Outsider Chronicles: Bringing Full Power

Getting reborn into a world of Heroes and Monsters was almost more than I could take, especially when my sister is potentially one of those monsters. However, the Monsters that infest the Human World are barely scratching the surface when it comes to what could kill me. My name is Jonathan Hebert and I can see ghosts.

And we're back! I have a few ideas for this story which will basically result in canon getting given the finger even more than it would normally by the addition of people who could flatten the Endbringers without breaking a sweat. They should be fun to see your reactions to. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

I think it goes without saying that the death of my Mother shook my entire family pretty hard. I spent the next two days after the accident in the hospital in a state of shock, even after Panacea fixed my injuries, and then when I returned home, it was to a house drowning in grief. That served to break me out of my own shock, both over the sudden and violent death and the fact that I was apparently a Fullbringer and I set about trying to keep the promise I made to Mum.

Fortunately for me, I wasn't alone in trying to cheer my family up, with Dad having some drinking buddies who had gone through the same thing to help him get over Mums death. Who were those drinking buddies? Well, who else but Isshin Kurosaki and Ryuken Ishida of course! Taylor on the other hand was a little more difficult, probably because she didn't have anyone who could truly understand. Oh, Emma tried alright and did her best to cheer Taylor up, but she just couldn't understand what it was like to lose someone that central to ones world. I was willing to give her room to grieve, but after nearly a month of Taylor locking herself in her room and barely eating, I'd had enough.

"Tay, open up!" I called as I banged on her bedroom door, "I know you can hear me!"

I waited a moment but got no response.

"Right, I'm coming in!" I shouted, "You'd better be decent in there!"

I opened the door and stuck my head in to see Taylor splayed out on her bed, staring at something hidden in her hand. As I entered, she glanced up at me and I felt my heart clench when I saw her red rimmed eyes.

"Hey John," she mumbled, "Did you need something?"

"I've been worried about you," I said as I walked over and sat down on the edge of her bed, "You haven't been eating lately and you hardly ever leave your room."

Taylor just made a vague noise and looked away. I sighed and put a hand on her head.

"Come on Sis, don't be like this," I said, "Talk to me, whats really bothering you? I'm pretty sure its not just Mum's death."

Taylor didn't say anything. After a moment, I let out a sigh and stood.

"Alright, but remember that I'm always here for you," I said and turned to leave.

Before I could, Taylor caught my wrist.

"No, don't go," she said.

"Hmm?"

She hesitated for a moment, before she sighed.

"The day that Mum...died, we had an argument," she said, "It was before I went out with Emma."

"What did you argue about?" I asked.

Taylor gave a strangled laugh.

"Hairpins," she said, "It was stupid and pointless, but I got so angry I stormed out without saying goodbye."

"Yeah, I think I heard that," I said, "You guys were pretty loud. And you say this was about hairpins?"

Taylor nodded.

"Some old ones from when I was a kid," she said, "I wanted to throw them out, but Mom thought it was a waist…"

"And your worried that Mum somehow held that against you?" I asked.

Taylor's silence was enough. I sighed. Damn teen angst was a pain and grief certainly didn't help. I reached over and gently bopped Taylor on the head. My sister looked up in surprise.

"What was that for?" she asked.

"You idiot," I said, "You really think something like that would make Mum angry with you?"

"Well, I…"

I gave a sad smile.

"She wouldn't want this," I said, "Hell, if she could see you now, she'd probably scold you for wasting your life moping over something so stupid. In fact…"

I stood and opened Taylor's wardrobe, pulling out a pink shirt and a pair of jeans that I threw at her.

"Wha...what are these for?" she asked as she caught them.

"Get dressed, we're going out," I said.

"But…"

"No buts, now hurry up or I'll drag you out in your PJs!" I said as I left Taylor to get changed.

"I hate you so much right now," grumbled Taylor as we walked down the street.

"You can't stay inside your whole life," I said.

"Humph," grumbled Taylor, "Where are we going anyway?"

I grinned as I stopped.

"Right here," I said.

Taylor blinked and looked around. We were standing in front of a footbridge that crossed the river that flowed through Brockton and into the bay. It was in the alright part of town, so, other than a bit of graffette, there was nothing broken or defaced by gang markings.

"Here? But theres nothing here," said Taylor.

"You'd be amazed at what teenagers can do to find places to hang out they really shouldn't," I said, "Come on."

