Rockman EXE: Decade
Meiru's trial is still ongoing and trouble arises as Rockman is ejected from the Battle Trial, leaving Subaru and Tsukasa to stay on and beat the other prosecutors in order to get an "innocent" verdict, though Tsukasa and Subaru are the only ones left to fend off the other fighting lawyers, but what would happen if these two are the only ones left?
Disclaimer:
Various characters appearing here are from Konami and Capcom
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"I see…Netto Hikari sends you here to stall the Battle Trial to save that girl…"
"Huh? Who sent you?"
"I was chosen by Miles Edgeworth to represent him in this trial…but I'm not here to fight for a verdict."
"Then why are you here??? What's your purpose for participating here????"
But their conversation was interrupted when a green-and-silver looking armored participant, resembling Robocop, stood there, with shoulder canons attached, and opened fire, sending the two running for cover, and hid behind a crate, hearing their attacker ranting venomously.
"Hah! Based on the evidence found, and with testimonies given by witnesses…Meiru Sakurai is indeed the murderer! Save your breaths and stop wasting your times…she did it! So she's guilty, I say…guilty, guilty, guilty!!! And I mean guilty…guilty…guilty!!!"
"Who's that guy??? He looked like a poor imitation of Robocop…!"
"That's Winston Payne… a prosecutor that generally starts off with a strong case for the prosecution, but quickly can be demoralized when the defense attorney finds holes in the evidence. Payne is very smug, and he seems to enjoy mocking young attorneys, earning him the nickname "Rookie Killer". Here in this Battle Trial, he is called Taurus. His Am-ian partner is a minotaur that packs a lot of ammo."
"Darn…then I'll have to get rid of him to advance…"
Suddenly, Taurus appeared and is aiming his sub-machine gun at the two, and is ready to open fire.
"Guilty, I say…and you rookies are nothing but garbage, you only want to be looked good, but when it comes to the court, you're nothing but zeroes! That Sakurai bitch is guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…!!!! That's what she is… guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…with a G-U-I-L-T-Y!"
As Akira hid himself away, Rockman was left to fend for himself, and pressed a button on his Buster Arm, assuming S-Adapt Form, and flew out of range before being hit by a hail of bullets, but then Taurus summoned his AM-ian partner, Ox, who fired several missiles, which only knocked Rockman off balance, and there Taurus summoned a bazooka and fired his target, sending Rockman out of the Battle Trial and is eliminated.
At the courtroom, the Supreme Judge was pleased with the turn of events, while Phoenix was worried, seeing that Netto's star rep was eliminated, and now it's up to Subaru to win the Battle Trial. He wondered if Netto is aware of this while Miles watches on, putting his trust on Tsubasa and hoped that his star rep would make the right decision.
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Journey Through The Decade by Gackt
(Opening Song from Kamen Rider Decade)
Miageru hoshi sorezore no rekishi ga kagayaite
Seiza no you sen de musubu shunkan hajimaru Legend
Oorora (aurora) yurameku jikuu koete
Tobikomu meisou suru Parallel world
On the road dare mo tabi no tochuu
Hontou no jibun jishin deau tame
Aruki tsuzukeru no sa ima o We're all travelers
Boku no me no mae ni hirogaru
Kokonotsu no michi wa itsuka kasanatte
Atarashii yoake e to tsuzuku michi ni kawaru no darou
Mokugekise yo Journey through the Decade
Renzu (lens) koshi ni kiritotta keshiki o mitsumete mo
Shinjitsu to wa kokoro no me no naka ni utsuru mono sa
Dokoka de tatakai no maku ga aki
Boku to iu genjitsu sarau Halation
On the road tabi ni deru riyuu wa
Sekai ga horobiru mirai kaeru tame
Motto tsuyoku yume o idake We're all dreamers
Boku no unmei wa kanarazu
Juu-dome ni tachiagatta sono toki ni
Atarashii kaze toorinukeru michi ga hiraku no darou
Mokugekise yo Journey through the Decade
Jibun ga shunkan goto ni
Ketsudan suru sono subete de
Mirai wa risou ni mo zetsubou ni mo
Kawatte yuku dakara kitto
Shinjita michi hashire
On the road dare mo tabi no tochuu
Hontou no jibun jishin deau tame
Aruki tsuzukeru no sa ima o We're all travelers
Boku no me no mae ni hirogaru
Kokonotsu no michi wa itsuka kasanatte
Atarashii yoake e to tsuzuku michi ni kawaru no darou
Mokugekise yo Journey through the Decade
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A. R. World 03 D: Respite
As the Supreme Judge and the jurors watched on, Miles sneaked out of the courtroom to contact Phoenix in order to inform him of what just happened, and relayed his findings via text message. Within five minutes Phoenix and Netto got the message, and the two lawyers are now fighting against time, hoping to get some leads which will be based on what they'll find at the fast-food restaurant where Misora was killed. However, by the time they arrived, the restaurant is already cleaned, and any evidences that might have been found is now useless.
