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Alexi's POV

I'm standing in... What looks like the sky? There are two people in the room. I can only see one person, and an outline of another. 'Sylvia!' I try to say, but nothing comes out. "Fate, I'm going to look into this a little more. You go on without me." Sylvia says.

The other figure nods, then turns into a bird. "And remember, protect them from what may happen." Sylvia says again. I wake up. I remember all the events of yesterday. Finding out Sylvia may be alive, knowing that more things may happen, and... Going to Nora's grave.

If she was alive today, then she would be 9 or 10. Sylvia was so happy to find out she had a little sister... But, she died a year later from an unknown cause. That reminds me, up until 5th grade, Sylvia wore pigtails.

I could still remember one time when we were younger. After Yumiko died (Sylvia's mom), the three stayed at my house. One night, I woke up in the middle of the night and saw something.

I woke the other three up, and told them to look out the window. There was a lot of shooting stars. The light in their eyes slowly became brighter. Heh, I barely knew Velvet back then. I only saw and played with her a few times, but, I guess all of those had to do with Sylvia.

A knock at the door awoke me from my thoughts. "Alexi, breakfast is ready." Velvet says. I walk downstairs, looking at the breakfast. Victoria is making it. "Huh?" I say. "What's wrong?" Victoria asks, flipping over an egg.

"Nothing, I just haven't seen you cook for a while now." I say. "She hasn't cooked in about 2 years. Brace yourself, because it might be burnt." Velvet says. I giggle.

One time when we were younger, Victoria was only 7 and tried to cook, but, it didn't turn out well.

I go upstairs to brush my teeth. After I finish, I look at myself in the mirror. "Hm..." I say, as I get a clip. I finally come back downstairs to eat. "Let's eat no-woah! What did you do?!" Victoria says.

"Does it really look that weird? I just departed my bangs." I say. Velvet now looks at me too, but doesn't really look surprised. "No, it's just, uh... Well, you've had your bangs for 8 years now, so it's surprising." Victoria says.

Hm... Seven years... Come to think of it, I wonder how long these two have known Sylvia. "Hey, how long have you two've known Sylvia?" I ask. They pause to think. "Actually, I've known Sylvia since she was born." Velvet asks.

"Since they were always together, I'm guessing Sylvia has known me since I was born, too." Victoria says. "Hey, come to think of it, when Sylvia went to see you, I was there too. Even though me and her were only a few months old." Velvet says.

Now knowing this, I kinda feel bad for Nora. She only knew us for one year. "... Yesterday, you said the bird took you to Nora's grave, right?" Velvet asks. I nod. "Then maybe... I'm just guessing but, maybe Sylvia's family is involved with this." Velvet says.

"What do you mean?" I ask. "Think about it. Me, you, Victoria, Sylvia, Nora and Sylvia's family picture. It seems to only be in Sylvia's family group. All somehow connected with Sylvia." Velvet says.

"Also, don't you think it's strange that Kyubey came to us, even though we didn't even ask for one, except Sylvia?" Victoria asks. "Your right! Only Sylvia should have been asked, but instead, all of us. Besides that, even Sylvia's friends." I say.

Velvet shakes her head. "I don't think incubators are involved with this. They can't think of this much, so complicatedly." Velvet says. "I'm going to take a walk." I say. I need fresh air to think about this a little more.

I've already walked to a nearby park. I just have a weird feeling that, the persons that tied Sylvia up with strings has something to do with this. If I remember correctly, it seemed to be a man, wearing a cloak or something.

He seemed to wear a mask, that covered his whole face. Since he used puppet strings, I'm absolutely positive that he was the shadow of a man from the visions. But, there's something about that man that is... Familiar...

Think back to when he tied Sylvia up, think... Every single detail... Think... A man in a cloak... He was about 5 ft. 6 in. High from afar... The string was from his hands... No, fingertips... And... There were some loose green hair... Wait... Green hai-

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Normal POV

Alexi snaps out of her trance and apologizes. "I'm sorry! I wasn't paying attention!" Alexi says. Alexi makes a surprised face. "No, I wasn't looking, too." The little girl says. She looks like about 10, with long black pigtails and departed bangs.

She has dark blue eyes. She has a T-shirt and a layered skirt. She looks almost exactly like the girl from Sylvia's witch labyrinth. "Ah! I'll go buy you ice cream." Alexi says.

The little girl licks the ice cream Alexi bought for her. Alexi notices something. She has a long necklace that has a 3-inch tall spade gem. "That's a pretty necklace. Not many have thing that do with these things." Alexi says.

"Thanks. I got it from... My... Big sister?" She answers, unsurely. "What's your name?" Alexi asks. "Fate K-" she gets interrupted by a giggle. The two look where it is coming from.

There is a small... Girl? She has short orange hair with big eyes and a a big evil smile. (A/N: It's too hard to explain, so just imagine something like the Clara Dolls.)

"Fate, you need to run away, now." Alexi says. There is strangely no other people in sight. "Alexi!" Velvet and Victoria say, getting next to Alexi. "What is that?" Victoria asks. Velvet notices something.

There are strings connected to the girl. "A... Puppet?!" Velvet asks. "HEHEHEHAHAHA." It says. "You two!" Alexi says, in her magical girl form. She shoots an arrow at the puppet.

It opens its mouth and swallows it. "TASTY... DINNER." It says. The three gasp. "W-what?" Alexi says. Fate clutches her necklace gem.

A few minutes later, Velvet is being cut little by little (only cutting through her skin), Victoria is being tangled with puppet strings and Alexi is exhausted. "How is this thing going to die? It just eats every bullet and arrow!" Victoria says.

'Why is it so strong? At this rate, we will all..." Alexi thinks, as Fate walks in front of them. "Fate! What are you doing?! Run away!" Alexi shouts. "It's ok, Alexi, Velvet, Victoria. You three can't defeat it..." Fate says, a blue mist surrounding her.

The three are shocked. How did she know their names? The blue mist departs, with fate looking different.

She is wearing a loose long sleeve crop-top, half blue, half white and a white undershirt that still shows her belly. She has blue jean-like shorts and dark blue doll shoes. On her chest, is a 3-inch tall, light blue crystal, in the shape of a spade.

She opens her eyes and pulls out a scythe. It has a dark blue base (the stick) And a light blue curved blade. It has a small dark blue spade on the top as a symbol. Fate smirks slightly.

"... But I can." Fate continues. The three are shocked. 'Another Puella magi?!' They think. Fate takes a deep breath and closes her eyes... Now opens them her face now looks completely white, circular and has two circle eyes and a wide white grin.

'T-that's...' The three think. "Witch Sylvia's face?!" Victoria says. The scythe now turns black, as Fate swings it towards the puppet. The puppet gets a small knife ready. "Shadow Knife!" Fate says, stabbing the puppet with the scythe.

The puppet gets thrown on the floor, as blue fire burns it away. Fate throws the knife in her arm on the floor. "Fate... What... Are you?" Alexi asks. Instead of answering, Fate staggers and slumps to the ground.

"Fate!" The three say. "It's ok, it's ok, I'm just exhausted. I used too much magic energy." Fate says waving her arm in the air. Someone comes up behind Fate, and picks her up.

The three stare at the person who picked Fate up. "You guys seem less surprised to see me." She says, smiling. "Sylvia!" The Velvet says. "I'm back!" Sylvia beams at them.

Heya Guys! Here's the sequel to Ace Magica! The next chapter should have some humorous parts, because they will try to explain the situation to Addison, Kayla and Kaily... Good luck to them.

Anyway, please review!