Erwin: Follow me.
Everyone would leave the room as they made their way down to the Commander Erwin office. Once there everyone took a seat
Erwin: So Anakin, to get a full understanding of this. I want to know your side of the story of your past life and how you got here. Hange grab a notebook and pen and make sure to write this down.
Hange: Yes, sir.
Hange grabs a pen and a notebook as Levi gets a cup of tea.
Erwin: Alright, whenever you're ready.
Anakin takes a deep breath before speaking.
Time skip to after Anakin tells them his whole life story.
Anakin: Then I was born to the Yeager's. Where I grew up before the walls fall and I joined the army.
Erwin, Hange, and Levi all looked at Anakin in shock, horror, and sadness of all the things he did.
Levi: Damn. Here I thought I had it bad growing up.
Hange: Anakin. I'm so so sorry for you.
Anakin: It okay. The pass is the pass, and all we can do is to move forward and not make the same mistake.
Erwin: From the looks of it. You are already starting to change.
Anakin: Thank you. So is Rex going to be the only one in my squad?
Erwin: No. After are mission you can add more to your squad.
Rex: Mission? What mission?
Erwin: The one to catch the Female Titan. Levi go grab Eren and bring to the cafeteria. I be there slowly.
Levi: Well hurry. Who know when the MPs will show up and take him and Anakin.
Anakin: What?
Erwin: Don't worry, we won't let it happen. Now come with me.
Rex and Anakin followed Erwin as Levi went and got Eren. Hange decided to go and meet them all that the cafeteria.
Little Time Skip
Eren and Levi are waiting for Erwin.
Levi: They're late. Erwin and his men are keeping me waiting. The MP escorts will come before they do. He's probably constipated and having a rough day.
Eren: Hahaha... You're talking a lot today, captain.
Levi: Don't be stupid. I always talk a lot.
Levi grabs his left leg.
Levi: Ngh... Ugh... Tsk...
Eren: I'm sorry. Back then, if I hadn't made the wrong choice... this never would've happened.
Levi: I told you... No one ever knows how things will turn out.
Erwin enters the room.
Erwin: Sorry to keep you waiting.
Eren: Not at all, sir... Ah...
Armin, Mikasa, Jean, and some other soldiers enter with Erwin.
Eren: You guys... U-Um...
Erwin: We have identified a person of interest who may be the Female Titan.
Eren: Huh?
Erwin: This time, we won't let her escape.
The operation will be in two days. It will take place in Stohess District, on our way to the capital. This is our first and last chance. Once we pass that point, Eren and Anakin will be remanded to the capital. Our pursuit of those who seek to destroy the walls will become fraught with difficulty. Ultimately, humanity stands to go extinct. We will stake everything on this plan.
Eren: Right...
Erwin: The plan will be as follows. When we pass through Stohess, Eren and Anakin will act as a decoy and lead the target into this underground tunnel. If we can get her to the lowest level, given the tunnel's size and structural integrity, even if the target transforms, we can immobilize her. But if she transforms before then, Eren, we'll need your help.
Eren: Yes, sir. As for the target, are we sure she is in Stohess?
Erwin: Yes, our target is a member of the Military Police.
Anakin: The Military Police?
Erwin: It was Armin who arrived at that conclusion.
Eren: Huh?
Erwin: He believes the target also killed the two captured Titans. She may be a former trainee from the 104th, the same as you.
Eren: Huh? W-Wait a second... The 104th?
Erwin: The name of the girl we believe to be the person of interest is Annie Leonhart.
Eren: Hey, wait...
Anakin: Annie?!
Erwin: I'm sorry but it true. Thank to Armin and Jean they were able to figure it out. Now Eren, you, Armin, and Mikasa will lead Annie to the tunnel while you Anakin will be there waiting. There you will bring here into the tunnel and trap her.
Anakin: What about Rex?
Erwin: Don't worry he be your look alike.
Eren: Rex... wait you mean like captain Rex? Like from your pass life?
Rex: Yeah that me. Nice to meet you.
