It was time.
It was time for her to do what she was meant to do from the moment she found out that she had somehow, through some miracle, time traveled.
It was time for her to reveal the truth.
Sasha was pacing around in her room as she waited for Hanji to come to pick her up after making sure that everyone who needed to be in the meeting room was there.
The only thing that kept racing through her mind was how she was going to explain everything to everyone without sounding like a crazy person.
In all honesty, she didn't really want to go to the meeting, but she knew that she had no other choice, knowing how future events will play out.
As Sasha paced around the room, she could only think about the horrible memories that she held deep within her mind. She could only think about all the people that they had lost throughout the years and of all the people she saved.
She was thinking about all the consequences that could happen if she was to reveal too much information. Would more people die? Would she be saving more people if she told everyone? Would her Queen still be her Queen after everything gets revealed?
Those were the main thoughts going through her head as she finally heard the knock on the door.
Sasha's head instantly shot up and she slowly walked to the door, opening it only to see Hanji and Moblit standing there with Hanji wearing the most serious expression she had ever seen on the woman.
"It's time," Hanji nodded as they started to lead Sasha down to the meeting room they would be using for the next couple of hours.
"Who else is there other than the Commanders?" Sasha asked. She knew that Eren and the rest of her friends whom she had deemed safe to know the information that she held would be at the meeting, but she didn't know who else would be there outside of them.
"Your most trusted along with Pyxis and Rico. They're the only ones who agreed to come that Erwin trusts with this secret," Hanji told her.
"I understand..." Sasha said as she thought about the man and woman that were in the meeting room only a couple of meters away. They were always very kind, especially to their subordinates. And she knew that Pixis trusted Erwin, considering how he helped him reveal the fraud King. "The information I hold... could be a lot to take in..."
"Don't worry about it. Levi already explained to everyone to hold all of their questions until the end," Moblit cut in. Sasha just nodded and looked ahead. They finally reached the meeting room and she could hear a light chatter coming from the other side. Moblit opened the door for both women so they could walk in.
Sasha didn't dare look up from the floor, even as she passed Connie and Jean and even Eren. The room was now completely silent as Sasha stood by Erwin, waiting for his instructions. Once Hanji and Moblit sat down, Erwin stood up from his seat and cleared his throat.
"As you all know, today I have summoned all of you here for an important meeting," the older man started as everyone watched him.
It was currently two days after they got back from the expedition, and they were under a lot of pressure since in 2 days, they were ordered to appear at the capital to surrender Eren to the military police.
"As you all know, the Expedition ended... unfavorably," Erwin continued once more. "But in all honesty, this Expedition ended with fewer casualties than expected. We were informed that we had a traitor amidst our ranks, and we decided to take action throughout this expedition to attempt to capture this traitor," he explained as everyone held their breath, including Sasha. "As you all saw, the traitor was not caught, but we know exactly who this traitor is and we are planning to take action in the capital."
"That is absurd," Rico snapped. Most of the cadets stared at her in shock, knowing full well that if they spoke up like that they would face the consequences later. The tension in the room only kept growing as the woman glared at the commander.
"I assure you it is not absurd," Hanji spoke up. "We have... limited knowledge about this traitor to humanity inside of the walls, and we have confirmed that the traitor is currently serving under the protection of the Military Police and the King."
"You speak as if humanity exists outside of the walls," Pixis spoke up as he looked at Hanji with a curious gaze.
"...That is what we come here to talk about," Sasha announced. Everyone looked over at Sasha quickly. The ones who already knew the truth just watched her, waiting to see what she would say next, and the ones who didn't only looked at her confused, wondering why she would involve herself in such a serious conversation. "I personally confirmed that the traitor is from beyond the walls, along with three other accomplices who are currently under the Survey Corps' protection. We of course have already begun to take action against them by excluding them from this meeting and making sure that they are under surveillance at all times of the day."
"And how would you know such information, girl?" Rico asked her, calming down slightly.
"Because I am the one who found out the information as well as the one who informed the commander of the traitor and life outside of the walls." Gasps were heard from the cadets.
"What the hell are you talking about, Sasha?" Eren demanded, jumping up from his seat as Armin and Mikasa just sat frozen.
"Sit your ass down, Jaeger," Levi spoke up as he glared at the teen. Eren looked hesitant before slowly sitting down, giving Sasha a slight glare telling her to explain, or at least answer his question.
