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!

18. Chapter 18

CHAPTER 18

(A.N. I don't know who the team leader is or who is in SG-7, so the team I make up obviously doesn't go along with the series if they were every mentioned, at least during this season and beyond. SG-7 also belongs to me just for the purpose of this story. If someone likes the characters, aside from Seras and Ford, they are welcome to use them. Unless you are writing a Hellsing story, in which Seras is a main character and I have no control over except in this story, but do not own. )

The next few days flew by with ease, no troubles back in England, no troubles at the house, Integra was doing just fine as was Walter who was now able to walk without his cast like Integra was with her arm that was getting better day by day, and Lance who had yet to cause any trouble, other than exploring. The only big thing was the General having an episode each day, but only at the SGC for some reason, and once in town shortly after feeling another Immortal nearby but not finding the guy or gal.

Seeing as Major Carter went to another planet to work on some project with her father, a Tok'ra named Selmak as a partner in exchange for healing his cancer some years ago, the two were helping Daniel and Janet as SG-1 was on downtime until the Major returned, her helping her father look over a device that was supposedly the fountain of youth, which once she was done, was suppose to return in a few weeks, possibly less considering her intellect and the fact she was working with a powerful and intelligent Tok'ra.

Janet couldn't deny she felt a little afraid when SG-12 came back from a mission that turned out bad after getting into a fight with a Jaffa patrol, and while no one was thankfully killed, they were pretty hurt and bleeding when they came back. Janet forgot Seras was helping with casting a member of SG-10 who ended up breaking their arm during a tumble down a hill on another planet. And that was only because the man wasn't really paying attention like he should have been on the wet ground. Aside from SG-1, who got injured other ways on almost every mission, at least once a month, some team member on the various teams, ended up breaking a bone because they fell.

Seras was finishing up, doing the cast exactly as Janet instructed when Janet and the medical team came rushing into the infirmary with the injured personnel on gurneys. One of the injured men was put on a bed behind her as the medical personnel worked around her, ignoring her for the most part, that was until Seras lifted her head and turned smelling blood and Janet noticed. When Seras looked sympathetic at the injured man, who was unconscious, and then she looked disgusted not only at the site, but at herself, she shook her head and turned back, talking to the man as she finished the cast. Despite his pain and knowing she was married, her flirted lightly with her and she back.

Janet, while working, did look at her several times as Seras worked, but only on the less severely injured during the three hours of work done. Once the group was stabilized and the medical personnel were tossing their dirtied clothes and gloves, Janet came over wiping her hands on a towel as Seras was putting other supplies on the shelves to replace what was recently used, since four other teams were still off world and they could end up coming back any moment, also injured.

"How you holding up?" Janet asked as she came over.

"Doing just fine Doctor Frasier. Why?" Seras asked.

"It was pretty touch and go there, not to mention…" Janet said trailing off.

"Oh, that. I'd be offended if I didn't understand and knew why it was important. Yeah, I could smell it, but as strange and…um, sick as it may sound to you, especially for you and Doctor Jackson, the smell of normal blood isn't appealing anymore." Seras said with a small smile before laughing nervously at her next remark. "I guess you could say I'm spoiled. Wait, that didn't come out right."

"I admit I did get worried." Janet said as she tossed the towel with a small chuckle at Seras's embarrassed and sort of ashamed look.

"You weren't the only one watching me. I'm actually glad I was being watched, because I do like it here and would rather be seen as a friend than someone looking ready to attack for a meal. Plus I don't have to fight or kill, which is what I did and trained for everyday back in England. I never wanted to fight, but after being changed, I didn't have a choice." Seras said as she put the empty crate aside as she finished with restocking. "While I do like living in England and have most of my life, what I have to do there and how I live there, gets….very old and boring quickly. Even with the General there, I love it when we can both leave."

"If it wasn't for how much I am needed here, I'd probably think of taking a vacation to get away too. But the job is more than worth loosing a vacation, not that I really am trying to get one." Janet said.

"I don't think I or the General even have them, technically. Now we work almost constantly. I think I'd be more wore out if not for him. Sadly, I mean the blood reason more than his physical and mental support." Seras said with a sigh.

"So, I guess Daniel and I need to be the ones to watch out for ourselves?" Janet said.

"Oh no, I didn't…" Seras began as Janet smiled.

"I was kidding. I doubt that you'll do anything, considering how much that man is hanging off you like a puppy." Janet said with a small laugh.

"Yeah, but he's worth it." Seras said with a big smile.

"You're so lucky. Now, if only Sam would get her act together." Janet muttered.

"Sorry? What do you mean about Sam?" Seras asked.

"Oh, never mind. Personal issue." Janet said waving her hand. "I've wondering, since you said the smell of Immortal blood is different from normal, seeing as longer lived Immortals have, well….um, killed and taken other Immortals quickening, which from what I understand does more than a mental effect to the victor…."

"Is there a difference in blood since I ended up drinking bags back when the General ended up turned you mean?" Seras asked.

"Yeah." Janet said.

"Now that I think on it, the taste was different. Sometimes it was pretty strong, other times it seemed diluted. Even to this day, the General's blood is still the strongest I've ever had, but then, he's been around for so long." Seras said shrugging. "I used to get flashes of his memories before we became….well, telepathically linked. Now, I rarely get anything when I feed. Damn, that really came out wrong too."

"Don't worry about it." Janet said as she patted Seras on the arm. "Though I wouldn't say things like that around people who don't know you or understand the situation much. Wait a minute, he ended up becoming normal, or being like I am again, then went through all that change and became what he is now, and still somehow retained all that, well, power, from all those years? How's that possible?" Janet asked.

"I've never thought about it, nor have we talked about it, and even then, I can't say for certain about any of it to begin with. He was powerful when he became a vampire, and yet, didn't have much control, powers wise I mean, though didn't know how to use his powers either. He eventually surpassed me in power but rarely used it unless he had to like I do. There is times I wish I was still human, but if I was, the General would be alone and I'd hate to do that to him. Plus, we'd never have children if I was human…" Seras said trailing off.

"But he can now." Janet stated.

"Yes, but if I was still human and hadn't changed, I somehow doubt he would have came here and ended up having what happened to him on that planet." Seras said.

"True. It was mostly because of your abilities that General Hammond and Colonel O'Neill ended up allowing you to help." Janet said looking over Seras shoulder as someone entered the infirmary. "Speaking of Colonel O'Neill. How can I help you sir?"

"I came looking for Daniel." Jack said while glancing around.

"Well, he's not here." Janet said. "Why would he be here? He's not having to fake any injures at the moment. Well, they start out as real…."

"Mr. Hellsing was last with him and seeing as he is rarely away from you miss…" Jack said seeing Seras smile and surprisingly enough, blush to his amazement even though he didn't say anything about it. "I figured here was the next place to look. Besides, I knew you were here and you did say you two have some sort of physic connection…."

"Telepathic sir." Seras said correcting him. "They are in the gym sparring, or more accurately, sword fighting."

"Daniel has been teaching me somewhat in my spare time, a few times a week when there isn't an emergency like today. Good exercise, but otherwise I'd rather not ever have to use it." Janet said before turning to Seras worried. "The General won't kill him…."

"Oh no! He'd rather not fight if it can be avoided. Sparring he enjoys. But the best way to keep up on his skills is to practice against another person who knows how to use a sword. I'm good, but still have so much to learn." Seras said while holding up her hands briefly. "The only thing I have over him really is physical power."

"I think it is more than that." Jack said with a straight face though his tone meant so much more.

"I think all women have that power Sir." Janet said as Jack sort of grunted.

"Well then young lady, unless you need her Doctor Frasier, we're going to go see them." Jack said holding out his arm.

"No, for the moment, we're doing okay. I've got papers to do and then I'll have you help with a few things before the end of the day." Janet said as Seras nodded.

"So, I'm guessing you were still in there when the injured personnel came in?" Jack asked as they traveled down the hallway, her holding his arm in a friendly way.

"Can't learn on dummy's forever Sir. The other medical personnel dealt with the more serious injuries and I worked on the ones that didn't." Seras said.

"I have to ask, but all that blood…." Jack said.

"I understand Sir." Seras said going over most of the conversation she had with Janet on the subject.

"Oh, then I don't have to worry about myself the next time I'm shot. I'll just call for help if you're there and you can take me home." Jack said somewhat jesting.

"Ha, ha sir. Unless I was also injured badly, I'd get you home without you having to worry if I'd try to eat you as you're thinking." Seras said seriously and also jokingly.

"What is the worst you've even been injured? If you're comfortable about talking about it." Jack asked as they were traveling in the elevator.

"During sword practice over a year ago, or was it longer? Oh well, anyway, the General ended up cutting me pretty badly, though not on purpose. I was still learning how to use a sword at the time and though I wouldn't have really died, I was wounded bad enough I needed help, so…."

"He offered and…" Jack said rolling a hand.

"Yeah." Seras said shrugging. "Um, did the General talk to you about wanting to possibly bring a friend of his here to help?"

"He said something about another vampire he wanted to have come here, only because that Integra lady had some issues with the girl. General Hammond and I are still talking about it." Jack said as they got off.

"Oh, okay Sir." Seras said.

"You don't approve?" Jack asked.

"No, quite the opposite actually. She is very dear to the General and with the connection, I can feel why. The two love each other deeply, but in the father daughter sense and she even likes me, which make her feel better about herself knowing that she isn't alone being what she is."

"She really is over forty years old, but is still thinking she is a teenager?" Jack asked.

"Still looks like one, as do I even though I am twenty." Seras said as they entered.

The General had his two blades out and against his arms as Daniel was using a Egyptian saber. Some people were still working out while others were watching, though not taking bets even though the base was well known at doing so for many things. Daniel was on the attack, trying to get through the General defense with little avail.

"Interesting swords." Jack said.

"Unique actually Sir. He has many books talking about swords, pictures and how to make them and this sword is not in any of them. And he's sure he's never seen anything like it in all his years. He did come up with it himself too." Seras said. "Says he got the idea of sorts from some games and sci-fi movies."

"Why is he on the defense?" Jack asked.

"He's really still learning to use the swords." Seras said.

"Makes sense. Guess they are done." Jack said as they bowed to each other.

"Hey Seras, Sir." the General said wiping his face and neck with a towel like Daniel was.

"Hey. Have fun Daniel?" Jack asked.

"A bit. I'm not used to doing all the attacking. We've been at it for over an hour and not once did I get close to hitting him." Daniel said as he wiped his sword off and then put it away in its case. "I'm just glad he's a friend."

"I'd rather not kill unless I have no choice." the General said putting his sword away. "So, what's up Sir?"

"Well, Hammond has been talking to your boss, Sir Integra. Still trying to get use to hearing that. Anyway, depending on what happens with Hellsing business, Hammond would like to put you two on a team to go off world like we do." Jack said.

"Sounds appealing." the General said. "What do you think Seras?"

"Not everyday you can go to another planet. I like it. If Sir Integra allows it, we should do it." Seras said.

"I'm not going to be the team leader am I?" the General asked with reluctance.

"No, a Colonel Stykes Ferguson will be the leader." Jack said with a small smile.

"Ferguson?" the General and Seras asked.

"I thought you might say that. Your Captain Peter Ferguson's brothers son works here. When Hammond learned more about Stykes background, he felt that the Colonel would be the best bet for you two to team up with. Apparently Hammond also talked to your Captain who agreed to the idea." Jack said.

"That sounds cool." the General and Seras said.

"Teams are normally consist of four people, but one guy quit to go be with his new child. Understandable really and the Colonel didn't mind letting the man leave. So when you join, it will be a five man team." Jack said.

"You mean four guys and Seras." the General said correcting him. "Sir."

