WELL AIN'T I ON A ROLL...ACTUALLY THIS MIGHT TAKE THE BETTER BIT OF A MONTH ...BUT NO MATTER!
AGE 760 TWENTY YEARS SINCE THE FALL OF VEGETA
THE DAY OF DETERMINATION
"Hmmmmm" Caleb murmured in his sleep, his slumber surprisingly peaceful.
He was currently dreaming of chasing fish through the river, mouth agape, ready to rip them apart. He dived deeper and jumped towards the scaley fiend, using the bottom for a boost, he blasted out of the water,fish in mouth.
He smiled momentarily. The morning rays forcing his eyes to slowly open. He opened his eyes only to be met by the ceiling. He soon realized after looking up for a few minutes that there was an unknown large, warm mass wrapping around his right arm.
He looked over and saw an asleep Maiz.
He covered his mouth before he screamed, only a muffled cry could be heard. He looked at the woman in a panic, wondering why she was here,in his bed,snuggling with him!.
He gained the courage to speak.
"Uh,Maiz? You up?" Caleb asked, trying to keep his composure.
Maiz rustled, before hugging him tighter and ...purring!?
He slightly shook her shoulder with his other arm, causing her eyes to slowly flutter open.
She looked up at him.
"Hi Caleb" Maiz said drowsily,obviously not awake yet.
"Uhh, hi...Maiz?" Caleb looked down at her.
"Hmm?" She looked up at him.
"What are you doing in my bed?" He asked,getting an unexpected reaction.
Maiz shrugged her shoulders.
"Were a pack right? Friends?" She asked, Caleb nodded.
"Well in Saiyan culture, packs often sleep together, it's a form of bonding" Maiz explained before nuzzling into his arm even more.
"Oh,well ...okay…..just,please tell me next time okay?" He asked.
"Okie dokie ...I'm gonna sleep some more...good nig-zzz" She was out cold before she even finished her sentence.
Caleb just stared at her, deeply perplexed at his situation. He shrugged, if it's not a problem, he didn't care.
He began to slowly close his eyes once more, returning to his slumber.
(A HALF HOUR LATER)
The two began their routine of intense training together for the morning, Caleb was not using full power today for he did not want another episode like the day before yesterday.
They began their basics, a thousand sit ups and pushups with some basic combat techniques afterwards, Caleb had fun having another person to train with, Rogue was fun, but he lacked the experience the two saiyans had gathered but Caleb was working on that and now Rogue was pretty close to Maiz's level of power.
The two began another sparring match, Caleb was testing Maiz's strength, to see her progress over the last couple weeks. She has been quite enthusiastic about training which relieved Caleb, worried that she might not be into it as much as him.
The two exchanged a huge flurry of punches and kicks, the two were even for right now ...but now it's a battle of stamina. Caleb launched a knee to Maiz's gut,knocking her further into the air. She coughed up phlegm before charging back in, her speed catching Caleb off guard momentarily. After a few Moments of blocking the incoming hits,Caleb had her figured out once more, dodging every hit like he could read her mind. After her assault she hovered there,panting from the exertion.
"How did..haaah...did you dodge...haah..me?" Maiz asked.
"Well,I'm pretty good at learning someone's technique, especially someone I know" Caleb explained.
"That's..haaa..handy" she commented before she descended to the ground, Caleb following suite.
The two landed,returning to their fighting stances, staring each other down.
"Should we keep going? We wouldn't want to cause questions when the determination begins, right?" Maiz asked, losing her stance.
Caleb stared intently at her, before sighing.
"Your right ...we should stop" he repeated, dropping his stance as well.
After the two stopped their training, they began to walk into the courtyard from the field, where they often sparred.
They found a sight that was quite common, Rogue learning the alphabet. It was quite an important sight for Caleb, since he likes seeing his 15 meter brother learning about the world, which is what Rogue always wanted to do..learn ...he might not be the brightest, but he loved to learn, and Caleb envied him for that.
Caleb mostly wanted to see the world cause the kids wanted to, he made a promise ...and he wasn't about to break it. He didn't have the biggest interest in that sort of thing, he was an adapter, not an admirer. He could adapt to any environment you put him in, but it's a rare case that he takes a keen interest in it, like the rainforest where he first met Maiz, piqued his interest, but the fiery mountains, deep oceans, those are secrets he wouldn't care if they were discovered or not, but it wasn't HIS opinion that mattered in his mind. The kids' interests far exceeded his own, call it loyalty, father-like instincts...he didn't care, all he knew was that...he promised them they would see it all, so they were gonna see it all ...end of story.
Caleb walked over to the group.
"Whatcha teaching the big guy?" He asked.
"Oh, just a little review is all!" Hange replied with enthusiasm.
"Review of what?" Caleb asked.
"For when Zackley and Nile come to visit, we wouldn't want our star to forget his lines now would we" She smiled, returning to the huge cards of the table.
Caleb nodded before walking away, waving as he did so.
Maiz watched him walk away before sighing, he still wasn't thrilled with the idea of Nile visiting, she couldn't blame him...if she were told someone who wanted to interrogate,kill, and perform an autopsy on her was coming over to visit, she'd probably be a bit foul.
Krista walked over to the female saiyan.
"Is Caleb doing alright? He seems more grumpy than normal" she asks.
Maiz sighed.
"He's fine, he's just a little pissed that Nile is coming to this...inspection" she explained.
"Oh, well that makes sense, I can't think of anyone around here that actually likes the Military Police, even Annie who wanted to join them, detests them" Krista replied, forming a smile on her face.
"How's Annie doing anyway?, don't see her much besides the mess hall" Maiz asked,crossing her arms.
"Oh, well...she's just been secretive ever since you got here...maybe she thinks of you as competition?" She answered, unsure that her theory is true.
"Competition? For what?... For Caleb?" Maiz asked. Krista slowly nodded.
"Do you think of me as competition?' She continued.
"Oh! Goodness no! I'm nowhere as close to him as you are!" Krista replied.
"Wait what? But I've only been here for over a month" Maiz said, confused.
Krista shrugged.
"You click with him better than most of us, sasha loves eating, that's a similarity, but you far surpass her in that category. Annie likes to fight, and you've already proven that you are superior to her in that, you are the same species as well ...so you are probably the best pick for him...your closest to him besides his siblings" she explained.
"But why don't you guys at least try?" Maiz asked.
"Most of us don't have the courage to ask him out, even Annie can't come out and say it...but i guess we'll see what happens right?" Krista smiles sweetly.
Maiz sighed once more.
"I guess" she replied, chuckling.
(POV SWAP)
Annie was practicing her martial arts. She was getting continuously frustrated with the current situation at scout headquarters, that Maiz woman. She comes here and takes Caleb away right when Annie finally gets the opportunity to hang out with him more, but that didn't happen, thanks to her.
Out of anger Annie launched a powerful haymaker at the sandbag dummy, knocking it over. Her eyes narrowed at the dummy, but that's not what surprised her, what surprised her was the sound of clapping coming from behind her.
"Nice Annie, I'm impressed" A familiar voice complimented.
Annie nodded.
"What are you doing here Caleb?" She asked emotionlessly.
"I'm bored and wanted to see how my old sparring partner was doing, and it seems you're doing better without me Haha" Caleb laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
"Well...I try" she shrugged, trying to sound lighthearted.
"Good, it's always good to know my friend is trying" he places a hand on her shoulder, she instantly tenses up at the touch.
"You okay?" Caleb asked, Annie nodded.
Caleb took his hand off her shoulder.
"So, how goes the training? Getting better? He asked.
Annie nodded once more.
"Good, keep working on it and no one can beat you" Caleb explained, Annie nodded again.
"Well, I'll leave you to it, see ya!" He smiled and waved before walking away from a very confused Annie.
(A FEW HOURS LATER)
The Titan and Saiyan stood to attention at the dirt Road where the representatives will be entering, one of the brothers much more nervous than the other.
"Rogue, just chill okay, we both know we could destroy these guys...so chill...nothing's gonna happen" Caleb said, trying to calm Rogue down.
Rogue nodded, if his brother could do it, he could. This will be a walk in the park.
Their thoughts were interrupted when they heard the sound of wheels and hooves hitting the dirt, the two looked over and saw a fancy wagon being pulled by two quite high quality horses.
"Remember you two, salute when they exit" Levi reminded them, the two nodded.
The wagon stopped at the gate, the door of the waggon opened, the two immediately saluted.
Out of the waggon was their commander, Erwin which they were very familiar with. One of the men was bulky while one was skinny, Rogue had never seen these two before ...but Caleb has. Zackley and Nile from the courthouse.
Zackley was a bulky man, especially for his age, his hair a light grey to a dark white, his face covered in facial hair, having a look of complete emotional control, maybe even a bit of insanity as well.
Nile was a skinny man with black hair with a small mustache and some peach fuzz on his chin, the sight of his overconfident face made Caleb's blood boil.
"So, commander, this is the legendary Rogue titan?" Zackley asked with a voice full of calm authority.
"Yes, this is Rogue Jaeger"
Levi gestured for Rogue to lower himself so that the two could inspect him.
He slowly got onto his knees.
"He certainly is different than what I've read about, Rogue is certainly intelligent, I can see it in his eyes" Zackley observed, looking him over.
"Erwin? Why is this beast not in chains?" Nile asked.
That single comment was enough to set Caleb's mind aflame with rage, but he didn't act on it. Rogue was insulted by the comment, but like Caleb, didn't react from the harsh statement.
"Well? Why doesn't this creature have so much as a pair of shackles on it?" He demanded.
"There is no need Nile, Rogue is quite friendly and harmless to humans " The commander explained.
Nile sneered, causing Rogue to grow a dangerous look on his face. This was one of the first times in his life ...that he actually hated a human being.
"Rogue, Caleb, this is Premier Zackley, leader of the entire military" Erwin gestured to the old man.
"it's an honor to meet you once again, sir!" Caleb said, hardening his salute.
Zackley nodded.
Rogue looked closer at the hardened man, before forming a lopsided grin, sniffing the man with vigor.
"What's he doing?" The premiere asked.
"He is evaluating you, as you are a new visitor to the property, nothing to be concerned about" Erwin explained.
Zackley nodded once more.
"So what? Is he going to sniff me like a dog?" Nile huffed.
Rogue looked at him, before turning away.
"Rogue reads people quite easily, and I'm pretty sure what opinion he has on you" Levi commented. Earning a sneer from the MP.
Rogue and Caleb smiled, amused by the corporals sly comments.
"So, now then…" Zackley turned to Armin and Mikasa, both standing at attention, saluting.
"You two were raised by the pair in Maria from what I've read, correct?" He asked.
The two nodded unanimously.
"Well you two have amazed me...being out there in titan infested Maria for half a decade...being raised by a super human and a titan...now that's astonishing" Zackley praised.
"I guess they're not savages, quite tame for feral children" Nile commented, venom laid in his tone.
Caleb's eye instinctively twitched, this guy was getting on his nerves...no one insulted his kin ...NO...ONE. Rogue was experiencing the same emotions, Rage ...no one insulted his little ones.
