A/N: Just to clear things up, I don't intend all of the chapter to be this long... there's just so much to write about in this chapter and the last. So I have no idea what future chapters are like, but they probably won't breach 3,000 words too often.
Chapter 2: I'm Too much of a Coward to Become a Magical Girl
Before explaining more they decided to go to Mami's house to explain everything.
Along the way however Gobey decided to whine.
"Sabs! Can I please start drinking, I haven't had a drink in well over 12 hours!" yelled Gobey.
"Seriously?" asked Kyubey deicing to make his presence noticed toe he American girls, "I heard you drank but not this bad."
"Oh hey! It's the asshole! Didn't see you there! What new asshole-ish manipulations are you doing this week!" said Gobey.
Kyubey stared blankly at Gobey.
"It's best if you don't talk to him… especially when he's sober." Said Sabrina.
Rosemary had to bite her tongue so she wouldn't laugh at this.
"What's with your Kyubey?" the blue haired girl whispered to Lenora.
"He's special." Said Lenora she began to smirk, "We needed a special one just for our situation."
They got to Mami's apartment.
"If you want to make yourselves as home." Said Mami.
They all sat down at a table.
"Can I drink now?" asked Gobey.
"Fine…" muttered Sabrina.
Gobey took out what looked like airplane liquor.
"Did you steal that?" asked Sabrina.
"I stole a ton, while you decided to take a nap." Said Gobey.
Sabrina glared at Gobey, Gobey just ignored the glare.
Mami came in with pieces of cake and tea for everyone.
"So why are you here?" asked Mami.
"I guess you weren't the one to sent the message if you're asking why we're here…" said Diana.
"Sent a message?" asked Mami.
"Someone sent us a message that Walpurgis Night was coming to this town." Said Rosemary taking a sip of the tea.
"They sent us the message, you just tagged along." Corrected Lenora.
Rosemary glared at the purple haired girl.
"Walpurgis Night is coming?" asked Mami.
"I'm sorry I haven't told you, I've just had myself occupied with trying to Madoka and Sayaka to make a contract." Said Kyubey.
"That's your answer?" asked Lenora.
"A terrible witch is coming and sounds you don't even care." Said Angelina.
"Walpurgis Night?" asked the blue haired girl.
"It's the worst witch of them all!" explained Lenora, "every year she appears in a city and causes untold amounts of chaos, death and destruction... even if she's killed she'll just reappear the next year somewhere else…."
Both girls paled.
"However the more magical girls there are the easier it is to take her down." Said Sabrina.
"And that's why we came!" said Angelina with a big grin.
Mami nodded, knowing that it was probably a good idea to have them here.
"My name is Mami Tomoe, these are my Magical Girl students Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki." Introduced Mami.
"Hi…" said the pink haired girl who was Madoka.
"Hey." Said the blue haired girl who was Sayaka.
"I'm Diana Irving." Said Diana.
"I'm Angelina Morris." Said Angelina.
"Lenora Butcher." Said Lenora.
"I'm Rosemary Ventura, I'm not from San Francisco, I'm from San Mateo, which is out the reaches of the Witches Den…" said Rosemary.
"And I'm their assailant Sabrina Holmes." Said Sabrina, "Oh this our Bey, Gobey…"
Gobey was drinking his third bottle.
"So what is the Witches Den?" asked Sayaka.
Sabrina took out a map of the San Francesco bay area and different colored markers. She colored San Francisco in red, and began to draw.
"For some reasons, San Francesco is the place with the most witch attacks in the world. If only two witches are found that day then it's considered a slow day." Explained Sabrina.
She began to draw circles in different colors. Orange for the closet circle, yellow for the middle circle and green for the farthest.
"These circles represent the intensity of witches, the orange is the ones where Witches are far above average but not at many as San Francisco, the yellow is just above average and the green is barely above average but just enough to say it's still effected by the phenomena. Anything outside the circles are normal" Explained Sabrina.
"We still haven't figure out what's the cause, but it's been going on for two years." Said Diana.
Kyubey looked at Gobey. Knowing that Gobey knew the truth.
"Since we so much action of course we're the ones called. Even our newbie has seen more action than any other magical girl who contracted the same day." Said Lenora.
"I've only been a Magical Girl for a couple weeks…" said Angelina.
"What about you guys?" asked Sayaka.
"About a year and a half." Said Sayaka.
"2 years." Said Lenora.
"Closer to three than two." Said Rosemary.
"What did you wish for?" asked Madoka.
"Oh I wished to speak Japanese." Said Angelina.
"Seriously?" asked Sayaka.
