//------------------------------// // Close Combat // Story: Attack on Titan 2: Clash of the Titans // by Gojizilla54 //------------------------------// Three years ago, Bertholdt, Reiner, Eren, and Armin were walking down a path into the forest. "I'm going to return to the hometown that was taken from me," declared Reiner. "I will do it. No matter what." "I chose to be a soldier in the hopes of joining the Military police so i could work in the safety of the interior," said Bertholdt. "Why do you want to be a soldier?" "I decided I have to kill them," declared Eren. "I decided I have to slaughter all the Titans... with my own two hands." The four had made it to the top. The clouds started to clear up, revealing a bright full moon. the moon shined on a lake and a forest. "So your encounter with the Titans didn't break your will?" asked Reiner. "You'll be able to do it. Eren Jaegar, was it?" Back in the present, Eren bit down on his hand. "YOU DAMN TRAITORS!!!" Eren’s Titan’s arm was already reeling back for a punch before its legs could form. With a hard thrust forwards, Eren’s Titan’s fist plowed into the Armored Titan’s face, smashing it against the wall. Then, both Titans plummet to the ground. On the side of the wall, Mikasa looked down as the two Titans were lying on the ground. "Eren!" called Mikasa. Mikasa turned her direction towards the Colossal Titan, or half of the Colossal Titan. Seeing the Colossal Titan brought her anger. "If only... If only I'd cut their heads," she thought. "That was the perfect chance! I should've been able to do it, so why?! That was it. there won't be another chance!" The dust started to clear as the Armored Titan and Eren's Titan started to stand up, ready for their clash. On top of the wall, The Colossal Titan lifted his left arm up in the air. Scootaloo saw the Colossal Titan lifting his arm up. "Section Commander!" she called "The Colossal is about to attack!" "Everyone, jump away from the wall!" ordered Hange. The Colossal Titan the swiped at the Scouts, who were trying to get off the wall. One unlucky Scout was grabbed by the Colossal Titan. Historia looked back at the Colossal Titan as she was grabbed by a Scout. "It got Ymir!" shouted Historia. "And somebody else, too!" shouted Keiji. The Colossal Titan opened his mouth up and throw the unlucky Scout and Ymir into his mouth. Once they were in his mouth, he closed it. "It ate them!" shouted Keiji. Hange, Sasha, Keiji, Armin, Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Apple Bloom, and Applejack landed on the side of the wall. "This can't be," muttered Sasha. "Bertholdt..." muttered Armin. "Tell me this isn't true..." muttered Rainbow Dash. Historia watched in horror as the Colossal Titan had ate her friend, Ymir. The rest of the Scouts looked up at the Colossal Titan, which was stationary. "All soldiers, prepare to attack!" cried Hange. "We're taking down the Colossal Titan! It's a threat to all of humanity!" Hange jumped off from the side of the wall and swung up the wall. "Alright! Let's kill the bastard!" shouted Rainbow Dash, swinging up "Wait! Rainbow!" called Applejack. "Swarm the bastard!" shouted Hange. Hange and the others Scouts swung up and were now eye-level with the Colossal Titan. The Colossal Titan formed a fist on his left arm and reeled back. The Colossal then threw a punch towards them, which the Scouts dodged with ease. The Colossal Titan then another punch with his right hand. The Scouts wrapped around the Colossal Titan and swung towards it. The Colossal Titan saw Keiji wrapping around. "Just like the reports said, he's slow! thought Keiji. "It might be big, but that's it!" thought Abel. "Look at that bastard, we can kill this easily," thought Rainbow Dash. "Now's our chance!" shouted Hange. "Slice the nape!" All the Scouts reeled towards the Colossal Titan's nape. Before they could slice the nape, the Colossal Titan roared loudly as a massive continuous burst of steam and scalding-hot air. This attack blindsided the Scouts. "What the hell?!" shouted Keiji. "Oh shit!" shouted Rainbow Dash. "Too hot!" shouted a Scout. "Everyone fall back!" order Hange. Every Scout flew out of the steam quickly and landed on top of the wall. "My hand!" winced a Scout. "Water! Bring Water!" shouted Keiji. "Is he trying to disappear again?" asked Hange. "No, something is different," said Twilight. "What do you mean?" asked Hange. "Armin, explain," said Twilight. "The last time he vanished instantly, but now, he's maintaining his form an emitting heat like a furnace," explained Armin. "If he protects himself with steam..." Armin shot a wire from his ODM gear towards the Colossal Titan, but the steam was enough to cause it to be fling in the air. "We're unable to attack him with ODM gear!" shouted Armin. "What are we going to do?" asked Scootaloo. "We can't do anything," stated Hange. "We wait. Squads three and four take position behind the target. Rashad has command." "Got it!" shouted Reshad. "Squad two will wait here," ordered Hange. "Lauda's in charge!" "Got it!" shouted Lauda. 