After the events of the Female Titan, Eren and his friends find no time to rest as a horde of Titans is approaching Wall Rose uncover more about the invading Titans and the dark secrets of their own members. Get ready for the Clash of the Titans!
After the events of the Female Titan, Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just begun to become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose—but all is not as it seems as more mysteries are unraveled. As the Survey Corps races to save the wall, they uncover more about the invading Titans and the dark secrets of their own members.
The walls gave the people a century of peace and security. The terror of being at their mercy and the humiliation of being trapped became a distant memory. Until...
The Colossal and Armored Titan appears and destroys Wall Maria
The battle for humanity's survival began when the moment the Titans breached the wall. After innumerable casualties among soldiers and civilians alike it was learned that some Titans are hiding among the humans. Finally, five years after the first wall fell, humans succeeded in capturing one of these disguised Titans: Annie Leonhart. Nerveless, the next threat to humanity was already close at hand.
The Scouts had covered the crystallized Annie with a huge blanket. Then, the two horses in that were attached started to gallop away dragging the cart with the crystallized Annie carefully. Hange and her assistant, Moblit watched as the horses started to turn the corner. Then, both of them heard gasp of horror and looked what was going on. A couple of Scouts looked up at the wall and were shocked to see what was inside it.
"What is that?!" wondered a Scout.
"Look!" shouted another Scout, pointing to the wall.
A piece of the wall had fallen off, revealing part of a Titan's head. The Titan was alive, but could only move its pupil down and looked at the Scout below.
"A Titan?!" wondered the Scout.
"In the wall," said another Scout. "It can't be!"
Hange then ran up towards the commotion and looked up. As she looked up she was even more surprised and shocked to see a Titan.
"Your orders, Section Commander," said Moblit.
"What?" wondered Hange. "Hold on!"
"Was that there just a coincidence?" she wondered. "Or does that mean...?"
Then, someone placed a hand on Hange's shoulder, almost scaring her. She looked to see Pastor Nick panted heavily from running after hear about the wall.
"Pastor Nick?" called Hange.
"What ever you do... you must keep that Titan away from sunlight!" forewarned Nick.
Inside the Stohess District, Erwin and two Scout were walking in a the hallway of city hall after the mayor questioning Erwin.
"For now, we've covered the Wall Titan with sheets," spoke the Scout. "We'll take more proper measure after sunset."
"I see," said Erwin.
"What are we suppose to make of this, sir?" asked the Scout. "I never imagined were Titans inside the walls."
"No one did," Erwin stated. "There were only people who knew, and people who didn't."
On the ground of the Shotess District, the MPs were instructed to clean up the streets from the bodies and debris left from the battle from the Female Titan and Eren's Titan.
"What's the deal?" asked Marlo. "We just fought a Titan here. Why are they keeping us in the dark?"
"Business as usual," stated Hitch. "But what's scummiest of all is that there is no "official" reason why all these people died.
Back on the wall, the Scouts have covered up the hole revealing the Titan. As the Scout finished, Hange was too busy interrogating Nick about the Titan in the wall.
"Now then, it's time for you to talk," said Hange. "What the hell is that Titan? What is it doing inside the wall? And... why did your people keep this a secret all this time?"
"I have work to do!" shouted Nick. "My church and followers have been devastated! This is your fault! I will demand restitution! Now let me back down!"
"Certainly," said Hange, angrily.
Hange then grabbed Nick by his collar and held him over the north edge of the wall, and holding him over the ground below.
"Will straight down do?" asked Hange.
"Section Commander!" called Moblit.
"Stay back!" commanded Hange. "Enough with this shit! Do you people know why we Scouts have shed so much blood?! To take back the Titans! In was willing to sacrifice my own life for that cause! I'm not asking you to talk, I'm ordering you. Is that clear?! And if you won't talk, I'll try the next person. Your measly life wouldn't make up, anyway!"
Haneg pushed Nick further towards the edge, while still holding him.
"Let... go of me!" begged Nick.
"Right this? Right now?" asked Hange.
"Yes!" answered Nick.
"Fine, then," said Hange. "Die."
"Section Commander!" called Moblit.
"Kill me and learn," said Nick. "We will fulfill our duty, without fail! So..."
"LET GO OF ME THIS INSTANT!!!" shouted Nick, having his hands wide open. "Deliver me... O Lord..."
Hange then threw Nick back on top of the wall, she then sat on the edge of the wall, and putting on her goggles.
"Just kidding. I wasn't serious," laughed Hange. "Tell me, Pastor Nick. Are the walls really made out of Titans?"
"Section Commander," called Moblit.
"Man, I forgot how this feels," said Hange. "I haven't felt this way since my first time outside the walls. Take about terrifying."
Suddenly, the bell started to ring loudly across the Shotess District, alerting Hange who looked over the wall. Outside the gate, a Scout, named Tomas started galloping into the gate.
"Hurry! Inform Commander Erwin!" shouted Tomas. "Hurry! There are Titans inside Wall Rose!"
12 hours earlier
South of Wall Sina
On the south side of Wall Sina, the recruits that didn't assist in the Female Titan were all stationed in the mess hall. The outpost consisted of Conny, Sasha, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Lemon Zest, Reiner, Betholdt, Ymir, Christa, and several other recruits. Conny and Sasha were extremely bored waiting and was looking at the window.
"You know, my village isn't really far south of here, you know," yawned Conny.
"My hometown is close by, too," added Sasha.
"Damn. Why can't we go visit?" asked Conny.
Behind Conny and Sasha, Reiner and Bertholdt were focused on playing chess. Reiner took out Bertholdt's rook piece with his rook piece. Bertholdt then placed his pawn up and started to think of a new strategy. On the same table, Pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, Fluttershy, and Rarity were gathered on a table near Reiner and Bertholdt.
"Isn't this fun?!" asked Pinkie Pie, cheerfully.
Rarity and Lemon Zest were too bored to even talk to Pinkie Pie, who both of them groaned.
"Look out these windows," said Fluttershy. "No Titans in sight and most importantly no fighting involved."
"Well, they might call us to move back," said Lemon Zest.
"Let's hope we don't have to fight any Titans," Fluttershy hoped.
"I wondered how are the others doing?" wondered Rarity.
"Probably better than this shit here," said Lemon Zest.
Back at the window, Conny and Sasah still continued to look at the window.
"Maybe I'll sneak out at night," said Conny.
"They told me not to come back until I'm back to normal," said Sasha.
"They told me I was too puny to be a soldier," smirked Conny. "Was genius enough to be one, though. I was in the top ten in our class. I'm going to make them eat their words."
"Conny," called Reiner. "If you're serious about this. I'll help."
"What? How come?" asked Conny.
"Doesn't it seem strange?" asked Reiner.
"What so strange about this, Reiner?" asked Rarity.
"We're on standby in our plain clothes, and we're not allowed to train or wear our uniforms," said Reiner, getting up and walking towards the window and looking down at two Scouts. "Even more suspicious, is that everyone else is fully armed. We're inside the wall, not on the front line. Who are we fighting?"
"Well, there are bears in the area," droned Conny.
"Yeah, bears," Sasha absentmindedly agreed.
"Are they're teddy bears?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"What?" asked Conny. "No."
"Well guns are enough to handle bears," stated Reiner.
Sasha couldn’t take much more, removing her head from under her hand and plopping it down on the table. As Sasha was about to drift away her head shot back up.
"I hear thuds! They sound like footsteps!" shouted Sasha.
All the recruits in the outpost looked at Sasha with confusion.
"What?" asked Conny.
"Get serious, Sasha," said Reiner.
"There's no way a Titan can get in," said Fluttershy. "Unless Wall Rose has fallen."
On top of an outpost, Miche started sniffing the air and knew something was wrong. He turned around where his nose was sniffing at and looking in the distance.
"Miche," called a female Scout with blue eyes and short blonde hair, which was parted slightly to the right with short bangs and an undercut.
"Tomas! Take three couriers and go!" ordered Miche.
"What?" questioned Tomas.
"Notify each district!" ordered Miche.
"There are likely no Titans among the 104th Cadet Corps recruits," he thought, clenching his fist.
"Multiple Titans from the south!" spotted Miche. "Wall Rose has been breached."
Sure enough, towards the south, multiple incoming Titans started to head towards the area.
'It's the truth! I really heard footsteps!" shouted Sasha.
"Sasha, there's no way Titans have gotten into Wall Rose," said Lemon Zest.
Then, the female Scout landed in front of the window and opened it.
"Everyone here?" she asked.
"Nanaba," called Christa.
"Multiple Titans, 500 meters to the south," informed Nanaba. "They're coming right this way! There's no time for you to gear up. Take your horses and evacuate all nearby homes and settlements. Understood?"
"From the south?" asked Conny.
"Has the wall been breached?" asked Reiner.
"I thought we were going to be safe if we didn't help with the Female Titan operation," said Fluttershy.
"Get going! Lunch will have to wait, I'm afraid!" shouted Nanaba swing towards the rooftops.
Once she landed on top of the roof she went towards Miche, who was on top on the lookout.
"Miche," she called.
"There are nine in that swarm up ahead," spotted Miche.
"They've broken into Wall Rose," stated Nanaba.
On the ground, Conny, Sasha, Reiner, Bertholdt, Christa, Ymir, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Lemon Zest got their saddles and placed them on their horses.
"We never managed to uncover the Titans' secrets or figured out what they are," said Nanaba. "And now the day has come. Humanity... has lost."
"No. Not yet," assured Miche. "Only when a person stops fighting do they lose. As long as we continue to fight, we are not beaten!
All the recruits that were in the mess hall started to gallop into the open field.
"As soon as the Titans reach the woods, we'll split into four teams of recruits alike, and simultaneously scatter in every direction!" explained Miche. "Avoid combat as possible and focus on getting the word out! Is anyone familiar with this region?!"
"Me!" shouted Sasha, rising up her hand. "My town's north from here! I know the lay of the land well! And so does Conny!"
Conny didn't speak, knowing the horror of the Titans from the south.
"Conny?" called Sasha.
"My village... My village is to the south... where the Titans are coming from," said Conny. "I can take you to the nearby villages. After that... please let me visit mine."
"Alright," said Miche, looking back at Conny. "You'll guide the southern team."
"Yes, sir," said Conny.
"Conny!" called Reiner, galloping next to Conny. "I'll come with you!"
"Oh! Oh! Me too!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
"The south will be crawling with Titans," warned Conny. "It'll be the most dangerous."
"So? I was going to help you sneak out there anyway, remember?" asked Reiner. "You coming Bertholdt?"
"Of course I am," Bertholdt replied.
"As you may know, today marks the darkest day in humanity's kind!" shouted Nanaba. "if ever humankind needed to give its all, that time is now!"
"The Titans have reached the woods!" shouted a Scout with brown hair that he styled in a pompadour.
"Scatter!" ordered Miche. "Ride as fast as you can!"
All of the recruits started to split up into three groups. One going to the left, one going to the right, and going into the center.
Then, several Titans stopped in their tracks. One Titan jumped up and started running and all the other Titans started to run towards the recruits. Miche and the Scout saw the Titan heading in their direction and was surprise at the sight.
"What?!" wondered Miche. "They all started sprinting!"
"They're going to catch up!" shouted Conny.
"Gelgar!" called Miche, breaking away from the formation, and heading towards the Titans. "Take charge of the southern team!"
"Understood!" shouted Gelgar.
"He's using himself as bait?!" asked a female Scout with long, brown, messy hair that she kept in a ponytail with her bangs parted down the middle.
"He won't survive!" stated a Scout with short brown hair. "I'll help!"
"No!" objected Gelgar. "We can't spare anyone else! I have faith in him! His skills is second only to Captain Levi! He'll make it back alive!"
Sasha was galloping with Rarity and two other Scouts towards her village. Reiner, Bertholdt, Conny, and Pinkie Pie were headed towards Conny's village. Christa, Fluttershy, Ymir, and Lemon Zest were in the center going to every town, spreading the word of the invasion.
Miche got off his horse and slid on the ground, dodging all the incoming trees in his way. He then swung up to a nearby Titan and fired his hook at the Titan. He was then reeled into the Titan's nape with both of his swords out, he screamed as he sliced the Titan's nape.
Back in Shiganshina, a young Eren had bruises along his face and was sitting on top of his house. His mother then wakes up with a basket of laundry and Mikasa followed Eren's mother.
"Oh, Eren," called his mother. "Did you get into another fight."
"Those jerks started it!' stated Eren. "They made fun of me!"
"So, I assume that Mikasa came to your rescue," assumed his mother.
Mikasa then offered to help Eren's mother with the laundry.
"Thanks," said Eren's mother, giving Mikasa a cloth to dry.
She then walked up to her son and tended his bruises.
"Eren, no matter how cruel someone is or how much you hate them, you can't always charge at them head-on!" scolded his mother. "You're a man! Show some restraint! You need to be there for Mikasa, too!"
Back in reality, Eren woke up and had his head still bandaged up. Eren got up and looked at Mikasa, who was sleeping with a knitting kit and holding her red scarf. Eren looked around to see Starlight, Sunset, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Sour Sweet, Indigo Zap, Sunny Flare, and Sugarcoat sleeping in different places. Some of them managed to squeeze on the couch, while others leaned on the wall, sleeping. Eren got out of bed and started to look outside the window.
As Mikasa continued to drift away, her scarf fell from her hands. Mikasa's eyes fluttered open as she felt her scarf falling. She looked at see Eren had woke up and grabbing her scarf.
"It fell," said Eren, handing her scarf back. "You gotta be tired. Go get some sleep."
"Sorry," apologized Mikasa. "I'm fine."
"That things's seen better days," assumed Eren. "I'll get you a new one if I see any in our supplies."
Eren then looked at the couch. He smiled as he saw his friends sleeping peacefully after a extremely difficult day.
"You know, I wonder how Apple Bloom is doing without Applejack?" wondered Eren.
"Word around is that I heard is that she's almost in graduation," stated Mikasa. "She joined a year after we joined the cadets."
"You know anything about what regiment she's joining?" asked Eren.
"She's guarantee on joining the Scouts," stated Mikasa. "She always follows her sister."
"Wait, it's not just Apple Bloom, right?" asked Eren.
"No, I heard that Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo have joined," stated Mikasa.
"Scooters," sighed Eren. "What about them."
"Sweetie Belle is joining with her sister and Scootaloo is following her idol, Rainbow Dash," stated Mikasa.
Eren remembers the times in which where he had fun with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo when they were younger. As Eren reminisce the times when they were younger, Armin and Twilight came running into the room, panting.
"Eren! Mikasa! Girls!" called Armin.
Starlight, Sunset, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Sour Sweet, Indigo Zap, Sunny Flare, and Sugarcoat all shot there heads up and got up, yawning. Eren and Mikasa turned to the doorway.
"What time is it?" wondered Sunset, rubbing her eye.
"I was having the best dream ever," groaned Sour Sweet.
"What was it about?" asked Starlight.
"No time for sharing!" shouted Armin.
"What is it Armin?" asked Applejack.
"The Titans! They're inside Wall Rose!" shouted Armin.
"What how?!" asked Rainbow Dash.
"The Colossal and Armored Titan didn't appear!" stated Indigo Zap "How the hell did Titans get inside Wall Rose?!"
"We don't know!" shouted Twilight. "Let's go!"
Inside Erwin's office, Erwin looked at the night as the news of the Titans had breached Wall Rose had spread. Levi and Petra walked inside of Erwin's office, holding hands.
“Those damn Titans never give us a break," groaned Levi.
"Can you two go?" asked Erwin.
"Not like there's much choice," said Levi.
"It was wise to have Section Commander Miche watch the 104th," said a Scout inside Erwin's office. "I bet he can handle this situation."
"Let's hope so," said Erwin, looking back at the window.
"He's humanity's second strongest soldier," stated Petra. "There's nothing he can't handle."
Back at the battlefield, outside, Miche landed on top of a Titan's hand and started running towards the nape. He then sliced the Titan's nape and jumped off. He landed on the roof in front of him and watched as the Titan died. Miched then looked around his surroundings and saw Titans near him.
"Four left," he thought. "No, don't risk it. I've bought enough time."
Miche then drew back his blade into the box of his ODM gear. He then whistled loudly for his horse to come get him. He then looked at his left and saw a Titan with an ape-like appearance, dark brown fur covering his body, long hands, and long fingers walking beside him.
"Still, I am concerned about that Abnormal," Miche thought. "It's different. Easily over 17 meters tall. Massive. And this the first time a Titan covered in fur. It's just walking around instead of coming for me. Definitely an Abnormal."
In the distance, Miche's horses neighed loudly and was galloping back towards Miche.
"Great! You're back!" observed Miche. "Looks like I won't need to hold out until nightfall."
But much to his surprise, as Miche's horse galloped in front of the ape-like Titan, the Titan grabbed his horse, Miche's eyes widened in shock as to what he saw.
"What?! It went for the horse!" he thought.
"You can't be serious!" shouted Miche, drawing his sword.
The ape-like Titan saw Miche on top of the rooftop. The Titan squeezed the horse, killing it, and reeled back its arm. The Titan then threw the horse towards Miche. Miche got out of the way as his horse collided with the roof, but when Miche dodged the incoming horse, he rolled right off the roof. A smaller Titan grabbed Miche as he fell and inserted his legs into its mouth. The smaller Titan then bit down on Miche's legs, causing him to scream in pain. The smaller Titan continued to to bite down on Miche's legs, until something stop it.
"Wait," said a deep, wizened, but clear voice.
The ape-like Titan squatted and looked at Miche, who was looking up at it. Miche looked at the Titan, until the smaller Titan bit his legs again. The ape-like Titan looked down and the smaller Titan with visible anger.
"You must not have heard me," spoke the Titan. "I told you to wait."
The ape-like Titan wrapped his long fingers on the head of the smaller Titan and squeezed him like a tomato. The ape-like Titan squeeze managed to make an eyeball pop out of the smaller Titan and blood sprayed over his hand. The smaller Titan drops Miche to the ground and listens to the Titan.
Miche panted heavily at the pain of his legs and what he was looking at. The ape-like Titan observed his hand has the blood from the smaller Titan evaporated. The titan the redirected his attention towards Miche.
"Tell me, what is that weapon called?" he asked.
Miche looked up at the Titan in horror and shock, unable to speak as the Titan was talking to him.
"That thing on your waist that allows you to fly around," the Titan pointed.
Miche continued to look up and the ape-like titan in wonder. He couldn't utter a single word towards the Titan, but to only stuttered.
"I’m certain we speak the same language," said the Titan, titling his head and scratching his ear. "Perhaps you're simply frighten to speak. Oh, I also see that you use swords, too. I guess that means you know we reside in the nape. All, well, I'll just take it back with me."
The Titan the reached down towards Miche, who bent over and covered his head with his hands. Miche closed his eyes, but much to his surprise, instead of grabbing him, he heard a click. Between the Titan's thumb and index finger, he was holding the main housing of his ODM gear. The Titan got up and started to walk away.
Miche panted heavily and then remembers what he said to Nanaba before heading out.
"Only when a person stops fighting do they lose."
Miche would not die failing to live by his own words. Miche then grabbed his swords and attempted to get up.
"As long as we continued to fight, we are not beaten!" he thought.
Miche then lets out a battle cry. As the Titan continued to walk he stopped and turned around.
"You can move now," said the Titan.
As the Titan gave the order, all the four Titans that were around Miche started to run towards him. Miche felt a cold despair wash over him as the last three titans surrounded Miche. Miche desperately tried to run away, but his injured legs kept him from running away.
"NO!" screamed Miche, then one of the Titans grabbed him. "STOP! DON'T NO! NO!"
One of the Titans bite down on Miche's head, pouring blood onto the ground. As Miche was getting bitten, the Titan looked at the four Titans.
"So you can speak," he said, walking away. "i must say, what a clever idea."
Miche continued to scream in pain as the the four Titans continued to bite down on him. With one last scream, as a Titan ripped his head off. The Titan devoured humanity's second stronger soldier, Miche Zacharius until nothing was left of him.
The 104th Cadet Corps were kept isolated under suspicion of Titans within their ranks. But with the sudden appearance of Titans, couriers were dispatched to warn each district. However, the cause of this crisis remains in the dark. For now, no one yet knows.
"Commander Pyxis!" called a Garrison, entering Pyxis' office. "Titans have been spotted! Wall Rose has been breached!"
Hannes looked back in shock, while Pyxis only gave an angry glare.
Shotess District
In the night, all the Scouts were gathers in a courtyard getting their supplies gathered up, ready to head out to Wall Rose. On a cart, Mikasa and Eren were busy loading the cart up with supplies.
"What the hell does that mean?" asked Eren. "Damn!"
"But," spoke Armin, walking up to them. "Would Titans break walls with Titans in them?"
"It has happened before," said Eren. "They busted the wall into our city."
"That was a gate," stated Armin."
"Armin, what are you saying?" asked Mikasa.
"The thing about the walls. There's no crevices between the rocks or any signs of cracking," stated Armin. "We can't really tell how they're made. So what if they're made out of hardened Titan skin?"
"What?" asked Eren.
"It must be pretty versatile if Annie can encase herself," said Armin.
"Titans... in the wall," muttered Eren.
Indoors, Hange was busy looking at an object through a microscope and too busy to listen to her assistant.
"Section Commander!" called Moblit. "What are you doing?! We're supposed to leave in 5 minutes! Please hurry!"
"There's something I need to confirm," stated Hange.
She continued to look at the object and was surprised at her finding.
"Hey!" called Levi, in the doorway. "Get moving!"
"Ah, sorry!" Hange apologized. "What about him."
"He's been ready for a while now," stated Levi.
Hange grabbed a small crystal and started to head off.
Back outside, a couple of Scouts were in formation and were holding torches. Erwin was in front the formation, leading the way.
"Eren. Wear it right," said Mikasa, fixing Eren's cloak. "It's cold at night."
"Sorry to keep you waiting," said Hange waving. "Took longer to prepare than we thought.
Behind Hange was Pastor Nick, Levi, and Petra, who was in her Scout uniform. As the got on the cart, Armin was surprised to see Pastor Nick on board.
"Isn't this a priest from the Order of the Walls?" asked Armin.
"Yeah. Nick and I are best buddies," said Hange, wrapping her arm around Nick. "Right?"
Nick didn't answered, considering the fact that she held him at the edge of wall, and was about to drop him.
"Don't let him bother you," said Hange. "The whole makeup of this squad doesn't make any sense. Does it, Levi?"
"No, I think it might," answered Levi. "Erwin picked them out for a reason for a reason."
"OPEN THE GATE!!!" shouted Erwin in front.
The gate to the Stohess District opened up. As the gate opened up, Erwin turned around to the rest of the Scouts.
"The situation within Wall Rose is unclear," stated Erwin. 'But everything up until Ehrmich is safe. We'll save time going through there. Move out!"
"Yes, sir!" shouted the Scouts.
Erwin turned around and galloped towards the gate. As Erwin went through the gate all the Scouts followed him.
"Take us out," ordered Levi.
"Yes, sir!" shouted the Scout on the carriage.
As the cart exited the Stohess District, Armin looked back at the wall as his hair was blown from the wind.
"This whole time, titans have been protecting us from Titans," thought Armin.
"What he knew?" asked Eren. "The whole time, he knew that there's Titans inside the wall?!"
"Yes, though he kept his mouth shut this entire time," stated Hange. "But now he's coming with us to witness the harsh reality. Will his beliefs be strong enough for him to stay silent? Or will seeing it with his own eyes make him question himself?"
"Man, this guy worships the damn wall, knowing that there's Titans in it," hissed Rainbow Dash, galloping next to the cart.
"No, no, no, no!" shouted Eren, slamming his hands on the cart. "This is backwards! If there's something you know, tell us about it! Nothings important than keeping humans from going extinct!"
Then, Eren grabbed his head, which was still injured from the Female Titan battle.
"You're still not fully healed," stated Mikasa, tending to him.
"There's more than one way to get answers," said Levi, pointing a pistol at Nick. "I may be injured and useless right now, but it doesn't take much to watch one man. I'm hoping we can settle this without blasting a hole in anyone. Aren't you."
"Threatening him does work, Levi," stated Hange. "Trust him, I tried."
"Then, how the hell do we get answers?" asked Petra.
"It seems to me that this priest is capable of sound judgment," Hange stated. "That's why I wonder. What if the reason he doesn't talk is because he knows something more important than the fate of humanity."
"It's just probably the holy walls," assumed Rainbow Dash.
Earlier that day, Sasha and Rarity rode alongside their section commander. All three of them were galloping and following a trail. As they galloped, Sasha spotted something in the distance.
"See that?" she asked. "It's the village!"
"Is that the last one?" asked the Scout.
"No! My village is deep in the forest!" stated Sasha. "Me and Rarity will go there!"
"Alright," said the Scout. "Leave this village to me!"
"Got it!" shouted Sasha.
"Why do I have to go?!" whined Rarity. "You know that village better than I do!"
"Hey! Quit your bitching and follow Sasha!" scolded the Scout.
Rarity groaned at the remark of the Scout calling her a bitch. The Scout then started to break away from Sasha and Rarity. As Sasha and Rarity looked at the Scout breaking away, memories of Sasha's village started to fill her mind.
Sasha, about three years younger, burst from the door of a small wooden shack with a straw roof, which stood among similar buildings of similar sizes. Over her shirt, she wore a green, blank cloak. Chasing Sasha out of the shack was a middle-aged man wearing a brown hunter’s hat, a brown vest, a white shirt, dirty white pants, and heavy brown boots.
"Hey! Quit it! Sasha!" demanded her father. "Sasha! You been nabbing snacks again?! Stop it spit it out!"
Sasha was too busy tearing into the meat that she had and ignored her father's words.
"Get it out of yer mouth!" shouted her father, holding her. "We fixin' to smoke that for winter, ya moron!"
Sasha then bit down on the meat, causing it to fall onto the ground, collecting dirt as it rolled. Sasha then placed her hand underneath her father's chin and pushed him away. She then grabbed the meat from the ground and started to eat it.
"You damn dumb girl!" insulted her father. "Fine! Have it your way!"
Her father then started to walk away from Sasha. As her father walked away she run and hid behind a tree. Her father then sat down on some steps.
"Sasha," called her father. "Have you asked yourself why the world is changing? Why these past few years teh forest be shrinking and game harder to find? Have you every think about that?"
She then swallowed the meat that she was chewing.
"It's cause more people be comin' and taking food and game from the forest," answered Sasha. "That's why I'm hungry."
"That's true," said her father. "But, hey. They lost their homes and got no place to go. they got no other choice."
"Titans took it from them," stated her father. "They knocked a hole straight through Wall Maria. Where else can they go? You can feed a hell of a lot more people by clearing the forest and planting grain."
Her father then crossed his arms and looked at a stump. On top of the stump was a bow and saw arrows on it.
"Maybe it's time for our family to let go of the forest and give up hunting for good," suggested her father. "The government said they would pay for us. Every horse that we raise is money in our pockets."
"You gotta be kidding me!" shouted Sasha. "If we're giving up hunting, we be givin' up who we are! Why should we give a hoot about the people who make fun of our lifestyle?"
"I'll tell ya why," he said, standing up. "It's because we're all part of the same world. We humans, we've always been peck animals. Sure, we all live our different ways. But when space is this short, we gotta join the group and do what's best to-."
Sasha then broke in.
"No! I refuse!" objected Sasha. "We've lived here all our lives, just like the way our ancestors taught us! We don't owe nothing to any outsiders!"
"I see..." said her father, looking back. "So be it. Ya can live in this forest, along with the others who think the same. But, Sasha... Are you willing to die for that choice? No matter what trouble comes yer way, ya can't go beggin' for help. if you're not there for them, don't expect them to be there for you. I'm willing to give up our traditions if it means I can live with my family. Goes to show ya our world's connected, whether you like it or not. Sasha. Are you that much of a scaredy-cat? Is it hard for you to leave this forest behind and get along with others?"
Back in the present, Sasha and Rarity galloped on a trail towards Sasha's village.
"It's been 3 years since I've been back," Sasha thought. "Surely he realized something was amiss and fled..."
rarity looked around her surrounds and was creeped out at the sights.
"This place is dull," said Rarity.
Sasha ignored Rarity's words and continued to gallop. Then, Sasha noticed giant foot prints on the ground.
"It can't be!" she thought. "Why out here? They've already come this far?! This place isn't safe for people anymore."
Sasha and Rarity continued to gallop when into the light. Sasha adjusted her eyes towards the light and saw something in the distance.
