North a few miles from the city of Trost, Eren was riding on horseback through the woods with the ponies walking alongside him carrying their own saddlebags to a special location previously used for the Scout Regiment. He was dressed in a dark green cloak made from the Scout Regiment that had the Wings of Freedom on the back of it. He had the hood worn on him to conceal the back of his head.

The soldiers riding alongside him on horseback were Petra, Levi and another person of Levi's squadron. He had slightly curled hair that was light brown and came with an undercut and wore a white-collared shirt along with a cravat under his Scout Regiment uniform, much like Levi's. His eyes were hazel and had more noticeable wrinkles around his square jaw.

As they made their way towards the clearing of the forest, Eren and the ponies beheld a massive castle with white walls. It also had blue-finished, triangular rooftops and many spires around the fortress. Eren was impressed by it while the ponies were more intrigued by it, primarily Twilight, Starlight, and Rarity.

"Ooo," the ponies proclaimed.

"The old Scout Regiment headquarters..." the man with the curly bangs said. "Just as you'd expect from a renovated old castle, it looks fancy and all."

"You can say that again," Rarity replied. "I'm glad we decided to join the Scout Regiment. It was generous for Levi to accept us into your organization."

"Sure," the man replied. "But being so far from the wall and river, it wound up being totally useless for the Scouts. That was back in the early days when everyone had high hopes. Still, to think that this oversized decoration would end up as the perfect holding place for you now..."

"Maybe we should lock you up in a cage and see how you feel," Rainbow Dash commented.

The man made a 'tsk' sound while Eren was slightly offended by the man's rude comment, he glanced back at Levi riding behind him. When he looked at him, he noticed Levi glaring at him with an ice-cold stare. This forced Eren to look ahead towards the path they were taking. The older man rode closer to Eren to whisper something to him, which was creeping Eren out.

"Don't get cocky, rookies," he informed.

"Come again?!" Eren questioned.

"I dunno if you're a titan or what and I certainly don't know where these horses came from or how they're able to use magic or wings, but don't assume Captain Levi's gonna stick with some wet-behind-the-ears brat like-"

Before he continued to babble on, his horse barely tripped on a small rock causing the man to bite down on his own tongue by mistake. Some blood squirted out of his mouth, startling Eren and the ponies. The man moaned in pain as he tried to cover his mouth to stop the bleeding. Rainbow Dash, however, snickered as she found it quite amusing to the man get instant karma after such a rude comment concerning Eren.

Rainbow Dash couldn't hold it in any longer and blurted out in laughter rolling on her back while the others passed by the humored pegasus. Levi and Petra rolled their eyes as they left Rainbow Dash behind until she recovered from her laughing fest.

At the castle near the stables in the courtyard, Eren and the ponies stood next to the stables while Eren was letting his horse rest for the time being. Petra was standing next to the man, who was sitting on a small pair of stone stairs that led to a well dabbing his tongue with a wet cloth to prevent his tongue from bleeding any further, while she criticized him for his rude behavior. Rainbow Dash finally caught up with everyone and rejoined Eren and the ponies.

"Talking on a horse is a guaranteed way to bite your tongue," Petra scolded.

"First impressions are important," the man replied. "I had those rookies scared stiff."

"Actually, I think they were shocked at how dumb you are."

"Whatever the case," he continued, wiping his chin with the cloth. "it went exactly as I planned."

"Hey. You didn't use to talk like that, you know," Petra reminded the man. "If, by some chance, you're trying to imitate Captain Levi, could you cut it out? You're nothing like him at all, actually."

"Heh. Are you trying to nag me, Petra?", he asked. "If you wanna act like you're my wife, there's more you need to do first."

"I wish you had bitten off your tongue off and died, bragging about how many titans you've killed."

"Don't worry," the man consoled. "I bragged about you too, while I was at it."

Eren and the ponies continued to watch the two soldiers argue while the man resumed dabbing his tongue to prevent the bleeding.

"Who are they, anyway?" Starlight asked Eren in a quiet voice.

"They're the members of the Scout Regiment's Special Operations Squad," Eren whispered back at the equines. "Also known as the 'Levi Squad.'"

"Sheesh, you're disgraceful!" Petra upbraided to the man.

"Petra Rall," Eren pointed at the young girl. "Ten Titans killed, and forty-eight kill assists."

"Oruo Bozard," Eren introduced, directing them to the man sitting next to the well. "Thirty-nine kills and nine assists. They're as elite as they come."

Eren and the ponies noticed two other men arrived at the castle. They had the same uniforms and cloaks dressed on them as they stood very tall. One man had blonde hair tied in a bun behind his head along with a middle parting. He also had a small beard and small brown eyes with a white shirt underneath his attire. Eren turned the ponies' attention to the blonde-haired soldier.

"Eld Gin," Eren included. "Fourteen kills, thirty-two assists."

He then pointed them to the other male soldier who had darker skin tone and short crop hair pointed at the back of his head. He had a light-colored shirt worn under his uniform and looked younger than Eld.

"Gunther Schultz. Seven kills, forty assists. Each is an accomplished Scout personally handpicked by Captain Levi. And... they're the people who'll end up killing me if I ever go out of control."

Eld and Gunther scanned the vegetation growing through the cracks of stone in the courtyard and saw a disaster after the castle was abandoned for so long. Eren and the ponies decided to leave Oruo and Petra to argue to tag along with Eld and Gunther.

"There are weeds everywhere," Gunther protested. "The place has really gone to hell. It hasn't been used in a long time. I bet it's plenty dusty on the inside too."

"That's a serious problem," Levi stated, walking past Eren and the ponies approaching Eld and Gunther. "Let's get to work at once."

Levi, now out of his uniform and wearing a cloth over his mouth and his head to prevent dust from entering his mouth or hair, opened a window on one of the lower floors of the castle to let out some air.

Oruo, Petra, and Pinkie Pie wore a cloth over their mouths as well while they were cleaning a display room with a suit of armor, a set of lances, and two large axes on both sides of the display. There were also spears above the display laid on the wall fanned from each other.

Petra swept the floors with a broom while Oruo stood on top of a small wooden table to fix the chains holding a mere chandelier. Pinkie, meanwhile, bounced onto the top of the display to clean the axes' sharp edges on the side.

"Careful, Pinkie," Oruo advised the pink pony. "Levi will have a fit if you cause a mess in this castle."

"Okie-dokie-lokie!", Pinkie peeped. "If that happens, I'll clean it right up before you could even say 'Cupcake!'"

Once Pinkie continued to clean up, Petra giggled at Pinkie's attitude while Oruo was perturbed from Pinkie annoyance.