Jean: Wait a second. What do you mean by pass life?
Anakin: Another day my friend, another day.
Erwin: Now everyone go to bed and get ready for the mission.
Jean: I have bad feel about this.
Time skip
At the gates of Stohess. The Military Police begin their assignment of escorting the Survey Corps members. Annie moves to follow the carts.
Armin: Annie...
Annie stops. When the other Military Police members leave, she turns and runs down an alleyway to find Armin.
Armin: Hey. You're one of the Military Police now, aren't you?
Annie: Armin...
Armin: Mm...
In an alleyway Armin meets with Annie.
Annie: Why are you dressed like that?
Armin: I'm a pack bearer. I have my 3D Maneuver Gear hidden under my raincoat. Look.
Armin shows Annie his gear.
Annie: What's going on?
Armin: Annie, would you assist me in helping Eren and Anakin escape?
Annie: Escape where? If you disobey the monarchy, where will you go inside these walls?
Armin: We'll just hide for a while. I don't intend to fight the monarchy head-on. It will be reported as a rebellion by a portion of the Survey Corps. It'll buy time, time we'll spend finding enough ammunition to counter the other factions at the tribunal. And we will find it.
Annie: Enough ammunition? Is something so convenient just lying around? What's your evidence?
Armin: Ngh... I'm sorry, but I can't say.
Annie: Haa... Sorry, but I can't help you. I won't tell anyone, but you'll have to do it on your own.
Annie turns and walks away.
Armin: Annie! Please! Anakin will be killed!
Annie stops.
Armin: Clueless people who only care about saving their own skin will unwittingly set humanity on a path toward self-destruction!
I know I can't convince you. But even so... I have to make a big wager! Of course, I'll do my best to avoid causing you trouble. But to get through the checkpoints in Wall Sina, I need Military Police help! This is the only way!
Annie: Armin... Do I really look like such a good person to you?
Armin: A good person? Well... I don't really like that term. Because to me, it just seems to mean someone who's good for you. And I don't think there's any one person who's good for everyone. So if you don't help me... then, to me, you're a bad person, right?
Annie takes her rifle off her shoulder.
Armin: Ah...
Annie: Fine.
Armin: Ah!
Armin looks away. Annie slips a silver ring on her finger.
Annie: I'm in.
Sometime later, in the streets of Stohess. Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and Annie are walking together.
Eren: That was easier than I thought it'd be.
Mikasa: Shh!
Eren: That's the Military Police for you. You can see how hard they work every day.
Mikasa: Stop staring.
Eren: Let's just hope they won't find out that Jean's taken my place. That won't last long, though. We don't look alike at all.
Armin: It's fine. Both of you look like criminals with the same nasty look in your eyes.
Eren: I don't have a horse face like him.
Annie: Hey, if I hadn't helped you, how did you plan to get over the wall? Also where Anakin?
Armin: I was going to use the 3D Maneuver Gear to get through.
Annie: That's insane. Wouldn't it have been easier to escape before you reached Stohess? Why here? And why now?
Armin: I felt that the complicated layout of this city would give us a better chance of swapping Eren with Jean and Anakin with a soldier name Rex. And I thought pretending to go along with it, rather than an outright opposition, would prevent suspicion and buy our escape more time.
Annie: I see. I get it now.
Armin: And for Anakin, he already at the spot where we need to be waiting for us.
Eren and Mikasa exchange glances.
Armin: Ah... There!
Armin runs off to a passage leading to an underground tunnel. Eren, Mikasa, and Annie follow
Annie: Ah... Here?
Armin: Yeah, we go through here. The remains of an underground city they planned and abandoned are still down here.
Armin goes down the steps. Eren and Mikasa follow. Annie does not.
Armin: This takes us close to the outer gate.
Eren: Really? Wow.
Eren turns back toward the top of the stairs.
Eren: Ah... Annie? What's wrong? Don't tell me you're afraid of dark, cramped places.
Annie: Yes, I am. I'm sure that a brave, suicidal bastard like you wouldn't understand how a weak girl like me feels.
