Beta'd by KappasRule, as always~

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Titan territory

They didn't get too far away until a titan flew out of nowhere and landed right in front of the group of soldiers. Allen whipped his head back around, to see that the armored titan had his arm outstretched, in a throwing position. "Did he just…?!" Lavi trailed his thoughts.

"Looks like it, Reiner threw that titan." Allen said, confirming any suspicions.

"He's throwing titans at us!" Jean yelled.

This startled the horses, so they couldn't quite evade the incoming rain of titans. Allen fell off of his horse, and Lavi and Kanda struggled to control theirs. Allen quickly stood back up to calm his horse as best as he could.

The rest of the soldiers weren't doing so well, either. "KANDA!" Lenalee yelled suddenly. Kanda craned his head up to where Lenalee was flying. "It's that titan! From back then!" Then, she paled. The titan was eating the soldier from the Garrison, Hannes… right in front of Eren and Mikasa, who seemed defenseless at the moment.

Kanda's eyes widened at the sight. No, not again!

He charged his horse toward the titan, and Lenalee was about to follow, but a titan had been tossed right in front of them. "Shit!" He cursed. "Lenalee, go on ahead!"

Without hesitation, Lenalee charged ahead. She attacked the legs and arms of the smiling titan, and thus it buckled forward. "Move it!"

She turned in surprise, to see that Eren was stepping forward, and letting out a yell. He rushed forward and punched the titan in its chest. Then, unexpectedly, a titan that had been sneaking up on Mikasa and Eren jumped forward and tackled the smiling titan. Lenalee had to veer away so she wouldn't be caught in the fight.

"What…?" She muttered, high up in the air she saw many titans eagerly approaching the titan, and they began ripping it apart, stuffing the pieces into their mouths.

The armored titan began to charge toward Eren and Mikasa, who were retreating from the onslaught. Eren turned and yelled, "No, STAY BACK! YOU HEAR ME, YOU BASTARDS?! I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU!"

Without a second to lose, the titans turned from their massacre to attack the armored titan.

Meanwhile, Allen had calmed his horse and was already back on. So that's why they wanted him so badly. He mused. I understood why they wanted me at first, but now...

"Don't waste this chance! Retreat!"

And so, that is exactly what they did.

Black Order HQ

Allen, Lenalee, Lavi, and Kanda meekly approached Cross's office. Lenalee treated the fact that Allen was a titan shifter well. Kanda was another manner, he treated Allen almost as bad as when they first met because of his white hair and scar.

He frowned when they entered the office. "Master Cross? We're here to report."

"Oh yes. It's about time. How'd it go?" Cross said, reclining more into his seat.

"It turns out that Allen is a titan shifter." Lenalee said. "He just revealed his form to us hours ago."

At first he didn't answer. "Well, that's not new information."

Kanda narrowed his eyes. "You mean to say you already knew? Why didn't you tell us?!"

"Yes, I knew. So did Lavi here." Cross explained. "But, my idiot apprentice said it would've been better to not tell you two, or anyone else about his secret in order to not get involved with the Military Police."

"Well, shit." Kanda said. "He showed the entirety of the Survey Corps too, some Military Police, and some Garrison as well."

"I didn't have a choice!" Allen defended. "They were going to take Eren, I had to stop them!"

"You ended up doing the opposite, Moyashi. You stood no chance against the armored titan, and they ended up kidnapping both Eren and you."

"Enough." Cross snapped. "So, they kidnapped Eren? I assume that he's back in our place though, correct?"

"Yes sir." Lavi nodded. "There on top of Wall Rose now, recovering the soldiers and what not."

"Also…" Allen began. "It seems that Eren can control the titans."

Cross hummed. "That it all very interesting."

"Sir, are we still to remain in the Survey Corps?" Lenalee asked.

"That's right." Cross nodded. "They need all the help they can get." He suddenly stood. "Oh, speaking of help…. Krory, get out here."

This confused the group of four. When this Krory stood and made his appearance, he looked about as pale as Allen. "This is Krory, part-time vampire."

"Um, well… yes, I am a vampire." He stuttered. "I drink human blood… but I prefer titan blood, so that is why I enlisted."

Allen shivered. Human and titan blood? That would make him a desert! "Anyways, my name is Arystar Krory III, and I hope to be of good servitude."

"Wait a second… is this what you did while we were out risking our lives?" Allen asked, surprised.

"Of course, idiot apprentice. I don't just laze around all day like you four do." Cross seethed. "While you are out, I find people who have innocence on them, or have the ability to control innocence."

They exchanged looks, but Lenalee was the first to give a friendly smile, then Lavi. "Nice to meet you, Krory!"

