Magia Exedra Story Transcripts/Wraith Arc Main Story - Wraith

Episode 1

♪ Musical track: [ her wings]
(Narration) Madoka Kaname	Thank you, Homura.
(Narration) Madoka Kaname	You really have been my very best friend, haven't you?
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...... But...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...you no longer have a place to go home to...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...and you'll be separated from everyone you love...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...to live trapped all alone in a place like this forever?!
(Narration) Madoka Kaname	It'll be all right. I know it'll be all right.
(Narration) Madoka Kaname	Let's believe.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	(Wait... Don't go...)
(Narration) Homura Akemi	(Madoka!)
♪ Music stops.
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♪ Musical track: Venari Strigas
Mami Tomoe	How's it going on your end? Can you sense any Wraiths?
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah...but not the right one.
Kyoko Sakura	Hyah!
Kyoko Sakura	They're everywhere.
Kyoko Sakura	If we take them on one by one, we'll be here forever.
Kyoko Sakura	How could I let my prey slip the net...
Mami Tomoe	There's no point dwelling on it now.
Mami Tomoe	Just stay calm and continue the hunt.
Mami Tomoe	It couldn't have gone far.
Sayaka Miki	*Chuckle*
Sayaka Miki	I got here ahead of her?
Sayaka Miki	It must be my lucky day.
Sayaka Miki	Now then...
Sayaka Miki	Time to show 'em what I'm made of!
Kyoko Sakura	Wha—!
Mami Tomoe	Really?! Where are you?
Mami Tomoe	Understood. I'm on my way!
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? Hey...
Kyoko Sakura	Oi, Sayaka!
Kyoko Sakura	Spill the location to me, too, you brat!
Sayaka Miki	Sorry, no scrubs allowed!
Sayaka Miki	It's freezing!
Sayaka Miki	What is this? More miasma?
Sayaka Miki	Must be the giant Wraith...
Sayaka Miki	(It might get away again if I wait for Mami to turn up...)
Sayaka Miki	...Yeah. This needs to end now!
Sayaka Miki	Even if I have to do it alone!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_everyday1
Kyoko Sakura	Hmph. So?
Kyoko Sakura	How you plan on makin' this one right, then?
Kyoko Sakura	Huh, Sayaka?
Sayaka Miki	Sorry.
Kyoko Sakura	SORRY?!
Kyoko Sakura	You think sorry's gonna cut it when you just lost us our big score?
Sayaka Miki	Hey! It's not like it's only my fault.
Sayaka Miki	If you hadn't gone off on your own...
Sayaka Miki	...we wouldn't have had to hunt down this Wraith in the first place!
Sayaka Miki	I was just helping to clean up your mess!
Kyoko Sakura	Ngh...
Kyoko Sakura	That's a whole different matter!
Kyoko Sakura	Don't go gettin' cocky with me!
Sayaka Miki	Yeah, like I'm the only cocky one!
Kyoko Sakura	Come on then. You want a piece of me?
Sayaka Miki	You won't be acting so tough in a minute!
Mami Tomoe	Ahem...
Mami Tomoe	That's enough, you two.
Mami Tomoe	When the three of us agreed to work together...
Mami Tomoe	...we promised not to fight with each other. Remember that?
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka, Kyoko, you're both to blame for what happened today.
Mami Tomoe	As am I, for the miscommunication.
Mami Tomoe	Our teamwork was so atrocious...
Mami Tomoe	...that failure was pretty much inevitable.
Mami Tomoe	So instead of wasting time on pointless arguments...
Mami Tomoe	...maybe we should try to tackle the fundamental problem at hand.
Mami Tomoe	Just off the top of my head...
Mami Tomoe	...we could try to settle our differences over a nice cup of tea, for example...
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Oh, forget it!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Salve Terrae Magicae
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	"Wraiths"...
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	Mysterious life forms invisible to humans.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	They fill this world with a miasma exuded from their bodies...
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	...ever growing, ever multiplying, feasting on people's emotions in the dead of night.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	It is our duty as Magical Girls to defeat them.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	"Magical Girls"...
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	A group of girls tasked with fighting Wraiths in exchange for a wish.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	They dedicate themselves to this endless battle, all for the sake of their own hopes and prayers.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	As payment for the miracle they received, they must fight until their very last breath, when their souls fade to nothing.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	And in our town of Mitakihara...
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	...there are girls who were granted miracles, and now fight Wraiths each day.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	There is me, Mami Tomoe.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	My junior, Sayaka Miki.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	And Kyoko Sakura from the next town over.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	We joined forces, each harboring our own hopes in our hearts...
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	...and carried out the mission we had been tasked with.
(Narration) Mami Tomoe	Or so we thought...
Kyubey	Oh boy...
Kyubey	Will those two never stop their pointless bickering?
Mami Tomoe	I know. It's giving me a headache.
Mami Tomoe	The Wraiths' miasma is getting thicker and more potent each day. It's growing dangerous.
Mami Tomoe	Yet it's like those two simply refuse to acknowledge the danger.
Kyubey	The giant Wraith is the main source of your unease, I assume?
Kyubey	It looks different from the others, and appears to be shrouded in a powerful miasma.
Mami Tomoe	Yes. To be honest, I think we really screwed up by letting it get away earlier.
Mami Tomoe	Although the Wraith left us alone this time...
Mami Tomoe	...it was emitting such a strange miasma...
Mami Tomoe	...that I'm positive it's going to do some serious damage if we don't handle it soon.
Mami Tomoe	Besides...
Mami Tomoe	I can't shake the feeling that something terrible is about to happen.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Scaena Felix
Sayaka Miki	*Sigh*...
Sayaka Miki	I'm done. I can't even move a muscle.
Kyoko Sakura	You know...
Kyoko Sakura	You could always take some of that energy you direct at me and point it at the Wraiths for a change.
Sayaka Miki	Yeah, right back at you.
Sayaka Miki	Whewww!
Kyoko Sakura	Here.
Sayaka Miki	Huh?
Kyoko Sakura	Look...I'm sorry.
Kyoko Sakura	Today was my fault.
Kyoko Sakura	So go on. Take one.
Sayaka Miki	I don't want any.
Kyoko Sakura	Why not?
Sayaka Miki	I'm on a diet.
Kyoko Sakura	...... Oh, right.
Sayaka Miki	Anyway... I really screwed up today, too.
Sayaka Miki	So I guess we're even.
Kyubey	If you intend to fight that Wraith...
Kyubey	...you'd better sort out your teamwork first.
Mami Tomoe	Yes, I know.
Mami Tomoe	It's not like they actually hate each other. It's just...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Postmeridie
Kyubey	You look tired for this early in the day, Sayaka.
Sayaka Miki	Yeah, well...
Sayaka Miki	Eep?!
Sayaka Miki	Oh, Mami? What's up?
Mami Tomoe	Oops, sorry for startling you.
Mami Tomoe	It's nothing important, but I wanted to talk.
Mami Tomoe	Would you say you've gotten used to the Magical Girl life now?
Mami Tomoe	Heehee. Yes, I'm afraid that's just how it goes.
Mami Tomoe	By the way, what do you think of Kyoko?
Sayaka Miki	Huh? Her?
Sayaka Miki	She sure has a mouth on her.
Sayaka Miki	But I don't really mind working with her.
Sayaka Miki	Oh...
Sayaka Miki	Sorry...
Mami Tomoe	But I'm sure that with a little compromise and training...
Mami Tomoe	...we could become an incredible team.
Mami Tomoe	Call it the intuition of a veteran.
Sayaka Miki	So, get this...
Sayaka Miki	The club friend my senpai invited along is a total pain in the you-know-what!
Sayaka Miki	She's constantly ignoring her own faults, all the while criticizing the heck outta me.
Hitomi Shizuki	I'm so jealous you made a new friend.
Sayaka Miki	Friend? HER?
Hitomi Shizuki	Is she not one?
Sayaka Miki	Not on your life!
Hitomi Shizuki	But, Sayaka...
Hitomi Shizuki	You always seem so happy whenever you talk about her.
Sayaka Miki	Huh? I do?
Sayaka Miki	Well... Never mind that.
Sayaka Miki	It's been forever since we've walked home together like this.
Sayaka Miki	And you, like, never come to me for advice! So what's up?
♪ Music stops.
Hitomi Shizuki	Right...
Hitomi Shizuki	I...
Hitomi Shizuki	There's something really important I wanted to talk to you about.
♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Sayaka Miki	Ah!
Sayaka Miki	Th-thank—
Kyoko Sakura	Get your head in the game, or they'll gobble you up!
Sayaka Miki	......
Mami Tomoe	You two! I need more time!
Mami Tomoe	Will you keep the Wraiths busy for a while?
Kyoko Sakura	Hmph! I don't take orders...from YOU!
Mami Tomoe	Thanks!
Mami Tomoe	Now to end this!
Mami Tomoe	Tiro Finale!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Conturbatio
Mami Tomoe	Grief Cubes... There are fewer than I'd hoped.
Mami Tomoe	Okay, let's purify our Soul Gems.
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka, hold out your hand.
Sayaka Miki	Nah, I'm fine. You use them, Mami.
Sayaka Miki	I hardly did any of the work today.
Sayaka Miki	Besides, my Soul Gem's not even that cloudy...
Mami Tomoe	But...
Kyoko Sakura	She said she was fine. Use 'em, Mami.
Kyoko Sakura	SHE barely even showed up.
Kyoko Sakura	I didn't say anything earlier...
Kyoko Sakura	...but honestly, you've been a total airhead lately.
Kyoko Sakura	Spacin' out all over the place.
Kyoko Sakura	You think it's okay to slack off just 'cause no one's tellin' you what to do?
Kyoko Sakura	I dunno what's goin' on with you, but you seriously need to get it together.
Kyoko Sakura	Leave your personal issues at the door, okay? You're draggin' us all down.
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko, you're being a bit—
Sayaka Miki	Nah...
Sayaka Miki	She's right. This was my bad. I'm sorry, Mami.
Sayaka Miki	I was totally caught up in my thoughts, so I couldn't focus on the fight at all.
Sayaka Miki	But I'll get my head in the game for next time, I swear.
Sayaka Miki	I'll work harder and make sure I'm not dead weight!
Mami Tomoe	Listen, Sayaka...
Mami Tomoe	A battle with a Wraith is also a battle with your own mind.
Mami Tomoe	A Magical Girl's strength doesn't just come from her latent ability and prowess.
Mami Tomoe	The most important thing when fighting a Wraith is your strength of will and strength of mind.
Mami Tomoe	If you underestimate the importance of this...
Mami Tomoe	...you could easily give the Wraiths an opening...
Mami Tomoe	...no matter how powerful your magic.
Mami Tomoe	Wraiths don't necessarily only target regular humans.
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka...
Mami Tomoe	You've seen what the Wraiths do, how they steal people's emotions... So you must know, right?
Mami Tomoe	It would be dreadful for a Magical Girl to lose herself to a Wraith.
Sayaka Miki	......
Mami Tomoe	Sorry. I didn't mean to get so preachy.
Mami Tomoe	In any case, what matters for you right now is taking time to rest and recuperate.
Mami Tomoe	Let's all go home and recharge for tomorrow, okay?
Sayaka Miki	Okay.
Sayaka Miki	Thanks, Mami.
Sayaka Miki	......
Sayaka Miki	(A battle with your own mind?)
Sayaka Miki	(Kyosuke... I...)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Anima Mala
Kyoko Sakura	You're hung up on Hitomi Shizuki and that boy, right?
Kyoko Sakura	There's no point cryin' over spilled milk.
Kyoko Sakura	You're better off just forgettin' about him.
Kyoko Sakura	You don't need some callous boy so oblivious that he can't even see your devotion to him.
Sayaka Miki	Stay outta this, okay? It's none of your business.
Sayaka Miki	Was there something else you wanted?
Kyoko Sakura	Hmph. Let me give you a little tip.
Kyoko Sakura	A way to make Hitomi Shizuki totally forget about the boy.
Kyoko Sakura	It's simple.
Kyoko Sakura	All you have to do is let a Wraith consume her emotions.
Kyoko Sakura	Mami just warned you what'd happen, right?
Kyoko Sakura	Once your mind's been consumed by a Wraith, you're basically a walkin' zombie.
Kyoko Sakura	Your rival in love...
Kyoko Sakura	...wouldn't be remotely interested in him anymore.
Kyoko Sakura	It's not like gettin' attacked by a Wraith would kill her, right?
Kyoko Sakura	So just lure her over, and...
Sayaka Miki	Tch...
Sayaka Miki	And you call yourself a Magical Girl?
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? So what if I do?
Kyoko Sakura	I'm giving you this advice outta the goodness of my own heart.
Kyoko Sakura	'Cause you're too much of a wimp to—
Sayaka Miki	I don't want your stupid advice!
Sayaka Miki	......
Sayaka Miki	Ah...
Sayaka Miki	I'm such an idiot.
Sayaka Miki	I thought you were my friend.
Sayaka Miki	I was almost ready to believe you got where I was coming from.
Sayaka Miki	But clearly, I was wrong.
Sayaka Miki	You're the worst kind of Magical Girl. All you care about is what's in it for you.
Kyoko Sakura	This comin' from the girl who can't even keep her own emotions in check?
Kyoko Sakura	Don't get cute with me, Sayaka.
Sayaka Miki	I can SO keep my emotions in check!
Sayaka Miki	I know myself better than anyone!
Kyoko Sakura	Tch. That's the whole problem...
Sayaka Miki	Okay then...
Sayaka Miki	I'll prove it to you right now! The hard way!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ a human bullet]
Sayaka Miki	!
Kyoko Sakura	What's wrong, wimp?
Sayaka Miki	AGHHH!
Sayaka Miki	Hngh...nghh...
Sayaka Miki	...!
Kyubey	Aren't you going to stop them?
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	It would be easy enough for me to step in...
Mami Tomoe	But...
Sayaka Miki	Augh!
Kyoko Sakura	...It's OVER!
Kyoko Sakura	Your Soul Gem...
Kyoko Sakura	Wha...
Kyoko Sakura	!!!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Incertus
Sayaka Miki	There!
Sayaka Miki	I win!
Sayaka Miki	Face it, you lost to me!
Sayaka Miki	I guess that makes you the wimp after all.
Kyoko Sakura	Hey! Wait!
Sayaka Miki	For Mami's sake...
Sayaka Miki	...I'll continue to work with you as before.
Sayaka Miki	But don't EVER bother me again, okay?
Sayaka Miki	Promise.
♪ Music stops.

