The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 24

Danielle's PoV

I Jog Behind Hanji and She Asks, "What.... What Was That Noise?! What Happened?" I Chuckle, and I Reply, "Take A Look For Yourself Hanji" As I Run Off. The Woman Takes My Advice and A Grin Spreads Across Her Face and She Yells, "WHOA!!" Moblit Looks At Her and He Yells, "Hey!" Hanji Begins Running Towards Eren.

I Skid To A Stop Next To Levi and Eld Yells, "Eren! What The Hell?!" Eren Looks At Him and Gasps, "Wha.... What?!" Eld Growls and Continues, "Why Now, Without Permission?! Answer Me!!" I Tear My Blades From Their Sheathes and Levi Places His Hand On One and Growls, "Eld, Hold On...." Oluo Cuts Him Off and Barks, "Answer Us, Eren!! What's The Idea?!" Eren Whimpers and Gunther Snarls, "No.... Save That For Later. Prove You're Not Our Enemy.... No, An Enemy Of The Human Race!!"

Eren Looks At Gunther and Gasps, "Wha?!" Gunther Cuts Him Off and Snaps, "Prove It Now! It's Your Duty!" Eren Tries To Pull His Arm Out and Oluo Growls, "Go Ahead, That Arm So Much As Twitches and Your Head'll Fly Off!!" Eren Looks At Him and Oluo Continues, "I Swear I'll Do It!! Wanna Try Me?!" Levi Walks Forward Slightly and Barks, "Oluo! I Said Calm Down" Petra Looks At Levi and Yells, "Captain! Please Move Away From Eren! You're Too Close!" Levi Turns To Her and Barks, "Listen To Me, You're The Ones Who Should Move Away!!" Petra's Eyes Widen and She Asks, "Why?!" Levi Nods At Me and I Put My Swords Down and He Says, "That's What My Gut Tells Me."

Eld Doesn't Listen and He Yells, "What's Wrong Eren?! Say Something!" Eren Gulps and Oluo Yells, "Don't You Make One False Move!" Gunther Glares At Eren and Commands, "Explain Yourself Now!" Oluo Growls and Snaps, "Eren!" Eld Cuts Oluo Off and Yells, "Answer Me!" Petra Walks Forward Slightly and Asks, "Are You An Enemy Of...." Eren Cuts Her Off and Yells, "Hey!!! Please Be Quiet!!"

I Am About To Say Something When I Hear, "Eren!! Can I Touch That Arm?! Please! Can I?! It's Okay, Isn't It?! I Can, Right?! I'm Just Gonna Touch It!!" Eren Shakes His Head and Protests, "Squad Leader Hanji!! Wait A Second...." Hanji Cuts Him Off By Touching The Arm.

She Rips Her Hand Away and Yells, "Ah! Hot!" I Roll My Eyes and Groan, "Oh Brother" Hanji Slides Across The Grass On Her Knees and She Yells, "He's Goddamn Hot Without Skin On!! It's Really, Really Hot!!" Moblit Looks At The Woman and Yells, "Squad Leader!! You're Being Too Reckless" Hanji Jumps Up and She Turns Around and Asks, "Eren, Aren't You Hot?! What's Happening To The Joint Of That Right Arm?! I've Just Gotta See It!!"

I Look At Eren and I See Him Trying To Pull His Arm Out The Titan. Oluo Looks At The Boy and Yells, "H-Hey, Eren! Don't Try Anything!" I Groan and Eren Manages To Pull His Arm Out. The Body Begins To Decay and Hanji Begins Panicking. I Rub My Eyes and I Catch Eren As He Falls Off The Titan.

"Are You All Right Yeager?" I Ask Concerned. He Groans and Breathes, "Yeah" I Place Him Down and I Whistle. My Horse Runs Over and I Grab My Canteen Out Of The Saddle Bag and I Hold It To Eren's Lips. He Gulps Down The Water and Captain Levi Asks, "How Do You Feel?" Eren Gulps and Breathes, "Captain.... Not So Good"

Back At The Castle

Danielle's PoV

"I'm Here, So I Assume You're Letting Me Live and I Guess You Don't Think I'm A Mortal Enemy Of The Human Race Either But Being Treated With Such Hostility Make Me Realize Just How Much They Don't Trust Me." Eren Says Quietly. Captain Levi Grunts and Says, "Of Course They Don't.... That's Why I Chose Them. Petra Ral, 10 Kills, 48 Assists. Oluo Bozado, 39 Kills, 9 Assists. Eld Jinn, 14 Kills, 32 Assists. Gunther Shultz, 7 Kills, 40 Assists and Finally, Danielle Redwolf, 68 Kills, 59 Assists." I Smirk Slightly and I Look At The Wall As My Thoughts Drift To Annie.

