Ring Wizard and Puella Magi Hope vs Despair
(Start Chapter with Aimi)
Aimi was in a desolate location as she was in tears as she looked down upon Shiro, Madoka, and Homura or at least A Homura as this one had her hair in tails and was wearing glasses. As she laid there she wept as Shiro had violet cracks forming on his body as nearby was his Magic Rings as Momoko was holding onto her brother's hand but her eyes were blank as blood left her mouth as she held her Soul Gem as it was becoming completely black.
"Shiro... please don't leave me!" Aimi cried out as she held Shiro's hand as nearby was another young man with a broken belt but his was different as near him were rings of a Lion, Dolphin, Chameleon, Falcon, and a Bull.
"Sorry Aimi... I didn't keep my promise." Shiro said sadly as he was in pain but he kept smiling even as the violet cracks formed on his body.
"You shouldn't have, you idiots shouldn't have trusted Inoue so easily!" Aimi cried as Shiro only smiled as Shiro was holding his dying sisters hand as she looked to Aimi.
"Don't worry Aimi it will be ok." She said as Homura saw this as did Madoka.
"Just never lose your hope... Aimi." Shiro said as he used his free hand to rub her face as Aimi was in tears. If she uses her Engage Ring Shiro will lose his powers complete but if she doesn't he will die.
"Sempai." Madoka and Homura said as Aimi stood up as she let Shiro's hand fall off himself as he knew what she was going to do next.
"This is it huh?" Madoka asked as she saw this was the end and in turn Aimi was becoming the lone survivor here.
"Do you have any grief seeds you two?" Momoko asked as she looked to Madoka and Homura as the four laid their together.
"No." Homura confirmed as Momoko looked upward.
"We're becoming witches and big bro... he's becoming a Phantom." Momoko said as she began to tear up. "I guess it won't be so bad... we saved Kiyomi so she can now rest easy and we can all start tearing things apart smashing tearing and ripping just as any kaijin would." Momoko said as she looked on to the rain. "No more evil, no more sadness, and no more despair." Momoko said as Aimi looked to them as she still had her weapon in its gun form.
"Yeah I guess that would be great, and I can be there to stop you all." Aimi said as her left hand held the Spell Ring that started this for Aimi. "But... I won't let that happen." Aimi said before taking aim and firing at Momoko's head causing her to go wide eyed as she then went for her soul gem.
"Momoko!" Homura cried in shock at what Aimi had just did.
"I guess being killed before we turn is better." Shiro confessed accepting his fate as he laid there with a huge hole in his gut that was leaking blood.
"You're next Homura." Aimi said as she blocked the entire world out as she aimed as Homura was wide eyed in tears before the resonating sound of Aimi's gun going off was heard as Aimi shot Homura's soul gem killing her instantly as she had done when she first started.
"Aimi why?" Madoka called out as she tried to get up to stop Aimi maybe use the Grief Seed she kept from Sayaka to purify her Gem and stop Aimi and save Shiro.
"Sorry Madoka... I can't let this happen to Shiro or Momoko." Aimi said before firing again hitting Madoka's Soul Gem before it could create her Witch or be purified.
"Aimi." Shiro said as he noticed it was starting to go dark for him.
"I know Shiro... I'm so sorry." Aimi said as her lips began to quiver as she began to tear up as she aimed at Shiro.
"It's ok... just promise me with that Ring go and stop all of this save as many people as you can be their hope and fight on as Kamen Rider." Shiro said as he looked to Aimi who was beginning to break down as she aimed her weapon knowing what she was going to do.
"No... I'll save you and Momoko before I save them Shiro." Aimi cried as she was ready to use it as she took aim to fire. "I'll go back again and again until I can save you two and then everyone else." Aimi cried as she aimed to end the life of the boy who brought hope back to hers and pulled her out of her deep pit of revenge. "And most of all I'll stop Madoka and Homura from killing you two again." Aimi said as she was taking the bottle again and this time she may not be able to put it back down again. "So please forgive me Shiro!" Aimi yelled as the violet cracks on Shiro's body spread as Aimi held onto her vengeful hope.
Aimi then screamed to the heavens above before she fired her weapon and in turn ending the life of the jewel of hope the one she had loved more than anything. When she did so she broke down as tears streamed down her eyes as she used her Magic Ring and then scanned it on her Hand Author intended on going back to prevent this hell from coming to past.
"TIME! UNLOCK!" The Belt invoked as soon a magical seal appeared around Aimi as when it did it took to form of a mystical clock as Aimi began to go back in time to the point where this all began.
(Scene Break Aimi bedroom)
Aimi shot up awake as she heard her alarm clock go off as she looked around and rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she glared at the nearby calendar which had a date circled for when Walpurgis Night was expected arrive. "I need to hurry." Aimi said as she got off her bed and made her way to start her day with school.
She grabbed her gear making sure to take her Time Ring with her in case of a worst case scenario that she would need to use it again and again and again. "I promise you two I won't let Inoue lead you to your deaths." Aimi said as she only saw the truth she wanted to see and that was something or someone to blame for her Shiro and Momoko's death a target for her revenge like she did with Homura and Madoka in that time line.
(Scene Break Road to School)
Shiro with Homura, Madoka, Hitomi, Mami, and Sayaka were heading to their schools as Shiro sighed to himself as he felt like the odd ball out as Inoue was riding on his shoulder. "Man that was wild yesterday." Sayaka said remembering the event with Witch and how she helped them beat the Phantom and save Hiroki.
"Yes that's true but something about Witch is unnerving." Inoue said as he rode on Shiro. "In fact pardon my rudeness Homura its kind of the same feeling I got when I first met you Madoka, and Sayaka." Inoue said as he rode on Shiro's shoulder as the Black Incubator was deep in through.
"What a bad feeling you still angry that Homura tried to kill you?" Sayaka asked as Inoue looked to her.
"No I got my payback when I tested the Sleep Ring on her." Inoue said as he looked to the group as Shiro yawned a bit.
"But still where did you vanish to yesterday Homura?" Madoka asked as Homura looked away a bit.
"I went to look for Aimi, and came up with nothing." Homura partially lied as she knew that Aimi was like her.
'Don't tell anyone of this Homura this stays between us both.' Aimi's voice said from a memory to Homura as Homura looked.
"Anyway this is where we part ways." Inoue said as they arrived at the school district. "I'll go with Shiro to his school to keep an eye on Aimi since she, and him have some of the same classes the rest of you head to your school and carry on as normal." Inoue said as everyone agreed to this.
"Ok." Mami said as she then went with her friends to their school while Shiro went to his school in the opposite direction.
"So Mami what was it that Momoko was working on with you recently?" Sayaka asked as Mami smiled a bit.
"It's... a surprise." Mami joked as she knew how Momoko was working on team uniforms.
(With Momoko)
"Ok masks, check, and entire outfit's ultimate check." Momoko said as she was working on new outfits for them all to enter the Labyrinth's to help with their whole hero motif thing. So far she had three outfits ready one female and two males which helped as each outfit and mask had a theme for each. "Now let's finish these up." Momoko said as she began to add the finishing touches.
(Scene Break Koro Academy History)
As Shiro keep focus at the teacher, his eye slowly move to Aimi as she was sitting down writing notes and other stuff while wearing glasses, to his guess were fake, keeping one life out of the other, even seen she hides her Hand author well out of site.
Meanwhile in the vents as Inoue is helping watch over things as well to see what Aimi goal is.
Destroying magical girl's soul gem is something but, she not really targeting Momoko or Sayaka, to the thought Sayaka is new but wanted to take out the strongest magical girls which is mostly Homura, Mimi, and Momoko, as far as Inoue knew of.
Aimi seem to be mostly focusing on the first two, but not Momoko, to the thought she of she is Shiro's little sister and very protective of her and if Aimi attack her, she would anger Shiro beyond anything and could make an enemy she didn't need, and if she were to kill Momoko, Shiro could fall into despair.
'Hey Inoue a question,' A telepathic link from Shiro to Inoue, as the incubator heard him and asked, 'What is it Shiro?'
'I wonder can you read her mind or something, if you can set up link between yourself to me and other magical girl, could you do it with her as well?' Shiro asked as he doesn't know how much abilities one such as Inoue or any incubator have as he just taking a shot in the dark.
'I cannot read minds, I hear thoughts and certain sound of memories if she thinking of them, but if I set up a link with her is very dangerous as you already know the links are a two way commutation, and sometimes I forget I have it link up to a person' Inoue said as Shiro sighed in his mind and spoken, 'Never mind then, what should we be doing anyways as observing her isn't the best plan and I have notes to write down.'
Inoue thought for a moment and then relay, "You could try confronting her, make it to it just you and her and no one else, and if you can see what it is she could be after."
"What pain that going to be," Shiro said through the link as they stop talking to each other as Shiro focus back on the teacher as he said, "The cold war soon ended when the Russia economy soon collapse-
The bell rang out soon enough as the teacher look at the time and said, "Well I guess that all for now, we'll pick this up again tomorrow, remember this will most likely be on your test, so stay positive."
Everyone gotten up and took their bag as they headed out as Inoue spoken through to Shiro once more as he said, "I'll head back home and see if anything may come up phantom or witch and labyrinth wise."
Inoue is gone and Shiro is on his own for now as he sighed and soon got up as he grab his bag and walk out without realizing who he was about to be walking into as his and Aimi's shoulders touch.
The two look at each other for a moment as Shiro said, "Gomen."
Aimi look at him for a moment before she look ahead to the exit and said, "Not a problem, see you in the next class after lunch."
Aimi went on like nothing outside of her school like was going on as Shiro is a bit weird out by this as he can only ask himself, "How can she be calm about all this?"
Shiro soon left after Aimi and then walk down following witch for the moment, waiting for the right time to talk to her.
From what Shiro had heard about Aimi she was a model student straight A, honors and many claimed she had no social life. She keeps to herself is calm and collected but at least one or two students claim her calm hides a storm. Shiro knew this was a common method to hide a double life as Shiro was told by Mami and Homura that Aimi had a Phantom inside her with a Phantom. Shinji assumed it was because she may have been a magical girl at one point but that was simply speculation on his part.
(Later during Lunch Period)
Shiro had followed Aimi all the way to the roof where she moved her clothing a bit to reveal her Hand Author. She then proceeded to scan the Connect Ring which then activated the Ring's power.
"CONNECT! UNLOCK!"
With the invocation Aimi reached her hand through a portal from a magic seal and pulled out her lunch before she opened the bento and began to eat. Shiro then saw this and decided now was a good as time as any as she entered the roof area and looked to Aimi as she ate. "How can I help you Sekai since you have been stalking me since History." Aimi said calmly as she ate her food with the same calmness as before.
"I need to know what's; your story Aimi?" Shiro asked as he looked to Aimi as she continued her meal.
"What is there to know I'm a Ring Bearing Magic user like you and I fight Witches, Magical Girls, and on rare occasions Phantoms?" Aimi said as the second target was her go to targets.
"Yeah it's the second one that bugs me why hunt magical girls you claim to be freeing them from Kyuubey's manipulations yet you're just basically performing murder on them!" Shiro accused as he glared at Aimi who continued to eat her food calmly.
"It matters not. You may have acquired a surplus of Grief Seeds but even those may eventually run out and in turn those girls will be on a direct path to becoming Witches themselves." Aimi said as Shiro didn't like her tone she sounded sad. "I was but one of the lucky ones... no I was a lone survivor of the Incubators machinations and from it I retained my humanity and gained more power than any magical girl can dream of." Aimi said as she ate her food. "In turn I intend to use that power to save them and if that means ending their lives before there curse as Witches begins so be it. If my actions are viewed as evil then let it be so." Aimi said as she kept eating her food while Shiro glared at her.
"But their just kids!" Shiro yelled which made Aimi stop eating her food. "There just kids who made a mistake. They didn't know better thinking being a magical girl was just like in their anime's where they transform fight the bad guys and save the day!" Shiro yelled as Aimi had finished her food as she looked away from Shiro while holding her tongue knowing this was just like what her Shiro from her old timeline would say. "Why punish them for this! There has to be another way!" Shiro yelled as he glared at Aimi as she then stood up and began walking away her glasses and hair shielding her eyes and the inner turmoil of her soul. Once she was passed Shiro she stopped as she kept looking away from them.
"Just because Inoue wants to kill his kind... doesn't make him an alley." Aimi said as Shiro was surprised she knew Inoue by name. "You may think he has your best interests at heart but in the end he's still an Incubator an unfeeling, cold, emotionless, and heartless Incubator. He got high on the feelings he felt and once he lost them reverted for vengeance. To him you, Momoko, and all the Magical Girls and Phantoms are just pawns for him to get back at what the Incubators stole from him, to that black monster your just expandable chess pieces." Aimi scowled as Shiro was surprised by what she was saying. Shiro held no illusions that Inoue had his secrets and had his reasons but he wouldn't say that the Incubator was just using them till they die. The fact he went so far to keep Momoko safe from harm is more than enough proof of that fact for him.
"No answer me a quick question if you're so convinced I'm the one at fault." Aimi said as she then looked to Shiro who was surprised at how her face had become cold and emotionless all of a sudden. "Do you cherish your sister and your friends?" Aimi asked as she looked to Shiro.
"Yeah of course I do why would you ask that?" Shiro countered as he didn't like this one bit.
"Do you mean it would you be willing to stake your magic and life on it?" Aimi asked as she looked to Shiro.
"Of course I would." Shiro countered as she looked to him.
