Eren's appearance in his Titan form is certainly a welcome though I would've preferred it happen later. But this is good too. It would seem that everyone is not as terrified of him than they were in the show. It's probably because of my appearance as the Black Titan a few years ago. I'm not sure if I should transform in front of them. They may reject me for keeping such a secret.
No matter the case, I need to be focused on the task at hand. Everyone under my command have trusted me to lead them back to HQ. While we keep moving, Eren is roaring in victory for another kill. I can relate to that.
"John" I hear Armin call out to me as we keep moving.
"What is it Armin?" I ask curiously.
"It's up to you but do you think we can use that Titan to help with our situation" he asks me. With our numbers there is no need to bring Eren to HQ but tactically it makes sense. When you have the bigger gun, use it.
"Very well, take Mikasa with you and lead it to HQ. With its strength we can make a difference" I said to him. He nods and informs Mikasa of the plan. They then separate from the group to find Eren while I continue to lead everyone else to HQ.
We see a shit ton of Titans around HQ. I didn't think that so many would converge there. There must be some of our people still in there. That's the only reason they would be there.
"We are almost there. Move as fast as you can and kill any Titan that gets in your way or dodge away from them if you can't" I order everyone.
"Right" they all say in recognition. We move swiftly and fast like a bat out of hell. Any Titans that are in our path are killed with extreme prejudice but when one falls several more appear. Fortunately, my people are able to dodge away from any Titan that tries to grab them.
Meanwhile, Mikasa and Armin are killing the Titans around the new Titan to draw its attention to HQ. Once they finish off the Titans in the area, Titan Eren was looking around for more to kill after finishing off one of his kills. He then looks at the direction of HQ and roars in preparation. He then starts to walk over with Mikasa and Armin following him.
We are close to HQ now. Legions of Titans are surrounding the place. We've killed a good number but they seem endless. Still no casualties which is good. The only way to get in is through the windows. I then zip as fast as I can through a clear opening and smash through the window in front of me. After me, came the rest of my people. Smashing through the other windows to gain entry.
Everyone made it. I'm glad. I look around and see the supply squad with guns drawn at us. They soon lowered their weapons as soon as they recognized their comrades.
"Are you reinforcements?" one of the soldiers asked. He was a bit older than me. Had short red hair and blue eyes.
"We are now" I said to the soldier.
"Who's in command here" the solider asked. Everyone just looks at me in recognition.
"I am. Names Cadet John Yeager, current commander of these men and women" I told the soldier, offering my hand.
"I know who you are. My name is Private Hank Myers, I work with the supply squad. The cadets working here have said a lot of good things about you. Even said that if things went to hell, then you would be the person to help get us through it." He said to me.
"I'm flattered by the praise but it'll take all of us to get through us. How many people are here with you?" I asked him.
"At least 15 of us. The Titans has gotten through to the supply room. But with no elite soldiers or commanding officers, we had no choice but to retreat and seal them in. We couldn't get out for help because of the surrounding Titans. We've been able to hold them off from entering but they just keep coming" Hank explained to me. Seems this kid has had it rough.
"Ok, you did good Hank. Now we need to get everyone inside and take back the supply room." I told him.
"And what about the Titans outside?" He asks me.
"We can't do anything about them until we resupply plus I sent Mikasa and Armin to draw in a Titan that's killing other Titans to even the playing field" I explained to him. He was shocked to hear that.
"A Titan killing Titans? Does that mean that the Black Titan is here to save us" He asks hopefully. He must be one of the people that thinks of my other half as a hero.
"No it's a different one. Angry as hell at the Titans. They'll be here soon but we need to resupply" I tell him. He nods in understanding. Then, we all hear a noise. It's like something moving really fast, going against the wind. That's when I reacted.
"Everyone move" I yell to them. Then, a Titans head penetrates through the wall near us. It causes a good deal of damage but it doesn't destroy any of the foundations. Luckily, no one was hurt. It would seem that they heard my command and acted accordingly.
"Get inside. All of you" I order them as they proceed to enter deeper into HQ. I stay behind as the Titan that bashed their head into the wall starts to stare at me. Our eyes are locked into each other's gazes. For some reason, I sense something about the Titan looking at me. I sense something, I didn't think it or it's kind had. Fear.
It was afraid of something and I do not know what. What could make these creatures afraid? Could it be the shifters? Or could it be something worse? These are some big questions that need some answers to them. I am then cut out of my thoughts as a fist smashes into the Titans face. I then see who the fist belonged to.
