The next day, The Black Egrets have finally prepared a convoy for wherever the beacon leads to. It consisted of 20 armored vehicles, 23 light armored vehicles with 8 for supplies, 1 airship where Molly will be stationed occasionally, and 2 motorcycle brigades that are in groups of 6. Parasoul and Adam were near the beacon, saluting each other farewell. Peacock and Big Band were also there, saying farewell to each other.
The Holy Quintet arrived with some belongings and some items they packed for the trip.
Madoka took this time to pay respects to Filia before they enter the beacon gate. She approached the place where Filia's body laid; there seems to be a simple grave for her, made by Kyoko and Sayaka. She was able to buy a bouquet of flowers to place over the grave. Homura stood beside Madoka and also paid her respects.
Once everyone was ready, the Convoy began entering the beacon's pillar of light, beaming themselves up to wherever's at the end. The Holy Quintet, Kyubey, Peacock, and Avery followed them.
On the other side of this great path is a vast, new world. It was no longer a place like the Canopy Kingdom or even Mitakihara.
This world's spatial skies illuminated with celestial bodies rather than clouds but tainted with a mosaic of luster. Its earth is quilted with a variety of terrain but scarred with ominous crystal structures.
In the horizon, a tower of steel alloy and marble stones stood straight and conceit, shining before all to see like a galaxy. The base was built as an ascending spiral with a citadel wall surrounding it; it supported the rest of the tower which was didn't spiral and instead formed like a cylindrical skyscraper patched with a few alloy panels. It looked incomplete.
When the convoy arrived, the tower on the horizon is the first thing they take notice of before seeing the earth and sky of this world.
"Woah, now that's the tallest thing I've seen," Kyoko commented.
"That tower..." Mami detected. She looked at Peacock. "You think that's where Pryus went to?"
"If that's the case, what a pain," Peacock complained, "He's making us go all the way there!"
Avery pops out of the top of Peacock's hat. "And look! We're not the only ones that had problems with that knight!" He pointed at other parts of the horizon.
There were a few other open beacons in the form of a pillar of light.
Mami acknowledges Avery's remark and took it up to Parasoul. "Princess Renoir, we may not be alone."
"Does this mean I got it right with the merging of worlds?" Sayaka was looking at the vast terrain. "That could mean there were other worlds out there! Wow..."
Parasoul couldn't help but agree with Sayaka that there are other worlds out there and that Pryus somehow merged some of those worlds together. However, she shook her head.
"See to believe I suppose." There was a tone doubt in Parasoul's reply.
Molly calls from the airship. "Commander! We're detecting blips on our radar, moving their way to the tower. Shall we send a small party to investigate?"
"Negative," Parasoul immediately responded, "We'll have to get the convoy to move around them and—"
"Commander! They've changed course. They'll be passing by us. And there's seems to be larger blips on the radar! Something is chasing them!"
"Acknowledged," Parasoul replied before putting her communicator away, "Egrets stand your ground. That includes the rest of you!"
"Wait..." Madoka noticed something's wrong. "Where's Homura-Chan?"
"And Kyubey," Sayaka noticed.
Homura was nowhere to be seen when the convoy arrived in this world. Kyubey was also missing as well. This made Madoka worry. The Holy Quintet just entered the beacon with Homura and Kyubey, and they suddenly disappeared on the other side?
"Oh no... What if she's still back in the Canopy Kingdom." Madoka surveyed her surroundings. "What if she...?"
Mami intervened and calms Madoka, placing her hand on her should. "Kyubey and her are probably out there somewhere. We'll find them eventually, so don't think about it for now."
As Parasoul's convoy stayed and surveyed the oncoming group that will pass by: It's a diminishing cavalry, being chased down by five crystal golems the size of elephants who were crushing them rider-after-rider. Some wagons were also being pulled, but they were slow enough for the giants to easily destroy first.
The horseback riders in the cavalry wore green cloaks and unique military uniform. Some of the riders tried to fight back using gear that encompasses and harnesses their body. This gear includes blades and air-powered canisters. Other than this unknown gear were flareguns and firearms. All of these were not enough to stop the giants, the slaughtering continued.
