Prologue
Author's Note: I've been playing Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 so much that it turns out to be my favorite fighting game to this day, so I decided to write a story about my favorite team: Phoenix Wright, Deadpool, and Strider Hiryu. Keep in mind that even though this is a story of UMVC3, I wanted the Capcom characters and Marvel characters to not recognize each other, just to make the story more interesting. I also wanted Wright to fall in love with one of the characters. I was thinking Felicia, but if you guys have any other ideas, please let me know. Otherwise, let's get this show on the road!
Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel or Capcom. All characters belong to their respective owners. Enjoy!
"Your Honor! This evidence clearly shows that the defendant was not at the crime scene at the given time!" asserted the man with spikey hair and a blue suit.
"Oh, really? And how can you confirm that claim by holding a plunger, Mr. Wright?"
A confused and embarrassed look appeared on Phoenix Wright's face as he realized he was holding a plunger, the wrong piece of evidence, in his hand. "Oh, sorry about that. It was my fault…" Nick said while putting away the item.
"Hmph. Give it up, Wright! You've been making countless mistakes since this trial began. There's no way you can win," stated the man in the ravishing magenta suit, Miles Edgeworth.
"Nick! I know you can win! Convince them that I'm not guilty, man!" exclaimed Larry Butz, Nick's best friend and client for this case. Larry has been blamed for murders before, but nothing like this.
Nick looked to his right to see Maya trying her best to keep him motivated.
"Hang in there, Nick! There's got to be something that proves that Larry wasn't there!" As Nick glanced to his left, he could see Missile whimpering and Detective Gumshoe with a confident look on his face, for he knew victory would go to Edgeworth this time. Nick looked back to his desk, to his papers, and to his Court Record. No matter how much he focused, nothing added up.
"What's going on?" he thought to himself in frustration. "I used up all the evidence, and it seems like I don't even have enough. The victim and cause of death both seem so unnatural, as if they were from another world... How could Larry be blamed for something he couldn't possibly do? Laser beam to the back of the head…? This makes no sense!" Nick slammed his head down on his desk in frustration and kept it down. "There's no way I can win this…"
"Come on, Nick! I know you can do it!" yelled Maya in encouragement.
The Judge cleared his throat. "If the defense can no longer proceed, I shall now declare my verdict."
"Please, no. I can't let it end like this!" thought Phoenix in frustration.
The Judge raised his gavel and started, "I declare the defendant, Larry Butz…"
"Please! I just wish I had more time to investigate for evidence! I just need more time!"
As the Judge was about to slam his gavel, the courtroom started rumbling. Everyone had a confused look on their face, including Phoenix and Maya. Maya grabbed onto Phoenix's arm. "Nick what's going on?!"
"I'm not sure, but hold on!" Phoenix exclaimed as he held onto his desk. In an instant, the ceiling of the courtroom completely broke off, revealing a giant purple void above everyone. The Jury and audience, including Larry, fled for their lives outside the courthouse.
"What is the meaning of this?!" asked the Judge as he panicked. The force of the dark void lifted the Judge off his seat into the portal (he kept his gavel with him, of course).
"Your Honor!" Phoenix yelled as he held on for dear life. The force of suction was too great for Phoenix. Both he and Maya screamed in terror as they flew inside the dark portal. Worried about his friends, Missile jumped out of the audience section and into the portal; Gumshoe tried to stop the dog.
"Missile! Get back here! Darn dog…" but it was too late. The portal closed right before their eyes.
Edgeworth was in total shock as he tried his best to process the events that just happened through his mind. Gumshoe took notice of Edgeworth's condition, ran over to him, and asked, "Are you okay, sir?"
"There are more important things to worry about than me, Detective!" replied Edgeworth as he looked at the detective in anger.
Phoenix Wright finally opened his eyes. "Nngh… What happened back there…?" said Nick as he sat up and rubbed his head. "All I can remember was me losing in court, then that giant portal appeared that both Maya and I…" at that moment, Phoenix came to a realization. "Maya! Where's Maya?! MAYA! HELLO?! MAYA!" Phoenix shouted at what seemed to be complete nothingness. He was sad that he couldn't find his best partner.
Phoenix looked around to see that he was inside a giant black room, with dark green lines on every floor and wall, making the room glow with astonishment.
"Where in the world am I…?" Nick asked himself in complete curiosity. As Nick turned around to further observe the dark room, he was suddenly tackled down by a giant robotic tiger.
"Ah! Help! Get this thing off me! Bad kitty! Bad kitty!" Phoenix shouted as he struggled to get the robot off of him.
