Clarissa was walking along the wall with Moblit, Nifa, and Commander Hange. Clarissa looked down at Trost. There are dozens upon dozens of titans all throughout Trost. There were sixty or seventy stationary soldiers on top the wall ready to kill all the titans. The rest of the Survey Corps were on wall Rose attracting the titans. It was working because all the titans were walking towards wall Rose.
Clarissa cursed under her breath as she watched the hoards of titans. Clarissa took a deep breath to settle her anger before she looked forward at Moblit, Nifa, and Commander Hange in front of them.
Right now they were ordered to go and block up the gate. Their plan was to put a net up over the gate. Then after the net is secured they will start covering the whole with wood. It may take a couple of weeks in order to completely cover up the hole. Then the Survey Corps and Garrison will start covering the hole with wood. During it there will be Garrison soldiers and Survey Corp soldiers, killing the titans inside Trost. There would always be at least one Survey Corps squad, and one Garrison squad working on the wall at a time.
Right now Commander Hange and her squad are going to the gate. There was a small group of soldiers on the other side of the wall bringing a large net over to the gate. Clarissa was tagging behind a fair bit behind. She was stuck with always looking back at the wall.
Her friends were hanging down the wall to help attract the titans. They were only about twenty meters away from the titans. If their gear somehow malfunctioned they would fall into the large group of titans. Then they would be eaten. Clarissa knew they would be okay, since they have survived two expeditions and the fall of Trost. So there is no need for her to worry about them. But she still can't shake the worry.
"Rose, you're gonna fall behind!" Nifa calls back to Clarissa. Clarissa nodded and ran up to the rest of her squad. About a year ago everyone started calling her rose. At first Clarissa went against it, but it was useless. It spread like the plague, all the new recruits only knew her as Rose. It was deja vu, hiding her name from everyone. But it isn't really hiding, her friends and higher ups still call her Clarissa, well mostly Armin.
Clarissa looked back to wall Rose. She couldn't keep her eyes off of it, and the people dangling down it. It was necessary for the repairing of Trost, but it was still highly idiotic. Clarissa took a deep breath and looked forward at Commander Hange's back. Nifa was walking beside Clarissa, Moblit was beside Commander Hange.
When they get above the gate the people with the net arrived at the same time. Clarissa and Nifa took the heavy net off and put it it on the ground near the edge, facing wall Maria. The two Garrison guards that brought the net over knelt down and started hammering the net into the wall.
"Rose, what are you doing tonight?" Moblit asked walking up beside Clarissa. Clarissa shrugged and crossed her arms.
"I don't know, it always depends on if my friends live. If they live, I will drink some beer while they do whatever they do. And if they die, I will be drinking ten bottles of beer. So, drinking beer." Clarissa said with a smile.
"They won't die!" Moblit said. Clarissa raised her eyebrow.
"That is what half of the people joining the Survey Corps say, 'I won't die'. But, my friends have survived for nearly three years. I don't think hanging off a wall twenty meters above fifty hungry titans will kill them. No way!" Clarissa said sarcastic. Moblit shook his head.
"Maybe you are right, but, don't say they are going to die until the end of today." Moblit said. Clarissa nodded.
"I still need something to drink after all of this." Clarissa said.
"I will join you!" Commander Hange said walking up to the two. "After this I deserve a drink." Clarissa and Moblit saluted to her. She waved the salutes off. "You two will be securing the net to the ground. Nifa and I will watch out for titans. If any titans gets closer than twenty meters you retreat to the top of the wall and wait until they are close enough to kill."
"Yes Ma'am," Moblit and Clarissa said at the same time. The Garrison soldiers stand up and look over to the four of them.
"We are done here." One of them said. Commander Hange nodded.
"Looks like that's our que!" Commander Hange said. She walked up to the net and kicked it. It fell down the wall. Clarissa watched it in amazement. It took a while to get a fifty-five meter long net. It took a lot of resources as well. The lots of resources that they are low on. So this plan had to work.
"Where did we even get a net like that?" Clarissa asked walking up to the edge of the wall and looking down at the net.
"It had to be specially made." Commander Hange said. Clarissa sighed and looked out at wall Maria. There were only five titans that she could see. None of them were close enough to cause any harm.
"That makes sense." Clarissa said, "Where are the hammers?" Nifa grabbed onto two hammers and handed them to Clarissa and Moblit.
