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Mabayu returns to life thanks to Homura's time travel. Although she supports Homura with her "future prediction," which allows her to see the best possible future that cannot be changed, Madoka ends up making a contract with Kyubey. Nagisa Momoe was born with from the wish to 'free that witch from despair', but when she learned of Mami's death, she became convinced that she had killed Mami. She also became tormented by her guilt for killing Kyoko. Mabayu recalls her past with her mother, a fortune teller. She also recalled her power to "cut the film of memory," which she used to save Nagisa's heart, and they all went to battle in the challenge against Walpurgisnacht.

Summary

Day 1

An alarm rings, causing Mabayu to wake up with a scream as the memories of being pierced swim through her mind. Was it all a dream? No, she knows better than that. Everything that had just happened was real, and she had died. But the fact that she woke up today means she made the right judgement call at the time.

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As she walks to school, Mabayu ponders the vision she had had in the previous loop. No doubt that must have been her personal magic. How amazing it was, the ability to see the future in the eyes of others. Time manipulation was a pretty big deal on its own, but combined with her future sight the possibilities seemed endless. Perhaps now she can actually help Homura out, or stop Madoka from contracting on her own. As she's lost in her own thoughts, she's interrupted by Mami Tomoe. She wants to talk to her about the book she borrowed yesterday. Despite Mabayu's restlessness, everyone else seems to be having the same morning as usual. She's still a little scared, but she resolves to try her best.

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Mabayu nervously walks into Homura's hospital room and greets her. Homura isn't surprised to see her. Mabayu thought it best to come and talk to her as soon as possible, but Homura calls her careless instead. She plans to make this the final time loop, so Mabayu will probably get in trouble later if she keeps skipping school whenever she pleases. Homura thinks it's best if she keeps living her normal daily life to avoid further disruption later in the future. Mabayu promises to be more careful from now on and an uncomfortable silence fills the room. After a moment, Homura breaks the silence by thanking Mabayu for her actions in the previous time loop. If she hadn't jumped in, Homura would have died so she's grateful to Mabayu. Surprised, Mabayu asks if this means she's been forgiven by Homura, but Homura makes an angry face at first before telling Mabayu to never reveal anything she might have spied. Mabayu happily promises to not tell anyone about all the things Homura kept mumbling to herself about Madoka. Homura's face turns beet-red as she tells Mabayu to immediately forget any of that. Inside, Mabayu is all a flutter. Despite Homura being younger than her, she's not treating Mabayu like a senpai. She'll have to show her she too can be a reliable ally. She puts on a brave front and tells Homura she can rely on her. Thanks to her newly awakened future sight, they'll be able to handle Kyubey with ease. If they follow her lead, they'll be sure to get the jump on Kyubey and give him a big surprise! However, Homura doesn't believe it'll go that well so easily. If Mabayu could truly change the future, and not just see it, then she wouldn't have had to sacrifice herself in the last time loop. Mabayu says that's different, since she thought it was the best course of action given the fact Homura can rewind time so long as she survives. It would be different if Mabayu had survived and Homura was the one to end up dying. Homura agrees it was the best decision she could have made at the time.

Mabayu tries to think it through: if she sees the future where she predicts the future, and then lives through the future until she sees the prediction she saw in the future, then the future she predicted that saw in her prediction...? Mabayu gives up as the conundrum gives her a headache. Homura tells her to just look at it like this: the future she saw is the future that will happen. If that's the case, is there any point in looking at the future then? Homura believes it's still worth a look. If there's any room for improvement, then the future will change. Thus the futures she sees are the best possible future she can achieve. Mabayu still doesn't quite get it. How can Homura guess so much on so little information? Homura says it's thanks to her experience with manipulating time, but regardless she needs her help so she'll be counting on her. Mabayu brightens up and promises to do her best. She attempts to call Homura by her first name, but falters and calls her the usual Akemi-san instead. Homura doesn't remark on this, instead changing the subject. She asks Mabayu about Mami Tomoe. Mabayu recognizes her as her classmate, and a magical girl. But she also once threatened her not to get close to her, but she never understood why. Homura explains it's because magical girls have to compete for the limited supply of grief seeds that are available. She asks if this happened in the time loop before last, then points out how distraught she was at the train station. Did Mabayu see that as well? Mabayu asks if that was when Sayaka had turned into a witch. She recalls Mami's tear-filled eyes as she turned her musket on Kyoko before killing her after learning the truth about witches. Homura believes if they were to tell her the truth once more, then that same incident may repeat itself. It's best if they keep as much distance from her as possible. The closer they are, then the heavier the despair and tragedy will be were something to occur. Mabayu nods in understanding.

