Lando had just shot his hook into a Titan's legs and using gas to get behind it, he spun slicing its nape causing it to fall. Lando and Mikasa have proven to be quite the team. Lando has 6 Titan kills while Mikasa has 3.
Lando had noticed that the evacuation had halted so he went to go check out what was going on Mikasa was behind him.
"Why is the evacuation stopped? Did you hear an order for it?" Lando asked.
"Not that I know of," Mikasa responded
"Let's go check it out then," Lando replied.
They were traveling over there when they heard a Titan going towards them all, Lando and Mikasa had the angle on it so they went in for the kill.
Lando and Mikasa caught up to the Titan just as it was about to eat everyone there, Lando did his spin slicing the nape.
Mikasa landed right next to the Titan's body as it fell.
Lando and Mikasa noticed that a wagon full of stuff was causing a block in traffic.
"What… are you doing?" She asked.
"Oh, perfect timing." A fat man said. "Get these guys to help me! I'll make it worth your while!"
"My comrades are dying as we speak. They're fighting and dying because the citizens haven't finished evacuating." Mikasa said.
"Of course they are! It's your duty to give your hearts, to defend the lives and property of the people! Don't go gettin' a big head now that you freeloaders have something to do after a century of uselessness!" The man said.
Now Lando and Mikasa were pissed.
"I'll get the leader, you get his henchmen," Lando told her.
"Make sure he moves the cart." She said while walking over to where the henchmen are.
"If you feel people dying for other people is a matter of course, then I'm sure you'll understand that a single, precious life can sometimes save the life save the lives of many as well," Mikasa said.
Lando was right behind her talking through the crowd.
"Just you try it! Your employer and I go way back! One word from me and he'll be all over your sorry ass!" The man yelled
Mikasa went over and knocked out the henchmen and Lando walked over to the guy whispering so only he could hear him.
"Dead men don't talk," Lando whispered, pulling out his sword and slicing three fingers off, the man yelled in pain.
"You do know Kenny the Ripper right?" Lando whispered the man was knowing, staring at him in fear. "I was his little assistant back in the day and I can show you a few of his tricks, you break the finger at each joint, then slice it off. Then if they lose all of their fingers you go for the teeth, if that doesn't work they won't talk to you then you kill them, but for special people, I like to take their eyes out and you might just be a special person, so will you remove this cart."
The man was staring at Lando like he was the devil, staring in fear.
"Move the cart!" The man barely yelled out.
"Good, guess I'll have to schedule a meeting between us later," Lando said.
The man was shaking in fear at what he just heard.
Mikasa saw the whole thing but didn't hear what was said between the two of them but whatever Lando said the man looks like the fear of god was put in him.
"Thanks you two!" A young lady said.
"You really saved the day. You have our gratitude!" The mother said.
They both saluted them, but while Mikasa walked away Lando reached for his journal and ripped out a page before walking over and giving it to the girl.
Lando handed it to her before ruffling up her hair.
"It's so cool!" The girl said.
It was a very detailed drawing of Lando's horse and the name "Hachiman" was written on the top.
"Stay out of trouble kid," Lando said before walking over to Mikasa who had a smirk for once.
"What did you give her?" Mikasa asked.
"I gave her one of my best drawings, it was of Hachiman," Lando said.
"Your horse right?" Mikasa asked
"Yes, I used to spend hours drawing him during our free time," Lando said as they got up to the building's roof top, when all of a sudden it started to rain.
"Good work taking it down, Lando, Ackermann. Very impressive." Their leader said.
Lando nodded only but Mikasa had something to say.
"Thank you, Sir. However…." Mikasa was saying " I'm afraid I inadvertently dulled my blades during the attack."
Lando looked at his blades and realized that these things could barely cut through anything now.
"Mine are almost done too," Lando said.
"I will be more careful next time," Mikasa says.
"As will I," Lando says.
"Just what have you two had to live through…" Their leader was saying. "No never mind."
Lando was thinking about everything that had happened to him. His family, Kenny, the Underground.
And now Lando was cold. He hated being cold, he hated it so much he even bought a scarf, a black one and he wrapped that around his face up to his nose. Lando was now remembering the mask he had with Kenny and how it was similar.
Mikasa and Lando were making their way through the city to where the Titans are when they both saw two streets filled with Titans.
They look at each other before nodding and using their ODM to fly through the street.
There was a Titans standing in the street with no abnormals so Lando used the roof tops, he made short work of the first one spinning and slicing the nape. He did the same to the next one, but as he got to the third when he went for the kill it turned its head. Lando reacted quickly turning his body and shooting a hook into the ground before he hit the ground he shot a hook into the Titan's thigh going between the legs then shooting another hook into its neck spinning and slicing its nape.