"Ugh, so irritating," Oruo complained.

"Look who's talking," Petra shot back at Oruo.

Oruo only rolled his eyes as he continued to clean the chandelier.

Outside of the castle, Eld, Gunther, and Rainbow Dash were cleaning the outside windows as they wore cloths over their mouths too. Rainbow Dash used her flight to steady herself while cleaning the windows with a cloth, whereas Eld and Gunther used their mobility gear to hang from the roof to keep themselves from falling.

Gunther inspected the cloth he was using and saw that it needed to be wrung out with some water so that he can remove the dirt and dust to continue cleaning the windows. Before he was about to lower himself down on the ground, two birds, one a Blue Jay and the other a Cardinal, flew up to him while holding a bucket filled with some water for Gunther to use. Gunther gasped as he was shocked to see animals actually helping him without flying away in fear like any other animal.

"Is... that water for me?" he asked the two birds.

They both chirped and nodded in approval, shocking Gunther even further. Without another word, he soaked the cloth in the water-filled bucket and wrung out the dirt for him to reuse the cloth.

"Thank you?" Gunther replied in a bewildered tone.

Once the birds chirped merrily and flew over the castle, Gunther heard singing that sounded like an angel's voice. Desperate to know the source of that heavenly sound, he used his omni-directional mobility gear to climb up the wall onto the rooftops to check the other side of the castle. Gunther gasped again and widened his eyes, unable to believe what he was witnessing. A small flock of birds was helping Fluttershy clean the windows around the castle using rags and a few pales of water. What surprised him the most was that the pegasus was actually talking to the animals.

"You gave him some water?" Fluttershy asked the two birds.

The birds chirped in response.

"Well, how thoughtful of you two," Fluttershy replied. "I'm sure he was thankful for that."

They tweeted again.

"Good to know. I'll be sure to thank him later."

"Gunther!" Eld called from the other side of the castle. "What are you doing up there?"

"Uh..." Gunther wobbled. "Fluttershy's being helped by a flock of birds."

"Seriously, what are you doing?" Eld asked again as he approached him.

"I'm not joking around. She's actually talking to birds and they're cleaning the windows for her."

Eld walked over to see what Gunther was staring at.

"There is no possible way that birds are cleaning the-"

Once Eld saw the birds helping Fluttershy clean the castle, he got the same reaction Gunther had before.

"I stand corrected," Eld simply responded.

Twilight and Starlight, both muzzles covered with cloths, walked into a small room that had a bed, a window, a dresser, and a few boxes. The room was filled with cobwebs and dust bunnies, both of the ponies finding it repulsive.

"Gross," Twilight replied. "I got the window."

Twilight used her magic to open the window and let some fresh air inside and sweep out the dust. Afterwards, she lifted every object in the room while Starlight used a different spell to separate the dust and throw it out the window. They both strained a little as they used their magic due to the scarcity of magic in this world. Clearing up all of the dust, Twilight placed the objects back to their original places.

"Ugh," Twilight proclaimed. "What I would give to have the rest of our magic back at Equestria for us to use."

"I'm right there with you, Twilight," Starlight replied. "Let's move on to the next room."

Eren entered the room Levi was currently cleaning. He also had a cloth over his mouth and nose.

"I've finished cleaning upstairs!" Eren stated, taking off his cloth. "Where in this facility am I to sleep, sir?"

Levi took off the cloth covering his face to give Eren a clear answer.

"Your room's in the basement," Levi answered.

"The basement... again?"

"Of course. You don't have full control of yourself. Should you turn into a titan in your sleep, we can keep you restrained right there in the basement. That was one of the conditions I was given when I took custody of you. It's a rule we have to follow."

"What about the ponies?" Eren wondered. "It's not like they'll go berserk with their powers. They're just normal ponies aside from them having magic, wings and able to speak like us. I don't want to hurt any of them if I accidentally turn into a titan."

"Exactly," Levi agreed. "Which is why they're not sleeping in the basement."

"What?"

"It looks like your little speech back in the trial helped those ponies gain some benefits. After Twilight told me that their magic in this world is weakened, that makes them a lesser threat. And by the looks of them, they seem pretty fragile for any of our soldiers to take out easily if they decide to rebel against us, but I highly doubt that'll happen. To be honest, I would have put them in the stables with the other horses, but seeing that they have wings, magic, and intelligence, I think I'll allow them to use the lavatory."

Eren was surprised to know that his speech back at the trial help the ponies in such a way that they may even share their gratitude in the future someway.

"I'll go check your work," Levi declared, walking out of the room to inspect upstairs. "You take over here, Eren."

"Yes, sir," Eren answered.

Levi used the stairs up to the next level to review Eren's work. Once he reached the hallways where a few doors on each side of the hallway led into different rooms, he heard delightful humming coming from one of the rooms close by. A moment later, Rarity came out of the room on the upper-right side of the hallway while carrying a broom, cloth, duster, and dustpan using her magic as she was still humming in a lively tune.

"Rarity," Levi called to her, spooking her a little. "What are doing up here?"

"Oh, Levi", Rarity sighed. "You scared me half to death, darling. I was cleaning and dusting up these rooms in the hallway."

"Eren told me he just finished cleaning these rooms here."

"Is that so? These rooms are absolutely filthy if this is what Eren considers 'clean'!"

Levi was now perplexed by Rarity's comment without even expressing it in the slightest. As Rarity made her way to the next room across the hallway, Levi entered one of the other rooms Eren said that he finished cleaning. Self-evidently, the room was still messy with some dust and cobwebs still lingering. Levi huffed through his nose in disappointment to Eren's cleaning proficiency.

He then turned his attention to the room Rarity finished cleaning to compare her work with Eren's. Once he looked at the room, he couldn't help but gasp lightly. The room was nearly spotless without a single speck of dust or any cobweb in sight and the windows appeared to give a shining look, enough to tell Levi that the windows were clean as well. Even the crates left in the room were organized neatly.

"Well, color me surprised," Levi muttered. "Rarity!"

"Yes, Captain?" Rarity replied, poking her head out of the room she was cleaning.

"Excellent work in this room. Keep up the good work."

Rarity giggled to hear Levi complement her for the work she did out of all people.

"Also, leave the last two for Eren," Levi added.

"Are you quite sure about that?", Rarity questioned. "Seeing how Eren cleans up?"

"If Eren's going to do it, he's going to do it right."

Rarity shrugged and went back to cleaning with Levi heading back downstairs to scold Eren for his sloppy work.