"What is that?" asked Rarity
"A new village," Sasha concluded.
Rarity and Sasha got up to a draw bridge. Both of their horses jumped over the gap and galloped into the village.
Inside one of the houses in the village, a young girl with blond hair sat upon her knees, facing the wall, not moving a single muscle. To her left was a small Titan, which was devouring the thigh of a woman. The woman tried to break free, but due to the Titan grabbing her calf and arm was restraining her from getting free. As the Titan devoured the thigh, a pool of blood started to pour from the wound.
The woman then sets her head down, her eyes started to slowly close. She looked at the young girl and tried to call for help, but the young girl was extremely scared to move. She then looked at the woman, who was succumbing to her wounds.
Outside, Sasha and Rarity got off their horse. Both of them walked down the trail that lead to the house and stopped in front of the house. Rarity and Sasha saw the Titan inside and saw an axe that was on a stump.
"What do we do?" asked Rarity.
"We kill the Titan inside and look inside for any people," answered Sasha.
"Ok, you're going to hold the axe and kill the Titan, while I stay out here and wait for your signal," said Rarity.
"No, you're a soldier and not a bitch, you're coming with me," said Sasha, grabbing the axe.
Rarity groaned and both Sasha and Rarity slowly walked towards the Titan. Once inside, Sasha then drove the axe into the Titan's nape, while Rarity watched from behind. Sasha repeatedly drove the axe into the nape with all her might. At every drive, blood spread everywhere.
"Damn! If I don't slice it off, it'll just heal back up!" Sasha thought.
Then, Sasha accidentally threw the axe backwards, making it stuck on a roof beam. The axe almost hit Rarity, who ducked just in time before it could be lodged in her head. Sasha screamed as her axe was stuck.
"Sasha! What are you doing?!" screamed Rarity.
"What am I doing?! Why haven't you got that girl?!" shouted Rarity.
"I thought you were going to kill!" shouted Rarity.
But much to their shouting, the Titan paid no attention to Rarity and Sasha. The Titan kept on eating, and Sasha and Rarity saw the opportunity to get the girl.
"Go get the girl!" shouted Sasha.
"Fine!" shouted Rarity.
Once Rarity got the girl, Sasha, Rarity, and the girl ran out of the house. After the Titan was eating it then had its attention towards the three.
"What's your name?" asked Rarity.
The girl was too scared to even response to the question.
"Don't worry. It'll be okay," assured Sasha, untying her horse.
"What will?" spoke the girl.
"What?" asked Sasha, before turning around to her horse. "Steady... Steady."
Sasha then turned around to the girl, unaware that Sasha had fully untied her horse. Her horse started to gallop away leaving.
Sasha then whistled for her horse and turning around to the girl.
"Don't worry," assured Sasha. "It'll come back. Rarity where's your horse!"
"Over there!" pointed Rarity, next to a fence.
"Why are you speaking nicely?" asked the girl.
"What?" wondered Sasha with confusion.
Sasha looked back at the house in horror. The Titan then stepped out and was head towards the three. She quickly found a bow and some arrows. She grabbed it and started running with the girl and Rarity.
"It'll be okay," assured Sasha.
"Why? Everyone already left," stated the girl. "The whole village knew mu mother's legs were bad. But not a single person came to help. All I could do was watch."
The trio got to the drawbridge. Sasha threw her bow and arrows across the bridge. Then, she and Rarity helped the girl to get up on the bridge. Once the girl got over, Rarity climbed the bridge and looked at Sasha. Sasha looked back at the Titan walking towards them. Then, a piece of the bridge broke beneath her.
"Sasha!" called Rarity, offering her hand.
Sasha grabbed Rarity's hand and pulled her up the bridge. Once Sasha was over the bridge, the Titan fell on the piece of the bridge, but held on to the bridge and climbed it. Sasha looked back and remembers a time when she was a cadet.
In the training grounds, Sasha was filling a bucket with water from the well and Christa was helping her.
"You're really starting to tick me off," forewarned Ymir.
"What?" asked Sasha.
"That stupid way you talk politely to everyone," answered Ymir, annoyed. "Why don't you talk to other cadets like normal?"
"Well, you see..." said Sasha.
"Wait. Let me guess," Ymir broke in. "You're embarrassed by the way people sound from your village. Bull's eye? I'm surprised an idiot like you care so much. You people can't do anything but hunt, and you're afraid of people, to top it off. i bet you don't have a single good reason for aiming to become a soldier."
"Sasha!" called Ymir, leaning on Christa. "You gonna care what other people think and be someone you're not your whole life? What a crock of shit. You're fine as is, so talk in your own words for crying out loud."
Sasha was surprised by the final words Ymir gave her, sounding more supportive. Ymir still looked away from her in a huff, but Sasha couldn’t help, but feel strangely indebted to her for her words.
"Thank you," Sasha thanked.
"What?" asked Ymir, bugging that she didn't get the message.
"Cut it out!" butted Christa. shoving Ymir away. "There's nothing wrong with the way she talks! Sasha is who Sasha wants to be. Her words will always be own. And I happen to like her."
"Fine, have it your way," said Ymir. 'Still, even if she changed the way she talks, it won't change the fact that she's annoying."
"You know, not everyone is as insensitive as you," stated Christa.
"Excuse me?!" asked Ymir.
Sasha, hearing Ymir get insulted by Krista of all people, began to laugh. Ymir sneered as Sasha’s chuckle turned into a hearty laugh.
"Hey! What are you laughing at?!" asked Ymir.
"I'm sorry," Sasha apologized.
Back in reality, Sasha, Rarity, and the little girl continued to run down the dirt road.
"Why do I remember, now of all times about a silly, pointless days in the past?" wondered Sasha. "It's all... I can think of."
Sasha then looked back at the little girl, who had the same expression on her face.
"Hey, you'll be fine," assured Sasha. "Keep following this path. Run as far as you can. I promise someone will be there to help you."
As the trio continued to run, Rarity then tripped over a rock that was exposed on the trail. She fell on the trail, caused her to scrape her knee badly.
"Sasha!" called Rarity, trying to get up.
Sasha looked back to see the Titan getting close to Rarity. She stopped and turned around.
"Now, go!" shouted Sasha, letting go of the girl. "Run!"
Sasha then pulled the bow back and aimed at the Titan.
"GET RUNNIN'!!!" shouted Sasha.
The girl then started to run away. Rarity got up but only ran slowly due to the pain of her knee. Sasha then fires the arrow, which shot the Titan in the throat. The Titan wasn't bothered by it and continued to walk. Sasha grabbed Rarity and started to run.
"If I take out both eyes, it'll buy us plenty of time," thought Sasha.
Sasha and Rarity got a side of a hill and climbed on top and helped Rarity up. Sasha then drew pulled back her bow and aimed at the Titan. She shot the arrow, but it missed.
"Shit... two left," she thought.
She then took out another arrow and pulled back her bow.
"Relax... All it is... is a big...slow moving target," she thought.
She then fired the arrow, which then shot the Titan's left eye.
"Good work, Sasha!" shouted Rarity.
"One more arrow," Sasha thought. "But, if I miss this... we can't escape. If I miss, me, Rarity, and that girl."
As the Titan began to climb, Sasha then throws her bow into the air. She lets out a scream and drives the arrow into the Titan's right eye. The Titan wrapped its arms around Sasha, keeping her from moving.
Sasha struggled to get away, but she placed her right hand under the Titan's chin. She pushed up causing the Titan to fall down the hill. She then grabbed Rarity and started to slid down and running away from the Titan.
"I slipped out thanks to that blood," Sasha thought, looking at her hand. Now, gotta find that girl!"
As Sasha and Rarity continued to run. Sasha stopped and heard horses galloping towards their direction.
"What is it, darling?" asked Rarity.
Sasha didn't answer and saw a dozen people on horses galloping. One of the people looked back and recognized someone down on the hill.
"Sasha?" cried her father.
Sasha was in disbelief as she hasn't seen her father for three years. Later, Sasha mounted her horse and Rarity's scrape was patched up. Rarity was riding on Sasha's horse, following the people from her village.
"We been givin' horses to everyone in the area," said her father. "that girl back there told us that two people her still back there. Who'da thunk it was you two? You fought off a Titan for that girl, didn't ya?"
Sasha nodded and her father smiled at her.
"Sasha... Yer all I hoped for," said her father.
Sasha smiled at her father's words and continued to ride out of the forest.
"I'm home," sighed Sasha.
"Excuse me, Mr. Braus!" called Rarity.
"What is it?" asked Sasha's father.
"Why do you sound like my friend Applejack?" asked Rarity.
Sasha and her father chuckled at Rarity's words.
"Well, is yer friend from Dauper?" asked Sasha's father.
"No, she's from Shiganshina," answered Rarity.
"What about her relatives?" asked Sasha's father.
"There's Granny Smith, Apple Bloom, Big Mac, her parents Bright Mac and Buttercup..." answered Rarity.
The last two names shocked Sasha's father as he tried to remember those two names.
"Say those two last names again," said Sasha's father.
"Bright Mac and Buttercup," said Rarity.
Sasha's father then remembers those two names like it was yesterday.
"Bright Mac and Pear Butter," sighed Sasha's father.
"Excuse me, Mr. Braus, it's actually Buttercup," said Rarity.
"Well that was a nickname given by Bright Mac," said Sasha's father. "Both of them lived in Dauper and they lived with Granny Smith before they moved. I was good friends with them too."
"Who are those two people?" asked Sasha.
"They were the real version of Pyramus and Thisbe," said her father. "Let me tell you on how they met."
Both Rarity and Sasha listened to the story of Applejack's parents as they continued to gallop out of the forest.
Outside, Gelgar, Reiner, Bertholdt, a female Scout with long, brown, messy hair, named Lynne, and Pinkie Pie were galloping and following Conny.
"Conny wait!" shouted Reiner. "Calm down! There could be Titans anywhere! Get back here!"
Conny then entered a small village with several destroyed houses. He looked around his surroundings in horror, easily recognizing the place.
"This can't be," said Conny. "Is anyone here?!"
Conny continued to look around form anyone that survived.
"IT'S ME CONNY!!!" he shouted. "I CAME BACK!!!"
Everything was silent, nobody was in sight.
"My house," said Conny, desperately galloping.
As Conny galloped towards his house he remembers his family.
"Dad... Mom... Sunny. Martin!"
"Please be okay!" Conny hoped.
As continued to gallop until he stopped. Much to his horror they weren't okay. He looked in horror as a Titan with long blond hair and had small hands and legs on laid on top of Conny's house.
"Conny! Get back!" shouted Reiner, grabbing his arm.
"It's..." trembled Conny. "It's my house."
Pinkie then stopped next to Conny and looked at the Titan.
"What is that?" asked Pinkie.
Conny didn't answer as he continued to look at what was his house.
"It's Conny's house," whispered Reiner.
Pinkie looked at Conny and his house and felt bad for him.
"Fall back you two!" shouted Gelgar.
"I'll scout the area!" shouted Lynne.
Gelgar circled around Conny's house and observed the Titan on top of it.
"Wait, it can't move?!" he wondered
"Not with those legs," said Lynne.
"Then. How?" wondered Gelger "How did it even get here?!"
In Ragako Village, Conny got off his horse and looked at the Titan on top of it and his house. He stood and looked in horror as he didn't want to believe it.
"Conny!" called Reiner. "Are there any survivors?"
"No," muttered Conny, tearing up and crying. "None at all. It's all over... My hometown... It's gone forever."
"I'm sorry Conny," said Pinkie Pie, walking over to Conny, tearing up.
Conny breaking voice managed to cause Reiner to almost tear up, while Bertholdt watches, not tearing up.
"Maybe they're playing hide and seek," suggested Pinkie Pie.
"How is that possible?" wondered Gelgar, trying to ignore Pinkie's words. "Titans come and not a signal drop of blood?"
"Everyone must've escape!" assured Lynne. "It means nobody here was eaten. Including your family, too.
Conny gasped and smiled at the so-called miracle.
"I see... That's gotta be it!" exclaimed Conny.
"Yeah. It's unbelievable to think Titans ate everyone without leaving blood behind," said Lynne.
"That's not all that's unbelievable," thought Gelgar. "If the entire village was really evacuated, why would Titans obliterate these houses with nobody in them? But what really boggles my mind is the stables. If they tried to escape without horses, their chance of survival would be slim."
"Everyone got their torches?" asked Gelgar.
"Are we going to camp?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"No, we're trying to locate and assess the breach in the wall!" stated Gelgar, moving out.
"Aww," moaned Pinkie Pie in disappointment.
Reiner, Bertholdt, Pinkie Pie, and Lynne started to follow Gelgar.
"Yes, sir!" shouted Conny.
Reiner and Bertholdt got on their horses and galloped away. Conny on the other hand was untying his horse, while Pinkie Pie stayed behind, waiting for him. As Conny got on his horse, Pinkie started to gallop away for a while.
"Wel... come... home," muttered a voice behind him. "...son."
Conny stopped in his tracks and turned around to the Titan that is on his house. Conny looked around his surrounding for anyone, but it was just him and Pinkie Pie was waiting in the distance.
"Just now..." wondered Conny.
"Conny!" called Reiner, shaking Conny. "We're falling behind Gelgar!"
"Reiner? Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?" asked Reiner. "I didn't hear anything. Enough with the chit-chat. Focus on the damn mission!"
"But it... I think..." stuttered Conny. "I don't know how, but... I think... My mom..."
"Conny! Do you understand the situation we're in?!" asked Reiner. "Hundreds of thousands of lives depend on whether we complete this mission or not! Your family might have escaped, but it's not over yet! If you're a soldier, put the mission first!"
Back in the western team, Nanaba and her team had completed the warning of the breach and were now with a new mission: finding the point of the breach where the Titans are coming from.
'We're getting close to the wall now," said a Scout short brown hair, named Henning. "So there's no people living in the area."
"Right," said Nanaba. "That didn't take us very long. Alright, let's head to the south."
Behind Nanaba were Ymir, Christa, Fluttershy, and Lemon Zest.
"What for?" asked Ymir.
'There shouldn't be any villages south of here," stated Fluttershy.
"We need to find the location the wall was breached," explained Nanaba. "We'll ride along the wall from the west until we find it."
"But Christa, Ymir, Fluttershy, and I don't have our battle gear," stated Lemon Zest.
"That's true," agreed Ymir. "And there's probably Titans roaming everywhere to our south. It's very possible that we'll become Titan fodder. Let us four withdraw from the front."
"You can't," stated Nanaba. "I'll need someone to relay back a report. I know how you feel, but you signed up for this as a soldier."
Nanaba's team galloped out of a forest and were now in the open, galloping near a lake with some animals on the other side.
"Ymir," called Christa. "I'm fine with putting my life on the line. After all, I'm the one who chose join the Scouts. But, it's not the same for you. The only reason you joined the Scouts was because-"
"You think I did it for you?!" Ymir broke in.
"Then why are you even here?" asked Christa. "You kept trying to convince me to join the Military Police. But then you gave that privilege to me! There's no way I'm good enough to make the top ten skill alone. I'm sure if I asked anyone, they'd say you deserved o be in it, not me. I don't know how you did it, but...Why would you go that far for me?"
Ymir completely ignored Christa's words and continued to gallop.
"Does it have to do with my family?" asked Christa
"Yeah, it does," spoke Ymir. "Christa, don't worry about it. the only reason I'm here is for myself and nothing else."
"See," said Christa. "Thank goodness."
The sun shined on Christa's beautiful, clean, and cheerily face. Her face caused Ymir to visible blush. In front of them, Lemon Zest looked back while Fluttershy continued to gallop ahead on what was coming.
9 hours after the Titan spotting
In the Eastern defensive line, a Garrison was quickly galloping away from a Titan that was chasing him. In front of the Garrison, several cannons were aligned.
"The target has come with range!" shouted a Garrison.
"All cannons, prepare to fire!" shouted Woermann. "Not yet! Wait for the order!"
Kitz Woermann then lifted his hand in the air. The Garrison that was getting chase pasted through an open fence.
"Fire!" shouted Woermann, dropping his hand.
All of the cannons started to fire at the Titan, which brought it down. Then, Rico jumped from the roof and sliced the Titan's nape off, killing it. Rico landed on the roof after killing the Titan.
"Did I kill him?" wondered Rico.
"You did it, Captain Rico!" shouted the Garrison. "At this rate, they'll never break our defense!"
"No, the Titan's strength is in their numbers," stated Rico. "If they attack as a group this line won't stand a chance. But... what is it? Something isn't..."
"This is strange," said Hannes, galloping next to the wall.
"Captain Hannes!" called a Garrison. "Is something wrong?"
"We haven't even spotted a single Titan yet," answered Hannes. "We've got to be getting close to the hole now. And yet, doesn't it seem awfully quiet around here? Hopefully, we can sneak in and out without stirring up a storm. The top of Wall Rose was heavily defended from any Titans approaching.
11 hours after Titan spotting
Later that night, the Southern Teamwere all carrying torches and were galloping through a forest. In front, Gelgar was heavily panting and was panicking.
"When?" he wondered. "When will they show? When will it happen? At any second, they could leap out from the shadows. No, the closer we get to the hole the more inevitable it becomes. Goddammit! This is driving me crazy! I really need a drink!"
In front of Gelgar, he panicked as he saw more torches in front of him, but it was just Nanaba, who was equally scared as Gelgar.
"Did you follow the wall here, too?" asked Gelgar.
"Yeah, did you guys find the hole?" asked Nanaba.
"What?"
"We didn't find anything to the west," said Nanaba "Didn't you find it your way back?"
"No, there's no hole this way either," he stated.
Both Nanaba and Gelgar looked at each other in silence with worried faces.
"Is it possible we missed it?" asked Lynne.
"No way," said Henning. "Not a hole big enough for Titans to use."
"Should we go back and look again?" asked Gelgar.
"We'll need to, but the horses and the rest of us are exhausted," stated Nanaba, looking at the sky. "If only we had some moonlight."
Then, the clouds started to clear up and revealing a full moon in the sky. Now with moonlight, Gelgar and Nanaba looked in front of them and saw a castle in the distance.
"What is that?" wondered Gelgar. "Castle ruins?"
Nanaba, Gelgar, and the rest of the recruits arrived to the castle ruins, which was old and had some cracks along the castle walls.
"it looks like a mess, but we can make it work for one night of rest," said Gelgar.
"Right," said Nanaba getting off her horse. "Luckily we have moonlight."
Back at Wall Sina, the Scouts continued to their journey to the Ehrmich District. On the cart, Petra as fast asleep, leaning on Levi, and hold his hand, visibly blushing. Hange was holding a crystal in her hand.
"Hange. Hey, four-eyes!" called Levi. "Are your hobbies so boring that playing with rocks is somehow fun or you?"
"Yeah," she answered. "But this is no ordinary rock. It's hardened fragment of skin left behind by the Female Titan."
"It didn't disappear?" wondered Armin.
"Right!' said Hange. "Annie reverted from a Titan, but it's still intact even though it broke off her body. It didn't evaporate. It didn't disappear. So I thought, "What if?" When I compared it to a piece of the wall, its pattern and composition were identical. In other words, the wall is a barricade of humongous Titans. And if I'm right, the surface is constructed with Titan skin."
"That's exactly what Armin was saying," gasped Mikasa.
"Then..." said Armin before Hange's hand covered Armin's face.
"Let me finish, Armin," said Hange. "as it stands, we'll be pressed to fill the hole in Wall Rose. That is, unless we can find the perfect boulder to plug it. But if Eren, in his transformed stated, could use the Titans' hardening ability to seal the hole in the wall."
"Use me..." muttered Eren. "...to seal the wall."
"It should be made of the same material," stated Hange. "And seeing how the hardened section won't evaporate, even after you revert from a Titan, it's possible."
"I think it's well worth the risk to try," said Armin. "And assuming it really does work, reclaiming Wall Maria is feasible, too. Up until now, we've had to transport a large quantity of materials and supplies. That's why the need for outposts past the wall limited our progress. But if we don't have to accommodate supply wagons, we could quickly make your way to Shiganshina. What if we carry the plan at night?"
"At night?" asked Hange
"Yes," nodded Armin. "During the night, when Titans can't move"
"I see," said Hange. "If the group was small enough, you could sneak all the way to Wall Maria. the current situation is as bad as it gets, but we still have a glimmer of hope."
"Yes, but remember it depends on whether Eren can seal the hole or not," stated Armin.
"I realized asking this hardly seems fair," said Hange. "Can you think you could do it?"
Eren took some time to think, as he was about to think. Levi broke in.
"It doesn't matter what you think," he stated. "You have to. There's no choice. We're out of options. Our forces are struggling so desperately, there's nothing else they can do. You have succeed.
"I will!" shouted Eren, slightly waking up Petra. "I'll do whatever it takes."
Eren then remembers the hole in Wall Maria, his destroyed house, and the key to his father's basement.
"My dad's basement," said Eren, taking out the key. "If what my dad said was true, we'll find the answer to everything there."
Everything was silent, Hange then looked up at the wall.
"It's Ehrmich District."
Once the Scouts got in the Ehrmich District, Pastor Nick walked down some stairs and saw the amount of miserable and saddened refugees pouring into Wall Sina.
"Hey! Keep moving!" ordered Levi, kicking him. "You'll end up like a lost kid."
"This is..." muttered Nick.
"What did you expect you'd see?" asked Levi. "This is what happens when the wall falls."
Nick then spotted a crying boy and started to walk towards him, but he was stopped by Levi.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked Levi, giving him a lethal stare. "Take a good look at the faces of people who've lost everything. The faces of everyone you and your people abandoned. If your church's wish comes true, and Titans come flooding through the walls, we'll all be gobbled up in their stinking mouths and die in the most miserable way possible. All of humanity, digested as one."
Outside the courtyard, we're checking their supplies and were refilling their supplies after their journey.
"Once we leave Ehrmich we'll be in Titan territory," stated Hange.
"Eren, think you can ride a horse?" asked Moblit.
"Yes, I feel fully recovered now," said Eren.
"Yours is ready at the west lift," Moblit informed. "Let's hurry."
Eren then met up with Mikasa, Armin, and the rest. Behind them, Levi and Pastor Nick came walking out a tunnel.
"Section Commander," called Moblit. "We should hurry."
"Give me a minute, Moblit," said Hange, walking towards them.
Hange the stopped in front of Pastor Nick.
"Have you had a change of heart yet?" she asked.
Mich didn't answer and gave Hange a saddened look on his face.
"We don't have time for this!" shouted Hange. "You know, don't you?! Will you take, or won't you?! Make up your goddamn mind already!"
"i cannot say anything," said Nick. "The other believers are the same as I, and that will never change."
"Well, thanks for nothing!" scolded Hange, storming off. "We're so grateful for all the help you've been!"
"It's too great a decision for a single person to make," stated Nick. "The Order of the Walls must adhere to the sacred will we're bound to obey."
"Whose will?" asked Hange. "God or something?"
"i cannot say anything," repeated Nick."However, I can inform you of a name, who under their sacred will, we were instructed to monitor."
"Monitor?" wondered Hange.
"that person joined the Scout Regiment as of this year," stated Nick "Their name is..."
"Section Commander!" called Petra. "Someone has come."
Twilight, Sunset, Starlight, Starlight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Indigo Zap, Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, and Sunny Flare turned around and met up with Rarity, while Sasha walks past them.
"This is for you, Section Commander," said Sasha.
"You must find her at once," said Nick "Only she... She may knows the truths which even cannot perceive. That's all the information I can share. The rest I leave in your hands."
"If she's in the 104th, then she's deep in the front lines right now," realized Hange.
"Let's go!" shouted Eren, running back. "We need to hurry!"
Eren then ran into Sasha, knocking her down.
"What are you doing there?" asked Mikasa.
Sasha grabbed a rolled piece of paper and walked towards Hange.
"Upon my arrival, I gave my report to the Commander!" shouted Sasha, giving her the paper. "Afterwards, i was entrusted to deliver this message to the Section Commander!"
"Message?" wondered Hange, taking the paper and handing her a bake potato. "Thank you. Good work."
Sasha looked at her hands and smiled at a baked potato in her hands. She took a bite and blushing as she started to chew.
"So who is this girl in the 104th?" asked Hange.
"She's the smallest one of us," stated Eren.
"She raked ten in our class," stated Twilight.
"She has long hair," stated Armin. "And... She's cute."
"She's always hanging around with Ymir," stated Mikasa.
"Ymir?" wondered Hange, remembering the name.
Back at the castle, everyone was sleeping, while Reiner and Ymir were in the storage room looking for food.
"What's the meaning of this?" asked Reiner. "Ymir... You..."
Ymir only gave Reiner a lethal stare at him.
"Everyone wake up!" shouted Lynne. "Get to the tower! Quickly!"
Everyone woke up and started to head up the tower. When they got to the top, they were all surprised at the amount of Titans surrounding the castle.
"i couldn't see them in the darkness, but then the moon," thought Nanaba.
"Why?" Why can they move" asked Gelgar. "It's been so long since the sun set!"
"What's going on here?" asked Christa.
"Hey! Look at that!" pointed Conny. "It's huge! What the hell is that? A Titan?"
Sure enough, the ape-like Titan was walking past the castle.
"No, it's more like..." muttered Conny. "It's a beast."
"I thought we were going to be safe," sighed Fluttershy. "I didn't think of this."
Everyone watch in horror as the Beast Titan was walking towards the wall.
"It's headed for the wall!" shouted Lemon Zest.
A Titan then crashed into the tower causing it to rock.
"Everyone understand?" asked Hange.
"Yes!" replied all the Scouts.
"We've got to go!" shouted Eren.
"Calm down, Eren," said Levi. "You all listen, too. We're going our own ways now. The rest will be up to you. Erwin may have thrown together your squad, but everything's riding on you. Got it, Armin? Work with Hange and Twilight and combine your knowledge"
"Yes, sir!" replied Armin.
"Mikasa. I don't know why you're so attached to Eren, but use the utmost of you ability to protect Eren at all cost. Also, I saw you developed great chemistry with Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Sunny Flare and Applejack, all of you work together."
"Yes, sir!" replied Mikasa and the others.
"Sunset, Starlight, Sour Sweet, and Sugarcoat. Work as a team, all of you struggle in teamwork. This is your best chance to improve that struggle."
"Yes, sir!" all them replied.
"And finally... Eren."
Back at the castle, a smaller Titan was ramming its head against the door.
"Hey, wait!" shouted Gelgar, looking down and panicking. "Wait, wait, wait up! Don't you be coming in here! you're fucking kidding me. Gotta be fucking kidding me. I'd be drinking right now if it wasn't for you! This is your fault!"
Gelgar then drew out two new fresh blades out.
"Stand back, rookies!" ordered Nanaba, drawing out a new blade. "Leave this to us. It's time to show off our ODM gear. Let's go!"
Then, Nanaba, Lynne, Henning, and Gelgar jumped off the tower and were ready to begin their battle with the Titans. At Wall Rose, the Beast Titan climbed up to the top of the wall and looked back at the castle.
"And finally... Eren," said Levi. "Restrain yourself. Don't succumb to rage and lose sight of the goal. We can't afford another mistake."
"Yes, sir!" replied Eren.
Then, all of the Scouts were all holding torches and were galloping in the open into the night.
"There's a tower nearby where we can assess the wall," stated Hange. "It's in an abandoned castle to the southwest. We'll ride to Utgard Castle."
Under the moonlight, the Beast Titan had climbed up Wall Rose and looked at Utgard Castle. Down below Wall Rose, two small Abnormal Titans play-fight with each other. One of the Titans ripped out the other Abnormal's ear, while the other bit down on the Abnormal's finger.
"Stand back, rookies," ordered Nanaba, drawing out a new blade. "Leave this to us. It's time to show off our ODM gear."
She raised her sword high into the night, ready for the battle below.
"Let's go!"
Nanaba, Gelgar, Lynne, and Henning jumped off the tower and had their swords ready.
2 hours earlier
Inside Utgard Castle, Nanaba, Gelgar, and the recruits had set up campfire inside as their horses, outside were drinking water and resting in the stables.
"Looks like someone was here recently," observed Henning.
"That's odd for a place this near the wall," stated Nanaba.
"Some bandits probably used it as a base," assumed Lynne.
"Or just raided the place," added Lemon Zest.
"It said "Ruins of Utgard Castle" on one of the signs," stated Nanaba. "Who would have thought there was a castle around here?"
Then Gelgar entered in the room with a small green bottle in his left hand.
