Puella Magi: The 8th magical girl crisis [[HOLD]]

Chapter 4

Pic: Ima Shinanami

*dream*

"Hey! Sen!" Junko says jumping around my dad's ruined church for Sen who had taken her apple.

"Oi! Don't hurt yourself" Ima calls out

"I wanna join in!" Nishi yelled in excitement running after Junko and Sen who had left the church.

"Gosh... Such trouble makers.." Kei smiled she had just asked me to join the team. At first I didn't want to be in a team, magical girls aren't suppose to be friends.

"Well I'm going to keep an eye on them" Torry said something worth hearing for once.

I sat down on the old table looking at the other girls eating their apples and smiled. This was our first day together... I wonder how many more days we'll be together?

"Have you ever heard of Akari or Hikari?" Miyoko asked me

"Huh?" Kei shot Miyoko a glare silencing her.

"Akari? Hikari?"

Kei sighed, "Walpurgisnatch is the neighbouring town's toughest witch.. She's coming soon... Akari/Hikari is this town's toughest witch..."

I remember Homura telling me about this, about Walpurgisnatch. Homura knew about it because of what she went through... Why does Kei know?

"How do you know about Walpurgisnatch?" I ask giving her a look.

"Homura... Anyway Aubartiliah Que Sluv is Akari/Hikari... Our town's witch"

Why do I even trust these guys? They're so mysterious, we just like met a few hours ago and now here I am their 9th member.

"Umm... It's getting late.." Hanako started

"It's just 3 o'clock"

"We should get going" Kei says hopping off the table while the others stared at her.

"See ya later" she smiled and the other girls followed her I wonder why they're leaving early

I've only known them since 6 am this morning so I shouldn't question them since I don't know them well enough. I walked them out of the church.

All the commotion outside stopped in an instant and they all disappeared from my sight in a second. Now I'm curious... What are they doing?

~•~•

I'm an idiot! I screamed in my head as I ran out of breath through the dark tunnels, water splashing with each step. They were hot on my heels I could tell from the laughter getting closer. Why the hell did I come here? Why did I even join this insane group?! Blood rushed out everywhere leaving a trail in the water. Ill never escape until the bleeding stops!

I cursed myself until something or someone grabbed my leg, I twist around on my heel and kick the living daylights out of Kei Itatori. She stuck up for me and Hanako a lot through out the day...

"Kei!" I yell

"Kyoko... " her fingers moved quickly wrapping me up in her strings.

I fell into the ankle deep water and struggled but looked up when I heard splashing coming closer. Torry was charging at me with her axes rapidly.

"Ahhh!!!" She screamed as she was going to slam the axes down onto me.

*end*

I woke up shocked from remembering our first and last day together... It was a horrible experience.

I had followed them to somewhere in the tunnels of the city, I never expected something sinister going on. They kidnapped and butchered magical girls slowly and painfully. They even got their filthy hands on me that's why blood was spilling out of me like a fountain.

Ruthless magical girls..

I get up and take a walk around the city thinking about all the stuff that has happened to us all. It was around 6 am when I got back to a frantic Sayaka.

"Oi what's with you?" I ask

"SCHOOL!" She said with a mouthful of toast.

"Yah!!" I yelled as she knocked me over while trying to get her socks on.

"You're in my way"

I push her off me and decide to get changed... When is the holidays?!

•••

"... And that is why you should marry a guy who appreciates your cooking! And likes his eggs the way you do them!" I rest my head on the desk while the teacher goes on and on.

"Akemi-San! Sakura-San!" She yelled making me sluggishly get up.

"Yes?" Homura said

Oh.. We're screwed...

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN?!?!" She sobbed and I sweat dropped.

We sat back into our seats and listened to the teacher go on and on about boys and fried eggs. It seemed like dinner time when she had finished the class and it was period 1.

I went off to my next class with Madoka and fell asleep for the whole period. When I woke up it was recess, finally!

Homura's POV

Who could be controlling this situation?

How are they controlling this situation?

Why are they controlling this situation?

I had so many questions to ask but there was no one to ask them to. No one I knew had answers, I had to find the answers myself...

I walked to the roof top and had recess with Madoka and the others up there.

"Homura-chan are you okay?" Madoka said

I didn't know how to respond to her question but something came up saving me from her question.

"A witch, north from here" I say quickly getting up and transforming.

I went to deal with the witch with Kyoko only, the others had to attend class.

When we entered the labyrinth other magical girls were already there fighting.

"Why are they here?" Kyoko spat

Junko fired a diamond arrow at the witch's face making her scream in rage while Kei tied her down. Hanako was spreading her explosive dust around her minions and Ima helped the dust spread. Nishi, Torry and Miyoko sliced the witch's head off with ease.

Sen took the grief seed for herself and they finished up.

"The next seed is mine!" Nishi yells waving her nearly black grief seed in the air to show them.

"Hey! This is our territory!" Kyoko shouted.

They glared at us before speaking.

"It's our territory now, we don't need you here" Sen said before leaving with the others.

I had to cut Kyoko off before she could go after them and do something stupid.