"Good... if that is true then I can free you of your magic so you and your sister can live your lives as normal as possible." Aimi said revealing an Engage Ring in her hand. "All it would take is one dive and you would be free of your Dragon." Aimi said as Shiro looked to her. "If you don't do so otherwise... you will lose everything you love." Aimi said as she offered the Engage Ring. "Return to your normal life and live you days as any other normal human you'd be better off that way." Aimi said as Shiro can hear Dragon growling threateningly but he also saw Dragon felt it to, it was as if Aimi was here before.
'Why does it fell like... we met in a dream?' Shiro wondered as he looked to Aimi and saw she was just... sad. "I'm sorry Aimi... but I can't and I won't." Shiro said as he began to leave to eat somewhere else surprising Aimi. "It's because I love and cherish my friends and family that I can't give up my magic, it's because of them that I am here and that I can keep fighting as the light of hope as Kamen Rider Wizard." Shiro said as he looked to Aimi next to him as he stopped right next to her. "So please don't let the vengeful fire be your hope and don't continue this self-destructive path... otherwise I'll have to stop you myself." Shiro said as he then left the area as Aimi was alone once more.
"Dammit..." Aimi cursed as she fell to her knees in grief as she began to tear up. "Dammit!" She yelled as she saw Shiro was doing it again. "You damn blasted idiot!" Aimi yelled as she looked down at the Engage Ring. "Why can't you see that if you keep being Wizard you're going to die?!" Aimi yelled in grief as she looked down. "Why don't you just go back to your normal life again be your normal self once more?!" Aimi yelled as she released her anguish at Shiro's heroic trait.
"You know why already Aimi." Pegasus said as Aimi heard her in her ears. "Every timeline you had visited Shiro had always been the same the first to run into battle when someone was in trouble." Pegasus said enjoying her little despair moment but Aimi glared out.
"So your saying he's destined to die!?" Aimi demanded as soon her Witch was heard.
"Sure seems that way milady." Paladin was heard as Aimi then began to clench her fist and get back up as she wasn't going to give up so easily.
"No I won't let him and Momoko die again. I won't let it happen again." Aimi said as she began to clean herself up. "And no one not even those Magical Girls, Inoue, or Kyuubey will stop me." Aimi said as she wasn't going to give up on Shiro or Momoko.
(Scene Break Family Studies)
Throughout the day Shiro had saw what Aimi did during class as she answered every question perfectly, broke every record in the school district, and most of all showed why she was the star pupil here. As he saw this Shiro knew Aimi was odd very unusual and very much like Homura if he thought about it. Shiro won't deny that Homura was odd to begin with as Inoue confirmed that Kyuubey or any of his incarnations were responsible for making Homura a magical girl and an Incubator never forgets a contract that was made. Aimi was like Homura, an anomaly in this world and Shiro was sure she had a lot more secrets up her sleeve.
They were now in family studied as Shiro was sitting in the back of the class hoping to stay out of sight as this was his worse subject. The thing she learned here he honestly wish he could unlearn somehow. This was the type of class even magic couldn't cleanse his mind of such information as this class. He swore his teacher a woman looking to be younger then she really was always seemed to have her lecture devolve into an argument about how a woman entering a certain age is ripe for marriage or some crap like that he learned on the second day when she does this to drown her out till she got back on topic or class ended.
"I hate this class." Shiro said to himself as Dragon chuckled.
"Well my question for you is much like your sister and Inoue... how does someone fail family studies?" Dragon quipped as Shiro rolled his eyes mentally.
The teacher was soon passing about an object to which Shiro noticed was covered up as a bundle and oddly enough... very egg shaped. "Ok to start of how many of your expect to be parents one day?" The teacher asked as for the most part very few of the class raised their hands before the others were elbowed to follow knowing they needed to avoid their teachers tirade of rants about marriage and what was too old or too young for marriage. "That's good for this semester's group project you will all get a firsthand taste of parenting." She began as she held the egg baby in her arms as an example which caused the girls to gush at it save for Aimi.
"Yes cute I know until you start taking care of it. For this project you will basically be parents for this egg baby. And for those of you who are failing!" She scolded the last part torts Shiro. "This will be your last chance to catch up." She said as she began to pass the egg babies out. "You will be paired up into family units for this." The teacher said as Shiro was wide eyed by this new information. "You will be paired into random couples for the duration of this project so the groups are as followed." She said as she began to read off the list of partners.
"Shiro Sekai." She said getting Shiro's attention as he looked to her. "And Aimi Kibou." She said as Shiro was wide eyed as Aimi simply and calmly adjusted her glasses as they began to fog up as Shiro held the baby in question. "Each of your egg babies have a built in computer which registers the amount of care or lack of care it's given. These readings as well as a detailed daily journal will determine your grade." She explained as Shiro saw this as he passed his baby to Aimi who held it as she then saw him slam his head down on the table.
"I'm doomed." Shiro said as he had his job, taking care of Momoko, fighting as Wizard against Witches and Phantoms, and most of all having to deal with the Incubators which would dampen his project and basically screw Shiro over.
Aimi looked at the egg baby which had a sleeping look on its screen to which Aimi tickled it a bit with her finger causing it to laugh as she was surprised by this. "As you can see these egg babies exhibit a wide range of emotions and expressions of need and it's your job to fulfil those needs." The teacher said as she then closed her eyes and sighed. "And before any of you ask a stupid question like what happens if you drop the egg allow me to demonstrate." The teacher said before dropping said egg causing a large crack to appear and the screen to shut down. "You fail plain and simple." She said as Aimi was surprised by this as she looked at the baby and to the front of the class freaking out a bit as the class took notice.
"Kibou's met her match as a student... the dreaded baby care project." A student said hearing about this project before. The baby egg then did a belching noise of sorts to which Shiro acted and caught it as it caused the egg baby to start crying and Shiro to quickly try rocking it as the teacher smiled a bit.
"Seems you're already getting the hang of it Shiro." She said as Shiro wanted to glare but ended up smiling. "Thanks sensei." He said as Shiro honestly wanted to run to the hills so he wouldn't have to do this long term project.
(Scene Break after School Sekai Household)
Shiro was holding his Egg baby, rocking it genteelly so it would not cry, while Aimi was sitting down on the couch as she had a natural look on her face as she said, "You home is quite lovely, but… why am I in chains?"
Zooming out to show Aimi is tied up in chains on the couch, with Momoko behind a shingle chair as she glare at her as she said to her, "I hear you hunt down magical girl, and you beat up some of them and being mean to them as well, I don't trust you."
With Momoko being a magical girl herself and seen out Aimi treated Homura and Mimi it was hard to trust someone like her as Inoue pop his head up to the side of Momo's and said, "And as human says it, 'To be better safe than sorry', as I believe that what they say."
"Come on you two, I made her promise not to attack any of you, I even did a threaten to drop the egg baby if she did, and might need to retake the class which I would hate very much so," Shiro said as he would do anything to keep his baby sister safe, even to means to retake the class again.
"I did said that is unnecessary, I even say I wouldn't do so, I am not some wild Psycho that would go attack everything and everyone all the time… even I have standers," Aimi said as she only going to destroy the magical girls soul gem if necessary, and Momoko's isn't one she would go after, as she made her wish to save her brother, and she wasn't one of the threats, she would be only helping Momoko if anything.
"I still don't like it," Momoko said as Shiro said, "Just release her please Momo-chan?"
Momoko look at her brother for a moment as she said, "Fine, but I will fight her if she get out line, baka-niisan."
"That's all I can ask," Shiro said and soon enough Aimi was out of the chains and soon drank some tea that was offer to her as Shiro said, "Look, I wouldn't know how this could work out, but you think we won't fight each other until this is over or something?"
"Like I said I won't attack you or her, if anything having two you alive would be most beneficial for everyone, but if you are worry I will attack the others… I will call a truce for now if that make you feel better?" Aimi said as Shiro look to her as it seem that is the best thing he can do as he nodded and soon enough sleeping sound came from the egg baby as it on the screen shows it was napping as Shiro said, "It's asleep finally."
There is a sleep-mode on the screen so everyone could rest at night but thing would be recorded on when it get turn on or off during the day so the teacher can do a proper grading for all students, as Shiro thought it would be a pain right now and would need help, it was hard enough to ask Aimi to come to his house to help with the project, as surprisingly she accepted it, only to make sure the baby doesn't get drop if an attacks happens as she is a straight 'A' and didn't want to change that anytime soon, in the last timeline, this one, or as she hope that what may never happen, in the next one.
As Aimi watch Shiro hold the egg baby and held it closely as he said, "Not be rude or anything, but… you think you could hold and take care of him or her for just a moment?"
Aimi blush as she started to say, "I-I-I w-wouldn't know if I-I can, I'm a li-little shaky if I hold a baby in my arms sometime it's just-
"Come on please, I know you are one of the best student at the school, surely this isn't a challenge?" Shiro asked as Aimi look to the egg baby for a moment as Shiro held it out to her as, she was a bit hesitated about it as she said, "F-fine."
She soon took the Egg baby in her arms and held it as it in Napping mode for the moment, as a timer show on the screen, it would be asleep for half an hour, but she was afraid what will happen next after it as the Egg baby different mode are randomize and wouldn't know what could happen next.
As Shiro looks to her and saw how Aimi is treating the Egg baby, and how she acted, it was quite lovely to see almost seem she a mother already, loving and caring as Shiro smile to this as he said, "There you go you're a natural, like you are a mom."
"P-please don't say that," Aimi said as she held the baby to a fear of hers in this and the last timeline, she was and still is afraid of becoming a mother herself, even times as she felt with all the phantom and witches in the world being afraid to leave a child behind and risk of dying leaving a child alone, or just being not good enough to be one always made her scared of such thoughts.
Momoko watch the whole thing as she had some sweet and said, "Not a big deal, even I do it well I bet."
As Momoko took a bite out of her sweets, her chest came forth with the sound of a pop is heard, as Momoko's eyes widen to that and look down to see her bar came un-done as most likely the clip broke due to her increase size as she said, "Oh come on, Nii-san I going to need another new bra or two."
Shiro head drop down as a shadow came over head as there is one thing he also dreaded other than the Baby project… clothes shopping for his sister as he said in an almost crying tone, "Why does this have to happen?"
"It's not my fault I am a growing girl," Momoko said as Shiro raise his head as he give his sister a glare as he said, "How would you know? With all the sweet you been eaten, this might not happen! Can you eaten less or something!?"
Momoko huff and she cross her arms across her chest and said, "You mean baka-niisan, I am not getting fat, I'm getting bigger!"
Aimi watch as the two argue about these things as it seem thing will never change in any timeline as she said to them, "If you want… I can go shopping with your sister instead."
Everyone including Inoue who has been silent throughout the whole thing as he didn't understand much of clothes shopping Shiro would hate but he does enjoy his reaction to it, but with what Aimi said is a surprise as he and Momoko said, "You will?"
With Shiro, he turn to her as he gave Aimi a look and said, "You will?!"
"Yea, I know how to do bra sizing well," Aimi said as she done many bra shopping before as Shiro gran a hand of her that wasn't much touch thing baby and said with a tearful look in his eyes, "You are a life saver."
Aimi blush at this as she turn her head and said, "It's not a problem, but can you release my hand, yours is... kind of sweaty?"
"Oh sorry." Shiro said blushing a bit as Inoue looked about.
"How odd why do humans continue to confuse me?" Inoue wondered as Aimi got up.
"Meh it's just natural I'll go get ready." Momoko said as she left to grab her stuff.
"Which reminds me once I'm done your taking over so until then go do something productive." Auto said as she looked to him. "If we want to pass this assignment we will need to split time and make a work chart to get it done." Aimi said as she looked to Shiro. 'Even though I made one in advance.' Aimi thought to herself as she looked to Shiro.
"Got it." Shiro said as he was ready to head out already.
"Good." Aimi said as she made sure she had everything.
(Meanwhile with the Phantoms)
"So who are we sending this time?" Phoenix asked as he had been getting stir crazy lately.
"With the new Witch out there I had opted to call in two Phantoms one of them is named Lycan and the other... you know her very well." Medusa said as Phoenix went wide eyed.
"Oh not her!?" Phoenix said knowing exactly who she was talking about.
"Yes Hydra you're only equal with your power." Medusa said knowing how Hydra works. Cut off one head two more take its place. In fact Medusa would wager that a witch has the nest shot at keeping Hydra down.
"Where is Lycan anyway?" Phoenix said before a dash was heard and they saw a young wild looking man sitting on the hood of a car.
"Sorry had things to take care of you know how it is." Lycan said as he got off as he looked to them. "Now let me guess basic task killing the Magic users and make a gate a phantom am I right?" Lycan said as he smirked.
"Yes." Medusa said as Lycan then took a bite of a drunk stick.
"Leave it to me they won't know it happened until it's too late." Lycan said making his way to the city to hunt some more.
"Now Phoenix do treat Hydra with some respect she did give you a run for your money." Medusa said causing Phoenix to grumble and growl in response.
(With Sayaka and Inoue)
"So Shiro is stuck doing a school project with Witch?" Sayaka asked as Inoue nodded.
"Yeah." Inoue said as they rode the elevator. "Sayaka with recent events things have come to my attention that you should be aware of." Inoue said as he looked to Sayaka. "Basically put besides power and your souls for therapy gem and wish there are possible results of the wish itself." Inoue said as Sayaka looked. "Sometimes a wish can have no adverse effect on the people you know but many times the wish can turn on you example being you wish for a sibling to be cured from sickness but you intended for a long healthy life. Integrated and a week later you're doing dies I an accident." Inoue explained as Sayaka looked shocked.
"I'm letting you know in advance just in case it comes down to it because if it does you need to be strong." Inoue said as Sayaka looked shocked.
"Be careful what you wish for huh." Sayaka said as Inoue nodded.
"Exactly." Inoue said as they rode the elevator to Kyosuke's floor and room.
