The Kingpin of Crime is a busy man, and that's an understatement. Between disguising himself as a multi millionaire philanthropist Wilson Fisk, and leading his double life as Kingpin, the ruler of the criminal underworld, and combine the facts that he has to hide himself until the controversial situation in New York calms down enough for him to come back and take his rightful place.

With the Kingpin of New York gone, people will likely think the crime rates will go down, and while that is true to an extent, it's not how the business of the criminal underworld goes. It's not that simple. With him gone, it causes a power vacuum, causing chaos and imbalance among criminals, and those lower ranked than him will eagerly step into the highest position imaginable so they could have all the power, all the control he once had.

He needs time to cool down, to plan. Eventually, he'll get his throne back, and everything will resume like nothing had ever happened. That's simply business. And having lived with such business over the years, Fisk knows that he's getting a bad feeling that something big is about to happen, and he learned the hard way what happens when that feeling is ignored. It's an instinct for survival.

As of now, he's posing as Wilson Fisk, signing off on paperwork to agree to lend his money for charity, and behind him is the ever approaching, ever closing figure of the Green Goblin, making a wicked smile. No longer willing to ignore his instincts at every corner of danger, Kingpin turns around to see if there's anything conspicuous, and he curls his eyebrows in confusion when he sees the Green Goblin flying towards him with his glider.

"What is that?" Kingpin mutters to himself as he begins to back away in caution. The Green Goblin continues to hoard aboard, going forward as he crouches menacingly. Kingpin glares at the incoming intruder, making sure he gets distance away. The men standing on the rooftop act too late once they realize what's happening, but even if they did react in time, their weapons wouldn't be enough to stop him, and he moves too fast to get a proper aim.

The windows crash violently when Goblin goes through the windows, the shards being of no concern to either men, who stare each other down, "The great Kingpin! My, what an honor this is!" Fisk doesn't say anything, as the large man clenches his fists, getting ready for a fight, or at least bide time until his men get here. Green Goblin makes a mocking bow, "Honor it is… to destroy you, that is!"

The Kingpin laughs at this, making the Green Goblin confused before he draws an expression of annoyance, "So, you believe you can destroy me, little man? In that ridiculous suit no less?" Kingpin taunts the other villain, "I've seen better men put up more of a fight than what you have to offer."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Green Goblin waves his finger in disapproval, "Did any of those so-called men provide any real power?" The costumed villain digs something into his bag, and shows a pumpkin bomb. Kingpin curls his eyebrows, "Oh, I want to savor the look on your face when you realize how powerless you are against me," He makes a maniacal grin.

It's then that Hammerhead and other guards burst through the door after hearing the commotion happening in their boss' office, "Alright, boys, I dunno what the hell that thing is—" Hammerhead points his finger at Goblin, "—But kill it!"

They begin to fire their high powered rifles, to which the Goblin casually avoids out of the way with his glider, "Hahaha!" The villain laughs hysterically as he casually keeps flying out of the way, "Guns?! You really think you can stop me with guns of all things?!" He then presses the trigger for his pumpkin bomb and throws it to the minions, "Here, have fun, Fisk!"

Kingpin widens his eyes in shock as he starts running for cover, and so do his men as they jump out of the way. There's a short time lapse when the trigger gets activated in only a couple of seconds at best, right before the bomb detonates, blasting over a quarter of the office as it explodes. The explosion is powerful enough that it's shockwaves break entire windows into tiny, miniscule pieces, and fire begins to spread. Some of the men who were caught by the blast die, with good chunks of their bodies missing.

"What's this?! The great Kingpin running away!?" Green Goblin chuckles, holding another pumpkin bomb in his hand, "Well that's not very like you, is it?! What was that you said about some men putting up a better fight than I do?!"

"I believe you made your point…" Kingpin says, getting up as he dusts himself off, "Now, what do you want?"

"Come on, Willy, haven't you figured it out yet?" Green Goblin says in a high pitched tone, giggling, "Hasn't that bomb given any indication as to what I want, you over bloated buffoon?!" He grits his teeth in anger, "I want your death! Now—"

"Ah, shut it!" To everyone's surprise, Ichigo bursts through the air and kicks a surprised Goblin to the face, who turns around to see him and reacts too late, as he and his board get knocked back before crashing through a wall.

Ichigo flips to land on the ground, and seconds afterwards, both Yor and Kwannon land next to him, both their weapons ready, "Is everyone alright?" The Spider asks as he fully gets up.

"We were doing fine!" Hammerhead points a finger at Ichigo.

"Yeah, I can see—" Ichigo stops his sarcastic comeback until he widens his eyes at seeing some of the brutal dead corpses lying on the ground.

"And what are you even doing here with him?!" Hammerhead then points his finger at Kwannon, "You're supposed to be doing your job!"

"I was only hired by The Hand, not your boss," Kwannon snarkily replies back, "And besides, things got complicated when that green leprechaun attacked us and threatened to kill Kingpin."

"You listen here, lady…" Hammerhead growls.

