A/N: Hello everyone!

Here is the project I have been working on with ADeadMissionary! Surprise! It's an Attack On Titan and Zootopia crossover! Yay! So, I got this crazy idea while I was working on the last chapter of Embrace It and reading Attack On Titan at the same time, and it just hit me: I should do a crossover of this! ADM helped me work out the kinks of this, which I am supremely grateful for, and this is the result!

This might end up being longer than the original three chapters I had hoped to keep it at, but nowhere near as long as Embrace It is at lol speaking of Embrace It, it is still my main endeavor, so that means this will be updated veerryyyy slowly. Hope you guys don't mind^^

I also looked, and this is the first of its kind, and I'm kinda excited about it!^^ I hope you all—well, those who chose to read it—enjoy it!

~Star

Disclaimer: I don't own anything!

SPOILER ALERT!: This work of fanfiction contains MASSIVE spoilers for Attack On Titan. I read the manga, and have used everything at my disposal to create this work. Honestly, you can't really tell what is a spoiler and what is something I've twisted to suit my story, but if you don't want to have the anime spoiled for you, I'd recommend not reading it. I understand.


For decades, the countries of Eldia and Marley have been at each other's throats. It all began a century prior, when Eldia was the dominant world power. Consisting predominantly of predators and prey with predatory features, the country of Eldia had a unique condition: when exposed to a concentrated solution of a certain plant, they would transform into giant, naked, mindless beasts that would have an unquenchable hunger for mammal flesh. Using at first prisoners, and then the poor, they utilized these Titans as weapons of war, conquering countries and territories one after another. Many countries were oppressed, but none more so than Marley, whose hatred and prejudice against predators incited the rage of the Eldians. It wasn't until the 145th king, Leodore Lionhart I, overthrew his father and freed the many mammals under their control. He even utilized the Titans to help rebuild and reestablish the once enslaved countries and territories, regaining the favor of many spurned monarchies. Once King Leodore Lionhart I felt they had atoned for their crimes, he erased all knowledge of how to control the Titans, so that they may never be used as weapons again. For a time, it seemed all had been forgiven by the other nations. Save for one; Marley. They held onto their hatred…

War finally broke out when Fester Bellewether, the 200th king of Marley, sanctioned the kidnapping and the experimentation of Eldians. Rediscovering how to activate their ability to turn into Titans and use it against them, it seemed Marley had the upper paw-that is, until it was revealed that Eldia had a hidden ace; mammals who could switch between Titan and mammal forms, retaining their intelligence—Titan Shifters. These eight mammals were known as Ymir's Guard, named after the Original Titan, and had remained a secret from the world for many centuries until King Bellewether stepped too far.

It soon became apparent to the Marleyans that they had no way of controlling the wild Titans, as they later called them, and with the knowledge on how to control them lost, they soon became a plague to the world. Entire villages were massacred by the Titan's insatiable hunger, countless soldiers sacrificed to take out the threat.

Yet, Marley continued to kidnap despite Eldia's best efforts, and continued to create wild Titans. Until then, they had just kidnapped Eldian peasants, mostly predators with the occasional prey mammal; mammals they had easy access to.

The situation escalated when a noble, Lord Emmet Otterton of the royal walled capital city Zootopia, was kidnapped on a business trip to the north…

~o.8.o~

The Royal City of Zootopia, Wall Vulpus-The Royal Sector

Within the War Room of the palace, five mammals sat at an oval table, the atmosphere tense. At the head of the table was a lion dressed in scarlet and golden royal garb, a magnificent crown resting on his head; this was King Leodore Lionhart VII. To his right sat a cape buffalo bull by the name Adonis Bogo, and he was the Commander of both the Scouts Regiment and Ymir's Guard. To his right was a white with black stripes rabbit buck; Commander Jack Savage of the Mammal Infiltration and Termination Unit. Across from Adonis sat Commander Skye Frost; an artic vixen and head of the Garrison. Finally, to her left, was a bobcat tom; Commander Dustin Spottedtale of the Military Police Brigade.

"The Marleyans have gone too far, now." Commander Spottedtale growled.

"They went too far when they started taking peasants." Commander Frost glared at the bobcat.

"But now they've taken a noble!" The bobcat growled, trying to mask his fear. 'We're no longer exempt from it.'

"We'll do as we have done in the past." Commander Bogo said before more could be exchanged between the two. In general, the Military Police Brigade didn't get along well with the other three divisions because of the internal corruption, but there wasn't much they could do about it, nor was this the time. The cape buffalo turned his eyes to the buck at his side, his pupils vertical slits. "We'll bring home what is ours. We've had much success before, isn't that right, Commander Savage?"

The buck nodded curtly, the slits of his pupils narrowed in disinterest. "We have gone to retrieve our captured citizens many times, and are successful eight out of ten times."

"But you are transferring the Attacker Titan tonight, no?" The king interjected with a worried frown, his savage eyes on the cape buffalo.

Adonis sighed through his nostrils. "Yes, we are. Wolferson is unable to transform into the Attacker Titan without the risk of him dying from the strain, and he's agreed that it's time. His thirteenth anniversary is in a few days, after all."

"It is regretful, but I cannot let you go on a mission without the full strength of Ymir's Guard, which will take time for the new bearer of the Attacker Titan to achieve." The king said with a sigh.