'It's yet to be seen how long he can keep his body burning, but... eventually he has to come out," said Hange. "We wait for that moment to attack. Listen up, forget about capturing them. Kill them and don't hesitate!" Armin was in complete shock, since he was never killed one in his life. "Armin get some of your friends and follow me and squad one!" Hange ordered, jumping off the wall. "We've got a date with the Armored Titan!" Armin went to Sweetie Belle, Sunny Flare, Sunset Shimmer, and Starlight Glimmer and all of them followed Armin, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Indigo Zap, and Hange. In team 2, Historia, Conny, Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, and Rarity were carrying the injured away from the Colossal Titan. "All of you!" called Nifa. "Get further back! And take care of those two injured soldiers." "Wait!" shouted Historia. "Ymir can't possibly be dead yet. Please... Rescue her!" "Right," said Nifa. "Where are Reiner and Bertholdt?!" asked Conny. "They don't have their ODM gear either! Please, go and find those two!" At the base of the wall, Eren's Titan delivered a couple punched towards the Armored Titan, but every punch, the Armored Titan was affected by it, making Eren's Titan's hands useless. Then, the Armored Titan delivered a devastating punch to Eren's Titan, sending him falling a great distance away. inside the nape of Eren's Titan, Eren was knocked out but his mind was stewing with anger. "Reiner, you lying piece of shit," thought Eren. "And here you wouldn't shut up about a soldier's duty. During close combat training, were you always holding back on me? You're so strong, it's ridiculous. I can't even move an inch of my body." Eren's Titan tried to move but the injuries kept him from moving. Eren’s left hand began to regenerate, the wrist and bottom of the palm appearing from the stump. "I always thought you were a stand-up guy," he continued "Someone who remained clam, regardless of the situation... A guy who put your comrades ahead of yourself... And I... To think at one time I wished to be as strong as you someday." The Armored Titan started to walk towards Eren's Titan, unaware of Mikasa swinging in from behind. Mikasa sliced the nape of the Armored Titan, but her blades broke from the armored plates covering it. "That did nothing!" she thought. "Eren's attack didn't... And my blades don't work either?!" Mikasa swung down towards the legs of the Armored Titan, she sliced the calf, but again, her blades broke, due to the calves being covered in armored plates. "What's worse, unlike Annie, his whole body is covered!" Mikasa thought. "Eren!" called Mikasa. Eren’s titan’s eyes looked back at the Armored Titan, its angry scowl appearing on its face, much like Eren inside of it. Finally, Eren’s hands were finishing their healing, becoming good as new. "Hey, asshole..." thought Eren. "I don't know what kind of face you're making right now, but..." Eren then remembers the fall of Wall Maria, where Reiner and Bertholdt had changed their lives forever. "You guys..." he continued "You really are the worst pieces of shit. I bet in the history of mankind, nobody's done anything terrible as you." Mikasa landed on the Armored Titan’s back and repeatedly stabbed the shoulder plate. As the end of the blade continued to bounce off the plating, the Armored Titan ignored her and continued towards Eren’s Titan. Eren’s Titan jumped up into a crab-like stance, tensing the muscles in his arms to push off. She then saw Eren's Titan getting up. "I've gotta erase you!" declared Eren. "You shouldn't be allowed to exist anymore. What the fuck are thinking? I never felt so revolted before. Just remembering you and your self-righteous face is making me sick. It makes me want to vomit. You... big damn pest!" Eren's Titan lets out a loud and savage roar at the Armored Titan. Eren's Titan started to reel back his right hand. "It's time to exterminate you!" Eren declared. Eren threw a punch at the Armored Titan's face, but just like before, it left no damage on the Armored Titan. The Armored Titan responded by throwing a more powerful punch at Eren's Titan's face, knocking him out, and sending him hurling back. Eren, in his cadet uniform then landed on the ground, arching his back and shutting his eyes from the sudden sting he felt running up his spine. "Damn, that