Title: Turnabout Attempt.

Full Summary: What happens when somebody tries to murder Maya? Sure, it was a failed attempt, but will Phoenix, Pearl, Trucy and Apollo find the culprit before it's too late? Similar to one of the cases in Gyakuten Kenji 2.

Maya sighed and said, "This will have to do." She snuck a peek of herself in the mirror. To her surprise, she didn't look bad. Maya was wearing a black skirt that reached up to her knees, a black blouse, and a black jacket. Her hair was done in the usual manner, minus the topknot, which looked childish for Maya.

"Mystic Maya…?" Pearl's voice entered her ears. "You look great." Maya spun around. Pearl was smiling at her from the doorway. "Mystic Maya… you forgot something." Pearl held out a beige scarf. "It's kind of cold outside. You might catch a cold. You need a scarf." Maya gaped at the scarf. There was something to familiar about it.

"Hey, Pearly, doesn't this scarf belong to Sis?" Maya asked, tears filling her eyes. Pearl nodded. Maya gulped and forced herself not to cry, or her face will be ruined. She took the scarf gingerly, like it was an item to be handled with care. And it was. "Thanks a ton, Pearly." She wrapped the scarf around her neck.

"You're welcome, Mystic Maya," Pearl replied. "By the way, where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet someone," was Maya's vague reply.

"Okay," Pearl said, satisfied with her cousin's answer. She grinned. "Be careful, Mystic Maya! When you come home, I want you to tell me all about it!" Pearl added. Maya rolled her eyes, smiled and shook her head. Pearl's smile faltered. "Why not, Mystic Maya?"

"It's… really top secret," Maya said.

"Oh okay," Pearl replied. "Then don't tell me about it, Mystic Maya. But be careful, there are bad people out there. Promise me you won't get yourself hurt—!" Maya folded her arms. After 'that' incident in Hazakura temple, Pearl started becoming more paranoid, more cautious than ever.

"Pearly, I won't get hurt!" Maya said, trying to keep her voice level. "I promise."

"Pinky promise?" Pearly asked, holding out her pinky. Maya smiled reassuringly and finished the pinky promise.

"Pinky promise."

Maya reread the flyer in her hands. Do you want to pursue the truth? The flyer said. Then join and be part of the adventures of the Yatagarasu! Contact Kay Faraday immediately at 1234567 and be part of the Yatagarasu now! The flyer showed a picture of a girl with raven black hair like hers, wearing a pink shirt and a blue scarf, who must be Kay Faraday.

Maya had contacted Kay Faraday a week before, and they agreed to meet in Gourd Lake, which was a train ride away.

Maya put down the flyer, sighed and boarded the train.

There was no one in Gourd Lake. No one. The place was absolutely empty. Maya peeked into the window of the caretaker's shack and sighed. Not even the caretaker—who was a somewhat peculiar thirty-five year old man—was there. That was expected. After all, it was just a few days after New Year's. Maya waited a few minutes. Ten minutes must have passed when Kay Faraday finally came.

"Are you Kay Faraday?" Maya asked.

"Yes," Kay confirmed. "And you are…?"

"Maya. Maya Fey."

She grinned mischievously and held out her hand to shake. "Kay Faraday, second Yatagarasu! Are you interested in joining the Yatagarasu and pursuing the truth?" she asked. What a strange question. Pursue the truth? Don't attorneys already pursue the truth?

"Yes, I am, but aren't attorneys already pursuing the truth?" Maya asked, raising an eyebrow.

"But some don't! Hey, have you heard of this guy called Manfred von Karma?" Kay asked. Maya nodded. How could she forget? Manfred von Karma stunned her with his stun gun! "He was an attorney. But he was very… er, corrupt. And it's the Yatagarasu's job to expose such people."

Maya nodded. "Oh, okay," Maya replied.

"So," Kay said, "why did you want to join the Yatagarasu…? I mean, I'm glad you wanted to join the second Yatagarasu. But I'm just wondering. You must have some kind of ulterior motive!" she exclaimed. Maya shrugged. The true reason she wanted to join the Yatagarasu was because she thought she might see Phoenix Wright again. But of course she couldn't reveal that much.

"I wanted to pursue the truth," Maya said, half truthful about her words.

"Oh!" Kay said. "How old are you anyway, Maya?"

"Twenty-six."

"Oh. Okay. So… thanks for joining the Yatagarasu!" Kay exclaimed. "Here's the brooch that represents your loyalty to our cause!" Kay held out a pin. It was golden, Maya noticed, with two wings and three legs sprouting from the circle in the middle. Quite odd.

"Uh, okay, thanks," Maya said. She accepted the brooch and pinned it to her scarf.

"I guess I'll get going now," Kay said hesitantly.

"Sure," Maya said, shrugging. "I'm planning on staying here for a little while…"

"Oh. Bye, then, Maya. It was nice to meet you. I'll be sure to contact you when I find our third member." Kay replied. She turned around and left. Maya stood there for a few minutes, enjoying the serenity of it all, when Maya heard a shuffling of shoes behind her. Kay was back? Why? Maya spun around.

What greeted her was a cloaked figure. Maya's vision blurred; the fog was quite thick today. The only thing she could make out was the figure, which raised something shaped like a knife. Knife?