Commander Frost stood from her seat, alarmed. "But Lord Otterton—"

"Will have to wait." The lion glared at the vixen, and then the mammals at the table, before standing up himself. "This meeting is over." He glared at the four commanders before they could protest.

"Yes, your majesty." Skye said as she averted her gaze, glaring down at the table. The other three males present murmured it with varying degrees of respect—or lack thereof—before, with a nod and his head held high, King Leodore Lionhart VII walked out of the War Room.

There was a beat of silence before Skye slammed her fist against the table. "That—that coward!"

"Easy, Frost." Jack said. "If someone overheard you, it could be considered treason, and then I'd have to 'take care' of you."

"Bite me, Savage." Frost growled.

The buck merely shrugged. "If that's what you like." He merely smirked at her indignant snort.

Dustin frowned in disgust and got up. "You two are gross." He then glared at Adonis. "This is your fault."

The cape buffalo arched a brow at the feline.

"I bet that wolf of yours is still well enough to fight." Spottedtale spat when Adonis didn't respond verbally. "He just can't take being a monster anymore. Now he's gonna put another mammal through the sa—"

"If Wolferson is a monster," Bogo began as he stood up to his full height, his gaze hard on the smaller mammal, "what does that make you, who has the potential to become one?"

Fear. True, genuine fear flashed across the eyes of the bobcat, before the feline averted his gaze with a snarl. "Just be sure your mammals are at full strength in two weeks, or else we'll be having to explain to Lady Otterton why we have nothing to show for her husband's corpse."

Frost, Bogo, and Savage all watched in silence as the bobcat stormed out of the War Room.

"How a mammal like that ever became a commander…" Skye shook her head in disdain.

"You know the MP is rotten from the inside out." Jack said as he took to his feet, giving a slight stretch. "He probably has connections. Regardless, we need to focus on more important matters." Slate blue eyes met reddish brown ones. "Are we really not going to do anything? There are lives at stake."

"You heard his majesty." Bogo said reluctantly. "He wants our forces to be at full strength. That won't be for at least another two weeks. At this point, Lord Otterton and the others will be…" The three mammals fell silent, their thoughts grim. It was common knowledge to the public that the Marleyans held their captives for two weeks, experimenting on them during that time period. It was during the third week that they turned them into Titans.

Jack bared his teeth, tiny fangs only Eldian prey possessed glinting in the light. "I say we forsake the orders, and rampage through the Marleyan base our intel says Lord Otterton and the others are being held."

"It's that type of attitude that could get you put away for treason, Savage." Skye chastised softly.

The buck glared at her. "It's what makes me good at my job, Frost. I'm willing to do what others won't." The Mammal Infiltration and Termination Unit, also known as the Anti-Mammal Unit,or Interrogation and Torture Division, was the only part of the force dedicated solely towards dealing with normal mammals. They did what was necessary to get information out of others and keep their country safe, even if it meant making someone disappear.

"This is not one of your missions, Savage." Bogo glared. "This is a command from our king, and we'll follow it. Something you rabbits need to learn to do."

Instead of rising to the bait, the buck stared at the cape buffalo, before giving the bull a cynically amused glance. "Speaking of rabbits; how's my cousin doing? I heard she killed a Titan all by herself. Against your orders." The buck smirked at the glower Bogo was shooting him, and it only deepened at Skye's muffled giggle. "Heard she saved a civilian by doing that, too. Does my heart proud that she's following in my footsteps."

~o.8.o~

Wall Lapin-The Pasture District

'In. Out. In. Out.'

That was the manta going through Judy Hopps' mind as she focused on her breathing, controlling how much of it passed through her lungs as she continued her laps around the field within the Scouts' barricade. It was part of her punishment for disobeying orders the day before, but she knew she would do it again if it was to save a life.

On the other side of the field, towels and water bottles in hooves, Sharla McFur watched as her best friend ran at a steady pace, seeming to never tire. The doe had been running since just after dawn, and it was now getting close to one in the afternoon. 'Why is the commander so tough on her?' The black-wool ewe thought sullenly. 'She was just trying to help.' The sound of approaching paws made her ears perk, and she turned her head to see a familiar tod. "Hey, Gideon." She smiled.

"Hey ya, Sharla." The dark red tod nodded, coming to a stop beside the ewe as his gaze settled on the running bunny.

Sharla glanced at the tod once more, before she shifted her brown eyes with slit pupils back to Judy. When they had been younger, she and Judy, along with a few other prey mammals had been bullied by the tod, who was about five years older than them. It wasn't until his mother was kidnapped by the Marleyans did he change. He apologized to them, helped them when they needed it, and then joined the Cadet Academy when he was fifteen. Three years later, he became one of the eight mammals of Ymir's Guard, a Titan Shifter. Having just joined the Scouts, they weren't privy to which Titan he held, and in all honesty, she was too afraid to ask.

"Ya need ta kno' when ta think before ya jump, Looney Judy." Gideon said, snapping Sharla out of her thoughts as she came to realize the grey doe was nearing them. The fox had a smile on his face, one that Judy returned.

"I did! And I thought it would be a great idea to save a life!" She called in-between breaths as she paused in front of them, jogging in place. "And don't call me that, Grey, or do I need to kick you in the nose again?"

The tod snorted, before waving his paw for her to come closer. "Ya can stop. Da commander wants ta punish you, n't kill ya. Eat, rest, 'nd then go see him. He's got an assignment for ya."

