Chapter Eleven: Why Tomatoes are Red

A/N: Trust me when I say this, I do not know why I called this chapter that.

I guess I was in the mood to dislike ketchup again.

Or throw tomatoes at my French teacher for telling us that we have a test... tomorrow... and I forgot all my notes at school! NNNOOOO!

I'll just take my stress out on this chapter!

(Oh yeah, I just realized that this might end up inferring that Edgeworth is gay, but that was NOT intended. In fact, I'm trying to show a strong FRIENDSHIP BOND!!! So if you think that there is a MxP connection, go drink some burnt coffee. Compliments of Godot.)


"Where am I?" Edgeworth asked himself.

He looked around and found himself surrounded by darkness. He can only make out the outline of certain nearby objects but otherwise, that's it.

He literally was in the middle of nowhere.

He then heard a tiny chuckle nearby. It wasn't frightening at all but rather a casual chuckle, kind of like what someone would hear when they just told their friend a decent joke.

He walked slowly and carefully towards the source of the sound. He had nothing to fear, only because he was all alone and had no way else out of this strange place. It was nice to know that he wasn't exactly alone in this dump.

He continued to walk along, barely missing random structures beside him as his pace quickened. Being alone in darkness makes you want to get out of it more and more the longer you've been in it.

Edgeworth nearly crashed into a building if it weren't for his hands touching the wall first.

He then shimmies over to the nearest corner and peers over it. There were two 'things' standing in the clearing.

Edgeworth makes out the outline of two figures. One had spiky hair and a broad (not fat) body. He was the taller of the two and it was clear that it was a man.

His companion beside him seemed smaller with a curved figure and long hair. It was obvious that it was a young woman. What was strange was that on the woman, there was a unrecognisable bow-like outline but if there was a source of light nearby, it would have been easy to figure out why the girl was wearing such a strange outfit... ;)

They started to talk a bit and Edgeworth could faintly make out the voices. He felt himself moving closer and closer in curiosity.

He tripped over a peg driven into the ground which caused something to collapse beside him.

Was it... a tent?

Edgeworth could feel himself burning up in embarrassment, but fortunately, the two figures didn't seem to notice.

He edged on closer and finally, he was only a metre away from the two, crouching behind a mailbox-like metal box (it probably was a mailbox).

At that distance, he could easily recognise the voices, but he just couldn't believe it.

Why are they here?

As soon as he came to realization of who was talking in front of him, a large light came on in the form of the sun.

He found himself outside and in front of him was none other than Phoenix Wright and his assistant Maya Fey.

They were having this conversation in a rather strange place though... it was a cross of a circus, a courtroom (with a giant gavel on the horizon), and a teenage boy's bedroom (discarded papers and clothes were over the grass).

"Maya, do you know why I'm such a good lawyer?"

"No Nick, why?"

"Well, because I'm always 'Wright', get it?"

Maya groaned.

Edgeworth continued to stare at the two of them walk away into the mass oblivion around them. The grass swayed with a calm breeze which was probably the only thing that was stopping Edgeworth from going mad. This was like one of those mass hallucinations or nightmares.

Wait.

Was he dreaming?

If he learned anything from after the DL-6 incident, it was that you could control your nightmares to make them better.

He wasn't just going to let the two only familiar things (well, he might have recognised everything else around him if he just paid attention, but Phoenix and Maya were the only things he confirmed in this strange oblivion) walk away from him. He gave chase.

"Hey wait, Wright!" Edgeworth screamed as he started to run after them, but they had a massive head-start. He saw his rival and co. get onto their respective bikes (which looked oddly familiar) and pedal off.

Edgeworth ran after them once more.

"Wright! Wait for me! Don't leave me here!"

The distance between Phoenix and Maya and Edgeworth became larger and larger as Edgeworth ran, waving his arms frantically to try and get their attention. Unfortunately, people on bikes were faster than Edgeworth on foot.

