Stohess District - Wall Sina
Sierra dug her heels into Slate's flanks urging him to hurry. Seismic rumbles shook the ground as inside humanity's strongest bulwark a Titan emerged. The shaking grew louder and more violent as they galloped the last quarter mile to Sina's imposing stone gate.
Beside her, Frei let out a low curse.
"Dammit! The gate's locked!"
Sure enough the massive gate bearing Sina's likeness was sealed up tight, with the portcullis down. But Sierra didn't stop or slow Slate's pace. Instead she veered towards the sounds of combat that seemed to come from the very center of the city. From the sound of things, they're close by the old Underground entrance. Smart. Good place to hold a titan shifter captive.
If that was the case, she needed to hurry.
"Ma'am! Orders?"
She studied the sheer unbroken surface of Wall Sina. From the lack of grapple marks in the granite, ODM gear was used only as a last resort. I don't have time to guess if they've authorized use.
"Major?!"
She didn't bother looking at her increasingly frantic guide as she clipped out orders.
"Secure the horses, then haul ass over the wall! If anyone asks, tell them yer part of a two-man Scout intercept team deployed by Erwin Smith! Stay far enough back from the show so the MPs don't get suspicious. And seriously, for the love of God, don't engage the Female Titan! We watch!"
"Understood!"
Without wasting another second Sierra jumped from Slate's back, firing her grappling hooks at the wall. She fired a spurt of gas to propel her body faster for a quick swing over the top.
She cleared the parapet in less than three seconds, blades drawn as she landed in a combat crouch. Seeing no one in the immediate area she took off along the paved walkway at a dead sprint.
The streets were utter chaos. People screamed and scuttled around like rats trapped in a box. Smoke columns curled toward the sky as fires broke out all over the Interior's crown jewel city. Sharp twangs filled the air from ODM gear in the distance. As she flew high above the streets toward the giant humanoid figure in the center of town, the smell of shattered masonry and the coppery scent of blood permeated everything. Death had his hands full today.
Sierra kept a sharp eye peeled for MPs. Normally there'd be hundreds swarming the area but so far she was met with no resistance. And I betcha that titan girl's right smack in the middle of it. She's responsible for all this death and chaos.
She rounded the brick chimney of yet another nondescript two story house on her wire-come to think of it all these structures held a bland sameness that matched the blank facade of the Walls-when she saw it.
The Female Titan stood in the middle of one of the main roads, bracketed by a row of apartments and shops. And buzzing around her surprisingly fit, athletic build was all that was left of the Scout party sent to capture the monster, engaging her in a brutal no-holds-barred bloodbath.
From the looks of things, it was going quite badly.
Sierra landed on a stucco-tiled roof several blocks away, taking in the carnage with deadened silver eyes. Erwin this plan of yers better work. For humanity's sake and the Corps survival this better be worth it. She could care less about the cattle on the ground. Serves 'em right, the lazy bastards. Now they're gettin' a taste of their own medicine.
She was too far away to get a good look at the human combatants, so she made a snap decision and launched her way to another roof closer to the action. The second she landed Sierra made a quick visual sweep.
Half a dozen figures, maybe more stood perched on various roofs around the general area, ready to move should the Female take the fight elsewhere. Tan jackets displaying the green and white unicorn along with the familiar sight of wings on green cloaks indicated this was a joint operation. Why else would these two groups come together? Sure as hell wasn't because they saw eye-to-eye on things.
It killed her to stand there like some helpless bystander. She gripped the hilts of her paring swords tighter, bloodlust stirring in the depths of her gut. A steady thrum that wouldn't go away until her blades were stained with titan blood.
But Frei warned this titan possessed abilities that caused quite a bit of death and destruction out in the field only a few short days ago.
So she decided to stay put until the battle went mobile.
Further down the bloody, crater pocked street, a small male figure darted out from behind a twisted mass of rubble of what used to be the main entrance that led straight towards the Underground City. Whoever it was started yelling at the Female form.
"Annie if you don't kill me now, you won't be able to make good on your bet!"
The bold shout coming from such a tiny boy caused her to raise an eyebrow. Who the hell said that?
She snapped her eyes over just in time to see a taller male execute a bold dive at the Female's nape. But instead of scoring the kill, the ultrahard steel blade shattered into pieces on contact.
