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Author's Note:
The moment you realize your cousin is your worst enemy and now you have to return to reveal the monster she really is. See how Casey Teni experiences the breaching of Trost District and see if Vivian Sevi is actually the traitor Nate think she is. Lots of surprises and twists in this chapter, leading you to think that Nate and Gino might not be the only known Titans, but you have to read to find out.
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I dedicate this chapter to my 'traitor' favorite cousin, Vivian.
Also I have started another fanfiction based off of Nate's poems. It's called Hell, Through Their Eyes: Nate Orne's Poetry.
Ch 11: The Traitor - Outside Wall Rose Part IV
(Casey Teni)
I was off-duty from the Military Police, since they had given me the day-off to visit my only friends and fellow graduates from the 103rd Trainee Corps. It had been about a year since I had last seen and been with them. They were now all part of the Survey Corps Elite Force and I was now a captain for the Military Police Elite Forces. We had all gone a long way since our trainee days, but now they were going on their 8th expedition since they had joined the Survey Corps. The 56th expedition outside the wall, but as I arrived in Trost District, they had just departed and I had just missed them. I knew I shouldn't have traveled from Mitras, the capital, especially since it was about a 7 hour trip to Trost District. Disappointed and heavy-hearted, I decided to stay a bit longer, greeting the graduates of the 104th Trainee Corps as I helped them with learning their procedures and also explaining to them the necessity and importance of their jobs as soldiers which was about serving the king and the people inside the walls. As I was on my way to return to Mitras, what I feared most happened. Trost District had been breached, 4 hours after the Survey Corps had left, by the Colossal Titan.
I was now in Trost District's HQ, receiving Maneuver Gear to help aid the defense of Trost, but I was stuck thinking about my decisions. I thought about how I had chosen to avoid the Titans and now I was so willing to face them. Why didn't I join the Survey Corps when I was given the chance if I was going to fight Titans at the simplest incident, not that Trost being breached would be considered a simple incident. I looked around in the supply depot of Trost District's HQ, trying to look for Captain Kitts Verman, the captain and temporary commander of the Garrison troops in Trost, but he had already left, abandoning his post with the excuse of arranging reinforcements. He was such a tough man, but was as frightened as a mere stray cat. I was left behind with the supply group, the only superior in the vicinity. I decided that I had to take charge as I yelled, "Everybody, forget the coward of a captain, I, Captain Casey Teni, am here to re-ensure the situation at hand. Are you all going to sit here and beg for a slow painful death for you and your fellow comrades outside, or are you going to fight to the death for humanity!" Everybody screamed in triumph, "Then man your posts! The soldiers outside need supplies at a moment's notice. It is your jobs to get it to them!" Everybody hurried, transporting blades, Maneuver Gears, and gas canisters to the bottom floor for easy accessibility. I stood alone proud of myself as I continued to give my encouraging speech, "Remember the years you suffered as a cadet in the Trainee Corps! Remember the struggles you had to overcome! Now you are in a real-life situation! If you survive this, then you have earned the right of being a sol–" a boom echoed through HQ, and I was grabbed by a 6 meter Titan, taking me outside as more Titans, around 3-4 meters, entered. I could hear screams as they echoed in HQ. The Titan was lifting me towards its mouth as I drew my blades and sliced off the Titans hand, but it immediately caught me with it's other hand. I was doomed as my arms were trapped inside of its hand, leaving me defenseless. It then continued to lift me up and put me into its mouth. I know I was doomed and would surely die.
