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Sabin was below deck, propping his head up with his hand, staring at the battle raging around the ship from the port hole. He had managed to make it from Veilstone down to the coast just east of Pastoria. A resistance group had been preparing a ship to depart for safer lands, if such a thing existed at this point, and were broadcasting a radio signal calling survivors to their location. Sabinâ??s handheld radio had picked up the signal just before it died. The trip down had been a dangerous one, and Sabin instantly appreciated his decision to keep Steelix. Steelix naturally possessed great fighting strength which was beneficial to have on such a dangerous trip. Also, Sabin decided that if he were to ever join up with people searching for the cause of the attacks Steelix would prove to be a valuable test subject, whether the cause was physical, behavior, or psychic in nature. His original concern of feeding the massive pokemon was also simple to solve, the snake had been living in the wild all its life, so releasing it for feeding sessions was the only upkeep Sabin had to deal with. Tricking the pokemon to listen to him was actually harder than he had though. After he had caught it, it obeyed out of fear of drowning, and then while burrowing it had Cynthia riding on its back, whos strength was remarkable. But without a champion to keep the aggressive pokemon in line Sabin had to come up with a new plan. While journeying down the route to the Resort Area in Sinnoh he stopped at the famous Valor Lake to rest, but was ambush by a group of pokemon that cut off his escape route. Upon releasing Steelix, who was again forced to obey or suffer the fate of drowning,the pokemon was outmatched by a Lucario. Sabin was stuck, Steelix needed extra attack to penetrate the steel hybridâ??s defense, defense to withstand the super effective fighting attacks being utilized against him, and speed in order to contend with the significantly faster opponent, but to his knowledge there was no such attack that Steelix had in its repertoire to raise all three, so in the heat of battle Sabin coached him on a new technique by using the curse attack simultaneously with rock polish he was able to raise the desired stats all at once. Curse raised attack and defense but lowers speed, but to counteract the downside of the attack he used rock polish, which raises speed higher than curse lowers it. Sabin wasnâ??t sure if this new technique was created and pulled of due to his skills as a trainer (something that he never considered himself) or the pokemonâ??s own prowess, he decided a little of both probably played a part in it. After defeating the advancing aggressors with his newly powered up Steelix and causing a retreat he confronted the captive pokemon, explain that he understood that Steelix didnâ??t like him, but admitted that he also didnâ??t like it, but in the current situation they could help each other out. He would help the Steelix gain power in exchange for Steelixâ??s cooperation. The pokemon agreed, mostly due to the fact that it not agreeing would put it back in a state of constant fearâ?¦ or so Sabin though. After that Steelix became Sabinâ??s muscle tearing through all the enemy pokemon that got in the way, but now, on board this ship the iron snake was useless. Not only where the other trainers on board fighting water pokemon, but Steelix simply weighed too much to be released on the deck, doing so would most defiantly collapse that part of the ship and cause it to sink. So Sabin waited in his room staring out at the pokemon in the sea desperately trying to wreck the ship. He heard from one of the men in navigation that their first stop would be Olivine City. Sabin got excited by this, Olivine was only a short distance away from Goldenrod, where the worldâ??s largest radio tower was, if he got off there and traveled to it, he could not only help look for survivors but also become even more famous that he already was. Also the was some railroad that connected Goldenrod to Saffron, which was close to the radio tower in Lavender Town. If he played his cards right, he could us that radio system to increase his own fame as well, and after this hostile pokemon invasion was finished heâ??d be set for life, who doesnâ??t support a celebrity figure that helped the common people in the time of greatest need. He began packing his things, excited by his new plan. He passed his bed where his egg was being held steady by Phione both wrapped in a blanket looking rather cute. â??I believe that we are getting off in Olivine City.â?

So Gin betraying Aizen is.... annoying, it was super predictable. On another note, Gin's bankai reveal is a nice surprise, I was irritated with his bankai before right now. I'm kinda curious how he was able to make his bankai all stretchy like his shikai, maybe I don't understand exactly what his bankai is.

So I really hate Don Kanonji. The fact that it was him instead of Ryuken makes me unhappy. This probably means that all the people that though he was actually important were right, and he is royal guard or something. Matsumoto has been one of my favorite characters for a while and I really really hope that she doesn't do something stupid. But her presence in the fight is kinda confusing to me. I suppose, since anything is possible, she could be a spy for Aizen and friends (which would explain why Aizen knew so much and was able to plan so much stuff out ahead of time) so deep undercover than she actually fought against the Espada. I don't think that she is hiding any special powers (that's the kind of thing that would make me unhappy) so I don't think that she is there to fight but it would be kinda lame if her only purpose is to sway Gin over to the good side. Anyways, I almost completely forgot about Ichigo, but since I don't really like him, I don't care what happens to him. Main character powers will always protect him form harm, so he's boring. Also, Tensa and the hollow fusing was kind of lame to me. Oh well, maybe next week we will actually get some progression.

