Year 837

Zipping through the air, I feel my blood race in excitement as I feel my blades cut through the flesh.

Quickly jumping to the next one with a growl.

Titans.

Ugly humanoid giants. Lips spreading across their teeth as they catch another person.

I kill off the one I'm on before jumping faster towards the lanky titan with blonde hair.

I let out a yell as I see it grab another hearing the loud female and male screams as it brings them towards their mouth. A second later I'm slicing into its nape.

I see both soldiers break out of its grip as I ride the falling titan to the ground.

I whistle sharply gathering the attention of the scouts.

"Retreat!" I yell, looking at the other groups of titans as they start to turn in our direction.

I see Commander Shadis, he nods at my command confirms it and we are off.

I then whistle to my stallion, hearing its hooves hit the ground as it nears. Taking one more look around checking for any titan we might have missed. I quickly jump onto the horse and we speed away.

We had been planning on staying longer but titans had suddenly swarmed in and cornered us in a small valley.

Many lives were lost. I feel my facial expression go dark as I remember.

Suddenly, loud footsteps come closer.

I turn just in time to see a titan on all fours run straight towards the center of the big group.

"Everybody! Look out!!" I yell. "Scatter!" I command.

The pod split apart just as the titan lands roughly on the empty space in front of him, as the scouts screamed, some falling off their horses. I keep riding towards it and send my wire straight to his nape and jump on.

The titan moves his head towards me and I take the opportunity to cut through his eyes. Coming around his head quickly I cut off his nape and land on my horse.

"Keep riding" we hear Erwin's command.

Wall Maria is close. We see the gates open and we race in. We only slow down as we hear the gate slam behind us.

I sigh heavily while I hear the chatter filter through the crowd pointing at another failure of the Survey Corps.

Having had asked Erwin for permission earlier that week I broke off the group. I headed towards the Yeager residence in the middle of the town.

Walking in I seeing a waddling little boy.

"Afternoon, Yeager" I call out to Grisha.

"Afternoon, Ammo" he replies.

"Hello, Katie" she hears Carla from the kitchen.

"And how's the little boy doing?" I ask cooing at the toddler as he reaches his arms out to me. I pick him up and blow raspberries onto his cheeks. His laugh carries through the house filling it with glee.

"How's my mother?" I ask.

"She was moved into a clinic in Wall Maria" They answered.

That's good I guess, I think as I nodded my head at them.

"Its hard to believe that you joined the military last year" Grisha spoke up.

"I know, apparently the commander thought it would be a good idea to take me outside the walls, I guess he was right since I'm still alive" I reply as Eren tugs on my long braid.

"Are you not scared of getting your hair caught on your gear? It looks dangerous" Carla says worried.

I look at my braid in Eren's hands, "I'll make sure to style it properly, style it up" I say standing up and feeling the weight of it on my lower back.

She smiled, before her eyes scanned me from head to toe.

"My, Kaitie, how you've grown, you are turning 18 this year right?" She asked.

"Yes that's right, it's hard to believe so little time had passed" I say my eyes shifting to Yeager.

"He's going to be turning two this year, right?" I ask, picking Eren up.

"Yes he is" Carla smiles.

"Well little Eren, you'll be strong won't you" I tickle his belly. I chuckle as he laughs. I get up handing him off to Carla and hug her goodbye.

"Until next time Yeager" I wave at the doctor.

"Ah, Katie" he spoke up, "let me walk you to your horse" he said getting up.

Once we were outside he tilted his head up at me.

"It's good to see that you are alright" he said.

"Thank you, Grisha" I nod my head.

"I feel that our time is drawing near" he says.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"So she hasn't told you?" He asks.

"Well I guess not" I huff.

"You'll learn soon" he says with a smile and pats my shoulder.

I shrug and I'm on my way to catch up to the rest of the scouts.

I ponder as what Grisha said to me. My mother, she knew something I didn't, and I need to find out what it is.