//------------------------------// // Smoke Signal // Story: Attack on Titan 3 // by Gojizilla54 //------------------------------// PART I At an unknown time, the sun was shinning down. Two birds were in the sky circling each other. On the ground, Eren, now his hair has grown long and shaggy looked at the sky, his eyes were adjusting to the sunlight. As Eren looked, he started to reflect what Armin said about the sea, but also wondered what was beyond the sea. "Beyond the wall, there's a sea, or so Armin said... But past the sea. I always wondered what's beyond that..." Back in the present, Eren and the remaining members of the 104th Cadet Corps settle in a remote cabin. Armin, Jean, Sasha, and Twilight Sparkle, were helping bringing in crates of food and water. "Boy, this crap is heavy," grunted Sunset Shimmer. "What in this crate?" "There's potatoes, bread, and rolls," said Twilight. "Come on, can I see what's in the crate?" begged Sasha. "You're just trying to steal some food, Sasha," groaned Jean. "I'll get Captain Levi to chop you up into bit-size pieces." "Don't bother, she will become sucker fish," whispered Starlight. "Trust me, I seen her when there is small bits of food present." Inside the cabin, Eren, Conny, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Sunny Flare, and Twilight Sparkle were busy sweeping the floor, cleaning the windows, dusting the cabinets and counter tops. As they continued to clean, they heard Armin, Sasha, Jean, Twilight, Starlight, and Sunset entering the cabin. "I won't!" assured Sasha. "Probably..." "Say what now?" asked Jean, placing a bag on top of a drawer. "Hey!" called Eren. "Did you guys wipe the dust and dirt off your shoes before you came in?" "No, we didn't," answered Jean. "Can't you see all the stuff we're carrying?" "Do you seriously think that attitude will satisfy Captain Levi?" asked Eren. "If I hadn't personally given your sheets hospital corners this morning--" "Shut the fuck up!" scolded Jean. "Who are you my mom?!" Then, Mikasa, Historia, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Indigo Zap enter the cabin with firewood in their hands. "We're back," said Mikasa. "Feels like home when carrying these darn logs," said Applejack. "You said it sis," said Apple Bloom. "Don't tell me you guys were just fighting over cleaning?" asked Scootaloo. "Wait, were you just chopping firewood?" asked Armin. "Yeah, is there a problem?" asked Indigo Zap. "Or you want to see me carry more logs than Mikasa?" "Indigo, you know not everything's a competition," groaned Applejack. "But, you got grabbed by a Titan, Mikasa," said Armin. "You should be in bed." "I try to stop her, but she won't listen," sighed Eren. "I saw her doing sit-ups earlier!" "How dare you, you peeping Tom!" scolded Jean. "How does that constitute "peeping"?!" asked Eren. "Mikasa, you do know you're not a wild animal, right?" asked Armin. "It's almost like we're back in the Cadet Corps," said Sasha. "Yeah," agreed Armin. "Why do we figure we were chosen for the new Levi Squad though?:" "Protecting Eren and Historia is such an important mission..." stated Twilight. "Still can't comprehend how Rarity made it?" asked Sunny Flare. "Hey!" shouted Rarity. "Captain Levi said that my talent is unique." "Or the fact that she can clean very well," whispered Sunny Flare. The comment almost made Sweetie Belle laugh, while Armin snickered. “It's because we are talented like Rarity said,” Sasha said, quickly sneaking a piece of bread into her bag. Armin looked at Sasha who had her hand in her bag. "Sasha... what did you just put in your bag?" asked Armin. "Nothing bread-related," answered Sasha. "For the love of god," groaned Sunny Flare. "Give it back!" "Hey, focus!" scolded Eren. "We gotta finish cleaning before the captain gets back!" "Put back the bread," demanded Armin. Historia watched as Eren, Sunny Flare, Twilight Sparkle, Conny, Jean, and Armin scurry through Sasha's bag to find the bread she took. Rarity and Sweetie Belle were too busy cleaning and didn't bother to help them. Then, Levi walked in. "What's with the commotion?" asked Levi. "How many times have you done this now?" asked Twilight. "Our food reserves are precious!" stated Starlight. "Cut the crap, Potato Girl!" scolded Jean. Everyone stopped to see Levi checking under the table. Levi swiped his hand underneath the table and stopped as his hand touched some