Anakin: Then I walk next to you.
Coming around the corner from inside the tunnel Anakin would show himself as he made his way up to the group.
Eren: A girl who can spin a man around in mid-air isn't weak. Stop being an idiot. Hurry up!
Eren, Armin, and Mikasa continue further down, while Anakin made his way up.
Anakin: Annie come with us. Help us get out of here.
Eren: Get down here! Stop screwing around!
Mikasa: Eren, don't shout.
Annie: It's not a problem, is it, Mikasa?
Mikasa: Ah...
Annie: For some reason, there hasn't been anyone nearby for a while.
Survey Corps members lie in wait around the area.
Annie: Jeez. I'm hurt. When did you start looking at me that way, Armin?
Armin: Annie, why? Why did you have Marco's 3D Maneuver Gear?
Eren: Ah...
Armin: I remember even the tiniest marks and dings because we'd repaired them together. That's why I recognized them.
Annie: I see... Well, I happened to find it.
Armin: Ngh... Then you killed the two Titans we captured?
Annie: Who knows... But if you thought that a month ago, why didn't you act then?
Armin: Because I still can't believe it! I wanted to think that my eyes had deceived me, and because of that... But... what about you? You didn't kill me back then. And that's why this is happening now.
Annie: Yeah, I think so, too. I never expected you to push me this far. Why didn't I kill you back then?
Anakin: Annie you don't have to do this! Just come with us and you can be redeemed. Just like me. Annie there is still good in you I know it! So please come with us!
Annie: I can't... I have failed to become a warrior.
Eren: I said this isn't funny!
Armin: Let's talk, Annie! We can still talk --
Mikasa: That's enough. I can't listen to any more of this.
Mikasa takes off her cloak and draws a blade.
Mikasa: It's pointless. I'll tear you apart again, Female Titan!
It was quite, not sound could be hear. Anakin looked at Annie hoping she would come down, but instead she stared laughing.
Annie: Hahaha...
Armin: Ah...
Annie: Fufufu... Hahahaha! Hahahaha!
Eren: Ngh...
Annie: Hahaha! Hahahaha! Fufufu... Armin, I'm glad I could be a good person to you. You've won your bet. But... this is where my bet begins!
Annie prepares to bite her finger.
Armin: Ah... Ngh!
Armin fires a shot from the flare gun. Survey Corps members swarm the area and grab Annie.
Soldiers: Ngh... Urgh... Urahh!
One of the soldiers gags Annie's mouth.
Annie: Ngh...
Eren: Ah...
Anakin: Annie!
Both Anakin and Eren moves to run up the steps, but Mikasa stops them.
Mikasa: Eren! Anakin!
Eren: Ah... Ngh...
Annie: Ngh...!
A spike comes out of Annie's ring.
Mikasa: Ah...!
Mikasa grabs Anakin's, Eren's and Armin's cloaks and pulls them deeper into the tunnel.
Eren, Armin: Ah!
Armin: Mikasa!
Mikasa: We were too late!
Annie slices her finger on her ring. An explosion occurs as she transforms into the Female Titan.
Soldiers: Ahhh!!
Annie's Female Titan reaches its arm into the tunnel.
Eren, Armin: Ngh!
Anakin: Urgh!
Anakin, Eren, Armin, and Mikasa run further into the tunnel.
Armin: Damn it... That ring! She knew I was bluffing from the start! She knew we would ambush her! We must have had another way!
Mikasa: Save it for later. What do we need to do right now?
Armin: For now, let's meet up with Squad 3 and get above ground. We'll follow Plan B. We fight Annie... the Female Titan! Eren transforms as planned and assists in her capture!
Eren: Ah...
Anakin: Don't worry, We will be by our side.
Eren: Yeah!
Soldier: Hey!
Group: Ah...
Two Survey Corps members are waiting further down the tunnel.
Armin: There's Squad 3!
Soldier: Did the first capture attempt fail?!
Armin: It did! Switch to Plan B! Ah!
Soldiers: Ah!
