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The smoke formed around the Colossal titan who was on the wall. The Colossal titan raised its other empty hand to charge at the Survey Corps.

"Everyone, get off the wall!" Hange warned as they and the Survey Corps avoided the attack of the Colossal titan's hand.

"Ymir and Y/N got caught!" Historia yelled out as she had seen Y/N and Ymir on the right hand while Eren was on the left while another person was on the right.

"And somebody else too!" A scout added. The Colossal Titan had deposited the three persons in his mouth. "He ate them!"

The Survey Corps decided to attack the Armoured Titan instead due to the Colossal titan's heated smoke coming out of its body.

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"Well, I'm here once again. Great. Super great. They say Y/N is the second strongest cadet but look who's unconscious bitches." Y/N let out a sigh as she was once again in the deserted land with the starry night and that one single tree that gave off the feeling of the sun.

"I'm being useless right now. My friends are all fighting without me. I'm sure Eren is being his murderous self because Reiner and Berthold we're the ones who destroyed our lives." Y/N talked to herself. Though it was a habit of hers ever since she was young when Eren wasn't born yet.

All Y/N could do is sigh and sat down on the sand. She kept thinking how useless she was.

Though Y/N also thought about why she was here a bunch of times, whenever she had been unconscious or had almost died.

The girl looked at the white tree curiously wondering how it's glowing so bright. It was meters away from her as she stood up and tried to come up to it. But she was stopped by a large hand holding her shoulder.

"Don't?" A deep voice said as the girl looked at the tall boy that looked like a man due to its tied long hair and matured look.

The girl looked down at the hand on her shoulder and then looked at the man giving a small glare telling him to take it off her shoulder. The man obeyed and stood back a few steps giving space to Y/N.

"Why do you look so familiar?" Y/N asked as she examined the man's face. "To be honest, you look like a hobo"

The man didn't give any emotion to his face. Instead, he had sat on the white soiled ground and looked at the glowing white tree.

"Um... Tree gazing will do," Y/N awkwardly said as she copied the man's actions looking at the white tree. Y/N wasn't this kind of awkward at times, it was because it was so quiet around here and that they were the only two people in the area.

"So... Wanna hear a joke?" Y/N asked but the man stood quiet once again. She insisted on telling the joke anyways. "Even people who are good for nothing can bring a smile to your face. For instance, you push them down the stairs."

Y/N laughed but the man's face was still hard as steel. Y/N tsked as she told the man he had no sense of humour at all.

"It.. Kinda chill here. Though if I stay here for like a week I'll die due to boredom" Y/N informed as the man stood quiet. Y/N had a question formed inside her head. She thought if the man probably knew the kid who kept showing up to her.

"So..um. Do you know that kid who has blonde hair with shaggy clothes?" Y/N asked as the man nodded. "What's her name then?"

"Ymir" the man replied as Y/N's eyes widened realizing who's the voice was.

"Wait a damn fucking second. Why do you sound like balls dropped from Ere-" before she could say furthermore, the man had pushed her to the ground making her fall back unconscious.

Meanwhile, Berthold got on the armoured titan's shoulder as he carried Y/N on his shoulder while he carried Ymir in his arms. Berthold and Reiner had fled successfully had taken what they need.

"Eren! Y/N!" Armin yelled as Sasha had held onto him.

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"Hey, Y/N" A blonde boy spoke to a little girl beside him. The blonde boy was playing with a toy monkey on the ground while the girl sat on a bed swinging her feet. "Do you think we can explore more places than Marley?"

"Um. I don't know if we do our best we could probably explore more" The girl asked as she admired her brother while he was playing. "But I think we'll get in danger if we explore too much."

"Well.." The boy stood up and placed his hands on his sister's head as he patted her head, giving a determined and cheerful smile. "I'll protect you as for as my body could take so we can explore the world together."

The girl smiled as the two siblings hugged together.

"Huh?" Y/N opened her eyes as she winced when she sat up. She looked down and saw a large bruise on her knee. The girl looked around and saw that they were in the forest as she was sat on a large tree branch.

