Chapter 15
Elena sat herself down in the chair of the meeting room, she tapped her foot in slight impatience at this 'Rebecca', she seemed to be interested in everything. She looked around in awe.
'Who is she?' Elena thought. 'There must be a reason why she is the new leader of the Vatican section thirteen.' But Elena watched as the girl wondered around the meeting room as if in a daze. She examined the paintings and walls with renewed interest. Elena thought it had gone on long enough, even Enrico was sat down near her now. Elena cleared her throat, suddenly Rebecca looked at her, as she didn't know they were even there before.
"Oh, sorry. It seems I got too drawn into examining your wonderful little room." Elena raised an eyebrow, but shook her head. Rebecca sat down near her. "So what exactly have you brought with you?" Rebecca smiled as if talking to a innocent child.
"Why, our very best paladins to back you up. Don't worry, we won't let them win. Not as long as section thirteen is here." The girl said.
"We need to set up a defensive line on the west coast, but we are also launching an attack on the infestation's heart. Once we take out whoever is leading this, the rest will surely fall." Rebecca smiled.
"Good plan, the other infested areas haven't made a move as of yet, it seems so odd to make a full scale attack so suddenly. We will back you up!" Rebecca jumped up out of her seat. "I believe we are all family here, God loves all of us. Whether protestant or catholic, for once I want to see our two organizations work together. Together we will stop the onslaught of these monsters!" Elena stared; she couldn't believe what she was hearing…she was catholic, yet she didn't hate Protestants. Rebecca looked back to her. "I'll send for my best agent to help whoever your sending in….Anderson!" Elena jumped, that monster wasn't here was he? But the door opening behind her brought her to realize he was there. Elena stiffened slightly, she felt meek in his presence. But she mentally slapped herself and asserted herself. But she couldn't help clenching her fists. The footsteps entered and stood just behind Elena's chair.
"Step away from my master." That was Seras' voice, Elena felt herself breath a sigh of relief at her entrance.
"You!" Anderson shouted. "I've got ya this time!" Elena heard him whip out a bayenet just as Seras' brought out a gun.
"No!" Rebecca boomed. A hint of anger behind her voice. She really was the new commander. Anderson immediately stopped, he replaced his weapon although he didn't move from his spot. Instead Elena heard Seras walk up her chair and stand on the other side. "So this is the vampire that brought us information about the infested areas? Hmmm, in the descriptions by the Vatican I had assumed she was a man…all, well." She shrugged. "But Elena, why are you sending your vampire to somewhere that is merely a zone of freaks…unless you held something back in your information you gave us." Rebecca eyed her carefully. Elena grinned,
"So, a paladin and a vampire working together? Now there's a thought…Ha, they will have to able to work together to take down anything that is a threat."
"As long as that thing follows orders…" Anderson started.
"No!" Elena rose from her seat, "You are on English soil, you will follow her orders!" Anderson glared at her, his face so close to hers.
"No…we are all equals here. You will also work as equals." Rebecca ordered. Elena glanced at her,
'This is unusual for the Vatican. First they have a female leader, they've never had one, and they are actually trying to cooperate.' Elena thought. "Get ready you two, you must leave immediately, Elena and I can handle this." Elena didn't like her ordering her servant around. But Seras didn't move.
"What are your orders master?" Sitting back down as Anderson walked away. But somehow she knew what to say…it suddenly came to her.
"The same as they have always been, search and destroy." Seras bowed and turned to walk out with Anderson. "In the name of God, impure souls of the spawn of evil will be banished into eternal damnation. Amen." Elena whispered.
A few minutes later…
"Ready to go sir!" The pilot of the helicopter stated as it started up. The wind began to blow, hair blown about of the watchers. Seras turned to the copter and back to Elena. She nodded.
"He will need your protection, whatever is over there. It stops anything that we try to throw at it. No transport can get through." But Seras gave her usual grin.
"Then this might be entertaining…" Seras boarded the copter and sat next to Anderson. He mouthed something to her, but she could neither hear nor care what he said. The copter lifted off into the sky. The sun bright overhead. It was the middle of the day, yet she was strong enough to both withstand the sun and pass over running water. They were merely a nuisance in the back of her mind, nothing more. She pushed her sunglasses further up to fully cover her eyes, the sun stung her eyes. But only because she didn't go out into the light, her eyes and skin colour showed it. She looked so much like her old master now…but what was he like now?
