Hanji Zoe was doing what Hanji Zoe does best in the Survey Corps headquarters. she was both bothering Levi and his squad, and talking about titans. the Levi squad was tired of hearing her, but since she outranked them, they couldn't say anything to her. they just listened to her rants and walked away as soon as they had the chance, and the only person who could stop her only yelled, punched, and threw her across the room, only to have her come running back with even more crazy ideas.

Levi was irritated.

it only got worse and worse as Hanji continued to talk.

he was going to knock her out for the rest of the day if she didn't shut up. he was having a good day until she got there. all he could do at that moment was complain and threaten Erwin by threatening Hanji's life.

he was walking to Erwin's office with Hanji to do just that, only to have a cadet run past them in a hurry. he didn't even salute them as he ran past. Levi was about to say something, but he was already gone, racing ahead of them towards Erwin's office. Hanji paused her blabbering to give Levi a confused look, but Levi just stared ahead. they both quickly followed the cadet to Erwin's office. once there, they knocked on the door, and Erwin let them in after a moment of them waiting.

the two walked in to see the cadet that ran into them looking worried

"Hanji, I'm sending you as the head doctor to the Cadet Corps. one of their Cadets is in serious condition." Hanji instantly straightened up and nodded her head as Erwin looked up from the paper he had in his hands. "this cadet here will tell you the situation as you go. Levi, you and your squad are to accompany her, as Shadis suspects that someone might have deliberately hurt the cadet." Levi nodded his head. "good. if you leave now, you might make it before nightfall," Erwin said as he looked at the clock on the wall. "make sure you take everything you need." with a final nod, Hanji ran out to get Moblit, who would be coming with her. Levi quickly left to search for his squad.

around 30 minutes later, they had a wagon loaded with all the supplies Hanji might need, and everyone was on their horses ready to leave. once they knew everything was safe in the back, they quickly set off.

"so, explain to us the situation," Levi ordered the cadet.

"Sir," the man yelled, "earlier this morning, around 4 and 5 AM, a cadet by the name Sasha Braus woke up in critical condition. according to witnesses, she seemed like she couldn't breathe, and was holding her chest in pain. she wouldn't stop throwing up blood, even after she fell unconscious, so the medics at the base had to do their best to make sure she didn't die or drown herself in her own blood. the bleeding stopped after a couple of minutes, but there were no injuries on her body from what they told me. they were going to question the kitchen staff from yesterday when I left."

"...hmmm," Levi responded, "if that's the case, someone could be poisoning the food, or just the cadet. Do they have any suspects?"

"not from what I know sir."

"was she showing any symptoms the day before?" Hanji asked as she urged her horse to move faster to be next to Levi.

"I'm not sure Miss Hanji. I am not one of the girl's acquaintances."

"very well," Hanji nodded. she was mad at how little information he was giving, but knew that if he didn't come when he did, they wouldn't have been able to make it until tomorrow.


Eren was cleaning up the dining hall with Armin, Reiner, and Bertholdt. they had a member of the Garrison watching them as they worked. they didn't question it because the order was given by Shadis right after he told them they were in charge of cleaning. Reiner and Bertholdt looked worried as they worked, wondering where Annie was; at least, that's what they told Eren.

"Eren, are you almost done?" Armin asked him as he finished drying the dishes. Eren was putting everything away, as Reiner and Bertholdt waited for them by the door so they could leave. Eren just nodded his head as he closed and locked the storage room door, before giving the Garrison soldier the key. the soldier just nodded his head, before leading them outside, locking the dining-room door behind them.

"excuse me... is this necessary?" Armin asked as they waited for the Garrison to put away the keys.

"yes," was all he said as they walked the path to their shared dorms. Armin gave Eren, Reiner, and Bertholdt a look of confusion. they gave him one back, but followed the Garrison soldier anyway. as they got closer to their dorms, they saw 8 horses riding in from the entrance to the grounds. one of the horses was attached to a wagon, and they stopped in front of Shadis' cabin. Armin could see that they were holding themselves high with authority as they walked or rode the horses. one of the riders was a soldier that they personally knew from training, but the rest just looked oddly familiar. as they walked, Eren was the one that noticed the emblem on their cloaks... it was the Survey Corps.