While Eren was dusting off the room Levi assigned him for, he was discouraged to know that his idol back from his childhood vulgar and dull. Meanwhile, Petra entered the room with a broom in her hands.

"You look disappointed, Eren," Petra said.

"Huh?!" Eren blurted in surprise.

"Oh, I hope I you don't mind if I call you 'Eren' like Captain Levi does. He sets the rules here."

"I see," replied Eren. "I don't mind, but did I really look disappointed just now?"

'It's not an unusual reaction. He's not quite the great, perfect hero society makes him out to be, huh? The real Captain Levi is shorter than you'd expect, temperamental, crude, and unsociable."

"No," Eren answered. "what surprises me is how serious he is about adhering to the higher-ups' arrangement."

"You thought that because he's strong and skilled he didn't have to follow the rules like everyone else?"

"Right. I thought that he didn't take orders from anyone..."

"I don't really know the details myself, but I think he might've been like that at one time. They say before he joined the Scouts, Captain Levi was an infamous rogue in the capital's underground market."

Eren was quite shocked to hear about Levi's past.

"So how did he...?"

"Beats me," Petra responded. "I don't know what happened, but I hear he wound up with being dragged into the Scouts after giving in to Commander Erwin."

"The commander?" Eren wondered.

"Hey, Eren!" Levi called to him while entering the room.

Upon hearing his presence, Petra went to sweep the floors to appear busy while Eren froze in terror.

"Y-yes?!" Eren responded.

"It's completely unacceptable," Levi claimed in a harsh tone. "Do it all over again, and before you think you've done a better job, Rarity will inspect the work to make sure. That pony's a far better house cleaner than you."

Eren gulped in complete humiliation after hearing Levi's inspection of his work. Once Levi left the room to clean the rest of the castle, Petra giggled at Eren as she continued to sweep.

A few hours later in the afternoon, Erwin was in the commander's office sketching a map and relay formation for the next expedition outside the walls. Accompanying him was Miche, who was looking out the window watching the Scouts build a structure for the fortress.

"An expedition thirty days from now to establish a logistic base outside the wall..." Miche deduced. "and newly-graduated rookies will be participating too?"

"Assuming any rookies do join us," Erwin replied, drawing the sketch of the formation.

"Whatever the case," Miche said, turning his body to Erwin. "this all seems a bit too hasty if you ask me."

"Eren and the ponies' current treatment is only temporary. We need to demonstrate to the central powers as quickly as possible that their existence is beneficial for humankind. Otherwise, the Military Police or someone else will interfere again-"

"Are you using rhetoric on me too, Erwin?" Miche interrupted.

Erwin turned to look at Miche in the eyes, only for him look away. Erwin then smiled in return for Miche's insight.

"I see your nose is as sharp as ever, Miche," Erwin acknowledged.

Miche glanced back at Erwin while inhaling distinctly through his nose.

"Not as sharp as yours, though," Miche replied.

"I'll fill you in when the time is right."

Erwin turned back towards his desk to continue drawing the diagram for the upcoming expedition.

Once nighttime rolled around, Eren, Levi, the Special Operations Squad, and the ponies sat at two different sets of tables with tea. The Levi Squad sat with Eren on one end and Levi sitting across the other end whereas the ponies sat at another table. The tables were lit with candlesticks that had tall shafts and a teakettle to pour some fresh tea. As the ponies sat with each other at their own table drinking tea, they listened to the humans' discussion about the operation.

"I assume our orders to remain on standby will last for a few more days," Eld assumed. "but I hear they're planning a major expedition beyond the wall thirty days from now. And that fresh graduates are going to participate right off the bat too."

"Is that true, Eld?" Gunther asked. "That seems pretty sudden to me, especially since the rookies already had to endure this latest titan attack."

"I bet those brats were scared out of their wits," Oruo added before taking a sip of tea.

"Is that true, sir?" Petra asked Levi.

"I'm not in charge of coming up with missions," Levi answered. "But, knowing Erwin, he's put far more thought into this than we have."

"Indeed," Eld agreed. "there's never been a situation like this before. So many lives were lost establishing a route to reclaim Wall Maria. Just when it seemed like it went up in smoke, suddenly a completely different hope has presented itself."

Their attention was now placed on Eren and the ponies.

"It's still hard to believe," Eld said. "but how does this 'changing into a Titan' thing work anyway, Eren?"

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash spoke in enthusiasm. "Turning into a huge Titan and kicking some titan flank must be awesome!"

"My memories of it aren't very clear," explained Eren. "but it's like being in a trance... I set it off by inflicting self-harm, though. I take my hand like so and..."

Eren suddenly realized something strange about his knowledge about transforming into a titan.

Huh? he thought. Come to think of it, why is this the only thing I know?

"What about you ponies?" Gunther asked the equines. "How does it feel to fly or even use magic?"

"Are you joking?" Rainbow Dash replied. "Flying is like... the greatest sense of freedom!" she exclaimed while looping a few times in the air out of her seat. It's the greatest feeling in the entire world! Like what the Scout Regiment symbol stands for."

"You know what's funny?" Pinkie mentioned. "You guys have factions that almost represent each faction of ponies back in our world. You have the Wings of Freedom of the Scouts, like the pegasus, then you have the roses of the Garrison Regiment, like the earth ponies that tend the ground for gardening plants, and finally, you have the symbol of the Military Police that looks just like a unicorn. How ironic is that?!"

That case Pinkie Pie mentioned was quite unusual for everyone to find that a coincidence, including for Levi even though he didn't show it.

"As for magic," Twilight spoke. "We use our horns to cast many kinds of spells like levitation, teleportation, and many other types of magic. It's... kind of like when your hoof, or in your case, your hand or foot falls asleep. The stronger the magic, the greater the feeling."

"You guys know you can't get any more info out of them than what's in the reports," Levi mentioned to his squad. "Not that she won't try, of course," he stated, taking a quick sip of his tea. "Better hope you and those ponies don't end up dead when she tinkers with you, Eren."

"Huh?" Eren questioned. "Who's 'she'?!"

Before anyone could answer, a loud bang followed by a grunting sound came from behind the wooden door near where everyone was sitting with the wooden bar holding the door recoiling lightly in place. This startled the humans and ponies wondering who it was, but Levi could already guess the person behind the door. Petra walked out of her seat and lifted the bar holding the door to let the guest inside. The person slamming into the door was none other than Hange.

"Good evening," Hange greeted, rubbing her head and waving to everyone. "members of the Levi squad! How is castle life treating you?"

"You're early," Levi noted.

"I just couldn't help myself!" Hange said, standing next to Eren.

