CT: Since my wonderful cowriter tackled the concept of a new theme song for "The Steel Samurai" with her rocking "Yo, Yo Neo Olde Tokyo" parody, I've decided to follow-up on it with my take on a new "Pink Princess" theme song. Not to mention, I couldn't resist the urge to have Simon show the world just how big an otaku he is. Sure, Simon can keep it somewhat contained in the courtroom, but I can picture him being a huge anime fan in his personal time who probably has an Excel spreadsheet categorizing potential waifus- ranging from god-tier to trash-tier- and has anime merchandise in every nook and cranny in his home and office.

JP: Here we are, with the last song for Non-Disney November! Didn't expect that to be such a hit, but we still had loads more not-Team Rodent tunes in the mix coming up, so don't worry, we will not be pigeon-holed!

Also, I wasn't expecting a sequel to Maya's "Yo-Yo Neo Olde Tokyo" but this just shows what great synergy funnyman CT and I have, despite our vastly different writing styles! I know you guys will get just a big a laugh as I did by the punchline! ;)
Dedicated to all Sailor Moon fans everywhere!


"Pink Princess"
Sung to the tune
of the
Sailor Moon
TV show theme

It was Saturday at one in the afternoon, a time that Maya would typically look forward to every week since that was when they'd air new episodes of the recently rebooted "The Pink Princess: Warrior of Little Olde Tokyo". However, unlike other weeks where Phoenix couldn't pry his bubbly assistant away from the television to save his life, the spiky-haired attorney actually had to literally drag the petite spirit medium to the couch- a task made especially hard by the fact that she was pressing her feet against the ground as hard as she could.

"Come on, Maya, don't be like this. You like the Pink Princess." Phoenix pleaded, only to be met with the ebony-haired girl's icy glare.

"The Pink Princess is dead to me, Nick!" Maya huffed with crossed arms. "The only action hero I know is the Steel Samurai!"

"Look, Maya, I know you're still a bit upset about losing that theme song contest last week, but you've got to move on." Phoenix calmly stated as he gently put his hand on his assistant's shoulder. "It's one thing when you keep your anger to yourself, but it's another thing when you start scaring away potential clients by asking them things like, 'Why do we form friendships, only to be betrayed?'"

"You don't understand, Nick! It was one thing when Edgeworth won that "Steel Samurai" song contest last month, but I am the Pink Princess! Without me, that show wouldn't even exist! But how do they repay me? Instead of choosing my idea which is filled with action, and electric guitars, and people singing 'yo' over and over, they give the Pink Princess this girly song that makes her look like some girly girl who does girly things!" Maya yelled as she puffed out her reddened cheeks.

"Maya, that's how the Pink Princess has always been."

"She is not, Nick!"

"What show have you been watching? When she's not in her Pink Princess persona, Aiko is a college student who's studying to be a vet and has a deep love for cute, fluffy animals and fashion. Heck, I remember all of those filler episodes that you made me watch in the original series where Aiko would engage in some kind of fashion trend to impress her crush…" Phoenix cocked his head to the side for a few seconds in an attempt to recall the name, only to come up with nothing. "Ok, I can't remember his name, but that really short, angry guy who always wore a suit for some strange reason."

"I don't care, Nick! That new theme song is not my Pink Princess and I refuse to watch it!" Maya pouted with crossed arms.

"Just give it another chance. Who knows, maybe it'll grow on you after you give it another listen." Phoenix optimistically stated as he turned on the television, the screen glowing pink as the new "Pink Princess" theme song started playing.


Fighting under the full moon,
Falling in love at high noon,
Doesn't ever give up very soon,
She is known as the Pink Princess.


She will always fight to save the city,
Calling on friends when things get tricky,
They aren't afraid to get dirty,
She is known as the Piiink…


Pink Baroness,
Pink Countess,
Pink Marchioness,
Pink Duchess.


Blessed with skills,
That are a real thrill,
She is known as the Pink Princess.


