CHAPTER 11
They awoke later that night and got cleaned up, but not dressed yet. He opened the fridge to find many of the things he liked to eat, but realized he couldn't as she walked up and said no, unless he wanted to get sick, in which case, she wasn't helping clean up the mess.
"I got to at least try this." he said pulling out a thermos filled with cold coffee.
"How old is that?" she asked with some disgust.
"Yesterday, or the day before. Solomon always makes me coffee whenever I show up. When I leave, he takes everything and gives it to whoever wants it or places it in the food bank here. Wait…" he said opening the fridge again and seeing something he didn't notice before. "Transfusion blood. Guess I need that too. I think what I am feeling is a craving for it."
"We both do." she said grabbing the two bags. "These are special though."
"Why?" he said eyeing the bag with disgust even though part of him wanted to rip the bag open.
"Glad to see that face. Now, can you keep it after you drink it, that's the question." she said opening the top. "You first."
Feeling the order tone behind it, he opened the top.
"Better to get it over with quickly." he muttered ripping the top off and drinking it down quickly without dropping any on his naked chest.
"And?"
"Where's my coffee…" he said grabbing the thermos and not even grabbing a cup.
She drank hers quickly as he was finishing the thermos.
"That's better. Still need to clean my mouth. Whoa, that's the energy rush huh?" he said feeling very energized.
"Yep." she said tossing both bags. "Feels great to get filled with the life of another."
"Sarcasm isn't becoming of you Master. Oh man, I'm going to do that a lot aren't I?"
"Yes. I actually like that." she said smiling as she placed her finger on her chin while holding that arm by the elbow with the other hand. "Being called Master gives me a sense of power I like."
"You would. Before the change, I was weak to your power anyway."
"True. I could get pretty much anything I wanted." she said with a smile that dropped away to sadness. "I wish I still could get that."
"I'm sorry Se…Master." he said then shook his head. "I would take it back and not fight him if I could."
"No you wouldn't. Not unless you knew what you knew now. That wanting to save people and be a hero would have made you do it again."
"Why was the blood special? I've never felt so energetic in my life."
"It was Solomon's. He figured after loosing your Immortality, you would do this. He could see I was so in love with you that I was hurting worse than if I was being burned alive in molten blessed silver. His words. Which were true. I didn't think about him even doing this until he brought the bags in last night saying they were his, which was probably the time he brought he coffee too. He didn't say anything about you asking for this, but I guess he figured on it. Or maybe he was just giving me a taste of what I was going to be missing."
"I'm guessing that Alucard is going to notice my change quickly?"
"Yeah. He'll know the instant we arrive. If he doesn't know already."
"He's not going to tell Integra is he Master.." he said rubbing his eyes. "Damn. Every time I try to say your name it comes out Master."
"And it will continue till I say otherwise General."
"At least I don't have any name to, tease."
"You mean like, police girl?"
"Yeah."
"Don't make me think of something. Though I could just call you sir." she said seeing him growl. "Or not. But don't get any ideas. Other than being your Master…"
"You're getting a power trip every time I say that aren't you." he said hearing the tone in her voice.
"Oh yes." she said sweetly. "Point is, being your Master, I can overpower you any time, by commands, or by force."
"So, nothing's changed then." he said with a shrug.
"I guess our relationship hasn't really. Hmm…"
She drove, mostly because she wanted to. BG didn't have any opinion on the matter of his change, mostly because his programming meant that he followed the General's orders as long as he was alive. He didn't detect life, but the General was moving so it counted, per programming. Seras was also his owner too so. He was wearing a white suit with his coat while she was wearing her clean uniform.
"You okay?" she asked feeling something was wrong with him.
"My chest started hurting for a moment. Like a heart attack. But it went away quickly." he said rubbing his chest.
"We can't have heart attacks….wait, are you saying Immortals can have heart attacks?"
"They can. I had one once out of extreme fear a couple thousand years ago. All that happens is the heart muscle seizes up and or quits on you. Mine did and I woke up later in some hut. They tried to tell me what happened, but I told them to not tell me. To this day, I only remember falling into a pit and seeing things that scared me to death, literally."
"What did you see?"
"I'd rather not go into it." he said as he shivered with fear. "Bad memory."
She let it go and kept driving. His glasses were covering his eyes as they pulled up and were let in by the construction crew that were working near the gate area. Walter came out as they parked in their normal spot in the garage.
"Miss Victoria, General. How good it is to see you again."
"Hey Walter." she said happily with a smile. "We're back and feeling pretty good."
"I see." he said bowing. "Is there anything I can get you two at the moment? There is still several chocolate bars in your room if you want one. Sir Integra wants you to come to her right away before doing anything else."
"Um, you'll have to keep them for yourself now Walter. I can't have them anymore." the General said slowly.
"On a diet old man?" he asked as they got off the elevator to the first floor of the mansion. "From what I understand, it would be your first."
"Don't say anything Walter. It was his idea." she said as he lowered his glasses.
"Oh my. Now this is very different. How are you coping so far General?" he asked as they now stood in the hallway.
"On the bright side, I'd rather not drink, but I did without much hesitation. Unlike Master did on her first time."
"Don't give me an excuse to cause you pain." she said narrowing her eyes. "You know why…"
"I'm sorry." he said holding his hands up. "I'm sorry."
"Same old General." Walter said shaking his head. "I guess this means you'll be setting up a permanent residence in the basement as well. Her bed is big enough for two. Not that you slept much in yours after that night…."
"Yes."
"You do know this is going to cause some major problems with you and Sir Integra now."
"What do you mean?" he asked confused like Seras.
"Sir Integra Hellsing cannot be married to an undead. And seeing as you both will have to go back to having normal transfusion blood like Alucard, you will not be as powerful as Miss Victoria was when she drank off you General. No more sunny days I'm afraid. Well, not as much as before."
"That is only for him, not Seras."
They all turned as Alucard came through the wall behind them.
"Alucard?" Walter asked.
"Seras Victoria has drank of my blood freeing herself from servitude."
"I know this. As does Sir Integra." Walter said.
"Yes. She is now like I am. The sun will cause more aggravation than pain." he said walking up and staring at the General. "If she continues to drink, it will help her keep her powers up enough that she can walk around it in like I do sometimes. However, being new and a mere fledgling, despite the power you radiate General. Far much more than Seras had when I turned her, you still cannot walk out there without burning. Until you have learned to control the powers that come with being a true Nosferatu, it is entirely possible that could be destroyed on your first mission, or first encounter. Sera's first mission was sniping an enemy. You may wish to discuss this idea with Integra to better learn your gift first. Personally, I can't wait to see how powerful you may become. You may prove to be an excellent opponent for me."
