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In a room, there were many books. It was all over the place. Dust has filled up all where it was not touched or cleaned out. In some areas, the books laid scattered all over while some were neatly stacking. The piles of books reached about a height of twelve feet. There were some ladders around. In the center of the room, an old man sat in his chair. He was dazing out with his head laid against the palm of his hand on the desk in front of him. Genryusai Yamamoto was about to fall asleep when he sensed someone's presence in the room. He looked around until his eyes fell on a huge dog lying on the floor by his side. He reached out, patting the dog behind his ears. Sajin Komamura was the name of the giant creature. He wagged his tail as he gave a sigh.

Genryusai gave a sigh as he got a brush. He dipped it in an ink pot, and there was a giant book in front of him. It was empty on one side of the page while the other was filled with neat handwritten kanji and romaji. The old man stroked his beard. "It's only been fifty years since that day. I wonder what those kids are up to at this time."

Sajin perked up, and he stood up on all four paws. He panted as his tail was wagging strongly. The old man chuckled as he scratched around his dog's ears.

"Well now, Sajin, let's go back in time, and witness what happened fifty years ago again, shall we?" The old man asked his dog.

Komamura barked as he wagged his tail.

Genryusai outstretched his arm in front of him. The room was started to get filled with heavy winds and light, and then, the pair was gone. There were no traces of them in the room at all.

***

Fifty years ago, day three…

Shuuhei couldn't believe what he was hearing. Hichigo noticed his reaction after a few minutes of silence. It was a huge shock for the dark haired brunette but he asked for it. The white haired boy stood his stance, "So, you still in?"

"Yeah, I am… I just need to clear my head for a bit that's all." The dark spiky haired teen turned around as he inhaled and exhaled. He cracked his knuckles and he stretched out his limbs. He made the decision to help this guy out. He had no idea why, but he thought it might just be something to get him going. For one thing, he had this unbelievable power of controlling an element. There were others who might be able to control it. There was earth, wind, fire, water, darkness, and light. He wondered who possessed the other four elements. Putting that aside, he went to work immediately. The boy turned his attention back to the white haired teen, "So, let's begin."

"Shall we, then? You'll have to let all your senses open now. That way, you'll be able to focus more on your own power. It's the fastest way, but still slow compared to other methods that I used." The white haired boy stated as the wind around him increased in pressure.

There was a moment of silence until Hichigo brought in the first attack on his opponent. Shuuhei wasn't expecting it at all. It was fast. The white haired boy leaped at the boy from his place as he gave a direct hit towards the brunette at the side of his lower hip. Shuuhei dodged a bit to the side, but he was still hit. Then, he received a kick to the stomach unexpectedly. He groaned in pain and landed on the ground. He held his stomach area as he stood up, and then, the pain went away. It was strange and shocking. "What the?"

"So, you discovered that ability as well? I wouldn't be surprised since you are in your 'area'." Hichigo stated with a smirk as he emphasized on the last two words.

"Really? Then, this is incredible. I could just live here." The dark haired boy stated as he looked to the meadow with ease. The voices that he heard were soft whispers. He can hear those whispering positive words to him and their other friends all around them. It was soothing.

Then, Shuuhei sensed Hichigo approaching him fast with another attack. The dark haired boy dodged with his arms. The pale skinned boy leaped off of them with his feet as the wind came with speed and pressure, pushing the possessor of earth to the ground again.

Hichigo was grinning as he walked up to the boy, "It's going to be a long day."

"Yeah." Shuuhei stated in agreement as he stood up and he ran towards the white haired boy with a punch. It was easily dodged and he was soon thrown towards the ground again.

***

Lying on the ground, Ichigo stared back at his brother, who was holding his neck in a tight grip. Ichigo had his hands on Hichigo's hands, urging his older twin to release him, but the white haired twin's hands were not losing its grip any time soon. The words that Hichigo last spoke to him hurt Ichigo deeply. He tried to ask his older twin what did he mean by that, but his words were muffled and he couldn't speak even if he wanted to.

Then, Hichigo slowly dissolved away. Ichigo wondered what was going on when he noticed that his brother's grip was finally released. His brother was soon no more, and Ichigo panicked as he tried to catch him, but he failed to do so. "What the-?"

"Huh, I managed to come in time. Heh."

