Alright, hopefully last chapter was written as somewhat accurately to what happened in the anime. I also might recommend certain songs from the AoT soundtrack at certain parts for a more immersive feel. I can't wait for the season two soundtrack to finally drop, I've been itching to listen to the full verisons of "Call of Silence" "Barricades", and "YouSeeBigGirlTT" for so long now. Hope you guys and gals find it interesting. I'm also excited to pump out these next few chapters since they gave James and Eren helping to clear out the city. Also more character development for James and his motivation(s) by the end of the Trost Arc. Hopefully you enjoy the twist I've prepared. As usual drop a review and tell me your thoughts. Let us begin.

Trost-Allies

Jean and the rest of the cadets had finally reached the armory and were brushing off the glass from broken windows when they heard massive stomps. A explosion knocked many of the cadets backwards, and they saw a Titan pair peering in from outside. Most fled, but a few were still rooted in place by fear, including Jean. He was thinking to himself "So this is how it is...no, this is how it's always been. There's no fighting them, no winning against-" when he gasped at what he saw.

A fist had connected with the Titans head, and was slammed it into the one next to it with enough force to throw the pair peering in down a block. Jean could only say the first word that came to mind "What?!!". He saw the attacker, a strange titan with green eyes and long brown hair with a lipless face roaring deeply at the pair it had just punched. Down the street another strange Titan was started ripping the fallen pair apart with it's hands.

That one looked even stranger, the "hair" and overall monstrous face terrified him where he stood. It gave a higher pitched shriek that sent shivers down his spine, and saw it look around for more Titans before calling to the one that first started the attack. The pair exchanged small roars and growls, before they both began to roar loudly at the sky. The cadets who were watching covered their ears, including Jean and Marco to Annie, Bertoldt and Reiner.

The titan trio had jumbled thoughts running through their heads. Annie's was the most clear as she processed what she saw, seeing more Titans come to James and the other Rogue. It seemed they were calling them out to fight, and Annie was certain the one fighting alongside James was indeed another shifter. However if it was another shifter, then there a possiblity that James was not the coordinate and merely just another shifter like herself.

It didn't make him any less special to her, but it made things more complicated if they wanted to be together. If this other shifter was the coordinate, then she would have to find another way to convince James to leave the walls and come to her village.

She might be able to convince him with the same strategy, but how would she get him there by choice if she had to snatch the other rogue? She would worry about that later, right now she had to keep a clear head.

An even more pressing question came to mind, who could the other shifter be? Someone living in the city, or one of their fellow soldiers? If it was one of the 104, she has be careful how she searched for him without causing suspicion. But she has to confirm that James wasn't the target, or else it would be a waste of time.

A new thought presented itself, could there be more than one at once? The king of the walls threatened to unleash war when he denied their people's pleas, but when the attack happened no such threat was carried out. James was also alive at that time, but didnt display the ability when he fought Reiner. From this new revelation she had 3 possibilities: that James wasn't the coordinate, both him and the Rogue had it, or only James had it but never knew how to use it.

All were valid, but only time would tell which was the truth. For now she would inform her fellow infiltrators and come up with plans for each outcome. 'Later, let's just focus on surviving for now. After all, we still have to clear out the inside of the armory.' She overheard Mikasa telling the rest of the cadets about James's Titan being the one that fought years ago, and that they should use this chance to come up with a plan to clear out the gas supply.

James watched as Eren threw a fierce blow at a 8 meter that charged him, clearly the boy had some control. He seemed like he was using basic hand to hand, while James was using a mixture of the fighting styles he learned from his parents, and letting the Titan guide him with the animalistic attacks. This strategy let him vary in his takedowns from crushing skulls in headlocks, to ripping napes out with his claws and teeth.

'Damn, just how many are in the city?' James thought to himself. For nearly a half hour since they arrived at the armory they've been fighting nonstop, and though James wasn't feeling tired one bit, Eren was beginning to run low on energy. He probably wasn't as experienced with the ability to shift, which prompted the question 'Did he know about it, or is this his first time?'