hurt, Annie!" winced Eren. "Haven't you ever heard the concept of pulling your punches?" "I did it because you're coming at me full-force," explained Annie. "I've gotta respond with equal strength of my own. And if you're a guy... aren't you... suppose to be gentle with this delicate body of mine?" "Your jokes aren't funny at all," stated Eren. "If strength is the deciding factor, then why am I on my ass and you're still standing?" "Well, I didn't throw you using my strength," said Annie. "it's a technique used to protect yourself against an opponent stronger than you." Annie then lifted both her fist up in her signature pose. "If I were you, I'd think about learning it," suggested Annie. "All right, already!" shouted Eren. "Why don't we take a break?" With lightning speed, Annie threw a punch towards Eren, who quickly dodged it. Annie was done, she reeled left arm back and swung her right arm at Eren’s face. As Annie locked her arm around the front of Eren’s neck, Annie stepped forwards past Eren’s feet with her right foot and kicked back, swinging Eren by his neck. Annie lifted Eren and threw him into the ground, both of them slid on the ground, holding Eren's neck, chocking him. Eren squirmed around, trying to get free from Annie's grasp. As Eren tried to get free, Annie tighten her grasp. "Annie!" wheezed Eren. "Surrender! I surrender!" "Surrender?" asked Annie casually. "Try learn something first before you surrender. Learn how to use your strength and the proper way to speak to women!" Eren's face started to turn purple as Annie tighten her grip. "All right!" wheezed Eren. "I promise I'll learn so let go already!" "Do you really want to learn that badly?" asked Annie. Annie then saw a shadow being cast over her and Eren. Annie relinquished her hold on Eren’s neck and leapt back, observing as an airborne Reiner landed on top of Eren, knocking more air out of him. Reiner crashed into Eren, surprising him. "Why the hell did Reiner come flying this way?" wondered Eren. "Hey, Annie," called Mikasa, as she walked towards the two with a dead and cold stare. "I wanna learn that move, too. Show me." "I don't know," said Annie. "that move is meant to be used against humans, so I don't think you have any use for it. But... I'm interested to see it it works... on a beast like you." Annie lifted both her fist up in the air in her signature pose. "Are you serious?" asked Eren. "It's happening..." "Are they going to do it?" asked Conny. "This is so exciting!" chirped Pinkie Pie. "It's the big showdown!" shouted Sasha. "Who'll win?!' asked Daz. "Annie, you think?" wondered Marco. "Are you stupid?!" asked Jean. "I bet my whole dinner on Mikasa!" "After Mikasa tossed Reiner, I'm willing to say Mikasa is stronger than Applejack!" shouted Rainbow Dash. "Hey!" scolded Applejack. "What, it's my honest opinion," stated Rainbow Dash. "Could you shut up!" shouted indigo Zap. "I want to see this battle." "What do you think, Eren?' asked Reiner, getting up. "I don't know," replied Eren. "Which one, I wonder?" The two rivals gave each other cold stares. Annie kept her signature pose, while Mikasa held her position firm and resolutely. Back in the present, Eren's Titan landed back on the ground, crushing any trees that was under his body. Eren's Titan was frozen still, as Eren was still preoccupied by his memory. "How did that turn out in the end?" Eren wondered. "No... Why am i remembering it now? Is this what they call having your life flash before your eyes?" Eren’s eyes shot open with anger, putting his focus back on the situation at hand. Eren’s titan rolled over to its stomach and began to stand itself back up. "Actually, who gives a shit anymore?" wondered Eren. "I don't think I've felt this awful in my whole life." "Eren!" called Armin. "Don't do it! You can't win this slug fest!" "Run this way!" shouted Sunset Shimmer. "Eren!" Don't fight him!" shouted Starlight Glimmer. Mikasa landed on the ground and looked at her broken blades. Eren's Titan lets out a loud and angry roar and continued the fight with the Armored Titan. "Eren!" called Mikasa. "This is bad," said Sweetie Belle. "Did he lose control?" asked Hange. The Armored Titan lifted his fist and and threw a punch towards Eren's Titan. Before the punch could connect, Eren's Titan dipped under his fist, shocking Armin. Eren's Titan wrapped his arms around the Armored Titan's neck and lifted him, just like how Annie did with Eren three years ago. Eren’s titan stepped its right foot behind the Armored Titan’s ankles and swept back, knocking the Armored Titan off of its feet, its back parallel to the ground. Both Titans slid across the ground, while Eren's Titan held the Armored Titan down. "He threw