Chapter 5: "I'll wipe them all out!"

The car ride back home was a quiet one. Carla, who was usually happy and cheerful, was now sullen and broken. It had only been the first day of high school for her son and yet he had the unfortunate luck of witnessing the wrath of the pranksters. Nobody really knows where they come from, or why nobody calls the cops when they trespass onto government property with the intent of causing emotional pain. However, one thing was painfully obvious to Carla Yeager... As long as those pranksters continue to torment the students of Paradis high, the school year would be just as terrible for eren as it was for her. Mikasa was not fairing any better, with the young Ackerman remembering her first encounter with pranksters. 'It's happening again...' Mikasa thought as she saw a flash of memories. A ruined sandcastle... three teenage boys picking on a little girl... and a green-eyed boy with a plastic shovel in hand, standing between her and the three boys. Then there was Eren Yeager. To say that he was remotely okay after the events of today would be nothing more than a lie. "D-Damn it..." Eren muttered as he thought back on what exactly happened.

-Flashback-

"HANNES WHAT THE FUCK!? WHY DID YOU LEAVE MY MOM OUT THERE?!" Eren yelled furiously at the security guard. "Ereh calm down!" Mikasa begged the young Yeager, hoping that he wouldn't do anything rash and get himself killed. "I WON'T CALM DOWN UNTIL THIS ASSHOLE TELLS ME WHY HE LET MY MOM GET PELTED WITH EGGS! Eren was mad. No. Eren was pissed! He had to get answers from Hannes to explain what had just occurred. "Eren..." Hannes whispered. "The reason why you couldn't save your mother... was because you're a weak little bitch..." Hannes said, tears falling from his drunken face. All Eren could do was mutter a small "what" as Hannes continued. "And the reason why I couldn't do anything...was because I'm just a scared coward!" Hannes said, finally breaking down into a sobbing mess in front of the young boy, with eren also breaking down in front of the security guard. Mikasa looked at the scene with tears rolling down her cheeks. 'I don't really understand why Hannes said all of that, but I just can't stand to see my precious sand knight cry like that...' "It will okay ereh," Mikasa said as she went over to console the grieving boy. Eren just remained silent, for once welcoming the warm feeling of comfort from his totally not crush, instead of just feeling irritated. The 3 of them just stood there for a while, with Eren finally breaking the silence. "We should check on my mom, see you Hannes" "Take care Yeager bombastic." With that awkward grieving session done, Eren and Mikasa rushed towards Carla, who was currently in the fetal position. "Mom...?" "Aunt Carla...?" Carla then came back to her senses, slowly looking at the two teenagers. "Come on eren. We should get Mikasa home on time." Carla said, trying to hold back her tears. With that, the group then left.

-Back in the present-

"Mikasa we're at your house. You gonna be alright?" Carla asked the young Ackerman. Worried about how such a traumatic experience would affect her. No one should have to witness someone's mom get egged by bikers on the first day of high school. "I'll be fine Aunt Carla, Ereh text me later when you get home. Okay?" Eren just nodded in response, much to Mikasa's worry. "Take care Mikasa," Carla said as she drove off. Leaving the goth teen with a mixture of confusion, sadness, and above all a craving for ice cream.

Grisha was finally done with his shift at the Interiors clinic when he got a call from the school explaining the incident that occurred today. Without any hesitation, he rushed to get home, worried about what became of his family. "Carla, Eren, maybe Mikasa if she decided to come to visit for the day, please... please be safe!" Grisha thought as he drove home. It wasn't a long drive, around 17 minutes from his home. But for the good doctor, it felt like 2000 years. When he finally arrived home his heart broke at the sight of his fears coming true. He was glad that eren seemed unfazed, aside from the clearly traumatized look on his face. However, when he saw Carla, his heart fell. Carla was usually not fazed by getting her clothes dirty. However, she wasn't just wearing normal clothes. She was wearing the dress their son had gotten for her for their anniversary. She held it in great regard due to how insistent eren was to spend his allowance on his parents rather than himself, and now it was ruined, not only that, but ruined by the same bullshit that made their high school years hard. "Grisha..." Carla whimpered while also running into her husband's arms. "It's ruined..." Carla said, crying into her husband's shoulder. All Grisha could do was try his best to comfort her. Eren finally snapped at the sight of both his parents suffering. "Those bastards... they ruined mom's dress...they ruined my first day of high school...they... they want to take our freedom to have a nice school year! Those rat bastards! I'll get rid of them...I'll get rid of all of them! Eren suddenly screamed. Rushing into his house to plan out his vengeance. Carla wanted to stop her son but was held back by her husband. "Leave him, he needs time to calm down."

