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// To You in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1 
// Story: Attack on Titan 
// by Gojizilla54 
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PART I


Two birds flew across the the sunset. Civilians remained silent and looked up in horror. The two birds flew across a giant red hand gripping on top of a wall. The civilians saw the hand and looked in horror.

On that day, mankind received a grim reminder.

The civilians watched as a giant silhouette of a giant head towered over the city. The head had no skin and exposed muscles around it.

At that terrible moment in our hearts we knew that home was abandoned, humanity cattle.





In a rainy forest, a bunch of soldiers galloped through the forest, with green hoodies with a blue and white wing badge on the back of the cape.

“All soldiers prepare for battle! There’s only one target! We will exterminate it and claim this spot as humanity’s first stronghold beyond the walls!” yelled the commander.

As the the soldiers galloped, once of them spotted something in the distance.

“Target approaching!” yelled a soldier.

A giant humanoid being was walking towards them. The commander then quickly gives a hand signal.

“Split into five groups now, group one will act as the distraction!” ordered the commander. “All squadrons engage the target with the omni-directional mobility gear!”

Several soldiers pull out their controllers and presses on the top trigger, firing a grappling hook. The hook is attached to a tree. The wire is reeled and three soldiers got off their horses and started to swing across the forest. The three dodged incoming trees and headed for the target.

“Hit it from every angle!” the commander ordered.

Then a soldier screams as pulls out a blade creating a sword. He then wraps around the tree to the back of the Titan’s neck.

“For my brothers!” he yelled. “For humanity!!!”

He then starts to scream as he starts to spin like a propeller and sliced the Titan’s neck.





 





Beautiful purple flowers were under the sun and then all of a sudden, blood splatters over it. An open mouth, a man’s body lays on the ground covered in blood and lifted, two giant humanoid beings appear on the open field, and two giant hands grab a person and eat it. A young boy with teal-green eyes and short brown hair is wakes up, suddenly. Two birds were steamed and flew out of a tree and a girl with pale skin, black eyes, long black hair and wearing a red scarf around her is next to him.

“Mikasa, hey,” said the boy.

“We would get back Eren,” said Mikasa.

“Where are we exactly?” Eren asked.

“Try asking me when you’re awake,” said Mikasa.

Eren then got up and started rubbing his eyes. He looked around his surroundings.

“I am it's just that, the I had dream went on forever, it’s gone now,” said Eren. “What was it about?”

Mikasa stood up with the firewood carrier on her back and looks back at Eren and noticed something.

“Eren, why are you crying?” she asked.

“Huh?” said Eren as he touches his face.

Eren had tears streaming down his eyes all of a sudden.





845



Shiganshina District


Massive walls surrounded the district with cannons placed on top. At the bottom, many giant humanoid creatures, what people called Titans, headed towards the wall, scratching it.

“Listen! It was by God’s great wisdom that these walls were built!” said a pastor. “These walls are his divine work. No one must be allowed to defile the walls!”

It was a busy day in Shiganshina, people were at work, markets were selling, and the streets were crowded with people.

“Do me a favor, don’t let anyone know that I was crying,” said Eren.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, still you don’t remember why?” asked Mikasa. “Might want that checked out.”

“Yeah, cause tearing up is a medical thing,” said Eren.

As Eren and Mikasa were entering the gate someone called them. Both of them looked up and saw a soldier with blond hair and thin mustache, his cheeks flushed pink and not walking in a straight line.

“Is someone messing with you?” asked the soldier.

“Hey, Mr, Hannes,” greeted Eren.

“Or are you getting on Mikasa’s bad side?” teased Hannes.

“No, what are you even talking about?!” asked Eren.

Eren smelled something and cringed. He covered his noise, but the smell was too much.

“Your breath likes alcohol,” cringed Eren.

Then, three male Garrisons were laughing while drinking and playing cards. They’re cheeks were flushed same thing as Hannes

“Of course,” Eren sighed.

“You kids care for a drink?” offered Hannes, drunkenly.

“Aren’t you on watch?” asked Eren.

“Yep, watching the old gate we are,” chuckled Hannes. “We’re stuck here all day. So we end up getting hungry and thirsty. If some booze happens to get into our drinks, so what? It’s no big deal.”

“How are supposed to fight if you’re so lose on your feet?!” asked Eren.

“What do you mean?” Hannes asked.

“Why do you think, what if they break through the wall, we’d be sitting ducks on your watch,” warned Eren.

“Eren, please use your inside voice,” said Hannes. 

