CHAPTER 3: The games
The next day was the day of the games.
Mikasa and Eren parted ways but before they did Mikasa hugged him and whispered in his ear, "There's something I want to say before we leave. Thank you…for being with me. Thank you…for teaching me I could continue living. Thank you…for wrapping this scarf around me. I love you."
Eren whispered back before letting go, "I'll wrap you up in it again…again and again forever. I love you too," and kissed her softly.
The two went to their elevators. Petra was waiting by Mikasa's elevator. Petra gave Mikasa a hug.
"You'll do good out there. I know you'll win," Petra said.
"Thank you," Mikasa said. Mikasa went in the elevator and waved to Petra through the glass as it began going up. Suddenly, peacekeepers came running in the room and grabbed Petra by the arms, trying to pull her away. Mikasa watched horrified as the peacekeepers pulled out their guns and…
Mikasa arrived in the arena, standing as still as possible on her explosive platform. Around her was water and jungle. On either side of Mikasa were bridges that led to the center and the jungle. In fact, that's what was next to all the tributes. Every tribute had to swim to get to the jungle or the center.
Mikasa saw Eren nearby. They must've both seen the bow Mikasa was eyeing because Eren mouthed "don't try."
The timer started counting down. Five, four, three, two, one…
Mikasa dived in the water. She swam toward the bridge leading to the center. She climbed up on the bridge and began running toward the middle. She looked two both sides of her. Other tributes were running that way as well, the rest fleeing toward the jungle. She caught a glimpse of Armin. He was going away from the center.
Mikasa grabbed the bow and arrows and was going to run off, but Bertholt tapped her shoulder (he had Maggs piggy back riding on him) and pointed at the water. Eren and Thorn from district 5 were punching each other in the water, trying to drown the other. Mikasa couldn't shoot because they were thrashing around making it impossible to aim. Both boys went under.
Mikasa heard footsteps coming toward her. She turned and Eva from district 2 running toward her with an axe. Mikasa shot an arrow at her chest and she fell into the water.
"BOOM!" Mikasa officially made the first kill.
Mikasa turned back to the water. There was another "BOOM!" Mikasa waited in deep worry for a second. Eren broke the surface, choking up water. Mikasa grabbed his hand and pulled him on shore. While Mikasa was helping him up though, Olivia from district 8 came running at them. Bertholt threw his spear at her.
"BOOM!"
Bertholt pulled his spear out and told Eren and Mikasa, "C'mon let's go!" The three ran toward the jungle with Maggs RIDING toward it. As they were running, there were three more deaths.
They only stopped when Eren hit a force field in the jungle. He flew back ten feet and hit the ground. His eyes were closed, and he wasn't breathing. Mikasa's eyes widened in terror and she placed her ear against his chest. There was no beat.
Bertholt began doing CPR on him. Mikasa was panicking. This was what she always had nightmares about. Just when Bertholt was about to give up hope, Eren sat up and began breathing heavily. Mikasa hugged him.
"You were dead! You weren't breathing! Your heart stopped!" Mikasa said through sobs. Eren gently rubbed her back.
"It's okay, it's okay…it's working again…" Eren said. Once Mikasa calmed down they got far away from the force field.
Suddenly, Mikasa heard a voice. She knew it couldn't be Rue, but that's what it sounded like. She ran toward the voice. Everyone called after her. Then came another voice. Bertholt came running too. Both voices were screaming for help. But where the voice should've been was a bird flying around. It was a bird known as a Jabber Jay. Mikasa shot it, and Rue's voice stopped.
"It's okay, it's just a Jabber Jay!" Mikasa said to Bertholt.
"Jabber Jays only copy!" Bertholt said. More Jabber Jays came flying in, calling out for help in the voices of people they knew. Mikasa tried to run away from them, but some sort of force field appeared and trapped them in. On the other side, Eren began pounding on the field. The birds crowded Mikasa and Bertholt. Mikasa cried out for Eren.
"It's okay! It's okay just hold on!" Eren yelled, but the force field blocked off his voice. An hour later is when the force field and Jabber Jays finally disappeared. Mikasa was lying on the floor, her hands over her ears. Eren pulled her in his arms gently.