He laughed at the thought and then vanished away.
"I guess that means Integra doesn't know." the General muttered.
"I shall have your belongs taken to her room later."
"No Walter. I can do it after I talked to Integra. We just woke recently anyway."
"In that case, I shall gather those bars for myself."
They walked up and knocked on the door to her office as they split up with Walter on the second floor.
"Enter."
They came in finding the place the same as before, but the computer was set up, just not running. They both walked up and stood at attention by the seats waiting for permission to sit.
"General, Miss Victoria. I really didn't expect you to be back so soon. However, I am glad to see you both back. This place is heavily understaffed at the moment. Walter is exploring for help, but so far, not even anyone from that SGC has came forward."
"I'm sorry to hear that. I can make some calls tomorrow, well, tonight if you wish."
"That would help. Just remember the rules…." she said trailing off as she noticed something off about him. "Why are you wearing your glasses in here? And why do you….."
He only gulped as she got up and picked up the silver letter opener. She twirled it in her hands as she came around and sat on the desk before them.
"General…" she said holding the letter opener by the point. "Take this from me if you would. By the blade."
"I'd…rather not." he said backing away a step.
"Is there anything in particular you wish to show me, or perhaps tell me?" she said talking slowly and then turned into a growl that was directed at Seras who stepped back a step as well.
He instinctively moved over in front of her, not only because she was his Master, but out of love because she looked in danger and because it was his fault she was angry. He pulled the glasses off and put them in his pocket.
"I have lived for so long only knowing how to live without the threat of my impending death from something normal people have to deal with everyday. I couldn't deal with it and ask her to do this. Begged practically. It is not her fault."
Integra looked into his red eyes, staring deeply.
"Is this true Miss Victoria?"
"Yes Sir Integra. I was actually trying to talk him out of it, but….um…I'd rather not go into details." she said sheepishly.
"Hmm. Now I have three vampires to contend with. What sort of problem will I have with you General?"
"None that I can think of." he stated as she got up making him back up as she pointed the letter opener at him.
"Is he under you?"
"Yes sir. He's totally under my control. And in case you are wondering, I have no plans of ever changing that."
"He was practically under it before hand too." Integra muttered as she sat behind her desk. "You do know what this means?"
"Um…."
She sat back crossing her legs and closing her fingers over her belly.
"Our marriage will have to be annulled. Since you are technically dead."
"I don't have a problem with that. I do want to help raise the child still."
"How much control do you have hmm?" she asked as she removed her white glove on her left hand and then cut her finger with a small knife, just enough to make it bleed. "Does your body crave this?"
"I'd rather have one of my chocolate bars that Walter is taking." he muttered looking away as he ignored the feeling he was getting to drink. "That is my biggest regret for the change. I should have ate a few bars before hand."
Though the feeling of stopping Walter and eating the bars even though he would get sick was there too. Seras felt the conflict in him, and herself seeing as they both could feel each other's feelings for drinking and the smell of her blood in the air. But, that telepathic feeling had gotten stronger now because of what they were giving them both strength to overcome certain feelings.
"What about you Seras?" she asked waving the bleeding finger. "Now that you are free from servitude to Alucard, do you want this?"
"That is not fair sir!" she stated harshly. "You might as well be waving a bloody steak at a hungry lion. Of course we both want it. We can't help that being what we are. But we have enough control not to go after it."
"Us standing here to that temptation should be enough to let you know how we really are." the General said.
"Hmm." she said wiping her finger on a cloth and holding it tight as she wrapped it around it. "I must admit, I expected one or both of you to try something or at least drool. You have much better control than I gave you credit for, mostly since you both didn't stare at my blood, for which I must say is a surprise. I apologize for the temptation but it was necessary. As you both are aware."
"Yes sir." they both said.
"Walter and Alucard were there when we came in. Told us about the fact of having to stay in during the day and stuff like that or I'll burn. If that is what you were about to address Sir Integra." the General said as she had been opening her mouth.
"Very well. One of my biggest problems with this new development, is I can't have your help anymore. General Hellsing died in that Tower, meaning you can't sign papers anymore."
"Well, I guess you could put it that way. However, since I am paying for everything, I have to keep signing anyway on certain things."
"Technically, everything you own I should now own. Somehow, I doubt you'd tell me where everything you own is though."
"No, I wouldn't. Sorry. If on the off chance we ever succeed in stopping whoever does the Freak chips and such, along with any other evil that remains, I do plan on going back to live in America in my mansion. There is a lot of games, books and videos I want to see, read and play. And I intend to do so. Oh man, that means learning how to control my strength better. Those controllers weren't mean to take punishment. Guess I'll have to build my own…." he said trailing off.
"Hmm. I suspected that. It might help you to know that Hannah arrived in Colorado safely and called to say thank you. I apprised her of your situation and said you'd call back when you got the chance."
"Thank you." he said. "What about the financial stuff?"
"As you said, you shall sign off on the things that need your signature. However, seeing as I am and will continue to be in charge like always, you will continue to report to me. This will also include any abilities you learn and things you do with your powers, mission or not. I can tell you both do not want to be sealed, so don't give me an excuse." she said more with a demanding and order tone than anything else.
"Yes sir." they said bowing.
"I assume you will be moving to the basement tonight then? All things considered, you might as well have asked a month ago anyway seeing as you have spent more time in her room than your own."
"Yes sir." he said.
She nodded and then took a deep breath.
"General, how much do you remember during the fight?"
"I remember placing that large knife part of my sword in his head and finishing what I was saying. And then pulling my guns. Nothing but waking up in the apartment after that. I guess my guns are buried in the rubble and I'll have to dig them out sometime with my swords."
"No." Integra said.
"Oh, they were found then?"
"Alucard said your attack did injure this Incognito. However, his body ejected the blades which all shattered like glass. There was nothing left of even the hilts or handles. You were hit with some intense blast that put you through a concrete wall. His exact words were, you looked like you were put through a shredding machine, those ones that eat tree limbs and other yard debris. Your guns even shattered like your swords as did everything on your person. The cell phone, rings, watch, armor in the lining of the coat. Nothing survived. I'm rather surprised you weren't shredded completely."
"Damn. Those were good weapons. Can't use my spare gun, being made of silver. I can get another sword, just have to be careful during cleaning." he said crossing his arms while he thought. "I guess I can just use whatever gun is available. Going to have to buy the rings again and get the other items too."