Day 2

Scene 1 (Homura)
Homura awakens in the hospital. Rewriting the lab result numbers is surprisingly difficult, but she can't really help it. Having done that, she turns her attention to the future. She transforms, then freezes time. She recalls the events of the previous loops, and right on cue Kyubey appears. This time she refuses to even entertain his presence and leaves without a word.

It's late at night as Mabayu once more finds herself walking through a dark surburban area just outside of Madoka's house. It seems her collaboration with Homura has finally begun! She thinks about how amazing Homura is, and her ability to clearly see the nature of Mabayu's magic with just one look. Mabayu has some confidence in her mental abilities, but regardless she can't lose her edge. Somehow she has to become a support for Homura, and in order to do that... Mabayu looks around and quickly spots Kyubey lurking around. However, Homura calls out Mabayu's name telepathically first. She asks if Mabayu came down to see for herself, then tells her not to worry.

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She transforms into her magical girl state then freezes time. She approaches Kyubey and promises him he won't be making any more contracts. She'll protect Madoka no matter what and fires several bullets into Kyubey's inanimate body. She unfreezes time and they watch as Kyubey's body is mutilated. Even now she can't get used to the grotesque sight. Homura promises this is nothing to him then urges her to go home and continue with her mission. She'll stay here and continue to protectively watch over Madoka. Mabayu agrees and takes off.

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Back home, Mabayu watches her late night movie intently. She's seen it before of course, but there's so many little details you miss until you rewatch it. When she praises the actor's performance, Kyubey asks if she likes the movie. Mabayu jumps up in alarm. She looks at Kyubey with surprise and asks if she's some kind of cat, rat, or bear. Somehow this thing is talking to her without talking to her! Kyubey introduces himself before explaining he speaks using telepathy. If he's using telepathy to talk, then this is just as God had predicted! Kyubey is confused as Mabayu explains she had a dream the night before that a messenger of God would appear before her soon. This messenger will want her help to get closer to the devil, but if he tries to get closer then his life will be lost. Kyubey finds this rather interesting and asks if she recognizes herself as a magical girl serving God. Confused, Mabayu asks him what a magical girl is. It seems Kyubey has a lot of explaining to do.

Scene 2 (Mami)

Mami waits alone in the park at night. She hears a voice from nearby commenting on how tired she looks. Homura approaches her and Mami asks who she is. Homura introduces herself, and lets her know she too is a magical girl. She'd never heard of her before, then realizes this must be the other irregular Kyubey had told her about. Homura asks what she was thinking about, and if she's become lonely after being alone so long. Mami narrows her eyes and asks her what she knows and what that strange comment has to do with anything, but Homura sees no reason to answer her. Mami transforms, ready to make her answer but suddenly Homura isn't where she was. Instead she somehow manages to appear behind Mami. Homura understands her panic, but she assures her she's not here to fight. Instead she offers a truce: since Homura is going to be active in this city from now on, she'd rather cooperate with Mami by telling her the time and location of each witch. There should be more than enough grief seeds for the both of them, but in exchange she has one condition: she wants Mami to not recruit anymore magical girls for awhile or else there won't be enough grief seeds for them all. Mami asks if she can predict the future, but Homura merely shrugs. Incensed by her attitude, Mami strikes at Homura, but Homura has vanished. Homura's voice calls out from the darkness, offering her one last piece of advice before she goes. She informs Mami her intuition is correct, and that it would be better not to tell Kyubey the truth. Mami's face burns red from the humiliation. It's like that girl could see right through her heart.

Day 3

Scene 3 (Homura)

Madoka greets Sayaka Miki and Hitomi Shizuki as they make their way to school. Madoka went to bed a bit late last night, so she's running a little behind today. Sayaka jokes around, saying it must be because she was so worried about today's math test. Homura, who had been secretly watching them, freezes time. There, hiding nearby, sits Kyubey. Homura approaches the creature. She knew she could never let her guard down so long as Madoka can still be saved, so she won't let Kyubey get any closer than he already has. She releases time, pumps Kyubey full of bullets, then refreezes time and makes her escape. Madoka looks around confusedly. She swears she heard some kind of noise just now. Sayaka figures it must be some kid from around the neighborhood throwing a tantrum. But neither Hitomi nor Madoka know what a tantrum is, much to Sayaka's surprise.