Annie's Female Titan's foot crashes through the top of the tunnel, killing the two soldiers.
Group: Ngh!
The dust from the crash clears.
Armin: Ah! She stomped right through the ground!
Eren: Ah... We have to help them!
Mikasa: Eren! Get back!
Mikasa pulls Eren back, away from the fallen soldiers.
Eren: Hey, Mikasa...! Ngh... Ugh!
Anakin: Eren stop! The Female Titan is willing to let you die, Eren?
Armin: She made a bet...
Mikasa: Ah...
Armin: When she created that hole, she bet that Eren wouldn't die. It's crazy, but it also means she'll be tough to beat! Ngh...
Eren, Mikasa: Ngh!
Armin runs further back. Anakin, Mikasa and Eren follow.
Armin: To take Eren, Annie's willing to assume any risk!
Sometime later, further back in the tunnel. Anakin, Eren, Armin, and Mikasa regroup.
Armin: What should we do? Our exit is gone. Even if we use our 3D Maneuver Gear to make a quick exit, she'll be right there waiting for us.
But if we...
Annie's Female Titan's foot comes crashing through the tunnel again, some distance away.
Armin: Ngh! Ngh... If we stay here, who knows when she'll crush us?
Eren: I'll do something! Like when I blocked that cannon shell! Come this way!
Eren pulls Anakin, Armin and Mikasa close to him.
Mikasa: Ah...
Armin: Wait...!
Anakin: Eren!
Eren: Let's go! Stay close!
Eren bites into his hand.
Eren: Ngh... Ahh...
Mikasa, Armin: Ngh...
Eren: Gahh! Ahhh!
Anakin: Eren.
Eren: Ngh... Not again! No...
Eren falls to his knees. Biting his hand harder now.
Eren: Ngh... Ugh! Now, of all times! Shit... It hurts!
Anakin: EREN STOP!!
Eren: Ah...
Anakin: Your only hurting yourself.
Armin: You can't transform without a specific goal, right? Picture it in your mind again... clearly!
Eren: I am! But... Urgh!
Eren bites into his hand again.
Eren: Ngh... Grr... Ahh!
Anakin: EREN!
Mikasa: Do you actually...
Eren: Ah!
Mikasa: ... still have reservations about fighting Annie?
Eren: Ngh...
Armin: Eren?
Mikasa: After everything you've seen, do you still think it might be all a mistake that Annie is the Female Titan?
Eren: Ngh...
Mikasa: What did you just see? She's the one who killed our fellow soldiers. How can you still think that?
Eren: Ngh... Shut up! I'm trying, aren't I?!
Anakin: There is still good in Annie. I know it.
Mikasa: Anakin! Did you not just hear what I said to Eren. There is no hope in saving her.
Anakin: Yes there is!
Anakin (thoughts): Luke. Was it like this for you.
Eren bites into his hand again.
Eren: Ugh... Ngh! Urgh!
Mikasa: You do know, don't you? You know Annie is the Female Titan.
Eren: Ngh...
Mikasa: Then we should fight her, shouldn't we?
Or do you have certain feelings for her? Is that what's stopping you?
Eren: Huh?
Armin draws his blade.
Armin: I have a plan!
Eren: Ah...
Armin: Mikasa and I will exit at the same time, using the original entrance and that opening.
Annie will attack one of us. Anakin you stay here and help Eren escape.
Armin begins to run off.
Eren: Wait! Then one of you will die!
Mikasa puts her Survey Corps cloak on.
Armin: If we stay here, we all die, anyway!
Eren: Ah...
Armin: Mikasa, take your position!
Mikasa: Right. I'll take the front!
Eren: Ahh...
Mikasa draws her blades and runs off.
Anakin: Mikasa!
Armin runs off in the other direction.
Eren: Armin! How? How can you fight her?! How?!
Mikasa stops and looks back.
Mikasa: We don't have a choice. The world is cruel
Eren: Ah...
Mikasa pulls her hood up more and runs off.
Eren: Ngh...
The ground begins to shake.