"Or you could have Walter make you one." Seras suggested.
"I prefer to do that myself Master. I may have little choice though."
"You can talk to Walter about that later. In the mean time, you will obviously have to train with Seras to learn your limits and what you can and can't do currently." Integra said.
"He mentioned I should do sniper stuff like Master did before moving on to confrontation attacks."
"Captain Ferguson will instruct you in that regard then when missions come up. For the moment, you, Peter and Seras shall all work together on missions. He will hand out the orders and you will follow them to the letter. Alucard will get his mission from me as always. Is that understood?"
"Crystal." they both said.
"Alucard will be watching you both to ensure you don't fall to the darkness you both now command. Watch yourselves carefully and do everything you can to keep from succumbing to it. If you loose control, I will not hesitate to seal you both, even if only one of you looses control."
"We understand sir." they said bowing.
"Good night. You are dismissed."
After taking his belongs to her room, which Walter gave him a spare amore for him to use, they sat and talked for a few moments before going outside.
"Unlike Alucard, who wouldn't help, I will be training you now."
"I think it will be a both ways things. I still have things to teach you in the martial arts. But I guess we should start with whatever you feel should be the first thing I need to know."
"You had great speed, like Walter, before this. Let's see if you still have any of it left. Try….running to that far wall and back. If you can move that fast."
"Yes Master." he said bolting.
She cringed when he did bolt and slammed into the wall in seconds.
"Well, you still have speed. A lot more than before." she muttered as he fell back from the wall.
"Ow." he said twitching a bit as he lay on the ground. "That hurt."
"I bet it did." she said standing over him.
"Hmm, I didn't know you had red panties Master. Or maybe you did." he said slowly seeing as his jaw hurt. "I prefer seeing the blue, black or white ones. Though nothing is even better."
"Get up." she said turning and walking out of his view. "Now, you've broken you nose and cracked you jaw along with knocking it out of place."
"No wonder I hurt." he muttered while holding it in place.
"Next lesson, look into my mind, it shouldn't be much of a problem. I'm going to hurt myself and then I want you to feel through me what I do in order to heal myself. Now, concentrate hard because I'd rather not hurt myself more than once."
It took her five times of breaking the same finger for him to finally figure it out and then heal himself. Because he was in more pain than her did she not punish him for making her hurt herself that many times. The main reason was because he needed to learn how to control his speed better. She ran with him having him follow beside instead of behind. After two wipe outs because he didn't have his eyes on her in the right spot, she had him following by her side. He still didn't turn at certain points and slammed into different things. Two trees, the house, a couple parked construction vehicles. Thankfully only denting them. The wall again four times. And all they were doing was running around the large house.
"I don't believe this." she said rubbing her face as he healed another broken nose and this time his arm in a different location. "At least you have the healing part down."
"I'm getting hungry." he grumbled. "Unfortunately."
They would walked to the front where a bucket of melting ice was and a couple bags of blood.
"I really hate doing this."
"Hard to tell if it is me or you or both of us giving the feeling huh?"
"Yeah." he said drinking it quickly and then washing his mouth out with a pop.
"I want to move on to other abilities, but…."
"Let's try something else then please Master. I'm beginning to hate the fact I keep screwing up."
"Maybe it's the third eye power you need to at least learn first. I can tell you've mastered the healing ability quickly."
"Like you said, look into your mind…"
She smacked herself in the face and muttered something under her breath he actually didn't catch.
"We should have kept with that. Okay…" she said looking around and then looked at a tree. "There is a spider…."
"EW! No way in hell Master!" he said waving his hands frantically. "Pick something else."
"You're afraid of spiders? Someone who couldn't really die before and is undead now."
"I'd rather take on a bunch of Freaks bare handed than touch one of those creepy things." he said with a shiver.
"That must be why I haven't seen any in the basement area anymore."
"I killed them all and their nest. Raid works exceptionally well. Swept it out afterward and kept a close watch. Pick something else Master, please."
"Okay. But only for you. Wait, is that what that memory you mentioned earlier when we came back here is about?"
"Yes." he growled while crossing his arms. "I fell into a pit full of spiders. Ones bigger than my head if you must know. I have no idea how long I was down there. I just know I died of severe chest pain that I later learned was a heart attack, only because technology told everyone much later in the future. Continue please. I do not want to think about that memory anymore."
"Let's see…..um, there is a bat…I think it is Alucard watching us." she said seeing him still squirming slightly at the memory he was still reliving.
"Where?" he asked grateful for the distraction as she pointed. "I don't see anything but trees."
"That is this test. I am looking at a bat with red eyes. Focus on my mind and what I am doing. Then find the bat."
This took about ten minutes. It reminded him of those magic eye pictures and every time he blinked, he'd loose it. He finally got it right and was able to look at objects far away like looking through a telescope and was able to do it while blinking.
"It is Alucard." he muttered.
"How can you tell?"
"He is smiling at us. Bat's don't have teeth that big or smile like that."
"Yeah, it is him. Guess he wants to see how you are progressing." she muttered. "Okay, try looking at the wall and see if you see the loose brick I see."
"Which one, I can see a few of them. This ability is really cool. To bad the moon isn't out. Telescopic vision. I almost feel like Superman."
She blinked and then gave the wall a better look with her ability seeing five bricks that were sticking out slightly.
"Not bad. And you did so without being in my mind."
"Thank you Master."
"Now, let's try….jumping."
"Jumping?"
"Like the age old saying about Superman, done correctly, we can jump tall buildings in a single bound. Though I think the flying ability has something to do with it as well. In this case, we jump to the top of the roof. That tower specifically." she said jumping as he looked up. "Now, you do it. No, you don't need a running start."
"Sorry. I was…never mind."
He jumped, feeling a surge of power and shook his head as he went over the tower landing on the roof nearby breaking his ankle in the process.
"I should have figured you'd get that wrong too." she muttered.
"We are trying to teach me things quickly where it took you awhile to learn because you were reluctant Master." he said standing up.
"Don't remind me. Okay, let's try jumping down. Go into my mind and feel as before as I drop. If you do it like I will, you will land and not break anything."
She stepped off the edge and landed lightly. As she was turning, he had already dived off and spun around hitting the ground in a kneeling position with one fist down. The ground erupted lightly leaving a visible two inch dent around him.
"Wow, I didn't think that would work." he said standing. "And I didn't break anything."
"Very good." she said proudly. "Any harder though and you would have caused a shockwave. I did it once and it left me a bit drained."
"I'm feeling fine. I want to learn the flight one."