"That's enough, Hammerhead," Kingpin puts his hand out, ordering his lieutenant to stand down. He then looks at The Spider and studies his body, "So you're the troublemaker that's been giving me problems with my operations," He snickers, 'Looks smaller than I thought,' Kingpin thinks, testing to see how the young man will react.

"Operations?" Behind the mask, Ichigo blinks for a moment before realizing what he means, "You're the Kingpin?"

"Raaaarh!" Green Goblin bursts through the walls he got kicked through, "You!" He points his finger at Ichigo, his eyes shot with bloodlust, "You're gonna pay for that, punk!" He throws his pumpkin bomb towards Ichigo and the duo of ladies next to him. Without realizing it, they all leap to different sides. The small pumpkin then explodes, setting off another powerful explosion.

"Geez, that stuff is loud!" Ichigo exclaims from the explosion as he covers his ears.

Kingpin watches as the two assassins and two super powered beings fight it out, the three of them leaping constantly from the Goblin's attacks while the Goblin is constantly moving with his glider, trying to keep attention on all three of them as they perform acrobatic movements. This is undoubtedly causing attention down below, and being seen fighting with these people is something he doesn't wanna see being done.

"Boss?" Hammerhead and his men seem to somewhat know this, as they keep aiming for the Goblin, but they don't want to shoot Kwannon and get a misunderstanding from The Hand, but the constant movement makes it nearly impossible to take the shot.

"We evacuate," Kingpin says before he starts running through the door, and almost immediately his men start following him, "I can't be seen with them, I have enough troubles as it is."

Ichigo tackles the Green Goblin, pushing him out of his glider as the two of them tackle through walls until they crash on the ground, with Goblin landing on his back, and Ichigo pins him down, "Alright, what's your deal?" Ichigo continues to pin down the Goblin through his hands on the man's wrists, "Just who the hell are you and what do you want?"

The Goblin makes a grin as both of them struggle to push through each other. To Ichigo's surprise, the costumed villain wraps his legs around the hero's before pushing through with his weight and headbutts Ichigo. The young man cringes from the pain before Goblin hits his head with his fist, pushing him away, "You seem to lack discipline!" Green Goblin exclaims before his glider comes just in time for the man to jump on it and pulls out a pumpkin bomb from his bag, "Let's fix that, shall we!?"

Before he could throw it, an energy dagger pierces through his small pumpkin, grazing Goblin's suit, making him hiss as his bomb gets thrown from the dagger, making it unstable. Kwannon comes through the broken walls and engages with Green Goblin.

Yor comes through as well, and lands next to Ichigo, "You alright?" The assassin asks as she briefly sees him getting up.

"I'm fine, just surprised. This guy has some skills," Ichigo tells her as he rubs his face. He couldn't exactly dodge the surprise attack once Goblin caught his legs.

"Better get a move on then," Yor prepares her daggers, "We gotta stop this guy," She leaps towards the fight with Kwannon.

"Way ahead of you," Ichigo fires a web before he also joins the fight again.

The trio has more of a fighting chance with more open space, and the police are undoubtedly on their way. Green Goblin scoffs as he dodges Kwannon's energy daggers being thrown at him. While his surprise attack and trying to protect Kingpin did give him an advantage, now that Kingpin is evacuating the building, he has no reason to stay here anymore. He's failed in his mission.

'Tch, looks like I have to get out of here,' Green Goblin thinks as he scoffs, 'I wasted too much time. And I'll waste it even more the longer I fight. The police will be here very soon, and I don't have time to deal with all of them at once,' He feels his back getting hit by a web, pulling him away from his glider as he crashes against the floor, cracking it in the process.

"Give it up," Ichigo says, and the Green Goblin looks ahead of him as he sees the trio towering over him, "You can't beat all of us at once. Looks like you were in over your head."

"Tsk, tsk," Green Goblin shakes his head, "Too true," He quickly begins to think how he can get out of here. If he's caught, then everything he's worked for will be for nothing. He then looks at Yor, and from his short fight with her, she seems to have the slowest reactions compared to the other two, but she's still on guard, so he has to time this just right, "However—"

Before he could, Ichigo webs up Green Goblin's body, though not completely as he believes he's been beaten already, "Alright, start talking," Ichigo folds his arms, "Just who are you? I'm not gonna ask again for the third time," He glares with his triangular lenses.

"And what makes you think I'll do that?" Green Goblin smirks.

Before Ichigo can say anything, Kwannon steps in, "Normally, I'd kill you right here and now, but I am a little interested in knowing just who you are," She says before her stare intensifies, "Let's see what you're hiding behind that head of yours…"

Green Goblin widens his eyes in worry, realizing what she means by this. He forgets about the plan, not wanting his secret to be exposed this early, "NO!" He screams, quickly pointing his finger at Yor and fires what seems to be an electric blast. Kwannon and Ichigo instinctively get out of the way, with Yor being split second too late to react as she gets hit dead on, gasping in pain while she gets sent flying, her body flowing with electric current.