Sayaka, Madoka, and Mami shared a pair of binoculars to survey this cavalry, and Kyoko has the magic to turn her soul gem into her own binoculars. Parasoul and her commanding officers were using binoculars that they own. Peacock stood by with Avery and Parasoul, using binoculars to watch the chase.
Madoka approached Parasoul with a suggestion. "We can't just watch them like this, send us over there so that we can help them!"
Mami walked over to stand by Madoka's side. "I must agree with Madoka's suggestion. Who knows what kind of information the cavalry might have. They'll likely ally with us if they aren't hostile."
Parasoul evaluated the choices and nods. "Very well. I'll offer my motorcycle brigade to drop you off. Molly will direct the airship to aide you just in case. As for my convoy, we'll enter the forest and set up a trap. We'll fire flares to signal that they're ready."
The Egret motorcycle brigade carried the Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Kyoko towards the Cavalry. While they were doing that, Parasoul arranged the order to Molly who was on the convoy's airship. Afterward, Parasoul leads her convoy towards the forest ahead of the cavalry.
"Molly, have the airship follow that Motorcycle brigade." Parasoul surveyed the terrain and detected that the Cavalry is heading into a forest. "They're going to be entering a forest. We'll meet you there."
"Roger that commander," Molly responded.
Parasoul then looked at Peacock, "You're not going with them?"
"I'd like to see how tough they are," Peacock explained, "I could help, but I want to know who I'm working with."
Parasoul rolls her eyes with an annoyed tone in her voice. "If you insist..."
As the Egret motorcycle brigade arrives by the cavalry's side, the horseback riders were somewhat surprised that by their arrival. They were also surprised to see the motorcycles that they're driving and even more surprised by the arrival of the airship. Mami took out her musket and Madoka took out her bow, and they fired a few shots a two of the five crystal giants. The shots only made those them stagger, and they continued the chase.
The two motorcycles carrying Sayaka and Kyoko move near the wagons so that the two magical girls can hop in. Two horseback riders immediately offered Mami and Madoka room on their horse.
The horseback rider that Mami is riding with is quite a short man, appearing with short, straight black hair styled in an undercut, dull intimidating blue eyes with dark circles under them, and a youthful face. His face was somewhat expressionless.
The horseback rider that Madoka is riding with is a young woman, appearing with wide, light brown eyes and medium-length dark hair tied up in an unkempt high ponytail. She has square think-rimmed glasses with bands strapped around her head.
"We'll meet you magical girls in the forests," An Egret soldiers said before saluting to Mami and driving off.
The Egret motorcycle brigade accelerates into the forest.
The two horseback riders meet up with three other horseback riders who are accompanying the wagons, riding beside the wagons that Sayaka and Kyoko are on.
One rider is a young man of average height and build, appearing with fairly long, yet rounded face, sizable expressive teal-green eyes, sparse and often furrowed eyebrows, short and dark brown with bangs falling naturally into a middle-parted curtain type style, and a tan complexion. The eyebrows make him seem troubled or annoyed. Other than his uniform, he possesses a key necklace.
The second rider is short for his age with a somewhat muscular build, appearing with a round feminine face, a blonde bob cut hair, large, expressive blue eyes, brown eyebrows, and a slightly upturned nose. He wore the same uniform as the other horseback riders.
The third rider is fairly tall, physically fit, and a very muscular teenage girl, appearing with chin-length black hair, pale skin, and calm black eyes that often varied from shades of gray and occasionally blue. She has a small scar below her right eye. In addition to her uniform, she wears a red scarf.
"Who are you guys?" The young man with the key necklace questioned.
"No time, let's just say we are some people that are offering you help," Sayaka replied.
The horseback riders that Madoka and Mami are with, ride beside the wagons on the other side.
"You call a gunshot and arrow shot as your way of helping?" The man with the undercut criticized. "Those things are still after us."
"We didn't expect them to be that tough?" Madoka admitted.
"It's just to test their durability, sir," Mami agreed, "Besides, we have a rendezvous point being prepared in the forests."
"You better be sure of that." The man with the undercut then noticed a flare coming out of the forest. "Is that it?"
"That's the one," Mami confirmed.
"Eren, Mikasa, Armin, spread out and fire the signal flares!" The young woman in the glasses ordered.