"That takes a lot of concentration, but I guess we can try. I'm still trying to get use doing it right as well."
He grabbed her hand as she closed her eyes thinking about it. Both of them basically mind linked as they felt a surge of power go through them and the ground leave. When they opened their eyes, they were above the mansion and still floating.
"Oh my god." he muttered.
"I've never been…."
Then they both fell, still holding hands.
"Think what I am…gah!"
They both gagged slightly as their collars were digging into their necks.
"Idiots. You both quit concentrating. And right when you had it right." Alucard said as he held them both by the back of their clothes. "Until you can master a technique perfectly so that it becomes subconscious, I suggest you do not try going higher than a couple of feet. I may not be there next time to keep you from breaking every bone in your body."
He set them of the ground as they rubbed their necks.
"I am surprised as the level of abilities you have learned so far General. Seras is doing a good job." he said crossing his arms. "However, you have forgotten the fundamentals you learned like Walter about moving at intense speeds. Even though you move quicker than before, this ability is very different because you are using power from the blood you drink to maintain and control your speed. Before, it was a matter of how much you paid attention to your surroundings, how much weight and your current strength level. For vampires, it is the same except for the weight, but without controlling how much of the power you expend on a ability, you will not have the control needed to keep yourself from doing yourself harm. You Seras are still thinking it takes more power than you need to fly. You, General, can fly if you think about it hard enough. That is mostly how you both go so high in the air. As for your speed, you must learn to control your power better. It may take all night or several nights to get it right, but until you do. I suggest any missions you go on, that you don't run at the enemy."
"Thanks for your advice and help Alucard." she said sincerely. "I was wondering if you would help at any point at all."
"You never asked much less wanted to learn. Which is why I never did anything to help." he said gruffly. "Now, you both need to pay attention. There is something I must teach you both because it is a technique I doubt either of you could grasp even if I told you want it was I wanted you to do and you had a hundred years to try and get it right without interruptions. First, because Master is in a vulnerable position having no troops around and now that you General won't be able to help her during the day as much, you both need to learn the ability to shape shift. He also needs to learn how to move through objects. You have done a remarkable job in learning it Seras all on your own."
"Thank you Alucard."
"However, he needs to learn it quickly, as does his speed problem. Now look into my eyes."
They both couldn't stop as they fell into a trance as he unlocked, per say, hidden abilities. Almost instantly they knew how to shape shift. Plus he also unlocked what he called their beast forms as it were.
"You already know I have a dog form so I shall not show it. However, I wish to see what you two turn into." he said crossing his arms. "You shall try first Seras. Think about the power in you and what I have unlocked in your mind."
(A.N. I don't know what she really turns into and I've read a few stories where she was always a different breed of dog for each different story I read. Seeing as I haven't seen the change in the Manga yet, I don't know what she ever became, so I, like those other authors, am making up my own.)
She thought deeply as he instructed and slowly her body changed as they watched. After a moment, she was now a black fox with six eyes and a large tail.
"A fox. Very interesting. Cunning too, if you forgive the pun." Alucard said with a small laugh. "Very good Seras. I did not think you would get it right away."
"You knew what I would turn into?"
"No. It varies with vampires. There is or was a vampire, I am unsure if he still lives, but he turned into a cat. You can if you concentrate hard enough, make it so you only have two instead of six eyes."
She closed them all and then after a moment opened to see out only two.
"Impressive."
"Hmm, that reminds me, me and Seras need to watch Star Wars later." the General said as Alucard raised an eyebrow. "Personal reasons."
"Now you General. However, I do not expect much."
"Talk about encouraging." he muttered closing his eyes.
"Are you even trying?" Alucard asked after a minute.
"Yes." he growled.
About a minute later, after looking into her mind to see what she had done, he got a good idea of what it was he was suppose to do. However, something wasn't right, though he wasn't sure what it was. He had felt a change, but he wasn't on all fours or anything. He was still on two feet and opened his eyes when Alucard let out a gasp of surprise.
"I said change form, not shape shift." he said then rubbed his chin. "However, I must say, I like what you have done."
"What are you doing?" the General mumbled as he got very close to his face.
"It is too bad you weren't originally like this when you found me the first time all those years ago. I'm quite sure we could have gotten along much better and had much more fun back then too." he said as the General kept leaning back. "I really didn't expect this, but I must say, for a man, you really look sexy and attractive as a female."
"What?" he said as he barely heard what Alucard said.
"Maybe you should stay this way and join me…"
"Alucard! He is my fledgling! You can't have him!" she shouted after returning to her human form. "Whoa. That takes a lot out of you. Now I'm hungry."
"Changing your form…" Alucard said as he was eyeing the General who was feeling disgusted, freaked and creeped out as the same time. "Can take a lot of power. Once you have done it enough times, it doesn't take as much energy as before."
"Alucard, you are really starting to freak me out. Don't make me order to you back off." he said as they were practically nose to nose as Alucard stared into his eyes.
"Very interesting. You can't change because this is what you change into. Very easy on the eyes I must say. Much more beautiful than even Seras looks."
"EW! Get the hell away from me!" he yelled and ordered as he shoved him away quickly. "That is just beyond sick! I have not been nor ever will be gay!"
"He doesn't know." Alucard said and then laughed heavily as he faded away. "Continue your training with him Seras. I shall be watching things for tonight. And General, because you are a vampire now, you have lost your control over me. Only Integra has the right to order me."
"Damn, I forgot that. And what the hell is his problem? Thought he was going to make out with me any moment." he said as shivers went through his body. "I have the sudden urge to take a shower."
"You really, have no idea, do you?" she asked slowly with a sly smile.
He looked behind him and didn't see any wings or fur on his hands or on his face. His hair was longer going down to his shoulder blades, same color. He looked down at his chest and feet but didn't notice anything. Nothing felt wrong as far as he noticed either,
"I don't feel any different and I don't see anything that I can tell."
"This might help." she said snickering as she unzipped his coat and pulled it back.
He looked down and noticed his chest wasn't flat, but stuck out almost the same size as Sera's chest. With the weight of the coat, it hid two things he didn't notice he now had. Then he realized he was missing something else because his normal, tighty whitey underwear wasn't as tight as it should have been. Plus his waist was a bit slimmer and his legs a lot less thicker. And he just noticed his voice was more, feminine.
"He is right, in some ways. You do look really good for a woman. Not saying I am interested because I don't do that sort of thing. I'm pretty sure my chest is bigger though…" she said looking at herself while feeling.
He quickly closed his eyes and tried to think about changing back, even going into her mind, but she blocked him out.