Madoka bids farewell to Hitomi, who has to leave for her Japanese dance lessons. Sayaka also apologizes for having to leave so soon since she also has something she needs to do. Madoka tells her not to worry since they didn't have anything special planned anyways. The three of them bid their goodbyes and split up, leaving Madoka alone as she sighs. Mabayu and Homura watch them from nearby. The three of them had split up here in exactly the same way as in the previous time loops. Mabayu asks about Kyubey, but it seems he's only shown up once so far at which point he got his usual dose of bullets. He hasn't gone near Madoka since, especially not after Mabayu's "dream prediction" the other day. Thankfully, Kyubeys operate on a different kind of logic than humans, so he took the bait despite Mabayu's poor lying skills. Hopefully he leaves Madoka alone for now, but they still don't know what he's up to. Either way, they have other things to get to.

Mabayu and Homura meet up in a dark alleyway. Mabayu transforms, then asks Homura if she's ready. Homura nods, and they commence.

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Mabayu stares into Homura's eyes for a moment. It worked, and Mabayu was able to see the future clearly. It turns out Amy's car accident wasn't purely an accident, but rather it was caused by a witch.

Mabayu and Homura set off and head to the shopping district near where café Récompense is located. Sure enough, there is a witch's barrier nearby. Unfortunately it's only a familiar, so Homura urges Mabayu to take care of it quickly so as not to waste magic. But not to worry, Mabayu has already seen how this will play out so there's no need for Homura to waste magic by stopping time. The two girls enter the barrier where they're faced with Coco.

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Mabayu calls out directions with Homura dodging as instructed. The familiar takes off into the air, but Mabayu had already directed Homura to look overhead. She takes aim and fires several bullets into the familiar, destroying it. The barrier dissipates and Mabayu gives out a little cheer. Admittedly, Homura is impressed with her ability to help take down the familiar without wasting any magic. She tells Mabayu she did a good job, and Mabayu beams happily. She says it was no big deal, but she thanks her all the same for the praise. But now's not the time to take it easy, as they never know when Kyubey might appear next. She tells Mabayu to hurry and get back to Madoka.

Outside the café, Madoka is attempting to lure Amy nearer by offering her her favorite chicken-flavored dry cat food. Amy cautiously approaches before eating up the food. Madoka is happy that Amy is starting to open up to her as she reaches down and pets the cat. Mabayu watches from nearby. Thus far there's been no sign of Kyubey nor has Madoka signed a contract already. It seems like her fate has been changed for good. Nearby, she spots Homura also watching from a distance. She begins to smile to herself as she watches Madoka happily pet and play with the little black cat. Mabayu flashes a smile to Homura and telepathically tells her everything is good to go. Homura unknowingly repeats the same thing Mabayu was just saying to herself, about the lack of Kyubey and the lack of contracts. It seems they've managed to change Madoka's fate for the better. Mabayu makes a crestfallen face; it's exactly what she just finished saying, which proves Homura was too focused on Madoka to notice anything else. But Homura believes they shouldn't let their guard down just yet. She doubts Kyubey will give up on trying to get Madoka to contract. Mabayu giggles and tells her not to worry about a thing. With her future vision she can see the optimal solution to any problem. Homura warns her that won't always work, then points out the darkening color of Mabayu's soul gem. Homura hands her a spare grief seed to use. Mabayu quietly thanks her and purifies her soul gem. Because future vision uses up magic power, she won't be able to use it to predict every moment in the future, so she'll have to be more judicious in when she chooses to use it. Homura would prefer not to have to reset this time loop to prevent Mabayu from turning into a witch so they'll both have to think carefully about when to use this power.

Day 4

Mabayu sits in class as Kyubey talks with her telepathically. He confirms that what she had told him was true, and there is a magical girl candidate by the name of Madoka Kaname in this town. But everytime he tries to approach her, someone gets in the way. Mabayu pretends to be confused by this, so Kyubey informs her that he believes it's a bullet, or at least a bullet-shaped object, but the problem is it seems to suddenly appear from some kind of void and attacks him. Mabayu pretends to freak out and call this a sign from God. Any who touch the devil shall be cursed! Considering Mabayu can't use magic, Kyubey thinks this dream of hers might be a type of magic. The type of wish a magical girl makes when she contracts affects the type of magic they can use. Mabayu ponders this bit of information. Maybe her magic has something to do with her mother?

