Hi guys you're back! XVentressx and flamelalchmist103, hi! (If you're not them and have reviewed, don't be insulted, it just hasn't registered you on my computer) I'll look forward to seeing you guys on my Soul Eater fanfic! I'm almost done with this, just a few more chapters and then it's Soul eater all the way! Sorry if you haven't seen/read it, and are left in the dark for that fanfic. Eight chapters, oh yeah! I have decided that I will be posting that once a day, because that'll give me time to read the reviews! So here we go.

Zara's POV:

I turned, holding Jackal close to my body. Maxwell stood behind me, staring at Jackal with a look of…greed? Hate? Whatever it was, it made my teeth and nails lengthen. "This is my son, Jackal." I said, but it sounded like "Back off before I rip you apart." Jackal whimpered and pressed closer to me. "Mommy?" he whispered into my neck, confused. Maxwell smiled. "He reminds me of his father." I growled deep in my throat. "Yes. He does that. How's your cross Archbishop?" Maxwell snarled, one eye twitching. "Well? What do you want?" I said, clenching my son closer to my body. He forced a smile. "Nothing. I just wanted to see how my experiment was coming along." He ruffled Jackal's hair, and my lips drew back in a silent warning snarl. Jackal hissed at him before burying his face in my neck, trembling.

Maxwell bowed, walking away. I rubbed his head, rocking him. "Shhhh, I won't let him anywhere near you." I said, trying to calm him down. He whimpered, nuzzling me desperately. "Mommy? Who was he?" he said, voice trembling. I crooned, trying to sooth him. "Just a very bad man. He was Yumiko and Heinkel's boss. Don't mind him. Shhhh." Suddenly I felt a presence next to me and Alucard said "What's wrong with him?" I rocked Jackal, muttering "Maxwell." He snarled, wrapping his arms around the both of us and kissing the top of my forehead. "I won't let him touch you again. You or Jackal." Jackal burrowed into the space between both of us, desperately needing comfort.

Then a voice next to us said "Aww, what a cute family moment. Mind if I take a picture?" I blinked, seeing Soarece and Techno standing by us with a camera. "Umm…sure?" I said, and they immediately started snapping pictures of us. Alucard's voice echoed in my mind. Kitten, why are you letting them take pictures of us? I almost scowled, but kept a smile pasted on my face. I told you, don't call me that. I thought Jackal might like a family photo or something. I want one too. He won't stay this young and cute forever. I want a memory. I was pretty sure he was rolling his eyes. I will purposely not show up in this. So there. I elbowed him, and he winced. Fine. But I'm destroying any that come into my hands.

They were done, and handed me the pile of photos. I looked through them, and sure enough, about halfway through, Alucard showed up blurry and see-through. I discarded those, but there were still some nice ones. My favorite was one that was marginally amusing, with Alucard wincing from my elbow and Jackal looking up at the both of us in confusion. I was smirking. I pocketed that one, and gave Jackal one I thought he would like. It was one where we were both half-smiling, and Jackal was looking content. I gave Alucard the rest, and like he promised he methodically shredded them, muttering to himself. Suddenly there were screams from the part of the crowd where the Round Table gang was, and Alucard jerked like Integra was summoning him.

I pushed at him, saying "Go on. We'll be fine." He nodded and phased off, and I ducked into a nook, putting Jackal down. "Okay, listen to me." I said, making sure he was paying attention. "Something's wrong. If someone with a cross comes by, hide. Do not come out, not matter what happens. Just stay down, and don't draw attention to yourself." I shoved him under a table, letting my freak form fly free. My nails and teeth lengthened, and I crouched, waiting for an attack. Smoke was billowing from the floor, and my altered nose caught hints of burned wood and glass. An explosion? My ears twitched, hearing a clicking sound from the fogged air.

Footsteps? I snarled silently, easing into a pouncing position. Suddenly a bullet shot out of the air, and I barely avoided it. Another followed, and another. I felt a sting, and then a burning pain slammed into my chest, directly over my heart. I collapsed, feeling blood pour from the wound, sticky and hot. Jackal's eyes glowed at me from under the table, and they moved forward. I shook my head frantically, shouting at him through my mind. No! Stay put! Don't move! Hide! My heart was still going, I could feel it. But all the same, blackness closed over my eyes and I slumped to the ground. NO! My mind shouted. NO! I will not leave them! NO! My thoughts fled under a grinding pain.