Edgeworth continued to shout and run after them, knowing that they were probably his only way to get out of this endless oblivion. He felt his feet start pounding onto pavement instead of sinking into soil and grass and that nearly caused him to trip. He soon found himself, Maya, and Phoenix on a seemingly endless road with endless blue skies, farmland, and road. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Edgeworth would call this a perfect day if he weren't running after Phoenix (which, now that he had a few seconds to think about it, seemed really awkward).

This seemed familiar.

Not that he's run after Phoenix before.

In his logical sense, this would be a metaphorical sense of him and Wright battling it out in court in the final moments.

Meaning...

Edgeworth then stopped after running for about two and a half kilometres. Adrenaline can only take you so far. He just watched in sorrow as his only way out continued to bike off.

Suddenly, Phoenix told Maya something and the two of them stopped.

Maya continued to look off in the direction of where they were headed, clearly bored.

Phoenix, however, looked back at Edgeworth and biked toward him.

Edgeworth was just planted on the spot, unsure as to what he should do in this situation.

Was he to run or stay calmly?

His rival biked to him with a strange determination in his eye, as if they were in court and Phoenix was close to cracking the case.

Edgeworth stood there, his feet planted to the ground.

He knew he had lost the case.

Phoenix stopped three metres away from Edgeworth and walked to him, the same determination in his eye. Edgeworth tensed up, but then Phoenix's determined look was replaced with a welcoming smile.

"Edgeworth..."

"Yes, Wright?"

"WAKE UP!" Phoenix hissed into Edgeworth's ear. It was louder and so much more menacing than Edgeworth expected that it caused him to jump...


November 13 7:13 PM

Real World

Chambre de Lit

"Mr. Edgeworth, wake up!" Houske hissed. "Mr. Edgeworth, it's really important!"

Edgeworth grumbled awake.

"What is it, Houske?"

"Our bikes!" Houske hissed back. "Th-they're..."

"Stop hissing, dammit!" Edgeworth said louder than he wanted it to. "It already scared me awake... don't let it do any more damage!"

"Well, I'm sorry you're so old, Mr. Edgeworth!" Houske whispered mockingly. "But you have to take a good look outside."

Edgeworth groggily got up and looked through the window above the drawer stand and lamp.

Their bikes were covered in snow.

"So, what about it?" Edgeworth asked. "You didn't have to wake me up..."

Edgeworth looked at the time.

7:15 AM

"I slept longer than I thought I would." Edgeworth groaned. He glanced over at Houske, who seemed to be panicking. "So what's the big commotion, Houske? All we have to do is dust off the snow off the bikes and..."

"You don't understand! I talked to Light last night a bit more after you left. She told me that if we were going to stay, we would have to work..."

"WHAT!?"

"And that if we don't work, we would have to leave."

"Wait, how does that work, Houske?" Edgeworth exclaimed. "Aren't we GUESTS?"

"Yeah, we are, but she said that if we were going to only stay here to chat with an employee, we have to do the work."

"NO WAY! I am suing this motel once we're done here!"

Houske just laughed, but then he tensed. "Don't sue Light though, okay?" he whimpered.

I gave myself a mental facepalm.

Wright is contagious, alright?

"Oh yeah, Mr. Edgeworth?" Houske started.

"Yes?"

"Shifts were supposed to start a 7:00 AM."

Oh screw...


November 13 7:42 AM

Chambre de Lit

Houske and Edgeworth worked casually but efficiently with Light. Felix watched over them and talked to them in the one language he knows: French.

On the bright side, Houske and Edgeworth weren't too concerned about him anymore because he only outbursts like he did when they arrived... well, when people arrive.

"So Light..." Houske panted as he washed the windows. "Wanna have a dinner with me tonight?"

"Are you trying to be romantic?" Light chuckled as she swept the floor in the lobby. "Because this is a pretty bad timing. Besides, who will serve us?"