I led Taylor of the road and down the steep embankment that protected the residential district from flooding. At the bottom of the embankment, there was a stretch of grass between the bottom and the river itself and, underneath the bridge supports, there was a small hangout that had been created out of rubbish, bits of scrap metal and a few rescued, ratty looking bits of furniture, including a fridge that was being powered by a rig that looked suspiciously like Tinkertech.

There were already a few people present, including the massive form of Chad idly strumming at a guitar, a head of orange hair kicking back with a can in his hand and Tatsuki going through Kata's near the waters edge.

"What the hell?" said Taylor, "What is all this?"

"Its a place where we can come and hang out in peace," I said, "Not many people know its here and those that do generally keep their distance for...various reasons. Come on."

I grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the hangout. As we approached, Ichigo glanced up and gave what might have been a smile, if he wasn't still scowling.

"Hey John, its about time you got here," he said, "We were starting to think you weren't coming."

"Sorry, I had to drag my sister out of the house," I said, "Taylor, you remember Ichigo, right?"

"Yo, been a while," said Ichigo.

Taylor blushed slightly and ducked behind me.

"Y-yeah, nice to see you again," she mumbled, shifting awkwardly.

I gave her an odd look, before shaking my head and moving on.

"Anyway, the big guy with the guitar is Yasutora Sado, but we all call him Chad," I said, indicating to Chad.

"Hello," said Chad in his normal deep yet quite voice.

"And last but not least, thats…"

"Tatsuki, Tatsuki Arisawa," said Tatsuki as she approached, "Nice to finally meet you Taylor."

"Um, likewise," said Taylor, looking a little taken aback at the other girls greeting for some reason.

"By the way John, some woman dropped by here earlier looking for you," said Ichigo.

I blinked.

"Really? Who?" I asked.

"No idea," said Ichigo, "But she gave me the creeps."

I frowned. That was odd. It took a lot to rattle Ichigo. This was a guy who regularly fights monsters that eat souls without even flinching after all.

"It was really weird," said Ichigo, "She didn't look like much, just a normal woman in a suit, but something about her really set me on edge…"

I froze, a shiver of fear shooting up my spine. Could it be...no, it couldn't. What would the Cauldron want with me? I was just your regular, everyday Fullbringer.

"She asked me to give you this when I saw you," continued Ichigo, handing me an envelope.

I opened it and pulled out the contents. It was a black card with a white line over the top and the words 'Welcome to our Xcution' printed across the bottom. Well, that was certainly interesting. It looked like the training I'd done with my Fullbring abilities had attracted some attention. I just hope they don't plan to try and steal my power. I flipped the card over and found an address printed on the back.

"So, any idea what she wanted?" asked Ichigo.

"I think so," I said, slipping the card into my pocket, "But its not something I need to follow up right now."

I turned back to where Taylor and Tatsuki were chatting.

"For now, lets just hang out and have some fun."

The rest of the day was spent messing around and generally acting like the kids we were, although I couldn't help but feel a little worried.

While I was pretty sure that Contessa didn't have anything to do with the Spiritual World, the idea that the Cauldron could have their fingers anywhere near that particular pie was not one I knew how to feel about. They were as ruthless as Aizen after all, even if they did technically have the worlds best interest at heart. Even so, whatever the truth of the matter, I really didn't have any choice but to follow up on the card. The information Mum had left for me in the box at the bottom of my wardrobe was all well and good, but I had a feeling that I wouldn't get much further without an actual teacher. Besides, I wasn't to keen on the idea of blowing myself up once my Fullbring stabilized.

It was that thought that lead to me heading out early the next day to find the address listed on the back of the card. It was an apartment building near the docks, on the very edge of the border between ABB and the Empire's territory. It looked abandoned, but considering what the hidden based of Xcution was like in Bleach, I was willing to bet that it wasn't anywhere near that bad inside.

"Hmm, lets see," I muttered as I glanced between the card and the building, "If I remember that map right, the actual door to this address should be around the side."

I walked around into the alley beside the building and quickly found a door with a card reader and keypad.

"Well, this looks like the place," I said, "What…"

I was cut off by the sound of something clattering to the ground. That sound was the only warning I got and I flung myself back, just in time to avoid a chunk of concrete that would have caved my skull in.

"Heh, not bad kid!"

I turned to the source of the voice to see a teenage girl in a green robe floating chunk of concrete with a number of smaller chunks of concrete in orbit around her. I narrowed my eyes. What was Rune doing here? Sure, the building was on the edge of E88 territory, but there was no reason for her to attack me.

