Author Notes:
I just realized something. We're at Chapter 10, and yet it's just the damn first day? Talk about madness. :P
As for word counts, it'll be shorter, possibly only 3,000 – 4,000 words now, because of my beta's request… I mean demand. XDD
Oh and another thing: search the words "Real Life Writes the Plot". Damn you Kazumi Magica! XD
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Plot:
Homura Akemi, the time traveller, has left a world line in which Madoka becomes Kriemhild Gretchen, the greatest witch of all time, and Kyubey leaves Earth. With the help of nearly 1000 mahou shoujos, including Kyouko, Sayaka, Mami, Kazumi, and a different and more powerful Homura, can they defeat this witch and bring about hope again to an impending apocalypse?
Computer Edit: 12/31/11
Un-beta'd. Be careful for grammar errors.
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Disclaimer:
This message merely exists to (possibly) satisfy those copyrighters, so I say it anyway. I only own the idea to this fanfiction, the unofficial OCs, and ideas that are unsure or unconfirmed within Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Puella Magi Kazumi Magica. and Puella Magi Oriko Magica.
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By the way, it's best that you play Connect (TV version) when you reach the chapter title strip and Magia (TV version) when you reach the To Be Continued strip of the chapter.
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"Akemi-san?"
Homura stood beside the two, who where huffing for fresh air and forcing their bodies to the limit just to find something they knew was supposed to be gone.
"Tsk," Homura backed away from the two. "Whatever I saw, I'm pretty sure it wasn't Kyubey…"
Whatever Juubey would plan, she would stop it. No, her own powers didn't reveal his true plans. She can only assume that, if she would learn something from the loops she encountered, that would be one thing: Incubators are never to be trusted. But she knew exactly what he had in store for Kazumi.
It was the ultimate solution for Entropy.
"Could it be…" Umika said. "Juubey…?"
"Juubey?" Homura pretended not to know, turning around to the two worried mahou shoujos. Unfortunately, she herself couldn't afford to lose the cooperation of the Pleiades Saints, so not all would know some of her plans.
"Yes," Kaoru replied. "You see, Juubey, was actually… our contractor…"
Homura stopped for a minute, pretending to be at the very least surprised.
"It doesn't matter anymore, or at least not yet," Homura settled for a lie. "Even if this Incubator's alive, there would be no need for it to recruit any more. They already had fulfilled this world's quota. Besides…"
Homura looked back at the witch's barrier.
"We still need to get Mami." Homura said. "I presume you two know the way to Angel's house…"
Umika frowned for a bit, then, as if a bit disappointed at the silence, simply nodded.
"You two go ahead," Homura said. "I'll get Mami myself."
"…and Sayaka-chan…" Umika involuntarily said.
Umika's words suddenly hit a stop.
"Sayaka…?" Homura wondered.
"Wait," Kaoru paused for a bit. "…who's…Sayaka…?"
Umika's eyes widened. "Wait, what? What do you mean, 'Who's Sayaka?'?"
"What are you talking about, Umika-chan?" Kaoru smiled. "Who's this Sayaka you're talking about? An anime character?"
Homura stood for a second, thinking about everything that happened. What did happen, precisely? She had recovered, yes… and she had to hurry to Kopeck's barrier to check on Kazumi's ability, but, remembering a girl named Sayaka? She could only reply with a blank answer.
"We've been mind tricked," Homura deduced. Suddenly, her eyes glowed bright purple, looking back at the witch's barrier. That instant, Homura fell from her stance; her face, although almost emotionless, showed the slightest traces of surprise, even to herself is surprising…
"How…?" Homura muttered. "Sayaka's… gone."
(Play Connect ~TV Size~)
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Episode 8
"Whatever it takes"
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(Play Puella Magi Madoka Magica OST 04 - Sayaka Miki)
Kazumi's S mark in her pupils started disappearing as the ghosts continued taking a grip on her entire body. Her earrings rung a tone of melancholy, looking at the witch… looking at the lost cause, looking at the mahou shoujo she once was.
"…you…" Kazumi started crying. "…why…?"
Kazumi's 'S' mark in her eyes finally faded.
"Why… why… why…" Kazumi kept on repeating as her memories started rushing back to her again like a broken dam. "Why can't I save you…? I… I… I couldn't even save her… I couldn't even save Airi!"
