Eren:"Man, I hope Mikasa comes back soon. Hey Armin, what are you doing?"

Armin:"Huh? Oh I'm just reading my book again. You're right though, I wish she comes back, it's fun when she's here too." As he said that, they heard a man's voice. The two turned to the source and found the shiny Tin-man carrying Mikasa on his shoulders.

Armin&Eren:"Mikasa!"

Mikasa:"Armin, Eren!" She hopped off Mando's back and ran to the two for a group hug.

Mando:"I'll be heading back to the house. Be careful and don't do anything reckless, kid." He turned and left the trio to talk amongst themselves.

Armin:"Hey, how was your trip?"

Eren:"Yeah, what happened!?"

Mikasa:"Papa let them shoot his armor to show how strong it is."

Armin:"What!? He's crazy for doing that!"

Eren:"You went to the Scout HQ!? How was it, did you meet a lot of people!? Oh did you see Captain Levi!?"

Mikasa:"Hmm, we meet Captain Hange, Commander Erwin, Captain Levi, Petra, Moblit, and a ton of other people. They were nice and treated us great, the food wasn't tasty. When papa was training, Petra and Hange showed me around the base."

Eren:"Wow, I wish I could've gone! Did you see Captain Levi train!?"

Mikasa:"Nope, only my papa trained when we got to him. Commander Erwin said that he got the closest time to Levi in the course."

Armin:"That's amazing!"

Mikasa:"Is it?" She was taken back by Armin's sudden outburst.

Armin:"It is! Captain Levi is said to have the strength of an army, if your father is close to him then that means he's also strong!"

Mikasa:"I never thought of it like that."

Eren:"Hey Mikasa, could you help me gather firewood? My mom told me to go and get some but I'll bring more if you're with me."

Mikasa:"Sure, we'll see you around Armin." The two then got up and went on their way to gather firewood.

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'The Child must be returned to his own kind.'

'I know....it's time to go.'

'Uuu...'

'Don't be afraid...'

'Promise you'll stay with me?'

'I...I promise, kid.'

"H..., he., hello?"

Mando:"Huh?"

Carla:"Are you okay? You've been spacing out for a while now."

Mando:"Yeah, I'm fine. I was just remembering something."

Carla:"Something or someone?"

Mando:"Someone."

Carla:"Oh..." Understanding she was about to touch on a sensitive topic, Carla just ended the conversation there.

???:"Ah, it's good to see you." A voice sounded from the stairs. Mando turned around and found it to be Grisha

Mando:"Grisha, I've been thinking you died or something considering you've been gone for a while."

Grisha:"Yes well I'll have to leave again when I finish up breakfast. How was the trip to the Survey Corps?"

Mando:"Fine, I've learned a bit more about this place by going there."

Eren&Mikasa:"We're back!"

Carla:"Oh welcome back, did you bring firewood Eren?" She asked but upon inspection, she noticed Mikasa also carrying wood.

Carla:"Eren! How could you make her bring firewood, it was your responsibility!"

Mikasa:"Um it's fine Mrs.Jaeger, Eren thought it would have been a better idea if I helped him to gather more. We're going to go back and play with Armin."

Mando:"Not until you eat breakfast and clean yourself up, you might be dirty."

Carla:"He's right, Eren why are you so dirty?"

Mikasa:"Eren wanted to see the Scouts leave after we came back, he got into trouble with an adult so I helped him."

Eren:"Helped? You threw me into a wall!"

Mikasa:"To knock you out of your anger, you don't need to join the Scouts."

Carla:"Eren, for the last time you're not joining them! Think of how many don't come back, Grisha help me!"

Grisha:"He's a growing boy, he's bound to have desires of his own now."

Carla:"Please at least say something."

Grisha:"Eren, are you sure you wish to join them?"

Eren:"I want to be free, I'm tired of living behind the walls like livestock! There's so much for us to be exploring outside the walls but we need to fight the titans to reclaim it all!" He proclaimed, Grisha saw the fire in his son's eyes. He then got up, grabbed his stuff and went to leave to see his next patient.

Carla:"Dear, where are you going? Tell him of the dangers of the outside world!"

Grisha:"Carla, dear, nothings going to change his mind. He has a burning flame in his eyes that can't be put out, I'll be leaving to see my next patient." He then left the house. Carla, unsatisfied with this result, went back to Eren and looked him dead in the eye at his level.

Carla:"Youngman, I won't allow you to get yourself killed! I'm not repeating myself again so I'll make myself clear, you will NOT join the Survey Corps and that's final." This upset Eren causing him to rush out the front door. The three just watched him go, sensing that he should be left alone but not without someone watching over him.

Mando:"Kid, go make sure he doesn't do anything stupid."

Mikasa:"Kay!"

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Eren:"Gosh! My mom just won't listen to me, if we can go out and fight the titans then we can finally get out of this place!" Eren went to met with Armin like he said he would and ranted on about his mother. Mikasa joined them since he may get himself into trouble again.