The titan let out a quiet, low growl, a warning to stop. Caleb's throat was uncontrollably rumbling, a familiar sound to his titanic brother being produced. Even when it came to the hierarchy, this was the brothers territory, not theirs...they had rules and lines you couldn't cross, and rule number one...you don't disrespect their children.
The two showed this gesture for only moments before relaxing, their eyes losing the rage inside them. The two visitors losing their worried stares.
"Wild beasts, should lock you bot-"
"Nile, that's enough ...now then,Commander,Corporal, do these two display this behavior often?" Zackley asked.
"Usually the two are damn angels,Caleb might be a bit hot headed, but if you don't piss him off he's a peaceful man" Levi explained, really not in the mood for this shit.
"Hmm, I see...well,shall we start the trials?, I recall you wished to start with Rogues intelligent tests?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm sure the extent of Rogues mental capabilities have had, you, the MPs and the civilian population quite curious, i thought this test would put a rest to those queries...before we move onto the more...physical parts of the trials" Erwin explained.
"That's fine commander, I assume that commander Zoe will be part of this test?" Zackley asked.
The commander nodded.
"Good, i look forward to it"
"I'll inform you in the courtyard," Erwin said.
Rogue and broly began on their way to the courtyard, next to them a livid Levi.
"What the fuck you two? I gave you simple orders,if nile started some shit, you don't react...what the fuck happened?" He asked, not happy in the least.
"Sorry sir, guess my instincts got the reins for a bit" Caleb explained, Rogue nodded.
Levi sighed.
"You two need to be careful" Mikasa said with worry.
Caleb nodded, not giving her a smug retort like normal.
Rogue nodded.
They had arrived in the courtyard, and while Caleb wanted to see this...after five minutes of Hange explaining Rogues traits...all he wanted to do was sleep.
"-Of course his jaw is his most distinguishable trait compared to other tit-"
He began to sit back on the steps, where he was sitting right next to his kin.
"Armin?" Caleb asked.
Armin looked over, Looking like he was constipated with worry.
"Yes Caleb?"
"Wake me when either this is over, or something goes wrong...okay?" He asked.
"Sure thing" Armin replied.
"Thanks bro" Caleb ruffled the blondes hair.
Caleb stopped his gesture, and once he closed his eyes, he was out.
(IN HIS DREAMS)
Caleb awoke in the same dark void he was all too familiar with, and a similar figure standing before him.
"Oh come on!, why now!?" Caleb asked.
"SORRY, BUT WE NEED TO TALK" Bob replied.
"About what? I had better be well rested when I wake up Bob" he demanded.
Bob put his hands up in a gesture of surrender.
"HEY,YOU'LL LIVE!" His red eyes widened, worried Caleb might charge him.
Caleb relaxed, his muscles stopped contracting, his shoulders slumping.
"Okay *sigh*...what is it?" He asked, holding the bridge of his nose.
"IT'S ABOUT THE NEXT EXPEDITION...I'VE GOT A REALLY BAD FEELING ABOUT IT...AND I KNOW YOU DO AS WELL" Bob explained.
Caleb sighed again.
"Your right, but we have both Rogue and Maiz now, both quite formidable...we'll be fine," he replied.
"CAN YOU REALLY BE SURE? WHAT IF YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THAT LITTLE POWER YOU HAVE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?" Bob asked.
"I..I don't know ...we just have to hope for the best, and expect the worst" Caleb replied.
Bob sighed.
"WHAT ABOUT THE SAIYANS? I GET THE SNEAKING SUSPICION THAT THEY WON'T BE HERE IN TWO YEARS, BUT SOONER" He explained
"If they come, one of two things will happen, one, they turn out to be hostile...and I'll just have to eliminate them,two, they turn out to be friendly and I'll help defeat this frieza character" Caleb replied, taking a breath from the constant talking.
"OH, LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP" Bob said as he looked into the void before waving.
(POV SWAP)
"Caleb?...Caleb, it's time to wake up! Were falling behind!" Armin said as he shook Caleb awake.
Caleb's eyes shot open, looking around to see the first trial is over. Caleb sighed, probably went easier than he thought...hopefully Nile didn't say some shit to insult his brother….that would really piss him off...and he really needed to keep his head for the next trial.
He turned to Armin.
"So, how'd it go?" Caleb asked.
"It went, fine, Rogue almost lost it once, from Nile spouting hurtful comments, you know how it goes" Armin explained.
"Haaaaah, let's get this over with" He replied, rubbing his temple's.
The two got up from the steps, starting to join the group.
Armin saddled up on a horse, while Caleb slowly floated into the air.
The two made their way to the group, rushing through the forest, trying to catch up. The pair saw the titan and the scouts in a clearing. The corporal giving the titan commands.
"Alright, now left hook" Levi ordered.
Rogue let out a mighty roar before throwing the hit, causing a gust of wind to blast into a tree from the attack.
"Hmm,impressive," Zackley commented.
The pair rushed into the clearing.
"Sorry sir, i fell asleep" Caleb said, slightly embarrassed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well you can make up for it by hitting five times faster" The corporal remarked.
"Yes sir" Caleb smiled, fighting to impress others sounded like fun.
"Now,since Caleb and Rogue are equals, at least in terms of brute strength, they will show their strength by having a sparring match" Erwin explained.
Zackley nodded, while Nile just had a look of distaste.
The two landed at opposite sides of the clearing, getting into their fighting stances.
"Begin" Levi remarked, clapping his hands.
Soundtrack "Kakarot vs broly"
"RAAAAAAA!"
"RROOOAAAAAAH!"
The two roared as they charged one another, the ground shaking from they're footsteps. Caleb jumped into the air and blasted towards the titan. The very earth around them rumbled from their fists colliding.
Caleb blocked an upcoming haymaker, although the sheer power did send him flying into a tree. He charged Rogue, his aura blazing to life, white flames now surrounding him.
The two continued to launch punches at the other, both having the time of their lives.
Rogue got knocked back by a kick to his chest, his feet grinding against the dirt, trying to stop himself.
He grinded to a halt,looking at Caleb with a big,lopsided grin,before looking at him with determination,eyebrows knitting,eyes narrowing. Rogue ran towards him and did something unexpected. He jumped into the air,and kicked Caleb with both feet,sending him to the ground. Rogue got his feet in the right position just in time before he fell,causing a small tremor from the impact. Making their audience have trouble staying on their feet,even knocking krista to the ground.
Caleb stood up from the small crater and looked over at the girl in worry.
"You alright krista?" He asked,like a father with his daughter.
She slowly got up.
"Yeah,I'm fine" She smiled at them.
"Good,now we can go all out!" Caleb yelled, a playful smirk on his face.
He began to scream, his aura causing the ground around him to crack and shake. His screaming was so loud his voice began to crack,but he continued nonetheless. His aura began looking like a giant mountain of white fire,causing the audience to look on in amazement,even Zackley's eyes widened from the pure power.
"Come on Rogue! Show me what you got!" Caleb screamed,ready to charge.
Rogue roared,his eyes turned a glowing green,his pupils almost completely gone,steam erupted from his mouth and his hair was raised,he was at full strength without using his ki,he didn't want to ruin the determination after all.
The two charged at each other once again, they continued to launch a huge flurry of strikes at one another, the other dodging the others attack,it was a complete stalemate. The two's fists collided over and over,causing a shockwave with each impact.
"You've gotten stronger,I'm impressed brother" Caleb remarked, before launching a kick to Rogues jaw,sending him back a few meters.
Rogue recovered before nodding and landing a kick to Caleb's midsection,sending him into the sky.
"Fuuuuuuuuaaaackkkkk!" He yelled as he went past the clouds,out of sight.
The group watching the fight silently chuckled at the display.
"So,Erwin, Rogue and Caleb do this how often?" Zackley asked.
"Once the other grows in strength. Once the other gets a power boost, the other does after they face each other,it's quite interesting" The commander explains, leaving out a certain female saiyan.
The premiere nodded,before looking back and seeing Caleb fly down at Rogue from the sky landing a dropkick right in the middle of his forehead before he could dodge,knocking him to the ground.
Rogue slowly got up,looking to see Caleb on the ground, gesturing to him to attack. Rogue roared before charging.
Caleb began to charge up a ki blast.
He threw the attack,Rogue put his arms up in an attempt to block. The ball exploded the moment it made contact with the beasts forarms,knocking Rogue back. Rogue looked down to see his forearms were seared,steaming from his regeneration.
Once Rogue recovered from the blast he turned to see Caleb heading right for him. Rogue dodged by dropping to a crouch position. He countered by launching a roundhouse kick as Caleb passed him,sending Caleb into a tree, causing it to crash to the ground.
Caleb shakes off the pain before he blasts the tree off him.
He looks over to see Rogue gesturing to charge him. Caleb charges him jumping into the air and blasting towards him like a heat seeking missile. Rogue was about to throw a haymaker to counter his charge, but when he swung his arm,he was surprised to see the saiyan was nowhere to be found. Rogue looked around,using all his senses. He heard a blasting noise come from behind him, he sidestepped and off handed punched Caleb in the face, causing him to crash to the ground right in front of the Titan. The saiyan slowly got up, before being punted into the sky by Rogue.
"OH THIS IS BULLSHITTTTTT!" Caleb screamed before crashing into the woods,trees falling to the ground from his impact.
He got up slightly panting,realizing brute strength won't be enough to win this round...he began to think, he could try to use Rogues enormous weight to his advantage. He decided,he would try and trip the titan up. His aura exploded out of him as he charged the titan once more. Rogue tried to kick him, but Caleb dodged and wrapped his arms around the beasts ankle. The saiyan roared as he slowly lifted Rogue off the ground and slammed him back into the dirt.
Rogue got up,shaking all the dirt off his face. His eyes still glowed a neon green, he stood up and roared at Caleb. Caleb returned the gesture, before blasting up and landing a kick to the titans chin, sending Rogue into the air for a few moments before he landed on his rump,confused,holding his jaw in pain.
Realizing he was distracted,Caleb began to charge the titan once again,getting a huge haymaker charged up.
"Enough!" The commander ordered.
Caleb immediately stopped per his order, his aura fizzles out and Rogues eyes return to normal. The titan slowly stood up,shaking away the disorientation from that last hit,cracking his jaw back in place.
"Sorry for going rough on you bud" Caleb said,extending a fist.
"EIII...FFFFIIINNN….AAAALLL….OOOD" Rogue replied,fist bumping the saiyan. Caleb smiled and two returned to the area the group was watching the spectacle.
"Quite impressive Commander, these two are quite the fighters,I'm sure they could take out multiple hords of titans,if given the order" Zackley remarked,watching as Mikasa and Krista try to get some resonating dirt and mud off Caleb's face using multiple handkerchiefs.
"Yes,they make exceptional soldiers,the two together are an unstoppable force against the titans" Erwin replied.
"But what if they realized they were fine on their own,they could eradicate both the titans,and us!" Nile interjected.
"If I wanted to kill you,I would've already done it ...if i wanted to destroy this entire planet, i could ...but did i?, no...you know why? Because i got people I care about, I'm sure you do too Nile...so i think you know what it feels like, that instinct to protect your family and friends ...so...you don't need to worry about me" Caleb replied,walking towards the trio,his face now clean. He continued to stare Nile down, not with Rage...but with a surprising calm.
