DISCLAIMER: ATTACK ON TITAN/SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN BELONGS TO HAJIME ISAYAMA. THIS STORY IS SIMPLY A WORK OF FICTION, DONE BY A FAN. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'M WRITING THIS.

"So, Eren got into it with his mom again?" 'Big' John Gallagher asked as he and his two friends walked along a field in Wall Maria. John didn't get his name for no reason, because he towered over kids in his age group despite being only ten years old. He tended to wear blue denim jean pants over a pair of pointed boots, and a red button up long sleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow.

"Yeah. He's dead set on joining the Scout Regiment." Responded Decon Ross as with a small laugh. Decon was the second tallest of the trio, although he still didn't come close to Big John. He wore black button up shirt and a pair of black sweatpants and some dress shoes.

"I see, where he's coming from. I mean, I know it's taboo to talk about, but I hate being stuck inside these walls." Rex Luke said with a shake of his head. Rex was a short boy, dressed in a short sleeved shirt with a bandana around his head, as well as a pair of shorts and sandals.

"Then how about we follow his example?" Big John proposed, gaining weird looks from the two. "We join the Scout Regiment just to see what it's like out there."

"And become a titan's snack? No thanks!" Rex exclaimed, eliciting a laugh from the other two.

"I don't know why you're complaining. Your short height would make you perfect for the ODM Gear." Decon joked. Big John laughed and Rex's face turned red with anger.

"Shut your mouth!" He yelled, rushing at him in attempt to hit him, only to run into John's arm, seperating them as Decon stepped away.

"Alright, calm down." He said with a grin and a roll of his eyes, pushing Rex back to the other side of him. "You can't take a joke worth shit, Rex."

"This coming from the guy who can't admit when he's wrong?" Rex remarked.

"How often am I normally right?" John fired back. Rex grumbled in annoyance and chose to walk ahead a little bit, causing the other two to chuckle in amusement. Decon turned back to John.

"So, let's get back on track. Are you serious about joining the Scouts?"

"What? Hell no. I wanna see the outside world and all, but I ain't got the fucking skill to survive out there." John scoffed.

"Dude, you're just saying that because of your height. And besides, that's what the Cadet Corps is for." Decon encouraged. John noticed this.

"Wait, do you wanna join the Scouts?" John asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, actually. You know I'm a thrillseeker." Decon stated like it was obvious.

"Yeah, Yeah, I know. I might join, but I make no promises." Big John admitted, to which Decon raised an eyebrow

"Don't join just because I am, man." Decon advised.

"Okay, so you're gonna join the Scouts, but you'll shoot me down when I think about it? Besides, when you get excited, your not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed."

"Ah, fuck you." Decon snarked, putting his middle finger on display to John, who simply smirked.

"No thanks."

"Uh, guys?" Rex's voice up ahead caught their attention. And they only just noticed how far ahead he was. "I found a cave!" John and Decon looked at each other with wide-eyes, forgetting their previous argument, before sprinting to join up with him.

Once they stopped next to him, they were shocked to find a large cave entrance. The cave itself didn't seem that large, but it could just be because of the darkness taking up most of the view. "I can't see a thing." Decon commented, squinting his eyes.

Big John put his hands on his hips as he cast out his idea. "How about we head inside?" He proposed.

"I don't know, it's pretty dark." Rex hesitated. John snorted.

"Eyes adjust in darkness." He said, walking in the cave. The other two tried to stop him, to no avail, so they were stuck following him inside.

Once they entered the darkness, they had to cover their eyes as it suddenly seemed to get brighter. Much too fast for their eyes.

"Well, I wasn't expecting this." Big John muttered, looking around

"Dude, is this what the inside of caves normally look like?" Decon asked. Rather than stone and dirt, the entire inside of the cave was a dark purple, almost black, with a shine reminiscent of a diamond.

"Uh, no." John shot down.

"Guys. Feel the cave walls." Rex said, running his hand on the dark surface. They followed his instruction and were shocked to find that the cave felt wet, but when they took their hand off, it was dry as can be.

"That's odd." Decon remarked. "Slick, I get, but wet yet not at the same time? Is this a normal cave?"

Big John ignored the conversation between his buddies as he laid eyes on an odd indent in the cave. The indent was shaped like a square, but it looked almost like a button. Narrowing his eyes, John slowly extended his hand to touch it, but the moment he did, however, he retracted it almost immediately, as the indent seemed to expand along the wall, growing brighter. As it expanded, cracks seemed to form from the inside of the square. Decon and Rex's conversation dropped entirely as their attention was now on this odd phenomenon occuring on the cave walls. The cracks shine a bright vibrant blue, and as the indent stopped expanding, a large circle opened up where the cracks all ended, releasing a wide light that shone on the three boys.

"THE GUARDIANS." A deep, disembodied voice boomed from the light. Before any of the boys could react, the light glowed much bright, and they dropped to the ground as pain shot through each and every fiber of their being. The last thing any of them heard was each other's screams of agony.

Big John's eyes slowly opened as he returned to conciousness. He blinked a few times, before slowly sitting up with a grunt. He looked around, to get a sense of his surroundings, before realizing he was in the tiny room he shared with his little sister, Lucy, in the house his step-father owned. He cracked his neck, allowing a sensation of control to wash over him. He twisted himself out of the bed and allowed his boots to touch the ground.

'Fucking bastard couldn't even try to make me a little comfy.' He thought with anger as he put his hand on his nightstand in an attempt to haul himself up. He found himself on his feet, but was spooked as his hand went through his stand, breaking it to pieces. The one small pair of footsteps signaled that their step-father had left them home alone, as Lucy burst through the door. The young girl was five years old, and she very clearly took after their mother. She was a splitting image of her mother in every way. From her blond hair, to her crimson eyes. The eyes were a trait shared by the siblings, as it was a dominant but extremely rare trait, but that was the only thing shared, as Little Lucy was a small beauty, whereas Big John was a behemoth. The little girl squealed with joy as she ran at John, wrapping her arms around his waist as far as she could in a hug.

