Chapter 1: Arrival
Space. The final frontier. At least that's what it's supposed to fucking be. So where the hell was he? Levi stirred, his eyes fluttering open, and he sat up. The last thing he remembered was getting sucked into a black hole with his crew: Petra, Eld, Guther, and Oluo. He looked around for them, taking in his surroundings while doing so.
It was a jungle-like landscape, with tall trees of impossible colors. The grass on the ground was soft, almost like fur. He groaned in frustration realizing it would take forever to find his ship and crew. Just then, he heard a rustling from the foliage. Levi whipped his head around, and out from the jungle-like surroundings emerged a young looking male and a female of seemingly the same age.
They were long and tall. They appeared to be muscular too. They had olive skin and ears that appeared webbed, like fins. The two also had tails. The boy had messy, longish hair that was chestnut, and extraordinary eyes that were a color that Levi could not describe. The girl had shoulder-length, black hair and less exceptional eyes, but she was still quite beautiful. They began to approach him, and Levi stiffened.
The two figures slowly walked to him. Levi was frozen still as the younger male touched him. His fingers felt slipperey and wet as they ran along levi's face. Although these seemed to be actions of an inferior race, Levi could tell that they were intelligent, and thier clothing provided evidence of civilization. The male then took his hand away from Levi, and spoke to the female in an alien language. They then attempted to speak to Levi using odd clicks and mumbles.
Levi tried to understand what they were saying the best he could, but to no avail.
"I. Am. Called. Levi," He spoke slowly, making gestures to help to communicate. "My. Ship. Crashed. Here."
He heard the boy snicker, and then begin to laugh.
"We're not stupid. We can understand and speak something as simple as English," The boy said, though he had somewhat of an accent that Levi could not place nor describe.
"Then, I apologize. I just assumed things too quickly. What's your name?"
The boy raised his fist to his heart, in some sort of salute. He then spoke in the same clicks abd mumbles as before, before saying "Or, translated to English, Eren Yeager." Eren took his fist away from his heart and made a gesture towards the female.
"And this is my sister, what would that be in English..." he paused for a moment, "Ah yes, Mikasa. Say hello, Mikasa. "
The female looked at the ground, blushed slightly, and subtlety waved her hand at Levi. Eren then spoke up, "How did you get here? A journey with modern human equipment would normally take 210 years."
Levi looked at the ground.
"My crew and I, we were sent to explore a newly discovered planet. It was supposedly deemed habitable for human life. On our way there, we managed to get sucked into a black hole. I can't remember anything after that until I woke up here."
Levi paused for a second before continuing.
"Speaking of which, what is this place? I can tell by your knowledge and clothing that you must have some type of civilization here."
"Yes, we have a city quite close. My sister and I saw a large explosion just a bit beyond here, and decided to investigate. However, you seem beat up. We should get you indoors, and treat those wounds," Eren started walking out of the forest, motioning for Levi and Mikasa to follow. "Our city's name is Khabadanzar. It is one of the smaller cities."
They walked out of the brush, and presented before them was one of the most enourmous, and most advanced cities Levi had ever seen. Levi gaped at the city presented before him. This was small to them? What the hell would large look like, then? The city was also extremely beautiful, not unlike the people that inhabited it. He followed Eren and Mikasa into what he believed to be their house. It was large and spacious. Many small creatures of the planet scurried around the floor and walls, which seemed to be normal in this place.
"I'm going to go get some supplies to treat your wounds. I'll be back shortly," Eren said and walked down one of the hallways. Mikasa led him to a wooden bench with a futon on it, telling him to lie down. He did so, and found the set up to be surprisingly comfortable. Levi turned towards the girl.
"Nice place you got here. You're siblings? You look nothing alike. I'd guess he was your boyfriend considering you two live together."
Mikasa blushed even further. "Hes no- I mean, its... complicated."
She turned to the wall, her hair swooshing around as she did so. She felt odd around Levi. She wasnt quite sure why, but she did. It made her uneasy. After a few more moments of awkward silence, Eren returned with what was supposed to be first aid.
He had a syringe filled with a green liquid instead of bandages and disinfectants. He walked over to Levi, and asked him to roll up his sleeve. He did as instructed, and then Eren injected the syringe into Levi. Almost instantaneously, Levi's wounds began to heal themselves. He felt amazing. He felt healthy. He felt empowered. He enjoyed this feeling that the syringe gave him.