It gives Goblin the opening he's been looking for. His glider returns to him and begins to fly away, "No!" Ichigo yells in worry as he runs over to Yor, much to Goblin's relief before he crashes through the windows and flies away in the sky, "Yor! Are you alright?!" Ichigo asks in concern.

"Damn, he got away…" Kwannon curses to herself before she runs over to Ichigo and the other assassin, "That looks bad…" She mutters.

"Isn't there anything you can do to help her?" Ichigo asks.

"I'll be fine…" Yor mutters, and both of them look down at her, and tries to get up, but finds it difficult to do so.

"Don't," Kwannon puts her hands on the woman's shoulders before locking eyes with the teen she tried to kill, "Listen to me, I don't have much expertise when it comes to stuff like this. It's best to leave her in a hospital and let the professionals handle this."

Ichigo looks down at the injured woman before sighing, "I'll get her there," He tells her before he picks Yor up and carries her over his shoulder. He starts to run over where the Green Goblin crashed into and swings on his way to the Karakura Hospital.

Just as Yor lies on the hospital bed, being linked up with tubes as she's sleeping, her outfit having changed to a hospital gown as the doctors and nurses did what they could to stabilize her condition. The lightning attack that the Goblin hit Yor with crackled her nervous system, so they'd have to be careful in how they treat her.

Ichigo, still in his costume, hasn't left the hospital since he arrived, and strangely enough, Kwannon showed up as well, for reasons unknown. He's sitting on a chair, watching over Yor, and though it can't be seen, he has a guilt ridden look on his face.

"Wipe that look off your face," Ichigo looks over to see Kwannon, who's leaning against the wall with her arms folded, "Or should I say off that mask?"

Ichigo doesn't say anything, rather he glares at the older woman, "What do you want?" He silently demands to know, "And why are you here anyway?"

"Look, don't blame yourself when you couldn't react in time, you couldn't predict that Goblin would do that to Yor," Kwannon tells him as she stops folding her arms, "You reacted out of pure instinct, there's nothing wrong with that."

"Not when that instinct could have helped me to help someone when I had the chance," Ichigo mutters.

"You're talking as though you can make it into your servant," Kwannon rolls her eyes, "Look, the doctors told you that she's stabilized, so there's a better chance of her pulling this through. You can't just keep thinking 'I should have done this' or 'I could have done that', where maybe you can just accept that something wasn't your fault."

"What do you know anyway?" Ichigo gets up from his chair, clenching his fists.

"I can read your thoughts, idiot," Kwannon replies, "So, what are you gonna do now?"

"Keep watching over Yor until the visiting hours are over," Ichigo replies.

"And wallow in self pity?" Kwannon is flabbergasted to hear this, "I don't believe I struggled this much to take out a chump like you over something like this. I get that you're a kid, but isn't this a little overboard?"

"That's not what I meant," Ichigo replies, "I just want to see if she's going to get better, and I wanna see it until the hours are over."

"And waste time wallowing what you could have done?" Kwannon isn't convinced, "I don't think so. Maybe instead of doing that, you oughta focus all that frustration out on the bastard that did this to her to begin with. Why not just do that to begin with?" She asks.

"Gee, I dunno," Ichigo sarcastically replies back, "Maybe it's because we know next to nothing about that lunatic to begin with, and we don't know where he is."

"Then how were you able to find me?" Kwannon asks, pointing her hands to herself.

"It wasn't that simple," Ichigo answers, "If you read my mind, you oughta know what stuff I got involved in. It was easier finding you because you had more Spirit Energy to find, and when I tried to find you using my extra sense, we had some kind… well I don't know what, some connection?"

"Oh… so that's what I felt," Kwannon mutters. Before Ichigo can ask, she continues, "Before you ask, I felt some kind of feedback between us when you found me," The telepathic woman puts her fingers under her chin, "Maybe it's because I entered inside your head or whatever it was that caused that feedback between us. I never really got that from the other people when I got inside their heads," She looks back at Ichigo, "So I wasn't going crazy when you attacked me in that spiritual form or whatever it was?"

"My... other powers," Ichigo answers, folding his arms, "But yeah, I can't really find the other guy because he doesn't have any Spirit Energy, so finding him is gonna be a waste of time. And speaking of, why are you here to begin with?" The teen asks with a skeptical look on his face, "You tried to kill me and Yor hours ago, and now here you are trying to help me? What's that all about?"

"Wrong," Kwannon says, "I was only trying to kill you. The woman here got in my way and tried to kill me, so naturally, I responded the same," She looks at the unconscious Yor, "And besides, the situation with that creep escalated, and became something complicated where all of us had to put aside our differences and work together. And since I technically failed to kill you, my contract is off. Though, I would advise you to watch out for the Kingpin though, it should be somewhat easier now that you know what he looks like."

"Why is that?" Ichigo asks.

"This is just a rough idea, but I suspect that he might want to recruit you into his big boys club," Kwannon tells him.