Episode 2

♪ Musical track: Cor Destructum
Hitomi Shizuki	I've decided I'm done with lying to myself.
Hitomi Shizuki	I will confess my love to Kamijo after school tomorrow.
Hitomi Shizuki	You are a precious friend to me.
Hitomi Shizuki	That's why I don't want to cut in or take him away from you.
Hitomi Shizuki	I will wait one full day for you.
Hitomi Shizuki	So please decide what to do so you won't have regrets, Sayaka.
Hitomi Shizuki	Decide whether you want to confess your feelings to Kamijo, or not...
Sayaka Miki	(Hitomi loves Kyosuke?)
Sayaka Miki	(I need to confess my feelings?)
Sayaka Miki	(And I only have one day to decide?)
Sayaka Miki	(......)
Sayaka Miki	(This is all way too sudden...)
♪ Music stops.
Kyubey	Sayaka!
Sayaka Miki	...! Kyubey...
♪ Musical track: [ short action]
Kyubey	Go back to the shopping center immediately!
Sayaka Miki	The shopping center? Why?
Kyubey	Did you really not notice?
Kyubey	There's a powerful miasma emerging!
Kyubey	It will take a while for Mami and Kyoko to get there! So come with me, quickly!
Sayaka Miki	O-okay!
Sayaka Miki	......
Kyubey	...There it is.
Sayaka Miki	(Hitomi?!)
Kyubey	Hurry! With so many people around, that thing could do a whole world of damage!
Kyubey	Sayaka? Is something wrong?
Sayaka Miki	Nope... All good!
Sayaka Miki	Here I go!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Sayaka Miki	(Here I am! Come fight me!)
Sayaka Miki	Ack! Why you!
Sayaka Miki	Ngh...
Sayaka Miki	Take this!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Confessio
Kyubey	Phew, that was a close call. I'm glad you're okay.
Sayaka Miki	Right...
Sayaka Miki	Let's go, Kyubey...
Sayaka Miki	(Wait... Is that Kyosuke?)
Sayaka Miki	(...?)
Sayaka Miki	(What are they talking about?)
Sayaka Miki	(I can't hear a word from here.)
Sayaka Miki	(Hitomi?)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Conturbatio
Sayaka Miki	(Hitomi... Why?)
Sayaka Miki	(She promised to wait a day... She lied to me?)
Sayaka Miki	(No, I'm being an idiot.)
Sayaka Miki	(I can't go doubting my friend like that!)
Sayaka Miki	(Besides, I'm never gonna be able to confess to Kyosuke anyway.)
Sayaka Miki	(Not as long as I have this duty to perform for his sake...)
Sayaka Miki	Oh no... I'm late for the meetup time!
Sayaka Miki	I have to hurry...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Incertus
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka's pretty late...
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah, it's been over an hour now. Wonder where she's slackin' off.
Mami Tomoe	I'm worried.
Mami Tomoe	Something might have happened to her.
Kyoko Sakura	Nah, you're bein' overprotective.
Kyoko Sakura	She's probably just sulkin' about yesterday.
Kyoko Sakura	I bet she's just feelin' too ashamed to face us.
Mami Tomoe	That reminds me.
Kyoko Sakura	About what?
Mami Tomoe	Tell me about Sayaka's Soul Gem.
Kyoko Sakura	Huh?! Wh-what do you...
Mami Tomoe	Honestly...
Mami Tomoe	How many times have I told you not to fight? You just don't learn.
Mami Tomoe	Did you really think you could keep it from me?
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? W-wait a minute...
Kyoko Sakura	Are you sayin'...that you know what happened last night?
Mami Tomoe	I know everything. That's why I'm asking.
Mami Tomoe	Seriously...
Mami Tomoe	I never thought I'd hear you say something so un-Magical-Girl-like.
Mami Tomoe	Just when I thought you'd cleaned up your act, too.
Kyoko Sakura	...!
Kyoko Sakura	I was just teasin' her a little!
Mami Tomoe	A little?
Kyoko Sakura	Okay, so maybe I went too far...
Kyoko Sakura	I didn't realize...
Kyoko Sakura	...it would deplete her Soul Gem like that.
Mami Tomoe	...... I knew it.
Kyoko Sakura	You...did? Then...you don't think that it's strange?
Kyoko Sakura	Even with the whole love rival thing...
Kyoko Sakura	...a Soul Gem shouldn't get depleted that quickly.
Mami Tomoe	No, you're right.
Mami Tomoe	The thing about Sayaka is...
Mami Tomoe	...she's been going off and fighting Wraiths on her own, without telling us.
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? Why would she do that?
Mami Tomoe	You know how we let that giant Wraith get away before?
Sayaka Miki	Sorry, Mami.
Sayaka Miki	If only I hadn't jumped the gun...
Mami Tomoe	I think the responsibility weighed on Sayaka much more than we realized.
Mami Tomoe	So she's been working herself to the bone, trying to loosen the Wraiths' hold over Mitakihara.
Mami Tomoe	That's likely how she's now able to match you, despite only doing this for a relatively short time.
Mami Tomoe	As leader, I probably should have put a stop to it...
Mami Tomoe	...but I couldn't let her efforts be for nothing.
Mami Tomoe	With the Wraiths growing in power, and us struggling enough as it is...
Mami Tomoe	...I found myself unable to say anything, even though I knew what she was up to.
Kyoko Sakura	!
Kyoko Sakura	What're these for?
Mami Tomoe	Take them.
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka can be as stubborn as you are.
Mami Tomoe	She'd never accept them from me.
Kyoko Sakura	So you're leavin' them with me instead?
Mami Tomoe	It's up to you to decide when to use them.
Mami Tomoe	Now, here are your orders.
Mami Tomoe	Go apologize to Sayaka right now, then bring her back to me.
Mami Tomoe	The Wraiths attack when they sense any emotional instability.
Mami Tomoe	I saw her heading toward the industrial area this evening.
Mami Tomoe	You're quick on your feet, Kyoko, so you should be able to get to her in time.
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah, yeah, some excuse that is. You just wanna dump the difficult job on me.
Mami Tomoe	Get running, Kyoko.
Kyoko Sakura	!!!
Kyoko Sakura	W-watch it!
Mami Tomoe	Go help Sayaka. I'm counting on you!
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah, yeah...
Kyoko Sakura	No need to tell me twice!
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	*Sigh*
Mami Tomoe	Whether it's good luck or bad...this is perfect timing.
Mami Tomoe	I just wish it wasn't only Wraiths that pay me this much attention... Ah well, I have a duty to perform.
Mami Tomoe	For peace in Mitakihara... And for those two.
♪ Musical track: Venari Strigas
Sayaka Miki	(They just keep on coming...)
Sayaka Miki	(...even though there's no one around for them to prey upon...)
Sayaka Miki	(What is going on?)
Sayaka Miki	!!!
Sayaka Miki	......
Sayaka Miki	(Could they be targeting...? Oh...)
Mami Tomoe	Wraiths don't necessarily only go after regular humans.
Sayaka Miki	So you feed off Magical Girls' emotions too, huh?
Sayaka Miki	I heard there are two types of emotions that Wraiths feed off.
Sayaka Miki	Positive emotions...and negative emotions.
Sayaka Miki	You want my emotions? Go ahead.
Sayaka Miki	Help yourselves...
Sayaka Miki	...to all my negativity!
Sayaka Miki	(That's it... Don't feed off Hitomi's emotions...)
♪ Music stops.
(Narration) Sayaka Miki	(Consume my mind instead... ......)
♪ Musical track: [ a human bullet]
Sayaka Miki	K-Kyoko...
Kyoko Sakura	Let's get outta here!
Sayaka Miki	Huh?!
♪ Music stops.
Sayaka Miki	L-let go of me!
Sayaka Miki	We can't bail when the enemy's right there! How can you...
Kyoko Sakura	......
♪ Musical track: Confessio
Kyoko Sakura	Sorry.
Sayaka Miki	I told you to let me go!
Sayaka Miki	Why are you even here?
Sayaka Miki	You promised to leave me alone!
Sayaka Miki	Nothing to say, huh?
Sayaka Miki	Look, I appreciate your help and all...
Sayaka Miki	...but if there's nothing else, can I go?
Kyoko Sakura	Hey...
Sayaka Miki	That Wraith from before...
Kyubey	Sayaka, Kyoko!
Kyubey	This is no time for quarreling! Mami is in trouble!
Kyoko Sakura	...Tch.
Kyoko Sakura	What's she gotten herself into now?
Kyubey	Just follow me!
Kyubey	The giant Wraith's appeared.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Pugna Cum Maga
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	(This is bad.)
Mami Tomoe	(This Wraith's miasma is so thick that I can't even see what I'm aiming at.)
Mami Tomoe	(And it's too cold to use my binding magic...)
Mami Tomoe	(This is going to be rough...)
Mami Tomoe	(...but I have to try!)
Mami Tomoe	?!
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko!
Mami Tomoe	A-and Sayaka?!
Mami Tomoe	You made it!
Mami Tomoe	Good to see you...both?
Mami Tomoe	...... Kyoko...
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, one Sayaka delivered, as promised, right?
Kyoko Sakura	See? All good.
Sayaka Miki	...... What are you talking about?
Sayaka Miki	I chose to come here, to help Mami.
Kyoko Sakura	Pfft. This is the thanks I get for bailin' you out?
Kyoko Sakura	Wonderful.
Mami Tomoe	Well done, Kyoko.
Mami Tomoe	Now, are you both prepared to follow my instructions for once?
Kyoko Sakura	Yup.
Sayaka Miki	Yes!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ touch-and-go]
Mami Tomoe	Then let's work as a proper trio and bring down this Wraith for good this time!
Mami Tomoe	I'll keep firing at it until it recoils...
Mami Tomoe	Once we have an opening, Kyoko, you seal the Wraith in a Labyrinth.
Kyoko Sakura	Got it.
Sayaka Miki	And me?
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka, you wait next to me.
Mami Tomoe	I want you to finish off the Wraith once it's sealed in Kyoko's Labyrinth.
Sayaka Miki	That's...it?
Mami Tomoe	That's it. But it is the most dangerous of all the roles.
Mami Tomoe	I'll assist you as much as I can, but be careful.
Mami Tomoe	You are pivotal to this plan, Sayaka.
Mami Tomoe	I believe in you.
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	Now.
Mami Tomoe	Let's get started!
♪ Musical track: [ a human bullet]
Sayaka Miki	M-Mami!
Mami Tomoe	I'm fine!
Kyoko Sakura	This is no time to stop and gape!
Mami Tomoe	(The attacks have stopped.)
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko! Time to get rid of this thick miasma!
Mami Tomoe	All right!
Mami Tomoe	Great job! Now!
Kyoko Sakura	Go!
Kyoko Sakura	Sayaka!
Sayaka Miki	Aaagh!
♪ Music stops.

Episode 3

♪ Musical track: [ a human bullet]
Mami & Kyoko	...?!
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	No way... It bested us...
Mami Tomoe	It escaped your Labyrinth like it was nothing. We underestimated it...
Kyoko Sakura	I can't believe it got away again.
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, um, Mami... Where's Sayaka?!
(Narration)	Sayaka!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Conturbatio
Sayaka Miki	(Ah...)
Sayaka Miki	(I'm done for...)
Sayaka Miki	(All my precious memories, tearing apart...)
Sayaka Miki	(Crumbling...)
Sayaka Miki	(Bit by bit, everything fades from importance...)
Sayaka Miki	(So this is how it feels...to have your mind consumed...)
Sayaka Miki	(Hitomi...)
Hitomi Shizuki	Good morning, Sayaka.
Sayaka Miki	(Kyosuke...)
Kyosuke Kamijo	Do you want to try listening to it too, Sayaka?
Sayaka Miki	My wish...
Sayaka Miki	To see Kyosuke play the violin...
Sayaka Miki	...just once more...
Mami Tomoe	Things were not looking good for a moment there...
Mami Tomoe	I am Mami Tomoe.
Mami Tomoe	A Magical Girl responsible for protecting Mitakihara, just like you.
Sayaka Miki	(Mami...)
Mami Tomoe	Allow me to introduce you.
Mami Tomoe	I've asked her to join us in our Wraith hunts.
???	Her? But she's a total newbie!
???	I heard you became a Magical Girl for someone else's sake?
???	That's so stupid!
???	A Magical Girl is supposed...
(Narration) Sayaka Miki	(Who was that? I...I don't...)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ she has a heart]
Kyoko Sakura	YOU IDIOT!
Kyoko Sakura	Don't let the Wraith consume your emotions!
Kyoko Sakura	DO something about it!
Kyoko Sakura	HEEEY! SAYAKAAA!
Kyoko Sakura	Was your wish really so insignificant...
Kyoko Sakura	...that you don't care if you turn into Wraith fodder?
Kyoko Sakura	If you turn into an empty shell, who am I s'posed to argue with?
Kyoko Sakura	Who do I chase kills with and clown around with?
Kyoko Sakura	And how will I kill time if I don't have a newbie to pick on?
Kyoko Sakura	Plus, we'll never get to make things right with each other!
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	I said some horrible things about your best friend.
Kyoko Sakura	...... I'm really sorry about that.
Kyoko Sakura	I was just jealous.
Kyoko Sakura	The thing is, I...
Kyoko Sakura	...I really wanted to be friends with you.
Kyoko Sakura	I know we haven't known each other that long...
Kyoko Sakura	And at first, I thought you were just another idiot like me.
Kyoko Sakura	But not anymore.
Kyoko Sakura	So please... Don't let the Wraith get you.
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko...
Sayaka Miki	(Idiot.)
Sayaka Miki	(You're always like this.)
Sayaka Miki	(Only ever turning up to pick a fight.)
Sayaka Miki	(You haven't said anything even remotely important.)
Sayaka Miki	(At a time like this, it's just not fair...)
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	Is she...gone...?
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_confront
Mami Tomoe	!
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka?!
Sayaka Miki	I'm sorry.
Sayaka Miki	I failed another important mission...
Mami Tomoe	Don't say that!
Mami Tomoe	You tried your best, Sayaka!
Mami Tomoe	I know what you've been up to, Sayaka. How you've done so much more—
Sayaka Miki	Wait, Mami. Don't say it.
Sayaka Miki	I guess you were watching over me...
Sayaka Miki	...while I did my "training" in secret.
Mami Tomoe	...!
Sayaka Miki	For all the good that training did me. I failed, time and time again.
Mami Tomoe	But that doesn't matter!
Mami Tomoe	The Wraith escaped, but we can try again.
Mami Tomoe	And we can keep trying until we defeat it.
Sayaka Miki	And Kyoko!
Kyoko Sakura	Saya...
Sayaka Miki	Sorry for always getting riled up.
Sayaka Miki	But I'm still mad at you for what you said about Hitomi.
Kyoko Sakura	......
Sayaka Miki	I want to patch things up.
Sayaka Miki	Once we defeat all these Wraiths, we should hang out...
Sayaka Miki	Throw a lonely hearts party or something.
Sayaka Miki	And our competition isn't such a bad thing...
Sayaka Miki	But I want to get to know you in a different way...
Sayaka Miki	...not just as members of the same team.
Sayaka Miki	Because you're my friend, too.
Kyoko Sakura	...... Well, duh.
Kyoko Sakura	So come back, Sayaka!
Mami Tomoe	Let's all go have a nice cup of tea.
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka...
Sayaka Miki	All right!
(Narration) Sayaka Miki	I choose to hope!
Sayaka Miki	(This time...)
Sayaka Miki	(...I have to show them what I'm capable of!)
(Narration) Sayaka Miki	I'll keep defeating Wraiths until my last breath.
(Narration) Sayaka Miki	I am a Magical Girl!
Sayaka Miki	It's...not over yet.
Sayaka Miki	I won't give up hope until the very end.
Sayaka Miki	My wish and my feelings are mine and mine alone!
Sayaka Miki	I WON'T LET THE WRAITHS...
Sayaka Miki	...TAKE THEM!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Ave Maria
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_sorrow
Kyoko Sakura	Where's Sayaka?
Kyoko Sakura	What happened to her?
Mami Tomoe	She's gone.
Mami Tomoe	Led away by the indelible Law of Cycles...
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka...
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka used up all her remaining power in that last attack.
Kyoko Sakura	That idiot!
Kyoko Sakura	She didn't have to sacrifice herself just for some boy she liked!
Kyoko Sakura	Idiot... Just when we finally had a chance at being friends...
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	Madoka...
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Homura?
Mami Tomoe	Who on Earth...
Kyoko Sakura	...is Madoka?

