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A couple of years ago, the cadets of the 104th Cadet Corps had to complete a snowstorm training exercise. All of them were wearing snow jackets, keeping them from being warm. All of them trotted along the snow towards a base at the foot of the mountain.
"Come on!" shouted the instructor. "The goal is right here! Keep it up!"
"Nine hours and twelve minutes," read another instructor. "Not a bad time, considering the weather."
After the long hike, all of them gathered by a campfire.
"Thought we were going to die out there," said Eren.
"I can't feel my face," said Rainbow Dash.
"Really?! I can feel my," said Pinkie Pie, having snow on her head.
"No one ever said winter training would be this tough," said Fluttershy.
"Dammit, I can't feel my legs," said Jean.
"Shit, I can't feel my hands," said Starlight Glimmer, with no mittens.
"What the hell happened to your mittens, Starlight?" asked Eren.
"I don't know," replied Starlight. "I think someone took them by mistake."
"I wish they'd let us inside already," sighed Conny.
"I bet they're busy putting together a huge feast for us!" exclaimed Sasha. "Yum.."
"All I need is hot chocolate," said Indigo Zap.
"Hey!" shouted Reiner. "Christa is missing."
"She was sticking with Daz since he wasn't doing well," stated Mikasa.
"Daz isn't here either," said Reiner. "So is Ymir."
"Maybe they're with the last squad?" suggested Marco.
"Can't be," stated Reiner. "The last squad led by Tomas, just arrived. They never saw those three."
Everyone then started to grow concern for the three of them
"You don't think... they got lost?" asked Armin.
"Well from this weather, the chances are pretty high," said Sugarcoat.
"They don't stand a chance if they're stuck in this blizzard," said Conny.
"Shit!" hissed Eren, getting up.
"Eren!" called Mikasa, holding him back.
"I'm going back out to try and find them!" declared Eren.
"Me too," said Marco.
"Everyone, get in the cabin," ordered the instructor.
"But, Christa," said Eren.
"Yeah, we'll send a rescue team first thing in the morning," stated the instructor.
"It'll be too late by then!" stated Eren.
"We won't make anymore victims!" stated the instructor.
Then, the wind started to pick up blowing out the campfire.
"Shit," hissed Eren.
"It's probably for the best, Eren," said Twilight Sparkle. "I heard many cadets died in this training."
"Yeah, that's true," agreed Eren.
Further in the mountains, the blizzard started to hit and Christa and Ymir were trotted down the forest in deep snow. Christa was dragging a sled, containing Daz behind her while Ymir was following her.
"Christa," spoke Ymir. "Christa, give it up. Listen to me."
"Never," objected Christa.
"Daz already has one foot in the in the grave," stated Ymir. "It's his own fault for doing this training to boost his score without knowing how much his body can take. He's not cut to be a soldier. If you keep crawling to the foot of the mountain at this rate, he'll probably be a goner by then and we'd be lucky not to be. Which means there's only two outcomes. Leave Daz and save ourselves or all three of us die. Which will it be?"
Christa stopped in her tracks and thought for a bit.
"You forgot one," she stated. "That your prediction is wrong. I'll be able to reach our base at the foot of the mountain... with Daz. You can go ahead of us and get back safe. How about that? There's no trouble in it for you. We'll make it back for sure. Go ahead of us."
Christa then started to trot through the deep snow. She then fell on the snow, but got up and continued to trot in the snow.
Hey," called Ymir, pulling down her scarf. "Why haven't you asked me to help at all?"
Christa ignored Ymir and continued to trot.
"I think you have no intention of saving Daz," she suggested.
Christa stopped in her stracks and looked at Ymir, who stared at her.
"You don't care," Ymir realized. "You've resigned yourself to death already. You're hoping to die here, aren't you?"
Christa didn't answered but to only stand in place in shock and fear.
"I thought you were a good girl," she continued. "You've gotta at least make it look like you're trying to save his life. If you want people to remember you as a hero who died trying to save someone, don't drag him down with you. That's what a bad girl would do."
