Armin was at the beach, hugging his knees to his chest, his bare feet tickled by the waves. It has been quite a few days since Eliza came out of the hospital.. He was worried about her, since all of the people from the house grew on him big time. He hasn't talked to Mello alone about their plans since that night. He assumed Ari was dating that big buff guy, Alan, next to who Armin and Mello looked like twigs (twigs that could probably kill him whenever they wanted to, he was a regular human without any training or battle experience, unlike the two twigs).After Alan left (he and Ariana were chatting in her room for a while first) Armin left for the beach, to clear his thoughts. He heard splashing of water, so he looked up and saw Annie running towards him trough the shallow water. He got used to the fact that she's Titan, so much that sometimes he called her Annie the Friendly Titan. She was grinning as her loose brunette brand bounced on her shoulder.
"Armin! Armin! Eliza fixed the TARDIS! I think we're going to my world! There's demons, you'll love it, Come on!" She collapsed next to him, panting. "We're leaving! To another world, Armin! Pack!" With that she sunk into the sand (daughter of Gaia stuff, he assumed), disappearing. Another world? Home? Probably not. But if there was even the slightest chance of him seeing Eren and Mikasa /today/... Armin got up and sprinted back to the house.
***
About half an hour later, everyone was in the front yard in their best additions. Mello was in his black outfit which showed his arms and combat boots, two guns on his hips and a bar of chocolate in his hand. That guy made stuffing yourself with sweets sexy without even trying.
Reya had a dagger attached to her belt, and was wearing shorts and a tank top (great battle uniform, you won't get scratched. Though she was good. Very good. So she probably won't.)
Annie had some sort of a spear on her back and a...gas mask? Is that how it's called? Armin only saw it once before in his life and it didn't bring back good memories.
Eliza was in her usual clothes, and a bowtie. Ariana was texting someone (probably Alan, he thought), wearing long tight pants, shirt, leather jacket and boots. They offered him a phone, but he refused. That thing confused him big time. He was in his uniform, maneuver gear hanging from his hips and containing his swords.
The red TARDIS was...
"It's bigger on the inside!" Reya interrupted his train of thought.
"Yes, I get that a lot." Eliza laughed, taking them in. Armin was so glad to see her laugh, he knew she had it rough. It really was huge.
***
After few minutes of TARDIS noises, Annie rushed out, excited to be back home. Armin envied her. Then he heard her scream and rush in. "This isn't it!"
Everyone peaked out, confused. Until it was Ariana's turn to scream. She ran out, teary eyed and threw herself in the grass, hugging the land. "Panem! Panem! Home!" So it was the wrong world. It's okay, maybe they could do Ari's first. Armin walked out carefully, looking around. They were in some kind of a woods. Perfect for maneuver gear, but there was no time for that now. Ariana got up. "Sorry about that. I know where this is. Close to the Capitol. I think...I think that the Hunger games start in a couple of hours." Her face dropped, as if she remembered that her world was in problems too.
"What's hunger games? " Mello wanted to know. Armin agreed completely, if what they had to do to save this world was starve...He's been starving though his whole childhood, and it wasn't fun at all. Ariana explained it to them. They all wanted to go, crash them, cancel them at least for a year. But also...there was a high chance of some of them..well, dying. Armin didn't want to die of human hand. But if this is what it took..
"Okay. Plan. Strategy. Yes." He started. "We need a way to crash the Games without any of us dying." He couldn't help but to let a little smile appear on his face. Battle plans, that was his thing. So far from home, but he was in his zone. "Mello, Ariana, Reya and I will go. Eliza and Annie..." he told them the plan, and the four of them left, leaving the two girls.
Armin couldn't help but to doubt his plan as he walked, but it'll have to do.
***
Once near the Arena, the guards, naturally, spot them.
"We're competing as well. Let us in." Ariana talked, confidence in her voice. Armin wondered how she did it.
"No way, kid. Listen, you might be a Victor, but that Doesn't make you royalty. You can't do what you want." The guard cackled. Ariana was about to complain, but Mello beat her to it, pressing the tip of his gun onto the guard's head, and smiling sweetly. "You're letting us in, and we're not dropping our weapons Or changing clothes. Now."
The guard's hazel eyes were wide, as he slowly moved his hand towards his gun. Armin knew Mello won't shoot, it would cause noise and attract others. He pulled his swords out, a meter long deathly blades, and took a step closer. "And don't even think about touching that gun." He pressed the tip of his sword to the guard's stomach, a bit of blood dripping out.
"Please do Come in." The man stuttered out, letting them into the arena. This should be fun.