Episode 4

♪ Musical track: Postmeridie
Kazuko Saotome	All right then, everyone...
Kazuko Saotome	Now that that's out of the way, let's welcome our new transfer student!
Kazuko Saotome	Come on in, Miss Akemi!
Homura Akemi	My name is Homura Akemi. Nice to meet you.
Kazuko Saotome	Miss Akemi has been in the hospital for a while due to a heart condition.
Kazuko Saotome	She was originally supposed to transfer...
Kazuko Saotome	...to Mitakihara Middle School three weeks ago...
Kazuko Saotome	...but she wasn't quite well enough.
Kazuko Saotome	So her start date was pushed back to today.
Kazuko Saotome	I'm counting on all of you to make her feel welcome.
	Hey, Homura.
	What was your last school like?
	Your hair's so pretty...
	How do you take care of it?
	And I love your ribbon! It's so cute!
Homura Akemi	I'm sorry...
Homura Akemi	I'm not feeling so good...
Homura Akemi	Would it be okay if I got some fresh air?
	Sure, let me show you the way.
Homura Akemi	It's fine, I've got it.
	......
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	Ngh...
♪ Musical track: Taenia Memoriae
Mami Tomoe	I've been waiting for you, Homura.
Mami Tomoe	Are you feeling any better now?
Homura Akemi	Yes, thank you.
Homura Akemi	I'm sorry. I haven't been pulling my weight as a Mitakihara Magical Girl...
Homura Akemi	I've left it all to you for far too long.
Homura Akemi	If only I'd gotten to you sooner last night...
Mami Tomoe	It's fine. Don't worry about it.
Mami Tomoe	What happened to Sayaka was our responsibility, not yours.
Homura Akemi	By the way, Kyoko. Are you a student here now?
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? Oh...
Kyoko Sakura	No chance. I just borrowed this uniform.
Kyoko Sakura	Mami said she wanted to meet you here for a strategy meetin'...
Kyoko Sakura	...so I put this on to sneak in.
Kyoko Sakura	You wouldn't catch me goin' to school.
Kyoko Sakura	I don't even have any friends here.
Homura Akemi	So, what was it you wanted to talk about?
Mami Tomoe	Right, let's get down to business...
Mami Tomoe	It's about Sayaka. I imagine you can already tell where this is going...
Mami Tomoe	...but we need to discuss the giant Wraith that's appeared in Mitakihara.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	"Witches" no longer exist in this world.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	"Girls who make a contract to make their prayers come true..."
(Narration) Homura Akemi	"...become Magical Girls..."
(Narration) Homura Akemi	"...tasked with defeating Wraiths that infest this world."
(Narration) Homura Akemi	This is the rule of this world.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	This is the way of things, that Madoka Kaname achieved at the cost of her own life.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	"All Magical Girls who make the contract will turn into Witches."
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Looking back at the cruel fate of the past world...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...the laws of this world, where we can fulfill our duty until the very end without losing hope...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...must surely be a source of salvation to the many Magical Girls here.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Madoka Kaname was my only friend and confidant.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Now, there are no more Witches. Nor is there any more trace of Madoka's life on Earth.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Only one person remembers the miracle she brought to pass for the Magical Girls.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Me.
Mami Tomoe	Homura?
Homura Akemi	Sorry, I got a little lost in thought there.
Homura Akemi	So?
Mami Tomoe	This is kind of important, you know...
Mami Tomoe	Look, I'm sorry to ask this after you just recovered...
Mami Tomoe	...but you have to be on your guard when it comes to that Wraith.
Mami Tomoe	It will still be hiding somewhere in the city...
Mami Tomoe	...so if you encounter the giant Wraith, don't act alone.
Mami Tomoe	Report back to us first.
Mami Tomoe	Understood?
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ fateful #1]
Kyubey	You seem very motivated today, Homura Akemi.
Kyubey	I'm glad to see you back to your old self.
Kyubey	But I hope you're not overworking yourself.
Kyubey	It's a Magical Girl's duty to give herself a little rest.
Kyubey	As much as I'd love to see the world rid of more Wraiths...
Kyubey	...it would be a huge blow to lose such a valuable Magical Girl.
Kyubey	You need to learn to pace yourself.
Homura Akemi	Mind your own business, Kyubey.
Homura Akemi	I don't fight for you... I fight for my own reasons.
Homura Akemi	It's my choice how I use my power.
Kyubey	Ah, I see...
Kyubey	You're doing this for Madoka Kaname.
Kyubey	How devoted you are.
Homura Akemi	You don't believe me, do you?
Kyubey	Not especially.
Kyubey	But that doesn't mean I'm not intrigued.
Kyubey	The idea that the phase change between hope and despair...
Kyubey	...that is ultimately eradicated by the unknown concept of the Law of Cycles...
Kyubey	...could actually be used as cosmic energy... It's fascinating.
Kyubey	But your fantastical tale is just that. One great big fantasy.
Homura Akemi	How many times do I need to tell you? It's not a fantasy, it really happened.
Homura Akemi	I know it did.
Kyubey	So you say, but you have no way to prove it.
Kyubey	If there was just one shred of evidence that this event really took place...
Kyubey	...my opinion would be very different on the matter.
Homura Akemi	Such as?
Kyubey	You once told me...
Kyubey	...about how the Law of Cycles was brought into being.
Kyubey	About the magic shield used to weave fate...
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	Look at me like that all you like; I can't use that power anymore.
Homura Akemi	All I have now...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Homura Akemi	(...!)
Kyubey	Another Wraith!
Kyubey	Be careful, that is some thick miasma!
Kyubey	(No, this...)
Kyubey	Homura, wait!
Kyubey	I know where this miasma is coming from...
Kyubey	Homura! It's the giant Wraith Mami warned you about!
Kyubey	This is what killed Sayaka.
Homura Akemi	......
Kyubey	Withdraw for now and call Mami. You shouldn't—
Homura Akemi	I don't need them.
Homura Akemi	I can do this on my own.
Homura Akemi	(Madoka...)
Homura Akemi	(Lend me some of your power...)
♪ Music stops.
Kyubey	Well, that was a surprise.
Kyubey	I had no idea you were hiding such magic within you.
Kyubey	Homura Akemi... Your...
Kyubey	That power...
Homura Akemi	!
Homura Akemi	Tch...
Homura Akemi	(Oh no...)
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, Mami... Is that...
Mami Tomoe	No doubt about it. I know that miasma...
Mami Tomoe	(Homura, did you...)
Homura Akemi	Ngh...
Homura Akemi	(Huh? I'm...safe?)
Homura Akemi	(The Wraiths...)
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	(What's going on?)
Homura Akemi	(Where did all the Wraiths go?)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Quamobrem?
(Narration) ???	...ra...
(Narration) ???	Homura...
(Narration) ???	I'm sorry...
(Narration) ???	I have to go meet all the others.
(Narration) ???	I'll see you again one day, too, Homura.
(Narration) ???	So I'll say good-bye, but just for a little while.
Homura Akemi	Madoka...?
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	Homura!

Episode 5

♪ Musical track: Signum Malum
Homura Akemi	*Huff* *Puff*
(Narration) ???	...ra...
(Narration) ???	Homura...
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	Madoka?
Homura Akemi	Madoka? Are you here?
(Narration) ???	It's me. I'm here...
Homura Akemi	Are you really Madoka?
(Narration) ???	This way... Homura...
Homura Akemi	Wait! Don't leave me!
Homura Akemi	Madoka!
(Narration) ???	I've been waiting for you...
(Narration) ???	We finally meet again...
♪ Music stops.
(Narration) ???	Homura...
Homura Akemi	(...Where am I?)
Homura Akemi	......
♪ Musical track: Desiderium
Mami Tomoe	Homura. You broke your promise.
Mami Tomoe	I told you the giant Wraith was dangerous.
Mami Tomoe	I trusted you. That's why I let you go off and do your own thing.
Mami Tomoe	I'm so disappointed.
Homura Akemi	I was caught off guard.
Homura Akemi	You only warned me about one lone giant Wraith.
Homura Akemi	Had it actually been alone, I could have dealt with it myself no problem.
Homura Akemi	But nobody said anything about any other Wraiths...
Homura Akemi	Especially none so powerful as those.
Mami Tomoe	Yes, Kyubey told me what happened.
Mami Tomoe	And I am sorry for not giving you the full picture about the other Wraiths.
Mami Tomoe	Still, as much as you won't want to hear this...
Mami Tomoe	...you clearly overestimated your abilities in deciding to fight alone.
Mami Tomoe	Besides, being caught off guard is no excuse in a life-or-death fight.
Mami Tomoe	Wouldn't you agree?
Homura Akemi	......
Mami Tomoe	Anyway.
Mami Tomoe	Sorry to lecture you the moment you wake up.
Mami Tomoe	I'm really glad you're safe.
Mami Tomoe	Your injuries from the Wraiths were only minor, so I've been able to patch you up.
Homura Akemi	(Healing magic...)
Homura Akemi	...Sorry for all the hassle I caused.
Homura Akemi	I'll just be on my way...
Mami Tomoe	What?!
Mami Tomoe	Wait a minute!
Homura Akemi	Was there something else?
Mami Tomoe	...... I have so much I want to say.
Mami Tomoe	But first, there was something I wanted to check once you woke up.
Mami Tomoe	Homura...
Mami Tomoe	Could you transform into a Magical Girl for me? Right now?
Homura Akemi	Right now? Why?
Homura Akemi	...?
Mami Tomoe	Good, that all seems to be fine. Now bring out your weapon.
Homura Akemi	Hold on.
Homura Akemi	This is getting ridiculous. What is the point of all this?
Mami Tomoe	Just do it, okay?
Homura Akemi	Ngh...
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	What's wrong?
Homura Akemi	......
♪ Musical track: [ something unusual]
Mami Tomoe	You can transform, but you can't summon your weapon.
Mami Tomoe	The Wraiths must have taken some of your magic power.
Homura Akemi	...... What's that supposed to mean, Mami?
Homura Akemi	How could they take my magic?
Mami Tomoe	Strictly speaking, it's actually the source of our magic they feed off...
Mami Tomoe	Our emotional energy.
Mami Tomoe	See how your Soul Gem is shining less bright?
Mami Tomoe	But it's different from how it goes dark when you've used up your magic, right?
Mami Tomoe	The only obvious conclusion is that your magic was taken during your fight with the giant Wraith.
Mami Tomoe	Is that ringing any bells?
Homura Akemi	......
Mami Tomoe	From what I've seen, you can still transform...
Mami Tomoe	...so I don't think you're in any imminent danger at least.
Homura Akemi	They didn't just take my magic.
Mami Tomoe	No?
Homura Akemi	I don't have time to be loitering around here!
Homura Akemi	How do I get my power back?
Mami Tomoe	What?!
Homura Akemi	I have to go track down that Wraith right now!
Mami Tomoe	H-Homura, calm down a second!
Mami Tomoe	Rushing won't help us think of a solution any faster!
Homura Akemi	...?!
Mami Tomoe	Listen, I'm sorry if I stressed you out.
Mami Tomoe	Look, I've lost a little magic to the Wraiths myself...
Mami Tomoe	...but I've never seen anyone lose the ability to summon their weapon before.
Mami Tomoe	It's possible to make up for a little emotional energy on your own, though...
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	If we defeat the Wraith who stole my power, will I go back to normal?
Mami Tomoe	It's possible...
Homura Akemi	Well then...
Homura Akemi	If there's even the slightest possibility, then we should get a move on!
Homura Akemi	In the few weeks since I've been back as a Magical Girl...
Homura Akemi	...today was the first time I ever came across that giant Wraith.
Homura Akemi	Who knows when it will turn up next.
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	And how exactly are you going to fight the giant Wraith when you don't even have a weapon?
Mami Tomoe	I understand your impatience, but you need to keep a cool head.
Mami Tomoe	Running around like a headless chicken won't make things any better.
Mami Tomoe	You're lucky to even be alive right now.
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko and I are more than well aware of how strong you are.
Mami Tomoe	But at a time like this, I think you need to lean on us for a change.
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko and I will find out where the giant Wraith is.
Mami Tomoe	You just avoid going near any Wraiths until your strength returns.
Homura Akemi	But...
Mami Tomoe	No, Homura.
Mami Tomoe	This isn't a request.
Mami Tomoe	This is an order, as leader of the Mitakihara Magical Girls.
Mami Tomoe	If you're dissatisfied with my decision, we can always fight it out.
Mami Tomoe	But don't think for a second that I'll go easy on you.
Homura Akemi	...... Mami Tomoe...
Homura Akemi	I'm okay now.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Puella In Somnio
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
Homura Akemi	Mami, um...
Homura Akemi	Thank you for helping me today.
Homura Akemi	A veteran like me shouldn't be getting caught out by a Wraith. I really let myself down.
Homura Akemi	I truly am sorry for putting you through so much trouble.
Mami Tomoe	...?
Mami Tomoe	Um, Homura?
Homura Akemi	You came to my rescue...
Homura Akemi	"...and saved my life."
Homura Akemi	"If I'd been alone, the Wraiths would have stolen all my emotions by now."
Homura Akemi	Anyway, it's getting late. Fortunately, my injuries aren't too bad.
Homura Akemi	I think I'll head home before I cause you any more trouble.
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	S-sure...
Mami Tomoe	Yes... You're right...
Mami Tomoe	The one silver lining in all this is that you escaped with only light injuries.
Mami Tomoe	I trust you, but maybe ease up on the reckless stunts.
Mami Tomoe	You REALLY don't want a Wraith stealing your emotions.
Homura Akemi	Sure. I'll bear that in mind.
Homura Akemi	Good night.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Confessio
Kyubey	I know you've been through a lot...
