A/N: Sorry that I haven't been updating recently or that it seems like I've died for no reason. I have recently graduated from high school and I've been thinking about my life choices and such. I wanted to keep updating my stories as much as I can. I've also been brainstorming for some new stories, but don't expect them to come out anytime soon. Let me just give a few shoutouts before I let the story progress.
SalazaSauce (Guest): I have never watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but if you wanna make your own Ed, Edd n Eddy and JJBA crossover, then be my guest. But don't rip off my story and make it an unofficial sequel, or else I'll report you for copyright infringement.
awesome.anime.girl33: Well, thank you, for loving my story!
Captain Imagiona (Guest): First of all, I don't hate Donald Trump I just don't agree with what he believes in and you know what, I already made two jabs at him in this story and this website isn't suitable for politics so I'm just gonna keep both that and my fanfiction separate. Secondly, yes, I do hate Teen Titans GO! and it mocks the original for what it was (Not that I was big fan of the original, but still). Also, I can't believe they are releasing a cinematic film for it, and it's like the first one Cartoon Network has released since the Powerpuff Girls movie over a decade ago. I'm quite disappointed, really.
Alrighty, then, on with the show!
Chapter 5: Attack on Ed - Part 2
Trost District (Attack on Titan Universe)
Eren and Natsu were knocked to the ground by unknown assailants as they were pushed off the rooftop and landed on the streets. Naruto was struck as well and was thrown against a tiled roof, leaving him temporarily paralyzed. Luffy was kicked in the face by another perpetrator but absorbed much of the blow as he skids back a few feet. Edward was struck from behind and fell onto the street below, but quickly recovered.
Two figures stood over Eren as the boy recognized them both. A dark-haired girl wearing a red scarf over her uniform and a blond boy with a skinny build, both with red, black-pupiled eyes. "Armin? Mikasa? Not you, too." Eren gasped quietly, as his two childhood friends were turned into mindless puppets.
"Huh, what--?" Natsu said dazily before Armin kicked him and threw him into a building.
"Armin, NO--!" Eren suddenly felt his windpipe being grasped by Mikasa's death grip. She picks him up off the ground, with one hand crushing his throat as the scout tried to break free. The girl took her sword, intending to stab her adopted brother without a second thought. "Mikasa, no... don't... do this..."
"FIRE DRAGON'S FLAME ELBOW!!" Natsu roared, punching Armin in the gut, sending him spiraling into Mikasa and Eren. The latter fell to the ground as Eren got away from his entranced comrades.
"Luffy! We might need some help over here!" barked Natsu.
"I'm a little busy right now." informed the Straw Hat as he was focused on fighting a girl with reddish-brown hair named Sasha Braus, one of the Scouts affected by the Corruptonium. She yells as she charges at the pirate, but was quickly stopped by a harsh blow to the face from Luffy. "Nevermind, I think I'm willing to jump in," Luffy said nonchalantly.
Naruto, meanwhile, got back up as he was jumped by a small, blonde girl named Historia Reiss, who enragingly attacks the teen.
"Hey! I really don't wanna hurt you, because you're really tiny and cute," The blond shinobi said with restraint. "But I can't allow this virus to consume you!" With that said, Naruto makes good on his promise by dodging Historia's attacks and then jabbing her with punches and kicks.
He knocks the girl down for a short time while breaking her swords. Naruto picks up one of the pieces of the sword and inspects it with curiosity. "What are these things, anyway? Oversized box cutters?" His redundant question went unanswered as Historia continued to barrage him with attacks, but the ninja handled them with ease.
The Fullmetal Alchemist was also dealing with a deranged opponent, a boy with a shaved head named Connie Springer, who tried to slice through the automail arm with his swords. It was futile, however, as the only material he could tear through were the sleeves of his jacket and shirt that concealed the arm.
"No dice, you little shit!" Edward grunted as he used his automail as a shield against Connie's assault. He pushes back against the brunt of the swords, then delivers a roundhouse kick to the Scout's abdomen, knocking the wind out of him. "All right, let's see if you can handle this!"
Edward claps his hands together and uses his alchemy to turn the cobblestone street into a wave of brick. He hurls the wave at Connie, knocking the teen down. "Well, that takes care of him." said the Alchemist, rubbing the dirt off his hands as he casually walked up to the unconscious Connie, while the parasitic Corruptonium was released from his body.
"Might as well take him to a doctor, I guess." The blond boy picks up the bald teen and carried him over his shoulder. "Man, this kid is scrawnier than he looks, he weighs as much as cardboard. How did they even let him into this weird-ass army with a build like that?"
Eds
The adolescent trio pursued Corporal Levi who flew over the stone buildings. It was difficult to keep up with the skilled soldier since the Eds could not compete with the speed of Levi's equipment.
"Eddy! I'm afraid we're losing sight of the Corporal! Can we please stop and recuperate?" Edd asked exhaustively, while he continued to keep up with his friends.
Eddy turned his head at the Sockhead. "It's not that hard to keep up with an acrobatic midget, Double D!"
"First of all, Eddy, 'Midget' is a derogatory word that should not be used to label people with disproportionate heights, especially when you're around Edward!" scolded Edd. "Second--"
"CABBAGES!!!" Ed yelled as he jumped into a cart full of cabbages. "Cabbage bath! Cabbage bath! Cabbage bath!"
"Ed! Quit fooling around, ya dingus!" Eddy shouted at his simpleton friend.
Edd furrowed his brow at the Monobrow alongside his shorter friend. "Really, now Ed? You picked a very gratuitous time to swim in odorous vegetables."
The taller Ed-boy jumped out of the cart as he picked up the other two Eds and threw them into the pile of cabbages. "Keep your hands and feet in the cabbage at all times!" Ed pushes the cart, making it roll downhill as he jumped in and rode in the cabbage.
"ED~!!!!"
Just then, the merchant who owned the cabbages saw his cart rolling away down the long street. "MY CABBAGES!! Supply and demand, my foot! This neighborhood is just terrible! I'm going back to Ba Sing Se!"
Meanwhile with the Heroes
Eren and Natsu were embattled with Mikasa and Armin, two of Eren's comrades, while Naruto, Edward, and Luffy fought the other Scouts that were affected by the Corruptonium. Eren clashed with his adopted sister as the latter enragingly tries to eliminate her supposed threat.
"Mikasa! I know you're still in there! You can't let this disease cloud your mind! You have to fight it!" Eren yelled as he desperately tried to get through to Mikasa, but it doesn't seem to phase her. "Do you remember when I came to your rescue, and you fought back against the bastards that killed your parents?! Think back on it!"
