Clarissa landed on a roof beside Commander Hange and Moblit. They were looking off at something. Clarissa walked up beside them to see what they were looking at. They were looking at a group of five or six soldiers flying around four titans. Clarissa squints her eyes then looked over at Commander Hange.
"Aren't you going to do anything? They look like they are struggling!" Clarissa said just as Nifa landed on the roof as well. Commander Hange looked at Clarissa with a smile.
"They got it! We will let one of them get eaten then we will head over there! That is why we are watching." Commander Hange said then she looked back to the group of soldiers. Clarissa sighed.
"They could be my friends! They have families! Why aren't you-"
"We will wait." Commander Hange said. Clarissa sighed and looked back over to the group of soldiers. Her hand tightened around her gear ready to fire off her ODM gear at any moment. She wanted to object. She wanted to run in and help them. Clarissa had to remind herself that it is Commander Hange, crazy scientist of the Survey Corps. Amazing strategist. She probably knows excatly what she is doing.
Two of the titans fell to the ground and started smoking. Maybe Commander Hange knew exactly who the soldiers were and that they could handle themselves. Even though that is the most likely situation, Clarissa couldn't help but feel guilty for not helping them. Even with her guilt she doesn't move as much as one centimeter.
Suddenly three more titans walked up to them. Now it was one on one, no cadet can deal with that. Maybe they weren't cadets. But with the look on Commander Hange's face, they most likely were.
"Nifa, Clarissa, go in for backup." Commander Hange ordered. It didn't take as much as one second for Clarissa to be flying through streets towards the group. Behind her were the snapping of wires from Nifa's gears.
Clarissa got up to the first three titans that just began to approach on the group. Clarissa took out two of the titans on her way to the main group. The third one was too out of the way for Clarissa to kill on her way. Nifa got the other one as she followed Clarissa. Clarissa got up to small group of five soldiers. They were all startled to watch Clarissa fly past them and kill two of the three titans in the group by the. Nifa killed the other one.
Clarissa landed on one of the roofs. While she landed she almost fell over because the pain of her ankle was so sudden. She decided to sit down on the top of the roof to give her ankle a break.
"Clare?" A voice asked. There was only three people that ever called her that. Two of them Clarissa had no idea where they were. Leaving it to be Armin.
Was it seriously him? Clarissa thought as she caught her breath. She grabbed onto her ankle and held onto it.
"Clarissa, is that you?!" A voice that Clarissa recognized as Eren said. Clarissa looked up and Armin, Eren, Jean, Sasha, and some other person Clarissa didn't recognize were standing on the roof.
"Yep, it's the all mighty Clarissa Everdeen." Clarissa said sarcastically looking down at her ankle.
"Is your ankle alright?" The girl Clarissa didn't recognize asked. Clarissa shrugged out of an instinctual action.
"I already got it bandaged. It is as good as it is going to be at this moment." Clarissa said then she stood up. "I don't think I have had the pleasure to get to know your name. If don't mind if I ask?" The girls' eyes widened. As well as Armin's and Eren's, they aren't used to Clarissa acting so formal. She normally didn't act formal, in the military. Before the military she was as formal as formal could be.
"Oh, it's Mina." She said with a smile. Clarissa nodded.
"Clarissa, I am going back to Commander Hange. Once you are finished here I am sure she will want you back as well." Nifa called as she stood on the roof across from them. Clarissa nodded then Nifa flew off.
"You're alive?" Jean asked. Clarissa looked at him and sighed.
"Yes, I am surprised that your brain is so small for you just to notice that." Clarissa said with a smirk.
"Clare, this is no-"
"You seriously still have a grudge on me after two months?" He asked with a laugh. Clarissa sighed and closed her eyes.
"You really must be stupid in order to think I would forgive you." Clarissa said. She opened her eyes and Jean was smirking.
"Maybe if you kissed me one more time I would start to think more." Jean said closing his eyes and pursing his lips. Clarissa walked up to him and slapped him, holding nothing back. He fell back down the roof but was able to use his ODM gear to climb back up to the roof. Armin grabbed onto her arm and watched Jean.
"You could of killed him!" Sasha called. Clarissa snickered a bit then lightly pulled her arm away from Armin.
"No way, he is to able with ODM to fall to the ground." Clarissa said then she turned around and pulled out her blades. She was spending too much time with the group. She had to get back to Commander Hange.
"Is that a compliment I hear?" Jean asked. Clarissa shook her head and kept her head straight as she watched Commander Hange, Nifa, and Moblit standing on a roof watching them.
"No, it is a mere fact." Clarissa said then she flew off the roof and over to the roof that Commander Hange, Nifa and Moblit are on.
"You slapped him! He fell off the roof. You slapped him!" Commander Hange yelled. Clarissa nodded slowly.
"Yes, am I in trouble for it?" Clarissa asked switching out her blades.
"No, you would of been if something happened. So, don't slap anyone else if there is a possibility of them falling to their death." Commander Hange said with a smile. Clarissa smiled.
"So that means if I slap someone, I won't get in trouble for it unless they are actually in danger of death?" Clarissa asked with a smile. Commander Hange smiled.
"Only if no one else knows." Commander Hange said. Clarissa smiled and shook her head.
"Okay, what are we doing now?" Clarissa asked getting rid of her smile. Commander Hange nodded then looked around.
"We wait until someone needs backup. Until then we don't need to do anything." Commander Hange said walking to the other side of the roof to look around. Clarissa looked over to Moblit. He shrugged and walked up beside Commander Hange.
