//------------------------------// // The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback, Part 2 // Story: Attack on Titan // by Gojizilla54 //------------------------------// In the year 845, two terrifying new breeds of Titan appeared, the Colossal and the Armored, barrelling through the outer walls as if wholesale destruction was child's play. In blood and thunder, our way of life ended. The Titans fed their hunger for human flesh unchecked. The territory couched within the circle of Wall Maria was abandoned. Twenty percent of the human race perished and one-third of our territory was lost. As the Titan onslaught advanced, our only choice was to withdraw behind Wall Rose." 850 2 years after joining the Cadets In was pouring where the cadets were training. All of them had to carry weighted backpacks in the rain and had to walk through the forest. "Pick up the pace, you lead heeled laggards!" yelled Keith riding his horse. He looks at the cadets walking, and backs up to see Armin falling behind. "Your boots waterlogged, Arlelt?" asked Keith. "Let's see some hustle! Gear too heavy for you, son? Hell, drop it! Leave it in the mud! The Titan's will have an easier work digesting you without all the excess baggage!" "Dammit," panted Armin. "Seriously?" said Reiner taking Armin's backpack. "Here, focus on staying upright. We're being grading on this you know?" "Thanks, but won't they demerit your grade for helping?" asked Armin. "Yeah if they find out," replied Reiner. "Just make the cut and we're even." Armin tried to keep up with Reiner as Keith looked back. "Reiner Braun. The mind and constitution of a grass-fed ox. Respected by his comrades." Reiner started to pick speed, as Armin stayed behind. "I'm no one's burden, you hear me?" said Armin. He caught up to Reiner and grabbed his backpack and sent in front of the other cadets. "Armin Arlelt. Built like a daffodil, but academically brilliant." On the next day, giant Titan cutouts with a patch covering the nap of the cutout were placed over the forest. Keith stood on a nearby tree to watch. Then, Bertholdt, a girl with blonde hair, and Jean came swinging at it. The girl and Bertholdt made deep gashes along the patch, while Jean made a small gash. "Annie Leonhart. Gifted with a sword but does not exactly play well with others." "Bertholdt Hoover. Heaps of native talent but too mild-mannered." "Jean Kirschtein. Head of the class on ODM, also an insufferable smartass with a hair-trigger temper. Jean hopped off a branch and started swinging across the forest. "Think those show-offs can slice and dice? Best hope you see a Titan before I do!" he thought. Jean started to swing more faster than the others and dodging everything that was in his way. "Military Police. Save a place for Jean," he thought Jean stopped another Titan cutout, just before he was about to go for it, he heard a voice. "Way to lead the charge!" yelled Conny. Conny leaped from tree to tree to go after the Titan cutout. 'You don't care if I steal your thunder, right?" he asked. Conny swung at the cutout, but before he was about to slice, two people come in a blur and two gashes appeared, surprising Conny. Sasha and Pinkie Pie were having fun in training and high-five each other as both were swinging. "Sasha Braus. Unusually fine instincts. Rarely shares them with her teammates." "Pinkie Pie. Shows her instincts to her comrades but lacks self-control." Conny Springer. Agile on the switchbacks but a few sandwiches shy of a picnic." On the other side, more cutouts were present. Sour Sweet, Indigo Zap, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash came swinging towards the cutout. All four of them made deep gashes. "Nice one," said Rainbow Dash to Indigo Zap. "Thanks, but I think I made a deeper gash than you," said Indigo Zap. "Oh yeah?" smirked Rainbow Dash. "Let's see who can make the deepest gash to the next cutout!" "Girls, this no time to play games," said Applejack. "That darn Keith is watching." "This is why I prefer training solo," groaned Sour Sweet "Rainbow Dash. Fast on ODM and Titan killing a fine soldier but makes everything a competition." "Indigo Zap. Similar to Rainbow Dash, but has a compassionate side for her comrades." "Applejack. A strong and determined soldier. Respected by her comrades." "Sour Sweet. A quick and agile soldier, but the mood swings get in the way." More cutouts were propped up. Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, and Sugarcoat came in swinging at their targets. All of them made deep gashes at the target. "Sunset Shimmer. A soldier that proves to be a strong one." "Starlight Glimmer. A soldier that lacks confidence, but repairs it afterwards." "Sugarcoat. Built like a gladiolus, strong and is smart, but overly blunt and cynical towards others." Then, five cutouts were in place. Lemon Zest, Sunny Flare, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, and Fluttershy all each went for their own target. Sunny Flare, Lemon Zest, and Twilight made big gashes, while Rarity and Fluttershy made small gashes. Sunny Flare looked back at the cutouts. "Come on now, you two can do better than that," said Sunny Flare. "Well excuse me, I was never good with third-class weaponry," explained Rarity. "Could you two just shut up!" yelled Lemon Zest. "I'm trying to have fun here and you two are ruining it!" "Sunny Flare. A poised soldier but an arrogant one." "Twilight Sparkle. Built like a fighter and is equally smart as Armin." "Lemon Zest. A brave soldier never willing to back down, but has to control her wild and obnoxious behavior." "Rarity. A generous soldier, but always whines about everything." "Fluttershy. A soldier that has yet to show some confidence in her, let's everything intimidate her.." On the other side of the forest, the final two cutouts were placed. Mikasa and Eren swung at their targets. Mikasa made two deep gashes on each one. Eren made a small gash to one of the cutouts. "Dammit! Still not deep enough!" he thought. "Mikasa Ackerman. Model cadet. Excels in everything. In fact, it's no overstatement to call the girl a genius." "Eren Jaeger. Lackluster in the classroom, marginally better in the field. But driven by a sense of purpose that's almost terrifying." Later on, the cadets are on a training field, practicing hand-to-hand combat. Reiner charges into Eren with a wooden dagger. Eren grabbed Reiner and lifted him and slammed him onto the ground. Reiner hissed in pain at the strength of Eren. "Sorry, man I've really gotta learn to hold back," said Eren offering his hand to Reiner. Reiner grabbed on to Eren's hand and he got up. "It's alright, Let's see how you do as the Rogue," said Reiner offering the wooden dagger. "What are you waiting for?" "This training doesn't make sense," replied Eren. "We're not exactly picking fights with someone our own size. A guy would have to be stupid to use this. I mean a knife?" "What is there's not an option?" Reiner asked. "The fight doesn't give us a say. If it wants to get ugly, it gets ugly. It's your job to be prepared. The enemy comes in different forms. Artillery's not always going to be the answer. Soldiers, the one worth their salt anyway, are ready for anything." Reiner turned around to someone. "Don't believe me? Look," said Reiner. Annie was just walking around the training ground and not engaging in practice, but only watching. Yeah? What about Annie?" he asked. "Only thing she's ready for is a chance to slack off." "You think so?" Reiner asked. "Maybe somebody ought to give her a talking to. Give her a little hard knocks lesson in preparedness." Eren could only have a look of confusion. Annie walked towards Reiner and looked up at him. "Commandant not beaten you down enough? Keep it up, you'll be as flat as the dirt you're walking on, I would suggest you think back to why you enlisted in the first place," teased Reiner. "What are you doing?" Eren asked. Eren looked at Annie, by now had an angry glare on her face. "Whoa, she's pissed," he thought with a nervous look. "Wow, I thought she looked scary before. You couldn't pay me enough to be on her bad side." Reiner placed both of his hands on Eren's shoulders. "Okay! Now go get her," said Reiner pushing Eren towards Annie. "What the hell? Wait!" yelled Eren. Annie placed her right foot behind, lifting both her fist, and got into her fighting stance. "Alright Annie, I hope you don't expect me to hold back," said Eren. "Heads