Turnabout Intersection
A Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney fanfiction
by Ren
A/N: Okay! Another chapter as usual! Lately, I've got the guts to continue the story so why not making use of that to continue the story?
Music BGM:
Scene 1:
[OST Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva] Rules for Survivors ~ Tense Atmosphere - Tomohito Nishiura
Scene 2:
[OST Professor Layton and the Last Specter] A Strange Story - Tomohito Nishiura
Scene 3:
[OST DANGAN RONPA] Beautiful Dead - Masafumi Takada
[OST Professor Layton and the Last Specter] Foggy Misthallery - Tomohito Nishiura
Last but not least, don't forget to review after reading! Your reviews worth a ton!
Chapter 9: 8.00PM
# INVENTORY INFORMATION #
::: COURT RECORD CONTENTS :::
-Defense Attorney's badge [one of my posessions]
-Magatama [one of my possessions]
-Case Files [received from Det. Dick Gumshoe]
-300kg of Meths [received from Det. Dick Gumshoe]
-400kg of Ecstacy [received from Det. Dick Gumshoe]
-360kg of Heroin [received from Det. Dick Gumshoe]
-Box of Hypodermic [received from Det. Dick Gumshoe]
-Bomb [discovered at the crime scene by Const. Barton]
-Detailed Case Files [received from Insp. Clamp Grosky]
::: ORGANIZER CONTENTS :::
[ORGANIZER DATA UNDETECTED DUE TO THE ABSCENCE OF THE PROSECUTOR'S BADGE]
HINT COINS COUNT: 10
PICARATS: 0099
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[June 5, 8.00PM,
?]
Edgeworth woke up and found himself confined into a dark room. He then looked around and saw that he was not alone. Apparently, Franziska, Emmy and Clive were also kept inside the room, but they were lying down on the floor unconscious.
His hands then felt that the floor was cold, and hard. He then stroked the floor a bit and felt a metallic texture from the floor.
Where am I? What is this place? he thought as he gritted his teeth.
Edgeworth then tried to move his hand, but he felt that his hands were tied up. When he tried to move his feet, he also felt like they were being tied up as well. He then rolled to the wall beside him and hit it. A loud bang was made as he hit himself onto the wall.
Wait... Am I in a... ship?... he asked himself again. No way in hell I am in a ship, right?
Frustration started to build up inside Edgeworth's head. He felt that he was being abducted, as well as the other three.
Nggghh... Whatever happened to me just now?...
|| POV MODE: MILES EDGEWORTH ||
Ugh... Where on earth I am now? I'm totally lost and now I don't even know where I am now. Unfortunately, the POV mode machine cannot detect our thoughts while we are unconscious, so I guess for the time being, Clive, Emmy and Franziska couldn't use the POV mode until they regained consciousness.
[USER: EMMY ALTAVA COULD NOT FOUND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNREACHABLE]
[USER: CLIVE DOVE COULD NOT FOUND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNREACHABLE]
[USER: FRANZISKA VON KARMA COULD NOT FOUND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNREACHABLE]
|| POV MODE ENDS ||
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[Unknown time and date,
Unknown location]
Nevis entered his boss' room and shut the door as he entered. Schmidt then spun the chair so that it was facing at Nevis.
"We got some of the meddling kids, sir," Nevis began.
"I see... So, where are they, now?" Schmidt asked.
"Those goons that I hired from the streets got their minions who just whooped their asses this morning and now I've locked 'em up in the container outside, sir,"
"Excellent work, Nevis," Schmidt commented.
"So, what's next, boss? Am I going to be paid for this errands?"
"Nice try, but you just received your monthly paychecks last month, did'ja? Nope. You'll have to wait as usual,"
"Ah, shoot,"
"Anyway, you just instruct those goons to keep an eye on those containers and the crates outside. I don't want the public peeps to find out about our hideout, capice?"
"Aye, Boss!" Nevis saluted, and with that, he walked away towards the door and left his boss alone.
Meanwhile, back to Nevis' scene, Nevis was walking along the hallway when he came across the two thieves who started the incident this morning. The two of them greeted Nevis as they stopped by him.
"Good evening, sir!" the two of them saluted.
"No need that proper greeting, okay?" Nevis rejected, "Alrightey, now then. The boss just told me that you're gonna' keep an eye on the container where those lawyers and reporters were kept. I don't want to hear any excuse that they escape or what not,"
"O-okay, sir!" and with that, the two goons walked back outside to perform their errands.
Nevis stood on his spot as he watched the two of them walking away from him. He then started to wonder if the lawyers and the reporters' friends were to ask the cops. But then, something tells him that it wouldn't work.
"Nah, I don't think those cops would ever find this place, let alone the FBI or Interpol," he nonchalantly said.
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[June 5, 8.00PM,
Layton Residence]
Phoenix was lazily lying on the sofa in the middle of the living room, flipping the TV channels using the remote control. Maya, Luke and Flora were sitting at the dining table in the kitchen. On the other hand, Layton was gazing through the window as he waited for Kay, who hasn't return since afternoon.
