It seems that may story has garnered its fair share of interest (and even one of my writing senpai noticed me. *squee*). I'll do my best not to disappoint you. Here's the next chapter, this time from the point of view of Mami (although I deliberately kept the dialogue and inner contemplation to a minimum)

Update: Changed the opening paragraph to have a bit of back story and explanation

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In the first and second time lines, this witch was defeated by the efforts of both Mami Tomoe and Madoka Kaname. For all other subsequent time lines, I had defeated it myself before anyone else could get to it. In this time line, however, it may prove useful in dealing with Mami Tomoe.

Let Phase two begin...

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On the night of March 24th, the Mitakihara market district was unnervingly quiet.

A solitary figure walked across the pavement between the rows of closed stores. It was a girl with golden hair and eyes. Her name was Mami Tomoe.

This area was where she felt the Witch's magic. Sure enough, the witch alerted the blond of its presence the moment the stepped onto the walkway. Various bits of metal began floating and clumping together. Screws, tables, door knobs, steet lamps – they all got ripped apart and convereged into one point in space. Even the rebar of nearby buildings got pulled out of the concrete they were encased in. It wasn't long before a three meter high gate of scrap metal was towering over Mami.

(A/N: For those who still use the imperial system, 1 m = 3.3 Ft)

She held out her hand and materialized her soul gem. There was a brilliant flash and suddenly she was clad in a frilly yellow dress and beret. She took a deep breath to steel herself. She opened the door and walked through, entering the witch's barrier.

The dream scape known as this witch labyrinth was, quite literally, a labyrinth. Gigantic walls of compacted scrap rose high enough to pierce the heavens. The clouds above were so thick they might as well have been a white ceiling.

After a few seconds of scanning for enemies, Mami continued forward, trusting her intuition to help her navigate the maze.

There was a tense silence in the labyrinth, only broken by the sound of clashing metal in the distance. She encountered no familiars when she rounded the first corner, nor the second, nor the third. The blond was beginning to wonder if she was going in circles – she couldn't tell because of the subtle curvature of the hallways. She was almost glad when she was suddenly attacked by the walls of metal around her.

Various gears, screws, and wrenches erupted out of the structures, some rusted, some new and shiny. The witch's familiars – They were mooks who's job is to stand in the way of Mami's advance... or so she thought.

The gears were the size of bike wheels, spinning around to gather scrap metal around them to send them flying to their target. The screws were no bigger than regular screws but they flew around in swarms, possibly to overwhelm their victims with prick after prick. The wrenches' clamps were saw-toothed and they had twelve thin spindly legs, like a giant steel centipede. They seemed to be driving her deeper into the labyrinth.

Mami decided to go with the flow while defending as best as she could with her ribbons. She figured that if they were leading her to the witch, she might as well let them.

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It took less than five minutes for the familiars to drive her into the witch's chamber. Having done their purpose, Mami eliminated them. She summoned a dozen guns and blasted the metallic creatures into tiny bits of scrap.

She turned to examined the chamber.

The room was circular, several hundred meters wide, and with a floor that dipped downward steeply. A gigantic sink hole deep as a sky scrapper is tall spanned most of the room. And in middle of it was the witch – an iridescent red egg the size of a car. It seemed dormant.

The gunner materialized a musket and shot the egg. Loud screeching resounded all throughout the labyrinth – Mami could feel the vibrations all around her. Iron and steel began raining down from the sky, latching onto the egg. Soon, a giant deformed bird made of scrap metal was floating over her.

The blond looked at the eldritch abomination with a face of awe, fear, and determination. This is the witch she must face. This is the witch she must vanquish. Mami summoned another gun, and another, and another – each time, shooting at the beast as she circled the sink hole.

Few of the shots hit their target – most of them simply hit the vast amount of flak orbiting around the witch. When a shot DID impact, no visible damage appeared on the creature, although it grew more agitated by the attack.

The behemoth screamed with the voice of a thousand sharpening knives as the metallic debris floating around the creature began homing into the gunner.

Mami immediately jumped into the pit, shooting down the projectiles as she fell. Upon reaching the bottom, she grit her teeth and materialized six artillery cannons around her. She felt the drain on her soul gem, but if she was going to take this witch down, she had to break out the strongest moves in her arsenal as it seems that conventional attacks would not be effective.

With a snap of her fingers, the big guns fired simultaneously, causing a massive explosion on the moment it impacted the witch.

Those six shots blasted off the entire left wing and parts of the chest and neck. It was devastating damage, but alas, the witch could repair itself by gathering more metal – a resource which was readily available. It took no time for the witch to reform its lost limb.