Then, one of the Garrison gets up and walks towards the three of them laughing.

“The doc’s kid got some fire in him,” chuckled the Garrison. “Listen the only thing they did to the wall was scratch at it for the past one hundred years, I have a feeling if they get in we’d be more than ready.”

“A Feeling?! What if any of you done to be ready for them?!” asked Eren. “Dad said you have to be sharp.”

“Good old Dr. Jaeger, can’t argue with a man who single handedly saves us from an epidemic. Thing is he’s still talking about his scalpel, what we do isn’t half as important,” said Hannes. “Hey no disrespect for your father, but a soldier’s time beyond the wall kind of puts the whole issue on a different perspective, you see him roaming out there, dead-eyed.”

“Wait a minute, sounds to me you think they’re not dangerous,” said Eren.

“Eh,” answered Hannes.

“Oh great! They have the decency to call you a Garrison, people might get the wrong idea!” scolded Eren.

“Good point,” Hannes laughed. “But you gotta understand Eren. If a soldier’s doing his job, things have seriously gone to hell. It’s better when
everyone’s calling us useless freeloaders; it means peaceful times for us all.”

Eren then tighten his hand into a fist in anger. But the anger slipped away and Eren lets out a groan.

“But, we live in a cage, all we do is eat and sleep that’s it, end of the story, we have the mindset of livestock,” said Eren.

Then, the two Garrisons who were sitting started laughing.

“Man, you’re right of the kid having fire,” chuckled a Garrison.

“Careful not to cry it out,” said the other.

“Are you coming back?” asked the Garrison.

“Huh? Y-yeah,” said Hannes.

Eren had enough with Hannes and both Eren and Mikasa started to walk away from Hannes and the others.

“Hey! Where are you going?” he shouted.

“The mouth of that kid,” said the Garrison next of him.

“He’s a kid, tends to dream bigger than the rest of us,” said Hannes.

Further in the district, Eren and Mikasa start walking up an incline towards their house on top.

“Eren, maybe you should let the Scout Regiment thing go,” said Mikasa.

Eren was shocked to hear that and turned around with an angry expression.

“Seriously? Why does everyone think that they’re a joke?!” asked Eren.

“It’s not about what I think,” said Mikasa.

Then in the distance, the town bell starts to ring across town, causing the angry Eren to not be angry anymore. Eren was filled with joy knowing one thing.

“They’re back! We can make it back when we hurry,” said Eren excitedly. “Come one get a move on, I want a good view.”

Eren grabs Mikasa’s arm and both of them start to head towards the gate.





At the gate, many Scouts were returning from their last mission. Many civilians were gathered to see the Scouts returning.

“Can’t see squat,” said Eren trying to find a spot.

They both stand on boxes they found and start to see over the civilians. A soldier enters the gate and sees Eren, then he looks back down. Eren was shocked at the response. He then looks and was in shock to see the injured. Many soldiers came back with traumatized expressions on their face.  Others were badly wounded with missing limbs, eyes, and bandages over them.

“Sure taken a hit haven’t they?” asked a civilian.

“Yeah, the rest got eaten,” said another. “That’s what happens if pride takes you outside the walls.”

Then an older woman starts to walk out of the crowd.

“Moses! Moses!” called the woman. “I don’t see my son, Moses anywhere… Do you know where he is?”

The commander looks at the older woman. He looked at the Scout beside him.

“I wish I had better news, give it to her,” said the commander.

Then, a soldier gives her something warped in a cloth stained in blood. She looks in horror as she unwraps it to reveal a severed arm. She quickly covers it up and begins to break down into tears.

“I’m sorry, but that was all left of him,” said the commander.

The woman starts to cry harder as she held on what was the piece of her son. Eren and Mikasa watched as the drama took place. The commander kneels to the woman.

“But…my son…he was helpful, yes? asked the woman. “Even if he didn’t achieve direct greatness…surely my son’s death helped humanity fight back, yes?! Tell me that his sacrifice gave us a better chance!”

“He was brave,” responded the commander. “But, his sacrifice meant nothing, so with our losses, we… we achieved nothing at all! I sent him to his death. I sent all to them to their deaths! We haven’t found anything out about them!”

The civilians watched as the rest of the soldiers were walking away in the distance.

“Uplifting, huh?” asked a civilian.

“Oh, sure, our taxes are basically going to feeding and fattening those things up now,” said another.

Then, the civilian was whacked by a stick. He turned around to see Eren. 

“What the hell, punk?!” yelled the citizen.

As Eren was about to whack him again, Mikasa grabs him from behind and starts dragging him.

