The Canine witch darted forward. If it's speed had been fast before, it more was like a bullet now. It crashed into Homura before she could blink, her reaction time not fast enough as vicious spit dripped from a maw that was mere moments from tearing into her face.

Homura froze up as it descended. All rational thought gone, all plans lost, only a single thought entered her head, a sudden dazzling realisation.

I can't go ba-

Mami's reaction time, however, was just right.

"Legare!"

The witch, torn from Homura, skidded to the other side of the room, rolled over the remains of a familiar, and crashed into a now dented wooden wall. As ribbon bindings exploded from the bullet, it began to struggle, teeth gnashing and cotton candy spinning wildly, only for another cry of "Legare!" and more ribbons shooting from the wound of the howling, screaming witch.

Mami outstretched a hand to the downed magical girl, a smile drawn on her lips. "While it may be faster, it's also sloppier."

Homura's hand hung in the air as she hesitated for a split second. But ultimately, she took Mami's hand. Mami's eyes lit up at the gesture. "Let's finish this, Akemi!"

But the witch was not done yet. Mami's ribbons were devastated as volleys of bows gushed forth so suddenly that the duo had to jump into the air to avoid the first salvo. Weapons were drawn and fired as hundreds of tiny projectiles rained down around them, slicing into the already damaged wood with loud splintering crashing.

Just as suddenly as it started, the onslaught stopped. And for a split second, they hovered there about to fall.

Candy floss exploded out from the beast's form, swirling forward and desperately pushing the duo away from the wounded witch.

With a great echoing crash, the walls exploded, and candy floss spilled out across the rest of the barrier, washing their surroundings into a realm of dazzling lights.

More familiars suspended above them in glass tubes, immobile and still.

Unlike the witch.

Homura fired an arrow as it dashed through the sticky remains, the witch's eye now completely revealed as it sprinted towards her, it's mouth stretching from ear to ear. The arrow crashed against it's bare shoulder, causing a chunk to rip off, and red stuffing gushed from the wound.

Ignoring the gash, it barreled forward clumsily. Another gunshot, and it's left leg was gone.

Another arrow. It crashed to the ground, barking, growling, and screaming, and wobbled back to it's remaining feet as it tried to thrash aimlessly towards them in a last ditch effort to win.

"Let's end this before it can surprise us again." Mami turned to her protegee, her guns drawn and a determined grin on her face. Homura nodded, readying her bow, now taking aim alongside her senior.

With one last push, the witch suddenly shot up, hurtling wildly towards the two puella magi, mouth open, teeth glinting-

"Tiro Tempora!"

Purple and yellow projectiles shot forward, striking the witch dead on target. A great purple bubble formed around it's rabid form, yellow ribbons wrapped around it's lashing body, securing it in mid air. The witch howled loudly in distress and desperation.

The witch, now bound by Mami's ribbons and stopped by Homura's arrow, gave them the perfect opportunity to strike. As the two of them quickly darted in circles, arrows and bullets struck the edge of the bubble and froze in place as they entered it's circumference. Within the span of a few seconds, the bound witch was soon surrounded by a second bubble of pure explosive force.

With her sharp skills, Mami called forth a defensive wall of ribbons to act as a makeshift bunker.

Within a few breaths, the bubble dispersed.

And the witch was torn to stuffing filled shreds.

beta work by the amazing Celine!/Cheesecakewitch!