"Section Commander Hange..." Eren said.

"Sorry for the wait, Eren! I'm actually in charge of examining two Titans we caught in town. I'd like you to help with my experiments tomorrow, so I came to get your permission."

"Experiments?" Eren questioned. "What would I have to do?"

"Why..." Hange exclaimed, twitching her fingers while also sweating and blushing in excitement. "the most exhilarating thing of all, of course!"

Eren looked at Hange's anticipation in discomfort. The ponies looked at each other in confusion questioning Hange's enthusiasm.

"Golly" Applejack whispered to Twilight. "It's like you and Pinkie were mixed together."

"Ooo, I wonder what we taste like together," Pinkie wondered.

"As much as I want to know about these experiments," Twilight spoke. "I'm not so sure we can join you or not."

"She's right," Eren replied. "I'm not in a position to give permission myself. I don't have authority over myself, you see..."

"Levi!" Hange called to him. "What are Eren's and the ponies' plans for tomorrow?"

"Cleaning the garden," he answered.

"Great! It's decided!" Hange settled, holding Eren's hand zealously. "Eren! I look forward to tomorrow!"

"Um... right!" Eren approved, still taken back by Hange's personality.

"The same goes for you ponies!" Hange declared, walking over and shaking everyponies' hooves. "It will be a pleasure having you in the Scout Regiment."

When Hange went to shake Pinkie's hoof, the pink pony grabbed Hange's hand and shook it vigorously, nearly catching Hange off guard by the pony's ecstatic behavior. Despite this, she was happy to know someone shared the same enthusiasm as her.

"Oh, you're a feisty one," Hange said with a smile. "I like this pony already!"

Pinkie Pie squealed in delight to earn her friendship so fast while the soldiers just didn't seem to care that much.

"I have to ask though," Eren said to Hange. "but what kind of titan experiments are we talking about here?"

"Hmm?" Hange exclaimed with her eyes gleaming as she looked at Eren.

The other soldiers widened their eyes in fear and what would transpire if Eren did not shut his mouth. Eren wasn't quite sure if Hange heard him the first time and asked her again.

"Err, as I said, what kind of experiments are we..."

"Hey, stop!" Oruo whispered to him. "Don't ask that!"

"Why?" Starlight asked. "There's no harm in asking her, right?"

"Ah... I knew it..." Hange murmured with enlightenment. "I thought you all might be curious enough to ask..."

Knowing what was to come, Levi and his squad got up from their seats and walked out of the room.

"Hey, where are you going?!" Pinkie yelled at them. "You're gonna miss on all the fun!"

The soldiers did not listen to Pinkie's plea and left the room and wouldn't return anytime soon.

"Maybe they all had to go to the bathroom," Pinkie thought.

"All at the same time, Pinkie?" Rainbow Dash asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It could happen," Pinkie answered with the other ponies rolling their eyes.

"You all want to know that badly, don't you?" Hange asked, taking an empty seat. "Well, if you insist, then I guess I'd better tell you all about the little ones we recently caught..."

The ponies took some of the seats from their table to sit at where Eren and Hange were currently sitting. Twilight and Starlight were certainly interested to listen to Hange's experiments on her 'test subjects'. With everypony taking their seats, they all listened closely to hear her results that she collected thus far.

"Hello!" Hange greeted with a subdued titan.

The Titan Hange was speaking to had short, blonde hair and was about three meters in height. It had its arms and legs nailed to the ground and in its shoulders with huge nails. Its neck was restrained by several ropes tied to metal bars stuck to the ground. The Titan was staring directly at Hange with a bloodthirsty smile on its face as it tried to bite at her, only to be out of reach by several feet and wheezing from the ropes wrapped around its neck.

Instead of glasses, she wore her goggles for the expeditions she embarks on with the Scout Regiment. Several other soldiers holding spears were there to make sure nothing went wrong during Hange's tests. Hange steeped a little closer to the titan's face to ask a few questions.

"How are you feeling?" she asked. "What's your name? Are you in pain?"

S-Section Commander!" a nearby male soldier warned. "You're too close!"

"Hello!" Hange greeted the other titan.

It was seven meters in height with brown hair and a slim face. The Titan was appended down to its stomach with nails fastened to the ground through its body, restricting it from any movements. Ropes were wrapped around its neck just like the other captured titan to prevent it from shifting its head at Hange.

Hange squatted down slightly to get closer to its head.

"Nice weather, isn't it?" she asked. "Are you hungry?"

All of a sudden, the Titan lunged its head at Hange's ankles, forcing Hange to step back in shock. The other soldiers gasped from the titan's sudden attempt to bite Hange.

"Whoa!" she uttered. "That was close!"

"That's dangerous, Section Commander!" shouted the same soldier from before.

Hange took a few small steps closer to the Titan, only for it to lunge at her again. Hange bounced back from it in surprise.

"I began by repeating the same experiment that we've conducted during five previous captures," Hange explained to everyone. "First was an attempt at communication. Unfortunately, I had to conclude that there's no hope of communicating with these ones either. However, my time spent interacting with the Titans was fulfilling enough to make me forget my daily exhaustion."

"Huh," Starlight said sarcastically. "Studying so much to forget about sleeping. Sounds familiar."

Twilight only shot back a dirty look at Starlight.

A few hours later, Hange paced back and forth in front of both Titans telling them a story with her goggles on her forehead.

"Once upon a time," Hange said to them. "there existed a clan that ate humans. And I don't mean you Titans. I'm talking about a clan of people. They would hide in caves on the mountainsides and attack any travelers who passed by. They would steal their valuables, kill them, and eat their flesh."

Two Garrison soldiers holding spears stared at Hange with absent-minded expressions.

"Here we go again," a nearby soldier with black hair whispered to another with brown hair. "another of her naming ceremonies."

"Yeah," the other soldier replied quietly. "What'd she call the last ones again?"

"Chikatiloni and Albert," he answered.

"Ultimately," Hange continued. "they kept this up for twenty-five years, during which time they supposedly preyed upon over 500 people. Probably more humans than you've eaten, in fact. They also tried eating them in all sorts of ways. Making steaks out of rump meat... Dicing up leg meat and adding it to a stew... Grinding tough meat into patties and frying it... Making sausages from blood clots and innards..."

Some of the soldiers were repulsed by the way Hange was describing the culinary arts of the cannibal tribe in her story. Some of the soldiers tried their hardest not to puke while one of them had a weak stomach and hurled vomit in the back while being patted on the back by another soldier.

