GENERAL HELLSING?

by FORD B

A very long lived Immortal, OC , joins Hellsing to help rid the world of evil, change Integra's world forever and gives Seras love she never thought she'd ever find or have. Stargate crossover included. Please read and review!

15. Chapter 15

CHAPTER 15

They were enjoying the peace and quiet, well it was for most of the night, except for the occasional yelling and a few parties that got loud. But they were so tired, they easily ignored it and she ignored it better since she just tuned it out. They knew when morning came because she flinched slightly as the sun came through the fuchsia colored drapes, that though closed, didn't block a lot out. With the bags she drank last night, she was able to ignore it for the most part but he knew she was uncomfortable and pulled the covers over their heads more unconsciously than conscious because he was more asleep than awake. They heard movement outside as cars went by and people talked, heard some people in the room nearby talking and packing and heard people walking down the hallways. They were aware they weren't alone, but they easily tuned it out and stayed nose to nose asleep.

Seras, after starting to sleep with the General, didn't sleep like a normal vampire would, lying perfectly dead still, no pun intended, on their back with hands clasped on their stomach or chest, or at there sides sometimes. Alucard mentioned it once to be strange, only sometime after the two had been sleeping together and she was drinking from him comfortably, that she slept like she was still alive, turning occasionally and such. Seeing her sprawled out on her bed one afternoon after some intense training, alone seeing as the General was running an errand for Integra, made him stare for several minutes until Walter broke him out of his thoughts, and after Walter telling him that Seras made her choice for partner, Alucard told him the reason why he was looking at the poor girl, poor only for the fact she was lying on the bed still in her damaged and slightly bloody uniform, obviously to tired to even try changing or at least undressing. Walter couldn't deny it was strange to see her that way since all other vampires Walter had seen asleep didn't do what she was doing. Integra, even somewhat surprised after hearing it from Walter, figured it was because Seras didn't truly embrace her change, not to mention, the General was a big influence in her life now more than ever, barring the blood issue he gave.

Seeing as she didn't breath it didn't bother the General and she barely noticed him breathing on her as she was used to it even though it was usually her back or neck that he did that too. It could have been minutes, could have been an hour, they just know they had tuned out everything enough they were both almost at that point where you actually fell asleep and didn't know you were asleep.

The door opened and for a moment, they thought it was a cleaning person or someone getting the wrong room, so though they were alert, they didn't show it, but hearing a certain metal clink, gun in nature, made them both bolt up quickly. He had one gun pointed while she had his other gun, which they had hid under the pillows before they went to bed, just in case. There was two men in suits standing on either side of a Russian woman that was currently wearing a Soviet Union era Army uniform coat over a low cut red business dress and boots with high heels. They had their Russian machine guns pointed at them, but lowered them to their sides as she waved them down and then re-crossed her arms and smiled at the couple.

"Nice to see you too again General. I was surprised to hear you were back in this area of the world." Balalaika said with a Russian accent and in Russian. "I'm sorry I missed you when you were here several years back. I was even more surprised to hear you are behind the British ship sunk in our port. A lot of diplomatic problems have arose because of you. Thankfully, I don't have to bother with it personally nor is it causing any real trouble, at least not on land. But I and Hotel Moscow have been getting many calls, most of which I have disavowed any knowledge of knowing the people that were on it."

"Sorry, wasn't intentional. Thanks for covering for us." the General said lowering his gun and taking the other from Seras. "Can you give us a moment?"

Balalaika waved her men out and then waved again as they gave her a look.

"I meant you too." the General said as the door closed.

"I have already seen everything about you General. And you of me, before and after my…injuries." Balalaika said with a small smile as she sat back on the dresser. "Are you winking at me for a purpose..."

"No. Just dry eye." the General said turning away to rub his red eye and then put his glasses on before she saw the difference in his eyes.

"Now I know you two haven't had sex." Seras said getting out of the bed and grabbing her clothes. She started putting them on, noticing the woman spending more time looking at the General than her. But it didn't seem like a love interest look. "So which story does she go with?"

Seeing as Balalaika wasn't leaving, he got up and just grabbed his pants, quickly getting dressed and thankful he went to bed in his underwear.

"I met her years ago when she was twenty…" the General said.

"Twenty two, a few weeks after my birthday. He was helping our country, on a classified assignment." Balalaika said.

"She was part of that mission, as a partner of sorts, along with some of the team she was with." the General said.

"You passed off as a very convincing Russian General. It wasn't until later in the mission that I realized you were not really from the Mother Country. The accent was so good, but you slipped up that one time." Balalaika said.

"And yet, you didn't turn me in." the General said adjusting his collar.

"You were a great help and did save a few of my peoples lives, including mine." Balalaika said as she smiled at his appearance.

"Good thing it was a bullet wound to my arm and not worse." the General muttered as he finished with his boots and then put his jacket and other stuff on. "Anyway, we finished the mission, I got paid and then left. Years later, after she got injured and she was in charge of her own group, fighting…..um…someone or some group. I was back in Russia again, for what I don't remember."

"There was much fighting going on, many explosions from many bombs. As me and my men where searching for survivors and for any hidden…threats, we came across someone who was very near the impact of a bomb that hadn't gone off in our vicinity. We had heard many people, on both sides yelling in pain from injuries, which is common in war, but one person in particular was yelling in a variety of languages, most of which we couldn't identify. It was only hours later that we were able to go out unto the battlefield and search. In particular, we wanted to know who it was that had been crying out in pain and what had to be many curses for a good hour before they suddenly stopped." Balalaika said as Seras sat on the bed next to him.

"They came across me. I was trying to avoid the battlefield and ended up in the middle by accident. One of the cluster bombs came down several feet away. I remember waking up to seeing another bomb only ten feet away, in the dirt nearby, on its side. I don't know how long I was out, but I had completely healed. Unfortunately, I was trapped under dirt, some broken trees and a few large metal parts that I think were from a former tank. I was yelling up a storm because the bomb nearby would have totally taken me out if it went off. Some sort of napalm type is all I remember about it. I couldn't get free and no one was coming to my aid even with all the ranting I was doing. After all my years, dying from something like that would have been beyond sucking." the General said.

"The bomb was thankfully a dud. He was unconscious when we found him and still alive. We took him and several other prisoners to….a place nearby to question them. Watching a naked man fight is….interesting." Balalaika said with a smile that was close to sly.

"You're just lucky I didn't kill any of them." the General said.

"You were just lucky that we had met all those many years ago or I would have gave you to our military to experiment on. When I noticed who he was, which surprised me greatly, I had him taken to another room to be interrogated by me personally. We…talked…." Balalaika said with a small wave of her hand.

"Yeah, we talked alright. You had me strapped to that chair naked while you sat in front of me and we talked." the General said sarcastically.

"You tortured him?" Seras asked.

"No." the two said.

"Though it wouldn't have been the first time. She was basically, other than shooting the breeze, enjoying the view." the General grumbled.

"You are a attractive man General. I would be lying if I said I did not regret having you at least once. Seeing as your kind can't have children nor get any STD's, I had nothing to loose. With the right contacts, your background is an open book. I know you both currently work for Hellsing and are not here because you wish to be. I have seen many things in my life and line of work, even fought and killed a werewolf in Mother Russian once, but that was many years ago. It was only luck that we had enough silver to fashion a few bullets. I was ordered to never speak of the incident and until today, never have. Vampires are not much of a stretch, seeing as the General is thousands of years old and one now, or at least half of one." Balalaika said casually even though it startled them. "I do have contacts, but don't care to hear the story of why you are what you are. It is not important to me. You're alive and here."

"How long did you keep him there?" Seras asked.

"Several hours. Other than to keep it so it looked like she was doing her job, we just talked about different things, mostly me and my past what I was. Only because she promised to let me go and not turn me in did I not fight back and keep quiet. I told her the truth and then she got up, loosened the ropes on my hands and then left saying she had to leave for a moment. I got free quickly, got the two guards to come in, knocked them out easily and took their clothes and left." the General said.

"Not long after that I left Russia with many of my men and currently live here." Balalaika said.

"How'd he see you naked then?" Seras asked.

"The mission was…mostly in Siberia. Though there was a few places we had to go from there. We all ended up getting extremely soaked after falling in a river nearby when the ledge gave out. He knew his way around and found a cave nearby. At the time, I was…embarrassed that I would have to undress in front of the others, but seeing as it was either freeze or live, I did so. Though I wasn't the only female in the group so I didn't feel as left out. Having only our packs to sit on, or hats or sleeping bags for those who still had them, we eight, who ended up joining up with the rest a couple days later, had to all sit naked in front of that fire for over five hours to get our clothes dry and ourselves from getting sick or worse. Three of us had hypothermia and another got pneumonia. Thanks to the General, none of us got frostbite or froze to death, unfortunately, none of us was able to help Grim. He was sick when he started the mission, refusing to let a cold get him down. It only got worse after the river and he died of pneumonia over night. But, that was how we ended up seeing each other nude. If it wasn't for the cold, everything would have been comical." Balalaika said. "He was also the center of attention for the ladies seeing as he was the only hairless man there, excluding his head of course."

"You are the only man I have ever come across where women throw themselves at you, other than from some of the stories and that incident with Mel'thena, and I have also seen some of your memories, and you…." Seras said shaking her head in disbelief. "Just shrug them off. It find it extremely strange, but thankful because you are with me now."

"My rule is…" the General began.

"Only by marriage." the two girls said.

"I must tell a lot more women that than I thought." the General said.

"The other lady offered and was very serious about it." Balalaika said. "Even in front of the rest of us."

"Selen was very nice and quite attractive…" the General said.

"No wonder. You saw her naked." Seras muttered.

"But she didn't have the qualities I was looking for in someone." the General said.

"That must mean you have married this lovely young lady General. You have my congratulations, though I must admit I am more than envious. I was wondering if anyone would catch you in my lifetime and if I would ever see you again, though I must also admit that hope was that you'd be alone still and we'd get together at least once, seeing as you can't have children. Oh well. I think we have had enough reminiscing for one day." Balalaika said snapping her fingers making the two men come back in. "I am quite sure you did not contact me to talk about the past, but more about business related issues. Though I would love to sit down and talk again for several hours, I do have a business to maintain and a reputation to uphold."

"Yes, you do, and you have more than my gratitude for helping us. The authorities are after us, along with several other groups because of what we did to their friends, buddies, or whatever they were. Several boats came out to our ship and attacked us instead of helping us. We had little choice but to fight back." the General said.

"I heard about the attacks. Even saw some footage last night about it." Balalaika said. "You are very fortunate that I and a select few of my people were the only ones that saw it and noticed a interesting…discrepancy."

"Thanks. I'd rather just leave here as quickly as possible. Our boss wants us back and, um…." the General said uneasy as he trailed off.

"General, you seem to forget I have many connections. There is cameras and in places such as this, there is several of them on the first floor. Imagine the surprise when all the footage showed only you standing there and talking to someone that the cameras didn't pick up, but a female voice was heard. Many years ago, I would have came into this room immediately to learn what was going on. But, with age and experience, caution among other things has taught me to check out and learn about…." Balalaika said with a roll of her hand. "We'll say a target, before confronting them. Even if it was a simple assassination from afar. In this case, though I wasn't able to get all the details, I do know enough to know what you are dear and what happened to you Comrade General."

The two only groaned lightly.

"Usually, blood is only bought and used at the hospitals and clinics, not bought and used in hotel rooms unless there is a doctor or someone with medical experience calling for it, and the person or someone with them is injured. Plus, you did tell that particular nun what you were doing with it, even though she thought you were joking. I can provide the transportation you will need to get to a airport and go home, but will want compensation. Unfortunately, it will be a couple of days before I can help. Other more important matters I must contend with keep me from helping you any quicker than that. However, if you wish, you may leave and make your own way to the airport. Though I can't guarantee your safety then, even though you probably don't need it anyway. I would rather you wait, than go out and be attacked by the different people you have pissed off. I can't stop them, but I can get the authorities off you backs for the moment." Balalaika said. "Everyone else will take some time to understand that Hotel Moscow is watching you both."