The girl hesitated for a second, her head quivered. She closes her eyes as the light in her eyes returned momentarily. Her tearful and sorrowful expression met with Eren's face. "Eren... I'm sorry... I..." But immediately, pain coursed through her head like knives as the chemical took control of Mikasa again. The girl shouted and moaned in agony.
"Eren!" yelled Natsu as he fended off a corrupted Armin. "She can't fight it on her own! You have to do what you have to do to help her!"
The Fire Dragon Slayer was right, of course, but Eren still couldn't bring himself to hurting his sister. The sister that stuck by him ever since his mother died. The same sister who looked after him even when he didn't even need her around. But he still cares about Mikasa enough to save her from this virus. Especially if he has to resort to violence.
The young Titan Shifter glared with building willpower as he turned to his sister, who was still succumbed to the harsh chemical that diluted her senses. The dark-haired female scout tried to fight back, but the more she struggled, the more the Corruptonium damaged her. "Eren--AAAH!!!"
"Hang on, Mikasa!" Eren shouted, as he pulled out his swords and charged at his comrade. Mikasa's possessed body blocked the attack with her swords. The two were deadlocked as Eren is pushed back by Mikasa against the wall of another building.
As he was running out of options, Eren desperately tried to push against his sister's opposing force, but the latter would not budge due to her immense strength. The scout seems to be done for, that is until Armin's body suddenly slams into Mikasa, knocking the blond boy unconscious. Natsu's fists were steaming from having to use his fire fists on Armin.
"That kid was persistent, but his fighting style couldn't keep up with my fire techniques," Natsu said, blowing the steam from his hands.
"Thanks for the save, Natsu." Eren nodded thankfully.
Mikasa pushed Armin's body off of hers as she tried to get back up. Suddenly, Luffy's rubber fist met with her forehead, knocking her out. "Sorry about that. But it's for your own good." The dark aura escaped from the black-haired girl's body as it came and disappeared.
"I guess that takes of them, then. I never thought I'd see the day where I see a few out of shape soldiers. It's no wonder they were beaten so easily." Edward commented.
"What the hell's that supposed to mean?! Are you saying that the Survey Corps is weak?!?" snapped Eren, who was offended by Edward's remark.
"I'm just saying, these guys haven't trained in awhile," Edward said. "Then, again they were all infected with Corruptonium, so I shouldn't hold that against them."
"Not Mikasa! The Corruptonium may have drained her of her strength, but she was able to hold her own against me!" Eren rebuttal in an angry tone. "Even if she wasn't able to reach her highest level, she's proven how strong and skillful she really is! I've seen her take down plenty of Titans beforehand, and she's ranked Number 1 in our Training Corps!"
"That may be so, but even with all the training in the world, it won't prepare you for the unexpected," Edward replied.
Just then, Historia Reiss came flying towards the group like a rocket, slamming right into Luffy. The Pirate was momentarily knocked out with Historia lying on top of him. The others went wide-eyed after seeing Edward's point literally being made across.
"You mean like that?" Natsu asked while Edward stood there speechlessly.
Naruto walked up to the group with a wide grin on his face, and his arms folded behind him. "Looks like we don't have to worry about them, guys." The young ninja laughed vehemently.
"What the hell, Naruto?! You nearly killed my comrade!!" Eren berated the shinobi.
"Relax, I didn't throw her hard enough to kill her," Naruto said assuringly.
"Well, you threw her hard enough to kill Luffy, that's for sure." Natsu retorted, picking up the dazed Pirate.
Suddenly, the sound of yelling was heard as everyone saw a cart filled with cabbages and the Eds as passengers. The cart barreled towards the group until it collided with a meat stand, launching Edd into a mud puddle. "Oh, dear, look at me! Now I'm even more filthy!"
"You guys all right?" Naruto asked as he and the others helped the Eds up.
"For the most part..." Eddy straightened out his back, sending relief throughout his body. "Yeah, I feel more than all right, now." He sighed.
"Can we ride the Merry-go-round again?" Ed asked as he had his head stuck in one of the cart's wheels. Eren helped pry the wheel from the Ed-boy's head, but it was proved to be more of a challenge than he anticipated. Natsu chipped in as the two successfully pulled wheel off his head.
"Here, Double D. You've got mud all over your face," Edward said as he handed the sock-headed Ed-boy a handkerchief to wipe the mud off his face.
"Thank you, Edward. That is much appreciated," Edd thanked the Alchemist, using the handkerchief to alleviate the wet dirt on his face. "Although, I think a shower would be most helpful."
"Hey, guys!" greeted a familiar saiyan, as he flew down with Jean slumped over his right shoulder and Captain Levi carried in his left arm. "Sorry I didn't get here sooner. I had to pick up this little guy and this horse-man on the way here."
"Is that... Lance Corporal Levi?!" Eren exclaimed.
"Why are you carrying him around like that? Is he injured or something?" Naruto asked.
"For your information, I am not wounded," Levi explained. "This oaf thought I was a lost child and he wouldn't let me go."
"You guys haven't seen his parents around, have you?" Goku asked.
"Did you not hear what just said? I said that I'm not a child, you imbecile! I am a fully-grown 30-something-year-old adult who does not need to be carried like this!" snapped Levi.
"Really? You didn't look fully grown from afar. I also figured that you already went through puberty because of how deep your voice was."
"Just put him down already, Goku," Edward ordered as the Saiyan complied and dropped the high-ranking officer.
Levi picked himself up off the ground and wiped the loose dirt off his clothes. "First on the agenda, never mention that to Commander Erwin or to Section Commander Hanji." The soldier then shifted his demanding glare towards Eren, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt. "As for you, Jaeger, I hope you have a damn good explanation as to why you went AWOL along with the other rookie scouts from the 104th Training Corps."
"Forgive me, sir, but I believe that would be difficult for me to explain." The titan shifter stated as he saluted to his superior.
"It is simple..." Ed chimed in as he offered an explanation of his own. "Eren and the scouts entered a wormhole and were spewed into an alternate universe!" He said in a mystifying tone as everyone else looked at him with awkward and confused glances. "Simple."
"You're simple." Eddy retorted.
"Sure, but he's not exactly wrong," added Naruto, smirking casually.
"Aw, geez..." groaned Luffy as he regained consciousness. "I really hit my head hard, didn't I?"
"You all right, Luffy?" Natsu asked.
"Yeah, mostly." The Straw Hat captain replied, looking down at the unconscious Historia lying on his lap. "Why is there a Loli girl on top of me?"