dirt. Levi looked at his dirty hand with disappointment in his face. "I'm quite sure I gave you enough time," stated Levi, wiping his hand with a white cloth. Levi then moved on to Rarity's spot and swiped as hand on the counter top. Levi didn't feel any dirt that was left there and was impressed. "Well, Rarity, at least you did better than them," said Levi. "Thank you, captain," said Rarity. "Hey, Petra!" called Levi. Petra came down the stairs and met with Levi in a doorway. "Yes, Levi," said Petra. "How's your team doing?" he asked. "Well, we just finished cleaning the second floor, with no dust or dirt in sight," said Petra. "That was exhausting," sighed Sour Sweet, from another room. Levi looked at his team with complete disappointment. Eren placed his hand on his head and can only shake his head. Sunny Flare could only roll her eyes knowing what was about to come. "Oh no, not another lecture," groaned Sour Sweet. "Anyways... we'll discuss your lax cleaning another time," said Levi. "Eren. "Hange is itching to get the experiment started. Petra go get Sugarcoat to get down." "Right," said both of them. It had been a couple months since the four original members of the Levi Squad had died, leaving Petra Ral the only survivor of the original lineup. She became the second squad captain of the Levi Squad and humanity's strongest soldier's girlfriend. The Levi Squad was split into two teams, Levi's team and Petra's team after the squad was to big for one man to handle. Levi's team consisted of Eren, Mikasa, Historia, Conny, Jean, Sasha, Armin, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Sunny Flare, Rarity, Indigo Zap, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo. Petra's team consisted of Fluttershy, Starlight Glimmer, Sunset Shimmer, Sour Sweet, Pinkie Pie, Sugarcoat, and Lemon Zest. Outside the cabin, Eren's Titan roared weakly. Eren's Titan was extremely skinny and immediately collapse due to the weight. "Eren!" called Mikasa. "What's wrong, Eren?!" called Hange from above a cliff. "Get up! Get up, goddammit!" "Hey, four-eyes," said Levi. "He's not quite the same this time. He's not even 10 meters, and some of his body doesn't have muscle. Plus, Eren's ass is hanging out." "Also the legs doesn't look like it could support his own weight," stated Petra. "How many times is this three?" asked Twilight. "Three times of transformation to be exact," stated Sugarcoat. "It seems that you managed to tire him out. Since the first one was completely normal. The second was pretty rebellious and a bit weaker. Now this looks like it had been flattened by a boulder." "I can see that!" scolded Hange. "Eren! Can you still move?! Give up a signal or something!" "Eren!" called Mikasa, getting off her horse. "Mikasa!" called Jean. "Hey... That gloomy brat is acting on her own again," spotted Levi. "Time to think up a punishment?" "No, there's no signal," said Hange. "We're done here!" Hange jumped off the cliff and swung towards Eren and Moblit followed. "EREN!!!" called Hange. Hange grabbed Eren's arms and tried to pull him out of the nape, but was struggling to pull him out. "Hot!" wheezed Hange. "Hot damn, you are hot!" Hange tried to pull him, but the flesh around Eren's face was fused against it, making it difficult to pull him out. "Hange, wait!" shouted Mikasa. "Eren is bleeding!" Hange the pulled Eren out, but his right side of his face was still fused while Eren's left eye was completely missing. "Whoa!" squeeled Hange. "Check it out, Moblit! Eren's face! Hurry up and sketch it!" "Section Commander!" called Moblit. "Are you lacking in human compassion?!" Mikasa then sliced the flesh, making Eren free . Eren's face was completely withered away, his arms were still fused with the muscle and his tongue was sticking out. "Sorry, I got carried away..." apologized Hange. "Jeez Hange, at this point you're experiments are going to kill him," said Rainbow Dash. "Give him a damn break." "Looks like we've got a long road ahead before we can use the Titan hardening ability to seal the wall," said Levi from above. "Yes," agreed Armin. "I knew we'd be grasping at straws from the start. Strategically, it's not a bad plan. Instead of lugging tons of supplies, all we need is to get Eren there. Whether or not we're grasping at straws... all depends on Eren." "Let's hope nothing gets in the way," said Twilight. Experiment's over!" shouted