The three riders on the left side of the wagon follow the order and ride off. Soon, green flares were fired directing the cavalry and its wagons towards the forests.
"Impressive," Mami complimented the form of communication.
"Are you guys part of the military or something?" Sayaka wondered.
"Why of course, we're the Survey Corps," The young woman in the glasses answered, "We'll just introduce ourselves quickly, I'm Hange Zoe, the man beside me is Corporal Levi, and the three that I gave orders too are Eren, Mikasa, and Armin."
As they enter the forests with the crystal golems still following, Parasoul has laid an artillery trap to pulverize the giants into brittle corpses. The crystals attachments were crushed into dust and they all were absorbed by Parasoul's crystal infection.
The cavalry can finally stop and rest.
"I can't believe that worked," Hange commented, adjusting her glasses.
They made camp in a clearing in the forest to have lunch. The Black Egrets were mingling with the Scout Regiment. Madoka, Sayaka, Mami, and Kyoko were eating with Eren, Mikasa, and Armin. Peacock at lunch with Avery and what appear to be her imaginary friends who are part of her combative style.
Levi and Hange were speaking with Parasoul and Molly about a few points. Mami was welcome to join in and listen, but she preferred being with her friends. Levi didn't speak that much.
"We have crystals just like that in our population behind The Walls," Hange explained, "We never knew they can do things like that, but we do know it can drive them to a violent state."
"I believe the Survey Corps has a duty behind The Walls?" Parasoul interrogated.
"Yes." Hange lifted her glasses up. "We're responsible for reclaiming territory and liberate them from the human-eating monsters that Humanity called Titans. We all perform in research to get any information on the creatures.
"Where do you come from?" Parasoul wondered.
"We come from three walls—" Hange is then interrupted by Levi.
"Two now. A knight came to Wall Rose, claiming he destroyed all of the outer wall, Wall Maria." Levi was eating his food in formal demeanor. "A state of emergency was made, and our Regiment was ordered to prepare for a campaign beyond the walls. We're what's left of it."
"A knight?" Molly realized. "You mean Pryus?"
"Yes, that's his name, and he's responsible for a few outbreaks relating to those crystals," Hange replied, "He somehow sowed the seed of rebellion in the many districts in the walls. The other regiments are trying to quell them. And those things who were chasing us earlier, those were titans, and the Pryus did something to them."
While they continue their conversation, The Magical girls were having a conversation of their own with Eren, Mikasa, and Armin.
"You can transform into what now?" Sayaka looked confused.
"A Titan," Eren stated, "I can transform into a titan."
"Oh that's bull," Kyoko doubted.
"No, it's true," Armin defended, "He had this power since Trost, and he used it to save Wall Maria from being breached by Titans."
Mikasa nods. "He even saved me from getting eaten by a titan at Trost."
"Are there companions you have back at the Walls that knows about this?" Mami drank a cup of tea.
"Nine of them," Armin replied, "But everyone in the walls knows about this power."
"But I'm using it to its very potential to do what I can for humanity," Eren stated with determination.
Madoka was quiet for a while, still wondering if Homura and Kyubey are alright. She already lost Filia, a friend who she never got know more of. She did not want to lose a close friend like Homura. Maybe they did arrive in this world and that they ended up getting lost. Sayaka tried to comfort her and assure they'll be found.
Back with Levi, Hange, Parasoul, and Molly, Parasoul did mention the idea of other worlds other than the world they live in, but Levi doubts it while Hange was intrigued by the idea. Other than that, they came to an official agreement.
"Consider our alliance established," Parasoul declared, putting aside her meal and standing up.
Molly did the same. "We'll travel this world under a common goal and understanding."
Levi sets his meal aside and stood up. "Agreed."
"This Knight is a greater threat than Titans and this 'Skullgirl'," Hange supported, "He's up to something, and I'm afraid more worlds are next, or... were next."
"Where to then, Commander Parasoul?" Levi asked.
"One of my colleagues believes Pryus resides at that tower on the horizon. " Parasoul looked to Molly and Hange and they nod. "It's the only destination The Black Egret could think of."
"Then the tower it is," Levi replied.
Parasoul and Levi stand up to shake hands.
End of Part I