Bleach: A Grand Adventure

Following their discussion with Kisuke, and the discovery of Pinkie's Zanpakuto changing as soon as she grabbed the handle, Daybreaker found that they were given a room of their own, plus a second bed for them to sleep on was brought in so both could sleep on their own. She had to admit that it was interesting to sleep on a bed for once, after a thousand years of being unable to do such a thing, even though it was nothing like the beds that Pinkie was used to since these were more like rolls that unfurled into something that resembled a bed. In the end she found that she really didn't care about the specifics, she was just happen to have a bed of her own, even for a short while, and could now experience what it was like to sleep on one without the worry of waking up in the endless void of the amulet's prison. The freedom she had craved for a long time was finally hers, she was no longer bound to the prison Celestia had stuffed her into, and she intended to make the most of her new reality in the days to come.

Eventually morning arrived and Daybreaker rose with it, even though it was unusual for her to wake up in a world where the sun rose on it's own, without someone like Celestia influencing it, causing her to stretch her arms and her body, as she had to get used to her new body, even if Pinkie seemed at home in her new form already. She assumed that it was just due to how odd the girl was, especially since she had pieces of information on the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony thanks to the fact that Celestia dumped some information on her the last time she had visited. At the same time all she had was bits and pieces, so it was hard to tell anything, but at the same time Daybreaker found that she was more interested in what was going on right now, the whole new world and new body thing, instead of worrying about the past again. With that in mind she continued to focus on stretching her arms and legs, feeling the new sensations and simply enjoying everything, as she felt far more alive than she had in the past.

"You certainly seem energetic." Yoruichi commented, noticing that the older lady was definitely an early riser and that she seemed to be ready for whatever lessons she and Pinkie might face today, since she and Kisuke had plans for them to make sure they were prepared for when more Hollows showed up, which was inevitable for Karakura Town.

"Hard not to be, given my past." Daybreaker replied, finding that Pinkie must have left the door open on accident and that the lady who could turn into a cat was lingering out in the hallway, allowing her to peer into the room, before she finished her stretching and walked out into the hallway after collecting her Zanpakuto, "I'm eager to start the day."

Yoruichi nodded and headed downstairs, back to the kitchen area, where Daybreaker found that Kisuke and the others were there, along with Pinkie, and breakfast seemed to be apple juice served with salted salmon, white rice, and something called miso soup, which Kisuke informed them would give them energy for their morning. This told the pair that souls could, in fact, eat like normal people, and Daybreaker was more than happy with her food, since it was the first thing she had eaten in a very long time, in fact she couldn't remember the last time she tasted anything, other than the tea Kisuke had prepared for them yesterday. The other interesting thing was that their new bodies were able to eat things without problem, as she had expected them to have some dietary restrictions because they had been ponies before coming to this world, but it looked like the magic might have blessed her and Pinkie in some manner, to make their new lives much easier. Other than that she was able to confirm that they would be training today and that if Hollows appeared it would be up to her or Pinkie to take it or them out, since there could be anywhere from one to three at a time, or even more if the Hollows decided to come here in larger groups.

Eventually, however, Kisuke and Yoruichi brought the girls down into the basement area once more, allowing them to stand in the wasteland that would allow them to do whatever the more knowledgeable pair had in mind for their training, and it didn't take them long to spoke Ururu standing off to the side.

"Now, if we're going to train you two to fight Hollows, we need to teach you the basics and then move on from there," Kisuke stated, where the pair found that Ururu had padded gloves on and a head piece of some kind to protect her head, like the man was suggesting that they were going to be training with the girl first, "and to start we're going to be going with hand to hand combat. The rules of this are quite simple, the two of you will be training with Ururu and Yoruichi, who will be coming at you with the intent to knock you out, and if you can knock your opponent on their back than I will deem you worthy of a win... if you get knocked on your back, well, they win. Pinkie, you'll be paired with Ururu, while Daybreaker, you'll be facing off against Yoruichi, who will be taking it easy on you for the time being."

"So I'll get to see a bit of the speed category as well. I'm excited." Daybreaker remarked, where she found that she and her opponent didn't have gear to put on, even though Pinkie did have some gear to put on while they talked, which seemed to be identical to what Ururu was wearing, and the smaller pair was walking over to another portion of the wasteland to train on their own.

Ururu wasted no time in rushing at Pinkie, lashing out with a few punches and jabs before the other had a chance to realize that they were already starting, so it wasn't long before the pink haired girl went flying into one of the rock formations as dust was knocked up from the assault, and yet Pinkie simply got up, bounced on her hooves, and rushed into battle. She had no idea if Pinkie was putting on a brave face or if the attack had done nothing to her, but Daybreaker observed as the pink haired girl showed no fear as she returned to where she had started, like she was taking this seriously. The air around them shifted as they found that the two young girls continued to move around the area they were in, dust moving as Ururu went on the offensive and Pinkie defended herself as best as she could, the latter being smashed into the rock formations without delay. This left craters in the various rocks that were around the wasteland, either because Ururu liked hurling people into those areas or it was just a coincidence, but Pinkie continued to dust herself off before rushing back into battle, continuing to be on the defensive as she used her arms to block Ururu's attacks.