"This is wrong!" he said trying on his own. "Oh damn, I'm getting really hungry suddenly."
"You tried to hard and didn't get anywhere. Let's get those damned drinks and then get you to a mirror." she said pulling his arm. "I want you to see what you look like before changing back."
"I don't want Walter or Integra seeing me like this! And I am not taking anything off."
"They are asleep. Though Alucard will probably say something anyway. And I only want you to look at your face, not everything else."
Once inside, they both drank and then he tried to change back, only to fail, even with her help. So they spent the rest of the night looking for Alucard, who had mysteriously disappeared and refused to come out even when he ordered him too, knowing it wouldn't work. He did admit, somewhat reluctantly, that he really was very attractive as a woman. She made a joke of asking if he wanted a shower to better check himself out which he turned smacking her upside the head earning him a glare and some ability she had that made him drop to his knees in pain.
"Don't hit me. Or the next time I might localize the pain somewhere else instead of your head." she growled. "Only in this case, you won't be hurting much so I'd do it later when you're a man again."
"Then don't make sick suggestions like that Master." he muttered getting up.
"Oh come on. You must be curious." she said with a sneaky smile.
"I see you almost all the time. I seriously doubt there is anything different and I'm not looking at myself to check."
Eventually sleep got the better of them as the sun was getting ready to rise so they went back inside. He flat out refused to sleep in her room because of his current condition and didn't want Walter to come in and even think anything. She laughed heavily and let him go before crawling into bed and letting out a sigh of sadness at being left alone. He, went upstairs and sat in the chair across from her desk putting his feet in the other chair and nodded off, figuring that it best she know about this sooner than later.
That morning, he awoke to being knocked out of the chair and feeling a burning in his hands and on his neck as he tried to pull away silver wires that he knew had to be Walters. A gun in his face made him stop from getting off the floor.
"Who are you vampire? How did you get in here? And why are you in the General's clothes?" Integra shouted as she pulled the hammer back.
"Chill out Sir Integra." he said in pain as his hands kept burning with his neck. "You don't want to harm the baby."
"How did you know about that?!" she said putting the gun to his forehead.
"I am the General. Plus I can smell two, we'll say life forces in front of me."
"That's impossible. I'm looking at a woman!"
"I know. Blame Alucard and his training last night."
"Oh my." Walter said pulling his wires away as the General coughed and concentrated to heal himself.
"Damn, those things hurt Walter. No wonder you're called the Angel of Death." he said rubbing his healed neck.
"Walter?" she said not removing the gun.
"Remember when I once met Alucard before, but he had changed to look like a woman?"
"Yes, I've heard the story. The General doesn't have the power to do that."
"He does now." Alucard said as he entered the room with a laugh and clapped his hands lightly. "Because we are so short handed for personal, you had ordered me to watch and help if I needed to in his and Seras's training. Shape shifting and the beast form, was two of the abilities I helped them learn. Seras makes a nice looking fox. However, this is what the General becomes. A very attractive woman. I expected a large wolf form or some really big dog, maybe even cat, but not this."
"Are you the reason I haven't been able to change back?" he asked as she pulled the gun away.
"Yes." he said with a dark laugh. "I wanted to make sure that Walter and Integra got to see this side of you. I seriously doubted that you would change in front of them even if ordered. And we don't show up in pictures…"
"I must say General, you do look very…"
"Don't say it Walter. I really don't want to hear it." he said standing.
"Please tell me that you and Seras didn't…."
"No way Sir Integra! Why do you think I was sleeping in here? Remove this Alucard!" he ordered.
"I like this look on you."
"Alucard.." Integra said with narrowed eyes.
"Very well. I got what I wanted. Good day Master, Walter." he said fading away.
It took a few moments and then he felt the changes take place and the right parts come back.
"Thank god for that." he muttered rubbing his flat chest.
"I guess that you won't be changing back anytime soon?" Walter asked.
"Walter…" Integra said sternly.
"I was only asking Sir Integra." he said innocently.
"I can't think of anything….well, I can think of a few missions you and Seras could do, if they came up suddenly."
"I am not gay and I refuse to do anything lesbian either. I don't care if you seal me and then order it. I will fight till I burn to ashes before doing that."
Her eyes narrowed as she sat down.
"I wasn't suggesting that General. In fact, it is not even allowed. All of us have heard the church sermon on that subject many times. I only overlook the fact of what Seras Victoria is because she is not like Alucard. Now, I can see that you are very tired and possibly grumpy."
"I do want to go to bed." he said leaning back slightly to pop his back. "These chairs aren't that comfortable. And I've only been asleep for a couple of hours at most."
"Sit and tell me what you two did last night. I know you were both out training."
He went over what they did and such keeping it brief.
"Hmm. That explains the thump I heard that hit the house."
"Yeah, I broke the wall. At least it is a unused room or a storage room."
"How many bags?"
"I had three. Master had….three as well."
"Very well. Is there anything else you need to add?"
"No. Nothing I can think of."
"Did you make any calls?"
"Sorry, I didn't get the chance." he said reaching into his pocket. "But here is a list of people you can try that I wrote down before training. Just mention my name and they'll talk to you."
"Very well. Go get what rest you can. You may be needed any moment." she said as he got up. "General, how much time do you think it will take to get the work done around here now that you can't help during the day and neither can Seras?"
"I left a memo for the people to finish certain things that we can't really do. Mostly the heavy equipment stuff will be brought in while they do the small jobs. During the nights, Seras and I can install all the weapon systems and even put the tanks away without having to drive them around waking everyone. The windows have all been done as has the rest of the different things in the house. I can work on the computer set up during the day or night in the basement without any problems. That will be a couple hours project at most, but I can't do it until all the weapons systems are in place."
"Very well. It seems we are ahead of schedule then. Keep me informed."
He bowed and then walked out heading down to the basement area quickly while avoiding the sunbeams. Seras was still asleep when he came in and got in with her, closing the lid over them both. She turned over curling up close as she felt his presence even in her sleep.
"Interesting." Integra said as she sat back holding her head up with one hand after he left.
"Beg your pardon ma'am?"
"I'm surprised he felt insulted by the change. He will have to get over it though."
"Why Sir Integra?"
"I have a few ideas in mind that may help get us information, but only a female could do it. I wouldn't have him sleeping with other people Walter." she said moments later after seeing a look cross his face. "Some information retrieval and spying ideas only. Women do have ways of getting men to talk."
"I know what you mean. I just don't think he'll do it."
One week later……..
