Part 34
Cornered

"Huh… So that's the other Titan Shifter?" Fury asked herself under her hooded gaze. Eyes fixed down to the streets below where Annie stood atop the staircase that would lead one down into the Underground.

"… And that's what lead us to our current situation…" Whimpered the young cadet called Armin. One of Eren's friends and someone Erwin sees potential in as his successor.

"She's the one that took out Levi's Squad… With such little effort…" Fury's eyes narrowed, listening to what she could to the brewing conversation down below. By now, Eren's doppelgänger should be entering the Court District and Erwin should be speaking with Commander Nile of the Military Police.

"Don't do this, Annie!" Called out Eren. "Just come down here and we can sort this all out! It doesn't have to be this way!"

"I can't…" Annie replied, her posture remained unchanging. "Like I told you, I don't have the constitution for it..."

"Shit! This is too risky! She knows… She knows why she's being lead down there!" Fury suddenly broke cover, firing a black flare into the air; signalling the Scouts around her to go and pin the young Annie after her maniacal laugh was cause for concern.

They vaulted from the buildings around the area, hurrying over to Annie and all practically piled on her to refrain change. However, upon noticing Mikasa's initial retaliation as she pulled both Eren and Armin away from the stairs, leading them deeper under, Fury's eyes widened.

"Fall back!" She ordered. "Get out of there!" A small blade retracting from Annie's ring, the young cadet sliced her skin open upon her thumb, causing a crash of lightning to bolt down from the sky. The gust of wind forced those around her to crash into the nearby buildings; their bodies breaking upon impact as Fury took cover behind a chimney, peeking over her shoulder in distain as the Female Titan grew her limbs and rose up with Annie being consumed within for safety.
Fury then noticed Annie began using her hardened fists to break through the ground, clearly searching for Eren. But why? Why did she need to capture him? It was no use trying to control her. It was too dangerous with the debris being flung everywhere.

At this point, it should be obvious to the MP's that they've been fooled with bringing Eren to the Court. And Erwin will surely be using his way with words to most likely calm the situation with Nile.
Fury hooked onto the nearby buildings, vaulting her way around the area to look for the trap in which Hange and Moblit made sure to set up in case of this situation arising. It was no use to try and fight Annie head on. The scattered remains of the Scouts who pinned her were an example of that.

"I won't let you take him! Not this time!" Came the roar of Mikasa as she charged towards Annie, performing with agility among her ODM skills, though it caused Fury to only look back in distain. Once again, her foremost concern was for Eren and not for the entire picture; causing this to somewhat piss off Fury.

"Eren, hang on, we're coming!" Then came the panic noise of Armin as Fury noticed him fuss around some of the debris caused by Annie. She had her anchors latch onto the ground nearby and she soon landed nearby Armin as Mikasa continued to distract Annie, even if it was out of her own selfishness to only protect Eren.

"What's going on?!" Fury called over to Armin, who was painfully attempting to lift the debris that Fury noticed was pinning Eren down and preventing him from doing anything, as he lay useless. "How did he get caught up like this, you were supposed to go down into the Underground!"

"I-I can't get him out!" Armin shrieked, his eyes often leaning over to Annie as Fury began to help left the debris off Eren.

"Stop your panicking and calm down!" Fury ordered as she kneeled down next to Eren. "Go and find Commander Erwin and Levi over at the Court District, they need to know the plan has gone to ruin." Armin nodded, despite not ever meeting Fury before this, he was too distressed to question out. After making sure Armin got away safely, Fury remained knelt down beside the broken Eren before her, examining him. It was at this point that Mikasa had been pelted with a spray of rubble, causing her to lose control mid-air and hit the ground hard, leaving her unconscious. Though unfazed, Annie would now certainly come Eren's way. "Okay, shithead. You shifted in that forest, you need to wake the hell up and do it again!"

Just as Eren peeked through the opening of one of his eyes, a handful of Scouts soon passed Fury in order to once more attack and somewhat distract Annie. Fury gritted her teeth. Though she could see they were co-ordinated with each other, she wasn't stupid enough to know they won't last long.
"Eren!" She screeched, grabbing a hold of his torn shirt, barely caring he had a lodge of wood piercing through him. "You just gonna lay down and die?! Are you gonna let people fight and die for you?!" Fury scrunched his shirt into her fisted hand. "You're supposed to be Humanities hope, right?! Show us, Eren! Fight!"

