Author's Notes
Hello and welcome to my Madoka fanfiction. This is my first fanfiction, but not my first story. I encourage reviews and criticism. Every part of the Madoka storyline I'm incorporating should be self evident, however, I recommend that you have seen the anime before reading. With that, enjoy.
Prologue
"Will Kyubey the Incubator please approach the floor?"
Kyubey walked carefully across the smooth floor. The circular desk of the High Council loomed overhead, only partly covering seven of the most powerful of his race. Their red eyes peered, unblinking, as Kyubey took his place in the center.
"Good evening, High Council. I hope you all are doing well." Kyubey said, undaunted by the staring.
The center member of the ring spoke first. "We'd like to congratulate you on your recent success in the case of Akemi Homura. Her time antics were destined to cause something catastrophic to happen to our system, and your convincing her that her efforts were futile was an accomplishment only one of your caliber could pull off."
"Thank you for your…" Kyubey began but was cut off by a second member of the Council.
"However, though your actions were correct, they have had an unfortunate side effect. In the events of the Walpurgisnacht, the magical girl Madoka Kaname fell."
Kyubey glanced at the speaker. "Yes, her death was most 'unfortunate'. She could have been quite an asset to our cause."
"There is where you are misinformed, Kyubey." A third member spoke up. "By 'fell', we did not mean perish. She has become a witch."
"That tends to be a normal procedure…" Kyubey began, but was cut off again.
"Please allow me to finish, Kyubey. This Madoka Kaname has become a very powerful witch. Powerful enough, in fact, that she possesses a higher level of intellect than we have seen in witches so far. She reportedly has been capturing our magical girls and forcing them to convert into witches themselves, creating a system of defense around her."
Another of the Council spoke up, continuing as if they were part of the same mind. "We have kept this defense system from growing too out of hand by keeping our best girls from attempting to fight her, lest they fail. It's come to the point where her strength in numbers has become unmanageable. This is why we have summoned you here today, Kyubey."
Silenced dominated the room as Kyubey took it all in. "What would you have me do, High Council?"
The central member spoke up again. "Kyubey, you are one of our best Incubators. We hereby authorize you to use any means necessary to bring balance back to our system."
"I graciously accept the task presented, and request leave to begin immediately."
"Request granted. Please do not fail us."
Kyubey left the room silently, heading to the transporter that waited outside the hall. He scolded himself for taking a vacation after Walpurgisnacht, allowing witches to grow in power in his absence.
Scenarios and possible solutions to this problem floated through his mind as he prepared himself to be transported back to Earth. None of the solutions that came to mind had a high enough possibility of success to be worth trying. 'Think outside of the box, Kyubey.' He thought to himself. 'Any means necessary' echoed in his head and an idea came to mind. A grin crept across his lips as he was whisked away by the transporter.
