Amen :: A Hellsing Tale :: Part 14 :: Beyond The Brink

Recap

I'm in love with Pip, but I love Alucard

The doors behind you suddenly opened, and you turned to see the Major grinning madly at you. He strutted to the opposite end of the table and sat down, clapping his hands. Three men came out with drinks and food, making your stomach growl.

"Please, eat, you look famished," the major said, picking up his fork and digging into the fresh meat that sat before him. You looked down at the food before you, wondering if you should eat it. After a few moments, you decided it was for the best, and began to eat the delicious looking food that lay before you.

Something is terribly wrong with this place, I can feel it. The major is scheming something, I know it. And that crazy doctor, what was up with him? That Nazi woman was just plain weird, but then if she's a Nazi, then all of them must be. This isn't looking good. Pip, Alucard, where are you?

Dear god…he's not stopping….

You stared at the short chubby man as he gorged himself with tons of food. You looked down at your own plate, feeling sick to your stomach. But you needed to eat, it had been days since you had. Looking back to the Major and taking him into consideration, you quietly began to eat.

Once the two of you had finished the Major lit a cigar and puffed it happily. Smiling, he motioned you forward and into the seat beside him.

"I suppose you are wondering why you are here…hmm?" he asked, blowing a smoke ring into the air. You nodded and waited for an answer to all of your troubles.

"Well, being the daughter of Sir Hellsing," he began. "You have a duty to take over the family business, correct?"

"Yes," you replied softly. Even though this man was small, he was frightening.

"And do you know of your…abilities?" he asked.

"Abilities?" you asked, confused.

"Ahh, I see," he said to himself. "This will take longer than I thought."

Alucard's POV

"Abilities?" I asked, confused. Master sighed and placed a large cigar into her mouth.

"What do you mean?" the stupid Frenchman asked.

"Victoria was born with special abilities that were passed down from her father," Master explained. "Her capabilities are very strange, and she herself doesn't even know of them."

"What can she do?" Pip asked. I glared at him, warning him to shut the hell up.

"There is only one thing that I know of," Master replied. "Whenever she has become extremely angry, she blacks out, and her body brings forth a burst of blue energy that can burn almost anything that surrounds her, except for herself."

"What?!" Pip and I exclaimed at once.

"It has only happened twice," Master said. "And no one has been badly harmed."

Suddenly Master unbuttoned the sleeve of her right blouse, and revealed a large burn scar that stretched from her wrist to her elbow.

"It happen when she was three, she had a bad temper tantrum and blacked out," Master said. "I tried to save her from the flames, but only harmed myself , thankfully she survived."

"Is that all she can do?" Pip asked quietly. He was scared…ha…pansy.

"No, but the rest is up to her," Master replied calmly. "It has to be activated by her mind."

"So this must be why the Millennium has her then," I said. Master nodded her head and looked out the window.

"We must take this by force, if her abilities are activated, who knows what will happen." Master said, still gazing out the window.

"I'll bring her back," I said.

"No," Master said, shaking her head. "I want you to return with me to the manor to keep things in order."

"But I-"

"I'm letting Captain Bernadotte and Ms. Seras take this mission into their hands."

I sighed to myself, hoping that the Frenchman would take care of Victoria, and bring her back in one piece. I would visit them every now and then, just to make sure they can do this.

Back To Your POV

"But how can this be?" you asked after the Major had explained what you could do.

Flames?? Coming from me? How could I have never known?

"You probably don't know of your capabilities because you black out whenever it happens," the Major said.

"But, how do you know this?" you asked, shocked.

"That's not important," the Major answered. "What's important is that we find out how to get you to use those powers of yours."

"Why are you doing this?" you asked, standing up.

"We need you to help our cause," he answered simply.

"And that is what?" you asked.

"Oh just take over the world and bring back Nazi rule," he replied as if it were an obvious answer.

"Nazi??" you screeched, beginning to back away from him. He sighed and nodded his head towards the corner. Suddenly a pair of hands were on you, roughly pulling you away.

"Take her to her rooms, and make sure she's comfortable," the Major said, leaning forward. "I'll be seeing you soon…"

Pip's POV

I sat beside Seras and the crew on the bus, gazing out the window. I thought of Victoria, wondering if she was alright. But there was a feeling in my gut that she wasn't. I wanted someone to say that she was alright. But no one said a word. I looked over at Seras and saw her staring out the window beside her. She seemed to be in a daze.

"Do you think she's alright?" she asked, her gaze remaining out the window.

"I pray zhe iz," I replied.

"Did Sir Hellsing tell you," Seras said, facing me. "About her abilities."

"You knew?" I asked, surprised by her question.

"I was there when it first happened," she replied softly. "It was awful."

"Vat happened?" I asked.

"She had a tantrum and all of the sudden the whole room was burning, but not red flames, it was blue. Like ice. Sir Hellsing tried to rescue Victoria, but she only hurt herself. We all tried to get her, but it just wasn't possible.

"Vere vas Alucard ven thiz happened?" I asked, wondering where that beast was when Victoria was in trouble.

"He was on a mission, off doing his duty," Seras replied. "And Sir Hellsing never told him about it, she made us swear to secrecy."

I sighed and looked out the window, praying to God that we would find mon cherie.

You're POV

"Now, in order to activate those abilities of yours," the strange Doctor said. Over the past few days, you had been strapped to the cold steel table, with cameras surrounding you, men and women sticking needles into your skin, and the Major, staring through the glass at you.

After many vigorous tests and experiments, everything stopped, and went black.

He stood alone in the distance, not noticing that she was there. His long blond braid was wrapped around his neck like a scarf, and the smoke from his cigarette blew into the air. She tried to call out to him, but he didn't hear her cries. For she knew what was coming.

Shots rang out into the air, as blood splattered the grass beneath him. His body fell to the ground, but his head remained above. The monster holding it cackled into night. She screamed and cried at the sight of her dearly beloved being torn apart by the vampire, only to be laughed at in the end.

"Now you have to love me," the beast said to her, smirking with greed and lust. As he threw the head to the ground, she whimpered, not knowing what to do. Before she knew it, he was right before her, staring down at her.

"You beast!" she cried, as he picked her up and brought her close. He only grinned and ferociously bit into her neck, draining the only bits of life she had left in her, out.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" you screamed, thrusting and struggling from the grasps of the leather straps. "Pip!!!!"

"It's working," the Doctor said. You could barely hear what he was saying, but those few words were enough to piss you off. At that moment a burst of energy came forth, making your body burn with pain. Blue flames shot forth and began to consume you, the heat becoming unbearable.

"AHHHHH!!!!!!!!" you screamed, thrashing underneath the grips of the leather straps. The memories and heartbreak were racing through your mind like no tomorrow, and it hurt like hell.

Suddenly everything stopped, and flames disappeared. You felt someone release you from the leather straps and hoist you up into an iron grasp. Moaning you tried to push away but the grip was too tight.

"Le…let me go…" you stuttered, trying to open you eyes. Upon opening them, you saw that the silent man who had taken you to the Major earlier was holding you now. He only looked down at you and looked away. You sighed and stopped struggling, knowing that he wasn't going to let go.

"Wonderful job my dear!!" you heard from above. Glancing up you saw the short major grinning down at you. "You didn't even black out this time!"

"Why not?" you spat.

"Don't know, good thing we're in a lab!!" he chucked to himself. No one else laughed. "Well, then, since we're on a roll, let's try it again, and this time…no leather straps!!"

"Nooo!!"

Sorry for such a long wait my peeps!! Hope you enjoyed this one!! I made it extra long to make up for the lack of updates...hope you all forgive me!! -

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