"You're wrong!" Christa objected. "I didn't... That's not... I..."
"It's you right?" asked Ymir. "The mistress' daughter who had people after your life."
"How did you know?" asked Christa.
"I see... So it was you after all," Ymir realized. "Is something I happened to overhear."
Ymir then started to talk about what happened days before training.
"At a church in the interior, back when I snuck around borrowing things to stay alive," she started. "What a sob story it was. An illegitimate child can't succeed a powerful noble. So they juts wanted to kill her, to end the fuss once and for all. But they'd look aside if she changed her name and lived a humble life. In the end, I heard the girl was forced to join the Cadet Corps."
"Don't you worry," assured Ymir. "I haven't told anyone. I don't plant to either."
"Then..." muttered Christa. "... did you enter the Cadet Corps just to find me? If that's the case... why?"
"Who knows," answered Ymir. "Maybe because we're similar."
"What?" wondered Christa. "You and me... have similar background?"
"Well, more or less," answered Ymir.
"That's the reason you became a soldier?" asked Christa.
"Could be," answered Ymir. "I don't really know. No, it's not."
"You wanted... to become friends with me?" asked Christa.
"You've have got to be kidding me," groaned Ymir. "You and I can't even compare. We both got a second chance at life. But I'm not the one who took on a fake name. If a abandon my name and reject who I am, they win. I'm going to keep the name I have and make the best of my life. That's the one and only way I can get revenge. So how do you explain yourself? Are you gonna commit suicide and make everyone who ruined your life happy? Why is it your desire to kill aimed at yourself? If you're so eager , use that passion to change your own fate!"
"I... I can't..." Christa muttered, looking at the sled. "Even now... There's no way the three of us can make it out here alive."
"There is," stated Ymir, walked towards a cliff.
Christa started to follow her up the cliff.
"I can see the base straight down from here," said Ymir, looking down. "We drop Daz off the cliff."
"What?" asked Christa.
"Hopefully he survives that fall, and hopefully someone down there finds him," hoped Ymir. "Sure, it might be a long shot, but... that's his real chance now. Unless some fucking miracle happens, he'll be an icicle long before you drag him down."
"But he'll die for sure if he falls!" Christa stated.
"Shut the fuck up!" shouted Ymir, dropping her lamp.
Ymir the lifted Christa in her arms and started walking to a snowbank.
"Quit it!" demanded Christa, squirming around. "Ymir!"
"Fine! I'll do it myself, so get moving already!" scolded Ymir, throwing Christa aside the snowbank.
Christa rolled down the snowbank and crashed into a tree, causing it to rock. The snow on top of the rocking tree fell, buried Christa. Ymir then turned around and started walking away. Then, a distance flash of light appeared.
Christa then started to crawl out of the snow pile. She panted and looked to find Ymir not on top.
"I can't be..." she thought.
"Ymir, wait!" shouted Christa, running up the cliff.
Christa got on top of the cliff and looked around her surrounding.
"They're both... gone," she muttered.
Christa attempted to walk, but a sharp pain, caused her to fall back down. Christa got up and used her strength to trot through the snow.
Back at base, the cadets were all getting ready to rescue Ymir, Christa, and Daz.
"It's better if you guys don't come along," said Eren. "Like our instructor said, you'll only end up becoming more victims."
"I'm going so that doesn't happen," stated Mikasa.
"Me, too," said Rainbow Dash. "I'm also loyal to my friends!"
"I'm not leaving Christa and the others behind!" declared Armin.
"Hey are you think you're going?" asked Reiner.
"You're gonna need a lot more gear than that," stated Bertholdt.
"If you go by yourself, you'll be in the same pickle as Christa," said Reiner.
"In a search, the more eyes, the better," said Bertholdt.
"Thanks," said Eren.
"Alright!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
Then, Applejack, Conny, Sasha, Indigo Zap, and Marco walked appeared in the doorway.
"Hey, we're coming too," said Conny.
"The weather's steadily improving," stated Marco. "I think we'll be fine."
"I bought extra rations!" said Sasha, holding a box.
