The New Guy [Modern LevixReader]

18. Blast From The Past

(I understand time works differently in The Paths, but for the sake of the story, let's keep it simple 🤭)

[Saturday, 1:15 a.m.]

Fritzy paced back and forth for what seemed like an eternity, while Eren's eyes followed her diligently.

"Oh, come on, Ymir, we've been doing this on and off for days now. Fuck! I'm tired! I forgot how draining this place is. I want to go back home to my bed." Eren put his hand over his mouth and yawned loudly. "He clearly isn't going to talk. I don't even think he's blinked in over an hour. He's like.. in a trance or some shit."

Eren stood and walked over to the figure in front of him, shackled up. He waved his hands in front of his face. "See? Nothing!"

"I didn't want to resort to this. I wanted to try to have everything work out as naturally as possible for everyones sake. But no! This hairy fuck had to go and make me mad! He's left me with no choice. I'm ashamed to share some of the same blood with this idiot.. even in our new lives." Fritzy said as she walked directly in front of the shackled man.

"Imagine how I feel.." Eren mumbled.

"Zeke!" Fritzy kicked the man in his stomach with all of her superhuman strength and slapped him across the face. The man had the wind knocked out of him and finally was conscious of his surroundings. "Snap the fuck out of it! You are an embarrassment!"

"Ouchie.." Eren squinted and grimaced at the sight, almost feeling the pain himself.

Fritzy went to go slap him in the face again, but Eren rushed over and grabbed her hand. "Wait! Chill!" Eren exclaimed as they both looked in Zeke's direction. He was staring in the distance. The scenery had him speechless. "W-where.. where.." Zeke studdered and continued to stare.

"Oh, what's wrong, big scary monkey man? Don't remember this place?" Fritzy yelled as she grabbed his skull tightly. "How about now?" A burst of yellow light traveled from her hands and through his head. Zeke's eyes rolled back, and his body shook.

"Shit! Ymir, relax! I thought we weren't supposed to intervene, remember?!" Eren screamed as he covered his eyes, still slightly looking at the scene through his fingers.

"Or.. how about this?!" Another burst of powerful light surged through his whole body this time.

"Or.. my favorite past memory of yours! This one left you traumitized for ages.. even in the afterlife.. well before your stupid little brother insisted on bringing you back." She yelled and started laughing, almost in the tone of a villain from a movie.

"Alright now you're freaking me out bitch.." Eren mumbled loudly as he watched another large surge of almost yellow lighting travel around Zeke's whole body. After a few seconds, it finally subsided, and he was left shaking, slumped forward on the sandy ground.

"Oh man.. gotta love those Ackerman's, huh Zeke? That's one scary little man? Don't you agree?" Fritzy smiled wickedly as she walked over and grabbed his hair and pulled him up back into a sitting position. His shackles still holding his arms in place.

"Ymir.. you didn't...tell me you didn't just do what I think you did." Eren sounded almost disappointed as he shook his head in awe.

"Oh, I did! So Zeke.. how did that all feel to you?" Fritzy still had her hands gripping his hair, holding his head up. "Say something, you loser! Or should I give you another blast from the past!"

"No! God no! Fuck!" Zeke finally yelled as he tried to throw his head around to loosen her grip on him.

"Oh, so now you can speak? It's only been what? A few days since you've been here. I guess I just had to help you relive some past life trauma to wake you the hell up." Fritzy said as she finally released his head. "Well, you won't remember everything yet.. but that's a start."

"This is not good.. not good." Eren mumbled to himself, his hand palming his face.

"Why? How? How am I here? You? You two? What the fuck! I'm dreaming.. this is just a bad dream.." Zeke said as he shook his head violently and pulled at his shackles. "Errrenn! What the hell is going on here? Why are we back here? How is this even possible! It was over. It was all over! I can't do this again!"

Eren gulped. "Well.. uhm.. you see.. what happened was.."

"It's a long story. As you know.. the power of the founder and the source of all life never really dies. It just rests until it is found again. Your stubborn little brother somehow used his powers from beyond the grave and reincarnated himself, found the source again.." Fritzy was interrupted.

"We are all on drugs? Right?" Zeke questioned suddenly.

"Nope. No drugs. Sadly." She shrugged. "I have some back at my dorm, though."

"Eren.. little brother.. please tell me this is a joke.." Zeke pleaded.

"I'm.. I'm sorry, Zeke. No, it isn't. I.. I.."

"The power of the founder is used differently now. Eren's plan is in effect. He wants all of his friends and family, his comrades, to finally be able to have good lives in this modern world. To be free from birth and get a second chance at life. This was something he had been planning.."

"..basically since I died." Eren interrupted Fritzy and lowered his head sadly. "I had to wait for the right time, though. I saw the future again. I knew.. I knew when to strike. I knew when to grant each and every one of the people I chose a new welcoming into this new world."

"Let me get this straight.. so you basically had the power to bring people back to life.. from birth, from the past, into the modern world we live in now? You started to plan this all out from the moment when you had your head sliced off by the woman you loved?"

Fritzy cringed at Zeke's words. "What a wonderful description."

"I.. ugh.. yes? With some help.. from.. a higher power.." Eren looked back and forth between Zeke and Fritzy.

"Yeah. You're on drugs." Zeke pulled at his shackles. "Can you let me out of these things now?"

"Zeke.." Fritzy stepped forward a bit. "..this isn't a joke. Let me make one thing clear to you. This is only the first phase of Eren's plan. There is so much more to all of this. Your memories are still a little foggy, so I wouldn't be able to explain everything to you yet, but.."

She paused and nodded at Eren. "Eren has gifted you, along with many others he cared about those many moons ago, a new chance at life. Each of them are able to acquire their old memories of their past life whilst living their current life. Not everyone will gain those memories at the same speed. Some may not gain them at all. Some may be able to easily remember certain things.. and others.. may have minor setbacks or even side effects."

Eren continued where she left off. "The reason we intervened in your normal life and brought you here is because you are fucking it up Zeke. You have the chance at a great life finally. You have a chance to be a football star. You have a full scholarship, a free ride through college.."

"..you have a wonderful, loving, loyal, funny, hardworking, beautiful woman by your side. Well.. had.." Fritzy glared at Zeke.

"What do you mean had? [Y/N] and I are still together.. she's loyal. She loves me to death.."

Fritzy shook her head in disgust. "You're an idiot you know that? All you've been doing is treating her like shit. And guess who's always right there to comfort and protect her?"

"No.." Zeke whispered.

"Oh yes! That man has always had impeccable timing, don't you think? She's going to slip away from you, Zeke.. and fall right into the strong arms of a good old friend of yours." Fritzy smirked and pulled at his chains. "So if I were you.. I would get your shit together." With those words, she clapped her hands, and his shackles dropped off his wrists. "Or your second chance at a good life.. will end up a living hell like your last. Mark my words."

Zeke was visibly shaken by Fritzy's words. "S-So.. little brother. How is this all going to end? What happens when.. or if everyone you granted gets their memories back?"

"I've seen it. It happens. I'm just not sure when.. but it will.." Eren furrowed his brows a bit. His tone got much more serious. "I can't get into all of the details yet, especially with you. I'm going to get our families and friends together. We are going back to reclaim what was ours.. what the world government destroyed..

..we are going back home."