Disrupted🪭

22 - Wake Up

After the first attack on Seireitei, Ichigo's zanpakuto had broken and most of his comrades were wounded beyond belief. The Zero Division came and took him and his friends to the dimension of the Soul King, where they got their strength back and Ichigo found out that his zanpakuto wasn't really his zanpakuto. He acquired two zanpakutos, one of the only few Soul Reapers with two separate ones. With that, he was dressed in Oken clothing to be sent back to the Seireitei through the 72 barriers between the two places.

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As Ichigo passed through the barriers, he felt like something wasn't right with his passage. He didn't know what it was but going forward through the barriers seemed to be harder and harder. As he neared the lower barriers, a shock wave of sorts sent him faster and faster into the Seireitei where he crashed into the ground. He thought he was going to land smoothly but it seemed as if his landing was nothing but. In fact, he actually stumbled back, vertigo taking over him for a moment and he fell to the ground, blackness enveloping his sight.

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"Is he alright?"

"I don't know... Kurosaki-san? Kurosaki-san? Can you hear me? Kurosaki-san?"

Ichigo moaned and looked around for a second. He was surprised to see Orihime above him.

"Inoue?"

"Oh, good, you're alright! We were worried about you." She said with a happy smile.

He sat up and put his hand to his head, the feeling of dizziness still there. He looked around and frowned at where he was.

"Where am I?"

"The Fourth Division."

"Oh? Did something happen?"

"We're not quite sure. Rukia-san found you passed out in the middle of the courtyards and you were brought here promptly."

Ichigo nodded and touched the back of his head for a moment. There was still a bump there but he was sure that he was in the right place. He looked at Orihime and noticed she was in a shihakusho.

"Why are you dressed like that?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Ichigo stood up, rubbing his still aching head.

"Your clothes. Why are you dressed that way?"

Orihime blinked a little and then laughed a little, hitting Ichigo on the back.

"Bwahaha, you're so funny Kurosaki-san!"

Ichigo coughed and Orihime stopped smacking him. Ichigo looked around and frowned, wondering what was going on. He then remembered what his task was and looked around frantically.

"I have to help everyone! I have to help them defeat the Sternritters!"

He began to leave but Orihime grabbed his arm.

"Kurosaki-san, you're not well! You need to stay here!"

"Inoue, I'm fine! Let me go! I have to save the Soul Society! It's going to be annihilated if I don't do something! Let me go! Inoue!"

"Hanataro!"

Ichigo tried to pull away from Orihime but he felt something prick his skin and his body went limp.

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A few hours later, he opened his eyes again and sat up, looking around. *What the hell? What did they give me?*

"I'm glad you're awake. Orihime-san said that you weren't doing well."

Ichigo looked over and saw Renji standing in the doorway of the room. He looked different though. His red hair was very long now, in a braid over his left shoulder and he seemed to look older. Ichigo frowned, looking at his shihakusho... and the white *haori* that he was also sporting. Ichigo turned his head.

"What are you wearing?"

"My uniform... Are you sure you're alright?"

He shook his head and found his zanpakutos by the door and stuck them in the holders.

He made his way outside and was surprised to find the Seireitei in good shape. In fact, it looked brand new, as if it hadn't been half destroyed at all. He looked around for a second in confusion as Renji walked up behind him, concerned for his friend.

"Are you alright?"

"I thought that the Sternritters had pretty much obliterated the Soul Society..."

"They did..." Renji said with a curious look to his friend.

Ichigo looked back at him as Renji looked at him in concern and he walked over to him, staring at him up and down.

"You look different."

"How is that?"

"Your hair, your shihakusho, your face."

"My face?"

"Yes. It looks weird."

"Well you look weird too. Did you cut your hair or something? And what's with that outdated outfit? We got rid of those things a long time ago. Or at least have them in the back of the closets."

"The back of the- I just got here from the Zero Division!"

Renji blinked at him, staring at him with his mouth open. He closed his mouth and nodded to himself.

"I think we need to have you see something. If you don't realize this, we know something is really weird. Follow me."

Ichigo followed after him, hoping to find some answers.

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They walked into one of the squad barracks as a group of Soul Reapers were yelling at something in the middle. Renji stopped walking and Ichigo stopped beside him.

"Why are we here?"

"Just listen for a moment."

Ichigo did as he was told.

"Kenpachi! Kenpachi! Kenpachi! Kenpachi! Yaaaaah!"

Ichigo had a feeling that Kenpachi had won some sort of fight between the squad members and expected to hear the infamous laugh of his constant foe. Instead, he heard the maniacal laugh of a female. Ichigo turned his head as the crowd cleared and a beautiful woman with long pink hair stood over a pile of bodies and was laughing her head off, blood sprays staining her outfit as well as her skin.

"Uh... who is that?"

Renji turned quickly to him and knew that something was wrong.

"Ichigo, that's your *wife*."

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PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT FROM THIS CHAPTER FORWARD, IT WAS WRITTEN BEFORE ALL THE REVELATIONS OF CANNON BLEACH SO PLEASE DON'T KICK MY ASS FOR INCONTINUITY!