Jackal's POV:

Mommy slid to the floor, and I saw wet blood ooze from a hole in her chest. I crawled forward, and her voice shouted in my head. No! Stay put! Don't move! Hide! I pulled back, seeing her eyes glaze over and half-close. The fire that burned in her eyes after she turned catlike flickered and died, and she let out a long breath. I waited for her to take in another breath, but she was absolutely still. Mommy? I reached out, wanting to help. "Mommy?" I whispered, wanting her to wake up. A pinkish bloody tear slid down my cheek. "Mommy!" I wailed, sobbing.

Suddenly a hand shot towards me, and I yelped. It grabbed me by the scruff of my neck, and I flailed, screaming. It dragged me out from under the table, and I screamed, clawing at the person. I felt a searing pain in my arm, and then a soft blackness welled up in my vision. I struggled, trying to wake up and get to mommy. "Momma!" I wailed, before utter blackness took me.

Alucard's POV:

Integra and the other Round Table members were fine. It was just some madman, with a small grenade that detonated away from all the other people. I phased back to where I had left Zara and Jackal, and froze. She was lying on the ground, bleeding from a bullet, eyes barely open. I turned her over, feeling for her pulse. It was still there, barely. "Kitten?" I asked her, and she moaned. "Alucard? Where…Jackal?" I looked around, but didn't see him. An icy fear crept into my heart. "What do you mean?" I asked harshly. "He…hid…over…there…" She flicked a hand at an overturned table. I looked back at her. "He isn't there now."

Panic flared in her eyes, and she struggled to sit up. I pushed her back down. "Kitten, you were just shot. Stay down for once in your life." She shook her head. "Stop…calling me that… I'm…going to find…my kid…with or without…your help." She tried to sit up again. I sighed. "I'll help, but you need to stay put right now. Or else." She growled at me. "Or else what?" I smirked. "Or else I strap you down and look for him myself." She sighed, falling back. "Fine… what happened?" I shrugged. "Madman. Ran towards the Round Table meeting, trying to throw a grenade at them. Maxwell, actually. Sadly, he missed and it hit no one." She looked concerned. "Is he still alive?"

I shook my head. "The Paladin shot him with his bayonets." She sighed, head falling back down on the floor. "Of course. A bit too convenient, that he was aiming for the most likely subject for Jackal's kidnapping?" I nodded. "Yes, that was my thinking." I helped her sit up, noting that she seemed much stronger. Her head fell onto my shoulder, and she sighed. "What if," She said haltingly, her eyes starting to water. "What if we don't find him? It'll be all my fault." I smoothed the hair away from her forehead, ignoring her weak protest. "He'll be fine. You Pazúry are tough little things." She nodded, biting her lip. "I know but…he's so young. He doesn't know how mean people can be! He'll never make it! He'll-" I silenced her with a harsh kiss.

I pulled back reluctantly. "He's no fool. Stop second-guessing him." I murmured, rocking her. She buried her nose in my jacket front, obviously holding back tears. She lost her battle, and I felt the salty liquid soak into my shirt, and felt her body heave with muffled sobs. I rocked her, trying to comfort her as best I could, but what I really wanted to do was go out and shoot Maxwell into bloody pieces. Only two things stopped me, namely that A), it wouldn't help Jackal anyway, and B), Zara needed me here and now. Footsteps came close, then stopped. Integra's voice cut the air like a knife. "What happened?" I growled low in my throat, holding Zara tighter. "They took him. He's gone."I said, not needing to tell her who. Zara nodded, not lifting her head to see who asked.

"Permission to Search and Destroy?" I said, staring off into the distance where I imagined Jackal might be. She nodded. "Find him and bring him back." I let go of Zara, but she clung to me, obviously in shock. "Kitten" I murmured in her ear. "You need to let me go find him." She shook her head. "Coming with you." She said through clenched teeth. I sighed. "Fine." I stood up, helping her to her feet as well. I walked out, half carrying, half restraining her as we went in search of our lost child.

Jackal's POV:

I blinked, feeling sleepy. I sniffed, but couldn't smell mommy at all. "Momma?" I said sleepily, looking around. Then my eyes snapped fully open and my nails dug into the cold steel of the van beneath me. I scrambled over to the farthest corner away from the two sleeping forms next to me, noticing as I did that my hands were tied together. One twitched, and opened its eyes. "Well, well, look who's awake." The voice sounded a lot like Yumiko's. "Yumiko? Heinkel?" I squeaked. She smirked. "Yumie. Heinkel is still asleep." She got up and pulled my face close to hers. "Listen you abomination. I'm Yumie, and I've killed more men than you've ever even seen. Sit down and stay quiet and I might not kill you too painfully." She let go and sat back down, watching me through hooded eyes.

