Chapter Seventeen: Battle part II
Dr Jaeger rolled over onto his back, pulling back the bolt on the rifle and clipping in five new bullets. He rooled back over and slammed the bolt forward. But before he could fire, his aim was thrown by an earthshattering BOOM which shook the ground. Dr Jaeger turned to see a large group of titans advancing on their location.
"Titans! run!" he yelled as he got to his feet. He and Jenkins ran out of the forest full pace as the titans slowly converged on the fortress. Jenkins turned, firing his rifle up at the monsters, cursing aloud. "Yeah! Yeah, you like that? oh, what about you. You want some of this, eh?!" he roared as he fired, reloaded and fired again. One of the massive hands locked around his ankle and lifted him up into the air. "FUCK YOU!" Jenkins yelled as he leaned up in the grasp and fired at the beasts' face as its' jaws parted and he was moved ever closer to them. "help! HELP!" Jenkins screamed one last time before the jaws slammed shut around him, splitting him in two.
Dr Jaeger reached the castle as his chest pounded like mad from the running, he sprinted into the gate and into the fortress, looking up at his titanic teammates above. "Titans are advancing on the castle, dont let them reach the others!" He yelled to F/N, who nodded and charged the monstrosities, followed by his ally; Aurou. They slammed into the wave of titans, tearing away at them, ripping off heads and limbs galore.
Dr Jaeger stormed down the stairs to the cell blocks where he heard the commotion coming from. He sprinted past his old lab and into the main hallway of the dungeon, where the others were waiting. "Titans are attacking the castle, we don't have much time." he said. Sophia looked over, "Wait, where's Jenkins?" Dr Jaeger shook his head.
The Five attackers burst into the room, "Freeze, you're surrounded by armed bastards!" Shaun yelled as they swarmed in. David raised a gun and killed the Majors' bodyguard, the Corporal flew across the room and hit the wall before slumping to the floor, leaving the sole survivor of the base Major Brian Shadis, the one they were after.
"Do you even have a heart?" David asked, raising the gun to the mans' head. Brian fell to his knees, arms in the air, "please don't kill me!" nHe pleaded. David put the gun closer to his head, "Dont Speak to me you fucking monster!" David screamed. "David, you don't have to do this man, step down. Thats' an order. We got 'em. He'll get what he deserves, just leave him, man" Shaun interrupted, putting his hand on Davids' shoulder. "Your brother wouldn't want you to."
He shrugged off Shauns' arm and raised the other gun too. "I can't do that Shaun, someone has to pay for this, for Mikhael, For Jenkins, all the people we've lost, for him." Shaun leaned in again, 2don't make me say his name..." David cocked the two guns, "I swear, if anyone says' my brothers' name, I will blow this guys' head the fuck up!" Shaun raised his arms in confusion, "but why? your brothers' still out there, fighting for us to get this chanc-" He was instantly cut off. "NO! My brother was killed ages ago, " he looked down on Shadis, "then this sick fuck butchered his body and turned it into that thing."
Dr Jaeger had had enough, he stepped in between David and Shadis, "Grisha, get the hell outta the way dude!" The man stepped closer to the gun barrels, "...no." David aimed the guns, "if you dont move, I'll shoot through you!" Dr Jaeger shook his head, "no, you wouldn't. Because Aurou wouldn't want you to." David was filled with rage as he pointed the twin pistols to Dr Jaegers' head "I SAID DON'T SAY HIS NAME!"
The scientist spoke in a soft, matter-of-factly voice, "Aurou." Upon hearing the name of his brother again, something clicked in Davids' mind as he pictured his Brother waving to him as he went off to war with his squad. he reeled aside and slumped against the doorway.
Petra stepped forward, dragging the Major to his feet, "Sophia, look over there, there should still be some cuffs from when you guys were in here." The other soldier handed her the handcuffs and slammed them down on Brian's wrists. "Alright, we got 'em, after everything. Now we wait for the convoy." Petra said before leaving the room, followed by Sophia and Jaeger as they went to meet up with the others, leaving only Shaun and David in the room.
Shaun walked over and crouched to be face to face with his friend. "Look, man. we did it! Shadis captured, The Prisoner rescued, even your brother is alive for Gods' sake." David nodded, "sure, but he ain't the same. besides, how am I gonna tell my brothers and sisters? how am I gonna tell them he's alive, but he's a big ass titan killing monster and they're never gonna see him again?" Shaun put his hand on his friend's shoulder, "Aurou'll still be there for them, if not physically, then in here." He tapped the side of his head.
David began to cry, the tears streamed down his battle-hardened face. "I know, I know...I just..." he trailed off. "c'mon, lets' go, we've still got to get that convoy and get home." He offered David a help up. David took his hand as he stood, saluting Shaun after, "Thank you, sir."