Had to deal with some stuff. Someone was harassing my fiancé at her workplace and wouldn't back off. I'm still dealing with that. Update schedule will be a bit sketchy and for the most part, unknown. I will try and get the next chapter to you guys by next week. No promises.

Answers to some reviews

RudraRasengan- It is Carla and Grisha. I said so at the end of the chapter.

Lawrence H. Bain- No its not. It might seem like it but its not. Think of this as a redemption fic.

Ikanisfish- The death scenes will be hard to write, but its easier than writing the reactions.

Guest 1- These two characters were mentioned a few chapters ago.

Misadique- It's fine, keep it going. The more react fics the better. Nothing will beat Power to Strive by ii-phoenix-ii though.

Guest 2- anything to do with season 4 is being considered in this fic. Given how much the future will change, i do not see much of a point. But we will see.

Guest 3- As i have mentioned before. Season 4 is a maybe. But i am not doing requests

Guest 4- Yes Magath will be in the meeting.

Guest 5- Zeke has yet to reveal himself

Shin XIX- No. You're wrong, it's not a month and three days. Think about it.

The expedition is day ZERO. Within it you have the Female titan attack, her capture, and Eren's capture. During which, Ness, Siss, Levi squad and a load of scouts are killed.

Day one. Mike and his squad supervise the 104th training corps

Day two. Annie and Eren fight in Stohess district. Zeke also invades wall Rose at this time, turns the Ragako villagers into titans and kills Mike. Later that SAME night, Mike's squad is killed. Also during this time, Hange reveals Reiner and Bertholdt being in league with Annie.

Day three. Reiner and Bertholdt reveal themselves and make off with Ymir and Eren. While rescuing Eren, Hannes dies and the smiling titan is revealed.

Thank you everyone else for following and favouriting.

WARNING. MANGA SPOILERS IN THIS.

In the mean time, enjoy.


"M-Mom? D-Dad?" Eren's breath hitched. He took one unsteady step forward. His eyes were locked onto his parents. In some part of his mind, he registered Hannes was also standing nearby but could not bring himself to care. He slowly stepped closer to his parents. Eren's heart was beating erratically, he was sure he was going to pass out. 'How? I watched her get eaten. How is she here?'

Grisha's face had softened at the sight of his second son. He looked over at Carla to see her staring at her son but being unsure if she was allowed to move. "Go on. Go to him." Carla whimpered before rushing forwards to her son. Eren had choked up as he took in his mothers warm eyes. Eyes that were filled with longing and love. "M-mom?" Eren's eyes widened and his voice cracked. The full weight hitting him hard, "MOM!" Eren weakly reached out his arms as Carla scooped him up into a hug. Tears streamed down his face as his hold tightened around her, "I'm so sorry momma. I didn't mean to shout at you that day." Carla winced slightly at her sons strength, he was holding her so tightly it was as if she would disappear once he let go. Carla was quick to quash those fears, "It's ok Eren. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere." Eren cried harder as his heart filled with joy. Something it had been lacking in for so many years.

As Carla gently rubbed Eren's back, she noticed a familiar figure in a red scarf slowly coming up to them. Carla smiled softly, and with one arm wrapped tight around her son, she opened her other arm out for her daughter. Mikasa sniffed before running into her embrace. Mikasa began crying happily as the feeling only a mother could give to their child, filled her up. She snaked one arm around Carla's back, grasping one of Eren's hands, and her other arm around Eren himself. Carla embraced her children, and held them tightly. Grisha came behind Carla and wrapped his arms around his children too. Carla still felt something missing though. Carla opened her eyes, she could barely see out of them, due to the amount of tears. She could see just enough, to make out a mop of blonde hair. She reached her arm out again, "Armin? Come here sweetheart." Armin whimpered and rushed forward, holding the adults who became his parents and holding his friends who had become his siblings. The five of them held each other in a death lock, none of them moving from their spot on the floor.

Out of respect, everyone else had silently moved to the back of the room where the kitchen was located. Erwin had pulled aside his couchmates, the commanders including the Marleyan commander, the warriors and a few of the other veteran squad leaders such as Klaus, Ness and Dirk. Erwin did want Ymir and Eren present too but after a quick reprimand from Hange ("She's told us enough.") and Levi ("The brat is hugging his dead Mom and Dad. I don't think I would even be able to pull them apart."), he agreed he could fill them in later. Sitting in a separate room from the other Scouts, Erwin began his meeting.

"There is a lot for us to discuss here, mainly what we are going to do when we get sent back." Erwin started. "I think the first thing to start off with is how little the host is actually telling us." Levi interjected. "I don't trust him. If it is a him."

Magath raised his eyebrows at Levi's statement. "Do you mean the holder of the founder? He said it was someone named Rod Reiss. Is he important?" Magath asked.

"He's a noble who works within the Royal Government." Mike answered, leaning against the wall, his brow furrowed. He stared at the warriors before directing his question to Erwin. "Didn't the host say only someone of Royal blood could hold the Founding Titan?" Erwin nodded. Mike had paused as if contemplating before turning to Nile. "Do you remember about the time that Maria fell, there was a report about the Reiss chapel being attacked? And that the only survivor was Rod Reiss?"

Nile was surprised that he was brought into the conversation before replying. "Yes. If I recall correctly, it was actually the same..." Nile trailed off and looked at Mike, who nodded back. They had reached the same conclusion. "Well shit."

Levi rolled his eyes, "Something you want to fill us in on? Commander." Nile closed his eyes and sighed before facing the others. "The chapel was attacked on the same day Maria was. Although most of the bodies were severely mangled, there was one missing."