Nile just sneered at him in rage.
"How do we know you aren't tricking us!?" He yelled,veins almost popping out of his forehead.
"I ain't got too much proof,sides my actions, like in the courtroom for example, when your loyalists told the court they should kill and dissect Mikasa, i wanted to blow up that courtroom and kill anyone who would dare hurt her ...but, I didn't, think on that" Caleb remarked, walking away from a very conflicted Nile.
The brothers walked to the designated area, nodding to one another.
"Now then, Corporal, please have the two proceed to the next trial" Zackley ordered.
"The next trial will display the pairs ability to grab,destroy, or dodge objects that will be launched at them by mortar and catapult,this test is mostly for Rogue,to test his hand and eye coordination.I would suggest you all take shelter in the forest since this trial will take place where the two are standing" The corporal explained, waiting until everyone was a safe distance away from the area.
"Get ready" Levi remarked.
The two got into their fighting stances, waiting for the volleys.
"Ready rogue?" Caleb asked playfully.
"EEI COUD ASSSSKK DA SAN '' Rogue huffed.
"Hahaha,since when did you turn into a smart ass?" He replied.
"EII LLEEERND FRROON DA EST"
"Pfft, of course" Caleb commented.
"Fire the first ten!" Erwin ordered. The scouts immediately launched multiple mortar shots from the trees right towards them.
Rogue immediately sidestepped the first ball that almost hit him, a look of satisfaction on his face.
Caleb waited, hearing the tears in the wind and….there it was, he lifted a hand and fired a ki blast, exploding the ball mid air.
Rogue caught a slower ball, throwing it to the side. Caleb punched another ball before it could hit the ground, the ball getting launched into the atmosphere.
The two dodged the next six balls with ease,they could do this with their eyes closed,in fact, that was the next part.
"Good, now with eyes closed" Levi ordered.
"Are you insane!?" Nile yelled.
"We'll be fine, the mortars only have a range of sixty meters. Were all out of projectile range,why? Scared?" The corporal asked, earning a sneer from Nile.
"Reload and fire the next volley!" The commander ordered.
The pair did as they were ordered and closed their eyes. Their other senses are in full effect, but mostly their ears. They two could hear the volley being fired and slowly they heard the wind being blasted almost right next to them. The two sidestepped the two balls. Caleb did the limbo to dodge the second ball in his path. Rogue waited for the right moment before spinning and catching the ball without so much as a burn on his hand. He dropped the ball, waiting for the next mortar. Caleb jumped onto his hands and kicked the ball with both his legs, sending another ball flying into the sky. He Jumped back to his feet, ready for the next one. Rogue once again sidestepped a ball, dodging by just a few feet. Caleb waited a lot longer than normal, waiting for the ball to be just barely in front of him before he dodged, using his pointer and middle finger to guide the ball to just right next to him, hitting the ground with great force. The two continued to dodge them without flaw….. then the last shot was fired, directly at Caleb, he felt the vibrations from it being fired and waited, he once again heard the metal object cutting through the air, blasting right towards him, he slowly opened his hand out in front of him and suddenly he jumped into the air,catching the ball like it was basketball. He landed and opened his eyes, looking at the ball, before crushing it into dust, shaking the dust off his hand.
"Not bad you two...not bad" Levi said, getting a compliment from levi felt ...alien, but they just smiled and nodded.
"Incredible" Zackley remarked, walking up to the pair.
"Just what i expected from humanity's strongest soldiers, but then again, from what i've heard about you two...I'm not surprised" Zackley complimented.
"Thank you, sir!" Caleb saluted,before getting interrupted by his rumbling stomach.
"Uhh,sorry sir...i didn't really eat breakfast haha" He nervously laughed.
"Then we should probably have lunch, i think the other recruits would most certainly agree" Zackley replied.
"Lunch it is" Erwin commented.
"Uuh, sir?" Caleb asked.
"Hmm?" The commander raised his eyebrows.
"Could i...umm...get there early?" He asked gingerly,really freaking hungry, he could smell the food from here.
Erwin nodded.
"Thank you sir!" Caleb said before blasting off at lightning fast speeds.
"Might I ask, how fast can he fly?" The premiere asked.
"He could circle around the globe in a hour" The commander replied, Zackley's eyes slightly widened.
"That's….remarkable," he adjusted his glasses before mounting his horse.
(POV SWAP)
Caleb had quickly rushed into the mess hall and grabbed a tray, taking pieces of every meat in the establishment.
"Jesus, I have to hand it to the cooks…*sniff* this shit smells good" Caleb said before munching into a big piece of ham, inhaling it in a matter of moments.
He instantly began to go after more,but he made sure that there was enough for everyone,after all,no one likes being on an empty stomach.
"Well, you're about as gluttonous as ever" Caleb heard a familiar voice, but it sounded weird...it sounded,joyful...happy.
"Annie?" He asked.
"Yep" She slightly smiled at him,sitting next to him.
"What happened?" Caleb asked,slightly concerned.
"Oh just a little thinking...I've been so angry lately I figured, it wouldn't kill me to be happy for a bit," Annie explained.
"Okay,so you're alright?" He asked.
"Right as rain,but umm...only you get to see me like this,alright?" she replied.
"Sure, might I ask why?" Caleb asks, sliding closer to her.
"Because, I don't want to be mocked...I'm so sick of being abused with words, ya know? So,only you get to see me like this, since you wouldn't mock for showing weakness" Annie explained,her happy expression leaving her face momentarily.
Caleb remembered what she was talking about….her father….she didn't have the best history with the man,he often abused her with words,sometimes with his fists...she often vented to Caleb about this when she was about to explode,course she never admitted that she did this cause she thought of him as someone she could biggest excuse was "because you were the closest at the time",but Caleb knew she seeked him out. He liked it when she vented to him,it proved that she trusted him, and that she valued him as a friend.
"I get ya….ok, our little secret" Caleb extended his pinkie finger.
Annie looked at him in slight confusion before locking her pinkie around his.
"And now it's our secret, haha" He laughed.
"I guess so" Annie smiled.
Caleb stared at her for a few moments.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Ya know….you look really cute when you smile" Caleb commented.
"...uh...thanks," Annie replied,her cheeks slightly red.
"So, are you gonna tell me why I haven't been seeing you lately?,kinda had me worried till i saw you in the mess hall, sides that….your almost never around" he asked.
"It's…..Maiz…..the moment she came,all of your attention was on her and her alone ...made me feel forgotten,you never seeked me out to continue our training, your sights were all on her" she answered,looking like she was somewhat hurt.
"I...didn't know you felt that way An" Caleb explained,starting to feel guilty.
"It's fine…"
"No,it's not," Caleb replied.
"Huh?"
"I was so attracted to her fighting prowess,that I had completely forgotten about my pupil….I'm sorry for that, won't happen again...we'll continue your training,promise" He explained.
" ….Okay, you're forgiven," Annie replied.
"Man, you need to be nicer more often...i like talking to you when you actually respond with words that AREN'T insults" Caleb laughed.
The two were interrupted by the sound of horses slowly getting closer.
"looks like they're here" she said,her voice returning to her regular,emotionless deadpan.
"Well, that killed the mood,whatever,it was nice talking to you An" he said, Annie nodded.
Caleb then proceeded to inhale his entire mountain of meat, devouring it until nothing but scraps remained,when the rest of the scouts walked through the doors, they looked to see Annie and Caleb eating right next to one another,a sight that was rare.
"Uuh, did we interrupt something?" Reiner slightly chuckled.
Caleb looked up from his plate.
"Oh, no,we were just eating," he explained.
"So, does Caleb generally eat this much?" The premiere asked.
"Yes, his metabolism is extremely fast from Hange's analysis, it's most likely due to all the energy he exerts when fighting" Erwin explained, Zackley nodded.
"Hey,I left plenty okay?" Caleb stated, gesturing to the table with the food on it.
"We always have to make extras, since Caleb generally eats a lot throughout the day" Petra commented,ignoring a mumbling Caleb.
"So we have a brat that eats nothing, and a brat that eats a ton...its a weird fucking form of opposites attract I'll tell you that much" Levi spat,some of the recruits silently chuckled at the statement.
"Does he generally only eat meat?" Zackley asked.
"That's his most preferred choice, but he does eat some fruits and vegetables now and then,mostly fruit as a second option" The commander answered.
"Great,who's to say he won't eat a human if he gets hungry?" Nile asked, grumpy as usual.
"Actually sir, Caleb can go months without food,during when we were still in Maria, Caleb told us all the food he gathered would go to us, he went without food for four months, sir" Armin said, eyes widened around the room from the statement.
"But, that's impossible,look at how much he's eating, no person with that quick of a metabolism could last that long, I'd be surprised if he lasted a week!" Nile yells in disbelief.
"It happened, there wasn't much game at the time, berries were scarce, there wasn't much i could do. I couldn't travel that far since the children and Rogue would be vulnerable, so I hunted for days on end. There wasn't much for me to consume, so I fasted, but by the time those four months were over, I was skin and bones, but once spring came, bam, right back into shape" Caleb explained.
"You never told us about that" Krista interjected.
"No one ever asked," he replied.
The scouts then proceeded to chow down into the buffet, once everyone was done eating after a half hour later, they all reported outside.
"So,will the next trial be as dangerous as the last?" Nile asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Actually, the next trial will be a demonstration of some capture exercise missions we have been practicing with Rogue, Caleb wouldn't be included since it would make the trial unfair for one side or the other '' Erwin explained.
Zackley mounted his horse, adjusting his glasses.
"While that sounds invigorating Commander,the Final trial will not be needed" Zackley explained.
Everyone looked at the premiere in confusion.
"What do you mean sir?" Erwin asked, his eyebrows knitted.
"Well, i see no point in demonstrating something when I've already made my decision" The premiere explained.
"You have sir?" Erwin raised an eyebrow.
"Yes,Erwin,these two are the most fascinating and powerful beings I have ever seen in my lifetime, I approve of them for the 57th expedition" Zackley answered.
A unanimous sigh could be heard throughout the headquarters, Caleb and Rogue fist bumped, Mikasa and Armin were right, doing it the legal way was the right decision.
But the cheers were interrupted by a livid Nile.
"This is not part of the contract! they were to perform all three trials! these things are tricking us anyways! They are not to be-"Before the MP could continue his rant,Rogue grumbled as he rubbed his nose in irritation, but before anyone could react, Rogue sneezed a huge ball of snot onto the MP.
"SSSOOOORY, DUSS IN OSE" Rogue explained, pointing to the huge dust cloud.
Nile had snapped, wiping mucus away from his face,looking up at the beast, his face burning red with rage.
"Monster! Premiere! This is a perfect example that this thing is not to be trusted! I beg of you to have it exterminated!" Nile screamed.
"Commander Nile" Zackley interrupted. " As the commander of the entire Military, the decision is ultimately up to me, and i believe that i requested that you have no outbursts" He said before turning back to Erwin.
