Chapter 5: The Lady Grappler and the Gear: Alucard vs Alucard

"My name is Bridget Verdant, Miss…" Bridget bowed lightly before stopping, almost forgetting to ask this girl's name. Rem chuckled.

"Rem Ayanokoji, but call me Rem. No need for formalities."

"And who is the young beautiful helper who helped us in saving Mai?" Miroku walked over to the one called Junko, intending to rub her bottom, but Junko pointed her katana at Miroku with a frown.

"My name is Junko Hattori of the Hattori… And I know you're a lecherous monk. I may be guliable sometimes, but I can tell you were trying to rub my ass…" Miroku sweated nervously as soon as Junko said that and backed away slowly.

Jean was tending to Tomoe's wounds after the party rescued her from the brainwashed Mai. "Are you okay, Tomoe-chan?" Jean asked in concern.

Tomoe closed her eyes and smiled. "I'm not hurt, Jean. Thank you for rescuing me from the brainwashed woman."

"A-Anytime, Lady Tomoe..." Jean drooled pervertedly.

Rem narrowed her eyes on Alucard, she can feel a dark powerful, but sad aura from him. "Who is your leader here? His aura is demonic, but he looks like a human."

"…Alucard. And I am half-vampire like the half-demon, Inuyasha." Alucard turned away slightly, wanting to avoid any attention.

"So you're a half-vampire, huh?" Junko commented as she gave Alucard a curious glance. "I thought all demons were evil and enjoy the suffering of others and world domination. But you… You helped us in saving that woman. So I'll trust you for now."

"That's exactly what Maria said." Tsubasa smiled slightly.

"Wait." Sango interjected before turning to face Rem. "Rem, right? You can sense Alucard's half-blood aura, right? Does that mean you can sense auras from humans and demons?"

"Yep!" Rem closed her eyes and smiled. "I'm a Dream Hunter and I have the ability to enter people's dreams to cure them of their nightmares and the demons who invaded their dreams and give them nightmares. So you can say I'm a physic."

'Is it physically possible to enter people's dreams?' Maron was skeptical of Rem's ability, so she needs to see for herself if Rem can really do such a thing like that.

"So, how did you two get here?" Alice asked, leaning on a pillar with a smile.

"Well, I was on my way home after solving a case involving dreams when a bright light appeared out of nowhere and engulfed me. When I woke up, I found myself in this castle…" Rem looked around with a frown. "This castle's evil aura is off the charts. I have never seen an aura so dark and evil with that high of a level…"

"I was heading to my class in my world when a black mist appeared out of nowhere and all I can see is darkness. Like Rem, I can feel an evil aura eradiating from it, it was even higher than the Demon King's. When the mist cleared, I found myself in this castle and met Rem and we met you guys." Junko sheathed her katana and it disappeared in a ray of light, ready to be summoned again when Junko needs it.

"And you came to our aide during the fight with the possessed Mai." Said Kagome who now understands on how they got here.

"The Queen's Gate again. I wondering how many people will be teleported from their worlds into Bridget-chan's world…" Said Jean who has a serious expression.

"Alright. What country is this and what year?" Rem asked politely turning to Alucard for answers since she feels he has some knowledge on this place.

"This is the year 1797 and you're in Transylvania, Romania." Alucard told her the information.

"Transylvania, Romania?" Junko's eyes widen in surprise. "As in the home of Count Dracula?"

"Yes. And before you ask, he's real in this world." Tsubasa said quickly to give a quick answer to Rem and Junko's second questions.

"But my world's history of Dracula is different than the ones seen in movies and TV shows and the novel." Bridget turned to Alucard. "Alucard, I know you told me that Dracula was once a human, but he found that stone you told us about and it transformed him into Count Dracula? What happened to Dracula that made him into the monster that's trying to take over the world?"

Alucard was silent as all eyes turned to him for answers on Dracula's history. He still can't tell them that he is the son of his hated father, but he must tell them the origins of Dracula. Sighing, he said "Alright. Listen carefully for the history of Dracula…"

"I have a feeling this story is gonna be spooky…" Shippo shivered in fright.