the Armored Titan!" Moblit commented. "Wait, holy crap. That's Annie's technique!" realized Armin. "I don't know what the hell you guys are you trying to accomplish by doing this," thought Eren, as his Titan lifted his left fist up. "Now that I think of it, your plan has been full of flaws from the start!" The Armored Titan struggled to get up as he was pinned against the gorund. The Armored Titan rolled Eren’s titan onto his back and pinned him down. "Your biggest mistake was this!" finished Eren. Eren’s Titan, lifted its legs up and constricted the Armored Titan’s neck with its right leg, pushing its own leg down with its left foot and increasing the squeeze. The Armored Titan’s right arm was caught in between Eren’s Titan’s legs, and Eren’s Titan pulled it towards itself and away from its face. As Eren’s Titan’s legs continued to squeezed harder, until several cracks ran along the shoulder and mouth plates. "It's working!" Eren thought "I've got him now! I still have a chance!" As more cracks started to around the shoulder and face plates, the Armored Titan put his left hand on Eren's Titan's right thigh and started to pry it open. It struggled to get up due to Eren's Titan tightly squeezing him. "Think again!" With its arms still in his grasp, Eren’s Titan held the Armored Titan’s neck down, arched its back, and pulled on the Armored Titan’s arm, dislocating its shoulder and elbow. Eren's Titan drove both of his feet into the Armored Titan, causing it to crash into the ground on his stomach. "Eren!" called Mikasa. Eren's Titan was now on the Armored Titan's back pinning his hand. "You're not getting away from this!" Eren thought. Eren's Titan started to pull the Armored Titan's right arm, cracking the plates covering it. As his arm was getting pulled, the mouth place of the Armored Titan shifted down. Using his strength, Eren's Titan ripped the Armored Titan's right arm off. The arm flew into the air and landed next to Mikasa. "He did it," said Mikasa. Then, Armin and Rainbow Dash swung down next to Mikasa. In front of them, the Armored Titan, now missing his right arm and his mouth plate down, it looked at Eren's Titan with an angry face. "Eren!" called Armin. "Can you hear me?!" Eren's Titan turned around and looked at the four. "Run away!" shouted Armin. "Get closer to the wall! their goal is to kidnap you and take you away!" "Why do they want kidnap Eren?" asked Rainbow Dash. 'We don't know yet," said Armin. "But it looks like Eren is important to them." "Eren!" called Rainbow Dash. "We've gotta escape and prevent that from happening!" But, Reiner isn't going to let us do as we please," stated Mikasa. The Armored Titan stood back up on his feet and faced Eren again. "It's dangerous here!" shouted Abel. "Get back, you three!" Mikasa, Armin, and Rainbow Dash turned back around and started to swing back towards the wall. Then, the Armored Titan took a step and Eren's Titan's foot slid to the side. Eren's titan then headed back towards the wall. "Nice, Ere! Good call!" shouted Keiji. "He's back in control again," observed Mikasa. "That's good so he doesn't go on a rampage again," sighed Rainbow Dash. "Yeah, but like you were saying, it's almost impossible to escape Reiner," said Armin. The Armored Titan started to walk towards Eren, the Scouts, and the wall. On the other side of the wall, Hannes and a Garrison flew up in the air. Hannes looked down to see the Colossal Titan, now was exposing his skull and some bone on his arm. "What the hell?" muttered Hannes. Hannes landed on top of the wall and looked at the Colossal Titan. "I knew it... The Colossal Titan," observed Hannes. "Why did that bastard show up again?" Hannes tightly gripped his handle before turning to Historia. 'Where's Eren?" asked Hannes. "What's the situation?" "Eren and the others are that way," said Historia pointing to the south side of the wall. Hannes looked down to see Eren's Titan below. "Is that Eren's Titan form?" asked Hannes Below, Hange swung down towards Eren's Titan and landed on his shoulder. "Listen up, Eren," called Hange. "If we're going to escape, we've got to find a way to halt Reiner and buy you some time! Can you break his legs with one of those join locks? Our blades don't seem to work on him, so use your head and figure out the best course of action!" Eren's Titan nods in response in her orders, causing Hange to blush in awe, from communicating with a human inside a Titan's body. "Mikasa!" called Armin, offering some of his blades. "Use this. It's the rest of my blades." "I'm counting on you!" shouted Hange, swing back up to the side of the wall. Eren's Titan then redirected his attention to the Armored Titan, who was walking towards his