The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 13

Danielle's PoV

I Find Reiner and Bertholdt On A Roof and I Say, "Alright Lads?" Reiner Grunts and Bertholdt Says, "Plugging The Hole Like That? What A Reckless Plan.... Eren Might Get Eaten" I Cross My Arms and Chuckle, "If That Happens, They'll Stay Ignorant. If It Comes Down To It, I'll Just Have To Do Something With My Titan. I Would Give Anything To Be Hooked Up To Her Like A Puppet Again. To Feel The Power Blazing Through My Flesh"

Reiner Looks At Me and Says, "Trust Me Danielle, We All Want That" Bertholdt Crosses His Arms and Continues, "But... If The Plan Succeeds, They'll Manage To Close The Hole We Worked So Hard To Make." Reiner Scoffs and I Ask, "Who Cares?" Reiner Agrees and Points Out, "Exactly! We Finally Found The Key We've Spent The Last Five Years Searching For."

Bertholdt Is About To Reply When We Hear, "Hey... You Three..." I Gulp and Marco Continues, "What... In The World Are You Talking About?" He Looks At Me and Asks, "What Did You Mean By "My Titan", Danielle?" He Turns To Bertholdt When I Don't Answer, and He Asks, "What Hole Did You Work So Hard To Make, Bertholdt?" Reiner Walks Forward Slightly and Marco Backs Up. Reiner Stops "Marco... That Was A Joke"

Marco Looks At Us and Yells, "HAVE YOU THREE GONE NUTS? I MEAN, I CAN SEE THIS SITUATION'D MAKE YOU SAY THINGS YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY SAY, BUT.... BUT!! WELL.... YOU KNOW!! JUST FOCUS ON THE MISSION OKAY?! EVEN IF YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ON A SINGLE TITAN, THAT'S ONE LESS FOR THE ELITE SQUAD TO DEAL WITH!!" He Jumps Off The Roof and Continues, "LOOK! A TITAN IS CLOSING IN! LET'S GO!"

I Glare At The Boys Retreating Form and I Growl, "He Needs To Die. If He Figures Us Out, Then It Won't Just Be Us That'll Go Down. They Will Trace Us Back To Annie and She Will Go Down Too. Then They Will Trace Our Origins and Marley Will Go Down." Bertholdt Nods and Snaps, "He's A Threat. A Threat That Needs To Be Silenced" Reiner Nods and Uses His ODM Gear To Chase Marco and Bertholdt and I Follow Him.

Reiner Tackles Marco and They Fall Onto A Roof With A Thud. I Land Next To Bertholdt and Marco Whimpers, "Reiner... This Is All A Joke Right?" Reiner Glares At Him and Snaps, "No. Marco... You've Always Been Good At Picking Up On Things... So, I Can't Let You Go." Marco Is About To Yell When Reiner Clamps His Hand Around Marco's Mouth.

I Hear A Boot Meet The Tile On The Roof and I Snap My Head To The Side and My Eyes Soften When I See A Blood Soaked and Exhausted Annie. Reiner Released Marco's Mouth and He Says, "Annie!! Save Me!!" Annie Looks Between All Of Us and She Asks, "What Is Going On Here?" Marco Whimpers and Cries, "Reiner Is Acting Crazy!! Save Me!!"

Bertholdt Sighs and States, "He Heard Us Talking" Reiner Looks At Her and I Say, "We Can't Let Him Live. It Could Compromise Everything" Annie Groans and Growls, "Are You Kidding Me?! You Dumb Assholes!" I Am About To Say Something When Bertholdt Yells, "Guys! A Titan!! It's Coming This Way!"

Reiner Hoists Marco Up and Growls, "Annie! Take Marco's Vertical Manoeuvring Gear Off Of Him!" Annie Shakes Her Head and Snaps, "Why Me? You Three Caused This Mess. Get Danielle Or Bertholdt To Do It For You!" Reiner Shakes His Head and Barks, "No, You Do It!! You Still Haven't Given Me A Reason!! You Risked Your Own Life To Save Connie's Didn't You?! Why Would You Put Yourself In That Kind Of Danger?!"

Marco Begins To Struggle and Reiner Continues, "HAVE YOU STARTED TO FEEL COMPASSION FOR THIS EVIL RACE?! PROVE ME WRONG, RIGHT HERE! IF YOU SAY THAT YOU AND YOUR FATHER, WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HOME ARE ANY DIFFERENT FROM THIS DEFILED RACE, PROVE IT TO ME NOW!!" Bertholdt Looks Back At Us and Yells, "Guys! It's About To Get Here!" I Turn To Annie and I Cup Her Face In My Hands and I Say, "Look At Me, Annie." She Looks Into My Eyes and I Say, "If The Threat Isn't Eliminated Then Our Home Town Is Threatened. They Will Trace Our Origins If Marco Snitches. That Means These Devils Will Bide Their Time and Then Strike Us Where It Hurts. Our Weak Spots Are Our Parents. I Wanted To Ask Your Father A Really Important Question When We Got Home But That Can't Happen If Marco Lives. Do You Understand Me?"

Annie Nods and I Kiss Her Forehead and I Mumble, "It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Our Hands Get Stained With Blood. We Can't Turn Back Now" With A Newfound Drive For Blood, Annie Lunges Forward and Begins Ripping At The ODM Buckles. She Ignores Marco's Pleads and When They Finally Come Lose Reiner Says, "That's What Makes Us Warriors. Good Job Annie" Annie Throws Marco's ODM Gear Through A Window and We All Jump To The Opposite Roof, Leaving Marco For The Titan.

I Look Over At Annie and I See Her Tear Up Slightly. I Rush To Her Side and I Pull Her Into A Tight Hug and I Murmur, "It's Alright. You Did Good Okay? He's In A Better Place Now" Annie Nuzzles Further Into Me and Reiner Asks, "Hey... Why Is Marco Being Eaten?" I Reach Over and I Rub His Shoulder and I Say, "Don't Think About It. It Was For The Best Alright?"

My Trio Of Comrades Nod and I Say, "We Better Get Moving. They Have Probably Blocked Up The Hole By Now" Annie Pulls Away From Me and Growls, "All Our Hard Work Has Gone To Waste." I Chuckle and Say, "There's The Annie That I Know and Love" She Shoves Me and We All Begin Running Towards The Main Gate. When We Get To The Gate, We Begin Taking Out Titans To Protect Armin While He Tries To Get Eren To Respond. I Growl and Snap, "What Is Taking Him So Long?!" I Hear Eren's Titan Roar and I Turn Around To See Him Carrying The Boulder. After Eren Has Blocked Up The Wall and We Have Taken Out The Remaining Titans, I Land Next To Annie, Reiner and Bertholdt and We Are Sent To Identify Casualties.