"Oroki and Mr. Armstrong, of course!" Houske exclaimed with a beaming smile all over his face.

Edgeworth and Felix scowled, but relaxed.

"Would you be okay with that, Mr. Armstrong?" Edgeworth asked.

"Oui monsieur." Felix replied.

"So.. tu peux comprendre mon Anglais?" Edgeworth asked.

"Oui.. small." he said.

"Well, at least you're trying!" Edgeworth put on a big smile on his face and Felix smiled back.

This guy was WAY cooler than Jean.

"Oroki, can you even cook?" Light asked.

"Um.. well German stuff." Edgeworth replied but then realized that might blow his cover as Light gave him a strange look. "Oh, and pastries, pasta, desserts, and sushi!"

Light just gave him a warm smile in understanding Edgeworth sighed in relief.

So did Houske.

"It'll be fine." Light replied. "Mr. Armstrong is a BRILLIANT chef!"

Really?

Not as bad as his brother/sister Jean?

Woot!

"I'll just be the waiter then." Edgeworth replied. He then looked at Houske, whose face was washed over with gratitude.

"Thanks Mr. Edgeworth!" Houske mouthed out.

"I'll explain later!" Edgeworth mouthed back.

Houske nodded in compliment.

They then continued scrubbing away, having a few laughs and learning new things about each other. Houske and Light became closer and closer and Edgeworth with Mr. Armstrong just watched as Houske and Light's love for each other blossomed from the sidelines.

Wow, was Edgeworth such a great friend.

It makes him wonder why he is so mean to Phoenix and the others...

Is it because of Manfred von Karma who was a cold-hearted fiend?

Or was it a lack of someone who cared for Edgeworth as a friend?

It must have been all those years without a true friend (and only the support of a whip-cracking sister) that turned him into the prosecutor back then and the work nut he was now.

Life can be great if he learned to accept it.

Such as how he did now.


November 13 1:02 PM

Chambre de Lit

Back Lot

"Alright, we're done with three hours of daylight to spare and a full stomach to burn off!" Light yelled up to the air. "You guys are great to have around!"

"Thank you." the two guys replied in unison.

They didn't really see what they did just now as work but rather enjoying themselves while being productive.

Multi-tasking!

"So, what do you want to do now before our dinner date?" Houske asked the lovely lady beside him, then looked over to Edgeworth who was randomly smiling.

"What's up, Oroki?" Houske asked in confusion.

"I know what we can do..." Edgeworth replied in delight as he continued to look out at the window at the back of the wooden inn that revealed a tiny wood lot located at the back of the motel.

He then dragged Houske back to their room and yelled at Light. "Grab your jacket and gloves and whatnot, we're going outside!"

Light just stared at them as Edgeworth continued to drag Houske by the arm unintentionally, shrugged, then walked over to her room at the other side of the motel to grab her stuff.

Houske and Edgeworth ran into their room.

"What are we gonna do, Mr. Edgeworth?" Houske asked.

"Well, I've never been able to experience the Canadian winter yet." Edgeworth replied. "Back when I was young, I always used to hear about the legendary Canadian snowball fights in the woods and figure that we could do that at the back lot of this motel!" Edgeworth's eyes gleamed as if he were eight again. He had always wanted to do this.

"Sounds like a great idea!" Houske replied. "But I'm siding with Light this time, alright?"

"Whatever." Edgeworth shrugged as he found his jacket, tuque, and gloves. He didn't bring any snow pants with him, but it didn't matter.

"Let your Nazi reign shine!" Houske chuckled. The two boys then ran down the stairs like the eight years olds they were going to act like in the woods.

Light met up with them all ready to go outside.

"So boys, where are we going?" Light asked with a cheery smile on her face.

Houske and Edgeworth just hooked their arms around her and dragged her outside to the back lawn. Felix saw this but just ignored them thinking "Teens will be Teens" (too lazy to translate).

