Ch.2 Introductions
Special thanks to my Beta Reader, Roseimagine, for editing and cleaning up the chapter. ;)
Warning: This chapter has the f-word in it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hellsing or anything else. Just my OCs' and the plot.
As the vampires approached the building one of the younger, and rather absent minded, vampires spoke up. "Where are we going?"
He received a smack on the head and another vampire said "Idiot. We're going into a hospital. Hospitals are chock full of blood."
"Oh, right."
The leader turned around and snapped at the group "Keep it down, boys! We're here to grab some dinner, NOT to argue amongst ourselves. Is that clear?!"
"Yeah, yeah." One dismissed.
"Whatever."
"Point taken."
Another vampire simply snorted in response. "Let's just get this over with."
When they approached the back door they quietly slipped inside. The leader peeked around the corner only to see some nurses dressed in the typical attire they were known for: all white. This earned a raised eyebrow from the lead vampire.
"Let's jump them now." Piped one of the vampires.
"Hold on, wait for it..." The lead vampire raised a hand and paused for a few seconds before throwing his hand down, "NOW!"
The nurses all turned at the sound of the shout and saw at least forty 'men' round the corner of the back door. They were all dressed in black and had guns. The women and men were completely shocked.
"Do whatever you want boys. I'm going upstairs." said the leader.
With that said the rest of the vampires opened fired on the nurses. Some of them tried to run away only to get gunned down. Part of the group paused to lap up the spilled blood and others went deeper into the hospital.
Upstairs, the figure from earlier was checking up on a patient when they heard the commotion. They turned to the door and bit their lip. Already? It's not even 11 o'clock yet, they thought.
"Doctor, what's going on?" asked the frail patient.
"Don't worry Miss O'Learry. I'll take care of everything, in the meantime." The doctor helped Miss O'Learry out of bed and into the bathroom.
"Stay in here and try to be quiet. From the sounds of things these 'people' aren't too bright. I'll be back as soon as I can." The doctor closed the door, walked out into the dim hallway and exhaled.
"I had hoped this wouldn't happen, but, fate rarely calls upon us on a moment of our choosing." The sound of something cutting through the air and glimpses of something shiny and sharp flickered around them, "I guess this is one of those times…"
The lead vampire calmly walked up to the second floor, followed by a few members of his group. When he rounded the corner he was greeted to the site of several more female nurses and two doctors. He gunned down everyone but one lone nurse. She was a curvy, busty woman with other attractive attributes.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? A lone flower in a field of weeds." recited the lead vampire as he approached the surviving nurse. She trembled as he neared her.
"Please, don't hurt me. You can have all my money." She mumbled in defense.
He stopped in front of her and stroked her cheek. "You misunderstand my dear. I don't want your money. What I want is…" He smiled, showing off his fangs "your blood."
As she screamed the sounds of metal wires filled the air for a brief second. Without any warning the vampires behind him were all cut down. Blood splattered everywhere and the vampires were reduced to dust. He turned around and snarled. "What?"
He heard footsteps coming from the hallway on his right. He scowled toward the hallway which a lone woman emerged from. She was statuesque with tan skin. She wore a black shirt, white lab coat, black slacks and boots. Her long black hair reached her knees and her green eyes were ablaze. Her hands were clasped behind her back as she strode. Razor thin wires danced around her.
"Good evening. I'm Doctor Oya. Temporary chief surgeon and amateur monster huntress." She unclasped her hands and tugged at her black gloves. "I perform emergency surgeries, assist in diagnostics, and I make rounds." Her wires danced around her as she moved them around with subtlety, "I also kill self-entitled little twats like yourself."
The lead vampire chuckled "Well, aren't you just the fucking textbook definition of ladylike. But, guess what Mary*, I didn't come here unprepared." The vampire whistled and six vampires with rifles came rushing to his aid. They all pointed their guns at her.
"It's such a shame to kill a pretty face like yours. I wonder what your blood tastes like." Oya's eye twitched and as the vampires opened fired she formed a barrier with her wires*. In a blink of an eye the six vampires were dismembered and the lead vampire was bound by the ivory ropes. She walked closer to him as he was no longer a threat in his bound state.
"Look, all I want is a simple answer before I behead you. What are you doing here?"
"We're just here for a bite to eat. That's all."