It was Eren. He was roaring at the Titan on the ground. He's ready to fight. On cue, Mikasa and Armin enter HQ.
"Just in time. Don't have anymore gas left" Armin said as he observed his gas canisters while Mikasa did the same.
"Glad to see you guys are back" I told them with a smile.
"Can't get rid of us that easily" Mikasa said in response with Armin nodding in agreement.
"Good. Now let's head inside and restock. Let the Titan go on a rampage and lessen their number. Once it does enough damage, we finish off whatever is left" I told them.
"Right" they said in unison as we go inside.
Meanwhile, Eren is roaring in rage and drawing attention to himself get the Titans coming at him. It's working and with his skills that he learned from boot camp, hes making short work of them.
The more they come, the more destructive he is when taking them down. Three abnormals try to ambush him from all sides but he grabs one of them and swings it's body at the other two with so much force that they become paste.
The smaller Titans try to bite his legs but he kicks and stops them to oblivion. With so much rage inside of him, he'll keep going no matter how many there are.
Inside HQ, I've explained the situation that is going on outside. They seem glad to know that the Titans are busy dying at the hands of the other Titan.
"How much do you know about this Titan?" Reiner asks me.
"Nothing much. It would seem that it has similar motivations to kill the Titans like the Black one. It could be its sibling or partner but nothing is certain. For now, he's our best shot at holding them off until we are better equipped" I explained to him. Obviously, I'm not going to tell them the truth. I'll just let it play out until I feel ready to reveal myself.
"We found them John." I hear Jean tell me as he along with a few others come back with boxes on their arms.
"These are the Military Police supplies. A bit dusty but still should be operational" he continued
"Excellent. Get them ready" I say to him. He nods with him and the others opening up the boxes to set up what's inside.
There were a good amount of guns. Pretty old school. Can only fire three bullets at a time and it's a bitch to reload but they are needed for what we are about to do. Jean and the others are observing and analyzing the weapons. Making sure that they are indeed capable of use
"Are three bullets going to be enough?" Jean asked me.
"If our aim is good, three bullets should be enough to distract or disorient them" I tell him to which he gives me a nod.
Then, some of us gathering around a blueprint structure of HQ while everyone else loads up their weapons
"Alright, now we know that there are some Titans, according to the teams that were here before we did, there are at least seven of them a few levels below us. First, we will use the lift to hold a good number of people with guns and lower them to the center of the chamber. Next, everyone in the lift will fire at the Titans faces all at once when they are close. This will give us a small window of opportunity for seven other people that have hid by the ceiling to swoop down and kill them before they heal. This would have to be swift and precise since we are relying on a single attack to end this" I explained to them
"Its quite a gamble of a plan" Armin commented. I nodded my head in agreement.
"It is but for it to work we need seven physically fit individuals to go for the kill. It's a huge risk but I know that we can do it" I said to them.
"It's a bit crazy but if it's your plan then it's sure to succeed" Marco said to me with the others agreeing with nods.
"Thanks everyone" I said as the life was ready and I grab a gun "you all know what to do. Let's get to it"
I along with Armin and several people go into the lift and heads down while Mikasa, Annie, Conny, Sasha, Reiner, Marco, and Jean grab their gear and prepare for their part of the plan.
The lift is moving a bit slowly as we draw near the lower levels with the Titans. I see everyone is prepared and ready to execute this plan. In the show, they were scared shitless for what comes next but now they show no sign of fear. If they are afraid then they are very good at hiding it. We soon reach our destination and see all seven Titans inside.
"Ready weapons" I whispered to everyone to which they aim their guns in their respective directions. I see everyone else on the ceilings ready to make the kill. Pretty soon one of the Titans look at us.
"Steady" I said to everyone. The Titan walks towards us with the other Titans following its lead, surrounding us.
"Steady" I say again as they get a bit close to us.
"Steady" The Titans go a few short feet away from us. Moving close enough to the ends of our guns. They then stop for a brief moment and that's when I knew it was time.
"FIRE!!!" I exclaim and everyone opens fire on the fuckers. We were able to shoot their eyes out to blind them which gave the others the opportunity to strike. They come down from the ceiling and strike with extreme prejudice. One by one, every Titan falls down dead on the ground. Their corpses decaying with steam coming off of them. The plan had worked. Better than it did in the show I might say.
"Congratulations everyone. We succeeded. Now stock up on any supplies needed so that we can get the hell out of here" I ordered as everyone cheered at the success of the plan and went to go fill up their tanks of gas along with gathering anything necessary to use.