Day 6

It's nearing the end of the day and the class are on a field trip to an auto plant. At the moment they're on a restroom break as the class disperses. Mabayu remembers this day, but this time she's a different person than she was in the previous time loops. Nearby, Madoka calls out for Sayaka as she wanders the entrance to the witch's barrier. She continues to call out her friend's name and soon finds her wandering in the same gray barrier. Sayaka is relieved to see her and admits she gets lost all the time. Madoka assures her she was lost in this same area last year. Sayaka asks her which way is the exit, but Madoka isn't so sure anymore. Sayaka can't believe what she's hearing; this is the same thing that happened last time too. Madoka looks down at the ground in embarrassment then apologizes. Sayaka tries to cheer her up by telling her not to worry. If this is the same thing as last year, then surely some kind person will show up. Right on cue, Mabayu finds them in the barrier's entrance and asks if they got lost. Sayaka is surprised to find her words came true so suddenly, while Madoka asks if she's also a student at Mitakihara. Mabayu smiles and nods, assuring them people get lost in this area all the time. She points them to the barrier's exit and warns them the bus will be leaving soon so they better hurry. The two girls thank her and hurry on their way. Mabayu is pleased that things have gone well so far, so there's only one other thing left to do and this time she won't.

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The Cow witch Swings it's axe at Mabayu, who shrieks and manages to barely dodge the attack. Despite her earlier bravado, she is clearly in over her head. She thought it would be an easy win after running a ton of scenarios in her head but clearly that's not the way reality works. She desperately cries out for help and in that moment time stops. Homura catches up with her, slightly out of breath. Mabayu had said she could do it on her own which is why Homura had left her, but clearly that wasn't happening. Mabayu apologizes; she thought she would be able to take it down on her own since she knew it's attack patterns but she didn't have enough power to begin with. Homura isn't too upset, however, and tells her she was on the right track by trying to conserve as many grief seeds as they can for the upcoming battle against Walpurgisnacht. Knowing this, Mabayu is more than willing to lend her power to Homura so that the fight won't go the same way as it did last time. After moment of consideration, Homura relents and allows Mabayu to stare into her eyes.

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Having seen the future, she informs Homura the fight will go almost the same way as last time. So long as she keeps her distance, she should be ok. At the end of the battle, part of its body will jump at her at which point Mabayu will step in and cut the witch down. Homura asks if this will ensure she lives this time, but Mabayu is absolutely certain. Homura nods, then restarts time. The witch swings its axe at them in a different way than the last time loop, but the two girls had already anticipated the attack. Although their teamwork isn't nearly as synchronized as Homura and Madoka's were, she too can contribute in a fight. Afterall, she's a magical girl too! It's nearing the end of the fight, so Homura freezes time just long enough to throw a bomb at the cow witch's face. The bomb goes off, enraging the witch and causing it to reach out with black tendrils. This time, however, its tendrils wrap around nothing as Mabayu leaps in and slices the witch up.

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The witch groans in agony as it dies and the barrier dissipates. Mabayu gives a cheer of victory! With their powers of time manipulation and future prediction, it's almost like they're using a cheat code. With Homura by her side, things won't be so scary for Mabayu. Hearing the word "scary" triggers Homura's memories and she tells Mabayu to hurry and go back to Madoka.

Scene 4 (Madoka)

Sayaka and Madoka stand in the barrier. Madoka hopes they get back to the bus soon or they'll keep everyone waiting. Thankfully Sayaka believes she's spotted the exit. The two girls manage to make it back outside where they see Kyubey sitting on the ground in front of them. The girls think it's some strange squirrel or rabbit, but Kyubey instead says he's glad he finally got to meet Madoka. The two girls are startled at first, but he explains he speaks by telepathy. The two of them have the qualities to become a magical girl, but the two are still confused by what's going on. Homura suddenly appears and warns Madoka to get away. Kyubey recognizes Homura and asks if she's the one who's been getting in his way.

Madoka and Sayaka stare down at Kyubey. The girls think it's some strange squirrel or rabbit, but Kyubey seems to sit silently. The two girls are startled at first, as they continue to stare at the white creature. It must be speaking with telepathy, but what is a 'magical girl'? Homura suddenly appears and warns Madoka to get away. Kyubey recognizes Homura and asks if she's the one who's been getting in his way. She warns Madoka not to believe any of his words, but Madoka isn't sure she's ever met Homura before. Kyubey recognizes Mabayu, who is standing behind Homura. During their battle with the witch, Kyubey had called out to her. Does this mean they've been teaming up to get in his way? Telepathically, a panicking Mabayu asks Homura what they should do now that Kyubey has figured out their deceit. In response, Homura turns to Madoka and warns her Kyubey will be telling her terrible things from now on. In exchange for granting one wish, he'll make her pay an irreparable price. Magical girls are beings who fight for their lives against witches, so does she really have a wish she wants fulfilled even at such a terrible risk? She warns her not to make the people who care about her sad.