"Indeed," declared Hange, bending forward at the Titans. "they possessed the concept of 'cooking'! That's where they differ from you. However, this clan of cannibals was caught and executed after making one single mistake. That's where you're just like them. You guys made the mistake of attacking humankind and wound up caught."

She began to walk between the two Titans and made sure to keep a safe distance from them.

"So I'm going to name you two after the man who was the leader of this clan. You're 'Sawney,'," Hange announced, pointing at the four-meter Titan to her left. "You're 'Beane'," she declared, pointing at the seven-meter Titan to her right. "But don't worry. I'm not going to execute you."

Hange walked to 'Sawney's' pinned right hand and placed her hand on its ring finger.

"Nice to meet you, Sawney," she greeted right before walking to 'Beane' and placing her hand on the Titan's ring finger. "And you too, Beane. Let's all be friends!"

"And that's how I named the seven-meter Titan 'Beane' and the four-meter Titan 'Sawney,'" Hange established to Eren and the ponies.

"Ooo, I want my own Titan!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"Well Pinkie," Hange chuckled. "Sawney and Beane are more of test subject rather than pets. But next time we capture a Titan, I think I'll let you have the pleasure of naming one."

"Alright! What should I name the next one we catch?! How about Bartholomew, or how about Stephany?"

"Pinkie," Starlight spoke. "How about we wait until we actually catch another Titan? And let's also not get ahead of ourselves. It's not like you'll be able to make friends with one when they're constantly trying to bite you."

"To continue," Hange said. "next, I tested blocking them from sunlight. From the fact that Titans become less active as the night progresses, this experiment corroborates that they somehow use sunlight for energy."

Inside a thick tent set up over the two titans by Hange and the soldiers, Hange checked on Sawney using a lantern as her only source of light to see any signs of exhaustion or drowsiness. Sure enough, Sawney's eyes were listless, hardly able to stay awake.

"Mm," Hange sounded, checking the time using a pocket watch. "You did great, Sawney. Good night. I'll see you tomorrow."

"It was from this that I found a substantial difference between the two. While Sawney became sluggish only one hour out of sunlight..."

Hange sat in the other tent hugging her legs with her lantern right between her and Beane. She continued to observe the titan as it remained awake a few hours after sunset. Beane would occasionally try to bite on Hange with the ropes around its neck holding him back.

"You sure love to stay up late, don't you, Beane?", Hange asked, checking her watch. "That's okay. I'll hang out with you as long as you'd like."

"...Beane was still his energetic self three hours later," Hange told them. "It came as another shock to me. They don't require food or water, and even though they have vocal organs, they don't need to breathe. The only thing they need is sunlight."

"So," Twilight analyzed. "you're telling us that titans are purely photosynthetic creatures?"

"You mean like plants?" questioned Fluttershy.

"Right," Twilight answered. "but Titans only require sunlight as their main energy source to stay active and healthy, unlike plants that also need water and nutrients found in the ground in order to grow and thrive. This is unbelievable! This goes beyond the boundaries of possibility!"

"I know, right?!" Hange agreed, patting her hands together. "Hey, Twilight! Would it be okay if you help me conduct these experiments with me to help us better understand the Titans and their true nature?"

Twilight eyes glimmered with excitement hoping that Hange would allow her to conduct tests on the Titans, and maybe even send these results to her mentor, Princess Celestia.

"Would I?!" Twilight shouted. "I gladly accept! You're just as enthusiastic as Pinkie Pie so you'll be fun to be around."

Hange chuckled to hear that someone would actually assist her in running some tests and hypothesize some ideas about titan physiology. The alicorn's excitement and scope of learning almost reflected on Hange's, making the soldier shudder in eagerness to bond with a bookworm.

"I sure hope Sawney and Beane would like to know you more and your kind as well," Hange appended.

Twilight made a timid smile, unsure of how Titans would enjoy talking to an alicorn when all they would think about is eating someone.

"Nevertheless," Hange replied. "I'm still curious to know what happens after prolonged sunlight withdrawal, but I can't risk having them die, y'know? We've accidentally killed previous ones we've caught. We tried decapitating some as an experiment but accidentally cut the napes of their necks too. Their names were Chikatiloni and Albert. They had such cute smiles. I did something truly terrible to them."

Her remark made Eren gasp softly.

"I never wanted that to happen again..."

"Mrs. Hange..." Eren muttered.

Without warning, Hange threw her body on the table in front of everyone and stared intensely into the eyes of Eren and the ponies with an expression of agony and torment. This brought discomfort to everyone as this caught them off guard, causing them to lean back.

"After that...!" Hange shouted. "The next step was physical contact with the Titans! I tested to see if they felt pain!"

Hange had tears streaming from her eyes and cried in anguish while she stabbed Beane's right eye with an incredibly long spear. The Titan wailed loudly from the pain in its steam-pouring eye and dug into the ground with its fingers, despite keeping its firm smile on its face. The soldiers were frightened and confused as to why Hange was crying like she was the one being tortured.

"Section Commander!" pleaded the blonde-haired soldier from before. "There's no need for you to scream!"

"I can't do this and not scream!" Hange yelled back at him. "Beane is in so much pain!"

Yanking the spear out of Beane's wounded eye, Hange grimaced in distress as she readied herself to stab Beane's other good eye.

"Beane! Hang in there!" she mourned. "Stay strong!"

Beane let out another roar of pain the moment Hange stabbed him in his good eye, forcing Hange to wail again as if they shared the same pain.

Eren and the ponies stared at Hange with amazement yet despair for her regret of the two Titans. Rainbow Dash turned to Fluttershy and twirled her hoof around the side of her head, telling her that Hange was insane. Twilight saw Rainbow Dash's rude remark and used her magic to pull in her ear to criticize her.

"Rainbow Dash!" she whispered in Rainbow's ear in an earnest tone. "Be nice and show your respect, or so help me...!"

"It's alright, Twilight," Hange reassured bringing attention to Twilight. "I'm pretty sure other soldiers think the same of me. It's not a first for someone to look at me during the tests and think that I'm some sort of psychopath."

Despite this, Twilight let go of Rainbow's ear but made sure that Rainbow Dash didn't make any more rude comments about Hange and her ways of experimentation. In an unusual way, the other ponies understood the emotions Hange went through tormenting the two test subjects, even though they were monsters. Twilight rested her head on her right hoof and sighed in shame for Hange's feelings.

"Sorry if this disturbs you ponies," Hange apologized. "But I needed to determine if Titans have any weaknesses besides their napes, you see. It was an agonizing task."

Though after explaining her experimentation about Beane, she wiped the tears from her eyes and started to calm down.

