Eren
I walk down the hall towards the vampires, my hunger growing stronger with every step. When I reach the room, I stop and look inside. Five bodies lie on the ground; one vampire, and four humans that have been sucked dry. I don't know any of them personally, but I've seen them in the cafeteria. I grit my teeth, anger quickly swelling.
Six of the vampires are leaning against the walls while the other three are latched onto the last soldier. He's letting out small whimpers, which just serve to rile up my baser instincts, telling me to sink my fangs into his flesh alongside them. A couple drops of blood drip down his neck and I can feel my control slipping.
I clench my jaw, digging my fangs into my gums. I have to think about something else, anything else. I promised Armin and Levi I would do this. I can't let them down, and not just because it'll earn me a death sentence. I owe them both. I take deep breaths through my mouth. I can't let Levi down.
Somehow, I pull myself together and walk through the door still in control. I look around the room and grin, showing off my fangs. "I knew there were more of us around here somewhere."
Two vampires step forward. They're both tall, one with slicked back dark hair, and the other with blond hair and blue eyes. They're both on guard.
"You weren't in the cells," says the one with dark hair.
I shake my head. "I've been locked up in that lab."
He shudders. "That must have been awful. I hope you gave that crazy bitch what was coming to her."
"Oh I did. She tasted delicious." I lift my hand, still covered in blood from the vampire Levi killed, and slip one finger into my mouth. It tastes like ash, but I do my best to put a blissful expression on my face, hoping they don't realize the blood isn't human.
"Glad to hear it. She was a real demon."
I nod and then smile. "I got some good information out of her too. We still have a chance to escape."
He raises an eyebrow. "This place is on lockdown. There's nothing left we can do but kill everyone in here."
I shake my head. "There's a secret exit."
"Seems sloppy for a place like this," he says, narrowing his eyes.
I shrug. "I think it's worth checking out. I'm not going to die down here if I can avoid it."
He nods. "I suppose you're right. My name's Bentley, but you can call me Bean. That's Sonny over there." He gestures to the blonde one standing beside him.
I snicker. "What kind of name is Bean?"
His eyes narrow. "Just what are you trying to say?" I take a deep breath, cursing internally. That won't help them trust me.
"Nothing, sorry." I try to put on a friendly smile. "I'm Eren."
The vampire cocks his head to the side, a slow grin crossing his face. "You don't mean Eren Jeager do you? Grisha's son?"
My eyes go wide. "You know my dad?"
He laughs. "Who doesn't? Poor sap's been searching everywhere for you." He shakes his head. "What kind of vampire gets all sentimental anyway?"
One of the others shoots him a dirty look. "Don't talk about him like that. You know how much we owe him."
The dark haired one scoffs. "Not anymore we don't." He turns to me with a predatory gleam in his eye. "Come on, let's get you out of here."
My mind reels. Did my dad have something to do with the escape? I take a deep breath to compose myself. I can worry about all of that later. Right now I have a job to do. I beckon. "The exit's back this way."
One by one, the vampires all follow me out of the room.
The blond one sniffs the air as he walks next to me. He gives me a suspicious look. "You don't smell right."
I tense, searching for a believable answer. "Oh, uh, that woman was messing with me every day for weeks, it must be because of that." The dark haired one looks a bit skeptical but doesn't say anything.
I lead them up to a room with a heavy metal door. It's an old holding cell, converted into a storage room when the newer ones were built. I push the door open. "It's in here."
I stand just inside the doorway, nerves mounting as they pass me. As soon as the last one is inside, I duck out of the room and slam the door shut. I wait for the lock to turn red, but it never does.
Levi
I watch Eren head towards the vampires with a tightness in my chest. We're screwed if he messes this up. He better not get himself killed.
I look up at the speaker above the door. "What are we supposed to do once Eren traps them?"
"Don't worry about it." Armin says. "I already have it covered. Just go."
I hurry down the halls to a small room that used to be an office. "What am I looking for?"
My earpiece crackles. Armin got it working before I left, but the connection is still fuzzy. "There should be something plugged into the computer."
I scan the backside of the computer and see a little box with blinking lights. They go off when I disconnect it. I hold it up to the security camera. "This thing?"
"Yeah, that's it. Now we just need to restart the grid, and my antivirus program should be able to handle whatever's left. And hurry, Eren's almost there."
I curse. "Alright, just make sure my path is clear."
"Ummm… I don't see any between here and there, but the cameras in the room itself aren't working."
"Alright, I'll be careful then." I take of at a run down the hallway, slowing only when I reach the staircase down. Yellow light spills from the open door, so at least the emergency light is working. I draw my gun and start down the stairs.
I step into the room and swear internally. Two bodies lie on the ground, a vampire drinking from one of them. It's too busy to notice me, so I line up my first shot.