"Oh, I was so worried! I thought you weren't gonna wake up! The doctor said you were in awful condition." She exclaimed as she tightened her grip on him. He let out a laugh as he hugged her back.

"Nah. This big son of a bitch is still kicking." He said with a reassuring smile.

She let go of him, and it was then he got a good look at her. He crouched down to her level as he asked her. "Why were you crying so much?"

Her eyes widened. "How do you-?" She sniffled as she attempted to ask the question, before Big John interrupted

"Your face is red, your eyes are bloodshot and they have red rings around them."

Her lip quivered and tears started to fall as she wrapped her arms around his neck in a death grip. "Charles said that he hopes you died, because then it would be one less mouth to feed." She wept, her grip on him tightening.

John sighed. Unlike Lucy, who was shy, John and Charles made their hatred for each other known. "I'm not gonna die Lucy." He assured her as she let go of him. He gave her trembling form a reassuring smile.

Lucy smiled back and wiped away her tears, before asking the oh so obvious question. "So, what happened to our nightstand?" She asked, pointing at the demolished nightstand. John's brow furrowed.

"I don't know. I went to go stand up and the thing collapsed under my hand." He explained. Lucy tilted her head.

"Huh. That's weird. It's always seemed sturdy before." She said before looking up at him with narrowed eyes. "By the way, you cursed."

John rolled his eyes. "Ah, get the fuck in the kitchen." He said with a smile.

Lucy grinned. "That's two." As the two walked to the kitchen, he made his way towards the cabinet to grab a can of food for breakfast. However, when he pulled the cabinet door, he ended up ripping it off it's hinges, eliciting a shocked yelp from Lucy.

"Ah goddammit. I'm tearing everything up today." John said as he tossed the cabinet next to the trash can, before turning back to Lucy. "So what do you want to eat?"

Lucy thought for a moment. "Hmm. How about bacon and eggs?"

John facepalmed. "Probably should've asked before tearing the cabinet door off." He walked over to the refridgerator and went to open, however, he instead tore the handle off. Lucy stared at him as he stood still for a few seconds, staring at the handle in his hand, before dropping it and turning on his heel with a smile. "How about we stop by Eren's and see if we can join them for breakfast."

"Yay!" Lucy yelled in joy as she jumped out of the kitchen chair and ran towards the door. Big John followed her to the door, and was mindful of his strength this time. Taking one last glance back inside his home, he left with one final thought.

'What the hell is going on with me?'

Eren Yeager sighed as he climbed the steps to the front door of his house, with his best friend Mikasa Ackerman in tow. They had gone out to cut wood, and on the way back, stopped and watched as the Survey Corps returned from an expedition.

"Hey, we're home." He announced as he opened the door leading inside, meeting the smiling faces of his parents, Grisha and Carla Yeager.

"Welcome back, kids!" Carla greeted warmly as they dumped the wood they had cut and shut the door. Mikasa handed her load to Eren and went to wash her hands. Carla approached with a smile on her face as Eren dumped them. "Wow, somebody worked hard to keep us with fuel for the next several days."

"Whatever." Eren muttered as he closed the lid. Out of nowhere Carla pulled on his ear, before letting it go. "What was that for?" He asked, holding his ear.

"Your earlobe's red, which means you have something to hide." Carla commented. "Mikasa helped you again, now didn't she?"

Eren grumbled as he took a seat next to his dad, who was packing up some things. "So where you off to dad? A patient?"

"Yes. Some folks in the interior." Grisha answered. "I should be back in about a week or so." He informed them, closing up his briefcase.

Things were silent for a few moments, before Mikasa popped of with a statement that shocked everybody except Grisha. "So, um, Eren's thinking about joining the Scouts."

Carla stopped what she was doing and immediately turned around to look at Eren and Mikasa with a shocked expression. Eren was also shocked at Mikasa's statement, while Grisha barely reacted. However, Eren's shock quickly turned to anger.

"Way to keep a secret, mouth!" Eren screeched in anger.

"Not this again! Get that ridiculous thought out of your head right this instant young man! No son of mine is going to be fodder! Do I make myself absolutely clear?!" Carla screeched, gripping Eren's shoulders.

"Stop yelling at me!"

"Don't you dare-!"

"It's a nightmare, Eren." Grisha warned, interrupting Carla. "You truly have no idea."

They stared at him in shock for a moment, before Eren spoke up. "Yeah, I get it, okay? But it's gotta be better than this life!" He exclaimed. Grisha listened intently as he spoke. "I know it's ugly out there. I know there's death around every corner. But I can't just give up on it! Cause otherwise this nightmare's never gonna end!" Grisha looked at him for a few moments, before responding.

"I see." He said as he stood up, picking up his briefcase. "Excuse me. I'll be late for the ferry." He said, approaching the door.

Carla chased after him. "Darling, wait! Scold the boy for heaven's sake!" She requested as Grisha opened the door. He turned to look at her as he put on his hat.

"Scold him? Dear, please think this through." He advised. "Mere words won't hold back the boy's curiosity."

"Uh, hope I'm not interrupting anything." A voice spoke up as two familiar kids walked up the steps.

"Big John!" Carla exclaimed as she gave the young boy a hug. "Only ten years old, and your almost as tall as me." She remarked with a smile.

Big John chuckled as they pulled away. "I ain't called 'Big' John for nothing." Carla smiled as she moved to Lucy.

"Hello, Lucy." She greeted with a smile as the young girl stopped next to her.

"Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Yeager! How are you guys?" Lucy asked as a bright smile appeared on her face.

