(Ten chapters, i never did expect to take this past about chapter 5, as I have no work ethic, but thanks to all you reviewers, Alucard's Familiar in particular, i am continuing. I am sorry about the slow updating, I should be injured for my laziness.)
Disclaimer: Doppelganger is mine. All other charachters are property of their respective owners. Rip off Doppelganger and i will severely injure you, as I am currently considering using him for another work. Also, please don't sue me.
Chapter ten: The Vatican
...How did he know so much? Was it simple coincidence that the note that Doppelganger had left her mentioned the Vatican? It could'nt be. Did he know that she had sworn to kill that damn priest? Did he know that Anderson had killed Alucard?
The most important question was: Did it matter? He had challenged her. That's what all this was about, that was why the damn monster had pretended to be Alucard, leaving behind only a black feather. that was why it had framed Seras, leaving behind the same kind of feather. It was a message of challenge.
What had Alucard said? "When another creature, be it human or not, challenges you, you must accept, otherwise you would seem weak. You are my chosen, you have to keep my honor, as well as your own."
Honor had never seemed very important to Alucard, but maybe that was only because his job was to deastroy the weaklings that Integra told him to hunt. Other than those unfortunate creatures, he really only dealt with humans. He had no need to impress anything upon them.
Alucard had never told her why honor was so important. She thought about this. Maybe the creatures of the night, like herself, Alucard, and even the Doppelganger, had a hierarchy of sorts. The American vampire hunters had seemed rather stiff around her, like they were around someone of importance. Could they think that much of Alucard?
She shook these thoughts out of her head. The sun was starting to come up. "Nothing else for it. I have no choice but to accept. I guess my next stop is Italy." She looked into the rising sun. She decided she should probably find a shadowy alley or something and get some sleep. There was a long journey ahead. She found a decent spot in a rather clean alley. She would have preffered something less... dirty but it would do.
It all ready had on occupant. Which was good because she was hungry. As she ended the homeless man's life, a thought occurred to her: she did not have her weapons. Oh well, she would get them back when it got dark. She threw the homeless guy's bloodless body out of the alley, and onto the street. No one would really notice it for at least an hour. She slept there in the alley and dreamed of ripping Alexander Anderon's head off.
That night, she broke into the Hellsing mansion. She had never expected to have to break in, as she had lived there. It wasn't all that hard, since she could walk through walls. She entered her room through the wall. Her guns were right where she left them. The Halconnen was propped against a wall, and her pistols were on her small table. She grabbed them, and a spare set of clothes, and stuffed them into a duffel bag. She stepped out the door of her room. She could have just gone through a wall, but it just seemed natural to her.
As she stepped out of her room, she heard a voice to her right. "Miss Victoria? what are you doing here." Seras turned toward Walter.
"Im picking up my things." She said matter-of-factly
"Im sorry about this, but miss Integra instructed me to destroy you if I find you in this mansion." Seras had about a half second warning before silvery wires flew past her, missing her by mere centimeters. Walter moved with speed she could never hope to match. As another wire drew a deep cut in her left arm, she leaped through the wall of the mansion.
Not through the wall, as in passing through it, but through the wall, as in taking the wall with her. Tearing through the cement that made up the foundation of the mansion, she emerged into the night outside. Walter was right behind her. Walter simply watched as Seras became a flock of bats and disappeared into the sky.
"You've gotten better." He said, even though Seras was out of earshot.
Seras worked her way off of the British isle, stopping in the morning and finding a place to sleep before starting again. The nice thing about being able to travel as bats, no one really noticed her and she made great time.
Deprived of the cold, medical blood that she usually lived on, she had no choice but to feed on living humans as she traveled. She hated doing it, but she had to be at her full strength when she met the doppelganger again. If what she had seen when she touched Alucard's book had been real, then there was probably no way she could win anyway.
Of course, without her duties to Hellsing to keep her occupied, what else was she going to do? Nothing remotely interesting was happening on the way, naturally. She didnt have a very good sense of direction, which forced her to buy a road atlas of europe. Seras reached the legal italian border five days after leaving the Hellsing mansion.
It occurred to her at this point that she had no idea how she was going to find the doppelganger once she reached the Vatican. It was a bit difficult to find a creature that could mimic anyone or anything. Even worse was that it was very likely that Anderson was in that city. The thought of having to fight that lunatic yet again put an unpleasant taste in her mouth.
Of course, this was Doppelganger's party, and he would start it when he was good and ready.
It took her exactly five days to reach the border of Italy. She crossed over at midnight. The Vatican was some ways inland from here, so she continued to fly until the sun started to rise. She saw a peaceful town situated beneath her. It would do for the night.