Finally! I found free time to do stuff, I just typed this really quick, I'll go back and fix up the grammar and spelling and stuff later. Name- Sabin Norewood Age- 25 Gender- Male Current location/situation-Mt. Coronet, Sinnoh. Sabin was actually doing a piece on the Champion of Sinnoh, Cynthia during the attack. They were having their meeting in the place she had grown up, Celestic Town, when the attack began. Celestic town being so small, only a small group of pokemon attacked from the nearby Mt. Coronet and Cynthia was more than a match for them. Cynthia decided that she would invade the mountain herself, so try to find some answers and Sabin followed her, his curiosity piqued. Pokemon team- Phione , Steelix (Just Captured),and Egg (just received, unknow type). Appearance- Sabin has long, mess, brown hair, most of which is pulled back into a ponytail that reaches the base of his neck. He has dark, almost black, brown eyes and keeps himself clean shaven. From spending long days surfing and swimming at the beach of his home town, Sunny Shore, he has developed a nice tan and a lean build. He usually walks around with a plan white tee shirt and cargo pants (he likes the numerous big pockets so he doesnâ??t have to carry a backpack). Personality- Sabin is tricky to figure out. He is usually his curious, playful self, whoâ??d rather slack off all day than do real work. He is super friendly and open with everyone, or so they think, though most people who know him will say that he whines and complains a lot. He does have something of a mean streak though. He is very cut and dry about right and wrong, even if he doesnâ??t share his real opinions he judges people very harshly based on the things they do and say. He is cut throat in battle, and has no problem offering a few people for the greater goodâ?¦ unless he is one of the people that needs to be sacrificed, then he is all about saving himself no matter the cost. He lies to everyone about most things usually things like his past, personal stuff, and emotions he may or may not be feeling. Bio- Sabin was born and raised in Sunny Shore, Sinnoh. His mother was â??blessedâ? with a feeble immune system. Even the most common of illnesses completely destroyed her body, taking her out of commission for weeks, sometimes months. His father, working very hard to support his sickly wife and son was hardly around. During his early childhood Sabinâ??s family realized that his body was just as weak as his motherâ??s. He still participated in normal boy stuff, he just made extra trips to the doctor, and fell ill a lot, not that bad, when managing any sickness he would get with modern medicine. But he grew up secretly hating his parents, his mother who gave him this horrible body, and his father, who was never home. When he turned 16 he registered as a trainer and went on a journey to find and capture a Phione. He had heard a legend about it and the mysterious dew that it created, supposable able to cure any ailment. After years of research he decided that when he turned 16 he would go and capture one, so he could save himself from the horrible pain that he watched his mother go through. Too bad, Phione are harder to find that he thought. He spent four years failing to catch the elusive pokemon, all the while spending his families money the tools he needed to â??catchâ? one. Even after his father was all dried up from sending Sabin money and paying for his wifeâ??s constant medical bills, he still had faith that his son would return home with the pokemon that would answer his prays. By this time Sabin had had a sort of run in with the law and was using his fatherâ??s money to help out his legal situation. After the money stopped coming, he realized that he needed to do something. He became a DJ for one of the radio stations that broadcast throughout Sinnoh. He kept his earnings to himself, ignoring the pleas for help his father gave him on a daily basis. Eventually he was, successful in his hunt, in the most miraculous way. The submarine he was using was attacked by a pokemon and wrecked on the ocean floor. With water pouring into the ship, he did something that he had never done before, he prayed, he promised to change, to love his parents and to help them, to stop making bad choices. He was answered. Manaphy, felt his heart and answered his prayer, and managed to get him back to the shore. Manaphy having felt his heart, decided that it would help him with his change (believing him to be serious about the change) and left him with a Phione egg. Sabin regained conciseness on the beach a few hours later, discovered the egg, pieced together what he could remember about the accident, and thanked his lucky stars. Finally luck. He did change, for a little while. He hatched the egg and loved the pokemon with all his heart. Upon his return to his home ready to us the pokemon to help cure his mother, like it had him, he was attacked by his drunken father. His dad was furious with his son for using him only for his money, and mad that he never offered his resources to help when they were in need. An argument broke out and after his father told Sabin how much he hated him, Sabin left, and never went back. He relocated to Veilstone, the place where he worked, permanently. He slipped back into his old way of thinking. He decided that he canâ??t help how he felt, but he owned it to Manaphy to at least fake a smile. News of his motherâ??s death, at the age of 46 came, but he didnâ??t care, though he pretended too, and never heard from his father again. Writing Snippet- These hyper aggressive pokemon where hurt bad. Cynthia was not the champion of the entire region for no reason, she was good, very good. The pokemon poured out of the mountain entrance and with only a few attacks her Garchomp dispatched them all. It was an amazing spectacle and as far as Sabin was concerned he had front row seats to a priceless demonstration of power, pure, raw power. They had been walking for a while now, but only recently had they encountered hostile pokemon. They were at the lowest point of the mountain standing on the edge of the lake. What a lake it was, though the fog made it hard to see the water was so clear and tranquil. It stretched out for what seemed like miles, possible under the entire mountain. Amazed Sabin paid little attention to the battle between Cynthia and group of Golbat that were trying to suck her Lucario of all its blood. In fact, Sabin had proved to be little use to Cynthia during their adventure into the mountain(his Phione had cured her Garchop of a nasty poison, but Sabin was sure Cynthia was carrying an item that could do that as well) to discover the cause of the attack on human settlements, yes settlements, Sabinâ??s handheld radio had picked up a station from Veilstone when there were still above ground. Apparently many of the cities and towns had fallen to this pokemon attack. [i] Good thing Iâ??m with Cyntha. [/i] Sabin was one of the few trainers that were in Celestic Town at the time of the attack there was no way he would have been able to aid the others in any way. He had only one pokemon, his partner, Phione, and the pair didnâ??t often battle. In reality, they didnâ??t do much of anything together, aside from being good friends. Phione new the real Sabin, so it was easy for him to connect with it. Most people just got a false Sabin, a lie that he promised that he would keep up. A lie of kindness and normality, but this wasnâ??t time to reflect on himself. He had to watch, he had to take it all in. Cynthia was perfectly knocking out all the pokemon that stood in their way. Until the floor ripped. Of course there was an explanation for this but Sabin didnâ??t have time to think about what had caused the fissure in the ground, he was busy falling into the lake he was marveling at earlier. Cynthia hadnâ??t fallen over, she was too perfect after all. As if waiting in ambush a group of Gyrados and a pair of Milotic erupted from the water, no doubt ready to devour Sabin. [i] Sheâ??ll save me.[/i]And he was right. Cynthiaâ??s Garchop rushed into the group, knocking the ones closest to Sabin back into the lake. The lake didnâ??t look so spectacular anymore, what shame. Sabin hit the water, just after releasing his pale, Phione. The Milotic were now battling against Cynthiaâ??s Garchop, firing ice beam after ice beam. Not a bad choice of attack to fight against the land shark. But Garchop was too distracted evading the lethal beams to save Sabin from the Gyrados that was moving from up to swallow Sabin from deep under the lake. â??Phione, please?