Memorial

Jean's POV

We sent the prisoner away on a helicopter so we could proceed with our other mission.

"We have intel that there was a trade going on between the IMT and some kind of gang who loves buying women from them. Dirty fucking bastards, anyways, we are to stop the convoy, what your fire there's innocent people on board." said Levi

I nodded and we began to set up some traps along the road, not explosives but emps and these devices that shoot out small sharp needles at tires when triggered, something Armin made.

"Rest, we have 2 hours before the convoy arrives." said Levi

I checked my watch and it was 0014 hours.

"Connie, get some rest, I'll wake you up in an hour." I said

Connie nodded and laid on the ground, staring at the night sky.

"Jean, I worry for Eren." said Connie, "But that shit wasn't like Eren."

"Eren's slowly changing." I said

I looked across the road where Levi, Eren, Porco and Bertholdt were.

"We just have to keep a close eye on him." I whispered

Eren was looking at something in his hands but I went back to looking around the dark forest.

"You don't think he's going to do anything stupid right?" asked Connie, "He's not like that."

I stayed silent as I leaned against a rock.

"You may never know." I replied

Connie sat up and looked at me.

"You think he's going to do something?" asked Connie

"You never know, he's an unpredictable bastard and you know that." I said

"Yea he may be unpredictable, but I don't think I'll do something again. He's the one that always wants to save the world." said Connie

"I hate to believe it just as much as you do but I think he'll do something." I said

Ghost's POV

"Why are we here?" asked Keegan, "We drove 3 hours."

I got out of the car and Keegan looked up at the giant tall wall.

"Wait, is this..."

"The wall that protected us when Russia took over? Yes." I replied

Keegan looked amazed and looked around, there were other tourists here.

"Today's the day when we won." said Emily

"The day when we were stranded by our own government." I said

We approached the entrance where there were security guards taking tickets.

"I hope you didn't buy tickets." Emily whispered to me

"Why?" I asked

She took out her fake US Ranger ID card.

"Cause we're one of the survivors." replied Emily

I was a bit dumbfounded but she approached one of the security guards and showed him her ID card. He took the card and scanned it and gasped when he saw who she was.

"You're one of the survivors during the battle on Flint Hills." gasped the security guards

She nodded and they let us through with our car, I just smiled a bit when she got in the car.

"What's so funny?" she asked

"Nothing." I replied wiping the smile off my face

Keegan and Emma looked at the both of us from behind in confusion.

"Wait I'm confused. Dad you were one of the survivors during battle of Flint Hills?" asked Keegan

I nodded and he gasped.

"How come you never told us?" he asked

I stayed silent so Emily decided to respond.

"It's the day where we don't want to recall as often." she responded, "Today's the day when we won."

"19 years ago on June 18th 2019, that's when we won." I said

"Today's June 18th 2038." said Emma

We drove towards Flint Hills and when we got there it was a memorial spot. Most of the soldiers killed here were buried here.

Once I got out, a flood of memories poured into my mind as I stood at the exact spot the first soldier was shot by a sniper.

"Where I'm standing, is the place where the first soldier was shot by a sniper." I said

Emma looked around the hill and pointed at one tomb.

"How come he wasn't buried?" she asked

I approached the tomb and gently laid my hand on it.

"It's been long Captain Alder." I whispered

"Captain Alder? The one who fought bravely?" asked Keegan

"The Captain that changed everyone's lives." I replied

Emily laid a hand on his tomb as well.

"Your father was the one who put these rocks over his body." said Emily

"All by himself?" asked Keegan

Emily nodded so I got up and walked around.

"The trenches are still here." said Emily

There were other tourists looking around so I went down the trench and went to a specific spot.

"This was where I was stationed." I said

Keegan looked out the trench and towards the plains in front of us.

"It's an open plain." said Keegan

I jumped out of the trench and walked over the bottom of the hill.

"What's over here?" asked Emma

"This is where I nearly died." I said

Emily looked down and back at me.

"Who saved you?" asked Emma

"You mom." I replied

"How were you nearly killed?" asked Keega

I raised up my shirt, showing my scar on my right ribs.

"I was stabbed multiple times." I replied

Emma looked around and back at the trenches.

"Was there no support?" asked Emma

"No, we were stranded." replied Emily

"So many lives lost. They could have been avoided." said Emma

I nodded and went to one of the tombs.

"Who's he now?" asked Keegan

"I didn't know him that well, but he was 5th place in our training camp." I said

"What's his name?" asked Keegan

"Joseph." I replied

I touched the ground where his body was buried.

"Rest in peace." I whispered

"Ajax?"

I got up and turned and Colt was standing there with his family. Colt had an eye patch over his left eye so that he doesn't show his missing eye.

"Uncle Colt?!" gasped Keegan

"Colt? You're here as well." I said

"I had a break." replied Colt

We shook hands and we walked around the memorial.

"What did you do to Bell?" I asked

"Probably going to kill him." he replied, "He said a bunch of shit that was beyond evil."

I looked over to Colt's son, Alex.

"Alex has grown a lot." I said

"He's learning, his still a but hesitant when he has to pull the trigger." he said

"I see." I replied

"Hey, Colt, Ajax!"

I looked over with Colt and Malvik and Recon were also here.

