Cost Of War (Pieck x reader)

Operation: Recover Eren (Part 2)

Y/N Pov

We rode through the weirdly more desolate than normal titan country in the formation. I was put as a squad leader for the operation. Well not really 'squad leader' but more of a leading position for the soldiers around me. The squad consisted of Mikasa, Armin, Jean, a garrison member named Hannes, and another Garrison member named Phil. 

"Spread out! Take formation to locate any enemies!" Erwin called out as we spread out even more, Erwin's orders and calls almost out of our range. Red flares started to be shot up from our right as we kept moving. Titans don't matter to us right now. Why would they even need to call it all the way to the center rank? Just call it for those around you and keep moving.

"Do not change direction! Have the right wing merge with the center and hold course! We only have until sunset! We must take the shortest possible path!" Erwin called out as a response to the red flares. Damn. His voice is loud as fuck. It probably got to most of the center rank and vanguard. We were near the front of the center. 

"Mikasa. Mikasa! Hey, Mikasa! Stop pushing so hard. You're drifting near the vanguard. It'll ruin the whole formation. I know how you feel, but... didn't I tell you? Eren won't get taken away without putting up a fight. Don't you agree?" Hannes said as he rode up to the speeding Mikasa, who only nodded.

"You know he'll never give up. So it's up to us to stay calm and be there when he needs us. Just like we did back then." Hannes said as that seemed to bring hope to Mikasa. Seems like they have lots of history. Damn. I wish...

"Titan on our left!" Jean called out as the red flares shot up into the sky.

"Erwin's gonna tell us to keep moving. So just keep moving." I replied right before Erwin's command came out.

"Bring the left wing in! Compact more and keep moving! The forest is within sight!" Erwin called as he launched a green flare forward, followed by many others.

"Armin, shoot the flare." I said as he nodded, all of us covering our ears as he shot it up. I hope Reiner and Bertholdt see these early and start moving. That bastards broken mind is gonna hold them up. He better not have revealed my identity to Eren and Ymir. They just need to move early. We kept riding forward, our formation now essentially almost just making a line, like a spear head cutting through the open field to the forest. 

Another red flare, from the right again. Another from the left. Another from the vanguard. Erwin shot a green, attempting to change course but the amount of titans prevented this. We were running straight into them.

"We'll force our way through! All soldiers, prepare for battle!" Erwin's command echoed as we drove forward at a incredible speed. A lightning strike then struck in the forest. Reiner? No... the trees would slow him down too much. Eren? That wouldn't make sense, if Reiner bit him out then he's still regenerating by now. Who else would transform?

"A light?"

"Straight ahead in the forest! I saw a light! It's the light that appears when a titan transforms!" Armin called out the obvious.

"Then we're just in time." Erwin said as the formation had packed in. Everyone being in much closer proximity. 

"Soldiers, disperse!" Erwin called as everyone split off around the forest.

"We believe the enemy has already transformed! Locate Eren and recover him!" Erwin ordered as we split off, many already being grabbed and killed by titans. Mainly MPs. Due to their lack of ever seeing titans. At least the Garrison now had to deal with and even fight titans off while MPs still lacked the same amount of inexperience as before.