Hange, below. "All troops, disperse at once!" "Roger!" shouted Keiji. "Make sure there's no witnesses!" Keiji and Jean galloped away from the experiment. Above, Armin, Twilight, and Sugarcoat walked away. Historia started to follow the three. "You ride in the same wagon as Eren," informed Levi. "Me and Petra will head for Trost District with Hange's group." "Okay," answered Historia. Levi looked at Historia, remembering the what Pastor Nick said a couple months earlier. "You must find her at once. Only she... She may know the truths which even we can't perceive." Levi and Petra watch Historia walking away. In the far distance, two people with telescopes look in the distance at the smoke in the distance. Trost District Later that evening, Erwin was reading the reports of the experiment Hange conducted. While Petra and Levi were sitting in Erwin's room "I see... Another failure then," said Erwin. "if the plan would have worked out, we could have plugged the hole in Shiganshina District less than a day." "It's because we lack information," stated Levi. "Might be a different story if there was a book about the hardening ability. But we have Christa. No, Historia Reiss... Maybe we learn about the wall through her?" "I read the entire report about her upbringing," stated Erwin. "She's the illegitimate daughter of Lord Reiss, and it's by no means a happy story. But the real mystery here... is why a mere regional lord would know the secrets of the wall." Inside another room, Pastor Nick was busy praying until someone knocked on his door. Back at the cabin, Eren woke up and started to head towards the kitchen after sleeping for a full day. Everyone was in the cabin was busy preparing food. "Eren!" called Mikasa. "You should still be in bed!" "I'm fine," assured Eren. "I already slept a whole day." "I wish I had a beauty sleep like you, instead to working with third class food," groaned Rarity. "This is the sole reason why you never made it to the top fifteen," snickered Sweetie Belle. "Sweetie!" shouted Rarity. Everyone snickered, at Sweetie Belle's words. While Rarity on the other hand groaned quietly. "Imagine your little sister being better at you," smirked Indigo Zap, causing Rarity to groan. "Aside of that, it's my fault the strategy for retaking Wall Maria hot shelved," said Eren, grabbing a potato and peeling the skin away. "It's not your fault," said Mikasa. "Dude just give it some time, at some point we will take back what was ours," assured Rainbow Dash. "So don't worry about it." "All I care about is getting a chance to fight that Beast Titan," declared Conny. "Whatever that damn ape is, I'll never forgive it." Conny was shaking after the memory of his destroyed village was still fresh in is mind. "Hey Conny, it's about time to switch lookouts," called Indigo Zap. "Right," said Conny. "Mikasa?" Mikasa nodded in response and Indigo Zap, Mikasa, and Conny went outside. Historia, Eren, Twilight, Sunny Flare, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Apple Bloom watched as the trio left. Rarity, Sunset, Starlight, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Sour Sweet, and Lemon Zest continued to prep the food. "Must be nice," spoke Historia. "You and the others... You have goals in mind, even though they won't be easy. But me, now that Ymir is gone... I don't even know what I want." "Don't you want to save Ymir, though?" asked Eren. "Yeah, but..." said Historia, remembering the last time she saw Ymir. "back then, I couldn't believe what she did... Though, it's true I wanted to save her. But now, I'm thinking differently. Ymir chose her own path in life. i have no right to change that... and no need to.' "Finally, you're talking again," said Eren. "What are you talking about?" she asked. "When we came here, you told us all about yourself, but... Since then, you haven'y smiled once, and you rarely talked either," stated Eren. "Because it's a pain," said Historia, remembering her moment Reiner. "Sorry. That good-girl Christa who was nice to everyone is gone now." "Nah, I think it's better this way," said Eren. "Huh?" “Before, it felt like you always put on a facade," stated Eren. "It was so forced and unnatural, it made me feel sick." "I see..." said Historia sadly. "But, the you right is pretty normal," smiled Eren. "A stupid honest, but normal girl." "Hey, lovebirds!" called Sour Sweet. "You mind helping us with