AN: ALRIGHT! CHAPTER XXXVI! Also known as the chapter that Mizuki00 has been waiting for (but shh…that's a secret between me and said person)! Also known as the chapter where I realize that I just unlocked a new alternate ending! That's right! New alternate ending people! Takes place before the Forgotten Arc started. But that's my secret. But of course I need the approval of the masses before I start that so PM me your votes. Anyways, Thanks to those who reviewed, favourited or followed and I hope you guys enjoy this!

CHAPTER XXXVI:

A DAY OF PROBLEMS

Back at the Knight Industries Penthouse, Petra stirred from slumber. Her neck hurts and she was having a massive headache.

'What the – last thing I remember was the water.' She thought to herself. Looking around, she saw that everyone was asleep at the table but there was no sign of Celeste. But there was a note in front of her. She read it immediately.

'Met up with the Chief. I'm sorry for disobeying a direct order, but I have to.'

"Damn it, Celeste." Petra mumbled. "Get up!"

She started hitting Levi immediately as the others slowly woke up.

"What happened?" Federico asked as he rubbed his head.

"I don't remember." Duncan answered.

"I can't either. Last thing I remember was drinking water." Janine said.

"Water?" Andrea mumbled in a daze.

"That's it! Celeste most likely drugged us!" Andrew declared.

"But why?" Rex asked.

"To go after the Tigers for the ledger." Levi replied as he read Celeste's note. He was going to kill that shitty brat when he finds her. Just then, Damon called for them.

"Hey, check this out!"

They all rushed to the living room and saw the TV turned on to the news. Petra almost fainted at the current report.

'Cassandra Knight suspected for murder.'

"We got to get there fast. Kids, stay here and lock the doors." Rex said. They nodded and they ran out of the penthouse, got in a car and drove to the Gardener Motors building. There were cops, reporters and ambulances around the place.

"CHIEF!" Natalie yelled. The chief turned around and ran towards them.

"She's in shock. I can only let the parents go through. I'm sorry." He explained as he lifted the yellow tape up. Petra and Levi followed Chief Rogers to his car. Inside, Celeste was lying on the reclined chair with her arm covering her eyes. Rogers cautiously opened the door and Petra approached the girl.

"Celeste?" She called. Celeste didn't respond so Levi gently yanked her arm away from her eyes. They could tell that she was done cry and now she's just in plain shock. He gently pulled her up so she sitting down.

"Celeste, what happened?" He asked but she just shook her head. Her face showed anger at herself but her eyes showed extreme guilt.

"Talk to us, please." Petra requested.

"It was an accident." She answered. Petra turned to the chief.

"Was it?"

"Yes, it is. Self-defense, actually. According to the record she took, Gardener started shooting at her the moment he confessed to killing her adoptive parents. I'll leave you both to comfort her." He said before walking away.

"It felt so different." Celeste muttered. Petra held her hand tightly to let her know that she was there.

"What does, angel?"

"Killing Titans and killing a person. It feels so different." She answered. Levi knows how she feels; when he made his first kill as a thug, he had to do everything he could so he wouldn't be a vomiting mess. When he made his first Titan kill, it felt very different. He patted her head to let her know that he knew how it feels.

"Why did you go, Celeste?" Petra asked as she cupped her cheeks. They were so cold. It was almost as if the person before them was a walking, talking corpse. They pitied her. Celeste looked at them with tears in her lifeless eyes.

"I-I'm sorry. I-I just-I just had to know. I had to know if he killed them." She answered as the tears fell down her eyes. Petra pulled her into a hug as sobs racked the 19 year old's body.

"Let's go home." Levi told her. Only then did he realize that Celeste had fallen asleep in Petra's arms. He moved to take her from Petra. Lifting her up, they walked back to the others and loaded her in the car before driving back home.

2 days after the incident, Celeste bolted from her bed. She had another nightmare about IT. Not the Stephen King movie, the incident. It was already daylight and they still haven't left Las Vegas because doctors have decided that she wasn't fit for travel yet. They can leave now, though. Celeste took a deep sigh and rubbed her eyes.

"Are you okay?" A sleepy voice asked. Turning to her right, Celeste saw her mother there. She and Levi had been alternating on staying with her for comfort. It was Petra's turn last night.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Getting up now. You sleep until we have to leave." She answered as she got up. Petra stayed in bed while Celeste took a shower and changed her clothes before walking to the kitchen. No one was awake yet. Celeste fixed herself some coffee. She's not hungry nor was she in the mood to explore Vegas so she settled for video gaming at 6:30 AM. It's not like she hasn't done if before anyways. Eventually, the others got up. They did their best to skirt around the incident so she won't be reminded of it. It's probably for the best since the last time Federico tried to talk to her about it, she flipped out and became inconsolable to the point that they had to tranquilize her. It worried them; the old Celeste was never mentally unstable. Neither was the Celeste Levi and Petra first met. All of a sudden, they heard a helicopter flying over the building.