"A beach house in Hawaii." Said Dianna.
"How often do you go?" asked Sayaka.
"I try to go twice a year." Said Dianna.
Madoka looked at Rosemary and Lenora.
"None of your business." Said Lenora.
"I don't want to talk about it." Said Rosemary realizing why Madoka was asking.
"By the way Madoka… have you thought about what to wish for?" asked Mami looking at the pink haired girl.
"Not yet…" said Madoka.
"Have you thought of my suggestion though?" asked Mami.
"I don't know if I should wish for cake!" said Madoka.
"How desperate are you for a companion?" asked Rosemary.
"What?" asked Mami.
"So much that you'd encourage to wish for a cake?" asked Rosemary, "Do you have any idea of how reckless that is?"
"Rosemary…" said Angelina.
"A magical girl's power is proportional to their wish and the skills are tied into the wish." Said Rosemary, "It doesn't matter how much potential she'd have, having to wish just for a cake would not only make her incredibly weak but also give her a power that won't help her other people very well…"
"Kyubey chose her though." Said Mami.
"So you want to see her placed in danger?" asked Rosemary, "Just so you won't be alone?"
Rosemary got up.
"I'm heading back to the hotel…" said Rosemary she looked at the Magical Girls, "I'll see you around."
She left the apartment.
"What's her problem." Said Sayaka.
"Rosemary… Rosemary's two best friends and former partners die." Said Sabrina, "One of them died because of the formation of the Witches Den…"
Both Madoka and Sayaka froze.
"Both of you don't have wishes set in mind do you?" asked Gobey.
"Well they just have to think long and hard about them." Said Kyubey.
"I'm going to Contract Block you!" yelled Gobey, "I'm going to be on you like glue! Making sure you don't get them to wish for something stupid… I'm going to following you and if they want to make a wish for something stupid I'll stop you."
Gobey glared at her blue counterpart.
"Do you really have to do it?" asked Sayaka.
"Listen to him." Said Sabrina, "He might be a drunk and curses a lot… but he knows what he's talking about…"
"Really?" asked Sayaka, "You're just too scared to make a contract."
"The first thing you saw a magical girl was save your life… right?" asked Sabrina.
"'Yeah…" said Sayaka.
"The first time I saw a magical girl… I watched her die." Said Sabrina.
All three Japanese girls were shocked when she said that as was Angelina.
"I agree… wait and find a wish that will suit you… don't just wish for cake! That's so stupid." Said Sabrina.
"Okay…" whispered Madoka.
"Besides, the cake is a lie anyway." Said Angelina.
Everyone in the room stared at Angelina.
"Seriously?" asked Sabrina.
"I couldn't help myself." Said Angelina blushing.
Diana took out a cell phone.
"It's a phone I got that work in Japan. Said Diana, "We'll swap numbers…"
"Mami… can I get your number too?" asked Madoka.
"Of course." Said Mami.
They all swapped number just in case.
"Before we go, any and all Greif in this area belongs to you or that other girl we saw. We have no claim." Said Sabrina.
"What about you? Don't you need Grief Seeds." Said Sayaka.
Sabrina took out a fairly large box and opened it. IT was filled with Greif Seeds.
"It was just the box I carried around with me." Said Sabrina, "There's another at the hotel… that's bigger."
"And if you need some we'll give you some…" said Diana.
"This is your territory, we're just here to help." Said Sabrina.
The four of them got up to leave.
"We'll see you around." Said Sabrina.
"When you're up for another search call us, we haven't gotten a chance to settle in yet, so we're not going on a search tonight." Said Diana.
"We'll see you around." Said Angelina.
Gobey made the "I'm watching you motion" to Kyubey.
When they left.
Mami began to think.
"Maybe you should take a break from going on Witch hunts with me." Said Mami.
"Why?" asked Sayaka.
Mami didn't answer.
"That girl was just a jerk." Said Sayaka.
"I've never seen a magical girl that old." Admitted Mami.
"They usually don't live that long." Said Kyubey.
Madoka and Sayaka froze when Kyubey said that.
"Maybe we should go home now…" said Madoka.
"Yeah…" said Sayaka.
Both of them left, thinking about whether nor they truly wanted to be Magical Girl.
Kyubey on the other hand was thinking about the American Girls and how to get rid of them in some way shape or form.
That night in the hotel, both Angelina and Diana were asleep.
Which meant the ones awake had a certain topic to talk about.
"Madoka can't become a magical girl." Said Gobey.
"How do prevent her?" asked Sabrina.
"I'll contract block as much as I can" said Gobey, "But I think Sabs could teach her how to be an assistant."
