(This could be so much more and could def span out to be another 2 chapters but, I'm not doing that...so here we are, I'm not changing the plot two years later.)

Emma and Draken were walking side by side when someone yelled his name. He turned around to see Peh. "Oh, Peh. What's with the sash?" Annie observed their interactions already putting up her guard. "Emma." folded his umbrella and gave the stuffed animals to her. "Take this and go over there." She nodded and walked a distance away, not far but not too close.

Draken walked over to Peh. "Peh, I guess you aren't happy with what happened. You're probably pissed at me. You wanna throw hands?" He cracked his neck. "You got it." Someone with a white suit came running at him. Annie had too much stuff in her hands and Draken had walked away from her. She was too far away to do anything. "Ken!" She yelled out.

She dropped the stuff except for the umbrella promptly hitting the guy with the white suit in the head hard enough to knock him out. "Ken, are you ok?!" His vision was blurry but managed to nod at her. "Peh." She glared at him. Using the umbrella she used it to stab him in the stomach. He collapsed to his knees holding his stomach. She took a closer look at his head. He was beginning to bleed. She undid the sash around her waist and pressed it against his head, he hissed through his teeth. A bunch of more guys with white suits came out. "Moebius" Draken speaks looking at the gang members. "Emma go, you'll get hurt." She shook her head. "I can't, you'll pass out soon. I can't let my brother lose someone who's close to him again." "Emma! The same applies to you!" He yelled at her. She had no change in her expression.

"Emma, leave! Now! I'm not asking you, I'm tel-Emma watch out!" Annie flipped the umbrella and hooked it around the person's neck, yanking him over to her while she kicked his shin making him collapse.

Another came at Draken with his fist lifted. She grabbed his fist and hooked her arm around his head to bring him down enough that she could knee him in the ribs. A rip sounded. She looked at her Kimono and observed the rip. One more came from behind, her hands responded in instinct. Once more her left and right curled into fists shielding her face. She turned around and kicked him on his side throwing him on the ground where the impact knocked him out. Unfortunately, that gave way to another rip in her Kimono.

She rolled her shoulders, ripping it even more. Annie tried to take it off the Kimono but it wouldn't. 'Dammit, how tight did Hinata tie this?' She struggled a bit more before it fell off. Draken stared at her while she tried to take it off. "Emma! What the hell are you doing?!" When it fell off he sighed in relief seeing she had clothes under. She was wearing some shorts with a white shirt.

Annie turned to face the rest of the gang members. Annie breathed in. It felt nostalgic to fight like this again. It almost felt good. The way her right left went back, her left bent slightly, and her left and right arm covered her face. Draken watched as she went into an unfamiliar stance.

One came running at her, the familiarity of tucking her right arm by the side of her head in case someone attacked her from the side and to get it out of the way, while she kept her left in front prepared to deliver a blow if need be. The feeling of twisting her body so that maximum strength would be delivered into the blow. Feeling her foot hit the person's shin so hard they wouldn't be able to get up.

The guy tried to get up but gasped in pain as fell back to the ground grabbing his shin. Seeing another come at her, she walked towards him while he was running. At the last second, she sidestepped him put her hand behind his head, and pushed him down. The combined force of her pushing him down him losing his balance and the impact of his face hitting the ground was enough to knock him out for the whole night.

Another came, she twisted herself going behind the person, grabbing his chin from behind, his arm went backward with her grabbing his wrist, she lifted her foot and kicked both of his feet leaving him to fall on the ground folded. Annie proceeded to do the same to the next 2 opponents that came at her.

She was right. Draken's vision was getting blurry, too blurry and a headache was coming on. He continued to observe her and the way she fought. Has she always been able to fight that way? He could never recall a single time she'd ever fought like that. Her moves were pristine and cleanly executed. He smiled to himself and thought back to that night Mikey brought back cheeseburgers and donuts. 'Can't fight huh? Bullshit.'

He inhaled deeply and exhaled trying to bring himself back. He couldn't let her do all the fighting after all.

…

Mikasa was walking when she heard far-away grunts. Takemitchi left a while ago trying to find Draken. She jogged her way over to see Draken on the ground trying to stand up. Fastly she made her way over to Draken, sitting him down one more time. "Tachibana.." "You have a headache right?"

