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Chapter 14: Good Deeds Never Go Unpunished

Gwen jerked up in the uncomfortable cot, sweat dripping down her forehead and breath coming out in short pants. She could barely see in the semi-darkness but there was enough light to give her a horrifying reality.

All around her was grimy stone except for one wall which was made up of thick steel bars. Her wooden bed was the only furniture in the cell and binding her wrists to the cot were a pair of heavy, rusted chains. The air was stale and humid, filling Gwen's nose with a wet, earthy smell that made her scrunch up her face in disgust. Outside her cell were two small torches, barely able to shine any light into her cell, and standing on either side of the bars were two uniformed soldiers. On their tan jackets were patches with green unicorns. Military Police.

The girl shivered, being horribly reminded of her cell back at the facility. She didn't like it there and she sure as hell didn't like it here.

Gwen frowned and rubbed her head, which was aching quite badly. How did I get here?

In a flash of realization, she remembered the last few moments before she was unconscious. She remembered celebrating humanities victory from the rooftop of one of the destroyed homes while Bones, Light, and Rogue all collapsed. Around her, the soldiers were freaking out at what they thought were the deaths of the titans that had saved them, but through the massive amounts of steam covering the decaying corpses, Gwen was just able to see Eren, Hannah, and Gabriel escaping to the rooftops and returning to meet with the Gwen's abandoned team, maybe to tell them to start the clean-up.

The angelic titan had decided to use the human's distraction to escape back to her team, but she had made it only a couple rooftops when there was the distinct sound of wires whirring and she was suddenly tackled by a slight figure. When she had looked up, she was face to face with an ash-haired woman in glasses and a Garrison uniform. Gwen remembered the fierce, terrifying look on her face and had never been so afraid a human before that moment.

The young girl had tried to fight back, to escape to her titan friends, but two more soldiers had arrived to subdue her. There was so much shouting and protesting from the cadets she had helped, but their pleas fell on deaf ears. As the soldiers were hauling Gwen away, handcuffed like a criminal, she had looked up in time to see six cloaked figures hiding in the shadow of a bell tower. Gwen had almost called out to them for help, her panic over-coming her senses, but she restrained herself and simply watched them with sad, teary eyes before she dropped her gaze. She couldn't let the humans notice her friends and there was no way in hell they would be able to save her. They could transform, of course, but then all their hard work to get the humans to trust them would have been for nothing if they started attacking the soldiers, even if it was for Gwen.

In that brief glimpse of Eren's face, Gwen knew there was no help for her. She assumed they would fall back without finishing the plan, for fear of anymore of them getting captured. They would leave her to the humans and prey she lived to see them again. Gwen had never felt so alone before…

"Hey! Wake up!" snarled one of the guards, snapping Gwen out of her trance and blatantly ignoring that she was already awake. "You got company, traitor."

Gwen flinched at the tone of his voice, but focused her attention on the two men who stood in front of her cell. One was tall, blonde and muscular, with an air of authority and confidence that came with years of experience in the military. Next to him, stood a shorter man, dark hair styled in an undercut and sharp features set in a bored expression. This man struck fear into Gwen like she had never known before, like a rabbit meeting the steely gaze of a hungry wolf. Though it was obvious the blond man was in charge, her instincts were screaming at her to get away from the shorter one. He's going to kill you, they screeched, he's a monster, he's going to kill you.

"Miss, are you alright?" asked the blonde in concern.

The girl quickly swallowed her fear and looked away from the sharp-eyed man and tried to focus on what the taller one was saying. She hadn't been paying attention when he first started speaking, which is probably what prompted him to ask.

"I-I'm fine," Gwen muttered, still shaken. She had no idea who that man was, but she wished he would leave soon.

"I was asking for your name," the man asked again, pulling up a chair to sit in front of her cage. Even sitting down the blonde was taller than his companion, which would have been funny if the dark-haired man wasn't so intimidating.

"Angel. My name's Angel," Gwen admitted, refusing to give her true name. Even as a prisoner she would keep her identity to herself, not that it would mean anything to these two.

"Well, Angel, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Commander of the Survey Corp, Erwin Smith and my companion here is Captain Levi," the blonde introduced politely.