Judy stopped her jogging in place, gratefully accepting the water bottle from Sharla as she poured it on herself, hoping to help her body cool off faster that way, before using a towel to get rid of the excess moisture. Pulling her face away from the towel, vertical slit amethyst eyes gazed curiously at her bully-turned-friend. "The commander has an assignment for me? Why?"

Gideon shrugged. "Ah just follow commands, something you should try. Da commander doesn't take too kindly ta mammals trying ta be 'eroes." He said seriously.

"It was another mammal's life!" Judy shouted, her paw gesticulating in the air passionately as she spoke. "What was I supposed to do; let that wild Titan eat them? That's not what the Scouts are about, Grey. We're the only division actively at the front lines with the I.T. Division; we save mammals from wild Titans."

The older tod sighed. "Ah won' arg'ya with ya. Just go eat, make yerself pres'ntable, 'nd go see Commander Bogo. He's at da base within da palace. If ya leave now, 'nd use yer 3D-Gear, you'll make it before dinner. Those are yer orders, cadet."

Ears down, Judy glared at her friend and ranking officer, before turning her head to the side with a sigh. "Yes, sir."

With a nod, Gideon walked away, not before patting the bunny on a shoulder.

Once they were sure the tod was out of earshot, Sharla sighed. "He's right, Judy."

"Not you, too." The gray doe groaned.

"We just graduated a week ago, Judy." Sharla explained hurriedly. "You may have been the best in our class, but that doesn't make you invincible. How do you think your parents would feel if they lost you because of your impulsiveness?"

That killed any protests that had formed on Judy's tongue, her ears laying limply against her back. Just the thought of her parents mourning over her made her heart clench, and she averted her gaze from the ewe.

Feeling guilty about using her family against her, Sharla gave the doe a brief hug. "Look. Why don't you take Gideon's advice and go get something to eat before heading over to see the commander? I heard they brought in some produce from your farm today, and there are extra tulips."

Judy let out a watery chuckle at that, wiping at her eyes. "Okay, I'll go eat. But those tulips are mine."

Sharla laughed, amused by the bunny's love for tulip petals. Together, the two females headed back to the cafeteria. There, the bunny ate some of the extra tulips her parents had sent her—putting the rest in her secret snack stash—along with her portion of rations. She ignored the stares and comments of her colleagues, especially those that congratulated her for her achievement. She wasn't a Scout for the fame; she just wanted to save mammals.

Once done, she and Sharla said their goodbyes before Judy went to quickly freshen up and change into a new uniform and 3D-Gear. Once everything was fastened into place, the doe hopped onto the ledge of her open window, her amethyst eyes taking in the country. The base for the Scouts was located just outside Wall Feline, within the Pasture District of Wall Lapin. She would need to take a Racer—a species of lizard tamed and ridden by mammals—to the entrance of Wall Feline, before using her 3D-Gear to reach Wall Vulpus.

Each city of Eldia was surrounded by walls; the first line of defense against both Titans and other mammals. Being the royal capital, Zootopia was unique in that it had three walls. Wall Lapin was the outermost wall, where the farmlands and the majority of the peasants lived. Wall Feline was where the Marketplace District was, and the middle class citizens claimed most of the residency there. Then there was Wall Vulpus, the Royal District where the most prestigious lords of the whole country lived alongside the king.

Judy sighed. "Better get going. Don't want to keep the commander waiting." With that, the doe hopped down from her first-floor window and headed to the stables. Opening the door, her eyes lit up as they settled on a small, pure black Racer. Its body was sleek and full of muscle, showcasing its strength. Its streamline body was about five feet long not including the three-foot tail, and low to the ground; its short, yet lean legs built for speed.

A gift from her father from when she had graduated.

"Hey, Midnight." Judy cooed as she walked up to the stall. Reaching out a paw, the Racer nudged its snout against it, a soft reptilian growl escaping its mouth as it closed its eyes. The doe smiled. "C'mon girl. Let's get going." Saddling up Midnight, Judy mounted the reptile before heading out. She could not help the shriek of laughter that left her as the reptile lived up to its breed's name, its body zipping swiftly down the road that led to the entrance of Wall Feline.

"Good afternoon, Hopps!" A bison cow greeted jovially as the bunny and Racer slowed their pace as they got closer to her position. She was currently mammaling the satellite stables for the Scouts stationed at Wall Feline's East Gate.

"Hey, Hoofterson!" The bunny smiled in greeting as she smoothly dismounted Midnight just before the Racer stopped, reigns still in paw as she led the lizard to her temporary stable. "How is everything?"

"Boring." The bison groused. "No one likes stable duty."

"I'm not looking forward to my first time at it." Judy said with a sheepish smile as she made sure Midnight was put away. She fondly stroked the Racer's snout one last time before exiting the stables, stopping by the bison.

Rebecca Hoofterson gave Judy an amused look. "I doubt you'll get stable duty, Hopps. You've got talent. Talent Eldia needs at this time."

'Tell that to Commander Bogo.' Judy mentally grumbled. "We'll see. I have to go see Commander Bogo, so I'll talk to you later!" With that, she deployed her 3D-Gear, the dual grappling hooks latching far up the wall. The doe had just enough time to wave at her comrade before she was propelled from the waist up the vast wall.

