Disclaimer: I don't own some of the characters in this fan-fiction. Capcom also doesn't own some of the characters in this story. It's half half actually.
This story is set in the years before AJ:AA
To IlzeProductions: Fine, your wish is granted… Well, one of them. He will be appearing in this chapter.
To DarkFireSerpent: Sorry.. I just couldn't help myself xD I don't know if you will even read this.. But still =3
Episode 2
Turnabout Lunch break
- October 5, 11:15 AM-
-Blain & Co law offices-
-Kristoph's office-
Kristoph: (It has almost been a month since my first case, things have been going fine. I've miraculously survived the lady hunt, Mr. Blain is gone for a week because of a case and I'm finally getting used to the working hours here.)
?: Bruder! Are you in?
Kristoph: *sigh* (That must be my younger brother, Klavier. He can't seem to run out of energy these days.)
?: *knock, knock, knock*
Kristoph: Yes, yes, I'm coming.
(As soon as I open the door he comes running into the office, dirtying the floor with his shoes.)
Klavier, haven't I told you to first call before you're going to visit the office?
Klavier: Ja, you did.
Kristoph: Then why didn't you?
Klavier: Because…
Kristoph: (He seems to be thinking about a good excuse right now..)
Klavier: Oh yeah! Es ist ein Notfall, bruder!
Kristoph: An emergency? What happened?
(This can't be good…)
Klavier: Remember my friend that I brought home last week?
Kristoph: Daryan Crescend. Is that the person you mean?
Klavier: Daryan, ja. He's in trouble!
Kristoph: What did he do this time?
(Really, Klavier and Daryan always seem to get into trouble. They have been friends for almost a year now, but they can't be serious about anything.)
Klavier: He didn't do anything, that's the whole point. You've got to defend him, Kristoph!
Kristoph: Defend him? I only defend people who are accused of a crime and brought to trial in a court of law.
Klavier: He is accused of a crime. And he is going to be brought to trial.. In a classroom of law.
Kristoph: A.. classroom of law?
Klavier: There's no time for that now, bruder! We've got to go!
-October 5, 11:25 AM-
-L.A. middle school-
-Klavier's classroom-
Kristoph: (Why… Am I in a classroom while I should be spending my time with looking for real cases?)
Klavier: I'll tell you about the case, Kristoph. Be sure to listen.
Kristoph: *sigh* Alright then..
Klavier: Okay, aufhorchen. The.. How do you call that? A defendant, right? Well, the defendant is Daryan. He is accused of stealing the lunch from the victim, Danny Martins. Of course Daryan is innocent, since he never does anything.
Kristoph: (In other words: I'm giving you a case to handle while your client clearly is guilty.)
Klavier: The class trial will start at 1:00 PM. You've got time to talk to your client, to the witness and even to me! Isn't that great?
Kristoph: Yes… Very great…
(This is a complete waste of my time.. But since I'm here anyway I might take this case.)
-Begin Investigation-
Kristoph: (I guess that I shall first talk to my 'client' to see if he indeed is guilty.)
*walks to Daryan*
Daryan: So you're the guy that Klavier went to get. The lawyer-bro dude.
Kristoph: That's Mr. Gavin for you.
(And also for your stupid hair.)
Daryan: *shrug* Anyway, what do you want to ask?
Kristoph: Did you commit the crime?
Daryan: No. Of course I didn't commit the crime. I don't even know what that means.
Kristoph: It means 'Did you steal the lunch?'.
Daryan: Oh. Then the answer is yes. I stole it.
Kristoph: (Great… I've got to defend a kid that stole someone else his lunch.)
Daryan: Was that all? If so, then I would like to get back to eating Danny's lunch.
Kristoph: Sure, go ahea- Wait, what?
(…He's gone already. Well then, maybe Klavier can tell me some more things about who exactly this witness is that he was talking about.)
*goes back to Klavier*
Klavier: Ja, bruder?
Kristoph: Klavier, who is this witness you were talking about earlier?
Klavier: That guy.
*He points at a boy in the corner of the room. He looks quite like an emo, but his cloths go more towards gothic*
His name is Reuben something-nish. I don't remember his last name.. It was too hard to pronounce.
Kristoph: I see… Thank you, Klavier.
Klavier: Gern geschehen, bruder.
Kristoph: (Time to talk to our witness, then.)
*walks to Reuben*
Reuben: ..Yes..?
Kristoph: Hello. I wanted to ask you some questions.
Reuben: No.
Kristoph: …What?
Reuben: No. I'm not going to answer your questions.
Kristoph: Why not?
Reuben: You're defending Daryan. I don't like Daryan. …He's a meanie.
Kristoph: …Okay. Then I'll talk to you during the trial.
(He just nods and then disappears. Great when the witness is so cooperative.)
Klavier: Shouldn't you look if you can find evidence, Kristoph?
Kristoph: I was just planning to do that, Klavier.
Klavier: Oh.. Can I help?
Kristoph: Try to find Daryan, okay? He ran away after I was done talking to him.
Klavier: Aber natürlich!
Kristoph: (And off he goes.. Time for me to find some evidence that could proof Daryan innocent. Though he isn't.)
*After the investigation of all nooks and crannies, the following items are added to the Court Records:
-The bag of the victim.
