There Comes A Time

Chapter 5: The Right Path

<Erens POV>

'I made sure to be packed with essentials that I may need, I'll have to leave them somewhere before I enter town' before Eren entered the City, he was on his way to the Town Square, however something else crossed his mind he saw a piece of old paper on the Brick Wall. 'What on earth! Is that a Wanted Poster? With me on it, seriously the Survey Corps are taking this much action. I should just make my way to the Square quickly and pick up my Gear,'

Eren eventually made it to the Square, he had to cover his face with a half sided mask he had to make, by the time he got to the Survey Corps Town Base he immediately took action and ran down to the cellar where they had all the manoeuvring gear, he took a set and left the building without anyone even noticing, he also realised that the Base was empty from top to bottom, 'That's weird' Eren thought.

He made his way out of the Base and went into an alley to the side of the building, 'That was all too easy' Eren thought.
He eventually made his way out of town and went across the field next to it, he was making his way to the Wall, all suited up in the Gear he had to take.

Eren was lost in his thoughts for a second and realised that something was wrong he kept on looking back for an odd reason, 'Where was the Towns People?' Eren thought. 'Did they go somewhere?' Eren thought again.

Eren didn't let that thought cross his mind anymore, he used the gear and got up the wall, he took one last look behind him before muttering to himself "Goodbye everyone" , he jumped of the wall and was making his way North, he had acquired a compass that he stole from Hange's room. Eren was still thinking to himself and was wondering what he should look for first before he goes back to Shingashina.

'I wonder what I will do first, maybe I'll look in most of the draws hopefully I'll find something an answer to who my Father really was, however I can't get lost in what I'm searching for, I need to remember why I'm doing this, I'm dong this to stop more blood from being shed, I hope that my Sacrifice will be remembered, I'm sorry to the rest of Humanity, I know you guys have placed your faith in me to protect you, but I just can't do it anymore, you guys have Levi and Mikasa, two of the Ackermans best worriers, they have what it takes to keep you alive' Eren thought.

<Eren Two Day Timeskip> (AN: I could write up the whole journey but it would take too long)

Dawn appeared on the Horizon as Eren was waking up from where he was stationed at on top of the wall, he got up washed his hair, dried it up and sat down, he took a piece of bread, ripped it in half and ate it, Eren was rationing his food so he had enough energy to make it throughout the whole day, he was worried that his Manoeuvring Gear would run out of Gas, but that didn't faze him one bit.

Eren continued along the path that he was taking, he made his way across the field as he was making sure he had enough Gas to take him up the wall and down it again. Further more it started to Rain which made his journey even difficult, however the rain didn't even faze him again, he kept on moving forward across the field and up the next wall, he was close to home but felt as if it was taking one eternity.

"This path I'm taking alone" he muttered, "I can't go back now, I've come this far and I'm not going back" he muttered again.

He made his way down the last wall and saw an opening he saw an emblem on the distant wall, he noticed what it was, It was the Wall Maria Emblem, he quickly used the Manoeuvring Gear to get to the entrance, however he remembered that Wall Maria was flooded with Titans, Eren climbed the wall and got to the top he was taking higher grounds first before he does anything, he was scouring the area and noticed that there wasn't any Titans, 'What on Earth, where are all the Titans? Eren thought, he lept of the wall and was making his way to Shingashina. He was traumatised with the events that took place here 5 Years ago, the Collosal and Armoured Titans ruining his childhood, he had anger running through his body and needed to forget about it all and move on. Eren eventually calmed down and looked at the rest of the Town.

Eren: "Finally I'm Home, it was quite the journey but I've finally made it" Eren said.

He got of the wall and made his way to his Home, there was a lot of grass growing out of the ground, Shingashina was abandoned for more than Five Years, he made his way to his Home, it was still under rubble as well as in a soggy mess, due to the Rain. Eren kept on looking at his home which immediately triggered the flashback of his Mother being devoured by the Titan, he remembers it like it was yesterday. He was then  brought to Tears due to what his Mother said to him.

<Short Flashback>

Carla Yeager: "Eren my legs have been crushed, even if you did get me out I won't be able to walk."

<Minutes After>

Carla Yeager: "Eren, Mikasa, you must Stay Aliveeeee"

<End of Short Flashback>

Eren was in tears after remembering that Flashback, he sat down and was still thinking about it.

Eren: "Mom I'm sorry for everything, I wish you were still here" a depressed Eren muttered.

Eren got up and used all the strength he had in order to move the broken rubble that blocked his Home.

Eren: " *Grunts* God Dammit......, who knew I'm that weak!" an exhausted Eren said.

Moments later Eren got up and continued to move the rubble, he put a lot of effort into it this time and succeeded,

Eren: "Finally............."

He moved the rest of the rubble that was left and found the Cellar entrance. He felt a sense a relief.

Eren: "Let's get this over and done with...............Dad............what did you want to show me?"

He opened the Cellar door and went downstairs, luckily the Rain didn't flood the entrance, otherwise Eren would've been left in a bit of a pickle.

However one thing was strange the Door on the other side was left open for an odd reason. 'I thought the Door was left locked! Why is it opened?' Eren thought.

Eren entered the dark room, he had a candle stick with him and lit up the room with the only match stick he was able to find. The room seemed very small and yet full of answers, 'Now where do I start first' Eren thought.

He opened most of the draws and found nothing but medical records, appointments and a few medicines that his father prescribed to some of the Town Folks.

Eren: "Really Dad, is this what you wanted to show me? Your stupid Medical Records............."

Eren was just about to give up but he noticed that there was one draw unaccounted for, he went over to it and noticed a Key Hole.

Eren: "This must be it."

Eren inserted the key and turned the lock, he heard a slight click and opened the draw, there was nothing in it. But how could this be. However Eren suddenly gazes at the draw and notices the slab of wood, it was a false wood. Eren removes it and sees a Book with Grishas Name on it.

Eren: "A Book?!?............"

Eren opened the book and noticed a small Note on it, it read 'To Eren, you've found your answer'.

END OF CHAPTER 5

HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT

(Authors Note: Hi everyone, thanks for reading this Chapter I know it was pretty long but I wanted to cover a Chapter just for Eren, and the journey he had to take, I could've written the whole journey and what he had to face along the way but I presumed that you may not be interested in reading all of that, so I tried summarising it down to a certain amount)