"That reminds me. We should get the other scouts to safety so that they can have time to recover." Goku said sincerely.
"The rescue squad should be here momentarily." addressed Levi. "For now, just gather them all up and set them down right here."
Just then, a cavalcade of Survey Corps members and Military Police arrived on horseback. Leading them is a blond-haired man with ungroomed facial hair and had only one arm since his right arm was unfortunately lost during combat, named Erwin Smith. Beside him is a brown-haired woman wearing goggles named Hanji Zoe, who was the Section Commander. The commander's horse skidded to a stop as he turned to face the group of heroes and Eds.
"Captain Levi, anything to report?" Erwin asked authoritatively.
"Oh, I've got a lot to report, all right." replied the Lance Corporal.
Erwin then noticed Eren standing beside him, surprised by his sudden return. "Eren Jaeger? You've returned. This is quite the surprise." Before Eren could respond, one of the soldiers suddenly shouted.
"Hey! It's them!" yelled a Military Police Officer, pointing at Goku and Natsu. "Those were the guys that wiped out those Titans!"
"Hm?" muttered Natsu, not realizing that the soldier was referring to him. "Who? Me?"
"So it's true then!" Hanji said boisterously as she jumped off her horse and ran towards Goku and Natsu. "You were the ones who decimated those Titans with only fire and your bare fists!"
"What, that? Oh, yeah, that was nothing really. We just noticed that there were people in trouble, so we decided to swoop in and help out." Goku replied modestly.
"AMAZING!!!" shouted Hanji with astonishment as she turned to Natsu. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but you must be the one who burned that one Titan into a crisp!"
"Hell, yeah!" replied Nastu, pressing against his fist. "I roasted that bastard like a fleshy marshmallow!"
"Fascinating..." Hanji grinned with hyperactive attentiveness.
"You know, we also had a hand in taking out those naked monsters, too," added Edward, gesturing to him, Naruto and Luffy.
Hanji then took interest in Edward's automail arm with interest. She grabs the Alchemist's metal arm and examined it, which made him feel uncomfortable. "Now this is intriguing. The design of your prosthesis is so intricate. If only we had this sort of technology to aid those who have lost their limbs. Fortunately, though, Eren doesn't need the use of prosthetic limbs, because his Titan abilities can regrow his lost limbs."
"WHAT?!?!" exclaimed Edward as he shifted his envious gaze towards Eren. "What the hell?! You didn't tell me you could do that!!"
"Well, I guess I'm more of a Show,-Don't-Tell kind of person, really," Eren replied.
"I'll give you Show, Don't Tell!" challenged Edward, waving his fist at the teenaged soldier.
"That funny lady with the goggles reminds me of Double D," Ed commented.
"I wouldn't exactly compare myself to someone with insane qualities such as hers, Ed," Edd said, who was still feeling slightly unnerved now that he is covered in mud, which was starting to cake-in the longer it dried.
Eddy, who was mostly silent throughout the conversation, started getting irritated since nobody was acknowledging his presence. Finally having enough, however, the short Ed-boy eventually snaps.
"HEY!" Everyone almost immediately drew their attention to him as soon as he announced himself. "What the heck are we? Minced meat or something?! We still exist, ya know!"
The others were silent and they awkwardly stared at the boys until Ed broke the silence with one of his signature one-liners. "My Mom's not allowed to have mincemeat, because it makes her feel bloated."
Eddy facepalmed himself, seeing as how this story was getting nowhere at this part. "What I wouldn't give for this segment of the chapter to end already." He mumbled.
"May I please use your shower?" The dirty sock-headed Edd asked politely.
Meanwhile in the ruins of Shiganshina
The remains of the Shiganshina district stood to be a testament of the tragedy that befell Wall Maria five years earlier. Among the dilapidated houses and abandoned streets stood two young adults who are already infamous and well-known by the Survey Corps. Bertholdt Hoover and Reiner Braun, the Colossal Titan, and the Armored Titan. The two warriors of their unknown country of origin were waiting for the one that brought them back to where they committed humanity's most heinous atrocities.
Bertholdt looked around the empty ghost town with the feeling of eeriness and guilt. Reiner looked over to his friend, "Bertholdt, what's got you down?" He inquired with concern for his comrade.
"I don't know, I--I..." said Bertholdt nervously. "I feel as though the air is getting heavier. Like... like there is a huge weight on me."
"What do you mean?" Reiner asked.
"I can't explain it, really. It's like I'm being..." The tall boy gulped as he spoke mid-sentence. "...judged."
"By what?"
Bertholdt hesitated. "By... by hundreds... hundreds of faces."
Reiner scoffed. "You're kidding me. Are you saying that this place is haunted?"
"Not really, but... it's like the past is just..." Bertholdt explained but Reiner interjects him.
"I know what you're trying to say, Bert. And it doesn't matter now. We did what we had to do." The husky teen said. "It was for our cause."
"Yeah, I get that," replied Bertholdt. "Still, this feeling is hard to ignore."
"Why look back through the rearview mirror when you can hardly focus on what's in front of you, dudes?" A voice asked as a figure appeared in plain view. A blonde girl wearing a Scout's uniform, but with the insignias replaced with a number 5. "At least, that's what I, the goddess Ymir, would say."
"Is that so," Reiner replied. "If you really are a goddess, then why haven't you fulfilled our promise already? Perhaps it is because you may have misled us."
"Don't get your tie in a knot, man. Like, it takes a lot for a goddess to carry out a miracle such as this," said the self-proclaimed 'Ymir'. "You know, as they say, dudes, to make an omelet, you gotta break a few eggs. Or in your cases, a few walls."
The girl giggled at her comment but Reiner and Bertholdt weren't amused by it as much as she was. 'Ymir' took note of that reaction. "Man, you guys really need to laugh more. I heard that it can increase your lifespan if you laugh hard enough."
Reiner frowned at the girl. "We're not here to tell jokes, we're here to see if you are who you say you are."
"So far, you are barely able to convince us," Bertholdt said without any indication of credibility.
"Patience, non-believers," assured 'Ymir'. "It's not like your friend, Annie, isn't going anywhere. Especially since she's stuck in that crystal shell."
"Do you know how to release her?" Reiner inquired.
"Not yet, but I do have one or two things I need before I can rescue her from the Scouts."
"Whatever it is, just name it! Please, Annie's life is at stake!" shouted Bertholdt frantically.
"Bertholdt, calm down," ordered Reiner as his comrade remained silent while still trembling. "What is it that you need?"
'Ymir' smirked. "Your DNA."
"DNA? What's that?" The warrior asked quizzically.
