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"Giyaaa! Giddy-up lil' horsey! Hiyyyaa!" shouts an old man as he reddens the horses backsides with a leather whip. The horses shriek and speed up with each slap, the wooden wagon wobbling and vibrating like crazy as it zooms down a trail. About three clicks out from the targeted location, Andra spots this carriage racing about recklessly. The cargo on the back was hidden by a large grey tarp and it was being pulled by two large, muscular horses. But this was not all that was tempting to Andra. This was a very lucky opportunity to snatch the old man's ride and clothing and sneak into the first district and so he ceased it.

Sprinting.. rather mild-like.. Andra narrows in on the wagon. and because he was already placed ahead in the wagon's path, it was easy pickins. With a single leap he mounts the man and grabs him by the wrists. When doing this the wagon seems to suddenly go out of control, spinning off the road but luckily maintaining it's stand on four wheels. With two good slugs to the head he disables the man of his ride, then lugs him off it before snatching up his clothes and adorning them quickly. He walks up to the horse and grabs both of their leashes dangling in front of their maws. After leading them back onto the road he hops onto the driving seat and gives them a good smack to get a steady stride going. As he was on his way now, he begins searching through the few compartments this wagon had. "Papers..papers..papers...Ahhh!" And there they were, papers permitting entrance for transportation of ... gunpowder.

And as if looking down at a treasure map leading to hidden gold, Andra nearly bursts into laughter. he stuffs the paper into a nearby pocket and contains his glee. It looked like he still had about a click and half to go. "Ohhh yeeaaahh baby, I hit the jackpot today~" he chimes lightly.

Scattered amongst the farming fields were Shinigami guards and even Rukongai citizens personally hired by farmers. Because the security in this area was above high, it was required of an Arrancar to cloak himself, but more specifically, shield their mask fragments from view. Andra comes riding in, cloaked heavily in old, brown garments. A hefty hood pulled over his visage so that a ray of dark shade covers his mask.

Because there were no technical checkpoints, all he had to do was not look suspicious. There were patrolling parties, standing guards and even some of the Shinigami were posted on the roofs. They sure do want to protect their livestock. After all, it was what the Hollow desired most. Meat. It was a sad thing really: The uninfected, casting out the infected simply because they were 'infected.' All the Hollow desired was a simple nomming. Andra could not wrap his head around it and so he decided to wrap some destruction around it instead.

Before approaching the site, he hides his swords in one of the compartments.

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Shi snapped a single eye open at the sound of someone whooping and hollering like they were crazed or deranged. And to be going past one of his temporary dens was indeed a sign of derangement; namely as he had no patience for anyone disturbing him. Let alone what sounded like a fool.

As silent as his namesake bestowed upon himself by none other than his own mind, Shi pulled himself out of the hole he dug at the base of a withered and dead tree, masking his den that was just big enough for his small form. Eyes narrowed as he whipped his head around to glare straight at the source; a fool with a wagon, but fresh horses. A meal if he ever saw one, and at least it wouldn't fight back. But it seemed that he was not the only one that was interested in it, as he saw none other than a familiar head of red hair moving towards it.

Andra. He knew the Arrancar, and quickly turning his head, Shi realized where the wagon was headed. The outer-most Rukongai district, how strange. What in the name of hell was an old man doing riding into Rukongai from the wasteland? Curiosity overcame him for the moment as he pulled himself out and quickly made his way after the horses from a distance. Luckily the wagon slowed down, allowing Shi to slow himself down into a steady stride towards it, right eyebrow raised. Curiosity flared as he noticed that Andra continued forward, and Shi quickly crouched low to the ground and began moving forward on all fours like an animal. He had to investigate Andra and his current mission at the moment, intrigued by the idea of getting a wagon of all things before keeping silent and low so as to avoid being obviously called out.

