Hey guys I'm back! Whenever I write a new chapter I usually don't finish for a while because I get distracted too easily by other story ideas or I get bored. For all you Kouhei, Mami and Daitaro fans don't worry they'll be in more chapters mostly because I've been thinking of making a chapter just explaining their pasts. Also good or bad I still love reviews but the anonymous one I got was pretty weird since the summary explained a little bit about why the universe is like this and why witches still exist. Anyway enjoy this chapter
Chapter 8 part 2
Tension avoided with cake! An evil plan or Eath's new future?
She bit aggressively into the apple "Oh what's wrong, Hitomi? Not enough sleep, Hitomi?" She said in a mocking tone; her voice was rough and aggressive.
"Is something wrong?" Kyubey asked
She watched the twinkling stars as she lay on the grass "Nothing much. Just blowing off some held in anger...when I look at the stars...I think about home"
Kyubey scratched himself behind the ears, walked around in a small circle and nestled down in the grass "ah, I sometimes think about our planet too"
"Do you miss it?" She leaned closer
"No but I do wonder about the population between incubators, star children and the mixed ones. I also wonder the current condition of our sun and when it'll be time to find a new host planet"
She let out a sigh "it figures...I'm glad you made me with emotions kyubey"
"I wasn't the one who made you but the reason you have emotions is the fact that you are more man than machine. But let's not try to focus on that for now, you came here to calm down right?"
She nodded "this is also the place Madoka, Sayaka and I first met"
A certain boy sat down beside the greenette "It is?"
Hitomi immediately sat up in surprise "What are you doing here?!"
He leaned on her shoulder "My room is right beside Mami's and I can hear her and Kouhei having sex" he said calmly
Hitomi pushed him off with brute force "How can you say such things so calmly"
He dusted himself off and sat back down beside her but watched her with caution "When you've been living on the street for a while...I guess you could say you'd learn faster than others"
She took Kyubey into her lap and began to pet him "What are you here for anyway?"
He shrugged "A more important question would be what are your intentions. Why did you brink Elly into this anyway?"
"Ever heard of Project Joan of Arc?"
"All star children know about it. But if your gonna share your past I don't mind a bed time story"
She glared at him for a moment but shook it off "Fine I'll tell you"
If you took away the bangs of the canons, the shooshes of crossbows and the cries of dying men other sobs could be heard. These cries belonged to non other than Hitomi Shizuki or know then as Joan of Arc knew she would fail.
"So my wish was pointless" she said to Kyubey
"You wished for infinite knowledge just a moment ago and that's what you got right?"
"So...I'm a machine and a star child?"
"When you were created. You were missing body parts so we modified you with the best we had"
I got over the fact that I was bound to lose and fought to the fullest and used my infinite knowledge to outsmart the british. But eventually my time was up and I was captured by the English, tried by an ecclesiastical court and burned at the stake when I was nineteen years old.
"Wait wait wait! If you were burned how are you still alive? Why are you 14 right now, where's your soul gem and aren't you Japanese?" Daitaro interrupted
"I can explain that" Kyubey said "Hitomi isn't fully human and thus we can rebuild her to be any age or race. She also is a star child so the soul gem was a mere fake that replicates the effects of a real soul gem" Kyubey explained
Hitomi went back to her story. Over the years I became the me I am today but I also learned deception can be the greatest weapon of all and over the years and observed as humanity evolved further. I observed as magical girls fell into despair as I traveled from country to country becoming better at the game of deception, integrated into society and different community making allies to one day take out the threat that we'll soon face...even the Walpurgis night can't compare to the threat we'll face
Kyubey explained further "But the actual project Joan of Arc was basically to test out Hitomi since she is a cyborg and is one of the few female star children we have"
Daitaro began to yawn "Well isn't that ironic for a person who used to talk to god about mastering deception" he joked but went back to being serious "So your story doesn't have an ending yet. What do you think the ending will be?"
Hitomi paused for a bit "How about you just go to bed. Don't you have school?"
He shook his head "I argued with Mami over it, going to school is pointless for me since I haven't been since I was 7"
Hitomi seemed to get more frustrated as the conversation continued "Why don't you ever go home?!" She yelled
This seemed to have no effect on him "It just brings up some bad memories for me, that's all"
"Is that honestly the only reason?" She asked
"Nope, That's just the only one I'm gonna tell you. I've already told a certain someone too much and she feels like she needs to make everything all butterflies and rainbows"
TIME SKIP(ELLY'S P.O.V)
The school bell rang signaling the end of the day
I watched from a distance as Homura read my note, I started to take a bite out of my leftover sandwich from lunch break and talk to some acquaintances to avoid giving away my position and not to look suspicious...but also because I was really hungry. Even though Kyubey made this body with some of my dna and his species advanced technology I still feel like a fish out of water inside it. But I guess since I was a witch for so long that I forgot what it felt like to be a human again.