Gwen snapped out of her scared stupor when hearing the name of these two men. These were the famed Commander and Captain of the Survey Corp? Well they certainly lived up to their expectations, just being in the same room with them was freaking out the poor girl. These men were experienced titan killers who could probably slice her down before she could even scream, no wonder her mind was telling her to run. She couldn't believe she was so lucky, because these were just the men she was supposed to speak to.

Flashback to the top of the wall, before the Trost mission began

Gwen was nervous when Eren pulled her aside. She was worried he was going to tell her to stay out of the action, since she wasn't much of a fighter, but she couldn't do that when the other's would be risking their lives.

"Gwen, I need you to do something for me, something I can only trust you with," Eren began, muttering quickly. "It'll be dangerous and honestly, I'd understand if you didn't want to go through with it, but this may be our only chance to escape Atlas Corp."

Gwen nodded, excited to hear he trusted so much with something so important. "If it helps us gain freedom, I'll do anything."

Eren gave a small smile before becoming serious again. "Gwen, I need you to let the human's capture you."

The girl froze, shocked. Let herself be captured? Was that some kind of joke? No, Eren's face was dead serious. He meant it.

"B-but, what good would that do? And w-wouldn't you be punished for letting them take me?" Gwen questioned, practically in hysterics. She could just imagine what they'd do to her. Experiment on her body until she collapsed, forced her to tell them everything she knew and use her as a weapon, maybe even keep her imprisoned for the rest of her life…thinking about it, it wasn't all that different from Atlas Corp. The biggest difference was these humans wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the idea of killing her should she give them the chance.

There was also the issue of what would happen when Ms. Drake discovered she'd been taken. Sure, Eren was her favorite and would hear him out, but even Eren's reassurance wouldn't save him or the others from punishment. How could Gwen possibly think about being the cause of pain for him and her fellow subjects?

"Gwen listen, this mission could be crucial, not only for humanity, but for us as well," Eren said, placing his hands firmly on Gwen's shoulders and leaning closer to her. Sharp green met soft brown in an intense standoff. "If you're capture by the humans, you can gain their trust and convince them to come free us from Atlas Corp."

Guinevere gasped and her eyes grew wide. "B-but how do you know they won't kill me right away? What if they don't want to listen to anything I have to say?"

"They will, Gwen, trust me. If they think we could be of use to them in fighting the titans, they'll help us out. I'm much more willing to work for the military than Violet Drake," replied Eren, tone darkening with his last statement. "I doubt they'll treat us the way Atlas does so the sooner we get them involved the better. Just to be safe, I don't want you shifting on this mission. Stay in human form and they might think you're only a friend instead of fully one of us.

The girl nodded, trying to find her voice. Her mind was being overwhelmed with the idea of being captured like prey and having to only rely on her ODM gear in this fight. Eren's hands on her shoulders were also sending butterflies coursing through her stomach. She felt like a mess.

"I know it's a lot to ask of you, but I think you're the only one who can really do this and convince the humans to help."

"You didn't answer my earlier question, Eren," Gwen said softly. Eren sighed, apparently understanding what she meant.

"Don't worry about what happens to us, okay? I'm going to take full responsibility for this mission, so the other's should be safe," he explained, giving her a reassuring smile. "And I can take care of myself, even against Violet."

Gwen was going to argue that she didn't want him hurting because of her, but the guards snapped at them to get going.

"You need to choose, Gwen, now."

Feeling like she couldn't get enough air in her lungs, she nodded shakily. "I'll do it. I'll do it for you."

Gwen couldn't remember the last time she had seen Eren smile so brightly and she gave him a soft grin in return. They started off toward the wall to avoid the guards scolding.

"Now remember, when they take you away, make sure you only talk about all this to the Commander and Captain of the Survey Corp. Don't ask why, just do it," Eren said sternly. "They'll listen to what you have to say, but don't tell anyone else unless they say so, got it?"

Gwen nodded and the conversation ended as they joined the others and took off on their respect journey's.

End of Flashback

Gwen stared at the two men in front of her, the Commander and Captain, the only people she was told to trust.

