Mando:"I don't have a name...or I just don't want you knowing it."

Grisha:"Ah, I see. I'm sorry to have asked that."

Mando:"Don't be..."

After the Military Police left, Grisha thought it'd be wise to have a chat and learn more about the mystery man. It lasted all about a couple of minutes up until he asked for his name. To break the tension, Carla quickly turned their attention to the two children taking a nap.

Carla:"Fufu, look at the children, they're so adorable."

Grisha:"Once again, I'm very thankful you found her before they did anything bad. People like her are very rare because of her race so many would like to use her for their....personal desires."

Carla:"She's fortunate to have you for a guardian. I would hate to be the person who angers you."

Grisha:"Speaking of which, why did you agree to stay? Not that it's a bad thing but I was curious." He asked yet another question.

Mando:"I was sort of in a similar situation as her. I was young at the time, younger than her but my family and I found ourselves in the middle of a war. The war took away everything from me including my family. My mother and father burned alive by the army that occupied our planet while I was made a slave to work in their factories to make weapons. Soon, I ran away from the place and was left to fend for myself for a while until a Mandalorian showed up and took me under his wing. He showed me a lot of things such as fighting, survival, and taught me the way of a Mandalorian. When I saw Mikasa like that, I felt reminded of myself and I wanted to honor my old friend by watching over her."

Carla:"I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. The world is such a cruel place to live in but at least you can make some memories in it."

Grisha:"What's this Mandalorian that you speak of?" He questioned. As Mando was about to speak, he was cut off by Mikasa tossing and turning in her sleep.

Mikasa:"Pa....pa...,Ma....ma...please don't leave me.."

Carla:"Oh no, she's having a nightmare."

Without saying a word Mando got up and went over to pick up Mikasa from the living room floor as both children fell asleep while playing. She stopped moving as he gently picked her up and held onto her so she could feel a bit at ease.

Grisha:"I'm surprised you don't have any trouble picking up a 10 year-old girl, you'd think she be a bit heavy."

Mando:"She's very light in all honesty."

While carrying the young girl, she tightened her grip around him and nuzzled closer into his neck while muttering,

"Pa...pa.."

Carla:"Oh my goodness, she's adorable. I think you two will have no trouble adjusting into each other's lives."

Mando:"I don't know about that, her and I have two different lifestyles. Do you have a place I can rest?"

Grisha:"Of course, dear please take Eren to his room and you can sleep on the couch with Mikasa if you'd like."

Mando:"No, take her with the boy so she could sleep comfortably. I'll be fine by myself. "

Carla:"That's understandable, have a goodnight sir and we'll see you in the morning." As the adults bid each other goodnight, Mando stayed up a bit while lying on the couch thinking of the past events. Narrowly escaping Imperial captivity, crash-landing in a new planet, meeting new and strange people certainly did give him quite the headache but was refreshing. No longer did he have to deal with running away from the Empire's clutches, now he can enjoy his time away from everything with a new family.

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Timeskip the next morning.

The Jaegers woke up early in the morning to face the day ahead of them. Grisha attending his regular patients, Carla working around the house, and Eren meeting up with his good friend, Armin. This time, Eren wanted to take Mikasa with him as to introduce them to each other and hopefully add another friend in Mikasa's list. There was one problem, however, and that was, Mando....

Mando:"No."

Eren:"But sir please, this is a chance to let Mikasa have fun. I only want them to meet each other and play, nothing else to that!"

Carla:"Eren! Stop bothering him, no means no youngman!"

Eren:"Damn it!"

Carla:"Ere..." She stopped abruptly as the man looked at her.

Mando:"Kid, you have to understand that there are bad men out there that want her for bad purposes."

Eren:"Yes sir...I'm sorry." He apologized with a defeated look. Mando turned around and looked at the boy.

Mando:'I guess it wouldn't hurt to let them have fun..'

"I'll let you guys go out somewhere tomorrow, how's that sound?"

That response immediately lit up Eren's face as he nodded his head up and down rapidly. He gave him a hug and ran to tell Mikasa of the news. Carla chuckled at his sudden change in behavior and continued conversing with each other. He asked information about the place he was staying at and why there were walls surrounding the city. Carla hesitated to answer him but told him of the man-eating titans that lurked outside the walls. Finding this information interesting, Mando got up and decided to head to the very top and see what lied beyond. No sooner than stepping out onto the street, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of ten men.

