AN: WOOOOOHOOOO! THE POWER! I CAN FEEL IT! Ooops…sorry about that the power thing but we just changed our Internet service provider and it is super faster than the previous one we had. Anyways, here we are at Chapter XXXVII! I hope you guys enjoyed the previous chapter. Anyways, in this Chapter, the origins of the Anomalies will be told. I hope readers will enjoy this chapter and Thanks to those who reviewed, favourited and followed. I now give you Chapter XXXVII of Link through Time.
Chapter XXXVII:
Origins
Hours later, Celeste woke up in her car, clutching her arm. Looking down at it, she saw that it was no longer steaming.
"Where are we?" She asked.
"We're nearing Houston." Rex answered as he drove.
"What happened?" She asked as she transferred to the front seat, leaving her parents to sleep peacefully at the back seat.
"Anomaly. You fought a Titan. I think you broke your arm but it was steaming earlier." He replied.
"I'll tell you where the steaming part comes from later." She said. After a while, they finally arrived in Houston and to their ranch mansion there. They unpacked their things before meeting up in the living room. They were watching the news about the Titans in Las Vegas.
"Jesus Christ, they're passing through as well." Celeste said in frustration.
"I'm assuming those are the Titans you risk your lives fighting in the past." Damon said.
"You assumed right, then." Petra said.
"How come the Army has a hard time defeating them?" Andrew asked. Celeste looked at her parents as if asking for permission to tell them. They were still her commanding officers and it was forbidden to share sensitive information to civilians. Aside from that, it was also information that would make people realize that the history they knew about could possibly be a lie and change how humanity would look at it. Levi nodded, seeing as they seem to be trustworthy.
"Titans have only one weakness; the nape of the neck. Any hits in other body parts would only steam and regenerate." She explained.
"Your arm; it was broken earlier. Then it was steaming. Why?" Rex asked. She hesitated before answering.
"Okay. Back there, I have a Squad member named Eren. When Eren was young, his dad experimented on him, used a serum. It allowed him to turn into a Titan. The Scouting Legion and Eren himself first found out about his…ability 19 years ago, when he was only 15. His left arm and right leg was eaten by a Titan. When he emerged out of his Titan body, they completely regenerated. If it wasn't for Dad, the Military Police would've killed him but thanks to his…for a lack of a better word, rough intervention, Eren was handed to the Scouting Legion to serve humanity's cause. Now, one of the scientists in the Legion, Hanji, did the same treatment to me. Eren's blood now carries that serum so when Hanji injected his blood to me, the serum carried over too. We're what the people call 'Titan Shifters'. I can turn into a Titan too. With that said, any injuries inflicted on me would regenerate."
"Can you show us?" Janine requested. Celeste saw this coming; the girl has always been a skeptic. She looked at the adults and they approved, no doubt curious about Celeste's abilities. With a sigh, Celeste held her arm out.
"Mom, hold my arm. Dad, break it. Don't bite it or cut it or I'll turn into a Titan." She said. With great reluctance, Petra held her arm and Levi kicked it so hard, the bone came out. Celeste let out a wail of pain. Almost immediately, her arm started steaming and the bone slowly started returning.
"I can't turn into a Titan here. Otherwise, the military would try to capture me." Celeste told them. They heard a knock on the door. Celeste wore her jacket immediately. It was enough to conceal the steaming. She threw one of her sabers to Levi and she cautiously approached the door while Levi stayed by the living room. Celeste opened her saber and opened the door, preparing to swing it.
"Whoa, relax! We're not here to hurt you." A male voice said as he held his gun out. He had blonde hair and blue eyes and he was wearing a US Army suit.
"That's kind of hard to believe when there's a gun shoved in front of my face." Celeste retorted. At that moment, the blonde man put his gun away as a woman with black hair and black eyes approached her.
"Stand down, Captain. Hello, Miss Knight. I'm Major Victoria Whittaker. This here is my associate, Captain Thomas Jackson. We're from the US Army Science Department." She said.
"What do you want?" Celeste asked them.
"US Army Science Department?" Uncle Federico asked as he walked in. Federico fought in the Gulf War in the 90s and was discharged as a Commander. He knew Victoria Whittaker and she had a very smart brain so it was no surprise that she went to the Science Department after the war.
"Commander Knight." The Major said as Uncle Federico stopped in front of her.
"Major Whittaker. What brings you by?" He asked.