this?!" "Just wait we'll help you," assured Eren. "Oh sorry, didn't mean to be rude," apologized Sour Sweet. Eren opened his to talk, until he remembers the time of him and Ymir talking in the forest. "Hey guys!" called Indigo Zap. "Hange and the others arrived! Gather in the main room!" Inside the main room, Hange, Moblit, Keiji, Abel, Levi, Petra, and some of his members gathered around the table. "What was that?" asked Levi. "He's dead... Pastor Nick," informed Hange. "I'm guessing he probably loved the walls so much that he jumped off of Wall Maria for the sake of it," said Rainbow Dash. "It wasn't because of insanity, he was murdered," stated Hange. "This morning, in the Trost District barracks." Last night, inside the Trost Districk barracks, Hange looked at Pastor Nick's beaten body on the floor. "You'll disrupt the crime scene, you damn Scout!" shouted an MP with short crop of brown-colored hair and eyes, named Ralph. "This is out job, not yours," said the second MP with a short crop of dark-colored hair and brown eyes, named Djel. "It's another robbery-murder. They've been springing up a lot lately." "Wha--? I'm not buying any of that bullshit!" scolded Hange. "His nails were torn off!" Djel then grabbed Hange's Scout Uniform and got up to her face. "Which unit are you in?" he coldly asked. Moblit then intervened by squeezing Dejel's hand. "Fourth Squad Section Commander Hange Zoë and Executive officer Moblit Berner," he stated. "Your ranks mean practically nothing when your branch is trash that it is," insulted Djel. "Listen here... It was no Titan that killed that man. A person killed another person. this work is out of your league." "First Interior Squad?" asked Hange. Both the Fist Interior Police looked an Hange and almost started to panic. "What's the capital's Military Police doing down south in Trost?" wondered Moblit. "What's so strange about it?" asked Djel. "Unlike you useless goons, us valuable soldiers are busy getting things done?" "Oh! So that's how it is," chuckled Hange. "You're right, I'm worthless, really. I'm so lucky to meet great soldiers like you. Let me shake you hand!" Hange the grabbed Djel's hand and started to shake it fast. "I see," she continued. "So poor Nick got robbed... Such a pity... Did he ever have stuff worth stealing in the first place?" "Of course," replied Djel. "Everyone knows the Church's trinkets are made from valuable iron." "Nick was a pastor for the Order of the Walls?!" stated Hange. Djel looked at Hange, panicking, knowing he got his occupation wrong, but decided to play it cool. "What are you talking about?" he asked. "He was a friend of mine on personal terms," stated Hange. "But, as far as I knew the man, he was just a chair-maker. I even wrote that on his application here..." "Dammit, stop..." demanded Djel. "Though, I guess this only means I never knew Nick as well as I thought i did," Hange continued, looking at Dejel's bruised hand. 'Hey! Let go!" scolded Djel, taking his arm back. "Oh, I'm sorry!" apologized Hange, putting both her hands up in the air. "Forgive me!" She then clenched her hand into a fist and placed it over her heart. "Well then, good luck with the investigation," said Hange. "When you captured the culprit, please tell them this... The thongs you did to him, perhaps you felt were righteous and just. But, personally, i couldn't care less about any of that. to you scoundrels, I will ensure you're tortured alive like my friend, and experience suffering above and beyond what you did to him. Yes, you'll be sorry! pass along that message. Excuse us." Hange and Moblit started to walk away from the crime scene. Djel and Ralph watched as the two were out of sight and sighed in relief. "Section Commander, do you think they really--?" asked Moblit. "Yeah... First Interior Squad, Djel Sannes," whispered Hange. "All skin on his fist was split. Nick was tortured by the Interior Military Police... And then murdered... Some time later, all the members of Levi's team gathered around the table with Petra's team along with them, listening to Pastor Nick's murder. "I figured the Church would want to deal with Nick since he was cooperating with the Scouts," said Hange. "That's why i hid his identity and had him stay in the barracks, but... To think they would use soldiers to kill him... I was careless. It's entirely my fault." "It's not your fault, Hange," said Sunset. "These