Author's Note: Did Mia know about Iris? Did Mia ever meet Iris? It seems hard to believe that an Ace Attorney like Mia would do such a thorough investigation for her second trial without learning who Phoenix was really dating.

Those questions caused me to write this story where Mia meets Iris, immediately after Dahlia's trial.

It's kind of a shame that we never get to see what the younger Iris is like; the game only shows us Iris, five years later. I think the younger Iris would probably be a bit less guarded with her emotions, compared to her older, more isolated self.


"That girl who was in court today..." Phoenix told his lawyer. "That wasn't my Dolly. She would never do something like that."

"Er, right..." Mia said. Was he not paying attention in court, or is he really that clueless? Maybe I heard him wrong.

It was somewhat hard to hear Phoenix over the chatter of the crowd leaving the courthouse. Everyone was talking except one girl. Mia caught a glimpse of the silent girl over Phoenix's shoulder, and she gasped. The girl looked just like Dahlia! Sure, her hair was the wrong color, but...

"You really opened up my eyes today," Phoenix continued. "I've been taking some law courses on the side at Ivy University. Maybe I should switch majors. Legal work is very—"

"I have to go, Mr. Wright!" Mia said suddenly, before chasing off after this mysterious girl. Was this one of Dahlia's tricks? Could it be this nightmare wasn't over yet?

The girl didn't seem to realize she was being followed. Mia easily caught up with her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Excuse me?"

The girl turned around and squeaked. "You...you're the defense attorney!"

Mia got a much better look at the girl now. Her first impression was right—this girl looked exactly like Dahlia. And she was at Dahlia's trial? That couldn't be a coincidence. "I am. Who are you?"

"Don't hurt me!" the girl said. "I'm innocent! I had nothing to do with what Dahlia did, I swear! I wasn't even there that day!"

"Are you somehow related to Dahlia?" Mia asked.

"...She's my sister," Iris said.

Mia immediately dismissed this statement. Dahlia's sister? Dahlia killed her sister Valerie a year ago. She had no other sisters.

"I see...In that case, I think we need to talk," Mia said.

"Please! I didn't do anything wrong!"

"If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about, Miss...?"

"I'm sorry," the girl said. "I didn't tell you my name. I'm Iris."

"I'm Mia Fey."

"Fey? That's my moth—never mind."

"Your moth...mother? Your mother's what?"

"Oh," Iris moaned. Why did she have to mention her mother? This is why Dahlia always said she was stupid. She made dumb mistakes.

"It doesn't matter, really," Iris said. "I never met my mother."

"What does she have to do with me?" Mia asked, pressing for more details.

"She doesn't! I mean, nothing! She has nothing to do with you!"

"If you won't tell the truth, I can have one of the guards here arrest you," Mia said threateningly.

"No! Please! I can't! I...I don't want to cause problems."

"Then tell me everything you know," Mia said. "Now."

"I can't! Dahlia will...she'll...hurt me..."

Iris was crying. Mia felt a twinge of regret for pushing this strange girl so hard. Maybe I should go easy on her...

No, I can't go easy on her. This Dahlia nightmare has to stop now.

"You are coming with me, right now," Mia ordered, grabbing Iris' hand and dragging her to one of the interrogation rooms. Mia didn't like going to the interrogation rooms ever since what happened to Diego, but there was nowhere else to talk privately.

"So," Mia said, sitting down in one of the chairs. "Tell me everything about your relation to Dahlia Hawthorne."

"Like I said, my name is Iris. Dahlia is my twin sister."

"Impossible. There was an incident involving her sister a year ago. Your name didn't come up in that trial."

"I was abandoned at a young age," Iris said. "Mr. Hawthorne thought three girls was one too many, so he left me to be raised at Hazakura Temple."

"Hazakura Temple? The training place in the mountains?"

"You know it?"

Mia fingered the Magatama she wore around her neck. "I'm familiar with spirit channeling."

Iris gasped. "Are you...one of the Feys? The ones that are in charge of Kurain?"

"Yes," Mia said. "Not anymore, but yes."

"Then you are related to—oops."

"Oops? Related to who? Related to..."

"No one," Iris cringed. Dahlia was going to be so, so mad at her when she found out about this. Dahlia always seemed to be mad at her for some reason or another.

Mia's magatama glowed, and she could see the Psyche Locks appear over Iris.

"You know what it means when a Magatama glows, right?" Mia asked.