Anakin: EREN MOVE!
Eren: Ah!
The ceiling crumbles down on Eren and Anakin.
Armin: Eren!
Mikasa: Anakin!
Armin: Ngh! Urgh!
Armin shoots into the sky. Mikasa shoots into the air from the other side and flies toward Annie' Female Titan. Annie's Female Titan grabs her, but Mikasa cuts through its fingers.
Mikasa: Annie, I won't let you have Eren or Anakin!
Armin: Eren! Anakin!
Armin lands in the rubble of the tunnel and finds Eren.
Armin: Eren! I'll get you out! Ngh... Urgh!
Armin begins removing the rubble on Eren's unconscious body.
Armin: Open your eyes...! Ngh...
Annie's Female Titan turns and starts running toward Eren and Armin. Mikasa flies toward Annie's Female Titan and prepares to attack.
Mikasa: Urahhh! Ngh...
Annie's Female Titan tries to hit Mikasa, but she dodges. A nearby building is destroyed.
Mikasa: Ugh! Ngh...
Mikasa falls to the ground. Annie's Female Titan turns back toward Eren and Armin. Other Survey Corps soldiers arrive.
Soldiers: Don't let the Female Titan escape! Don't let her get out!
Elsewhere in Stohess. The Military Police stop their escort.
Nile: What happened? Escort team, we don't need you here!
Marlo: Roger!
Marlo, Hitch, and Boris fly off.
Nile: Something's off... That explosion I heard...
Erwin: Nile.
Nile: Ah...
Erwin: Deploy all of your troops. We should assume a Titan has appeared.
Nile: Wh-What?! This is Wall Sina! There's no way a Titan could be here!
Jean jumps out of the carriage. A soldier grabs him.
Soldier: Woah... Wait! Don't move, Yaeger!
Jean: I'm done with this disguise!
Jean rips the wig off and throws it on the ground.
Soldier: Ahh!
Rex then come out removing his disguise.
Jean: Never call me by that name again, moron!
Rex and Jean approaches Erwin.
Jean: Commander, I'm going, too!
Rex: I be meeting up with Anakin.
Erwin: Get your equipment from Squad 4.
Rex, Jean: Roger!
Levi: It's good to see that someone has the balls to go, but don't forget to do your damnedest to stay alive.
Rex, Jean: Yes, sir.
Both Rex and Jean run off.
Nile: Ahh! Erwin, what is this?!
A soldier arrives.
Soldier: Commander, here!
Nile: Huh?
The soldier provides Erwin with a case of 3D Maneuver Gear.
Erwin: Good work.
Soldier: Yes, sir.
Erwin gets geared up.
Nile: Hey, Erwin!
Erwin: Anyone who can move, follow me! We'll rendezvous with the capture teams!
Nile: Erwin, wait!
Nile points his rifle at Erwin. Other Military Police soldiers follow.
Nile: What you're doing is clearly treason against the crown!
Levi: Nile, I'm starting to wonder if your brains don't even live up to that sorry excuse of a beard.
Seems to me that you don't even have a clue about what's going on.
Nile: Remove your equipment, Erwin!
Elsewhere in Stohess. Citizens are running throughout the streets.
Citizens: A Titan! A Titan is here! What's it doing here?! The wall wasn't plugged!
Soldiers: Hey, isn't that a Titan? Yeah... But how?
Jean runs toward Annie's Female Titan as the Military Police soldiers stare in shock.
Jean: Get out of the way! Ngh...
Jean (Thoughts): Damn those slackers! I could've been one of them.
Jean: What the hell happened? Damn it!
Rex makes his way towards Hange squad to help take down the Female Titan.
Rex: Damn it Anakin, where are you.
More Survey Corps soldiers come to fight Annie's Female Titan.
Soldier: Don't attempt to kill it. Just try to slow it down!
Two soldiers work together to get close to Annie's Female Titan. One goes in to attack.
Soldier: Ngh... Urgh! Ugh...
Annie's Female Titan grabs the soldier's wire, flinging him into a building. It grabs another soldier and kills him.
