Drink

Annie's POV

I sat on the floor for who knows how long, the jail system in Eldia is different, it's always underground and there's literally no technology used in jails. The only way to break out is by breaking every lock on every security system.

"What are we doing here? No court trial nothing, it's like Eren's leading a rebellion." said Connie

"Relax, Eren will be here soon." replied Armin

I don't know anymore, I just don't know what I should do. But then three MPs came in and handcuffed me, Mikasa and Armin and led us upstairs to some kind of room with Eren sitting at a round table.

"Take a seat." said Eren

I took a seat in front of Eren and Mikasa sat next to me, Armin next to her.

"Why are you doing this?" asked Armin

"Before I start my question for you is, who's side are you on?" asked Eren, "Annie?"

'Whose side am I on? What is he saying?'

I looked at Eren with wide eyes.

"I'm on your side." I said

"Would you have been on my side even if the outer world never saved us?" he asked

"Eren I can't tell you that, how would I know that?" I asked him

"I know you too well to know." replied Eren

"How?" I asked

"All you cared about was your father, how you wanted to go back to him so badly you had no loyalty on which side you were on. As long as you finished the mission to see your father that was it." said Eren, "So you would do anything, kill, cheat, betray, anyone who gets in your way. Why? All because you wanted to see your father, you never cared about anyone else."

My eyes widened and I felt tears well up in my eyes.

"Your mission was to retrieve the founding titan, yet we don't know who it is but since you figured out I was the attack titan you would have done everything in your power to take me away so you can see your father. You would have probably killed a lot of people who would have protected me." said Eren

"Eren you can't know that for sure I-"

"Isn't it a given?" he asked

I stopped talking, I tried to say something but nothing would come out of my mouth.

"Mikasa, you're on Ackerman, an Ackerman has a genetic trait in their blood system where they take care of someone you loved." said Eren

"We've known that." said Armin

"Yes and there were a few but back then I was the one you were always protecting like I was your child." continued Eren

"Eren, where are you going with this?" asked Armin

Eren looked at Armin.

"I was the one Mikasa protected with her life, not because she loved me because it was part of her Ackerman blood. Look at Captain Levi, he doesn't like Hange yet he protects her with his life. That's pointless and stupid if you ask me, Armin. It's like they're a slave Armin." said Eren, "You know what I hate more than anything? Slaves, cattle, anything that has to do with being a slave to their owner, anything that's worthless."

Eren looks at Mikasa who was slowly tearing up.

"The day I gave you that scarf, was the day you were set to protect me, the day you became a slave to me." said Eren

Eren sighed and closed his eyes for a second before opening them.

"Mikasa, ever since I met you," whispered Eren as he looked dead at her in the eye, "I've always hated you."

Mikasa gasped and tears started flowing out of her eyes.

"Eren how dare you!" yelled Armin

Armin got up and tried to climb the table but Mikasa grabbed Armin and slammed him onto the table, pinning him. I gasped but I stayed seated and Mikasa looked shocked by what she just did.

"Mikasa?!" gasped Armin

"See, Mikasa only responds to her genetic traits, to protect me." said Eren

"No..." whispered Mikasa as she slowly let go of Armin

"You're nothing but a slave to me. And I hate that." said Eren

Armin glared at Eren and jumped across the table and punched Eren straight in the face and he crashed into another table behind him.

"Mr Jaeger!" gasped the MPs

"Stop it's nothing." said Eren as he got up

He looked at Armin who got up from falling down.

"Well Armin." said Eren as he approached him, "We never fought before."

Armin grit his teeth and went in to punch Eren.

"Damn-"

"You know why that is?" asked Eren as he cut Armin off by punching his face

His punch was fast, faster than I had seen him punch before.

"It's because you can never even put up a fight against me." said Eren as he started to beat Armin up.

Armin fell to the floor all bloody.

"Stop it..." I whispered

"Eren please..." begged Mikasa

"There's no point in fighting." said Eren as Mikasa helps Armin up

"What are you even trying to say huh?" asked Armin

Armin looked up at Eren and glared at him.

"Freedom? The freedom you wanted your whole life was this? The freedom to hurt Mikasa, Annie?" growled Armin, "Who's the real slave to some ideology?"

"Who are you calling a slave?" growled Eren

"Eren please stop." I whispered

"Take them away." said Eren

They grabbed the three of us and brought us back to our cells.

"Armin!" gasped Jean

Jean helped Armin onto the floor.

"Annie what the hell happened?" asked Connie

I didn't respond, I felt so heartbroken that I just leaned against the wall and slid down. I started sobbing from what Eren told me, how I would have killed him just to see my father.

'Would I have done that?'

Gabi's POV

"Seriously Falco? A bar?" I asked

"What, apparently they have the new beer called the Swine." said Falco

"Really? I know that it's new but is it really that popular?" I asked

"Yea, you don't have to drink it but you'll be missing out on something great." teased Falco

"I don't drink." I sighed

Falco shrugged and still entered the bar. We took a seat at the stool and Falco ordered a beer for himself while I just got some water.

