Order 5:

Destroyed Memory

Time Stamp: Present

Location: Badrick

Seras blinked before she moved with all her speed to dodge the swords strike. Nathan rebounded and used the power from the first strike to fuel his second attack. The weapon missed again, but slid across the skin of its target, sending a wave of pain through Seras' body.

"Nathan! Why are you doing this! You know it's me." Seras practically cried when she was out of her former fiancés striking range.

"We are God's representatives, earthly agents of divine punishment." Nathan said as he approached her again. "Our mission is to destroy any demon or heathen that denies the word of God."

"Nathan, what are you talking about, it's me, Seras. You know, mean kitten." Seras pleaded, someone had to have done this to him. Iscariot of course, the way he was dressed and the swords he had must have had section thirteen's finger prints all over him.

"I knew who the body that you posses now belonged to. Stand still and let me lay my love to rest, demon. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost! Amen!" Nathan quickly ran and tried to strike again. This time his blade was met with contact with other metal, it was the redeemer.

"Nathan please snap out of it, don't make me shoot you!" Seras pleaded, memories of all the time they spent together had flooded her memory. She was fighting tears at the thought that the bastard Iscariot had brainwashed him.

'Seras shoot him! He won't stop until you're a pile of ash.' It was Alucard; he was running up the stairs when he sent her his message. Regardless of what deal the two had made he seriously doubted that she would be able to kill someone that had asked her to marry her.

The tears broke threw as Seras realized the truth. Alucard was right, Nathan wouldn't stop until she was dead. "Forgive me…"

With a quick burst of strength Seras pushed Nathan away, leveled redeemer and fired into his head. Nathan's body went flying back into the darkness with a loud thump. The sound of his body hitting the floor sent Seras into a sob as Alucard entered the room. Seras let the redeemer fall to the floor, what had she done? She had actually killed a human for the first time and it sickened her.

A loud gun report rang threw the small office. Seras looked towards Alucard, shock on her face. Imbedded in the vampires chest was a still smoking wood and silver stake, leaving him paralyzed. "Stay out of this…" Nathan said.

"A regenerator… another regenerator." Alucard managed to stay through the paralysis.

"What gave it away demon?" Nathan smirked. "Was it the green eyes, maybe the speed, or perhaps the fact that the bullet didn't put me down." The last bit aimed at Seras.

Rage, hatred, sadness, pain and longing built up in Seras. The Iscariot had taken her love and turned him into a monster that would kill anything and anyone that wasn't a catholic. Hell Nathan's family wasn't Catholic! Why had they made him into a regenerator? 'Alucard, is there a way to knock him out?' Seras mentally asked him.

'If you can get close enough to bite his neck, drain him until he faints, what are you thinking?' Alucard replied, aggravation at his current situation echoed in his thoughts. Seras ignored the last bit from Alucard, right now she needed to knock Nathan out and make him listen to her.

"Nathan, look at me…" Seras said, raising her right hand towards him. Alucard had taught her everything he knew, including putting mortals under her control. She watched his eyes intently, looking for any signs that his gaze might have for a second linked with hers and then he would be under her control long enough to bite him and knock him out.

'Seras look out!' Alucard called out again in her mind. The fact that all he could do was watch was killing him. He hated being left out, and to be paralyzed by a Vatican dog no less. Seras turned and moved in time as the other katana that was imbedded in the door way flew past her, slicing some hair away as it flew by and arrived in Nathan's free hand.

"Confused demon? I wasn't looking into your eyes but rather at my sword. We have improved God's gift sense Father Anderson!"

"What, you knew Anderson?" Seras asked in disbelief.

"He was my mentor!" Nathan shouted as he charged at Seras. Nathan was incredibly fast, more so than Anderson had been for sure. Seras no longer feared using her gun to slow down Nathan, the weapon held the same power as the Jackal and all it could do was push Nathan a few feet back.

Click, click the bullets in the redeemer had finally ran out as Nathan approached Seras with his swords pointed down in a way that Anderson would have done. Seras stood in front of the window as he approached. She couldn't run out the room, Alucard was blocking the door way in his paralyzed state. She didn't want to use the full extent of her powers on Nathan either, she was certain she could reach him.

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes!" Nathan proclaimed.

