CHAPTER 1
Heyo so this is a fanfic of the AOT character watching the show! And reacting I always loved these types of fanfic but was too scared to write one myself so here yeah go I hope you like it, also this fanfic will have ships such as Eren/Levi and etc so if you dislike feel free to not read :D
This takes place three days before the 57th expedition which is the one with the female titan, all of the members are transported into a room which was like a theatre. This room has a huge screen that practically takes up a whole wall, the chairs are different than you expect. Instead of chairs, it's couches because it's more comfortable. I'm going to let you imagine how the room itself looks and how the couches are arranged.
Here is the seating arrangement
Front
Erwin, Mike, Levi, Eren, Armin, Mikasa, Connie, Sasha, Jean, Christa, Ymir,
Hange, Moblit, Petra, Oluo, Gunther, Eld
Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie,
back
And if you dislike this seating arrangement that is okay because feel free to think of your own : now let's get started
Everyone was sleeping until a loud bang echoed throughout the base, Levi was the first one awake as he was constantly alert. Levi walked down to the dungeon checking to see if Eren was the one causing all the commotion. A second bang echoed through the base however this time the walls shook, Eren woke up. Levi looked around to see what could've caused the noise but it seemed it came from nowhere Eren yawned and rubbed his eyes, he looked at the figure in front of him
"Captain?"
"Go back to sleep, false alarm" Levi said with his usual blank face, a third bang was heard, everything went black.
Eren woke up in a strange room, he was on the floor and studying his surroundings as he came to. Eren looked to his left to see Levi sitting on a couch
"Rise and shine brat" Levi said as he drank his tea with the same blank expression as always, Eren looked to his right and saw Armin and Mikasa, Mikasa ran over to him checking to see if he's okay. Eren stood up slowly and rubbed his head
"Mikasa I'm fine okay" Eren said quietly as he saw EVERYONE was there. Eren sat down between Armin and Levi, Eren relaxed as he realized the couch was really comfy.
"Where the hell are we" Jean asked the pending question, "and why are we here?" Armin added. Everyone was still pretty tired, Connie and Sasha were half asleep. Hange had her head on Moblits shoulder as she was also tired since tonight was supposed to be the night everyone rested properly. Eren was still rubbing his eyes as he yawned, he felt a warm touch on his thigh and realized it was Levi holding a cup of tea on it.
"Captain?" Eren asked tiredly with confusion, Levi held the glass up to his hands
"Drink this, it'll wake you up" Levi handed the cup of tea to Eren who took it with a small smile and a small blush dusting his cheeks. Armin watched the interaction and thought back to how eren would watch the survey corps come back and eren always watched levi with adoration
"Thank you captain" Levi hummed as his response, not feeling very talkative so late at night. Hange smirked and lifted her head from Moblits shoulder, she looked at Erwin and motioned towards Levi and eren. Erwin nodded with a small smile
"Thank you for coming" A voice said, Jean huffed
"We didn't come here" Jean mumbled, Sasha chuckled at his comment
"You all will be watching the show "attack on titan" which is your past, present, and future. Yes all of it is real and no I cannot say how I have the footage, sit back and get comfortable because you guys will be here for awhile, any questions?" The voice explained, Armin was the first to respond
"What is your name? And why are we here?"
"You can call me lora, you are here to watch your past present and future" Armin furrowed his eyebrows at this
"Whose past present and future?"
"Eren yeager is the main focus at the end of the day" Eren sunk into himself and groaned, (eren is a bit ooc in this and so is Levi) Levi rose an eyebrow at this
'This should be fun' Petra sighed, the lights started to dim and multiple "ooo~" filled the room
The episode started off completely silent as a yellow sky faded onto the screen, two geese flying by passing scenic clouds. A low, echoing noise grew louder as the two birds were reflected in one large, green eye.
"Is anyone else already confused?" Connie asked as he looked at the screen
"I wonder what year this was" Erwin murmured
People on the ground stared up at the sky, all wearing different expressions, a mix of confusion, curiosity, terror as they all looked at one spot.
Eren tensed up, as did Armin and Mikasa. Eren slowly shook his head as he tightly grasped armins hand. Mikasa held Armins other hand and buried her face deeper into the scarf
Hange, Erwin and Levi took note of this,
Reiner and Bertholdt knew and they held their breath
A white dog growled, leaning down and barking silently.
The geese flew by a tower and the camera panned, showing a massive red hand holding onto the top of a fifty-meter wall, steam rising up from behind it.
A gasp escaped Hange, as she hasn't witnessed the colossal yet
"WOW LOOK AT THAT GORGEOUS HUNK OF TITA-" Hange screeched making levi slap her on the back of the head to shut up
Hange grumbled and started to sketch what she saw in her notebook
"Thats scary" Christa shuddered, Ymir wrapped her arm around her
"Don't worry my dear Christa, i will protect you" Ymir said was a playful smirk
Younger versions of Mikasa, Eren, and Armin stared up at it, eyes wide, mouths agape as they stood in the crowd.
"Ooo~ eren you were so cute" Petra cooed at seeing the young boy
"Yeah you were, what happened" Jean said with his horse smirk
Mikasa glared at jean who gulped in fear,
"Why are you just standing there?" Oluo said with crossed arms
Petra huffed and turned to the tongue biting man "oh shush Oluo you'd freeze too"
Oluo glowered and mumbled "would not"
Mike responded out loud "would too" Oluos jaw dropped causing Sasha and Connie to cackle
"On that day, humanity remembered." People began running and screaming as a massive shadow loomed over the Wall, casting itself over people, squares, streets, and buildings.
"That voice-"
"Armin is that you?" Reiner asked
"I'm not sure but it sounds like me" Armin said, his gaze landed on Eren whose eyes were glued to the screen. Armin squeezed Eren's hand and Eren's eyes turned to meet with Armins
Eren shook his head
He wasn't okay
A massive head raised over the top of the Wall: skinless, muscle stretched tightly over bones, brown eyes appraising the humans below coldly.
"Holy shit." Eld said
"Its fuckin huge" Jean added
"That's what she-" Connie started but Jean whacked him on the head
Eren let go of Armin's hand and tightly wrapped a blanket around himself. He ended up leaning closer to Levi who didn't mind
Sasha shuddered at the image, and Christa buried herself closer to ymir.
"The fear of being in control by them." Steam rose from the Titan's face as the camera moved back, showing the larger-than-life creature standing over the city."The humiliation of being imprisoned." The camera focused on Eren's eyes, pupils contracted, wide with horror.
Eren released a shaky breath
"Why is it so damn quiet" Gunther whispered to Petra who shrugged with a frown
Erwin was looking at Eren, his reaction peaked his interest, he wanted to know what happened to Eren during this time
Dramatic, choral music began playing as the camera moved, showing the Colossal's back, and then a bird's-eye view of the district, the Titan standing at the Gate, steam rising into the air.
"Woah"
"Flat ass" Connie whispered, Bertholdt's face turns red causing Reiner to laugh
The camera shook as a bird flew by it, and, suddenly the scene changed.
Horses whinnied as they galloped through a forest, kicking up mud as they ran through a large puddle, rain falling in sheets.
"Was that the scouts? Wait was it THAT expedition?" Eren asked, vividly remembering Moses arm
Levi nodded and wondered how Eren knew, a dark shadow crossed over Erwin's face remembering that day
A man charged forwards, green cloak flapping as he rode. "All hands, prepare for battle!" he commanded. The camera focused on his ODM box as his horse moved. "There's only one target! Stop it by any means!"
Eren and the others leaned forward in interest, Eren's eyes were wide and sparkled as the screen light reflected off of them
Mikasa noticed this and realized how long its been since she saw that
The camera moved, showing Hange, Moses, and Erwin as they rode. "The gate is mankind's first stronghold beyond the Walls!"
"Commander Erwin!" connie said excitedly as he pointed at the screen
"Look there's Hange!" Krista said smiling
Erwin started. "Target approaching!" he shouted.
The camera moved, whipping through the forest to show a large-bellied Titan moving slowly through the trees.
"Sasha that will be you if you don't lay off the food~" Ymir said causing everyone to laugh except eren, mikasa and levi. Even Erwin let out a small chuckle
Shadis threw his arm out. "Split into five groups as we've practiced!" The horses split, charging around a massive tree. "We'll be the decoy. All squadrons, engage omni-directional mobility gear! For my brothers!"
"Wait is that..?" Jean said with wide eyes
"Is that shadis?" Reiner said leaning forward with jean
"He was commander before he quit and Erwin took over" Mike commented
Moses yanked out his swords and pressed a trigger. His cable anchored onto a tree and the camera swept around his mechanism, showing the wire as it was yanked. The Scouts flew into the air, Moses twisting a few times before shooting off-screen.
"They are showing this guy a lot" Armin said
"I think thats Moses" Eren said quietly
"Why does that matter though?" Armin whispered
"You'll see" Eren whispered
Erwin swung forwards, followed by two Squad Members as a group on the ground charged the Titan. "We'll strike from all directions!" Moses shouted, swinging around a tree. He shouted, pulling out his blades. "We'll show you the strength of humanity!" The camera moved in on the Titan's nape as Moses spun in the air, blades slicing through the air before the screen went black.
"Uh oh"
"Uh oh indeed" Erwin sighes
Purple flowers danced as a breeze blew through a field, leaves and petals reflecting the bright sunlight. Suddenly, the image shuddered, flashing, a spray of blood covering it, and a toothy mouth opened wide for a brief second as red continued splashing over the screen.
People in the room grimaced at the scene
A wide-eyed corpse was picked up from the ground, and a windmill was shown on a grassy plain. Titans flashed into existence behind it before the scene vanished, the wide mouth opening again in a dark forest.
"This is very out of the blue… mike said
A slumped suit was shown in front of a crackling fire before that image was replaced by a child's bed, covered in toys, sunlight streaming in through a window. An image of four mangled bodies in a rainy forest appearing, a wide eye in a blood-splattered face with a bug crawling over it flashing onto the screen. Dark limbs yanked a limp body from a pile of rubble, and Eren's eyes flew open with a gasp.
"You dreamt that?!" multiple people screeched
"It's not like I remember dreaming it!" eren threw his arms up
"You were a weird ass kid" Reiner commented
"What kid dreams this crap" Oluo huffed
Two black birds burst from a tree, flying away as Mikasa knelt over Eren.
"Oh Mikasa you're so cute!" Sasha gushed
Eren's eyes were wide, breaths short as he focused on Mikasa. "Mikasa. Hey."
"Eren seems shaken up from the dream" Petra commented
"it was very violent during certain parts…" Moblit responded
"We should get back," she said.
"Um, where are we, exactly?"
"You didn't know where you were?" Armin said with wide eyes
"Seriously yeager did you hit your head?" Oluo said only for Petra to hit him on the back of his head causing him to bite his tongue
Mikasa stood up. "Did you sleep so deeply that you forgot where you are?" she asked.
"How would that even work?" Connie said quietly
"I don't know. . ." he sat up, rubbing his eyes. "The dream I was having went on forever." A cloud drifted overhead, throwing them into shadow. "What was it about. . ?" He dropped his arm. "I can't remember."
"I mean would you even want to remember a dream like that?" Krista asked
"Hell to the no" Ymir answered
Mikasa stood, pulling the straps of a load of firewood over her shoulders. "Eren," she turned to him. "Why were you crying?"
"I know it was a scary dream but was it really that bad?" Reiner asked
"You know eren for such a stubborn brat i never thought id see the day you cried from a dream" Jean said with a smirk
Eren was going to stand up but then stopped, he wasn't in his right mind
Eren started, raising a hand to touch the teary corner of his eye. A gust of wind blew the cloud away, and sunlight streamed back down.
"You know some of the scenery has been really pretty" Krista commented
Petra hummed in agreement
Year 845, Shiganshina District.
"No shit"
The scene faded back onto the screen as the camera closed in on a cannon at the top of the Wall.
"Listen!" Titans stomped towards the Wall, reaching up to scratch at the surface. "These walls are a bulwark gifted by God!"
"They are so small compared to the wall, the walls are so big don't you find it weird? It would take years for them to be built, and with the population number it would take even more time so how were they built?" Connie said with furrowed eyebrows
Hange's eyebrows rose,
"Congrats connie you said something smart" Jean said with a smile as he patted Connie's back
'He has a point' Erwin thought
"Those preachers are so annoying" Ymir groaned and threw her head back
"Ymir!" Krista said with astonishment
"What its true" Ymir threw her hands up in a 'you know i'm right you can't blame me' type of way
The camera panned over the Wall to the Interior of Wall Maria. "Don't let anyone know I was crying," Eren said as he and Mikasa crossed a bridge over a small stream."
"Welp sorry eren we ALL know now" Ymir said playfully
Eren rolled his eyes
"Its okay eren we all know you're just a big little titan baby" Hange leaned over and pinched his cheek, Levi smacked her hand away
"I won't," Mikasa swore. "But crying for no apparent reason. . . you might want your father to look into it."
"Mikasa he's not dying" Armin said exasperatedly
Mikasa scratched the back of her head with her cheeks flushed in embarrassment
"No way!" Eren protested as they passed through the Gate. "I can't talk about that with my father!"
"What are you crying about, Eren?" The two looked up as a Garrison soldier stepped in front of them.
"You knew garrison soldiers eren?" Erwin asked curiously
"Everyone knew me because of my dad" eren answered quietly
"Hey, Mr. Hannes."
The rosy-cheeked soldier glanced down at him. "Or did Mikasa get mad at you?" He leaned down, planting his hands on his hips.
"Is he..?" Mike asked with wide eyes
"His cheeks are flushed" Reiner commented
"Tch getting drunk while on duty?" Levi commented with a look of disappointment, eren looked at Levi, Levi noticed his gaze and looked back. Eren wrapped himself back up with the blankets and looked back at the screen
"What?" Eren shouted. "Why would I cry? Ugh!" He leaned back, covering his nose. "You smell like a drunk!"
"Oh god look at all those bottles. They finished three bottles already!" Hange said shocked
"You tell him eren!" Krista cheered him on caused eren to chuckle
A few other soldiers laughed from where they sat around a crate, playing cards and drinking from mugs and bottles. "Oh, leave him alone," a sandy-haired man chuckled, taking a swig from his bottle.
Jeans jaw dropped "do all of them drink?"
"That's just disappointing" Moblit tutted
"You're drinking again?" Eren asked, frowning.
"Again?!" Gunther yelled
"Disgraceful" Levi growled causing eren to blush, Levi took note of this
"Ohoho you all know what time it is" Jean said with a smirk
"Eren is gonna get maddd" Connie answered with the same smirk
"You kids care for a swig?"
"Did he just offer you guys alcohol?" Mike said in a low voice, Erwins shoulders tensed
"Wasn't the first time" mikasa whispered
"Mikasa don't-" Armin started
"But he-" Mikasa stopped talking when she noticed eren looking at her with a stern eye
Aren't you on duty?" Eren asked, looking up at him.
"When crazy kid know better than those damn adults" Jean said resting his jaw on his hand
"They should be ashamed of themselves" Hange murmured
"I mean how sad do you have to be to drink as a soldier while on duty?" Gunther says "i wouldnt call it sad i would call it how stupid do you have to be to not give a damn and put lives in danger?" Eld responded with a sneer as he watched the scene play out
"Yup!" he grinned, tapping his chest casually with his fist. "Watching the old Gate, we are." He sighed, putting his hands back on his hips and closing his eyes. "It's thirsty work, posting sentry all day." He shrugged. "It's trivial to have a bit of alcohol mixed with our drinks."
"Watching the gate my ass, its not trivial at all" Petra said angrily
Eren sighed as he watched Hannes, he unraveled himself from the blanket and sat normally instead of sitting in a curled up ball. He sat back and draped the blanket over his lap
Eren didn't notice but Levi put his hand under the blanket and placed it on erens thigh. Eren squeaked in surprised
"Eren you alright?" Armin asks concerned
Eren nodded with a small smile
Eren grit his teeth, grip on his straps shaking as he clenched his fists. "How do you expect to fight if you're so loose on your feet?" he demanded. Mikasa glanced over at him.
"Eren has more sense than him" Ymir commented
Eren slipped his hand under the blanket and grabbed Levis hand, he moved it off his thigh and held his hand under the blanket
"Armin, mikasa do you think it would've been different if hannes wasn't"
"Eren i don't think it would've been any different" Mikasa whispered
Hannes looked up with a confused sound. "Now, why on earth would I have to fight?"
Levi raised his eyebrow, "tch what bullshit is this"
"This was like the worst day for this to happen" sasha said worriedly
"They've gotten so lazy they genuinely think they don't have to fight at all?!" Gunther said angrily
"Why do you think?" Eren snapped. "What if they break through the Walls?"
