Winds of Change
Sapphirewyren
Chapter 13: In the Beginning….
Disclaimer: I do not own Hellsing
Author's Note: Oh look another chapter, sorry it took so long, but I had to do some heavy planning for all the stuff that will be happening soon
A Lab in an undisclosed place
It was storming outside, the rain pelted against building and the wind howled outside. Dr. Lazarus Thorton II, felt like howling in anger as another experiment failed. He had been commissioned to finding some way to turn a human into a vampire; a true vampire, not the sorry mess that were called 'day walkers'. Each drug he created seemed to get worse and worse; his superiors were getting impatient to the point he was afraid that they might kill him and bring someone else in. He couldn't have that; this was the only way to bring his family back from disgrace. Dr. Thorton II slumped in his seat, what was he doing wrong? The testing experiment in New York had taken a bad turn, when the NYPD had contacted the Hellsing Organization for their help. If it hadn't been for Hellsing, Dr. Thorton would have been able to see if the results for the airborne Thill. Wait a minute…Hellsing…That's it! The doctor jumped up and started to dance around the laboratory. It would have been embarrassing if any of his assistants were around to see it. "Joseph! Get in here quickly" called Dr. Thorton. A scrawny red headed young man ran in. "What is it?"
"I have finally found the answer! Hellsing!"
"You mean the organization?"
"Who else? Stop being stupid! Listen closely. Hellsing has two vampires one of them being the No Life King, Alucard. My father was able to get a hold of some copies of Abraham Van Helsing's journals when Lord Taylor was leader of the organization. Now we just need some of that vampire blood."
"What? You're gonna go and ask the director of Hellsing for some of Alucard's blood?"
Dr. Thorton sighed; "No fool, we are not going to do that. The new leader scares me, she's very violent. We are going to make Alucard bleed. I will release one of these failed experiments, Hellsing will send Alucard to kill them, all they have to do is get in a good scratch or bite and all you have to do is collect the blood."
Joseph looked around; "All these look like they will be easily killed without Alucard breaking a sweat."
"Hmm, you're right. Ah! The man-bats, I will send them out, they are strong and fast. And the more the merrier."
"What if Hellsing don't send Alucard? Doesn't she have a second vampire and the shapeshifter?"
"No, she will send Alucard or he will come either way, according to the journals, he is quite arrogant about his strength. Besides I am sure he will enjoy the change from ghouls and Chimera. But just in case I will release a couple of our Alpha Chimera." Dr. Thorton handed Joseph ten vials; "Make sure to get as much as possible." Joseph looked glum; "Yeah, whatever." When Joseph had left, Dr. Thorton contacted his superiors and told them of his plan. Their response was; "See that this is actually successful, because if it doesn't we will have no further need of you." The nerve of them, threatening him! If it weren't for him and his father, becoming a vampire would still be a fantasy; those idiots should be throwing him a parade, not threatening him. Either way, it did not matter to him; he planned to leave once all of this was over. He would retreat to a quiet country and continue his research in peace, away from all the power-hungry idiots.
Trafalgar Square
Dr. Thorton was right about Integra dispatching Alucard to fight the giant man-bats. When the Hellsing soldiers arrived on the scene, the man-bats were lifting people high into the sky and then dropping them, as if making a game out of it. Alucard dropped one of the man bats out of the sky with his 454 Casull with a silver bullet to the skull. This got the rest of the man-bats' attention. They began to dive bomb the vampire, slashing at him with their lethal claws. Alucard grabbed one of the beasts, threw it to the ground, and while stepping on its head, ripped one of its wings clean off. The handicapped beast screamed in pain, this caused the rest of its flock to double their efforts in shredding the vampire king. This however was the affect that Alucard had wanted. He was having fun blasting at the man-bats, until one of them blasted right back with an earsplitting sonic blast. It not only tore up the ground in it surrounding area, but body parts as well. One of the man-bats blast blew off Alucard's legs sending fountains of blood gushing everywhere. Alucard did not seem affected by this as his legs quickly regenerated themselves. The man-bats swirled above his head sending wave after wave of sonic blasts at the vampire. Meanwhile Seras, Sam and the Hellsing soldiers were busy fighting what seemed to be endless amounts of Alpha Chimera. Though new-age technology such as the AICDs and attack drones made killing the monster easier, it was still a momentous task, just by the sheer numbers.
Amid all this carnage and battling, Joseph darted from one place to another making sure that he got Alucard's blood in the vials. He must have had the luck of the devil to do this. "I better get paid extra for this" Joseph said as a large chuck of man-bat flew over his head. He looked up in time to see Alucard's right arm take the form of a monstrous black dog with many teeth. This hellhound Baskerville; snapped up several more man-bats like dog biscuits. The remaining man-bats were smart enough to know that battling the Nosferatu was a bad idea and began to flee. The Alpha Chimera were not so smart and with his targets gone, Alucard turned his attention to them, slaughtering them with his guns and his hellhound familiar. By the end of the battle between Hellsing and the monster science projects, Trafalgar Square resembles a battlefield from the American Civil War. "HAHAHAHA! That was the most fun I had in a long while!" cackled Alucard. "Whoever created those foul beasts gave me a good workout!"
