The core of the Incubators was an infinite space. It had to be, for it to be capable of harnessing the thoughts of all the minor Incubators on Earth. There were millions upon millions of Incubators on Earth, so it was only natural that the core of the Incubators was infinite to sustain them. However, right now there were only two sets of minds in the core; one belonging to the collective unconscious, and the other belonging to another life-form. Should a human ever bear their eyes on this other being, they would see nothing more than a dark humanoid shape with two white circles for eyes and a mouth that seemed to be frowning.

"We are the collective unconscious of a race from a universe outside your own." Said a deep voice that echoed throughout the infinite space. Neither of the two beings space moved their mouths when it spoke. A normal human wouldn't be able to tell which one was talking. "We are the Anti-Spirals."

"Interesting." Said another voice. This one was lighter, and would have sounded more cheerful to a human being. "Throughout our race's existence through time, no other race has ever made contact with our collective unconscious. What information would you have to share with us?"

"A Spiral life-form that should have perished has somehow found its way into your universe." The Anti-Spirals replied. "While we do not posses enough power to intervene in the affair of other universes, the extent of our power allows us to observe and speak with the other powers in them. We have taken an interest in your ways of preserving energy through a cycle of despair and hope. But now that a Spiral life-form has appeared amongst your livestock, it is only a matter of time before it infects it."

"Would you care to elaborate on that?"

"Spiral power is the power of evolution. We Anti-Spirals were once a Spiral race ourselves. Our Spiral power ended up growing to enormous powerful levels. However, we made a terrible calculation. Should Spiral power continue to grow within a race, it will ultimately end up causing all life-forms in the universe to spontaneously evolve. This sudden explosion of mass in the galaxies would cause them to merge with each other, creating a black hole that will consume the universe. This is the Spiral Nemesis." The Anti-Spiral finished its explanation, and waited for a response from the Incubators. "We solved this problem by exterminating our fellow Spirals and locking ourselves away in a pocket universe, halting our own evolution."

"This is something our race could never have comprehended." Replied the Incubators. "It would certainly explain the enormous amount of magical potential found inside the male human. If we contracted with him, it could potentially solve the universal problem of entropy, depending on if he falls into despair."

"We have observed your race and your livestock for quite some time, Incubators. The power of the magical girls is similar to Spiral power in structure. Your kind have created a non-organic form of Spiral energy to give to humans that eventually cause them to fall into despair. You have created a way to balance Spiral power throughout your universe through despair and hope of the humans. But if you allow the organic Spiral life-form to grow and infect your livestock, you risk the inevitable destruction of your own universe."

"In short, you want us to eliminate him. We thank you for your contribution of knowledge to us. However, with that male human around, there may be a way for us to profit off of him."

"Explain yourselves." Replied the Anti-Spirals, its two blank eyes turning into two white lines, expressing its wonder at the Incubators. The collective unconscious of the Incubators stared as a plan started to be formed deep in its mind, away from the thoughts of the Anti-Spirals.

"Yes. There is indeed a way we can solve two problems at once with this new information. He may not have as much potential as Madoka, but he could be very useful if handled correctly."

"AH-CHOO!" Kamina sneezed himself awake. Which he considered odd, as something like that has never happened to him before waking up. There were a few geezers down in Jiiha village that spouted some crap about sneezing when someone was talking about you, but what moron would believe a story like that? He sat up and stretched. Man did sleeping on that sofa feel good! Ten times better than those hard floors and dirty sheets in Jiiha village! He got up and took another look outside. This world looked even more beautiful in the morning than it did at night. The longer he looked at it though, the more the realization sunk in his mind.

Him being here alone meant Simon was still back in his world. This kind of view was the kind of thing he wanted to share with his bro. This was the world they wanted to live in. Seeing all this beauty all by himself made him feel a twinge of emptiness inside. It almost made him want Simon to hurry up and die so he could come here share this view with him. But he immediately shoved that horrible thought outside of his mind and practically cursed himself for even daring to think that. He still had a fight to finish and a world could take back.

