Chapter Eleven: Meeting The AX Agency
The man was still alive? He kept stabbing Alucard with those blessed blades and Alucard was eventually pinned to a window sill. He stared at Seras fiercely as the man closed in on him, sharpening his blades against each other. Seras quietly gripped my arm and began to stealthily creep back down the hallway where we had come from. A loud slashing sound froze us, and then we heard absolutely insane shouts of laughter. Seras was gone from my sight for a moment before she was at my side, leading us down a hallway as quickly and quietly as she could. Tucked safely under her arm was Alucard's head.
I felt shocked tears slide down my face as she led me and I felt so sorry for her. Alucard was her Master, being the one who gave her new life, and now she was alone in this terrifying new world. We stopped to rest, and I realized those blades must have been causing her more pain then she let on. She tried to pull out one of the blades, but it burned her hand to even touch it and she mewled in her pain. I slowly pulled it out for her, understanding that because I was human, I could do this favor for her. After all the blades were removed, we stared at the head of Alucard, unsure of how to proceed from here.
Seras had just cradled Alucard's head close to her, as if it would provide the answers she had running through her head when it flew out of her hands, pinned to the wall by those damn blades. I whirled around to see that the man had caught up with us sooner than expected. I froze as papers were pinned to every window and door in the hallway. Seras tried to open a window, but it was as if there she couldn't touch the window.
"It's called a barrier, my dear. Anyone who is undead cannot leave where ever it ranges from. Now hold still and die, you monster." I felt my jaw set defiantly as he moved closer, and I ran to the closest door and ripped down the paper, before opening the door.
"Well, it's a good thing I'm not dead! Seras, get in here-!" The man pinned me in the door frame by catching my sleeve with a blade. The man pulled out another blade, glaring at me as he turned away.
"You will be dead soon enough, Hellsing dog, but not until I kill the newest pet vampire." I struggled as he advanced on the terrified vampire. I managed to aim my gun, despite my awkward position and pulled the trigger. I gasped when the bullet embedded into his head, and Seras ducked under his outstretched arm to tug at the blade pinning me down. He had already healed and was bringing those blades down upon us just as she managed to free me. A loud barrage of bullets startled us as his blades were shattered, and I glanced down the hallway where the gunshots rang out.
"Those girls belong to me, Father Anderson." Sir Integra was standing with two armed bodyguards, weapons drawn. The man turned from us to stare at her, surprised. "You are breaching our agreement by attacking my men, pull out now."
"You think you have the authority to tell me what to do, after you dare to tread on our lands? And you honestly expect me to cower before you, you Protestant whore." He attacked swiftly, killing the two guards. Sir Integra had her sword ready when he reached her.
"You shouldn't have come here; I'll cut off your head like I did that prided pet of yours." Sir Integra seemed amused by the knowledge that Alucard was dead, and I felt tears spill down my face gracelessly.
"Is that all? Well then you'd better get on with it before he fully regenerates himself." Shocked I glanced around uncertainly as the man froze at her words. Suddenly, all the windows shattered and a horde of bats swarmed into the hallway. We all watched as the bats began converging and a form began to materialize. In less than a minute Alucard was standing in the hallway with us, aiming that giant gun of his, with that wide grin of his.
"What will you do now, Anderson?" The man glanced back at Sir Integra, before sheathing his weapons and pulled out a thick book; it took me a moment to realize that it was a Holy Bible.
"I'll go; I need more preparation to kill this one. But mark my words, I will kill you someday." He vanished amid swirling pages and wind, and then I collapsed to my knees shaking.
"Are you alright, Non-Character?" I glanced up at Alucard, who seemed amused by my antics. I nodded, turning my gaze to the floor. I heard Alucard scolding his fledgling and I heard Sir Integra light a cigar.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Summers, I didn't realize that the Vatican had dispatched him to this location until hours after you had set off. I didn't want to introduce you to them until after you had several missions completed and gained some experience."
"He was really going to kill me, even though I wasn't a vampire." I knew that my voice was shaking, but I couldn't stop it. I glanced up to realize that Sir Integra was coming towards me. She held out her hand and I gripped it, letting her help me to my feet. I glanced at the corpses of the guards who came with her and shivered.
"I'll have the bodies collected, let's get you out of here though. I have a helicopter on standby." She led the way to where the helicopter was waiting, though it felt as if I was following blindly. The helicopter that had originally brought us would be taking back the bodies, so we rode back to the mansion with her. It seemed that they were expecting me to say something, but I didn't know what I was supposed do after something like this.