"Oh, you know, DNA. It's a special offering. Blood, hair, spit, skin, fluids, it's something that a goddess needs in exchange for your request." The girl explained without any further detail.
Reiner looked over to Bertholdt who glanced at him nervously. The taller boy took out a knife and cuts a lock of his hair. As he was about to give it to 'Ymir', the other boy stops him. "Wait..." He stares down at the girl. "How do we know you're not some pretender who is a part of some fanatical cult."
'Ymir' looks up at Reiner and chuckled jovially. "Wow, you've got some serious trust issues, dude. But let me tell you something, though," The said in a sincere tone. "Would you rather rely on me and hope that I would return with your friend safe and sound? Or... would you, instead, return to your home country immediately and have everyone be suspicious of your whereabouts?"
Reiner realized what she said was right. If he and Bertholdt returned to their home, the people at home would suspect that something was afoot. They would both be caught fraternizing with their greatest enemy, reincarnated as a goddess, no less. Their association alone would mean treason, a crime punishable by death. Reiner gritted his teeth as he complied by yanking out a lock of his blond hair.
"Good choice." smiled 'Ymir', taking the hairs and putting them in a glass tube. "I should be back by tomorrow. We'll meet back here at the same exact time," The girl turned on her heel and was starting to walk away from the two warriors. But not before she stops once again.
"Oh, and there's another thing I wanted to ask," She turns her head back towards Reiner and Bertholdt, who listened to her proposition. "If you wanted to, I can help you leave your warrior life behind, so you can start a new one yourselves. I mean, committing mass genocide isn't exactly the way to live a prosperous life, you know."
"We were born into this life from the start," said Reiner tilting his head down. "It's the only life we know of. And it'll stay that way for as long as we live."
"Eh, to each his own, I guess." 'Ymir' said as she finally turned away and went her own way, humming to herself while she skipped merrily. The two warriors were left alone in the desolate district as they parted ways with the so-called goddess. Bertholdt glanced back at her before catching up to his comrade.
Infirmary (Wall Rose, Trost District)
Mikasa Ackerman slowly opened her eyes as she regained consciousness. Her vision was cloudy, but when it got clearer the first thing that she saw was her adopted brother, Eren, watching over the poor girl. Her eyes widened when she first laid eyes on the person that she thought was lost to her.
"Mikasa. You're awake," smiled Eren. "The doctor says that you're gonna be fine. You just need to rest for a bit--"
The dark-haired girl suddenly wrapped her arms around Eren, unwilling to let him go. Tears trickled down her face as the emotions in her body came out in a sudden burst. "Eren... I thought I'd never see you again." She wept while her adopted sibling returned the hug.
Armin Arlert was the next to awaken along with Jean Kirschtein, Historia Reiss, Sasha Braus, and Connie Springer, all who barely remember the events of the past few days. While the other scouts recovered in the infirmary, the Eds and heroes checked in on the rookies to see how they were doing. Goku conversed with Jean as they talked about what had occurred to the scout and the Saiyan had already explained everything to him.
"So, that's pretty much how you ended up in the hospital," Goku concluded.
"You mean you were beating me up while I wasn't even aware of it?!" Jean exclaimed.
"You were pretty aggressive when you were out of it," Goku said.
"Man, me against a strong guy like you," said Jean with amazement. "That was a pretty epic battle, right? I do work out a lot so I'm always up for a challenge."
"Actually, it took only one punch to knock you out," corrected Goku, which made Jean feel mortified. "I don't think you work out as much as you say you do."
Just then, a hungry Sasha laid in bed as she played with her lunch, which mainly consisted of gruel, a stale bread roll, and water. She detested the food that was given to her so simply just played with the lumpy gray stuff as her stomach rumbled like an earthquake. "Ugh, what I wouldn't give for some REAL food." She groaned.
Luffy's stomach rumbled as well, which meant that he was also starting to go hungry. "Yeah, I know that feeling." The pirate suddenly remembered the turkey he found in Ed's room and saved it for himself. He pulled out the poultry from his coat pocket and salivated at the moist, tender skin.
Sasha gazed at the turkey with hungry eyes. Drool dripped from her mouth as the smell of meat penetrated her nostrils, triggering the dopamine in her brain, sending her meat cravings into a frenzy. She had to get a piece of that succulent meat, or else she may die of hunger.
'Meat? MEAT?!?! OH, MY GOD, THAT IS MEAT!!! I GOTTA HAVE MEAT!!! MEAT HAS PROTEINS AND PROTEINS BUILD MUSCLE AND MUSCLE GIVES ENERGY AND ENERGY GIVES LIFE!!! I... MUST... HAVE MEAAATTT~!!!!' The brown-haired girl thought hyperactively as her foodgasm began to take over.
"H-hey..." said Sasha softly as Luffy turned to her before he could take a bite out of the turkey. "Is that... turkey?"
"Yeah..." replied Luffy. "Why do you ask?"
"Could I... I...?" Sasha stammered as she licked her lips with hunger.
"You wanna watch me eat it?" Luffy asked naïvely.
"N-no, no, no! I... I wanna have a... a look at the turkey." Sasha said hungrily.
"Oh, I guess so," affirmed Luffy as he slowly handed Sasha the poultry.
'Yes! YES! Come to Mama...' thought the girl, her salivating mouth forming into a satisfied grin.
Luffy, however, being able to read faces and expressions, saw through her ruse, yanking the turkey away from Sasha. "Wait a minute! I know what you're doing! I'm not letting you have my meat!!"
"Gimme that meat!!" Sasha said angrily.
"NO!!!" snapped the Straw Hat while begrudgingly playing Keep-Away with the turkey. Sasha grabbed hold of the meat as Luffy pulled back hard, sending the two competitors on the floor, struggling for the turkey. Neither side was willing to give it up.
"Let go, woman!"
"NEVER!!!!!"
"Knock it off, Sasha, it's just meat! It's not even worth it!" chastised Connie as he tried to coax his friend out of the altercation.
"How can you say that, Connie?!" Sasha exclaimed, flabbergasted at her friend's ignorance of her love of food.
"Wow, who knew Luffy would go out of his way for a piece of chicken?" Natsu said.
"CHICKEN! I love chickens!" Ed shouted boisterously as he dove headfirst between the two food rivals. The lovable goof separated Luffy and Sasha as he caught the turkey in his mouth. He tries to scarf the entire bird in his mouth a few times before he finally swallows it whole. His stomach slightly bulging from the consumed butterball. "Mmm, juicy and tender like my lumpy mattress."