She took his hand and traced it. Until she stopped at the points on his hand that were located on the web between his thumb and index finger. " This is called the Union Valley. Start by pinching this area with the thumb and index finger of your opposite hand firmly, but not painfully, for 10 seconds. Next, make small circles with your thumb on this area in one direction and then the other, for 10 seconds each. Repeat this process on the Union Valley point on your opposite hand. That should help." Mikasa with her common headaches with her being an Ackerman and Levi shared methods that each helped them with the pain.

Next, she caught sight of Emma. The stance made Mikasa's eyes widen. 'Muay Thai…Annie's fighting technique.'

"Where did she learn that?" She asked Draken with wide eyes. Her voice was still, cold, and sharp like a general's. "I don't know."

They both watched as she didn't turn fast enough to see a punch coming straight for her face sending her small frame flying.

"Emma!" Draken yelled out. He tried to get up. Mikasa pushed him down. Mikasa didn't know why Takemitchi was under so much pressure to save Draken, but she knew how much it meant to him. So she would try to help him as much as she could to keep him safe.

"Tachibana! Get out of my way!" He yelled at her. He went to move her but her hand easily caught his hand to move her aside. She slowly twisted his hand back, no matter how much force Draken put, he could not overpower her. She pulled his hand behind her pulling him closer to her. She looked him in the eye. "If she knows that technique she'll be fine. But if it means that much to you I'll go ahead and help her. If you move and try to help, I will leave her there alone to fight all of them on her own while I hold you back." She had that dead look in her eye.

She would help Takemitchi, but only Takemitchi. No one else meant anything to her. Meaning she will pull dirty cards to get her what she wants. "So…what's your choice? Let your girlfriend fight all of them alone…she isn't doing so bad, look she's already gotten up." She moved her head to the side so Draken could see that Emma was indeed up and in that same stance. Mikasa looked as well.

'Same stance as well. Where did she learn it?' They watched as one of the gang members pulled his fist back and then threw it at her only for it to be blocked by her elbow. The guy screamed in pain as he uncurled his fist to see his hand was broken. "See? Bone on the bone always works the best, however, it only works if you're stronger or in this case, a much stronger bone. It'll shatter your opponent's hand. Now for your second choice. You'll stay here while I help her out. What's your answer?" he gave up struggling and put his head down looking away from those eyes. "Help her." She let go of his hand just in time to grab one of the fake blunt swords to deflect a punch that was incoming behind Draken.

She twirled the swords and picked up the second one. After all, Mikasa's specialty was cutting flesh. She took off her sandal and walked slowly into the crowd knocking out anyone who was in the reach of her swords. Annie quickly picked up the bodies falling and watched as Hinata knocked them out.

There it was again. That feeling reemerged in her, the feeling of knowing her, something was too similar to Hinata so much it hurt not being able to pin it down. Mikasa faced her. "Emma. Where did you learn that technique?" Before Annie could answer, another came at her. She turned around swiftly delivering a kick to the back of their thigh hearing a crack. "I picked it up from an old friend's dad." Mikasa was going to ask another question when one came at her. She threw the sword up caught it by the sword's edge and hit the incoming person in the stomach. Once again flipping the swords she used the blunt blade to hit them in the back of their neck knocking them out.

"What's the friend's dad's name?" "Don't know." Mikasa narrowed her eyes at Emma and Annie did the same towards Hinata. "What's the interest?" "I had a friend who fought similarly to you. She also learned from her dad." "What was her name?" There was really no harm in telling her and her reaction would be telling, though Mikasa wasn't sure how she herself would react if her hopes were true.

Mikasa didn't really know what to expect. In fact she didn't expect anything. Or that's what she told herself. No, in a deep part of herself, Mikasa hopes and a small part of her prays every night that she's not the only one here. Maybe she was expecting someone who was a descendant of Annie and Armin, or she knew a friend who was a descendant of them. She missed her friends, for years she had trained herself not to feel anything. Because she knows that if she does come to terms that she's the only one here, she's all alone. Mikasa Ackerman will go insane.

So Mikasa draws, she draws almost anytime she can. Something, anything to keep her grounded in her past life. It's become an unhealthy habit. Before it was just something to relieve her stress but now she needs it, she needs to draw at least one of her friends or something from her time period. So just maybe, just maybe this person Emma knows will become her new addiction, something for her to feel close to home once more.

"Annie Leonhart" Annie stopped in her tracks and stared at her. Eyes wide, her breathing became labored. Mikasa looked at her, and another person came at her. She looked forward, there were only a couple more. She would be able to take them out fast. Annie watched as she spun around, the way she moved the blades as if she'd done for years. No moves were wasted, each strong and cold as the last, never wavering.