"How can we tell if someone needs backup if we don't move?" Clarissa asked walking up beside Commander Hange.
"Good point," Commander Hange said, "I guess we wait until someone screams…"
"Why wouldn't we just go around until we find someone that needs help." Clarissa suggests. Commander Hange nodded and smiled.
"I guess that would be the smartest idea. So, let's go!" Commander Hange said then she used her ODM gear and flew off the roof and started flying through the streets. Clarissa, Nifa, and Moblit instantly followed her. They flew through the streets killing any titans in their way. There was no one exactly in need of help. Everyone had it all sorted out. So Commander Hange and her squad were just doing their part of killing.
After another hour or two of titan killing Commander Hange decides for them to land on wall Rose to talk with Commander Erwin, and Captain Levi. Captain Levi's squad was still out in Trost but Commander Hange decided to keep her squad with her.
"What is our plan?" Captain Levi asked. Clarissa sat down on an empty upturned crate. She could of kept standing but her ankle was in too much pain.
"Right now our goal is to keep the gate to inside of wall Rose safe. We are near getting everyone alive into wall Rose. We will be able to close the gate in half an hour to forty-five minutes." Commander Erwin said crossing his arms. Commander Hange and Captain Levi nodded.
"So we have to keep the titans away from wall Rose as much as we can for the next hour?" Clarissa asked standing up again. Commander Hange, Commander Erwin, and Captain Levi turned to look at her.
"Yes, then we will work on a way to block up the Trost gate." Commander Erwin said. Clarissa nodded.
"Moblit, relay this information." Commander Hange said. Moblit saluted then used his ODM gear to get off of the roof. Clarissa turned to look off at the whole of Trost. There were titans everywhere. Blood splattered everywhere. Smoke rising from dead titans. Not to mention the fact that the sun is beginning to set, making it more creepy and deadly.
"Everdeen," Captain Levi called. Clarissa looked over shocked.
"Yes sir?" Clarissa asked. He walked up to Clarissa.
"Congratulations on not dying." Captain Levi said before he flew away from the roof into the streets. Clarissa's eyes widened as she watched him fly off.
"Levi complimented you! That is a first!" Commander Hange said with a smile. Clarissa shrugged.
"Yep, I better not die now." Clarissa said with a smile.
"Let's get back out there so there are no more unnecessary deaths." Commander Hange said then she flew off the roof. Clarissa and Nifa followed. They had a plan now: Make sure there is an easy way to get to the gate leading to wall Rose for an hour. It was a simple plan that would inevitably end in many deaths.
After another of titan killing, every soldier was ordered to retreat onto wall Rose. When Clarissa got there there was an upward of one-hundred soldiers along the wall. Not including the stationary guards.
The stationary guards are firing off the cannon at stray titans that are getting too close. The gate is still just lowering. No titan could get too close in the danger that they could walk through the gate and kill many people in the refugee camp.
Clarissa sat down on a crate, and took off her boot. She took the off old bandage, it was covered in dirt and messed up. Clarissa grabbed a new roll of bandages and wrapped it around her ankle. She winced at the pain. If she had to spend twenty more minutes running, or flying, around the pain would definitely be the end of her.
"Clare, that looks bad." Armin said walking up to Clarissa. Clarissa took a second to take a better look at her ankle. It was red, almost purple. Clarissa sighed and nodded as she finished wrapping the bandage around her ankle.
"It hurts more than it looks." Clarissa said pulling her boot on.
"Why don't you go see a medic?" Mikasa asked walking up to Clarissa with Eren beside her. Clarissa shrugged.
"I don't need to for right now. I am worried it is broken. But I can wait until we get down to the refugee center. There there should be medics actually prepared to deal with it." Clarissa said. Commander Hange walked up to the Clarissa and her three friends.
"Clarissa, you need to get medical help for that ankle. Go down to the refugee center. There is a cart just for military members. Go there. I am surprised you lasted so long. You three go with her." Commander Hange said. Clarissa stood up and saluted to her. Armin, Eren and Mikasa did the same.
"Yes, Ma'am." Armin said. Clarissa dropped her salute as Commander Hange walked away. Clarissa didn't say anything, she just went down to the refugee center. The snaps of wires let her know her friends were following her.
When they got down to the ground there were screaming children. Mourning parents. Blood along the streets. Either from someone lucky enough to escape the titan before they were killed, or they are covered in someone else's blood. Clarissa took special caution not to step on the dried blood over the ground. It would be disrespectful.
Clarissa found the cart for the military and she sat down on a crate around it. Someone from the Garrison regiment walked up to her with medical supplies.
"How can I help you?" She asked. Armin, Eren and Mikasa were on the other side of the road talking about something. Clarissa took her boot off to show her bandaged foot. She took off the bandage and the girl's eyes widened.
"How long has it been like this?" She asked kneeling down. Clarissa paused trying to remember when she injured it.
"About four, or five hours ago. I am not sure though." Clarissa said crossing her arms. The woman touched her ankle and she winced. The girl stood up and grabbed a pill bottle and handed Clarissa a pill.
"I think it is just sprained, but because you kept moving on it it became inflamed. So take one of these anti inflammatory meds and a pain med to hopefully lower the pain." The woman said grabbing another pill and handed it to Clarissa. She also handed Clarissa canteen. Clarissa took the pills then the woman started rebandaging her foot.
"There is nothing else I can do at this point. I do recommend once you get back to your base that you see a doctor to really check it out. I am just doing quick fixes here." The girl said then she finished wrapping the bandage around her ankle. Then she stood up and went to the next person sitting nearby. Clarissa slipped her boot back on.