Author's Note: So I found an anime called Terror In Resonance, and got inspired! I actually am really excited for this! It's something quite new.
Tokyo:
July 27th, 2017
8:00 AM
One Hour And 30 Minutes Before Bombing
"This just in, a state of emergency warning is being given out to the public of the severe heatwave Tokyo is experiencing. The temperatures are dangerously high, and several have already been admitted to hospital for heatstroke. Most of the admitted were elderly and children. Please stay inside your AC, and keep clean water with you at all times", the weather report was heard in everyone's homes, including in the city.
The summer was extremely hot, the cicadas were loud, and a drop of rain hasn't been seen in weeks. As reported by the news, people were collapsing from heatstroke left and right.
There were also quite a few planes flying over Tokyo today, more so than usual.
Luckily for kids and teenagers it was summer vacation, so no school. People who had to go to work brought sun umbrellas, and bottled water.
In one apartment building, not too far from Tokyo Tower, and all the major shopping districts, a family of four lived.
The AC was blasting in the main living area, where the kitchen also was. The TV was on in the living room, a teenage boy was clicking through the channels.
He was about fourteen years old, had blonde hair, and brown eyes, resembling his father, who was sitting in the kitchen, reading the paper.
The boy's mother was cooking breakfast over the stove. Unlike her son and husband, she had jet black hair that went passed her shoulders a bit.
"Sebastian? Go get your sister, breakfast is almost ready", Akane told her son gently. "In a minute!", Sebastian talked back, addicted to the show he was watching.
"Now Sebastian", Akane pressed firmly. Her husband, Herrick glanced up from the paper. "Mind your mother, Sebastian", he added.
"Ugh, fine", Sebastian grumbled a bit, getting off the sofa, and hurrying down the hall.
Akane was Japanese, while her husband was German. They had married nearly twenty years ago. He had moved to Japan from Germany. It was originally just a business trip, but it was love at first sight for the two.
Only two years later, they had a daughter. Akane gave birth to her at home, in their bed, and not long after, they had their son. He was a homebirth as well. They've lived in the small but cozy apartment on the 5th floor.
Inside her bedroom, their seventeen year old daughter had her earbuds in. She was listening to music, as she did sit ups on her floor.
She was only in her black bra and sport shorts, since it was so hot, and had cold water close to her. Even with the curtains closed and a fan on, she could feel the summer heat.
She was regulating her breathing, as she did her 20th sit up, when she heard a knock at her door. "Mikasa! Mom said breakfast is ready!", Sebastian said, but mid sentence, he opened the door.
"Sebastian! I'm not really decent here!", Mikasa exclaimed, as she hastily reached for her pink top. "You're seriously doing sit ups in this heat? Are you nuts?!", her little brother asked, gawking.
Mikasa slipped her jeans on, and brushed her long jet black hair. She looked just like her mother, in fact they looked like twin sisters almost.
She opened her water bottle, and took a long drink, before pouring some over the back of her neck, lifting her long hair up.
Her brother frowned a bit, watching as his older sister straightened her top. She was very well muscled for a girl...in fact she had abs and everything.
She was also insanely physically strong, and could lift things no normal teenage girl could.
Sebastian glanced down at his own scrawny body pitifully. "Sis why do you work out so much?", he asked, feeling self conscious.
"I just do Sebastian, it's something I enjoy...it gets my mind off things", Mikasa answered. Her brother frowned.
"Yeah, well you're not the one getting teased in school for having the Incredible Hulk as a sister!", he yelled.
Mikasa frowned, she sighed and walked up to him, ruffling his hair. "Hey..knock it off sis!", Sebastian whined.
"Try to remember who pretty much guaranteed you'd never be bullied in school", she reminded him. Sebastian opened his mouth to speak, but then he froze up.
She got him there...ever since they were little kids, Mikasa was freakishly strong. So no kid ever dared bullied her little brother.
Any time they tried, they met Mikasa's fist. So Sebastian was pretty much protected in school.
The siblings entered the kitchen, as Akane set breakfast on the table. "Mikasa, sweetie don't do too many sit ups today, okay? People are collapsing from heatstroke", she insisted, worried.
"I know mom", Mikasa assured her, as they sat down.
Not too far away from their apartment, was a public pool. A lot of the students from the nearby high school were hanging out there for the day.
One tall girl with brown hair in a short ponytail was sitting on the pool steps, not fully in the water, while a blonde much shorter girl splashed her, trying to get her to come in more.
A girl with long dark red hair in a ponytail was floating on a blue raft, drinking a red slushy. A group of three guys were tossing a beach ball in the shallow end of the pool. One had black hair, with freckles, while another had light brown hair, and a strangely horse resembling face, and the last had the least hair, and seemed the most clumsy.