Soldier: It's no use... It knows how 3D Maneuver Gear works!
Mikasa races toward Annie's Female Titan.
Mikasa: I'm not going to make this easy on you! Ngh... Ugh!
Mikasa slices through Annie's Female Titan's ankles. Armin removes a piece of rubble on Eren. A few feet away Anakin slowly gets up removing the rubble off of him.
Anakin: Ah?!
Looking down Anakin saw he was stable by a chunk of wood that was somewhat keeping him in place. Pulling the chunk of wood out, Anakin would fall to the ground as he started to force heal himself.
Anakin: Thank you Qui-Gon.
After getting healed Anakin would get up and look for Eren.
Anakin: EREN! EREN WHERE YOU?
Armin: Anakin over here!
Hearing Armin voice Anakin would run to him as he saw Jean and Armin standing over Eren.
Anakin: EREN!!
Armin: We can't get him! He stuck!
Anakin then get down and looks Eren in the eyes.
Anakin: Everything is going to be okay.
Anakin then look back at Jean and Armin.
Anakin: Get out of here now! I got this.
Both Armin and Jean left as Anakin turn his attention back to Eren.
Anakin: Eren, I'm going to get you out of here just hang on.
Taking a few steps back Anakin would start to use the force to free Eren. Once done Anakin would put Eren next to him.
Anakin: Eren you need to become a Titan. I need your help to stop Annie and bring her back to the good side. So please Eren... TURN INTO A TITAN!
Anakin (thoughts): I can't force heal him, or I die.
Getting up, Anakin would start to make his way towards Annie as he turned into Vader.
A few minutes early
After Jean and Armin left they went and attacked the Female Titan.
Armin: Ngh... Annie! If you can't kill me this time, you can't make the same bullshit excuse that your bet's just beginning anymore!
Annie's Female Titan turns to Armin. Jean comes to attack its neck from behind.
Jean: Urahhh!
Jean's blades break against Annie's Female Titan's crystallized hand. Jean retreats.
Jean: Ngh... Armin, this way!
Armin: Roger!
Armin follows after Jean. Annie's Female Titan follows after them. Hange and Moblit hide behind the side of a building, Hange with a switch in their hand.
Hange: Fufufufu... It's coming... It's coming!
Moblit: Squad Leader... You have a crazy look in your eyes.
Armin and Jean pass Hange and Moblit. Annie's Female Titan turns to see Hange.
Hange: Fufufu... Ngh!
Hange pulls a wire, sending a bunch of wires wrapping around Annie's Female Titan's legs.
Armin, Jean: Ah... Ugh!
Jean: Ngh...
Armin and Jean dodge out of Annie's Female Titan's grasp. Annie's Female Titan is bound and unable to move.
Soldiers: Ngh... Urgh!
Two soldiers throw a spiked net over Annie's Female Titan. Armin lands.
Armin: Ngh!
Hange: Okay! I thought there'd be no need for a Plan C, but nope. That's Commander Erwin for you, I guess. Now, then...
Hange drops down to Annie's Female Titan.
Hange: ... be a good girl. Stay put.
A red lightning bolt hit the ground in the distance as Hange looks up.
Hange: Aw it seems that he had showed up.
Khooh-pruhhh
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Fear took over Annie's Female Titan body as she swings its leg, destroying some of the barrels holding the trap down.
Soldiers: Ahh!
Hange: Ahh!
Hange and some other soldiers retreat.
Mikasa: She broke free?
Hange: Tsk... We needed more traps!
Rex standing by would pull out his blasters as he start shooting at the Female Titan. The Female Titan started to run away but stopped only a few feet away. Everyone stopped as they watch the Female Titan slowly be lifted up into the air before be punched by Eren's Attack Titan.
Attack Titan: Haah...
Armin: Eren!
Jean: Ah...
Mikasa: Eren...
Standing a block away from the Female Titan was Eren's Attack Titan and Vader really for a fight.
Attack Titan: Urahhh!!
Khooh-pruhhh