"Your niece. I know she knows about that black portal. And the things that went through it. It would've been all over the news that the famous Cassandra Knight knew exactly how to take those things down if it wasn't for our intervention." She answered. A wave of paranoia overcame Celeste.
"Alright, well thanks then. Get out of here. I ain't talking to Military dogs like you guys about unexplainable things." She said as she tried to shut the door. Jackson held his hand out and stopped it.
"Wait, don't you want to know the origins of it? We have your answers." He said. Celeste cautiously opened the door yet again and gestured for them to come in. When they settled in the living room, Captain Jackson set a folder in front of Celeste.
"The hell is this?"
"Read it and find out." The Major said. Celeste picked it up and examined it. It had the United States seal in it with a red stamp that says 'Top Secret' and a black stamp that said 'Project Anomaly'.
"Project Anomaly?" Petra muttered as Celeste opened the folder and read it aloud.
"'In June of 2005, Army Scientist Captain Victoria Whittaker proposed her project in search of new weapons for the US Army. This project was given approval and dubbed as the 'Project Anomaly'. Its purpose is to travel through time in search of new weapons. A machine that was releases portals called 'Anomalies' was completed in June of 2009 and put to the test on the same day. Soldiers were sent into these Anomalies and were transported to the past, as they claimed via communicator. Unfortunately, due to mysterious circumstances, these soldiers were killed. Only 2 made it back but died of their injuries soon after. One of them was half eaten, missing both arms and a leg. At the same time one of the many Anomalies that opened up, the North Dakota Anomaly, spiraled out of control. This resulted in variations of the Anomalies to be created; a Black Anomaly which transports a person to the future of their choosing; a Jagged Black Anomaly, which takes one to the past of their choosing; a Blue Anomaly, which brings one to an event in their life that they wish to see and a Red Anomaly; the most dangerous anomaly as it brings a person to a terrifying alternate timeline of their life. In the same year, Project Anomaly was shut down but the North Dakota gate was never closed. Project Anomaly was restarted in May of 2024 when someone crossed the North Dakota gate.'"
"We sensed someone crossing the North Dakota gate 4 years ago. Took a while, but we traced where you were." Captain Jackson proudly declared. Celeste angrily stood up.
"June of 2009 was the time my adoptive parents found me. You obviously know I came from the year 870. Now let me get this straight; it was your fuck up that destroyed my life. Your fuck up tore me away from my real family. I love this family, I really do. I love my real parents as well. You took me from them. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you where you stand!" She demanded as she lunged at the Major but she was held back by Levi.
"Don't. Go to your room. Now!" He ordered. Celeste angrily marched off to her room and slammed the door. Taking a shower, she collapsed on her bed, feeling too drained to do anything else. She was knocked out of her stupor when someone entered her room.
"What do you want?" She asked.
"Are you alright?" A familiar male voice asked. Celeste took the towel off her face and saw Captain Jackson sitting on her bed.
"GET THE FUCK OUT!" She yelled at him before throwing a pillow at him which he easily dodged.
"Look, I just wanted to say 'Sorry'. On behalf of everyone involved in the Anomaly Project." He said as he held his hands up.
"Sorry? You took 15 years of my life away and all you say is sorry?"
"Look, believe me. If we could take it all back, we would." The Captain said. "The Major and I are leaving and she would like to talk to you before we go."
Celeste walked past him and back down the stairs to the living room. She escorted them to the front door.
"For what it's worth, I truly am sorry. If there's anything we can do to make it up to you-"
"Shut the gates. All of them. You can't close the North Dakota gate but drop the project. It's best if you don't know what really happened in the past and we're not ready for anything futuristic or ahead of this time. You want to make it up to me? Shut the gates." Celeste said. The Major reluctantly nodded and they left. Celeste shut the door before walking inside.
"Well, at least we know where these things came from." Andrea said.
"Yeah." She said as she headed back upstairs.
'But it won't change a thing.' Celeste added in her mind as she entered her room and fell asleep.
AN: And that is Chapter XXXVII! I hope that cleared up any questions about the Anomaly for you guys. Anyways, I had a fun day today; it's going to be my 16th birthday on the 23rd and we celebrated early because it's my exams at that time. My Aunt got me an Attack on Titan Scouting Legion watch as a birthday gift and I was yelling and crying out of happiness in the restaurant. But that aside; I hope you guys enjoyed this Chapter and Thanks to those who will review.