"We have gathered you here today to inform you of future events that will take place, along with information about the outside world that has been kept from us by the government and our 'King,'" Erwin said as he nodded to Sasha.
"As you know..." Sasha started as she watched Erwin sit down. "We are not allowed to keep any sort of information from the outside world, such as books or even knowledge," she said before closing her eyes. "That is why this information must never leave this room."
"Can you get to the point?" Eren snapped before being silenced by Levi's glare.
"I have seen the ocean," Sasha said, and a gasp was heard from Armin, Mikasa, and Eren. "I have seen what the outside world looks like and I have seen what humanity is like outside of the walls... As some of you know, back when we were in training, I was sent to the infirmary after waking up from some unknown injury assumed to be from poison. But that was not the truth... Those years ago, the last thing I remembered was the look on Connie's face as he held me in his arms and he watched the life drain from my eyes."
"What the hell are you saying, Sasha, get to the point!" Mikasa yelled, as she too was desperate to know what the girl was hiding. Levi sent her a glare but it didn't do anything.
"What I am trying to say is that... I hold memories... I hold knowledge that I should not know... I know what's going to happen these next couple of months... I know exactly who the Female Titan is, and I also know the identities of the Colossal and Armored Titans."
There was a pause as Sasha waited for the information to sink in.
"For these last couple of years, I have been... changing things that I know will happen. I sadly couldn't prevent Marco's death, and I also could not prevent the Female Titan from attacking us during the expedition. But I have saved many lives with the knowledge that I hold. And now, I wish to share everything I know with you because I can no longer do this by myself. It has been getting too much and... things are going to change. Bad things will happen and more people will die..."
The room was still silent as Sasha spoke.
"Before I continue, I want to prove to you that I am not lying," she stated, before she picked up the papers that were right next to Erwin. She turned to the first page and instantly started to read through it. "Armin, back home in Shiganshina District, you have a book about the outside world. Is this correct?" she asked, trying to sound as professional as she could. Armin just nodded his head, not daring to interrupt her. "And is it true that your book holds information about the ocean and how much salt is in it, as well as desert fields and mountains higher than the eye can see?" she went on. "I've seen it... I've even read your book, and the real thing is even better than you can imagine."
"You're talking nonsense!" Eren snapped.
"Shut your mouth, Yeager," Ymir's voice rang out from across the room. She had been mostly silent from the moment she walked into the room with Krista. The only person who talked to her was Krista herself, who tried her best to get her to at least flirt or speak with her like she would normally. Sadly, nothing worked and Ymir's expression stayed the same. "If you can't handle the truth, then you might as well leave now," she snapped at him as she crossed her arms. Krista didn't bother to scold her for snapping at him. She honestly wanted to know where this was leading.
"How do we know this isn't some type of prank?" Eren snapped at her. "We have more serious issues than to discuss whatever... this is!" he snapped.
"I can assure you, Eren, that what I am telling you is not a prank," Sasha said after everyone calmed down. "I also have the answer as to what is under your house in your basement back in the Shiganshina District. I know because I was there when the truth was revealed to everyone," she explained as gasps were heard from the room. "I actually want all of you to keep your comments and questions till the end if that is not too much to ask for."
"I very much agree, young lady. I am quite curious as to what information you hold," Pixis finally spoke up. The room was silent, and Sasha took that as all of them agreeing to be quiet while she explained her story.
"I believe I should start from the last thing I remember, and the moment I got all of these memories," she started as she walked to the front of the room. "I honestly don't remember much about our training days other than the important parts. I only remember up to that moment where I woke up coughing up blood that fateful night. I remember Krista helping me and I also remember Connie being there helping me get through everything. I honestly thought that I was dreaming that... there was no possible way that I can be back in the simpler times..."
"But..." Armin started.
"There are things that I wish I could forget and other things that I'm glad I didn't, because now I know I have the chance to save more people than in my original time? Dimension? I don't know honestly. I just know that... I know things that will happen in the future and I also know secrets that I am not supposed to know."
"Can you begin by explaining who the traitors of humanity are?" Pyxis asked her.
"Of course. I... hate to admit that I considered them my friends at some point in my life... And I also know that the identities of the Colossal, Armored, and Female Titans will come as a shock to most of the people in this room."
