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Chapter Cover: Sarah seating down on the grassy ground with a horse head on the ground by her feet.

Chapter Ten

Return

The 58th Scouting Expedition Part 5

Levi was riding his horse with the young unconscious girl in front of him as he made his way through the open lands. He was holding her with one hand while riding with the other all the while thinking about what had just happened earlier.

This girl was a Titan shifter, like Eren and that Annie girl was. It made him wonder if she was part of that same group of people that were after the young man. The girl just recently joined the Scouts and he also remembers what happened during the time him and Hange met with that woman and the girl`s story.

If she was an enemy, he thought, Why didn't she attack Yeager or my team?

Then a sudden smoke signal drew his attention. It was green from the look of it. The Scout Captain glanced toward the direction it came from finding a group approaching toward where he was. He recognizes Hange glasses quite well in the distance and the woman approached him still riding.

"Why are you doing here?" He asked.

"The Commander sends us to look for you," Hange said, "The least you could be is grateful…what happened to the Abnormal Titans?"

"They were all killed," Levi told her, "By her."

Hange looked at the blonde girl, her eyes taking in the state her clothes were. Levi knew that she was already aware of what the girl was by just a look.

"Is that so?" she said, "Then let`s head back. Erwin will like to know of this."

Levi nodded at her.

"He will have to announce a retreat back to Wall Rose," he said, "With this new discovery, continuing the mission with this kind of threat on our hands won`t be ideal."

"I know," Hange said.

The group made their way through the open lands and finally reached the checkpoint that the Scouts had made their way. Levi can see the people moving about as they were placing stuff into the carts they have brought in. They were also members on horseback moving through the area probably on security details as some of them had spy glasses.

"Captain,"

He turned his gaze toward Ackerman.

"I will take Eren somewhere to get some rest sir," the girl told him.

Levi nodded his approval and the girl moved her horse away from him with Yeager on the back behind her. The boy looked a little thin without most of his clothes. Thought it seems that this time he managed to hang on to his ODM. It was a pain to change it every time he transform into his Titan form.

"I`ll inform Erwin about the situation," Hange said to him.

Levi simply acknowledged her with a nod before making his way toward one of the cart. He stepped down from his horse before taking hold of the girl in his arms. He placed her into the back of the cart. She was still unconscious, markings of where the Titan flesh had stuck to her face still visible by the numerous red markings that were upon her skin.

"Sarah,"

He turned his gaze toward the young man. He looked surprised to see her in such a state as he approached her, completely taken aback by the sight of the girl.

"What happened to her?" he asked.

Levi glanced at him.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Leon sir," the young man said saluting, "I`m a classmate of hers."

"I see," he said turning his attention back at the unconscious blond girl.

"Sir, what exactly happened to her?" the young man, Leon asked.

"You`ll be briefed when we get back to HQ," Levi told him.

The boy looked confused.

"Levi,"

Commander Erwin was there walking forward along with Hange. The man had a frown upon his face his blue eyes falling upon the girl that was in the cart. The man narrowed his eyes lightly at the girl for a few seconds before glancing at him.

"Hange brought me up to date with what`s going on," he said, "I wanted to hear your input."

"When we arrived there, all the Titans were dead," Levi said, "Ackerman was the one who got close to her first and had recognized her."

"Did she shown interest into Eren at all?" Erwin asked him.

"Not any that I have seen," Levi answered.

Erwin let out a small humming noise at the back of his throat before turning away.

"Get your team," he said, "We`re returning to Coloneth District. I want to have Scouts keeping an eye upon that girl on the way back. I don't want her transforming while we`re unaware."

"Yes sir,"

"Transforming?" Leon said surprised, "Just what exactly is going on here?"

Levi glanced at him as Erwin continues to walk away.

"Your friend is under suspicion," he said, "And that`s all you need to know Cadet now get back to your horse."

Leon stared at him before glancing down toward the girl inside the cart.

"Was she…the only one who was found?" he asked.

Levi gave him a glance frowning, "Yes."

With that the man walked off leaving Leon standing in front of the car, tightening his hands into fist.

Mikasa reached a place toward where Armin and Jean were. The two boys approached toward her. Armin was instantly worried noticing how Eren`s clothing were damaged as the young man descended from the horse.

"Eren, are you okay?" Armin asked.

"I`m fine," the young man said.

"Was it someone like Annie?" Jean asked with his arms crossed, "For you to have taken Titan form."

"It was," Eren said looking up toward them, "It was one of the new Cadet, that Sarah girl."

Armin and Jean widened their eyes.

"That little blonde girl?" Jean said surprised, "Her of all people? You`re serious about this?"

"Mikasa was the one who recognized her," Eren said giving the dark haired girl a glance.

Mikasa didn`t seem to be following the conversation. She was standing off to the side, holding upon something in her hand. Since the girl`s back was facing him, Eren couldn`t see her face, but from how her shoulders were stiff, something was up with her.

"Hey Mikasa," Jean said turning his head toward the girl, "Is it true what he said? Was it truly her?"

Mikasa turned toward them, her dark hair almost hiding her face.

"It`s true," she said.

Jean let out a sigh smacking his face as Armin lowered his face. Eren knew that the two in front of him were starting to become friends with the new girl since she had sat with that that day a few weeks ago.

"But I don't think she is an enemy."

Everyone turned their attentions toward Mikasa, surprised at what she had said to them. Eren was surprised the most, hearing something like this from the girl.

"What makes you say that?" Armin asked.

"She protected me," Mikasa said, "I should have died back there but she saved my life. If she was an enemy, she would have just let me die so why did she did that?"