So far there had been no Freak attacks and most if not all of the construction work was done along with the weapon placements. It was very quiet and it bother Integra. Even Alucard was bored. He couldn't aggravate her anymore since it could cause her to explode at him and make her have a possible miscarriage. She promised if he was the reason behind a miscarriage, he would regret it in ways that he couldn't begin to phantom. The General was getting better at learning abilities and Seras was getting better at martial arts and swordsmanship, especially since he got his replacement sword from America four days ago. It was the same one as before, but he was having to get used to using it again because of his speed and the fact the sword could kill him. Seras got a sword similar to his, which he called Cloud Strife's Buster sword from Final Fantasy 7. Alucard was watching them lately as they found with the two large swords, he using two blades which seemed to vary from the large knife to his favorite, the handle and sword as one blade. Considering the size of her blade and the fact it was also silver coated and blessed, she really had to work at it like she was starting over sword training again. Her first sword was like four to five feet long, this was almost 8 feet. But it worked out since they both were basically starting over. No quick speed attacks or anything. They were moving fast enough Integra was able to watch and sometimes predict the movements. But it did a number after a few hours and then they had to drink before going back at it again.
Alucard could tell Integra was impressed with the two and the fact that they both weren't going power crazy or blood lust hungry. They followed orders with ease and gave her no trouble, which he knew was not only because she needed no stress, but also because they had so much respect, they had no reason to talk back. That and they were doing everything they could to help each other to ensure that neither of them ended up sealed. Though the General knew what to do to break the seals if it ever happened. Seeing as there was now three vampires to feed, more blood than before was stocked up. However, the two were not drinking as much as he was. Being so bored, other than looking around at night sometimes, he would drink a few bags and a bottle of wine before passing out for the night and sometimes for the day to forget and ignore the boredom.
Integra was watching them as she drank her nightly tea as they kept at it with the swords. Both Seras and the General were doing a great job working together with learning their abilities better. Well enough that even after being shot with a silver bullet from her personal pistol, they both healed up quickly. It was a question she asked about trying and they both agreed to do it. However, she didn't shoot them in the heads or heart. Just in the right arm. Seras healed a lot quicker, which was no surprise. The General did heal quickly too, but complained that it really hurt. They both could fly rather well now and did so better if they were holding hands. Their sight was on par with each other. Despite Walter asking, the General didn't ask for any personal guns. He'd just use whatever was available or given. Seras got better with her cannon, not that she needed it.
It made her laugh when she heard about Alucard giving them some test. Which involved using their senses instead of their sight. He blindfolded them and told them to locate something, which she forgot what it really was but figured it was a couple bags of blood. Something told her otherwise though. Whatever it was, Alucard was and wasn't surprised when the General found it a good ten seconds before she found hers. He didn't let them use their, joining ability, as it were, to help each other during these test. They even got to where they could walk through walls and shape shift much better. Such as turning into bats. Seras thought it was a interesting experience as she felt herself spread out over a few hundred bats like Alucard was. The General felt it was extremely creepy and disorienting. The best he was able to do was turn into about a dozen bats the size of bald eagles. That didn't work well because he just made himself a giant target and Alucard was surprised since bat's didn't get that big anyway. He contributed it to the fact the General was formerly an Immortal seeing as he had no other ideas, nor did Integra or anyone else.
He did learn how to hide stuff inside himself like Alucard did a lot with his clips. Seras was good, but not as great at it. It actually took using whatever the vampire was wearing, which is why many of them used to walk around with cloaks. Since Seras didn't wear anything but the tight fitting uniform, she was limited. Integra was thinking at one point to have the General wear a uniform of some sort but he talked her out of that quickly saying he'd quit first. Suits were what he liked and had been wearing since they were made back over a hundred years ago. Seeing as Integra understood the feeling and reason since that is all she usually ever wore, she let it go. Seras did get a change to where she could wear a coat like the Generals, but it was blue like her uniform. He made it personally for her with the armor like he had with some technology called, the Molecularly Bonded Shell, sprayed over the thin metal weave inside the lining of the coat. They weren't going to survive an explosive hit, but bullets wouldn't hurt them, up to a fifty cal anyway. BG had the same chemical on his frame and most of his other parts keeping him safe too. One of the reasons they both liked wearing the coats with the armor, which Integra had to agree with, was unlike Alucard who would let himself get hit sometimes, if they didn't get injured, that meant they didn't have to feed. Hence better control which made Integra very happy. Unlike someone who liked to be called a bloodsucker and loved doing it. She didn't expect the peace to last to long and wasn't surprised a day later when there was a Freak attack.
"There has been a sighting of Freak." Integra said as dusk was nearing.
"Oh great." the General muttered.
"Afraid of going into battle?" Seras asked.
"No." he said as he raised a hand and then slowly dropped fingers as he counted down. "Three, two, on…."
"Master." Alucard said entering the room as the General snapped his fingers. "I hear the enemy has returned."
She looked at Alucard and then the two sitting across from her.
"Yes there has. I was about to send these two do eliminate the problem."
"I want to go." Alucard said.
"The General needs the experience…"
"Sorry to interrupt Sir Integra. Let him do it. He's bored out of his mind and if me and Seras work really hard at it, everything will finally be fixed up around here and finished. Everything but the computer programming will be done. This may be an attempt to see what Hellsing is still capable of doing. Sending Alucard will show them that even sending a demon won't stop this organization."
"I thought about that and also thought beyond that. What if this is an attempt to test the strength of the Hellsing Organization personally since we are severely behind in man power. With Alucard gone, they could attack this place and we wouldn't have much in the way of retaliation."
"Ouch." the General said. "Sir Integra, even before I was turned, I was and still am a master of weapons and a formidable foe. I've fired everything from a potato gun, the first musket to the deck gun on a battleship. No offense Alucard, but you like to play with the enemy. I will not. If the enemy does try an attack on this place, Seras and I will stop them. I've been around a long time and becoming a vampire has only made me stronger."
She sat back thinking and could tell Alucard wanted this mission even if it was a worthless and pathetic enemy.
"Besides, I am the only one here with the technical knowledge to work the guns we have hid underground and on the roof."
"You've made your point. If they did attack this place, you would be the better choice to have here. Here is the location Alucard. If it is a diversion to come after us, get back here immediately."
He smiled wickedly and left through the wall.
"I doubt Alucard is going to fight with his guns." the General muttered.
"I'll have Ferguson keep a watch out with the few men we were able to get to join us. Seven isn't much but it is better than nothing. Go finish the work as quickly as you can. Take blood with you as well or drink several to keep from having to make trips."
