Entry 20:

Thank you

"I'm sorry..."

That were Yumi's last words. A strong wind blew around, and I, Yukio and Yuri held tightly to not get blown away.

"YUMI!" Yuri screeched. Yumi's body got engulfed in a dark aura which was emmited from her SG and lifted her.

Suddenly, a Witch appeared. She looked like a girl in a Witch costume, with black hair, twintails, a witch's hat, but no face. She wore a black dress and a hammer.

"Yumi!" Yuri saw Yumi's body floating down in front of the Witch. She jumped and grabbed it, redirecting her attention to the Witch.

"What have you done to her you monster!?" she cried out. The Witch didn't reply.

"Yuri, we need to get out of this place!" I yelled. Yuri joined me and Yukio and we got out of the place.

Yuri placed Yumi's body on the street. It gave the feeling that it was more a shell, then a body.

"Y-yumi, p-please, w-wake up..." Yuris tears dropped on Yumi's body.

We realized suddenly that she was dead.

"DAMNIT!" Yukio startled me as he punched the wall.

"Y-yumi..." Yuri couldn't say anything else but repeat Yumi's name.

"What happened?" we heared Stella's voice. She, Asuna, Sherrie, Sayo and Miku followed the signal of the barrier and found us.

"Yumi-chan was killed by a Witch." I said bitterly. Sayo, Asuna and Miku's eyes wided in shock, while Sherrie frowned. Stella kept her cool expression, but she was distrubed too.

'Again human stupidy. Yumi wasn't killed by the Witch, she is the Witch.' We heared Kyubey's voice in our heads.

"How do you mean it?" asked Sayo.

'Her Soul Gem hatched into a Grief Seed and she became a Witch. That happens to Puella Magis who don't clear their Soul Gems in time or become overhelmed by their despair or use too much magic. Yumi was at her limit.' said Kyubey.

"Now you're telling us that!" Sherrie angrily yelled at Kyubey.

"Maybe we can turn Yumi back. We have her body and the Witch form is sorta her soul, right?" I said.

'Well, no one ever tried it, so I can't tell you if it'll work.' said Kyubey.

"I'm going inside." said Yuri, holding Yumi's body.

"Me too." I nodded.

"I'm going where ever Kaen's going." said Yukio.

"I'll be going too." said Sherrie. "To make sure you won't get into trouble."

"I'm going too." said Sayo. I nodded and looked at Stella.

"Stella, could you, Miku and Asuna stay here? If we get in trouble, you'll come and help us." I said. Stella nodded.

Then, we entered the barrier. It's emblem was a rainbow ending in a cloud which had thunders coming out of it.

The Barrier looked like streets destroyed by earthquakes. The ground had several rips and houses which broke down.

Soon, Familiars apporached us. They looked like shadowed forms of girls with twin-tails, resembling Yuri.

"Summon Analyzer." I whispered.

'Hilda. The earthquake witch's minion which duty is to act as a sister. She is very protective of the Witch and loves her and the Witch cares a lot about her. She'll kill anyone who nears the Witch. She hides in the shadows before she attacks.'

"They're done!" exclaimed Sherrie and cut through the Hildas.

With a yell, Sayo, I and Yukio joined Sherrie, while Yuri held Yumi's body. We cut a few Familiars apart, but some of them hid in the shadows.

Suddenly, a large group of them appeared behind us.

"Leave it to me!" said Sayo and summoned thousands of daggers which she directed towards the Familiars, killing them.

We managed to move forward, till we arrived at the last lair where we found Yumi's Witch form.

"Summon Analyzer!" I exclaimed.

'Sabrina, the earthquake Witch. Her nature is fear. She hates herself for being a Witch and will try to kill herself. However, since she fails killing herself, she directs her dismay into the ground, creating earthquakes and hurting herself over and over again in the process. She lost the bond to the person she once loved.'

"Poor Yumi." I whispered.

"Yumi! Can you hear us?!" Yuri yelled. "It's me Yuri!"

The Witch turned her attention to us.

"YURI." she said in a robotic tone.

"Yes, it's me! Please, you need to return to your body!" Yuri yelled, walking over to her.

"YURI."

Sabrina repeated and then stroke her hammer at Yuri. Yuri's eyes wided as the hammer stroke right in front of her. The impact made her flying back and Yumi's body fell out of her hands. The Witch again stroke with her hammer, this time at Yumi's body, destroying it.

"YUMI!" Yuri cried out. Sayo took her hand.

"Yuri, this is not Yumi anymore." said Sayo.

"Sayo's right, she's now Sabrina. You heard it: she lost the bond to the one she loved." I said.

"Guys, we have guests." I heared Sherrie. She and Yukio were facing the Familiars.

"We need to kill the Witch. There's no other way." said Yukio. Yuri sighed.

'You're right.' she thought. Suddenly, we got encircled by Familiars.

"Wouldn't it be the time to call Stella and co. to help us? There are too many Familiars for us all to handle them." asked Sayo.

'Stella, we need your help.' I sent a telephatical message. There was no reply, which surprised and sceared me.

With a cry, Sherrie cut down two Familiars. Sayo summoned several daggers which she directed into the Hildas. Yuri did the same. I and Yukio slashed through a few of them.

"Crime Ballet!" we heared Stella's voice as she jumped into the circle made by the Familiars. She twirled madly, striking at the Familiars and killing them.

Several arrows flew and hit the Familiars. Asuna joined us, wielding her fencing sword and cut apart three Familiars.

"It was time!" said Sherrie.

"Could you bring Yumi back?" asked Miku as she fired an arrow at the nearest Familiar.

"No..." Yuri whispered. Everyone got quiet for a few seconds, but we had to continue the battle.

"SAVE. ME." said the Witch. I noticed Yuri rising her head. She was crying. She nodded.

She rose her hand.

"Hateshiganai..."

"YURI."

"..Yoarashi!"

The Witch got stroke by blue thunders. Yuri cried as she watched the Witch dieing.

"THANK YOU."