Krory smiled. Allen found himself inching away from the vampire. Kanda just mumbled something incoherent. "So, the new posts… of course, you're all still going to be in the Survey Corps, like I said." Cross said. "But separated. Allen and Lavi, you are going to be with the new squad Levi. Keep a good eye on them."

"Sir!"

"Kanda and Lenalee, you two are going to be Hange's assistants."

"Yes, sir."

"What about me?" Krory asked.

Cross hummed. "Choose, I guess. Oh, idiot apprentice." Allen flinched. "What's going on with your arm?"

"Um… I'm not so sure myself. Bertoldt paralyzed my innocence, so I still can't use it." Allen answered indignantly.

"Hmm…" Cross stroked his beard thoughtfully. "I think I recognize the technique. However, I am going to have to do some research before I can take action. Allen, you're going to have to use the maneuver gear until I figure this out."

Allen deflated. "All right."

"Dismissed."

Unknown… somewhere inside Wall Rose…

They had finally reached the shack where they were going to test Eren on a few things in his titan form. Allen felt stiff from sitting in the carriage for so long.

Him, Lavi, Jean, Sasha, and Armin took a breather. All of them wore casual clothing, no maneuver gear or uniform in sight.

However, they had to take the crates out of the carriage and take it into the cottage where they were going to stay. Jean hefted the first one to Sasha. "Here, Sasha, this one's for you!"

Sasha's arms wobbled slightly when she took the crate in her arms. "What is this? It's heavy!"

"Here, let me." Allen gladly took the box easily. "What's in here?"

Jean huffed. "They're full of potatoes. They're her buddies, remember?" He lifted a sack of flour over his shoulder.

Allen racked his brain for a moment, since so much has happened it took a while to remember. "What could you be talking about?" Sasha said, lifting another sack of flour. "I've forgotten all about it."

"Don't worry. I'm sure everyone in the 104th could remind you." Jean reassured.

Armin hefted a carton of milk. "Still, everything has become so expensive. If we lose these food supplies, we're going to starve to death." Lavi lifted another carton and nodded in solemn agreement.

"That's right, Sasha. Just try to sneak some food out." Jean scoffed. "Captain Levi will slice you into nice, bite-sized pieces."

Sasha gulped. "I wouldn't… probably."

"Huh? Did I just hear you say something else?"

When they walked inside, they immediately began to unpack their supplies and sort them. "We don't need to depend on these supplies, we could just hunt in these mountains!" Sasha exclaimed.

"We can't, Sasha. Even this far out, hunting's prohibited." Armin said.

Lavi frowned. "That's right. If people find us and start talking, what's the point of hiding out in the first place?"

Sasha grimaced. "Ok, I understand… I won't…" She added quietly. "Probably..."

"I heard that, potato girl!" Jean accused.

"Oh, hey Eren." Allen greeted with a smile, when Eren came into the room. He was all dressed up for cleaning and he looked panicked.

"Hi, Allen." He greeted back. "Did you all brush off the dirt on you before coming in here?"

Allen winced. "Erm… well, what can you expect? We were carrying all these supplies."

"What?! Don't you get it? Do you think Captain Levi will be satisfied with soldiers who act like that? This morning, too! If I hadn't made you're bed-"

"Give him a break, Eren! You're not his mom!" Jean yelled.

Allen sweat-dropped at this outburst. "We're back." Mikasa announced, coming in with Historia, an axe over her shoulder, and a bunch of logs in her other arm.

"Wha…? You were cutting wood?!" Armin accused.

"I don't want to go soft." She said.

"You're not a wild animal! You shouldn't be moving yet!"

"I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. Says she's already healed." Eren said. "In fact, she was doing sit-ups this morning."

"You were peeping on her?!" Jean accused.

"Wha…?!" Eren stuttered.

Sasha smiled. "You know… it kind of feels like we're recruits again."

"Yeah, but… protecting Eren and Historia are a major assignment. I know we lost a lot of seasoned soldiers… but there have to be units more experienced and talented than us available…" Armin mused. "Why were we chosen for squad Levi?"

"Because we really are that great." Sasha simply answered, shoving something into a purse that was strapped around her shoulder.

"Hm? Sasha, what was that you just put in your bag?" Armin asked.

"Definitely not a piece of bread."

In the back, Allen watched what was happening with a smile. These people handled his titan-shifting ability well, and treated him normally. Why hadn't he told them earlier?

However, he took another look, and saw that Sasha had indeed taken a loaf of bread. He frowned, when more memories resurfaced. These people… friends, perhaps… were just like the original Squad Levi. A group of people whose deaths could've been prevented.

He swore to himself that he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

So... hopefully that was ok. A really long one, but I wasn't sure where I should end the chapter, so here we have it. Anyways, please review~