â? Sabin didnâ??t actually need to say what he need, Phione was smart enough to figure it out, and the rose out of the lake. Phione had released a whirlpool that was now levitating them back to the ledge that they had just fallen from. Riding in a whirlpool was actually less fun than Sabin that though, true the alternative was getting eaten alive (the Gyrados had just narrowly missed them), but getting swirled around having your limbs flap about uncontrollable was quite sickening. But nowâ??s not the time to vomit. As they floating over the solid ground again, Phione released the attack and they fell to the floor, well Sabin fell, Phione used another neat attack, acid armor, to merge with the water just before it hit it. Ripples in the water and a rumbling from beneath the two told Sabin to move. Good thing he had, a Steelix erupted from the ground, his teeth had lightning bolts dancing around them. [i] Thunder Fang[/i] Sabin noticed. [i] Of course Phione could defeat a Steelix(he hoped), but one that could use an electric attack makes this much harder. [/i] Phione emerged from the puddle of water at Sabinâ??s feet, glaring at the massive pokemon before them. The steely snake slammed the ground with itâ??s body, shockwaves went through the entire cavern. Pieces of the floor splintered and the walls cracked. Earthquake. Most likely what caused them to tumble into the lake the first time, this time the Steelix had no such luck. Sabin glanced over at Cynthia. She had all of her pokemon released now, franticly shouting orders to all of them. These â??wildâ? pokemon actually had her worried, more pokemon came up from the lake and hundreds of Oynx burst from every surface, the walls the ceiling, everywhere. There were so numerous itâ??s a wonder they didnâ??t take up the whole space. [i] In such a large room they look as small as maggots, squirming around each other, hoping to be the one to take down that semi-prefect powerhouse. Too bad I donâ??t just get to watch, I have my own maggot to take care of. [/i] Phione was using acid armor to its fullest extent, merging with puddles of water that were all around, coming up only to blast the Steelix with an aqua sphere from a different direction every time. Cleverly, it had surrounded the Steelix with shallow pools of water, not enough to actually hurt the monster, but enough so that this single Phione could attack it from any direction. If only the attacks were having an effect. This Steelix was clearly out of Phioneâ??s league. The only thing that had kept Sabin and his pokemon on even ground was the terrain. Pokemon that were weak to water should been in a place like this. The wall to the cavern was about 20 feet away and the edge of the lake was about 10. That gave this 900 pound monster, that stood 30 feet high only a small space to maneuver, and Phione had restricted that ever further by surrounding it with water. Water pulse had a nice bonus of confusing pokemon struck by it, so the Steelix was flailing around, smashing its head into the wall, and trying to wrap itself up with its own tail. Eventually it toppled over, to concerned with squeezing the life out of itself to notice, right into the lake. [i] Poor thing is going to drown.[/i] Sabin thought sarcastically. He glanced over at Cynthia again. Two of her six pokemon, her Togikiss and her own Milotic had fallen prey to the wild Milotic duo, who had renewed their attack on Garchop. Garchop was already pinned down fighting his own Steelix and its ontourage of Onyx. [i] I guess we need an exit strategy. [/i] Sabin began to unbutton his pockets digging through the soggy contents until he found what he was looking for, a Premiere ball. He had won it while at a fair in Veilstone once, he hated fairs (even the memories of them), and had no intention of catching another pokemon, so it seemed odd that he had brought it along. He tossed it down into the water, right at the Steelix. The snake had sunk far in only a couple of seconds, its thrashing about was only making the problem worse. The ball hit the water but didnâ??t sink fast to catch up with the pokemon. Sabin needed it to be alive if it was going to tunnel them out of the mountain. â??Phione, go catch the Steelix for me please.â? Sabinâ??s pokemon rushed to the edge of the lake and dove in very expertly. It grabbed the ball its its club shaped arms and swam at full speed towards the pokemon, which was on the verge of passing out. A few seconds later Phione whacked the Steelix on the head with the ball. A flash of light erupted from the ball, engulfed the pokemon, sucked it in, and closed. Phione brought it back to Sabin in the next few moments. Sabin stared at it in contempt for a half second and released it. He jumped on its head and recalled Phione. The Steelix was weak, but it should be able to sneak up on the mob of pokemon fighting Cynthia and surprise them, they were all focused on their target. The Steelix opened its eyes and began to roar, and bucked Sabin off. He managed to land on his feet [I] I guess everyone gets to look cool at least once [/i]. The pokemon began to charge Sabin but stopped. It was almost like magic, Sabin was giving him a cold, dark stare, and Steelix knew that his new master wasnâ??t beyond recalling him and releasing him in the deep lake again, just to teach him a lesson. Steelix lowered his head, and Sabin boarded his new pet. â??Go save Cynthia, â?? Sabin though that it would be bad if she died, heâ??d never get to finish his interview, and who knows maybe heâ??ll get a reward â??kill as many of the others as you can on the way. Once she is safe on your head, get us back to Celestic town. Above all elseâ? No one was around to hear this so he could be as honest as he wanted â??do not let any harm come to me, if we fall into danger, you are to take me to Celestic town, even if it means sacrificing yourself, understand?â? Steelix did. It charged forward, teeth dancing with electricity again. Before it reached the prefect Cynthia it managed to rip through two Gyrados, a swarm of Zubat and Golbad, and remove the head of a Milotic. Cynthia was quick to board the blood stained pokemon, recall her own, and they were off. Steelix was tunneling but spinning his head like a drill very fast (Sabin and Cynthia moved to the center of his body to hold on) and was using an iron tail attack behind him to collapse the tunnel, to prevent followers. They were back in the semi-safe town after 30 minutes of an uncomfortable trip through the earth. Sabin recalled the newest addition to his â??teamâ?. He had planned on letting it drown in a lake somewhere on the way back to his home in Veilstone, but had decided to keep it. It followed his orders very well and seemed to be quick powerful, useful if he ever needs to fight off pokemon. Cynthia questioned about its apparent blood thirst while they were in the pokemon center healing their pokemon. â??Yeahâ?¦ it did kill a lot of those angry pokemon, I didnâ??t tell it too. It must have still been under whatever influence made it attack us in the first placeâ? Sabin was good at lying, he did it every hour of everyday â??I guess when I asked it to save you, it just redirected its rage towards the othersâ? Sabin looked up at his prefect story (He thought about how much taller she was than him, it made him feel inadequate), his career maker. This story would make him even more famous, if there were even any humans left to listen to it. â??I guess Iâ??m going to journey back homeâ? he said smiling as best he could â??hopefully nothing goes wrong.â? They were back at her motherâ??s house, they had just finished telling her the tale. â??I want you to have this, as a thank you for saving meâ? Cynthia handed him an egg she took off of a soft looking pillow that sat under some sort of heated light. â??One of my friends had an egg, but I donâ??t have time to raise it, with all my league duties and now thisâ?¦ attack on humanity I am going to be busy trying to fix the problemâ? â??But I donâ?? really want aâ?¦â? Sabin was cut off by the Champion, he had to show her at least a little respect for her title. â??I couldnâ??t live with myself if something happened to this egg because I am out on a dangerous mission! Iâ??d like for you to keep itâ? She calmed down a little â??besides, you donâ??t strike me as the kind of person who would go on some dangerous adventure, please, just watch over it. Youâ??re so good with your Phioneâ? [i] Because itâ??s parent and itself saved my life. [/i] â??That it just feels right to give it to you.â? Cynthia wasnâ??t taking no for an answer. â??Fine, fine, fineâ? Sabin grabbed the egg â??Iâ??m going to start heading backâ?¦ Iâ??ll be fineâ? Cynthia had given him a look â??I have Steelix and Phione to protect me.â? Sabin walked out of the house and onto the main road, where his car was parked. She didnâ??t want him going on an adventure, but to him that sounded like the best thing to do right now, how often does something like this happen, being part to of the solution might beâ?¦ fun. As Sabin drove the road back to Veilstone (the only car headed in that direction, though there were so few that he passed he didnâ??t notice) he thought to himself [i] I didnâ??t even ask what pokemon is in that egg [/i] He looked in the rear view mirror at the egg sitting in the back seat next to his muddy clothes. â??Guess weâ??ll have to find out when you hatch.â?

