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Screen 1 – Return to the Outside

Trost is saved. The gate is sealed. For the first time in years, humanity has a real shot at going back on the offensive.

Eren is placed under the Scouts. He's a walking question mark.

A weapon or a future disaster.

No one knows yet.

Sans and Papyrus get pulled into the same unit.

Not because the military trusts them.

Because nobody knows how to deal with two talking skeletons who can crush Titans.

"Keep them where we can see them," the officers whisper.

When the Scouts prepare to ride out beyond Wall Rose, the tension is thick.

Some soldiers glare at Sans like he's just another Titan problem waiting to happen.

Papyrus waves back like they're cheering fans.

Sans shrugs, hands in pockets.

"If you're gonna watch us… at least enjoy the view."

And just like that, the world outside the walls is calling again.

Titans waiting.

Secrets buried.

Humanity taking its first shaky step into the unknown.

Screen 2 – Something's Wrong

Commander Erwin gives the order.

An entire formation rides out, horses pounding dirt, dust trailing behind them like smoke. Their goal is simple on paper:

Get Eren home.

Find the basement.

Discover the truth.

But the world outside the walls doesn't play fair.

The trees sway wrong.

The birds are gone.

There's no sound except hooves and breathing.

Sans stops smiling.

His eye glows faint blue, barely noticeable under the hood of his cloak.

"Hey. Something's off."

Most soldiers ignore him.

Some mutter that he's trying to scare them.

Only four people react:

Eren looks back, confused.

Mikasa reaches for her blades.

Armin's brain is already spinning through possibilities.

Papyrus… protects the kids near him and tries to stay brave.

Sans raises his voice, sharper this time.

"Form up. Eyes everywhere. They're not alone out here."

No one knows what he means.

They're about to find out.

Screen 3 – The Hunter Appears

The first scream cuts through the expedition like a blade.

A muscular, towering Female Titan bursts from the treeline at full sprint. She isn't wandering or hungry. She's hunting. Every move is calculated. She ignores most soldiers. She targets the 104th specifically.

This isn't random.

Someone sent her for Eren.

Scouts are crushed under her feet. Horses fly. The formation is destroyed in minutes.

Sans steps forward, eye bright.

"Well… I didn't know this world had giant killer gym girls."

He cracks his neck.

"Who cares. Not my type."

A massive Gaster Blaster forms above him, jaws wide, charging a beam.

On the other side, Papyrus leaps to cut her off, arms full of bones.

"BEHOLD. A BONE WALL."

He slams giant bones into the ground like a makeshift barricade.

The Female Titan skids, dust exploding around her. She studies them.

Intelligent.

Curious.

Annoyed.

For the first time, she hesitates.

The two skeleton brothers and the hidden Titan-shifter stare each other down. The battlefield waits to see who moves first.

Screen 3 – Female Titan vs Sans and Papyrus

The battlefield turns into a chessboard.

Three players who actually think:

• The Female Titan

• Sans

• Papyrus

Observation Phase

The Female Titan charges low, testing them first.

She's reading their reactions.

Looking for openings.

She knows who the real threat is.

Sans watches without moving.

"She fights like she's got a brain in there.

Neat."

Papyrus stands tall, bones ready.

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL DEFEAT YOU WITH MY AMAZING… WALL OF BONES!"

He slams down a massive barricade.

The Titan doesn't even slow down.

She kicks off the ground, leaps over the bones, and comes straight for Sans.

Round One – Speed Check

She throws a kick that could snap a house in half.

Sans flicks his wrist—teleports a few feet sideways.

The kick smashes the ground where he stood.

Sans:

"Yeah… definitely not my type."

A Gaster Blaster fires point-blank into her ribs.

The beam punches a hole through muscle.

She heals instantly, steam pouring.

Round Two – Intelligence Check

She changes targets.

Smart.

Hit the support first.

Papyrus tries to block again.

She grabs his bone spear and uses it as a lever to flip him into a tree.

Papyrus:

"OW! THAT WAS RUDE!"

Sans' eye flares brighter.

He doesn't joke this time.

Round Three – Soul Check

He reaches out with soul manipulation.

Her movement falters.

Just for a second.

Enough to show weakness.

But she resists.

Hard.

That means only one thing:

"There's a human in there," Sans mutters.

Control Shift

Armin realizes the same thing.

Someone is targeting Eren.

A Titan-shifter.

Mikasa leaps in to assist.

Steel glints.

She buys Sans and Papyrus time.

The Female Titan reassesses.

Three threats now.

She roars and retreats, sprinting toward the forest.

Result

They stalled her.

They didn't beat her.

But something important changed:

Sans now understands Titans have souls worth saving.

And the enemy has brains worth fearing.

He looks at Eren.

"This world keeps getting worse, huh?"

Screen 4 – The Truth Hunt

Commander Erwin executes his gamble.

Lure the Female Titan into the Forest of Giant Trees.

Trap her. Crack the mystery open.

Dozens of harpoon cables fire at once, locking her down from every direction.

She screams and thrashes.

It isn't the roar of a monster.

It's pain.

It's fear.

It's human.

For a moment, everyone hesitates.

Then she hardens her skin like armor and snaps the cables.

Scouts are crushed. Horses scream. Bodies vanish in her wake.

She goes right back to hunting Eren.

Sans watches silently. His fist clenches. That eye glows again.

"I hate this world."

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The Big Reveal

Armin connects the dots.

Mikasa confirms the gait, the stance, the look in her eyes.

The Female Titan is Annie Leonhart.

Someone they trained with.

Someone they trusted.

Now someone trying to kill Eren.

She runs toward the inner city of Stohess.

Mikasa blocks her path.

Eren transforms.

The fight becomes a demolition of entire streets.

Punch after punch, they tear the city apart.

Eren's rage finally overwhelms her.

Broken and cornered, Annie traps herself inside a crystal prison.

No answers.

Just silence.

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Eren shakes with fury.

Mikasa trembles with betrayal.

Armin looks like his heart is gone.

Sans steps closer to the crystal, voice low and deadly calm.

"I liked you. You were one of us.

But you hurt my friends."

He taps the crystal once with a bone.

"No jokes this time."

He turns away, eye cold.

Papyrus follows, unusually quiet.

The war just stopped feeling like a mission.

Now it feels personal.

Be continued

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