"Anyways, there is something i would like to discuss with you and the correct,preferably in private"
"Of course sir" Erwin replied, walking away with the premiere.
Before he joined the two, Levi turned to the snot covered Nile.
"By the way Nile, the showers are on the first floor and down the hall to your left" He remarked, but what no one realized, was that he was wearing a sly smirk on his face as he walked away.
(POV SWAP)
Caleb sighed in relief,lighting a cigar shortly afterwards. He looked to see his kin next to him.
"Well, looks like we fucking did it,hehe" he smiled, putting the cigar in his mouth.
"I almost can't believe it" Armin commented, a big smile on his face.
"Well, believe it, phew" Caleb said as he blew out smoke from his mouth.
"It's just good to know that you guys won't have to do anything you'll regret" Mikasa added in, holding her green scarf tightly.
"Yeah, I was prepared to take the capital, but that wouldn't have made my image any better, now would it?" he asked rhetorically.
The two shaked their heads.
"Well, we got you two, that's all that matters to me" Caleb said, rubbing both of their heads,both of them chuckled from the gesture.
(NIGHTFALL)
Caleb was watching Rogue and the two kids sleep together in the barn. He never often saw it since Rogue often came to him,not the other way around.
He sat on a bench,watching the kids fall asleep. He looked over to the music box that Mikasa had bought for the Titan to ease his nightmares. He looked at the spinning ballerina in slight curiosity. Caleb often wondered why music comforted humans so much, he never understood it, the only music that had ever soothed him were Carla's lullabies when he was a child,but all those bring now is just sorrow….he still missed them, even six years later,the wound in his heart still remained. He often wondered if they were watching him, and if they were proud, or disgusted….he really hoped the former. He had tried his damned best, he might have done things that he honestly, wasn't proud of but he tried ... No matter what the cost,he would protect his family, if not for his own caring for them, then the promise he swore to keep.
"Caleb..please...protect Armin….pr.. protect mikasa….prro...protect rogue...p..protect humanity..please..i..I love...you.. my...son"
Those words still haunted his dreams till this day... but that wasn't a goodbye,it was a plea, and he would keep his promise,even if it killed him.
He was shaken out of his thoughts by a familiar seven foot tall woman walking into the barn.
"I watched the trials," Maiz said,sitting down next to him.
"Really? what about "staying hidden" Caleb asked.
"Well…..okay, it got boring...like….reeeaaalllly boring...so i may have snuck off to catch you and Rogues sparring match, and the whole mortars thing" she explained.
"Heh, sneaky one, are we?" he asked rhetorically.
"Maybe, what's wrong? don't like sneaky women?" Maiz asked, a sly smile plastered on her face.
"Depends, are they my friend, or my enemy?" Caleb asked, a similar smile growing on his face as well.
"You don't have to worry about me" she answered.
"I hope not, for both of our sakes heh" he laughed.
"I see you shaved" Maiz commented,rubbing his hairless face.
"Oh, you finally noticed, heh, guess people weren't used to the new look huh?" Caleb replied.
The two couldn't really find any words to say after that, they just stared at each other for a few minutes. The crickets chirping was the only sound in the background.
"So, about the rest of the saiyans….can they listen to you when they arrive?" He asked,breaking the silence.
"Yeah, why? They won't be arriving for two years, surely that would be plenty of time" Maiz answered, raising an eyebrow.
Caleb stood up from the bench, looking over at the trio sleeping in the hay.
"I'm not so sure, some things are not gonna go to plan, that's how it's always been,nothing goes completely to plan,Ever….so..makes me think they could arrive anytime now...which worries me" Caleb explained.
He turned back to Maiz.
"I just can't wait till i can feel some peace in my life, every night i can never feel true peace, every morning i wake up with this feeling...this feeling of restlessness...it worries me...what if i can never feel that feeling? What if I'm gonna be like this my entire life?" He started.
"Like, everytime i finish a problem, there's always another one in front of it to take the last one's place...why?...when will it end?" Caleb finished, sitting back on the bench, putting his head in his hands.
He looked over to see Maiz's hand on his shoulder.
"I think you just need some rest, a good sleep would do you a lot of favors right now...and to answer your question….it doesn't end, it's just how life goes,ya know?" She explained.
"Haaaaah...i guess, whatever, peace is overrated anyway" Caleb shrugged.
"Well, let's be peace less together" Maiz said, extending her hand.
"Sure,why not?" He replied, taking her hand and shaking it.
(A WEEK LATER)
"Come on An! Show me what you can do!" Caleb encouraged, gesturing to the blonde to charge him.
"I'm...trying" The woman in question complained, wiping a bit of blood off her lips.
Caleb stood there for a bit, waiting for her to catch her breath.
"Well, at least you've made progress in the last week" he explained, the day right after Annie explained her feelings, he immediately got back to training her, so far it was going well.
She returned to her fighting stance, her breath now under control...she was ready. She charged him. Caleb tried knocking her over by the way of a sweeping kick, but Annie jumped over his huge leg, catching him slightly off guard.
Caleb walked backwards a few feet.
"After five times you finally figured out how to counter that move" Caleb laughed.
"Well after getting knocked over five times in a row, ya learn a thing or two" Annie slightly smiled.
Caleb laughed even harder, he enjoyed the times when Annie was happy, made all the cuter. She was always such a hardass...it made Caleb feel good to see her express actual emotions.
"Well...hmph hmph…let's continue shall we?" He smiled.
"So,what's next?" Annie asked.
"Hmmmm….aha! How about I begin your training in how to use ki!?" Caleb looked at Annie in excitement.
Her eyes widened in surprise, and slight excitement.
"Y..you're saying I could learn how to be as strong as you?" Annie asked, her hopes rising.
"Of course!"
"Oo..okay then!" She remarked,a smile plastered on her face.
Caleb was breaking the hardened shell around her heart. He could feel it, her essence was rising,no longer as low as a rock on the ground..her essence was flying now.
Annie was pumped, she wanted to learn extremely bad,to be as strong as Caleb...maybe he'd find her more attractive if she was stronger.
"Well then...let us begin...we shall begin with the ways to project ki in a concentrated form, like a ki blast for example" Caleb explained, forming a glowing, green ball in his hand.
Annie nodded.
"It may take a few days, but I'm sure you'll begin to understand how it works, and eventually use ki to your advantage...are you ready?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm ready" she answered with determination.
Caleb nodded.
"Good...very good...well,let us begin!" The ball in his hand fizzled out into glowing particles...and so their training began.
(FOUR DAYS LATER)
The pair were standing in the field outside of the castle, Annie holding her hand out in concentration. She slowly began to growl out of slight frustration. After four tiring days of training, she has just barely scratched how to manipulate ki...and it's taking a lot of patience. She stared at her hand with strict determination...suddenly a spark of lightning fizzled in her hand. She looked at her hand in shock,looking over at Caleb she saw him give a gesture to continue. She continued to charge up a ki ball in her hand,and with one final grunt,a white ball formed in her hand.
"I...i did it" Annie remarked with amazement as she stared at the ball in wonder.
"Nice! Now we shall work on raising your battle power!" Caleb squealed in excitement.
"Alright! Let's do it!" She replied, feeling a nice, warm feeling on her chest.
"Okay,it may take a little while…. but I'm sure you'll get it down!" Caleb patted her shoulder.
"Oo..of course" Annie nodded, her cheeks slightly crimson from the touch.
(AN HOUR LATER)
"Grrr...rr" Annie growled, suddenly white flame began to cover her body. She looked around her body in surprise,she had done it...she learned to manipulate ki.
"HAHA! You did it!" Caleb yelled in excitement.
"Yes! Now,let's see what I can do!" She remarked, a cocky smirk now plastered on her face. She got into her fighting stance.
Caleb smiled.
"Alright,let's see how you handle this!" He screamed, his aura exploded around him. He looked at her with wild eyes.
"Come on then! Charge me!" Caleb gestured her to attack.
Annie charged as per Caleb's command, she launched the first punch,attempting to hit him right in the chest,he dodged with little effort.
Caleb landed a low power kick to her abdomen, knocking her backwards. Once recovered, she ran towards him, trying to land a jump kick, but before she could, Caleb sidestepped her.
Caleb realized that this was too easy so he powered down,he remembered that this wasn't for his wellbeing,it was for hers.
"Remember, ki is useless if you can't use it" Je explained.
"I understand" Annie nodded, before charging a small ki blast and throwing it a Caleb.
"Well...shi-" Before he could finish his sentence, he got hit by the attack, causing an explosion.
"Are you okay?" Annie asked with a slice of worry in her voice.
"Yep, I'm fine" Caleb replied as he walked out of the smoke, wiping some dust off his shoulder.
"Should we continue?" She asked.
"Nah, you've been working hard for four days...you deserve a break" Caleb replied.
"Well...thank you...for teaching me" Annie said,slightly nervous...since she's not exactly used to thanking someone.
"Don't mention it An, it's what friends are for" He patted her shoulder before walking away.
She just looked down at the ground.
"...You are more than just a friend to me" Annie remarked silently.
(POV SWAP)
"Come on Rogue! Catch!" Armin yelled before throwing a ball into the air. They were currently on the other side of the castle,since they didn't want to get caught in the crossfire of Caleb's extreme training.
Rogue chased after the ball with great vigor,like a child with a toy. He was getting stressed over the expedition, although he didn't clearly know why. Something just seemed off, he didn't know what….but he decided to just drop it. He was having fun and he didn't want to ruin it.
Rogue caught the ball,tossing it back to Armin.
"Ya know, it's rather peaceful since we only got a couple of days until the next expedition" Connie stated, throwing stones at a rock from the huge blanket the group was sitting on.
"I guess it's just because there's a very low risk of titans attacking,since Caleb and Maiz wiped them out two weeks ago" Sasha replied,before taking a chomp out of a loaf of bread she had in her hands.
"Doesn't it just boggle your mind at that kind of power? Clearing out all of Maria in two days...TWO DAYS….it's so hard to believe" Bertholdt said.
"Well believe it...we have a chance at winning this war now!" Reiner replied.
"Don't forget Rogue, he and Maiz are of equal strength now" Caleb remarked, catching the group off guard.
"Jesus!" Jean yelled, causing Caleb to laugh.
"So, how are my Kin doing?" Caleb asked, rubbing the pairs heads.
"Were doing good, how about you?" Armin smiled.
"It's going good, just finished training Annie" He explained.
"So how'd that go?" Krista asked.
"Well,she learned ki...i honestly thought it impossible,since the kids couldn't learn it...but low and behold! She did it! Hell! I could probably teach all of you now!" Caleb laughed in joy.
"Really?" Mikasa asked.
"Yep!" he replied.
"But...it took Annie four days straight to learn,so it may take weeks to train you all at once,so, if you're interested, we shall begin training after the expedition" Caleb explained.
The group nodded.
"Well, anyway, what are you guys up to?" He asks.
"Oh,we were just hanging out, since we only have a few days until the expedition, figured we might as well have fun with the time we have left" Reiner explained.
"Fair enough...well,just wanted to know what you were up too...see ya" Caleb waved before starting to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Krista asked.
"Just going to see how everyone else is doing" He explained,walking away once more.