Everyone turned to look at Eren, Eren shifted under their gazes uncomfortably
"What..?" Eren said not getting it
"Dude"
"Its fucking weird that you say that and then boom wall is broken" jean says shocked
"Its as if you unconsciously knew" Hange muttered
Blood spurted as a merchant chopped a wriggling fish in half.
"FOOD" Sasha yelled out
"Calm yourself you damn buffet whore" Jean muttered causing connie to burst into laughter
"Eren, please," Hannes groaned as the boy glared defiantly up at him. "Don't shout so suddenly." He massaged his forehead with a wince as the other Garrison guards watched.
"Is he that drunk?.."
"The doctor's kid has some fire in him!" the other soldier who'd spoken earlier laughed, standing up. He walked forwards to stand next to Hannes. "If something happens, we'll be sure to hop into action."
"Doctors kid?" petra asks
"My dad is a doctor, he is well known" Eren summed it up
Hange snorts "eren your dad wasn't just well known, he saved shiganshina from a plague"
Eren scratches the back of his head and shrugs
"Eren do you know where your dad is?" Erwin asked wondering if they could meet him
Eren sighs "nope"
"But, you know," he continued. "There hasn't been a single incident in a hundred years."
"But. . ." Eren clenched his fists. "My father says that it's times like these that are the most dangerous!"
"Smart guy" Levi mutters loud enough for Eren to hear, a bang was heard in the room and a kitchen suddenly appears. Levi leaned towards eren
"Go make me some tea" eren nodded and got up. Eren could se the screen from the kitchen
"Dr. Jaeger said that?" Hannes glanced up contemplatively. The camera panned over a marketplace as he spoke. "You can't argue with a man who saved us from an epidemic." Two blacksmiths chatted with two blushing girls as they hammered a piece of metal. "But this is different."
"But in the end its life or death" sasha whispered
He glanced over his shoulder. "As a soldier, you sometimes see them when we're reinforcing the Walls." The camera panned over the rooftops and the Wall, which loomed so high above them. "But there's no way they can do anything to Walls fifty meters high."
"God its like they completely jinxed it" Jean groaned
"He probably plays a big part in something later on" Petra says
"So," Eren said. "You all have no inclination to fight them?"
"How the hell is Eren the most mature person in this conversation?" Jean asked
"Not really," Hannes shrugged.
"Sad honesty" Levi muttered as he crossed his legs
"What?" Eren protested. "Then you should call yourselves the Wall Cleanup Club, not soldiers!"
"They would be shitty cleaners Eren" Levi said making eye contact with Eren as he came back with a platter of tea
Eren nodded in agreement as he sat down
"Eren you were so sassy oh my god" Hanji laughed
"Not a bad idea!" Hannes chuckled. "However," he said. "Only in a worst-case scenario are we soldiers deployed." He looked down at him. "While we soldiers are made fun of and live for free, it's proof that everyone lives safely in peace."
"Not for long huh" Ymir whispered long enough for Reiner and Bertholdt to hear
Eren's fist shook with the force that he was clenching it with. "We can sit around idly," he said quietly. "And just live while we are confined inside these Walls." Mikasa watched out of the corner of her eye. "But that means we're no different from livestock." He stared at the ground, teeth gritted.
"Eren, did you lose brain cells when you got older?" Jean asked confused
"Hah? Whats that supposed to mean horse face" Eren said with a sneer
"You actually made sense here but now your just-" Reiner smacked his hand over Jeans mouth
"Oh shut it jean the horses in the stables are smarter than you" Moblit choked on his water when he heard Erens come back
Hannes started at the sight of Eren's expression, and glanced to the side as the other Garrison members began laughing.
"You were right about the kid having courage," a dark-haired man chortled.
"I wouldn't say courage but I would definitely say an abundance of rage" Eld murmured
"Agreed" Gunther whispered back
"Thou there's nothing he can do about it," another one snickered.
"Uh—yeah," Hannes grinned uneasily. "Hey, Eren!" he called as the brunet walked away, Mikasa following.
"Im kinda surprised Eren didn't try to physically fight him" Hanji said with a smile
"How lowly do you think of me you guys?" Eren sighed
"Heh," the sandy-haired soldier chuckled. "What a strange kid."
"More like crazy fucking kid who dreams about titans hes never seen before" Gunthers said
"Wait how did Eren dream about titans if he's never seen one before?" Eld said with furrowed eyebrows
Hanjis head whipped towards Eren "Eren, do you know when you became a shifter?"
Eren's mouths opened but he shook his head
Hannes frowned. "I wonder if he wants to join the Scout Regiment?"
"Alright raise your hand if you believe Eren would go down to the streets whenever the Survey Corps came back" Reiner snickered
Everyone raised their hands and laughed, Eren groaned
"Its okay Eren we know about your obsession with-" Eren slapped both of his hands over Armins mouth
"Hohoho obsession?" Hanji leaned in
"If you say one more word I will go back in time and make sure that titan swallowed you" Eren threatens, Armin rolled his eyes and turned back to the screen
Eren and Mikasa walked up a stone path behind a cluster of houses in silence. "Eren," Mikasa said suddenly. "You should forget about joining the Scout Regiment."
"So you knew what you wanted to do since you were a kid huh" Erwin muttered
"You should've listened to her y'know" Jean said
Eren's eyes widened, and he looked at her. "Why does everybody think they're a joke?"
"She's just trying to protect you Eren" Petra said with a sad smile
"I know I just, I couldn't live a life that was inside the walls" Eren whispered the last part
Levi looked at Eren with an eyebrow
"That's not the issue," she said. They both stopped as a bell began clanging.
"Hehe" Armin giggled, Eren glared
"The Scout Regiment's back!" Eren cried as they watched the bell swing back and forth in the tower. "They're going to open the main Gate." He turned to her. "We can make it if we hurry. I want a good view!"
All the adult survey corps members turned to Eren with their eyebrows raised, Eren sunk into the cushion of the couch.
"So Eren, who was your favorite survey corps soldier?" Hanji said with her glasses flashing
Armin and Mikasa smiled behind their hands, Eren sputtered "I-um-well"
"Oi brat spit it out" Levi said looking Eren dead in the eye, Eren gulped and looked down
"Well?" Mike said also curious
"Erens favorite was Levi" Mikasa said softly, Erens head slowly turned to look at Mikasa with a deadly glare, Eren took his pillow and whipped it at Mikasa
"YAH THAT WAS A SECRET MIKA" Eren yelled as he hit her with the pillow
All the cadets burst out into laughter, Levi had a small smirk on his face which quickly disappeared at he saw Erwin looking at him
'Your entering dangerous territory' Erwins eyes told Levi
Levi glared at him 'I don't give a damn shitty brows'
Erwin sighed and nodded, Armin decided it was time to stop Eren by tickling him at his sides
"AHSIKDHF" Eren screeched in a high pitched voice
Jean, Connie and Sasha burst out into laughter
"Eren shut the hell up already" Levi said and grabbed Erens arm to pull him down onto the sofa cushion but instead Armin accidentally pushed him onto Levi's lap.
Eren turned his head to look at Levi and gulped
"Im sorry C-Captain I didn't-" Levi decided to interrupt Eren
"I don't care Eren just continue watching the damn show we are wasting time" Levi said with a low voice and Eren nodded, everyone's attention was back on the screen
Levi wrapped his arms around Erens waist and rested his chin on the green eyed soldier's shoulder, Eren relaxed into his touch. Suddenly another loud bang was heard, everyone's seat turned into movie theatre recliner chairs and they were big. Black leather but it was comfortable, Eren ended up lying down with his head on Levi's chest, Levi's hand was in Eren's hair. Neither said anything and no one else did either
"Yo this is hella nice" Reiner whispered to Jean
"I know right like damn we have blankets too" Jean said back with a smile
"They are so fluffy" Petra said as she sunk into her cushion
"Uh—" he grabbed her hand and dragged her after him as he ran forwards.
"Damn Eren you yanked her like a rag doll" Connie muttered
Hooves clattered on the ground as the Scouts walked into the Walls, some walking, some riding, and others in the wagons whose wheels jolted as they were pulled down the bumpy dirt path. People lined up on the sides of the street, muttering to each other as the Scouts walked by.
All of the adults soldiers who were in the expedition had a shadow cast over their face, it was a bad expedition. Armin noticed and leaned over to ask Erwin if he was okay
"It was a very bad expedition" Erwin said with a grimace
"Argh!" Eren craned his neck to look over the shoulder of a woman with a basket full of baguettes. "I can't see a thing!" He rushed by, bumping into a bald man with a beard and mustache. He hopped onto a crate and stood up straight, grinning, as Mikasa climbed up next to him.
'Oh Eren…' Mikasa sighed as she thought about how happy he was earlier that day
Erwin rode his horse down the street, two members of his squad behind him. He glanced up as he rode past, spotting Eren's grinning face. He frowned, looking away, keeping his eyes locked on the path.
"Do you remember seeing him Commander?" Armin asked
Erwin shook his head regretfully "my mind was prioritized on other things sadly" Erwin said softly
Eren wrapped his arm around levi's waist without thinking, Levi tensed and relaxed, Levi tightened his hold on Eren and started running his fingers though Eren's hair. Eren's eyes started to close, Levi didn't even notice. He was too focused on the screen.
Eren's face fell as he watched him ride away in confusion.
Hanji's heart panged for Eren when he saw the boys smile disappear
He glanced back down the street, and his eyes widened with a horrified gasp.
Mike cringed at the reaction Eren gave
"Hm" Annie hummed
Bloodstained soldiers lined the street as they staggered home: a man with a bandage wrapped tightly over a bloody eye socket limped forwards, an arm tossed over a dark-haired man's shoulder; a blond man atop a horse had the entire bottom half of his face wrapped up, blood staining it from his nose and cheek; an unconscious man lay in a wagon, head resting on a small bundle of straw, an arm wrapped in a sling and a leg tightly bandaged, his crush ODM gear lying next to him.
"Back then… was it like this everytime?" Krista asked
Hanji shook her head
"No, but it was worse back then, less resources, less advanced, it was rough" Hanji said
"How could such a young kid see this and still want to join?" Jean asked
"Pride?" Petra guessed
"Devotion?" Gunther also guessed
"Adoration" Armin said
"Eren held a deep adoration for the soldiers of the survey corps, he looked up to them, they are were his heroes" Armin added
"I see" Petra said
Countless more injured soldiers rode behind a wild-eyes man with scraggly brown hair and wrinkles on his forehead.
"Its weird seeing him with hair" Jean said to Connie
"I'm so used to seeing Shadis all bald with the light bouncing off it" Connie snickered
"It makes sense why he is so tough, probably wants to prevent anything like this happening again so he pushes everyone to grow a thicker skin" Ymir comments and everyone nods to it
"Only this many returned?" a man asked as they rode by.
Krista grimaced at the image "so little…" she whispered in shock
"The rest of them got eaten," another sighed.
Eren and Mikasa watched, eyes wide. "That's what happens when you go outside the Walls," the first man sighed.
"I bet Eren didn't like hearing that" Jean said, Mikasa shook her head
"Moses? Moses?" The two children looked to the side as an aged woman walked into the street. "Excuse me," she said, walking up to the Keith. "Where is my son? He should be with you." She walked up to him, gripping his blood-stained cloak.
"Poor woman" Petra whispered with sad eyes, her son is probably gone
Sasha grimaced at how the woman looked, complete devastation
"Oh god show anything but this please" Mike whispers covering his face
Keith's expression was impassive as he looked down at her. "This is Moses's mother," he said. He glanced at a dark-haired, mustachioed man next to him. "Bright it forth." The old woman staggered back, eyes widening.
"Uh bring what forth exactly?" Sasha said,Levi hated this part, he looked away and looked down at Eren only to realize he fell asleep. Levi draped the blanket over the two of them and cradled the boy in his arms.
The man walked forwards and deposited something in her arms. She looked down at the bloody wrap and gasped. Her eyes were wide with horror as she looked up at Keith. He stared back at her and she lifted away the blood-stained fabric.
"What the actual fuck is that" Jean said shocked, he leaned forward to get a better look. Bertholdt turned green and looked away, Annie cringed but kept on watching
"Is that a piece of him?!" Sasha and Connie screech, Sasha put her potato down
"I think I just lost my appetite" Sasha muttered, Connie, Armin, Mikasa, Jean and Reiner turn to look at Sasha with their jaws on the floor
A bruised, bloody hand appeared as the wrappings fell away and she gasped with horror, covering it back up, shoulder shaking. "I'm sorry," Shadis said as she let out a pained sob. "It's all that was left of him." The other Scouts were looking away while the citizens watched on.
"THEY GAVE HER HIS ARM?!" Connie said disgusted
The woman collapsed to her knees, clutching the severed arm and wailing openly. Eren's eyes were wide with horror while Mikasa watched on sadly, brows furrowed. Shadis knelt as the woman began speaking. "Was he useful?" she asked. He started. Tears flowed down the woman's face as she stared into space, eyes blazing. "Tell me that, despite his missing hand, his scrifice gave us a better chance!" She finished in a scream, raising her head to stare at Shadis.
"Oh god" Erwin said as he put his hand over his eyes and curled in on himself
'That day was all kind of fucks up' Mike thought with dark eyes
A breeze blew by, dust and dry blown away as Shadis stared at the grieving mother. "Of course!" he stuttered. His eyes widened as he watched her continue to cradle the limb. "But. . ." his shoulders dropped. "This time. . ." the Scouts were silent as he continued speaking. "No, just like it was before. . ." He grit his teeth, squeezing his eyes shut. "It was all futile!" he cried. Tears ran down her cheeks as Moses's mother stared at him in horror. "Because of my incompetence, I've lost my comrades." The citizens watched in shock and horror as Shadis broke down. "And I wasn't able to discern anything about them!" Eren's eyes were wide as he listened to Shadis scream, tear racing down his face.
"That is really messed up" Jean commented, Armin nodded "and hearing that right after finding out her son is dead?" Armin added
"Look at Eren's face, I wonder what he was thinking" Connie announced
Everyone turned to look at Eren
"Oh? He's asleep" Hange commented as she leaned in with a smile on her face
Eren curled further into Levi's chest and whined softly, Levi ran his fingers through the brown hair. Petra cooed at Eren
'How unusual for Captain to act like this' Petra thought
"Brat shouldn't even be touching captain" Oluo muttered bitterly
"Captain" Mikasa whispered softly, Levi looked at her in response
"You should wake up Eren, he needs to see what happens next" Mikasa said softly, bracing herself for Erens reaction at seeing his mom again
"How outrageous," a man said as the last wagon rolled away.
Sasha roller her eyes at this, Levi whispered in Eren's ear "oi wake up" Eren grumbled and shook his head. Levi sighed and jabbed two fingers into Eren's side. Eren shot up glaring at Levi
"Make your next move wisely brat if you want to keep your head" Levi said, leveling his eyes with Erens. Eren sighed and sat up, the chair moved to make everyone sit upwards but at a slant for comfort. Currently Eren was sitting thigh to thigh with Levi, the chairs were big enough to fit two people. Levi poured himself another cup of tea and continued to watch the screen. Eren sighed and decided to watch too, he decided he would talk to Captain Levi later.
"Absolutely," another man grumbled. "It's as if our taxes go towards keeping those bastards fed." He shouted, spittle flying from his mouth as a stick smacked his head. He grunted, grabbing his skull and looking to the side to see a furious Eren, still wielding the branch. "You little brat!"
"BAHAHAHAH" Hange burst out into laughter, Levi nodded with a smirk.
Connie, Jean and Sasha were cackling, "you get him Eren!" Petra said with a smile
Krista and Ymir were smiling too
Erwin looked at Eren on the screen and just couldn't stop thinking about how Eren was so devoted to the scouts 'how come it doesn't phase him' Erwin thought
Eren raised his stick for another blow, but, before he could do anything, Mikasa's hand shout of from around the corner and grabbed him, yanking him away.
"Aw I wanted to see Eren fight" Connie whined
"I think we all know how that would go" Ymir said with a smirk
"Hey!" Eren said offended
"Is she wrong?" Armin said to Eren with a smile
Eren grumbled out a small no
Oi!" Eren cried, arms flailing as she dragged him away, his heels digging into the ground. "What are you doing?" he demanded as she soldiered on. "Mikasa!"
"Damn Mikasa has muscle" Ymir said, Krista nodded in agreement
"Was Mikasa always so strong?" Jean asked, Mikasa thought back to that day in the cabin, Mikasa sighed and buried herself in her scar
'Is it a sensitive topic?' Jean thought as he looked at Mikasa
"Hey!" the man shouted, darting into the alley. "Come back here!"
"All right, I get it!" Eren protested. "Stop, already!"
