Chapter 8

"Well…doth Excel's eyes deceive her?"

"They don't…it appears as though your source was a spy for the ignorant masses…you are held fully responsible…"

Excel felt her body freeze up as her mouth fell underneath the surface. How could she fail Lord Illpallazzo twice in one scenario? It simply wasn't humanly possible to fail this badly, was it? Well, apparently it was and all because she just did, but still that didn't deny the fact that—

"Excel…what would you say if I told you there was a second trap door down even here?"

Excel's heart stopped. "Uh…"

"Excactly. However, there is no other door, so don't worry…we'll simply have to throw you down here again once we get back up…"

"Eh!? That doesn't bode well with Excel."

"Senior Excel! Lord Illpalla—oh…"

Excel felt her body being knocked aside by a tidal wave formed by a collapsing corpse. Hyatt was back in action.

"Well…how do we get out know?" Excel asked.

"The truth be told…I really don't know…"

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"Alright…so you guys are part of an organization that's going against an entirely different organization bent on inter-demensional destruction, but there are other organizations out there for the same goal, but with entirely different means then you employ, AND you also let one of your trump cards go in order to spy on an enemy that may be actually fighting for the same objective you are," Tomo asked, confused, "Am I right?"

"You actually understood that explanation? If you can understand that, then I don't think doing your homework every night is a problem for you…" Yomi muttered, grudgingly.

"Ah…my brain still hurts…" Osaka muttered under her breath.

Their complaining was meaningless. All that mattered to Kurama now was that this child, Chiyo-chan, could speak English perfectly. Thus, they would finally understand what exactly these foreigners said. Kurama understood from Ami and Yui that they were from an Organization known as Hellsing. Well, that was where everything became unclear. Abel, one of them, was not from this organization, but from the Vatican. The blonde haired guy was not associated with an organization at all! It was all very hazy indeed.

They all starred as the blonde haired vampire known as Seras Victoria talked to the young girl. Chiyo-chan was awfully disturbed by Seras, but Alucard positively horrified her. She could barely speak when Alucard spoke to her. Her skin turned chalk white and her voice ran dead. After a few minutes, Chiyo-chan sighed, and turned around to face the group as a whole.

"So…what did they say?" Sanosuke asked, curiously.

"Well…uh…that is to say…everyone there are vampires," Chiyo-chan said, still shivering.

"I knew it!" Tama said, snapping his fingers.

"Scratch that! Everyone but that guy," Chiyo-chan pointed at the blonde haired man whom Kurama still didn't know by name, "That guy, his name's Vash the Stampede, claimed he was," Chiyo-chan puffed out her chest, imitating his posture and persona almost perfectly, " 'A lone warrior on a dark and desolate road. The love of the red rose and a defender of love and peace!'"

Comprehension dawned on Tomo's face. In a rush, she responded, "So, basically, he's on drugs?"

"No! He's not on drugs!" Chiyo-chan moaned, exasperated.

"What are you saying? No one can be that stupid unless they're on drugs…"

"So basically you're saying you're on drugs?" Yomi said, slyly.

"That is beside the point!" Tama interjected, frustrated, "We have to get all the information out of them so we can save Yui and Chibiusa!" Kurama had noticed the sudden drop in cheeriness and energy in Usagi. Her entire body seemed to sag with sorrow. She hadn't smiled with her normal vigor since Chibiusa had been kidnapped. It was disturbing to see her. She hadn't spoken a word all this time.

"That's right!" Tohru seemed beside herself with fear, but she pressed on, "So what if they're weird…or not really alive anymore…they're still people too!"

"Miss Honda, please…are you alright?" Yuki asked, nervously.

"Fine…uh…." Tohru moaned, her eyes spinning into the back of her head as she fell backward in exasperation.

"Get back to the subject," Sanosuke muttered, "What the hell are we dealing with?"

"Nothing you haven't already told us, really…" Chiyo-chan said, "But there is something else as well…something about an Alexander Anderson…"

"He's one of the members of the Organization," Miaka said.

"And you didn't tell us that?" Osaka asked, confused.

"It probably wasn't that important to them. Details like that," Yomi replied.

"That guy…" Chiyo-chan gestured toward Alucard, "Wants to kill him. Badly," Chiyo-chan leaned in closer to the group, "Please let him do it! He's really scary…"

"No problem…" Miaka said, shivering just by looking into Alucard's eyes.

"No complaints here…" Ami muttered, shivering as well.

"Well…they seem to be with us…not against us…" Kurama muttered, "Chiyo-chan…tell them that we will pass the olive branch to them; tell them we can work together for a common goal…"

"That seems to be exactly what they wanted," Chiyo-chan said, smiling, "So…we can be friends and Alucard-sama won't kill me?"

"Uh…I guess…" Miaka said.

Chiyo-chan, relieved now, walked over to Alucard, and told him the news in English. Alucard replied, and Chiyo-chan's skin turned white again.