That's when it clicked. She stepped back a bit. Draken observed as all the attention was put on Hinata, everyone leaving Emma alone. Now, he could get her out of there. He stood up. However, Mikasa caught sight of this and stopped fighting, and instead jumped over some of them and made her way out. She looked at him, and Draken, not hearing grunts or bodies falling, looked to see Hinata simply dodging punches but her eyes never leaving him.

Draken relaxed his body and sat back with a scowl present on his face. However, his sight didn't stay on her for long. His eyes traveled to Emma who looked horrified, she was looking at Hinata. She stepped back but tripped over herself. One noticed this and went over to her. "Emma!" Annie quickly stood up and tried to kick the other person. But in her frantic state, the gang member was able to catch her kick. Whether it was in this life or the next, Annie was always doomed to have a small frame. So when the gang member picked her up, it was no shock he was able to throw her so far.

The man ran at her, jumping up again, she turned just in time to put up her block the punch from the man. She stumbled back a bit. She backed away, taking time to recollect herself. The man came at her again, she ducked under the punch and kicked his legs under him. Taking quick action so she could observe Hinata again just to make sure it was who she thought it was. Kicking the man he caught her leg again and held it against him. More were coming in. Annie was in a frantic mind state, she was panicking.

She lifted up her arm and hit the man's head, over and over again. She looked around, eyes wide. She screamed while hitting him. Screaming for him to let go.

Annie was surrounded. Running through the forest, a smile grew on her face. So close, so close to going home. No more death, going back to Marley, to her father. But she couldn't, not with the chains holding her down. Her large body towered over them all, and yet they came at her. And now, the hunter became the hunted. Grappling hooks went through her body on every part she could feel, any small movement was pain. Her mind was going blank, they couldn't capture her. Not here, not now, she was so close, so close. Well, there was nothing to lose now. She had her ODM gear, if she pulled this off right she would get out unscathed and capture the attack titan.

Annie moved slightly just enough to get comfortable to scream. It hurt, it hurt so bad feeling the hooks all over her body. This was it, she screamed. The scream where you have nothing to lose, where everything is lost.

…

Everything went in slow motion. The feeling of Mikasa slicing off her fingers. Those damn Ackermans, first Levi who rescued Eren, and now Mikasa goddamn Ackerman slicing off her fingers, her only way to escape. Reiner and Berthold wouldn't come to her aid, that would throw everything to shit.

"Annie…Fall"

So she did. She looked up to the sky. Memories flashed through her mind. "Annie…I was wrong. It's too late to ask for your forgiveness. But…there's one thing…I want to ask of you."

Her body fell. She felt the impact then the Attack Titan climbed onto her. It burned, burned more than anything. "You can make the world your enemy…" Eren punched her arm off along with her head. In the moment, she couldn't feel a thing, simply darkness overtaking her. "Even if the world hates you, your dad is the one person on your side. So promise me…That you will return"

She felt as cold wetness consumed her as she became crystalized.

Annie screamed as she punched the guy one last time in the head hearing a crack. He went limp, and blood came out of his mouth. She was breathing hard trying to catch her breath. Annie looked around to see Hinata staring at her as everyone who was surrounding her previously was knocked out.

Hinata bent down to check the pulse of the man Annie punched. "He's alive, you hit his jaw. You broke it and we passed out."

Annie breathed heavily. "Wh-what did you say her name was." Annie needed one more confirmation, one more to let it all click together once more.

"Annie Leonhart" Mikasa answered almost like a machine. Annie felt her lips twitch upwards. "Annie Leonhart. I haven't heard that name in years…" "You know the name? From where, from who?!" Mikasa looked at her. Annie observed her, it was like a puppy hoping to be rewarded with a treat.

"Hina!?" Mikasa didn't turn around, but Annie did. "Mitsuya, Takemitchy." Draken acknowledged from the ground. Mitsuya and Takemitchi helped him up. "Where's Peh-yan?" Draken motioned over behind them to see Peh-Yan knocked out but waking up slowly. "What the hell happened?" "Peh came with Moebius and hit me in the head with a bat. Emma made me stand down, then Tachibana came and both of them took all of them down."

"Hah?" Both Takemitchi and Mitsuya had the same reaction. They looked over at the girls who went back to staring at each other. Just from here, they could feel the tension between them. Mikasa radiated to be rewarded with something while Annie looked at her like she was her long-lost love.