Ichigo recognized that voice instantly, and he turned around to see his other look-a-like. It was Kaien, who waved at the orange haired boy with a smile. "Yo!"

"Kaien… What are you doing here?" Ichigo couldn't believe his eyes.

"Well, I don't understand myself. All I wanted was to see you, but I guess that came true. Now, I'm here though. Did you leave the lab? It's strange that we're here." Kaien looked around the meadow. He realized something else though as he looked around. The meadow didn't seem to fit the image of both of them. Realization hit him. He grinned to himself as he rubbed the back of his head. "We didn't leave. This is your dream or memory or something."

Ichigo realized it then. Kaien explained it to him, and the orange haired boy was relieved that it wasn't his actual brother who nearly killed him. He wondered how he managed to come here of all places. He barely remembered what happened here, but it was vaguely familiar.

Kaien interrupted the boy's thoughts, pointing to something in particular. "Hey, there are two kids there."

The orange haired boy turned to where the dark haired brunette was pointing to. Indeed, there were two, but he end up walking after them with Kaien by his side. As they came closer to them, Ichigo's eyes widen, and Kaien was surprised. The two kids were Ichigo and the other had white hair, Hichigo. Ichigo stated, "It's us when we were kids."

"I see. That's cool, so this might be your memory slot then." Kaien looked around the area. He knew it. The area seemed much older. He and Ichigo didn't seem to fit the image since they were more detailed in look. This meadow and the two kids were like from a painting, and it felt nostalgic.

"A memory… So, that's where I am now…" Ichigo whispered as he watched the two kids. They were playing around together. They neared the river bank, and they took off their shoes. They folded their shorts and sleeves up so their clothes won't get wet. They began to play around until the younger twin slip and fell in the river. Young Hichigo ran over to tend to young Ichigo, but Ichigo pulled down his older twin down. The memory was so pleasing to see, yet it was nostalgic.

Kaien gave a sigh as he laid on the grassy surface. He smiled to the older version of Ichigo. "Well, there's nothing to do here except just watching."

"I guess so." The orange haired boy stated as he sat down next to the brunette.

***

Back in the real meadow, two teenage boys were engaged in combat training combined with their powers. Hichigo was unscathed and not injured since he had more experienced training. It was Shuuhei's first time that he actually was even fighting even though he has never fight before. He was never engaged in mortal combat until he was trained now. The dark haired brunette didn't complain as he had this training to make up for the white haired boy's rescue and treatment.

Shuuhei came forward with more speed towards Hichigo with a punch, but once again, the white haired boy dodged as he spun and he gave a fatal kick to the boy on the right side of the hip, which was quickly blocked by the brunette's arm. Hichigo gave a smirk, "You're catching up. Just a few hours ago, you were full of holes."

"I'm still training and we have about another five hours." Shuuhei panted feeling tired. It's only been eleven hours.

The expression on Hichigo's face turned serious all of a sudden. He stood up to his full height as he looked upwards into the skies. Shuuhei was puzzled by the sudden action that Hichigo didn't do, which was nothing in particular. "What's wrong? Something happened?"

"Are you…ready now?" The white haired boy stated in a soft tone as he sighed.

The dark haired brunette was a bit surprised by the sudden request. He couldn't blame this white haired boy though. Based on how much Hichigo has told him, his brother was still held captive in that giant squared facility. During the time that Hichigo told him about his twin, Shuuhei sensed a different emotion that the white haired boy possessed while talking about this 'Ichigo' person. The dark haired brunette wished to ask, but he'll have to confirm it later.

All he did now was that he nodded his head. "Sure. I'm ready when you are. Do you have a plan?"

"No. Just search for my brother, take him out, and then, destroy the place. That's all there is to it. Not much of a plan, huh?" Hichigo asked as he shrugged his shoulders as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Well, it's sort of a plan anyhow. So, you lead the way, and I'll follow you." Shuuhei stated as he thrust a fist into the air.

Hichigo appreciated the thought as he grinned. "Alright, if you are then, let's go. Hope you can fly."

Before the dark haired brunette could ask what the white haired boy meant by that, Shuuhei was suddenly lifted into the air. He gave out a scream of "Oh my god! I didn't know that you meant flying by air!" Hichigo flew upwards with the wind around him. He nodded to Shuuhei, who relaxed himself, and they were flying back towards the city. It took them nearly five minutes. By walking, it would take about an hour or two. They flew with speed. It was night time with the sun setting in the summer horizon. On the streets, it was still crowded. The boys landed on top of a building.