Seras jumped back at the last second to avoid the blades, shattering the glass window as she fell two stories to the ground. Nathan looked down to the ground from the window, noticing the increasing amount of fog coming from the darkness. "Good to see she is going to make this fun…" Alucard said.

"The demon is only delaying what's to come… as for you, Nosfaratu." Nathan approached the paralyzed form of Alucard.

"You think a Vatican whipping boy like yourself can hope to kill a monster like me, punk?"

Nathan chuckled, "You think that I would waste my time trying to kill you? No, that honor belongs to someone else." Something caught Nathan's attention at his foot, bending down he picked up a mouse by its tail.

"Hmm, vermin attract vermin…" Nathan said as he placed the rodent into Alucard's coat pocket. "Hope he makes a great conversationalist…" turning, Nathan ran and jumped out the window.

Time Stamp: two years, before present, several months after the Incognito event, two minutes after bursting in hotel room

Location: Berlin, Germany, Olympic hotel

The silencing was supposed to happen quietly, quickly and without drawing any attention from the local authorities. So like with any operation involving the Vatican trio in went in exact opposite of the mission outline.

Heinkel, naturally insisted on going into the room as loud and flashy as possible. Instead of silencing a single human terrorist the trio was confronted with a small task force of ghouls and a vampire thus the reason it was dragged out. Finally with the other two requirements out the window it wouldn't be a complete set unless the local police didn't arrive in full riot gear.

As soon as they saw the ghouls Heinkel opened fire as the two sword masters went about slicing the ghouls in two. The vampire, the former terrorist, laughed as he watched the trio cut down his ghouls. He had been feeding on the hotels guests so they meant very little to him.

"Quit your laughing you demon!" Yumie shouted, taking several ghouls out with her Dai-katana.

"Oh I'm sorry child, but it is so comical to watch your vain attempts to slay my followers!" the vampire replied.

Nathan had enough of this useless slaughter; the best way to free the ghouls would be to kill the vampire that had bitten them. "Yumie, cover me!" Nathan shouted over the weapons fire.

Pulling out his shot gun he took aim for the vampire and fired. The stake went flying past several ghouls, barely missing them as the vampire commanded those between him and the projectile to take the round. The vampire took the stake straight into the heart with dead on accuracy. The power of the stakes force pushed the vampire out through the window. Nathan got up and jumped out the sixth story floor after the demon, leaving the other two to deal with the remaining ghouls that were now pouring into the room.

Time Stamp: Present

Location: Badrick

Nathan landed hard on the concrete floor sending bits of the man made stone into the air. His eyes practically glowed in the heavy mist as he brought his swords to ready. "You know it will be easier on you if you give up now and let me send you back to where you belong."

"Nathan please, don't make me fight you." Seras called out, hidden in the darkness. Nathan chuckled at the plea as he began to search for the source of the voice.

"You would almost pass as the true girl I fell in love with, but I know that she died. You feeble attempts to mimic her are impressive, but fruitless. Just reveal yourself and I will release you as painlessly as possible…"

"Nathan please just listen to me. I gave you that cross, three days later you proposed to me in the park in front of my division. We were going to get married in the spring. Would a demon know that?" doubt began to creep into Nathan's mind, how could a demon know something that intimate?

In that moment of doubt in Nathan's mind Seras descended onto Nathan and bit down on his neck. Nathan shouted as he dropped his swords, reached behind him and threw Seras against a wall, tearing his neck. Seras quickly pushed off against the wall, turning in mid air she landed in front of Nathan.

Blood followed from the wound for a moment, the smell of a virgin regenerator was heavy in the air. "Try that again and ill make sure you get a taste of hell before I send you there." Nathan panted; in the few moments that Seras had attached herself to his neck she had drained him of a pint of blood.

"Any doubts in my mind are gone now demon, fatal mistake on your part." Nathan said as the wound sealed itself up, stopping the flow of blood. Picking up his blades he charged at her again.

Seras stepped back into the shadows before turning into mist. She had to admit that Nathan's blood tasted so sweet. The combination of virginity and regeneration power coursing threw his veins nearly rivaled that of Alucard's. She restrained herself from wanting to go head on with him to drain him dry. She wouldn't lose him again, not after he had come back into her life. In the moments that her fangs were in his flesh she caught glimpses of memories. His mind was archaic; it was amazing that he was so focused.

"I only did it knock you out Nathan, you wont listen to me." Seras said, defending her actions.

