Vernon was one of Jarred good friends. And yes. He cried. Tears streamed down the side of his face, no matter how hard he tried to force them back. 'Please be alive Vernon. Please come back. He forced an angry determined look across his face. Even if Vernon was dead. He wouldn't let his death be in vain. He turned his gas on as much as he could in short burst, speeding forward, using his lines effectively to throw himself close and close to the wall. They weren't far away now, but danger was still imminent.

He felt a disturbance ahead of him, and by pure instinct, he pulled his wires down, instantly taking a lower path. Just as he did, the buildings either side of them were caved inwards, blocking the higher route. Call it luck, or instinct. Jarred avoided it. As the buildings toppled. Not one, but two abnormals came charge from either side, where each building had fallen. "Crap!" He croaked as he was forced to make a sharp left and then turn back on course. The two new titans were fast, and would chase them. He turned his head every so often to track their progress. The two abnormals were gaining on them at an alarming rate. As recruits, there was no way they could definitely dispatch them. It would take at least two of them to take down just one. They might have to split up. He thought to himself. Yes. It was the only way. He was about to call out the idea to split up, when he was stopped by a flash of silver. One of the jaws of the abnormals was now missing. "What... the fuck?" He didn't know what just happened. It was so fast.

Lahar was behind all of them, both swords draw, balancing on his wires between two buildings, between them and the titans. "GO!" He didn't even look at them. All he said... as a possible goodbye was 'go.' Jarred was disgusted. "Commander Leon no!!!!" He called out, but he was forced to continue on. As he turned his head, he murmured to himself. "Goodbye commander." Too many people that were important to him had died today. well no more.

Lahar was all alone now, hovering in front of the titans. He glared and bore his teeth a little. "You wont get past me. My recruits are behind me, and you aint' getting them." He growled. As one swung as huge hand him, he ran up its arm, detaching his wires before reaching his neck. "Hmph..." The titans he killed made his tally 99. "100." He drove his blade into its weak spot. The titan crumbled faster than he expected, and he didn't have time to use his wires before he fell with it. One impact he heard a load crack. There went his legs. He was in a kneeling position on the pavement, right in front of the other titan. 'is this where it ends? I'm ready. 100. I've done my part for humanity. Now it's your turn...... youngsters!' He braced himself, as the abnormal clamped its jaws around him, and swallowed him whole.

A daze. He was in a daze. Vernon's vision was blurred as he shook the dust from his head. He couldn't move, leant up against the wall. His entire body was coursing with pain, but he wasn't thinking about that. He only noticed his arm was missing after a minute or so. He made the decision to rip some uniform and make a tourniquet. It helped slow the blood flow a little. he used his blade in his remaining right arm to prop himself up. He looked outside the window. Titans. Everywhere. He sighed and sat back down. He'd have to wait for an opening. Even if he could get onto the street, he'd only be able to use one wire on the account of having one arm. So the titans might catch him. But he had no choice.

Anna bit back a scream at seeing her commander devoured. There was no time to watch though. They had to get the kids to safety. She was quivering not with fear, but with the desire to fight. The desire to do the only thing she properly knew how to do. The kid on her back had renewed its screams. "KID IF YOU DON'T STOP I WILL RIP YOUR FACE OFF!"

To her surprise the kid did stop, but she heard little whimpers in between sucking noises. It was still annoying her, but it was better than screaming right now. She didn't know for sure, but she thought titans might respond to screaming too. She stayed close to Jarred. "Whatever happens we have to come out of this alive for our comrades." She then sighed and said resignedly. "If we meet with more of them you take the kids, and I'll stay and fight. As long as it's not an abnormal I can hold it off for a bit, and then catch up with you."

"For now though we have to go as fast as we can without wasting gas." She thought to herself 'Fuck I wish I had just joined the military police.' Then she shook her head to herself. Who was she kidding she never would have been happy there. She heard the kid uncork its thumb from it's mouth, and heard it say something. She wasn't sure if the kid was even talking age yet, because all the children these days were scrawny, and malnourished. Many of them regressed due to trauma "My mommy is dead." She felt sympathetic for two seconds, but then said "No talking."

