Teacher: Okay, everyone in class 1A (lit trans: 1st year, A Group) gather around! Today’s automobile factory observation tour is over. Listen up; make sure you finish your report when you get home okay?
All: Yes!
Teacher: Okay, everyone get on the bus.
Madoka: Um, Sensei.
Teacher: Huh? What’s wrong Kaname?
Madoka: Sayaka-chan went to the bathroom and hasn’t come back.
Teacher: What, Miki? Maybe she got lost.
Madoka: I’ll go look for her.
Madoka: Sayaka-chan! Are you here? Where did she go? Sayaka-chan, if you can hear me say something! Sayaka-chan, it’s time to go home!
Sayaka: Hey, Madoka!
Madoka: Sayaka-chan! Where were you?
Sayaka: I’m not too sure myself. Once I got out of the washroom, I was planning to head back the same way I came but I got lost somehow. I’m so glad Madoka was calling for me. But you know there’s something strange about this place.
Madoka: You’re right… there’s no one around too. Even though we’re in the same factory, it’s as if we’ve ended up somewhere else. I wonder if we’re dreaming.
Sayaka: Hey Madoka, can I pinch your cheek?
Madoka: Huh?
Sayaka: Well?
Madoka: It hurts~! You’re so mean Sayaka-chan!
Sayaka: I guess this means it isn’t a dream then.
Witch: *laughter*
Madoka: Did you just hear that?
Sayaka: I think… I just heard something, I think… But there’s no way there’s a kid around here. L-Let’s go Madoka!
Madoka: Okay. But was that the right way though?
Sayaka: Ah? Don’t tell me you got lost too, Madoka?
Madoka: Sorry.
Sayaka: Ah, okay. Let’s head this way then. It’s not as if we can’t get out. Hold on and don’t let go of my hand Madoka.
Madoka: Yeah.
Witch: *laugh*
Kyouko: Where are you two going?
M+S: Huh?
Sayaka: Who was that?
Kyouko: If ya head that way, you won’t be able to get back.
Madoka: Who is it? Where are you?
Kyouko: Never mind that, you better get home before the ghost shows up. The exit isn’t that way, it’s the other way.
Sayaka: The other way? You mean this way?
Madoka: I don’t know who you are, but thank you!
Kyouko: No problem/don’t thank me, just get out of here/hurry up.
Madoka: Okay, let’s go Sayaka-chan.
Sayaka: Yeah.
Witch: *laugh*
Kyouko: Well then, with that Kyubey, there are no other humans around right?
Kyuubey: Yup, everything’s fine Kyouko.
Kyouko: Okay, I let it escape last time but this time I’m definitely defeating that witch today. I swear on my pride as a Magical Girl.
M+S: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Madoka: Drama CD
Sayaka: Farewell Story
Kyouko: It’s been roughly about a year since I became a Magical Girl. I thought of myself as justice itself when I became a Magical Girl.
Witch: *laughing*
Kyouko: Look at it Kyubey. A head with cow horns, that stupidly large axe. There’s no mistake, this is that witch from before.
Kyubey: I guess that means coming to Mitakihara wasn’t such a miscalculation.
Kyouko: Yeah, let’s go! AH! YAH!
Witch: *laughing*
Kyouko: Ah, so damn powerful/strong. Urk. For something so big, it’s fast/quick. It’s keeping up with my every move. Then... how about this! There are two of me now! Try to figure out which one is the real me.
Witch: *laughing*
Kyouko: Too bad! That’s a fake. The real one is me!
Witch: *scream*
Kyouko: Gotch ya.
Kyubey: You haven’t won yet Kyouko. That wasn’t the real/main body.
Kyouko: What?
Witch: *giggle*
Kyouko: Ack! Let me go!
Witch: *giggle*
Kyouko: Let me go!
Mami: Decoy (note: as in magic that dazzles/confuses/blinds/misleads) magic, how fascinating/interesting.
Kyouko: Huh?
Mami: You hide yourself amongst numerous fake images from your opponent. But it seems that you weren’t expecting your enemy to have the same decoy magic/ability.
Kyouko: Another… Magical girl?
Mami: Tiro Finale!
Witch: *scream*
Mami: Are you all right?
