A/N – I messed up the timeline a bit, the graduation was posted a few chapters ago but this is the real graduation. Sorry for all the confusion this is the real graduation.

Year 850

Jonathan was fending off the titans, he had to make sure that they didn't get near Eren. He wasn't doing a great job, he was mostly flying around and hoping that they wouldn't touch or eat him. He was good at avoiding the titans there were at least five on him. Jonathan moved around and then looked at the titans that were following him. He backed up against a chimney, he wasn't expecting this many titans to be on him. Why wasn't Eren waking up!

Jonathan sighed as he then looked at the five titans, and then the titan jumped onto the building but Jonathan moved out of the way quickly jumping onto another building. He decided to go for it, he attached to the fallen titan and then sliced open his nape swiftly and quickly. Jonathan looked at his blades, still nice and sharp thankfully they got the HQ back so they could refill. Jonathan's gas tanks just felt full, he felt like he could take those titans on.

"God dammit Eren…" He mumbled, "Wake up…" Jonathan mumbled again as he saw multiple titans heading towards Eren. Jonathan evaded past the other titans and then went to the titan that attempted to get Eren, he sliced it down quickly. Jonathan realized how many titans he was killing. At least… five, goodness he killed a lot. At least for a cadet, he looked at the other titans but one was quickly sliced down, and Jonathan was shocked to see that. He looked at the titan that was sliced down and saw Jean right there, they were now chasing after Jean.

Year 849

"You're getting better at the ODM gear Jonathan." Jean stated looking at the tall long haired man as he landed on the ground, Jonathan slightly flipped his hair and looked at Jean.

"Thanks! I've been training with Mikasa and Eren a lot lately. I barley get any sleep between, that's why I just sleep when we have an off day." Jonathan mentioned as he gripped the swords of his harder, it hurt now his hands were in extreme pain. Jonathan figured missing his morning workout with Mikasa wouldn't kill him, but he wanted to workout with Mikasa.

"Maybe you should take an off day, I wouldn't want you to turn into Eren." Jean joked laughing at his own joke.

"Why do you hate Eren?" Jonathan questioned looking at Jean. Jean froze, and then looked at Jonathan.

"I think you know." Jean stated as he looked at Jonathan, Jonathan dint know. He wanted to know though, he wondered what the hell he meant by that. "What do you find about him that's annoying?" Jean asked.

"Hey-" Jonathan had to admit at some times Eren was annoying, with talking about titans and exterminating the human race. Jonathan didn't mean to be a dick, but goodness sometimes Eren acts like… Jonathan realized how much of a asshole he was being before anything came out of his mouth. "He… he's just excited that's it. We need… a bit more of that, people don't realize how quickly you can die. That fire is something we need…"

"Jonathan, you're a good guy. But, I know you want to say more about Eren. He isnt that great, and he acts like he is above us all." Jean wasn't lying, sometimes Eren would yell at Jonathan for making a mistake granted Jonathan did workout at least 3 times a day including Shadis' workouts and the Mikasa workout in the morning and he was already miserable all the time. Eren's yelling did little to nothing to him. "You don't mind the yelling?"

"When you have to look down at the person who is yelling at you it is much less intimidating. Plus, Shadis is the scariest person in my opinion. I'd rather fight a titan with my bare fists than Shadis." Jonathan mentioned, Jean smiled at that joke. "But, sometimes. I see what you mean, nobody is perfect though everyone has their flaws." Jonathan mentioned. "Eren… is fired up. But sometimes he does things that, aren't his job. Like yelling at other cadet's that's Shadis job. Me? I talk to much that's it, also I kinda skipped the last few training sessions."

"Why?" Jean asked.

"To hang out with Krista and Ymir that's it. I'm surprised that Ymir can even get out so much, she gets out almost every other day. I'm surprised that the generals don't notice anything." He mentioned as he stretched out. "Come on lets head back we only have two hours before our next session, I'm going to get a nap."

"You aren't afraid of what's out there?" Jean asked suddenly, causing Jonathan to freeze. Jonathan was deadly afraid, of what's out there.