"It began in 1094, A.D when the man who would start the Belmonts' mission of hunting vampires entered the Forest of Eternal Night to rescue his fiancée, Sara Trantoul from a vampire named Walter Bernhard. His name was Leon Belmont and he has given up everything, his land and title for the woman he loves."

"Wow. Leon Belmont must be pretty desperate to save his lover…" Kagome whispered in awe.

"Armed with only a dagger and his courage, he met an old man named Rinaldo Gandolfi who decided to help him. Rinaldo was an alchemist and he gave Leon a magic whip. This whip that Rinaldo is the first form of the Vampire Killer." Alucard stated his info on the origins of the Belmonts' sacred whip.

"So, the Vampire Killer was once a magic whip?" Alice asked, raising an eyebrow. Alucard nodded in response to her question before continuing.

"Rinaldo also enchanted Leon's Gaunlet to block certain attacks and absorb magic. In order for Leon to reach his enemy, Walter, he needed to defeat the five guardians of Walter's castle. After defeating all five monster guardians, he was able to reach Walter who rewarded him by giving him back Sara, but when Leon tried to attack Walter, the Alchemy Whip has no effect on the vampire. Laughing with a cruel and sinister demeanor, Walter told Leon to meet him at the highest clock tower if he can make it there alive."

"What a bastard this Walter guy is… He reminds me of Naraku…" Inuyasha growled softly.

"Indeed. Leon took Sara back to Rinaldo's cottage, but she can't get in because she was bitten by Walter and the only way to save her is by killing Walter. Rinaldo then told Leon the only way to defeat Walter is by awaking the Alchemy Whip's true power and form. So Leon made the difficult choice of killing his lover, Sara and that event transformed the Alchemy Whip into the only thing capable of harming the Lord of Darkness, Dracula, the Vampire Killer." Alucard said that with a bit of sorrow.

Maron, Sonico and Bridget cried softly for Sara's death in the past while the others remained slient.

"…Tell us how Dracula appeared…" Rem said after a good 15 seconds.

"With the Vampire Killer in hand, Leon managed to finally defeat Walter, however, Walter's soul was taken by Death."

"Death? As in the Grim Reaper?" Tsubasa's eyes widen in shock. Alucard merely nodded.

"Death offered Walter's soul to the man who Leon trusted the most, Mathais Cronqvist. Mathais orchestrated the entire thing so he would use the Crimson Stone he found to become an immortal vampire. And with Walter's soul in hand, he was able to transform into a vampire."

"But why…? Why would Matais betray Leon like that?" Sango couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"It was because he blamed God and the humans for the death of his wife, Elizabetha and wanted to curse God for all eternity by killing his children all over the world. Mathais offered Leon to join him in his quest on the mass genocide of the human race, but Leon refused, saying that the only way he can prove his love to Sara was by granting her final wish and that eternity without her would be nothing but emptiness."

"Leon made the right choice by declining Mathais's offer." Miroku nodded in understanding.

"After Leon managed to defeat Death, the Grim Reaper taunts him by saying as long as his master lives, he will continue to rise from the dead. Leon angrily told Death a message to Mathias." Alucard closed his eyes in introspection.

"What did he say?" Junko looked down despondently.

"You are a cursed being, and I will never forgive you for what you have done. This whip and my kinsmen will destroy you someday. From this day forth, the Belmont clan will hunt the night."

"So Mathais used the Crimson Stone to turn into…" Rem's eyes widen as she came to a realization.

"Yes. Into the villainous Count Dracula. The Belmont clan sworn to end Dracula's evil, but every hundred years, Dracula would rise from the dead to continue his onslaught of humanity and the Belmont of that decade would take up the Vampire Killer to strike down the Dark Lord." Alucard finished the history of the Belmont clan. The party remained silent after hearing the tragic tale of the Belmonts.

"I never knew Dracula was so angry at us humans for the death of his lover. It's so…" Bridget looked down with a expression of sorrow. "…So sad."

"…" Inuyasha looked down, a bit desponded.

"So that was the tragic tale of the Belmonts and Dracula…" Alice whispered as she looked away, feeling gloomy.

