The camera soon changed to a jungle with a waterfall in view. On the ground was Eren shirtless and overgrown ripped pants. He was waking up and trying to stand back on his feet. He wondered where he was as he was holding his pants. On the right side of the screen, it read days without incident 1.
"Thank god I don't lose my clothes when I transform." Eren said, embarrassed by the thought.
Mikasa blushed at the thought.
"We would've run out of uniforms by now." Levi stated.
Luckily for you, your transformation doesn't work like that since your actual body is in the nape." Hange said. "But then again, you're naked in your titan form. So you've already experienced it."
"That's different. Titans don't wear clothes." He told her.
"Hey Commander, can we make clothes for-" Hange asked.
"No we cannot." Erwin refused. She pouted in disappointment.
As Eren was walking he spotted a truck that was driving by. Eren hurried to the road then waved at the truck, telling him to wait. He got to the side of the window.
"Can you help me?" Eren pleaded in Portuguese.
"I don't speak Portuguese." He replied in Spanish.
"He doesn't know the language?" Jean asked, confused.
"Unless he ended up far away from Shiganshina." Armin said.
"Where am I?" Eren asked in English but shook his head for a moment.
"Where am I?" Eren asked again but in Spanish.
"Guatemala. I'm going to the next town." He answered. Eren looked over towards the direction he's going.
"Guatemala? Where's that?" Historia asked.
"It is many kilometers far up northwest of Brazil and south of U.S. and Mexico. In other words he ended up in Central America." Diamond answered.
"Damn, he ran that far?" Connie asked.
"I feel bad for him." Petra said.
Ymir felt the same as she knew what it was like. She remembered regaining conscious after sixty years of becoming a normal titan.
"Will you help me?" Eren asked.
"Get in." He answered as he opened the door for him. Eren got in the truck.
"Here put this on." The driver said, giving him a blanket. Eren covered himself with it and the driver resumed driving to his destination.
"That's nice of him." Historia smiled.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"Home." Eren answered.
"He's going back to where it started. Risky but it looks like the only option." Armin thought
The next scene changed to a plane landing back at base. Reiss and Reiner entered a hallway with their military uniforms.
"I've run into bad situations on crap missions before. I've seen good men go down purely because someone didn't let us know what we were walking into. I've moved on to the next one because that's what we do, right? I mean, that's the job. But this?" Reiner explained as they stopped.
Erwin thought deeply as he sent many of his soldiers to their deaths in order to gain victory. He'd carry on the memories of each of his men that died for him. It was a burden he had to bare and would continue to throw away more lives if it means a future for humanity. Most importantly, he wants to know what's in that basement.
"This is a whole new level of weird. And I don't feel inclined to step away from it. So if you're taking another crack at him, I want in. And with respect, you should be looking for a team that's prepped and ready to fight, because if that thing shows up again, you're gonna have a lot of professional tough guys pissing in their pants. Sir." He finished.
"That's one way of putting it." Connie said.
"It is important to be informed about what you're going up against." Eld stated.
It was getting dark as Eren was walking in town while holding on his pants, on the bottom left of the screen, it read Chiapas, Mexico.
It skipped to daytime as Eren was sitting by a street pole with his hands out. A child walked to him and give him some money then left. He glanced at the child as he was thankful.
"That was sweet of him." Petra smiled.
"Nice to know that there's some kind people in the world." Historia agreed.
"Reminds us of our time in the streets." Armin said, sadly as Eren and Mikasa agreed.
In the market, Eren was dressed and was buying some clothes. He got some pants and saw a woman with large weight next to him. While he was behind her, he compared the pants to hers, checking out the size.
Many of the audience laughed at Eren checking the size.
"I guess that works." Hange giggled.
"Eren, you know it's rude to use a woman's body for checking clothes' size. Though you're free to use me if you need help on clothes that fit you." Mikasa said.
"My clothes are fine and I don't do that." He told her.
"Not like it matters since he's going to lose more anyway." Jean said.
Eren turned back to the owner and asked if she had stretchy pants. She handed him another pair of pants.
"Yeah. Perfecto." He replied.
Eren was sleeping as a motorcycle was heard, it trigger a flashback to his last incident. He got back up and started moving. As he left town, he was on a small road as he was heading back 'home'.
"He's got a long ways to go to reach his objective." Erwin stated as he can tell that Eren was determined to search for his cure.
It changed back to Reiner as he was on a chair waiting for someone. The door opened beside him, revealing to be Reiss. Reiner got up and entered the room as the door was closed behind them. They were in a hanger filled with vehicles and weapons.
"What advanced weaponry!" Hange exclaimed in awe. She immediately wrote notes about these vehicles she saw.
"Let me emphasize that what I'm about to share with you is tremendously sensitive both to me personally and the Army. You're aware that we've got an Infantry Weapons Development program. Well, in WWII, they initiated a subprogram for Bio-Tech Force Enhancement.
