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By the time we made it down, we saw Eren and Reiner. Eren stumbled on his feet, part of his face blasted off. He tried to attack Reiner, and Reiner did the same. However, instead of actually striking him, Eren ducked down, dodging Reiner's attack. He then pulled Reiner into a headlock and brought him to the ground.
That technique... It looked so familiar. Like the one that Annie used when we were still training.
Reiner tried to get back up, but Eren grabbed him around his neck again by his legs and squeezed. He twisted, throwing Reiner's face into the ground. He pulled off Reiner's forearm, giving me belief that we would actually win this.
Armin and Mikasa ran for him. I didn't know what they were doing, but I followed them, thinking it was important.
"Eren! Can you hear me?!" Armin shouted, causing Eren to turn his head to him, "Run for now! Get closer to the wall! Their goal is to kidnap you! We still have a chance! You have to keep them from doing that!"
At his words, Eren retreated. We did as well upon orders, latching back onto the wall. Eren backed himself against the wall near us as Reiner slowly approached us.
He suddenly broke into a run, catching all of us off guard. He slammed Eren into the wall and threw him on his back. Eren, however, grabbed him by his legs and switched their positions. They started fighting once more. Eren managed to get him into a vulnerable position, allowing Mikasa to cut the back of his knee where there wasn't any armor.
It was like Reiner knew he was about to lose. He suddenly let out a loud screeching sound. I gritted my teeth and clamped my hands over my ears. He was calling for more titans... There were none spotted in the perimeter. Well... Did Bertholdt count?
"Eren, move!" I screamed, for Bertholdt's titan was falling right down above him.
It was too late. He made contact with the others, causing a huge crash that made smoke billow everywhere. It got into my lungs, and I struggled to breathe. I would've fallen if it weren't for Hange, who grabbed me at the last second before I passed out.
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Air. Sweet, sweet air. It filled my lungs as I gasped, the smoke that was previously there already expelled. I looked around, seeing that the others were nearby.
"[NAME]!"
I yelped in surprise, quickly turning to my other side. It was Armin, who was joined by Mikasa... I let out a breath and looked around again. I couldn't spot Eren.
"Where..." I murmured through breaths.
Seeming to already know what I was about to ask, Armin answered for me. Eren was gone as well as Ymir. Reiner and Bertholdt took them away. It's been five hours since then. Squad Leader Hange and the other high-ranking officers were severely injured in the blast and couldn't move.
My head was throbbing as Mister Hannes came over to us with something in his arms. Mister Hannes... It's been an eternity since we last saw him. I remember him from when I was young and carefree. When we were all carefree.
"Hey, you three. You must be hungry," he said, handing us what looked like bricks, "Here, eat. All I have are the same old field rations, but..."
He didn't finish his sentence and gave each of us one. I picked at the wrapper, not really feeling hungry. Hannes ate while Mikasa and Armin just sat there. I couldn't bring myself to listen to what Hannes was talking about. After my picking, the wrapper eventually came apart. I took a small bite. It was hard and dry, but it was better than nothing, I guess.
After we ate, Commander Erwin and the others came, riding their horses on the walls. Hange, who was still injured, crawled over to Erwin and tugged on his boot.
"The... The map..." She stammered.
They brought the map out for her, and we gathered around her as she pointed to a spot near the middle of it.
"Here..." She uttered, "It's small, but there's a titan forest here... You should head that way... I don't think that the armored titan will be able to hide his footsteps... but either way... they're heading here..."
After a bit more of explaining and planning, we prepared to leave. We still have a chance. We just need to make it to the forest before night.
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