Chapter 14

Moblit yawns for a surprisingly prolonged time as he marches next to a concerned Calian. "No offense Moblit, but ya look terrible."

Moblit rubs his bleary as they sting from the unforgiving brightness of the sun. "Ugh… I'm sorry, Hanje never lets up. Documents had to be ready by this morning for her plea to Erwin."

Calian shakes his head with pity. "I'm sure boss appreciates your help as much as anyone, most likely more. But ya gotta give yourself some rest, go take a nap or something, ya look dead on your feet!"

Moblit groans as his whole body seems to buckle under an invisible weight. "I wish I could so badly, but I can't. Section Commander is going to meet with Erwin in a an hour to discuss her plans concerning Eren's Titan experimentation. If I sleep now, I won't wake until next Tuesday!"

A swell of pity grows in Calian. He admires moblit, for his dedication to his work and to Hanje. But that dedication may be his undoing if he doesn't get some rest. It' admirable how long Moblit has been able to keep up with Hanje but her energy reserves are nearly unrivaled, even Calian has problems keeping up despite his recent… development. Having made his decision, Calian offers, "Look let me take over for the meetin then, just give me the cliff notes or somethin and I'll back up boss however I can. Take this chance to get some shuteye."

With the way the executive officer gazes up to Calian, he'd have swore he suddenly turned into an ethereal being right before his eyes. Moblit bows repeatedly and deeply, "Thank you! Thank you! Oh thank you! I will repay you however I can for this kind mercy!"

Calian is about to awkwardly reply when he unexpectedly catches Hanje in his view. His stomach ties into knots but thankfully she hasn't seen them just yet despite searching for them and yelling for Moblit. Said assistant whimpers fearfully and Calian quickly shoves him out of view and hisses, "Don't make a sound!"

Hanje quickly finds Calian and is immediately upon him, "Cal! Oh good thing I caught you! Say have you seen Moblit anywhere? He knows we're supposed to meet Erwin in a couple minutes!"

"Umm I saw him wandering around lookin like death a while ago but haven't seen him since. But I thought he told me ya'll were gonna meet Erwin in like an hour?"

"Pssh, that's too late, I just had a stroke of genius on how we can, safely, find a way to handle Eren's experiments and keep the Military police off our backs all in one go! Haha! I need to tell Erwin now so that it can be done as quickly as possible, so where is he?!"

Hanje is about to turn behind her where a fearful Moblit is but Calian quickly catches, "WHOA!" he yells, startling her, "I-I mean, that's awesome! Say, Moblit actually gave me an idea of what ya wanted to bring up[ to Erwin, how bout I take his place on this?"

Hanje is shocked by the proposition, normally no one is so eager to follow alogn with her crazy ideas, not even Moblit her most loyal subordinate. Howlett uses her moment of surprise to signal Moblit to get out of here now that he has the chance. The brunette sends him one last gesture of relief and thanks before hightailing it out of there, quickly heading to his private quarters to collapse in exhaustion. "You really want to help me that bad Howlett?"

"Of course Boss! Ya invited me to be part of this and besides if ya say ya got a plan, I'm all for it, I got faith in ya!" he answers genuinely.

It is true, as more time passed and as he learned more from Hanje, he has started to truly believe in her ideals. All this time he had wanted nothing but to fight and kill titans. But deep inside he had resigned himself to the fact that it was a losing battle. There was no way humanity could truly defeat the titans especially with freakish abnormals like the colossal titan and Armored titan. So he made it his goal that before he joined the rest of his comrades who laid down their lives in the war against the titans, he'll take the Armored fucker with him. But now, it was different. It started with Ian, bless him wherever he is, and now Hanje. The two of them, have awakened something in him he never truly believed he'd feel. Hope. Hope for a future for humanity. And it's starting to become a feeling that he does not want to let go.

A genuine smile of appreciation grows on the section Commanders face and she laughs while clapping his back. "Alright then big guy, let's get this show on the road!"

As they head towards Erwin's office, Calian ahs to ask, "so what is your proposition anyway?"

"umm well, like I said he was pretty exhausted so… eventually his sentence turned into gibberish."

Hanje has the decency to feel a slightly ashamed, "ah, yea I guess I really do run him ragged. Poor guy, but it's all in the name of knowledge."

"I'm pretty sure I heard that lack of sleep is bad for your brain or somethin."

"pssh, disproven theory, I mean look at me, I can go days without sleeping and still in tip top shape!"

