Chapter 9

"GODDANMIT!" Thalia shouted. Of course she had to open her mouth and say something. An Abnormal broke free of the forest scaring her into dropping her water all over the kid waking her up, damn basterd. It was trailing behind them and it just so happens that the wagon she was in, is near the back.

"We need to take it out!" someone shouted from in front of her. Ivanna looked terrified. Thalia looked at Levi.

Levi sighed and said, "Take it out!" Thalia smirked.

"Don't worry kid! I got this!" She drew her blades and shot a cable into the titan's forehead and shot towards it. She steered right and flung herself into the air, retracting her cable. Once in the air, she dropped down near its nape and sliced through the skin. It fell forward and she ran along its back. Once she got to the head, she jumped and landed into the wagon. Everyone was stunned. Ivanna looked at her shocked. "Told you I got it," she said sitting down and putting her blades away.

As they ran, Thalia started a conversation.

"So the Female Titan saved you?" she asked. Ivanna nodded.

"Yeah, I was surrounded, as I always was. I had been for weeks. They knew I was there, just didn't look. I was living in fear and all I could think about was how young I was. All I wanted was to see my mom again, for her to hold me. Near the end, I thought maybe I should just let them take me. I didn't want to be scared of being found out and to be eaten, but then…" her eyes glazed over as she seemed to have a flashback.

"I heard them walking away and then the lightning struck and I peeked out ever so slightly. What I saw I thought was fascinating. A titan started to form, black hair, tall and terrifyingly beautiful." Thalia smiled a bit. "She let out a screech and took out the titans in two blows. When they were down she looked at my house and walked over. She may have taken out those titans, but I wasn't taking any chances. I hid under the blanket again and waited. When she got to the house, I could feel her gaze burning through the blanket into me. I finally let out my despair, fear and desperation in a whimper. She made a sound in her throat and lifted the blanket. She took one look at me and she seemed relieved. She then wrapped me in the blanket and put me in her mouth," Ivanna explained.

"Her mouth?" came Eren's voice. Thalia hadn't noticed, but Eren's team had all rode alongside the wagon listening. Armin nodded.

"I think she put you there to keep you safe. She also needed two hands to fight and protect her weak spot," Armin explained. Ivanna sighed and yawned.

"I really wish we knew who the Female Titan is, I want to tell her thank you," she said lying down. She yawned again and closed her eyes and fell asleep. Everyone smiled, except Jean. Later he will complain how mushy and weird it was. In her head Thalia said, "You're welcome".

When they entered the gate, everyone watched them walk by. They seemed surprised that there weren't many corpses. During the ride back, Eren decided to accompany Thalia in the wagon.

Finally, a woman broke through the crowd and the Scouts stopped. They looked at Thalia and nodded. Thalia sighed and got out of the wagon and walked over to the woman. The woman grabbed her hands.

"Please Miss, anything? I am prepared to take any news! All I want is to know the state of my little girl!" she said. Thalia stood there for a moment in silence staring at her feet.

"I didn't find her," Thalia said. Something inside the woman broke. She choked back a sob and let go of her hands. She was about to walk away when Thalia spoke again. "But," she said. The woman turned around. "Someone else did." Thalia looked at Eren and Eren shook Ivanna awake. Ivanna looked over while rubbing her eyes. When she saw her mother she started crying and she jumped out of the wagon.

"Ivanna!" the woman cried and spread her arms out. Ivanna ran into her mother's embrace and they both sobbed for 2 minutes, while everyone cheered.

When they stopped they turned to Thalia. "Who was the one who saved my daughter?" she asked.

Ivanna murmured so only her mom could hear, "A titan." Her mother looked absolutely stunned.

"I'm sure Ivanna here will tell you what happened, now if you'll excuse me, we should get going," Thalia said. She bowed and was about to walk away when the woman stopped her.

"Wait!" Thalia turned around. "Take this!" Thalia saw her unclip a necklace from around her neck. It had a black chain and a blue moon shaped stone.

"But I didn't save her," she murmured.

"You did, you took out that titan!" Ivanna said. Thalia panicked for a moment, but then she remembered the ride back.

"You also made sure my daughter got to safety. Also by "the titan who saved her", you mean another one like Eren Jaeger, I assume. Please if you find out whom it is, thank them for me," she said. Thalia bowed down and the woman clipped the necklace on. Thalia smiled and got in the wagon. Eren smiled and the Scouts started moving again.

When they reached HQ, Thalia put her horse in the stables and went to her bunk. When she arrived she saw no one there.

"Weird," Thalia said. She walked into the bathroom and sighed. She needed a shower to relieve her tense muscles. So she turned the shower on and stripped down to her birthday suit. She stepped into the shower and sighed with bliss. The water running down her body really helps. This also gives her time to think.

Meanwhile, Levi, Erwin, Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Connie, Sasha and Krista were sitting at a table in the dining room. They were alone so they could talk about recent developments.

"I'm sure you know why you're all here," Erwin began. They nodded. "This Female Titan is nothing we've ever seen. She seems to be taller than both Annie and Eren. She can also harden her skin. She is also quite smart and seems to be protective of you, Eren," Erwin continued. Eren smiled sheepishly. Levi then came in.

"It also seems that Eren is protective of her too." Everyone nodded again. Erwin took over.

"We have reason to believe we found a way to trap her, but Eren we will need your help." Eren looked at him wearily.

"What do you need me to do?" he asked. Levi and Erwin looked at Armin.

"She seems to trust you more than anyone. We can use that to our advantage. If she thinks you're in danger, she will most likely come running to help you. Like today when she saw the smoke signal. The catch is, you are not actually going to be in danger…" Armin carried on explaining the plan.

So their thinking of a plan…Oh and Ivanna was reunited with her mother, that's so sweet!

Mikasa: So is this plan going to succeed?

Me: You'll need to find out

Mikasa: Lexi doesn't own anything