The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 10

Danielle's PoV

I Lean On A Wall and I Hear, "It'll Be Ok. That Titan's Stronger Than The Average Titan. As Long As It's Throwing Down With The Other Ones Then This Building Should Be Safe." I Look Over At Connie and Reiner Asks, "How Much Do You Three Know About That Titan?" Connie Is About To Reply When I Say, "Let's Worry About Getting Out Of Harms Way Before We Discuss This" They Both Look At Me and Reiner Nods, "You've Got A Point.... Safety First" He Agrees.

I Nod and A Gate Swings Over and I Hear, "Found 'Em! Military Police Brigade Supplies Although Covered In Dust..." He Throws Me A Gun and I Check The Chamber and I Look Over At Jean As He Says, "Will Buck-Shot Really Even Do Anything? I Mean Using Guns...Against Titans" Armin Looks At Him "I Think It's A Lot Better Than Having Nothing and Even With This Degree Of Firepower, It Isn't Impossible To Incapacitate The Seven 3-4 Meter Class Titans That Are Occupying The Supply Room, and All At The Same Time" He Points Out.

I Crouch Down Next To Him and I Rest My Arm On His Shoulder and I Ask, "Alright Arlert, How Are We Gonna Play This?" He Looks Down At The Map and Says, "First...We Use The Lift To Lower Most Of Us For The Centre Of The Ceiling. If Those Seven Titans Are "Normal", A Large Number Of People Should Be Enough To Draw Them To The Centre. Next, The People In The Lift Will Fire At The Seven Titans' Faces Simultaneously.... Thus, Robbing Them Of Their Vision"

I Nod, and He Continues, "and Then The Next Instant Will Decide Everything. Seven People Hiding Near The Ceiling Will Swoop Down In Time With The Firing and Slash The Titans' Vital Spot. In Other Words, Everything Rides On This Attack. All Of Our Lives Are At Stake. The Point Is For Seven People To Kill Seven Titans In One Stroke and All At Once. The Seven People With The Most Athletic Ability Probably Have The Best Chance Of Striking Home, So They'll Do The Job.... But, Um... I'm Sorry They'll Have To Bear The Burden Of Everyone's Lives On Their Shoulders. Danielle, You Will Be Used For Backup Should Things Go South"

I Pat His Shoulder As I Stand Up and I Say, "Don't Sweat It Arlert." Reiner Nods and Agrees, "Yeah. No Problem" Annie Crosses Her Arms "The Risk's The Same No Matter Who Does It. If One Fails, Everyone Dies..." She Points Out. Armin Glares Down At The Paper and Asks, "But Is My Plan Really Our Best Option?" Marco Nudges His Shoulder and Says, "We've Gotta Go With It. There Isn't Time To Think Of Anything Else.... Besides, I Think We're All Trapped Out Of Ideas So We Just Need To Throw Ourselves Into This One, Heart and Soul!"

I Stand Up and Mikasa Says, "It'll Be Okay... Have Confidence... You Have The Ability To Lead People To Where They Need To Go, Armin. That Ability Has Saved My Life Before, Not To Mention Eren's." Armin Looks Surprised At This Comment "It Has? When?" He Questions. Before Mikasa Can Answer, Someone Yells, "THE LIFT IS READY!! ALL THE GUNS ARE LOADED TOO!" I Put My Gun Down and I Pull My Swords Out and Mikasa Replies, "You're Just Not Aware Of It But I'll Tell You More Later" Armin Nods and I Follow Connie, Reiner, Annie, Sasha, Bertholdt, Mikasa and Jean.

"But Will We Even Be Able To Kill Titans Without Our Vertical Manoeuvring Gear?" Connie Asks and I Nod and Reply, "Sure We Can Do It! The Enemy's Only In The 3-4 Meter Class. That Makes Their Weak Spot An Easy Target" Jean Grunts and Says, "Yeah... Doesn't Make A Difference How Big They Are, It's Always The Back Of The Neck, Below The Head." Sasha Nods "1 Meter In Length and 10 Centimetres In Width!" She In A Confident Tone.

Reiner Smirks and Holds Up One Of His Blades "Or You Can Stick This Up Their Assholes! That's Their Only Other Vital Spot!" He Comments Jokingly. Connie Looks At Him and Yells, "I Didn't Know That!! So, There Are Two Ways?!" I Chuckle and Sasha Comments, "This Is The First Time I've Heard Of It" Jean Sighs and Points Out, "Reiner... Those Could Very Well Be Your Last Words." I Smile and I Feel A Kiss Get Placed On My Cheek. I Look Over At Annie As She Climbs Onto Her Beam. I Climb Onto Mine and I Blow Her A Kiss Which She Catches With A Roll Of Her Eyes.

