Ace: Here's chapter 2. And yes, the collapsed boy is Eren.
Disclaimer: I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin.
Chapter 2: Eren Jäger
Petra
I was waiting patiently for the patient to arrive when Hanji finally entered the room, looking quite upset. Preparing the cold cloths needed to cool any possible fever that might occur, I asked, "Is something wrong?"
Hanji looked at the ground before giving me a solemn look. "We may not be able to save this boy, making the fatality rate of today 4 people. AND I DIDN'T GET ANY MORE TITAN SPECIMENS! NO ONE BROUGHT ME ANY!"
"Calm down Hanji," I said as I quickly gave her a hug. "I call Erwin and see if he can send us any new specimens. And we might be able to save this patient."
"Why would you want those blasted creatures in here?" Levi muttered darkly as he was busy cleaning the floor.
"Research," Hanji responded. "And because they are fun to examine."
"Why are you cleaning Levi?" I asked. "We have a janitorial service. They're the ones who clean the room, not you."
"They don't do a good job with cleaning. They missed a spot."
"Levi, STOP IT!" I yelled. "The patient may come in soon and we need all hands to try to prevent it! You can't prioritize cleaning over human life!"
"The brat's not here yet, so this is not prioritizing cleaning over human life. Speaking of which, where are the other brats?"
"We're here!" Connie and Sasha yelled as they held a young boy with brown hair. Connie had the boy's legs and Sasha had the arms, which, while it was a little comical, was actually quite dangerous. My thoughts were proven when they tripped and dropped the patient on the floor, and he began to moan.
"That's not how you carry a patient," I began to scold them while I picked up the patient up. "You're suppose to either use the stretcher or a bed, not carry him like that! And you dropped him! He could get a concussion!"
"He doesn't have a concussion. He fell on his back, not his head. And he didn't fall from a great height, and I don't think that you can get a concussion from doing that*," Hanji stated somewhat calmly as I laid him on the operating table. "Let's see what stage of the infection he's in... CAN YOU HEAR ME?" She screamed loudly. Weird as it seems, it was quite effective. The boy covered his ears. "Jeez... You're right next to me. No need to make my ears bleed."
"So he's in the early stages... We might have a chance to save him," Hanji whispered excitedly. Motioning for me to write everything down, she asked, "What's your name?"
"Eren Jäger," he responded tiredly.
"How old are you?"
"I'm 15."
"Where are you from?"
"I'm from Shiganshina."
"Do you know where you were bitten?"
Eren held his hand up. "Right here," he pointed to the palm, where there was swelling underneath the thumb.
Hanji began to sweat as she asked the last question. "How long ago were you bitten? You don't have to give an exact time."
"Around... Twelve. I was looking at a clock when it happened."
I glanced at my watch. Eren had exactly 3 hours and thirty minutes left to live unless we acted now. I paled and gulped. I hope that we could save him, or else another life will be lost.
Hanji saw my expression and picked up Eren like he was an infant. Confused, I looked over to Levi to get some reassurance. He was just as mystified as I was, however, along with Connie. Sasha, however, was too busy eating a potato to notice what was going on.
"To the x-ray room!" Hanji declared as she ran out of the room with a struggling Eren in her arms. Levi, Connie, and I dashed after her in an effort to stop her while Sasha stayed behind, finishing her potato. We burst into the room to see Hanji strapping Eren to the table and Krista freaking out to the side. I ran over to her side and picked up the papers she probably dropped. "What did Hanji say when she entered the room?"
"She wants to see if she can use the x-ray machine to guess where the Titan is," she responded meekly.
Levi walked over to the table and stopped suddenly. "Where does it hurt brat?"
"Here," Eren pointed to his chest. Levi nodded and looked to Connie, Krista and me. "Leave," he commanded.
Nodding, all of us left and entered the hallway where we waited patiently for them to be done.
After hearing screaming for a few minutes (most likely Eren's), Hanji emerged happily out of the room. "Eren survived!"
My jaw dropped. "No way. How did you do it? This is a miracle!" I followed Hanji into the room.
"Levi kept asking Eren questions, and when it was near his stomach, Levi cut Eren's stomach and pulled the Titan out."
"Why was there screaming? Did you use the anesthesia this time?"
"We did! It's just.. When Levi dropped the Titan into the jar, Eren woke up suddenly, saw the blood, and was convinced that Levi was going to kill him."
"Makes sense," I said. "Where is Levi?"
"He's disinfecting the room," Hanji sighed. "Eren's over there."
We walked over to Eren. He lay there on the bed, exhausted. Hanji grabbed some cloths. "We sewed the wound up. Now let's-" Hanji stopped suddenly as after she removed the blanket. All of the blood drained from my face.
There was no evidence of the Titan being removed. It was like Eren never got hurt... Or had the stitches.
Before Hanji, Levi, and Petra left the room, there was a magazine article on Hanji's desk, Petra left a notebook on her desk, and Levi's desk had a book.
This is the article that was open on Hanji's desk:
Abnormal Titans
By Dr. Hanji Zoe
After most Titans infect humans, most of them escape and wait a bit to infect other humans. The time period ranges from a day to a month, depending on the weather, the human, etc. But there are Abnormal, or Variant, Titans, which are among the deadliest. They strike at random, but after entering the system, its pattern of attack is random. They'll strike three random organs, with one of them being the heart. The Abnormal Titans leave after causing major damage to victim, who dies within an hour or two of being bitten. To avoid getting bitten by an Abnormal Titan, avoid sewage areas or farms, where they gather most of them time. Doing this merely decreases the chances of getting bitten by them.
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On Petra's desk is her notepad, listing the symptoms of the Titan disease:
1. After being bitten, there is swelling where the bite is
2. After 1 hour of being bitten, the victim begins to sweat and moan about the pain.
3. After 2 hours, the victim pales and begins to thrash around a little.
4. After 3 hours, the victim screams hysterically and the thrashing intensifies. All communication from the victim is officially gone and they
5. After 4 hours, the victim stops thrashing around, but keeps moaning.
5. After the last thirty minutes, the victim closes their eyes and dies.
THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ABNORMALS!
What's on Levi's desk? A book titled "A History of Hospital Cleanliness".**
Ace: That was a long chapter. I tried to make it as interesting as possible, and I had to make sure that everything was consistent.
What was my favorite part about this chapter? Hanji running off like a maniac with Eren. That part makes me laugh a lot, because I can see it happen. And as for Eren, they're gonna keep him in the hospital for examination.
As for Mikasa, Armin, Ymir, etc., they will appear later. I know for sure that Reiner and Bertolt will for sure appear next chapter. Erwin will be mentioned, along with Mikasa and Armin. Jean might appear in the same chapter. And Marco and Annie will appear later.
Some notes;
*Hanji should have been more scientific. She's a doctor in this story! She should know how to say this scientifically!
** I am pretty sure this book does not exist in real life. It's here because I see Levi reading stuff like this.
That is all (for this chapter). Till next time.
Ace
