Chapter 7: Culadar

Well in the months to come Integra's troops found themselves swamped with missions. It seemed every time they turned around there was another report of a vampiric disturbance.

In the beginning Victoria didn't mind so much, if anything it got her away from wallpaper and carpeting samples. The quality time on the shooting range just wasn't doing it for her like it used to.

And it's not like Wedge was taking up that much of her time anymore. The troops had adopted him as somewhat of an unofficial mascot. His tank had even moved to their barracks.

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Victoria had just completed the nursery and was on her way to see Wedge when Walter stopped her in the hall, "Integra has requested to see you in her office."

"Um, alright," said Victoria as she turned back down the hall.

By the time she arrived Alucard and Walter were already there.

It was a seemingly simple mission-just an average run of the mill search and destroy-

"Dismissed!" said Integra a little winded.

Alucard and Seras looked at each other.

"Are you alright?" asked Seras.

"I'm fine," Integra assured her.

Despite their better judgment the vampires left closing the door behind them.

Once Integra heard the trucks pull out of the driveway she turned to Walter, "Call the doctor. My water just broke."

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It was a horrific battle that raged on for 5 hours.

Alucard handled the vampire end of the fight, while Seras and the troops took out the zombies. It all went down hill when Father Anderson showed up.

Seras was just barely able to hold her own and defend her captain against the zombies and remaining vampires, when Alucard turned to face Father Anderson.

By the time they returned home dawn was rapidly approaching.

"Since when do we hold post mission parties?" asked one of the troops when he saw three strange cars in the driveway.

"I don't know," said the captain, "but I'm too damn tired to care-Everyone, back to the barracks!"

While all the men headed back for the night, Alucard and Seras headed into the main hall. Before the two were aware of all that had taken place while they were out, two soldiers had grabbed Alucard by the arms.

"What is the meaning of this?!" he protested.

Just then an ear piercing scream penetrated the stonewalls of the manor.

Seras jumped, "W-What was that?!"

"Release me," said Alucard in a dangerous tone.

"Integra's orders," said Walter coming down the stairwell, "I'm to lock you in the dungeon-until the baby is born."

"And then what?!" asked Alucard, "You release me?!-Walter, Answer me!"

Walter stayed silent as the soldiers dragged the vampire down into the bowels of the basement.

CLANG!-The cell door slammed shut.

"You are going to let him out, aren't you?" asked Seras.

Walter turned and looked at her, "You should go to bed, Miss Victoria. It will be dawn soon."

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Alucard lay down in the cell pulling his hat over his face. He could hear Integra screaming from time to time-mostly obscenities about him.

Just as he was falling asleep he heard crying.

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The No Life King received a rude awakening the next evening

Pounce!

"Oof!-Police Girl?!-How did you get in here?" asked Alucard in surprise.

"Walter, gave me the keys," said Seras.

"Walter?!" Alcuard was a little surprised.

"He said something about this ending a gentlemen's agreement and he's coming after you if he gets fired for this."

Alucard chuckled as he set Victoria on her feet and disappeared into the wall.

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He reappeared in his Master's room where he found her cradling a small bundle of blankets, in vain. She was attempting to calm a very agitated infant.

"I swear you're as stubborn as your father," Intergra laughed slightly as she nuzzled her, still wailing, newborn.

"And here I thought it came from his mother," Alucard interjected as he crossed over to the bed.

"I'm not stubborn, I'm just always right," countered Integra, while she passed the baby to Alucard.

"Of course you are, master," the baby laughed as Alucard gingerly lifted the bundle of blankets, "What's her name?"

"His name," Integra corrected," is Culadar and you're the first one who's been able to make him laugh."

There came a knock at the door.

"Come in," Integra called.

The door opened and Walter walked in fallowed by Seras, who was holding a breakfast tray.

"I thought a 'family dinner' or 'breakfast', as the case may be, was in order," the Angel of Death smiled wirily as he relieved Seras of the breakfast tray.

Seras wandered over to her master's side, while Walter poured both tea and blood, and couldn't help but gasp when she saw the baby.

Alucard studied the tiny bundle in his arms and couldn't help but to grin widely, exposing his fangs, when he noticed a small pair of wine colored eyes staring back at him.

"Have any trouble explaining his eyes?" asked the No Life King, still looking at the infant.

"No," said Interga simply, "fortunately he received the Hellsing blonde hair, the doctor just assumed he was albino."

"Modern medicine," scoffed Alucard.

"Indeed," said Walter indignantly.

"However-Her Majesty knew exactly where the red eyes came from," explained Integra.

Alucard just chuckled, "She always was perceptive."

"What did she say?" Seras asked nervously.

Integra smirked as Walter handed her a cup of tea, "She sighed and smiled then said, 'Well, Sir Hellsing, you had certainly shown us there is more than one way to an heir.'"

FIN

There finished by multiple requests. I know it's doesn't follow with the natural laws of the Hellsing series and there are alot of typos, but it was a first shot in this genre. And with any luck, if I can get off my butt I'll follow up with More Than One Way to an Heir 2, that follows the plot line of the series better.