"We're doing fine, sweetheart. Just a little disagreement, that's all." She shrugged off her argument with Grisha and Eren just a minute ago.

"Well, I hope you got things settled." Big John said with a nod.

"We did. Eren's here if you want me to-"

"Actually, Mrs. Yeager," Big John stopped her. "We were wondering if we could join you guys for breakfast."

"Breakfast? John, you do realize it's the middle of the afternoon, right?" Grisha asked him with a furrowed brow.

Big John shook his head. "No, I didn't realize that. I just woke up."

"Well, that is understandable. You boys were found on the edge of the forest." Carla informed. "You've been asleep for three days."

Big John's eyes widened at that. Outside a forest? They dropped in a cave, didn't they? "Really?" He asked.

"Yes. Now, I have a patient I must be getting to." Grisha said, giving Carla a quick kiss. "I'll be back in a week or so."

"See you soon, Darling." Carla smiled as Grisha walked off, before turning to Big John and Lucy. "Now, it's lunch time, but you can still join us if you like."

"Thanks, Mrs. Yeager. That'd be nice." John accepted her offer.

"Then please, come in!" Carla said, gesturing towards the entrance. Big John and Lucy walked into the house, spotting Eren and Mikasa arguing about something.

"I didn't say I wasn't gonna say anything." Mikasa said to Eren.

"I know, but still, you don't have to be such a loud mouth."

"Okay, I don't wanna know." John spoke, catching their attention.

"John!" Mikasa exclaimed, accompanied by one of her rare smiles as she jumped out of her seat and ran at him, catching him in a surprise hug.

John laughed as he returned the hug, but he still noticed something odd. 'Normally she would've crushed me. Her small size hides a lot of strength.' He thought. "What's up, Mikasa?"

"Nothing much. Me and Eren are just having a problem." She spoke in her quiet tone.

"I told her something I thought she'd keep quiet about, and she blabbed about it the first chance she got!" Eren exclaimed in anger.

"What was it?" Lucy asked as she hopped into a chair at the end of the table next to Eren.

"I'll tell you later."

After having lunch, Big John and Mikasa ended up chasing after Eren while Lucy stayed with Carla. Eren had another Survey Corps disagreement with his mother. Meanwhile, Armin Arlert was being beaten again by the local bullies.

"Where's the sacrilege now, huh?" One of the boys asked as he held Armin against a wall by his shirt. "Or does your philosophy say it's wrong to fight back to?"

Armin simply glared at the boys. "As a matter of fact, it does. I'd rather take a few lumps than brawl like a beast!" He spat, to the anger of the boys.

"Oh, so now I'm a beast?!"

"Take a good hard look at yourself and tell me your not acting like one. You resort to violence because your brain's the size of a walnut!" He spat, causing the three boys to look at him in shock. "So pummel me all you want. I've already won."

"Well you know what? I'm a sore loser!" The leader yelled as he pulled his fist back, ready to punch the poor boy again.

"HEY! LET HIM GO!" A voice called out. The three boys looked in the direction it came from, long enough to see a site that made them piss their pants as Decon and Rex came charging down the allyway.

"Crap! It's two of the brawlers!" The fat bully yelled. "I'm out of here!" He said, taking off in the opposite direction, followed shortly by his buddies.

Rex and Decon slowed to a stop next to Armin, deciding they weren't worth it. "You alright, Armin?" Decon asked as Rex offered a hand to help him up.

Armin was silent for a moment, before standing up himself. "I'm alright. Thanks."

"What was that about?" Rex asked with an eyebrow raised.

"They heard me rattling on about how mankind's future lies beyond the walls." Armin explained. Decon rolled his eyes.

"They hate it when people dream like that." He remarked. "You sure you're alright?"

"Yeah. Where are the others?" Armin asked.

Rex shrugged. "No idea. We've been looking for Big John, though. Have you seen him?"

"Nobody's seen you three since you were found at the edge of that forest a few days ago." Armin explained. Their eyes widened.

"A few days?" Rex asked.

"We just woke up today." Decon informed Armin, before turning to Rex. "Whatever Johnny did in that cave, it must have really did a number on us."

Rex nodded, but Armin was confused. "Cave? What cave? Is something wrong."

Rex and Decon looked at each other for a moment, before turning to Armin. "If we tell you, will you keep it a secret?"

Armin slowly nodded after a few seconds, and Decon sighed as he started explaining. "The day we were found, we found a weird cave, and next thing we know, we're unconcious. Now, I don't know about Johnny, but ever since me and Rex woke up, we've been able to do some pretty freaky things."

"Like what?" Armin asked. All the sudden, Decon disappeared in a blur, and his voice startled Armin from behind.

"I'm stupidly fast, now."

Rex nodded and then held up his hand. His hand took on an orange glow, and followed by his entire body and a rock nearby. "And I can move objects and people, including myself, with my mind." To prove his point, the rock floated up to Armin's hand, while Rex himself levitated for a few seconds, before his hand lost the glow.

Armin was speechless. Two, possibly three of his best friends had super powers. "And I can't tell anyone? Not even Eren and Mikasa?"

"Well, you can tell those two, but that's it." Decon relented.

"So, what are guys gonna do with these powers?" Armin asked.

"I don't know. We don't wanna tell anyone, cause we don't want to be thought of as freaks." Rex explained.

"What about the Scouts?" Armin proposed.

"What do you mean?" Rex asked with a tilt of his head.

"You guys could join the scouts! Keep it a secret, but help immensly!" Armin explained his reasoning. Rex and Decon looked at each other.

"I don't know." Rex wasn't sure about the idea, but Decon seemed to like it.

"It could work. And I planned on joining the Scouts anyway, so..." Decon trailed off.

