As the soldiers flew across the city of Trost with their maneuvering gear, Mikasa swiftly sliced the nape of a nearby Titan roughly 13 meters tall. The Titan collapsed onto the streets, letting more soldiers through the horde. The ponies were stunned to witness Mikasa's agility and swiftness as they continued to follow her.

"Hurry!" Jean cried. "Everyone follow Mikasa! This will be a quick, decisive battle! Charge towards the HQ before you run out of gas!"

"Mikasa is amazing!" Conny stated. "Just how does she move that fast?!"

Streams of gas were pouring out of her device broadly.

Oh no, Armin thought deeply. She's expending too much gas. She'll run out in no time at that rate! No matter how skilled she is in mobility, she's as good as dead!

Mikasa retracted one of her hooks and fired both again at a nearby Titan, slicing the nape clean off. The Titan fell backward on an adjacent building. Mikasa turned right into a different street, continuing to exhaust so much gas up to the point where she would eventually run out.

She isn't calm like usual. She's trying to keep her emotions in check through action. At this rate, she's going to-

The hissing of gas suddenly ceased from Mikasa's device, causing her to lose altitude and momentum. She fell backward, crashed on the roof of a building and rolled onto the streets. The impact of the fall caused her blades to snap off near the base of the handles.

"Mikasa!" Armin yelled, changing his direction towards his fallen ally.

Rainbow Dash saw Mikasa tumble and also flew to her direction while carrying Applejack.

"Hang on, Mikasa!" Rainbow shouted. "We'll save you!"

"Damn," Jean fumed upon losing their most outstanding soldier.

"Jean, take the lead for everyone!" Conny shouted. "I'll stick with Armin!"

"No, I'm going too!" Jean retorted.

"Huh?! What are you saying?!" Conny asked. "There are still more titans left! We need your skills!"

Jean grimaced since he knew that someone had to lead all of the soldiers to safety, forcing him to abandon Mikasa and Armin. Conny went in the same direction his friend was heading. Twilight, on the other hoof, was also concerned for Mikasa's well-being and flew towards the direction Armin was going while carrying Starlight with her.

Mikasa landed safely on a tent of an abandoned product stand. She looked up at the sky and thought about how she lost her family following Eren's death.

Again, she thought to herself. It happened again. I lost my family again.

She raised her right hand with her blade, noticing that it was broken off along with the other blade in her left hand. She slid off the tent, fell on her knees and looked down at her damaged swords, feeling the depression of losing Eren as her only family member left.

Do I have to recall this pain and start over again?

Rainbow Dash and Applejack landed in the street and ran towards Mikasa while she was still pondering what to do now.

"Hey, Mikasa!" cried Rainbow. "Are you okay?!"

Mikasa did not respond.

"Come on!" Applejack exclaimed. "We gotta get the hay outta here!"

The two ponies began to feel tremors, which Mikasa left unnoticed. Rainbow Dash and Applejack looked across the street and saw a Titan with a rectangular face, a huge belly and about 15 meters in height walking towards them.

Meanwhile, Jean looked at the HQ to see that it was still a long distance to cover.

"It's no use," Jean said. "We can't even get close to the HQ. Without making sacrifices at least..."

Jean looked down to see a soldier trying to use his maneuvering gear to reel the cables that were hooked on the roof of another building back in his device, but was entirely out of gas. The soldier started to hyperventilate in fear seeing some titans begin to swarm him.

Damn, he's all out of gas, Jean thought.

"N-no! Stay away!" the soldier cried.

As a small Titan picked up the terrified soldier, Jean watched him looking hysterical himself. Jean heard small whimpering to his left and saw Fluttershy trembling with fear cowering behind the slope of the roof Jean was standing on. Jean began to wince again upon seeing the pegasus' cowardice. Jean suddenly noticed a male and a female soldier fly towards the swarm of titans, wanting to save the ambushed soldier.

"Tom, I'm coming!" yelled the male soldier.

"Stop! It's already too late!" Jean argued.