I heard the beautiful voice thunder through my ears, "Hey ugly, didn't they teach you not to eat such beautiful creatures as this one?" The Titan was then struck from behind and it immediately fell. I sliced my way out from its cheek, covered in saliva and blood from its previous prey as I heard my savior talk, "Hey gorgeous, are you alright?" I turned to see a relatively young and beautiful lady, about my size, wearing a Elite Garrison Uniform. She began walking towards me, nonchalantly as I began to observe her. She had long luscious brown hair and beautiful green-blue eyes, just like somebody I remember being mentioned to me, long ago. She spoke in a calm innocent voice, "Hello, I'm Vivian Sevi, you must be Captain Casey Teni from the Military Police? Yes?" I nodded as she reached out her hand and helped me up. She pointed to the building next to us, "Swing up on that building." Vivian shot her hooks and she was already on top of the building, but I was hesitant as I stared at HQ, wondering about the fates of the soldiers inside and it was my fault for not paying attention. I heard Vivian's voice bring me out of my self-loathing, "Don't worry about them. HQ's been compromised and there is nothing we can or could do to help them now. Just follow me. Right now we just have to survive long enough for them to sound the retreat. Trost has already been lost." I nodded and swung up next to her as she was glancing at the surrounding buildings and houses, searching for something. Her eye had suddenly stopped as she looked at me, "Now let's hide in a nearby house or building. Something small and not too noticeable, something the Titans would walk pass by." I nodded and followed her. I realized that she was Nate's cousin and Gino's sister, the one I used to always heard about, the famous Vivian Sevi from the Garrison Elite Forces, and now she was standing next to me, trying to help me out. I needed to help her accomplish whatever she needed, I at least owed Gino and Nate that. I had my full trust in her.
(Vivian Sevi)
She definitely was a beauty, Casey Teni that is, maybe in a different world we could've been friends or even more, but I needed to get her alone. That was my objective right now. We were inside a tiny little house with a basement. These people were definitely prepared for the Trost being breached, however, the basement door was opened and it was vacant. Casey began walking down the stairs and looked back up at me, speaking in a calm voice "You're Nate's cousin right? Making you Gino's older sister, right?" I simply nodded, trying not to make any conversation with her, but she continued as she started down stairs again, "That's good, I would hate to be with somebody I didn't know or have connections to. I feel a lot safer with you." This was going to be harder than I thought. I lifted my hand and smacked her hard behind the head. My plan was in motion and now I had to make sure it carried through. I lifted her up and put her against the wall. I felt for her vitals. She was still alive and slightly conscious. That would give me a few minutes to set up my interrogation room, giving me limited time to prepare. I ran back upstairs, bringing back a chair, a stack of knives, and a small length of rope. She looked back up at me as I began tying her up to the chair. She spoke with a slight hurt in her voice, "Why? Why are you doing this? What did I ever do to deserve this?" I ignored her and continued tying her up and placing her on the chair. She cried out to me, "What are you going to do with me?"
I grabbed the smallest knife from the stack I had found, and began speaking, "I'm going to ask you a few questions, regarding the breach of the walls, Wall Rose and Wall Maria that is."
Casey began crying hysterically, that it almost broke my heart as she continued to speak, "But I didn't have anything to do with that!"
I walked towards her, grabbing her hair and pointing the knife to her neck, speaking in a sort of harsh tone, "Well, we'll see. If you tell me the truth, then this will go by real smooth, okay." she nodded, sobbing quietly as I continued, "Good. This is my first question then. Are you one of Oscar's spies from the Trainee Corps?"
Casey shook her head, as she replied with tears still in her eyes, "No. I don't even know an Oscar. Well, I don't know one that is alive. Only my friend Jade Calle's deceased brother, Oscar Calle, but she said he died during the operation to take back Wall Maria."
I laughed at her answer. Oscar was actually hiding like a wounded animal after his near-death experience, but it was just like him to depict himself as a hero. I snickered as I said, "Trust me, he's not dead. He's just in hiding, and I haven't seen him since Wall Maria was breached, but he did say that he was going to have five spies enter the Trainee Corps. He said three have bright blond hair, one is a tall fit guy, and the other is a short pretty girl, just like you. The third blond is actually has a darker goldish hair and he's a tall guy that's pretty fit. The fourth spy has black hair and he is the tallest out of the group. The last person is a small yet powerful girl with red-gold hair. This is my final question to you. Do you know anyone that fits any of the descriptions I have given to you?"
She nodded as she gave her answer, "The last one. Swift Fire, that's her name, but she isn't a spy. She's really nice and she joined the Survey Corps, killing countless numbers of Titans and saving countless lives outside of the walls. Heck, she hates Titans because they ate her parents. She's definitely not a spy."