Kyubey	But using brute-force tactics like that will only get you another lecture from Mami.
Homura Akemi	I don't care.
Homura Akemi	I'm just glad I had enough magic left to do that.
Kyubey	Hmm...
Kyubey	Unfortunately, I doubt it will be much good against the Wraiths...
Kyubey	Your memory manipulation magic, I mean.
Homura Akemi	I only expect it to have limited effects against other people, too.
Homura Akemi	At best, it's a quick fix.
Homura Akemi	I'd rather have it than not, but it's not all that useful.
Kyubey	On the other hand...
Kyubey	Your time manipulation magic must have been incredibly useful against the Wraiths. Shame you don't have that anymore.
Homura Akemi	You seem mighty interested in that particular topic...
Kyubey	Call it intellectual curiosity.
Kyubey	The ability to infinitely repeat a period of time over and over...
Kyubey	...and even temporarily stop the flow of time...
Kyubey	If such irregular magic really did exist...
Kyubey	...that is something I would've liked to study.
Kyubey	If you're ever able to use your time manipulation magic again...
Kyubey	...be sure to let me know. Although...
Kyubey	...I suppose I'll have to wait for you to get your magic powers back first.
Homura Akemi	For an entity with no feelings, you certainly know how to upset them.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	The time manipulation magic I used to use...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	The magic I abused time and time again...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	It has changed in this altered world, along with my weapon.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	In this world, I use memory manipulation magic and wield a bow.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	When I regained consciousness after parting with Madoka...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...all I had was this new magic and my memories of her.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	In fact, it's only because of this magic that I was able to adapt to the new rules of this world so easily...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...especially since I have no memory of the world that came before.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	I have no idea why my magic is different in this world.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	But I imagine it's the result of the world being rewritten by Madoka.
Homura Akemi	(Still...)
Homura Akemi	(Why can I now manipulate memories instead of time?)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Anima Mala
Kyoko Sakura	Oh!
Kyoko Sakura	Homura? I thought you got injured by the Wraith.
Kyoko Sakura	Weren't you supposed to be at Mami's?
Homura Akemi	!
Kyoko Sakura	Oh, for cryin' out—! Hey, wait up!
Kyoko Sakura	Don't go using any weird magic on me! I'm not gonna drag you back to Mami or whatever!
Kyoko Sakura	I take it you had enough of Mami's lectures and decided to sneak out?
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah, been there. It's a real pain getting busted by her, lemme tell you.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	Do you mind if I ask you something?
Homura Akemi	I've been wondering about it for a while now...
Kyoko Sakura	Um, sure? What is it?
Homura Akemi	Why have you stuck around in this town?
Homura Akemi	When Sayaka Miki...
Homura Akemi	...is no longer here.
Kyoko Sakura	Oh. THAT'S what you wanted to know?
Kyoko Sakura	It's simple. I wanna avenge Sayaka.
Kyoko Sakura	That huge Wraith got you too, right?
Kyoko Sakura	I just can't let it go until that thing's gone for good.
Kyoko Sakura	You got a problem with that?
Homura Akemi	...No.
Homura Akemi	If you're after the giant Wraith, then that makes things easier.
Homura Akemi	How about we trade information?
Homura Akemi	I also want to track it down.
Kyoko Sakura	Excuse me?
Kyoko Sakura	You better not be tryin' to snatch my trophy...
Homura Akemi	Don't misunderstand. I'm not interested in revenge.
Homura Akemi	I just want to get back what it took from me.
Kyoko Sakura	Hmm... Sounds pretty suspicious if you ask me.
Kyoko Sakura	(Although...)
Kyoko Sakura	(I am strugglin' to hunt down this giant Wraith too...)
Kyoko Sakura	Okay... I've thought about it, and I'm in.
Kyoko Sakura	But only if you let me deliver the final blow.
Kyoko Sakura	And don't get in my way.
Homura Akemi	...... *Sigh*
Homura Akemi	(So stupid...)
Homura Akemi	(I have to find them as soon as possible.)
Homura Akemi	(After this humiliation...)
Homura Akemi	(...how can I ever face Madoka?)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Scaena Felix
Mami Tomoe	*Sigh*
Mami Tomoe	(Perhaps I'm not cut out to be a leader.)
Mami Tomoe	(I really lost my temper last night.)
Mami Tomoe	(Homura must have been so shocked.)
Mami Tomoe	(I should have chosen my words more carefully...)
Mami Tomoe	(I was the same way with Sayaka.)
Mami Tomoe	(I always feel so powerless...)
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	(Kyoko, Homura...)
Mami Tomoe	(Someday, even I...)
Mami Tomoe	(No, I can't lose courage like this. I can't give the Wraiths a chance to get in...)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Cor Destructum
Mami Tomoe	!!!
Mami Tomoe	(It was only for a moment, but I swear I saw a Wraith's miasma...)
Mami Tomoe	(Was it just my imagination?)
Mami Tomoe	I'm home!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Incertus
Kyubey	So, how's your magic going?
Homura Akemi	If you already know the answer, don't ask the question.
Homura Akemi	I had hoped that some of my magic might return as the days passed...
Homura Akemi	...but even the Grief Cubes aren't having any effect.
Kyubey	At the end of the day...
Kyubey	...Grief Cubes can only remove "impurities" caused by using magic.
Kyubey	But what the Wraiths took from you was an absolute quantity of magic.
Kyubey	In other words, your magic capacity itself has shrunk now.
Kyubey	The very essence of your Soul Gem has been impaired.
Kyubey	There's no point in using Grief Cubes...
Kyubey	...on something that doesn't even exist.
Kyubey	I'm sorry to disappoint you...
Kyubey	...but I've never heard of anyone getting their magic back by defeating the Wraith that stole it.
Kyubey	As far as I'm aware, there's no way to get that magic back...
Kyubey	...other than to restore it by yourself.
Homura Akemi	Hmph. Even so, I still have to find this Wraith.
Kyubey	But no matter how hard I look, I can't find a single trace of it. This city is so big.
Kyubey	Since your magic was stolen...
Kyubey	...even the smaller Wraiths have gone quiet...
Kyubey	Perhaps...
Kyubey	...your power was their target all along.
Homura Akemi	What do you mean?
Kyubey	When you confronted the giant Wraith, you displayed some truly powerful magic.
Kyubey	Perhaps the strength of a Magical Girl's magic...
Kyubey	...is directly proportional to the strength of the Wraith she's facing.
Kyubey	It would explain why all those Wraiths closed in on you.
Kyubey	They were drawn in by your tremendous magical power.
Kyubey	In which case...
Kyubey	...perhaps it was your latent power that mobilized the Mitakihara Wraiths in the first place.
Homura Akemi	But that's... No...
Homura Akemi	Mami Tomoe...
Kyubey	I'm afraid the sooner you resign yourself to this, the better.
Homura Akemi	...
Homura Akemi	...?
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Umbra Nigra
Kyoko Sakura	We trekked all the way here, just for this?
Kyoko Sakura	Talk about slim pickings.
Mami Tomoe	They were strange times before. You shouldn't usually expect to come across that many Wraiths.
Mami Tomoe	But this is a good thing. It means less harm to the city.
Kyoko Sakura	Well yeah, I guess...
Kyoko Sakura	How long has it been since Sayaka disappeared?
Mami Tomoe	Three weeks? No... It will be a month tomorrow.
Mami Tomoe	I guess it's not something either of us will get used to anytime soon.
Kyoko Sakura	...... I wasn't tryin'...
Kyoko Sakura	...to drag the mood down or anything.
Kyoko Sakura	I mean, seriously...
Kyoko Sakura	How long are you gonna keep mopin' around like that?
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko... Can I ask a strange question?
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? Strange how?
Mami Tomoe	Hypothetically speaking...
Mami Tomoe	If you saw someone you knew to be dead...
Mami Tomoe	...what would you do?
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	HUH?!
Kyoko Sakura	What the heck are you on about? You got a fever or something?
Mami Tomoe	It's just a hypothetical.
Mami Tomoe	Like, if you saw Sayaka, or your family...
Mami Tomoe	...in a dream or something...
Mami Tomoe	...what would you want to do?
Kyoko Sakura	What would I... .......
Kyoko Sakura	No idea...
Mami Tomoe	Yeah, I figured as much.
Mami Tomoe	Sorry for bringing up such an unpleasant topic.
Mami Tomoe	It's just, I thought I had it straight.
Mami Tomoe	Things like that are just fantasy. They're not real.
Kyoko Sakura	You sure you're okay?
Mami Tomoe	I'm fine. Forget I said anything.
Mami Tomoe	Hey, starting tomorrow, let's each do our own thing.
Mami Tomoe	We still need to be careful, but working as a duo isn't very efficient.
Kyoko Sakura	Right...
Kyoko Sakura	Hey?!
Mami Tomoe	Good night.
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	She's gone already.
Kyoko Sakura	Geeze... What's with her?
♪ Music stops.
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	Who's there?
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_sorrow
Kyoko Sakura	You...
Hitomi Shizuki	Sorry for disturbing you so late.
Hitomi Shizuki	You're a friend of Sayaka Miki's, right?
Hitomi Shizuki	Sorry for never introducing myself before...
Hitomi Shizuki	I'm Hitomi Shizuki, Sayaka's classmate.
Hitomi Shizuki	I know I'm a complete stranger to you, but there's something I wanted to discuss.
Hitomi Shizuki	Can you spare me a little time?
Kyoko Sakura	(She's Sayaka's love rival...)
Kyoko Sakura	(Has she been following me?)
Kyoko Sakura	You got the wrong person I reckon. Who's Sayaka Miki?
Kyoko Sakura	Dunno anyone by that name...
Hitomi Shizuki	There's no need to pretend.
Hitomi Shizuki	I overheard your entire conversation.
Kyoko Sakura	(Tch...)
Kyoko Sakura	So what does a friend of Sayaka Miki want with me?
Kyoko Sakura	You blame me for her disappearance or somethin'?
Kyoko Sakura	Gonna turn me over to the police?
Hitomi Shizuki	...... That depends.
Hitomi Shizuki	But exposing the true culprit isn't really why I'm here.
Hitomi Shizuki	I just want to know the truth about Sayaka.
Hitomi Shizuki	It's been almost a whole month since she went missing.
Hitomi Shizuki	No one knows a single thing about her disappearance.
Hitomi Shizuki	Not her family, not her classmates. No one.
Hitomi Shizuki	I don't care how trivial it is.
Hitomi Shizuki	If you know anything about what happened, please tell me.
Hitomi Shizuki	Why did Sayaka disappear?
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	What will you do if I tell you?
Hitomi Shizuki	I told you. I just want to know what happened.
Hitomi Shizuki	If you tell me, I swear I'll forget everything I hear.
Hitomi Shizuki	I'll even forget I ever met you tonight.
Hitomi Shizuki	So there's no need to worry about revealing your identity or anything.
Hitomi Shizuki	And luckily for you...
Hitomi Shizuki	...I'm the only one who knows you ever had anything to do with Sayaka.
Kyoko Sakura	Hmph... You've got some nerve tryin' to extort me...
Hitomi Shizuki	I'm not lying to you.
Hitomi Shizuki	And please don't get me wrong.
Hitomi Shizuki	I don't think you're behind her disappearance.
Kyoko Sakura	You don't?
Hitomi Shizuki	Sayaka would talk about you sometimes. It always seemed to put a smile on her face.
Kyoko Sakura	(Sayaka talked about me?)
Hitomi Shizuki	I don't know you all that well...
Hitomi Shizuki	...but I do believe that Sayaka trusted you.
Hitomi Shizuki	And I know you were a dear friend to her.
Hitomi Shizuki	So I don't think you're to blame.
Hitomi Shizuki	In fact, I...
Hitomi Shizuki	I've always wondered if maybe...
Hitomi Shizuki	...I'm to blame for Sayaka's disappearance.
Hitomi Shizuki	I know I should really keep a confession like this to myself...
Hitomi Shizuki	...and that it's unfair to ask someone else for the answers...
Hitomi Shizuki	But even so, I have to know.
Kyoko Sakura	You're...
Kyoko Sakura	...Sayaka's best friend, right?
Hitomi Shizuki	Yes...
Hitomi Shizuki	At least, I think I am still.
Kyoko Sakura	...I see.
Kyoko Sakura	Can you really promise not to tell another living soul?
Hitomi Shizuki	I swear. Cross my heart and hope to die.
Kyoko Sakura	Sayaka...
Kyoko Sakura	...I don't know anything about you. We're complete strangers.
Kyoko Sakura	You've known Sayaka for a long time, so there's no way I know her any better than you do.
Kyoko Sakura	You were her best friend...
Kyoko Sakura	...when to be honest...
Kyoko Sakura	...I dunno if she and I could ever have been true friends.
Kyoko Sakura	Still, there is one thing I can say to her credit.
Kyoko Sakura	The reason Sayaka went missing...
Kyoko Sakura	...isn't because she despaired of this world, or felt betrayed...
Kyoko Sakura	...or any other stupid, petty thing like that.
Kyoko Sakura	The last time I ever saw her, I could swear she was smilin'.
Kyoko Sakura	Sorry, but that's all I can tell you.
Kyoko Sakura	If that's not enough for you, feel free to go to the police or whatever.
Kyoko Sakura	I just have one favor to ask...
Kyoko Sakura	The girl from earlier, the girl from Mitakihara Middle School...
Kyoko Sakura	Just forget I ever met up with her, okay? She's got nothin' to do with this.
Hitomi Shizuki	...... That's enough for me.
Hitomi Shizuki	I'm satisfied.
Hitomi Shizuki	I'll keep to my word. I'll forget everything about you and our conversation.
Hitomi Shizuki	Thank you for sharing this with me.
Hitomi Shizuki	Tch...
Kyoko Sakura	(What's she thanking me for?)
Kyoko Sakura	(Sayaka shouldn't have died.)
Kyoko Sakura	(If I hadn't been so stubborn, then her Soul Gem would've...)
Kyoko Sakura	(The one who killed Sayaka...)
Kyoko Sakura	(...the true culprit is...)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Conturbatio
???	Hey, you two.
???	Long time, no see.
♪ Music stops.

