The crew of the Black Lagoon sat in silence, as they allowed their wounds to be treated by doctors of the Hellsing Organization. About an hour earlier, a large truck had been sent to escort them from the scene of the attack to the Hellsing Headquarters. The blond girl named Seras Victoria didn't leave them for a moment. She said vampires could attack at any time, and that it was her job to make sure they were all safe. The four pirates were still having trouble wrapping their heads around what had happened, and what was going on now. They found it hard to believing that vampires were real, and were getting ready to write the whole situation off as either a cruel joke or a nightmare.
Then a new person entered the infirmary. It was a tall woman wearing a suit and smoking an expensive-looking cigar. She wore large round glasses over her blue eyes, and her long hair was a pale shade of blonde.
"Sir Integra!" Seras called out with a smile, as she stood at attention.
"Good evening, police girl." Integra said to the young vampire. She then turned to the injured crew. "Forgive my tardiness. I am Sir Integra. You must be the ones Balalaika sent-"
"Wait, you're 'Sir' Integra?" Revy burst out, causing the doctors to jump back.
"Indeed. Is there a problem?" Integra replied as she raised an eyebrow.
"But... The 'Sir'... When I heard about you, I thought you were a guy!"Revy exclaimed while making motions with her arms. Integra sweat dropped.
"Calm down, Revy." Rock said nervously. "You should be more polite-"
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN, ROCK! IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, I'M IN A REAL PISSY MOOD! FIRST WE'RE ATTACKED BY SOME MANIAC, AND THEN BLONDIE OVER THERE TRIES TO TELL US THAT VAMPIRES ARE REAL, AND NOW... ARGGG!" Revy shouted as she gripped her head and shook it back and forth.
"Such a lively girl..." Integra muttered.
"Don't mind Revy. This is how she reacts to stress. Just be glad that your butler took her guns so she can't shoot anyone." Dutch explained. "Now, how about we get down to business."
"Of course." Integra said. "Did you bring the package?"
"We did." Benny replied. "Though you don't need to be so vague about it. The vampire from before already informed us that it's a disk."
"I wonder what kind of information is on it..." Dutch mused as he reached into his pocket and then held up the object in question. "It must be something big if vampires are out after it."
"Would you like to see for yourselves?" Integra said with a smirk. The crew stared at her with wide eyes.
"Are you sure that's alright?" Rock asked.
"Of course. Otherwise I wouldn't have suggested it." Integra replied. "Now come with me."
Integra led the group through the large mansion, passing through several long hallways, and walking up many flights of stairs. Finally, they entered into a room containing many large computer screens.
"Not bad..." Benny muttered to himself, as he carefully looked over the machinery.
Integra opened the package that the Black Lagoon crew had delivered to her, revealing an average-looking disc. She placed it in the computer, and the contents began to play automatically.
"W-what the hell..." The crew muttered as they stared wide-eyed at the screen.
Displayed on the monitor was a security tape, showing a man inside a bar tearing off the limbs of other people with just his bare hands. There were about ten people who were still alive in the room, besides the attacker, and some of them tried shooting at the man, but the bullets didn't appear to have any effect. Once this realization dawned they tried to escape, but to no avail. In a motion that seemed to be a skip in the video, the man appeared in front of those trying to escape and dismembered them as well. This repeated a few times until everyone was dead. The man then approached each victim individually, bit into their necks, and drained everyone dry.
"That's... disgusting..." Rock quivered as he covered his mouth. The others simply cringed.
"Shit... I know that place." Revy muttered.
"Yeah, it's the Yellow Flag." Dutch continued.
"Jeez, Bao must not have been too happy about this..." Benny said half-jokingly.
"Well, there you have it Gentlemen... And Lady." Integra added as she glanced at Revy. "At this point I don't think I need to tell you that the culprit was unmistakably a vampire. And I hope you've come to the same conclusion that your employer did when she found this recording; vampires have begun immigrating to Roanapur."
