Chapter three is here. My updates are so sporadic, *sigh*

~Eins Zwei Drei Vier

The truuuth lies before us.

It is something we can't suppress.

The shadows close our eyes

See the lies.

Then we rise from our ashes

For great justice these are our clashes

FIIIGHT! ~

"Umm, Maya what was that?" Phoenix watched as his assistant was fist pumping.

Maya was as disappointed as ever. "Can't I make an opening song for your story?"

"Aren't openings meant for, umm videos not word of mouth stories?"

"You know sometimes you're such a killjoy." A long sigh came from her mouth.

A flash of flesh appeared in front of the attorney as it whiffed his cheek. "HA, not today Pearls" The attorney placed his hands on his hips as he gave a chuckle. *SMACK* The backhanded slap got him. Of course, I still get hit.

Pearl rotating her arms said, "That's for hurting Mystic Maya's feelings."

How did I do that? "Are we ready for our tale now?" He rubbed his face that now had a five star.

"Yup, Nick" Maya had a bag of microwave popcorn in her hand. She now started to devour the salty snack like a vacuum.

Pearl, back to her cheerful self, answered, "I'm ready Mr. Nick!"

"Okay here we go."

The inside of the palace was amazing beyond belief. It was filled with many priceless vases and urns. A girl about the age of 8 appeared in front of the three. She gave a blank stare. "Hey, Pearly I want you to meet Larry and Nick." She pointed to the respective person as she gave their names.

Pearl still kept a straight face. "I know who you two are. You are Mystic Mia's and Maya's…" Her entire demeanor changed as she placed her hands on her face. "…special someone's"

Larry was rejoicing as Phoenix on the other hand was worried. He scratched his head in a rather awkward way. "Umm, Mia's dead err, what was your name anyways?"

Once again her expression changed as her eyes filled with tears. She hugged Larry and tried to comfort him. "I'm sorry that she died. You must be so sad that your 'someone' is no longer in this world. You have to talk with her." She immediately transformed into Mia.

The hunter's pupils grew large as he studied the deceased sister's figure that the medium girl took. "Hey, you're Mia right? How about we take a nice walk together?" He started to walk around Mia examining her features.

"Hello, who are these two people Maya?" She placed a finger to her lip as she tried to remain somewhat modest by placing her arms in a strategic position. "Don't tell me that the one in the goatee is the one you have picked."

"No! That guy is Larry Butz and well he wasn't supposed to be here, he's a tagalong."

Larry gave puppy dog eyes to Maya. "I'm more than that!"

"The guy in the blue chainmail is Nick." She glanced back at him as Phoenix kicked a pebble.

Mia was pleasantly surprised, "I see things are going smoothly between you two. You've given him already a nickname." She smiled as she called out for him, "Nicholas, treat my sister well. Hope things work out for the two of you."

Phoenix looked over, Nicholas who's that… wait that's me. She must think that's my real name. "My name is actually Phoenix Wright; I kinda helped get Maya out of a jam… I'm not her boyfriend!" He just had to get that off his chest when he remembered the last part of the comment.

"Jam?"

Phoenix was still looking at the two sisters as he recounted the events a few days ago. "That's what happened."

Mia turned to Maya and whispered into her ear. "This guy is definantly right for you. Best of luck to the both of you." With that her spirit left Pearl's body.

Maya explaining the entire situation to the two old friends introduced Pearl. "That is Pearl Fey, my cousin. As you can tell her cuteness levels are off the charts."

Phoenix reached out his hand to shake. "Pleased to meet you…"

Maya's arm shot out to meet with his. "Nick! Around here you don't shake the opposite gender's hand…"

Pearls eyes gleamed with stars in them. "AWW You are so cute together. There's nothing more beautiful than a girl and her fiancé holding each other's hand."

Larry wanting to get away from the scene quietly slipped away. Phoenix was in utter disbelief. "W-what did you say?"

Pearl looking right at him replied, "I'm so jealous I wish I had a boy to call my own. When's the wedding going to be?" She started to bit her nail.

Maya pulled Phoenix off to the side, "Sorry I forgot to tell you, but my sister and I were searching for husbands back in Cohdopia. Just play along, we can use this to our advantage." The people around here would not dare to watch two "lovers." That way I can access the old records. She looked back at Pearl. "I believe that we decided tomorrow. Isn't that right Nick?" She tried to nudge her head into Phoenix's arm; rather awkwardly I'm afraid, to keep up the façade.