"Chiyo-chan! What did he say?" Osaka called back.

"He said he may reserve me for a midday snack…" Chiyo-chan cried.

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He walked over the burning corpses of the fallen, ignoring the screams of pain that burst from those still alive. They would be dead within seconds anyway. He needed to get to the end in order to proceed through his objective. No one would hurt him now. Not after all that he had done to their minions.

"So…you are the one who is stupid enough to attack us, huh?"

Apparently there was a moron stupid enough to interfere. He turned around to face the fool. He stood, glaring him into his eyes with absolute contempt. He was tall and thin. Due to the thick bandages around his body, nothing more could be determined about him. In his hands, however, was a giant katana sword. So, the fool wanted to fight.

"Before I kill you, can I have a name that I may be able to put over your bloody grave?" the opposite man responded, cockily.

This fool was barely worth his time. He turned his back to the bandaged man, and walked away. He'd give him a chance to think it over. If he didn't depart, he'd kill him in a second. Kisame was no doubt awaiting his return anyway.

"Don't walk away from me! I am Shishio!"

"What makes you think I care? If you value your life…leave…" Why was this fool being so damn stubborn, "I'll spare it if you depart and never return…you have no chance if you keep up this stupidity…"

"Damn you…"

Shishio rushed forward at him, his katana raised. The blade ignited into flames, and sliced down at him. What a dazzling display for a novice. But he was no novice. He could see straight through his minor attack with his Sharingin eyes. He reached to his side with speed that was calm and controlled for him. To Shishio, though, the speed of his arm was so great that his eyes couldn't even begin to register it. With a simple flip of his hand, the kunai knife knocked the firey blade out of his hands, and into the ground behind him!

"What the hell…!?" Shishio gasped, turning his head behind him to stare at the blade.

"I warned you…" It was time to finish this fool, "I guess some fools just don't get the idea…"

"Damn you!" Shishio rushed toward his sword. It was in vain. It took a nanosecond for him to get between the blade and Shishio. In his hand was a kunai knife. And Shishio had rammed his body straight into it.

"Amateur…what were you thinking trying to fight me?"

A mere flip of his hand tore Shishio's stomach out of his body, and over the floor. Blood burst out of the wound as he stumbled backward. His hands fingered, in horror, his dangling intestine and fibers of flesh. That is, however, before his body exploded into an array of flames! In a matter of seconds, there was little left of the poor fool then a pile of ashes blowing in the winds.

He was a fool to mess with Itachi Uchiha.

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"It isn't possible! That ki…it's too powerful and sudden!"

Hiei was unnerved. Vegeta may be being overly dramatic, but he was right. There was no possibility such a creature could go under their radar! They must recruit him or her as fast as they could. But, would such a being, even if it did kill Shishio, join them?

"He's an enemy, alright…Itachi…" Sasuke muttered, angrily.

"He's from your world, then?" Ed asked, tensely.

"He's my brother…"

Hiei glared at him, "You had such a powerful brother and you never told any of us?!"

"He's too powerful! It isn't even funny!" Sasuke muttered, angrily, "He's just too strong…"

"Whatever…" Hiei muttered, "Will he join us?"

"Not a chance. If anything, I'm surprised Gendo hasn't already recruited him!"

"I see…" Vegeta nodded, "Is he psychotic?"

"That's putting it mildly!"

"Why does that not surprise me?" Ed replied, smirking.

"Whatever…can we kill him then?" Hiei replied.

"I don't know…Vegeta's Super Saiyan Four may give us a chance…but since we do have Tetsuo…we have a shot…"

"Of course…" Dark replied, grinning, "I can steal another being…one just as powerful as Tetsuo…"

"Really?" Vegeta muttered, "How can so many powerful creatures exist in the first place!?"

"There's just a minor problem…remember the guys who found Cell?"

"ACROSS? Don't tell me they got there first!" Hiei snarled.

"They did…fortunately…they are oblivious to her true potential…"

"Her? Who is this?"

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"So…this is it? That was fairly simple…" Hyatt observed. Excel was about to scream. The only reason they got this far was because everyone else was a bloody mess on the floor! The rooms were littered with corpses. Not just any corpses. They hadn't been shot or beaten to death. It looked as though they had been shredded. Heads and limbs littered the floor. It was hard not to step on them.

She was on the floor, weakened. Excel wasn't sure what had made her faint. She was unconscious on the floor, a helmet torn to shreds by her feet. Small stubs that resembled horns resided on the sides of her head underneath layers of long pink hair. Her face was soft, and cute. She was also naked.

"So…uh…who is this exactly, Lord Illpallazzo?" Excel asked, nervously. Sure, she may look cute, but how could someone this cute kill all these people so brutally?

"She is not human…it is…unimaginable…she will absolutely destroy the ignorant masses…but will also destroy our enemy…there is no doubt! Tetsuo and her are equal in power, I believe…in certain circumstances…Lucy here is even stronger…"