"Hey, check it out," he said. "Look what I found."
"Geglar... Isn't that booze?" asked Lynne.
"Yeah," gulped Gegar, looking at the label. "What the hell does it say?"
"You're not going to drink it now, are you?!" asked Lynne.
"Don't be stupid," replied Gelgar. "Not at a time like this."
Gelgar then set down the bottle down and sat around the campfire.
"Convenient... All this contraband to enjoy for ourselves," said Henning.
"Now you're making us sound like the bandits," stated Nanaba.
Around the four Scouts, the recruits were sleeping on top of mats until they were waken up by Gelgar.
"You rookies should try to get some rest," he said "Titans won't be roaming around at this hour, but the rest of us will take turns keeping watch. We'll leave from here four hours before daybreak."
"What happens of the wall isn't broken after all?" asked Christa. "The Titans... Where could they be invading from?"
"Finding the answer to that is our job tomorrow," answered Gelgar, walking up the stairs.
"Maybe it's not nearly as bad as we thought from the start," stated Christa.
Everyone around the campfire looked at Christa with confusion.
"I'm just saying, but..." said Christa.
"Yeah, there's barely any Titans around here," stated Henning. "If the wall was really broken, that is."
"The only group we've really seen was during the initial sighting," said Nanaba.
Everyone reminded silent until Ymir broke it.
"What about your village, Conny?" she asked.
"It was destroyed," answered Conny. "Crushed to sticks and rubble by Titans."
"I see," said Ymir. "How awful."
"But nobody there was eaten," he stated. "I think they all escaped, so there's that miracle."
"Wasn't the village destroyed?" asked Ymir.
"The houses and stuff were wrecked, but the villagers made it out safety," he answered. "If anyone was eaten, there would've been blood and remains. But there wasn't any of that, so it's the only explanation."
Ymir was confused by Conny's words of no blood or remains.
"Still," said Conny, looking down. "I can't stop thinking about it. There was that Titans at my house. It couldn't move on its own, but it was lying right on top of my house. But it's weird. I don't why, but it reminded of my mother."
"Was it a coincidence?" asked Fluttershy.
"No, I don't think at my mother was a look-alike to someone in the village," answered Conny.
"Conny, you're still saying that?" asked Reiner.
"What an idiot!" laughed Ymir. "You think your mother might have been that Titans?! The how come you're so damn short, huh? Come on, Conny, I knew you were pretty stupid, but this talking it to another level!"
Everyone was shocked to hear Ymir's insults. Ymir started laughing at Conny's words.
"Would you just shut the fuck up?" asked Conny, grabbing his head. "This is absurd."
"If this theory of yours is correct, that means your father had to be a Titan, too," teased Ymir. "Otherwise, you know... They couldn't do it-"
"Shut the fuck up!" scolded Conny. "Go to sleep, you freckled bitch!"
A couple of hours later, Lynne and Henning were on top of the tower looking out. Inside, Ymir held a candle and was looking through a box filled with canned food.
"Ymir? What are you doing here?" asked Reiner, opening the door.
"Prowling at night, Reiner?" asked Ymir. "Come to see me? I was shocked. I was under the impression that you had no interest in women."
"And I doesn't seem like you have any interest in guys, either," said Reiner.
"I thought I'd use this time to scavenge for something that might fill my stomach," said Ymir, looking through the box. "This'll probably end up being my last meal."
"About Conny's village," said Reiner, closing the door slightly. "Were you joking around on purpose? I'd appreciate if you did more of that. So that he doesn't have to worry about his family."
"What are you talking about?" asked Ymir, taking out a can. "This might do the trick. Not that I like herring."
"Can I see?" asked Reiner.
"Go for it," said Ymir, giving Reiner the can.
"Canned food, huh?" asked Reiner.
Reiner looked at the can before realizing something different.
"What are these letters?" he asked. "I can't read this."
Reiner carefully looked at the can, which had strange letters on the label.
"This says herring on it? You... are... able to read this language?"
Reiner looked at Ymir with fear and confusion.
"Ymir... You're... a"
Ymir only gave Reiner a lethal stare.
"Everyone wake up!" shouted Lynne on top.
Everyone wake up suddenly and looked at Lynne.
"Get to the tower!" she ordered. "Quickly!"
"What's going on?" wondered Pinkie Pie.
"I don't know, but it looks bad," said Bertholdt.
All of them got on top of the tower to see the mass horde of Titans around Utgard Castle, moving in the moonlight.
"Gotta be fucking kidding me," said Gelgar "I'd be drinking right now if wasn't for you! This is your fault!"
"Let's go!" shouted Nanaba.
Nanaba, Lynne, Henning, and Gelgar jumped off the tower, ready to fight the Titans below. As the four fell down, a Titan below reached out towards Gelgar.
"Get your goddamn hands away from me!" he yelled.
With one swift spin, Gelgar sliced the fingers of the Titan that was about to grab him. To the Titans left, as Nanaba fell, she fired her hook, which latched on to the Titan's nape. Once latched on, she swung towards the Titan, upside down, and sliced the Titan's nape, killing it. The Titan then fell on top of three small ones that were heading towards the door. Gelgar swung up and landed on the side of the tower.
"Look at that," he pointed out. "Those little ones got crushed by the fatty. Dumb-asses."
Nanaba then swung up and landed next to Gelgar and looked down at the horde of Titans.
"That was too reckless," she stated. "Couldn't you have avoided that with wasting your blades?"
"That's just how I do things," stated Gelgar. "You better chalk that one up as an assist."
"How heroic of you," said Nanaba. "I'll think about it."
Below the dead Titan, a smaller one was crawling out and was heading towards the door. Then, Lynne landed on top of the smaller Titan's head and sliced the nape. Lynne then looked at the door, which had been broken, chunks of wood were scattered along the ground.
"Shit! I'm too late!" Lynne thought.
Lynne then reeled herself back up to Nanaba and Gelgar.
"The door's bashed in!" she shouted.
Lynne then reeled her herself back up onto the tower. She landed upon the ramparts and addressing Conny and the others.
"The Titans broke through!" she warned. "Go back down and form some sort of barricade. If you can't block them, retreat back up here as a last resort. But that doesn't mean we'll be able to help you though. I not even sure if we'll be still be alive if it comes to that. We've all gotta do what we're trained to do. Give it all we've got till we die! Understand?!"
"Got it!" all of them replied.
Reiner got a torch from the from the one of the first sconces on his left and ran downstairs in a heartbeat.
"I'll go see how far they've come through!" shouted Reiner. "All of you grab broads or rods of whatever! Bring everything you can!"
"Reiner!" called Christa, running down the stair.
"Wait up, Reiner!" called Bertholdt. "Hold up!"
"Who does he think he is, always taking the most dangerous job?" asked Lemon Zest.
"I think it's a bad habit of his," stated Bertholdt.
Once Reiner got to the door, he opened it slowly and looked down at a dark room.
"They're still down below," Reiner thought, walking down the stair. "Well, it's still locked. But it's not like this old wooden door will keep them out for long."
When Reiner got to the door, he lifted the plank up. Once the plank was lifted he opened the door and looked inside. In front of Reiner was three-meter Titan, barreling up the stairs with a smile.
The Titan then opened its mouth as it look at Reiner. Reiner quickly closed the door as fast as he can and placed the plank back on the door. He put his back against the door, hoping that it was enough to keep the Titan back. The Titan rammed its head into the door, causing Reiner to drop the torch.
Then, the Titan's hand burst through the door. Reiner looked at the hand as it tried to find him.
"Is this it?" he wondered. "Will this be it? Is this the end."
As the hand swiped towards Reiner, he then remembers when he was younger, a Titan was about to grab him, but a young boy with short brown hair swept back and an upturned nose pushed him out of the way. The Titan then grabbed the boy as Reiner and a young Bertholdt watch. The Titan opened its mouth and pulled the boy closer. Reiner and Bertholdt can only watch in horror as the Titan devoured the boy.
"No!" declared Reiner. "It can't be. I won't let it happen! I'm definitely going home!"
The hand was about to grab Reiner, but he quickly ducked and scooted backwards. He looked at see the Titan's head through the door with its hand through.
"REINER!!!" called Bertholdt.
Reiner looked behind him to see Bertholdt with a pitchfork in his hands. He stabbed the Titan in the left eye. Once Bertholdt had stab the Titan, Reiner got up and helped Bertholdt.
"Reiner, are you okay?" asked Bertholdt.
"Yeah!" Reiner replied. "Bertholdt, we're going to survive and go home. We're going back to our hometown for sure."
"Right!" shouted Bertholdt, smiling.
"Reiner! Bertholdt!" called Ymir from above.
Both of them looked up to see a cannon top on.
"Hey, does it have a cannonball?!" asked Reiner.
"Hell no!" shouted Ymir.
"You'll just have to take the whole thing!" shouted Lemon Zest.
"Out of the way!" shouted Ymir.
"Oh! is this a roller coaster?!" asked Pinkie getting on.
"Wait! Pinkie!" shouted Conny.
Ymir, Christa, Lemon Zest, and Fluttershy pushed the cannon down the stairs. Pinkie Pie held on tightly as she rode the cannon down the stairs.
"WEEEEEE!!!" she shouted.
Before the cannon could collide, Pinkie jumped off the cannon. Reiner and Bertholdt got out of the way as the cannon collided with the Titan. As the cannon collided with the Titan, pieces of the door and the cannon’s supports flew out, causing a huge amount of dust.
"That was fun!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie.
"Did we get it though?" asked Fluttershy.
"With that cannon I'm pretty sure we managed to kill it," said Lemon Zest.
"Looks like that worked out, miraculously," said Ymir.
"Yeah, it's not getting up from that," observed Reiner. "Not one of that size."
"What now?" asked Conny, holding a knife. "A knife is the only thing we got. Should I cut the nape."
"Don't risk it," said Reiner. "Get grabbed you get hurt."
"I think it would be best if we head upstairs, for now," suggested Christa, waking up.
"Good idea," said Fluttershy, trying to hurry up the stairs.
"There could be more than just one that got in," said Christa.
"Wait, there's more?!" asked Fluttershy.
Sure enough, Christa heard some wood cracking and looked back. Behind Conny was another Titan entering. Conny looked back to see that a Titan was behind him.
"CONNY!!!" Christa shrieked.
The Titan opened its mouth and was about to clamp down on Conny. Conny had no time to react, but Reiner pushed Conny out of the way, before it could bite Conny's head, causing him to be knocked on the floor.
"Reiner!" called Pinkie Pie.
Reiner's hand slipped on the Titan's face and ended up sliding into its mouth. The Titan clamp down on Reiner's arm, causing him to yell in pain.
"REINER!!!" called Christa.
Bertholdt, Conny, and Pinkie Pie could only watch in horror as the Titan's teeth sank into Reiner's arm. The sound of squishing muscle and cracking bones echoed across the room. With extreme pain and anger, bent down and rapped his free arm around the Titan's legs. Using all his strength, Reiner lifted the Titan into a fireman's carry. Reiner then slowly started to walk up the stairs. Christa's cheeks were staring to turn red as Reiner made his way up the stairs.
"Hey, Reiner," called Conny. "Don't tell me you're going to jump out the window with it?!"
"Isn't there another way besides jumping out?!" asked Lemon Zest.
"There isn't another way!" Reiner yelled.
"Wait!" shouted Conny, running up to Reiner holding the knife. "If I can slice open its jaw..."
Conny stabbed the Titan on the corner of its mouth. He then started to carve deep into the corner. Once Conny sliced out the corner of the Titan’s mouth, the Titan opened its mouth slightly, enough for Reiner to pulled his hand out. The Titan turned around and looked at Reiner, Conny, and Ymir, but Ymir kicked the Titan in the face, causing it to fall out of the window.
Ymir, Conny, Fluttershy, Lemon Zest, and Pinkie Pie finished applying finishing touches to barricade the door on the next floor up. The barricade consisted of two logs wedged between the door and the stairs by their length. Bertholdt provided light while Christa was busy tending to Reiner's bite wound.
"What will we do if another comes through?" asked Conny, hammering a log. "Not like we'll find another cannon lying around."
"Probably," said Bertholdt. "Lightning won't strike twice."
"Let's hope this barricade is just enough," hoped Fluttershy.
"Let's hope so," said Bertholdt.
Next to them, Christa prepared a bandage and sling for Reiner's bitten arm. Christa took out a bottle of wine and popped the cork off and started to pour the wine on Reiner's wound. Reiner hissed in pain as the sting of the alcohol was poured onto his wound.
"Sorry," apologized Christa. "I think the bone is fractured."
"Yeah, just my luck," said Reiner.
"We'll need a splint and a bandage," stated Christa. "I know."
Christa stood up and tore a long piece of cloth along the bottom of her dress, revealing her legs. Reiner stared at the sight, transfixed by her smooth, flawless, and clean skin.
"Sorry," she apologized. "All I've got is this dirty cloth. Sorry."
"No, it helps," said Reiner.
"Gotta marry her," he thought.
As Reiner put his arm up to his chest and let Crista tie the cloth over the shoulder.
"Are you alright, Reiner?" asked Conny.
"Yeah, I guess," he replied.
"By the way, Christa," called Ymir. "My hand got scraped up a bit, too..."
"Just spit on it or something," said Conny with disdain. "Sorry about that, Reiner. It seems like you're always saving my ass. Speaking of which, Annie risked her life to save me, too. I've gotta pay you back."
"No really," said Reiner, thinking about his friend getting eaten. "It's the normal thing to do. Because we're soldiers."
"I'm not sure about that," said Conny. "I doubt I could ever be that brave. Hey, Bertholdt. Has Reiner always been like this?"
Bertholdt took a small pause.
"No," he said. "In the past, Reiner was more of a warrior. Unlike now."
"What's that mean?" asked Reiner. "What do you mean by warrior?"
"For now, let's try to gather anything useful we can find," said Ymir, walking up the stairs and looking out the window. "That way when we die, we can do so without regrets. That's the Scouts for you. They're different level from the other soldiers."
Outside the tower, dozens of Titan bodies laid about the castle grounds. Nanaba swung low and sliced a Titan's Achilles tendon, causing the Titan to fall. Then, Gelgar swung down and sliced the Titan's nape, killing it. Both of the swung up and landed on the side of the tower.
"That's mostly it for the big ones," said Gelgar, wiping off some Titan blood.
"It's a good thing we have this tower," said Nanaba.
"No kidding, think we might actually survive the night," said Gelgar.
Lynne and Henning came around and met with Nanaba and Gelgar.
"We'll go check on the recruits," informed Lynne.
"Okay," said Nanaba.
As Lynne and Henning flew up to the top of the tower, a slight rumbling sound was heard just overhead, alerting Nanaba and Gelgar.
"What's that sound?" asked Gelgar.
A large projectile crashed into the stables, which exploded with a burst of wood and stone. Nanaba and Gelgar looked in shocked to see the horses lying bloody and dead as the dust cleared.
"The horses!" shouted Nanaba.
On top of the tower, Henning and Lynne looked at the horses, as they looked both of them heard the same sound from earlier.
"There is it again!" Lynne shouted.
"Where the hell is it coming from?!" asked Henning.
Both of them looked for the source of the sound, unaware of a boulder heading straight towards them. The boulder crashed into the tower, alerting Nanaba and Gelgar below. Both of them looked up in horror to see Lynne's and Henning's body flying and blood pouring out.
"LYNNE!!!" screamed Nanaba. "HENNING!!!"
"Oh shit! What was that?!" shouted Conny, running up to the tower.
Gelgar and Nanaba set down Lynne's and Henning's body on top of the tower.
"This can be..." said Christa.
"It's him!" realized Conny, running to the side of the tower. "The one who made a beeline for the wall. That Beast Titan did this!"
Conny looked down and saw a massive stampede of Titans of all sizes came running straight towards the castle from the forest.
"A group of Titans approaching!" shouted Conny. "More than twice the number from earlier!"
"What'd you say?!" asked Gelgar.
"Their timing is too perfect, like it's some part of some strategy," stated Nanaba. "This isn't random at all, we're being toyed with."
On top of Wall Rose, the Beast Titan threw his its arms up, letting out a massive roar that could be heard from miles. With the Beast Titan roaring, the Titans below started bashing the tower. The tower started to rock violently of ever hit from the Titans below. Then, the Beast Titan started to climb down Wall Rose.
Back at the tower, a Titan attempted to grab Nanaba, who was on the side of the tower. She leaped off the tower to avoid the grab.
"Dammit!" she thought. "I'm running out of gas."
Nanaba swung around the Titan and latched on to the nape. With a burst of exhaust, she soared by the Titan's nape and sliced it.
"Come on go down!" shouted Nanaba.
The Titan then fell into another tower, a smaller one, destroying it. As the small tower fell the top landed on top of the downed Titan. Nanaba landed on the side of the tower, next to Gelgar.
"This tower won't hold much longer," stated Gelgar.
"Hey, my ODM gear is low on juice," said Nanaba. "You?"
"Fresh out," said Gelgar, looking at small, broken blade on his hand. "I used up all my blades. Those blunts ones the last you have left?"
"Yeah?" Nanaba replied, looking at her blades.
"How many did the four of us kill?" he asked.
"I don't know," she answered. "I was too caught up to count."
"You know what?" he asked. "I think I did a pretty good job myself. But the thing is... I wish I could have a drink before I go."
"Gelgar..."
Nanaba the saw blood running down his head and he fell slightly.
"Sorry, Nanaba," he apologized. "I must've hit my head... I can't hold... any longer."
Gelgar’s hook displaced itself from the walls, and Nanaba watched with horror as he fell limply into the crowding Titans. As Gelgar fell he was then caught by a Titan.
"GELGAR!!!" Nanaba shrieked.
Nanaba leaped off the tower and over the Titan that was holding Gelgar. She latched to the nape of the Titan and swung towards it, slicing it. The force of the strike broke her blades from the base. As the Titan fell forwards, it slammed Gelgar into the wall of the tower and into the hole. Nanaba latched to the side and tried to swing up, but to have no gas coming from the main housing.
"Dammit!" she shouted. "That's all I've got?"
She then looked in horror at the mass horde of Titans, now within range of grabbing her.
Inside the tower, Gelgar coughed as he got up. As he got up, he saw the green bottle on wine sitting on the floor.
"Thank God..." he muttered, reaching for the bottle.
He opened the crock of the bottle. He titled the bottle over his head, ready to drink. As a Titan looked inside the tower and looked at Gelgar. He was horrified as a single drop escaped the bottle and landed on his chin.
"How cruel," gasped Gelgar as tears streamed down his face. "This isn't fair."
The Titan outside reached in and grabbed Gelgar, pulling him outside to eat him.
"Who the hell drank the rest of this bottle?!" he yelled, flailing.
Gelgar was then silence as his head smacked the wall, knocking him out unconscious.
On top of the tower, the recruits can only watch helplessly as commanding officers were caught.
"They got them," said Conny.
"I thought we were going to be safe if we didn't participate in the Female Titan mission," whined Fluttershy.
Christa then got a rock behind her and threw it at the Titans below.
"Quit it, Christa!" demanded Ymir, holding her back. "The tower's about to crumble! You'll fall!"
"But their dying in our place!" shouted Christa. "Nanaba and Gelgar..."
Below, a Titan had bitten Gelgar's head off and was devouring the rest. Nanaba had her leg bitten off and was fought over by a horde of Titans. Then, a Titan grabbed Nanaba and open it's mouth.
"No! No!" cried Nanaba. "Father, stop! Father! I'm sorry! I won't do it again! Father! NO!"
Nanaba was then silence by a loud, nasty crunch as the Titan had devoured her. Everyone cringed at the sight of Nanaba getting eaten.
"What are you going to do?!" asked Fluttershy, hyperventilating. "We're trapped up here, the tower's about to fall, and worst of all, we don't have our uniforms!"
"Fluttershy, calm down!" shouted Lemon Zest.
"What is there to be calm about?!" asked Conny. "Do we gotta wait here now until the tower falls and we get eaten alive? Is there nothing we can do about it?! This is bullshit... We'll be wiped out without even finishing our mission."
"I want to keep fighting, too," spoke Christa. "If only I had some sort of weapon, then I could fight and die alongside them."
"Christa," hissed Ymir. "You're still saying things like that?"
"What?" asked Christa.
"Don't you dare use their deaths," scolded Ymir. "They didn't die so you'd have an excuse to got get yourself killed."
"That's not... That's not what I..."
"You're not like Conny and the Scouts!" scolded Ymir. "They don't want to die, but you don't even care. All you want to do is die in a way that makes you seem like a hero."
"That's not..."
"Conny," called Ymir. "Give me that knife you had."
"My knife?" asked Conny.
"Are we going to eat cake?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Just give me the goddamn knife."
"Here," said Conny, handing her the knife.
"Thanks," said Ymir, patting Conny's head.
"If we're going to eat cake, then what do you want it for?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Well, you see... I'm going to fight with this," declared Ymir.
"One small-ass knife against a against horde of Titans," said Lemon Zest, looking down. "You're kidding me."
"Ymir," called Reiner. "What the hell are you planning?"
"Who knows?" asked Ymir back. "I don;t even know myself."
"How the hell are you going to fight if you don't even know?" asked Lemon Zest.
"I'll think of something," replied Ymir.
Ymir walked over to Christa and placed both her hands on her shoulders.
"Christa. You've probably forgotten all about it by now..."
A Titan then rammed into the tower, rocking it.
"But might might be the end, so... Try to remember... that promise we made training on that snowy mountain."
Christa didn't say a word and was confused on Ymir's words.
"I have the right to tell you how to live your life. So actually, this is nothing more than a hope of mine... I want you... to live a life you're proud of."
Ymir backed away from Christa and touched the sharp point of the knife.
"Remember our promise, Christa."
Ymir then started to sprint towards the rampart, shocking Christa, Conny, Lemon Zest, Fluttershy, Reiner, and Bertholdt.
"Ymir!" called Christa, putting her arms up. "Wait!"
Ymir didn't listen to Christa. She hopped up atop the rampart, she pushed her foot off and jumped towards the titans. Everyone ran to the ramparts in complete disbelief. As Ymir fell with the knife in hand, her free hand gripped the blade.
"YMIR!!!" called Christa.
Ymir then quickly slid the knife out of her hands, slitting her palm, spraying blood on her face. She then exploded into a bright, yellow light. The others watch in amazement and shock at their sight. A small skeleton formed, flesh enveloped Ymir. Then, a 5-meter Titan with long arms, a large nose, rugged hair, small black eyes, small pointed ears, sharp fangs and claws had formed. Ymir's Titan lets out a loud roar, ready to face the horde of Titans below.
A couple of years ago, the cadets of the 104th Cadet Corps had to complete a snowstorm training exercise. All of them were wearing snow jackets, keeping them from being warm. All of them trotted along the snow towards a base at the foot of the mountain.
"Come on!" shouted the instructor. "The goal is right here! Keep it up!"
"Nine hours and twelve minutes," read another instructor. "Not a bad time, considering the weather."
After the long hike, all of them gathered by a campfire.
"Thought we were going to die out there," said Eren.
"I can't feel my face," said Rainbow Dash.
"Really?! I can feel my," said Pinkie Pie, having snow on her head.
"No one ever said winter training would be this tough," said Fluttershy.
"Dammit, I can't feel my legs," said Jean.
"Shit, I can't feel my hands," said Starlight Glimmer, with no mittens.
"What the hell happened to your mittens, Starlight?" asked Eren.
"I don't know," replied Starlight. "I think someone took them by mistake."
"I wish they'd let us inside already," sighed Conny.
"I bet they're busy putting together a huge feast for us!" exclaimed Sasha. "Yum.."
"All I need is hot chocolate," said Indigo Zap.
"Hey!" shouted Reiner. "Christa is missing."
"She was sticking with Daz since he wasn't doing well," stated Mikasa.
"Daz isn't here either," said Reiner. "So is Ymir."
"Maybe they're with the last squad?" suggested Marco.
"Can't be," stated Reiner. "The last squad led by Tomas, just arrived. They never saw those three."
Everyone then started to grow concern for the three of them
"You don't think... they got lost?" asked Armin.
"Well from this weather, the chances are pretty high," said Sugarcoat.
"They don't stand a chance if they're stuck in this blizzard," said Conny.
"Shit!" hissed Eren, getting up.
"Eren!" called Mikasa, holding him back.
"I'm going back out to try and find them!" declared Eren.
"Me too," said Marco.
"Everyone, get in the cabin," ordered the instructor.
"But, Christa," said Eren.
"Yeah, we'll send a rescue team first thing in the morning," stated the instructor.
"It'll be too late by then!" stated Eren.
"We won't make anymore victims!" stated the instructor.
Then, the wind started to pick up blowing out the campfire.
"Shit," hissed Eren.
"It's probably for the best, Eren," said Twilight Sparkle. "I heard many cadets died in this training."
"Yeah, that's true," agreed Eren.
Further in the mountains, the blizzard started to hit and Christa and Ymir were trotted down the forest in deep snow. Christa was dragging a sled, containing Daz behind her while Ymir was following her.
"Christa," spoke Ymir. "Christa, give it up. Listen to me."
"Never," objected Christa.
"Daz already has one foot in the in the grave," stated Ymir. "It's his own fault for doing this training to boost his score without knowing how much his body can take. He's not cut to be a soldier. If you keep crawling to the foot of the mountain at this rate, he'll probably be a goner by then and we'd be lucky not to be. Which means there's only two outcomes. Leave Daz and save ourselves or all three of us die. Which will it be?"
Christa stopped in her tracks and thought for a bit.
"You forgot one," she stated. "That your prediction is wrong. I'll be able to reach our base at the foot of the mountain... with Daz. You can go ahead of us and get back safe. How about that? There's no trouble in it for you. We'll make it back for sure. Go ahead of us."
Christa then started to trot through the deep snow. She then fell on the snow, but got up and continued to trot in the snow.
Hey," called Ymir, pulling down her scarf. "Why haven't you asked me to help at all?"
Christa ignored Ymir and continued to trot.
"I think you have no intention of saving Daz," she suggested.
Christa stopped in her stracks and looked at Ymir, who stared at her.
"You don't care," Ymir realized. "You've resigned yourself to death already. You're hoping to die here, aren't you?"
Christa didn't answered but to only stand in place in shock and fear.
"I thought you were a good girl," she continued. "You've gotta at least make it look like you're trying to save his life. If you want people to remember you as a hero who died trying to save someone, don't drag him down with you. That's what a bad girl would do."
"You're wrong!" Christa objected. "I didn't... That's not... I..."
"It's you right?" asked Ymir. "The mistress' daughter who had people after your life."
"How did you know?" asked Christa.
"I see... So it was you after all," Ymir realized. "Is something I happened to overhear."
Ymir then started to talk about what happened days before training.
"At a church in the interior, back when I snuck around borrowing things to stay alive," she started. "What a sob story it was. An illegitimate child can't succeed a powerful noble. So they juts wanted to kill her, to end the fuss once and for all. But they'd look aside if she changed her name and lived a humble life. In the end, I heard the girl was forced to join the Cadet Corps."
"Don't you worry," assured Ymir. "I haven't told anyone. I don't plant to either."
"Then..." muttered Christa. "... did you enter the Cadet Corps just to find me? If that's the case... why?"
"Who knows," answered Ymir. "Maybe because we're similar."
"What?" wondered Christa. "You and me... have similar background?"
"Well, more or less," answered Ymir.
"That's the reason you became a soldier?" asked Christa.
"Could be," answered Ymir. "I don't really know. No, it's not."
"You wanted... to become friends with me?" asked Christa.
"You've have got to be kidding me," groaned Ymir. "You and I can't even compare. We both got a second chance at life. But I'm not the one who took on a fake name. If a abandon my name and reject who I am, they win. I'm going to keep the name I have and make the best of my life. That's the one and only way I can get revenge. So how do you explain yourself? Are you gonna commit suicide and make everyone who ruined your life happy? Why is it your desire to kill aimed at yourself? If you're so eager , use that passion to change your own fate!"
"I... I can't..." Christa muttered, looking at the sled. "Even now... There's no way the three of us can make it out here alive."
"There is," stated Ymir, walked towards a cliff.
Christa started to follow her up the cliff.
"I can see the base straight down from here," said Ymir, looking down. "We drop Daz off the cliff."
"What?" asked Christa.
"Hopefully he survives that fall, and hopefully someone down there finds him," hoped Ymir. "Sure, it might be a long shot, but... that's his real chance now. Unless some fucking miracle happens, he'll be an icicle long before you drag him down."