"I think we'll wait." the General said. "We'll stay close to here…"

"You may wander around as much as you wish. I will have some of my people keeping watch, but if a major fight breaks out, don't expect much in the way of backup. Just try to avoid causing a lot of death and damage. I'm pretty sure that you won't do it, but just in case I am wrong, please don't drink from anyone…." Balalaika said.

"We don't do that, at all." Seras said quickly waving her hands. "I haven't drank from anyone, apart from him and don't plan on it."

"I can only try to say we will stay out of trouble. Thank you for what help you can give us." the General said as she stood up.

"What about you?" Balalaika asked.

"What about me?" the General asked.

She made a gesture of drinking as he grimaced.

"Well, I can say he won't be Miss Balalaika…" Seras said.

"Just Balalaika will suffice." Balalaika said turning to Seras. "Any friend of his may call me by name."

"Um…is there any others, like him around here that you know of? Because that is the only way he can…" Seras said trailing off.

She smiled lightly as she understood, though surprise was in her eyes for a moment.

"Uncanny turn of luck for me huh? I try to avoid other Immortals and now I have to survive off them." the General grumbled. "If I was back in England, I wouldn't have this problem because of a deal that gives us Immortal blood through a blood bank system."

"I was wondering how you got around your problem without having them come after you. Other than a certain red head you met once General, I do not think there is any others like you in this vicinity. Besides, I don't keep track of your kind anyway, so…."

"Red head?" Seras asked as she saw the General sigh heavily.

"Oh, a word of warning Comrade General. That church sent a message to the Vatican in Rome that you are here. I do hope that no fights break out that I may end up having to intervene in General. You do have a reputation for causing quite a bit of collateral damage." Balalaika said.

"That's a head taking thing problem. I don't have control over that. And from what I understand, it's better if I win otherwise my death would result in a mass Quickening blast." the General said. "Not to mention whoever finally got me would know a lot and become a greater target. If someone gets my head and they get just half of what I know over the last ten years or so, a lot of people in the world would be in serious danger, either through blackmail or worse."

"Avoid it if you can. You've told me how you've done so before." Balalaika said.

"If the red head in question is who I think she is, I'm not taking hers." the General said.

Balalaika nodded, shook their hands and then walked out with her men, who didn't ask any questions.

"Red head?" Seras asked.

"Let's just hope we don't run into her." the General said with a sigh.

"Worse than Mel'thena?" Seras asked.

"No actually. Well…um…" the General said thinking. "More like a little yes and a lot of no. You'd have to encounter her to see what I mean."

"Encounter?" Seras asked, looking for information.

"She loves a good gun fight and when we met, bullet flew everywhere. And the only reason it even took place was because she wanted to fight me. Actually, that was after the job we did together with two other people she works with. She challenged me, I refused and then the bullets went flying. I ended up killing her to stop everything and told her two friends I was sorry about all the trouble. She woke up several hours later and I told her more about myself and that I didn't want her head." the General said.

"And then?" Seras asked.

"I think she cussed me out for several minutes, and then walked off to get drunk or something after nearly punching me out with a single swing. I didn't stay long enough to find out or even say goodbye. Makes my teeth still ache to think about it after all this time." the General said rubbing the left side of his jaw.

"Dredge up a memory of the three, or at least her so I know what to look for if I end up seeing her or them before you do." Seras said.

He sighed and did so while eating a chocolate bar.

"Hmm, not to hard to miss. If she becomes a pain in the ass, I'll threaten to take her head." Seras said.

"Seras…" the General began.

"I don't mean it. I'll just frighten her a little." Seras said as the General rolled his eyes. "Now let's get you something more healthy to eat. Your stomach is rumbling."

"We're in trouble too. I'm getting an inkling of being thirsty." the General said.

"I noticed. Can you hold out for two days?" Seras asked as they headed down the stairs.

"I don't know. I did it on the boat, so…" the General said.

"We had less stress on the boat." Seras said.

After getting a big meal in him, which did help curb off the craving for blood, they decided to go walked around for awhile. With their coats clean and their hair back to its normal color, they had little to worry about if anyone came up asking questions since Balalaika said she'd keep the authorities off their back. Everything was going pretty well for a good couple hours as they just talked and walked around. And then a British diplomat along with two Admirals and Sir Irons came upon them in an embassy limo. Parking down near the area where the ship was being gone over, the two stayed inside the limo and told Sir Irons everything that happened since the start of the mission until they got to where they were currently at. They even told him, as per orders, what powers they used and when. The only detail they left out was the sex and everything dealing with the subject of sex, but it was apparent to Sir Irons that they must have been at it, seeing as they were at sea, totally alone on the ship and had little else to do, and he did know they were a couple. They would have been fixing the ship if they could, but necessary parts and expertise was something they lacked, so nothing got done. After hearing everything, in which Integra was also listening in on over a satellite speaker phone, Integra told them to try and avoid trouble and attention. If that meant sleeping away each day until the Balalaika lady could help them, then do so. Sir Irons was to wait until Integra talked to the Queen about what she was told by the two and see what the Queen and Round Table wanted to have relayed to Sir Irons to tell the two Admirals that were in charge of dealing with the ship and getting it home. The General did leave out one other detail, which Seras backed him up on, saying that he had dumped the nuke overboard, which was true. The warhead and body was tossed overboard and was somewhere on the bottom of the ocean. He just kept the fact that the radioactive part was in a lead case inside their room back in the hotel. The distance back to their room was rather far and they had to get a cab to get back. Though the walk would have been fun, wasting their energy wasn't a good idea, especially for him.

The next day…..

"Eating extra food isn't going to help, especially me. Even though you were able to get more virgin blood for me." Seras said as she watched him eat a lot more food than normal for breakfast. "God I wish I could share in that chocolate cake."

"It's a good thing you got your freedom from Alucard back then, otherwise, we'd both be in serious trouble." the General said after swallowing some milk while leaving a small bit of the rich cake aside.

"The sunlight is annoying, but I can handle it. I don't notice it at all when I get my drink from you. I hate to say this, but I miss getting it from you." Seras said with a sigh.

"I think it is the more intimate level you're missing than the drink itself." the General said.

"True." Seras said with a knowing smile. "I have to admit, I miss the extra freedom. I can't have a bath without drinking from you. I'm guessing a shower is considered no different from standing in the rain. But being under water has a negative effect on us. Weird."

"I don't understand that either since it isn't holy water. Doesn't bother me." the General said.

"I know. So, what are we going to do today?" Seras asked.

"Not sure yet. May have little choice in finding that lady though." the General said.

"You are fighting the craving rather well." Seras said.

"Not feeling you feeling the need to drink is helping." the General said as he finished. "Which one of us is going to update Integra?"

"I will. I've already brushed my teeth." Seras said.

"Seras, hang on a moment." the General said as she sat back down. "I want to try something…"

"I may be dead and don't feel a lot of pain in some regards and can heal well, but I draw the line at anal sex…" Seras stated.

"I can assure you, that was not on my mind. I like seeing and touching your ass, but that is as far as it goes." the General said holding a finger up. "Where in the hell did you come up with that anyway?"

"You were looking at my ass when I got up." Seras said.

"Can't deny that. Anyway, what I want to try is not of a sexual nature, and don't try checking my mind, I've closed it off for the moment." the General said.

"I thought you did." Seras said.

"Now, what I want you to do is close your eyes.." the General said seeing her raise an eyebrow. "I wouldn't hurt you Seras."

She closed her eyes with a smile as he continued.

"Okay, don't try to listen for anything I do, or smell or try to even think on what I am doing. It may or may not ruin what I want to try. Now, as I tell you want I want you to do, do not think on what could happen, or should happen. Just go about trying."

"Okay." Seras said holding her hands out in front of her, which he put on the table hands down seconds later to her confusion.

"Vampires have a very acute sense of taste. We already know from experience that they can enjoy wine, pop, coffee as long as it isn't thick, tea to a point and a few other liquids. Water still being a no however. I want you to think back to when you were human and do everything you can to forget you are a vampire. Now, open your mouth and do not swallow. Ready?"

She nodded and then he put the last piece of cake in.

"Oh, my, god." Seras said slowly as her eyes widened considerably.

"Is that a good thing or bad thing?" the General asked unsure since he had yet to reestablish the link they had.

"I had almost forgotten what chocolate taste like!" Seras said while chewing as she opened her eyes in delight. "This is incredible….uh oh."

"You swallowed didn't you?" the General asked.

"No, but I think…" Seras said rushing into the bathroom to throw up.

"That actually lasted better than I expected." the General said as he handed her a washcloth.

"That was really different. I had throw up, but I didn't throw up really. All I really did was spit out the cake. And it tasted so great too." Seras said flushing the toilet.

"Probably some of that rich frosting went down the back of your throat…" the General said.

"Must have. I did everything not to swallow, but I think I did a little. Thank you General." Seras said while giving him a big hug. "I really appreciate it more than you know."

"Actually I do now that I opened my mind again." the General said while kissing her head.

He put a black suit on like she had and then after cleaning up and her saying that Integra said to stay safe and out of trouble, they both left. Other than getting some looks because of their appearance, they were left alone, thankfully.

"So, where would this red head be?" Seras asked.

"Last I heard, they had a PT boat down on one of the docks. Or is it still have it? Rather easy to find since I think no one else is using a boat that old. Or keeps torpedoes on their boat either." the General said.

"Torpedoes? Sounds like something you'd have. Have you even finished with that tank idea?" Seras asked.

"Still working on building it. I am still surprised that you haven't riffled through my mind to see what the ultimate idea is." the General said.

"You did ask me to promise to not look. Gives me something to look forward to anyway. It's not going to be for me is it? I have no use for a tank. My cannon is big enough." Seras asked.

"Pip and the men will probably use it more than I will. If it ever gets used. Walter was shocked at my idea, so much so he broke his monocle." the General said.

"I thought he looked like he had a new one. But that was months ago." Seras said.

"Yeah." the General said nodding.

"How much more do you have you got to do?" Seras asked.

"Well…" the General said as they arrived at the docks and were walking across them while glancing around. "If we were at home right now, and I was…."

"Left alone?" Seras asked.

"I didn't want to say it that way. I've been alone for so long, being without you hurts." the General said as he hugged her while they walked.

"It won't kill us to be apart for a few hours. Besides, we sleep together every night anyway so. While I'm helping the men train, you could be working on the tank. Oh, it that it?" Seras asked pointing at a boat.

"No. That's a different style PT boat. Close, but the boat we want has four torpedo tubes on the deck. And it is a WWII type." the General said.

"And if they removed them?" Seras asked.

"Oh boy. They don't have a flag on the boat. I know it was called the Black Lagoon." the General said stroking his chin in thought.

"Interesting….name." Seras said.

"You know, I never asked why…..there it is. At least, that looks like it." the General said seeing a PT boat with torpedoes tubes at a concrete port where no other boats were around. "If there is no torpedoes in the tubes, then they probably use them as containers for things."

They walked up to the boat and instead of calling for anyone, they both sniffed the air.

"Guess they are somewhere else." the General said as she stepped onto the main deck.

"I wouldn't go on that ship if I were you." a old drunken looking man said from where he was fishing up a ways from them. "The crew of that ship have a lady that has killed for less."

"Oh, we're old friends! Revy knows who I am quite well." the General yelled. "Do you know where they might be then?"

"Not a clue." the man said as he went back to looking out at the water.

"That confirms we got the right boat." Seras said.

"Guess I have to leave a note." the General said as he helped her onto the boat. "Seras?"

"I don't feel well suddenly." Seras said as the urge to get sick overwhelmed her.

He quickly helped her back to the dock and sat down with her.

"Whoa, I even felt that." the General said as he forced the feeling away.

