Beyond life and death

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Step 1: Use the device to locate

On nights like this, Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing enjoyed nothing more than a good cigar. Although she was perfectly aware of the fact that it shortened her life and never missed the disapproving glances Walter would send her way whenever she lightened one of the 'cancer sticks', she didn't quit the addiction. He always said that one day it would be her death.
Integra begged to differ.

Work was going to kill her.

As the heir to her family, all duties, responsibilities and the like were passed down to her and she had to deal with various annoyances of that kind from time to time. Whenever she had to, it was torture, invaded her very mind, even haunted her in her dreams.

The woman's free time was limited and she liked every bit of it. But unfortunately, there were people out there who always seemed to find a way to ruin it. Tonight was one of those nights on which she thought she could read a good book (she hadn't read a good book in ages) until Walter had barged into her office and placed a stack of papers on her desk.

Where those came from, the lady did not know.

A deep sigh escaped her lips and she lay back in her chair. Her ice-blue eyes were staring up to the ceiling and not for the first time, she wanted to call somebody who could distract her from this. She actually contemplated this for a while, then decided against it and focused her attention back on the task at hand. The only friend she had right now was the smoke in her lungs and the cigarette between her fingers.

Her 'pets' were far away, had work to do. Exciting work, one that made you feel alive. And not like you were slowly withering away. Sometimes she envied them, but it was no use.

Sometime later her loyal butler Walter opened the door, probably to look after her, a frown on his face as he noticed the stick she was holding. "Sir Hellsing, I think you should go to sleep now." Integra simply shrugged, knowing that she wouldn't be able to find rest while her work waited for her to be done.

The old man, however, did not give up that fast. A smirk tugged at his lips.

"Sir, I have a surprise for you..." he started and she tried hard to ignore him, yet she felt her traitorous eyes drifting over to him and regarded him curiously. "...but only if you go to bed now, sleep and forget your work for while. It's not healthy for you."

Her eyebrows furrowed and gritted her teeth. She was definitely not in the mood for this; and it didn't appeal to her to be treated like a little child. She wasn't the small girl from back then that could be baited with 'surprises'.

"Walter, I'm busy. Just get out and get me some tea, would you?" Integra said and returned once again to the paper stack that had reduced to a small pile over the time. The butler shook his head and as the door closed, the blonde wondered if perhaps she'd been a little too harsh, yet she quickly dismissed the thought.

A few minutes later, around one in the morning, when Walter reentered the room with a tray, a cup and a tea pot, he found it was empty and peeked into the Hellsing's bedroom where she lay asleep on her bed.


When Alucard returned, he was not exactly in a good mood. The mission Integra had assigned him to had been nothing special, or, to put it bluntly, a complete and utter bore. No, he was sure that his fledgling had received the better one this time.

It was just before dawn and even though it wouldn't kill him, he despised the sunlight and he soundlessly phased through the main doors.

On his way he encountered a tired looking Seras, her uniform stained with small droplets of blood. "Welcome back, Master" she greeted him with her head down, eyes casted at her feet and continued her way. She didn't look very comfortable and he briefly wondered what was bothering her, but only briefly, and he paid it no more attention. It was probably some stupid human thing anyway, so there was no need for him to care.

The ancient vampire drew back into the dungeons of the building to escape the rays of sun and to get a little rest from the boring yet tiring task he'd completed that night.

He didn't know when it happened, only that his master summoned him. She sounded rather impatient and for once not feeling like aggravating her further, he sighed and made his way to the office, not bothering to open the doors he went through.

Alucard reached his destination and was slightly irritated by the fact that nobody seemed to have noticed him arriving. He glanced at Integra and Seras with his blood-red eyes and observed them quietly. The two females seemed to discuss over something, which kept them too busy to see him standing there. And so he just remained silent and watched as they talked to each other. They were so engrossed into their little talk that even the tea probably Walter had served was still standing forgotten and cooled on the desk.

He waited for some more, but finally was fed up with being ignored and snarled loud enough for the women to hear and to divert their attention to him. "Master", the fledgling acknowledged him, a faint blush dusting her cheeks from the embarrassment of not noticing him, while the lady knight merely nodded.

"Catch" she demanded and threw something towards him and he caught it mid-air. With curiosity plain on his face, he inspected the thing further. It was a cube, not very small, yet not large either and quite light. It fitted perfectly into his hands. There was a monitor on one of its sides, some buttons as well, but otherwise plain. He raised his eyebrows questioningly and stared expectantly at Integra.

The woman smirked slightly and explained "This little device will help us to locate vampires, Alucard. Just switch it on." He did as he was told and the screen came to life. The first thing he saw was a world map. Many little red dots were scattered over the continents, in some places more than in others, and he realized that every single one was moving. "Every single dot you see shows us that there are paranormal activities going on in those places. This will support us greatly, don't you think so too?" declared the blond woman proudly and her eyes were set on him expectantly.

For whatever reason, the black-haired beast wasn't thrilled. Of course, this could be a helpful tool to the organization, but he couldn't shake off this weird feeling that had settled in the pit of his stomach the second he'd come in contact with the shiny black cube.

"Yeah, of course it is" he muttered and handed it back to his master. She seemed to be very excited about this, no doubt because it would spare her and her troops from a lot of research that was necessary for tracking down their enemies.

He watched with interest as the blonde tapped on the spot where England was located. The screen zoomed in on the area around the Hellsing Manor and he could make out two dots standing close together. "That would be you and Seras, I think" the Hellsing commented and continued to scroll over all of England. Suddenly, she halted and narrowed her eyes. Curious as to why she had reacted in such a way, he leaned over the monitor as well, blocking his fledglings view in the process. She growled, but he silenced her with a glare.

"What is it?" he asked Integra. She scowled at the cube, before answering "There is some paranormal activity going on in an Orphanage in Winchester."

"So what?" The lady pulled out a lighter and a cigar, and deeply inhaled the smoke that filled the air with the stench of nicotine which Alucard couldn't smell since he wasn't breathing.

"The leader of the orphanage, a man called Quillsh Wammy, is an old friend of mine. From what Walter told me...he was actually the one who developed this device. I never knew that there was someone who wasn't human..."

Everyone in the room watched the knight as she intently studied the screen.

"I have come to a conclusion" she finally announced. "Alucard, you and Seras will pay Wammy a visit. You will investigate and find out who the 'red dot' is and report to me if they pose a threat to other humans or not. Understood?"

The two vampires nodded, one more enthusiastic than the other, and the ancient one was given the device.

They left the office and Alucard was still convinced that this was not a good idea.


This is my very first try at a crossover and also my first time writing something about Hellsing! I'm not sure if I'll get the characters' personalities right in the next chapters, since I am not accustomed to writing them, yet I think it won't be that bad...Anyway, hopefully you liked it so far^^ I just couldn't get this idea out of my head and I simply had to write it down!