(POV SWAP)
The members of Levi squad were currently in the mess hall,having a drink. They were currently discussing the next expedition. It seemed everyone was talking about it,well...it was the only big thing that was going to happen around here for awhile.
Caleb walked in, looking around and finally saw the group. He walks over and takes a seat,well,two seats.
"So,how are you guys doing?" He asks.
"Were doing well, yourself?" Petra asked.
"Fine...just ... Confused,well,when am I not confused?" Caleb laughed to himself.
"About what?" She asks.
"...Females…" he slowly replies.
"Females? Hah! What's so confusing about them? You already have the affection of most of them" Oulo laughed,obviously drunk.
"They...why do they want me? I don't get it...they want a mad man? An animal? A monster? Why not go for someone like...like...uhh,Like Eld" Caleb gestured to the blonde.
Elds eyes narrowed as he spat out the beer he was currently drinking. Looking over at the saiyan with a...weird expression,probably because he was four beers in.
"What would anyone like in me?" He asked, his voice slurred.
"Well, you're a stern guy with a good heart ...I'm a good guy with …..an evil heart" Caleb explained,grabbing a beer and chugging it.
"Your fine" Petra chimed in,hitting Caleb in the shoulder.
"No...no I'm not...the moment i get angry...i lose myself…it feels like I'm not there anymore...what if i hurt someone? What if I can't control myself?" He asks almost hopelessly.
Petra sighed.
"It will be alright,I promise,you're no monster...remember...only you can decide if the evil wins Caleb" she comforted.
"...i….i hope so" Caleb replied.
"I promise...trust me" Petra put a hand on his shoulder.
'People do this a lot for comfort huh?' He thought to himself.
"Petra?" Caleb asked.
"Hmm?" She looked up at the huge man.
"Are you drunk?" He asks.
"Nope,I'm quite sober...since I'm probably gonna be the one to walk all of them to their quarters" Petra explained,looking over to see Oulo's head drop to the table top,he was out.
Petra sighed before laughing. Caleb chuckled.
He just needed a little faith….things would go well...he tried to believe that.
(THAT NIGHT)
The moon was a bright glowing crescent,illuminating the sky with a blackish blue. In the castle Caleb was rolling in his bed,trying to go to sleep. The moonlight was irritating him,since his body was trying to resist the urge to power up and train some more because,while he may not be able to transform into a great ape….it still caused him to become a little bit primal.
"Hey...Caleb?...are you awake?" He heard a soft,feminine voice say from behind him,he also heard the door open.
"Who is it?" Caleb whispered.
He suddenly felt a warm body beside himself,the person hugged him,rubbing her head against his shirtless back.
"Guess who?" The woman asked, the sensation of her whispering in his ear sent chills up his spine.
"M...Mikasa? What are you doing? Shouldn't you be asleep?" He turned over to see her in a white nightgown. Unfortunately for him,the clothing did not stop him from seeing certain….assets...sticking out.
Mikasa stared at him with her onyx eyes before replying.
"Well, since the moon is always shining into your room, i figured you were bothered by it...so, i came in here to keep you company until you fall asleep" She explained,her voice sounding like silk...causing a small blush to form on Caleb's face.
Mikasa quietly giggled at his reaction.
"No need to be embarrassed,we're siblings after all….so...i can do whatever i want around you" She smiled.
"You abuse the power of being my sister far too often...i wonder if that counts as spoiling you?" Caleb chuckled,pulling her in closer.
"Maybe it is? Care to find out?" Mikasa asked almost flirtatiously,it surprised Caleb to see her this playful. She was rarely ever like this and it kinda caught him off guard. He realized this could get…steamy...so he should probably be the voice of reason here.
Caleb's playful smirk disappeared.
"Mikasa….you know these feelings are wrong, right?" He asked,his voice gaining a gentle but serious tone.
Mikasa looked deep into his eyes, before pulling in even closer,covering her face with his chest.
"I don't care...my heart says it wants you.….and no one else" she explained,her voice oddly solemn.
Caleb sighed,before giving her a kiss on the forehead.
"Just go to bed,brat" he smiled.
"I won't until you do" Mikasa retorted.
"Haaaah….fine...how were you gonna help me again?" Caleb asked.
"Well,we are already sharing body heat. I figured that would help a bit,but….well…" Her words drifted into murmurs as she slowly got closer to his face.
"I know one way you can relax…." Mikasa said before rubbing his ears. The sudden feeling of pleasure causes him to instantly go into slight slowly begins to purr from the contact. His tail begins to wag like a dog from the touch.
"Just relax….you need to learn how to relax one of these days" she smiled.
"Hmm?" Caleb murmured,the constant stimulation was too much for him to say actual words.
"You always try to train yourself so hard...it's almost self destructive Caleb. I've heard of people that over worked themselves and never got their strength back" she explained.
"It'lllll beee finnnnne" He replied,his words very slow since his brain was on autopilot. The sensations were far too much.
"Hey? What would happen if i were to gently rub...this?" Mikasa asked before gently massaging his large tail,causing him to become paralyzed by the sensation...he couldn't move.
"Mmmmm" Caleb purred in pleasure.
She continued to gently rub it up and down,knowing not to touch the base for rubbing that causes a much…..different form of pleasure. Caleb continued to purr, his muscles turning from paralyzed to very relaxed,Mikasa could see his shoulders slump as his body began to fall asleep and,bam...he was out.
Mikasa watched as he slept,a look of adoration on her face as she placed her hand on his cheek, rubbing it with her took her other hand and slowly rubbed his skin felt almost like hard leather, but tougher...like even a blade couldn't go through it and in truth a blade couldn't….she was always amazed by her brother's strength,from the day they met she had always had an attraction to the Saiyan. When she saw him in tears during the breach she knew she loved him….he may not always show it….but underneath all the anger and sarcasm….was a broken soul….he called himself a devil. She had always hated that, calling himself a demon...she knew he wasn't like that….a demon wasn't even close to describing him...but,when he lost all control...when his broken heart was fully unleashed...he was definitely a different person...she never fully understood that side of him...she had his regular self down….but he never showed that side much,and while she was grateful that he didn't show it...it would help if she could understand that side...try to tame it down,so he could be more stable like he wants. He wanted to be stable,same with Rogue, they just wanted to be human…. to understand it all...even Mikasa wanted that...but when she was with Caleb she felt like she was that same girl whose parents didn't die...she was human again….she just prayed to god that Caleb could feel the same thing one day.
Caleb rustled around,causing her to break away from her thoughts. She looked over to see Caleb's tail wrapped around her leg,she silently giggled. She slowly began to realize that she needed some sleep. She snuggled up close to her brother...and slowly let sleep take her away.
"I love you" Mikasa remarked before passing out.
(THREE DAYS LATER)
The sky was a beautiful neon blue, the bright yellow sun piercing through the heavens. Caleb's eyes squinted as he looked up at the huge wall,currently on horseback. Rogue's pointed ears waved with excitement as he looked around to see the crowd's cheers. The Titan looked around in glee,seeing all the humans with their eyes glued onto them. Caleb looked around with a tired expression on his face,letting out an annoyed sigh,pinching the bridge of his nose. He always was annoyed at the cities...he appreciated the crowds liking towards him,but he still hated the smells,sounds,everything...but he could adapt if he had to...he just hoped he never had to.
He looked over to see Petra on Rogue's
shoulder, conversing with the titan,Caleb wondered what it was shook it off before he looked over at his teammates,including a certain saiyan that had a hood covering her face,he smirked.
'HOPE FOR THE BEST, EXPECT THE WORST...RIGHT?' Bob asked.
'Yep,let's see how this goes' Caleb replied in his head.
"Caleb?"
The saiyan was shaken out of his mental conversation and looked over at Krista.
"Yes? What is it?" He asked,his annoyed mood from before was gone.
"How do you think this will work out?" She asked, worry laced in her voice.
"I will protect you all,that's my job after all...Everything will be fine,Promise." Caleb replied reassuringly.
"Okay….i trust you Caleb,thanks!" The blonde smiled at him with a grin that could make a mindless titans soulless heart melt with adoration.
"Don't mention it" He said, trying to control his urge to just hug her.
They continued through the city,looking to both of their sides to see crowds cheering at Rogue….Caleb smiled at the deserved the attention, Caleb didn't like being in the spotlight,so let The Rogue Titan have the glory….the saiyan didn't need,or want it….he demanded respect,not fame.
The saiyan turned his attention to see they were just in the shadow of the wall. It was still as massive as he remembered it. It created a giant shadow,covering them in a giant area of shade. Some of the recruits sighed in relief as they escaped the hot sun momentarily,wiping their foreheads,trying to get rid of all the sweat.
Rogue looked down to see his brother,he silently waved,Caleb smiled and returned the favor. The saiyan looked down and scratched his steeds mane...the gelding was named Fury,it was Caleb's own horse ...The scouts called it a "welcome gift". He liked the horse,his body was a pure dark black, with big brown was a shire, the largest breed of horse in the walls. It's the only breed that could support Caleb's weight, he had participated in the last expedition,but Caleb barely rode him...he liked the horse...he wanted him to be safe.
Caleb looked up to see they were almost at the gate. Slowly the horses stopped in front of the huge wooden doors. Caleb looked up to see Rogue slowly come to a halt,his footsteps reverberating the area around them,stones jumping into the air from the huge vibrations. The animals in the area attempted to retreat from the beast,at least,those that weren't on a leash.
Caleb looked back at the crowd, hearing most,if not all of the remarks being thrown at them.
"That's the Rogue titan!"
"He's huge!"
"He's truly a peaceful creature,he's not bothering anyone!"
"Wait! There's the Hero of Maria!"
"He's so tall!"
"These guys are a waste of time! Can't you all see that!?"
Caleb snorted in humor at the remark,very familiar with these insults...he didn't care. He didn't care about people's opinions of him….but he asked at least a bit of respect,because were it not for him and Maiz….wall Maria would still be infested with titans. If they didn't like him...he didn't care...if they didn't respect him,never recognized him for what he did...then he had a problem. He's been risking his own sanity and family for these bastards,the least they could do is understand that.
"Look Ellie! They're here!"
The saiyan and titans ears picked up on the sound of very excited,high pitched voices,they looked over in the crowd to see a small boy and girl, the boy's hair was black and he had bright green eyes,kinda similar to Rogues. The girl had brown eyes and her hair was a dirty blonde,she had her hair in pigtails. Caleb levitated up to Rogues level to get a better view.
"Who's that?" Caleb asked Petra, who was currently sitting on the Titans shoulder.
"That's Ellie and her brother, those two and their mother are quite big fans of you two" she smiled.
Rogue smiled at the girl...before his look turned to slight amazement as he saw what was in her hands, Rogue pointed over to her,Caleb looked and his eyes widened. In the girls' hands were two dolls, they both were vague representations of the two brothers. Caleb looked on in shock,before smiling.
"I think they're looking over at you Ellie!" the boy said.
"They must have seen Roguey and Cal!" She squealed in excitement.
"Be right back" Caleb remarked, beginning to fly over to the little girl,ignoring the amazed stares of the rest of the civilians. He landed right in front of her, causing her to look up at the gigantic man in shock. The crowd around them slightly backed up, not wanting to get in this man's way.