"I think it would look bad if we both got sick. Hurt you more than me." Seras said blinking away the nausea. "Strange, I didn't have this before."

"You haven't drank off me in a couple of days, or something like that. So you're feeling the normal effects of being by water." the General said.

"We really need to get home. You go and leave that note. I'll be fine." Seras said.

"You sure?" the General asked still worried.

"Can't you feel me?" Seras asked.

"Other than the slightly weak feeling, the nausea is gone. Alright, I'll be right back." the General said kissing her cheek lightly before jumping back onto the boat.

He dug through his pockets and found a pen and notepad, which he scrawled his name and their room number. Using his ability to faze, he walked through the locked door and then placed it on a monitor screen that no one would miss seeing, and then unlocked the door to get out while relocking it as he left.

"You fazed through the door." Seras scolded. "We both know you are weak at the moment."

"Not that weak." the General said as she helped him up. "Besides, I don't think there is any other Immortals around and I really need to talk to her."

"Are you sure she'll give you blood for money?" Seras asked as they walked off, not noticing a orange car coming towards the boat from another direction.

"Probably ask a lot, but yes. She'll do it. Money is a big thing for her." the General said.

The Black Lagoon crew got out of their orange four door 1960's Plymouth Challenger. There was a tall and bald muscular African American carrying a duffel bag over his shoulder, named Dutch. He wore, other than dark sunglasses, gray fatigue pants and a thick faded black open vest that had lots of pockets on it.

Another man, say late twenties or very early thirties, the driver, named Benny, got out and tossed his cigarette as he followed. He had long blonde hair and rectangular glasses, gray slacks with a Hawaiian print shirt.

The next guy out was Japanese, named Rock, but didn't have really slanted eyes, wearing a clean short sleeved white shirt, black slacks and a matching tie, and also had a cigarette that he crushed under foot. He really didn't look like he belonged with this group, but followed along anyway.

The last, was a fiery red head. She was a young looking woman, Chinese background, decent, slim in build but had a rather busty chest, wearing a dark muscle shirt that showed off the said chest very well and tight blue cutoffs jeans that you'd find on Daisy Duke. If it wasn't for her reputation, men would be all over her and that really tight hot ass. A pair of chrome plated Berretta's she called her Cutlasses, were inside holsters under her arms. Her right upper arm and shoulder sported black tribal tattoos she got years ago. She yawned and then wiped the sleep from her eyes, which did little to help the drunk look she had.

They walked past the fisher and started to get on the boat.

"Hey Dutch." the fisher man said waving at him.

"Hello Mike. Catch any fish yet?" Dutch asked.

"No. There was a couple here moments before you showed up." Mike, the fisher said.

"A couple?" Benny asked. "What do you mean?"

"A couple. Guy and girl. That lady had a bigger rack than even you Rev." Mike said.

"Who the hell cares." Revy said waving her hand disinterestedly. "That just means a bigger backache for her sorry ass."

"The guy said he was friends of yours Revy." Mike said as he reeled his line in and found a small fish, which he bucketed with a smile.

"A friend? I have few friends." Revy said with a raised eyebrow.

"No kidding." Rock said as he crossed his arms. "I sometimes wonder why you haven't already shot us three. You've shot just about everyone else."

"You want me to shoot you to Rock?" Revy yelled as he began pulling her gun.

"Calm down Revy." Dutch said as he grabbed her hand. "We have a job to do, wasting time and ammo is wasting money."

"Fine." Revy said turning away. "But you say some shit like that again Rock and I'll put a few holes in you! Starting with your balls!"

"Yeah, I've heard that before." Rock said unfazed.

"Enough you two. This may be a trap or another client. Did either of them tell you anything else Mike?" Dutch asked.

"No." Mike said relaying what he saw.

"The lady got sea sick. That's weird." Rock said.

"Why? A lot of people sometimes are." Benny asked.

"If she was sea sick, why would she get on our boat then to begin with Benny?" Rock said. "And be in a area of the world like this?"

"Good point." Benny said.

"Can you tell us what they looked like?" Dutch asked.

After he relayed what he remembered, Dutch gave Revy a look as did the other two.

"Doesn't sound like any guy I can think of." Revy said shrugging her shoulders.

"It must be a trap then." Benny said.

"Oh, I'm sorry. He said he was going to leave a note. I don't know where he put it though." Mike said as he reeling in an empty line with a sigh.

"Benny..." Dutch said.

"Looking Dutch." Benny said going around to the back of the boat. "I don't see anything here or anything moved. Must have got blown off into the sea."

"Did they do anything else or touch anything Mike?" Dutch asked.

"Nope. The man left pretty quickly. He didn't seem like he was setting anything up, such as a bomb or trap." Mike said.

"I found the note. But he placed it on one of the monitors inside." Benny said.

"Who left the door unlocked?" Dutch asked.

"It was locked when we left and I had to unlock it just now to get in. He either had a key or broke in somehow." Benny said as Revy snatched the note away.

"Dear Revy, I need your help, desperately badly. Going to be a very strange request and even more stranger story, willing to pay a lot of money though. No, it is not sex. Come alone if you can." Revy said as she read it aloud and then the hotel and room number.

"Who's the General?" Rock asked as he looked at the note over her shoulder.

Dutch pulled the note from her grasp and looked it over.

"Revy…" Dutch began.

"I seriously doubt he's challenging me Dutch. You remember when we met him all those years ago. He even refused to fight me until I broke that beer glass over his head." Revy said.

"He damn near killed you for that. Or took your head I should say." Dutch stated. "But I know he didn't want to."

"We knew what we were doing. I was looking for a good ass kicking anyway." Revy said.

"Wait, who is this General guy and why would you want to get your ass kicked?" Rock asked in extreme confusion.

"He's like me you ass! Didn't the word challenge make that brain of yours work properly?" Revy said poking him in the head hard. "I hate having my ass kicked, but he earned that right. Me and Dutch worked with him on a couple of jobs before Benny arrived and then your sorry ass came..."

"Oh, I've been wanting to meet this man for awhile Dutch. You said he was a pretty cool guy." Benny said. "One of the few men who could tolerate just about anything Revy did."

"Let us keep all the money on both jobs, saying he was just doing the job to tie up loose ends." Dutch said. "He's also the only man I've seen Revy proposition and get turned down by."

"Hey dammit! We agreed never to talk about that!" Revy shouted.

"I never agreed to nothing Revy. You can look him up later. We've got a job to do right now." Dutch said handing the note back, which she stuffed into her pocket quickly.

She grunted and then looked back at the warehouses with worry, that Rock noticed.

"Of all things, why would he need my help and need it so fucking badly?" Revy muttered in confusion. "That old fart should be able to handle things himself, what would I need to help him with?"

"And be willing to pay big money for your help, he said." Rock stated.

She gave him a glare that softened after a moment.

"Be willing to pay any price I asked more than likely. Rock, you tell anyone I ever said this, other than the two down below that already know, and I will fucking cut your balls off with a rusty butter knife, and then force feed them down your throat." Revy stated with a glare that could make most men piss themselves.

"Um…yeah." Rock said gulping as she was in his face with a serious look.

"That man is the only person on the planet I consider family and I trust completely. And one of the few that I would die to save. Even though he'd push me out of the way to save my sorry ass instead. Someone I can say for certain that has true honor." Revy said sternly.

"Whoa." Rock said shocked.

"You take that info to your grave." Revy said as she pocketed her hands and then walked away. "And don't go talking to Benny or Dutch about it. In fact, forget the whole note and total conversation."

The two were just walking along, and made a few inquires about the Black Lagoon as to where the crew was. Most people didn't know, some said they were at a bar probably or at their residence or on a job, which the two said wasn't the case seeing as they were just at the boat. They did look in the bar and asked the bartender, who refused to say anything unless they bought a drink. The General dropped a twenty and said they didn't drink, but would pay for the answer. The bartender thought about it while giving them both curious looks. After the General said he was an old friend of Revy's and not working for the Mafia, Triad or Mob, but was friends with Hotel Moscow, plus giving him another twenty, the man said they had left recently, say half an hour ago. They left and went to the residence, easily unlocked the door and went in to find no one home.

"Man, they live like slobs." Seras commented as he was making another note.

"Not too surprising. Revy was always a slob. Hell, she'd walk around in her underwear sometimes because it was too hot to wear anything else. Then they got air conditioning." the General said.
"She's not like Mel'thena is she?" Seras asked with some worry.

"No. She didn't care if anyone really saw her like that as long as they didn't say anything or make comments or made any moves. She dresses with tight clothes that leave little imagination as it is." the General said as taped the note to the slow moving ceiling fan. "Can't miss it there."

"There's four people living here." Seras said.

"Probably got new crew members since then. I knew of Dutch and Revy only at the time. Well, we'll just have to hope they show up soon." the General said as they left.

"Where to next?" Seras asked.

"I'd say let's go back to the boat and see if they are there or have left, then we'd have an indication of where they could be or are. But I'm really tired." the General said as he yawned.

"All that control to avoid the craving is getting to you, I can feel it. Even I'm starting to feel hungry." Seras said.

"You have a couple bags in the fridge back at the room. Let's find a cab back." the General said.

"I don't see any cars around at the moment or hear any. Hey mister, can you tell us where we can catch a cab for uptown?" Seras asked a man sitting on a box nearby with some friends that were chatting and smoking.

"Not from around here are you lady. Mafia and Triad keep bringing in new members to replace the old ones and never tell them enough about directions." the man said as he flicked some ashes away.

"Keep telling those younglings to ask their bosses for maps, but they never seem to learn." another guy said shaking his head.

"Look here, we're just some old timers who barely make it by…" another older gent said as he took a drink from a bottle.

The General put a fifty in his waving hand.

"The cab please. Kinda in a hurry." the General said.

"Three blocks that way. You should find one somewhere around that street. The more uptown you go though, the better the luck." of the men said as he pointed.

"Thanks." the two said and then left.

Three blocks over and one up did lead them to a cab parked across the street diagonally from the four way street corner. Other cars were driving around as well, but a lot of people were walking too, and the other cabs they did see had one or more occupants in them.

"There is no one in that one." Seras said pointing.

They started across the street when he stopped in the middle of the street and looked around.

"Is it her?" Seras asked as she felt what he was feeling. "Wait, this is a different feeling."

"There's someone around that is a pre-immortal. Oh hell no." the General said as he looked up the street at a parked cab.

Seras looked as she felt some fear from him through the link. Being a lot less weaker than he was feeling, she was able to, basically, zoom in on the two people that got out of the cab. The General sucked in air and glanced around, looking for a place to run or hide as she kept looking.

One lady had black hair and large round glasses and was wearing a nun's outfit, plus white gloves. She had a katana in her hand while twirling the thin rope that served as the belt in her fingers nervously. The other, though having an androgynous look about them, was only evident it was a woman because of the chest seeing as the coat was open. She had a long gray coat on, with a white button up shirt and black pants, plus boots, dirty blonde hair and dark circular sunglasses with a metal rim across the top. Fingerless gloves with a thin metal strip across the knuckles completed her outfit. Both ladies had crosses hanging from their necks that hung around their stomachs. While the nun's hair was mostly covered by her hood, the other lady had a hair style that was short and could be mistaken for either gender from behind, but as a women's from the front.

"Is that…" Seras began.

"Yeah, that's them. Damn, that old nun must have told the Vatican we were here." the General growled as he grabbed her arm and ran back across the street to hide behind a wall.

"What was their names again…" Seras muttered thinking.

"Yumiko Takagi and Heinkel Wolfe." the General said.

"How'd you remember their names? Is it because they are women? I've noticed you remember women's names easier." Seras said with a scowl.

"It's easier to remember a pretty face and since I have no interest in guys at all, unless I am really good friends with them, I tend to forget easily. Or, if their name is something unusual, then I remember it pretty well." the General said.

Seras grunted and crossed her arms.