"Recruit me?" Ichigo is confused, "Wait, as in having me join his team?"

"What do you think recruit means anyway?" Kwannon bluntly asks him, "But yes, I suspect he might try to do that, after seeing how you were able to defend him and all that."

"Defend him?" Ichigo somewhat raises his voice, remembering to keep it down, "Hold on, you make it sound like—"

"Because that's exactly what he sees it as," Kwannon tells him, "Defending his property, and especially the owner. Your fighting may be sloppy, but you have potential, and that's what Fisk sees great value in. He may not come to you right away, but you have to keep in mind, he's a master at manipulating others. Even when the price seems beneficial to both, he can make it so that he gains everything while you gain nothing, especially when you're at your lowest, or you have no-one to turn to. That's when I suspect that he might use you," She explains.

"So is that all? That can't be the only reason he wants to recruit me, does he?" Ichigo asks.

"It probably might be because of your powers," Kwannon adds, "I mean, a superhero in Japan? And with your strange powers? You really don't get to see that every day, especially with that sixth sense of yours that enhances your other senses even more. I can see Fisk going in for something like that. After all, he hasn't survived this long without reason."

"I've seen weirder," Ichigo shrugs his shoulders.

"The point being…" Kwannon continues, "Is that you're unique among others, regardless of what you've seen. Now that he's seen you up close and personal, he'll either do everything to get you on his side, or make your life a living hell to get rid of you completely. Or both… could be both."

"I won't let that happen," Ichigo tells her.

"Eh, chances are he likely will," Kwannon shrugs her shoulders.

"Well that's very reassuring of you," Ichigo sarcastically responds back.

"Because I'm not trying to be, I've heard this happen to many people, and how far Fisk is willing to go to achieve those who stand against him, breaking them completely," Kwannon tells him with a serious look on her face, "Even the best couldn't last with keeping their secrets, and you're just a clumsy kid, so if you could last for even a week, I'd be a little impressed."

"If that's how dangerous he is, what about his powers?" Ichigo asks.

"He doesn't have any," The assassin woman shrugs, making Ichigo confused, "At least, last I heard. Physically, he's not much of a threat in a fight. Compared to us, he's like a breeze passing by us. Though he's a problem with people without powers, since he trained himself to reach the peak of human potential, and supposedly he was finding a way to be able to fight other superhumans like us."

"Well that makes it easier," Ichigo grins.

"Don't get ahead of yourself," Kwannon warns him, "The scenario of you even engaging in a fight with him is unlikely to ever happen. He has impenetrable defenses that make it nearly impossible to beat him both physically and psychologically, if you don't drive yourself insane that is," She shrugs.

"If this guy is so hard to take out, how can he be beaten?" Ichigo asks.

"That's for you to figure out, I have nothing to do with this," The Spider looks flabbergasted, "Before you say anything, whatever happens between me and Fisk is purely for business. Whatever happens with The Hand or Fisk is our problem to take care of, as long as they don't cross over either of our borders, then we don't care what happens," She explains.

"Then why the hell are you even helping me with this?" Ichigo asks in annoyance.

"I'm more so giving you tips," Kwannon corrects the young man, "I think it'd be better that you don't engage with him, but—"

"Don't engage with him?" Ichigo is incredulous to hear this, "This bastard is planning to take over my whole town, maybe even this whole country, and you just expect me to do nothing?" It takes most of his energy not to yell.

"I was going to say it's better not to do it by yourself, because you'd be lost on how to do that, so you'll need help," Kwannon rolls her eyes.

"That's great and all, but that doesn't explain why you're helping me take care of Yor," Ichigo points his thumb to the hospitalized woman.

"I figured you'd need this woman for your ambition to take down Fisk," Kwannon explains, "It's not much, but it's better than doing it alone. Besides, you have school and stuff, don't you? Family that's probably worried about you?" She points out, "After all, you don't wanna ruin your future, do you?"

Ichigo thinks about what Kwannon tells him, and for the most part she is right. As much as he wants to, he can't be in both places at once. He can't fully prioritize one life over the other, especially when he has training to do for the upcoming battle against Aizen, "Fine, but you better take care of her," He points his finger at Kwannon before he backflips, crouching at the edge of the open window.

"Before I forget…" Kwannon speaks as Ichigo fires a web, "Why not use your other powers to kill Fisk and his men and just be done with it? That's what I'd do if I was in your position," Ichigo turns his head to glare at the woman at the mention of the word kill, "Ok, fine," Kwannon rolls her eyes, "Not kill, but take him down. It sure would be faster and more convenient, wouldn't it?"

"If I was anything like you, maybe," Ichigo sharply replies, something that Kwannon raises her eyes towards his attitude, "But what's a ghost like me gonna do about it? He can't see me nor hear me for that matter, so what's that gonna do? Smack him around without knowing who's doing it or why? That's not how it works," He explains the logic behind it, "So if you don't mind me, I hope that I don't run into you again anytime soon," He leaps out of the window and starts swinging across the buildings.