Kazumi saw 3 familiars, already prepared to fire, their aims all directed at Kazumi. Index JP F further extended her arms at the magical circle before her. Her eyes blinked, a sign that the magical circle she was encircled in stopped, forming a bright white light along her chest. Far to her right, BRS F's cannon bore a light-blue mark at the center of her cannon, prepared to fire its deadly attack on the poor girl. Far to her left, Meruru F stood by, her arms extended towards Kazumi as a single point of light formed at the center of her staff she held, ready to fire on a single command.
"You don't know what you're saying."
Schießen!
With a single click, followed by the runic command, everything turned into disarray and everything missed Kazumi. Almost instantly, Index JP F's attack, Dragon Breath, shifted merely 3 degrees to the left. Meruru F's attack shifted too, hitting the wall right behind Kazumi, far into the open forest. BRS F's attack merely disintegrated into oblivion, hitting a certain girl's shield and deflecting it away just like that. And with a sudden millisecond, she was there, right in front of Kazumi, holding onto the last hope she could have, causing Kazumi's eyes to widen in surprise to Homura's sudden appearance, almost suddenly blushing.
"H-Homura-chan?"
As if driven by the only thing keeping her alive, Homura held on to Kazumi's shoulders without a single care for anything else, whether it was the witch, Kriemhild Gretchen, or Kopeck, it didn't matter… what matters is that Kazumi's here… willing to give her the only other chance of saving Madoka from her destiny as the embodiment of despair.
"Show me your power!" Homura nearly bowed her head, her only voice echoing throughout the open stadium. Her face was nearly pale, silently huffing, nearly gasping for air. "Did you know that without you, I could never bring Madoka back? Do you know that you're our only hope left?"
Tears silently fell to the ground.
"I don't know," Homura tried sniffing away those silent tear from her eyes. "I don't know if it's wrong to wish… just this once… for hope… but Kazumi… you can do it! Remember your time with the Pleiades Saints! Remember that you're the one and only Kazumi!"
Kazumi couldn't express anything.
She couldn't understand anything.
But she knew she must understand.
"Why...?" Kazumi backed away from Homura, her shining ruby eyes filled with tears. "Why should it be me...? Why, Homura-chan...?"
'Because...now, you can do something she can't.'
"Eh?" Kazumi turned her head around. "That voice could only be...!"
"Juubey!"
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"Homura..."
Umika looked back at the partially open arena, surrounded by various floating skyscrapers, similar to the that scene in Mitakihara 3 days ago, only with a blue sky, a central stadium at the center, and in the middle of a once citizen-filled city now being used as the central rendezvous for hundreds, if not thousands, of mahou shoujos for their fight of the millennium. Everyone was busy, no doubt about it.
"We ourselves can't do anything about it…" Kaoru sighed, after which she jumped to an adjacent skyscraper. "Kazumi and Homura may only be the ones that can defeat that thing without fully paralyzing our preparations, but Homura's in pretty bad shape as well."
The two continued on, turning their heads as they head towards the shore. Several kilometres from the building are several mahou shoujos, seeing their partially bitter smirks from the command given to them by Homura most likely. They were sure it was Homura who stopped the other mahou shoujos from going near that witch.
And with a good reason.
"I see everyone's still busy with their work." Umika further sighed, simply looking away at the mahou shoujos that passed. "…and the fact that Sayaka's missing makes it worse."
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"S-Sayaka…is…gone…" Homura shuddered just as he said those striking words, falling over her knees towards the ground.
"W-What do you mean gone?" Umika tried to calm herself in this confusion. "How could Sayaka be gone?"
"She… isn't just gone." Homura explained. "It's as if she's been wiped out of existence. I don't know where she is. The only thing my power is telling me is that she's gone from existence."
"Oi!" Kaoru shouted. "A girl, a person, or anything doesn't just disappear out of thin air! Nor does one just disappear out of existence!"
"Don't shout the obvious, Kaoru-chan," Umika snapped, nearly smacking her with her numb hand. "There has to be an explanation for this."
"This is strikingly similar to an event 3 days ago…" Homura noticed. "Remember that time?"
Umika nodded.
