With Sarah

They heard the titans beginning to bash on the castle doors, and scrape the bricks. Gelgar glared down at them.

Gelgar: Hey, wait! Wait, wait, wait up! DonMt you be coming in here! You're fricking kidding me. Gotta be fricking kidding me. I'd be drinking right now if it wasn't for you! This is all your fault!

Nanaba: Stand back rookies. Leave it to us.

All the scouts with their gear rushed to the edge of the tower, and drew their blades.

Nanaba: It's time we show off our ODM gear. Let's go!

Scouts: Yes!

The four of them leaped off while Sarah stayed on the edge. She turned back towards the group behind them and gave a smirk with a thumbs up.

Sarah: Leave it to me. I'll get you home.

Christa: Sarah!

Sarah leaped off the edge, and latched onto the first titan she saw. She went full speed towards its face, as her blades were sharpened beyond belief.

Sarah: HYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*SLASH*

Flashback, 2 Hours Earlier

Sarah along with her team of scouts and cadets, were resting next to a fire campfire, keeping warm. As they were resting inside the tower, they had found a recently used campsite, that had a used campfire, a kettle, and two tin cups.

Henning: Looks like someone was here recently.

Nanaba: That's odd for a place this near the wall.

Lynne: Some bandits probably used it as a base.

Sarah: It said "Ruins of Utgard Castle" on one of the signs.

Nanaba: Who would have thought there was a castle around here?

Just then, Gelgar walked out of the closet in the room, with a green bottle in hand.

Gelgar: Hey, check it out. Look what I found.

Lynne: Gelgar...is that booze I see?

Gelgar: Yeah...

He turned the bottle and tried to read the label, but was unable to due to the different writing on it.

Gelgar: What the heck does it say?

Sarah: You're not gonna drink it now, are you?

Gelgar: Gah! Don't be stupid. Not at a time like this.

Henning: Convenient...all this contraband to enjoy for ourselves.

Nanaba: Now you're making us sound like bandits.

Gelgar: You rookies should get some rest.

All the cadets looked towards him as he set down the bottle.

Gelgar: Titans won't be roaming around at this hour, but the rest of us will take turns keeping watch. We'll leave from here four hours before daybreak.

Christa: Um...What if the wall isn't actually broken at after all? The Titans, where could they be invading from?

Gelgar: Finding the answer to that...*turns away* is our job for tomorrow. *walks away*

Christa turned back to the rest of the group as Gelgar walked up the tower to take first watch.

Christa: But what if--? Maybe it's not nearly as bad as we thought from the start? I'm just saying, but...

Henning: Yeah...There's barely any Titans around here. If the wall really was broken, that is.

Sarah: The only group we've really seen was during the initial sighting.

Ymir suddenly turned towards Connie.

Ymir: Connie? What about your village?

Connie: It was destroyed. Crushed to sticks and rubble by titans.

Ymir: I see...how awful...

Connie: But nobody there was eaten. I think they all escaped so there's that to be thankful for.

Ymir: Wasn't the village destroyed?

Connie: The houses and stuff were wrecked, but the villagers made it out safely. If anyone was eaten, then...there would've been blood and remains. But there wasn't any of that, so it's the only explanation. Still...I can't stop thinking about it...There was a titan at my house. It couldn't move on it's own, but it was lying right on top of my house. But it's weird...I don't know why, but it reminded me of my mother...What does that--?

Reiner: Connie? You're still saying that? You--

He was cut off by a sudden laughter coming from Ymir.

Ymir: What an idiot! Hahahaha! You think your mother might have been a titan?! Then how come you're so damn short, huh? Come on, Connie! I knew you were pretty stupid, but this is taking it to another level!

She laughed loudly as he closed his eyes and brought his hand up to his forehead in annoyance.

Connie: Would you just shut up? This is absurd.

Ymir: If this theory of yours is correct, that means your father had to be a Titan, too. Otherwise, you know...They couldn't do it--

Connie: Shut up! Go to sleep, you wench!

The scouts began to get up and set up for first watch. As Sarah was going to get up, a hand tugged on hers. She looked to see it was Christa.

Sarah: You okay, Christa?

Christa: Umm...can I lean on you?..

Sarah? Huh? What for?

Christa: Well, back when we were in training, and the nights I can't sleep, I would go over to Y/N's room. He would help me sleep.

Sarah: Okay, how would he help?

