Chapter 9:The Trial
The next day, Eren and Mikasa quietly sleeping while others were sleeping as well. They did not know about Eren and Mikasa having sex last night, but some of them figured it out. They all saw clothes that belonged to them on the floor and it became very obvious that Eren and Mikasa had sex. Once they woken up, Levi and Commander Erwin were standing in the middle of the room, looking at Eren and Mikasa.
Connie, who was very tired, said, "What the hell ? Why are you guys here ?"
Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and the others woke up to see them, still looking at Eren and Mikasa. Levi said, "It's none of your business. It's his."
He then pointed at Eren and continued, "By the way, make sure to clean up the place next time. You don't want people like us to look at a huge mess."
Levi was holding Eren and Mikasa's clothes, which were folded nice and neatly. Commander Erwin then said, "After you get dressed, you are ordered to report to the courthouse. Even the rest of you."
Armin got up from his bed and said, "What do you mean ? What's gonna happen to Eren ?"
Levi put the clothes down and replied, "Your friend here, has people against him and the Military Police wants to kill him for what he has done to humanity."
Eren said, "What ?! I didn't do anything. All I did was help humanity with Godzilla. We were able to retake the Trost District yesterday."
Commander Erwin took a chair and sat down. Levi did the same and said, "Look, they don't give a shit about all of that. They think you're the enemy and we disagree. With your abilities and that giant lizard, we can seal the gates of the walls and defeat that Colossal Titan."
Commander Erwin also said, "Since you have a connection with the lizard, you can get information from him about the Titans and where they might come from. As far as we know, nobody else could have that ability except you."
Eren then realized that if he dies, then no one would be able to talk to Godzilla except the Colossal Titan. Commander Erwin and Levi got up from the chairs and left without saying anything else. Meanwhile, Godzilla was still asleep, unaware of people on horses travelling right past him. They seem to be setting up some base next to the castle-like building and some people stopped to look at him. Some soldiers traveled on his body and they removed pieces of Godzilla's skin. Little did they know, Godzilla felt it and scratched the soldiers off. Although, they managed to get some skin samples from him and analyzed it. Later on, soldiers and doctors started to build the camp around Godzilla's whole body and began to test experiments on him.
Back in the city, Eren and the others were heading to courthouse. Before Eren and Mikasa got to the courthouse, they went to a hospital to visit Carla, who is also going to go to the courthouse. When they got to her room, Carla was in her wheelchair, staring out the window of the room.
She turned to them and said, "Eren, Mikasa, it's nice to see you two again. I've heard about the wall incident, are you alright ?"
Eren replied, "We're fine, mom. I'm just nervous about the trial today, I can't believe that Godzilla and I sealed the wall and all we get is trouble."
Mikasa also said, "I'm nervous too, I don't want to see Eren in the hands of the Military Police. There's a chance that they'll kill him or torture him."
Carla slowly pushed her wheelchair with Eren and Mikasa helping her. She then said, "Armin came here last night and he told me everything. I'm finally happy to see you two together."
Eren and Mikasa smiled at each other and they took Carla to the courthouse, where a man named Darius Zackly will determine Eren's fate.
The whole courthouse was filled with soldiers from the Military Police and soldiers from the Scout Regiment. Carla, Mikasa, Armin, and the others were sitting next to Commander Erwin and Levi, while Eren was forced to be tied up in the middle of the room. After everybody was gathered, Darius started the trial and he began with the Military Police. They discussed about how Eren became a Titan in the Trost District and on Wall Rose during the attack. A witness of Eren's rage on the wall came into the courthouse and sat with the Military Police, the person was none other than Kitts who has an angry look on his face.
Kitts was asked about the incident on the wall and he said, "Your honor, Eren Jaeger was getting people on his side and corrupting them. I just simply tried to take him away, but his friends decided to use force on me and my soldiers. I even tried to take him out until he used his Titan ability to attack me and other troops. How can we trust somebody like that if they're going to use their power to hurt innocent people ?"
The people in the audience whispered to each other about Kitts' story. Darius then said, "Eren Jaeger obviously tried to defend himself, you would do the same thing if someone tried to kill you. Now, time for the Scout Regiment to present their evidence of Eren being an ally."
Commander Erwin then stood up and said, "I do not know Eren Jaeger for a long time, but I have heard many stories about him. He helped a large group of soldiers with their problem of getting their gas for their 3DMG and prevented many casualties from happening. Not only that, but the giant creature that everybody keeps talking about also helped Eren Jaeger and the other soldiers. When we first encountered him, he did not try to attack us or anything."
Darius then said, "You may say that Eren has done some good things, but it doesn't really help with your evidence. Same goes for the Military Police, they only say he is a threat because he attacked a few people. Each of you must show detailed evidence about Eren Jaeger, or else I'll have to close this session."
Each side was presenting some details about Eren, but they can't seem to get Darius on any side. Even if they presented what Eren has done in the past, Darius wanted to know if one of the sides can control Eren. He wanted to make sure that Eren wouldn't go out of control and started attacking his allies. Each side started to think of what to do until the Military Police offered to shoot Eren if he ever starts to transform. Darius found the offer as a bad idea since he knew that the Military Police only wanted Eren for dissection. The Scout Regiment didn't have any ideas to control Eren except for Levi, who thought of one thing to keep Eren under control. Mikasa and Armin tried to think of something until Mikasa remembered the day on the wall when Eren attacked Kitts.