"Sure, it might take a while, but it might do," said Indigo Zap.
"Thank you," said Eren.
Then, all of them heard a slight crash in the distance and all of them looked back with concern.
"What was that sound just now?" asked Armin.
"Probably just a tree falling," suggested Applejack.
"Might be," said Eren.
Then all of them ran outside to find the noise, but all they saw was a bunch of snow. They continued to search for the sound, until Sasha spotted someone.
"Someone's coming!" shouted Sasha.
In the distance, they saw a lamp trotting towards them. It was Ymir and she was dragging the sled with Daz.
"It's Ymir!" shouted Indigo Zap, before realizing something. "Wait, where's Christa?"
"What do you mean?" asked Reiner. "Isn't she behind Ymir."
"I don't see her or unless..." said Indigo Zap.
"You don't think Ymir left her," said Bertholdt.
"Shit!" hissed Reiner, taking off.
"Reiner!" called Eren. "Where are you going?!"
"Getting Christa!" shouted Reiner. "Go to Ymir!"
"Wait! Reiner!" called Bertholdt. "I'm coming!"
"No, Bertholdt!" shouted Reiner. "Help Ymir and Daz! I'm getting Christa, while the trail is still hot!"
"Damn!" hissed Bertholdt.
Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Applejack, Conny, Sasha, Bertholdt, and Marco helped Ymir and helped Daz to get to base, while Reiner ran into the forest.
Reiner was now far from the base and deep in the forest with a lamp in his hand. He followed the foot prints left by Ymir and the trail left by the sled. But the snowfall was making it almost impossible to see.
"Shit! At this rate the snow will cover up the trail!" he thought. "Still, gotta keep going!"
Reiner trotted along the snow and looked around for Christa, following the path.
"CHRISTA!!!" shouted Reiner as loud as he can. "CHRISTA!!!"
Further in the forest, Christa was struggling to walk due to her injury from crashing in the tree. With the sharp pain, she could bear it anymore and fell down and started to cry. She was alone in the snow, no one will search for her until tomorrow morning.
"I'll be dead by the time the rescue will find me," she thought in tears. "Maybe it's better for me to die here."
She closed her eyes and ready to accept her death until.
"CHRISTA!!!" shouted a faint voice.
Christa opened her eyes and looked around her for the faint voice. She struggled to stand up and started to walk. She walked a couple of inches before falling from the sharp pain.
"CHRISTA!!!" shouted again.
"I'M OVER HERE!!!" she shouted as loud as she can. “HELP ME!!!”
Everything was silent, until she spotted a light heading towards her direction. She tried to stand up but the sharp pain prevented her from standing. As the light got closer to her, Christa shielded her eyes from the light. Once the brightness was lowered her eyes adjusted for a bit and looked up.
In front of her was Reiner, holding a lamp. Reiner looked see an injured Christa lying on the snow.
“Reiner,” she muttered.
Christa got up and tried to ignore the pain and wrapped her arms around Reiner. She buried her face into Reiner’s chest, knowing that she’s now safe. Christa hugging Reiner causes him to slightly blush. He responded by wrapping his arms around Christa. Christa looked up at Reiner and slightly blushed, looking at him.
"Let's go, Christa," said Reiner.
Christa nodded but tried to walk, but again, her injury prevented her from. Reiner heard Christa wincing from the pain and turned around to see a struggling Christa.
"What's wrong?" asked Reiner.
"Nothing," said Christa, wincing in pain. "Just got injured."
"Let me help you up," offered Reiner.
"Won't that lower our grade?" asked Christa.
"Hey, when you're lost I think it wouldn't really matter," said Reiner. "Here, hop on my back, I'll carry you."
"Okay," said Christa, hopping on Reiner's back.
Reiner helped Christa hopping on his back. Once she was on Reiner's back, he started to trot through the snow. As Reiner trotted through the snow, Christa lean her head on Reiner's back, smiling.
"What happened back there?" asked Reiner.
"Nothing, I just fell," lied Christa.
"That explains why Ymir came back with the sled and not you," said Reiner.
