"Eren!"

Mikasa could feel her blood run cold, she had just gotten her brother back and she'd be damned if she was going to lose him, again. But just as she was going to go after him, a flash of light blinded them all and a strong gust of vapor made visibility near impossible and threatened to blow them off the tree. When the vapor died down and it was possible to see the ground, they were left with a sight that both terrified and left them speechless. A human had just turned titan. It was lean and extremely well built, unlike anything the Scouts had ever seen. But its skinless cheeks, lipless maw, and glowing green orbs made it look especially horrifying. One glace at the monster previously human was enough to send the soldiers into a mass hysteria.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!"

"COMMANDER ERWIN, YOUR ORDERS, SIR!"

"THAT'S I-IMPOSSIBLE!"

"CAPTAIN LEVI, SIR, YOUR ORDERS!"

Beginning to receive directions from superior officers, the forest was filled with the sound of gears whirling and blades being drawn out, ready to take it out. However, as soldiers began to get into positions, another titan made an appearance. It had a female build, seemingly well-built, with icy blue eyes but unlike the green-eyed titan it was completely skinless, resembling both the Colossal and Armored Titans. But one thing was for certain, those green and blue orbs weren't mindless they held something unthinkable to humanity.

Intelligence.

Both titans seemed to hold their ground and began to get into what looked like fighting stances. Not long after, they charged. Powerful fists connected repeatedly with the Female's jaw and abdomen in a flurry of punches, sending her flying back, crashing into the trees. She quickly rose from the debris, and charged again sending a strong roundhouse kick to the male's face sending him down to the ground, before he could comprehend what was going on. Not willing to lose that early on in the battle, he rose from the dirt, steam from healing wounds and produced an angry roar. Shaking the ground and sending fear down the spine of the soldiers above.

But one thing was certain he wasn't going down without a fight.


As the battle below began to get more intense, the soldiers turned a more observant gaze and kept their hands on their blades, ready to draw them when necessary. Mikasa and Armin stared at the male titan in awe, but they weren't any less cautious than their comrades.

"So, this explains how he survived all these years." Armin murmured quietly to himself as he stared at the male titan, almost afraid of looking away and waking up to find that everything was just a dream. That they really hadn't stumbled into Eren Jaeger, the reckless, impulsive childhood friend that had died during the fall of Wall Maria. The childhood friend who they cried for as they screamed to the heavens for a reason on why their beloved 'brother' was so abruptly ripped apart from them. And taken somewhere far away from their reach.

Mikasa's mind was a battlefield where each emotion fought for dominance, she couldn't sort out what she was feeling.

What was it?

Sadness.

Confusion.

Relief.

Or perhaps, worry?

Looking at the fight below she couldn't help but feel the same helplessness she felt that dreadful day, where she thought she lost everything she worked so hard to rebuild. When she lost the family who relit the will to fight inside her again. The boy who wrapped a worn-out scarf around her neck, effectively keeping her warm even in the harshest of nights. The caring mother who treated her no different than her son, the woman who she began to see as her own mother. And the kindhearted father who worked as a doctor, saving as many people as he could, no matter if they had the money for medicine.

That day she had lost her family.

Looking upon the fight once more, her eyes widened, desperation passed through them briefly before disappearing. Keeping her composure despite the risky actions she was taking and her comrades screaming her name, she jumped down, gliding on her gear faster than she ever had before.

He wasn't going to lose him.

Not again.


If Eren had to be honest with himself, he wasn't going to last any longer. Whatever hardening ability the Female Titan had it was making it hard to get ahold of the nape, coating the sensitive spot in an impenetrable blue diamond coat. Trying once more, he ducked under the punch sent to his face, and miraculously avoided the kick sent to his side, successfully tackling the other titan. Using the opportunity presented to him, he pinned down her limbs with his body, effectively straddling her, then using his fists in an attempt to destroy the nape, and remove the shifter. But the Female Titan's agility and speed allowed her to dodge every hit.

Feeling the start of anger and frustration boiling in his veins, Eren's titan released a series of enraged growls and screeches. So, clenching his fists he brought them down onto the Female Titan's shoulders, denying her the use of the arms, which of course wasn't what she was expecting.

Beginning to deliver the finishing blow, the Female Titan panicked and coated her whole lower body with the blue diamond covering, making her legs strong enough to kick the other titan off of her. Breaking his legs and hips in the process, which left him at the mercy of the Female Titan, once he landed on the other side of the clearing, Eren realized he couldn't fight for his bones in his lower body were shattered.