"Alright, I've had just about enough of this bullshit." Revy stated, as she stared fiercely at Integra. "Who the hell are you people anyway? And what's the real purpose to your 'Hellsing Organization'? There's no way you guys are just a bunch'a rich Protestants."
"We are vampire hunters." Integra said with a wide smirk as she returned Revy's glare. "This is a job that has been passed down to the head of the Hellsing Organization for generations. It is Hellsing's duty to rid the world of inhuman creatures who threaten to destroy us."
"Interesting..." Dutch muttered.
"And you manage to keep all this hidden from the public?" Benny asked.
"Yes. We are on very good terms with the high government officials of England, not to mention the Queen herself." Integra explained.
"So why were the vampires after the disk? Did they want to conceal the identity of the one who did the killing?" Revy questioned.
"Actually, it's quite the opposite. Vampires want to reveal themselves to the public." Integra replied. "Hellsing is determined to ensure that doesn't happen. That's why we've taken the disk, so we can analyze its contents and then destroy it. And in case you're wondering, Balalaika has assured me that anyone who might have witnessed the vampire's killing or seen the disk has been taken care of."
"Hang on a second, if you don't want the public to know anything, then why are you telling us all this?" Rock asked nervously.
Integra blinked. "Balalaika didn't tell you?"
"Tell us what?" The Lagoon Company twitched.
"Well, once the delivery was complete, I had planned to hire you to escort my agents to Roanapur and aid them on their mission. I was informed that you are all familiar with Roanapur, and that your business is reliable, especially when it involves some messy work. I had asked Balalaika to relay this to you..." Integra sighed.
"Why that... She's probably sitting in her office laughing at us!" Revy said irritably.
Dutch sighed. "Sorry, but vampire hunting isn't on our resume. I don't think we'll be able to accept your offer."
"Your lack of experience won't be a problem." Integra said. "It will be a few days before we're ready to go to Roanapur, and in the meantime I have arranged a training session on basic vampire slaying for you all."
Benny, Rock and Revy turned their eyes to Dutch as they waited for his response.
"Hmm, what's the pay gonna be like?" Dutch inquired. Integra smiled, and the approached Dutch. She whispered into his ear, and then Dutch's eyes widened. "Wait... each?"
"That's right." Integra smirked. Dutch scratched the back of his head as he tried to make a decision.
"Hold on, Dutch! You're not seriously considering taking this job, are you?" Rock pleaded.
"Yeah, this is a little too weird, even for me." Revy said as she crossed her arms and turned away.
"Oh my, this was certainly unexpected..." Integra muttered. The crew turned to her curiously. "I thought that two-hand Revy, of all people, would be up to the challenge... but it looks like she's just a coward."
"What was that, bitch?" Revy shouted, falling right into Integra's taunt. "I'm not a coward! I just have common sense!"
"Excuses, excuses..." Integra sighed over-dramatically. "After all I've been told about your exceptional precision, fierce determination, commanding presence and the fact that you rise up against any challenge, no matter how difficult... Too bad I'll have to dismiss it as over-blown rumours."
"LOOK HERE! NOBODY INSULTS ME LIKE THAT! YOU THINK I'M A COWARD, THEN FINE, I'LL TAKE ON YOUR STUPID-ASS JOB! AND YOU KNOW WHAT? EVERYTIME I KILL A VAMPIRE, I'M GONNA IMAGINE IT'S YOUR FUCKING BRAINS I'M BLOWING OUT!" Revy panted heavily as she finished her outburst.
"I'm so pleased that you've accepted my offer. Walter will be here momentarily to show you to your quarters so that you can get a good rest before we begin your training." Integra said with a superior smile as she quickly walked out of the room, leaving the crew alone.
For a moment, Revy and the three men stood in silence as they processed what just happened.
"I just got played, didn't I..." Revy muttered.
"Yep, you certainly did." Benny replied with a sigh.
Probably could have continued... but i like the awkward ending XD
Oh, and sorry that there wasn't any Alucard yet (and i think someone else was looking forward to Pip) but he will definitely be in the next chapter (and pip too? maybe...) :P