"Makes sense. You gonna be okay here?" He asked as he used Zangetsu to block what seemed to be another Cero-like beam of energy. He didn't want to leave her on her own, but he also knew that she could take care of herself. Plus he sensed Soi-Fon coming around as well. He just hoped that the other captains could stall Gin long enough so that he could get there in time to fight him.

" I will. Don't worry. " Tatsuki said with a grin.

Gin didn't like that the other captains were fighting against him. He knew he was getting weaker every time he used the amulet and feared that this would be his final battle. If it was , he wasn't going to tell who else might be interested in a couple of Seers.

"Alright," Ichigo said as he jumped away, heading towards wherever that blast was coming from. As he ran towards it, he summoned his Hollow Mask and donned it, accessing his Vizard powers.

Ukitake wasn't the only one fighting Gin at this point. Yamamoto and Kyoraku were close by and he was glad for the extra help. He had a feeling it wasn't the fighting that was making Gin weaker but the artifact that he possessed. That thought made Ukitake wonder if the amulet was starting to absorb Gin's soul. That thought alone made the older Shinigami shudder.

(think Kisuke would be given some of the WH13 protection gear?)

"So you're the one causing our Queen trouble...Hichigo said. Ichigo had allowed to have control over his body just for the battle. He knew that his Hollow, for whatever reason, was overprotective when it came to Tatsuki and Hoshi. He wasn't sure about Katia, but he would cross that bridge at a later date.

( I think he would. )

" Yes I am. And there's nothing you or your king can do to stop me. " Gin said with a sneer.

Once the hollows had been killed Kisuke grabbed the gear Artie had sent to him recently. He was grateful his old friend was willing to help as much as he could. Now if Kisuke could convince Artie to send his agents once the artifact was retrieved , he would be all set. He went through the portal and hoped he was close to where Gin was.

(hm...Claudia and Myka would fangasm/be intrigued about it, Pete would be Pete and Steve I'm not sure about if they were sent to Soul Society *snickers*)

Ichigo had started fighting the Arrancar, surprised that he was doing so well dealing with him even in Vizard form. He knew that he had to deal with Gin as well, but knew that this monster also had to be taken care of. Seeing a Senkai gate appearing right in front of him, Ichigo was surprised to see Kisuke, his father and other allies that stayed back to deal with the Hollows had came here to help. Scowling lightly as his father told him to hurry onwards, he did as such after his father stated that Gin was using this time to get closer to Hoshi and Katia. Once he got close enough and actually saw Gin, both Ichigo and Hichigo growled lightly. "You..."

Nel was glad that they had defeated all of the other Hollows back in Kurakara Town and knew that there was no time to waste as she and the others followed Kisuke through the portal he had connecting his shop to Soul Society. Seeing Ichigo again brought a smile to her face, but she knew that now wasn't the time for pleasantries and quickly got to fighting alongside Jean and Victorai.

Gin grinned evilly and scowled at the sight of Ichigo and Urahara close by. He knew Urahara had a connection to that warehouse somehow and wasn't going to let him have the amulet. " I have a feeling you both are trying to stop me. " Gin said with one of his creepy smiles.

"Gee...whatever gave you that idea?" Ichigo asked sarcastically. He would have to test Gin's new powers and see whether he needed to use...that again, but he would have to wait and see. There was the idea of using his Quincy AND Shinigami powers together, but that would be a last resort.

" You know you can't stop me. I have the power of over a million souls in this amulet and am not afraid to use the power I have." Gin said. He had done careful research on this artifact and was impressed by the database that warehouse had. Someone had blocked his connection and he wanted to find out who that person was. He knew there were artifacts that would be helpful in his conquest to take over the realms.

"Yara Yara. You forget that these people you stole that from know everything about that item Gin, especially ways of neutralizing it," Kisuke said as he took something out that his friend Artie had given him.