"It's no use," Phoenix began, "I don't think they'd ever come tonight,"
"Oh no, Mr. Wright," Layton replied, "Don't say such pessimistic things,"
"But it's true!" Phoenix argued, "I mean, after what had happened just now, I don't think they'd come back tonight, right, Maya?"
Maya simply did not reply. She was staring at the dining table with her head lazily resting on the palm of her right hand.
"I'm sure they'll be back, but not now," Layton suggested.
"Whatever," Phoenix simply ignored the professor and shifted his eyes back to the TV.
"I wonder when will Kay come back?" asked Luke as he lazily rested his head on the palm of his hand, "She hasn't been back since afternoon,"
"Didn't the professor just said that?" Flora asked back.
"Well, I'm pretty much running out of words, Flora," Luke replied in a rather unfazed look, "I mean, Mr. Edgeworth, Ms. von Karma, Emmy and Clive were kidnapped, and now, it's just us, Mr. Wright and the professor who escaped unscathed,"
"Umm... You're right," Flora agreed as she looked down at the table.
Suddenly, there was a loud knock coming from the door.
*KNOCK KNOCK!*
"Who's there?" asked Phoenix.
Layton approached to the door and fetched the knob. As he opened the door, a familiar figure was standing in front of him.
It was Kay. She looked rather exhausted. After all, she had been gone for a few hours to search for Edgeworth all over London.
"M-Ms. Faraday?" Layton began as Kay collapsed in front of him, but the professor grabbed her arms before she dropped to the floor.
"I-I haven't found... Mr. Edgeworth... yet, Professor," Kay replied in a feeble tone.
"Oh dear, I guess I'll have to lay you down first," Layton continued, "You looked exhausted,"
The professor lifted her up and carried her to the sofa next to the one where Phoenix was sitting, then placed her there. He also took off his jacket and placed it on top of Kay's body.
"Mr. Wright, go and fetch me a glass of water for her," the professor ordered the lawyer as he knelt down on the floor next to the sofa where Kay sat, caressing her left arm.
"O-okay, Professor," Phoenix agreed and nodded, then walked towards the jug of water that was sitting on the sidetable next to the stairs.
Phoenix poured the water onto a glass, which was already prepared on the desk. He then walked back to Layton and gave it to him.
"Now, Ms. Faraday," Layton began as he held the glass of water for Kay, "Here's a glass of water for you,"
Kay then woke up and leaned her back onto the sofa's armrest. She took the glass of water from Layton and drank it. After finishing the glass of water, she returned the glass to Layton and wiped her lips with her hands.
"So, what happened, Ms. Faraday?" asked Layton.
"I've been searching all over London," she began as she looked down, "But... I can't find Mr. Edgeworth,"
As Kay explained what happened, Luke, Maya and Flora came out of the kitchen and walked towards the living room.
"Kay?" Luke asked.
"You're back?" added Maya.
The three of them approached to them and sat on the sofa next to Kay. Together, they continued to listen to Kay's explanations.
"I guess I'm just a silly petty thief who couldn't find her own assistant," she continued, "What am I if I couldn't find Mr. Edgeworth, let alone those goons who kidnapped them?"
"Don't say stuff like that, Kay!" Maya argued, "Today's just not the exact day to find them,"
Kay looked up and glanced at Maya. She just remained silent.
"Yeah, Maya's right!" Luke agreed, "We screwed up a bit during our plan to capture them today,"
"Exactly," Layton continued, "It's because of our recklessness that we made a premature assault to those bad guys,"
"Don't worry, Kay," Phoenix added, "Agent Lang and the Scotland Yard will help us, okay?"
Kay simply nodded. She forgot that she still had the others to help her, as well as the cops and Interpol.
"Thanks, guys," Kay replied.
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[June 5, 8.20PM,
?]
Edgeworth was still dazed. He still didn't know where he was. The others were still lying down unsconscious. He was the only one who had awakened.
"Where the heck is this?!" he shouted as he slammed himself onto the wall.
The yell that he made caused the others to wake up. First, Emmy was the one who was awakened from the noise.
Her eyes were fluttering to open, then finally she regained consciousness. She then shifted her eyes to Edgeworth and turned her body around to face him.
"Ed-Edgeworth?" she began.
"E-Emmy?!" Edgeworth asked back, "Sorry I didn't mean to wake you,"
"Ah, that's okay, Edgeworth!" Emmy replied back, "I just regained my consciousness when I heard a sudden scream and a metallic slam. Where did that come from?"
"W-well, that's m-me," Edgeworth stammered, "I was totally dazed, so I had to slam myself into the wall,"
"I hope that didn't break your beautiful straight nose, Miles Edgeworth," a feminine voice replied.
"Wow, that's gotta' be painful," a masculine voice replied.
Edgeworth and Emmy were startled that they looked up as they lied onto the floor. It was Clive and Franziska, who had finally regained their consciousness.
"Clive?" Emmy began.
"Franziska?" Edgeworth continued.
"We woke up right after Emmy regained herself, but we didn't talk as you guys were doing so," Clive explained, "We were listening, by the way,"
"Just where are we, anyway?" Franziska added.
