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Trost district, year 850

Under threat from his own regiment Eren Yeager invokes his ability to transform

Saving Mikasa and Armin But striking fear into the hearts of his fellow soldiers

[Eren]: I've always been one of you

I'm human

Eren is not a foe of humanity

For Humanity's glory and what little time I have left to live

I will advocate his strategic value

That brave stand went unheeded but for the intervention of one man

Dot Pixis

The highest-ranking officer in the southern territory

Calm yourself

Surely sir, we could at least do these young soldiers the favor of hearing them out

I'll do it

I don't know if I can but I will

I swear

Excellently said you have the heart of a lion

Stand officers, up! We have a plan to flesh out

Wait we...we can't actually be moving forward with this is our linchpin strategy ?

It was just something I tossed out there

I was thinking the same thing

Except he seems like a guy who knows what he's doing

Has it all under control like we can't see the forest for the trees

But he's got a bird's-eye view

You think so

I do, either way though

We've got a whole other problem to address before we can get your plane off the ground

And my gut tells me that the commander is keenly aware of it

Which would be...

Titans aren't our only foe

Look sharp soldiers

The fate of mankind rests on your shoulders

Retake Trost !, are they kidding?

Someone up tops lost their marbles?

How they expect us to shore up the hole?

Is the brass is that out of touch?

It's a damn suicide mission

Lost cost no doubt defending wall Rose is the only real option here

Jackasses some bureaucrats pushing this through for the glory

I can't...I can't go back

We'll die

We all gonna die

I just wanna see my family

What the hell Daz calm down

[Lobov]: Stop shrieking like a sniveling coward

Are you trying to give me the impression you're a liability

Sir please, look at us

At least we gonna die and be buried in graves when we get slaughtered!

You too good to sacrifice yourself for the good of humanity soldier

Or do you prefer I cut you down right now as an example to your comrades

Do what you gotta do

I'll take it over being fed to a Titan like human can be any day

[Marco]: Get a hold of yourself

Let go of me...let go

I'm not going back to that nightmare

"You hear that?"

"Not gonna lie, he's got a point"

So, who do you think's gonna have a nervous breakdown next?

I don't know, but Trost isn't where I wanna go…

Come again

I...I was only kidding around, sir

Speak up

At the top of your lungs, make as much noise as you can, cadet

You think everyone else doesn't feel the same way about this stupid idea as you do

Now start a damn destruction so I can get out of here

And where exactly do you think out of here is

Look man I just want to see my daughter

We're all dead anyway right?

It's thought by many that before the Titans held sway

Mankind consisted of scores of different races different Creed's

All scratching and biting at each other for blood

It's not difficult to believe that second part

Some wise men or other is reputed to have said though understand I'm paraphrasing here

that "humanity required an enemy greater than itself just to survive"

What do you suppose he could have meant

This is the first time I've ever heard it, sir

I guess he thought we'd all join forces some wise man

I like the way your mind works you're almost as twisted and cynical as me

Well it's obvious to me the guy didn't have a clue what he was talking about

Come on here we are with an enemy greater than ourselves buried down and look at us

Exactly

If our species doesn't pull it together soon

Titans will be merely the instruments of our demise not the cause

[Hannes]: Eren!

Well I'll be damned

Wait...what? is he?

That little punk is telling me to get back to work

At least I can assume Mikasa and Armin are all right judging by his attitude

Still though...

Why in god's name is he with the commander ?

Care for a swig?

Yes sir!

[Daz]: If you gonna kill me, just do it and get over with

[Lobov]: Shut up, don't think I won't

ATTENTION!

Take note,

The blueprint of the trust recovery operation is this

Our primary objective is to reseal the hole

Yes you heard right

What's more it will be done manually

What?

That's impossible we just don't have the technology

As for how the task will be done

That's where this fellow comes in

Allow me to introduce cadet Eren Yeager

What the hell?

Don't let appearances deceive you

This young man is in fact the successful product of cutting-edge science

Fantastic as this may sound

Cadet Yaeger possesses the ability to fabricate and control a Titan body at will

Somebody tell me the commander is off his rocker

Cause otherwise, I'm just too thick to get what he means

Will you just shut up and pay attention

idiot

Recall the massive boulder roughly a lead from the gate

Having assumed Titan form

Cadet Yaeger will hoist said Boulder on his back

shove it to the hole and voila

And this is where you all come in

Your job will be to defend him

Yes defend the Titan against his own kind

What do you mean we don't actually need to fight them?

