I entered my room in the new reality I entered. The rooms look way more comfortable than the ones in my world. I was given a small device they call a scroll, weird little devices but I didn't care. All that matters to me is getting my titan back. I hope they don't go over the top with his new body. Sitting on the bed I took my helmet off as I laid back sighing. Moving Stryders data core to my face I stared at him as I smiled.

"You did everything in your power to keep me safe. Thanks, buddy." Placing him on the desk I began to rest.

I looked towards the black bracelets on my wrists as I sighed. I'm sure the rest of my family believes I'm dead. If only I could get back there as soon as possible. So I could let them know I'm okay and safe. Slowly my mind began to wander as I remembered the automatic combat droids.

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Screams and gunshots echoed through the farm city of the colony, My grandparent's home, and here I am fighting on the side that's causing this destruction.

"Sir Militia are landing!" A grunt said on the comms as Blisk recognized the real threat.

"Deploy three more racks of spectors. pilots clear out of the Militia and find those soon to be Militia." He ordered as everyone unload from the ship and into the fight.

Running around and gunning down multiple militia pilots the IMC kept pushing and pushing. Suddenly multiple sniper shots went off in the air. Vapor trails followed them to an IMC pilot on the rooftops. Running and jumping off Spyglass appeared in the pilot's visor.

"Pilot your titan will be ready in fifty seconds." His robotic voice let him know as he shot another pilot as they fell from the sky after ejecting from their titan. This pilot continued to jump from building to building taking out pilot after pilot.

"Fleet we need back up we're losing pilot after pilot out here!" A grunt yelled before a golf size bullet ran through his head as his corpse fell to the ground.

"Copy that E.T.A thirty seconds."

"Pilot your titan is ready." The pilot noticed two civilians running through the gunfire as they held their heads down.

Another IMC pilot noticed this as he landed next to the pilot before pulling out his smart pistol.

"Goodbye rebels." He smirked but he felt his knee give in as two pairs of arms wrapped around his head. "Shipley what are you!" He asked before having his neck snapped as the pilot dropped his corpse to the ground.

Placing his sniper on his back Y/n jumped off the building and ran towards the two civilians. Getting close to the two he pushed them towards a building where they took cover.

The old man turned around and started to attack Y/n as he dodged his attacks.

"Grandpa stop. It's me Y/n!" He said as he got a good distance from the old man and woman.

"You IMC scum. How dare you speak the name of my grandson!" He growled before he attacked again. Y/n began to desperately dodge his attacks before throwing his helmet down to the ground right as his attacker stopped right in his face. "Y/n." He said nearly choking on his tears as his wife came up next to him.

"Why are you with the IMC?" His grandmother questioned as he looked at them.

"To find you two." He said before pulling them into a massive hug. "Come on." He said before grabbing his helmet. "I'm getting you two to the Militia." He smiled but a gunshot echoed as Y/n saw his grandma get shot in the stomach. Quickly turning around Y/n threw his data knife at the attacker. Seeing it was a spector he quickly put his helmet on, grabbed his knife, and helped his injured grandma up. "Spyglass send down Stryder." He ordered as the robot confirmed sending his titan.

"Well, well, well. Shipley or should I say Y/n, you're quite the snake." A voice echoed from the spector as Y/n reconigzed it being Blisk. "Attention all Pilots Shipley isn't who he says he is. I want him and those rebels caught alive. But bring Shipley to me."

"Come on we need to go now!" He said as Stryder landed with a massive thud before opening his hatch. "Stryder you're taking Grandma. We'll follow behind you."

"Copy that pilot." Stryder carefully grabbed his grandma before placing her and closing his cockpit.

Before running out Y/n pulled out his pistol and handed it to his grandpa. "I know how good you are with a gun grandpa. I need you to protect yourself as much as you can." He said before cocking his Kraber.

"I will. But Y/n promise me when we get to safety you leave this war. I don't want you to continue doing something that I and your dad went through." He said making Y/n look at him and nod.

"Pilot I suggest we move. Multiple IMC titans are making their way here." Stryder interrupted as the three of them ran to the Militia.

Running and gunning the three moved before a titan appeared.

"Nowhere to go, traitor." The IMC atlas titan pilot said as held his 40mm gun in front of the two.

But Stryder was having none of that as he ran over and used his vortex shield to protect his pilot before shooting the projectiles back. Grabbing the Atlas gun Stryder began to shoot the cockpit before slamming the butt of its XO chaingun into the cockpit. Jumping onto the staggering titan Y/n pulled off the hatch to its wiring before piercing the wires with his knife causing the pilot to lose his vision.

"Stryder time to squish a bug." He said as his titan immediately slammed his hand inside the cockpit and pulled out the pilot. Squishing the pilot in his hand Styder looked at the titan before push kicking it to the ground out of commission as his pilot jumped onto his hull. Jumping off Y/n rolled and shot a pilot as she missed her shot. Just then a grenade was thrown before a pistol bullet shot it out of the sky with Y/n took the shot and killed the enemy pilot.

Stryder moved towards a few militia grunts as they panicked but noticed it opening its cockpit and handing them an injured civilian. Y/n and his grandpa ran taking out as many people. But as they moved into a large field a titan appeared from behind a building. The two looked up as its massive fist came right at them. Time slowed down as the white fist came rushing towards them. Y/n felt a massive force push him out of the way. Looking back he saw his Grandpa had pushed him and as time resumed the fist came into contact with the old man causing the massive force to make his body explode on contact.