Oya tightened the cables around his neck. "This is too organized and I don't believe for a second idiots like you can get their hands on guns like those by yourselves. Now tell me, what are you doing here?"
"Do you think I would rat them out?" He rasped. "They just gave us the ammo and said get some blood. Why would anyone pass up an-" He was cut off when he randomly burst into a black flame. Oya released the vampire as he screamed in agony. Within seconds he was reduced to a pile of ash.
She shook her head at the oddity. "Dark flames? Why does that sound familiar?" She turned around, "Sarah, are you-" She cut herself off when she saw said person on the ground. Sarah, the blonde nurse, had fainted. Oya clicked her tongue, "Figures. But if I was a common civilian, I would probably do the same thing."
Oya picked up Sarah and ran into the nearest break room and locked the door though, as did she could hear shouting from downstairs. "Sounds like the cavalry has arrived." She placed the nurse on a table and she plopped down in one of the chairs and closed her eyes. The break room was just a small room with one table, six chairs and small kitchen area. Come to think of it, this two story hospital has always been a vampire magnet. Don't know why they built this in front of a forest, then again, why do they call this a hospital when it's so freaking small?
After listening to the sounds of the battle for a few moments her eyes snapped open when she heard a pain filled screech. Not long after the sounds of the battle changed. "Crap, I guess the cavalry was wounded or killed. I thought they knew better than to send some arrogant, big shot, greenhorns* out in the field." Oya sighed and stood up, "I guess I'll have to save their sorry asses that is, if they're still alive." She turned to Sarah, who was still unconscious. "Stay here girl, I can't have dead weight slowing me down."
When she unlocked the door and swung it open she hit something. Blinking in surprise Oya looked down to see she accidently hit one of the vampires and rendered him unconscious. "Huh, what are the odds? I'll deal with him later."
She heard some people calling for help and she rushed to the source. As she burst through the double doors leading to the offices there was a group of her coworkers cornered by at least a dozen vampires. "Alright, who wants to die first?" asked one of the vampires, his voice oozing with arrogance.
"I would take a rain check on that if I were you." The vampires turned around only to see Oya. They all blinked a few times before bursting out laughing.
"What's a dame like yourself going to do?"
"Yeah, you stupid human girl!"
"Everyone knows women are the weakest things on the planet!"
Oya kept her cool on the outside, on the inside she was boiling. Nobody ever insulted her, especially her gender and got away with it. She placed a wire in her mouth and tugged at it with her teeth. Within seconds the vampires were cut down into pieces and turned to dust. Her fellow medical employees stared at her.
They didn't even fire at me. These vampires really ARE idiots, thought Oya. She turned to face the others, "Is everyone alright? Did they bite anyone?" asked Oya.
"No, everyone is fine. They just cornered us and said they wanted some entertainment." Answered one of the male nurses.
"Good. Go find a safe place and barricade yourselves in there. This will be over soon." Oya turned around and after taking care of the lone vampire she left she ran alone downstairs. It seemed that's where the rest of the vampires were. When she jumped the last few steps she saw some vampires drinking from her fellow medical staff. Without making even a sound she beheaded them all.
From behind her she could hear the moans of ghouls. Turning to face them, she wrapped some wires around her hands and dismembered them before they could reach her. However, those weren't the only ghouls, the remains of more colleagues were beginning to twitch. Oya breathed and turned back around. "I had expected this outcome, seeing you guys like this isn't easy." Her wires whipped around her, "I won't ask for your forgiveness. Just know that I'm doing this for your own good."
It was 11:45 pm when she was finally done. With a flick of her wrist she put her wires away. Oya wanted nothing more than to sit down with some hot tea but, she needed to check for survivors.
She was about to run upstairs to get her workmates when something red caught her eye. Walking up to it she was greeted to the sight of a man slumped against a wall. This man wore a charcoal suit, leather riding boots and a knotted red cravat, covered by a full-length, and red frock overcoat, similar to a duster coat. His obsession with the crimson color extended to his large fedora and the sunglasses he wore. Even in wearing such a bold color it was still apparent that he was covered in blood.
He was shot multiple times in the chest.
Snapping into her doctor mode she rushed to him and checked for a pulse. Surprised that he had one* and the fact he was still breathing, she threw back her head and shouted. "I NEED ALL AVAILABLE SURVIVING MEDICAL PERSONAL TO COME DOWN TO THE ENTRANCE NOW! WE NEED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY SURGERY!"