Christa: I would cuddle up with him, and he'd stroke my hair and just talk to me until I fell asleep.

Sarah: Okay, here.

Sarah patted her lap, and Christa laid her head down. Sarah began to stroke her hair, and thought of what to talk about.

Sarah: So, how was my brother as an instructor?

Christa: He was a good instructor. He made us so much stronger than we were before. I never met someone who's been such an amazing person as well.

Sarah: What's he like?

Christa: He's so sweet, and charming. He could make your heart melt.

Sarah: *giggles* It sounds like you're in love with my brother.

Christa: If I'm going to be honest, I am...I'm in love with Y/N...I want a future with him.

Sarah: I'm sure a future with you is something Y/N would be glad to have.

Christa: You really think so?

Sarah: Yeah, you're a sweet, smart, cute, innocent girl that wants Y/N to be happy. Why wouldn't he want it?

Christa: Wow...*cute yawn*A future with Y/N? Mmmmm, sounds.....perfect~...*falls asleep*

She began to light breathe on Sarah's lap as she continued to stroke her hair. Ymir got up and went into the closet where the rest of the contraband was stashed. Reiner saw this and followed suit, seeing her digging through a box.

Reiner: Ymir, what are you doing?

Ymir: Prowling at night, Reiner? Come to see me? I'm shocked. I was under the impression that you had no interest in women.

Reiner: Yeah. And it seems like you don't have any interest in guys, either.

Ymir: Heh. I thought I'd use this time to scavenge for something that might fill my stomach. This'll probably end up being my last meal.

Reiner closed the door slightly as he began to speak again.

Reiner: About Connie's village...Were you joking around on purpose? I'd appreciate if you did more of that. So that he doesn't keep worrying about his family.

Ymir: What are you talking about? *pulls out small can* This might do the trick. Not that I like herring. But--

She paused herself as Reiner approached her.

Reiner: Is there any more? Can I see it?

Ymir:...Go for it. *hands over tin can*

Reiner: Canned food huh? *examines can & gasps* What...are these letters? I can't read any of it.

Reiner's Thoughts: This language....is....is....*looks to Ymir* It can't be...

Reiner: This says herring on it? You...are...able to read this language?

Ymir froze herself as Reiner hid his shocked expression. He turned to her with widened eyes.

Reiner: Ymir...You're...

Lynne: Everyone! Wake up! Get to the tower quickly!

Present Time

Gelgar: You're fricking kidding me. Gotta be fricking kidding me. I'd be drinking right now if it wasn't for you! This is all your fault!

Nanaba: Stand back rookies. Leave it to us.

All the scouts with their gear rushed to the edge of the tower, and drew their blades.

Nanaba: It's time we show off our ODM gear. Let's go!

Scouts: Yes!

The four of them leaped off while Sarah stayed on the edge. She turned back towards the group behind them and gave a smirk with a thumbs up.

Sarah: Leave it to me. I'll get you home.

Christa: Sarah!

Sarah leaped off the edge, and latched onto the first titan she saw. She went full speed towards its face, as her blades were sharpened beyond belief.

Sarah: HYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*SLASH*

She slashed the Titan across the eyes, before zipping around, and slashing off its nape. Gelgar fell towards a titan as it reached its hand out for him.

Gelgar: Get your damn hands away from me! You piece of shit!

He sliced off all five of the titans fingers as Nanaba latched onto the back of the titan and sliced off its nape. The dead titan fell on top of 3 little 3 meter titans that were heading for the door. They zipped back up higher the tower, and latched themselves to the wall.

Gelgar: Look at that. Those little ones got crushed by the fatty. Dumb-asses.

Nanaba: That was way too reckless! Couldn't you have avoided that without wasting your blades?

Gelgar: That's just how I do things. You better chalk that one up as an assist.

Nanaba: How heroic of you. I'll think about it.

Lynne stomped on one of the titans that was trying to crawl out, and cut its nape off. She looked to the door and saw that it was smashed open.

Lynne: I'm too late.

She zipped up towards Gelgar and Nanaba to inform them of the situation.

Lynne: The doors bashed in!

She zipped back up to the group as they heard the sounds of titans getting sliced to death.

Lynne: The Titans broke through. Go back down and form some barricade. If you can't block them, retreat back up here as a last resort. But that doesn't mean we'll be able to help you though.

She looked towards the forest to see more Titans, some of them 15 meters, heading straight towards the castle.