"Yes. I'm terrified, and nervous but sometimes that's good. It's natural to be afraid of fifteen meter titans trying to eat you, but if we stay in the walls… soon we will all die. I want children one day, and I want them to be able to run outside the walls. But I know, I'm not the greatest scout it's all of us. If we were all great scouts, we could do something we could make a difference, which is probably why Eren yells a lot. Even though most of the time is un needed." Jonathan said. "I will be looking out for all of you. All of you, no matter what squad we are in I want to make sure all of you are still alive. So we can see the so called ocean Armin is talking about."

"Thanks." Jean said walking with him putting his hand on his shoulder.

Year 850

"Something we need eh?" Jean asked standing next to Jonathan as Jonathan looked over at Jean, wiping the sweat off of his forehead and Jonathan just sighed deeply.

"Yes, Eren is something we now need. We can now finally take back Trost possibly," Jean scoffed at this as Jonathan talked and turned his back. "Are you serious?" Jonathan grabbed the shoulder of Jean forcefully and pulled him around. Jean was shocked by Jonathan's sudden aggression, Jonathan realized that and calmed a bit down. "We have a chance, to take back land from the titans. Do you know how long it has been since we took back land from the titans! Look around!" Jean did that, barely any titans… only in the front because they kept on pouring in. "We can do this!"

"Hey! What's happening with Eren?" Somebody dropped near them, it was Connie and Sasha. Jonathan guessed they didn't want to be alone, plus there were barely any titans around. Jonathan and Jean killed the other three titans that were there so now there were no titans around Eren, but if they stood all together an abnormal could jump out of nowhere.

"I don't know he's… I don't know Connie. How is the titan situation going Sasha?" Jonathan asked looking at her, she must've still been shaken up from the titan attack in the HQ. Jonathan didn't blame her he would've been shaken up to.

"It's fine, no titans around Eren." Sasha looked at Armin and Mikasa who were still on Eren. Jonathan decided it was his turn, hell. He could help, at least trying to wake up Eren. Jonathan ran over to Eren and then landed next to Mikasa.

"Don't worry, Mikasa there aren't any titans in sight. If they are any titans, Jean, Sasha, and Connie have them… hopefully…" Jonathan looked at Eren's body, he almost looked away… the eyes were still open. "Eren! Come on. Wake up! Remember, you wanted to kill all of the titans you cant kill them all if you are down!" Jonathan shouted feeling the adrenaline rush through his veins as he said that. At this point he knew if this had failed his mother would not only have to move out of Trost. But she might not have enough money to get a house inside of the walls. "Come on Eren, you can do this! We are all counting on you, this is our chance to take back land from the titans. Anything is possible!" Jonathan shouted feeling his voice breaking.

"Crap…. Jonathan… there are titans…" Armin stated. "More than one, come on… we still have to protect Eren."

"Jonathan!" Mikasa shouted. "Come on we have to protect Eren." She stated as she pulled him away from Eren.

"Okay! I'm coming!" Jonathan looked to see Connie, Sasha, and Jean fighting two titans one was coming and it was a fifteen meter. Now, a fifteen meter was extremely hard to fight because of how strong and surprisingly fast it was. Even Mikasa knew she couldn't take on one alone…. Yet. They all took on the titan, and soon was able to take it down but as the titan fell they turned around. Eren! He was up! Eren walked over to the boulder and then grabbed it, Armin realized how damn big the boulder was compared to Eren. He couldn't possibly lift it, "Come on… Eren.." Jonathan whispered under his breath as he looked at Eren.

"Jonathan!" Mikasa shouted at him again, Jonathan hoped that she wouldn't keep on saying his name like that it was like the way she said Eren. "Help me with those titans!" Jonathan realized the titans weren't focused on the scouts, they were focused on Eren. Jonathan did as told and helped Mikasa take down a titan, a fifteen meter that is. Mikasa took out the legs of the titan, and when he tripped Jonathan easily sliced the nape open.

"Why are they all headed towards Eren…" Jonathan mumbled as he saw multiple small titans running at Eren, Mikasa and Jonathan easily sliced down. It was much easier mostly because of the fact that the titans were not focused on the cadets. Jonathan then looked at Eren, the boulder. Was lifted and he was walking towards the gate. "Mikasa come on!" Jonathan shouted, but he realized the titans were walking towards something. "The garrison are on the ground!" Jonathan questioned seeing the titans now chasing after the garrison, "That's suicide…" Jonathan mentioned, Mikasa seemed to agree. But she didn't say anything, Mikasa just walked with Jonathan was Eren kept on moving the boulder.