Phoenix lost all color to his face and became weak in the knees. "Y-yeah" He shot a glance at Maya that said, "If we get through this all, I will kill you."

"Hooray, Queen Misty is awaiting you two." She led the supposed couple through the palace. All the servants were looking at the two rather warmly. They reached the throne room. It was rather bland for royal standards, but it looked as if it got the job done.

Maya entered first and approached the end of the room. "Maya my daughter, I see you have chosen a husband." The queen rose from her seat to embrace Maya. "Please do tell me when you two have chosen for the wedding."

Maya gave a forced smile as she lied through her teeth. "We have chosen tomorrow and his name is Phoenix Wright. I have given my own name for him though, Nick."

Misty pondered this "news" for a while as she smiled. "I always knew you were impatient, but this has reached all new levels. However, I will make sure the ceremony happens tomorrow." She ordered preparations for the next day to be carried out. Then, she gave a decree to make sure the servants would leave the two alone. "Go, enjoy your time together until the sun rises." With that the queen left through one of the doors in the back of the room.

("I knew you two were secret special someones."

S to the third power anyone? "How many times do I have to say listen to the story?")

Another woman approached the two looking especially at Phoenix. "I can't believe you would pick someone so barbaric as your husband." Her eyes glanced at the tea she had in her hand as she thought of some idea and smiled. "Fufufufu"

Maya had to drag Phoenix out of there because he was confused as to what was the woman's problem. An introduction came for the medium, "That's my aunt Morgan. She makes incredibly bitter tea and jaw-dropping good strawberry deserts."

Okay, I don't like the new in-laws… What am I thinking? I'm not marrying Maya. Still trying to straighten out his thoughts he was led through the royal quarters until they came to a somewhat large building.

"This is the archives." The spirit medium opened the door and entered. Inside was a plethora of books and scrolls. Maya power walked towards the back of the room. They came to a section barred by an iron gate. A sign read, "Nettirw noissimrep dedeen." A lock with a magatama kept the two friends out.

"Now how are we going to get into here? The lock has no keyhole."

Maya now playing with the device spoke in a strained voice. "Easy, we just figure out the combination, it is a trick lock by the way." A few minutes later the lock popped open. "Got it." Another movement inward still revealed some old looking scrolls and book.

Maya pulled a dilapidated book that was about ready crumble. A page opened up as the girl pulled a few pages open. It was written in the same markings as the sword Phoenix carried. "Okay Maya, what are we looking for? Right now I just see an old… Wait is that the universal language?" It was indeed that. It was scribed into the pages with the strange glyphs. A closer study revealed it was a dictionary of sorts.

"Nick, I think this might be able to uncover the mystery behind that sword." She paged through the dictionary trying to decipher the message on the blade. "Here we go it says, 'Ye who hath this blade must seek the three courtrooms and restore thy blades power.'"

"Courtrooms?" Phoenix scratched his chin and wanted not to think about it.

About an hour passed searching for a clue to what these places were. Finally a map popped out of a different book. Three spots were marked on the map one in three different countries. One was in the empire of Cohdopia. The second, located in the eastern land of mysticism of Zheng Fa held a mark. The last spot was located in the far northern lands of Borginia. "This might be a clue." Maya now picked up the map and placed it into a bag the adventurer carried along with him.

Phoenix gave a scowl. "I really don't want to go off to some 'courtrooms' in the three main countries of this continent. I just want to relax and enjoy the rest of my life in peace."

Maya glanced at Phoenix. I can't believe he's forgetting something rather important that's happening tomorrow. If we can't somehow get out of this hole we dug there's no way he will live carefree. "Hey Nick, I think we should talk with my mom about the 'wedding.'" She whisked him off back to the throne room in hand.

Well to put it lightly the hall was in chaos servants were crowding left and right around the throne. Phoenix started to approach the throng of people. What the heck is going on here?

Suddenly a woman recognized him, "There those two are, catch them for the murder for our benevolent queen!" Then Morgan stepped down some steps and in front of the people. "Let us expunge the evil our midst for these two have poisoned the queen."