Armin:"Well that's true but the Scouts suffer a lot of deaths. If you do go out, how will you know if you survive?"

Eren:"They train us obviously! Hey Mikasa, have you seen anyone use the ODM gear?"

Mikasa:"Nope."

Eren:"What!? Not even Hange or Captain Levi?"

Mikasa:"Nope."

Eren:"Damn, well like I've said, we get trained and when I go get into the military, I'll be killing titans left and right!"

Armin:"True, I think those who believe the walls will provide a life of peace will need to face reality. Just because the walls has done it's job for the past 100 years, it doesn't guarantee it won't be destroyed today, not in the slightest." The wind that was blowing a cool breeze suddenly came to a halt. All got quiet and still until a lighting bolt struck. A great amount of pressure and air pushed the three forward and onto the ground.

Armin:"What the...?"

Eren:"An explosion?" They all then turned towards the commotion of people heading towards the source of the explosion. Armin went in first followed by Eren and Mikasa, when the two got there, Armin was staring straight at the wall causing Eren to be confused.

Eren:"What's wrong!? What's going on he...!" He was alarmed by the gigantic hand atop the wall. Everybody around were even more startled when a large head appeared over the wall, the head being made of pure muscle and was skinless.

All the people around the three were scared and started running off, panicking that a titan of this immense size meant danger. The three just stayed staring at the titan, unsure of what to do.

Seeing all the people run off, the colossal titan brought back his foot and kicked in the front gate of the wall, completely destroying it.

Eren:"What the hell?"

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Prior to the gate destruction.

Carla and Mando were back home chatting while she was busy cleaning the house and he was doing another weapons check. While they were busy, a large explosion could be heard from inside the house as it shook everything causing the two to stop and look outside through the door.

Carla:"What was that?"

Mando:'Did the Empire find a way to get into that rift? There's no way something in this planet could've caused the explosion.' He thought. His thoughts ended when he saw a giant head peer over the wall and not long after, he saw a ploom of clouds come from the bottom section of the wall. He quickly realized that the gate was destroyed so he ran inside to get his jetpack all the while confusing Carla.

Carla:"What was that, what's going on Mando?"

Mando:"Something big is at the wall, I need to get you out of here!" He yelled. Mando realized a second too late that a large boulder was coming their way, acting on instinct, he shoved Carla out through the doorway while the boulder crushed the home.

Carla:"NO!!" She yelled while coughing, the debris and dust that was kicked up blurred her vision for a bit until she saw the utter destruction of her home.

???:"Mom! Mom!" She turned around to find Eren and Mikasa running to her.

Carla:"Eren, Mikasa, help me get him out of the house! He's been crushed by the boulder!" She yelled out to them both. The kids stopped when they heard of the news and were shocked, Eren quickly ran to his mother's side to help her but Mikasa was shocked to her core. She stood there in the street, not wanting to believe what she just heard, not wanting to process the thought of him dying. She tossed away those thoughts when she also joined them and started tossing rocks aside.

Carla:"Sir! Where are you!?"

Mikasa:'Please, please, please, papa don't be dead, please!'

Hannes:"Hey, what are you guys doing here!? The walls been breached, we need to get you all to safety!" He ran to check on Carla and Grisha since they were close friends. He was glad to find them but was wanting to quickly get out of there as there were now titans slipping in through the walls.

Carla:"Hannes! Help us find him, he's stuck under here!"

*Thud thud thud*

A rumbling could be felt along with a thumping sound of heavy feet. Hannes was the first to see the terrifying titan since he was facing that direction, he stood petrified at the sight of it. Carla, Eren, and Mikasa all took the chance to look back, they all were scared at the sight of the monster that stood smiling at them.

Hannes:"Shit!" He ran up to Carla and Eren, grabbing their hands and took off towards the direction of the boats. Eren took the chance to grab Mikasa's arm but she refused to leave.

Eren:"Hannes wait, Mikasa is still back there!!!"

Carla:"Hannes!" He ignored their pleas and continued running. The smiling titan saw the lonely girl and reached down to grab her. Mikasa didn't pay attention to her surroundings; the cries of Carla and Eren, the smiling titan bearing down on her, the destruction of the city, she only paid attention to the destroyed house where Mando was at. As the hand got closer, a dark object popped out from the rubble and sliced off the titans hand causing it to reel back. Mikasa glanced up and found Mando wielding the Dark Saber.

Mando:"What the hell are you doing, get up!" He commanded her to get up, which she did and she held onto Mando. He grabbed onto her tightly and faced the ugly beast once again.

Mando brought his external targeting rangefinder fired his jetpacks missile towards the monster. The titan fell into the ground from the large blast all the while, he took off into the air and locating where Carla and Eren went. Mikasa held on tightly thinking she lost, yet, another father but was fortunate he was still alive.