Loud shouts echoed through the Hellsing grounds along with the crashing of a large animal through branches of the resident woods. Gunshots sounded though the trees. The fresh snowfall was flung up into the chilly air as giant paws tore through it.

"There's another one!" Dan shouted from his position at the front of the makeshift sleigh.

"Got it!" Josh called from behind him, firing at the ghoul cardboard cutout duct taped to a tree, "Just shut up and drive!"

"I don't need to!" the blond boy yelled back, "And even if I did, I can't!"

"Well just concentrate on keeping us upright!"

Dan nodded and threw his weight to the right, barely managing to prevent the truck bed from capsizing as they bounced over yet another fallen tree.

"Hey, tell Enola, the course continues to the right!"

"Yeah!" Dan leaned left, preparing for the turn, "Enola, Right!"

The giant wolf veered in the indicated direction, whipping the boys out, narrowly missing a tree. Josh raised his rifle, firing several shots. Dan used his weight to keep them upright, occasionally shooting his pistol at closer targets during straight sections. They continued on, taking out the ghoul targets as they went. After several minutes, they burst from the trees, sailing over the fields toward the Hellsing barracks.

"Whooo! That was AWSOME!" Dan yelled enthusiastically.

"You're telling me!" Josh replied, equally unnecessarily loud, "Did you see how many headshots I got?"

"Yeah!"

Then a thought stuck him, "Hey, Dan…"

"Yeah?" He had his hands up as if on a roller coaster.

"How'd you rig up breaks on this thing?"

The blond boy's face fell, "Breaks?"

"Yes, breaks!"

"Ummm, I didn't?"

"WHAT?!" Josh cried, "How are we supposed to stop?"

"How'd chariots stop?"

"They had stiff shafts, not rope ones!"

"Oh, I didn't think about that…"

"You idiot!"

Just then, Enola took a sharp right, whipping them out again. The truck bed slammed into something solid, stopping it immediately and dumping the two boys back into the snow. Enola's feet slipped from under her, causing her to fall on her side and become entangled in the ropes of attaching her to the sled. Red eyes surveyed the three with bemusement, awhite gloved hand clamped over the sled's side.

"Humans," the vampire spoke, "What are you doing with my wolf?"

"Oh, hey Alucard," Dan said, "Thanks for stopping us. Um, we were dashing though the snow-"

Josh joined in, "On a one-wolf open sleigh, shooting as we go-"

"the ghouls along the way!"

"Bullets and rifles ring-"

"In the moonlight bright-"

"Oh what fun it is to shout and ride a Hellsing sled tonight!"

The nosferatu raised an eyebrow at this.

"Damn this snow is COLD!" Enola shouted, disentangling herself from the ropes trapping her. She scrambled to her feet, brushing the snow from her vest.

Dan laughed, "You didn't think so five minutes ago." Josh snickered at this.

She glared at them, "I had FUR five minutes ago. A nice, thick, winter coat!"

"Wolf."

"Yes Master?" She said, joining his side.

"Come, my master requires our presence."


Sir Integra handed him a wrapped package…with a bow on top. Alucard stared at her in confusion, looking from his to Enola's, then back to his.

"Their from Iscariot," she stated by way of explanation.

"Oh, are they now? Leave it to the Catholics to remember Christmas," he chuckled and began to unwrap the box.

"Uh…Master, are you sure that's safe?" Seras asked.

"Of course not," he replied, pulling the last of the colored paper from the box and opening it. The nosferatu gave a slight hiss upon peering into the contents, then gave a light laugh, pulling out his gift. "A silver cross," he snickered, holding it up, "and look, they even blessed it."

Seras backed away, "Ugh, it stings my eyes Master…"

"Obviously. Perhaps if you drank more blood-"

"What did they send you, Enola?" Seras quickly asked, refocusing her master's attention to the werewolf.

Enola carefully unwrapped her own package and opened up the box, pulling out a pink fuzzy muzzle. Alucard cackled and looked over her shoulder before reaching into the box to retrieve a second item.

"It comes with a leash!"


Just thought I'd include a little holiday special. Thanks for reading. Review Please!


Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a-

BANG!

Alucard growled in annoyance, "Danm mice! Don't you dare get near my coffin!"