Episode 6

♪ Musical track: Terror Adhaerens
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	It can't be... Sayaka? Why are you...?
Hitomi Shizuki	Sayaka?
Kyoko Sakura	Is this...some kind of joke?
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Scaena Felix
Sayaka Miki	Nope, no joke!
Sayaka Miki	Ahaha! Did I startle you?
Sayaka Miki	To be honest, I'm stunned myself.
Sayaka Miki	All of a sudden I found myself engulfed in this bright light and sent to like, another dimension or something.
Sayaka Miki	Before I knew it, a whole month had gone by.
Sayaka Miki	Like I was spirited away...
Sayaka Miki	...or abducted by aliens or something.
Sayaka Miki	Isn't it cool? Maybe I'll go viral and get super famous and stuff!
Kyoko Sakura	Wha...
Kyoko Sakura	WHAAAT?!
Kyoko Sakura	No, no, no, no, NO! This doesn't make any sense!
Kyoko Sakura	I mean, you're supposed to be...
Sayaka Miki	...... Hitomi...
Sayaka Miki	Are you mad at me?
Sayaka Miki	Um... Sorry for getting carried away...
Sayaka Miki	If I fill you in on the full story, it'll take forever.
Sayaka Miki	I'll tell everyone the juicy details eventually, okay?
Sayaka Miki	But I haven't quite got my head around it all myself yet...
Sayaka Miki	So don't ask me any questions just yet...
Hitomi Shizuki	No, that's not it.
Hitomi Shizuki	I'm just so sorry, Sayaka!
Sayaka Miki	Huh?!
Hitomi Shizuki	I...I have to apologize to you for something!
Sayaka Miki	Um... What the...?
Sayaka Miki	What's gotten into you, Hitomi? Is this some kind of joke?
Hitomi Shizuki	It's no joke! I'm being dead serious!
Hitomi Shizuki	Please...hear me out, okay?
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Conturbatio
Sayaka Miki	...... Oh...I see.
Sayaka Miki	So that day you told me you were gonna confess to him...
Sayaka Miki	...you broke your promise to wait a day.
Sayaka Miki	You saw him that very day, huh?
Hitomi Shizuki	Yes. I did.
Hitomi Shizuki	That day I told you about my feelings, I met up with Kamijo.
Hitomi Shizuki	It's all true. I won't attempt to justify it.
Sayaka Miki	Then...did you tell him how you felt?
Hitomi Shizuki	No... And I still haven't, either.
Hitomi Shizuki	It really was just a coincidence running into him that day.
Hitomi Shizuki	We made some small talk, then parted ways, and that was that.
Hitomi Shizuki	But what I wanted to say is...
Hitomi Shizuki	It's not about whether I confessed or not.
Hitomi Shizuki	It's that I'd given you a day.
Hitomi Shizuki	A day, a minute, a second, it doesn't matter.
Hitomi Shizuki	The fact remains that I gave you that time...
Hitomi Shizuki	...then I took it away again.
Sayaka Miki	Hmm... I see what you're saying.
Sayaka Miki	So, what do you want to do?
Sayaka Miki	And what do you want me to do?
Hitomi Shizuki	...... If you can find it in your heart...
Hitomi Shizuki	...I want to stay friends with you.
Sayaka Miki	So you plan to make things right, huh.
Sayaka Miki	Tell me, Hitomi...
Sayaka Miki	When I went missing, how worried were you about me?
Hitomi Shizuki	...?
Hitomi Shizuki	Of course, I was so worried I couldn't sleep at night!
Hitomi Shizuki	I'm telling you the truth! Don't you believe me?
Sayaka Miki	No, no...
Sayaka Miki	It's not like I don't trust you or anything...
Sayaka Miki	It's just that, that's not worry...
Sayaka Miki	That's fear.
Sayaka Miki	You thought I'd died because of you, and that terrified you, right?
Hitomi Shizuki	!
Sayaka Miki	I went missing, and as each day passed, I still didn't come back.
Sayaka Miki	Anxiety started to plague your mind.
Sayaka Miki	"If Sayaka Miki had only been able to confess her feelings that day, perhaps she never would have disappeared..."
Sayaka Miki	You broke your own rule to wait a day, and you chatted happily away with him, even if just for a minute or so.
Sayaka Miki	What if that very moment had been when I was planning to confess to Kyosuke?
Sayaka Miki	What if it was your fault that Sayaka Miki missed her chance to confess?
Sayaka Miki	If that really was the case...
Sayaka Miki	...then what you did would be the ultimate betrayal.
Hitomi Shizuki	Then you really were planning to confess that day?
Sayaka Miki	Exactly!
Sayaka Miki	I have a proposal for you, Hitomi.
♪ Music stops.
Sayaka Miki	Give me Kyosuke.
Sayaka Miki	Go on. Show me you mean what you said.
♪ Musical track: Umbra Nigra
Kyoko Sakura	......
Hitomi Shizuki	Saya...ka? Wh-what's got into you?
Sayaka Miki	We're best friends, aren't we? So show me you mean it.
Sayaka Miki	Don't you want to? Then what will you do instead?
Sayaka Miki	What will you give me instead of Kyosuke?
Hitomi Shizuki	...?!
Kyoko Sakura	That's enough, Sayaka.
Sayaka Miki	Stay out of this, Kyoko.
Kyoko Sakura	You think I'm just gonna stand here and accept you actin' all crazy?
Sayaka Miki	You're not my friend, so yeah. Keep your mouth shut.
Kyoko Sakura	?!
Sayaka Miki	What, did you really think I was your friend?
Sayaka Miki	Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile. Just because I let you talk to me, you think that suddenly makes us friends?
Kyoko Sakura	......
Sayaka Miki	You can be so naive with this sort of thing.
Sayaka Miki	Don't you remember what you did back then?
Sayaka Miki	You knew I was in trouble, but you still didn't give me any Grief Cubes.
Sayaka Miki	A true friend would have been only too happy to give them to me. So why didn't you?
Sayaka Miki	Whose fault is it that I died?
Sayaka Miki	Oh, wait.
Sayaka Miki	I guess if I'm here, I must be alive? Ah ha hahaha!
Sayaka Miki	Of course, of course.
Sayaka Miki	In this scenario, little Sayaka comes skipping back from being spirited away...
Sayaka Miki	...or abducted by aliens or whatever. How convenient.
Sayaka Miki	I totally forgot.
Hitomi Shizuki	S-Sayaka?
Kyoko Sakura	Cut it out, Sayaka! Quit messin' around!
???	Oh, sorry. My hand slipped.
Kyoko Sakura	Look, you're right, okay?
Kyoko Sakura	I know I'm naive.
Kyoko Sakura	Because Sayaka...
Kyoko Sakura	Sayaka is...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Amicae Carae Meae
Mami Tomoe	How long has it been...
Mami Tomoe	...since the three of us took a walk together?
Mami Tomoe	You know, ever since that day you both left me...
Mami Tomoe	...I've been doing my best to survive on my own.
Mami Tomoe	Housework, groceries, school...
Mami Tomoe	I'm so glad you taught me how to cook.
Mami Tomoe	When I first lost you, getting through each day was like torture.
Mami Tomoe	I couldn't sleep, I couldn't stop crying, I was a mess. But I'm okay now.
Mami Tomoe	I've felt more settled lately. I don't know, I feel like I'm getting more mature.
Mami Tomoe	So much has happened... But now...
Mami Tomoe	I don't regret that miracle I wished for.
Mami Tomoe	Mom, Dad...
Mami Tomoe	I'm so happy I get to see you again.
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	But it's no use. We can't be together.
♪ Musical track: Pugna Cum Maga
Mami Tomoe	After all, I'm a Magical Girl.
Mami Tomoe	I'm sorry, "Mom." I'm sorry, "Dad."
Mami Tomoe	But it's my duty to defeat all Wraiths.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ short action]
Kyoko Sakura	...?!
Kyoko Sakura	(What...is she?)
Kyoko Sakura	(A Wraith?!)
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 051.pngSayaka?	......
Kyoko Sakura	What?!
Kyoko Sakura	Don't think you can get away from me, brat!
Hitomi Shizuki	Wait!
Hitomi Shizuki	What is going on here?!
Hitomi Shizuki	What's happened to Sayaka?!
Kyoko Sakura	I told you. Sayaka's gone.
Kyoko Sakura	And you promised to forget everything that happened here.
Kyoko Sakura	Didn't you?
Hitomi Shizuki	......
Kyoko Sakura	(Dammit! What's going on?)
Kyoko Sakura	(I can't keep up with her!)
Kyoko Sakura	!!!
Kyoko Sakura	Sayaka!!! Wait!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Puella In Somnio
Homura Akemi	(Maybe Wraiths don't appear when there's nobody around...)
Homura Akemi	(But the giant Wraith doesn't necessarily have the same behavior pattern as a regular Wraith.)
Homura Akemi	(Just to be sure, maybe I should expand my search to the next town over.)
Kyoko Sakura	Hey! How's the Wraith hunt goin'?
Homura Akemi	Kyoko Sakura...
Homura Akemi	What are you doing here? Do you have any leads on the Wraith?
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah, I come bearin' good news for a change. I think I'm finally hot on its tail.
Homura Akemi	What, really?
Kyoko Sakura	And there's something I wanna give you.
Kyoko Sakura	Why don't you come over here a sec?
Homura Akemi	Hm? What is it...?
Homura Akemi	(Huh?)
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	What?!
♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Mami Tomoe	*Pant* *Pant*
Homura Akemi	(Mami Tomoe!)
Mami Tomoe	Homura, no! Get away from Kyoko!
Homura Akemi	?!
Mami Tomoe	That isn't Kyoko! It's a Wraith!
Homura Akemi	...?!
Homura Akemi	Mami! What's going on?
Mami Tomoe	Sorry, I'm still coming to grips with this myself...
Mami Tomoe	I'll lure it away, so you get yourself out of here!
Mami Tomoe	Let's just pretend the other day never happened, okay?
Homura Akemi	No, I can fight too.
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
Mami Tomoe	But how will you—
Homura Akemi	I'll be fine. I don't want to be any more in your debt.
Mami Tomoe	...?!
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Homura...your weapon was a bow, right?
Homura Akemi	Um, yes?
Mami Tomoe	So I imagine you're good at shooting?
Homura Akemi	Hmph. That's putting it lightly.
Homura Akemi	I'm the best there is.
Mami Tomoe	Oh, really? That's a surprise.
Mami Tomoe	Still...
Mami Tomoe	It works in our favor!
Homura Akemi	(...... Talk about unwieldy...)
Mami Tomoe	Not bad, Homura!
Homura Akemi	...... Is this really a Wraith?
Homura Akemi	It's just, I've never heard of Wraiths mimicking humans before.
Mami Tomoe	No, me neither...
Mami Tomoe	But even disguised as Kyoko, its attacks are those of a normal Wraith.
Mami Tomoe	(Which means...)
Mami Tomoe	(...we just need to keep bombarding it!)
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
Mami Tomoe	?!
Homura Akemi	Mami Tomoe! Tch...
Homura Akemi	(No way?!)
Homura Akemi	Ngh!
Mami Tomoe	Homura!
Homura Akemi	(Huh?)
Mami Tomoe	It dodged it again...
Mami Tomoe	Homura, are you okay?
Homura Akemi	(Did time stop...for a split second there?)
Homura Akemi	(I don't think that was me...)
Mami Tomoe	That's no regular Wraith...
Mami Tomoe	Not only can it predict our movements, but what was that? Teleportation?
Homura Akemi	No. I think it was time manipulation.
Mami Tomoe	Time manipulation?
Homura Akemi	I recognize its attack pattern.
Homura Akemi	Stopping time for all but yourself, disrupting your opponent, then attacking before they get the chance to recover...
Homura Akemi	That's the power of time manipulation.
Mami Tomoe	Wraiths can do that?!
Homura Akemi	Not that I was aware of... I don't want to believe it myself...
Homura Akemi	(But that attack...)
Mami Tomoe	If you know what it's doing, then do you also know what we can do about it?
Homura Akemi	If this Wraith is really able to stop time...
Homura Akemi	...I just need to be able to touch the Wraith. It doesn't matter what with. It could be a weapon, or anything.
Homura Akemi	If you touch the one manipulating time, you can share the same time.
Mami Tomoe	Touch... Would my ribbon work?
Homura Akemi	It would. But if the Wraith knows what we're cooking up, it's all pointless.
Homura Akemi	(There must be something...anything...)
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	!
Homura Akemi	(Wait... What?)
♪ Musical track: Cor Destructum
Homura Akemi	Who are you?
Homura Akemi	......
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Venari Strigas
Mami Tomoe	(Homura?)
Homura Akemi	Mami! Give me your ribbon!
Mami Tomoe	!
Mami Tomoe	Do you have a plan?
Homura Akemi	Yes...I think.
Mami Tomoe	You think?! That doesn't sound promising!
Homura Akemi	Don't move. I'm going to lure it in.
Homura Akemi	(Now!)
Mami Tomoe	(A smoke bomb?)
Mami Tomoe	Homura, I can't see a thing!
Homura Akemi	That's okay, just stay still!
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	(Tell me. Where is the Wraith?)
Homura Akemi	Mami! Use your binding magic above me!
Mami Tomoe	?!
Homura Akemi	That's where the Wraith is!
Mami Tomoe	What are you talking about?
Mami Tomoe	That's hardly an explanation!
Homura Akemi	Now!
Mami Tomoe	Okay, this Wraith's about to regret getting on my bad side! Here goes nothing—I'm not holding back!
Mami Tomoe	Tiro Finale!!!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Signum Malum
Homura Akemi	...... We did it?
Mami Tomoe	I don't think so... It certainly got a reaction, but I don't think it was enough to finish it off.
Homura Akemi	......
Mami Tomoe	Let's not chase it too far.
Kyoko Sakura	Mami! Homura!
Kyoko Sakura	There you are! I've been lookin' all over for you!
Kyoko Sakura	!!!
Kyoko Sakura	Wh-what is it?
Mami Tomoe	Are you the real Kyoko?
Kyoko Sakura	Q-quit messin' around and get that gun outta my face! That's no way to greet a girl!
Kyoko Sakura	Hm?
Kyoko Sakura	What do you mean, "the real Kyoko"? Did you guys see those weird Wraiths as well?
Kyoko Sakura	The fakes?
Mami Tomoe	You saw them too?
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah... I don't get it at all, but one of those Wraiths had taken the form of Sayaka.
Kyoko Sakura	I chased it down, but it got away. Anyway, I figured I'd better keep you in the loop...
Mami Tomoe	Sayaka...
Mami Tomoe	I think we're going to need to call a meeting about all this.
Mami Tomoe	But it's getting late and I have school in the morning. Let's call it a day for now.
Mami Tomoe	Why don't we meet up at my place after school tomorrow?
Kyoko Sakura	Fine by me.
Homura Akemi	Sure.
Mami Tomoe	Take care walking home at night, okay?
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	(That voice I heard...)
♪ Musical track: [ fateful #4]
???	Homura.
♪ Music stops.