I racked my brain, trying to think of who Yumie was. Didn't mommy say one of the Vatican people had a split personality? Maybe that's Yumiko's split personality. It certainly acts nothing like her. My stomach growled. I didn't know how long I had been asleep, but my stomach told me it had been hours. I sighed. A thump on the ground next to me made me look up. A plastic bag full of blood was right by my head, and I strained, trying to grab it. I only managed to whack my head against the floor, and I growled. My teeth managed to graze the edge of the packet and I bit down, hungrily sucking at the blood. It wasn't much, maybe half a cup, but it was better than nothing. It tasted stale somehow, and cold, like eating expired bread frozen in the freezer.

But mommy told me I was always supposed to eat what people gave me, because I could never know how much or when I would get more. So I choked it down, and tried to sit back up. I managed, barely, and looked around. The van was small, and metal, and the only people in it were me, Yumiko/Yumie, and Heinkel, who was still asleep. A voice inside my head prompted me. Jackal, you've been kidnapped. Vhat are you going to do about it? I blinked. Who are you? The voice laughed, and I got the impression of a cat-boy with blond hair and a Nazi uniform. I'm Varrant Officer Schrödinger! I vas stuck in your mother's mind until you vere born, und then I vas stuck in you as vell!

I felt a flash of anger. You were part of the Millennium group mommy hates so much! Get out of my head! He laughed. I'm evervhere und novhere. You can't kill me, or drive me out! Once I'm here, I'm here to stay! I groaned, wanting to whack my head against the wall. He laughed again, rolling around on what felt like the ground. I have the same effect on her too! Honestly, I'm just here to help. So, if you're kidnapped, then vhat do you think you should do now? You can't fight them, that vould be suicide. Vhat can you do to help your parents find you? I frowned, thinking it over. Umm, I have no clue. What do you think I should do?

Schrödinger paused, in the middle of chasing his tail. I growled, wanting very badly to stab him or shoot him like mommy and daddy would do. No clue. I'm just here to try und help. Fraulien Zara vould rip me to bloody shreds tons of times for leaving you alone in the dark. I gasped. Mommy wouldn't hurt anyone! He laughed again, falling on the ground and gasping. Vhat mine have you crawled from? Fraulien Zara's killed more people und vampires than your entire Wild Geese mercenary group combined! I shook my head. Not true! Not true! Mommy's a good person! Mommy's a good person! Schrödinger stopped laughing abruptly. Vell ya, she is that. Never killed an innocent person in her entire life. Not like your father.

I screamed, and Heinkel and Yumie both stared at me. Pinkish tears dripped down my face as I cried. SHUT UP! LEAVE ME ALONE! I don't care what you want! Go away! Schrödinger ignored me, chasing his tail again. Fine. I know vhen I'm not vanted. Go ahead und die. Fraulein Zara can just deal vith it. I don't care either vay. I sobbed, crying for mommy, for daddy, for anyone to come and comfort me. What I got instead was a boot slamming into my back, throwing me against the wall. I wailed, and the boot hit me again. My vision was getting darker and darker, and with one last cry I slipped into unconsciousness.

Again, I will make Maxwell die a horrible and painful death. Sorry about poor Jackal. He gets his revenge. I made Schrödinger be a lot like Excalibur (reference from Soul Eater, sorry if you don't get it) didn't I? FOOLS! Thanks for being so faithful xVentressx! You rock. My first reviewer (ever) is still going! And thanks to flamelalchemist103 for reviewing as well. (I know, isn't Jackal squee? I'm glad I spread the population of grinning maniacs. I would say sorry about your family, but I happen to like it when that happens to me.) Hoping to see the rest of my reviewer group soon! I'm listening to Ova episode 7 as I write this. I feel so depressed. I liked Capitan Pip! He was so cool! Stoopy Zorin, that's a cheater's way to fight. *goes off in a rant* -I mean, if you going to kill someone, actually do it instead of using illusions! She's my least favorite Hellsing character. The only character I have conflicting opinions on is Rip van Winkle. She sings really cool, and has an awesome attack and stuff, but there's a distinct thing about her that I hate. When Alucard's after her ship, does she try to shoot him? NO! I mean, the whole time I'm watching it I'm yelling "RUN! HIDE! SHOOT HIM! DO SOMETHING ALREADY! DON'T JUST STAND THERE WITH YOUR MOUTH HANGING OPEN!" Honestly. *sighs and stops ranting* So anyway, I either like or dislike everyone else. Review, Request, Rcomment. Auf Wedersien!

PS: Hehe, stoopy Major, standing on a blimp and conducting battle music in the middle of a war. (OVA 8)