Y/n pov.

Red mist, that's all that remained of my grandpa, his blood landed onto my armor as I stood there shell shocked. I lost another member of my family to them. Feeling a thud in front of me I felt a massive fit of rage burst through every other emotion. I stood up and yelled at the orge class titan.

"I'll kill you!" Stryder ran above me as he punched the heavy class titan. Running underneath my titan I was placed into his cockpit as my field of view was restored.

"Give him hell pilot." He said as I reload the Xo. Chain gun. But I didn't feel like giving him a quick death. No, I'm gonna give him a painful and slow death. Placing the gun on Stryders back I got into a boxing stance. The enemy pilot saw this as his comms entered mine while he chuckled.

"You want to take me on in close combat huh boy? Alright, let me show you how to truly pilot one of these things srub." As he finished his sentence I wasted no time has he spin-kicked the ogre class titan but it caught his leg. Turning around he threw the two only for me to use my titan's unique chassis to handspring myself to my feet. Running forwards I faked a punch as I kicked his titan's leg back before delivering a powerful knee to the cockpit. I went to throw another punch but it was caught as the pilot ripped my titan's arm off.

"Warning, right arm severed. I suggest dodging the next attack." Stryder said as I dodged the pilot using my arm to kill me. Backing up I dashed behind a building before taking on damage from another titan as they shot me with some kind of grenade launcher. Turning around I used my vortex shield to block oncoming attacks and dashed out before firing the grenades at the orge Titan. Staggering it back I kicked it onto its back and went to crush the pilot with my foot but I was punched sending me into one of the buildings.

"Pilot we are outnumbered three to one," Stryder warned me as I looked up seeing a Stryder help up the Ogre as the Atlas one came into view. All three aimed their weapons at me.

"Stryder how is the vortex shield?!" I panicked as he spoke.

"Vortex shield is currently unavailable."  He said as his protocols appeared. "I suggest ejecting the pilot." He said as I looked at him.

"If I do you'll explode. I'm not going anywhere Stryder." I said and this caused him to go quiet.

Just then two Titans fell from the sky as an Atlas and Ogre the two new titans had the colors of the militia as they both used their vortex shields to protect me. "Why are they?" I questioned as the ogre class looked at me as a female voice entered my comms.

"Why are you just sitting there rookie? Get up and run. we'll handle this." She said as I stood up.

"Dash core ready pilot," Stryder said as I looked at them.

"Get moving kid." The atlas pilot said as he held a 40mm cannon.

I looked at them then to the evacuation zone as I saw every pilot and grunt leaving.

"Dash core activated." Stryder and I began to dash away dipping and diving from the fight.

My running and dash core ended as I came up to an evacuation zone of the Militia. Every one of them turned to me as Stryder collapsed onto his knees and hand. As his hatch opened I fell out and landed on my back moaning in pain as I held my side.

"An IMC pilot?!" A grunt yelled as I was surrounded.

"Kill him!" One yelled as they aimed their grunts at me.

"No don't!" A familiar voice yelled as I saw my grandma ran to me and removing my helmet. "He's my grandson. Don't kill him please." She begged before turning back to me. "Are you okay? where's your grandfather?" 

"Gone.." I muttered as she looked in shock. "He traded his life for mine. I failed him." I cried as she hugged me. "I'm so sorry."

"Look we can worry about this later. We need to go." She said before turning to Stryder. "We need to leave. We're heading to the Odyssey. Stryder can get a fully-fledged pilot you don't have to be in this war anymore." She said before I slowly stood up.

"Am I able to come?" Not sure how I stand in the Militia eyes I looked at them sheepishly but her final statement made me uneasy. Looking up at my titan I felt as if he leaves I would feel empty. I would miss a part of me.

"Why should he come. He's killed way too many of our people." A grunt said as my grandmother looked at them.

"I think he should." A female voice said as I saw a female with red hair and an Ogre class titan behind them. "Considering how well he is with a sniper we'll need it." She smiled as I looked at her with a look. "After all it could make us even since Jorge and I saved his life. He can fight with us to right his wrongs." 

"Hold on." My grandma glared as she held me behind her. "My grandson is not going anywhere. He's backing out of this war. He only did it to get to my husband and me. He can leave this now." She said but I looked down at my blood-soaked armor. This war changed me.....and I need to pay for my sins.

"I'll fight." These two words made my grandma look at me with wide eyes as she became angry.

"No, you're not fighting. I forbid it." She said but I stopped her.

"If I don't more lives will be lost to the IMC. Training in those pods and being on the field...I honed my skills with a gun." I felt a sudden thud behind me as I assumed Stryder towered over me. "Stryder was never meant to be my Titan. And I never planned to be his pilot. But during my mission to get back to you I found what I was born to do. I'm a soldier, a fighter, a pilot for the frontier. If you won't let me fight, then I'll do it cause my path was already chosen when I killed the owner of this armor." I said as she glared before looking away. I walked up to her and placed my hand on her shoulder. "I promise I'll come back to you and the others when this war is over."

"You better."  Was all she said before being escorted towards the ships before it took off with her looking at me one final time.

"Are you alright pilot?" Stryder asked as I looked up at him.

"Yeah. Let's get you a new body." I said as he crouched down before I took his DataCore out.

"Welcome to the militia kid. You have a lot of wrongs to fix." A grunt said as I nod.

"I know."