Kyouko: Um, thanks. You…
Mami: Introductions latter, first that witch.
Kyouko: Ah.
Witch: *giggle*
Mami: Its regenerated most of its decoys.
Kyouko: But no matter how many times you destroy that horned head, it just keeps on coming back.
Mami: The witch’s true body is that large axe. I’ll lure out its real body, so you attack that axe.
Kyouko: Got it.
Witch: *giggle*
Mami: Let’s go!
Kyouko: Now! HIYA~!
Witch: *screams*
Kyouko: We did it!
Mami: That was superb! Sorry for the late introduction, I’m Tomoe Mami.
Kyouko: I’m Sakura Kyouko. Thank you. If hadn’t come by I would have lost.
Mami: I’m glad I came just in time.
Kyouko: You saved me. I never knew there was such an amazing magical girl here in Mitakihara.
Mami: And where does Sakura-san come from?
Kyouko: The neighbouring city, Kasamino. I was after that witch we just beat and came to Mitakihara. It was the first witch I ever fought as a magical girl but I screwed up, and it got away.
Mami: I see.
Kyouko: I thought it was rude to trespass on someone else’s hunting grounds (alt trans: step out from my territory) but I wanted to finish what I started.
Mami: Don’t worry about it. That most important thing is to defeat witches and protect everyone from them.
Kyouko: I’m glad you said it that way, it makes me feel better (alt trans: reassures me).
Mami: Sakura-san, could you bring out your Soul Gem? We have to purify your soul gem of taint.
Kyouko: But I don’t have the right use that today.
Mami: This is the result of both our efforts today.
Kyouko: Are you sure?
Mami: Of course.
Kyouko: Thank you.
Mami: Sakura-san, do you have some time today?
Kyouko: Yeah, I don’t have anything else to do. What is it?
Mami: How was it? My special peach pie?
Kyouko: Amazing~. On top of saving me, ya invite me to your place and feed me cake! I feel like I’m being real shameless/selfish.
Mami: But I’m the one who invited you for tea, so don’t worry about it.
Kyouko: Um, hey.
Mami: What is it?
Kyouko: To continue on that ‘selfish/shameless’ thread but, I was wondering, if I could become Mami-san’s student.
Mami: Student?
Kyouko: I was thinking about it as I was listening to you and eating the cake, to become a great magical girl I should study all I can under Mami-san. Analyzing our battles with witches, gathering/comparing our notes, researching magic use together. No matter how I look at it, Mami-san is the ideal magical girl (I should become)(alt trans: Mami-san is my idea of an ideal magical girl).
Mami: Thank you. It’s not the same as a ‘student’ but I… I wanted to have a magical girl friend. (alt trans: I wanted to become friends with another magical girl)
Kyouko: That means…
Mami: Yes. Let’s continue to fight together. As your Magical girl sempai, I’ll do everything I can to advise/help you.
Kyouko: Thank you Mami-san, please take care of me!
Mami: It might be a bit sudden, let’s start reviewing the details of our battle today.
Kyouko: Yes ma’am. From that day on, I began partnering up with Tomoe Mami. When I had time, I would go to Mitakihara and learn all I could from Mami-san. Like the most efficient way to find Witches.
Kyouko: Ah, the Soul Gem is reacting.
Mami: It’s detecting the signature of a Witch all right.
Kyouko: Ah, a barrier just started to form over there!
Mami: That’s a bingo then.
Kyouko: I’m impressed, Mami-san’s way of hunting down Witches is very efficient.
Kyouko: Ah, the Soul Gem is reacting.
Mami: It’s detecting the signature of a Witch all right.
Kyouko: Ah, a barrier just started to form over there!
Mami: That’s a bingo then.
Kyouko: I’m impressed, Mami-san’s way of hunting down Witches is very efficient.
Mami: Suicides and murders are often the work of a Witches curse. You could say, that I believe that beneath it all, Witches prefer places where the darkest emotions of humanity are encouraged to appear. I wonder at times if where people gather and interact is where the darkness grows best. (bad translation: Need translation check)(alt trans: ... where the darkness is)
Kyouko: So those are the places you prioritize in your search then.
