Hey guys, sorry for the one day delay on this chapter, but for some reason, yesterday, the site wouldn't load, so I couldn't upload this chapter. But anyways, on to the story!

"Eren!" Rivaille yells, as he frantically grabs Samantha's hand, but she remains firm.

"Come on! Eren can hand-"

"No, we need to help him as much as we can. He can't fight them all by himself, he will be eaten." Samantha starts to break out into cold sweats and removes Rivaille's grip from her wrist. She felt an immense need to protect in her heart. Rivaille knew she was right, but didn't want to risk her getting hurt – but he has to put feelings aside and do what is right. Afterall, she is almost as strong as him - plus, she wasn't injured like he was. Rivaille could barely fight, as the pain in his back got to him heavily.

"Everyone, we are all in grave danger. We are going into a new formation, it's not organized in any way but this one factor – one half will come with me and hit the Titans' nerves, making them fall over and Eren crushing them. The other half will go with Corporal Rivaille and attack Titans at the nape of the necks. Now, go where you wish!" She went off quickly, hitting Titans from the outside in, next to and eventually in front of Eren. Only a couple people followed, as the most dangerous job would be in the air. Samantha remained close to the ground, using her 3D Maneuver Gear at a rapid pace to cut both of the Titans' peripheral nerves in their lower calves, this allowed Eren to kill them more easily, by stepping on their necks, blood soaking his feet as he let out a yell of rage. While Samantha lead everyone on the ground, Rivaille and his half (more like 2/3rd) of the team attacked Titans from the side, coming towards Eren or bending down to get the team below them.

Eren saw the amount of numbers we were losing, and helped Corporal Rivaille; hitting Titans left and right. Will they ever stop coming? Eren began to felt heavy, as if he were going to puke. Fight. He continued, but only got weaker as he pushed himself past his limits. Eren fell over, almost crushing what was left of Team Rivaille but instead crushed the Titans that were going to surround them.

"EREN!" Samantha yelled as she ran up to the steaming Titan. She immediately stabbed the nape of the neck, beginning to cut out Eren's sleeping, feverish body. Rivaille and the team fought off Titans that were coming towards Samantha and Eren, Rivaille frantically killing them off before anyone else could get them for themselves. He was shaking, they needed to retreat, there was no way they could keep going like this, especially without Eren. In fact, the only reason they lasted through the wave of Titans was by taking their dead comrades swords and air.

Samantha got Eren free of the Titans' corpse, halfway holding him, dragging his feet on the ground. She sat him down closely by her, and groomed his hair with her fingertips as if he were a child.

"Don't move, okay?" She knew he wouldn't reply, but felt that maybe he could hear her. Samantha got her swords ready, walking next to Rivaille. They could see the next wave of Titans coming, they had just enough gear to kill them but be left with nothing if everything went accordingly. The 5 who survived shared a look as the Titans spotted them, nodding. They waited until they were deep into the forest as they were. A Titan dodged at them, sliding on the ground – Rivaille grabbed Eren, swinging to a tree branch, laying his there. Again, Samantha remained close on the ground, cutting the nerves of the Titans and Rivaille and the rest cut out the napes of their necks. She's going too fast, she's going to run out of-, Samantha fell, tumbling and sliding into a tree. Blood flowed from her scalp, over her eyes, around her mouth, and dripped off her chin.

"SAMANTHA!" Rivaille's thundering voice woke her unconscious. She got up, trembling. Her eyes caught the sights of 3 pairs of feet, slowly looking up, she saw her fate. Is this…it? She fell to her knees, bowing her head. She feels like she's going to fall over, her vision wasn't normal, the whole Earth was shaking. She felt her body being lifted up by her foot, with her arms being tugged on. Her vision went black.

Samantha had cut deep enough into the Titans' nerves that it actually severed off their feet, giving Rivaille and the team enough time to get to them even if they overlooked them by accident. When Samantha ran out of gas, there were only 5 Titans left – the 2 who didn't notice Samantha were slow and short, Rivaille killing them almost instantly as he swung over to the 3 who got away. They were occupied with Samantha, clearly hurting her as one pulled her arm and the other was pinching her spare leg. Luckily, Rivaille killed them in time with a sudden rush of adrenaline, swiftly and all at once, as they were the same height.

When Rivaille was done, he turned around and got Eren, who remained unconscious. He threw him over his shoulder, supporting his body with the arm he is swung over, crushing his lower back with the extra weight. He then laid Eren next to Samantha, who was also uncousious.

"How is she?" Rivaille asked as he grabbed Samantha's hand. Hanji was checking her heart and breath rate as she did when she first met her. She was going to be okay.

"She's not going to be able to do any ventures outside the Wall for awhile… I'm also surprised that you healed up so quickly, but she's younger, which is in our favor…" Rivaille nodded his head. A silence fell between the team as they gathered up what they had left, Samantha being carried like a baby in Rivaille's arms as Eren laid peacefully in the carrier. They had found a horse that seems to have ran away from a nearby village in the trees, and decided to use him to pull laggage carts, as well as Eren.

Rivaille murmured sweet nothings to Samantha as she was uncousious; Hanji caught this sight and giggled. She thought it was cute how Rivaille seems to have a different personality almost, when it comes to Samantha. She stared at them as Rivaille kissed her face here and there, smiled, and then looked towards the Wall.

They got back, and it seems as if all the Titans that were nearby the forest, were drawn into there to attack Team Rivaille; as they didn't encounter nor see any Titans as they headed towards the wall from the forest. They reported back to Commander Irvin and told them what they saw of the Ape Type Titan before they were blindsided. Since then. Eren has awaked but had such a headache that he was told to go to sleep. Samantha had woken up too, with Rivaille curled up next to her. She noticed the bandages around her left arm, both of her legs, and her head. The only thing she remembered was "dying" – yet she was here, safe and content, in Rivaille's arms. She decided not to move, to not wake up Rivaille and that her vision was still shaky, and focused on things Samantha wasn't even looking at. She rolled over and laid Rivaille's head on her chest and played with his hair until he woke up.