Chapter 2

Hellsing

Seras Victoria was at a dock in Portsmouth, England, looking for a ghost. Ever since Sir Integra had secured the alliance with Danny Phantom six years ago, Hellsing had expanded to fighting ghosts as well as vampires, going public about the ghost hunting while still keeping vampires secret. There had been reports of a pirate ghost attacking people in Portsmouth; Sir Integra suspected that it was the ghost of the infamous Mary Read. Sir Integra had sent over two squads to go after the ghost of Mary Read, none of the ten men had returned, and their bodies washed ashore the next day. Some had scorch marks from ghost rays, some were stabbed or slashed to death with a saber, and the rest apparently drowned to death. Seras had been sent so as not to risk the lives of any more men.

Seras walked through the port, keeping her Third Eye open, and her right hand on her ecto-blaster as she walked. Suddenly, as she passed a nearby warehouse, she sensed a ghostly presence and looked up. The smell of rum and gunpowder filled the air around the ghost of Mary Read. She stood about 13 centimeters taller than Seras, she had a fairly handsome face, not beautiful, but not ugly, with glowing sea green eyes and black hair, wearing a blood red coat and shirt with many belts holding a saber and four pistols, and finally black pants and boots on her feet, with a blue aura surrounding her. "So, you be the vampire wench I've heard of," the ghost of Mary Read said. Seras just looked at her and pointed her ecto-blaster at the pirate ghost. "You can either come along quietly, or get hurt a lot, and then get sent back to the Ghost Zone. Your choice Mary," Seras told her.

Mary Read then disappeared and the next thing Seras knew, black ghost rays were shooting after her. Using her superior vampiric speed, Seras dodged the blasts, focusing with her Third Eye to find the ghost. She sensed her to her left and above her and fired, striking the pirate in the chest and making her appear. "Not bad," Mary Read said as she drew her saber and charged at Seras. Seras dodged her slashes, Sir Integra had been training with her, Seras knew every technique and trick you could do with a sword. Before Seras could retaliate, Mary kicked her in her chest, cracking her sternum and sending her flying into the air. She's faster than we gave her credit for, Pip said in Seras's mind. Seras ignored the pain as her chest quickly healed and she turned her shadow arm into a pair of wings and flew straight at the ghost.

Mary Read drew her ghostly pistols again and Seras dodged the shots then spun in midair and kicked the pirate ghost hard back into the ground, cracking pavement. Seras floated down and drew her ecto-blaster and fired at the ghost. Mary dodged the blasts then waved her arms. Before Seras knew what was happening, a wave of water from the port slammed into her, breaking her left ribs and leg with the force of the impact. Seras focused on swimming up and burst out of the water then again formed wings to fly out of it. This explains the drowned soldiers, Pip said. Time to break out our secret weapon? Seras suggested. Take the bitch down, Pip responded. The wave of water started to follow after her, and Seras flew to the side to dodge it as her body healed.

She landed on the ground and tried to punch Mary with her right arm. The pirate ghost dodged the attack easily and drew her saber, stabbing Seras in the guts. "Is that all you've got?" the ghost whispered in her ear. "No," Seras said as she grabbed the ghost's coat with her shadow arm and a massive red laser blasted out of it. Mary Read was sent flying back and Pip's arm came out of Seras, holding the ecto-bazooka. "Au revoir sea witch!" Pip crowed as he shot her three more times. Mary Read was too slow to dodge the blasts and was soon down. Pip produced Seras's Fenton Ghost Thermos and sucked the ghost of Mary Read into it. Pip then gave it to her and took out Seras's cell phone, Seras wanted to make sure it was safe for this fight.

Seras called Sir Integra and said, "I got the ghost, it was Mary Read just like you suspected sir." "Head back home as fast as possible, Daniel is coming to the Mansion, he should be here shortly," Sir Integra told her. "Without prior notice?" Seras asked; that wasn't like Danny to arrive without giving them time to prepare. Seras then heard Integra sigh deeply, "A vampire attacked his parents, they were turned into ghouls and he had to kill them. I told him to bring his family and friends here for their protection." "Oh God," Seras whispered. She remembered Maddie and Jack fondly from the few times they met; they didn't deserve to die that way. "I'm on my way," Seras said as she leapt into the air and took flight, turning into a red streak of light as she headed straight for the Hellsing Mansion.

Seras arrived to see soldiers were all marching throughout the grounds and she stopped and floated down to the front gate. "Victoria has returned," one of the four soldiers reported into his radio. The gates opened for her and Seras headed straight into the Mansion, nearly running into Sir Integra as the Hellsing Head walked out. "Sir," Seras saluted barely six inches from her. "Telepathy, now," Sir Integra ordered and Seras focused to talk telepathically with her.

Are you alright? Integra asked her. Nothing I won't recover from, Seras answered as they walked side by side, Seras noted that Integra had all her guns and saber ready for use. Do you know how Danny is holding up? Seras asked. Not well from his tone of voice. We need to help him recover from this loss as soon as possible, Daniel texted me a picture that was drawn in blood in his parent's house. Seras then saw the image of a bloody dragon holding an inverted cross on a door. There's a conspiracy of vampires out there and they're bold enough to attack the family of one of the most powerful beings in the world. They're either overconfident, or have a terrifyingly large advantage over us, Integra telepathically said. Integra then looked at Seras and hastily said, "Seras, get your glove and contacts on now, Samantha's parents are coming and they don't know about vampires." Seras nodded and ran into the Mansion while remaining telepathically connected.

I don't think they have that great an advantage. If they did they would have gone after us, or Danny, directly instead of targeting his parents, Seras communicated. I hope you're right, Integra communicated back. What's this now? This isn't like you, Seras said. Integra did not respond as she dug out a cigarillo and started smoking it near the front gates. Integra, please talk to me, Seras said, and Integra stopped mid-inhale. The two of them had been an item for almost five years now or at least as much of an item as their circumstances allowed. Seras only called her 'Integra', not 'Sir Integra', 'Sir', or 'Master' when they were in private. I keep thinking about Millennium, and how much I cocked it all up. I'm terrified that history will repeat itself, Integra telepathically replied. Her body language didn't hint at anything that was being 'spoken' between her and Seras.

Seras ran up next to her and saw that no one was looking and gave Integra's hand a small squeeze, it won't. A limousine drove up to the front gate, and Danny was flying above it in his Ghost Form. The guards took one look and opened the gates. The limousine drove in and then stopped as twenty soldiers filed in front of it. "My soldiers will escort you from here. Jefferson, take the limousine to the back once all their luggage is out," Integra ordered. Danny turned back into his Human Form and grabbed his and Sam's suitcases while Sam carried their two youngest children. They, Sam's parents, Jazz, Tucker, and Valerie all silently came out of the limousine and let the soldiers escort them to the Mansion, where two soldiers for each person then escorted them to their assigned rooms, Integra and Seras leading the way. As soon as they reached the rooms they would be staying in, Sir Integra turned to her guests and said, "I apologize for how rushed this has had to be. We will try to accommodate you the best we can. Tomorrow morning we will talk, for now, I suggest you all rest." With that said, she headed for her own room.