Mikasa grunted and swung Eren forwards, tossing him into the side of a building. He shouted as he crashed into it, landing on his stomach, firewood scattering all over the place. Mikasa walked forwards calmly as he got to his knees. "Oh, great!" he groaned. "Now the kindling's everywhere!"
"Woah" Connie said, Sashas jaw was on the floor "she threw him like a rag doll" Sasha said
Levi observed this 'unexplained strength…' he thought, Levi looked over at Hanji to see her writing down notes, Levi whispered to Hanji
"The hell are you doing" Levi looked down at her messy notes and back at her, Hanji's eyes were darting back and forth across her notes
"She is trying to figure out why Mikasa has so much strength and Eren doesn't" Mike answered, Hanji started mumbling
"How-it doesn't make any sense, same size, height… how could she pick him up like that and throw him that far" Hanji growled in frustration and sighed,
"Maybe something will explain it later on" Hanji said as she decided to let it go and just watch the show. Mikasa overheard this comment and tensed up 'god please don't show that day in the cabin' Mikasa prayed
"So," she said. "Are you still bound and determined to join the Scouts?"
Eren groaned at this, "So Mikasa really didn't want you to join the scouts" Jean said wistfully, Eren nodded at this "she was very against the idea" he said
He looked up from his frantic quest to collect the sticks. She didn't break eye contact as she kept staring down at him.
He looked away, brows furrowed. "Just help me pick these up."
She walked forwards, kneeling next to him. "There's not much to help."
"Ouch" Eld muttered, he felt the second hand embarrassment from that and judging the others faces they did too
"Poor Eren" Krista muttered, Ymir rolled her eyes at how soft Krista is
"Damn Eren, she really-" Jean started but Connie elbowed him before he said something stupid
Eren and Mikasa walked up the stairs to the Jaeger's house. "Hey, we're home," Eren said as he pushed open the door.
Eren and Mikasa gripped their arm rests and tensed up, they both sat forward bracing themselves for what they were going to see.
Armin looked at them sadly and decided to switch seats with Mikasa so she could be closer to Eren during this. Eren and Mikasa's hands immediately met and held onto each other tightly. The adults observed this and frowned, Erens resolve and walls breaking right in front of them. Levi looked at Eren and put his right hand on Erens back in comfort.
"Welcome home, kids," Carla said as she ladled soup into bowls. Grisha glanced over his shoulder, pausing in his writing, and smiled.
Eren went completely still. Everyone was watching the screen. Mikasa and Eren's eyes glazed over, Eren was trembling and closed his eyes as he breathed in
"Waaaa you guys have geese hanging on the ceiling, you guys had MEAT" Sasha said with drool down her chin
Levi 'tch'ed in disgust at her and threw a napkin at her, Sasha wiped her face avoiding Levi's gaze
"Shiganshina is pretty poor so how do you guys have such nice meat, and your house it huge" Jean asked
Eren was too focused on the screen to answer
'I never thought I'd hear her voice again' Eren and Mikasa thought, Eren opened his eyes and turned to Mikasa, the two interlocked arms over the armrest and released a shaky breath.
Armin held Mikasa's right hand and squeezed it, Mikasa squeezed back as a thank you
The wood clattered as Eren dumped it into a box. "Wow, Eren," Carla said, Mikasa pumping water into cups in the background. "You worked unusually hard today."
"What work-" Jean started but Petra interrupted him "not now Jean looks at them" Petra whispered. Jean looked over at Mikasa and Eren, he shifted guiltily and turned back to the screen.
Sure," he said, glancing to the side. Carla leaned down and pinched his ear. He winced, pulling out of her grasp and rubbing it. "What was that for?" he asked.
Eren let out a small gasp, deeply wishing he could feel her soft touch again. Eren and Mikasa held each other tightly, white knuckles and shallow breathing
"Your ears are red," she smiled. "Which means you've got something to hide. Mikasa helped you again, now, didn't she?"
"Well that's good to know" Levi said with a smirk, his comment loosened the high running tension in the room. Eren chuckled,
"She always knew, but she never seriously scolded me for it, she-" Eren couldn't continue, he choked as his throat closed off due to the oncoming breakdown, Eren took in a deep breath and kept on watching. Mikasa couldn't react, she just held onto Eren.
Reiner and Bertholdt were shaking at the scene, knowing what they caused. Reiner kept on reminding himself they were the good guys and that they had to do this. Annie was clenching her fists, nails digging into her palm with guilt.
"You look just like your mother Eren" Petra said softly, Eren's head whipped to turn to Petra, Eren could speak so he nodded with a watery smile
"You really do, same face but just different eyes" Hanji added, she also took note of the eye colors in Eren's family, they were rare. Hanji whispered to Mike
"Don't you think its a bit weird how Erens families eye color are so rare, look at Erens green blue vibrancy, his dads are more dulled but look at his moms, they are practically a honey yellow" Mike hummed at her comment,
"More important question, does Eren's mom side of the family have any important history?" Erwin butted in and asked, Hanji looked at him with wide eyes realizing they knew absolutely nothing about Eren's family.
Orange flowers grew below the window of the dining room. "Hey, where are you going, Dad?" Eren asked, scraping out his bowl. "Work?
"Yes," Grisha said, tapping his books into a neat pile. "Some people in the interior." He put them into his bag. "I should be back in a few days."
"Your dad would go to the interior?" Jean asked shocked, Eren cleared his throat and nodded "yeah he would go often, he had important patients" Eren said softly
"Did he ever teach you about medicine and medical information?" Hanji asked excitedly
Armin chuckled at this, "Oh yes he did" Armin answered with a smile, Hanji got more excited at this
"He made me learn it no matter how much I didn't want to" Eren huffed at the memory
"We could use more doctors Eren" Moblit said with a smile, Eren hummed at this
"Tch the brat has enough on his plate he doesn't need anymore" Levi said as he rolled his eye, but also curious as he wanted to see Eren in action as a doctor.
"Hm," Eren lifted the bowl to slurp up the remaining contents.
"food…" Sasha said with a dreamy smile
Mikasa knew what was going to happen next, she squeezed Eren's hand as an apology and he reciprocated it.
Mikasa was silent as she poked her soup. "Eren's thinking about joining the Scouts," she said suddenly.
"Wasn't that a bit harsh?" Petra asked, Gunther and Eld nodded in agreement
'She hoped his mom stopped him' Erwin thought and looked at Eren now 'but it didn't'
Carla gasped, turning around, and Grisha froze, looking up. Eren stared at Mikasa, jaw agape. "You said you wouldn't tell!" he cried indignantly, tossing the bowl and spoon on the table.
"Oh god" Eren whimpered, he didn't want to hear the argument he had with his mom.
Mikasa looked at Eren, "Im sorry Eren" Mikasa whispered. Eren clenched her hand tightly and didn't respond.
Erwin watched the interaction closely 'what was she apologizing for?'
"Eren," Carla bustled around the table. "What are you thinking?" She grabbed his shoulders. "Do you know how many people have died outside those Walls?" she demanded.
"I know that!" he shouted.
Eren cringed at his younger self, "no no no please don't yell at her" Eren muttered, he let go of Mikasa and hunched over with his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands.
Nobody spoke, the tense in the room was high and it wasn't time for any comments
"So why—" Carla's voice rose.
Eren and Mikasa flinched at their mom's voice
"Eren," Grisha interrupted, and both mother and son looked at him. "Why do you want to go beyond the Walls?" he asked.
"Nice timing" Levi muttered, Eren sat back against the seat next to Levi. Levi moved his hand from Erens back when he sat back and grabbed Erens left hand. Erens breath shuddered at the contact, his ears burning red. Mikasa noticed the interaction, her eyes widened but she didn't say anything.
'Good question' Erwin thought
Eren set his jaw. "I want to know what the world is like beyond those Walls," he said. Grisha watched as he continued speaking. "I can't stand having a life confined behind those Walls. Also, if no one survives here. . ." Mikasa watched as he grew more passionate. "All those lives we lost would be for nothing!"
"Thats…" Jean said shocked at Erens answer
"Well said brat" Levi said as he held Eren's hand, Eren whispered "thank you"
"Eren really had his dreams set already" Eld said with a smile
"You know Eren that might be the most sane thing I have ever heard you say" Ymir said with a chuckle
Grisha looked up, the sunlight reflecting off his glasses. "I see."
"Your eyes almost look the same but yours are more green from the yellow of your moms" Petra observes
"I guess, I never really thought about my eyes" Eren said a bit shocked
"Really?" Krista said astounded that he never thought about them
"Yeah I mean why would I?" Eren said confused, Levi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose
"Because you have really fucking bright eyes" Levi said to Eren, Eren sputtered
"Uh-erm-thanks?" Levi squeezed his hand as a your welcome
Eren's eyes widened and he looked up at him in confusion. "It's time for me to go," Grisha said, standing up. "I'll be late for the ferry."
"Wait so he doesn't care that you wanted to be a scout?" Jean said confused and shocked that Erens dad did nothing
"I don't really know, I think he was fine with my answer?" Eren said as he shrugged
"Can you imagine if Eren didn't want to be in the scouts?" Armins said as he tried to fathom the idea
"Nope" Jean said with a smirk
"Darling, wait!" Carla protested as Eren watched Grisha leave. "Set this boy straight!"
"Dear, please," Grisha said as they stood in the doorway, and he put on his hat. "Mere words won't hold back the boy's curiosity of the world." Carla raised her hand, but was interrupted as Grisha turned around. "Eren," he said. "When I get back, I'll let you in on what I've been secretly doing in the basement." He reached into his shirt and pulled out a thin golden key on a string around his neck.
"The basement" Hanji's glasses flashed as she pushed them up, Erwin nodded
"hopefully we can find out what secrets it holds" Mike muttered
"So your dad never let you go down into the basement?" Gunther asked, Eren shook his head no "My dad would always go down there to do work but he never told me what was down there" Eren said
Eren's eyes widened and he grinned. "Really?" The key shone in the sunlight, and Grisha snatched it back, tucking it into his shirt.
Eren touched the key around his neck, and gripped it tightly
"Eren do you remember when you got the key?" Erwin asked since the scene doesn't show Erens dad giving it to him. Eren thought for a second before he shook his head.
"So it seems Eren did see his dad after the fall of Shiganshina, well well Eren are you lying to us?" Ymir said as she turned to the green eyed boy. Eren paled
"No, why would I lie, I don't remembe-" Eren gasped as fragments of memories filled his head. Eren grabbed his head in pain and hunched over, flashes of the injection and his father filled his vision
"Eren!" Hanji yelled as she ran over to him, she checked his eyes, they were extremely dilated. Hanji pinched his neck in hopes of reaction, Eren gasped as Hanji touched his neck. Eren pushed Hanji away and breathed heavily, "Sorry Hanji" Eren said as he realized what he did
"Its okay you weren't aware" Hanji said, grabbing her notebook and writing down what happened once she said it down. Levi rubbed Eren's hand with his thumb and continued to hold it
"Have a good trip!" Eren waved as Grisha walked down the rocky steps.
"There were so many homes" Eren whispered, Armin's eyes glistened seeing the old neighborhood.
Carla turned to him. "You're not allowed," she said.
"Huh?"
"This ridiculous idea about the Scout Regiment," she said.
"Oh Eren please shut up" Eren said to his past self that was on the screen, Eren looked away unable to watch it. Instead he focused on Levi's hand and observed the long pale fingers, nails perfectly clean some veins bulge more noticeable when his hand moved. Eren started to massage Levis hand, Levi didn't stop Eren because it felt nice.
"What?" he demanded, turning to her. "Ridiculous? It seems even more ridiculous to live your life like livestock!" Carla held a hand out to him, but he turned, running down a side street.
Armin and Mikasa cringed, Armin looked at Mikasa to whisper "This fight could've been avoided" Mikasa nodded looking at the floor. Mikasa turned to apologize to Eren, she tapped his shoulder (Lets pretend Armin, Mikasa and Eren know german from his dad, im using google translate so Im sorry if it aint accurate)
"Es tut mir Leid Eren"(I am sorry Eren) Mikasa said softly in german, Eren turned to Mikasa and stopped massaging Levi's hand. Levi noticed the language change
"Ich vergebe dir" (I forgive you) Eren whispered back, Levi wondered what language they were speaking but decided to stay silent. Eren held Levis hand and focused on the screen again.
"Eren!" She held out her hand futilely as he disappeared around a corner. She lowered her hand, brows furrowed. "Mikasa," she said as the girl walked down the steps, seizing her shoulders. "That boy is looking for danger," she said, eyes wide and desperate. "When he's in trouble, you have to help him."
Multiple peoples eyes widened
"So that's why" Armin said quietly, he turned to look at Mikasa who was looking at the ground
"Is that why you protect me" Eren said to Mikasa shocked, Mikasa nodded and turned to Eren
"I promised her" Mikasa said in a small voice, Eren looked conflicted when he heard this
She nodded. "Yes."
"No hesitation at all" Erwin said to Hanji
"Its a strange attachment she has to him" Hanji observed
"Heh!" The camera looked up at the blue sky as a scuffling noise sounded through an alley. "Where's the sacrilege now, huh?"
"Oh no" Armin said groaning as he readjusted himself in his seat, Erwin saw this and decided that Armin was going to show up next on the screen
Armin made a pained noise as he was slammed into a wall. "Why don't you hit back, if you're aggravated?" He reached up to grab weakly at bully's hand.
"You were bullied?" Erwin asked darkly, Armin nodded with red ears in embarrassment. Eren clenched his fist harshly at the memory and remembered how Armin would get beat up before they could come and help him.
"People saw me as a weak kid so I was an easy target" Armin explained
He winced, glaring up at him. "No, I won't do that," he said. "If I do," he continued defiantly. "I'll stoop down to your level!"
"What did you say?" the boy snarled, raising a fist.
"You actually know I'm right," Armin said, a red mark on his cheek, tears in the corners of his eyes. "But you can't deal with it, so you resort to violence." The bully scowled, twisting his lip. "That pretty much means you've surrendered to me!"
"You know Armin I commend you for fighting back verbally but your ass is still gonna get beat" Ymir said with a grimace
"Yeah Im sorry too Armin but this is like asking for it to happen" Connie said with a bit of cringe on his face
The boy grit his teeth. "Shut your mouth!" he shouted, raising his hand.
"Back off!"
"Uh?" The boys started, looking to the side.
"It's Eren!" one shouted as he ran forwards, glaring at the boys.
"Ohoho? Seems like we will see a fight" Jean snickered, Armin gave a small laugh at this part, they were afraid of Mikasa, not Eren
"Are you back for more?" one sneered.
"For more?" Reiner said not really knowing if his comment was even a question
"Maybe he hasn't learned his lesson," the first boy leered.
"I'll get him good, this time!" The third boy started, holding a hand over his eyes. "Huh?"
"M-Mikasa's with him!" The dark-haired girl ran behind Eren, arms trailing behind her, barely breaking a sweat, eyes dull and filled to the brim with the promise of eternal torment.
"AHAHAHAHA" Connie and Jean burst into laughter, almost everyone was laughing. Reiner chuckled at this
"Holy shit Mikasa looks scary" Hange gasps with a smile, Mikasa lowered her head in embarrassment
The first boy gasped in horror, stumbling backwards. "Run!" The boys screamed as they flailed their arms, racing in the other direction.
More people laughed at the scene, Mikasa scared those boys shitless
Eren panted as he skidded to a stop. "Those guys saw me and ran!" he declared proudly as Mikasa walked up behind him.
Erens covered his face in embarrassment as his ears burned, Levi rolled his eyes at this and whacked Eren on the back of his head
"Ow what was that for" Eren said rubbing his head offendedly
"For being a dumbass" Eren was speechless at his response
"Oh Eren" Petra said with a small smile, Sasha face palmed at this
Armin stood up and wince, dropping back to his knees with a gasp.
Erwins face darkened at this, seeing Armin hurt
"Was it always this bad Armin?" Moblit asked
"Sometimes, it varied" Armin said remembering the pain causing him to rub his arms
"Are you okay, Armin?" Eren asked, walking forwards.
Armin started as Eren held out a hand, then looked away, mouth tense. "I can stand up by myself."
Erwin observed Armins character and nodded approvingly, Levi's eyes narrowed at this though 'will he decline help during something drastic?' he thought
The three sat on the bank on the river as the sun set. "So they heard me rattling on about how mankind's future lay beyond the Wall," Armin said as a man rowed a gondola past. "So they started beating me."
"Im sorry what?" Connie said shocked
"They beat you up over something that stupid?" Jean asked,
"People don't like ideas they can't fathom" Erwin said, remembering his father saying it before he "died in an accident". It wasn't an accident and Erwin knew it.