Lynne: I'm not sure we'll still be alive if it comes to that. We've all gotta do what we're trained to do. Give it all we've got till we die! Understand?

Everyone: Got it!

Reiner grabbed a torch as they rushed down the stairs to try and intercept the Titans that made it inside before they reach them.

Reiner: I'll go see how far they've come through! You guys grab boards or rods or whatever! Bring everything you can carry! *rushes onward*

Christa: Reiner!

Connie: Hey!

Bertolt rushed passed the others in an attempt to catch up.

Bertolt: Wait up, Reiner! Hold up!

Connie: Who does he think he is, always taking the most dangerous job? Come on, man!

Bertolt: Yeah, that's a bad habit of his.

Reiner opened the next door down, and slowly observed the room to see nothing, and the door was still locked with its wood board.

Reiner's Thoughts: They're still below.

He began to walk down the stairs as he continued to think to himself.

Reiner's Thoughts: Well, it's still locked...But it's not like this old wooden door will keep them out for long.

He lifted the board from its place, and slowly opened the door. When he held the torch in front of him, he saw probably the most horrifying thing anyone could see. There was a small titan that stood about 9 feet tall, and it smiled at him.

Reiner's Thoughts: FUCK THAT!

He slammed the door shut and shoved the board back into its place. The Titan began to bang on the door as he leaned back against it trying to not let it in.

Reiner: THEY'RE HERE!! BRING SOMETHING, QUICK!

The Titans hand burst through the door, and time seemed to slow for Reiner as he saw it coming towards him.

Reiner's Thoughts: Is this it? Will this be it? Is this the end?

As he saw the arm swinging towards him, he began to have a brief flashback from his younger years.

Flashback

Reiner watched as a giant hand was coming towards him. He was frozen in fear, but just before it could get him, his friend Marcel jumped towards Reiner, pushing him out of the way. The titan grabbed him, and Bertolt and Reiner watched in sheer horror as their friend was about to be devoured.

Reiner's Thoughts: No...it can't be.

Flashback End

Reiner's Thoughts: I won't let it happen!

He dove out of the way as the hand collided with the door. The Titan was forcing itself through the hole, making it bigger and bigger.

Reiner's Thoughts: I'm definitely going home!

???: Reiner!

He turned to see Bertolt rush to his side, and raise a pitchfork behind him and stab it right into the Titans face and eyes. Reiner got up and began to push with Bertolt with great force.

Bertolt: Reiner! Are you okay!?

Reiner: Yeah! Bertolt, we're gonna survive and go home. We're going back to our hometown for sure.

Bertolt: Right...Right! We're going home!

Ymir: Reiner! Bertolt!

They both turned to see Ymir and the other two at the top of the stair case with an old cannon.

Reiner: Hey, that's...Have powder? A cannonball?

Ymir: Hell no! You'll just have to take the whole thing! Out of the way!

They all began to push, and sent the cannon rolling down the stairs. Reiner and Bertolt jumped out of the way just in time, as the cannon collided with the door, and crushed the titan.

Ymir: Looks like that worked out, miraculously.

Reiner: Yeah...It's not getting up from that. Not one of that size.

Connie: What now? All we have is this knife. Should I cut off its nape?

Reiner: Don't even try. You'll get hurt if it grabs you.

Christa: F-For now, let's retreat back upstairs. There could be more than just one that got inside.

As she turned back towards them, she saw another titan come through the door, right behind Connie. Connie turned around to see it towering over him.

Christa: Connie!

Out of no where, Reiner jumped in, and pushed the titans face away, and Connie. The titan turned back, and bit down hard on Reiner's arm.

Reiner: GAH!

Christa: Reiner! *gets held back by Ymir*

They all watched in shock as the titan chewed down on his forearm. He grunted in pain before glaring towards it, leaning down, and picking it up over his back with great strength and will. He began to slowly make his way up the stairs towards the open window.

Connie: Uh, Reiner...Don't tell me...You're gonna jump out with it!?

Reiner: I've got no other choice!

Connie: Wait!

Connie rushed to his side and stabbed the titan in the side of its jaw.

Connie: If I can just slice open its jaw...*cuts open jaw* You're free!

Reiner pulled his arm back as the titan sat in the window. It turned back towards them and stared at them in hunger before getting pushed out by Ymir, Bertolt, and Reiner. It fell and splattered to pieces as the group retreated to the next floor, and barricaded it with wooden rods and boards.