Back in Homura's pendulum room, Homura and Mabayu discuss the day's events. Even though Mabayu had thought she was being cautious, Kyubey still managed to take advantage of their weakness. But they still had to defeat the witch regardless, and now that Madoka has been made aware of the existence of magical girls there's no point in murdering Kyubey in front of her. That would only make her distrust them. Madoka tends to be naive and trust in other people too much, so of course she'll naturally take Kyubey's side at first since he looks like nothing more than some cute mascot character. At least now they know what they must do next. First, they must make Madoka believe their words. If she doubts what Kyubey has to say, then she won't make a contract. Secondly, they have to make sure Madoka doesn't just wish for whatever strange thing. She's the kind of person that was willing to use her one wish on a cat that wasn't even hers, so they'll have to continue to keep a close eye on her. So it's important they keep exterminating witches to prevent her from making strange wishes. Homura will need Mabayu's help, so she's counting on her. Mabayu is a little taken aback, but promises she'll do her best.

Day 7

(There are no scenes in the main story for Day 7).

Scene 5 (Mami)

Mami meets with Kyubey on the school's roof. Kyubey has come across two humans who possess the qualifications to be magical girls, so he was hoping Mami could take them under her wing and teach them to become magical girls. But Mami seems to hesitate, so Kyubey asks what's wrong. She remembers Homura's warning about not trusting Kyubey as well as her condition that she not help create more magical girls for a while. So she asks Kyubey if they haven't contracted yet. It may be that her previous invitations to partner up may have come off a bit strong, and not to mention there's an unknown magical girl who recently appeared. Perhaps it would be best not to solicit new magical girls for a while. Kyubey thinks it's a shame, especially since the new girls could have helped Mami out. Mami simply says she's sorry.

Day 10

Scene 6 (Sayaka)
It's the start of class and Ms. Saotome is announcing the arrival of a new transfer student to the class. As Homura makes her introduction, both Sayaka and Madoka recognize her as the girl that approached them during their field trip to the car factory. She can't believe the arrogant way she had told them not to believe in Kyubey's words. Madoka confirms with Kyubey that Homura is indeed a magical girl. This means she must have made a wish when she contracted. Sayaka figures it must have been some hopeless wish or something. Or maybe she's trying to keep Kyubey away from Madoka because she wants all the wishes for herself. Madoka wonders if this could really be true.
Scene 7 (Mami)
Mami is speaking with Homura on the school's roof. She's surprised to learn Homura is enrolled in her same school, then asks why she called her up here. Homura wants to fulfill her end of the bargain, so she informs her a witch will appear this evening as you cross the southern bridge. She wants Mami to be the one to take care of it, because she knows Mami is going to be needing a grief seed soon. Mami admits witches have been a bit scarce lately, then asks if the reason is because Homura has been getting ahead of her and killing them off herself. Instead, Homura tells her there's no need to look into it so much. All she wants is for Mami to protect the peace of this city, for which she'll need enough grief seeds to replenish her magic. What more could she want? It's also for the best if she keep her distance from Kyubey. With those final words, Homura leaves. Mami stands alone now, pondering her words. It's true she'd like nothing more than to defeat witches and maintain the peace of the city, but is that really all she wants?

Later that afternoon at a different café, Mabayu sighs heavily to herself. She's tired out from fighting all the witches that have appeared in places she hadn't even noticed, and she can't very well miss all of her classes to help out all the time. It seems like she'll need to copy herself in order to keep up. She sighs once more. The first time she saw this rare video, her heart was pounding with excitement. But now that she's done this several times, the excitement has faded and it just feels like another task or chore to take care of. Homura finds Mabayu and the two leave the café.

As they walk the mall, Mabayu asks if Homura will start going to school from today on. Homura nods, explaining she's in the same class as Madoka so Mabayu wishes her luck on getting along with her. She then remembers there was supposed to be a witch on their school route today, but Homura has already left that task to Mami so they can focus on the witch that's here. Together they make their way to the witch's barrier and enter.

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Inside the barrier, the various Anthonies begin to swarm in large numbers around their new visitors. Homura warns Mabayu not to be fooled, as the witch's main body is still at the back of the labyrinth. Mabayu transforms. She knows it would be the most magic-efficient if they're able to kill both the witch and the familiars at the same time. Homura transforms and the two of them combine their attacks, destroying the swarm of familiars around them. As they fight, Homura reminds Mabayu not to overdo it, but Mabayu isn't worried. She has a personal policy of doing things as efficiently as possible.