"Idiots," Eren grumbled, tossing a stone into the river. "Why does it have to be this way? Why can't people just let us dream?"
"We've survived for a hundred years within these Walls," Armin replied. "The whole time we've lived quietly as to not get their attention. So," he continued. "To maintain our peace, it's a taboo to have interest in what is beyond the Wall."
"Armin you were really smart for your age" Hanji complimented, Armin turned red and thanked her
"How did you know that much at such a young age" Erwin asked Armin curiously, a shadow cast over Armin's eyes
"My parents were killed for trying to leave the walls" Armin said darkly, Everyone's heads whipped towards Armins in shock
Hanji wrote this down in her notebook wanting to ask questions but Armin beat her to it
"I'd rather not talk about it please" Armin said softly
Eren looked away. "Well, I'll be risking my own life. I can choose what I want to do with it."
"Damn Eren you really are a suicidal bastard" Jean sighed
"There's no way in hell," Mikasa snapped. The boys looked at her. "No way," she said, quieter.
"Wait a minute!" Eren said, scowling. "You ratted me out to my father!"
"You are so sassy Eren" Jean groaned and Connie chuckled
"Huh?" Armin looked at him.
"I never promised you anything," she said, looking away.
Jeans eyebrows rose at the surprising sass that Mikasa spouted
"How did it go?" Armin said quickly as Eren grit his teeth.
"Always count on Armin to cut in at the perfect time" Sasha said gratefully
"They weren't happy about it," Eren admitted.
Armin sighed. "Not surprisingly," he said. Leaves rustled on the ground before being blown away as a breeze blew by, and the clouds moved swiftly overhead. "I wonder," Armin said. "About those who believe there's a real, secure future living within these Walls."
Levi thought about the underground and sighed
"The only future is a one in a cage" Levi muttered, Eren heard and nodded at this
"Mama!" A beaming father watched as a little boy ran towards his mother.
"Just because the Walls haven't been breached in a hundred years," Armin said, eyes bright and intense as he stared at the ground. "The guarantee that they won't break through today. . ." Children laughed as they played in a schoolyard. "Just doesn't exist."
Armin, Mikasa and Eren tensed up
"Okay what the fuck, now Armin predicts it too?" Jean says with furrowed eyebrows
"Realistic kid" Levi said
"I wish I was wrong" Armin said with a choked voice
A mother stood on a roof, cradling a small, blond-haired baby, as sheets billowed on a clothesline.
The wind stopped, and the sheets grew still. The camera focused on the Wall as two geese flew by, the sky a rainbow blend of colours in the setting sun, the clouds forming a circle over the Gate.
"Wait look at the clouds" Hanji said quickly
"The lightning that comes from transforming," Erwin muttered
Not a sound was heard.
"Oh I don't this silence" Sasha said shaking her head
Bertholdt held his breath and gripped the arm rests
No one said anything else
A sudden burst of yellow lightning struck the earth right in front of the gate. Eren, Armin, and Mikasa yelled as they were jolted into the air, and other people around them cried out, stumbling as the earth shook. A sign creaked as it was thrown around, chain squeaking, and a cloud of embers and smoke rose from beyond the Wall.
"What was that?" Armin asked, standing up, touching his head gingerly. "An explosion?"
Eren, Mikasa and Armin automatically held one others hands, Levi gripped Erens free hand tightly.
"Over there!" a man shouted, pointing.
"Did something fall?" another man asked.
"If only" Mikasa whispered sadly, Eren shuddered
"Armin, what are you doing?" Eren asked as Armin ran towards the Wall, following the crowds of people. Eren and Mikasa ran after him.
"What is it?" Eren asked as they caught up to Armin, who stood amongst other citizens as they stared up at the Wall. "What are you looking at?"
He gasped.
Everyone flinched at the sound of Erens gasp, the horror shown in Eren's eyes haunted Reiner, Bertholdt and Annie
Krista hid herself in Ymir's side, preparing herself for the worst
Dark, choral music began playing as the camera moved up, to where a massive red, skinless hand clutched the top of the Wall. The fingers gripping it tightened, and chunks of stone flew through the air.
"No!" Armin gasped. "That's impossible! That wall's fifty meters high!" The three stood on the ground, tense, staring up in horror.
Eren's eyes widened, his breathing shaky and uneven. "It's one of them."
Levi looked at Eren and thought 'why isn't he afraid of titans now'
A massive shadow rose over the town as the Colossal Titan raised its head, steam rising from its skinless face. "A Titan!"
No one said a word, Hanji was sketching what she saw as fast as she could. Eren clenched Mikasa's hand tightly
Dramatic music played as the Colossal gripped the top of the Wall and pulled its foot back. It looked up, brown eyes cold as he brought his leg forwards. The Gate exploded, the force combined with the steam from the Titan sending people flying back. A woman screamed as her baby was torn away, and she was knocked away by a flying rock. Glass and stone shattered as chunks of the Wall crashed into buildings, tearing them apart. A massive wave of dust engulfed the town, ripping buildings apart and blowing people and objects alike away. People screamed as they turned to run, the top of a tower slamming into the ground, crushing a man like a bug. More dust geysers erupted from the city as rubble flew through the air. Blood sprayed through the air as one of the boys who'd been bullying Armin was crushed by a boulder.
The shiganshina trio paled, tears flowed down their faces, no noises escaped them. A few of the others were trying not to cry, it was so violent. This day was a tragedy
The camera moved back as countless smaller Titans began walking forwards, all headed towards the hole in the Wall. The Colossal shrank down, steam rising as its head disappeared below the top of the Wall.
"Where did it go" Hange whispered in confusion,
"I-It blasted a hole." Armin was on the ground while Eren and Mikasa stared up in mute horror.
'We are the good guys they are the devils' Reiner reminded himself, Bertholdt and Annie were shaking
Footsteps pounded on the ground as a blond-haired Titan stomped through the hole. It stopped, turning to look at the crowds of people on the ground, and they screamed, turning to run. "They're coming in!"
Eren closed his eyes and took in a deep breath knowing what's going to happen. He let go of Mikasa's hand. He let go of Levi's hand. Levi watched Eren closely knowing the worst is about to come. Eren brought his knees up to his chest with his hands gripping his hair tightly
"The Titans are coming in!"
Armin started walking backwards. "We have to go," he said. He gasped. "Eren!"
Eren stumbled forwards against the tide of people, eyes wide. "Our house is in that direction!" A woman knocked into his shoulder. "My mom!" Mikasa gasped, running after him.
A gasp left eren's mouth as he clenched his teeth and shook his head.
Levi winced, he looked around and almost everyone was crying except Annie,Reiner, Mike, Erwin and him. Bertholdt had tears running down his face. Levi looked at that trio suspiciously
"Mikasa!" Armin cried, reaching out a hand. He froze, staring at his shaking arm. He reached forwards, grabbing his own wrist. "This is the end," he said quietly. Tears pricked the corners of his eyes. "Our city is going to be destroyed by all those Titans!"
Armin held onto Mikasa tightly, both of them shaking as they mourned for the death of their home
Eren and Mikasa ran down the street, crashing into people as they went. A little boy clung to his mother as she sobbed, grabbing at the bottom half of a crushed man. Eren's eyes were wide with horror as he watched the destruction and carnage around him. Our house couldn't have been hit. He panted as he looked forwards again. If I turn this corner, my house will be there like always.
Hange covered her mouth with her hand as she heard this. Annie and Reiner saw their vision blurring with this, even they questions if they were the good guys anymore.
"Pause the video PAUSED THE VIDEO" Eren jerked forward as he screamed, more tears ran down his face. Erens sad cry triggered something in Levi, he needed to protect Eren but he didn't know how.
He let out a horror-struck gasp as they rounded the corner. Mikasa's eyes widened as he ran forwards. "Mom!" he screamed.
Annie flinched at this, everyone knew what was going to happen
Eren started to breath harshly and shook his head wishing it would stop, Mikasa gripped Armin tightly as he did also.
The house was decimated—a boulder had crashed straight through the ceiling, and the foundations had been crushed to rubble, the ceiling caved in on itself, heavy beams lying on top of each other. "Mom!" Carla's eyes flickered open and she looked up from where she was trapped beneath two beams.
"No," Levi whispered with wide eyes, this was just cruel.
Eren let out a strangled sob seeing this image again, he didn't want to see this again
Krista was openly crying into ymir's shirt who was watching with wide eyes
"Eren!"
"M-mom" Eren said with a choked voice, Levi grabbed Eren and placed him between his legs. Erens back hit Levi's chest, he wasn't sitting on his lap. Levi wrapped his arms around Eren and held him tightly. Eren was shaking, too lost to know what was going on
"Mikasa, grab that end!" Eren said, kneeling next to the beam. "We're going to lift the beam!" They both grunted as they pulled with all their might, shoulder quivering as they tried to move the beam.
'She's not going to make it…' Petra thought sadly
'No two humans could lift that alone' Levi thought
Eren froze and he looked to the side as the ground shook with the force of massive footsteps. Titans walked through the destroyed city, every step making tiles shake from roofs and the earth quiver. A tall, blonde-haired Titan walked forwards, a massive smile on its face.
Gasps filled the room seeing the smiling titan
"Thats a monster" Connie choked out
Eren growled at the screen seeing that smile, Levi noticed the change in reaction but knew it wouldn't stay that way
Eren grit his teeth. "Let's hurry, Mikasa!"
"I know!" They continued pulling at the beam, teeth grit, limbs quivering.
'They've run out of time' Hange thought
'Its over' Moblit thought gripping Hange's hand tightly
"It's them," Carla whispered, eyes wide. "The Titans have breached the Wall." She looked at Eren. "Eren, you've got to get out of here! Take Mikasa and run!"
Sasha let out a cry and hugged Connie tightly unable to bare the scene
Jean covered his mouth with his hands as he was hunched over trying to not let out any noise while tears wet his face
Eren sobbed hearing his mom cry out
"I should have- I should have" Eren gasped but Levi tightened his grasp on the boy "Shh Eren there was nothing you could do" he whispered in his ear.
"I want to run!" he cried, pulling harder. His fingers were soaked red as he pulled at the wood, harsh edges digging into his skin and tearing at his nails. "But you have to get out of here!" The beam shifted and jolted.
Erwin rubbed his face at this, hearing this come from a small boy who's trying to save his mom when she knows she can't be
Mikasa brought her knees up to her chest but never let go of Armins hand
Armin knew the world is cruel but this is horrific, he never understood why Eren hated titans so much. He always pretended he did but now he understands
"My legs have been crushed," Carla said, eyes wide as she stared ahead blankly. "Even if you could get me out of here, I can't run." Eren's eyes were full of tears as he stared at her in horror. "Don't you understand?"
Eren sobbed out "No I DON'T" Eren thrashed in Levi's hold but Levi didn't budge, Levi flinched at hearing her cry
"She wants them to leave her there" Sasha cried out Connie held onto her as he was in hysterics
"I'll carry you!" he screamed.
Mike felt wetness on his cheeks but didn't move 'that titan is going to kill her won't it'
"Why won't you just shut up and listen to me for once in your life?" Carla demanded, tears flying from her eyes. There were tears in Mikasa's eyes as she grabbed the beam. "I'm asking you to do one final thing!" The girl grit her teeth, dropping her head, hair falling over her face. "Mikasa!" Carla cried.
Petra saw the state of Eren, he never got to mourn his mom
A small cry left Mikasa's mouth, she buried her head into Armins shoulder who held onto her tightly
"No!" Mikasa sobbed as she gave the beam another tug. "I can't!"
Jeans heart panged hearing Mikasa cry out, Annie slapped her hand over her mouth. It was becoming to much
"Do you want all three of us to die?" Carla demanded as the Smiling Titan drew closer. She gasped at the sound of retracting cables as Hannes landed in front them. "Hannes!"
"He won't be able to do it" Hange whispers
"He's still drunk" Moblit added sadly, holding Hange close
"Take the children and get them out of here!" she ordered as he walked forwards.
Levi's breath hitched at his, he held Eren tightly. Eren clenched his teeth watching Hannes
He smiled as he knelt in front of her. "That's not our only option, Carla," he said. "I'm going to kill that Titan and save all of you!" He leapt to his feet, running forwards and drawing his swords.
People shook their heads knowing he won't be able to, Reiner whispered "did we do this?" Bertholdt let out a strangled cry
"No, wait! Don't do this!" Carla wailed.
Eren cried out hearing his mom's voice, unable to take the pain of rewatching it
Hannes ignored her as he ran. For certain, I can save the kids, he thought as he ran. But this is my chance to give back the debt I owe.
"Debt?" Mike whispered, not realizing he said anything
Hannes froze with a horrified gasp, screeching to a halt.
The Smiling Titan loomed over him, teeth bared in its unnatural grin, head tilted as it stared down at him.
Everyone looked at the screen in horror, the titans face would never leave Erens head
Eren yelled and screamed seeing the titan
"Thats...a fucking monster" Oluo said darkly
Hannes grit his teeth, shoving his swords back in their slots. Eren gasped as Hannes suddenly scooped him up, tossing him over his shoulder. "No! Hannes!" Mikasa gasped as he grabbed her around the waist, tucking her under his arm. "What are you doing?!"
Mikasa and Eren cried out, Armin held Mikasa, Levi held Eren. The two were thrashing wanting to get out. But what could they do once they get out?
Carla smiled, tears in her eyes as Hannes ran. "Thank you, Hannes," she said shakily.
Eren couldn't yell anymore, but he kept on sobbing. Wishing he could've saved her
"No!" he cried, reaching towards her, as if he could still save her. "Mom!"
'Turn away, stop watching! Eren' Everyone thought as the boy never looked away from his mom
"Eren!" She reached out. "Mikasa!" Eren stared at her in horror as she reached out. "You must survive!"
'I'm so sorry mom' Eren thought
An image of Carla wiping food off Eren's face as they stood in the kitchen, Mikasa holding a basket of bread while Grisha watched with a smile, appeared.
She gasped, and the tears flowed down her face. She shook as she brought her hand back, covering her mouth. "Don't go. . ." she whispered as she sobbed.
Strangled gasps filled the room hearing the small cry of help. Eren started to hyperventilate as he cried, he didn't hear her the first time. Levi kept on telling Eren to breathe, he needed to breathe.
The Smiling Titan's stopped over the house and Eren gasped as it tossed the roof aside as easily as if it had been made of paper and reached down, lifting Carla from the rubble.
Mikasa turned away just like the first time, unable to watch this horror.
"No!" Eren screamed, tears flying from his eyes as they ran. Carla struggled in the Titan's grip, kicking her legs and slamming a fist on the iron grip.
"She was still kicking" Sasha whimpered
"She lied to save them" Hange said with horror painting her face
"Please" Eren begged to no one, Eren shook his head praying it would somehow be different.
Everyone was crying, Soldiers walls were being broken down
The Titan grinned as it reached down, grabbing her torso and yanking. Eren's eyes were wide with horror as he watched it bring her to its mouth.
"She was kicking, she lied," Eren cried, leaning back into Levi's hold. Levi flinched as he watched the titan break her back
Jean watched with wide eyes, her body folded the wrong way. It was horrific
Its jaw stretched unnaturally wide as it slung Carla's limp form into its mouth, and Mikasa looked away, eyes wide, lips pursed.
Eren looked at the screen in horror, praying, hoping, that it was all a dream
Levi watched in horror, his mom died a slow death, nothing like this, this massacre
Tears ran down Eren's face as the yellowed teeth chomped down.
Eren jerked forward letting out a heartbreaking scream as he sobbed, everyone broke hearing it. Eren was in hysterics
Ribbons of blood sprayed through the air, drops of red falling like petals and splattering on the ground. "On that day, humanity remembered." The red splashed on the ground, but Eren's eyes stayed fixed on the Titan, tears on his cheeks. "The fear of being held in control by them." The Smiling Titan turned, face and torso covered with blood, and swallowed, grinning up at the sky. "The humiliation of being imprisoned." It turned, watching as Hannes carried the children away.
"He never looked away" Petra announced horrified, how did Eren go on after witnessing that as a child
"Oh my god"
"Look at Eren…"
Everyone looked at Eren, seeing the crying boy. Levi held him tighter, whispering calm words in his ear. No one commented on the affectionate nature that came from the Captain. After a few minutes Eren calmed down, Eren eventually fell asleep. Exhausted from crying so much.
"Poor Eren" Petra said softly as she didn't want to wake the boy.
"Wait.." Hange said slowly
"Why did the titan kill her before it ate her?" Hange said out loud, Levi didn't pay attention to her comment but everyone else did.
