The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 11

Danielle's PoV

I Lean On A Wall With A Stoic Expression On My Face and I Hear, "So That's How We Managed To Get Our Hands On The Gas." Christa Looks At Him and Gasps, "Oh My Gosh.... I'm Sorry... I Kept Volunteering To Help With Supplying Everyone." Ymir Rubs The Back Of Her Neck and Asks, "After Everything We Went Through To Secure That Gas.... Weren't You The One Who Jumped Down and Said You Were Going To Tell Everyone?"

Christa Looks Around and Says, "Th-Then Everyone Who Isn't Here Right Now Is...." Connie Nods and Grunts, "Yeah" Ymir Hums and Asks, "Are You Sure? Even Mikasa?" Connie Hums and Shakes His Head, "No.... I Thought Mikasa Got Back A Bit Late With Jean and The Others" He States. He Looks At Jean and Says, "Jean... Don't Tell Me Mikasa Was Injured?" Jean Looks At Him Stoically and States, "I Can't Say Anything... We Were Forced To Swear An Oath Of Secrecy. Although.... I Don't Know How Effective It's Gonna Be."

Connie Looks At Us and Asks, "You Were Ordered Not To Tell?" Ymir Scoffs and Growls, "Bullshit" I Walk Over and Say, "It's True. Anyway, It's Not The Kind Of Thing You Can Keep Covered Up.... I'm Sure The Whole Human Race Will Know About It Soon Enough." I Cross My Arms and Grunt, "That Is, If The Human Race Still Exists By Then" I Walk Back Over To Annie and I Sit On A Crate Across From Her and I Watch The Exchange Between Daz, Marco and Sasha.

I Scoff Quietly and I Am About To Say Something When Cannon Fire Cuts Me Off. Reiner Jolts Forward and Yells, "Cannon Fire?!" I Walk Over To Him and Jean Says, "Just One Shot?" My Eyes Widen and I Say, "That Came From Inside The Wall" Jean Raises A Brow and Asks, "Has The Floodgate Been Destroyed?" Reiner Shakes His Head and States, "Nah, That's The Most Fortified Spot. There's No Way.... I'm Sure Someone Just Dropped An Explosive" Jean Looks At Reiner Incredulously and Asks, "Still... What's With All That Smoke?!" I Gasp and Say, "It's Not Smoke! It's Steam Coming Off A Titan!" Reiner and I Use Our ODM Gear To Climb Up To The Roof and Annie and Jean Follow Closely Behind.

My Eyes Widen When I See The Half-Formed Titan and Reiner Grabs My Arm When I Try To Jump Down. I Growl As I Struggle Against His Hold and He Yells, "Danielle! Stop It! They'll Kill You If You Go Near It!" I Stop Struggling and I Watch As Armin Appears From The Steam. I Look At Him and I Growl, "Arlert? What Are You Doing?".

Armin Looks At The Garrison Captain and Yells, "HE ISN'T AN ENEMY OF THE HUMAN RACE! WE WISH TO DISCLOSE ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE WE AQUIRED ABOUT THE TITANS!" I Clench My Fists and The Captain Yells Back, "IT'S MEANINGLESS TO BEG FOR YOUR LIVES! HE REVEALED HIS TRUE FORM BEFORE OUR EYES! THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BE SAID! IF YOU CLAIM HE'S NOT A TITAN, SHOW ME PROOF! IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT, I WILL ELIMINATE THE THREAT!" I Look Back and Forth Between The Two and Armin Counters, "THERE'S NO NEED FOR PROOF! FIRST OF ALL, HOW WE SEE HIM ISN'T THE ISSUE!"

The Captain Cuts Him Off and Yells, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!" Armin Ignores Him and Continues, "YOU SAID EVERYONE SAW HIM! IN THAT CASE, THEY MUST HAVE SEEN HIM FIGHTING THE TITANS! AND THEY MUST'VE SEEN THE TITANS IN THE AREA ALL GANGING UP ON HIM! IN OTHER WORDS, THE TITANS SAW HIM AS PREY, JUST LIKE US! NO MATTER HOW LONG WE THINK ABOUT THIS, THAT TRUTH STILL STANDS!"

I Look At The Captain and He Roars, "PREPARE TO COUNTER-ATTACK! DON'T BE TAKEN IN BY THIS CLEVER TRAP!" I Look Back At Armin and He Shouts, "THEIR BEHAVIOUR HAS ALWAYS BEEN BEYOND OUR UNDERSTANDING! I'M SAYING THEY COULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN INTO HUMANS! BUT WE CAN'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT ANY LONGER!" I Growl and Snap, "The Captain Has Given Up On Thinking Altogether! He Is Acting Purely On Fear Alone!"

Jean Is About To Reply When I Hear, "AS A SOLDIER, I VOWED LONG AGO TO DEDICATE MY HEART TO THE RECOVERY OF THE HUMAN RACE! IF MY LIFE ENDS WHILE KEEPING THAT VOW, I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS! BUT IF YOU COMBINE HIS "TITAN POWER" WITH OUR REMAINING MILITARY FORCE, IT MIGHT EVEN BE POSSIBLE TO RECATURE THIS TOWN! FOR THE GLORY OF THE HUMAN RACE, I BEG YOU! IN THE MOMENTS I HAVE LEFT BEFORE I DIE! LET ME EXPLAIN HIS STRATEGIC VALUE" The Captain Raises His Arm and Is About To Lower It When He Gets Stopped By Commander Pixis.

Pixis Smiles and Commands, "Stand Down." The Captain Looks At Him and Pixis Continues, "You Never Change. For A Man Of Your Size, You're As Delicate As A Fawn. Can't You See How Magnificent That Boys Salute Is? It Almost Rivals The Salute Made By Danielle Redwolf Herself But Of Course, Redwolfs Strive For Perfection So Everyone Has A Long Way To Go Before They Can Rival That Masterful Salute." I Cross My Arms and The Captain Gasps, "Commander Pixis!"

Pixis Looks At Armin, Eren and Mikasa and Says, "I Just Arrived But The Situation Was Relayed To Me By A Rider. As Of This Moment, I'm Putting You In Command Of The Reinforcements. I Have A Feeling It Would Be Worth Our While To Listen To What These Kids Have To Say" I Grin and Yell, "NICE ONE ARLERT!" I Jump Off The Roof and I Run Over To The Boy and I Say, "Good Job!" He Blushes Hard and Stammers, "I-It Was Nothing"

I Laugh and Say, "Nothing! Armin That Was Badass!" He Looks At Me With Wide Eyes and He Says, "You Called Me Armin..." I Chuckle and State, "I Only Use People's First Name If They Have Earned My Respect. You Have Done Just That" Pixis Chuckles and Says, "You Have Just Earned The Respect Of A Redwolf. Not Many People Can Do That"

I Turn My Head and Say, "Commander Pixis" I Salute, and He Chuckles, "Your Salute Really Is Masterful Danielle." I Don't Faulter and I Say, "Thank You Sir!" He Nods and Says, "Stand Down." I Stand With My Hands Behind My Back and He Commands, "Back To Your Squad Soldier" I Nod and Say, "Yes Sir!" and I Use My ODM Gear To Climb Back Up To The Others and I Shrug Off The Looks That Annie, Reiner and Bertholdt Are Giving Me.