She spotted a lone man on the street. The man really didnt see anything, until a flock of bats coalesced into a woman before his eyes. His scream was cut short by her fangs. It was odd, even after ten years, she still had reservations about feeding on humans. She still really did not want to do people any harm. She guessed that over time she would lose that part of her concience, Alucard certainly had. Thinking this, she put a silver bullet into the dead man's head.
Two days later, she was there. It was a sprawling place, but really not very large. She made sure to land well outside the city, as it was more than likely that the Pope's Special Task Force, section XIII, was keeping a watch on much of he surrounding area.
Not that they would notice a doppelganger, or even a vampire. As long as she kept her ample supply of weaponry hidden, they would not really notice her. of course If, by some miracle, she happened to run into Mr. Anderson or Maxwell himself there would be trouble. At this point, she really didnt care. She walked into the city, keeping her eyes hidden behind a pair of very familiar sunglasses...
She wandered aimlessly through the crowds. As there was a very large number of catholics around, she found that she was suffering mild discomfort from all the crosses in her vicinity. It wasn't exactly pain, just a sense of unease. This made it perfectly clear to her, as if it hadn't known all ready, that she was in unfreindly territory.
For those who don't know, the Vatican has a large area in the approximate center, where the important areas are, such as The Popes Special Task Force headquarters. This area is walled in, and the gates are guarded. No one is allowed through without a vry good reason. Of course, less people know that the guards are regenerators from the Pope's Task Force, although not members of Section XIII. Figuring that the more heavy defenses would probably attract a creature that lived for fights, she wandered in that general direction.
She didnt have long to wait. As she wandered toward the center of the city, she heard the sound of gunfire. Running in the direction of the shots, she reached the gates of the city. What she found there surprised her... although it really shouldnt have.
It was herself. Of course, it wasn't really. The Doppelganger had just put about seven incendiary rounds from a copy of Seras' Halconnen into one of the guard's head. That one was down. The other fired at Doppelganger/Seras, but he only laughed as the bullet passed through him. Then, with speed that would make a bullet look slow, he was on the other guard, ripping at him with his bare hands. As he seperated the unfortunate human's head from his body, he looked over his shoulder at Seras, pretending to have just caught sight of her. naturally, Seras knew that he had seen her all along.
Doppelganger gave her a knowing wink, then Seras watched herself run through the gates of the restricted area. Grinning as she pulled her weapons out of her bag, she ran after him
(very yummy fight next chapter I think)
duh
Disclaimer: Doppelganger is mine. All other charachters are property of their respective owners. Rip off Doppelganger and i will severely injure you, as I am currently considering using him for another work. Also, please don't sue me.
Chapter ten: The Vatican
...How did he know so much? Was it simple coincidence that the note that Doppelganger had left her mentioned the Vatican? It could'nt be. Did he know that she had sworn to kill that damn priest? Did he know that Anderson had killed Alucard?
The most important question was: Did it matter? He had challenged her. That's what all this was about, that was why the damn monster had pretended to be Alucard, leaving behind only a black feather. that was why it had framed Seras, leaving behind the same kind of feather. It was a message of challenge.
What had Alucard said? "When another creature, be it human or not, challenges you, you must accept, otherwise you would seem weak. You are my chosen, you have to keep my honor, as well as your own."
Honor had never seemed very important to Alucard, but maybe that was only because his job was to deastroy the weaklings that Integra told him to hunt. Other than those unfortunate creatures, he really only dealt with humans. He had no need to impress anything upon them.
Alucard had never told her why honor was so important. She thought about this. Maybe the creatures of the night, like herself, Alucard, and even the Doppelganger, had a hierarchy of sorts. The American vampire hunters had seemed rather stiff around her, like they were around someone of importance. Could they think that much of Alucard?
She shook these thoughts out of her head. The sun was starting to come up. "Nothing else for it. I have no choice but to accept. I guess my next stop is Italy." She looked into the rising sun. She decided she should probably find a shadowy alley or something and get some sleep. There was a long journey ahead. She found a decent spot in a rather clean alley. She would have preffered something less... dirty but it would do.
It all ready had on occupant. Which was good because she was hungry. As she ended the homeless man's life, a thought occurred to her: she did not have her weapons. Oh well, she would get them back when it got dark. She threw the homeless guy's bloodless body out of the alley, and onto the street. No one would really notice it for at least an hour. She slept there in the alley and dreamed of ripping Alexander Anderon's head off.
That night, she broke into the Hellsing mansion. She had never expected to have to break in, as she had lived there. It wasn't all that hard, since she could walk through walls. She entered her room through the wall. Her guns were right where she left them. The Halconnen was propped against a wall, and her pistols were on her small table. She grabbed them, and a spare set of clothes, and stuffed them into a duffel bag. She stepped out the door of her room. She could have just gone through a wall, but it just seemed natural to her.