Maya did the only thing she could do: she screamed. "Eeeek!" she shrieked. She backed away from the figure carefully until she was at the very edge. If she backed away further, she would fall into the water, which was freezing cold and practically spelled out hypothermia. "Eeeek!"

The figure raised its knife to strike. Maya still couldn't see well enough to know if the figure was a boy or a girl. But then, the figure threw the knife away and quickly shoved Maya hard. Maya screamed one more time before falling into the deadly freezing waters of Gourd Lake.

Several days later.

A knock sounded on the door. Apollo sighed, got up and opened the door. "What is it?"

The girl, a strange pretzel headed girl wearing an odd set of clothing, frowned. "You're not Mr. Nick," she said. "Where's Mr. Wright?" she asked, finally understanding that Apollo didn't know a 'Mr. Nick'. "Where is he? Mystic Maya… she's in really big trouble!" she said.

"I'll get Mr. Wright," Apollo said, yawning. "Hold on a second, little girl."

"Er, mister? My name is Pearl Fey," she stated. Apollo nodded, and a few minutes later, a somewhat bedraggled and sleepy looking Phoenix Wright appeared at the door. His eyes widened. Before he could say anything, Pearl hugged him and started crying. "Oh, Mr. Nick! Mystic Maya—your special someone is in trouble!"

"Pearls," Phoenix said. He pulled himself away from her and said, "Look at me." Pearl did so with pleading eyes. "Are you saying that Maya is in trouble… again?" he asked. Pearl nodded. "What happened, Pearls?" Pearl sighed, and bowed her head miserably.

"Oh, Mr. Nick… Mystic Maya… she went out! And she didn't tell me where she was going. I waited and waited. The next day, she didn't come back either. I'm so worried… I came to ask if you've heard anything over the TV about Mystic Maya…" Pearl said.

"Hold on, there's a report coming up," Phoenix replied, "and maybe it's about Maya's disappearance. Will you come in?" he asked. Pearl nodded and followed him into the 'office'. There, Trucy and Apollo were slumped over the couch, watching television.

"Trucy, we have a visitor," Phoenix said.

A brown-haired girl wearing a blue silk hat stood up to greet them. Pearl got a full view of this 'Trucy'. She was wearing a… magician's cape? And that's not all: she was wearing white gloves, too. "Pearls," Phoenix said, "this is my daughter, Trucy."

"You have a daughter, Mr. Nick?" Pearl asked sadly. Then her sadness quickly changed to anger. "Then that means that you are with another woman who is not Mystic Maya!" she exclaimed. Before Phoenix could explain, she slapped his face repeatedly. "How dare you, Mr. Nick? How dare you betray Mystic Maya?" she exclaimed again and again.

"Calm down, Pearls!" Phoenix exclaimed.

"Hey! Stop! Don't hurt my daddy!" Trucy shouted. She broke them apart. "Hey, you shouldn't do that."

"But—!"

"Pearls, I'm sorry. This is my adopted daughter, Trucy," Phoenix explained.

"I'm really, really sorry, Mr. Nick," Pearls quickly apologized. She turned to Trucy and held out her hand like her cousin taught her to. "M-My name is Pearl Fey. I'm a spirit medium in training," Pearl said. Trucy grinned and shook Pearl's hand vigorously. "I used to be Mr. Nick's assistant."

"Trucy Wright," Trucy replied, "magician in training. Apollo Justice's assistant."

"And Pearls," Phoenix said, "this is my understudy, Apollo."

Apollo stood up and yawned. He had spiky hair, not unlike Phoenix's, except his hair looked like big antennae rather than spikes. "Apollo Justice, attorney at law," Apollo said, thrusting out his hand. Pearl shook it. "And who might you be…?" he asked.

"Pearl Fey," Pearl replied. She turned to Phoenix. "Mr. Nick, please! I need your help! I—"

"Shh," Trucy hissed, pointing at the television.

"Five days ago, the police received a call from the caretaker of Gourd Lake, Mr. Williams, who refused to divulge his first name. He found a twenty-six year old woman, who the police identified as a spirit medium by the name of Maya Fey, floating in the waters of Gourd Lake. There were marks showing that she was pushed. The police already apprehended the suspect of this heinous attempted murder."

Pearl started crying again. "Shh," Trucy hissed at Pearl, but quickly turned back to the television. "Who? Who?"

"A twenty four year old girl named Kay Faraday. She was at the scene of the crime," the news reporter said, as if reading Trucy's mind. "Here she is." The reporter handed Kay Faraday the microphone. The camera focused on Kay.

"I didn't do it!" were her first words. "I swear I didn't push Maya Fey. I swear it on the name of the noble Yatagarasu!"

"Why were you at the scene of the crime?"

"Maya and I had a meeting. And then I left. But I felt worried about her, so I returned. But she was gone. And I swear! I did not push Maya!" Kay exclaimed. "Please, you have to believe me. I did not push Maya Fey! You have to believe me, miss, I didn't push—!"

Trucy switched off the television. "That should be enough," she said.

"Mr. Nick, what should we do? Mystic Maya… where is she?" Pearl asked anxiously.

"Come on, let's visit her. She's in the hospital, I know it," Trucy insisted.

"Okay," Phoenix replied.