"Emma, from where do you know the name?" Mikasa urged her. It was confirmed. The style of fighting, the unnatural strength. The natural rivalry from both of them, is their home language. Annie was going to take this chance, she was going to go out on a limb here for an old friend.

"Das ist mein Name...Mikasa " (That's my name…Mikasa) Mikasa let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Anni?" (Annie?) Annie and Mikasa let out rare smiles. Mikasa's head fell on Annie's shoulder. "Anni" (Annie) Mikasa revilved. "Sie sind hier" (you're here)

Mitsuya, Takemitchi, and Draken watched the interactions between the girls. They were too far away to hear anything they were saying. It was weird to watch. They had been fighting each other in a somewhat rivalry and suddenly seemed like lost lovers who finally found each other again.

The sound of more members waking up sounded. Mikasa and Annie stood closer to each other. Annie went into her stance and Mikasa stood up straighter. The sound of a motorcycle came in. Mikasa and Annie both jumped out of the way. Annie was greeted by the sight of her older brother.

Mikey got off his bike and walked towards the group. Annie watched closely as she backed away along with Mikasa. Peh-yan had gotten up and joined the rest who had awakened.

"The reason I got called to be somewhere else was so you could attack Ken-chin. And then you were going to put the blame on me and break Toman in half."

"I'm just doing this for Pah-chin-" "This isn't how you do shit. Who tricked you into doing this?"

"Wow, I'm impressed. Guess you're not just brawn after all." Annie and Mikasa quickly changed their sights on the new person who arrived. He was tall, really tall and he brought in more gang members with him.

"Who the hell are you?"

"Man I'm tired." he inhaled from his cigar and walked up to Mikey looking down on him. "It doesn't really matter who I am. But I'm sorta in charge of Meobius for now. The name's Hanma."

"So you're the creeper who's been pulling the strings?"

"Man, you're a pain in the ass Mikey-" He blocked a kick from Mikey.

Mikasa's hand twitched for the swords she dropped somewhere in between fighting while Annie slipped off the uncomfortable sandals she had been wearing. It was hard to believe she managed to fight with them, but they were hurting her feet now.

Annie and Mikasa scanned the group. "90, or some number around there," Mikasa spoke to Annie. "When you're surrounded, take down the leader to weaken their fighting spirit. We'll go after the tall one." Annie repeated her father's words he told her long ago.

"Moebius has 100 men here! And Toman has a measly four!"

"Du lagst um 10 Mikasa daneben." (You were off by 10 Mikasa.) "Ihre Regel gilt unabhängig von der Zahl Annie" (Your rule still applies no matter the number Annie)

The only thing Takemitchi managed to understand was the name Mikasa. But did Hinata's drawing have to do with any of this? Or perhaps it's just a word in German?

The sound of multiple vehicles made its way into everyone's ears. They turned to see what was happening and a large group of motorcycles were coming. Annie looked as she saw the division captains come with the rest of their divisions behind them.

Annie locked eyes with Tokyo Manji Gang First Division Vice-Captain: Matsuno Chifuyu, then with the First Division Captain of the Tokyo Manji Gang and one of its founding members: Baji Keisuke. There was something always off about those to her. Again like a similarity but could never figure it out because she stayed away from Toman. But with the existence of Mikasa confirmed, could they be one as well?

She would tell Mikasa sooner or later.

"Let's do this shit!" Mikey along with the rest of Toman charged at the opposing team with the ladder doing the same. Annie and Mikasa stayed behind, keeping their eyes locked on Hanma. Mikasa stayed near Takemitchi just in case he needed help. When Hanma made his move when Toman members came near him, Annie ran in, while Mikasa ran after Takemitchi.

Mikasa did her best to keep away Moebius members from Takemitchi but there were too many and at that moment she lost him.

Knocking her opponent to the ground she frantically searched around. She moved to try to get a better view of things. But with her short stature, it was nearly impossible. Mikasa always hated being short. She wanted her 5'9 height back. In the mess of things she almost fell back but was caught by someone. She looked up to see green eyes. Her eyes widened…could it be…? But then she caught sight of blonde hair.

One person being here didn't mean everyone else was here. She needed to get a grip. Yes, it is so relieving to find Annie, but this boy was not and could not be.

"What are you doing here? You need to leave. You're going to get hurt." The boy spoke. Mikasa didn't say anything but instead nodded. The boy looked at her for a bit longer, narrowing his eyes just a bit before setting her back up and going away to fight another member of the Moebius.