"Hey!" The familiar voice of Big John caught their attention, as they turned to the end of the allyway to find him approaching with Eren and Mikasa in tow. "What's up?"

"Armin got bullied again." Rex explained. Eren growled.

"Someone needs to teach those idiots a lesson." He remarked.

Decon chuckled. "It's funny. We didn't have to do anything. They saw us and started running." He remarked.

Big John scoffed. "Figures." He turned his attention to Decon and Rex. "Hey, you guys been having any weird shit happen to you lately?"

That caught their attention. "What do you mean?" Rex asked.

John flexed his hand as he spoke. "I'm abnormally strong. I've torn off a cabinet door, a refrigerator handle, and I destroyed my nightstand by using it to try and stand up." He listed off.

"Not to mention that carriage you lifted to test yourself on the way here." Mikasa pointed out.

"So that cave did affect you too." Decon said with a nod of his head.

"What can you guys do?" Big John asked.

"Rex can move things with his mind, and I'm fast." Decon explained.

"I wonder, how did we get these powers in the first place?" Rex asked.

"I don't know. I wonder we're even supposed to have them." Decon said, bringing his hand up to his chin in a thinking pose.

"Do you guys remember anything about the cave?" Eren asked. Big John nodded.

"Yeah. It was... It... That's odd." Big John couldn't figure out for the life of him how to describe it. Apparently, neither could the other two. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin just tilted their heads in confusion.

"What's odd?" Armin asked.

"I remember vividly, what it looks like, but I can't for the life of me, put it into words. It's like something is keeping me from doing it." John explained.

"Same here." Decon spoke up. Rex raised his hand with a nod. John nodded.

"Yeah. Only thing I can really say is before I finally dropped, I someone say 'The Gaurdians'. Anyone know what that means?" He asked. Everyone else was confused, but Armin seemed to know.

"The legend of The Three Guardians!" He exclaimed in shock. Eren gave him a look.

"What?"

"There's this legend about a mysterious cave in a forest. Legend says that the cave holds a being who, when in the presence of three people of the correct age, grants unmeasurable power to them based on their body and personality." He explained. This caused everyone to to think for a second.

"Well, Decon is a thrillseeker." Eren pointed out.

"And I have a bit of a temper." Rex spoke up.

"I'm guessing I got superhuman strength cause of my height." Big John proposed.

"I wonder when we'll get to make use of them." Decon said. Everyone was silent for a few moments, and John happened to look at the top of the wall, where a couple of birds flew. Everything was still, and quiet as he looked up there.

Then it appeared.

A blinding flash of yellow lightning struck just outside the wall, with enough force to cause the ground to shake. Miraculously, the most it affected Big John was causing him to stumble. The others weren't so lucky, as they found themselves flying off the ground and landing hard on their backs.

Eren groaned as he pulled himself off the ground. "What was that?" He asked out loud.

"A lightning bolt." Mikasa answered.

"But since when do they cause mini earthquakes?" Rex asked. Big John ignored the questions, as he noticed people running towards the wall, murmuring and exclaiming about something.

"Hey, Johnny, where are you going?" Decon asked, as Big John ran out of the ally way. Everyone looked at each other in confusion for a moment, before sprinting after him.

"Hey, John, why'd you run off?" Rex asked as the group walked up behind Big John. He noticed his horrified gaze was aimed at something at the top of the wall, and following it, he found his gut doing flips out of fear.

There was a large looming cloud of steam eminating off of something on the other side of the wall, and it didn't take much to figure out what it was, as a large, red, titan hand squeezed the top of the wall.

"I-Impossible! That wall is fifty meters high!" Armin exclaimed in shock and horror as the massive head of the biggest titan mankind has ever seen rose above the wall. The titan didn't have any skin, it was just muscle.

Before anyone else could say anything, it seemed like the bottom of the wall exploded, as the massive titan kicked a hole in the bottom. Massive wind gusts sent some people flying away from the wall, while rocks and debris went flying everywhere, crushing buildings and people alike.

"How the hell...?" Rex muttered with a horrified gaze.

"I-I-It blasted a hole in the wall... like it was kicking a rock!" Armin stuttered. Not long after, the horrifying visage of a fifteen meter titan made itself known and quickly spotted the large amount of people gathered in the front. Almost immediately, everyone started panicking, running the other way in an attempt to escape the beasts making their way into Shiganshina.

"We have to go!" Armin said, backing up in the direction of the crowd.

"No shit! Let's go-!" Rex ordered, but he was interrupted by Decon's shout.

"Eren, John! What the hell are you guys doing?!" He screeched, as he spotted Eren and John walking in the opposite direction.

"My house is in that direction." Eren whispered in horror. "Mom and Lucy's all by themselves." He felt a rough hand grab his shirt, and he found himself gripping onto John's neck piggyback style.

"Keep a tight fucking grip!" Was the only warning he got before John broke into a sprint, faster than he'd ever run before. Taking a gamble, John slightly bent his knees, before pushing off, jumping up and landing onto the roof of a nearby building.

"Eren! Big John!" Mikasa yelled as she lost sight of them. She attepted to run after them, but she got pulled back by Decon.

"They'll be fine! We'll make sure of it!" He assured her. Before she could say anything else, everything turned into a blur as wind hit her face, before she found herself standing next to the inner gate of Wall Maria, with Decon nowhere in sight.

"Time to go Armin!" Rex said as held himself and Armin in his power, and flew them both to the inner gate, before discretely dropping Armin off, and turning in the direction of the Yeager house.

'Our house is fine, our house is fine!" Eren thought desperately as John landed on the ground again and continuing his sprint to the Yeager household. 'We'll turn the corner and it'll be standing there, just like always!' He tried to assure himself as he spotted a mother and her child crying over a crushed corpse. That hope was dashed, however, when they turned the corner and spotted Eren's house, having been crushed under a large boulder, with Lucy making a futile attempt to lift the fallen roof off of Carla.