Just then, Mai groaned as she begin to wake up. She rubbed her head and muttered "I feel like I went through hell…" She noticed the party looking at her with relieved smiles save for Alucard who remained emotionless as ever. "Who… are you guys?"

The party told Mai what happened so far. And filled Tomoe in on what is going on.

"So I'm in the home of Count Dracula in this world and I was brainwashed and held that woman hostage? Geez, I let my guard done quicker than I thought…" Mai rubbed the back of her head with a frown.

"Do you remember anything about who brainwashed you?" Bridget asked her. Mai shook her head no.

"My memory's a bit fuzzy, but I know my life in my world. Other than that, no."

"Travel with us so you can find a way back to your world…" Alucard told her stoically.

Mai grinned nervously and sweat dropped. 'Touchy. But he seems nice.'

"Let's head into the next area." Miroku suggested, and they did just that.

As the party were entering the next room, Junko and Rem then remembered something.

"Wait, guys." Rem halted everyone.

"What is it?" Shippo piped up, wondering what is so important that Rem stopped the party.

"When we first arrived in this world, Rem and I managed to acquire two strange artifacts." Junko pointed out as she and Rem got out a cube and a blue orb. Alucard imminently recognized them.

"Those are the Cube of Zoe and Spirit Orb, they can decipher an enemy's info by magic. Give them to me. I know how to use them."

"You sure know your relics, Alucard." Jean whistled. "How much do you know these things, including the history of the Belmonts?" Alucard said nothing as Rem and Junko gave him the relics and he coldly walked past them. The party save for Inuyasha looked at one another in concern. What could Alucard be hiding if he knows many things about this era of Bridget's world? Still, they followed their leader down the hallway.

As soon as they reached the next area, they heard some fighting noise. Everyone stopped to listen to the source of the noise. Alucard, knowing what to do, headed down the bottom of this tower like area, his friends followed afterwards.

When they got to the bottom, they saw a 20 year old woman who has blond hair, wore a rich girl's white dress with a red ribbon in the middle, white grappler like gloves with red lines, and white shoes with white knee socks, and a girl about 18 years old, has blue long hair, brown eyes, on her hair are two yellow ribbons, wore a tight black open suit, with white puffy sleeves and a black cloth wrap behind her. On her legs she has black criss-crossed belts on her upper thighs and thigh-highs and white shoes Her most notable features are her tail and her two wings, one of white and one of black. They were fighting an armored knight with a huge sword.

The armored knight did a vertical slash, knocking the blond girl back, forcing her to skid across the ledge.

"Lili!" The blue haired girl gasped in alarm.

"It's okay, Dizzy-chan…" The girl smirked as she stood up and got into a fighter's stance. "This demon is the challenge I'm looking for."

"You're one to talk, little girl!" The armored knight retorted as it got into a defensive stance. "You two are not the one we're looking for to fulfill the Master Plan, but I will take great pleasure in killing the both of you."

"W-What is this Master Plan you're talking about?" Dizzy stuttered as she got into a blocking position.

"That's none of your business, girl. Prepare to die!" The armored knight charged at the two, but Alucard warped in front of it and held out his palm, a huge fireball appeared and was flung at the knight, pushing him back, giving him great damage. The knight saw Alucard and his party in front of Lili and Dizzy, ready for battle.

"Alucard! You got a lot of nerve showing your face here in our master's castle after you sided with those stupid humans!" The knight growled as it readies its sword.

"Who is your lord in this castle?" Alucard demanded as he got into a fencing position.

"Shut up! It's a good thing Lord Naraku of the Grand Order of Evil gave me this Shikon shard to boost my powers, taking care of you would be easy! And I see you brought the girl needed for the Master Plan. Killing two birds with one stone!" The knight slams its sword down, making a fiery wave on the floor at them, the party were forced to jump up from it.

"Allow me." Tsubasa got into a position where she can find an opening with her katana.

"Tsubasa, that demon has a Shikon shard, so be careful!" Kagome warned her.

"No worries. I will take him down with one hit." Tsubasa nodded as she and the knight charged at each other and slashed at the same time, seen in most samurai movies or anime. They remained still for one minute until the knight groaned in agony as the Shikon shard in its chest fell out and the knight burned to ash. Kagome ran up to the corpse and picked up the shard and placed it in where she keeps the shards.