"But this time," Homura noted. "She has disappeared from history. And we don't have any idea who took her… or do we… ?"
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"Homura's got it rough, huh?" Kaoru said.
"You mean us…" Umika responded by touching one of Kaoru's legs as they jumped over a large skyscraper.
"Ow…" Kaoru snapped, nearly hitting her face in the ground as her balance swayed out of control, only to be rescued by Umika. "I know. I know. We're barely holding on, using magic to enchance our bodies… and with our Soul Gems nearly halved. Hey, hey, we're still alive, you know? Plus, we wouldn't wanna bring Kazumi two more witches, remember?"
"I know." Umika slowly whispered. "I'm just glad Kazumi's alright."
「Kazumi's Soul Gem: Unknown」
Huff… huff… huff…
With a heap of breath, Homura looked at the enemy witch, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Several runes revolved around the witch, as if preparing a spell. With the exception of Homura and Kazumi, most of the mahou shoujos in the area are very much unconscious, including Mami, and the other kidnapped mahou shoujos. As long as they're the targets, however, there isn't much to worry about them.
But that itself IS a problem.
'This is bad… really bad…' Juubey expressed worry as she talked to both Homura and Kazumi over telepathy. 'That is Pollon's special spell, no doubt…'
"Spells…?" Kazumi ahoge changed to that of a question mark. "You mean…"
'Most witches have the same abilities as mahou shoujos…' Juubey stopped for while, before continuing. 'This is just one of them.'
Pollon – the Witch of Obsession: a witch born of the very essence she had; and a witch whose hand wanted nothing but its desires, effectively turning into a witch for it. Anyone would be curious how such a magical girl could turn into such a cruel monster, but unfortunately, it happens. And now…
"Do you know how to beat this witch, Homura-chan…?" Kazumi asked, interrupting Homura's thoughts.
"No, unfortunately." Homura admitted, but kept a straight face. "I've never encountered such a witch several times stronger than Walpurgis except for Gretchen, after all…"
"But…" Homura took out her lightsaber from her shield, and started to chant. "Time won't reverse for me, anyway. I just have to try… for Madoka."
Just as she started chanting, her Soul Gem started emanating a bright purple-blue light, and a circle filled with runes covered the entire stadium, completely encompassing Pollon's magic circle. Kazumi stared both at Homura and the magic circle with utmost awe as she noticed the bright circle that lit the entire building, emitting a bright purple light, covered in runes that separated by several fancy barriers that form a sharp edged cross with a bright circle at its center.
"A-Amazing…" Kazumi couldn't stop staring.
However, Index JP F couldn't wait any longer, and started rushing towards Homura. Swinging her right hand, she summoned a flaming sword and dashed towards the sitting duck.
"No!" Kazumi's eyes started glowing again, this time in a mix of red and glittering gold. "Not. This. Time!"
As if possessed by something, she instantly blocked Index F's attack, slashing her hand with the pointed tip of her staff. However, Index JP F simply smiled in response, twisting her other hand. She quickly held to Kazumi's staff, and started firing several energy bursts from herself. However, Kazumi was stronger… a lot stronger. Kazumi didn't flinch, but rather punched Index JP F in the face with a right uppercut, throwing it several hundred meters in the air.
"Just a little more…" Homura murmured as she concentrated more of her magical power onto her lightsaber. Thinking back, she would have wondered herself when did she learn to chant attacks. She hated it, just like how she would hate Mami's Tiro Finale or Kyouko's Phantasma Rose. But… one thing she learned from a special mahou shoujo she met these past few days…
'Even mahou shoujo magic has a system of its own, hehehe'
"Kazumi!" Homura shouted. "Please say this and reach your hand to me!"
Kazumi was confused, but she quickly complied, never idling for a second as she just as quickly moved to Homura, holding her hand.
O Tempus, Spatium extra conceptum simplicem et firmam suam rationem sine qui vivificat, et Essentia, et egredietur vas tuus manifestus. Gladius tui clypeum et scutum, gladium tuum, et essentia ejus potentiam tuam. Veni foras! Die Welt-Schwert!
As Homura tightly gripped her lightsaber, it instantly changed from a light blue color to a metallic purple-red one. Several runes seem to float around it, indicating a massive use of magic.