"I hate abnormals" Lando muttered before looking at his body covered in Titan blood. "This better go away like they say it does. I hate feeling this unclean."
Then Lando heard a bell and retreated and found Mikasa and their captain.
"Time to withdraw you two." He said. "Let's scale the wall."
"I'll go assist the vanguard's retreat," Mikasa said as she went off.
Lando sighed. "Well, I better make sure she doesn't kill herself or anyone else." Lando had a bad feeling about what happened out there.
So he took off after Mikasa.
Lando and Mikasa made their way through Trost over to the vanguards.
"When Eren is involved she goes at speeds I didn't think was possible with ODM gear, I don't even know how I am keeping up with her," Lando thought as they scaled a building before standing on a building.
"Why isn't anyone going over the wall?" She said out loud.
"I don't know we were over there," Lando said.
"I'm sure they heard the bell signaling us to withdraw…" She said,
Then it clicked for Lando.
"They aren't supplied which means that the supply depot is probably overrun." Lando said " Or that they haven't got it yet but the most likely option is number one."
Mikasa took off and Lando followed but he knew they were running low on gas themselves, Mikasa ignored all Titans while flying through the air.
"Her sister instics are probably going through the roof." Lando thought as he finished off the Titans that Mikasa ignored his kill count was now twelve.
Lando saw everyone on a building's roof top and landed while Mikasa ran over to Annie.
"Mikasa! Lando! Weren't you guys in the rearguard?"
Mikasa ignored him but Lando said. "Yeah, but she took off so I followed."
"Annie!" Mikasa said. " I understand the gist of the situation. So sorry for letting my personal matter interfere….. But have you seen Eren's squad?"
" I haven't but some squads did make it over the wall…" Annie said.
"Actually, we did find Armin over there," Reiner said.
"Armin!" Mikasa said while running over to him.
Lando saw Armin with a 1000 yard stare and he knew what happened, he was the only survivor it seemed, Eren was most likely dead.
Lando didn't hear what they were saying but Armin yelled.
"The cadets of squad 34…. Thomas Wagner… Nack Teirce… Milleus Zeremski…. Mina Carolina… Eren Jaeger….. These five members… Fulfilled their duties…. And died valiantly on the field of battle!" Armin said.
Lando was next to Marco, Berthold, Reiner, and Annie. He said to them,
"I don't know what Mikasa is about to do but she might snap... Be on your guard." Lando said to them.
They looked at him but it only seemed Annie got on her guard.
"You can't be serious…." Sasha said.
" So Squad 34 is basically gone…."
"The same will happen to us if we try to take the Titans on…."
"I'm sorry…. Mikasa" Armin said. "It should've been me, not Eren…. I! Wasn't able to do anything….! I'm sorry…"
Lando waited for what Mikasa would do but he was fully prepared to kill her if she went berserk, how close she was to Eren a mental break might just happen. But to Lando's surprise, she handled it well for now.
"Armin…" She said, "Calm down. Now is not the time to be emotional."
"Now get up," Mikasa said while standing up
Mikasa started walking forward saying " Marco! If we eliminate the Titans swarming around HQ, we can replenish our gas supplies and get over the wall. Correct?"
"Well, yeah…." Marco said. "But even with your help, there is just too many…."
"It's not just me there is also Lando." She said, " We can handle them."
"Me and Lando are strong, combined we are stronger than all of you. We are very strong. As such, We are capable of annihilating the Titans there! Even if me and him have to go it alone. As for all of you, you're not only unskilled, you're also cowards and wimps. You're a real disappointment. You can just stay here and twiddle your thumbs. Twiddle and watch."
"Woah, Mikasa! What's gotten into you?!"
"You guys are seriously gonna take all those Titans by yourself?!"
"There is no way you guys can beat them!"
"If I can't then we'll die. It's that simple." Mikasa said.
"Woah what do you mean?! I like to live a lot." Lando thought " I have to find my dad before I go." In case Lando did die he had a written letter telling Levi everything on his person.
"But if I win, I'll live," Mikasa said. "And the only way to win is to fight!" She said while jumping off.
Lando was standing right next to the edge from where she gave her speech.
Lano sighed before saying " How did I get roped into this, I should've retreated with the rear guard." Then doing a backflip off the building, twisting himself in the air, and chasing after Mikasa.
"You actually consider that motivational…" Jeans says. "I blame you for this Eren…!"
" Hey! Since when were we taught to let our comrades fight alone?! Or do you guys want to end up as cowards!?" Jean said, taking off while Conny was right behind him.
" Never thought I'd hear him say that," Reiner said while walking away.
"Come on, you cowards, weaklings, and morons!" Sasha yelled. while taking off.
