"Hey bro come check this out," shouted my brother as he dragged me to yet ANOTHER stand selling various anime items.

My name is Michael Crave and right now I was at Comic Con with my younger brother Blake. We had actually been planning on coming here for years and it was only this year that we were finally able to go. Months before this we had spent making our costumes to the point of perfection.

Our idea was for Blake to go as Ichigo from Bleach and for me to go as Hollow Ichigo, aka Hichigo. It worked pretty well since me and Blake looked enough alike. My costume took more work than my brothers in a few areas. For one all Blake had to do was die his hair orange and make his sword and clothes. I on the other hand had to die my hair white, practically paint my whole body white and get specially made contacts just to make my eyes look exactly like Ichigo's altered self. In the end it was so worth it and I got complimented on my costume a lot which I was pretty proud of.

"Mike are you even listening to me?"

It was then I realized I had tuned out Blake as I let my mind to wander elsewhere.

"Sorry bro but what were you saying?"

*sigh*"Mike we came here to enjoy ourselves and yet all you do is stand there thinking. Why don't you go buy a souvenir or something? Who knows the next time we'll be able to do this?"

He had a point. I hadn't really done much since we got here. The least I could do was buy something to commemorate coming here. Looking around I didn't really see anything interesting until I saw a small stand away from the others that I don't remember seeing there before. The clerk looked really creepy with his black cloak with the hood up not letting me see his face. I was about to step over and see what was there until I felt a hand grab onto my arm. Turning around I found myself staring at a nervous Blake.

"I don't think you should go over there man. That dude is giving me a bad vibe."

"Oh come on Blake what's wrong with just going over to see what he has to sell?"

Shaking my arm away from Blake I walk over to the weird stand and start to browse the wares. I can feel the merchants eyes trained on me but ignore it in favor of looking over the various items for sale. Needless to say I was impressed. He had an item for almost every game and/or show I had ever seen or heard of and then some! But what really caught my eye was a certain medallion.

It was the same one that Ichigo used whenever he turned into a Soul Reaper and I couldn't help but want it. Picking it up I asked how much it was and it surprised me with how cheap it was. Thinking I was getting the better end of the deal I easily paid for the item and placed it around my neck.

As I turned to walk back to my brother I found the edges of my vision going dark and became disoriented. I tried to push through it but it was hopeless and I quickly saw the ground coming up to meet me with my failing vision. Then before I hit the ground everything went black.

Sometime later

I started to feel myself waking up with a pounding headache sometime later.

"Ugh what the hell happened?"

I tried to sit up but immediately fell back down due to my pounding head. Then it all came back to me. The trip to Comic Con, the merchant and the buying of the medallion. I instantly got pissed thinking the creepy merchant had something to due with me passing out.

"I swear if I am missing a kidney there is going to be hell to pay!"

My anger drove me to sit up and open my eyes only for my look of anger to turn to one of confusion. I was lying in the middle of a small clearing of some forest at night. Looking at the sky I found it unnaturally clear and the moon bigger than usual. Not only that but there was the distinct picture of a face of some kind on the moon that I know for a fact was never there before.

I ignored this though in favor of standing up after my headache had subsided. I was still wearing my costume but I felt...different. Not in a bad way, in fact I felt better than ever! Looking to my side I saw the styrofoam sword of Ichigo's cleaver I made to accompany my costume. Picking it up I noticed it was significantly heavier and more solid though I could still lift it with ease. I again shrugged this off and placed it on my back while walking to a nearby puddle to wash off the white makeup on my skin.

It turned out to be harder than I thought since no matter how hard I rubbed with the water the white just wouldn't come off! This crap was supposed to wash off easily! After failing in doing that I then tried to take out the contacts in my eyes only to jab myself in said eyes. Then I realized I wasn't wearing a contact anymore yet when I looked into the puddle at my reflection my irises were still black with yellow sclera and black pupils.

The realization had hit me like a ton of bricks. I had become Hichigo. A bunch of feelings rushed through me then, anger, fear, happiness and excitement being chief among them.

'Are you done admiring yourself.'

Jumping at the sudden sound of the elderly sounding voice I instinctively reach back and grab my blade which I was hoping was real.

"Who said that!?"

'Your holding me right now'

I noticed that the voice was coming from my head and not from someone else. But I was holding him? Looking back I saw I was holding my blade and then I realized I was talking to the sword currently on my back.

"Zangetsu?"

'Correct. And you can just speak through your mind you know. Right now your making yourself look like a loon.'

Oh right. Probably best for everyone if I talk in my head. People already think I'm weird enough without it.

'But how? From what the series says Hichigo, or in this case me, are actually Zangetsu so how can you be here?'