"Thanks for rescuing me, Reiner," thanked Christa, blushing.
"Hey, I never leave my comrades to die," said Reiner.
As Reiner continued to trot through the snow, Christa started to drift away, she leaned her head on Reiner's back, and started to close her eyes.
Some time later, Reiner arrives at the foot of the mountain at base, carrying Christa. Reiner looked back at Christa, who was sleeping on his back. Reiner smiled at Christa sleeping on his back, making him feel comfortable.
"Hey, Christa," whispered Reiner. "We're here."
Christa's eyes fluttered open as she had her head up. She rubbed her eyes and looked around to see that they both were back at base. Reiner lowered himself for Christa to get off of Reiner's back.
"Thank you, Reiner," thanked Christa.
"No problem, that's what comrades do," said Reiner.
Christa bought one hand to cup the side of Reiner's face, shocking him. Christa step on her toes and leaned her face towards Reiner. She then hesitantly kissed Reiner on his cheek. Once she kissed Reiner's cheek, she quickly turned around, hiding her blush across her face. She started to head back towards the base, leaving Reiner.
Reiner's face was red as he tried to process what happened. He then also headed back to base and touched the part of the cheek Christa had kissed.
"Marry me," he thought.
As Christa walked towards base she saw Ymir sitting outside.
"Ymir..." she muttered.
"Took you long enough," said Ymir. "I got here before you. The others helped me, while Reiner took off looking for you. What a stupid thing I've done..."
"Where's Daz?" asked Christa.
Ymir pointed to one of the tow cabins. Inside the cabin, Daz was shivering as the instructor, Sasha, and Marco were tending him.
"But you didn't have any rope," stated Christa. "Evern if you did, it's too high. How did you get Daz down from there?"
"Why not," said Ymir, standing up. "I think I can trust you. However... Promise me. When I reveal my secret to everyone, promise me. Take back your old name and live."
Back in the present, Ymir jumped off the rampart, she pushed her foot off and jumped towards the titans.
"Ymir!" called Christa.
"Christa... I felt the same," Ymir thought. "That it would have been better if I was never born at all. I was hated by the world just for existing. I... To give countless people joy, I gave up my life."
Ymir sliced her hand with the knife and erupted into a bright yellow light.
"But from that time, there was a wish I held in my heart. If someday, I was given the chance at life... this time... I would live for no one but myself!"
A small skeleton formed, flesh enveloped Ymir. Then, a 5-meter Titan with long arms, a large nose, rugged hair, small black eyes, small pointed ears, sharp fangs and claws had formed. Ymir's Titan lets out a loud roar, ready to face the horde of Titans below.
Ymir's Titan fell into the horde of Titans. She landed on top of a Titan and bit off its nape. She then leaped on to the face of another Titan and bit the face off. She then leaped on to a third one and bit the nape off. She lets out a loud roar ready for more.
Back on top of the tower, the others could only watch in disbelief.
"Is this real?" asked Conny. "Ymir is a Titan, too?"
"This is real alright," said Lemon Zest.
As Conny, Pinkie Pie, Lemon Zest, Fluttershy, and Christa watch in disbelief, Reiner and Bertholdt could only stare in horror, easily recognizing Ymir's Titan as the Titan that ate their friend.
"Th-That Titan is..." muttered Reiner.
"...from that day..." finished Bertholdt.
Ymir’s titan swung about the tower, it claws gripping the stone walls as the other titans tried to catch the agile beast. As it soared by, Ymir’s titan scratched a Titan's face. She quickly leaped back on the side of the tower. She leaped on to a Titan's nape bit it off. Ymir's Titan then spotted a Titan heading towards her. She jumped up, causing the Titan to crash into the tower.
Up above, the further displacement leaned the tower forwards, causing Conny, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Lemon Zest Reiner, and Bertholdt to shift forwards. Krista, who was on the rampart’s edge the entire time, tipped over and was sliding off into the pit of titans. Before she could fall to her doom, Reiner’s hand caught Christa's boot. She looked back to see Reiner, holding her boot, she blushed as she looked at Reiner.