A few hours of silent thought later…
Seras sensed something…but she couldn't place it. Anderson was oblivious and sat like he always had. As if she carried some sort of disease, trying to stay away from her. Seras got up and neared the pilot. But he had let go of the controls, he seemed unconscious. But as she neared him he began to spasm! He was thrown into a fit, his head smacking back in his seat.
'So this is what happens to normal people when they near. He is changing….' Seras realized. Something in the air? But it definitely affected normal people. Plus you couldn't really call Anderson normal. As he was unchanged. The hands of the pilot were unclenching and clenching rapidly, he was in pain. But he was unaware of Seras, as fangs grew in his mouth she knew that she must fulfil her duty. Blood flew over the pilots seat as the face of the pilot was torn clean off!
"What in the…!" Was all could be heard as Seras pulled back her hand, blood and gore dripping from it. He watched as she sat in the other seat and held the controls. But Anderson was up and out of his seat, he swung a bayonet round to rest under her chin.
"If you believe you can take whatever we're facing on your own, then go ahead. It will only result in your death." The paladin growled.
"Don't tempt me you vampire whore!" But the bayonet was steady.
"It's not nice to call people names," She spoke in the same mocking tone that reminded both him and her of her old master. "He had changed, he was no longer human. It is my mission to kill them, so I fulfilled my objective." The bayonet cut into her skin, a trickle of blood ran down her neck. But he pulled away. With the no-longer twitching body of the pilot beside her she took control and continued to fly toward the infested foul place.
"Wow…even I did not think they were this suicidal." Alucard chuckled while sat on his throne. He watched through the far window. No normal human would be able to see, but there in the distance was a black Hellsing Helicopter. He threw out his senses to try and pick up on who was on the copter. It was that despicable Anderson…how was he alive? But he didn't care; he was much more intrigued by the second presence on board. His old fledgling…it was about time. That same famous grin appeared on his face, his long black hair covering his eyes. His gloved hands still bore the same age old mark, yet it was shredded beyond recognition and dried blood stained them. His eyes grew wide, a hint of insanity in those deep crimson eyes. The copter was not stopping; it was heading straight for his grand mansion.
"What on God's green earth is that!" Anderson spoke behind Seras. She recognized the mansion from before. Even in the bright light it gave of the same powerful black aura. She was slightly amazed that they had come this far without being attacked, but then again, no human could ever get this far. Plus it was the middle of the day, they would be weakened is not killed by the sun. So this was the perfect time to go hunting…
"Where are we going to land?" Anderson asked, looking out the window for a suitable spot. His voice was muffled by the loud noise of the copter's rotors. But she heard him.
"Oh, we're not landing anywhere…" Seras replied, but by the look on his face, he had not heard her. She pushed the control stick forward hard! They picked up speed and the copter tilted forward, they were going to crash into the side!
Anderson let slip a curse as he was thrown about, but Seras was enjoying herself too much to care. Sure enough the copter crashed into the side of the mansion, glass being thrown everywhere from the giant windows. Seras grabbed Anderson by the shirt collar and jumped inside, she somersaulted and landed on her feet. Her trench coat soon followed, it billowed to the floor. Anderson was not so graceful, as Seras had near enough thrown him on the floor. He landed on his backside, his jacket over his face. Seras let go and looked back at the copter, it was a mess! Smoke rose from the cockpit, before flames engulfed it. The copter soon began to fall, more glass fell as it was dislodged. The copter fell to the ground, in a bang and a crash. But as soon as it disappeared, the bright rays of the sun appeared. But yet, they didn't enter the mansion, the inside room was under a veil of darkness…how could this be?
"You stupid vampire! Are you tryin' ta kill me?" Anderson's voice came out as he was trying to untangle himself.
"Shut up…" Seras ordered. "This is the final pit of hell, the devil is waiting for us." Anderson finally composed himself and stood up.
Elena's mind wondered back to the key in her pocket. It was almost impossible to pay attention to anything else. Walter was back in the infirmary, and Rebecca had been shown to her room. Now there was little else to be done. The paladins were across the west coast, camped out with American and English troops. Plus what was left of the Hellsing private army. She picked the key out of her pocket and placed it on her desk, as if staring at it would give her a clue as to what it was hiding. But nothing came, she stared back up at her great-grandmother Integra. But she was silent, ever watching as if she knew everything but kept silent as ever. Elena huffed and stood up. Deciding to take one more trip to the library she left her office.