Connie: What will we do if another comes through? We won't be lucky enough to kill a second one.

Bertolt: Yeah, I'm with you there.

As they barricaded the door, Reiner was being patched up by Christa. She took the bottle of booze Gelgar found, and pour it onto his wound to clean the bite. Reiner winced at the pain.

Christa: Sorry...I'm sorry. I think it's broken.

Reiner: Yeah, just my luck.

Christa: We'll need a splint and bandage. *idea* I know.

She stood up, and suddenly tore away at her skirt, shortening its length. Reiner was stunned, and couldn't take his eyes off from her.

Christa: Sorry...all I've got is this dirty cloth. *wraps Reiner's wound* Sorry.

Reiner: No, it helps.

Reiner's Thoughts: Gotta marry her. Screw you Y/N.

Connie: Are you all right, Reiner?

Reiner: Yeah, I guess.

Ymir felt jealous that he was getting all of Christa's attention, and spoke up.

Ymir: By the way, Christa. My hand got scraped up a bit, too...

Connie: Huh? Just spit on it or something. Sorry about that, Reiner. It seems like you're always saving my ass. Speaking of which, Annie risked her life to save me, too. I've gotta pay you back sometime.

Reiner: Not really. It's...*remembers Marcel's death* It's the normal thing to do.Because we're soldiers.

Connie: I'm not so sure about that. I doubt I could ever be that brave. Hey, Bertolt. Has Reiner always been like this?

Bertolt: No...in the past, Reiner was more of a warrior. *stares at Reiner* Unlike now.

Reiner: What's that mean? What do you mean by warrior?

Ymir: For now, let's try to gather anything useful we can find. That way when we die, we can do so without regrets.

She walked to the window and stared down, seeing the countless corpses of titans on the ground.

Ymir: That's the scouts for you...

Sarah jumped off the wall of the tower and swung around the titan without using any gas, and cut off its nape. She landed back on the wall, and began to manually reel herself up as to not waste anymore gas than necessary. Nanaba cut the ankles of a 15 meter titan, and Gelgar finished it by cutting the nape. They zipped back up towards the top of the tower.

Gelgar: That's most of the big ones.

Nanaba: It's a good thing we have this tower.

Gelgar: Yeah, we might actually survive.

Sarah, Lynne, and Henning zipped up towards them.

Lynne: We'll go check on the recruits!

Nanaba: Okay.

Just as the three of them went up, the sound of something flying could be heard.

Gelgar: What's that sound?

Just then, a boulder had crashed into the stable where the horses were, killing them.

Nanaba: The horses!

Henning: Huh?

The sound was once again coming close.

Lynne: Again!?

Henning: What the hell is that sound!?

Sarah: LOOK OUT!!!!

Sarah jumped off the tower in time, but no Henning or Lynne. A boulder had struck them and the tower, sending them flying with the debris.

Nanaba: Lynne! Henning!

Reiner and the others rushed up the tower to see Sarah and Gelgar laying down their bodies.

Connie: What was that!?

Gelgar: It's no use. They both died instantly.

Christa: This can't be...

Connie: It's him! That one that walked off towards the wall! The Beast Titan did this!

He went to try and spot the Beast Titan, but what he saw horrified him. A new wave of titans were approaching.

Connie: Another group of titans approaching! More than twice the number from earlier!

Gelgar: What'd you say!?

Nanaba: Their timing is too perfect, like it's some part of a strategy. I get the feeling they've been toying with us from the start.

In the distance, the Beast Titan sat up top the wall with its hand in the air. It roared towards the titans as if it were commanding them. The titans began to bash against the castle walls, trying to tear it down. Nanaba, Gelgar, and Sarah were out the tower again, fighting. They're gas was running low.

Nanaba's Thoughts: This is bad! My gas is all but gone!

She latched onto the back of the titans neck, and cut the nape.

Nanaba: Did I get 'em?

She watched as it toppled over, and destroyed a support for the main tower.

Gelgar: This tower won't hold much longer.

Nanaba: I only have a small amount of gas left. What about you?

Gelgar: No gas here, and I used up all of my blades. Those blunt ones the last you have left?

Nanaba: Yeah...

Gelgar: Heh, look at her.

They looked to see Sarah bouncing off of titans heads, and slicing their napes. Only using gas when necessary, and using her blades to their fullest.

Gelgar: No wonder she's a part of Squad Levi, she's incredible...She's killed so many. How many did the four of us kill?