“What are doing?! Let me go!” demanded Eren.

“That’s right, you better run!” yelled the citizen.

“Alright, I get it!” shouted  Eren.

Then, Mikasa threw Eren at a wall causing all the firewood to spill from his carrier.

“Oh great, firewood everywhere, perfect,” groaned Eren.

“So, are you bound to be one of them, the Scouts?” asked Mikasa.

“Just help me pick this up,” said Eren, picking up the wood.

“It’s not that bad of a mess,” said Mikasa, helping Eren.





After watching the Scout’s return, both Eren and Mikasa started heading towards their house. Eren opened the door.

“Hey, we’re home,”  said Eren.

“Welcome back,” greeted Carla Jaeger, Eren’s mother.

Eren went to the wooden chest and dumped all the firewood into the chest.

“Wow, somebody kept us in fuel for the next several days,” said his mother.

“Y-yeah,” Eren responded.

Then Carla pulls his ear, causing Eren to cringe in pain and cover his ear.

“What was that for?” asked Eren.

“Your ears are red. That shows you have something to hide,” said his mother. “You had Mikasa help you, did you?”

Eren and Mikasa sat in the table eating, while his father Grisha Jaeger was busy packing his bags.

“Where are you off today?” asked Eren.

“A patient in the interior,” said his father. “I would be back in a couple of days.”

“So, um... Eren wants to join the Scouts,” said Mikasa.

The sudden news caused Eren’s mother to turn around suddenly, while Eren’s father didn’t do anything

“What the hell, Mikasa!” scolded Eren.

“Get that ridiculous though this instant young man!” scolded his mother. “No son of mine is going to be fodder, do I make myself clear?!”

“Stop yelling at me!” scolded Eren.

“It’s a nightmare Eren,” warned his father. “The outside, you have no idea.”

“Yeah I know okay, but it’s gotta be better than this life,” said Eren. “Plus… if no one else is willing to take their place, then the lives all who’ve died will be for nothing!”

“I see, excuse me, I’ll miss my boat,” said his father, getting up from his seat.

“Hold on, dear! Talk some sense into Eren!” shouted his mother.

“Dear, words can’t hold back the boy’s curiosity,” said his father. “Eren, When I get back, I’ll show you the basement that I’ve kept secret all this time.”

Then, he pulls out a key from him. Eren was beyond excited to see his dad’s work.

“Okay,” said Eren, excitingly.

His father smiles and takes back the key and starts to head out.

“Have a good trip!” shouted Eren.

“I meant what I said,” his mother said.

“What?” Eren asked.

“Joining the Scout Regiment is a stupid idea,” his mother said.

“Huh?! Stupid? People who don’t mind living like livestock are the stupid ones if you ask me!” scolded Eren.

Fed up with his mother, he turned around and started to run away.

“Eren!” called his mother.

His mother turned around to Mikasa, who was stepping down on the stairs to their house.

“Mikasa, the boy needs to be protected by himself, promise me I can count on you to have his back,” his mother explained.

Mikasa nodded and started to follow Eren.





On the other side of town, a group of bullies starts to bully a boy with short blond hair in an alleyway.

“What’s the matter, heretic?!” questioned the bully as he throws the boy up against a wall. “Does your philosophy say it’s wrong to fight back?!”

“It does, I rather take a few lumps than crawl like a beast,” said the boy.

“So, now I’m a beast?!” asked the bully.

“Take a good look at yourself and tell me you’re not acting like one, your resource to violence because your brain is the size of a walnut,” insulted the boy. “So pummel me all you want, I’ve already won.”

“Shut up smart-ass,” said the bully as he rises his fist preparing to hit the boy.

“Back off!” shouted Eren.

The bullies looked and saw Eren running towards them. They had smirks on their faces ready for a fight.

“It’s Eren!” yelled the bully.

“That idiot backs for more?!” teased the other.

“Does he want his ass kicked?!” the third bully teased.

“We’ll tear you a new one!” teased the bully.

Then, the third bully notices someone behind following Eren.

“Oh shit! Mikasa’s with him!” yelled the third one.

The grins on the bullies quickly died and the bullies started to run away like little children.

“Screw this!” yelled the bully. “Let’s get out of here!”

The three bullies ran away from Eren and Mikasa leaving the boy on the ground.

“Ha! Look at those cowards, just one look at me and they run off, I’m just that scary,” Eren laughed.

“I think it was Mikasa who scared them off,” said the boy, getting up before falling back down. “Oww.”

