It's been awhile, huh? I hope everyone got the memo about the chapters gone missing. I'm still gonna continue the story though while working my best and fastest to restore them. Anyway, thanks for those who were patient:
Demonic Pickle -and here is your new chapter!
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Order 25: New Addition to the Team: Police Girl!
Time flew as it always did and Integra grew more confident with the woman she was. She was an excellent leader with over two hundred soldiers at her command. The Round Table could no longer keep her out; she was determined to prove her worth. She donned suits and the title 'Sir' and practiced her marksmanship and her fencing endlessly.
Alucard watched all this with amusement. He was, however, somewhat disappointed he could no longer get a quick and visible rise out of Integra when he goaded her, telling her her clothes were mannish and forbidding. She would close her eyes and take a deep breath, ignoring him. When he continued, she would shoot and her aim was deadly now. He would sulk for days after that depending on the accuracy of the shot.
It was 1999 now and Integra was twenty-three years old. She ruled Hellsing with an iron fist and Alucard liked that about her but she was very different now. He didn't foresee any hormone induced confessions of love springing from her anytime soon. He wondered (privately) if she still loved him. He would never dare ask her something like that. His mistress had completely distanced herself, emotionally, from him. They were strictly Master and servant.
In short, Alucard was bored.
He always hated these inevitable periods of boredom. There was truly nothing to do, no strong opponents to fight. He was five hundred and sixty seven, give or take, the oldest living thing on the planet. Nothing could stand up to him in a fight. But such as boredom has the power to spring up, so does something to alleviate such feelings.
The Hellsing organization learned of a fast spreading threat. A new race of vampires was being created. They were not sired by bites but artificially, by microchips. These vampires proved a large scale threat; they did not have morality, humanity, compassion, nothing of that sort. They were called FREAKs.
The Hellsing Organization had been fighting them for a little under a month before a serious threat came, called in from Cheddar Village.
A lone priest arrived at the village's church, a priest of the bizarre sort. In a case presented one week after he showed up, a teenage boy journeying to the neighboring town disappeared. The situation soon became critical. In ten days, ten people vanished, paralyzing the village in fear. That was where Hellsing came in.
Alucard was walking among the village while Integra alerted the police. This case was no under her jurisdiction. Alucard liked her straightforward method. He paused in his step and looked up at the moon. It hung, full and fat, in the sky. It was nights like this that made vampires want to drink blood.
"This is Hellsing here, this is Hellsing here," Alucard heard in his ear. "Report on your situation, Alucard."
He blinked. "Oh, sorry. I was just staring at the moon."
"Stay alert there, Alucard. We're counting on you now."
"I know and yet..." He smiled softly. "It's just so beautiful tonight."
He walked on.
His mind scanned the area. There were police fighting and quickly losing ground. There numbers were swiftly dwindling until pretty soon all he could sense was one lone human in a sea of undead. His eyes were involuntarily drawn to the moon. It's a splendid night, he thought idly. Quiet and filled with mystery. He had to forcibly focus his mind on the task but the nagging thought that something unexpected might happen tugged at the back of his mind.
He was drawer closer now; the smell of blood and bodies was thick. He could see her now, a lone police girl firing off a couple rounds at the ghouls, to no avail. And there the vampire, dressed up like a priest. What a joke.
He watched the vampire grab the police girl, twisting her arm up and over her head. Alucard paused; he was not yet in their sight. Patiently, he checked the clip of his Casul then replaced the gun. When he heard the police girl scream he decided to show himself. He turned and walked the last few feet to crest the hill, overlooking them.
"That's enough now," he called, calling the priest's attention. "Goddamn punk!"
The priest turned in alarm. "What?"
"Youngsters these days...You disgust me. Look at you, standing there in those priest robes, don't you have any shame?"
The priest bared his fangs. "And who the hell are you?"
Alucard smirked privately. "A hit man."
"A hit man, you say? Are you serious?" the priest chuckled then addressed the crowd of ghouls. "Kill 'im," he said and snapped his fingers. The band of undead producing a large number of guns and all began firing at once. Alucard stood and took the barrage of bullets. His glance flicked over to the police girl who looked horrified. And all at once, they stopped. He probably should have been paying attention because his right arm, vital intestines, and part of his face had been shot away. Nice way to spend the night.
The priest laughed out loud. "Finished already, hit man?"
Youngsters...How foolish.
It didn't take long for the shadows to start reforming him. In seconds, he was standing again, to the astonishment of the priest and the police girl. "Firing a gun won't do," he said, grinning wickedly. "At least an ordinary gun won't do it." And he drew the Casul, balancing it on his left arm. Now here comes the fun part.