Luffy and Sasha's mouths went agape as they saw their lunch consumed before their very eyes. The brown-haired scout went into complete shock, her body collapsed from hunger and misery in utter exaggeration. The pirate captain, on the other hand, was in tears from having to experience the loss of his delicious poultry. He fell to his knees and threw his head down, slamming his fist down in agony. "Why?! Why, dammit, WHY?!" sobbed the pirate captain.
Natsu and Connie looked on at the exaggerated and over-the-top scene with fixed expressions. "Yeah, I'm not so surprised by Sasha's reaction. She does this everytime she's hungry or doesn't get any food," said Connie.
"Yeah, but in the end, we all know who the real victor is." grinned the Fire Dragon Slayer.
The big Ed-boy gave an uproaring burp, followed by a yawn as the poultry made him tired. "I am sleepy. Bed good for Ed." He gets up and lays down on one of the empty hospital beds, snoring loudly as he immediately fell into slumber like a hibernating animal.
While that transpired, Eddy, Edd (Who was now fully clean after taking a warm bath), Edward, Naruto, Armin, Mikasa, and Historia conversed about everything that has happened up until recently. "So what you are all saying is, Eren disappeared because of a malevolent force that has somehow brought you all together and now the multiverse is in peril so you had to travel to other worlds, including ours, so you can figure out whoever or whatever is the cause of it all while fighting other villains and various evildoers?" surmised Armin, bewildered by the heroes' amazing tale.
"Yup," replied Eddy. "Trust me, Double D #3. It goes on a WHOLE new level of weird."
"Double D #3?" Edd said, raising an eyebrow. "Eddy, why is it that everytime we find another fairly intelligent individual in another dimension you or Ed would immediately compare me to them? Not that there is anything wrong with the person that you are, Armin." He said assuringly to the blond boy.
"Well, there's always a smart sockhead in every universe," Eddy replied, patting Armin on the head in a friendly manner. "This world just has two for the price of one."
"Hey, Edward, you're pretty smart, too. I guess that makes you the Double D of your universe, right?" Naruto said.
The Fullmetal Alchemist grinned slyly. "Perhaps, but at least I'm not weak and pasty like those two." He retorted, gesturing towards Edd and Armin.
"Hey, that was uncalled for!" Armin called out on Edward.
"I concur, that was a very harsh blow to our egos, Edward." Double D chastised the alchemist.
"Geez, fellas, I was only joking," Edward said apprehensively but still maintained a playful demeanor.
Historia cleared her throat as she was preparing to speak. "In all seriousness, what happened to us while we were unconscious? Were we controlled by something?"
"I am afraid so," affirmed Edd as he began to inform the scouts. "Every universe we've been to, the people who reside there have been affected by a chemical called Corruptonium. Those who have it in their system are quick to experience uncontrollable rage, sudden bloodlust and a severe depletion of energy. At least, through a medical standpoint.
"So far, the only way to cure it is to cause physical trauma to the host body to a point where the chemical can no longer have control over it. Thereby exposing the harmful contaminanting agent to the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving the host body to suffer from amnesiac-like symptoms." The sock-headed Ed-boy finished.
His explanation, however, made the others feel bored rather than informed, with the exception of Edward and Armin, who were able to process the information easily. Eddy and Naruto were especially bored that they both fell asleep.
"Eddy!" shouted Edd as the short Ed-boy and the ninja jolted from their slumber.
"Uh, yeah, that's... uh, very fascinating, Double D." Eddy said tiredly.
Naruto yawned as he rubbed his eyes to keep himself fully awake. "You know, Double D, you can really make something so deadly sound really boring."
This made Armin's heart skip a small beat "You mean that Corruptonium stuff could've killed us?" He asked worriedly.
"Of all the things that we have seen so far, I wouldn't doubt it." Edward replied.
"I'm pretty sure that you guys would've killed us before the chemical did," Historia surmised. "From what we were told, you all have very unique abilities. Is that true?"
"Yeah, but don't worry about it. We wouldn't beat you guys hard enough to kill you." assured Naruto. "I mean, unless we had to."
Historia was taken aback by Naruto's statement, but also understood that she would've been killed by the shinobi if her actions were premeditated than without rationality. Naruto noticed Historia's shifting expression and took note of it.
Mikasa, who was silent throughout the entire conversation, suddenly stood up and walked away from the group with uneasy tension. The others noticed the worried frown on her face, which has drawn concern from her friend Armin. "Is she all right Armin?" Edd asked the blond boy.
"I'm not sure," Armin replied as he got up and followed his friend outside. "Please, excuse me for a moment."
The group was silent for a prolonged time before Eddy finally spoke up. "So... anyone know how to play Parcheezi?"
"EW!! SASHA!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO ED?!" exclaimed Connie as his female friend and Luffy stuck their hands in the sleeping monobrow's esophagus, trying to fish out the turkey. Everyone else just looked on with digust.
"I'm not letting this lump digest my meat!" yelled Sasha as she sifted through the contents of Ed's stomach.
"Luffy! Don't put your hand in their! You don't know where it's been!" Natsu shouted.
"Hold on... almost... AH-HA!" Luffy grabbed hold of something large inside of Ed's stomach and immediately dislodged it. As he pulled it out, to his surprise, the object was actually a protractor-like tool. "Wait a minute... this isn't meat."
"So that's where my sextant went! Poor Ed must have swallowed it by accident." surmised Double D.
"Uhh, your what?" Jean asked while Eddy could barely contain his laughter as he giggled silently.
"A sextant," Edd explained. "It is an astronomical instrument used to triangulate positions that give proper directions for navigation."
"Yeah, you know, a sextant," Eddy smiled mischievously. "It makes ALL KINDS of positions." He hinted as Jean finally understood the innuendo and started giggling.
"Oh, don't start this again, Eddy," Double D blushed with embarrassment.
Soon everyone else started laughing out loud as they all realized the hidden double entendré. All except for Edd, Historia and Edward, who didn't find it to be that funny while Goku and Luffy didn't understand the joke. "Why is everybody laughing?" Luffy asked.
"What's not to get? They're all laughing, so we might as well join in." Goku said as he and the pirate went along with the joke and laughed with everyone else.
"Oh, hush!" shouted Edd.
Outside the infirmary, Mikasa reflected to herself as the sun sets on the battle-scarred Trost district. The girl's heart beated with worry as she thought about her adopted brother's well-being. After she awakened from her comatose, her reunion with Eren was short-lived when he was escorted to Commander Erwin so that he may be questioned due to the recent events that she, nor her comrades, would barely remember. It worried her greatly, since Eren could be charged with treason and possibly be sentenced to death. She didn't want to think of that outcome. It wasn't Eren's fault that he disappeared, as far as she learned from the characters that he met, anyway.
