Ichigo continued fighting with his mask on, surprised that he was still fighting without any interference from Hichigo. He blocked several strikes in succession before firing a black Getsuga Tenshou at Urahara. After this sparring session was over, he was going to see if it was alright to go into his Inner World and have a chat with his Hollow.

Tatsuki nodded as she flew towards Tetsu, Ryuenjin giving her basic information of how she could use both the wings and the sword to which she used along with her skills in karate. She made a private mental note to ask him about the armor. Surely it couldn't be just for show, could it?

Toushiro sent out an ice dragon towards Hoshi. He had a feeling that she could dodge it, but if she didn't then he would give her a few seconds to unfreeze it herself before commanding the ice to melt.

Urahara dodged and sent out a crimson blast toward Ichigo . He would stop this fight soon , since he wanted the chance see both Tatsuki's and Hoshi's Bankais in action .

Tetsu was in his Bankai mode but keeping the fight at a restrained level . He was able to block her attacks , knowing this would help her master them . Tetsu knew this was a good chance for him to hone his own skills.

Hoshi quickly dodged the ice dragon , and saw this as an opportunity and felt her Reiatsu levels increase. She dodged another attack , before saying Bankai. A violet mist surrounded her form as a cloud of thick fog surrounded the two. Her nagamaki turned into a sleek katana with a golden blade . She was waiting to see how Hitsugaya would react to the fog.

(Stupid, evil cliffhanger mangaka bastard...*growls*)

Toushiro saw Hoshi dodge the ice dragon and activate Bankai. Noticing the thick fog surround him, he calmed his mind and waited for a sound to give her away. Hearing nothing, he opened his eyes and saw only the shadows of the clones nearby. Interesting...her Bankai allows her to have solid clones... he thought to himself before feeling a sting on his right side. Jumping up, he dodged the pincer attack as he countered with three ice dragons at the clones.

Ichigo was surprised that he had stayed in Vaizard form for so long while not hearing one comment from his obnoxious Hollow. Perhaps he had given up on Hoshi and/or Tatsuki gain a Hollow? He could only hope as he parried the crimson blast sent at him by coating Zangetsu in his reiatsu before cutting through it.

( I agree ! )
Hoshi could sense the clones being defeated . She dodged an attack by an ice dragon and was ready to fight again . Indigo had told her how this fog severely confused the opponent to a certain level , but didn't say what that level was. She reassured Hoshi that Captain Hitsugaya would be fine in the fog, and wouldnt get too confused .

After a little while , Urahara called time . He was looking forward to hearing what Tetsu and Captain Hitsugaya had to say about Tatsuki's and Hoshi's Bankais . " Good match Ichigo. I'm glad you remebered what you learned in the past. " He said soon after their fight.

" Are you alright Tatsuki ?" Tetsu said after the round was over .He knew Tatsuki was alright , but wanted to hear it from her.

(sorry, been reading the Hunger Games. My cousin brought it down with her and well...Books>Movies)

Toushiro worked around the clones, however he noticed that while in shikai his Hyourinmaru would pass right through the clones, this time his blade cut right through them. The first time he did this, he was startled and thought that he had hurt the real Hoshi, but when it turned to smoke and he felt a blade slice along his back did he realize that the clone was just a clone. He stopped once he heard Urahara call for time.

"Thanks. I'm surprised that I'm still in Vizard mode though," he said before taking the mask off with a flick of his wrist. He then noticed that Asami was by herself and focusing on her sword. "Is she trying to reach her spirit?" he asked Urahara out of curiosity.

"I'm fine, thanks for asking," she said absentmindedly as she was talking to Ryu about her new Bankai and its abilities.

( I understand. )

Hoshi focused to return her Zanpaktou to it's sealed form after the round had ended. She felt tired after using Bankai." Are you alright Captain?" She asked .She didn't know how the fog would affect someone else, knoing how she felt after she had gotten out of it.

" It's seems you might have more control of your Hollow than you did before." Urahara said. " She is from what I can tell from here she's very close to unlocking her shikai."

Tetsu nodded and was glad she was.

Asami focuused harder on the voice she was hearng and went toward a light that was getting brighter. She was in Japanese tea hose and saw a woman in a yellow kimono sitting there . She didn't hear the name of her spirt and was told to walk through a wave of energy. Asmai did as she was told and made it thoguth the barrier .
Congratulations my dear Asmai. I'm Summer Light. When you need me just say, Listen! Summer Light.I'm looking forward to seeing you agasin." The woman said with a kind smile.
Asami woke up and sat there to adjust to the normal light.

(thanks.)

I'm fine Hoshi-san, although thank you for your concern," Toushiro replied as he returned his blade to its original form.

"Interesting...I thought that with me losing my powers for a while, I would have lost all control I had over my Hollow powers as well," Ichigo stated as he nodded from what Urahara said about Asami and he wondered what it would be like.

Hoshi was glad he was and went to where Tatsuki and Ichigo were .

"I thought so too. We'll break for an hour then start the next round. " He said before Ichigo left to jion the others. He saw that Asami was with them . " How did the training go for Tatsuki and Hoshi. " Urahara asked Hitsugaya and Tetsu.

" How did the training go?" Asami asked the three. She couldn't wait to tell them about her shikai.

Ichigo went back towards the girls and grinned lightly and let the girls know they had an hour break. Once Asami asked how their sessions went, he told the three girls how he had more control of his Hollow powers before reassuring Asami that he was in full control of them.

