Finale

Eren's POV

Our ride back home was dead silent, no one spoke a single word after what happened 8 hours ago. Lieutenant Ghost lost the people he loved the most twice in his life, I don't think anyone has ever experienced that before.

I was back home getting ready to cure the world after the Garrison fleet arrives in 10 minutes, from there we wait for Commander Recon which I hope turns out well.

"Eren..." whispered Annie

I looked at her and she seemed really worried.

"I didn't think, it'll end like this." she whispered

"Neither did I." I replied

"I think he hates us all now." she said

"He has every right to." I replied

Phantom's POV

Ghost has been ignoring us the entire ride and now he's just sitting on a chair looking down at his hands.

"Emily!"

I turned around and my dad and Ajax's foster parents were running towards us.

"We received the news! You guys did it!" exclaimed my dad

"I knew you guys could do it." said Andrew

He was laughing and smiling but when he saw my face he raised an eyebrow while smiling.

"But what's up with the solemn faces?" he asked

He looked around and noticed Ghost and his miles disappeared.

"Where's Kairos and Sarah?" I asked

I shook my head and they're expressions turned into sadness.

"But how?" asked my dad

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4 days ago

Recon's POV

I entered the laboratory room after I heard some kind of yelling inside, Patrick and Hange seemed to be in a bit of a disagreement.

"What's going on?" I asked

Both of them looked at me and Patrick picked up a cylinder bottle with some kind of blue liquid in it.

"What is that?" I asked

"This is the cure." replied Patrick

"Then we should hurry up and prepare." I said

"No but the thing is." said Hange

She sighed and took off her glasses.

"It kills titan cells, which means it'll kill off clones as well." she said

I stood there silent, knowing what was up.

"We've been trying multiple times to change something up but we either fail or get the same result. We even scratched it entirely and started over but we still got the same results." said Hange

"Is there a problem?"

I turned around as Ghost's parents walked in. Hange immediately tried to hide the cure but Ghost's dad just smiled.

"We heard everything." said his dad

His dad looked at me and nodded.

"Time isn't on our side." he said, "We hide it from my son."

I raised an eyebrow and his dad looked at me.

"I know you hate us for killing your parents and I understand that. So I could say this is your chance to get rid of us." he said

"This isn't about how much I hate you or not. No matter what you two did it's not my decision to make." I replied, "Plus I hate Timothy, not you."

"I understand, but this is our decision." said Kairos

"What about the Ghost team clones?" I asked

Just when I said that, Tech, Gunner and Exploder entered the room.

"We're all in, there's no way around to find a better cure so we understand." said Tech

"Then if we don't tell him, I'm basically betraying him a second time." I said

"Recon we all forgive you for what you did, but to be honest we're not the real Ghost team 116. So as a final wish for our commander please do this." said Gunner

Eren's POV

"Now there's something we have to discuss, without Ghost." said Recon

I was confused as Ghost team 116 and Ghost's parents stood up and went to the front of the room.

"The cure has a flaw." said Recon

"What kind of flaw?" asked Levi

"This cure will kill off titan cells." said Hange, "Which means it'll kill off clones as well."

My mouth dropped open in shock.

"Then, that means..." whispered Annie

"We die." said Ghost's mom

"Why aren't we discussing this with Lieutenant Colonel Ghost?" asked Marksman

"Cause we know that he'll decline this cure no matter what." said Kairos

"We've been trying to fix the cure for weeks now but we always get the same result." said Hange

"But if we don't tell him and when we do launch it, you know what he's reaction would be." said Phantom

"We all perfectly know but we chose this as our path." said Gunner

"Ghost would never be a human ever again..." whispered Mikasa

"We know but this is about saving the world." said Tech

The entire room was silent and we all looked at each other with uneasiness.

"I guess, we just have to go through hell then." said Zeke

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Present time

Phantom's POV

After I told them, they left feeling sad and disappointed that I didn't tell him.

I turned and looked at Ajax but he wasn't there, he was no longer sitting in the chair but then a helicopter approached and out came Recon and Aid.

"You're safe." sighed Aid in relief as he hugged Kit

"I'm glad you're safe as well." he replied

Recon approached me and looked around.

"Ghost?" she asked

I shrugged and we began looking for him until we entered his office and he was there looking at something on the desk, his back facing us.

"Ghost..." whispered Recon

We entered the room but then Ghost turned around and cocked his pistol and pointed it at Recon's forehead.