Over in the deep end, a short boy with blonde hair was swimming back and fourth, racing another boy. Both were high school age. The other boy had brown hair and green eyes.
"That's 5 to 2 Armin", the brown haired boy stated, as they stopped. "You're just too fast", Armin panted, gripping the ladder a bit.
"If you took more P.E, you could get better in no time...", brown haired boy blinked then, hearing his phone ringing.
It was over on a lawn chair with his towel and bag. "Oh hold on, that might be Annie...", he swam up to the ladder, and pulled himself out, dripping.
"Hey Eren, where is Annie anyway? Is she still on that family trip?", asked Armin, resting his arms on the outside of the pool, kicking his feet in the water.
"Yeah, it seems so...", Eren answered his phone...it appeared to be a texting conversation from the distance.
After a few seconds, Eren frowned. "I need to take this private", he told Armin, as he exited the fence the pool was kept in.
Eren had only recently transferred here from Germany with his parents. He had become fast friends with Armin.
After about ten minutes, he finished up his call, coming back over. "Everything okay, Eren?", asked Armin, swimming over.
"I'm gonna have to leave early, sorry guys", Eren apologized, gathering his clothes and towel. "Awww, really?", asked Sasha, the red haired girl on the raft.
"What's up?", asked Marco, the boy with the black hair.
"It was actually my mom who called, she needs some help with chores", Eren explained, as he dried his hair, although there wasn't much of a point. The heat would have him dry in minutes.
He slipped his pants and dark shirt on, tucking his phone away in his bag. "All right, we'll be here until lunch time", Armin let him know.
Eren nodded, as he left.
Back at the apartment building, Mikasa was helping her mom finish the dishes up. Sebastian was back to watching TV, while Herrick did some work on his laptop in his and Akane's bedroom.
Mikasa blinked then, the AC in the kitchen had shut off abruptly. "Did the AC burn out..?", she approached it.
"Honestly I wouldn't be surprised", Akane admitted, when they suddenly heard Sebastian.
"What the heck?!", he yelled. Mikasa and her mom hurried over, to see the TV was off too. "A power outage?", Akane guessed.
"Honey, is the TV working?", Herrick came out, his laptop off. "No, the AC's off too...", Akane answered, as Mikasa went to switch on the kitchen light.
Nothing. It was so bright from the severe heat, they hadn't noticed any lights turning off. "The heat is really bad...maybe it burned out a power line?", Herrick wondered.
Mikasa fanned herself a bit, the AC being off the not good in this weather. "When will it come back on..?", asked Sebastian worriedly, as he hurried over to his big sister.
"It better be soon! We'll sweat to death", Akane stated, worriedly. Mikasa approached the table then, checking her phone. "No cell service either..that's strange", she said, frowning.
Herrick checked his wrist watch. "It's 9:15...if its not back on in soon, we might as well go to the pool. We'd be able to stay cool there", he suggested.
"Good idea", Akane agreed. Mikasa bit her lip. She walked up to the window. From their living room window, she could see Tokyo Tower in the distance.
It was strange...for the electric to go out when there was no storm. It wasn't unheard of..but still strange. Mikasa couldn't help..but feel off about this.
She didn't understand why...but something felt wrong. "Maybe there was an earthquake not too far from here?", Sebastian wondered, as Akane got some water from the sink.
After only 15 minutes of waiting, the lights suddenly came back on. "Oh...there we go!", Herrick exclaimed, as Akane sighed in relief.
The TV turned back on, as well as the AC. "That's a relief...", Akane reset the AC, while Sebastian returned to watching TV.
Herrick sat in the kitchen to continue his work on the laptop, while Akane went back to the dishes. Mikasa exhaled in relief.
"Mikasa, come help me finish!", Akane called from the kitchen. "Coming mom...", Mikasa went to take a step forward, when she suddenly stopped.
BOOM
The sudden loud noise caused the entire apartment to shake, and everyone froze up.
Out of the corner of her eye, Mikasa saw an orange glow out the window. Her body froze up, as her eyes widened..it seemed to go by in slow motion, what she was witnessing.
Not far away at all, an explosion erupted from Tokyo Tower, followed by large amounts of thick smoke and fire.
The smoke and fire seemed to be moving at lightening speed, and then...
BOOM
A second explosion, this time right next door, in the apartment building next to there's. The explosion was about to hit their apartment...in that split second, Mikasa's parents attempted to run over to their children.
Panicked...and seeing her frightened little brother frozen in terror, Mikasa leapt over to him, shielding him as the entire apartment suddenly exploded.
Smoke filled the entire apartment, as glass shattered and furniture was thrown. Amazingly, the building remained standing, but it was caught completely on fire, while the building next door was demolished completely.
