IT'S SHOWTIME: KAMEN RIDER WIZARD MAGICA!

So many times! I had done this so many times! And yet nothing had changed! In fact each time it just got worse. Losing Madoka the first time was heartbreaking enough but to lose her over and over again! I couldn't take it anymore! How could I have any hope!? Madoka was my hope!

I fell to my knees and watched as my Soul Gem was beginning to crack. Well, I guess this was it. My despair had reached its breaking point. If I became a Witch then all my pain will be over. I would be rid of whatever humanity I have and become a creature of despair and spread my despair to others. I guess this is my punishment for trying to change the inevitable.

As the cracks on my Soul Gem started to spread, I looked up at the sun. There was an eclipse. I guess the darkness would become my blanket as I was devoured by it. I closed my eyes, waiting for the end.

But then my eyes snapped open! No! No, I could not give up! I shouldn't give up! I still had a chance! I still had hope! I could still fight and change Madoka's destiny! I focused on Madoka, focused on the girl who gave me hope. I was not going to give up! She never gave up! Even after knowing the ultimate fate of a Magical Girl, Madoka still fought Walpurgis Night!

My Soul Gem then began to shine with a bright light and then after that…

Nothing.

When I woke up, Walpurgis Night was gone. However, Madoka's body was still there. So cold. I remember how she died. She begged me to destroy her Soul Gem before she turned into a Witch. The Soul Gem, literally the crystallization of her soul, was broken by me because she didn't want to become a monster. But by killing her, I became a monster.

Wait, my Soul Gem was cracking, wasn't it? How come I was still here then? This didn't make sense at all.

"You've managed to hold onto hope in the midst of despair," someone spoke and I turned to see someone standing behind me. He was a man, and dressed in white robes with golden trim. He also wore a hood and his face was covered with an amber-colored mask. White strips of metal formed eye-like shapes on the mask. He sported a metal belt with a hand-shaped buckle and a chain of ornate rings hung from the belt.

"Who are you?" she asked. The mysterious man didn't answerer and then she saw a magic circle appeared at his side. Magic? Magic and he wasn't a Magical Girl. The centre of the circle resembled his mask and the rings that rotated around the centre seemed to be marked with symbols representing the phases of the moon. He reached into the orange magic circle and pulled out a device which resembled his belt but without the belt strap. He tossed it to me.

"Use this to change their fate and give them hope," he told me. "Now, come. You have much to learn."

"Wait!" I said. "Who are you?"

"You may call me the White Wizard," he said. "And I know who you are, Homura Akemi."

I stared at the device in my hand which had a hand-shaped ornament on it. How could something like this help me change fate?

"What about Madoka's body?" I asked.

"Her body will be found but it is no longer your concern. Now, come with me. There is much you need to learn about your new power, Homura Akemi."

What new power? What was he talking about? Well, considering I had nothing else I could do, I followed. I did glance back at Madoka's body and whispered, "I'm sorry."

(IT'S SHOWTIME)

The Witch Charlotte, in her worm form, opened up her mouth wide, exposing her teeth, as Mami stood frozen before her. Madoka and Sayaka could only watch in horror as their new blonde friend was about to be eaten.

She first met Mami when she and Sayaka were at the mall. They ended up in a Witch's Barrier but Mami came and saved them. They were also introduced to Kyuubey too who told them they had potential to be Magical Girls.

Of course, both Madoka and Sayaka weren't ready to make a contract. They were still frightened. Now, they were regretting their decision of not making a contract sooner and becoming Magical Girls who could have helped Mami.

Now, Mami was going to die.

Or was she?

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Gunshots were heard and Charlotte was pelted with bullets. This served to take her attention away from Mami and she looked to see who had dared to shoot her.

Standing on top one of her cake towers was a girl with long dark hair and dressed in the same uniform as Madoka and Sayaka. However, the uniform was accessorized by a belt with a hand-shaped buckle.

"Homura-chan?" Madoka blinked.

Homura's expression was stoic but it was also complemented with determination. Charlotte then went to take a bite out of Homura.

"Homura-chan, watch out!" Madoka shouted.

Homura just put her right hand over her belt and there was an exclamation of, "Driver On, Please!" coming from out of nowhere. Her belt was engulfed in light and changed, becoming bulkier and made of metal but with the hand-shaped buckle still in the same position. Reaching down, Homura flipped the switched which made the hand-shaped buckle which pointed to her right point to her left.

Homura aimed her strange gun which also had a hand-shaped attachment to it, only it was closed. She fired bullets at Charlotte's face, enough to stun her. She then smiled and put her left hand over the belt buckle.

"Flame, Please! Hii Hii…Hii Hii Hii!" She then pointed her left hand forward as an elaborate red magic circle appeared, with flames licking its edges. Homura then jumped through it and when she exited and landed on the soft, pastry floor, she had changed.