things happen out of nowhere and you can't see the future." "Thanks, Sunset," smiled Hange. "The Military Police... Did they torture Pastor Nick just to find out what information he spilled to us?" asked Twilight. "Most likely," said Levi. "But it was the Interior Military Police, which means there's something more behind it. So, how many nails did Nick have ripped off?" "Huh?" "You saw, right? How many?" asked Levi. "I only caught a glimpse of him, but all the nails that I could see," replied Hange. "People that talk, talk after one," said Levi. "If they don't peeling more won's make difference. Pastor Nick... I though he was an idiot, but... He didn't turn away from what he believed, all the way till the end." Hange looked down in shame and her hand started to shake. "In other words, they have no idea we've caught wind of the Reiss family," said Levi. "Though, someone in the government us up to no good, and their eyes are fixed on us." "Not a Reiss!" shouted Pinkie Pie. "I don't know what a Reiss is, but sounds like it's important." "Let's hope that a Ressis is a nice person," whimpered Fluttershy. "Don't worry, trust your Auntie Pinkie Pie to get it under control," smiled Pinkie Pie. "Uh... I'm a year older than you," stated Fluttershy. "If I had known from my excellent knowledge of history, I recall that a Reiss was the original royal family that use to rule the walls," stated Twilight. "So let me get this straight, we're not only protecting Titan boy, but a family member of the royal family?" asked Sunny Flare. "I guess," said Twilight, rolling her eyes. Then, the door of the cabin opened and stepped inside was Nifa. "Captain Levi," called Nifa. "A message from Commander Erwin. I went to tell him about Pastor Nick, but he sent me off with this." "Ooh, ooh, ooh, is it an invitation to a birthday party, no a potluck, or, or, or..." chirped Pinkie Pie "Pinkie, can you please shut your damn mouth!" scolded Lemon Zest. "Okie Dokie!" smiled Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie then got out some tape and tore a piece of it and stunk it to your mouth. Levi quietly read the message and had a concern look in his face. "Everyone, out," ordered Levi, standing up. 'We leave now. Leave no trace we were here." "Why?" asked Starlight. "They found us," replied Levi, coldly. At sunset, an Interior MP burst open the door wide open and looked inside. Multiple Interior MPs surrounded the cabin looking for any sign of movement in the area. Outside the cabin on a cliff, Hange, Nifa, and the Levi Squad watched the MPs in the distance, all of them were equipped with muskets. "Damn, that was close... If we hadn't left then, what would've happened to us?" asked Conny. "But why?" asked Armin. "What would make Commander Erwin...?" "But most importantly, why are they so concern about Pastor Nick and Erwin?" asked Twilight. "That was scary, I don't want to do that again," whimpered Fluttershy. "Come on, Fluttershy, we're alive aren't we?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Look alive." "Yeah..." whispered Fluttershy. "What happened, captain?" asked Indigo Zap. "New orders came from the government," stated Levi. "There's been a freeze on all Scout Regiment activity outside the wall." "What why?!" asked Scootaloo. "Then, what the hell is the point of the Scouts, if they can't even go an inch outside the walls." "They're telling us to hand over Eren and Historia," answered Levi. "We ain't gonna give them shit," said Rainbow Dash, crossing her arms. "By the way, right after he gave me the message... the Military Police came for him..." stated Nifa. "That's treating him like some sort of criminal!" stated Hange. "Someone's not working from the shadows anymore," said Levi. "They're moving for all eyes to see." "To go that far to protect the wall secrets..." realized Hange. "What's more, why do they want us to hand over Eren and Historia? Not to kill, but for them to obtain?" "Who knows," said Levi. "Anyways, it's clear the enemy is after these two. Loitering around here is dangerous. We're moving her and Eren to Trost District." "Why?" asked Moblit. "That's the same place Pastor Nick was killed." "It's worse to head towards the interior," stated Levi. "With Trost in a panic, it should be easy to slip in. And if somehow it comes down to it, we can use these in the city." Levi then revealed his ODM gear, which was hidden inside his