"Wait, you're right," Jean said, shocked, everyone had calmed down. Mikasa rubbed her eyes and yawned
"Wait, are we sleeping here or are there rooms?" Sasha asked as she heard Mikasa's yawn
"To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1"Heyo so this is a fanfic of the AOT character watching the show! And reacting I always loved these types of fanfic but was too scared to write one myself so here yeah go I hope you like it, also this fanfic will have ships such as Eren/Levi and etc so if you dislike feel free to not read :D
This takes place three days before the 57th expedition which is the one with the female titan, all of the members are transported into a room which was like a theatre. This room has a huge screen that practically takes up a whole wall, the chairs are different than you expect. Instead of chairs, it's couches because it's more comfortable. I'm going to let you imagine how the room itself looks and how the couches are arranged.
Here is the seating arrangement
Front
Erwin, Mike, Levi, Eren, Armin, Mikasa, Connie, Sasha, Jean, Christa, Ymir,
Hange, Moblit, Petra, Oluo, Gunther, Eld
Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie,
back
And if you dislike this seating arrangement that is okay because feel free to think of your own : now let's get started
Everyone was sleeping until a loud bang echoed throughout the base, Levi was the first one awake as he was constantly alert. Levi walked down to the dungeon checking to see if Eren was the one causing all the commotion. A second bang echoed through the base however this time the walls shook, Eren woke up. Levi looked around to see what could've caused the noise but it seemed it came from nowhere Eren yawned and rubbed his eyes, he looked at the figure in front of him
"Captain?"
"Go back to sleep, false alarm" Levi said with his usual blank face, a third bang was heard, everything went black.
Eren woke up in a strange room, he was on the floor and studying his surroundings as he came to. Eren looked to his left to see Levi sitting on a couch
"Rise and shine brat" Levi said as he drank his tea with the same blank expression as always, Eren looked to his right and saw Armin and Mikasa, Mikasa ran over to him checking to see if he's okay. Eren stood up slowly and rubbed his head
"Mikasa I'm fine okay" Eren said quietly as he saw EVERYONE was there. Eren sat down between Armin and Levi, Eren relaxed as he realized the couch was really comfy.
"Where the hell are we" Jean asked the pending question, "and why are we here?" Armin added. Everyone was still pretty tired, Connie and Sasha were half asleep. Hange had her head on Moblits shoulder as she was also tired since tonight was supposed to be the night everyone rested properly. Eren was still rubbing his eyes as he yawned, he felt a warm touch on his thigh and realized it was Levi holding a cup of tea on it.
"Captain?" Eren asked tiredly with confusion, Levi held the glass up to his hands
"Drink this, it'll wake you up" Levi handed the cup of tea to Eren who took it with a small smile and a small blush dusting his cheeks. Armin watched the interaction and thought back to how eren would watch the survey corps come back and eren always watched levi with adoration
"Thank you captain" Levi hummed as his response, not feeling very talkative so late at night. Hange smirked and lifted her head from Moblits shoulder, she looked at Erwin and motioned towards Levi and eren. Erwin nodded with a small smile
"Thank you for coming" A voice said, Jean huffed
"We didn't come here" Jean mumbled, Sasha chuckled at his comment
"You all will be watching the show "attack on titan" which is your past, present, and future. Yes all of it is real and no I cannot say how I have the footage, sit back and get comfortable because you guys will be here for awhile, any questions?" The voice explained, Armin was the first to respond
"What is your name? And why are we here?"
"You can call me lora, you are here to watch your past present and future" Armin furrowed his eyebrows at this
"Whose past present and future?"
"Eren yeager is the main focus at the end of the day" Eren sunk into himself and groaned, (eren is a bit ooc in this and so is Levi) Levi rose an eyebrow at this
'This should be fun' Petra sighed, the lights started to dim and multiple "ooo~" filled the room
The episode started off completely silent as a yellow sky faded onto the screen, two geese flying by passing scenic clouds. A low, echoing noise grew louder as the two birds were reflected in one large, green eye.
"Is anyone else already confused?" Connie asked as he looked at the screen
"I wonder what year this was" Erwin murmured
People on the ground stared up at the sky, all wearing different expressions, a mix of confusion, curiosity, terror as they all looked at one spot.
Eren tensed up, as did Armin and Mikasa. Eren slowly shook his head as he tightly grasped armins hand. Mikasa held Armins other hand and buried her face deeper into the scarf
Hange, Erwin and Levi took note of this,
Reiner and Bertholdt knew and they held their breath
A white dog growled, leaning down and barking silently.
The geese flew by a tower and the camera panned, showing a massive red hand holding onto the top of a fifty-meter wall, steam rising up from behind it.
A gasp escaped Hange, as she hasn't witnessed the colossal yet
"WOW LOOK AT THAT GORGEOUS HUNK OF TITA-" Hange screeched making levi slap her on the back of the head to shut up
Hange grumbled and started to sketch what she saw in her notebook
"Thats scary" Christa shuddered, Ymir wrapped her arm around her
"Don't worry my dear Christa, i will protect you" Ymir said was a playful smirk
Younger versions of Mikasa, Eren, and Armin stared up at it, eyes wide, mouths agape as they stood in the crowd.
"Ooo~ eren you were so cute" Petra cooed at seeing the young boy
"Yeah you were, what happened" Jean said with his horse smirk
Mikasa glared at jean who gulped in fear,
"Why are you just standing there?" Oluo said with crossed arms
Petra huffed and turned to the tongue biting man "oh shush Oluo you'd freeze too"
Oluo glowered and mumbled "would not"
Mike responded out loud "would too" Oluos jaw dropped causing Sasha and Connie to cackle
"On that day, humanity remembered." People began running and screaming as a massive shadow loomed over the Wall, casting itself over people, squares, streets, and buildings.
"That voice-"
"Armin is that you?" Reiner asked
"I'm not sure but it sounds like me" Armin said, his gaze landed on Eren whose eyes were glued to the screen. Armin squeezed Eren's hand and Eren's eyes turned to meet with Armins
Eren shook his head
He wasn't okay
A massive head raised over the top of the Wall: skinless, muscle stretched tightly over bones, brown eyes appraising the humans below coldly.
"Holy shit." Eld said
"Its fuckin huge" Jean added
"That's what she-" Connie started but Jean whacked him on the head
Eren let go of Armin's hand and tightly wrapped a blanket around himself. He ended up leaning closer to Levi who didn't mind
Sasha shuddered at the image, and Christa buried herself closer to ymir.
"The fear of being in control by them." Steam rose from the Titan's face as the camera moved back, showing the larger-than-life creature standing over the city."The humiliation of being imprisoned." The camera focused on Eren's eyes, pupils contracted, wide with horror.
Eren released a shaky breath
"Why is it so damn quiet" Gunther whispered to Petra who shrugged with a frown
Erwin was looking at Eren, his reaction peaked his interest, he wanted to know what happened to Eren during this time
Dramatic, choral music began playing as the camera moved, showing the Colossal's back, and then a bird's-eye view of the district, the Titan standing at the Gate, steam rising into the air.
"Woah"
"Flat ass" Connie whispered, Bertholdt's face turns red causing Reiner to laugh
The camera shook as a bird flew by it, and, suddenly the scene changed.
Horses whinnied as they galloped through a forest, kicking up mud as they ran through a large puddle, rain falling in sheets.
"Was that the scouts? Wait was it THAT expedition?" Eren asked, vividly remembering Moses arm
Levi nodded and wondered how Eren knew, a dark shadow crossed over Erwin's face remembering that day
A man charged forwards, green cloak flapping as he rode. "All hands, prepare for battle!" he commanded. The camera focused on his ODM box as his horse moved. "There's only one target! Stop it by any means!"
Eren and the others leaned forward in interest, Eren's eyes were wide and sparkled as the screen light reflected off of them
Mikasa noticed this and realized how long its been since she saw that
The camera moved, showing Hange, Moses, and Erwin as they rode. "The gate is mankind's first stronghold beyond the Walls!"
"Commander Erwin!" connie said excitedly as he pointed at the screen
"Look there's Hange!" Krista said smiling
Erwin started. "Target approaching!" he shouted.
The camera moved, whipping through the forest to show a large-bellied Titan moving slowly through the trees.
"Sasha that will be you if you don't lay off the food~" Ymir said causing everyone to laugh except eren, mikasa and levi. Even Erwin let out a small chuckle
Shadis threw his arm out. "Split into five groups as we've practiced!" The horses split, charging around a massive tree. "We'll be the decoy. All squadrons, engage omni-directional mobility gear! For my brothers!"
"Wait is that..?" Jean said with wide eyes
"Is that shadis?" Reiner said leaning forward with jean
"He was commander before he quit and Erwin took over" Mike commented
Moses yanked out his swords and pressed a trigger. His cable anchored onto a tree and the camera swept around his mechanism, showing the wire as it was yanked. The Scouts flew into the air, Moses twisting a few times before shooting off-screen.
"They are showing this guy a lot" Armin said
"I think thats Moses" Eren said quietly
"Why does that matter though?" Armin whispered
"You'll see" Eren whispered
Erwin swung forwards, followed by two Squad Members as a group on the ground charged the Titan. "We'll strike from all directions!" Moses shouted, swinging around a tree. He shouted, pulling out his blades. "We'll show you the strength of humanity!" The camera moved in on the Titan's nape as Moses spun in the air, blades slicing through the air before the screen went black.
"Uh oh"
"Uh oh indeed" Erwin sighes
Purple flowers danced as a breeze blew through a field, leaves and petals reflecting the bright sunlight. Suddenly, the image shuddered, flashing, a spray of blood covering it, and a toothy mouth opened wide for a brief second as red continued splashing over the screen.
People in the room grimaced at the scene
A wide-eyed corpse was picked up from the ground, and a windmill was shown on a grassy plain. Titans flashed into existence behind it before the scene vanished, the wide mouth opening again in a dark forest.
"This is very out of the blue… mike said
A slumped suit was shown in front of a crackling fire before that image was replaced by a child's bed, covered in toys, sunlight streaming in through a window. An image of four mangled bodies in a rainy forest appearing, a wide eye in a blood-splattered face with a bug crawling over it flashing onto the screen. Dark limbs yanked a limp body from a pile of rubble, and Eren's eyes flew open with a gasp.
"You dreamt that?!" multiple people screeched
"It's not like I remember dreaming it!" eren threw his arms up
"You were a weird ass kid" Reiner commented
"What kid dreams this crap" Oluo huffed
Two black birds burst from a tree, flying away as Mikasa knelt over Eren.
"Oh Mikasa you're so cute!" Sasha gushed
Eren's eyes were wide, breaths short as he focused on Mikasa. "Mikasa. Hey."
"Eren seems shaken up from the dream" Petra commented
"it was very violent during certain parts…" Moblit responded
"We should get back," she said.
"Um, where are we, exactly?"
"You didn't know where you were?" Armin said with wide eyes
"Seriously yeager did you hit your head?" Oluo said only for Petra to hit him on the back of his head causing him to bite his tongue
Mikasa stood up. "Did you sleep so deeply that you forgot where you are?" she asked.
"How would that even work?" Connie said quietly
"I don't know. . ." he sat up, rubbing his eyes. "The dream I was having went on forever." A cloud drifted overhead, throwing them into shadow. "What was it about. . ?" He dropped his arm. "I can't remember."
"I mean would you even want to remember a dream like that?" Krista asked
"Hell to the no" Ymir answered
Mikasa stood, pulling the straps of a load of firewood over her shoulders. "Eren," she turned to him. "Why were you crying?"
"I know it was a scary dream but was it really that bad?" Reiner asked
"You know eren for such a stubborn brat i never thought id see the day you cried from a dream" Jean said with a smirk
Eren was going to stand up but then stopped, he wasn't in his right mind
Eren started, raising a hand to touch the teary corner of his eye. A gust of wind blew the cloud away, and sunlight streamed back down.
"You know some of the scenery has been really pretty" Krista commented
Petra hummed in agreement
Year 845, Shiganshina District.
"No shit"
The scene faded back onto the screen as the camera closed in on a cannon at the top of the Wall.
"Listen!" Titans stomped towards the Wall, reaching up to scratch at the surface. "These walls are a bulwark gifted by God!"
"They are so small compared to the wall, the walls are so big don't you find it weird? It would take years for them to be built, and with the population number it would take even more time so how were they built?" Connie said with furrowed eyebrows
Hange's eyebrows rose,
"Congrats connie you said something smart" Jean said with a smile as he patted Connie's back
'He has a point' Erwin thought
"Those preachers are so annoying" Ymir groaned and threw her head back
"Ymir!" Krista said with astonishment
"What its true" Ymir threw her hands up in a 'you know i'm right you can't blame me' type of way
The camera panned over the Wall to the Interior of Wall Maria. "Don't let anyone know I was crying," Eren said as he and Mikasa crossed a bridge over a small stream."
"Welp sorry eren we ALL know now" Ymir said playfully
Eren rolled his eyes
"Its okay eren we all know you're just a big little titan baby" Hange leaned over and pinched his cheek, Levi smacked her hand away
"I won't," Mikasa swore. "But crying for no apparent reason. . . you might want your father to look into it."
"Mikasa he's not dying" Armin said exasperatedly
Mikasa scratched the back of her head with her cheeks flushed in embarrassment
"No way!" Eren protested as they passed through the Gate. "I can't talk about that with my father!"
"What are you crying about, Eren?" The two looked up as a Garrison soldier stepped in front of them.
"You knew garrison soldiers eren?" Erwin asked curiously
"Everyone knew me because of my dad" eren answered quietly
"Hey, Mr. Hannes."
The rosy-cheeked soldier glanced down at him. "Or did Mikasa get mad at you?" He leaned down, planting his hands on his hips.
"Is he..?" Mike asked with wide eyes
"His cheeks are flushed" Reiner commented
"Tch getting drunk while on duty?" Levi commented with a look of disappointment, eren looked at Levi, Levi noticed his gaze and looked back. Eren wrapped himself back up with the blankets and looked back at the screen
"What?" Eren shouted. "Why would I cry? Ugh!" He leaned back, covering his nose. "You smell like a drunk!"
"Oh god look at all those bottles. They finished three bottles already!" Hange said shocked
"You tell him eren!" Krista cheered him on caused eren to chuckle
A few other soldiers laughed from where they sat around a crate, playing cards and drinking from mugs and bottles. "Oh, leave him alone," a sandy-haired man chuckled, taking a swig from his bottle.
Jeans jaw dropped "do all of them drink?"
"That's just disappointing" Moblit tutted
"You're drinking again?" Eren asked, frowning.
"Again?!" Gunther yelled
"Disgraceful" Levi growled causing eren to blush, Levi took note of this
"Ohoho you all know what time it is" Jean said with a smirk
"Eren is gonna get maddd" Connie answered with the same smirk
"You kids care for a swig?"
"Did he just offer you guys alcohol?" Mike said in a low voice, Erwins shoulders tensed
"Wasn't the first time" mikasa whispered
"Mikasa don't-" Armin started
"But he-" Mikasa stopped talking when she noticed eren looking at her with a stern eye
Aren't you on duty?" Eren asked, looking up at him.
"When crazy kid know better than those damn adults" Jean said resting his jaw on his hand
"They should be ashamed of themselves" Hange murmured
"I mean how sad do you have to be to drink as a soldier while on duty?" Gunther says "i wouldnt call it sad i would call it how stupid do you have to be to not give a damn and put lives in danger?" Eld responded with a sneer as he watched the scene play out
"Yup!" he grinned, tapping his chest casually with his fist. "Watching the old Gate, we are." He sighed, putting his hands back on his hips and closing his eyes. "It's thirsty work, posting sentry all day." He shrugged. "It's trivial to have a bit of alcohol mixed with our drinks."
"Watching the gate my ass, its not trivial at all" Petra said angrily
Eren sighed as he watched Hannes, he unraveled himself from the blanket and sat normally instead of sitting in a curled up ball. He sat back and draped the blanket over his lap
Eren didn't notice but Levi put his hand under the blanket and placed it on erens thigh. Eren squeaked in surprised
"Eren you alright?" Armin asks concerned
Eren nodded with a small smile
Eren grit his teeth, grip on his straps shaking as he clenched his fists. "How do you expect to fight if you're so loose on your feet?" he demanded. Mikasa glanced over at him.
"Eren has more sense than him" Ymir commented
Eren slipped his hand under the blanket and grabbed Levis hand, he moved it off his thigh and held his hand under the blanket
"Armin, mikasa do you think it would've been different if hannes wasn't"
"Eren i don't think it would've been any different" Mikasa whispered
Hannes looked up with a confused sound. "Now, why on earth would I have to fight?"
Levi raised his eyebrow, "tch what bullshit is this"
"This was like the worst day for this to happen" sasha said worriedly
"They've gotten so lazy they genuinely think they don't have to fight at all?!" Gunther said angrily
"Why do you think?" Eren snapped. "What if they break through the Walls?"