"Looks like they are looking around at the moment and asking people questions. As for those jealous thoughts, get rid of them. There is a lot of women in the world that are very beautiful. God created women to be pretty on purpose. But looks only get so far in a relationship." the General said turning to look at her after a moment. "Why am I telling you this? We've had this conversation."

"Can't help it. It's natural for most women to feel jealous when their man looks at other women the same way they look at their mates." Seras said.

"I did not look at those two that way! Hell, I don't even have a reaction to them!" the General said.

"Well, that's true. But it didn't stop it from crossing your mind that you were thinking they were attractive." Seras said.

"Because they are. Hell, we've came across several other women since we got here, who I'm pretty sure were prostitutes, and I thought the same thing. Doesn't mean I'm going to go ask them out or anything beyond that. Hell, I didn't even think of anything beyond how they looked!" the General said.

"Sorry." Seras said as she rubbed his arm. "Must be an instinctual…mate coveting thing. What was it Alucard said it was really?"

"I forget. And I'm sorry I yelled. I have the same feeling when guys look at you, however, you usually are thinking derogatory remarks about the guys looking at you, so I don't get that jealous feeling as much." the General said as he gave her a hug and then look back around the corner.

"There he is!" Heinkel yelled in a German accent as she pointed at him from just over a block away.

What looked like a .32 caliber gun came out from inside the cuff of her right arm while she pulled a .45 caliber magnum from a holster under her arm with her left. He barely backed out of the way in time as a couple of bullets took out a couple chunks of the concrete bricks near his head. He reached to grab her hand, but she grabbed his first and took off running down the alley. Seeing too many people around, they continued on down the alley as the two ladies finally came around the corner and started following. Coming out onto the street, they looked back and ducked a couple rounds before taking off to the left quickly.

Heinkel ran out and rolled a few times, coming up into a crouch with her guns pointed down the street. The other lady came out glancing around with her katana pulled and glasses missing.

"Damn, looks like they managed to run away." Heinkel said as she slowly stood.

"No, they're still around. I can feel it." Yumie, the other personality of Yumiko, who was considered a berserker and practically a sadistic monster, said menacingly.

She barely got along with anybody and was only able to partner up with Heinkel because Heinkel could handle her.

"Damn, this really isn't good." the General muttered quietly from a top the old two story building Seras had jumped them unto quickly.

"One of them is the pre-immortal? Which one?" Seras asked as they peered over the edge at the two looking around carefully.

"No clue. They are not going to leave us alone though." the General muttered as she reached into her coat. "What are you doing?"

She pulled a .45 out and released the safety.

"You did read the file on these two, right? And where have you been hiding that?" the General asked.

"Yes I read the report. And this is the gun I had when Alucard found and killed me. I didn't want to use it or even carry it anymore because of the memories it brings back of my former teammates, but I needed some backup weapon in just in case, so I've kept it on me ever since." Seras said. "Last person I shot with it was Alucard."

"Oh. Good caliber and better than a nine millimeter." the General said.

"I don't know whether Sir Integra would care if we killed them or not, so our best option would be to injure them enough that they can't follow us, get back to our room and run away. Bad enough the trouble we had after Anderson was killed." Seras said.

"True and good plan, but there is a problem with that." the General said.

She groaned as her head dropped.

"You still need to see that Revy girl in hopes she'll give you her blood. We can't leave a note at the hotel can we?" Seras muttered.

"No. These two would kill the owner and just about everyone else to find out where we went." the General said as they ducked down quickly in hopes they didn't get seen.

"I hate to say this, but you may need to kill one of them and hope you get the right one so you can get their blood afterward." Seras said.

"I really hate being a vampire, just for that reason." the General said.

"It's no wonder that Alucard is ashamed of us, yet proud sometimes too." Seras muttered as she looked over the edge again. "They're still looking. Hey, can you find out which one is the pre-immortal by getting close enough to them?"

"Yes. You got a plan?" the General asked.

"I'm not tired or hungry at all, so I can easily avoid getting shot. I will keep her busy while you take on the nun with the sword. If it is the gun lady, let me know and I'll take her out quickly. If it's the other lady, you shouldn't have any trouble. You're always bragging about your incredible sword skills." Seras said. "Which I have seen and felt."

"True." the General said as he turned to lay on his back and then pulled his sword out. "A bit heavy, but I'm pretty sure I can do this."

"You're hungry, not starving. Do whatever it takes not to use any powers." Seras said as she pulled her sword as well. "I just hope she doesn't have blessed silver bullets."

"Count on her having them. I doubt the Vatican sent them here after us without already knowing how to kill us. As far as I know, they know I am an Immortal, but I'm pretty sure they don't know I'm also a vampire too." the General said.

"Yet they know I am one." Seras muttered as she glanced over the edge. "Well, they know we are here."

"Hey, get yours asses down here and fight! I don't want to run all around town after you two!" Yumie yelled. "If you start running, I'll start killing people until you face us!"

Seras jumped over the edge and landed quickly, pulling her sword up as she watched for any bullets or the other lady coming at her. The General dropped his sword over the ledge, making it stick in the ground near Seras as he climbed over and slid down the old ladder. Before turning around, he put his glasses on and then grabbed his sword.

"I'm guessing we just can't talk about this, can we?" the General asked.

"You think we are idiots? Other than because you are enemies and bloody Protestants, plus work for the accursed Hellsing Organization, and the fact we have been given orders to kill you and bring your bodies back to Rome if possible." Heinkel said as she walked forward slowly and stood by a manically grinning Yumie. "You killed Father Anderson, and for that, we can't nor will ever forgive you."

"Ready…" Seras muttered as the lady raised her guns.

"Go…" the General said.

Heinkel fired at the two of them as they split quickly. Seras went left and easily dodged the bullets or blocked them. She was surprised when she fired back with her .45 and missed, but then she was trying to disarm or at least injure Heinkel who moved quickly to avoid getting hit.

The General went right and was instantly on the defense as her blade clashed with his. He really understood why they called her a berserker, because she was fighting madly, but skillfully as well. A gleeful and menacing look in her eyes met his as she continued her assault at him, which he was easily blocking.

"Is it her?" Seras asked loudly as she dodged several more shots that made Heinkel curse.

"Yeah, it's the nun!" the General shouted back.

Heinkel was confused about what the two were talking about and glanced back to check on Yumie, which she realized was a bad idea the moment she turned her head. She quickly dropped and rolled while firing the rest of her rounds towards her former position. Getting into a crouch again, and having one round left in each gun, she quickly looked for Seras. The slamming of a large blade on her right made her quickly roll, turn and fire both rounds. Seras had her coat closed and her arm up as the rounds hit, one in the chest that didn't go through the metal mesh and the other that went through her hand and over her head. She let go of the blade and grabbed her burning hand as Heinkel quickly was changing clips. Both guns came up quickly, but before she could pull the triggers, the barrels fell off.

She swore in German and then fell back, rolling a few times from a direct punch into the face. Before she could move or try to defend herself, Seras had picked her up and gave her a good punch in the gut that knocked the wind out of her. Blood wasn't gushing from her nose, which wasn't broke shockingly, but it was enough that Seras momentarily felt like getting a drink. Only because of her control and the General telling her no, telepathically, did she stop and dragged the half conscious women over to a light pole and hand cuffed her hands behind it.

"That actually was a bit easier than I expected it to be." Seras said as she slapped her hands together a few times after doing the handcuffs.

The General and Yumie were going in circles, blocking blows and dodging different attacks, though the General was playing defense most of the time. Once he realized that Yumie was the pre-immortal and told Seras, he continued his defense until Seras had her opponent down.

"Looks like your partner is down." the General commented after pushing her blade away. "Might as well give up. I am barely trying to fight."

She glanced over seeing Heinkel in a daze and sitting on the ground, handcuffed to the light pole.

"Heinkel!" Yumie yelled.

She looked up and had to blink a few times as she heard her name called. Seras also looked and leaned onto her blade as she looked back. Yumie quickly started swinging expertly as she backed away quickly.

"Yeah, I'm the sort of guy to attack my opponent when their attention is diverted. Not." the General said sarcastically while laughing as what she did. "I admit I have done so before, but the circumstances were different. In this case, we aren't being interrupted so…"

She said something that he was pretty sure was Japanese, but didn't make out well as she rushed forward and quickly. Before, he was just playing defense because he was waiting for Seras and trying to find out who was the pre-immortal, but now, as he really started feeling hungrier and could hear the blood in Yumies veins boiling with anger, he was now really having to try to avoid her attacks. She was trained really well and he was having trouble finding an opening to attack without cutting her in half or something close to that. Seras watched and felt as he was getting hungrier and weaker because of it. It was only going to be a matter of time before she got through his defense. He began trying to hit her as he saw openings and was only able to cut her clothes a few times because he wasn't able to move fast enough, plus he was trying to avoid cutting a limb off at the same time. She did hit him more than once, but her blade only cut his coat, doing nothing else.

"Once your heathenish ass is dead, I'll make quick work of her and then come back to kill you over and over again for what you did to Father Anderson. I'll keep killing you over and over and over until you go mad!" Yumie yelled.

"Your skills are impressive lady, but you can't beat me. And Anderson was the biggest joke I've seen in a long time!" the General said goading her.

She roared in anger and struck at him hard several times, causing sparks to fly as their blades clashed over and over. The other two kept watching, though Heinkel was trying to get free until Seras told her to give up or else she'd break both her wrist and knock her out.

"You can't keep this up much longer." Seras said to him through their link.

"If I wasn't so weak, I'd already have her taken out." the General said tiredly.

"Do you need help? I can easily…"Seras asked as she had yet to realize what he was thinking.

"No. I have a plan." the General stated.

"That's dangerous! If it fails, she'll kill you!" Seras said, still in his mind talking, as she saw what he was planning.

"I have little choice left. Revy may not come." the General said with worry.

He blocked a downward attack and pushed back hard making her fall back and land on her ass as he backed up and dropped to one knee, panting hard. She quickly got up and came at him, which he blocked the swing and pushed her back yet again, with more force, knocking her once again on her ass and making her roll a few times. Faking fatigue as he got up, his sword dropped to the ground behind him as he raised it. She got up quickly as he turned around and knelt down to grab his blade. Even though Seras saw the plan in his head, she couldn't help but cry out as Yumie jumped into the air and was coming down on him with her blade ready to cut him in half.

"Yumie! It's a trap!" Heinkel yelled.

Just a couple feet from him and her blade ready to come down on his head, she looked up while still coming down with her blade. She saw another blade that had a handle built into it come up and block her attack from above as he continued to stay kneeling on the ground with his back to her. As she just landed on her feet, his right hand spun the main blade to be backwards in his hand, which he thrust behind him quickly.

"Yumie!" Heinkel yelled.

Pain rushed through her and it became difficult to breath as she slowly glanced down and saw the large blade sticking out of her chest and felt it going out her back. His other blade and hers fell to the ground as she slowly let go and coughed up blood onto his back. He got up and pulled away causing her to fall back as the blade left her body.

"A….a….." Yumie gurgled out as he came into her field of vision. He was saying something to her, but she only caught the words he spoke up to the word Immortal.

"Damn lady, you're good. Believe it or not, even though you're dying, you're coming back as an Immortal. See you back in an hour or so. Or so I hope. Sometimes takes a day for new Immortals to come back after their first…." the General said trailing off as he noticed she had already died.

After closing her eyes and putting his sword back together, he stared at the blade as Seras walked up quickly.

"General, I know what you want to do, but I don't think it is a good idea at the moment. Besides, it probably won't do anything for you anyway…" Seras said as his fangs extended slowly and he started to go for a lick.

He tossed his weapon aside making it clang loudly against the wall as he slapped himself hard enough he dropped to his knees.

"God…..ah!" the General cried out as he wrapped his arms tightly around his middle and felt the incredible urge to attack and drain Yumie's still dead body. "Dammit, I used a bit more of my power when I shouldn't have! I can't believe the craving I am feeling!"