I Watch The Guys In The Elevator and I Hear, "Yikes!" I Roll My Eyes "Calm Down... Let Them Get Closer!!" He States Calmly, A Hint Of Fear In His Tone. Once The Titans Get Close Enough Marco Yells, "FIRE!" The Guns All Fire At Once and The First Seven Jump Off and Slice At The Napes. I Watch Sasha and Connie Miss and I Run Across My Beam and I Jump Down and I Kill The Titan Going After Sasha and Annie Gets The One Going After Connie.

I Put My Blades Back In Their Scabbards and I Turn To Sasha and She Cries, "Danielle! You Saved Me" I Look Down At Her and I Ask, "Are You Hurt Braus?" She Shakes Her Head and Whimpers, "No! Thanks To You!" I Nod, and I Say, "Alright. Then Stand Up" She Nods and Rises To Her Feet.

I Walk Over To Annie and I Hear, "That Was Too Close Guys! I'm Glad Your Both Alright!" I Cross My Arms As Reiner and Bertholdt Walk Over and I Say, "Let's Stock Up and Then Get The Fuck Out Of Here" I Walk Over To One Of The Tanks and I Begin Filling Up Some Canisters. Annie Walks Over and Grunts, "You've Been Acting Friendly With These Devils For The Past Few Hours. Are You Feeling Alright?" I Rub My Eyes and I Say, "I Can't Stand It One Bit But It's An Act. These Devils Mean Nothing To Me" Annie Nods and I Put My Canisters Back and I Say, "Let's Go" I Walk Over To Everyone Else and Annie Follows Behind.

I Watch Mikasa Climb Onto A Window and I Yell, "OI ACKERMAN! WE HAVE TO GO!" She Ignores Me and I Follow Armin Up To The Roof. Armin Nudges His Friend and Says, "Mikasa.... If We Don't Get Out Of Here Soon...." She Cuts Him Off By Pointing and Muttering, "That Titan" I Look At Where She's Pointing, and I Say, "Holy Shit..." Armin's Eyes Widen and He Asks, "Cannibalism?" I Look At His Body and I Point Out, "He Isn't Regenerating...." Armin Gasps and Mutters, "I Thought..." Mikasa Cuts Him Off and Says, "If We Can Somehow Solve The Mystery Of That Titan... It Could Become An Opportunity To Help Us Find A Way Out Of This Hopeless Situation.

Reiner Climbs Up and Yells, "I Agree!" I Nod and Say, "If It Gets Eaten, The Whole Thing Will Be Over Without Us Understanding A Damn Thing!" Reiner Nods and Agrees, "Exactly! Let's Eliminate The Ones That Are Sticking To That Titan... For Now, To Try and Keep It Alive Longer" Jean Looks At The Blonde and Yells, "Reiner, Are You Insane?! We're Finally Able To Escape This Death-Trap!" Annie Looks At Him and Says, "But What About The Possibility That This Titan Could Become An Ally?"

I Nod and Say, "That Titan Would Be A Weapon More Powerful Than Any Cannon" Jean Looks At Us and Gasps, "An Ally, You Say?" We All Nod and Jean Yells, "IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SERIOUSLY SUGGESTING?!" Armin Gasps and I Turn To Him and He Whimpers, "Isn't That The Abnormal That Ate Thomas?" The Mysterious Titan Runs Forward and Grabs The Abnormal By The Nape and Holds Him Up.

I Cross My Arms and I Watch As The Titan Throws The Abnormal Into Another Titan and They Both Hit A Building. Jean Rests His Hand On My Shoulder and Asks, "What Was That About Helping Again?" I Shrug His Hand Off With A Growl and He Continues, "Not Surprisingly, Looks Like It Burned Itself Out." He Turns Around and Walks Down The Slope Of The Roof and Says, "So, Seen Enough? Let's Hightail It! There's No Way That Monster's On Our Side! Titans Are Titans" I Grab The Back Of His Jacket and I Bark, "Monster Or Not, That Titan Just Saved Our Asses A Whole Heap Of Trouble!"

Jean Turns To Look At Me and Growls, "Let Go Of Me Redwolf" I Turn Him Around In My Grip and I Grab His Collar and I Hold Him Over The Edge Of The Roof and I Bark, "Will This Suffice, You Pampered Bastard?!" Jean Looks Into My Eyes That Have Darkened In Anger and He Whimpers, "I-I Was J-Joking" I Throw Him Back Onto The Roof and I Growl, "Don't You Fucking Dare Pussy Out Of This, Kirschtein" and I Walk Back Up To The Others.

I Follow Them Up To The Top Of HQ and I Say, "Hold Up! Arlert, Didn't You Say That Yeager Was Dead?" Armin Nods and Says, "I-I Thought He Was.... Turns Out He Was The Titan" I Look At All The Bodies and I Say, "So Yeager Did All This?" Everyone Nods, and I Say, "We Better Get To The Wall. The Evacuation Bell Sounded Ages Ago So We Have To Get Moving" They All Nod Again and We Head To The Wall While Mikasa Carries Eren.