Finally, the girls are now going to taste the dark side of being a PM. Pretty funny how the title is in contrast with the ending.

Entry 19:

I'll save you

Yumi woke up crying. She again had a nightmare. She breathed heavily, feeling that something was pressing her. Two days already passed since she found out she's a zombie. She didn't want to be anymore a Puella Magi, since it was too much for her. Yet, she couldn't stop. If she did, she'd die or something worse.

Yumi looked over to Yuri, who was sleeping like a brick. She was exhausted and therefore slept for most of the day. Yumi sighed. She couldn't bear this burden anymore. She had enough.

Yumi dressed up and exited the house, deceiding running away is the only option she had left.

'KAEN!'

I woke up, startled by the voice in my head. It was Yuri.

'Yumi's gone, you must help me find her!' She said it, with an imperative tone.

"I hate those telepathical connections." I muttered. 'Coming!'

I quickly got dressed up and woke Yukio. He was still sleepy, so I used the alternative: I placed the alarm clock, the one which rings, under a metalic pot.

He got too startled awake.

"WTF!? Kaen, why the heck are you waking me up so early!?" he yelled at me.

"Yumi's gone. We must find her." I replied. His anger vanished immedinatly. We met up with Yuri in front of the building.

"How did this happen?" I asked.

"I don't know. She just vanished." said Yuri.

"Maybe she had enough of being a Puella Magi and deceided to run away." Yukio said. Yuri lowered her head.

"Probably." she muttered. She then rose it with a firm expression. "We need to find her."

I and Yukio nodded and we seperated, searching for Yumi.

Yuri runned through the streets. She needed to find the little girl before something happens to her. Both had a connection to each other and Yumi thought of Yuri as a big sister. Yuri had the same feeling for Yumi. She would never forgive herself if something happens to her.

Yuri's SG suddenly started to shine.

"A Witch?" she looked at it. "Damn it, I have no time for this."

'I still suggest you to enter the barrier.'

Yuri blinked as she heared Kyubey's voice.

'She's inside.'

Yuri tightend the grip around the ring which transformed into it's gem form.

'Don't worry Yumi. I'll save you.'

Yumi was inside a huge green labyrint. It was covered in scribblings and there were toys around. She didn't care anymore if she'll get forever lost in this place. There were Familiars patroling around but ignored Yumi. They looked like some sort of girls inside cars, trains, boats which floated.

Yumi simply countined walking, her SG darkening with every step.

"I couldn't find her." I said as I apporached Yukio.

"Where's Yuri?" he asked.

'She's inside the Witch's Barrier, along with Yumi.' Kyubey apporached us.

"Well, thanks for the information." I frowned. "And where is this barrier?"

'This way.' he said. We followed Kyubey to a dead end street. I extended my hand and my SG shined. The portal had the emblem of a pencil with a star on it.

"Puella Magi, Awake!"

Yuri hurried through the Barrier, avoiding the Familiars and killing those who were in her way. Her only thought was Yumi; is she alright.

If not, the Witch would suffer.

"Summon Analyzer."

'Anja. The scribbling witch's minion, whose duty is to be naive. She is a lost familiar who was separated from the witch while playing alone, absorbed in her daydreams. She possesses the ability to transform humans into balls; a human who has been transformed into a ball cannot revert to human form until he bounces against the ground once for each lie that he has ever uttered.'

"Okay, again, I mustn't get touched." said Yukio. "On the other side, it would be really easy to trick them if their duty is to be naive."

Suddenly, the Anjas fired rockets at us, which we managed to dodge.

"What did you say?" I exclaimed as I bowed down. Yukio summoned his sword.

"Whatever." he replied and rushed over to the Anjas, starting to cut them down. I joined him.

"Yami no Kizu!" I fired a sickle at the nearest Anja, who dissapeared. However, for each Anja we defeaded, to appeared in her place.

"Why isn't Yuri here? She'd take care of them." I complained.

"She isn't, so suck it!" Yukio replied. I sighed and concentrated, hoping for a miracle.

The miracle happened as my katana sent out waves of energy. Maybe I couldn't summon multiple katanas, but it seemed like I didn't need them.

"Hikari no Kizu!"

I swung and this time, multiple sickles formed from white energy emerged and cut through the Anjas.

"Welldone!" I heared Yukio's exclaim. We then countined.

Yumi got to the final lair and saw a tall, blonde haired girl in a red shirt and blue trousers. Her hair was tied in two knots. She seemed to be drawing something on the floor. The room was filled with toys, drawings and building blocks.

Yumi tighted the grip on her SG. It was almost black, except a little pink spot. And it hurt her. Pain rushed through her body.

"Yumi!" She heared Yuri's exclaim, but didn't turn around.

Yuri appeared in front of her, turned to the Witch.

"Are you alright?" she asked. Yumi didn't reply, but tears appeared on her eyes. She was on the edge. Yuri gritted her teeth. "Don't worry."

She turned to the Witch.

"Take this!"

Yuri summoned thousands of daggers and directed them at the Witch, who was still drawing. A few of them hit her and she started to cry, making Yuri hold her ears. Yumi seemed to be in some sort of transe. Suddenly, the Witch's drawings came to life and the Anjas attacked Yuri and Yumi.

"Yami no Kizu!"

I directed my attack at the Witch. The blast hit her and she stopped crying and hid behind the building blocks.

"Summon Analyzer!"

'Albertine. The scribbling witch, with an ignorant nature. She loves Hide and Seek. However, because none of her minions are very intelligent, none of them seek her out.'

"Are you two alright?" asked Yukio the two girls.

"I guess so." Yuri looked worriedly at Yumi. Her Soul Gem was pretty dark.

"Yukio, you'll take care of Yumi. We'll handle Albertine." I said and turned to the building block behind which Albertine hid.

"Hikari no Kizu!" I fired multiple energy sickles at it. The sickles cut the blocks apart, revelating the Witch.

Yuri summoned several red thunders which hit the Witch, paralising her.

"Okay, she won't cry anymore. This is our chance." said Yuri. We both enlarged our weapons and Yuri rushed over to the Witch cutting her horizontaly in half.

"Yami no Kizu!" I gave the final strike, cutting her verticaly in half.

With a final cry, she dissapeared. A Grief Seed was left, which top emblem was a star and the bottom emblem was a flower. I picked it up.

"Kaen!" I heared Yuri's cry and turned to them. Yuri joined Yukio and Yumi and the 12 year old seemed to be in pain. She was lying on the floor.

"Yumi, please hold on." Yuri pleaded her, tears filling her eyes.

"Here's the Grief Seed." I said as I came to them. I placed it near Yumi's Soul Gem, but she took it and threw it away.

"What are you doing?" asked Yuri.

"I-I can't... I can't d-do this anymore..." said Yumi, breathing heavily. Her breaths became more and more a pain for her. "I'm sorry..."

I noticed that Yukio's eyes wided.

"Her Soul Gem is cracking." he said. I directed my attention to it and noticed it too. A small crack appeared. Then it became larger and larger...

"Get outta here!" Yukio yelled, pulling mine and Yuri's hands, taking us away from Yumi, who was dying. Or something worse.

Suddenly, the Soul Gem shattered.