"Thanks, Reiner," said Christa as she looked at her hero.
Christa then felt a massive amount of pressure from her ankle as Conny, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy supported Christa from falling.
"Ow, it hurts!" winced Christa. "Reiner, my leg!"
"Reiner, that enough!" shouted Conny.
"Reiner, let her go of her leg!" shouted Fluttershy.
"Earth to Reiner!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
Reiner snapped from back into reality and lets go Christa's leg, allowing her standing with Conny, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy's assistance.
"Sorry, Christa," apologized Reiner.
"No, you saved me again," responded Christa.
"Christa, did you know?" asked Reiner. "That Ymir is a Titan?"
"I had no idea," replied Christa. "I was always so close to her, too. How? How could this be? That Titan... is Ymir?"
Below, Ymir's Titan scratched the eyes of a Titan and leaped back up on the side of the tower with one hand holding on like a chimpanzee. Ymir's Titan lets out a loud roar at the Titans below.
"In other words, she knew some of the secrets of our world," stated Reiner. "And I never suspected a thing."
"Do you think she's about it?" asked Conny.
"What do you mean by that, Conny?" asked Lemon Zest.
"Since Eren's a Titan, boot, but he didn't know until it happened," explained Conny. "But Ymir is like... she is aware of being a Titan all along."
"Are you saying she might be enemy of humanity?" asked Christa.
"What I'm saying that's one hell of a power to hide," said Conny.
"Like a really big secret!" added Pinkie Pie.
"Who knows what she might have been thinking," said Conny.
"What could be Ymir's goal?" wondered Bertholdt.
Below, a Titan grabbed Ymir's Titan's arm and dragged her down into the horde of Titans. She fought back, but another Titan bit her other arm.
"Ymir!" called Christa.
Ymir's Titan bit down on the Titan that was grabbing her and bit on the other Titan that was biting her arm. She leaped onto the side of the tower, but a Titan grabbed both of her legs. Ymir's Titan tried to hold on to the tower, but the Titan that was holding her legs was dragging her down. She held on until the bricks that she was holding on slid out and she fell into the horde of Titans.
"She's going down!" shouted Lemon Zest.
As Ymir's Titan started to fall into the horde of Titans, she saw Christa on top of the tower. She then landed on top of the horde of Titans and lets out a loud roar. She started to scratch all the incoming Titans that were surrounding her.
"What was that?" wondered Conny. "Is she worried about the tower falling?"
"She has to be," said Christa. "If she wanted to, Ymir could use this power of hers to escape all on her own. And yet, she's not doing that. It's us... She's risking her life to protect us."
"Like Eren?" asked Fluttershy.
"Right, but Eren had a purpose to risk his life," stated Christa. "Why? Why? Ymir!"
Christa then started to stand on the side of the rampart.
"Don't you die, Ymir!" shouted Christa. "Not in a place like this!"
"Hey!" shouted Conny, grabbing her legs and trying to hold her back..
"Don't pretend like you're good, you idiot!" shouted Christa. "You wanna go out in a blaze of glory? Are you stupid?! It's too late for you to try and get into heaven! Live for yourself, goddammit! If you're gonna die protecting this tower, forget about it! TEAR IT DOWN!!!"
"HEY!!!" shouted Conny.
Ymir heard Christa's words and leaped up onto the tower. She then started to throw bricks from the tower at the Titans below. As she started to throw more bricks, the tower started to collapse.
"She's really tearing it down!" shouted Reiner.
"I don't know if she's trying to save us or make us into Titan food?!" shouted Lemon Zest.
"This isn't happening!" shouted Fluttershy.
"Keep it up, Ymir!" shouted Christa, throwing her arms up.
"And I thought I was crazy!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
Then, Ymir's Titan leap up to the top of the tower, shocking the rest on top.
"Want live...?" asked Ymir's Titan grumbled. "Grab me!"
