"Wow, it sounds as if you're quite busy," Rue said as he overheard someone talking about getting ready to go off for an attack.

Jessica heard it too. " It sounds like almost everyone is going away. " Jessica said. She still could sense the Leader and had a feeling his time was getting shorter.

"Then that means you need to stay awake just a little longer. I have a feeling that our rescuers will also have an antidote for this sleeping poison they've been giving you," Rue said. She just hoped it was true.

" I hope they do too. But I know I'll fall asleep soon. One of my visions had me waking up in Soul Soicety. " Jessica said. She was nervous that her vision might not come true." I can't stay awake much longer Rue. My eyes are hurting and so is my head. " Jessica said wanting to cry. This was becoming hard to handle.

"Jessica Williams, you are not falling asleep on me, you hear that? I refuse," Rue said in a demanding voice, thinking of anything she could do to keep the woman awake. She was not going to let her friend die, not on her watch.

" I do. "Jessica said with a weak smile."Tell me about the people in your squad. I love hearing about the Soul Society." Jessica said. She knew it was only a matter of time before she did close her eyes.


Ren tensed up as the graduation was nearing a close. He could sense the pressure changing, knowing that meant the Vandenreich were starting their offensive. He held his pendant in his hand and nodded to Kisuke, signaling that the battle would start soon.

Ichigo tensed up as he felt the change in the air as well, his hand going to the badge in his pocket. While he knew that he could use his new found Quincy Bow, he didn't want the other shinigami to know about it just yet. He just had to act smart and hide his body before he could join in on the fighting.

"Most of them are strong, with our captain being the strongest. I have no idea how the Vice Captain got her spot, but then again, that's one mystery that probably won't ever get solved. She also likes giving nicknames to everyone though I don't know why..." Rue started speaking, hoping that they would get rescued soon. She had a feeling that Jessica could only stay awake so much longer.

" I think some people are like that. I know someone from my classes that has nicknames for everyone in those classes. Some of them aren't very nice either. " Jessica said , since her nickname wasn't a good one.


Naomi had her pendant ready and was prepared to run with the girls to the clinic. She knew they would be safest there while the fighting took place. Naomi would use that time to help Karin unlock her powers.

"What was your nickname, if you don't mind me asking?" Rue asked. She heard something in the distance that sounded a lot like her name being called.

Ichigo nudged both Tatsuki and Hoshi so that they knew the battle was about to start. It wouldn't do to fight and then have no body to come back to due to people running around in the due chaos.

The Vandenreich members stood in the air above the graduation area, but had suppressed their reiatsu so that the shinigami in the area wouldn't be able to sense them, not until it was too late. Little did they know that both Katia and Hoshi had already seen this coming to light.

" It was distracted Jess. As a Seer I can't help getting distracted about things. " Jessica said with a yawn. She closed her eyes , since it was just too hard to keep them open at this point. She thought she heard voices, but wasn't sure.

" Ready to go?" Hoshi asked Katia once she had gotten out of her body. She could sense Minato was also tense and Hoshi knew the fight would start very soon.

"That's understandable...Jess!" Rue shouted as she saw Jessica close her eyes. 'If they get here quickly, we might still be able to save her!' she thought to herself as she thought she heard Katniss along with some others but wasn't too sure.

"I'm ready. I want to give them a piece of my mind..." Katia responded as she summoned her bow.

Ichigo saw Tatsuki stand up and leave, hopefully to get out of her body in a safe location. He was going to the men's restroom, knowing that it would be safer in there then anywhere else in the open. Before long, he was back outside and ready to fight, Zangetsu unwrapped and waiting near his side.

Katniss found a door and heard a shout. " Rue!" She said and hurried to find the keys. She signaled the other Shinigami when she saw a girl passed out in the cell next to Rue. " How long has she been like this ? Katniss asked as she hurried to unlock both doors.


Hoshi had left her body at home and had hurried to meet up with Ichigo. " I do too. I want them to pay for the pain they have caused our family. " Hoshi said as she drew her Zanpaktou.


" We should get to the clinic. "Naomi said to Karin and Yuzu , seeing her mom nod.She was glad Satoshi would be safe in the clinic also , not wanting to see him get hurt.

"she's been like this for fifteen minutes, maybe a little less or more. I did everything I could to keep her awake..." Rue admitted as tears threatened to fall. "It's some type of sleeping poison...I don't know exactly what it does but..."

Tatsuki had went with Ichigo to the graduation, knowing that it would get hectic quickly. When Ichigo nudged her, she had quickly made her way to one of the restroom stalls, before focusing on her necklace. Soon she saw herself in front of her body and quickly headed back outside.

Karin really wanted to fight, but knew that without her powers she couldn't do much.

" The poison is supposed to make her fall asleep for good. Captain Unohana has the anitidote ready for her. We need to get going and get you both to Soul Soicety. The Captain Commnader is here looking for the Leader. " Katniss said as the other Shinigami carefully picked Jessica up.

Jessica hated this blackness and wondered if this was what death was like. She could hear voices , but didn't know where they were coming from.

" Karin-chan? Do you want to learn how to use your powers?"Naomi asked once they were back at the clinic. Eiko kept watch at the window as a precaution , knowing the fight was close to starting.

