"It's okay. They're numbers haven't changed." Marco whispered as the lift went lower and lower. He and all the other soldiers cocked their guns and pointed them at the Titans who noticed their potential meals.

"We're a still a go!" Marco said nervously. Sweat was dripping down his face. Everyone was terrified of the possibility of the plan failing and ending up as Titan food. Everyone remained quiet as the Titans began to get closer and closer to the soldiers. The ground shook with every step the Titans took. One Titan walked slowly , it's face covered by it's hair. It then suddenly shot a devious grin to the Titan bait, making one of the soldiers gasp at trying to hold back a scream.

"Keep calm! Draw them in!" Marco reminded the petrified soldiers. Even though he was shaking just as much as everyone else was.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Was the only sound the soldiers heard as the Titans drew closer and closer to them.

"Wait." Marco whispered. Every step brought the Titans closer. Thump. Thump. Thump.

"Wait." He whispered again. Almost everyone was shaking like a leaf by this point. The Titans were only a few feet away from the lift. The Titan that gave the sinister grin had made it's way to the lift. Thump. It stopped walking and only leaned it's head slowly toward the lift.

"Ready..." Marco whispered as he wrapped his finger on the trigger of his gun. Just a few more inches and they would be ready to fire. The Titans were lethally close but the soldiers had to draw the Titans in as close as they could. They had to make these shots counts. Their lives depended on it. Thump.

"Fire!" Marco shouted. Instantly, a barrage of flashes lighted up the room as the soldiers all fired at the Titans, using all the bullets they had. Their part was done. Now it was up to the chosen soldiers to take down the Titans while they were blind.

As soon as the firing ceased, the soldiers on the supports, sprinted toward the blinded Titans and jumped off in the perfect position to get a clean kill at Titans below them. Everyone raised their blades above their arms and swung at the weak spots of their targeted Titan, slashing through their skin. Jean felt spots of his face sting from drops of hot Titan blood landing on his skin. Crash. Crash. Crash. Crash. Crash. Was all that could be heard as the slaughtered Titans fell to the ground in defeat.

"Wait, there were only five. That means!-" Jean's thoughts were cut off as he looked up to see two Titans still standing as he watched Connie and Sasha land behind them

"Shit! Theres still two of them!" Jean yelled as he gripped his blades hard and gritted his teeth. The two Titans turned around to see who had tried to attack them.

"U-Um.. So sorry to attack... From behind.." Sasha whispered with a slight smile on her face, but her eyes showed how petrified she was. The Titans walked closer to her and Connie.

"Sasha and Connie..." Bertholdt said as he looked at Jean who was standing next him.

"Hurry and help them!" Jean yelled as he looked at the soldiers. By this point, Sasha had tears streaming down her face.

"I'm..." Sasha didn't finish her sentence as the Titan lunged for her.

"So sorry!" She screamed as he jumped to the side to dodge the Titan, falling to the floor. She looked behind her to see the Titan crawling after her but she looked up to suddenly see Mikasa land land on the Titan's neck as she slashed it hard, blood trailing down her blades. The Titan's head fell to the ground as it's body went limb.

Jean looked off to where he saw Connie, back against the wall as Annie swooped down and killed the last remaining Titan. Connie stood there frozen from fear and shock.

"Mikasa! You saved me! " Sasha yelled as Mikasa walked down from the Titan's dead body. Tears were flowing from her eyes as she gripped on to Mikasa.

"Are you injured?" Mikasa calmly asked.

"No, thanks to you-" Sasha's thank you was cut off as Mikasa interrupted her.

"Then stand up." She firmly said.

"Sorry..." Connie said to Annie.

"It was nothing." Annie replied back.

"Hey now... That was really close Annie. I'm glad that you weren't hurt." Reiner said as he walked up behind her. Annie said nothing and walked away.

"We got them all! Begin the resupply." A soldier shouted from the lift. Everyone's fear left their eyes as smiles began to grow on their faces.

"We did it!" Armin announced. Marco who was standing next to Armin let out a slow breath and almost fainted as the soldiers caught him from falling back. Everyone made their way down from the lift and began to refuel their gas tanks, all smiling and relieved that they had their mobility and agility back and could finally climb the walls to escape the nightmare they were in. Marco and Jean sat next to each other as they refueled their gas tanks.

"I don't think I'm cut out to be a leader... Don't say things like that." Jean said to Marco as he broke the silence between them. Marco gasped a little at Jean's comment and turned his towards him. But he quickly turned his attention back to his 3DMG and grabbed his other gas tank and began to fill it as he started to show a slight smile.

"I hope you won't get mad when I say this... But you aren't a strong person. So you can relate to how the weak feel. In addition, you excel in sizing up any situation. Isn't that why you immediately know what should be done? Jean went wide-eyes at Marco's explanation. Marco turned his head to face Jean as he finished refueling his last gas tank.

"You gave the right orders. That's why I could jump, and it's why I'm still alive." Marco finished saying. Jean gasped at Marco's compliment to him. No one had ever explained to him how much of a potential he had at being a leader but Marco saw it clearly. After all the soldier's finished refueling their gas tanks, they all we're prepared to leave HQ and escape Trost.