(Later in Kyosuke's room)
"I see. So they're not discharging you yet?" Sayaka asked as Inoue was with her as he watched the event play out.
"I've still got to finish my leg rehabilitation. After all, I can't do much of anything until I can walk again." Kyosuke said as Inoue watched him intently. "Plus, we still have no idea why my hand suddenly healed like that. So the doctors want me to stay to run a few more tests on it." Kyosuke said as he clenched and unclenched his hand showing it was good as new if not better then new with the reason being in his room right now as Sayaka remembered Inoue's warning to her knowing she had to be ready for whatever comes especially if it may harm Kyosuke as well.
"And... how do you feel, Kyosuke? Does any part of your body feel strange at all?" Sayaka asked as she stood up wanting to make sure she had her grounds covered.
"No. In fact, I feel so fine that it's a little scary." Kyosuke said as he looked to Sayaka. "The accident almost feels like a bad dream now. So much so that I sometimes wonder what I'm doing in this bed." Kyosuke confessed as he looked to Sayaka as Inoue walked over but Kyosuke could not see him. "It's just like you said, Sayaka... It's a miracle." Kyosuke said as Inoue stood next to Sayaka as if to confirm something.
"What's wrong?" Sayaka asked as Inoue looked to Kyosuke who looked guilty about something.
"I... said some really awful things to you, Sayaka. Just because I was depressed, it doesn't excuse-." Kyosuke began only for Sayaka to cut him off.
"Oh, forget about stuff like that! Right now, you should be completely over-the-moon happy about your hand." Sayaka said as she was trying to cheer Kyosuke up by showing she wasn't bothered in the slightest. "So don't make a face like that." Sayaka said as she smiled to Kyosuke when in turn returned the smile.
"Right... Thought it still hasn't fully sunk in." Kyosuke said as Inoue saw this as clear as day.
"Well, that's no surprise." Sayaka said before looking to her watch and realizing the time. "Ah, it's about time." Sayaka said as she saw her surprised should be about ready. "Kyosuke, why don't we go out for some fresh air?" Sayaka asked as she stood up as Inoue knew what was next.
(Later in the Elevator)
Once Sayaka put the desired floor on the touch screen elevator button she stood behind Kyosuke who was now in a wheelchair to push said wheelchair with Inoue on her shoulder. "What are we going to the roof for?" Kyosuke asked as he looked to Sayaka.
"You'll see." Sayaka said as she was ready for when the door opened next.
As the rode Inoue looked to Sayaka as he realized that Kyosuke may actually be in more danger now as he had to tell her but not now not while Sayaka and Kyosuke were happy. Inoue won't lie when he was with Kiyomi he had grown fond of her... maybe even loved her as he didn't want her to become a Witch and even went as far as stealing Grief Seeds from other Magical Girls to keep hers shining bright. For Inoue Kiyomi's light from her Soul Gem was a beautiful and warm feeling showing her infinite potential with magic. Inoue had seen that Madoka shared that potential as well but after what happened to Kiyomi Inoue did not want to see another become such a powerful Witch so even if he must traumatize her or even erase her memories Inoue will ensure Madoka stays out of this war because her light her innocence's was just too beautiful to be tarnished more than it already has.
Sayaka looked to Inoue and saw he wasn't very focused as she began to learn about Inoue normally if he wasn't focused he was very deep in thought, or he was recalling a memory from his past he did not wish to share with anyone. Sayaka understood Inoue had secrets just like Shiro and Momoko did but somehow she felt those secrets were also causing the black Incubator pain somehow which he chooses to shoulder on his own.
Soon the door opened as once they went through they were met with the doctors and nurses here with Kyosuke's parents as they all began to clap for him while one of the nurses held a box in her hand. "Everyone..." Kyosuke said as he saw them all here.
"We'll have the real party after you get released from the hospital, but... Since your hand healed already..." Sayaka asked taking a step to this said as Kyosuke knew what was in the case.
"That's..." Kyosuke began only for his father to speak up taking the case.
"You told me to get rid of it, but... I couldn't bear to throw it away." Kyosuke's father said opening the case revealing a violin inside it. Kyosuke seeing this nodded as he then wheeled himself over to the violin as his father lowered the case to him and in turn Kyosuke took the violin in hand feeling the familiar touch of the instrument he had almost forgotten about. "Go on, give it a try. Don't be afraid." Kyosuke's father said as Sayaka stood with them as Inoue did as well wanting to listen to a bit of culture.
Soon once Kyosuke began to play it was like his soul had been returned from the accident as Inoue listened to this as well closing his eyes allowing the music to sooth his soul from the memories of pain. Sayaka smiled as well happy as she saw this as Inoue saw Sayaka had to be careful from now on. 'Kiyomi.' Inoue thought to himself as he looked up to the sky in wonder at the orange colors of it all. 'I wonder if you're watching us all right now... and if somehow Madoka had inherited your spirit.' Inoue thought to himself as he kept his thought to himself. 'I miss you... Kiyomi.' Inoue mentally said as he honestly did miss Kiyomi because she gave him a payment for her wish that he never asked for... she gave him the greatest gift of all a soul... and a heart to understand these things called emotions. He may not have a full grasp of it but... he was learning and that much was ok for now.
Soon the violin song came to an end as everyone then applauded Kyosuke as Sayaka smiled to Kyosuke glad he can now start recovering. But as Inoue watched this he soon sensed a familiar presence as he then turned around looking behind him knowing they were being watched that he only caught it when the observer had used the magic provided by their soul gem.
Inoue then looked to a lone building glaring at it as best he could knowing the spy was in said building and knew Kyuubey may have called in for help as this was starting to turn into a four way war between Magical Girls, Kamen Riders, Phantoms, and Witches.
(Meanwhile with Kyoko)
Kyoko was watching Sayaka as she saw the entire thing play out as she was using a summed set of binoculars to observe it all. "So that's the city's new magical girl, huh?" Kyoko said as she saw this. "And there's your black furred twin as well." Kyoko said as she then took a bite out of her snack.
"Are you really going to pick a fight with them? After all they have you outnumbered and Kamen Rider Witch really did a number on you last time." Kyuubey said as she looked to Kyoko.
Kyoko then gasped as she saw Inoue looking straight at her as she then pulled back. "Heh seems easy enough just need to divide and conquer. When I do that they won't know what hit them until it's too late." Kyoko said as she took her Soul Gem from the Binoculars reverting said Binoculars as she smiled to Inoue. "You got a problem with that?" Kyoko asked as she looked to Kyuubey.
"It may not work out the way you imagine. Kamen Rider Witch plans to destroy all Magical Girls you included." Kyuubey warned as he looked to Kyoko. "Plus we also need to factor in the unknown enemy they call Phantoms, with the two other Magical Girls in the city Mami being among them." Kyuubey said as Kyoko was curious.
"Oh who are they?" Kyoko asked as Kyuubey looked.
"I'm not really sure myself I know one of them had made a contract with Inoue and she's Kamen Rider Wizard's younger sister, the other one I saw her attack Inoue when they first met mistaking him for me... so she wasn't one of Inoue's contracts either." Kyuubey said as she was a mystery.
"Uh!? What do you mean by that? If she's a magical girl, she must've made a contract with either you or Inoue, right?" Kyoko asked as she looked to Inoue.
"You could say yes. You could also say no. She's quiet the Irregularity like Kamen Rider Witch, last I saw her she was on the verge of becoming a Witch to gain more power yes fell into despair allowing her to attain the powers of both a Kamen Rider and Witch." Inoue said fabricating a lie with truth mixed into the tale. "I've been keeping a close eye on her and last I saw she didn't bother with us much unless we got in her way it seems she had pulled a full 180 over night when she began to openly attack Magical Girls without prior strategy." Kyuubey confessed as he knew something was different about Aimi now. "Even I can't guess when or where they'll strike but I do know myself, Inoue, and any Magical Girl she crosses paths with are her targets and the Phantoms and Witches are both annoyances for her." Kyuubey said meaning she was a neutral party in all of this.
But whoever can gain her allegiance in this will gain an upper hand over their foes. "Hmm, sounds good to me." Kyoko said before looking outside the window. "Gettin' kinda boring around here, anyway." Kyoko said as she then finished her treat. "Gotta shake things up once in a while after all!" Kyoko said as she walked away.
(Later with Sayaka and Inoue)
"Sayaka I need you to meet with Shiro at the shop later." Inoue said as he had a meeting himself to get to.
"Huh how come?" Sayaka asked as Inoue looked to her.
"I sensed something during our last visit to Kyosuke from both Kyosuke himself and from a building nearby. Kyosuke... is a Gate." Inoue confessed as Sayaka went wide eyed at this.
"Wait what?!" Sayaka asked as she looked to Inoue.
"I can sense a Gate if I can pick them off from one on one situations like the one you were in and he was most definitely a gate when we met him. I need you to go to the shop and meet up with Madoka, Mami, Shiro, and Momoko so we can discuss strategy now that we located a Gate before the Phantoms could attack it's only a matter of time till they pick up his scent." Inoue said as he looked to Sayaka.
"Well I guess you're right." Sayaka said knowing she wasn't the strongest when fighting Phantoms.
"Good I'll meet up with you all there with Homura and hopefully Aimi." Inoue said as he then jumped to a fence. "I have something to attend to with them so I must be off." Inoue said as he may not like it but something was off about those two and as much as wildcards can be unpredictable he would rather have a wild card in his inner circle.
(Later Inoue, Homura, and Aimi)
Inoue was sitting on the table as Shiro had the day off as before him was Aimi and Homura both in their school uniforms as Inoue looked to them. "You wished to talk?" Homura asked as she looked to Inoue while Aimi glared at him.
"Yes and I shall skip to the point of this conversation, even though I suggested we recruit you Homura... I don't trust you." Inoue said as Homura was wide eyed by this. "In fact I don't trust either of you." Inoue confessed as he looked to them.
"Can you tell me why?" Aimi asked as she was ready to start shooting until Inoue spoke.
"I will be blunt if either of you start shooting your magic off at me you will paint yourselves as deranged criminals hence why I chose a public setting, now for my reasons of why I don't trust you... you are both irregularities." Inoue said as Aimi and Homura glared at him. "I try and keep a close eye on every Magic wielding human in the city especially if they are Kamen Riders so I was aware of you Aimi but chose not to act since you didn't seem interested in our battle at first." Inoue said as Aimi went wide eyed. "Then when you attacked us I went to investigate your house again and yes I know where it is and when I got there, there were now wards and bugs on it that weren't there before." Inoue said as Aimi was wide eyed at this forgetting how Inoue likes to sneak around gathering information.
"And Homura you're no different." Inoue said turning to Homura. "I don't recall ever forming a contract with you and the same could be said for Kyuubey who never made a contract with you either so it's to my understanding that somehow you acquired magical powers from another Incubator or there is something you both are not telling us." Inoue said as Homura glared at him.
"And if there is?" Homura asked knowing once Inoue was alone they could silence him.
"Then I must ask you tell me, I wish to put my trust in you but how can I when you don't tell us important information we need to know." Inoue said as he told any possible contract holders the risks and end results of being a magical girl. "If you are worried I will tell the others I will not unless my hand is forced but I'd like to have trust in those who are aiding me in my mission to destroy all Incubators... even myself." Inoue said as he looked to the two girls before him.
Aimi glared at Inoue as she knew she couldn't leave so easily and she'd rather keep Inoue out of her mind as Homura saw Inoue maybe aware of something. "Sayaka will help anyone and everyone she feels she needs to kindness at its purest but also naiveté, Shiro and Momoko is the same and I wish to make sure they live and survive. Shiro wishes to help everyone as Kamen Rider Wizard and Momoko wishes to fight to protect everyone from both Phantom's and Witches." Inoue said as he looked to the two girls. "They both know they will not be thanked or repaid for their actions and they are ok with this and with Mami helping are both teaching Sayaka the same thing." Inoue said as he then looked to his reflect on what appeared to be water.
"My own desires my conflict with theirs at times as well as yours but as it stands I am running out of time as it is." Inoue said as he looked to the reflection. "Kyuubey never takes sides that much is certain and at the same time this Naïveté had nearly killed Mami before if Shiro had not stepped in." Inoue said as he looked about to the windows outside as the followed suit. "I cannot and will not forgive the Incubators for what they had done to me and the one I had cared for most... but." Inoue began as he then looked to the girls. "If your secrets causes these innocent people we work with pain of the highest order I shall not rest until I bring you both down." Inoue said as he was threatening them he may not have power to fight but he can create Magical Girls to fight for him.
"You're truly intent on saving them, Inoue." Aimi said as Inoue was the same way before but she refused to trust Inoue not after last time not after his ambitions and sentimentality caused her the lives of Shiro and Momoko of her original timeline.
"Yes I intent to save all of them." Inoue said as he glared at Aimi and Homura. "Now are you both certain you have nothing you wish to tell me?" Inoue asked again as he looked to the two girls.
"No." Homura said calmly as she then finished her food and got up. "Inoue." Homura began as she glared at Inoue with her cold and aloof state. "It would be best if Madoka gave up on Sayaka and Mami." Homura said as she began to take her leave. "They will only cause her grief and traumatizing her... doesn't put a good taste in my mouth." Homura said as Aimi then sighed and walked off but then stopped.
"Inoue... I swear I'll kill you and every Incubator out there." Aimi said as she glared at Inoue.
"I wouldn't expect less of you but you'll have to get in line I intend to die as the last of the Incubators." Inoue said as he then jumped off and took his leave of the area.
