"Whhat, whoo are you?" the green eyed boy asked.
The cloud of smoke surrounds us as the ones that threaten us recover from the shock. "Now is not the time for me to explain, but just know I am the same as you. A human with an amazing ability."
"She is right Eren we don't have much time." Armin states.
Eren explains about his basement and his anger as our bodies began to disintegrate.
I put a hand on his shoulder. He turns to my emotionless masks. "We need to move away. They well fall apart just like any titan corps."
We step away from the bodies as they fall. "We don't have long Eren. We have more important things at this moment."
We crouch by the bodies trying to come up with a plan. "I'm getting out of here." Eren states. His friends try to convince him otherwise as blood leaks from his nose.
"Your a mess Eren there is no way you can do it again." Mikasa says worried. She is right he can not transform again. It has taken it's toll on him.
"How I feel doesn't matter. I have come up with only two options. First is for me to leave. If you don't try to protect me. At least they won't kill you. I'll leave here alone."
"No, you can't." Armin states in shock.
"Actually if you leave I'm coming with you. I just screwed myself by coming to help you. I can still transform fine and you can just go along for the ride." I say looking out to where the soldiers should be.
Eren nods at the change of plans. The others argue for a moment. They need to hurry up the next cannon round will be loaded soon. "Wait I said I had two options." He turns towards the blonde boy with determination in his eyes. "Armin, I'll let you decide. It will be ideal for the soldiers to use this power strategically. I know it's crazy, but if you can convince the Garrison that I'm not a threat I will trust your judgment and follow your lead."
Armin just looks at his friend and can't believe what he is hearing. I have to agree with Eren. I still want to join the Survey corps and use this power to help mankind. Then maybe we can change what humanity has become. Change the pigs that have control over and abuse others. The trust he puts in his blonde friend is not unjustified. I seen his ability to find the right choice twice now.
"You need to decide"
Armin stand up with a determined look on his face. "I will convince them. You three sit here and try not to look threatening." With that he marches away as the smoke clears.
Armin gives good reasons and had almost convinced everyone, but that damn leader. How did he even get in a position of leadership? He allows his fear rule his mind and every time he speaks he only brings the fear out in his troops. The blonde stands there in salute prepare to die to prove our worth and I can't help but admire that. But despite his effort the man is about to drop his arm to kill us all.
Out of nowhere Commander Pixis grabs the man's arm, essentially saving us. "Do you not see his splendid salute? I have been kept informed of the situation. You go command the reinforcements. I think we should listen to them."
All the tension that was in my body leaves at those words. Commander Pixis may be known as an eccentric man, but at least he will give us a chance. We follow the man up to the inner wall. As he looks down at the titans gather at the bottom of the wall I realize just how far out there he is. But there's something about him that makes me like him. He starts to question the blonde about how Eren and I can help us take back Trost. Then he turns to us.
"Eren Jaeger, do you think you can do this?"
"I don't know much more about this than anyone else, so whether I can do it or not I have no idea." The green eyed boy answered honestly.
"I'm sorry I asked the wrong question. Will you, or won't you do it?" the commander's golden eyes shift to behind us. This reminds everyone what we are fighting for. We fight for humanity, for the little kids that have yet to live their lives, and so those same kids never have to know the consuming fear of a titan. But not only them everyone behind the wall.
You can see the realization in Eren's eyes as he turns back to the commander. "I'll do it. I don't know whether I can or can't, but I will do it." He says the fire a light in his eye.
Then Commander Pixis turns to me. "What about you, Cadet Kennedy?"
"There is no doubt in my mind that I can do this." I answer simply.
He smiles at me for that. It is the first time that anyone has smiled at me in a long time. After that he promises our safety and calls his strategist to help Armin with the plan. While they do that me and Eren follow the commander. He tells us a story of before the titans and how someone believed that humans would unite if a stronger force was pushed upon them. Eren gives an answer that we have yet to unite to this very day. Then the commander turns to me.
