Smoke. Smoke everywhere; flying into the dull air of the Trost District. Living shelters have been crushed. A few blood splatters left behind on ground; both human and Titan. Pieces left behind in dust and the essence of the living now deceased. Her dull but impressionable blue eyes looked, as she perched herself on one of the rooftops, already finding herself staring down at the unknown Shifter before her. They just happened to cut the person out, and for the rest of her fellow warriors to terminate the remaining giants that surrounded the now-unmovable form, hunching over a giant boulder. A silent prayer came from her, right as the wind gently blew through her short white locks, and her green 'Wings of Freedom' cape. She had to question herself: Just who was that shifter? She knew what her goal was...not to mention that her partner does, as well: Protect a shifter who goes by the name of Eren Jaeger.

So far, nothing came up to anyone called that and, as far as she and Julius knew, they were chosen to perform such a dangerous task; one of the many reasons of joining the Survey Corps, right to the point of joining up with the Scouts. The task itself was confidential, but their secret wasn't. Commander Erwin was the one who found them in their Titan states, and just by that look in his eyes when they sprouted from their giant forms, he spared them, and kept the secret between him and Captain Levi. That's right, the Captain Levi; humanity's strongest soldier. That's not to say that neither Julius and Sarah were in the same rank, they were just too valuable for anyone's expense.

A cold flare rose from within her soul, just as a roar came from behind her, while she stood atop the roof of a building. Sarah turned halfway around, and coldly looked upon a ten-meter, standing right above her. "Hmm", was all she said, while she narrowed her blue eyes, and slightly tightened her thin lips. 'I try to enjoy a nice moment of sightseeing, and what do I get? A very ugly welcoming committee' , she thought to herself amusingly before tightening her grip upon the swords in her hands. Just as the giant was about to stretch out its hand, Sarah allows it to miss its mark completely, right as she launched a hook, and propelled herself around, right over its shoulder, where she was right above its nape. Turning her blades around, so they were outwards, she plunged herself right at its mark. A few of its blood splatters hit right upon her cape, right as she landed on the flat ground, before the giant corpse fell before her, right at her feet.

Sarah looked upon the vapor that steamed off of the Titan's corpse. With her cold glare, no emotion was evident upon her pale, youthful face. A part of her wondered where these creatures came from, and how she had managed to inherit the powers of Titan in the first place. But that last thing she remembered was a man telling her to "protect his son", and that "his name is Eren Jaeger". Then there was something else he said but was vaguely heard. The next thing she remembered was waking up from her Titan form with no memory yet only one goal: Protect Eren Jaeger.

The flashback faded just as she heard the giant stomps of a walking Pure Titan, just ahead of her. Having to stand in the street may not have been the best move, but as she was looking around for a spot to launch one of her hooks, she took noticed of a sword waving in the distance, just about to buildings away from her standing position. Making a small smile, she knew that set of hair anywhere: Julius, or 'July'. Sarah waved back in acknowledgement, but the thumps in front kept her focused. It was just a smaller, mindless Titan-vermin; a seven meter.

The female waited for the smaller Titan to move closer, and just as this thing started to set eyes on her, she was already on the move. Launching a hook to a building, she propelled herself around it, and aimed for its Achilles. She watched the Titan get distracted by another Scout, before putting a spike into its leg, allowing her to pull herself towards her mark, and make a clean cut. This made the abomination fall forwards, so its nape was wide open. With a flip in the air, she striked, only making a huge slice gush out of the gaping wound. With this one down, Sarah launched herself in Julius' direction, right upon the chimney, reeling herself beside him. "So, what's the score?", she asked him in that calm voice, slightly panting from her latest deed.

Another gust of wind blew through Sarah's white locks, before she answered her friend with a simple nod. She trusted Julius, mainly because she saw as her equal in the same way they see Captain Levi, probably more on the statistical level than personal means. Gratefully, she also had him help her remember what she knew before her mysterious amnesia. From that moment onwards, Sarah held complete trust in Julius. Both in the battlefield, and personally, they were partners in this war. Not to mention that Julius had to hold her back in her unrestrained times, while tending to act as her conscience. That was how she knew him: A conscience.