"They're also here?" questioned Colt

"You guys are also here?" asked Malvik

"Oh, yea I had a break. You?" asked Colt

"I also got a break today with Tessa." replied Malvik

Malvik looked at Joseph's tomb and his smile slightly faded.

"Joseph was a great guy." said Malvik

Tessa nodded to Colt who waved a bit.

"I hope he's somewhere better." said Emily

"He is." I replied

Colt looked over to his squad and gave them his respect.

"I lost my friends from just a single mortar round." said Colt

I remembered exactly what happened, once the first soldier was shot by a sniper a mortar round hit Colt and the top 5 in his bootcamp. He was the only survivor but he was knocked unconscious so I dragged him to safety.

"To this day, I can't forgot their faces." said Colt

"None of us will." I said

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2 hours later

Jean's POV

Someone shook me awake so I sat up and looked at Connie. He pointed at a distant light far away from us but I realized that it was the convoy.

I cocked my gun and got into position as the convoy got closer to the emps. Once the first car's tires were shot by the traps it stopped moving but the remaining cars behind them drove around it. The emps went off, disabling the cars forcing the IMTs to come out of the vehicles.

"Wait until they all get out." whispered Levi through my headset

I waited until everyone got off and my visor scanned at least 18 IMT terrorists.

"Now."

Bertholdt began to shoot his lmg so I got out of cover and shot my gun on full auto.

"Try to avoid hitting the vehicles!" yelled Levi

I shot the drivers in the trucks and we began to approach the convoy.

"Take out the guy on the 50 cal." said Porco

Levi takes him out as I throw a flashbang at them, blinding some and Connie takes them out with me.

"Some are trying to run away." said Porco, "I'll go after them."

"Go ahead." said Levi

Porco transformed into his jaw titan and sprinted off towards the running IMTs.

"Clear." said Connie

I began walking around the trucks but I smelled something terrible inside.

"What's that smell?" I asked

The others began to sniff the air and cover their nose and gag.

"It's coming from the truck." said Bertholdt

We put on our gas mask and opened up the doors to the back of the truck and my eyes widened in disgust, fear and anger. Inside was a whole bunch of naked women, all dead.

"These are women corpses." gasped Bertholdt

Porco came back and came out of his titan form and nearly threw up when he saw the scene.

"What the fuck." gasped Porco

"Check the other trucks." said Levi

I quickly began opening up one of the doors to another truck but this time it was a bunch of naked women who were tied up, alive.

"Captain I got a bunch of live women!" I yelled

I climbed into the truck and all the women there were scared of me as they tried to back away. I turned on the flashlight on my helmet and looked around.

"This is crazy..." whispered Connie

One woman grabbed my arm and hugged me, catching me by surprise. She tried to say something but nothing came out of her mouth.

I picked her and carried her outside and laid her on the ground. Connie began doing the same thing and they were all naked with ropes around their wrists and ankles so I cut them while Connie looked for blankets.

"How the hell did they kidnap so many women?" asked Bertholdt

No one replied so he began scanning their faces, trying to get their names.

"Captain this lady went missing 5 years ago. They recently dropped her missing case." said Bertholdt

Connie brought some blankets and started wrapping them.

"Armin, we stopped the convoy but we have so many women who were in the convoy trucks. We need backup." said Levi

"How many?" asked Armin

"At least 30." replied Levi as Porco brought some more women.

"Sir there's one more truck." said Porco

I looked over and saw that one truck sitting on the road. Eren aimed his gun and approached it so I went with him from behind.

I opened the door and my eyes widened and I had to cover my mouth to prevent myself from gagging.

Inside the truck was a bunch of jars with green light at the bottom, filled with organs. Porco went inside and examined the jars and he sighed and looked at us.

"Human organs sir." said Porco, "These look like they were cut today."

Eren's expression darkened and I could only see the hatred in him grow darker.

"Damn bastards." growled Levi

I heard Eren's fists clench and I looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"The IMT don't deserve to live." growled Eren

I looked at him then back at Connie and he just shrugged and left to check the trucks for other things.

"Captain." sighed Bertholdt

Bertholdt showed Levi something on his watch.

"These women have a disease or a disorder such as PTSD, HIV, AIDs and other things." said Bertholdt

Levi sighed and checked some girls by putting a finger up and moving it around in front of them.

"They're in shock." said Levi, "But they're strong, they held on for 5 years."

I bent down to one girl who looked about 18 years old.

"Your name?" I asked

She looked at me in fear but she looked down and tried to speak.

"A-Man-Amanda." she whispered

I scanned her face with my visor and information about her appeared on my visors.

"Age." I replied

She looked around in confusion.

"19..." she whispered

I raised an eyebrow but I realized she was 19 years old when she was kidnapped, she's now 22 years old.

"We'll get you back home." I said

She nodded and I heard distant helicopters approach us.

"Get them up." said Levi

The helicopters began landing on the road so I helped most of the women get on board. The forensics team began examining the bodies, taking pictures, putting the bodies in body bags and other things.

I looked over to Eren and his eyes were literally filled with pure anger. His eyes were wide, his green pupils shrunk and he began to smile in the most evil way I've seen. I kind of backed away in fear just from looking at his smile but I quickly took a picture of him and sent it to Mikasa.

'She's not going to be happy about this.'