"You know, we've been dating for quite a while why can't we just get married?" asked Falco

"You're already thinking about marriage? We've only dated for 6 months." I replied

"That's long enough for me to know. Plus I already told you that I wanted to marry you before." said Falco

"Geez I know, you don't have to tell me that." I replied

Falco gulps down his beer and makes some kind of noise when you drink something good.

"This is amazing, want to try?" asked Falco

"No thanks, maybe next time." I said

"Why not it's the best beer that's been made so far." said the bartender, "It's being sold out, the one you're drinking is the last one in stock."

"Damn it, I wanted another bottle." sighed Falco

"There might be more in the military, some soldiers like you came in and ordered a whole bunch." said the bartender

Falco looked at me and smiled.

"Then we're going there." said Falco

I smiled and left the bar with him.

"You're already drunk." I said

"Am I? I can't tell." said Falco

"I'll drive." I said

We got in the car and drove off back to camp where there were a few soldiers off duty who were drunk.

"There's a few more, I'll just take two-"

But then Captain Levi came in and everyone stood up at attention.

"We're in complete lockdown-"

Levi stopped what he was saying when he saw that most of us were drunk.

"What the hell are you drinking?" asked Levi

"It's the new beer called Swine sir." replied a Scout

Levi picks up a bottle of beer and examines it.

"This thing doesn't have proper ingredient formulas." said Levi

Levi left and I was left confused but then Falco started chugging another bottle. I took one bottle out of a box and began reading the formula but it was terribly off.

'Something's off.'

I ran after Captain Levi who was walking away.

"Captain Levi, the formula is completely wrong." I said

"I know, let me take this to Hange." he replied

I went with him to Hange's laboratory where she was studying things.

"Oi four eyes." called out Levi

Hange looked up and he tossed her the bottle and she caught it.

"The formula wrong, check it for me." said Levi

"The new Swine beer, never tried it." said Hange

Hange began to do her thing so I sat around and watched her.

"If Moblit was here he would be drinking this." said Hange

"Wouldn't he be helping you instead?" asked Levi

Hange smiled and nodded.

"Maybe." she replied

She then put a drop of beer onto a piece of plastic and put it under a microscope.

"Seems normal-"

She gasped and backed away.

"Levi get everyone to stop drinking this!" yelled Hange, "There's titan serum in it!"

My heart sank and Levi ran out the room.

"Staff sergeant Gabi move it!" yelled Hange

"Falco drank it..." I whispered

"Then go stop the others!" she yelled

I ran out the room and ran towards the cafeteria where there were a bunch of Scouts ready to drink.

"Stop!" I yelled

The Scouts looked at me in confusion.

"There's titan serum in the beer!" I yelled

The Scouts all gasped and looked at the beer in their hands.

"This is Captain Levi everyone stop drinking the Swine, there's titan serum in it! I repeat do not drink the Swine!" yelled Captain Levi over the loudspeaker.

Everyone began dropping the beer in fear.

'Falco.'

I ran to the barracks where I saw Falco sitting there in utter shock.

"Falco." I called out

He looked at me and his hands were shaking.

"I drank the Swine, I drank it. I didn't know goddammit." whispered Falco

I hold his hands in mine and kiss them.

"Calm down, we'll find a way out of this." I said

I began helping out the others throw away the swine for about 30 minutes until I was called in by Hange.

"Yes ma'am?" I asked as I entered her office

Hange and Levi were in there with Captain Mike as well, both looked really disturbed.

"This titan serum belongs to Zeke." said Hange

My heart started beating fast, why would Zeke do such a thing. I always looked up to him and Reiner, both of them were my role models but I just couldn't believe it.

"Is there no way to reverse it?" asked Levi

"No, since it's a shifter's fluid we can't say for sure." replied Hange

"Where is he?" asked Mike

"In hiding, he ditched his squad during a mission and now we can't find him." said Hange

"Let me take a squad and find him, I'll make sure I tear him apart." said Levi

"What about Eren?" I asked

"We'll deal with him later since he's always with him." said Hange

"Let me find him."

I turned around to see Eren enter the room.

"What makes you think we'll let you?" asked Hange, "You've been with him for quite some time."

"And that's exactly why I need to find him. He was with me the whole time since I knew he was up to something so I used myself to prevent him from doing anything." said Eren

"How does that make sense?" asked Hange

"There's no point in explaining more, but I do have a suggestion." said Eren

"What now?" asked Levi

"Imprison every single individual who consumed the Swine, they are at high risk, they may trigger the titan serum and it can be terribly devastating for the civilians." said Eren

"Imprison all of them?" questioned Mike

Eren nodded.

"It's the only safe way." said Eren

Hange thought about it and sighed.

"Fine, keep them confined." said Hange, "And Eren, find Zeke."