[quote=Zane620] Luckily for her Enji came along and decided to carry Ryozo for her, which was for the best, as she wouldn't be able to move him properly due to the wight and height disadvantage. So she knelt down and picked up Ryozo's zanpakutos and nodded when told to lead the way, so she took off shunpoing. Shooting a byakurai at a hollow that tried to lunge at them every so often, and once out of the city. she opened up the Senkaimon and walked through it, waiting for Enji to carry Ryozo through before closing it. "We should drop Ryozo off at squad four first, then go and report back." [/quote] Enji's progress was a bit slow with carrying an injuired Ryozo and he himself was close to exhaustion and swore that if they survived this mission, that he would work on improving his stamina. At times he nearly stumbled, but quickly righted himself as he kept his left hand on Ryozo's back and the right hand draped over Ryozo's while gripping his bat firmly. The glove floated above him; ready to strike at any hollow who got too close as Enji looked ahead at Megumi who fought off the hollows.*Just a little more...we can't stop now.*Thinking to himself, trying to motivate himself and pushed onward to follow Megumi as fast as he could, while his breathing gradually grew heavier and face drenched with sweat and dust and was glad for any cooling breeze for they felt soothing and helped. It seemed to drag on forever as he forced his legs to move step after agonizing step.'Megumi!..ahead!'He called out to her as they could see that the senkaimon wasn't much further. At that moment a hollow suddenly lunged at the two from the right, forcing enji to knock it away with his bat as the force caused him to lose his balance and stumbled forward to the ground.'Shit...'Glancing at the unconscious Ryozo as he gulped in lungfuls of air and grit his teeth before using all that he had left to get back up with him and haggard the last few steps to the senkaimon; ignoring the sting from his scraped knees and witht he last of his strength, pushed through the gateway.'Y-yeah..we should.'He stood there holding Ryozo to try and catch his breath and looked to her with a small grin.'We made it back....all of us.'Nodding to her as he adjusted a bit and looked ahead to see shinigami officers running to them and was glad cause he could barely walk any more, that and he didn't even know where the squad 4 barracks were.