up!" Eren started to charge at Annie, who then kicked him in the shin. Eren cringed in pain and fell down to the ground. "Ugh, son of a... That was a dirty move," hissed Eren as he tried to get up, but to only fall back down. "Are we done here?" she asked annoyed. "Not just yet. You know the drill, take up the dagger," said Reiner. Annie sighed in annoyance and looked back at Eren, who just got back up. "No, wait!" he yelled. "This is how..." Annie started to walk towards Eren. "Oh, crap." Annie pinned Eren's arm and kicked him, causing him to flip and drops in on his head. Eren hissed in pain, while Reiner watched Eren on the ground. "There," said Annie tossing the wooden dagger. "So you ready to take me on yourself yet or what?" she asked. "Not exactly," he replied. "Don't you dare," hissed Eren. "She's got a lesson coming, right? You go get her." Reiner looked at Annie, who was giving him an angry glare. "Right," he sighed. "A soldier can't really afford to back down, either." Reiner then gave Annie and angry glare back. "Alright here I come!" yelled Reiner. Reiner was then on his back using the same technique she used on Eren. Annie started to walk away from her "training." "That's some technique you got," complimented Eren. "Who taught you how to fight like that?" "My father did," she replied. "Did he, like pioneer it or..." said Eren. Annie broke in. "Does it really matter?" she asked. "It's pointless, just like all this." "Wait, you mean the training in general?" he asked. "Hand-to-hand combat doesn't really count against our final grade," she replied. "The smart ones blow it off. It's a crapshoot, anyway. Only the top fifteen cadets get to serve in the Interior. The rest of us? Forget it. Point is, only the idiots like you take this part of boot camp seriously." Marco and another cadet where practicing, Mikasa dodged Christa's attack, while Sasha and Conny were doing kung fu stances. Keith came to both of them and lifted Conny by grabbing his heead. "Idiots and whatever they are," she continued. She then drove the dagger towards Eren, but Eren blocked it. "First rule of this life, kid. The better you are dropping the bad guys, the more distance the powers that be put between you," she said. "That's what this whole stupid farce is about." "Sure, whatever you say," said Eren pushing Annie back. Annie then performed a sweep kick on Eren, causing him to fall and land on his back. Annie then got the dagger and placed it a couple of inches away from Eren's throat. "Face it. You don't fight the nature of things and win," said Annie. She got back up with the dagger in her hand. "Look around you, Eren," she said. "All the sons of bitches really expect us to do is play the game. Don't be a pawn." Annie then walked away from Eren and Reiner. "Yeah, well I still stand by what I said earlier," Reiner stated. "I've been so fixated on building myself up. I couldn't see it," Eren thought. "She's absolutely right. They're not honing their skills to fight. They're honing their skill to run." Then, the bell run alerting all the cadets in the training grounds. "Well, that's the signal," said Reiner. "Come on, lets go." "Right," said Eren. As they were heading back, Bertholdt caught up to Reiner. "Hey Eren," called Starlight Glimmer. "Oh hey, Starlight," greeted Eren. "Where are the rest of them?" "We're here!" yelled Sunset Shimmer. "How was the training for you girls?" Eren asked. "It was alright," replied Rainbow Dash. As Eren continued to talk, Bertholdt and Reiner were behind waiting. "You know they are?" asked Bertholdt. "Beats me," shrugged Reiner. "Hey Reiner, Bertholdt!" called Eren. "Come meet my friends." "Well, looks like we're about to find out," said Bertholdt. "Girls, I want to meet my friends, Bertholdt and Reiner," said Eren. "Nice to meet you all," said Bertholdt. "We haven't heard your names yet," said Reiner. "Do you mind stating them?" "Sunset Shimmer." "Pinkie Pie." "Applejack." "Rainbow Dash." "Twilight Sparkle." "Rarity." "Fluttershy." "Starlight Glimmer." "Well, nice to meet you all," said Reiner. "Nice at meet you two," said Applejack. "Thanks," Reiner thanked. "Come on Eren, lets go." "Right, talk to you girls later," said Eren. Later that