Not Again

Eren's POV

"Present, arms!"

I saluted, putting my fist on my heart as Moblit's coffin went into the hole and the firing squad shot their guns into the air. Ghost team also saluted with us as they stood next to us.

Hange was crying as Moblit went six feet under the ground. The others were also crying and looking at the coffin. Once the coffin was gently put into place most of us dispersed and left the sight. I looked over and saw Levi standing alone under a tree.

"Captain a moment please." I called out

Levi glanced at me but looked away.

"I wanted to apologize for what I did sir." I said

Levi looked up and raised an eyebrow.

"I know I attacked your childhood without getting to know it any better. I promise I won't do that ever again to anyone." I apologize

Levi sighed and crossed his arm.

"You're still going to have to face your consequences." said Levi

"I'll take my punishment." I said

"Clean up all of the barracks for a week." replied Levi

'I should have known.'

"Yes sir, I'll get to work." I replied

"Eren, don't worry about what you said. I understand that you were mad, but be careful what slips out of your mouth." said Levi

I nodded and left to clean the barracks. But before I could Ghost called us back to the main headquarter building which is the palace. I entered the room and I noticed that Kit and Javelin were back.

"This is what they found back there." said Ghost

He showed us a picture on the screen as I took a seat next to Annie.

"Right now we have no idea what this is. We're trying to figure it out but with just a picture, there's nothing we can infer." said Ghost

"How are we going to find out what it is then?" asked Erwin

"We can't, we have no lead at all." said Ghost, "We can't send another undercover soldier cause that'll be too risky."

"Then we attack head on." said Recon

She switches the picture to a map of a city that looked like it was in Australia.

"Apparently based on what Kit captured, looks like they're sending supplies from there." said Recon

"Darwin in the northern territory." said Erwin

"Yes sir that's correct." said Ghost

"So who's going to go there?" asked Mike

"Ghost team and Scout team." replied Recon, "There's no mutants stationed there. So no armor."

Aid nodded and he left to change with Recon.

"There's no hole for failure. We get in and leave the city." said Ghost, "We leave in 15 minutes."

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8 hours later

Eren's POV

"Surfacing." I whispered

I slowly surfaced up and scanned around the city. It was pretty bright so we had to be very quiet and stealthy.

I saw a TMO mutant standing on our rally point so I submerged back into the water. I approached the dock and I put my hands up and then Marksman shot him in the head. The body falls towards me and I catch him and gently put him in water. I got up the dock and quickly set up a perimeter.

Luckily I was able to go since my suspension was let go. I quickly helped the others get up and we all changed into the new gear Hacker designed. Marksman and Sasha had the invisibility cloak on so they moved to a higher location.

"Let's go." whispered Ghost

I crept through the city and we took out most of the TMOs stationed there. Once the city was clear we searched the main facility and saw that they were producing titan gas.

"Titan gas, but what's that huge shit about?" I asked

"I think they're improving the gas." said Kit

"Destroy it." said Ghost

I set up charges on the samples and all the tools used to make it. We leave the facility and then we blow it up.

"Colonel Ghost, you have multiple bogeys approaching you. Advise you to get out." said Erwin through my headset

Ghost nodded and we all put on invisibility cloaks and hid in plain sight. I watched as TMO operators started running past us towards the burning facility. We slowly moved towards a vehicle and we started to head over to our rendezvous point. Jean drove over to a high way but then out of nowhere an RPG hits the ground right next to our truck and we flip over to the side.

I groaned and tried to get up but my seat belt was stuck. I pulled out my knife and cut my seat belt and I fell onto Jean. Jean groaned and pushed me off of himself. I heard distant gunshots and multiple screams. I kicked open my door and climbed out of the truck and saw a whole warzone. Ghost team and the other half of Scout team 104 were in the middle of a battle, taking cover behind vehicles.

I approached the back of the truck and opened it. Annie, Mikasa, Captain Levi, Armin and Hange all groaned in pain. I helped Annie out and I grabbed a gun and cocked it. I took cover behind the truck as the others also took cover with me.

"They're all in front of us 12 o'clock." said Annie

"Let's go." said Levi

I left my cover and ran to a destroyed car and took cover behind it. I took a couple of shots at the TMOs but we were pinned down. I couldn't look up, even though I was a shifter, I had to take cover just in case the bullets might be able to kill me.

Ghost's POV

I ducked under the car and shot a TMO operator in the head and it blew up.

'Damn these bullets are effective.'

I began advancing with my team, pushing through the enemy forces with Aid by my side.

"Let's deploy C4's on the cars!" yelled Aid

"Bomber, C4s!" I yelled at Bomber

Bomber throws me a bag filled with C4s. But then I heard sudden explosions and the ground shook. I looked and where the TMOs stood, were now titans, at least 10 meter titans. Some TMOs operators were underneath it, still shooting at us.

Bomber uses his missiles attached to his shoulder and fires four rockets and it rotates around the titans and hits some of their napes. Everyone began doing the same thing as Bomber, taking out as many titans as they can. Hacker's turret drone comes out and guns down the TMOs underneath the titans. But every time a titan dies, another titan emerges to replace it.