"You're….Ellie, right?" He asked, kneeling down to try to get on her level.
"Yy..yes! My name is Ellie!" She smiled, her shock from before turning to pure joy.
"How do you know about us?" Caleb asked,smiling,trying to look as non-intimidating as he could for a three meter tall man.
"You and Rogue saved me and my mommy from titans in Trost!" Ellie replied enthusiastically.
Caleb's eyes widened.
"I'm sorry…..that you had to see me like that" he said,regret filling his voice,guilty that a child had to see him for what he really was.
"Don't be! You saved me and mommy's life! We could never repay you!" she beamed.
"Well,whatcha got there?" Caleb asked, pointing over at the dolls in her hands.
"These are the dolls we had made to look like you two! This is Roguey,and this is Cal" Ellie gestured to each doll.
"I'm honored you see me that way...not many would see me like that" he explained.
"Well, we do! so do the rest of my family!" She said,earning another shocked expression from the saiyan.
"Huh, well...at least I'm not seen as a monster by everyone" Caleb said, more to himself than the girl.
"Well, keep them safe...and here" he continued, taking a piece of a geode and breaking a small chunk off. He handed it to the girl.
"What's this? It's so pretty!" Ellie said,looking at the amber colored crystal in fascination.
"That is a piece of stone my mother gave to me long ago...she's no longer with us now,but now...a piece of it is yours. Keep it safe for me okay?" Caleb asked, Ellie nodded enthusiastically.
"I will!"
"Good" he replied,rubbing the top of her head before flying back towards the group. He landed back on his horse. He looked around to see the group looking at him with the classic "aww,that's so sweet" look,hell even Annie looked at him with a glint of admiration. He was….better with kids than most….probably since he had to raise two of them….so he understood them well.
He was shaken out of his thoughts by Commander Erwin's loud,booming voice."SCOUTS! PREPARE TO EMBARK ON THE FIFTY SEVENTH EXPEDITION TO SEE IF WALL MARIA IS INHABITABLE!"
Caleb looked on with confidence,not really minding since the walls should be cleared of all titans….but that's when he remembered to take his own advice,expect the worst. His face took in a more serious look,his smile disappeared into thin air. He looked over to see Rogue swallowing in anxiety. Caleb's eyes almost turned feral at the thought of killing titans again….he almost hoped he missed one or two. He breathed in and out,his eyes looking like a wolf,stalking his prey. Steam was released from in between his teeth as he breathed.
'Hurry up and say the damned word ERWIN!' He mentally screamed,his primal instincts taking the wheel.
"ONWARD!" Erwin yelled,his steed rearing from the order before charging onwards. Caleb heard all of the scouts released a booming battle cry. Rogue joined in,releasing a booming roar, the crowd around the gates either covered their ears from the noise,or cheered from the bellow. Caleb decided to join in,his voice just as booming as his giant kin….his ki began to crackle around him as they charged burst through the gate, the scouts unanimously squinted as they felt the sun begin to burn their eyes once more. They charged through the ruins of the old buildings that once were full of people….unfortunate.
Levi waited until they were far enough away from the wall before looking over at the two saiyans.
"Caleb! Maiz! Dismount and continue in the sky!" Levi ordered.
The two nodded,maiz threw away the hood covering her face before jumping into the air. Caleb patted his horse.
"Be safe Fury" He remarks to the gelding, he could almost see him nod in understanding before he jumped into the air.
He looked around,on high alert. He scanned the area,not a titan to be found. He began to smell the area,nothing was coming up besides the smell of rabbits and groundhogs,nothing of importance.
He looked over at Maiz, her face was almost always the same….cautious,but yet with an equal side of wonder….she looked a bit more serious,but her regular emotions were still in her eyes. He was pretty good at reading her now….almost too good.
"REMEMBER! KEEP TOGETHER!" Erwin yelled.
Maiz looked over at Caleb and tried to start a conversation.
"So….how was that thing with Mikasa last night?" She asked,earning a rather rare expression of shock on Caleb's face.
"Uuuuhhhh...you were there?" He asked,sweat gathering on his forehead.
"I was gonna ask if we could nest together that night,but your bed was already occupied by your sister" Maiz explained.
"Well...i couldn't sleep that night,since the moonlight was peering in through my window...i couldn't sleep...so she came in to help me fall asleep" Caleb replied.
"Oh….makes sense,I'm lucky that my window is out of contact with the blutz waves" she said,earning a raised eyebrow from Caleb.
"Blutz waves are what cause us to transform,they are produced by the rays of the sun bouncing off of a moon" Maiz explained.
"Oohhh,okay...sorry...I'm slow sometimes!" He laughed,rubbing the back of his neck.
"You do that a lot when you're nervous,don't you?" She asked,Caleb nodded.
"It's just my body's natural response to nervousness,sides smoking" he explained.
"Makes sense" Maiz nodded.
"Well...this should be about as boring as always" Caleb groaned,earning a laugh from Maiz….it was gonna be a long day.
(A FEW HOURS LATER)
"Duh dun...duh dun...duh dun duh dun da dun" Caleb hummed,trying to keep himself occupied before getting carried away in his thoughts. What if he was to lose control? Would he get it back? Would it feel good? To finally release all the chains? He would most likely never know...considering he had a pretty good hold on it...it wasn't going anywhere...but he continued to think how valuable it would be if he could control it. He continued staring down at the huge expanse of open fields while deep in thought. He was shaken out of his thoughts yet again by Erwin's voice,he needed to get the man something to help his sore throat from all the yelling he does.
"ALL SCOUTS! WE HEAD FOR DEPOT SEVEN!" The commander yelled.
'A depot? Already? That's weird….why right now? We're doing fine on resources and the horses aren't even tired yet...heh... knowing Erwin...he's got a plan...predictable' Caleb thought,chuckling.
Caleb's smile disappeared,he began to think about another issue…..the women. He has realized that they had affections for him in one way or another...he didn't know what to think...he just thought he could just ignore it and eventually they would forget about their affections and find someone else…..it doesn't appear that's going to happen anytime soon however. He needs to talk to all four of them once this operation is over, yes….he'd talk to them and get all this shit solved,one way or another.
After a few minutes they arrived at the village the depot was stationed in, Caleb landed and began looking around while ignoring the scouts discussion about how the operation was going to continue. The town was in complete ruin. The houses are covered in vines and moss. The gardens are overrun with huge weeds. Houses were completely caved in,most likely from titans who thought it might be their lucky day. Caleb's face scrunched up in disgust at the scent of old decaying human flesh,the smell was repulsive.
"Glad i exterminated these bastards" Caleb remarked.
"We don't know if they are completely gone from Maria though,these guys are like pests" Maiz said from behind him.
Caleb nodded.
"And like any true pest….they need to be eradicated" he remarked,a sadistic smirk showing on his face.
Before they could continue their conversation Eld walked towards the duo.
"Caleb,we need you for something" Eld commented,gesturing to him to follow.
"Course" Caleb nodded.
He followed Eld before walking towards the actual depot close to the middle of the village. He spotted Levi gesturing to Rogue to do something….with a pile of rubble?.
"Caleb,get over here" Levi ordered.
Caleb ran over. He looked at what his titan brother was doing….he was sniffing it...was there a unique scent here?.
"Smell,right?" Caleb asked.
"Correct….well? Get on with it" The corporal gestured to the pile of rock,wood and glass. Caleb crouched down. He picked up a handful of the rubble and worked his magic. He deeply inhaled the particles from the debris, looking at it in confusion.
"What is it?" Erwin asked the two.
He ignored the query, instead grabbing another handful from deeper in the rubble. He inhaled deeper and faster. His brother following his example. Rogue almost buried his nose in the rubble,trying to get a better suddenly crushed the small pile of debris in his hand to dust. He slowly stood up,looking over to Erwin.
"It's definitely a Titan but it's….different" He explained.
"ITT ERY….EIRRD" Rogue tried to explain as well.
"So….like an abnormal titan then?" Hange asked,rubbing her chin.
"I don't….know? It's very different than any abnormal titan scent I've ever picked up...maybe it's one of those intelligent ones?" Caleb replied.
Many eyes unanimously narrowed at the saiyans words. The thought of there being a intelligent titan in the area besides Rogue sent chills up the recruits spines.
"Well….it's certainly a development" Erwin commented.
"It could be just because a dumbass titan fell and landed on the house,maybe it landed in some mud by accident as well" Levi explained. "would explain the strange scent"
"Makes sense,but something still doesn't feel right" Caleb replied.
"Well I don't know about you people! But I'm gonna take some samples!" Hange squealed,grabbing a few jars and scramming towards the rubble.
"She never changes..." Molbit moaned as he ran after her.
(NIGHTFALL)
The sun had set very recently,the golden glow still shining through the horizon with night beckoning. The scouts had set up camp at an old mill in a very large forest,very similar to the one the brothers,Armin and Mikasa had lived in.
Caleb was going through a very lax workout,about only ten thousand push ups and around eight thousand sit ups. He was planning on working out all night,not really thinking about sleeping. The method behind his madness is that the scouts will be defenseless while asleep and someone will almost definitely get taken out before they all wake up,if there is indeed a threat. He knows he wiped out everything over five meters tall in this entire region. You can hear the bastards for miles. That's one reason he could tell the job was done,barely any noise. Besides the whole ki detection aspect of it but despite all of this information that the titans were wiped out of Maria….he wasn't in the mood to take a risk,no matter how supported that risk is. It wasn't just his own paranoia either,Rogue felt it too. Something was still out there. They had decided to ignore the nagging feeling and stayed in formation earlier today.
He always grew frustrated about these stupid human laws. Why did he have to always go with others that were so much weaker and more like that of a liability than any actual help. Don't get the saiyan wrong, he loved these guys,but when it came to combat….they were meat shields. He hated thinking about them like that...but...they were. Caleb continued to workout,practicing some kicks before entering his thoughts once more. If most of the armies that these humans possessed could manipulate ki...they would be unstoppable. Planetary rulership would be such an easy task. Caleb would be out of the job. He could settle down in a small house in the jungle,oh he could see it now...but it wasn't gonna work that way….not yet anyhow.
"Caleb?"
He looked to his right to see Petra walking towards him,a look of slight concern on her face.
"Yes,Petra?" He asks.
"Why aren't you with your friends and family? They were wondering why you aren't around" she asks,hands on her hips. She looked a slight bit annoyed.
"Well I was training,just a little," Caleb tried to explain. Petra didn't buy it.
"What's really going on? you are not usually so anti social with the kids...are you hiding something?" She asks.
"No...haaah...okay look,in truth….I'm keeping watch okay? Might as well do two things at once Right?" He answered.
Petra's eyebrows raised at the reply.
"I get it….you're concerned that titans are still out there? aren't you?" She asked.
'First she asks tons of questions...but now I'm being read like a damn book...my best moment right here folks' Caleb thinks with spite,his eye twitching.
"Sure,take it how you will," he shrugged.
Petra nodded before walking away,dropping the subject. She knew her boundaries with the saiyan and he is acting like he's about to explode.