Cal gives her a look, "I'm pretty sure I've seen Cap'n knock ya out to get ya rest."

She pouts, "Levi's a party pooper."

He chuckles but waits for her to explain things to him, "Well I'm sure you remember what happened when we tried to have Eren transform?"

(Flashback)

Hanje bounces on her feet in a large plain field where a single dry well is located. "Hahahaha! At long last the day has finally arrived! We're finally going to try out Eren's titan transformation!"

Levi shakes his head at her overenthusiasm, clearly aware by how uncomfortable it's making the subject of the matter. Moblit nervously admonishes his superior, "Section commander! You-you might wanna contain your excitement a little!"

It doesn't deter her giggling, "but Moblit! The next expedition beyond the walls isn't far off now. We have to put Eren through his paces properly!"

Levi, with his permanent scowl, asks, "is this business or pleasure for you huh?"

She waves his concerns away, "Oh don't get me wrong midget, I know this is important for the Scouts… Buuuut I'd be lying if I said I didn't find this fun!"

"Tch, only you'd find Titans fun."

As they talk Calian whisper to Eren, "How ya holdin up?"

The teen tries his best to put a brave face but his sweating forehead is a clear indication of his anxiety, "I'm ok."

"Tch, in the words of dear old Cap'n, 'ya look constipated'."

Eren chuckles a little but then confesses, "I-I don't know if I'm up for this, I still don't know I transformed… but there's only one way to find out right?"

Calian comfortingly pats his shorter friend on the head, to his annoyance of course. "Ya got that right. Just don't kick yourself if it don't work at first. This is all the same as any skill, ya just gotta do it over and over till ya get it. I'll be rootin for ya."

"Thanks Cal, I really needed that."

No problem, so let's see what Boss got planned for ya."

Hanje pats the top of the well like a salesman, "hop on in!"

The two share a look and Cal backs away, I'll be rootin for ya from over here."

Eren gives him an unimpressed look and deadpans, "thanks Cal. I really needed that."

Without another word he takes the rope Hanje is holding and slowly lowers himself until his feet touches the dried floor of the well. He looks up to the light where Hanje is looking down from, her mad scientist grin in full effect.

"This dried up well could hold even a mindless Titan… Probably."

Levi glares at her from behind as she whispered the last word to herself, " 'Probably?' What the fuck do you mean 'probably'?!"

She ignores him, "When we're ready, I'll use the smoke round to notify you. After that, any decisions are up to you!"

"Understood!" Eren answers.

Hanje and the rest of the two squads run back into their positions, their hands tensed on the handles of their ODM gear. Hanje loads a green flare and shoots it into the air, alerting Eren to begin the experiment. But nothing happened. Time went by, everyone waiting with baited breat and yet it was still silent. Eld doesn't take his eyes off the Well, never blinking for a minute but leans close to Calian to ask, "You've seen him transform right?"

"Yea."

"Was it just as quiet?"

"No… there was yellow lightnin that sounded like the sky cracked open…. Somethin's not right."

A sentiment shared by his superiors as Hanje and Levi stand next to each other, Levi's eyes narrow while Hanje just stares confused. "Did he not see the signal?"

"That's not it. We weren't even that sure of his ability in the first place." The pair moved closer to the well "Hey, Eren! We're calling it quits for now."

He let's out a shocked sound at the sight of Horror he witnesses below. Having heard him, Hanje comes to take a look, "Is something wrong?" She asks then gasps.

Eren stares at his hands in distress, blood staining his hands and mouth. He looks up, his expression the definition of helpless as he informs her, "Hanje… I can't become a Titan!"

(FlashBack Ends)

That was… a very uncomfortable day. It lead to an even more uncomfortable conversation between him and Eren. Well less conversation, more him berating Eren for harming himself so much. He normally isn't one to mother any of his friends, especially to the extent that Mikasa seems to do whenever she sees Eren hurt, but that was a step way beyond. Eren had tried arguing that it was for the sake of humanity, but Calian didn't want to hear it. Eren shouldn't treat his life like as if it's any less important than theirs.

"Yea… I remember."

"I kept replaying that day in my head. There had to be some reason why it didn't happen."

She asks him, "You've seen him in his transformed state three times in the battle to retake Trost. Tell me, to your memory, what was a common factor in each of these three instances?"

Thinking back, Calian remembers how Armin told him that the first time, Eren had been eaten. The second, he transformed partially to block a cannon ball that was fired at the trio. And the lad time, to which he was witness to, he was heading into the heart of battle to plug the wall. "It looks to me like every time he was in a life or death situation, he transformed."

