The Next Day
The next day everyone had gathered in Kisuke's shop to hear L's story. He told them about the Kira investigation and how he regained his memories. "This story sounds kinda odd to me... are you sure we should trust him?" Renji asked.
"I think this story fits. I mean, it does explain why Aizen is calling himself Kira now," Uryu said.
"I think we should trust him," Orihime said.
"What about you, Ichigo?" Chad asked.
"I'm not sure... I guess we can trust him," Ichigo said.
"Then it's settled!" Kisuke said.
"Thank you, everyone. I will try to prove that I can be trusted," L said.
"But now to other matters. What are we gonna do about this Kira, or Light Yagami?" Kisuke asked.
"Kira's plans are to go to his hometown and announce that he has returned to the people there. He said he would do this in two weeks, and since then it has been twelve days, we only have two days to go. He said he had to prepare for something before then but I'm not sure what," L said.
"He has to get used to his new, and much more powerful, body. He probably knows there will be a fight, and he wants to be ready for it. After all, most of his minions are dead or gone," Kisuke said.
"Yes, that's probably it..." L said.
"But where is his hometown?" Uryu asked.
"I know where it is... I guess my memory is pretty good. That was all so long ago..." L said.
"Good, that means we can go there and kick his ass!" Ichigo yelled.
"Wouldn't we be falling right into his trap?" Uryu asked.
"Oh, yeah..." Ichigo said.
"We could do it if Captain Hitsugaya and the others hadn't gone back to Soul Society, but..." Renji trailed off.
"No, we should go anyway, this isn't him trying to trick us, this is him trying to boast and show off his new powers," L said.
"How do you know that?" Ichigo asked.
"I know him well, and I also know that he will want more followers and time before he launches a full-scale assault," L said.
"I think you're right, you should go," Kisuke said.
"If you say so..." Ichigo said.
"How long will Toshiro and the others be gone?" Orihime asked.
"Only about three days, but that's one day too much," Renji said.
"By the way, Renji, why are you the only one they left behind? Rukia even left. Are they trying to ditch you?" Ichigo asked with a grin.
"Hey! They left me behind cause they knew I could protect Karakura Town on my own!" Renji yelled angrily.
"Yeah right!" Ichigo jeered. A fight quickly broke out between them.
"Are they always like this?" L asked.
"Pretty much..." Uryu sighed.
Two days later
It was a pleasant day in Light's home town. Several people were lazily staring up at the bright blue sky... When suddenly a black rift in the sky appeared and Light walked out. Several people screamed. Others just looked confused. Light looked around and spotted L, Ichigo, Uryu, Renji, and Chad. "Ah, so you came. Was it to join my quest for a perfect world?" Light asked sarcastically.
"Yeah right! In your dreams!" Renji yelled. People were staring at them in confusion.
"Wait, why can these people see us?" Uyru asked.
"They can see you and Chad because you're human and they can see me because I'm in a borrowed body. For some reason the body becomes visible when I take it over. It can be both useful and bothersome," Light said.
"That's strange..." L said.
"Long time no see, L. Are you still a sugar-addicted freak like last the time we met?" Light jeered.
"Are you still an immature child with a god-complex like the last time we met?" L replied.
"You will pay for that!" Light said angrily. "Everyone! I want you to listen to me! I am your savior Kira returned! I will guide you on the path to perfection once again!" Light yelled. People were gathered around looking at him. When they heard this several of them shrieked in horror.
"Oh no, that monsters back! My parents told me about him and the horrible things he did!" Several said. Others, however, cried out in glee.
"Yes! Our savior has returned to us just like my parents said he would!" they cried out.
"Don't listen to him!" Ichigo shouted.
"They can't hear you, Ichigo," Uryu said.
"Actually they can, I created a device that can stick to people and allow them to be seen. You haven't noticed, but I stuck them to Renji, Ichigo, and L," Light said. They glanced down and saw several small, bug-like things stuck to them. "I want to show these people what happens to filth like you when you attempt to fight me," Light said.
"I'll show you!" Renji yelled as he rushed him.
"No! Don't rush in!" L cried out, but it was too late, Renji was quickly cut down.