Nanaba: I don't know, I didn't have the luxury to count.

Gelgar: You know what? I think I did a pretty good job myself. But the thing is...I wish I could have a drink before I go.

Nanaba: Gelgar...*gasps*

Gelgar: *slumps forward* Sorry, Nanaba. I must've hit my head...I can't hold...any longer...*falls off tower*

Nanaba: GELGAR!!!!!

He was caught by the titan below him. Nanaba jumped down, and sped around the back of the titan, stabbing it. It didn't cut fully, and only knocked it forward as her blades broke. The titan fell forward, and let go of Gelgar as he flew back into the tower.

Nanaba: Gelgar!

She heard the sound of her ODM gear puff air, meaning she was out of gas.

Nanaba: Damn it! Is that all I've got?

She heard the sound of footsteps, and froze in fear seeing the countless titans standing in front of her. In the tower, Gelgar coughed as he groggily got to his knees. When he looked next to him he saw the bottle of booze, and reached out for it.

Gelgar: Thank God...

He opened the bottle and leaned back to try and let it pour down his throat...but only a single drop fell, and it hit the floor. A Titan peeked inside to see him as he quivered in sorrow.

Gelgar: H-How cruel. *begins to cry* This just isn't fair. *gets grabbed by titan* WHO THE HELL DRANK THE REST OF THIS BOTTLE!?

Sarah zipped back all the way to the top where the others were, and watched in horror as Nanaba and Gelgar were being devoured.

Connie: *drops to knees* They got him.

Christa picked up a rock and threw it down at them, and Ymir pulled her away.

Ymir: Quit it, Christa! The tower's about to crumble! You'll fall!

Christa: But they're dying in our place!

Nanaba: No! No!

Christa: Nanaba...And Gelgar...

Nanaba: Father, stop! Father! I'm sorry! I won't do it again! FATHER! NO!!!!!!

*SNAP*

Connie: Damn it to hell! Hey...Do we gotta wait here now until the tower falls and we get eaten alive? Is there nothing we can do about it!? This sucks....We'll be wiped out without even finishing our mission.

Christa: I...want to keep fighting, too. If only I had some sort of weapon, then I could fight and die along side them.

Sarah: Don't talk like that. We'll find a way out, just wait!

Ymir: Christa...You're still saying things like that?

Christa: Huh?

Ymir: Don't you dare use their deaths. They didn't die so you'd have an excuse to get yourself killed.

Christa: That's not...That's not what I...

Ymir: You're not like Connie and the Scouts! You're not like Y/N! They don't want to die, but you don't even care. All you want to do is die in a way that makes you seem like a hero.

Christa: Th-That's not...

Sarah: That's enough.

Ymir: Connie. Give me that knife you had.

Connie: Huh? My knife?

Ymir: Just hand it over.

Connie: Fine. Here. *holds out knife*

Ymir: Thanks. *pats head*

Connie: *swats hand away* What do you want it for?

Ymir: Hmm? Well, you see...I'm going to fight with this.

She grinned as the others had a shocked expression, and gasped lowly.

Reiner: Ymir...What are you planning?

Ymir: Who knows? I don't even know myself.

She walked away from the group and went towards Christa.

Christa: Ymir...

Ymir: *grabs Christa by shoulders* Christa. You've probably forgotten all about it by now...

The titans bashed on the tower, making it shake and caused Ymir to close her eyes.

Ymir: But this might be the end, so...Try to remember...that promise we made training on that snowy mountain. I have no right to tell you how to live your life. So actually, this is nothing more than a hope of mine...I want you...to live a life you're proud of.

Christa stared at Ymir shocked by what she said, as Ymir smiled, closed her eyes, and backed away. She checked the sharpness of the blade, and looked to Christa one more time.

Ymir: Remember our promise, Christa.

She dashed forward, and was going to jump off the edge.

Christa: Ymir! Wait!

Sarah: No! Don't! *gets in the way*

Ymir: MOVE! *kicks Sarah off tower*

Sarah fired her anchor to the side of the tower, and climbed back up as Ymir fell to the titans. Christa reached out to her as she fell.

Christa: Ymir!

Ymir cut herself with the blade, and a flash of hot lightning exploded around her. Everyone stared in complete shock seeing what was happening right in front of them. A giant body was beginning to form, and once it was finished, it was revealed that Ymir was too, a Titan Shifter.

Titan Ymir: RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!