"Oh please, that has got to be the lamest excuse I have ever heard." Nathan replied as he kept moving, he wouldn't be such an easy target again.

Time Stamp: two years, before present, several months after the Incognito event, two minutes after bursting in hotel room

Location: Berlin, Germany, Olympic hotel, Falling very fast

Nathan dove like a sky diver towards the falling vampire, both swords in hand. The floors seemed to pass by slowly as he rapidly closed the distance between himself and his target. Within a second they became level to each other, for a moment they looked at each other. One showing hate and fear in his eyes, the other showing victory. With a quick swipe Nathan took the vampires head, turning the rest of the body to ash as it continued to fall.

Returning his swords under his coat he grabbed at the light poll and swung around before releasing and landing in a group of heavily armed police, all their weapons trained on him. Nathan could feel the shattered bones in his arms and leg that would put him out of commission for a while. "Good evening officers." Nathan said before disappearing in a mass of Latin holy papers.

Time Stamp: Present

Location: Badrick

"Oh please, that has got to be the lamest excuse I have ever heard." Nathan replied as he kept moving, he wouldn't be such an easy target again.

Seras had to admit, the reason was pretty sappy, biting someone's neck to knock them out, sad to any normal human and out right laughable to a paladin. She watched Nathan walk around the area, his movements were a bit sluggish, delayed, apparently the little blood that she had taken from him was affecting his movements, if only she could bite him again and hold on.

"Do you honestly believe that it's not me, the girl you asked to marry?" Seras called out, trying to insert another moment of doubt, another moment to strike.

"I believe you took her body when the vermin Alucard bit her."

"It was either that or be killed by a maggot vampire…"

"Some choice, obviously he didn't mention that she would die anyway, just that her body would be given to a demon to possess…"

"Then why not go after Alucard?" Seras couldn't believe she just said that.

"I see that loyalty isn't big with leeches like you, but if you must know, Alucard was promised to someone else. My condition to joining the Iscariot was that I could free Seras' body from you." Nathan said looking around. He didn't like the fact he couldn't locate the demon. She was obviously somewhere high, the perfect place to watch and eventually pounce on him.

Seras watched Nathan from a crane in the yard. He was the same as she remembered him and at the same time different. His voice, looks, movements and even his scent all screamed of the man she had fallen in love with years ago. But other things didn't speak of Nathan at all. His personality was obviously different, his eyes were never emerald green but rather ice blue that bordered on white.

'Must be the sign of a regenerator…' Seras thought as she remembered the eye color Anderson had, such a deep emerald green that it bordered on impossible green. 'Just like how mine are red now when they used to be blue…'

Time Stamp: two years, six months, four days before present. Four days before events of cheddar

Location: London, Local Park

It was a warm day; a light breeze rustled threw the trees as the couple walked threw the park. The young woman laughed as some joke her companion said. The young man on the other hand, seemed to have something on his mind. His hand was in his pocket while the other was wrapped around his female companion. The boy glanced around the park noticing the others had already assembled and kept their faces from being noticed by the young girl with him.

"You alright love? You haven't been yourself sense we came into the park."

The young man stopped and looked at his companion straight into her blue eyes. He could get lost in those eyes forever and he intended to. "Yeah, I have something on my mind. In fact I've had it on my mind for a while now and I'm wondering what you would think if I asked you."

"Ask me what?" The girl asked, returning the gaze into the boys ice blue eyes.

The boy let out a deep sigh as he got down on one knee. He could feel the gaze of each others friends and co-workers on him as he fished out the small box from his pocket. 'This is it. Will she say yes? Will she say no? How will she react?'

"Seras Victoria, we have known each other sense childhood. Been their for each other threw the thick and thin, and have supported each other in each of our choices. You're my guidance and light." Nathan said as he opened the box to reveal a wedding right to Seras. "Will you marry me?"

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Seras' heart raced and then stopped suddenly. For that moment, time stood still. Her childhood friend had asked her the question that she had hoped for nearly a year that he would ask. The warmth of the day, the slight breeze, her friends around her that she suddenly realized were around her, all seemed to make it feel like a wonderful dream.

