NOTES:
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This fic is not yaoi. It is also AU and does not take GS4 into
account.
- The script of it is already written (and still in the
works). Two friends and I acted it out together:
Me: Edgeworth,
Ema, Andres, Amy
Soramimi Cake: Phoenix, Maggey, Maya,
Mia
MalindaMage: Gumshoe
- It is a joint
fanfiction written by myself and Soramimi Cake of Court-Records
Forums.
- It was originally played out without an actual place in
the timeline set in mind. In some strange AU, the events of T&T
have occurred but Edgeworth still has a bit of learning to do. Don't
let it distract you; I suppose enjoy the story and ignore the
timeline.
PLEASE REVIEW, EVEN WITH SIMPLE COMMENTS. I'm sort of a new writer myself and I want to make sure I'm doing this right.
PROLOGUE/SUMMARY WRITTEN BY SORAMIMI CAKE.
The year following the case of State vs. Sister Iris had been a time of prosperity and healing for most of the parties involved. Friends had temporarily gone their separate ways, as they tended to do, to heal their metaphorical wounds, both the long-term and the recent. That isn't to say that they fell out of touch - true friends never manage to avoid each other for long - but a comfortable distance had fallen about the lot, leaving room for them to pick up the pieces with the independence that they so desired. Things had gone over smoothly throughout the duration of their downtime; nature took its course, and most of them had begun to get back in touch with one another eventually, not one of them bearing complaints born of the recently passed months they had spent away from each other's company. For a while it seemed that everything was going to be alright; this time, the peace seemed so real, so promising.
Unfortunately, this was not the case.
August 23, 12:54 PM
Gourd Lake
Park
It only took one simple action to shatter the peace that the close-knit group had made for itself. When Phoenix Wright is shot by an unknown gunman and a bizarre twist of fate lands friend and ex-client Maggey Byrde in the hot-seat as the accused yet again, Miles Edgeworth must decide whether to prosecute to the fullest or exercise the right to Nolle Prosequi. Naturally, his belief in evidence has him racing to decide on the former, but something about the look in the eyes of his childhood friend leaves much room for doubt.
Detective Dick Gumshoe, torn by his loyalty to Prosecutor Edgeworth and his affection for the defendant, must figure out what he can do to help with the situation without complicating the matter. Needless to say, this proves to be easier said than done...
Maya Fey must draw back from her duties as Master of Kurain to sit at the bedside her ailing friend and long-time defender, and in the process she becomes acquainted with 'future' scientific investigator Ema Skye. A bond of trust and love forms between the two, a companionship unlike no other bringing them together so that they may have the strength to support everyone involved.
But it doesn't end there.
Phoenix Wright's rollercoaster of recovery puts a severe strain on the already thoroughly distressed group. Patience is tested, and the strength of their friendships with one another is put through the wringer in a way none of them could have ever imagined before.
As the saying goes, "what does not kill me makes me stronger," but the circle of friends has been thrown into a world where survival is no longer guaranteed. Whether or not this terrible little incident becomes amicicide hinges on the life of one single man.
As awful reality becomes clearer, everybody slowly begins to realize that the support of friends may not be enough.