They then began...

Houske whispered to Light what was going on as Edgeworth ran deeper into the woods, struggling as his boots kept sinking into the already surprisingly deep snow.

The two of them then too ran into the woods, clumps of snow in their hands.

"Oroki, bring it!" Houske laughed jubilantly as they ran in the direction they thought Edgeworth had ran.

Next thing Houske knew, a giant pack of snow rained down onto him. Light just nearly dodged it.

"Brought it!" Edgeworth announced as Houske wiped the snow off himself and looked up at Edgeworth, who had incidentally climbed up a tree and dumped snow all over Houske as a form of ambush.

"You didn't have to shove it down my back!" Houske whined. (Getting snow down your neck/back is ANNOYING!)

Edgeworth just laughed and climbed down the tree to laugh along with Light who was helping Houske get the snow out of his jacket (there was a lot). Houske had to take off his jacket to allow a branch out of his sweater.

Edgeworth then was suddenly hit with snow in his face.

"Take. That." Houske taunted.

Light the shoved a chunk of ice down Edgeworth's back.

"Dammit!" Edgeworth howled as the ice ran down his once warm back. The two of them took this opportunity to run through the woods once more in an attempt to get away from the angry Prosecutor.

They then built up their own forts using tons of snow around them and the natural surroundings. Houske and Light finished first because it worked faster if there were two people working instead of one.

Edgeworth built on up too directly in front (but hidden) of Houske and Light's fort. He made sure to camouflage it with dead twigs and branches so they couldn't' see it immediately. He then started to roll up snowballs (or snowblobs because no one can make a perfect snowball in such a hurry) to build up ammo.

The barrage of snowballs then began.

Edgeworth started to throw snowballs at Houske's fort in an attempt to break it down (and hit Houske and Light).

This came as a surprise because they didn't' realize that Edgeworth had built his fort right there.

Houske whispered something to Light, then Houske began to throw snowballs back at Edgeworth.

While Houske distracted Edgeworth, Light slinked off to the side and tried to ambush Edgeworth, carrying a pack of snowballs with her.

What Light didn't know was that Edgeworth knew she was coming.

He had set a trap for her.

She continued to slink forwards and found the perfect tree for an ambush.

Out of the corner of Edgeworth's eye, he saw movement behind the tree he predicted Light would go to and knew that it was about time to set off his trap.

Light watched Edgeworth carefully and saw how he picked up a chunk of ice and hit a twig.

Next thing she knew, a bunch of snaps came from everywhere around her. Houske and Edgeworth heard it too and watched in amazement as the snaps came from overhead branches.

Edgeworth had started a chain reaction which ended...

...above Light.

A giant pile of snow descended onto Light. She screamed as it fell and covered her up. She then popped up from underneath the snow, laughing along with Houske and Edgeworth.

"That was so cool Oroki!" Light exclaimed. "You have to show me how you did that!"

Edgeworth then looked to Light, then to Houske. "I'll explain it to Houske, then he'll explain it to you."

"Why don't you just explain it?" Houske and Light asked simultaneously.

"Yeah, it's quite a needless procedure." Houske continued.

"I'm gonna be a prosecutor when I grow up." Edgeworth chuckled at his own personal joke. "Lawyers live for pointless procedures."

"Fine, explain away." Houske sighed.

Edgeworth then went over to Houske's ear.

"You know how to use Logic and how I'm able to find connections like that. I just did the same thing with the branches. Sever the connection and you end up with a chain reaction that can become catastrophic depending on how serious it is."

"And you expect me to reword THAT!" Houske exclaimed.

Houske then lifted up Light's earmuffs and whispered into Light's ear.

"He's smart for his age."

Light just rolled her eyes.

"Alright, if you say so..."

She then threw a snowball at Edgeworth at point blank range.

"Take that, you smart alec wanna-be defense attorney!"