"Fine, you want to get technical, it is two guys and three girls." Jack said not seeing the General groan inwardly and Seras smirk. "I'll let Hammond know you said yes while you two go see the Colonel."

Daniel took them to the Colonel's office where the other three members were talking as Jack went to Hammond's office.

Colonel Stykes was a fifty something 6 foot tall Air Force officer with brown eyes, brown far left side parted hair and a mustache man. He wasn't married, unless you called his career that, loved to hunt, travel and play golf. Obviously British in descent just by his accent.

Former Navy Seal, Lieutenant and second in command of SG-7, Teygan Sobiet, was a 5'11, 30 years old, hard trained and tough looking woman who despite what she had been, looked very beautiful anyway even with her muscle mass. If not for the pretty face, hair and tone of voice that showed she was female, you wouldn't be able to tell by seeing the trunk portion of her body that was almost completely flat but still bulky looking from heavy workouts and training. Very red hair styled much like Major Carters, yet longer, bright red eyes like her hair and not married either nor did she wear any jewelry or looked to have at any time in her life. She was really into sports and hard activities, and loved guns, fast cars, whether driving or working on them and training. She also took lessons on and off with Teal'c and had enough medical training to keep someone alive until a doctor could deal with the injury or injuries. Her background seemed to be of Russian and a Texan like descent making her accent strange but not enough you couldn't understand her thankfully. No family of her own other than her parents and one grandparent, and because of her life style and career choice, she was still a virgin and proud of that fact. The General later told her that she would get along with another friend he had, who was also a gun and car lover, and also still sure, with no relationship interest in life.

The scientist for the team who also was skilled like Doctor Jackson, though not as greatly and better at scientific issues and also a civilian, was a another 5'11 woman, 27, long flowing black hair with her banks covering her forehead while the rest was straight back to just her neck and shoulder line along with either side of her head. Wore thin metallic black rimmed glasses that gave her that attractive librarian look, which added the effect with her piercing green eyes, and though active enough to easily do her job, looked like she weighed a hundred pounds at most with a chest size just a cup and a half under Seras. Her descent was Japanese American with no slanted eyes and she had no accent seeing as she came from Nebraska. Lara Haruka was between boyfriends because she was much like Daniel and Carter were, workaholics who didn't know when to find a life or relax. She tended to have her face in a book a lot more than Daniel, unless she was on a computer or doing something dealing with science.

They all introduced themselves to each other and then the General and Seras sat down in the office. Seras and the General sat by each other on a small couch while the other two ladies sat in small comfy desk chairs like the Colonel had behind his desk.

The Colonel was looking forward to working with them, seeing as he talked to his uncle recently and got told about the two, at least what could be said on the phone seeing as it was an overseas call, before talking to Hammond who had just recently talked to Sir Integra about them. In his mind, if his uncle said they were okay, more Seras because of what she was, then he had no problems. It wasn't the first time he had heard about her.

Teygan was glad to have them, more the General because she had a new sparring partner who she would be able to not hold back on, as long as she didn't go for his head. The General chuckled nervously but agreed to spar with her when he had time.

Lara, though more scientist than the fields Daniel had, was interested in talking to the two, more about them as to what they were and such seeing as Daniel didn't want to talk about his Immortality, but in a friendly way to the two when they felt comfortable to talk. The General didn't mind and Seras said she would to, even though there really wasn't much to talk about in some ways.

"Well, now that we have gotten acquainted, we can all go back to whatever it is that needs to be done for the day. There is a mission, or suppose to be one in a few days for our team, but I hear it may be pushed to next week depending on various things that don't deal with us." Stykes said. "So, any questions?"

"Do we get to carry our own weapons or only what we can pick Sir?" Seras asked. "As to mission requirements or something like that."

"You can use whatever you want, within limits. Teygan has wanted to take more than what she usually carries with her on many occasions, but most of our missions are to look around as most other teams do, unless we are backup or helping save another team or something." Stykes said.

"My favorite weapon is the S&W M500 hand cannon." Teygan said with a smile as she used her hands to aim at something that wasn't there. "When I hit, more often than not, the target rarely gets up. The Colonel and Lara here use standard issue weapons. The P-90 is good, but I like something with a punch to it."

"About the same here." the General said showing his large caliber guns, that he could almost swear made Teygan salivate over. "Custom jobs with custom bullets."

"I got to try one of these sometime." Teygan said as she admired it with her hands and eyes closely.

"I'll let you, but it should be on a day where you have the next few days off." the General said with a frown of worry.

"Why is that?" Teygan asked not looking from the weapon she was still examining.

"I'm going to go out on a wing here and suspect it is because she'll injure herself the moment it recoils." Stykes said checking the other one out.

"Yeah. They were made for an entirely different sort of enemy and at a time where I actually was able to handle them better. I can still use them, but I have to be very careful as well." the General said. "Even when I screw up, my hand heals pretty quickly."

"Damn. Now that is a bullet." Teygan said looking at one of them she pulled from the clip with amazement. "This baby packs more of a punch than my M500."

"Miss Victoria." Stykes said getting her attention. "Colonel O'Neill says you have a surprising weapon of your own."

"Um, yes Sir." Seras said with a nervous laugh as she rubbed the back of her head.

"Now I know what you are, and have no problem with it. Peter has told me a few things here and there. I won't deny I even read a few books and looked up information on vampires. Even if you weren't a vampire, I would have still looked up what I could on you anyway, since it is standard for any commanding officer." Stykes said as Seras agreed. "I was even given some background on you from your other commander, Sir Integra. And if it not for the fact that I am family because of Peter, she wouldn't have given me any information."

"I understand perfectly Sir. You're, wanting to see my Harkonnen cannon then Sir?" Seras asked.

"Colonel O'Neill isn't a prankster of sorts, at least not on a grand scale and rarely lies when it comes to serious issues." Stykes said. "It depends on the situation. Anyway, my point here is, though I do want to see your weapon, and even after reading what I have and reading your file, I still find the fact you can hide something inside yourself….um…"

"Disgusting Sir?" Seras asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No, far from it. More like, unbelievable even when I see it. Sir Integra tried to explain it to me, but it is something I cannot seem to grasp." Stykes said very flustered. "Not much into sci-fi movies or shows, so I don't have much to think of an example as someone suggested I try doing. Can't even recall the movie Colonel O'Neill told me to check out."

"I can show you here Sir, if you want. I don't carry it loaded unless I have to, and even then, I move so fast I can load it at the same time I remove it if in the middle of battle." Seras said standing as she opened her coat.

The lining looked normal for a moment and then suddenly changed to the deep dark void of liquid like blackness that the General missed having the ability to do. Half way through pulling it out, Stykes fainted. Teygan almost looked ready to drool. No one moved, though Seras finished removing it and set it aside while the others got down and put him back in his chair.

"I'm still learning the medical field again, but I am pretty sure he fainted." Seras said after doing a small check. "Breathing and pulse are for the most part, normal."

"You still carry those smelling salts Seras?" the General asked as she pulled them from a pocket and waved them under the Colonel's nose.

The man woke up extremely startled and very embarrassed at what happened. Seeing as he was feeling better and wanted to avoid not only a trip to the infirmary, but also any questions from his team, he went on with checking out her weapon with a lot of shock, though Teygan was really impressed and hugged a startled Seras begging her to give it a try on the firing range, with Seras holding her. Little talk was done afterward after she put the weapon away and then they went different directions for the day planning on meeting up a few hours before the mission, unless the met beforehand. With all of that out of the way and the Colonel needing an aspirin, the day was about over and the two were allowed to go home for the day, even though there was several hours before night came, just so they could talk to Integra further.

Awhile before they got home to talk to Integra, she was on the phone again to Alucard while watching Lance play with some Lego's the General had. She was afraid at first that Lance would try and eat them, and obviously choke to death, back when he brought them home at the Hellsing Manor. The whole telepathy thing with him and Seras worked a lot better than she expected, but was extremely grateful for it. Lance knew not to try and chew or eat anything unless they said it was okay. Other than stuff already pointed out, he had yet to disobey. He was a extremely bright and talented child, who only took a few months to realize colors. He couldn't make complex things, but a simple windshield, a steering wheel, on a long brick with wheels in the front and back was a achievement. Still in that child stage where though, where he found breaking things fascinating, he'd build walls and put large flat blocks on top, then smash it. Since it was rather hard to break Lego's, it worked out well. Integra couldn't help but ask when she saw the massive amount he had at home, if he was in his right mind at all, since he admitted to loving play with them. Seras only joined it at the time to spend time with Lance, plus the added fact of seeing what went through the General's mind at the time. His ideas for things were rather surprising. Though he had never let anyone other than Seras and Integra see it, he had made a large picture with a massive set of Lego's of himself. And he had been doing it since before Integra was born, which is why it was barely finished. Kept changing the outfit and hair style. He did build a life sized version of the General Lee, which he had to paint the said blocks orange and a few others at the time when the Dukes of Hazzard came on. Showed it to few people and never to any news people or agencies.

"Alucard, report?" Integra ordered.

"There is little to report new Master. The pitiful humans that caused crimes have dwindled down to numbers below what it was before the insane Major attacked this country. It was so boring I went up further north, all the way to Scotland." Alucard said.

"I see. Did you find anything?" Integra asked as she refrained from telling Lance to build more instead of smashing it apart again.

"The same. Aside from a werewolf I encountered." Alucard said as he relayed his report.

"Hmm. The General might be interested to hear that." Integra said.

"I have visited Mel'thena several times as well. They came across even less and had few problems at her establishment." Alucard said. "Business is growing again, so she is especially happy."

Integra's eye twitched and Alucard laughed as he felt her displeasure. Especially with Alucards next words.

"The Wild Geese have been keeping watch through their various means, since Walter is not here to do so with the computers. Doing different shifts to help out around here and checking out any rumors during the day. Those not working end up at her place each night. They are her best customers." Alucard said with a laugh. "I have even frequented the place a few times. Would you like to know…."

"Anything else of importance servant?" Integra growled as she was sure a vein was visibly throbbing on her forehead while she really restrained herself from exploding.

He told her a few things, mostly other calls and some minor issues about certain repairs before she was satisfied and said they'd hopefully be back home soon. His last words was him asking again if she was interested in his activities, in which she only hung up the phone, gently. Lance looked at her, and she said she was fine, just had business back home to deal with, that he would one day understand since he'd be dealing with it when he took over. Muttering about how she really could use a cigar, she had Walter get her some tea as she looked over some faxes sent from Hellsing Manor.

"So, you'll be going off to other planets." Integra said as they sat in the living room, her drinking tea as the other two were sitting on a love seat holding Lance. "I talked to Stykes Ferguson earlier if you didn't already know."

The General was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk, which Seras was as well, since she was now able to drink and eat for some reason, and since Alucard wasn't there to, check her out per say, no one knew anything of why nor did Seras. She still had to drink blood, but was happy to eat again, though it seemed to be small meals otherwise she got sick. Was able to eat a almost rare steak, but couldn't hold down the salad. Even licking her favorite salad dressing was too much. Walter was sitting in a reclining chair like Integra was, drinking tea as well as he was listening.

"Yes Sir." they said.

"When did life change from dealing with creatures of the night to this?" Integra muttered as she rubbed her forehead. "On the bright side of this development, and I know that you entering my life started all this General so don't say anything."

"Okay." the General said with a shrug.

"The bright side is that life is actually much better in many ways. I am enjoying relaxing, somewhat, and even being a mother despite the fact it still surprises me daily. However, it will not surprise me when our true jobs are called for us to stand yet again. At least it seems we will not have to deal with Section 13 anymore or Iscariot." Integra said setting her empty cup aside. "Alucard says there is no signs of any enemies that Hellsing deals with, even though life has begun returning to England as norm."