Episode 7

♪ Musical track: Amicae Carae Meae
???	I'm glad I got there in time, Homura.
???	It was me who spoke to you during your fight.
???	Surprised to see me?
Homura Akemi	Madoka...
Homura Akemi	No...you can't be...
???	That's right.
???	I'm not the real Madoka.
???	I'm what you would call...
???	...a Wraith.
Homura Akemi	!
Madoka?	N-no! Homura, wait!
Madoka?	You've got it wrong!
Madoka?	I'm not here to fight you!
Homura Akemi	There's no point trying to trick me. I'm not going to fall for the sweet lies of a Wraith!
Madoka?	*Gasp*
Madoka?	Homura!
Madoka?	Look! It's yours, isn't it?
Homura Akemi	Huh? Is that...
Madoka?	Yes.
Madoka?	This is very important to you, isn't it?
Madoka?	Sorry for taking it from you.
Madoka?	We weren't trying to be mean.
Madoka?	There's so much power in this, we assumed it would be something else.
Madoka?	But we don't need it. So here, take it back.
Madoka?	Perhaps you'd be willing to listen to me now?
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	What do you want?
Madoka?	I have a request of you, Homura.
Madoka?	I want you to defeat the Wraith that stole your power.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Signum Malum
Madoka?	You see, we Wraiths...
Madoka?	...were born to curtail the dangerous things created by humans on this planet.
Homura Akemi	"Dangerous things"? What dangerous things?
Madoka?	We collect them off the humans.
Madoka?	The things you use for those incredible powers of yours.
Madoka?	Do you follow?
Homura Akemi	(What Wraiths steal from humans...)
Homura Akemi	Are you talking about emotional energy?
Madoka?	Emotional...energy...
Madoka?	Is that what you call it? You learn something new every day!
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	Are you making fun of me right now?
Madoka?	Whaaat?! No!
Madoka?	It's just, I've never had to explain what we are in words before.
Madoka?	Am I doing okay?
Homura Akemi	...... Continue.
Madoka?	Okay, well...
Madoka?	The overabundance of this "emotional energy" of humans...
Madoka?	...is incredibly dangerous, for us and for the planet.
Madoka?	And what we found was...
Madoka?	You, Homura.
Homura Akemi	...!
Madoka?	For the good of this planet, we could not ignore such power.
Madoka?	And so, the largest of us took this power from you.
Madoka?	But it was done for the right reasons...
Homura Akemi	So what you're saying is, my emotional energy was bad for the planet...
Homura Akemi	...so you used the giant Wraith to steal my magic?
Madoka?	That's right, yes.
Homura Akemi	...... Can I ask you a question?
Homura Akemi	Why are you so scared of emotional energy...
Homura Akemi	...that you feel you have to target regular people?
Homura Akemi	The power of curses is one thing...
Homura Akemi	...but why do you consider a Magical Girl's magic, the power of hope....
Homura Akemi	...to be dangerous?
Madoka?	"Hope"? "Curse"?
Madoka?	I don't know about such complicated things.
Madoka?	All I know is, emotional energy is dangerous!
Madoka?	You should never underestimate the emotional energy of humans!
Madoka?	If we Wraiths left it unchecked...
Madoka?	...the whole world would turn upside down!
Madoka?	Do you understand, Homura?
Homura Akemi	(That doesn't explain anything...)
Homura Akemi	Let me ask you something else then.
Homura Akemi	How come the Wraiths are suddenly able...
Homura Akemi	...to appear before us as humans?
Homura Akemi	In all my time fighting Wraiths, I've never come across any like you before.
Madoka?	!
Madoka?	Exactly, exactly!
Madoka?	We are affected by the emotional energy!
Homura Akemi	???
Homura Akemi	Wh-what do you mean?
Madoka?	Well...going back to what I was saying earlier...
Madoka?	We happened. Wraiths who take the form of humans.
Madoka?	The largest Wraith, the one who stole your power...
Madoka?	...it hid itself away somewhere—even we don't know where—to better focus its attention on digesting your power.
Madoka?	But it's only a matter of time before it, too, is consumed as we were.
Madoka?	If it is unable to control this dangerous power...
Madoka?	...and the emotional energy spills out into the world...
Madoka?	...the result will not be pretty.
Madoka?	So I want to find out where the Wraith is hiding and eliminate it...
Madoka?	...thus giving you back your power.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	You wish to eliminate the giant Wraith?
Madoka?	You'll help me, won't you?
Madoka?	You fight to protect this world, right?
Homura Akemi	I...
Madoka?	If you get Mami and Kyoko to help too, I'm sure you can do it...
Homura Akemi	You're the ones who took my power from me.
Homura Akemi	Now you want me to clean up your mess? That's downright shameless.
Homura Akemi	Before we even talk about working together, tell me this.
Homura Akemi	How am I supposed to trust you when your fellow mutant Wraiths have tricked us and attacked us?
Madoka?	I-I guess I'm a little different from the other Wraiths...
Madoka?	Um...
Homura Akemi	Look, we'd better get you back to my place. Follow me.
Homura Akemi	Imagine if the other Magical Girls saw you.
Homura Akemi	But this doesn't mean I've decided to trust you yet, okay?
Homura Akemi	I'm still going to be watching you like a hawk.
Madoka?	Thank you, Homura!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ facing the truth #1]
Kyubey	...... Hmm...
Kyubey	Curiouser and curiouser.
Kyubey	What a strange specimen you acquired, Homura.
Homura Akemi	Have you figured anything out, Kyubey?
Kyubey	There is no doubt that it is a Wraith.
Kyubey	At first glance, my main concern...
Kyubey	...is that I can sense your magic emanating from this specimen all too keenly.
Kyubey	Your emotional energy has fused with the Wraith's inner workings, causing this change in its nature.
Kyubey	It must be because of your stolen magic that the Wraiths have changed to human form.
Kyubey	This is mere conjecture, but I imagine the reason they're able to pass themselves off as people you know...
Kyubey	...is because they're using your memory manipulation magic.
Kyubey	That said, this Wraith doesn't look even remotely like a human to me...
Homura Akemi	Really?
Madoka?	Only those who know me can see and interact with me as Madoka.
Homura Akemi	Hmm.
Homura Akemi	(The mutant Wraith from the park...)
Homura Akemi	(The Wraith Mami Tomoe and I fought used something like time manipulation.)
Homura Akemi	(But that's impossible...)
Homura Akemi	(I've never been able to use time manipulation in this world.)
Homura Akemi	(I'm pretty sure my weapon has always just been a bow here...right?)
Homura Akemi	(What am I missing?)
Madoka?	What's wrong?
Homura Akemi	Hm? Oh, nothing.
Madoka?	You need to watch out, Homura.
Madoka?	Kyubey isn't alone; everyone else will see me as a regular Wraith, too.
Homura Akemi	I know. I'll be careful.
Homura Akemi	Have you noticed anything else, Kyubey?
Kyubey	If I had to say, I'd call it a curse.
Homura Akemi	!
Homura Akemi	A curse?!
Kyubey	Yes.
Kyubey	I can sense some kind of curse coming from this Wraith, mixed with the magic it absorbed from you.
Kyubey	Wraiths are supposed to absorb and neutralize all emotional energy...
Kyubey	...but for some reason, there's some kind of indigested curse energy stored within this Wraith's body.
Kyubey	Given that I've never heard of a Wraith's nature changing after absorbing a Magical Girl's power before...
Kyubey	...perhaps this curse energy is what caused the Wraiths to mutate in this way.
Kyubey	This specimen is proving increasingly worthy of further examination.
Homura Akemi	Just so we're clear, not a word about this Wraith to anyone.
Homura Akemi	I finally have a lead.
Homura Akemi	I'm not about to let those two get in the way and ruin it for me.
Kyubey	My lips are sealed.
Kyubey	But are you really going to let this Wraith live here with you?
Madoka?	I-I won't hurt you, Homura.
Madoka?	It's me who asked you to eliminate that other Wraith.
Madoka?	If anything happens to you, I can even fight for you...
Homura Akemi	I'll be fine. I don't think it means any harm.
Kyubey	If you say so... Too late either way, I guess, now you've invited it in.
Madoka?	Well then, Homura.
Madoka?	Thank you for having me!
Homura Akemi	Right...
Homura Akemi	I'll be counting on you, I guess...
Kyubey	(Hmm...)
Kyubey	(What to do about this mutant Wraith?)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Scaena Felix
Kyoko Sakura	Hmmm...
Kyoko Sakura	So what you're sayin' is, those weird Wraiths last night...
Kyoko Sakura	...stole Homura's ability to mess with memories, used it for themselves...
Kyoko Sakura	...and disguised themselves as people we knew?
Kyoko Sakura	Whoa...
Kyoko Sakura	When exactly did they steal your magic?
Kyoko Sakura	'Cause this is the first I'm hearin' of it...
Mami Tomoe	Wait, you didn't know this whole time?
Kyoko Sakura	Oh for cryin' out loud...
Kyoko Sakura	Look, whatever. The main thing is... How are we gonna deal with these fakes?
Mami Tomoe	Maybe we could come up with some kind of code word?
Homura Akemi	Code words won't work.
Homura Akemi	First, we each take a different search area, and agree not to stray into another's zone.
Homura Akemi	Second, we only meet up at a set time and place.
Homura Akemi	If we stick to these rules, we should at the very least be able to handle any unexpected encounters with the mutant Wraiths.
Mami Tomoe	Impressive.
Mami Tomoe	You worked all that out in a single night?
Homura Akemi	Well, I did consult Kyubey.
Kyoko Sakura	Kyubey?
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, turns out you CAN be useful sometimes.
Kyubey	I have my moments.
Kyoko Sakura	Heheh!
Homura Akemi	Any concerns?
Kyoko Sakura	Nope, not really.
Mami Tomoe	At present, all we have to go on is what you've told us.
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko and I can follow those rules. But what about you, Homura?
Homura Akemi	If you're worried about my magic, there's no need.
Homura Akemi	I'll be on standby until you find the giant Wraith.
Homura Akemi	In the meantime, I'd like to work with Kyubey to find out more about these mutant Wraiths.
Homura Akemi	I'm sorry I won't be able to help you...
Homura Akemi	...but I'll basically be leaving this Wraith hunt to you two.
Homura Akemi	That way, you'll be able to give it your full attention without having to worry about me.
Mami Tomoe	Homura...
Mami Tomoe	Okay. Leave the hunt to us!
Mami Tomoe	We'll get you back your magic, Homura!
Kyoko Sakura	Uh-oh. She's all fired up now.
Kyoko Sakura	Oh...
Kyoko Sakura	I don't have one of those...
Mami Tomoe	Ah! Let me take care of that...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Desiderium
Madoka?	Homuraaa! I've been waiting for you!
Madoka?	You going looking for the Wraith?
Madoka?	I couldn't wait, so I came to get you.
Homura Akemi	You came out on your own?!
Homura Akemi	What if they saw you?
Madoka?	Relax, it's all good! If anything happened...
Madoka?	...there's always your memory manipulation magic.
Homura Akemi	Well, I guess, but...
Madoka?	Besides, you know Mami and Kyoko's search areas, don't you?
Homura Akemi	Right...
Madoka?	Then there's no problem, see?
Madoka?	Now let's get this search party started!
Homura Akemi	Um, wait a minute...
Madoka?	What do you think?
Madoka?	I figured you might prefer me like this!
Homura Akemi	......
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Salve Terrae Magicae
Madoka?	Hmmm...
Madoka?	No sign of the Wraith tonight either.
Madoka?	My legs are aching.
Homura Akemi	Until we track down that Wraith, we have no choice but to keep at this.
Homura Akemi	There's always the possibility that it's moved...
Homura Akemi	Today brings us to a full week and one rotation of searching.
Homura Akemi	So tomorrow we'll go back to the first area and start again...
♪ Music stops.
Madoka?	Are you anxious?
♪ Musical track: Amicae Carae Meae
Madoka?	About whether you'll ever get your powers back?
Madoka?	It'll all be okay. You'll find that giant Wraith.
Madoka?	And you'll regain your powers for sure.
Homura Akemi	That's optimistic...
Homura Akemi	All this searching hasn't turned up even a single clue yet.
Madoka?	Yeah, I am optimistic.
Madoka?	Because you have me with you.
Madoka?	Right, Homura?
Madoka?	Tell me... What do you think of me? Be honest now.
Homura Akemi	Hm? That's a random question...
Homura Akemi	I guess...I'm glad to have met a Wraith I can talk with...
Madoka?	I don't mean like that. I mean, about me being Madoka and yet not.
Homura Akemi	!
Madoka?	When you look at me and spend time with me...
Madoka?	...doesn't that make you feel something?
Homura Akemi	Don't go there.
Madoka?	Wha...
Homura Akemi	I don't really feel anything. You're just a fake Madoka, after all.
Homura Akemi	As I told you before, I haven't yet decided whether to trust you or not.
Homura Akemi	You keep joking around like that, and I won't be held responsible for my actions.
♪ Music stops.
Madoka?	*Giggle* I knew it.
Homura Akemi	What's so funny?
Madoka?	You're wrong, Homura.
Madoka?	That's not why you don't feel anything when you see me.
♪ Music stops.
Madoka?	It's because part of your heart is missing.
♪ Musical track: Puella In Somnio
Madoka?	You didn't notice?
Madoka?	When you first met me, you must've thought it was weird, right?
Madoka?	Fake or not, you missed Madoka so badly.
Madoka?	But even though she was there, right in front of you...
Madoka?	...it didn't make you happy at all.
Madoka?	Well, it's 'cause that Wraith took most of your heart.
Madoka?	You've lost your feelings for Madoka. So even if you look at me, or touch me...
Madoka?	...you won't feel anything at all.
Homura Akemi	Y-you're lying! That's ridiculous!
Homura Akemi	Even without my emotions, I'm still me!
Homura Akemi	My feelings for Madoka haven't changed one bit!
Homura Akemi	I am here to protect the world she once protected!
Homura Akemi	And to do that, I have to get my powers back ASAP, so that I can purge the Wraiths!
Homura Akemi	You got that? The Wraiths are my enemy! It is my duty to destroy them all...
Homura Akemi	You may be useful to me for now, but you are still my enemy.
Homura Akemi	If you're trying to trick me, I'll...
Madoka?	Homura.
Madoka?	That wasn't heartfelt at all. The fact you're getting defensive like this is all the proof you need.
Madoka?	Your feelings and actions are at odds with each other.
Madoka?	All you remember is your love for Madoka and your sense of duty.
Madoka?	It scares you, doesn't it, Homura?
Madoka?	To lose your feelings for your one and only friend.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	Give me a little more credit.
Homura Akemi	There's no way my feelings for her would waver just because I lost my power.
Homura Akemi	I would never betray her.
Madoka?	So you're really going to keep turning your back on the world, huh, Homura?
Madoka?	I know you, you see.
Madoka?	You shun Mami and Kyoko...no, not just them.
Madoka?	You shun everyone on this planet who doesn't know Madoka.
Madoka?	Because deep down, you're terrified.
Madoka?	The truth of it is, you preferred the world of Witches...
Madoka?	...to this world free of them.
Madoka?	Because no matter how painful it could be, that world had your beloved—
Homura Akemi	One more word disrespecting Madoka's wish and I will show you no mercy.
Homura Akemi	You've revealed your true colors now.
Homura Akemi	You may look like Madoka...
Madoka?	Teehee. So true.
Madoka?	I'm not Madoka; I'm a Wraith.
Madoka?	But the thing is...I'm also part of your heart, Homura.
♪ Music stops.
Madoka?	......
Madoka?	Huh?
Madoka?	...... Homura?
Madoka?	Where'd she go?
♪ Musical track: Cor Destructum
Homura Akemi	*Huff*...*Huff*...*Puff*... ......
Homura Akemi	(I've lost my feelings for Madoka?)
Homura Akemi	(That can't be true...)
Homura Akemi	(It's impossible... I could never betray Madoka.)
Homura Akemi	("Madoka" is...)
Homura Akemi	(...my...)
Homura Akemi	(...?)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ she has a heart]
Kyoko Sakura	All that huffing and puffing, and zero to show for it...
Kyoko Sakura	It could've left for another city ages ago for all we know.
Kyoko Sakura	If it has, then this whole week's been a total waste of time.
Mami Tomoe	Don't say that, Kyoko. Not even as a joke.
Mami Tomoe	Perhaps we just need to revise our search areas.
Mami Tomoe	Although I'd rather avoid encroaching on other Magical Girls' territory...
Mami Tomoe	Homura? Are you all right?
Mami Tomoe	You look so pale...
Homura Akemi	Do I? I'm fine, though...
Mami Tomoe	Your face is saying the opposite.
Mami Tomoe	Just a hunch, but...you haven't been out hunting for the Wraith in secret, have you?
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Do you really have so little faith in us?
Mami Tomoe	We're not trying to be mean.
Mami Tomoe	We just don't want you overexerting yourself.
Mami Tomoe	I get your frustration at losing your ability to fight.
Mami Tomoe	And I'm not saying it's bad to be proactive about hunting the Wraith or anything...
Mami Tomoe	Look, let me level with you.
Mami Tomoe	I've been concerned ever since you came to Mitakihara.
Mami Tomoe	Your independent way of fighting doesn't allow anyone to get close, friend or foe.
Mami Tomoe	Watching you, I can tell how much strain it's putting on your mind, body, and soul.
Mami Tomoe	I'm sorry to put it so harshly, but it's obviously taking a toll on you.
Mami Tomoe	As vital as it is to fight Wraiths, you have to prioritize yourself.
Mami Tomoe	If you're not looking after your own health, we can't rest easy, either.
Mami Tomoe	It may be difficult...
Mami Tomoe	...but let's try to think a way through this.
Mami Tomoe	If you just took a little time off...
Homura Akemi	Don't beat around the bush, Mami Tomoe.
Homura Akemi	If you want to say I'm a burden, just say it.
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, there's no need to get all snippy!
Kyoko Sakura	That's not what we're gettin' at all...
Mami Tomoe	No, Homura's right. I wasn't being clear.
Mami Tomoe	Homura. If there's anything on your mind, I want you to tell us.
Mami Tomoe	We're here for you, you know.
Mami Tomoe	After all, we're not enemies. We're friends.
Homura Akemi	...... Sorry for snapping at you.
Homura Akemi	I'm not feeling well today. I'm gonna go.
Mami Tomoe	Hey, wait! Homura!
Mami & Kyoko	......
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Umbra Nigra
Homura Akemi	...... "Girls who make a wish..."
Homura Akemi	"...and make a contract with Kyubey become Magical Girls."
Homura Akemi	"They are tasked with fighting Wraiths, all to make their prayers come true..." Right?
Homura Akemi	There's something I've been wondering for the longest time.
Homura Akemi	But I was afraid of the answer, so I never dared to ask.
Homura Akemi	However, I'm ready now.
Homura Akemi	...Kyubey.
Homura Akemi	What did I wish for when I became a Magical Girl?
Kyubey	......
Kyubey	How strange...
Kyubey	You are definitely a Magical Girl, yet I have no idea what your wish was.
Homura Akemi	...... Sadly, that's just as I feared.
Homura Akemi	My wish only exists in my memory.
Homura Akemi	You once told me...
Homura Akemi	...that my memories of fighting Witches were all made up.
Kyubey	I did, yes.
Homura Akemi	Do you think it's possible for me to turn that fantasy into reality with my magic?
Kyubey	Don't tell me...
Kyubey	...you want to use your memory manipulation...
Kyubey	...to implant your version of reality in every mind on the planet?
Kyubey	That's impossible. It simply couldn't happen.
Homura Akemi	I know.
Homura Akemi	Short of a miracle...
Homura Akemi	...I could never rewrite everybody's memory.
Homura Akemi	But rewriting the memory of just one person...
Homura Akemi	...now, that is possible with my power.
Homura Akemi	It's not just others' memories I can manipulate. I can manipulate my own...
Homura Akemi	Do you see what I'm getting at?
Homura Akemi	I never imagined that having my emotions stolen...
Homura Akemi	...would cause my feelings to waver, or my faith in Madoka to wane.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	What if none of those memories are real?
Homura Akemi	What if I created them all with my magic?
Homura Akemi	And they're nothing more than false memories, a fantasy I tell myself?
Homura Akemi	(With no hope of thanks or reward...)
Homura Akemi	(Just to fight Wraiths all by myself...)
(Narration) Homura Akemi	(...then disappear...)
(Narration) Homura Akemi	(Is that all there is?)
♪ Music stops.
Madoka?	Keep loitering out here and you'll catch a cold.
Madoka?	Come on, Homura. Let's go home.
Madoka?	Hey, wait...
Madoka?	Homu—
♪ Musical track: Incertus
Mami Tomoe	Homura.
Mami Tomoe	Um, we...
Mami Tomoe	We've been so worried about you.
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko and I talked about it, and we decided to follow after you...
Kyoko Sakura	Hey.
Kyoko Sakura	You can't just walk on by without a word of explanation.
Mami Tomoe	K-Kyoko...
Kyoko Sakura	Hellooo? Homura?
Kyoko Sakura	Can you hear us?
Kyoko Sakura	We figured you were hidin' something from us...
Kyoko Sakura	Why didn't you tell us?
Kyoko Sakura	If you know something about that thing...
Homura Akemi	Leave me alone. This has nothing to do with you.
Mami Tomoe	......
Homura Akemi	Why are you two looking at me like that?
Homura Akemi	Does it really look so strange to you? This Wraith?
♪ Music stops.
Kyoko Sakura	Did you just say..."Wraith"?
Kyoko Sakura	Seriously, snap outta this and take a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror.
Kyoko Sakura	'Cause if any of us is actin' strange...
♪ Musical track: [ wicked]
Mami Tomoe	We're just going to have to tear it off her by force!
Mami Tomoe	We're coming to your rescue!
Mami Tomoe	Homura, you've been ensnared by a Wraith!
Mami Tomoe	Sorry about this, but it's the only way!
Madoka?	Homura, you have no other choice now.
Madoka?	Use your memory manipulation magic so we can get out of here.
Homura Akemi	A Wraith hasn't snared me.
Madoka?	Homura?
Homura Akemi	It's not a Wraith who took my heart.
Homura Akemi	It's Madoka.
Mami Tomoe	Madoka? That Wraith is Madoka?
Mami Tomoe	The Law of Cycles...
Kyoko Sakura	So this "Madoka" took Sayaka away, too?
Homura Akemi	She did.
Homura Akemi	If Madoka hadn't sacrificed her life and become a god...
Homura Akemi	...Sayaka Miki would have been consumed by despair and met a truly tragic end.
Homura Akemi	She may not have escaped death, but at least she died with dignity.
Kyoko Sakura	WHAT.
Kyoko Sakura	Say that again, I dare you!
Mami Tomoe	Calm down...
Mami Tomoe	Her emotions have been eroded by the Wraith.
Kyoko Sakura	SO?!
Kyoko Sakura	You expect me to keep quiet when she belittles Sayaka's death like that?
Kyoko Sakura	Snap out of it, Homura!
Kyoko Sakura	She might've been taken by a Wraith, just like you right now...
Kyoko Sakura	But she never let them take her heart! And she never lost hope.
Kyoko Sakura	I don't want you to get eaten by the Wraiths.
Kyoko Sakura	What about your wish?
Homura Akemi	I don't even know what my wish was.
Homura Akemi	I...
Homura Akemi	I don't have any memory of my contract with Kyubey.
Mami Tomoe	You don't...remember it?
Mami Tomoe	Then how did you become a Magical Girl?
Homura Akemi	I don't know. You'd have to ask the old me.
Homura Akemi	She's the one who rewrote all my memories.
Homura Akemi	I bet you thought it's just delusional fantasy, what I told you about Madoka.
Homura Akemi	Well, I continued to be a Magical Girl because of that delusion.
Homura Akemi	Laughable, isn't it?
Homura Akemi	Stuck fighting these bizarre Wraith things...
Homura Akemi	...all for a person I don't even know existed!
Homura Akemi	The Law of Cycles? Magical Girls' salvation?
Homura Akemi	I can't guarantee it's Madoka behind it.
Homura Akemi	I always believed Madoka was our only salvation...
Homura Akemi	...but I can't pin my hopes on her bringing us any peace at all!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Pugna Infinita
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	I'm sorry, Madoka. I don't know what to believe anymore.
Homura Akemi	What was true? What was a lie?
Homura Akemi	"Madoka"...
(Narration) Madoka?	What is it, Homura?
Homura Akemi	...... Free me from this. Free me from being a Magical Girl.
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Ngh...
Kyoko Sakura	HEY!
Kyoko Sakura	Mami, are you okay?!
Madoka?	Okay. Sure.
Madoka?	I'll protect your heart, Homura.
Mami Tomoe	Don't do it, Homura!
(Narration) Madoka?	I'm sorry...
♪ Music stops.