Eren rushed into his room and pulled out his phone. He started a group call with his friends to vent. Armin was shocked at the revelation that the pranksters were willing to even target the school in the first place, with his grandfather's 1950 Hudson Hornet that he and his grandfather worked on together also being victims to the pranksters. "Armin! I have to do something! I can't just let them keep doing this kind of stuff!" "But how? This kind of stuff has been occurring for years now!" Armin said, worried that his friend would end up doing something rash if not calmed down." "I don't know, but I will do something to get rid of all those pranksters! Every, last, one of them!" Eren exclaimed, after which Mikasa decided to voice her concerns as well. ''Ereh, as much as I understand what you're going through, you can't let this grudge ruin your life! You may end up falling behind your classes or worse, you could be expelled!" "Eren sighed in frustration, understanding where his friend was coming from, nether the less he still was angry at the world for letting those pranksters ruin his mother's dress. "You know I can't just let them get away from this Scott-free Mikasa. If I don't do this then who will? And who's to say that the pranksters won't try and sabotage our grades as well!: Eren said with a wave of passionate anger. "I'm not saying that you shouldn't do anything ereh, I'm saying that you don't have to do this by yourself, I'm with you all the way," Mikasa said, pouring part of her heart out for the young teen. "Mikasa..." Eren muttered, surprised that Mikasa would be willing to help him with his vengeance plan. "I'm also with you Eren," Armin said with a new wave of hope flowing through his voice. "Armin..." Eren muttered, now worried that he may get his friends in trouble just because he wanted to get some sort of petty vengeance. "Y-You guys don't have to, I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me," "Eren, Remember they ruined the paint job on my grandpa's hornet, We worked our asses on that thing! I'm just as mad as you are." Armin stated. "And they also went after me ereh, I have a right to fight back in this cruel world," Mikasa said, remembering the sandbox incident. Eren thought it over before finally finding the right words. "Alright, If we do this, we do this together!" Eren said, A new vigor seeping into both his heart and voice. "Hell yeah! Team EMA all the way!" Armin shouted through the phone, much to the confusion of his friends. "Team...EMA?" Eren and Mikasa asked their resident nerd. "Eren, Mikasa, and Armin! You take the initial letters and BAM! You get team EMA!" Armin explained with Eren liking the name, thinking it sounded badass and Mikasa also liked it as it made her feel more welcome to the trio. Said trio continued to talk over the phone, with the conversation shifting from their plans for vengeance to more normal topics. With Armin having to leave to help his grandpa clean up the car that had been ruined and Mikasa hanging up on Eren after he asked why exactly she thought her outburst in the gym was a good idea. With that, he decided to call Zeke to tell him about what happened, however when he explained the egg incident, Zeke suddenly went quiet wanting to shift the topic, however when eren tried to talk about how Levi is the head janitor of the school Zeke just outright hung up. With that, the Young Yeager went downstairs to eat his dinner.

Dinner with the Yeagers was normally quite fun and wholesome. However, this dinner was different, Carla was quiet, having changed out of her favorite dress while also wearing a face of despair. Grisha was poking at his meal, feeling a mixture of anger and hopelessness, and how could he not? His wife had fallen victim to the same tragedy she experienced in her high school years and his son had to witness his own mother get pelted with eggs, Yes truly horrific to watch. Eren meanwhile was also silent but not because he was feeling down. No, the Younger Yeager was deep in thought. He thought of ways to get rid of the gang of prankers, whoever they are. Speaking of which, while Armin did help by researching what happened today, Eren wanted to get a first-hand report on who these jerks were, and who better than his own parents! "Mom, Dad...who were those people?" If the table wasn't already quiet, it most definitely was now, when suddenly Carla broke into a fit. "EREN I FORBID YOU FROM EVEN SPEAKING ABOUT THOSE... THUGS!" Carla yelled, Partially because she knew that Eren was going to try something stupid and partially because she was scared of Eren getting pelted with eggs as well. "Carla, I think it's fair that our boy learns the truth of what's happening," Grisha said, understanding what the young boy was going through. "Eren what you witnessed today was the work of the Notorious Yolks." Eren sat there, now knowing who was his current target. "Nobody knows where they came from or why they do what they do, All we know is that they're ruthless. They will not hesitate to egg those who originate in this town." Grisha said, fear tainting his very soul. He then looked at Carla, who in turn stared at Grisha, knowing what he was about to say, with a sigh she nodded, giving Grisha permission to tell eren about the shed. "Eren, When you are released for spring break, would you like to see what's inside of the shed? Eren was now confused, what did the shed have to do with all this? However, He also recognized that this may be the key to wiping out the Notorious Yolks. So without hesitation, the young boy said yes. Grisha then sighed "Alright. Now go to bed young man, Mikasa won't always be able to wake you up you know." Grisha said, wanting eren to get as much rest as possible before he enters hell. With that eren begrudgingly went to bed, not noticing Carla and Grisha embracing each other, tears on their faces.

