to run and save Rukia.
"Wait." Kalia said as she stopped Ichika from running past her. "You mean that we're going to save her." They managed to get a hold of Ichika, but now it's time they rescue Rukia from whoever chased them into Karakura Town in the first place.