I laughed even harder. She was a beauty, but she was clueless about everything, blessed with beautiful and innocent ignorance. She definitely wasn't one of Oscar's spies. I began to speak about the person she said fit my description, "Oh, did she tell you that she lived outside the wall in a nomad tribe too? That's her cover and I'm guessing that you're not the short blond spy then. He said the first two would be a girl cadet and a boy cadet in the 103rd Trainee Corps. The last three would be a group in the 104th Trainee Corps." I began untying her, "Sorry for the trouble, but I needed to play it safe. I hope you can understand." She nodded and wiped her tears off, "I'll answer any questions you have for me."
She nodded as she spoke, "I want to know why there are spies, what organization are they apart of and what are they planning to accomplish? And I want to know if you are or were one of them? You seem to know too much for someone that is asking all the questions."
I laughed nodding as I spoke, "They are from a tribe of Titan-Shifters, people that have the ability to summon and control Titans that have special abilities, like the Armored and Colossal Titans. Yes I was apart of the tribe. Our mission was to destroy the walls and all of humanity inside of them, but things have changed." I took a deep breath, "Nate and Gino are Titan-Shifters, I don't know if they know, but they are fighting for humanity and I must be on their side. They are all I have left in this world and I can't afford to lose them, too. That's the reason I know all of this and that is the reason I was asking those questions. Come with me if you trust me, we should get back to the Wall, they should be sounding the retreat soon."
(Nate Orne)
I yelled at the top of my lungs back to my squad, "Come on guys, we've been riding for about 2 hours straight and we are barely half way there!" I was steamed with hatred running through my veins as we rode. I was riding in the front row of the formation, a pyramid, all of us separated by 25 meters each, with me on the top; the second row, from left to right, was composed of Jade and Swift; Gino, Norbert and Herman made up the third row; the last row was Ethan, Cua, and Anthony. I rode with rage as I still couldn't believe that Vivian, my beloved cousin, was a traitor and enemy of humanity. The scariest part was that I knew I would be the one that was going to have to kill her, even if Gino or anybody else tried to stop me from doing so. She was the reason why everybody in the walls were hiding in fear. She was the reason why countless people had lost their lives and loved ones. She was the reason why both my mother and Jade's mother were dead. I quickly glanced back at my squad, everything seemed calm, so I needed to keep it like that. The faster we went the less problems we would face. I yelled back at everyone, "Let's go guys! The whole city could be destroyed already, the Armored Titan could've already broken through Wall Rose! Everybody could be de-"
I was interrupted with the sound of a scream for help, "Ah! Nate! Somebody! Help me!" It was Swift's voice. I turned to see a 13 meter Titan holding Swift in its hands. Her horse had been crushed, leaving a splatter of blood at where it once stood alive. The Titan squeezed her as she began throwing up blood, just like Eren's mother had, still screaming "Ah!" She continued screaming as everyone rode by her, avoiding the Titan, except for me, I wouldn't let that happen again, not without me dying.
I stopped and turned back as I yelled to everyone else, "Guys continue retreating back to Trost! I got Swift! That's an order!" I began riding to Swift, jumping off my horse and switching to my Maneuver Gear as I shot my hooks at the Titan, but it was too late. It had put her in its mouth and swallowed her. I screamed at the Titan, "I'll kill you!" But the Titan caught me in its hand, beginning to squeeze me. I knew I was dead unless I did one thing, I lifted my hand sliced the Titan's hand off, freeing me. However, a sudden blast of lightning struck the Titan that sent me flying away and landing hard on the ground. Emerging from it was a 15 meter Titan, with a great physique and short red-gold hair. It turned back and looked at me, then ran off. The Titan was Swift. She was the traitor all along. Maybe it wasn't Vivian after all, but I still needed to ask Swift that myself. I lifted my hand and bit down on my hand. A sudden flash of lightning struck me as flesh started to form around me. I lifted my hands up, looking at my horse. It was tiny compared to me so, I truly was a Titan-Shifter and now I was a Titan, but I wasn't going to stand in amazement now. I needed to chase Swift. I needed the truth.
Swift, in her Female Warrior Titan, will fight Nate, in his Camo Titan, my official name for both of them, in the next chapter. Come back to see who wins and a possible rise of problems.
Thank you for reading.