Episode 8

♪ Musical track: Sis Puella Magica
Homura Akemi	I...
Homura Akemi	I want to redo my first meeting with Madoka.
Homura Akemi	But this time, instead of her protecting me...
Homura Akemi	I want to be able to protect her!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Inevitabilis
Kyubey	In the end...
Kyubey	...it was all just a fantasy. And now that fantasy has ended.
Kyubey	Sometimes people have dreams...
Kyubey	And the civilization we have today was built by realizing those dreams one by one.
Kyubey	You witnessed humanity's looming destruction...
Kyubey	...clinging to a hope that never existed.
Kyubey	Homura Akemi.
Kyubey	Now that all your emotional energy has been drained...
Kyubey	...your Soul Gem has lost its shine, and your soul will turn to neither hope nor despair.
Kyubey	It is now no more than a mere pebble.
Kyubey	As you asked of the Wraith...
Kyubey	...the Law of Cycles will no longer be able to sense your lifeless Soul Gem...
Kyubey	...so you will remain in this world.
Kyubey	When a Magical Girl gives up hope, there's no way to save her.
Kyubey	What a disappointing end to your story.
Kyubey	I had such high hopes for you.
Kyubey	Farewell, Homura Akemi.
Madoka?	It's coming...
Madoka?	I sense its presence nearby...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Incertus
Mami Tomoe	Homura...
Mami Tomoe	She didn't show up at school again today.
Mami Tomoe	And I've gone by her place several times, but there's never any answer.
Mami Tomoe	I hope she's eating at least...
Kyoko Sakura	I dunno. I'd be more amazed if she still turned up at school despite her heart gettin' devoured.
Kyoko Sakura	Not gonna lie, it was a shock to find out she was hangin' around with a Wraith.
Kyoko Sakura	She had it comin', let's be real.
Kyoko Sakura	Anyway, it's not like Wraiths kill.
Kyoko Sakura	Maybe we should just leave her to hang out with her new bestie.
Mami Tomoe	Yes, that is one option.
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	Huh?
Mami Tomoe	I mean, we thought we knew Homura, but really we know nothing about her.
Mami Tomoe	Perhaps we never understood how she was really feeling...
Mami Tomoe	We just pushed our own values onto her.
Mami Tomoe	Not all Magical Girls are going to think the same.
Mami Tomoe	If you really think about it, the whole thing is pretty strange.
Mami Tomoe	We're basically just fighting to die.
Mami Tomoe	In exchange for our miracle, our souls will someday be taken by the Law of Cycles.
Mami Tomoe	Yes, we make that contract knowing we will eventually lose our lives to it.
Mami Tomoe	But what if that wish led to undesired consequences?
Homura Akemi	...... Free me from this. Free me from being a Magical Girl.
Mami Tomoe	Maybe it's also valid to use the Wraiths as a way to avoid the death beyond hope.
Kyoko Sakura	Hmph.
Kyoko Sakura	So she let the Wraith eat her heart because she didn't want the Law of Cycles to erase her soul?
Kyoko Sakura	And now she's basically a walkin' zombie.
Kyoko Sakura	I'd rather pass on both, to be honest.
Kyoko Sakura	Death by Wraith, death by Law of Cycles, neither's a great option.
Mami Tomoe	......
Kyoko Sakura	Hold on a second, Mami...
Kyoko Sakura	Didn't Homura say her wish was like a false memory or somethin'?
Mami Tomoe	Yeah, I think so.
Kyoko Sakura	Then maybe if she remembers her real wish, she'll get her hope back too.
Mami Tomoe	Her real wish? What do you mean?
Kyoko Sakura	I mean, the wish she made to become a Magical Girl.
Kyoko Sakura	She says she doesn't remember makin' a contract with Kyubey...
Kyoko Sakura	But since she IS a Magical Girl, she must've made one.
Kyoko Sakura	If the hope that drove her was written over and forgotten by this memory-messin' magic...
Kyoko Sakura	...maybe it would help snap her memories back...
Kyoko Sakura	...and bring her back to herself again?
Mami Tomoe	And how do we do that?
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	I haven't thought that far ahead yet...
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko... It's good to see your softer side.
Kyoko Sakura	...... Are you messin' with me?
Mami Tomoe	Not at all! You always used to say, "I don't use my magic for the sake of others."
Mami Tomoe	And look at you now. Clearly Sayaka raking you through the coals when you got back to Mitakihara really had an effect on you.
Kyoko Sakura	E-excuse me? Who raked who through what coals, and when?!
Mami Tomoe	*Giggle* I'm just kidding.
Mami Tomoe	I'm really grateful you chose to stay in town, you know.
Kyoko Sakura	I-I'm just here to get that giant Wraith once and for all.
Kyoko Sakura	I can't go back to Kazamino empty-handed.
Kyoko Sakura	I feel responsible for Sayaka bein', you know, permanently benched.
Kyoko Sakura	I gotta see this through, or else it was all...
Kyoko Sakura	Anyway, why do I gotta tell you?!
♪ Music stops.
Mami & Kyoko	!!!
♪ Musical track: Umbra Nigra
Kyoko Sakura	Whoa, that black fog... You think it's a miasma?
Mami Tomoe	I never sensed anything at all...
Mami Tomoe	We must have been talking too long.
Mami Tomoe	(I knew it! Wraiths!)
Kyoko Sakura	Whoa! There's WAY too many of them!
Kyoko Sakura	How the heck did this horde stay hidden all this time?
Mami Tomoe	...?
Kyoko Sakura	All right, time to work off my dinner!
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko, wait.
Kyoko Sakura	What is it?
Mami Tomoe	Look.
Mami Tomoe	They're acting different. It's like they don't even notice us.
Mami Tomoe	Maybe they can't sense us at point-blank range?
Mami Tomoe	As we only have so much magic, it's best not to try to take them all on at once.
Mami Tomoe	If they don't attack us, let's not provoke them. Just wait and see what they do...
Kyoko Sakura	Where are they all going?
Mami Tomoe	Let's follow them. Maybe they'll lead us to the giant Wraith.
Kyoko Sakura	I dunno, this has "bad idea" written all over it...
Mami Tomoe	Look, even if it's a trap, it's the best lead we've got. We have to do this.
Mami Tomoe	Besides, this could be the stroke of luck we need.
Mami Tomoe	Th-there are so many people!
Mami Tomoe	Are you ok—
Kyoko Sakura	Are they all...dead?
Kyoko Sakura	The Wraiths killed everybody in the whole city?
Mami Tomoe	No... Something strange is going on here...
Mami Tomoe	I don't think Wraiths did this.
Mami Tomoe	...They're dead.
Mami Tomoe	So cold...they're like ice.
Kyoko Sakura	Hey.
Kyoko Sakura	What's goin' on?
Kyoko Sakura	Wraiths aren't supposed to kill; they just turn people into empty shells...
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	The Wraiths we know only ever stole emotions.
Mami Tomoe	But ever since that giant Wraith appeared, that hasn't been the case.
Mami Tomoe	Given the mutant Wraiths, it's no wonder we're running into foes the old playbook doesn't work on.
Kyoko Sakura	Foes the old playbook doesn't work on...
♪ Music stops.
Kyoko Sakura	Mami! Get down!
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Kyoko Sakura	Speak of the devil!
Kyoko Sakura	Long time, no see.
Kyoko Sakura	I appreciate you comin' to us. Saves us the hassle of searchin' for you.
Kyoko Sakura	Fake Sayaka!
Mami Tomoe	Whoa! That's Sayaka's...
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, Fake Sayaka! What happened to these people?
Kyoko Sakura	Did you kill them all?
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 051.pngSayaka?	......
Kyoko Sakura	Givin' us the silent treatment now, huh? You were such a blabbermouth before.
Kyoko Sakura	Whatever. Your presence here pretty much answers my question anyway...
Kyoko Sakura	Mami! You chase after the smaller Wraiths!
Kyoko Sakura	I'll take care of this one!
Mami Tomoe	!
Mami Tomoe	Wait!
Mami Tomoe	What if they use time manipulation? It's two against one now...
Kyoko Sakura	Relax, I've got 'em all figured out. Now hurry!
Kyoko Sakura	We don't wanna lose our lead on the giant Wraith!
Kyoko Sakura	And I don't think this city can handle any more deaths!
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Okay... I'll leave this to you.
Mami Tomoe	Good luck!
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 051.pngSayaka?	!
Kyoko Sakura	Now now, let's not be too hasty.
Kyoko Sakura	You gonna fight me, instead of running away like last time?
Kyoko Sakura	I dunno what you're after, and to be honest, I don't care.
Kyoko Sakura	You hurt her best friend with your baseless lies.
Kyoko Sakura	You stole Sayaka's identity and you made fun of her final wishes.
Kyoko Sakura	And for that, you'll pay with your life.
Mami Tomoe	(The black miasma is all over the city...)
Mami Tomoe	(But where's it coming from? I have to find out, and quick.)
Mami Tomoe	(So this is where the Wraiths are flocking.)
Mami Tomoe	(Why here? I don't see the giant Wraith anywhere...)
Mami Tomoe	We meet again.
Mami Tomoe	Apparently, I failed to kill you last time...
Mami Tomoe	!
Mami Tomoe	Oh?
Mami Tomoe	You got a new friend?
Mami Tomoe	...Quite the welcome, indeed.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ short action]
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ a human bullet]
Kyoko Sakura	Wha!
Kyoko Sakura	Ngh!
Kyoko Sakura	......
Kyoko Sakura	Hng...
Kyoko Sakura	Tsk...
Kyoko Sakura	(I'm guessin' this is the time manipulation I've heard so much about...)
Kyoko Sakura	(What's a Wraith doin' learnin' magic like this?)
Kyoko Sakura	Come on, fight me like the REAL Sayaka would!
Kyoko Sakura	Quit hidin' behind your cheap tricks!
Kyoko Sakura	Gotcha!
Kyoko Sakura	Hope you're ready!
Kyoko Sakura	!!!
Kyoko Sakura	Huh? Wha...
Kyoko Sakura	What?!
Kyoko Sakura	(No way...)
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_confront
Kyoko Sakura	I won't let you get away this time!
Kyoko Sakura	You're all goin' down now!
Kyoko Sakura	This is your...
Kyoko Sakura	Finale!
Kyoko Sakura	*Pant*
Kyoko Sakura	...Tch.
Kyoko Sakura	Guess I'm no Mami...
Kyoko Sakura	Pathetic...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_battle
Mami Tomoe	*Pant* *Gasp* *Pant*
Mami Tomoe	(Two against one... I didn't want to waste any magic...)
Mami Tomoe	(But what choice do I have?)
Mami Tomoe	(Just...one more move left!)
Madoka?	......
Madoka?	I have to go.
Mami Tomoe	Ngh!
Mami Tomoe	(Oh no! I'm not going to make it...)
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	You're...

Episode 9

♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	You're...
Mami Tomoe	Homura's...
Mami Tomoe	Ngh...
Mami Tomoe	!!!
Mami Tomoe	(Huh?)
Mami Tomoe	(It...protected me?)
Mami Tomoe	...!
Madoka & Mami?	......
Mami Tomoe	(My hand?)
Mami Tomoe	(Does it want me to hold out my hand?)
Mami Tomoe	(Is this some kind of trap? Or...)
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	Is that...
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	Was it you who stopped time?
Mami Tomoe	Judging from your actions, I'm guessing you're not on their side...
Mami Tomoe	...... No way...
Mami Tomoe	Do you want to team up with me? Is that what this is? A Wraith and a Magical Girl, working together?
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 052.pngKyoko?	......
♪ Musical track: Credens Justitiam
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 052.pngKyoko?	?!
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 053.pngMami	!
Mami Tomoe	Oh, are you looking for something?
Mami Tomoe	Here. Thought I'd save you the struggle.
Mami Tomoe	Sorry, I might've cheated a little.
Mami Tomoe	But you were cheating too, so I guess that makes us even.
Mami Tomoe	Now, time to finish this!
Mami Tomoe	Tiro Finale!!!
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	Phew...
Mami Tomoe	Never thought I'd be calling on a Wraith for help, but you just saved my life back there.
Mami Tomoe	Why did you do that?
Mami Tomoe	Are you different from the other mutant Wraiths?
♪ Musical track: [ odd world #2]
Mami Tomoe	?!
Mami Tomoe	What in the world...?!
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
Mami Tomoe	!!!
Mami Tomoe	What...the...
Mami Tomoe	Is that...a Wraith...?
Mami Tomoe	(Such dreadful power...but not a miasma...)
Mami Tomoe	(It's different from the other mutant Wraiths...)
Mami Tomoe	Ah!
Kyoko Sakura	Hey, you all right?
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko!
Kyoko Sakura	We'll talk later! Let's get outta here!
Mami Tomoe	R-right!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Cor Destructum
Mami Tomoe	Phew, I'm so glad you're okay!
Kyoko Sakura	Yeah...
Kyoko Sakura	Well, just about.
Kyoko Sakura	But I'm done. I'm outta here.
Mami Tomoe	Huh? Why?
Kyoko Sakura	Fightin' those Wraiths took everything I had. I got nothin' left...
Mami Tomoe	!
Kyoko Sakura	I'm lucky to still be alive.
Mami Tomoe	Oh...
Kyoko Sakura	But what's with the mega monster?
Kyoko Sakura	It that...the giant Wraith we've been huntin'?
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	Yes, it is.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	That's definitely the giant Wraith.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	But it's not one of us. It's no friend of the Wraiths.
Kyoko Sakura	H-hey!
Kyoko Sakura	You're the Wraith that was with Homura!
Mami Tomoe	It's okay. Leave this to me.
Mami Tomoe	This Wraith saved my life just before.
Mami Tomoe	I don't think it means us any harm.
Kyoko Sakura	Huh?
Mami Tomoe	Tell me, do you know anything about the giant Wraith?
Mami Tomoe	Does the Wraith have anything to do with all the strange happenings in the city?
Mami Tomoe	Whatever information you have, please tell us.
Mami Tomoe	If you're not here as our enemy, then let's work together.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	That thing is both a Wraith and yet not.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	It transformed using a power that shouldn't exist here. A power beyond the laws of this world.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	It is controlled by masses of negative energy...
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	...methodically hunting down all life on earth.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	It is chaos incarnate.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	Though it is newly manifested and incomplete...
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	...its negative power is already spreading.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	You've seen proof of that for yourself— it has started to take lives.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	Left to its own devices, it will eventually fully awaken...
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	...and all life on this planet will be snuffed out.
Mami & Kyoko	...!
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	A Wraith's intent has never been to extinguish life.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	The lower Wraiths there are tasked with keeping the mutant Wraiths in check.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	Their duty is to process negative force and restore balance.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	Leave the rest to me. You two should get to safety.
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	There's nothing you can do now that the giant Wraith has manifested.
Mami Tomoe	......
Mami Tomoe	So what you're saying is...
Mami Tomoe	It's the mutant Wraiths that are threatening human life on earth...
Mami Tomoe	...and the Wraiths that retain their sanity are the ones protecting the planet?
Mami Tomoe	It's so crazy, it's hard to wrap my head around.
Mami Tomoe	But if what you're saying is true...
Mami Tomoe	You want us to run away in the face of an obvious threat, leaving just the Wraiths behind?
Mami Tomoe	I'm afraid I cannot do that.
Mami Tomoe	I am a Magical Girl.
Mami Tomoe	The Magical Girls swore to protect this city.
Mami Tomoe	I will judge what's right and what's wrong with my own eyes.
Mami Tomoe	So I will stay here with you.
Mami Tomoe	Despite appearances, I always pay my debts.
Kyoko Sakura	You're seriously gonna trust what the Wraith says?
Kyoko Sakura	What if it's a trick?
Mami Tomoe	I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
Mami Tomoe	But when I'm with this Wraith...
Mami Tomoe	...I feel like I'm with an old friend.
Mami Tomoe	You get out of here, Kyoko, and keep the city safe.
Kyoko Sakura	!
Mami Tomoe	If the Wraith is telling us the truth, then the damage is sure to spread across the city.
Mami Tomoe	Do whatever you can to minimize that damage.
Mami Tomoe	It's okay, you can leave the front lines to us.
Kyoko Sakura	Hng...
Kyoko Sakura	Ugh, fine.
Kyoko Sakura	Here. Call it a farewell gift.
Mami Tomoe	Is this...
Kyoko Sakura	I've been savin' 'em up. This is all I got though...
Kyoko Sakura	Guess you'll be stuck with me a little longer...
Kyoko Sakura	You did say it was up to me when to use 'em...
Mami Tomoe	Hmm?
Kyoko Sakura	N-nothing!
Kyoko Sakura	Just that all I wanna do is avenge Sayaka!
Kyoko Sakura	If you don't want 'em, give 'em back.
Mami Tomoe	No, I'll keep them.
Mami Tomoe	Thank you. These will help.
Kyoko Sakura	Hmph. You're being weirdly upfront today.
♪ Music stops.
Mami Tomoe	Huh?
♪ Musical track: Terror Adhaerens
Mami Tomoe	?!
Mami Tomoe	K-Kyoko?!
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko, are you okay? Hey, snap out of it!
Mami Tomoe	Kyoko, no!
Kyubey	(...... Is that...)
Kyubey	It's too late, Mami.
Mami Tomoe	Kyubey...
Kyubey	Kyoko came into contact with that tentacle.
Kyubey	Her soul is completely gone.
Kyubey	I'm sorry, but there's nothing you can do for her now.
Mami Tomoe	What are you talking about? Kyoko's...
Mami Tomoe	She was just...
Kyubey	Mami...
Kyubey	Kyoko's already dead.
Kyubey	From what I've seen across the city...
Kyubey	...one touch of those tentacles is all it takes.
Kyubey	You instantly lose all vital functions.
Kyubey	If the tentacle was targeting Kyoko...
Kyubey	...then it already knows where we are.
Kyubey	You must get out of here before it's too late!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Venari Strigas
Mami Tomoe	I'll buy you some time!
Mami Tomoe	Go!
Mami Tomoe	!
Mami Tomoe	Ugh...
Mami Tomoe	(Is this the end of the line for me?)
Mami Tomoe	How anticlimactic...
Mami Tomoe	...a Magical Girl's final moment...
File:Exedra Story Icon adv chara 00 060.pngMadoka?	!!!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ warning #2]
Homura Akemi	Madoka?
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	(......)
Homura Akemi	(What the...)
Homura Akemi	(How could this happen?)
Homura Akemi	(Is this a dream? No, it can't be...)
Homura Akemi	(I...)
♪ Musical track: [ touch-and-go]
Homura Akemi	Hngh!
Homura Akemi	Ma...
Homura Akemi	MADOKA!
Homura Akemi	(Right.)
Homura Akemi	(Madoka was never a figment of my imagination.)
Homura Akemi	(I know that now. There's no doubt in my mind.)
Homura Akemi	(I finally remember.)
Homura Akemi	(That Wraith...no.)
Homura Akemi	(That "Witch"...)
Homura Akemi	(...is proof that Madoka really existed!)
(Narration) Homura Akemi	It all started...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...the moment Madoka changed the world.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	It all began with one spell.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	A power I thought I'd lost when I fulfilled my mission.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	That shield.
♪ Music stops.

