"Hey Nick?" Maya asked Phoenix. The medium grabbed his arm and pulled him off the sofa. The attorney woke with a start.
"Huh what? Yay, I won the trial. Did I pay the cab driver? Nah, I can't have, because now I'm tired. I must have got a drivers license." Phoenix groaned, and went back to sleep. Maya face palmed.
"NICK!" Maya yelled, right into the unfortunate man's ear.
"What? Are you okay? Where's Pearls?" Phoenix asked, startled. Maya laughed.
"Pearly's upstairs drawing. Yes, I'm okay. You fell asleep, and I'm waking you up because you promised to take Pearly and me shopping!" Maya explained, a mischievous glint playing in her chocolate brown eyes. Phoenix rubbed his eyes wearily.
"Do I HAVE to take you shopping? It's so boring, and I'm tired! Shopping is more boring than listening to Wendy Oldbag for a day!" Phoenix whined. Suddenly footsteps came crashing down the stairs.
"Hi Pearls." Phoenix greeted happily.
"Hi Mr. Nick! Are we going shopping now? Yay!" Pearl cheered, and opened the door. She ran outside, just in her acolyte robes. The prodigy came back into the offices, teeth chattering. Phoenix and Maya smiled. I can't refuse shopping now. Pearls has just gone outside without a coat, which shows that she's really looking forward to this.
"Hey, it might help if you had this on." Maya suggested, and put the furry coat on Pearl. It was artificial fur, as Pearl hated wearing real fur, as it was cruelty to animals for her. Phoenix and Maya had agreed strongly, so they bought artificial fur. It was actually furrier than real fur!
The trio exited the office/house wrapped up in (artificial) fur coats. They didn't take a cab because the girls wanted to walk in the snow, and secretly, so did Phoenix. They were walking when suddenly a snowball hit Maya. She turned around and saw some teenage boys laughing, and the boys went around the corner.
"My clothes! Dammit, I'm freezing now! Ah, I'll live." Maya said. Phoenix decided to change the subject, before Pearl scolded him for not executing vendetta on the boys.
"So, I take it you girls want to go clothes shopping? That's what most girls want now. I remember having to be paired up with a girl in fourth grade at a field trip shopping mall. We couldn't choose our pairs. I just let people walk over me back then, and that time was no exception. We had to shop for clothes for the whole day! Anyway, so it's clothes shopping?" Phoenix asked, hoping for a no. His wish was granted. The spirit mediums were horrified.
"What was this girl smoking? Clothes shopping is horrible! Clothes shopping and Maya do NOT go together!" Maya objected strongly.
"I hate clothes shopping! Mother took me all the time! I had to always change out of my acolyte robes into something new and strange! Mother always picked ones that were too small, and she shouted at me when I complained that they were too tight! It wasn't fair. Mystic Maya made me some clothes, but Mystic Maya told me to only wear them when we're at home and not going anywhere, because she said they were rubbish. But they're wonderful! They are just the right size!" Pearl said.
" I assume that's why I only see you two in your acolyte clothes or pyjamas. No clothes shopping then?" Phoenix asked.
"NO!" The Feys responded. Phoenix punched the air in delight. He felt so happy that he decided to close his eyes and walk to the mall. It was only a little way away, after all. In fact, it was so close that Phoenix crashed into the mall! Maya and Pearl were beside themselves with laughter! They were starting to attract a lot of attention by then, so Phoenix quickly brushed himself off and hurriedly went into the mall with the laughing mediums in tow.
The mall was very elegant, chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, shops wherever you cast your gaze. Phoenix hoped they'd get to go shopping for…
"Video games!" Maya said. She ran ahead and stopped in front of Game.
"Alright, in we go!" Phoenix said enthusiastically. Maya and Pearl ran off in delight. Phoenix looked around for the game he wanted to buy. The games were stored in alphabetical order. Let's see, M, N, O, P! Po, Pr! Found it! Professor Layton!
"I'll have good fun playing this, it's a detective game. I love murder mystery. Maybe that's why I keep getting landed with murder cases?" Phoenix pondered, and picked up the game. It was £4.99. Not that expensive. Suddenly Maya came up to Phoenix and waved a game in front of his face.
"Maya, what's so special about this-" Phoenix broke off, and stared at the game.
"Who decided to make a game about me?" Phoenix asked. It should be noted he said this quite loudly, loud enough for everyone in the shop to stare at him. One girl had a look of delight on her face.
"You're Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney! I've played all of the games in your series! You're Maya Fey! I love the way you're just your own person! Oh, it's Pearl! You're so sweet, and you're funny, slapping Phoenix all the time!" The fangirl squealed in awe.
"Yeah…okay. Well, if you like our game so much, could you please not publicize the fact that we're here? We like to maintain a low profile." Phoenix pleaded. The girl agreed, and went away, but not before giving Phoenix a black fedora and shades. She gave Maya a black cloak and a black hat, and Pearl a black cloak and black hat.
"So that no one will notice you. Your hair is the most prominent thing, and your acolyte robes. Bye then, you can keep the cover items." The girl went.
"So this is why I was being filmed in court." Phoenix mused. Maya and Pearl dropped a whole load of games into Phoenix's hands, including the Phoenix Wright trilogy. There were too many to fit in Phoenix's hands, so she dumped the rest into the bag.
"I have to pay for all these?" Phoenix moaned.
"Uh huh!" Pearl said. The trio made their way to the counter, where a bored shopkeeper was standing. She raised an eyebrow when she saw the amount of games in the Ace Attorney's hands and in the bag.
"That will be 150 dollars." She drawled. Phoenix blanked.
"150 dollars! Are you sure?" He yelled worriedly. The shopkeeper nodded.
"As sure as sure as I am that my name is Shannon Marks." Shannon replied. Phoenix turned to Maya and Pearl, who had a pleading look plastered on their faces. Phoenix succumbed, and paid the shopkeeper.
"Thank you, and come again." Shannon thanked, and handed Phoenix the games.
"Now it's burger time!" Maya said, and Pearl cheered. Phoenix looked in his wallet. Not a single cent, let alone a dollar was in his wallet. Phoenix became very silent.
"What's up Nick?" Maya asked.
"Empty wallet. No burgers. Sorry." Phoenix answered, and fell to the floor. He didn't move. Luckily there was a police officer nearby. Pearl went to fetch him.
"Mr. Officer! Mr. Nick fell and he's not moving!" Pearl called. The officer came right away. He checked Phoenix's pulse, and called the forensics team.
"I'm sorry, but your friend is dead. Nick, is it?" The officer asked solemnly.
"Phoenix Wright is his actual name." Maya said tearfully. The forensics team arrived and inspected Phoenix. They looked pretty puzzled.
"This is the first ever case of brokerphenia." The head forensic scientist said.
"What's that?" Pearl asked sadly.
"Death by an empty wallet."
A/N- The first chapter! Remember, this is a series of one shots that are in no way related to the chapter before. So don't be alarmed if Phoenix comes back to life in the next chapter! Reviews please!