The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 22

Location – East Karanes District – Wall Rose

1 Month After Chapter 21

Danielle's PoV

I Keep My Horse Steady As We Wait For The Gate To Open and I Hear, "Commander! Almost Ready! We Led The Nearest Titans Some Distance Away!! Thirty Seconds To Gate Opening!!" One Of Miche's Squad Members, Gelgar, Raises His Blade and Yells, "This Is It! Now The Human Race Takes Another Step Forward!!" Another Member Of Miche's Squad, Nanaba, Raises Her Blade and Yells, "Show Me What You've Learned!!" I Roll My Eyes and I Notice Captain Levi Do The Same.

My Knuckles Turn White As They Tighten Around My Horses Reins and Commander Erwin Yells, "Open The Gate!! Launch The 57th Expedition Outside The Wall!! ADVANCE!!" and We Ride Out The Gate.

I Hear Footsteps and I Hear, "10 Meter* Class Titan Approaching From The Left!!" One Of The Support Team Members Yells, "Shit! One Got Past!!" Another One Darts Towards The Titan and Yells, "Defend The Line To The Death!!" I See Sasha Flinch As She Looks At The Titan and The Leader Of Her Squad Yells, "Don't Flinch!! Trust In The Support Team and Keep Going!!" Sasha Nods and She Looks Forward and I Hear, "ADVANCE!! ADVANCE!!"

Before The Expedition – With Squad Levi

"Did You Guys Understand It?" Eren Asks. Oluo Shakes His Head and Replies, "Uh-Uh" Eld Shakes His Head and Answers, "Nope" Petra Pushes Her Hair Behind Her Ear and Says, "No" Gunther Shakes His Head and Answers, "I Didn't Get It At All Either" They All Look At Me As I Drag A Sharp Knife Across My Blades.

"How About You Danielle?" Petra Asks. I Smirk Slightly and Say, "It Wasn't Hard" Oluo Gasps and Yells, "WHAT? How Did A Newbie Like You Answer Commander Erwin's Question Correctly?!" Eld Chuckles and Replies, "Because She's A Smart Kid" Eren Looks At Me and Questions, "What Was The Answer?" I Look Up From My Blades and I Grunt, "Sorry. Can't Say. Commander Erwin Ordered Me To Keep Silent" They All Look Back At The Map and I Stand Up.

"Damn. It Must Be Serious" Petra Says. Gunther Shrugs and He Looks At Eren and Says, "Maybe There's A Purpose To This Mission Apart From Just Going Out and Coming Back Alive. But If So, The Commander Has Decided That It Shouldn't Be Explained To The Rank and File. Either Way, Our Duty Is Merely To Head Out, and Come Back. Trust In The Commander"

"Yes Sir" Eren Replies and Eld Stops and Says, "Alright, This Is Far Enough." Gunther Nods and Replies, "Okay. Let's Head Back To The Castle" Everyone Nods and We Walk Back To The Castle. Eren Nudges Me and Points Over To Some People By The Stables. I Huff and Eren Asks, "Oluo, Do You Mind If Danielle and I Talk To Our Fellow Trainees A Bit?" Oluo Shrugs and Replies, "Tch.... Go Ahead" and Eren and I Walk Over To The Others.

Armin Notices Eren and He Exclaims, "Eren!" Eren Grins and Replies, "It Feels Like It's Been So Long!!" Mikasa Grabs The Boy and Asks, "Have They Hurt You At All? Did They Give You Some Sort Of Invasive Examination? Did You Suffer Any Mental Stress?" Eren Shakes His Head and Stammers, "N-No, Nothing Like That" Mikasa Glares At The Floor and Growls, "That Shorty Is Too Full Of Himself. One Of These Days, I'll Take Him Down Like A Peg"

Eren Gasps and He Says, "You Can't Be Talking About Captain Levi" I Look Behind Eren, Armin and Mikasa and I Spot Two Familiar People Walking Over. A Grin Slides Onto My Features and I Run Over To Them and I Yell, "REINER! BERTHOLDT!" They Both Grin and They Exclaim, "DANIELLE!" I Smile and Say, "It's Been So Damn Long Guys!" and I Pull Both Males Into A Tight Hug.

Reiner Smirks and Says, "Glad To See That They Haven't Killed You Yet" Bertholdt Nods and Points Out, "Yeah. We Were Worried About You." I Shove His Shoulder and I Say, "You Guys Saw Me On Stage At The Ceremony. I'm Fine" Reiner Nods and Replies, "We Know But Annie Asked Us To Check On You" I Blush and Mutter, "She Needs To Stop Worrying" Both Males Nod and We Walk Over To The Others.