cloak. "Plus, not knowing the enemy puts us in a tough spot," continued Levi. "We need to find out who's behind this. Hange, lend me some of your squad." "Of course," complied Hange, pondering. "All tight, I'm going after Erwin. Moblit's with me. The rest of you follow Levi." "Roger!" shouted Abel and Keiji. "Hange!" called Eren, handing her a piece of paper. "I remembered a conversation between Ymir and Bertholdt. Didn't get time to tell you, but it's here." "All right," said Hange, taking the note. "I'll look at it later." Hange and Moblit started to gallop away into the forest, leaving Abel, Keiji, and Nifa with the Levi Squad. On top of a hill near the cabin, two people looked over the hill. One of them was a woman and another was a man. "They're rather quick on the move," said the woman. "Hmph... It's beacuse that little runt is actually disciplined," said the man. "An acquaintance of yours?" asked the woman. "An old one," said the man, taking out a gun. The next day in Trost District, the Levi Squad were walking carefully in the district. "Try not to walk in a cluster," said Levi. "We'll stand out. Eren and Historia, just walk normal." As the were walking through the Trost District, Conny looked around notices that colorful hangers were hung across the city. "Why is the royal family's flag hanging everywhere?" asked Conny. "Maybe they're throwing a big birthday party for the royal family with a lot to bake!" shouted Pinkie Pie. "Shut up, Pinkie!" hissed Lemon Zest. "It must be the anniversary of the King's coronation," said Petra. "What happens during that?" asked Conny. "Once a year, they hand out a haul of rations," explained Sasha. Conny stopped in his tracks and looked at the crowd of people. Standing on top of huge crates were two MPs. "We'll begin handing out rations!" shouted the MP. "King Fritz has heard of Trost District's hardship and will donate the royal family's reserves!" Everyone gasp and started to talk among themselves. "There's enough for everyone!" shouted the MP. "Line up orderly!" "Thank goodness!" hollered a civilian. "Long live, King Fritz!" chanted another civilian As the civilians of Trost District started to praise the King, the Levi Squad stood away from the crowd and heard the announcement from a distance. "What a King," praised Sasha. "He sure is generous!" "He's got more than he knows what to do with," said Levi. "People are weak, especially when baited with food." "And the fact that they praised him just for some reserves, not even a full meal of the royal family," said Petra. "Not even a slice of cake," whimpered Pinkie Pie. The Levi Squad continued to walk through Trost District, unaware of a person, who started to leave the crowd and started to flee away. Capital Mitras The capital buildings were huge and luxurious with a huge blue roof on top of the main capital building. Inside the capital, an old King with long, straight white hair and a small beard that covers his chin and his lips. He has small eyes and his face is full of wrinkles, and wearing elegant clothes with sitting in his throne. In front of the King two men were standing, one of them was a short man with a somewhat short, rotund man, with short black hair that he keeps neatly combed, and wears green extravagant clothes, named Aurille. Another man was short, overweight man, with a round face, short, jagged black hair and a thin black mustache, and wearing the clothes of a wealthy man, featuring a white button-front shirt with a black pullover vest, loose black pants and black dress shoes. "By handing out those rations, over 60% of the reserves are gone," stated Aurille. "Don't you think it's a bit too much for raising people's morale, Lord Reiss?" "It's necessary," stated Lord Reiss. "There was a need to raise the public's approval of the royal family. More importantly, we need that power and the vessel." "The Military Police failed again?" asked a royal advisor. "I'll return and continue the hunt at once," said Djel. "No, we'll soon have what we need," said the royal advisor. "That" is set in motion." Lord Reiss, the royal advisor, Aurille, and a pastor looked at the King, who was sitting on his throne. Back at Trost District, the Levi Squad continued to walk through the city. Then, Levi abruptly stopped and sensed something was wrong. "What's wrong, Levi?" asked Petra. "Watch out!" shouted Levi. "Behind us!" Behind them, a wagon