"Dead on Arrival" "Kobe Port" "Where's Deacon Frost?" "In the Philippines." "(SCREECHING)" "So how the devil have you been, Eric?" "You've gotten a bit rusty since last I saw you." "BLADE:" "Noah's stiff the same, I see." "Only more so." "He's not exactly mellowing with age." "(DOG WHIMPERING)" "Razor." "How are you, boy?" "Thanks for coming." "I'm sorry it was such short notice." "Don't give it a second thought." "Slaughtering vampires, arranging lunch with the queen, just name it." "Welcome aboard the Queen Victoria II." "The name's Captain MacRae." "One thing." "While you're here on my boat, you'll abide by my rules, got it?" "And rule number one." "No women allowed on board." "They're bad luck." "Noah." "Did you remember to bring what I asked?" "Yes." "It's stowed below." "Hold on!" "Honey... (GROANS)" "Amateur!" "Does anyone else want a go?" "Well, if you're offering, sure." "Why not?" "I'm game if you are." "(GRUNTS)" "Believe me, my dear, I'm just as disappointed as you are." "I've never seen Razor take to someone so quickly." "I suppose you can't be all bad." "My name is Noah Van Helsing, from along line of vampire hunters." "Now, what do you want with Blade?" "The rule still stands, old man." "No woman on board my boat." "Young lady..." "No." "Young man, how much cash do you have on you?" "It's not a girl after all, it's a boy." "Who would've guessed?" "Fine, have it your way." "(BLADE GRUNTING)" "Noah, hurry up!" "I've prepared a stronger dose, which I'm hoping will make it last longer." "The problem is, you're developing a resistance to the retrovirus." "Fine, fine." "Enough talking, old man." "Just do it!" "(GRUNTING)" "(GASPING)" "BLADE:" "Stop!" "Get out of here, little girl." "Shame on you." "Not very sporting, killing your prey in his sleep." "Let's let him rest a bit longer." "No?" "He's a hybrid, half-human, half-vampire." "What they call a Daywalker." "The drug helps suppress his thirst for blood, but the side effects are excruciatingly painful and get worse every time." "Coffee?" "No, thanks." "(CHUCKLES)" "You know, I've known Eric for along time." "We first met on a night much like this." "Dover, England" "I'm sorry, mister." "I had to." "I can't control it." "(DISTANT SCREAMING)" "(PANTING)" "I don't know when I've had such good sport." "Thank you, fair lady." "You must feel honored to be chosen by a baron." "Bring her to me!" "(ALL SNARLING)" "(SCREAMS)" "(WHINNIES)" "(GROWLING)" "What's this?" "You're one of our kind." "You're wrong!" "I'm nothing like you!" "I'm a human being!" "Unbelievable." "How interesting." "You're a seriously confused fellow." "One only has to look at your eyes to know what you are." "Unless you're..." "Can it be?" "A hybrid?" "Is that it?" "Hello!" "Sorry to interrupt the hunt, Baron Howard!" "And who are you?" "A hunter as well." "Only my quarries happen to be vampires." "What?" "I wanted your last meal to be special." "So tonight, you dine on the finest silver." "(ALL SCREAMING)" "Lady." "Hey, lady, you okay?" "(SOBBING)" "Yeah, they're gone, it's okay." "How can I ever thank..." "You're one of them!" "(SCREAMING)" "Not her type, I guess." "Maybe it's the eyes." "Or the fangs." "Well?" "I'm feeling so..." "NOAH:" "I see." "Sunlight has no effect on you." "Extraordinary." "So you're a Daywalker. I never really thought they existed." "I'm a human being." "BLADE:" "Why did you help me?" "Well, it's not every vampire that would apologize to his victims." "You were there?" "Well, after all, lam a vampire hunter." "I know their feeding grounds." "I hate this." "Every day I have to live with these cravings is a day too long." "But I've got a score to settle before I can leave this world behind." "Must be important for you to prolong a life you so detest." "Have you ever come across or heard of a vampire known as the Man with Four Fangs?" "No, I can't say that I have." "He killed my mother." "I need to find him." "If you really want to suppress your cravings for blood," "I might have the answer." "It's the prototype of a retrovirus I developed from the ashes of vampires." "I was hoping to create a vaccine for those humans who turned into vampires." "It takes a long time to produce." "This is the very last sample I have." "But the experiment was a failure." "I can't stop the retrovirus from attacking the human DNA along with the vampire virus." "It