"But he'll die for sure if he falls!" Christa stated.
"Shut the fuck up!" shouted Ymir, dropping her lamp.
Ymir the lifted Christa in her arms and started walking to a snowbank.
"Fine! I'll do it myself, so get moving already!" scolded Ymir, throwing Christa aside the snowbank.
Christa rolled down the snowbank and crashed into a tree, causing it to rock. The snow on top of the rocking tree fell, buried Christa. Ymir then turned around and started walking away. Then, a distance flash of light appeared.
Christa then started to crawl out of the snow pile. She panted and looked to find Ymir not on top.
"I can't be..." she thought.
"Ymir, wait!" shouted Christa, running up the cliff.
Christa got on top of the cliff and looked around her surrounding.
"They're both... gone," she muttered.
Christa attempted to walk, but a sharp pain, caused her to fall back down. Christa got up and used her strength to trot through the snow.
Back at base, the cadets were all getting ready to rescue Ymir, Christa, and Daz.
"It's better if you guys don't come along," said Eren. "Like our instructor said, you'll only end up becoming more victims."
"I'm going so that doesn't happen," stated Mikasa.
"Me, too," said Rainbow Dash. "I'm also loyal to my friends!"
"I'm not leaving Christa and the others behind!" declared Armin.
"Hey are you think you're going?" asked Reiner.
"You're gonna need a lot more gear than that," stated Bertholdt.
"If you go by yourself, you'll be in the same pickle as Christa," said Reiner.
"In a search, the more eyes, the better," said Bertholdt.
"Thanks," said Eren.
"Alright!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
Then, Applejack, Conny, Sasha, Indigo Zap, and Marco walked appeared in the doorway.
"Hey, we're coming too," said Conny.
"The weather's steadily improving," stated Marco. "I think we'll be fine."
"I bought extra rations!" said Sasha, holding a box.
"Sure, it might take a while, but it might do," said Indigo Zap.
"Thank you," said Eren.
Then, all of them heard a slight crash in the distance and all of them looked back with concern.
"What was that sound just now?" asked Armin.
"Probably just a tree falling," suggested Applejack.
"Might be," said Eren.
Then all of them ran outside to find the noise, but all they saw was a bunch of snow. They continued to search for the sound, until Sasha spotted someone.
"Someone's coming!" shouted Sasha.
In the distance, they saw a lamp trotting towards them. It was Ymir and she was dragging the sled with Daz.
"What do you mean?" asked Reiner. "Isn't she behind Ymir."
"I don't see her or unless..." said Indigo Zap.
"You don't think Ymir left her," said Bertholdt.
"Shit!" hissed Reiner, taking off.
"Reiner!" called Eren. "Where are you going?!"
"Getting Christa!" shouted Reiner. "Go to Ymir!"
"Wait! Reiner!" called Bertholdt. "I'm coming!"
"No, Bertholdt!" shouted Reiner. "Help Ymir and Daz! I'm getting Christa, while the trail is still hot!"
"Damn!" hissed Bertholdt.
Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, Conny, Sasha, Bertholdt, and Marco helped Ymir and helped Daz to get to base, while Reiner ran into the forest.
Reiner was now far from the base and deep in the forest with a lamp in his hand. He followed the foot prints left by Ymir and the trail left by the sled. But the snowfall was making it almost impossible to see.
"Shit! At this rate the snow will cover up the trail!" he thought. "Still, gotta keep going!"
Reiner trotted along the snow and looked around for Christa, following the path.
"CHRISTA!!!" shouted Reiner as loud as he can. "CHRISTA!!!"
Further in the forest, Christa was struggling to walk due to her injury from crashing in the tree. With the sharp pain, she could bear it anymore and fell down and started to cry. She was alone in the snow, no one will search for her until tomorrow morning.
"I'll be dead by the time the rescue will find me," she thought in tears. "Maybe it's better for me to die here."
She closed her eyes and ready to accept her death until.
"CHRISTA!!!" shouted a faint voice.
Christa opened her eyes and looked around her for the faint voice. She struggled to stand up and started to walk. She walked a couple of inches before falling from the sharp pain.
"CHRISTA!!!" shouted again.
"I'M OVER HERE!!!" she shouted as loud as she can. “HELP ME!!!”
Everything was silent, until she spotted a light heading towards her direction. She tried to stand up but the sharp pain prevented her from standing. As the light got closer to her, Christa shielded her eyes from the light. Once the brightness was lowered her eyes adjusted for a bit and looked up.
In front of her was Reiner, holding a lamp. Reiner looked see an injured Christa lying on the snow.
“Reiner,” she muttered.
Christa got up and tried to ignore the pain and wrapped her arms around Reiner. She buried her face into Reiner’s chest, knowing that she’s now safe. Christa hugging Reiner causes him to slightly blush. He responded by wrapping his arms around Christa. Christa looked up at Reiner and slightly blushed, looking at him.
"Let's go, Christa," said Reiner.
Christa nodded but tried to walk, but again, her injury prevented her from. Reiner heard Christa wincing from the pain and turned around to see a struggling Christa.
"What's wrong?" asked Reiner.
"Nothing," said Christa, wincing in pain. "Just got injured."
"Let me help you up," offered Reiner.
"Won't that lower our grade?" asked Christa.
"Hey, when you're lost I think it wouldn't really matter," said Reiner. "Here, hop on my back, I'll carry you."
"Okay," said Christa, hopping on Reiner's back.
Reiner helped Christa hopping on his back. Once she was on Reiner's back, he started to trot through the snow. As Reiner trotted through the snow, Christa lean her head on Reiner's back, smiling.
"What happened back there?" asked Reiner.
"Nothing, I just fell," lied Christa.
"That explains why Ymir came back with the sled and not you," said Reiner.
"Thanks for rescuing me, Reiner," thanked Christa, blushing.
"Hey, I never leave my comrades to die," said Reiner.
As Reiner continued to trot through the snow, Christa started to drift away, she leaned her head on Reiner's back, and started to close her eyes.
Some time later, Reiner arrives at the foot of the mountain at base, carrying Christa. Reiner looked back at Christa, who was sleeping on his back. Reiner smiled at Christa sleeping on his back, making him feel comfortable.
"Hey, Christa," whispered Reiner. "We're here."
Christa's eyes fluttered open as she had her head up. She rubbed her eyes and looked around to see that they both were back at base. Reiner lowered himself for Christa to get off of Reiner's back.
"Thank you, Reiner," thanked Christa.
"No problem, that's what comrades do," said Reiner.
Christa bought one hand to cup the side of Reiner's face, shocking him. Christa step on her toes and leaned her face towards Reiner. She then hesitantly kissed Reiner on his cheek. Once she kissed Reiner's cheek, she quickly turned around, hiding her blush across her face. She started to head back towards the base, leaving Reiner.
Reiner's face was red as he tried to process what happened. He then also headed back to base and touched the part of the cheek Christa had kissed.
"Marry me," he thought.
As Christa walked towards base she saw Ymir sitting outside.
"Ymir..." she muttered.
"Took you long enough," said Ymir. "I got here before you. The others helped me, while Reiner took off looking for you. What a stupid thing I've done..."
"Where's Daz?" asked Christa.
Ymir pointed to one of the tow cabins. Inside the cabin, Daz was shivering as the instructor, Sasha, and Marco were tending him.
"But you didn't have any rope," stated Christa. "Evern if you did, it's too high. How did you get Daz down from there?"
"Why not," said Ymir, standing up. "I think I can trust you. However... Promise me. When I reveal my secret to everyone, promise me. Take back your old name and live."
Back in the present, Ymir jumped off the rampart, she pushed her foot off and jumped towards the titans.
"Ymir!" called Christa.
"Christa... I felt the same," Ymir thought. "That it would have been better if I was never born at all. I was hated by the world just for existing. I... To give countless people joy, I gave up my life."
Ymir sliced her hand with the knife and erupted into a bright yellow light.
"But from that time, there was a wish I held in my heart. If someday, I was given the chance at life... this time... I would live for no one but myself!"
A small skeleton formed, flesh enveloped Ymir. Then, a 5-meter Titan with long arms, a large nose, rugged hair, small black eyes, small pointed ears, sharp fangs and claws had formed. Ymir's Titan lets out a loud roar, ready to face the horde of Titans below.
Ymir's Titan fell into the horde of Titans. She landed on top of a Titan and bit off its nape. She then leaped on to the face of another Titan and bit the face off. She then leaped on to a third one and bit the nape off. She lets out a loud roar ready for more.
Back on top of the tower, the others could only watch in disbelief.
"Is this real?" asked Conny. "Ymir is a Titan, too?"
"This is real alright," said Lemon Zest.
As Conny, Pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, Fluttershy, and Christa watch in disbelief, Reiner and Bertholdt could only stare in horror, easily recognizing Ymir's Titan as the Titan that ate their friend.
"Th-That Titan is..." muttered Reiner.
"...from that day..." finished Bertholdt.
Ymir’s titan swung about the tower, it claws gripping the stone walls as the other titans tried to catch the agile beast. As it soared by, Ymir’s titan scratched a Titan's face. She quickly leaped back on the side of the tower. She leaped on to a Titan's nape bit it off. Ymir's Titan then spotted a Titan heading towards her. She jumped up, causing the Titan to crash into the tower.
Up above, the further displacement leaned the tower forwards, causing Conny, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Lemon Zest Reiner, and Bertholdt to shift forwards. Krista, who was on the rampart’s edge the entire time, tipped over and was sliding off into the pit of titans. Before she could fall to her doom, Reiner’s hand caught Christa's boot. She looked back to see Reiner, holding her boot, she blushed as she looked at Reiner.
"Thanks, Reiner," said Christa as she looked at her hero.
Christa then felt a massive amount of pressure from her ankle as Conny, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy supported Christa from falling.
"Ow, it hurts!" winced Christa. "Reiner, my leg!"
"Reiner, that enough!" shouted Conny.
"Reiner, let her go of her leg!" shouted Fluttershy.
"Earth to Reiner!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
Reiner snapped from back into reality and lets go Christa's leg, allowing her standing with Conny, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy's assistance.
"Sorry, Christa," apologized Reiner.
"No, you saved me again," responded Christa.
"Christa, did you know?" asked Reiner. "That Ymir is a Titan?"
"I had no idea," replied Christa. "I was always so close to her, too. How? How could this be? That Titan... is Ymir?"
Below, Ymir's Titan scratched the eyes of a Titan and leaped back up on the side of the tower with one hand holding on like a chimpanzee. Ymir's Titan lets out a loud roar at the Titans below.
"In other words, she knew some of the secrets of our world," stated Reiner. "And I never suspected a thing."
"Do you think she's about it?" asked Conny.
"What do you mean by that, Conny?" asked Lemon Zest.
"Since Eren's a Titan, boot, but he didn't know until it happened," explained Conny. "But Ymir is like... she is aware of being a Titan all along."
"Are you saying she might be enemy of humanity?" asked Christa.
"What I'm saying that's one hell of a power to hide," said Conny.
"Like a really big secret!" added Pinkie Pie.
"Who knows what she might have been thinking," said Conny.
"What could be Ymir's goal?" wondered Bertholdt.
Below, a Titan grabbed Ymir's Titan's arm and dragged her down into the horde of Titans. She fought back, but another Titan bit her other arm.
"Ymir!" called Christa.
Ymir's Titan bit down on the Titan that was grabbing her and bit on the other Titan that was biting her arm. She leaped onto the side of the tower, but a Titan grabbed both of her legs. Ymir's Titan tried to hold on to the tower, but the Titan that was holding her legs was dragging her down. She held on until the bricks that she was holding on slid out and she fell into the horde of Titans.
"She's going down!" shouted Lemon Zest.
As Ymir's Titan started to fall into the horde of Titans, she saw Christa on top of the tower. She then landed on top of the horde of Titans and lets out a loud roar. She started to scratch all the incoming Titans that were surrounding her.
"What was that?" wondered Conny. "Is she worried about the tower falling?"
"She has to be," said Christa. "If she wanted to, Ymir could use this power of hers to escape all on her own. And yet, she's not doing that. It's us... She's risking her life to protect us."
"Like Eren?" asked Fluttershy.
"Right, but Eren had a purpose to risk his life," stated Christa. "Why? Why? Ymir!"
Christa then started to stand on the side of the rampart.
"Don't you die, Ymir!" shouted Christa. "Not in a place like this!"
"Hey!" shouted Conny, grabbing her legs and trying to hold her back..
"Don't pretend like you're good, you idiot!" shouted Christa. "You wanna go out in a blaze of glory? Are you stupid?! It's too late for you to try and get into heaven! Live for yourself, goddammit! If you're gonna die protecting this tower, forget about it! TEAR IT DOWN!!!"
"HEY!!!" shouted Conny.
Ymir heard Christa's words and leaped up onto the tower. She then started to throw bricks from the tower at the Titans below. As she started to throw more bricks, the tower started to collapse.
"She's really tearing it down!" shouted Reiner.
"I don't know if she's trying to save us or make us into Titan food?!" shouted Lemon Zest.
"This isn't happening!" shouted Fluttershy.
"Keep it up, Ymir!" shouted Christa, throwing her arms up.
"And I thought I was crazy!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
Then, Ymir's Titan leap up to the top of the tower, shocking the rest on top.
Everyone grabbed on to one of the locks on Ymir's Titan's hair. Reiner helped Christa with the only arm that wasn't injured. Once everyone was accounted for, Ymir's Titan ran to the opposite side of the tower. Ymir's Titan held on to the rampart as the the tower fell towards the Titans on the other side, crushing all of them beneath its weight.
Once the tower crumbled, everyone jumped off of Ymir's Titan and looked around. There was nothing in sight, but behind Ymir's Titan, a Titan emerged from the rumble of the tower.
"More Titans?" asked Christa,
"Hey, ugly!" called Conny. "Go and finish the job!"
Ymir's Titan ran straight towards the Titan. She leaped over the Titan and bit down on the nape, unaware of another Titan emerging. The other Titan grabbed Ymir's Titan's head and slammed it against an exposed debris.
"Ymir!" called Christa.
Then, multiple Titans started to emerge from the rumble.
"This looks bad," said Conny.
"Zombie Titans!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
"How did the tower not kill them?!" asked Fluttershy.
"It needs to be sliced not, pretty share the tower collapsed on the front side not the back!" shouted Lemon Zest.
Christa could only watch in horror as multiple Titans pounced on Ymir's Titan. The Titan bit down on every inch of skin that was on Ymir's Titans skin. The bit down the arms, legs, and started to pull her head off.
"Ymir is..." muttered Conny.
"This can't..." muttered Christa, taking off.
"Christa!" called Conny.
"Ymir, wait!" shouted Christa, running towards the horde of Titans. "I still... want to talk to you! I still haven't told you my real name!"
Inside Ymir's Titan, Ymir had her eyes closed but opened them up as she heard Christa's words. Then out of nowhere, a Titan appeared next to Christa. Everyone tried to get save Christa, but the Titan reached its hand out towards her.
"Wait..." she muttered. "I still..."
Then, a green blur zipped past and sliced the Titan's nape, killing it. The Scout then landed on a debris, turning her head around, revealing to be Mikasa.
"Christa. Everyone get back," she ordered. "We've got this. Leave the rest to us."
"Mikasa!"
Then, multiple Scouts zipped through the air, headed towards their targets.
"Let's do this!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
"Yeeha!" shouted Applejack.
"Lets kill these bastards!" shouted Indigo Zap.
All the Scout sliced every Titans nape off. Multiple Scouts went towards the horde of Titans devouring Ymir's Titan.
"Have the others disperse and cover the area!" ordered Hange. "The rest of us will attack where the Titans are gathering!"
"Got it!" shouted a Scout with brown hair, sporting a buzz cut, and brown eyes, named Keiji.
Then, Eren zipped passed Hange and Keniji. Hange looked at see Eren zipping towards a Titan.
"We don't need you to be part of the attack!" shouted Hange.
Eren latched on to a Titan's nape and swung towards it.
"DIE!!!" shouted Eren.
Eren sliced the nape of the Titan, killing it.
"I did!" Eren happily declared. "My first kill with ODM gear!"
Then, Eren's wire got tangled with his other wire, causing him to fall and tumbled to the ground.
"You moron!" shouted Keiji. "I told you to stay back, Eren!"
"Right! I'm sorry!" apologized Eren. "Ouch..."
"Hey! Eren!" called Conny, waving.
"You guys!" called Eren.
All the Scouts started to clean up all the Titans in the area. Mikasa, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Sunny Flare, Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, and the Scouts took out most of the Titan. Then, Mikasa spotted the last Titan, she swung up into the air, and used Levi's trademark spin technique, killing it.
After the Scouts have killed all the Titans in the area, other Scouts were looking around for any other Titans, while the rest gathered around the heavily wounded Ymir.
"It can't be.." muttered Twilight Sparkle.
"Ymir is..." muttered Armin.
In front of them, Ymir was missing organs, a leg, and an arm. Christa was by the unconscious Ymir.
"Ymir..." called Christa quietly.
Ymir opened her eyes and looked at Christa. Christa lets out a sigh of relief, knowing that she is still alive.
"My real name... is Historia."
Everyone was surprise at Historia, revealing her real name. Ymir slips into unconsciousness with a warm smile. That Historia kept her promise.
While stopped at the ruins of Utgard Castle to take a brief break, the Scouts were overwhelmed by a Titan assault, vanquishing their hope of survival. However, in that moment... Ymir suddenly transformed into a Titan. And then the main force of the Scouts rushed in to engage the enemy. They successfully dismantled the Titan attack. However, upon the ruins of battle, Eren and the others learn a surprising truth.
As steady rain began to fall as the Scouts had regrouped on top of Wall Rose. All the Scouts were on top, carefully monitoring the area and slowly bringing up Ymir.
"Bring it up slowly!" shouted Moblit. "Bring it up steadily."
"is Ymir okay?" asked Eren. "What shape is she in?"
"her right arm and leg were bitten off, and her inside are beaten like scrambled eggs," explained Keiji. "If she was normal, she'd be dead for sure."
"Is she was normal, huh?" thought Eren.
Eren then saw Reiner struggling to getting up, due to his injured arm.
"Reiner! Grab on," said Eren, offering his arm.
Reiner grabbed his arm and Eren pulled him back on top of the wall.
"Please, believe me!" pleaded Historia in the back. "I'm telling the truth! Ymir transformed into a Titan to fight off the other Titans and saved us! She did so with no regard for her own life, which proves her loyalty to us, her comrades! It's the truth that her judgement until now is unforgivable. After all, she may know things useful to humanity and yet she kept quiet about it! I imagine she didn't say anything in order to protect herself. But... now she's a changed person! Ymir is an ally of humanity! I know Ymir better than anybody. She's a much simpler person than she looks!"
"I see," said Hange. "Obviously, I hope we can build a trusting relationship with her. Her judgement aside, the information she holds is treasure for humanity. I hope we get along. But you know... even is she is a simple person, this worlds becomes more confusing mess with every passing day. You said... your real name was Historia Reiss?"
"Yes, that's right," answered Historia.
"Reiss, as in that noble family?" asked Hange.
"Yes," Historia simply answered.
"I see," said Hange, placing her hand on Historia's shoulder. "Nice to meet you, Historia."
"Yeah..." said Historia.
Further back, a Scout with short cherry brown hair with straight bangs and straight ends and golden eyes, named Nifa, straps a rope along Ymir's strecher.
"How’s Ymir?" asked Hange.
"She's still in a coma," said Moblit. "Her bleeding has stopped, and we think steam is coming out her wounds."
"For now, take her back to Trost so she can get proper medical care," ordered Hange. "She's in your hands."
"Understood," said Nifa.
"Now then... Our original mission was to seal this wall," stated Hange.
Elsewhere on the wall, Reiner, now overcome with stress, was sitting down tending his arm.
"Damn, it hurts," winced Reiner.
"You alright, Reiner?" asked Eren.
"Not by a long shot," he answered, grabbing his head. "A Titan nearly gnawed off my arm. That was... pathetic. I thought I was done for."
Eren looked back down on the side of the wall. Armin got up on the side of the wall and Eren helped him up.
"Even someone as strong as you gets this way sometimes," said Eren.
"What are you talking about?" asked Reiner. "This is the second time for me! Tell him, Armin!"
"What?" asked Armin.
"Remeber the time I almost got crushed in that Titan's hand?" asked Reiner.
Armin remembers the time where was he almost getting killed by the Female Titan.
"Back then..." muttered Armin.
"That makes twice I've nearly died," said Reiner, holding his head. "At this rate, I'll be dead before I know it. I picked this path on my own, but being a soldier is rough. It's like a soldier's spirit breaks down before their body. Though, until we plug up this wall, there no time to waste time whining about it.
"Yeah, " said Eren. "You two have been driven away far enough away from your hometown. I'm thinking... this is where we gotta draw the line."
"He's right, Reiner!" exclaimed Bertholdt. "Our hometown! Let's return! isn't it about time to go back? Compared to the trouble we've been through, what's left to do is nothing!"
"That's right," said Reiner. "We're so close, it's just another few steps till the end."
'What are you guys talking about?" asked a confused Eren.
Behind them, Mikasa helped Conny up to join up with the rest of the Scouts.
"Thanks, Mikasa," thanked Conny.
"Are you hurt?" asked Mikasa.
"I'm fine, but... Reiner got his hand bitten and Ymir as you can see," informed Conny.
"Who would've thought Ymir was a Titan, too," said Sasha.
"Is everyone clear?" asked Hange. "We'll deal with Ymir later. And Conny, I'll arrange for a Scout squad to investigate your village later. For the time being, I want you to focus on the mission to fix the wall. Got it?"
"Got it!" replied Conny.
"Still, I expected this place to be swarming with Titans," said Hange, looking out the wall.
Next to the group, Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, Lemon Zest, and Sugarcoat sat along the wall, looking out.
"Have you seen any Titans?" asked Twilight Sparkle.
"If you want to see trees, then no," said Sunset Shimmer.
"This is strange, we haven't seen any Titans after Utgard Castle," said Starlight Glimmer.
"This is strange, there should be Titan flooding the place," said Indigo Zap. "It's impossible to wipe them out."
"You said it," said Applejack.
"This will probably the last time I follow you," said Lemon Zest.
"I thought we were going to be safe if we participate in the Female Titan mission," said Fluttershy. "I didn't think of a huge Titan attack."
"Would you two chill out," demanded Sunny Flare. "Do the job and don't argue for the love of God."
"This is extremely dull," said Rarity. "I rather listen to Mr. Braus' story."
"Sasha's father?" asked Rainbow Dash. "What stories were they."
"Think it's best not to say," whispered Rarity, looking at Applejack.
Rainbow took a minute to figure out the story was about Applejack's parents. As they continued to look around for any incoming Titans. Then, the new Scouts had arrive to help the others, three in particular started running towards the group of girls.
"Applejack!!!" called a female Scout with brilliant amaranth hair with a light brilliant crimson bow on her hair and brilliant gamboge eyes.
"Rarity!!!" called a second female Scout with grayish mulberry hair with with pale, light grayish rose streaks in her hair, and pale, light grayish harlequin eyes.
"Rainbow Dash!!!" called a third female Scout with moderate cerise hair and moderate purple eyes.
Mikasa, Eren, Armin, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Starlight Glimmer, Sunset Shimmer, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rarity turned around, easily recognizing the three voices.
"Apple Bloom?"
"Sweetie Belle?"
"Scootaloo?"
Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity ran towards the trio and wrapped their arms around them. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo wrapped their arms.
"God, I missed you kid," sighed Rainbow Dash.
"Me too," said Scootaloo. "I can't believe we're now part of the Scouts! I get to be closer my idol!"
"How was training for you, Apple Bloom?" asked Applejack.
"Tiring," answered Apple Bloom. "It was worth it for making it to the top fifteen."
"Who made it to the top fifteen?" asked Applejack.
"All three of us," the three said together.
"I'm proud of you, Sweetie Belle," sighed Rarity. "I didn't make it to the top fifteen, how did you do it?"
"Well, it's call teamwork, not minding any dirty work, and don't be a bitch," smirk Sweetie Belle.
Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo laughed at Sweetie Belle's comment, while Rarity forced a laugh. Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo saw the rest of the girls and new people. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo met up with Starlight Glimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. As they were done meeting up with old friends, they were now about to meet some new friends.
"Hi, I'm Apple Bloom, sister of Applejack," she greeted.
"I'm Sweetie Belle," she greeted.
"And I'm Scootaloo," she greeted.
"Nice to meet you three," said Sunny Flare. "I'm Sunny Flare."
"Sour Sweet."
"Sugarcoat."
"Indigo Zap."
"Lemon Zest."
"Nice to see some new Scouts coming in," said Sour Sweet. "Unless they mess up."
Apple Bloom then turned around to Applejack with concern, knowing three people were missing.
"What's wrong sugar?" asked Applejack.
"Where's Eren, Mikasa, and Armin?" she asked.
"Yeah, we haven't seen them yet," said Scootaloo.
"Maybe you need to look carefully," said Eren from behind.
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo turned around to see Eren, Armin, and Mikasa behind them.
"Eren! Mikasa! Armin!" called the trio.
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo partially jumped up and wrapped their arms around the three. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin responded by wrapped their arms around Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle.
"We three have really grown," said Mikasa.
"It has been two years you have seen us," stated Scootaloo.
"You girls really came a long way," said Armin.
"Thanks, Armin," said Sweetie Belle. "At least we made it to the top fifteen."
"Let's introduce you to the team," said Eren. "You girls met Captain Levi and Commander Erwin?"
"We met them when we chose our regiment," stated Apple Bloom.
"Right," said Eren. "I want you to meet my other friends."
Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and the rest of the group met up with the other group.
"Hi, I'm Apple Bloom, one of the new Scout members," she greeted.
"I'm Scootaloo."
"And I'm Sweetie Belle."
"Nice to meet you three," said Bertholdt. "I'm Bertholdt and this is my friend Reiner."
"Nice to meet you," said Reiner.
"It's nice to meet some new rookies," said Sasha. "I'm Sasha."
"I'm Conny."
"I'm Historia Reiss."
"I'm section commander Hange Zoë, and this is my assistant Moblit."
"Nice to meet you three," said Mobilt, shaking their hands.
"Likewise," said Apple Bloom.
"So, what are we doing here on top of the wall instead of fighting Titans?" asked Scootaloo.
"Their isn't any Titan in sight," stated Hange.
"That's strange, since Wall Rose is breached how isn't there a flood of Titans?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"That's the same question I'm still questioning," said Hange.
On the ground, three Garrisons were galloping near the wall. The group looked down and Mikasa easily recognized one of galoping.
"Hannes?" she muttered.
"It's the Garrison's advance squad," stated Hange. "They came to tell us where the hole is."
Two Garrisons were stationed on the ground, while Hannes started to climb up the wall.
"There's no hole anywhere!" stated Hannes.
"Are you sure you checked it carefully?" asked Apple Bloom.
"We spent all night looking for it, but at least between Trost and Krolva District, there's nothing wrong with the wall," stated Hannes.
"What's you say?" asked Hange.
"We bumped into soldiers from Krolva and retraced our steps," stated Hannes. "we haven't seen any Titans the whole way here."
"But, we know for sure there's Titans on the other side of the wall," stated Armin.
"Did you actually looked?" asked Eren. "Are you sure you're not drunk?"
"i didn't drink!" shouted Hannes, before realizing something. "Wait, why are all of you here anyways?"
Eren and Armin looked at Hannes with confusion, while the others had a concerned face. Hange turned around to Abel and Keiji, placing her hand under her chin.
"If there's no hole in the wall, so be it," said Hange. "For now, we're falling back to Trost District!"
The Scouts started to leave, while Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Twilight, and the others stayed behind.
"Whatever you do, don't let your guard down," said Hannes. "We're going back ahead of you."
Hannes jumped down from the wall and swung along side it.
"There nothing wrong with the wall?" asked Eren.
"It's impossible," said Twilight.
"What could this mean?" wondered Armin, walking towards the Scouts. "There's been nothing like in five years. Why is it all happening now?"
"This world is getting more and more out of hand," said Sasha.
"You said it," spoke Applejack. “Come on Apple Bloom, let’s go.”
“Right behind you,” said Apple Bloom.
The rest started to follow the Scouts, leaving Eren behind. Eren was about to follow, but someone called his name from behind.
“Eren," called Reiner. "Have a minute? We need to talk."
"What about?" asked Eren.