The two magical girls head straight for the deepest part of the barrier. There they're surprised to find Madoka and Sayaka, confused and lost. Homura isn't pleased by this turn of events and immediatley stops time. Madoka has never made it this far in the timeline without having contracted first, so Mabayu worries they'll be able to defeat the witch and protect the two of them at the same time. They don't have much time, so Homura asks Mabayu to look into the future.

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At first, Mabayu can't believe what she 'saw'. Is this future truly unavoidable? Mabayu is distraught as Homura tries to get her attention. Mabayu mutters to herself out loud; if they were to let the witch escape now, then other people will be in danger. She makes her decision and tells Homura to aim for a specific spot on the witch's body. She needs to shoot as many bullets as she can into the one spot, then throw a bomb to finish it off. In the meantime, Mabayu will take care of protecting Madoka and Sayaka. If it's just familiars, she can handle it. Homura leaves the two girls in her hands as she focuses on shooting at the witch. She throws her bomb then restarts time. Madoka and Sayaka are surprised to see Mabayu here, but she warns them there's no time for questions. It's better if they stay quiet and stand back out of harm's way. With the witch distracted, more of the Anthonies approach the girls but Mabayu is prepared for them. She slashes at a few of them with her scissors as Homura stops time once more. Having seen the future, Mabayu knows her next move is to move to the other side. Time restarts once more and Mabayu stabs the familiars from behind. But soon more of the creatures appear as Madoka cries out in alarm. Mabayu steadies herself, telling herself repeatedly it'll be ok. She was able to do it properly in her prediction, so there's no reason she won't be able to pull it off now. She can and will save lives on her own. She yells out as she swings her scissors from side to side, slashing and piercing familiar after familiar as the waves keep coming. Nearby, Homura throws a bomb at Gertrud after emptying her guns into it. The bomb explodes and the witch is destroyed, its barrier dissipating as the mall reappears around them.

Homura rushes to Madoka's side asking if she's hurt. Sayaka cries out in pain. When Madoka asks if she's ok, Sayaka tells her she's not. She's in a lot of pain and believes she may have broken a bone during the conflict. Mabayu cautiously approaches Sayaka and apologizes. She had tried her best, but Sayaka was the only one she couldn't completely protect. Telepathically, Mabayu apologizes to Homura as well, but Homura knows it couldn't be helped. No doubt this was the best possible outcome she could see. Homura turns to Madoka once more, and reminds her that being a magical girl isn't for fun. Exterminating witches is a matter of life or death, so she better throw away any naive ideas she may have about making a wish if she isn't willing to give up her life for it. Madoka whimpers to herself.

Back in Homura's pendulum room, Mabayu wonders if that was really the best course of action. Considering the only bad thing to come of it was a single broken bone and a short hospital stay, Homura believes it's nothing to worry about. As a result, Sayaka is more likely not to contract and this will also serve to give Madoka an experience of the dangers of magical girls. This should help to keep the two of them away from barriers. But Mabayu is still upset about Sayaka being hurt because of them. Homura asks if she would do anything differently if she could redo that moment. True, they could have better protected Sayaka but it would have been at the cost of putting Madoka in danger. Mabayu admits this is true. She can't change the future she's seen and she can't take that kind of risk even if she were to try again hundreds of times. Mabayu thinks to herself and considers the possibility her magic consists of unchangeable fate.

Day 11

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Scene 8 (Madoka)

Madoka is visiting Sayaka in the hospital, and immediately rushes to her side asking if she's ok. Sayaka tells her not to worry, since it was a simple procedure. In fact, she has so much energy she's having trouble staying still in bed. Although she also sees this more as a tragedy-turned-miracle since Madoka is skipping school to come visit her. As they are talking, Madoka notices the CD player on her bed. It's the same one Kyosuke uses, so this must be the same hospital he's staying in. Still, Sayaka finds it hard to believe that witches could be so dangerous. She's glad she didn't listen and sign a contract with Kyubey, or else she'd be forced to fight those things all the time. Madoka nods in agreement, but she seems distracted. Sayaka asks her what she's thinking, so Madoka replies honestly. She was thinking about the fact that Homura has to fight creatures like that, risking her own life to protect the peace of this town. Sayaka thinks she's being stupid, since Homura received a miracle that was worth the risk in exchange. Doesn't Madoka have a wish she'd do anything to make come true?