"OBJECTION!" Oroki yelled out like he was in court. "I want to be a prosecutor!"

Light and Houske then ran as Edgeworth chased after them, throwing random snowballs at his friends.

Suddenly, Houske and Light screamed.

They fell out of sight and Edgeworth stopped and walked cautiously to where his friends suddenly disappeared to.

He soon realized why they randomly disappeared when he got there.

His friends were now hanging onto loose vines, hanging on for dear life. They had fallen into a deep crack in the earth. Edgeworth looked down and couldn't see the bottom at all. Edgeworth couldn't reach them because they fell five feet into the pit. Beside the area they fell was a sign. All Edgeworth could see on the sign was the number 15.

"Oroki, help us!" Houske screamed. "Help Light first!"

Light was below him, hanging on to Houske's boot.

"Your boot is slipping!" Light screamed in a high-pitched voice.

"How do I help?!" Edgeworth panicked.

How could he save both of his friends?

He could just lift the root and save Houske, but his boot will slip and Light will fall.

Or he could save Light by going onto a second hanging root and grabbing her to hoist her up, but then Houske's already loose root would come free and he would fall into the cavern below.

Allowing them to fall wasn't an option because Edgeworth couldn't see the bottom.

What to do, what to do?

He then looked around and eyed a hanging branch just above them from a different tree. It hung only a metre away from them. He could get onto the branch, swing over to the two, swing the two over, then swing himself to safety.

"I've got you guys!" Edgeworth yelled as he jumped onto the branch, to hastily because he didn't really care about his safety. He then swung to Light first, hearing the branch straining to hold the weight. He then swung her over to the rock face where she climbed the rest of the way to safety. He then swung Houske over the same way.

And just in time.

Houske's root gave way and Houske nearly fell. but Edgeworth caught him just in time.

Edgeworth then swung Houske to the rock face, his own branch giving away even more.

Edgeworth then swung himself over, but just as his swing back to the rock face began, the branch snapped.

"Oroki! Your branch!" Light screamed as soon as she made it over the edge. Houske looked back over his shoulder to see his best friend's branch completely snap.

"Oh s-" Edgeworth didn't even have time to swear when the branch snapped and he started to scream.

"!!!!!!!!!!"

Or at least that was what he was planning to say.

Instead, he said this.

"AAAAH. Huh?"

The pit was only fifteen feet deep.

Houske and Light heard a fast thud, but didn't hear Edgeworth's voice.

"OROKI! NOOOO!" Light sobbed. Houske scampered up the edge to comfort her. He too felt the need to cry.

They waited for a few minutes, listening to the silence of the woods and Light's sobbing.

"Light, I think there is something Oroki may have wanted to tell you." Houske said. "The truth is, I think he wanted you to know, so because he's dead, I'll tell you instead."

Light looked at Houske straight in the eyes. Her eyes were red from tears and her breath was ragged. Clouds of hot air were puffing out of her mouth constantly.

"What is it?"

"The thing is, Oroki is---"

"still alive."

Suddenly, Edgeworth climbed over the edge.

"Oroki!" Light exclaimed. She ran towards him to help him up the edge, then hugged him. "I can't believe you're alive!"

"I can." Edgeworth muttered. He then got up to the sign and dusted the snow and debris off. He then showed it to everyone.

Memorial River - Dry River Bed (15ft.)

"N-no w-way." Light stuttered. "We could've just dropped and be safe." She then looked at both of the boys who were rolling their eyes in disappointment. "It's the thought that counts. Thanks for risking you life, Oroki."

She then went over and kissed Edgeworth on the cheek.

"Now let's go and enjoy a warm hot chocolate, alright guys?" she exclaimed as she began to walk back over to the wooden inn.

Houske and Edgeworth just looked at each other.

"Sure. Why not?"


November 13 4:12 PM

Chambre de Lit

Back Lot

"Wow, we were outside longer than I thought." Houske sighed.

