Okay, I'm pretty sure I left this one out in the previous club. So...yeah XD
Gotta remember not to post Chapter 21 again XDD
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After Golde vented some of his anger and organized his thoughts, he redirected his troops, and set off himself. He would need to contact a few individuals, the Squad 12 Captain being one of the first.
Most of the other Captains had been spread out throughout vital points in the Seretei.
But, those Captains guarding the perimeter were in for the surprise of their lives, all thanks to the second in command Shinigami Slayer.
~~~
Shuujuu and Joubu had decided they would track down shinigami that could be useful as backup while investigating the area around the North Wall. It was only by pure happenstance that the two groups contained some of the highest ranking newbies in the entire Seretei.
“So, you guys,” Joubu directed at the group, “Shuujuu decided he would directly investigate the explosion.” He paused. “Rotrum. You’re the fastest of all of us here, you’ll go, in case things get hairy there, they’ll need your speed… I’m also assigning Jinchuuriki and Dre Inase as well, I feel you two will be useful as well.”
He turned to the rest of them. “Because of the time between the attack and now, Luppi, Madison, Kiyoko, Jordan and myself will patrol the area, and protect the area from further attacks, in case they're still wandering around. So,” Directing toward Shuujuu, “Go on then.”
“Yeah, “ said Shuujuu, with a chuckle. “Have fun.”
“Go.”
”I’m going!” Shuujuu and his group immediately shunpoed toward the North Gate.
~~~
Bars had reached the Squad 12 compound, and was busy looking for an entrance. He could sense the two sources of spiritual pressure, so he assumed one of the trio was moved. But the sources were weak…probably to prevent them from escaping using other means…He tapped the wall. Well, he thought, I could probably knock this wall down…
He pulled his sword from the bandages, and held it against the wall.
“Wait.”
The voice startled him so much, he dropped his sword. He looked up.
“M…Medusa?” On a pillar above him stood one of the people he was sent to rescue. “Wh…What are you doing here? I thought you were captured?”
She stood above him, her face hidden by her mask, holding her sword at her waist. She jumped down, landing beside him; He scrambled for his sword.
She put a hand on his shoulder. “Never mind that,” she said, in as calming a voice as she could manage. “I need to talk…”
”No!” He held his sword toward her. “You not being trapped means one of two things…You’ve escaped, which, I highly doubt could happen, even with your power…or…”
“Bars, look at me, I’m wearing my mask, aren’t I?” She pointed to her face. “I just need to check in with Noza, where is he?”
”B-but…” Bars was a bit panicky, he didn’t know what to do here…he wasn’t entirely sure she could be trusted yet…but, she…no, she wouldn’t betray them… “Noza said for you and the others to follow the plan, and not to report to him.”
”Oh” She said, “Well, what’s the plan then? Just break those two out?”
“Yeah…” Bars calmed down a bit…she seemed as trustworthy as ever. “So, let’s go.”
~~~
“Well this place is ****ed.”
Shuujuu reached the North Gate slightly before the rest. He looked around, scatching his ear…you could barely even tell there was a wall here at one point…well, aside from all the bits of rubble…
He turned to see the others looking at him, awaiting orders.
“Oops.” He chuckled. “I mean…uh, this place looks bad, doen’t it?” He chuckled, always a positive soul.
“So,” Dre started, crossing his arms. “What’s our orders, Captain?” Dre was eager for a fight, especially after Tamarensa, he was ready to show that he was top class material.
“Ahh, yes…” He looked around… “Dre Inase, you have a large scale zanpaktou, as do you, Jinchuuriki…you two guard this massive…hole…Rotrum, you and I will scout a bit farther into the woods; We’ll see if there’s anyone out there.”
Rotrum nodded and grabbed his zanpaktou’s hilt. “I’m ready, let’s go!”
”Hold your horses,” he said, raising his hands. “I’m not done. You two.” He pointed toward Jin and Dre. “You’re goal is not to stop these people, especially at the cost of your or others lives. At the first sign of trouble, call for help. I’ll send Rotrum in advance, because the little *******’s faster than I am, but I won’t be far behind. Understood?” Three nods. He wagged his tail and chuckled. “Okay, just one more thing…”
He drew his sword, and held it in front of him. He mumbled some unintelligible gibberish that could have been words…and then started to change. He bent down, and his front two legs became even length with his back, his body became furry…he was becoming an animal!
Just two seconds later, a wolf stood before the gaping trio.
The wolf walked around, sniffing the ground, before dashing into the woods with Rotrum in toe.
~~~
Joubu had already dispersed his group over a smaller area.
What an inconvenience, he thought…It would be so much better if I had my own squad with me, and high ranking members at that…but, of course, that would take too much time…he sighed.