(Scene Break Shop)
Inoue arrived just in time as they saw Aimi was rocking the egg baby now as Sayaka was laughing at her and Shiro a bit while Homura was off to the side. "Good you all here." Inoue said seeing Mami and Madoka drinking tea with Momoko. "Now we can proceed to business." Inoue said while he jumped to the table. "During Sayaka's visit to the hospital I had sensed another Magical Girl spying on us. If I am to assume Kyuubey may have brought in some muscle to handle things here." Inoue said as he looked to everyone. "This girl is a pawn in this game so we need her to come to our side but that may be difficult a bit." Inoue explained as he looked to the group.
"Ok any ID on her that we can locate her?" Shiro asked as Inoue looked to him.
"If we can kind Kyuubey, we could also find her if they are together that is," Inoue said as Momoko then asked, "Then should we send the familiars to find them then?"
"Would be risky doing so, familiar aren't built for taking hit," Aimi said putting in her two cents as Inoue said, "Yes, but they will only be doing recon for us, not fighting so best thing they will do is keep their distant, as I can keep track of their energy, I could sent one out and command to switch out if need be."
"So we find them then, try to take a photo or try to get a name off the new magic girl, and try to find her in resident," Sayaka said as Aimi said to her, "She may not even live in the city for all we know and Kyuubey brought her in, as much we could do is look up her name and hope the name can match the face."
The baby still in nap mode as it could wake up any moment, as Mami spoken up saying, "What happen if a phantoms and/or a witch comes and attack people?"
"Then we go in team at best, with Momoko, Inoue, and Madoka saying here and hold down the fort and help keep an eye on things and try to report to any one of us, I can cover a phantom or a witch, but not both at the same time which would fall onto Mami, Homura, or maybe Aimi if she so feel like it, to take care of the witch and the other would get a name of the new magic girl."
"At best Mami would face the magic girl, as if this girl is the same one I face before then she would most likely use close to mid-range combat with her pole weapon, while Mami is best in mostly all three, if not then Mami should keep the magic girl at bay with her musket shots," Aimi said as she knew who the girl is already, but she not going to say she is from the future and tell them as it could mess up all of her planning.
"Do we all agree with this?" Shiro asked as everyone nodded, even Madoka, as she knew she doesn't have any special powers or magic to help fight, but she did want to help in the field than being stuck at the shop.
"Okay then, we get together back here until tomorrow or until the familiars find something," Shiro said as suddenly the egg baby started crying as Aimi "Eep!" as she try to figure out how to calm it down as Shiro came over and see what up as he said, "Hand the egg over to me, It might need a diaper change."
Shiro took the egg baby from Aimi, as Shiro really needed the A+ to get out of the class, as how he acted and work his own magic as he took the diaper off, use a cloth to wipe it before slipping a new one on and soon rock it as Aimi soon give a hum to it as in its program humming can help put the egg baby back to sleep faster.
As the two stood by and care for the egg baby, as almost everyone can see, the two somehow could made a nice couple, if you get pass the magic and one of them try killing the magical girls, and the other eat plain sugar donuts.
"Well not to be a bearer of bad news but we still need to patrol the night we can't allow Witches or their Familiars to do as they please same with the Phantoms and Wiseman." Inoue said as he looked to his allies.
"How is that bad news?" Shiro asked as Inoue then gestured to the Egg Baby.
"That." Inoue said as Shiro then sighed in defeat.
"Try putting it in an empty back-pack should be safe there." Aimi said as she looked to Shiro who was shocked.
"Um... how?" Shiro asked as everyone looked at her confusingly.
"Well... I just know a method is all." Aimi said as the truth was her parents did the same thing an empty clean bag that had a flap hood to keep her head warm and safe.
"Ok... Sayaka I'll meet you at the regular spot ok." Shiro said as Aimi looked.
"You sure it is your turn to watch the thing." Aimi said as she knew how to get a perfect score on this test and knew last time they did this they got a C because they didn't stimulate the brain. So with this Aimi saw during the Phantom Hunt and Witch hunt the egg babies mind will be very stimulated getting them a perfect score.
"Hey can I come along!" Momoko called out as he looked as Shiro and Aimi then both looked to her.
"No!" They said sternly as Momoko glared.
"Oh you're no fun." Momoko said as she never gets to go hunt witches as often as she liked.
"Momoko you're a very gifted Magical Girl but if you aren't careful you're more sustainable to becoming a Witch." Inoue said as he walked across the sofa area. "Its best you stay put for now unless we are in a situation where we need more numbers we'll be ok as is." Inoue said as he was happy to take the home front for now.
"Fine!" Momoko snapped as she made the contract but what was the point if she didn't get to help her brother.
"Ok then, I... I need to head home anyway." Madoka said knowing she was expected back at home later.
"Yeah same here I got homework after all and Momoko no offense but the study group excuse won't last long if my parents can't contact a parental figure here." Sayaka said being careful with her words as Mami nodded.
"Yes that would be best. I'll take the patrol for now and you can all join up later tonight." Mami said as Homura then took her stand and went to Madoka.
"I'll... walk you home." Homura said as she knew she and Aimi had similar goals but in no way were they fully allies. Aimi wanted to save Shiro and Momoko while Homura wanted to save Madoka it's just their paths aligned to their goals.
"Ok then see you all tonight." Shiro said as he then noticed something. "Wait... where is Hitomi?" Shiro asked as Madoka spoke.
"Oh Hitomi's been going online lately learn what she can about areas with strange deaths and the likes." Madoka said as Inoue looked as did Momoko.
"Hmm that would be useful in hunting Witches and having a, none magical person aid us would be a bonus as well." Inoue said as he found it was logical but also risky.
"Ok as long as she is safe then." Shiro said as that was agreeable for them.
(Scene Break That Night)
Madoka was heading out again as it was still day light as the walk would normally take her till nightfall but when she was outside the gate she saw Aimi was there as after Homura had walked her home she had expected to have to walk but Aimi was there in more motorcycle appropriate wear as well as sun glasses. "Get on." Aimi said as she gestured to the back seat of the Machine Witch while passing a helmet to Madoka who took it.
(Later on the Road)
"Where are we going?" Madoka asked as she rode with Aimi to their destination.
"Sayaka's." Aimi said as she drove Madoka there.
"But... why?" Madoka said as she was unsure.
"You want to help her don't you?" Aimi asked as she looked to Madoka who nodded.
"Of course." Madoka said as Aimi then looked.
"You can help her by being there because it's easy to tell... she's scared." Aimi said as she wanted to save Sayaka by destroying that damn prison for her soul.
"But don't you want to kill all Magical Girls?" Madoka asked as they stopped at a stop light.
"Yes... I do... but not out of spite or jealousy." Aimi said as she looked to Madoka. "All Magical Girls eventually turn into Witches it cannot be stopped or helped. It's like a failsafe if you will, even if you destroy all the Witches in the world the Magical Girls left behind once they used up their Grief Seeds will in turn become a new generation of Witches." Aimi said as the red light turned green to which they drove off. "I'm just sparing them from the inevitable." Aimi said as she drove as she looked down. "Just like how it nearly happened to me." Aimi said as she remembered how she had almost become a Witch the first time around.
"Well... if you want to kill them all how come you never go after Momoko?" Madoka asked as Aimi went wide eyed and then sighed.
"None of your concern for now." Aimi said as she drove and did so in silence.
(With Homura and Momoko)
"You do realize when Inoue finds out I snuck you out he won't be happy nor will Shiro, right?" Homura asked as Momoko smiled.
"Of course I know but even if I am a shut in even I need a breath of fresh air from time to time." Momoko said as she walked with Homura.
"I see." Homura said as it was understandable.
"So what's up with you and Madoka?" Momoko asked as she remembered how Homura was and is when Madoka is involved.
"Pardon?" Homura asked as Momoko looked to Homura.
"What is the deal with you two? As far as I know you two never met till this whole mess started yet you've tried left and right to deter her from the Magical Girl Life Style." Momoko said as she looked to Homura.
"The life of a magical girl is not one that should be entered in lightly even for someone as kind hearted as her." Homura said as it sounded like the battle against witches was too dark for one as pure as Madoka.
"Heh sounds like you've stalked her before." Momoko joked as Homura went wide eyed at this but disregarded it as her mind wandered elsewhere particularly Aimi.
(Small Flashback)
"Why do you want an alliance?" Homura asked as she glared at Aimi.
"We want the same thing to stop the tragedy of those we care about from occurring." Aimi said as she glared at Homura.
"Shiro and Momoko?" Homura stated as Aimi nodded.
"Yes... but the problem I have is that you and Madoka caused my loved ones pain and in my timeline I... ended you both before coming back." Momoko said as Homura got ready for a fight.
"Why tell me this?" Homura asked as Aimi glared back.
"To warn you, try anything that may cause Shiro and Momoko any pain and I'll personally kill you and Madoka myself." Aimi glared as she wasn't done. "And I'll do it all before you even have a chance to use your time magic." Aimi said as Homura glared.
"So basically put it, you scratch my back I scratch yours, I cross you and you cross me, and it all leads to one thing we work together to save both people we love." Homura said as she had come back to save Madoka who is now allies with Shiro and Momoko.
"Exactly." Aimi said as she wanted to save them even if it means killing Madoka and Homura who had both lead Shiro astray that day. "And most of all I won't allow Shiro to make that wish again or any wish from Inoue or Kyuubey." Aimi said as the wish Shiro had made before was the catalyst to their deaths.
"A wish?" Homura asked as Aimi then took her leave not even bothering to answer Homura's question.
(Flashback end)
'Things are changing in this time line and I'd rather keep Aimi an ally then an enemy.' Homura thought to herself as she and Aimi were two peas in a pod which meant if they work together here they can save Madoka, Shiro, and Momoko at once but the question was how.
"Lets... just focus on the Witch." Homura said as Momoko nodded.
"Got it." Momoko said as she followed Homura.
(With Sayaka that evening)
Sayaka walked out of the house with Inoue on her shoulder as she was all ready as Inoue knew she was scared but so was Shiro so if anything Sayaka was trying to emulate Shiro. "Sayaka... before we go... I know you're scared but... steel your resolve and remember what I told you about your emotions and magic." Inoue said as he had two contracts as opposed to the one.
"Yeah keep my emotions in check no matter how sad or traumatic the event is I made the wish and I need to live with its outcome no matter what it is." Sayaka said as Inoue nodded.
"And it appears we have guests." Inoue said just before the Hydra ran in on the ground as it roared a cute roar at Sayaka as this was Aimi's familiar. Sayaka looked and saw Aimi there with Madoka as Aimi was leaning on the wall with her arms crossed as Madoka sat on the Machine Witch.
"Ready to go?" Aimi asked as she didn't want to do this but it's better to have friends in high places even if some of them may end up killing Shiro and Momoko if not careful.
"Why are you guys here," Sayaka asked as Madoka came up and said, "We came and hope we can follow… I know I won't do much, and most likely be a burden, and Aimi would most likely be the one to help you the most, but I still wish to support you, if you let."
Sayaka smile as she grab her hands and said, "That great."
As Madoka felt her friend hand, as they were shaking and sweating a bit as Sayaka said, "To tell the truth… I'm sort of afraid myself, my hand can't stop shaking. Pathetic, huh? I'm a magical girl now, but I kinda feel helpless by myself."
Aimi did say a word as she get where Sayaka is coming from, she is afraid, as she already fell into despair once already and Shiro gave her a 2nd chance, if she fail there won't be a 3rd chance
"Sayaka," Madoka said as Sayaka give a smile and said, "You're not a burden. I'm really happy. I feel a lot better just because someone would stay with me as I know Aimi would most likely leave me be."
Aimi did say a word, or do anything, as it would most likely be true, as she may leave Sayaka to do her own thing, she doesn't blame her, as Sayaka went on saying, "With you with me, that alone give me the strength of hundred people
"I..." Madoka didn't know what to say as Sayaka stood proudly as she said to her friend, "I'll protect you, so don't worry and follow behind me. So let's go get those witches together like we always have."
"Right," Madoka said as Aimi started to say, "It would be dangerous a she would most likely get hurt and worst killed... so she will be your responsibility to watch over and protect, if need be, I'll be the one to kill the witch and you 3 can just stand by and watch."
Inoue didn't say anything as he knew the danger himself and Aimi already told them it was, but if need be, he may say he will be the last to die... but he will protect them as well, even it if cost him all of his lives.
(A little later)
The as the four of them walk the streets , as Aimi left her bike behind as she knew she can always get it back with the connect ring and have it ready for battle.
Madoka herself was feeling weak, if Sayaka was in danger and Aimi isn't there to help them, she couldn't do a thing to help her, as Inoue sense Madoka feeling, as he look to her and said through a single link as he disconnected from Sayaka and Aimi for a moment and said, "You don't have to think that way."
Madoka look to Inoue as the black cat like creature said to her, "it's okay to feel weak and you can't help anyone… but as long you believe in her, if you cheer her on when fighting will help her raise her spirit, as long you believe in her, Shiro, Momoko, and maybe even Aimi, they will fight, and they will win."
After that Madoka felt a weight that was on her lifted off, as Inoue is right, if she cheer her friends on and believe in them… they can win their battles.
As the Sayaka held out her soul gem with Aimi wearing her henshin style ring and her inner phantom and witch sensing for her, they all soon found something down some steps as Aimi said, "This is it."
"it's does feel like witch's barrier, so it most likely be a familiars," Sayaka said as Aimi said to her, "You are correct, should be easy enough than dealing with a witch, but you should still be careful as you won't be getting any Grief seed from this."
"Got it," Sayaka said as soon enough the group soon enter the barrier and into the labyrinth.
The stairs also seem to go on forever and everything around them is a part of some 5 year old bad drawing.
As they keep on going reaching the bottom of the stairs as Aimi looked around as a voice spoken to her, 'It's near.'
Aimi stop in her track a bit and said, "It's near be on guard."
