After I managed to tame Donguri, Levi and Erwin had two more surprises for me. The first was that I'd start 3DMG training the day after tomorrow, and the second was that I was finally allowed out of the HQ.

That's where I was now, actually. I was riding Donguri through the forest, delivering a letter to Shadis. On one hand, I was ecstatic to be outside of the castle, but on the other, I was probably going to meet Eren, Armin, and Mikasa, my three favorite characters. While I had no problem with this, they'd probably wonder why a thirteen year old girl was in the Survey Corps. There has been some rumors about me that had been spread from the MP. Some were reasonable, but others were so far fetched it made me giggle. Like the one that says I'm a fairy princess that's come from God to save the world from the titans and build back Wall Maria. I giggle as me and Donguri burst through the trees and ride down the wooden ramp into the training camp. The cadets are sparring, 'Lucky me.', I think.

"Shadis!" I call. He turns and strides toward me hotly as I swing myself of my horse. When he stands in front of me I straighten and salute. Head and shoulders back, feet shoulder length apart, right hand over my heart, the other across my back, face emotionless, eyes staring straight ahead. He nods and I drop my salute. He ruffles my hair and I grin.

"Report."

"Message from the higher ups, sir."

At his nod I immediately take out the envelope that I had strategically placed in my bag in a place with easy access. Shadis takes it and reads it. When he does, his eyes widen a bit and he looks me up and down. My hair now falls to my waist, since I keep forgetting to cut it. Muscles are easily seen on my arms and legs and, if you look, there are callouses on my hands and teeth shaped scars on my thumb.

"Are you sure your ready for this?"

"I'm positive."

In reality I wasn't, but I wasn't gonna tell him that. The letter was the approval from the higher ups to train me in the art of 3DMG, and, while others were skeptical, the majority won on the grounds that humanity was out of options at the moment. They pretty much said 'YOLO' and that's the only reason I'm alive at the moment.

Shadis nods at me and then I realize the stares and whispers. The stares and whispers coming from the teenagers behind us. They know I'm a soldier now, and that, in a way, I'm stronger than them. I'm surprised Eren hasn't flipped out yet.

Shadis catches on and turns back to the cadets who were supposed to be sparring. Shadis clears his throat and speaks...Nevermind. Instead of announcing in a calm, clear voice, he announces the Shadis way: Scream at them until they understand.

"THIS IS ANITA BAIN, CADETS. ANITA HERE HAS ALREADY MADE A FINE SOLDIER OUT OF HERSELF AND HAS SECURED A PLACE INTO LEVI'S SQUAD. SALUTE, YOU WORTHLESS CATTLE."

Wait, I'm on Levi's squad?

I look at him weird and his lip twitches. Oh. He just said that to make them feel worthless. I shake my head at him and look at the star struck cadets, all are staring at me. Eren is too. Especially Eren. It makes me feel uncomfortable, but it's nothing compared to Levi's gaze, so I stay strong and my eyes rake over all of them. It feels like hours until I close my eyes, when I reopen them, I'm smiling at them.

"You guys will make fine soldiers, which ever branch you choose. You probably have a lot of questions as well. Don't worry, I'll answer as best I can the day after tomorrow. Until then, bye!"

"Wait!"

Oh no, it's Eren.

I turn to look at him. "Hm?"

"How- Why- How and why are you in the Survey Corps?!"

Oh, so that's it. I smirk at him.

"You'll find out when you graduate."

After that I jump onto my horse and he carries me away into the forest. I'm riding bareback, which is really fun but also really scary, as I have to tug on his mane to make him go right or left and he has almost no mane. Long mane isn't really encouraged for horses, especially those in the military, but Dongu-chan is different. Or, is going to be different. I'm letting his mane grow out so that I can ride bareback in the field. Whether it's a good idea or not, no clue, but if something goes wrong I can transform.

Gosh, I feel like a transformer.

I'm wondering how a Robot Titan battle would go when I suddenly arrive at the stables. I probably should've mentioned this earlier, but the horses that are currently being used in battle, not pregnant, or injured are in the stables next to the HQ. That way we can get ready quickly should something happen. When the stables are in sight I start to brace myself. There is a perfect pile of hay next to the horse-instructor-dude, who is currently teaching, that I have my undivided attention on. I slow a bit, brace myself, and then take a leap of faith. I land in the pile of hay, scare the crud out of everyone, and tumble out, laughing. I'm laughing so hard that I'm not making any noise and am just lying there, twitching. A couple cadets snort, and then like something snapped, everyone else started laughing too, even the horse-instructor-dude. A couple of cadets start throwing hay around, at and me. Jerks. A couple people join in, but are soon reigned in by the horse instructor.

When everyone calms down, we are face-to-face with an amused looking Levi and Petra. Everyone immediately salutes, including me.

"Tch, at ease brats."

When everyone relaxes, he gives a pointed look at me.

"Anita, come on inside. Someone's here to see you."

"Mk!"

"Petra report this to Erwin."

"Yessir!"

"Come on, Anita."

We go inside and walk down a couple hallways. When we arrive, there is a Pyxis staring at me. A Pyxis. Staring at me.

I resist the urge to mentally label him Tinker Bell, because, well, his name does sound like pixie.