-VISION-

Madoka Kaname ran through twisted corridors of checkered black and white, like a tiny fairy trapped in M.C. Escher's strangest nightmares. The sounds of a distant battle raged far away seemingly just out of reach from within the bizarre hallway. Another time, the girl would have been terrified of the sheer wrongness of the world around her, but the only thing she knew then was that she had to reach the end of the tunnel.

At last she reached a large round room. An exit sign above a set of stairs beckoned to her, its neon green glow contrasting with the monochrome and promising an end to the infinite labyrinth. The girl walked slowly up the stairs, afraid… no, terrified of what she would find on the other side. She pushed on, opening up the heavy door that barred her way.

Through that door was the end of the world. A once proud city, seemingly blown apart and then frozen in place. Buildings hung, in silent mockery of Newton's hubris.

What are HUMANS to decide how the world should work? What are the pitiful laws of physics to the might of a GOD?

Above it all, the monster that had caused the destruction floated serenely, a monstrous mockery of humanity's foolish pride. Lightning flashed across the sky as a dark haired girl flew high above, her attacks bouncing futilely off the destructive monstrosity. The cosmic horror let loose in a flurry of powerful light, and the black haired girl skillfully dodged each curving beam, blocking the last with the shield attached to her arm.

"This is awful!" cried Madoka, staring at the destroyed cityscape helpless to assist the dark haired girl in the sky.

"There's nothing she can do, it's too much for her to handle." Madoka turned. Standing among the girders that must have at one point supported a structure of some kind, sitting on a steel beam bent crookedly away from the rest, was a small animal. It spoke again, its voice innocent and unbiased. "She probably has a plan, but it won't work. This foe is just too powerful."

Two buildings flew toward the girl in the sky. She dodged, but a shard of steel pierced her shoulder and threw her through a window into a now vacant office. She lay at the edge of a hole in the far side of the building, blood slowly trickling from a cut over her eye, and for the first time spotted Madoka, staring up at her. Her eyes widened in horror.

"No… not again…"

She screamed out to Madoka to run, but the pitiful sound did not carry far enough.

The small animal turned to Madoka once more. "However, it's only truly over once you give up."

She turned back towards it, and it spoke again, without any emotion save for the slightest hint of eagerness. "But you can change your destiny." Madoka stared into the twin pinkish-red abysses that were the creature's eyes. "The destruction and grief are not set in stone; you just need the will to change it all. You possess the power to do it!"

Madoka was terrified, and her face showed her uncertainty. Could she really stop this? Could she really save that girl who was fighting so hard? "…really?" was all she could manage to say.

A beam of brilliant light arced high, and the girl high above was hit again. She fell, still screaming for Madoka to run, from both the horror in the sky, and the one right beside her.

"Could someone like me really make a difference? Can I really stop all of this?" Madoka asked as she watched the other girl fall.

The monster in the sky began to glow, a ball of fire forming at its apex.

"Of course!" was the tiny creature's reply. The shine from the massive weapon glinted off its bright red eyes. "If you want to change this future, make the choice. Make a contract with me, become a Puella Magi and save this world!"

And in that very instant, it was over. Madoka Kaname woke up from her strange nightmare.

-NOW THE FIGHT TRULY BEGINS-