As Sayaka and Madoka heard that, they stop and look around, and soon they hear the sound of a ball bouncing, they turn around and saw many balls coming down the stairs as they duck for cover, with Aimi not even worry about this as soon enough the familiar was flying by overhead, as it seem to be riding a bi-plane and making weird sound as it flew.
"There it is! It's getting away," Madoka said as Sayaka said, "Leave it to me!"
Sayaka soon pull out her soul gem and henshin into her magical girl form, as she held it in front of her, musical notes flew around her, as her being glowed with circle of music notes surround her before in a flash of light Sayaka had transformed, wearing her magical girl outfit with the cape and silver cutlass sword in hand.
Soon Sayaka summon more swords around her, similar like Mami, but she use her cape to wrap around the area she stood be throw it to the side to show more sword, as she quickly picked them up and throw it at the familiar.
As Sayaka was getting the familiar corner as she throw it just behind to make the familiar go a faster then Sayaka throw sword in front of it, making it stop right away.
Before Sayaka could finish it a rope spear appeared and hit Sayaka's sword away, as Aimi knew what it was.
As the rope spear was pulled away with the familiar getting away with Kyoko, the magical girl that Kyuubey has brought to the city.
"Hey hold on a second what are, you doing playing tag!?" Kyoko demanded as she landed on the sword as it landed.
"No killing it." Aimi said as her henshin and Witch Rings glowed show it was still near.
"It's just a familiar you won't be getting any Grief seeds from it not worth the effort and can't let you riders hunt the Witches to extinction either." Kyoko said as Aimi glared at her.
"Wanna bet?" Aimi said as Sayaka glared at her.
"Get out of our way we can't let that thing escape." Sayaka said as she went forward only for a spear to be pointed at her neck by the blade.
"Don't be an idiot rookie Kamen Riders and us Magical Girls need that Familiar to become a Witch and to do that it needs to eat 4 or 5 people." Kyoko said as Aimi looked to Inoue and nodded to her for a signal to get Shiro here.
"So just like the rest of Kyuubey's little girl slave army kill witches by letting them kill humans to preserve your own magic. Talk about pathetic and naive." Aimi said before the spear was pointed at her.
"Says the murderer or Magical Girl hunter you're in high school so you know the food chain the Familiar eats weak humans to become a witch and we magical girl eat the witches before the Kamen Riders show up to ruin that circle of life. So what's a few weak humans for the many?" Kyoko said as Aimi glared at her.
"Guessing your still angry I whooped your ass little girl, maybe I should bend you over my knee and give your rear end a good old spanking." Aimi taunted as Kyoko glared a bit before eating her food.
"Well considering you're the mature one here being a failed magical girl turned Kamen Rider why not educate blue here on how Magical Girls do things for real." Kyoko taunted as Inoue watched this hoping Shiro gets here soon or at least whoever is closest right now.
"Sure let's start the lesson." Aimi began as she then scanned her ring.
"DRIVER ON! UNLOCK!"
Kyoko heard this and Aimi acted by using her arm to grab her spear and knock her away before flipping the hand author starting the jingle.
"SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN!"
"No you don't!" Kyoko called out still not happy about what Aimi did before.
"Aimi!" Sayaka called out using her sword to cover her.
"Hen!" Aimi began as she flipped the rings goggles down. "Shin!" Aimi invoked as she then scanned the Ring.
"PYRO! UNLOCK! HI MAHOU SHOUJA RIDA: WITCH!"
And with that Aimi became Kamen Rider Witch once more and joined the battle to aid Sayaka.
As the two magical girls two were in a dead lock, Sayaka seem to be having trouble, trying to push Kyoko back but the girl wasn't budging as she said, "Stupid rookie, I've been doing this longer than you have."
Kyoko push Sayaka off instead with ease until witch took over and strike at Kyoko's pole weapon sending her back, as the dark red head stop herself from going any further back as Witch stood before her and said, "You may be doing this longer than her… but I am years ahead of you."
Kyoko had a piss off look as she said, "You think your stronger, then get ready to die!"
Kyoko charged at witch, as Aimi took a moment to tell Sayaka, "Protect Madoka that is your duty."
Soon enough witch and Kyoko went at each other as their weapons class against each other, as Kyoko turn her staff into many part pole and swing it around at witch, as she use some fancy foot work to dodge them with ease.
"Stand still so I can hit you!" Kyoko said as witch just give a 'hu' as she said, "If that what you say to witches, then those must be some Pathetic one, maybe from being familiars at first."
Kyoko didn't like hearing that as she whip her weapon around and slam it down at witch before she move out of the way as she drew on her spell ring and flip her belt over to the casting as it began its jingle.
"LUPACCHI MAGIC, TOUCH TO GO! LUPACCHI MAGIC, TOUCH TO GO!"
Witch scan the ring the quickly as it called out, "CONNECT! UNLOCKED!
Witch reach her hand into the magic circle and pull out her weapon as it quick extended into a pole weapon as witch use it to combat her, as if there one thing Kyoko hated that Aimi knew of, was using her own style against her as she said her line, "Sa... Extermination Time Da."
"I won't let you beat me again!" Kyoko said as she call back her weapon into a spear again and charged at witch, as dodge her attack with ease and slight movements as well with also using her weapon and strike at her opponent pushing Kyoko into a wall as she called out, "You bitch!"
"Don't you mean witch, little girl like yourself shouldn't curse!" Witch said as she block the spear and kick Kyoko sending her back again as Sayaka said, "Sense we are doing this for a lesson for Sayaka, let begin."
Kyoko recover and charged at witch again as she look back at Sayaka and said, "Now watch closely and don't do what this little girl will or would do."
Kyoko thrust her spear forward as witch dodge it before tripping her as Kyoko fell down with witch began to say, "Lesson one, Don't just charge at your enemy, trying to end them with one strike, that will leave you wide open for further attack if they dodge it or you trip all of the sudden."
Kyoko gotten back up and swing her spear around before it went into parts again as Witch deflect the attack with her weapon before hitting it back at Kyoko as she dodge her own weapon's spear head as Witch went on saying, "Lesson two, don't use throw your weapon around, it's a waste of energy and magic, dodge or block fast and counter hard."
Sayaka and Madoka were awe struck a bit as they see Aimi fight against Kyoko with ease, but if she was able to fight against both Mami and Homura at the same time and come out on top, she not someone you should not mess around with.
Kyoko leap into the air and thrust her weapon down at Witch as she dodge it as she leap in the air before landing on Kyoko weapon and ran on it which surprise her as Witch soon smack her down before back flipping away.
As Kyoko landed with a hard thud, with witch landed gracefully with any problems as witch said, "Lesson three, don't get cocky or you'll end up landed flat on your butt, or your face."
Kyoko is tired of Witch as she said, "I will… kill you before I kill everyone else, that wizard, that little girl that with him… even those two and I will be laughing at your grave!"
At that moment witch froze for a moment, as an old memory flash in her mind as she was with Kyoko with blood on her face, before it which to and Mami had a mad look in her eyes as she held up her muskets and blasting everyone, before show Shiro dying due to his own despair, and Momoko lay dead.
These image flashes in her mind, changing to the sound of a heart beat as it went fast and fast until they were engulf in purple flames.
Witch turn her head to Kyoko as she started to say, "Kill everyone?"
Inoue felt the change in Witch as he thought, 'Ah oh.'
Witch started to walk to Kyoko and said, "You really think life is just something you can take and smash it like it was a glass dish or a mirror?"
Kyoko didn't answer as she just charged at Witch with the intent to kill her as Aimi said to her, "You think this is some sort of game you can win?"
Witch weapon change from spear to sword before she switch it to gun and fire shoots at Kyoko, dull the shoots as they would most likely hit like a rubber bullet, which took down Kyoko down with ease, as witch came up to her and kick at her side sending her into a wall, as Kyoko gasp in pain as some blood came out of her mouth.
"How many people did you kill just to get your way," Witch said as she lower her weapon and walk over to Kyoko as Madoka see what witch is planning on doing as she try to go over and stop it until Inoue said, "Stop Madoka!"
Sayaka held Madoka back as the pink hair girl said, "Please let me go, she going to hurt her!"
"There nothing we can do," Inoue said as he thought 'Please hurry.'
Witch grab Kyoko by her outfit and lifted her up and said, "How many lives have you let died so you can live your day scout free?"
Kyoko reach up a bit weak as she grab witch hand to get her to let go, but witch had a strong grip on her as she throw Kyoko across the alleyway they are in as the magical girl hit into a pipe before landing on the ground as Kyoko was looking bad now as Witch raise her weapon and had it in sword mode.
Madoka still trying to get free and stop Aimi from killing as she said, "We can't let go hurt her!"
"She too strong for us to fight anyways!" Sayaka said as she keep her hold on Madoka, as she try hold back her own strength with her in her own magical girl form, she didn't want to hurt Madoka.
Witch grab Kyoko again and raise her up like before but had her weapon up as she said, "I cannot let you live, I cannot let Kyuubey do as he pleases anymore."
As Witch raise her arm up with her weapon as it seem she was about to stab Kyoko as she said, "I'll leave you as a message to that little white monster, and all other magic girl he will send, he will fail."
Madoka reach out her hand and said, "Stop it!"
"Don't!" Sayaka said as she almost lost her grip on Madoka as Inoue yell out through his link, "Shiro!"
As Witch thrust her weapon at Kyoko to end her life as the world seem to have slow down.
In that time the sound of a small explosion is heard, as a silver bullet flew through the air, pass the girls, and in between witch and Kyoko as it curves pass witch and hit her weapon.
*Bang! Boooowm! (The sound of a ricochet)
Witch's weapon flew out of her hand, as she let go of Kyoko with that as well as the girl were surprise by this as well and wonder who did that as soon enough leaping over the girls in a graceful and stylish way, wizard had come forth with his weapon in hand and the egg baby on his back.
"Shiro- sempai!" Madoka said as she looked happy as he came just in time as wizard said, "Momoko gave me a call when she saw trouble on the orb."
Sayaka and Madoka didn't get it as the only way for Momoko to know if there was trouble is Momoko knew where they were at or…
*Chirp-chirp!
They look above them and saw Garuda flying around and give a chirp to them to tell where he was at, as it seem Inoue knew the rider's familiar was there.
As witch shake her hand as she recover from the shot wizard made at her weapon knocking out of her hand, she about to reach down until Wizard grab her and pull her away and said, "What are you doing? We had a truce."
"Yes, with you and them, but not her," Witch said as she pointed at Kyoko who was unconscious at the moment as wizard look back as he said, "Maybe but you were about to kill her, and I thought I made it clear, if you try to kill anyone I will stop you."
"And what going to stop her from killing you, them, or Momoko-chan! She made the threat, and I was making sure she can't follow it through," Witch said as wizard told her, "We didn't need protecting from anything! If she did try, I would have stop her, doing this just mean you would have been no better than her or any others!"
"And you think they will care? She let a fucking familiar go so it can be a witch!" Aimi told him as wizard said, "Then the target should have been the familiar first, you had spells to stop her, same as me as well. You could have bind her to chains, put her to sleep, anything but kill her!"
"And you think that would stop her?! She didn't care about anything, but I do, and I am making sure she doesn't kill anyone, as I had seen enough death!" Witch said emotional as it almost sounded like crying as everyone was silent.
Even wizard was surprise by what witch said as he said, "Aimi."
Witch throw off wizards arm as she step away as she said, "Stop it… just… just leave me alone."
Witch turn around as she pull off a spell ring from her side as she place it on her right hand and flip her hand author and scan the ring as it called it out.
"TELEPORT! UNLOCK!"
"Aimi wait!" Wizard called at he reach out to her but she vanish before he could grab her.
"What was that about?" Sayaka finally asked as then Inoue showed up once more.
"I hate to ruin this but the Familiar has been taken care of." Inoue said as Wizard looked and then felt his phone go off.
"Huh?" Wizard asked pulling out his phone showing Momoko doing a selfie with Homura as they were in the Familiar's labyrinth no doubt fighting it. "Well that was good then." Wizard said only for the Egg baby to start crying as Wizard quickly grabbed it from his bag. "Dammit why now." Wizard said as he began to rock it to calm it down as he just got it to sleep earlier.
"Well I should expect headaches today." Inoue said as Sayaka then glared at Kyoko.
"And what do we do with her?" Sayaka asked as Shiro then sighed in defeat.
"We can't leave her here and if we take her to a hospital questions will be asked." Wizard said as the Egg Baby began to calm down.
"But if we take her home she will attack us at the home front." Sayaka said as Madoka then raised her hand.
"Um... why don't we have Mami watch her? I mean she does know her." Madoka said as she looked to everyone.
"Oh right." Sayaka said forgetting that tippet of information.
"Ok well someone better call her up then so we can get her over." Wizard said as he looked to everyone.
"Right!" They said as it was time to move out.
(With Aimi)
Aimi was sitting on a gargoyle as she overlooked the city wiping away her tears as she looked over the city with her knees to her chest. As Aimi sat there she then pulled out her weapon and fired behind her as she looked and saw Kyuubey there as he was now filled with holes. "Three, two, and one." Aimi said to herself as Kyuubey then appeared again and began eating the old body.
"Huh seems you know about that." Kyuubey said as he looked to Aimi who glared at him.
"What do you want Kyuubey besides me shooting you and you eating yourself?" Aimi asked as she glared at Kyuubey.
"I just wanted to talk." Kyuubey said as Aimi glared at him. "I saw how you responded to Shiro and his methods." Kyuubey said as she was wide eyed. "In fact that was a near identical reaction when your former significant other almost died helping you." Kyuubey said as Aimi gritted her teeth as Kyuubey struck a nerve there. "But as far as I know you never met him before so why react in such a way." Kyuubey said as Aimi glared at him.