"Renji!" Ichigo yelled.
"Don't worry I didn't kill him," Light said. Uryu, Ichigo, and Chad all attacked in unison, but all of their attacks failed. Soon, Uyru and Chad were cut down and Ichigo and L were the only ones left standing. "You see? I didn't even need my Arrancar to defeat you!" Light said.
"Shut up! Bankai!" Ichigo yelled. He then rushed Light. However, even with Bankai he was defeated. He tried to use his hollow mask, but Light quickly pinned his hands so he couldn't. L rushed to help him but Light flashed stepped behind him and rammed his sword through him.
"Uggh!" L cried out.
"Don't worry, I will not kill you or your pathetic friends. I will give you two months to get as powerful as possible so I can humiliate you even more. After all, what's the fun of killing you if it's not even a challenge?" Light said. As L collapsed, the last thing he heard was Light's cruel laughter.
Three days later
Everyone had finally healed, but they were all discouraged. Toshiro, Rukia, and the others were back and had been told what happened. "This guy must be pretty bad for you guys to be acting like this," Rangiku said.
"He's that tough? This could be fun!" Ikkaku said.
"I think we need more of the captains' help for this," Toshiro said.
"You said this wouldn't be a trick!" Ichigo said angrily.
"It wasn't... he did almost exactly as I thought he would. I knew he would want to wait before he truly fought us so I knew he would only try to humiliate us this time and not kill us. It may not seem this way to you, but he isn't at full power yet," L said.
"But why let us live? Why give us time to get stronger?" Renji asked.
"Because he is convinced he can't be beaten. He's thinking, 'I'm not even at full power and I didn't even bring my Arrancar with me and I still beat them easy there is no way they will defeat me,'" L said.
"So what was the point of that fight?" Ichigo asked.
"To rub it in that we can't beat him and to announce that he was back," L said.
"Maybe he can't be beaten..." Uyru said. They all fell silent.
"No, that's what he wants you to believe but we will win because we're the good guys and justice always prevails!" L said.
"That was a cheesy speech..." Ichigo moaned.
"It was cheesy but true! That's two months to train till we drop!" Kisuke said cheerfully.
"Yeah!" They all shouted.
"I'll train on my own," Uyru said.
"My group will train together," Toshiro said.
"I guess me, L, Chad, and Ichigo will train together?" Renji asked.
"Yeah, you can train in the basement," Kisuke said.
"Okay, thanks," Ichigo said.
Two Months Later
"We will easily defeat L and his group as long as you all obey me, understood?" Light asked.
"Yes!" the Arrancar shouted.
"Then let us go and stomp out this resistance once and for all!" Light shouted.
"Yeah!" the Arrancar shouted.
Meanwhile...
All the captains had gathered once again to fight the last battle. "Is everyone ready?" Kisuke asked.
"Yeah!" They all shouted. Light and the Arrancar arrived at Light's hometown first. Kisuke and the others arrived soon after.
"All of you Shinigami and Uyru and Chad need to fight the Arrancar. Me, Ichigo, and L will fight Kira. Orihime and the 4th squad captain need to stay back and heal," Kisuke said. They all nodded their heads in agreement. They quickly took the lower Arrancar out, but the four Espada were doing well. Uyru, Chad, Renji, and Rukia fought Yami. Kenpachi and Komamura fought Tousen. Rangiku and Kira fought Gin. Toshiro fought Halibil. Soifon and Yamamoto fought Barragan. And Kyoraku and Ukitake fought Stark. The rest of the Shinigami had fought the lower Arrancar. Kisuke stood back and let Ichigo and L fight Light. They were being beaten but Ichigo quickly put on his hollow mask and L went into his released form.
"Even with all this power you will still lose, I am god!" Light said.
"If you want to rid the world of evil why are you working with these Arrancar?" L asked.
"This is only temporary. I will kill them all once I've defeated you," Light said.
"Do you even hear yourself!?" Ichigo exclaimed.
"Ichigo, why don't you join me? I can see you are a good person. You would be a fine citizen of my new world. Orihime would be too," Light said.
