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

Chapter 5

Pic: Nishi Yoshida

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When we got back to school it was already pretty late and school was ending in a few minutes. Kyoko flopped on the grass, hair everywhere while eating a pocky stick.

I lay down next to her while we waited for time to go by, I had lots of time to think about everything.

"I'm worried about ya" she said resting her arm over her eyes.

"Why?"

"You've been trying to figure everything by yourself.. Remember we're a team now.."

"Do you know the situation?"

"I do, well at least I think I do" she says getting up to her elbows.

"Care to explain?"

"I'm not sure of anything yet... So I got nothing to tell ya"

"I see"

Kyoko got up quickly as everyone started to leave, she probably went to find the other girls.

I went to my locker, got my things and simply left since there was nothing else left to do. As I walked home I heard noises coming from an alley. Strange noises are normal here.

I shrugged it off until I got a gut feeling, it was bad. I went down the alley quietly as the sounds disappeared.

"Hey" a familiar voice says coming out of the darkness

I turn around and immediately hug her, letting my guard down and completely ignored why I came here in the first place.

"We thought you disappeared for good ... " I said to her

"Ayami is still alive you idiots, you buried her" Matsushita spat with such venom

Shock washed over me as I stepped away from Matsushita.

"Go. Get. Her" she said

"She turned into a witch, Matsushita, and she died.... Disappeared to be forgotten" I say

"Now think... Why am I still here?"

"Just watch Madoka from a distance this time" I turn on my heel and start to walk off

"She's alive... Because of our foolishness" I heard her say making me stop

I turn sideways looking at her to continue her speech.

"Her wish... Was to be invincible ... Live forever, heal, powers so strong, she wished for all of that... And my wish was for her to be sealed as a split personality, an alter"

"How does that mean she's alive?"

"This has happened before"

I turn and start to walk away again.

"Sorry about Chiyo.." I say leaving

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"WHAT?!?!" Kyoko, Kanna and Sayaka said tripping over each other

"Are you sure Homura-chan?" Madoka said

"Yes, Matsushita and Ayami are alive" I say

"But what does go get her mean?" Mami asked

"I remember her saying something like we had buried her"

"We buried Chiyo not Ayami" Kyoko spoke and everyone's face dropped

"We did put a stone with her name on it next to Chiyo" said Sayaka

"She turned into a witch and disappeared with her labyrinth" I stated

"Start helping and stop being like this" Kanna looked at me

I looked at her before realising how negative I was being towards this situation.

"We shouldn't be arguing about this, the main point is where is she?" Sayaka had a point.

"I knew that would throw you guys off" Matsushita appeared on the roof of our school.

"Explain yourself!" Kyoko yelled

"Ayami is alive, Kei currently has her as i recently found out"

"Why does Kei have Ayami? More importantly how does she have her?" Mami questioned

"You'll find out soon enough" Mastsushita says before falling off the side of the building alarming Kyoko.

Kyoko looked over the side but nothing was there from her expression.

"Damn that masked kitty, got me for the second time!" She said before biting her apple.

"Well I guess we should pay Kei a little visit now should we" Sayaka left us early as she had a dentist appointment

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After school we decided to meet up at the fountain around 6 pm for witch and nightmare hunting as well as hunting Kei down.

As soon as everyone appeared including Nagisa, we headed out.

It didn't take long to find Kei and her group, they were fighting a witch not really trying. Then I noticed there was only seven of them.

No ones POV

"Junko!!!" Nishi yelled crying

"Shut up she can't hear you Nishi!" Torry spat cutting off the tip of Albtraum in der Nacht's tail.

Albtraum in der Nacht roared and the once magical girl Junko fell off her snakes head.

Kei caught her with her strings just in time but Junko now was a doll, stitched up everything and was hideous. Junko slowly turned to ash slipping through Kei's strings.

The other girls viciously fought the snake while Torry, Kei and Nishi just stood there shocked.

"A little help please!" Miyoko cried getting crushed from the giant snake.

Kei finished up the kill with her strings, slicing the snake up finely.

Homura, Kanna, Nagisa, Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka and Madoka just stood there soaking up just what happened.

"What do you want?" Kei says as the labyrinth disappeared.

"Ayami" Homura stated firmly

No one could tell if Kei was effected in anyway with what just happened with Junko.

Kei ignored her answer and disappeared along with the other girls. Madoka cried in Mami's arms as she couldn't bare the thought of another magical girl dead.

"Umm girls ... Isn't that Ayami?" Mami speaks up pointing to the magical girl on the street light.

"Ayami!" Homura shouted

Ayami dropped from the street light and collapsed, Kei never had Ayami. Matsushita became suspicious now to Mami and Homura.

"She's alive..." Madoka said kind of shocked

"I'll carry her" Homura picked up the body and they were off.

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"Hey! She's waking up!" Kyoko said shaking Sayaka awake making her fall off the bed.

"Ooouch!!!" She said before getting up to her knees to look at Ayami.

"HOMURA!" She yelled and she came running in with the others.

Ayami looked at everyone before getting up slowly.

"What's going on?" Madoka asked innocently

"I ... I don't remember a thing..." Was the first thing she said

"Matsushita's wish is getting in the way... I think it's time we relocate her" Kyoko says