A/N: I listened to a lot of DDR music while writing this. Which just caused so many confusing and conflicting emotions let me tell you.

Disclaimer: I don't own Big Hero 6 or Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Chapter 8

"The doctor said he had a concussion and theres some bruising on his side but other than that he should be fine. Probably hurt like a bitch for a couple of days but he'll live. They're gonna keep him overnight."

Gogo and Honey Lemon had just taken Hiro to the hospital and we're currently in the waiting room. It had taken a while to get Honey out of her trance and when Gogo did she practically had to drag her here.

"Thank you for letting me know."

The dead tone in Honey Lemon's voice was really starting to piss Gogo off. It was like she was only half there.

"I told them he was hit by a drunk driver but that I didn't get a license plate. They seemed to buy it."

"I see. That's good."

Gogo sighed at how uninterested Honey seemed. "Look, we should probably get out of here. The kid has family right? I don't wanna be here when they come."

Honey Lemon nodded her head and Gogo had to lead her out of the hospital by the hand. She tried to ignore the worry building in the pit of her stomach.

"I have to go to the hospital."

Gogo looked up from her food. It was the next morning and she had stayed up all night with Honey, who seemed intent not to sleep at all. She hadn't eaten either, even with Gogo's coaxing.

"To see Hiro? The kid should be fine, besides he's probably home by now."

"No."

That was all Honey said as she got up from her chair, taking her full plate of food and depositing it in the sink.

"Hey! Honey, where are you-" Gogo sputtered but she was cut off by the slamming of a door.

"Unbelievable…" Gogo muttered under her breath before she ran after Honey Lemon. She couldn't stop her from leaving but she could at least follow her. Maybe stop her from doing something stupid. She wondered when she started to care so much.

Honey Lemon walked in a trance. She entered the hospital, going on autopilot to the same place she knew so well.

Honey Lemon couldn't quite place the feeling of dread she had as she rounded the corner to his room…

And then she knew why.

It was empty.

Fred's room was empty.

She felt like she couldn't breathe, the hair was standing up on the back of her neck.

Honey Lemon ran to find a nurse.

She had to know.

She had to.

"Oh that kid…were you a friend of his? I'm sorry but…he just kept getting worse. His family took him off life support yesterday."

Dead.

Fred was dead.

Honey Lemon felt like she might faint. The nurse was saying more but she didn't hear it over the pounding in her ears.

She shouldn't have but she ran. She didn't know where she was going to go all she knew was that she needed to get out of there. Everything smelled like death to her now and it was overpowering her.

She ran and she ran until she came to her house.

She didn't even know she was heading this way…

Gogo wasn't inside she noted as she entered. That was good.

It was too much. She needed to be alone right now. She needed…

Honey Lemon collapsed to the floor, violent sobs wracking her body.

She didn't know how long she had stayed like that. She cried and cried until she couldn't cry anymore and her whole body felt numb.

Honey Lemon heard footsteps coming towards her but she didn't move her head.

'It's probably Gogo…'

The footsteps stopped in front of her and Honey Lemon lifted her head slightly expecting to see Gogo. Instead she was greeted with the face of Hiro's older brother, Tadashi.

"What do you want?" Honey Lemon croaked out. Her voice was raw and achy from all the crying. She wished he would just go away…

"You need to replenish your magic." Tadashi held out his hand and Honey Lemon noticed a grief seed in his palm.

Honey Lemon was surprised with the anger that came over her. She slapped the seed out of his hand. "I don't need your pity!"

Tadashi watched it roll along the ground then turned to look at Honey Lemon once more. She was glaring at him with such intensity it would have frightened even the strongest person. But Tadashi just stared at her with the same blank expression.

"This isn't pity. I'm trying to help you. You need to replenish your magic before it's too late."

"Just go away! I don't want your help!" Honey Lemon screamed. She was past the point of sanity now, her eyes held nothing of the old Honey Lemon in them.

Tadashi regarded her calmly. "I see…then I'm sorry." He said before reaching behind him to pull out something…

It was a gun and Honey's eyes widened.