raced down the streets of Trost District. "Oh shit!" shouted Rainbow Dash. "Incoming carriage!" Everyone got out of the way of the speeding wagon. Two people were on the wagon and took "Historia" and "Eren" and pinned them down at the wagon. "Armi--" called Sasha, before correcting herself. "I mean, Christa and Eren! They got snatched away again!" With the kidnappers taking the bait, the Levi Squad started to chase them down. Somewhere in Trost District, Eren and Historia were being transported in a different, enclosed wagon by Keiji. "Will it really work?" wondered Eren. "He looks absolutely nothing like me... That horse face? Yeah right..." Inside a warehouse, both Jean and Armin were tied to chairs facing each other. Jean, disguised as Eren can only watch the kidnapper getting close to Armin, disguised as Historia, breathing heavily with a grin on his face. "Yeah? You like that?" moaned the kidnapper. "Let me hear you moan. Well? How's that? Doesn't it feel good? I'm just dying to to hear your cute little voice." The kidnapper started to rub his left hand over Armin's left breast and started to rub his thigh in a seductive manner with his right hand. Armin's eyes started to tear up and was trying his hardest not to squeal. Armin looked at Jean, his eyes were literary begging for help. Jean can only look away, feeling bad for Armin being molested by the kidnapper. "This is why I didn't want go through this shit a second time!" Jean thought. "Screw being his fucking body double!" "She's more muscular than I expected..." moaned the kidnapper. Outside the building, Mikasa, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, and Starlight Glimmer can only from the window. Rainbow Dash and Applejack cupped their hands over their mouth. While Indigo Zap and Starlight Glimmer can only look away. Mikasa, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, indigo Zap, and Starlight Glimmer zipped away from the building. The four landed on top of a roof, with Levi stationed with Petra beside him. "How's it going inside?" asked Levi. "If we don't hurry, they'll see through Armin's disguise," warned Mikasa. "And I feel bad for him..." "The dude is getting molested by one kidnapper," stated Indigo Zap,. "I see," said Levi. "How is your leg?" asked Mikasa. "Any better?" "I can move well enough," assured Levi, rubbing his ankle. "It's not bad. More importantly these kidnappers... They're nothing but amateurs." "Also really creepy," added Starlight Glimmer. "Why would they be using these guys like this?" asked Petra. "No idea," said Levi, standing up. "You, Applejack, and Rainbow will handle the rest. Starlight and Indigo Zap group up with the others. Petra get your team together. I'm heading for Eren. Once you all have dealt with the trash come and meet up with me." "Alright, I'll knock those guys out 10 seconds flat!" declared Rainbow Dash. "No, like I said before you, Applejack, and Mikasa have great chemistry, work together," said Levi. "Roger," all of them said. "One more thing," said Levi. "I'll tell you, just in case. Tell Armin and the others, too." Inside the warehouse, the door opened up and the lead kidnapper walks inside the warehouse, with his other henchmen. "Are you sure, with a doubt, it's Christa and Eren?" asked a short, overweight man, his balding with black hair on the sides and a thin dark mustache, beard, brown eyes, and well dressed. "Yes, they match the description," stated one of the henchman. "Wait where's the guard?" asked a second henchman. Mikasa then kicked one of the henchman in the side of his face, catching the other's by surprise. Another henchman came up behind Mikasa and held her down, but Applejack then socked the henchman on the side of his face, knocking him out in an instant. "Yeehaw!" hollered Applejack. "Let's do that again!" The third henchman then started running towards Applejack, but Rainbow Dash punched him in the face, causing him to momentarily be dazed, using her strength she carried the henchman in a pack-strap carry. "Hey, Mikasa!" called Rainbow Dash. "Remember this with those bullies?!" Mikasa smiled knowing what was going to happen. Rainbow Dash and Mikasa started to run at each other. The henchman snapped from his daze and started to hit Rainbow Dash in the head. "Mikasa!" called Rainbow Dash, taking the hits. "Do it now!" Then, Mikasa jumped up high enough for her fist to be at the level