Dammit!…He drew his sword. We got a live one. But…he couldn’t sense it…It was as if the pressure was jammed…he couldn’t get a lock on it…this was different than those ones in the Squad 12 building…this…this was crazy…
~~~
Bars and Medusa were walking down the hallway toward the cell holding Iki and Tamarensa.
“So, you still never explained how you escaped.” Bars said.
“Simple,” She said. “That idiot Captain tried to get me to side with them. He came in unarmed, as a sort of show that he was willing to compromise or something. I easily took him out.” She chuckled, as if she was pleased with herself.
“Nice.” Bars chuckled, and adjusted his trench coat. “So, what did you do with the Captain?”
”Slit his throat with his own sword and hid his body.”
Jesus, he thought. I forgot how hardcore she was, especially for a woman…
They walked around a corner, but Bars, surprised, was pushed against the wall by Medusa.
“Bars, listen to me.”
”I ****ing knew it!”
”Listen dammit.”
“No!”
He struggled against her grip, but she was stronger than he was.
“Bars, you know why I’m not a higher rank. I never had the motivation.” She chuckled. “Stop it.”
”Why would you betray us, Medusa, when we’re working for the greater good?”
“I’m not sure we are anymore, or ever were.”
He stopped struggling and looked her straight in the eye. “You…You’ve lost the faith, haven’t you?”
She sighed. “Just listen to me for a second. Think about it, what did he show us? A shinigami slaying a masked beast. Do we have any resemblance to those things at all?”
“What, so just cause our appearances are different, we’re not what they are?”
”Not necessarily.”
”Are you hearing yourself? This goes against all of Noza’s teachings!”
”It’s a ****ing cult, Bars.” She hissed through her teeth. “We’ve been brainwashed. This is all wrong. And now he’s opened up a portal to…that place…”
Bars was overwhelmed…This was…blasphemy, but, and he hated to say it, she was right…Noza never showed any true evidence.
“Medusa…” He had to admit that no real proof was ever shown…”I’ll believe you for now…”
”Good.” She loosened her grip.
“So, what now? Should we go confront Noza about this?”
“Definitely not. We don’t know if he just misunderstood or is using us for his own purposes.”
Bars was still uneasy. This went against everything he’s ever known…but...if Medusa...
“Now, we try to calm down the rest of our friends. Where’s Phasma?”
”Probably near the gate, near the woods…that’s where I last saw him.”
“Alright, let’s go.”
~~~
After Golde vented some of his anger and organized his thoughts, he redirected his troops, and set off himself. He would need to contact a few individuals, the Squad 12 Captain being one of the first.
Most of the other Captains had been spread out throughout vital points in the Seretei.
But, those Captains guarding the perimeter were in for the surprise of their lives, all thanks to the second in command Shinigami Slayer.
~~~
Shuujuu and Joubu had decided they would track down shinigami that could be useful as backup while investigating the area around the North Wall. It was only by pure happenstance that the two groups contained some of the highest ranking newbies in the entire Seretei.
“So, you guys,” Joubu directed at the group, “Shuujuu decided he would directly investigate the explosion.” He paused. “Rotrum. You’re the fastest of all of us here, you’ll go, in case things get hairy there, they’ll need your speed… I’m also assigning Jinchuuriki and Dre Inase as well, I feel you two will be useful as well.”
He turned to the rest of them. “Because of the time between the attack and now, Luppi, Madison, Kiyoko, Jordan and myself will patrol the area, and protect the area from further attacks, in case they're still wandering around. So,” Directing toward Shuujuu, “Go on then.”
“Yeah, “ said Shuujuu, with a chuckle. “Have fun.”
“Go.”
”I’m going!” Shuujuu and his group immediately shunpoed toward the North Gate.
~~~
Bars had reached the Squad 12 compound, and was busy looking for an entrance. He could sense the two sources of spiritual pressure, so he assumed one of the trio was moved. But the sources were weak…probably to prevent them from escaping using other means…He tapped the wall. Well, he thought, I could probably knock this wall down…
He pulled his sword from the bandages, and held it against the wall.
“Wait.”
The voice startled him so much, he dropped his sword. He looked up.
“M…Medusa?” On a pillar above him stood one of the people he was sent to rescue. “Wh…What are you doing here? I thought you were captured?”
She stood above him, her face hidden by her mask, holding her sword at her waist. She jumped down, landing beside him; He scrambled for his sword.
She put a hand on his shoulder. “Never mind that,” she said, in as calming a voice as she could manage. “I need to talk…”
”No!” He held his sword toward her. “You not being trapped means one of two things…You’ve escaped, which, I highly doubt could happen, even with your power…or…”
“Bars, look at me, I’m wearing my mask, aren’t I?” She pointed to her face. “I just need to check in with Noza, where is he?”
