1-1 To Hueco Mundo

Your Majesty. This Medallion that we gave to Ebern... There are signs it's been used.

However...

Heh.

How did you happen to be at my place at just the right time?

Didn't you know? I'm always hanging around your place. Just sitting there outside your window, waiting to hear something interesting.

*Sigh*

But all joking aside, it's hard not to notice two Arrancars coming down from Hueco Mundo.

Plus, your battle earlier, and all the unusual activity in the Soul Society, gave me plenty of reasons to be on my guard.

I am assuming that you've noticed it, too.

You get the feeling that everything that's happening right now is somehow all interconnected, right? Like I said... It's no joking matter.

All right, this is our exit!

Come on, come on! We don't have all day! Get a move on!

Why are we up in the air with the enemy right below us?!

Things never go smoothly when you're traveling with Kisuke!

Oh, you know me too well.

We're fallinnng!

For a second, I thought I heard voices back there.

Not likely. There's no one back there but the dead, and the rest of them are here with us. You're imagining things.

It looks like they're moving on. We're okay.

Those captives... You think Dondochakka was with them?

No, I don't sense his Spiritual Pressure. He must be in a different group.

I see why they didn't come looking for us. They didn't think it was possible anybody could be here, because every Hollow and Arrancar they left behind is dead.

What a horrible sight.

It's no good. I'm not seeing any signs of life anywhere.

There wouldn't be. Because that's how they operate.

See that? That flame is the condensed Reishi they use. Things that normally wouldn't burn, even the rocks and sand of Hueco Mundo, are consumed by it.

These were people with powers we'd never seen before. We had no means of fighting back... We had no choice but to run.

What about the ones they took away?

They'll probably be forced to serve in their army. At worst, they'll end up like the guys here.

Okay, then. Let's go after them.

What?! Whoa, whoa! I told you, Dondochakka wasn't in that group!

Yeah, so what? We're going to save Dondochakka anyway, so why not try and save a few other Arrancars while we're doing it?

Well, when you put it that way...

Aaah! Wait, wait! Hold on!

Incredible. I mean, it's kind of ironic when you think about it. Those Arrancars he wants to save were his worst enemies not long ago. Weren't they?

That's so true!

What did you expect? He's not the type of guy to sit back and do nothing.

But you knew all along he'd react the way he did. That's why you came to him for help, isn't it?

We should go with him, Chad!

Yeah.

And... And we're going, too!

Right.