As she waited Oya took his coat and started ripping off his shirt. Soon after, two nurses and a female doctor came running down the stairs to aid her. "This man was shot multiple times. We need to operate now."
One nurse ran to fetch a bed and the other doctor kneeled down to examine him. "Hmm, this doesn't look good. It's a miracle he's even alive." she said.
"Sometimes the will to live is all you need, Dr. Creek."
As the nurse came back with the bed the two doctors lifted him up onto the bed and wheeled him off to the operating room.
Outside, several military vehicles pulled into the parking lot. When they all came to a stop a single old fashioned car appeared an occupied a place near them. Soldiers poured out of the vans and surrounded the hospital. As that happened a woman wearing a black blazer, black dress pants, a white buttoned shirt, black shoes, a red cravat with a cross pinned on it, and a dark green trench coat on her shoulders stepped out of the car. She had creamy brown skin, she had long curly blonde hair and glasses were placed in front of her blue eyes. She calmly strolled to the entrance of the hospital and took in the site of bloodshed and dust. She frowned and turned to a soldier. "Where is Alucard?"
"We don't know Sir Integra. There's still no sign of him."
"Keep searching. It's not like Alucard to take so long. Besides, most of this isn't the result of his handy work."
"What do you mean Sir?"
"Take a closer look at the blood patterns soldier. These vampires and ghouls weren't killed by a gun. They were dismembered by something."
"Sir Integra!" Cried one of the soldiers, "We found someone that works here!"
Integra's eyes fell onto a soldier dragging a male nurse behind him. He didn't look anything different from a serviceable nurse. His skin was of a darker tone and he had blond hair and blue eyes. Integra gave him a hard look when the soldier jerked him in front of her. "Have you seen a man in red anywhere?"
"A man in red? Yeah, actually I have."
"Where is he?"
"He's in surgery."
"...WHAT?!" everyone cried.
"What? He was shot several times in the chest and our doctors are taking care of him. But, besides that, just what is going on-"
He was cut off when Integra grabbed him by the shirt. "What do you mean he's in surgery?"
"He's in surgery. What's there to understand? Just who the hell are you people?"
"Take me to the operating room, now!"
"I can't do that ma'am. Nobody is allowed in until the doctor's done. It's common medical procedures. Everyone knows that." at least I thought so...
"I don't care. Take me to him."
"Look ma'am. I know you must be worried about your husband but I can't let you in. Now please, can you explain to me what is going on?"
Integra pushed past him and went to find the operating room herself. It wasn't hard. All she had to do was follow the signs. When she reached the operating rooms she saw two nurses standing in front of one of the operating rooms. One had pink dyed hair and the other had her brown hair in a bun. She marched up them and glared. "Is he in there?"
"Who?" Asked Trilly, the nurse with pink dyed hair.
"The man dressed in red."
"Oh, him. Yeah, he's in there. Are you his wife or something?" Asked Mandy, the nurse with her brown hair in a bun.
Sir Integra was about to go in when the nurses stopped her. "Please, ma'am. You can't go in there. An operation is taking place." said Trilly.
"I don't care."
"Look ma'am. If you want to check up on him that badly then you can look through the door window." Suggested Mandy.
Sighing, Integra gazed out the little window and saw the operation. Two female doctors and four nurses were hard at work on Alucard. The lead surgeon seemed to be talking to the girls as they all worked.
When Oya pulled out a bullet she looked at it in keen interest before putting it in a tray. Alucard was hooked up to several monitors measuring his vital signs and other stuff. He also had on a breathing mask.
What surprised Integra the most was that he had a heartbeat. She turned to Trilly. "You're not going to let me in, are you?"
"No, sorry. If we let you in you would contaminate the whole operating theater."
Integra rubbed the bridge on her nose and said, "I suppose that's true. Let me know when he's done. I'll be outside."
"Yes ma'am."
Integra walked back outside and lit a cigar. As she smoked she signaled a soldier towards her. "What's the status report so far?"
"Well, we've put together several interesting facts. Out of the forty six vampires only seven of them were killed by Alucard's firearm and all the ghouls were killed by dismemberment* and none of those were killed by him."
"Hmm." Integra exhaled some smoke out of frustration. "First Alucard somehow gets hurt and has to undergo emergency surgery and now I find out almost all of the vampires and all the ghouls weren't killed by him. Just what the hell is going on here?"