Seras looked up and then behind her as Heinkel had managed to get free. She grabbed a bent rusty pole from the ground next to an old fence and rushed forward in rage. Seras got up and easily ducked the quick swings, even having to bend back far enough she should have fallen if it wasn't for the incredible strength she had in her knees. Catching the bar with one hand, she pulled it from Heinkels grasp and tossed it aside into the fence. The punch to the face, which did and didn't surprise Seras as her nose was broken, only snapped her head back. Before Heinkel could land anything else, Seras quickly moved behind her as she threw another punch and quickly gave a quick chop to the back of her neck. She was unconscious well before she hit the ground.

"We need to leave, quickly!" Seras said as they heard sirens in the distance and her nose fixed itself quickly.

"We…..can't, leave them….here." the General grunted out as he clawed at the ground.

"I can't carry all three of you!" Seras exclaimed.

"I'll…..carry the blonde.." the General said as he barely got to his feet. "You get her."

"General, we've got over a mile to cover to…." Seras began.

"We can't! And in my state, they'll go get back up and be able to get rid of us both before I can recover!" the General shouted making her flinch.

"I understand." Seras said. "I've got an idea."

She pulled her sword again and set it on the ground with his, the blades backs to each other. Pulling Heinkels long coat off her and then taking the Generals, she put his on the ground, put the blades inside, with the sheathed katana he tossed in as well, and then closed the coat tightly. Then she placed Yumie on the makeshift bed and used Heinkels coat to tie her to it. Putting the unconscious Heinkel on her back and holding her hands with one hand while dragging the makeshift bed with the other, they took of running quickly.
In a alley right next to the place they were staying in, she jumped up with the two and left them on the balcony, then rejoined him on the ground. He was hanging off her shoulder and almost dragging his feet as they came in through the front and quickly went straight to their room. He dropped on the bed curling up in pain and misery as she quickly finished the blood from the fridge to get rid of the craving she was having, which did help him enough his fangs receded. She then brought the two ladies in, tying Heinkel to the radiator on the wall, plus tied her feet together with her own shoelaces, she then placed Yumie on the bed, still on Heinkels coat. The Generals was tossed aside along with both their blades.

"General, you have to fight it." Seras said kneeling next to him.

"I am!" the General growled from the chair he was sitting in near the bed. "I can't drink from either of them, even if I was allowed to!"

"We've got to get your mind off the craving." Seras said as she thought.

"Seras.." the General said through clenched teeth. "I love you very much, but sex right now isn't a good idea. Making my blood race anymore than it already is isn't a good idea."

"That's not what I had in mind." Seras said insulted.

"I've seen your mind. You think about the many times we've been together a lot." the General said as he rolled his eyes. "Sometimes I can't tell which of us starts…..well, it was working."

"I really wasn't think about sex. We…." Seras said thinking. "Okay, out of all the Immortals….new one's, that have had their first death, how long has it been since they came back? I mean, how long does it take them to come back?"

"I don't know." the General grunted while still holding his sides. "It….varies…"

"Think! There has to be some point in your life where you experienced a situation similar to this!" Seras yelled.

"Immortals tend to avoid each other as much as possible because we don't want to end up killing each other. This situation is pretty new to me." the General stated.

"You said you have been using large swords for a very long time. Somehow, I don't think that move you pulled was something you did for the first time." Seras said.

"I've done it a lot of times. It catches my opponent off guard if they think I am down and injured or distracted. But I've used it on very few Immortals. She's the first pre-immortal." the General said.

Seras could tell it was working, not as well as she wished, but enough his mind was off the craving problem. She had already shut the link between them off for the moment, other than giving him the feeling she had that she was refreshed and full, to help aid in lessening the craving.

"Think. Out of the Immortals that have had this attack done on them, as to you shoving a big sword into them like that, how long did it take them to recover?" Seras asked.

"It varies! And usually, I ended up taking the person's head seconds later." the General said.

"What's the longest time to wait for someone to recover?" Seras asked.

"A day." the General stated.

"We don't have that much time." Seras muttered as he looked at the bed. "General…"

"Search her." the General said quickly.

"For what?" Seras asked confused.

"Her glasses." the General said.

"Glasses? Sorry, I don't see why that helps you…" Seras said confused.

"It helps us. She's unique." the General said.

"No kidding. A nun that kills is very different." Seras said.

"She has a multiple personality disorder, or something like that. It was in the file. When her glasses are on, she reverts to the calm nun. Without the glasses, the other side emerges." the General said as he felt and heard his knuckles pop from the grip he tightened on himself.

"As least your trying to think of other things than drinking." Seras said and then automatically regretting it as she saw his fangs grow. "Ah dammit! Sorry!"

"There's an Immortal nearby." the General said as he stood and sniffed the air. "Fresh blood."

"General…" Seras said as she saw his eyes change drastically and his demeanor become that of a hunter stalking a wounded but fresh prey. "Don't make me have to hold you down General. You know that Integra will have your ass sealed if you loose control. And mine would be next."

She wasn't surprised when he punched himself in the face really hard, which dropped him to the ground hard.

"Ah damn, that really hurt." the General muttered as the door was knocked on.

The job was actually rather short, seeing as the place they needed to go do it at was a ship coming to Roanapur, which was arriving early. The guards were pathetic and few, so they were able to grab what they needed and left quickly without much of a fight. Though Revy fired off a couple of clips, mostly to scare the people. They got back to port and took the item they were sent to retrieve to their client, which they had planned on doing the next morning, but did so then because they had enough time left in the day. Once they got back to their home, they found the note on the ceiling fan.

"Dear Revy, came by here to hopefully see you. If you got the first note, then hope to see you soon. If you didn't get the note on the boat, please come see me, it is urgent. Need help, will pay a lot of money. Strange request to ask, come alone please. The General." Revy read aloud, ignoring the name of the place and room number.

"How did he get in here? Man, I'd really like to see this guy and ask how he's broke in to both our places without scratching or damaging the locks." Benny said as he rubbed his head.

"What do you want to do Revy?" Dutch asked.

"I'm going alone. Give me the keys." Revy said calmly.

Rock watched in utter fascination as her change of attitude as she gave them a twirl and headed for the door.

"Don't wait up." Revy said.

"Revy…" Dutch said getting her attention.

"What?" Revy asked tiredly.

"How long should we wait?" Dutch asked.

"I'll call in a couple of hours. If you don't hear anything by then…" Revy said then walked out.

"Are you sure we shouldn't follow her?" Rock asked.

"And get my head or something else important shot off? Or in this case, cut or chopped, no. We'll wait two hours." Dutch said.

"Stay there." Seras said walking up and looking through the peep hole. "Who's there?"

"Hmm? A woman's voice? This must be the wrong room." Revy said as she looked at the notes. "Says the right number on both notes though."

"Are you looking for the General?" Seras asked.

"Yes, I am." Revy said slowly as she pulled a gun and put the barrel up to the peephole. "Now open the door before I decide to blow it down."

Seras shook her head as she unlocked it.

"You really know how to pick'em General." Seras muttered as she opened it and let her in.

"What the fuck?" Revy muttered as she looked at Seras and then the other two women. "Where is he and what the hell is going on?"

His hand shot up and gripped the side of the bed as he was slowly dragging himself to his feet.

"I hope you didn't get messed up and decided to kill and torture women for fun." Revy said waving her gun. "I will kill you, permanently if that is the case."

"No, they were trying to kill us. The nun is, was a pre-immortal. The other lady is her partner." Seras said shrugging.

"Forget it General. No amount of money is going to get me to watch out for a new Immortal. I'm more inclined to take their heads just for the fun of it." Revy said as she reached for the door.

"That's not the case." Seras said as she put her hand on the door. "He needs something from you perso…"

Revy looked at the blonde in confusion as fear came across her face.

"General..." Seras said walking forward slowly as she re-established the link, which made her flinch considerably as his urge made her feel hungry.

If it wasn't for her incredible ability to control her cravings and the fact she had already drank recently, she would have turned on the red head and Heinkel. Revy looked away to see the General, still standing there with his ruined suit. It took a double take for her to notice the fangs, his bright red eyes, and long finger nails. His hair stood up at the same time he finally got to his full height.

"What the fuck is that?" Revy screamed as she pointed with her free hand.

Only because Seras got in the way was why Revy's throat wasn't ripped into yet. He had both hands out trying to grab her and his mouth open as he salivated for her blood with dripping fangs.

"General! General, back off! Alucard will know what you did and I will have no choice but to tell Integra…." Seras said as she pushed him away, slowly.

"I….can't….fight….it….anymore!" the General said as he tried to push her away.

Revy watched in horror as the two, more or less, tussled. The blonde was much stronger and keeping him back, but the look in his eyes finally got to her, especially after she realized why he was doing what he was, because of what he was.

"You're…..you're….a vampire!" Revy exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yeah, we both are." Seras grunted out and then barely kept herself from falling forward after hearing a gun shot and seeing the General fall backwards. "I guess shooting him to stop him works."

Feeling the barrel against the back of her head she stopped moving.

"So, the plan was to bring me here and capture me to drain my precious blood huh? How's my fucking gun to your head bitch fit into it?" Revy exclaimed.

Seras growled lightly as she rolled her eyes, but they both jerked as they heard a maniacal laugh and saw him slowly sit up.

"Yes! Yes! That helped me greatly!" the General said sitting up. "My Immortality has currently taken control after bringing me back."

She moved the gun and fired, but missed as Seras pulled her gun away and then grabbed the other tossing it aside as well. Revy took a punch at her, only to miss as Seras got behind her quickly and grabbed both arms, holding her with a police move that kept her from getting loose, even though she was struggling greatly.

"Rebecca…" the General said grabbing her face and keeping her from looking away. "Look at me."

"You called me here to kill me you lying fuck! The notes were lies!" Revy said as she struggled as hard as she could and tried to head butt him and even kick him in the nuts. "Rotten fucking bastard!"

"No. I seriously need your help!" the General yelled in her face. "I'm not going to kill you, I promise!"

"Bullshit!" Revy yelled as she tried to head butt him again and failed. "You told me about monsters to look out for and you are one! And so is this bitch! She's probably the one that turned you into the fucking freak to begin with!"

"I can explain…" the General yelled and then backed up as he grabbed his middle with both arms and felt the craving come back quickly. "I'm sorry Rebecca, it wasn't meant to happen this way! I will explain everything…"

"General…" Seras said slowly. "You know Sir Integra…"

"I know…" the General said as she released Revys right arm.

Before she could use it to do anything, he grabbed it and cut her wrist with a fingernail as she started screaming. Seras covered her mouth and felt tears in her eyes like she saw coming from his closed eyes as he drank from her bleeding wrist, without using his teeth. Just over ten seconds later, he backed off and sat back as her arm healed up. Seras backed up to the door after letting go and didn't stop Revy from laying several kicks and punches into him, which he had a little trouble blocking. Many words were yelled, mostly words in a language Seras didn't know, but was sure included a lot of swearing. Revy saw the katana on the floor and grabbed it quickly, placing it against his neck as she panted in anger and exhaustion.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't take your lying fucking head?" Revy yelled.

"I…" the General gasped out from the floor he was still lying on.

"If you say had no choice, I will cut your head off without hesitation!" Revy yelled.

"It was either your wrist or throat." Seras said. "We are both going to pay for it when we get home. But he really had no choice."

"Yes, I am a vampire now, but still an Immortal too." the General said between breaths of pain. "I can only live off Immortal blood. I was going to ask you to give me some, into a I.V. bag or something and pay whatever you wanted in exchange. But these two bitches came along and we have no choice but to fight back. It's been too long since my last drink, I was loosing control. Seras is a normal vampire, that lives off transfusion blood."

Revy looked back and forth and saw them both crying, though for Seras it was the feeling she was getting from him that made her sad. They both were going to get sealed for this and had a good feeling that Alucard already knew what was happening. Revy looked back seeing his tears.