She nods as they get closer to the officers quarters. "That's exactly same hypothesis I came up with as well. From the information we have, it seems like the only way Eren can activate his ability is when there's some crisis or threat to life at hand… but again that's just a theory. It needs testing. So, we're on our way to talk to Erwin to see if we can perform the next experiment, beyond the walls."

Calian stalls for a moment in his walk, "Ya want us to experiment in Titan country?"

"There's no other way to have the right parameters for the experiment. If we try to simulate it, there's a high chance it'll end in failure because Eren will know he's not truly in danger. I don't like putting any comrades lives in danger, but for his sake as well as humanity's sake, we need this to succeed."

They get to Erwins office, "I understand Boss. I'm not a huge fn of it, but I understand."

She then smirks, "besides, we have the oh so great 'Levi Squad' to protect him, and you too, so I'm sure Titan Eren will have nothing to worry about."

"…It-It's just Eren."

"That's what I said!"

And she immediately opens the door and salutes to Erwin, who calmly places down the reports he was just reading. "Hanje, I wasn't expecting you so early."

His tone clearly states otherwise but Hanje pays it no mind, "Good morning Erwin, such a lovely day isn't it?"

"Yes it is, also a lovely morning to begin this meeting I suppose. So what brings you here today?"

"I have a proposition for you. As I'm sure you read in the report Moblit had delivered to you, Eren was unable to transform into a Titan due to unknown circumstances."

"Yes I am aware of that, as well as your hypothesis that a transformation could be possible if circumstances that can cause a fight or flight response were prepared."

"Exactly!" she nods.

"And how exactly were you planning on doing so?"

"Well by taking Eren outside the walls and attracting Titans." She states bluntly.

Calian just looks at her in amazement, I will always be impressed by her boldness I give her that. Even Erwin seems impressed, "Hanje, you want me to authorize a mission to intentionally provoke Titans?"

"By al intents and purposes yes."

Erwin sighs, "hanje, have you considered everything that can go wrong? Eren is humanity's one true hope in the war against the titans. It was difficult enough to convince the tribunal to allow him to remain in our custody. If he can't transform, the mission will obviously be deemed a failure and he will be taken out of our hands. And if he dies…"

"I know the risks Erwin. But this is the only way, besides aren't you all about taking risks or have you lost the nerve in your old age?"

Erwin doesn't take the bait, he simply plunges into his mind, thinking deeply of all the ways this gamble can go. Hanje sees this and decides to throw in a few breadcrumbs as well, "Have you considered what would happen if this succeeds?"

He gives her his attention but doesn't say anything, "if it succeeds, not only will Eren be able to transform at will but his status as a asset to humanity will be undisputed. Even if he's able to transform partially, the fact he didn't go crazy and attack any Scouts will show his worth. Come on Erwin you know this is the only choice we have."

Erwin looks behind Hanje to Calian. "Cadet, what say you? Do you believe this is worth it?"

Without hesitating, Calian steps forward and salutes, "Without question Sir. I have complete faith in Section commanders plan, in Captain Levi and his squads ability against any threat posed by mindless titans, and I have faith in Eren to pull through."

"… Are you willing to die by that faith?"

"Yes Sir."

Nodding Erwin shifts his attention back to Hanje, "aright, I approve of this mission."

"YES!" Hanje high-fives howlett.

"But for all our sakes, make sure this succeeds."

A few hours later and many Titans later outside the wall

Journal entry:

The mission to activate Eren's titan Transformation has… not been that successful. Levi Squad had no trouble attractin Titans to us. But no matter how many times Eren chewed up his hands, he still hasn't transformed. I really don't get it. It's worked every other time and yet he's havin performance issues now? Heh, never thought I'd be upset that a titan hasn't sprung up in front of me. Man times are really strange.

"Hey rookie, you should be focusing on the mission at hand instead of doodling!" Oluo barks.

Calian lightly glares at him but decides to keep his mouth shut, this time. Oh I'm gonna get ya for that ya smug bastard, just you wait!

Levi turns his impatient scowl to Hanje, "Come on four-eyes, that's enough! We've taken care if all the Titans in this area now. It's over!"

Disbelief is evident in her expression, "Ehhhhh?! No! Eren still hasn't transformed yet! "

"Tch, what's happening Eren? That bite you made on your hand isn't even healing up!"