Episode 10

♪ Musical track: Incertus
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	(It doesn't work anymore. It's broken.)
Homura Akemi	(What else should I expect?)
Homura Akemi	(There's no more need to rewind time.)
Homura Akemi	(Then why do I still have this shield?)
(Narration) Homura Akemi	"Time Manipulation Magic"...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	A power I used time and again, to save Madoka...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...from a despairing world overrun with Witches.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	I used the time traveling power my shield gave me to leap through time, repeating the same events again and again.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Ever fighting alone, ever wearing myself down.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	That power to manipulate time, too...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...was freed from the Witches' curse. It is a thing of the past in this world.
Homura Akemi	(Much as I hate to part with it, it is no good to me now.)
Homura Akemi	(Madoka broke the curse.)
Homura Akemi	(I don't need the power to turn back time anymore.)
Homura Akemi	(I should just throw it out.)
Homura Akemi	...Huh?
Homura Akemi	...!
Homura Akemi	Is...that...
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Umbra Nigra
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	(What is this place?)
Homura Akemi	(I feel like I remember it from somewhere...)
Homura Akemi	(Maybe I should have thought before I wandered through...)
Homura Akemi	!
Homura Akemi	(A voice...)
Homura Akemi	Is someone there?
Homura Akemi	(Is it just my imagination?)
Homura Akemi	(No. That was real.)
Homura Akemi	If someone's there, answer me!
Homura Akemi	!!!
Homura Akemi	(I can definitely hear a voice. But...)
Homura Akemi	(This is impossible!)
Homura Akemi	Madoka?!
Homura Akemi	*Pant* *Pant*
Homura Akemi	What is going on?
Homura Akemi	Why...
Homura Akemi	Why was that in my shield?
Homura Akemi	A Witch!
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Another world existing within the shield I thought I didn't need.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	I recognize the thing I saw lurking inside.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	How could I forget it? I saw it with my own eyes the moment Madoka rewrote the world.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	The price she paid in exchange for her wish. The terrible curse of the whole universe...
Homura Akemi	It's impossible.
Homura Akemi	Witches don't exist in this world.
Homura Akemi	She saved this world...
Homura Akemi	...by resigning herself to an eternal battle with the Witches.
Homura Akemi	(If... If what I saw...)
Homura Akemi	(If that really was a Witch...)
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	(If there really was a Witch inside there...)
Homura Akemi	(...That's right.)
Homura Akemi	(Madoka could be in there too, fighting that Witch...)
Homura Akemi	(No... It's best I forget the whole thing.)
(Narration) Homura Akemi	And so, I used my magic to rewrite my own memories.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	I used my memory manipulation magic to make it all disappear—
(Narration) Homura Akemi	The time-travel shield I'd retained in this world of Wraiths, what I saw inside it, everything.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	Everything safely sealed away, deep within myself.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	That thing must never, ever come into contact with this world Madoka protected.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	And I have a duty to protect this place.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	No matter which world, no matter which magic I use...
(Narration) Homura Akemi	...my wish is to protect Madoka.
(Narration) Homura Akemi	I am the shield that protects Madoka.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ warning #2]
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	(I finally remember it all now.)
Homura Akemi	(That's what caused the Wraiths to mutate.)
Homura Akemi	(It was due to the power they absorbed from my shield.)
Homura Akemi	(Apparently the memory manipulation backfired...)
Homura Akemi	(I have to stop them before it's too late.)
Homura Akemi	*Cough* *Hack* *Hack!* *Hack!*
Homura Akemi	(Oh no... I don't have my magic back yet. I need to stop this bleeding...)
Homura Akemi	(Madoka...)
Homura Akemi	(I'm the worst...)
Homura Akemi	(A little memory alteration and I'm even doubting your own existence.)
Homura Akemi	(When I chose to be here, protecting your world.)
Homura Akemi	(How could I do that?)
Homura Akemi	(I'm so sorry, Madoka.)
Homura Akemi	(I'll never doubt you again.)
Homura Akemi	(So please, Madoka.)
Homura Akemi	(Give me strength...)
♪ Music stops.
Madoka?	Don't worry, Homura.
Madoka?	It's okay now.
Madoka?	I told you...
Madoka?	I'll always be with you.
Homura Akemi	Mado...
Madoka?	And so...
Madoka?	I know you'll be okay.
Homura Akemi	(Wait! Mado—)
Homura Akemi	...!
♪ Musical track: [ mother and daughter]
???	Sorry for the delay.
???	I came to help you.
Homura Akemi	Where am I... What is this?
???	Sorry, it must be quite the shock. We're inside your Soul Gem.
???	Your consciousness is temporarily shut off from the outside.
???	It's okay, I'm not your enemy.
???	I'm part of your magic that was stolen by the Wraith.
???	I've been watching you all this time from within the Wraith.
???	I was freed when the Wraith Madoka was destroyed...
???	...and thus able to return to you.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	The Wraith Madoka...
???	You could think of me as part of your soul, if you like.
???	After your magic was stolen and absorbed into the Wraith...
???	...I took control of the Wraith, and guided it to you.
???	That said, I wasn't able to totally control it.
???	I had to take drastic measures to get back in the end...
Homura Akemi	Then why were my emotions taken?
???	That was under my instruction.
???	To gain the power to fight the mutant Wraiths.
???	After temporarily receiving all the magic stored within you...
???	...I wanted to work with Kyoko and Mami to fight the mutant Wraiths...
???	...ultimately destroying this vessel by bringing them down...
???	...before returning the magic back to you.
???	There was no guarantee that it would go well...
???	...but there was no other way.
???	Besides, it all worked out in the end. Here I am, back with you.
Homura Akemi	I...remembered.
Homura Akemi	The reason why the Wraiths mutated.
Homura Akemi	What was that shield?
Homura Akemi	Does your existence have anything to do with the magic the Wraiths stole from me?
???	It's a little more complicated than that.
???	My power and the power to manipulate time originate from different things, you see.
???	Let's take a moment to sort things out.
???	Allow me to explain about your Soul Gem...
???	...and what's been happening in this world.
???	I imagine you've already realized...
???	...but your Soul Gem has two magic powers.
???	Your shield of time manipulation, and your bow of memory manipulation.
???	Both are at your disposal.
???	Since you yourself don't remember...
???	...I'll start by explaining...
???	...where your memory manipulation came from.
Homura Akemi	Is this...
???	Ah, you recognize it?
???	This is where Madoka and I said our last goodbyes.
???	If the laws of the world really were rewritten by Madoka...
???	...you should have lost all memory of Madoka here.
???	But, you didn't. And believe me, there's a good reason for it...
???	When Madoka disappeared from the world and everyone else forgot about her...
???	...I alone remembered her. But why?
???	Because one of those "real miracles" Madoka spoke of really did happen.
???	"When A Magical Girl performs a miracle, they create a crystal of the soul."
???	In other words, Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi transcended the laws of the world.
???	Their desire to not forget each other was so strong that it took shape.
???	That miracle was then left to Homura Akemi as a keepsake.
???	Thus creating...
???	...the power to manipulate memories, and the power to shoot Wraiths.
???	Your new powers.
Homura Akemi	(Then...Madoka really is in this world?!)
Homura Akemi	Then that wish and my magic...are you?
???	Correct.
???	At this point, I'm sure you're wondering...
???	...how it's possible for a Magical Girl to get a second miracle without going through Kyubey.
???	Your new powers born of this miracle were not bought in exchange for your soul.
???	It is incomplete magic, going against all the rules.
???	This miracle was granted without either Madoka Kaname or Homura Akemi even realizing it.
???	And it ended up connecting them in an unforeseen, unexpected way.
???	Your new magic...
???	...settled within your Soul Gem...
???	...but after some time, it started to interfere with your original magic.
???	All those curses amassed by Madoka in her godlike state...
???	...and your now-obsolete time travel route ended up linking together.
Homura Akemi	Then what I saw within my shield...
???	Was a Witch, yes.
Homura Akemi	Then surely Madoka must be in there too?
???	That, even I can't say.
???	However, you were so sure that this was the case...
???	...that when you saw the Witch, you felt you had no choice but to erase the shield's existence from your memory.
Homura Akemi	......
???	If a Witch can exist in that place...
???	...then Madoka must be there too.
???	That theory only served to undermine your determination in your mission.
???	...Why?
???	Because it was inevitable that one day, you'd be unable to bear the loneliness anymore...
???	And open up your shield once more in search of Madoka.
Homura Akemi	...... That could not be permitted.
Homura Akemi	If I did something like that...
???	You'd suffer the same fate as those mutant Wraiths, yes.
???	But you made a grave error.
???	In order to protect Madoka's world, you forgot about the existence of your shield.
???	Who would have thought that shield would end up stolen by a Wraith?
???	The Wraith has lost the will it once had.
???	It exists purely to inflict calamity upon the lands.
???	Manifesting as a real Witch.
???	This world of Wraiths will now meet the same fate as the previous world.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	I have to defeat the Witch.
Homura Akemi	If you're my magic, then lend me your strength.
Homura Akemi	I have to take back the shield...
Homura Akemi	...before it destroys the whole world.
Homura Akemi	I have an idea.
Homura Akemi	If I still have the power to manipulate time in this world...
Homura Akemi	...then I could go back to before the Wraith took my magic...
Homura Akemi	...and then everything would go back to normal.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: [ wounded feeling]
???	...you may lose your time-manipulating shield for good.
???	I told you before.
???	Even if you defeat the Wraith, there's no guarantee you'll get your powers back.
???	The shield's existence is proof of Madoka's existence.
???	When you interfered with your own memories...
???	...you came to doubt her very existence.
???	Lose the shield, and you'll only suffer that same agony all over again.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	If that happens...
???	When you realized Madoka could exist within your shield...
???	...you chose to overwrite your memories instead of destroying the shield.
???	Even now, deep down, you want to see her, whatever the means.
???	Why don't you just abandon this world...
???	...and escape to Madoka, within your shield?
???	That's what you've always done.
???	I told you...
???	I am a special kind of power, created outside the normal rules.
???	Born of your feelings for Madoka.
???	If you wish it...
???	...I might be able to grant another miracle.
???	I could lend you my power to send you back to Madoka.
♪ Music stops.
Homura Akemi	(Madoka...)
Homura Akemi	(I...)
♪ Musical track: Quamobrem?
Homura Akemi	...... No.
Homura Akemi	I can't see Madoka.
Homura Akemi	I can't see Madoka until I've defeated every last Wraith.
???	......
???	Why not?
Homura Akemi	Because...
Homura Akemi	My wish was to protect Madoka.
Homura Akemi	Whether that means getting new powers, or losing my shield...
Homura Akemi	...that will never change.
Homura Akemi	She gave her life to protect this world.
Homura Akemi	I can't let it fall because of me.
Homura Akemi	As you say...
Homura Akemi	...I once tried to escape the pain of solitude.
Homura Akemi	I doubted the existence of Madoka, the most important person in the whole universe to me.
Homura Akemi	And that ended up getting innocent people caught up in the crossfire.
Homura Akemi	Still...
Homura Akemi	Even if I could abandon this world and see Madoka again...
Homura Akemi	...she would hardly be pleased to see me if I came to her in such a way.
Homura Akemi	It may be too late now...
Homura Akemi	...but I'd like to hear her say that I did all I could.
???	It will be painful for you.
???	That shield connects you and I together.
???	If you lose it, you might doubt your memories again.
Homura Akemi	......
Homura Akemi	I know.
Homura Akemi	But I've made my decision.
Homura Akemi	As long as I have that shield, I have no future with Madoka.
Homura Akemi	And so, if any power threatens Madoka's world...
Homura Akemi	...I simply have to get rid of it.
Homura Akemi	That is how much I care about Madoka.
Homura Akemi	So lend me your power once more.
Homura Akemi	Not as the shield that protects Madoka...
Homura Akemi	...but as the power to pierce anything that threatens Madoka.
Homura Akemi	Lend it to me!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: bgm01_adv_impression
Homura Akemi	(Ah...)
Homura Akemi	(How had I have forgotten this feeling?)
Homura Akemi	(My body is brimming with magic...)
Homura Akemi	(This magic...is my love for Madoka.)
Homura Akemi	(The power to shoot down the Wraiths!)
♪ Music stops.

Episode 11

♪ Musical track: [ touch-and-go]
(Narration) I	Yes, the nucleus connecting the Wraith to the Witch.
(Narration) I	You understand that this world is different from the world you used to time travel through, don't you?
(Narration) I	A world outside of your time manipulation.
(Narration) I	Even if you manage to manipulate time, your shield won't be able to bear the strain.
(Narration) I	You may not be able to turn back time.
(Narration) I	Are you ready?
Homura Akemi	Of course.
Homura Akemi	As long as this soul still shines bright...
Homura Akemi	...for Madoka, I will perform as many miracles as it takes.
Homura Akemi	(So...)
Homura Akemi	(Wait for me, Madoka.)
Homura Akemi	(I have faith...)
Homura Akemi	(...that someday, you will come for me.)
Homura Akemi	Ngh...
Homura Akemi	(No...)
Homura Akemi	(Not here, not now... I can't...)
Homura Akemi	(Please let this work!)
Homura Akemi	(Please...)
♪ Music stops.
(Narration) ???	You've got this.
Homura Akemi	Madoka?
♪ Musical track: Pergo Pugnare
I	...Madoka. You saved me.
I	Her intervention caused time to rewind...
I	After all, people's fates being changed...
I	...by curses that shouldn't exist in the world of Wraiths...
I	...defies the laws of this world.
I	This time, we too will lose our memories.
I	Someday, there may come a time when doubt plagues your mind once more.
I	But I know you'll be okay. Because you've got me.
I	If I wish hard enough...
I	...someday, I can make any miracle...
Homura Akemi	Madoka...
Kyoko Sakura	...?
Mami Tomoe	Homura?
Mami Tomoe	Madoka...?
Kyoko Sakura	Who's that?
Kyubey	Theoretically, I suppose the system you described could have worked.
Homura Akemi	It isn't theoretical. It was real.
Kyubey	Even so, there is no way of proving it.
Kyubey	And since you are the only one who remembers that world...
Kyubey	...there's no way to tell if your memories are real or a fairytale you just imagined.
Kyubey	If the laws of the universe...
Kyubey	...really changed the way you say they did...
Kyubey	...there's no method we could use to verify that.
Homura Akemi	Hmm...
Kyubey	The miasma is pretty thick tonight.
Kyubey	Honestly, these Wraiths just keep on coming!
Kyubey	No matter how many we beat, there's no end to it.
Homura Akemi	Your complaining isn't going to help. Come on, let's go.
♪ Music stops.
Kyubey	......
♪ Musical track: [ threatening]
Kyubey	Hmm... It seems I'm the only one who remembers.
Kyubey	Physical contact with the weapon or body of one manipulating time enables you to share the same time as them...
Kyubey	I believe that's what you said...
Kyubey	Then you really were able to use time travel magic...
Kyubey	This time travel device appears to be broken...
Kyubey	...but this one sample is still a great find.
Kyubey	I have now seen with my own eyes...
Kyubey	...the phenomenon I thought only theoretical and impossible to reproduce.
Kyubey	We couldn't have wished for more.
Kyubey	Because now, your tales of karmic pledges...
Kyubey	...are finally plausible.
Kyubey	Homura Akemi...
Kyubey	When one day...
Kyubey	...the radiance of your soul clouds over with the dark hues of a curse...
Kyubey	...you will be in need of our help.
Kyubey	Everything we do is for the future of this universe.
♪ Music stops.
(Narration) Kyubey	To make "Madoka Kaname" ours.