"I know...psyche locks," Iris muttered. "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you. Dahlia won't let me."

"You saw the trial today, didn't you?" Mia asked. "Dahlia is gone now. She can't hurt you anymore."

Iris looked into the face of the young lawyer. If that was true...if Dahlia was gone...the psyche lock shattered.

"Have you ever heard of someone called Morgan Fey?" Iris asked.

"She's my aunt," Mia said. "Do you know her?"

"She's my mother," Iris said.

Mia felt like she had been shot. "Whaaaaaat?"

"Dahlia and I don't have any spiritual power," Iris continued. "As soon as she found out, Mom got divorced and left Dad to take care of us."

"You...you're...I'm related to Dahlia Hawthorne?" Mia asked.

"I guess Mom's been covering it up in Kurain," Iris said. "She doesn't want people to know we exist."

Mia took a deep breath. She had heard something about her aunt's past marriage—right after Morgan's divorce with Pearl's father, rumors about her were flying throughout the village—but she never thought it was true.

"So you're...my cousin."

"Dahlia said not to tell anyone," Iris said. "I would have tried to meet the Feys earlier but...it's obvious they don't want me...Dahlia's the only real family I have, anyway."

We have two new cousins. Maya's going to be thrilled, Mia thought. "Why did you come to the trial today? Because you knew your sister was testifying?"

"I wanted to see Feenie. I was worried he...well..."

The conflict between Phoenix and Dahlia was the toughest thing Iris had ever dealt with. Having to decide between her boyfriend and her sister... It was a good thing the Judge made the decision for her. Iris didn't know if she could have made a choice on her own.

Why is it that finding out new information only seems to make cases more complicated instead of the other way around? Mia wondered.

"How do you know Phoenix?"

"I...I can't say," Iris said.

Mia closed her eyes and thought. "If he was going out with your twin sister, then it's only natural you'd know him. Unless..."

Phoenix's words came back to her mind. The girl who was in court today...That wasn't my Dolly.

"Dahlia never dated Phoenix," Mia realized. "He dated you."

Iris turned pale at having her greatest secret exposed. "That's...ridiculous...I never dated Feenie!"

"Then why do you call him 'Feenie' instead of Phoenix? It's kind of odd that you would use a pet name for him."

"I...I..."

Iris burst into tears.

"I dyed my hair and pretended to be Dahlia," Iris cried. "I couldn't help it! She was going to kill him if I didn't! She said it'd be safer if I got the necklace back, but I...it was my first time away from Hazakura, and everything was so new, and he was so nice, I just...I couldn't!"

"Let me get this straight," Mia said. "You're saying the girl Mr. Wright dated for six months...the girl he is madly in love with...she's not Dahlia Hawthorne, she's you?"

"The only time he saw Dahlia was when she gave him the necklace six months ago," Iris said. "And for the past week, after Dahlia and I switched back. The rest of the time, it was me."

"This is unbelievable!" Mia said, and it was true—she did have trouble believing it. "Wait until I tell—"

"You can't tell anyone, please! No one can ever find out!"

"This isn't the sort of thing I should keep hidden," Mia said. "Mr. Wright, for one, is having kittens out there. If he knew—."

"He can't!" Iris begged. "Please, he can't ever find out about me! Don't you see? He loves Dahlia, not Iris!"

"He's heartbroken because his girlfriend tried to kill him and frame him for murder!" Mia argued. "If that's not true, he deserves to know!"

"But if he finds out, he'll hate me forever!" Iris said. "I...I can't let that happen! Please, haven't you ever been in love?"

Mia's glare hardened. "Yes."

"Then you know what it's like!" Iris said. "I can't tell Feenie the truth, I just can't! He'll never forgive me for it!"

Mia frowned. "Okay," she said. "I promise I won't tell anyone about your identity...for now."


After Mia had time to think things over and digest the events of the tumultuous day, she came to the conclusion that telling no one about Iris was a colossal mistake. Even if Iris was telling the truth and she wasn't involved in Dahlia's murders, it was still massively unfair to Phoenix Wright and all the Feys.

So she made a phone call.

"Hi, Sis!" Maya said. "How did the trial go?"

"Great!" Mia said. "I won!"

"All right!" Maya said. "We have to celebrate! Why don't you...take me out for burgers?"

Mia laughed. "I have a better idea, Maya. Let's do some spirit training at Hazakura Temple. My treat."

"Cool!" Maya said.