Chapter Three: Into The Forest Of Oblivion
"Alright, sir. how exactly do we get there, I mean, it's down there, at the bottom of the cliff." Corporal Jones spoke up. Shaun got up and walked over to the ledge. "we make our way down there. Last one there has to clean everyone's gear!" he jeered before leaping off the edge and using the 3D MG's grappling hooks to stop his fall, unwinding the two cables to their ends so he was only a few feet from the ground.
Shaun retracted the cables and landed on the ground, crouching as he hit the floor. He looked up and saw the others catching up to him in perfect unison. When they all regrouped, The squad advanced into the long grass, invisible to any titans in the area as they closed in on their target: The Forest Of Giant Trees.
The massive wall of tree trunks and branches lay ahead of them as they materialized out of the grass. Captain Andrews stood up, glancing round in a search for titans before signaling the others to move out. The silvery-blue moon began to fall back over the horizon, it's descent indcated to the Unit that they were nearing daybreak.
The Captain turned to the squad and nodded for them to advance, "okay, move out in groups, F/N, you're with Shaun, David, with Sophia and Mikhael, Jenkins, you're with me." he ordered as the team split up. F/N rocketed forward on their 3D MG as Shaun struggled to keep up. "hey, so uh.. how'd you start out?" Shaun asked F/N. "I grew up in Karanese District, when the Titans first breached Wall Maria five years ago, I was worried that my family were in danger if Wall Rose fell, so I joined the Garrison to defend humanity." F/N spoke calmly, " I fought in the second battle of Trost and was nearly killed, were it not for Captain Levi, I'd not be here. that's how I got into the Survey Corps."
"That explains why you applied for Levis squad, right?" F/N nodded "I was turned down though. lucky, right? cause..well, you know what happened to them..." Shaun nodded and quickly dropped down below F/N to avoid crashing into a stray branch.
The twoc came to land not far into the forest as they discovered several harpoon canons lining the trees and floor. "this must've been where they caught the titan right, where it called for help and the other ones ate it, right?"
"Look, I'm kind of being creeped out by this place. I think we should keep moving out. " Shaun said as F/N examined a canon which had not been fired. "Good point, but I think we should explore round where Levi's squad were wiped out. just so we can tell David, his brother died here." Shaun nodded. "alright, let's move out."
A/N: Next chapter introduces a new kind of titan!
More action next chapter
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