Taken aback, Howlett checks Eren's wound and sees that the telltale sign of healing, the steam, is nowhere in sight. And the blood has not stopped seeping from his hand. Cal shakes his head, He's gotta find a better way of doin this.

Hanje scratches her head, "IT doesn't make sense… it was the perfect setting for him to experience life-threatening danger…"

Cal shrugs as he opens a pouch on his belt, sifting through it's contents for some gauze, "maybe he's just not feelin it boss."

She purses her lips but nods. "hmm you're probably right. Next time we should try to mix things up a little. More."

Levi scoffs, "What makes you think there's gonna be a next time?"

"I can work my magic on Erwin again!"

"And what exactly do you mean by mix it up? IF you're planning on putting the rest of us in even more danger you can count my squad out."

"EHHHH but Levi! I need you for this too!"

"Oh don't start begging it's insufferable."

Cal snorts at the banter but heads over to Eren now that he's finally got ahold of the gauze. "hey Eren, ya did your best alright?"

"My best should be better."

He rubs his hand glumly, "Everyone's counting on me."

"Stop getting your panties in a bunch, you'll pull through. Things like this take time, especially cause no one knows what the hell this is! Here, wrap up your hand, it's grossin me out."

Eren smiles weakly and tries to take the gauze. Pain shoots up his arm and he hisses. He curses to himself as he dropped the gauze but just as he reaches for it, yellow lightning blasts before him and a sound like the sky cracking open assaults his ears as the force throws him skidding onto his back, leaving him dazed and with his ears ringing. He holds his head in his hand as he gets his bearings, the muffled sounds of shouting indicating that his hearing is returning little by little. He opens his eyes and gasps. With steam still fading away, Howlett can see a panicked Eren standing atop a massive arm with no skin and it's red muscles visible.

His hearing finally clears up as he sees what is truly causing Eren's distress. Standing in a half circle with all their blades drawn is the Levi squad, yelling at Eren, demanding to know why he transformed and threatening him. The only thing keeping them at bay is Levi himself, ordering them to calm down. The cadet tries to get up but another wave of dizziness hits him and he stumbles back on the ground.

Having enough Eren screams loudly, "PLEASE JUST SHUT UP FOR A SECOND!"

Huh, that actually worked.

But not for long as Hanje makes her way to the arm, frothing with excitement. "EREN!"

She shoves Gunther and Oluo out her way, not caring at all for their weapons as she blushes and drools looking upon the Titan arm.

"Can I touch that arm?! I wanna touch the arm! Pretty please with sugar on top!? Let me touch this glorious thing!"

Even from the ground Calian is still amused by his superiors antics, as well as Moblit's as he tries to prevent her from touching the still steaming arm. Even Eren tires warning her but it falls on deaf ears as she steps closer and places her palms on the muscles. The sound of sizzling let's Cal know his hearing has returned and Hanje skips away while shaking both hands in the air and finally sliding to her knees. She throws both hands into the air, "Son of bitch that's hot! It's so unbelievably hot without skin!"

"Squad leader you're too reckless!" Moblit cries out.

Levi rolls his eyes, Typical four eyes.

Instantly Hanje bombards Eren with questions, "Eren, don't you fell it's hot? How does it feel where the right hand connects?" she squeals, "I really wanna see!"

Eren snaps to his still connected hand as if he had forgotten about it until now. "Stupid thing!" he yells and grits his teeth, pulling with all his might, he finally frees himself from the fleshy prison and tumbles down to the ground.

Dumbfounded, Hanje watches as steam begins to rise from the arm at a much more intense pace. "huh? Wait, Eren! That was too fast! I still wanted to…"

Hanje quickly dives forward, catching Eren as he suddenly loses consciousness. Before she can even ask a question, Thunderous footsteps are heard towards the east of them. Everyone looks at once and sees a small horde of Titan. Levi scowls and steps forward, offering a hand to Calian and helping him up to his feet.

He draws his blades, "our priority is taking care of them. Hanje since you have Eren you should get him to safety, we can't risk losing him."

"Got it!" She and Moblit share Eren's weight and quickly carry him off. Hanje takes a second to look back and catch a few glimpses of the battle. What she witnesses makes her giddy all over again. It was a small horde sure, but to her amazement, Levi and Calian are working together rather seamlessly, both taking on Titans without a word and without pause. Levi himself notes this as he goes left, shredding apart the Titans outreaching hand, and Calian goes right, destroying the other arm as they both meet at the center and each using one blade, cut the nape together. Not a word is said between the two as they jump from one Titan to the next.