"So, who are you?" asked Rune, "And why are you here?"

I scowled.

"Thats none of your business," I said.

I really didn't want to give the E88 any indication that I had any powers thanks. Rune smirked under her hood.

"I see," she said, "In that case, I guess I need to see you off. Let see if you can dodge this."

She snapped her fingers and the rocks around her suddenly froze and sharpened into stone spears. My eyes widened in surprise, before she pointed at me and the spears shot down towards me. I immediately clapped my hands together and pulled on the Souls in the air around me, solidifying the air into a solid wall. The wall held for about a second, before the spears shattered my barrier. I jumped back, barely avoiding the attack, but that didn't stop me from taking a few cuts across my arms, legs and face. Whats more…

"That was aimed to kill," I muttered, narrowing my eyes at the Cape, "Why would she…"

"Huh, thats interesting," said Rune.

Then she did something that surprise me more than the potentially lethal attack. She vanished in a flash of green light.

"Wha…"

SHING!

I froze as a razor sharp blade appeared under my chin.

"That wasn't a bad trick kid," said Rune, "So what, you one of that idiot Kaiser's goons? Stormtiger, right?"

"Wha...no, I'm not…" I protested, but was cut off by the knife twitching.

"Save it," said Rune, "You really shouldn't have come here alone."

"But…"

The knife twitched again and I gulped when I felt the sharp edge cut my skin.

"Now, how should I…"

"JADE, THATS ENOUGH!"

Rune twitched at the sudden voice and I twitched as the knife moved even closer. I kept one eye on the knife as I glanced in the direction of the voice. The owner was a tall, dark-skinned woman with straight chin-length dark hair, brown eyes and full lips. She was wearing a dark brown long-sleeved low cut shirt with form-fitted trousers and dark knee lengths boots that were giving out a rather odd signal to my senses. She was holding what looked like a bag of groceries from the nearby corner store.

"Let him go," said the woman.

"Wha...but Jackie, this guys with the Empire!" protested Rune.

"If hes with the Empire, why does he have a card?" said Jackie as I tried to figure out what in the hell was going on.

Rune blinked.

"He does?" asked Rune.

"Yes, and that ability he used to block your attack was Fullbring, not Aerokinesis," said Jackie, "Now let him go."

Rune looked between me and Jackie, before she sighed.

"Fine."

She took the knife away and vanished in another flash of green light.

"Sorry about her," said Jackie as I rubbed my neck, "Jade doesn't exactly have the best experience with the Empire and she tends to overreact when she thinks they're around."

"Well, I suppose I can't really fault her for that," I said, "So, are you going to tell me what this is all about?"

Jackie smiled.

"Come inside," she said, "I think it would be best if you spoke to our leader."

She walked past me, heading for the door.

"Oh, before I forget, whats your name?" she asked as she reached it.

"John," I said.

"Nice to meet you John," said Jackie, "I'm Jackie Tristan. Oh, and you'll need this."

She tossed the card I'd dropped when Jade attacked me to me. I caught the card as Jackie opened the door and led the way inside and up a flight of stairs. Eventually, we reached another door lined with steel with another card reader and keypad.

"Well, here we are," said my guide, "The Headquarters of our organization, Xcution."

She opened the door, revealing a bar with a number of people, some I recognized, some I didn't, scattered around the room. As we entered, all eyes turned on me, the gazes ranging from curiosity to apathy. Then, someone stood.

"So, you've finally come," he said, "She said you would. My name is Kugo Ginjo and we have a lot to discuss."

And done. Well, that was certainly interesting and with a lot of revelations and clue to what I have planned for the future...sigh, I wonder if its even worth it sometimes…

Anyway, why did I give Danny Isshin and Ryuken as drinking buddies? Because why the fuck not!

Hmm, Taylor's hairpins…

And shes apparently got a crush on Ichigo and is making friends with Tatsuki. I wonder where I'm going with this. Note the sarcasm.

Uh oh, that can't be good. If Contessa's got her fingers in the Fullbringer pie, just what does that mean for John? More to the point, Rune's a Fullbringer and has a bone to pick with the E88 and shes far from the only 'Parahuman' who's actually a Fullbringer in this world! Hell, I might even turn a couple into Quincy's or Bounts...probably not the latter though. Then again, maybe I will. Who knows.

Not entirely sure why I called Rune Jade, but it seemed appropriate for some reason.

Anyway, I'm done. Don't forget to leave a review on the way out!