From head to toe she was clad in a black bodysuit which concealed her form. A chain of rings hung from her belt. Her chest was covered in red gem-like armour which was a long line down the middle with three sections on each side that were rectangular, but slightly askew. His shoulders were covered in black armor with silver edges that were decorated with dragon-like crests. From his waist hung a robe-like fabric which was red on the inside but black on the outside. It made her look like she had coat tails. Her wrists and ankles sported bands that were the same ruby red as her chest plate. Finally, her head was concealed by a silver helmet which had a ruby red faceplate decorated like the ring he wore, sporting metal lines making it appear as if it had large eyes with antennae rising from the forehead.

"Now, it's show time," the transform Homura Akemi declared as she glared at the Witch.

Sayaka, Madoka and Mami gaped at the transformation. This was not a regular Magical Girl transformation. Kyuubey watched in curiosity, wondering what this new variable was.

As Homura now had Charlotte's attention, the Witch dashed towards her to eat her. However, Homura proved to have better reflexes than Mami and far too agile as she leapt over the Witch and landed behind her. Charlotte's worm-like body curved and went straight for Homura's back.

"Homura-chan!" Madoka cried. Homura simply switched a ring with another on her chain and changed the position of her belt buckle again before holding her right hand over it.

"Defend, Please!"

There was that voice again. The magic circle appeared again, as flaming as before, and Charlotte ran right into it face first. She shrieked at the fire which burned her. Homura then switched out the right on her right hand with another before holding it in front of her belt buckle.

"Big, Please!" The magic circle, this time without the flames, appeared before Homura again. She then punched into it and a gigantic version of her arm shot out the other side.

"WOAH!" Sayaka exclaimed as the giant arm flew out and the giant fist smashed into Charlotte, sending her flying. "What is that!?"

"It's magic," said Kyuubey.

"I guess it's time we finish this," said Homura, speaking for the first time since her transformation. She switched rings again and put her right hand over her buckle.

"Bind, Please!"

She pointed at Charlotte and multiple magical circles appeared around her. Chains shot out of the magic circles and wrapped around Charlotte, binding her in place, along with the doll she was attached to. She struggled to break herself free.

"Witch, it's time for you to be free of your despair," said Homura as she switched her ring again. "This is the finale." She put her right hand over her belt buckle for the final time in this battle.

"Very Nice! Kick Strike!" The magic circle appeared under her feet, flames flaring out from it. "Fabulous!"

She twisted on the spot, to allow the magical energy to distribute evenly. Moving to a crouch, she allowed her right foot to be covered in flaming energy. When it looked like her leg was actually on fire, she charged forward before doing a front flip on her hands which positioned her with her back facing Charlotte. She then kicked off the ground in a high back flip, positioning herself for a corkscrew kick. The chains prevented the Witch from moving as a red magic circle appeared above her. Homura came down with her foot extended, striking the centre of the circle. The entire construct ignited with fire energy before stretching to allow the blow to land on Charlotte's body.

There was an explosion like a bomb just went off. Charlotte was engulfed as the flames completely swallowed her. Once the flames and smoke cleared, Homura scanned the spot and picked up what she was looking for.

It was Charlotte's Grief Seed.

"Well, that's that," said Homura and a magic circle rose up from the floor to sweep upwards, stripping her of her armor. She then looked to see Madoka, Sayaka and Mami staring at her.

It wasn't long before the Witch's Barrier vanished and they were back in the real world, outside the hospital.

"Homura-chan?" asked Madoka as she approached them. She looked to Mami and gave her a nod. Mami seemed to blush a bit.

"Here," Homura said as she gave Mami the Grief Seed. "You're going to need that."

"Hey, wait!" Sayaka said to Homura. "That was so awesome! How did you do that!?"

"It's just something I can do," said Homura.

"Are you a Magical Girl like me?" Mami asked.

"No, she isn't," answered Kyuubey who perched himself on Madoka's shoulders. Homura's eyes were narrowed as she looked at Kyuubey and her fists were clenched but she stayed her hand. "Who are you and where did you get that power?"

"Kyuubey, this is Homura-chan," Madoka introduced.

"Oh, the new kid," Sayaka remembered. "Anyway, that was pretty cool what you did!"

"I think you mean 'hot'," Homura joked.

"So, where did you get that power?" Kyuubey asked again.

"My hope," said Homura cryptically and she turned to walk away. She stopped and look over her shoulder to tell Madoka and Sayaka, "Oh, Madoka and Sayaka, if you know what's good for you then you shouldn't make a contract with Kyuubey."

"Connect, Please!"

Before Sayaka and Madoka could ask what she meant. A magic circle appeared in front of Homura and she stepped through it, vanishing from sight.

KAMEN RIDER CHROME: An experimental pilot for a new fic I might do or might donate to someone else. Anyway, how did you guys like it? I sure hope you enjoyed it because this idea has been haunting me for weeks.