She has to be the one who did this. There's no other person. I'm so furious I just want to "Kill her!" As the swordsman's mouth spoke a large gasp came from the crowd. "I'll kill you Morgan and avenge the queen Misty's blood that screams for your death. It's time for you to DIE!"

Maya tried to grab hold of his arm but was too late. Phoenix already had drawn the sword from the scabbard and rushed in for the kill "NICK! NO!" The man approached as fast as lightning and sliced. Though something strange happened, the blade disappeared and reappeared leaving only the handle every time he would have cleaved the actual killer in half.

Dammit why won't she die? He slowed down on his barrage of attacks. Phoenix looked at his hands and he placed them on his head. "AARRRRRRRGH!" He fell onto his knees and continued to stare blankly at the ceiling.

The people approached Phoenix and surrounded him. Maya, about to witness a lynching, cried out, "Stand back!" Everyone glanced to find the "princess" wielding a wooden board she found on the ground. She swung wildly as she nailed a few people in the face with the plank. She yanked the vigilante off the ground and out of the room at a full sprint. Busting through multiple guards as she fought their way out of the palace, she spotted her cousin.

"Mystic Maya what's going on here…" Without any warning Maya picked up the young Fey girl and continued their way out of the city.

"What about Larry?" Wright who was now running on his own asked this out of concern.

"That shouldn't be a problem. The aristocrats only have a beef with us two." They busted through the greater magatama gate and were outside the city on a hill in less than 3 minutes. Looking back and panting, Maya gave a slight joke. "Looks like the 'wedding' has been canceled." She finally lay on her back on the soft grass.

Phoenix following suit sat down next to her. "Thanks for back there. You really got me out of a bind."

A girls voice coming out of nowhere spoke up, "CUTE!" The owner of the voice was without a doubt Pearl. "You'd do anything for each other, even die. It's like a fairy-tale come true." A daydream took over her mind as she entered her alternate reality.

Phoenix once again in the same awkward situation replied, "We're not together, that's only payment for the help I gave her earlier."

A slap came across his face, "KISS NOW! That's what super special someones do after an event like that." She tried to make the swordsman's lips meet the medium's but instead she just conked their heads together.

"OWW!"

"I see that the owner of that blade is someone who can't even control a child. No wonder it failed you."

"Who was that?" Phoenix still rubbing his forehead turned his head to see a man in leather armor with a strange looking mask that lit up.

"I go by many names on the wind, but you must call me Godot."

Meanwhile back in Cohdopia…

An older man looked at a pool of water in a bedroom. It was not however his reflection he saw, it was that of Morgan's. "She got away Manfred."

("Man- Fried? Who's that Mr. Nick?"

"Oh, just the man who tried to use a stun-gun on us. Remember him Maya?"

"Unfortunately yes, remember the story I told you Pearly about the case before I returned?"

"That one with the meanie prosecutor and how Mr. Nick gallantly came to your rescue."

She's the one who stopped him not the other way around "Umm, heh heh, yeah let's go with that.")

"That's not good enough, I demand perfection!" He punched the refection and it faded into oblivion.

The door opened behind him. "Your majesty we have brought the captain of the guard as you asked."

"Very good, let me see him."

Miles Edgeworth walked in slowly, "Yes your excellency, you have sent for your servant." He gave a bow as he kneeled down.

"Do you remember that woman you almost executed a couple of days ago, the one from Zheng Fa?"

Miles gave a small pause and responded. "Y-yes, is there a problem?"

"Oh there's no problem at all, other than the fact SHE'S A SPY!" The king's voice boomed into the hallways adjacent to the place where the king laid his head. "She has been scoping out the area for years. I want you to find her and end her life yourself. She knows too much of our beautiful country."

Edgeworth convinced of the impeding danger replied. "Yes, my lord." He placed his hand over his chest and spoke an oath "All hail Cohdopia, all hail Manfred von Karma. As long as both exist I will hunt this mysterious woman down."

He left the room leaving the king to his thoughts. Hmph, that foolish man, little does he know of the real reason I want her dead. "Isn't that right Alba?"

A/N Another chapter in the bag. It took me too long to write this. Once again I am too much of a perfectionist and should just leave the chips as they may fall. Leave a comment by reviewing,or not, and enjoy the rest of your day, or night.