Notice: This is AU, therefore some scenes are similar to the anime, yet somehow with minor differences.

Year 850, Trost East Section, Wall Rose

The Bells toll loudly, signalling an attack in the city of Trost, a quieter, yet no less pevelant bell rang alongside it, this one sending a different message.

A small room within Wall Rose held 20 Special Operation Group soldiers, now called 'Spartans' as a call back on Lieutenant-Six's behalf, stood around, preparing themselves for battle, equipping their special model of ODMG, as well as their dual Tachi blades now iconic of the Spartan Company, instead of the regular Razor blades used by every other branch of the Military.

The Spartan's also had revolvers, courtesy of the 'Ghosts', 3 Spartans specializing in stealth and espionage, who had entered the Military Police First Interior Squad's HQ and stolen firearm blueprints designed for another secret unit within the Military Police, the Anti-Personnel Squad. While the Revolvers aren't strong enough to eliminate even the smallest Titan, they are effective enough to blind and even stagger titans in delicate of desperate stiruations. Especially their effectiveness agains humans, but that was never really the point of its creation, at least by the Spartan's belief.

Six looked around the room slowly as the last of his men finished up their preperation and turned to look at him. He took a deep breath as he took a role he was never very familiar with once more. "Spartans." He said.

They, in turn, returned the greeting. "Commander."

"We have spent years learning of our situation, one that we still have as many questions as we have answers to. We know for certain that the King and the Royal Family are up to something, but for now, we will waylay any of our investigations for the current issue. Something or, shall we say rather, someone has breached the outer wall of Trost. We may not like the MP or their methods, but the regular people have nothing to do with this. We have not interfered in many similar skirmishes in the past, however this time, should we do naught a thing, I guarantee we will force the MP to play their hand too soon, and we will not be able to intercept their methods."

Six looked at this men, people who, by far, are older than him by up to a decade, yet somehow acknowledge his strengths and are willing to work subordinate to him. "For this Operation, take no bullshit from anyone. Our objectives are as follows. Ensure that the evacuation goes as smoothly as it can. If there are hinderances, eliminate them as quietly as you can. Afterwards, assist in the Military Evacuation. The 104th Trainee Corps are active currently and are using this Operation as their 'Graduation'. Try your best to assist them over Wall Rose, they are far too fresh for this to be able to operate fully. Otherwise, I trust you know what you are doing Spartans, dismissed.

Trost HQ, Supply Point, 104th Trainee Corps

"You cadets have successfully graduated! You are now proper soldiers, temporarily assigned to the Garrison! I have high hopes for you in this operation!" A Garrison Sergeant yelled into the droves of rushing former trainees, all preparing their gear.

Near the ODMG gas tanks, Eren, Armin and Mikasa were huddled in a corner, crouched, receving orders from a Spartan that had come through earlier with reports for the HQ Officers. "Privates Yeager, Arlet and Ackerman listen up. Commander Six has orders for you. Operate as per usual and assist as the Garrison orders you to. However, should you be certain that you are unable to win, and death is certain, fire this flare, and we will come for you." The Spartan handed them a flare gun with a single green cylinder with a white stripe. She then also handed them a cloak that is dark blue and has the Spartan Logo (NOBLE Team Logo from HALO Reach) embedded in the middle instead of the Garrison flowers or the Trainee crossed blades. "Congratulations on graduating. We know you confirmed your Divison last night, but let me be the first to say 'Welcome to the Spartan Company'. Oh by the way, I'm Lieutenant Freya, Spartan Twelve, your Field commander for now. We will work this out further when this is all over. Good luck Spartans, we're counting on you."

The Trio, embolded by the words of their now field commander, got to work, equipping themselves with the ODMG and blades, sticking their newly aquired flares into the relevant holster and assembling in muster field within the HQ alongside their fellow former-trainees.

"Alright listen up troops! As practiced, you will now split into your squads! You will perform resupply, message relay and Titan-clearing duties under the command of the Garrison Regiment! The Garrison Regiment's Intercept Squad will take the Vanguard! The Cadet's and Support squad will take the middle guard! The Garrison's Elite Squads will take the rear guard! Additionally, I have received word that the Forward Operating Squad has been wiped out! The outer gate has been breached, and the Titans have been allowed inside!"

This caused a lot of internal talking between the gathered troops, now unsettled by their appointments. The Forward Operating Squad had been made up of troops trained specifically for that purpose and yet they fell. They quieted down at the follow up words.