Rebecca shook her head in mild amusement as the doe let out a shriek of laughter. "That bunny is definitely one of a kind. Not even Command Savage was like that when he first joined, if the stories are true…"

Judy let out another peal of laughter as she reached the top of the wall, the pitch increasing as she threw herself right over it without a second's hesitation. While she had joined the Scouts to save people, this was one of her favorite aspects of the job; the 3D-Gear. The ability to fly through buildings and trees. The rush of adrenaline as she defied gravity over and over again. It was addicting to the unusual bunny.

Now within the limits of Wall Feline, it was a stark contrast to the environment of Wall Lapin. Instead of rolling plains and sparse forests and villages scattered about, there were buildings in every direction. Residential, commercial, and educational districts within towns and cities made up the entirety of what was known as "The Marketplace". The homes ranged from plain, but sturdy, to levels of extravagance just below that of royalty.

Using her gear, Judy flew between and over the buildings with grace and skill uncommon for such a rookie. She twirled in the air, performing flips and tricks—not to show off, though it may come across as that to others—but simply for the thrill of the experience.

It seemed all too soon for the doe when the grandeur of Wall Vulpus finally loomed over her. Landing with a slight grunt before the entrance, she secured her gear with a sigh, before making her way to the East Gate. Only the Military Police Brigade were allowed to use their gear within Wall Vulpus, unless there was an emergency. Since seeing her commander didn't count as an emergency, the doe had to walk from there, which would take her about an hour.

Nodding to the two guards stationed at the entrance, a male coyote and a female dingo, the bunny entered through the open gate.

Strolling through the Royal District always felt a bit of a culture shock for the country bunny. While Zootopia's minority were prey mammals, the majority of them lived within Wall Feline and Wall Lapin, the outer wall holding the greatest amount. Within Wall Vulpus, predators made up the majority of the royal population. There were lords and ladies dressed in attire that would cost her family a whole year's worth of crops, eating at restaurants that would cost even more than that. It always amazed her how mammals could spend so much money on such frivolous things.

Lost in her thoughts as she was, the bunny wasn't watching where she was going, and consequently ran into another mammal with a soft "ouf".

"I am so sorry, I didn't mean—" Judy began as she looked up, only to be cutoff by the deepest shade of green she'd ever seen before. 'Emeralds.' Her mind thought in awe. 'They're like emeralds.'

"It's alright, sweetheart." A smooth, masculine voice said. It brought the bunny back to the present and out of the spell the mammal's eyes had drawn her into, and allowed her to take in said mammal. It was a red fox tod, which didn't startle her as much as it would have another of her kind, considering her friendship with Gideon. What did startle her, was how different he was compared to her kithood friend.

The stranger tod's coat was a lighter, fiery red compared to Gideon's; where her friend was a bit short and stout, this tod was tall and lean. Coming from the same village as her, Gideon dressed in modest clothing. The fox before her, however, was dressed in fine clothing—not to the level of extravagance befitting the mammals around them, but definitely of one belonging to a rich family. His face was that of confidence, his savage emerald eyes gleaming with hidden knowledge.

He was…strangely attractive. For a fox.

"You okay, there, sweetheart?" The fox said as he tilted his head slightly to the side.

Judy felt her ears flush with embarrassment as she realized that she'd been staring, and quickly averted her gaze. "Y-yes, I'm fine. I'm sorry, I have to go." With that, she hurriedly moved passed the tod, leaving a confused fox in her wake.

The tod turned his head to watch as the bunny all but dashed away from him, leaving him confused. It hadn't been apprehension, as rabbits usually reacted in regards to his species, but embarrassment that had forced her departure. His ears perked when he finally noticed the black and white wings embroidered into the jacket she wore, surprise lighting his savage emerald eyes. "Huh."

For the rest of her trip to her commander's office, Judy made sure to stay focused on her surroundings, lest she run into another handsome tod.

'He wasn't handsome!' She thought furiously as she finally arrived at her destination.

The palace of Eldia was an architectural masterpiece, one of the seven wonders of the world—as it should be. No mammal could have fashioned the graceful, twisting archways, the towers that seemed to bend organically and defy gravity. The material itself was otherworldly, the majority of it some type of luminous, crystal that was a pale green color. Indeed, only one creature could have created such splendor; Ymir, the first Titan.

The view always struck Judy with awe, and she gazed at the structure for a moment, before forcing her limbs to move to the castle entrance. Once again, she nodded towards the guards stationed at the doors, and navigated the halls as if she'd been there her whole life. Which, admittedly, wasn't true. She had just spent an entire week memorizing the lay of the palace in case of an emergency, and knew exactly where Bogo's officer was within it, despite it being only her second time there.

After a few more twist and turns, and sightseeing, the young bunny doe finally made it to a door that read, "Commander Bogo's Office". Taking a deep breath, Judy steeled herself before raising a paw and giving the large door a firm knock.

"Enter." Came the commander's gruff voice.

With a hop and a grunt of effort, the bunny Scout pushed the heavy door open, revealing a sparsely decorated office. The most defining features were the desk, the two chairs on her side of the desk, and the cape buffalo seated behind said desk.

"You wanted to see me, commander?" Judy said with a confidence she didn't feel at all. While she would disobey commands to save lives every single time, she would always be intimidated by her leader.

"Take a seat." The bull said without looking up from the papers he was currently looking over. Forcing her ears to remain up, the doe closed the door behind her and made her way to the overly large chair in front of her boss. With a single hop, she took her seat and waited for Bogo to acknowledge her.

And waited.

And waited.

