Aya was just relaxing in the air or whatever was in the empty space of her dimension when the words started. They were faint at first, as if from a distant memory, but they gradually got louder and louder. The words were formed by the combined voices of two young girls accentuated by small growls and purrs. As the words got louder, the world began to shake more and more. She pulled Shadow Walker out of her sheath and held it out in front of her, not that she knew how she was going to use it against a collapsing world. The voices got louder and louder, chanting in an unknown language, and just as Aya was sure that the world was going to fall apart, a small tear appeared in front of her. She gripped her sword in front of her strongly and prepared to fight whatever was on the other side but instead of the battlefield or hell that she had been expecting, she entered in on a very familiar sight. It was the Captain Commander's office. In it there were two girls that looked like cats; a young woman wearing the same uniform as she was; another, older woman with dark skin, purple hair, and wearing an orange sweatshirt; a man wearing ugly, wrinkled robes with frizzy hair and a fan; a tall, strong man with dark hair; and a younger boy, about eighteen with bright orange hair and a Soul Cutter three times the size of hers. There was also an old man, powerfully built man with a cane. He saw her and said, "Aya."
"Hello, Captain Commander Sir," she said, respectfully bowing.
"No need for that. Come on out," the Captain Commander said, gesturing emphatically. There was something vaguely familiar about him but Aya couldn't place it.
"I can't. It's hard to explain but the moment I do, I will start bleeding in various places and will probably bleed out in a matter of minutes."
"Yoruichi, please call Captain Unohana here so that she can heal Shihouin Aya as soon as she steps out," Yamamoto said, and Yoruichi vanished as she flashed to the 4th Sqaud's barracks.
"Will this work out?" the Captain Commander asked.
"Probably, if she's really quick about it, Captain Commander Sir," Aya replied in a calm, polite voice.
"Please don't be so formal with me Aya," the Captain Commander said, "We have known each other for a long time."
"I'm sorry, sir, but I don't ..." her voice drifted off and here eyes widened.
"Genryuusai!" she said, and a soft smile spread across her lips, "You've gotten old. How long has it been since I vanished anyway?"
"About a 1000 years," Yamamoto anwered.
"Wow, and you're still alive? That's pretty cool." Aya's tone had completely changed from formal to very playful and familiar. Everyone there was a bit thrown off by it and also by how much the Captain Commander's tone matched hers. Then, Aya's eyes darkened.
"Is anyone else still...?"
"No, I'm sorry all the Captains and even Lieutenants since then have died. No one survived."
Aya inhaled in a move that Soi Fon recognized very well and then lightning exploded from her back. She was looking down so Soi Fon could not see her expression but when Aya let loose a long stream of Flash Cry into the emptiness around her, Soi Fon could guess her feelings.
"Everyone..." she whispered under her breath and let loose another stream of Flash Cry, just as Yoruichii returned with Captain Unohana.
"You may step out now, Aya. Captain Unohana will heal all of your wounds so please step out," Yamamoto said. Aya loosened her clenched fists and allowed the halo of Flash Cry that was surrounding her to fade. She finally looked up and Soi Fon saw tears streaking her face.
"Everyone..." she whispered again before stepping out of the hole in the air and exploding in blood.
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