"What... Is that?" Jean said out loud. But before his question could be answered, he heard the sound of breaking glass to see Mikasa, Connie, and Armin had crashed through the window.


"Mikasa?!" Jean said in disbelief. He was sure that the Titans had quickly consumed all of them when Mikasa crashed.

"It's empty... We did it! We just barely made it!" Connie said optimistically as he tapped the empty gas tank. Mikasa stood up and turned her attention towards Jean as he walked up to her.

"You're...all alive?" Jean asked.

"We did it, Armin! Your plan was a success!" Was the only thing responded to Jean's question as Connie patted Armin's back hard making Armin flinch in pain at every pat.

"Everyone! That Titan's an abnormality that slaughters other Titans! It's not even interested in attacking other humans!" Connie said as he stood up and pointed to the Titan that just threw a punch against it's own kind. Everyone watched as the abnormal Titan walked closer to the other Titans to continue it's barrage of attacks.

"If we play our cards right, we can all get outta here alive!" Connie shouted happily.

"We'd... Use the Titan?" A soldier asked confused as much as everyone else was.

"You'd rely on a Titan's help?" Jean questioned. There was no way they could a Titan to help them after Jean and all of his comrades had just watched them eat their friends.

"That's more delusional than any dream!" He continued. It had to be a dream. It was just impossible for a Titan to ever help a human.

"It's not a dream." Mikasa replied. Jean turned his attention towards her.

"I don't care if it's an abnormal or whatever. Just let it rampage her for as long as possible. Realistically, that's our best option for survival." Mikasa finished as everyone turned their attention to watch the Titan release it's rage against the other Titans. Taking one Titan down after the other.

"The Hell with it. Whatever works anymore I guess." Jean replied casually. This day was just too much for him anymore and he was just tired arguing. Everyone went inside the doors to the lift room, Naiyamé still in Jean's arms. Leaving the chaotic scene happening just outside.

"She still isn't awake yet?" Connie asked with a look of concern on his face as he and Armin walked with Jean. Jean dropped his head and looked at Naiyamé before turning his gaze towards Armin who was walking behind Connie and shot him a glare which made Armin tense.

"No..." Jean replied in a serious tone. Jean's arms were seriously starting to get sore from holding Naiyamé for so long.

He looked around the lift room and saw Teagan sitting in a corner alone, mourning over Jess's death.

"Teagan." Jean called out her name as he walked up to her which made Teagan perk her head up to look at Jean. "Yeah?" She asked sadly.

"Will you watch her for me please?" Jean asked with concern on his face.

"Sure. She's my squad leader after all." Teagan replied. Jean slowly knelt down and gently laid Naiyamé next to Teagan. Teagan fixed her posture and had Naiyamé's head resting on her thigh. Jean slowly stroked Naiyamé's hair, noticing she was looking paler and breathing harder which made his concern for her grow higher than it already was. Teagan reached her arm out and patted Jean on the head.

"She'll pull through this." Teagan said with a slight smile. Jean returned the smile but it quickly faded away when he looked at Naiyamé's pale face again.

"I know she will...She just has to..." Jean replied quietly.

"She's a good leader and the most bravest and selfless person I've ever known. All she cares about is protecting her comrades. It doesn't matter who the soldier is, she'll put her life on the line without a second thought to protect them." Teagan said with a smile growing on her face as she looked her squad leader.

"Yeah...She really is an amazing person..." Jean replied back, happy to see how much Naiyamé's squad member appreciates her. Both of the soldiers looked at Naiyamé in silence before Teagan broke that silence.

"You know she loves you right?" Teagan asked as she raised her head to look at Jean. Jean perked his head up from shock when he heard Teagan say that.

"She does?..." Jean asked eagerly. Teagan giggled slightly from the look on Jean's face which made Jean frown at her for laughing at him. Teagan quieted her giggle and composed herself again.

"Yeah...She was crying when she ran to meet up with our squad after you guys had your talk." Teagan said calmly. Teagan's response made Jean let out a small gasp. He returned his gaze towards Naiyamé again.

"You cried...for me?..." Jean thought to himself.

"Jean." Marco called out from behind as he walked to Jean and Teagan. Both lifted their gazes from Naiyamé to look at Marco.

"We need to look around here and see if we can find anything that'll help us." Marco said he rested his hand on Jean's shoulder.

"Yeah..." Jean replied as he reluctantly stood up and looked at Naiyamé one more time before walking away.

Jean and the other scavenged through a small storage room and grabbed some boxes to see whatever weapons they could find. After they found what they could, they returned to the lift room.

"We found some! They're Military Police supplies, though they're covered in dust..." Jean announced as they entered the lift room with other soldiers carrying dusty boxes. They all opened the boxes to see the supplied weapons were just rifles.

"Will three bullets be enough? Do these guns even work against the Titans in the first place?" Jean asked himself as he loaded his rifle as everyone crouched down near Armin who had a map of the supply room laid out.

"It's better than nothing." Armin replied as he looked at Jean who shot him another glare but this time Armin didn't get tense which slightly angered Jean but this wasn't the time to beat anyone to a pulp so he just let out a huff filled with frustration. Armin turned his attention to look at all the soldiers in the room.

"Even if there are still seven 3-4 meter class Titans in the supply room, blinding them all at once isn't impossible with this much firepower." Armin then paused and began to explain the plan to everyone.

"First, we'll use the lift to lower a large number of people into the center of the chamber. Next, they'll fire directly into the faces of all seven Titans at once. We'll blind them. The next instance will decide everything. Seven other people hiding near the ceiling will swoop down to attack their weak spots while they're blind." Armin paused to catch his breath and continued again.

"In other words... If we follow this plan, we'll be gambling everything on this single attack. The whole point is for seven people to kill all seven Titans simultaneously. The seven people should be the most physically capable ones. You'll have to shoulder the burden of everyone's lives... I'm sorry." Armin finished explaining. Although Jean hated to admit it, Armin was always good at coming up with effective plans.

"No problem." Reiner replied with a grin on his face to Armin.

"Whoever fails, all of us will die. The risk is the same." Annie said standing behind Reiner.

"But... I'm a nobody. Is my plan really the best option?" Armin replied back, uncertainty filling his voice. Marco who was crouched next to Armin gave a slight smile and assured Armin.

"We've got no other choices except your plan. There's no time left to think. This idea is our only shot. Now, we've just gotta give it everything we've got." Marco replied to Armin. He then turned his head towards Teagan and Naiyamé.

"And we gotta do it quick okay? I wanna help out my hurt friend over there." He finished talking.

"Don't worry. Be confident. You've got a talent for reasoning out the best solution." Mikasa said to Armin. Armin gave her a astonished look from her sudden compliment.

"That intuition has saved my life before, and Eren's life too." She finished.

"Huh? When?" Armin asked confused. But before Mikasa could reply, they all heard the sound of the of the lift opening.

"The lift's ready! The guns too! All of them are loaded!" A soldier announced. All of the soldiers took a vote and it was decided that Jean, Mikasa, Connie, Reiner, Sasha, Annie, and Bertholdt would be the seven to take down the seven Titans in the supply room. The selected seven all walked downstairs which led to a small escape door to the ceiling while the other soldiers went into the lift to lower themselves in the supply room.

The seven soldiers all quietly crawled on the supports of the roof, getting in the perfect position to surround the lift once it was lowered. Jean felt vulnerable without his 3DMG. If he missed his kill, then his comrade's deaths would be on his shoulders. And he no longer wanted to be responsible for killing anyone else. Once all of the seven were in their positions, Reiner flashed his blade to signal the other soldiers to lower themselves down. The plan was about to begin.