"what are they doing here?" Eren asked without thinking, making Reiner and Bertholdt look worried as they also noticed. they gave each other a look as they walked.

"that is not any of your business," the Garrison snapped at them as he made them walk faster. they just nodded as they were brought into their dorm. "you are not to leave under any circumstance." they nodded and walked in, only to see everyone looking worried.

"What's going on guys?" Reiner asked as he walked to his bed. he could tell something was wrong, but didn't want to pry. he also wanted to know why the Scouts were there.

"This... this morning..." one of the boys started, gulping as he glanced at a pissed off Jean, who was pacing the room, a worried-looking Marco sitting on his bed next to Jean, and a crying Connie, who was away from everyone, sitting on his bed in the far corner of the room with his back to them.

"what," Eren asked, "did they get into trouble?" he asked, remembering how they didn't show up for their duties or dinner, along with the girls that were missing.

"um..."

"come on, spit it out!" Eren snapped.

"someone hurt Sasha last night," Jean snapped as he stopped pacing to glare at Eren. Eren looked shocked, Armin stopped walking to check on Connie, and Reiner and Bertholdt just stared, confused.

"what do you mean hurt her?" Bertholdt asked as he walked closer.

"they aren't sure, though they assume it was a slow-acting poison that hit her around 4 in the morning... if the doctor doesn't make it in time, she might die, since they don't have anything that could help her here," Marco said, as Jean was now too angry to talk.

"I... I suggest whoever did it should speak up now," Jean glared at everyone. he wasn't trying to point fingers, but at this point, he didn't know what else to do. no one could blame him.

"What..." Eren asked, shocked as he processed the words. Armin rushed to Connie's side, knowing that Sasha was his closest friend.

"We just saw the Scouts get here," Armin said as he placed a hand on Connie's shoulder.

"thank god," Jean sighed. he placed a hand on his head as he sat down next to Marco, who placed a hand on his shoulder. "they said that the scouts were going to bring their best doctor to check her, since she has been unconscious since 5 in the morning."

"WHAT?" everyone yelled. they knew the chance of survival decreased if someone went into a coma because they didn't have the tools or medical knowledge to do anything for them. they usually had to be killed so they wouldn't waste space or medical equipment.

"let's just hope she comes out of this okay... why don't we all just go to sleep early and hope we get to see the girls tomorrow to ask them what happened," Armin said, and the boys just nodded at his words and headed to their own beds. Eren had to be dragged to his by Armin after he couldn't talk to Connie.


Hanji got to work on the girl right away and was done checking her over. she gave her report and was to share a room with Levi and his Squad. Moblit was going to sleep in the girl's room in case she woke up or needed anything.

"what's wrong with her," asked one of Levi's subordinates.

"hmmm," Hanji didn't respond as she looked through her magnifying glass at some of the girl's blood samples. she wasn't listening to them as she worked and wrote things down on paper.

"HANJI!" Levi snapped. Hanji quickly turned to look at him.

"WHAT?" she yelled back.

"What did you find?"

"Nothing," she shook her head. they gave her a confused look before she continued. "her body is reacting like she had been attacked in some kind of way, but I didn't see anything abnormal in her blood or on her person when I checked her."

"so what could have caused it?"

"food poisoning or sickness, I'm not sure... I haven't treated anything like this before."

"Hmm," Levi responded, before laying down on his bed. the first thing he did when he got here was clean around the room, before going to the girl's room to clean there and make sure it was clean enough to work in.

"do you know when she will wake up?"

"not sure... probably tomorrow or the day after."

"we will have to personally question her and the rest of the brats later," Levi growled. they all nodded before getting ready to sleep.


the next day, everyone knew what happened, and the girls were set free after being questioned by the Levi squad. they were ordered to train and make up for what they missed the day before. as they left to train, Hanji and Eld checked the girls' belongings and room. they didn't find anything.