Sierra blinked. What? What just-?
Then she caught a glimpse of some strange crystallized substance on the back of the Female's hand.
Okay that does it. Erwin's got a LOT of explaining to do when this is over.
Speaking of which...where was the blond iceman? She hadn't seen a hide nor hair of him since she arrived. Come to think of it...Levi was nowhere to be found either. And this unsettled Sierra more than she cared to admit.
She was snapped out of her thoughts by the taller kid shouting for his friend to follow him. They quickly launched away from the ruined underground staircase, causing the Female to give chase.
Whoa, where YOU goin' boys?
She jetted after the pair in hot pursuit, careful to stay out of sight. I gotta feeling this mission's a closed one. I'll wait till it's over to make myself known-
A tremendous boom shook the tiles under her boots. Sierra snapped her neck around just in time to see an ant-size figure of a Scout get caught by the Female Titan. She watched in disbelief as the monster snatched up his wire and without missing a step whirled him like top at a dizzying speed before smashing him to death through a nearby rooftop.
Oh my God. Sierra stared at the titan-wrapped human, anger coursing through her veins. What the hell is this?! Why wasn't I told shifters existed? Those are trained soldiers. She's kicking their asses.
Tired of her sport Leonhart turned and started to rush through the streets, swiping at the few remaining determined Scouts who buzzed like flies around her body. Sierra fired her hooks into a brick wall and took off, instinctively following the heated pursuit while dodging occasional flying debris.
A black-haired girl led the charge against the Female. It seemed she was the only one capable of landing hits on the thing, but her enemy used every available surface against her. Mostly rocks. Giant ones.
At one point the barrage against the young warrior became too overwhelming and she plummeted toward the street.
Sierra grunted as she kept pace with the fleeing titan. That brat reminds me of Levi, but she's gotta long ways ta go fore she remotely even reaches his level. And seriously, where the hell is that midget? Hiding under a rock? Somethin' ain't right. He never misses a chance to kill titans.
From out of nowhere, another crack of lightning lit up the sky. Nearly causing her to run into the side of a peaked tile roofline housing a four-paned window. She fired a hook into the mortar surface of another house, executing a lateral spin onto the flat top of its roof.
Now what?
Golden light crackled and hissed, signaling another shifter had just transformed.
Oh please, let that be who I think it is...dear God, let it be that Eren kid-
Time slowed to a crawl. Everything stopped. Even Leonhart turned to stare dumbfounded back where she'd left Eren a bloody, broken mess. Trapped under the rubble of the old underground staircase.
Heavy booming footsteps shook the ground. Buildings rattled. Glass shattered.
A massive 15-meter brown-skinned titan-insanely ripped-charged the Female head-on, a wild demonic roar slashing through the city.
As long as Sierra lived she'd never forget what rage incarnate looked and sounded like.
It fed her own rising bloodlust. She felt her lips peel back from her teeth in a feral grin, wanting so badly to join in the killing spree. But-
He's got this.
She watched the shifter lower himself into a sprinter's crouch, then barreled down on his former friend howling like a demon.
His massive fist connected with the Female's jaw knocking her into some kind of church. Instantly reducing it to rubble.
Sierra threw back her head raising her gleaming blades to the setting sun and let out a fierce shout of pure glee.
YESSSS! OH HELL YES! THIS IS WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE!
She recovered her wits just in time to see Eren charging full speed ahead, piercing howls echoing through the city.
TBC...
A/N: I'll continue this in the next chapter. Levi will definitely make his grand entrance as shown in the anime, so be patient! And as always, a warm hug to everyone who's given their support through reviews, faves and follows! :)
Draegon88: Soon. Sierra-Levi interactions are gonna be interesting, that's for sure. For one, she's not going to fangirl over him or worship the ground Mikasa walks on like everyone else does-canon or otherwise, but she's got a hard time trusting people, esp men, and if ya read her backstory you'll get why. But Levi doesn't strike me as a guy who would deliberately hurt a woman-but after killing his old squad I don't think Annie qualifies as human anymore-so yeah we'll see how their relationship progresses.
As always, I own nothing except Sierra, Evan and other OCs I choose to create for the story.