"What the fuck?" Celeste asked as she walked up to the window and opened the blinds. Their eyes widened as they saw a lot of Military Choppers and a huge Anomaly in the desert near the city.

"A black anomaly. Something's coming through." Celeste said. The moment she said that, 4 15 meter class Titans came through.

"HOLY SHIT!" Duncan yelled out. Levi gritted his teeth. Now, he wished he brought their gear. He looked to Celeste and saw her running out to her room in full gear.

"You didn't think I was the type to come prepared, did you?" She asked as she stepped out the balcony. Among all the members of the Spec Ops Squad, Celeste was the fastest in putting her gear on. She looked at her right hand and was about to bring it towards her mouth when Petra moved to stop her.

"Don't." She warned Celeste. Celeste had her doubts that she would make it to the area before the Titans get into the city.

"We don't have much time!" Celeste argued. Just then, an explosion was heard as a chopper went down.

"You can't turn here!" Levi told her. There are too many risks.

"I may have a way. I'll buy you time. Get your gears in my room." She said. They reluctantly agreed, seeing her point.

"Be careful. And come back alive. That's an order, soldier." Levi said. Celeste nodded before putting her Legion jacket on.

"Pack your things. We're leaving after this." She told them. Then, she jumped off the balcony and latched onto a building. The closer she got there, she saw soldiers shooting at the Titans. She immediately approached them.

"DON'T! STOP! CALL FOR A RETREAT! You can't take them out that way!" Celeste warned them.

"Then, how? Not even our choppers could take them out!" The Squad Captain said.

"Leave that to me! Focus on crowd control! Do not let anyone get here! Go!" She ordered. He nodded and his eyes widened. Celeste turned around just in time to get grabbed by a Titan. Her arms were free, which were holding her swords so she cut the Titan's hand off. Celeste immediately latched onto its back, ran up to the nape and sliced it. The Titan fell so she moved on to another one. She easily out maneuvered it when it tried to take a bite at her. She missed her chance at its nape and grabbed her. Celeste heard a sickening crunch and felt pain shoot up her right arm. She realized that it was broken. Suddenly, it dropped her and she was plummeting to the ground. She was sure that was going to be her end until someone caught her and they crashed into an abandoned building. Shaking the blurriness from her vision away, Celeste saw her father looking down on her.

"How's your arm?" He asked as he moved away from her. Celeste sat up just as Petra barreled in. They were both wearing their 3D Gears. They all looked down to see her arm steaming.

"Buy me time until I'm well enough will you? And save some for me." She requested. They nodded and left. Celeste waited for 30 minutes before joining them. Granted her arm was still steaming but it was well enough for a fight. There was only one Titan left and from the looks of it, her parents were having difficulty with it.

"Mom! Dad!" She yelled for them. They perched at a building away from the Titan's line of sight.

"This Titan has some intelligence to it." Petra said in frustration.

"Yeah? Too bad we can't bring it back to Hanji for experimentation, then." Celeste joked.

"Alright. Petra, you distract it. Cut its tendons, do what you can to slow it down but don't get eaten. Celeste, sync with me until we get to the nape." Levi said. They both nodded. Petra went on ahead of them, zipping through the Titan's feet but it was a bit smart so she can barely make any type of damage. Celeste and Levi went on and latched onto the Titan's back. They both did a spinning attack on its back. For months, Levi and Celeste practiced synching with one another. It always resulted in one of them getting dangerously close to the other but thankfully, they haven't injured each other yet. Finally, they both reached the nape and sliced it. It fell to the ground, dead. Its body started evaporating soon after. Just then, Celeste's car pulled up and Rex came out.

"Come on, let's go before the authorities get here." He said. They got in the car and drove out of Nevada immediately. Their things were packed up and they took their gears off.

"Are you okay?" Rex asked. Celeste who was sitting in the backseat with Levi and Petra was holding her steaming arm, waiting for it to heal itself.

"I'm fine." She answered before passing out due to exhaustion.

AN: ALRIGHT! I'm beat! Please leave your votes if you want the new Alternate ending in the reviews. I hope you guys enjoyed this and Thanks to those who will review, favourite or follow this story!