"Magical… girl? You want me to what?" Ryuko quirked a brow, staring intently at the cat-like creature that introduced itself as "Kyubey".

"Yes! Any wish your heart may desire, I can grant, but it comes at a price—you will fight wraiths. It is what we call…a contract." Kyubey spoke calmly, without its curved lips moving a muscle.

"This… this is fucking weird… I'm just sleep deprived I'm going to slee—…"

"I can feel your wish, Miss Ryuko." A feminine voice rang out, not coming from Kyubey. Kyubey turned its head to the side, tail beginning to sway from side to side.

"Eh—ow!" Ryuko sat up but quickly bumped her head, slamming herself back on the old creaking bed. Shaking her head, Ryuko stared at the source of the voice and watching it take a step forward. "Who the hell are you how did you get in here?!"

"My name is Homura Akemi, a magical girl." Homura's violet irises stood out amongst the darkness, moonlight shining on her pale skin. Homura wasn't lying per say, she was just referring to her old self. Homura wasn't a magical girl, witch, or even a wraith. She was just a demon now, someone who defaced the goddess Madoka—the one she lived to protect. Homura spent all her life and timelines trying to defeat Kyubey, trying to save Madoka. But now, she lost all compassion for other girls falling into Kyubey's trap. Homura only cared about expanding her universe, satisfying her boredom. Technically speaking, Homura had dethroned Madoka once she became a demon; but Madoka still lived and served as a god because Homura split her, splitting human and goddess form of the one she loved. Human Madoka lived life… for now, but she knew that one day she would make a wish that would ultimately merge the two together. Goddess Madoka was up protecting the earth for now, serving as Homura's enemy.

"The fuck is it with all of these magical girls?! This isn't some issue of Sailor Moon okay?! Get the fuck out before Mako wakes up!" Ryuko motor-mouthed, beginning to pant heavily; panicking from all these strange beings in her house. Why were all these people here?! What did they want from her?

"We want you to fight wraiths. We want you to save the world. That shouldn't be a problem for you, Miss Ryuko. Haven't you done this before? We aren't asking for too much, are we?" Homura pressed Ryuko, knowing how to use guilt and intense feelings to trick Ryuko into doing what she wanted. Kyubey looked at Homura, even though he couldn't change expressions, he was very weary on why Homura of all people was helping him.

"A-ah… w-well I…" Ryuko stuttered, chest tightening from all the pressure Homura was putting on her.

"What is she saying to her, Mami-san?" Sayaka asked, looking up at Mami who was still on the porch railing,

"She's poisoning her mind." Mami responded coolly, watching the interaction between everyone in the room.

"Well let's get up there and shut the bitch up!" Kyoko barked, thin brows knitting together.

"You know it is too late, Sakura-san. We'll be back to a holy quartet again…" Mami spoke softly, staring down at her feet.

"She can't do this, Mami-san! We can't allow more people to be like this!" Sayaka cried out, looking at her fellow magical girl. A dim light caught their attention—sunrise.

"She must go to a school around here; can't we just talk her out of it?" Kyoko questioned, watching Mami jump down from the railing.

"She does go to school around us, her friends' brother transferred into my class a couple weeks ago. But—we can't talk her out of it. She is destined to be a magical girl; Kyubey and even Akemi-san have decided it." Mami spoke dryly, taking out her soul gem; a yellow glow appeared around her for only a second and soon returning her attire into her school uniform.

"'Akemi-san'? Pfft! That bitch doesn't deserve to have a 'san' or a 'chan' or anything beside her disgusting name. That bitch is a devil, a demon! She deserves no respect from anyone or anything." Kyoko spoke boldly, taking her soul gem and returning to her school uniform, as Sayaka followed.

"Come on, we have to just watch out for this girl like we do Madoka-chan." Sayaka tried to speak calmly, but inside she was very worried about what a new magical girl would do to this timeline.

"Kaname-san is destined to be a magical girl—a goddess, Miki-san."

"Madoka is a goddess, but she's also a human."

"Kaname-san will merge with her true self, even Akemi—I mean, Homura knows that, Sakura-san."

"It depends on what she wishes on."

"Maybe with this new girl's help, we can help steer Madoka-chan to wish to join with her other-self." Sayaka ran a hand through her choppy blue bangs, blushing once she realized her hands were still intertwined with Kyoko's. But Kyoko didn't seem to mind, so why should she? Mami nodded in agreement, staring up at the early sunrise.

"Kaname…san…"

Ryuko sighed, swinging her feet off the bed and standing up, directly in front of Homura. Gear shaped pupils with dark blue irises stared deeply into the other, but Homura's blank, seemingly lifeless expression really threw Ryuko off. What was this girl's deal…? Any one of her wishes could be granted, but the price to pay was fighting 'wraiths' for the rest of your life? Well, the answer to this was obvious: no. Ryuko was not going to seemingly sell her soul just for a wish. But, something stabbed into her heart. It was more painful than a knife or any bullet could ever dream of being—it was loneliness. Tears welled in her eyes at the thought of her dear sister, her friends, her life at Honnouji. Why couldn't she just go back and do it all again… Go back and stay in the 'good old days' while she was actually in them? Ryuko missed her dear Senketsu, her dear Satsuki, hell—even Junketsu!

A small gasp came from the depressed girl as cold, clammy hands held onto Ryuko's small shoulders. Homura's cold body pressed up against Ryuko's back, lips dangerously close to the other's earlobes.

"Tell me what you heart desires, Miss Ryuko… please let me in… Kyubey and I will help make it happen, anything your heart…no, your life fibered heart desires…imouto*…" Homura spoke soft and sultry in the red-streaked girls' ear, making sure to hit Ryuko where it hurt. Ryuko froze at the 'imouto', causing tears to begin to flow out of her eyes like a broken faucet, heavy breathing in the air as the girl cried and cried.

"I-I… I want Senketsu back… I want Satsuki… no… my sister back, I-I want the life fibers back… I want m-my friends and people back… I-I…"

"Say it, Miss Ryuko, say your wish."

"I-I… I… I wish I… I wish I could go back…"

"Are you sure, Ryuko?" Kyubey spoke up, slightly worried about what Homura was planning.

"Yes… I-I… I wish I had my old life back!" Ryuko yelled, as a bright light went off in the dark room.

Opening her eyes, Ryuko looked around the dim room, seeing everything as it was before. The early morning sun peeked through the window, shining on her snoring best friend, and a letter with a black feather resting on it. Picking up the letter, Ryuko read it carefully:

"Dear Ryuko,

You have become a magical girl! Thank you so much! Now, try to find the other girls, and make sure you put your wish to good use! You'll be able to use your power and the fruits of your wish soon.

-H.A."

"What in the world…? AH!" Ryuko yelped, seeing a silver ring on her finger, with a navy gem in the center once she opened her palm. On the back of her hand was a diamond in the same colour—her soul. Cobalt blue irises peeked over, looking at her night stand. On it stood her soul gem, glowing and shimmering in its navy glory. Ryuko of course had no idea this was her soul gem, but she took it anyway, holding onto it and studying it.

"The hell—?!" Interrupting her confusion, the magical girls' phone buzzed loudly in the quiet room. Her ringed hand grabbed it and flipped it open, seeing the caller ID:

Satsuki K. (Sis)