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Because the drop off point was literally dead center of the entire district Andra was already creating a master plan with a flawless getaway. Though his plan was simplistic and would require mostly skill to execute. As he nears the district he slows the stride down into a steady 1-2-3-4 beat, his gaze remains fixated ahead and his ears tune into chatter amongst the guards as he passes.

"Who is that?" "Gunpowder shipment." "I thought that was tomorrow?" "Nah, they changed the delivery schedule last minute." "Better safe then sorry eh?" "I guess.."


So far so good Andra could tell. As he gets deeper and deeper into enemy territory it seemed the security would grow thicker. Patrolling parties began containing three to four Shinigami and rooftop watchers seemed to contain a person at each side of the roof. Andra grabs the papers once more from the pocket he stuffed them in. After reading up on the more delicate details he notices that this specific cargo was to be delivered to the Central Farm. The largest, most biggest producer of both livestock and crop. It also went on to say that waiting there would be two workers to unload the shipment.

"Hmm, two? That'll be easy."

After that it simply says, it large red letters, "BARRELS ARE LOOSELY CRAFTED AND SO SPILLAGE OF CARGO IS PROBABLE, KEEP ANY-" ANY seemed to written in darker, more bolder print, "-FLAMES AWAY."

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Moving around like the form he once assumed before his ascension, running from hill to hill as he drew closer, Shi finally stopped short of the district to take the chance and catch his breath. His vulpine form would have been preferable for swift movement, but at the current moment it would also draw too much attention to himself. And there was only curiosity at the moment, no desire to hunt.

Cocking an eyebrow, Shi silently looked around before gripping his zanpakuto and quickly slumped his body and drew his head down. "What is he doing?" he wondered, knowing tat trying to go further was foolish as the most Shi had to wear was a simple tunic to cover his hollow hole, and clothes for modesty's sake. Whatever that meant to the Rukon Citizens as he slowly made to follow, keeping his head as low as possible.

And with a bit of medical knowledge, he threw in a limp and clutched at his mask, to make it seem like he was trying to stem the blood flow of a wound. He was still far behind Andra, but still at least able to keep the back of the cart in sight. Only when he started to glimpse a few figures going over rooftops did he duck into an alleyway and waited before moving to the next.

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<sub>"Eeeek! A MOUSE~!" shrieks a girly voice down the next alley Shi was attempting to move into. Immediately after the shriek a stern, nearly hushed tone of voice is heard, "Keep it down, or we'll never catch anyone around here loudmouth.." These voices quickly draw out and the light stamping of footsteps draw in, slowly getting louder as if nearing in on Shi.

In Andra's path was a small, white wooden fence that seemed to wrap around a rather large portion of this district. The sign prior to entrance reads, "Northern Entrance of Central Farm." And apparently alongside this path, once within the gates, was the more friendly of barn animals, roaming around in pacts, separated amongst themselves. It was peaceful looking and something to admire.. before he was to raise havoc in the area. Then it would be something to truly adore. Up ahead was a larger gate, still made of wood though crafted a thicker and more heftier sort of stature. At the entrance of this large gate were two large, pudgy men that awaited the shipments arrival. Each one one had similar characteristics but seemed to each share a unique type of stupidity in their appearance. When nearing the men Andra gives a brief wave then draws the papers from his nearby pocket. After the men inspect the documents they grant him access to the farm by opening the gates. After Andra passes through, the two men follow shortly behind to unload the cargo.

As Andra makes the first and last stop, he hops off the wagon and wobbles over to the men, extending a palm outward, "My pay, gentlemen?"

Both scratch their heads, completely dumbfounded, "Uh..well..duhh..da boss said you's was already paid." "Yeh, boss man said you got gold already!" Yet the two knuckledragger before Andra were patting around their pockets as if when they (if they) found something they'd give it to him.