He pointed it at her, the cool metal of the gun pressing against her forehead. "If you won't accept my help then you leave me no choice. I have to spare Hiro the grief of seeing you like this."

Honey Lemon braced herself for a bullet that never came. A bright yellow flying disc came out of nowhere, knocking the gun out of Tadashi's hand.

"Get the fuck away from her!" A familiar voice yelled and suddenly Gogo was in front of Honey Lemon. He arms held out in a protective stance.

"Gogo…do you have any idea what you're doing?!" Tadashi practically screamed at Gogo, clutching his injured hand.

"I think I understand pretty well what I'm doing Tadashi. I'm protecting my friend from a psychopath."

Tadashi backed away slightly, pulling a small rounded object out of his pocket. He threw it on the ground and smoke erupted all around them. By the time it cleared, Tadashi was gone.

Gogo released a breathe she didn't realize she had been holding and turned to address Honey Lemon.

"You okay? He didn't hurt you did he?"

Honey Lemon said nothing. She was staring wide-eyed at the spot where Tadashi was, her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

Gogo didn't know what to do to comfort her friend. Or even how to get her back.

She bent down and hugged her, grateful that Honey Lemon didn't push he away.

For now, this would have to do.

Hiro had just been released from the hospital and despite telling his aunt that he was fine she insisted he stay in bed. He still felt groggy and a little dizzy but the doctor told him that was normal. Aunt Cass was the worst part of this whole thing. She had filled him in on what happened with his alleged "accident" (He assumed that was Gogo because Honey was incapable of a lie).

Understandably, she was pissed that he had sneaked out and gotten hurt. But the worst part was she wouldn't leave him alone. He was however finally able to get her to go by playing the "I'm hungry and I'm really craving food from across town" card. Maybe ending up in the hospital wasn't so bad if people were going to get him whatever he wanted out of sympathy.

"Hello Hiro, how are you feeling?" The voice of Kyubey filled Hiro's head and he turned to look at the small creature sitting on the windowsill watching him.

"Much better. Head still hurts though."

"Hmm…I see."

There was something bothering Hiro and he had to know. "Hey Kyubey, where's Honey Lemon?"

"She left for her home with Gogo after taking you to the hospital."

"I see…" The distance between him and Honey seemed to be growing and it hurt. Hiro missed his best friend.

"Are you upset with me as well Hiro?"

"…I don't know. Would you turn Honey Lemon back if I was?"

"That is beyond my power."

"I see…but if I became a witch hunter could I have the power to turn her back?"

"Most likely. You have so much latent talent Hiro. I wouldn't be surprised with anything you could do."

Hiro said nothing, his head felt fuzzy again.

"Your power is on a level that shouldn't even be possible." Kyubey continued. "It really is something. If you unleashed your power, the miracle you could unleash could twist the very fabric of the universe."

"I…always thought that Tadashi was the special one. I had the brain but he…he had the ability to actually do something with his life…"

"I'd say you have far surpassed your brother at this point. Hiro, if you wanted you could even become the god of this world."

"A god…? Then…would I be able to do things that even you can't do Kyubey? If I made a contract with you would I be able to make Honey Lemon human again?"

"That would be child's play for you. Would that be worth trading your soul for then?"

Hiro took a deep breathe. He was really going to do this and he was prepared. No matter what. "For Honey Lemon yes, I'll do it. Make me into-"

Suddenly, bullet holes appeared on Kyubey's body. The creature fell over limply onto Hiro's floor.

Hiro felt like he was going to be sick. He turned his head slowly towards the entrance of his room to see his brother standing there holding a gun and panting heavily. His eyes were wide and he looked like he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

"T-Tadashi…?" Hiro asked slowly. Upon hearing his name Tadashi looked over at Hiro and Hiro couldn't be sure but he looked like he was about to cry.

