Author's notes: Hopefully the quick end to the previous day wasn't too cringeworthy... Anyways, the trial is happening today, so let's do this!
Disclaimer, I don't own Capcom, Ace Attorney, or any of the characters in any of the games.
April 23 - 9:30 AM
Fey Manor - Phoenix's guest room
*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*
"Ugh..." (shut up, alarm clock. I'm not ready to wake up yet.) Phoenix was definitely not prepared to prosecute, let alone prosecute Pearl Fey, one of his best friends and practically a daughter to him.
It was a similar story for the rest of the group, who were all deep in the darkest nightmares. Even Maya's unbreakable composure was shattered, as she woke up heavily breathing. She was also having to sleep in Phoenix's room, thanks to the elders, but she managed to buy a bed from a furniture shop to delay the elders forcing her with Phoenix.
"AAAAAAHHHH!" She screamed, jump-scaring Phoenix. "ARRGH! I didn't know I was playing FNAF 17!" (Well, at least that woke me up. Anyway, I need to gain some composure before my trial, I need some strength to avoid being worse at this than Payne!)
Maya was actually screaming at a nightmare of Pearl's potential execution. An unbearable thought. (I need to pull a few strings to force this here "not guilty" verdict, or I'll have no family left. I've also got to not get caught in the act.
Why does everyone have to die whenever I go near them? How come so many of my friends and family have died near me? WHY?)
She then managed to stealthily sneak past the elders standing guard in her room, (time to use my anti-wallet skills for a good cause, privacy!)
Phoenix, knowing Maya was out of the room, closed the door and changed into his blue suit.
April 23 - 9:40 AM
Fey Manor - meeting room 95630
The group, after getting up and having breakfast in a solemn silence, decided to meet up regarding the trial.
Maya was first to break the silence, as always, "In case you're wondering where all the paperwork is, there isn't anything left to sign unless there is a guilty verdict. The same goes for the judge."
Phoenix saw right through her calm demeanour, (bribery? Not cool Maya. Well, I guess it isn't blunt, so you're home free. Nice to see you're already exploiting the lack of a Yatagarasu.)
However, he decided not to pipe up, as it may be a surprise weapon for him.
At this point, the group made their way into the depths of the courthouse.
April 23 - 9:53 AM
District Court - Prosecutor's lobby No. 3
Edgeworth knew of Phoenix's lack of composure. "Don't worry. There's a first time for everything. I don't mind if you lose, just don't lose on purpose, OK."
"U-u-u-u-understood."
After about a minute of pure fear, a bailiff entered the room. "Prosecution, the trial is about to start."
April 23 - 10:00 AM
District court - Courtroom No. 7
The crowd mubled to each-other about the trial, "how is Pearl on trial for murder?" "She couldn't have done it." "I'll form a mob and get her out myself if the court finds her guilty!"
"Pearl! Pearl!"
A soft chant echoed through the courthouse, only stopped by an almighty swing from the judge's gavel onto the helpless wooden plate.
"Order in the court! This is not a good start to a trial. Please calm down, and don't let your prejudices take over."
The mention of the word "prejudice" had made the whole crowd silent, and very embarrassed. This was because the dark age of blatant discrimination in the law wasn't quite over, and no-one wanted to be accused of trying to continue it.
"Anyway, our prosecutor today is the legendary defence attorney Phoenix Wright... Wait, what? He's a defence attorney, not a prosecutor. Explain, chief prosecutor Edgeworth!"
"Right, Phoenix is a witness to the case, and has some evidence to present. This evidence I cannot present as no-one on my team found it. So Wright here will be taking the prosecutor's bench for the time until he takes the stand. At that point, I will take over. Athena Cykes will also use the mood matrix to find out if there are any issues with our witness's testimonies."
"OK, It looks like the prosecution is ready, is the defence ready?"
"I'M FINE, YOUR HONOUR!"
"right, your opening statement, prosecutor Wright."
"As I will testify to shortly and have recorded on this video tape, Pearl and Kay were jousting on Kayaks" (don't ask why) "when Kay pounced on Pearl, Pearl then stabbed Kay with Pearl's oar, ripping through her abdomen and killing her almost instantly. Here is the evidence that we found."
Apollo then decided to interject, "We worked together to find evidence so neither of us could tamper with it. Our interpretations of the court record do seem to match, apart from a few documents that I still have from previous cases, which are probably irrelevant."
Phoenix continued, "thank you for your confirmation of the evidence, Apollo. I now call myself to the stand." Phoenix then stepped down from the Prosecutor's bench and onto the witness stand.
Witness
Testimony
- A deadly game -
"We were Kayak jousting, because no-one could come up with a better idea."
"Pearl and Kay were the only two left, as everyone else was out."
"Kay jumped to Pearl's boat, in the hope to score massive points."
"However, she got stabbed by Pearl's oar, which ripped through her abdomen."
"She then span into the water. The wound killed her before she could drown."
"After this, Trucy tried to save her using some cloth to patch the wound."
"We then rushed to the hospital."
"A tragic tale of a game gone wrong there." The judge stated
"I couldn't have put it better myself."
"Anyway, on with the cross examination."
Cross Examiation
- A deadly game -
"We were kayak jousting, because no-one came up with a better idea."
Hold it!
"No-one came up with a better idea? Please elaborate."