Kwannon stares at Ichigo's figure, watching him swing off before she sighs, 'I probably should have told him I tried using my telepathic powers on that Goblin lunatic, to extract info out of him, to find out who he is, or at least read his moves,' She thinks to herself, 'Although… there probably wouldn't have been a point, when I wasn't able to get much from him. His mind was erratic and all over the place, making it difficult to predict his next move,' She hums to herself, 'Whoever that man is under that hideous mask… he's completely insane.'

Ichigo leaps from his web he's holding onto before firing another one from his wrist, thinking about the whole ordeal with the Goblin and his conversation with Kwannon, as he thinks on what to do, 'I've been away from training for too long. Those Vizards are gonna chew me out for sure,' He lets go of his web as he makes a flip, firing another web as he turns to his left, 'But what the hell was I supposed to do? I had my hands full.'

Another thing comes to his mind, a woman besides Yor that's been helping him with taking down Kingpin's operations, 'Oh yeah, Black Cat… I should probably tell her everything that's been going on lately. Hopefully she doesn't mind the extra help on our side,' Ichigo thinks to himself as he tilts his head, deciding on whether he should call her before or after his training, 'Except I don't really have her phone number… should really ask that the next time I see her. I'm late enough as it is, so I should probably hurry up. I'll go overtime on my Hollowfication training if I have to.'

It's then that Ichigo feels his sixth sense tingle in his head, the vibrations feeling more intense from the level of danger being present, "What the—?" The Spider turns his head, and to his shock he sees a familiar, orange pumpkin bomb heading towards him. Barely having enough time to react on his own, Ichigo makes a twist as he narrowly dodges the explosion, though not unscathed as some of it reaches him, "Gah!"

"Round 2, Spider!" The voice of the Green Goblin reaches into his ears, as Ichigo barely looks up to see the insane man, grinning as he holds more of his pumpkin bombs, "Hope you're ready to play! Because I know I am!" Green Goblin throws his small pumpkins at the diving Ichigo, who fires a web to gain momentum, as his costume got damaged from the first explosion being thrown at him.

"Where the hell did you come from?!" Ichigo demands to know as he starts swinging lower, close to the streets.

"Aw, that's no fun!" Green Goblin starts going after The Spider, the glider keeping up with Ichigo, "You're supposed to play the game and follow the rules!"

"Screw your game! And screw you!" Ichigo insults as the two of them start going on a high speed chase, with Ichigo constantly firing webs as he looks back and forth from his front and back, 'Bastard caught me by surprise! I'm lucky my whole suit wasn't blown away, otherwise I'd have to run!' He thinks.

"What's wrong, little spider?! Off your game!?" Green Goblin then starts firing his electric blasts at Ichigo, who's barely able to keep his ground, "Come on, live a little!"

'I don't have time for this! And I can't keep dodging forever!' Ichigo thinks as he scowls, 'Though maybe I can catch him by surprise…' He begins to think of an idea, 'Hope this works!' As he dodges another electrical blast, he begins to turn around, taking the game to his advantage as he lets go of his web and dives straight for the Goblin.

Green Goblin, however, while surprised, doesn't fall for it, "What a moron!" He exclaims as he flies higher in the air, making Ichigo miss him completely, "Here, have a gift!" The villain throws another pumpkin bomb down at Ichigo, aiming it dead-on.

'Shit!' Ichigo thinks as he fires a web so he could get away, but the force of the throw that Goblin throws at him makes it nearly unavoidable. The bomb detonates, hitting Ichigo directly, "Ahhhhhh!" He yells out in pain from the strong explosion as he gets hurled against the ground, crashing directly as his figure forms a crater.

The streets around them have gathered attention from their short battle, the citizens down below whispering among themselves, and the vehicles they are driving cease completely so they don't crash down on the crater Ichigo formed, "Hahahaha!" Green Goblin laughs in his victory, and the citizens look up with some fear in their eyes as they see the madman, "Without those other two backing you up, you're nothing! You're just a bug crawling on the window! Nothing more!"

As the smoke clears, the Green Goblin stops laughing as he sees Ichigo getting up, something that takes him by surprise, but his costume is damaged, exposing some of his upper back, and some of his orange hair from the torn up mask, both which are shown to be burnt and bloody. People on the streets begin to take photos and start recording, some calling the police for help.

"I gotta say!" Ichigo exclaims as he starts dusting himself off, "If this is the best you can do, then I'm not worried about losing this fight!" The teen yells, making sure the green and purple villain hears him, "So, come on!" He taunts him, "If you can only attack me when I'm off guard, then you're a whole lot weaker than I thought you'd be!"

Of course, it's somewhat of an act. The explosion caught him good, and while he could keep fighting, it wouldn't do his body any good to keep fighting like this, not that Ichigo cares. He's known to push himself beyond his limits even when it becomes too dangerous.