Gang leader:"Heh, look at what we have here boys, the tin-man finally shows up. Where's the girl?"

Gang member 1:"Boss, I've seen him exit that house down the street. Should we go find her?"

Gang leader:"Yeah, find her."

Mando:'You idiots really want to try that with me?'

Several of the gang members pulled out flintlock pistols and muskets against the experienced Mandalorian. He carefully planned out his attack as those rifles could still hurt if they bypass his chestplate, shoulderpads, and gauntlets. A tense stand-off unsued while all the civilians around scurried off, one of the members made a mistake of movin forward to the Jaegers.

Mando immediately pulled out his blaster pistol and fired off several shots, striking 4 of the gang members. He then jumped behind some crates as the returning volley from the gang, struck around him. 2 of the gang members left so they could capture Mikasa, leaving 4 of the men to fight Mando. Wanting to end this quickly, Mando leapt into the air with his jetpack and used his flame thrower to burn the remaining enemies.

Mando:'Good, they're dealt with. I need to hurry back.' Content with his kills, he once again used his jetpack to hurry back.

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Jaeger residence

Eren:"Mom, do you hear that?"

Carla:"Oh no....kids, come with me we need to hide."

Eren:"What, why?"

Carla:"Eren this isn't the time to be arguing just listen to me!"

*BOOM* The sound of the front door being busted in, startled the three of them as they saw 2 random men with pistols.

Gang member 2:"Woowhee, lookie at what we have here! They weren't kidding when they said she was a looker!"

Gang member 3:"C'mon, that man is going to come here any second! Everything got quiet real quick!"

Gang member 2:"Alright, alright, now then people no need to make this hard but hand over the girl."

Eren:"No! Leave her alone!"

Carla:"Eren, stop it! They will hurt you!"

GM 2:"Well then, you're not that bad looking either. How about I show you a good time?"

The three were scared shitless as the two men were closing in on them. Eren didn't back down as he grabbed a knife and rushed one of the men. He didn't get far with the man side stepping him and kneeing him in the stomach. Carla wasn't so lucky either as she was pushed down onto the ground thinking she was about to endure hell. Mikasa watched the whole thing go down with an expression similar to that of when her parents were killed.

(

Not wanting to have the same thing happen again to another family, she grabbed the knife Eren dropped and took the opportunity to charge in. An incredible amount of adrenaline soared throughout her entire body and mind as she somehow knew what to do at the right time. She sliced at the man's neck who was hovering over Carla causing him to drop, she then made her way to the second gang member who was kicking Eren on the ground. She sliced behind his knee causing him to drop down, she then grabbed his hair pulling his head back and dove the knife straight into his neck.

(

Carla couldn't believe her eyes as she saw the fragile girl make short work of the men. Somehow seeing Mikasa rushing in caused her to think that she was a warrior of sorts with the way she fought. Eren coughed loud enough for her to hear,

"Eren!"

Eren:"Are you okay, mom? *cough* *cough*, bastards had it coming."

Carla:"Hush my son, Mikasa please bring me a rag with warm water."

Not long after she said that, the door opened once again which made Mikasa instinctively pull the knife out of the man's neck and rush the door. As she was about to stab the newcomer, she hit a hard object which made the knife bounce out of her hand.

Mando:"The hell is wrong with....you..." Suddenly, he felt a small ting of worry and uneasiness as he looked at the small girl.

"What did they do to you!? Where did they go, are you hurt!?" He questioned the young girl. Mikasa snapped out of her trance and stared at him with tears coming out of her eyes. She busted out crying and latched onto him, not wanting to let go after the ordeal. He hugged back which led him to see Carla and Eren's bruised state.

Mando:"What happened?"

Carla:"These men came in after we heard gunfire not far. What happened with you?"

Mando:"I barely left the street when I was surrounded by them. I killed them all but two of them got past and made it here....I'm sorry."

Carla:"Don't be, we couldn't have known that they were still out there looking for her. These sick men preying on younger girls, disgust me."

Mando"I'll find a way to deal with them but for now let's get you and the kids cleaned up. I'll report this to the MP's and hopefully Grisha will be back by then."

Mikasa:"Papa, I'm scared. "

Mando:'Papa?'

Mando:"Yeah, I...I know kid. I'm... I'm here, you'll be alright." He stuttered on his own reply since she now referred to him as her father. Her feelings have rapidly latched onto him which surprised him given how she doesn't know what he even looks like or is capable of...