Even Levi Squad are amazed as they take on their own titans, but the Rookie and the Veteran are taking out more on their own. Calian howls one last war cry as he spins in the air, cleaning the nape of the last Titan and landing side by side to Levi. Having had the same thoughts Hanje, giving him an indecipherable look. Truth be told, he had been wondering if Calian could somehow be related to him. Their similarities are too much to ignore and the bits and pieces of information concerning Calian that the Captain was able to collect made it very possible. In a world overrun by these monsters, where anyone you care for can be ripped away from you and leave you alone, family was the furthest thing on the Captain's mind, even further if I can make it possible. He's tried his best to keep others at arms length, to keep himself from having to suffer through the pain of loss again. But there were some who were just too stubborn, some like a certain four-eyed titan obsessed psycho, or bushy eye-browed Commander. And now it seems, someone who he has had very little interaction with and yet, somehow, Levi can't help but feel like he wouldn't mind having a family member.

Calian catches him staring and raises an eyebrow, "…What?"

"Good job." He replies and walks away.

"Did-Did ya just compliment me? Someone call Hanje back she won't believe this!"

"I take it back."

"Oh come on!"

Petra glances up at him, "Captains right, you were amazing out there. Even as a cadet you're a shoe in for the special ops squad!"

Oluo scoffs, "Don't tell him things like that Petra. Just from a glance I could give you a list of everything he did wrong. Captain Levi did most of the work."

Gunther asks, "like what?"

"… He-He used too much of his gas for one!"

Calian does give him that as he taps the tanks and here's just how depleted they are, "he ain't wrong. I'm still a bit too liberal with it."

Eld shrugs, "You're still a rookie, it's natural for that. The good thing is that it was a small horde. But keep it in mind that when we do go on an expedition, you'll have to be smart with your gas expenditure, supplies will be limited and no matter how good you are, once you're empty, even Levi would have low chances of survival."

"Just keep watching me ki—"

Petra cuts Oluo off, "You know even for a cadet you're handling everything surprisingly well, you don't even look nervous."

Calian shrugs, "I guess all my nerves went away once Trost happened. I admit, I kinda lost my head there."

The squad gives him looks of sympathy, but then Eld holds a mischevious expression as he glances at Oluo then back at Howlett. "But you managed, though some people can't always say the same when they go on their first mission, isn't that right Oluo?"

Bozado turns red and sputters, "Q-quiet you, you shouldn't be filling the rookies head with that garbage!"

"I-I agree with Oluo on this one, we should talk about something better than terrible experiences."

The tall teen smirks as he gets suspicious about this, "Wait a minute, ya'll hidin something aren't ya? Oh please tell me, it's gotta be somethin good if it gets Petra to agree with Oluo of all people!"

"HEY!"

Eld opens his mouth to spill the beans but Petra frantically stops him, "NO! don't say anything how's anyone gonna respect me if you reveal something so embarrassing!?"

"Ya know that narrows things down a bit, I might even be able to guess what happened now!"

"Shu-Shut up Howlett!" Oluo embarrassingly demands.

"HEY!"

All the soldiers stand to attention as Levi marches up to them with a deep scowl.

"Enough fooling around! We're in titan country and the missions over. We're going back to the wall. Get your asses back to the wall or I'll leave you here." He threatens and walks away without a second thought.

Back on the wall

Eren clutches his head as the headache slowly ebbs away. He had roused back into consciousness a half hour ago but felt exhausted and with a terrible migraine. Thankfully, his healing ability seems to have cured whatever it was that was ailing him and he feels more like himself now. Levi checked him himself and stood on his left while Calian stood on his right, ready to defend his friend from the still anxious Special Ops squad who surround them with their hands resting on the handles of their blades. Hanje seems to be the only one relaxed, sporting a rather serious look.

"You can't recall anything? Anything at all?" Levi asks once again.

To which Eren shakes his head, "No… I'm sorry. I know how important it is for me to unleash my titan powers but,… no."

The captain grimaces, "Hmph, if your titan powers can't help us, our goal of closing up the breach in Wall Maria is a pipe dream."

He takes a step toward the titan Shifter, "So I'm ordering you now, do something!"

"Hey Cap, he can't remember anythin, there's not much he can do!"

Levi glares fiercely at Calian, who doesn't back down from the glare but Hanje cuts in. "I might be homing in on the right conditions to bring about the transformation."