The two soldiers ignored Jean's orders and continued to try and save their partner.

"Stop!" shouted the male soldier as he flew towards the titan grasping the soldier.

Unfortunately, another titan grabbed him by the waist, crushing his spine in the process. The soldier went limb as the Titan was about to place the soldier in his mouth. Tom lost all salvation and screamed in terror as the titan opened its mouth agape and chomped Tom's upper body, causing blood to spill all over the Titan's hands and down onto the ground.

Why couldn't I stop him? Jean questioned himself in his mind as he witnessed more soldiers being devoured by the Titans. Why didn't I? Even if it was through force, I could've...

Jean started to sweat profusely, and his hands began to tremble.

Do I have the right? The right to be in a position of responsibility?

"No!" screamed the female soldier. "No! I don't want to die!"

The soldiers standing on the roof, including Reiner, Bertolt, Annie, Marco, and Sasha also felt the same feeling that Jean was having. Rarity and Pinkie Pie even watched helplessly in tears as the massive Titans made meals out of the abandoned soldiers. Jean closed his eyes shut, wanting this gruesome scene to fade away.

"Mikasa! We have to get out of here! A titan's coming this way!", Rainbow Dash shouted grabbing Mikasa's shoulders and shaking her frantically.

Rainbow's words fell on deaf ears as Mikasa continued to remember her childhood days like when Eren gave her the scarf she was wearing. She had that scarf for about six years and wore it to this day for it was the only memory she had left of Eren. Rainbow and Applejack saw the titan coming closer, only to be a few yards away from them.

This world is cruel and... astonishingly beautiful., Mikasa thought. It's been a nice life.

"Applejack!" exclaimed Rainbow. "Grab Mikasa and get out of here!"

"Already on it, Rainbow!" Applejack replied putting Mikasa on her back.

The two ponies started to run the opposite direction until another titan appeared from the other side of the street, causing the ponies to skid to a halt. This Titan was much more muscular and had long strands of black, untidy hair. It had long, pointy ears that resembled an elf, eyes that were shrunken deeply into its sockets and exposed teeth due to a lack of lips and cheeks.

"Another one?!", Rainbow shouted. "You gotta be kidding me!"

"Rainbow Dash!", yelled Applejack. "Take Mikasa and get outta here!"

"No way! I'm not leaving you alone defenseless!" Rainbow argued standing in front of Applejack.

Applejack could not quarrel against Rainbow Dash's loyalty among her friends. Applejack faced the fatter titan while Rainbow Dash stood against the other, preparing themselves for a fight to protect Mikasa. Mikasa continued to recollect her past. She looked at her shortened blade and remembered the time those evil merchants abducted her.

She held the knife with her two hands while the last merchant was strangling Eren.
"Fight!" Eren yelled. "Fight! FIGHT!" His words began to come back to the present.

Eren... Mikasa thought remembering those words looking back at the fatter titan.

"Fight!" Eren commanded. "Fight! FIGHT!" Mikasa's body began to surge with an intensity to fight back and kill the merchant before it killed Eren.

Mikasa gasped after remembering Eren's words. Her eyes started to produce tears that moved down her cheeks.

I'm so sorry, Eren, she thought to herself. I won't give up anymore. Never, ever again. Because if I die, these memories of you die with me.

Mikasa stood on her feet and grasped her blade. Applejack and Rainbow Dash saw her ready to fight back; so they too stood their ground against the Titans reaching for them.

That's why... I'll win no matter what! I'll live no matter what!

Rage began to fume up inside of her as she let out a battle cry throughout the city, causing Applejack and Rainbow Dach to let out battle cries of their own. Suddenly, before any of them could strike back, the muscular Titan stomped hard onto the ground forcing Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash to fly up in the air about three feet.

The Titan clenched his right fist and delivered a mighty punch right into the other Titan's jaw, causing blood to spray all over its face. Once the rogue titan stepped over the three of them, Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash ducked for cover and shut their eyes as they slid on the ground, unaware of the fatter Titan that fell and slid sideways from the impact of the rogue Titan's blow.

