Since its my birthday, here is an extra chapter. I don't own most of the characters or the world of AOT. They belong to Hajime Isayama.

"Keep your heads forward! No matter what, don't stop!" I yelled as we shot through the trees. There was a group of Titans right at our heels. "Squad Leader!" a girl screamed as a Titan snatched her from the air and slammed her into its mouth. Others started to panic as guts and blood flew at us. "Go!" I yelled as we continued to make it further into the forest.

"I have enough!" Leila yelled as she turned back and charged at the Titans. I sighed as she sliced into one of the Titans, its flesh soaring through the air. She was more impulsive than her sister, never losing the chance to kill any Titans. After she heard how her sister had been killed from me, she had become more determined to kill them.

"Leila Rogers. 1st in her class of the 101th Training Corps. She's a little hot-headed so I guessed it would be a good chance to see how you handle this kind of people," Captain Erwin smirked as he handed me her file. It had been after the recruits had settled into their rooms and he had called me to look at their profiles. Most of them were average but she was an exception. The best in using 3D maneuver gear and great physical strength. Just what the Survey Corps needed.

"Don't be so rash, Leila!' I shouted as she regrouped with us. She had managed to slow down the Titans by a little bit. They trampled over their fallen comrade, its guts staining the trees. "Okay! Charge!" I yelled as we turned and charged at them, our blades in hand. I spun through the air, slicing into my Titan. It howled as it toppled to the ground, flattening a 5m class Titan. "Yeah!" Rico yelled as he sliced into his, the Titan falling into a tree.

"Watch out!" I yelled as the tree toppled towards us. We scattered as the tree slammed into the one we were perched in, the trees slamming into the earth. "Watch where you aim!" Leila shrieked at him as he rubbed his head sheepishly. "Sorry. Got too caught up," he said and I snorted. This was their very first expedition and for beginners, they seemed to be handling it better than what my batch had done. Only a quarter had been wiped out, while I had only seven of my batch left at the end of it.

"There's the town!" Davidson shouted, pointing to the ruins of a town beyond the trees. We started our descent, dropping into the outskirts of the town and continuing by foot. "Squad Leader Isabelle Lightbane, accounted for with Squad 101," I said as we reached the checkpoint. Everyone quickly gave their names to the guard posted, who jerked his thumb to the tents. When we entered, the heavy stench of blood filled the air as medics attended to the wounded.

"I'm going to be sick," Rico groaned as he watched a medic cutting off a man's infected leg. The man trashed and screamed as the saw worked its way through bone and Rico dashed out, the sound of puking following not long after. "Those who are injured, go see the medics," I told the squad and some of them quickly entered the tent. The rest of us walked to the rest area, where they were handing out rations.

"Thanks," I said to the person in charge and I gratefully planted myself on the bench, munching on the bread. "Wow, that was crazy," Leila said as she joined me. "You better not run off like that all the time. You'll get yourself killed," I said and she snorted. "Give me a break. I'm the best in my year so I should have no problem," she said as she bit into her bread. I sighed as I ran a hand through my hair. No wonder Mona barely mentioned anything about her family. Her sister was a stuck up piece of shit.

"Lightbane. Report to command immediately!" Officer Dickson shouted and I quickly finished my meal, throwing it into the dish basin. The Command tent was not far from the dining area and I stood outside before being allowed to enter. "Squad Leader Lightbane, report," Commander Keith said, not looking up from the paper he was reading. "We suffered minimal losses. Only seven were lost," I said. "Not bad for your first aquad. You must have quite a team," he said as he shuffled papers together.

Captain Erwin stood nearby, deep in conversation with Lance Corporal Levi. The man gazed up and gave me a slight nod, which I returned. "I heard the younger sister of your late friend is in your squad," the commander said as he placed down the paper. He clasped his hands in front of him, his eyes darting at me. "Yes," I said. "I see. Anything else to report?" he asked and I shook my head. "Okay. You're dismissed. Take a team of five and patrol the parameter. If things get out of hand, send out a green flare," he said as I saluted and walked out.

"Dickson, you're with me. Rogers. Rico, get your asses here. Morrison, stop stuffing your face with food. We're moving out in an hour. Make sure your gears in shape," I ordered as they scattered to gather their things. "The Squad Leader is pretty freaky, isn't she?" Dickson whispered to Morrison. "I heard she lost her friends on her very first expedition. Can't really blame her. It's a surprise she is even still sane," he whispered but he quickly shut up when I cast a glance at them.

As I walked past the tents, I heard a string of giggles coming from one of them. When I swatted the door aside, I saw Rogers making out with Rico, who had his shirt off. "Have you no shame?! We're leaving in an hour!" I shouted as they shielded their eyes from the sun. Rico pecked a kiss on her lips before darting past me. The girl scowled as she got up and straightened her clothes. "Your sister would never do such a thing," I snorted. "Well, I'm not the good girl my older sister is, am I?" she snapped as she swatted past me. "Teenagers," I grumbled under my breath before remembering I'm only seventeen and she was no younger than I am.