Mikasa buried her face into the scarlet-red scarf wrapped around her neck. Her eyes watered with anxious worry. Armin, her childhood best friend that she and Eren have known for as long as they can remember. "Mikasa, are you all right?" The blond boy asked.
The girl was shrugged in silence, but Armin knew about the complexity the matters of Mikasa's heart were, and he knew it all too well. He rested his hand on her shoulder with sincere empathy for his friend. "I know Eren's not in a good position right now. But we've been through worse. We just have to be strong for him."
"You're right," Mikasa nodded. "It's just... I feel so powerless. I feel like I failed Eren. If I'm not around to keep him safe, like I promised his mother, then I feel like I failed her, too." Her heart began to tighten and her voice cracked while she spoke.
Edward Elric approached the side door, which was left open by just a small margin, as he overheard their private conversation. He concentrated on every emotional word intently.
"That's not true, Mikasa. Eren wouldn't have been captured by the Colossal and Armored Titan if it wasn't for your efforts." Armin said as he tried to cheer the girl up.
"But... I got injured in the process. I always let my emotions overcome me and it nearly gets me killed every time." choked Mikasa, her voice getting hoarser. "If I'm not strong enough protect him from everything else, what good am I.'
The alchemist, even though it wasn't his place to step in, has already heard enough. He shows himself to the two, leaving the side door wide open. Armin and Mikasa glanced at Edward, surprised by his sudden appearance.
"Edward? W-What are you--?" stammered Armin.
"Were you eavesdropping on us?!" shouted Mikasa demandingly whilst glaring at Edward.
"Yeah, I was," Edward responded, countering her look daggers with his stern glance. "And I didn't like what I heard."
"You should learn to mind your own business, short man!" growled the dark-haired female scout.
Edward twitched angrily when his height was once again demeaned by another ignorant person. "I... am not... short. I am just as tall... as everyone else... got that, brat?" seethed the earth alchemist, extending his index finger dourly at Mikasa.
"Well, technically, you are..." Armin cleared his throat as he tried to use his words correctly so he wouldn't offend the golden blond boy. "Uh... well, you're rather small. Quite unnaturally, if I might add. In fact, you're almost as tall as Captain Levi. But there's no shame in being--"
"OKAY, BOTTOM LINE, COCONUT HEAD," screamed Edward, who was intially set off by Armin's inadvertent remark. "FIRST OF ALL, I AM NOT SHORT!!!"
Armin gulped nervously. "C-Coconut Head...?"
Edward gave deep calming breaths before releasing his anger as he turned to the female scout. "Secondly, Mikasa, you shouldn't blame yourself for everything that is happening to Eren. But I get it, you beat yourself up when you feel like you're unable to keep the ones you love safe. I know because I have a younger brother that I've been looking out for since we were little. If he ever got hurt, or worse, I would be a wreck."
"What's your point?!" snapped Mikasa.
"My point? I'll tell you my point," Edward said, furrowing his brow at the girl. "You are a very strong soldier. Eren told me all about how you took on many Titans in battle. When you thought that Eren died during the first battle for Trost, you were still able to pull the squads together and help fight the enemy at hand. Trust me, my brother and I have lost everything because of the stupid decision we made years ago. To this day, we're still trying put our lives back together ever since.
"I understand you want to protect the ones you're close to, and that's fine. But you won't be around to protect Eren all the time. Maybe not today, but someday, you may wind up losing everything as well. And if the day comes when you lose Eren, you have no choice but to move on with your life. Right now, though, you and Armin are all that he has." Edward said as he tried to reason with the dark-haired girl.
"How is that supposed to make me feel better?!" Mikasa shouted as the tone in her voice grew more intense with emotion. "Losing Eren is something that I can't bring myself to face! I promised his mother that I would look after him and not let anything happen to him!! WHY WOULD YOU TELL ME SOMETHING THAT I ALREADY KNOW IS GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY?!"
"Mikasa, please..." Armin said, trying to calm the girl as she was starting to break down in tears.
"I'm not saying this to be cruel. And I know you care deeply for your brother," Edward continued. "But the truth is, you can't keep putting yourself on the line for Eren's sake. There are times where he can take care of himself on and off the battlefield. You just gotta have faith in him."
Mikasa gave an anguished cry as she punched the stone wall of the building. Tears streaming down her cheeks like faucets. "I... I... I just can't... I can't lose him." She said tearfully, falling to her knees as she leaned against the wall in despair.
"Edward..." Armin spoke up as knelt down to comfort his friend. "I don't know if you're aware, but we have lost many of our comrades due to the Titans. They've been around long enough to bring humanity to near-extinction. Please understand that Eren and Mikasa have seen a lot of things in Shiganshina. She has been protective of Eren ever since then."
"Yeah, I got that," affirmed Edward. "The world I live in, there's a good plenty of bad shit that happens. Especially when alchemy is involved."
The raven-haired girl started muttering silently to herself. "What?" Armin asked.
Mikasa then repeated what she had said, but spoke loud enough for the two to hear. "This world is cruel..." She lifted her tear-stained face as her dark eyes met with the alchemist's golden eyes, and she gave a solemn smile. "But it is also very beautiful..."
Eren
In the private quarters of Commander Erwin Smith, Eren Jaeger, alongside Levi Ackerman and Hanji Zoe, were currently being questioned by Erwin due to the scout's sudden disappearance. After Eren explained everything up this point to the commander, who sat at his desk and studied him with an analytically gaze.
Confirming the sincerity of his report, Erwin nodded and spoke, "I see, so along with the testimonies of the other eyewitnesses including myself, it is clear to me that your story seems to match up."
"You mean, you believe every single thing I said?" asked a confused Eren. "Even the part where I went through Time and Space to get back?"
"Well, not that part exactly," Erwin said logically. "The part where you returned with other renegades to fight against the invading Titans is what I can actually confirm with facts and reason. But traveling into alternate worlds? That is highly ambiguous and not to mention ludicrous."
"Renegades? You mean my friends?" The Titan Shifter asked.
Levi scoffed. "If you ask me, they're more like a wandering wacko circus full of barbarians, magic men and clowns. Who can kick major ass, apparently." He said sarcastically.
"Speaking of that wacko circus, I have a theory that those warriors might be inhuman." surmised Hanji.
"Actually, you are sort of right about that, Section Commander," confirmed Eren.