Levi, Oluo, and Gunther went to interrogate the boys and other girls from the other dorms. they were also tasked with taking out all of their belongings to be checked. they didn't find anything either.

they later checked the kitchen and dining room, just in case they found any poison bottles, but came out empty-handed.

Petra was helping Moblit with taking care of the girl, and followed all of his instructions. after that, they made sure that the visitors who came were clean and didn't have anything that could harm anyone. they let in Connie and Armin, since they were the most worried about her.

Connie was sitting down next to her bed, and Armin was talking to Moblit and Petra about her condition. as they talked, Connie closed his eyes, only to feel Sasha's hand move slightly. he looked up and watched as Sasha's facial expression changed into one of pain.

"where...where am i... Why does this place look familiar..." were the first things Sasha said as she woke up. She looked to the side of the bed and found Connie looking at her with a smile. he looked younger for some reason.

"YOU'RE OKAY!" he smiled kindly at her. there was relief in his voice, and his yell got everyone's attention. Sasha gave a confused look as she tried to sit up.

"don't sit up, we don't know what's wrong with you and you could hurt yourself," Moblit said as he walked over to her. she looked up at him, but her eyes widened once they landed on him.

"wh-"

"here Sasha, have some water," Armin said as he grabbed the cup of water that was next to her bed. he placed the cup to her lips and tilted it up lightly. she drank it slowly, but continued to stare at Moblit.

"Are you okay?" Moblit asked, confused and uncomfortable as Sasha stared at him. Petra quickly left the room to get Hanji and everyone else.

"I'm... I'm... I don't know," she said as she looked around the room. "where am I?" she asked.

"you're in the med-bay," Moblit told her as he made her lay back down. she complained as she gave confused glances at Connie and Armin. why did they look so young? why was Hanji's old assistant alive?

"What is the last thing you remember?" Moblit asked.

"I... I... was shot... I remember being shot..."

'What? there wasn't a bullet wound on her...' Moblit thought as he checked her over.

"where were you shot?" he asked her, as Hanji came running in with Petra on her tail. she caught his question and decided to let the girl answer before she said anything.

"my...my chest," she gasped out as the memories came rushing back to her.

"is it alright if I check?" Hanji asked stepping up. Sasha gave her a confused look. 'what... why does she have...' all she did was nod her head, and Moblit and the other boys walked out as Hanji started to remove her shirt. Petra looked away, not wanting to make it awkward for her.

"I don't see anything," Hanji said as she looked around her chest and bra, she even checked her stomach, but didn't find anything. the only thing off was a small spot under her breast. the skin looked irritated and was slightly red, but other than that, everything was fine. "are you sure it was a bullet?" she asked.

"I think so... I don't..."

"don't strain yourself," Hanji interrupted, "rest up a little bit and we will come and question you more later."

"oh...okay," she whispered as she stared at the ceiling.

"do you want me to bring in your friends?" Hanji asked her.

"can I be alone?" Sasha whispered, "I... I want to think," she said as she asked for another cup of water. Hanji placed her shirt back to normal and gave her some water before asking Petra to keep watch on the door.


"I'm sorry, Sasha would like to be alone," I hear Hanji say from outside the door. the other woman followed after her, leaving me alone in the room. I quickly got up once I knew no one was going to come back in, removed the shirt that I had on, and walked to the mirror. there was no bullet wound or scars from training... nothing... it was all smooth and normal skin.

"what the hell?" I whispered to myself. I grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled at it, trying to see if I was awake. I was. "ow!" I said as pulled too hard on my head. I rubbed the spot as I went to look out the window. there were a bunch of cadets in the crowd of people training, and I instantly recognized all of my friends.

"what the fuck?" I gasped out as I saw Eren, Annie, Bertholt, and Reiner training. "I... I have to be... I have to be dreaming," I gasped out again, "this can't be real... I have to be dead... I can't be alive..." I started to search the room for anything with a date, only to find a calendar. it said it was 849. no...