"Hiro. Thank God." The gun clattered to the floor and Tadashi walked shakily to Hiro's side and hugged him tightly. "I thought-I thought I was too late…"

Hiro pushed him away, anger clouding his mind. "How could you…you didn't have to kill him…"

Tadashi regarded Hiro sadly. "Yes, I did…you always…why do you always sacrifice yourself...Hiro, you're enough. Don't you see that? You don't need to do this…"

Tears were flowing freely from Tadashi eyes now. He gripped Hiro's shoulders harder but Hiro didn't notice the pain, he was too focused on his brother's emotional distress and his own anger.

"Stop being so foolish and think about all the people that would grieve if you passed. Think about all the people that have been trying so hard for you."

Images began to fill Hiro's mind. Images of Tadashi, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Gogo. Tadashi was the most prominent however. The strange thing was they were events that hadn't happened and yet Hiro knew they were familiar, like he had experienced them before.

Images of them fighting witches together…

Images of them laughing…

Hiro pushed Tadashi further away from him. He felt like he was going to suffocate and he had to get away.

"I have to-I have-" Hiro couldn't finish. He was frantically pulling at his bedsheets, trying to get free.

"Hiro you're-"

"I have to go Tadashi." Hiro said forcefully and Tadashi recoiled slightly. For a brief moment, Hiro felt bad but he was determined. He had to get away from his brother.

To Hiro's surprise, Tadashi didn't try to stop him. He seemed broken.

The door slammed shut leaving Tadashi alone with his thoughts.

A wet, slurping sound distracted Tadashi from his thoughts and he looked down at the floor only to see another Kyubey. It was eating the corpse of the one Tadashi had killed.

No…not a different one.

The same one.

Tadashi realized this with a cold shiver.

It lifted its head to stare at Tadashi. "You tried that once before didn't you? You should know by now, it won't work." The creature said, licking itself clean of the blood left on its paws and mouth.

"You were going to make a contract with my brother and I couldn't let that happen." Tadashi hated the creature with every fiber of his being. He wanted to destroy it, to tear it limb from limb. He knew it would never work but he still had to try.

"It is what he wanted. Besides, you can't stop it from happening. No matter how much you try. Hiro has potential and he will make a contract with me. Still, I must thank you for that. Because of it I finally realized what your power is. You're not from this timeline are you, Tadashi?"

Tadashi stared coldly at Kyubey. "I know what you are and what you're planning."

"I see. So that's why you've been trying so hard to stop me. Do you really want to change Hiro Hamada's fate that badly?"

"I will stop you, Kyubey." Tadashi glared down at Kyubey. "Or should I say "incubator"?"

"You should really eat."

"I'm not hungry."

Gogo practically had to drag Honey Lemon's nearly comatose body everywhere. This was her most recent attempt to get Honey Lemon to eat.

"Come one, you must be hungry."

"I said I'm not." Gogo recoiled slightly at the force behind Honey Lemons words. Her tone was harsh and different.

Gogo put the bowl of soup she had made for Honey Lemon down on the table. "Hey, Honey when was the last time you recovered your magic?"

Honey Lemon said nothing and Gogo sighed.

"Can I see it?" No response.

Gogo reached into Honey Lemons pocket. She had seen her pull it out from there a couple of times and she was grateful that Honey didn't try to stop her.

When Gogo saw it she gasped.

It was almost completely black.

"Hey Honey…this isn't good. I don't have any grief seeds on me but I can-"

"It's all my fault."

"W-what?" Gogo searched Honey Lemon's face looking for answers to what she was thinking. It was the same blank expression she had on before.

"It's my fault he died…I should've stopped it…"

"But Hiro's still-"

"No not Hiro. Someone else…"

Gogo was about to ask her who she meant but then Honey Lemon started to laugh softly. "It gets so trying you know? Having to be so happy all the time…pretending everything's okay…"

Honey Lemon started to cry and her egg slowly began to turn darker and darker.

"I'm sick of it all…"

Honey Lemon's egg burst, the darkness having spread to all of it. Gogo was pushed back with the force of the explosion.

Honey Lemon's limp form slumped forward and disappeared in the darkness as the world started to change around them.

Gogo screamed Honey Lemons name but she knew no answer would come.

This was something she recognized all too well.

This shouldn't have been possible.

Honey Lemon had turned into a witch and Gogo was in her labyrinth now.