"Eren…" Mikasa croaked her voice full of sorrow.
"Shh…it's over now…it's done…" Eren whispered when she let out a soft whimper. Eren helped Mikasa up and they walked far away.
The sun began to set.
Suddenly the names and pictures of the fallen tribute flashed across the sky. Eva, Thorn, Olivia, Remio, Ethan, and Spethia were killed.
Everyone was super thirsty. No one had any water. They all searched for fresh water but were unsuccessful. Suddenly, everyone heard a "ding! Ding! Ding!" Mikasa looked frantically around. A little container attached to a parachute began floating down. Mikasa caught it and opened it. Inside was a note and spyle.
The note said, "Drink up brats. Survive."
"I think this is a spyle. You stick it into a tree and the water within the tree pours out," Mikasa said. She wedged it into a tree and waited. Water began to pour out. Everyone was relieved. They began drinking it, and Bertholt helped Maggs get some. After that everyone went to sleep. Mikasa took first watch.
Out of all things to expect, Mikasa wasn't ready for it. She heard loud booming footsteps and a hideous creature walked into view. It looked like a man, but it was quite too big (sixteen meters to be exact) and it's face was grotesque. It's mouth was wide, it's nose out of place, and one eye was higher than the other. It walked toward them.
"Guys! Wake up! We need to get out of here!" Mikasa said as the creature got closer. Everyone woke up. Bertholt quickly got Maggs and then everyone ran off. The creature followed from close behind.
"What is that thing?!" Eren asked.
"It looks just like the pictures in the books…it's a Titan!" Bertholt said.
"What?! A Titan?!" Eren asked. Bertholt nodded.
"Definitely a Titan!" Bertholt said. The problem was the extra weight on Bertholt's shoulder was making him fall behind. The Titan was catching up to him. And Maggs realized that. Maggs let go and fell off his shoulders. Bertholt stopped.
"Maggs!" Bertholt was about to pick her back up, but Maggs shook her head. She kissed him on the cheek and walked toward the Titan. Mikasa grabbed Bertholt's arm and pulled him away.
"BOOM!" Maggs sacrificed herself so that Bertholt wouldn't be eaten.
The three made it away from the Titan safely. Before anyone could even catch their breaths, Eren tapped Mikasa on the shoulder.
"*Pant* Yes? *Pant,*" Mikasa asked. Eren pointed all around them. Hundreds of monkeys were growling and surrounding them. The only place Mikasa could see that didn't have monkeys was…
"Walk very slowly toward the bay," Mikasa said. The three began moving very slowly. Their careful way of getting there was ruined when Bertholt tripped. The monkeys lunged at them. Mikasa shot one coming at Eren, Bertholt threw his spear at one coming at Mikasa, and Eren kicked one away from Bertholt. Everyone bolted toward the bay. A monkey lunged on Mikasa's back and bit her shoulder. Mikasa's shoulder began to bleed. Eren kicked the monkey off and helped Mikasa up. The three crashed into the bay swimming far away from the shore. The monkeys began making loud monkey barks, but they couldn't swim so they walked away.
Mikasa gripped her shoulder. Eren examined the bite.
"I think we should clean it off best we can, and try not to let it get infected," Eren said. Eren began to gently clean it off with water. Mikasa let him, clamping her eyes shut in pain.
At midnight a storm cloud rolled in and hit a huge tree in tree that was higher than all the others. Everyone wondered why.
The sun rose and the three were at the shore, hunting for fish and clams. Eren opened up a clam. He found a pearl inside.
"Here," Eren said, handing it to Mikasa.
"Thanks," Mikasa said, sliding it in her pocket. Suddenly from the other side of the starting section, a scream came.
"BOOM!" another death. The trees on that side crumpled over as a HUGE wave crashed over. It stopped in-between two of the bridges.
"That's new," Eren said. About an hour later, three people walked out of the jungle next to them, soaked in red. It was Armin, Johanna, and Tappy. Armin ran over to Eren and Mikasa.
"Hey guys! Don't worry, we don't want to harm you!" Armin added as Mikasa pulled out her bow. Johanna walked over.