"MOM!" Eren cried in horror as John slid to a stop, letting Eren drop off his shoulders.

"You okay Lucy?!" John asked in worry.

"I'M FINE BUT MRS. YEAGER'S STUCK AND I CAN'T GET HER OUT!" She screamed as Eren ran to the other side and attempted to lift it.

"Come on, John! Help us, please!" Eren begged as he tried in vain to lift the board. However, he stopped as he heard the stomp of a titan's footsteps approaching. The three of them spotted a titan approaching with a horrifying smile on it's face. He turned his teary-eyed gaze to John. "JOHN!"

John cursed under his breath and he made his way next to Carla and crouched to lift the roof. Carla stopped him before he could, however. "Please, John! Take Lucy and Eren and get out of here! You won't be able to escape with-"

"Shut up! I've had a hell of a day, but I can safely say something good came out of it! We're all living through this day Mrs. Yeager, and that's a promise!" He swore as he crouched down and slipped his hands under the roof. "Eren, Lucy, back up!" He instructed.

"But-!" Eren tried to object, but he was silenced by John's voice.

"NOW!"

Reluctantly, the two let go, and John immediately lifted the roof with ease. However, he only lifted it enough so that she could crawl out, because he didn't want it to snap and crush her. Carla got over her shock quickly, and was able to crawl most of the way out. However, a crack formed in the roof and it broke, causing the rest of it to fall and crush Carla's leg. John felt his heart stop as he heard her agonized scream and the sickening crack.

"Mom!" Eren yelled as he ran up to her and attempted to pull her out.

"Fuck this!" With those words, John jumped onto the roof, and dug his hands into the boulder. The other three watched, stunned as he proceeded to lift the massive boulder, and with a roar of determination, threw the nine-ton rock at the approaching titan with ease. The titan took the boulder to it's face, knocking it to the ground and immobilizing it for now. John took that time to jump back down, and throw the roof off of Carla.

"Huh. I guess I wasn't needed after all." A familiar voice called out as they turned to see Hannes approaching.

"Thank god." John said, before gesturing to the other two kids there. "Get them out of here! I got Mrs. Yeager!" He instructed. Hannes nodded and scooped up both Eren and Lucy, and took off running towards the inner gate. John crouched down and heaved Carla onto his shoulders, before taking off behind him. He ran for a few minutes, before being stopped by a familiar voice.

"Johnny!" Decon called out, causing John to stop as he seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

"Decon! Is happened? Is everyone alright?" John questioned, worried that something bad had happened.

"Yeah, everyone's fine." Rex said as he landed next to him. "We were just looking for you and Eren."

"Eren and Lucy are being taken by Hannes to the ferry. I'm taking Mrs. Yeager up there now." John informed. A second after the words left his mouth, a loud boom sounded out, signaling an approaching titan.

"Time to go!" Decon yelled as he ran everyone there at superspeed. Once they stopped, John had to take a minute to regain his bearings. He recoiled in disgust as Carla spit of the contents of her stomach all over the ground. Hannes and the children were somehow able to keep their lunch down, which was shocking considering their small stomachs and Hannes' love for booze.

"I expect an explanation for that." Hannes told the three boys, causing Rex and John to glare at Decon.

John sighed. "We will later." He promised as they ran through the inner gate. "Now's not the time or the place." Once they made it to the ferry, they all parted ways with Hannes. Rex, Decon, and John were surprisingly able to find a private place to talk

"So what do we do?" Rex asked. "We could help evacuate? Take out some titans and find survivors." He proposed.

Big John shook his head. "I don't know. We've only just discovered our abilities today. What if we fuck up on something?" He asked.

"That is true, but we have the power to help people. Shouldn't we use it?" Decon asked.

Big John was silent for a moment, trying to figure out something to say, before he sighed in defeat. "Just give me a second." With that he made his way over to the others, who were all sitting down, trying to calm down. Despite her broken leg, Carla was still trying to comfort Eren and Lucy. It made Big John feel awful for what he was about to do. Walking up to them, he spoke up to get their attention. "Uh, Mrs. Yeager?"

Carla looked at him. "Yes?" Big John gulped and steeled his nerves. This was more terrifying than the titans.

"We'll meet you at the refugee camp." He finally spit out. Carla's brow furrowed.

"What do you mean, meet us? You're coming with us." She spoke with a mixture of confusion, nervousness, and anguish.

"No, we're not. Me, Decon, and Rex can help, so we're going to." Big John explained.

"No!" Lucy exclaimed. "You just woke up today. You can't die on me!" She said has grabbed him in hug, not wanting to let go.

Big John sighed as he hugged her back. "I'm not going to die, Lucy." He assured her "Tell ya what." He said as she let go. He crouched down to her level and took off his red button up, his favorite shirt, leaving him in a plain white short sleeved v-neck. "Hold onto this for me." He said, handing the shirt to Lucy.

Lucy looked back and forth between the shirt and him. "But it's your favorite shirt!" She said in shock.

"That's why I'll be back to get it." Big John said with a reassuring smile. He patted her shoulder and gestured for her to sit back down, while he stood up. She put the shirt on herself, before taking her seat. The shirt was massive and way too big on her, but she found it comfortable.

Carla watched Lucy sit back next to her, allowing her to lay her head in her lap, before the mother turned and looked at Big John one more time, with a couple tears falling down her face. "You better come back, young man. All three of you!" She shouted.

Big John gave a confident smile. "We will." He said, and carefully wrapped his arms around Carla in an embrace, mindful of her injured leg, before making his way over to Decon and Rex.

"So how are we gonna do this?" Rex asked, looking around. "I can't fly us out of here, and John can't jump without revealing himself."

