A/N: Okay, so my original intent was to make this a one-shot featuring Phoenix Wright, Mario and the infamous case that got Mario convicted on Isle Delfino. However, a thought occurred to me. Why just do Mario? Why not do some of the most loved characters of Nintendo alongside Mario? Like Samus? Or Link? Or even Donkey Kong? ...now you see why this goes into the Smash Bros category. Since, y'know, lots of Nintendo's mascots are in the game. Anyways, I hope you like the story.

A/N: Another thing. The entirety of the Turnabout Delfino Chapter was all typed on the same document but because it's so long, I decided to split it up into a few different chapters. Either way, I hope you enjoy it.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney in...

Turnabout Delfino

The gavel came down as the judge of Isle Delfino opened the courtroom. "Court is now in session!" The bailiff brought Mario to the stand with handcuffs. He had only arrived at the Delfino Airport a few hours ago and already he was accused of something he didn't do. He had even tried to clean up the mess. But despite having witnesses having seen him clean it up, including Peach and Toadsworth, he was arrested on the spot.

The Pianta Prosecutor took the floor as he began with his opening statement to the courtroom. "As you are no doubt aware, someone has been senselessly defacing fair Isle Delfino using some paint-like substance." He looked over towards Mario and pointed to him. "The accused is charged with polluting our beautiful home and yes, endangering our very way of life." He turned to the jury. "Indeed, how can one not be aware of what is going on? Though it is daytime in Delfino Plaza, our poor residents tremble beneath a veil of darkness."

The prosecutor took out a picture of what looked to be a golden sun with rounded points and two black eyes in the middle. "Expert Shine Scholars have determined that this darkness has arisen because all of our guardians, the Shine Sprites..." He pointed to the picture when he said this. "...have vanished from their gathering spot at the Shine Gate. The reason? It's quite obvious."

Putting up the picture of the Shine Sprite, he pulled out another picture of the Shine Gate, both before and after the incident. The after photo showed the Shine Gate with a noticeable black graffiti all over the front of it, turning the face of the Shine Sprite into something horrible. "This horrible graffiti is to blame!"

Presenting the before and after photo as well as a photo of the average Shine Sprite to the court record, the prosecutor pulled out one last piece of paper. It was a wanted poster with a crude drawing of what looked like Mario on the front of it. In the bottom left corner, a small, full body sketch of Mario holding a paintbrush could be seen. Just above that was a red M with two apostrophes above it to make it look like a trademark criminal logo. "Behold this sketch of the perpetrator based on eye-witness descriptions."

Finally, he turned his unmerciful gaze towards Mario and pointed straight at him. "The truth is obvious. The guilty party sits among us. It is none other than Mario!"

"Objection!"

Peach rose from her seat and pointed straight toward the prosecutor. "We just arri-"

"Overruled!" the judge boomed. "I hereby find the defendant-"

"Objection!"

Toadsworth rose from his seat as well. "This is madness! You're judging Master Mario without-!"

"Overruled!" the judge boomed yet again. "The evidence is clear! We have eyewitness accounts that prove that Mario is the guilty party! One more outburst from you two and I will find you in contempt of court!" Peach and Toadsworth hung their heads in shame as they sat back down. The judge raised his gavel high. "Now, lets try this one last time! I hereby find the defendant, Mario-"

"OBJECTION!"

The doors of the courtroom opened wide. Peach, Toadsworth, Mario, the prosecutor, the judge and even a few people in the gallery all turned to get a glimpse at the new voice. Standing there in the doorway of the courtroom was a man in a blue suit, a red tie, and spiked hair. In his left hand, he was holding a briefcase for what everyone assumed was for the sake of him looking more important.

The judge was steamed. "Who are you and on what grounds do you object on?!" The man walked forward and presented a piece of paper to the judge. "Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney. And I object on the grounds that you cannot hold a proper trial unless the defendant has an attorney. Plus, the accused has the right to a fair trial."

"Well, Mr. Wright," the judge began, "I don't know how the judicial system works in your world, but here on Isle Delfino, we do things differently. All we need is a prosecutor and a defendant. It's so much easier to get through these cases." Phoenix grimaced at the judge. "So, you're saying that nearly all of the people who have been accused of crimes here on the isle are guilty? That not a single defendant has gotten a Not Guilty verdict?"

"Who are you to question me, Mr. Wright?! I am the law on this island and I judge whether or not the defendant is guilty! No more of this! I hereby announce the defendant-"

"HOLD IT!"

