Audrey slowly opened her eyes. Tall green grass surrounded her and the oak tree she was propped up against. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she saw what looked like a few small farms nearby. A canal of water flowed through the area to the left of the houses. It all looked tranquil and peaceful, but…what was that in the distance?

It was huge, grey, and seemed to stretch on forever in both directions. Was it…a wall? But why would there be a wall out in the middle of nowhere? Was it to keep something in or, maybe, keep something out?

"Where the hell are we?" grumbled a voice behind her, pulling her out of her thoughts. She turned to the side, and saw Jason standing there. What was he doing here? She was about to reply when she heard another voice. "I was wondering that same thing", said Keegan, who also came into view.

Audrey was baffled. "What are you two doing here?" she asked. "I could ask the same thing about you", replied a voice from behind her. She turned around and saw Ashley. Sitting near her was Hunter, Jasmine, Madeline, Maria, Derek, and Aiden. Audrey gasped.

All of them, including Jason and Keegan, were from her school in Washington, Jackson Middle School. Why were they here...then again, where WAS here? She had so many questions, but she guessed that no one else knew what was going on either.

Maria sighed and stood up. "Audrey, do you have any idea what this is all about?" She pushed a strand of dark brown hair out of her face. Audrey shook her head. "I'm just as confused as you are", she replied.

Maria was the only person here that Audrey was actually friends with. She was a bit of a ditz, definitely not the brightest, and guys were always crazy about her. At least 5 guys had a crush on her at a time. Sometimes, Audrey wondered why she wasn't in the popular group.

"Does anyone have a clue what's going on?" asked Jason, sounding pissed. Then again, he pretty much always sounded (and looked) like that. It was probably the only reason he didn't have a girlfriend. He was a very good looking ginger; tall, green eyes, a small amount of freckles, and not super pale skin. His hair was also more of a dark ginger color. But, to most, he paled in comparison to his friend, Keegan.

Keegan was also tall, and had dark hair, dark eyes, and tan skin. At least half of the 8th grade girls had a crush on him, and he had probably gone out with almost all of them. He was such a flirt, totally different from Jason.

"What?", snapped Jason, bring her back to the present. He glared at her. What was that for? Then it dawned on Audrey that she had probably been staring at Jason when she zoned out. Oops. "Nothing", she replied, not intimidated. Many people have said that he's scary, but for some reason she had never been fazed by him. He didn't scare her at all.

Suddenly, Jasmine threw up her hands in exasperation. "Since no one seems to know what's going on, we should at least go to one of those farm houses and try to figure out where the fuck this is!" she yelled at Hunter and Derek. They had been arguing about what we should do. "Jeez Jasmine, calm down", said Hunter. Derek just turned away from the conversation and started talking to Ashley.

Jasmine was popular at school; known for her fiery attitude and looks. With naturally-straight jet black hair, brown eyes, and a darker skin-tone, many considered her very pretty. It helped that she was also a little on the shorter side. Hunter was also quite popular. His slightly curly black hair, hazel eyes, and darker skintone also made him the subject of many girls crushes. However, he was also a little on the shorter side, which Audrey had never found attractive, but that was probably because she was on the taller side herself.

Looking around at everyone gathered under the tree, Audrey realised that she was easily taller than everyone except for Keegan and Jason. Even Maria, who was pretty tall herself, was smaller than her, by just about an inch. Audrey had always been tall for her age (although never tall enough to surpass all the guys), which had always made her stand out. It didn't help that she was one of the few blonde haired, blue eyed girls at her school either.

"Hey look! I see a girl and a boy about our age coming this way!", yelled Aiden. Everyone turned. Walking up the path was a boy who looked about 13, with dark brown hair and green eyes. With him was a girl with long black hair and smoke grey eyes; she also looked about 13 or 14. They were in the middle of heated argument; Audrey strained her ears to try to make out what they were saying.

"Eren, don't", said the girl. "If no one joins, then all the soldiers who died will have died in vain, Mikasa!", Eren shouted back.