Day 13

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Mabayu is practicing her fighting skills on everyone's favorite blue drum. At first it takes minimal damage until Mabayu slices it in half with her scissors. She de-transforms and, with a pleased look on her face, asks how she did. Homura says it was terrible. She needs to become stronger so she can kill witches more efficiently. This is what Homura expects of her and when Mabayu says she understands, Homura tells her she doesn't get it. She still hasn't even mastered her scissors yet, so she still has a lot of growing to do. Mabayu is defeated as she acquiesces to her Spartan teacher's commands.

At that point, Madoka appears and cautiously approaches them. Mabayu is surprised to see her here. Homura asks what she wants, so Madoka says she came here for advise. She'd been thinking long and hard about a lot of things since they last met. Magical girls risk their lives fighting witches in places no one knows about, trying their best to keep the townspeople safe. If it weren't for magical girls, neither her nor Sayaka would be alive now. Homura agrees, as this is all the more reason for her to stay out of it. But instead Madoka asks if she'd be able to help Homura by becoming a magical girl herself. At first she believed she would never amount to anything because she has no special talents or abilities. She'd continue to live as a burden to others, but when she was helped by Homura and the others, Kyubey told her she could do the same if she wanted to. If she became a magical girl and became Homura's power.... Homura interrupts her mid-sentence with a firm rejection. She calls Madoka a burden, one she can't take care of on top of the burden she's already keeping an eye on. Madoka attempts to protest but Homura stands firm. Even if she were to become a magical girl, all she'll be doing is making everyone sad. Madoka apologizes and runs away.

Homura sighs and quietly apologizes to Madoka once she's safely out of sight. It's hard, but they both knew how kind Madoka can be. Too kind. Mabayu isn't so sure she likes being treated as a burden with a stray bullet, but Homura assures her she spoke nothing more than the truth. Mabayu shakes her head at this harsh truth. She wonders what ever happened to the cute Homura with braids and glasses. Homura stares at her and asks if she wants a hole in her head. Mabayu grins and tells her it was just a joke. She proposes they get back to their special training. Homura agrees as Mabayu sighs a sigh of relief. Homura always has too much on her plate, so Mabayu hopes the least she can do is make her feel a little better.

Day 15

Scene 9 (Mami)

Mami and Homura meet up on the school's roof once more. Homura knows it's about time for them to need another grief seed, but Mami changes the subject, asking her about her injured classmate. She had noticed traces of magic at the scene where she was injured, so there must have been a witch fight involved. If this girl has the qualifications necessary for a magical girl, wouldn't it make more sense to have her contract rather than have her risk putting her life in danger? Homura has no response, so Mami continues to push. If Homura really does have the ability to predict the future, than there should be more than enough grief seeds for the three of them, so what is she really planning? Homura warns her once more, reminding her curiosity killed the cat. She vanishes as Mami calls out for her to wait. The bell rings, signaling the end of the period. Homura knows something Mami doesn't, and Mami can't afford to ignore something like that. She'll have to follow her and find out her true identity.

Mabayu and Homura are standing in the hospital's lobby as the setting sun's light streams in. She cautiously asks Homura if Madoka gave up on becoming a magical girl. Homura sighs; Kyubey has also been saying similar things since Madoka still seems confused. Mabayu warns her this is a dangerous situation to be in. If she keeps emphasizing the danger to Madoka, it's only going to make her worry about Homura more and probably backfire. Mabayu suggests they take a different approach, and rather than emphasize the danger to her they should emphasize the fact she'll have to give up being human in order to become a magical girl. Homura wonders if Madoka really would give up on contracting if she were told the truth. Not only is the truth a dangerous thing, once learned she could never forget it. She contemplates a moment, then agrees. Perhaps now is not the time to hesitate anymore.

They hear a familiar voice nearby and look around. Over on the other side of the lobby, Madoka can be seen talking to Kyubey although their words are indiscernible from that distance. Wide-eyed, Homura wonders outloud at the reason Madoka could have for being here. Mabayu informs her she did the same thing in the previous time loop, although of course she had already contracted by then. It would make sense if she came here with Mami in search of a witch, but why is she here alone this time? Homura has no doubts, however. It's clear Kyubey is luring Madoka into a witch's barrier.