"Oh, please, just because they are able to take down a horde of Titans without mobility gear doesn't mean they're not at all human." Levi said condescendingly. "Jaeger, here, may be able to turn into a Titan, but at least he has some rational thought."
"But what about those three young boys they were with?" questioned Hanji.
"What about'em?" Levi asked.
"Well, didn't you notice how oddly shaped their heads were?" The section commander said conspicuously. "Not to mention that their tongues had different shades of color."
"I don't know why you're asking me when you should be asking Jaeger. He knows them better than I do." suggested Levi.
Hanji turns to Eren, who looks at him with an eager grin. She runs up to the scout and clutches him by the sides of his arms. She then began to ask multiple questions in rapid fire mode. "So tell me about those Eds, Eren. Are they Titan Shifters just like yourself? Or are they another type of half-human creature? What about that Double D kid? What is he hiding under that hat of his? Why is he wearing that hat? And what about Eddy? Why is he shorter than Levi? And--"
"STOP!!!" shouted Eren frantically as she immediately stopped asking questions. "I don't know much about them, except that they are simple, ordinary kids. And I guess they like this sugary sweet thing called a Jawbreaker."
"A Jawbreaker?" Hanji asked with intrigue. "Hm, a Jawbreaker... what's a Jawbreaker?"
"Enough," ordered Erwin, rising out of his chair as he walked around his desk. "As much as we are curious to know the circumstances of Jaeger's recent whereabouts, this young man has been through a lot and it would be best if he rested for awhile," He said, resting his one hand on Eren's shoulder.
"Besides, we have a more urgent matter at hand," The commander pulls out a folded piece of paper, handing it to Hanji.
"This letter was sent directly to the king an hour after the recent invasion of Trost which left a countless dozen of civilian and military casualties."
Hanji adjusted her goggles as she read the contents of the letter out loud. "'Dear, Your Majesty, as you read this message, your most loyal subjects in the district of Trost are being devoured by Titans like lambs to the slaughter. If you wish to end the senseless chaos, we suggest that you step down from power and allow our gracious deity to assume control of humanity's failing government. If not, then we shall dispatch Titans in every populated area within the walls, including the royal capital in Wall Sina. You have until dawn to reply. Ymir.'"
"Ymir?" pondered Levi. "Isn't she one of the Titan Shifters that infiltrated the Walls? The one who escaped with the Colossal and Armored Titan?"
"It couldn't be," Eren said lowly, shifting his angered gaze towards his superior officers. "There's no way Ymir would have any motivation to attack us or use ransom. Those damn traitors must have put her up to writing that letter! Maybe they and the Beast Titan were the ones that attacked Trost again!"
"He may be right," Hanji said sincerely while analyzing the note. "I'm no graphologist, but this handwriting seems too formal. Especially for a common soldier."
Levi glances at the ransom letter. "Also, it's written in pink, glittery ink. So our zealot anarchist may be a typical female. Our Ymir is a tomboy, right?"
Eren nodded. "Well then, I guess that eliminates her as a suspect." said the lance corporal.
"Not entirely. If Ymir is in league with those Warriors from the outside, then whatever foreign power she and the other warriors are working for may want to dismantle the government," surmised Erwin. "We can't rule them out just yet."
"But, sir, what if there really is a third party involved?" Hanji inquired.
"Then we'll either subdue them and bring them in for interrogation..." Erwin said. "Or we simply eliminate them. Whichever alternative may be necessary."
Levi and Hanji nodded to their head commander's orders. "Until we are able to identify the true threat, we must send as many of our soldiers to protect the local villages, districts, and the capital. You're all dismissed."
The three soldiers saluted to Erwin and exit his private quarters. Before Hanji followed Eren and Levi out the door, she stopped and turned to Erwin. "Sir, about the men guarding Annie Leonhart's prison cell? Shall I dismiss them and assign them to guard the Walls?"
Erwin pondered momentarily before nodding in affirmation. Hanji returned the nod and left.
Underground
Two Military Police officers stood at watch while they were guarding the iron door that withheld the inactive Annie Leonhart. The rifle-wielding guards protected the cell as they were ordered to do so, so that nothing may happen to Annie's crystalline shell. Then, a man named Moblit Berner, a veteran soldier and Hanji's assitant, approached them.
"Hey, I got orders from the Section Commander. She needs as many men above ground as possible. You are being reassigned to help protect the Walls and districts." informed Moblit.
"Huh? But what about the Female Titan?" asked the first soldier.
"Come on, it's not like that bitch is going anywhere. I mean, what's the point of guarding her if she's stuck in that crystal thing?" questioned the second soldier.
"Just gear up and head to the surface, immediately. You will be briefed on your assignments shortly." Moblit repeated. The two soldiers followed the soldier, leaving the cell door unguarded. Which will soon be a fatal mistake.
Once the three men turned a corner, a young girl concealed by the hood of an army poncho peered around the torchlit passageway, seizing her opportunity to enter the cell. She closes the metal door behind her. The girl pulls her hood down, revealing herself to be 'Ymir'.
"Just as I predicted," She smirked. "Now that I've sent the entire military on a wild goose chase, I am now alone with my target."
'Ymir' approached the dangling crystal shell that was chained to the ceiling. With Annie preserved inside. "So you must be Annie, huh? Well, girl, today is your lucky day," She whips out a bulky carrying case, placing it on the ground and opened it. "You're going to be a part of something REALLY cool!"
'Ymir' pulls out her pistol and shoots down the chains that restrained the shell, which fell and landed with a metallic thud. The girl pulls out an industrial drill with a variety of adjustable drill heads and a syringe with an extended needle. She takes the drill and selects one of the drill heads, attaching it to the tool. Then, she uses a marker to draw an X on the extraction point, which was Annie's bare neck. 'Ymir' presses the drill head against the shell and began to dig into it. But the force of the drill only created sparks and the indestructible material breaks the drill itself, making it completely useless.
"Hm, this may be more of a challenge than I thought it would be." 'Ymir' said, surprised by this unexpected obstacle.
"Looks like Buttercup can't break a simple diamond," taunted a gruff female voice.
"Aw, what a shame..." said the second female voice sarcastically. "And here I thought diamonds were a girl's best friend."
Another feminine voice that sounded more dimwitted joined in while she giggled in a mocking tone. "Yeah, she couldn't even smash a daisy even if she tried."
'Ymir' groaned as she recognized those voices anywhere. "I knew I was being followed. Although, I didn't expect it to be you three." scowled the goddess as the the owners of the voices emerged from the cover of darkness. It was none other than the infamous Kanker Sisters.
