Mission One: Land of the Dead
Integra looked up, her blonde hair falling from sheltering her face and cold eyes. "Seras." She said, leaning back into her chair. "We must wait for Alucard to arrive."
Seras's eyes focused on the black shadow coming from the corner. "He's here, Sir Integra." She bowed her head, still not looking into her eyes.
"Hello, police girl." Alucard came, and stood next to her. He put his white-gloved hand underneath of her chin, and raised her head. "Still haven't fed, have you? You will soon weaken, and your strength will fade from you. I hope you are ready when that comes to be." Alucard grinned, and then turned to Integra, also bowing his head.
"Alucard…" Integra said. "You must go to Yokotan Church Way, there seems to be a problem with a few ghouls there. A vampire passed through, and obviously had a few meals as he did so." She turned to Seras, and her eyes narrowed. "Seras, you will go to The United States. To New York City, Alucard will join you soon after he completes his individual mission. Understand?"
"Yes, sir." She said, closing her eyes. "But why America?"
Integra sighed, and laid her hands on the desk. "New York City is now what they call the Land of the Dead. I have had reports, that only one week ago a group of vampires went into the New York City area, and started to feed on everyone they possibly could. There are only four main vampires. But, with the number of ghouls, and how quick they managed to overrun such a big city, I believe that they have made more of them… Not only ghouls, but more of their own. I suspect there to be at least 50 more, not including the originals. Understand, Seras?"
Seras nodded.
"Good. Both of you will be off then." She said, looking back to the work in front of her.
Alucard nodded and walked over to the corner, again disappearing in a sea of dark shadows. Seras turned and started to walk out, but Integra stopped her. "You will be having a new team," she told her. "You are now their leader. Unfortunately, they are all rookies, so if you have any problem… Tell me."
Seras nodded again. "Thank you, Sir. I shall not let you down."
"I sure hope not." Integra said, watching Seras walk from her office.
Seras sighed. This was one of the biggest missions she had ever been on. She was going to the states? And one of the biggest ones at that? She couldn't believe how many days it took to overrun a complete city. There must have been millions of people there, and they were all now ghouls and vampires? What a way to go, she thought.
She walked downstairs, to meet with the rookies. Her face hardened as she did so, she wouldn't let them see her weaknesses. Integra and Alucard already did, they looked straight through her. She would act different with these newcomers, they would respect her.
She pushed the door open slowly, and walked in with her eyes closed. She could hear their heartbeats, each and every one. She slowly opened her eyes, letting them see what she truly was: a vampire.
All of them were young men, staring at her with a smirk on their faces. "I am Seras Victoria… I am your Captain. I will take no fooling around, nor any disrespect. Understand?"
All of their faces went long. "You are our Captain. Fuck that shit!" One of them yelled, dropping his shirt and sitting down, to catch it. "I won't take no fucking orders from a bitch like you, especially since you are just what we are hunting." The rest of the men nodded in agreement.
"I said, I will not any disrespect!" She yelled, glaring into the young man's eyes.
"Well, looks like your going to have a lot of it, you vampire whore." He said, spitting at her feet.
An angry grin flew up her cheeks as she slowly closed her eyes, staying still, staying silent. The rest of the man laughed and congratulated the young man, for doing so well speaking back to her. She flew at him, putting her fingers around his throat and raising him into the air. "YOU WILL RESPECT ME! UNDERSTAND THAT, SOLDIER?" Her eyes were burning red, and her fangs protruded from her pink lips.
He looked into her eyes, not being able to breath very well. The others stood behind her, surprised at her reaction and what she was doing.
"DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" She asked, slamming his body against the metal lockers.
He nodded and she dropped him to the ground, letting him take in the air she believed he had no right to breath. "I… Am your captain." She told them, walking away letting them get ready for the mission. "Be ready in 15 minutes. We're getting on the plane then. Grab all your equipment, and ammo. Make sure your guns are loaded, and make sure you are ready for this. If you wish to back down now…" She paused. "Tough shit."
She growled, rushing from the locker room into her own. She grabbed her equipment, and her guns and ammo. She cracked her neck, and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. They would respect her, if not… All of them would have problems. They needed to follow her orders, or they would die for sure, and she would have to kill them, again.
She walked out of the mansion, and put her bags on the plane and stood out in front of the stairs, waiting for her team.
They gathered their things, got dressed, and walked out to meet her. "You follow my orders…" She said, walking down the line of them, her hands crossed over her chest. "You earn my respect, I don't give it away for free. If you don't follow my orders, you will all die. If you are bit, in any way, I will kill you myself. Got that?"
They all nodded and she rushed up the stairs, them not too far behind. She sat in the chair, beside her things and closed her eyes, leaning her head back on the fabric seats. God, I hope everything goes well. This is a big operation, and we must kill all ghouls, and the vampires that we see. We must… She looked over the soldiers, and sighed. They hate me, and I am afraid for their lives. She looked to the window. I wonder how really bad it is, I mean. Integra said the city was overrun, but was everyone turned? Every single person, in that state? God, I hope not. I wonder if the world will no recognize the children of the night… I wonder if they will ever really learn.
Seras sighed as the plane started to move. She buckled her belt, and got comfortable, for this was going to be a long ride.