Petra raced through the forest, her heart pounding heavily as she tried to figure out a way to get rid of the female Titan. Only several minutes had passed since she had switched places with Eren; her gear was going as fast as it would go and already the female Titan was hot on her trail.
She immediately changed her direction and banked sharply to her right, the velocity of the change in direction making her slightly nauseous. Still she continued forwards, knowing that stopping would mean her untimely demise.
Petra looked above and maneuvered upwards, flinging herself into the air over the Titan, slashing swiftly at its right shoulder. Yet again, it was no use. Her blades shattered immediately as they came in contact with its toughened skin, the shards exploding into the air. As she moved forwards, she braced herself as she drew a new pair of blades, crying out in pain as one of the shards cut into her leg.
Tears had managed to run down her cheeks, her vision becoming blurred as she was moving back towards the direction of her squad. The wind had now started to pick up, blowing her slightly off course and towards the dense cover of the trees, the forest groaning in protest as the female Titan still persisted to chase after her.
Her vision was starting to clear, but not at the rate she would have liked, especially at the speed she was going. It was dangerous to be using her gear at such a high velocity, and with her vision still blurry, the risks had increased.
The wind had picked up considerably, the groaning and creaking of the trees steadily increasing as the female Titan was now dangerously close to her. A feeling of dread was rising in her chest as she got ready to face the Titan again, only one last pair of blades remaining. The wind then pushed her to the left in a sudden gust just as a giant fist crashed into the place where she once was, splinters of wood bursting into the air.
The force of the intended blow and the wind pushed her into the dense cover of the trees, slowing herself down and eventually stopping to hide herself from the Titan. Petra then quickly got her cloak, turned it inside out and wrapped herself in it as to make herself blend in with the canopy of the forest. Hopefully it would work, and if it didn't… She was as good as dead.
She prayed silently that the female Titan wouldn't spot her, it's footsteps approaching where she was located. They got closer and closer, until they finally stopped right next to where she was. Petra cried silently, whispering goodbyes to the people she cared about. Her parents, Oluo, Eld, Gunther, Eren, Levi… she would never get to see them again, not unless the Titan went away.
Petra kept still, her body aching as she sat rigidly, trying her best to make no movements. The female Titan eventually stalked away after a few minutes of searching. Petra exhaled heavily, not knowing that she was even holding her breath. She kept still for a few more minutes before shakily standing up, checking how much gas she had left.
She grimaced as she read 1/4th on the fuel gage, but thankfully it was enough to get her back to her squad and refuel. She took off immediately at a moderate pace, not wanting to delay any longer. She had done what any of the squad would have done in that situation (Hopefully. She wasn't so sure about Oluo… God, he was annoying), and thankfully, she had gotten out of there alive. Now all that was left was to apologize and get the hell out of there. Eren was in danger still and the regiment couldn't risk losing their best chance at saving humanity.
Despite all of her thoughts, she was hopefully getting closer to where she had left from, knowing that her squad would be there unless things escalated to where they had no choice but to leave. She highly doubted it, but it was possible considering they were outside the Wall. Petra continued to think as she absentmindedly watched her surroundings, suddenly hearing someone to call out to her.
"Hey Petra! Over here!" Eld called, making her look in his direction as she passed by where he was. "Ack…" she grumbled, chiding herself for being so oblivious. She changed her direction and doubled back to where Eld was, seeing that he and the rest of the squad were approximately 15 feet away from her. Her mood lightened and she pressed her gear to go faster, deciding to yell back as she quickly approached them. "Got any fuel or not?! Kinda running on low here!" She began to smile, thankful that she had gotten back safely to the squad, unharmed and eager to go home. Maybe when they got back, they could all get a beer.
Oh how wrong she was
Bursting through the tree's was the female Titan, making a mad dash towards her with a sadistic grin. She quickly pulled upwards and out of the reach of the Titan, but it was clear that it wasn't going to let her get away this time. It had followed her movements and jabbed at her again, and thankfully she had dodged… but her gear was running on fumes.
Petra looked back to see where her squad was positioned, and thankfully they were right behind her. Levi had taken the lead, Eld and gunther in the middle, and Eren in the back. Oluo must have been hurt (he deserved it for all his boasting), thus they had to get away from his location. But soon enough, he had joined Eren in the rear, intent on joining the rest of them.
She would have said something that was along the lines of a thank you, but the impending problem of life or certain death hung in the balance, so she had to make do with a short nod and had somehow made a very good distance between her and the others within a short few moments. How that was possible, she didn't know… Unless..
She immediately reduced her speed, drawing her last pair of blades and replacing her calm demeanor with one of pure rage and malice. She was tired of this and wasn't going to stand for it. Petra was usually the calm and nicer person of the group, but when she was angry... Well, you wouldn't want to be around her, and you certainly wouldn't want to be around her at this particular time.
Petra maneuvered towards a nearby tree and used it to do a backflip, quickly getting close and slashing at it's eyes. They had about one to two minutes before it could open it's eyes again, so the window of opportunity was slim, but she was sure they could kill the female Titan in the amount of time that they had. After all, they weren't called the Special Operations squad for nothing.
The female Titan immediately covered its nape and leaned against a tree, trying to guard the person inside. She was sure the rest of the squad had come to this conclusion as well, but said nothing about it as she headed towards the others.
"What the hell are you guys doing?! Can we kill this god damned thing already?" she asked angrily. Truthfully behind her anger, she was scared out of her mind. This titan was bent on getting Eren and killing her, and possibly the rest of the squad. Who knew what would happen if they approached it? Well, they would either be eaten or smashed.. but she was sure they could get out alive.
"We should cut the tendons around her arms so we can reach her nape, then at least try to kill the Titan… Her eyes will heal in about.. 1 minute..? So lets hurry. Petra, can you go for her eyes again?" Eld asked, obviously trying to buy them all some more time. She nodded and sped ahead of the group, slashing at it's eyes again furiously then retreating as Gunther and Eld went for the tendons around her shoulders.
It seemed like they had everything in the bag, and she couldn't wait to get home. After Gunther and Eld slashed the tendons, she approached the female Titan and got ready to deliver the death blow, but what happened next was most unexpected. One of the female Titan's eyes were already here when they had at least 1 more minute left, and it's left arm was completely healed.
Her eyes widened and she tried to pull away, but she couldn't, she was moving too fast. Her heart practically leapt out of her chest as the Female Titan grabbed the cable from her gear out of it's neck and held her close to it's face. The same sadistic smile came across it's face and the world around her had faded, time had slowed drastically. Petra knew the squad was having a fit, yelling and screaming and trying to approach the already moving Titan, but she knew it was over for her. She managed to look back and everyone, not being able to contain the fear in her eyes, but overall managed to give them a smile.
"Goodbye.." she whispered to herself, knowing no one would be able to hear her even if she tried to say it out loud. Slowly, the female Titan began to spin her around using the cable it held in it's hand, and Petra managed to curl herself into a ball as the speed began to increase. If it didn't stop she would hurl.
Finally the Titan had gotten bored of twirling her around, and threw her as hard as it could into the forest.
Her scream rang out through the air and echoed through the dense canopy, dread quickly sweeping in. Everyone stopped, rage replacing the dread, starting to take over the squad. Petra was dead, and the female Titan was going to pay for it.