HAY HAY MIA HAY HAY. I went through the manga and pulled out the timeline of events for the Las Noches battulz. I was thinking of doing a fic for you but I couldn't get one done in time. Anyway, here's the...uh...yeah. This is how stuff goes down.
"...I...remembered..."
"...What? ...You're gonna pretend to fight with a broken sword? What an eyesore. Drop it."
"...The third dance, Shirofune."
"...What...the..."
"...I remembered...where the heart lies... What's inside you is indeed Kaien-dono's spirit body...but Kaien-dono is not in there... Kaien-dono...left his heart with me! ...Farewell...Espada."
Do not die.
You absolutely...must not...die alone...
Kuchiki.
I know the loneliness of being a prisoner.
I know the joy you feel when your friends come to rescue you.
And the fear of them being injured and defeated.
...Do not fear, Inoue...
...I am coming for you now...
[[She lies there a while. Enter Zomari.]]
"Aaroniero Alulueri. The last remaining of the original Espada. In the end, you too suffered a tragic demise. And as expected, you couldn't even finish things properly. Not one of you takes this seriously enough. She should not be alive. She should be dead. The only real way to make sure is to tear her head from her body. Worry not, Aaroniero. I shall make up for your carelessness."
[[Enter BYAKUYA DUNDUNDUNN]]
"May I ask who you are? Judging from that haori, you are a captain, I suppose? I am the 7th Espada, Zomari Le Roux. ...Identify yourself, intruder."
"I do not need to answer. We are your enemy."
"Indeed."
"I also have one thing I would like to ask you. The one who did that to her...was it you?"
"I am not the one. But, I was just about to finish the job."
"I see."
"Something wrong? Not coming to attack me, intruder? I must inform you that if you're thinking of saving that downed shinigami over there, all your efforts will be futile. Please stop."
"...I don't comprehend. What do you mean by 'futile'?"
[[blah blah stuff happens. He's gonna Amor Rukia.]]
"Hoh. You immediately cut the muscles and tendons of your left leg? Certainly, that will keep it from moving. A prompt decision with immediate effect. Laudable. Well then...how about we try this one instead?
Hoh. You can move that much with one leg? As expected of a captain worthy of my utmost admiration."
"...You reprobate."
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Hanatarou!! Some banter; then Byakuya shoots Rukia with an ice ball? to get her further away from the fighting. Hanatarou picks her up and starts running off. It is revealed Rukia's head has a stupid tattoo target thingy on it.
Her eyes open and she slashes Hanatarou across the chest. Byakuya reacts and Rukia puts the sword to her own neck. Hanatarou falls and Byakuya stares at Rukia. He drops his sword. And then casts a binding kidou on Rukia so she can't move. Now that she's safe, he does his bankai. Zomari pops out of his balloon and Byakuya does a barrier shield spell. Zomari starts spouting propaganda and Byakuya cuts him down. Isane shows up and explains she was sent because Hanatarou's reiatsu declined. Byakuya takes his leave.
Rukia wakes up to Isane and Hanatarou looming over her. Byakuya is still there, just standing there like a badass. He tells her not to move and not to concern herself with his injuries.
Renji, meanwhile, is still coughing up blood like a loser. Mayuri defeats the fairy and then fixes Renji and Ishida.
Renji asks to go first. Renji and Ishida are still with Mayuri when they explain about Karakura, and Byakuya is still with Rukia. Ichigo runs off to save Orihime, and everyone is still off in their separate little groups.
Well damn.
SUDDENLY! RENJI! Helping Ichigo fight all the Exequias. Also Chad. And Rukia.]]
Ruki: "Save the reunion for later!"
[[Rofl. Guess she decided they can't have one. Anyway, they fight a million and Ichigo gets to go on. Blah blah. So any reunion scene we do would be WELL after they're both healed up again and everyone knows that they're TRAPPED in Hueco Mundo and that Karakura's in danger and all that. So. Uh, yeah. XD;
This shouldn't have taken like two hours. D:]]