"Don't butter me up and tell me what you really want Kyuubey." Aimi demanded as she glared at the Incubator.
"Very well... Aimi clearly you desire something again and since you can perceive me perhaps you wish to make another wish now." Kyuubey said only to be filled with bullets once more as Aimi glared at him.
"I'll die before making a wish with you again." Aimi glared as she was not going to fall for that trick of his again.
"Very well, I just wanted to test, a theory was all." Kyuubey said as he knew Shiro can perceive him thanks to his odd magic and if that were the case could it possibly yield something stronger than a Magical Girl or perhaps even a new Kamen Rider. If that were the case then it could mean they may end up with a stronger fuel source to keep the universe as a whole running on less energy then they create.
(Scene Break Sekai Residence)
"Damn its pitch black." Sayaka said as she looked at the Grief Seed as she used it to purify her soul gem.
"Hmm looks like this one has reached it uses end." Inoue said as he looked at the Grief Seed.
"Oh lunch time for Inoue!" Momo called out as Mami was out keeping an eye on Kyoko.
"Lunch time?" Madoka asked as Homura stayed to the side.
"Yeah any drinks you want with it Inoue?" Shiro asked taking the used up Grief Seed.
"Nope I'll take it plain this time." Inoue said before he jumped to the seed and used it to knock it out of Sayaka's hand. Once that was done he allowed it to land on his back where it slipped to the blue mark on his back and enter it. "Thank you for the meal." Inoue said as he bowed as Momo clapped to Inoue while the Egg laughed at the scene even if it didn't know what was going on.
"Wait you eat Grief Seeds?" Sayaka asked as she looked to Inoue.
"It's one of my duties even if I am a rogue I intend to eat as many Grief Seeds as possible till there are no more Witches left in the world." Inoue said as he looked down. "But that could be difficult considering what the Incubators do to make them." Inoue said as Madoka detected a small hint of shame in Inoue's voice no doubt he wasn't proud of what he did among the Incubators.
"But still its best we leave Kyoko to be dealt with the Kamen Riders they don't have to worry about running out of magic since theirs is self-sustaining they can out last Kyoko if it comes to that but our rules still stand never let Witches do as they please and make sure no one is hurt by them even if they are familiars." Inoue said as Sayaka was fully healed after the event.
"I'm going out." Homura said as she got up as everyone looked to her. "I have somewhere to be and I need to keep this appointment." Homura said as she took her leave.
"Alright if you find a Phantom or a Witch call us, and we'll come running." Inoue said as the Pla-Monsters were flying or running around the place. "In fact I may have somewhere I need to be soon as well." Inoue said as everyone looked to Inoue.
"Wait what?" Shiro asked as Inoue looked to them.
"Shiro I've been keeping close tabs on your magic the time may be coming for you to start evolving your elements and draw forth more of Dragon's incredible power." Inoue said as that was surprising for everyone.
"Wait draw out more of Dragon's strength?" Madoka asked as she knew the Dragon was the source of Shiro's power and despair but to use its power may be more then Shiro could handle.
"Ok how are we supposed to do that?" Shiro asked as Momo looked.
"Yeah I don't think we have a ring like that." Momo said as Inoue then jumped to the table where Shiro's rings are.
"We do but I had to seal them away for safety reasons I may have to unseal one of them soon to allow Shiro's magic to adjust to the changes." Inoue said as Homura heard this as well.
"Wait so Shiro's rings have evolved forms?" Sayaka asked as Inoue looked around.
"Well until we unseal it we best rest for now I may have to ask Homura and Aimi for aid in this since I made sure the seals on them was locked tight that even I couldn't unseal it alone." Inoue said as he had taken precautions to keep that kind of power locked up. "For now it's best we all head to bed for the time being." Inoue said as she stretched a bit "Or in some of our cases head home." Inoue continued as Madoka nodded as did Sayaka and Hibiki.
"Ok then I'll see you all tomorrow." Hibiki said as she headed out.
"Yeah sleep now, business later." Sayaka said as Madoka followed after them.
As Homura left though Garuda followed, her upon Inoue's orders no doubt to keep tabs on her.
(Scene Break Homura and Aimi)
Homura arrived at Aimi's meeting point as she was once more playing pool. "So any news?" Aimi asked as she played this as no doubt missing the meeting wasn't a loss for her.
"They are discussing evolving Shiro's magic? Does it ring a bell for you?" Homura asked as Aimi stopped her game.
"Flame Dragon." Aimi said as Homura heard this.
"Hmm?" She asked as that was new for her.
"Flame Dragon is the first of the Four Dragon Rings that will be awakened." Aimi said as she stopped her game for a bit. "If that's the case perhaps our timelines are different from each other." Aimi said as last time Shiro had to prove his metal somehow but not this time. "Homura we have the same enemy in Walpurgisnacht so tell me did she descend on your city?" Aimi asked as Homura looked to her.
"Yes two weeks from now in fact?" Homura confirmed as Aimi then smirked.
"Strange because for me it was months from now that Walpurgisnatcht came to the city but simply because she was unsealed or the seal broke." Aimi said as she then saw at a table. "In other words Kamen Riders bought you time to save your Madoka." Aimi said as Homura heard this as this was good she had more time to work and but also she had to bring in certain unknowns to make her dream come true.
"What do you suggest then?" Homura asked as Aimi had more knowledge then she did.
"Simply put... we need to ensure the city is entrusted to Kyoko and Mami when it comes to Witches." Aimi said as he got up and grabbed her bag. "Anything beyond that... is strictly Kamen Riders." Aimi said as she walked out and took out a rink of her own as it was much like her Pyro Ring but more Pegasus like. "I'm heading home you go talk to Kyoko tomorrow I'll talk to Mami." Aimi said as Homura nodded.
"Ok." Homura said as they both had something in this they both had someone they wanted to save even if it means damming everyone else to suffer.
(Scene Break the Next Day Arcade Kyoko)
As Kyoko was playing dance-dance revolution while eating a pocket stick, to help her get back into her groove of things, as she may gotten a lot of step but there were a few times were she would step on one and it was early, miss another as it was coming around.
The thought of witch keep coming back to her mind, how she lost to her easy, and she didn't pull her punches at all, witch played her before the kiddy glove came off for reason she didn't understand.
She woke up in Mami's place, as the magical girl just sent her on her way out after she recovered, even given a Grief seed from her, as she took it regardless if she killed the witch to get it or not, she would need it as her soul gem was looking dim after that fight, she try to not think of it and focus on her own stills.
As Kyoko keep dancing, Homura came up from behind as the spear magical girl sense her as she said, ""I'm still gaming this game here, if you want to play, you'll just have to wait,"
Kyoko keep dancing as Homura said to her, "I'm not here for that, Kyoko Sakura."
Kyoko stop for a moment as for some reason a strange girl came walking up to her and knew her name, and she never meet her, at least to her knowledge, as she somehow put a pause on the game she turn around to her and said, "Strange, for someone that knows my name, I don't know you, have we meet before?"
"Maybe, maybe not, but that not the point at moment," Homura said to her as Kyoko looked at her and then a thought came to her mind and said, "Oh I get it, your that irregularity I heard about, even heard you work with that bitch witch."
"We may be working together, but only under a truce of a cease fire, we are not associate," Homura somewhat lied but keep her cool about it and keep her poker face up as Kyoko seem to bought it by the look on her face and said, "Well I guess she friendly when she not trying to kill you isn't she?"
"I didn't come here to talk about her, I came here to tell you something?," Homura said as Kyoko smirk a bit before she turn around and said, "So what do you want to tell me then, a threat to kill me or something?"
"I wanna let you know, you can have this city, along with Mami, we won't interfere with you anymore," Homura said as Kyoko smell something a bit fishy here, as she bit her pocket stick a bit while keeping in her mouth still as she asked, "Why the sudden change of heart? From what I can tell that Witch girl can handle things along with that wizard guy."
"She is not all interested in hunting witches or familiars, and a girl like you and Mami are more suitable to be a magical girl while Sayaka Miki is not, and the girl Momo isn't allow to fight on her own," Homura said as Kyoko laugh a bit at that and said, "The Momo girl is something else to hear, but tell me something I don't already know compare me to that blue hair sword girl, but, what happen if she doesn't agree with you, if I leave her alone, she would start bugging me again, and that wizard and witch girl may as well."
"They have other thing to worry about other than just witches and familiar at times to worry about, and I want to settle this peacefully, so let me worry about them," Homura said as Kyoko nodded a bit as she said, "I see, but you still haven't told me what I really want to know."
Kyoko stop for a moment again and said, "Who are you anyways?"
Homura didn't say a thing as Kyoko went on with her game and asked, "What is in it for you anyways?"
Homura keep her poker face up still as she said, "From two weeks to two months from now, a witch named Walpurgisnacht will come."
Kyoko keep focus on her game but felt something off about that name, and Homura knew that make her question, "And how do you know that?"
Homura flip her hair back and said, "That my business, but if the witch is defeated, you can do whatever you want with the city."
"Well if this witch is too powerful for one person to beat we can team up and take her on!" Kyoko said as she grinned in response. "You, me, and Mami." Kyoko said as she grinned a bit more. "And if the little shut in girl wants she can join in as well." Kyoko said referring to Momo no doubt hearing about her tendency to sneak out. "Plus it may give me my rematch with that bitch of a Witch user." Kyoko said as she had been meaning to get even with Aimi after such a humiliating defeat. But soon Kyoko's game to an end as she then grin to Homura and offered to Kyoko some of her pokey.
"You want some?" She asked offering it to her as Homura grinned to her with one stick of it in her mouth already.
(With Mami and Aimi)
"It's very rare you ever come to visit." Mami stated as the two were at her house while enjoying some tea.
"I don't visit at all. In fact I only come over to your places because necessity demands it." Aimi said holding the egg baby as no doubt it was her turn for egg baby duty.
"So Aimi what brings you here?" Mami asked as she looked to Aimi.
"I want to talk about this cities defenses involving Witch's and Magical girls." Aimi said as Mami looked.
"Oh like how the Phantoms seem to be using the power of the Witch's to help drive Gates into despair?" Mami asked as Aimi nodded to her.
"Exactly." Aimi said as she drank her tea. "I want you Magical Girls to focus only on the Witches do not I repeat DO NOT get involved with the Phantoms more then you already are." Aimi said as Mami heard this stopping her drink as she placed it down.
"If I may... can I ask you why?" Mami asked as she looked to Aimi wondering why she was so focused on this aspect.
"Simply put... in give or take 2 weeks or 2 months somewhere between those time frames another more powerful witch will appear called, Walpurgisnacht our job as in yours, mine, Homura, and Kyoko is to kill it and when that's done Kamen Riders and Magical Girls will never have any contact with each other again." Aimi said as Mami heard this and was confused why Aimi wanted to keep Magical Girls and Kamen Riders from having any more contact with each other. "And take this from a former magical girl Mami if we do this you may live longer." Aimi said as she then stood up ready to go. "Consider it for now because in the end it will be best for all parties involved." Aimi said as she looked at the egg baby with this blank cold look as it laughed at her as Aimi imagined if this was a real baby... it probably be grabbing her hair right now.
Aimi then sighed and began leaving no doubt to leave Mami to mule over her thoughts on what to do next. "What was that about?" Mami asked as something didn't add up here.
(Scene Break with Inoue)
Inoue was catching his breath as this process was tiring even at his weakened state cut off from the Incubator Hive Mind. But in the end the results were met as floating down as a Ruby Ring similar to Shiro's Flame style but clearly it was more designed as with it was a spell ring as Inoue nodded and took the two rings in question. "Thank you... Kiyomi." Inoue said as before him was a tomb of a magical girl which acted as a powerful seal for a Witch... the very same witch that Kiyomi had become. "I promise you Kiyomi I will set you free from this pain and end you suffering as Walpurgisnacht." Inoue said before he took his leave after paying his respects to hopefully get the ring to Shiro before a phantom attacked them.
(Later with Shiro Sekai residence)
Shiro walked into the living room and found Sayaka and Momo there as he looked to the two. "Oh hey girls... Inoue still not back yet." Shiro said as Sayaka seemed a bit out of it.
"No now shush I'm doing something." Momo said as it seemed Momo was trying to get Sayaka angry or something.
"Um... what?" Shiro asked as Momo sighed.
"Many Magical Girls become volatile and a lot angrier possibly from a side effect of it as Inoue stated before so I'm trying to make sure she doesn't you know lose herself and becomes a Witch faster." Momo said as she'd rather not lose a friend.
"So magical checkup... got it." Shiro said as he began leaving the room no doubt to leave the 'doctor,' alone with her 'patient,' for their checkup.
(With Shiro)
Shiro arrived at his room and pulled up his computer and began typing into it as he looked it over and saw the data. "Ok." Shiro said as he had made a sort of journal on everything that has happened to him thus far while checking out anything that would connect the Phantoms. His room was next to the office room or the study room now as in it was a large board that looked like a conspiracy theorist room.
As Shiro worked he then sighed and closed his eyes as he began to count down. '3... 2... 1...' He counted silently and soon he opened them and looked to see Inoue sleeping no doubt exhausted after something.
"Hey Inoue how you doing?" Shiro asked as he looked to the Incubator.
"Need sleep talk later." Inoue said as Shiro noted that when Inoue slept there was no telling when he would wake up as he seemed to be a major sleeper when he was tired which was rare.
"Ok... sleep tight then." Shiro said as he walked over to Inoue and put a blanket on him. Shiro knew Inoue said he didn't need it but for Shiro it was the thought that counted as he began to type away on his journal while he looked online for updates. As Shiro did this he knew the Phantoms started popping up after the Solar Eclipse so he knew it was all related somehow. He even did a background of sorts on the Phantom's he had faced thus far mainly what tied them all together with their human selves and such.