With a sigh, the female looked to the unconscious boy down below. What was so important about that kid? Why are the other Titans moving into his direction? Clearly, he was a shifter, but why are they moving towards his position? Before she could come up with a possible conclusion, Julius took off. She followed by reeling her hooks back in, so she fell down with him, landing in the wide-open street. Up ahead, she took notice of a Titan that Julius seemed to manage blinding. It just opens the door for Sarah to launch a hook onto the back of its neck, and propelling herself forward towards her mark, and making a clean cut.

With this move, she jumped atop of the still-standing Titan's head until it fell face-first onto the ground. With a thud, right as it landed, Sarah was crouched atop of its head; her swords steaming due to the creature's blood on the blades, the young woman stood to her full height before jumping off the head.

Running across the remaining stretch between the buildings and the now-sealed hole, Sarah jumped atop the unconscious body of the boy's Titan form, just by Julius, and took notice of the two cadets, and the unconscious host of the evaporating Titan. Sheathing one of her swords, that was now clean of blood, she crouched down, and stretched a free hand to the young blonde cadet, really to help him up. "Don't worry. All of us have it covered here. Let's get all of you somewhere safe", she said all of this softly, though it was rare, because of her cold exterior. But that didn't mean Sarah didn't have a care in the world for others.

The black-haired female cadet was hesitant to move, just tightening her grip on the unconscious boy. 'A dear friend, perhaps?', Sarah thought with her narrow, blue eyes on the girl. Clearly, all three were younger than her and Julius, but she wanted to know what had happened. Plus, she never heard about another Titan-shifter on these grounds. It was sad to say, but even though she was naturally stubborn, Sarah will stay back and wait for the outcome.

The black-haired girl, around Eren's age, was on high-alert, even as she clung onto her adoptive brother's unconscious form. The blade in her one hand was tight in her grip, and the fire in her grey eyes was ever vigilant and burning; a passion to which Sarah recognized, in relation to her own. There was strength that the white-haired woman was able to determine. It looked as if Mikasa withheld a similar goal. However, it would appear that she made a vow that held the definition of 'die-trying'. Plus, it was evident when the Asian held the boy tighter when Julius approached to take him. If Sara could observe, it appeared as if the girl was stubborn to Julius' intentions. In a way, that spark of capability within her would never go unnoticed. It seems that Mikasa was able to cooperate when she allowed Julius to take Eren, and hoist him over the man's shoulder. Sarah made a mental note to keep an eye on her from afar, as soon as the girl followed Julius up the wall.

The white-haired woman helped the young blonde to his feet. He was the smallest of the trio, probably the youngest, but Sarah didn't want to jump to any conclusions yet. By the look in his big blue eyes, something told Sara from within that he wasn't exactly fighting-material. There was a youthfulness to him; a gentle, child-like soul. He was young; in his prime, at least, his short, somewhat-muscular build was evident that he wasn't really a fighter, but again, Sarah didn't want to underestimate him, or make guesses. "You survive best by always moving forward", she advised to Armin, before narrowing her eyes, and looking behind her at the dead Titans already evaporating steam into the air. "Those who look back are cowards, as they hold back from what they believe in", she looked back at the smaller cadet, and gestured to the wall before them. Sarah launched her hooks up the wall, and followed after Julius and Mikasa to the top.

She sheathed her blade, and turned her attention to the spot where Julius was gesturing towards. Ugly monstrosities, they were. Mindless things, preying the small and weak; wiping out humanity was their urge; a compulsion never ending. "No, the Commander would want us to watch him. Even when he gets here, the boy will still be in the hands of the Military Police. There won't be much we can do after that", though that wasn't necessarily true; they were to be ordered around by Captain Levi, considering that they are a part of his Special Operations Squad, outside the wall. In truth, Sarah didn't have much respect for Erwin, as much as she does for Levi. Stubborn it may sound, but the captain had a better grasp at ordering others around, in a rather cold-hearted way. Besides, even if she wanted to wait for Erwin or the MP, she wanted to know who this boy is.