"Now go and hammer down the net!" Commander Hange said. Clarissa nodded and flew down to the ground. She landed on the ground and moved the net to where it was just covering the bottom. Clarissa took a moment to look over the net. It really was the perfect size.
"Four meter titan fifty meters south-west!" Nifa yelled sitting half down the wall. Clarissa looked over at the field and there was a titan about fifty meters away. Clarissa turned back to the net and she started hammering the net into the ground.
"Fourteen meter abnormal two-hundred meters south! Making a b-line towards you, you have about five minutes until it arrives. Three minutes before you need to get on top the wall!" Nifa called again. Clarissa looked over, the titan was running at full speed right towards them. Clarissa took a deep breath before she finished hammering the net into the ground. She stood up and at the same time Moblit was standing up.
"Get on the wall now!" Nifa yelled. Clarissa and Moblit went to the top of the wall without a second of hesitation. One of the Garrison soldiers helped pull Clarissa up, the other one helped Nifa, Commander Hange helped Moblit. Once they were all on top of the wall Commander Hange fired off a green flare. Signaling the completing the mission.
Clarissa turned around to look at the titan. It was a fourteen meter abnormal for sure. It was about seventy-five meters away from the wall. It was definitely fast, way to fast. "Rose, watch out to make sure no titan gets in." Commander Hange ordered. Clarissa nodded and kept her eyes on the titans.
The first titan walked up to the net and started pawing at it. But so far the net was not budging. Clarissa threw her hands in the air. "We did it!" Clarissa yelled.
"It's not coming in?" Nifa asked walking up beside Clarissa. Clarissa turned to her with a smile.
"No!" Clarissa said with a smile. Nifa smiled and looked down at the titan. "We still have to watch out for abnormals, but these normal ones are completely helpless!"
"Rose, you are in charge of killing a titan if they start disturbing the net. Moblit, take those two Garrison soldiers and get Levi, and his squad. We will need help." Commander Hange said. Moblit saluted, so did the two Garrison soldiers, then all three of them started running along the wall to get back to wall Rose.
Clarissa looked back out to the inside of wall Maria. The abnormal titan just got to the wall. There were now three more titans closing in on one-hundred meters away. They all looked smaller, and normal. As normal as titans can get. Clarissa kept her eyes close on the abnormal. The abnormal started pulling on the net.
"Commander, should I interfere?" Clarissa asked looking back to Commander Hange. Commander Hange walked up to the edge and looked down at it. Then she nodded.
"Yes, quick, before any other titans get close enough to grab you." Commander Hange said. Clarissa nodded and used her ODM gear to fall down half of the wall.
"Leave the net alone, look over here titan." Clarissa yelled taking out a new pair of blades. On cue the abnormal looked over at Clarissa. She was high enough that the other the other titan didn't care about Clarissa being there. The titan was under her in a matter of seconds. Clarissa took a deep breath and went up the wall a little further. Clarissa had always had a very strong ability to measure her ability. If she was in the city she would be able to kill the titan easily. But she isn't, she is in pretty much flat ground. There are one or two buildings, but not large enough to use to get around.
"Nifa, I need back up!" Clarissa called. Nifa came down the wall to beside Clarissa. Nifa's eyebrows were scrunched together.
"Why do you need help? Can't you do it yourself?" Nifa asked. Clarissa knew she didn't mean anything by it, but to anyone else it would be an insult.
"I could, if I were in the city, where there are lots of buildings. This one is a fast bugger too." Clarissa said then she looked down at the titan for a split second before looking back up at Nifa. "Ready?" Nifa nodded.
They flew off of the wall. Nifa went down to the feet of the titan. Clarissa flew up by the head. The titan was an inch away from grabbing onto Clarissa when the titan fell to its knees. Clarissa looked down at Nifa, and she was back on the wall. This was Clarissa's fight now. Nifa and Clarissa had gotten good at fighting titans together. They just know what to do. Clarissa stuck her ODM gear into the back of the titans neck. Then she flew to it quickly and cut out the nape. There were two more titans walking up to Clarissa. Before the other titans could get to them she got back to the side of the wall beside Nifa.
Clarissa sighed as the titans blood began to steam. Clarissa looked over at Nifa and smiled. "You could of done that on your own!" Nifa said. Clarissa shrugged and put her blades away.