The second day of school approached fast. With Zeke dropping off Eren and Mikasa earlier than last time and Armin meeting up with his friends inside of the gym. Due to the tragic egging of Paradis High, the gym itself was filled with echos of gossip. "I got hit right on the back of my fucking head guys! That shit fucking hurt" "All those eggs, used to ruin m-my food..." "Jean and I barely made it out with our lives because of those pranksters!" "What the hell are we supposed to do about those jerks! We don't even know their name!" Eren then approached the group with a determined look on his face. "It was the Notorious Yolks.", was all eren said before finding a seat for him and his friends. This left the group in a state of confusion as they were also looking for seats as well with everyone collectively having the same idea. They need to talk to eren after all this.

"Hello, my students! Before we begin our club introductions, I would like to address the incident that happened yesterday. I give my condolences to everyone who was a victim of those vicious thugs." The room suddenly went quiet, with everyone feeling scared at the thought of the elusive gang. All except for a certain green-eyed boy, who was feeling nothing but unbridled rage. "Due to this fact, students are not required to join a club as parents have voiced their concerns about their students staying after school for certain clubs. However, we will still be presenting the clubs today to give you time to think about what clubs you can join. So with that! I'll pass the mic to the club leaders!" There was a multitude of clubs, there was a gaming club, a woodsman club, a gardening club, and even a bird-watching club, which while interesting to Eren, wasn't what he was looking for, The trio was started to get bored when the final 3 clubs were announced. "Hello, students of Paradis high! My name Nile Dok but you may call me . 'Hey, that's my math teacher!' Mikasa thought to herself. "I am a math teacher and the head of the student council! We help organize school events while also setting up communication with the school district. Members of the student council also have access to the teacher's lounge, which is located at the very center of the school." This peaked the attention of the students, The interior building was supposedly the only region of the school that wasn't covered in egg whites and yolks. Murmer's spread around about how this could be their chance at not being egged, even if it meant letting others get egged in the process. While Mikasa and Armin were thinking it, Eren was the only one to voice his opinion, even if it was just a whisper. "Cowards." Nile Dox then got off the stage, taking with him his unicorn flag. The next man who got on the stage was none other than Erens band teacher, Dot Pyxis. "Greetings students! I am Dot Pyxis, the band teacher to this fine academy! Eren my boy! Is that you? It's great to see you there!." Eren wanted to shrink into his seat oh so badly. Anyways let get to the point! I'm in charge of the school maintenance club! We make sure things that need fixing are fixed! However, due to the incident that occurred yesterday, we are to also work with the school's security guards and the student corps! This intrigued the green-eyed boy. 'Student corps? What's that? And why are they working with security guards of the school?" Eren's questions were about to be answered by none other than Erwin smith, Mikasa, and Armin's history teacher. "Greetings class 104," Erwin spoke in a calm but powerful demeanor. "I am a history teacher and the head of the school corps. The main goal of this club to work with the school district to prevent incidents like the one from yesterday from happening ever again. I don't know how the school district decided that it would actually be a good idea to have students work as guards but whatever. I won't lie to you all, it's going to be harsh, we barely receive funding from the school district and you will most likely be pelted with eggs. But if you are willing to dedicate your hearts, then you have a place on the student corps and are welcome to wear the wings of freedom. The students were given a week to choose their clubs, however, a certain trio had already made their choices.

"I'll scramble those notorious yolks...Every. last, one of them."

Author's note

Thanks for reading! This part took a bit longer to upload as I want to try to make my chapters a little longer than they normally are. So looks like The trio is joining the survey co- I mean the student corps! Will eren be able to get his revenge on the yolks without being embarrassed by Pyxis? Will the trio finally get the freedom they yearn for? Will Marco teach Sasha what half actually means? Tune in next time to find out my rats!