"Well, nearly dying can cause time to go by faster, I guess." Edgeworth chuckled.

Light and Houske just frowned at his corny joke and Edgeworth went silent.

"Ah, bonjour les élèves!" Felix exclaimed happily as he walked into the front lobby and saw the three teenagers standing there with frowns on their faces. As soon as he saw this, Felix too became concerned. "Pourquoi?" he asked.

Light and Houske looked up first with solemn feelings surrounding them after Edgeworth's corny joke, Edgeworth looks off the ground and into the eyes of Felix after them.

"Désole monsieur." Light said softly." Mais nous..."

"No." Edgeworth interjected.

Light glanced at Edgeworth.

"Oroki, I'm trying to explain to him that nothing happened."

"But he deserves to know what nearly happened to the young woman he had previously saved." Edgeworth replied sharply.

Light just moaned in annoyance.

"Why? It's not like we were in any danger?"she said as if what happened recently were nothing at all.

Edgeworth clenched his fists.

"BUT WHAT IF YOU WERE?!" Edgeworth suddenly retaliated, an unknown anger seeping through his veins. "I COULD'VE DIED IF THAT CLIFF WAS AS BIG AS WE THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN!"

Light looked down, tears falling from her face.

"But Oroki... that cliff... we wouldn't have..."

"AND WHAT IF THAT CLIFF WERE 100 FEET DOWN INSTEAD OF THE 15 FEET THAT WAS THERE? HYPOTHETICALLY, I RISKED MY LIFE TO SAVE THE BOTH OF YOU AND YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN JUST SAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENED?" Edgeworth jabbed a finger and angrily glared at Light.

"Oroki, that's enough!" Houske interjected. "Stop yelling at her! She just didn't want Mr. Armstrong to worry about what happened!"

Edgeworth looked down and smiled.

"Shouldn't he worry?" Edgeworth chuckled, still looking down at the wooden ground. "Shouldn't he worry that the girl he had risked HIS life to protect is accompanied with ME, a crazy, shouting MANIAC who would be willing to run away from home and-"

Edgeworth stopped himself there.

"Oroki, we were LUCKY!" Houske exclaimed. "Can't you just accept that people can be lucky? I admit it, I was on the verge of tears when you fell and 'died', but that doesn't mean that people have to know about your feat and how you were able to save us if it had been in a real situation." Houske looked up at Light, then looked back to the smiling Edgeworth facing the ground. "What if we wanted to keep what happened under wraps?"

Edgeworth's smile got bigger.

He looked over to Felix with a casual smile on his face.

"Mr. Armstrong... do you have a brother named Jean?" Edgeworth randomly asked. "I was thinking about your last name and wondered how I knew your face and last name from somewhere..."

Light quickly translated for Edgeworth, her eyes blurred with tears while doing so.

Felix gasped.

"Oui monsieur."

Felix then walked over to Light and whispered some rapid French into her ear. She then translated.

"I did. We were twin brothers, but for some reason, he was the oddball. He liked to dance this strange dance after he had a work-out. His cooking was terrible too."

"What happened to him?"

Light translated for Felix, Felix whispered his answer, and Light said it in English.

"He disappeared."

Edgeworth nodded. He then looked to Light.

"Light, what is your name?"

Light looked at him strangely.

"Light. You just said it."

Edgeworth sighed.

"Fine, since you don't know your name..." he taunted. "... I'll move on to another question."

Light looked down in embarrassment. Houske scowled at Edgeworth.

"Light, I bet you've had a brother too."

Light looked up in surprise. "Yeah, he was older than me by seven years."

"Did he have an odd name too?"

"Yeah."

"Did you two have anything in common... such as the devil's luck?"

"Yeah.... my parents always told me stories of him and his luck... how do you know?"

Edgeworth just ignored her question.

"Did he disappear, say, the year after you were born?"

Light gasped.