Yeah, but Ryuken isn't like the rest of them. If anything he'd be fighting because innocent humans are being killed. I also agree though, the whole Quincy thing is kinda silly, the shinigami told them that they were wrecking the world and they didn't wanna listen, so I think they got what they deserved. Ishida can't kill people that matter cause he isn't a main character, or even a strong on at this point. When they were trying to save Rukia he was even with Ichigo I'd say (until he got his bankai) but now Ichigo is chilling with the top dog captains and Ishida hasn't gotten any stronger. The only reason I think its Ryuken is because he was introduced around the same time as Isshin, but he hasn't done anything yet, why bother introducing a potentially power guy for no reason ( I guess he did restore Ishida's power... so he could go get pwned by the 8th Espada, who isn't even a fighter)? Plus that is kinda the town he lives in, and if Aizen gets his wish, him and his family are toast. If I remember correctly Ryuken doens't actually pull back a bow string or an arrow like Uyru does, I think he just kinda points his bow at stuff to shoot, so maybe he could make to with one hand

Eh, I really wouldn't care if Gin was beaten by Ryuken (or anyone else) at this point. He doesn't have anymore things he could reveal (I really don't see him secretly being a Vizard like Tosen), and I'm still bitter that his bankai was kinda... less than I expected, though it does make sense that it is a supped up version of his shikai. While Ryuken could show us all kinds of awesome Quincy stuff that Uryu doesn't know/can't preform yet.