Just when she was about to clear her throat in her impatience, the Commander of the Scouts Regiment sighed heavily through his nostrils. She could not help but flinch slightly as savage reddish brown orbs met her own savage, amethyst eyes with a stern look.

"Do you know why I called you hear, Hopps?" Bogo asked without emotion. Judy felt her ears dip just a bit.

"Because I disobeyed orders, sir." She responded without hesitance.

The cape buffalo almost sneered in frustration at his newest Scout. If she had feigned ignorance, or had displayed a cocky attitude, it would have given him reason to chew the little mammal out like he wanted to. However, her intentions had been pure, which infuriated him even more.

"Yes, because you disobeyed orders." Adonis intertwined his hooves to form a small bridge with them. He continued in a stern manner. "This division, as you know, specializes in wild Titan elimination. We work closely with the Mammal Interrogation and Termination Unit at the front lines. More often than not, we are the face of Eldia to the rest of the world. That means, Hopps," Bogo leaned over his desk as he glared at the smaller mammal, "we cannot go about disobeying orders on a whim."

"But, sir—" Judy began as she stood up, her ears erect.

"No buts, Hopps." Her said sternly.

Frustrated, she gestured with her arms wildly. "I was saving another life! It's what we do, commander!" Judy said passionately. "Yes, we hunt down and kill wild Titans, but we also look out for our citizens. And if it takes disobeying orders to do so, I would—"

"Don't finish that sentence." Bogo cut in sharply, his eyes livid. This caused Judy's ears to fall against her back as she averted her glare to the chair she was standing on. Taking a deep breath to steady himself, he moved forward with the plan he had thought up of since his meeting that morning. "I'll ignore that you nearly admitted to willful disobedience for the time being. However, you're not out of hot water yet, rabbit. You're on probation."

"What?!" Judy asked in shock as she turned to her superior, her ears popping up.

"Silence!" Bogo snarled, baring his fangs as he pounded his fist. Judy felt her own lips twitch in response to the display, but held herself back and settled for glaring at the cape buffalo. "You're on probation as of this moment. I will give you a task, and if you can't complete it within the allotted timeframe, you will resign from the Scouts. Is that clear?" He asked sharply when she made to interrupt once more.

Averting her gaze, she gave a curt nod.

"Good." The cape buffalo then leaned back in his seat and put on a pair of glasses. "Now, your assignment is to find a way to control wild Titans."

Amethyst eyes widened as she turned to Bogo in shock once more, her jaw moving without sound as she tried to articulate words. "B-but that's impossible! Such knowledge has been lost for decades!"

"You'll have a week's time." Adonis continued as if she hadn't spoken. "That should be enough time for the number one cadet of the 104th class. If you can't achieve this simple task, I want your tail gone." He narrowed his eyes as the doe. "Do I make myself clear?"

"B-but—"

"Do. I. Make. My. Self. Clear?"

Seeing that her boss was serious about this, serious about sabotaging her dream in such a way, the doe felt a cocktail of helplessness and anger well up within her as she glared back at the cape buffalo. "Crystal."

Adonis snorted, satisfied with himself. "Dismissed."

~o.8.o~

As the sun began to set, a unique ceremony was scheduled to soon begin. Far below the dungeons of the palace, in a place only known to the king, Ymir's Guard, and a select few, was a place created entirely of the luminescent green crystal that made up part of the palace. It was a vast, underground cavern, with columns of the same material holding up the roof, giving off a faint glow that never allowed true darkness to envelope the area. Towards a set of doors, jutting out from the ground, was a type of tribute stone extending twenty feet up into the air. At the very tip of the stone where it formed into some type of cliff were a pair of shackle and chains.

Below the cliff was a group of nine mammals all dressed in their uniforms and their gear. A tigress and male cheetah were talking with each other, a bag of sweets in the otherwise lean spotted feline's paws. To the right of them were two grey wolves; one of them was a darker shade, and was helping the lighter gray wolf stay on his feet as he looked rather thin and sickly. On the other side was a red fox tod talking with a pair of polar bear males, one older than the other. Finally, there were two gazelles, a male and female that were just leaning against each other, seeming to draw comfort from the other.

The double wooden doors opening drew the attention of all the mammals, revealing the arrival of the Commander of both the Scouts Regiment and Ymir's Guard; Adonis Bogo.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." The cape buffalo said as he walked further into the cavernous underground sanctum.

"We weren't kept waiting long, Commander." The tigress, Sofia Fangmeyer, purred.

The cape buffalo nodded, then frowned at the bag of treats in the cheetah's paws, the scent of pastries reaching him. "Clawhauser! What have I said about snacking this late?"

The cheetah meeped as he hid the bag behind his back, his posture ramrod straight. "N-not to do it, sir! Because then I'd be too fat to fight, sir!"

"Then why do you have that bag?" Bogo growled.

"I-I…" The cheetah's ears pressed down against his head as his shoulders slouched. "I'm…stressed."

The meaning of the cheetah's words hit home with all of them, the atmosphere becoming somber.

"Eh, let him snack tonight, commander." The sickly-looking wolf said with a grin. "He deserves it every once in awhile."

"Very well." Bogo said with a sigh, but there was no reluctance in his tone. "How are you holding, Marcus?"

Marcus, the sickly wolf, shrugged. "Been better; been worse. We all knew this day would come."