"H-how did you know?"

Edgeworth continued to ignore her.

"Do you know your brother's name?"

"Yes. Of course..."

Edgeworth then glanced over at Houske and Felix, who were now standing beside each other, giving Edgeworth and Light to have their talk. Edgeworth smiled at Houske, but he didn't smile back. He was too concerned with where this conversation was leading to after hearing Edgeworth's conversation with Felix.

"Did his name happen to be... Phoenix Wright?"

Light nearly fainted. In terms of games, this would be where the witness does their shocked expression as soon as Phoenix/Edgeworth uncovers the truth. Light's golden blonde hair just jumped as her face gained a pained expression.

"T-there's no w-way you could know... how?"

Edgeworth just looked up at the sky and laughed. Houske ran over to his side and punched him in the face.

"TAKE THAT!"

Some blood dripped from Edgeworth's mouth.

But at least he stopped laughing maniacally.

"Explain, Oroki." Houske growled. "Explain to us what you're getting at and how you knew everything. Explain or I swear I will just bike home and you can continue on without me."

Edgeworth looked at him straight at the eye, but Houske's glare didn't waver.

"I was just getting to that before you punched me." Edgeworth whispered to Houske.

"Oh. Sorry Mr. Edgeworth." Houske whispered back and slid over to where he was standing.

Edgeworth wiped the blood off his chin and looked back at Light who was quivering from fear.

"It was simple logic really." Edgeworth said. "I knew I recognised Felix from somewhere and when I first saw you, Light, I was immediately attracted to you... not in a weird way of course. I 'knew' Felix through Jean and I was 'attracted' to Light because I felt Phoenix's friendly presence in you. It explains all my feelings and why I wasn't falling for you as much as Houske was, but rather I was glad I was by your side as I do with Phoenix and as I did today."

"What are you insinuating, Oroki?" Light shuddered.

"I knew your missing brothers. Both of them. And I know where they disappeared to." Edgeworth simply stated.

Everyone gasped.

Even Houske.

And Felix, because he seemed to understand what was going on.

"You're telling me that their missing siblings are at..." Houske couldn't finish his statement.

"Yes Houske, you're right. I believe that their siblings are from my world." Edgeworth concluded.

Light translated the conversation into French and both Light and Felix looked at Edgeworth strangely.

"You don't look like much of an alien." Light chuckled to herself.

"I'm not an alien." Edgeworth replied. "But I live somewhere different... not in this 'world'. I could probably describe your missing brother right now the same way your parents described him."

Light gave him a concerned look, but let him speak.

And Edgeworth described Phoenix from back when he was in Grade four, where they first met.

Light gasped.

(These people are doing a LOT of gasping these days... gosh.)

Edgeworth then moved on to describing Jean Armstrong for Felix (experienced from when Edgeworth SECRETLY went to watch Phoenix's trial... not the one when Furio impersonated Phoenix, but rather when the real Phoenix took the case).

Light translated.

Felix then gasped.

Houske then gasped along because he felt left out.

Edgeworth then went on to explaining what happened when he found himself here, where Houske and him were headed to, and their 'mission' of sort.

"Y-you do know our siblings...." Light sighed. "Tell me, is Phoenix alright?"

"Well, from when I left him, he was doing fine." Edgeworth answered. "In fact, I see him on a regular basis after we've become the 'best of friends' as he called it."

Edgeworth then pulled out Oroki's DS with GS1 in it. He then turned it on and resumed the game to the part where Phoenix first met Edgeworth in court (technically the same case Oki is in right now).

"Oh my gosh... there's a game of my brother... and I never knew..." Light started to sob, but she ran out of tears a while back.

"My life is roughly skimmed on these games." Edgeworth explained as he pulled out GS2 and GS3. He then handed Light Oroki's DS and Felix and Houske glanced over her shoulder as she started to play.

