The True Form of the Attackers

7.5.1

[the rabbit witch's labyrinth dissolves and they're on a sidewalk]

Sayaka: "All cleaned up! How many does this make, again?"

Homura: "Uh, umm... I don't remember. A lot?"

Madoka: "That's right. There were too many to count..."

Sayaka: "sigh... Well, after a break, let's keep searching!"

Madoka: "That's right."

[they search with their magic]

Madoka: "..."

[Madoka finds something]

Madoka: "Eh!?"

Homura: "What's wrong?"

Madoka: "This magic... I think it's a magical girl!"

Sayaka: "Someone knows we're in a pinch and came to help?"

Madoka: "Let's go see!"

[in an alley, we see a black and a white feather]

white feather: "!?"

Madoka: "Huh? Wings of Magius!?"

Homura: "Why are they in Mitakihara?"

Sayaka: "I don't know, but..."

white feather: "Let's do this... Are you prepared?"

black feather: "Y-yes..."

Sayaka: "They sure don't seem like they came here to help us."

Madoka: "Yeah, though this isn't the time to be fighting with other magical girls..."

[Sayaka transforms]

Sayaka: "I can't go down without a say in things."

[Homura transforms]

Homura: "That's right."

[Madoka transforms]

Madoka: "Are you ready? Let's go!"

7.5.2

[in an alley]

white feather: "Damn! They're strong!"

black feather: "A-any more than this..."

Sayaka: "Give up already?"

"If so, then tell us what you're doing in Mitakihara."

white feather: "..."

black feather: "..."

Sayaka: "Something you can't say?"

black feather: "I-it's..."

white feather: "Don't speak. Then there will be no problem."

black feather: "Y-yes!"

Sayaka: "You're free to stay silent, but then don't complain about what's going to happen to you!"

black feather: "Eh?"

Homura: "If you at least explain to us, then we won't have to use any more violence."

Madoka: "Only if you tell us, though..."

black feather: "Eh? Eh?"

Sayaka: "We still have energy reserves. Do you think it's still okay to stay silent?"

black feather: "I-I can't... fight outside Kamihama... anymore..."

"A-are you not afraid... of becoming witches...?"

Sayaka: "..."

black feather: "I, I don't w-want to! I don't want to be a witch!"

Sayaka: "..."

black feather: "We're just working... so that we don't become witches..."

"L-Let's be freed from this spell... together with you..."

Madoka: "Sayaka-chan..."

Sayaka: "...It's okay."

"I understand how you feel, but I won't sympathize."

"I... won't forgive any method of living on that requires sacrificing others."

white feather: "Hah! What lipservice..."

Sayaka: "Then tell us what you plan on doing!"

black feather: "Hiii! I-I... can't... tell you..."

Homura: "Please tell us."

"If you just tell us, we won't have to resort to any more violence."

black feather: "..."

Madoka: "Okay?"

white feather: "Don't speak! We have nothing to say!"

black feather: "A-alright! Then, I won't talk..."

Madoka: "..."

7.5.3

[in an alley]

white feather: "..."

black feather: "..."

Sayaka: "For now, we've tied them up, but they don't seem like they're going to talk."

Homura: "What should we do... It's not like we're actually going to do anything cruel."

Madoka: "It's a problem."

*a phone rings*

Sayaka: "Isn't that yours, Madoka?"

Madoka: "Ah, it's from Iroha-chan."

Homura: "Why don't you check what it says? Maybe something happened in Kamihama."

Madoka: "Okay."

[fade to gray]

Iroha: *"We learned something about Tomoe san, so I'll tell you now."*

[in the alley]

Homura: "This is..."

Sayaka: "Madoka, next, next!"

Madoka: "Ah, y-yeah! Wait just a sec!"

[fade to gray]

Madoka: *In summary of what Iroha-chan told me...*

*Mami-san might have been turned into a rumor...*

[back to the alley]

Sayaka: "Mami-san became a rumor..."

Homura: "No way..."

Madoka: "But, she sent a method of saving her."

"'If you can get across to her heart, the rumor will come off.'"

Sayaka: "Get across..."

Homura: "To her heart..."

Madoka: "What?"

Sayaka: "Do you think we really understand Mami-san?"

Madoka: "Huh?"

Homura: "That's right. She never really told us how she really felt..."

Madoka: "..."

"For me, Mami-san is strong and kind and reliable..."

"A senpai I look up to as a veteran magical girl."

"But..."

"I've never seen Mami-san ever having trouble..."

Homura: "..."

Sayaka: "Yeah..."

"It's probably not true at all..."