-Present Day, July 20-
It wasn't until three days after the "Badrick incident" in Ireland did I learn that we would be having guests from a different Plain coming over to meet with me to see if they could help us search for my friends. I was happy to know that someone else considered this serious, though I was advised from wearing my uniform in front of them. Walter provided me with a pale blue skirt set, complete with a matching blazer and a white blouse.
I was sitting with Sir Integra in the study and I smiled at her nervously. She seemed lost in thought when we heard someone knock on the door.
"You may enter." Sir Integra stood up as Walter opened the door and escorted three people into the room. There were two men and a woman from this new Plain, though the woman made her curiosity known the moment she saw me.
"Thank you for coming on such short notice. I apologize for being rude, but for security reasons, could you tell me again which Plain you come from?"
"I understand; we are from the TBL01 Plain. I am Father Abel Nightroad of the Vatican's Special Division-"
"Iscariot?" The room went quiet for a moment and the silver haired man speaking seemed confused. The red haired woman and the other man glanced at each other as if we were speaking in code.
"No, I'm sorry. We are from the AX Agency; we are a special unit who serves under Lady Caterina who deals with Foreign Affairs. I'm afraid we do not stay in touch with Vatican units outside our Plain. It seems that we have different Popes every time we communicate, so it saves on the confusion." The tension in the room evaporated quickly, and Sir Integra sighed.
"I'm sorry, but we've been having some trouble with Vatican here on this Plain. But that isn't anything to worry about right now. Please have a seat." She gestured to where I had remained seated, and the three guests sat down.
"This is Father Tres Iques and Sister Esther Blanchett, by the way." Father Nightroad smiled kindly, and I was surprised by this sweet-hearted man. He seemed so easy going, not like that murderous man that I encountered in Badrick. I felt my hands shake and I noticed Walter's expression seemed sorrowful. He began pouring tea for us as Sir Integra explained the situation in full to them. I wasn't sure what I was expected to say.
"I see." Sister Blanchett looked at her lap sadly. "So you've been waiting here, hoping to hear news about your friends all this time."
"She's been helping us with our work." Father Tres looked directly at Sir Integra suspiciously. "Yes, she has been fighting the vampires on this Plain. These people who kidnapped her friends had every intention to abduct her as well, and I'm sure they will try again. She has to learn how to fight back, because they won't go easy on her for being a Non-Character."
"I understand, this is very serious. Do you know the name of the attackers?" Father Nightroad seemed confused at my silence, so I decided to answer this question for myself.
"He deliberately refused to answer that question when Amy had asked him back then, he said that it didn't matter. All I know is that he was a short, blond haired man. He wore all white and spoke German."
Walter's eyes widened, but he remained quiet as he stood by the door. I glanced down at my lap briefly, feeling nervous. A hand gripped mine lightly and I looked into the compassionate blue eyes of Sister Blanchett.
"You've been through a lot, Ms. Summers. Do you have any ideas of where to start looking for these people?" I shook my head slightly.
"But I'm not giving up on finding them. They used a similar method of turning masses of people into vampires back on the Material Plain; we are starting to see a pattern. It's only a matter of time now."
"Well on our Plain, if you are not born into the bloodline, you can't become a Methuselah." At our blank expressions, Father Nightroad elaborated. "That's what the vampires on our Plain prefer to call themselves. And humans are referred to as Terrans, which is sort of accurate, in their language that means 'weaker ones'."
"Well here, it's very easy to become a vampire. Then there's the issue of having control over yourself after you've been turned. It can get kind of hair-raising when you're not used to it." Sister Blanchett paled visibly. "Though, I'm not giving up yet. But I'm worried about everyone else's safety once my friends' kidnappers find out that I'm here."
"We knew the risks when we requested you to be placed in our custody, Ms. Summers. All you need to focus on is helping us catch these bastards before they get away." Sir Integra smiled at me reassuringly. Father Iques reached into his coat and pulled out a letter, passing it to Father Nightroad. He glanced at it briefly, before handing it to Sir Integra.
"It's our orders, should we believe that it is something to get involved in; though knowing Lady Caterina, she may already be searching for leads on our Plain as we speak. She holds very good relations with the GCP. She won't standby when innocent Non-Characters are in need of help."
"Thank you for your time. Please get in contact with us should you obtain information." Father Nightroad shook hands with Sir Integra and me before they were escorted by Walter to their appropriate exits.
A/N: Another long chapter, introducing the Characters from Trinity Blood. Woo-hoo, am I amazing or what? Rate and review, because it's fun to get feedback from the readers and I like knowing that my effort is appreciated by you guys.