"I…I'm not going to betray anyone!" I choked, suddenly aware of a foreign pressure building in my chest. "You can't make me!"

"Dear little Ulquiorra, you shall soon eat those words. I have many means of getting exactly what I want from you. Best watch your tongue," Hallibell spat, getting chuckles from the Arroncars around her. "Or I may relieve you of it."

It seemed that Hallibell had gone completely retarded in the time I had been gone. I was just about to repeat these thoughts aloud, but decided otherwise.

"Well? You can follow my orders with your will intact or become a deranged puppet, left to my disposal. What do you say?" Hallibell crooned. I knew she was grinning behind her jacket.

"Screw you…" I muttered, enjoying the disgusted look on her face.

"Too bad." She turned and nodded to one of her companions, a strange fellow with pink hair. He had the demeanor of a child. "You may begin."

With a shockingly wide grin from the Arroncar, I felt a searing heat crawl its way into my chest. It felt as if every cell in my body was on fire, and I found myself losing consciousness. I fought to keep my eyes open, just to see what was happening, when I felt myself locked in to an unfamiliar place. My vision went black, and I was sucked into a long spiral that whipped my downwards, into darkness.

I didn't remember opening my eyes, although it seemed as if I had regained consciousness again. Surveying my surroundings, I saw that I was basically standing on nothing; just endless black. I could feel a solid floor underneath me, but I could see nothing there. Looking around, I saw a giant white wall to my right. It was just standing there, without support or anything. What was most strange of all was that through the wall, I could see Hallibell and all her Arroncar cronies. The Arroncar with the pink hair was collapsed on the ground, unmoving. Looking around me, I saw that he was positioned right in front of the wall, controlling my actions.

The pink guy straightened his legs, and the image shifted, my body standing up.

"Good." The cold voice of Hallibell floated through the darkness, and the image shifted more, making itself level with Hallibell. Then a cold realization struck me. I was seeing these images as if they were seen through my own eyes. But that was impossible…

"Are you completely in control?" Hallibell asked the pink guy through my body. He nodded, a grin splitting his face. My body did, too. "Ulquiorra, I know you're in there. I have successfully pushed your consciousness out of your shell of a body, and replaced it with one of my Arroncars. He has complete control of your body, and all you can do is watch as he destroys your world. You are helpless," Hallibell droned on, letting out a chuckle.

"What is this?" I screamed at the floating wall.

"You can scream and moan all you want inside your own imagination, but no one on the outside can hear you." She chuckled and gave a flick of her hand, ordering all the Arroncars into the hallway. My body's legs followed them, bent on obeying her orders.

"Oh, Ulquiorra. I'm sure you miss all of your Soul Reaper friends terribly. I think it's about time for a visit," Hallibell chuckled coldly. "Go to the Soul Society. For the first week or so you will be on reconnaissance. After I have collected enough information, I will send you a signal."

My body nodded, and I recognized the familiar ripping sound of the Rift swallowing me. After a few moments of observing the great, white globe, Pinky selected the Roukon District, and we were sucked away into the whiteness.

"Get out of my body!" I yelled at Pinky, who merely chuckled. He looked absolutely insane.

"I said get out!" I lunged forward, swinging my fist towards him. I stumbled forward, my fist merely sailing through the air. He was like a ghost, nothing able to touch him.

"You must really enjoy being with these scum…" Pinky laughed, walking through the disheveled shacks of the District.

"Screw off, Pinky!"

"It's Szayel, you ignorant buffoon," he scoffed, and continued walking.

"I don't care what your name is! Go away!" I yelled, rage boiling inside me.

"Well, that might be difficult, considering I am you." He laughed heartily, without any worries. "Now, let's go and say hello to your friends, shall we?"