"There are other people who can join the Survey Corps."

"What other people? Most people who become trainees just want to become a part of the military police so they can live inside the walls!"

"Not all of them."

"Most of them!"

"Excuse me", interrupted Keegan, "but could you please tell us where this is?"
Eren and Mikasa looked at him funny. "What do you mean where is this?" asked Eren. Keegan was slightly taken aback. "Like what town-" "You mean what district is this?" Keegan looked puzzled. "District?" he repeated, confused. "What do you mean?"

Audrey decided that now would be a good time to step in. "Sorry, we just aren't really from around here", she explained. Now it was Eren's turn to look puzzled. "Where would you be from then? People don't exist outside of the walls, do they? I thought we were all humanity has left", he said.

"Why would you think that?"

"How would anyone survive outside the walls by themselves without getting eaten?"

"Get eaten by what?"

"Titans!"

"What's a titan?"

"You don't know what a titan is?!"

As Eren said that, Audrey realized that this might not be the world she was born in. Somehow...they were on a different Earth, in a different time. She looked up at Eren, who was staring at her like she was crazy. How was she going to explain this to him? Or to anyone else from her school for that matter?

Suddenly, Jason stepped in. "Sorry about all the confusion. You see, we've been told we were in an accident that caused us to have amnesia, so all we seem to be able to remember is our names", he explained. The others looked confused. What was he talking about? Audrey, however, took the hint and played along.

"Yes, we were in a hospital for a little while, but eventually they had to discharge us since we couldn't afford it", she said. "So you don't know anything?", Eren asked. Audrey shook her head. Eren sighed. "I guess I'll have to tell you the story then." He and Mikasa sat down; Audrey and Jason followed his example and did the same. "It all started about 100 years ago..."

"...and we still know next to nothing about the titans", Eren finished. Everyone (except for Mikasa of course) looked shocked. A 4-15 meter tall human-looking creature that walked around devouring people? Audrey shuddered. What if they broke through the wall?

Everyone else seemed to be thinking along those same lines. Maria had let out a squeak of terror when Eren had mentioned how the titans devoured humans, and even Jason had widened his eyes when they talked about how many people were left of our race. How long would it be before they were wiped out entirely?

They sat in silence for awhile, contemplating what Eren had told them. Finally, Jasmine spoke. "Is there a way you could show us what one looks like?" Audrey stared at her in disbelief. She actually wanted to SEE one of those things? Eren also looked suprised. "Are you talking about a titan?" he asked. Jasmine rolled her eyes. "What else would I be talking about?" she snapped. Eren shrugged his shoulders and thought about it for a moment.

"I'm not sure...I haven't even seen one."

"I'm not asking to go jumping over the wall to see one! Just like a picture or something."

"They don't have cameras in this century, Jasmine", muttered Hunter. Jasmine turned to him. "No, but they have something called paintings!" she hissed.

"Did you not hear him? He said that most people who live this close to the outside world don't normally have a lot of money! They can't afford paintings!"

"You don't know that!"

"Yes I do!"

"I have an idea!" Eren shouted, interrupting their argument. Everyone turned to look at him. "How about I show you guys around town? Maybe we can convince one of the guards near the walls to let us take a look." Mikasa gave him a look that said there was no way they were going to be able to look over the wall. Everyone else expressed their doubts as well. "You really think they'll let us?" asked Keegan with raised eyebrows. Audrey had a feeling they wouldn't, but what other option did they have? They couldn't very well stay here all day.

"I think its the best option we've got", Audrey said. "No one cares what you think", snapped Madeline. Audrey glared at her. Madeline had never been very nice to her at school, but she wasn't really nice to ANYONE for that matter. Audrey still didn't understand what Aiden, her boyfriend, saw in her. "No one cares about you period", said Jason from his spot near the tree trunk. "And for the record, I agree. Unless someone else has some bright idea?" He glared at everyone gathered around the tree. No one spoke. "I thought so." He stood up and looked at Eren. "How far is the town?"