January 13, 3:23 P.M. Aircraft Cabin
Phoenix put the seat up a little bit, and looked outside. Maya sat to his left, bickering with him why he got the window.
Phoenix said, "Maya! It's a 6 minute flight! It doesn't matter who sits by the window!"
Maya argued, "But Nick, I want the window!"
After a short fuss, Phoenix gave up his seat.
Maya giggled, "I knew that you couldn't resist my methods of brainwashing."
Pearl asked from a seat over, "What's brayn-wawsh-ing?"
Edgeworth groaned, "Don't ask!"
The intercom then turned on.
"Good afternoon, Ladies and gentlemen. We will shortly be departing for Lihue Airport. The current temperature is 76 degrees Fahrenheit. We will reach an altitude of around 26,000 ft, and travel about 545 miles per hour. We hope that you enjoy your flight today."
Maya looked back, and saw that the wing had no engine underneath it.
She asked Phoenix, "Is that normal for these smaller planes?"
He sighed, "Maya, the engines are near the tail. The tail looks like a T, as the stabilizers are put one on top of the other."
They turned onto a runway and the engines revved up, but it wasn't as shaky as the last flight's takeoff.
The plane raced down the runway, and the wheels lifted off the ground. Phoenix saw the island of Oahu disappearing, and saw the Pacific Ocean replacing it.
He put his head against Maya's, and whispered, "Have any members of your family traveled to a place like this?"
She said, "Now that you mention it, after my mother married my father, they went to Okinawa for two weeks or so."
Phoenix yelled, "Okinawa?! Why would they... oh. That's right. Japan..."
The engines seemed to be nonexistent when looking back from the first class cabin.
Out of the distance, land appeared. Pearl cheered as the island of Kauai appeared in front of her, and ocean slowly disappeared from her view. The landing gear came down, and the plane began to come down. The right wing moved down a little, and the plane soon jerked back left, and fell about 200 feet.
The seat belt sign turned on, and the plane began to shake like an old lawn mower.
Maya asked, "N-Nick, is it normal for planes to SHAKE like... this?"
He gasped, "I-I don't know!"
After what felt like an eternity, the plane's wheels made contact with the ground, and the turbulence stopped.
After the plane came to a stop at the gate, the seat belt sign beeped and all of the passengers on board raced up from their seats and into the airport.
Edgeworth looked guided them to baggage claim. As they entered the terminal, they heard a noise over the intercom.
"The current time is... 3:30 P.M."
As they ventured down the hall, another announcement made its way to their ears.
"Please do not leave your baggage unattended. If you see any suspicious baggage, report it immediately."
After a long trek, they finally reached the baggage claim area.
Yet another announcement blared on the intercom, "Some bags look alike. Check the identification tag to make sure that it is yours."
A red light began blinking above a conveyer belt. The intercom blared, "Passenger baggage from Hawaiian Airlines Flight 2143 may be collected at baggage claim."
A horn sounded, and bags came out on a long conveyer belt. While Franziska, Maya, and Edgeworth unloaded baggage, Phoenix and Pearl read a sign posted near the belt. It read:
Baggage is designed to protect its contents. Over the course of normal handling, your baggage will acquire evidence of wear, such as scratches, nicks, cuts, dents, or soil. Please note that the following are considered to be normal wear and tear and Lihue Airport, nor any airline is responsible for the following:
Broken feet or wheels
Damage to protruding straps/handles
Damage to overweight/oversized bags
Damage to items of a perishable nature
Phoenix laughed, "I'm sure glad that I didn't bring a banana along!"
Edgeworth slapped a suitcase from across the room.
"Wright! We're leaving! Get over here!"
The attorney stopped laughing and grabbed the sleeve of Pearl's kimono.
She asked, "Mr. Nick! Where are we going?"
He tugged her by that sleeve for around 100 feet, and let go.
He said, "Let's go! We need to get a rental car!"
They exited into the open, and Maya's jaw dropped. The temperature was much warmer than anything she had felt before in the winter.
Franziska sighed, "Come on! We don't have time to stop and smell the roses!"
Maya protested, "Franziska, these are hibiscus flowers!"
The prosecutor groaned, "Just get moving!"
With a cart full of luggage and Pearl in tow, Phoenix found a shuttle bus, and loaded the luggage into it. The group piled inside, and looked up at the advertisements above.
Most were bilingual, with Japanese text underneath the English, and others were Japanese entirely. This forced Maya to act as a sort of "translator" in order for the others to know what it said.
After a short journey, the bus stopped, Edgeworth got the rental car, and they raced away, happy to start their Hawaiian adventure.
