February 8, 11:47 AM
Wright Anything Agency
"It's nice to have you visiting Polly! It feels like we haven't seen you in forever!" Trucy smiled and bounced on her heels, barely containing her excitement.
After the revolution of the court system in Khura'in, Apollo had decided to stay behind and open up his own law office where Dhurke's had once been. Nahyuta and he had made quite a bit of progress in restoring the legal system of the country. Apollo had a very important role there, but he had his reasons for returning to visit the old agency. Being one of the first law offices to open for business in Khura'in, there was no shortage of work for Justice Law Offices, but also no shortage of lawyers who could fill in for Apollo in his absence.
"Yeah! It was really quiet around here without your chords of steel, and there was no one around to clean the toilets!" Athena said, with a large, teasing grin. "I really missed y-" "S-Shut it Widget!" Athena roared, covering up the necklace with her hand in an attempt to muffle what it was trying to say. "...so happy to see that you-" Was heard before Athena quickly clicked a button on the side of the necklace to reboot Widget.
"Wha-" Apollo and Trucy started to say in unison, but they were interrupted by a loud knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Athena ran over and flung the door open, coming face to face with two people dressed in traditional spirit medium garb.
"Hey guys! Trucy, Apollo, Athena. I haven't seen you all in awhile!" Maya and Pearl Fey were in the doorway.
"Mr. Wright didn't tell us you guys were visiting. Come in." Apollo said.
"We figured we'd surprise Nick and show up out of nowhere. Right, Pearly?" Maya said, stepping into the office with Pearl following behind.
"Yeah! You don't need to tell your special someone when you're surprise visiting them!" Pearl cupped her face in her hands and smiled in adoration.
"Pearly! How many times do we have to tell you that me and Nick don't like each other like that!" Maya puffed out her cheeks.
"Everyone has a special someone, Mystic Maya! And Mr. Nick is getting too old to not have someone already! If you're not his special someone, then who is?" Pearl challenged, pulling up one of her sleeves.
"That's actually what we're here for, Pearly. But it's not me!" Maya clapped her hands together and smiled.
"Wait, Mr. Wright likes someone? That's so cute!" Athena gushed, tears welling up in her eyes. "I wonder if it's like how I feel about-" "WIDGET! Ah, this darn thing must be broken!" Athena was suddenly a furious shade of red.
"Oh! Well there is that one person who I always thought Daddy acted weird around..." Everyone looked at Trucy expectantly.
"Tell me who's trying to steal Mr. Nick from Mystic Maya so I can give them what for!" Pearl formed a determined look on her face. Maya ignored her in favor of acknowledging what Trucy said, giving her an inquisitive look. "So you've realized it too. A certain frilly prosecutor..."
"Yeah! That's him!" Trucy looked shocked to know that Maya had come to the same conclusion as her.
"Who are we talking about? I'm lost." Apollo said, shaking his head.
"Prosecutor Edgeworth, duh!" Maya answered.
"Now that I think about it, I sensed something between them during the phantom trial. But I was too occupied with the situation to look into it more..." Athena said, fiddling with her earring thoughtfully.
"So why should we care if Mr. Wright has a crush on someone?" Apollo questioned.
"APOLLO!" Trucy and Athena yelled in unison. "How could you be so heartless?" Widget chimed in. "You should care because it's not just a one-sided crush! Nick and Mr. Edgeworth are in love! And they're gonna become sad, lonely old men soon if we don't help them!" Maya looked serious. "I can't do this without all of you!" Maya put her fists up.
"B-but... Mystic Mayaaa! I thought you were meant to be with Mr. Nick!" Pearl started crying.
"It's okay Pearly, please don't cry! Me and Nick will always be best friends, we just don't see each other as anything more! Don't you want Nick to be with his true special someone?" Pearl rubbed her eyes and sniffled.
"I guess- if that's the way it is- we gotta help Mr. Nick and Mr. Edgeworth!" Pearl was suddenly determined again.
"So why do you need our help with this?" Apollo asked.
"I'm a busy person, and I can't stay long enough to do it all on my own. It's not easy being the master of the Kurain Channeling Technique and the leader of a whole village! And plus, I think that Trucy's magic and you and Athena's magical superpowers will come in handy." Maya stated with a devious smile. You say it as if spirit channeling isn't a magical super power... Apollo thought.
"Alright," Athena pounded her fist into her hand, grinning. "What's the plan?"
"Well, you see, the first part of my plan is already in motion. When Nick gets here-" Before Maya could finish her sentence, the door to the office opened, and the man in question stood there wearing a dumbfounded look. "Maya? Pearls? What are you guys doing here?" He asked.
"M-Mr. Nick!" Pearls put a hand over her mouth.
"NICK! Long time no see! Me and Pearly just wanted to surprise you by visiting!" Maya exclaimed. That's nice, but my wallet could've at least been warned about all of the burgers I'll be pressured into buying! Phoenix thought, but he gave a fond smile instead.
"It's nice to see you guys again. We'll have to catch up on things."
"Why don't we talk over some burgers, Nick!" Maya suggested. I knew it... Phoenix thought.
"If it's alright with Athena and Apollo. Can you guys watch the office for a little while longer? We'd be back in an about hour." Apollo opened his mouth to protest, but was interrupted by Athena jabbing him in the ribs. "Of course we can, Mr. Wright!"
February 8, 11:29 AM
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So you two are going to be at the restaurant by 12:00, right?
Yea. He threw a fit over the fact that it was a cheap burger place. But I was able to convince him since we haven't gotten to hang out in a while. Plus, I told him that if he didn't take me there that I'd set him up on a date with Wendy Oldbag!
Awesome! We'll arrive shortly after you guys get there. We can get them to actually talk to each other. Then, while they're distracted by how much they love each other, we'll quietly slip away so that they'll have some alone time!
They'll never suspect a thing! They both may be super lawyers, but they can't even see that they have obvious feelings for each other! That sort of weakness is no match for the great thief Yatagarasu! We will steal the truth from their hearts!
...Uh yeah. I guess you could say that. Well, see you then!
See ya!