Green Goblin frowns at this. He was sure that the explosion would finish him off, or at least make him unable to stand, but he's surprised by The Spider's endurance, 'He's tougher than I thought,' Green Goblin thinks, readying himself for another fight, and so is Ichigo.

"Damn it, people!" Ichigo curses as he looks at them taking photos, "This place is getting too dangerous here! Shouldn't you be running or something?!" They won't. Rather, they don't fully realize the danger until it comes to hit them in the face.

Green Goblin is ready for an attack, but out of the corner of his eye, he sees a familiar sight that surprises him. Out on the sidewalk, he sees Gwen standing with a shocked look on her face before she turns her head to look at the Goblin. For a moment, he's taken aback as he recognizes her, 'That's…!' Green Goblin thinks to himself, 'What is she doing here? And…' Whatever thought he wanted to finish, reason is thrown out of the window as he is mesmerized by her beauty, 'When did she become so beautiful?' He starts forming an lecherous grin as Gwen looks back at Ichigo, 'Oh, this isn't over between us,' Green Goblin thinks before he turns around and starts to leave, his thought focused on lustful thoughts between him and Gwen, 'Oh, I don't want to hurt poor Gwendolyn, at least not when I get my hands on her…'

'What the...?' Ichigo thinks in confusion as he and the others watch the Goblin leave, "Why is he leaving…?" He mutters to himself. He focuses back on reality as he sees the people still watching him with awe, "Hey! Isn't it rude to take pictures of someone without consent?!" He exclaims in annoyance, but his words fall on deaf ears, "Oh piss off!" Ichigo rebukes in annoyance as he leaps from the crater and starts to swing away.

Gwen watches in shock as she sees the spider-like figure leave, focusing on his face, 'Is it me… or did he seem familiar?' Gwen thinks to herself, 'His face was injured, so I couldn't make out who it was, but… why does he seem familiar to me?'

"I don't believe you…" An annoyed Yoruichi complains as she applied healing Kido on the orange haired young man just as they sat on top of a boulder in Urahara's underground training area. Ichigo came to Urahara for help to get him healed from the Green Goblin's assault from earlier, but Urahara was busy, so he tasked Yoruichi to heal him, "All that training, and you get your butt kicked like that?" Yoruichi adds with annoyance, "Either I've been going soft on you or you're just plain incompetent."

"Gimme a break," Ichigo rolls his eyes, "That guy appeared out of nowhere."

"Don't you have a sixth sense that tells you about this stuff before it happens?" Yoruichi points out.

"Yeah, but that doesn't help when the guy has no Spirit Energy to keep track of, and he was too close for me to dodge," Ichigo answers, "The bastard caught me by surprise."

"That's all you have to give? Really?" Yoruichi doesn't sound impressed.

"Well it's better than lying, ain't it?" Ichigo turns his head to look at the older woman.

"True, but this is just pathetic of you," Yoruichi comically mocks him, "I mean, a guy in green and purple that looks like a witch? How would this not be hilarious?"

"Once I'm back to full strength, no way am I letting him get the drop on me like that again," Ichigo replies, "Besides, I think I have a better idea on his fighting style now. I just have to take out that vehicle that lets him fly and I should have the advantage."

"Well it's good to know you learned something from this at least," Yoruichi says, "Any clue as to who that guy was?"

"None. He calls himself the Green Goblin and that's about it. Without any Spirit Energy, it's impossible to know who he is," Ichigo tells her.

"You're sure he didn't have any? Anything at all?" Yoruichi asks.

"I'm positive. I can use the Spirit Ribbons to check further, but I doubt I'll need it," Ichigo answers.

Yoruichi doesn't say anything, rather she continues using Kaido as she tries to think of something to break the silence. When turning her head to look at Ichigo's face, she notices that he seems distant, "Something on your mind? You're not really bothered by what I said or you losing to that weirdo, are you?" She asks the younger man.

"It's not really that," Ichigo shakes his head, "Well, I'm a little bothered that I lost like that, but that's besides the point. What I don't really understand is why he just disappeared like that. He might have used the crowd to take hostage, or use them to some advantage, and I was weaker at that moment. But instead of doing that, he just… turns around and leaves. I don't understand why."

"That… is a little odd," Yoruichi replies, "My guess is that he's planning something to beat you once and for all. But, I don't really dress up and punch people, so I don't really know," She shrugs.

"Yeah, you're right," Ichigo sarcastically replies, "Instead, you just turn into a black cat and when showing your real self, you just become naked and punch people then."

"Are you insinuating something?" The former Noble woman's eyes start twitching in comical annoyance.

"That what you're doing is more ridiculous than what I am doing?" Ichigo bluntly replies.

"Oh, so you wanna play like that, huh?" Yoruichi is half tempted to stop her Kaido so she can let her student plead, "I don't know if you forgot, but I'm a nudist. I do not like wearing clothes at all," She reminds him, "And it'd be far more effective on most men and even some women because they know when they see a beautiful woman."

"Great, why don't you just do that every time you're in a fight then?" Ichigo sarcastically replies.

