2 years after the fall of Wall Maria, Eren, Mikasa, and Armin were lined up in 4 or more rows, all in outfits for trainees.
"WHO ARE YOU!?" Shouted a bald, dark skinned man named Keith.
Armin put his fist on his chest and the other behind his back, "Armin Arlert, sir! From Zhiganshina!"
"Yeah? That's a shitty name, what are you doing here?"
"Trying to aid humanity's victory!"
"That is indeed wonderful, then you will feed the titans." Keith grabbed Armin's head, "Row three, about face!"
"Who are you?"
"Jean Kirschstien, from Trost!
"What are you doing here?"
After being silent for a few seconds, Jean spoke up, "Joining the Military Police, for a life deep within the walls."
"Ah, I see. You just want to get into the interior?"
"Y-yes, sir?"
Keith then headbutted Jean, making him fall to his knees, "I didn't give you permission to sit!"
Keith turned his attention to a tall man in his early 20's, swole with spiky,blood red hair.
"Who are you?"
"Rajin Kaijun, from Mt. Fuji, sir!"
"Mt. Fuji? Where the hell is that?"
"On the other side of the planet, sir!"
Keith raised his eyebrow, "Really? Also, what kind of name is Rajin?"
"Hold the fuck up, sir. Are you questioning me why my name is the way it is? What kind of a name is Keith, with your short-ass, angry-ass, bald-ass, wannabe-me looking ass?"
This earned audible gasps from some and glances from others.
"Mm, you're good." Keith smirked, "BUT PULL THAT SHIT ON THE TITANS AND YOUR'RE DINNER!"
The sound of chewing caught Keith's attention and turned to face a girl eating a boiled potato.
Oblivious to Keith, she kept eating. "Hey, what are you doing?"
She turned to face him only to go back to eating her potato, "HEY! YOU'RE THE ONE I'M TALKING TO!"
She quickly swallowed her meal and put her fist on her chest, "Sasha Blause, from Dauper Village, Wall Rose South District!"
"Sasha Blause, what is that in your hand?"
"A boiled potato."
"Why are you eating it now?"
"Letting it get cold would be a waste, so I decided to eat it now."
"Why would you eat that potato?"
"Are you asking me why we eat potatoes?" She asked confused, she then pulled her food in half, giving one to Keith.
"You can have half."
"H-half?"
Sasha gave the most guilty smile anyone has ever seen.
Sasha was still running around camp, she started 5 hours ago.
"She's still running? Wow." Said Rajin.
"If I'm right, Dauper Village is deep in the mountains." Said Connie Springer, a boy with grey, short hair.
"Eren, he didn't ask where you were from."
"Ah, same as Armin, Zhiganshina."
"So you saw the titans, did you see the Colossal Titan?" Connie asked, "Y-yeah."
Later that night, everyone was gathered around Eren as he was telling them about the titans and the kaiju.
"How big was it?"
"Around 60 meters tall, tall enough to look over the wall."
"What about that other thing? How big was it?"
"I-I don't know, maybe over 500 feet tall."
"I head it jumped over the wall!"
"He did."
Everyone turned to see Rajin leaning on a pole, "I saw him as well, he's 175 meters tall, 115 meters taller than the Colossal. That's 574 feet tall."
This information amazed most of them, "What did he look like?"
"Scaly, reptilian. A long tail with spines running down them. He's very muscular, able to kill a titan with ease. I also heard he easily killed the Colossal Titan."
"Whoa! Really!?"
"Yeah, not sure on if that completely true though."
Shortly after, the bell rung, signaling them to head to bed.
The next day was the day to see who could handle the Manuver Gear, Mikasa, Rajin Sasha had no problem, Connie and Jean struggled but stayed upright.
Eren on the other hand, was upside down.
"What are you doing, Eren Yeager? Pick yourself up!" Shouted Keith.
Some laughed at Eren's inablity to stay upright.
Later that day...
Mikasa, Rajin, and Armin were trying to help Eren with the Manuver gear.
"Have you tried to straightening your back a little? You were bending a bit earlier today." Asked Rajin.
"No, I haven't."
"Watch the balance and stay centered." Armin added.
"Slowly rest your weight on the belts attached to your hips and feet."
"Okay, raise me, Armin."
Armin did as told but as soon as Eren was off the ground, he lost his balance and fell forward, slamming his head into the hard ground, drawing a bit of blood.
Later than night, Eren was wearing bandages around his head, staring into the abyss.
"Eren." Mikasa shook him out of his daze, "There's no point in worrying," Armin started, "You just have to figure it out tomorrow."
"I'm pathetic, I'll never be able to kill them like this."
Once again, the bell rung and everyone left.
In the cabins, Eren was asking around for advice for the Maneuver gear, "The trick to staying upright? Sorry,but I'm a genius, all I can say is feel it."
"Feel it?" Rajin raised an eyebrow, "How do you feel it?"
"You gotta be a genius like me." Connie replied.
"Actually, I'd like you to tell me, how are you stil sane after you humiliated yourself like that?" Jean asked Eren.
"Guys, I'm begging here!"
"What was it that you said, 'People who aren't strong enough should leave'?"
This made Eren realize what he said, thinking he's referring to him.
Eren then went to see Reiner and Bertdolt, "Please!I Heard you were really good, Bertdolt, Reiner!"
"Sorry, but I can't imagine any trick to just hanging there. I don't think I can give you the advice you're looking for."
"Okay."
"We'll just have to wait until tomorrow." Said Armin.
"You two are from Zhiganshina, aren't you?" Bertolt asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Then you should know how terrifying the titans are. Why did you decide to become soldiers?"
Eren and Armin looked at each other for a second, "I'm not like Eren, I didn't see them at close range, that other thing, it almost stepped on me."
"I see."
"Where are you two from?" Eren asked.
"Reiner and I come from a small village in the mountains of southeast Wall Maria."
"Wait! So that means..."
"Yeah, it isn't like the big towns by the rivers. The news was slow to reach us. In fact, the titans reached us first."
"It was dawn, the animals were unusually restless, and we heard a rumbling we'd never heard before. We realized it was footsteps, I opened the window to see what it was. It was a titan."
"Beyond that, I don't remember much."
"I'm saying that you aren't like the others."
"The others?" Armin asked, "Those that don't understand how terrifying the titans are, or that other thing."
The next day, Eren was back on the Mauver gear.
"Eren Jeager, are you ready?" Keith asked.
"Yes!"
Eren was then lifted off the ground, surprisingly staying upright, some people began to cheer for the boy.
"I did it,I did it!" Eren cheered, only to fall once again, but backwards and hit his head.
"N-not yet. I'm not giving up yet!"
"Put him down. Wagner, switch belts with Jeager."
Eren was shortly lifted once again, keeping his balance. "Your equipment was defective, the fitting belt was damaged."
"Did I pass?"
"You're fine, commence training."
"I did it! I actually did it!"
Far away from all of this, Grisha was riding on horseback, tears in his eyes, "Eren, Mikasa, be safe."