"You did good John. We wouldn't have gotten through this without your leadership" Jean tells me as we are filling up our tanks.
"I doubt that. I think that if I wasn't here, it would've been you that was leading these people to achieve what we've did. Besides it was just me that did good, everyone here deserve the credit for that and I'm honored to fight with them." I told Jean. Jean smiles a bit.
"I appreciate that John but I'm not sure if I would be cut out to be a commander." Jean said to me.
"You are capable Jean. I've seen it when we were at boot camp. You have the skill to lead but you don't want to. It's understandable due to the big risks of leading but I think that when things get worse, you'll step up and take charge. When that day comes, I sure as shit hope that I'm there to see it" I said to him with a chuckle. Jean chuckles back.
"Thanks John. I'm honored to know that you think I'm capable of that" Jean said to me with a smile.
"Anytime" I said while I offer my fist to him. Jean then bumps it with his. A sign of respect and trust between two men. It's rather nice.
Few minutes later, everyone appears to have been done with resupplying themselves.
"Everyone has their supplies?" I ask them to which they nod in response "Good. Let's move out"
We then leave through an exit in the supply room and activate our gears to leave HQ. I then see Mikasa standing on a rooftop. I know what she is doing.
"Hank" I call out to the private. He looks at me when I call his name. "Make sure everyone gets back to the main units, I'll meet you there shortly."
He nods his head without question "Right"
He orders everyone to follow him which causes them to look at me. I nod my head and they accepted to follow him while I go stand next to Mikasa and see what she is seeing.
It was Eren being eaten by some of the Titans that he was fighting. This shocks Mikasa immensely as well as Armin, Jean, Reiner, Bertolt and Annie who came to see what we are seeing. I, on the other hand, was not shocked at all but rather pissed. I clenched my fists hard in anger while unknowingly my eyes were slightly glowing orange.
"The Titans not regenerating" Armin commented. This is probably because Eren's body is being eaten as fast as his healing factor.
"We need to make sure it stays alive so that we can understand it. To do that we need to kill the other Titans eating it." Reiner said to us. He then looks at me "Do you agree John?"
I soon calm myself and look at Reiner to give him a nod.
"Yes, this Titan bought us time to resupply. We should repay the favor" I said to everyone. As soon as I said that, I notice a Titan walking towards Eren. Eren sees it and roars with anger. It's strange though, this is just a standard Titan not the one that was suppose to kill Thomas. Maybe this one did something that he found intolerable.
Eren then starts to push forward and charges at the incoming Titan while pushing off the others that were feeding off of him. He then bites the neck of said Titan hard, killing it and uses it as a weapon. He swipes away the Titans behind him with enough force to instantly squashe them. Another Titan soon approaches Eren but he quickly hits the beast straight into a nearby building. Eren releases the dead Titan and roars in victory.
"What was that about helping it?" Jean deadpanly asks. Then, Eren falls to the ground hard going unconscious. This shocks everyone, but me, again
"He must've burnt himself out" I commented. As I do, Eren's Titan corpse decays rapidly with steam. We all start to see a body form at the back of the beasts neck. I smiled knowing who it was. Few seconds later, Eren pops out of the corpse to which it makes me and Mikasa zip towards his position. We land on the ground and run as fast as we could to him.
We soon make it to him and grab a good hold of him. Mikasa checks his pulse to see if he was alive while I just still smile at Eren's return. Mikasa starts to cry heavily while we both hug an unconscious Eren. Armin and Jean help take him to the nearest rooftop.
Everyone is gathered around Eren while Mikasa is crying and still holding him trying to figure out if he is even real. Even Armin is crying and grabbing his hand that was supposed to be bitten off.
"How is this possible?" He asks outloud but no one answers. Jean then looks back at the corpses on the ground and realizes that Eren did all of this
"Things are about to get hectic" I muttered to myself. The soldiers will soon know about Eren's transformation and they will do everything they can to kill him.
I won't let that happen because if they hurt him or anyone that I care about. They will have a reason to be afraid. They will see that the Black Titan is something that they shouldn't have fucked with.
Ok guys finished another chapter for this. Next chapter would be on John, Mikasa and Armin protecting Eren from being killed. I was going to do it on this chapter but I am still undecided if I should have John reveal himself as the Black Titan on it or not.
Let me know what you guys think. I hope you have enjoyed the chapter. This is me signing out.