"I am so sorry Revy. I didn't want to even do what I did, but it was do that or loose total control and drink you completely dry and then probably kill you afterward without knowing what I was doing." the General said as he covered his face with his hands. "I won't blame you if you never forgive me and take my head anyway. I can't and won't stop you."

Revy noticed Seras's hand extend towards her and then move away as she looked away as well.

"I should take your fucking head!" Revy yelled as she whacked him on the head with the dull side and then tossed the blade aside into the wall.

She gave him a kick in the side and then sat down on the end of the bed near the nun's feet.

"What in the fucking hell is going on? You told me that vampires can't turn Immortals into vampires! That we are just prey that they can live off of forever! What the fuck happened to you?" Revy said as she crossed her legs, lit a cigarette and then crossed her arms. "And this better be a good fucking story…."

After his ribs healed, he slowly sat up as Seras sank down and sat by the door. It took over an hour to explain the entire situation about what happened at the Tower of London up to the fight with the Immortal he challenged that changed him into what he was, including talking with Lara Croft and the deal made with the Watchers and the blood he got. Then he talked about, in greater detail, what he wanted to do about the notes he left and his problem, which was screwed up by the two Vatican ladies.

"Geez General. You went from being a sad lonely man, to a fucking pathetic looser quickly. And I thought my life was a load of shit. I've seen drugged out and near death fucking worthless dregs on the street lying in their own piss and shit that looked better. If it wasn't for all the stuff you have done for me before, I'd have no respect for you now." Revy said taking a long drag and flicked the ashes at him. "At least it's nice to see you are finally getting some after all this time. You sure you aren't fucking these two as well? Girls with guns or some weapon really was, or is, a turn on for you."

"Looks they have, attitude no. And not unless we were the last three on the planet and even then, I'm pretty sure I'd be running for the rest of my life. They're Catholics…" the General muttered tiredly.

"So when in the hell has religion stopped you before? You once dated a Hindu lady for awhile." Revy said.

"Yes, but certain customs I refused to do, so I left. The Catholic problem is because of where I work right now. The Vatican wants me dead anyway for killing their top man. He was created from research that involved an Immortal. I don't know how though." the General said remorsefully. "I am so sorry Revy…"

"Oh shut the fuck up already." Revy said crushing her cigarette out on the bottom of the nuns shoe and then flicking the butt into his face. "You've said that a dozen damn times now. Scared the hell out of me back there you miserable bastard! I forgive you, but you are really going to pay out the ass for this!"

"But I…" the General began.

"Could have killed me otherwise, no shit! And then you would have taken your own lousy head as well. I know." Revy said gruffly. "Your nice and a gentleman, sort of like Rock is, but you are a much better friend than he'll ever be. I find that attitude nice and extremely irritating at the same time. But I swear if you tell him that, I will kill you and feed your dead ass to the sharks without a thought!"

"Okay. Still as complicated as ever huh Rebecca." the General said with a small chuckle that didn't have that happy sound it should have.

"And you are one of the few people I let get away with calling me by my real name." Revy said gruffly again. "How long as this bitch nun here been dead?"

"Couple of hours." Seras said.

"Ah dammit! Where's the fucking phone?" Revy yelled frantically.

She grabbed it quickly and made a call, as the other two moved the weapons to the corner of the room.

"That was really damned close. They were getting ready to come see if I was dead." Revy said hanging up. "Bad enough we're still paying for the bar that got fucked up in a gun fight. Don't need to add a motel to the stack of shit we're already in. And with you being protected by Balalaika, we really don't need her on our bad side."

"Here. I guess you mastered the two gun fighting then?" the General said handing her guns back.

"We taught each other a lot about that back then. Kinda miss those days." Revy said while putting them away after a couple of twirls. "You feeling light headed at all?"

"I was earlier, but figured it was because you were kicking my ass, which I deserved. Why?" the General asked as she sat in the chair while the other two sat on the bed.

"I had a beer on the drive over. I know for a fact you can't hold alcohol worth a shit." Revy stated.

"That explains the alcohol I smelled." the General said.

"You still can't drink worth a damn can you?" Revy asked.

"No. Makes me…um.." Seras said trialing off. "Makes him…"

"Serenade, dance and then pass out. I know. I spiked his pop once and he didn't notice until he was already drunk. It crossed my mind to screw you blind that night, but you passed out before I could make a move. Must admit it was a hell of a show, even though I am not into that shit." Revy said. "There is still people out there that think I took you home to fuck anyway."

"And I'm hearing about this now?" the General said.

She shrugged and then pulled another cigarette.

"So, forgetting the incident from later." Revy said after lighting the smoke and then pocketing her lighter. "Let's act like I just arrived and get down to business. I do need money. But I always need money…."

"I don't know if I ever can…" the General said sad and nervously.

"Either you can talk about what you had planned and I get paid, or you pay me for the drink you got and I leave. I've got other shit I need to do, so make up your damned mind!" Revy said as she pointed a finger in his face.

"But I did that without your permission…" the General began.

"Look, you have it now, but you ain't biting me. Hell yes, you hurt me, but after everything you said, it makes sense. And I know you are trustworthy and would rather have you as someone I can come to later in life and rely on then or whenever." Revy said then waved her free hand. "Besides, a lot of people here saw the Tower of London shit happening on the news. I'm not surprised to hear you say you were there. The car alone made me suspect it since you tried to find one of those damned Chargers down here back then since your other ones are in America. You like being a hero, even if you do it and no one ever knows you were behind it. The whole James Bond thing is sexy, but you don't do it to get any girls and though honorable, I still think that idea is fucked up."

"You're telling me I should use my inability to have children…" the General said without thinking first, of more than one thing. "To screw around a lot, when you can do the same but only want in my pants?"

Even Seras felt a chill run down her back at the narrowed eyed glare that Revy gave the General as her hand twitched and looked ready to pull one of not both pf the guns on her.

"Are you looking to have your balls shot off?" Revy growled.

"Sorry…" the General said softly.

"He would have left me after saving me the night we met, if it wasn't for my injuries." Seras said. "And we'd probably not be where we are today."

"We would have met up later the next night though anyway. I was coming there to work." the General said.

"Oh, right." Seras said smacking herself in the head lightly.

"You two are the reason for the British navy cruiser that's causing all sorts of shit storms, aren't you? That's why you are here." Revy said.

"I never really intended to come back here Revy. Too many people wanted me dead after that job. And though I did miss seeing you, I tend to piss you off." the General said. "Or cause other problems for you, physically, mentally and financially."

"You did take the blame for it. No one suspects that we helped. And you succeeded at the pissing me off yet again." Revy growled. "You're just lucky that I really like you."

"And no one has came forth yet to try, weird." Seras muttered.

"Balalaika is watching over us. She pretty much runs this area, so…" the General said. "Nice lady when you aren't on her bad side."

"You know Balalaika?" Revy asked with surprise.

"We've meet in the past, twice. Long story and if you want, can hear it from Balalaika after telling her I said it was okay." the General said reaching into his pocket. "Now, it isn't the best bank in the world, but you can get money from it through an account I have. If need be, have Balalaika cash it for you and tell her I said to give you all the money. If she has a problem, have her call me."

He pulled a blood drawing kit and I.V. bag.

"How much?" the General asked.

"I hate needles." Revy muttered.

"I'd do the drinking thing, but…there's a bad side effect." the General muttered. "And I have yet to do it to anyone…."

"I'm not feeling bad or anything else." Revy said.

"You were too pissed off to notice." Seras said. "Beating the hell out of him overrode the…possible sexual attraction feeling that can come with being drank from."

"Oh." Revy said with a sly smile as she moved her eyebrows up and down. "Maybe I should give you my neck instead of my arm. Or perhaps lower…"

"Do I have a sign on my body that says, fuck me, on it?" the General asked both women and then turned to look at the lady on the floor. "Hey, you can quit faking being asleep now. Do you see a sign on me that says that?"

"The only thing I see is your grave! Whether you kill me or let me go, the Vatican…." Heinkel yelled as she looked up with extreme malice.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." the General said while rolling his eyes. "Not sure how long you've been awake, but your friend isn't dead. She's an Immortal. Not the first one with a mental handicap either."

Heinkel was stunned enough that she smacked the back of her head into the wall, but it didn't stop her from saying otherwise.

"You lie! You Immortals take the heads of your kind as a game!" Heinkel yelled.

"A sick and really fucked up twisted game." Revy said after taking another drag. "I've only taken two heads because the fuckers wouldn't get off my ass. One of which was literal. Sad he didn't suffer longer…."

"We're both Immortals and we aren't killing each other. I'm just waiting for Yumie to wake up so I can explain to her what her new life entails. I don't know what sort of stuff they tell you at the Vatican about, 'our kind', but I've been around for thousands of years, so I am a bigger authority on it than the Catholic church or Section XIII. Now, back to my question. If I hadn't joined Hellsing, and had joined the Vatican, specifically Section XIII, and had been paired up with you two, hypothetically…" the General said as she started opening her mouth. "Would something eventually happen between us down the line? Is it possible? Yes I know the Catholic belief system and I'm pretty sure Yumie here plans on staying celibate all her life, but you aren't a nun and I doubt you plan on living the life you have like this to your dying days, probably of old age. Which means, somewhere deep inside, you must want to settle down at some point and have children, even if it means to pass on your talents, experience and knowledge so the said child or children will take up where you had to leave off."

"Get out of my head!" Heinkel growled.

"I'm not in it. If I was, you'd know it. So, knowing what you know about me, if I had joined…" the General said.

"Not a chance in hell!" Heinkel said after a pause.

He stared at her a moment and then looked away, taking a deep breath.

"Damn. I do have that sign on my head." the General said sighing. "Explains why I was propositioned by several women yesterday."

"Does Sir Integra look at you or even have feelings of regret…" Seras asked.

"Not really, but there are times I can tell she is thinking of that night. She loves me, but not in that way. And she is quite happy with one child…." the General said.

"Child? We can't have children!" Revy exclaimed.

"Another long story, but I can now." the General said.

"Consequence of age?" Revy asked with interest.

"I wish." the General said noticing Heinkel's reaction. "If Maxwell didn't know she had a child, then he obviously needs to get out more or something. Integra had a child, which is also mine. However, the child has no Immortal factors in him other than a better than average immune system. But I swear, if the Vatican comes after him or Integra, I will call so many friends, some of which are Immortals, and bring an army down on Rome so fast that they'd never have a chance unless God himself intervened. And if worse came to worse, I'd throw a fucking nuke bomb in Rome to ensure I got my revenge. And I swear to God, I have a nuclear bomb and even friends who can get me more than one."

Seras knew he was lying and Revy could tell it from Seras's eyes that he was lying, but it sounded convincing enough.

"Where'd you get a nuclear bomb?" Revy asked.

"High places. Besides, having aliens for friends makes it easy." the General said. "Actually have a small bomb of sorts here right now, in this room. But it is in a lead lined case and totally useless without the right equipment to make it be a bomb."

"Huh?" Revy muttered.

"Which one are you asking about?" the General asked.

"Not the bomb, I couldn't give a shit.." Revy said. "Only because you have been around so fucking long, and don't makes jokes like that….."

"Aliens exist. I've seen them." Seras said as he opened his travelers check book.

"How much?" the General asked.

"Okay, now I think you've gone off the deep end…" Revy said as she started to stand.

He got up, grabbed her head and looked deeply into her eyes. Images from his mind flooded into hers, about the incident that happened off world and some of his past with the Asguard.

"And I thought you were going to ask for more. I'll give you fifty thousand anyway." the General said sitting back down. "One bag will hold me until we need to leave."

"Holy shit." Revy muttered in shock. "Those little gray bastards do exist."