destroys everything in its path." "All my test subjects ended up turning to ash themselves." "However, you, my boy, are different." "You're a hybrid." "In your case, the retrovirus might suppress the cravings of your vampire half." "Of course, I make no guarantees, but I think it's worth the risk." "You may not turn to ash, but end up dying anyway." "You saved that woman's life." "Why did you do it?" "What does it even matter?" "If you only want to survive long enough for revenge, killing vampires ought to do the trick." "Why waste time on her?" "Why protect a human?" "Seeking human blood and wounding others, getting revenge on the Man with Four Fangs would be all right." "But is that what you really want?" "If you do not get revenge, what will you say to the humans you have harmed?" "Can you really stop at saying that you are different from the vampires?" "This retrovirus could kill you." "But if it works, and you survive, you'll have to decide how to use this second chance." "It's your call." "I'm in." "Here we go." "(SCREAMING)" "Listen to me!" "Right now, your body is suffering pain just like a vampire." "But unlike the others, it's only your body that's afflicted, not your soul!" "That's why you can do this." "That's your humanity." "If you truly want to be human, then you've got to reach down deep and cling to that!" "I'll do it!" "Whatever you say, old man." "But don't think I'll give up my revenge!" "NOAH:" "I heard the stories long ago, but I never believed them." "Stories of a miraculous child," "born of both human and vampire." "h' this was indeed that boy, the miracle was he survived at all." "(GROANING)" "You're not a pile of ash!" "Noah, would you please teach me how to fight them?" "I have no need of an apprentice, Eric." "But I do have an opening for a partner." "If you're interested." "We've been traveling the world killing all manner of vampire ever since." "He came to be called "Blade" for his weapon sometime afterwards." "That's heartwarming." "It still doesn't change the fact that he killed my father." "So you want revenge." "He was a hunter, too?" "What if I do?" "You're wrong." "What you're really trying to do is run away." "Yeah, from what?" "As vampire hunters, we fight not only the darkness in others, but also that in ourselves." "It's a part of us, and there's no getting away from it, no matter how far you run." "You've seen that old knife Eric always has?" "Maybe." "Certainly, as far as weapons go, it's worthless." "When I look at him, I wonder why is he trying to survive as long as he can?" "I have a feeling I might understand." "There's no need to ask." "The job of the hunter is not to protect." "But he exists to protect someone." "Who are you trying to protect by going after him?" "Good Lord." "The coffee's gone ice cold." "I'm a silly old fool." "Forgive me for going on like that." "How about a cup, young lady?" "My special blend's pretty good, you know." "Go on." "It will do you good." "Stop calling me "young lady."" "The name's Makoto." "All right, fair enough." "As long as you promise not to call me a boring, old cont." "What is that?" "I have no idea!" "What is it?" "Why all the ruckus?" "MAN:" "Mandurugo." "Mandurugo, what are they?" "Winged vampires native to the Philippines." "Aim for the heart!" "Make each shot count!" "These silver bullets aren't cheap!" "Here they come!" "Rule number two, no blood suckers on my boat!" "Damn it." "Out of ammo!" "Damn!" "(LAUGHING)" "We heard you were on your way." "Welcome!" "You won't set foot on Philippine soil." "Hold it!" "Damn!" "Out already?" "Makoto!" "Blade needs help!" "But I..." "Well?" "Move it!" "You're a vampire hunter, aren't you?" "(LAUGHING)" "Your friends can't help you now, half-breed." "Now die!" "Eric!" "BLADE:" "I have to use my valuable vaccine on these guys." "What is that stuff?" "How does "human" taste now?" "(SCREAMS)" "Matthes!" "(CHEERING)" "You were great." "(NOAH YELLING)" "(SCREAMS)" "What now?" "We chase them." "Chase them?" "(GROWLING)" "Maintain our course to the south, the Philippines." "Well, Tara... it took some getting used to, but this "being a mom" gig ain't naif bad." "I've waited a long time for this." "The time has come for us to return to our master." "I" "Eric..." "I feel something." "Carol!" "NARRATOR:" "Next time on Blade:" "That was Then, This is Now" "That was Then, This is Now"