For today's Whumptober fic, I'm diving into Hellsing! Technically not the first fic I've written for the fandom, but the first you're seeing. I hope you all enjoy, there will be a few more this month.

For Whumptober Day 5: Debris, Pinned Down, 'It's broken'

Misjudged

Integra had trained countless hours to be more than efficient with the sword and with firearms. Working on her skills until she could best all of her instructors. It was needed in her line of work, was demanded, in fact, by her father to make sure that she would be able to look after herself. There was rarely a day gone by that she was not grateful for how her instructors had pushed her, and how she had pushed herself.

But still, all the skill in the world with a sword, and all the marksmanship of a sharp-shooter could not save her from accidents. And when it came down to it, missions in old houses could turn deadly very quickly, and not just because of their occupants.

Integra was on the precarious second story of the old Tudor, facing off against a mob of ghouls. More of her men were further down the hallway and Alucard was somewhere outside, prowling around the perimeter, chasing down the vampire responsible for turning all the ghouls.

"How many more on your end, Harrington?!" Integra shouted to her closest captain as she took out the last ghoul coming at her with a well-aimed headshot.

"Sir, about ten!" he replied.

"I take it you're good up here then," she said.

"We are, Sir Integra!" the soldier shouted, followed by more gunshots.

Integra hurried toward the stairs, planning on aiding the men below with the stragglers.

She only got about halfway down, before a ghoul appeared at the railing above, snarling, getting ready to jump on her.

Integra snarled back and shot upward, hitting the ghoul right in the head.

It slumped, collapsing over the railing and plummeting.

Integra dodged, but as it hit the stairs, the sudden weight broke through the rotting wood and Integra let out a sharp cry of surprise as she collapsed with it, tumbling down with a rending crash into darkness.

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Integra came to in the dark, coughing and blinking dust from her eyes.

"Dammit," she snarled, trying to move, but she was pinned firmly under several heavy boards. She could barely see any light through the cracks.

Integra had never been afraid of the dark, she held control over the scariest monster that resided within it. But this suffocating closeness was different. Especially with a board pinning one arm against her chest, making it hard to get a deep breath.

"Sir Integra! Did she fall?"

"Sir Integra!"

She could hear the men from above.

"I—I'm down here," she called with a cough, furious at how weak her voice sounded in that moment. She didn't think they could hear her.

"We need to find another way down," one of them said. "We can't risk causing anything else to fall down there…"

Integra!

Her eyes opened again as she heard Alucard's voice in her head.

Are you all right, Master?

She coughed again, one side aching. She really hoped her ribs were just bruised and not broken. "I'm alive," she managed.

I'm coming to you.

"Finish your mission first," she snapped.

It is already done. And my Master's safety should take priority.

She couldn't deny the relief she felt as she tried to breathe shallowly.

The men started to shout as Alucard presumably came into the house.

"Alucard—Sir Integra fell down into the basement. We're having trouble getting to her."

"Don't worry, I'll handle this," the vampire's voice came from above.

"You can't just jump down there, you might crush her!"

"I know exactly where she is," Alucard assured and Integra felt him land lightly among the rubble, nothing shifting to sit more heavily atop her. "Integra…"

"Here," she croaked, trying to keep from coughing again.

Debris was swiftly cast aside, and finally the light broke through, leaving Integra staring up at the vampire as he heaved a large board away. A small smile on his face.

"Quite the scrape you've gotten into, Master," he said.

"Shut up and get me out of here," Integra snapped, shifting with a wince. "Something's pinning my leg."

Alucard returned to work and heaved a heavy beam away from Integra's lower limbs. The shifting of the debris also revealed the body of the ghoul which had been rather unfortunately skewered on a piece of rebar. Integra swallowed hard, seeing how close she had come to that being her fate, but she could no longer feel any weight pinning her down so she started to shift upright as Alucard put out a hand to help her.

She pulled herself to her feet before agony tore up her leg and she gasped, instantly collapsing again.

"Integra," Alucard said with a frown, crouching down as Integra turned to stare at her offending ankle, gritting her teeth.

"Dammit," she snarled.

"I believe it's broken," the vampire stated.

"Yes of course it's bloody broken!" Integra snarled. "Now help me up."

Alucard dutifully helped her to her feet again and Integra tried to limp across the uneven debris, but the toe of her boot caught and sent a new wave of agony crashing through her, leaving her biting her lip, letting out a pained growl.

"Sir Integra, if I may…" Alucard said before simply lifting her into his arms in a bridal carry.

"What the hell are you doing?" she demanded.

"You obviously cannot walk right now, so I will carry you," he said with something of a smirk. "Or would you rather I simply sling you over my shoulder."

"Enough, just get me out of here," she growled, trying to keep her face from flaming in embarrassment as Alucard easily leapt up through the opening and carried her outside. She knew it was unavoidable, given her current state, but it was still mortifying having to pass the worried faces of her men like this.

"Now put me down, I'm not a child," she snapped as he got her outside and he set her down on the front stairs.

"No, but you are injured," the vampire said. "And humans are incredibly fragile—even those with a will of iron, Integra." He smiled. He leaned in and Integra was about to snap at him before he said. "Take my advice, and use your convalescence as a reason to escape those meetings you have coming up. I'm sure a broken ankle is a good enough excuse."

Integra exhaled slowly, and a small smile found its way to her lips as she rummaged in her pocket for her cigarettes and a lighter. "You know, that is actually one of your better ideas."

Alucard grinned and bowed. "Always happy to oblige, Master."