"I think he went with the others to do some sort of attack, although I'm not entirely sure. I'm sorry..." Rue said as she looked down. She just hoped that Unohana-sama could heal Jessica in time.

"I do. I want to help Aniki and Tatsuki-chan fight," Karin stated.

Ichigo saw several arrows fall to the floor and brought Zangetsu up to shield himself from the attack...although all of the arrows missed, before starting to issue out a low-leveling mist, causing regular humans to fall asleep.

" I do have your zanpaktou here with me. I found it in the last room I was searching. "Katniss said and took the sword out of a hidden pocket in her uniform. She hoped no one had seen her take the sword out of the pocket, since the only other person who knew was Rue.

"Let's head down to the training area and we can start." Naomi said and headed toward the trap door in the basement. She hoped her uncle had cleaned it up.

Tetsu blocked several arrows that had been shot and had released his shikai. He didn't know what the sleeping gas would do the the humans and hoped the counter plan would be activated like it had been for Aizen.

Rue took her blade quickly from her friend, glad to feel its presence on her back once more. Hopefully now they could save Jessica. She just hoped they were able to give her the antidote in time.

Karin followed Naomi, surprised that they had a basement like this. She narrowed her eyes lightly, knowing that she would have to talk to her dad about this, but was glad to see that it wasn't full of dust and cobwebs or other stuff like that.

Tatsuki had quickly pulled Ryuuenjin out and brought it forward, cutting through some of the arrows with her flame. She had no idea what the arrows were suppose to do, but she had a feeling that it wasn't anything good.

Hoshi used her shikai to block the arrows that were falling , using her duplicate attack. She didn't have a good feeling about anything the Vandenreich did. She made sure she stayed close to Minato and Katia, since her dad had gone to help the other Shinigami.

Naomi turned on the light and got her pendant ready."Are you ready to start? First we need to relax. I know it isn't easy to do right now, but keeping calm helps a Quincy keep their focus." Naomi said to Karin.

"They are starting to leave now with Jessica, we should follow. Our Captain wasn't happy with me when I left, so I'm not sure what we are going to come back to." Katniss said. She wanted out of Squad 11 badly and hoped she and Rue could both transfer to Squad 2 once things got settled.

Minato fought with one of the Vandenreich, while keeping his senses open to make sure that nothing happened to Katia or Hoshi. He also remembered the vision that they told him about, but knew that with the knowledge of it that he could change it...hopefully.

"I'll try," Karin said as she took a few breaths, trying to calm down as Naomi asked her to do. If she couldn't do that, then how could she even start thinking of helping her brother and his friends?

"What happened?" Rue asked. She knew that Katniss had wanted to transfer into the second division, as did she. The fact that they were females didn't bother their captain, she knew that, but Rue believed that brute force didn't always solve an issue, which he didn't believe at all.

" Just try to channel the energy you feel into your pendant. It can have a calming feeling. " Naomi said. She hoped this would work, knowing how much her cousin wanted to help out there.

" I gave him a piece of my mind on why I should be on this mission. I don't think he was too happy with that. Not that I care though. . I'm transferring out of Squad 11 as soon as you get checked over." Katniss said as they entered into Soul Soicety. " We should head to the barracks and make sure you and Jessica are okay. " She said hoping they still had time.

Karin nodded and did as instructed, noticing her aura taking a redish tint to it. However, she didn't ask any questions about it for now.

"Why am I not surprised about that Kat-chan?" She said after giggling lightly, although she wasn't surprised. "Where do you think of transferring to?" She asked, having a feeling that she wanted to be under Soi-fong in the second division. Although with how quick and silent she was, she knew that she was more suited for that division as well.

" Now try to picture a bow and concentrate on its form. " Naomi said as she outstretched her arm to demonstrate. She make sure her bow slowly formed so Karin could see it.


" Squad 2. I know the both of us will be happier there. " Katniss said as they reached the barracks.

Hoshi slashed another hollow as the battle raged. She was trying her best to stay close , knowing Snow and Coin were nearby watching her fight. She feared that there was someone else that they needed to worry about once this battle was over , but didn't let that thought distract her.

Karin nodded as she pictured a regular sized bow after watching Naomi create her own bow. She made it look so easy...

Rue nodded as she followed Katniss back to the barracks.

Katia shot one of the hollows nearby, glad that she had been training with Minato, Hoshi and the others. Feeling the temperature raise a little, she noticed Tatsuki controlling her flames to take out a hollow of her own.

" Now think of forming it into your hand. It might take a few tries , but once you form it it will be much easier. " Naomi instructed.

Kenji shot several fire arrows in the direction of some Vandenreich members. He wasn't going to let them get away with killing his sister.

Jessica was feeling strange and could hear faint voices. She still thought she was in the cell next to Rue. She felt tense and hoped she was someplace safe.

"Alright," Karin said as she tried forming the bow into her hand, though it was quite difficult. After five tries, she finally got it to form, though the tint of red in her spirit energy caused her to look at it in confusion.

Tatsuki felt an arrow pass by her cheek. Raising a hand, she quickly saw the blood coming from the scratch. Growling lightly, she went to focus on the Vandenreich, hoping that whoever scratched her would soon be in her line of fire.

"Kat...has Jess-chan been given the antidote?" Rue asked softly. She thought that she heard movement but wasn't sure.