"Yes…" Seras said softly as Nathan took the ring out of its box and gently slipped it on her finger. They closed together and kissed gently. A dark shadow watched from the trees at the sight of the couple's embrace…

Time Stamp: Present

Location: Badrick

Seras snapped out of the cheerful memory as Nathan came back into view. Cheddar. That cursed town that had been burnt to the ground nearly two years ago. It was the place that their lives went to hell. She entered into the darkness of the night with Alucard and Nathan… what did Nathan enter? She saw no harm in asking him, maybe he might answer and that would be her chance.

"Nathan, what made you join the Iscariot? You're not Catholic…" her voice echoed threw the open yard near the warehouse.

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Nathan listened to the demons question. The thoughts of the events that led him to the pact he made with Maxwell and the others flooded back to him. Unknown to him, Seras watched the memories from the blood that she had managed to drink from him for a moment. She watched threw his eyes as he tried to get to her supposed hospital room, him leaving to Italy, meeting Anderson on the train and excepting the invitation to the church.

She was sickened that the Iscariot took advantage of his grief and kindness. Watched in disbelief as he wondered the subway and stumbled upon Alucard's headless body and later their confrontation with Anderson. Finally the choice that Maxwell had given him, either join them or die. The lies that they had fed him and made him belief about her were horrific.

"Well demon if you must know…" suddenly a katana flew out from the darkness and struck Seras in the shoulder, sending her to the ground. Seras groaned in pain as she pulled the blessed silver sword from her shoulder and threw it aside as she lay on the ground. Her blood slowly began to return to her and the wound healed painfully slow.

"That's only a fraction of what I'm sure she felt when you dragged her soul out of her body so you could take its place." Nathan said as he approached the wounded vampire.

"Nathan, I'm… telling you… it's me… Seras Victoria, you know, Mean kitten." Seras said as she dealt with the pain from the wound.

"How dare you demon to use the name of the woman I loved. Rot in hell!" Nathan said as he pulled the other sword back, ready to take the vampires head. A gunshot rang threw the yard, the bullet hitting Nathan in the back. He turned to look at the one that had shot him.

"You! How did you get free from the stake?" Nathan shouted at Alucard.

The vampire smiled at the paladin and pointed at the small creature on his shoulder, the eyes of the mouse glowed red. "He wasn't a good talker but was very helpful when he took a sip of my blood."

"Like I said, vermin attract vermin." Nathan replied as he pulled out the shotgun and took aim for Alucard once again. He was about to fire when he felt someone grab hold of him and bite down on his neck. He screamed at the pain he felt as he tried to once again rip Seras off his back and neck, to no avail.

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Seras bit down hard on Nathan's neck and drank greedily. She felt him thrash around trying to throw her off him again but something in her kept her from letting go. No matter what it was she simply wouldn't allow the Iscariot to get him back. Walter had to know something that they could use to deprogram Nathan.

She felt him weaken, his strength was leaving him and his mind began to slip into the darkness of sleep. Carefully she pulled her fangs out and turned him around to look at him. His face was full of hatred; suddenly his eyes began to change color. The deep emerald green gave way to an icy blue and shock.

"Seras? Is that you?" was all that Nathan could say before he collapsed her arms. Seras gently set him on the ground and looked over him carefully; she gently brushed a strand of hair from his face as she looked down at him sadly. Something was wrong with him.

Alucard pointed the jackal at Nathan's sleeping form, mainly at the neck. The gun went off as Seras managed to push the gun away in time, causing the bullet to miss Nathan completely. "Mine!" She shouted angrily at Alucard.

"Yours?" Alucard half laughed. "Last time I checked he had a sword in your shoulder and about to kill you."

"I don't care. Iscariot has done something to him, I've seen his memories. It was either join them or die. I won't let you kill him. If you do kill him, ill come after you, Alucard." Seras growled, the color of her red eyes flashed a brighter red at the last part of her threat.

Alucard merely chuckled; he enjoyed her personality more and more. "Fine, but if he comes after my master, ill take great pleasure in putting him down like the dog that he is."

"Come along, Mickey…" Alucard said to the mouse still perched on his shoulder as he faded away. Seras looked at the form of Nathan; his breathing was shallow due to the blood loss but other wise okay. The wound from the bite mark had already healed itself as she picked up his body and faded back to Hellsing herself.

Authors note:

Someone has asked if this will be a pairing fic and I can safely say that it will not be SxA, there might be some light romance involved. Such as the case in chapter one when Seras found the love letter from Alucard. But there will not be anything major between the two.