"Your honor," Phoenix pleaded as he stood next to Mario, "Please, give me a chance to prove Mario innocent. I promise, you won't regret it."

"OBJECTION!"

The prosecutor looked Phoenix dead in the eye. "Mr. Wright, who do you think you are to come here and demand that we bend the law just because you want to prove someone innocent?! Your honor, I see no reason to prolong this trial. Please hand down a verdict."

"HOLD IT!"

"Even a famous man like Mario has the right to a fair trial. Where I come from, all the great judges give their defendants a fair trial, whether or not they are guilty. You wouldn't even let the people who arrived with him speak on his behalf!"

"OBJECTION!"

"We are not in your world, Mr. Wright! We have a simple way of dealing with things. If they are charged as guilty, they are guilty! Not to mention that MULTIPLE Piantas have seen Mario commit these acts!"

"SILENCE!"

The courtroom fell into silence. Both Phoenix and the prosecutor turned their heads towards the judge. A moment passed before he said the one thing that would turn the case right around. "...I'll allow it." The judge cast his gaze over to Phoenix. "Mr. Wright, I will allow you to represent Mario of the charges that he is being held against on one condition." The prosecutor recoiled a bit at the judge's statement.

Phoenix nodded. "Of course, your honor. What is your condition?" The judge narrowed his eyes. "If Mario is found guilty of the crime, then you too will be indicted as an accomplice." It was Phoenix's turn to recoil this time. "Could there be a lighter punishment, possibly?" The judge raised his gavel high and brought it down with a loud slam. "I will now allow a fifteen minute recess so everything can be set up for the prosecution and the defense."

Phoenix sat down in the lobby rubbing his forehead. "Oh boy... I got myself in a mess this time... I need to prove Mario innocent or else we'll both get in trouble. And it doesn't help that there's a lot of evidence against him... then again, this isn't the first time I pulled a miracle like this before... I just hope he isn't guilty... what am I saying? Of course he's not guilty! He's Mario!"

"Excuse me..." came a familiar voice. Phoenix looked up to see Mario staring at him. Toadsworth and Peach were next to him. Phoenix straightened up right away. "Oh, hello Mario. Um... listen, sorry for bursting in like that." Mario shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I'm just confused as to how you knew that I was in trouble."

"I called him, Mario," Peach interrupted. Mario gave her a confused look. "You? Have you two met before?" Phoenix shook his head. "Well, yes and no. We met on the way here. I was on the plane that you guys arrived in. While you three were in the First Class suite, I was in the back with all the other passengers. Once we landed, that's when Princess Toadstool and I-"

"Oh, please. I told you that you can call me Peach, Mr. Wright," Peach corrected. Phoenix smiled. "My apologies. Peach and I had met after we landed. It was after her attendant told you to go look for something to cool her off that I met her."

{Flashback}

Attention passengers, please fasten your seat belts. We will be landing at the Delfino Airport very soon. We thank you for choosing Mushroom Airlines-

Phoenix sighed. "Finally, it's almost time for me to get out of this crowded airplane. Seriously, thirty two hours... this vacation better be worth it..." Not a second later, he felt someone shaking his shoulder. "Hey! Nick! Come on, get up already." Phoenix tossed a bit before opening his eyes. "I'm awake, Maya. I'm awake..." Maya huffed a bit. "Didn't you hear the pilot? We'll be landing soon. Get that seat belt on!" Phoenix sighed yet again.

Maya had been at him relentlessly, talking about all sorts of things, like how most of the passengers look like weird mushroom people. It's easy to say that the only time Phoenix and the other passengers got a break from her was when she was asleep. Even then, as soon as she woke up, she would start right from where she left off like she had only blinked. In short, it was tiring to travel around with her. But she was useful and fun to be around.

"Fine, fine... just let me adjust myself." Phoenix had slouched a bit in his sleep, so he wasn't exactly in the right position to be putting on his seat belt. The second he pushed himself up, the plane came to a screeching halt which made his head hit the back of the seat that was in front of him. Everyone, including the mushroom people, was screaming and breathing into their emergency air bags. Except for Maya who was unable to catch her breath.

