„You should know the basics now, Toby. We`re gonna go through the rest later. The main idea is, aim for the head, shoot with silver or something more specialized, and make each shot count or you`re done for. Its easier than it sounds.. for a vampire. Humans are ususally short lived here so dont even try to make friends with the actual soldiers." Seras explained her flegling as they stood back in the lobby. She had just shown him the manor, giveing him a little tourist view of things as a start.
„Okay, so.. whats next?" He asked, crossing his arms while faceing her.
„Well... next you`re gonna be on your own because i´m on IGM." She replied, not looking too fond of that.
„IGM?" He asked her, cludeless of course.
„Information Gathering Mission. A long word for boredom if you ask me. Going around the town asking informants if anything has happened and how the vamps move. The only good thing about is that you can do what you want, as long as you ask these persons inbetween." Seras sighed deeply.
„Well.. basically... you could come along, although its not the best part of the job... but doesnt require any training whatsoever. If something bad happens you just let me handle it... if you want to come along, of course. I wont force you into something that boreing."
Toby thought for a moment, then shrugged. „Okay.. its not like i could do anything else besides that."
That was very true.. he neither had anything in his room yet, nor had something to train so far, so the only thing he could do was being around Seras.
She smiled lightly, and asked him to hold on for a moment. Five minutes later she reappeared in front of him, haveing a gun in her hand.
„Sir Integral is fine with it, but you`ll have to carry your new gun in case something happens... like i couldnt handle it. Oh well, orders are orders." She held it out to him, handle first of course, and with some hesitation he took it from her.
„Thats a Para Ordance P14 double action pistol... the standard sidearm in Hellsing`s duty. Your new best friend if you want to stay alive for longer. Holds fourteen rounds per clip, .45 ACP caliber, normal FMJ silver rounds. Its resembleing the ancient Colt M1911, with a few modifications such as being able to fire the gun even when the hammer isnt cocked. Its loaded, but safe."
Toby nodded to her, putting it into the holster on his side, as she handed him two clips for it.
„Better put these into your pockets, since there`s nothing worse than suddenly being out of ammo. Trust me, i lost my dearest friend because of that." Seras didn`t go deeper into that topic, and started to walk down a hallway. While stuffing the clips into his pockets, Toby stumbled after her since she didnt stop and wait.
Soon after, he felt a little baffeled as they entered a dark grey, almost black sportscar.
"...isn´t this un-millitary-ish?" he asked, rather thinking about armored trucks and tanks.
"It looks like it, doesnt it? But thats the only way we actualy get to certain places in time. Most Vampires dont stay in one place for long. This Combat purposed Armored Roadvehicle, or CAR for short, has a fullsteel armor, an V-8 hydrogen engine, and serval gagets useful for our purposes.. such as this." Seras flicked on a switch near the radio, and on the front, two gatling guns came out where it seemed to be an airduct.
"Woah... so you can actually fight with the car?" Toby asked while buckleing his four-point seatbelt.
"Yep. One burst of these beasts every car imaginable is stopped instantly... as long as it hits, of course. Aiming isnt easy while driving. But enough of that for now, lemme concentrate on driving for a moment." Seras`s left arm turned into flesh as she gripped around the steering wheel.. driving a car required to feel whats happening, and even though her blood arm was useful, she couldnt feel anything with it.
Toby was slightly amazed, but followed the order she gave him, and stayed quiet for most of the trip.
The last club on the list was near... meanwhile, Seras decided to re-start the conversation.
"So how are you adjusting to your new life? I can see that it isnt easy at times, especially in the beginning."
Toby shurgged, looking out the window.
"Its not that bad yet... it just feels so weird to be something else than a human. I can go with the millitary thing so far but the vampire isnt what I expected it to be."
Seras sighed lightly. "It wasnt easy for me, too. The hardest part has yet to come.. drinking blood isnt as easy as it sounds. It works just like any drink but it has a taste you need to get used to because medical blood is nasty. Fresh blood is better but its strictly forbidden to bite any innocents without their permit.. thats why I got punished."
Toby nodded, slowly understanding the whole thing. "You didnt tell me about why my tongue got so big."
She looked to him for a brief moment, then laughed a bit. "I never understood that myself.. perhaps just a mutation, or its to lap up blood from the ground easier. It comes in handy in certain situations though... as soon as you can shift your body you`ll most likely just shape it back to a human one."
He shuddered a bit, thinking of it as a mutation. "Great... any other weird organs I should know of?"
"A lot, quite a lot. Your whole body has changed dureing your turning.. but the most impressive thing are the fangs. Most of the time they just look like human teeth, with a bit more pointyness.. but if you`re about to drink from a person, then you can shift them into vampire teeth without needing to train it. These fangs are kind of creepy, like from a shark... but they pierce through everything you can imagine."
"Cool." He replied simply. This really was weird... but since they were at the topic.. "Whats up with your arm, anyway? First its all blood red and now it seems normal."
Seras`s smile faded until it was only a weak smirk. "I lost my real arm dureing the Millenium war... got it chopped off by a lunatic. That red one is just a protestic I normally use.. I can shift it into anything I want, such as spikes and blades for battle, or just a few more hands when I want to close the door and the window at the same time or so."
"Yeah, but what about it now?" Toby continued to ask.
"Well, I can regenerate it... but even though it looks weird, the blood arm is more of a useful tool than this one. I just need to feel what i`m doing at the moment so I use a real arm."
The rest of the conversation got terminated as Seras arrived at the destination.
"Okay, this will only take a second.. you stay in the car, okay?" Seras told him as she got out.
"Sure, sure."
The female nosferatu walked into the club, leaveing Toby behind...something what might be a fatal mistake.
Serval minutes had passed, and Toby was starting to get bored.
"...how long can ´a second` be?" he asked himself, as suddenly some guy knocked at the car`s window.
He blinked, but then pushed the button to roll it down, not thinking of the consquences.
Toby immidiantly received a punch to the face, and the guy tried to break into the car... as a result, the alert went off.
Stunnded from the blow, Toby was hanging halfway on the driver`s seat, but then got back up and punched him back in instinct.
The guy stumbled backwards, unnatually for such a hard punch, and was about to deliver another as a loud bang went off, letting his head detonate before his body turned to ash.
"You alright?" Seras asked as she just came out of the club, holding a gigantic silver handgun, slowly lowering it as she saw his bloody lip.
"Its fine... it doesnt hurt." He shuddered, feeling how he bleeded without feeling pain.
"You gotta be careful around here.. clubs like these just swarm with vampires but you cant just go inside and shoot them all, you know." Seras sighed, putting the huge gun into a holster on the side of her skirt. "Anyway, I`ve got something big now. Really big."
That sentence didn`t make sense to Toby until she got back into the car, flicking on the radio.
"Headquarters? This is CAR 002. I`ve got some big lead on the bats. Requesting permission to hunt them down."
Shortly after, Integra`s voice came out of what looked like an ordinary car radio.
"Permission granted, CAR 002. Make it quick, Victoria."
"Rodger." Seras replied, then turned it off again, before turning to Toby. "Hey, how about some action? I mean, real action, not like that just now. Shooting and dodgeing."
Toby blinked at her, repeatly, then shurgged and nodded. "I suppose its better to start things as soon as possible."
She gave him a devious grin. "I`m sure you`ll like it. Just dont tell Integra afterwards."
With that, they drove to the location Seras got from her informat.