Blue skies appeared, with some crows flying past. "Hey..." A weak voice said.
A young boy was lying on the ground, blood on his head. He stretched an arm to the sky. He was wearing a white uniform and a yellow armband.
"It's dangerous here..." The boy muttered. Around him, a lot of soldiers are lying dead.
"Fly away..." A man was sent flying away by an explosion. "...somewhere... far away."
"Falco!" Just then, two young men rushed over to him and the blonde-haired one yelled.
"Huh? What's my brother and Mr. Kruger doing here?" Falco wondered.
"Good! You're still talking!" Falco's brother said while putting the hat on him.
"Colt! Kruger!" A soldier ran past and shouted at them, but he was shot in the end.
Kruger put Falco on his back and said, "It is not safe here, we need to run."
A machine gun shot several bullets at Colt and the others, who were trying to run away. Two of the soldiers beside Colt and Kruger were shot. Kruger was also shot in the face as he groaned in pain.
"Kruger!" Colt yelled in horror.
"I'm fine. Just run!" Kruger yelled.
Both of them screamed as they continue running, and they fell before they were by their war trench.
"Falco!" Luckily, a soldier by their side grabbed Falco into the war trench.
Two soldiers approached Colt. "Colt? Status report?"
Colt was panting heavily. "It was a direct hit. The Eldian unit at the front got blown away."
"And the trench?"
"It's hopeless! We can't dig any farther!"
"We can't? You're calling the shots? An Eldian, giving orders?"
"Watch your tone with Commander Magath, you mutt!" The soldier behind Magath yelled.
"But.. at this rate..." Three young kids were standing in front of Falco, looking worried and serious.
"Falco, are you drunk?" The girl on the right asked him.
"He must've hit his head good." The girl in the middle stated.
"Do you remember this war we've been in for four years?" The boy on the left asked him.
"Who... are you guys?" Flaco asked with pain and confusion. "Wait... Huh? Wasn't I flying around with a sword just now? Like, whoosh! And there were Titans that I-"
At the same time, a soldier rushed toward Kruger, she was a girl with short black hair. "Kruger, are you alright?"
"I'm fine... Miki..." Kruger said to her. "Give me the bandages..."
The soldier named Miki nodded as she helped him tied half of his face. At the same time, Gabi splashed water on Falco's head. "Guess I'll just have to explain everything from the start. Listen up good, Falco. This battle is the climax of a war that's lasted four years."
A crow flew across the land towards a Fort. "If we can take out Fort Slava... Well, technically, if we can sink the Mid-East Allied Forces in this port...it'll spell victory for Marley and end the war."
The scene changed to Fort Slava with soldiers walking around. "But unless we take out Fort Slava sitting on the high ground, it's hopeless to attack the port."
Udo and Zofia were treating Falco's wounds. "Why can't the Marley fleet just do it?"
"Seriously, Zofia?! You have faith in the fleet?! It took those imbeciles four years to control the seas!" Udo yelled at her while squeezing the bandages around Falco's head tightly.
"And guess what?! They lost half their damn ships doing it! Now they're telling us they're too chicken to attack till we take the fort?! Screw 'em all! They're pricks!"
Gabi sighed as she lightly hit him on the head. "Udo, you're gonna squeeze Falco's head off."
Udo let go of Falco sheepishly. "Whoops! Sorry!"
Falco held his head with a hand. "So what's the deal? Why'd they send us Warrior candidates to the front lines?"
"To judge us, obviously." Gabi said to him. "To pick which one of us will be the next Warrior. The time is coming. Commander Magath chose the front lines to be our final test. He knows what's on the horizon."
In the sky, there is an airship. "The plan to conquer Paradis needs the main player - the successor of the Armored Titan!" Reiner was sitting in the airship.
Many soldiers were sitting in the war trench, Falco looked down at his hands. "The Armored Titan..."
"I wonder which one of us it'll be..." Gabi said with a smirk.
"Really, Gabi? Sounds to me like you're saying none of us come close to you." Falco turned to her.
"Because you don't, right?" she replied.
"Well, Gabi does have us beat." Zofia said. She and Udo were packings bags. "As far as our grades go." he said.
"No. There's more to it than grades, Udo." They looked at Gabi. "I keep telling you. The difference between us is that I'm prepared. To shoulder the fate of us Eldians...and to slaughter that island of devils who've done nothing but make us suffer!"
Kruger and Miki were hearing the whole thing and Miki muttered, "I wonder who the real devil is..."
"Stop it, Miki. Remember, we're here for a mission, we can't blow our cover." Kruger said with a stern tone.
"I'm gonna win this battle and prove that the Eldians left in this world are good Eldians!" She was tying hand grenades together into one big grenade. "I refuse to lose till I free everyone from the internment zone!"
"Um, what exactly are you doing?" Falco asked.