"I guess that's a good idea." Said Sabrina.
"Yeah but I have a question." Said Rosemary, "Why is Lenora interested in her not contracting?"
"If she contracts and the worst happens then that sucks for me…" said Lenora with a shrug.
"Seriously?" muttered Rosemary.
"Figures." Muttered Sabrina.
"Now tomorrow I'll do my part, Sabs you better do your part." Said Gobey.
"Okay…" said Sabrina.
Elsewhere in the city, Mami sat on a bench as if waiting for someone.
"So you wanted to talk didn't you?" asked the black haired magical girl coming from the shadows dressed in her costume (Which was a white shirt, with a two collars, a large one that was grey and a smaller on that was back, around her next on her back were ribbon that were a grayish purple color, a grey skirt with a shite trim, she had black pant holes with purple diamonds that somehow blended in with her shoes, black under sleeves and her soul gem was a purple diamond on her left hand).
That girl was Homura, the girl who contacted the American Girls.
"I did." Said Mami getting up.
"I was the one that contacted them." Said Homura.
"I figured." Said Mami, "How do you know about Walpurgis Night?"
"I heard about it." Said Homura.
"I see." Said Mami.
"Kyubey is so despite to Contract Madoka that he is willing to throw you under the bus." Explained Homura.
Mami's eyes widened.
"You're lying…" she whispered.
"Sooner or later you'll find out the truth…" said Homura who then disappeared.
Mami stood there for several minutes deciding in the end to ignore what Homura said.
The next morning. Sayaka and Madoka walked to school with their friend Hitomi, with Sayaka telling Hitomi a story.
Of course Kyubey was on Madoka's shoulder as they did.
"THEY YOU ARE!"
Madoka and Sayaka froze when they heard that shout.
They saw Gobey climb out of the bushes with a note pined to him.
"There… there you are I was looking for the asshole everywhere!" yelled Gobey.
"Are you two okay?" asked Hitomi.
"Yeah… we're fine… don't worry." Said Sayaka.
Gobey followed them.
"What smells like alcohol?" asked Hitomi.
Madoka and Sayaka froze.
"It must be your immigration." Said Sayaka.
Kyubey did watch his counterpart with some amusement.
Madoka magnet to pick him up while Hitomi wasn't looking.
She also read the note pinned to him.
"Don't worry, he sleeps during class- Sabrina and Angelina."
Thankfully Gobey didn't make any scenes during class, though many students did wonder where the smell of alcohol was coming from.
After class Madoka and Sayaka saw Sabrina waiting for them.
"Hey!" she said.
"Where's your friends?" asked Sayaka.
"An arcade, Angelina really wanted to find on here." Said Sabrina, "I wanted to talk to Madoka about something."
"Okay…" said Madoka.
"I'm going to visit Kyousuke." Said Sayaka to Madoka.
"Okay…" said Madoka.
Madoka took Sabrina to a fast food place they frequented.
"So what did you want to about?" asked Madoka.
"First how was Gobey?" asked Sabrina, "Did he fall asleep?"
"Oh yeah, he did." Said Madoka.
"Good… I'd hate for him to cause a scene, even if few people could see him." Said Sabrina.
"Is that all you wanted to talk about?" asked Madoka.
"Madoka… why do you want to be a magical girl?" asked Sabrina.
Madoka looked up.
"Why do you want to know?" asked Madoka.
"You just don't seem like the type to become a magical girl." Said Sabrina.
"Well I'm good at anything…" whispered Madoka.
"Don't say that." Said Sabrina interrupting her, "I'm sure you're good at lot of things…"
Madoka was quiet.
"We're all good at different things, Rosemary and Diana are very smart but they're not that good at other things, Rosemary's a bit rough around the edges and Diana is extremely lazy, Angelina's good at making friends but she's not that good at many things, Lenora's good at fighting witches but she really doesn't under stand people." Said Sabrina, "And me I'm good at organizing thing but I'm too much of a coward to become a magical girl."
Madoka looked at Sabrina.
"Two years." Said Sabrina, "That's how long I've known about Magical Girls…"
"Two years?" asked Madoka.
"And since then I've done a lot, I'm a neutral party so it's my job to take of the Grief Seeds and I don't think they can handle Gobey." Said Sabrina, "I was thinking that I could teach you my skills…"
"What?" asked Madoka.
"With Walpurgis coming, I think there should be more than one assistant." Said Sabrina.
"I'll think about it." Said Madoka.
Sabrina blinked.
"What is it?" asked Madoka.
"Man Gobey's translation thing sure had a good range." Said Sabrina.
