To Undo it All

Chapter 2: Execution(Once Again)

"We make a run for it." I responded.

"How stupid! We'd never get away! Those are captains!"

'So? We can move faster than Yoruichi. They'd never be able to catch us if we decided to gun it.'

"Yeah, I know." I responded to both at the same time. "But we're not alone. So I need you to trust me." Rukia stared at me in disbelief and I felt something familiar closing in. Fucking finally.

"What was that?" the midget asked. The Hogyoku was probably fucking with her senses, I finally realized. No other reason for her to not recognize her best friend's energy signature.

"It's about time, Renji!" I yelled out. Renji burst into the clearing, covered in bandages and using Zabimaru for support. It was times like this that I understood why the zanpakuto didn't let him use the full power of his Bankai at first. If I was ever weak enough to have to brace against something in order to stand, Zangetsu would sooner materialize and throw me over his shoulder than allow me to use him like a walking stick.

'Damn Straight.'

"Renji!" Rukia cried, gaining the attention of the pineapple.

"Rukia!" The midget twisted in my grip like she'd be okay falling nearly 100 feet with no powers.

"Oh Renji, it's you! I'm so glad you're still alive!"

'We stop the fucking Sokyoku to save your ass and you scream at us, but when exaggeration personified limps up a hill you couldn't be happier?! Double standards much, midget?!'

'Right?!'

"I knew you'd show up." I spoke up. Renji grinned like I couldn't have saved Rukia without him.

"What choice did I have? I couldn't just rely on you to save Rukia, could I?"

'WE JUST DID, YOU PIECE OF SHIT! FOR THE SECOND FUCKING TIME, NO LESS!'

'Hey, calm down. We can still throttle the midget at him, remember?'

'Do it harder this time. I want to bruise his ribs.'

'Of course.'

"Alright, here ya go!" I lifted the raven haired woman over my head by the back of her kimono. She stiffened in my hand. "Ready~" Since I no longer was tense with the thought of this going wrong, I took the time to enjoy her panicked expression, as well as the mirrored one on Renji's face.

"W-wait, Ichigo," Nervous fear had entered her voice as her body started shaking. "You don't really think you're going to-"

"Hey, hold on now!" Renji was wide eyed and sweating. It was wonderful to see. "You wouldn't dare-" I would dare over and over again.

"Look out below!" I couldn't wipe off the genuine smile on my face as I threw Rukia as hard as my weakened state could. Tears were flying out of Rukia's eyes as she shot through the air like a bullet, screaming at the top of her lungs the whole way down.

"YOU'RE INSANE!" Renji bellowed before Rukia's head crashed straight into the center of his chest. A trench was dug into the ground that went on for about 10 feet before the momentum could no longer push them. Rukia popped up first, face red and tears in the corner of her eyes. She was cradling the top of her head.

"Damn you, Ichigo!" She shouted. Renji popped up right after, and from what little I could see if it, I was pleased to see a bruise growing on his chest.

"Yeah, you idiot! What if I didn't catch her?!" I allowed myself to get serious.

"Take her and go!" I ordered. Neither moved for a moment, so I yelled again. "Don't just stand there, take her to safety! Take her far away from here! That's your duty! Protect her with your life!" Renji still stared for a moment like the dipshit he was. Then he finally decided to listen as he picked up Rukia and started running. I saw Omaeda, Chojiro, and Isane run after him after being ordered to. I shunpo'ed in front of them immediately. Seeing the blade on my shoulder, they all released their shikai's, but they didn't know I wasn't going to use mine. I stabbed the fake blade into the ground and used my strength-absurd, even by Shinigami standards-to punch straight through Omaeda's mace into his stomach. His feet barely had the time to lift off the ground before I rounded on Chojiro. I sent a mental apology to Yama before I uppercut the orange-skinned lieutenant hard enough to knock him out swiftly. Sending another apology, this time to Unohana, Isane was unconscious before she realized what happened. Knowing what was coming, I ripped the fake Zangetsu out of the ground just fast enough to block Senbonzakura. I mentally cussed. I was too slow in this state. I normally was fast enough to wait for Byakuya to attack. Still, I pretended as if I wasn't actually leagues more powerful than the head of the Kuchiki Clan.