"Those little gray guys are actually very nice people, once you get past how they look and the fact they are from another planet." the General said sticking her arm with a big needle, which she didn't notice as she was still looking at the memories flashing through her head. "Not having clothes is strange, but seeing as they have no gender to show…"

"You want to see?" Seras asked.

"You stay out of my head!" Heinkel yelled.

"Fine." the General said as he stood up and looked at Yumie. "Might want to get up Seras."

Revy shook herself from her stunned state as a feeling overcame her and him. Yumie suddenly took a deep breath that stunned Heinkel greatly. A couple more deep breaths came as she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing the General leaning over in her face, she let out a cry and slid back hitting the headboard as she tried to get away.

"Welcome back." the General said sitting down gently on the bed. "The buzzing feeling will go away soon. It's a feeling you get when other Immortals are nearby, like me and the red headed lady here. Your partner is behind me, handcuffed to the radiator for our security."

She looked past him to see a dried bloody nosed Heinkel that was very pissed, shocked, but still happy to see that Yumie was alive.

"Heinkel…" Yumiko muttered but looked away as fingers were snapped in her face.

"Why don't you just give her all the info through a mind thing like you did on me?" Revy asked.

"One, just drinking from you without your permission was bad enough and wrong. Two, it takes energy to do that, which means more drinking, and I hate doing that. Three, she might think I'm brain washing her and Heinkel might think it as well. Four, it's wrong to do it that way. Telling it in person, like it has been done for thousands of years has been best." the General said then turned back to the scared nun. "Okay, now pay close attention student, your life depends on these words and it will be your only class."

"But you're going to kill us anyway." Yumiko said tearfully in fear as she held her hands over her ripped clothes that she just noticed.

He handed Heinkels coat to her, which she quickly used to cover herself, ignoring the fact it was her blood and was blood.

"If that was true, why are you still alive then?" the General asked.

"To torture us for information." Yumiko said slowly.

"You people have got some weird ideas about Hellsing." the General said shaking his head. "Neither of us are going to do that. Really, Seras could have killed you both with great ease and I could have killed…um…I just realized we are talking to Yumiko instead of Yumie. Sorry, our mistake. The names are really close to being the same in a lot of ways."

"You…really aren't going to kill us…even though we are enemies?" Yumiko asked.

"No. I killed Anderson because he came after us, more because he kept threatening Seras and coming at us repeatedly. Anyway, after I tell you what I need to, we're going to knock you both out, gently, and then leave. By the time you wake up, we'll be long gone. It's your choice however to do with the information I give you. As for going after the red head here…" the General said.

"My name is Revy, Two Hands." Revy said coldly and wickedly. "I will use dirty tactics if you try to take my head bitch, and I will use friends…"

"Revy, that's wrong…" the General began.

"Do I look like I give a fuck?" Revy asked as she crossed her arms.

"I was trying to keep you out of our troubles. That old nun at the church might not work with you and try to kill you and your friends now that they know you are friends with people from Hellsing, especially since it is me." the General said.

"Ah hell, we have nothing to worry about. Balalaika isn't great friends, but she is an ally. Rome is so fu…" Revy began.

"Revy, can you please…" the General asked as he stared at her.

"Oh fine. Only because you asked so nicely." Revy responded very sarcastically. "And paid so much for my blood. Big needle by the way. Still didn't fill the bag."

"I can make do." the General said.

"Rome's so far away and Balalaika pretty much owns the territory around here. I've seen her in command of…a lot of very powerful people. They can send all the people they want from this Vatican place, and all they'd end up doing is getting their people killed in the end." Revy said crushing out her cigarette. "Besides, the Black Lagoon has quite a reputation in these parts. Coming after us would mean playing with her army Crossing Hotel Moscow is like dangling a fresh juicy steak in front of a chained starving dog."

"Okay." the General said, drawing out the word. "Back to business here. Give me that first."

She looked at the check as he quickly drank the bag, made a ugh sound about it while ignoring the disgusted look the three women gave him, and then asked Seras to get him some pop to take the taste away. Revy wanted beer, but took a offered pop instead since they had no beer.

"I thought blood tasted good for vampires." Revy said as the General tossed the bag aside.

"Sad to say, it's the best thing I have ever tasted." the General grumbled. "But because of what it is, I don't want to like it and try not to."

"You are really fucked up General." Revy said as he sighed.

"I don't know what they've told you about Immortals, and I don't really care. Here's how it is, so seeing as I have been around for thousands of years, I'm a big authority on it like I was telling Miss Wolfe over there. Nice last name by the way." the General said over his shoulder as Heinkel grunted. "You are now an Immortal. Ways of being killed permanently include, anything that totally destroys the body like it would do to anyone who's normal. But having your head taken off is the most basic and normal way. There is some really stupid game where Immortals take each others heads, called the Game, no pun intended. When you do, you get all the knowledge and experience that Immortal had, to a point. Just because they spoke…say, Hindu as their native language, doesn't mean you are going to suddenly know it all well enough to talk it. You may and you may not. Some Immortals will challenge you while others may run, just talk or do something else to avoid fighting. All fights are usually with swords, which you don't have to worry about."

Yumiko looked over and saw her sword, in its sheath, against the wall by their two enormous blades. When she looked back at him, he continued.

"Nice blade by the way too. Continuing on, Immortals can't have children, can't contract any diseases and will recover from any attacks, short of the afore mentioned ways of dying. Immortals never, EVER, fight on Holy ground. Consider it a Holy rule, just like the Ten Commandments. The consequences are beyond disastrous. I haven't seen the results myself because I have never fought on Holy ground, but, from what I understand, the last two Immortals who fought on Holy ground, the result was Pompeii. That's what I've heard from many other Immortals." the General said seeing the shocked looks from the two Vatican's. "If you wish to test the theory, don't come after me. I will kill you, dump your body somewhere to recover later, probably in a third world country where it will take weeks if not months to get back home. I avoid the fights as much as possibly unless the foe is persistent and wants to die. Plus, coming after me isn't a good idea. You failed to take me when I was in a weaken state anyway. At full strength, you haven't a chance in hell."

"Okay." Yumiko said weakly.

"Whether you go back to the Vatican or not is up to you, but other Immortals will learn about you, as will a group called the Watchers. Maxwell can give you info on them. Point is, if you are challenged, even in the Vatican, you can refuse, but that Immortal and others will eventually come forth. I've heard, but not seen, that if an Immortal tries to use a group, whether large or small, to help them, either in fights or staying alive to avoid fights, a bunch of Immortals will get together and come take out that group if necessary to ensure the safety of the Immortals secret from the world. The Vatican already knows about us, but if they try to use you to find more of them and then try to force them to work for your organization, it will be a major blood bath. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse were Immortals. I know the guy who played Death still lives. Not sure about the other three, but I can say pissing him off is worse than going into a area where honey bee hives have been set up and knocking them over with baseball bats. You'd have a better chance of surviving getting away from a swarm of bees than from his vengeance. Better reference, your alter ego personified into a raging and totally uncontrollable mass killer that would even kill allies." the General said.

She nodded slowly as he looked up in thought.

"Ah, the rules, spoken or unspoken, basically state that any pre-immortal that an Immortal comes across, when that pre turns into a full Immortal, your case, I should be taking care of you, teaching you how to survive and what history I know about Immortals. But, seeing as we are enemies, and the fact I'm sure your alter ego wants to take my head, I won't be able to help you. Sorry, you are on your own. Besides, you're going to have to get over the whole celibacy thing. Eventually, if you live say a couple hundred years, seeing others having a love life will get to you and you'll cave. Better to find someone you love and get together with them and enjoy it while you can. You can't have children anyway nor get any STD's." the General said.

"I think you are forgetting something." Revy said as she thought.

"I know I am." the General said thinking as he went over everything in his head. "Um…other than you will never age and always look the way you do now, never scarring, but can gain weight if you over eat and sit around being lazy. I did speak about the buzz feeling right?"

"I'd…feel another around me by a strange tingle sensation or something like I did a moment ago?" Yumiko asked.

"Right. However, you won't be able to locate where it is coming from. Most Immortals just look around and then notice another person looking around, in which case, you usually find each other quickly that way. The sensations also chang depending on how old a person is too. You're new, so you'll feel very weak to others. I'm very old, so you'll feel a very strong buzz if you come near me sometime in the future." the General said.

"The Quickening. You're forgetting that." Revy said.

"I told her about that." the General said.

"When you kill another Immortal, by taking their head, a massive electrically like energy is released from their body, which enters the one who wins. It's draining afterward and feels like being electrified. The biggest problem, you don't want to be around a lot of electronics or at home when you have to fight for your life. The energy arch's off in all sorts of directions and plays havoc with machinery, electronics, blows up nearby glass. Oh, and standing on something metal at the time is not a good idea either. Just enhances the feeling of being hit by lightening." Revy said as she stood up and yawned. "I'm going home. I've had enough shit go on today in here to last me the rest of the week."

"Thanks for the help Revy. Sorry…" the General began.

"Oh shut up or I'll do something you'll regret to you." Revy muttered as she walked out.

"You have some strange friends." Seras muttered.

"I don't know what the Vatican is going to do to you, seeing as they used another Immortal to help create Anderson…" the General said.

"You killed him! Why?" Yumiko screamed as she realized he said he killed him.

"He was the enemy! And he was trying to kill me! What did you expect?" the General shouted making her flinch. "Be warned, they might try to take you for study purposes. Which means a lot of poking, prodding and other very invasive test. One of which might be trying to make it possible for you to have children for their purposes, which is completely impossible. I can't say for sure though, but you are forewarned."

She nodded and looked at Heinkel for support that wasn't coming.

"I can't think of anything else. Hopefully you'll make it and realize the life you are leading isn't going to stay that way forever. Nor is your family and friends going to be there forever either." the General said getting up.

Seras walked over and just barely avoid the kick. Bopping her on the head just hard enough, knocked the lady out and she took her handcuffs back before laying her on the bed beside Yumiko. She looked at her unconscious partner and then at Seras before looking back slowly at him.

"Sleep." the General said waving his hand in her face once.

She couldn't fight the power he used behind it and passed out on Heinkels shoulder.

"Let's get out of here before more trouble arrives." Seras said.

Getting what they needed, they walked out and were surprised to find Revy standing there, smoking yet again.

"When's the plane leave?" Revy asked.

"Tomorrow. Why you still here Revy?" the General asked.

"This is for the blood and, any more you may need later, though I'd rather not if it can be helped." Revy said waving the travelers check. "I'm hungry and more than likely, the others are too. So you're going to treat us to dinner."

Seeing the intent and glare, he gave in. Revy's driving didn't surprise the General though Seras was a bit worried, mostly about the people Revy almost hit. Once at Revy's place, she went in to change and get the others while they stayed out side.

"We could just run off…" Seras said quietly.

"She'd chase me down and kick my ass. Or at least try anyway." the General grumbled. "As strange as this may sound, you're actually catching her in a good mood."

"Damn. Probably could give Sir Integra a run then…." Seras said.

"Integra would have almost no chance against Revy unless Alucard helped. Revy has no compunctions about who she shoots, not usually anyway. If a child were to try and kill her, she'd shoot without hesitation." the General said.

"And you're friends with this person?" Seras asked with raised eyebrows.

"I was friends with Death once. I don't remember why we're at odds." the General said as the door opened and let the group out.

"Hey General, long time." Dutch said grabbing his hand with a hearty shake.

"Yeah, it has been. Gotten more muscular I see." the General said. "You're looking good."

"Got to keep up with her ass." Dutch said as he thumbed at Revy who only grumbled. "Guess she threatened you or something to get you to pay for dinner?"

"Something like that." the General said with a small smile. "This is Seras, my wife…"

"Wife?" Revy stated surprised. "I thought she was…"

"Don't go there Revy." the General warned only glancing at her. "I'd kill even you to protect her."

"Why weren't we invited to the wedding?" Revy asked seriously.

