"We understand Saya-chan," Ichigo said as he saw the shop off in the distance.

Toushiro had finished his half of the paperwork before heading out and through the gate to the living world and to Kisuke's shop.

"Good to see you Captain. Right on time like usual. " Urahara said as he sensed the others getting closer to the shop.

Hoshi smiled when she sensed Captain Hitsugaya and was glad he was here. She did have a crush on him, but wouldn't admit it if she was asked. She had a feeling Katia knew, but Katia was the only person she would admit it to.

"Thank you Kisuke-san," Toushiro replied as he waited with Soi-fon and Yoruichi in the backroom.

Katia sensed Toushiro's reiatsu and resisted a smirk, knowing what her cousin was thinking.

" Glad to see everyone here safely. Everyone else is in the back room waiting to start." Urahara said with a smile. He wanted to relieve the tension in the air, since he could feel it building up as the day went on .

Ichigo nodded and headed towards the back room, noticing the rising tension as well. He just hoped that nothing was going wrong...

" Now Nel-san. Please tell us what about what is happening in Heuco Mundo. " Urahara said once everyone was seated. He had a feeling things were much worse than he thought they were.


Yoruichi hoped that Nel could tell them about who was in charge now in Heuco Mundo. If they knew, then they could catch Snow and Coin off guard with different questions.

Nel nodded as she came into the room in her adult form. Sighing lightly, she started speaking. "I'm not entirely sure how it was done, or when...but Gin Ichimaru has taken over the Esperada and has been recruiting new Hollows and Arrancar to his side. I even saw him use his blade in order to prove that no one is to question his orders...he's just terrible. What's worse...he knows of my betrayal to Ichigo-kun and the other shinigami. I have no idea what happened to my fraccion either..."

Urahara scowled. " He must have somehow faked his death. Things were not organized once the fighting was over , since all the focus was on getting Aizen to a secure place. Kyoko Sugetsu wasn't found and its possible that he could have been the one who stole it. We'll all make sure you'll be safe here Nel and we will do what we can to help you find out about your Fraccion. I know Captain Soi-fon and Yoruichi will now be able to get some information from Snow and Coin now that we know who they work for. " Urahara said. He was worried about what Ichimaru's plan would be concerning Hoshi and Katia , hoping there was a way to keep them safe.


Hoshi froze, now knowing who the man in her nightmares were. She shuddered at the thought and vowed to herself to help Nel and defeat Ichimaru Gin.

Katia scowled at hearing what Nel said, knowing that this shinigami was causing her cousin nightmares.

"It's possible that he's taken that sword...I have seen something on his back, but I haven't seen exactly what it is," Nel said as she noticed the various looks of anger on her friend's faces.

" We will all need to be ready for anything Ichimaru might pull. I'm sure he will officially make himself known to us soon, so we must use this time wisely to prepare. Captain Hitsugaya what do you suggest we do?" Urahara said. He needed to get his binding spell adjusted and a figure out a way to Heuco Mundo, but had a feeling Ichimaru would allow entey when he needed something for his plan.

(Are you caught up on Bleach?)

"I'll let the others know about this development. Hopefully with this both Yoruichi-sama and Soi-fon can use this information to get something out of Snow and Coin now," Toushiro responded. After that, the meeting of captains would most likely take place. Other than that, there wasn't all that much he could do.

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" I'm sure we can. They won't expect us to know who their leader is. " Yoruichi said, having a feeling that this round of questioning would be much better than the last.

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"I'm glad that I was able to help. Hopefully you can get some information from those two," Nel responded with a grin.

"Now all we need to do is find a way to get into Hueco Mundo and then we're all good," Ichigo said.

" I have feeling that we will." Yoruichi said with a grin. She knew Kisuke could think of something to get that gate to Heuco Mundo to open, but knew they would need to wait till they knew more about what was happening there.

Naomi would do what she could to help Nel and would make sure Karin and Yuzu were safe.She knew she was needed at her job, but would make sure Karin could fight in the field if needed.

Ichigo thought about his sisters, hoping that they would be okay with all the craziness that was about to go down. "Naomi, can you see if Karin-Imouto is ready for being out in the field? I'd also like to see what you think of my Quincy abilities as well since Ren-jiji left." Ichigo asked, scowling lightly at the news. If they were going to be fighting Gin, then it was going to at least be annoying.

" I was planning on testing Karin tonight to see if she was ready. I'll gladly test your's too. Grandpa does want a progress report on how the both of you are progressing. " Naomi said having the feeling Ichigo would be using his Quincy quite a bit during his fights.

Urahara was glad that Ichigo and Karin were progressing well with their Quincy training. He had a feeling Karin should soon be hearing the voice of her Zanpaktou spirit and had a plan to train her.

"I'd appreciate it Naomi," Ichigo said as he wondered what else they could do. "Is there anything else that we can do, or do we have to wait for blind and creepy to open a portal for us?" Ichigo asked.

" I think I might be able to open one for you, but I'm not sure. " Katia said. She still had trouble opening portals and she had last used that ability to get her things that she left behind at the Vandenreich base. She had left the portal open so her uncle could jump in if she was caught by the remaining Vandenreich. She knew they would regroup someday, but that would be a long time in the future when they did.

"Are you sure you want to try Katia-chan? I'm sure we can wait for Kisuke if you want," Tatsuki said with concern. She had helped Katia bring her stuff from the abandoned Vandenreich room and remembered how tired Katia was after opening a portal.

" I want to try, but if I can't I understand that we should wait. " Katia said , knowing nothing could be done until they had more information. She didn't want anyone here to get hurt if she could open the portal.

"Alright. Just as long as you're sure about this," Tatsuki replied with a small smile.

"I think you should try as well. If you're this confident in your abilities, then I'm sure that you can do it," Ishida added.

" I agree too Katia. Do you feel like trying now? I suggest we go down to the training area to test this idea out. That way if anything comes out the portal, we can keep it in a controlled area." Urahara said and stood up. He could sense that Katia was determined to do this.

Katia nodded. "I do," she said quickly. She wanted to try and creating another portal and this time, hopefully, it wouldn't be as draining as the last one was.

"Then we should head down there. If anyone wants to come just in case something comes through, you are welcome to come with us."

"I'll help." Hoshi said, just in case Katia got tired like she had the last time she opened a portal. She hoped there was something she could do to help her cousin.

"I'll help as well," Tatsuki said as she got up off the floor. She also noticed that Toushiro, if she remembered his name correctly, was also following her, hoping that it was because the captain wanted to help, just in case.