Mikasa whispered to Commander Erwin about the day on the wall and how Eren was supposedly controlled by Godzilla. She told him how Eren and Godzilla had a special connection with each other and that Eren is the only one who can talk to Godzilla.
Levi heard everything from the conversation and said, "You really think that anyone is going to believe that crap. They already think we're crazy people anyways."
Mikasa ignored him and said, "I can make them believe, just trust me."
She stood up from her chair and presented one final detail about Eren's ability. She explained everything about Eren being able to communicate with Godzilla and how he is the only person to talk to him. The Military Police didn't believe what she said, but Darius became interested.
He then said, "I have heard of the giant creature outside the walls, fighting the Titans for us. If Eren was able to transform into a Titan himself, then the creature could have probably sensed it. It's quite fascinating that Eren Jaeger is the only person with this ability."
Darius had finally made his decision and gave Eren to the Scout Regiment. The Military Police became furious, especially Kitts. Carla and Mikasa were relieved that Eren was going to be okay, while everybody else became happy since they know that they have a chance against the Titans.
Once they all left the courthouse, Carla said, "Eren, make sure to be careful with the Titans. You may be humanity's hope of survival, but you're still my little boy."
Jean and Connie giggled a little, but Eren didn't notice. He hugged his mother and said, "I know, but I'm not alone this time. I have someone just as special as you."
Eren then held Mikasa's hand and it made Carla feel happy. With the help of a doctor, she was able to go back to the hospital safely. Eren and the others went back to the headquarters until they were stopped by Levi and Hanji.
Levi then said, "We only want to speak with Eren privately. Now move along, you brats."
Everyone except Eren went back to the headquarters, but Mikasa stayed behind. Levi got a little annoyed and said, "Are your ears clogged or something ? I said that we need to talk to him privately."
Mikasa held Eren close and replied, "If you want to speak with him, you have to speak with me also."
Levi became even more annoyed, but Hanji said, "Very well, we just wanted to ask Eren to join the Scout Regiment, but I guess you can join too. You know, since you two are a couple and the more, the merrier I guess."
Levi became angry and walked away. He then said, "Fine ! Invite the giant lizard for all I care !"
Hanji ignored him and said, "Oh, don't worry about Levi. He may be the strongest soldier we have, but between us, he's actually a clean freak." Eren and Mikasa didn't know what to say, but they became happy to be together in the Scout Regiment.
Godzilla, who was still asleep, was still being experimented on by the scientists. In his thoughts, he tried to concentrate on who the Colossal Titan is. No matter what he does, he only sees images of four figures. Two of the figures were female and the other two were male, but it didn't really help him identify who they were. Suddenly, he felt a familiar connection and it started to get stronger. Godzilla sensed that Eren was getting closer and closer to him, so he started to wake from his slumber. He opened his eyes to see people and tents on him, but he carefully pushed them off his body. Godzilla then stood up and looked in the distance to see Eren and Mikasa riding horses.
He thought to himself, "What are they doing here ?" Confused, Godzilla waited for them so that he can know everything that has happened.
Eren and Mikasa were riding their new horses outside the walls along with the rest of the Scout Regiment. They were riding towards the castle-like building and they saw Godzilla, who is standing next to it.
Hanji rode her horse next to them and said, "Looks like he's awake now. Good thing we're right on time."
Eren was confused of what Hanji had just said, he wondered if the Scout Regiment was trying to wake Godzilla up. Once they reached the building, they saw people and many debris on the ground.
Levi got off his horse and said, "Great, looks like this lizard is the king of messes." Godzilla let out an angry roar and Eren could hear what it means.
In his thoughts, he tried to communicate with him again until Godzilla said, "It's very nice to see you again. I didn't expect you to be friends with this guy."
Eren smiled and replied, "Well, a lot has happened and humanity finally accepted me as an ally."
Godzilla looked around the area and said, "Since you're staying here, you can tell me everything that happened."
Eren got off his horse and he told Godzilla what had happened during the last few days. Levi then walked up to Eren and said, "Jaeger, I have a job for you. I want you and your girlfriend here to clean the headquarters, the dirt in there makes me sick."
He handed cleaning supplies to Eren and went back inside the Scout Regiment HQ. It was already dusk and Eren was tired after he was ordered to clean the HQ with Mikasa. Godzilla was also tired from not being able to sleep, Hanji and the other scientists stayed up to continue their experiments on him. Mikasa felt a little tired from the cleaning, so she went to sleep first. Eren then joined her in bed and fell asleep from a hard day of working.
In his mind, Godzilla kept on yelling, "HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THESE PEOPLE TO STAY AWAKE ?! I HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR WEEKS AND THESE HUMANS ARE BOTHERING ME SO MUCH !"
Godzilla's complaining kept Eren awake for the whole night and he also wasn't able to sleep anymore. Eren and Godzilla became cranky since they didn't get enough sleep last night and it was bothering them a lot. Things would never be the same anymore since they both now have responsibilities in the Scout Regiment.
