Third P.O.V.

"Pick up the pace! Run, you lead-footed laggards! What's your problem Arlert?! Too heavy for you?! Will you be the only guy who will remove his equipment?!"

Shadis yells at Armin, as he and the rest of the 104th Trainees run.

Armin just pants in response, trying to keep up. In the front of the line, (Y/N) heard Shadis' yell, and was trying hard not to yell back.

"If this were a real mission, you'd be Titan food by now!"

"Damn..." Armin breathed, as he was close to collapsing in exhaustion.

"Give it! We're all going to fail at this rate! We're being graded on this!" Reiner caught up to Armin and took his pack from him.

"But you'll loose points too if you do that...!" Armin panted, looking at him.

"Then don't let them find out! Go, before I change my mind!" Reiner told Armin, as he kept running ahead. Shadis pretended not to notice, but thought to himself. 'Reiner Braun...Strong both physically and mentally and respected by his comrades'

Armin panted and then changed his look into a determined one. 'I refuse to be a burden! I won't slow everyone down, even if it kills me!' Armin suddenly had a strength burst, and ran up to Reiner, taking his pack back and running ahead of everyone.

'Armin Arlert. Although, lacking physical strength, he has showed great potential in his studies.
Annie Leonhardt. Her form is flawless, but tends to isolate herself, so she isn't good with teamwork.
Bertoldt Hoover. He has great potential, but lacks initiative.
Jean Kirchstein. A master of the 3DMG. But his brash personality causes friction with the team.
Sasha Blouse. She has very good instincts, but as a result she isn't good with teamwork.
Connie Springer. He has demonstrated superior physical agility, but lacks mental agility.
Mikasa Ackerman. A master of all subjects, and widely considered one of the best in our history.
Eren Jaeger. He has no special talents, but he has worked harder than anyone to beat his score. And he has twice the sense of purpose than the others.
(Y/N) Evans. A mix of Ackerman and Jaeger. She is impulsive but strong and smart. She could become the best of Humanity.' Shadis thought this about each trainee, as he saw them progress and train.

•••

Your P.O.V.

Just the end of another day of training.

"Not everyone can pull it off..." Jean had this smug look on his face as he bragged about his skills with the 3DMG. He looked at Mikasa and I as we ate. "...But there's no harm in knowing, if you wanna join the Military Police." he said loudly, trying to get our attention as we sat in a nearby table.

"Yeah! I'd love to get in! I can't imagine any greater honor than working near the King!" Marco said happily, lifting his mug to his mouth. But Jean slapped the back of his head, making him spill it on his own face instead.

"C'mon Marco! Quit talkin' all goody-two-shoes and say the truth! You want to join the Military Police for a soft and easy life deep in the walls!" Jean smirked at Marco darkly.

"No! I really think that..!" Marco tried to say. Stupid horseface.

"Deep in the walls?" I suddenly said, finishing my drink with a gulp.

"Until five years ago, this was deep within the walls. " Eren said, taking a sip of his drink. He read my mind! Wow...we really think exactly the same way...Scary..!

"What's your point?" Jean stood up, asking Eren and I. I tried not to snicker at the comment.

"You don't need to go to the Interior." Eren began. "You've gone soft enough in your head already." I finished his sentence, with a straight face, although in my mind I was cracking.
Everyone in the hall snickered at Jean.

"You little.." Jean muttered angrily at Eren mostly. I laughed in my head. Jean really is a coward! I can't believe he'd prefer the corrupt Police rather than a chance to see the real world..

"Don't you think it's weird? The better equipped you are to fight Titans, the further you end up from them?" Eren said, recalling what Annie had said earlier when she beat his ass. That's right..! That's definitely weird... The Survey Corps should be the organization with the most supporters and supplies... but instead... it's the Military Police, which is corrupted and full of scum. Why?

"Well I hope they keep this stupid system for my sake." Jean raised his voice. I sighed. We're gonna end up fighting again...