No way to guess at this point, it could be anyone. Unohana should have finished healing hachi a while ago and then moved on to so one else like... shunsui and ukitake (so we can see some bankai action) or her and hachi could have healed up old man yamma from the brink of death. Ishida has a dad that hates shinigami and hollows so he could be the person (also they are putting his family at risk) maybe its the kido corps comander, since that roll hasn't been seen since TBTP. Or maybe the royal gaurd are taking the fight to Aizen following the "good offense is a good defense" thing.

Bleach... I remember back when they were on the Rukia Rescue Mission and everything was good. Anyways I thought that Amamiya could use basic burst stuff, but maybe I'm wrong. I was thinking about the possibilities for the masked scourge guy who helped Ageha and I was thinking of all the people that could have used some healing powers and inevitable ended up on Oboro, who I don't think that it is, but then I had an out of the box thought. The Oboro from the past is roaming around collecting cores, but what about Oboro from the future? He showed such promise in the past, I can't think that he wouldn't become a psychicer after the meteor hits earth (assuming he survived). I don't think that theory has much weight but it got me thinking, what happened to all of our main characters between their time and the future, because I think its a little strange that they were not with Root. Did it ever say what happened to them and I missed it? Not just Root either, I could see Oboro or evil Amamiya being members of the Wise. I don't think that's the case though, if they were members of Wise the star commander would have recognized them. On a side note, with Oboro gone the group has room for a healer again, and I like Kabuto for the job. He already has the first half of Ian's rise training down and he can use burst now (I think) so he should give it a stab. You can never have to many healers, and Van won't always be around. On a different side note, I think I like the adventures that take place outside of psyren. True that's where all the main villains are(that's the part that feels bleachy, to me anyway) but I like the missions that take place in the past much better. I blame Matsuri and Kagetora.

So the spoilers says that its going to be Ageha and Amamiya learning nova in a hyperbolic time chamber sort of deal created by Ageha dad (who is quickly becoming one of my favorite characters) and that Kyle has already failed to learn nova, so I'm assuming that all the Elmore kids have failed to learn it. Which makes sense to me... I guess. If nova is a combination of Trace, Rise, and Burst, then only psychicers who are skilled in all three should be able to fuse them together, and the only Elmore kid who could possible do that is Shao (but that is assuming that he can use a burst that we haven't seen (though he did show he could use Burst Stream so, maybe he is hiding something)). But following this logic, Ageha shouldn't be able to use it either, since he doesn't use Trace. Amamiya seems like a good candidate, since she can use all of those things.

I forget what happened to Matsuri in this future, but I think I want it to be her. She's to cool to die/ not be in the story and I don't want it to be Oboro. Also Matsjri is the only other person I can think of who can heal... or at least I thought she could.

But that means that we are liable to see Kabuto, who has always been my favorite character (well since the Forest of Pain or Death or whatever it was), which would make me happy, plus he has become an awesome sort of guy. I'm hoping that he betrays Madara and has his way with Sasuke if the opportunity presents itself before completing his deal with him. I feel like Sasuke, no matter how powerful, won't be able to fight all the dead members of Akatsuki and super Kabuto at once. I've also decided that all the fights need to be like the one between Danzo and Sasuke. It had good ratio of explanation to action, lots of new abilities were showcased, no one was holding anything back, it didn't drag on for 1000 chapters, and it was interesting till the end.