Everyone gave a war chant before chasing after Mikasa and Lando.
Lando was right behind Mikasa while she sliced a Titan's nape, Lando was keeping up with her without using as much gas as she did, he learned some tricks while practicing in the Underground for a few years.
"Follow Mikasa and Lando! Fight as little as possible." Jean yelled. "Get to HQ before you run out of gas!"
Lando noticed that Mikasa was using too much gas and she wasn't going to make it. He followed as she cut a Titan's nape there was still another one left, Lando couldn't do his spinning technique in this situation so he cut the nape normally.
Mikasa finally ran out of gas and fell onto a building.
Lando didn't know if he had enough gas to go get her and get to the supply depot, but he did some mental calculations and he might have enough.
"Jean, you lead the cadets to the depot. I'll go get our number one little trouble maker today!" Lando yelled.
He turned and started to go towards where Mikasa fell. The sun had finally come out when he made it to her where she was surrounded by 2 Titans, Lando was about to kill one when the other one charged at the other punching it and fighting it before killing it, Lando didn't believe what he just saw but Mikasa was still down there so he swung down and grabbed her.
Lando dropped her off onto a building's roof.
Armin landed by them asking " Are you guys ok?"
"Yeah," They both said.
They watched as the Long haired green eyed Titan charged another one knocking his head off into a building. That was one of the coolest things Lando had ever seen. The green eyed Titan crushed the other Titan's nape, killing it.
"I-It finished it off?!" Armin says. "Was it actually aware of its weak spot?!"
"An interesting abnormal," Lando says.
"It's not reacting to us. Any other one would attack us for sure." Armin said.
"It seemed to grasp the concept of hand to hand combat too." Mikasa declares. "Just what is it?"
"I don't know but we have to get to HQ before another Titans comes and gets us," Lando said.
"Wait! Mikasa's completely out of gas!" Armin yelled.
" I know so you're going to give yours to her," Lando said.
"No!" Mikasa said before Lando could finish.
"Don't interrupt me," Lando says.
"Give her your gas and I'll carry you on my back to HQ," Lando says. " She is too heavy for me but you are fine."
Mikasa seemed fine with the plan now, and they switched.
"Is it me or does that Titan seem familiar?" Lando asked.
"I don't know," Mikasa said.
"Wait!" Armin yelled, getting their attention.
"Only you two can do it, so I leave the choice to you…" Armin says. " I know it sounds crazy, but could we use the Titan to our advantage?"
Lando and Mikasa didn't say anything so Armin continued.
" It attacks other Titans and doesn't show any interest in us. So I'm wondering if you could lead it to the supply building… If it takes the other Titans for us, we might all survive!" Armin says.
"A Titan that attacks others for us," Lando said. "It could work. I'll give it a shot. But how are we going to lead it?"
"My guess is it's fighting on instinct." Armin says."If you two take out the Titans around it, it'll go look for other Titans. That'll naturally lead it toward Headquarters." Armin points out.
"I'll do it but if we die I'm going to kill you over and over again in the afterlife," Lando says to Armin who gulped.
"It's better to take a gamble than wait for our inevitable deaths. I'll go with your suggestion, Armin." Mikasa says.
"But if we succeed, everyone survives," Armin says.
"It all comes down to resolve," Mikasa said, taking off.
Lando and Armin followed. They jumped off while Armin piggybacked, Mikasa would kill one Titan that the rogue Titan while Lando would drop Armin off on a roof top, before swooping around to pick him up and they did that until the rogue Tian got to the supply depot.
Mikasa went through the window followed by Lando who was carrying Armin. Lando ran out of gas as they went into the room.
"Mikasa! Lando!" Jean yells as they enter.
"We would've died if I used any more gas. I ran out as we went through the window," Lando says.
"Wh-Whoa you guys are alive," Jean says.
"Armin came up with an idea to lure the Titan and it worked," Lando says. "It's a wolf in sheep's clothing out there a Titan killing other Titans"
"A Titan, helping us?!" Jean says. " What kind of nonsensical dream–"
"It's no dream," Mikasa said, cutting off Jean." Whether it's an Abnormal or not I don't care. We're going to let it rampage here for as long as possible. Because, realistically, that's our best strategy right now."
They all went downstairs and Armin set up a map, Lando was sitting next to Marco while Jean walked into the room with a bunch of other cadets holding something.
"We found some!" Jean yells. "They belong to the Military Police! Damn things are all covered in dust… Are you sure Buckshot is what we want to use?! I mean seriously… Will guns even work against the Titans?" Jean questioned
"They are far better than nothing, I feel. If there are still Titans in the supply room that are three or four meters tall, this much fire power should be capable of blinding them all simultaneously." Armin says.