"Well if you insist… I can even be naked right now," Yoruichi gets an idea as she stops her Kaido, as Ichigo's body is mostly healed as she starts getting up.

"Huh?!" Ichigo turns his head to look at the older woman, who has her hands on her clothes, smirking as she slowly begins to take them off, "Hey, wait! Hold on! I was just joking!"

"Were you really?" Yoruichi stops as she gives a teasing grin, "What you gave isn't such a bad idea when you think about it. I mean, who'd be comfortable with fighting a naked lady?"

"Hey, cut that out! Someone could see you!" Ichigo exclaims with a maddening blush on his face.

"Yeah, so?" Yoruichi takes off the orange top of her clothing, "Everybody up there knows I prefer being naked. I only wear clothes so the more sensitive types wouldn't throw a hissy fit every time I walk naked around the street, even though I think it really depends on your nature."

"Then please don't strip!" Ichigo exclaims.

"Alright, alright, as long as you don't try that stunt again," Yoruichi giggles, having won the argument before she sits down, "Still, that's three times now…"

"Three? For what?" The orange haired teen asks in confusion, being relieved that she didn't take her clothes off to make fun of him, though a more primal part of him is disappointed for reasons Ichigo doesn't understand.

"That you rejected my offer of seeing a woman naked three times," Yoruichi answers as she giggles, "I've been curious, why is that? A lot of people in your place would jump at the opportunity of seeing a beautiful woman like me naked, especially horny teenagers for that matter when they're all about women. Do you just play hard to get?"

"Look, I…" Ichigo stammers, being almost unsure as to how he should explain this, "It's…" He sighs, "Look, I just believe stuff like that should be saved for those who're about to get married, or maybe before that. I was taught by my mom that ladies should get respected and not just be seen as objects. When she died, I had to take care of my little sisters, and it's not like I was exposed to that stuff until I was 13," He mutters.

Yoruichi blinks as she processes this information, "Oh… well that just about explains it. A modest boy, eh?" She grins, "You should have just said that when we were in the Soul Society. Yet you never did."

"Cut me some slack," Ichigo replies, "Those first two times I didn't even expect it, and it just feels... I dunno… wrong?"

"So? You're a teenager, being inappropriate is what it's about," Yoruichi answers, and Ichigo looks at her with confusion, "Maybe I didn't word that right," The former head of Shihouin clan scratches her cheek, "What I mean is that, you're allowed to have some fun, Ichigo. You don't have to take work so seriously. Live a little," She can see that the teen doesn't seem completely convinced, "Well, not too much but you get my point. But seriously… you're about to enter in a war with someone as powerful as Aizen. It might be the bloodiest thing that you've seen, and it will really tear you apart, whether immediately or piece by piece, I'm not really sure, but you get what I mean. A war is not to be taken lightly. So, why would it be wrong if you'd spend the last days having a little fun before you engage in the bloodiest battle in your life?"

"Thanks, but…" Ichigo begins, "I'd rather have my own fun when I decide to," He finishes as he gets up, "Thank you for healing me up. I feel better now."

"And just when is that gonna be?" Yoruichi isn't convinced, "Besides, training every day is fine, but it's not good to do it constantly, you have to rest. Besides… any girls you're interested in?"

"And just why the hell are you interested in that?" Ichigo turns his head to look at the older woman in annoyance.

"Well we've already gotten this far, haven't we?" The former Shihouin head shrugs, "Besides, I won't tell a soul."

"You live with a guy who basically knows everything, and Rangiku is also in town, and I get the feeling you two will eventually meet up. So excuse me if I doubt that," Ichigo sarcastically replies.

"I'm not hearing a no," Yoruichi grins, "So, who is it? It's gotta be Orihime, right?"

"Like I said, I refuse to share anything with you," Ichigo folds his arms, "So keep out of my love life."

"It seems that you're forgetting who you're dealing with," Yoruichi snickers, "I was the former Captain of the Stealth Force for a reason, I can just spy on you whenever I want."

"That's just an invasion of privacy and you know it!" Ichigo exclaims.

"Oh?" Yoruichi puts on a challenging smirk, "You know, I wouldn't bother you about this if you had gotten a girlfriend. Although even then, I'd probably help you out with that."

"Help me? Do I really wanna imagine what you have up your sleeve?" Ichigo bluntly asks with a tingle of worry in his voice.

"Hey, I've had experience with this stuff," The older woman points a thumb to herself, "We could basically practice, it reminds me a bit of the stuff I used to do when I was younger," She puts her hands on her hips.

"Like what?"

"Hmmm…" Yoruichi thinks for a moment, "Well, to be honest with you, I pretty much hated that stuff, still do, but it could help you in this case. There's kissing—"

"Wow, hold on!" Ichigo puts his hands in front, blushing madly, "Shouldn't it be something smaller to begin with?!"

"What are you being so flustered for?" Yoruichi asks, "I'm just giving what's gonna happen to you anyway. You're like 15, aren't you?"

"I'm 16 now!" Ichigo exclaims.