"Compared to Beane, Sawney seemed more introverted and didn't respond much at all."

Hange, holding a spear, stabbed Sawney in his chest cavity where his heart was and twisted the spear at the same time. With steam pouring out of Sawney's chest, he didn't appear to be affected in the slightest as he was still staring at Hange with a craving for human flesh. Even though it was painful of a task for Hange to perform, it was less traumatizing for her due to Sawney's lack of response.

"Sawney..." Hange said in a calmer tone. "Hey... I stabbed you in the heart. Does it not hurt? How does it feel?"

Surprisingly, Sawney tried to lean forward and opened his mouth, starting to moan as if it was trying to speak human language. This made Hange more eager to see what would happen next, making her lean a little closer to Sawney.

"Hmm? What?" Hange asked. "What is it?"

However, the Titan was about to bite off Hange's head. Seeing it as a trick, Hange gasped and jumped back from Sawney right before it clamped its mouth shut. Luckily, Hange dodged his bite just in time and was unharmed. The other soldiers gasped to see Hange almost be made out of a snack.

"Section Commander!" yelled the same blonde-haired soldier. "Please step back!"

Surprisingly, Hange blurted into laughter after that near-death experience, surprising and confusing the other soldiers.

"Almost got me that time, Sawney!" she chuckled.

"You're seriously gonna die!" the soldier argued.

Hange didn't listen as she was still too humored.

"So Sawney's not very good at expressing himself," Hange stated. "He just keeps trying to chomp my head off."

The ponies were perturbed by Hange's response. They felt like she was treating them like her children that were being punished. Starlight leaned over to Twilight to quietly tell her something.

"You know," Starlight whispered. "I think Rainbow Dash may be right for once. She's nuts."

Twilight gave Starlight a sinister glare before she leaned back in her seat, pursing her lips and not saying another word.

"Umm... Mrs. Hange," Eren said looking down at the table. "How can you be so lighthearted when dealing with titans?"

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash agreed. "How could you be so chill after a Titan nearly chopped your head off? You treat them as if they're your kids who are in a time-out."

"She's right," Eren responded. "I mean... they're our natural enemy; they've driven humanity to the verge of extinction. Surely you experienced the threat they pose countless times yourself..."

"I have," Hange simply answered. "I've watched Titans kill friend after friend right before my very eyes. When I first joined the Scouts, I fought the Titans out of hate."

Eren and the ponies looked down sorrowfully to hear Hange's tragic backstory of watching her friends perish in the hands of Titans.

"But one day," Hange continued, grabbing their attention once again. "I made a realization. after I kicked the severed head of a three-meter Titan. It was light. Unusually light. The Titan's body, I mean."

Eren and the ponies were amazed by this strange aspect of the lightness of a creature with such size.

"Well, yeah," Twilight stated. "There's no way a creature that size can stand on two legs. Their entire bodies would collapse under the intense weight."

"Exactly," Hange approved. "Every Titan was the same. Severed limbs weren't nearly as heavy as they should have been. And when you transformed, I'm told your Titan body appeared out of nowhere. It's my belief that how they appear to us is nothing like what they really are."

Hange kindly refilled Eren's cup with more tea as well as the ponies' cups.

"For decades we've tried an offensive approach that feeds off of hate. I want to try to view the Titans from a different angle than the existing one. It might end as a waste of time... but I'm going to do it."

Silence entered the room for a moment. Eren and the ponies saw the determination of Hange's approach to study the Titans and better understand them in a way that's more logical rather than malice. Eren grabbed his teacup and took a sip of it to ease his mind a little before placing it back on the plate.

"Everyone," Hange spoke to the ponies. "With your help and abilities, you along with Eren may be our only hope in winning this fight for the survival of mankind. It won't be pleasant, I know, but everyone is pinning their hopes on you ponies."

Before Hange could continue to speak her mind, a flash of light appeared on the table near where Twilight was sitting. Eren gasped and stepped out of the table in shock while Hange screamed, spilling her tea on the table and stumbling off her chair backward. The ponies, however, were the only ones that weren't startled since they knew it was a message from none other than Princess Celestia.

Once the light faded, it uncovered a scroll tied in a red ribbon and gold seal. Eren and Hange couldn't believe their own eyes, even though they witnessed the concept of magic from the unicorns.

"What is that?!" Eren asked in wonder.

"It's just a letter from Princess Celestia," Twilight replied grabbing the scroll using her magic.

"Wait," Hange interjected. "Did you say... the princess?"

"Yeah," Starlight answered. "She's the one that sent us here, along with Princess Luna and Princess Cadence."

"You mean... you still have contact with the princesses?"

"Yes," Twilight answered, seeing the ecstatic expression on Hange's face. "Are you okay, Hange?"

Judging by the look of Hange's face along with her body quivering, everyone can tell that she was hysterical.

"I must tell Commander Erwin about this!" she shouted, running across the room and barging through the door upstairs.

Eren and the ponies were left in silence after Hange's crazy antics and behavior.

"I said it once, I'll say it again," Rainbow Dash spoke, flying off the table. "She's crazy."

"You can say that again," Eren replied.

"She just did," Pinkie corrected.

"Rainbow Dash, sit down!" ordered Twilight.

Rainbow Dash did as she was told, crossing her forelegs with a pout on her face.

"So, what does it say, darling?" Rarity asked.

Twilight cleared her throat and read the message out loud.

My Little Ponies,

I have not heard from you for a few days now. Are you ponies alright? Please respond to this message when you see fit.

Sincerely,
Princess Celestia

"Oh, jeez," Twilight said with worry. "I totally forgot to write a letter to the princess after everything we went through. Starlight, could you please get me a few sheets of paper and a quill from my bag?"

"Sure, Twilight," answered Starlight, leaving her seat and trotting to where Twilight's bag was at.

Once she got a few sheets of paper with a quill, some ink, and the spell to send back the message, Twilight grabbed the items and began to write a message back to the princess.

Dear Princess Celestia,

My friends and I are perfectly safe right now. It looks like our appearance in this world has caused quite a stir up here. We were even put on trial to see if we would be beneficial for mankind or not. Thankfully, the Scout Regiment, one of the military factions in this world, accepted us into their organization in their favor and granted us residence with them.

Here are a few things you, Luna, and Cadence should know. These small bipedal, intelligent creatures are called humans, and the giant ones that they are fighting against are known as Titans. Their history dates back a hundred and seven years ago where the Titans nearly wiped out all of humanity. So the remnants of humanity built three giant walls to protect their lands that they still had left. The outer wall is called Wall Maria, which was breached and abandoned about five years ago, Wall Rose, the one we are currently in, and Wall Sina, the innermost wall which protects the kingdom where the king resides.