Scene 10 (Sayaka)

Sayaka giggles to herself as she waits in the hospital's lobby. Now is about the time for Madoka to stop by for a visit, and Sayaka has gotten tea and Kyosuke's favorite baumkuchen ready. She hears a familiar voice and looks around. It seems Madoka has already arrived and is talking with Kyubey. She looks distressed, then tells Kyubey to wait. But Kyubey has already seemingly vanished. If Kyubey is involved, then....She soon spots it, the entrance to a witch's barrier. She gets a queasy feeling just looking at it, but jumps right in. She wanders the bizarre candy-laden landscape, calling out for Madoka. There's no way Madoka can fight a witch alone, so why is she going out of her way to put herself in danger like this. She soon gets lost and stumbles across a group of Pytor, who immediately set their sights on her and attack. This is bad, and if this keeps up she may have to make a wish. She hears a voice and is soon found by Mami. Mami tells her she's just a magical girl passing by, then points her to the exit. She'll take care of the witch so it's better if Sayaka runs away now. Sayaka thanks her and immediately takes off running. Mami hadn't seen that one coming, but it's been awhile since she had her arms around one of these!

Mabayu and Homura hurriedly look around but it's too late, they've lost track of Madoka. They hear an odd sound and Mabayu wonders if it's the witch. Homura panics and insist they find Madoka as quickly as possible. She takes off running as Mabayu tries to catch up to her, calling out for Homura to wait.

Day 16

Scene 11 (Kyoko)
Kyoko is in Mami's apartment. She calls out for her but there's no response. There's been no sign of her return since yesterday. Kyoko had heard that things in Mitakihara have been odd and the whole situation gives her a bad vibe. Was it the result of a witch attack? No, Mami was too good to lose to something like that. But if Mami has really been killed...

Day 17

Scene 12 (Madoka)

Outside the cafe, Hitomi bids her friends goodbye as she prepares to leave first. Madoka says her farewells while Sayaka thanks her once more for celebrating her discharge from the hospital. She turns and thanks Madoka as well. Madoka was more than happy, although she's sorry she was a bit late to the celebration. Now that Hitomi has left, Sayaka asks Madoka if the other girl who served them was a magical girl too. When Madoka nods, Sayaka then asks if she contracted as well? Madoka admits she didn't mean to hide it from her, it's just that she never had a good chance to bring it up. She apologizes to Sayaka, since she had been against it for the longest time. Sayaka tells her it's ok, since it's kind of her fault for making it so difficult to approach her with this kind of news, but she's not against it at all anymore. When she was still at the hospital, she ended up accidentally entering a witch's barrier. At the time, a magical girl she didn't know ended up helping her. But Sayaka didn't have enough time to thank her as she made her escape. She herself didn't have the courage to fight, but she couldn't well have argued with her since she was the one being rescued. But, it's not like Madoka has to fight alone at least. Madoka brightens up. She assures Sayaka she has nothing to worry about with Homura and Mabayu by her side. Well, if that's the case then Mitakihara is in good hands. Sayaka suddenly remembers the other half to the contract and asks Madoka what she ended up wishing for. Madoka tries to find the right words for a moment, then tells Sayaka she wished to give hope to people who are in despair. Sayaka is taken aback by this, as this makes Madoka sounds like some kind of saint. She thanks her in mock reverence, causing Madoka to tell her to stop teasing. Maybe her broken bone was healed as a blessing by this new benevolent deity?

Day 18

Scene 13 (Sayaka)

Sayaka winces in pain as she stands in the park alone at night. Although she's been discharged from the hospital, her wounds haven't completely healed just yet. It's a good thing she doesn't mind going to the hospital so much. Kyoko appraoches her, asking if she's ever seen this person. She hands Sayaka a photograph, and Sayaka immediately recognizes the person in it. She doesn't know her name, but she knows the face. Kyoko informs her the girl's name is Mami Tomoe. She too is a magical girl, and her and Mami go way back. But she's recently disappeared, so Kyoko traced her footsteps and managed to find her at the hospital. She snuck in and checked out the surveillance footage, but the people who entered and left the barrier don't match up. In other words, Mami never exited the barrier after going in. Sayaka's mood grows dark for a moment as she realizes she was probably the last person to have seen her alive. Kyoko stares at her and asks if she's a magical girl too, but Sayaka immediately refutes this. She hasn't signed a contract yet. She doesn't have the kind of courage Madoka has. Upon hearing the name, Kyoko asks if she contracted with Kyubey.

Day 21

Scene 14 (Homura)

Homura stands alone on the city bridge at night. During the last loop, a familiar had appeared around this area at about this time. Both Madoka and Mabayu have gone to look for Nagisa, so she'll be on her own. Right on cue, the entrance to a witch's barrier appears. However, just as quickly as it appeared it vanished, and Nagisa appears on the scene breathing heavily. Homura asks what she's doing here, but Nagisa yells at her that it doesn't matter. She's not going to listen to a thing she has to say because she's a bad girl! With that, Nagisa turns and bolts away. Homura calls out to her, but to no avail. She must have been fighting the witch all by herself.

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