"What in tarnation?" Applejack said holding on to her Stetson.

"What just...?" Mikasa murmured.

Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash looked up and simultaneously gasped. They looked up to see the Rogue Titan stood against the other one. Their eyes twinkled with absolute awe towards the Rogue Titan. It inhaled deeply, and then let out a massive, ear-piercing roar, forcing Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash to cover their ears. The Titan sprinted towards the befallen Titan and began to stomp furiously on its nape. The three of them looked back at the Rogue Titan in confusion as it continued to stomp the other titan in a massive bloodbath.

A titan is... killing a titan.

Mikasa, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack watched with awe and disbelief as the Rogue Titan proceeded to force its foot into the truncated neck of the Titan that it killed already until it was finally satisfied. The three of them were astonished what their eyes have just beheld.

"Woah Nelly," Applejack said.

"What just happened?" asked Rainbow Dash.

Armin continued to zip over the buildings, conserving what little gas he had left. Twilight followed in pursuit still holding on to Starlight while scanning for her friends.

"Please, Mikasa," Armin muttered. "Please be okay."

Armin, Twilight, and Starlight heard a roar to their right and turned their heads to see where that cry was coming from. Starlight spotted Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash down in the street where the rogue titan was.

"Down there!" Starlight shouted. "I see them!"

They looked at where Starlight was pointing, and sure enough, they saw their friends.

"Mikasa!" Armin yelled.

"Applejack! Rainbow Dash!" Twilight cried.

Armin retracted his hooks and fired them again at the side of a building adjacent to Mikasa, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. He swung down and grabbed hold of Mikasa. Rainbow Dash saw this as the perfect opportunity and grabbed Applejack towards Armin and Mikasa. Armin pushed Mikasa on the rooftop and tumbled along with her to safety. Twilight, Starlight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash land on the roof with them as well.

"Mikasa, are you hurt?!" Armin asked with high concern.

Out of nowhere, Conny lands on the same roof like everyone else to check on them.

"Hey, are you two okay?!" Conny shouted.

"Yeah, we're fine!" Armin answered.

"Then let's go!"

Soon, Conny looked up and saw two Titans approach each other.

"Shit, two 15-meter-class Titans!" Conny yelled.

"No," Mikasa replied. "That one is..."

Armin, Twilight, and Starlight looked down to the street to see a Titan's skeleton fading into thin air. They looked back at the two Titans and realized that they were paying no attention to them; the Titans were to affixed at each other. The Rogue Titan stepped closer to the other Titan and let out another menacing roar. The other Titan roared back in exchange. The Rogue Titan slowly pulls its fists up and prepares itself for combat, which was perceived by astonishment and dismay by Mikasa, Conny, Armin, Twilight, Starlight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash.

The other Titan began to charge straight towards the Rogue Titan. The Rogue Titan responded by lifting its right leg upwards and pulling its right arm back. Moving back down to draw strength from the ground up, the Rogue Titan aggressively drove the side of his left fist into the right side of the Titan’s head. The tremendous force was enough to rip the head off of the Titan's body along with a small piece of its vertebrae ripping from its joints.

"Holy moly!" Rainbow Dash cried.

The severed head was flying right towards them at a dangerously high speed.

"Duck!" Starlight shouted.

Everyone immediately ducked for cover as the head flew right above them, blowing them with a blast of wind. The head bounced on one roof and crashed directly into a nearby bell tower. Everyone looked back at the decapitated head with total shock and amazement. They suddenly heard a loud crash and looked back to see the Titan's body on the ground laying on its stomach. They turned their attention to the rogue titan and saw that the impact of the punch tore off the flesh from its hand where steam was hissing. The ponies looked in sheer astonishment to see the Rogue Titan's hand regenerate almost instantly.

"That Titan..." Twilight murmured. "has regeneration capabilities?"

