Author's Note: Thanks to all my reviewers! I'm promising here to take your opinions into consideration when I write these new chapters! Um, I took some extra liberties here in the flashbacks….I used the script from the manga, and didn't tweak it, rather I added a part that could technically have happened? Please don't burn my fangirl badge. ~Onegaishimasu~ (pretends to be Old Integra)
Fulton stood, slightly woozy as he looked around. He noticed Ariel, still holding onto his hand, although his hand didn't really have a shape anymore. He just….was.
"Wha-what's going on?" he said, looking down at his formless body.
"This is yourself, your soul; what makes you you. It has no tangible form, it simply fills up whatever space you determine it to be in. We are in The Void. This is where all of the past, present, and future reside. I am unchanged here, because I can travel easily between worlds." Fulton looked around in the darkness.
"So, you can't show the future?" he asked nonchalantly, reaching out his other limb and forming a hand with his mind before swiping at the swirling blackness. Ariel shook her head.
"No, but my sister can. That is not why we're here, however." Fulton nodded, half-listening as he experimented with his soul-body, turning it into a more humanoid shape. "Before we delve into your answers, I will show you the proof you desire." Fulton, always the skeptic-turned his attention toward the small woman, who waved a hand at the wall of obscurity that stood before them, which twisted and formed a scene.
"Miss Seras, please! Push your hat up, even if only a little! I need to be able to see your face in the picture!"
The Draculina laughed and obeyed, trying to keep most of her face out of the sun. Fulton shifted uncomfortably, tugging at the neck of his suit. Winston bent his knees slightly, barely pushing the flash of the camera to put the face-lock on.
"Okay, on the count of three. 1, 2, 3!"
Seras clamped a hand on the boy's shoulder, and he immediately straightened and gave a forced smile, wincing. The flash lit up the canopy for a moment, and then the pair under it relaxed. Seras patted the boy on the shoulder as she slowly disappeared into the ground. Fulton tugged again on his suit, walking over to Winston, who held the camera down to let him see the picture.
Fulton watched in amazement at the younger Winston, who was missing the graying hair around his ears and neck. He looked at the tiny boy standing next to him, craning his neck to see the camera. It was amazing at how small he was back then.
"Wow," he breathed, looking at the scene that lay out before him like a movie. Ariel stood by, still holding his hand and watching with an amused expression. "But this is like… my memory, isn't it?" Ariel shook her head.
"No, this is more than a memory. A human's memory is defunct, inefficient, and subject to emotions that change the outcome of the recollection. This is true past; what was, is. However, I will prove to you by showing something that happened before your time. Watch carefully."
Fulton stared at the new scene. The old man from Renfield's picture….Walter, was it? Was standing with Alucard, speaking about something that pertained to boats and airplanes. They were in Fulton's office, but it looked majorly different, and he only recognized the windows that overlooked the grounds. He leaned in, interested, but jumped when the door at the far end burst open.
Seras ran in, screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Walter!" she screamed, tears running down her cheeks as she was too worked up for anything else.
"Ah, so training's over, then?" the old man said calmly, ignoring how the girl was almost hysterical.
"S-s-sexual Harassment! That weird mercenary commander was singing this NASTY cadence!" she shouted, tugging on the older man's arm and pointing at the door. Alucard and Walter looked up to see a group of soldiers coming in, singing in harmony about lewd things and….Eskimo parts.
"GREAT BARMY PILLOCK!" Seras shrieked, groaning when Walter only smiled and shrugged noncommittally, clearly not going to do a thing about it. She gave up on the old man, instead running full speed and crashing into her master, wrapping her arms around his waist and hiding in his gigantic coat. He gave a huff of surprise, looking down as she stared at him with pleading eyes. He leered at what must have been a mental suggestion from his Childe before he growled, more theatrically than his real angry snarls. It did the job, however, as the soldiers immediately shut up, most of them backing quickly out of the room before only the main commander was left shaking in his boots. Seras gave a dramatic sniff before letting go of her master. Alucard gave her a thoughtful glance before his eyes lit up.
"Walter, it's old-fashioned but I have an idea…" he said, grinning widely at Seras, who paled even further as she warily watched her previous savior as he slowly moved towards her.
"Uh, Master? What are you-I mean…" she started, backing up as he loomed over her. Walter bit his lip, holding up a finger to try and stop Alucard's advancement.
"Oh, nothing Police Girl. As your Master, I just want to make sure that you're nice and cozy for our little journey…" Alucard purred, reaching out a hand to Seras even as she turned to her last hope of protection.
"Walter?" Walter winced, turning away as he half-guessed what the vampire had in mind for the sad little claustrophobe.
"Poor dear," he muttered, puttering out of the room and away from a guilty conscious.
Fulton blinked as the scene slowly faded away, the pounding of something in his ears. He turned to Ariel.
"What'd Alucard do to her?" he questioned.
"Forced her to ride the entirety of an airplane trip in a nailed-shut coffin." She said with a shrug. "Now do you believe me?" Fulton acquiesced, letting Ariel lead him. She turned to him. "If you want me to help you, you have to ask the right question." Fulton blanked for a minute, before going with the obvious.
"Ariel, show me the fight Seras Victoria and Abigail Hellsing had with Mina Harker, and the events that followed." Ariel nodded, waving her hand once more over the blank darkness.
Afterword: I picture Ariel's voice actor to be Michelle Ruff. Just that light, airy voice.
On that note, Fulton's voice actor would be Jason Spisak. I love his voice; it's like number 7 on my "Top 10 List of Male VAs Who I Only Love for Their Voice Because They Don't Exactly Look That Hot In Person".
Seras and Alucard would keep their voice actors. I think Blake Shepard would have to play Winston. I think his sense of humor would work well with the butler, especially concerning Baskerville.
I think that Alucard would jump at the chance to scare a bunch of human soldiers, even if Seras is clinging to his waist like a lost child. He'd do it for her ;)