After the commotion died down and the flight attendants started helping the passengers off of the plane, Maya finally stopped laughing and helped Phoenix to his feet. She threw his arm over her shoulder and the two of them started walking to the exit. "That... was not funny..." he had said as soon as he could think straight. Maya nodded. "You're right. It wasn't funny. It was-"

"Hold it!" Phoenix interrupted. "You had better not say that it was hilarious." Maya shot him a look. "You party pooper. Why do you gotta spoil my fun, old man?" she teased. Phoenix rolled his eyes. "Old man? You darn whippersnapper..." The minute Maya put her foot on solid ground, her attention was immediately drawn to the mess that was blocking the way. "WOAH! No way!" She dropped Phoenix and ran straight towards the mess along with some of the other passengers.

Phoenix, not having someone to support him after the blow to the head, fell straight over. "Maya!" he shouted, only to receive no response. With a grunt he slowly pushed himself back up. "Are you okay, sir?" a voice had asked him. Looking up, Phoenix saw an elegant woman in a pink dress, holding a parasol in one of her hands. She had offered her other hand to help him up. Phoenix smiled and gladly accepted the help. "Thank you, miss."

"Wow! This is so weird!" Maya called out from far away. "It's so icky and... paint-like! I think it's moving!" Phoenix snapped his head towards where she was. "H-Hey! Maya! Don't touch that!" The woman next to him giggled. "How cute. That child of yours is a handful, isn't she?" At this, Phoenix immediately snapped his attention towards the woman addressing him. "Oh, no no no. Maya isn't my daughter. She's my partner."

The woman gave him a curious look. "Partner?" Phoenix nodded. "Yes. It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am. My name is Phoenix Wright and I'm an attorney." Another confused look from the woman. "Attorney? What's that?" Phoenix reached into his wallet and pulled out a business card. "Attorney. You know, like a lawyer. Here's my card."

The woman happily took the card and examined it. She read what was on it out loud. "'Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. I'll take on any case, no matter how big, small or bizarre.' Wow, this is amazing. I've never met an attorney before." This time, Phoenix gave her a confused look. "Never met an attorney? I have to say, that surprises me a bit. May I ask your name, ma'am?" She smiled at him warmly. "Of course you may, Mr. Wright. My name is-"

"Nick!" Maya called out as she ran over to him. Phoenix and the woman turned their heads to the upstart girl as she grabbed her partner's arm and tugged it. "You have to see this! It's so weird!" Phoenix resisted. "Maya! Cut it out! I'm in the middle of a conversation with this nice woman." Maya rolled her eyes at him. "Blah blah blah, so boring! Come on, you're gonna-" She had froze as soon as she saw the woman Phoenix was talking to. She stared at her like she was looking at a ghost.

"My apologies, miss," Phoenix said. "This is my partner, Maya Fey. She's been a little hyper since we stepped off the plane." The woman giggled. "It's no problem at all, Mr. Wright." Phoenix looked towards Maya and gestured towards the woman. "Go on, say hello to the nice lady."

"Nicholas Joseph Wright!" Maya slapped Phoenix in the back of the head as hard as she could. "Ow! Maya, what the heck was that for?! And Joseph? Where on earth did she get the idea that my middle name is Joseph?! ...did she call me Nicholas?" Phoenix could hear the malice in Maya's voice as she spoke. "How DARE you address her as a 'nice lady?!'" Maya turned to the woman who was just as shocked as Phoenix at his partner's outburst. "I am so very sorry, your highness! He meant no disrespect whatsoever. He's a little 'new' when it comes to meeting royalty."

Phoenix shook his head in an attempt to get rid of the pain he felt. "Look who's talking. I'm not the one who's new to... meeting royalty?" Once he stood backed up, Phoenix took a good look at the woman in front of him. It wasn't until he saw that shiny crown on top of the woman's head that he finally understood. Maya was right. "O-Oh! I-I'm sorry, your highness." The princess just laughed. "It's quite alright. I don't mind at all. By the way, Mr. Wright, my name is Peach Toadstool. But you may call me Peach."

{End Flashback}

"I see... so that's how you two met," Mario said as Phoenix finished his story. Phoenix nodded. "Yes. Peach called me about an hour before the trial started today and asked me if I could defend you in court since the situation called for an attorney such as myself."

Mario let out a deep sigh. "I'm going to be honest with you, Mr. Wright. I've never met you before. I don't know who you are, I've never heard of you and I'm not too sure I can trust you. So my question to you is this... can you really get me a not guilty verdict?" Phoenix returned the look that Mario was giving him right now. "That depends... are you guilty?" Mario shook his head. Phoenix smiled. "Then the answer is yes."

"Mr. Mario. Mr. Wright. Please return to the courtroom," the bailiff called. Phoenix and the others made their way towards the courtroom for what would be the trial that would decide the fate of the famous Italian plumber.