"Rod Reiss?" Pyxis asked. Nile shook his head, "No. His daughter, Freida Reiss. There was no trace of her anywhere."

Ness nodded along, "Ok. But what does that have to do with Maria?" Mike took over the explanation, "Think about this. We know Eren got the Attack and Founding Titan from eating his Dad, but how did Grisha Jaeger get the Attack and Founding Titans in the first place? He couldn't have had the Founder when Maria fell, he would've used it. We know he disappeared around that time too. But yet in that time he managed to give his powers to Eren. All in the space of one or two days."

The room was quiet as it hit them. Nile confirmed they were all thinking the same thing. "What if Grisha Jaeger attacked the chapel to gain the Founding Titan? And the Founding Titan was within Frieda Reiss. It would explain the lack of body if she was eaten."

Shadis shook his head, "But that doesn't explain why Grisha would kill the rest of the Reiss family."

"So they would never be able to claim the Founders power." Everyone turned to Bertholdt. "If any of them turned into a Titan, they could hunt Grisha or Eren down, eat them and reclaim the founder. Killing them prevents that from happening. Grisha had probably reached his thirteen years, which would be why he gave the powers to Eren."

"That doesn't explain why Eren could use the Founding Titan. Last I checked, he isn't a member of the royal family." As Hange spoke, it hit them. "Wait. Eren could've accidentally used the founder at any time. He could've woken up the wall titans by accident. But he didn't. He only controlled the titans when he punched the hand of that smiling titan." Erwin grimaced, "What are you thinking Hange?"

Hange's brain was working at a mile a minute, "Come back to me on that."

Erwin nodded and turned back to the rest of the group. "Anything else?"

The warriors looked between each other. Annie bit her lip and nodded. "We know who the host is. And there is a lot you need to know."


Meanwhile, the remaining Scouts were crowded around the kitchen.

Sasha, Connie and Oluo was inspecting the cold metal box, Jean was rifling through the cupboards along with Nanaba and the rest of Mike's squad, Hange squad was cheering at the amount of liquor they found in a cellar and the rest of Levi squad were putting together cutlery and plates.

The 'fridge' was causing a small issue with many of the Scouts. The issue being, it was completely devoid of food.

"How does this work then? Where does the food come from?" Sasha asked Connie, who shook his head.

"Good Evening Connie Springer, Sasha Braus and Oluo Bozado. What can i get for you today?" A mechanical voice echoed throughout the room. Everyone stared incredulously at the fridge.

"Did that- Did the metal box just talk?" Jean asked, jaw dropped in shock.

"Good Evening Jean Kirschstein. My name is Sirexby*. What can I get for you today?" Jean blinked once. Then twice. "Can- Can I have an idea of what I can get?" Jean shrugged his shoulders at the others when they looked at him questioningly.

"Certainly Jean. On the menu for this evening we have: Chicken salad, Grilled Steak and Fries, Honey Marinated Lamb with green peas or Seafood platter."** To say every Scouts' jaw had dropped would be an understatement. Every single Scout was drooling, a few had passed out onto the floor. It took a few minutes for Jean to regain his senses, "Could I have the Seafood Platter please?"

"And what drink would you like?

"Could I have an idea of what drinks there are?"

"Any meal comes with a drink of your choice. The drinks selection for the evening is: Water, Milk, any hot drink, any soft drink, Beer and Wine. Please note, alcohol will not be served to anyone under the age of 18."

Jean groaned in dismay at the alcohol remark but knew not to look a gift-horse in the mouth. "Water please."

"One moment."

The fridge rumbled before popping open with a small DING.

Jean's plate was lined with Prawns and Cocktail sauce, Lemons, Mussels and Tartar sauce, Oysters, and steamed Lobster which was all served on a bed of ice. His water was served with ice in a crystal clear glass.

Everyone looked at Jean expectantly, as he lifted one of the prawns to his mouth and carefully took a small bite out of it.

Jean began gasping in short breaths.

Petra laid a hand on his shoulder, "Jean, you okay?"

Jean looked at Petra before ravenously tearing into the Platter only stopping to take a sip of the fresh cold water.

To some, it reminded them of Titans tearing into humans. To others, (Connie and Sasha), it meant one thing...

"I'LL HAVE THE HONEY MARINATED LAMB AND UM, AN APPLETISER!" Sasha shouted, pausing a moment to read the drinks list that had appeared on the fridge screen.

"One moment."

A large slab of lamb covered in honey with green peas to side appeared after a DING. A crystal clear glass of Appletiser appeared next to it.

Sasha almost fainted at the sight of it. "MEAT! MEAT! MEATY MEAT!"

"I'll have the Lamb and a Sprite please!"
"I'll have a Grilled Steak and Fries with a glass of Red Wine!"
"I'll have the Chicken Salad and Water please!"

Connie's, Oluo's and Petra's orders came out next followed by the orders of everyone else. In all the excitement, the rest of the Scouts didn't hear the shouts of disbelief, screams of rage or cries of confusion coming from the other room.


* A mix of Siri, Alexa and Bixby. Best I could come up with after half an hour.

** These were the choice of meals, myself and my gf had when we went to Paris three years ago. I had the Grilled Steak, she had the Honey Marinated Lamb. Have a guess who ended up paying 200 euros for the meal?

This chapter was cut in half, mostly to raise the tension.

This is not an Eren hate fic. Yes, there will be times where the characters will hate on Eren, but given the things he's done or will do, it would upset some of the characters.

Stop asking about Season 4. It is in debate on whether I add it or not.

I will give a sneak peek into a future chapter of a fight between several characters to one person. If they can tell me who the 2 unknown people are.

Until next time.