"It was slightly less deadly with you there. Let's get on the wall." Clarissa said. Then they both got to the top of the wall. Commander Hange handed Clarissa a hammer and a nail.
"Nail this in half way, it will help." Commander Hange said handing the same thing to Nifa, Nifa was on top of the wall. Clarissa was still hanging off the edge. Clarissa nodded and fell down half of the wall. She stopped right by the middle. Nifa was across from her. They both started hammering the nails into the wall. After the nails were in the wall they both went back to the top. Commander Hange helped Nifa up. Clarissa climbed up herself.
"Do you think that we need another nail quarter the way up?" Commander Hange asked. Clarissa took her blades out and changed out her damaged one.
"I think it could be a smart idea, it would make it more secure." Clarissa said looking up at Commander Hange walking towards her.
"Yes, we can do it once the other soldiers get here. You two can't do it with the support I can give you. You guys need more." Commander Hange. Clarissa nodded.
"So we get a small break?" Clarissa asked raising her eyebrows. Commander Hange shrugged.
"You still have to watch to make sure no titans get in. But if that is a break, then yes!" Commander Hange said with a smile. Clarissa nodded walked up to the edge of the wall and looked down at the ground. There were about five titans around the net now. But none of them have been able to get in. Or move the net. It would be able to if it was some sort of abnormal, or if it had some sort of brains. Which is scientifically impossible. So the net is good for now.
Clarissa stood there for about an hour until she heard a lot of footsteps near her. Clarissa looked up and over to where the sound of footsteps came from. Moblit was back with the special operations squad; Captain Levi, Petra, Gunther, Olou, and Eld. Clarissa saluted right away to Captain Levi.
"Hange, what are we doing?" Captain Levi asked Commander Hange. As soon as Captain Levi changed his focus Clarissa dropped her salute.
"We already have the net nailed down at the bottom and the middle. We need to do it a quarter the way up. It wasn't safe with just three of us." Commander Hange said looking at Nifa and Clarissa. Clarissa nodded then looked over at Captain Levi.
"So you want us to kill the titans so the net can be nailed down?" Captain Levi asked. Commander Hange nodded. Then Captain Levi turned to his squad. "You heard her," Everyone from his squad walked up to the edge of the wall to look at how many titans there are. Clarissa looked down as well.
Now there are about ten titans clawing at the walls. The special operations squad looked back and forth at each other. They nodded at each other and then they flew off. Clarissa raised her eyebrows watching them. Two of them went further into the fields, drawing the attention of half of them. Half of them started running towards the two that went further. Now Clarissa could see that it was Petra and Gunther.
The two of killed those titans quickly, and without much effort. The other three have already killed the remaining titans. Clarissa had watched them fight together many times, but it never gets boring. It is always exhilarating.
"Rose, Nifa, get down there now before any other titans arrive." Commander Hange ordered. Clarissa nodded snapping out of her trance. Then she grabbed onto the nail and hammer. Then she went down the wall and started hammering the nail into wall. When the wall was safely secured Clarissa went back to the top of the wall. Petra helped her up onto the wall.
"Just going to say this for good measure, it is always impressive when I see you and your squad battle." Clarissa said dusting herself off. Nifa walked up beside Clarissa.
"Thanks, you two have the same thing." Petra said looking between Nifa and Clarissa. Clarissa nodded and looked at Nifa.
"You have a point, but you can do it with a whole squad. I guess I am just jealous." Clarissa said with a shrug looking back at Petra.
"I have had nearly five years with my squad. You and Nifa have only really been working together for two years." Petra said. Clarissa nodded.
"The watch will be here in an hour. Until then, Rose, Nifa, watch the wall." Captain Levi said. Clarissa and Nifa saluted then they looked back at the ground. Where two titans have already arrived, and where there are ten steaming piles of titan.
"You two wanna get a drink later? I already know Moblit and Commander Hange are coming." Clarissa said to the two beside her. Petra shrugged as she looked down at the ground as well.
"I will," Nifa said sitting down on a crate.
"I can, I have to talk with Captain Levi about it first." Petra said. Clarissa crossed her arms and nodded.
"You can, but I am coming too." Captain Levi said. Clarissa looked back at him and smiled.
"Sounds fun! It will be a party then!" Clarissa said with a smile. Captain Levi sighed and shook his head then he walked up to Commander Hange. Clarissa smiled then looked back down at the ground.