"I can speed us through crowd and back to Shiganshina without anyone noticing, granted I move fast enough." Decon explained.

Big John nodded. "That oughta work. Just warn me before we take off." He said as Decon grabbed his and Rex's arm.

"Heads up." He warned before shooting off in a blur, fast enough that nobody saw them disappear. Within a second, they were back in Shiganshina.

"So, what's the plan?" Decon asked. John looked around, thinking up a plan based on circumstance and conditions.

"Alright," He said, catching the others' attention. "Decon, you run as fast as you can, and scour the city for survivors. Rescue anyone you can, and bring them back here. Rex, your powers are more suited for moving things and helping people, so you fly around and do the same." John instructed the two.

"What about about you?" Rex asked.

"I'll save anybody I come across, but my primary focus is to smash the titans to bits. It should provide relief." John explained his part.

"Alright. Got it." Decon said, with Rex giving a nod of understanding

John nodded. "Alright then. Let's get to work." With those words, Decon shot off in a random direction, and Rex took flight. Once they were gone, John jumped up onto a nearby vantage point, in order to get a better view.

Titans were everywhere, far and wide, of all shapes and sizes. Many were just walking around, but he noticed some odd ones. A few were latched onto a couple buildings, and some even looked like they were relaxing. These were abnormals. Titans who behaved unusually compared to normal Titans.

John spotted a titan approaching him, and huffed. 'Well, let's get started.' With that thought, he launched off. Before the titan could react, he came down feet first into its skull, shooting straight through it's head and knocking it to the ground. After sliding to a stop, John turned on his heel and ran at the titan as it sat up. Spotting an opening, he jumped, landing on the nape. He dug his fingers into it, and clawed it out, effectively killing it. Immediately after however, a cannon ball came flying through the titan's head, and it hit John head on, sending him flying into the concrete, with the the round landing on top of him. He groaned as he pushed it off of him, and checked himself. His shirt was slightly torn, but he himself was left without a scratch.

"Huh. Guess I'm a lot tougher too." He thought out loud. Looking behind him, he saw more titans were closing in. Picking up the cannonball, he threw it at one of the titans, hitting it with deadly accuracy, as it went through and destroyed the nape. Looking to his left, a spotted a stone support beam. Hatching an idea, he approached it and ripped it out of the ground. Running towards the titans, with it in hand, he jumped and hit a titan with it, sending it flying, before jumping behind another and hitting it in the nape, effectively killing it. As he landed, a grin made it's way onto his face.

"This is gonna be easier than I thought."

"Gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run." Decon spoke to himself quickly as he ran at superspeed, looking every which direction for survivors who couldn't get to the inner gate. "There has to be more alive!"

"NO!" The voice of a woman caught his attention. Skidding to a stop, he turned in the opposite direction and ran around the corner, spotting a woman struggling in the grip of a titan. Running full speed, he was somehow able to swipe the titan's foot out from under it, causing it to fall and loose it's grip on the woman. Reacting quickly, he ran and caught the woman when she got close to the ground, before dropping her off at the ferry. All in less than five seconds. He ran back to Shiganshina to continue his job, spotting a lot more people and saving everyone he came across.

'I guess my speed lets me hit things a lot harder.' He thought as he grabbed two chains and pulled a couple titans to the ground, saving a family who were running. 'I hope the others are having good luck.'

Rex had already lifted an entire roof, saving the occupants who had been inside, without being seen. He would kill the titans, but he didn't know if he could control specific parts of a titan, and he didn't want to cause too much damage trying to kill it. "I can't wait to get some practice in with my powers." He spoke to himself, as he spotted a couple running away from the away from a smaller titan. Extending his mental grip around the titan, he sent it flying away. "I hope Big John can kill a lot of them."

Hearing someone scream in the distance, he flew off.

"Mrs. Yeager?" Lucy quiet voice spoke up, catching the attention of the young woman.

"Yes, sweetheart?" Carla asked, turning her gaze down to the frightened child.

"Do you... do you think Big John will be okay?" Lucy finally asked, sitting up and looking at the mother.

Carla had to admit, she wasn't sure. Sure, she, as well as Eren and Lucy, had all witnessed him hurl a boulder at a titan and effortlessly lift a roof, but that was only one titan, and the boy had only just woken up the this afternoon. His abilities were probably completely new to him. She wasn't sure how he would fare against all those titans, even with Rex and Decon helping him. Still, Carla didn't want to worry the poor girl.

"Sure he will. He's stronger than anyone else." She assured Lucy with a warm smile. Lucy didn't say anything for a moment, but then she asked another question.

"What about Charles?" She asked with slight fear. Carla saw this one coming from a mile away. Because of Charles abusive tendancies, it was understandable for the small child to want to get away from the man.

"I don't know sweetie, but that doesn't matter. You'll never have to worry about him again." She said as she pulled the trembling child closer. Eren, Armin, and Mikasa had already fallen asleep. Carla looked up at the sky as she lost herself in her mind thinking about recent events. In a matter of minutes, she went from being a healthy woman with a fine home and family, to an injured, homeless mother taking care of four extra children. Well, technically three, as Big John had been taking care of Lucy since their mother died.

"Mrs. Yeager?" Carla's gazed turned back down to Lucy, who was looking up at her with a nervous gaze. She avoided Carla's gaze for a moment, before turning to her and asking "Will you be my mommy?" She finally asked. Carla felt her breath hitch as she heard those words. Was this child really asking her to be her mother? Sure, she never knew her mother, as she was too young to remember Helen when she died, but never in a thousand years had Carla ever expected to be asked this question by little Lucy Gallagher. She wanted to say yes, but she didn't want to anger Big John. How would he feel if he came back to Lucy calling her 'Mommy'?