"I've seen some of the news feeds lately. It is amazing how well it has all been covered up so far as a large scale terrorist attack." the General said.

"Mel'thena reported that everything she found out while looking around the city with her fledgling, much to my surprise, but during the same time Alucard was looking so that they had a alibi to ensure they didn't get attack, there was nothing. She only did it because she still looks human and was able to ask some questions here and there since Alucard basically can't without causing mass fear. Mel'thena explained it was easier to use her feminine wiles to get answers instead of fear. " Integra said. "Though I am sure he could if I strongly ordered, he'd figure out some way to screw it up because he hates trying to not scare people if at all possible."

"See, those two are good for something and not evil." the General said as Integra rose her eyebrow. "Well, aside from the mass sexual issue."

"Yes. If not for the fact they don't get pregnant and try not to, I would intervene. You two having a child, I can deal with. Them, not a good idea." Integra said. "She did say that she found out about there possibly being a true vampire in hiding somewhere, but dismissed it as rumor after learning nothing else for three days. Alucard looked around, but didn't find anything conclusive. Went so far as to looking around Scotland on a rumor there, but still got nowhere other than finding a werewolf."

"He must have enjoyed that battle." Seras said.

"He would have, but didn't only because the man was with many children." Integra said. "Alucard probed the mans mind from a distance and confronted the man late at night when the man had turned into a werewolf. I am still very surprised because the man ended up being one of the few Lycans that I have heard of that was able to not only talk, but also had total control of themselves even during that full moon night. General, you know this man as Peter apparently."

"Peter's in Scotland?" the General said surprised. "Hmm, I really didn't know where he was lately. He's always liked kids and wants some of his own, but can't for obvious reasons. Last I heard he was in Canada, I think. What happened?"

"Alucard didn't attack him because Peter did know you and allowed Alucard to search his mind. I must admit I was shocked to hear the lengths the man went to in order to keep from attacking someone by having a friend chain him to the wall inside a silver bar lined cell. Once morning came, the man was let go for the day to go back to working with the children in the orphanage." Integra said. "Even said it has gotten easier over the vast many years to control his feral side, as he put it. But still has himself locked away in that cell just in case."

"Yeah, he is a nice guy and goes to great lengths as you said to keep from eating or attacking anyone. Apparently eating a few steaks or so before a full moon helps get through the night. Even took out some of his own kind before, at least the ones that were feral." the General said.

"General, there is a call for you." one of the maids said as she brought him the phone.

"Oh thanks." the General said taking it. "Yes?"

"General. I am coming into your driveway soon. Meet me outside, alone." Balalaika said. "And for the moment, please say nothing to whoever you are with currently if possible."

"Okay." the General said getting up slowly with surprise on his face just because of who it was. "Wait, is this a joke? You tend to barely leave that country. I mean you're usually…"

"General, do you know me to make jokes?" Balalaika asked with a serious tone.

"Right. Stupid of me to ask. I'm going outside for a moment. I'll tell you who it is and such afterward." the General said.

Seras already knew who it was and stayed behind because she heard the conversation and would only come with after he said so since it seemed very important he go alone by the tone of Balalaika voice.

"I'll tell Sir Integra more about what we do and have seen while you're out." Seras said waving a hand for him to leave.

Once outside, the General stood in the large driveway he had, already having put the phone back since she hung up on him. A large BMW limo, red in color, pulled up but stayed a good distance from the house itself and him. A Jeep Cherokee that was a rental like the Toyota Coupe, pulled up and parked a bit behind the limo as several men got out and waved hands for them to come no further. Lara Croft got out of the Jeep holding the large katana he gave her and Revy got out of the other vehicle holding a pair of rarely seen cutlasses made katana style by the General himself. A familiar engine caught his attention and all the confusion left his mind and face as a smile broke out at the sight of a 1967 Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500, blue with white racing stripes pulled up and dashed around all the other vehicles, much to the surprise of the others, and pulled up a few feet from him.

"Hey Rally, long time no see. What brings you here?" the General asked as she got out. "Looking great as usual."

"I wish I was here on a friendly visit." Rally Vincent said as she pulled her CZ-75 and put it to his head, to which he only raised an eyebrow. Other than fear, tears were in her eyes along with anger as she spoke. "But who the fuck is Diego? I've been told to come here and kill you, totally dead, or else May, her husband, my father, several friends and everything I own besides my car will be killed and destroyed!"

It was obvious he was thinking and totally calm as Balalaika walked over. Before he could say or do anything, Rally was knocked out with a quick chop to the back of her head and then Balalaika was kissing him.

"Balalaika, you're a pretty woman and all and I won't deny I thought about getting together with you once…" the General said as she backed off with a smile. "Not a bad kisser either, but I'm already involved…."

"Sorry General, but I had to do that at least once before I had to do this." Balalaika said as she pulled her gun and shot him dead in the chest two times.

The last thing on his mind besides being extremely confused was that once he woke, there had better be a damn good explanation. The other was being shot helped get rid of the blood he felt building up rapidly in him again.

Balalaika cursed as she was hit with a spray of blood from the chest wounds that really surprised her since that had never happened before, even though she had killed people this way before.

Seras felt the confusion and surprise that the General radiated in their link, but gave it little notice as she told Integra of what was going on in her life dealing with her abilities and the SGC. When the link terminated because of being shot, she ran out of the room as Integra and Walter also rushed after hearing gun shots. All three ran out seeing several people around, along with Revy and Lara who were standing next to the General's dead body with Balalaika. Seras walked over ignoring the guns of the two men who worked with Balalaika that were pointed at Integra and Walter. Only because Seras told them to please wait did Walter not start using his wires. Integra got the telepathic message that something was wrong in a way they didn't see.

"What the hell is going on?" Seras asked as she stopped short of the General's body.

Balalaika raised a finger while walking up to her close enough their chest touched as she was holding a cell phone to her face. Seras almost looked down but didn't as Balalaika told her to read her mind quickly and took a note that was handed to her in a hand that was away from the camera in the Mustang's windshield that was pointed out. Seras also noticed, not only by the smell, but by seeing blood on Balalaika's coat that the General must have been about to have, a bloody moment.

"I'm here Diego." Balalaika said as she hit the speaker phone.

"I see that." a dark voice with a heavy Mexican accent said over the line. "From four different angles too. Where is the vampire girl I've heard of?"

"I'm standing a few feet in front of her…" Balalaika was saying when Seras disappeared.

"What the hell is going on?" Diego yelled over the line so loud Balalaika had to hold the phone away. "I lost video feed except for in the Mustang!"

"The vampire girl attacked us and knocked all the other vehicles over. We were barely able to stop her." Balalaika said as she made a motion that Diego saw from the Mustang she was in front of. "The portable camera is being set up now…"

"Why wasn't it ready for this possibility to begin with?" Diego yelled. "I want to see what is going on right now?"

"One of my men is working on it. I'm staying in front of the Mustang to assure you that I'm not trying anything." Balalaika said as one of the men came over and put a tripod on the ground nearby and started hooking up a portable video camera set.

"I want to see the vampire girl!" Diego yelled.

"Unless you didn't already know, vampires don't show up in mirrors and are not able to be captured on cameras." Balalaika said with a roll of her eyes. "So unless you want to see a silver cross sticking out of the ground with blood around it…"

"Show me! Then show me the General's body!" Diego yelled. "And what the hell is taking so fucking long?"

"Sorry Diego, but we are hired killers amongst other things, not trained camera crews. Hotel Moscow can do a lot, but usually hires others to do camera work and other mundane stuff." Balalaika said as her man dropped the battery, on purpose and then put it in wrong only to put it in right the next second.

The camera came on showing the ground near Balalaika's feet and then swung up to show her face still holding the phone. She told him what to go to first where he swung around to show a few men knocked down and some bullet casings glinting in the sunlight. The Jeep was rolled over a few times as was the Toyota that was also knocked back several feet where a few men lay. A couple other men were standing by, what had to be the body of the vampire girl because there was a silver cross with a pointed end standing out above the ground with blood around it along with several bullet holes of blood on an invisible body and the limo was on its side near her. Turning back around as requested, the man walked over a couple dozen feet away where Balalaika and the two girls were dragging the General's body.

"Why and where are you dragging his body?" Diego asked suspiciously.

"Because I already know when a Immortals head is cut off, there is a energy show that causes a lot of damage to anything nearby. Though I have never met Miss Vincent until now, I have detailed information on her and know she would go ballistic if her car was damaged. If I do have to kill her, I'd rather do so and take the car myself. It is very nice and a original Shelby Mustang." Balalaika said stepping away as the camera moved to look at the General's body. "And though I have never met this Miss Vincent, I do have respect for her and her job. Most young women her age can't do what she has been doing. And she is lying about her age to begin with."

Heavy weighted chains were put down and around, keeping the General on his knees with him sitting on his heels and head down near his chest. As the two girls backed away, it was apparent on the camera and to everyone else that once the man awoke, he wasn't going to be able to move or get up.

"Why is there tape over his mouth? That wasn't there before." Diego asked.

"You have made me do something to someone I respect and admire very much, and one of the few men I admit I do have personal feelings for." Balalaika said darkly. "Since I have no choice but to kill him, I don't want his last words to be cursing me and neither does these ladies. While you may hold this personal grudge against him, we'd rather not hear you two shout at each other."

His eyes opened and he was unsure of where he was or what was going on as he came back to life. Looking up, he saw three woman, one of which was the lady in red who attacked and shot him moments ago and the other two holding swords. When he realized he couldn't move and that his mouth was covered, he panicked and tried to move anyway and yell past the thick duct tape.

"Ah General. It is so good to see you again." Diego said over the phone as it was pointed at him and the man laughed. "I have been wanting to kill you for so long, I've forgotten how long it has been. Ah, well. Unfortunately, I can't be there myself to do it and gain all that knowledge you have in that damned head of yours. Seeing as I plan to be the last Immortal standing and to gain the ultimate prize, I'll come for these lady friends of yours later, or get it from another Immortal who killed them. I was hoping that Miss Vincent would have shot you, but alas…"

"Can we get on with this please?" Balalaika asked with a bit of urgency. "There is other people in his house and they may be calling the police, even with the scrambler we have set up. Though with the limo knocked around, it may not be working anymore. I don't want to deal with them…"

"Fine, fine. Just seeing him die finally after all these years will be enough." Diego said with a happy sigh and laugh. "Ladies, if you would please. And make sure the camera gets it showing his head fall off."

"I'll do it." Revy said as her voice broke. "I know what that sword is and it shouldn't be tarnished with his blood."

"Thank you." Lara said looking away as she stifled a sob.

Revy put both blades to his throat as he was obviously begging for his life. Diego was laughing over the line and continued to do so as Revy took his head off with a cry of anger and frustration. They all stepped back as the camera man left the camera on the tripod quickly.

"You have all done your jobs well and I am a man of my word. The threats to your people and property have been removed. A word of warning though…." Diego said as the body started to float in the air and crackle with energy. "If you attempt to come after me for revenge, I will show no mercy…."

With everyone backing away, which included Rally being put into her car and it being moved backwards out into the bushes, Lara and Revy hit the ground as lightening hit them and around them. Balalaika had only seen a quickening once before and it wasn't much different than it was now, even though two screaming ladies was different since it was a man that it happened to the other time. Her cell phone shorted out and she tossed it as it blew up, happy to be rid of it, especially since it wasn't really hers to begin with. The three overturned vehicles sputtered as expected and had all sorts of problems as the energy lashed through them, taking out the cameras in them as well. The camera on the tripod exploded next as the energy died down and quit.

"Finally this damn shit is over." Balalaika muttered as she rubbed her forehead. "You can get up and bring him around now."

