Chad and Ishida are busy seeing off some minor Hollows around a Hole. Or rather, Chad is the one actually doing the blasting. Ishida is just standing there and pointing and yelling ( Read more... )

[The following message arrives by Hell Butterfly, hopefully at not too inconvenient a time. When it is allowed to land on Chad's finger, it delivers the following message in Shunsui's voice ( Read more... )

It's a pleasant afternoon in Karakura, and Ishida has invited Chad to his little hideaway in the woods by the waterfall. Of course, Chad will have seen the place before, from when he and Yoruichi and Orihime came there. It has changed little; it's still a lovely woodland scene, close enough to the main town for convenience, but far enough out that ( Read more... )

The return to Karakura hadn't been hard at all. In fact, it had gone quite quickly. A Hole had been located and Chad was escorted there without event. There was a slight reprimand handed out by Soi Fong for even considering going to Hueco Mundo in the first place, and he'd agreed with her. In his current state, he had been stupid. It was foolish ( Read more... )

After a pleasant stroll across Soul Society (and a number of curious glances from passing shinigami), Chad's escort manages to deliver him to Eighth Division ( Read more... )

Nemu comes to a halt as she and Chad begin to ascend a ridge of hillocks.

She keeps her voice low. "According to the readings, the creature should be on the other side of this topographical feature. How would you wish to approach it?"

Orihime is up and about. It's such a lovely day! Sunny and bright and shining and full of opportunity ( Read more... )

A large figure, a few feet taller than anyone else on the street, wanders through the city. His path is aimless, taking him from well lit shop areas to dark alleys, but he shows no fear. Even no real regard for where he is. Something weighs heavy on Chad's mind, and the last few days haven't helped allay his fears at all ( Read more... )

It's lunch break. Rukia knows about this from her time in the world of the living ( Read more... )