"You piece of scum!" Eren said to Jean, getting up. I inmeaditely stood up, wanting to join the quarrel.

"Eren! Quit it!" Armin yelled getting up quickly, running over to Jean and Eren. Umm....I guess we can't get in trouble again for fighting...if Shadis sees us he'll have our heads this time.

"Eren stop." Mikasa told Eren, standing up.

"Stop." I said, pushing Eren and Jean apart, grabbing Eren's hand. Eren looked at me surprised, with a tiny blush. '(Y/N)...?'

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"Screw you!" Jean suddenly yelled, grabbing Eren by the collar of his shirt. I facepalmed and sighed. Well that didn't do any good.

"Stop! You're gonna rip my clothes!" Eren yelled pissed. I snickered and facepalmed again, trying not to laugh. Eren, who cares about your clothes? That's what you're worried about?

"I don't care about your clothes! I'm so jealous!" Jean yelled back. Eh? Jealous..? Of what..?

"Huh?! What are you talking about?!" Eren said confused. Yeah! What is he talking about?

Then Eren realized. 'He's...He's the person I used to be! A ranting idiot without control! But I've changed!' He grabbed Jean's wrist, put a hand near his throat, and kicked Jean's legs, flipping him over, just like Annie had done to him.
I smiled. He learned that!

"What the hell was that?!" Jean yelled from the wood floor, rubbing his head.

"The martial arts I learned through a lot of pain while you were screwing around." Eren said with a straight face. I nodded, changing my look.

"Is a soft and easy life what you want? Is that your idea of the real world?... And you call yourself a soldier?" I said to Jean, a shadow covered my face.

There was silence for a moment, as we glared at Jean, and everyone was tense.

"I heard loud sounds! Would anyone care to explain?!" Shadis suddenly bolted in, yelling as usual. I tensed a little bit, still not used to the yelling.

"It was Sasha's fart" Mikasa raised her hand with a straight face. PFFT!

Haha! All of us trainees held in our laughter, struggling to be serious.

"Huh?!" Sasha froze in panic. I giggled silently, with a hand over my mouth.

"You again?! Why am I not surprised..." Shadis said covering his nose. Everyone tried to hold in the laughter, as the commander left. "Learn some decency, will you?"

A few seconds later, Sasha came up to Mika and grabbed her hand, shaking her, asking why she did that. Mika shoved a bread in her mouth before she could yell anymore.

•••

Third P.O.V.

Two years. Two years of endless training. Some trainees died, and some left.

But, 218 trainees managed to hang on until graduation.

"Krista Lenz."

"Sasha Blouse."

"Connie Springer."

"Marco Bott."

"Jean Kirchstein."

"Eren Jaeger."

"Annie Leonhardt."

"Bertoldt Hoover."

"Reiner Braun."

"Mikasa Ackerman."

"(Y/N) Evans."

Shadis shouted the top eleven trainees' names. We stepped forward, saluting.

"These are model cadets! The only ones allowed to join the Military Police! The best of the best!"

Yes! I can join the Survey Corps! I can kill Titans!

•••

When the ceremony ended, everyone gathered to celebrate in one of the main buildings in the camp.

"Guess you beat Mikasa." Eren said with a laugh. I smiled innocently. "Yep!"

"I knew you were better." Mikasa smiled at me, an arm on my shoulder. I smiled widely, excited. "Thanks Mika!"

"Yeah, you did really good sis'." Armin shyly said, his voice a little bit quiet, as always. I hugged him. "Thanks!"

"Number one. The Scouts will be grateful to have you." Eren put an arm on my shoulder, with a smile.

"You are still joining the Scouts? Even after ranking first?" Connie interrupted. I nodded. I wanna kill those things!

"That was my goal all along. I had already decided a long time before even becoming a trainee. I'm sticking with the Scouts." I said, with a determined glow in my eyes. No way I'm joining the Military Police or the Garrison!

