Power to Strive IV

The Night of the End

Disclaimer: I don't own Attack on Titan.

Previously: Hange and the others formed an alliance with the Warriors of Marley and Magath.

A/N: Please point out the grammar and spell mistakes. Thank you to @ChiryMax for writing the transcript.

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The episode opened with a shot of the sunny sky. "My house will be in a prime, interior neighborhood." Jean's voice rang out.

Connie titled his head confused. "Huh?"

"That sounds like your voice, Jean." Sasha said as she looked at him surprised.

"Hmm..."

A black-haired baby was laughing in someone's arm. "Night and day, I'll sip on the finest liquor." Two bottles of expensive liquor, an ice bucket and a glass sat on a table. Someone picked up the glass with liquor and ice. "I won't care what anyone says. My wife, kids, and even my grandkids deserve a bit of the good life, too."

Petra furrowed her brows, confused. "Is this a dream?"

"It seems so." Armin murmured.

As Jean spoke, it can be seen that the baby was cared for by a woman with long black hair, her eyes covered by it. The scene slightly showed that the woman had a scar under her eye.

Jean's eyes widened as he recognized Mikasa and blushed in embarrassment as he looked down.

Mikasa's face was blank as she didn't say anything to that.

Jean looked at her sideways. He was on a balcony enjoying a life of peace. The sunny day scene...was abruptly cut off by Hange who was tapping a window.

"Jean, it's me." She tried to get his attention, whispering. Jean tried to ignore her, closing his eyes and covering his ears. "I'm waiting outside."

"Oh, that was before the escape." Historia said.

"Hm..." Hange agreed.

'I didn't notice that.' Jean mentally told himself, 'I didn't hear anything. Don't go. Don't think. If I stay put, that prime spot in the interior is mine.' He slowly opened his eyes, accepting reality. 'If I stay...'

Jean frowned at these thoughts. He clenched his fists as he took deep breaths.

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Cut to abandoned and dilapidated houses, which the rumbling left behind. "Thanks for coming, Jean." Hange greeted him, next to Mikasa, in the middle of the ruins. "Mikasa filled me in on the situation. Sorry, I wasn't around." Jean and Mikasa exchanged glances, Jean was visibly tired.

"You've done well given the circumstances, you two."Cut to the interior of a house. "Levi's in bad shape, but alive. He won't be fighting anytime soon." Hange explained to them calmly. "We've joined forces with some stragglers from Marley, including the Cart Titan. All to stop Eren." Hange declared to them. "Genocide is wrong."

"Tch. I won't let them go in this fight alone." Levi said in anger.

Petra looked at him worried. "But your injuries..."

"I don't care. I have to find a way to fight, too."

Eren furrowed his brows as he went into a deep thought. 'I know Genocide is wrong, but... In these four years, we saw that not much was happening to protect this island. But that way they formed an alliance to fight together, and maybe they can see past their hate against each other... I just want them to live in peace... If it's the only to work together, then I'll accept it... even if that means I have to die...'