"It's Annie, isn't it?" Armin interrupted her. "That's why I was sworn to secrecy a couple of weeks back."
"Yes... Annie Leonhart is the Female Titan."
"LIAR!" Eren yelled, slamming his fist to the table. "There's no way Annie is the Female Titan!" he snapped.
"Eren Yeager, sit your ass down!" Levi snapped. "You wanted to know who the traitors were. Now that you know, why are you throwing a tantrum? Accept the fact that the person you want to call your friend is actually a traitor to humanity and is the reason that Wall Maria fell."
"She would never do this!" Eren yelled at Levi.
"Eren... We cannot go on with this meeting with you interrupting me every 5 seconds, so I would suggest you shut up or get out. Do you think it's easy for me to have to relive this? I have to see those traitors acting like they're our friends... Acting like they weren't sent here to kill us all!" More gasps echoed throughout the room.
"What do you mean to kill us all?" Krista asked.
"As I said, the reason that the Female, Colossal, and Armored Titans were sent here was to destroy the wall and gain control of the Titan power that is inside of Eren," Sasha explained. Eren looked at her in shock and confusion, wondering what she meant. "If I'm going to explain this, I might as well start from the very beginning with how Eren got his powers." Eren's eyes widened before he subconsciously reached for his father's key, not realizing he did so. "In my... timeline... when we reached Eren's house and broke into their basement, we found three journals hidden in a secret compartment in your father's desk, where he retold his childhood... his childhood outside of the walls." Everyone held in their breath, including the Survey Corps commanders since they never heard this before, only having gotten small details. "Your father went on to explain how he was opposed to his people's treatment over something they have no control over. He explained how your aunt was killed by the people that ran their country. Your father also went on to explain the plans that he held to come here and get help to liberate his people from the abuse that they were going through. He explained how he conceived a child with someone of royal blood so they can set their plans into motion. He later explained that he was caught because of his son's betrayal and was sentenced to become... a Titan." she paused for a moment before taking a deep breath. "Your father was saved by a man named Eren Krueger, who held the power of the Attack Titan. He was the man you were named after. That man also gave your father the mission to come to the walls to find and convince the King, who held the Founding Titan, to help liberate their people. In order to become a Titan shifter, you have to eat another Titan shifter, so your father was turned into a Titan and forced to eat Eren Krueger, thus passing the Attack Titan's power to him. After that, your father traveled for many days before he arrived at the walls, where he was found by a Survey Corps member and taken in. Your father later met your mother and had you. For many years, your father watched you grow," Sasha said as she never moved her eyes away from Erens as he stared at her, shocked. "He saw something in you, and he instantly knew... you were the one that was going to liberate their people. For many years, he planned until it was finally time for him to take action and confront the King, only to find out that the king did not actually hold the Founding Titan, and was in fact a fake king, a cover to hide the real truth from everyone. Your father found the true royal family and went to them for help, but they refused to help them. At their refusal, your father transformed, and ended up defeating the Founding Titan, stealing its power, then went on to kill the rest of the family except for one of them, who managed to escape. But by that time, the Colossal Titan had already taken down Wall Maria, along with the Armored Titan. Your father raced back in hopes to find you and your mother along with Mikasa, but it was already too late, and you were already in Wall Rose. That was the last entry your father had in those journals..." she explained.
"That doesn't explain how he got his powers," Krista stated as she held onto Ymir's arm, trying to stay calm.
"We later met with the Survey Corps member who found Eren's father and he explained to us what had happened and how he returned Eren to Mikasa and Armin in the refugee shelter. He also filled in some details as to how he originally found his father outside the walls," Sasha explained. "Now that you have a proper back story as to what is outside of the walls, I can now properly tell you the identity and the mission of the traitors." Everyone just watched her, still trying to process the story that she just told; still trying to process the truth that they never thought that they would get.
"The Colossal Titan, the Armored Titan, and the Female Titan were sent here to infiltrate and take the Founding Titan so that the people who sent them could control us and their people. Of course, they didn't know that Eren is the Founding Titan or that the royal family doesn't control us anymore, so they were planning to infiltrate the Military Police. But once they found out that Eren was a Titan shifter, they changed their plans and followed him to the Survey Corps while Annie was sent to join the Military Police to get information and capture the Founding Titan."
"Wait, so you're saying that..." Armin said, shocked.