"In other words, the Armored Titan could very well appear again, and demolish the inner gate at any time! The Vanguard is currently engaged with the enemy! This Operation has but one objective; Defend Wall Rose until the Citizens have finished evacuating! Be prepared to lay down your lives! Go!"

This command sent all the troops rushing towards their assigned positions, bar the trio as they approached the speaker from earlier, Garrison Captain Kitz Woermann. While the captain himself was busy, his aide noticed the trio and stepped forward with additional orders. "Cade-." He stopped short as he noticed the insignia on their cloaks. He shook his head and continued anyway. "Spartan Ackerman, you have been assigned to the rearguard, special orders. Stay here, one of the rearguard will gather his men, you will follow them." Mikasa nodded and turned to her friends. "Eren, Armin, stay safe, I will see you later."

The two nodded and left to rejoin their assigned squads.

The aide from earlier turned to Mikasa. "Damn, I didn't realize that they got to you that quickly… the Spartans I mean. I hope you are as good as they make it out to be, this operation is going to be real difficult as is."

Trost Central Marketplace, Middle Guard, Squad 34

Eren and Armin stood on a rooftop observing the Vanguard from afar, as their fellow former-cadet mates stood tensely behind them. While most combat training were done separate from each other, they still shared living quarters and common classes together, allowing them to maintain comradery with one another.

Squad 34 consisted of Eren Yeager as the Lead, with Armin Arlet, Thomas Wagner, Mina Carolina, Milieus Zeremski and Nack Tierce. Nearby, 3 other Cadet Squads and 1 Garrison Squad stood at the ready, waiting for a signal from the Command.

No more than 10 minutes had passed since the initial deployment when the signal was given. "Squad 34 and 35! Move up, Bolster the Vanguard!"

Eren looked at his fellow Squad Leader in Squad 35 and nodded, before looking at his own squad and yelled. "Alright, let's go!"

The 12 former trainees show forwards towards the assigned Vanguard location, splitting up in the middle when they got closer. Surveying the situation, Eren noted a surprisingly high number of titans up where the Vanguard were supposed to be stationed, further enforced by his squad's comments. "That many titans?"

"The vanguard has been totally routed!"

"What are they doing?! Those hotshots usually act all tough!"

Suddenly, whether instinct or luck, Eren yelled "Stop!" just as an Abnormal titan jumped up at them, slamming into a clock tower. Thomas, who was in direct line of the abnormal managed to turn just in time, narrowly missing the teeth of the titan, and landed on a roof with the rest of the squad. Eren snapped his fingers and pointed left, signalling Armin to jump ahead and take out the abnormal, quickly returning to the squad with little fanfare.

Thomas crouched down, clutching his hammering heart at his near death experience, thankful to both Eren and Armin, but not yet in the right mindset to do show that gratitute. "Get up! There's more of them around." Eren says as he climbs up the side of the roof.

Once more they set forward towards a group of titans that Squad 35 were attempting to handle when this time, instinct couldn't help them. A Titan jumped up and cleanly bit off Eren's left leg, sending him tumbling on the side of a rooftop, landing face first into some tiles. His squad mates, in shock, launched after him, but immediately got intercepted by a few other abnormals. Nack got slapped by a passing 10 metre titan, while Mina had her wire pulled and slammed into a wall, eaten by a titan that looks sort of similar to her. Thomas and Armin landed on a roof nearby, watching as within a second, half their squad was wiped.

Thomas collapsed on his knees watching as yet another squadmate, Milieus, was being eaten alive. Armin had shot upwards towards another clock tower, trying to spot another squad, leaving him frozen watching as a titan with an elongated nose picked him up. A strangled yelp left his throat as he looked into the gaping maw that was that titan, when Armin, who had watched this happen, jumped down to assist him.

However, a bearded titan has nabbed Armin and was about to swallow him when Eren, in his one legged figure managed to pull his Ersatz brother out of the titan's mouth at the expense of his own, launching his severed arm out of the titan's mouth. Armin, in a state of utter panic, managed to remember his orders and send a green and white flare into the sky before he passed out.

Trost North East Sector, Spartan Command Team

Commander Six and his 4 Subordinates had just finished cleaning up the last remnants of Titans in the North East Sector alongside Cadet Squad 35 and a few remaining Garrison Vanguard when a green and white flare shot up from the North Western Sector where the reports of the Titan concentration had been numerous. Noting the design of the flare to be one of Lieutenant Freya's, he launched with his squad towards the flare after sending another flare of his own design up.