Everyone turned to look at Eren, Eren shifted under their gazes uncomfortably
"What..?" Eren said not getting it
"Dude"
"Its fucking weird that you say that and then boom wall is broken" jean says shocked
"Its as if you unconsciously knew" Hange muttered
Blood spurted as a merchant chopped a wriggling fish in half.
"FOOD" Sasha yelled out
"Calm yourself you damn buffet whore" Jean muttered causing connie to burst into laughter
"Eren, please," Hannes groaned as the boy glared defiantly up at him. "Don't shout so suddenly." He massaged his forehead with a wince as the other Garrison guards watched.
"Is he that drunk?.."
"The doctor's kid has some fire in him!" the other soldier who'd spoken earlier laughed, standing up. He walked forwards to stand next to Hannes. "If something happens, we'll be sure to hop into action."
"Doctors kid?" petra asks
"My dad is a doctor, he is well known" Eren summed it up
Hange snorts "eren your dad wasn't just well known, he saved shiganshina from a plague"
Eren scratches the back of his head and shrugs
"Eren do you know where your dad is?" Erwin asked wondering if they could meet him
Eren sighs "nope"
"But, you know," he continued. "There hasn't been a single incident in a hundred years."
"But. . ." Eren clenched his fists. "My father says that it's times like these that are the most dangerous!"
"Smart guy" Levi mutters loud enough for Eren to hear, a bang was heard in the room and a kitchen suddenly appears. Levi leaned towards eren
"Go make me some tea" eren nodded and got up. Eren could se the screen from the kitchen
"Dr. Jaeger said that?" Hannes glanced up contemplatively. The camera panned over a marketplace as he spoke. "You can't argue with a man who saved us from an epidemic." Two blacksmiths chatted with two blushing girls as they hammered a piece of metal. "But this is different."
"But in the end its life or death" sasha whispered
He glanced over his shoulder. "As a soldier, you sometimes see them when we're reinforcing the Walls." The camera panned over the rooftops and the Wall, which loomed so high above them. "But there's no way they can do anything to Walls fifty meters high."
"God its like they completely jinxed it" Jean groaned
"He probably plays a big part in something later on" Petra says
"So," Eren said. "You all have no inclination to fight them?"
"How the hell is Eren the most mature person in this conversation?" Jean asked
"Not really," Hannes shrugged.
"Sad honesty" Levi muttered as he crossed his legs
"What?" Eren protested. "Then you should call yourselves the Wall Cleanup Club, not soldiers!"
"They would be shitty cleaners Eren" Levi said making eye contact with Eren as he came back with a platter of tea
Eren nodded in agreement as he sat down
"Eren you were so sassy oh my god" Hanji laughed
"Not a bad idea!" Hannes chuckled. "However," he said. "Only in a worst-case scenario are we soldiers deployed." He looked down at him. "While we soldiers are made fun of and live for free, it's proof that everyone lives safely in peace."
"Not for long huh" Ymir whispered long enough for Reiner and Bertholdt to hear
Eren's fist shook with the force that he was clenching it with. "We can sit around idly," he said quietly. "And just live while we are confined inside these Walls." Mikasa watched out of the corner of her eye. "But that means we're no different from livestock." He stared at the ground, teeth gritted.
"Eren, did you lose brain cells when you got older?" Jean asked confused
"Hah? Whats that supposed to mean horse face" Eren said with a sneer
"You actually made sense here but now your just-" Reiner smacked his hand over Jeans mouth
"Oh shut it jean the horses in the stables are smarter than you" Moblit choked on his water when he heard Erens come back
Hannes started at the sight of Eren's expression, and glanced to the side as the other Garrison members began laughing.
"You were right about the kid having courage," a dark-haired man chortled.
"I wouldn't say courage but I would definitely say an abundance of rage" Eld murmured
"Agreed" Gunther whispered back
"Thou there's nothing he can do about it," another one snickered.
"Uh—yeah," Hannes grinned uneasily. "Hey, Eren!" he called as the brunet walked away, Mikasa following.
"Im kinda surprised Eren didn't try to physically fight him" Hanji said with a smile
"How lowly do you think of me you guys?" Eren sighed
"Heh," the sandy-haired soldier chuckled. "What a strange kid."
"More like crazy fucking kid who dreams about titans hes never seen before" Gunthers said
"Wait how did Eren dream about titans if he's never seen one before?" Eld said with furrowed eyebrows
Hanjis head whipped towards Eren "Eren, do you know when you became a shifter?"
Eren's mouths opened but he shook his head
Hannes frowned. "I wonder if he wants to join the Scout Regiment?"
"Alright raise your hand if you believe Eren would go down to the streets whenever the Survey Corps came back" Reiner snickered
Everyone raised their hands and laughed, Eren groaned
"Its okay Eren we know about your obsession with-" Eren slapped both of his hands over Armins mouth
"Hohoho obsession?" Hanji leaned in
"If you say one more word I will go back in time and make sure that titan swallowed you" Eren threatens, Armin rolled his eyes and turned back to the screen
Eren and Mikasa walked up a stone path behind a cluster of houses in silence. "Eren," Mikasa said suddenly. "You should forget about joining the Scout Regiment."
"So you knew what you wanted to do since you were a kid huh" Erwin muttered
"You should've listened to her y'know" Jean said
Eren's eyes widened, and he looked at her. "Why does everybody think they're a joke?"
"She's just trying to protect you Eren" Petra said with a sad smile
"I know I just, I couldn't live a life that was inside the walls" Eren whispered the last part
Levi looked at Eren with an eyebrow
"That's not the issue," she said. They both stopped as a bell began clanging.
"Hehe" Armin giggled, Eren glared
"The Scout Regiment's back!" Eren cried as they watched the bell swing back and forth in the tower. "They're going to open the main Gate." He turned to her. "We can make it if we hurry. I want a good view!"
All the adult survey corps members turned to Eren with their eyebrows raised, Eren sunk into the cushion of the couch.
"So Eren, who was your favorite survey corps soldier?" Hanji said with her glasses flashing
Armin and Mikasa smiled behind their hands, Eren sputtered "I-um-well"
"Oi brat spit it out" Levi said looking Eren dead in the eye, Eren gulped and looked down
"Well?" Mike said also curious
"Erens favorite was Levi" Mikasa said softly, Erens head slowly turned to look at Mikasa with a deadly glare, Eren took his pillow and whipped it at Mikasa
"YAH THAT WAS A SECRET MIKA" Eren yelled as he hit her with the pillow
All the cadets burst out into laughter, Levi had a small smirk on his face which quickly disappeared at he saw Erwin looking at him
'Your entering dangerous territory' Erwins eyes told Levi
Levi glared at him 'I don't give a damn shitty brows'
Erwin sighed and nodded, Armin decided it was time to stop Eren by tickling him at his sides
"AHSIKDHF" Eren screeched in a high pitched voice
Jean, Connie and Sasha burst out into laughter
"Eren shut the hell up already" Levi said and grabbed Erens arm to pull him down onto the sofa cushion but instead Armin accidentally pushed him onto Levi's lap.
Eren turned his head to look at Levi and gulped
"Im sorry C-Captain I didn't-" Levi decided to interrupt Eren
"I don't care Eren just continue watching the damn show we are wasting time" Levi said with a low voice and Eren nodded, everyone's attention was back on the screen
Levi wrapped his arms around Erens waist and rested his chin on the green eyed soldier's shoulder, Eren relaxed into his touch. Suddenly another loud bang was heard, everyone's seat turned into movie theatre recliner chairs and they were big. Black leather but it was comfortable, Eren ended up lying down with his head on Levi's chest, Levi's hand was in Eren's hair. Neither said anything and no one else did either
"Yo this is hella nice" Reiner whispered to Jean
"I know right like damn we have blankets too" Jean said back with a smile
"They are so fluffy" Petra said as she sunk into her cushion
"Uh—" he grabbed her hand and dragged her after him as he ran forwards.
"Damn Eren you yanked her like a rag doll" Connie muttered
Hooves clattered on the ground as the Scouts walked into the Walls, some walking, some riding, and others in the wagons whose wheels jolted as they were pulled down the bumpy dirt path. People lined up on the sides of the street, muttering to each other as the Scouts walked by.
All of the adults soldiers who were in the expedition had a shadow cast over their face, it was a bad expedition. Armin noticed and leaned over to ask Erwin if he was okay
"It was a very bad expedition" Erwin said with a grimace
"Argh!" Eren craned his neck to look over the shoulder of a woman with a basket full of baguettes. "I can't see a thing!" He rushed by, bumping into a bald man with a beard and mustache. He hopped onto a crate and stood up straight, grinning, as Mikasa climbed up next to him.
'Oh Eren…' Mikasa sighed as she thought about how happy he was earlier that day
Erwin rode his horse down the street, two members of his squad behind him. He glanced up as he rode past, spotting Eren's grinning face. He frowned, looking away, keeping his eyes locked on the path.
"Do you remember seeing him Commander?" Armin asked
Erwin shook his head regretfully "my mind was prioritized on other things sadly" Erwin said softly
Eren wrapped his arm around levi's waist without thinking, Levi tensed and relaxed, Levi tightened his hold on Eren and started running his fingers though Eren's hair. Eren's eyes started to close, Levi didn't even notice. He was too focused on the screen.
Eren's face fell as he watched him ride away in confusion.
Hanji's heart panged for Eren when he saw the boys smile disappear
He glanced back down the street, and his eyes widened with a horrified gasp.
Mike cringed at the reaction Eren gave
"Hm" Annie hummed
Bloodstained soldiers lined the street as they staggered home: a man with a bandage wrapped tightly over a bloody eye socket limped forwards, an arm tossed over a dark-haired man's shoulder; a blond man atop a horse had the entire bottom half of his face wrapped up, blood staining it from his nose and cheek; an unconscious man lay in a wagon, head resting on a small bundle of straw, an arm wrapped in a sling and a leg tightly bandaged, his crush ODM gear lying next to him.
"Back then… was it like this everytime?" Krista asked
Hanji shook her head
"No, but it was worse back then, less resources, less advanced, it was rough" Hanji said
"How could such a young kid see this and still want to join?" Jean asked
"Pride?" Petra guessed
"Devotion?" Gunther also guessed
"Adoration" Armin said
"Eren held a deep adoration for the soldiers of the survey corps, he looked up to them, they are were his heroes" Armin added
"I see" Petra said
Countless more injured soldiers rode behind a wild-eyes man with scraggly brown hair and wrinkles on his forehead.
"Its weird seeing him with hair" Jean said to Connie
"I'm so used to seeing Shadis all bald with the light bouncing off it" Connie snickered
"It makes sense why he is so tough, probably wants to prevent anything like this happening again so he pushes everyone to grow a thicker skin" Ymir comments and everyone nods to it
"Only this many returned?" a man asked as they rode by.
Krista grimaced at the image "so little…" she whispered in shock
"The rest of them got eaten," another sighed.
Eren and Mikasa watched, eyes wide. "That's what happens when you go outside the Walls," the first man sighed.
"I bet Eren didn't like hearing that" Jean said, Mikasa shook her head
"Moses? Moses?" The two children looked to the side as an aged woman walked into the street. "Excuse me," she said, walking up to the Keith. "Where is my son? He should be with you." She walked up to him, gripping his blood-stained cloak.
"Poor woman" Petra whispered with sad eyes, her son is probably gone
Sasha grimaced at how the woman looked, complete devastation
"Oh god show anything but this please" Mike whispers covering his face
Keith's expression was impassive as he looked down at her. "This is Moses's mother," he said. He glanced at a dark-haired, mustachioed man next to him. "Bright it forth." The old woman staggered back, eyes widening.
"Uh bring what forth exactly?" Sasha said,Levi hated this part, he looked away and looked down at Eren only to realize he fell asleep. Levi draped the blanket over the two of them and cradled the boy in his arms.
The man walked forwards and deposited something in her arms. She looked down at the bloody wrap and gasped. Her eyes were wide with horror as she looked up at Keith. He stared back at her and she lifted away the blood-stained fabric.
"What the actual fuck is that" Jean said shocked, he leaned forward to get a better look. Bertholdt turned green and looked away, Annie cringed but kept on watching
"Is that a piece of him?!" Sasha and Connie screech, Sasha put her potato down
"I think I just lost my appetite" Sasha muttered, Connie, Armin, Mikasa, Jean and Reiner turn to look at Sasha with their jaws on the floor
A bruised, bloody hand appeared as the wrappings fell away and she gasped with horror, covering it back up, shoulder shaking. "I'm sorry," Shadis said as she let out a pained sob. "It's all that was left of him." The other Scouts were looking away while the citizens watched on.
"THEY GAVE HER HIS ARM?!" Connie said disgusted
The woman collapsed to her knees, clutching the severed arm and wailing openly. Eren's eyes were wide with horror while Mikasa watched on sadly, brows furrowed. Shadis knelt as the woman began speaking. "Was he useful?" she asked. He started. Tears flowed down the woman's face as she stared into space, eyes blazing. "Tell me that, despite his missing hand, his scrifice gave us a better chance!" She finished in a scream, raising her head to stare at Shadis.
"Oh god" Erwin said as he put his hand over his eyes and curled in on himself
'That day was all kind of fucks up' Mike thought with dark eyes
A breeze blew by, dust and dry blown away as Shadis stared at the grieving mother. "Of course!" he stuttered. His eyes widened as he watched her continue to cradle the limb. "But. . ." his shoulders dropped. "This time. . ." the Scouts were silent as he continued speaking. "No, just like it was before. . ." He grit his teeth, squeezing his eyes shut. "It was all futile!" he cried. Tears ran down her cheeks as Moses's mother stared at him in horror. "Because of my incompetence, I've lost my comrades." The citizens watched in shock and horror as Shadis broke down. "And I wasn't able to discern anything about them!" Eren's eyes were wide as he listened to Shadis scream, tear racing down his face.
"That is really messed up" Jean commented, Armin nodded "and hearing that right after finding out her son is dead?" Armin added
"Look at Eren's face, I wonder what he was thinking" Connie announced
Everyone turned to look at Eren
"Oh? He's asleep" Hange commented as she leaned in with a smile on her face
Eren curled further into Levi's chest and whined softly, Levi ran his fingers through the brown hair. Petra cooed at Eren
'How unusual for Captain to act like this' Petra thought
"Brat shouldn't even be touching captain" Oluo muttered bitterly
"Captain" Mikasa whispered softly, Levi looked at her in response
"You should wake up Eren, he needs to see what happens next" Mikasa said softly, bracing herself for Erens reaction at seeing his mom again
"How outrageous," a man said as the last wagon rolled away.
Sasha roller her eyes at this, Levi whispered in Eren's ear "oi wake up" Eren grumbled and shook his head. Levi sighed and jabbed two fingers into Eren's side. Eren shot up glaring at Levi
"Make your next move wisely brat if you want to keep your head" Levi said, leveling his eyes with Erens. Eren sighed and sat up, the chair moved to make everyone sit upwards but at a slant for comfort. Currently Eren was sitting thigh to thigh with Levi, the chairs were big enough to fit two people. Levi poured himself another cup of tea and continued to watch the screen. Eren sighed and decided to watch too, he decided he would talk to Captain Levi later.
"Absolutely," another man grumbled. "It's as if our taxes go towards keeping those bastards fed." He shouted, spittle flying from his mouth as a stick smacked his head. He grunted, grabbing his skull and looking to the side to see a furious Eren, still wielding the branch. "You little brat!"
"BAHAHAHAH" Hange burst out into laughter, Levi nodded with a smirk.
Connie, Jean and Sasha were cackling, "you get him Eren!" Petra said with a smile
Krista and Ymir were smiling too
Erwin looked at Eren on the screen and just couldn't stop thinking about how Eren was so devoted to the scouts 'how come it doesn't phase him' Erwin thought
Eren raised his stick for another blow, but, before he could do anything, Mikasa's hand shout of from around the corner and grabbed him, yanking him away.
"Aw I wanted to see Eren fight" Connie whined
"I think we all know how that would go" Ymir said with a smirk
"Hey!" Eren said offended
"Is she wrong?" Armin said to Eren with a smile
Eren grumbled out a small no
Oi!" Eren cried, arms flailing as she dragged him away, his heels digging into the ground. "What are you doing?" he demanded as she soldiered on. "Mikasa!"
"Damn Mikasa has muscle" Ymir said, Krista nodded in agreement
"Was Mikasa always so strong?" Jean asked, Mikasa thought back to that day in the cabin, Mikasa sighed and buried herself in her scar
'Is it a sensitive topic?' Jean thought as he looked at Mikasa
"Hey!" the man shouted, darting into the alley. "Come back here!"
"All right, I get it!" Eren protested. "Stop, already!"