"Five years ago, we demolished the wall and began our attack on humanity," explained Reiner.
"What if there's a Titan that dug a hole underneath the wall?" wondered Hange.
"The hole will be hard to find in that case," stated Moblit.
"I'm the Armored Titan and he's the Colossal Titan," revealed Reiner in the back, pointing to himself and Bertholdt.
"Right now, we need to focus on getting Ymir back safely," said Hange.
"Even with our horses, we still have to worry about the Titans," stated Moblit.
As Armin, Sasha, Twilight, and the others continued to follow the Scouts in front of them, Mikasa stopped and looked back at Eren, Reiner, and Bertholdt.
"What are you talking about?" asked Eren.
"Why are you telling him, Reiner?" asked Bertholdt.
"Our primary goal was to ensure all of humanity was wiped out, but now there's no need for that," continued Reiner. "Eren, if you agree to come with us, we won't have to destroy any more of the walls. Understand?"
“What?! No!” answered Eren. “I don’t understand!”
"What I'm saying is this. Why don't you just come with us?" asked Reiner. "I know this is sudden, but we need to go now."
"Right now? Where will you take me?" asked Eren.
"I can't say that yet," stated Reiner. "Well, it's something like our hometown. So what will it be, Eren?"
"What?" asked Eren.
"It's not a bad deal, right?" asked Reiner. "You can easily avert this crisis."
"I wonder about that..." said Eren.
In the front, Mikasa gave a lethal stare at the three, as she watched the conversation from a distance.
"Hey!" called Armin. "We're leaving!"
Eren crossed him arms and looks up in the sky with exhaustion, thinking to himself that his mind was already racing the previous day.
"What the hell?" wondered Eren. "And here I thought I had enough to think about yesterday..."
12 hours earlier
In the Ehrmich District, the Scouts had loaded their supplies ready to head towards Utgard Castle.
"Eren," called Hange.
"What is it, Section Commander?" asked Eren.
"Oh well, I was able to get my hands on the background for Annie Leonhart," stated Hange, reading the report.
"Annie's?" Eren wondered.
"Yeah," said Hange. "It's taken so long to get it because managing these reports is such a mess right now. According to this, there were two others belonging to the 104th cadet Corps who came from the same area as her. And those two are... Reiner Braun... and Bertholdt Hoover."
Everyone was in a state of shcok at the two names, including Eren.
"Thanks to the chaos five years ago, pretty much all of their family records are spotty or missing," continued Hange, looking through the reports. "However, during the long-range scouting formation, their unit was given false information. They were among those purposely told that Eren was in the right wing."
"The Female Titan attacked from the right wing!" realized Armin.
"What does that mean?" asked Sasha.
"That it's possible they passed on that information to Annie," suggested Armin.
"Why would they tell Annie?" asked Sasha.
"Hey, hold on a minute, Armin," said Eren. "You can't just--"
"I know that, Eren," Hange broke in. "By itself, that's not enough to prove anything. So just in case, I'd like to hear from you how these three interacted during training. Know anything?"
"I knew Reiner and Bertholdt were from the same place, but... they didn't seem close to Annie," answered Armin.
"I agree," said Eren. "I don't recall ever seeing the pair talking to Annie that much. Well, Annie didn't talk much in the first place."
"When we ate, Annie would always sit alone and munch on food by herself," added Sasha, before realizing something. "Oh! I've got something! I heard a rumor she liked sweets, even though she looks so grouchy!"
"I... don't remember," said Mikasa.
"The only time she interacted was close combat training," added Rainbow Dash. "She's a professional."
"As their comrade, I'd find it hard to believe," stated Eren. "Set aside Bertholdt, who doesn't say much. Reiner is like everyone's big brother, and he's not devious enough to deceive all of us."
"I agree," said Armin. "Reiner gave everything he had fighting the Female Titan with me and Twilight. He mould have gotten crushed in her hand if he hadn't--"
Armin then stopped talking and realized something.
"What is it, Armin?" asked Twilight.
"Reiner managed to escape, but... Annie suddenly changed her course... and ran in the direction of Eren," stated Armin. "I did mention that Eren might be at the rear of the center rank. But Annie was too far away to hear..."
"Seriously?" asked Eren.
"Did Reiner seem overly interested in Eren's location?" asked Hange.
Armin then remembers the exact words coming out of Reiner's mouth.
"Then... Where the hell is Eren?"
"I only started talking about Eren's position, because Reiner was the one who asked about it first," said Armin. "Furthermore... when that happened, the Female Titan was staring at her palm."
"He might have written a message with his blades in her left hand," realized Twilight. "Reiner could've..."
Everyone was slience and were in a state of shock.
"What the hell?" asked Eren. "Why are you two saying things like this?"
"Everyone listen up!" shouted Hange. "Supposing that we find Reiner and Bertholdt, act in such way as to not reveal any suspicions. Of course, do not make any mention of Annie Leonhart either. regardless if they're Annie accomplices or not, we need to lead them deep underground and confine them."
"But the last time we did that, it backfired," stated Indigo Zap.
"This is different," stated Sugarcoat. "Annie is different from Reiner and Bertholdt."
"Does everyone understand?" asked Hange.
"Yes!" shouted all the Scouts in the room.
Back in the present, Eren dismissed Reiner's words and placed his hand on his shoulder.
"You're just tired, that's it right?' asked Eren. "Help me out Bertholdt. You've been through so much, you don't know what you're saying."
"Yeah. Reiner's just really tired," said a Bertholdt panicking.
"You're okay," assured Eren. "Beside, if you were the Armored Titan, what's the endgame here? We wouldn't be having this conversation in the first place. What did you think would happen? That I'd and say "Sure, let's go"?"
Reiner looked at Eren with complete shock, while Bertholdt was visibly panicking.
"Right, not think straight am I?" chucked Reiner. "Barely knowing what I'm saying here. Have really gone crazy?"
"Come on, let's go," said Eren.
Then, the wind started to pick up. The gust of wind was strong enough to break a flagpole. The flag fell down from the wall and crashed to the ground. Everyone stopped and looked behind at Reiner, Eren, and Bertholdt. Mikasa tightly gripped her handle, ready to strike. The clouds started to clear up letting some sunlight shine.
"That's the problem..." hissed Reiner. "I've been here for too long for my own good. Three years of this madness... surrounded by idiots. We were kids... We didn't know anything. Why should there have to be people like this. Why?! Why did I let myself dissolve into such a half-assed piece of shit!"
Eren looked at Reiner's injured arm. Reiner began to take the makeshift sling on his shoulder off, unwrapping it from his arm.
"It's too late now... I don't know what's right anymore," Reiner stated. "But the only choice for me now... is to face the consequences of my actions..."
Reiner’s bite wound was now visible, but for all its gore and blood, it was the vapor that began to pour from the hand that scared the other soldiers, the confirmation of his identity all but absolute. The bite wound had regenerated.
"... and as a warrior..." concluded Reiner. "No road left but the one that leads to the end!"
Eren could only look in horror as the all the pointing, all the evidence was true.
"Riener! Right now?! Here?! Were doing this?!" asked Bertholdt, panicking.
"Yes," answered Reiner. "Right here, right now! We settle this once and for all!"
Mikasa practically leapt over Eren as she swung her right blade at Reiner’s head. Reiner placed his hands up in autonomic reaction. Mikasa’s blade cut straight through Reiner’s right forearm as the blade continued its path into Reiner’s left hand. The blade cut into the center and got caught in the center of his arm, splitting it down the middle towards his elbow. Mikasa then sliced the side of Bertholdt's neck. Blood sprayed from the two warrior's injury.
Bertoholdt screamed in agony from the searing pain shooting from his neck. As Bertholdt tried to get up, Mikasa stomped on his neck, keeping her weight on it and crushing his throat.
"EREN!!!" she shouted as she aimed the tip of her sword at Bertholdt's head "GET OUT OF HERE!!!"
Just before Mikasa could drive her sword into Bertholdt's head, Reiner checked his body into Mikasa, sending her over the edge of the wall. She quickly latched on to the side of the wall.
"Bertholdt!" called Reiner.
Eren could only watch in shock and horror, as energy begins to surround the two warriors. Bertholdt had tears in his eyes with all the trust in his comrades was gone, Reiner on the other hand had a blank stare. Then flashes of the Armored Titan and Colossal Titan appeared in their faces. Seeing the two warriors beginning their transformation all of them ran towards Eren.
"EREN!!!" called Armin "RUN AWAY!!!"
But it was too late, a giant lightning bolt struck down on top of the wall, creating a strong gust of wind. The strong gust of wind, blew all the Scouts that were near the transformation. Historia rolled on top of the wall and grabbed the wall, preventing her to fall off. Then a huge rib cage clamped down on the side of the wall.
Eren looked in horror as Bertholdt had transformed into the Colossal Titan and Reiner had transformed into the Armored Titan. The Colossal Titan roared loudly as the wind blown Eren off the wall. The Armored Titan then grabbed Eren. He could only look in horror as he was in his hands.
On the other side of the Colossal and Armored Titan, Ymir's stretcher was blown away from the Colossal Titan's transformation. The Colossal Titan reached out his hand and grabbed the stretcher. Historia looked up and saw Ymir in the Colossal Titan's hand.
"YMIR!!!" she called.
With no time to lose, the Armored Titan jumped off the wall and slid down it on its free hand and left leg, taking Eren with him.
"EREN!!!" shouted Armin.
As the Armored Titan slid down, Eren had tears falling from his eyes. His mind flooded with all the happy memories he had with Reiner and Berthoildt when they were cadets.
"I'm going to return to the hometown that was taken from me," declared Reiner. "I will do it. No matter what."
"Bertholdt... Reiner..." Eren thought.
Eren opened his eyes, filled with anger and betrayal. Eren then bit down on his hand.
"YOU DAMN TRAITORS!!!"
A bright light emanated from the Armored Titan’s hand as it exploded, blowing its arm off to the elbow. Muscles enveloped Eren, and then skin formed. Eren had transformed into his Titan form as he was falling. Eren's Titan lets out a loud roar, reeling back his fist, and was swung at the Armored Titan.
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!"
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.
"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.
The Colossal Titan started to lean to the south side, breaking free from the rib cage.
"ABOVE YOU!!!" shouted a Garrison. "LOOK OUT!!!"
Everyone looked up in shock to see the Colossal Titan plummeting down towards the two Titans, head first. The Colossal Titan collided into the ground, causing a strong gust of wind, blowing everyone off the side of the wall. Mikasa tried her hardest to stay on the side of a tree, but the gust of wind was too strong, causing her to be flung. Sasha shielded Armin from the wind as the rest of were blown off. The collision created a mass amount of steam and dust, covering the Armored Titan, who used it as an advantage.
The Armored Titan roared as it pinned Eren's Titan to the ground. Armin opened his eyes and saw that the Armored Titan had pinned Eren's Titan to the ground. The Armored Titan lowered his head and bit down on the nape of Eren's Titan, ripping it. Once the wind had settled, Bertholdt emerged from his Titan, carrying the unconscious Ymir in his hands. Then, the Armored Titan started running away from the other Scouts with Eren, and Bertholdt grapples to the Armored Titan's shoulder as the warriors make their escape with Eren and Ymir.
At Trost, Commander Pyxis was sitting and napping on top of the wall with three bottles of alcohol around him and one bottle in his hand.
"Commander," called Anaka. "Wake up, Commander Pyxis. You'll get sick if you fall asleep here."
Anaka slapped Pyxis in the back of his bald head. Pyxis fluttered his eyes and rubbed his head.
"i can't believe you drank all this," she sighed, picking up the bottles. "You're not young anymore. And I'd rather not spend my days changing your diapers."
"Being cared for by a pretty lady sounds all right to me," said Pyxis, popping a cork and drinking. "So? What's the situation?"
Anaka quickly took the bottle away from Pyxis.
"Patrols were sent out once the Titans were gone from the 1st and 2nd defensive line, but any Titan sightings are few and far between," said Anaka.
Pyxis then took out a watch from his uniform.
"If Hannes and the advance squad followed the wall without problem, they'll be returning any minute now," said Pyxis. "It would mean they met the unit from Krolva District and turned around halfway. And they couldn't have encountered many Titans, if any. If there was a hole in the wall, it would never work out like that."
Then, Commander Erwin swung up towards the wall and met up with Pyxis.
"Commander Pyxis," called Erwin.
"Oh, if it isn't Erwin," called Pyxis. "I hear you've captured one of those troublesome mice."
"Yes," said Erwin. "Unfortunately, we're one step behind."
"But at least it will get those goons in the interiors thinking," said Pyxis. "Maybe they'll reconsider how important their stale beliefs and motives are to them."
"Yes, it appears they have," stated Erwin, looking down. "Look over there. The Military Police have finally been forced into an area with Titans."
In the city streets, the MPs and the Scouts discuss the surprisingly low amount of Titans found within Wall Rose. Jean was too busy worrying about his friends.
"Can't believe we didn't see any Titans," said a Scout behind Jean.
"Was there really none at all?" asked Jean.
"Seems so," replied the Scout. "It's unusually quiet out there."
"I wonder if they're still alive..." wondered Jean quietly looking down.
"Can you believe it?" asked an MP. "I thought this was an emergency."
"Yeah," said another MP. "And everyone's just sitting around here.
"Hey, Levi, Petra!" called the MP. "Where you two hiding the Titans at?"
"You all seem so disappointed," said Levi. "Sorry... A shame you couldn't fight Titans today."
"If you're looking for another chance, there's plenty of expeditions outside the walls," stated Petra.
"That's true," said Levi. "And how about we join forces and face some Titans together?"
"It will be fun," said Petra. "You get to go around instead of sitting on your lazy asses in the interior, fight Titans, and see the world outside these walls."
"Uh, well you know," stammered the MP. "We're busy with work on the interiors..."
"Yeah, "busy," groaned Petra, rolling her eyes.
"The advance squad's returned!" shouted a Scout. "Inform Commander Pyxis!"
Everyone gathered around a Garrison to hear about the status on the wall.
"I see..." said Pyxis. "So there was nothing wrong with the wall?"
"Yes, sir!" replied the Garrison.
"As I suspected..." said Pyxis.
"However, there's a bit of a situation!" added the Garrison. "We were heading back to Trost to give our report when we into the Scout unit led by Section Commander Hange. Along with them, there were some new recruits from the 105th with equipment and the 104th without their equipment. And it turns out, three of them... were Titans!"
Everyone gasped at the report.
"Are you saying there were three more?!" asked Jean. "Who are they?!"
"U-Uh, well..." stammered Sasha.
"Jean, relax," told Erwin, placing his hand on his shoulder. "What happened when their forms were revealed?"
"The Scouts engaged the Colossal and Armored Titan in battle," informed the Garrison. "But, by the time we joined up with them to fight... it was all over."
Back at Wall Rose, Armin watches over Mikasa and Rainbow Dash, who both had fallen unconscious after the battle. As Armin watched over them, Hannes walked up behind Armin. Hannes and Armin looked at all the unconscious bodies next to them. Some of them included Hange, Nifa, Indigo Zap, Starlight Glimmer, Applejack, Sunny Flare, and Rarity. Conny, Historia, Fluttershy, lemon Zest, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Sour Sweet, Sunset Shimmer Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and a couple of Scouts were busy tending to them.
"Unbelievable," muttered Hannes. "What a disaster. Luckily we were above so we got away unscathed. Everyone underneath got blasted by steam and wind. How's Mikasa and Rainbow doing?"
"I don't see any bad wound on Mikasa, so I'm guessing its a concussion," stated Armin. "Rainbow on the other hand, looks like there's a cut on the side of her head, but I'm sure she's going to be alright."
"I see..." said Hannes. "Armin... You haven't eaten, have you? I'll get you and the girls something."
Hannes then rubbed Armin's blond hair.
"You've gotta eat."
Five years ago in Shiganshina, a young Armin was running through the busy road of the town. Rainbow Dash was helping Mikasa carrying groceries.
"Mikasa! Rainbow!" hollered Armin.
Armin ran toward the two and panted heavily as he stopped in front of them.
"What is it, Armin?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"It's Eren!" answered Armin.
"What happened to Eren?" asked Mikasa angirly.
"It's those three bullies again," informed Armin. "They took some bread I brought from me. So he went on his own to get--"
"Those three shitheads again?" asked Rainbow Dash. "I've always wanted to be in Mikasa's shoes for once."
"Well, follow me," said Mikasa, giving Armin the groceries and taking off.
"Wait for me!" shouted Rainbow Dash, following Mikasa.
"I tried to stop him!" hollered Armin. "Wait!"
Further in the back, Eren confronted the three bullies in a marketplace.
"Give it back!" demanded Eren.
"I thought I told you already," said the bully. "There's none left cause I ate it. Got it?"
"That was three days' worth of food for his family!" scolded Eren.
"You gotta be kidding me," said the second bully. "Those table scraps?"
"Quit it, man," said the bully. "I feel bad now. If you're fine with vomit. I'll give it back."
The bully started to mock a gag and the two other bullies started to laugh at the sounds he was making.
"Pay him back for what you took!" scolded Eren, grabbing him.
Eren then headbutted the bully, causing him to fall on the ground. Eren then threw him into a market stand and started to beat up the bully, punching him.
"Hey! Knock it off!" scolded the cashier. "Hey! You drunk, good-for-nothing soldiers! Come and break up this fight!"
Hannes and Hugo were too drunk to listen and were concerted on playing some cards.
"Pu a sock in it," muttered Hannes. "Can't you see the kids are just fooling around?"
"Like hell they're fooling around!" shouted the cashier. "Come and stop them!"
Then, the three bully grabbed Eren and restrained him for his bully friend to get up. The bully that Eren was beating up, lunged at him.
"Ti'll be fine, I'm telling ya," said Hannes. "Someone will be along who can help more than we can."
Sure enough, Mikasa, Rainbow Dash, and Armin came running along.
"Eren!" called Armin.
The bully pinned Eren against the wall and lifted up his fist.
"Eat this!" shouted the bully, ready to swing.
Before he could punch Eren, Mikasa jump high in the air and kicked the bully back in the market stand, destroying it. Hannes and the other Garrisons laughed, not helping.
"It's Mikasa!" shouted the second bully, before being silenced by Mikasa's hand covering his face.
"Now, Rainbow!" shouted Mikasa.
Rainbow Dash charged at the bully and punched him on the side of his head, knocking him down.
"Mikasa, why are you here?!" asked Eren.
"Eren, if you don't get home and chop wood, your mother will get angry again," warned Mikasa.
"You little... Don' underestimate me!" shouted the bully, getting up.
The bully swung at Mikasa, but Mikasa dodged the punch.
"You asked for it!" shouted the third bully.
Mikasa then threw the second bully towards the third. Rainbow Dash assisted Mikasa. Rainbow Dash was then grabbed by the bully, but responded by kick him in the crotch area. As the bully knelt down and cringed in pain, Rainbow Dash lifted the bully up.
"Hey, Mikasa!" called Rainbow Dash. "Get ready to jump and punch him square in his face!"
Mikasa nodded and was ready. Rainbow Dash started to charge towards Mikasa who was charging towards Rainbow Dash. Mikasa then jump up and prepared her fist. As the bully was trying to figure out what was happening, the only thing he saw was Mikasa's fist coming straight towards his face. Mikasa punched the bully off of Rainbow Dash, causing him to fall back on the ground. Eren was about to join in, but Armin restrained him.
"Let Mikasa and Rainbow handle this!" shouted Armin.
"Yeah, right!" shouted Eren, pushing Armin away.
Eren charged at the bully, who was getting up from the punch, and lunged at him.
"Nice one, Eren!" complimented Hannes.
"Don't lose to Mikasa or Rainbow!" hollered Hugo.
Then, the clerk then threw a bottle at Hugo, which shattered in pieces.
"What the hell was that for?" Hugo asked.
"I told you to stop the fight, you damn freeloaders!" scolded the clerk.
"What did you say?" questioned Hugo. "Wanna say that again?!"
"Damn straight I will!" shouted the clerk. "You're a waste of taxes!"
"You son of a bitch!" shouted Hugo, charging and him and throwing punches.
As Hugo was about to fight the clerk, Hannes restrained him from fighting.
"Don't let it get to you," said Hannes. "It's the truth whether you like it or--"
Hannes was cut off by a punch connecting to him face. The clerk took back his fist and smirk. Blood ran down Hannes' nose, who wiped it off.
"That was a pretty good punch for a chump who runs a stall," complimented Hannes., lifting up his fist and hopping side-to-side.
Mikasa then pushed the second bully into a fish stand, unaware of the bully headed towards her. Rainbow Dash intervened and punched him, and held him for Mikasa to take care of him. Mikasa then pinned the bylly's arm on his back and spun him sideways. Hannes on the other hand, threw a couple punches, which the clerk easily dodged them. The clerk and Hannes continued to throw punches until a MP ran towards them.
"Hey, you idiots!" shouted the MP, getting between them. 'What the hell are you doing?!"
The MP looked at see Eren was fighting the third bully, who threw him down to the ground.
"Dammit!" hissed Eren, getting up
"Knock it off!" shouted the MP, running towards them.
"Hey!" This is turning pretty serious, you guys!" warned the third.
The first one saw the MP running towards the,.
"Screw this!" he shouted. "Let's get out of here!"
"Wait right there!" shouted the MP.
The third one pushed Eren away and started to follow the two bullies.
"Wait!" hollered Eren.
"Eren! I don't care about the beard anymore!" shouted Armin, restraining him.
"Eren, we should get back home, too," said Mikasa.
"Go home with out me!" shouted Eren.
Eren pushed Armin away and took off, chasing the three bullies.
"Eren! Wait!" cried Mikasa. "EREN!!!"
Back in the present, Mikasa started to wake up and looked up at the clouds, which had a tint of gold in them.
"You're finally up," said Rainbow Dash.
Mikasa didn't speak and looked at the unconscious bodies next to her. Armin then woke up from his nape.
"Mikasa!" called Armin.
Mikasa then grabbed Armin by his collar.
"Armin, where's Eren?!" she asked.
"Mikasa, calm down!" scolded Armin. "You shouldn't be moving! We don't know how badly you're injured!"
Mikasa ignored Armin and went to the edge of the wall. She looked down and only saw four Titans and a huge hole in the ground.
"Where is he?!" asked Mikasa.
"Eren was taken away," said Armin. "Ymir, too, by Bertholdt and Reiner. And Eren... he lost to the Armored Titan. It's been five hours since then."
Mikasa was horrified at the news of Eren and looked at the outskirts of Wall Rose.
"Is anyone chasing them?" she asked.
"No..." Armin replied.
"Why not?!" asked Mikasa, getting up to Armin's face with an angry glare.
"Mikasa, the horses are on the other side of the wall," stated Rainbow Dash.
"Right, in order to rescue Eren, we have to wait for lifts to come so we can move the horses," stated Armin. "There's nothing we can do. Section Commander Hange and a couple of others, including some of our friends are too injured to move. To even send out a small scouting party, we're going to need more soldiers than this. Soldiers with experience. Understand?"
Mikasa didn't answer, but had a sadden look on her face, she grabbed her head in pain from the concussion..
"Not this again..." she muttered.
"Does it hurt?" asked Armin.
"No..." muttered Mikasa. "I must've hit my head pretty hard, but I'm fine. But, when Eren was taken away by Annie... I chased them right away. And fighting alongside Captain Levi and Petra, in the end, we were able to get him back. But... if it's already been five hours..."
Mikasa then walked back to her red scarf. She picked it up and wrapped it around, and covered half her face. She sat down next to Rainbow Dash, who comforted her.
"Hey, Armin," called Mikasa. "Why does Eren always go somewhere far away from us?"
"Yeah, now that you mention it.... Eren has always run off on his own, leaving us behind," stated Armin. "I guess that's just the way things are meant to happen... for Eren at least."
Both Armin and Mikasa went full on silent. The wind was blowing their hair. Then, Mikasa broke the silence.
"But all I want... is to be at his side," whimpered Mikasa. 'That's all I ask for..."
"Hey, don't worry Mikasa, we'll get him back from those sons of bitches," assured Rainbow Dash.
"I hope so," whimpered Mikasa.
As the three sat along, Hannes walked up, bringing rations for them.
"Mikasa? Rainbow? So you two are up?" asked Hannes, then offering the rations "I bet you tow are hungry, here."
Hannes handed Mikasa and Rainbow their rations.
"Armin, catch," said Hannes, toss him his rations and sitting next to them. "As usual, field rations are all there is."
Hannes opened the box and bit down on the cracker and started to chew.
"Taste neither good nor bad. Same as always," said Hannes. drinking water. "Speaking of which, this is the same as always, too. Ever since the good old days, you all have been there to clean up the mess of that brat. That's what I call a lousy relationship. It's a different time and different place, but you kids are doing the same thing you always have. Am I right?"
"The neighborhood bullies and Titans are a little bit different in size," said Armin.
"True... The thing is, that brat isn't even all that good at fighting," said Hannes. "But no matter if he's up against three or five, he'll charge in all the same. By the time Mikasa or soldiers showed up he'd been beaten into a pulp every time."
"That's Eren for you," said Rainbow Dash.
"But... I've never seem him win a fight before, but I've never seem him get beat and give up either," stated Hannes.
Rainbow Dash, Armin, and Mikasa looked at Hannes with concern.
"Sometimes he's so tenacious that even I think it's scary," he said. No matter how many times he knocked over, he gets back up. Thant's the kinda guy he is. You think he'll get taken away without putting up a fight? Nope. He'll keep resisting as long as has the strength. Even more when he's up against just two. He'll give 'em hell no matter who he's up against. Until you or I show up to help. That's how Eren's always been."
Armin's, Mikasa's, and Rainbow Dash's eyes widen up. Hannes then looked up in the sky, remembering the good old days.
"I loved those good old day," sighed Hannes. "If you ask Eren, he'd say those days were nothing more than a false peace. But for me, I'm more than happy to be drunk, useless soldier. If it means getting back to those plain, ordinary days... I'll do whatever I have to. No matter how long it takes to get there."
Hannes looked at his hand and clenched his fist.
"I'm coming too," declares Hannes. "Without all of you again, I can't bring back the good old days."
With angry glares in Armin's, Mikasa's, Rainbow Dash's, and Hannes' faces, they started to voraciously eat their military rations.
Shortly afterward, Commander Erwin and the reinforcements consisting of Scouts and some of the Military Police arrived. On top of the wall, Indigo Zap, Starlight Glimmer, Applejack, Sunny Flare, and Rarity heard the sounds of horses galloping towards them. All of them got up and went over to Armin, Mikasa, and Rainbow Dash.
"Isn't that..." muttered Indigo Zap.
"It's Commander Erwin!" hollered Starlight Glimmer. "And the Military Police."
"I never thought they'd be ride along the wall," said Armin.
"That's probably the quickest route," said Histroia.
"Christa," called "I'd prefer if you stayed back, but..."
"No matter what you say, I won't," said Historia. "I refuse to wait here when Ymir was taken away. And I also want to talk to someone. You all should know how I feel."
"Christa has a point, Armin," said Conny. "We have plenty of reasons for chasing after them. One of which I still can't believe... That Reiner and Bertholdt are our enemies. I've gotta hear it straight from their mouths."
Historia looked away hiding her blush, knowing she was hiding something deep inside. Erwin then stopped in front of the Scouts that were on the wall and got off his horse.
"You made it, Commander Erwin," said Moblit.
"Is the situation the same?" asked Erwin.
"Yes, sir," replied Moblit.
"Good," said Erwin. "Deploy the lifts!"
Then, someone grabbed Moblit's leg.
"Hange?!"
"Moblit," Hange muttered. "Gimme a map."
Some of the Scouts were busy with the lifts, containing the horses. The rest of the Scouts and MPs were surrounding Hange and listening to the plan of action.
"It might be a long shot, but there's a giant forest here," stated Hange. "We should head straight for it. Though, it's not like they have a way to hide the Armored Titan's footsteps, but... I think that's where they're headed."
"Why's that?" asked Erwin.
"It's a gamble, but even if they have the strength to change into Titans, the other Titans outside the wall still be a threat," stated Hange. "Especially after all that fighting. They might not be as bad off as Eren, but I'm sure they're exhausted. Like how Annie was out cold for a while. Let's assume for now that their destination is somewhere outside of Wall Maria, we can assume they'll need to recover their stamina. Which means... they'll want to rest somewhere where Titans are unable to reach them. At least until nightfall when Titans can't move.