Shaking his head, he leapt and crouched on a rooftop to get a better viewpoint of how many were left. He saw a handful make their way to Eren, while a trio of larger 15 meters lumbered his way. He knew that if Eren fought hard any longer, he'd pass out and be wide open as prey. If it came to that, James would have to somehow get him to those inside. He knew they were either trapped or trying to clear out the gas supply from any small Titans that got inside. He looked to Eren and saw he was still going strong, but it wouldn't last too much longer.

He made up his mind for what to do, and waited for the trio making their way at him, before he attacked. He leapt high and brought his legs down in a roundhouse fashion as he fell. He decapitated two from the sheer force of the kick, and lunged at the last one with his jaws wide open. To any who saw it, it would've been absolutely terrifying yet in a way, oddly majestic.

His teeth wrapped around it's neck from the front, and he used his momentum to throw it down to the side with his mouth. He tore it's throat out and spit some of it away, but swallowed the rest. Though he didn't need to eat when he was a Titan, for some odd reason he enjoyed doing it.

He saw Eren warding off his attackers brutally, and decided he would be fine with what he was going to try now. He made his way to the gate of the armory where the tunnel led into the center and most importantly, where the gas was. He crouched at the entrance and let loose a long shriek that surely anyone inside would hear. Hopefully it would draw any smaller ones out to where he could snatch and dispose of them. That way the cadets could make their escape, and he could sneak back in before they noticed.

Annie and the others had cleared out the supply room thanks to Armins plan of drawing in as many Titans as possible. Since that small victory all the cadets had restocked on blades to gas and medical supplies. However, that didn't mean that all the Titans in the armory were gone. Reiner and Bertoldt were leading the way to the outside for the rest of the cadets, when they came across two 4 meter Titans that had been hiding in some farther part of the building. They drew their blades and readied for a charge when a long hair raising shriek came echoing down from the entrance to the tunnel.

Immediately the two Titans turned and began to slowly make their way towards the source of the sound. Reiner and Bertoldt looked at each other, and knew what it meant. James was the coordinate. But something else probed their minds, 'how was that other shifter calling them as well, can there be more than one at a time?' They would have to find a safe area to talk with Annie and discussed what they had witnessed.

They slowly followed the 4 meter pair and saw sunlight as they neared the entrance. As the pair stepped out into the sun they looked for a moment, before massive clawed hands snatched them up. Rushing outside the cadets saw the bizarre Titan crush one in it's hands and tear the other in half with it's teeth. the sheer savagery of the act made the cadets pause as it then stopped to look at them.

Reiner and Bert locked eyes with James as he seemed to look at them all, and his eyes asked a silent question as he began to look among the faces of the rest of them. It clicked in both their minds at once 'He's looking for Annie.'

James was searching for his love when he didn't see her with Reiner and Bert. Before he could voice his dismay at what may have happened, he suddenly spotted her blonde hair emerging with Mikasa, Armin and Marco at the rear. 'Shes safe, thank god' Satisfied she was fine, he looked around for Erens form but came to see him pinned against a building.

Titans of various sizes were gnawing on his body, and he didn't seem to have the strength to fight back. Reiner Bert and Annie joined Mikasa Jean and Armin on the rooftop facing Eren and began to contemplate saving him. He heard a pair of footsteps and saw a blonde blank looking abnormal walk near the group when suddenly, hell broke loose.

Roaring in absolute hatred Eren ran forward, discarding the arms torn off by Titans and clamped his jaws hard on the abnormals neck. With no arms and by sheer willpower, he lifted the Titan by it's neck in the air before using it's body to crush and slam the few other Titans around it. He dropped the nape, and gave one last deep roar before falling sideways and collapsing on his chest. He then began to emerge from his Titan, much to nearly everyone's surprise.

James saw his sister rush forward to retrieve him, and it seemed that she still cared for him. He was glad that Eren wasn't going to be subjected to being alone and treated as a monster. Now that the cadets were saved, it was time to make his own escape and sneak back in. He nodded at the group watching him as if expecting something similar, and ran fast towards the inner gate before dropping to all fours in a crawling gait similar to reptiles.

He emerged in the midst of a bloodbath from earlier on, took his broken gear off and replaced it with a rig he scavenged from one of the dead. He made sure that he hadn't been followed and began to make his way to the fallback point inside the wall. Eren as a Titan, his friends and love safe..

Today was victorious so far, and he was eager for more. He will succeed.