But she didn't want to hurt the girl's feelings either, and make her think that was unwanted. It seemed like she needed a mother in her life, and the closest thing she had was Carla. Grisha wasn't really a problem, as he had always felt that the Gallagher children would be better off with someone more caring, and had even asked Carla if it would be alright with her if they adopted them, to which Carla agreed immediately to the idea. However, they were never able to get proof of Charles abusive behavior for some reason. It was as if fate hated them. But now, they had the chance to keep them away from Charles, and they were going to take it. But still, Now? While Big John was in danger and Grisha was in the interior? In the end, Carla gave the answer she felt was best.

"That's entirely up to you to sweetie. I will be if you want me to be." Carla answered warmly. Lucy glanced at Eren.

"Will Eren be okay with it?" She asked nervously, looking back up at Carla. Carla laughed at her response.

"I'm sure he'll be fine with it. Grisha too." She assured the terrified little girl. Lucy was silent for a moment, before she laid her head down on Carla's lap.

"Thank you, Mommy." She said quietly, before she drifted off back to sleep. Carla felt her heart flutter at the scene.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" The voice of Mr. Arlert asked, drawing Carla's attention to the old man.

"What do you mean?" She asked with a confused tilt of her head.

"What will Johnny think if he comes back to his little sister calling you her mother?" He clarified. "I don't want your friendship with that boy to be ruined over a simple choice. Even if it is the best one."

Carla nodded in understanding. "I did think about that. But the poor girl never even knew her mother, and you know what Charles was like. Besides, the girl just went through hell. If calling me mother makes her happy, then so be it."

"Yeah, I know what the bastard was like. He'd punish that poor girl for something that wasn't her fault, and he used to beat poor Johnny to near death whenever he defended her." Mr. Arlert recalled.

"Exactly. So this is also the perfect chance to get them away from that man, if he's even alive." Carla reasoned.

Mr. Arlert nodded. "If you think that's the best option."

Carla nodded. "I do."

"Goddamn!" Big John shouted as he landed on a roof, looking around at the titan numbers. Compared to what they were, they were certainly down, but not nearly as much as he'd hoped. "They just keep coming!" He jumped towards a titan a block away, landing directly on it's nape and launching off again, landing on another titan's head, and causing it to crumple under the impact. He took this chance to drop down, gripping onto it's shoulder blades, before rearing his foot back as far as he could, and swinging it down with unbelievable force. As it's body fell, John jumped off towards a nearby roof. However, he misjudged the distance, and he realized his foot was gonna catch the edge. Pulling his foot up, he ended up bouncing off of his stomach, sending him into a painful roll.

"Ow! Fuck!" He yelled as stopped rolling. He laid on the ground for a few seconds, rethinking his choices, before forcing himself to his feet with an annoyed grunt. "I really hope those to show up soon." He muttered as he looked himself over. His shirt was torn to pieces, partially exposing his muscular frame, and the many tiny cuts and bruises that were healing rapidly. It seemed that while he was a lot tougher than a normal human, whatever got through his skin healed rapidly to compensate for the failure. His pants had holes in the knees, and the ends of the legs were shredded. Once he was sure he could fight again, he approached a roof corner, ready to jump, when he heard something. Loud, thunderous thumps signified the approach of a titan, but these footfalls were much louder than a typical one. They sounded almost purposeful. John looked around for wheat could be making the noise, before his eyes fell on a titan that made his eyes go wide in horror.

A large, bulky fifteen-meter titan stomped into view. It only had sploches of red skin visible, with the rest of it covered by what looked to be grey armor plates. Grey plates made up most of it's face, aside from it's cheekbones. Even it's ears were armored. It had brilliant white hair, and glowing bright blue eyes outlined in a horrifying red, that seemed to glare at everything it looked at. It had armor around every major muscle, effectively making it almost completely armored head to toe.

"What the fuck?" Big John spoke quietly as the large terrifying titan crouched down, putting one foot behind itself as it bent the other knee at a ninety degree angle, and curved it's arms, as if mimicing a running man. John felt his heart drop as he realized what the thing was going to do. "No!"

As if on cue, the armored titan launched off in a sprint, creating shockwaves with each step, as it took off in a charge towards the inner gate. John watched as cannons were fired at the giant seconds later, only for it to power right through the rounds or avoid them completely, as if they were flies trying to stop a boulder. Realizing that nothing normal would be able to stop it, John readied himself to jump, intent on stopping the beast in it's tracks, when a high pitched voice caught his attenton.

"Mommy!" Looking down, he spotted a small girl, around Lucy's age, walk out into the raging titan's path. The poor girl wore a purple nightshirt, and had a small brown teddy bear in her hand, dragging on the ground behind her. She had brown hair, and green eyes. Other than the eye color, Big John couldn't get over how much she reminded him of some one.

'The poor girl looks just like Lucy.' He thought as he stared at the poor girl. She was bloodsoaked almost from head to toe, with a few clean splotches on her face and neck. She had probably witnessed the death of someone, and in terror, tried to look from he mother. Unfortunately, this vivid distraction is just what the large titan needed, and John watched in horror at what happened next.

"MOMMY!" Despite the distance, John could hear those words so clearly and easily, it felt like his ear drums were going to burst. With that final, desperate, terrified cry, John watched in horror as the large titan's foot came down right on top of the poor girl, leaving nothing but a crushed mess of bones and guts on top of a large puddle of blood. John could only stay frozen, staring in horror and shock at his faliure to take action. He was so entranced in his horror, he completely forgot about the bulky titan responsible, as it barreled through the inner gate of Wall Maria, effectively destroying any hope of humanity remaining in Wall Maria. John stood frozen for a few minutes, until he was slowly pulled out of his trance as a familiar voice caught his attention.

"JOHNNY!" Decon's voice brought him out of his horrified stupor, and he slowly turned his head in the his direction, spotting both Decon and Rex gazing at him in alarm. "What the hell happened?!"