There's an easier way

Sorry, I know it's not my place to interrupt I mean no disrespect

It's alright, just go on with what you were saying

Right, thank you sir

See whatever else is going on around them

Titans are generally drawn to large groups of people

If enough of us collected in the corner away from the breach

We could lure the Titans out of Eren's path

He could be discreet about moving the boulder

He also won't have to slow his pace while we fight the others off of him

And since the Titans will all be in one area

We can pick them off by a cannon fire without incurring casualties of our own

Now I'm not suggesting we leave Aaron defenseless that'd be too risky

We'll need a modest band of elites to act as his bodyguards

There's no way of knowing how many Titans might come through the hole while he's trying to patch it up

His security detail will need to be able to handle them

Easy enough I think

We can retool the plan around that

Thing is we're making a huge assumption here

Namely that Eren even in full-on Titan form is strong enough to move the rock

I mean to be perfectly honest there's very little reason for us to suppose he can

I have my doubts, serious ones

As do i

Sending people to their doom on a whim

Isn't the tactic I'm fond of

Uncertainties killed too many already

But the commander's right we must do this

Agreed we're working against the clock here

Titans are still lumbering into trust as we speak

They're already maybe more than we can handle frankly

The longer we wait the worse our chances of success become

And it goes without saying

The better our chances to bust through wall rows and wreak untold havoc

There's something else too

Even the bravest of us can indefinitely bottle our fear

Not before something gives

The kid could live to rock that big

Is this real?

Is he saying we finally having advantage?

They're lying

I'm not gonna be drawn into sacrificing myself for this crap

What is this possible to you people

You expect us to live and die by whatever the hell comes out of your mouth

He mean he's a human weapon?

Come on they're obviously full of it

We're being played

This is not how I'm going out good luck to the rust of ya

I'm out of here

Me too

Yeah, screw a bunch of this

So help me God I'll execute you on the spot

The hell with you, my family gets the time I have left

This is getting out of hand

I know if we don't act now the whole thing will break down

Traitorous, I'll kill you where you stand

Desertion is answered by death

Anyone wishing to leave will by my personal order not be charged with treason

Those who have seen a Titan firsthand will not be expected to revisit such horror again

Whomever this applies to, you may leave with my blessing

Additionally anyone with family or loved ones they would spare from the same trauma may also leave

The crown will continue to recognize your service

Thank you and good luck

Daddy

I couldn't live with my self

My daughter is my all

Daddy is coming sweetheart, Don't you worry

Now think back four years ago

Namely the operation to retake Wall Maria

I bring it up because you all deserve to have your suspicions confirmed

Officially we labeled it reconnaissance

But in fact as most of you probably know

It was little more than a purge a thinly disguised exercise and population control

We knew this in our hearts of course we did

Yet we turned a blind eye

We supported the state-sponsored myth because the deaths of our fellow human beings

Allowed us to survive

Pure and simple

The guilt is ours we share the blame all of us

The citizens of wall Maria sustained themselves on the wholesale slaughter

Of the refugees who'd flown to us for help

But turnabout is fair play is it not

If wall Rose succumbs the population will fall by a whole other order of magnitude

The lands comprising wall Sina wouldn't support half the people now living

If we're wiped off the face of the earth

The culprits will not have been the Titans let me assure you

No no

We'll have done it to ourselves

If the line isn't drawn now it won't be drawn at all

If we must die

Let us die here

I don't know if I'll actually be strong enough in Titan form to lift that rock in the first place

But

I'm sure as hell I'm gonna try

maybe this is naive we're running on false hope but so what

I have to power through for them for all of us

My role

No

My duty

Is to make false hope real

Good you're all here

You have one mission and one mission only

Protect Eren Yeager

Any risks associated with this operation are yours to eliminate

Which I'm sure you'll surmise means out of everyone your jobs are the worst

Our success of failure will depend on you

In fact it's safe to say the fate of mankind will reflect your own

Sir, may I ask something?