I've decided that I want to see Ryuken and the Kido corps captain/ lieutenant (and maybe some black ops guys , though if Soifon was the strongest I don't care about the rest of them) vs. Aizen and Gin. those are the only people that could possible be waiting for Aizen and Gin in the town that would make sense, since the rest of the side characters can't even hold a candle to Aizen. I'm ready for Yammamoto to come back with a kick ass bankai and put Aizen to rest. If no shinigami born in the last 1000 years is stronger than old man Yamma, but Captains have been promoted to the 0 division during his life, then I think that its safe to say that he is stronger than most if not all of them. If he is healed and intercepts Aizen and obliterates him with his bankai, hopefully the series will end and we won't have to be introduced to another 20 characters that make up the Royal Family/ Guard.

I did forget that Isshin had a few panels of "awesomeness" after his initial pwnage of Aizen pretransformation. I think that I am just frustrated with the series as a whole and this chapter's lack progression was just irritating. Hopefully they skip Ichigo's training session with daddy and focus on something awesome (like an Aizen flashback or some Gin/Matsumoto flashbacks) or I might stop reading this manga all together.

Crappy waste of time chapter...and sure to be the lamest training chapter(s) ever in the future. Aizen is to powerful, though I like his conversations with Gin. Ichigo's dad being able to use his skill is super stupid. It's lame that its only father and son going, especially since the ones who actually damaged Aizen where Urahara and Yoruichi ( who weren't even fighting at full power). Matsumoto is running around for no reason. Ichigo is being a bitch and crappy side characters are gonna end up getting more panel time than good characters. Also, why is the Kidou Corps don't doing anything? Their Captain and Luetenate were pretty BA in Turn Back the Pendulum so I want to see the other branches of Soul Societies military do something. I'm counting out the Black Ops cause if Soifon was there leader I can't expect anyone stronger than her to be there.

So I don't like that Oboro and Hiryu haven't been seen for a while. I'm curious how Hiryu and friend's raid on the tower went and I'm super curious about Oboro. When he and Hiryu were fighting the guy that Oboro healed the core of to "save the people" he was made of and Hiryu suspected he was just curious about his power... I started to like him a lot more than ( even though I feel like he is made to be the popular character, you can't help what you like I guess). I hope that he is still the same person after he is reintroduced from his hiatus but I'm feeling like he went and willingly became a tavoo and that would make him a lot less appealing. If anything his new power and the weird way he looked makes me think that he is going to be different in a big way.

Aizen has been planing to eat Ichigo? Why not do it now, if he is too out of it to fight Gin then Aizen should just be able to snatch him up and scarf him down. Anyways, it seems to me like all the Soul Society is out of defenders that actually count so unless they set up some bad ass barrier that can buy them enough time for Unahona and Hachi to heal everyone up for round two it looks like Aizen is going to get his key and all those side characters that are snoozing in the town are gonna bite the dust. Then we get to be introduced to the 0 Division and the Royal Family and hopefully we will get some explanation as to why Aizen is doing what he's doing.