Y/N looked beside her and saw Eren who had no arms. She knew that Eren would be fine since he was regenerating because he was letting out smoke.

"Ymir?" Y/N asked as she saw Ymir who was beside Eren that who was also regenerating her arm and leg. "Where's Reiner and Berthold?"

"Over there" Ymir replied as she tilted her head in front of us. Berthold and Reiner, we're a taller branch than there's. Y/N looked down and saw that titans were trying to reach them.

"Y/N, your awake" Reiner greeted though he was met with silence as Y/N had ignored him.

"Motherfucking walls." Y/N winced as she tried to move her body but her body was tired with ropes. Ropes were around her knees, feet and wrist that was tied to her back.

'They tied me up thinking that I'm some ravage beast. Well, it's true though, if they didn't tie my knees together I could've had a chance to escape.' The girl thought wriggling her body.

Y/N heard a grunt beside her and looked at Eren who had sat up finally conscious.

"Oh, Eren. You're awake?" Reiner asked.

Eren was clueless as he leans forward. Then he felt nothing on his hands. Eren tried to take his arms out of the cape that tied around him. All Y/N could do was look at him as he had finally taken off the cape. Smoke flew everywhere around Eren revealing both of Eren's arms missing.

"Eren, look I'm on the same shape as you," Ymir spoke out as she let Eren take a look off her generating arm and leg. "Guess we're both in a bad day."

"Sadly, I'm the only one who's tied up. That's worse." Y/N let out a sigh as Eren faced Y/N.

"Ymir. Y/N, where did my arms go?" Eren asked.

"Oh sorry about that. It's my fault. I was kind of in a hurry." Reiner informed as he crossed his arms together. Y/N noticed that Reiner was wearing her gear and tsked quietly. "So when I bit the nape of your neck, I forgot to account your arms"

"I see. So, I lost, huh?" Eren disappointingly looked down. Though it didn't stop him while he glared at the two men in front of them and bite his regeneration arm to somehow transform.

"Eren, stop!" Berthold exclaimed as he stood up. Y/N on the other hand used her head to smack her brother's head making him stop.

"Hold your horses, idiot. Look below us. We're in Wall Maria's giant forest. The walls are far away from us and we're in Titans territory." Y/N told as Ymir nodded with her.

"Look down there. I think that one on the ground is an abnormal. It may look like it's lounging around us, but it hasn't taken off his eyes at us. And there are a lot of small ones too. That alone is dangerous." Ymir explained as she looked at the right of us. It was a titan hiding behind a tree placing eyes at them "There's another big one over there. It's starting at us but it's not coming any closer."

"The dude is probably a shy and problematic person" Y/N added.

"And finally we've got those two" Ymir pointed out to Reiner and Berthold. "Dirty bastards. They're the only ones here who have three-dimensional manoeuvre gear."

"Reiner took my gear while I was unconscious while your gear was thrown away after they have taken all the supplies from it," Y/N said as she wiggled around because of the uncomfortable feeling she had experiencing getting tied up. "At this point, turning into a titan is useless. Not only they can transform but they can also escape through these massive trees"

"There's still a matter of all the titans around us. Getting alive out of Titan territory isn't an easy task, even for us, nor the top 1 out of the 104th scouts without her gear." Ymir informed as Y/N nod my head at her statement.

"Get it now? Eren. This isn't the time to recklessly charge into a fight" Y/N also added.

"More importantly, you two can't even transform right now," Reiner spoke the obvious as his eyes darted to me. "Nor the next strongest soldier who's toed up and without her gear can't fight. So don't get any ideas. Your bodies are wrecked and tied. Just repairing the damage is taking everything you've got."

"Are you stupid? Why would I trust a goddamn thing you say?" Eren asked with emotions on his face.

A defining silence was there as Y/N sighed. The girl wanted to finish the day and finally sleep. Even though she went unconscious for a while, it wasn't enough for her. She wanted to be off the ropes and be free.