As she stepped out of her room, she heard a voice to her right. "Miss Victoria? what are you doing here." Seras turned toward Walter.
"Im picking up my things." She said matter-of-factly
"Im sorry about this, but miss Integra instructed me to destroy you if I find you in this mansion." Seras had about a half second warning before silvery wires flew past her, missing her by mere centimeters. Walter moved with speed she could never hope to match. As another wire drew a deep cut in her left arm, she leaped through the wall of the mansion.
Not through the wall, as in passing through it, but through the wall, as in taking the wall with her. Tearing through the cement that made up the foundation of the mansion, she emerged into the night outside. Walter was right behind her. Walter simply watched as Seras became a flock of bats and disappeared into the sky.
"You've gotten better." He said, even though Seras was out of earshot.
Seras worked her way off of the British isle, stopping in the morning and finding a place to sleep before starting again. The nice thing about being able to travel as bats, no one really noticed her and she made great time.
Deprived of the cold, medical blood that she usually lived on, she had no choice but to feed on living humans as she traveled. She hated doing it, but she had to be at her full strength when she met the doppelganger again. If what she had seen when she touched Alucard's book had been real, then there was probably no way she could win anyway.
Of course, without her duties to Hellsing to keep her occupied, what else was she going to do? Nothing remotely interesting was happening on the way, naturally. She didnt have a very good sense of direction, which forced her to buy a road atlas of europe. Seras reached the legal italian border five days after leaving the Hellsing mansion.
It occurred to her at this point that she had no idea how she was going to find the doppelganger once she reached the Vatican. It was a bit difficult to find a creature that could mimic anyone or anything. Even worse was that it was very likely that Anderson was in that city. The thought of having to fight that lunatic yet again put an unpleasant taste in her mouth.
Of course, this was Doppelganger's party, and he would start it when he was good and ready.
It took her exactly five days to reach the border of Italy. She crossed over at midnight. The Vatican was some ways inland from here, so she continued to fly until the sun started to rise. She saw a peaceful town situated beneath her. It would do for the night.
She spotted a lone man on the street. The man really didnt see anything, until a flock of bats coalesced into a woman before his eyes. His scream was cut short by her fangs. It was odd, even after ten years, she still had reservations about feeding on humans. She still really did not want to do people any harm. She guessed that over time she would lose that part of her concience, Alucard certainly had. Thinking this, she put a silver bullet into the dead man's head.
Two days later, she was there. It was a sprawling place, but really not very large. She made sure to land well outside the city, as it was more than likely that the Pope's Special Task Force, section XIII, was keeping a watch on much of he surrounding area.
Not that they would notice a doppelganger, or even a vampire. As long as she kept her ample supply of weaponry hidden, they would not really notice her. of course If, by some miracle, she happened to run into Mr. Anderson or Maxwell himself there would be trouble. At this point, she really didnt care. She walked into the city, keeping her eyes hidden behind a pair of very familiar sunglasses...
She wandered aimlessly through the crowds. As there was a very large number of catholics around, she found that she was suffering mild discomfort from all the crosses in her vicinity. It wasn't exactly pain, just a sense of unease. This made it perfectly clear to her, as if it hadn't known all ready, that she was in unfreindly territory.
For those who don't know, the Vatican has a large area in the approximate center, where the important areas are, such as The Popes Special Task Force headquarters. This area is walled in, and the gates are guarded. No one is allowed through without a vry good reason. Of course, less people know that the guards are regenerators from the Pope's Task Force, although not members of Section XIII. Figuring that the more heavy defenses would probably attract a creature that lived for fights, she wandered in that general direction.
She didnt have long to wait. As she wandered toward the center of the city, she heard the sound of gunfire. Running in the direction of the shots, she reached the gates of the city. What she found there surprised her... although it really shouldnt have.
It was herself. Of course, it wasn't really. The Doppelganger had just put about seven incendiary rounds from a copy of Seras' Halconnen into one of the guard's head. That one was down. The other fired at Doppelganger/Seras, but he only laughed as the bullet passed through him. Then, with speed that would make a bullet look slow, he was on the other guard, ripping at him with his bare hands. As he seperated the unfortunate human's head from his body, he looked over his shoulder at Seras, pretending to have just caught sight of her. naturally, Seras knew that he had seen her all along.
Doppelganger gave her a knowing wink, then Seras watched herself run through the gates of the restricted area. Grinning as she pulled her weapons out of her bag, she ran after him
(very yummy fight next chapter I think)
duh