Super tired, will fix any issues later tomorrow... this is pretty much done though. Name: Sabin Sutherland Age: 26 Gender: male Role Within Team: Thinker Abilities: Sabin has shown promise in using his ability in every way possible. Though he can throw up illusions in an instant, only regular humans seem to be fooled. To trick psychic it necessary for him to concentrate on every detail of everything he is projecting to his victim which takes time he usually doesn’t have while fighting, making this talent one that he uses the least. He is known for his ability to bulldoze into people’s minds and force them to obey his commands, though this often leads to memory loss or brain damage if subjected to his “push” to often. He is also wonderfully talented in picking thoughts from people mind. He is constantly listening to the thoughts of everyone around him making it almost impossible to surprise him, though this gives him headaches. He has managed to gather information from a target 8 miles away though the thoughts were muddled and incomplete. Knowing what thinkers are capable of he has put a great deal of effort into developing a strong mental defense, making all but the most powerful thinks unable to use their powers on him. Physical Appearance: Sabin has light brown hair that is usually kept around four inches long and is never styled, always messy. He has lightly toasted skin and dark brown eyes. Despite his attempts to stay clean shaven he usually has stubbles that give him something of a 5 o’clock shadow. He usually walks around in comfy clothes like sweat pants and a white t-shirt or a hoodie and baggy jeans if he has to go out. Sabin hates the gym and working out with a passion and refuses to do such things, as a result he only has the muscle that he developed naturally, putting him in the neighborhood of 150 lbs. He has natural good looks and plans on keeping his body in good shape by eating healthy. He usually wears a pair of sun glasses, even when not necessary (some people say that direct eye contact with him will put you at the mercy of his power to push thoughts into your mind, regardless of whether or not he wants to, this is unconfirmed however). Personality: He always seems confident, even faced mortal danger. He always has an opinion but doesn’t always share his thoughts with everyone. He prefers to avoid work and will sometimes go to great lengths to get out of an assignment. He tends to be very straight forward and sees things as black and white, making difficult decisions quickly which benefit the greater good. He is loyal to his teammates, though some of are a little put off by his constant stealing of free will. In battle he is cut throat and creative, favoring strategies that end the conflict as fast as possible so he can go back to lounging around. Weapons: Basic hand gun, he is far too confident in his abilities to feel the need to rely on weapons of regular people. Other Skills: Nothing combat related, if he is in need of a skill, he will us his powers to take control of someone who has it. Writing Sample: “Wake up, I mad you some breakfast” Sabin stirred from his sleep, he had had an existing night/early morning with the young woman in his apartment’s kitchen. The smell of bacon and pancakes covered in syrup drifted into his room. He got out of bed and put some pants on, glanced around the room for a shirt, when he couldn’t find one he gave up the search and sleepily made his way to the kitchen. “Everything’s all set up for you sweetie” The girl, Naomi, (though Sabin knew her name, he didn’t ask her name last night, he gathered it, along with her purpose via his power to break into people’s minds and steal away their secrets) had put a plate of food in front of him and smiled warmly at him. “It’s weird though, you hardly have any utensils in this place, just spoon!” Naomi sat down next to him, filling her plate with some of the eggs and a few pancakes. “You know, you don’t have to pretend like you’re going to eat the food, I know that it’s poisoned” Sabin leaned back in his chair and stared up at water stained ceiling. Naomi jumped to her feet and took a fighting stance. Before she could launch her first punch her mind was assaulted the moment she got to her feet. [i] Sit back down, do not move or attempt to fight against him any longer, and answer all him questions honestly.[/i] This thought became her very reason for existing, nothing she could do or think could contradict this order given to her, no matter how much she desired. She sat back down and folded her hands in her lap. “So, Mrs. Naomi, you thought that you could resist me?” Sabin was still looking at the ceiling; everything had gone according to plan. He had recently moved from LA to Paris to avoid agents that were after his life, but upon arriving in his new French residence realized that Second Sight operatives had already arrived as well. He began to frequently go to a bar close to where he lived and pick up girls, hoping for this chance to get an SS operative in close quarters. He knew that they would catch on to his habit fast and try to exploit it, after all whenever they sent regular goons after him he was forced to make them all go crazy, or kill each other off, or send them back to SS head quarters, where they would cause as much havoc as possible. After all, with him constantly reading the minds of everyone around him, it was impossible to sneak up on him, regular soldiers never stood a chance. But this girl was a Thinker who like him had put together something of a mental shield against other Thinkers, and thought that she could get a one up on him… but her defense was weak, and a pro like Sabin knew how to break weak defenses. Once he confirmed that this Naomi was working for Second Sight, he pretended that she slipped past his radar and took her home, conveniently to an apartment that had no windows and who all the neighbors of had be under Sabin’s influence since the first day he arrived, in short no communication (she was even unable to wear a wire, due to the nature of the business they attended too). He had previously emptied the apartment of anything that could be used to deal him an instant death form the apartment and her purse was mysteriously stolen last night at the bar. So what do you do with a young, attractive Thinker who works for an organization that is trying to do you in, that has no contact to the outside world and has no way of killing you? To Sabin the answer was clear, you sleep with her, listen in on her plan to poison your morning meal with cleaners that just so happened to be on the counter, and then get all the information you can from her and use her like a pawn to make everyone in SS think you are dead. “I guess I should have known better? You are the great Sabin after all, even the senior Thinkers marvel at your promise” Naomi was managing to be sarcastic even though she was being forced to be honest. “Well, clearly it’s not enough praise, I’m still a wanted man” He put his chair down on all fours and stared her in the eye “Time for business” Sabin then began to drill her on everything he could think of. For an hour and a half the would be assassin spilled all the beans about Second Sight and their operations. When they were finally finished Sabin got up to and began to clear the table. “I don’t eat this junk anyway, it’s a wonder you made all this from the little bit of stuff in keep in the fridge” Naomi sat in the chair; it was obvious from the look on her face that she was still trying to fight against his power. “I guess I’m done with you, Mrs. Naomi” Sabin continued to throw the food away “I have one for set of instructions that I want you to follow” the girls eyes got wide in panic. Sabin lowered his voice to a whisper before rambling on “You will report in that you have killed me, when they come to investigate you will use your power to convince them that I am indeed dead, and you will not tell them anything that happened here today. You will then return to Second Sight as a hero and covertly use all of your resources and power to undermine the any other attempted murders on my teammate’s lives. You shall also pass information concerning all of their operations secretly to me and finally you will use your powers to force people to make as many assassination attempts on the higher ups as possible. Should you be found out, you will do everything in your power to cause as much damage to the organization as possible while you are still alive” Sabin watched as the order sank into her brain, nothing she could do could save her from her fate. He packed as many things as he could fit in his backpack, got dressed, grabbed his wallet and keys to his car and headed for the door. “In five minutes you may get out of that chair and do as I have instructed… best of luck.” The door slammed shut and Sabin was gone.

