Chapter 2
Arthur stared at the woman who was carrying his sister in his arms bridal style. A woman in her twenties who didn't look that strong, but she looked as if Elena's weight was no trouble at all. Arthur had rushed into the office. The mansion still on high alert, to find the office a mess and feared the worst. But then he noticed the secret door to the dungeon known only by a few was wide open. Claw marks had ripped and teared around the door as a large mass had struggled through the man-sized opening. The woman walked over to the large Hellsing chair and righted it and placed Elena in the chair. Arthur watched in wonder.
'Who was this person?' He thought.
"I am Seras." She spoke, as if in answer to his question. He raised his eyebrow in question, but then noticed her eyes for the first time. He pulled out his shotgun filled with blessed silver bullets.
"What have you done with my sister! Vampire!" Seras sighed and looked back at Elena.
"Put your gun down Arthur!" She commanded. "She is an ally and member of this organization." Arthur looked at his sister and back at Seras who scratched her neck and sat on the desk table.
"I suppose this will be more appropriate around him and the other men." Seras said. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses, Seras put them on and cleared her throat.
Seras sensed the man who had aimed his gun at her. He was a Hellsing as well,
'Hmmm, this is unusual…never heard of two Hellsings at the same time. I don't think my master has ever heard of it. Then again, he never really told me anything.' Seras thought.
"Seras, meet my brother, Arthur Hellsing. He is the commander of the military we have here. You'll be serving under him."
"I serve all Hellsings." Seras said back. Elena faltered, unsure of her answer. Seras inspected this Arthur. He was quite tall, with the standard uniform on with the Hellsing coat of arms. He was quite young in face, with his short light blonde hair and blue eyes. Quite different from his sister. Elena did look remarkably like Integra in face. She wore glasses much like Integra and her hair was much the same length and style, when she was series, like now, she looked exactly like the Integra Seras knew but still differences. Like the deep brown eyes and the dark blonde hair. She also didn't wear a suit, more like a t-shirt and jeans.
Seras jumped off the desk.
"So," Her mood lightened. "Where will I sleep? It's almost dawn." Seras pointed out of the window. Elena looked back, puzzled.
"Vampires sleep?"
'You've got to be joking…' Seras thought. "Errr…yes. During the day…"
"Do you sleep in a coffin?" Arthur said stiffly beside her. Seras turned to him.
"Yep, have to. Doesn't mean I like it though. And do you have any blood packets around here? I'm starving." Both Elena and Arthur stared back at her, Arthur stepped slightly away. Seras slapped her head. "You can't be serious… I suppose I can last a few days without wanting to eat you men…" Arthur cleared his throat loudly..
"You dare vampire, and I will shoot you." Seras lifted her hands up in mock defeat.
"Woah there….I mean it though…no worry though. Just get me some medical blood and everything will be fine." Arthur began to turn away.
"I assume our vampire here killed the werewolves…" Elena nodded.
"Yes, I had to…" But Arthur cursed under his breath and muttered something. You can go back down into the basement for all I care…" He then walked out of the room.
"Why do I get the feeling he doesn't like me…." Seras said out loud.
"Don't worry about him…I'll get you a room. Will a guest room be all right? Errrr…the one with no windows…?" Seras smiled.
"Sure, oh by the way do you have my weapon?" Elena looked puzzled.
"Weapon?"
"My gun, the demon." Seras held out her hand.
"oh, the set of four unique weapons we found in storage. Nothing quite like them…." She turned to switch on her computer, to find it broken and wouldn't turn on.
"Damn…anyway. Yes, I remember." She pushed her glasses up her nose. "The cassul, the jackel, the demon and the Harkonan cannon. If I remember correctly…" Elena put a finger to her head in thought. "There was no record of a previous owner and I had one of our strongest…no the strongest soldier try out the jackel. The recoil broke his hand. They were deemed unuseable…so are they all yours?"
"I just want the demon back." Seras responded. Dodging the question.
"Don't worry, I'll get it. Oh, and I suppose the you'll want to know why we woke you…well, I woke you." Elena asked. Seras frowned.
"I didn't think it as for just those things back there. What were they anyway?" Seras turned the other way. But when no answer came she turned back to look at her. Elena stared in slight shock.
"You mean you've never seen them before?" Seras shook her head. "I'll take you to your room, I'll send you a report that'll tell you all about it in the morning."
Elena got up off her chair after giving her broken computer a glare rivalling Integra's.
"This way…" Elena led them through the door and past running soldiers attending the wounded. They looked at the new woman with mild interest; far too busy looking after their own. Elena led her down a flight of steps. No soldiers were around here and no blood dotted the floor. Elena stood at a door and looked back at Seras.
"This will be your room for now." She spoke coldly. A little bad tempered with fatigue. Seras saluted and stepped through the open door.
There was a big soft four-poster bed, a chest of drawers, a dressing table and a TV. The remote was on the bed. Seras almost dived for the remote.
"Do you have Sky?" Seras asked, before wishing she hadn't. A look of 'what?' was on Elena's face. She rubbed her eyes under her glasses. "Errr…never mind. Thanks for the room." Seras smiled before Elena shut the door.