"First, we'll use the lift to lower a group of people from the center ceiling. They'll then simultaneously fire at the faces of the seven Titans, thereby blinding them. Then comes the moment of truth… Seven people hiding up top will strike the Titan's vitals just after the guns fire. In other words, the plan will put everything on the line… Everyone lives on the line... For a single attack. Seven people will have to slay seven Titans at the same time in a single blow. It'll be up to the most physically fit and adept soldiers we have here. So, umm I'm sorry for placing everyone's lives on your shoulders…" Armin explains.
"It's no problem," Reiner said.
"If we fail, we die. The risks the same regardless of who goes." Annie says.
"Still, is this shabby idea of mine really our best strategy?" Armin asked.
"Armin, stop whining, you already laid the plan down and we are going through with it, you not being confident is only going to stress everyone out," Lando says.
"It'll be fine. Be confident." Mikasa says gentler " You have a knack for figuring out correct solutions."
"Huh?" Armina asked.
"You even used it to save my life and Eren's before." Mikasa says.
"It did… When" Armin asked.
"The lifts ready!" Someone yelled. "The guns too! They're all loaded!"
Lando, Mikasa, Jean, Reiner, Sasha, Berthold, and Annie all got into position to where they were supposed to be.
Everyone on the lift caused the Titans to go after them, and when they did they all shot their guns into the Titans eyes.
After that everyone up top ran and jumped off to kill the Titans, Lando did his spin and sliced the nape killing one of the Titans, but Sasha next to him missed.
"I'm… umm…" Sasha was stuttering. " I'm very sorry!"
The Titan dove towards Sasha who dodged it, after she dodged it Lando climbed on the Titan who was on the ground before slicing its nape, killing it.
"Lando!" Sasha yelled, "You saved me!"
Sasha was on her knees hugging Lando.
" Get off your knees, it's fine," Lando said.
Sasha stopped hugging Lando and he walked away to get resupplied.
Sasha went over to Mikasa, " Why is Lando so mean yet so nice?!" She said,
"It's just the way he is, he does care about all of us though," Mikasa said.
Lando got resupplied before drawing the elevator lift with everyone on it, shooting the got a rough sketch finished so he could finish it after.
"Everyone ready?! It's time to scram?!"
"Let's move!"
"Scale the wall!"
"Rendezvous with the main forces!"
Lando saw Armin shoot his hook into the building flying over to Mikasa who was staring at something. Lando followed Armin.
Lando got up there and saw the rogue Titan getting eaten.
"I guess it can't regenerate its body," Armin says.
"All good things must come to an end," Lando says.
"I thought that if we could somehow figure out what's up with that Titan, it could've helped us break free from this hopeless situation…. " Mikasa said.
"I agree" a voice rang out. Lando looked over to see Reiner, Berthold, Annie, and Jean. Standing there.
"We'll learn nothing at all if it ends up getting eaten! For now, we have to get rid of the ones clinging to it. And help keep it alive!" Reiner said.
"Are you insane, Reiner?!" Jean said." We can finally get our asses out of here!"
"And what if there's a chance that Titan could become our ally," Annie says. " It would be a more powerful weapon than any cannon, wouldn't you agree?"
"Ally…? Are you actually serious?!" Jean says.
"I'm going to have to agree with Jean on this," Lando said, causing Reiner, Annie, and Berthold to look at him. "We won't be able to control it anyway, we can't speak to it and it can't speak to us. The Government will probably just kill it immediately, they hate things that they can't control. I also find it weird that all of a sudden you guys want to save it, only you three nobody else." Lando finished.
Armin gasped, causing everyone to look at him.
"That one…!" Armin says. "That's the abnormal that ate Thomas!"
The rogue Titan went berserk again and charged at the one that ate Thomas getting its arms ripped off. The rogue bit the nape, crushing it before throwing it towards another Titan.
"Looks like it's finished for good." Jean says " All right, that's enough! Let's get going!"
"As if that monster would ever be our ally… A Titan's a Titan" Jean says before turning around and walking towards all of them. "What's with you guys?"
Lando was looking at the Titan's body. It looked like there was someone coming out of it.
And then Eren Jaeger came out of it.
Mikasa ran down there immediately, bringing Eren into a hug and crying.
Armin went down there and brought them back.
They were on top of a building and Mikasa was still crying holding Eren.
"He became everything he hated, He became everything he wanted to kill, He is the product of everything he fears," Lando said out loud.
Armin walked over and held Eren's hand with his.
"Does this mean Eren did all of this?" Jean asked.
"Yes, and we're about to see how the higher-ups will react when there is a human who can turn into a Titan, people fear what they can't understand." Lando said, " I fear for the worst."
I listened to Utopia while writing this. It's 9/10.
End Of Chapter 19.