Hichigo landed with ease as he looked to Shuuhei, who panted. "You ok?"

"Yeah, I'm good. I just had my first flying lesson ever. My ears feel like it'll pop out." The dark haired brunette breathed in and out.

"Well, yeah, but after this, you can do what you want from now on. Ichigo and I go where we want to go since we don't have a home. You have a home, so you can do what you want." Hichigo stated as he shrugged his shoulders.

The last two sentences had Shuuhei frozen up. He couldn't believe it either, and he was shocked. He was free to go, but with this power, he couldn't really survive in the city for too long. Besides that, after what would happen, he didn't know what will happen. He agreed to Hichigo's plan of action, but he didn't know for how long it'll last. For all it's worth, he'd rather follow the two twins. He had no one. He has been living alone for about five years. "No. I'll follow you guys. I have no home either."

"Suit yourself, but it's a different world with us, you know? Are you ready to risk your current life for a new one?" Hichigo asked with a serious tone.

"Yeah, I am. I haven't told you about myself." Shuuhei crossed his arms.

The white haired boy gave a grin as he turned. He pointed to a building. It was white, and it was about five miles away from the city. It was separate and foreign. There was a wall around it as well. "There, that's the place. We're heading towards it."

Shuuhei nodded his head. For all his lifetime that he spent in this city, he has never been to that giant facility. He heard of it as a science building, but nothing more. It was just off limits. Plus, being it five miles away from the city, no kid would be able to go there just for a simple look out of curiosity. He looked back to the white haired boy, "So, let's go."

Hichigo nodded his head as he led the way. He was back to leaping from one building to the next. Shuuhei followed after him.

***

Kaien and Ichigo laid next to each other in the meadow. They watched the skies above them move on and on. It was blue and clear. It seemed as though they had no problems at all. Ichigo gave a sigh. "I can just live here forever. I don't want to wake up any time sooner."

"Yeah, but we have to wake up." Kaien stated as he rubbed Ichigo's head.

"You ruin it. You shouldn't say things like that." The orange haired boy pouted sadly.

"Well, you have to endure reality, you know? You can't always live in a dream. You won't be able to leave, you know? You'll make someone else miserable." The dark haired boy stated as he laid Ichigo's head onto his lap in a comfortable position.

Ichigo pouted more until his face hurt. He gave another sigh as he relaxed himself. "Yeah, you're right about that."

Kaien gave a smile to the boy as he looked upwards into the sky. He wondered how long he was going to stay here. Then, he sensed something else. There was something else that was different in reality. Something was wrong. He looked back to Ichigo who was about to sleep. He shook him a bit. "Hey, I need to go and check something out. I sense something's going wrong in reality."

"Reality? What do you mean?" Ichigo asked in confusion as he sat up.

"I don't know. That's what I want to know. So, I'm going to check. See you then." Kaien disappeared out of the dream state. He blinked his eyes open to see that he was back in his room. He sat up, lying on his bed. He got off it and stood up. He walked to the door. He reached for the knob, but he couldn't open it. He couldn't do anything in this state that he was in. Plus, he felt something was wrong. Now, that feeling faded away. Something was definitely wrong. He felt that something was wrong when he was with Ichigo a moment ago. Something didn't add up. If he couldn't feel it here, then, it's definitely back in the dream world.

Kaien checked again as he laid back on his bed. He blinked again, and he appeared where he was again. He stood a foot away from Ichigo, who looked worried. "So, did something happen?"

The dark haired boy shook his head, and then, something else took his attention. He stared back at Ichigo, who gave him a look of confusion. Something was different about the boy. Something looked different. As he focused on looking at the boy, he noticed it instantly. The boy was somewhat transparent. Kaien rubbed his eyes, and he looked again. It was gone. "That's weird…"

"What was?" Ichigo asked in worry.

"I don't know, but let me go see what's happening on the outside. Did you try to wake up?" Kaien asked the boy.

"No, I can't. I'm still sleeping. I'm here now." The orange haired boy stated with a shrug.

"Yeah, I knew that when I first came here. I'll be back again." Kaien stated as he left Ichigo again, and he found himself in his body on the bed. He got off the bed, and he looked around. He had to go find Aizen. He needed to tell him that something was wrong with Ichigo. He went to the door again, and he saw the usual men hanging out there. He knocked on it, and the door was opened. He greeted them. "Take me to Aizen."

