"Is anyone going to actually come?" Maya asked, looking around. There was a huge mansion in front of them, but the doors were locked tight and nobody had come out to greet them. Then Maya heard a window opening and looked up. Someone chucked a scrap of paper out the window. Franziska noticed it.
"Phoenix Wright! Go catch that note!" she ordered. Phoenix decided to do it and jumped into the air, catching the note. It blew around in his hand. He handed it to Franziska.
"Let's see... 'Choose a class: Warrior, Archer, Black Mage, White Mage, Defender, Gunner or Paladin. Your path lies at the willow tree', it says. I demand an explanation for this!" Franziska read, then huffed.
"Well, it seems once we have decided on one of these mysterious classes, we are to go to the Willow Tree," Edgeworth explained.
"Well, I take Defender, because defending is the only thing I'm good at," Phoenix muttered.
"Black Mage sounds good to me!" Maya said excitedly.
"White Mage will do for me, anyway. Aren't they supposed to use healing magic?" Mia said.
"If there's anything I'm as good at as using my whip, it's using a bow. Archer is my choice," Franziska decided.
"Well, I take Paladin. They're supposed to be a mix of warrior and white mage, no?" Edgeworth asked.
"Correct," Mia nodded.
"Well, let's go to the Willow Tree already!" Franziska said, and Edgeworth lead the way, since he was the only one who had noticed the Willow Tree on the drive in.
At the foot of the Willow Tree lay various objects. The party examined them. A huge shield, two staffs, a bow and quiver and a sword that seemed to glow.
"Ah, welcome," a high-pitched voice said. A woman had suddenly appeared in front of the tree.
"To you, Defender, a shield," she said, handing Phoenix the shield. Phoenix staggered at its weight but soon adjusted to its weight.
"To you, Black Mage, a staff of darkness. To you, White Mage, a staff of light," the woman said, handing Maya a staff with a black crystal in it and Mia a staff with a white crystal in it.
"To you, Archer, your bow and arrows," the woman said, seemingly getting bored as she handed Franziska a bow and quiver. Franziska strapped the quiver to her back.
"And to you, Paladin, the sword that banishes darkness," the woman sighed, handing Edgeworth the glowing sword.
"Monsters roam in the fields of C'an A'erie. Find them and eliminate them with your weapons and magic. When lunchtime comes, you will be teleported back here, where you will feast and can get an oppurtunity to purchase items," the woman explained. "Split yourselves into two groups now."
"Right, both groups need some sort of healing power. Right, Maya, you go with Phoenix. The rest will come with me," Edgeworth commanded.
Maya shuffled over to Phoenix. The duo considered it. Did Phoenix have any healing powers?
"I'm going to join Phoenix and Maya," Mia said, and walked over. "Neither of them have any healing powers. You do, Edgeworth."
Edgeworth nodded and lead the way for Franziska to follow. The trio decided to head for the closest monsters they could see, but they walked slowly and discussed strategies.
"I played a lot of RPGs in my time. Addictive, I tell you. So, I'm going to give you some advice. We'll start with individual techniques. Phoenix, you could probably bash monsters with that shield. Use it to defend us when the monsters attack, though. Maya, try finding elemental weaknesses in the monsters and throw as much magic at them as you can. As for me, I'll be healing you mostly. Now, for group techniques. Any ideas?" Mia explained.
"Well, Maya could probably throw some magic at my shield and then I could hit an enemy with the shield and stuff?" Phoenix suggested.
"Good idea," Mia nodded.
"And I could probably use my magic and mix it with yours to create a devestating Fire-Water elemental attack?" Maya suggested.
"We might need to work on your magic first, though. Well, I see some monsters. Let's go!" Mia commanded. Phoenix and Maya stared at each other, then they ran after Mia.
The unsuspecting chimeras were devouring the carcass of a cow. Phoenix looked at Maya and Mia, who were just approaching casually, and decided he would have to make a move. He ran forwards and slammed the shield right into the side of one of the chimeras, causing it to screech in pain. It reared up on its hind legs and breathed fire. Phoenix blocked the fire with his shield and moved backwards from the raging chimera. The other chimeras were moving towards Maya and Mia, but Maya slammed her staff against the ground and a huge pillar of rock spouted from the ground, knocking the chimeras backwards.
"Phoenix! Hit it at its weak spot - the goat's head!" Mia instructed. Phoenix raised his shield and ran forwards, battering the goat's head. The chimera's lion head roared and bit Phoenix's arm. He quickly pulled his arm back. Phoenix hit the goat head with the shield again, and then he noticed he had nearly broken the head off. Phoenix felt uneasy looking at it and attacking the monster, but he whacked the goat head one more time and the head fell off. Phoenix began to feel sick, but one more hit to the chimera knocked it unconscious. It would probably die of its injuries, so Phoenix spent no more time by the chimera.