“You okay Armin?” asked Eren offering his hand to Armin.

“I can get up on my own,” Armin said.





On the other sided the district, Eren, Mikasa, and Armin all sit down next to a river.

“They just heard me saying that mankind’s future laid beyond the walls, doubt they understood half of it, but still,” Armin explained.

Then behind Eren, Mikasa, and Armin came eight girls: Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Starlight Glimmer walked by and saw their three friends sitting.

“Hey Eren,” greeted Sunset.

Eren turned around and saw this other friends.

“Oh, hey girls,” greeted Eren.

Fluttershy looked at Armin’s face to see a couple of bruises and spots.

“Oh, Armin what happened to you?” asked Fluttershy.

Armin then told them of what happened to him earlier.

“Idiots,” whispered Eren, throwing a rock into the river. “Why does it have to be this way? Why can’t people just let us dream?”

“The walls are a powerful idea, we survived for a hundred years because of it. They’re worried that going outside carelessly will invite them inside the walls. I may not agree with that, but I get where they're coming from, it’s human nature, when said and done the government’s policy are a reflection of our fear,” Armin explained.

“That’s true Eren, my ancestors haven’t been attacked any of those darn Titans,” said Applejack.

“Still, it’s our lives, I’d say to hell with them,” hissed Eren.

“Someone’s going to hear you,” warned Mikasa. “Keep it down.”

“Why do I care? You rat me either way,” said Eren.

“I never promised you anything,” assured Mikasa.

“Wait your folks have heard about the Scouts?” Armin asked.

“Basically, and their not too pleased,” answered Eren.

Eren turned around to the rest.

“What about you girls, have you all heard of the Scouts?” Eren asked.

“Are you kidding?! Everyone has heard of the Scouts,” said Rainbow Dash. “The downside is that it is dangerous with the Titans outside.”

“That’s true, they never had a mission completed in ages,” said Starlight Glimmer.

“You mean since they were created,” said Twilight. “Since I don’t know what they are doing, but it looks like it’s not working out for them.”

“I think they just need a party, so they could cheer up!” Pinkie exclaimed.

“Uhh, Pinkie you know that the Scouts aren’t here to party, they go beyond the walls,” said Rainbow Dash.

“They do have a great color scheme on the wings,” said Rarity. “And their capes makes them really stand out.”

“Did your folks say about the Scouts?” Armin asked.

“Yeah, all of them have and their not too happy about it,” Starlight said.

“Yeah, big shock,” said Armin. 

The day goes on, kids were outside playing around and adults coming back from work to take care of their children

“It’s said, what most people here are willing to settle for is a sense of security you know. The walls can’t hold forever, only a matter of time.”

Then, it got all quiet and peaceful, two birds were flying across the sky. Then, all of a sudden a huge lightning bolt appeared, causing a minor but strong earthquake altering everyone and causing Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and the girls to bounce off the ground. Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and the girls got up.

“What was that?” Armin asked.

“I don’t know,” Eren replied.

Armin saw a bunch of civilians ran  towards the place where the explosion was.

“What was that?” a civilian asked.

“It came from over there,” said another pointing to the wall.

Armin then started to run where the civilians were going.

“Hey, Armin!” called Eren following Armin.

Mikasa and the rest started to follow Eren.

“Talk to me!” Eren shouted. “What it some sort of explosion or what?”

Then, Eren looked at the wall with horror. Everyone looked in horror at the wall to see a giant red hand grasping the top of the wall.

“That’s impossible, that wall is fifty meters high,” Armin muttered.

Much to everyone’s horror, they knew what it was.

“Oh God,” Eren muttered.

Then, a giant shadow appeared hovering over the city. Then, a giant head appeared, lacking skin and purely made out of muscle towers over the city.

“It’s a Titan,” said Eren in horror.

The Titan lifted his right foot while gripping on the wall. The Titan kicked the gate, causing a strong gust of wind, blowing everything near it. The wind managed to cause some building parts to be blown off. A giant tower was blown off and crushing any civilian that was unlucky to be under it. Boulders then started to fall and killing many civilians. Behind the Titan, many smaller Titans were drawn towards the gate. The Titan then disappeared.

“It blasted a hole like it was kicking a rock,” Armin said in horror.

With the giant hole caused by the Titan, a Titan roamed into Shiganshina. One by one countless Titan roamed inside and saw a bunch of civilians.

“RUN FOR LIVES!!!” screamed a civilian.

“THE TITANS HAVE GOTTEN INSIDE!!!” screamed another.

Civilians were running away from the Titans and were panicking trying not to die.