"You're the leaders of the Survey Corp?" Gwen asked, just to be certain she heard right. She couldn't make any mistakes now, because it might cost her the lives of herself and the others.

"Yes, that's correct," Erwin said pleasantly. "Now, you know who we are, so why don't you tell us who you are, Angel?"

Gwen froze for a moment, her gaze shifting to the guards on either side of her cell. As if reading her mind, Erwin instructed them to leave for a few moments, which they reluctantly did only after a cold glare from the Captain.

The second they were gone, Gwen scooted as close to the bars as the chains allowed, excited to fulfill Eren's request so soon. Her sudden movement startled the two men almost as much as the manic grin on her face. Levi was started to have serious doubts about this girl.

"He said I could only talk to you two, no one else," Gwen said fervently, eyes shining with urgency. She had to tell them everything before the guards returned. "He said you were the only ones who could help us."

"He? He who? And what's this about helping you?" Erwin replied, slightly perplexed.

"Rogue! Rogue, our leader, the leader of the shifters! He told me that I could only talk to you and no one else. He said you would believe me, and-and you would help us!" Gwen started ranting frantically at the two men. They shared an incredulous look between each other.

"Hold on, hold on, Angel, slow down. You're not making any sense," interrupted Erwin. "This Rogue person, why did he say you could only trust us?"

"He said you would help because we were fighting for the same cause," said Gwen, losing her mania, tears forming around her eyes. "Rogue told me you would understand and that I had to trust you. There's a lot more I have to say but…"

Gwen's eyes roved over the door, worried those guards would be listening in. She had already said too much in such an unsafe place and she couldn't risk saying much more.

"And this Rogue, was he one of the titan's in Trost?" Erwin asked, trying to restrain his excitement.

"Y-Yes," Angel answered hesitantly. "He was the one who plugged the wall with that boulder."

The two officers shared an impressed look, well Erwin did, Levi simply kept a blank face.

"Do you know where we could find him? And the rest of those titans?"

"Yes but…" Her gaze swept over where the guards had disappeared to again. "Please, I can't say too much here, if the wrong person hears…"

"I take it you don't trust people too much, do you?" Erwin asked, head tilted.

Gwen looked at her sheets. "It's not everyone, just certain people, but I think I've got plenty of reason not to trust them."

Again, they shared a look which Gwen didn't see.

"But you trust us, correct?"

Gwen lifted her head. "Not really, but I trust Rogue, and Rogue trusts you, so that's enough for me."

"You're very loyal to this man, aren't you?" asked Levi, surprising the girl.

Angel nodded. "I would do anything for him."

Levi snorted, but Erwin seemed to take her words into consideration before replying.

"You said before you needed help, that you all needed help and we were the only ones you would turn to. What help are you needing from us? Maybe we can come to some kind of agreement," Erwin prodded.

"We just…want to be free," Gwen said, sadly. "That's all we've ever wanted. We've been trapped for so many years in that awful place."

Gwen paused to shuttered in revulsion, remembering the cold stone walls and the horrifying treatment. Even monsters didn't deserve a thing like that.

"What place?"

Gwen started shaking her head. She couldn't talk about it, not here. "Please, can you help us? Can you free us?"

She could feel the desperate tears in her eyes. These people had to help her, they just had too! She had done so much, gone too far, only to find out these people couldn't do it.

There was concern in the commander's eyes, even Levi was looking slightly torn, but only slightly.

"If we do help you, if we try to free your friends, will you help humanity? Will you join the Survey Corp and help us defeat the titans?" Erwin asked, ice blue eyes locked on hers.

Gwen blinked, practically hearing Eren talk about his dreams to join the Survey Corp and defeat titans. It was almost funny to hear his dream word from word from the Commander's mouth.

"Yes, we'll help you, if you help us, deal?" Gwen said, trying to restrain herself.

She couldn't be certain, but she thought she heard Levi snort again in amusement, though she couldn't figure out what was so funny.

Erwin smiled brilliantly. "Excellent, now all we have to do is get pass the trial and we'll make you an honorary member of the Survey Corp."

There was a flood of relief at those words, but it was quickly replaced with shock.

"Trial?!"