"I guess I can still do this for around 100 more times…" Homura seemed to sigh in relief. If Kazumi didn't help, who knew how much magic she would have used.
'*chuckle* I couldn't use that spell even if I tried. And even if I use it, I would have enough grief to turn 2 mahou shoujos to a witch…'
"Thanks… Mica." Homura whispered to herself.
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"Haaa-chi-" a girl sneezed. "Geez, that Homura…*sniff* needs to stop remembering me…"
Michelle Maganito sniffed her nose, and continued on her work at the border. Surrounded by several skyscrapers, she continued to chant several spells in her pink notebook. As she chanted, several sparks of light thundered down from her into the circle, merely enlarging it and covering the entire road she stood on. Everything around the barrier, rather than being affected by gravity, revolved around Michelle. Just as she finished the chant, however, a wave seemed to spread around an invisible dome, and, suddenly remembering that it had gravity, everything around her suddenly dropped to the ground . It must be a barrier she set up.
"…And why do I have to work as a blocker?" She huffed in anger. "Geez, doesn't she know I have other work to do?"
She quickly reached for her cellphone.
"Oiii, Angel. Kailan mo ba ako tutulungan dito?" she sighed on the phone.
[Translation: When are you going to help me? -_-"]
"Di ba pwede mamaya...?" Angel responded. "Di lang ikaw ang busy dito no! "
[Translation: Can't it be later? You're not the only busy one here, you know.]
"Sigh…"
She dropped her cellphone and continued on chanting...
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Michelle Maganito
Weapon: None
Specialty: Mastery of the Mahou Shoujo Magic System
Nationality: Filipino
Description: Michelle, called by Homura and most Japanese and Chinese by the name of Mica (ミカ), is the sole master of the mahou shoujo magic system. With no weapons other than her vast knowledge of the various spells and casts that any mahou shoujo can use (all of which that requires chanting and/or calling out the name of the spell), her uses are just as endless, ranging from healing to intelligence and even do some of the specialties of various mahou shoujos such as Zhao (teleportation). This resulted due to a vast yet effective wish by Kyubey: to learn real magic just like in the movies. As of today she is part of the Philippine Alliance of Magical Girls, a 9–girl group originally spread around Metro Manila with the purpose of stabilizing the population of both mahou shoujos and witches by supervising all Incubators in their area. Unlike many other mahou shoujos as well, she has a pretty healthy family, although it has been proven that 80% of all mahou shoujos in countries with close family ties such as the Philippines to have such. It could also be possible that, since poverty is a prevalent cause of despair, she herself has experienced much despair just when she became a mahou shoujo - an implication that she is poor.
Just like many (but not all) Filipinos, she has black-brown, long hair, brown eyes, but has a peach hairband that gives her away from other mahou shoujos, although throughout her stay in San Francisco this has led to some unusual depictions. As a mahou shoujo, she wears a pink jacket, dark-pink shorts, dark gloves, and a special light pink leather-skinned notebook that contains a vast glossary of spells for use. Unfortunately, none of these spells are specialized for her, so she keeps a separate notebook for that instead (One would be surprised what kinds of spells she use). When serious, she removes her hairband… and believe me, no one wants her mad. No one. Even still, she has a pretty unstable, a bit cranky, yet cute, yet annoying, yet witty personality that no mere stranger may understand, of which people (including herself) would rather tolerate, although most people refer to her as someone quite quick to anger yet quick to forgive as well.
Currently, her parents are trapped in Kriemhild Gretchen's barrier, and, 3 days before, during the massive retreat of mahou shoujos in Southeast Asia, her brother committed suicide.
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"Hey Kaoru," Umika jumped another block or so, before jumping to the open streets. "Are you fine? We're near there, you know…"
"Hehehe…" Kaoru looked pale. "We're near there, right? Angel's place?"
"Did I do that much…?" Umika sighed. "Fine. Fine."
Umika and Kaoru stopped. Looking at Kaoru's legs, it was surprisingly swollen.
"Swollen… and still not healed?" Kaoru continued to inspect. "Wait, are you limiting your magic input?"
"Hehe…I'm caught."
"Don't limit it too much, baka."