"Apollo. Just because pressing witnesses can give you that extra bit of info you need, doesn't mean you need to press everything... Your Honour, that's your cue."
"Oh yes. That'll be one penalty coming right up!" Boom.
"Lesson learnt..."
"Pearl and Kay were the only two left, as everyone else was out."
Hold it!
"I believe it would be good for the court if the rules remained unambiguous."
"Agreed." (rules of Kayak jousting submitted into evidence.)
"Anyway, on with the testimony."
"Kay jumped to Pearl's boat, in the hope to score massive points."
"However, she got stabbed by Pearl's oar, which ripped through her abdomen."
Profiles - Pearl Fey (age: 18) We both share a spirit, in perfect harmony. She is a gentle girl with a tonne of environmental consciousness. She is also next in line for Master of Kurain.
Objection!
"The testimony contradicts this evidence!"
"umm, no it doesn't. Sorry."
"One penalty, coming right up." *blast*
"She then span into the water. The wound killed her before she could drown."
"However, she got stabbed by Pearl's oar, which ripped through her abdomen."
Evidence - Autopsy report (type: documents) states Kay was killed by a large spiked object to her abdomen, such as a mace or a chainsaw. Her lungs filled with water postmortem.
Objection!
"What you are suggesting unfortunately contradicts the autopsy report. You say she was killed by an oar, but that's impossible. She was killed be a either large, spiked object, such as a mace, or a power tool like a chainsaw. An oar cannot inflict such injuries in a single blow."
Objection!
"As the strike with the oar was a very solid hit, It skewered a piece of flesh, as can be seen in the video tape. This would make the injury larger and less clean, would it not. This means that Kay's own abdomen acted as the mace, in this case." (eww. I could have worded that better)
"Well, that seems to solve the contradiction. Continue with your testimony."
"She then span into the water The wound killed her before she could drown."
Badump. Apollo's bracelet reacted.
"After this, Trucy tried to save her using some cloth to patch the wound."
"We then rushed to the hospital."
(Rats. There are no contradictions here. I'm going to have to use my bracelet here.)
"We were Kayak jousting, because no-one could come up with a better idea."
"Pearl and Kay were the only two left, as everyone else was out."
"Kay jumped to Pearl's boat, in the hope to score massive points."
"However, she got stabbed by Pearl's oar, which ripped through her abdomen."
"She then span into the water. The wound killed her before she could drown."
Badump.
Apollo touched his bracelet, and time slowed down. He could see every little detail, and everything lost it's colour.
S-h-e . t-h-e-n . s-p-a-n . i-n-t-o . t-h-e . w-a- Phoenix swallowed a lump in his throat.
Gotcha!
"Whenever you mention water, you seem to swallow a lump in your throat. Why? Is there some problem with the water?"
"Yes. I'm thirsty."
"Oh... Right." (come back, my precious lead!) "Would you like a drink, so we can continue the trial." (This is NOT working.)
"yes please. Bailiff! That's your cue."
"OK. I'm on it."
The judge then interjected, "may you repeat your testimony, from the top?"
"We were Kayak jousting, because no-one could come up with a better idea."
"Pearl and Kay were the only two left, as everyone else was out."
"Kay jumped to Pearl's boat, in the hope to score massive points."
"However, she got stabbed by Pearl's oar, which ripped through her abdomen."
"She then span into the water. The wound killed her before she could drown."
Badump.
Apollo touched his bracelet, and time slowed down. He could see every little detail, and everything lost it's colour.
S-h-e . t-h-e-n . s-p-a-n . i-n-t-o . t-h-e . w-a- Phoenix swallowed a lump in his throat.
Gotcha!
"Whenever you mention water, you seem to swallow a lump in your throat. Why? Is there some problem with the water?"
"Yes. I'm thirsty."
"Objection. You've just had a glass of water."
(Uh oh.) "It's to do with a piece of evidence. That's all I'll tell you."
Evidence - blood sample 5 (type: forensic data) A match with Manfred Von Karma
Take that!
"Is it the fact that Mr. Von Karma's blood wound up in the lake."
"Yes. He scares me to this day. More importantly, how did his blood get into the lake. He's never been here to Kurain."
"Your guess is as good as mine..."
The judge was shocked. "How did Manfred Von Karma end up bleeding in a place he's never been in?"
Maya suggested something. "Shall I so the channelling testimony? We can keep this mystery in the backs of our minds until we have the pieces of the puzzle to solve it. Let's see what our victim has to say about things."
"Agreed. Let the channelling testimony commence, with master Maya herself as the medium!"
Maya then channelled Kay for her testimony. A testimony to truly show the impact, and cause, of the dark age of the law.
Witness
Testimony
- I suck at this game! -
"After eliminating Trucy, I turned to Pearl."
"I jumped onto Pearl's boat, and right into her oar. Oops!"
"However, Pearl seemed to grow taller and gain wrinkles."
"After this, I comically landed on the oar, Splat!" Kay had a goofy smile on her face while saying this.
"I then fell into the water, and couldn't breathe."
"I can't remember anything after that."
The judge added, "that is not a normal testimony. Mr. Justice, Ms. Wright, your cross examination, please!"
To be continued...
I decided to end the chapter here so you guys can imagine what the cross examination is going to be like. Have fun!