Let sum up everything that has occured thus far in this tale.
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1- Hellsing, having been cleared of treason against the Crown, went about recruiting new soldiers after the Incognito fiasco.
2- An operative known as H was recruited. He specialized in anti-ghoul combat and supression tactics.
3- H and Alucard nearly killed each other, and H had a nice chat with Seras.
4- The Hellsing household had a nice dinner, during which H told a few stories about himself. Apparently, he hates chupacabras.
5- Alucard hijacked H's dreams in an attempt to learn more about the new operative.
6- Alucard and H caused chaos in Walter's dream, and found themselves in a bad situation when they entered Integra's dream.
7- As punishment for their actions, H lost a month's worth of his salary, and Alucard lost all access to blood for four days.
8- Integra took H and Seras with her to a meeting with Enrico Maxwell. Several odd conversations ensued.
9- Alucard interviewed Pip Bernadotte, and terrified the poor mercenary beyond all belief.
10- H and Seras where sent in to clean out a town full of ghouls, while Alucard was kept on standby in case things turned sour.
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Well, that covers just about everything. Feel free to ask about anything you don't understand.
Or offer suggestions.
Or both.
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"This is Seras Victoria. I have assumed my position atop the town hall. There appears to be a large congregation of ghouls near the West side of town," Seras spoke into the microphone clipped to her uniform's collar. "No sign of the head freak, though. H, what is your situation?" she questioned over the radio.
"Czzzzrk... Yeah, I'm hanging out in an alley. Crzzzzzzrrrk... The West, you say? I'll head over there and take care of the ghouls," he replied over the static-filled frequency.
"Please don't take too long," replied the voice of Integra Hellsing. "Remember, we have to get this done with before the vampire moves on to the next town."
"Relax. Criiiiirrrrxxxk... This will be a walk in the park for me. Seras, I'll try to lure the vampire out, and you take him down. I don't want to tangle with a freak while dealing with the ghouls... Krrrrrxxxxxxxk," his voice was barely audible over the static.
"Alright. Don't get yourself into too much trouble," Seras warned him. With that, she shifted into a prone position atop the roof and adjusted her rifle. She took aim in the general vicinity of the mass of ghouls, and waited for H to start his diversion. Seconds ticked by, and eventually she began to wonder what the hold up was. "Is he going to attack them or what?" she muttered.
The sound of a shotgun blast was her answer. The army of ghouls swivelled around as a whole to face the source of the noise. They discovered a kevlar-clad soldier strolling out of an alley, a smoking shotgun held in his grasp. He pumped the shotgun's slide, ejecting the empty shell and loading a new one into the barrel, and then brought the gun to bear against the mob of zombies. "Don't let me down, Seras," H spoke into his microphone.
"I won't," she smirked, readying herself to open fire. She then watched in awe as the fresh Hellsing recruit cut down the ghouls like they where barely a problem. He casually fired into the approaching army as they advanced towards him, arms outstretched and mouths open wide. Seras was shocked at his effeciency, as well. For every trigger pull, at least two ghouls dropped. Finally, as the swarm of zombies encroached upon the sole soldier, H reached for the revolver holstered on his belt. He brandished it, and without hesitation, fired into the nearest ghoul.
"Hey, can I have a hand?" he casually asked Seras over the radio as he stopped to reload. Instantly, the line of ghouls directly in front of him was cut down by a large projectile, and the echoing boom of Seras's Halkonnon resounded through the town. "Thanks." With unmatchable speed, he reloaded the revolver and then the shotgun. "A little bit more help, please," he requested. Once more, several alarmingly close ghouls dropped at once, and the sound of the Halkonnon boomed yet again. "Thanks."
"No problem," she flipped on her radio and informed him. "I'd say you've killed out half of them..."
"Great," he replied into his microphone. "I'm just getting started." However, a sudden burst of static caused him to cringe. "What was that?" he rubbed his ears.
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"Walter, what's the problem?" Integra turned to face her loyal servant, who was busy working with the radio system. They where both in a large tent, just outside of town, where Hellsing had set up a blockade around the infested area.
"We've lost contact with them, Sir Integra. It appears something has happened to the signal. Fear not, however. I am sure they can handle themselves without our supervision," Walter assured her.
"Place Alucard on immediate standby. I have a bad feeling about this..." Integra warned.
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"Hey Seras, can you hear me?" H spoke into the static filled frequency.
"Yeah," he heard her voice reply, but not from the radio. She was speaking from indie his head, much to his suprise. "The radio is out."
"Wow, telepathy. I knew Alucard could do it, but..." H casually spoke out loud as he fired into the still approaching horde of undead zombies. "Wait, you can hear me from over there?"
"Yep," she answered mentally. "I can hear you loud and clear, even at this distance."
"Wow... wait, so you heard me on the roof with those two soldiers?" he asked as he ducked beneath an axe-wielding ghoul, then fired into it at point blank range.
"Yeah, that was a funny lie you told them," she told him.
"Yeah it was, wasn't it?" he didn't feel like telling her it was true. "Say, I'm running low on ammo. Don't you have some sort of crowd control shells? Incendiary rounds or something?" Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the swarm of zombies was aflame. "Wow, napalm. Nice..."
"That should finish them off..." she informed him.
"Great, now to take care of the head vampire," H looked around himself, but saw no sign of any freak. "I don't see him..."
"Look out!" Seras suddenly exclaimed. H spun around and looked up. A vampire was falling straight at him, it's arms outstretched and it's fangs bared.
"Found him," H raised his shotgun to fire. At that very moment, the vampire suddenly transformed into a cloud of sand. The heavy sediment fell upon H, blanketing him in ash and soil. "Ew..."
"Nice shot," Seras remarked.
"I didn't kill it," H replied. Clank. Something hit the ground beside him. He looked down at his feet for the source of the metallic sound, and saw something laying on top of the sand. He picked it up and looked it over. "This looks like something you'd see in a museum," he mused as he surveyed the antique socket bayonet.
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Dun dun... DUN! Plot twist and a cliff hanger. Hope you enjoyed reading thus far!