Random Madoka Magica crossover inspired by a musing on hated fictional characters.
Specifically Kyubey, I can think of only a few other fictional characters as hated by the fan base,
not just anime mind you, fictional. One of the most well known of these is probably Joffrey Baratheon from the TV series Game of Thrones/ Song of Ice and Fire Books, and it's these two that inspired this.
This idea concerns my crack thoughts on what would happen if the two most hated characters described above met, and, naturally, Joffrey, like most humans, would not even notice Kyubey was there, and Kyubey would instead be naturally be drawn to the potential Puella Magi/thermodynamic-exempt despair reactor that is Sansa Stark...
So, this crack crossover that, knowing my record with fics, may never be written was born, if anyone cares. The thing will likely consist of a series of one-shots, each with a different character, including the cast of Game of Thrones, plus at least one OC from the peasant classes.
An Incubator in a New World (Working Title)
Plot synopsis: Kyubey ends up in the world of Game of Thrones, and makes contracts with a number of potential despair powerhouses. Very easy to find in spite of the lower population, given that it is a very bad fictional universe to live in!- rampant poverty, pre-industrial feudal society, oppressed peasant underclass, constant warfare, average life expectancy ~35 etc. The initial "trailer below:"
Note: any errors with regard to astrophysics with regard to planet description are my bad- let me know and I will try to fix them as best I can. This is mostly intended as Incubator technobabble.
Spoiler for Incubator Transmission/Trailer/Potential First chapter:
Urgent Transmission from Incubator Harvesting Unit 90842 "Kyubey", assigned to Harvesting Planet 5357 "Earth":
Whilst the meddling of Subject 5357-9246467 and Subject 5347-9246464, "Madoka Kaname" and "Homura Akemi" respectively, has led to the failure of the sealing operation, severe interferences with the time stream, as well as the effective loss of many field operatives, this has resulted in unforeseen impacts which may be beneficial.
Specifically, the space-time fluctuations resultant from Subject 5347-9246464's restructuring of the continuum have led to the creation of numerous stable interdimensional portals. These rifts in the space-time continuum appear to be unintentional on the part of the subject, who does not appear to be aware of them.
Sapient life forms suitable for harvesting operations have been detected in the first portal explored, and the stability to of this would allow for easy interuniversal transfer of gathered energy, potentially enough to deal with present crisis. These rifts would also allow for easy evacuation of Incubator race to another universe in event of "heat death" or catastrophic space-time failure.
Statistics on planet tentatively designated Unexplored World B*-001:
*Author's note: Referring to Universe B- the second universe (or first parallel universe) after the main Madoka Magica universe) discovered by the Incubators, AKA the Game of Thrones universe. "A" refers to main PMMM universe.
Class: 3-Terrestrial
Planetary and Orbital Characteristics: Third in a series of seven planets orbiting two class C stars. UW B-001 appears to transfer unpredictably between orbits of both stars, whose gravitational fields cause severe variation in orbital distance. Combined with severe axial tilt results in anomalously long unpredictable seasons, with winter and summer seasons often lasting between three and ten years.
Planet is a Class 3 Terrestrial planet with a single natural satellite uninhabited by any life forms. All continents except for fifth continent (positioned around the south pole) inhabited.
Sapient Indigenous Population: Species remarkably similar to inhabitants of HP-A-5357* "Earth" (self-designated "Homo sapiens/humans"). Many non-sapient species also similar to Earth (potential interdimensional contact in the distant past cannot be ruled out).
Indigenous population possess a per-industrial technology level on par with that of HP-A-5357 roughly 800 to 1000 cycles prior to present (designated "Middle Ages" by H-A-5357 population). Strangely, some organizations, as well as a two subspecies in the northern parts of the continent designated "Westeros" seem to possess some knowledge of fundamental forces which power our technology, albeit a very primitive one. However, their understanding of these forces is so primitive that they pose no threat to harvesting operations.
Societal structure resembles same period, with majority of the population belonging to an impoverished peasant underclass ruled over by a relatively small number of the ruling elite. Most government is feudal in nature, and even within nominally unified kingdoms, there is frequent warfare as rival factions fight for supremacy.
Given the primitive society, world population hovers around 20 million, however, the violent, primitive society has resulted energy yields not seen on Earth in over 700 cycles, meaning exponentially energy yields per harvesting subject.
Harvesting Potential: High