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The police sirens were growing closer making Kenny more nervous by the second. When the flashing lights came into view, he was ready to leave.

"Take Eren and Carla and stick with Kenny," Levi ordered Armin, passing Eren to him. "I've gotta get Erwin."

"Yes, sir!" Armin replied.

Kenny looked his nephew in the eye and warned, "Don't get caught because I can not come back for you."

"Doubting your nephew?" Levi chuckled.

Kenny sighed before leaving for his van. Armin piled in the back with Eren and Carla, and Kenny started the car, impatiently waiting for his nephew. Kenny gave his pistol to Carla to keep watch over Zeke. Levi raised the trapdoor and immediately was greeted by a flying knife that barely nicked his arm.

"Forgetting someone?" Hange snickered, hurling a beer bottle in the raven's direction. It shattered against the side of the trap door.

Levi drew his pistol, counting the bullets. "Damn, one left." He muttered to himself.

The teen peered down into the bar, but everyone was in cover. He growled under his breath, trying to think, but the growing sirens were stressing him.

"Look, why don't we make a truce?" Levi gritted through his canines.

"Fat chance, Ackerman!" Connie shouted from behind the bar.

"Listen!" Levi seethed, looking back. Flashing lights were only a few blocks away. "Police are on their way, and Hange, if they investigate you, you'll go down with me. Give me Erwin."

"Give me Zeke and Eren first!" Hange shot back.

Levi slammed his fist against the door in anger. The teen took a long deep breath. "I'll make you a deal. Give me Erwin, and I'll get the cops off your trail. You can't save Zeke if you're in jail."

A long silence followed. Hange glanced at Connie, defeat filling her gaze. Erwin groaned awake, shaking from the pain. His eye was still dripping and stinging.

"Fine." Hange sighed, kicking Erwin more awake. "Oi, Smith. Your master's pulling on your leash. Get movin'."

"Let's go, Erwin, we don't have much time." Levi urged, reaching his hand out.

Erwin glared at Hange before staggering to the ladder. He took hold of Levi's hand and began pulling himself up. Out of the corner of the room, a figure came barreling towards them. A bloody hand reached out and grabbed Levi's wrist, pulling him down. Levi crashed to the floor and immediately started wrestling the person.

Before Erwin could try and help, Levi demanded, "Get in the van and leave me. I'll be fine."

Erwin nodded before climbing the rest of the way out. Hange and Connie took their chance and scampered out of the Fox Hole while Levi fought for his life.

As Hange shut the trapdoor, Kenny's van sped off, leaving Levi behind. Hange let out a frustrated sigh before darting off towards her base. They barely made a run for it in time before the cops appeared at the Fox Hole.

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Hange made it to her base and immediately began packing everything. Connie helped, carrying as much as he could. Sonny and Bean, bruised from Levi's attack, limped towards their owner pitifully. Hange laid a gentle hand on each of their faces, cooing at them sweetly.

"What do we do now?" Connie wondered. "Hange our DNA is all over that bar."

The girl grumbled, "I know, I know!" She paused and stared at Connie. "You ready to stick with me for good?"

Connie nodded and confirmed, "One hundred percent."

Hange smiled and patted his shoulder. They hauled their bags on their backs, and Hange made a quick call. After about ten minutes she hung up and guided Connie back to the main roads. Sonny and Bean trudged behind them, sticking close to Hange in case of an attack. They were ready to go and leave everything they had behind. All they had left was each other to fight off Levi. After about twenty minutes, a truck pulled up.

"Who did you call?" Connie wondered, trying to peer into the tinted windows.

"Just some back-up." The window rolled down to reveal Berthold and Reiner. Hange smiled and nodded towards them in respect. They returned the gesture and unlocked the doors.

"Throw everything in the bed of the truck and hop in. It's time to cut a trail." Hange chuckled.

Connie laid his things in the back, next to Berthold and Reiner's bags, and hopped into the backseat with Hange. Sonny and Bean made themselves comfortable on the floorboard. Berthold sped off, dust flying from the back wheels.

"Thanks for the help." Hange thanked, leaning between the front two seats.

Berthold shrugged, "We said we'd help you."

"Yeah, and now we gotta give Levi some payback!" Reiner followed. "He knocked the both of us out!"

"Where's Eren? Wasn't he following you around?"

Hange plopped back, sighing in frustration, "Do you want the good news or the bad news?"

"Just spill it all out at once." Berthold huffed, stopping at a red light.

"Well, Levi got Eren-"

"What!" Reiner and Berthold yelled in unison.

Hange shushed them before continuing. "But Levi is clearly gonna get arrested. And technically Levi's crew has Eren, not Levi himself."

Connie interjected, asking, "We're still gonna save Eren and Zeke, right?"

"Obviously." Hange beamed. "I don't like to see Levi win, so I'm gonna take what he loves most."

"But how will we find them?"

Hange thought for a moment. "Luck. For now, let's build back our ranks."

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Ik this is short but it's an update!

Team Hange is on the road, and Eren is in the grasp of Levi's team. Will Eren escape? Who attacked Levi? More coming soon!

Toodles~