"What part am I on, Oroki?" Light asked as she chuckled a bit after Maya threw a piece of paper at Phoenix, her brother.

"You are skimming at the trial where Phoenix and I first met since the fourth grade." Edgeworth explained.

"Wait, but this 'Edgeworth' guy is the prosecutor." Light said. She then looked over at Oroki, then to Edgeworth. "Wait... YOU are this Edgeworth guy that's facing off against my brother?"

"That's correct." Edgeworth replied. "When I ended up in this world, I found myself as Oroki when in fact, back in MY real world, I'm Miles Edgeworth.

(Just in case you're wondering, Houske is feeling really ignored right now, but this is Edgeworth and Light moment, so deal!)

"Wow, that's SO strange!" Light exclaimed. "Wouldn't it be funny if there was a game about this world in your world?"

"That would be pretty ironic."

Light chuckled. She then handed back the DS, sad that she had to part with one of the only connections she had left wither her brother. Edgeworth then took the game out of the DS and replaced it with GS3. This time, he handed it to Felix.

"Ironically, this is the case I had it saved in on this game." Edgeworth explained. He touched the 'Continue' selection on the Touch Screen and resumed with Case 3 at Trés Bien. Felix gasped when the image of his dancing brother come onto the screen.

"Mon dieu!" he exclaimed. Light then looked at the screen and advanced while translating it for Felix. Felix continued to stare at awe at what his brother had looked like in this new world Edgeworth described for him.

He then whispered something in Light's ear and she chuckled.

She then said it out loud.

"Mr. Armstrong told me that 'he always knew his brother would end up gay, but not go as far as to give out free oils to strangers!'"

Everyone had a big hearty chuckle.

Felix turned as red as a tomato for his brother.

The DS was turned off and Edgeworth took it back.

"So... now do you see why I was very concerned with everything?" Edgeworth asked.

"About the cliff thing, no." Houske replied. "But about Light and Mr. Armstrong's relationships with people in your world, yes."

"How did they end up in your world anyway, Mr. Edgeworth?" Light asked. She chuckled at the name. "You don't mind me calling you Mr. Edgeworth, right?"

"Actually, I would prefer it if you continued to call me Oroki in this world." Edgeworth replied with a soft smile on his face. "It might make me confused the next time I have to speak to some stranger on the way to the position of the white rift. This goes the same for you, Houske, unless we're talking in private. At that point, you can choose whatever you'd like to call me."

Houske and Light nodded in unison.

"So do you know how they ended up in your world?" Light asked once more.

"Actually, no I don't." Edgeworth replied. An idea then came to his head. "Though I think I know a way to ask someone I know to help us with that question." Edgeworth began to run up the stairs, leaving Houske, Felix, and Light at the bottom. "Houske, Light, Mr. Armstrong, follow me!" Edgeworth signalled them to come with his hands. Felix then whispered something in Light's ear.

"Mr. Armstrong told me that he can't because he still has work to do, so he apologizes."

"It's fine." Edgeworth replied. "Then the two of you, come follow me!"

The two of them then scampered up the stairs following right behind Edgeworth, anticipating what is to come.


A/N: And to think that I was still willing to continue this chapter, but it's late, I STILL have homework after an awkward weekend, and I have to stop procrastinating.

I also still haven't figured out why I called the chapter that. Oh well.

Anyways... I hope it made some sense because my mind was DEFINITELY not on this story at the time. Plus, in case you're wondering, NO, there ironically isn't any snow in my area right now as I type. Spring's coming and I'm excited to finally peel off my jacket and start going outside with just a sweater.

Woot, I'm excited!

This also means that Spring Break's coming!

Woot!

And so are Term Cards!

*cricket*

On the bright side, they come after Spring Break so I won't have to suffer from a week of beats! XD

Woot!

Okay... the next chapter isn't going to be as 'exciting' *cough* as this chapter! (Hopefully! Only because the next chapter is when the real parody begins... yay!)