Epilogue: The End

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July, 2011

L climbed the stairs of the skyscraper.

For weeks, he had been chasing around an assassin. The person was no ordinary assassin. From his deductions, it appeared the assassin had time travelling abilities. Or at the very least, time manipulation.

He had also deduced the assassin would be here tonight.

As he reached the roof, he opened the door, stepping outside.

To his surprise, the assassin in question was a young girl. She was wearing strange black clothing and hand a weird shield like object on her arm.

"L Lawliet, I presume." the girl asked coldly.

"Yes, that is me." he replied, skillfully hiding his shock that she knew his real name.

"That makes things a lot simpler." The girl held out a purple glowing object. Before he realized, she was in front of him, pressing the object onto his forehead.

Instantly, a flood of information made its way into L's mind. Mahou shoujo. Witches. Soul gems. Grief seeds. Tomoe Mami. Kaname Madoka. Miki Sayaka. Sakura Kyouko.

Last but not least, Akemi Homura.

Letting all of the returning information settle in his mind again, he spoke. "I presume my plan went well?"

"I suppose." Homura replied. "I wanted to kill you the moment I saw you, but then Madoka wouldn't be happy."

"I see." L muttered. "And witches?"

Homura shook her head, pointing down. L peered. "What are those? Demons?"

"Yes."

"I suppose it would be impossible to eliminate negativity from existence." L muttered. "But in all other aspects, my plan worked."

"I never understood that." Homura turned to him. "What did you mean to-"

"In the following time loops," L whispered, "Have you ever attempted to work together with any of them? Sincerely?"

Homura shook her head.

"Do you remember why?"

"I... didn't want it to end up like the last time you were with me."

"Kaname-san is a very caring person. Your loneliness actually encouraged her to try and reach out to you. Therefore, I admit, I tried to make sure you would be as lonely as you can. Then, she would reach out further to you. It was my hope that she would be noble enough to make her wish. If I may sat so, I am very good at reading personalities."

"You're wrong." Homura rebutted.

"Excuse me?"

"I did attempt to work with someone. Sakura Kyouko."

"Ahh..." L mused. He had been a bit off, but thankfully it was not detrimental to the overall equation. He then noticed her hair ribbon. "Akemi-san, that hair ribbon..."

That ribbon belonged to Kaname Madoka.

"A farewell gift." she told him. "We are among the three people in the world that knows who Kaname Madoka is."

"Three?"

"...her brother." she replied.

L remained silent. Seeing that, she got up. "Well, I'll be going now."

L nodded. "Good luck."

"You too."

And with that, Homura leaped into the swarm.

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A few days later, L was in another part of Japan. He was working on a case, travelling around nighttime cities with Watari driving, when a greyish tint caught his eye.

"Watari, stop the car."

Pulling up on the side, L got out and rushed to what he had seen. There was no mistaking it. It was a demon. Trying to be cautious, he was about to peer around the corner when he heard the sound of a slash, and then the roar of a demon.

Startled, he went around the corner. To his surprise, it was a mahou shoujo. It was his first time seeing one other than Homura, Sayaka, Mami and Kyouko. For one, she was British. It was a testament to how global the Incubator system was.

"Are you okay?" the girl asked L.

"I am fine. Thank you, Puella Magi."

The girl was startled. "You know us?"

"Yes. I personally know a few of your comrades elsewhere." L told her.

"Oh." she sighed. L stood there awkwardly. Watari must probably be waiting for him. Feeling a strange obligation to make conversation, he asked: "How long have you been a Puella Magi?"

"A year." she replied.

It was L's turn to be surprised. Puella Magi really could last that long?

"I really didn't have much of a choice." she admitted. "After all, I was about to die. My friend- I think she got controlled by a demon, and she was about to kill me. She was going to try to burn me to death, and then Kyubey, the little white creature just came and offered me the choice, and I...I..."

L suddenly remembered. He got a look at the girl. Her hair, which was blond and medium length, was tied into two tails. Her mahou shoujo outfit had a long flowing black cloak and her weapon seemed to be a scythe with a short blade; almost like an axe. If his intuition was right, he was meeting Fiona Arkwood.

"How is your friend?"

"She's fine. She's really sorry about it all, and we've decided to forget about it... she doesn't know I'm a Puella Magi though... and... and..."

L stayed silent.

"and... I'm scared." she muttered softly, tears falling down. "Kyubey told me that when I die, I will disappear in a pink light, but I'm scared! I don't want to disappear! I don't want to be alone!"

L thought carefully as he looked at the sobbing girl, then spoke.

"Please, listen. You will be fine. I promise."

"Really?" She asked between sobs.

"Yes." L then recited something. He did not know where he saw it, half of it was probably made up by him, but he had to say this anyways. And it worked. The words calmed her.

Later on, he would recall, they went like this:

"Don't Forget

Always, somewhere

Someone is Fighting for you

As long as you remember her,

You are not alone."

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As Time Diverges, The Mitakihara Case

THE END

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Before I begin the sequel, there are some things I would like to say.

First of all, I would like to thank Psyga315 and the NerfGuy for liking my story enough, as well as taking the time to create an actual tropes page on it. I really appreciate it.

Second of all, I would like to thank Abicion, and her witches, which without them the story would have to reuse the witches from the anime. I highly recommend all of you to check out her "encyclopedia".

Third, I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed my story, both with an account and anonymously, for sticking with me so far, for being so encouraging, for suggesting ways to improve the Mitakihara case, for being patient with me and for not being an obnoxious spammer who has nothing better to do than to completely ignore the author's situation and spam his review page with insults and demands for the next chapter. Trust me. I've seen it happen. Not that often though. (That does not mean I do not appreciate criticism. In fact, I welcome it).

Last (but not least) of all, I would like to thank you, the reader (You obviously must be one if you have read this far.), for not giving up on me.

And in closing, I would like to quote Coccinea, another fanfic, for what I consider a prayer.

-"We remember her, so we are not alone."

(Coccinea (A Puella Magi Madoka Magica X Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Crossover)

...P.S. Fiona Arkwood is a blatant rip off of Fate Testarossa. Really. I imagine her friend who tried to burn her to death to be Nanoha, but you can object to that.