"Hey, it looks like we made it!"

Omega was gleeful as he walked down the sidewalk of this new city, giving the biggest smile to the rest of his team behind him. The streets were on the slow side at night, but for these four, the streetlights were all the company they needed.

"Calm down Omega," Called Rho. "You're chomping at the bit, we all are, but you will need your focus more than your enthusiasm."

Upsilon moved ahead and surveyed their surroundings. "He will not have to. This is not the place."

"It isn't?"

"How do you know?"

"You did not think I would comb through every second, every inch of that encounter? This is not it."

Omega demeanor grew a bit more sour. "Do you have to be right all of the time?"

"It is why I am here."

"Despite my disagreements with Johnathan, he is correct;" Psyche chimed in. "Neither Hild or Mara are here."

"Then what is here?" Gamma said. "Search for any and all irregular signals in the area."

"Say please?"

"Please, O Great Assistant!" Gamma got down on his knees and raised his hands into the sky. Omega chuckled at his position.

"You win for now, but I'll remind you that you have to come home eventually." There was a pause as they waited.

"Wait…I think I found…no way! It's Travis!"

"You found Epsilon?"

"There's a lot of interference, but I'm sure of it!"

"Where is he?"

"I can think of a place." Rho pointed at the horizon, where there were intermittent bursts of light.

"Cut through the park!" On Gamma's order, they ran through the line of trees to mask the speed they were moving at. Omega, out in front for now, saw a white flash cross his vision which he snatched up as he came out. The rest only saw a mass of bright colors before smashing into it. Omega turned to see his catch: a white and pink cat-like thing with a red circle on its back. Holding the creature by the scruff of the neck, he stared into beady red eyes.

"Well, you're like nothing I've ever seen before."

"I can say the same about you." It spoke back without opening its mouth.

Omega grimaced. "Oh great, it can talk. Guys-" He looked over to see his team stunned, facing four girls in some kind of frilly formal wear, all four of them were armed. "Just keeps getting better…"

"So, what's the game plan?" Rho asked as he positioned his shield to defend himself from the wide spearhead of a red haired teenager.

"We stand down." Gamma said.

"Against children?" Upsilon exclaimed, his sword and the blade of his opponent in blue at the ready.

"It's not for your sake." Gamma's statement got Rho and Upsilon to notice that Gamma currently was staring into the barrel of a old-fashioned rifle held in the hands of an older blond girl. At her feet was a animated pink stuffed animal wearing a black coat.

"Need help?" Omega said, holding up the creature in his hand.

"I'll get by without it; now is the time for diplomacy." Gamma looked at the person before him with a smile.

"Ms. Tomoe," Upon hearing that, the girl's face twitched in shock. "You really don't want to fight us, and I really really don't want to get shot today. So lets just put the weapons down and talk this out like leaders should."

She seemed to soften but the gun was still raised. She glanced to Omega, the cat-thing still in his hand.

"Kyubey, do you know anything about this?"

The creature responded to the response. "This is an strange occurrence, I've never seen anyone like these people before."

"We're tourists passing by." Rho explained.

"Armed like this?" The redhead accused. "Your a little more than just a pair of lost visitors."

"I was inspired to take up a similar cause to your own." Gamma said. "The armor and weaponry are of my design."

"And what's their excuse?" Omega retorted. "They're barely adults, and yet they think they can fight?"

"Come over here and say that!" Her taunt didn't phase Omega, but all the same he let Kyubey go. It was not afraid, or maybe it was; no one could tell with it's unmoving face. It trotted over to the side of the girl in blue, who looked down at it.

"Kyoko," She said. "They're not here to fight."

"You buy that story Sayaka?"

"They look just as confused as us," She reasoned. "And the one in the back could have killed Kyubey but didn't. We aren't the ones they're after."

Omega extended his hand towards Sayaka. "Finally! We reach a breakthrough!"

"So," Mami said as she lowered her rifle. "What brings you to Mitakihara Town?"

Suddenly a crash was heard and they turned to see a plume of dirt and dust in a courtyard ,and they all ran over to see what it was. In the center of a crater was Epsilon, fatigued but otherwise unharmed. His armor shone and he had wings on his back. Looking up to see his friends, he gasped.

"Nice to see you're not dead." Omega said flatly.

"Guys!" Epsilon ran over and hugged Gamma.

"How'd you find your way here?" Gamma asked.

"You won't believe who I found."

"Who?"

"Johann…"

Upsilon looked out to see Helen standing across from them. Soon Nero joined her side, wearing a blue cloak. Seeing them, he flourished the cloak and bowed.

"Greetings Mami, Sayaka, Kyoko, Bebe, Bunnycat."

"Kyubey." It corrected.

"Of course." he said. Walking up to Gamma, Epsilon let him go so he could speak. They stared at each other, lost in their experiences.

"I'm in a bit of a bind." Gamma said, holding up his left hand and with a burst of fire the skin turned into glossy obsidian.

"I was told." Nero admitted. "Before that, we have a more immediate crisis to attend to."

"How big?"

"Homura." Nero looked to the far side of the field, where she walked out of the tree line.

"So, anyway," Nero unsheathed his khopesh. "Wanna help me take her down?"

Gamma smiled at Nero and drew his katana as well.