Bogo nodded. "Let's say our goodbyes. I'll go first." The cape buffalo said. "I want to start off by saying that I have seen too many mammals die because of war, and a wish this weren't necessary. I wish I was in your paws. I wish you didn't have to carry this burden handed to us by our ancestors."

"Don't say that." Marcus coughed. "You know you're the only one able to lead us. The only mammal capable."

"Still, if I could hold the power of the Titans myself…I would." Bogo admitted.

"I know." Marcus gave a soft smile.

Bogo nodded and looked away, feeling his heart grow colder. It did so every time there was a Transferring Ceremony.

"I'll go next." The tigress, Sofia Fangmeyer, said as she approached her dying comrade. Stooping down slightly to wrap her arms around the canine, she brought him out of the other wolf's grip and into a big hug. "It was great knowing you, working with you. You are a wonderful mammal, a talented Scout, and the world will be a darker place without you."

Marcus choked slightly as he weakly returned the hug. "Thank you, Sofia."

With a sniffle, the tigress gently gave Marcus back to the other wolf.

A sudden sob sounded, and they all turned to Benjamin Clawhauser, whose face was soaked in tears. It was his first ceremony, not counting his own, and the usually bubbly cheetah was not handling it well.

Wolferson gave the cheetah a watery smile as he opened his arms as much as he could. "Come 'ere, you big softy."

Wordlessly, Clawhauser quickly made his way over to his comrade and brought him into as tight of a hug as he dared. He gave deep, heart wrenching sobs as he cried into the wolf's neck. The sound of his despair caused a few the other mammals to start to sniffle as they thought back to their first ceremony as well. The first time was always the hardest.

Once the feline was done, he pulled away. "I-I'm sorry, M-Marcus. I'm j-just going t-to miss you s-so much!" He sniffled as he wiped at his tears.

Marcus smiled at his comrade, tears soaking his own face. "It's okay, Ben. Thank you. I'll…I'll miss you, too."

That nearly caused Ben to start sobbing again, so he turned away quickly just as the pair of gazelles approached the wolf.

Marcus smiled at the two, and winked at the female. "Gazelle."

The female gave a long-suffering sigh that held no heat as she gave the wolf a weak glare. "You know I hate that nickname." Gabby "Gazelle" Gacella said, her accent indicating that she came from the western parts of Eldia. She then gave the wolf a hug, who returned it.

"Congratulations on your engagement." Marcus said as Gabby ended the hug, wiping at her eyes. He then focused on the male. "I wish I had been able to make it."

Michael Grasz placed a hoof on Marcus' shoulder, his jaw working for a moment before he spoke. "I know." He said thickly.

Marcus patted the hoof with a watery smile, and then focused on the tod that was approaching them as the gazelles retreated. "No pie for me?"

Gideon Grey gave the wolf a sheepish look. "Sorry, Marcus. Ah tried, bu' they uh, di'nt turn ou' so well." He wouldn't tell the wolf that he'd been too busy crying to do much baking.

"That's alright. The pies you made last time were more than enough to last me a lifetime." Marcus drawled.

Gideon's smile wobbled a moment at the wolf's words, and he swallowed thickly. "Ah, uh, Ah'll miss ya. Great teacha you were."

"You're talented, Grey." Marcus said with a smile before drawing in a ragged breath. "It'll be up to you to teach the next Guards how to have fun."

"Tha' I'll do, Marcus." Gideon nodded, before the two canines grasped at each other's forearms in an ancient symbol of camaraderie.

Marcus gave a soft sigh after the fox took a few steps back, his strength waning slightly. He forced himself to remain alert as the two largest mammals in the room came to say their respects. "Snarlov, Grizzoli."

"Marcus." Sven greeted solemnly, keeping his emotions in check. This would be his twelfth and final ceremony before he would be in the wolf's place. "It was a pleasure working with you. A true honor." He then glanced at the younger polar bear beside him, and jerked his head forward. "Say something."

"Ah, right." Alexei Grizzoli stuttered. "I just want to say that you were the mammal that inspired me to join the Scouts and that it will be honor to g-gain your abilities…and memories…" He did his best to keep his tears at bay as he met the tired wolf's eyes. "I-I'll cherish them, always."

"Thank you." Marcus said softly. "I'm honored."

With a jerky nod from the younger one, and a solemn nod from Snarlov, the two bears stepped away from the two wolves.

"You've kept quiet this entire time, Gary." Marcus said without looking at the wolf holding him up. "No words for your cousin?"

Gary kept his gaze straight ahead, tears flowing freely down his face, soaking his facial fur. "Nothing I haven't said before." His tone was even despite his tears. He knew the other wolf knew, however. Their noses told them everything.

Marcus let out a shaky breath as he swallowed thickly. "A-and your promise?"

Gary Wolford swallowed a whine. "I'll watch over your family. I promise."

Reassured, Marcus leaned against his cousin, taking in his familiar scent. "Thank you."

There was a beat of silence as Adonis allowed the moment to stretch on. Now came the part he always dreaded; the part the killed him inside a little more every time he was forced to do it. Taking a deep breath, he spoke, shattering the moment. "It's time."

Marcus nodded weakly, feeling his remaining strength leaving him as the time finally came upon him. He did not protest when the commander took him from Gary, nor when the cape buffalo carried him bridal style to the chains and shackles. He merely closed his eyes, reliving every precious moment he could think of. These were the memories he wanted to take with him.