He was helpless.


Looking at the Female Titan, his eyes widened in horror when he saw his sister's form flying straight for the blue-eyed titan's nape. The sound of breaking metal was barely audible, but it was enough to tell Eren that the bitch was just toying with them. She knew Mikasa was attacking her from behind. And when icy blue eyes filled with blood lust. he immediately willed his form up running on broken bones. Grabbing a shocked Mikasa and encasing her in his hands, which he then brought close to his chest, shielding her with his body.

When they landed on the other side of the clearing, Eren slightly opened his hands and made several distressed whining sounds, causing a dazed Mikasa to glance up, seeing the titan's eyes shift from worried to relieved.

But they were far from safe.


The male titan's actions caused a massive reaction from the soldiers, who now believed the titan had lost control and attacked one of their own. Wasting no time, they impaled the titans with many bladed metallic chords, which rendered them completely unable to move. Once the Commander deemed it was safe enough to approach the behemoths, Corporal Levi and his squad of handpicked soldiers (and an overly excited Hanji) landed atop the titans. To make sure that both titans were watched they split up; the Corporal, Hanji and Petra landed on the green-eyed titan while Erd, Gunther and Auruo swung to where the Female Titan was left immobile.

Wary golden-brown eyes surveyed the titan's form, checking for anything that was possibly amiss, and right away she spotted something. The titan's hands were brought in a position that greatly resembled a protective covering that a child would have when catching a butterfly. That's when her mind put the pieces together. The green-eyed titan shifter hadn't lost control and was aiming to harm his 'sister', no... he was trying to protect her from the Female Titan.

Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think that she would be able to be in contact with such unique specimens. Not just one titan, but two! With builds not yet seen by humans, understanding of humans and most importantly...Intelligence. Maybe she could convince Erwin to take them back to HQ. It would certainly be incredible what she could learn from the experiments that would be conducted on them. Maybe then humanity would finally be able to know where titans came from. This opportunity was marvelous. Marvelous indeed.

While Hanji looked down at the immobilized titan, like a giddy child in a toy store, Levi watched the prone form with narrowed, hawk like eyes. Observing the massive beast for any movements that would be enough to declare its demise.

Faster than expected, Petra came back, landing close to him and began to disclose the important information she discovered.

"What is it Ral?"

"Captain Levi, sir take a look at the titan's hands."

As soon as she finished her sentence he glanced down, and that's when he saw it the titan's hands were being held together in a gentle manner, almost like it was protecting something. With agile and precise movements worthy of 'Humanities Strongest' he sliced the titan's hands off, which revealed a dazed, but living Mikasa Ackerman.

"So you were protecting her, shitty brat"

Almost as to confirm that statement, he heard a small grunt come from the massive form before him. The snapping of wires and pain-filled screams quickly drew their attention to the other side of the clearing, just in time to witness Erd slam into a tree, snapping his spine on impact and killing him instantly. Gunther and Auruo wasted no time and tried in vain to bring down the vile beast, only to meet the same fate.

Their forms fell down to the ground from such a height that it was practically impossible to survive, the sickening crack of their spines made everyone's stomach churn, some couldn't stand the gruesome sight and their stomachs relieved themselves of all contents. There were some brave souls who in a last-ditch effort to avenge their fallen comrades jumped down, trying to slice through the nape only to figure out it was impossible for there was a protective covering over it.

Bodies littered the forest floor and screams of pain & loss were abundant, causing even the most emotionless of soldiers to comfort comrades that they knew were beyond saving. To make things worse the male titan pulled on the metal chords that rendered him incapable of moving and managed to snap them. But what no one noticed in the commotion was that the path the Female Titan was taking led to a specific target. Before Levi, Petra or Hanji could get to their blades they were snatched in the titan's hands (along with Mikasa who was being held around the waist by Petra and probably had a minor concussion) and held protectively away from the approaching form of the Female Titan.

And when she was but a few mere feet from them, the green-eyed titan let out a piercing screech full of desperation and a hint of anger. Soldiers cringed at the sound, finding the screeches the titan let out to be painful, while the Female Titan stopped at the sound. When he finally stopped crying out, the Female Titan's eyes showed a flash of genuine fear and shock, quickly turning around, she bolted. But it was too late, titans were surrounding the entire clearing, the sheer number of them was nearly double what they were previously fighting. Another screech resounded through the forest, the sound practically radiating utter rage.

That's when things took an unexpected turn.