direction. "This time, running away is a guaranteed victory," Eren thought. "It's you guys that are screwed for revealing who you are. You're the ones backed into a corner." As the Armored titan continued to walk towards Eren's Titan, he began to shed some of the armored plates on his legs. Then, the Armored Titan had completely shed the plates on the back of his legs and was charging at Eren's Titan in full speed. "Holy shit!" Indigo Zap. "He's fast!" shouted Mikasa." The Armored Titan tackled Eren's Titan, knocking him down on his back. The Armored Titan punched Eren's Titan's head, but he quickly moved his head to avoid the punch. "Shit! Leg! His leg!" Eren thought. The Armored Titan repeatedly punched Ere's Titan, but Eren's Titan kept on moving his head side to side to avoid the punches connecting. "Don't stay on the ground!" shouted Armin. "Stand up!" shouted Mikasa. Eren's Titan kicked the Armored Titan off of him and stood back up. "Dammit! His tackle is too much to handle!" Eren thought. The Armored Titan leaned in, ready for another tackle. Above the two Titans, Keiji and Abel swung towards them from a safe distance. "Shit... Since when did he move so quick?" asked Keiji. "Are we completely useless now?" asked Abel. "No," Hange simply answered. "If his entire body was hard like stone there's no way he could have move like that. In armor they they used in wars of the past, it had sections at the joints not covered in metal to allow for movement. Like at the armpits and groin... And also the spot behind the knee." Mikasa looked at the Armored Titan, who had the spot behind the knee completely exposed. The Armored Titan then started to charge at Eren's Titan. "Shit! I can't evade it!" he thought "Since I'll get knocked over anyways... Bring it!" Once the Armored Titan had tackled Eren's Titan, Eren's Titan gripped the Armored Titan's head beneath his arm and locks his legs around the Armored Titan's torso. With the torso and head gripped, the Armored Titan fell on his stomach, while Eren's Titan landed on his back. "Gimme that neck! YOUR'RE MINE!!!" Eren's Titan to grip the Armored Titan tightly, keeping him locked. "Yeah! That's it, Eren!" shouted Rainbow Dash. "I've got 'em! Now it's a battle of strength!" thought Eren. "This freak... Not enough!" Mikasa quickly swung down from the wall and quickly swung towards the two Titans. Once she was above the Armored Titan, she swung down and sliced the back of the Armored Titan's knees, crippling his mobility. "She cut him!" shouted Hange. "he can't fight back as much anymore!" thought Eren. Eren's Titan uses the advantage to squeeze the Armored Titan's head with all his might, and the armor at his nape begins to shatter the plates on his nape. "You've got this!" shouted Eren. "Go for it, Eren!" shouted Indigo Zap. "Tear the head off his neck!" shouted Sunny Flare. "Pull the traitor out of there!" "I can win!" declared Eren. "Against Reiner... I can win!" With the Armored Titan running out of options, he planted both his hands on the ground. The Armored Titan started to drag himself with Eren. "What the hell is he doing?" asked Starlight Glimmer. "Heh, it's useless," chuckled Keiji. "Keep at it!" shouted Nifa. "Don't let up!" The Armored Titan dragged Eren's Titan for a short distance and then stopped. "It stopped," observed Armin. "But why here." Armin looked on top. Then, the Armored Titan lets out an ear-piercing roar, causing everyone that was near it, covering their ears. As the Armored Titan finished roaring, Hange realized the roar was for something. "Be on your guard!" ordered Hange. "He's calling in Titans!" Everyone looked out for any Titans, unaware of the Colossal Titan still alive "No other Titans spotted in the area!" called Abel. "What a useless struggle," said Keiji. "Try screaming for help with your head ripped off, you idiot! Look it's ripping it off." "What's with the Armored Titan?" asked Conny, from above. "Why'd he scream like that?" Then, they heard a massive cacophony of breaking stone sounded off in front of them. They looked at the Colossal Titan, who started to sway. "It's it just me or is that think moving?" asked Lemon Zest, pointing to the Colossal Titan. "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey," repeated Conny in shock. Eren's Titan continued to squeeze the Armored Titan as it continued to roar. Then, the rib cage of the Colossal Titan broke free, and the other side of the rib cage broke free, allowing the Colossal Titan to fall on the south side. "It's going down!" shouted Sour Sweet. "ABOVE YOU!!!" shouted a Garrison. "LOOK OUT!!!" Everyone looked up in shock to see the Colossal Titan plummeting down towards the Armored Titan and Eren's Titan.