"Well. It's not like I know the details of how this ability works. This is one of the things I'm pretty much clueless about, unlike you two." Ymir said as she looked up at the two people who had gear. "Hey, Reiner. You said you would talk once Eren is awake. About just what is that you two plan to do with us."

"We're taking you to our hometown. I know you don't want to cooperate with us, but Ymir and Y/N were right about the number of titans out here being dangerous. If we were to start battling right now, the other titans would just come and eat us at the earliest opportunity." Reiner explained as Y/N decided to watch the titans idiotically trying to reach for them. "So we have no choice but to wait here until night when the titans can't move. Any escape plan you might be thinking up, as well as our plan to take you away, will have to wait until night."

"Tch. Why not transform into the Armoured Titan and ran back home with us? Why is it out of all the places, did you stop here" Y/N asked.

"I'll leave that to your imaginations," Reiner answered as Y/N tched.

'That's sus. I guess we have to wait till night. It's a good and a bad thing. Me, Ymir and Eren will be fully regenerated but Reiner and Berthold would be as well. So it would be 2v2 since I could not fight without my gear on Reiner. ' Y/N analysed as she heard Eren tch.

"So are you just gonna wait here until nightfall?" Ymir asked.

"Maybe I am," Reiner answered.

'I bet the Survey Corps is on their way. Please do get me out of these ropes, I don't like getting tied up.' Y/N once again thought.

"But, wait. Those Titans at the castle could move just fine at the night?" Ymir once again asked. "Won't these titans be the same way?"

"These titans can't move here at night," Reiner answered. "You of all people should know that, Ymir"

'Even though Ymir is a titan shifter, she doesn't look or seem to be an ally with Reiner and Berthold. So, 5 people in the 104th scouts are titan shifters.' Y/N thought. 'We have to listen and get as much as info we can get from them. For now, the rest is key. I do hope Levi prepares chamomile tea cause hell, I want to sleep and relax

Y/N lied down on the tree branch and sighed waiting for maybe anything to happen.

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It was almost getting sunset as Ymir's foot and hand were almost finished regenerating as well as for Eren's arms

"Reiner, you have any water?" Ymir asked as she canned herself with her hand. "If I don't get any soon, I'll shrivel up and die."

"That does sound like an urgent situation, but we're a long way from any water right now," Reiner replied as I whistled. My hands and feet are getting red at this point due to the tightness of the ropes.

"That's true. Things really couldn't get any shittier right now, huh." Ymir agreed.

"That's life" I added.

"That reminds me, ever since those titans showed up yesterday morning, we've been working out asses off," Reiner spoke out. "We haven't had the chance to drink, eat or sleep. It's a good thing the wall wasn't broken or anything. But I think we deserve a break for once. We can ask about getting promoted later."

'So... They work for someone just to take me, Eren and Ymir? Go on and speak, Reiner. It's not like I have great hearing or something.' I snickered mentally to myself.

"Reiner..." Berthold spoke out.

"Thunk about it! We have done more than enough to receive a promotion." Reiner spoke as I looked at Ymir and Eren. They was hearing this as well. "Considering everything that happened, our performance was outstanding. You could argue that we were just doing our duty as soldiers, but I think we deserve it."

"Hey, Reiner. Love the enthusiasm but what the fucking hell are you talking about?" Ymir asked giving an unsure smile.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Reiner asked? "I'm not saying we should start demanding to be promoted right this second."

"That's... That was not what I was asking," Ymir answered who looked clueless.

'It's like Reiner is speaking to Ymir as if Ymir is an ally to him and knows what plans they are doing.' I guessed.

"Oh, yeah. Where did you find that cannon from earlier? That saved my ass" Reiner let out as Ymir was still clueless. "That and the way Krista dressed my wound as well when Y/N had helped me stand up and slice a titan that was coming after me. I think the two of them like me."

'What the fuck??! For an instance, I don't like dating younger men and second I'm right here?! Did this man forgot that he also kidnapped me and is now listening to a conversation?' I thought as I now feel very confused and concerned for some reason. 'Besides, helping you out and saving your ass doesn't mean I like you, dickhead.'