of the henchman's face. Mikasa threw the punch hard, that the henchman fell off from Rainbow Dash's carry. "That was so awesome!" squealed Rainbow Dash. "Eat it!" "What the hell?!" shouted the fourth henchman with a chubby build, short red hair, and freckles on his cheeks. The henchman then took out a pistol from his blue coat. The lead kidnapper and the fourth henchman were too focused on Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash, that they didn't notice Jean and Armin breaking out of their restrains and were charging towards them. Mikasa charged at the fourth henchman and kicked him on the face, knocking him out, and dropping the weapon. Jean and Armin tied the henchman that Rainbow Dash and Mikasa knocked out. "Conny!" called Mikasa. "Is it really just the five of them?!" "Yeah, that's it!" shouted Conny from above. "Nobody else in the are! Pinkie! Anyone around?!" "No party crashers are coming to this party!" shouted Pinkie Pie. Then, the lead kidnapper then took out a pistol, but before he could even fire, an arrow pierced through the barrel of the gun. On top of a crate, Sasha drew her bow, and loaded another arrow. "If you move again, who knows where I'll hit," warned Sasha, drawing back another arrow. "All right!" shouted Mikasa. "First, we tie these guys up, then we meet up with the captain." "What do you mean?" asked Armin. "Captain's orders, and he sends a message, too," stated Mikasa. Elsewhere, a crowd of people flooded the streets, causing the wagon to come to a stop. "Hey! Get outta of the way!" shouted Keiji. On top of a roof, Levi landed on the same roof Nifa was standing on, observing the commotion below. On the right side of Nifa and Levi, Abel stood on another roof, observing the crowd of people and the wagon. "Well?" asked Levi. "The road is crowded, but nothing unusual," stated Nifa. "It's not much farther to Commander Pxis'. How's the body double mission?" "A success," replied Levi. "And yet, you don't look that happy," said Nifa. "No..." "Something's wrong... The military Police can't be behind this," Levi thought. "They're far too arrogant. they wouldn't use amateurs. This is more like... Assuming the wagon was being followed... And the group was trailing their target..." "Captain," called Nifa. "The wagon's almost moving again." "Nifa, have you heard of a man by the name of, Kenny the Ripper?" asked Levi. "The mass-murderer in the capital?" asked Nifa. "The one that slit the throats of over 100 Military Police? That's just an urban legend from years ago, right?" "He is real, and the stories are true," stated Levi. "What?" asked Nifa. "I lived with him for a while when I was a kid," said Levi. "Why would ever say that?" chuckled Nifa. "This isn't the time to be making jokes." "That's right... He wouldn't care about using amateurs," Levi thought. "If a group was trailing their target, it would be from both rear angles, and... a place high up, with a view..." Levi watched the crowd of people moving away from the streets, unaware of a tall, slim, and well-built middle-aged man with shoulder-length brown hair with sideburns, a thin beard along his jawline, gray eyes, wearing a simple white shirt with a black vest overtop, black pants, a fedora hat, and has ODM gear that has been modified to carry a gun, behind them He climbed up the same roof and pointed two guns straight at them. Then, Levi then realized what was going on. "NIFA!!!" shouted Levi. Levi ducked down from the shots just in time, but Nifa's head was blown off like a watermelon hitting the ground. Levi quickly hid behind a chimney and looked at Nifa's dead body lying on the roof. To the right, Abel heard shots and looked straight ahead of him, but he was shot in the head as well. Abel's body fell off from the roof and landed in front of a mother and daughter. The mother screamed in horror at Abel's dead body. "Yo, Levi," called the man. "Still wondering if you have grown?" The man then dismounted the pair of barrels and reloaded a new pair of barrels, which was stored on the side of his legs. Then, three more soldiers swung across the city and surrounds Levi. The man fired a hook, which latched on to the chimney, and slid on the roof and flipped over Levi. "Woohoo!" shouted the man. "Nope, don't look like you changed at all, boy!" Now with an angry face, Levi draws out his blades to retaliate the man. "KEEEENNNNYYYY!!!" screamed Levi.