"You got that right, sister," sneered May, the blonde, buck-toothed sibling. "Live and in person!"
"What do you want?" 'Ymir' demanded.
"We were just in the neighborhood when we saw you, Leader 5," replied Lee, the redheaded elder sister. "So we decided to see how you were doing. That's all."
"Say, who is this hussy?" asked Marie, the blue-haired middle sister, who pointed Annie's crystalline prison. "She looks totally ratchet."
"Yeah! Look at her nose! Now that is an UGLY porker!" mocked May.
"For your information, that is Annie Leonhart, the Female Titan," Leader 5 acknowledged to the sisters. "I'm trying to extract her blood so that I can complete the next phase of my plan."
Marie scoffed as she snatches the broken drill from Leader 5. "With this hunk-a-junk? As if. What you need is the right tool for the right job." She advised the other blonde girl as she turned to her older sister. "Show her, Lee."
Lee grinned maliciously when she pulls out a titanic flesh-colored battle ax. "Say hello to the Elbow Greaser!"
"Dudes, what is that?" Leader 5 gawked in astonishment at the new weapon.
"It's a custom ax made from the Armored Titan," replied Lee. "Ain't she a beauty?"
"Wait, the Armored Titan? You mean--" Leader 5 said shockingly.
"Yup, we killed both the Armored and Colossal Titans!" May admitted.
"How, though?!" Leader 5 exclaimed.
"By eating our Nana Kanker's secret recipe for Radioactive Mashed Potatoes, we became instant Titans!" Marie explained, showing off the glowing tub of contaminated mashed potatoes. "Just like how you made the Titans into dry-packed capsules."
"Except our method doesn't fail like yours!" gloated May.
"Those boys really knew how to throw a punch. But the tall and sweaty one, though," Lee giggled cheekily as she thought about her fight with Bertholdt. "He really showed a lady how to have a good time."
"EW! Gross! Don't tell me all the details! That's nasty!" cringed Leader 5.
"I wasn't gonna say any of that! Get your mind out of the gutter!" Lee retorted. "My Mom taught me better than that!"
May then started snickering. "Did you really do all that, Lee?"
"SHUT UP, MAY!" barked the redheaded Kanker as she gave the ax to Leader 5. "Here. Use this."
"You want me to--to--" Leader 5 gulped timidly as she trembled with the ax in her hands. "Kill her?"
"Well, duh! Ya won't be able to get her blood without killing her. Especially when she's trapped in that crystal." said Marie.
"Yeah! If you're as cold and heartless like the other Leaders, then it shouldn't be that hard for you to kill this one bimbo!" chastised May.
Leader 5's thoughts surged through her all at once. Sure, she did spill blood when she summoned multiple Titans in Trost, but that was for the sake of the plan. To be able bring panic into the Walls. However, lately, it gave her a convulsion. The Corruptonium was supposed to turn into a calculated killer, and yet it didn't make much of a difference. Her former counterpart still lived on somewhere inside of her. It made her feel... guilty. Guilty for killing those few dozen people. She even felt a little bit of empathy for Reiner and Bertholdt, despite not knowing them, their backstory made her something less than a conceited mastermind. Something like a saint in a very twisted way.
The Kankers could clearly see that this girl wasn't fit to be a Leader, much less a follower of the Miracle Worker. Marie then snatches the ax from Leader 5's hands and pushes her aside. "Forget you, I'm doing it myself."
The blue-haired Kanker finds a firm grip and raises the ax high above her head. Within a few agonizing and suspenseful seconds, for what seemed like a half-hour, Marie drops the blade of the ax down onto the solid chrysalis. The large blade was imbedded into the crystal like it was a piece of firewood. Soon, the shell began to crack and break into giant chunks. Blood spurted and leaked from the shattered pieces. Leader 5 stood frozen with shock when the Kanker made the fatal blow, which ended the life of one humanity's greatest threats.
Marie smiled darkly once the messy deed was finished. "Well, that's one less twerp to deal with. Not that she was willing to come out of there anyway."
Her sisters, on the other hand, simply stood aside with bored expressions the entire time. May yawned while Lee filed her nails nonchalantly. "Are you done yet, Marie? I need that to buff my calluses later."
"Oh, shut your yap, Lee! Just let me clean it first." Marie smartmouthed to her sister as she wiped the blood off the ax with a hankerchief.
"Man, that was so boring! I never thought gorey stuff can get so old so quickly!" May complained.
"Yeah, but it'll all be worth it once we get a taste of those... mmm, Ed-flavored Senpai-sicles." fawned Marie as she thought about kissing Edd for the first time in awhile.
"Hey, Lee, why couldn't we just use the Dragon Balls that we stole to wish the Eds to fall in love us?" May asked her elder sister.
"Because, May, us Kankers earn the affections of our lovers. You don't expect some Dragon-Genie to give you eveything you want out of life." Lee lectured to her blonde sibling.
"Oh, so it's about the principle, right?" surmised May.
"Wrong! It's about my lovely, itty-bitty dreamboat, Eddy." swooned Lee.
"And my dorky Double D," Marie said dreamily.
"And my big, beautiful Ed," May smiled widely.
All three siblings sighed in unison as they dreamed about their beloved Eds. Meanwhile, Leader 5 was still frozen and traumatized by Annie's death. Each of the Kankers exited the chamber with May leaving first, Marie second and finally Lee. But not before the red curly-haired sister closed the metal door behind her, did she look back at Leader 5 with a devilish smirk. "Hey! It was nice catching with ya... Nazz Van Bartonschmeer."
The brutish teenage girl made one final chortle as she slammed the iron door behind her. Leader 5, or formally known as Nazz, was now alone in the chamber with the remains of what was once Annie Leonhart. Blood dripped from the gigantic shards of the crystal into a large puddle that pooled beneath the pieces.
Tears started to fall from Nazz's eyes. The droplets drowned into the bloodied floor like falling rain. "Annie... Reiner... Bertholdt... I'm so sorry, dudes. I wish I... I could've--" A sharp sting suddenly collided with her reddened cheeks which came from her own hands. Her eyes immediately turned to red, with her pupils turning black.
"SHUT UP!" She screamed at herself as her normal voice overlapped with a demonic one. "There was nothing you could have done to save them from their miserable lives! It was simply because they were such gullible fools that they were led to become brainwashed! That's what brought them to their downfall!"
She then pulls out an empty test tube and scoops up the blood in the puddle. "Now then, let's take care of business, shall we?"
A/N: So, tell me what you think! Was it fun? Was it sad? Angsty? Gorey? Surreal? Let me know by leaving a review right after you read!