"Ok that should be enough." Shiro said as he finished up and began to save the journal and print out the new information for later. Once he finished up he left his room and turned off the light leaving Inoue alone as Shiro still had other stuff to do.
(With Aimi)
Aimi was in the hot springs as she knew being family owned she had free access to it. But as she sat in the water she quickly splashed the water into her face as nearby her Familiars were floating about as they were either swimming or on a wooden boat of sorts. As Aimi sat there she looked to the sky as it was an open air bath as her mind began to wonder as she looked to the moon. Her face looked to show she wasn't truly there in a way but she was there at the same time as for her she was trying to figure out how many times she had done this already.
'I had promised to come back as many times as it took in order to save you all yet... when I killed my Homura and Madoka I run into a Homura trying to save her Madoka." Aimi said as she looked to the sky as her hair was wet and dripping into the steaming bath. But as Aimi sat there she then had her eyes shoot open and saw Kyuubey there in another boat as Aimi glared at him.
"What do you want?" Aimi growled as she glared at him.
"I just wanted to talk was, all." Kyuubey said as he sat there as Aimi glared at him.
"Get to the point you emotionless bastard." Aimi glared as she knew Incubators don't have emotions of any kind preferring to abandon it for logic instead.
"I'm basically here to warn you that a Phantom will be attacking soon not here but at a nearby hospital best be ready." Kyuubey said as Aimi glared as she looked to him with his ever present blank yet cute look that hid his real intent.
"Why tell me this?" Aimi asked as Kyuubey looked to her with his blank look.
"It's simply for my best interest." Kyuubey responded before taking his leave her to her onsen bath.
"Damn him." Aimi glared as she hoped Kyuubey died for good.
(Scene Break the next day at the Hospital)
Shiro, Momoko, Sayaka, and Madoka were heading to the hospital as Inoue was still out of commission for the time being as they were here to visit Sayaka's boyfriend Kyosuke.
"Everyone know what to do?" Shiro asked as when he learn of Kyosuke, it was always best to have a plan, with Hitomi also wanted to help anyways she can and keep things tidy at Shiro and Momoko's place.
The group came to the elevator and pushes the up button, Momoko smile and said, "Yep, we all stand guard and see if a phantom shows up or not."
"Once a phantom shows and attack, you guys take action while me and Madoka try to get Kyosuke out and head where Hitomi-san is at," Sayaka said as she didn't like it but she know she wasn't strong just yet unlike Shiro and Momoko, but she can still be a bodyguard when need be.
"But mostly we make it seem we're all here to make it seem… ah we are supporters?" Madoka said as she didn't much what Shiro said before as they have to people that came to say hello and say get well as Shiro said, "Close enough."
Soon enough the elevator came as the gang soon headed up to Kyosuke room as some of them saying hello while the rest get acquainted with him.
(Little later)
Kyosuke was playing his violin as ever sense his hands were restore, he try to come up with something new and when the group came in and introduce themselves, Kyosuke shake hands and some other good stuff before he offer to play for them, mostly to test and see how other people like it.
(To get the idea, look up Kurenai Wataru's Violin Solo)
They agree and pull up a seat to listen to the music that play for them, as the sound was so soothing, Momoko could almost fall asleep to it, Madoka like it as she thought it sounded perfect.
Shiro was more of a guitar guy but hey music is music and he can appreciate that, and the sound wasn't too bad ether.
Sayaka love the sound like always, just like the first time she heard Kyosuke playing on stage.
Kyosuke end the music on a flick on the strings and play down his Violin as the girls and Shiro clap to it as Sayaka said, "That was great as always."
"I love it," Momoko said as Madoka added in, "I wouldn't mind listen more to it."
"Nicely play, which I could come up with songs on my own," Shiro said as Kyosuke said, "I'm sure you could do well, but I wouldn't mind hear what you can play anyways with your guitar."
He pointed to the case as Shiro give a small laugh and said, "Yea, I mostly give street performance to earn a bit more cash on the side as part time jobs aren't always the best paying job but it help put food on the table."
"Would you mind playing a song? I don't mind and it could help give inspiration," The violinist said as Shiro rub the back of his head and said, "Eh, I don't know if I should-
"Please Oniichan!?" Momoko said as she went on saying, "I sure everyone would love your playing."
As the group look to him Shiro didn't know what to say or do, but sighed and give in a bit as he said, "Fine-fine, give me a moment."
As Shiro open up the side where his Guitar is keep in and not open where eggs are being keep in, as he undo the side and opens the case and pull out the guitar he walks around with, as he give it a few strums and test each string before playing.
As he was about to start, he stop for a moment and ask, "Does anyone have a request they may want to hear?"
"How about something from a classic rock song?" Momoko said as Madoka said, "I wouldn't mind hear something from a cartoon."
"Got any anime?" Sayaka asked as Shiro thought on that one and said while he pointed at her, "Something from an anime… yea I think I know of a good one."
As Shiro adjust his guitar to the right sound he needed for the next part as he gotten in tune as he play the stopper near the top of the strings and got the sound he gotten as he said, "Hope you enjoy 'snow fairy'."
(*Insert Fairy Tail OP1 - Snow Fairy - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover, by Eddie van der Meer)
As soon enough Shiro strum the notes taking almost everyone by surprise by his playing.
Kyosuke could not believe his ears to hear something other than his Violin, being 'Awe' to the, it was almost like magic.
Sayaka should be surprise by anything else but she is as it seem Shiro would keep doing something that keep her on her toes.
Madoka was enjoying it and another thing she could add to her list of things she like about Shiro.
Momoko just nod her head a bit almost want to snap her fingers during the taping parts of the song her brother is playing.
It seem they were the only ones to be enjoying Shiro playing as people outside the room look inside as they hear the music, as some nurses, a doctor, and a patient.
Nearby unknown to many were Homura and Aimi as they listened to the song playing as Aimi looked away from it while leaning a bit with her eyes closed as Homura was sitting down watching as well as listening. Homura then looked to Aimi and saw some tears flowing from her eyes as it seems this song was spurring memories for Aimi.
Aimi would deny it but this was spurring up memories for her as she had the egg baby with her as it was her turn with it but it was clear the music was keeping the school project asleep. As Aimi tried to ignore it as best she could but the memories that came up for her didn't stop. She saw it Shiro and herself on a picnic in the park as they were on a date the first and possibly last one they had as Shiro played the same song. She even saw him using his magic to carve their names onto a tree with primary magic ring together as Aimi then felt tears fall as she saw this.
As this went on Homura saw that she may have a sort of upper hand against Aimi in case she ever tried something against Madoka.
(Nearby)
Kyoko was leaning on a different spot as she heard Shiro play that song as she was tapping her fingers on air as Shiro kept playing the song. It was clear that it seems the guitar song was one that effected many people here as Shiro could easily become a professional if he wanted to and didn't have to worry about Momoko. "Damn he's pretty good." Kyoko said as she saw how talented Shiro was as Kyuubey heard him as well but unlike most humans he didn't see the emotional value of this tune.
(Back with the group)
Shiro's song soon came to an end as he smiled a bit to everyone as Kyosuke smiled as well and applauded him for his talent. "Shiro-san that's incredible you have a true talent for this." Kyosuke said as even though he was more of a violin player he could deny that Shiro had true talent. "Have you ever considered becoming a professional at this?" Kyosuke asked as Shiro looked and smiled a bit.
"Yes I have a couple times in fact but current responsibilities prevent me from doing that." Shiro said as he smiled to them.
"Well you shouldn't let such a talent go to waste Shiro maybe when the problems of home settle down you can chase your ambitions and become a musician." Kyosuke said as Sayaka agreed with them.
"So Kyosuke I heard from one of the nurses that you may be discharged early with how well you're doing with physical therapy." Momoko said as she looked to them.
"Oh yeah I'm not completely sure though but with how well things are going I can leave as soon as today." Kyosuke said as he looked to the group.
"Well if you made that much of a recovery then as long as you take it easy heading home shouldn't be a problem." Shiro said as he put his guitar away back in its case.
"Yeah clean bill of health and being back in your own bed." Momoko cheered as she smiled to them.
"Yea, I guess so, I do miss my own bed and wearing underwear," Kyosuke said as almost everyone laugh at that as suddenly there voice in the halls calling out the other people at the door with people soon leaving then a knock came at the door before it was open full with a new doctor to the look of him and Kyosuke and Sayaka didn't recognize him at all as he said, "Excuse me, but visiting hours will be ending early here, sorry about that but, Mr. Kamijo is schedule for a stress test right now."
"A Stress test, how come, and why wasn't I told of it and who are you?" Kyosuke asked as he never heard of it as everyone look to the new doctor with a big look of a suspicious towards him as the doctor said, "I'm Doctor Kenji, Doctor Young was called away for a moment and I send my in his place. Sorry about the surprising schedule test but it needed, with your surprising recovery of your hand, some new test would need to be taken."
"Oh, I guess that's understandable," Kyosuke said as everyone stood up as the violins wish they could stay longer as he said, "Well, I guess see you guys another day, and Shiro, I would like to hear more of your playing."
"Not a problem, I'll come by again when I can, but for now take care of yourself," Shiro said as he and Momo soon left with Momoko said to the boy, "Nice to meet you Kyosuke, get well."
"Madoka and Sayaka soon got up and left as well with Madoka said, "IT was nice to meet you."
"I'll come by later when I can," Sayaka said as she and Madoka soon left with the doctor soon close the door behind them, as he also lock the door silently as he could as he put on a creepy smile as he turn towards Kyosuke as he said, "Well Mr. Kamijo I hope you're ready for what next."
"Would I be any different from my recover theory excurses?" Kyosuke asked as the doctor look at him a bit crazy with the smile he had which freak him out a bit as the Doctor said, "Oh not to worry about that, as it would be the last test you will ever take, as this test will leave you in despair!"
Suddenly the doctor change into the Phantom Lycan, as Kyosuke is surprise by this and very afraid as the phantom came up to him as he said, "I think it time I put an end to your recovery and make it beyond anything you can heal from!"
As the Lycan was about to strike Kyosuke with his claws, but suddenly the door to the room bust open and silver bullet came flying in and strike the Lycan phantom back in pain as he flew across the room into the wall as the gang return back with Shiro having his weapon out in gun mode as he said, "Looks like there's a doctor without his license, who would have thought?"
"What! How did you figure me out?" The Lycan phantom said as he was surprise by this as Sayaka step up and said, "Because I know you weren't the on-call doctor in case Doctor Young couldn't make it to Kyosuke appointed time."
"And in case you may or may not know, we had some friends in small places to watch over things," Shiro said as suddenly Garuda flew by the window and chirp a bit, then at an empty fish tank but had decorative fish model, hidden among them was Kraken as he floated out reviling itself, and lastly as the house of a small horse is heard, Unicorn came forth out from under the bed and neigh to show itself, as it seem the gang prepared for him well enough with Momo holding a crystal ball in her hand as she said, "And we caught you red handed when you change phantom."
"Sayaka-chan, Shiro-san, what's going on?" Kyosuke said as he was confused on what is going on as Shiro answer him saying, "Long story short, your being targeted by monsters who wish to make more monsters from you and many others like you as well."
"The Ring Bearing Wizard always sticking your nose where it does not belong." The Phantom growled as he glared at Shiro once more appearing like the hero he was as Kamen Rider Wizard.
"Don't really have much of a choice here if I don't stick my nose a black fur ball will have my ass for it." Shiro said as he glared at the Phantom now let's get down to business." Shiro said as the Phantom was about to attack as Shiro took out his driver on ring and put it on. But before he could scan it... the Egg Baby went off again as it began wailing again as the Phantom was thrown off by that as was Shiro.
"Wait what?" Shiro asked as he looked around until everyone looked outside where it came from as even the Phantom was looking as Lycan saw with the others Aimi there trying to calm it down.
"Uh... ignore me." Aimi said as her sneak attack got ruined by the damn egg.
"Ok then." Shiro said as he then grabbed the confused Phantom and proceeded to kick him out of the hospital room as Shiro glared at it. "Back to business." Shiro said as he then scanned the Driver On, Ring and got ready.
"DRIVER ON! PLEASE!"
Shiro then flipped the Hand Arthur starting up a familiar Jingle for it as he was ready for it.
"SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN!"
As the jingle went off Shiro was tapping his foot to the beat of it a bit as he had the Flame Style Ring on and ready for battle. Hell even the Egg Baby for the school project was laughing to the jingle as it seemed to calm him down. "Henshin." Shiro said after he flipped down the goggle for his Flame Style Ring.
"FLAME! PLEASE!"
Shiro then reached out his arm as Lycan charged at Shiro with great speed.
"HI! HI! HI-HI-HI!"
As the Magic circle covered Shiro with its magic Lycan attacked just in time to be kicked away by Kamen Rider Wizard as he has taken the stage here. "Sa... Showtime da." Shiro said as he got ready and then attacked.
"Kisama!" The Phantom roared out and began attacking Shiro with hand to hand combat. Shiro of course returned it with his own sets of kicks and punches as the two exchanged blows on this. Nearby Madoka, Sayaka, and Kyosuke saw this as with them was they had to get Kyosuke to safety.
Lycan then began running around Wizard using his superior speed against him as Wizard was having trouble keeping up. Wizard then put on his Connect Ring as he needed an advantage here.
"CONNECT! PLEASE!"
With that invocation Hiro stuck his hand through a magic seal and in turn pulled out his Sword gun in gun form as he began firing at the Phantom in question. Lycan easily voided them as he laughed at Wizard who cursed the Phantoms Speed. Lycan began moving torts Aimi who then went wide eyed as she defended their school project as Lycan saw this as Shiro avoided shooting her on purpose. "Now that's interesting!" Lycan called out in joy as he saw the Achilles heel today... Shiro's need to pass his class.