Something crashes into me from the side, knocking the gun from my hands. A second vampire? I crash into the concrete wall, pain shooting through my arm. Blood slowly soaks through my right sleeve.
The other vampire looks up, his red eyes coming to rest on the bloodstain. "Perfect timing, I was just finishing up with this one."
"He's mine," growls the other.
"Not if I get him first." They both rush at me.
Armin speaks in my ear again. "Levi, Eren's already there! You have to do it now!" I look between the two vampires and the electrical box behind them. Shit.
Eren
The lock doesn't turn red. My eyes widen and I take a step back. The system still isn't back online?
The door of the room slides open. Bean stands there looking furious. I turn to run, but he's on me in an instant. He grabs me and pulls me back into the room, throwing me down next to the door. My head cracks against the wall.
Bean glares at me. "Trying to trap us? Too bad the locks are all out of commission." His fist collides with my jaw, making my head spin.
One of the other vampires grabs his hand. "He's Grisha's son, remember?"
Bean snarls and rips away form him. "Who cares? He's covered in vampire blood."
The vampire takes a closer look at me, then steps back. "Don't be too rough on him. He's still one of us."
I glare at them. "I am not one of you."
Bean sneers. "You're a vampire, of course you are. You can't change your nature."
"At least I'm trying," I spit.
He takes a couple steps over to me. "And look where that's gotten you." He brings his foot down on my thigh, snapping the bone in two.
A burst of agonizing pain shoots through my leg, and then the bones start trying to realign themselves. They scrape and grind against each other and the pain gets even worse. Blood drips down my chin as I bite my lip, trying to stay quiet.
Just before I can heal completely he brings his foot down again. The bone shatters into pieces that shift around inside my leg like blades. This time I can't hold back the cries that leave my lips. A couple of the vampires snicker.
I grit my teeth and glare around the room. I have to do something. I can't just let them win. Bean's fist comes towards me again.
All of a sudden the lights flicker back on. He pauses, blinded for a moment, and I see my chance. I dart to the side and slam my hand on the button to close the door. Then I make a break for the opening. I almost make it.
Hands grab me and pull me back into the room as the door clangs shut. Two vampires grab me from either side and force me to my knees. I struggle and try to pull away, but their grips are like iron. Every vampire in the room glares at me with a savage hatred. Bean steps towards me. His face twisted in an ugly scowl. "I'm going to kill you."
I smirk. "Go ahead, I've already won. You're all going back in those cages- for good this time." I look around at the couple vampires trying to get the door open. "There's no way you're getting out." Bean's hand reaches towards me. I knew I was going to die sooner or later. At least I got a chance to help Armin and Levi before I did.
He grabs my head and starts twisting and pulling. Pain shoots through my neck and my vision starts to go spotty. Just when I think he's going to rip it clean off, he stops and his grip loosens. I manage to push him away, and fall to the floor, gasping.
Then I notice the strange smell filling the room. My eyelids start to feel heavy. Bean is slowly losing his balance and, along with the rest of the vampires, he collapses in front of me. My limbs start to go numb.
Bean glares at me. "I guess the humans came to your rescue. Go on back to them, see how long you can go before you rip their throats out." The last thing I see is his scowling face, before everything goes dark.
Levi
I stare down at the lifeless bodies of the two vampires, wiping blood off my hands with a handkerchief. Neither of them were particularly skilled. Killing them only took a couple minutes.
"How did things go with Hange?" I ask Armin.
"It was a success, they're all out cold."
"And Eren?"
The line is silent for a moment. "...He was still inside the room."
I freeze. "I thought you said the drug could kill him."
"I know! It's impossible to control the dose of something aerosolized like that." His voice breaks. "But if we did nothing, he would've died anyway."
I shove my handkerchief back into my pocket and grit my teeth. Eren can't die on me. "Let Hange know I'm bringing him to the medical room."
I run back down the halls to the old cell where Eren is, pausing briefly outside the door. "Are you sure they're all knocked out?"
"As sure as I can be."
I draw my gun and slide my keycard in the lock. The door swings open to reveal the vampires, all sprawled out on the floor. I look around for Eren. He's lying completely still. I kneel down and put my hand to his chest. He's not breathing, but that doesn't tell me anything.
My heart beats faster as I realize he could be dead and I would have no way of knowing. I put away my gun, and scoop him up, ignoring the strain in my arm. Eren is damn heavy, and I'm breathless by the time I reach the medical room. Hange hurries over and leads me to one of the beds. I lay him down, and she starts to look him over.
"How is he?" I ask.
Her eyebrows crease with worry. "He's alive, but we won't know much more until he wakes up." I walk over to the seating area and sink down into one of the chairs. This wouldn't have happened if I was faster. This is my fault.
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