Alucard fired once, twice, thrice, and watched as the ghouls exploded in clouds of ash. He lowered his gun and spun around, eliminating the dead behind him. He whirled in a circle, grinning with the slaughter, and destroyed them all in about half a minute.
"What have you done?" he gasped. "Those bullets..."
"13 millimeter explosive steel rounds alloyed with silver melted down from a Lanchester cathedral cross," he drawled. "No freak can take a hit from one of these and survive."
"But-but why? Why is one of us working with the humans?"
"If I were to let punks like you run around creating problems, I would be in trouble. The destruction of mankind is a distinct possibility when fools who don't know what they're doing are allowed to roam. I can't allow that." He leveled the Casul. "Now, it's your turn."
"Hold it right there!" He moved swiftly to the police girl who was knelt on the floor. Alucard's eyes narrowed. He put off her foolishness at not running as merely shock. "She's the only survivor," the priest continued. "Don't you want to save her? I'm not asking much. Just let me go! Pretend you didn't see anything!"
Only true trash will take a hostage. Alucard ignored the vampire for the moment, settled his eyes on the woman. She was a pretty blonde girl with blue eyes and she looked scared out of her mind. He grinned. "Hey girl, are you a virgin?"
She blushed fiercely.
"What the hell are you talking about?" the vampire shouted.
"I'm asking if you're a virgin."
"Ah..um..." she stuttered, nervously.
"Goddamn it, answer me!"
"Yes! I am!"
He pulled the trigger.
A huge bullet hole appeared on the front of the police girl's uniform. Blood spurted from her mouth and exploded out the back of the priest. He released his grip and the policewoman fell forward. Alucard phased between them, drawing his hand back. He grinned and thrust his hand through the vampire's chest.
"Scum," he growled lowly.
The priest vanished on the trail of a scream.
Alucard released a breath, shaking off his hand. He then turned his attention to the police girl. Blood was quickly spreading over her torso. She looked frail and broken.
"I shot through your lung to hit his heart," he explained. "Sorry, this gun makes rather large bullets. You won't last long. So?" He grinned faintly. "Do you want to come with me?"
Tears started in his eyes. Alucard entered her mind, hesitantly. She was remembering a murder; her parents were killed by vampires. He looked at her, sympathetically then with surprise as she managed to raise her hand, stretching it almost to the sky. Her arm began to fall and he caught it, her hand resting in his. And she nodded weakly.
Alucard grinned. "Tonight...is truly a splendid night."
When Alucard returned to the police site, Integra greeted him with a smile. "Excellent, Alucard. What was the outcome?"
Alucard shrugged. "I destroyed the priest. No survivors."
She cast a quizzical look to the woman he was carrying in his arms. "Isn't she a survivor?"
Alucard grinned. "No, she's dead."
"Then why are you carrying around a corpse?" Integra asked, still not getting it.
Alucard laughed. "Okay, she's not exactly dead. More like undead."
Integra blinked. "WHAT?"
-
Integra and Alucard returned to the Hellsing Manor together. Walter met them at the door. "How did it go?" he asked pleasantly.
"A joyous and rewarding night," Integra spat. "Except for the lack of joy or rewards!"
"On the contrary," Alucard said. "I had a lot of fun. Walter," he said, looking to him. "Can you prepare a room in the lower levels for the police girl?" He handed her over. "She's not heavy so don't worry about your old bones."
Walter took the girl into his arms in surprise. "Who is she?"
Alucard grinned. "Her name is Seras Victoria. And she's my new fledgling."
"Alucard," Integra snapped. "My office - now!"
"I'll get there before you," he said smartly and phased away to reappear in her office.
Integra pushed the door open and it slammed against the door, loudly. Alucard winced at his place leaning against her desk. "Integra if you're angry, you're free to beat me up anytime you like."
"You stupid vampire," she said angrily. "What the hell were you thinking? How could you do something like this without my consultation first?"
"Oh, forgive me for not asking permission from my master," he said sarcastically, crossing his arms.
"That's how things work, servant," she said firmly. "You're acting like a petulant child."
Alucard grinned. "Maybe so. I won't be petulant anymore, though. I have a new pet to placate me," he said then vanished.
He reappeared at the police girl's side seconds after she'd woken up and feverishly checked her chest for the bullet wound. She shrieked wildly at the sight of him. Alucard bared all his teeth in a grin. It had been a long time since a sudden reappearance into a room could cause a scream. He decided he liked the sound.
"Where am I?" Seras demanded. "Who are you?"
"How about a thank you?" Alucard countered. "If it weren't for me, you'd be dead now. Well, more dead than you are."
"What?" She raised an eyebrow in surprise. "I'm dead?"
"Technically speaking," Integra said as she entered the room, followed by Walter. "As for where you are, this is the Hellsing Headquarters, lair to monsters who hunt monsters."