Seras laid back on the comfy bed….
'Mmmmm…a proper bed. When was the last time I slept in one of those?' She thought. But then her thoughts drifted back to the dungeon…Seras hadn't mentioned it, but she was worried, very worried. Where was Alucard?
Elena shut the door on Seras and sighed. Shifting her glasses to a better position she started back to her office, about half way there she thought she should have put a do not disturb sign on the door. All well, she shrugged.
Eventually she got back to the office. Arthur was sat in her chair, staring straight at her,
"How long are we going to keep that monster around?" He asked. Elena huffed and turned to the portrait of Integra that hung on the wall, one of the few things not torn apart by the attacking werewolves.
"I woke her, I'll decide."
"Her? It's not a her…it's a monster. A cold blood-sucking monster just like the rest of them. I want nothing but to shoot her in the head while she sleeps." Elena smiled while looking at her ancestor.
"She is our ally in this battle, can't you understand that? Besides she is bound by seals to me." Arthur almost choked.
"To you? What does this seal do?…To you?" Elena wasn't sure if she should have shared that, but too late now.
"Nothing," She hopefully guessed. "Only that I can control and limit her powers to my choosing…or something like that…" She mumbled the last part. Arthur got up from the chair.
"The wounded are being taken care of, the corpses are being moved. Everything will be up and running again by twelve hundred hours." He saluted. Elena nodded before walking over to her chair and sitting down. Arthur smiled before exiting by the door.
" Oh and no one else knows about that vampire, I'd like to keep it that way." He said before shutting the door.
Elena mentally slapped herself,
' I forgot to ask for a new computer…or at least this one repaired I suppose.' Although she doubted it could be repaired. Elena rubbed her eyes under her glasses, she was tired. But then she remembered about Seras' guns, she had better get them before she forgot…So Elena pushed herself of her now very appealing chair and walked out of her office.
Seras awoke the next night to find three guns on her table. The jackal, the cassul and her own demon. She picked up the demon and put it away…then thought again and took it out. And replaced it instead with the jackal and cassul. Seras smirked a grin rivalling her old master. Then two things caught her eye. A note and a piece of paper, she picked up the note on the table and read it.
It was impossible to bring in your cannon without waking you. We need two or three men to carry it all the way there. And so I decided to leave it down in storage for now.
Elena Integra Hellsing.
It was signed, with the coat of arms underneath.
' Integra huh?' Seras thought. But then she put the note back and lifted up the sheets of paper. On it was the report that was promised.
12 September 2106For fifty years now we have been fighting a losing battle. Something is creating these monsters and sending them out. Our investigation teams have come up with nothing on this matter, as the monsters seem to be originating from Ireland, but we cannot get any men over there. The last time we tried they never returned. Even from a high helicopter in the sky.
The monsters, like the werewolves you saw last night, are just one type of monster we've encountered. They are getting braver and more cunning every year. Last night they ambushed us! It was totally unexpected. They had never been that far inland before.
But with your help we can save our land with the blessings of his majesty.
Impure souls of the spawn of evil will be banished into eternal damnation, Amen.
'Now that looked familiar…' Seras thought.
Though you call yourself an officer I have decided to keep you away from the troops. They do not know about you and I, for the time being, would like to keep it that way
I will call on you when we need you.
Elena Integra Hellsing.
'With another coat of arms underneath, so they don't know what it is?'Seras thought. 'Well, I'll assume that vampires are also appearing. Could get information from them…" Then Seras, leaving her demon on the table sat on her bed. Thinking,
'I wonder if they've sorted out my room yet?'
'Will somebody go get Seras?' Seras heard her master Elena says. So Seras stood up and vanished. She reappeared in front of Elena's desk. Elena looked in shock before picking up the phone.
"Errrr…never mind she's here." Seras noticed the black cirlcles beginning to from round her eyes.
"Have you slept?" She asked. Elena rubbed her eyes.
"No time." Seras smiled.
"You need to sleep. Otherwise it will be harder to concentrate." Seras chuckled.
'Hmmm, where did that come from?' Seras thought.
Elena shook her head.
"Did you read the report?" Seras nodded. "Good, now there is news of a vampire attacking Chedder." Seras shivered slightly but didn't let it show.
"I want you to go eliminate it!"
"Why not send your soldiers?" Seras spoke. 'Geez, I feel like Alucard…' Seras thought.
"No." Elena said sternly. "They are not totally ready, besides we need to employ more men. Which means we have to train them, I need you to go. Now!" Elena ordered as a tiny vein could be seen.
'Whoa, now I really feel like Alucard, being shouted at by Integra. But Seras never lost her grin.
"Yes, my master."
"Don't call me that…." But Seras ignored her as she disappeared.
Just realised I kept putting Helsing instead of Hellsing. Stupid two spellings. All well, changed them now and to answer some reviews….
No I'm not telling where Alucard has gone, (At least not yet.) And neither will Seras. She hasn't even told her new master yet….hee,hee…
Right onto chapter 3…