“We have to go,” Armin said.

Armin spotted Eren walking the opposite direction from the people running.

“Eren, no!” shouted Armin.

“My house is in that direction, mom is all by herself,” he muttered in horror.

Mikasa started to run toward Eren.

“Mikasa!” called Armin as he stretched his arm.

He looks at his hand to see it shaking badly. Armin has to use his other hand to stop it from shaking.

“This is the end... countless Titans,” said Armin in horror. “Every last one of us is going to be devoured!”

“Armin!” called Rainbow Dash.

Armin turned around and saw the rest of his friends.

“Rainbow!” called Armin.

“We have to go!” yelled Sunset.

“Right!” yelled Armin.

Armin started running towards them. Armin caught up to them and started to run.

“Hey, where’s Eren and Mikasa?!” Starlight asked.

“They went to their house!” yelled Armin.

“What?! Are they crazy!” yelled Applejack.

“They need to get their mother!” explained Armin.

“We need to go back!” yelled Twilight.

“Too late, Titans are overrunning!” yelled Armin.

“Armin’s right, we have to keep running!” yelled Rarity.

Back at Eren and Mikasa, both of them were running in a hurry to their house while witnessing all the destruction and death around them along the way.

“Our house is fine, our house is fine. Just turn around the corner and it’s going to be standing there in one piece, just like always,” Eren thought.

Eren and Mikasa then turned the corner and much to their horror their house wasn’t fine. Their house was destroyed by a boulder and Eren’s mother was trapped.

“MOM!” called Eren. “MOM!”

His mother regained concussion and saw her son was safe.

“Eren,” she said weakly.

“Mikasa, grab that end of that pillar and hoist with everything you got,” Eren said.

Both of them trying lifting the pillar, but it wouldn’t move. Then, Eren heard footsteps and looked to his left to see the amount of Titans roaming around.

“Oh no,” he whispered.

Eren then heard more footsteps coming towards their direction. A Titan was heading towards their house. Eren saw the Titan coming towards them.

“Hurry up, goddammit,” demand Eren.

“I’m trying,” Mikasa said.

“It’s them, you gotta get out of here,” his mother said. “Eren, just take Mikasa and run!”

“I want to run away, but first I need you on your feet!” yelled Eren.

“Sweetie listen to me, my legs have been crushed, even if you can get me out of here I can’t run,” she said. “There’s no time.”

Eren knew that his mother was right, but he wouldn’t give up.

“WHATEVER I CAN CARRY YOU!” cried Eren.

“WOULD YOU SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER!!!” scolded his mother. “One thing I’m asking you, one thing.”

Mikasa heard the argument and started to tear up

“I can’t lift this,” she said struggling.

“If you don’t go, all three of us are going to die,” she warned.

Then, she saw someone swinging towards them and recognized the person.

“Hannes!” she called. “Take the children and get them out of here.”

“Come on Carla that’s not our only option,” Hannes smiled. “Hey, I’m a trained soldier my skills are killing Titans and saving lives!”

Hannes starts to run towards the Titan and takes out a blade.

“Wait, don’t do this please,” she pleaded.

“Nothing fancy, just take it down, take all three of them out of harm’s way,” he thought.  "Make good on the debt you owe!”

Hannes then stopped in his track in fear. He was face to face with the Titan. The Titan saw Hannes and looked at him, smiling. He rethinks his situation and sheaths his sword back and runs back to them and grabs Eren and Mikasa.

“No! What are you doing?!” Eren shouted. “PUT ME DOWN YOU BASTARD!!!”

“Thank you, Hannes,” muttered his mother.

“WAIT NOOO, WE CAN’T JUST LEAVE HER!!!” cried Eren.

“I LOVE YOU!!! YOU HEAR ME?! STAY ALIVE!!!” she cried, stretching out her arm.

Then all the good and fun memories fill her mind with her and Eren. Once they were out of earshot, she covers her mouth and tears started to stream down her eyes, knowing she won’t see her son anymore.

“Don’t leave me,” she whispered.

The Titan stops in front of the house and starts to remove the house debris and picks up his mother. Eren gasped in horror and he could only watch.

“STOP IT NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” cried Eren.

Carla fights with her last strength, but the Titan used its other hand and squeezes Carla. Eren could only watched in horror at his mother’s demise. Mikasa looks away, while Eren watched in horror. The Titan then devours Carla and blood flies everywhere.

On that day, mankind received a grim reminder. At that terrible moment, we knew in our hearts home was abandoned, humanity cattle.