"Missiles all out!" yelled Hacker

"Let's set up the C4s!" I yelled

I approached the enemy with Aid and set up the C4s next to cars while Aid gave me cover.

"C4s set, let's go!" I yelled

We began running, Aid right behind me.

"Colonel RPG!" yelled Sasha

Something hit me from behind and I launched forward and hit a car, creating a dent on it. My ears rang, and I lost my focus but I shook my head and got up. I looked over to Aid who was on the ground but half of his body was gone.

"Oh god, no no Malvik."

I grabbed Malvik's body and dragged him to cover behind a car.

"Shit, we lost the detonator." I cursed under my breath

"Ah shit it fucking hurts." groaned Malvik

He was still alive, his body regenerating but it was regenerating too slowly.

"Pass me the C4's in the bag." said Malvik

"What are you trying to do?" I asked

"Get out of here." he said

"What are you doing?" I asked as he reached and grabbed the bag with C4s.

"I'm taking them down with me." he replied

"You can still live, what the hell are you doing?!" I yelled

"Your men are pinned down." said Malvik, "You have to get them out of here."

"I'm not leaving you." I replied

"You have to get them out of here!"

"No I'm not leaving you!" I yelled

He grabbed the collar of my vest and tried to stop me.

"Get them out!"

"NO I'M NOT LEAVING YOU! NOT AGAIN!" I yelled

Malvik looked at me and started tearing up.

"Not again." I said as tears also came out of my eyes.

His grip slowly loosened and he let me go. I took off my dog tag and put it into his hand.

"Not again." I whisper

I grab the bag of C4s and run towards the approaching titans.

Eren's POV

"What's Colonel doing?" I asked

I watched as Ghost grabbed a bag and ran towards the incoming titans. Phantom got up and tried running after Ghost but Marksman and the others held her down.

"What are you doing?! Ghost?!" yelled Phantom

"I need to shift!" I yelled

I got up and ran but then I heard something in the air. I looked up and saw missiles flying over me and hit the titans. Ghost dodged the explosion in time then threw the explosives at the feet of the titans. He blows it up and the titans all explode and collapse either dead or immobilized.

The fighting ceased and I saw jet fighters fly over us. I laughed in relief with the others and watched as the Ghost team approached us with Mavlik who's lower body was gone but slowly regenerating.

"You thought I was going to blow them up with me?" asked Ghost

"Yea, you planned ahead didn't you?" asked Aid

Ghost nodded and Malvik chuckled. Phantom hugged Ghost to comfort him while Tessa and Kit helped out Aid.

"Well done, let's go home." said Levi

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11 hours later

"Okay that's enough for today!" yelled Hange

I got out of my titan form and jumped onto the ground.

"Your crystallizing powers are improving." said Hange

"Yea, thanks to the armor serum I took." I said

"Yes that is true." said Hange

"Let's wrap it up then." said Levi

But then I felt the ground tremble beneath me.

"What's going on?" I asked

I looked over and I gasped at the sight. I was looking at a 11 meter machine approaching us.

"What the hell is that?" gasped Hange

The robot approached us and I noticed that someone was in it. It had two arms, one arm had a gigantic gun attached to it while the other looked like it had a deployable sword on it. On its shoulders, it looked like there were missile launchers on it. The cockpit opens and Hacker jumps off of it.

"Looks like this is the classified weapon we were making." said Hacker

"This is it?" asked Hange

"Want a demonstration?" asked Hacker

I nodded in excitement so he got back into the machine and he walked over us. He then aims his gun at nothing and starts firing. He then shoots his missile launcher, at least 15 missiles came out from each of his shoulders and hit the ground creating a whole ball of fire. He then deploys his sword that's attached to his arm, it was kind of like the bounty hunters extra sword attached to their arms.

"This will be very effective." said Levi

"Are these in production?" asked Hange

"Yes. We already have a couple of platoons who volunteered to learn how to pilot this." replied Hacker through a loudspeaker on it.

"It looks cool." I awed

"Hehehe." chuckled Hacker

Ghost's POV

"A beacon where the resistance camp was?" I questioned

"Yea, someone turned on a beacon and we were able to communicate with him." said Phantom, "It's Patrick."

I remember Patrick, the so called boss of a company he doesn't even know exists.

"Patrick is still there?" questioned Marksman

"Who's Patrick?" asked Aid

"He worked for Timothy Anderson." I replied

"The Demon." mumbled Recon

"But the problem is, there's no titans around that area." said Phantom

"Since you said that there's a problem, I'm supposing someone's after him." I said

Phantom nodded. I crossed my arms and sighed.

"I'm going to need Eren and Annie in this just in case." I said

"Yes sir." replied Marksman

"Also, Jean, Armin and Mikasa." I said

"What about Ghost team 117?" asked Marksman

"Marksman stay behind with the others, Phantom you're with me." I said

"Understood." said Marksman

"We stay here as well?" asked Aid

"Yes." I replied

Aid and Recon nodded so we left the room and geared up.

"We're going to get in, and get him out. That's it." I said, "We're not going to engage anyone unless they engage first."

"Got it." replied Phantom

"Patrick is a very valuable person. We need him alive." I said

"You think he can help?" asked Phantom

"Yea I know he can." I replied