Seras removed the fake silver cross from her chest with a grunt and healed up as she stood. The General was brought out of the back of the limo after she turned it back over on its wheels, only wearing his black underwear.

"What the hell is going on? Where the hell are my clothes?" the General yelled. "And why in the hell did you shoot me?"

"It is a long story General." Balalaika said with a shrug as Seras came over and gave him his armored black coat.

All inside his house, with him only wearing a robe for the moment since he wanted answers first and a shower after, the only people not in the room were Balalaika's men, and some of the other people that worked in the house.

"Several bombs were placed in Hotel Moscow and one was placed in the Mother countries Moscow. We have yet to determine how such a act heinous was done." Balalaika said with anger. "They were very real and I was told to come and kill you at a specific time. That was just over a week ago."

"I was told the same." Lara said. "My house and friends, along with a few of the museums I work with in England had the same bombs. The worse part was that I would have been blamed for them."

"Basically, that fuck Diego had a bomb on our damned boat and in our Black Lagoon company office and home." Revy grumbled as she drank a beer since the General refused to let her smoke in his house, nor did he let Balalaika who really tried more than Revy to talk him out of it and let her anyway, but in the end relented. "If I didn't do what that fucking asshole said, I would be blamed for the bombings left in Moscow just like Balalaika would be. Plus some other damn shit they would do in my name and a bunch of other convincing shit. And if that failed, he had some hard fucking core mercenaries ready to come get me and the rest of the Black Lagoon company."

"And I've already told you what they did to me." Rally said as she held a pack of ice to the back of her neck. "There was a bounty on your head for over a million, which may or may not be there now, but it all turned out to be legal. He knew that if I killed you and gave up the money for your bounty, it would only make me feel worse."

"I am a very resourceful individual and have many contacts General, as you are already well aware. It didn't take long to learn I wasn't the only one to be called in on this hit. Because we all had those damned cameras installed in our vehicles, it was very difficult but not impossible to send messages to the rest with a plan of action." Balalaika said.

"Well, I can't say I am surprised with how it turned out. Pulling a fast one on you is almost impossible and few have lived to succeeded. So, why in the hell was I stripped of my clothes?" the General asked.

"I have known you a very long time General. With a few contacts I had, I was able to find another Immortal with your sort of build. He was quickly captured and temporarily killed, then with some help, made to look like you with a very convincing mask." Balalaika said. "He was tossed into the trunk and once I shot you and Seras read my mind and a note I gave her secretly, the plan went into action."

"I knocked over the vehicles and damaged the cameras, moving really fast obviously to get the job done, which worked in my favor naturally since I don't appear on cameras anyway. I took your body and put it in the trunk of the limo after removing your clothes and putting them on the other guy to make it look as real as possible. No one was actually hurt, but I made it look like it otherwise. Well, I was hurt because I had to get shot and then get that fake cross stabbed into my chest, but it was worth keeping you alive." Seras said grabbing his hand.

"If you two were watching, why didn't you try anything, even though things worked out in the end?" the General asked.

"Once Miss Victoria knocked over the other vehicles so the cameras didn't see us, Seras gave us the note." Walter said. "It was done in split seconds as the saying goes."

"And we stayed back and looked terrified when the camera was on us again." Integra said. "I have to admit, it took considerable restraint from ordering Walter to intervene. And even more acting on my part to look scared. Thinking Lance could be in trouble did help, but not by much."

"You practically deal with the devil daily, so scaring you is rather hard Sir Integra. Well, I do thank all of you for this, because you went to extraordinary lengths to save me." the General said shaking his head. "There isn't words to express my gratitude. I'm sorry to say the name Diego isn't even familiar…."

"You are very lucky General that this foolish man came to me as he did." Balalaika said. "I was able to have his call tracked along with the camera feeds despite the fact I told him Hotel Moscow didn't do such mundane task ourselves. I should hear from several friends very soon when he is captured. I was going to do something else to him, but seeing as you don't recall his name, I will have him brought here so you may deal with him as you wish, assuming you do remember him."

"Considering the trouble he's caused, whether I remember him or not, I think giving him to Alucard would be the best punishment." the General said with a smile. "Though I am sure you and Hotel Moscow could do something almost equally the same."

"Who's Alucard?" Rally asked since she didn't know who most of everyone was or what the General even did in the last few years.

"Oops. I shouldn't have said that out loud." the General said as Integra glared at him. "Sorry Sir Integra, but I forgot she's the only one here who doesn't know…you know…"

"General, I don't care if you're involved with aliens, I would just like to know what the hell is going on?" Rally asked ignoring the looks of several people, one of which wasn't Seras. "I didn't drive for several days to come here and go home not knowing why I went through all this shit."

"Miss Vincent, I am not sure if you can keep a secret, but something tells me otherwise if you know what the General is and have, somewhat unfortunately seen what Seras is." Integra said.

"Wait, I thought the whole vampire thing was joke and setup. I was knocked out most of the time, and May is able to set up small bombs that knock over things like cars without damaging them. At least not seriously." Rally said unsteadily as she saw the serious looks. "Wait, you people are serious. Um…uh…General…"

"Rally, this is Sir Integra Hellsing, from the Van Hellsing family line." the General said waving a hand. "Seras and I work for her, though Seras is more stuck there than I am. I take that back, we are both stuck there. Wait, that came out all wrong."

"Never mind General. Our family has been fighting evil creatures whether they live by day or night, mostly dealing with vampires. Miss Victoria was in the wrong place at a bad time, and if she wishes to tell you of the circumstances of her change, that is up to her. Needless to say, she is a true vampire, true Nosferatu, but one of the very few I trust with my life, even if I was bleeding to death." Integra said. "Normally, other measures I won't go into would be taken to ensure your silence but seeing as you are a friend of the General's, I would appreciate it if you would not talk about this to anyone."

"Here, this will make it more believable." the General said as he had the maid in the room grab the mirrored clock off the wall. "See, there is me and, not her."

Rally looked at it seeing herself behind the hands and numbers and then looked at it as it was pointed at the General and only showed him, though she saw Seras there beside him.

"Damn. I'd be placed in a strait jacket and shipped off to a nut ward within seconds, even by my friends." Rally said as she was trying to cope with what she heard and just saw. "I'm not saying any…."

"Rally?" the General asked as she looked to be spacing out for over a minute.

"This…Alucard isn't…." Rally began.

"A very formidable and imposing man for the formerly great Vlad Dracula." Balalaika said with a smile. "Not as great looking as the General, but still striking nonetheless."

"Forgive me Miss Balalaika, but when did you see my servant?" Integra asked.

"I was in your country on a small bit of personal business, somewhat before the incident that England is still recovering from." Balalaika said with the same smile. "He approached me one night saying he found my mind and body very striking. I knew something was off about him just by his mouth alone, that was bigger than it should have been along with the fangs. Plus he smelled greatly of blood. I told him I was uninterested and if he didn't leave, I would kill him without hesitation after I forced his balls down his throat. He laughed darkly like in horror movies and faded into the shadows of the ally nearby, saying he was genuinely surprised I had no fear. I didn't give it much thought after that until recently."

"I'm going to go lay down and hope to wake up finding out this was a really weird dream." Rally said walking out unsteadily and getting help from one of the maids. "God my head hurts."

"Why did you bring my sword back?" the General asked as he remembered seeing it on his desk.

"Someone broke into my house trying to steal it and then tried to attack me to get it. They wore a mask and I can't really say if it was a man or woman. After getting that call to come kill you, I figured it was better off in your hands." Lara said. "And if the unfortunate came to pass where I had to kill you, I'd rather do it with that sword. Sort of as a honor thing…"

"Creepy thought, but I understand and thank you for the sentiment." the General said and then sighed before taking a deep breath. "So, unless you want to go home right away, make yourselves at home and just as I told Sir Integra, you want to smoke, do it outside."

"General, you've forgotten, again, I gave up smoking for Lance." Integra said.

"Oh, right." the General said smacking himself in the forehead. "Rule still applies for the rest of you. And this is more for Revy, but rule still applies to anyone else here, you want to get drunk, make sure you aren't in here when you get sick. I do not care who you are, I will kick you ass, literally, if you ruin this rug, even if you are a woman. This was a very special gift."

Revy thought about seeing if he would really go through with it and decided by the look in his eyes, he was deadly serious. Plus Seras stated the General was dead serious.

The next couple of days went by rather well, the ladies still all there and nothing bad happening there or at the SGC. Lara spent some time admiring his vast collection of things he collected, some of which were important antiques, though most were weapons. She also looked up some information in old books, seeing as she had some ideas of places she wanted to explore but didn't have a lot of info like the General had.

Balalaika was outside a lot herself and actually enjoying not having to deal with issues back in Hotel Moscow as she got a suntan, much to the General's surprise. Her men were elsewhere and were not allowed to see this side of her, even thought they knew what she was doing. Even though the General had seriously thought her men would resent him for seeing this side of her, they actually respected him because she trusted him. The weather was different in Colorado and kinda reminded her of Russia because she had been in the South Pacific for so many years that the change of climate was welcome. Rally was still recovering from the hit to the back of her neck that Balalaika did apologize for and admitted she thought she used too much force at the time.

"General, phone call." one of the maids said as she entered the underground garage where he was helping Rally with her car.

"Be right there." the General said as he waved a dirty hand. "I serious hope this isn't another revenge thing. Okay, looks like you have a damaged wheel barring and a few other things to work on, that I can do, since Seras turned your Shelby on her side."

"Yeah, messed up the fuel line too." Rally grumbled from the chair she sat in by the car as she also looked at the engine under the hood. "You're lucky it is you, otherwise I'd press charges amongst other things."

"I'd give you mine, but my Shelby is bit a more tuned up, and all still original. Right off the factory floor, less than fifty miles. And since you tend to be on the less money side of life, getting repairs would be much more difficult than it is now for you." the General said as he wiped off his hands.

"Tempting offer, but I know you'd be glad to take my Shelby because I own her." Rally said then suddenly snapping her fingers. "Oh, I still have that coat you wanted."

"Then why haven't you sent it?" the General asked as he picked up the phone off the workbench nearby.

"I was hoping to see you again. You are my best client when you come around." Rally said with a smile.

"True. Hello, this is the General." the General said as he wrote on a clipboard of what he needed to do to Rally's car. "Okay, yeah, what? You've got to be kidding me! You already know I can play the stock market as much as I wish. How bad off am I? Seriously, that much? Alright, I'll get something done about it. Cancel all other payouts according to the backup plan until I get back to you. Thanks."

"Something you can't afford?" Rally asked rather surprised, since she had always known the General to be loaded, extremely loaded.

Back when she first met the General, she had some friends look into his background since the man bought a few hundred thousand dollars worth of guns. He checked out okay and he was seriously loaded then.

"That is an understatement." the General grumbled. "I've been helping Sir Integra a lot lately with her bills and such, and after what happened with that attack in England, I'm damn near broke! Right now, I got a little less than 500 million to my name. Been a damn long time since I've been that low on the money side."

"$500 million!" Rally exclaimed, twice. "And you are complaining of money trouble?"

"To just keep this place maintained, and I mean everything down to paying the help, buying food, cleaning stuff and just about anything else to get through a year, is a couple million right there. I got another hundred thousand plus spent on things that haven't even been sent to me because they aren't available to be released yet. Wait, it is more than that, but I can't recall how much more." the General said as he sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I guess I need to open the vault and sell more art work."

"That barely cuts into…" Rally began.

"I'm helping with other things around the world and such. I'd say in three years, at my current rate of things going, I'll be broke." the General grumbled. "Need more money in the accounts to gain interest so keep me floating."

"Art sells extremely well. You place those in an auction, you can get a lot of money." Rally said as she followed him.