The men nodded their heads, and they led the way down the halls. Kaien tried to talk to these men before, but they never spoke, and they didn't seem that they want to speak either or if they can at all. In a matter of minutes, they were in front of a door. The men led the boy inside, and there was Aizen, seated in front of a machine. Kaien walked towards the scientist. Aizen turned his head to see the boy and he greeted him with a smile. "Kaien, what are you doing here?"

"I just came here to tell you something about Ichigo." The dark haired brunette smiled as he stated what he said to the taller man.

"Oh? So, what is it?" Aizen asked in curiosity.

"Well, it's…" Kaien's eyes saw something on the monitor screen. There was a video camera on the orange haired boy, and he was sleeping with many devices put onto him. Around the monitor were screens of brain waves, heart beats per second, and other information. There was also something uploading as well, and it was at sixty-nine percent with ten hours to go.

Before the boy could ask, Aizen stood up. "So, what is it? Is it about his powers?"

"No, it isn't. And, what are you doing?" Kaien asked as his expression on his face changed to more of a serious one.

Aizen stared at the boy with his smile turning wider. The boy also noticed that this man didn't wear his glasses like he usually did. The taller man looked different and menacing for some reason. The shorter brunette felt his feet going backwards as the man in front of him walked along with him in rhythm. Something was definitely wrong. He soon felt the wall behind him.

"You know, Kaien, you were the most well built human that I ever created." Aizen noted as he reached out to caress the boy's face.

"Yeah, thanks for that, and Urahara too. Oh, where is he?" Kaien slapped the hand away from his face as he looked around for the white blond man.

"Oh, he quit a few days ago. He didn't feel like he wanted to continue to work here at all. We got into an argument of some sort and he left with all his research with him." The taller brunette stated with a smile.

Kaien felt something in him drop. He couldn't believe the news. Urahara left without saying anything to him. He wondered if he said anything to Ichigo though. "Darn him…after what he told me, he could have brought me along."

Aizen ignored the boy, but he remembered the blond telling him how much Kaien was a son to Urahara. It was true, but now, that man was dead, and he can do what he wanted to do.

Then, there was the sound of an alert as a metallic voice spoke over the speaker. "Danger. Danger. We have an intruder at the entrance. Danger. Danger."

All of a sudden, there was the sound of an explosion. Aizen cursed as he ran towards a speaker, grabbing a mouth piece as the microphone was put on. "All men assemble, and kill all intruders. If they have any supernatural powers, please put them to sleep with the tranquilizers and bring them here."

The shorter brunette closed his eyes as he explored around the building in his ghost form. He flew towards the front area to the hall ways, and he found the intruders. Something else surprised him. The white haired boy was running in the halls with another. As they both ran, the walls were cracking. Kaien flew back and he woke in his body. He just saw Ichigo's twin. If he was here, then he must be here for Ichigo. He looked to Aizen, who went back to the machine, inputting more information. The uploading was increased to eighty percent. It was almost complete. He looked to Ichigo, who was still sleeping, but it looked more painful to watch. He ran and pushed the man away. "Stop! You're killing him!"

Aizen fell to the ground, and he laughed. He stood up to his height. "So, you have figured it out."

"Yeah after seeing Ichigo becoming transparent in his dream, it confused the hell out of me. What are you doing to him?!" Kaien yelled angrily at the older man.

"Ah…you and Urahara are trying to spoil my goals for the world. All I'm doing is downloading the boy's DNA patterns into this computer. I'll be able to use his DNA for more cloning projects. When that's settled, I will be able to rule the world with an army of supernatural beings. I can also capture and kill any of those who oppose me." Aizen stated with a smile on his face.

Kaien felt anger inside him. It was no wonder that Urahara would quit this job. Aizen was insane, and what's worse, he was killing Ichigo. The boy ran towards the man, and he grabbed the man's neck. Aizen looked angry all of a sudden, "what are you doing?"

"I'm going into your head, and see what you really are." Kaien's gaze was deadly as he sounded angry. He immediately focused on the man's head, and he went inside.

"No! Stop that now!" Aizen yelled at the boy as he tried to get his hand off his neck, but it was too late.

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