I made my way out of the school as I flipped through my cell phone, I looked up and noticed Sayaka walking home alone in the distance "Sayaka!" I shouted as I ran towards her. I heard a groan from her but I decided to ignore it
"Hey Elly" Sayaka said returning a bright smile but I sensed a less than happy atmosphere around her. It was also getting harder to keep up with her, it wasn't my legs because I'm used to them now so I figured she was trying to keep her distance from me...but why?
"Yo Sayaka, sorry to ask this but are you feeling alright? You don't seem so hot"
Sayaka who was already at least a couple of meters in front of my whirled around and making me stop in my tracks. She was about to say something but by the looks of her facial expressions I was probably going to get a not too friendly answer but the world around us changed drastically! The concrete we were walking on had turned into a vast wasteland with just dirt and strange rock formations! The sky was a dark orange colour with bright yellowish orange swirls and squiggles that moved across the sky! Tall faceless humanoid shaped beings that looked like they came from a child's worst nightmare and a mixture of paint and crayons began to approach us with the intention to kill! In the background I could see what looked like the Arc de Triomphe(*1) but I knew that it was probably the witch!
'Damn it!' I thought to myself 'if I transform then my cover will be blown! Homura if you're out there please help me!' I called out in my mind
"Elly! Get behind me!" Sayaka shouted
"that's not necessary" a voice spoke
"Homura?!" Sayaka shouted in confusion and surprise
She gave a warm smile "Homura Akemi at your service!" She said as she fired a machine gun clearing their path! In literally the blink of an eye pipe bombs surrounded the in almost an instant flames and smoke were in the place of where the witch once stood! The barrier around us faded and we returned to the world we were familiar with
'Thank you' I said in her thoughts
"Aren't you wondering what just happened?" Sayaka asked me dumbfounded
'Well the best I can do now is lie' I thought to myself. It seemed like the only option available at the moment. Besides I'm only here to gather information. "How about I invite you two over to my place and I can explain"
Sayaka seemed to buy it but Homura just gave me another look. The look she gave me wasn't a bad look but it wasn't a good one either
"You live in an apartment?" Homura asked
"Condominium actually" I assume I lived somewhere else in a separate time line she traveled to but it doesn't matter now
As soon as they walked in they were struck with awe...well Homura didn't show much. Walking through the fully carpeted hallways. The walls and sealing were dotted with lights and the occasional security camera.
I slid my card key through the slot, opened the door and allowed the two through. It wasn't as big as Mami's apartment but the condo was rather welcoming. The walls were decorated with bright pictures. On the left side of the door was right side of the door was a walk in kitchen with appliances and a tiled floor only in the kitchen while the rest of the floors were hardwood but she had a variety of small rugs around the floor, the rest of the house was separated by closed doors leading to bigger rooms. If you walked straight you'd end up in the living room, on the left side was a flat screen TV , in the middle was a small wooden table with some books, and on the right was a large couch. At the end of the living room was a screen door leading to a balcony with some plants to the side.
Sayaka and Homura sat down on the couch both waiting eagerly for an explanation. An idea struck my head, I headed towards the fridge and found a big, fat chocolate cake that I made a day ago. I placed my hand on my ring transforming it back into a soul gem, I took the cover off the cake and shook my soul gem over the cake like a salt or pepper shaker making blue sparkles coat the cake in an eye catching blue aura. I felt like shoving my face into it just looking at my masterpiece. I carefully took the cake out of the fridge and placed it on the counter close by. As I went through the cupboards and brought out a saucer, a knife and a fork. I noticed Sayaka couldn't take her eyes off my creation, after putting a piece of cake on the saucer I handed it to Sayaka. Once I handed her the fork her hands were a blur, Sayaka had completely forgotten what had just happened only minutes ago. Homura shot me a you can't be serious look, I even offered Homura a slice but she turned it down.
TIME SKIP
"What's your name again?" A guy that looked around his early 20s. He had eyebrow length hair covered by a backwards hat, He wore a dark green puffy vest with a white t-shirt underneath followed by blue shorts.
The girl hoped on a nearby desk and crossed her legs "My name is Elly and this little guy here is Juubey" she twirled a small tape between her fingers "My friend-I mean business partner and I have been looking into you plans. Changing the world as we know it is what we want too"
"But we'll be holding onto this for the time being. Until then keep on recording and we'll also pay your weight in cash" Jubey said
The guy didn't seem to complain "Make sure to tell that reporter boss of yours that we'll be keeping an eye on you guys. In the wrong hands this could be a very dangerous weapon" Elly said with a sadistic smile 'Now the game truly begins' Elly thought to herself
If you people don't know who Juubey/Jubey(both ways are fine) is then you need to read the manga. Sorry for the wait but part 2 took a while since new ideas kept on buzzing in my head. Anyway review please