"So why did you bring me here?" Maka followed Sayaka to a hospital.
"To show you my friend." Sayaka and Maka walked through white corridors. All of a sudden, Maka stopped.
"What is it?" Sayaka was clearly agitated.
"There seems to be something glowing on that wall…" Kyubey, who had followed the two girls, rushed at the thing, eyes wide.
"A grief seed! It's about to hatch!" Sayaka looked at Maka.
"How do we destroy it?"
"I don't know!" Both girls were getting worried.
"Okay. Maka, go get Mami. I'll stand guard." When Maka hesitated, Sayaka yelled: "GO!"
"Don't be ridiculous! We have to run before the barrier goes up."
"Mami said it would be terrible if a witch possesses a hospital!" Besides, Sayaka thought, Kyosuke is here.
"Then I'll stay with you. Evan if the barrier goes up, I can transmit our location to Mami through telepathy. Now, Maka, hurry!" The blonde girl ran to fetch the veteran magical girl.
"Sayaka, are you scared?" The surroundings had begun to change.
"Well, anyone would be."
"If you can decide on a wish, I can turn you into a Puella Magi right here and now."
"Yeah, I will if I have to. I'll hold back for now. This is an important decision for me, so I don't want to make a half-hearted wish."
"Mami! It's right here." Maka and Mami were making their way to Sayaka.
"I will take care of today's witch."
"Homura." Mami glared at the girl before her. "I may trust you enough to fight with you, but I wouldn't trust you on something like this." Ropes came from the ground and tied her up.
"You idiot! This witch is different!" Homura continued yelling and struggling as Maka and Mami walked away.
"Mami, you're such a great magical girl! You're not afraid of anything, and you're so smart." Mami stopped.
"I-I'm not someone you should look up to." Mami lowered her head. "I'm always scared when I fight, and I cry when I'm alone. I try to be a good mentor in front of you and Sayaka, since you're new at this and Sayaka isn't a magical girl yet, but I don't deserve your praise."
"That's not true!" Mami turned around, suprised, to look at Maka. "You're not alone anymore. I may not be reliable, but I can do it if I'm with you." Mami broke down in tears.
"Ah...Ahaha...And I still have to be a mentor. I guess I'm bad at this." Mami smiled."We'll fight witches together. It's a new Puella Magi duo."
Mami, we've got trouble. The grief seed is moving. Kyubey talked to Mami though telepathy.
"In that case, let's hurry!" Mami transformed and, with Maka, ran to Sakaya and Kyubey. I'm not afraid of anything anymore… Because I'm not alone anymore! "Sorry for the wait!"
"You made it!" Sayaka stood up.
"Sorry about this when you just hatched, but I'll be finishing you off in one blow!" Mami pointed her gun at the little witch and shot, apparently killing it. But-
"What…?" The witch grew bigger and-
"Her magic came undone?" Homura stood up. "Tch, don't tell me…"
"MAMI!" The witch tore into Mami's flesh, feasting on the carcass. The blood turned into pools on the floor. The witch looked up, baring its fangs.
"I'll deal with this!" Maka raised a gun. She shot the witch. Unfortunately, it was too quick and arched around the shot. Maka walked into the space so she was surrounded by the witch. From the inside, she shot it multiple times, killing it. The grief seed fell out.
"Mami…" Sayaka and Maka stared at the seed. '"Damnit." Sayaka rubbed tears from her eyes. "DAMNIT!"
"Burn this moment in your minds." Homura had come up from behind.
"This is what it means to be a Puella Magi."