Levi Looks Up and He Continues, "" Come Back Home Alive, and You're A Full-Fledged Member," Is A Common View In The Survey Corps But Those People Have Lived Through Hell Again and Again, Producing Results All The Way. They've Learned How To Live. When Facing A Titan, You Never Know Enough. Think All You Want, A Lot Of The Time, You're Going Into A Situation You Know Nothing About. So, What You Need Is To Be Quick To Act and Make Tough Decisions In Worst-Case Scenarios. Still, That Doesn't Mean They've Got No Heart. Even When They Had Their Weapons Pointed At You, They Had Strong Feelings. However, They Have No Regrets." I Get Snapped Out Of My Thoughts When I Hear, "Captain Levi... Squad Leader Hanji Is Asking For You" I Push Off The Wall and I Begin Walking Towards The Room.

Levi Sighs and He Grunts, "Took That Four-Eyed Annoyance Long Enough." He Looks At Eren and Snaps, "Hey.... Let's Go" Eren Nods and Stammers, "Y-Yes Sir" I Walk Past Hanji and I Sit Down and Levi Asks, "What, Were You Taking A Long Shit?" Hanji Shakes Her Head With A Chuckle and Answers, "No, That Went Smoothly. What Took Time Was Explaining To Our Superiors What Happened. Anyway, Eren, Let's Start By Having You Take A Look At This."

Hanji Pulls The Cloth Off The Teaspoon and Eren Asks, "A Teaspoon?" Hanji Nods and Answers, "That's Right. That Right Titan Hand You Sprouted Was Gripping This. You Were Holding It Like This, Between Your Thumb and Index Finger" Eren Looks At Me and He Says, "Danielle Came Up With Something About My Transformations" Everyone Looks At Me and Hanji Asks, "What Was This Something?"

I Lean Forward In My Chair and I Say, "Yeager Had Dropped The Spoon Correct?" Everyone Nods, and I Continue, "So I'm Thinking That Yeager Needs To Have A Goal To Be Able To Transform. Three Examples Of This Are As Follows, "To Kill Other Titans", "To Protect Against Cannon Fire" and "To Lift A Rock". Each Of These Things Are Objectives That The Titan Registers In Order To Transform. Yes, It May Seem Stupid But Eren's Titan Registered His Goal To Pick Up The Spoon So Therefore, He Transformed Just The Arm Of His Titan. He Can't Transform By Just Harming Himself"

Hanji Nods and Answers, "Hmm. It Makes Sense." Captain Levi Smirks and Praises, "Good Job Danielle." I Smirk and Say, "Thank You Sir" Hanji Thinks For A Moment and Says, "I Wasn't Going Deep Enough.... I Want To Rethink The Way You Turn Back Into A Human, Too But With The Group Formation Training, There's Not Going To Be Time Before The Next Expedition"

Levi Looks At Her and Asks, "Then You Won't Do Anything Reckless That Could Jeopardize The Mission?" Hanji Shakes Her Head and Answers, "No.... Not This Time...." Gunther Sighs and Says, "In Other Words.... You Didn't Mean To Act Without Permission." Eren Nods and Replies, "Right"

Squad Levi Let Out A Sigh and They All Bite Their Hands. I Sigh and I Check The Time and I Grunt, "Oh Shit" As I Jump Out Of My Seat. Everyone Looks At Me and Levi Asks, "What Is It?" I Gulp and Reply, "I'm 30 Minutes Late. Annie Is Going To Kill Me" Levi Smirks and Says, "Get Going" I Nod and Say, "Thank You Sir" and I Grab My Jacket and I Run Out Of The Building.

Present – In The Forest

I Narrow My Eyes and I Bark, "Captain! Keep Going and I'll Distract Her!" Captain Levi Shakes His Head and He Yells, "No! Out Of The Question!" I Growl and Levi Yells, "Eren! There's No Time!! Choose Now!!" Eren Whimpers and Yells, "I'll Keep Going!!" I Nod and Say, "Good Job, Eren!" I Listen To The Last Guys Screams and I Turn My Head To See Him Get Dragged Across A Tree and I Turn Away.

I Hear The Female Titan Begin To Speed Up and Gunther Yells, "Target Is Accelerating!!" I Gulp and Say, "Shit. She's Fast" Captain Levi Narrows His Eyes and Yells, "Full Speed Ahead!! We'll Get Away!!" Petra Whimpers and Yells, "Captain!" Levi Grunts and Yells, "Keep Going" We Break Into A Clearing and I See All These Traps. My Eyes Widen and I Hear, "FIRE!!!" I Grin and We Ride Away. Levi Looks Back and Says, "Tether The Horses A Little Ways Up Ahead, Then Switch To ODM Gear. I've Got My Own Task To Carry Out Now. Eld's In Command While I'm Gone. Hide Eren A Safe Distance From That Titan and Take Care Of My Horse. Got It?"

I Nod and Levi Uses His ODM Gear To Fly Back Towards The Titan. I Smirk As I Look At Eren and Gunther Yells, "How About That! Did You See?! We Caught That Titan!!" I Laugh Loudly and Yell, "Now That Is What I Call Power!! Did You See That Shit, Yeager?! Did You See It?!" He Nods and Petra Says, "This Is The Power Of The Survey Corps" Oluo Smirks and Yells, "Don't Underestimate Us, Idiot! You See?! Now Do You Get It?! Eren Nods and Says, "Yeah!!" and I Send A Sad Look Towards The Female Titan, That Goes Unnoticed By My Teammates, As We Ride Off.