"Yeah, but it is very special art work, rare art work. Get the other's together. I'd rather not go over the story more than once. I'm going to take a shower and then change." the General said as he walked off shaking his head, leaving her confused.

An hour later, they were heading down two stories of stairs to a hallway that had several large vault doors.

"What is with all the vault doors?" Balalaika asked.

"Stores of different things. One is a bomb shelter of intense construction and value that was built back during the cold war which has been upgraded a few times. Ten feet of concrete and steel surround a foot thick lead wall that lines the vast vault itself. There is enough supplies ready and others to go in and such to last a hundred years if need be." the General said as he looked back and forth down the hallway. "Which has the art again?"

"You forgot the location of something you own, in a place like this?" Integra said as she glanced around.

"I haven't been down here in well over ten years. There is places in the house that I haven't been in or near in over fifty." the General stated as he walked down the hallway. "I know there is places in Hellsing Manor you haven't been to since you were a child Sir Integra. Ah, this should be it, probably."

"Why the hell hide art in a vault?" Revy asked. "It should be displayed. Even if it is shitty work."

"The art in here is done by only one person." the General said as he spun the combo and then entered a code, followed by a eye scanner and voice command while ignoring Revy's comments.

"A lot of security." Balalaika said.

"You'll soon see why." the General said.

"Oh, that person." Seras said as she realized who he meant.

"Most painting are done by one person General." Balalaika stated.

"Yeah, but those that have tried to copy this person's art have always failed for one reason or another. It'd be like trying to copy the Mona Lisa, a real art dealer would see the flaws. Got to really know the art world to fully understand what I meant about what I said." the General said. "Don't give them hints Seras."

"I'm not trying to." Seras said with a frown as he apologized thinking he saw her do something that made it look like that.

"You know who it is Miss Victoria?" Integra asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You do have one of his paintings Sir Integra." Seras said. "The one of your father that is life like and you have in your room. Which thankfully survived the attack. The one that Alucard looks at sometimes."

"TG?" Integra said in surprise after it took a moment to think. "You have art done by TG?"

"You don't mean the TG who did an incredible painting of the Kremlin that still hangs in Moscow?" Balalaika said also in surprise as the General nodded and slowly opened the door. "All things considered, it should be no surprise you'd have the works of TG on hand. Been around long enough to have been there for the first painting."

"Who the hell is this TG?" Revy asked as she put her hands into her pockets.

"A special artist that is world renown but is so limited in some of his paintings that they are almost worth more than the Mona Lisa." Integra said.

"Some are more than the Mona Lisa." Balalaika stated.

"So, just someone with extreme talent in art." Revy said with a shrug. "Big fucking deal."

"That guy has been very elusive about who he really is. No one seems to know who the artist really is." Lara said with a certain smile as she appeared. "I have a few of his, done by the first through the fourth and a sixth. Just having a first puts your name at the top of the museum of art list people. I've had offers for them that would allow me to buy my land and everything on it a few times over."

"You must know who the artist is then." Integra said.

"Somewhat." Lara said with a small smile.

"I don't get it." Rally said as they waited for the General to find the light switch.

"Seras, can you find it for me." the General said after grumbling a few times and checking his pockets only to find he didn't have a light. "Must have left my pocket light upstairs."

"Sure." Seras said walking into the darkness.

"Whoever this TG person is, it is a family tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation." Integra said. "My father was painted by TG the 17th."

"It is thought that the family teaches their child or children art at a very young age, to continue the tradition." Balalaika said. "Even with my contacts and information network, I have never been able to learn much other than what the world knows. The only real fact that is truly known is a man has done all the paintings."

"I only wish I could have learned about the artist before my father passed on. There are two good works done by TG in the museum in England, one of Big Ben and another of the Tower of London back when it was first created." Integra said. "There is also a couple pictures done of first three Queens of England. But they are rarely presented and mostly you see copies made by another artist."

The light came on as Seras changed the single bulb in the small hallway that had a cabinet in the wall with extra bulbs. At the end of the hallway, no more than twenty feet in length, was a large black safe door.

"Why the hallway?" Lara asked.

"Building issues due to the bomb shelter, dealing with water and electrical lines." the General said as he did the combo and turned the wheel. "Ladies, you are the first people to actually be allowed to see this. Trust me when I say, you are getting a true honor here. Think, you becoming the leader of Russia and you the Queen of England."

Both ladies were rather surprised at how he put that."

"No one other than me has ever been in here." the General said as he was opening the door.

"Oh joy." Revy said.

"Revy please, you're walking into billions if not trillions of dollars worth of art." the General said with a glare that made her jump. "Something I take much pride in here."

Opening the door, they all walked into a room that had at least a hundred different paintings, most of landscapes, others of buildings or special areas like the Grand Canyon and the Great Pyramids, some of old boats and a few battleships and a couple other navy vessels. Important bridges, the Sears Tower, Twin Towers, things of that nature along with cars and even a few actors and actresses over the years. All were apparently behind glass that were made to keep them from being affected by the elements.

"Oh my god! This is the Titanic! And one of her as she was sinking. I've never seen this type of painting of her sinking like this." Lara said amazed and barely catching herself as she realized the secret of who it was wasn't being said yet. "It almost seems real."

"I am, technically a survivor of the Titanic." the General said. "Sad to see such a great ship lost. Told them it was stupid to say God couldn't sink her. I helped invest money into that ship too. Always wanted to try and have her brought up, rebuilt and all that, but being historic and all that other stuff…."

"General, even thought the painting style is right and even has the right signature, I don't think this is one of his." Integra said as she held a painting in a metal with glass frame that had a small plaque at the bottom with the name of what it was. "Unless it was a job done by you personally asking them."

"I was wondering where the hell that one went." the General said taking it from her. "That is not for sale, ever. This was suppose to be hanging in the library. Guess I forgot to bring it with me last time I was down here back in the late 80's. Been kicking myself for years thinking I lost it."

"What is the Space Battleship Yamato?" Lara asked as she glanced at the title on the plaque.

"A Japanese Anime. This is a painting, which is a TG, of that vessel from a cartoon series. Anime series actually." the General said with a smile. "I really like this one. Even drew up plans of building her, several times over actually. Hmm, maybe with my new job, I can talk to Carter about my idea."

"That one of the Enterprise A in your bedroom is really good too." Seras said.

"I've never heard or ever seen this artist ever do anything outside of reality." Integra said. "How are you sure that you know TG, any of them, did it?"

"You've been alive for so long, you must have met and know the whole family, or the ones still alive anyway. This one and that Star Trek vessel must have been special request." Balalaika said. "Who are they, or who is it currently?"

Seras cracked up as the ladies, minus Lara, looked at her.

"What is so funny Miss Victoria?" Integra asked with a glare.

"Sorry Sir Integra. You're going to have to tell them before I explode General." Seras said through a few giggles.

The General sighed as he shook his head.

"We'll come back here. I got more paintings to show you all." the General said as he walked out, leaving the Yamato picture behind, only to come back seconds later and smack himself in the head a few times as he called himself and idiot and moron. Revy patted him on the back and agreed with him wholeheartedly.

Even though they asked and Seras went elsewhere to laugh, the General said nothing. Opening another door on the top floor, they stepped into the painting room that had the people paintings. Seras came back in as the others were looking.

"Hmm, a picture of me. Still very good." Lara said.

"These are all of women." Balalaika said.

"A lot of women." Revy said with some interest. "I don't know much about art, but I see that all these women, with a few exceptions, knew who was painting them as they watched the artist."

"How in the hell did a picture of me get in here?" Rally exclaimed. "I've never even met the artist!"

The General imitated himself using a camera on her.

"This was done from a picture of me working on my gun? In my house?" Rally said as she realized the background. It didn't take long for her to realize why he had it. "You gave whoever this TG is…..my picture, so you'd have, something to remember me by when I am gone."

"Yeah, for the most part." the General said with a sad sigh.

"Why does this seem familiar?" Integra asked aloud to herself as she looked at the first painting of a particular woman.

"Because that is the vampire chick I married all those vast many years ago that I told you about when I arrived at your place." the General said standing behind Integra.

"Not a very pretty woman." Balalaika said seeing it as well.

"I've seen better looking wh…" Revy began only to shut up as the General gave her a particular glare that made her know to shut up, otherwise he would seriously punch her. And probably toss her out a window.

"Back then, beauty was difficult to keep. Less hygiene and such." the General said with as he tried not to think about what Revy was going to say. "No offense Balalaika, but most people might find your appearance, hideous in some ways. Beauty isn't everything and other than the fact I knew you before what happened, I find the scars rather becoming myself."

"Thank you General." Balalaika said with a small smile.

"How did this TG person paint a woman who was long gone before any picture of her could be even made to copy from General?" Integra asked than said. "You know who the artist is and was able to describe your former wife in enough detail they were able to create this. Not surprising considering the talent the family has. Who are they General?"

The man shook his head as he closed his eyes and then rubbed his nose.

"Forgive me for what I am about to say, but you woman are a sad bunch considering your reputations." the General said as the women glared at him, minus two of them. "How could I possibly have all these original paintings, which are enough money to buy a country?"

They still didn't get the idea even after a minute.

"TG is short for, The General." the General said with a sigh.

"He did do these. I was present when he painted me." Lara said pointing at her picture after the ladies continued to not say anything, yet looked like they didn't believe him. "I have another one sort of like it back at home, but it is of me in a dress, which I rarely do. And that was only because he begged."

The General looked at the ladies who were still trying to believe he was the artist and waited for an response he never got.

"Someone shoot me." the General grumbled as he rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"I am sure he was kidding Rebecca." Balalaika said as she put her hand on Revy's as she went for one of her guns.

"TG really stands for, The General, which obviously, or in this case, is not obviously enough." the General grumbled. "Okay, some of you don't think I am being serious or probably want proof. Think about it this way, how could a family truly teach the next generation to paint the same way, over and over, for a very damn long time. Sure, there is subtle differences here and there, but the basic technique hasn't really changed. Here, I can and want to prove it personally. Since you are all ladies I really like, and or love, I will do each of you in different settings. I planned on doing one of you with you behind your desk Sir Integra, but that asinine Major screwed everything up. While I am at it, I can also get Helena, Rip and Seras like I have been wanting. And another of you."

"Me?" Rally said.

"Laying on the hood of your car like your asleep. That way I catch the essence of you and your car together." the General said.

The ladies agreed, other than because they wanted proof and if it was true, they wanted to see his talent, though Revy was only doing it because the General asked even though she didn't really care. The thought of a family doing so, generation to generation did seem far fetched now too.

Seeing as the SGC, Hammond mostly thought the General needed the time he asked for, to work out the problem he had recently with this Diego guy, Hammond pushed SG-7's mission back till next week, giving him more than enough time to get the paintings done and to wait till Diego was brought to them in four days. By the end of week, they heard Diego should arrive with some of Balalaika's people by the afternoon, so he was outside waiting for them to pull up while painting Rally.

Integra he did first with her in the library at his desk, holding a sleeping Lance while looking at a piece of paper as though it was important with the other hand. Remembering her desk, he did a good job of putting it in the place of his while also adding her chair, which he was only familiar with because he sat in it and looked at it many times during her pregnancy stint where he was in charge. She loved it and they all were impressed, and still shocked, but believed him then. He'd put the background of her office in later when they went back to England.

Balalaika was in her red outfit she usually wore, sitting in the front seat of one of his 57 Chevy Bel Airs, convertible version with the top down. He did it with her looking at him as though he was in the passenger seat when he was actually outside the car with the right door open to give him the right angle, perspective and get her legs in just right. The smile was only difficult because he could tell it had different meanings, one of amusement, one of danger, one of happiness, and one of arousal. Her left arm was on the door, with the window down, and she held her head up with a few fingers on her face. It sometimes took a lot to impress her, and this was one of those cases.