"There was nothing fun about this." stated Seras sourly as she walked off to tend the wounded. A helicopter arrived on the gruesome scene, as Integra disembarked, she said briskly to the commanding officer on the scene; "Report."
"We responded to a large amount of non-human entities, one type was what seemed to be a hybrid of man and bat, the second were typical Chimera; only bigger." said Captain Dara. One of the medics walked over and said "There are eight civilian fatalities and fifteen wounded. Among the soldiers only 3 were wounded, no deaths." Alucard glided over to Integra and said "Most of the abominations were destroyed, my master." Integra cast a sidelong glance at the vampire and said "What do you mean 'most'?"
"Some of the flying ones got away."
"And you're standing here, telling me this, why?"
"Don't worry, Sir. Sam took some soldiers and are going after them, as we speak" said Captain Dara.
"At least someone is being useful," growled Integra as she gazed at the blood bath left by the monsters. "And wipe that stupid grin off your face, Alucard, I fail to see what's funny."
"I have finally had a challenging battle, Master. It amused me greatly."
"It would amuse me if you got a normal sense of humor."
"Do you mean a human sense of humor?"
Integra ignored him as she said to herself; "This attack seems too random to be random." One of the members of the clean-up crew walked up to the commander and held up small zip up bag, in it there was a metal tag, on it there were the words engraved 'alpha chimera'. "Apparently, they are making them bigger and uglier."
About a half hour later, Sam and the soldiers came back to Trafalgar Square. "Now all of the bat freaks are dead and I found this." Sam handed Integra what looked like a ID card with a picture of a red headed male on it. "Joseph Baxter? The boy looks like he could use a good dermatologist."
"The boy works for Doctor Thorton."
"I thought you ate him."
"I did, so it must be Junior that this kid is working for, Sir."
"There's a son?"
"It appears that quack found time to find a woman and fu.."
"I get the picture, Sam."
A Lab in an Undisclosed Place
Joseph placed the vials of blood on the lab counter. "Good job, my boy. Good job indeed!" crowed Dr. Thorton. "This is exactly what I needed." Joseph blushed, he rarely received praise from the scientist. "Thank you sir."
"And you made sure only to get Alucard's blood, right?"
"Of course, sir"
"Good, good. You shall be rewarded greatly. I will now synthesize the drug." Dr. Thorton took the vials in to the next room, leaving Joseph to his own devices.
Hellsing Manor- Integra's Office
Suit: .
Integra read through the papers for what seemed the hundredth time. If you asked her, by now she could have recited it verbatim, without looking. Likely; Doctor Lazarus Thorton II would be the perfect candidate for the creator behind the drugs that tried to turn humans into vampires in New York. It would also to be seem to safe to assume that even he was no longer required to create monsters, Dr. Thorton still did it anyway for research purposes. There were also many police reports of missing people. When that bought about too much attention, he used homeless people instead, reducing London's homeless population, but increasing Chimera population. "I never thought that I would have to make a hit list" said Integra. With all the people doing such abominable acts, it would be doing the world a service, sending them to the deepest pits of hell. "No, that fucking bastard is mine" snarled Sam. Integra looked at the shape shifter, who occupied the couch. She had been sitting there ever since returning from Trafalgar Square. No lustful advances towards her boss, no insults for Alucard, no nothing. The look in Sam's eyes, told Integra all that she needed to know. That this was personal for Sam and the shape shifter would not let anyone take her prey from her. Integra nodded; "Fine, when you find him, you may do as you please." A couple of minutes went by before Sam said softly; "He's the reason why I am the way I am." Integra wanted to reply "You mean you being really bloody horny towards me?" but chose to stay silent as Sam continued; "Before being captured, I was just your average extraordinarily talented assassin and shapeshifter. Fast forward to a couple years ago and now I have all these extra abilities. It only cost me any normal dreams, a couple years of my life and my dignity. Now I'm just some madman's science project." Integra stayed silent, having no idea what to say. Even though she had no experience of having to face one's past, Integra had a feeling it was not an easy task, especially when surrounded by those who couldn't fathom what one as going through and the pain it bought. Some more minutes went by and Integra got sick of the down-in-the-dumps look on Sam's face; "If you are going to sit around and wallow in self-pity, I am going to have to fire you." As she got up to leave the office, Integra took the cigar that she had been smoking and handed it to Sam; "You look like you need it more than I do." And Hellsing commander left the office. Sam leaned back on the couch and took a puff of the cigar; "Self-pity? Oh, no Sir Integra, I intend to get revenge. Sweet, sweet revenge. That bastard will pay."
Chapter End
Author's Note: So we come to an end of another exciting chapter. We found out a bit more about Sam and what do you know, Integra can share her cigars. Join us to find out some major changes that will be happening to the Hellsing Organization. Some new positions for old characters and some new characters will be joining us on this adventure. Also I might post two new series that I have been planning; the first is called "An Interview with a Vampire" so you guys can pm me questions that you want the Hellsing characters to answer. Only the characters that show up in my fics will be in that series. The second series is a tentative one; meaning that I had wanted to make separate series from my WoC ficlet that would include more missions that took place in that A/U. I don't know, but you have much to look forward to.