Mami: Yes. Places that influence of human society, and places where tragedies/disasters happened previously are important locations of detecting/locating early stage witches. Well then, let’s go Sakura-san. (bad translation: Need translation check) (alt trans: That why it’s important to scan places that influence human society and detect early stage witches to prevent tragedies before they happen.)
Kyouko: Okay.
Kyouko: I learned much from Mami’s knowledge and previous experience on witches. I guess you could say we even did some special magic training sessions.
Kyouko: Here I go! Look at me Mami-san! I made up to three of them!
Mami: Impressive but I know Sakura-san is capable of making many more decoys. Now, try concentrating again.
Kyouko: Okay!
Mami: One, two, three, four, five… Amazing, you managed to increase the number by two in one try.
Kyouko: This is a piece of a cake once I get serious about it.
Mami: Right, if you’re able to improve your magic in such a short period of time, this must be talent.
Kyouko: Really?
Mami: Yes, if we continue on increasing the numbers of decoys, Rosso Fantasma will become an unbeatable magic technique/spell.
Kyouko: Right, I’ll give it everything I got? Huh? Wha-, Ros-, Rosso Fantasma?
Mami: It means ‘red phantom’. I thought it was the perfect name for your decoy spell but I guess it wasn’t to your liking?
Kyouko: Um, it’s not a question of whether I like it or not but… You know, I noticed this before but your tendency of shouting out names for your special attacks seem, is how do I say… Like you’re fooling around or rather you’re not taking it seriously at all…
Mami: To think you would criticize your sempai’s ways like that.
Kyouko: Ah, no! That’s not what I meant!
Mami: Too late, I’m mad now. If that’s how you feel about it, I’ve got an idea to fix that. As punishment, in your next fight, you must shout out the name of your special attack.
Kyouko: WHAT! Seriously?
Mami: Seriously.
Kyouko: Give me a break!
Mami: I won’t forgive you. Got it, you have to shout out the name of your special attack move in our next fight/battle. Heh. It’s starting to get dark, let’s head home and have tea.
Kyouko: Um, Mami-san. Could we not go to your place tonight?
Mami: Huh? What do you mean?
Mother: Momo-chan, sit down properly and eat quietly. Look, Mami-san is watching.
Momo: Yes!
Father: Haha, she became so excited when she heard there were guests over that she runs around.
Mami: Sorry for dropping by so suddenly.
Mother: Oh not at all, please eat as much as you want. It’s only what I had on hand to cook though.
Mami: Oh no it’s wonderful. Everything is so delicious.
Mother: If I knew we were going to have a guest, I would have made something much better.
Kyouko: It’s fine to cook what we always eat. It’s not even a special occasion, if you cooked something special, it would make Mami-san uncomfortable (alt trans: overwhelm Mami-san)
Mother: But it is a special occasion. It’s the first time Kyouko’s ever invited a friend over.
Mami: Huh? Really?
Kyouko: Mom! I told you to keep that a secret.
Momo: YEAH! (Deep) Fried shrimp. Mine!
Kyouko: Ah, hey! That’s Mami-san’s share. You can’t take it!
Momo: Aw. But Momo likes fried shrimp.
Kyouko: Give it back.
Momo: Okay…
Mami: It’s okay Momo-chan. You can eat it.
Momo: Really?
Mami: Yup, I’ve eaten so many yummy things that I’m real full.
Momo: Yeah! Thank you Mami-san!
Mami: You’re welcome.
Kyouko: Seriously Momo… Sorry about that Mami-san.
Mami: Oh not at all. It’s been so long since I’ve eaten in such a lively dinner. It makes me so happy.
Mother: Please have some coffee Tomoe-san.
Mami: Thank you very much. I’m very thankful; it’s been so long since I’ve had such a wonderful/lively dinner with others.
Father: Then I am glad. We, ourselves, only just got comfortable of having dinner with guests.
Mami: Really?
Father: At my church, for many years the world would not listen to my preaching. But suddenly one day, people started to listen to what I had to say. When I awoke in the morning, there was a sea of people who wanted to hear my words. It was a truly unbelievable sight.
Mami: R-really.