"We still have such a limited Grief Gem supply, after all…" Umika responded. "You know we can't afford it."
"Oiii!" a voice echoed somewhere right. "Bilis, Quickly, Hayaku, Kuai , Geez, in just how many languages do I have to make you hurry…!"
"Oh," Umika looked to the right, and stared at the girl shouting towards them, surrounded by a large magical circle. "It's Mica-chan."
"HEEEEYYY!" Kaoru shouted over, only…
OWWW!
Almost suddenly, Kaoru met Umika's head punch.
"Instead of just standing around, we should just get there already…!" Umika sighed.
"HEEY!" Michelle shouted back, who seems to be stomping her feet back and forth. "PUTA, DON'T CALL ME MICA!"
[Puta is a shortcut for putang ina, which is the equivalent of f*** in Filipino]
「Michelle's Soul Gem: 82% Darkened」
"That's… amazing..." Kazumi still continued to wonder at Homura's sword. Just what did she use for it, perhaps? Mahou?
"A girl once told me…" Homura responded to her thoughts. "That the magic of mahou shoujo by itself is a chaotic force… but with a few chants, it's a force to be reckoned with."
"Let's finish this." Kazumi turned her eyes to Pollon, who seemed to have completed her spell. With a suddenly pulse of energy, everything started moving. Shattered pieces started arranging themselves back together. The ground, which was absolutely dusty due to the debris, was being brushed by several wind gusts, clearing it of any debris. The debris themselves started swirling themselves around the stadium, until they saw the place they were supposed to be, where they remained, fusing themselves with their old neighbours. Pollon's cloak started transforming from a black one to a white one. The black tablet that she previously held in her hand dissolved into nothingness.
'Be careful, Kazumi.' Juubey warned. 'It's Pollon's true form.'
"Heeeheeeheee…." A voice emanated from the cloak. "Do you think I'll give up that easily…?"
Kazumi gasped, but Homura stayed silent. A girl's shadow appeared from the cloak's void, walking closer as she stepped out of the endless void into the concrete ground.
"Are you…" Homura was interrupted as she asked.
"Heeheehee… Yes I am." The girl seemed to spoke, but it seems as though the voice actually came from the cloak behind her. "I am Pollon's true form, and this was form of the magical girl I once was. You see, it was boring taking on that icky form… and to see I'm terribly, terribly bored already…"
It was a snow white girl that appeared to Homura and Kazumi. She wore a thick jacket with short sleeves, and had a silk-looking skirt. However, her pupils bore a pale, snowy white pit that stared into emptiness. Her button, which was supposed to be a diamond snowflake-looking gem, was instead a black, round gem. Her snow white, short hair flickered along the weak, yet snow cold wind.
'Are you ready…?' Juubey said. 'It'll be just as planned.'
"Yes," Kazumi nodded. "This time, I'll do it."
I'll save this girl. For sure.
『To Be Continued...』
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Author Notes:
To those who were watching this story, I just wanna say sorry. Don't worry though, I'll explain it all in the omake I'll make after this story's over. Until then, please be assured that starting this time, I will finally be able to continue my writing of this story (or at least, until another chapter in Kazumi ruins all my hard work of putting the puzzle pieces back together with inconsistency.)
As for the preview, get ready to shat bricks. -_- Oh, and please continue on speculating (if you are actually). This fanfic was made for it. :P
Speaking of questions though: (Be free to answer them.)
1. Why did Kyubey allow a girl like Homura to become a magical girl when mere logic of the quota defies it?
2. Why the 3-day gap? Is it just a Flashback Effect, or is there something behind the line going on here?
3. Who is the mysterious girl in the other part of the story? Who is she working for?
4. Who is Juubey working for? What is his motive?
5. What is Kazumi's surname?
6. What is Homura's plan?
What happened to Oriko and Kirika? The mere fact that Yuma is this story must mean that Oriko is still alive and is a magical girl, which may imply that Kirika is still living.
All of those, and more will be answered in the next 10 chapters, so please stay tuned! :D And here is the preview for the next chapter. Note that it is Kazumi speaking here.
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Preview:
"Would you understand when you don't know what I've been through? Would you understand whenever I stand there and see it happen all over again, right before my eyes?"
Next episode: "You will never understand."