”B-but…” Bars was a bit panicky, he didn’t know what to do here…he wasn’t entirely sure she could be trusted yet…but, she…no, she wouldn’t betray them… “Noza said for you and the others to follow the plan, and not to report to him.”
”Oh” She said, “Well, what’s the plan then? Just break those two out?”
“Yeah…” Bars calmed down a bit…she seemed as trustworthy as ever. “So, let’s go.”
~~~
“Well this place is ****ed.”
Shuujuu reached the North Gate slightly before the rest. He looked around, scatching his ear…you could barely even tell there was a wall here at one point…well, aside from all the bits of rubble…
He turned to see the others looking at him, awaiting orders.
“Oops.” He chuckled. “I mean…uh, this place looks bad, doen’t it?” He chuckled, always a positive soul.
“So,” Dre started, crossing his arms. “What’s our orders, Captain?” Dre was eager for a fight, especially after Tamarensa, he was ready to show that he was top class material.
“Ahh, yes…” He looked around… “Dre Inase, you have a large scale zanpaktou, as do you, Jinchuuriki…you two guard this massive…hole…Rotrum, you and I will scout a bit farther into the woods; We’ll see if there’s anyone out there.”
Rotrum nodded and grabbed his zanpaktou’s hilt. “I’m ready, let’s go!”
”Hold your horses,” he said, raising his hands. “I’m not done. You two.” He pointed toward Jin and Dre. “You’re goal is not to stop these people, especially at the cost of your or others lives. At the first sign of trouble, call for help. I’ll send Rotrum in advance, because the little *******’s faster than I am, but I won’t be far behind. Understood?” Three nods. He wagged his tail and chuckled. “Okay, just one more thing…”
He drew his sword, and held it in front of him. He mumbled some unintelligible gibberish that could have been words…and then started to change. He bent down, and his front two legs became even length with his back, his body became furry…he was becoming an animal!
Just two seconds later, a wolf stood before the gaping trio.
The wolf walked around, sniffing the ground, before dashing into the woods with Rotrum in toe.
~~~
Joubu had already dispersed his group over a smaller area.
What an inconvenience, he thought…It would be so much better if I had my own squad with me, and high ranking members at that…but, of course, that would take too much time…he sighed.
Dammit!…He drew his sword. We got a live one. But…he couldn’t sense it…It was as if the pressure was jammed…he couldn’t get a lock on it…this was different than those ones in the Squad 12 building…this…this was crazy…
~~~
Bars and Medusa were walking down the hallway toward the cell holding Iki and Tamarensa.
“So, you still never explained how you escaped.” Bars said.
“Simple,” She said. “That idiot Captain tried to get me to side with them. He came in unarmed, as a sort of show that he was willing to compromise or something. I easily took him out.” She chuckled, as if she was pleased with herself.
“Nice.” Bars chuckled, and adjusted his trench coat. “So, what did you do with the Captain?”
”Slit his throat with his own sword and hid his body.”
Jesus, he thought. I forgot how hardcore she was, especially for a woman…
They walked around a corner, but Bars, surprised, was pushed against the wall by Medusa.
“Bars, listen to me.”
”I ****ing knew it!”
”Listen dammit.”
“No!”
He struggled against her grip, but she was stronger than he was.
“Bars, you know why I’m not a higher rank. I never had the motivation.” She chuckled. “Stop it.”
”Why would you betray us, Medusa, when we’re working for the greater good?”
“I’m not sure we are anymore, or ever were.”
He stopped struggling and looked her straight in the eye. “You…You’ve lost the faith, haven’t you?”
She sighed. “Just listen to me for a second. Think about it, what did he show us? A shinigami slaying a masked beast. Do we have any resemblance to those things at all?”
“What, so just cause our appearances are different, we’re not what they are?”
”Not necessarily.”
”Are you hearing yourself? This goes against all of Noza’s teachings!”
”It’s a ****ing cult, Bars.” She hissed through her teeth. “We’ve been brainwashed. This is all wrong. And now he’s opened up a portal to…that place…”
Bars was overwhelmed…This was…blasphemy, but, and he hated to say it, she was right…Noza never showed any true evidence.
“Medusa…” He had to admit that no real proof was ever shown…”I’ll believe you for now…”
”Good.” She loosened her grip.
“So, what now? Should we go confront Noza about this?”
“Definitely not. We don’t know if he just misunderstood or is using us for his own purposes.”
Bars was still uneasy. This went against everything he’s ever known…but...if Medusa...
“Now, we try to calm down the rest of our friends. Where’s Phasma?”
”Probably near the gate, near the woods…that’s where I last saw him.”
“Alright, let’s go.”
~~~
Gotta remember not to post Chapter 21 again XDD
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