Here is my two cents on the starters. Generation 1 was amazing, all of them are awesome, and I'd be happy with anyone of them, though I don't like Venasaur as much as the final forms of the other two, which gives Bulbasaur -2 cool points. In Gen 2 they were all awesome again and I was glade that Totodile was similar to Charmander cause I really liked him from the first batch. Gen 3 was kinda a let down imo. I didn't like Treeko at all and I felt like Torchic and its family belonged in a deep fryer, not my party. I liked Mudkip the best, but it just wasn't as cool as the last two water starters. Generation 4 starters were all crap, Piplup gets points for having good typing, but thats it ( I know that the fire one is actually a good pokemon, but I don't like it still). Now generation 5 is here, and its the first time I favor a starter that isn't the water one! The rabbit and otter look lame but the grass starter is a pimp... alas, I am hoping really hard that the otter has fancy typing or really awesome evolutions, cause I don't want to wreck my water streak!

It seems like all the other villages had the sealing of the tailed beasts down to a science, where as the leaf village just kinda did whatever... I mean the old lady from the rescue Garaa arc sealed the 1 tail pretty easy, and now the thunder village has a leader that can do it too, so why did the 4th have to sacrifice himself to seal the fox, i thought he was a pro ninja. So I have a question... It seems like Naruto is the first person to have the fox sealed inside him, since it was under Mr. One-eyed-Uchiha's control and all, but given the age of the other tailed beast people it seems like harnessing the power of the tailed beast had be going on since before naruto was even born. If they were split between the villages, why does the leaf village only have 1 of the tailed beast people, that is so much...newer than the others? Was the leaf village left of of the dividing of the tailed beasts, or did they just not know about the fox yet, or did they do something where, the leaf village can have it if they catch it (like a pokemon!)?

I hope this transformation of Aizen isn't done, he looks kinda like a lamer version of masked Tosen imo. The look reminds me of macs and ipods... less is more, but in my opinion less is just less here. I also think its GG for the good guys, unless Kisuke or Isshin have soul slayer powers that are just as hax as Aizen, which he seems to have given up on using.

I got my Starcraft 2 beta key today, so I've dropped all else and I have been playing it non stop, but I haven't played a RTS in so long, I'm all rusty and get beat a whole lot, plus everything is changed from the original Starcraft. This totally derailed me finishing up my competitive team for Pokemon Heartgold, guess I'll have to use the same ones from my Pearl version.

I only had the patience to actually EV train, grind to 100, get the proper moves and nature, and get the right items for my original team. After I realized that I need to make some changes I may or may not have use a program called Pokesav that lets you generate your own pokemon (lots of people call this hacking and don?t like it too much, but I didn?t give them any ridicules stats or IV?s, It was just a time saver) which is really useful if you are using an R4 to play the game instead of actually buying it. Speaking of not buying it, I really really really want a Pokewalker, I almost thought about going to buy a HeartGold just to get one but? how do you move pokemon on to/off of it? I don't really feel like looking to see what there moves were, but the team I got to 100 and did everything thing by hand look like this Kingdra- Physical damage Vaporeon- Special damage Staraptor- Physical damage Mamoswine-Support/physical damage Dugtrio-Physical damage Gardevoir-Support See I got them all to 100 and thought every thing was good to go, until a CurseLax dominated me :(

I use to really like Eevee and all its evolutions, but I think I've replaced it with other pokemon that I like a lot. I totally had an Vaporeon on my competitive team (and an Umbreon on a different line up) for D/P but I just don't see one make it in this time... I felt so generic using one, since they seem pretty popular, but I guess most competitive OU teams pretty much use the same pokemon.

I'm having issues with Red, for no reason at all. I have quit a few Pokemon at level 80 and just am having a hard time...usually I don't purposely make a team to counter people, but I just might have to here(Their attacks already cover all of the bases though :( )... so far I'm using... 83 Kingdra- Ice Beam, Surf, Dragon Pulse, Smoke Screen 80 Ampharos- Discharge, Thunder Wave, Power Gem, Flash 80 Lickilicky- Power Whip, Gyro Ball, Explosion, Return 82 Mamoswine- Earthquake, Avalanche, Superpower, Stone Edge 80 Wobbuffet (Shiny!)- Counter, Mirror Coat, Destiny Bond, Safeguard 81 Parasect- Spore, X-Scissor, Cross Poisson, Energy Ball Maybe I just need to level them up some more, or use items in mass. Or I could switch out Wobbuffet (who I'm only using cause it's shiny) for something better. Also.. EV training is so long, I don't think I wanna do all that, doing the battle frontier for the TMs I used on these guys was way to long.

I think when I beat the elite four and Lance I had a Feraligatr, Kingdra, Ampharos, Arcanine, Piloswine, and Kangaskhan. I kinda just went to town on him with ice attacks from Piloswine and Kingdra's dragon attacks. I think Kingdra was my highest level at 61, but i did neglect the rest of my team once I got him so... Also I feel like a copy cat now that I've gone back and read the other posts on this page...Clurr and I must have similar pokemon interests.