Maya and Mia were fending off the other two chimeras quite well. Maya was firing all sorts of magic, avoiding using fire magic at all costs. Mia was managing to hurl balls of water at the chimera, but it seemed to be doing no good.
"Hit the weak spot, Mia!" Phoenix shouted, running over and slamming his shield into a chimera. It fell over and Mia saw the bleeding wound on Phoenix's arm. She cast a quick healing spell, and Phoenix's wounds healed themselves. Phoenix took no notice, instead battering the chimera wildly. The lion head bit him, as did the snake head, but he just kept battering the goat head until his vision began to blur. Phoenix collapsed. Mia ran forwards and pulled Phoenix from the death trap, quickly casting a spell that cured poison. She also quickly cast a spell to heal his wounds, but she could barely feel the mana anymore. She was running out of magic.
Maya blasted wind at the other surviving chimera, then kicked it. It staggered, then Maya blasted it with wind again. The chimera fell over, so Maya decided to kick it. She kicked the goat head, then decided to use fire to slowly burn it off. The chimera was too busy screaming in pain as Maya slowly burned the goat head off the chimera. The chimera was instantly rendered useless and unconscious. Over by Phoenix and Mia, Phoenix had battered the goat's head off yet another chimera.
"Right, we need to go back to the Willow Tree so Maya and I can recover our Mana," Mia explained. "Mages can't blast people with magic forever. We have a supply of Mana, and we need to top it up. So let's go!"
Phoenix picked up his shield and followed Mia, looking as confused as Maya.
"When did Sis play all these RPGs?" Maya asked.
Edgeworth and Franziska did not arrange techniques for themselves, they just approached the nearest monster, which happened to be a nasty-looking cerberus. Edgeworth slashed out with his sword and the cerberus looked up. Franziska saw the anger in the monster's eyes and moved to the nearest tree. She quickly scaled it and stood on a sturdy branch. She notched an arrow and pointed it down at the cerberus. She pulled the string further than her ear, and released. The arrow shot through the air and hit the cerberus in the back. It roared in pain and ran at Edgeworth. Edgeworth felt terror, but he slashed out with the sword and gave the cerberus a nasty cut on its neck. The cerberus bit Edgeworth in the shoulder.
"NGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!" Edgeworth screamed and battered the cerberus with the flat of the blade. It finally let go of him and Edgeworth ran backwards. Franziska fired an arrow as the cerberus ran after Edgeworth. The cerberus wailed and Edgeworth dived forwards, delivering a deep cut into the cerberus's side. It bit Edgeworth, but an arrow from Franziska made it loosen its jaws and Edgeworth hit it with the sword. The cerberus then roared and charged at the tree Franziska was standing on. Franziska was knocked out the tree by the force of the impact.
"Aaaaaaaaaaah!" she screamed, then stood up. Blood was gushing from nasty cuts and she was standing in a patch of nettles. Franziska notched an arrow and aimed at the cerberus. It charged for her, and she released the arrow. Time seemed to slow down as the arrow neared cerberus. Franziska prayed for it to hit the heart of the beast and end the battle. It did the former, but not the latter. From behind, another cerberus charged into Franziska. She was knocked onto its back and it was about to rear when Franziska stabbed it with an arrow. This cerberus somehow seemed bigger than the last. Franziska guessed this one was the mother. The cerberus reared and Franziska fell off, but she got the chance to notch an arrow and carefully aim. Edgeworth slashed out and hit the cerberus's side. Franziska fired an arrow and it hit the rear end of the cerberus. The cerberus screamed in pain.
"Miles Edgeworth! Stun it, and we'll run!" Franziska shouted. Edgeworth nodded, and to his surprise, a bolt of lightning hit the cerberus. It was stunned. Edgeworth then ran, as did Franziska. Franziska, however, now that she had her bow, had the forest on her side. She pulled Edgeworth towards the forest area and scaled a tree. Edgeworth took more time, and watched wide-eyed as Franziska jumped to the next tree. She held onto the center of the tree. If a branch broke, she would still be up in the air and could make a crafty escape. Edgeworth jumped too, but he had not planned his jump like Franziska and he fell to the ground. Franziska slid down the tree trunk and checked Edgeworth's wounds. Edgeworth was greatly annoyed by the fact that Franziska needed to remove his cravat to check for wounds around the neck, but Franziska knew her stuff ever since she had picked up the bow. She decided that Edgeworth's wounds weren't serious.
"Alright, Miles Edgeworth. Let's go. And put your cravat back on, your neck is covered in scrapes," Franziska said, then she walked off.