"Please don't tell me..." Krista started.
"No..." Eren whispered.
Mikasa just looked at Sasha in shock before her face turned neutral but still pissed off.
Pyxis just looked deep in thought.
Rico waited in anticipation.
Connie and Jean both looked down in shame.
Ymir just stared ahead, not bothering to look at anyone as she thought about something.
Mike was silent as he listened.
Hanji was taking notes with Moblit, who tried to get as many details from Sasha's story as possible without interrupting her.
Levi still had his stoic expression.
And Erwin had a look of deep interest.
"The Colossal Titan is Bertolt Hoover and the Armored Titan is Reiner Braun," she said before she waited for any type of reaction.
The room instantly exploded with noise as people started yelling and asking whether this was true or if she was completely sure of this claim.
"Silence!" Erwin's voice rang through the room as everyone turned to look at him. "We understand that this is a complete shock to you, but we still have to go through more information," he told them. Everyone stayed silent with a look of hesitation in their eyes. No one said anything to object though, so he just nodded to Sasha again.
"When they both discovered that we knew their identities, they instantly attacked us and kidnapped Eren and the other Titan that helped us two days ago, hoping to convince them to join their side," she started again. "Obviously that never happened, but the other Titan shifter, feeling like she didn't have a choice to protect her loved one, decided to join them for her lover's protection." At that, Ymir flinched causing Krista to glance at her. "The other Titan shifter sacrificed herself to save her lover..."
"Who is the other Titan shifter?" asked Rico.
"It's me."
Everyone's heads snapped to where the voice came from and eyes widened at the realization.
"Ymir..." Krista whispered with a confused but shocked expression.
"I am actually from outside of the walls and was brought here after I committed a crime... one that was only punishable by turning me into a titan and forcing me to wander around forever, trapped in an endless nightmare."
"WHY DIDNT YOU EVER TELL US?" Eren snapped at her, getting up from his seat and stomping over. Krista and Armin jumped in the middle of them both as Ymir sat still, giving Eren a slight glare. Jean and Connie instantly shot up, having been informed beforehand, and stood in front of Ymir with a protective stance. "YOU'RE ONE OF THEM... YOU'RE ONE OF THE TRAITORS!"
"No, I'm not. The reason I'm here is to help you find out the truth and to protect Krista," Ymir said with a straight face. "Sasha informed me about her memories and her past life and I agreed to dedicate my life to the humanity inside of the walls and to protect Krista at all costs, even sacrifice my own life if I had to," Ymir said as she finally looked at Krista. "She made me promise that no matter what, I would never leave your side so I can protect you from Bertolt and Reiner." With that, Krista's eyes instantly shot to Sasha.
"Why would you make her promise such a thing? I can handle myself," she asked Sasha.
"Because if something were to happen to you, everything would be over for us. There is no hope for our survival if something were to happen to you... If you were to die or get injured, I would never forgive myself because you are the most important person in this room."
"What do you mean?" Erwin asked, finally speaking up and getting Hanji's attention. Sasha, not turning her head to explain, continued to look at Krista.
"You once said that I was your friend... you helped me when..." Sasha laughed at the old memory of Krista helping her after their first day, even though she didn't know her that well. "When I needed someone... you were always so kind..." she smiled kindly at her before her eyes started to water.
"Erwin asked you a question, brat," Levi said. He was also looking at Krista, and saw her face change the more Sasha spoke. He also noticed how Sasha talked to Krista and how her posture changed along with the way she worded her sentences to sound like she was talking to someone who outranked her.
"I think it is time for you to reveal who you are... my Queen," Sasha said, dropping into a deep bow. And with that, they all stared at Sasha in shock and disbelief.
It was finally time.
The meeting had ended two days ago and... it went well for the most part.
Pyxis and Rico had promised to stick to the plan that the Survey Corps commander made for future events and even agreed that Historia would make a better leader than the current king, promising to help her get to her throne no matter the cost after hearing what would happen in the future.
Eren was pissed off and demanded all the answers. He wasn't expecting everything that was given to him and he broke down in Armin and Mikasa's arms.
Mikasa was basically in shock and only broke out of it after Eren broke down.
Armin asked so many questions even after Eren was escorted out of the room and the meeting about the outside world was over that Sasha didn't end up leaving the meeting room until dark, with the rest of the commanders and captains also staying to ask their own questions.
