Phoenix woke up, beside him lay Franziska, but she looked... different. Upon further inspection she actually had two sets of indigo dragon wings that looked like a big butterfly's, she had a tail that was the same colour and was even longer than her legs by an inch or so, she had dragon ears -they looked pretty cute on her in Phoenix's opinion- and she had horns of the same colour, but he couldn't make out what was those other things on her head, they were about the length of her horns and they were a lot thinner, sometimes they'd twitch in response of Phoenix's movements.
Minutes later, Franziska finally wakes up with a yawn and a stretch, her wings were massive compared to Phoenix and her tail was as thin as her whip
"Good morning, Franziska..?"
"Good morning, Phoenix. I know your probably aware of what happened to me, just relax. I was born this way"
"Y-you were born a dragon!?"
"Yes, now calm down, i can sense someone else's presence in here other than us"
"Well, im going back to sleep, im still a bit tired"
"Okay, sleep well, I'm going to find this other person even if it kills me" and with that, Franziska lept out of bed and left her office, looking in both directions before closing the door and running away with the faint sound of her heels clacking against the floor as she ran away
Phoenix fell asleep to the sound of her heels disappearing off in the distance, he'd never heard the courtroom so quiet before, he couldn't call anyone and there were no outside communications possible outside the courtrooms and offices, the only person that he could talk to was the woman that just left to look for a threat to them both, for a 28 year old, she had still a lot of determination and drive not only in the courtroom, but in everything she did. She made sure she always gave everything her all. Thats one of the many reasons Phoenix loves her, her motivation. She always never gave up, much like him.
Phoenix woke up with a stinging sensation all over his body, he didn't wake up in the bed back in Franziska's office, he woke up zip-tied to a chair at his ankles and wrists, a thick rope tied him down at his stomach and his mouth was covered by something in his mouth, making him unable to speak, Phoenix felt sick to his stomach. The room around him was only illuminated by the moonlight, he could see the witnesses stand and the defence and prosecutors bench, by the perspective he had, he could tell he was at the Judge's stand.
"Looks like the ace attorney is finally waking up." A voice in the darkness spoke, its waa masculine, monotone and mocking. Phoenix knew exactly who he was, he couldn't even forget him for a second in his life. Without a doubt, it was him. He was back for him, though, he didn't know why. He wanted to ask but he couldn't
"Questions? Okay, i can tell you have a lot on your mind and questions to ask, but if you scream instead, im killing you right then and there, deal?" The voice spoke again
Phoenix nodded, shortly after, whatever was in his mouth was gone. Phoenix wanted to yell, he wanted Franziska to know where he was so she could pop up, give him a hug and kill his captivator to make sure he didn't kill anyone else
"You're De Killer, aren't you" Phoenix said, sternly
"Very good, ace attorney! Im happy to see you use your skills not only in the courtroom!"
"Thanks, but why me? What did i ever do? Is Franziska alright? Who ordered the hit?"
"I cannot anwser all those questions, but, my client was rather unhappy with you after a sertain trial when you got him behind bars and Franziska is fine, we're on the second floor courtroom, she can't be mad with you now"
"She'd be mad at you for bringing me down to the first floor, thats for fucking sure"
"Aha! Watch your language! You might want to tone that down if you make it out alive here in front of the children, you know"
"Wait... what?" Phoenix was genuinely confused, whats did he mean by "Children"? Unless...
"Wait, wait, wait, do you know something i dont, De Killer?"
"Other than your completely obsessed with my clients daughter, no"
"Clients... daughter?"
De Killer never said anything back
"How about we make a deal, Phoenix Wrong? If you can break the zip ties and untie the rope that's keeping you bound to the judges chair, I'll let you go free, if you can't, you can't, but I'll tell you who my clients daughter is, then that should be the biggest hint to my client im willing to give, deal?"
Phoenix played out two senarios in his head, either; Escape now and find Franziska or, struggle here and wait for Franziska to come to save him, saving him the trouble of trying to run away while nausea and sickness filled him until he was knocked out cold. He liked that second idea, he just had to make sure it all went well
"Its a deal, De Killer"
"Good! Your time start now! Only 20 minutes!"
Phoenix started struggling, he came close to accidentally breaking the zip tied at his ankles, he struggled and struggled until the time ran out
"Looks like your out of time, how unfortunate. Well, as a part of the deal, my clients daughter is non other than Franziska Von Karma herself. Im sure you can guess who my client is now"
"Can i make a guess?"
"Of course, ace attorney"
"Manfred Von Karma is your client!"
"Spectacular! Spectacular indeed! That's correct"
"And why would MY father order a hit on Phoenix Wright!?" A voice called from the entry way of the courtroom
"FRANZISKA!" Phoenix yelled
"Hold on tightly, Phoenix! Here i come!" And with that, she sprinted forward, leaped over the witnesses stand and past De Killer so gracefully and effortlessly, she climbed up the front part of the Judges podium and leaped over the desk, she instantly got to work, she untied the rope and broke the zip ties, as soon as she was done, Phoenix pinned her to the floor with a smile, she didn't move and her determined blue eyes caught Phoenix's worried brown eyes. Without thinking, he leaned in and kissed Franziska's forehead then let her go fend off De Killer
"Come down here, step away from Phoenix Wright and i wont shoot" De Killer said, Franziska did what she was told and stepped down from the Judge's podium standing only 2 feet away from De Killer
"Im under strict orders. I can't kill you, your the last Von Karma and your father wants to make sure yiur familly lives on"
"Thats a shame, isn't it? You want to kill me, i know it, but you cant" Franziska said in a mocking tone, gently walking around De Killer, ready to strike with anything she's got in a split second. Phoenix poked his head up with intrest and wached Franziska, he saw that she now became half dragon again, her tail slithering behind her, her wings splayed out in the air as if she were to take off, what he could only assume those other things on her head were antennae, they were pointed at De Killer, as if they could shoot venom from them.
Franziska waited for De Killer's back to be facing her as she pulled out a syringe, she injected what was in the syringe into De Killer, gently easeing him to the ground
"Phoenix, you can come out now, he's just asleep, just... don't tell anyone about this, not even that im half dragon"
"Franziska, i won't tell if you dont. I promise"
"Thank you, Phoenix"
Phoenix steped down from the judges podium, he didn't bother to ask questions but instead, he walked to Franziska and huged her
"Im the one who should be thanking you, Franziska. You saved my life. What can i do to repay you?"
"Nothing, this is a choice i made from my own free will, i just want to be nicer. I want to become a different version of Franziska Von Karma. A nicer, happier version, this is what i needed to start a new life"
Phoenix pulled back, never letting go of Franziska, the sun was rising and the courtroom was only a bit brighter. Phoenix stared into her sapphire blue eyes and he felt like he was just freed of a massive burden
"We should go back to my office, huh? Its a lot warmer up there" She spoke, hoping to clear the tension between them
"Yeah, we should. Lets go, Franziska" Phoenix let go of her shoulders, but one of his hands made is way down to hers and he held it. Franziska blushed and held his hand as well as they walked out of the courtroom, making their way to her office to begin the first whole day they'd be trapped together.