night, everyone was at the cafeteria eating. Eren could only look at his rival, Jean, who was talking to Marco. "I know, okay?" said Armin. "And look, I'm not saying it's right it's just the way things are. Before Wall Maria was compromised, ODM experts were rare. Only Scouts ever risked proximity to Titans, and their regiment wasn't large to begin with." "The key is to rev it before you leap, just for a sec," said Jean. "That's how you converse fuel, let your momentum do the work for you." "Wow, that's advanced," said Marco. "It's called having a sixth sense for the finer points of your gear," said Jean looking at Mikasa. "You gotta do the struct if you want to make the cut. The MP only recruit the best." "Man, that'd be amazing. Working within a stone's throw of the King. No greater honor than that," said Marco as he drank his cup. "Shut up Marco," said Jean slapping Marco's back causing his drink to spill. "We're not children, you can drop the misty-eyed BS. Honor doesn't have any damn part of it. You just want a nice, cushy job in the Interior playing glorified sentry." "That's not true! That's not me at all!" assured Marco. "Listen to you guys," said Eren. "Five years ago, that was part of it." "You got a point to make friend?" Jean asked. "I'm right here." "Poor Jean. So misguided," said Eren. "Besides, I don't think your head will fit in the Interior anyway." Everyone in the building started to giggle at Eren's comment. "Very funny," said an annoyed Jean. "Seems a little backwards to me. Fine-tuning your Titan killing skills so the brass'll station you somewhere you'll never see one," said Eren. "You'd rather I was good at getting killed?" he asked. "Thank you but I'll pass. Better to play the system than getting gnawed on." An enraged Eren got up from his seat. "YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!" he yelled. "BRING IT ON, YOU LITTLE BASTARD!!!" Jean yelled. "Eren, stop!" yelled Armin. Both Eren and Jean was face-to-face and gave them angry glares at each other. Eren grabbed Jean's vest. Mikasa got up and got between them. "Gentlemen, please," said Mikasa grabbing and setting Eren's hand down. Jean then grabbed Eren's shirt. "YOU THINK YOU CAN JUDGE ME?!" yelled Jean. "YOU RIP MY SHIRT, YOU'RE DEAD!!!" Eren yelled. "I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR SHIRT! YOU PISS ME OFF!" Jean yelled. "WHAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!" Eren yelled Eren looked at Reiner and Annie, who were looking at him. He then remembers something. "Oh wait, I see. He has something to prove. Sounds familiar." he thought. "Sorry to do this." Eren grabbed Jeans arm and kicked his leg, causing Jean to flip and land on his back. Jean hissed in pain as he landed on the ground. Eren turned around and looked back at Jean on the floor. "Dammit!" hissed Jean grabbing his head. "What the hell was that move?" "Little something I picked up this afternoon while you were busy with your thumb up your ass," replied Eren. "You honestly believe the Military Police are the ticket to the good life? You're not a soldier. you're just a joke." After that it was quiet as everybody watched. Then, a door creeks open as Keith peered in. "Would someone care to explain the little ruckus I heard just now?" he asked. "I hope everything's all right." Everybody was quiet. Eren and Jean went back to their seats remaining quiet. Mikasa then raised her hand up. "Sasha passed some gas, commandant," she replied. Sasha was horrified at the comment. Everyone only giggled to contain their laughter. "Why am I not surprised?" he questioned. Sasha was speechless and Keith went back to his office. "For the love of God, learn some self-control," he said closing the door. Sasha started to bother Mikasa and asking her the same question, while Jean and Eren could only gave angry glares to each other. Mikasa then grabbed her bread and started to compensating her with the bread. Of the original recruits, 218 cadets graduated. Some with honors. "Do you have heart?!" yelled a man with blond hair. "Sir!" all of the cadets replied, saluting. "As of this moment, you have three options open to you. Choose wisely," said the man. "The Garrison Regiment, whose job is to