"The hell?" suddenly asked Alois, looking toward the door of the armoured car in which he sat. The soldiers paused their game of poker for a moment and looked up as well.
"What is it?" asked Brasher.
"It's Ciel…" the blonde trailed off. "I can sense when he's nearby and for some reason, he's getting closer to us?"
"Can you tell if anybody's with him?" asked Harland.
"Yeah… Two vampires." Alois stated. "Probably Charlotte and Baldassare." Despite his reassurance, the group reached for their guns and got ready. Then, there was a knock on the metal door.
"Bravo-Team, it's me, Sir Phantomhive. We've got information." Called a voice. It sounded like the bluenette, but not quite. Still Alois was confident, so he got up and opened it.
Just as he figured, there was Charlotte, Baldassare, and a rather odd-looking version of the bluenette. Ciel was still in the middle of changing back, so his facial structure was a bit off and his hair was changing back from maroon to bluenette. He was still recognizable, however, making it hard for Alois not to laugh.
"Welcome, milord." The blonde teased, holding out his hand to help his beau into the vehicle. "What brings you back so soon?"
"There's been a very slight change of plans." Ciel replied. "We now know where the captives are located, and they've so generously given us maps of the building. With a little more detail added by Baldassare, we can rescue the victims with ease."
"Super. Let's get crackin'." Alois said, helping Charlotte into the car once the bluenette had taken a seat. The vampiress sat next to her own sweetheart. With that, the girl immediately started tugging at the skirt of her dress, removing it to reveal a pair of shorts underneath.
"So, how was being a heterosexual?" the menace teased, earning a sigh from Charlotte.
"I don't think it's quite for me, thanks." The girl replied, only to be latched onto by Amelie. The lycanthrope then growled.
"You have his scent on you." The werewolf said, glaring at the bluenette.
"My apologies, it was necessary. Charlotte is nice, but I'd rather stick with Jim." Spoke the Phantomhive. He pulled the pamphlet he had acquired from the soiree out of his pocket before looking up. "Who's the commanding officer, here?"
"That would be me." Said Harland, standing up in the tall truck. "Captain Debbie Harland, at your service, Sir." She offered a salute to her superior.
"At ease." Ciel instructed. He crouched down on the floor, spreading out the map. "We need to discuss our plan for attack." The woman followed suit and sat with him as the others leaned in to see what they were doing.
"Any ideas?" she asked.
"We need to somehow seal the entrances and exits." The bluenette stated. "No enemies must be allowed to leave alive. There are a total of five positions. How many are on the Echo's squad?"
"About nine." Harland answered. She looked around and counted heads. "We have ten. I'm afraid it would take at least… maybe three soldiers per exit."
"We'll have to call for another squad to join us, then." Ciel replied, to which the captain turned to Brasher.
"Call for backup." She instructed, earning a "yes ma'am" from the man before he grabbed the radio. Harland then turned to the bluenette. "Then what? Send in troops and do a sweep of the place?"
"Precisely." Said the Phantomhive. "Once it's clear, we'll give the troops on the outside the okay to stand down. It should be a pretty standard sweep of the interior, unless Baldassare has anything to add."
"They've got weapons, most likely." Spoke the Girasol vampire. "I know they've got shit to torture with, so they've probably got blades. That's gonna be where they're going to be leading the humans still in the basement to. I can also tell ya that they've probably gotten their hands on some guns."
"So we'll need some more gear." Harland mused. "Brasher, we're gonna need some bulletproof shields."
"You got it." The man said before speaking into the radio.
"Charlotte, Amelie and I will help sweep then interior as well." Added Ciel. "We won't need shields. Baldassare will have to help us with directions, so he's going in too."
"What about me?" inquired Alois, leaning in to look at the map.
"You're on exterior." The Phantomhive answered.
"What?!"
"I'm sorry, Jim, but it's not my rule." Stated the bluenette. "It's Integra's. You're not allowed in."
"Uuuuugh."
"And complaining won't change that." Ciel added, watching as the blonde sulked. "You can actually seal more than one exit on your own with that plant ability of yours. You'll be helping us out immensely."
"Still not the same…" pouted the menace, crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm perfectly capable of handling a couple of vampires." His almost childish gesturing caused the Phantomhive to look at him fondly for a moment before getting up and walk over to him. Ciel then took the blonde's face between his palms and kissed his furrowed brow.
"I know you can, but I don't want you to get in trouble with Integra, alright?" the watchdog replied. A blush formed on his beau's face as some of the other agents uttered small "aws" and as Baldassare stuck out his tongue and wrinkled his nose.
"Alright, I got it!" Alois bashfully protested. He tried in vain to shoo the other man's hands away from his face, as he beau took it upon himself to pinch the blonde's reddening cheeks.
"It's cute how you get lonely when I'm away." Teased Ciel. "Don't worry, I'll come back to you quickly, I promise."
"Ugh! Why d'ya have to mess with me now?" the blonde complained. "Do you know how long it took to make myself look cool in front of these guys?!"
"Sorry. I'm just trying to recover from pretending to be in a heterosexual relationship with a lesbian and being forced to drink blood." The watchdog said, releasing the man. Before he could straighten his back, the menace grabbed his head and held it in place.
"D'aw, has the puppy been having a bad day? Poor baby…" he cooed, stroking the bluenette's cheeks with his thumbs while the other operatives tried their best to hold in their snickering. "Do you need hugs and kisses to make it all better?"
"Fine. You win this round, Macken." The bluenette answered. With that, he took a seat next to the blonde. "For now, we have to wait until backup arrives. Until then, I suggest you all contact Echo and inform them of the plan and decide who's going where."
"I'll contact Echo." Said Brasher, leaving the second half up to Captain Harland. With that, the woman thought.
"Alright. Here's what we'll do…"
A/N: I'm sorry. This was a hard chapter to write...
It's one of those: "For the sake of moving the plot along" chapters.
Kind of boring...
Ah, well. The next on should be better.
Let's break some shit!
Until then, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Question: "For Integra: do you have plans to have a child to continue running Hellsing when you either retire or die?" by trancyHive18
Integra's Answer: "Not in the slightest. I have no desire to have any children at all. When I die, H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. will become a government-run agency. I just hope that they don't disgrace it's legacy."
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Questions: "For Maxwell: Have you found a partner to redo your final exam with yet or do you have to go solo? For Audrey: How's it going with Miranda? Have you guys gone on a date yet? ;)" by GracieSutcliff1124
Maxwell's Answer: "No, unfortunately, and there's no make-ups... I have to go through training all over again..."
Audrey's Answer: "N-no! We're not like that. We're just friends..."