Tatsuki nodded once she heard from Ichigo that they had an hour before they resumed training and told them about her Bankai. Ichigo chuckled at the fact she was becoming more of a dragon, but said nothing, causing her to glare at him lightly before finishing her tale.

"I don't think Hoshi-san has realized it yet, but her clones, while in bankai, are completely solid and almost made me think that I had accidentally hit her instead of a clone before it dissolved into smoke." The captain said as he analyzed the fight.

" It's good that you do have more control." Hoshi said. " That sounds amaizing Tatsuki." Hoshi was glad her friend had achieved Bankai today." How did your training go Sami-chan?" She asked Asmai.

I unlocked it. It's called Summer Light and I think it is energy based. It's in the form of a Dao which is a Chinese sword." Asami said with a smile .She was glad Tatsuki had achieved Bankai.

" That does seem interesting. Were there any effects from the fog? Did it seem like she was holding back at all?" Urahara asked curious on how her Bankai did work . Tetsu how did Tatsuki do? "He asked
"She did real well for the first battle. With a little more work she should have it mastered. " Tetsu said.


( this is what a Dao is
Dao (sword) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

(thanks for the info...and my cousins/brothers are playing Rockband and purposely screwing up the songs.)

"Agreed," Ichigo said, not wanting them to know that his Hollow half had baited him a year ago by calling Tatsuki his queen and Hoshi his pet. He scowled for a second before masking it with a grin as he heard about Asami's shikai and was curious about it's abilities. He" just hope that no one saw the scowl that he had on his face for a few seconds.

"I think she was, but I'm not sure," Toushiro said. He wasn't sure if it was because he was a captain; that she was just afraid of hurting someone in general or something else altogether but didn't voice those thoughts.

Tatsuki grinned when she heard Asami say she got her shikai.

( Sorry about disappearing like that . Just finished dinner and was watching the football game. Is not happy my team is 7 points behind. I don't like it either when people intentionally mess up on Rockband or Guitar Hero. )
"I agree. I'm thinking about the best way to approach this. We could have them team up and learn to work weathering while they fight the three of us. It would be the best way for Asami to learn the basics of her Shikai. " Urahara said , sensing as well that Asami unlocked her shikai .

(No problem and agreed)

"That sounds like a good idea. Although some rules should be in place," Toushiro said, thinking out loud.

"Also I think that we should also use shunpo, but sparingly . Only using it to dodge an unexpected attack ." Tetsu said.

Toushiro nodded, liking that idea as well.

(Yay, Cowboys won)

( Glad the Cowboys won. Not happy that the Lions didn't win against Green Bay. )

" The it's settled . We should start soon" Urahara said once the hour is up. " This round will be different . It will be the four of you against the three of us. There are some rules to this round. First, Ichigo you can use Shikai and Bankai while the girls can use either Bankai or Shikai. In return, we will only use our Shikai. Next, Shunpo is allowed, but only when you encounter a surprise attack. We want this to be fair as possible." Urahara said to the four .

(1 out of 2 isn't bad, what about the other game tonight, Ravens vs. 49ers?)

Ichigo listened to the rules and nodded as he heard each one, making sense. He smiled a little bit when they said that he could use his bankai, since it allowed him an extra boost of speed, and that's all it was: pure speed. No shunpo involved. This would allow him to help anyone, if the need arose.

Tatsuki wasn't so sure about this, but didn't let it show. Just because they had experience on their side didn't mean that they would automatically lose. She just had to think outside the box.

( Ravens . Figured I better explain Tetsu's shikai. I hope it's alright. )
Hoshi wasn't sure about this either but was willing to try. She knew she needed to improve her combat skills.

Asami was nervous about this, but didn't let it show. She knew it would be a good way for her to use her shikai.

"Are we ready?" He asked and had Benihime ready .
Tetsu had his Shikai, Crimson Nights Rain ready. His looked like it was unsealed but it could gauge how much reiastu an opponent had used . This was gauged by striking the blade of the opponent or the opponent striking the Shikai. That was only one of the abilities though.

(It's fine)

Ichigo looked at his companions and grinned lightly. He knew the three girls could hold their own and wanted to see how they would do in a fight. He noticed that Asami and Hoshi looked a little nervous but would not allow it effect them. He held Zangetsu on his shoulder and showed that he was ready before nodding.

"I'm ready whenever you are," Toushiro stated as he stared at Ichigo, shaking his head at the lazy stance he had.

Urahara nodded that he was ready and charged at Tatsuki . It would be intersting to see how this worked out.

Hoshi blocked an attack by Tetsu and used the clone ability of her shikai . This was separate from the fog, the fog only reflected Hoshi and those clones didn't fight . These ones were exact copies that could fight back .Tetsu fought back , impressed at this technique . He hoped eventually to see Hoshi's Bankai in action.

Asami unlocked Summer Light and waited for her chance to fight.

Tatsuki quickly drew Ryuenjin and blocked Urahara's strike, although it did make her slide back just a little due to the amount of strength but before he could take advantage of that she raised her knee up, trying to get a strike in. It's a shame I don't have two of you at this size Ryu-kun she thought to her spirit as she quickly went on the offensive.

Ichigo jumped back and quickly activated his bankai, wanting the girls to get the most out of this in terms of battle experience as they could.

Toushiro quickly headed over to Asami and engaged her in battle, starting with a horizontal slash.