Revy he did while she was out sleeping in one of the lounge chairs by the pool, in her normal outfit of short shorts, the tank top and her guns on her hips, plus her boots. To add to the effect, he put a cigarette in her mouth, but not lit and she slept the entire time he painted. Her having her sunglasses on and a beer on the patio table did help the scene and not having an umbrella there made it even better for the shadowing. She was surprised when she saw it and liked it despite not seeming to care much. One of the reasons it was rather easy to paint her while she was sleeping was because she had been drunk at the time.

Helena had him do her while she was reading under a tree she liked to read under. She about finished the book by the time he got done and truly loved it since it was rather difficult to see herself without one of those special mirrors and that was the only time she could.

Rip was adventurous and liked looking around and exploring, which she did when she was younger with him back before he took off and despite how things were now, regretted it every time he thought about how he wished he didn't. Catching her in hiking boots, knee high shorts, black fingerless gloves along with a tight blue t-shirt and backpack while riding a 21 speed mountain bike was what he ended up doing. He did it with her pedaling down his driveway and the mountain in the background. She liked it, and was proud and happy for him, but otherwise didn't find it all that interesting.

For Seras, it took him a good hour to think of something and then pretty much all day to get it done. BG learned about what he was doing and requested he do one with her in it, which gave him an idea. Seras did want one exclusively of her, and seeing as they had a lot of time and many years, he could do several after the one he had in mind. BG was parked in the vast driveway with one of the blue spruce trees on her right side, with the left facing him as he painted. Seras was in her Hellsing outfit and had her cannon out on the top of the car as though she was aiming at something in the distance as she looked down the barrel. BG had her fifty cal guns in the front fenders out and also pointed that direction for added effect. Not having to rest and being able to talk helped Seras get through the many hours it took to finish it. In the end, she liked it, but also didn't because her face was barely in the picture. BG liked it though and wanted more done at some point.

Rally was in her black pants, white shirt with her black leather jacket and sunglasses on, plus boots as she rested back on the windshield of her Shelby with her hands behind her head and legs crossed. He got the angle of the sun just right as evening was coming, but still up enough to really show Rally in the right light. He was just about done when a black Cadillac limo came into the driveway and Balalaika walked out next to him.

"Another impressive work General. I have to say, if we weren't such good friends, I'd probably take you home with me and make you paint to get me more money." Balalaika said.

"That would be cruel, but I can understand why you'd do it." the General said as he set down his stuff after signing it. "You got some dangerous operations, amongst other things. Send me a good large pic of Hotel Moscow and I'll do that."

"I'd love to see that General. Ah, he's here finally." Balalaika said as they walked over and a man was pulled out from the back of the limo and tossed onto the ground. "Hello Mr. Diego. You have dangerously underestimated me and Hotel Moscow."

The man had a strong Mexican decent, not only by his dark skin and accent, but also from his outfit that sort of made him look like Pancho Villa, but without the rug like coat and bullets. Despite looking like he might be overweight, the man was 5'10 and looked more like someone a linebacker could be but wouldn't want to mess with. He had just over a five o'clock shadow with the mustache that went down either side of his mouth to somewhat under his chin.

"Screw you, you fucking bitch." Diego spit out as he was hauled to his feet and held by two men as he saw the ladies he blackmailed into killing their friend coming up. "I got what I wanted, so no matter what you do, I'll just survive and one day escape and get my revenge."

"I could just kill you." Balalaika said as she crossed her arms and blew out smoke from her mouth and flicked ashes in his direction.

"Yeah, but then I would have had an easy way out of this. I don't want to die, but I ain't afraid either bitch." Diego said in a challenging tone.

"I would like to have the pleasure of making you pay for what you did and the threats you made." Balalaika said with a sly smile. "But sadly, your fate is not for me to decide. Someone with more threatening ideas has that privilege."

"Putting me in jail?" Diego said mockingly as he laughed. "Been there, done that. My friends in Mexico will come get me the moment I am put away."

"I never said jail." Balalaika stated with a smug smile.

"Oh, so these bitches are going to deal me huh?" Diego said with a laugh. "Go for it ladies, I'd love to have you take my head. All those thoughts and memories becoming part of you. I've fucked and killed younger…."

"Ugh." Lara said in disgust. "I'd rather burn you alive."

"I'd take him back and have him tied to the back of the Black Lagoon, then drag him across the ocean until there was nothing left for even the fish to eat." Revy said as she pulled one of her guns and put it to the mans head. "But not before I filled his fucking head so full of lead he might just sink our boat."

"Revy." Balalaika said with a look that was only using her eyes and she didn't move her head.

"Yeah, yeah. I know." Revy said pulling her gun back and then punching the man in the face so hard a tooth came out. "Fucking asshole! You're lucky I'm not the one you're dealing with! I'd like nothing better than to stick a gun up your ass and hear you scream…."

"We get it Revy. Hello Diego." the General said as he walked out from the other side of the limo so the man could see him. "Sorry to say, I still haven't got a clue who you are even after seeing you."

"You're suppose to be dead!" Diego said as he was dragged to his feet.

Balalaika held her hand up and the men who were holding him let him go. Everyone figured the man would go after the General, and even he thought that. When Diego turned and punched one of the men out as he took the gun out of the other mans underarm holster, Balalaika kicked him in the balls with her pointed toed heeled boot, took the gun out of his hand as she broke it and then turned the gun and shot him in the knee.

"Can't say I didn't see that coming." Balalaika said as she tossed the gun back to her man who pulled the unconscious guy away. "Better do something with him General or I'm going to."

"I'm wishing Alucard was here." the General said as he rubbed his forehead. "I don't want to kill him and get all that shit in his head in mine."

"I'm not doing it." Lara said as she held up her hands.

"Yeah, I want to kill his worthless ass, but I have enough shit in my head to deal with as it is." Revy said as she shot the man in the same knee as he had healed. "Stay down and wait you worthless fuck or the next shot will be in the balls."

"I am unfamiliar with the total workings of Immortals General, but from what I understand, having Walter deal with him would still cause this Quickening to happen, correct?" Integra asked.

"Yeah. If we were far enough away, it would just disperse in the air and no one would get the knowledge." the General said. "Seras, can you put him in a trance of sorts?"

"Alucard did teach me how to do that. I haven't done it much, but I think so. Why?" Seras asked.

Diego had since healed and didn't move after Revy's threat and had carefully grabbed a handful of the gravel around him which he tossed at the group of ladies. Out of instinct, they all brought their arms up and Revy did fire, but her shots hit ground as the man grabbed a L shaped tire iron out of the trunk and went to stick it in the General's neck. The General barely avoided it as it scratched his chest rather deeply, but he was able to grab the guys hand and the tire iron, quickly spun it around and into the mans chest. Kicking him aside for the moment, he leaned on the edge of the car and fought to stay awake.

"Just…give me a moment…." the General croaked out, as Seras had her hands on his shoulders, sending strength along to help him stay awake. "God…..oh damn that hurts…."

"We underestimated him greatly. He has more speed than we figured and fighting prowess to match. I am used to having my guard up all the time." Balalaika said. "Had we been in Hotel Moscow, this wouldn't have happened."

"Sorry. I do try to not involve friends in my troubles." the General said as he wiped his bloody hands on his pants after he had healed. "At least they are my painting clothes."

"Wearing a white shirt doesn't help." Lara said.

"So, what were you thinking?" Seras asked.

"He unfortunately knows about Hellsing and had before, back when this trouble started." the General said. "Which really means this is also a Hellsing issue."

"Yes, it is." Integra stated. "You want Miss Victoria to put the man into a trance where he will do nothing without her say so until we get him back to England where Alucard can deal with him."

"Thank you Sir Integra. I know it may seem cruel and inhumane what I want done with him, but after all this trouble, I think he deserves it." the General said. "Especially with that comment about young women…"

"I completely agree. There is much we could do to him, yet I know for a fact that Alucard could make him pay with a fate worse than death." Balalaika said.

"You already know what I want to do." Revy said as she kept her gun on him as the tire iron shifted.

"His body is rejecting the tire iron?" Rally said with a eyebrow up.

"We'll either heal around whatever object is there and basically dissolve or absorb the object, such as a knife, or reject it like that." Lara said. "I fell on a spike once that I was unable to get off until I healed around it. It took about ten minutes though and hurt like hell the entire time."

"Once he wakes back up, I'll give it a try." Seras said.

"I'll have him shipped back to England in a coffin where Alucard will deal with him." Integra said and then put her hand to her forehead as she rubbed it with her fingers. "God only knows what he's going to think and say when I get the call."

"I don't see why he'd have a problem." the General said. "Free meal."

"He might not take it that way, only out of spite to rile me. Then again, since he'll know all the memories of the man after he's gone, he might understand." Integra said. "Would help in figuring out what he wanted revenge for."

"I'd swear I'd never seen the man before." the General said with a shrug.

Later the next day, Revy and Balalaika went home back to the South Pacific and Lara left after getting a call from a friend needing her expertise over in Greenland. She thanked him greatly for the information she got from a few books about a place in Greenland she was going to check out while there.

Rally decided to keep staying for a few days since she said was still recovering, but the General was sure it was because she was drooling at looking over his massive gun collection along with the tools to build and create them that he had been doing back with flintlocks. She particularly found the gun that pirates used at one time which was made of several barrels pointing different directions, but used one trigger, very interesting. He forgot the name of what it was called, but joked its nickname being called, crowd control. She about passed out when she found he had the instructions to build all of the weapons he had, which included her favorite, the C7-75. She did faint when he showed her he had a few machines needed to actually build different guns, one of which was the original 1975 C7-75 that was the height of the guns existence before the country started using lesser quality materials. Even after waking up, seeing it again, she passed out with excitement shortly after when he said he'd send her some parts he'd make to create or rebuild a few dozen of the C7-75's. She knew, just selling one of them, which technically would be considered made during the time they were created seeing as the General had metal for creating that weapon and others, from that time period, would make it worth tons of money at auction. Even though she could use the money, parting with such a incredible gun would be something she couldn't bring herself to do, even in dire circumstances. She'd sell the car first and that was saying a lot.

Night came that end of the week and the General was sitting at the dinner table with the vampires, Integra and Rally. Everyone else was gone out for a family thing and the other staff were off for the night. Tomorrow he and Seras were to head off world for a recon mission to check a new planet out with a survey team, so they all got together that night to talk and such since they didn't know when they would be back, even though it was supposed to be only a day or so on the other planet.

"Good morning Colonel." the General and Seras said as they saluted the man entered the elevator.

"Morning." Stykes said as he returned the salute. "Looking forward to going to a new planet?"

"Yes Sir." they said.

"Excellent. I'll meet you both in the briefing room later." Stykes said as he got off on a different level as they continued down.

After meeting up with the other members of the team where they ate, talked a bit and then got more or less ready to head out, they met up with Stykes in the briefing room where General Hammond told them what they would be doing and the five survey people going with. Just over an hour later, they were all ready to go and headed through the gate.

"Why did those two not have any weapons with them?" one of the guards asked as they left the gate room.

"That hot vamp chick somehow hides things in her body. Something to do with her dark powers. As for that General guy, he carries a couple large magnums that almost put that S&W M500 hand cannon Teygan has to shame." the guard next to him said. "But seeing as I haven't heard what his guns power is, it may or may not."

"What was with those coats though? Those aren't standard." the guard said.

"Don't know that one." the other guard said.

"Dude, why do you get to wear such a cool looking coat? And why does your wife get to as well?" Buck, one of the surveyors asked.