reinforce the Walls. The Scout Regiment, who ride into Titan country to take back what was once ours. And the MP Regiment, maintaining law and order under from His Royal Majesty. Those cadets eligible for the MP have already been named. The rest of you, take a look, these are the top of your class." As Christa Lenz, Sasha Braus, Conny Springer, Twilight Sparkle, Marco Bodt, Jean Kirschtein, Eren Jaeger, Applejack, Sunny Flare, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Annie Leonhart, Bertholdt Hoover, Reiner Braun, and the top solider, Mikasa Ackerman stood in place saluting. "This is it," Eren thought. "We've made it. Our time is now. Titans, be ready." Later on, all the cadets all celebrate their graduation in a building as some were thinking on the future. "All right! MP, here I come!" yelled Conny. "Three square meals a day for life!" yelled Sasha. Jean sat on a bench with a drink in his hand looking at Eren, "How in god's name did I get ranked under Eren?" he questioned as he took a drink. On the other side of the building, Eren, Armin, Mikasa were surrounded by other cadets. "You're really going to turn your back on the MP for the Scouts?" asked Thomas. "Why in the would you do that? You're in the top ten. "The Scouts have always been my goal," replied Eren. "I don't want the easy life. Not with all the work I've put in. I trained to fight Titans." "Are you insane?!" yelled Thomas, alerting all the cadets in the building. "How many people have died?" he continued. "We're talking a fifth of the population! If that doesn't paint a picture for you, I don't know what will. This is our life now. We can't beat them." "Yeah? So?" he replied. "We buckle? Take it all lying down?. "Things have changed," Eren continued. "Maybe not a hell of a lot but enough. They aren't the mystery they were five years ago. There's still a long way to but we've made progress. Every battle we lost taught us a lesson, gave us the tiniest inroad toward something like hope. You're telling me it's better to cut our losses? Let all the death and destruction be meaningless? Just to ball up and accept? Not on your life! Humanity's future lies outside the walls, and I'm going to clear the way! I'm going to take back what was ours! I'll drive them out. And as long as at least of us can say that, we're not done." Everyone around Eren was silence at the speech. Eren then storms out angirly, Armin, Mikasa followed Eren, so did Sunset Shimmer and the rest of the girls. "Eren, wait!" yelled Armin. "Where are we going?" asked Pinkie Pie. "Yeah, good luck out there hotshot. I'll root for you from His Majesty's barracks," he though with sarcastically. Outside, Eren sat on a step wiping his eyes. He looked back to see Mikasa, Armin, and his friends coimng towards him. All of them sat along side the step. "That was quite a speech you gave us there," complimented Armin. "Yeah. Most of it was yours," Eren said. "All that stuff you used to say back in the day." "Yeah, well I'm joining the Scout Regiment, too!" Armin stated. "Now you're just being stupid," said Eren. "You're not a fighter! Your life is with books." "I'm through with letting other people fight for me," said Armin. "Guess it's the Scouts for me, too, then," Mikasa stated. "Oh, come on! You're top of the class," said Eren. "You'd be wasting your shot!" "Understand this, Eren. Where you go, I go," Mikasa stated. "I made a promise to your mother before she died. I'm not letting you die. I got your back whether you like it or not." "Yeah. Well, mom's not here," said Eren grabbing his head. "A lot of people I used to care about aren't here, either," said Mikasa Eren turned around to the other girls. "What about all of you?" he asked. "It's the Scouts," Rainbow Dash replied. "What, why?!" asked Eren. "We're all friends there," Starlight explained. "We all have each other's back." "Eren, remember what you said before joining the Cadets?" asked Applejack. "Together?" he replied. "That's why we're joining the Scouts," said Sunset Shimmer. "We got this... together," said Twilight Sparkle. "Like you said, the Interior is for cowards and I'm not a coward," Pinkie Pie stated. Fluttershy could only sigh as she had to join the Scouts, while