"Pretty cool, right?" She held it in her hands and grinned proudly.
"It won't work, Commander Magath!" Colt and Magath walked nearby the kids. "We can't destroy the railroad without the machine gun slaughtering us first. They've got soldiers along every inch of the trench. To top it off, the Fort can bombard us whenever they want. If we stay here too long, they'll just shower us with shells!"
"Do you have a better idea, Colt?" Magath asked.
"We should let Jaw and Cart loose. Galliard and Pieck will get it done. They'll wipe out the trench and bunker in a flash."
"No. If we play our cards wrong, we lose."
A soldier who was observing the enemy with a binocular turned to Magath. "Commander Magath, 'that' showed up."
"What's 'that'?" Colt asked.
Magath looked through the binoculars. "That. An armored train. It's equipped with four massive cannons in total. They're the Allied Forces' new weapon - anti-Titan cannons."
The train was shown, driving along the war trench on the railroad. "If one of those 150mm rounds hits a Titan, it'll kill it in a single hit. Even one of the Nine." Magath said.
"But both of our Titans are incredibly fast. The odds of being hitting their nape-" Colt suggested.
Magath cut him off. "And if they did?"
"We would lose a Titan and a Warrior..." Colt answered. "...with no guarantee that we get their powers back."
"That's right. Just like our plan nine years ago to retake the Founding Titan Titan resulted in us losing the Colossal and Female Titan. The perceived hit to Marley's military might is what sparked this war, putting the Paradis Island Operation on hold. What is it that makes our motherland Marley so great?" Magath asked him.
"The Power of the Titans." He answered.
"Correct. Our nation won't last if we keep losing them. The Power of the Titans is absolute, and it must always remain that way." Magath turned to a soldier behind him. "Prepare the Eldian unit for attack!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Commander Magath! But that's-" Colt began, but he was cut off.
"What's the matter, Eldian?" He asked. "Are you not warriors who swore loyalty to Marley? This is a chance for the 800 Eldians here...to serve our motherland with honor."
Terrified Eldians were sitting on the ground. "All creatures drink of joy at nature's breast.." One soldier whispered to himself.
The soldier beside Magath yelled, "Everyone up! Prepare to attack!"
They stood up, and one of them helped another soldier to stand. "Come on! Stand up!"
"Eldians! Your mission is to assault and destroy the enemy railroad! The suicide squad will rush to the bunker and disable the machine gun!"
One soldier was kissing a locket, another one trembled with fear. "Listen up! Let your actions purge the disgrace of being the spawn of the devil! This is your chance to be honored by our great motherland Marley! Prove yourselves worthy!"
"Yes, sir!"
Magath turned to the kids. "You Warrior candidates are to stand by. The 800-strong Eldian unit must destroy the rail at whatever cost. As long as that armored train is patroling the Fort, the Armored and Beast Titan can't do what they came for."
Colt looked down. "But..."
Magath put his fist on his chest. "Colt. As the chosen successor of the Beast Titan, learn what it means to lead already." Falco frowned.
The train came around the corner, it was nearby the bunker with the machine gun.
Magath observed it. "Perfect. We can destroy the train, too."
Gabi approached him. "Please, let me take a shot at it!"
Magath turned to her, "Huh?"
She held up her big grenade. "Ta-da! If you'll let me I can disable the armored train all on my own!"
"Hey, Gabi!" Falco protested.
"How much do you think Marley's spent training you all these years? Hell no!" Magath denied.
"It's true..." she said. "I am exceptional compared to Falco and the others. There may never be another Warrior as talented as I am. Not to mention this cute."
Falco's and the other two's faces fell at that, not amused by that. "But if I succeed, we won't lose the whole Unit of 800 Eldians!"
"And if you fail?" Magath asked her.
"You lose just one promising candidate and seven hand grenades."
He stared at her, not saying anything. Kruger said, "I think it was a great deal. Or are you willing to sacrifice the lives of 800 Eldians over her?"
"Watch your mouth, Kru-" Before Koslow could say anything, Magath said, "Fine, go ahead."
"Gabi, don't-" Falco protested again.
"I swear! I will prove to you that I'm worthy of inheriting the Armored Titan!" she promised.
Falco's eyes widened in worry and looked to the side, with a small blush forming on his face, then he turned to Kruger, "Mr. Kruger, why would you let Gabi do this?"
"She wanted to prove herself, didn't she? I had confidence that she would succeed." Kruger said.
"Thank you, Kruger." Gabi said with delight before stripping down to her underwear. "What are you doing?"
"For this to succeed..." she began and held up her uniform. "...please allow me to remove my armband."
"Very well." he agreed while the other candidates were looking at Gabi with worry.
And this is the first chapter of the fic, as you can see, this is the whole remake of Season Four. I hope you like this first chapter.