" How is Human technology supposed to stop me? I'm a god compared to them. They we're even able to stop me from taking the amulet." Gin said in a cocky voice to Urahara. He didn't think anyone was able to see him, but there was that red haired girl that had tried to shoot something that looked like a gun at him.

(hm...I don't remember if Claudia ever fired a Tesla so far in the show. Granted I can see her doing it *looks at the Teslar Grenade* but that's the only person that comes in mind with "red hair")

"So nothing like this would harm you or that amulet you're wearing, hm?" he asked. He had been giving this weird gun that could shoot electricity. He wasn't sure how it worked but he was told that it did and how to use it.

( I'm sure she took one when Artie wasn't looking or that Artie had Claudia and Jinks investigate the strange energy readings that Claudia found. I figure Myka and Pete were away on a mission. )

Gin wasn't sure if the gun would work on him here in Soul Society but he didn't want to find out. He knew either way he was in big trouble. If he didn't get the Philosophers stone made, his master would be upset with him.

(makes sense. And even though they've said and had several examples of them not falling for each other...they really should. Either that or they definitely have a brother/sister relationship. Older and younger vary upon the episode. And master?)

"What is that thing?" Ichigo asked, noticing that Gin seemed to be wary of it for some reason or another.

( I agree they should. Who should we have retrieve the artifact once Kisuke gets the artifact? Maybe it's Kusaka who is really in control? But he used Gin to get the Philosopher's stone. He won't want the stone once Gin is gone and then will start to work on his plan for a take over.)

" It's a ray gun." Kisuke said with a laugh." But seriously, this is a Tesla and it's not something to take lightly." You don't want me to fire this thing Gin. It will much easier to just put the amulet down and let the captains take you into custody." Urahara said.

Gin smirked lightly. "Sorry, I have no intentions of surrendering," Gin said as he quickly pulled his trump card out from behind him, instantly shifting it into it's shikai form. Seeing Ichigo look away quickly as he knew what that blade was, his smirk changed into a grin.

He had Aizen's blade this whole time?!" Ichigo growled out. Things just went from bad to worse.

Kisuke scowled having his greatest fears confirmed. He fired the Tesla toward Gin and hoped he was correct. He didn't want to have to fight, but would if he needed to.

Gin narrowly dodged the Tesla, glad that he did so when he saw what happened when it hit a Hollow, instantly destroying it. 'I need to get out of here he thought, using the smoke cloud from the Tesla and the Hollow to make a quick escape. He may not have been able to get anyone that he needed for the Philosopher's stone, but that could still wait.

Urahara cursed that Gin got away and knew that all the captains would need a Tesla." I'm sorry I didn't get him or the artifact, but I have an idea for when he shows up again." He said. He knew he could convince Arthur Nielsen to send him more teslas for this idea.

Ichigo took his mask off as he pinched the bridge of his nose in anger. "Please tell me what idea could you possibly have that would defeat the bastard targeting my female friends?" he asked angrily. He knew that Kisuke didn't deserve it, but he was pissed.

" I want to arm the captains and lieutenants with Teslas. Of course you and the others would have one too. I feel that they are the only way to stop Gin without killing him that is. " Urahara said knowing Ichigo was angry.

"I won't lie when I say I wouldn't mind seeing him dead," Ichigo said, though he did agree with Kisuke's plan. "Who gave you this in the first place?" he asked after a few seconds.

" A friend of mine. He won't admit that we're friends but we are. His name is Arthur Nielsen and is the caretaker of a warehouse in the United States. I'm not sure how he'll react to the request for more Teslas but I know his boss will agree that we need them. " Kisuke said and thought of Irene Frederick.She did creep him out a little bit but knew that she would do her best to convince the captains.

Ichigo rose an eyebrow at that after hearing all that Kisuke said. He had to admit this Arthur person sounded interesting, though something caught his attention as he replayed Kisuke's words. "Wait a second...there's actually someone out there that can freak you out? I'm quite curious now..." Ichigo said, remembering all the crazy stuff Kisuke did to him and the others when they first met.