Rarity knew her decision had to change. "Well, looks like we have other choice," said Rarity. Fluttershy could only nod. Eren turn back around and looked up at the starry night. Everyone around Eren looked up too. Trost District The next day, everyone was on the sidewalk looking at the Scout's next mission. "Heads up!" yelled a male civilian. "The main Scout Regiment is back!" As a man with blond hair and icy blue eyes rode on his horse towards the gate. "That's right, Commander Erwin!" yelled the male civilian. "Did you give those bastards a thrashing?" "Look! It's Captain Levi!" yelled another male civilian. A man with short, straight black hair and dull blue eyes was riding on his horse. "They say he's like an entire brigade unto himself!" yelled another civilian. "Spare me, please," groaned Levi. "Feel how excited everybody is?" Eren asked. "It's like the crowd just has a different energy now." "Well, we are going on five years without incident," Hannah replied. Seems like a good omen." "And you should check all the cannon upgrades," added Franz. "The sight alone ought to be enough to scare them off," "You in denial cause you're a couple?" asked Eren angrily. "What's that about?" Both of them blushed in embarrassment. Hannah turned around "Whoa, whoa, whoa! This isn't what it looks like! Okay?" she yelled. 'Knock it off, man! It's embarrassing," said Franz. Rainbow Dash was then bumped by someone, causing her to crash into Eren. "Hey, watch it!" she yelled. "Oh, sorry Rainbow," said Indigo Zap. "Oh, hey Indigo," said Rainbow Dash. Then, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, Lemon Zest, and Sugarcoat came behind Indigo. Sunny Flare sniffed the air and let out an exhale. "The smell of home," she said. Lemon Zest looked behind Rainbow Dash to see Eren and was amazed. "Hey, is your name Eren Jeager?" asked Lemon Zest. "Yeah," replied Eren. "I never met all before, do you mind telling your names?" "Indigo Zap." "Lemon Zest." "Sunny Flare." "Sugarcoat." "Sour Sweet." "Nice to meet you all," said Eren. "This is Mikasa and my good friend Armin." "Nice to meet you both," said Sugarcoat. "Nice to meet you all," said Armin. "Hey, hey, lookie here!" yelled a voice. Eren and Armin recognized the voice and turned around. Hannes started to walk towards them. "Mr. Hannes!" called Eren. "Word on the street's they let you graduate yesterday," said Hannes. "Either you've grown up or standards have plummeted." "Oh yeah, like you're one to talk," he said. "The Corps of Engineers kept their new chief in the drink? "Watch it," said Hannes poking Eren's forehead. "Oh, hey Mr. Hannes," greeted Sunset Shimmer. "Hey, Sunset," greeted Hannes. Then, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Starlight Glimmer followed Sunset Shimmer. "Howdy, Hannes," greeted Applejack. "Long time on see," said Hannes. "How are all you girls doing?" "We're doing alright," Rainbow Dash replied. "Thanks for asking." Hannes looked behind Eren to see more girls behind him. "Hey, Eren, do you mind telling me who these girls behind are?" he asked. "Oh, these are my new friends,"said Eren. "Hey, girls come here for a second." Indigo Zap, Lemon Zest, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, and Sugarcoat walked towards Eren and saw someone in front of him. "Hey, I want you all to meet Mr. Hannes," said Eren. "Nice to meet you Mr. Hannes,"said Lemon Zest shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you, too," he said. "Do you mind telling your names?" "Again?" groaned Sour Sweet. "Hey, I'm just being nice," said Hannes. "Oh, don't worry I'll tell you my name," said Sour Sweet nicely. Hannes was confused at the mood swing. Then, Sugarcoat came in. "Excuse her, she tends to change moods often," said Sugarcoat. "Well, that would explain,"said Hannes. "Well, I'm Sugarcoat," she replied. "Indigo Zap." "Sour Sweet." "Lemon Zest." "Sunny Flare." "It's nice to meet you all," said Hannes. "Same here," said Indigo Zap. Hannes then turned to Eren with a sadden look. "I'm sorry if this is out of the blue, but I want you to know your mother's death still haunts me," he said. "Me, too, but it wasn't your fault," assured Eren. "We were shooting in the dark then. But nothing