The three factions of the military: the Cadet Corps, who are new recruits in training and education before they could join one of the other factions. The Scout Regiment, who are tasked to venture out into Titan territory to reclaim the lands from the Titans. The Garrison Regiment, who are responsible for patrolling and protecting the walls, and the Military Police, who serve under the king and keep order inside the walls where only the top ten graduates can apply for.

I'm so sorry that we did not respond earlier. We left our belongings inside the HQ of Trost, the southern district of Wall Rose. The Military Police confiscated our things, but we were able to reclaim our belongings with the help of the Scout Regiment. I'm sure you'll understand and I hope this answers so many questions that you have about this world. So rest assured, we are safe thanks to the good people of the Scout Regiment.

I should also inform you that we also made some new friends along the way and would gladly like to introduce you to them. I hope you respond soon.

Your Prized Pupil,
Twilight Sparkle

Once Twilight finally finished writing her letter, she handed a piece of paper and her quill to Eren for him to write a message to the princess.

"Huh?" Eren wondered. "You actually want me to write a letter to your rulers?"

"Go ahead!" coaxed Twilight. "Tell the princess about yourself! I'm sure she'll want to get to know you!"

"Well, what should I say?"

"Anythin' ya want, sugarcube," Applejack responded.

Eren wasn't sure what to write at first since he was very anxious about writing to a ruler from another world far from his; but when he glanced at the ponies, he saw them giving reassuring expressions telling him that it's perfectly fine. After thinking for a moment, he started to write his letter.

Dear Celestia,

My name is Eren Jaeger. Just like the ponies that you sent here, I was put on trial for whether I would be placed in the hands of the Scout Regiment or the Military Police. However, just like the ponies, I was able to join the Scout Regiment. What's more is that I discovered that I have the power to transform into a fifteen-meter titan with incredible strength and was put on trial because of that. Using my powers plus the forces of these ponies and our soldiers, we were able to seal the breach of Trost with a boulder big enough to seal it. So the Scout Regiment plans to use my powers along with the abilities of these ponies to reclaim Wall Maria.

Although these ponies appear to be strange in appearance, they are great friends that I had the pleasure to meet, especially the rainbow-haired pegasus, Rainbow Dash. She is very loyal and cares greatly for me, and so do I. Even though they are aware of my titan powers, they treat me as if I'm normal and not a monster.

The closest friends that I have before meeting these ponies are Armin Arlet and my adoptive sister Mikasa Ackerman. Although they aren't with me at the moment, I last saw them at the trial that was held and I hope to see them again. I have several other friends that I haven't seen after the invasion of Trost, so I hope that they join in the Scout Regiment with us as promised.

Finally, I want to thank you for sending these ponies to help us in this fight. They are great fighters, talented, and above all, good friends.

From,
Eren

Once Eren finished his letter, he handed it to Twilight for her to send. Before she was about to sent the letters, Hange came storming in the room with Commander Erwin still dressed in his military apparel.

"Commander!", Hange yelled. "You have to see this! I promise you won't be disappointed"

"May I ask why you interrupted me from my work at this hour?", Erwin asked.

"Twilight has contact with the rulers of her world! She has a spell that can actually send letters between our worlds. It's unbelievable!"

Erwin was very interested by this, even though his expression remained unchanged. He walked to the table and read the scroll sent to Twilight.

"Interesting," he replied. "This was from your ruler that sent you here?"

"Indeed," Twilight answered, handing him a paper and quill. "If you want, you can write a message to her yourself."

"And what should I write to her?"

"Tell her about the Scout Regiment and about us. I'm sure she'd love to know the leader in command of such a strong organization."

Erwin grabbed the paper and quill from Twilight's magical grasp to write a message of his own. Hange look disappointed as she felt betrayed for not getting a chance to write to a powerful ruler of another world. Twilight saw Hange's grim look and giggled before handing her another sheet of paper and another quill.

"Alright, Hange," Twilight said. "You can respond to the princess, too."

Hange grew a big smile and snatched the items from Twilight's magical aura like being offered some free candy. The moment she had her paper and quill, she immediately started to write her message for the princess.

"Hange," Starlight called. "Do us a favor and don't write your memoir."

Hange was too busy writing her letter to even answer Starlight.

Dear Celestia,

My name is Hange Zoë. I'm a squad commander of the Scout Regiment. I just want to start off saying that it is an honor writing to someone as noble as yourself. I enjoy having these ponies around for company and I especially like the pink one. I am also looking forward to spend some time with Twilight, she seems to be very smart and is very interested in my experiments I've been administering the past few days.

I hope to meet you in person some day and if you'd like, I would gladly share any information about the Titans I've been experimenting on.

Sincerely,
Hange Zoë

Unlike Hange, Erwin was very considerate about what to write in his letter to the princess.

Dear Princess Celestia,

My name is Erwin Smith and I am the commander of the Scout Regiment. I just want to be direct and let you know that these ponies are in very good hands. Our organization has the best soldiers here and will teach the ponies everything they need to know.

I have no idea how long you have known about this world, but do know that these ponies will be risking their lives for the sake of humanity. If this bothers you in any way, feel free to send them back. However, I will say that they are a worthy addition to our cause and I look forward to working with all of them.

The person in charge of them is named Captain Levi and he is responsible for training and watching over the ponies. Although he is known to be cold and merciless, he is the strongest soldier at our disposal and I know he is fit for the task at hand.

I hope to hear from your reply soon.

Signed,
Erwin Smith

"Oy!" Levi shouted coldly while entering the room "Some of us are trying to get our beauty sleep, you know."

"Levi!" Twilight cried in joy. "Perfect timing! Our ruler from our world just sent us a letter! Perhaps there's something you'd like to say?"

As much as Levi wanted to return to his quarters to sleep, writing a message to a foreign ruler of another world was something he could not abstain from.

"Guess it's something I can't pass up, huh?" Levi replied.

Once Erwin finished his letter, he handed him the quill while Twilight handed Levi a sheet of paper. After getting the items, Levi knew exactly what to write to the princess.

Dear Celestia,

Although I am grateful for you sending us reinforcements, they will be going through hell just to ensure that they are prepared to fight for everyone's lives. Because what's out there will surely break them piece by piece. To me, they are nothing more than just steeds for our soldiers until they can prove me wrong as valuable soldiers in the Scout Regiment.

I won't hesitate to hurt them, I won't hesitate to insult them, and I won't hesitate to crush their mind and soul. During the trial, I even beat up Rainbow Dash just to save them and Eren from being executed in the courtroom.

