"How are they?" Ichigo asked Orihime.

"I don't know. I used my healing all night and nothing happened. We just have to wait for them to wake up." Seeing the tears well up in her eyes, Ichigo pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her.

"Don't worry, if it was something serious then your shield would've shattered but it didn't." He reminded her.

"It's just hard seeing them like this after I warned them about the dangers of the soul society! Something new always comes around to ruin everything when I try to get comfortable."

"Wyatt said their mother was responsible for the unconscious state, I'm sure everything will turn out alright. Try to get some sleep in the meantime."

Ichigo left Orihime to sleep after tucking her into the covers. Although he tried to have hope, he was also concerned about you. She was right when she said this was something new. He's fought many opponents but he's never met someone with Wyatts set of skills. If he was having trouble last night with the help of a captain then there was no way he could help you on his own. He wondered if he should ask the captains to have you transported to the Seireitei under Suì-Fēng. You would be safe there. Ichigo sat next to Tōshirō. He wanted to ask but he remembered how they were to outsiders.

"How's everyone doing?" Urahara joined them at the low table.

"Drop the act, you didn't seem so concerned when you left us behind." Tōshirō said. "Where'd you run off to?"

"I was tending to my shop, nothing noteworthy." He hid a smile behind his fan.

"Come to think of it, you left while I was being forced into the ground!" Ichigo slammed his hands on the table and got in Urahara's face.

"I was alerting the other captains in case the worst was to come. Do you think I'd leave you to die for no reason?"

"Your wording makes me hate you even more!"

"Enough of that," Tōshirō pulled Ichigo away, forcing him into the seat, "how's the royal descendant?"

"Still unconscious. How'd things go with Wyatt? I'm sure it was hard to finish him." Ichigo asked.

"I didn't."

"What do you mean?"

"The ice didn't shatter completely like it normally does, so I went back to check on his state this morning, and he was gone. I doubt the attack killed him."

"So you mean... Soul reapers can't kill whatever he is?" Ichigo's fist clenched as he paced around the room. "What do we do now?"

"Since Urahara informed the others, they can have the members trained so that we can prepare for the attack."

"That's not enough, for Wyatt at least." They all turned to you when you entered. "Although demons heal themselves, they have weaknesses like everyone else but he's gonna be a bit of a problem.

"How so?" Tōshirō asked.

"My mother ended up giving him a bit of my abilities when she was cursing him. She was dying while she did it so I'm sure it was unintentional."

"Do you think you could stop him?"

"I'm sure I can, it just won't be easy depending on how long it takes for my powe-"

Wyatt bursted through the building, sending all of you back as he did so. As you stood from the fall he was staring at you with the same grin from before.

"This time there won't be any resurrecting."