like that's going to happen again. We know what we're dealing with now." Eren then started to run towards the wall to get to his position. Mikasa, Armin, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Indigo Zap, Lemon Zap, Sugarcoat, Sunny Flare, and Sour Sweet look as Eren disappeared around the corner. "Fired-up and capable make a good combination, kid," Hannes thought. "Don't screw this up by dying." On top of the wall, multiple cadets were cleaning the cannons. "What? What the hell do you mean you're joining the Scouts?!" asked Eren cleaning the cannon. "What happened to the MP. That was your whole thing!" "Don't worry about it," Conny replied. "A guy's allow to change his mind, okay?" "i think your speech yesterday lit a fire under him," said Mina. "Ain't nobody talking to you!" Conny yelled. "His temper tantrum had nothing to do with it." "Take it easy. It's not like you're the only one," assured Thomas. "What? Are you serious?" asked Eren. "Can you keep a secret?" asked Sasha. "Cause I totally just helped myself to the Officers' Pantry," she said revealing meat under her uniform. Everyone was shocked at the sight and didn't move a muscle. "Sasha! They can throw your butt in the clink for that!" warned Eren. "Seriously, what is wrong with you?" Samuel asked. "What isn't wrong with her?" Conny replied. "It'll be fine. I'm willing to share," she said drooling, blushing, and shaking. "Can you imagine the sandwiches?" "Put it back!" yelled Conny. "Yeah! Do you have any idea how rare meat is been since the Titan took Wall Maria?" Mina asked. "Um, a little bit," Sasha replied. Sasha went to a box and opened the box. "Just look at it this way. Pretty soon, we'll take back all the room we need for livestock," she assured. Samuel then took and a deep breath. "I would really like a slice, please!" pleaded Samuel. "Hey, if he gets one, so do I. Just so you know." Conny stated. "Me, too! I'm in on it, too," said Mina. "But," Eren muttered. "Come on! Don't just stand there," said Samuel. "If they see us slacking off, we're in for it." "See you guys at lunchtime," Mina said walking away. Eren turned around to Trost and clenched his fist. "Has it really been five years?" he questioned. Look at us. Ready to stand tall again. We can do it." The wind started to pick up, blowing Eren's hair. "Mankind didn't start this fight but we're going to finish it!" he thought. Then, a lightning bolt struck the ground behind everyone and the wall. Then, the Colossal Titan appeared behind them with steam emitting from it. The sight of the Colossal Titan took everyone by surprise and no one moved a muscle. Eren looked back and realizing too late the Colossal Titan appeared. The Colossal Titan emitted steam knocking Eren off, and kicked the gate open. The debris destroyed the defensive wall surrounding the gate. The steam knocked everyone off the gate. "It's hot!" Eren yelled. Eren then latched onto the side of the wall and planted both his feet stopping him. Everyone did the same thing. Conny looked down to see an unconscious Samuel falling down. "SAMUEL!!!" Conny yelled. Sasha then unlatched to the wall. "Sasha!" Mina called. Sasha started to run on the side of the wall and saved Samuel by using the grappling hook to catch Samuel by his foot. "Samuel, don't try to move!" she yelled. "Understand?" "That was too damn close," said Eren. Eren looked down in horror at the gate. Everyone looked at the gate in horror as a giant hole was present. "Oh god, no," muttered Thomas. "Not again!" "They're going to get in," Conny whispered. "THEY'RE GOING TO GET IN!!!" Eren looked and the remember of his mother and Shiganshina. "No. This is over. I'm going to put a stop to this!" "I will," he muttered. "This ends now." "THIS IS IT PEOPLE! DO OR DIE!!!" Eren yelled taking about his blades making two swords and started swinging across the wall. "THE TARGET'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! IT'S THE COLOSSAL TITAN!!!" he yelled. "THIS OUR CHANCE! DON'T LET IT SLIP AWAY!!! Eren then flew high up and spun around landing on top of the wall. Eren looked at the Colossal Titan with an angry look at it and the Colossal Titan looked at him back. "You. It's been a while," he said.