Eren kept on walking to the gate, Jonathan couldn't believe it. Jonathan fell to his knees and Mikasa put a hand on his shoulder, Jonathan sighed deeply as he looked at Connie, Sasha, and Jean as they landed right next to him. Reiner, Bertholdt, and Annie, they were still alive. They… were thankfully… alive… Jonathan looked as a titan came out. But… Rico had it, she sliced open the nape of the titan as it fell to the side. And Eren, plugged in the hole. Jonathan saw though. He saw a tear come out of Rico's eyes as she raised the flare up and then fired the flare.

Victory.

They had to clean it up… in the next few days. Jonathan didn't mind, it took his mind off of all this chaos. "Hey Annie!" Jonathan greeted the small blonde woman as she looked up at Jonathan, she had that dead look in her eye like she always had. "That battle was crazy right…" Jonathan mentioned as he looked at Annie.

"At least we are alive…" Annie mentioned, "That's the only one drive I have."

Jonathan couldn't disagree with that, he wanted to live to. But… something h aw made him freeze in his tracks. "Annie…" Jonathan looked at a familiar looking corpse… and Annie looked at the corpse her eyes widened and looked at the corpse. "Marco." It was Marco, his fucking body was sliced in half and Jonathan couldn't believe that. Jonathan felt himself about to throw up, but Annie just walked past the body. Jonathan gently grabbed the body of Marco and carried him. "I know you're in a better place now. You deserve better than this cruel world." Jonathan said still gagging at his bloody body. "Fuck me." Jonathan put his body down. "Goodbye friend."

A few days later, Jonathan heard in court that the scouts decided to recruit Eren. Jonathan wanted to keep Eren alive, but he had to admit the military police did have some points. But at the end of the day Jonathan was Eren's friend and Jonathan wanted to keep him alive.

"Look who they let out early!" Jonathan shouted as he put his hands on the shoulder of Eren as Eren jumped and then looked back at Jonathan giving him a handshake. "Thank god that the military police didn't get their hands on you I heard they are crooked," Jonathan stated walking away

A few days later

It was graduation night, and everyone was in a formation. It was a orderly formation and nobody was talking, Jonathan wondered why he was excited to join the scouts. He wanted to protect his mother inside the walls and go out so she didn't have to, he knew Mikasa, Eren, and Armin were joining with him. Jonathan really had no fear, knowing his best friends would be there.

"Hey… Jonathan. What are you joining?" Conny asked looking at him.

"Scouts, weren't you going for the military police." Jonathan asked.

"I… I changed my mind. Plus you will do much better with me out there!" Conny said with a smirk.

"Same here." Jonathan turned to see Sasha right there. "I really would have no place in the military police. Plus, I heard there is better food in the scouts!"

"We are stronger in numbers guys…" He said smiling. "I'm happy to have you guys with me, and a bunch of other people join the scouts."

The top ten was as following. 10. Krista 9. Sasha 8. Conny 7. Marco 6. Jean 5. Eren 4. Annie. 3. Bertholdt 2. Reiner 1. Mikasa.

Jonathan was pretty bummed out because of the fact that he didn't make it. Mikasa always comforted him though, and he always felt happy when he was with Mikasa. Jonathan wondered if she felt the same way. When he heard about the scouts staying… he knew that a lot of people would stay.

They didn't.

They started moving, moving the other way. Everyone started leaving, he looked over at Annie. Even she started to leave, but he saw Annie look at him in the eyes. Jonathan gulped as he kept on looking at the people as they left. He wanted to leave, but something grabbed onto his arm he looked over. It was Eren, Jonathan nodded at Eren.

It was time, everyone had left only few people were there. Jonathan looked up, it was the commander. Commander Erwin, he was taller than expected and he had blonde hair and blue eyes. Jonathan was still in shock, that everyone had left… all he heard was. "Welcome to the scouts." Mikasa tapped on Jonathan because Jonathan looked like he was going to fall.

"Jonathan…" Eren looked at him he was the only one who wasn't doing the scout salute. Jonathan did it, and felt like he was apart of some family when he did it. He smiled, and so did Eren.

A/N- Thank you for reading. The next chapter will be of talking after joining the scouts and them interacting with each other and the start of the 57th exterior scouting mission.