Of course

Are you certain about this ? pinning our hopes on Yaeger I mean

Rico don't

I'm sorry I assume we all have our doubts

Sir please, with all due respect the kid's abilities are an unknown quantity

We don't have the first idea of what he will or won't do

If he can't lift the rock or worse he goes rogue

A lot of lives will have been lost for nothing

You make a good point

Perhaps we ought to just give ourselves up to the Titans willingly

Personally the idea makes me sick

I'm a sore loser

You'd think I'd be used to it I've been stuck on the losing side since day one

I'm a stubborn old fool though

Just once I'd like to know what victory feels like

Even if I have to resort to extreme measure

Naturally sir I'm sure we all feel the same way

Then I suppose we'll just have to wait and see

The boy's abilities may be an unknown quantity I'll give you that

But I'll take it over the known quantity of our options

Sir, it's time to get the decoy operation on its feet

Ian Dietrich, Rico Brzenska, Mitabi Jarnach

You are the garrison regiment's best and brightest

win this one for Humanity

Sir

Excellent

Ian I'm assigning you squad leader

on-site contingencies will be yours to deal with

But Sir that is

I have no objections

Neither do I

Please sir I'm not competent enough

now now

You appreciate alcohol do you not?

Sir?

You know a good vintage you know a shoddy one as well

So there it is

Sir

I'm so sorry Eren

I was just talking out of my head it wasn't my intention for you to be pulled into all this

Stop apologizing the fact is you have a gift for strategy and you know it

I believe in you Armin

Eren, I really think I shou-

You're not coming with me

You're on the decoy squad period

No way I'm not leaving you alone

I won't take another chance

Knock it the hell off

Get it through your head that I'm not your responsibility

You're not my mother

Ackerman, I want you on the squad that will be providing Yaeger with backup

We'll need your skill

Hop-to, let's get this started

See ya Armin, don't die on me okay

Yeah you either

Let's get this straight right now

whatever you are all I care about is you getting that rock in place

We count on you

Yes sir, I won't let you down

You're absolutely sure you're gonna be all right to do this?

I got it

Seriously

How many times you want me to say it you just go do your job and I'll do mine

Look now's not the time to be playing house

Come on it isn't like that

I'm gonna say what we're all thinking here

The fact that the fate of mankind depends on a little brat like you

Doesn't make me hopeful

All of you, stop it right now

We're about to be in range of the giant boulder

I'm not seeing any Titans nearby

The decoy strategy must be doing the trick

Don't be a hero

Just focus on luring the Titans to our corner of town

If you don't need to, don't engage

Something I want you to be aware of Yeager

Make no mistake

More than a few of our comrades are going to die today trying to pull this off

Their bloods on your hands

I'm talking friends, captain's, lieutenants, peons, yes they are soldiers

They are prepared to die

But remember every one of them is a flesh-and-blood person

Steady

Hold position

Get ready

Scatter

Every one of them has dreams, hopes, fears

Every one of them has a name Alyusha, Dominique, phine, Isabelle, Ludwig

Martina, Guido, Hans, they're not pawns they're people

Some have been living together like family since their cadet years

This may well be the end of them

Whole families snuffed out in a moment

Whatever you think your mission is Yeager

You're first and foremost concern today is making sure their deaths mean something

Whatever happens you keep that lodged in your mind

Take everything that comes with deadly seriousness

Right

This is happening

I'm going to do this

Not once in this century of Terror has mankind risen above the Titans

Their every Craven, bloodthirsty advances left a wake of inestimable loss for us

Live taken, territory abandoned

However

Should we succeed we'll make history

Today is the day

Lands taken by our greatest enemy will be reclaimed

This is the place let's do it

For the first time we will know what it means not to run

But to meet the Titans head-on and win

We've got green smoke sir

The elite squad has commenced the operation in earnest

Now it may seem an insignificant part of land

Compared to the vast tracts of former glory long abandoned

But as a symbol, as an idea,

Trost regain shall stand as our reclamation of pride and hope beyond measure

A leap greater than we have ever taken

Granted in terms of proportion

It's not easy to see how he'll manage to lift it

But in terms of sheer well

He's got this, I know he does

Eren?

The Trost recovery operation has begun

As his comrades fall by the dozens

Eren's rampage goes horribly awry

but just as it seems the operation has ended in failure