In a forest, Eren, now missing both of his arms, eyes fluttered open. Ymir was on the tree next to him, recovering her missing limbs.
"Oh, Eren," called Reiner, on a tree in front of him. "You're awake?"
Back on Wall Rose, all the allied soldiers started to gallop for the Forest of the Giant Trees, filled with determination to save Eren.
"We have until night!" stated Hange. "If we reach the forest before nightfall, we still might make it in time!"
The allied soldiers of the military started to gallop away from Wall Rose and into the outskirts, filled with determination to rescue Eren.
"LET"S MOVE!!!" shouted Erwin.
On top of Wall Rose, Hange and Moblit watch as the Scouts galloped away. As the allied soldiers disappeared over the hill, Hange started to crawl to the other side of the wall.
"Hange?" called Moblit.
"Get me a horse, " manged Hange, struggling.
"Section Commander! Where are you thinking to go?" asked Moblit.
"To that village where we captured the Titan who couldn't walk," replied Hange, struggling to stand up.
"You mean Ragako?" asked Moblit.
"I need to see it... with my own eyes," said Hange.
"Don't say something so ridiculous!" scolded Moblit. "You're too injured to ride a horse right now!"
"I have a hunch... that we need to investigate..." said Hange, struggling.
"All right," said Moblit. "I'll go on my own, so you just stay here and faint or something.
Back at the outskirts of Wall Rose, the allied soldiers were now galloping in the open field. Erwin then gave out a hand signal, which meant change direction.
"Spread out!" ordered Erwin. "Take formation to locate any enemies!"
The allied soldiers started to split into separate groups. One group consisted of Conny, Histroia, Sasha, Starlight Glimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Sour Sweet, Pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Sugarcoat, and Fluttershy. Mikasa was in another group with Hannes, Armin, Jean, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, Sunset Shimmer, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sunny Flare. Mikasa was filled with anger and determination to rescue Eren.
Over in the forest, Reiner and Bertholdt had noticed Eren finally waking up in front of them.
"Oh, Eren?" called Reiner. "You're awake?"
Eren looked at Ymir, who was still recovering her missing leg and arm. Eren tried to wiggle his arms out of his Scouting Legion cape. Then, steam started to rise up from Eren, now missing both his arms.
"What the hell?" wondered Eren. "My arms!"
"Eren, look at me," said Ymir, showing her missing leg and arm. "I'm in the same shape as you. Guess the both of us are having a bad day."
"Ymir, why don't I have my arms?" asked Eren, looking at the stubs.
"That's my bad," said Reiner. "I'm the one who did that. I was kinda in a hurry. When I rushed to bite your nape, I neglected to take your arms into account."
Eren looked down with a saddened look on his face.
"I see..." he muttered. "I... must've lost.
Everything went silent as Eren gave Reiner an angry look. Ymir and Bertholdt can only watch Eren as he bit down on his arm.
"Eren, stop!" shouted Bertholdt.
"Hold your horse," said Ymir. "Take a good look around us. We're in the giant forest within Wall Maria. It's not even close to any of the walls. In other words, we're deep in Titan territory. Take a look."
On the ground, a Titan was lying down on his back, while three small Titans tried to reach for them.
"I think that one drawn down there's an Abnormal," observed Ymir. "It looks like her's just lounging around, but he's not taking his eyes off us. There's a lot of small ones down there, too. That alone is dangerous. Over there is another big one. He's staring at us, but won't come any closer. I bet you that one's a scaredy-cat. And then you've got these chumps. Those dirty bastards. They're the only ones with any ODM gear on. Reiner's wearing gear he took from you. So I don't think changing into a Titan at this point is going to solve anything. Not only can they do that, but they can escape high into the trees as well. those two aside, there's Titans all around us. Escaping out this Titan territory would be tough, even with Titan powers. Understand? There's nothing to gain by acting up."
"You two can't even turn into Titans right now," stated Reiner. "So don't count on that to help you. Your body is at limit. It's taking everything you've got to repair the damage."
"Are you stupid?" asked Eren angrily. "Why the hell would I trust anything coming from your mouth?"
Eren gave Bertholdt and Reiner an angry glare, as the two warriors only looked at Eren, with no emotion.
"Well... It's not like I know the specifics behind how Titan powers work," said Ymir. "unlike you guys, I'm clueless about it. Hey, Reiner. You said you would talk once Eren woke up. It's about time one of you says what you plan to do with us."
"We'll take you to our hometown," stated Reiner. "I realize that you're not going to listen and do as I say. But like Ymir was saying this place is swarming with Titans. We could beat the shit out of each other right now, but when we're weak, the other Titans would just come and eat us. So until nightfall, when the Titans can't move, we have no choice but to wait here. Whether you try to run and escape from us... or don't and we take you away... either way, we wait for night."
"Why didn't you stay the Armored Titan and run home?" asked Ymir. "What's the point of stopping here? Too tired and had to take a break?"
"Why don't you use your imagination?" asked Reiner back.
As Ymir and Reiner were having their conversation, Eren looked at the ground, trying to think of an escape plan and all the outcomes of my plan.
"Let's think..." he thought "If I wait for an opening and become a Titan, running away from here doesn't seem like it would pose a challenge. But will I be able to transform into a Titan in the first place?"
Eren looked up at Reiner and remembers his words.
"Reiner said that I can't... And I have to consider that even Reiner had to stop here to take a break." he thought. "If my Titan isn't strong enough, does that mean I'll just get eaten by the others?"
Eren tried to think of another escape plan, but he would always have the same outcome of the Titans on the ground eating him.
"Are you simply waiting here for it to become right?" asked Ymir.
"Maybe I am," replied Reiner.
As Reiner said those words, Eren knew that it was obvious they were waiting, and was thinking of another escape plan.
"No... There's no way they'd wait until nightfall," he thought. "They're not going to give our bodies the chance to fully recover. They'll make their moves while we're still powerless. At this rate, I can't do anything. At this rate..."
Eren then suddenly remembers the fight he had with Reiner five hours earlier.
"What happened to everybody?" he wondered. "Where are the Scouts? Don't tell me they're coming this way... If they try to help, no one's gonna make it back safely."
"What's it matter?" asked Ymir. "Those Titans at the castle move just fine at night. Won't these Titans, too?"
"The Titans here can't move at night," stated Reiner. "You should know all about it, Ymir."
Eren then looked at Ymir with concern.
"Speaking of which, why can Ymir turn into a Titan?" he wondered. "I don't think she's like me, who knew nothing about it. Is she on our side? I don't even know what her goal is yet. She's hard enough to understand as it is."
Eren gave Reiner and Bertholdt an angry stare at them.
"Right now, what I need is information," he continued. I need to figure out everything I can from these guys. And then I'll make my escape. To do that, I need... to suppress all my emotions... and for my body to heal."
Back at Erwin's scouting formation, one of the Scouts come across a Titan, who fired a red smoke signal.
"Titan spotted at three 'o clock!" spotted the Scout. "Fire the smoke!"
The Scout next to him fired a red smoke signal in the air. At Erwin's position, Peer spotted the red smoke signal in the distance.
"Smoke shell confirmed on the right wing!" shouted Peer.
"Don't change direction!" ordered Erwin. "Have the right wing merge with the center and hold course! We only have until sunset! We must take the shortest possible path!"
Further back at the formation, Mikasa's group was galloping through the open field. Mikasa was ahead of everyone in her group.
"Mikasa! Hey Mikasa!" called Hannes. "Mikasa!"
Mikasa turned her head around and looked at Hannes, behind her.
"Stop pushing so hard," said Hannes. "You're drifting near the vanguard. It'll ruin the whole formation. I know how you feel, but... didn't I tell you? Eren won't get taken away without putting up a fight. Don't you agree?"
Mikasa only nodded in response.
"You know he'll never give up," said Hannes. "So it's up to us to stay clam and be there when he needs us."
Hannes then remembers the fight between Eren, Mikasa, Rainbow Dash, and the three bullies.
"Just like we did back then."
"Hey Hannes!" called Apple Bloom.
"What is it, Apple Bloom?" asked hannes.
"Once Mikasa has a goal she is dead-set on completing it," stated Apple Bloom.
"I can see that," chuckled Hannes.
"Also there's no stopping her," stated Scootaloo. "That's why she my idol."
"I thought I was your idol, Scoots?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Well... um... you see," stammered Scootaloo.
"I'm just teasing," chuckled Rainbow Dash.
All of them burst into laughter, while Mikasa smiled and quickly looked in front of her, having the determination on rescuing Eren.
Back at the forest, Reiner, Bertholdt, and Eren were still sitting on branches, while Ymir is fanning her herself.
"Hey, Reiner," called Ymir. "You got any water? If I don't get some soon, I'm going to dry up and die."
"Even if it's a matter of life and death, there's nothing we can do given our situation," stated Reiner.
"He's completely right," stated Ymir. "The situation couldn't be any shitter."
"Speaking of which," said Reiner. "Ever since the Titans showed up yesterday morning, we've been working our asses off. With nothing to eat or drink and not even a wink of sleep. Fortunately, the wall wasn't broken or anything. So I think we deserve to take a break for once. We'll see about getting promoted later."
"Reiner..." called Bertholdt.
"What?" asked Reiner. "We've done plenty enough to deserve it. I think we've performed outstandingly, considering all we've been put through. I know soldiers like us are expected to fulfill their duties, but I think we've all earned it."
Eren and Ymir looked at Reiner with confusion with his personality, while Bertholdt started to grow worried.
"Reiner, what the hell are you talking about?" asked Ymir.
"What do you mean?" asked Reiner. "I'm not saying we go demand to be promoted to captains or anything."
"That's not what I meant," groaned Ymir.
"Oh, yeah. Where did you all get the cannon from?" asked Reiner. "That really saved my ass. It's a good thing Christa helped me after that. To be honest, I think she has a thing for me, after me rescuing her from the snow."
"Hey," muttered Eren.
"Now that I think about it, Christa has always treated me especially after she kissed me," said Reiner, touching the cheek Christa had kissed three years ago.
"HEY!!!" shouted Eren.
Reiner stopped talking and looked at Eren.
"You bastard... You've gotta be fucking kidding me," said Eren.
Reiner, looking genuinely confused, stood up and put his hands up innocently.
"What are you so angry about, Eren?" Reiner asked. "Did I... say something wrong?"
"If you want to die, just keep talking!" scolded Eren.
"Hold up, Eren," Ymir warned, keeping her gaze at the forlorn Bertholdt. "This isn't normale, no matter how you look at it. Isn't that right Bertholdt? If you know something, quit with the silence and come out and say it."
"Huh?" questioned Reiner as he turned to face him.
"Reiner..." Bertholdt spoke. "You're not a soldier, remember? You and I... we're warriors."
Eren and Ymir could only watch Reiner, who started to shake violently and started to hyperventilate. Reiner then remembers a dark memory during the Trost mission. He remembers pinning down a cadet as he was begging for his life.
"Reiner, what are you doing?!" asked the cadet.
Reiner continued to hyperventilate as he remembered him, and his fellow warriors, Annie and Bertholdt watch in horror as the cadet screamed as his head as bitten.
"Hey... Why...?" asked Reiner. "Why... is Marco... being devoured?"
As Reiner had completely memorized the time where he and his fellow warriors caused Marco's death. But, Reiner had to continue with his plan and not think of Marco.
"Right..." he muttered. "That's... how it is."
Reiner had became overrun with stress and collapsed and grabbed his head, still having the dark memory haunting him. Reiner continued to shake from stress.
"What is he doing?" wondered Eren.
"More or less, I think I've figured it out," said Ymir. "I thought it was strange. Why would the guy who broke the wall risk his life to save Conny? Everything he does is contradictory but he doesn't realize it himself. I don't know why he ended up like this, but probably... He was originally a warrior whose goal was to break down the wall, but... after pretending to be a soldiers for so long, he lost sight of who he was and couldn't tell which one was real. No... Unable to bear the weight of his sins, he convinced himself he was a soldier protecting the wall to maintain emotional balance within his heart. And at the end, he believed it. As a result, his heart was split and his memories broken. this must not be the first time Reiner's talked and made no sense... judging by Bertholdt's grim expression. It's amazing, really. For someone excessively honest like you to--"
"ENOUGH!!!" shouted Reiner, shaking. "Shut the fuck up."
"Sorry about that," apologized Ymir. "I might've pried too much."
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me," muttered Eren. "Why are you pretending to be the victim here? What's your deal? That day, what the hell were you thinking when you talked to us? Tell me, Bertholdt. I'm talking to you, you damn lackey. I told you everything... while you looked at me right in the eyes. About the day my mother was eaten alive..."
“STOP IT, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
"Isn't that right?" asked Eren. "Thanks to the piece of wall you kicked that went flying into my house, my mother couldn't escape or run away. You remember, right? I told you my story. What the hell were you think? What the hell were you thinking when I told you?"
"Back then... I thought... I felt sorry for you," replied Bertholdt.
"Oh... I see..." muttered Eren with his eyes wide open. "You guys... are neither soldiers nor warriors. You're just murderers. You're psychotic mass-murderers who've killed innocent people who never did anything wrong!"
Reiner couldn’t let any more dread hold him down. With a clenching of his fist and teeth, he turned to Eren in rage.
"You think I know that?!" shouted Reiner. "I don't need you to point that out to me!"
"Then don't pretend to have emotions like you're one of us!" screamed Eren. "You guys aren't even human anymore! It's you two who've turned this world into a living hell! DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY, MURDERERS?!"
"What are you after by calling us murderers?!" Reiner yelled back. "Do you want us to regret it?! DO you want us to apologize?! Would that give you the satisfaction?! The people you thought we were no longer exist! If screaming will make you feel better, THEN SCREAM YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF!!!"
Eren’s eyes shot open. It was true. His friends Reiner and Bertoholdt were dead. All that he saw in front of him now were the Armored Titan and the Colossal Titan incarnate. Eren suddenly smiled.
"That's right..." Eren softly spoke. "I'm still... too naïve. I've... gotta do what I can. Do what I can... to make you guys... fucking suffer and die in the worst way possible. You've got it coming."
Bertholdt didn't talk, while Reiner breathed heavily, while giving Eren an angry glare.
"You can't be serious," muttered Ymir.
"Huh?"
"Quit it, Eren," demanded Ymir. "If you keep saying childish crap like that, I've got no hope for you."
Eren, becoming angered by Ymir’s words, turned to her with a growing scowl at her.
“Huh?”
Ymir turned around and looked at Reiner.
"Hey, Reiner," she called. "What's the deal with that monkey?"
Reiner knew what "monkey" she was talking about, but choice to pretend he didn't see it.
"Monkey? What do you mean?" asked Reiner.
"You don't know?" asked Ymir back. "That's surprising, given how much you two stared at it with stars in your eyes like two little brats. that monkey..."
"What's that?' asked Eren. "A monkey?"
"Just listen. That monkey Beast Titan is what caused this recent fiasco," explained Ymir. "It made Titans rise up from within the wall. I wonder if he was trying to assess our strength. That's where these guys are trying to get. If you guys get to him, you'll be able to get back home, right?"
Reiner and Bertholdt looked at Ymir with panic in their eyes, knowing she figured out their plan.
"You... knew this?" asked Eren. "What do you know?! Tell me everything!"
"Just wait," groaned Ymir. "I've got circumstances of my own."
"What the fuck do you mean by that?!" asked Eren.
"Eren... if you think killing these two will bring an end to everything... you're gravely mistaken," stated Ymir.
"Then who's the enemy?!" asked Eren.
"Enemy?" asked Ymir back. "If I said that, the--"
"Ymir!" called Reiner. "Do you think there's any future for this world?"
Eren and Ymir’s eyes widened, but for entirely different reasons.
"If you understand so much, think about what you want to do," he continued. "It's not out of the question for you to join our side."
"And trust you?" asked Ymir. "yeah, right. You two don't even trust me."
"Wrong," objected Reiner. "We can trust you. Because your one goal... is to protect Christa. When it comes to her, we should be able to trust one another. You might think I'm joking, but is it that hard for you to believe that we might want the best for Christa as well? Or... would you rather put your hopes in Eren and rely on him over us?"
Eren looked frightened, especially as Ymir began to show a more deceptive and mistrusting look towards Eren.
"You're probably thinking your best chance is to use Eren to escape from here," he continued. "Because if you're taken by us, there's little chance for your rescue. To be honest, that's pretty much true. Even if you come with us we can't guarantee your safety. But if it's Christa we're talking about, we might be able to do something for her."
Ymir's eyes widen and now had an angry glare.
"Will it be your petty life... or Christa's life?" asked Reiner. "It's up to to decide."
"There's no future for this world?" Eren wondered. "Why's that? What's this about a monkey? What the hell is going on?"
"Hey!" called Eren. "Hey, say something! Who's the enemy?!"
Reiner, Bertholdt, and Ymir remained silent. Then, Ymir looked at Eren.
"Who knows," she replied.
"It's settle then," said Reiner. "Too bad, Eren."
Bertholdt jumped down to the branch that Reiner was standing. As they were getting ready to take Eren and Ymir, both of them heard a shot in the distance. Reiner and Bertholdt looked to their right and spotted three green signal flares on the horizon. As the smoke signals flew up in the air, the two warriors knew who was coming.
"The Scouts... are already... here?!" Bertholdt through.
"Dammit!" shouted Reiner.
Behind them, Eren looked as Ymir’s hand and leg hand just finished growing back. Eren stared at her with a scowl, furious at her betrayal.
Back in the ruins of Ragako Village, Moblit and other Scouts were looking everywhere for any signs of any blood or remains among the village.
"It's like the report said," spoke Moblit. "The entire village is devastated, and yet there's not a single drop of blood, let alone any bodies here."
"Then... the villagers of Ragako were able to safely evacuate?" wondered a Scout.
"If that's the case, then the Titans were having a field day in a completely empty village," stated Moblit. "That's hard to believe."
Moblit started walking to the stable, which all the horses were stationed and were alive.
"Furthermore... why would they evacuate without even taking a single horse?" he wondered.
"Then what happened?" wondered the Scout. "What could this mean?"
"Moblit, I found one!" shouted another Scout running up. "This way!"
Moblit and the group of Scout walked up to the Titan with small limbs and was on top of Conny's house.
"There you are..." muttered Moblit.
"Moblit look at this," said a Scout, handing him the portrait of Conny's parents.
"This is a portrait of Conny Springer's parents?" asked Moblit.
"It's a strong possibility," said the Scout.
As they observed the portrait, the Titan moved its eyes, scaring the Scouts. The Titan tried to move, but the small limbs prevent it from moving.
"Kill it!" shouted a Scout, drawing his sword.
"Wait! Hold up!" ordered Moblit.
The Titan tried to stand up, but fell back on top of roof. While the Titan was stationary, Moblit picked up the portrait from the ground and flipped it over, and started closely observed the picture to the Titan. As Moblit closely observed the picture, he was stunned to realize that the Titan atop the ruins bears exact resemblance to Conny's mother.
"Will it be your petty life... or Christa's future?" asked Reiner. "It's up to you to decide."
"Hey, say something!" demanded Eren. "Who's the enemy?!"
Reiner, Bertholdt, and Ymir remained silent. Then, Ymir looked at Eren.
"Who knows," she replied.
"It's settled then," said Reiner. "Too bad, Eren."
Bertholdt jumped down to the branch that Reiner was standing. As they were getting ready to take Eren and Ymir, both of them heard a shot in the distance. Reiner and Bertholdt looked to their right and spotted three green signal flares on the horizon. As the smoke signals flew up in the air, the two warriors knew who was coming.
"You're kidding," thought Bertholdt. "The Scouts... are already..."
"Dammit!" hissed Reiner.
"Reiner, what are you right now?" asked Bertholdt.
"Relax, I'm a warrior," assured Reiner.
"You're saying to trust Ymir as a warrior?" asked Bertholdt. "Isn't she the one who ate Marcel?"
"Yeah, that's my point," stated Reiner. "Ymir's motive is clear. Once she turned human again, she probably roamed around and lived only caring about herself. Until she met Christa. And as cute as Christa is, we have other reasons to bring her to our side. She's an important person in a family of the Church. If Eren turns out not to be the Coordinate, our job isn't over yet. Having Christa with us at that point will make our search much easier."
Bertholdt nodded and then saw three red smoke signals and one green smoke signal in the distance.
"They're close," said Bertholdt.
"What are they talking about?" wondered Eren. "Are they planning to leave before the sun sets?"
"Let's bring an end to it," declared Bertholdt. "The next time we come here, we can take Annie, Christa, and that back home. That way we won't have to come back."
"Right," said Reiner. "And our mission will be over. But as for you... When you get to our hometown, tell Annie how you feel."
"Wh-What do you mean?!" asked Bertholdt, blushing.
"You stare too much," stated Reiner. "Enough that everyone can tell."
"B-B-But," stuttered Bertholdt.
"You should go for it," suggested Reiner. "You're both murderers with short lives ahead. Who better to understand what we've gone through than one of us?"
Reiner leaped off his branch, launching a hook into the trunk of the tree Eren stood on right above his head. Reiner reeled himself towards the bark and pushed off landing on the branch right in front of Eren. As Reiner approached him, Eren backed himself into the tree.
"What's going on, Reiner?" asked Eren. "Aren't we going to wait until night?"
"Come on, don't get violent with me," Eren chuckled. "Look at the shape that I'm in. Does it look like I can resist? Please, have me a break."
Eren started to back up, then in a flash, Eren charged knocking him down to his back. Before Reiner could get back up, Eren fell upon him and started to punch Reiner viciously with his stubs on his arms. Eren kept on punching Reiner in the face.
"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!" shouted Eren with each strike.
Reiner tucked his leg underneath Eren’s stomach, allowing him to push off with his foot and throw Eren into the tree, crumpling Eren into submission. Eren tried to stand up, but Reiner quickly crawled on top of him and put his neck and right arm into a headlock, restricting Eren’s movements as he tried to squirm free.
As Reiner tried to hold Eren down, Bertholdt leaped off from the branch he was on and landed next to Ymir.
"Hey," called Ymir. "Why are we leaving already?"
'Ymir," spoke Bertholdt. "When you turned back into a human, do you remember the person you ate?"
"No, I don't remember," answered Ymir. "But if it were five years ago... Was it one of your comrades?"
Bertholdt's silence seemed to be the only answer Ymir needed, although Eren’s grunting seemed to add to the feeling of anguish the Bertholdt must have felt then.
"I see," said Ymir. "Sorry... for not even remembering."
Eren tried to squirm around to get free, but Reiner's grip tightened. Eren desperately bit his stubs on his arm, but no light emitted from him. While Bertholdt and Ymir looked at them with wary eyes, they were both surprised and partially relieved to see that Eren still couldn't transform. Reiner tightened his grip on Eren’s neck was too much to the point where Eren’s vision became hazy and his consciousness started fading .
"It's not your fault for forgetting," Bertholdt accepted. "It was the same for us, too."
"I see," said Ymir.
"Eren doesn't seem to remember either," stated Bertholdt.
"Is that how it works?" asked Ymir. "Do you resent me for it?"
"I'm not sure," replied Bertholdt. "You probably didn't want to eat a human either."
Eren had enough consciousness to hear the last bit of Bertholdt and Ymir's conversation.
"How long were you wondering outside the walls for?" asked Bertholdt.
"About 60 years," answered Ymir. "It was like... I was stuck in a nightmare that would never end."
As the conversation had finished, Eren started to slip into unconsciousness .
Back at the open field, a Scout in the front line had encountered a Titan and fired a red smoke signal in the air. In Erwin's position, a Scout saw a red smoke signal in the distance.
"A red smoke signal," spotted the Scout.
Erwin responded by firing a green smoke signal in the air. Just as Erwin fired the green smoke signal, two red smoke signals were fired in the air in front of them.
"Commander!" called Peer. "We're surrounding!"
"There's a way around!" informed the Scout. "Should we head towards it?"
Then, Erwin looked up to see two more red smoke signals in the air.
"No," objected Erwin. "Any detours and we'll be too late. We'll force our way through! All soldiers, prepare for battle!"
Back in the forest, Reiner had Eren strapped to his back, his hands were tied to his back, and was gagged. Ymir was on Bertholdt's back and was looking back. The two warriors were quickly zipping through the forest to get away of the incoming Titans.
"For now, let's get a place without Titans!" shouted Reiner. "We need to get as far as possible! My Titan form isn't that fast! If I get surrounded, I won't be able to protect you guys!"
"Then, why didn't we wait until nightfall?!" asked Ymir.
Ymir looked behind and saw a green smoke signal close to them.
"Smoke signals? Did the Scouts come to rescue us?!" asked Ymir.
"Unless they brought loads of horses over the wall, that scouting formation won't work" said Reiner. "Some one made that call... I didn't think it would happen so soon. It must be Commander Erwin. A tough opponent!"
Then, another green smoke signal was fired into the air, now just meters away from them.
"Shit... There already that close?" wondered Reiner. "It's Eren's fault for going berserk."
As the two warriors zipped through the forest, Ymir feels a strong intuition that Christa is with the Scouts approaching them.
"It can't be," she thought. "She's... No, she is!"
"Reiner!" called Ymir. "Christa's here! Christa came with them!"
“Huh?” Reiner shouted, turning back for a moment.
"If you want her, now's the chance!" shouted Ymir.
"How do you know?!" asked Reiner. "You can't see her from here!"
"I just know it!" shouted Ymir. "She's such a good-natured, it's stupid! I guarantee she came to save me! I know it!"
"Even if that's true, it's no use!" shouted Reiner. "We'll do it later!"
"Huh?!" Ymir shouted.
"Our chance of succeeding is way too low!" stated Reiner. "How will you get Christa out of that formation? Wait for a chance!"
"Wait for a chance?" asked Ymir. "Seriously? Will that be after I'm eaten by one of your warriors? No! I don't trust you!"
"Trust me!" objected Reiner. "Christa is indispensable to us, too!"
"Then get her now!" shouted Ymir. "Go prove it to me this instant! It has to be now or never! I want to see her right now! At this rate... I'll never get a chance... to see her again."
Bertholdt couldn’t help but notice Ymir’s voice as it began to sadly waver.
"It's impossible," said Bertholdt. "I'm sorry, Ymir. We don't even know if we can escape ourselves, let alone go back for her."
"I promise," assured Reiner, zipped off. "If anyone, it's Christa I want to save from this conflict! You have to trust us! So just bear it with it! This is for Christa's sake! Got it, Ymir?!"
"Is it... really for Christa's sake?" asked Ymir.
"Yeah!" answered Reiner.
"Fine," hissed Ymir.
"Thank you," said Bertholdt.
As the two warriors continued to zip through the forest, Ymir starts to remember the days when she was just a child in rags.
"It's happening again, I've come so far... done so much," she thought "And still wound up falling for my own bullshit."
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"Hey... Here's a promising one," said a man, holding a lamp.
The man shined the light at a couple of kids in rags and were homeless in a village. One of the children was a young Ymir. The man shined the light at the young Ymir.
"How's this kid?" asked the man.
"Yeah," nodded the other man.
"Hey, you there," spoke the man. "You're going to come live with us from now on. You'll be able to live a brand-new life now. A brand-new life... needs a brand-new name."
The man took Ymir's hand and started to walk away. As they walked, Ymir looked back at the other kids, who were waving at her.
"That day... was the time I lied to myself. From that point on, I convinced myself... that I never had a choice. But..."
Then, Ymir was taken into a cult and was introduced to the followers, and was sitting in a tall wooden throne.
"This is Lady Ymir who inherits the blood of the king," introduced the man. "As long as Lady Ymir is with us, we will be blessed with immortality."
The followers clapped as they were introduced to Ymir. The young Ymir had a smile on her face, as she felt like she was important to the them.
"To be honest... it wasn't all that bad. My food wasn't cold anymore... And neither was my bed off the ground. But more than all... was the feeling of bring needed by someone."
For a couple of years, the cult would bow down and worship Ymir, sitting on her wooden throne, wearing a white dress, and looking at all the followers bowing down to her.
"I served a purpose in someone's life for the first time ever. To me, that was more precious than anything else. But then, one day..."
Then, a squad of authorities kicked down the door to cult. The authorities proceed to arrest them all.
"It's her!" shouted the leader. "She's the one who did it! She told us she has the blood of the king! All we did was believe her!"
The leader was then silence by a gun shot to the head. The leader's body fell to the ground as blood started to pour out of his head.
"I was cruelly reminded that everything in my life... was a lie."
The authority then point his musket at Ymir's face.