As the final preparations were taking place, they were all unaware of the mammals lurking behind the closed doors leading to the Transferring Chamber. There were a group of nine mammals, all of them prey. Five of them gagged and bound, their slit pupils revealing their Eldian heritage. There was another prey mammal, a black billy goat, who had the same predatory features as other Eldian prey, but he was unbound and dressed in the uniform of the Marleyan military. The other three prey mammals, three rams, lacked the features of Eldians, showing that they were normal prey; their uniforms advertised their allegiances to Marley.

"Do you understand what you need to do, Stouts?" One of the rams asked the billy goat, who nodded

"Steal the Titan ability from the Eldian devils." The black goat said, causing a whimper from one of the frightened, gagged prey mammals. That earned it a kick in the gut from one of the other rams.

"Shut it, filth." He spat on the mammal, a female kudo. "If you had proven your loyalty, you wouldn't be in this situation. Consider yourself lucky that her majesty decided to use you for such an important mission."

During the whole exchange, Frank Stout didn't bat an eye. To him, she deserved it. She was worthless Eldian scum. Devils born to be monsters. Only when they pledged their allegiance to Marley would they then have some hope for atoning for the sins of their ancestors.

The third ram, who had had his ear pressed against the doors, motioned for the others. "It's almost time!" He hissed.

"Roger." The first ram said as he brought out a syringe with a blue liquid in it. He then leaned in front of another gagged mammal—this one a small male gray mouse—and shoved the vial of the syringe into the mouse's personal spaces, causing it to squeak in fright. "Know what this is?" He taunted as the mouse tried to get as far away from the syringe as he could with his bonds. The ram chuckled menacingly. "Of course you do, but I'll tell you anyway.

"It's Nighthowler serum; the petals of a toxic flower boiled down into a concentrated form. To a normal mammal, it would cause a regression into savagery that would last indefinitely unless they were given the antidote. But for you Eldians…" He shook his head mockingly as he turned the mouse to face away from him, positioning the needle end of the syringe against the rodent's nape. It began to sob wordlessly. "When exposed to the flower, you regress to savages, though temporary. However, when you're injected with the serum," he pierced the flesh of the mouse's neck roughly, causing it to cry out, "you turn into mindless monsters!" He hissed menacingly. Seeing the ram by the door motion for them to begin, he started to inject the blue liquid into the mouse. "Be useful for once and kill your brethren." With that, he picked up the seizing mouse as the third ram opened the door and quickly threw him inside the chambers.

Alexei had just been about to inject himself with the Nighthowler serum while the others were at a far distance away, when the sudden opening of the doors stopped him. He barely had time to register the gagged and bound mouse flying through the air before a flash of light and a blast of hot air as the mouse exploded forced him to cover his eyes. Using his training, he ducked and rolled behind a pillar, just as a loud, screeching roar sounded.

Just a little before where Grizzoli had been, stood a giant, three-meter mouse. It was on all fours, and mutated. Its once gray fur was gone, leaving its pink skin bare for all to see. Its maw was forced into a large smile, its teeth a jagged mess of fangs that were too many to fit in its mouth. It was no longer a mouse that was before them.

It was a Titan.

"Titan!" Bogo shouted from their spot further into the cavern. "Snarlov, get rid of the wild Titan. Gacella, guard Wolferson. The rest of you, find the infiltrators!"

"Sir!" The members of Ymir's Guard shouted in unison as they moved as one to follow their orders.

There was another bright flash and thundering explosion as Sven bit into his paw. In his place, a fifteen-meter giant mammal of myths revealed itself. Its fur was black, as was its skin. It was hunched over and had large arms and unusual paws. Rearing back on his hind legs, Snarlov pounded on his chest as he gave a challenging roar to the mouse Titan, baring his fangs.

The Ape Titan had arrived.

As Sven engaged the wild Titan, Gabby wasted no time in forcing her own transformation as she raced towards the doors, slicing her hoof on one of her horns. In an explosion of light and heat, a giant furred gazelle Titan was revealed. It had multiple horns jutting out along its spine, as well as gaining an additional set of arms as claws replaced hooves. With a vicious roar, the gazelle Titan began to bound its way towards the doors, twisting in the air with feral grace.

The Dancing Titan had arrived.

As chaos quickly ensued, Bogo managed to reach Grizzoli just before the bear could inject himself with the serum. "Don't!"

"C-Commander?" The polar bear asked in shock.

"Don't transform!" The cape buffalo instructed.

"But I could help!" Alexei protested.

"You'd only be a wild Titan and a nuisance." Adonis said fiercely as he took the syringe from the bear. He then looked into his mammal's eyes. "Until we can guarantee you getting the Attacker Titan's ability, I will not risk your livelihood. Is that understood?"

Grizzoli gave a shaky breath. "Yes, sir."

"Good. Now come with me to make sure Wolferson stays safe." Bogo commanded. "I can smell that the Marleyans are behind this; no doubt they want to get a hold of a Titan Shifter; one that they've brainwashed to their ways. We need to make sure that doesn't happen." It wasn't the first time the Marleyans had tried such a thing; it was the main reason why they abducted so many Eldian citizens—but they had never gotten into the royal city.

"Yes, sir!" The young polar bear said with more certainty, and followed his leader to their chained comrade.

Meanwhile, four more wild Titans had been spawned; a kudo, a deer, a rabbit, and a sheep. All were twisted in some way, their prey traits barely noticeable. They were being dealt with as swiftly as possible, while using their Titan abilities as little as possible.

