Van Helsing: My Child's Protector

Van Helsing: My Child's Protector.

By,

BakaBakurasotherlady

Rating: T

Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance

Summary: Van Helsing's family helps him fight the good fight.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for Van Helsing's wife and daughter, Elizabeth.

A/N: I will be referring to Van Helsing as both "Van Helsing" and "Gabriel," for this chapter. The rest of the story he will be referred to as simply "Van Helsing." Sorry for any confusion this may cause.

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Gabriel Van Helsing made his way over to an empty building. It seemed empty to the naked eye, but he had done this long enough to know better. At his side was a little bundle of energy. Who was clad in a little blue blouse and black pants. She wore boots that went up to the middle of her little legs.

She had her mother's curly raven hair and complexion, his eyes, and their combined knack for getting into trouble rather quickly. She also had Maria's ability to rationalize as well as her father's attitude. Which was combined with both of their sense of humor.

Which meant that they had to keep their eyes on her at all times. Especially when they were at the abbey.

"Daddy?" She asked. They were holding hands as they walked.

"What honey?" he asked, neither braking stride or looking at the four year old.

"Why are we going into this building?" she asked.

"Because I have to take care of something," he answered.

"Why?"

"Because that's my job," he answered.

"Why Daddy?" she asked.

Good question, he thought to himself. They stopped when they reached their destination.

"Where's your mother?" he asked, looking around. It was too quiet. Elizabeth held his hand even tighter as they heard a sound. It was loud and thunderous. They heard grunts and backed away as an Ogre landed infront of them.

"You're late," a woman said, she was standing ontop of the creature. She was clad in blue and black, with boots that came up to the middle of her thighs and a bow and arrow. She hopped off of the creature and walked over to her husband. Her dark blue eyes glistened in the moonlight.

"I was watching our little explorer here," he answered.

She bent down and smiled at her daughter, "has Daddy been a good boy?" she asked. The little girl nodded esthetically.
She wrapped her arms around her mother. "Maria, we should go," Van Helsing said.

Maria got to her feet, picking up Elizabeth as she did so.

"The Cardinal's not going to like this," he added, taking in the scene. Maria merely shrugged. "So be it," she said simply. She ran a hand through Elizabeth's hair.

Maria, like her husband, was a member of the Knights of the Holy Order. She could be just as reckless as he, but they both got results. She and Gabriel were married at the Cathedral. A year later, Elizabeth was born there.

Elizabeth yawned as they made their way into the abbey.

Gabriel gave his wife a kiss on the cheek, "Good Luck," he said.

She handed Elizabeth over to him. Then she turned and headed in.

Together, Elizabeth and he watched as she reported in, got chastised by the Cardinal, and the secret door to the lowest level of the building opened up. They fallowed her down the long and winding stair case.

"What do you have for us?" Maria asked with a slight accent, her family being from Romania.

"We need you to go back to Romania for us," The Cardinal answered. "Why?" Gabriel asked. "Dracula is dead."
He placed Elizabeth on the ground. "Daddy," she wisphered, clinging to his leg. He bent down. "It will be alright honey," he answered . He gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"We need you to go back and double check."
Maria looked at the holy man directly, her hands on her hips. "Do you think that my husband made a mistake?" she asked. Her gaze fixed on the older man.

"I can speak for myself," he said, looking up at the duo. Elizabeth arched an eyebrow.

Maria looked at her husband with great love and affection. "I know that honey," she said. She returned her gaze to the older man.

"We will go," she said. Elizabeth looked in between her parents. "We're leaving?" she asked.

They both nodded.

"Oh boy," she said as they made their way over to a little man with blond hair in the shape of a bowl cut. He was wearing a robe and a weird head dress that had some spectacles on the front.

"Hello Carl," Maria said as Elizabeth ran passed, nearly knocking over a stack of swords as she did so.

"Be Careful," Van Helsing said, picking up the ones that she had knocked over in her wake.

"Sorry," she said.

"Get over here," Maria said, gesturing with her index finger. Elizabeth walked over. She was fallowed by Van Helsing. Along the way, Elizabeth took a small pocket knife from one of the tables. She placed it in her coat pocket. Van Helsing took notice, but said nothing. He merely arched an eye brow.

Maria, who had also taken notice, took the weapon and placed it in between the straps of her boots. "Come along," she said as a machine gun rattled off next to them.

Elizabeth turned and starred at the weapon. "Mommy, what is that?" she asked.

"One of Daddy's favorite toys," Maria answered.

"I want one."
Maria smiled at the young girl, "Just like her Daddy," she said. She turned and headed for the other weapons and placed some of them into a leather bag. Elizabeth also had a little bag of her own, which was brown. Her favorite color. She used her other hand to hold onto her father. She clutched the bag over her shoulder as her mother filled it with vials of holy water and a small cross.

For her and Van Helsing, Maria grabbed crosses, holy water, and other weapons. Including silver bullets.

When she was done, she handed him the bag. "It's rather light," he said.

She turned and looked at him. "Those are for you," she teased.

"Ouch," he said.

"Oh, stop it," she said playfully. He smiled at her, making Elizabeth make a face. "Come on," Maria said, heading for the door. Van Helsing used his free arm to pick up Elizabeth and fallowed her.

Maria stopped at the door. She turned and looked at the other two. Van Helsing placed Elizabeth back on the ground. "Stay close to us," he said. Elizabeth nodded, clutching onto the edge of his coat as he pulled out a gun that had a cross on the handle. Maria followed his actions. Together, they made their way up the stairs. They were greeted by the sound of thundering footsteps.

Elizabeth looked up when she began to feel something wet drip on top of her. She screamed loudly, causing both of her parents to look up at another Ogre. Van Helsing held her close as Maria aimed her weapon, screaming: "Why don't you just die?!" She shot round after round. He joined her a second later.

"Maria.. RUN!" he called, taking Elizabeth and running towards the doors. "I can handle it!," she replied. She fired another round as the Ogre landed, causing the ground to shake.

"Hello," she said as the Ogre got up and ran passed her. Maria ducked, landing on her back. She held two weapons, one for each hand, as she slid underneath the creature. Van Helsing put Elizabeth on the ground and opened up his bag. He pulled out a sword and flung it at the creature. It hit the monster in-between the eyes, causing it to fall backwards. Maria flung herself back up to her feet as the beast hit the ground.

She bent down and picked up the weapons. She handed them back to her husband.

He placed them back into the bag as Elizabeth turned and looked as the Cardinal made his way up to inspect the damage that had been done.

"The floor!" he exclaimed.

Maria and Van Helsing turned and looked at each other. "We should go," he said. She nodded, picking up Elizabeth and heading out. He fallowed them a short time later.

-End of Chapter-

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