Bleach: A Grand Adventure

"And there you go. Good as new." Kisuke commented, because the moment they were sure that there had only been one Hollow in the area, and that no more were coming towards where Daybreaker had ended up, they got her out of the area and returned to the shop, allowing him and Tessai to use some ointment on the light wounds the soul had suffered, "Your wounds should be healed in no time, as they were lighter than I was expecting... though for you it must have been quite the shock to your newfound state."

"The pain was a wake up call, a sign that I wasn't trapped in that cursed amulet anymore." Daybreaker remarked, though at the same time she noticed that Pinkie was sitting nearby and was petting Yoruichi, which the cat seemed to enjoy while they talked, while the blade she had obtained during her clash with the Hollow rested to her right, before she lowered her head for a moment, "I would like to apologize for my earlier actions..."

"Please, you have no reason to say such a thing. I did drop a lot of information on you, and you were still getting used to the idea that you had moved on." Kisuke said, though at the same time he knew there was far more to the story than what he and the others had learned so far, because Daybreaker's ranting earlier informed them that she wasn't just an ordinary soul, she had been sealed away, apparently for a thousand years, and had only recently been freed, "Who is this 'Celestia' you kept mentioning?"

"My other half... not lover, before you get any funny ideas. One body, two souls." Daybreaker stated, though she did take a moment to shudder for a moment as the thought crossed her mind, she was disgusted by the mere idea of her and Celestia being lovers, especially since she disliked her other half so much.

"The Yin and the Yang." Yoruichi commented, because from what little she had gleamed from the pair this seemed to be the best way to describe it, something that caused Kisuke to nod his head in agreement, even though it was clear that both of the lost souls had no idea what they were talking about, "To some it translates to good and evil, two halves that make up the greater whole."

"Well, in a manner of speaking that's the correct way to think about me and Celestia." Daybreaker said, though at the same time she knew that she would have to go over the information she had on the matter before she told them about alicorns and their nightmare forms, the other souls that ended up developing alongside them, "For a while we were two halves that made up a greater whole, some stuff happened, I suddenly got stuffed into an amulet that became my prison, and then I spent a thousand years in near total silence and isolation... Celestia came to visit every now and then, I think it was a decade between visits, gave me some information and then left without a word."

Daybreaker paused when she said that, mostly because she knew the others would want to think about what she had said so far, and it was obvious that Kisuke was deep in thought about something while Pinkie seemed focused on something else and Yoruichi seemed to be staring at her like the cat was trying to figure something out.

"However, that's in the past and I'm more interested in what the future holds in store for us... especially since you guys had one of these blades laying around." Daybreaker continued, patting the blade that was resting next to her for a moment, as she had noted that none of the people who worked for Kisuke made an attempt to take it from her, rather it was like there was a reason for their decision and she had an idea as to what that reason might be, "Who did you kill to obtain it?"

"That is a nameless Zanpakuto, the weapons of the Soul Society, from the rank and file members of the Squads... and we didn't kill anyone." Kisuke stated, as he was realizing that Daybreaker was definitely smarter than he was expecting her to be, which he attributed to the fact that she had gotten over the madness that had been plaguing her, in part anyway, and was now showing them her vast intelligence, and he could see that she was raising an eyebrow at him, "No, I'm serious, we didn't kill anyone to get the pair of nameless Zanpakuto we have... there's a couple of dangerous Hollows in Karakura Town, at two that we know the name of, and occasionally they target the Shinigami that are sent to work here. We weren't able to eliminate either of them, mind you, but we were able to recover two Zanpakuto during the chase, which seemed to be in the mouths of the Hollows, and intended to hand them over when the next Shinigami arrived... but Soul Society is taking their sweet time picking someone to replace the last one that was slain."

"And let me guess: you want Pinkie and I to replace them?" Daybreaker inquired, because that made the most sense, the city was having a problem with Hollows since there were no Shinigami defending the souls of Karakura Town, and since both of them had incredible powers it stood to reason that Kisuke would seek to ask one or both of them to defend the city until the official replacements arrived.

"Yes, I am hoping that you two will agree to be temporary Shinigami, substitutes to be exact, where we will train you in how to use a Zanpakuto and techniques that those in Soul Society learn during their training." Kisuke said, as they had plenty of skills and techniques to share with the pair, in fact he was sure that they would benefit from this and even grow as a whole, in fact he suspected that they might be able to use the Zanpakuto like a real Shinigami.

"I take it you're the master of sword skills, Tessai is some sort of magic, and this little lady is speed based?" Pinkie remarked, where Kisuke paused for a moment as Daybreaker noticed that the other man, who was sitting in a corner while he watched them, and the cat stiffened as they heard Pinkie speak, their reactions telling her that the pink one had hit the nail on the head, before Pinkie tilted her head for a moment, "Still can't figure out why you're a cat though."

"I... you... Kisuke, I'll be right back." Yoruichi said, because this was the first time someone had outed her like this and she figured that if Pinkie was just going to spill the beans, since she could tell that Daybreaker was raising an eyebrow after this information was revealed, she might as well get it over with, which was why she jumped out of Pinkie's arms and headed up the stairs that were behind Tessai.

"Don't feel bad, Yoruichi... this is just Pinkie being Pinkie." Daybreaker stated, where Kisuke got the feeling that this meant that the girl did crazy things and that people were expected to just accept anything and everything she did, though at the same time he nodded to Tessai, who produced a second scabbard with a Zanpakuto inside it, which Pinkie accepted after walking over to him for a moment.