Caleb watched her walk away and sighed,now he can get some work done. He began to start his one handed pushups. He couldn't wait for morning. It was getting annoying, talking to people that is. He realized that in the past few years,he hasn't had true alone time since after he first met the scouts. He was getting tired of these government restrictions as well…"can't do this,ya can't do that...oh look,you are stronger than us and saved our asses. Thanks for that were gonna dissect you and your fucking sister now". He was sick of these…..these weaklings telling him what he could and could not do…..he was a saiyan dammit!. They conquer entire WORLDS while he's a damn dog on a chain...it's pathetic.
"Whoa ... Where did that come from?" Caleb asked himself. Looking down at his hands,his rage is now gone. He wasn't used to having such thoughts. It was….strange. He was used to having a foreign being in his head, Bob….but having your own thoughts and desires change by themselves? It was alien to the saiyan.
"Well...there's not much I can do about it except just ignore it" Caleb told himself. He shrugged,returning to his pushups,now wanting morning that much more.
What ensued afterwards was one of the longest training sessions he has done solo in a very long time. It lasted hours and hours of constant and repetitive training exercises in the same small clearing in the trees. He did everything a man could imagine,martial arts,yoga, and so much more. He even began a thumb war with himself when he got bored. He swung from the trees like they were giant poles.
Once Caleb was done with his workout,he decided checking on the scouts wouldn't hurt. He silently flew to their position in the trees and found quite a sight. He looked in fascination as he saw Rogue supported by the huge tree canopy,acting almost like a giant hammock. It was doing quite well supporting the beasts giant weight but it wasn't the Titans position that surprised the saiyan. It was what the Titan had on him that surprised him.
On the creature's chest held almost the entirety of the group. All of the Levi squad,his entire family,even Levi was on the beast!. Maiz and Hange,and hell even jean was on Rogues abs. That last one made him chuckle. He saw as they slowly moved a bit closer into his warm skin as a cold breeze wafted through the branches.
Caleb continued to stare at the sight with a feeling of….content. This was the feeling that he was denied. He put a hand to his chest,eyes widening at the new sensation in his chest. He belonged here...he always knew that...but right beforehand he felt slightly...cold to these emotions. Maybe it was just another faze? He shrugged off these thoughts when he began to continue training,leaving the group alone to sleep.
He began to start working on his strikes. Right hook. Left hook. Haymaker. Roundhouse kick followed by another right hook. The cycle repeated for about an hour,the different moves getting used in different and unique patterns in an effort to confuse his imaginary opponent. He dodged a left hook before countering with a roundhouse kick before punching the foe in the gut while in mid air,sending the opponent crashing into the ground. He had won. Caleb huffed with satisfaction at the mental and physical victory. Before he knew it,two hours would go by…..then soon four….and eventually even eight and by the time he was truly done to take a proper break,the morning sun was already in the sky.
"Well,that went by quicker than i thought it would have gone" He remarked to himself as he sat next to the tree his comrades we're settled in.
He grabbed a canteen of water and chugged it all in less than thirty seconds. He breathed in the fresh morning breeze,sighing in satisfaction. No longer around others was a good relief for a few hours. It helped him keep his temper under control. He was normally such a gentle and human loving soul...what the hell happened? One moment he was normal….the next he was so….so rage filled. He continued to sit there and look at the beautiful golden sun from the bottom of the huge tree. He looked down and saw a snake slithering towards him. The serpent was a greyish green color. Its eyes were a bright brown,with its head a light grey. It had a brownish gold line going from its neck all the way down to it's tail. Its skin under the scales was black with intricate patterns showing every time its scales spread when it breathed. It raised its head at the saiyan,fear absolutely non existent in its body posture.
"Ain't you a cute one" Caleb remarked,the snake recoiled from the sudden vibrations from his voice. It's body going into a S shaped position.
"Hey,I ain't gonna hurt you….promise" he continued. The snake raised its head even higher than before,growing very curious about this other creature. But before they could continue, the sound of hooves hitting the ground could be heard. Caleb looked over to see Fury walking towards the two. He looked down at the saiyan and the snake,his brown eyes narrowed at the reptile. The snake immediately hissed before bolting back into the brush.
"Really? I was just about to make a friend man" Caleb complained,getting only a huff in return.
"Whatever...lets just get busy" he replied even though he wasn't going to get a response.
(A FEW HOURS LATER)
"Well...so much for worrying about leftover titans" Maiz remarked. Caleb huffed with boredom.
"I wish there was something to actually do besides being on lookout" he replied,looking to the woods at the edge of the field. He slowly narrowed his eyes,trying to depict anything in the darkened treeline.
He was finally trying to do his job. He figured maybe the time would go by faster if he actually tried to keep a lookout for anything. He noticed after five minutes that everything was suddenly very….quiet. The birds had stopped chirping. There were no animals as far as the eye could see….nothing. He looked down to see the scouts had barely noticed. He could see each one's expression...the only one that looked completely on edge was Armin. He looked like the ground was gonna kill him. His face was one of extreme caution. He looked around like something was going to jump out at him any second. Armin was one of the smartest people Caleb knew. If no one else could think of something,Armin could. So if he was on edge….that gives the saiyan the excuse to be on edge that little bit more.
"I've got a terrible feeling about this…." Caleb said,breaking the silence in the sky.
"I could see that,with the amount of sweat on your face,hehehe" Maiz teased.
"I guess….I've just got a feeling…" he replied.
They're conversation was cut short when they heard a loud crash coming through the woods. Caleb's eyes widened when he saw it. A fourteen meter blasted out of the woods towards the scouts-its speed like that of a cheetah. He could barely keep track of it. What surprised him more was its appearance. It was an abnormal. Caleb's brow was covered in sweat as he realized one more thing…..It was a skinless abnormal.
"TITAN! ABNORMAL! GET OUT OF HERE!" Caleb screamed,getting the entirety of the scouts attention who didn't already notice the titan.
"What are we going to do!?" Maiz asked.
"Fight it off of course!" He replied,changing course right towards the abnormal. Time seemed to slow down as he charged the beast. He could see its icy blue eyes widen in shock as it took notice of him. Caleb screamed as he launched a haymaker to the titans face, gravity causing the beast to fall on it's back. Caleb screamed as his aura surrounded him. He began to throw ki blasts at the titan. He kept on firing until a giant dust cloud covered the beast. He stopped firing when he heard it scream in pain. That yell….was haunting. It sounded like metal grinding against something,and sparks coming off it. He waited till the dust settled. Slowly he could see the figure of the titan...to find it was standing up! Caleb was in shock. How could a titan survive that? It was impossible. The titan walked out of the dust cloud. Its body covered in burns,he could see its muscles steaming from the regeneration. He saw that it began to walk towards him. He looked into its eyes….he saw it….it was intelligent.
"This is not...going to end well" Caleb huffed in annoyance. He began to scream as his ki began to rise. His aura turned into the regular white mountain of fire as it always is. He continued to look at the beast as he screamed. It's face contorted into what he would think of as shock. His veins began to bulge and pop through his skin. His screams slowly began to turn into a low growl as he stared the beast down.
"I wonder if you titans can experience fear! Let's find out! Shall we!? Hahahaha" Caleb laughed like a madman. The beast's face turned from shock to an emotionless stare...almost looking like that of boredom. It kinda reminded him of Annie in a way. He rushed the titan. His fist ready to hit the titan in the cheek,considering it almost definitely couldn't see him due to his speed. He was just about to land the attack, before the beast disappeared from sight. Confused,Caleb looked to his right to see the titan in question launching a right hook. It had dodged his attack? That couldn't be right… he was at half power. Rogue couldn't keep up with him at a quarter of his power! His questions ended as he got hit by the attack. The hit felt like he got slammed by Wall Rose...instantly sending him to the ground. Once he hit the ground he slowly came grinding to a halt. Trees fell and hills were crushed through from his recoil from the landscape was ruined by his impact.
"How is this possible!? I should be leaps and bounds ahead of it!...Wait...No...th..that Can't be right!" His eyes turned from a look of frustration to fear as he realized it….there is only one way the beast could see him with his speed...and actually counter his attack….it could use ki.
"Maiz! Rogue! Get the scouts out of here!" Caleb screamed as he slowly got up from the crater he had caused.
"What?! Why would we do tha-"
"DO NOT QUESTION ME! RETREAT FROM THIS AREA!" He cut off Maiz's query before charging up to full power. He was ready to fight for real now. This wasn't a game anymore. He blasted towards the beast,dodging a kick it tried to land,he had to thank his size...he could dodge easily if titans couldn't hit him with their huge limbs. Caleb countered the attack with an elbow to the titans gut. He looked up to stare at it in the face and that is when he realized something else….it had boobs. He could clearly see beasts. He hadn't realized it before because he was more focused on the fight than anything. He shook his head front these thoughts as he continued with a roundhouse kick to it's ribs,sending it deep into the redwood forest. She shook off the confusion before going into a fighting stance. Caleb charged into the woods,the urge to destroy deep in his mind. He began to smirk at its attempts to attack him,which he dodged with a bit of effort. He was caught off guard as he felt a huge blast of air hit him from out of nowhere. He looked towards the female to see...she was charging ki. Her bright blinding blue aura obscured his vision,he has to cover his eyes so he isn't blinded. He can't lose the speed advantage here. The light slowly dissipated,Caleb looked to see she was engulfed in blue flame. The raw power caught him off guard. She was so powerful...how is this possible? He was knocked out of his thoughts as he felt a huge crack come from his chest. He looked and saw the huge female had attacked him so fast he couldn't even see it. He could feel his broken ribs,but before he could even scream he was knocked into a tree from a huge fist. He yelled out in agony as he fell to the ground. He slowly got up while coughing up bloody phlegm. The taste almost caused him to vomit. He looked up to see her giant foot raised above him….was...this it?. Was this the way the legendary super saiyan dies?. His fears were tossed out of his mind as he saw a giant fist collide with the beasts face,knocking her away. Caleb looked to see his savour was Rogue.
"Didn't I tell you guys to retreat?" Caleb asked,holding his chest in pain. Rogue nodded before getting into his battle stance. He charged as his blue aura consumed him. He would make this bitch pay for daring to hurt his brother! His giant footsteps cause the very forest around them to shake and vibrate from his amazing power. He launched a haymaker to her face. She dodged with ease before blasting him away with a huge ki blast. Rogue was sent flying into a tree,looking on with shock at her abilities.
'So she can fire ki blasts too huh? This just gets better and better' Caleb thought before screaming as his aura engulfed him. He didn't care if he was wounded...he was gonna kill her. He blasted towards the bitch while firing a barrage of ki blasts. She knocked the attacks out of the air,surrounding her in explosions,just not the target in mind. Caleb roared in frustration as he popped up from behind her and landed a solid kick to her cranium. He huffed in satisfaction...before looking like he had seen a ghost as The Female titan countered by trying to slice him with his nails,which had transformed into crystal blades.
'When in the hell could she do that!?' Caleb screamed in his mind as he closely dodged another attempt by the female to slice him to pieces. She nearly cut his head off with a horizontal slice. Before she could kill Caleb she looked behind her and was met by a huge fist from Rogue. He followed it up with an uppercut to her torso,sending her into the air and crashing into a tree.