"Yes sir!" they said standing and fazing out through the floor quickly.
"Hmm. I must say, I am impressed with their development. Both have became powerful vampires and yet keep their humanity as well."
"Yes Walter. I am impressed beyond belief. I was sure with the General's violent past…"
"Violent past?"
"All the wars and death Walter. There are days I look and wonder if everything I have done is worth continuing. So many people have died under my command and so many innocent lives taken before we could stop the attacks. If it wasn't for fathers teachings and you helping me all these years, I am sure I would have gave up already. The General has seen much worse and done much worse personally. The fact he hasn't turned into a monster is a miracle in itself."
"I have a feeling it has more to do with a love of life and the things around him. Unlike Alucard who has had a violent past and loves what he is and what he became, these two don't revel in it much. Other than training to better themselves that is. He isn't the only, I mean, he wasn't the only Immortal out there that had been around a very long time. He told me that very few Immortals ever get put into prison because it would draw to much attention to their kind."
"Hmm. I didn't think of it like that. The Queen and church still find it strange that we have good vampires out there, especially these two since they come from Alucard's blood."
"Even among a bad apple crop, there is at least one good one."
"It's usually the other way around Walter."
"I know. However, in this case, I think the idea applies quite nicely to our situation."
"You mean Alucard's."
"Precisely."
"Has there been any evidence of why the General has been having these flashed of chest pain? Alucard has no clue or ever even heard of it happening to any vampire."
"He's not poisoned. There is no silver in his blood or on him, much less garlic. All the X-rays show the same thing as Miss Victoria and Alucard. Dead organs with blood flowing through veins when it shouldn't be happening. It is possible that because he knows the seal enchantments and other dangerous ones that are used to kill or injure vampires and other evils that just knowing it or perhaps thinking about it could be the cause Sir Integra."
"It is possible. I being one of the few people left other than him that knows those secrets. Alucard knows some of them, but not as many as I and the General do. I did ask him about it and he said even when he thinks about those different words, he doesn't get any feelings from it. However, if he starts to speak them aloud, it begins to effect him then. Otherwise….."
"One of the doctors did tell me that while he was checking the General out under the X-ray and then ultra sound, he swears that the General's heart pumped once on the screen. However, the General says he hasn't heard his heart beat since he was turned."
"Hmm. Yet this has been happening about three to four times a week since his turning."
"I haven't spoken to him about it, but he is the first Immortal to ever be turned, as far as I know. Most Immortals run away from vampires."
"I think I'll have him go talk to a few friends of his to see if he can learn anything. I would rather him not have this continue and it happen during a battle. It could get him truly killed."
It turned out the Freak had actually been around for the last year, but hiding out very carefully. He was behind the murders of several dozen people and the police had yet to find him. The Freak didn't drink all their blood and made it look like a brutal mugging, which it usually was, so there was no connection between the murders other than blood loss and the mugging. He wasn't very powerful, Seras could have taken him with ease, but he was a distraction for Alucard. Once reporting back to Integra the next day, she called the proper people and the police closed the cases quickly, glad to know the attack were going to stop. And the belongings returned to the proper owners of the people they found the families of. Instead of an attack happening to the manor, nothing did happen and it stayed quiet all night long.
Everything was finally finished and the place was fortified. In addition to the missile launchers up top, fifty caliber machine guns with the guard plates were placed in various areas along the roof for troops to use. In several areas, in case of an aerial attacks, anti-air gatling guns were strategically placed at Integra's request. They would even shoot down incoming missiles. Yes, her house once used to be a age old building that had been passed down for generations as the headquarters for stopping the evil that was against Queen and country, but now, it was that and more. Sensors were built into the hallways, with the help of Samantha Carter of the SGC, that were called cold sensors. If the temperature dropped enough in that area, silver and garlic would spray out from hidden pressure valves in the ceiling. This was placed all over the house. Basically, the three vampires had to make sure they weren't all walking down the hallways at the same time otherwise, instantly spray. A large army of ghouls, that would set it off instantly. Not to mention that this system could also be triggered manually from her office and desk or from the computer down in the basement.
Along with the mine field, there was small bags of silver and garlic powder set up near them mines to blow up with it. If all the mines went up, a lot of silver and garlic would be in the air causing a lot of problems for the ghouls and/or vampires. The internal fire sprinklers were filled with holy water instead of normal water. It would still put out fires but it would also burn ghouls and vampires if the need arose. Since she wasn't smoking, setting off the system seemed unlikely to happen. They didn't do it for the kitchen though since burning food, though it didn't happen often, was a possibility. And even though the General could not eat anymore, he still did great cooking when Walter was busy elsewhere. Being without as much manpower as before and only having a dozen men, excluding Ferguson, Integra felt the need to have the fence walls changed outside around the area of the property. If the walls, for any reason, were breached, which included if the gate was knocked inward from force or explosion, then silver and garlic would be sprayed into the air near those areas in the event it was an attack. It took a lot of money to buy the silver needed since a lot of it was being turned into bullets, but in the end, it was worth it.
For once, Integra felt safe again even if a army of ghouls and vampires attacked, she could hide down in the basement and do everything from there without having to worry much. She would feel much better when they had more soldiers again, but until then, she was happy and secure. Short of an attack from underground, which was highly unlikely, they had the firepower to stop just about any evil. She really thought the holy water sprinkler system for the outside was a nice touch. You just had to remember to change it over in the event of an attack otherwise, it was just normal water watering the lawns, flowers and everything else that had the weekly watering needs.
It was a month later that he was able to call upon a trusted Immortal he knew that wouldn't have problems talking to him. She came late at night while he was sitting outside looking at the moon, or the thumbnail part anyway. The guards had let her in, seeing as she was expected. He was sitting on a bench near a flowerbed on the front lawn when her Jeep pulled up to the front area. Before she could really get out of her Jeep and to the door, Seras came out.
"Hello. The General is this way." she said walking past the Jeep.
"Okay. I didn't know he was actually watching for me." she said closing the door and following in her blue jeans, tight green shirt with a open leather jacket.
Seras sat down next to him as the lady walked up, but glanced around before sitting on his right.
"General?"
"It's me." he said still looking at the moon with the sunglasses over his eyes. "Hello Lara. This is Seras Victoria. Seras, Lara Croft. Also a Immortal. I found and helped her with a adventure she was on. A dragon killed her. I got her out of the danger by hiding in the water underneath the temple area we were in. Took half an hour and then she, came back. It wasn't until after the dragon was defeated that I told her about Immortals."