"Simon…" Kamina thought to himself. "Wherever you are right now, I hope you're still fighting the good fight. You better still be believing in the Simon that believes in you buddy!" He put his right fist to his chest as he gazed outside the window. His thoughts were cut short when he heard Mami come downstairs.

"Oh! Good morning Kamina-san, I didn't realize you were awake."

"A man rises bright and early to face the dangers ahead of him!" He replied with his usual bravado. In truth though, he decided not to sleep in as a force of habit. Back in his world, they had to be prepared for any possible beastman attack, so waking up early was usually a priority. Mami went inside the kitchen to make something for breakfast, when a thought suddenly came to Kamina's mind. "Hey blondie, I've been thinking. If these witches are such a massive pain the butt, then shouldn't someone be responsible for them showing up?"

"I told you last night Kamina-san. Witches are creatures born from curses."

"I know that! I'm saying that what if there's somebody out there making those curses to send them here?" Kamina replied.

"It's not as simple as you think Kamina-san." Replied Mami as she finished washing her hands and went into the fridge to get food ingredients. "Kyubey explained it to me. The witches are born from the darkness in people's hearts. No one is intentionally creating them for anyone's despair or pleasure."

"Well if that's the case, then why doesn't one girl just up and wish for all the wishes to be gone and never come back? What then?" Kamina replied. He was starting to get frustrated by all these rules that created witches. Unfortunately another one came his way.

"That's another thing Kyubey explained to me." Mami replied as she mixed all the ingredients together and turned on the stove. "While Kyubey can grant any wish, the power that creates that wish comes from the magical girl. A wish like that would require a lot of potential in a magical girl. If there isn't enough, it could be very dangerous for their body." She finished as she started mixing the pancake batter.

Kamina frowned. There she went mentioning that fuzzball again. He didn't like that thing. Not one bit. Not its ugly mug, not its soulless eyes, nothing about it seemed trustworthy. Now that he thought about it, it made sense that he would go after young girls who would probably believe anything it told him. He knew it was hiding something, just like that priest in Forehead Boy's village. Speaking of him, that black-haired girl from last night really reminded Kamina of him. Her expression was cold, but he could see determination in it. Why did she sound so adamant in preventing Madoka from making a contract? Kamina put his hand to his forehead.

Could he not catch a break? At least when fighting the beastmen everything was clear! They caused trouble, so team Dai-Gurren take them down. Simple. But with these witches everything was one big freaky mystery with all these rules and regulation and mystery! How in the world could he and Mami take them all down for good? He responded to that thought with the thought that he always used to solve problems. By kicking logic out and doing the impossible! He was going to get to the bottom of this, and nothing was going to stop him!

"Kamina-san! The pancakes are ready!" Mami's voice chimed from the kitchen as she brought in the food. When Kamina took a look at it, he couldn't believe his eyes. The sight of those "pancakes" or whatever they were looked amazing. They were so slick and flat. They had a golden brown color that seemed to shimmer in the light of the sun! Forget what he thought earlier. Nothing but his empty stomach could stop him. They both immediately dug in.

"Man, I gotta hand it to ya blondie!" Kamina said after he finished eating. "You sure know how to make a dish that can refill a man's soul!"

"I'm glad you enjoyed it Kamina-san." Mami replied smiling. "I've always had a talent fo- is it really that late?" She looked up at the clock. Kamina turned around and looked at it as well. The two hands on it were directly facing up. Kamina at least recognized what that meant. It was noon.

"Holy crap! So much for waking up early! And here I thought that I had the hang of that back when fighting the beastmen!"

"We were both up late last night. I guess we lost track of time. It's a good thing school is out today or I could have been in trouble." Kamina was about to ask what a "school" was when there was an incredibly loud banging on the door, followed by shouting.

"Mami-san! Mami-san! Come quickly!" It was Madoka's voice. She sounded really panicked. Mami ran to open the door. When she did, she found Madoka at the door panting, as if she had run a long distance really fast.

"Madoka, what's the matter?"

"A grief seed is going to go off by the hospital! Sayaka-chan and Kyubey are in the middle of it so they wouldn't lose track of the witch!" Kamina looked dumbfounded after hearing that excuse of a plan.