"What about you?" Sasha asked Eren.

"The Scouts was my goal too. I don't want the easy life, not after all that effort. I trained to fight Titans." Eren said with a hum of agreement.

"Are you insane?" Thomas suddenly asked us. Everyone in the hall suddenly got eerily quiet. Tch. Thomas gulped but continued. "Do you know how many have died? We lost half the population! If that doesn't convince you...I don't know what will... But it's obvious... It's impossible...Humanity can't beat Titans."

Everyone in the hall looked down in fear, the air tense.

Liar! I got pissed and clenched my fists. "Idiot! So what? It's true that we haven't been able to do much, but we HAVE made progress!"

"They aren't the mystery they were five years ago." Eren snapped, interrupting.

"Every loss hasn't been in vain!" I cut in. We've lost so far yes...but...

"Are we just going to give up without putting up a fight?! Are we gonna just abandon the tactics that cost thousands of lives to develop and let the Titans eat us alive?!" Eren yelled, getting angrier the second. I growled. They're all cowards! We haven't won...but we haven't lost either!
"Humanity's future is outside the walls!"

"Humanity's first loss will come, when we stop fighting!" I snapped, my control slipping away. Cowards! Do what you want! I'll join the Survey Corps no matter what! I stormed off, tears brimming in my eyes. Eren quickly followed.

"Wait! (Y/N), Eren!"

•••

Eren and I wiped off our remaining tears, our eyes were puffy and red.

"That was quite the speech you two gave." Armin came up from behind us, sitting beside me. "About the outside.."

"Yeah. I got that from you." Eren confessed. I shook my head, with a different answer.

"That thought had been in my mind before I even met you guys... Mom and Dad were the ones who taught me that." I confessed, with a frown, looking at my cloak.

"I'm joining the Scouts too." Armin suddenly said. Eh?!?!

"Eh?!?" I jolted up.

"What?! But your life is with books!" Eren protested, shocked and worried.

"I'm tired of not standing up for myself.." Armin muttered. I frowned. Armin....

"I'm joining the Scouts too." Mika said.

"Eh?! You're the valedictorian! You were second! You should join the Military Police!" Eren retorted.

"If you join the Military Police, I'll join too. If you join the Garrison, I'll join too." Mika said with a serious face. Eren gasped. I understood perfectly, feeling a little bit like her. "You'll send yourself to an early grave without me."

"Geez... No one asked you to do this, you know..?" Eren groaned,rubbing the back of his neck.
I giggled, with new found excitement.

"I don't want to loose anymore family." Mika confessed, a sad look in her eyes.

I frowned and nodded. I understand you Mikasa. I feel the same.

              •••

"The Scouts are back!" I exclaimed, pulling Eren through the crowd, so we were in front.

We were sent to Trost District to give maintenance to its wall's cannons. Eren, Mika, Armin, and I were near the gate, watching the Scouts return from an expedition.

Awesome!!! I recognize a few faces... Mom and Dad presented me some of their friends, so I know some of the Survey Corps' members...

"Look it's Captain Levi!" Eren exclaimed, amazed.

My head snapped around and for a moment, Levi and I's gazes crossed. His eyes scanned me for a second before looking forward again.

Hmm...he mustn't remember me... Then again, I was little at the time... And damn... he's still handsome. I blushed at my thoughts.

Levi thought I looked familiar, but couldn't pinpoint it.

I looked through the crowd, looking for other familiar faces. Commander Erwin...Hanji....Mike...Hmm...I don't see anyone else...

I looked all over the scouts... but I didn't see any more familiar faces.

Then, suddenly.

"Hey!" Someone called to us.

Eh? What? That sounds like...

"Hannes!" Eren and I gasped, looking at an older Hannes, in front of us.

"Hey! I heard you kids graduated yesterday. Either you've grown up or standards have plummeted." Hannes said.