"Because no one was invited." Seras said as she grabbed his arm in a hug. "We can't do the official thing like everyone else. Can't deny I wish I could, but having someone like him more than makes up for it."

"Oh, yeah. I just realized that…" Revy said trailing off. "Oh well, you'll just have to treat me later sometime…"

"Anyway Dutch, who's the rest of the crew." the General asked.

"This is Benny. Best damned computer expert and technical person I know." Dutch said as the General and Seras shook his hand. "And this is Rock…"

"Rock?" the two said also shaking his hand.

"It is a short form of his real name." Revy said slapping the man on the back. "If it wasn't for the fact he is actually a great help, he'd be just an insufferable ass."

They had some laughs as they shared stories and such. Revy eventually somehow got the General into having a drink with her, which even Seras did, so both were rather zoned out, more the General than her. Revy and Seras ended up holding the General between them as they left with the others and being so inebriated, Seras answered a lot of Revy's questions, some rather intimate, without Seras thinking clearly.

The next morning, the General promised himself never to try tequila again as did Seras, who both left after saying bye to the others while Revy was still asleep and probably wasn't going to wake for several more hours, and they did try to wake her but she didn't stir.

By the time the two had awoken the next morning, finding replacement clothes for the ones that had that were dirty and ruined, along with a note that said any meal of their choice was available downstairs, paid by him, they left after Heinkel shouted for awhile. Pissed that she had been gotten the better of, Heinkel ate in gruff silence as Yumiko was eating a lot, figuring it was from the injury she received that was causing her massive craving for food to replace the blood lose, which Heinkel agreed was the most likely cause. They asked around shortly afterward, trying to find where these Black Lagoon people where, only to learn they had left on some job that morning for Hotel Moscow and would not be back for several days. As for the other two, they learned quickly through the nun's that they had stopped by, bought some blood packets and then left for a plane that had taken off over an hour ago. Further pissed that they failed to do their job and that the two got away, they called Maxwell and reported what happened. He was pissed, shocked, intrigued and extremely surprised at all the news, which included most of the conversations that Heinkel could remember hearing when she woke up during the time the General was talking to Revy, who was smoking at the end of the bed at the time. He quickly ordered them back, saying new developments had arose and that they were to return with no deviations.

As for the other two, it took them a couple of days to get back. The cramped rides didn't help, the service was really pathetic, but they had to use four different planes to finally get home. Unfortunately, none of them was his. When they landed in Europe, he went off and came back with a box that Seras held for a few minutes in wonder as he filled out a UPS form. When she asked what it was, he said he was sending the 'N' core away. She looked back at the box seeing it was the right size for the case and felt the same weight. Before she could do anything else, he gave it to the UPS person, paid extra for rush delivery and a bunch of other securities, then they went back to the airport for the plane to England.

It was mid day when they pulled up in a cab. Seras could feel that Alucard was asleep and probably wasn't going to wake up until later that night. They grabbed their bags and as the cab was driving away, thought about fazing straight to their room. When Walter came out, along with Pip, they both walked up to the front door.

"Hey Pip, Walter." the General said as he shook their hands. "We are so glad to be back."

"Captain." Seras said with a small salute and then gave Walter a hug.

"It is good to see you both doing well. We've been worrying greatly since you said you left Roanapur." Walter said as they all walked in.

"Why? You know we were headed right home." the General said.

"We learned that the Vatican had sent people after you both. We were unsure if they would had attacked the plane…" Walter said stopping as he saw their looks. "You encountered them already I see."

"Heinkel and Yumiko." the General stated. "We'll tell you the full story when we see Sir Integra."

"I must say, I'm not surprised to see you both alive. Did you have to run or fight?" Walter asked.

"Fight." the two said.

"Wow. I hear that lady with the guns is good." Pip said. "Was she?"

"Against normal humans, I'd say yes. Me, not a chance." Seras said. "Had the General been in better condition, he wouldn't have had much trouble with Yumie."

"I look forward to hearing about it. You may leave you things here." Walter said as they stopped at the bottom of the stairs. "Sir Integra wishes to speak to you right away."

"Is Lance there too?" the General asked.

"Where else would he be?" Walter asked.

Walter knocked, heard for them to wait a moment, and then entered to find her finishing with putting her tie back on.

"He's still…" the General began.

"Very difficult to wean. Yes." Integra said as she put him on the ground. "Then again, I did hear I was difficult once too."

"Daddy!" Lance exclaimed as he ran over into his embrace.

"I'm so sorry for being gone long." the General said hugging his boy.

"Dad?" Lance asked pointing at his head, in hopes for a better explanation.

"Sorry Lance. Dad's a bit weak and tired right now. Have to do it later." the General said.

He nodded and then reached out as Seras took him into a hug.

"Sis!" Lance said happily.

"Hey little bro. I've missed you to." Seras said as Integra walked over slowly with a smile on her face. She shook her head when he pointed at his head as well. "You'll have to wait till later. I'm dead tired too."

"Okay. You and dad aren't going away on a long trip again without me are you?" Lance asked.

"No Lance." the General said as he ruffled his sons hair. "We didn't plan on this trip."

"Lance honey, I need to talk business with them right now. Go play with your toys and they'll get together with you later and tell you a story." Integra said.

"Okay!" Lance said happily as he was set down and then left to go to his room.

She waved at the seats and they sat down as she sat back behind her chair and looked at them over her gloves while Walter stood nearby.

"I got a phone call several hours ago." Integra said.

"It must be very important, if you want to skip hearing our report until later." the General said.

"It was from a lady named Rebecca." Integra said carefully. "Or Revy as she said she was better known as."

Seras sat up a little straighter as the General sighed.

"Besides what you might think, I was not going to leave that part of the report out Sir Integra." the General said holding up a finger. "Alucard would have came forward telling you if I hadn't."

"She told me what happened. And the punishment that I would most likely do to you for it. And she told me that she did not want you to be punished for it." Integra said still looking over her hands.

"I never told her to say anything. I don't even know how she got the number for here." the General stated. "And I am not going to try to talk my way out of getting sealed if you insist it happens."

"I told her…" Integra said pausing a moment. "You would not be punished."

"I…admit I am surprised. Why?" the General asked.

"Neither of you were informed of this, and I really didn't want to say anything. Mostly because I was holding the threat over your head to help you maintain control. But I have seen that you both keep a very heavy control over your cravings and try to avoid drinking unless you actually need it. Not doing like Alucard, who likes to use his power frequently in order to drink more because he loves it." Integra said and then leaned forward onto the desk with both arms. "The day we brought you both back and found out you were a mix of both worlds, I immediately tried to seal you. We hoped it wouldn't carry over to Seras, because of the link you both have. What happened, was nothing. Thinking I had done something wrong, I tried once again. It still failed. Alucard confirmed that it failed and wasn't going to work, but suggested we say nothing and threaten you with doing it anyway, in hopes of helping you keep that control. If you loose control Seras, I can seal you like Alucard. You General, I can do nothing."

"You could take my head." the General said.

"That would only happen if you went on a killing spree that made us use that card. You can only drink specific blood, which means you have to stay closer to home in order to maintain that control. What happened in Roanapur was a result of the enemy trying to gain control of that boat, which you lost control of, of no fault of your own. I understand you would have been asking her as soon as she arrived, but lost control for those few moments because of the two Vatican agents attacks on you both. Though she told me everything that happened, from when she entered to when she left, I would like to hear your versions anyway. So Miss Victoria, you start." Integra said.

It took till Alucard waking up and coming in, in which he probed their minds and by orders from Integra, didn't try to stop him from digging around, when they finally finished telling everything that happened. Certain details were left out, and Integra knew it just by the way Seras blushes a few times during certain parts, both from his and her talking. They were alone for quite awhile, it didn't take long to figure out what they did to pass the time. Alucard was smiling as he had seen some of what they did, seeing as they did block him on those parts the best they could, but when they started to think about it, he saw those memories then. There was something he tried to pry out of both their memories that they were keeping very secret, and no matter how much he tried, they refused to budge.

"You two had some wilds times." Alucard said with a laugh.

"Alucard, I want you scanning their minds for anything they might not talk about or may skip by accident, not their sex life. I do trust you both, but I have to be sure." Integra said.

"We understand." they said nodding.

"As much as it would have been easier to rid the world of two more Catholic, Vatican agents, which I am not surprised to hear you let go, letting them go was a good idea. Maxwell has made several calls to us, despite the anger towards each organization. Alucard encountered a Freak vampire, with immense power, down in South America. He gained some very interesting information which we will be sharing with the Vatican very soon. Maxwell and some of his people are coming up in a few days so that our two groups may go over the information together. We are dealing with Nazis people. And they wish to conquer the world, using Freak vampires to cause all this untold destruction and death." Integra said.

"Man, I haven't seen a Nazi in so long. They are one of the few people in this world I have no regrets in putting down." the General said.

"We may end up fighting them very soon." Integra said as she looked out the window and saw the moon. "Somehow General, I doubt that you really threw that nuclear bomb over board as you said."

"No, I tossed it and all the other ordinance. Had to loose the extra weight." the General said.

"Where is it?" Integra asked as she turned sharply to stare into his eyes. "I know you are lying."

"You're right. I am. The less you know, the less you get in trouble." the General stated.

"Do you know where it is Miss Victoria?" Integra asked.

"I am unsure. Even with the link, we can keep things from each other and he has kept that from me. He sent a package away and told me it was the core. But if it was really in there, I don't know." Seras said truthfully.

"She does not know. And I cannot get past the barrier he is placing around that memory Master." Alucard said.

"You're not going to tell me are you?" Integra asked.

"If the British military comes looking for it, then only I will be in trouble because you didn't know anything. Which Alucard can attest to. Even he doesn't know where it is because I won't let him see that memory." the General said.

"General…." Integra began.

"I'm sorry Sir Integra. But seriously, you don't want to be part of this. The less you know, the safer you are. And if I had it in me to snap my fingers and make all the nuclear material in the world disappear forever, I would." the General said.

"You sent it to the SGC." Integra stated.

"Damn, I didn't think it was that obvious." the General said shocked.

"He sent it to some lady named Samantha Carter." Alucard said as he saw the memory.

"Why her?" Seras slowly asked as she crossed her arms. "There was four members of that team."

"Her profession. Jack's an idiot, or portrays being one very well. Daniel is an archeologist and that Teal'c guy is an alien. I left her a note." the General said then turned back to Integra. "Now that everyone here knows where it is, we're all in trouble if they come looking for it and get the Queen involved."

"Danger is our business General. You should have just told me anyway. Hopefully no one will come here looking for it. If I am called, I will attempt to cover your ass the best I can." Integra said.

"Have them talk directly to me. I'll take all the blame. Hell, I can get away with it easily. Tossing something that big overboard would take a lot of work. Stripping it all apart and dumping it over would mean if they tried to search for that ball of uranium, which is just a bit bigger than a baseball, they're going to find parts of that thing for miles. Being a black ball, will make it harder to find, which means they'll never find it unless they scan for radiation. And I don't even know where I was dumping everything anyway, but I know it was extremely deep water." the General said shrugging.

"I seriously hope that this doesn't cause a diplomatic and international issue." Integra said rubbing her nose. "If they do call, I will let you know then. At least we can say we know the bomb will be used for good reasons against alien's instead of against this world. As for your control issue, I hope I can count on you both to keep each other under control still?"

"I'm home. As long as I avoid trips, I'll be safe and not have that problem again." the General said.

"I did maintain control Sir Integra." Seras said.

"And I am proud of that fact Miss Victoria." Integra said.

And with that, they all went to bed, except Alucard, Seras and the General, who went Freak hunting for the mission that night, after the two of them gave Lance his story. Pip and all the men stayed to watch the house as Walter and Integra, plus Lance, slept peacefully. Dawn was coming in about four hours when they finally came home. Alucard was barely tired, but the other two passed out on the bed, without undressing or even getting a drink, but were happy to be home and back to their normal routine as it were.