"Why the hell would she do that? What, does she think the enemy's gonna just sit and wait for us to show up?!" Kamina replied, grabbing his cape and sword.

"No. It takes a bit of time for the witch to appear in the labyrinth when it hatches from a Grief Seed." Mami replied, putting her shoes on. "If we hurry, we can make it. Where is the seed?"

"It's at the hospital!" Mami sighed. Thankfully, the hospital was not too far away from her apartment. She, Kamina, and Madoka ran at full speed. Kamina had to force himself to slow down so he could trail behind them. He couldn't even ask what a "hospital" was as they were running so fast that talking would only serve to slow him down. Thankfully, it only took about fifteen minutes to reach this place. It was a massive white square building that reached the sky. Kamina looked at the massive structure in awe. Finally a building he could stand under without having to worry about it turning into a gunmen piloted by a beastman!

"Gotta say, this place looks even more amazing up cl-" He stopped mid-sentence as he just barely saw Mami and Madoka walking into a strange symbol on the wall before they had disappeared inside it. To his shock, the symbol started disappearing too! "What the hell?! Hey wait up!" He shouted as he dive-bombed into the symbol before it closed completely. It's what he had to do, but he'd be dammed if it didn't hurt when he landed on the ground inside. When he looked up, the sight was not a pleasant one.

There were giant bottles with scissors inside them everywhere. There were multicolored tables and giant distorted sweets floating everywhere. It was like a jumble of a disturbed child's nightmare along with whatever strange things this "hospital" had. He looked forward to find that Mami and Madoka were walking ahead of him. He made a mental note to stop paying attention to the decorations of these crazy places and focus more on the task at hand. He ran forward to catch up with them.

"You guys gotta learn how to slow down! You're forgetting that I'm still new to these kinds of places!" Said Kamina. Mami and Madoka turned around, but something was off, Mami had a serious expression on her face.

"I thought I told you I didn't want to see you again." She stated. Kamina was about to angrily retort at that before a different voice came in.

"I will be the one to hunt this prey." Kamina turned around and was surprised to see the black-haired girl from last night walking towards them. "You three should leave this place."

"Miki-san and Kyubey are waiting for us in there, so I don't think I'll be accepting that offer." Mami sternly replied. Kamina spoke up as well.

"Yeah, what she said kid! Our friend is in there and probably about to become the dinner of some monstrosity right now!" Kamina replied, pointing his finger at the black-haired girl. Plus we were here first! So I suggest you-" Once again, Kamina could not finish his sentence as an array of ribbons seemingly appearing out of nowhere enveloped the girl, restraining her arms and legs from moving. Kamina looked around to see that Mami had her hand outstretched. "Nice going there blondie! That ought to take care of her until we finish up business!"

"No Kamina-san." Mami replied with a kind tone, but a stern expression on her face. "I'm sorry Kamina-san, but it would be best for you to stay here with her." Kamina's expression went from confidence to shock in that one single second.

"What the hell?! No way am I letting you take that thing on by yourself!" He cried out. "We're the invincible team Dai-Gurren! No sane team member would let their friends fight alone!"

"And no sane team member would force a person who can't fight into a dangerous one." Mami replied. "You not getting hurt when we first met was pure luck. This isn't a familiar, it is a witch this time, and they are much more dangerous."

"You say that, but you're letting Madoka come along, and she's even younger than you!"

"But she has the potential to become a magical girl Kamina-san. You don't. If something were to go wrong, Madoka could make her contract with Kyubey and help out. But it won't come to that, as I'll have the witch defeated within minutes."

"Look, I like your style, but don't think that I can't hold my own in a fight just because I'm not one of you blondie!"

"I'm sorry Kamina-san, but I am doing this for your own good." Mami turned around and summoned more ribbons behind them. Creating a wall dividing Madoka and her between Kamina and Homura. "I'll be back soon enough." She said as she turned around and left as Madoka looked back and somewhat reluctantly followed her.

Kamina did not accept that. He unsheathed his sword and slashed at the ribbons. But that did nothing but create more to replace them instantly.

"Dammit blondie! You don't know what the hell you're doing!" Kamina yelled out as he continued to fruitlessly slash at the ribbons. He didn't care if they kept coming back, he'd find a way through and join the fight!