"Really?" Yoruichi pretends to be surprised, "Well, that's better. Boys your age should be into dating, especially when it's practice with older women. Come on, you should be jumping in joy from this."

"Maybe, but… you're so much older than me and—"

"That's where experience comes into play," Yoruichi interrupts him, "Come on, we're not actually dating. This could help you out with the lucky girl you'll go out with."

"But…"

"Hoho! What's this I'm hearing?!" Both Ichigo and Yoruichi look up to see Kisuke walking towards them, fan in his hand as he has a large grin on his face, "You two going on a date?! My, my, Yoruichi, I wasn't expecting you to settle with a young man like Ichigo! And so unexpectedly!"

"Shut it, Kisuke!" Yoruichi bites back as she hisses, "It's to help the boy to become a man!"

"Well, I suppose that makes sense! After all, the only thing he has entertained himself with are probably just Internet vi—" Not willing to let him finish that sentence, Ichigo fires a web in frustration, webbing Kisuke's mouth shut, literally, "Mmphm!"

"Good job on shutting him up like that," Yoruichi folds her arms, "Maybe those powers aren't totally useless after all," Remembering to get her orange top, she picks it up and puts it on her body, "So, back to the matter at hand—"

"Come on, Kisuke's still here!" Ichigo moves his arms to point at Kisuke, who continues to smile silly as he tries to rip apart the webbing.

"Oh let him, it's not like you're little," Yoruichi rolls her eyes, "He'll know about it anyways. The problem is he just can't keep his big mouth shut. Though don't worry," She seemingly pulls out cat-like claws out of nowhere, with an evil grin plastered on her face, "I know a way or two to shut him up, mainly by taking away his jewels. Isn't that right, Kisuke?" The lavender haired woman threatens, and Kisuke starts whining as he gets on his knees and begs for Yoruichi not to do it, at least from what can be translated from his webbed mouth, "That's what I thought."

"So… you're serious about this?" The orange haired youth asks with a blush.

"So, is that a yes I'm hearing?" Yoruichi asks this herself with an amused grin.

"I… don't know," The Substitute replies without thinking, before he turns around to leave, "I'll think about it, I guess. Can we just… head to the training part?"

"You sure you won't be distracted?" Yoruichi asks.

"I can't exactly improve with these… spider powers without practice," Ichigo says as he looks at his hands and clenches them, letting them go before his fingertips extend to claws.

"Right, about that… I've been thinking a little after you told me about the Green Goblin stuff and this Kwannon woman," Yoruichi hums as she puts her fingers under her chin, "I'm not sure if our training sessions are qualified for the improvements of these new powers of yours."

Ichigo is confused by this, "What do you mean?" He asks.

"Well, from what you've been telling me, you seem to be getting better at using these new powers of yours when being thrown into real life or death situations," Yoruichi answers, "All I've been doing to you so far is small stuff compared to the improvements you've shown."

"So… no more training between us?" Ichigo doesn't understand where his mentor is going with this.

"That's not what I said," Yoruichi clarifies, "I just don't think our usual training sessions will help you match up what you're up against. I mean, psychic powers? You were definitely never taught that. It's a miracle you were able to get out of that by thinking to act on instinct. I'm thinking we set you up against many different opponents as much as possible. The more versatility you're up against, the better your chances are of what you'll be against in the future. Plus, it's pretty clear your human body can take the punishment I can give you."

"So… how are we gonna do that?" Ichigo asks.

"I might have something…" Yoruichi makes a grin, and at this point, Kisuke has removed the webbing from his mouth, "We could get Tessai to train you. He's a master of every known Kido that exists, including ones that attack your mind. I'd say he'd be the perfect sparring partner for your new powers. The more we discover what you're hiding, the better."

"Tessai? You mean the big guy in the shop?" Ichigo asks for clarification.

"That's right," Yoruichi nods her head in confirmation, "He'd be great to assist you, and the best part? He's brutal when it comes to training."

"I get the feeling this won't be the best part for me," Ichigo lowers his shoulders as he comically slumps down.

"It won't," Yoruichi smiles in amusement.

"Yay me," Ichigo rolls his eyes.

"You asked, Ms. Yoruichi?" Suddenly, the man appears out of nowhere behind Ichigo, scaring the teen as he instinctively leaps out of the way.

"Perfect timing, Tessai," Yoruichi nor Kisuke are bothered by the large man's unexpected appearance, "Would it be a problem for you if you could train Ichigo on how to resist your Kido spells? He doesn't need to learn Kido, just help him unlock more of these spider powers before he gets himself killed out there."

"Of course, why, I haven't helped train the boy since Mr. Urahara and I helped him regain his Soul Reaper powers at the Shattered Shaft," Tessai nods his head.

"Great," Yoruichi is pleased to hear this, "You two can begin at any time."

I apologize this took so long for it to get updated, but at least I managed to get it out before the year was over, so that's something.

The chapter itself is basically just immediately continuing off where it stopped in Chapter 15