"Everyone turn and face the threat." Levi calmly ordered.
"Captain, you can't be serious! We won't survive long against that many Titans! I can't even count how many there are! And they just keep pouring out of the forest!" Gunther yelled, forgetting for a moment that they currently were the best Titan-killers in the world, and were standing beside the Captain himself.
"You will obey me, Gunther. We may not last long against these Titans, but at least we won't die like dogs with their tails tucked between their legs running away. Petra, you take Eren and Annie and continue running for the horses, at the very least we will be able to hold out until you return, and then we can escape." Halfway through, Petra had tried to argue but Levi's cold glare stifled that mid-way.
"But Captain, we can fight as well!" Eren tried to get out, but Annie grabbed him and forcefully got him to start running with Petra to the horses.
Back with the remainder of Levi's squad:
"Oluo, Erd, Gunther. You three will follow my lead and we will skirt around the outside of the horde. Under no circumstance are you to end up in the middle of the Titans, am I understood?" Levi questioned with a glare.
He was met with a chorus of "Yes, Captain!" Levi smirked then turned to face the incoming Titans that looked at their tiny group with bloodthirsty hunger in their eyes.
Once the nearest Titan got within range, Levi jumped up and shot his hooks directly into it's eyes, am moment later and the gang joined up with Levi after seeing him demolish the first Titan. As more and more Titans were struck down by Levi and his elite squad, the quartet began to see that it was all for naught, for every Titan they killed, four took it's place.
Realizing it was a losing battle, Levi stopped wasting his energy killing Titans and, along with his squad, began just avoiding the small ones as they launched from 14-meter to 14-meter. Since the large Titans were too cumbersome to move as fast as their tiny counterparts, the group stayed extremely safe. At least, until Oluo's gas canister sputtered empty, and he fell downwards towards the pack of hungry looking 8-meters who were quite excited (if Titan's had emotion) to tear his body apart and feast on him.
Levi, who saw Oluo fall, muttered "Oh Fuck!" before diving down after him. Realizing that he would not be able to reach Oluo in time, Levi closed his eyes and whispered something that would have sent shivers down Oluo's spine had he heard. "I'm sorry, Oluo."
Oluo, upon seeing his Captain close his eyes, grew slack as he realized that he would not be getting out of this one. He felt an excruciating pain in his legs before his mind shut down to save him from the upcoming pain.
Back with Eren, Annie, and Petra, five minutes prior:
"Alright you two, grab a horse for yourself, and a spare. I'll grab two spares for the squad. Full speed back to the squad!" Petra yelled before the three kicked it into high gear and rocketed towards the group, not realizing that they would never see Oluo whole again.
As the sped back towards the vast army of Titan's, they only had to look for a moment in order to make out where the squad was going. Luckily they were able to get extremely close to the Titan without them noticing. Eren looked up towards the 'canopy' of Titans in time to see a sight that horrified him. Eren jumped off his horse and flew through the air in time to watch Oluo fall helplessly towards the mouth of the ravenous Titans down below.
Understanding that no one else from the group would be able to help Oluo in time, Eren jumped from his position and shot a hook in two completely different directions. One, at the exposed neck of one of the 14-meters, and the other, at Oluo's leg. Both shots hit true, and Eren slingshot Oluo up into the air, where he grabbed him and landed beside Levi.
"Excellent work, Eren. Everyone! Return to the horses!" Levi called out before everyone jumped back onto their trusted steeds and galloped off towards the wall. They had to strap Oluo onto his horse or else he would have fallen off.
Once the gate guards saw the large horde of Titan's racing after Levi's squad, they blocked the exit.
Upon seeing that the guards were more concerned about their own lives, Levi knew what they would have to do.
"Everyone! Were going up and over the Wall. Form up behind me, and Erd, grab Oluo. 1, 2, 3, jump!" Levi yelled before the group launched off of their horses and used their 3DMG's to fly to the top of the Wall. The horses down below, ran off scared, but of course, the Titan's were not interested in them and stuck to clawing at the Wall.
Before Levi could drop down and have a little talk with the guards about their decision, Oluo came to, completely oblivious to the struggle everyone just went through.
"Am I dead? Why are you guys here, did you die as well?" Oluo questioned before grabbing his leg in pain.
"What the Hell!? What happened to my leg, this isn't a bite mark." Oluo questioned before remembering what all happened right before he blacked out. He shivered as he realized that he had been literally an inch away from dying.
"Captain. Thank you for saving me." Oluo stated.
"It was not me, it was one of our rookies, Eren." Levi replied with a smirk, damn he was really glad he got this kid on his squad, in a few years Levi knew that Eren would surpass even him.
Oluo's head swung around to meet Eren's eyes before repeating what he said. After a nervous you're welcome, Eren was once again begin placed at the center of attention. Luckily, Annie was able to drag him back to her side and they started a small conversation.