"Now that is my question as well," Edgeworth continued, "I speculated that we're in a ship,"
"But the floor looked rather more um... metallic and ragged, you know?" Emmy argued as she stroked her tied-up hands on the floor, trying to feel the texture of the room.
"I think the inside of a ship is out of question," Franziska replied, "How about a container?"
"A container?" Edgeworth replied, "That might seemed to be a pretty reasonable, from what can I deduce,"
"Hey, that was also my deduction too!" Emmy snapped.
"Whatever you say, Emmy," Edgeworth muttered.
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[June 5, 8.30PM,
Layton Residence]
Layton and Phoenix were busy preparing for their dinner when Luke, Maya, Kay and Flora were having a lively conversation at the dining table. It was a sudden change, as just now they all felt rather hopeless and visions full of despair until Kay returned and reported her findings.
"Maybe I should try becoming a ninja, too!" Maya began.
"Uhh... But what about your Kurain Master training?" Luke asked.
"Nah... I'm just kidding," she replied and smiled at him sheepishly.
"I can borrow you my manuever gear if you'd like to try one, Maya!" Kay added.
"You should try bungee-jumping first, I suppose?" Flora suggested.
"No, no! You should try jumping off the Big Ben and the London Bridge!" Luke objected.
Layton, who was busy cutting the vegetables with a knife, shifted his eyes to the children as he got distracted by their conversation.
"What are you talking about, everyone?" he asked as he sliced on a lettuce.
"Umm... Nothing," Luke replied, "We're just telling some fancy ninja jokes, Professor,"
"Maya said that she wanted to be a ninja!" Kay added with a hint of joke.
Phoenix, who was busy frying the steak on the grill, shifted his eyes to them with his hands holding a spatula remained on the grill.
"Maya, are you sure you want to give up becoming a Kurain Channelling Master before you even started it yet?" Phoenix asked.
"I'm just joking, okay?" Maya replied, "Gee, Nick. You're so lame!"
"Hey!" Phoenix snapped.
"Now, now, Mr. Wright," said Layton to Phoenix, "You should keep an eye on the steak before it's overcooked,"
"O-oh! Right away, Professor!"
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After almost half an hour of preparing the meals, the two gentlemen had finally finished cooking their dinner. Phoenix slipped out the grilled steak from the grill using a spatula and placed in on the plate nearby.
Layton, who had finished boiling the vegetable soup on the pot, turned off the stove and lifted the pot and carried it to the dining table.
Luke, Maya, Kay and Flora were impatiently waiting for the dinner as they continuously hitting the spoon and fork on the table. Their mouths were drooling as they waited.
"Dinner's ready, everyone!" Phoenix began, as he carried the plate of grilled steak to the table and placed it there.
"I can't wait to chow down on the steak!" Kay continued, then took off her gloves and picked up the utensils and started to pick her plate.
Maya was trying to take a sip of the soup from the pot using the ladle. As she brought the ladle closer to her lips, Luke gave her a nudge on her hips, causing her to jerk out and drop the ladle onto the floor.
"What're you doing, Luke?!" Maya exclaimed, "I was trying to take a sip from the soup, you know?!"
"I was just trying to tease you," Luke replied, then giggled at her.
"Now, now, Luke," Layton began, "You know a gentleman never play tricks while having a meal, my boy,"
"Yes, Professor,"
And with that, the group began to settle down and ate their dinner happily, after a long day of action since morning.
|| POV MODE: PHOENIX WRIGHT ||
Wow, it's been a while since I last used this POV Mode Machine.
Anyway, I'm kinda glad that everyone were back in their usual state after what happened this morning. Yeah, it's really quite a long day for today that I'm totally beaten. I was just hoping that the Scotland Yard and Interpol can help us as soon as possible before we start conducting our search for Edgeworth tomorrow.
So this means, we'll have to stay in London a little longer before we can go back to America. Also, I forgot about the drug dealers whereabouts. We still had no idea where they are, but somehow, I speculate that they're hiding in London. Well, that's just an assumption. We don't know yet.
As for our list of mysteries, here are some other new mysteries that we found:
3 - Edgeworth's whereabouts
After what happened this morning, Edgeworth, Emmy, Clive and Franziska were knocked out unconsciously as they tried to arrest the goons, and were kidnapped by them. Kay tried to search for them for the whole afternoon, but came home empty-handed.
Where could've they stowed Edgeworth and the others away?
ANSWER: None so far. Still finding leads.
4 - Dark Alleys' current whereabouts
The two remaining culprits, Paulo Schmidt and Kane Nevis were most wanted by the local police and the Interpol, but sadly, no one knows their current whereabouts. The other three has been arrested, one of them were shot to injury in an attempt to escape from the Interpol's arrest.
ANSWER: Only 1 hint found.
HINT: Rumour has it that the Dark Alley's base were in London, but no one knows exactly where.
5 - The two goons
These troublesome duo caused a havoc down the bustling streets in London this morning, but somehow, by the time we were about to arrest them, they seemed to be more hostile than expected as they came with a surprising number of minions. Were they related to the Dark Alley?
ANSWER: None so far. Still finding leads.
Well, I guess that's it for now. I'm totally spaced out tonight.
|| POV MODE ENDS ||
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# END OF CHAPTER