"Tch, the majority of humans only care about themselves and the few loved ones they have. Then you have those that do not care about no one but themselves and their possessions. Humanity is dirty and disgusting. But there are a select few that want to help even strangers and those are the people I fight for."
Commander Pixis give me a strange look. "What about your loved ones?"
"They are dead."
He gives me a sympathetic look. "How long have you been able to change into a titan?" He changes the subject.
"Nine years." I answer matter of fact. He raises an eyebrow and Eren just stares at me in shock. "Before you ask, I was told not to let anyone know, and that I would know when it was time to use my power."
The commander just nods his head and goes back to walking like nothing happened. "You two have a warped mind like me."
We head to the point of the wall where we have to travel the least amount to get to the boulder. There is something nagging at me though. It took me several months to get full control of my titan. Eren first transformation was today. Will he be okay doing this? We leave the wall and quickly make our way to the boulder. I allow Eren to transform first, so I can see what happens. His titan forms around him as he crashes into a building. Everything seems fine as he stands and roars. I'm about to follow but then he turns away from the boulder and attacks Mikasa.
Shit this is what I was worried about. His titan is placating him trying to take control. Mikasa tries to snap him out of it but he takes off his own head. He falls against the boulder and the others are discussing leaving him. Mikasa is about to stop them, but our leader stops him. Once the plan to protect Eren until we can get him out is on the way I walk up to the man.
"Why didn't you transform?" He looks at me
"I wanted to wait until I saw what happened to Jaeger." My eyes glance at the titan. "I know you must be worried but I can fully control my titan form. I have been for years, so it's up to you will I be more use in my titan or human form?"
He looks at me than the boulder. "Can you lift the boulder by yourself?"
"That is not possible." I state waiting for his answer.
"Transform and help us protect Eren."
"Sir' I salute him then walk to the edge of the roof. I bite my hand with the goal to save as many lives as I can. I flip off the roof as my titan starts to form. I land on large feet as I straighten up. I turn back to the man I was just talking to. He sees my black iris a shiver runs down his back. My long auburn hair flows down my back as the only thing that is similar to my human body. The form is very muscular and it has small breast in comparison to its size. I stare at the man a moment longer before I go to do my job. The strange black crystal forms on my finger tips to make razor sharp claws.
I kill several titans by the time I hear a roar behind me. Eren has finally recovered and I go join him to lift the boulder. We have it above our heads carrying it. We get to the open area in front of the gate and several of the soldiers are on foot. I know they are trying to help us by leading the titans away, but they are going to get themselves killed.
"Help" a really rough sounding voice comes out of my mouth as I tell Eren what I'm about to do. His eyes shift to the people below us and nods. He takes the full weight of the boulder as I rush off just in time to save one man from being eaten. My claws sink deep into the neck of the monster. Eren slowly continues his way to the gate as I help the elite squad. The exhaustion starts to get at me, but I refuse to stop until I hear the roar that escapes Eren's titan as he seals the gate. I fall against the wall by the gate and get out of my titan as quickly as possible.
Rushing over to Eren's titan I feel the blood pour from my nose. It's been a long time since I used so much energy in my titan form. I make it to everyone cutting Eren out, just as two titans are closings in on us. I have no time and no energy left to kill the things. Just as one is about to reach us the monsters fall, dead, to the ground.
A short man is standing on top of the thing with his back to us. He wears a green clock with the wings of freedom on it. He turns his cold eyes to us, and I realize that it is Levi Ackerman, humanity's strongest. "Hey, brats, what the he'll is going on here?"
I stand a bit wobbly. "No time must get up the wall." They all nod and do as I say, but Levi just stares as I fire my wires.
Once we are up the wall Ian and Mitabi come over to me. "Thank you."
"If it wasn't for you we would be dead."
I try to say something, but I lose my footing and fall to the ground. My vision starts going black as I hear the two that I was just talking to calling my name.