"Right. Well, she's right about our assigned roles and what we would be able to teach you." Kisuke continued, while mentally processing everything they had learned so far, as one of the souls was a born warrior and the other seemed to be chaos in a small form, or maybe there was more to the latter than what they were seeing at the moment, "I can teach you the basics on how to wield your Zanpakuto and perform Konso, the act that will allow you to purify the scattered souls that exist in this city, plus go into the information relating to Zankensoki, the four basic forms of Shinigami combat. Zan is Zanjutsu, types of sword techniques; Ken is Hakuda, or hand to hand combat; So is Hoho, or the movements techniques; and Ki means Kido, destructive arts that Shinigami can learn to use for combat and other instances. Most Shinigami tap into each fundamental skill during their training, but can specialize into one type or even more... Pinkie, you correctly guessed that Tessai could teach you and Daybreaker about Kido, while Yoruichi can do the same with Hoho."

"I can do more than teach you about Hoho, I can show you how to use Shunpo, or Flash Steps." a feminine voice added, to which Daybreaker and Pinkie found a slender woman opened the door that Yoruichi had walked through earlier, who was athletic as well, where the pair noted that she was dark skinned, a light dark by the looks of it, who had the same golden eyes as the cat and had dark purple hair, all while wearing a black sleeveless undershirt and black pants, "But I warn you, it won't be a walk in the park."

"Good, I'm eager for a challenge." Daybreaker remarked, because now that she had a physical body, and that meant a lot for her after her time inside the cursed amulet, she was eager to do some fighting, patrolling, and everything else that came with the job, causing her to smile as she leaned back a little, "Tell you what, I'm game for your deal. When do we start?"

"Tomorrow. I know you're eager, but you've had a pretty busy and emotional day." Kisuke replied, though at the same time he was starting to understand something important, Daybreaker reminded him of a certain Captain from the Soul Society, a fact that made him hope he was just imagining things and was jumping to conclusions, before he got up and headed over to a secret ladder that went down into the ground.

The group followed Kisuke for a moment, meaning either climbing down the ladder or just falling down and using another method to safely land, like how Daybreaker just used her magic to teleport to the ground while Pinkie just emerged from behind one of the rocks. Once the trio had caught up with them Kisuke let them see that this was a vast barren landscape with a bunch of dead trees scattered around the place, with boulders for people to sit on and large rocks to hide behind, to which he informed them that this was his secret training space and would open it up to them in the morning. This was where he and the others would teach the pair how to learn the various techniques that a Shinigami wielded, or at least the basics of each fundamental skill since he had no idea how either of them would take to the training or what their affinity might be. To Daybreaker this was a good space, it was nice and open, meaning she could practice as much as she wanted, and Pinkie also spotted a hot spring in the distance, an area for them to heal in as Kisuke explained it's existence.

"Now, we don't have a lot of rooms available, but there is one that you two can share." Kisuke continued, as there was his room, Tessai's room, and a room for Yoruichi when she wanted to be in her human form, even though she preferred to just lounge around in her cat form, making him wonder if he could use her room and let the two ladies have their own rooms for the time that they were with them, "In the morning we'll have breakfast and then bring you two down here to being your training, get you some newer clothing that's better than the rags you appeared in, and then, when we're sure that both of you are ready, we'll let you go out and deal with the other Hollows that will be hunting the souls of Karakura Town."

"Sounds like fun. I can't wait to learn how to wield a Zanpakuto." Pinkie said, where she bounced out into the area that was in front of them, as it was a good place for her and Daybreaker to learn and prepare for the future, since she was sure that they would be busy once they started working as substitute Shinigami, all while gripping the handle of the Zanpakuto that Tessai had handed to her earlier.

Kisuke, Tessai, and Yoruichi watched as the Zanpakuto glowed and contorted before their eyes, it was changing form on it's own, the simple katana transforming into an interesting weapon in the form of a double headed voulge, a polearm with a blade on each end of the shaft, even though some called it a glaive in other regions of the world. Both blades were curved and and the height of her weapon stood as tall as Pinkie did, though the interesting thing was that there was a black ring, a guard of sorts, whose outer edge was black and the inner edge was golden like the handle. Kisuke nearly dropped his cane as he stared at the weapon, because he was sure that this was a Zanpakuto, a fully realized one, and he had never heard of someone manifesting their weapon so quickly, all while he noticed that the ring was smaller than the width of Pinkie's body and the scabbard had been fully absorbed into the blades, making the curved weapon an interesting one. The shocked looks on his friends' faces informed him that he wasn't alone in feeling stunned by this discovery, because this meant Pinkie's Zanpakuto was in a constant release state and there weren't many like that in all of Soul Society.

As Kisuke thought about it he recalled that there was only one Captain, in the entirety of Soul Society, that was like this, that their Zanpakuto was in a state of constant release and showed no signs of changing that fact anytime soon, since he liked his weapon the way it was. That happened to be the same Captain that Daybreaker reminded him and the others of, who was a monster on the battlefield and was someone they preferred to stay away from whenever one of them had to sneak back into Soul Society, which thankfully they didn't have to do very often. Pinkie, on the other hand, simply smiled as she simply spun her weapon around, no doubt trying to mimic what her companion had done previously, before tilting her head for a couple of seconds as the transformed Zanpakuto glowed and seemed to shrink down into the size of a ring. It was black and gold, just like the ring that existed around her weapon, though the strange girl showed no signs of concern or worry as she placed it on her right pointer finger, so when she wanted the Zanpakuto she just had to mentally summon it and when she wanted it contained she could dismiss it in a similar fashion.

He resisted the urge to groan as they witnessed this, all while the look on Daybreaker's face told him to think of the phrase she had told them earlier, that this was just 'Pinkie being Pinkie', as he wondered what sort of chaos might unfold for them, and the rest of Karakura Town, in the coming days.