"That Mami-san is a strong person with nothing to fear."

Madoka: "Even if Mami-san has weak points, I will accept them."

"Even though I've relied on her all this time, I want her to rely on me."

Homura: "Kaname-san..."

Madoka: "And then, together, we can search for a way to avoid becoming witches."

Sayaka: "That's right! I'll accept her too."

Madoka: "And so, for now..."

Homura: "Yes, get the Wings of Magius to..."

Sayaka: "Tell us what they know!"

[fade to gray]

???: *"I won't allow you to do that."*

[back in the alley]

Sayaka: "Huh?"

Homura: "No way..."

[Holy Mami shows up!]

Mami: "If you are going to harm my comrades..."

"I will have no mercy, even if it's you."

Madoka: "Mami-san!"

Mami: "The one who brought witches to Mitakihara was me."

Sayaka: "No way... Why would you do that, Mami-san..."

Mami: "Because I have a responsibility."

"The responsibility for involving all of you in the world of magical girls."

"And so, I can't have you be involved any further."

Sayaka: "That doesn't mean you should release witches in Mitakihara..."

"Mami-san, there's something wrong with you!"

Mami: "Stay quiet here in Mitakihara."

"If you do that, Magius will save you..."

Homura: "..."

Mami: "I don't want any of you to despair."

Madoka: "Mami-san..."

Mami: "Please, you understand, right?"

Madoka: "I don't understand. I don't get it!"

"Are you saying that it's okay for witches to cause misfortune to everyone in Mitakihara?"

Mami: "That's not what I think."

Madoka: "But that's how the Wings of Magius are working!"

Mami: "That's because we need to. It's necessary for salvation."

Homura: "But fighting in Mitakihara has a risk of turning into a witch."

"Even knowing that, you brought witches here, Mami-san?"

"Are you saying it's better that we become witches!?"

Mami: "Of course not."

"Yes, there's no way it's okay to become a witch..."

Madoka: "Then, you should understand, that Magius..."

Mami: "Yes, Magius alone can save us."

Madoka: "Huh?"

Mami: "Now do you understand?"

"Magius are the ones who created a city where you don't become witches..."

"That in of itself is salvation."

Madoka: "No, it's not... That's definitely wrong!"

"Magius, the people who did such a cruel thing to you, is not anyone's salvation!"

"Hey, Mami-san, stop doing this!"

"We'll accept anyone you are, Mami-san!"

"Please come back to us, Mami-san!"

Alina: "What the heck, I came to get Mami..."

"And I find the best possible situation!"

Madoka: "Y-You are..."

Alina: "Aha, how is it reuniting with the person you were searching for?"

"Are you sad? Scared? Hateful?"

"You should be emotional and ready to give up."

Madoka: "W-what are you saying?"

Alina: "Aha"

"I'm glad you're letting me have some fun."

"But that doesn't change that you're getting in our way!"

[she attacks]

[fade to gray]

Sayaka: *"W-what's this!?"*

Homura: *"A b-barrier!? We can't get out!"*

Madoka: *"Stop it! Don't get in our way! Give Mami-san back to us!"*

*"Don't make Mami-san do any more cruel things!"*

[back in the alley]

Alina: "Ahahahaha"

"Now they can just quietly wait in my barrier until the end."

"Mami, I'll leave the finishing touches to you."

Mami: "Yes."

[she uses some magic]

Mami: "I've secured it with my ribbons. They definitely will not be able to escape from the inside."

Alina: "Aah, you're the best!"

"Now our interlopers will only be able to wring their hands and watch."

7.5.4

[battle]

[Kyouko is fighting the sheep witch]

Kyouko: "Ready yourself! Haah!"

witch: "...!?!?"

[in an abandoned building]

black feather 1: "W-wow... Strong!"

Kyouko: "Really? ...to be impressed by just this..."

black feather 2 (taller): "There's... a grief seed..."

white feather: "This is enough for today. You may go back."

black feather 2: "Yes..."

Kyouko: "Then, I'm off too."

white feather: "You will stay."

Kyouko: "Huh? Why?"

white feather: "I will show you around headquarters."

"You're strong, and you seem trustworthy."

Kyouko: "!?"

"Heeh..."

(Isn't this... a little *too* easy?)

(I should watch out... there must be a catch.)

(Or maybe they're just short on hands...)

(No, between the two, it's probably that they need more people.)

(Most of them can't handle a fight on their own.)

(They also might try to confine any strong magical girls.)

white feather: "Come with me."

Kyouko: "Okay, got it."

(Like this, will they really be able to 'free magical girls'?)