Note: Connected to Uncovered Past(one of my previous stories) timeline

An intimidating young white-haired woman entered the room. Her eyes glared at each of the military police recruits from the 501st training corps.

"Alright brats, listen up! I am Commander Freed, of the Shield Force. Next to the king, I'm the most powerful person in the country. We do things differently in the Shield Force understand? This isn't the military police. Our job is simple. We kill to protect humanity from itself. And we have saved countless lives because of it. Those Survey Corps brats aren't the hope for humanity, we are! So harden up, and lose your morals, your so-called humanity. We kill so we can survive,"

Sweat dribbled down some of the soldier's foreheads. Most were afraid to speak.

"Do you understand, soldier?!" she yelled into the face of a lanky brown-haired soldier.

"Yes, sir!" he yelled his voice shaking.

"Good," she replied. Her eyes moved towards a blonde girl, her pale blue eyes calmly fixed on the person in front of her. Commander Freed marched up to the girl.

"State your name soldier," she growled.

"Annie Leonhardt,"

"And why are you here?"

Annie glared back at the Commander. "Because I'm a good soldier,"

"You know what I mean, warrior," she said in a whisper.

The Commander made a swift turn towards the crowd.

"I have a mission. An important mission that myself and the king have chosen you to do. Capture a titan shifter,"

A stunned silence took the soldiers.

"Yes. Many titan shifters exist within the walls. There are some even within this room,"

Some soldiers gasped, and most were too afraid to even move.

"As of now, our main objective is capturing the founding titan, known as Eren Jaeger. Because Nile Dok failed at retrieving him, we have been tasked to take him from the Survey Corps,"

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Annie tried as hard as she could to avoid Commander Freed. She knew too much about this world. But the Commander found her almost too easily.

"Leonhardt," she said swishing her white hair over her shoulder. "Do you know why you're here?"

Annie stopped mid-walk. "No," she replied plainly.

"I knew your father. He was... a colleague of mine. He trained you did he not?"

"Yes,"

"Then you must be a strong warrior,"

"What of it?" Annie said the words slipping out of her mouth. She regretted her decision. Commander Freed replied in a completely different manner than she expected, retaining her serious complexion.

"Join me, Annie. I too was once taken advantage of on Marley. The Marleyans have no power here. You can finally escape. Finally live your own life, not someone else's,"

Annie continued to walk down the hall.

"Consider your next move wisely, Leonhardt. I'd rather not kill you,"

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Commander Freed sat at her desk, her hands folded. Her eyes were closed as she recalled a memory.

"We should join the military Kara!" A young boy's voice echoed in her mind.

"Just to join the lame Survey Corps? All they do is get themselves killed," she replied.

"Yeah, well at least it's for a greater cause,"

Kara frowned. "Is that what you really think Erwin?"

"Of course!" Erwin said with a smile. "Once I become commander of the Survey Corps, I'll make sure of it. We'll learn more about the outside world,"

"The outside world is cruel. I like it here. It's safe here. And free,"

"Free? You call being cramped up in these walls free?"

"It's better than being cramped up in an actual cage,"

Erwin waved his hand. "Whatever. You'll see one day. We can't remain ignorant for the rest of our lives,"

Kara opened her eyes as a soldier shoved open her door.

"There's an attack in Wall Sina!! It's a female titan!!"

Kara looked unsurprised. She could hear the commotion outside, but didn't even move from her seat as the female titan and the founding titan fought through the city. So you have chosen death, Annie Leonhardt, she thought.