John slowly pointed at the pile of bones, "There was... Lucy... He crushed..." He couldn't get it out due to his shock, but Rex spoke up.

"Lucy's fine! She got on the ferry with the others, remember?" Rex reminded John. John's mind processed that for a moment, before he shook himself out of his stupor and looked in the direction of the inner gate, to find it destroyed. "Look man, I don't know what happened, but the inner gate is toast." Rex said, looking at the remains of the gate himself.

"There's nothing more we can do here, John." Decon stated solemly, resting his hand on the his large friend's shoulder. "We have to go." John nodded slowly in agreement, and Rex took that moment to engulf them all in an orange aura, and proceeded to fly them to a secluded spot of the refugee camp, away from prying eyes.

It was on that day, in the year 845, that humanity realized, home, was a pen. Humanity? Cattle.

A/N: Okay! So, does everyone remember my story 'Big, but not a Titan'? Yeah, it was an Attack on Titan story focusing on a 9-year-old from a normal world turned into a titan sized being in the AOT universe. That person's name was also John Gallagher. Like that one, this one is dedicated to a family friend, with his height being used in this story, rather than becoming a titan. This one is also more age appropriate, and makes sense. At the time of the other story, I had just gotten into Attack on Titan, so I ended up making a few mistakes, such as Eren fighting Annie in Trost, and the characters be extremely OOC. The main character also acted way too old for his supposed age. It didn't help that I was pairing a 9-year-old with a 15-year-old. Like all of my other stories prior to 'What I've Done', 'Big, but not a Titan' has been canceled. On the off chance that someone wants to, anyone who wants to make it their own or do whatever with it, it's yours. I don't care. As for this story, I made it based on the thought of if me and my best friends got superpowers and became a team. The idea wouldn't leave me, so I ended up having to choose between making the idea a RWBY fanfic, or an Attack on Titan fanfic. I eventually realized that with RWBY, I'd have to add a fourth person, as opposed to the perfect team of three that I had in my head. Plus, I had read the AOT Manga at school online issue after issue until school had let out, leaving me at Marley's attack on Paradis. So I eventually settled on this. 'The Three Guardians', a story about how three kids get epic abilities from a mysterious cave, that turns the tide in the battle against the titans. As you all saw, Carla is alive in my story. But don't worry, Eren still joins the Scouts with the same goal and sense of purpose, but with a different drive. Unlike the previous story, this story pairs Christa and an OC, rather than Annie. The reason for that being that their are very few stories out there with this pairing. There aren't many that pair her with anybody, actually, other than Ymir. At least none that I can find. And I personally ain't a fan of Ymir/Christa, and if I'm being honest, it's because Ymir is a bit of a bitch. She'll have her moments in this story, and she'll still be friends with Christa, but that's about it. I'm not a fan of the character, so I'm sorry if my writing of her seems negative most of the time. I would also like to say that I have not seen every little bit of the anime, which is what I intend to follow more. Also, I intend to have Christa retain some of her personality traits from her... well, "Christa" personality, when she transitions into Historia. Christa will probably remain a nickname. This fic will contain major spoilers to both the anime and manga, as stated above, however, I am also going to change the outcomes of certain events that I believe my characters can change. Now, I'd like to go ahead and describe the basis of my characters.

All three characters, John, Decon, and Rex, evolved from my idea of an OC that's basically a Superman ripoff, as Supes is my favorite superhero. The OC was originally a universe hopping character, jumping between everything from Resident Evil, to RWBY, Attack on Titan, Akame Ga Kill, Elfen Lied, Transformers, basically anyting you can think of really. But then I got into Akame ga Kill and RWBY at the sametime, and I thought of the ultimate team, giving them the best abilities I could think of, and Tastumi, Iyesu, and Sayo eventually became me and my friends, which became the team that's in this fic. As for why it's Attack on Titan and neither of those two, I had gotten back into AOT not long after the idea hit me, as well as the fact that I had started playing Attack on Titan 2 again, which I personally love the premise of. My love for the series, mixed with the game, and my habit of reading fanfics in the first place, caused this fic to be born. Big John, is a 6'9" fifteen year old who seems to be leader of the team, who doesn't get his name for no reason. He has short, unkempt, jet black hair, and crimson colored eyes, and wears a red button up over a white t-shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbow, with jeans and what's pretty much cowboy boots. I have to use a different description in the story though, because I don't think cowboys are a thing in AOT. His unlocked ability is evergrowing strength, that will grow until the day he dies. This also makes his skin seemingly impenetrable. As a failsafe, he can heal from just about anything that manages to get through his skin. And can jump extreme heights and distances in a single bound due to his leg muscles. Decon Ross is the jokester of the team. He has longer, combed hair that's black, but not nearly as dark as Big John's. He wears a black button up shirt, and a pair of beige dress pants with a belt, and some typical shoes. His unlocked ability is evergrowing speed, allowing him to move at speeds impossible to see by the human eye, as well as allowing him to hit with more force. This also speeds up his healing, allowing him to heal much faster than Big John does. Rex Luke is the hot head of the team, whose temper isn't as in check as the other two. He wears a short sleeved shirt, with a bandana around his head, and a pair of black sweatpants and some dress shoes. His unlocked ability allowes him to create constructs that let him move things with his mind. He can also form different shapes to fit certain problems. One is constantly generated between his skin and muscle to help him survive typically fatal events. However, it can be overtaxed, and it does not stop him from dying of bloodloss, should such an injury happen.

That's the explanations and events out of the way. I'll see you guys in the next chapter, reviews and favorites are appreciated. I'm open to critizism, as this is one of the first stories I'm putting actual effort into, rather than half assing it and trying to rush the story. Flames are not appreciated though. If that's your thing, you can just screw yourself.