"Yeah…" laughed Madoka.
Elsewhere outside of a hospital, Gobey and Kyubey watched Sayaka. She was in a room trying to calm down Kyousuke a boy she had a crush on, he had a sever injury that prevent him from playing the violin.
"So…" said Kyubey, "Are you going to prevent me?"
"As much as I hate making contracts, I guess if she's wiggling to give up her life for his… there's not much I can say…" said Gobey, "Even I could see that boy is close to suicide."
Sometime later, Madoka and Sabrina were walking to the hotel together.
That was when Madoka noticed Hitomi.
"Oh there's my friend Hitomi!" said Madoka.
That was when both of them noticed that Witch's Kiss on her neck.
"Madoka call Mami or Angelina…" said Sabrina.
Madoka did so.
Elsewhere Mami had met up with the American Magical Girls, looking for a witch. However they weren't in range with Gobey so there was a bit of a hiccup.
Angelina had to act as translator.
That was when Mami's cell phone began to ring.
"Hello?" asked Mami.
"Mami, my friend Hitomi has a witch's kiss." Said Madoka on the other end.
"Where are you?" asked Mami.
"Near the hotel." Said Madoka, "Sabrina's with me."
"You two follow her and stop her." Said Mami, "We'll find you."
"Please hurry." Aid Madoka on the other end.
Mami looked at Angelina.
"What's going on? It sounded bad." Said Angelina.
"Madoka and Sabrina found a witch." Said Mami.
("What did she say?") asked Diana in English.
("Madoka and Sabrina found a witch.") translated Angelina.
They headed towards the hotel but along the way they got the "Scent of a witch."
"Maybe it's the same witch." Said Mami.
"Hey… I understood that." Said Dianna.
"Hey!" they heard a yell.
They turned to see Sayaka and Gobey running towards them.
"Well that explains it." Said Rosemary.
"What's going on?" asked Mami.
That was when they saw Sayaka was holding a Soul Gem.
"You did it." Said Mami.
"Yeah." Said Sayaka, "Is something going on?"
"Madoka found someone with a Witch's Kiss." Said Mami.
With Madoka, Sabrina and Hitomi was in trace. Talking about how "She was going to a wonderful place."
"This is definitely a ritualistic thing." Said Sabrina.
"What do you mean?" asked Madoka.
Sabrina was quiet. Struggling to explain to Madoka.
"It's like a cult…" said Sabrina.
"Okay…" said Madoka not getting it.
That was when they got to a an old warehouse. There were many people with Witch's Kisses around them.
"I've never seen this many people…" whispered Sabrina.
Madoka watched as they poured bleach into a bucket. Her eyes widened.
'What?" asked Sabrina.
"They're going to mix those two chemicals." Said Madoka.
"Mustard gas." Realized Sabrina.
Sabrina ran to the bucket but Hitomi punched her.
"Please don't stop us." Said Hitomi.
Hitomi began to make a speech about how they were going to be free of their human bodies.
"I really hope you don't talk that normally." Mumbled Sabrina with her eye twitching.
Thankfully everyone was distract by Hitomi's speech Madoka managed to grab the bucket and toss it out a window.
"Good job!" cheered Sabrina.
However all of the people around them turned zombies like both Sabrina and Madoka paled.
Before any of them could attack suddenly there was a lot scream. Madoka and Sabrina covered their ears while suddenly all of the people were tied up in ribbons.
When the screaming stopped.
"Cutting a bit a bit close aren't you?" asked Sabrina.
That was when the 6 magical girls jumped from the rafters in their costumes.
Sayaka's costume consisted of a blue and white tube top, a blue skirt that was angled, blue detected sleeves, white blue, long white socks, with blue straps, two blue armbands the sleeves and a white cape.
"Please tell me you didn't wish for cake." deadpanned Sabrina.
"Of course not." Blushed Sayaka.
"Explained later we have a witch to kill!" said Angelina.
"Oh right!" said Sayaka.
They opened up the Labyrinth and headed in.
"Good luck." Said Madoka.
"Let's wait outside." Said Sabrina.
Madoka nodded.
Inside of the labyrinth.
"Okay… so you healed someone, that means you have healing abilities." Said Angelina, "Right?"
"That's correct!" said Gobey, "Although it's more personal than everyone."
"Oh so you're wolverine." Said Diana.
All of the Magical Girls summoned their weapons. Mami's were riffles, Rosemary's were pistols, Lenora's were daggers, Diana's was a trident, Angelina's were katana while Sayaka's were cutlass.
"The white girl has Japanese swords and the Japanese girl has western swords…" laughed Lenora.