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Connie Springer, Squad lead of Cadet Squad 38 landed next to a passed out Armin, having seen the flare go up, and decided to figure out what it was as it wasn't a signal that they recognized. "Armin! Hey, Armin! You with me?! Are you okay?! Where's your Squad?"

Armin, having just remembered what had happened stuttered incomprehensively in response.

"Oh man, pull yourself together. Why are you by yourself? Also you're kinda wet and slimy…"

Armin then screamed in desperation, clamping his hands on his head, squeezing them together as if to pop it like a grape.

"Oi! Calm down Armin!" Connie started when he heard the distinctive reeling of an ODMG coming up behind him. He turned to face whoever it was, surprised adorning his face as he noticed his former Instructor. "Instructor-Lieutenant! You're here?"

"Private Springer, it's good to see you again, and it's Commander now. I am no longer your instructor." Six then turns to the now silent Armin, who was staring at him with wide eyes filled with trauma. "Spartan Arlet. Where is Spartans Yeager and Ackerman?"

Armin opened his mouth to answer, yet no sound came out, just a quivering jaw and shaky eyes as a reply. This was, however, enough for Six to understand the situation. "Understood. Spartan Sixteen, escort Spartan Armin back to the HQ Building, meet up with Spartan Twelve and her team.

Connie was about to ask something when Ymir yelled at him, having seen a signal from ahead. "Hey Connie! We're told to move ahead!"

Commander Six turned towards Connie and nodded. "21, 22, assist Cadet Squad 38 with their operation." "Eight on me."

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Trost Inner Gate, Garrison Rearguard

A huge amount of Citizens stopped, gathered around the gate opening as an extremely overweight wooden cart is forcefully pushed through, albeit with little success. The man running the operation, the merchant association Head of Trost, had barred anyone from going through the gate for as long as his cart doesn't go through first. Going as far as to harrass the Garrison troops attempting to move the evacuation along. Spartan Nine watched from just over the Gate, alongside 4 other Spartans making up her team. She sighed as she listened to the commotion below her. As much as she would like to assist, her current instructions were to watch for the Titans, especially the armored Titan and engage any that came too close.

Several booming steps made her look up at what appeared to be an Abnormal running almost gayly up the central road leading up towards the gate. It was chased by one of the Garrisons Elite Squad, yet seemingly too slow to catch it in time. She stood up in preperation to engage when someone caught her eye. The newly graduated Cadet, now Spartan somehow managed to use momentum at the expense of her gas tanks slingshotting her directly into the nape of the titan, killing it.

A smile crept up her face as she studied the former Cadet's face, linking it to be of the Ackerman Clan, one of her own.

Down below, a different situation was brewing. Mikasa, having been fed up with the Head Merchant's attitude, marched up to the man blades drawn but lowered, and Nine quietly dropped to the side of the wall to listen to her words.

"- a dead body talk?" Mikasa says as she swings her blade intimidatingly at the Head Merchant. The Merchant, knowing that he cannot win this fight, defeatedly tell his men to pull the cart out to allow the remaining citizens to escape.

After ensuring that the Citizens have all gone, she turned to find the Merchant only to hear the loud discharge of a firearm. Grasping her blades, she whirled around to the source of the sound to see the Merchant fall forward on his back, a clean hole through his brain. The one holding the firearm was a person who looked quite like her, at least in attire. A Spartan, of this she was certain. "Why…did you kill him?" She ask still in shock.

Nine turned to look at Mikasa, holstering her revolver in her belt. "Don't worry about it Spartan Ackerman, We have our own orders, as do you. Your Garrison liason is up there, waiting for you. Hop to it Spartan." Nine turned and shot back up the wall, joined by 4 others in the very same cloak as she wore.

Mikasa jumped up the roof to the waiting Garrison Soldier. "Good work taking it down, Spartan Ackerman. Very impressive. The Evacuation is now finished, we should head up the wall."

She shook her head as she turns back towards the outer wall. "I will assist the evacuation of the Vanguard." She shouts as she leaps off the roof towards her peers.

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AN: Whoo! It's been a while hasn't it? Anywho, I'm retconning a bunch of things, primarily the fact that the SOG is now named Spartans. These Spartans won't have any augmentations, only Noble Six has them, thanks to the 'Serum'

Also, I don't know why I'm back here…I just am I guess?