Power to Strive II

Warrior

Disclaimer: I do not own Attack on Titan or this story.

Previously: The group considers having Christa lure Reiner away from Bertolt under the guise of a date. Erwin decides to have Sasha become the new Female Titan-Shifter as soon as they capture Annie.

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Rain came down and thick gray clouds moved in the sky. Ripped red flags danced in the wind atop the Wall. Scouts kept watch, using a spyglass. Christa and Nifa knelt, looking down the Wall, Moblit standing nearby.

"Slowly! Bring it up slowly!" A Scout yelled, cupping his mouth.

Two soldiers were hanging off the Wall, escorting the woman being pulled up the stretched.

Christa relaxed. Ymir was safe. They were all together now.

"Raise it carefully now!" Moblit told them.

Steam rose from the unconscious Ymir. Christa eyed her worriedly.

"How's Ymir?" Eren knelt on the edge of Wall, a small distance away from Christa and Nifa. "What sort of shape is she in?"

"Her right arm and leg were bitten off," Keiji responded, checking his gear. "And her insides are beaten like scrambled eggs."

They winced at the mental image.

"Ugh..." Connie felt almost sick.

Sasha nodded, hand on her stomach. "Same."

"Then stop eating so much!" Jean told them again.

"If she was normal, she'd be dead for sure."

If she was normal, huh? Eren thought. Hearing grunts, he followed it to the source. Reiner was attempted to pull himself up with one arm, sitting in a lift. "Reiner! Grab on!"

"Right!" Reiner took his hand and Eren pulled him up, smiling slightly.

It happened so quickly Mikasa wondered if it was just her imagination. Strange, I could have sworn... As soon as Reiner was over the Wall, his back to Eren, Eren's had smile disappeared and he had eyed Reiner almost suspiciously. No one else seemed to have caught so she shrugged it off.

"Please, believe me!" Christa begged Hange. "I'm telling the truth! Ymir transformed into a Titan to fight off the other Titans and save us! She did so with no regard for her own life, which proves her loyalty to us, her comrades!"

Ymir couldn't help but smile at Christa's passionate defense of her while she was unable to defend herself.

Hange listened to her silently, expression neutral.

"It's true that her judgment until now is unforgivable. After all, she may know things useful to humanity and yet she kept quiet about it! I imagine she didn't say anything in order to protect herself."

Unconsciously, Ymir rubbed her forehead.

"Headache?" Sasha asked.