Angelo followed him and was thinking that they were all going to die trying to save these kids when the abnormals came to them why did it have to be 2 of them!? Does whatever god up their think this is fucking funny! Angelo just kept moving and when the commander came to their rescue Angelo was relieved for a moment but he knew that the commander was going to die, even a commander of his skills would die knowing how much older he has been and against two abnormals was something else. Angelo didn't look back after that when he called for them to go. He simply couldn't take it anymore, all their friends would die unless they could fight back but these kids are the future and if all of us die then they will be next. As much as Angelo hated that concept it was going to be true unless they could find a place where Angelo could build their utopia where none of this would ever happen again. Anna's scream brought him back to reality and Angelo laughed a little at her she will be such a bad mom! "you should really be nicer to kids Anna" Angelo called out to her smiling a little oddly enough even this small thing could make Angelo calm down at least a little so he wasn't cursing god wondering when they would get to the inner walls

Ryan, using only one hook, had some obvious difficulties with maneuvering. When the two abnormals arrived, his first thought was to protect his friends, but once again, he knew he couldn't fight the abnormals, especially with only one hook. He glanced back, seeing Lahar once again saving the recruits, and maybe for the last time here. He looked forward again, clenching his hands around the handles to his blades. If it takes my whole life... I'll pass down that kindness in equal... You'll live on in the kindnesses I do, that will cause the next generation to copy and also do more kindness... He noticed two of the others speaking, one seemed almost happy. It seemed off... Up to two deaths that they had just witnessed... Probably hundreds more, but they were already talking like it was fine. He couldn't understand it... In fact, if he had another canister of gas he would have gone back to help Lahar, even if it meant certain death. I still need to find my brother... But that's not as important as trying to help others... He frowned as he followed, glancing back in the direction of the two abnormals that Lahar had stayed behind to save them from. I wonder what happened... To him... The abnormals... Vernon... The abnormal that attacked him... Next time... Hopefully I'll be able to make sure the titans die and friends don't...

James could feel the child's silent sobs behind him, the heaves adding just a little bit of pressure with each one. He didn't blame the kid, as tears ran down his own face. The general was a good man, the kind of man who was more than capable of helping guide humanity down a path to recover the lands beyond the walls if he'd really set his mind to it. A man who James had looked up to, because he was kind, and honest, and...and...the trail of thought got lost as the wall came ever closer, forcing the tearful James to prepare to ascend. he hoped that Ryan was going to be alright, with only one tank. Vernon came to mind as he considered this and he realized Ryan was in the same position Vernon had been in. He couldn't let Ryan get killed too. No more kind souls die today. Watching Ryan as best he could and trying to calm the kid, he kept the pace, making sure to watch for titans.

Silence. That was it now. He took a few deep breaths, before taking a run up and kicking in the front door. Vernon, with his one arm, leaving only a small trail of blood behind him, ran through the streets. His manoeuvre gear now busted from the fall. "Fuck fuck fuck fuck..." He mumbled under his breath. Everytime he saw a titan, he took a turn, hoping he would find any of the remaining troops. He had taken one of his blades with him... just in case he had to... end it. He ran down a pretty wide street before seeing a 4 meter class. "Shit." He turned into an alleyway sharply before instantly regretting it. There was another titan down it. An 8 meter. He couldn't fight it, he didn't have the energy to run anymore. Tears dripped from his cheek as he gripped the blade in frustration. He raised it to his neck, hivered it there momentarily, before screaming out and throwing it at the titan. He couldn't kill himself. He didn't have it in him. Vernon was grasped a hold of by the humungous beast, and was raised to its mouth. He shut his eyes for the next part.

SLICE

Vernon looked up. He was still in the hand of the titan. But it was dead. He managed to force his way out of it hand, before struggling away and scrambling to his feet. There was nobody there but him. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a flew flutters of green. Vernon turned his head and finally his whole body. "Its.... its... you!" He bowed his head.

Jarred was still zipping across the city with the other recruits. He too, saw flutters of green from the corner of his eye, but whenever he turned his head, there was nothing there. It seemed as though they were being followed by something other than titans.

Angelo tried to keep a clear head as they kept zipping through the air to try and get to the garrison so they could finally drop off the kids, at this point Angelo wasn't sure what hope their was for them if an titan or god forbid an abnormal came towards them. Angelo didn't want this to happen and see an abnormal just kill one of their teammates right in front of him while they ran to save the children. Angelo kept zipping and soon Angelo saw out of the corner of his eye some kind of green shadow but when Angelo turned to look at what it was it seemed like their wasn't anyone or anything their and when Angelo saw it again he tried to see it quicker but again Angelo couldn't see what it was. Angelo was wondering if what he was seeing was really who he thought he was seeing...