[bleaching it pt.1]

[queendork56]

Part of of the double episode! This goes up to the end of "the fight."

212 thumbnailed caps... blah, blah, blah...

Spoilers for the whole episode

Opening/Ending || Part One || Part Two

So at the beginning of the episode there was this flashback/recap thing that told you all the stuff that has happened. It only lasted for about two-three minutes. I didn't watch it and I didn't cap it so...

Random flashback recaps make Ichi mad!

Is this a Zangetsu/Ichigo shipper's dream?

So many Zangetsu... so little time.. (And I've decided that "Zangetsu" is a word like "deer" and "sheep" where it's the same both singular and plural)

Run, Ichigo, run!

He can fly! He can fly! He can fly!

He turns! (That's actually one pretty cool looking sword.)

One Zangetsu! HA HA HA HA! (/end my lame Sesame Street Count impression)

So many Zangetsu!

OMG! Ichigo look out! There's another Zangetsu sneaking up behind for you for surprise buttsecks!!

Ichigo say "Umm... no."

Ichigo is getting his ass kicked... still!

Come on Ichigo! *cheers*

*stops cheering* Yeah... this isn't going well...

Yoruichi is thisclose to falling asleep.

All of the Zangetsu talk at once and it is really, really creepy...

Zangetsu! Get your hot, fresh Zangetsu here! Don't shove! Don't shove! There's plenty of Zangetsu to go around!

Ichigo isn't done yet

That boy ain't right...

Randomly... Ichigo has nipples again...

Also randomly... this guy wants his mommy...

No! Mr. Slowly Approaching Figure! Please don't hurt me! I'm too young to die! This is my first appearance in the story!

Renji is just like "ummm... get out of my way then..."

You poor random members of the 6th Division... if only you had called in sick today!

And not been standing in the same alley that your vice captain was walking through!

WAH!!!

He can fly too! This is starting to look like Peter Pan >_>

How come I can't fly?!

Rikichi! I missed him! He needs to be in the story more. What? You don't remember Rikichi? Let's see if this will refresh your memory!

Awww... he's so hurt and confused! Renji! You big meanie!

Stupid Renji! Making your fanboy all sad! I hope you trip!

So Renji is running and what do you do when you run for long periods of time?

You have Rukia flashbacks of course!

More Rukia flashbacks!

Way to go, Renji! That was some good Rukia flashbacking! Way better than Ichigo's Rukia flashbacking cause you had stuff from when she was a kid... Ichigo just had Don Kanonji stuff.

Uh oh... I don't think everyone liked that Rukia flashbacking...

Yep... you are totally screwed.

Yep... totally, totally screwed.

Byakuya! He doesn't look to happy. You probably shouldn't have brought up all that Rukia stuff.

Ummm.... hey... Captain... what's up? I'm just running around here and not thinking about Rukia or taking her to prom... nope... nothing going on up here...

*stares*

Totally screwed.

All right fine... I'm going to take Rukia to prom!

Negative.

But... but... Why not?

Because I said so... you'll be busy on prom night cleaning the 6th Division Headquarters, Renjiella

That's it! Get down here! Let's fight!

Super grope!!

Score Update: Byakuya: 1 Renji: 0

You can't touch me there without my permission!

Byakuya leg! (I swear I love going "-insert person here- leg!")

Renji doesn't fall for the charms of Byakuya leg! +2 points (B: 1 R: 2)

And then uses Ichigo for demonstration!

The opponents return to their corners...

I'm taking Rukia to prom and there's nothing you can do about it! Also... I totally know you stole the bottle of shampoo that Captain Ukitake gave me for my birthday!

Stop shampoo rambling... this hair is the result of good genes! Genes! How many times must I say it?! (Byakuya falls for the shampoo distraction! Renji +1)

More like your stealing skills are the result of good genes...

I didn't get a point... I'm sad... and my hair is still prettier than yours.