Mikasa was thrown back several feet with her brother, and something heavy drop down on her chest, causing her to release a scream of pain.
Panic rose rapidly in Tokyo, survivors ran in large crowds down the streets, while the sounds of sirens were heard, ambulances, police cars, fire trucks and the army being called in.
The area around Tokyo Tower was littered with dead bodies, or severely injured people. A news crew helicopter went live, reporting the incident.
"This is breaking, emergency news from Tokyo! An explosion has just destroyed Tokyo Tower, in what appears to be a terrorist attack! We've just received word radiation is spreading the area, and some apartment buildings close by have also been destroyed! No confirmed number of the dead or injured, but the army is strongly urging everyone evacuate their homes, and head to the nearest bomb shelters, where the military will be meeting you...anyone who has been exposed to the radiation must report to the nearest hospital for Quarantine!", the news reporter stated urgently, as the smoke remained thick around Tokyo Tower, which had collapsed straight down.
Among the people running, Armin's group were trying their best to stick together. "It sounded like a bomb!", Krista cried, as Ymir kept hold of her hand.
"I think I heard two actually!", Jean added urgently. "We better find help, and fast!", Marco said, as Sasha ran with them.
"It was Tokyo Tower, right?!", asked Connie as they ran, when suddenly Armin stopped, seeing Eren around the corner.
"Eren!", he hurried over. "Armin! Are you guys okay?!", Eren rushed over, looking panicked. "We're fine, you?", Armin asked, out of breath from running.
"I'm okay..! We should try and find help quickly", Armin insisted. Eren nodded, and just as they were about to start running, they heard someone yell.
"WAIT!", Sebastian ran as fast as he could towards the group. They didn't know each other, since Mikasa and Sebastian went to a different school.
"Are you hurt?!", Eren asked him, as he and Armin rushed over.
"You have to help me...please! It's my sister...she's hurt! She can't move..!", Sebastian explained, looking panicked and hysterical, tears in his eyes.
He also had mild burns on his face. "Where is she?!", asked Armin. "She's at home...in our apartment...the apartment..next door exploded...please, HURRY!", Sebastian pulled at Eren's hand urgently, terrified.
"Okay, okay buddy, what apartment?", asked Armin urgently. "I-It's..B-Building 2..fifth floor..o-our room is number 52", Sebastian replied, trembling badly.
He was even suffering tremors.
"Sasha, you and the rest get am ambulance to come to that address! Meet us there!", Eren said urgently. "Right, got it!", Sasha nodded, as she and the group hurried off.
Eren and Armin followed Sebastian to the apartment. The explosion at Tokyo Tower, where the radiation was, took up all emergency services, so it was taking longer to get an ambulance and fire trucks at the apartments.
Eren's heart sunk, as he nearly felt physically ill seeing the apartment on fire. "You two wait here for the ambulance!", he insisted, as he quickly ran in.
"Eren! Be careful!", Armin cried, as Sebastian trembled violently, clutching onto Armin.
Eren coughed hard against the thick smoke, as he made his way up to the fifth floor.
Inside the room, Mikasa was trapped under heavy wreckage from the collapsing ceiling. She was laying on her back...the thick smoke was filling her lungs, and the severe pain in her ribcage immobilized her completely.
She blinked weakly...she remembered her little brother trying to pull her out...and when he was unable to, he had went to get help...how long ago was that? Knowing he was alone, she attempted to move.
She clenched her teeth together, shutting her eyes tightly as she attempted to lift her body up, but it only caused the heavy wreckage to press harder on her already fractured ribs. She released a short scream of pain, and collapsed back down.
Her eyes were only halfway opened, unfocused, as she watched her home burn right before her. In the doorway between the kitchen and living room...were her parents' bodies, burning in the fire.
In the flash of time, she had dived for her younger brother, and shielded him from the wreckage. She managed to keep him safe, but her ribs were crushed...and she was unable to move.
Her body and mind had gone into shock from the severe pain, and heat. The heat...it made the normal summer heat feel like nothing. This severe heat from the fire...it felt like her skin would start melting off at any second.
Tears appeared in the corners of her eyes...her parents...were gone. She was unable to save them...why? Why...did this happen?
She was all alone...with her brother. Suddenly, she heard a voice.
"HELLO?!", Eren coughed against his sleeve, as he pushed his way through the fire. He froze then, seeing Mikasa under the wreckage.
"Oh shit..!", he hurried over, panicked, kneeling at her side. He could see she was trapped, and he attempted to lift it up.
"F-Fuuuck...!", he grunted, it was so heavy...in fact...he couldn't even understand how this girl was still alive. How had she not been crushed to death? She was only his age.