Mami looked at the huge mass of scrap floating above her. This was the end. She could not defeat this monster. The blond fell to her knees as the creature made another ear splitting screech and more flak rained down on her. Her soul gem began to darken as she resigned herself to her death. She closed her eyes in fear

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Mami opened her eyes to find that she was, in fact, not dead. Instead, she was lying on the ground near the entrance to the chamber.

As if to answer her immediate question of 'how?', she felt the prick of needle as a grief seed was dropped onto her opened hand. She turned her head to see another magical girl – a girl with long flowing black hair, clad in white and dark violet, who had an intricate shield mounted on her right arm. The other magical girl had saved her.

"Use that" The raven haired girl said, walking to the edge the pit. Her voice was vaguely familiar. "I will weaken it. You gather your strength and take it out." With that, the other magical girl blinked out of existence.

At the exact moment of the girl's disappearance, explosions began rhythmically erupting on and around the witch. With every detonation, the interval between the next one grew shorter and shorter. Soon, there was something blasting the creature every split second.

As the grief seed cleaned her gem, Mami's mind began growing clearer. She knew what the other magical girl was doing: She was melting down and/or blasting away all the cannon fodder and nearby pieces of metal – she was trying to give the blond a clear shot.

Mami materialized another musket and wrapped it in ribbons, morphing it into a giant rifle the size of a tank. The drain on her magic was staggering. If she fired, she didn't know how much magic she'd have left, if any at all. "I'm ready" She broadcasted to the other magical girl through telepathy.

Suddenly, the smoke around the witch dispersed, giving Mami a clear look at her target. The previously deformed abomination of a bird was little more than a mass of molten metal that vaguely resembled something with wings. But that particular detail wasn't important. What WAS important was that the core – the shiny red egg – was exposed.

"Fire now" The raven haired girl said. Mami suddenly realized that the shield user was next to her and had put her hand on the gun as well. The blond felt an influx of magical energy flow into her at the other's touch.

The cannon began humming with energy, it's glow becoming more and more powerful. The blond barely held on as the magic flowed out of her at an alarming rate. In a way, she was thankful that the other girl was also supplying energy to the weapon. "Tiro Finale..." Mami pulled the trigger and she felt a lurch in her stomach. "TIRO...!" She screamed in a mix of emotions – in pain; in relief; in hope; in despair. She screamed with all her might as the cannon fired. "FINALE!"

A single giant shining orb of magic and death burst forth from the barrel and zoomed straight toward the witch. The explosion upon impact was nuclear – the heat could be felt from hundreds of meters away and the shock wave was almost enough to crush the two girls. The light from the blast was blinding...

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"Mami Tomoe"

Mami bolted upright. In the split second after her eyes opened, she took in as much information as possible. She was alive. She was in the middle of an empty market district. Her soul gem was remarkable unclouded. She was, however, incredibly tired. Lastly, the other magical girl was standing in front of her.

"... Th-thank you for your help..." Mami managed get back on her feet. Then a look of realization appeared on her face. She jumped back and materialized a gun "How do you know my name?"

The raven-haired girl raised her hands and transformed out of her magical girl outfit. With a single calm word, she answered. "Kyubey"

"Kyubey...?" Mami lowered the rifle.

"Kyubey is the creature in charge of contracting girls in this area. That area is wide, spanning several cities. Various magical girls contracted by Kyubey claimed to be recruited by none other than you. It isn't that uncommon to know your name"

The blond was speechless. The barrage of statements were all facts; She couldn't deny them.

"At 4pm tomorrow at the local mall, two girls will become trapped in a witch's labyrinth." The shield user told her. "You are to, under no circumstances, encourage them to become magical girls"

"Wait, you can't just-"

Mami's argument was cut off. "Mami Tomoe" The girl ran her hand through her hair. "There are things about being magical girls that you may or may not know about." When the blond didn't respond, the raven-haired girl took it as cue to continue "These are things deliberately kept secret by creatures like Kyubey..." She looked at the gunner's apprehensive face with little to no emotion. "Would you like to know these secrets...?"

Mami felt genuine fear. Not the same as the fear of the ungodly monsters she had to face on a daily basis, nor the fear of life long loneliness that has plagued her since her contracting. No. She was terrified by the knowledge and it's possible implications. She was terrified of her world view being shattered. She was terrified that the truth of being a magical girl, the only thing she has left, was something she could not handle.

Yet, despite this fear, Mami couldn't say no. An uncontrollable urge kept her going. She had to find out the truth. "Tell me..." She said

A razor thin smile appeared on the shield user's face. "Very well"

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Mami Tomoe has been dealt with and phase two has begun. How this plays out is no longer in my complete control...

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ONLY ONE EVENT happens in this chapter but, surprisingly enough, I REALLY enjoyed writing this chapter. It's been... what, six months since I wrote an action scene? It's been a long time. I wonder if I did it well.

I hoped you enjoyed this chapter despite its apparent shortness