Chapter Twelve: Reveal

"Well who the hell is this?!" Jenkins muttered as everyone set their eyes on the soldier they'd given so much ground to recover. She didn't even look at Jenkins, The soldier just looked up at the orange sky, a similar colur to her hair, which flowed in the breeze for the first time in ages as she spoke. "Been a while since I left that place..." She stood, Survey Corps emblem showing proud, standing at about 5'2, The soldier was smaller than Shaun, she introduced herself.

"My Name is Lance Corporal Petra Ral, Survey Corps recruit from Captain Levi's Spec Ops Squad, Obviously, I'm the last survivor." Shaun spoke up, "but wait. all of the soldiers from Levi's Squad except for Eren Jaeger were killed ten weeks ago, in there..." he pointed to the forest "so how did you survive?"

Petra turned to him, "Just like your team, Captain Levi was supposed to be requisitioned to a spec ops force, but he refused. Since the Military Police couldn't get him for their experiments, they Captured me instead, not long after the expedition began, They replaced me with a doppelganger, I saw them for a second or two and they looked just like me."

"after being apprehended and put in that castle, I got wind of the mission. The Female Titan had killed everyone, Eldo, Gunther and Aurou. My Look-alike was crushed against a tree and killed, serves them right." David stepped forward, tears welling in his eyes, "so, you served with my brother?" Petra nodded as David broke down into tears.

Shaun looked back in the direction of the castle, "they'll be looking for us, you know." Petra stepped forward. "you're a professional unit, so how long before command realises something is wrong?" Shaun turned to her, "Earliest we can expect a resue, is Sixteen Days, excluding tomorrow." Jenkins clearly wasn't happy about that, he turned around from the cart with a look of panic and disgust, "seventeen days? I don't mean to rain on your parade or anything, but we ain't gonna last seventeen hours. The titans are gonna come here like they did before and they're gonna get us!"

"Ah, grow a pair!" David yelled, "When Petra first escaped, she lasted longer than that right?" She nodded, "yep, I lasted four weeks before setting off the flare and getting caught." Jenkins leered "oh go ahead, Miss I'm Supposed To Be Dead, you're in charge!"

"Look, Jenkins. Calm the fuck down, I know you are scared, but I need you at your best." Shaun stepped in. "We will not last seventeen days, so instead, we'll wattack the fortress." Everyone looked at him in shock. "we gather up as much equipmet as we can, roll in there, take control and hijack the next supply convoy." He turned to Petra again, "do you know anything on their supply runs?"

Petra nodded, "Yeah, when I escaped, i stole a bunch of their intel, when I was caught, they took it back -but not without me reading it first. The next covoy comes late tomorrow afternoon, heavily guarded, rifles, 3D Manuever Gear and a bunch of other crap."

Sophia looked up, "what kind of other crap?" She shrugged her shoulders, "I dunno, maybe they're just bringing food, weapons I have no idea. But whatever it is, we'll have to eliminate it, by takining the facility." Shaun turned to Petra, "permiossion to interrupt?" "floor's all yours, sir." Shaun looked at his squad, stepping forward, "I have Six active Survey Corps troopers, and we're gonna take the castle, then we're gonna take that convoy and get our asses home. "

That's chapter 12. And yes, you read that right, Petra lives! I will bring out another familiar face as I explain the origins of the Mauler Titan.

(people who've completed Aliens: Colonial Marines will recognise a similar plot unfolding here.)

Stay Awesome, people! :)