'It's not like I can transform here, anyways.' Sofia thought as she flew through the air, her blades at the ready as she neared the kudo Titan. 'I'd bring the whole place down.' Twirling in the air, her aim was accurate as she sliced at the Titan's nape, causing it to giving a sudden backwards jerk of its head before it fell to the ground, it's form already evaporating. 'I'm sorry we couldn't save you.' She thought remorsefully to the downed Titan, before concentrating on the next wild Titan.

"They're distracted!" One of the rams said behind the doors. "Do it now!"

"Right!" Frank shouted as he ran out the doors, just as the Dancing Titan took down the rabbit Titan. Her eyes tracked the black goat, and made to dispose of him when the rabbit Titan retaliated by biting one of her arms off. Enraged, she let out a bellowing roar as she focused on eliminating the threat.

Frank made it below the tribute cliff and plunged the syringe into himself, just as Bogo had gathered Marcus into his arms. The explosion of his transformation surprised the three mammals. Looking down at them was a thing of nightmares. The fifteen-meter goat Titan was stripped of its fur and skin, the muscles beneath exposed. Its horns were twisted, and it seemed to have retained its ability to stand on two legs as its blade-tipped tail lashed out behind it.

Wolferson was the first to recover, and he gave a humorless chuckle. "I'm sorry, commander." He said, right before he used the last of his strength to propel himself out of Adonis' arms and towards the goat Titan as he bit viciously into his tongue. 'I will fight 'til my last breath!' Marcus' form exploded amidst the commander's shouts of protest, his new form colliding with the goat Titan and forcing it onto its back.

With a high-pitched shrieking roar, the smoke cleared, revealing a ten-meter wolf Titan. The beast was mostly hairless and his skin black, save for the gray mane that encompassed his neck and shoulders, leaving his head bald and giving him an Anubis appearance. His canine fangs were disproportionately longer than his jaws could fit, looking much like that of a saber tooth's fangs. Using his armored claws to hold the goat Titan down, he reared back as he opened his jaws wide before lunging forward.

The Attacker Titan had arrived.

"Wolferson!" Bogo cried out as the goat Titan shifted at the last second, causing Marcus to miss its neck and lodge his large fangs into the crystal ground beneath it. The goat Titan used this opportunity to rake its claws along the wolf Titan's underbelly as it bit off a huge chunk of Wolferson's shoulder.

Wolferson screeched in pain as he finally managed to dislodge his fangs and reared back, going in to swipe at the goat Titan. Before he could do so, the goat Titan managed to shove his smaller form off of it, forcing the wolf Titan onto his back. The goat Titan then plunged its claws into the wolf Titan's face, ripping canine head in half as it roared in victory.

In the next second after that devastating blow, a red and white blur tackled the goat Titan off of the downed wolf Titan. The force was so strong, that it caused flesh and an arm to fly off of it as the goat Titan hit the ground. On top of it one all fours, was a fox Titan. It had no fur or skin, but had armored plates along its back, limbs, and neck. Its face looked like a ceramic fox skull with glowing blue eyes; its ears and three tails as sharp as blades. It snarled at the stunned goat Titan before it tore viciously into its neck until it reached the other side where the nape was, effectively killing it.

The Armored Titan had arrived.

But it was too late; the body of the Attacker Titan was already evaporating. Sometime during the chaos, the others had managed to capture the three Marleyan infiltrators. They were gagged and bound, an unusually serious Clawhauser keeping watch over them.

"Marcus!" Gary called out as he raced to the fading wolf Titan. "Marcus!" It took very little strength to get through the rapidly decaying flesh of the Titan body, as it all but fell under the wolf's frantic paws. When he finally reached the nape of the Titan body's neck, a limp wolf paw fell out of the decaying fleshy pocket there. With a whine, the canine quickly pulled out his cousin. It was just in time, too, for when they cleared the area, the Titan corpse collapsed completely, dust and ash encompassing the area. Determinedly, Wolford tread through the ash, his cousin in his arms.

When he finally cleared the dust, he gently laid his cousin on the ground, and his breath hitched when he saw the limp wolf's smiling face.

Bogo rushed to the two wolves, Snarlov hot on his heels. He stopped short when Wolford reared his head back and let loose a heart-wrenching howl, telling him what he already guessed.

Marcus Wolferson, the holder of the Attacker Titan, was dead.

~o.8.o~

News of the battle spread quickly through the royal city and country, causing widespread panic among the populace. Dissention and mistrust was quick to follow within the ranks of the divisions, as it had no doubt been one of their own that had let the Marleyans into their walls. There was a silver lining to it all; the Marleyans had been unable to get their paws on a Titan Shifter, and they had gained prisoners to extract vital information from.

What was kept secret from the public, however, was a blow to Ymir's Guard. While the Marleyans had not gained a Titan Shifter, the Eldians had lost one. If a Titan Shifter died before he could be eaten by another Titan, therefore passing on his abilities to the mammal that had consumed their spinal fluid, then his Titan ability would spawn randomly in another Eldian, with no one being the wiser.

For all Eldia knew, the Attacker Titan could have spawned in one of their own…or one of the captives within the grasps of Marley.


And that's a wrap! So, what do you guys think? I'm really excited for where this story will go, and I hope you all will come with me on this unique journey^^

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Until next time,

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