"OWWW ARR UOO?" His gigantic brother asked Caleb in concern.
"Still hurts like a bitch...but I'll live" he replied,spitting a loogie of blood out of his mouth. Rogue nodded,satisfied with his answer. They looked to see The Female Titan had gotten up and had recovered.
"I really wish you guys weren't born with regeneration" Caleb complained,Rogue nodded.
The two began to roar as they charged the female. They both attempted to land a flurry of punches and kicks, all aiming for her face...which now had a sadistic smirk plastered on it. She sliced Rogue in the chest before roundhouse kicking him into a tree,stunning him momentarily. She charged the downed titan with her deadly nails….but Rogue rolled out of the way before she could gouge his eyes out. He looked at the tree and squeaked when he saw it had been sliced clean on half and thought about that fact that could've actually been him if he hadn't dodged in time. He quickly got up and quickly got back into his fighting stance. He was out matched. This titan was both strong and extremely fast...it almost boggled his mind.
Caleb charged the bitch, ready to dodge her slicing attacks. He wasn't ready for the kick…he was attacked from his right by her huge foot,sending him crashing to the ground,he was hit like a damn ball in a game. He watched as Rogue rushed her and grabbed her by the leg and threw her into another tree.
'This is getting us nowhere...but...it's not supposed to...we're just buying the scouts time to escape' Caleb thought to himself.
Rogues eyes were glowing a neon green in fury. He was done being treated like a damn toy! He ignored the crystalized nails going into his gut and pulling out his organs. He just kept on swinging till he knew she was dead. The Female Titan kept taking hit after hit. Her face steaming,the regeneration trying to keep up with how much punishment her head was taking. Rogue finished it with a huge haymaker to her head,sending her to the ground. Rogue slowly walked over to her before stumbling as he quickly collapsed to the ground from all the energy he exerted. He watched as the bitch slowly got up and looked him dead in the eye. He was on his knees,he couldn't move...he was in too much pain...and he was tired...oh god he was tired. He was at her mercy. He couldn't believe he was about to die by another titans hands.
"LOOK...AT...YOU….NOW….COORDINATE"
Rogue looked up in shock….she could talk too. She was a giant box of surprises.
"YOU….CAN...EVEN….USE….THE...POWER...SURPRISING….I ALWAYS...FIGURED….YOU...WERE TOO DUMB…..TO LEARN" The female titan remarked,a wicked smirk on her face. Rogue was getting tired of her talking...but there was nothing he could do but talk.
"OOOO….ARRR...YUUU?" Rogue asked. The female's face turned into one of shock.
"YOU...CAN...TALK?...THAT'S...NEW" She replied,ignoring his question.
"ANSER…..YOU…..YOU….VVV...BBIIITCH!" Rogue roared, his muscles just about healed. He could actually form words with a "b"...well...if he gets angry apparently.
"WAIT...DO YOU….NOT...REMEMBER?" Her wicked smirk returned. Rogue was done with this. He was fully healed and ready to kill her. He quickly got up and charged her like a bull. Caleb blasted in as well...he was listening in on their conversation,trying to get any information that could be useful. They both caught her off guard and got a few punches in on her chest.
Rogue then pushed Caleb out of the way as he landed a sweeping kick to her calves,sending her to the earth. Rogue got on top of her and began to send punches into her face directly. He could only get a few off before she wrapped her leg around his and flipped him to the bottom. She began landing devastating punches to Rogues face,her knuckles hardened by the same crystal like material like before. His face was getting mutilated,his jaw breaking and his eyes close to getting ripped out from his sockets from the constant pressure from each impact.
"Rogue!" The Titan could barely make his brothers voice as his face was getting ripped apart. He closed his eyes as the next fist was heading right to his face. He waited for the spike of pain,but...it never came. Out of confusion,Rogue opened his eyes to see Caleb throw the Female titan into another tree. Rogue coughed up a pool of blood as he slowly got up,using the tree behind him as support.
Caleb was trying to find a flaw in her technique as he dodged the incoming attacks. He tried….but he did not succeed. He was hit by a ki blast directly in face,sending him crashing into a redwood. His back almost cracking from the impact. He slowly levitated once more but before he could react,The Female Titan hardened her nails and sliced Caleb down the middle. He screamed in agony as he could feel the blade-like nails almost slice him in two. He collapsed to the ground,almost unconscious.
"HAHA….PATHETIC" She remarked with humor,but before she could finish what she started...she screamed as blades sliced right through her eyes,blinding her.
"Caleb….caleb! Get up!" The saiyan heard a voice plead. He looked up to see petra. He couldn't see her that well. He didn't realize it,but Petra pointed it out.
"Caleb! Your...y..your eye….it's…" She tried to explain,but then looked away in horror. Caleb's left eye had been rendered useless by the beast. He had a huge line of blood going from his left pectoral muscle to the bottom of his abs. The female titan had done a number on him. His body was actually almost going into shock from the pain. He could barely feel anything but just listen as Petra's words were blurred out as she tried to explain how the plan was going to work. From what he could make out...they were going to keep her busy while Rogue carried him to safety. The meaning of those words dawned on him and his eye widened in shock.
"Don't! You won't stand a chance!" He screamed. His words meant nothing as she attached her cables to a tree and flew off. Rogue attempted to help the scouts by knocking the Female off her feet. Caleb could only watch as they tried to keep her busy. He was supposed to be moving...then why wasn't he? He couldn't move….he was paralyzed from the fear that he might lose even more people important to him. He watched as Rogue got kicked away and landed on the ground. He saw Oulo get kicked into a bloody pulp. It happened so fast. One moment he was there,the next he was...just gone. He watched as Eld and Gunther were back handed into a tree,dead. He watched as Petra saw the blade...slice her in half. She landed in two pieces on the ground...Lifeless.
Soundtrack- broly's rage and sorrow
Caleb rushed to the dead scout and slowly picked up her upper half. He slowly grazed a hand across her lifeless face. He had lost her...because of the female titan. He slowly put her down,and instantly looked up at the titan.
His eyes were glowing a bright,feral yellow. He was gone,all his memories,all the good times he had,all the people he remembered and cared for...were gone in his mind. He began to scream like he was going through pure agony,his voice sounding like his vocal chords were being ripped apart. His chest muscles expanded exponentially. His arms and legs bulked up to the point it looked like the muscles were going to rip right through his skin. He slowly began to twitch and convulse as his body began to vibrate from the pressure of his power. His hair slowly raised and with one final scream...his green aura exploded out of him. He had ascended to a level that nobody had ever seen before. He charged the female,he was too fast for her eyes to keep up with. He landed a huge hit to her gut,she screamed from the pain of the impact. He followed up with a kick to her face,sending her backwards. He launched a mouth blast through her arm,melting it completely off. She yelled in even more agony as she looked at her arm in horror. She looked up at the saiyan,fear laden in her eyes. She tried to counter with a kick to the saiyan. He didn't even react to the foot when it landed on his side. His yellow eye continued to stare at the bitch,looking for nothing but death. He roared as he vanished from sight and appeared right behind her,landing a double axe handle to her skull,knocking her back a few meters. After recovering,she looked over to see the saiyans face right in front of her eyes. She could see the rage,that ungodly rage in his eyes. She saw the veins showing and popping out of his face. He was a monster.
She began to run away,her sudden footsteps causing the ground to violently shake. Caleb began to charge up ki, his aura like an all consuming fire. The sky turned into a dark green, a storm came, Rain and lightning plummeted from the sky. With a huge roar of fury, a huge green beam of energy blasted out of Caleb's mouth, pointed straight at the female titan. All that could be heard was her scream and then...nothing.
Caleb floated there, screaming at the sky as lightning continued to assault the ground. It was as if the heavens had begun a war with the earth. He roared and screamed as he held his head in his hands, unable to control the pure fury in his heart. His screams became so loud the scouts could hear it from miles away.
"KKK...KAAALLLEEEEVV? AHT HAAPPPEN TOO YUU?" Caleb heard from behind him. He looked over to the titan, an insane look in his eyes. He looked like a rabid animal. He suddenly charged Rogue, screaming like a madman as he did so. Rogue couldn't dodge as Caleb's fist made contact with his jaw,breaking it. He recoiled from the hit,looking over at his brother in shock. Was he truly gone?. Caleb continued to scream at the titan, he looked like he was ready to kill his brother. Rogue slowly entered his battle stance. The saiyan screamed before charging the Titan, fists ready to strike. Rogue dodged the attempted attack. He didn't want to hurt Caleb, he looked bad enough as it is. Rogue almost looked in disgust as he looked at his brother's face. He was mutilated, with a huge gash going through the left side of his entire body. The beast was surprised Caleb was still conscious from all the pain that must be causing.
Caleb landed a haymaker to the titans stomach,knocking him out of his thoughts.
"KKAAAALEEV….LEASE….SSSSSTTTOOOOOPP!" Rogue pleaded,putting his hands out in front of him. Caleb continued charging. Rogue once again closed his eyes as he waited for the impact, and just like before….it never came. He opened his green eyes to black eyes, not yellow ones. Rogue sighed in relief as he saw Caleb's muscles were back to a reasonable size and his hair was back to being a mullet.
"Hey….Rogue" Caleb remarked in between breaths. "What...wh...what happened?"
Rogue twisted his head at the question. His face turned from one of relief to one of fear as he saw Caleb begin to fall to the ground. He landed with a thud. Rogue rushed to his aid,he looked at the saiyan in horror as his saw blood began to gush out of his gashes. Caleb tried to move,his muscles straining as he tried to get up...but he crashed into the dirt once more.
"Rogue...i...i can't move" Caleb explained, wheezing in pain from the failed attempt. He began to convulse. He was going into shock. Rogue carefully picked him up and made a mad dash to the scouts.
(POV SWAP)
After the Female Titan attacked, the scouts had regrouped at the edge of the forest. They were all waiting for the result of the fight. Breaths were hitched and hearts were beating like crazy.
Maiz's eyes widened when she felt it.
"It's Rogue and Caleb! They're heading this way fast!" She explained, a breath of relief could be heard throughout the entirety of the scouts as they heard the news. They waited for a few minutes and they slowly could hear Rogues heavy footsteps. What they saw….was the exact opposite of what they wanted. Eyes widened as they saw Rogue carrying a mortally wounded Caleb in his hands.
"KAAAALEVV URT! NEEEDDDD ELP!Rogue exclaimed. His face running with tears in worry for his brother. Mikasa rushed to Caleb's side in Rogues hand.
"Caleb! What happened!?" She almost screamed.
"The….the...the female...titan...she,she killed all of levi squad. I...got so angry….i...I think i killed her" Caleb shakily replied, his breaths short as he felt like he was drowning. Everything was a blur after that. He could only watch as medics surrounded him and got to work. He couldn't hear what they were saying...he could only make out the voices of the women screaming their heads off at the medics. Even then he couldn't make out actual words, everything was a constant ringing. He began to grow tired from the constant blood loss and slowly passed out.
THE END OF CHAPTER 16
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