Lili walked over to Sonico and inspected her, making the idol nervous. About 15 seconds later, Lili held Sonico's palm and with a perverted smile, she told her "You have fine pink hair and a well-developed bust. I liked that about you."

"Um… Thank you…" Sonico has the white dotted eye look on her face while Jean looks in disbelief.

He thought to himself 'There's no mistake about it… She really likes girls…'

(10 minutes later)

The party with their newest members, Lili Rochefort and Dizzy headed straight into the next area so they can reach the upper levels of this tower area. They already filled Lili and Dizzy in on the situation.

"So, we're in the home of Count Dracula who is real in this world…" Lili goes over what the party told her and Dizzy with arms crossed. "And the demons used this Queen's Gate to bring us into this world, including the girl native to this world, Bridget-chan in this era so they can sacrifice her for this Master Plan to try to conquer our worlds?"

"Yeah… We don't know who the lord of this castle is, but he has allied himself with a group of villains from other worlds called the Grand Order of Evil." Alice nodded as the party entered a safe room where Alucard can recharge his energy.

"It's scary that there are monsters in this world… I knew I have to fight for survival, I knew it…" Dizzy sighed with a desponded tone.

"Are you a pacifist, Dizzy?" Kagome asked the odd girl with sympathy.

"And why do you have wings and a tail? That's not normal for humans." Inuyasha added. Dizzy shifted nervously as she pressed her fingers.

"I think she doesn't want to talk about it." Rem told the two. "But she has to tell us at some point, right Dizzy?" She winked at the Gear. Dizzy smiled slightly as she nodded in response.

Junko looked at the coffin oddly and turned to Alucard for answers. "This coffin will restore your energy?"

"Yes." Bridget answered for Alucard. "It surprised me and Tsubasa the first time when he uses it."

"Now, I need to rest for a while, so give me 5 minutes." Alucard told everyone as he entered the coffin and closed the lid. It was then, the party decided to chat with one another.

Dizzy turned to Bridget with a shy look. "Um… Miss Verdant? Who is Mister Alucard? He looks like a human, but his powers are frightening."

Bridget closed her eyes and giggled. "Alucard saved me when I first met him. So he's really nice despite being a half-vampire."

"Aww… I think someone is in L-O-V-E." Kagome teased with a grin. That caused Bridget to blush madly as her face is now bright red with embarrassment.

"Oi, cut it out, Kagome!" Alice scolded Kagome for teasing Bridget like that. "But Bridget's right. Alucard seems… a bit friendly, but mostly cold."

"There's something about Alucard that I don't like, even if his intentions are good. Like, who's his old man and mother?" Inuyasha grumbled to himself as he looked up.

"Maybe we shouldn't discuss this when Alucard is sleeping…" Sango said dully, in a way to scold Inuyasha.

"I agree… It's best to not butt into personal matters." Mai nodded in agreement.

After 5 minutes have passed, Alucard arose from his coffin.

"So… How did you sleep, Alucard?" Sonico closed her eyes and smiled. Alucard said nothing as he exited the coffin and left the room, leaving Sonico confused. "Was it something I said?"

"Don't worry about it. Maybe that's his way of saying he slept well?" Tsubasa closed her eyes and smiled nervously.

"I'm beginning to hate that guy so much…" Inuyasha mumbled to himself.

The party pressed on and they entered a room with a stone portal like structure on the wall. The party looked at it in awe. Alucard tensed. Something is not right here…

His eyes widen in shock and he gritted his teeth, shouting "It's a trap!"

"What?!" The party gasped as the doors were sealed for now and the portal structure opened its many doors until a white substance was seen on the hole.

"It looks like the Queen's Gate, but different…" Alice muttered in awe. Suddenly, a figure jumped out of the hole. When the party got a good look at him, they except for Alucard gasped. It was another Alucard! But he is grey and looks like him!

To be continued…

Next chapter: Blood King Mode: The Friendly Liberian and the Baka Trio

A/N: Sorry to end it on a cliffhanger, but I will make the next chapter longer like the others. Next chapter will have the Liberian and the Green Green Gang, so stay tuned.