A/N: Here's the next chapter! Not QUITE the big reveal yet, though. SORRY! I wonder if you all know who the real murderer is. I hope I've managed to drop enough hints (without making it obvious), but we'll see how many of you are surprised… hehe.
A few things in this chapter went on a lot longer than I thought, so… I ended up cutting this chapter in half… again. Hehe.
The Phantom Turnabout
Day 3 – Recess
July 23rd, 11:08 AM
District Court
Defendant's Lobby 3
Danny Fenton
After Mr. Edgweorth announced that, the Judge called an indefinite recess. Mr. Edgeworth immediately left, probably to meet Trucy at the hospital, like he said he would. I expected Mr. Justice to go with him, but surprisingly, he just followed me into the Defendant's lobby. Good.
I frowned slightly at Mr. Justice, aware of the bailiff in the room.
"You're not a very good lawyer. How do you even have a job?" I demanded. Mr. Justice frowned at me.
"Mind your own business, boy," he snapped. I smirked when seeing the surprised look on the bailiff's face.
"Mr. Justice, is something wrong?" the officer asked, stepping forward. Mr. Justice turned with a frown at him.
"Mind your own business," he snapped. The officer frowned deeply at that. I smiled, thankful for the office, and took a deep breath. I'd never been able to do this successfully before, so I hoped beyond hope that it would work this time.
I took a deep breath and concentrated, until finally, I felt my form shiver. A few seconds later, I was standing next to myself. I made my clone step back, staying human, and turned into my ghost form.
"Mr. Justice, I'm going to have to ask you to leave the courthouse," the bailiff finally said. I shot forward before Mr. Justice could answer.
"He's being overshadowed," I said. The officer jumped, looking up at me. Mr. Justice frowned up at me before quickly glancing towards where I had been standing moments before. A look of confusion crossed his face when he spotted my clone.
"What?"
"What do you mean, 'overshadowed'?" the officer asked.
"He's delusional! Can't you see he's a ghost?" Mr. Justice said, waving his hand towards me. The officer looked really confused – I couldn't blame him – but we didn't have time for this. I pointed at Mr. Justice's large forehead and shot a small Ecto-Beam at him. Taken off guard, he didn't dodge in time.
Walker shot out of Mr. Justice's body from behind, hitting the wall. Mr. Justice fell to his hands and knees, looking really confused.
"What?" he asked, rubbing his forehead. I looked at the bailiff.
"Get him and Danny out of here!" I said.
(It's always weird to refer to myself in the third person…)
"O-okay!" the officer said, helping Mr. Justice to his feet and running over to my clone. I bit my lip, hoping he wouldn't take my clone too far…
July 23rd, 11:25 AM
Hotti Clinic
Reception
Miles quickly walked into the hospital reception room, quickly looking around. A nurse was walking past, carrying a clip board.
"Excuse me, miss?" Miles said, quickly going over.
"Yes?" she asked.
"I'm looking for Phoenix Wright's room. Where can I find that?" he asked. She smiled and pointed down the hall.
"That way, third door on the left. He gave us quite the scare, but he finally woke up in the ambulance," she said. Miles' shoulders sagged slightly in relief.
"Alright, thank you," he said, walking quickly to that door. He knocked softly on the door and opened it, stepping in. Phoenix was sitting up in bed, his eyes bright and alert. Trucy was sitting next to him on the bed, his arm wrapped around her, and Maya was perched in a chair next to him.
"It's good to see you awake, Wright," Miles said, walking in. He looked up with a weak smile. He was a little pale, but otherwise looked healthy.
"Good to be awake," he replied.
"Do you know what happened?" Miles asked, walking over and claiming the second chair in the room.
"Not yet. I—" Phoenix was cut off by a doctor coming in. All eyes in the room turned to him.
"Well, Mr. Wright, you're very lucky. The toxicology report found traces of poison in your system," the doctor said.
"What!?" Trucy squeaked. The doctor nodded.
"Then how is he not dead?" Miles asked. Phoenix glanced over at him.
"Gee, Edgeworth, don't sound too concerned," he said. Miles just smiled slightly at him. The doctor laughed at that.
"It was an amateur attempt. This type of poison only kills people if it's not diluted by water. This must have been," the doctor explained. Phoenix's eyes widened slightly, and Miles immediately recognized the look.
"You know something, don't you? You know how it happened."
"Yes. Edgeworth, can you go back to my office? There's something I need you to get and test," he said. Miles nodded.
"Sure, what is it?"