Levi and his squad/family slowly returned to their HQ after bandaging Oluo up. The ride back was no where near as upbeat as the ride there, but everyone was very thankful to be alive, some more than others.
Once they reached their HQ, everyone disappeared into their respective rooms to rest after a long stressful day. Since it was only afternoon when they returned, everyone woke up from their free time around dinner time. The food was better than usual, since Levi had personally cooked it. No one ever knew that Levi was a good cook, but years of living on your own tend to do that to some people.
After a light training session that was more for reviewing events of the day then training, Eren found himself walking back to his room late at night. Before he could open the door, he heard light crying coming from the other side. After he opened the door though, all he was witnessed to was Annie's sleeping body on her side of the room. Deciding not to wake her, after all she was extremely dangerous when awoken, Eren crawled into bed and shut his eyes.
It was only after Eren breath had fallen into a steady rhythm that Annie crawled out of bed and snuck over to him. After wiping away a few loose tears from her eyes, Annie bent over and gave Eren a light kiss on his forehead, only showing her compassion when she knew no one was looking. Afterwards, she crawled back into bed and went to sleep with a smile on her face, happy that she had kissed Eren at least a little.
But, of course, she was not the only one who knew how to fake their sleep now was she. Eren gazed up into the darkness of the room with a similar small painted on his face before following Annie into the realm of sleep.
A year and many months came and went as the group of seven grew far stronger, and a bit smarter as well. In exactly one month, their group will join up with the main Survey Corps under Erwin in an expedition to seal up Wall Maria and slaughter all the Titans along the way. It was going to be a very long and dangerous mission, but with their new found skills, they were sure to make it. Another big event coming up is Eren's 17th birthday. Funny enough, it would actually be the day before the expedition, and they were not scheduled to return until they had made the outer Wall safe again. Of course, not many people knew what their goal was, but since they were the elites they were given permission.
Among other things that progressed, was Levi and Petra's relationship coming out into the open, and a few months ago, their kid was born. Unlike in today's world, where babies are named as soon as they emerge from the womb, Levi and Petra decided to wait on naming him.
Eren and Annie's relationship also progressed, and they were actually about to hit their one year anniversary of sorts. Of course, we all know that Annie wears the pants in that relationship, but Eren's skills shot up more than anyone else, and in fact he could rival Captain Levi now.
The squad had gone on many more expeditions since their first, but none had ended up quite as bad as the first. They had a few close calls, and Gunther had to wear a cast for a couple weeks, but other than that, everything stayed the same in their family/squad.
Back to the present:
"Come on Eren, you know it is your turn to watch little Levi." Annie giggled.
"Yea, yea, I'm about head on over now." Eren replied, not wanting to remove himself from holding his girlfriend. Eventually, though, Annie forced him to get up and get moving. Although Eren was debatably the strongest in their squad, he was still under the Captain's orders and thus, was on baby-duty.
As he left his room, and headed towards Levi's, he thought about all the things that have changed over the time he's been with his squad. 'They're more like family than just a squad really. They even helped Annie get out of her original mindset and become more open. At least now we all know about Annie's unhealthy obsession with animals, particularly snakes,' Eren thought to himself before he found himself at Levi's door.
After a series of knocks, Eren was invited inside and he began the long arduous task of caring for a child. 'Experience for when Annie and I decide to have one.' Eren told himself so he did not just exploded from the constant amount of energy a young kid took. He could not wait until it turned old enough to be taught how to use the 3DMG, oh he would make this kid a pro.
The last month passed by just as quick as the others, and before anyone knew it, Petra was handing over her son to a local family they knew to watch over him, and the squad was gearing up for war. In only a few hours, they would all be meeting up with the main force and riding out into Titan territory. Their losses would be high, but hopefully, they would be able to seal up the Wall, and then from there they would spend as long as was required to eradicate all the Titans.
With a single command, Levi's squad rushed out to meet Erwin's Survey Corps.
With a single command, the force rushed out of the gates on their long term mission.
With a single command, Eren and his elite squad sealed up Wall Maria for good while killing the Female Titan in the process, everyone thanking their hero, Eren.
With a single command, Eren, Annie, and Petra sadly buried the bodies of Levi, Gunther, Oluo, and Erd after a successful but tragic mission in defeating the Armored and Colossal Titan.
With a single command, the force that had set out two years ago returned, after losing 85% of their troops, including the Commander Erwin and the hero and father, Eren Jaeger.
With a single command, the children of the strongest Titan-killers that ever lived;Eren Erd Ackerman and Levi Gunther Jaeger led the troops along with the windowed Annie Jaeger and Petra Ackerman deep into Titan territory. It would be many generations later, and countless lives lost before the World would become Titan free.
With a single command, the children in school hundreds of years in the future would open their books to begin reading about the famous Eren Jaeger, and his contribution to retaking the world.
With a single command, this story is concluded.
Fin
