The Captain and the Assistant

Chapter 14: Coup

You can't think of a more boring experience than being locked in a room with Erwin for 24 hours. He does want to talk strategy about getting out, but you know it's all hopeless. You'd need more man power to get out of here and then you'd be on the run. It makes no sense. You stop responding to his rambling after a while.

You had a dream last night. He came to save you and Erwin. He defended your honor and freed both of you.... Of course the dream ended in some heavy sexual petting, but what dream about Levi didn't.

"So... you and Levi," he says with a chuckle. You almost fall off the bed. You feel your cheeks go red and you swallow despite the lump in your throat.

"What? What are you even talking about?" You ask dumbfounded.

Erwin raises his eyebrow slightly and chuckles again, "I may be older than the both of you, but I'm not dumb or blind."

"Well, it's- it's complicated," you respond immediately, staring down at the blanket on your bed. You massage the cloth to help ground you and calm you down from this terrible interrogation.

"So he called it off?" Erwin poses another terrible, horrible question.

You raise your head and meet his gaze, "You really are insufferable aren't you?" You ask and roll your eyes.

"You even sound like him!" He exclaims with another laugh. You could never begin to tell Erwin about everything. So you don't respond and you're glad you don't.

An officer swings open the door and commander Dot Pyxis walks into the room, followed by Hange. Pyxis orders the officer to shut the door behind him and they oblige.

"So Erwin, it appears you need my help." He muses as he takes a seat in a chair.

Bingo. There's your man power.

..

Hange explains everything about what's currently going on with the scouts, specifically Hsitoria, who apparently is of true royal blood. You find out that the current king is a fraud, being backed by officials who know he's a fraud, but know they can control him and line their pockets.

"I have a plan," you almost whisper, "but it's risky."

All eyes lock on you. You're not completely confident, but you figure, what do you have to lose (other than your lives).

Your plan to escape requires man power, which can be supplied by Pyxis. You will use Erwins confessional to trick the officials into admitting their true intentions. You'll have the interior police surrounded by Pyxis's scouts. When Erwin goes to confess, I will burst in and yell about a titan attack to wall Rose. We will say the refugees are flooding in and we will watch the officials flounder. I know they will order to close the gates. Where they will be in the same violation that they are claiming Erwin is in."

"Sounds like a gamble," Hange says quietly.

"I'm a gambling man." Erwin responds.

The three of you look to Pyxis, it really does rely heavily on his support. He rubs his chin and suddenly goes to stand up, walking towards the door.

"You're bold, but we need more men...", he stops and your heart sinks. You could try to think of another plan, but you knew you could stage this Coup if you could get the proper backing. Erwin, you, the scouts, and even humanity would be saved from a fake king supported by greedy official, pigs.

"I believe I know someone who can help us," he finishes and he knocks on the door to alert the officers that he is ready to leave, back to his freedom, where he doesn't have to stage a coup to get out of unjust custody.