"Hey..." Eren spoke up who looked irritated while Reiner kept on talking to himself like a simp.

"I've kinda felt that Y/N was a tsundere to me and Krista always felt like she's nice to-"

"Hey!" Eren exclaimed making everyone else including me surprised as he stood up. His voice is echoed.

'I have a brother protection mode in me. So, Eren has. A sister protection mode as well' I guessed.

"Are you fucking with us?!" Eren let out with a face of absolute intimidation

"What? Why are you getting angry, Eren? Did I say something wrong?" Reiner asked clueless from the simpful words he had said.

"If you want to die badly, then say it outright!" Eren exclaimed.

"Hold your horses, Eren," I said as Ymir placed her arm in front of Eren.

'Thank god, your here, Ymir. If not I have to babysit my brother while getting kidnapped alone.' I thought.

"There has to be something going on here. Isn't that right, Berthold?" I asked Berthold who was sitting with his knees to his chest with a bit worried expression. "I know the two of you know something so tell us already."

"What?" Reiner looked at Berthold.

"Reiner. You're not a soldier, remember?" Berthold said as it made me confused. "We're both... Warriors."

Both mines and Reiner's eyes widened. I don't know for what reason Reiner was in shock but for me, I just remembered something.

Flashback.

"Y/N~," A blonde boy said while he opened his arms welcoming me to hug him giving a sad smile. "Don't cry. I'll be gone for a while. Remember I love you. And because of that, I'll become a Warrior for you."

Flashback over...

"Who?" I mumbled as I saw Reiner stood up and went back to his serious facial expression.

"Right. That's... How it is" Reiner replied. he kneeled and covered his face as he sobbed.

"Huh? What's that mean?" Eren asked confused at the situation.

"I think I have an idea what's going in with him," Ymir replied as I agreed.

"I thought it was weird. Why would one of the guys who destroyed the walls risk their lives to save Connie from being eaten?" I let out. "He doesn't even realize how much his actions contradict themselves."

"I can only guess how he ended up like that... But I bet... He started as a warrior to destroy the walls but after pretending to be a soldier for so long that he stopped being able to which identity was real." Ymir added as I agreed.

"No... Maybe, he couldn't bear the guilt he had done and to maintain his sanity, he told himself that he was a soldier to protect the walls. And believed too excessively." I said. "That's how he ended up with false memories and wavering loyalty. This can't be the first time Reiner has gone off the deep end. Thanks to Berthold's face, it gave it away."

"It's amazing really. How someone as you managed to-"

"Shut up!" Reiner exclaimed looking serious and agitated. "Shut your mouth."

"Sorry about that. I've might've gone too far." Ymir didn't look sincere as she kept her smirk on.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me. After all of this, you're trying to play the victim? What exactly are you getting at? Way back then, why the hell did you let me confide in you? Tell me, Berthold. I'm talking to you, you damn lackey." Eren spoke out as I covered my ears presuming that shouting will be an option. "I told you two about everything that happened to me and Y/N. About when we watched our mother get eaten alive. Our mother couldn't get away from the titans. You remember right? I told you the story. What were you thinking back then?"

"Back then... I felt sorry for the two of you." Berthold answered.

'The two of them are on a guilt trip.' I thought as I cupped my ears more waiting for the shouting. 'I accepted the fact that Reiner and Berthold we're the ones who made our lives in hell and that I want to kill them but... I have a feeling that... There is another reason why Reiner and Berthold ruined our lives.'

"Oh. I see... You guys... You're... Neither soldiers nor warriors... You're just murderers. You're mass murderers who kill countless innocent people in cold blood!" Eren added making them feel more guilty.

"You think I don't know that?!" Reiner finally snapped. "I don't need you to point that out to me!"

'That's the shouting I have waited.' I thought and looked down at the stupid titans instead of their guilty and vulnerable faces.

"Then stop pretending to become one of us! You can't even call yourselves human!" Eren snapped as well. "You're responsible for turning the world into a complete living hell! Do you understand that, you murderers?!"