Jean scowled and killed the hollow that hurt Victorai. She felt it was still her duty to protect her best friend.

" Yes we do, Captain Ukitake and Lieutenant Kuchiki will be able to protect Hoshi-san and Katia-san, but we need to help them." Soi-fon said.

Hoshi stayed close to Katia and Rukia while she was fighting. She knew that Gin was out there and she feared that their visions would come true.

Gin made his way to Squad 13. He didn't believe that Captain Ukitake would let him take the girls so easily, so he would fight the older captain. He knew it was a rare sight to see Ukitake even draw his sword, but he knew that this time would be much different.

Tatsuki nodded. "Then I should probably turn up the heat," Tatsuki said with a light smirk. Ryu-kun, you ready?' she mentally asked her partner. Getting a confirmed nod, she had her partner quickly shift into shikai. She knew that she also had to keep an eye on herself, since she, too, was a target.

Katia kept close to both Hoshi and Rukia as she fought, an arrow darting from her spiritual bow as she continued to pick off Hollows left and right. The only thing that she hoped was that they didn't have to fight Gin. "Rukia-chan, do you know where Ichigo is?" she asked, hoping that the elder female in their trio knew where he was. If anyone could stand up to Gin, it was him.

" He's on his way. There are hollows in the Living World to distract him, but Isshin-sama said he'll take care of all that. " Rukia said as she slashed a hollow's mask. It was rare to see her captain with his shikai unsealed but knew this was a fight Ukitake felt he needed to be a part of.

"Alright," Katia replied as she quickly fired an arrow towards a Hollow that was trying to sneak behind Rukia. She just hoped that they could hold them long enough until Ichigo got there to help.

Ichigo knew he had to get to Soul Society, but without a hell butterfly, it was going to be hard to get there. He knew he could go to Kisuke's shop, but he could already sense the Hollows there. 'This is going to get annoying...'

Hoshi dodged a claw swipe and brought down Indigo Fog on the mask. She had been learning that in major fights using shikai was the best option. She hoped Ichigo would make it here safely.

"Ichimaru is headed toward Sqaud 13. Many Shinigami are trying to keep him away from there. We need you to make sure he doesn't. " Byakuya said. He didn't want Gin to reach the girls. There had been debate on whether they should fight. It he had made the statement that they should since the three were official Shinigami now.

Byakuya nodded. His own opinion on Ichigo had changed but he would never admit that to anyone. " We need to hurry. " He said and went through the gate.

Hoshi hated it that she could sense the foul Reiatsu of Gin. It made her feel uneasy but she wasn't going to let fear take a hold of her.

Ichigo appeared within Soul Society's walls, quickly feeling the foul aura that was Gin's reiatsu. Scowling lightly, he headed off towards that direction. Sensing Tatsuki's flame like energy nearby, he made a detour as he tried locating his childhood friend.

Tatsuki's scowl mirrored that of Ichigo as she defended herself from a Cero of an Arrancar. While she knew that Gin most likely wanted her alive, it didn't mean that she would try anything foolish or extremely reckless. That was Ichigo's department. Hearing a cry that sounded a lot like "Getsuga Tenshou," Tatsuki dropped to the floor as the spiraling energy wave crashed into the Arrancar.

Soi-Fon was glad Ichigo made it in time to stop Gin and knew that Gin was getting closer to Squad 13. She was doing what she could to make sure he didn't get there.