They stepped out onto a nice planet with red dirt and the typical forest look, though one of the trees that looked like a pine, had very yellow needles. Otherwise, most of everything else seemed the same. It was a hot day, somewhere in the eighties and only one person didn't really feel it, but had to wear her sunglasses to help her eyes because of the sensitivity. Everyone else also had some form of shades if they didn't wear a cap to keep the sun out of their eyes. It had been well over and hour since they got there and different samples of the ground, plant life and such had been taken here and there.

The mission was to go within a mile radius and check things out, and if they found nothing other than what they saw of the natural nature life, they were to pack up and come home. If not, say a structure, ruins or some sign that people lived near or around, they were to investigate and report back for further orders. So far, they found only trees, bushes, wild life here and there, and what seemed to be a former river bed that has since dried up and was left with rounded rocks, some big boulders, others tiny pebbles. The colors varied like rocks did even on Earth, though a good portion seemed to have a very white look, and they were not quartz. For the moment, the General, Seras, and Lieutenant Teygan were watching the three working here while the Colonel and Lara were with the other two surveyors somewhat farther away, but still within seeing distance.

"Yeah, why do you get special treatment?" Yancy, another guy taking samples nearby asked.

"You do know who we are, right?" Seras asked as she crossed her arms over her chest because she could see they weren't looking at her face.

"Well, I hear you are supposed to be dead or something, but I see it was a joke." Buck said. "As for you, you're like Doctor Jackson."

"Yeah, I am an Immortal like Doctor Jackson." the General said as he was sitting on the edge of the dry river bed and looking at the different rocks as Seras stood beside him. "But, she truly is dead."

"Vampire dead." Seras stated as she flashed her teeth. "As for the coats, they protect us. Him from dying from getting shot, and me, because the less injuries I take, the less energy I use. More energy used, the more blood I sadly have to drink."

"That rumor is true?" both men asked as they stopped what they were doing and looked very afraid.

Seras sighed as she rubbed her nose as the General shook his head.

"I won't go into details, but one of the reasons we are married, is because she prefers me to having anything else when needing blood. If it helps, I've spoiled her because she prefers my blood to any other type." the General said. "Hey, I think this is a gold nugget."

"Wouldn't you know?" Seras asked. "You've been around longer than I have."

"If you are able to squish it, or try to without it wanting to break apart in pieces, then yes." the General said.

"You mean like clay?" Seras asked as she put it between her hands and pressed.

"Something like that." the General said as he kept digging for a moment.

"It must be real gold." Seras said.

"Hmm…whoa. That's a first." the General said seeing the inch or so nugget he had given her was now reshaped into something like a pretzel. "What did you do?"

"Held it between my hands and squish. Some of it came out, but I mashed what I could, rolled it and then twist." Seras said.

"Interesting. I know gold is a soft metal, but I didn't think it could be done that way. I think Superman did something like that in one of his movies." the General said as he tried to bend part of the gold and ended up cutting himself. "Ow."

"How is it going here?" Stykes asked as he walked up.

"Not finding a lot of anything really important Colonel." Yancy said.

"We found some gold Sir." Seras said holding out the pretzel.

"You say you found nothing of interest, but this tells me there is people here…" Stykes began as he looked at it.

"Oh, sorry Sir. It was a nugget and, I did that." Seras said with a nervous smile.

"Okay, I will take your word for that." Stykes said with raised eyebrows. "Is there more?"

"Might be if we dig deep enough." the General said. "I don't think fish live in this though. No signs of bones. Now that I look at it all more intently, there is nothing here but rocks."

"What else would there be?" Stykes asked.

"He's right." Buck said as he walked over from the tree he was by and looked at the rock bed that went both directions out of sight. "There is only rocks. Round and smooth rocks."

"Someone want to tell me what we are missing?" Stykes asked.

"There is no sign of plant life. Even if there was no water here for a good year, there would be something still here." the General said. "Dry stems, cracked leaves, even something like a lily pad."

"I don't see anything but rocks. Not even insects crawling around." Seras said as she glanced back and forth across what she saw with her ability of seeing closer and such.

"I wonder…" the General said as he picked up one of the white rocks and blew off some of the dust from it.

"You're not seriously thinking that are you?" Seras asked as she saw what he was thinking, making her cringe at the thought.

"If it is poisonous, I'd be the best one to test it." the General said not looking at her. "Not the first time either."

"Are you thinking of licking that?" Stykes asked with disgust.

"Done it before. Sure, nothing else around here seems to be effected by whatever is in here, but this is not normal." the General said.

"Maybe it is for this planet." Yancy said.

"This is going to be a strange report. Go ahead if you want to." Stykes said.

"The only thing I got going for me positive here, is by the way this area looks, I'm sure the whiteness and whatever else here causes the river bed not to let anything live is not caused by animal waste." the General said. "Or so I really hope…"

It was a very short lick that ended up with him tossed it aside quickly as he spit several times before washing his mouth out with his canteen.

"Ah, dammit. That tasted like chlorine bleach with a lot of salt." the General said as he brushed his tongue off with a hanky. "I think these so called rocks are a form of salt…"

"I can understand the salt reference, but unless you were trying to kill yourself or something, how would you know the taste of bleach?" Yancy asked.

"Laundry factory or whatever it was called, where lots of clothes are cleaned at one time. More than industrial sized. I think it was navy owned, in which case it would explain the size seeing as all the uniforms could be washed together. Anyway, got into a fight with one Immortal there a good sixty years ago. Forget where we started, but we somehow ended up in that place and one of us broke something and ended up buried in a bunch of white clothes covered in bleach. They were still wet and besides stinking and the taste being terrible, the burning sensation was something I hope to never experience again." the General said.

"Hmm. Obviously you won despite that." Buck said.

"No, we called a truce and never saw each other again. I don't even know what his name was." the General said as he stood. "Ruined a really good watch and literally bleached my hair bad enough I shaved myself bald. Took me years to get back to what I look now. One of the few moments in my life where I had to go bald."

"There was a lot of lice issues before hygiene was realized, so how did you go about avoiding that General." Buck asked.

"I learned from someone early on how to use certain herbs to avoid that trouble, amongst other issues. Washed my hair with the mixture to get rid of them. Always worked. Been so long though I can't recall what the mixture was, though I did write it along with the others down in a book I have somewhere at home. Sadly, some of the recipes were made from herbs that can't be found anymore, or if they can, I haven't seen them in a very long time." the General said.

They stayed another hour and then decided to head back to Earth since there didn't seem to be anything of extreme interest and nobody around, native or otherwise. The only problem was, they all didn't make it to the gate before a massive downpour that came out of nowhere happened along with a quake that rumbled through the land hard enough it was heard and then felt seconds later.

"Ugh, what happened?" the General muttered as he slowly awoke and rubbed his head, finding it filled with dirt and what he was sure was blood.

"You had me worried there." Seras said with relief as she knelt by him as he sat up. "You've been out for four hours now. When the quake hit, the ground sank in a several places, one of which had you on it. You were knocked out when you got buried alive like the others I saved. But you took a hit to the head and surprisingly didn't die from it. Skull was cracked rather badly."

"Where are we?" the General asked looking around in the dim light.

"A cave I got everyone too that was nearby. Well, a mile or so nearby. I would have just taken everyone home, but the gate got knocked over and partially buried along with the DHD." Seras said. "Lara has several bruises and cuts, plus a sprained ankle. Teygan has less but a broken left shin bone. Both are asleep right now. I'm just glad I got them fixed up the best I could and here with before the massive storm that is out there came."

"How are you?" the General asked as he sat back against the wall and blinked his eyes as they adjusted to the darkness. "Must be nighttime here…"

"Tired." Seras said as she sat besides him and yawned. "It's nighttime and has been for an hour or so. And it has been about seven hours since the quake."

"Ah." the General said knowing she saw what he was thinking.

"There is no fire because I was busy with them and you and seriously doubt I could find anything not wet in this downpour." Seras said. "I'm so tired…."

"Get some sleep then." the General said kissing her head before letting her lay down and use his pack he was using as a pillow. "I'll go find something because if I am cold, they are more so."

She nodded and was asleep before he stood. Tossing his coat aside, he stripped down to his underwear and then got his coat back on along with his boots before heading out. It took a good hour to find some wood, which was by pure luck alone from finding a underground cave made from the ground separating from the quake and finding several trees that were not in the stream of water from the rain storm since they were basically hanging from the ceiling. When he got back though, he found the two girls shivering in their sleep and hadn't woken up even with the water they were laying in. The downpour was so strong that it was flooding outside and had began draining into the cave where it kept going further in. It took less than a minute to wake Seras, even though she was grumpy about it, enough so her eyes flashed at him, and only because of the emergency was she able to push herself awake and help him.

Lara awoke feeling better than she did earlier when she had woke up for a moment and found herself soaked and freezing. With the pain, the darkness and thinking herself alone, she was too weak to move or get out of the water running around her and passed back out. This time, she thought it was a dream until she felt pain and slowly sat up finding a really nice fire made from several large branches that was burning brightly. Teygan was lying nearby her against the wall in her sleeping bag with a bandage around her head and seemed to be sleeping peacefully. She looked to see Seras was without her coat and lying against the wall facing them with her head on someone's pack, sleeping and completely unmoving. The General was beside her but sleeping sitting up against the wall and had a blanket around himself. The sound of rushing water made her look around and she saw they were in another cave above the one below them that had what she guessed was several inches of water running through it. Looking behind her, she saw something that made her think for a few moments.

Seras's long cannon was buried into the wall of the cave, several feet into the air and quite a lot of damp clothes were hanging from it. A pile of thick broken branches, some wet and some not, were under the hanging clothes. Lara looked down and suddenly realized she was only wearing two articles of clothing which made her cry out softly as she pulled the blanket around herself.

"You're finally awake. How are you feeling?" the General asked as he lifted his head and rubbed his eyes. "I just awoke from hearing you a moment ago."

"Better than earlier. Ankle hurts, but I can live with it. Who undressed me?" Lara asked as she rubbed her eyes.

"Unfortunately, I had too. Seras passed out shortly after we got up here with you two and used what little energy she had left to punch a hole in the wall and do what she did with her weapon. I had to do the same to Teygan and if it helps any, I'm down to my underwear." the General said seeing her blush and look away.

"She doesn't have to worry about the cold does she?" Lara asked as she pulled the blanket tighter and moved her foot to a better position.

"No. Which is why she is sleeping in her wet clothes. She'll be asleep for at least another five to six hours depending on if our situation gets any worse. I doubt it though." the General said as he ran his hand through Seras's hair.

"Bet you have had to undress a lot of girls before then." Lara muttered as she moved to sit against the wall.

"I've been in worse situations." the General said as he recounted the Siberia incident with Balalaika. "I won't deny you two have great bodies, but I'm not interested nor plan on talking about this to anyone."

"Thanks for saving us. Still feels incredibly embarrassing." Lara muttered. "Better this than being captured and molested, or dead. What's our situation?"

"It's still raining. I can tell by the air more than sound. Still night time too otherwise we'd see some light from down there since the entrance isn't that far and any light would be reflected in the water." the General said as Teygan stirred. "The gate is buried as is the DHD. But I am quite sure that someone will come to help soon."

"I hope so. I'd rather not be stuck here for long." Lara said as the General dropped his head as Teygan sat up and looked around. "You took off her bra?"

"I don't usually wear one." Teygan said as she rubbed her sore head. "And I could care less right now. I'm alive and not freezing. What's our situation?"

They two told her as she dug through her pack after wrapping her blanker around her chest and kept from aggravating her left shin.

"Night should be gone in another four hours if I remember the details of what I heard of the planets cycle from Lieutenant Brooke. They'll probably start sending help then. Has there been in contact by the radios yet?" Teygan asked as she got a M.R.E. and took a pain pill.