"No way! I would rather die!" Ichigo yelled.
"That's a shame... ah well," Light sighed.
"Light, you beat me last time but not this time! I won't make the same mistakes I did when we were alive," L said.
"But you still are making the same mistakes, you are going against my will!" Light said.
"You really are full of yourself aren't you?" L said.
"Well, we will see," Light said. The battle then began. The battles raged on fiercely. They were winning the fight with Yami easily at first...
"This guy is a wimp, this should be easy!" Renji exclaimed.
"A wimp you say? I'll show you who's a wimp!" Yami yelled. He then released his Zanpakuto. "I'm Espada number 0 in this form!" They struggled to win, but they were failing.
"We have to work together!" Uyru said. After a fierce battle, they beat him through teamwork. Halibil was defeated, then Barragan, then Gin, and then Tousen.
"I give up, this isn't worth it. I never really wanted to fight you guys anyway," Stark said.
"Weak fools they deserved to die!" Light complained. "Well, no matter, I've still defeated you." Ichigo and L stood there panting. They had fought as hard as they could, but they had barely even scratched him.
"I don't know if I can do this..." Ichigo said.
"Me either," L said.
"Time to finish this!" Light yelled as he rushed them. Kisuke jumped in the way and began to fight him.
"L, go to your second released form! Ichigo and you need to have Orihime heal you while I fight, but you guys have to finish this!" Kisuke said. They did as he said then they prepared to fight.
"Ichigo, you fire a Getsuga Tensho at the same time that I fire a Cero Oscuras at him," L said.
"Okay!" Ichigo said.
"You can't defeat me!" Light yelled. Suddenly, Light's eyes grew large. No! Not now! Why did Aizen decide to fight against me
so strong now? I thought I had crushed him! Light thought.
I will have my body back or at least kill you if I can't Aizen said to Light.
"Fire now!" L yelled. He and Ichigo both fired their attacks, and they hit Light dead on.
"We did it!" Ichigo exclaimed.
"No, not yet," L said. The smoke cleared away and revealed a badly wounded Light.
I have to get out of this body before I die! Light thought. He popped out of Aizen's body and then tried to get away but Kisuke stopped him.
"Where are you going?" Kisuke said. "L, you do the honors."
"Yes, I will," L said.
"This can't be happening to me! I am god! I am justice!" Light screamed.
"No, you are just a petty criminal with a big ego. I don't understand how you turned out like this when your father was such a great man. I wish you hadn't found that Death Note... We might have even been friends..." L said sadly.
"No! You can't do this to me!" Light screamed.
"Goodbye, Light," L said, then he killed him.
"I'll finish Aizen," Kisuke said. He turned to do so but Aizen was gone. "Crap, I guess this isn't over yet..." Kisuke muttered.
Several Hours Later
The captains had returned to Soul Society and everyone was celebrating. "Ichigo," L said suddenly.
"Yes?" Ichigo asked.
"When you kill a hollow with a Zanpakuto it purifies their souls, right?" L asked.
"Yes, but why do you want to know?" Ichigo asked.
"I want you to kill me. I don't want to live as a creature that has to eat human souls to survive," L said.
"What!?" Ichigo exclaimed.
"Please, Ichigo..." L begged.
"I-I can't do it!" Ichigo said.
"Then hand me your Zanpakuto so I can," L said.
"No, I-I'll do it," Ichigo said.
"Thank you," L said with a smile.
"Wait, we may need you, Aizen isn't dead, he escaped," Kisuke said.
"He what!?" Ichigo exclaimed.
"I know, but I believe the other me, Ulquiorra, is coming back. I used the Arrancar powers too much, and it revived him. If I live, I might change back during a battle and kill you," L said.
"I guess that changes things. He's right then, he must die," Kisuke said.
"But..." Ichigo began.
"Don't worry, who knows, I could be reborn as a shinigami," L said.
Ichigo gave in and killed him and watched sadly as the spirit particles disappeared.
"Goodbye, L," Ichigo said sadly.
AN: And so ends my first fanfic in all its unglory. I did edit and rewrite some parts in order to improve it a bit, but it's mostly the same.