Disclaimer: I don't own Ace Attorney, but I bought the games. That's just as good.

A/N: I had this fanfic lying around and thought it was time to put it up. I'll try and updated it when I find the time.


The park was a quiet scene, despite the loud party that was occurring nearby. Three shadowy figures stood in front of the lake. It wasn't a friendly gathering, however, as one of them was restrained by another person, struggling to get out of their grip.

"It doesn't have to be this way, come on! Give me a chance!"

"I'm afraid I've had enough of your incompetence."

"You think you're going to get away with this?"

"I think I'll get away with everything as long as I keep your mouth shut about where you hid the documents," the gun was pointed right at the scared man's chest.

"ARE YOU CRAZY? THERE ARE PEOPLE NEARBY. WHAT IF THEY HEAR IT? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO THEN?"

"Let them," a gunshot echoed throughout the area and the two people ran from the scene. Right after, someone else runs up to the body and finds the gun on the ground; he picks it up and a scream could be heard nearby.

"Police!"

"W-wait! I didn't do it!"

"Murderer!"

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November 9, 2026
Wright Anything Agency
12:05 PM

Half-empty takeout containers of steaming broth could be seen on the table, or at least the empty part of it inside the cluttered talent agency. Apollo Justice was on the couch with a sort of sour look on his face and a water bottle in his hand while Trucy Wright happily slurped noodles beside him. Apollo just stared incredulously.

"I can't understand how anyone can eat something that...Salty!" he exclaimed as he took another swig of water. Trucy pouted at him before finishing up her noodles.

"It's all in the eating! You just eat it, I don't think you have what it takes to eat like me," she said with an air of sureness.

"What does that even mean!"

"I wonder when Daddy comes back from his party," Trucy wondered to herself, effectively ignoring Apollo's plea. Though Apollo was a bit miffed, he started to space out, wondering himself.

It's been a full month since the infamous Misham Murder case and the subsequent reimplementation of the jury system. With Phoenix Wright's name cleared, his friends and old chums decided to plan a long overdue celebration, which happened last night. Before the man left, Phoenix entrusted Trucy in Apollo's care for the day until he got back.

"Polly!" she protested. "Are you even listening?" Apollo snapped out of his daze and looked at Trucy.

"Huh?"

"I said we should go visit Vera! She just got out the hospital a few days ago and I think we should go see how's she's doing!"

"Oh! Well I guess we could, there aren't any cases at the moment anyways," Apollo said as he got up from his seat; he went to get his jacket while Trucy ran to the door and swung it open. To her surprise, she saw a girl her age in front of her, her light brown hair donned in loops. She wore pink robes, which seemed out of place in a modern setting, then again someone in a magician's costume was right in front of her so "out of place" doesn't seem to apply here.

Apollo looked on as the girls stared at each other before breaking the silence.

"Umm, can we help you?" The girl gasped slightly and looked over Trucy's shoulder.

"Uh, is Mr. Nick here?" she said timidly.

"Umm...who?"

"Oh, um... Phoenix Wright?" at the mention of that, Trucy's eyes sparkled; a nickname meant she was definitely a friend of Daddy.

"Are you a friend of Daddy!" she exclaimed. The brown-haired girl looked stunned for a moment, before having a realization.

"Wait...Daddy?" the strange looking girl blinked in confusion at the young magician before leaning back to look at the office address again. Trucy simply nodded happily in response.

"Yep! My name is Trucy," the medium's eyes brightened up in realization and she grabbed onto Trucy's hands.

"...OH! You're Trucy! I've heard so much about you! I'm Pearl Fey!" Trucy, in turn, responded the exact same way.

"Omigosh! Daddy's told me about you! I've seen all the pictures!" Trucy responded. They started talking at a lightning pace speed that Apollo couldn't exactly understand. He only stood there, dumbfounded at the speed of their conversation.

Can all girls talk like that? I don't think they're even breathing.

"So why exactly are you here?" he said, deciding to butt into the gab fest after it lasted several minutes to make some progress. Pearl stopped taking and beamed at him.

"Oh you must be Apollo! Well I'm here to tell Mr. Nick that Mystic Maya and I are here even though we couldn't make it to the party! Is he here?"

"Oh, he's not here actually, I think he's still at the party...even though it was last night..."

"Oh wow~" Pearl gaped slightly. "Mr. Nick is probably having a fun time! He better not cheat on Mystic Maya though, or else!" Pearl began punching the air several times while Apollo stared exasperatingly at her. Trucy, on the other hand, just put a finger to her chin.

"Cheat on Mystic Maya?" Pearl stopped her antics to look at her and gave a sort of victorious grin before thrusting her arms up in excitement.

"Mystic Maya and Mr. Nick are true soulmates! If it wasn't for the trial seven years ago, I was sure they'd get married! Wouldn't you agree?" Trucy looked extremely excited at the notion. Apollo noted to himself that mentioning marriage to a bunch of teenage girls was similar to giving a toddler several pounds of chocolate.

"OH! A new mommy? Daddy's always talking about Maya when he mentions his glory days and he gets a grin on his face! And the time the Steel Samurai DVDs came in when he was in the hospital, he was very happy! Are those any good signs?"

"THOSE ARE THE BEST SIGNS! WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW! COME WITH ME!" Pearl sped towards what used to be the old office, where she probably hid a bunch of things behind the cabinets before she had to leave for the village years ago.

These girls are too cacophonic…

"Polly! I think I have to stay here for a bit to accommodate Ms. Fey! Tell Vera I said hi and sorry I couldn't be there!" Trucy then sped off after the young spirit medium, but in a moment, she came back, two pieces of paper grasped in her hand.

"Here! Give her these tickets to my next show! I'm sure she'll love them! Bye!" she shoved two tickets into his hand before rushing back to where Pearl was.

Apollo just looked at the spot Trucy was at and slowly and silently went out the door. He stood for a few moments in front of the office before making a face.

What the heck was all that just now?