Mikasa grunted and swung Eren forwards, tossing him into the side of a building. He shouted as he crashed into it, landing on his stomach, firewood scattering all over the place. Mikasa walked forwards calmly as he got to his knees. "Oh, great!" he groaned. "Now the kindling's everywhere!"
"Woah" Connie said, Sashas jaw was on the floor "she threw him like a rag doll" Sasha said
Levi observed this 'unexplained strength…' he thought, Levi looked over at Hanji to see her writing down notes, Levi whispered to Hanji
"The hell are you doing" Levi looked down at her messy notes and back at her, Hanji's eyes were darting back and forth across her notes
"She is trying to figure out why Mikasa has so much strength and Eren doesn't" Mike answered, Hanji started mumbling
"How-it doesn't make any sense, same size, height… how could she pick him up like that and throw him that far" Hanji growled in frustration and sighed,
"Maybe something will explain it later on" Hanji said as she decided to let it go and just watch the show. Mikasa overheard this comment and tensed up 'god please don't show that day in the cabin' Mikasa prayed
"So," she said. "Are you still bound and determined to join the Scouts?"
Eren groaned at this, "So Mikasa really didn't want you to join the scouts" Jean said wistfully, Eren nodded at this "she was very against the idea" he said
He looked up from his frantic quest to collect the sticks. She didn't break eye contact as she kept staring down at him.
He looked away, brows furrowed. "Just help me pick these up."
She walked forwards, kneeling next to him. "There's not much to help."
"Ouch" Eld muttered, he felt the second hand embarrassment from that and judging the others faces they did too
"Poor Eren" Krista muttered, Ymir rolled her eyes at how soft Krista is
"Damn Eren, she really-" Jean started but Connie elbowed him before he said something stupid
Eren and Mikasa walked up the stairs to the Jaeger's house. "Hey, we're home," Eren said as he pushed open the door.
Eren and Mikasa gripped their arm rests and tensed up, they both sat forward bracing themselves for what they were going to see.
Armin looked at them sadly and decided to switch seats with Mikasa so she could be closer to Eren during this. Eren and Mikasa's hands immediately met and held onto each other tightly. The adults observed this and frowned, Erens resolve and walls breaking right in front of them. Levi looked at Eren and put his right hand on Erens back in comfort.
"Welcome home, kids," Carla said as she ladled soup into bowls. Grisha glanced over his shoulder, pausing in his writing, and smiled.
Eren went completely still. Everyone was watching the screen. Mikasa and Eren's eyes glazed over, Eren was trembling and closed his eyes as he breathed in
"Waaaa you guys have geese hanging on the ceiling, you guys had MEAT" Sasha said with drool down her chin
Levi 'tch'ed in disgust at her and threw a napkin at her, Sasha wiped her face avoiding Levi's gaze
"Shiganshina is pretty poor so how do you guys have such nice meat, and your house it huge" Jean asked
Eren was too focused on the screen to answer
'I never thought I'd hear her voice again' Eren and Mikasa thought, Eren opened his eyes and turned to Mikasa, the two interlocked arms over the armrest and released a shaky breath.
Armin held Mikasa's right hand and squeezed it, Mikasa squeezed back as a thank you
The wood clattered as Eren dumped it into a box. "Wow, Eren," Carla said, Mikasa pumping water into cups in the background. "You worked unusually hard today."
"What work-" Jean started but Petra interrupted him "not now Jean looks at them" Petra whispered. Jean looked over at Mikasa and Eren, he shifted guiltily and turned back to the screen.
Sure," he said, glancing to the side. Carla leaned down and pinched his ear. He winced, pulling out of her grasp and rubbing it. "What was that for?" he asked.
Eren let out a small gasp, deeply wishing he could feel her soft touch again. Eren and Mikasa held each other tightly, white knuckles and shallow breathing
"Your ears are red," she smiled. "Which means you've got something to hide. Mikasa helped you again, now, didn't she?"
"Well that's good to know" Levi said with a smirk, his comment loosened the high running tension in the room. Eren chuckled,
"She always knew, but she never seriously scolded me for it, she-" Eren couldn't continue, he choked as his throat closed off due to the oncoming breakdown, Eren took in a deep breath and kept on watching. Mikasa couldn't react, she just held onto Eren.
Reiner and Bertholdt were shaking at the scene, knowing what they caused. Reiner kept on reminding himself they were the good guys and that they had to do this. Annie was clenching her fists, nails digging into her palm with guilt.
"You look just like your mother Eren" Petra said softly, Eren's head whipped to turn to Petra, Eren could speak so he nodded with a watery smile
"You really do, same face but just different eyes" Hanji added, she also took note of the eye colors in Eren's family, they were rare. Hanji whispered to Mike
"Don't you think its a bit weird how Erens families eye color are so rare, look at Erens green blue vibrancy, his dads are more dulled but look at his moms, they are practically a honey yellow" Mike hummed at her comment,
"More important question, does Eren's mom side of the family have any important history?" Erwin butted in and asked, Hanji looked at him with wide eyes realizing they knew absolutely nothing about Eren's family.
Orange flowers grew below the window of the dining room. "Hey, where are you going, Dad?" Eren asked, scraping out his bowl. "Work?
"Yes," Grisha said, tapping his books into a neat pile. "Some people in the interior." He put them into his bag. "I should be back in a few days."
"Your dad would go to the interior?" Jean asked shocked, Eren cleared his throat and nodded "yeah he would go often, he had important patients" Eren said softly
"Did he ever teach you about medicine and medical information?" Hanji asked excitedly
Armin chuckled at this, "Oh yes he did" Armin answered with a smile, Hanji got more excited at this
"He made me learn it no matter how much I didn't want to" Eren huffed at the memory
"We could use more doctors Eren" Moblit said with a smile, Eren hummed at this
"Tch the brat has enough on his plate he doesn't need anymore" Levi said as he rolled his eye, but also curious as he wanted to see Eren in action as a doctor.
"Hm," Eren lifted the bowl to slurp up the remaining contents.
"food…" Sasha said with a dreamy smile
Mikasa knew what was going to happen next, she squeezed Eren's hand as an apology and he reciprocated it.
Mikasa was silent as she poked her soup. "Eren's thinking about joining the Scouts," she said suddenly.
"Wasn't that a bit harsh?" Petra asked, Gunther and Eld nodded in agreement
'She hoped his mom stopped him' Erwin thought and looked at Eren now 'but it didn't'
Carla gasped, turning around, and Grisha froze, looking up. Eren stared at Mikasa, jaw agape. "You said you wouldn't tell!" he cried indignantly, tossing the bowl and spoon on the table.
"Oh god" Eren whimpered, he didn't want to hear the argument he had with his mom.
Mikasa looked at Eren, "Im sorry Eren" Mikasa whispered. Eren clenched her hand tightly and didn't respond.
Erwin watched the interaction closely 'what was she apologizing for?'
"Eren," Carla bustled around the table. "What are you thinking?" She grabbed his shoulders. "Do you know how many people have died outside those Walls?" she demanded.
"I know that!" he shouted.
Eren cringed at his younger self, "no no no please don't yell at her" Eren muttered, he let go of Mikasa and hunched over with his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands.
Nobody spoke, the tense in the room was high and it wasn't time for any comments
"So why—" Carla's voice rose.
Eren and Mikasa flinched at their mom's voice
"Eren," Grisha interrupted, and both mother and son looked at him. "Why do you want to go beyond the Walls?" he asked.
"Nice timing" Levi muttered, Eren sat back against the seat next to Levi. Levi moved his hand from Erens back when he sat back and grabbed Erens left hand. Erens breath shuddered at the contact, his ears burning red. Mikasa noticed the interaction, her eyes widened but she didn't say anything.
'Good question' Erwin thought
Eren set his jaw. "I want to know what the world is like beyond those Walls," he said. Grisha watched as he continued speaking. "I can't stand having a life confined behind those Walls. Also, if no one survives here. . ." Mikasa watched as he grew more passionate. "All those lives we lost would be for nothing!"
"Thats…" Jean said shocked at Erens answer
"Well said brat" Levi said as he held Eren's hand, Eren whispered "thank you"
"Eren really had his dreams set already" Eld said with a smile
"You know Eren that might be the most sane thing I have ever heard you say" Ymir said with a chuckle
Grisha looked up, the sunlight reflecting off his glasses. "I see."
"Your eyes almost look the same but yours are more green from the yellow of your moms" Petra observes
"I guess, I never really thought about my eyes" Eren said a bit shocked
"Really?" Krista said astounded that he never thought about them
"Yeah I mean why would I?" Eren said confused, Levi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose
"Because you have really fucking bright eyes" Levi said to Eren, Eren sputtered
"Uh-erm-thanks?" Levi squeezed his hand as a your welcome
Eren's eyes widened and he looked up at him in confusion. "It's time for me to go," Grisha said, standing up. "I'll be late for the ferry."
"Wait so he doesn't care that you wanted to be a scout?" Jean said confused and shocked that Erens dad did nothing
"I don't really know, I think he was fine with my answer?" Eren said as he shrugged
"Can you imagine if Eren didn't want to be in the scouts?" Armins said as he tried to fathom the idea
"Nope" Jean said with a smirk
"Darling, wait!" Carla protested as Eren watched Grisha leave. "Set this boy straight!"
"Dear, please," Grisha said as they stood in the doorway, and he put on his hat. "Mere words won't hold back the boy's curiosity of the world." Carla raised her hand, but was interrupted as Grisha turned around. "Eren," he said. "When I get back, I'll let you in on what I've been secretly doing in the basement." He reached into his shirt and pulled out a thin golden key on a string around his neck.
"The basement" Hanji's glasses flashed as she pushed them up, Erwin nodded
"hopefully we can find out what secrets it holds" Mike muttered
"So your dad never let you go down into the basement?" Gunther asked, Eren shook his head no "My dad would always go down there to do work but he never told me what was down there" Eren said
Eren's eyes widened and he grinned. "Really?" The key shone in the sunlight, and Grisha snatched it back, tucking it into his shirt.
Eren touched the key around his neck, and gripped it tightly
"Eren do you remember when you got the key?" Erwin asked since the scene doesn't show Erens dad giving it to him. Eren thought for a second before he shook his head.
"So it seems Eren did see his dad after the fall of Shiganshina, well well Eren are you lying to us?" Ymir said as she turned to the green eyed boy. Eren paled
"No, why would I lie, I don't remembe-" Eren gasped as fragments of memories filled his head. Eren grabbed his head in pain and hunched over, flashes of the injection and his father filled his vision
"Eren!" Hanji yelled as she ran over to him, she checked his eyes, they were extremely dilated. Hanji pinched his neck in hopes of reaction, Eren gasped as Hanji touched his neck. Eren pushed Hanji away and breathed heavily, "Sorry Hanji" Eren said as he realized what he did
"Its okay you weren't aware" Hanji said, grabbing her notebook and writing down what happened once she said it down. Levi rubbed Eren's hand with his thumb and continued to hold it
"Have a good trip!" Eren waved as Grisha walked down the rocky steps.
"There were so many homes" Eren whispered, Armin's eyes glistened seeing the old neighborhood.
Carla turned to him. "You're not allowed," she said.
"Huh?"
"This ridiculous idea about the Scout Regiment," she said.
"Oh Eren please shut up" Eren said to his past self that was on the screen, Eren looked away unable to watch it. Instead he focused on Levi's hand and observed the long pale fingers, nails perfectly clean some veins bulge more noticeable when his hand moved. Eren started to massage Levis hand, Levi didn't stop Eren because it felt nice.
"What?" he demanded, turning to her. "Ridiculous? It seems even more ridiculous to live your life like livestock!" Carla held a hand out to him, but he turned, running down a side street.
Armin and Mikasa cringed, Armin looked at Mikasa to whisper "This fight could've been avoided" Mikasa nodded looking at the floor. Mikasa turned to apologize to Eren, she tapped his shoulder (Lets pretend Armin, Mikasa and Eren know german from his dad, im using google translate so Im sorry if it aint accurate)
"Es tut mir Leid Eren"(I am sorry Eren) Mikasa said softly in german, Eren turned to Mikasa and stopped massaging Levi's hand. Levi noticed the language change
"Ich vergebe dir" (I forgive you) Eren whispered back, Levi wondered what language they were speaking but decided to stay silent. Eren held Levis hand and focused on the screen again.
"Eren!" She held out her hand futilely as he disappeared around a corner. She lowered her hand, brows furrowed. "Mikasa," she said as the girl walked down the steps, seizing her shoulders. "That boy is looking for danger," she said, eyes wide and desperate. "When he's in trouble, you have to help him."
Multiple peoples eyes widened
"So that's why" Armin said quietly, he turned to look at Mikasa who was looking at the ground
"Is that why you protect me" Eren said to Mikasa shocked, Mikasa nodded and turned to Eren
"I promised her" Mikasa said in a small voice, Eren looked conflicted when he heard this
She nodded. "Yes."
"No hesitation at all" Erwin said to Hanji
"Its a strange attachment she has to him" Hanji observed
"Heh!" The camera looked up at the blue sky as a scuffling noise sounded through an alley. "Where's the sacrilege now, huh?"
"Oh no" Armin said groaning as he readjusted himself in his seat, Erwin saw this and decided that Armin was going to show up next on the screen
Armin made a pained noise as he was slammed into a wall. "Why don't you hit back, if you're aggravated?" He reached up to grab weakly at bully's hand.
"You were bullied?" Erwin asked darkly, Armin nodded with red ears in embarrassment. Eren clenched his fist harshly at the memory and remembered how Armin would get beat up before they could come and help him.
"People saw me as a weak kid so I was an easy target" Armin explained
He winced, glaring up at him. "No, I won't do that," he said. "If I do," he continued defiantly. "I'll stoop down to your level!"
"What did you say?" the boy snarled, raising a fist.
"You actually know I'm right," Armin said, a red mark on his cheek, tears in the corners of his eyes. "But you can't deal with it, so you resort to violence." The bully scowled, twisting his lip. "That pretty much means you've surrendered to me!"
"You know Armin I commend you for fighting back verbally but your ass is still gonna get beat" Ymir said with a grimace
"Yeah Im sorry too Armin but this is like asking for it to happen" Connie said with a bit of cringe on his face
The boy grit his teeth. "Shut your mouth!" he shouted, raising his hand.
"Back off!"
"Uh?" The boys started, looking to the side.
"It's Eren!" one shouted as he ran forwards, glaring at the boys.
"Ohoho? Seems like we will see a fight" Jean snickered, Armin gave a small laugh at this part, they were afraid of Mikasa, not Eren
"Are you back for more?" one sneered.
"For more?" Reiner said not really knowing if his comment was even a question
"Maybe he hasn't learned his lesson," the first boy leered.
"I'll get him good, this time!" The third boy started, holding a hand over his eyes. "Huh?"
"M-Mikasa's with him!" The dark-haired girl ran behind Eren, arms trailing behind her, barely breaking a sweat, eyes dull and filled to the brim with the promise of eternal torment.
"AHAHAHAHA" Connie and Jean burst into laughter, almost everyone was laughing. Reiner chuckled at this
"Holy shit Mikasa looks scary" Hange gasps with a smile, Mikasa lowered her head in embarrassment
The first boy gasped in horror, stumbling backwards. "Run!" The boys screamed as they flailed their arms, racing in the other direction.
More people laughed at the scene, Mikasa scared those boys shitless
Eren panted as he skidded to a stop. "Those guys saw me and ran!" he declared proudly as Mikasa walked up behind him.
Erens covered his face in embarrassment as his ears burned, Levi rolled his eyes at this and whacked Eren on the back of his head
"Ow what was that for" Eren said rubbing his head offendedly
"For being a dumbass" Eren was speechless at his response
"Oh Eren" Petra said with a small smile, Sasha face palmed at this
Armin stood up and wince, dropping back to his knees with a gasp.
Erwins face darkened at this, seeing Armin hurt
"Was it always this bad Armin?" Moblit asked
"Sometimes, it varied" Armin said remembering the pain causing him to rub his arms
"Are you okay, Armin?" Eren asked, walking forwards.
Armin started as Eren held out a hand, then looked away, mouth tense. "I can stand up by myself."
Erwin observed Armins character and nodded approvingly, Levi's eyes narrowed at this though 'will he decline help during something drastic?' he thought
The three sat on the bank on the river as the sun set. "So they heard me rattling on about how mankind's future lay beyond the Wall," Armin said as a man rowed a gondola past. "So they started beating me."
"Im sorry what?" Connie said shocked
"They beat you up over something that stupid?" Jean asked,
"People don't like ideas they can't fathom" Erwin said, remembering his father saying it before he "died in an accident". It wasn't an accident and Erwin knew it.