"No.", Armin replied. "All titans can regenerate. Look!"

Armin pointed down where the other Titan fell. The ponies were shocked to see the Titan trying to lift itself up by pushing off of the ground, even without its head. Twilight and Starlight were terrified by the mere invincibility of these abominations, until the rogue titan slammed its foot right into the other Titan's nape, killing it immediately. Everybody was completely amazed.

"I-It landed a finishing blow?!" Armin said. "It knew exactly where the weak point was?!"

"Weak point?" Starlight questioned. "What is this about a weak point? That thing was still moving, even without its head!"

"Well, you see. Titans can regenerate parts of their body after a cut or deep wound; all except for one place: the nape. That's exactly why we use our swords. A deep slice at the nape will kill a Titan quickly enough so that they can't regenerate quick enough before it dies," Armin stated.

All of the ponies were quite intrigued by this fact, despite it also being terrifying.

"Enough chit-chat!" Conny disrupted. "Let's get a move on! Before it comes this way!"

"No, wait!" Armin replied. "It's completely ignoring us. Otherwise, it would have attacked us by now."

"It seemed to have a general understanding of hand-to-hand combat too," Mikasa added. "Just what is it...?"

"What else, but an abnormal?" Conny answered. "What we know is less than what we don't. Anyway, let's hurry to the HQ."

"Yeah, besides, we still gotta take care of those Titans all over the HQ," Rainbow added taking the sky once again.

"Wait, Mikasa is out of gas!" Armin mentioned, forcing Rainbow Dash back on the roof.

"Huh?!" Conny exclaimed. "What, seriously?! What are we gonna do without you?!"

"There's no way we're letting you stay behind, especially someone as awesome as you!" Rainbow Dash spoke.

"There's only one thing to do," said Armin, bending down and removing the gas canisters on top of his sheaths. "I don't have much left either, but hurry up and swap with me."

Mikasa looked down at Armin with an anxious expression.

"Armin!" she cried.

"We have no choice!" Armin retorted, switching his gas canisters with Mikasa's. "I'd just be wasting it. But...make sure you use it properly this time to save everyone."

Mikasa was still astounded over Armin’s decisions, mainly because they returned the carelessness of her own.

I was... Mikasa pondered inside her head. leading everyone without the resolve to take responsibility for their lives. Ignorant of that responsibility, I even abandoned my life at one point. For selfish reasons, at that. I...

Mikasa was interrupted by the sound of her device ejecting a small portion of gas, Armin having completed replacing the gas canisters.

"All right," Armin said. "the operating device is still functional. I'll put all my blades in there too."

"But what about you Armin?" Twilight asked. "We can't leave you behind either."

"She's right," Starlight budded in. "If we're going to make it out of this, we're going to make it out together."

"It'll be fine," Armin answered. "Just... leave me this one. I want to avoid at least being devoured alive."

The ponies were disheartened to see Armin sacrifice his essentials to fight. Rainbow Dash, in particular, had her eyes wide open and a gaping mouth, earning respect for the young soldier. Mikasa took the tiny blade from Armin's hand and threw it into a nearby alley, surprising not only Armin but also Twilight and Starlight as well.

"Wh-why?", Armin asked, feeling disappointment to have his only means of defense cast away like rubbish.

Mikasa placed her hand on Armin's and looked at him directly into the eyes.

"Armin," Mikasa said calmly. "I won't leave you here."

"The same goes for us," Applejack ensured.

"Mmhm," the ponies unanimously agreed.

Armin was dumbfounded by the ponies' loyalty towards him, especially Rainbow Dash. Mikasa lifted Armin onto his feet. Everybody looked back towards the HQ, hoping that they would make it out of the city alive together as friends. Mikasa's thoughts were back when she, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash encountered that Rogue Titan when it was killing the fatter one.

Back there... Mikasa said in her mind. We were filled with nothing but awe. A titan killing a titan... It's completely unheard of. But it was faintly uplifting; Because that scene seemed to embody the rage of humanity.