He just managed to barely lift it off of her. "I need you to move! I can't..lift it any higher!", he admitted through gritted teeth.
Mikasa grimaced...it hurt so much...but she managed to roll onto her stomach, hissing and whimpering in pain all the while, before dragging herself with her elbows.
As soon as the ends of her feet were clear, Eren dropped the insanely heavy wreckage, as they both struggled to catch their breath.
Mikasa was panting hard from the severe pain, while Eren coughed again.
"Easy...", he managed to lift her up slightly.
Mikasa flinched painfully, grimacing...Eren could instantly tell she was too injured to move, from how badly she struggled.
"Hang in there", he lifted her up, and actually grunted...she was really heavy for a teenage girl...was she training to join the army or something? That explained why she survived the wreckage falling on her.
Eren managed to carry her out of the burning apartment, as Mikasa remained dead limp in his arms. She had inhaled a lot of smoke...and her broken ribs made breathing nearly impossible.
Her eyes began to flutter shut, as her lungs failed to get air into them. "EREN!", Armin cried, seeing him hurry out, carrying Mikasa's motionless form.
"SIS!", cried Sebastian, sobbing at this point. Eren hurried over, as they got a safe distance from the burning building.
"She's not breathing..!", Eren admitted shakily, as Armin helped him lay her down. "What..?! Sis..no!", cried Sebastian, shaking harder.
Armin held Sebastian back, as Eren began performing CPR. He started by pressing on her chest...but she remained deathly still.
"Armin, where's that ambulance?!", Eren demanded fearfully, as he continued pressing. "I don't know..!", admitted Armin fearfully, as Sebastian clung to him.
Eren's heart sunk...it might be too late to save her. But despite thinking this..he didn't give up. He pressed his mouth against hers, blowing lungfuls of air into her.
As he went back from mouth to mouth, and pressing on her chest, Sebastian sobbed hard against Armin, hiding his face.
He may be 14, but he was still a child, younger than them..plus he was never a very strong boy, physically and mentally, thus why Mikasa was always so protective of him.
Eren tried giving her air one last time...just as the grim feeling began to sink down for all of them. He blew one more lungful of air into her...and suddenly she stirred, and coughed.
Eren froze, holding his breath, and helped her sit up as Mikasa coughed hard. "That's it! That's it, atta girl..breathe!", Eren encouraged, rubbing her back.
"S-Sis!", Sebastian hurried over, taking her hand. "Deep breaths, sis, deep breaths", he encouraged, as Mikasa continued coughing violently. All the while her ribs felt like they were on fire.
She gasped for air, wheezing as she limply rested against Eren's arms. Sebastian felt tears well up in his eyes, as he hugged her, so relieved.
"S-Sis..!", he sobbed. Mikasa winced from his tight grip, but hugged him back, tearfully and weakly. "Easy buddy, she's hurting bad...", Armin said worriedly. "Can you..tell where you're injured?", Eren asked her in a soft voice.
Mikasa gazed at him weakly...had he saved her life? She gave a shaky nod. "My ribs...I think..they're broken...", she answered, her voice weak and breathless.
Just then, finally an ambulance drove up. Armin waved them over urgently. "HERE! She's injured..!", he explained, as the paramedics rushed in, and got her on a stretcher.
They quickly got oxygen on her. "How close was she to the explosion?", a paramedic asked urgently, as they all got in the ambulance.
"She was in that building..why?", asked Eren urgently, as Mikasa had slipped into unconsciousness at this point.
"There's reports of radiation at Tokyo Tower..there's a chance she could have it..that you all could actually", the paramedic explained urgently.
"Radiation...?!", Armin froze in horror, as Sebastian kept hold of his sister's hand. Eren held her other hand, watching her worriedly.
His heart sunk...even though he didn't know this girl...he was scared to death for her. "How's her injuries...?", he asked shakily.
"Not good..her ribs are broken badly, and she has smoke in her lungs. She's gone into severe shock from the pain, and passed out...she's not showing signs of radiation poisoning yet...", the paramedic answered, as he opened Mikasa's right eye, shining a bright light into it.
Another checked her ears, nose and mouth for bleeding, while another checked her heart rate and blood pressure.
They turned her oxygen up, and inserted morphine into her IV for the pain. "You'll all need to be checked once we arrive", the paramedic added.
Armin swallowed hard, as Sebastian kept hold of his sister's hand, shaking badly. Eren looked down grimly at Mikasa.
She was deathly pale, an oxygen bag over her face, some small burns on her face. He gently squeezed her hand, as she remained unconscious.
The ambulance drove far from that area, followed by many others, as the smoke only now just slowly began to clear around Tokyo Tower.
The terrorist attack hit at exactly 9:30 AM.