"Monsters who...?" she asked but Integra continued.
"Naturally, you will work as one of us." As she spoke, Walter moved forward and held out a bundle of clothes, a yellow uniform with the Hellsing insignia on them. There have been a rising of incidents involving vampires. Destroy the vampires, police girl. That is your duty." She turned her attention to Alucard, her anger at him apparently having dissipated. "Prep her quickly. We're moving out." And she turned away and left the room, taking Walter with her.
Seras looked up at Alucard. "I don't understand," she said softly.
"You will," he replied confidently. "Once you get used to being a Draculina."
"D-Draculina?" She pulled a mirror from virtually nowhere and held it up to her face. She gave a half grin and looked at her own fangs. "You mean I'm a-a..."
"A vampire, yes. You'll understand soon enough but for now, get dressed. We have a mission."
"But-"
"Do it."
She blinked and swallowed the many questions that were threatening to burst from her. She sighed softly and pushed away the sheets on the bed. Alucard turned to wait outside, allowing her her privacy.
When Seras was finished dressing, she opened the door and stepped shyly out. She seemed to be fighting a losing battle with her skirt which she didn't find to be the proper length. "This is embarrassing," she said softly, with a blush on her face. "I'm still a police officer, right? How can I chase down criminals wearing this?"
Alucard smiled. "As a vampire, it doesn't really matter what you're wearing, police girl."
She looked up at him. "So who are you? I mean, what's your name?"
He looked at her with a small smile. "It's Alucard."
"Alucard," she repeated with a nod. "Okay, then Alucard, I'd appreciate it if you stopped calling me 'police girl'. I have a name after all. It's Seras Victoria."
Alucard grinned at her. "I'll consider it." He started walking. "Let's go, Police Girl."
Seras pouted faintly but his undeniable will caused her to follow.
-
The mission was a routine extermination of a couple of filth vampires. Alucard never seemed to tire of destroying them. This one was no different: vampires killing violently, scrawling messages in the victim's blood, targeting families of strong Christian beliefs. Alucard was ready.
"You're my back-up," he instructed Seras. "You'll keep an eye out on the roof and if one of them gets free, it's up to you to stop it. Don't fail, Police Girl." She'd nodded hesitantly and took her place.
Alucard walked up to the front door. He could hear them talking inside, idiotic chatter about eternal life and getting stronger. Foolish youngsters.
The male, a young vampire boy named Leif, noticed the change in the air and walked to where he could see the front door. Alucard saw him clearly through his mind's eye and brought out the Casul. He saw Leif tense then fired innumerable shots. Leif went down hard and Alucard busted apart the door.
The other vampire leveled his own gun, an Uzi, and fired a number of shots that weren't doing anything to Alucard. He quickly ran out of bullets. Alucard shook his head. "You can't turn into bats or mist. You can't even heal the wounds you've taken. And you call yourself Midians? How disgraceful!" He started towards the boy.
Leif freaked, rising to his feet and ran into the other room making a mad dash for freedom. Alucard chased him down and fired another unstoppable barrage. The repeated kick of the Casul in his hand got his blood flowing and he smiled as the other vampire disappeared into dust. He looked over his shoulder, saw the open window where the female had disappeared.
"Don't let her escape, Police Girl," he called out to his fledgling on the roof, starting for the door.
Seras snapped to attention. "Right!" She hesitated though, staring out into the darkness.
"What's the matter? Hurry up."
"She's so fast," Seras said softly. "About five hundred...now six hundred meters away."
"Aim as though you had another eye in your forehead," Alucard instructed. "If you shoot like a human, you will miss like a human."
"But..."
"It will definitely hit," he called, stepping out into the night air, once more. "Aim for the heart and take her out in one shot."
"But without a scope? And in this darkness?" she asked, still doubtful.
Alucard levitated to her level on the roof. "Those are human problems. And you are no longer human."
Seras blinked and her eyes began to glow. She brought up her gun, aimed carefully and fired. Alucard watched as, some seven hundred meters away, the target vampire fell and did not get up, a bullet through her chest. He whistled lowly. "Well done, Police Girl."
Seras was shocked. "Such a big gun," she spoke softly to herself. "And I didn't even feel a recoil. It's nighttime and I saw as clear as day." She lowered the gun. "What in God's name is happening to me?" She placed the gun in her lap and looked up at the sky.
Alucard grinned and allowed her the moment to herself. She'd soon fully understand what it meant to be a vampire.
Okay next chapter has Alucard and Anderson's first meeting and me skimming through the rest of the events. Doesn't make much sense to retail the entire anime or manga, does it? Chapter 27 is the beginning of the end where I introduce a new plot line and some fun new characters. YAY.