Mother: I tell my husband that this is the fruit/flower of his hard work of sowing the seeds of happiness and believing in himself. It truly was because of his hard work.
Father: Thank you wife (jap tran: literally ‘mother’). It was truly because my family was with/supporting me that I could do my best.
Kyouko: Oh stop that, it’s embarrassing to hear you say that in front of Mami-san!
Father: Ahahah! Sorry about that. Mami-san, please get along with Kyouko from now on too.
Mami: Yes, of course.
Kyouko: Sorry about that Mami-san. It’s gotten so late. But you know, you’re always welcome to come to my place.
Mami: Yes…
Kyouko: Huh?
Mami: Um, there’s something that’s been bothering me a bit. Could it be the wish you made when you became a magical girl is…
Kyouko: That… It’s not as if I wished for us to be rich or anything like that, but rather, I wished for people to start listening to my father. I mean, it’s just so frustrating! They would just ignore him and look down on him.
Mami: I see. For your father’s sake, you became a magical girl.
Kyouko: Is it really that weird to wish for something for someone else?
Mami: No, rather I was thinking to myself, if only my wish was something that I wanted and what another wanted at the same time. How beautiful that would have been. A magical girl exposes herself to danger and makes many sacrifices of herself, if that’s the consequences of having my wish then it’s tolerable but if the wish isn’t… (awkward translation)
Kyouko: If that’s the case, I’ll be fine then. Ever since I was small, I watched my father and thought about how I wanted to bring happiness to everyone. Perhaps my wish to make my father happy was the first step towards making that a reality. To protect the happiness of everyone, that’s my wish.
Mami: I see, then I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Kyouko: Thank you Mami-san. Huh? My soul gem just reacted!
Mami: So did mine.
Kyubey: Mami! Kyouko! A grief seed just formed. Hurry!
Witch: *laugh*
Mami: Today’s Witch is like a large blue water balloon.
Kyouko: You mean it looks like a giant blue octopus.
Witch: *laugh*
Mami: Here it comes.
Witch: *laugh*
Mami: What flexibility/elasticity. I can’t damage it at all.
Kyouko: Leave it to me Mami-san! If we can’t pierce it, I’ll cut instead!
Witch: *shout*
Kyouko: Mami-san, aim for where I cut!
Mami: Okay! Tiro Volley!
Witch: *scream*
Mami: Now Sakura-san!
Kyouko: All right! Special Attack, Rosso Fantasma!
Witch: *scream*
Mami: You did it, Sakura-san!
Kyouko: Ahahah
Mami: Did you notice? You made 13 decoys! How amazing! Huh? Sakura-san, are you crying?
Kyouko: I can’t take it anymore; it’s just way too embarrassing! I can’t believe I said, ‘special attack, Rosso Fantasma’. Ow, my sides. My sides!
Mami: Is it really that funny?
Kyouko: Yeah, it is that funny! Hey, I shout it out once, so now you forgive me right?
Mami: I will not forgive you.
Kyouko: Why? Why are you so hung up on it?
Mami: I just think it’s better than fighting while you’re terrified/afraid. We’re always risking our lives when we fight Witches to death. But then I thought to myself, when we dreamed of our favourite magical girls as a child they never lost hope or were afraid.
Kyouko: Mami-san…
Mami: And besides, I thought it was pretty cool when you called out your special attack name.
Kyouko: We continued our partnership of battle, and continued to defeat witches. I truly believed that with Tomoe Mami, no witch could ever defeat us. But… that happy time did not last for long. I’m home! Huh? No one’s home? Mom?! Momo?!*gasp* D-dad… Suddenly, I lost everything. My family, my reason for being a magical girl, the ability to use the decoy/illusion magic that I gained from my wish… Somehow, I managed to force myself to travel to Mitakihara a few times but I wasn’t able to get along with Tomoe Mami anymore.
Mami: Sakura-san… What were you doing during that battle/fight? Why didn’t you use Rosso Fantasma…
Kyouko: That’s a dream now.
Mami: Huh?
Kyouko: I don’t need that power any more. Besides I defeated the familiar, so there shouldn’t be a problem.
Mami: If you used Rosso Fantasma you wouldn’t have gotten hurt at all.
