>It'll have to do. Hopefully Oriko's prediction was precise enough the magical girl will arrive in the nick of time... run for it!
>You make a run for it.
>You hear a horrible scraping sound coming from behind you, you think that thing might be dragging its claw across the ground.
>About halfway to the edge of the platform, your foot catches on an uneven patch of ground, and you find yourself tripping.
>"Satori!" Sanae calls as you roll onto your back, finding yourself face to face with the strange entity, its sharp claw poised to strike.
>Just as the metal arm lunges forward, several objects suddenly materialize out of the ground and grab the arm before it could hit you. The objects appear to be ribbons of some kind.
>Something small, yet powerful, then slams into the side of the creature at high velocity, prompting a mechanical shriek and knocking it away from you. The entity then opens its claw and rushes towards the unseen assailant.
>Looking over, you notice a blonde girl, roughly 15 years old you'd imagine. Her hair-style is a bit peculiar, having two spiraling twintails, which somewhat remind you of drill-bits. In her arms seems to be some kind of rifle, another one is lying on the ground nearby. She takes aim at the charging entity and fires, hitting it right where its "head" would be, causing it to "stagger" in pain.
>Dropping the rifle to the ground, she quickly summons another one, takes aim, and deals a finishing blow. The entity goes still, as the metal parts crumble and fall off of its dissipating body. The world ripples and soon returns to normal, all three of you seem to be in the same general area you were before you and Sanae were transported to that odd place.
>All three of the used rifles quickly unravel into ribbons and disappear as the Magical Girl looks at both of you.
>"Are you two alright?" she asks.
It's a good thing I showed up when I did... Another second and that familiar probably would've killed her...>"Y-Yeah." you hear Sanae reply, "What WAS that thing!?"
>_