"Yeah, Super Soldier." Reiner said. Reiss turned to him to respond.
"We got our super soldier right here." Hange cheered as she looked at Levi.
"I may be strongest in the Scouts but that doesn't make me a super soldier." Levi replied.
"What's WWII?" Jean asked.
"It stands for World War 2." Diamond answered.
"There was a world at war?!" Armin asked, horrified by the thought.
"It'll take too long to explain so let me give you the quick version." Diamond said as he sent them some images and flashes in their heads. A few moments later, the entire audience was shocked and horrified by what they just saw.
"They… it was all caused by humans?!" Eren said, stunned.
Mikasa and Levi had no words to describe their experience.
"My god, is there no limit people going that far in becoming monsters?" Armin asked in tears.
"And I thought titans were the only things that were capable to massacre that many lives." Jean said, grimly.
Sasha looked like she was going to puke as Connie was about to do the same.
"How could anyone be that cruel?" Historia said as she cried.
"Is this really humanity?" Hange asked, shocked.
"It's like witnessing Hell itself." Pixis said, deeply.
"Will humanity one day, end up destroying themselves?" Erwin said to himself.
The Warriors massacred thousands of lives in the past though it was nothing compared to the millions of deaths they saw. They even felt guilt by their actions but they had to continue to fulfil their mission.
"Yes. An oversimplification, but yes. And I dusted it off, got 'em doing serious work again, bold work. Across the hall, they were trying to arm you better. We were trying to make you better." Reiss explained. Reiner nodded.
They resumed walking around the hanger.
"Yeager's work was very early phase. It wasn't even weapons application. He thought he was working on radiation resistance. I would never have told him what the project really was." He continued as he sat down.
"But he was so sure of what he was onto, that he tested it on himself. And something went very wrong. Or it went very right. As far as I'm concerned, that man's whole body is the property of the US Army." Reiss explained and stated.
"That bastard set me up!" Eren growled as Mikasa and Historia glared at the screen.
"So that's what happened." Hange said, writing the details of what the general said about the incident.
"We're not using Eren as a weapon are we?" Jean asked.
"Of course not! He's a member like us." Hange supported.
"That's right." Petra agreed.
"Yeager's powers are a great asset to us but like everyone else he's a soldier of the Scouts." Erwin stated.
"Thanks." Eren smiled.
"You said he wasn't working on weapons, right?" Reiner asked.
"No." He answered.
"But you were. You were, weren't you? You were trying other things." Reiner said.
"One serum we developed was very promising." Reiss stated.
"So why did he run?" He asked.
"He's a scientist. He is not one of us." Reiss said as he stood back up. "Reiner, how old are you? 45?"
"39." He answered.
"That's a little close to Levi's age!" Hange exclaimed as Levi was annoyed by her.
"You're that old captain?" Eren asked curiously.
"Does it matter, brat?" Levi said.
"Uh, no it doesn't. Sorry." He apologized.
"I wonder if this Reiner just about that age." Connie joked.
"I'm younger than I look." Reiner told him.
"It takes a toll, doesn't it?" Reiss asked.
"Yes, it does." Reiner agreed.
"I know what that's like." Pixis commented.
"So get out of the trenches. You should be a Colonel by now, with your record." He stated.
"No, I'm a fighter. I'll be one for as long as I can." Reiner stated.
"You know, if I could take what I know now, put it in the body I had ten years ago, that would be someone I wouldn't want to fight." Reiner continued.
"I could probably arrange something like that." Reiss replied.
"What does he got planned for Reiner?" Armin asked.
"Does he have something that reduces aging?" Hange asked, surprised.
"I believe they have something in mind to make his body stronger."
"Great, he's going to be a Captain Levi rip off." Oluo said.
"You mean, what you're trying to do?" Petra asked.
"Yes, like me- Hey!" He replied.
"You brought it up." Gunther said.
"Why does everyone insist on trying to copy me?" Levi thought, rolling his eyes.
The screen changed to a view from the air, going over the forest covering many buildings. On the bottom, it read Trost University – Virginia.
"We found the Trost in this world!" Sasha exclaimed.
"Except it seems to be one area instead of the town." Jean said.
"This must be where it started." Armin said.
Eren with a hat on had a newspaper in front of him and was watching the school. He set the newspaper away and began to move. It showed days without incident 17.
"Glad he made it there without incident." Armin smiled.
"How long did I walk?" Eren asked.
"You probably used all sorts of travel methods to get there" Hange answered.
He entered inside and was making his way through the hall. However, what stopped him was a security guard who was at checkpoint that ID was required. The guard glanced at Eren as he turned away and had to leave.
"They have security guards in schools?" Eren asked annoyed.
"Seeing how this place holds dangerous research, it would make sense." Armin said.
Mikasa is hoping for Eren to find a way past the checkpoint.