Before the two could finish their half-ass pat down of themselves Andra reaches forward to grasp both their heads while shouting, "You tryin' to fool an old man out of his hard earned pay?!" before lunging both skulls into each other for a rather loud coconut-like clashing sound. The two blockheads fall over, knocked out. Andra gathers the dead weight up and loads it in the back of his wagon before mounting the stolen carriage once more. After approaching and entering the barn he unloads the two oafs, tossing them into a large pile of manure. Once lugging each barrel off the wagon he hides them under thickets of hay.

Andra takes a brief look around, gazing about at his massive selection of livestock.</sub>

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Shi cocked a single eyebrow, turning his head to the voices and merely flexed his fingers. He wasn't hungry at the moment, but still, it would be rather beneficial to have some clothing to disguise himself when he wanted to enter any district. Whatever Andra was up to could wait; for now, there was a chance at acquiring some useful resources, and he slowly began to stalk towards the voices. Surely whoever was making such a racket wouldn't expect an Arrancar like Shi as he slowly unsheathed his zanpakuto as a plan formed in his mind swiftly.

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<sub>Will Shi be able enough to remain undetected that he could so silently subdue two foes? Hardly this would be the case. Because if they could not fend Shi off they would at least act as alarm clocks to alert the surrounding guards. Sure, this was thee perfect distraction for Andra, a sort of unknowing helping hand, but only if it came earlier.

As the white-haired Arrancar would stealthily make way toward the two figures, around their hips, started to form a sort of blade like object, bound to a sheath. They both seemed to be fitted in the same black garments. Looking like Shinigami at first glance, however they were just Rukon Citizens with bound swords and matching attire. Before Shi was within pouncing range a mouse sprints by him and though it goes unseen it does not go unnoticed because right before entering the shadows beneath a dumpster it's side smacks into a can. Causing a small but noticeable rustling noise.

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Ears upon the Rukon Citizens perk lightly and their attention is diverted towards Shi directly. Luckily for the Arrancar their was a variety of vantage points to take hiding in. Such as behind a dumpster, in a building through a backdoor or even one of the darkened corners.

Meanwhile back at the barn Andra was already done eying the stock. He starts with the cows, then the pigs and lastly the chickens. After killing each animal and packing them onto the carriage he walks up to the live horses attached to the wagon and grabs their leash. Once turning them around to face the exit he walks back to the back of the wagon and throws the tarp over, tying it down securely so that the cargo was not visible.

After preparing the getaway vehicle he walks over to the haystacks and grabs a single block. Andra places the single stack right next to the mound of hay covering the black powder, setting up a small window of time. Andra reaches into his pocket and grabs his matchbox, taking out one match before scrapping it against the brown surface on the side of his match box. As the match sets ablaze he lazily flicks it onto the haystack. He watches it briefly as it quickly goes up in flames. but before it spreads onto the mound Andra was already hopping onto the driver's end of the wagon and taking off out the barn.

And instead of heading out of the north gate he heads out and toward the south. His wagon's pace steady and normal as ever. About halfway to the exit shouts began occurring in the back in the distance, "T-T-T-THE BARN!"

"QUICK!"

"GET WATE-" Then before anyone knew it the abundance of black powder was ignited in one glorious blaze of destruction. The sheer force toppling a few large wooden pillars over in the barn while the fire ate away at the rest of the wood. Only seconds after the explosion the barn was emitting large black clouds of smoke, alerting all nearby guards and workers. However by that time Andra was more than far enough to go unbothered.


"Sounds lovely back there."</sub>

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The explosion would distract those sneaking up upon Shi long enough for the Arrancar to escape much like Andra had, though the latter fared far better in his reasons for venturing into the area. Unfortunately he would have to make haste back to the wasteland, as would Shi, because the events brought Shinigami pouring out of their watch stations like ants from an anthill; soon enough it wouldn't only be the first district that crawled the with the self-proclaimed guardians, but the second and even third as they investigated the incident while others worked to contain the fire and fix the damage. For Andra, his greed might eventually prove to be his undoing as slaughtered animals in the back of a wooden container tended to leave a decent blood trail...

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