The hell it is! My hair is way better than yours! (Renji falls into the "my hair is prettier than yours" trap! +1 Byakuya)

Dammit! I knew that was a trap! (B: 2 R: 3)

And yet you still fell into it... that's why you can't take Rukia to prom!

I'ma end this now... watch...

Oh I don't think so!

WTF mate?

I totally owned you just then. Renji +5 (B: 2 R:8)

Oh yeah... I'm so gonna win.

Damn I'm awesome... (+5 for staring all smexy like!)

How's it feel to be the guy that's losing?

+10 for staring all smexy like and being mildly annoyed at the same time! (B: 12 R: 13)

Oh that is so messed up...

Meanwhile back at the ranch... Ichigo is still getting beat on by the Zangetsu.

Okay, all right, fine... Ichigo is sometimes getting beat on by the Zangetsu.

This is one of those times...

*points* You're bleeding!

And you're all sweaty and panty...

Stop fogging up my glasses with your panting. It's really annoying.

Ichigo gets up and gets ready to fight again.

Meanwhile back at the Shampoo Battle Royale Renji/Byakuya fight...

Byakuya is unaffected by Renji's wind as it only makes his hair look better. +2 (B: 14 R:13)

Hey look! It's a tornado!

And one really dead snake!

Yay! Ban kai Renji! +10!! (B: 14 R: 23)

Damn... I'm behind again... I gotta think of something that will get me a lot of points.

There ain't nothing you can do the beat this, fool!

This is a giant phallic symbol whip! Whips = kinky cool which means I win.

Byaku-chan is miffed!

I can't take all this intense staring anymore!

Look at those eyelashes! Renji spends his paycheck on sunglasses... Byakuya must spend his on spa treatments.

*throws points out window* Can't we all win if just watch Byakuya and Renji fight?

Renji takes his first shot, but Byakuya is able to dodge it.

Renji lines up for shot number two.

Which Byakuya also dodges.

I think the reason I enjoy this fight so much is because of all the strategy and countering each others weakness they do.

Renji decides to do some remodeling...

Byakuya can fly too! Dammit I'm becoming a Shinigami so I can fly!

Hehe... it's like a monster movie...

Although I have to admit that holding off a ban kai (even a baby one) with just a unreleased Soul Cutter is pretty cool.

It's glowing pink again...

Hihiou Zabimaru and Senbonzakura are dancing! XD

Or not...

Ummm... Byakuya did it... *points*

Now I played your little game and broke your little toy and now I'm going to watch my little sister die... k?

Umm... not k. See... it's fixed. I'm a genius.

Well shit.

That's right. You're totally gonna lose now.

Whose gonna win? *crowd chants Renji*

Byakuya fails to be impressed.

I can look unimpressed too!

Renji sends out another attack which Byakuya dodges... mostly...

*GASP* Byakuya... he touched the ground...

That's right. I made your knee touch the ground when you were all "Oh... I bet you can't even make my knee touch the ground..."

I don't sound like that.

Dude... you totally do. You should really get one of those little tape recorders and record yourself cause that's what you sound like.

I'll record myself if you'll record your singing sessions in the shower.

*GASP* You trying to say I can't sing?!

That is it! You can make fun of my hair and not let me take Rukia to the prom, but when you make fun of my expert singing you've crossed the line!

You die now!

Byakuya pulls out the spells...

Which Renji clearly wasn't expecting...

Ooooh... pretty....

Which is another case of using a weakness. Renji came from the 11th Division and never really had to deal with someone throwing in some demon arts in the middle of a fight.

*cough* That's so not cool man.

Renji tries for another attack but something just isn't working right...

Renji is confused...

So Byakuya explains...

Renji is shocked!

I wonder if this was the point where Renji realized that this whole "fight my captain about ten minutes after getting ban kai" was a bad idea...

Byakuya you smexy bastard...

But Renji isn't done yet. He still looks pretty confident.

He prepares another attack

And gets attacked by a giant, glowing asterisk!

Well, well... look what I done went and caught...

