Attack on Titan: Power of 12 Titans

Chapter 2

On the boat, Eren, Mikasa, Aya, Katrina, Armin, Peter, and Odom are sitting at the corner, Katrina asks, "Odom, where is your father?"

Odom frowns, "He was still back at Shiganshina District, he is with Peter's mother as they are fighting against the titans out there..."

"I just hope they can come out safely... we've already lost my father...I don't want my mother to die as well..."

Both Peter's mother and Odom's father are members of the Survey Corps, and they volunteer to help the people to safety while fighting the titans. Eren can only grit his teeth because of their mother being eaten by the titan.

Military officials are debating whether they should close the gate or not, trapping civilians inside but ensuring the safety of everyone else in the inner Walls, or leave them open and risk Titans advancing further into mankind's territory.

The debate is short-lived as an Armored Titan that seems impervious to their weapons crashes through Wall Maria.

"Does that mean...we'll never be able to go home again?" Katrina mutters with a frown.

"Mom's gone...I'm never gonna see her again." Eren says with tears in his eyes, "Why is this happening to us? Is it because humans are weak? Is crying the only thing the weak can do?"

Aya holds Eren's hand and says, "Eren..."

"I'm going to destroy them! Every last one of these animals that's on this earth!" Eren yells.

"We'll join you." Odom says, "For my father and Shiganshina District, we will eliminate all of them."

"That's right, you're not alone." Aya says, and it causes Eren to smile at his friends.

A few days later, the group of seven is in the shelter, it is midnight as Grisha shakes Eren, Katrina, Aya, Peter, and Odom awake.

"Dad?" Eren and Katrina are glad to see that his father is safe, but they start to tear up, "Dad...Mother...a rock wreaked our house...and a titan..."

"I know." Grisha says, "That's why I need all five of you to come with me."

"Why not Mikasa and Armin too?" Peter asks, "And where are you going to take us?"

"Just stop talking and come with us, we can't let anyone notice us." Grisha says.

The five of them then arrive at the forest, and much to their surprise, three adults are waiting for them there, Peter's Mother: Janette Fischer. Odom's father: Wade Wolff, and Eren and Katrina's mother: Carla Yaegar.

"Mom? Is that you?" Eren and Katrina can't hide their shock as they hug their mother. Eren asks, "How did you get out of there alive? We thought..."

"I'm sorry." Carla says. "The titan didn't kill me, and sadly, I didn't kill the titan as well, I just found a chance to get out of its mouth."

Aya says, "Wow...I never knew you were this strong, Ms. Yeager..."

"Now, children. We're here because we have something that needs to tell you and you can never tell anyone unless you trust the person with your life until the time is right. Promise us." Grisha says.

"We promise you." Eren says and the others also nod.

Much to their surprise, a story is what they are telling them. Grisha says, "You see, I come from beyond the walls, where humanity enjoys a refined existence."

Then he starts to talk about a girl named Ymir, who is the founder and the first titan, and then the curse of Ymir, the downfall of the Eldian Empire, how Marley treated the Eldians across the sea, and what King Fritz did to people in the walls.