Angelina rolled her eyes.
That was when they were swarmed by the familiars, which looked like angel dolls.
That was when they were all trapped in Lenora's barriers and she tossed them out of the labyrinth.
"You think Sabrina will throw a fit?" asked Angelina.
"Probably?" said Diana with a shrug.
However Rosemary glared at Lenora.
"Come on!" said Sayaka.
Along the way, the other American girls decided to show off a little.
Diana created globes of water to drown the familiars, while Rosemary shot bright light at them.
However Angelina decided not to show off but take on a bit of a mentor role to Sayaka.
"Sayaka! Behind you!" said Angelina.
Sayaka attacked the familiars that tired to attack from behind.
Both Diana and Mami watched this.
"Good for her." Said Diana.
Mami smiled and nodded in agreement.
Outside of the Labyrinth Madoka and Sabrina talked.
"I really hope Sayaka made a good wish." Sighed Sabrina, "I don't like seeing the horrible ways she could get hurt because she made the wrong type of wish."
"Don't worry… it's fine. I think I know what she wished for." Said Madoka.
"Really what?" asked Sabrina.
Madoka began to explain the situation with Kyousuke.
"I did hear that those wishes could backfire horribly." Said Sabrina, "But for her to do that… she's so brave…"
Madoka was quiet.
"Oh sorry…" said Sabrina, "Usually I keep my feelings in about this stuff…"
"No it's okay." Said Madoka.
Sabrina smiled at Madoka, "Thanks." She replied.
That was when they saw red-violet lights coming front the warehouse.
"You have got to be kidding me." Muttered Sabrina.
Inside the Labyrinth the Magical Girl got to the center and found the witch. It was a rather small witch that looked like a computer.
"I think Sayaka should take it down." Said Angelina.
"Are you sure?" asked Sayaka.
"Considering how many people it put under the witches Kiss wouldn't be too surprised if it was weakened.
Sayaka nodded and started fighting the witch. She did a very good job and took it down in less than a minute.
With the witch dead, Sayaka was awarded the Grief Seed.
When the Witch's fell Homura arrived and noticed Sayaka.
"You became a Magical Girl?" asked Homura.
"What is it to you?" asked Sayaka.
Homura scowled.
"Oh I get it…" said Lenora with a smirk, "She knows…"
"Knows what?" asked Sayaka.
"It doesn't mater." Said Lenora.
"I guess I can't change anything." Said Homura, "As long as Madoka doesn't contact, that's all that matters."
With that Homura disappeared.
"We'll have to talk to Sabrina about that later." Thought Rosemary.
Gobey nodded.
The large group de-transformed and walked over to Madoka and Sabrina. Sabrina glared at Lenora.
"Oh you saw me banish that many, right?" asked Lenora.
Sabrina just still glared.
"What's the problem, it's not like it's hurting anyone." Responded Lenora with a giggle.
Sabrina sighed, "Never mind." She said.
Sabrina walked over to Gobey and grabbed him.
"We should go back to the hotel." Said Sabrina.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea." Sighed Mami.
"Why did you have to grab him that quickly?" asked Sayaka.
"He's an invisible drunk… there's so many things he can do." Said Sabrina.
"But before we know don't you want to know about my wish?" asked Sayaka.
Sabrina gave a genuine smile, "Madoka told me her theory. I have to admit I'm a bit jealous, to put your life to help someone else…" said Sabrina.
Sayaka nodded and the two groups parted ways with both Sabrina and Angelina promising to see Madoka and Sayaka the next day.
Wit the American group, Sabrina realized something.
"Hey? Where's Kyubey?" asked Sabrina.
"I don't know… he said he had to do something and since you were with Madoka I didn't have to worry." Said Gobey.
Sabrina didn't know why but she got a really bad feeling.
Elsewhere in the city Kyubey met with Kyoko.
"So what did you want to tell me that I had to come all the way here for?" asked Kyoko.
"Well you see the Magical Girls from the Witches Den are here in town." Said Kyubey.
"What? You have to be kidding me." Said Kyoko.
"No all three are here along with a tag along, their assistant and their version of me." Said Kyubey.
"I see…" said Kyoko who smirked, "I don't believe what they say about them..,."
"I know." Said Kyubey.
"I'll them what a real magical girl can do." Said Kyoko.
Little did Kyoko know she was opening a can of worms that should never ever be opened by a magical girl.
Next Time: Kyoko decides to challenge one of the American Girls. But when she ends up fight Lenora bad things might happen. How bad could it be? Find out next time!
A/N: Just to be clear, this isn't a fix fic.