"Idiots," Eren grumbled, tossing a stone into the river. "Why does it have to be this way? Why can't people just let us dream?"
"We've survived for a hundred years within these Walls," Armin replied. "The whole time we've lived quietly as to not get their attention. So," he continued. "To maintain our peace, it's a taboo to have interest in what is beyond the Wall."
"Armin you were really smart for your age" Hanji complimented, Armin turned red and thanked her
"How did you know that much at such a young age" Erwin asked Armin curiously, a shadow cast over Armin's eyes
"My parents were killed for trying to leave the walls" Armin said darkly, Everyone's heads whipped towards Armins in shock
Hanji wrote this down in her notebook wanting to ask questions but Armin beat her to it
"I'd rather not talk about it please" Armin said softly
Eren looked away. "Well, I'll be risking my own life. I can choose what I want to do with it."
"Damn Eren you really are a suicidal bastard" Jean sighed
"There's no way in hell," Mikasa snapped. The boys looked at her. "No way," she said, quieter.
"Wait a minute!" Eren said, scowling. "You ratted me out to my father!"
"You are so sassy Eren" Jean groaned and Connie chuckled
"Huh?" Armin looked at him.
"I never promised you anything," she said, looking away.
Jeans eyebrows rose at the surprising sass that Mikasa spouted
"How did it go?" Armin said quickly as Eren grit his teeth.
"Always count on Armin to cut in at the perfect time" Sasha said gratefully
"They weren't happy about it," Eren admitted.
Armin sighed. "Not surprisingly," he said. Leaves rustled on the ground before being blown away as a breeze blew by, and the clouds moved swiftly overhead. "I wonder," Armin said. "About those who believe there's a real, secure future living within these Walls."
Levi thought about the underground and sighed
"The only future is a one in a cage" Levi muttered, Eren heard and nodded at this
"Mama!" A beaming father watched as a little boy ran towards his mother.
"Just because the Walls haven't been breached in a hundred years," Armin said, eyes bright and intense as he stared at the ground. "The guarantee that they won't break through today. . ." Children laughed as they played in a schoolyard. "Just doesn't exist."
Armin, Mikasa and Eren tensed up
"Okay what the fuck, now Armin predicts it too?" Jean says with furrowed eyebrows
"Realistic kid" Levi said
"I wish I was wrong" Armin said with a choked voice
A mother stood on a roof, cradling a small, blond-haired baby, as sheets billowed on a clothesline.
The wind stopped, and the sheets grew still. The camera focused on the Wall as two geese flew by, the sky a rainbow blend of colours in the setting sun, the clouds forming a circle over the Gate.
"Wait look at the clouds" Hanji said quickly
"The lightning that comes from transforming," Erwin muttered
Not a sound was heard.
"Oh I don't this silence" Sasha said shaking her head
Bertholdt held his breath and gripped the arm rests
No one said anything else
A sudden burst of yellow lightning struck the earth right in front of the gate. Eren, Armin, and Mikasa yelled as they were jolted into the air, and other people around them cried out, stumbling as the earth shook. A sign creaked as it was thrown around, chain squeaking, and a cloud of embers and smoke rose from beyond the Wall.
"What was that?" Armin asked, standing up, touching his head gingerly. "An explosion?"
Eren, Mikasa and Armin automatically held one others hands, Levi gripped Erens free hand tightly.
"Over there!" a man shouted, pointing.
"Did something fall?" another man asked.
"If only" Mikasa whispered sadly, Eren shuddered
"Armin, what are you doing?" Eren asked as Armin ran towards the Wall, following the crowds of people. Eren and Mikasa ran after him.
"What is it?" Eren asked as they caught up to Armin, who stood amongst other citizens as they stared up at the Wall. "What are you looking at?"
He gasped.
Everyone flinched at the sound of Erens gasp, the horror shown in Eren's eyes haunted Reiner, Bertholdt and Annie
Krista hid herself in Ymir's side, preparing herself for the worst
Dark, choral music began playing as the camera moved up, to where a massive red, skinless hand clutched the top of the Wall. The fingers gripping it tightened, and chunks of stone flew through the air.
"No!" Armin gasped. "That's impossible! That wall's fifty meters high!" The three stood on the ground, tense, staring up in horror.
Eren's eyes widened, his breathing shaky and uneven. "It's one of them."
Levi looked at Eren and thought 'why isn't he afraid of titans now'
A massive shadow rose over the town as the Colossal Titan raised its head, steam rising from its skinless face. "A Titan!"
No one said a word, Hanji was sketching what she saw as fast as she could. Eren clenched Mikasa's hand tightly
Dramatic music played as the Colossal gripped the top of the Wall and pulled its foot back. It looked up, brown eyes cold as he brought his leg forwards. The Gate exploded, the force combined with the steam from the Titan sending people flying back. A woman screamed as her baby was torn away, and she was knocked away by a flying rock. Glass and stone shattered as chunks of the Wall crashed into buildings, tearing them apart. A massive wave of dust engulfed the town, ripping buildings apart and blowing people and objects alike away. People screamed as they turned to run, the top of a tower slamming into the ground, crushing a man like a bug. More dust geysers erupted from the city as rubble flew through the air. Blood sprayed through the air as one of the boys who'd been bullying Armin was crushed by a boulder.
The shiganshina trio paled, tears flowed down their faces, no noises escaped them. A few of the others were trying not to cry, it was so violent. This day was a tragedy
The camera moved back as countless smaller Titans began walking forwards, all headed towards the hole in the Wall. The Colossal shrank down, steam rising as its head disappeared below the top of the Wall.
"Where did it go" Hange whispered in confusion,
"I-It blasted a hole." Armin was on the ground while Eren and Mikasa stared up in mute horror.
'We are the good guys they are the devils' Reiner reminded himself, Bertholdt and Annie were shaking
Footsteps pounded on the ground as a blond-haired Titan stomped through the hole. It stopped, turning to look at the crowds of people on the ground, and they screamed, turning to run. "They're coming in!"
Eren closed his eyes and took in a deep breath knowing what's going to happen. He let go of Mikasa's hand. He let go of Levi's hand. Levi watched Eren closely knowing the worst is about to come. Eren brought his knees up to his chest with his hands gripping his hair tightly
"The Titans are coming in!"
Armin started walking backwards. "We have to go," he said. He gasped. "Eren!"
Eren stumbled forwards against the tide of people, eyes wide. "Our house is in that direction!" A woman knocked into his shoulder. "My mom!" Mikasa gasped, running after him.
A gasp left eren's mouth as he clenched his teeth and shook his head.
Levi winced, he looked around and almost everyone was crying except Annie,Reiner, Mike, Erwin and him. Bertholdt had tears running down his face. Levi looked at that trio suspiciously
"Mikasa!" Armin cried, reaching out a hand. He froze, staring at his shaking arm. He reached forwards, grabbing his own wrist. "This is the end," he said quietly. Tears pricked the corners of his eyes. "Our city is going to be destroyed by all those Titans!"
Armin held onto Mikasa tightly, both of them shaking as they mourned for the death of their home
Eren and Mikasa ran down the street, crashing into people as they went. A little boy clung to his mother as she sobbed, grabbing at the bottom half of a crushed man. Eren's eyes were wide with horror as he watched the destruction and carnage around him. Our house couldn't have been hit. He panted as he looked forwards again. If I turn this corner, my house will be there like always.
Hange covered her mouth with her hand as she heard this. Annie and Reiner saw their vision blurring with this, even they questions if they were the good guys anymore.
"Pause the video PAUSED THE VIDEO" Eren jerked forward as he screamed, more tears ran down his face. Erens sad cry triggered something in Levi, he needed to protect Eren but he didn't know how.
He let out a horror-struck gasp as they rounded the corner. Mikasa's eyes widened as he ran forwards. "Mom!" he screamed.
Annie flinched at this, everyone knew what was going to happen
Eren started to breath harshly and shook his head wishing it would stop, Mikasa gripped Armin tightly as he did also.
The house was decimated—a boulder had crashed straight through the ceiling, and the foundations had been crushed to rubble, the ceiling caved in on itself, heavy beams lying on top of each other. "Mom!" Carla's eyes flickered open and she looked up from where she was trapped beneath two beams.
"No," Levi whispered with wide eyes, this was just cruel.
Eren let out a strangled sob seeing this image again, he didn't want to see this again
Krista was openly crying into ymir's shirt who was watching with wide eyes
"Eren!"
"M-mom" Eren said with a choked voice, Levi grabbed Eren and placed him between his legs. Erens back hit Levi's chest, he wasn't sitting on his lap. Levi wrapped his arms around Eren and held him tightly. Eren was shaking, too lost to know what was going on
"Mikasa, grab that end!" Eren said, kneeling next to the beam. "We're going to lift the beam!" They both grunted as they pulled with all their might, shoulder quivering as they tried to move the beam.
'She's not going to make it…' Petra thought sadly
'No two humans could lift that alone' Levi thought
Eren froze and he looked to the side as the ground shook with the force of massive footsteps. Titans walked through the destroyed city, every step making tiles shake from roofs and the earth quiver. A tall, blonde-haired Titan walked forwards, a massive smile on its face.
Gasps filled the room seeing the smiling titan
"Thats a monster" Connie choked out
Eren growled at the screen seeing that smile, Levi noticed the change in reaction but knew it wouldn't stay that way
Eren grit his teeth. "Let's hurry, Mikasa!"
"I know!" They continued pulling at the beam, teeth grit, limbs quivering.
'They've run out of time' Hange thought
'Its over' Moblit thought gripping Hange's hand tightly
"It's them," Carla whispered, eyes wide. "The Titans have breached the Wall." She looked at Eren. "Eren, you've got to get out of here! Take Mikasa and run!"
Sasha let out a cry and hugged Connie tightly unable to bare the scene
Jean covered his mouth with his hands as he was hunched over trying to not let out any noise while tears wet his face
Eren sobbed hearing his mom cry out
"I should have- I should have" Eren gasped but Levi tightened his grasp on the boy "Shh Eren there was nothing you could do" he whispered in his ear.
"I want to run!" he cried, pulling harder. His fingers were soaked red as he pulled at the wood, harsh edges digging into his skin and tearing at his nails. "But you have to get out of here!" The beam shifted and jolted.
Erwin rubbed his face at this, hearing this come from a small boy who's trying to save his mom when she knows she can't be
Mikasa brought her knees up to her chest but never let go of Armins hand
Armin knew the world is cruel but this is horrific, he never understood why Eren hated titans so much. He always pretended he did but now he understands
"My legs have been crushed," Carla said, eyes wide as she stared ahead blankly. "Even if you could get me out of here, I can't run." Eren's eyes were full of tears as he stared at her in horror. "Don't you understand?"
Eren sobbed out "No I DON'T" Eren thrashed in Levi's hold but Levi didn't budge, Levi flinched at hearing her cry
"She wants them to leave her there" Sasha cried out Connie held onto her as he was in hysterics
"I'll carry you!" he screamed.
Mike felt wetness on his cheeks but didn't move 'that titan is going to kill her won't it'
"Why won't you just shut up and listen to me for once in your life?" Carla demanded, tears flying from her eyes. There were tears in Mikasa's eyes as she grabbed the beam. "I'm asking you to do one final thing!" The girl grit her teeth, dropping her head, hair falling over her face. "Mikasa!" Carla cried.
Petra saw the state of Eren, he never got to mourn his mom
A small cry left Mikasa's mouth, she buried her head into Armins shoulder who held onto her tightly
"No!" Mikasa sobbed as she gave the beam another tug. "I can't!"
Jeans heart panged hearing Mikasa cry out, Annie slapped her hand over her mouth. It was becoming to much
"Do you want all three of us to die?" Carla demanded as the Smiling Titan drew closer. She gasped at the sound of retracting cables as Hannes landed in front them. "Hannes!"
"He won't be able to do it" Hange whispers
"He's still drunk" Moblit added sadly, holding Hange close
"Take the children and get them out of here!" she ordered as he walked forwards.
Levi's breath hitched at his, he held Eren tightly. Eren clenched his teeth watching Hannes
He smiled as he knelt in front of her. "That's not our only option, Carla," he said. "I'm going to kill that Titan and save all of you!" He leapt to his feet, running forwards and drawing his swords.
People shook their heads knowing he won't be able to, Reiner whispered "did we do this?" Bertholdt let out a strangled cry
"No, wait! Don't do this!" Carla wailed.
Eren cried out hearing his mom's voice, unable to take the pain of rewatching it
Hannes ignored her as he ran. For certain, I can save the kids, he thought as he ran. But this is my chance to give back the debt I owe.
"Debt?" Mike whispered, not realizing he said anything
Hannes froze with a horrified gasp, screeching to a halt.
The Smiling Titan loomed over him, teeth bared in its unnatural grin, head tilted as it stared down at him.
Everyone looked at the screen in horror, the titans face would never leave Erens head
Eren yelled and screamed seeing the titan
"Thats...a fucking monster" Oluo said darkly
Hannes grit his teeth, shoving his swords back in their slots. Eren gasped as Hannes suddenly scooped him up, tossing him over his shoulder. "No! Hannes!" Mikasa gasped as he grabbed her around the waist, tucking her under his arm. "What are you doing?!"
Mikasa and Eren cried out, Armin held Mikasa, Levi held Eren. The two were thrashing wanting to get out. But what could they do once they get out?
Carla smiled, tears in her eyes as Hannes ran. "Thank you, Hannes," she said shakily.
Eren couldn't yell anymore, but he kept on sobbing. Wishing he could've saved her
"No!" he cried, reaching towards her, as if he could still save her. "Mom!"
'Turn away, stop watching! Eren' Everyone thought as the boy never looked away from his mom
"Eren!" She reached out. "Mikasa!" Eren stared at her in horror as she reached out. "You must survive!"
'I'm so sorry mom' Eren thought
An image of Carla wiping food off Eren's face as they stood in the kitchen, Mikasa holding a basket of bread while Grisha watched with a smile, appeared.
She gasped, and the tears flowed down her face. She shook as she brought her hand back, covering her mouth. "Don't go. . ." she whispered as she sobbed.
Strangled gasps filled the room hearing the small cry of help. Eren started to hyperventilate as he cried, he didn't hear her the first time. Levi kept on telling Eren to breathe, he needed to breathe.
The Smiling Titan's stopped over the house and Eren gasped as it tossed the roof aside as easily as if it had been made of paper and reached down, lifting Carla from the rubble.
Mikasa turned away just like the first time, unable to watch this horror.
"No!" Eren screamed, tears flying from his eyes as they ran. Carla struggled in the Titan's grip, kicking her legs and slamming a fist on the iron grip.
"She was still kicking" Sasha whimpered
"She lied to save them" Hange said with horror painting her face
"Please" Eren begged to no one, Eren shook his head praying it would somehow be different.
Everyone was crying, Soldiers walls were being broken down
The Titan grinned as it reached down, grabbing her torso and yanking. Eren's eyes were wide with horror as he watched it bring her to its mouth.
"She was kicking, she lied," Eren cried, leaning back into Levi's hold. Levi flinched as he watched the titan break her back
Jean watched with wide eyes, her body folded the wrong way. It was horrific
Its jaw stretched unnaturally wide as it slung Carla's limp form into its mouth, and Mikasa looked away, eyes wide, lips pursed.
Eren looked at the screen in horror, praying, hoping, that it was all a dream
Levi watched in horror, his mom died a slow death, nothing like this, this massacre
Tears ran down Eren's face as the yellowed teeth chomped down.
Eren jerked forward letting out a heartbreaking scream as he sobbed, everyone broke hearing it. Eren was in hysterics
Ribbons of blood sprayed through the air, drops of red falling like petals and splattering on the ground. "On that day, humanity remembered." The red splashed on the ground, but Eren's eyes stayed fixed on the Titan, tears on his cheeks. "The fear of being held in control by them." The Smiling Titan turned, face and torso covered with blood, and swallowed, grinning up at the sky. "The humiliation of being imprisoned." It turned, watching as Hannes carried the children away.
"He never looked away" Petra announced horrified, how did Eren go on after witnessing that as a child
"Oh my god"
"Look at Eren…"
Everyone looked at Eren, seeing the crying boy. Levi held him tighter, whispering calm words in his ear. No one commented on the affectionate nature that came from the Captain. After a few minutes Eren calmed down, Eren eventually fell asleep. Exhausted from crying so much.
"Poor Eren" Petra said softly as she didn't want to wake the boy.
"Wait.." Hange said slowly
"Why did the titan kill her before it ate her?" Hange said out loud, Levi didn't pay attention to her comment but everyone else did.
"Wait, you're right," Jean said, shocked, everyone had calmed down. Mikasa rubbed her eyes and yawned
"Wait, are we sleeping here or are there rooms?" Sasha asked as she heard Mikasa's yawn
