Hellsing: Battlefront

Chapter nine: Into the Heartland and why we fight

ZR:Things are going to get a little more crazy now.

Since the Bulge, the battles have gotten longer and bloodier, even for the Elites. The Nazi vampires have fought till the bitter end for every last inch of ground since the crossing of the Rhine. John's personal squad was doing some recon on a road that lead to what looked like a factory complex from satellite photos. He was to take three Humvees and scout out the complex, neutralize any threats, and see what they were doing in there.

"Alright boys and girls, you know the drill. Scout out the perimeter of the complex, neutralize any contacts, and get inside. Perez, Douglas, you're with me, we'll scout the north and east side. Seras, Johnson, McKinney, scout the west. Amelia, William, Mendoza, scout the south. We'll stop and hide the Humvees in the trees here. We'll continue on foot."

They pulled the Humvees over off the road, and into the brush. The squad then dispersed into the forest. A few minutes later, John's squad neared the edge of a clearing; within the clearing was the factory.

"Blue-two here, factory sighted. No contacts. Over"

"Blue-three here, same thing, no contacts. Over."

"Roger that. We still need to check out the north side of the complex. If we find anything, I'll let you know."

"Copy."

"Roger."

They quietly walked around the complex to the north side of the complex. As they rounded the corner of the building, they spotted three trucks being loaded up with men walking out from the complex. None of the ones loading up were armed. The guards however, were. SS troops at a factory? This had to be important to them.

"Contacts. Six of them. SS troops on the north side of the factory. They're loading up three trucks with men. Take out the soldiers!"

John shouldered his rifle and aimed at the head of the soldier near the passenger door of one of the trucks. "Take them out," he whispered, "Avoid killing any of the men loading up."

John fired a quartet of rounds into the head of the soldier. John heard the stattaco of rifle fire coming from the other side of the building; more soldiers fell before the silver alloyed bullets Shortly, all escort soldiers were turned to dust. John and his squad rushed out to the trucks and checked on the men that were being loaded up. They all looked back at him with solemn, and grieving eyes.

The rest of John's squad caught up with him, and looked upon the faces of the men there. Baggy clothing, many had pale skins some were huddled with themselves. John went to one of them and asked him in French, polish, and German what happened to him and his comrades.

"We're not human anymore." He replied in German, "They took us from our families and changed us into monsters."

John's face-hardened. He turned away from the new vampire, to face his squad.

"What happened to them?" asked Amelia.

"The worst thing that can happen to any man. They were forced to become FREAKS. Perez, radio HQ, tell them this is big, really big. I want this place searched thoroughly for anymore men, FREAK or not, escort them outside, Perez and I will guard them personally. Any soldiers, kill them on sight."

"Yes sir." They replied.

The next day, the entire complex was secured, a helipad was constructed, and several trucks were ready for transporting the men at the factory. In all, approximately three hundred men, and one hundred fifty newly created FREAKS had been rescued. Half of the men held captive there had enough blood drain as to keep them alive. They were kept in appalling conditions, almost appalling as the concentration camps over sixty years ago.

Integra, flanked by Alucard and Walter to her left, John and Seras to her right, strode down the rows of men and FREAKS being cared for. Being fed, checked on, and examined for any signs of trouble.

"As you can see sir, my predictions were correct."

"Just as you predicted. Do you think there are more?"

"More than likely sir. This is probably just one of hundred of similar complexes scattered over the entire country."

"It reminds me of the concentration camps they had back in the second World War." Added Walter.

"Indeed, apparently, theses Nazis have changed little over the period of sixty years."

"I should know, I remember being one of the first to find the concentration camps. I still can't forget the smell of burning flesh."

"Its so horrible, how could they do this?"

"They're not human, that's why. All they want is revenge on what the allies did to the twice now. In the first World War, and the second. That is why the west will take Berlin, not Russia. We've already agreed on this matter."

"Good. Not like that we'll have another cold war on our hands."

"I don't recall the cold war." Commented Alucard.

"That's because you were kept in the dungeon of the Hellsing manor for many years Vlad."

An MP came running up to them. He saluted them, and was returned the salute, "Sirs, I apologize for the rudeness, but we have an emergency."

"What is it Private?"

"There was an attack on the southern border of our control zone, near Italy."

"And?"

"None of them survived."

"Who did it?"

"I don't know, they left a call sign though." He handed Integra a satellite photograph of a town square. In the center, was the burning symbol of section thirteen of the Vatican. Integra clenched her teeth, and crumpled the photo in her hands.

"Damn them. Damn them all."

"What is it sir?"

"John, I want you and all of your Elites to take back the town, kill any enemy that you find."

"Nazis sir?"

"No, Vatican."

ZR: Duh Duh DUHHH! Who could have guessed that? I ask you?