'I was created as soon as you became what you are. Think of me as your guide and trainer for right now.'

'Wait trainer? You mean I can do all of the stuff the real Hichigo did?'

'At this moment no you cannot. But in time you will.'

Well it suck's that I can't just be a badass right off the bat but I wonder what I can do. And I hope I can learn how to do everything else in the future. I wonder since hollows age so slow to the point it practically stops and I am 'technically' a hollow does that make me immortal? I'll deal with that later right now I want to know what I am able to do.

'So what can I do as of right now?'

'As of right now you can perform Sonido, fly, have high speed regeneration, enhanced strength, speed and durability and can release immense spiritual pressure and can sense others spiritual pressure.'

'What I can't even perform a Getsuga Tensho or anything? That sucks! But at least I can fly. So how do I use these things?'

'Use your head I think you already know.'

Not believing him I look into my memories and see that Zangetsu was right. I already DID know how to do those things. More than that I felt the distinct need to destroy something which kind of creeped me out.

'Wow this is so awesome! Will I be able to change into that one badass Hollow form Ichigo used against Ulquiorra?'

'Eventually yes.'

Man this was getting better by the minute. But then I thought about my brother and how upset he must be at my disappearance. As amazing as it was to be Hichigo for real with all of his powers my family was more important and I would need to find a way back to them. But first I needed to find out where the hell I was.

I was broken from my thoughts when I felt a huge surge of spiritual pressure coming from nearby. A base instinct in me was crying out to find whoever was emitting this power and beat them into the ground if not kill them. For a minute or two I stood there thinking if I should go or not and in the end decided to follow my instincts and check it out.

Taking to the air , which oddly feels like standing on the ground, I use Sonido and in less than a second I found myself standing over a small town or more specifically over what looked like the town hall that had storm clouds brewing above it. The town itself didn't look like much in my opinion. A village would be more accurate with the straw roofed houses.

Wanting to make an entrance I land on the ceiling and with a simple kick I shatter it making a few of the inhabitants let out a cry of surprise. Floating down inside I planned to say some badass line but stop and stare at the oddest looking group of people I have ever seen in my entire life. Not even the most hardcore Comic Con geeks looked as weird as these people.

Most of them were girls which I found a little weird but not as weird as the ridiculous hair colors they all donned. Oh and there was the fact they all had tails, horse ears and some were flying with wings and others had horns on their heads. Yup definitely weird.

"WHO DARES INTERUPT ME!?"

Turning to the voice that sounded like it could shatter a mountain I found myself staring at quite a beauty. She was a little taller than me as I stood at five eight and she looked around six one and donned in dark blue bikini style armor with a matching helmet. Her skin was a flawless pale white, though not as pail as mine, with serpentine like eyes and a starry head of hair with matching tail that flowed in a non existent wind. Oh and she had a black horn and black wings, can't forget those little details.

I sensed the power I felt before coming from her and couldn't help but get a little giddy in fighting her. I don't know why but right now I wanted nothing more than to fight which is unusual for me but right now I did not care.

"Well lady for your information I am Hichigo. And right now I am going to kick your ass."

After finishing that statement I used Sonido to appear behind her before kicking her in the back. My kick sent her flying through the air at insane speeds and made her implant into the opposite wall. Pulling herself out she growled angrily at me before firing a beam of some kind from her horn. Not expecting this the beam struck me and sent me into a wall with said wall then collapsing on top of me.

That attack hurt but not nearly as much as I thought it would. It felt more like a hard shove or a soft punch and I already knew it didn't even leave a bruise. So with little effort I pulled myself out of the ruble surprising the woman. Her surprise quickly turned to anger as she was charging up another attack.

Pulling my blade from my back I stare down my opponent and done a cocky smile just like the one Hichigo always had. Hey I already looked like the guy might as well act a little like him.

"May I know the name of my victim before I cut your ass to bits," I ask in fake politeness.

"I am Nightmare Moon peasant and you will beg for death before I am done with you."

"Not likely."

And like that I charged her. In response she fired a barrage of bolts at me just like the first one only for me to either dodge or deflect them with Zangetsu. Using Sonido again I appeared before her already bringing my blade down. She just managed to dodge but I managed to make a gash across her gut making her cry out in pain.

Before I could press my attack she unleashed a wave of power that sent me flying back. As I was recovering Nighmare turned into a blue haze and escaped flying off into the forest I had just come from.

I silently cursed myself for letting her get away since now I couldn't track her spiritual pressure before I looked towards the crowd of stunned observers. The staring contest lasted a good minute before I finally decided to speak.

"Uh, hi?"