"Give it up." Replied the black-haired girl. "I've been tangled by her ribbons before. You have no chance of getting through. You can't save her anyway. Her fate is now sealed." Kamina looked confused at that and walked right up to her.

"What the hell are you talking about kid?" Kamina shot back at her. Homura remained silent. Kamina was about to start demanding answers some more, when a certain little white fuzzball's voice spoke up.

"She is correct. Mami Tomoe will die here." Kamina looked behind him to find that Kyubey was standing in the exact spot where he was slashing at the ribbons. To say he was dumbfounded was an understatement. Wasn't he supposed to be with Sayaka? What was he doing here?! "But Mami Tomoe is wrong about one thing. I have taken notice to the amount of power inside you Kamina."

"Oh yeah?! What's it to you fuzzball?" Kamina shouted and shoved his face in the creature's face once again.

"Do you want to change Mami Tomoe's inevitable fate? I could help you accomplish that." Replied the small creature, once again not showing any emotion in its face. "All you need to do, is make a wish, and I will grant it for you and make you a magical boy!"

"Don't listen to it!" Homura shouted. "You'll seal your own fate along with hers!"

Gobsmacked, Kamina couldn't even say something to the fuzzball's words. He only stared at the thing in anger. Did that fuzzball really think that the mighty Kamina was that gullible? No. It may not be apparent to the naked eye, but Kamina had quite a few brains as well as he did brawn. No way was he going to cause himself to essentially be put on some kind of life support with those dark seeds of thei-

Another thought immediately crossed his mind as he thought that. Thinking about that just now gave him an idea. A sly smile crept across his face the more he thought of it.

"Yeah…that could actually work! By doing this, I may just be able to find out what that fuzzball's up to with the other girls while tricking it at the same time!" His sly smile turned into a massive grin as he spoke.

"All right, fuzzball! You want to grant my wish? Fine then! You better dig the wax outta those ears of yours and listen up! Cause here's what I need to help!"

What happened next, was something that Homura could never see coming.

Mami and Madoka had finally made it to Sayaka and Kyubey. They had arrived just in time. The witch was about to appear before them according to Kyubey. Suddenly, a strange doll-like creature had appeared before them. Mami knew that was her target. With a renewed sense of confidence that she had received from Madoka, she went at it quickly. She whacked it with her muskets and shot it against the wall. As it fell to the floor, Mami summoned ribbons to launch into the air, and used her favourite attack on it.

"TIRO FINALE!" She shouted as she fired the massive bazooka at it. She thought for sure that victory was in her hands, but then something happened. Red ribbons suddenly wrapped around the doll and its head started to enlarge. Without having any time to react, the witch counterattacked. A massively long black head with a white clown-like face shot out of the doll at an incredible speed. It opened its massive jaws, readying itself to bite.

"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK!"

Before Mami could get decapitated by the witch, a massive object struck the witch in the side of its head, knocking away from her. Everything was a blur as it happened so fast. The voice that came from the object had another thing to say as well.

"HANDS OFF THOSE SWEET LITTLE GIRLS PUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!"

It sounded like the massive flying object had struck the witch again as another loud sound was heard. When Mami came to, she realized what had just happened, and what was about to happen to her. She looked at her savior in a completely stunned state. What she saw was a giant red and black mechanical humanoid creature. It was just as tall as the witch, and it appeared to have two faces. One on its chest, and one on its giant helmeted head. The face on the chest had two massive triangles similar to the glasses that Kamina wore. Then it hit her. Kamina was inside that thing.

Indeed he was, and the grin on his face was very, very wide.

"I hope you're ready for round two! Because you're about to face the wrath of the mighty Kamina, and the hope for humanity that is GURREN LAGANN!"

This was only one of the scenes that I had been anxious to write about in this fic. There will be much more to come.

But now it seems that the Anti-Spirals and the Incubators are plotting something! And it would seem that Kamina has a plan of his own for the Incubator! But why would he make a contract with Kyubey? Why does he have Gurren Lagann? You'll find out next chapter :)

Next Chapter: The Drill is a Man's Soul!