Prologue
The 59th Expedition beyond the walls. It was simply another reconnaissance mission to try and find more areas for human expansion. For three days, there had been no Titans what-so-ever. They hadn't seen any, heard any, or encountered any. However, it had been pouring rain since day two, which no one was happy about or planned for. They stopped near a small cliff to rest and navigate their position. An hour before the planned departure, someone fired a red smoke round up to cut open the rain.
"We got Titans! 10-meter-classes in all directions!"
The approaching Titans came into view through the thin tree line. Soldiers scrambled to put out various small campfires, or haphazardly shove supplies into wagons. Levi ran over to Mikasa, Eren, and Armin.
"You two!" he pointed to Eren and Mikasa, "help Hanji with the left flank!"
They ran off and Levi looked at Armin, "Help Mike with clearing the wagons!"
The sound of splashing boots, whirring Maneuver Gear, and slicing flesh blended together with the yelling of the assorted squad leaders. The rain had begun to loosen up the rock on the cliff, which concerned everybody who wasn't either a Titan or one of the dead. Levi cut through another neck when Erwin pulled him aside.
"This is a losing battle. We've lost ten already and more Titans keep spilling in," Levi didn't even have to look at Erwin to see his expression.
"We need Eren's Titan. Wait for the rest of the wagons to clear out then watch for the blue smoke," Erwin ordered casually before flying off.
It didn't take long for the rest of the supply wagons to leave. A line of blue smoke flew up into the barrage of red. Levi quickly found Eren scrambling around. Eren was given his orders and a twenty-foot perimeter was cleared out around him. He was assured that Mikasa and Armin were already with the formation, which had just left. Levi and Hanji were the only ones that stayed.
Eren brought his hand to his mouth-but he was interrupted. The sound of chattering pebbles soon meshed into the roar of a full-throttle rockslide. The thundering roar of cascading boulders drowned out the patter of the cold rain. Startled by the sudden onslaught, Eren spun are only to be greeted with the sight of a few tons of granite racing for him. Levi could run to him fast enough and by the time he did reach Eren, it was too late. There were at least two boulders on Eren. A fairly small boulder on his upper body, and a medium-to-large one on Eren's left leg.