These ponies will be very lucky if they pass all of their training before the next expedition outside the walls in the next month. So if they can't handle the pressure, you might as well send them back home, because I have no room for cowards or weaklings.

Respond at your earliest convenience,
Levi.

After finishing his letter, Levi handed him his message for Twilight to send back to the princess along with Eren's, Erwin's, and Hange's letters. She wrapped them all together and read the magic spell quickly before using her magic to send the letters back. In an instant flash, the letters disappeared into thin air, much to Eren's and Hange's surprise.

"I assume this is how the letters are sent back to your world?" Erwin presumed.

"Yes, sir," Twilight answered. "I doubt that she'll be able to respond quickly given how many letters I sent her. You can return to sleep now."

"Good," Levi replied, walking out of the room. "Don't make me come back down here, understand?"

"Will do," Starlight responded.

"I'll be taking my leave to," Erwin said leaving the room along with Levi. "You may all rest whenever you wish to do so. Hange, be sure to send Eren to the basement when he is ready to retire."

"Yes, sir!" Hange responded with a heartfelt salute.

Erwin and Levi left the room, leaving Eren, Hange, and the ponies behind. Once they both left, Hange couldn't hold her excitement, knowing the fact that she wrote to the ponies' leader of a magical world.

"Yahoo!" Hange cheered.

"Hange!" Starlight ridiculed. "Shush! Levi will hear you!"

"This is amazing!"

"Hange!" Pinkie shushed. "Ix-nay on the Levi-nay!"

Sure enough, Levi heard the commotion coming from Hange as he walked down one of the hallways, but he ignored it and went straight to bed.

"Why do I even bother?" he moaned.

Eren watched Hange cheer with joy for the magical capabilities of the ponies' world while Twilight, Starlight, and Rarity tried to muffle her with their hooves on their pursed lips. Pinkie tried to cover Hange's mouth with both of her hooves as she hopped on her shoulders and Fluttershy hid under the table waiting for the inevitable if Levi showed up.

Joining the Scouts has been nothing but surprise after surprise, Eren thought to himself, witnessing the fracas unfold as Hange pulled Pinkie off of her face. It's not just Mrs. Hange. Everyone is strange, especially these colorful, talking ponies. It's practically a haven of oddballs. Still... A group of people that seeks change... That's what the Scouts are all about!

"Mrs. Hange!" Eren called to her, grabbing Hange's attention.

The ponies also looked at Eren and wondered what he was about to ask her for as they sat back down in their seats.

"Would you mind telling us even more about your experiments?!"

"Huh?" Hange exclaimed, surprised at Eren's curiosity. "Are you sure?!"

"Yes! I think it would be good to know as much as possible before tomorrow's experiments!"

"I couldn't agree more," Twilight spoke. "I'm fairly interested to know what data you've collected after spending time with your test subjects."

"G-Good point!" Hange chuckled in anticipation. "Mm. I did gloss over a lot of thins just now. I should go into further detail! This could take a while-"

"That's okay!" Eren proclaimed.

"I'll start off with the hypothesis I had the first time we caught a Titan!"

The sun was already shining through the windows of the castle as morning came. Hange was still blabbering about her experiments and didn't seem exhausted in the slightest. Eren was half asleep and appeared to be possessed thanks to his lack of sleep. Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy already fell asleep after getting bored of Hange's rambling with Rainbow Dash drooling on the table. Rarity and Starlight were trying their hardest to stay awake and listen, only for them to wear down in exhaustion by the minute.

Although, Twilight and Pinkie Pie were the only ones that were still wide awake as they listened to what Hange shared about her experiments. Hange continued to discuss her findings of her test subjects, regardless of the various responses from Eren or the ponies.

"As such," Hange concluded. "that experiment provided no new information! I'm sure they teach everyone this stuff during cadet training. You knew about this, right?"

"Yes..." Eren murmured in his dreary state. "I already knew it all..."

"So now I'll explain things further by going over everything again with my own theories!"

"Huh?!" Eren blurted as he stirred awake. 'Um... I'm..."

"First is how Titans-"

A soldier barged through the doors, waking everyone from their quick nap. Everyone looked up to see a Scout with a serious look.

"Is Section Commander Hange here?!" he asked. "The test subjects... Both of the Titans have been killed!"

Hange widened her eyes in shock and jumped out of her seat to check on her two test subjects. Eren and the ponies looked at each other with worried expressions to wonder who would do such a thing.

"Now ah know why the others told us not to ask Hange 'bout her experiments," Applejack muttered to Rainbow Dash.

The soldiers ride their horses into the city of Trost to arrive at the sight where Sawney and Beane were being held captive with the ponies running alongside them. Once they arrived, all they saw was the decomposing skeletons of the two Titans. Hange cried at the top of her lungs with eyes flooded in tears to see Sawney and Beane slaughtered right in front of her.

"Sawney! Beane!" she wailed, falling to her knees. "No... Tell me this isn't happening!"

From behind, Eren who was covered in a cloak, the ponies, Levi with his squad, and several other soldiers watched the horrible sight.

"They were such valuable test subjects..." Gunther whispered to Eld. "Did soldiers do this?"

"Yeah," Eld answered. "They haven't yet found who's responsible. Apparently, both were killed at the same time just before dawn. By the time the guards noticed, whoever did it had used ODM to get away."

"So a team of at least two people planned this, huh?" Gunther asked.

"Sawney!" Hange cried, pulling her hair in despair and sorrow.

"Just look," Oruo said to Petra with a smirk. "Section Commander Hange is raving mad."

Petra had enough of Oruo's indifference and elbowed him on the side of his ribcage with Ouro grunted in pain in response.

"Darn," Twilight muttered. "I was really looking forward on running experiments with Hange."

"How did this happen...?" Eren murmured.

"Let's go," Levi ordered, walking out of the sight. "The rest is the Military Police's job."

"Y-Yes, sir..." Eren answered.

Eren and Twilight continued to watch Hange cry over her loss one last time before leaving, until Erwin caught both of them.

"Commander...?" Twilight asked in confusion.

'What do you see here?" Erwin asked both of them with his right hand on Eren's right shoulder and his other one on Twilight's back. "What do you think the enemy is?"

"Huh?" Eren and Twilight replied, unable to give him a straight answer.

"Sorry," Erwin apologized. "That was a strange thing to ask."

Eren and Twilight were frozen in confusion as to why Erwin would ask such a strange question. Afterwards, Eren, Erwin, Levi, the Levi Squad, and the ponies left the scene.