Fury then, by sense, dodged out of the way from an incoming projectile caused by Annie as she soon began picking off the Scout reinforcements. This was no good and she knew she had to leave or join them in death. How unaware she was that telling Eren to fight held importance to him and his body soon began to writhe as Fury caught the attention of Annie as she retreated.
"You're following, huh? Alright, fine. Let's take you to Hange, shall we?"
Fury spun around mid-air, having one of her anchors seep into Annie's flesh as she manoeuvred passed the Titan in hopes she pissed Annie off enough to lead her to a set up trap to pin her down. Surely, Annie must simply remember Fury from her attack upon her alongside Levi.

Vaulting around her attacks, the skill set she learned from Kenny clearly showing, as well as what Levi helped her through when using an ODM back down in the Underground. Each of Annie's swipes missing Fury as she was moving closer to the upcoming trap.
"Now!" She called out, as a volley of anchors pierced through Annie's skin, the Titan reacting by only using her hardened hands to protect her nape.

"Ahaaaaaaaa!" Bellowed Hange, ordering for another volley as Annie was surely brought to the ground and was covered by a layering of spikes to keep her in place. Fury then landed nearby, inhaling sharply from the effort used to avoid the attacks and Mikasa herself also made an appearance as Hange directed her Cutter towards Annie's glaring eye. Fury glanced behind her. Still no sign of Eren becoming a Titan. It was eerily quiet.

"Hey now, you won't mind if I… dissect you here and there, right?" Hange taunted. "It's the best way to get into all those secrets you're hiding, hahaaaa!"
With the shrink of Annie's pupil, the Titan then swung her leg over the nearby traps pinning her down, destroying them as everyone was forced to retreat for the trap was not enough to even hold her. The Female Titan jumped to her feet, dragging the debris of traps behind her for the anchors were still etched into her skin as she fled towards the wall. Would now be the time to try and control her?
No.
It was still too much of a risk to stand out in the open whilst she concentrated enough on Annie to try to manipulate her muscles. Fury was still in doubt that these Shifter's could be controlled, going off what happened back in the Forest.

The ground then shuddered. A loud, deafening crash echoed around Fury and the others, who were now all above rooftops. An aggravated roar rumbled through the streets as Eren had become his Titan form and began to rampage towards Annie, who herself spun around with widened eyes as Eren had his fist contact her face.
"Hange, can you take your squad to follow them? I've got to go back to Erwin!" Fury asked, receiving a nod from the four-eyes in return. Seeing the two Titans fight once more, Fury grimaced herself as she scouted her way back to the Court District, knowing Eren had the likes of Mikasa and Hange on his side.

"Erwin!" Fury called out as she arrived at him being at gun point by Nile and the other MP's under his Command. She landed nearby Levi, who held out his arm to prevent Fury from going any closer.

"Nile…" Levi muttered, then lowering his arm as his other held onto the jacket he was wearing. "You're being as pathetic as the hair upon your face."

"Don't push me, Captain!" Nile argued back, aiming his gun at Erwin still as they all began to hear the destruction around them. "Was this your plan, Erwin?! Half of the City will be destroyed, as well as the countless deaths that will follow!"

"You're right. And so your arrest of me is just." Erwin replied in a calm manner. "I will maintain all responsibility of this and I shall pass my title to you, Nile, as you seem so competent."

Nile began to panic. "Wait, what? E-Erwin!"

"I'm sure you're capable of getting this under control, are you not?" Erwin asked as a small feud escalated behind them as the one known as Jean, disguised as Eren, shoved his Military Escorts away from him and made his way over to Erwin.

"This was all of your plan?!" Nile gasped, his hands shaking as he soon lowered his gun. Even he knew he was of no mind to bring this under control as Scouts in disguise as MP's brought over Erwin's gear, as well as Levi's.

Fury then barged past Levi in order to be direct at Erwin. "They're fighting as we speak… But this idiot is right…" Fury muttered, causing Nile to scowl. "The city will be destroyed if we don't sort this. Then all of this would've been for nothing.

"Levi, do try to stay put. A useless death wouldn't suit you." Erwin ordered as he took off with Jean towards the fighting Titans.

"No, I suppose it wouldn't…" Levi mumbled as his eyes landed on Fury. "Your voodoo shit didn't work then?"

"Not now, Levi!" She hissed in response, anchoring herself away also to try one last time to corner Annie.