"That's it I'm joining it." Aimi growled as she then scanned her Driver On, Ring as well.
"DRIVER ON! UNLOCK!"
But Lycan seeing this used his speed to keep Aimi from transforming into Witch as she kept Lycan at Bay as she needed both hands for this as one was occupied by the Egg Baby.
"Dammit!" Aimi cursed as Shiro then had an idea for this and twitched to another ring.
"BIND! PLEASE!"
As Shiro scanned the bind ring chains came out and grabbed Lycan by the feet as Shiro then charged at him and knocked him to the far building wall using Lycan as a battering ram. Aimi of course gave chase as she knew Shiro was being reckless again.
(Outside)
The two ended up outside after crashing through the wall as they fell to the ground bellow to continue their fight. As they got back to their feet Shiro fired his weapon at Lycan who easily dodged it by jumping over it as Lycan in turn fired magical blasts in response to Wizard's attack. This method continued for a bit before Aimi glared at this.
Lycan began running past Wizard with a blade weapon of his own as he slashed and hacked at Wizard causing sparks to fly off from each attack he made. As this happened Wizard was then knocked away as Lycan laughed at Wizard's own weakness here.
"Pathetic Ring Bearing Wizard my speed far out matches your feeble power!" Lycan laughed as Wizard glared at this.
Aimi soon joined in as she saw the event play out as she then looked to the Egg Baby in her arms as she rolled her eyes a bit. "You gotta trust me little guy!" Aimi said as she then tossed the Egg Baby to the air as she then pulled out her Flame Style Ring and put it on. She then flipped the hand Arthur and began her belts jingle.
"SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN!"
"Hen." Aimi began as she then flipped the googles over her ring. "Shin!" She invoked before scanning the Ring in question.
"PYRO! UNLOCK! HI MAHOU SHOUJA RIDA: WITCH!"
Aimi reached out her right hand ready to catch something as she pointed her left hand upward summoning the mystic circle. Soon it began to sail down on her as soon Aimi was replaced by Kamen Rider Witch with her weapon already drawn as her free hand then caught the Egg Baby.
Aimi glared at the Phantom and fired at it hitting it as Lycan saw this and heard the egg baby crying. "You bastard you woke up the baby." Aimi said as she then began firing at Lycan once more as Lycan easily avoided the attacks she sent at him with ease from his speed. As Lycan came for an attack Witch then swept a kick and then shot Lycan as he tripped on her leg as he flew and hit a trashcan hard. "Sa..." She began while spinning her weapon a bit. "Extermination Time da." Witch finished as she aimed her weapon at Lycan.
The Lycan gotten up and kick the trashcan away given an anger growl as he then face Witch and charged at her as she fire her weapon, with the Lycan dodge the fire with ease like he did with wizard.
AS he taken a swipe at her as she duck and spin kick the wolf phantom and about to shot point blank at him until he recover fast, knocking her back as Witch fell back with the Egg Baby flew out of her hand as Wizard saw this and ran towards it saying, "NNOOOOOO!"
He dive for the Egg Baby as the thing was about to hit the ground, Wizard came in just in time as the egg fell into his hands and roll on his back as the egg baby soon give a giggle like It was having some fun as wizard said, "This is not a laughing matter. You almost got turn into scramble egg!"
The egg baby didn't understand him and just laugh on still, as he stood up, the Lycan saw the wizard was open as he charged at him as Shiro turn as he spin a bit the egg baby keep on laughing to this as the Lycan was trying to strike wizard in any spot as he Shiro went, "Whao-whao-whao-whao Hey! Watch the baby!"
"That I am!" Lycan said as he about to hit the baby until Witch came up from behind and kick the wolf phantom off to the side as she held her weapon up still in gun mode said, "Stay away from him."
"Make me!" The Lycan called out as he give a bit of a howl before charging at them again as both witch and wizard took aim and fire at Lycan but it seem his speed it enough to dodge bullet from two magic users.
As soon he was upon them as he slash at them both with Wizard held the baby away just before the strikes came and flew back with the egg baby still safe in his arms as he said, "We need to end this now."
As Wizard try to think of a way as he knew his flame form was slow at the moment, but he knew which form could keep up, as he held his weapon down while he set the egg baby in it as he reach around with his free hand and pull out a green style ring.
The Lycan charged at him as Witch came up quickly and slash at the wolf with her weapon in blade mode as she slash quickly at him getting in a few strike at least before Lycan dodge them again and leap off behind her as he claw at her as she quickly put her weapon behind her to block the attack.
AS Aimi yell out as she twist around with a fury of slashes as the Lycan dodge them with ease as he mock her, "What wrong witch-bitch? Not man enough to get me?"
Witch grit her teeth under her mask as she had enough as she pull out a spell ring as she quickly place it on her hand while dodge a strike from the wolf phantom before she flip her belt and scan the ring as it called out, "Unlock Explosions!"
Witch pointed her hand out toward the Lycan as a massive explosion happen in its face and not fast enough to dodge a wide range explosion as it flew back on his back, and quickly try to recover, as he soon hear a jingle, "Hurricane! PLEASE!"
A burst of green wind came forth as wizard flew in with his weapon in sword mode as he slash across the Lycan with ease, in his hurricane form as the jingle went on saying, "Fu-Fu, Fu-Fu-Fu-Fu!"
As the Lycan took the hit with Witch following up as she slash at the Lycan as well, causing damage to it as he cry out when he flew back from the attack he took.
"Ahh! Damn you magic users!" The Lycan said as he held his hurt side as Wizard said as he held the egg at his side and said, "Better luck next time, in the next life that is."
AS Wizard switch arms again as Momoko, and Sayaka came running towards the group as Momo yell out, "Hey we're coming!"
"Momo-chan, what are you doing?" Wizard said as he got distracted for a moment as the Lycan saw an opening, as he put all of his strength into his legs and made a dash pass at Wizard as instead of striking wizard as both he and witch saw it coming, the wolf phantom snatch the egg from his arms and held in its hands.
"Hu? Wait, Oi!" Wizard said as he turn around to the Lycan as witch pointed her weapon at him as the Lycan held up the Egg baby as a hostage as he said, "Don't come near me or the egg baby gets it!"
AS it soon make a tactical retreat as he ran as fast as he could, with him being hurt slowing him down enough as witch was about to shoot him until Wizard stop her and said, "Wait, you could hit the egg baby!"
"So what? It's just a class project? Just drop it and destroy the phantom already," Witch said as wizard said to her in a very series tone as he said, "It's not just a class project, It's my grade, wait no my life! If anything happens to that thing it's my life on the line! I'll fail the class and have to take Family Studies AGAIN! Have you EVER Taken Family studies?!"
"Jeez Nii-san is really hung up on this." Momoko said as she made a mental note to never take Family Studies.
"Jeez the things I do for love." Aimi said to herself quietly as she took out her Hurricane Ring and scanned it.
"KAZE! UNLOCK! FU MAHOU SHOUJA RIDA: WITCH!"
With that Witch stood next to Wizard now both in their wind forms as they weren't done yet. "Then then took out their Connect Rings and then followed it up by flipping their Hand Authors again.
"LUPATCHI MAGIC! TOUCH TO GO! LUPATCHI MAGIC! TOUCH TO GO!"
With that both Wizard and Witch scanned the connect ring at the same time activating its magic.
"CONNECT! PLEASE/UNLOCK!"
The two then pulled out their machine riders and mounted them revving the engine ready to ride. The two then drove off chasing after Lycan using the mystic winds to increase their speed to keep up with him.
Lycan was running off with the Egg Baby as he now needed a new strategy to get into victory as he then looked and saw the two magic users chasing after him. He went wide eyed and ran faster as he could as he knew they will do everything to get him. They sailed down the road and bobbed and weaved through traffic as Witch even drove off a ramp created by a truck and back into the road.
The two magic users chased down the Phantom as Wizard looked to Witch and nodded to her as Witch did the same. Witch then drove to the side as she had an idea which was to corner off the Phantom. Wizard then pulled out his weapon and began firing at Lycan who saw this and avoided the shots. He saw Wizard was purposely missing as to avoid hitting the egg baby as he had no idea what purpose this stupid contraption was for.
But as he ran he was soon blind-sided as he looked and saw Witch riding in and before he could act Witch grabbed their school project and drove off again all the while making a can't catch her gesture as the egg baby did the same with its face screen. Soon Wizard drove by and jumped off his ride and took down the Phantom with his strength alone.
As the two rolled away Witch rejoined Wizard as he took the Egg Baby in his arms and smiled under his mask. "Safe and sound." Wizard cheered as he held the laughing school project in his hand. But unaware to either of them Lycan was coming up behind them as the Egg Baby then began to cry as the two looked and quickly avoided Lycan's attack. Lycan was weakened as he was stumbling on his feet hoping to end this quickly as Wizard and Witch saw this.
"Finale." Wizard said as Witch nodded to this.
"Finale time." Witch added as the two then took out their kick strike rings.
*Insert Kamen Rider Climax Heroes OST: Wizard Climax Time: Life is Showtime
They flipped the Hand Authors twice at the same time as they easily put their Kick Strike Rings as since Wizard was holding the Egg Baby they put the rings on for each other. They then proceeded to scan the rings as they got ready.
"FABULOUS! KICK STRIKE! THE BEST!"
As this announcement was made they began to be covered in winds as the wing magic seal appeared at their kick legs ready to end this. "Oh crap." Lycan cursed as he realized he was screwed.
The two then charged at Lycan as Wizard tossed the Egg Baby up before they jumped high and with a flip Wizard caught the Egg and the two kicked into a magic circle and came at Lycan. Their combined attacks hit Lycan and in turn they burst through him as he began to cry out in pain from this.
"No! No!" Lycan cried out as he soon went off in an explosion as with this Lycan was beaten.
Wizard then looked at the Egg Baby and smiled again as they had won. "Phew." Wizard sighed as they won this as Witch agreed to this.
"Let your Soul return to God." Witch said as the two began to walk away as Lycan was destroyed in a burst of magic.
(Later at the Hospital)
Shiro and Aimi returned to the hospital as Kyosuke was returned to the hospital room while Momoko smiled to the duo. "You did it." Momoko said as Aimi glared at them and sighed a bit.
"Kyosuke should be ok I put a spell on one of his stuff that he has a lot. Right now he's on 24/7 watch in case the Phantoms try anything with him." Sayaka said as she smiled at the group.
"Great." Aimi said before she began to walk away. "Now don't bother me today again I need to finish writing up the essay on the project." Aimi said as they best get moving before the cops show up.
"So Kyosuke is safe for now?" Sayaka asked as Shiro nodded to her.
"Yeah and I should thank Aimi for the help." Shiro said as Aimi was heading off to her own devises.
(With Kyoko)
"Wow." Kyoko said as she and Kyuubey saw the entire event play out. "She is tough... and I can see why Wizard there is her weakness." Kyoko said as she saw the event play out.
"He's a wild card... but maybe we could use the other one Momoko to our advantage." Kyuubey said as Kyoko saw this.
"Oh right the little sister." Kyoko said as she looked to Momoko who smiled without a care in the world. "She looks delicious." Kyoko said as she licked her lips in anticipation.
(Scene Break a few Days Family Studies Class)
The Egg Babies were returned as the teacher was looking over the data the eggs had gathered about their care. "According to this most of you did borderline jobs as parents. Mainly C's." The teacher said as a student heard this.
"But sensei." The student called out as she heard this and saw it coming.
"Yes you all fed your infants rocked it and gave it plenty of nap time. But a baby needs more than that, its mind needs to be stimulated to. And according to this print out only one baby was fully stimulated. The one belonging to Shiro-kun and Aimi-kun." The Teacher said as everyone heard this as Shiro was in shock about it.
"Congratulations you two, I had no idea you were both such model parents." The teacher said as Shiro gulped a bit as he looked to the female members of his class as they began to giggle as Shiro knew the signals of ladies wanting to be in his pants. Aimi of course ignored the male students as all in all this was a crazy adventure for them all.
(Back with Wiseman's group)
"Dammit!" Phoenix roared as he was throwing another tantrum as he kicked down a pile of boxes.
"Now calm down Phoenix." Medusa said as she knew why Phoenix was so upset.
"Why should I! If it were me those brats would have been barbequed by now!" Phoenix yelled as he glared at Medusa as soon footsteps was heard as they all heard it.
"Then why not put your money where your mouth is!" A new voice called out as soon a dragon like head shot out and grabbed a piece of food nearby before coming back. From it they saw a female figure as she walked out revealing a new Phantom a Hydra to be in fact. Her entire form was that of the infamous dragon who cannot die.
As she walked out she had the Hydra head come back to her shoulder as her two shoulder guards were hydra heads. On her chest between her breasts was a draconic eye as she had a visor like eyes similar to Medusa in her Phantom form but a mouth guard akin to Phoenix in his phantom form. AS she walked by she grinded her claws against the stone creating sparks as her feet mate scale like sounds with each step. "Unless of course you can't handle it Phoenix." Hydra taunted as she looked to the glaring Phoenix.
"Well it seems the old gang is back together again." Medusa said as now Hydra was back among them.
"Well how can I turn down the offer for a possible fight?" Hydra grinned as she was almost shivering in anticipation in facing the Wizard and Witch duo and their magical girl's sidekicks.
"Well then welcome back Hydra." Medusa said as once Hydra and Phoenix are cut lose all hell will break loose.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well finally got this updated so I hope you all enjoy it folks so review before leaving and as always I say here ja-ne.