"Is that right?" he asked.
Ymir looked at all the cultists, who all had their hands up. One of them was a female, who shook her head, signaling her to say no. Then, Ymir placed her right hand over her chest.
"It's true," said Ymir. "I am Ymir! The blood of the king runs through me!"
Everyone was horrified at the answer.
"And once again... I told more lies. If that's what it took to save everyone else... However, things didn't work that way."
As the arrested cultists were brought through the streets and stoned by the onlookers. Ymir looked at the angry onlookers with blood running down her head. The arrested cultists were then brought to a remote borderline. The female cultist screamed as she was then injected by a syringe and kicked off. Ymir watched as a light enveloped the cultist.
Then, the authority injected Ymir with the syringe and was kicked off. As Ymir fell to the ground, the last thing she saw was a bright light enveloping her.
That's when I knew... This was my punishment."
Ymir had spent most of her life as a mindless Titan, roaming around the lands all day.
"It's not that I was being punished for deceiving all those people. It was convincing myself to believe... to feel needed by someone. It's what i deserved for continuing to lie to myself. This was my punishment."
Ymir's mindless Titan then rested in the earth which settled over her as the decades passed by.
845
One day, Ymir's rest was disturbed as a camp was set up near her. A young Annie, Bertholdt, Reiner, and Marcel heard the earth crumbling. They all saw was a Titan.
"It's a Titan!" shouted Marcel. "Run!"
Ymir's Titan leaped towards Reiner, but Marcel pushed Reiner out of the way, causing him to be grabbed. Ymir's Titan opened her mouth up and with a loud crunch, Marcel was then devoured. In the night, Ymir's eyes shot open and looked up at the cloudless night sky. Tears started to wield up in Ymir's eyes, and to laugh as she was finally free from the hell she was in.
"When I opened my eyes... what I saw was freedom spread out before me. If there was such a thing as fate, I can only laugh at how fickle it can be. And in that moment... I made a promise to myself. I was done telling lies."
Ymir then started to do everything to survive, from stealing from markets and doing what little she had in her pocket.
"I wasn't going to tell anymore lies to myself anymore. From then on, I'd live honest to myself."
Ymir then remembers the time where she sneaked into a church and heard two pastors talking.
"So? Where ever happened with that?" asked a pastor.
"She was given the name Christa Lenz and sent off to become a cadet," answered the other pastor.
"What a pity," said the pastor. "She would have been better off not being born at all."
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Later in the years, Ymir remembers the first time she met Christa during their cadet training.
"Are you talking about me?" asked Eren.
"Come on, now," said Jean, getting up. "It makes no difference to me.
As Ymir watch Eren and Jean bickering, she then saw Christa sneaking a piece of bread in her pouch.
"And then..."
"Hey you!" called Ymir. "So you're trying to do something "nice," huh?"
Sasha started to gobble down the bread fast.
"Uh..." stammered Christa.
"And then I met you. I could tell right away... that you were the same as me... That you fed yourself lies..."
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"Give your hearts!" shouted Erwin, saluting
"Yes, sir!" shouted the cadets, saluting back.
"That you were someone desperately trying to convince yourself. But you know, Christa... That's why... I won't ask you to understand."
"Just that... that you give me one last time... to be honest with myself.
"I'm sorry," spoke Ymir. "In this environment, I'm the strongest one here."
As the two warriors zipped through the forest, Reiner heard a noise coming from the back. He looked back to see Ymir covering Bertholdt's right eyes and interfering with Bertholdt's maneuvering.
"Quit it, Ymir!" shouted Bertholdt.
"Don't you think a forest like this is where I can shine the most?" asked Ymir.
Bertholdt looked in front him and saw himself zipping into a tree, causing him to unlatch his hook and spin around. Bertholdt quickly launch a hook to a nearby tree, nearly avoiding the ground.
"Ymir! Stop!" demanded Bertholdt. "We'll fall!"
"Do you think I care?' asked Ymir. "If I become a Titan, I might be powerless compare to you. i could snatch Eren away from you and go back meet up with the Scouts... and probably succeed."
Both Bertholdt and Reiner landed on the side of a nearby tree.
"If you don't agree to take Christa with you right now, I'll get in your way and fight you all here," warned Ymir.
"What are you saying?!" asked Reiner. "Don't you care what happens to her?! We can't help her that way."
"Yeah, that's fine," said Ymir. "Even if it means taking her future away, i'll do what it takes to live and meet her. I might be the shittiest person there was. You guys don't know what it's like. She knows how awful I am yet she smiles at me... that girl."
"You," hissed Reiner.
"Don't be mad at me. I have a plan for it," assured Ymir. "If I stay here and fight, it should be easier for you escaping anyways! Or will you rather stay and kill each other. Do you want me to prove how crazy I am?!
Reiner grit his teeth as he looked at Ymir’s hostile eyes. If Reiner had any chance of escape, he would have to lose this time.
Back at edge of the forest, the pursuing soldiers finally reach the outskirts of the forest. As they were about to enter the forest, a lightning bolt struck down in the middle of the forest. Mikasa then spotted a light inside the forest.
"A light?" spoke Armin. "Straight ahead in the forest! I saw a light! It's the light that appears when a Titan transforms!"
"It must be Reiner or Ymir!" shouted Indigo Zap. "One of them must've transformed!"
"Then we're just in time," said Erwin. "Soldiers, disperse! We believe the enemy has already transformed! Locate Eren and recover him!"
The military started to split into two different groups, one going to the left and to the right. The Titans that were on the forest edge, were starting to chase the soldier. One Titan grabbed an MP, on his horse. The MP screamed as his upper half of his body was devoured, pouring blood.
"Whose idea was to bring a bunch of newbies to the field?!" asked Sour Sweet.
"Who do you think?!" asked Lemon Zest.
"Another one of the Police!" called Jean.
"Battle is not our objective!" shouted Erwin. "Prioritize recovery and retreat!"
Once the Titans were distracted the soldiers started to enter the forest from the sides or center.
"Phil! Around up the horses!" called Hannes.
"Yes, sir!" shouted Phil.
Hannes then launched a hook to a nearby tree and flew up and zipped through the forest. Mikasa, Armin, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, Sunset Shimmer, and Starlight Glimmer followed Hannes.
"First thing is to find the enemy and let the others know!" shouted Hannes. "They should be fleeing the forest! Break!"
Mikasa, Armin, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, Sunset Shimmer, and Starlight Glimmer had split up and were zipping through the forest.
"Eren," thought Mikasa.
"Dude," thought Rainbow Dash.
"Where are you?!" wondered Armin.
Then, all of them heard a loud and savage roar in the distance. Armin, Starlight, and Sunset landed on the side of a tree, while Mikasa, Indigo Zap, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash zipped passed Armin.
"What was that?" asked Starlight.
"I don't know it must be one of them," suggested Sunset.
"Is that the scream of a Titan?" asked a Scout.
"It came from ahead!" shouted another Scout.
“I spy with my little eye,” chanted Pinkie Pie loudly. “Something that looks like… a chimpanzee!”
"A what?" asked Conny.
Conny looked in front, and sure enough, in front of them, Ymir's Titan was hanging on to a branch of a tree with its feet firmly against the side like a chimpanzee. Ymir's Titan standing still, as her eyes scanned the area around.
"You can't hide from me!" shouted a Scout, drawing out a pair of blades.
"Wait!" shouted Conny, landing next to Ymir's Titan. "This is Ymir! She's the one they took! In Titan form!'
"Hey! Ymir!" called Pinkie Pie. "Why are you the only one here?!"
"Yeah!" shouted Conny. "Where's Eren?! What about Reiner and Bertholdt?!"
Jean, Mikasa, Armin, Sasha, Hannes, Twilight, Starlight, Sour Sweet, Pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Sugarcoat, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, Sunset Shimmer, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sunny Flare landed on a nearby tree, and on a safe distance from Ymir's Titan.
"What is she doing, sis?" asked Apple Bloom.
"I don't know, sugar," answered Applejack. "Keep a safe distance from her."
"That's Ymir," said Armin.
"Did she transformed into a Titan and fight Reiner?!" asked Mikasa.
"Ymir?" asked Jean. "Did you get away from Reiner?! Where are they?!"
"Yeah, where are those two back-stabbing sons of bitches?!" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Tell us anything, Ymir!" shouted Sasha.
Ymir's Titan ignored the questions and pleads from them, she kept on looking around for a specific person.
"Say something already!" shouted Conny, swing up and landed on her head. "Hey, ugly! We're in a hurry!"
Conny repeatedly stomped on her head to get her attention, but she didn't say a word, but still kept a look out.
"Is she keeping an eye out for Reiner?" asked Armin.
"I highly doubt that," said Sugarcoat.
"Why?' asked Armin.
"Like I mean, something's not right, she's looking at us one by one," stated Sugarcoat.
"YMIR!!!" called Historia.
Ymir's Titan turned around and saw Historia zipping through the forest.
"Thank goodness, you're all right!" shouted Historia.
At the moment she saw Historia, Ymir’s titan pushed its feet off the tree, flying straight towards Historia with its mouth wide open. Historia, as well as the other soldiers around her, had no time to react as Ymir’s titan lunged at Historia while she flew into its mouth. With a closing of its mouth, Ymir’s titan swung around the nearest tree like a chimpanzee. Ymir's Titan hopped from tree to tree with great distance.
"No..." muttered Sasha.
"Holy shit..." muttered Scootaloo.
"She..." muttered Conny. "She ate Christa."
"I heard of getting close to friends but that in that way," said Sunset.
"Don't just stand here!" shouted Jean. "Chase her!"
Everyone pushed off their tree and started to zip through the forest, chasing Ymir's Titan.
"She's fast!" shouted Jean. "We're going to lose her!"
"Why did Ymir do that?!" asked Mikasa.
"I can't be the only one who couldn't guessed it would turn out this way!" shouted Jean.
"Or probably just to get close to her, she's also hanging out with Historia!" shouted Sunny Flare.
"Yeah!" shouted Armin. "She's clearly hostile to us now! Looks like she's cooperating with Reiner! She lured us right in!"
As Ymir's Titan continued to sing from tree to tree, Bertholdt and Reiner spotted her from above a tree. Now, Eren was now strapped to Bertholdt's back, while Reiner was holding the knife Ymir used.
"Here she come, Reiner!" called Bertholdt.
"Right," said Reiner.
Reiner turned around and leaped off the branch. Reiner held his hand upon the base of a blade sticking out of one of his sheaths. Halfway down, he sliced his hand open upon the blade, causing his body to glow yellow and burst with steam. With a bright beam of light shinning down, Reiner had transformed into the Armored Titan once again. With no time to lose, the Armored Titan started run away from the forest.
Bertholdt leaped off the branch and launched a hook, which grappled on to one of the Armored Titan's armored plate. Bertholdt landed on the left shoulder of the Armored Titan, while Ymir's Titan held on to the Armored Titan's right. The Armored Titan tried to maintain a safe speed for Bertholdt and Ymir's Titan to hold on. The others watched in disbelief as Eren is once again carried away by the warriors.
"Oh come, all this time and Eren was still getting carried away!" groaned Sour Sweet.
"Don't stop!" rallied Hannes. "Get on your horses and chase!"
Everyone got on their horses, now with full on anger and determination, what whatever it takes to get Eren back.
"I'm getting him back no matter what!" declared Hannes. "Even if it means trading my life for it!"
Ymir's Titan swung from tree to tree like a chimpanzee. As Ymir's Titan got close to Reiner and Bertholdt's position, both of them spotted her swinging towards their direction.
"Here she comes, Reiner," spotted Bertholdt.
"Right," said Reiner.
Reiner turned around and leaped off the branch. As Reiner fell, he held his hand upon the base of a blade sticking out of one of his sheaths. Halfway down, he sliced his hand open upon the blade, causing his body to glow yellow and burst with steam. With a bright beam of light shinning down, Reiner had transformed into the Armored Titan once again. With no time to lose, the Armored Titan started to take off into the open field.
Bertholdt leaped off the branch and launched a hook, which grappled on to one of the Armored Titan's armored plate. Bertholdt landed on the left shoulder of the Armored Titan, while Ymir's Titan held on to the Armored Titan's right. The Armored Titan tried to maintain a safe speed for Bertholdt and Ymir's Titan to hold on. The others watched in disbelief as Eren is once again carried away by the warriors.
"Oh no..." muttered Armin. "Eren's being taken away!"
"Oh come, all this time and Eren is still getting carried away!" groaned Sour Sweet.
On the other side of the forest, Erwin heard footsteps behind him and looked back. The first thing he saw was the Armored Titan's departure from the forest. Erwin then quickly though of a new plan.
"All squads!" called Erwin, raising up his sword. "Let the Titans chase after you! Follow my lead!"
"Erwin..." muttered an MP. "You demon! Are you trying to use us as bait again?!"
"That's not my intention!" answered Erwin. "The Military Police have fought well! Now serve your duty as soldiers! The Armored Titan plans to escape with Eren! We have to stop him no matter what!"
The allied soldiers started to chase down the Armored Titan, while being tailed by a horde of Titans.
As the Armored Titan continued to run off, the allied soldiers were giving chase to him.
"He's not fast enough to escape!" stated Jean. "We'll catch up!"
"This time, I won't hesitate," declared Mikasa. "I'll kill them both, I swear! And if Ymir gets in my way, she's asking for it, too. No matter what it takes. I will!"
"If everything goes wrong, we'll face it together!" declared Rainbow Dash.
Back at the Armored Titan, Ymir's Titan opened her mouth up. She put her hand over her mouth. Bertholdt looked as Ymir finally opened its mouth and retched, spitting out Historia, who was still covered in the titan’s saliva and bile. Historia coughed some saliva and gasped for air as Bertholdt looked to her with surprise.
"Christa!" called Bertholdt.
Historia began to open her eyes, her vision greeted by Ymir’s Titan’s giant eye as it looked down on her. Historia looked at the Armored Titan, now was the best chance to talk to him, if she gets the chance. Then, Ymir's Titan's nape split open, releasing a plume of steam from the slit that appeared.
"Ymir?" Historia exclaimed.
Then, Ymir emerged from the nape and coughed and gasped for air.
"Ymir!" called Historia.
"Christ--" coughed Ymir. "No... Historia. Sorry... for eating you... like that. I bet... you're mad at me."
Historia looked beside her to see Bertholdt on the other side of the Armored Titan’s back, Eren strapped to his back.
"What is this?" she asked. "What are you doing? We came to rescue you and Er--"
"I don't need rescuing!" Ymir interrupted. "Just stay right here. I'm following Reiner and Bertholdt now. You, too. Come with me. There's not future within the walls!"
“What?”
Tears began to form in Ymir’s eyes as she tried to convince her best friend to do something she didn’t even feel comfortable doing.
"Listen to me, Historia," begged Ymir. "Outside the walls isn't as bad as you think. Especially... because there won't be anyone saying that you're better off not being born."
"I'm pretty sure Titans won't be saying that to me, because they'll be be too busy trying to eat me!" screamed Historia.
"Everyone has at least one or two faults!" shouted Ymir. "If you can just overlook that, they're not so bad after all!"
"Ymir! Everything you're saying and doing doesn't make any sense!" shouted Historia. "Could it be... that Reiner and Bertholdt threatened you?"
"It's... the reverse," Bertholdt butted in.
"Am I right, Ymir?!" Historia screamed at Ymir, ignoring Bertholdt. "I'll fight them with you, so let me out your hand!"
Ymir gasped, unsure if she heard Historia correctly or not.
“i don't care if there's something you can tell me,” Historia proclaimed. "No matter what happens... I will always be your ally!"
Historia and Ymir continued to look at each other with tears in their eyes, each one of them overly gladdened by their feelings for each other. Bertholdt looked behind him, seeing as the soldiers and ponies were close enough for him to recognize some of their faces.
"Ymir," called Bertholdt, turning around. "The Scouts have already gotten this close. If only we had run away, we probably would've been able to escape. But because you forced us to bring Christa... at this rate, they'll catch us! Hey, Ymir... are you telling us we did all of that for nothing? Did you change your mind? Is that really what you want? Letting Christa rot within the walls? Don't be stupid! Ymir!'
"Ymir!" called Historia. "Hurry up and let me go!"
"I can't!" cried Ymir. "Historia... To be honest... the reason I snatched you away... was only... to save myself."
Historia’s eyes widened, unsure of Ymir’s intentions.
"A long time ago, I stole the Power of the Titans from one of their comrades," stated Ymir. 'There's nothing I can do against them. Sooner or later, they'll kill me. But... if I hand you over and cooperate with them... they said they would see what they could do... and try to make it so my crime goes away. Because you know the secrets of the wall, you're someone important to the Church."
Historia then remembers when they were galloping in the open field toward Wall Rose.
"Does it... have to do with my family?" asked Historia.
"Yeah, it does," answered Ymir.
"Once this world started going to hell... I thought being with you would give me insurance in the future," stated Ymir. "I almost died during the battle at that castle... and that feeling scarred me for life. I'm afraid to die... I'll do whatever it takes to live... I'm pathetic... i told myself I was doing it for your sake. But really, I did it for myself. Please, Historia... Please save me!"
Ymir's eyes were closed as tears streamed down her face, scared by how her only friend would react.
"Didn't I tell you Ymir," cooed Historia. "No matter what happens... I will always be your ally!"
Ymir started to smile and got back in her Titan's nape. As Ymir dug in the nape, Historia looked at the Armored Titan, knowing her real feelings. Just then, Eren’s eyes began to open. As his vision adjusted, he looked down at the ground passing him from below, the allied soldiers were galloping just feet behind the Armored Titan. Hannes leapt off his horse and swung right at the back of the Armored Titan’s legs. While Hannes’s swing was strong and accurate, his blades broke as it collided with the armored plates.
Hannes slid on the ground and took a tumble. Eren tried to squirm around to get free, then a Scout latched on to the Armored Titan. As he reeled towards the Armored Titan, Ymir's Titan grabbed his wired and threw him to the ground, killing him. Then, Ymir's Titan's left eye was then sliced off. Mikasa then landed on the shoulder of the Armored Titan and charged towards Bertholdt. Bertholdt saw Mikasa coming and panicked.
"Reiner!" called Bertholdt. "Protect us!"
Before Mikasa could strike Bertholdt, the Armored Titan’s hands raised up, crossed over, and cupped themselves over both sides of its neck. As Mikasa drove her blade forwards, the Armored Titan’s fingers closed themselves, making Mikasa’s blade bounce off the hand and break off. Mikasa looked into Bertholdt’s eyes through the gap in between the Armored Titan’s index and middle finger, her death glare scared him beyond all measure. Then, Ymir's Titan swiped at Mikasa, causing her to jump off. As she jumped off, she took out a fresh pair of blades.
"I knew it!" thought Mikasa. "I'll have to kill Ymir first!"
Mikasa reeled towards Ymir's Titan, ready to strike. Before she could strike, Historia climbed of the head of Ymir's Titan, causing her to land on the back of the Armored Titan's white hair.
"Wait, Mikasa!" she cried. "Don't kill Ymir!"
"That all depends on Ymir!" stated Mikasa. "What will it be? I'll kill everyone that gets in my way, so choose!"
"No wait!" shouted Historia. "Ymir will be killed unless she does what Reiner and Bertholdt say! She doesn't have a choice!"
"There's only so many lives that i actually care about," stated Mikasa, coldly. "My enemies made deciding that easy six years ago. So... you're mistaken to seek any compassion for me. Because right now, I'm all out of time and room in my heart to care. Christa... do you pick Eren or Ymir? Which is it? Will you get in my way, too?!"
Ymir's Titan roared and was about to attack Mikasa, but Historia stopped her.
"Stop Ymir!" shouted Historia. "Don't fight back! You'll die!"
Ymir's Titan lowered her hand and didn't attack. Mikasa then swung around to the front of the Armored Titan. Inside the hands of the Armored Titan, Eren pushed off the Armored Titan's neck, squishing Bertholdt's body into the Armored Titan's palms.
"Good luck with that, Bertholdt," said Jean, outside. "It's impossible to get him to calm down."
Outside, Armin, Jean, Sasha, Conny, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, and the other recruits had caught up with the two warriors.
"He's the most irritating guy there is," stated Jean. "I know better than anyone! i hate him as much as you do. So let's beat him up together."
"I favor on killing the son of a bitch," stated Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah, me too, I don't like traitors," stated Indigo Zap. "Why don't you come out of there?"
"Bertholdt! give him back!" demanded Mikasa.
"Hey... You're kidding, right?" asked Conny. "Bertholdt? Reiner? This whole time... you kept quiet and deceived us? That's so cruel!"
"You guys! Tell us it's all a lie!" shouted Sasha.
"What about the time you saved Conny?" asked Lemon Zest. "What was running through you?!"
"Why are you doing this?" asked Pinkie Pie. "I though we were friends."
"Hey, hey, hey... You think you can just keep running away?" asked Jean. "That's not going to happen! For three years, didn't we sleep under the same roof as comrades through think and thin? Bertholdt... Your odd sleeping positions were truly an art form. After a while, we all looked forward each morning to seeing your pose... and tried using it to predict the weather. But you... To think you, the invader... could sleep like a log... right next your victims!"
"Was everything just a lie?" asked Conny. "Remember we talked about surviving this together? And that we'd grow old, and someday we'd all go out for drinks together?"
"Was our friendship a lie?" asked Pinkie Pie. "Was it?! You guys... What were you guys thinking this whole time?"
"What's it even matter anymore? asked Mikasa. "Just focus on cutting open his neck. If you hesitate for a moment, we won't be able to get Eren back. They are the enemies of humanity. that's all there is to know."
Bertholdt couldn’t stand it any longer. With a massive inhale, he gathered all of his words and planned to speak them the best he could.
"No, you're wrong!" screamed Bertholdt, stopping Eren. "Who chooses to be this?! Who the hell would want to kill people by their own choice?! Who the hell would like doing this sort of thing?! Do you think I wanted to do this?! People hate and despise us... We've done such terrible things, we deserve to die. Things we'll never be able to take back... But... we just... couldn't come to terms with our sins. The only time we had some respite was when we pretended to be soldiers. That's not a lie! Conny! Jean! Pinkie Pie! It's true we may have deceived everyone, but it's not all a lie! We considered you all as comrades! Neither of us have any right to even apologize. But... someone... Please.... Someone, please... Someone find us!"
Everyone heard Bertholdt pouring out his heart, even Ymir was listening. Bertholt’s pouring his soul out only made Ymir feel worse for the acts she was committing. While the soldiers and ponies on or near the Armored Titan, Mikasa looked at the hand where Bertholdt and Eren were held.
"Bertholdt..." spoke Mikasa. "Give Eren back."
"It's no use..." Bertholdt bawled. "I can't. Someone has to be the one to do it. Someone has to be the one to stain their hands with blood."
"You guys!" shouted Hannes from below. "I can't believe him... What the hell is that Erwin thinking?"
"What?!" shouted Sour Sweet.
Everyone that was standing on the Armored Titan's hands looked ahead
Ahead of them, a mass horde of Titans were chasing Erwin and the other soldiers that were with Erwin.
"He's leading a horde of Titans this way!" shouted Hannes.
The Armored Titan saw the horde of Titans coming in his direction, he growled as he was prepared for the horde.
"You guys!" called Hannes. "Jump and get outta there!"
Everyone that were on top of the Armored Titan's hands quickly jumped off to avoid the incoming Titans.
"All soldiers, disperse!" ordered Erwin. "Get far away from the Titans!"
Everyone on the Armored Titan leapt off of it, keeping theirs hooks attached to its armored plates as they used their gas to carefully lower themselves back onto their horses below. While Mikasa and others landed perfectly, Armin missed and headed towards the ground.
"Armin!" called Twilight.
Twilight caught Armin before he could impact the ground, she used her strength to lift Armin back on his horse.
"Thanks, Twilight," Armin breathed.
“Don’t thank me yet,” Twilight responded. “We have other things to worry about now.”
As the Armored Titan got closer to the horde of Titans, he leaned in slightly, bracing for impact. He increased his speed, just like he did we he destroyed the gate of Wall Maria. Historia was shocked at the amount of Titans, that she didn't hang on to Ymir's Titan properly, before realizing. The Armored Titan then rammed into a couple of Titans, sending them hurling in the air. The impact of the Armored Titan colliding into the horde cause Historia to be launch from Ymir's Titan.
"Historia!" called Ymir.
The Armored Titan saw Historia getting launched, who quickly started to run to catch Historia. Using his right arm, he was far enough to reach Historia, while using his left arm to protect Bertholdt and Eren. As the Armored Titan was about to reach towards Historia, a smaller Titan grabbed on to his leg, causing him to fall down. The Armored Titan then reached out towards Historia. Once Historia landed on the Armored Titan's hand, he quickly closed it, enough for her not to get squished.
When Historia was safe, she opened her eyes to see she was safe in a hand. She then crawled out of the hand to see who caught her. When she looked, the first thing she saw that she was held by Reiner, but in his Titan form. She blushed and smiled, knowing that the Reiner that she knew was still alive. She stared at the Armored Titan, unaware of a Titan appearing behind her.
"Historia!" called Ymir.
Ymir's Titan leaped off the Armored Titan and scratched the Titan's face. The Armored Titan placed Historia on his shoulder, just out of reach of the other Titans surrounding him. The Armored Titan lets out a loud roar as he was struggling to stand up. Everyone looked in shock at the Armored Titan roaring while being surrounded by Titans.
"What's going on?" wondered Jean. "Is this hell?"
"No... but it will be!" shouted Erwin, galloping ahead.
Erwin pointed his sword forwards and cantered around the soldiers.
"All soldiers, charge!" ordered Erwin "The fate of humanity will be determined in this very moment! There is no future where humanity can inhabit these lands without Eren! We recover Eren and immediately retreat! Give your hearts!"
Mikasa then galloped towards the Titans. As Mikasa galloped everyone started to follow Erwin. Rarity stayed behind no doing anything.
"They can handle this," said Rarity. "I don't really need to go with them."
"That's why you never made it to the top fifteen!" shouted Sweetie Belle, galloping.
"Wow, look at her, your younger sister isn't acting a bitch, unlike you," teased Sour Sweet.
Rarity groaned and started to follow the others. All of them started to charge towards the horde surrounding the Armored Titan. As the Scouts charged, a couple of MPs were looking at the Scouts charging from a hill.
"Those crazy Scouts," said the MP. "Something's wrong with their heads."
"Hey!" shouted another MP.
The MP looked up and saw a Titan towering over him. The Titan bit down on his head and yanked him off his horse. As the MP was getting devoured the horse stood still, not knowing what to do.
Inside the hands of the Armored Titan, Eren could hear all the commotion coming from the outside.
"What's happening out there?" he wondered.
Outside, the Armored Titan was unable to move anywhere, due to the horde of Titans surrounding him tightly. Inside the Armored Titan, Reiner had to quickly devise a plan.
"Can't move..." he thought. "Unless I tear these Titans off me, it'll only get worse."
As Reiner devised a plan, he heard a faint voice, a sweet voice he recognized easily calling his name.
"Christa?" he thought. "Not the time yet. Brace yourself, Bertholdt"
The Armored Titan began to put his hands off of its neck and pushed them out to the sides, shoving a couple of the titans near its head and punching others in front of it. Historia tightly grabbed on to the white hair on the Armored Titan.
"A little more..." he hoped. "Just a little more!"
"It worked!" called Jean. "His hand's gone!"
"Now's our chance!" declared Mikasa.
"Whoa there, Nelly," said Applejack. "Can't you see all those Titans?!"
"How do you plan on getting through that mess?" asked Jean. "You'd have to slip through a horde of 'em."
As Erwin galloped towards the horde of Titans, Erwin threw his sword out to his right.
"Advance!" he shouted.
Just as Erwin was about to pass a small collection of trees to his right, a seven-meter titan hopped out from them on all fours, and opened its mouth. Erwin didn't have enough time to pull his arm away, the Titan lunged forwards and bit down on Erwin’s arm, knocking him off his horse. The soldiers, shocked by the Titan’s sudden appearance. The Scouts watched in horror as Commander Erwin was carried away by the Titan like a rag doll.
"COMMANDER ERWIN!!!" shouted a Scout.
"ADVANCE!!!" he bellowed. "Eren is just ahead! Advance!"
