Chapter 5: Rekindling

Date: April 23rd Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Wright Anything Agency

Phoenix fumbled with his keys till he found the right one, then turned the knob and stepped in.

"Trucy!" Apollo called angrily "That's not funny! Give it back!"

"Oh come on Apollo!" Trucy said happily. She was wearing Apollo's Attorney Badge "Look! I'm Apollo! OBJECTION! I got Chords of Iron!"

"That's Chords of STEEL Trucy!" Apollo said unhappily. "Ugh man…"

"Hello Apollo!" Phoenix said. Apollo turned, and brightened immediately

"Mr. Wright!" Apollo said. "Good to see you-GAH!" He was suddenly shoved to the side by Trucy.

"DADDY!" Trucy threw his arms around Phoenix. "Your home! How was your vacation? Did you do anything fun? Did you bring anything for me?"

"Whoa slow down Trucy!" Phoenix replied smiling. "Well, there's someone I'd like you to meet."

He stepped aside, and Maya walked in.

Both Apollo and Trucy's eyes widened.

"Hi there!" Maya said. "My name is Maya Fey!"

Apollo shook his head.

"Maya Fey?" Apollo asked. "The sister of Mia Fey?"

"Yes!" Maya said happily. "The very same!"

"It's nice to meet you!" Apollo said happily. "Mr. Wright, is she your-?

"No no!" Phoenix said quickly. "We're dating."

Maya nodded.

"Oh." Apollo said.

"You must be Apollo." Maya said.

"Yes, I am." Apollo said.

"Daddy! Is she my new mommy!" Trucy asked.

Phoenix looked at Maya and smiled.

"Maybe…." Phoenix said.

"YAY!" Trucy yelled. She ran to Maya and hugged her.

Maya laughed and returned the hug. "You must be Trucy!"

"Yes I am!" Trucy exclaimed happily.

"Oh, and Mr. Wright." Apollo said. "You have a package on your desk."

He pointed to Phoenix's desk. On top of it was a brown box taped shut.

"Could that be…?" Phoenix wondered.

"Open it Nick!" Maya said excitedly. "It might be!"

Phoenix quickly took out some scissors and opened the box. Inside first was a yellow envelope addressed to him.

Phoenix opened the letter and read:

Dear Mr. Phoenix Wright,

I am pleased to inform you that you have passed the bar exam and are now cleared to return as a lawyer to our courtrooms. Inside is your new attorney's badge, with your results included. I aim to see you soon behind the Defense's booth. Good Luck, and once again, Congratulations!

Sincerely,

Judge Chambers.

Maya jumped 4 feet into the air.

"Yay! Congrats Nick!" she said joyfully. She gave Nick a kiss on the cheek.

"Alright!" Phoenix said. He rummaged through the box and took out the golden badge. He pinned it to his suit proudly.

"Alright Mr. Wright!" Apollo said happily. "You're a lawyer again! Congratulations!"

I gave Apollo a high five, and after Trucy hugged my very tightly, we all went out to have burgers.

But before we could open the door, there was a knock on the door.

Phoenix opened it, and the mailman stood in the doorway.

"Hello there!" the mailman said. "Are you a 'Mr. Phoenix Wright'?"

"Yes I am." Phoenix said.

"This came in for you." The mailman said. He reached into his bag and pulled out a large envelope.

"Thank you." Phoenix said.

The mailman then noticed his attorney's badge on his suit.

"Mr. Wright!" the mailman exclaimed. "You're a lawyer again!"

"Yes I am!" Phoenix said happily. "I passed the bar exam and I have been reinstated."

"Congratulations!" the mailman said. "Good luck Mr. Wright!"

With that, he turned and walked away.

"What's that Mr. Wright?" Apollo asked behind him.

"Not sure, but it's addressed to me and you, and Trucy!" Phoenix replied.

"Really!" Apollo asked. "What does it say?"

"It's addressed to me too?" Trucy asked.

"Read it Nick!" Maya said excitedly.

Phoenix opened the envelope and took out another letter.

He started to read aloud:

Dear Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, and Trucy Wright,

I would like to say thank you for helping us uncover the truth in this case that has plagued us for a long time. Your hard work has cleared up everything, and now the light has shined on this case after years of darkness. We're sorry that we couldn't send this letter earlier, but I had to wait for Valant to get out of jail. But it is better late than never I suppose. We are still thinking about Zak, and we still continue to remember his kindness and his hard work keeping Troupe Gramayre together. Despite the trails and hardships we've had to go through, we are still holding strong.

"She must have told Valant who she really is…" Phoenix thought.

Thank you for everything you three have done for us.

Sincerely,

Troupe Gramayre.

P.S.

Enclosed in the envelope is a gift to you. We wanted to show you how thankful we are for helpings us clear out the mess in this case.

Phoenix looked in the envelope again, and pulled out something.

"Is that a check?" Apollo asked.

Maya's eyes widened. "How much!"

Phoenix looked at the amount.

"Pay to the order of…."

Phoenix's eyes widened. "Oh my God!"

Apollo looked, and he staggered back clutching his chest.

"No way!" Apollo cried out.

"What? What!" Trucy yelled. "How much!"

"3…" Phoenix began.

"Million." Apollo continued.

"DOLLARS!" Phoenix and Apollo shouted together.

Trucy fell to her knees, Maya fainted.