"what are you doing?" I heard a voice behind me as I was holding the calendar. I turned to see the woman who was in Levi's first squad. "you should be laying down. why are you crying?" she asked as she walked up to me.

"I... I..." I couldn't say anything. I was too confused. before I knew it, I was grabbed and pushed to the bed.

"do you want me to get a medic or Hanji?" she asked kindly, but I shook my head. "I think I should. do you need anything?" she asked. I shook my head again.

"can... can you tell me today's date?" I asked, just to make sure.

"um," she said as she looked at the calendar that was now on the floor. she picked it up and checked. "it's 5/2/849." I felt tears in my eyes as everything rushed back to me. the war. Eren leaving us. finding the ocean. Reiner and Bertholdt's betrayal. Annie's betrayal. the king's lies. everything was hitting me hard, and tears started to build up.

"Please tell me you're lying," I said.

"no... I'm sure of it..." she looked confused and concerned as I cried. I didn't cry out or anything, but tears kept coming out as I was frozen on my bed. "HANJI!" she yelled, and a moment later, Hanji and her assistant came running in, confused and concerned as they saw me crying.


after they calmed Sasha down, they questioned her about everything that happened the last couple of days.

"What was the last thing you ate?" Hanji asked, while Levi was behind her watching Sasha's reactions.

"I don't remember."

"do you know who you saw last when you left for your cabin?"

"no... I... I think it was Connie."

"do you know if anyone was trying to hurt you at any point in time?"

"I... I don't think so."

"you're about to graduate next year right?"

"I think so... I'm not sure."

"Okay..." Hanji paused and looked at Levi as she wrote on her paper. 'she might have some kind of memory loss,' it said. Levi nodded and told her to continue. "I heard that you are one of the top cadets in the 104th cadet corps, is that correct?"

"yes."

"your commander tells us you might even reach the top 10 when you graduate. is there anyone here who might be jealous of you and the position you might get?"

"I don't think so... I... don't think I talk about anything like that with anyone."

"Okay then... what is your relationship with Jean Kirschtein?"

"um... I think it's okay... we are friends but we... aren't that close... I guess."

"how about Marco Bott?"

"... he's nice I guess... I don't know."

"how about Connie Springer?"

"he... he... he is my... best friend," Sasha said as she tried to think back.

"Why did you hesitate?"

"I... I don't know..." she said as she tried to come up with a lie. "sometimes... I feel like... he doesn't consider me his friend," she lied as she looked around the room. Hanji could tell it was a lie, but wrote down that she has feelings for Springer that he might not return.

"have you ever thought about hurting yourself?" Hanji asked, causing Levi to stiffen. he knew the question was coming, but it still put him on edge.

"no, never!" Sasha said in surprise.

"do you have a history of hurting yourself before you became a Cadet?"

"no."

"what did you do before you became a cadet?"

"I helped my father hunt and kill dear and boars in the forest near our home."

"Okay, do you have any food allergies that you never reported?"

"no, I don't have any allergies."

"Okay, last couple of questions." Sasha nodded and let Hanji continue. "before you became a cadet, did you have any enemies or people that strongly disliked you that would hurt you or send someone to hurt you?"

"no... my village is very closed off and doesn't like to make contact with outsiders."

"I see...I see... it says here you rarely come to the infirmary, is this true?"

"I think so... I rarely get sick or injured enough to come."

"Okay, well then... I think that's all for now," Hanji said as she closed her journal, "from now on, I need you to check in with the infirmary every day for a month. if all is well after that, I want you to check in every week. do you understand?"

"yes, ma'am."

"Okay, you are free to go back to the infirmary across the hall."

"thank you," Sasha bowed, then she got up and left. just as she did, Levi nodded at Hanji.

"she lied in some, maybe half of the questions that you gave her," Levi said.

"really? I just thought she lied for the Springer one."

"she looks to be trained to lie..."

"I see... I'll tell Shadis to have someone keep an eye on her after we leave tomorrow."

"good," Levi said, nodding his head as he looked at the door Sasha left through. he didn't know if he should trust her or not.


Edited by QueenOfAces