"Don't think about taking another one," Eren said, seemingly reading Levi's mind. "They make you feel amazing, I know, but more than one dosage a day could be fatal."
Levi's eyes widened slightly at this statement.
"I was going to say that it would be amazing if we had that shit on earth, but after you said that, I'm realizing that we have too many stupid people."
He sat up on the bench. "Well, I must thank you for taking care of me, but I really need to get going. I have to search for my crew-"
Levi was cut off by a beeping from his communicator. He opened it up and stared at the message inside:
Petra Ral
Status: Deceased
Another beep came. And another. And another. Four beeps total. Four people were in his crew. Levi didn't need to read the others to know what they said. He was the only survivor. His expression was frozen, and he didn't notice as tears began streaming down his face.
Eren grabbed Levi's shoulders. "Are you okay?" Levi had no response. He was frozen solid.
"Mikasa, he doesn't look so good. He seems to be in some state of shock." Mikasa got up from the fouton and looked at levi.
"He's crying," She said, quietly. Eren looked at the front of his face. Tears were slowly working thier way down his face. He shook Levi.
"What happened?!" He exclaimed.
Levi spoke, his lips barely moving. "...dead. THEY'RE ALL FUCKING DEAD, GODDAMMIT."
The tears rushed faster and Levi didn't even try to hold them in. He hadn't cried in years. He pulled his knees up to his chest and buried his face into his hands, shaking. He felt Eren's arms wrap around him and he heard Mikasa's concerned voice in the background. Eren made a series of clicks and mumbles to the girl, and she got up from her seat and walked out of the room. Eren told her to go, that Levi needed some space. She could understand that. She'd been upset like this too, after her parents died. Eren turned back to Levi, stroking his hair in a comforting manner.
"I know that this is very hard for you. My sister went through the same experience, losing loved ones. It did quite a number on her. But she powered through it. She got over it all. After a while, she learned to let go. This is rough for you, I know, but everything will end up fine," He continued stroking Levi's hair, hoping that this would calm him down.
Levi hugged Eren back and mumbled a thank you. Eren smiled.
"So how does dinner sound? Mikasa is an excellent cook." The question was rhetorical, or course. Levi knew they were going to make him eat and rebuild his strength. He nodded in response to Eren's question.
"...that sounds pretty nice right now."
Shortly after, Mikasa returned to the room to begin dinner, and levi and Eren helped out wherever they could. Eren told Levi stories and and facts about Kahbadanzar, and Mikasa retold ancient legends of the planet. Levi had to admit that this did raise his spirits slightly. They ate and continued their conversations for hours after. Levi told him about his home, his family, and his friends and crew. Though it did cause him sadness to think about them, he enjoyed remembering the time they spent together. As it got later into what was considered night here, Eren stood up.
"Okay. Levi can share my room tonight. He can use the bed, or I'll set up a futon for him. Whichever he prefers." The boy smiled gently at Levi.
"...I'll share the bed if that's alright. I just kind of want to be near someone alive tonight."
There was a sad tone in Levi's voice as he spoke.
Eren smiled. "I completley understand. It is no problem."
Levi's expression lightened up a bit after being reassured by Eren. However, he did not understand why they were being so kind to him. They found him in a jungle. They took him home. They fixed him up. And now, on the first night of his stay, he was permitted to sleep in the same bed as another person whom he had only met a few hours ago.
Eren and Levi wished Mikasa goodnight, and Eren led him to their room. The bed was rather large and covered in exotic looking blankets and pillows. Eren went into a drawer and pulled out a silky robe and a pill tablet.
"Go get washed up and you can change into that. It should be much more comfortable than your current outfit. That tablet is our equivalent to your 'tooth brush,' but this works much better," Eren explained.
Levi thanked Eren, and went to go wash up. Even the bathroom was luxurious. He ate the tablet Eren gave him. It tasted like mint. Levi returned to find Eren laying on the bed reading something on a hologram. Levi crawled in next to the young man and curled into the covers.
Levi felt the soothing warmth radiating off of Eren, and to this, he quickly fell asleep. He was exhausted from all of the day's events. From losing all of his friends to gaining new ones, and being sucked into the infinite singularity of a black hole, he was emotionally and phisically drained. Eren wrapped his arm around Levi, offering him even more warmth than already provided. Levi began to snore, and with this, Eren put his holo-pad down and snuggled up to Levi. Within ten minutes, they were both out of it, and snoring in each other's arms.
END CHAPTER 1