Suddenly, a loud and rough voice boomed throughout the room. "Stop, tiger!" The robotic tiger dismounted off of the lawyer and ran to a man with ninja-like attire, a long red scarf, and a giant glowing blade. The man approached Phoenix, lent a hand to him, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Phoenix looked up at him and took his hand. As he rose to his feet, he replied, "I'm fine, thanks. Who are you?"
The man explained as he petted his tiger, "My name is Strider Hiryu. I am part of an elite group of ninja-like agents called the Striders. You may call me Hiryu. The Striders carry on missions that are given to them, no matter what circumstances. I am truly sorry about my tiger's foolish mistake. I sent him out to find out where we were. Now that I have introduced myself to you, you must now tell me who you are, sir."
"Oh, me? My name's Phoenix Wright. I'm a defense attorney who fights for my clients' freedom at all costs!" Phoenix Wright struck a pose, but brought a frown to his face as he remembered the case he just took. "But lately, I've been really sucking in my recent cases. That's how I got here in the first place! I was minding my own business in court, uncovering the truth from testimonies with evidence, when suddenly this giant purple void sucks my partner and myself in, only to transport me here!"
Strider took notice of what Nick just said and asked, "Wait… did you say 'giant purple void'?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well when I was on a mission to kill a harsh governor, the floor started shaking and that purple void you were talking about appeared right in from of me and pulled me in. That's how I ended up here."
"Wow, that's pretty intense. Wait, you were going to kill someone?!" Phoenix questioned in shock.
"It was not my intention; I was only following orders," explained Hiryu.
"Oh, I see. Phew. You almost made me panic there. Well, we should probably try to find out where we are and find the exit to this place," Nick suggested. Strider agreed with this suggestion, so the two decided to work together for the time being.
The two walked around to see if they could find anything different, but it all looked the same; not even Strider's tiger could find a way out. The two of them talked about their sense of justice in society. Phoenix wasn't really fond of Strider at first, considering how he killed people on a weekly basis, but as he got to know Hiryu more and more, he turned out to be a pretty nice guy! As the two continued on their way, a random man in red and black appeared right in front of Nick, screaming, "BOO!"
"Wha…!" Nick cried while falling down.
"Did I scare you?" the man asked with a giggle. The ninja brought his glowing orange blade to the man's throat. The man moved the blade away and said, "Easy there, ninja boy. Don't want any trouble. Well, not now, anyway. LOL."
As Hiryu helped Nick back up, the lawyer asked, "Just who in the heck are you?"
"Silly me. Where are my manners? Introduction time!" The man ran around the two and placed his arms around them. He looked at both of them and said, "Both of you (and you, too, reader)… Call me Deadpool. I was born to be somebody big in life. After becoming a street hustler, I signed up for the Weapon X project and they turned me into the super duper awesome fun guy I am now! So after that, I became an assassin for the thrills and cash. You can't spell 'assassin' without sin, and twice the ass!"
Strider was not too fond of Deadpool's reason to kill others, so he was ready to strike. Deadpool took notice, backed away, and took out two glowing cards, saying, "Back off! Or I'll use my magical glowing baseball cards on you!"
Nick looked at one of the cards closely and said, "Wait a second… That's Maya, the Judge, and Missle!" while taking the card away from Deadpool.
Strider also noticed a card that looked familiar and said, "My Options!" while swiping the card away from him as well.
"Hey! No fair!" Deadpool replied while pouting.
"Where did you get these?" Nick asked curiously.
"I just found them on the floor. Honest," replied the assassin. After inspecting the other two carefully, Deadpool came to realization and said, "Oh, just so you guys know, there's no need to introduce yourselves. I know both of you already."
"What? You do? How?" both Phoenix Wright and Strider Hiryu asked simultaneously.
"I've got your video games," Deadpool responded while showing both of them their respective video games.
Nick and Hiryu took their games and observed them in confusion. Before they could ask Deadpool what these things they were holding were, and why Deadpool even had these, the green lights from the floor, ceiling, and walls illuminated so strongly that it was almost blinding. The three of them didn't know what was going on at all.
The next thing they heard left them even more confused. A male voice boomed, "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the world of Marvel vs. Capcom, where the finest heroes assemble! Get ready for the fight of you life!"
Author's Note: There you go! I knew I could do it, and this is only the beginning! The whole card concept will be explained later on as the story progresses. Which UMVC3 character would you want to see with Phoenix Wright other than Felicia? Do you think Nick should go into Turnabout Mode earlier in the story or until the very end? If you have any suggestions for the story, be sure to tell me! Be sure to comment, rate, and review this chapter and the story! Thanks for reading! :D