"I defeated it alone technically. You kept it distracted while I had to move in and remove that knife from its belly. General, only you would know that story and only you ever talk about your Immortality to people when it should be kept secret. I've meet and killed a few Immortals. You are not very well liked because of your big mouth. However, I didn't feel anything when I walked up. What's going on?"
"Did you see or hear about the attack on the Tower of London?" he asked not looking away from the moon still.
"Heard and read about it after I got home. It was a terrorist attack."
"No." he said with a laugh. "I still find it funny how many people actually believe that story. Set was so huge from what I heard and even BG has footage of him. Yet most people believe otherwise. Anyway, a demon called Set was, pardon the pun, set free. This place has a secret weapon if you will that was able to defeat that demon and save not only England, but the world."
"Secret weapon?" she muttered. "Oh, Hellsing's pet vampire Alucard, AKA Dracula. At least that's what I got from calls I made about his place. I do have some connections in high places as well General. But it doesn't explain why you don't feel like an Immortal. You told me a vampire can't kill us. We just take time to recover."
"True. However, I tried to kill the vampire demon who was summoning Set, and failed. It took away my Immortality making me human."
"Oh god. I don't know whether to tell you hurray or bum-mer. I can't help you become a Immortal again if that's what you are wondering. You've been around longer than I have plus many of the other Immortals out there. Unless you called me here to say you found some artifact or something alike that needs my expertise in finding or retrieving it to make you become…."
"No. Wish it was the case, but no."
"Then why am I here? Is it to tell me you are dying or something?"
"Actually, um….I'm already dead." he said looking at her with a smile.
"What?" she asked confused.
"Seras is a vampire." he said removing his glasses and pulling out a flashlight. "A good vampire. Like the few others I told you about before with the various stories. I didn't feel like living with the chance of dying at any moment like normal people, besides other reasons I won't go into. So…."
"How much does she know about vampires?" Seras asked.
"Enough."
"Then he's your…what's the word…" Lara muttered pointing between them as she thought.
"Fledgling." the two said.
"Wow." Lara said as he shined the flashlight in his face to show the teeth and eyes. "Interesting choice and development for your life. Um, why did you decide to have me come down to learn this? You could have said something on the phone. Wait a minute…"
She got up quickly and backed away as she pulled a gun from behind her back.
"What are you doing?" he asked leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and tried not to laugh.
"You called me here to drink from me in hopes….."
The two burst out laughing hard as she kept the gun on them.
"You did…" she began yelling.
"No! No." he said waving a hand through laughter. "No. I didn't even think that at all. Interesting idea. I haven't drank from anyone much less plan on it. Integra would kill me or seal me if I tried."
"I haven't drank or plan on doing it to anyone either." she said wiping her eyes. "I used to drink from him when he was Immortal. His choice."
"Then why am I here?" Lara asked keeping her gun trained.
"First off, relax. We're not going to feed off you. Second, unless you have silver bullets, you won't do anything harmful to us anyway."
She slowly lowered the gun knowing it was pointless because she had lead ammo.
"I don't understand then…."
"Because of what I am now, and the secretive nature of this place, and the fact you are the only one I can trust with the what you really know. This place and my new condition, I wanted you to find out from your Watcher or any other Immortals, if any pre-Immortal or Immortal was ever turned at any point. I haven't done a thorough search in the Watchers archives and currently don't know their whereabouts. My Watcher was killed sometime ago during a ghoul attack on this place and he was never replaced. Since I cannot feel Immortals, I cannot locate and talk to one. Other than a couple of Immortals I do know, but cannot get to because of water issues, you were the only one I can turn to."
"Okay." she putting the gun away and crossing her arms. "Why are you looking for this information? Personal research or something."
"I'm dead, or what they call, true undead. Alucard and Seras only have pain when they get attacked by blessed weapons, silver or not plus the other stuff they are weak against. Same with me, but…." he said sighing.
"Something else is wrong with you."
"Yes. I don't know what it is though." he said confused.
"He's been having chest pains. Where his heart is. It is a quick flash, nothing more. A couple times a week, sometimes three. It doesn't last long either and even though we pretty much do everything together….."
"Everything?"
"We are lovers if that is what you were wondering Lara." he said looking at the ground. "I told you I was once…."
"Yes, I've heard that story. Chest pain. Any particular….um…"
"I had a heart attack once a very long time ago. Feels the same way, but being dead already and the fact I don't breath, I don't die or gasp for air. Last about three seconds and then goes away. I just want to know if it is because I was Immortal or something else."
"I can talk to Harold. Being my current butler and Watcher works out well in his favor. I don't know how long it will take for him to get the info though."
"I have plenty of time considering. I'd rather know sooner than later though."
"Have you tried Methos?"
"Can't find him. Lost touch over ten or twenty years, maybe more. Besides, he'd probably try to kill me if we got together again. I pissed him off last time we met and we never reconciled."
"All right. I think I can get hold of him too and see if he knows anything anyway." she said as he gave her his cell number and the phone number for the Hellsing house. "Whether I find anything or not, I do expect you to return the favor someday."
"If I learn about any interesting treasures yet to be found or artifacts, I know who to call."
She drove off as they stayed out talking and watching the moon pass over the horizon.
"A dragon?"
"Yeah, a real dragon. Fire breathing and everything. I was there to actually see it, to see if the story about their being one was true. Shocked the hell of out me when I saw it. I got a few pictures before Lara arrived and ruined the moment."
"Is there any more dragons out there?"
"Not that I know of. And the Loch Ness doesn't count since it is a dinosaur that's just lived through everything."
"That sounds like a interesting story."
"It was well over a fifty years ago and I wanted to see if it was fact or fiction. Took two months of sitting on that beach, day in, day out…."
About two weeks later, she got back to him saying that a pre-Immortal was turned into a vampire once over a hundred years ago only to be killed a couple weeks later by the Hellsing people back then. Of the few Immortals that had been captured by vampires, they were not turned and were currently all dead. One from a fight with another Immortal. One killed himself and the woman was beheaded for sympathizing with the vampire. Even though it wasn't diagnosed back then, evidence suggest her month of captivity with the vampire lead to Stockholm Syndrome which is why she tried to kill the people who killed the vampire. Other than that, Lara couldn't find out anything more about it and Methos wasn't very forthcoming with anything since he tended to avoid vampires all together at the time, plus he was still angry about some incident with him and the General. Lara assured him that going after the General was a bad idea, other than because of what he was now, but he had important friends with, quite literally, supernatural powers. So, the General was back to square one and still having the problem.