"Whoa Ghost calm down!" yelled Aid

"Aid I'll kill you as well." bluntly said Ghost

Aid backs up a bit in fear and I just shivered.

"One shot to the head and your dead." said Ghost with no time or emotions in his voice, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"We knew you would decline." she replied

"And that strips my right to know?" he asked

"I'm sorry but-"

"You did it because you still hated my parents right?" he asked, "That's why you allowed it to happen."

"Ghost, it was their decision. I didn't want it as well." said Recon

"If you didn't want it then you should have stopped them." he replied

"You didn't stop Erwin." she replied

"That's different." he replied

"How's that different?" she asked

"Because I lost the same people I love twice." he replied

"Ghost I'm sorry I lied to you again." she apologized

Ghost lowered his gun and was about to leave but Aid stopped him.

"Ghost I-"

"Shut up, you're no different from Recon." he snapped, "You're no longer a friend."

He left the room and Aid just looked miserable collapsed onto a chair.

'If he thinks of Aid like that, what does he think of me?'

"Dammit..." sighed Aid

"He took it way worse than I thought." said Recon

"If he thinks of Aid like that, how would he think of me? Would he hate me just as much as he hates you two?" I asked

No one responded so I took that as yes.

"I've betrayed him twice." sighed Recon

"This isn't a victory, it doesn't feel like one." said Aid

Someone knocked on the door and when I looked out it was Hange.

"It's time to cure the world." she said

Eren's POV

We set up the pillar onto the ground and Armin put the cure inside of it. The pillar launched the cure into the air, making it turn blue and rain down the cure. Titans all around us began to wither and collapse as humans began to come out of their napes.

We began to help all of the humans who forgot what happened and how they got there. We've been doing this for a long time so the human population began to increase.

"The world is back to the way it was." I said

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1 week later

Eren's POV

The world was saved, humanity was saved. Countries were rebuilt and starting fresh and new and they started their lives again.

We were awarded by many countries, those who fought and died during the past year were all rewarded.

Ghost team dispersed, Marksman and Ghost were promoted, Marksman became a Lieutenant Colonel while Ghost became a Colonel but he obviously retired right away. Kit became Marksman second in command becoming captain of the Sentinels.

Recon decided to stay in the United States and live there, but at first it was tough since she was considered the enemy but because of her work of saving the world she was forgiven and her charges were dropped.

Now I was on my knees as I kissed Historia's hand but suddenly I saw multiple flashbacks of my father's memories and it flooded my mind and I gasped but didn't move. I just slowly moved my lips away from her hand and let it go.

'What the fuck was that?'

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10 years later

Ghost's POV

"Again." I said

Malvik, whose name changed to Keegan Kan, was panting as he just finished 200 kicks.

"Dad give me a break please." he panted

I nodded and he ran into the house to get water.

"Go easy on him." said Emily

"Sorry, am I being too harsh?" I asked

"Kind of." she replied

I nodded and sighed.

"You know that he has some resentment towards you right?" asked Emily

"I know that." I replied

I was about to leave when Emily grabbed my hand.

"I wish you acted more human." she said

"Ah..." I simply replied

"I know you see me as a traitor but-"

"Since when?" I asked

That statement left me dumbfounded for a bit.

"Ever since I didn't tell you about the cure." she said

'Oh.'

"Emily, it wasn't your fault, neither is it anyone's fault. I forgave Kit and Recon and the others ten years ago." I replied, "I only said those things because it hurts to lose people I love twice."

She sighed and nodded.

"But why are you telling me this after 10 years?" I asked

"Well I uhh just remembered it." she said

I nodded and sighed.

"Keegan isn't going to like me any time soon." I said

"I know he won't, he's in that stage." she replied

I kissed her and she kissed me back before heading into the house.

Annie's POV

"Mom where's dad?" asked Ashley

"I don't know, probably with Uncle Zeke." I replied

"Haven't you noticed that dad's been acting strange?" she asked

"Yes I noticed." I sighed

Lately Eren has been meeting him over the last decade and he seems to be becoming more delusional in a way. He has been talking about his father a lot more lately these past ten years, even Ghost found it weird.

I hope nothing happens to him.

A/N: Yes I read the manga so I know what happens. Thank you. Anyways I hope you enjoyed and a new book is coming out tomorrow, maybe today but we'll see. Stay tuned!