As Time Diverges: The Mitakihara Case

""Sorry, but this crossover was bound to happen eventually...""

- NaXyld, the author of this fic.

As Time Diverges: The Mitakihara Case is a Death Note/Puella Magi Madoka Magica crossover fanfiction that asks the question of "What if Light and L were in Mitakihara City during the course of Puella Magi Madoka Magica?" then answers it like so.

In an Alternate Timeline, Light doesn't pick up the Death Note and it falls into the hands of someone else who disposes of it soon after. Light is soon recruited by L to investigate a case involving disappearing girls. As part of the investigation, they spy on one Tomoe Mami, disguised as teachers. This leads them to the world of the Puella Magi, where death and despair will obviously follow.

The story can be read here. Though just be warned for spoilers from both sides.

Its sequel can be read here.

""We remember her, so we are not alone.""
 * Adaptation Dye Job: Light has orange hair and L has blue hair in this, as they did in the Manga.
 * Bat Deduction: This is usually how L figures out about certain things.
 * As does Light in Chapter 15.
 * Batman Gambit: L's plan  goes without any hitch... Okay,.
 * Breather Episode
 * Chapter 7, although since it's adapting Episode 5, it's a given.
 * Chapter 12, which is a short chapter to boot too.
 * By the Eyes of the Blind: Kyubey still can only be seen by Puella Magi and those with potential to be come Puella Magi, but he is also seen by L due to being Touched by Vorlons.
 * Call Back: To Death Note's scene with L falling off his chair after hearing about Shinigami. Replace Shinigami with Magical Girls.
 * The Cameo: is mentioned by Kyouko in her Backstory.
 * Canon Foreigner: There are several Witches that appear in this fan fiction that weren't in the anime. See Shout-Out below to see where they came from.
 * Cassandra Truth: Part of the reason why L didn't want to explain to Madoka and Sayaka. The other is that it would make things worse for them.
 * Chekhov's Gun: Light's hand gets bitten by the suicidal woman in episode 2. This bites him in the ass when he.
 * Creator Breakdown: Pointed out in 15, where NaXyld says that he is having one and that all his stories take a dark turn when he has one. All his stories.
 * Crossover: Well duh. But it also briefly crosses over with "Homura's Encyclopedia of Witches". See Shout-Out below for more details.
 * Continuity Overlap:
 * Continuity Nod: Kyouko calls out the finishing attack name that Mami suggested in one of the CD dramas
 * Curb Stomp Battle: gets both ends of the spectrum in two separate battles. In the first battle, she was defeated by Walpurgisnacht, and the second battle, she beats down Elsa Maria. Even L noted about how easy that second battle was.
 * Dark Messiah:
 * Dying Declaration of Love:
 * Evil Redhead:
 * Face Heel Turn:
 * Foreshadowing: Tons in regards to the second Awful Truth. There is also one to and quite a few to L's unique properties.
 * Foregone Conclusion: A lot of Madoka fans will see where the twists will come.
 * The Gump: L is the one who in a previous timeline.
 * Heel Face Turn: Madoka's wish in the first timeline in this fic was to invert Face Heel Turn.
 * Heroic BSOD: Light and L after They move on from it, but it hits them hard.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Like in Madoka,
 * Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: A few chapters follow Madoka's style.
 * Immune to Bullets: Much like Madoka, this trope is averted as well.
 * In Spite of a Nail: Octavia still disappears prior to Walpurgis Night,.
 * Must Let Them Get Away:
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
 * No Kill Like Overkill: L points this out to Mami when she pulls off the infamous "Unlimited Musket Works" attack.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Light is red, while L is blue, as represented by their hair colors.
 * Rousing Speech: L delivers this to Mami when she talks about how lonely her life is before she fights Charlotte..
 * Set Right What Once Went Wrong: Naturally. However, Chapter 12 shows an exclusive example in the form of having L subdue the suicidal woman instead of Light as it will prevent her from biting Light's hand. This turns out to be the best route.
 * Shout-Out: A few are given towards Abicion's "Homura's Encyclopedia of Witches" fan-fiction. Some of the victims in the case are related to some of the Witches and a few Witches replace some of the Witches from Madoka.
 * And in the epilogue, there's a little shout-out towards Coccinea, with the line that originally appears in the Visual Novel Recut's The End screen:


 * Spared by the Adaptation: The Asshole Victims in the train are spared from Sayaka's wrath, though not from L's.
 * The Stations of the Canon: The story follows the same flow as Madoka Magica. Mami saves Light, L, Sayaka, and Madoka to her fighting a Witch to to Sayaka being a Puella Magi to Sayaka and Kyouko fighting to the Awful Truth to Hitomi telling Sayaka that she likes Kyousuke to . It starts to split off from the plot however  Not to mention L's deductions and his conversations with Homura making another split from the plot.
 * As of Chapter 12, it's following it's own stations of the canon, with massive changes to the formula.
 * Touched by Vorlons: The reason why L can see Kyubey, is immune to the Witches' curses and decipher Runes.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: L and cake, obviously.
 * Translation Convention: L can translate Witch Runes.
 * Wham! Episode: Since it does follow the plot of Madoka, of course it has the following Wham Episodes.
 * Chapter 5 is an adaptation of Episode 3.
 * Chapter 6 makes Episode 8's reveal appear a little early, what with L being The Smart Guy.
 * Chapter 8 adapts Episode 6.
 * Chapter 9 on the other hand, while it adapts Episodes 7 and 8, pulls off a twist with
 * Chapter 10 gets worse when The Reveal of Episode 9 rears its head.
 * Chapter 11 has
 * Chapter 14 compared to the other wham episodes has little punch, but the fact that.
 * Chapter 15, much like chapter 14, has little punch compared to the others, but it does have On a Meta Standard, the reveal that there will be a sequel might shock some people.
 * Chapter 17 is where things really begin to hit the fan.
 * Whole-Episode Flashback: With Chapter 10 covering Episode 10 of Madoka, it's expected.
 * You Cannot Fight Fate: still have their fates sealed, and while Light tried to save
 * As of Chapter 12,.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Non-lethal version. Kyubey
 * You Should Know This Already: Much like all Madoka fanfics, crossover or not,
 * Visionary Villain:
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Light calls out L for.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Light calls out L for.