-An unidentified lunch, the owner is unknown.
-A testimony of the biggest bully of the school saying that he 'stole the lunch of that little emo kid'.*
(Alright.. Time for the trial!)
-October 5, 1:00 PM-
-L.A. middle school-
-The PE classroom-
Teacher: The court is now in session for the trial of Daryan Crescend.
Kristoph: The defence is ready, Your Honor.
Klavier: The prosecution is ready, Lehrerin.
Kristoph: Klavier? Are you the prosecutor for this case?
Klavier: But of course, bruder. Who else could it be?
Kristoph: Great… Just great.
Teacher: Your opening statement, Klavier.
Klavier: That sounds like music in my ears, Lehrerin. Our defendant of today is Daryan Crescend. He is accused of stealing the lunch of Danny Martins. It's clear that he did it, since we have a witness and Daryan himself said that he did it.
Teacher: Alright, call your witness to the stand.
Klavier: Certainly. The prosecution calls the witness, Reuben, to the stand. And while we're add it, we're going to skip the whole name and occupation nonsense.
*The emo kid appears on the stand*
Teacher: Tell us what you witnessed, please.
Reuben: It's simple. I was peacefully drawing some anime fan art in a corner of the classroom when Daryan came walking in.
He walked straight to the bag of Danny and opened it.
I saw him stealing the lunch with my own two eyes.
Teacher: Your cross-examination please, Mr. Gavin.
Kristoph: Certainly.
Cross-examination
-Drawing fan art-
Reuben: It's simple. I was peacefully drawing some anime fan art in a corner of the classroom when Daryan came walking in.
He walked straight to the bag of Danny and opened it.
I saw him stealing the lunch with my own two eyes.
Kristoph: Hold it! If you were drawing, how could you have seen Daryan stealing the lunch?
Reuben: Everyone would notice it when a kid with shark-like hair steals something right in front of you nose.
Kristoph: Right in front of your nose, you say? That sounds impossible.
Klavier: Impossible? Warum?
Kristoph: Because I've found the bag of the victim… At the other end of the classroom!
*presents the bag*
If I'm correct, then the witness is sitting at the back of the classroom, on the left.
Klavier: That's true, ja.
Kristoph: The classroom is quite big.. So how could it be 'right in front of your nose' when the bag was found in the front of the classroom, on the right?
*Mumbling of the audience*
Reuben: Well.. That's… That's because…
Kristoph: Yes?
Reuben: Because… Oh, I don't know!
Klavier: Haha.. How entertaining. Kristoph, even if this witness is lying about having seen the crime.. Why would it matter? We've still got Daryan who states that he committed the crime.
Kristoph: Klavier, Klavier, Klavier.. You're the one who's entertaining. Let me tell you a little story.
Klavier: A story..?
Kristoph: Yes. A story. Once upon a time, there was a defendant who was accused of stealing something. This defendant would do anything to look cool. That's why he told everyone that he indeed stole something. The end.
Klavier: That's a nice fairy tale, bruder!
Kristoph: (He seems to forget that this is a court of law.. Euhm.. I mean.. A classroom.)
Klavier: And actually… I agree with you. That would be possible. The prosecution drops all the charges!
Teacher: ..Okay… Then I hereby declare the defendant, Daryan Crescend…
Not Guilty!
Classroom is adjourned.
-October 5, 1:45 PM-
-L.A. middle school-
-Klavier's classroom-
Klavier: Good job, bruder!
Kristoph: Klavier.. This wasn't even a serious case. Why would the prosecution drop all the charges at a point like that?
Klavier: Because I was starting to feel a bit hungry.. Kristoph, have you got anything to eat for me?
Kristoph: *presents the lunch with an unknown owner*
There you go.
Klavier: Danke, bruder!
Kristoph: (The witness is coming our way.. I wonder what he wants..)
Reuben: Mr. detective?
Kristoph: I'm a lawyer.
Reuben: Who cares? Anyway, do you know where my lunch is? I can't find it..
Kristoph: Oh yes, I know where it is.
*presents testimony of the bully*
He stole your lunch.
Reuben: Again..? God!
Kristoph: (And there he goes.. To get his lunch back.)
(I didn't found out who the owner was of the lunch I gave Klavier that day. I did figure that out the next day, though…)
-October 6, 4:00 PM-
-The Gavin house-
-Living room-
Kristoph: Did something interesting happen on school today, Klavier?
Klavier: Not really.. Though there was something really strange.
Kristoph: Strange?
Klavier: Ja. Reuben told me that the bully didn't have his lunch and gave me this.
*Note from bully added to Court Records*
Note: Mr. Lawyer,
I know that I told you that I said that I stole Emo's lunch but that wasn't true. Sorry =P
Last time I saw it, it stood on one of the desks in the front of the classroom.
Kristoph: (In front of the classroom? But there was nothing else there except….
The lunch I gave to Klavier.)
Please R&R!
German translation:
Ja- Yes
Bruder- Brother
Es ist ein Notfall- It's an emergency
Aufhorchen- Listen up
Gern geschehen- Don't mention it
Aber natürlich- Of course
Lehrerin- teacher
Warum- Why
Danke- Thank you