Everyone grabbed on to one of the locks on Ymir's Titan's hair. Reiner helped Christa with the only arm that wasn't injured. Once everyone was accounted for, Ymir's Titan ran to the opposite side of the tower. Ymir's Titan held on to the rampart as the the tower fell towards the Titans on the other side, crushing all of them beneath its weight.
Once the tower crumbled, everyone jumped off of Ymir's Titan and looked around. There was nothing in sight, but behind Ymir's Titan, a Titan emerged from the rumble of the tower.
"More Titans?" asked Christa,
"Hey, ugly!" called Conny. "Go and finish the job!"
Ymir's Titan ran straight towards the Titan. She leaped over the Titan and bit down on the nape, unaware of another Titan emerging. The other Titan grabbed Ymir's Titan's head and slammed it against an exposed debris.
"Ymir!" called Christa.
Then, multiple Titans started to emerge from the rumble.
"This looks bad," said Conny.
"Zombie Titans!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
"How did the tower not kill them?!" asked Fluttershy.
"It needs to be sliced not, pretty share the tower collapsed on the front side not the back!" shouted Lemon Zest.
Christa could only watch in horror as multiple Titans pounced on Ymir's Titan. The Titan bit down on every inch of skin that was on Ymir's Titans skin. The bit down the arms, legs, and started to pull her head off.
"Ymir is..." muttered Conny.
"This can't..." muttered Christa, taking off.
"Christa!" called Conny.
"Ymir, wait!" shouted Christa, running towards the horde of Titans. "I still... want to talk to you! I still haven't told you my real name!"
Inside Ymir's Titan, Ymir had her eyes closed but opened them up as she heard Christa's words. Then out of nowhere, a Titan appeared next to Christa. Everyone tried to get save Christa, but the Titan reached its hand out towards her.
"Wait..." she muttered. "I still..."
Then, a green blur zipped past and sliced the Titan's nape, killing it. The Scout then landed on a debris, turning her head around, revealing to be Mikasa.
"Christa. Everyone get back," she ordered. "We've got this. Leave the rest to us."
"Mikasa!"
Then, multiple Scouts zipped through the air, headed towards their targets.
"Let's do this!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
"Yeeha!" shouted Applejack.
"Lets kill these bastards!" shouted Indigo Zap.
All the Scout sliced every Titans nape off. Multiple Scouts went towards the horde of Titans devouring Ymir's Titan.
"Have the others disperse and cover the area!" ordered Hange. "The rest of us will attack where the Titans are gathering!"
"Got it!" shouted a Scout with brown hair, sporting a buzz cut, and brown eyes, named Keiji.
Then, Eren zipped passed Hange and Keniji. Hange looked at see Eren zipping towards a Titan.
"We don't need you to be part of the attack!" shouted Hange.
Eren latched on to a Titan's nape and swung towards it.
"DIE!!!" shouted Eren.
Eren sliced the nape of the Titan, killing it.
"I did!" Eren happily declared. "My first kill with ODM gear!"
Then, Eren's wire got tangled with his other wire, causing him to fall and tumbled to the ground.
"You moron!" shouted Keiji. "I told you to stay back, Eren!"
"Right! I'm sorry!" apologized Eren. "Ouch..."
"Hey! Eren!" called Conny, waving.
"You guys!" called Eren.
All the Scouts started to clean up all the Titans in the area. Mikasa, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Indigo Zap, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Sunny Flare, Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, and the Scouts took out most of the Titan. Then, Mikasa spotted the last Titan, she swung up into the air, and used Levi's trademark spin technique, killing it.
After the Scouts have killed all the Titans in the area, other Scouts were looking around for any other Titans, while the rest gathered around the heavily wounded Ymir.
"It can't be.." muttered Twilight Sparkle.
"Ymir is..." muttered Armin.
In front of them, Ymir was missing organs, a leg, and an arm. Christa was by the unconscious Ymir.
"Ymir..." called Christa quietly.
Ymir opened her eyes and looked at Christa. Christa lets out a sigh of relief, knowing that she is still alive.
"My real name... is Historia."
Everyone was surprise at Historia, revealing her real name. Ymir slips into unconsciousness with a warm smile. That Historia kept her promise.