Chapter 12: The Female Titan

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*The Final day*

Everyone woke up earlier than usual but they had strict orders to stay in their casual cloths and not their uniforms.

Eren, Armin, Mikasa and Jean suited up and left the base with Commander Erwin, Commander Hange, Levi Heichou and some other troops. It was really quiet nobody dared or wanted to talk about the situation. Still Armin and Eren were unsure about the whole plan, though it was Armin who suggested it in the first place; Jean was scared, he thought "It really doesn't matter if Annie is The Female Titan or not either way, Military police and governors wouldn't let us go easily." Then he entered the carriage. Except for Jean and Eren, every one took horses.

They were full equipped and hid them under their rain gears. Levi wore his casual clothes with simple jet black coat and his bright white Cravat. He faced a little difficulty to get on his horse, everyone could see but nobody dared to say or do anything to help him, well it wasn't that big of a deal either since it was Captain, they were sure that he's gonna be fine and he'll recover in no time but Mikasa's head throbbed to the memory of how he got his injury. It wasn't like he was wincing or making facial expression of pain but, Mikasa could feel it...

"I'll make this up to everyone by succeeding in today's mission" on the way to Stohess district there's been a suffocating tension. Eren kept thinking about his fight with Annie and the female titan but there was no changing in the fact that their techniques was the same and the fact that Mikasa and Armin both agreed on this matter. Eren never showed his trust in Mikasa but deep down he would believe and trust in everything she said even more than Armin. The only reason he wouldn't show this was because he wanted to separate himself from Mikasa's protection "She killed everyone approaching her to fight but she didn't hurt or kill any of 104th training Corp she knew." Eren thought to himself then looked up and saw Jean's face "This horse being my double!? What a joke! It's even more disturbing to think HE is the one doing this, but, I think he really did change from our first days in training scout." Jean was scared but he knew this is their one and only chance.

At first he couldn't trust Commander Erwin's judgment but after he had a small talk with Armin on that tree about making decisions, now he knew trusting him is the best thing he can do even if he is not the best in judging these stuff.

"TCH...these brats are panicking on the way, how they're going to fight then? well not all of them..." Levi looked at his side and to his own surprise, Mikasa was looking at him and the moment their eyes met she looked away. Levi's eyes widened from the unexpected attention she paid him "She looks calm though...I hope you don't put yourself in danger just to keep these stupid brats alive." then he looked straight ahead "The walls you built around yourself are even taller and thicker than these suffocating walls."

*Stohess District Attached to Wall Sina*

"Alright be careful all of you, once they checked the carriage; Eren, Mikasa and Armin do your best, We'll know when you're ready." Erwin ordered and after few minutes past, Eren came out to go with Armin and Mikasa.

"Oi...you air-heads brats, be cautious all the way, we don't need more dramas..." said Levi with actually worried look on his face.

"Yes sir" Eren and Armin replied while Mikasa only clenched her fist and nodded

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"Yes sir" Eren and Armin replied while Mikasa only clenched her fist and nodded.

"She looks determined, she's good to go then." Thought Levi.

"Oooo...Levi, looks like you're getting softer lately, are you sure you're ok?" said Hange in singing voice and laughed.

"Shut up four eyes!" but Hange kept laughing even louder.

"Armin how can we find Annie?" Mikasa asked with low voice "All the troops must have been arranged to head to our party and escort them to the royal capital so we must stay close to our corps, I'm sure they're gonna pass this street." he paused and scanned their surroundings. "Mikasa you and Eren go and hide behind the wall...let me do the talk with Annie, I'm sure I can convince her to follow us." They nodded and hid behind the street wall.

"Mikasa how can you be so calm about this? How can you be so even-minded? Aren't you afraid at all?" asked Eren, trying to do the same and be as calm as possible.

"I'm terrified as well Eren, but, if I stay like this and keep overthinking, it wouldn't help me get through, so I prefer to stay calm and Don't lose sight of our objective" she wondered of her last words "That shorty keeps popping on my mind...Will they be alright?"

*Timeskip: After Eren's transformation and everyone fighting alongside Eren's Titan* (1) 

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*Timeskip: After Eren's transformation and everyone fighting alongside Eren's Titan* (1) 

-Erwin squad side-

Erwin and his squad heard a loud sound of explosion followed by a smoke tunnel going up the walls.

"That's the signal we've been waiting for." Thought Erwin.

"Nile dispatch all your troops immediately we must assume a Titan appeared."

Levi had leant his back to a wall staring at the smoke, he was concerned and disappointed to not be there, fighting with others.

"You're not going to stay away...just get hurt and this time I'll punch you on purpose!" Then he clenched his fist.

-Titan's side-

Everyone were fighting to their outmost. Mikasa jumped to her face and the Female Titan tried to slide her over like the last time in the woods but Mikasa dodged and turned to cut her face, she would never make the same mistake.

"Good work Mikasa, next go in form outside her field of vision." said Armin with sense of admiration in his voice.

"It was my mistake that caused us to lose the corp's best soldier...I need to take full responsibility for my actions." Mikasa couldn't get this thought out of her mind.

Female Titan gave up on struggling and fighting back to Eren and decided to escape. She ran to the wall then began climbing with its crystalized fingers. everyone was shocked for her sudden action but Mikasa, without hesitating, followed her although Armin and Hange shouted to stop her.

She reached her in time and slashed her cuttable prats of fingers and landed on her face "Annie...Fall" it was magnificent scene for everyone to witness. Mikasa was the one who was throwing her down with a touch of her foot.

"I did it! This time I could capture her because..." suddenly, in the middle of letting Annie know how she lost this time to her, she realized that she could do it this time because she wasn't solely focused on just protecting Eren's life but everyone's. She was a part of a group.

*Last Time Skip*

Annie crystalized herself and everyone gathered to see what happened. Mikasa also was watching them from the top of the wall but she froze as she turned to see the large gap on the wall "Ruble from the wall!" A Titan face appeared right next to her "What? It's not moving!" but it did move, it rolled its eyes and looked straight at her "It's alive!"

What Mikasa saw in the titan's eyes wasn't a look of an emotionless creature, it had a look of despair and regret in its eyes.

"Just what are the titans?" thought Mikasa with disbelieved eyes.


1-In the anime, Eren and Mikasa talk for a whilebefore he shifts but in the manga, Eren doesn't need any pep talk from Mikasaso it's unnecessary to create an Eremika scene.
 

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