"Something must be in the rocks or whatever around us. There is more static than words, but I think I got the message across that we are here." the General said. "Hammond said understood a few times after I repeated four alive and in cave nearby several times."

Lara opened a M.R.E. and ate it as they sat in silence for several minutes.

"How far up are we?" Teygan asked.

"Over ten feet." the General said as he ran his hand through his messed up hair. "This part runs back another fifty feet or so before branching off in several directions. The smoke from the fire has been going that direction and unfortunately, all our clothes are going to smell like it."

"Great." Lara groaned.

"Better that than still wet and cold." Teygan said. "Is there anyone else that she couldn't save?"

"She didn't say, but I doubt it. I was the first to go down and then you was next when the ground gave out and you broke your leg before tumbling down with the sinking ground. Lara grabbed your hand and fell with you, but managed to keep you from sinking into the ground. Seras rushed around getting us three, me first since I was buried. Because she can run so fast, she was able to get all of us within a less than a minute." the General said.

"I'd say something against her for that since it would seem like saving you first was a personal preference and you can heal from almost any injury, but if you permanently died, we'd both be in serious trouble if she lost control." Teygan said. "Well, more Lara actually. While I'd rather not become a vampire, I would prefer it over really dying."

"I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that." Seras said with a nervous smile as she woke up briefly. "I'd rather shoot myself than have that happen."

They talked for several more hours until they saw the sunlight shine off the water below them. The General put his head under his blanket as the ladies dressed, helping each other since they were both hurt, and then they turned their backs as he did. Seras awoke shortly after as the two ladies went down further in the tunnel to answer the call of nature. It was also so they didn't have to see Seras get what she needed from the General, not that Lara cared since she was interested.

"So, what is the current plan then?" Lara asked as they came back, hobbling with Teygan.

"We are still used to this, so what do you two think?" the General asked.

"Well, we know the gate still works if the SGC was able to contact us, but with the static you told us about, it must be buried just deep enough or being in this cave is causing the interference." Teygan said as the General helped them sit down.

"We just have to find it and I can dig it out." Seras said.

"That will work, but without the DHD, we'll be waiting till they call us and send a team with a generator to dial back." Lara said. "We have no idea when they will dial in either, so you'll need to be extra careful and stay away from either side in case they or anyone else dials in."

"Hopefully the DHD isn't that bad off or maybe I can fix it. Major Carter gave me a run down of how it operates, or at least enough I might get it running." the General said.

Seras got between the two women, holding them by the waist as they held her around the neck. The General jumped down and grabbed their bags as they were dropped. Seras floated down, which the two ladies found to be a very interesting experience.

"Used to do that together at one time. The ability to fly like that is indescribably." the General said. "I miss it a lot. Best I get now is if she flies me around."

"Haven't been able to do it in awhile, but we'd go way up high and then I'd just hold one hand as we fell. Did help us we were searching for vampires and other bad guys." Seras said as she helped them walk out.

"Skydiving without the need for a parachute. It is so exhilarating. Actually got so good at it, I was able to sleep while in the air. Best I ever slept in my life. Well…." the General said as he coughed lightly.

"Yes, I know what you mean General." Seras as they stopped outside. "Oh my…"

"Whoa. Is this even the same place we were looking at?" Lara muttered.

Trees were down everywhere and the land looked like bulldozers and other land tilling or digging equipment had just came through. Other than a few places near them and the land behind the cave in the mountain side that hadn't really been effected, everything else within sight, which by Seras's estimate of being at least fifty miles or so, was ripped up, broke open with deep wide cracks or large mud holes. The General crested a hill of dirt and broken trees, looking around as he scratched his head.

"Hmm, considering what I see in your head and what I recall…" the General muttered. "Oh, never mind. I was off by a few dozen feet, but the right direction."

"You've already found it?" Teygan asked as Seras sat her and Lara down on a downed tree near the General.

Seras waved her hand over the area as they saw large black spikes shoot out of the ground, at least three feet in the air.

"I spread part of myself out in the ground. About ten feet down or so, over a very long distance. Had to practice this a lot back when I first became a vampire." Seras said.

"I see. Being able to sense and see everything without having to go to those locations. Nice ability." Teygan said.

"That's really cool!" Lara said.

"It is one of the better abilities I like. Summoning a familiar though…that's creepy. The only up side as it were, is to do that I have to have drained someone and basically kill their body." Seras said. "I did that with him sort of, but brought him back, making him my servant. It was fun being called Master."

"Yeah, I could always tell." the General said with a small smile. "I had a very hard time trying to not say it, when it was basically like being preprogrammed as part of the vampire ways to always do it, unless ordered otherwise."

"Did you make him do anything embarrassing?" Lara asked.

"Other than seeing if he really could dance the Macarena, no." Seras said and was extremely embarrassed as she spoke again.. "It was rather funny to watch, then I ended up joining."

(Not sure, but think this song was out by then. If not, then I'm saying it was. Fine, call me weird, but I thought the song was rather cool.)

"Sir Integra thought we lost our minds." the General said as he face palmed and shook his head.

"Having Alucard laughing at us was different." Seras said. "Best laugh he had in so many years he couldn't recall."

"He's laughing all the time, or so it seems." the General said.

"This was a real laugh, something that brought him to his knees." Seras said.

"Not to interrupt this embarrassing moment.." Teygan said as she shook her head. "And I hope no one ever knows about this conversation…"

"Why?" the General asked.

"That is the most ridicules song in history." Teygan said. "The fact I know people who danced it and like it…."

"Not sure if I should find that insulting or not." the General said with a frown.

"I'd say sorry, but…" Teygan said with a shrug.

"You're not the first to say things like that." the General said.

"Anyway.." Teygan said as Lara had been keeping from laughing the whole time and just now reduced to tears and silently laughing. "That's takes a lot of energy, right? So you might want to bring…"

The ground shook a few hundred feet away from them as the ground cracked and dirt shot high into the air. As the dust settled, they saw black lines holding the ring up just off the ground and lots of different pieces of what was left of the DHD in the air as well.

"Okay, that officially is shot." the General said.

"This is supposed to be…um, the Control Crystal, right?" Seras said as a broken in three parts large red crystal was put into her hands.

All the black lines she put out went away, which she had forgotten was holding up a particular object, so everyone jumped when the ring hit the ground.

"Oops, sorry about that." Seras said. "Forgot I was holding it."

"At least it is intact." Lara said as she looked at the broken crystal. "Yeah, this is totally shot."

"Even if I had the power, I wouldn't begin to know how to use it to activate the Stargate." Seras said as she sat down with a sad sigh.

"How could you power the gate even if you had that much to use?" Teygan asked.

"Alucard did it once. Was in a plane, for what reason and where Sir Integra sent him I can't recall, but one of the engines died and he stuck his hand into the plane and spun the turbine himself. Plane landed safely, and with his mission over, he came home. If it wasn't for the fact the plane was Hellsing's and our people were on it, he'd just jumped out and flew himself home, letting the plane crash. And more than likely just ate the crew." Seras said with a shudder that the girls also had.

"Yeah, hope you never meet him. Guy lives to creep people out." the General said.

"Well, I can see why you thought about the power idea. You can spin it, but without real electrical energy…" Lara said trailing off.

"SG-1 had a mission report I was able to look at where they used a lightening storm to dial out. Unfortunately…" the General said looking at the very clear sky.

"Yep." the three girls said.

"So, what now?" Lara asked. "We got some supplies to last a few days if we stretch it. No offense, but knowing you General, you'll hold off longer than we can."

"I won't bother eating. You two are injured so you need all you can to help the healing process." the General said. "Won't be the first time I had to, well….fast as it were. I doubt we'll be here that long and if so, even if I do die, I'll wake up within a couple of hours or so and be perfectly healthy, at least till starvation comes back. And as I said, not the first time."

"Still…" Teygan said.

"Well, we can go looking for food and water. I can…" Seras said with a small laugh as the idea went through her head, which even the General chuckled at. "Roll the gate along with us. Won't take as much energy if I carried it."

"Yeah, with the DHD down, the gate will activate no matter where on this planet it is at." Lara said.

"Give me a moment…" Seras said as she stood and then vanished.

"Where the hell did she go?" Lara exclaimed as Teygan frowned while looking around and then up at the sky as the General was. "She's up there?"

"Seeing for miles has great advantages. We were counting craters on the moon during one of it's full moments while out on the ocean. God, that was such a incredible night." the General said with more than a fond smile.

"Stop thinking about that night." Seras said as she appeared behind the General, who wasn't startled like the girls. "As great at is was, for everything else we did, the other stuff still sets me off."

"You do know, you both could hop or fly a few miles away, we'd be safe and if not could call right away. Moving so fast…." Teygan began offhandedly while waving a hand like it was nothing.

Lara laughed hard and had started before Teygan finished, Seras had indifferent feelings, mostly being startled at the idea, and the General blushing badly while glaring at the two, making them laugh even harder. Seras was feeling very playful suddenly, and hide it well from him as the girls laugh further as he told them to shut up, making them laugh even harder as he growled.

"You know, they have a point…" Seras said slyly with suggestive eyebrows.

"What are you, in heat or something?" the General blurted out without thinking as he spun around.

The girls laughed so hard they fell off the tree, but were laughing so much to barely feel the pain. Seras leaned on the tree as she also laughed, mostly because of the look the General had on his face for himself about what he said, especially with how she responded with the words…

"Maybe I am. I'm surprised I'm not pregnant or a mother already. Where do you find the stamina…" Seras said with much more to continue on with, but lost control as she laughed so hard that blood came from her eyes and she tore a chuck out of the tree she was gripping to keep standing, which failed as she slid to the ground holding her sides.

"Well, I think we've had enough of embarrassing ourselves for today. At least I can go home knowing this conversation will always stay between us." the General said after watching them for a few moments, mostly at Seras, who while not needing to breath, was actually hurting.

"Really?" Teygan asked between breaths as she slowly sat up. "Why should I keep it to myself?"

"That song is my blackmail material." the General stated.

Teygan groaned in a bad way, dropping back to the ground and Lara laughed even harder to the point she almost passed out.

Half an hour later, they had moved a few miles toward a direction that had a river land lake that Seras had seen. Fish were in the water and there looked like some sort of fruit or food growing from some bushes and trees. The General got a fire going as the two ladies sat leaning against a large rock that Seras put down for them. The General had checked the water and said it tasted fine and with the kit they had in their bag saying it was okay, made things better.

"I, hate, fish." the General grumbled as he ate some of the berries, that so far seemed okay, so the girls were waiting to see if anything happened.

While he couldn't be poisoned or get actually sick, he would feel if something was wrong before his body adapted and got rid of the problem. Seras tried one and spit it out saying it tasted terrible. For the General, it was sour, but like a watered down lemon sour. The flavor was hard to describe but nothing bad, though the yellow juice was very staining. It didn't help that leaving the couple handfuls he had put into his hanky and set in his lap now made a rather large stain.

That night, the gate activated at some point. It woke them all up but before they could find out whom and get ready to possibly have to fight back, they were knocked out by some blast. The last thing the General really felt was that Seras was in pain from apparently being shot in the chest, which he was unsure if she was knocked out or still fighting back.

(Sorry for the long delay. Real life is my excuse, and I don't even have a job. Anyway, trying to also co-write a story with someone who really liked my Tales story. Slow going. Got more chapters of this story ahead, but having to work out details and such, so, it will come soon hopefully. For any readers of my 8TH Chevron story, I was asked enough times for a continuance, so there is chapters being wrote, but be under a different title and not adding to the 100 plus already there. Same story, different link. So far about three, but not yet ready to go up yet.)