Daybreaker, on the other hand, found that Yoruichi remained true to Kisuke's statement, for the time being she held back as she went on the offensive, where Daybreaker discovered a few things, like it was somewhat difficult to breathe, which had to be part of the area they were in, mixed with her own inexperience with her new body. Unlike Ururu she found that Yoruichi did hold back, since this was supposed to be training, as her attacks didn't pack the incredible power that the young girl had, though it was likely due to the fact that she was still getting used to her brand new body. At the same time she discovered that she and Pinkie weren't supposed to fight back just yet, rather they were supposed to get used to moving their bodies in the odd conditions that Kisuke had weaved into the wasteland, meaning she should be focused on dodging and moving for now. As she ducked under one of the punches, however, she also realized that if she got faster, to a degree, she could start to throw some punches of her own and go on the offensive for a time, though Daybreaker found a kick coming her way and used her arm to block it, despite the fact that she was sent flying into the ground.

The best thing for Daybreaker was the fact that Yoruichi didn't even stop there, as in her opponent came down towards her while she was laying on the ground and punched her in the chest, causing her to cough as the ground around her sunk, but as Yoruichi jumped backwards, however, all Daybreaker could do was chuckle.

"I get it... this isn't about combat, this is to improve our ability to breathe, our ability to move around, and eventually reach the point that we can face people like you." Daybreaker remarked, where she was thankful that she still had the durability of an alicorn, as Celestia and Luna could tank great blows when they were fighting, and both she and Nightmare Moon were the same since they shared many of the traits of their other sides, otherwise that attack would have done far more to her, all while she forced herself to stand, "We're supposed to be improving our energy, aren't we?"

"Reiryoku, or Spiritual Power. You are correct, we are training your spiritual bodies to access your Reiryoku, because they are the easiest to raise by exposing your soul to fatal danger." Yoruichi said, though she wasn't surprised that Daybreaker had caught onto the true meaning of this training session, that they were improving the Reiryoku of the girls so they could really focus on their actual lessons in the future, especially since training against her or Kisuke's full power would be far worse than this, "Once you have reached a specific point Kisuke will stop us and announce that you are ready to move onto the next part of your training, whether it's actual hand to hand training, how to use a Zanpakuto, or whatever he has in mind for the two of you."

Kisuke watched them for a time, observing as Pinkie seemed to treat this like it was a game, in fact it was possible that the pink haired girl didn't take anything seriously, even though she had been serious when accepting this training, which made him interested in her and why she was so odd, especially with her Zanpakuto reacting like it did. At the same time he found that Daybreaker was taking this seriously, even though it sure looked like she was a battle junkie, again reminding him of a certain Captain in the Soul Society, despite the fact that she seemed to have her own strategy in mind. It did make him take a moment to wonder about her and the bits of her story that they had gleamed from her so far, there was a lot of information they didn't have and it was making it hard to come up with any real decisions on what to think of them. The one thing he did know was that they were strong, their Reiryoku was far beyond what a basic soul should have, in fact he knew that there was only one person in Karakura Town, a human boy no less, whose power could rival their own if he activated his dormant powers.

After some time he clapped his hands and found that both Ururu and Yoruichi stopped, allowing Pinkie and Daybreaker to get up from the small craters they had been smashed into, causing him to note that he might have to repair this place a lot sooner than he intended.

"Very good, that's enough for this morning." Kisuke said, because this single training session was all that was needed to tap into their Reiryoku, so the future instances of this would actually be more along the lines of fighting until he was sure they were done with the hand to had combat portion of their training, "You two did well, but for the next week I want you two to start our sessions with training like this, to help you hone your skills and prepare you for the remaining lessons that will prepare you for fighting with Hollows. Now, before we move onto the next stage of your training, I would recommend that you two take some time to rest, since both of you aren't used to the state that your bodies are in, or having a body like this in general, and when the afternoon arrives I'll be having you practice with some wooden swords for a time, to get used to the weight before we train with actual weapons."

Daybreaker nodded as she and Pinkie left the areas they had been training in, her body ached in a good way and she was sure that her companion was just ignoring whatever pain her own body was feeling, before finding that they could head up to the shop's main floor again if they wanted. Such a thing caused her to follow Kisuke and ask what his shop sold, since they hadn't learned about that sort of thing yet, where he informed the pair that he carried items that were for Shinigami in mind, but he also sold a variety of candies, snack items, drinks, a select number of toys, and even some magazines and books. On the outside they were a small convenience shop with some specialty items mixed in, in fact they did well with their sales as some of the people in Karakura Town loved their items, before Daybreaker noticed a magazine that appeared to be focused on games. Kisuke mentioned that they also had game magazines that talked about the various game consoles that were out in the world and some even talked about specific games, though what caught Daybreaker's attention was the woman that was on the cover of the one she was looking at, from a game called 'Guilty Gear'.

Such a thing caused her to smile as she came to realize something, the fact that she didn't have to bear the name that her other side had given her, because this was a new world, with a new her so to speak, and looking at the woman's page in the magazine caused the gears in her head to turn.

"You know... I'm done being Celestia's little 'Daybreaker'. I think I'll use this woman's name: Baiken. It sounds nice and strong, traits I can approve of." Daybreaker, or rather Baiken as she wanted to call herself, remarked, though at the same time she found Pinkie smiling and nodding her head, like she had been waiting for such a thing and was happy to see her come out of her shell, to embrace her new life fully and completely.

Kisuke and Yoruichi simply nodded and said nothing, figuring that it was best to just let the pair do what they wanted with their spare time, though he did have to reflect on Daybreaker's, or rather Baiken's, new name, making sure he remembered it for the future, all while making him interested in what the coming days might throw at them.