This effectively stops what was happening but Levi warns Calian, "We will discuss this later." He looks at Hanje and crosses his arms, "go ahead."

She begins explaining, "The first experiment showed that self-inflicted injury wasn't enough to do it, or life threatening danger either. We've failed every time. But the fact of the matter is, he did spontaneously transform we he picked up the bandage. And before Moblit and I retreated with him, I had a chance to quickly analyze the Bandage. Despite the heat and pressure from the arm, the bandage was neither burned nor squeezed tighter than a normal grip." She looks at Calian and asks, "Can you see what the difference is?"

I don't know I mean all he did was try to pick it up… like he picked up the boulder… and how he NEEDED to stop the cannon. Realization dawns on him, "He had a goal!"

She grins and continues, "I can't prove it just yet, but it seems that along with self-inflicted injury, Eren needs a clear sense of purpose as well. Think about it, the first time he transformed, he needed to kill the titans in Trost, then he needed to protect his friends form Canon fire and now, to pick up a bandage from the floor. For you to transform Eren, you need a definite aim."

"A Definite Aim?"

"it's a shame you couldn't maintain consciousness but well,… nevermind! I'm sure in time you'll come to master that side of it, ha ha!"

The Levi sqaud all share a look and Petra asks Eren, "So you really didn't transform without permission?"

"Uh no."

With that the Levi squad nod to each other and together, they brought up their left hands and bite down hard.

"What the fuck?" Calian asks.

Hanje shrugs too unsure of what they're doing. Levi simply watches, expressionlessly. Gunther shakes his hand, "That hurts!" He hisses.

"This isn't easy, I'm amazed you can bite through Eren." Eld comments.

Gunther purses his lips and gives Eren an apologetic look, "We made the wrong decision, this is a small price to pay. Not that it makes a difference."

Oluo upturns his nose, "keeping you under control is our job. And there's nothing wrong with that. So don't get cocky!"

Cal whispers to Eren, "or else you'll end up lookin stupid like him."

"I heard that!"

"You were meant to."

Petra rolls her eyes then smiles at Eren, "I'm sorry, Eren. We've been so jumpy. You must be disappointed in our stupidity. However even so, we're going to trust you and we want you to trust us!"

Glee fills Eren at the announcement made by the squad. Of course he was aware of how they felt, but now he has truly gained their trust. And maybe now, he can feel like his life isn't hanging in the balance. Or at least, he can pretend. They are then ordered to begin their trek back to the old Scout's headquarters. Before Eren goes Calian stops him.

"What is it Cal?"

Calian takes out his notebook, the one Eren has seen him writing in constantly and he tears a page out and hands it to Eren. He gasps as he sees a beautifully drawn sketch of Everyone in the 104th and at the forefront, was Armin, Eren, and Mikasa. They were all smiling, eyes full of hope. It reminded Eren of the fun times they all had when they were in training, when everyone was still alive and enjoying their bonds.

"I was givin gifts before I came here and I thought, maybe I can give ya somethin to remind ya what you're fightin for."

Eren smiles, his bottom lip tembling slightly, "Thank you Cal, I really mean it."

Cal snorts and smacks Eren's back, "Don't get all mushy on me."

They share a laugh as they begin to climb down, with Hanje smiling at their exchange. Levi walks up beside her. "So, seems like you finally figured it out. Tch, took you long enough."

Hanje grins, to many it would seem insulting, and it was, but Levi had a special way of speaking and showing his care, to which Hanje had learned. And she knows what he was truly saying, I knew you could do it.

"What can I say, I guess I'm not so useless."

Grins slyly as Levi's eyes widen at her statement. Did she hear me? Before he can comment she whoops and leaps off the wall, using her ODM gear to safely descend. Levi huffs, "Stupid shitty glasses."

Authors Note: Welp, it happened guys. AOT has come to its end. To be honest, i liked the ending. I know it's not everyones favorite but Isayama did a very admirable job. Sure it makes me said about what happened to some characters but in a world like this one, this is probably the best they could get. That being said, once i get to the ending, there will be some changes because Cal being in this story will change a few things. Some might survive while others may day instead. I won't say who but there will be some throughout the story who will still die because i feel that their deaths were important to the narrative. But i'm glad to have been apart of the ride, even though it was just last year lol. Anyway, next chapter will come in the next 2 days where Sasha and Calian will finally meet again, will their feelings be revealed? Maybe! but i will be beginning the 57th expedition in the next two chapters. Till next time everyone and remember, Dedicate your hearts!