"It could be a ploy to throw us off," Jean said, "The front of the right Wing had suffered heavy losses, not to account all of the Abnormal that Eren had to take care of."

"I didn`t fight any Abnormal," Eren told him.

Jean looked surprised.

"What?"

"Then why did you transform?" Armin asked.

"I saw a Titan standing beside Mikasa and I just reacted," Eren said tightening his hand into a fist.

A signal fired off, drawing their attentions. It was blue.

"Withdrawn?" Jean said.

"No surprises considering we have a Shifter other than Eren among us," Armin said, "The Commander wouldn`t want to take that risk and endanger the operation. He had no choice but to call off the mission for now and return home."

Narissa and Damian stared at the blue smoke.

"Withdrawn?" she repeated, "I don't understand."

"Something must have changed," Damian said looking at the smoke rising in the air in the distance.

"But neither Caleb nor Sarah are here yet," Narissa said, giving him a glance, "They have been talks of something happening in the right wing…do you think they`re…?"

Damian gave her a glance.

Narissa glanced around herself for a few seconds, finding Leon climbing upon a horse in the distance. The young girl made to run toward him.

"Leon," she called.

The latter glanced at her and Narissa noticed the darkened look upon the young man`s face causing her to falter a little. Then the young man turned away from her.

"Leon," she called, "Is Sarah and Caleb…?"

"Caleb is dead," he said.

The girl stared at him shocked.

"What…what do you mean dead?" she said, "Was he eaten?"

"I don't know how he went out," Leon said, "But all I know is that he is dead."

With that he trotted away from her leaving Narissa to stand there with an shocked look upon her features.

"Everyone back on your horses," a Scout member was yelling, "We`re leaving in a few minutes."

In no time at all, all of the soldiers were ready to go turning back toward Coloneth District, all of them heavy with the failure that had happened to them. They have lost a lot of soldiers out there as no one who was placed at the right Wing had been found alive nor where they any bodies to be found so they were all placed as M.I.A.

Cold…

Images of a land that touches the sky…

Snow falling in masses as the image reached a large cave…

Screams echoed in the darkness as Titans advanced against Humanity many cities as mankind…

Images of her lying in water as a man stood above her and she reached a hand toward the man, a completely gray hand…

The man placed something into her hand…

Then the images shifted as blood fell like rain across her form and the blood stained the land into a dark red…

"No matter what…you must return to us…,"

Then Sarah opened her eyes, snapping out of whatever nightmare she was having. The girl stayed still feeling that her body was completely covered in sweat. Her head was pounding again similar to when she was younger. The girl can feel her body shaking as she slowly turned to the side the pain becoming almost blinding.

My medication…, she thought, I need…

She made to move off the bed but her arms were restrained. Sarah was confused before looking down toward the chains that were around her wrists. She moved her legs as well, noticing that her ankles were also chained, meaning that there is no way she could move from where she was.

What? She thought, Why am I…

The pain surged through her head again causing the girl to gasp as she placed a hand upon her forehead.

Images flashed before her eyes…image of large forest and a land that stretched high above the clouds and it was completely white.

A mountain….she recognizes it…

"Return to us,"

Sarah was back to herself as the memories surged through. She was feeling light headed as she struggled against the memories before feeling something seeping out from her nose. The girl raised her hand toward her nose and pulled it out.

Her fingers were wet with blood.

Just what is going on…she thought, Just what was this place I saw in my mind…I have been there before but I don't actually remember being there.

"I must…return to the mountains," she whispered to herself, the words coming out almost as if it was a natural thing to say.

The pain was still pushing against her head as the girl sat there upon the bed letting the memories flow forward. They were all familiar to her like she knew them all but the names were slowly escaping her.

The sound of a door opening drew her attention as she looks up. Then a figure appeared in front of her, a figure with a red scarf around her neck.

"Mi…Mikasa," Sarah said.

The girl stared at her, surprised to find her awake. The girl was carrying a tray of food in her hands as she approached the cell she was in.

"You`re awake," Mikasa said.

The girl nodded at her glancing down at the chains upon her arms and legs.

"Why am I chained like this?" she asked.

Mikasa frowned lightly.

"You don't remember what happened during the Expedition?" she asked.

Sarah looked up at her.

"The Expedition?"

"Snap out of it, we`re making for trees,"

"Caleb get out of here,"

A foot slamming down upon Caleb`s downed form turning the young man into a mass of blood and bones…

"CALEB,"

The images flashed fast in front of her eyes as the memories came back. Sarah`s eyes started to water as she remembered seeing one of her friends killed right in front of her eyes and she also remember the rage she had felt then…the hatred that had overcame her heart…

"Caleb is dead," she whispered.

Mikasa looked away for a few seconds.

"Yes," she said.

The dark haired girl opened the cell door before walking inside placing a tray of food on the bed upon the girl`s feet. Sarah had tears falling from her eyes as she cried. The dark haired girl stayed silent for a while watching her cry.

"Tell me something Sarah," she said, "Are you an enemy?"

Sarah looked up toward her, tears still falling upon her face. Mikasa`s face was blank as her dark eyes met Sarah`s. The blonde girl raised a hand and whipped off the tears that were upon her face.

"I don't know," she said.

Mikasa stayed silent for a few moments before placing something in the blonde`s girl hand. It was the small horse head that she herself had given Mikasa before the Expedition.

"Thank you for saving my life," she said.

Sarah stared at the horse head in her hand as Mikasa walked away and left her inside the cell locking her in again. Sarah looked up toward the girl walking away.

You don't think I am an enemy do you Mikasa? She thought looking at her.

She tightened her grip upon the horse head.

An uncertain future lies ahead for Mikasa...

Next Time: Interrogation

Jacques0 out.

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