"You know what happened? It started raining. HOT BLOOD! We were burned all over! I am tired of being put in here! You hear me Reiss?! YOU CAN'T PUT EVERYONE IN HERE!" Johanna ranted.
"Tick tock! Tick tock!" Tappy said.
"What's wrong with her?" Eren asked.
"She's in shock," Armin said, shaking his head sadly. The three walked in the water to get clean. Mikasa helped clean off Tappy.
"Tick tock!" she said pointing at the platform in the middle. Mikasa looked over at it. A sudden realization hit her.
"A clock! This place is a clock! Tappy, you're a genius!" Mikasa said. Tappy smiled and nodded frantically. The two went back to the surface and Mikasa explained and drew a picture.
"So, at about 10:00 pm is the Titan…11:00 pm are the monkeys…at midnight the lightning strikes that tree…at about 9:00 am is the huge wave from over there…and at about 10:00 am is the blood…but we don't know what the other hours are," Mikasa said.
Suddenly, Hitch jumped out of a tree and stabbed Tappy in the back. Mikasa shot Hitch with an arrow.
"BOOM! BOOM!" both were down. Everyone ran to the other side of the bay for safety precautions.
"I have an idea. You know how the lightning strikes there at midnight? Well I have these metal wires. Metal and water conducts electricity, right? Well we could attach one end to the tree and the other one in this bay. If we leave here, the place is going to get flooded by tributes because this is where all the supplies are. Anyone who's in the water or the damp sand will get electrocuted," Armin said.
"What if no one's in the water?" Mikasa asked.
"Well…it's still worth a try, right?" Armin asked. Everyone agreed. Later when it got dark, Mikasa pulled Eren aside for a talk.
"Eren, I don't know if we should go with them. We don't know if they're safe or not. What if they try to kill us when we don't expect it?" Mikasa asked. Eren placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Just stay with me and you'll be alright," Eren said. Mikasa sighed and nodded.
"C'mon guys! It's time to get going!" Armin yelled. Eren and Mikasa came out, and Mikasa intertwined her fingers with Eren's. They began heading toward the tree.
Eren and Mikasa stayed in sight of the group, but toward the back where they could be alone.
"What if they ask us to part ways?" Mikasa asked.
"You know how to complain," Eren said. Mikasa sighed.
"That might not work," Mikasa said.
"C'mon, you think they'll argue with the girl on fire? A pregnant girl?" Eren asked. Mikasa blushed.
"How did you come up with that story anyway?" Mikasa whispered. Eren shrugged.
"Stop. Something's tugging on the wire. Could you and Johanna go check it out?" Armin asked. Mikasa looked over at Eren.
"Can Eren come with me instead?" Mikasa asked.
"No, I'll need his help tying this onto the tree," Armin said.
"Then can I go alone? I can take care of myself," Mikasa said. Johanna crossed her arms.
"Is there a problem here?" Johanna asked. Mikasa shook her head. Mikasa gave Eren a look that said "I'll be fine. Stay safe," and walked off.
They two found the wire ripped. Johanna pushed Mikasa down and cut Mikasa's arm. Mikasa wasn't aware that she cut out Mikasa's tracking device.
"Johanna?! Mikasa?!" Bertholt yelled in the distance. Johanna ran off. Mikasa saw the thunder clouds rolling in, in the distance. Mikasa stumbled up and an idea hit her. She tied the wire to an arrow and aimed up. The lightning hit and Mikasa shot the arrow. The lightning surged up the wire with the arrow and the arrow hit a force field above the stadium.
For everyone who was watching the games, the TV screen went black.
The entire stadium collapsed. Mikasa passed out from the electric shock. She did not shoot the arrow in time, so she was electrocuted.
Mikasa's eyes fluttered open. Mikasa sat up in a hospital bed. She looked around. Levi was sitting next to her.
"Oh good, you're awake. Congratulations, brat. You ended the games," Levi said.
"Where's Eren? Where am I?" Mikasa asked.
"You're in district 13. No, it was not destroyed like the president wants you to believe. And your boyfriend? The president has him," Levi said. Mikasa was horrified.
END OF EPISODE 2.