"Darn…normally the scene of the crime wouldn't be touched for at least a week, but this is definitely not a good sign…we'll have to find another way. Your friend, Rocky Grayson's out of the Battle Trial…and Subaru's our only chance…not sure what Tsukasa's motives are…we'll hope for the best in Ms. Sakurai's favor…"
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At the Battle Trial, Akira and Taurus have fought the rest of the participants, and the number of fighting lawyers has dwindled down to at least six of them. Taurus, Libra, Akira, Rockman Shooting Star, Capricorn, Sagittarius. The fight became very intense, as Taurus, Capricorn, and Sagittarius are in favor of handing the "guilty" verdict, Shooting Star wants to give an "innocent" verdict, while Akira and Libra are mum on this, not sure of what to give, as they seem to act neutral.
Soon the fight resumes as Capricorn and Sagittarius are booted out, and as Shooting Star tries to stay alive, he was caught off guard by Libra, and was thrown out.
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At the courtroom, the Supreme Judge was all smiles as now the "guilty" verdict is just a few moments away, and Miles became worried, not sure why he felt this way, seeing Meiru as not a potential suspect after all after the judge ordered a surprise trial without Phoenix's knowledge and started to get suspicious at the judge, wondering why he is so anxious to have Sakurai take the capital punishment so hastily.
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At the morgue, Phoenix and Netto arrived, and were surprised to hear from the coroner that Misora's body has been taken away, and that he has no idea where it was taken, stating that he got orders that her body is to be cremated, and added to their woes is that Miles sent another text message that Subaru's been ejected from the Battle Trial, and now things are getting more and more tense, and are now thinking of a way to save Meiru from death.
"That Supreme Judge…I bet he's behind all this…"
"Calm down, Netto…we don't have proof that…"
"Ordering a Battle Trial without informing us…cleaning up the crime scene…Ms. Hibiki's body to be cremated…someone wants Meiru behind bars…and why is it that her trial's been sped up and not given her a chance to defend herself properly?"
"…"
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As Akira hid behind a spot, Taurus and Libra are brawling near the reflective wall, and this gives Akira the opportunity to strike, and fired a strong energy blast that sends the two final combatants out, declaring Tsukasa Futaba the victor. As Tsukasa emerged from the Astro World, he glanced at the Supreme Judge and gave his answer.
"I give my answer…but it's not a guilty or innocent…rather I request that her trial will take place three days after…that's my final answer."
Seeing that he cannot use his position to overrule the answer, he was forced to accept it and rescheduled the trial to three days after. Miles then sent a text message to Phoenix the good news, and then he and Tsukasa left, but not before tailing the judge to his room, but couldn't go near his room for fear of getting caught and this would give them away.
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At the Sakurai Photo Studio, Netto is busy preparing his trusty, portable camera while Miles, Phoenix, Subaru and Tsukasa are sitting on the table as Eijiro served them refreshments, seeing that Netto brought "customers" here, but then a discussion was made on what to do next as they came to an agreement that the Supreme Judge is up to something and though they don't have proof, they believe he may have a connection to the Misora Hibiki murder since he appeared anxious to get Meiru convicted. Netto then got a idea on what to do since he have a feeling that the Supreme Judge might pull off something to have the "guilty" verdict to come in to a reality.
Netto: "Gentlemen…I have an idea based on what happened earlier…and based on the final three participants…but I'll be needing your help on this…"
Miles: "Though I have no intention of getting in this mess…I'll help you as I believe Ms. Sakurai is being framed…just tell me what you need…and I'll provide it…"
Netto: "Good. Rocky…you're going to do some undercover…"
Rocky: "Me???"
Netto: "Got a problem?"
Rocky: "Ah…no…"
Netto: "Good. Phoenix…Subaru…I'll be needing your help as well…"
Phoenix: "Just say the word…and we'll make things right…"
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Three days later, the new trial is set, and again only the jurors, defense and prosecution lawyers, and Meiru are present inside the courtroom, while the Supreme Judge is sitting at his "throne", giving the order to start the Battle Trial. At the judge's room, Rocky was sprawled on the floor, knocked out with his left temple bleeding as it appeared that he was found out despite his disguise as a janitor, while a silhouette is shown leaving the room.
At the Battle Trial, the fight began as many prosecutors are dressed as Cross Fusion fighters are beating the heck out of each other, and among them are Subaru, Tsukasa, and Netto, having fought many of their opponents until the final four remains: the three teens and Libra, but then a new comer arrived, and he resembled a Navi and a blue whale, and claimed to say he is a prosecution lawyer and his name is "Cephus", having disposed of Capricornus and his "henchmen", and all of the sudden he fired a high pressure water attack, hitting Tsukasa and was almost thrown out of the Astro World, but then Libra did something no one else expects.
"Quick…use this! This will help you fid out what really happened and you'll get to witness the events that happened before!"
Libra threw what appeared to be a chip at Subaru, and while Netto and Tsukasa began to fend off Cephus, and Subaru began to slot the chip in, and slowly went back to the time where the Misora Hibiki murder is about to take place.
To Be Continued...
The Battle Trial re-commences…and Netto's plan went without problems…but then someone whacked Rockman out, and a new participant crashes in…but Libra uncharacteristically helps out, and Rockman Shooting Star is now on the verge of knowing the truth.
Preview:
As the Battle Trial continues Subaru Hishokawa is now a few moments away find out what really caused the murder of Misora Hibiki, and this would bring the truth in light, not to mention who is the real cuplrit…