An hour later and we were on horseback, riding north of the town. "The sun is setting so there shouldn't be that many Titans about," I said as we rode. "Yeah. I hope we can go back soon…" Morrison muttered as his eyes darted around, searching for Titans. We were a mile from camp when the sound of footsteps shook the earth. "Titan ten o'clock!" Rico shouted as one charged at us, its hands outstretched.

"Dammit. It had to be an abnormal," I groaned as I pulled the trigger, pulling myself into the air. I latched onto its heel and sliced it, a chunk of meat flying across the ground. As it toppled, I spun, slicing its nape. "That was so cool," Davidson commented as I landed back on my horse.

"Don't wow me! We have company dead ahead!" I shouted, jerking my finger u front to reveal a stampede of Titans heading our way. "Head for the forest! Rico, send out a green flare!" I shouted and they yelled in unison, turning their horses towards the trees that lay ahead. "Once we're within range, switch to 3D maneuver gear!" I shouted. A Titan came running up next to me and I heard the sound of a device being used, the beast's head rolling to the ground moments later.

"Haha! That makes five!" Leila shouted as she clambered back on her horse. "Quit showing off, Rogers!" Rico shouted but at the same time he was grinning. "We have to hold out as long as we can until backup arrives! Try to aim for the treetops! Don't waste your energy trying to kill them if you can't!" I shouted as I released my wires, the hooks digging into tree bark. I shot in the air, followed by my team not long after. "They're gaining on us!" Davidson yelled as the Titans crashed through the trees.

"They just don't give up, eh?!" Rico shouted as he lunged at them. "Get back here!" I yelled as he sliced into the nape of a Titan. "Haha!" he yelled in triumph as the Titan slammed into the ground. The impact shook the trees, pine needles falling around us. "Ouch," Morrison groaned as he picked at the leaves. "Watch out!" Davidson yelled as a Titan lunged at them, its mouth wide open. "Ahhh!" Morrison screamed as the Titan bit off his leg.

He howled as he lost balance, falling to the earth. "Morrison!" I yelled as Davidson turned and lunged for him. "You monster!" he yelled as he lunged at the Titan. The Titan swatted at him like a fly as Morrison crashed to the ground with a sickening thump. As Davidson turned to look at his friend, the Titan snatched him up in its hands, a large grin on its face. "Help me! Someone!" he screamed as the Titan brought him closer to its mouth.

"Damn it all!" I shouted as I lunged at the Titan, who tossed the recruit to its pals, who snatched him like a toy. We could only watch as Davidson howled as he was torn to pieces by the Titans. "NO!" Rico yelled as he sliced into them. "You beasts!" Leila screamed as she sliced into one of them, her blades cutting deep. One by one the Titans fell as the recruits slashed at them. I did my fair share of fighting, cutting down most of them. Titans continued to appear, never seeming to end.

"We have to go!" I yelled as the recruits slashed into them. "How can we?! They just killed our friends!" he yelled back. "We're soldiers and soldiers die all the time!" I shouted as I killed a Titan. "We're falling back! Retreat!" I shouted as I started to move away. "You're a coward to abandon your comrades!" Rico shouted as he lunged at a small Titan, hacking off his head. "Rico! Watch out!" Leila screamed as a Titan slammed him into a tree.

Rico rolled into the dirt, his head bleeding badly. "Rico!" Leila cried out as I snatched her from the air. "We have to go! We'll be killed at this rate!" I shouted in her ear as she wept. "Rico! Rico!" she continued to scream as the Titan picked him up and held him in front of it. Rico slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to face us, mouthing out words that clenched my heart. "Run," he whispered as the Titan chomped off his head.

"NOOOO!" Leila screamed as we shot away from the scene. The Titans had begun to feed to the bodies, their howls and shrieks filling the air. We flew in silence for a while, Leila sobbing the whole way until we reached the horses. As we galloped back to base, I glanced at Leila, whose eyes were red from crying. "We left them.. we left them to die…" she whispered. "They were already dead. At least the Titans didn't chase us so their deaths were not in vain," I said.

"How could you say that?! They were your squad members! How could you treat them like trash to be tossed aside?!" she screamed as I stared stonely ahead. "You'll get used to it," I muttered as she continued to scream further. "Get used to it?! What kind of excuse is that to toss aside your friends?! Was that how it was with Mona Oni-chan?! Did you just leave her to die out there and save your ass?!" she screamed as I stopped my horse suddenly.

We were not far from base so I got down from my horse to face her. Stunned, she got down and walked towards me. "Squad leader, I…" she started to say as I slapped her hard across the face. She was too stunned to retort, her head turning the other way. As she looked back at me, her eyes widened as she saw the tears streaming down my face. "How can you think of your sister like that?! Of course I cared for her! She died in front of my eyes and I couldn't do anything about it! How did you think I feel?! I lost all my friends in a single day!" I shouted, my voice ringing in the air.

"Squad leader," she murmured as I turned my heel. "Now you understand what I meant by admiring your courage in joining the Survey Corps. You need hell lot of courage to face the reality of your comrades dying any minute whenever you step foot beyond the walls,' I said as I grabbed the reins of my horse and lead it to camp. "Squad leader!" Leila called after me but I ignored her. I was too busy trying to stop the tears from flowing freely. Forgive me, everyone. I truly failed you all as a Squad Leader, I thought to myself as I entered camp.

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