Integra stood outside until well past midnight. It was almost one in the morning when Trilly rushed out of the hospital and toward her. "Ma'am! He's out of surgery!" She stopped in front of her, "You can speak with the doctors if you like. His room is on the second floor, room eight."
"Thank you."
Integra entered the building once more and immediately went to the room. Outside the room were the two doctors. Both of them looked ready to fall asleep. "How is he?" Integra asked as she approached them.
"Oh, the patient? Surprisingly, it looks like he's going to recover." Responded Dr. Creek.
"Good. Give me his discharge papers."
Oya blinked, "I'm sorry, what did you just say?"
"I said give me his discharge papers. I'll take care of him."
Oya sighed and turned to Dr. Creek, "Get some rest. I'll handle this one."
Dr. Creek nodded and left. Oya turned to Integra and gave her a stern look. "I'm sorry ma'am, I can't do that. The patient is no condition to be moved."
"He's a strong man. He'll be fine."
Oya crossed her arms and glared. "Look. In case you don't know he just came out of emergency surgery. He was shot twelve times in the chest! It's a miracle he was even alive when I found him."
"That should clue you in on his will to live then*."
"Ma'am. I'm not discharging him."
"I don't want any trouble, Doctor-"
"Oya. Call me Dr. Oya."
Integra blinked at the name but continued, "He's one of my men. His wellbeing, his life, is my responsibility."
"As much as I love hearing that, he's my responsibility now. Any proper doctor will say they take care of their patients up until they are fit to leave."
"I can understand that though, you don't seem to understand the situation at hand Doctor. He will receive the proper care back at the base."
"Ma'am-"
"Sir Integra." She clarified.
"Sir Integra, you don't seem to understand the situation. This man was shot, a dozen times." Oya made everything as dire as it was, "I performed the surgery and only I can decide to discharge him. Not you. If you continue, I will inform the authorities."
Integra wanted to continue arguing with Oya but decided against it. She knew that he couldn't be moved and at the same time she wanted him back at the manor so she could figure out why he was in this state. He was a bloody vampire for goodness sake. For the first time in a while, she was stuck. She couldn't get Alucard without showing some papers or some form of order to Oya. If she was to get Alucard back she would need to get something to force Oya to hand him over or just wait for Alucard to come back himself. The last one didn't seem possible at the moment.
Integra could see the master vampire behind the Doctor. He was in a hospital bed, stripped of his normal clothes and put in a hospital gown, and was hooked up to several monitors and an IV. He even had a breathing mask on. Integra sighed. "Very well."
Oya smiled triumphantly and Integra glared at her. "Don't think for a second this is over, Doctor."
"I look forward to it, Sir." Integra turned and left as there was nothing else that could be done.
When Integra was out of sight Oya slid down the wall and plopped on the ground. "Yeesh, she's stubborn. I can't let her get her hands on him." She thought for a few minutes before running her hands through her hair, "I guess I'll just have to do my best."
AAAAAAnd that's chapter two. I hope is was action packed enough for you guys. Also, I've decided to push the whole 'mate' thing into the subplot category. I'll still include it in the story, but, it just won't be one of the key factors. Oh, before I forget, did anyone notice the easter egg in this chapter? :3
Now, I probably already know what you guys are thinking.
"Sunset, why did Oya argue with Integra when it was obvious she knew about Hellsing and why didn't she notice Alucard's a vampire?"
All questions and mysteries will be answered and solved as the story goes. I can't spoil everything now can I?
*The lead vampire calling Oya 'Mary' was supposed to be a joke. He was insulting her by trying to compare her to a Mary-Sue. I originally wanted him to call her 'Mary-Sue', but, Mary sounded more appropriate.
*That really can happen. When Alucard and Walter were fighting Walter did that exact same thing when Alucard shot at him.
*A greenhorn, in case any of you don't know, is another term to call someone when they're new to something. Another name for rookie.
*I'm going to address this before anyone strangles me. I looked up the body functions of vampires if they really existed and one of them was they would still have a heartbeat. They may already be dead, but, the body STILL needs to circulate blood in order to properly function.
*Yes, I DO realize that finding out cause of death for something that turns to dust is nearly impossible, but, I imagine the people of Hellsing are specially trained to find out such facts. So, they know what to look for.
*That was Integra somewhat humoring Oya (even though it was one-sided).