I snickered happily, seeing he was alive and well. "Like you are one to talk!" Eren said with a laugh, saying what I was thinking.

"Sorry if this is sudden but...I'm really sorry Eren. I'm sorry I couldn't save your mother". Hannes said glumly. My eyes darkened at the memory. Karla...

"It wasn't your fault, ya know. We aren't ignorant anymore Hannes, we know what we're dealing with now." Eren said, then running off.

I facepalmed and sighed, running a finger through my hair. "Why does he keep doing that?"

Armin and Mika went after him. I got ready to follow, but then felt a hand on ny shoulder.

"Evans..?" I heard Erwin's voice. I tensed but nodded, not turning around to see my father's friend's face. Erwin turned me around and patted my head.

The crowd had faded,but some remained, curious of the scene.

"You have grown (Y/N)." Commander Erwin smiled gently, ruffling my (H/C) hair. I smiled.

"It has been a while, uncle!" I said with a happy chuckle. Yeah. You heard that. The Evans and Smiths are related.

Erwin was actually uncle by my mom's bloodline. The only blood relative I had left. I had grown up in Shiganshina since I was born, but Levi and Erwin came to visit often, as my parents were alive at that time.

"Yes, it has been... I see you are wearing her cloak." He said, with a small frown.

My eyes darkened but I kept a straight face. Mom's cloak.... "Yeah."

"... I'm sorry I couldn't save them." Erwin muttered to me. I tensed again and shook my head.

"It's okay.."

"Are you joining us?" Uncle asked, his blue eyes unreadable.
I knew what he meant. The Scout Regiment, the Survey Corps.

I nodded firmly. "Definitely. I always wanted to. Since I was small."

               •••

"EH?!?!"

"What?!" Eren and I exclaimed. "You're joining the Scouts?! But you were so determined to get into the Military Police!"

Our team was taking care of the cannons on this side of the wall.
Connie had changed his mind and wanted to join the scouts. Nack too. I was shocked, why would they want to join?

"A guy's allowed to change his mind, okay?" Connie said with an embarrassed blush, avoiding eye contact. "It has nothing to do with your little tantrum yesterday!"

I smirked evilly. Haha! So that's it! Our speech called you to action!

"There's no need to be ashamed. You aren't the only one." Thomas said,looking away, also with a tiny shy blush. I chuckle at them. Idiots! Why would they be embarrassed for that!

"I'll join the Scouts too!" Mina said. Huh?!

"You too?!" I exclaimed.

Suddenly Sasha came running, holding something.

"Can you keep a secret?" Sasha asked, drooling while carrying...... MEAT?!
"I took this from the officer's storehouse! We can slice it and make sandwiches!"

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"BAAKA!!" I exclaimed with a sigh and a loud facepalm. How did she come up with such an idiotic idea!?

"Sasha!"

"Are you crazy?!"

"Idiots are scary....."

"Do you want to go to jail?!"

"Do you know how rare meat has been since we lost Wall Maria?!"

"Yeah. But once we retake our land we'll be able to raise cows and sheep again." Sasha retorted back, putting the meat in a crate that was between the cannons. I smiled, happy. That's the attitude Sasha! Cause we ARE going to take Wall Maria back!

Connie and Mina gulped nervously. "I'll want some of that meat!"

"Me too!"

"Save some for me!"

Eren looked at them amazed and shocked. "You guys..!"

I smiled and raised my hand. "Sasha, save some for me too!"

Sasha nodded with a smile. I get it...This is an act of faith...!

"We really got to them.." I smiled at Eren, nudging him. He rubbed his neck and chuckled.
"I guess."

"Oi! You two! Get back to work or they'll find out!" Thomas said, already cleaning his assigned cannon again.

Eren and I smiled at each other, both thinking the same thing.

'Now we won't be defeated anymore! Humanity's counterattack...has just begun!'

Then,a red lightning striked the ground over the wall. There was smoke and in a second...

What?! WHAT THE HELL?!