Ymir was put under watch along with Krista, but she was under more restrictions because she was a shifter. She of course was taken into Hanji's care (don't worry, Hanji was instantly forbidden from having Ymir be a part of any sort of experiments.)
Connie and Jean stayed by Sasha's side, making sure that she was alright after the meeting. Of course, Sasha had a small mental breakdown after revealing so much information and reliving so many memories in one day. They were both still recovering after the meeting, but they knew that Sasha needed them more than anything else at the moment.
Krista took it surprisingly well. Her secret was out and she could finally accept who she was. She of course was scared and fearful about how her friends and higher-ups would react, but she was reassured by Ymir, who stuck by her side. Sure, she was shocked to find out that she was destined to be queen, and was even more shocked at finding out the role she would play in the future.
The higher-ups instantly started to plan and change the plans they already had. They of course were informed of Historia's father and the man who worked under him, causing Levi to basically lose his shit and start questioning Sasha on everything she knew about the man.
Hanji of course took as many notes as she could and asked so many questions to add on to Armin's. She asked about how Eren was able to control the Titans and what Titan it was that allowed Eren to activate his Founding Titan power.
Mike made sure to get a good sniff of Historia and Ymir, making sure to remember that they will now be some of their most loyal subordinates. He also accepted that Sasha spoke nothing but the truth, especially when she started to go into detail explaining everyone's deaths, including his own (even though she didn't know exactly what happened, she only knew that it was the Beast Titan who killed him because of the distance his horse was found and because of their team-up where the Beast Titan told everyone of the blond man he killed that fateful day).
Erwin took everything in like he was a starving man eating a buffet of food, but in this case, instead of food, it was information on the outside world and the people outside of the walls. Not once did he ever interrupt Sasha. He of course planned everything ahead of time, and now with this new information, it basically seems like it was possible... That everything she talked about was reachable now.
And finally, Sasha.
After having her mental breakdown, she instantly tried to pull herself together. Of course, it wasn't perfect, especially since they had a time limit of two days for her to get herself together and her head back to reality.
Currently, Sasha was riding on her horse behind Mike, Connie, Ymir, Historia, Reiner and Bertholdt. They were going to go back to the location that they were in before in her original timeline, but now they were ready.
Reiner and Bertholdt would be tasked with informing the scouts when the Titans started to appear so they could be taken out of the equation and allow the rest of the scouts to take action against the Beast Titan.
Mike would be tasked to help Sasha's family with helping citizens from other villages in the area to evacuate. Sasha was tasked to save the girl she saved before in her past life (she couldn't let that little girl die after knowing that the Beast Titan already turned Connie's village into titans). They were finally ready.
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Hopefully, everything goes according to plan...
Hey guys sorry for the long wait I know it has been a long time since I last updated. I am currently doing so much better than I was a couple of months ago and I am happy to say that I am in a better place now. This chapter is not my best considering I got confused about the timeline as you can tell Throughout the chapter.
I of course owe all of you an explanation... So as you all know I have had a lot of mental breakdowns and a lot of anxiety attacks over some stupid stuff that has been going on in my life. Of course, I reached out for help and my best friend was there to give me her hand and guide me through this tough time.
My best friend motivated me to get myself out of my house and to get a job and I am currently working. I also have been talking to a counselor recently who will later decide whether or not I should be taking medication, but for now, I won't be taking any.
I am sad to say that I felt like I let you guys down which is another excuse that I gave myself as to why I was not updating. That and I also had a big wall of writer's block in front of me but now I got my head in the game and I am ready to update.
So here are your questions for this chapter and if you have any questions for me about how I've been or about this chapter please let me know.
Question 1: what did you think about this chapter and the reactions that the characters had to Sasha revealing that she knew what would happen?
Question 2: do you believe that this chapter should have had more details about future events?
Question three: do you want to see a side chapter of Sasha explaining to Eld and Gunther what she knew and that she also knew that Petra and Oluo would die?
Question 4: do you have any comments about the reactions that you saw Throughout the chapter? (do you believe that there should have been more reaction from the characters or at least more outbursts or more questions asked?)
Question 5: what do you think will happen in the next chapter? (I'm simply asking the question so I can get more ideas from you guys. So if there is anything that you want to see in the next chapter or on the next future chapters please let me know)
Edited by QueenOfAces