"Man, I was so close in seeing that research." Hange said, disappointed.
"I'm sure there's some way to get past them." Erwin assured.
Eren was back outside as he was leaving the school. But he stopped when he saw something. He went closer to and stood by a tree. He moved to a board that read Biological Sciences Building. The screen zoomed closer to a name that read Historia Reiss.
"My name is on there!" Historia said.
"We're finally going see my Christa." Ymir said, eagerly.
"Does Eren plan to see her?" Connie asked.
"Maybe she can help him get in." Sasha suggested.
"It may be better not to reopen old wounds." Annie said, knowing there's a past between the two. She was a little envious of it.
Eren saw the name then continued walking. Three people with bags and cups of coffee were leaving the university. One of them was Historia. Eren followed her as she stopped and sat on a bench, waiting for someone. Eren stopped and quietly watched her. Historia took out her phone for moment to text. She looks up and smiled. Eren took a few steps back as if he was recognized but she was greeting a guy with white short hair. It was Jean. They got up and walked together, holding hands. Eren watched them leave then decided to head for the other direction.
"Whoa, that was Jean?!" Connie exclaimed.
"Yes! I'm finally going out with Christa!" Jean cheered.
"The hell you are!" Ymir growled as she held Historia close to her.
"Ymir, you're holding me too tight." Historia gasped.
"I thought you wanted Mikasa." Connie told him.
"I did but the goddess Christa is my other option." Jean answered.
"I'm not a goddess." She said, embarrassed.
"I thought she liked Eren." Sasha said, confused as Historia blushed.
"It's not like that!" Eren protested.
"Maybe she did but I think she might have moved on." Levi said.
"She's better off." Mikasa stated.
At night time, it showed a sign that read Pixis's Pizza Parlor. Two people were leaving with a pizza as an old man inside plans to close shop for today.
"Commander Pixis?!" Rico exclaimed, surprised.
"So this is my alternative self." Pixis stated.
"I didn't think he would be an owner of a food shop." Hannes said.
"It looks so good!" Sasha drooled.
"Why don't you try some?" Diamond stated, making a pizza box appear. Sasha immediately rushed up and grabbed the box then took a bite out of it."
"Sooo delicious!" Sasha exclaimed.
"Can I try some?" Jean asked.
"Mine!" She growled, slapping his hand away.
"I can make more pizza." Diamond told them, adding multiple types of pizza.
"Perhaps I should make my own shop when I retire." Pixis suggested.
"You plan to retire, one day sir?" Rico asked.
"Only until the day we've won." He stated.
"Take care, kids." Pixis said. He closed the door and flipped the sign to close. Eren knocked on the door but he showed him the sign. Eren knocked again and recognized him as he was shocked. He unlocked the door and led him in.
"Seems like he knows him." Petra said.
"That's good to know that Eren still has some allies to help him." Armin said in relief.
"Where am I supposed to be?" Mikasa asked as she haven't found herself in it.
"Pixis, I give you my word, whatever you've heard about me, it's not true." Eren explained as they talked in the kitchen.
"Oh, I know it. I always knew it. I mean, you know how I felt about you two." He said. Eren nodded as he looked down sadly.
"I must have been good friends with those two in that world." Pixis stated.
"It seems so." Rico said.
"I remember him offering me a drink once. It tasted terrible, uh, no offense sir." Eren said.
"None taken, they are few that take my alcohol." He chuckled in amusement.
"Have you talked to her?" Pixis asked.
"No. She doesn't know that I'm here." Eren answered. "She's with somebody?"
"He's a head shrink. They say he's one of the best. But a really nice guy." Pixis explained. He nodded.
"That does not sound like Jean." Connie smirked.
"Definitely not." Sasha agreed.
"Yup." Hange said.
"Agreed." Eren said.
Mikasa nodded in agreement.
"What are you talking about? I can be a nice guy." Jean protested. "When it comes to girls at least." He mumbled.
"You're kind of hot headed and don't hesitate to speak your mind bluntly." Armin told him.
Jean had his head down as he sulked.
"If it makes you feel better, Oluo has terrible luck with women too." Eld said.
"Hey, I'll have you know I dated plenty of girls. In fact I can recall this one time when I- Aghh" Oluo said but bit his tongue and started bleeding again.
"Honestly, I'm surprised you haven't bled to death by now." Petra smirked.
"I already died and so did you." He told her.
"Don't remind me." She groaned.
"Good. That's good." Eren said, understandably.
"Eren, what can I do to help you?" He asked.
"I could use a bed for a few nights." Eren requested.
"You can have the spare room upstairs." Pixis accepted as he shrugged it off.
"That's very nice of him." Historia smiled.
"That'd be so great. There is one other thing." Eren asked.
"What does Yeager have in mind?" Erwin wondered.
"Hopefully a way to get into the school." Hange said.
"We're about to find out soon." Armin said.