Chapter 48: Giant Protector

Chad looked around as he kept watch over the others. Since the night before, he had been with the full of energy Mashiro and enigmatic man called Love. It was seconds after coming here that they had been attacked by soul reapers claiming to be from a division called the eleventh. According to the afro haired Love guy, they were from the strongest squad. His only question was then, why had they been so easy to defeat then? The three of them had found a warehouse and hidden there for the night. Mashiro had woken him up for his turn at watch. As he sat by the doors he practiced at stretching his senses further than what they were use to. He was worried about his friends, but he knew they were strong enough to hold their own against the enemies before them.

Around three was when Chad sensed a group of soul reapers coming towards them. As silent as he could he woke both of his companions. They then waited for the group to arrive Love had Chad and Mashiro prepare your escape from the back of the wearhouse. The larger teen looked at the older man. "Why split up? We are stronger together." he said causing the former captain to chuckle.

"Sometimes in order to defeat an enemy you must confuse them." he spoke sounding confident. "As they attack me, they'll believe I am alone; however, you two will come from around the building and attack them from the rear."

"Kensei employed this tactic once when there was a rebellion with the Ryoka years ago." Mashiro mumbled quietly.

Love nodded. "Exactly." Suddenly a banging sound hit the door as a dozen soul reaper foot soldiers tried forcing the doors open. Love's kido spell kept the doors tightly shut. "Go!" he told them quietly as he waved them off. His sword from his back he spoke. "Crush down." The sword glowed brightly as it changed into its shikai form from its sealed one. Changing from a sword to a kanabo, it was now twice the size of its owner with spikes covering it like a cactus. The handle was almost taller than Love himself. The new form seemed impossible to even lift but Love handled it with ease and expertise.

The doors burst open as Love's zanpakuto came through towards its enemies. The men, having not expecting this, were thoroughly taken by surprise as the huge zanpakuto came down upon them. Turning to run from this new enemy, they weren't expecting the other two to come out of hiding. Chad's arm had changed and looked to have a red/black shield upon it. As he pulled his arm back, the teen gathered some energy and then released it at the group running towards him.

"Mashiro! KICK!" Mashiro's voice echoed as she kicked a group running towards her. She sent them flying through a wall, knocking them unconscious as she did so. Spinning around she grinned at the next group. The three had the group surrounded and it would seem that escape was impossible for the shinigami when an explosion off in the distance caught their attention.

Shinji groaned as Retsu Unohana healed the wounds on his back. Being sent through several walls hadn't been fun when he had been a young man and was even less fun now. He was definitely feeling his age today. Nearby he saw his best friend sitting quietly with a smile on his face. "Say it Jushiro." he dared his friend.

"You thought she would go easy on you because you met her in the living world, didn't you?" Jushiro inquired, his usually bright eyes looked tired from worry.

"She's stronger than what I perceived her to be in living world." he admitted. "I wasn't expecting such strength and power from someone so..."

"Small?" his friend asked. "Rukia is the same, but I can tell there's an untapped power in her. Are you saying you could not sense that power that was shown? At all?"

Shunsui seriously looked at his friend who seemed shocked at this development. "No. I couldn't."

Deciding to add her two cents into the conversation, Retsu spoke up. "Is it possible that Urahara used some sort of sealing kido upon her before?"

Both men felt a chill go through them. "And once he was gone the seal broke?" Jushiro inquired, gaining a nod from their healer friend.

"We're doomed." Shunsui spoke nonchalantly as he sat up to grab his hat only to have it removed from his reach by Retsu. "Uno-" he began but she gave him a warning smile forcing him to lay back. Yes, ma'am."

Jushiro chuckled as she left the room. "She's still the only woman who can make any person in all of Soul Society tremble." At that moment an explosion occurred causing both men to look out the picture window in the room.

"That sounded like-" Shunsui began just as a second explosion occured.

"Mayuri Kurotsuchi." Both men ended up staying at the same time.

"What is that man doing at the twelfth at this hour?"

Shunsui shook his head at Jushiro. "I don't think we want to know."

At that moment at the twelfth Mayuri pulled his zanpakuto out of a vat. The zanpakuto had been modified from its original. "Now, if Aizen is using a zanpakuto that causes any type of illusion, I will be able to nullify that illusion instantly." He looked at Urahara. " the evidence you brought to my attention was quite impressive. " He stepped towards his ex-captain. "However, I know you have your own secondary plans. You knew you would be captured sooner or later. How did you expect to survive or escape this time?"

"I put my faith in the impossible." was his only answer as suddenly the doors to the room exploded.

M-Angel: Its been a month since my last update. So what does everyone think of Mayuri's semi-solution? Can anybody guess who or what has attacked the 12th division?

Antex - The Legendary Zoroark - Hehe...I think I have you Mayuri's answer in this chapter.

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GunBlade2020 - I think those two could do some serious damage if Mayuri just listens and doesn't just do his own thing.

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