July 23rd, 11:58 AM
District Court
Defendant's Lobby 3
Phoenix Wright
Once the doctors were sure I was out of danger, they let me leave, just telling me to drink a lot of water until the poison was fully flushed from my system. I frowned slightly at the thought of the poison, and the person who did it.
If there were two things I couldn't stand in this world, it would be poison and betrayal. Both of which happened to me. Again.
BAM! The door shook slightly as I put my hand on the door knob. With a horrified look at Maya and Trucy, I quickly opened the door.
Danny Phantom was peeling himself off of the wall next to the door, and Walker was floating in the middle of the room.
"Maya, take Trucy, and go find Danny and Apollo," I said, hoping that Danny thought of something to explain his disappearance. It would be kind of hard to explain why and how the defendant disappeared and reappeared while a ghost fight was going on.
"But-!" Maya started.
"GO!" I yelled as Danny launched himself at Walker again. Thankfully, I heard Maya and Trucy run off. Danny's fist glowed a brilliant green as he decked Walker across the jaw. Walker stumbled back slightly before shooting a blast at him. Danny tried to dodge, but the blast hit his foot. He grunted in pain.
"What's the matter, ghost boy? Only at half strength since to cloned yourself?" Walker asked in a smug tone. I frowned, closing the door, and turning, running to the courtroom and hoping beyond hope the Fentons were still there.
Thankfully, they were.
"Mrs. Fenton!" I said as I slowed to a stop near the chairs they were in. The floor suddenly tipped sideway, and I stumbled, grabbing one of the benches.
"Whoa, Mr. Wright! Are you okay?" Mrs. Fenton said, grabbing my shoulders to keep me from falling. I nodded.
"Yeah. Dizzy," I said, shaking my head in an attempt to push it away. Mrs. Fenton shook her head.
"Why'd you have to go to the hospital?" she asked.
"No time to explain," I said, before spotting a thermos on Mr. Fenton's belt. It was silver and green, just like the one they showed me and Sean a few days ago.
"I need that," I said, pointing at it. Mr. and Mrs. Fenton glanced at each other, confused.
"Why?"
"Please, just trust me," I said. They hesitated before nodding, handing it over. "Thanks. I'll explain later," I said, turning and running back to the lobby. I had to stop a few times due to getting dizzy, and I fell once, but I finally made it there and threw open the door again.
They were still there, fighting, but I could tell Danny was struggling. Thankfully, though, Walker looked a little worse for wear as well.
"Danny!" I yelled. He glanced back at me.
"Mr. Wright!?" he gasped. I threw the thermos to him, hopping my aim wasn't off thanks to my current dizzy spell.
(Maybe running while I still have the poison in my system isn't a good idea…)
July 23rd, 12:21 PM
District Court
Defendant's Lobby 3
Danny Fenton
I floated in midair, panting slightly. I knew I was only at half strength, and I wasn't fully focused on the fight, thanks to my clone and trying to keep him stable, but I didn't think Walker would be this hard to beat.
"Time to end this, ghost boy," Walker said with a smirk.
"Danny!"
I quickly looked over, surprised.
"Mr. Wright!?" I gasped. He looked disheveled and pale, and was leaning heavily against the door frame. He threw something, which I immediately recognized as a Fenton Thermos. Unfortunately, his aim was off.
"NO!" Walker yelled, diving at me. I dove towards the thermos, catching it just by the tips of my fingers. I then turned quickly towards Walker, who decided to target Mr. Wright.
Mr. Wright didn't seem to notice, however. His head was bowed, and he was holding it, looking pretty dizzy. I ripped the cap off and pointed it at Walker.
"Attacking lawyers, Walker? That's against the rules," I said as the light from the thermos captured Walker and began to drag him back to me. Mr. Wright finally looked up and smiled when seeing what was happening.
I placed the cap back on the thermos once Walker was inside, and flew down to where he stood.
"Are you okay!?" I gasped.
"Yeah. Just… running around made me dizzy," he said, finally standing up straight.
"What happened to you? Mr. Edgeworth asked if you had a pulse, and you had to go to the hospital and everything!" I demanded, only just now realizing how worried I was about him, for his sake even more then my own. Mr. Wright seemed surprised too, but he smiled slightly.
"I was poisoned. The person botched it though," he explained. I hesitated before nodding.
"Who do you think did it?" I asked.
"I have an idea, but Mr. Edgeworth went to get me my evidence. Come on, let's go find the others," Mr. Wright said, leading the way down the hall. I shook my head at him, turning invisible and following.
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A/N: And here's this chapter! I had a hard time writing this, hehe.
Alright, the next chapter WILL BE the end of this day's trial! Promise!