To the Stars

To the Stars is the story by Hieronym and focus of this very wiki.

It tells the story of Shizuki Ryouko, one of our protagonist, as she becomes a Magical Girl and deals with the world, the invading aliens, love and the fallout of her wish.

To quote the author:

Synopsis

After centuries of turmoil, a Utopian AI/human government has seized control of Earth, heralding a new age of post-scarcity and space colonization. An unexpected encounter with a hostile, technologically superior alien race has broken the peace, forcing magical girls to come out of hiding to save human civilization.

In the midst of it all, Shizuki Ryouko, an ordinary girl, looks to the sky, wondering at her place in the universe.

—Hieronym

If you want to avoid spoilers, be advised: This wiki as well as this entry will be kept somewhat up to date, so events and twists in the story in parts you have not yet read may be present without any warning. You have been warned.

Synposises

Volume I: Quantum Entanglement

The main characters Ryouko, Kyouko and Mami are introduced, the world is established.

A Wish 1

Ryouko wakes up to some kibble her family has about an Alloc cut. Her grandfather want to join the military and leave Earth. In school Ryouko meets up with childhood friends Ruiko and Chiaki as well as her recent friend Simona. Ryouko thinks about and looked up information on Magical Girls.

After making a random appearance near Ryouko's school, Mami meets up with Kyouko at the Church. They discuss a worrisome Grief Cube Discrepancy|discrepancy in grief cube handling]] discovered in a recent audit. Mami promises to look into it.

Ryouko gets asked out for a movie and flabbergastedly agrees, bemusing her friends. On the way home, she leaves her friends behind, only Simona joining her for a talk, both opening up to each other. Simone was maybe about to confess, when they're both attacked by demons. They manage to flee with some difficulty, Ryouko helped by her Emergency Mode. Not able to keep avoiding the attacks, Ryouko is given the choice to sacrifice herself to give Simona a decent chance of survival, only to be saved in the nick of time by Mami. The latter was traversing Mitakihara with Kyubey when they sensed the miasma and moved to engage.

After Mami neutralized the immediate threat and evacuated the two, she talks to them and takes note of Ryouko's behaviour. Kyubey reappears and offers her a wish.

I wish I could leave Earth, and explore this world. I want to go where no one else has gone before and find my place in this universe.

Kyouko appears, wishing Ryouko well.

Just before her wish, Ryouko saw a single woman walking far outside the miasma, leaving the premises.

Fantasma 2

After Simona disagrees with Ryouko on her recent contracting, Mami takes Simona back to her home, Kyouko remaining with Ryouko. She inducts her newest protégée into the world of Magical Girls, taking note of her teleporting range, and leads them to battle the original group of demons that attacked Ryouko, assisting the by now arrived rapid response team (consisting of Maki, Patricia and Asaka).
The battle lust Ryouko exhibits worries Kyouko somewhat. Despite the expected rookie mistakes, Ryouko shows aptitude for unconventional power application.

Mami meanwhile talks to Simona and advises her on how to deal with the soon-to-be departure of her love interest. She then leaves to spend the rest of her vacation to watch Akemi.

In the aftermath of the demon fight Patricia finds a small number of supersaturated grief cubes close to where Ryouko and Simona had originally been sitting, rising suspicions in Kyouko. She and Ryouko then head for the latter's home.

Interlude I: Underworld Dreams 17

The story of Japanese police inspector Kugimiya Ito dealing with the case of a missing girl and coming to term with his long lost teenage love

Interlude II: Madeleines

The name is probably a reference to In Search of Lost Time, a famous French novel noted for its length and its theme of involuntary memory.

Interlude III: Manifest Destiny

Pure speculation: A tale about the expansive phase of the MSY, when it reached beyond the island nation of Japan and maybe how it dealt with rivalling organizations.

Volume IV: Einstein-Rosen Bridge

An Einstein-Rosen Bridge is a currently hypothetically proposed way of connecting two spacetime coordinates.

Interlude IV: Ubermensch

Übermensch is the term philosopher Nietzsche used to describe the goal humanity set for itself. In these circumstances it may refer to clinical immortality, genetic engineering and implants used in the course of history.