Everyone followed Erwin's orders while some Scout deviated from the group to rescue Erwin from the Titan. Everyone charged towards the horde of Titans and the massacre began. Scouts were crushed, torn apart, grabbed and devoured, bitten in half, and heads were flying off. A Scout's horse crashed into another Scout's horse, causing the Scout to be launched from the horse and was bitten in half. As the massacre continued, Mikasa galloped through the Titans, avoiding all the hands attempting to grab her.
Once Mikasa was at the Armored Titan, she launch a hook at the Armored Titan’s shoulder, flying up and towards it. She wrapped around the hand of the Armored Titan and saw Bertholdt and Eren. She launched a hook aimed towards Bertholdt and swung towards him. Bertholdt saw the incoming Mikasa, who quickly dodged her. As Mikasa fell, Eren's eyes ere filled with fear and shock. Mikasa looked below to see a Titan reaching out towards her.
The Titan below Mikasa grabbed her and squeezed her body, crushing her ribs, forcing her to scream out.
"Mikasa!" Applejack shrieked, hopping off her horse.
"You piece of shit!" shouted Jean, hopping off his horse and taking out a pair of blades. "Let her go!"
As Applejack swung towards the Titan and prepared to slice, but Jean zipped in and sliced the Titan's eyes. Applejack was blind sided that she didn't have time to land properly that when she landed on the Titan, she rolled her right ankle, wincing in pain. The Titan lets go of Mikasa, and trying to ignore the huge pain, zipped towards Applejack, catching her. As Mikasa caught, Applejack, Mikasa began to fall from the pain.
In front of the Armored Titan, two Scouts zipped towards him, but the Armored Titan retaliated by chopping the two Scouts' wires, causing them to fall. With the two Scouts out of the way, the Armored Titan covered up Bertholdt and Eren, while Reiner then wondered about Historia calling his name.
"We've come this far already," said Bertholdt. "We're taking Eren home with us. We're going back to our hometown."
"Shit... This is all because I got caught," Eren thought. "Everyone's gonna die because of me."
"Bertholdt!" called Armin, landing on the side of the Armored Titan's mouth plate.
Armin looked at Bertholdt and Eren, while Bertholdt stared at Armin, giving each other a cold stare.
"What do I have to abandon?" Armin wondered. "Is it my life? Or something else?"
Armin then remembers that during their regiment picking, when Annie left to join the Military Police, Bertholdt looked at Annie with a sadden look. With that memory, Armin smiled and came up with an idea.
"Are you two okay with this?" asked Armin. "Leaving behind a comrade and returning home?"
Reiner and Bertholdt were in a state of shock, but Bertholdt was the most who was shocked, while Reiner was busy hearing Historia calling his name, but carefully listening to Armin.
"You're abandoning Annie?" Armin continued. "You know where she's at? Far north, deep underground in the Utopia District... and being tortured. It was her screams that taught us something. That even with her body's healing you can never get rid of the pain. They're taking special care to ensure she doesn't die. And as we speak, they're not giving her body any rest. They're torturing her every way they know how."
Bertholdt, brought past his breaking point, turned out towards the soldiers and reached his operational device towards his sheaths, ready to draw a blade.
"You spawn of the devil!" he cried. "I'll fucking pulverize you!"
In Bertholdt's blind rage, he wasn't to hear or see Erwin’s hook pierce into the Armored Titan’s chest as Erwin reeled himself towards Bertholdt. With his left hand, Erwin struck at Bertholdt's chest, cutting the bound holding Eren to him as well as slicing his chest. With Eren free, he began to fall down towards the ground.
"ALL SOLDIERS, RETREAT!!!" shouted Erwin.
Mikasa caught Eren as he was falling and Applejack was below them, still cringing from the pain in her ankle. All of them mounted their horses and galloped away from the horde and the Armored Titan. The Armored Titan roared as Eren got away and tried to move, but the horde surrounded him tightly. As Reiner tried to move, he continued to hear Historia calling his name.
"Reiner, please! This isn't a trap!" assured Historia. "I'll leave after this!"
At this point, Reiner was almost out of ideas and sighed. The armored plates on the nape started to shed. Then, the Armored Titan's nape split open, releasing steam. Reiner’s head popped out of the nape and looked at Historia. She smiled to see Reiner, now was her chance. Then, everything felt slow towards the two of them.
"So you really are the Armored Titan, the one who destroyed Wall Maria?" asked Historia.
The guilt started to build up in Reiner, knowing that all the times where he made friends, found a person he'd love, were all lies. Reiner nodded in response, he betrayed his friends and comrades with lies. He flinched away in shame of his actions. Historia then leaned in and kissed his forehead, surprising himself from her action. Reiner looked up and saw Historia's cheek flushed pink.
"Why?" he asked. "Why would you fallen for me? I only picture you with Ymir, why? That Reiner you remembered is dead. He was weak and foolish. So I'd killed him. I'm just a monster that can't be loved, I've killed thousands of innocent lives, children, wives, and torn families apart."
"Reiner, many people see you as a monster after this," whispered Historia. "But in my eyes, I see the Reiner that saved me twice, saved Conny from that Titan, a person that is passionate, honest, and kind-hearted to others."
"That's the other Reiner," he hissed.
"Reiner for the past five years, after you saved from that mountain, I couldn't stop thinking about you," she smiled. "The times where you gave advice to other comrades and risking your life to save me and others, that taught me one thing."
"What is it?" he asked.
"How to love a person," she smiled.
“You love one another?” asked Reiner.
“Just you and Ymir,” she replied with a smile.
“You love me?!” asked Reiner.
Historia in response then leaned in and pressed her lips against Reiner’s. Reiner’s heart skipped beats as she deepened the kiss. Historia pulled away and leaned her for head against Reiner’s. Then their moment was broke when they Ymir’s Titan getting overpowered by another Titan.
"Ymir!" cried Historia.
"Go help Ymir," said Reiner.
Historia nodded, but before she could leap of the Armored Titan's shoulder, Reiner called her.
"Christa promise me this, no matter what happens stay alive for me and Ymir, don't let anyone convince you how to live your life," said Reiner.
"I promise with my heart," she smiled. "No matter where you are... No matter where I am... If I'm a thousand miles away from, I will alway be thinking about you."
"Promise?” asked Reiner.
“It’s a promise I’ll never break,” said Historia.
“Thank you, Christa,” said Reiner.
Historia gave Reiner a peck on his forehead. Historia leaped off the Armored Titan and zipped towards Ymir. Reiner then buried himself back in the Armored Titan, quickly regenerating. As Historia swung towards, Reiner looked at her as she swung.
"I'm gonna marry her," he declared mentally.
"Reiner!" called Bertholdt. "They got Eren!"
"I know, I'll think of something," said Reiner.
In the distance, a Titan pinned Ymir's Titan to the ground. as she struggled to stand up, Historia swung over the Titan's nape and slashed at the Titan's nape with a shrill battle cry. Historia landed onto the ground and swung to the side of a tree where she watched Ymir’s Titan push the dead Titan off of her.
"I did it." she breathed. "My first kill. But how is Ymir--"
"Christa!" called Conny.
Lemon Zest then scooped Historia off the ground and started to gallop away from Ymir's Titan. Ymir's Titan saw Historia getting taken away and roared viciously and sprinted off towards her.
"What the hell are you doing?!" asked Conny. "We're leaving!"
"Let's hurry home and chow down!" shouted Sasha.
"Ymir is chasing us!" shouted Lemon Zest.
"She's playing tag!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
"This is not the time for playing games, Pinkie!" scolded Lemon Zest.
"Conny! Sasha! Pinkie! Lemon Zest! Leave me be!" shouted Historia.
"What why?!" asked Lemon Zest.
"Ymir said if I don't go with her Reiner and Bertholdt are going to kill her!" shouted Historia. "If she hands me in, they'll let her go free! We were gonna go with them!"
"Ymir said that?" asked Conny.
"Yes, so let me down!" shouted Historia.
"It's a lie!" objected Sasha. "Of course that's a lie! She's lying to you!"
"Sasha! right," said Conny. "You think the one who fought like a maniac to save you would do something like that. The only time Ymir ever shows some effort is when you're in trouble. I don't know about her getting killed, but... For now, just calm down."
"That's right," said Sasha. "If you two stay here longer, there's a huge chance that you'll die and it'll get worse!"
"You know, even an idiot could figure out," said Conny.
"We got Eren and you back and it's not like things could get any worse," said Pinkie Pie.
Then, all of them saw a Titan soaring through the air above them. Their eyes were widened at the sight.
"Holy shit!" shouted Lemon Zest.
"Never mind, things can get worse," chuckled Pinkie Pie.
Historia looked back at where the Titan was launched.
"Reiner..." she muttered.
The Titan that was soaring crashed in front of the Scouts, causing some Scouts to be dismounted from their horse and dust started to billow into the air.
"Damn that Reiner!" hissed Jean. "He's tossing Titans like a madman!"
The Armored Titan then desperately flung another Titan towards the Scouts. The Titan then struck the ground, causing dust to envelop them. Hannes, Armin, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rarity, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, Sugarcoat, and Indigo Zap made it out the dust. Armin turned around and saw Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Mikasa, and Eren lying on the ground.
"Eren! Mikasa!" called Armin.
"Sis!" called Apple Bloom.
"Rainbow!" called Scootaloo.
Mikasa tried to stand up, but the injury from her ribs caused her fall back down. Applejack tried to stand up, but when the Titan collided to the ground, she was dismounted from her horse and had rolled her ankle further. Rainbow tried to get up, but was too weak after hitting her head, her face now had a scar crossing her eyebrow and cutting just across the inner part of her cheek. Her head had blood running down the side of her head.
"Eren," muttered Mikasa.
Then, the four of them heard footsteps in their direction. The four saw a 15-meter Titan heading towards their direction. It wasn't just a regular 15-meter Titan, it had medium length light-blonde hair, and its smile was stretched out so wide that its gums were exposed. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were creeped out at the sight. On the hand hand, Eren and Mikasa couldn't believe their eyes on what they were seeing. Eren gasped in horror as he remembered his mother getting devoured in front of him. The Titan that ate his mother had now returned after five years.
"Eren. You're a man," said his mother. "Show some restraint! You need to be there for Mikasa, too!"
“STOP IT NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” cried Eren.
Back in the present, Eren gasped in horror at the same Titan that ate his mother had returned after five years. The Smiling Titan started to head towards Eren, Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash.
Elsewhere, The Armored Titan desperately hurled some Titan that were surrounding him to the Scouts.
"Damn that Reiner!" hissed Jean. "He's tossing Titans like a madman!"
The Armored Titan then hurled another Titan near Erwin's position. Once the Titan landed, it started to chase after Erwin. Ymir's Titan the spotted Erwin in the distance and started to charge towards the Titan chasing him.
"This is all your fault!" she thought. "It's you who screwed up my entire plan, you damn commander!"
Ymir's Titan then pounced on the Titan, causing Erwin to be dismounted from his horse. As Ymir's Titan pinned down the Titan, Historia, Conny, Lemon Zest, Pinkie Pie, and Sasha galloped next to Ymir's Titan.
"Ymir!" called Historia. "Lemon Zest, that way!"
"I see!" shouted Lemon Zest.
At Erwin's position, Erwin stand up while a Scouts was running towards him.
"Commander!" called the Scout.
"I can always be replaced," said Erwin. "More importantly, find Eren and retreat! Time is of the essence!"
Erwin looked up and saw the Scout that was running towards him had his head bitten off. Erwin can only was as the Titan devoured the Scout in front of him.
Elsewhere, the Smiling Titan continued to head towards Eren, Mikasa, Rainbow, and Applejack. Eren can only stand still was look in horror.
"Holy shit, that is the most disturbing Titan I ever seen," said Rainbow Dash.
"You said it," spoke Applejack.
"Eren!" called Mikasa, pushing him out of the way and grabbing on to Applejack.
The Smiling Titan the swiped towards the four, then Hannes came to their side and intercepted the swipe.
"Hannes!" called Eren.
"What in Sam Hill are you doin'?" asked Applejack. "This is crazy!"
Hannes then pushed the hand off and sliced the thumb of the Smiling Titan. He looked back at the four, full of courage and confidence.
"What are the odds of this?!" he laughed. "Check it out, you four! You just watch! I'm about avenge your mother Eren and fucking butcher the shit out of this!"
Hannes fired a hook at the Smiling Titan's ribs and swung towards it, dodging one of its swipes.
"Hannes!" called Eren.
In the distance, Jean, Armin, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rarity, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, Sugarcoat, and Indigo Zap galloped towards the four to assist.
"Give the old man backup!" shouted Jean.
Then, Jean looked up and saw a 15-meter Titan hurling towards them. All of them stopped and looked to their left.
"For crying out loud!" shouted Indigo Zap.
"Reiner? What's he doing?!" wondered Armin. "Does he care if Eren is eaten?!"
"Don't get in our way, you big sack of shit!" shouted Jean.
Armin, Jean, and the other girls started to gallop towards the Titans that the Armored Titan had hurled at them.
Elsewhere on the battlefield, Ymir's Titan bit down on a smaller Titan's head and cleanly decapitated, spitting the head into the air.
"Ymir!" called Historia.
Ymir's Titan looked at Historia, who was still riding on Lemon Zest's horse. Inside the nape of Ymir's Titan, Ymir looked furious with the turnout of the situation.
"Dammit... What am I supposed to do?" wondered Ymir. "If I can't count on Reiner, should I cooperate with the Scouts and try to survive?"
Ymir's Titan continued to chase Lemon Zest, Conny, Sasha, and Historia.
"But what happens after that? Even if I can somehow live through all this... there's no avoiding the hell that's to come trapped inside the walls. Now's my chance to hand Historia over to their side! I won't be able to protect her alone, no matter how hard I try."
Historia the fired a hook and landed on the side of Ymir's Titan's head.
"Christa!" called Conny.
"My name is Historia," she corrected. "Hey, Ymir... Why was it you were trying to take me away? You said it was to save yourself, but was that a lie? No... it has to be. Why? Why did you do it?"
Ymir's Titan answered in some grumbles and growls, but Historia managed to figure out what she is saying?
"For me?" asked Historia. "To protect me again?"
"There's a Titan!" shouted Conny.
Historia looked in front of her and saw a Titan heading towards them.
"Ymir... You're the one who said it, so listen to yourself!" shouted Historia. "Stop living for other people! From now on, let's live for nobody but ourselves! It's strange, really... When I'm with you, no matter how screwed up it gets... I'm not afraid!"
Historia fired a hook at the incoming Titan and leaped off, reeling forwards. Ymir’s titan charged forwards, sounding out a roar. Conny couldn’t take it any longer, galloping back to their fight. Sasha, Pinkie Pie, and Lemon Zest followed too.
Back at Eren's position, Hannes reeled towards the Smiling Titan and clipped part of its hand. The Smiling Titan then started to follow Hannes. On the ground, Mikasa tried to stand up, but she couldn't bear the pain.
"Don't, Mikasa!" called Eren. "You're injured! Untie my hands!"
"Hands?!"
"Hurry up!" Eren demanded. "I've gotta be the one to do it!"
"Who said I was done with you?!" shouted Hannes, clipping the Achilles tendon.
Mikasa sliced the cloth that wrapped Eren's hands. Once freed, Eren stood up and looked the Smiling Titan.
"Eren!" called Mikasa. "Wait! We're trying to get you out of here!"
"Don't risk it!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
"It's time to settle the score!" declared Eren. "Just watch!"
Eren then bit down on his hand, hard enough to draw blood, but no light or lightning bolt came crashing down. Eren was in shock that he wasn't able to transform.
Elsewhere in the battlefield, Erwin stood back up, while the Scouts were busy protecting him from any incoming Titans.
"Commander!" called a Scout. "The Armored one is coming!"
Erwin looked back and sure enough, the Armored Titan was back on his feet. The only thing that was surrounding him was some smaller Titans. The Armored Titan then grabbed a smaller one the was on his right leg and hurled it to the side.
The Titan that was hurled to the side was soaring towards Armin, Jean, and the other girls. Armin looked up and saw the Titan about to land on top of Jean and the others.
"Jean!" called Armin. "Girls!"
Jean and the girls looked back, unaware of the Titan. Once the Titan crashed to the ground causing rocks and dirt to fly up and causing Jean, Twilight Sparkle, Indigo Zap, Sour Sweet, Scootaloo, and Apple Bloom to dismount their horses. All of them tumbled on the ground in different directions, each of them having injuries to their head and making them unconscious.
"Jean! Girls!" called Armin, getting off his horse.
Starlight Glimmer, Sunny Flare, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Sugarcoat, Fluttershy, and Sunset Shimmer got off their horses and when to the ones that were dismounted from the horse. All of them dragged their unconscious body to a remote area.
Back at Eren's position, Hannes continued to battle with Smiling Titan, while Eren was desperately biting his hand, unable to transform. Every bite he took, more blood would be pouring down from his bites.
"Shit! Shit! What's wrong?!" shouted Eren, tearing off some skin.
Mikasa, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack cringed at the sound of the skin ripping and the sound of teeth clamping on the muscle was sickening to them.
"Eren," called Mikasa.
Armin was holding on to Jean's unconscious body, while the rest of the girls were near Armin, but were separated by the Titans. Armin desperately tried to wave off the Titan with his sword. The only one who didn't have an unconscious body was Fluttershy, who was inexperience with combat. She tried to copy what Armin was doing, which stall the Titan.
Back at Erwin's position, the Armored Titan tossed the last Titan on his leg to the side and started to take off. Peer sliced a Titan's nape that was in front of Erwin. Erwin then looked to his right to see a Titan grabbing someone.
"Commander!" shouted Peer.
With aloud crunch, the Titan bit down on Peer and tore Peer in half, spraying blood in the air.
Back at the battle with the Smiling Titan, Hannes reeled towards the Smiling Titan, slicing the Achilles tendon, causing it to fall. Hannes smiled as he gain the upper hand, but his smile quickly died as the Smiling Titan grabbed him in mid-air. Mikasa, Eren, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack were in complete shock and could only watch in horror. With no time to lose, Eren desperately clamp down on his hand.
"Come on... fucking transform goddammit! Don't let this be for nothing!"
Hannes squirmed around, desperately trying to escape. The Smiling Titan then opened its mouth and placed his legs. Mikasa, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Eren can only watch in horror as Hannes was bitten half, spraying blood. Eren could only watch in horror as the Smiling Titan started to devour Hannes. Eren then collapsed to the ground in anguish and tears started to welled up in his eyes.
Eren started laughing as tears streamed down his eyes.
"Eren..." muttered Mikasa.
"Nothing changed!" cried Eren. "You haven't changed one bit, goddammit! You're still as useless as you ever were! NOTHING CHANGE!!!"
Eren continued to screamed. Mikasa hearing Eren caused tears to well up. Seeing Hannes getting devoured caused Rainbow to look away and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Mom..." Eren whimpered. "I... can't... I still... can't do anything at all."
"Eren," cooed Mikasa. "That's not true."
Eren, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack looked at Mikasa as she gave Eren a nervous, but honest and hopeful smile. Above them, the smiling titan set its sights back on the four.
"Eren," spoke Mikasa as she leaned closer, tears welling in her eyes. "Listen... I need to tell you something. You've always... been at my side. Thank you. You showed me... how to live with purpose. Thank you. And you... You wrapped this scarf around me. Thank you."
Mikasa leaned forwards even further, surprising Applejack and Rainbow Dash to a point where they didn’t even notice the Smiling Titan kneeling back down towards them. Eren then stood up and faced the Smiling Titan once again.
"I'll wrap that around you... as many times as you want," said Eren. "Now and forever... As much as you want!"
As the Smiling Titan reached towards Eren, Eren's hands had fully regenerated. Eren clenched his fist and lets out loud yell as he threw a punch at the Smiling Titan's hand. Then, Reiner, Bertholdt, and Ymir heard Eren screaming. The Titan behind them started to run towards them. Eren lets out another loud scream and threw a punch in the air.
The Titan behind them leaped over the four and pounced on the Smiling Titan, surprising him.
"What the hell did you do?!" asked Rainbow Dash.
"I don't know," said Eren.
Then, the Titans that were in the field started to run towards the area where Eren, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Mikasa. The Titan that was harassing Armin and the girls then started to follow the other Titans, surprising them all.
"What's going on?!" asked Sunset Shimmer.
"At least we didn't become Titan dinner," said Starlight Glimmer.
All the Titan then pounced on the Smiling Titan and started to tear it apart piece by piece and started to devour the Smiling Titan. Everyone watched in amazement at the sight of the Titans' behavior. With all the Titans distracted, Eren picked up Mikasa and Rainbow Dash carried Applejack and started running away from the Titans.
"Why... are they...?" asked Mikasa "They're eating it?"
"Well I'll be," said Applejack.
"That was truly awesome!" squeed Rainbow Dash.
Conny, Historia, pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, and Sasha watched the Titans devouring the Smiling Titan from a distance.
"I dunno what's happening, but now's our chance!" shouted Conny.
"Hurry let's get out of here!" shouted Sasha.
"Right!" replied Historia.
Inside of Ymir's Titan, Ymir could only watch in amazement and shock at the Titans.
"So Eren was really... No wonder why Reiner wanted to kidnap him so badly," thought Ymir. "That means, even inside the walls, there is a future."
As Eren and Rainbow Dash were carrying Mikasa and Applejack, to their right the Armored Titan started to run towards them. The four spotted them from a distance.
"I can't believe it," Reiner thought. "How did the Coordinate fall right into the lap of the worst person to have it? We have to get it back. I can say without a doubt that you are the last person in the world I ever want to have that power, Eren!"
Eren stopped in his tracks and looked at the Armored Titan.
"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE COME CLOSER!!!" demanded Eren. "I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU BOTH!!!"
Then, Reiner and Bertholdt heard the same roar again. To the left of the Armored Titan, the Titans that were devouring the Smiling Titan redirected their attention to the Armored Titan. The horde started to charge towards him. The Armored Titan stopped and looked back to see the horde.
"This is bad! Bertholdt" thought Reiner. "I can't keep Bertholdt safe!"
"What are the Titans..." wondered Eren.
"Eren!" called Armin, galloping towards the four. "Get on!"
"Hey, Rainbow!" called Starlight Glimmer. "Take this and let's get outta here!"
"Armin!" called Eren. "Where are the rest of the girls!"
"They went on ahead," said Starlight. "Hurry!"
"Don't let this chance escape!" shouted Erwin, standing up. "Retreat!"
Everyone started to gallop away from the Armored Titan and the horde of Titans. On the Armored Titan's shoulder, Bertholdt desperately swing his sword at the Titans, trying to keep them at bay. Ymir's Titan was following Historia, until she stopped and looked back at the Armored Titan.
"Ymir!" called Historia.
"Hey, ugly!" called Conny. "What are you doing?! We're going home!"
"What is she doing?" wondered Lemon Zest.
Ymir’s Titan turned to Historia and gently caressed her face with her finger.
"Sorry..." gurgled Ymir's Titan.
Historia looked up to Ymir’s Titan in shock, unsure of why she said such a thing. At that moment, Ymir’s Titan broke off into a run towards the Armored Titan and Bertholdt.
"Ymir! Where are you going?!" shouted Historia.
"Stay here!" shouted Conny.
"But Ymir is..." objected Historia.
Back at the Armored Titan, Bertholdt screamed as a Titan was getting closer to him. Then, Ymir's Titan pushed the Titan back down. Bertholdt and Reiner were equally surprised at Ymir appearing to help them. As Ymir's Titan started help the Armored Titan and Bertholdt, Historia, Conny, Pinkie Pie, and Lemon Zest can watch as they leave her with the two warriors.
As the sun started to set, the allied soldier started to gallop back towards the wall. As the soldiers were heading back, Armin could only wonder why Ymir that left them and stayed with Reiner and Bertholdt.
"I didn't understand why Ymir stayed behind," thought Armin. "But the Armored Titan stopped chasing us after that."
As Armin continued to wonder, Eren could only remember the good times with Hannes back in peaceful times.
At night, the two warriors and Ymir arrived at the ruins of Shiganshina and all sat on top of the wall, extremely exhausted from their battle.
"Ymir... Why did you come with us?" asked Reiner.
"That would be... because I'm a goddamn idiot" replied Ymir. "I'll be your trophy to take back home. I'm sure you can go empty-handed."
"Ymir," muttered Bertholdt.
"If you hadn't come to break through the wall, I never would have woken up from that nightmare," said Ymir. "All I'm doing... is returning what I borrowed back then. I bet the only reason why who really understands the situation your're in."
"Don't be," smiled Ymir, reaching her hand out to the starry night. "You know, it wasn't all that bad being a goddess."
When the possibility of a breach in Wall Rose was reported, everyone within the wall was forced to take refuge in an underground city beneath Wall Sina. However, the amount of food stockpiled within the city would feed the refugees for no more than a week. After that, people would have inevitably turned to stealing and killing to survive. Because the authorities wanted to prevent the worst case scenario, Wall Rose was declared secure within one week of the incident.
Trost District
Back in the Trost District, inside a room, Levi, Petra, and Pyxis sat around Erwin, who had recovered from his injury, and sporting a little beard. As they sat, here was a knock on the door.
"Who's that?" asked Petra.
"It's Hange," said Levi. "Come in."
"Please excuse the interruption, Erwin," said Hange, opening the door and saluting. "I didn't realize you were here, Commander Pyxis. Good timing. This is..."
"Conny Springer, from the 104th Cadet Corps," said Conny, saluting.
"Conny comes from Ragako Village," stated Hange.
"The village involved in the recent Titan outbreak?" asked Pyxis.
"The one village that was completely destroyed, but no blood or any remains were spotted?" asked Petra.
"Yes," said Hange. "Actually, I confirmed with him the findings of out investigation on the village. This brings further credibility to that hypothesis. He's come to report.
Elsewhere, Eren, Mikasa, Jean, Armin, and the rest of the girls were outside on a courtyard, coming to terms of the fallen Scouts.
"I was taken away... And because of that, the Scouts lost more than half of their veteran soldier," muttered Eren. "Just to rescue me..."
"I would think that the casualties would be mainly be the MPs," said Rainbow Dash. "Not the veterans."
"It's war, we're bound to lost some Scouts," said Starlight.
"Still, there was no casualties on our way back," stated Armin. "The Titans completely ignored us and ran off to chase Reiner and the others. About that, Jean and I sat down with Twilight and Sugarcoat trying to figure it out. We might have an idea what made the Titans act that way. It was you."
"Of course, that's out theory," stated Jean. "But without assuming that, there's no explaining what happened. It's a tough spot to be in, Eren. Whether or not all those people died for nothing... it all depends on you. If your worth the price they paid, you better show it. We don't have time to waste."
"Yeah, you're absolutely right," agreed Eren, looking at this hand. "I've gotta do this. I'll control the Titans. I'Ll plug up Wall Maria. I'll capture Reiner and make him fucking pay. That's what I've gotta do to atone for all the lives lost."
"Now, that's the Eren I know," said Starlight.
Inside Erwin's room, Pyxis and Petra were completely bewildered by the report that had just came in.
"Say again?" asked Pyxis. "The Titans responsible for this incident... were the citizens of Ragako?"
"How is that even possible?" asked Petra.
"In other words, the true identity of the Titans... is humans?" asked Erwin.
Levi's and Petra's eyes widened at the sudden news. While Erwin was silent from the news.
"We don't... have proof yet," stated Hange.
"So... you're telling me... I've spent all this time and energy running and killing people?" asked Levi.
"When we protect humanity, but in reality we're killing humans?" asked Petra.
"I said we don't have proof yet," said Hange.
After the little meeting, Conny looked at the portrait of his parents, and started to follow Hange. Inside Erwin's room, Levi and Petra looked at Hange and Conny as they walked from their sight.
"Erwin," called Levi.
Levi's eyes widened as he saw a smile across Erwin's face at the news, disturbing Levi.
"Hey. Tell me," said a disturbed Levi. "The hell are you smiling for?"
"It's nothing," answered Erwin. "It's just... with this, we've taken one more step towards the truth."
"Just one step," said Levi. "We'll run out of people before we learn the truth. It's not worth the cost."
"The citizens will panic at the news," said Petra.
"But it is a step towards the truth," stated Erwin. "One day, we'll break it down. This wall hiding the truth... will fall."
Across the land and on top of Wall Maria, the Beast Titan waits on top of Shiganshina. Steam bellowed out of the Beast Titan's nape. Then, a tall man with a well-toned body with shaggy blond hair and a matching mustache that descends down into his beard. He was seen wearing loose pants with combat boots, circular glasses, and no shirt on. The man stands on top of the Beast Titan and puts on his glasses.