Kyouko: No matter who the enemy is, you just need to get right in front of it, face it down and beat/cut it down.
Mami: Sakura-san…
Kyouko: Argh, oh yeah and about our new battle plans. Rather than defeating all those witch familiars, we should just concentrate on fighting the Witches. What’s the point of fighting against familiars if they aren’t going to be dropping any grief seeds? I don’t feel like wasting my magic on small fry any more.
Mami: What’s so pointless about it! Both witches and familiars prey on humans.
Kyouko: So what? It’s not as if we can save everyone.
Mami: Sakura-san…
Kyouko: Those idiots who get possessed by Witches are the same idiots that want to kill themselves. Is there a point in risking your life to save someone like that? It’s obvious we should just let them get eaten by the familiars, so they end up as grief seeds for us to use. (bad translation)
Mami: Sakura-san… I know how you feel but you just can’t abandon them (alt trans: fall into despair).
Kyouko: Huh? What the hell do you know? There’s a difference between losing your family in an accident and losing your family because it’s your own damn fault! It all happened because of my magic! That’s why I’ll never use my magic for anyone else’s sake again! I’ve decided that all this power is only for me to use, for my sake.
Mami: Sakura-san…
Kyouko: That’s why I won’t fight with you anymore. Our partnership is over.
Mami: No, you’re not that sort of person. It’s just that you’re going throu-…
Kyouko: See ya. Let go!
Mami: No.
Kyouko: I said, let go!
Mami: I won’t let you go. There’s no way I can leave you alone when you’re like this.
Kyouko: If that’s the case… I’ll strike you down.
Mami: Seriously… as my junior, you are such a handful.
Kyouko: Hmph, well excuse me~, sempai!
Mami: Did you really think that a full frontal attack like that would even hit your sempai? I know everything about your magic and how you fight.
Kyouko: It’s the same for me too ya know!
Mami: Oh my, please excuse my rudeness. Well, how about this then. Do you think you can attack me head on still?
Kyouko: Don’t make me laugh! There’s no reason for me to dodge such a useless defence (alt trans: mountain/wave of dull blades) like that at all! Next time, I won’t be satisfied with just the ribbon. My resolve is different from yours (alt trans: I’m ready to take this further than you’re willing to go). Thanks for everything, I’m going back to Kasamino.
Mami: Why?
Kyouko: I already told you. I have no intention of using my magic for anyone else’s sake. That’s why we can’t fight witches or familiars together. But… If something were to happen to you, you would still share a grief seed with me. I can’t stand the thought of abusing your kindness.
Mami: Will you be all right on your own? Can you endure/live with the loneliness?
Kyouko: It’s better than fighting you all the time. (alt trans: being your enemy)
Mami: I’m not your enemy! (alt trans: I could never become your enemy) After all… After all, you were… the first magical girl who shared the same motives/ideals as I did.
Kyouko: Sorry for not being what you wanted/expected.
Mami: Sakura-san?
Kyouko: Goodbye, Tomoe Mami…
Mami: I’m… all alone again…
Kyouko: One day, you’ll definitely find… someone better who’ll be your friend.
Homura: Statistically, Walpurgis Nacht will arrive in Mitakihara, at the earliest, this weekend. If it reaches the city margins, our options will be limited. So we have to attack as it passes by before it… Are you listening Sakura Kyouko?
Kyouko: Yeah, I am. But I was just thinking back when I used to go over battle plans against Witches with another magical girl.
Homura: Could it be… that was with, Tomoe Mami?
Kyouko: Of course not. That being said, this is one amazing room. It’s like a Magical girl and Witch laboratory/research lab. No normal run of the mill magical girl would have something like this (alt trans: would have found out so much). Just how long have you been a Magical girl?
Homura: I’ve already forgotten…
Kyouko: Huh?
Homura: Only… that I have only lived this long and lived this time for the sake of defeating Walpurgis Nacht
Kyouko: Man, you’re so mysterious (unfathomable). And so, can we win against Walpurgis Nacht?
Homura: We will (eventually) win. The two of us can do it.
Kyouko: The two of us… I wonder if she felt that way too. Never mind. So tell me, what’s the plan to completely defeat Walpurgis Nacht?