Umm... You're really pretty and all, Captain... but I'm not really into this kinda thing.

Thank you for saying I'm pretty.

But you gotta die now.

Ah, Renji... when fighting a captain it's probably best to assume that he has a ban kai. I mean it is a requirement to be a captain after all. >_>

I have a really bad feeling about this... (he just looks so funny sorta hanging there. XD)

That cannot be good.

Definately not good.

Normally you'd think "oh... look at the pretty petals" but in this case it's "raining death!"

Poor Renji...

This was a just a well done scene. The silence from the point of impact...

Byakuya is doing some remodeling now.

And then the black and white...

Poor Renji... he's bleeding.. again.

And then the silence is broken by the blood gushing out.

It was just really well done in my opinion.

Renji is down of the count. :(

Damn... I killed my vice captain. This is gonna be a paperwork nightmare.

Oh well. I can get a new vice captain. One that knows how to bake!

I think that if you had learned to bake thing would have been better between us Renji.

Because cake makes everything better. That's why Gin is always so happy.. his vice captain bakes a cake everyday.

But enough about that. I have to go now. I'm running late for my sister's death. Laterz. I'll be sure and divide your stuff out to the division.

Renji isn't dead! (Hair down + Bleeding = Renji is super serious about winning this fight.)

Oh... you're not dead? Now I'll never get that shampoo.

You probably should move around too much with all the bleeding and all. I'll tell Rukia you said hello.

Oh... he's getting back up.

I'm surprised he can move with all those wounds.

Byakuya doesn't turn around...

Renji reforms his sword.

But no more ban kai for him right now...

This is Renji's Kira impression.

But... if Renji's sword went back to it's original sealed form... why does he still have part of his ban kai costume change? I thought that was part of the ban kai.

Byakuya decides to stop him.

With pretty glowing pink swords!

And Renji is going down again.

Byakuya is really good at keeping his level of mild annoyance in check.

That has to hurt worse than any of the wounds...

Aww... poor Renji. He just wants to save Rukia!

Byakuya you meanie!

You let Renji go save Rukia!

Awww... Renji needs some TLC. And a blood donor.

Oh yeah... Ichigo is still getting beat by the Zangetsu.

Kinda hard to tell what's blood and what's hair.

Ichigo is in the same place as Renji... down and nearly out.

Ichigo smirk...

Renji smirk...

He's getting up again!

Ichigo foot...

Renji foot...

Byakuya still looks mildly annoyed.

Renji grabs that little pink sword...

Ichigo...

Renji...

Renji broke it!

I like the way they did this. They used the side by side image the manga used during the second opening and I was wondering if they'd use the same thing for this. I like this though.

Renji is up!

Byakuya is no longer mildly annoyed!

Renji makes one last charge toward Byakuya...

I really wonder what was going on in Byakuya's head during this fight.

Renji is making a bloody charge so what do we do? We go flashbacking!!

Ikkaku! I wonder if the whole headband thing was Ikkaku's present to Renji after he left the 11th.

Renji is still bleeding.

Kira! I pick on him so much. Mostly because he was a dork before he became a vice captain and now his hair is eating his face.

We have to have some Rukia in all this flashbacking.

Either Byakuya is shorter than I thought or Rukia is taller than I thought...

The back of Renji's head! (Because it must be capped.)

More Rukia flashbacking...

Renji's charge is almost over.

Byakuya can see you!

Everything went all black and white again. Someone must be bleeding (or bleeding more)

This reminds me of the Kaien flashback where you see the blood splatter on Rukia's face.

Did Renji stab Byakuya?

That's gotta be a no.

Didn't even cut the fabric.

And the rest of Zabimaru shatters.

Awww... *hugs Renji*

And Renji is down again.

Byakuya is a bit messy...

So he gives Renji a present.

Like a sheet covering a dead body...

Ah.. Byakuya you smexy bastard. Get out of here before you miss your sister's death.

Thus ends the epic battle between captain and subdorinate.


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Opening/Ending || Part One || Part Two

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