Chapter 5: Collapse

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Since it was discovered you could take better control of your titan, it was decided that you were to plug the hole in the wall surrounding Trost district; the mission that Eren failed. You thought it was a little soon, considering you only ever transformed twice, with only one of those times allowing you to be adequately in control. With all that has happened though, you were starting to realize that the situation humanity was in was a lot more desperate than you originally thought.

You didn't really do much special training in preparation for the mission. Your squad only trained for it on Friday and the following Monday; you just did basic exercise, while the rest of the Levi Squad did 3DMG exercises. There wasn't any training on the weekend, and Tuesday was the day of the mission, so that was all you got.

On Sunday though, Reiner invited you to hang out with him and Bertholdt. You felt weird about you, a young woman in your 20s, hanging out with two teenage boys, but you didn't want to be rude, so you decided to go. The three of you played catch, and talked about what was going on with each of you recently. You were kind of suspicious as to why Reiner was being so friendly towards you; maybe he had a crush on you? Nonetheless, it was nice to have someone to talk to, and you enjoyed spending time with them.

Now that it was Tuesday though, the big day was here, and it was time to plug the hole in the wall. The Survey Corps was collaborating with the Garrison, which had many soldiers to aid in fighting the titans that resided in Trost. You had just finished going over the battle plans with your squad, and you were now standing on Wall Rose, looking over the destroyed district. You had butterflies in your stomach as you waited for the mission to begin.

"Mission to reclaim Trost: Begin!!" Commander Pixis of the Garrison yelled, shooting a flare.

You, along with many other squads deployed off the tall wall, and made your way through the town, adrenaline pumping through your body. There were a few titans that you encountered on the way to your position, but your squad took them out. You and your squad maneuvered over to the giant boulder you needed to pick up and plug the hole with. You stood on a rooftop next to the boulder, waiting for the signal for you to transform; you were determined to succeed.

Suddenly, the flare was fired, which was your cue. You ran and jumped off the roof, biting into your hand in the air. You transformed and landed on the ground in your titan form.

You took the boulder in both hands, and hauled it up over your head. It was heavy, but nothing you couldn't handle as a titan. You began making your way to the hole in the wall, but saw a bunch of titans coming at you like they were singling you out. This was expected though, and you saw your comrades going after them, clearing a path for you. All you had to do was focus on getting the boulder to the hole, so that was what you did.

You soon made your way to the hole, but by now your arms were burning, and you were extremely tired. You couldn't just give up though, so you kept pushing yourself, despite being a little dizzy. You were right in front of it when you just couldn't take it anymore, so you dropped the boulder into the hole just before passing out.

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Later in the chapter, there will be content related to self harm, so if you are easily triggered, please be careful.

You slowly opened your eyes.

"Oh, you're up!" you heard a familiar voice say.

You turned your head towards the voice, and saw Petra. "Are you feeling okay?" she asked.

"Yeah," you said.

Suddenly, she ran towards the door of the room and opened it. "Captain!" she shouted down the hallway. "[Y/N]'s awake!"

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