Footage of the Pink Princess fighting various villains was shown as the music continued to play before the lyrics started up again.


Fighting under the full moon,
Falling in love at high noon,
With the Pink Nobles she won't lose soon,
She is known as the Pink Princess.
She is known as the Pink Princess.
She is known as… Pink Princess!


"I still hate it, Nick!" Maya fumed with clenched fists. "I can't believe that they chose this lame theme song over mine!"

"That's what you can't believe?" Phoenix chimed in with a surprised look on his face as the episode started. "Personally, I'm more surprised by the fact that Prosecutor Blackquill was the one who submitted it!"


Dual (because you know, we're a duet!) shout out of thanks and replies to the following awesomesauce readers/reviewers including PM's! Everyone else…thanks so much for reading!

Chapter 52

TheFreelancerSeal

CT: Don't worry. When I was writing the parody, my primary goal was to depict Sebastian as one of those "Sonic the Hedgehog" fans who are so
cringe-worthythat they make you feel embarrassed that you've even played one of the games.

When it comes to my headcanon of Sebastian interacting with Simon, I always picture the latter seriously contemplating riding the world of the former whenever that little git opens his mouth. However, Simon stops himself on the grounds that killing Sebastian isn't worth it. But then again, if Simon did go to jail for killing Sebastian, Blaise would repay the favor by using his connections so that the Twisted Samurai could live a life of luxury behind bars.

JP: Much like April May, some things in life are a sure thing, bud. Your reviews always being worth the wait is one of them! :p

I don't know much about Sonic anymore – I used to play my older sib's Sega system for the original games, but other than that I have no idea what happened any time after when it went to the other consoles. But they do have some memorable music, cringe-worthy or catchy – your call!

Yeah, in the case of Sebastian, looks aren't deceiving. He is a major dork and idjit in every sense, (that unfortunate bowl cut doesn't help, I know!) but it's actually a tragic case where his abusive megalomaniac father, Blaise, may have been worse than Manfred – purposely kept his son an ignoramus and never corrected his mistakes/speech so he'd stay dumb and not get in his way of his bloodthirsty quest for power, yet called his son an idiot, behind his back and to his face, every chance he got!

I was given Simon mad props on his restraint as well – I've seen his toss that ninja star for a lot less provocation! Although if he'd murdered Sebastian while the corrupt Blaise was Chief Prosecutor, no doubt the heartless bastard would have let the Twisted Samurai off with a warning and merely told him "just don't do it again!" XD

Always glad to give one of my fave and loyal readers a laugh!

JusticeforNoOne

CT: Don't I know it. Heck, when I was writing the parody, one of the things I did to help inspire myself was the classic experiment of typing your first name into google followed by "the Hedgehog" and see what comes up. And let me tell you, no matter what your name is, the search results will always cause you to die a little on the inside.

Knowing Sebastian, he would seem like the kind of person who would embrace the My Little Pony franchise and become a brony- not the forceful kind that act like "Friendship is Magic" is this godlike show that is perfect and must be worshiped, but the kind who simply enjoys it for its cheerful tone and bright colors. However, after a childhood of abuse from Blaise who probably made it one of his life's missions to make sure that his son played with boy toys and watched boy shows, Sebastian would be terrified at the thought of even talking to people who like "Friendship is Magic".

Regarding the "Undertale" and FNAF fandoms, I haven't finalized how I will depict Sebastian's reaction to the former- I once wrote a fanfic about it that I posted somewhere else, but after coming back to it, I've decided to drastically alter it when I upload it as a part of "Turnabouts from Beyond the Courtroom"- but as for the latter, I feel that he would be very much against it because it would give him nightmares… along with some external injuries that are indirect results of others' fears.

JP: Dios Mio…. Sebastian as a Brony is a harrowing image I will never get out of my head now! Here probably confuse it with being a furry and get his ass kicked by Wocky Kitaki who would undoubtedly be president of his own fuzzy island of misfit toys! Truth be told, Sebastian is immune to a lot of things… Common sense, sarcasm, danger or hazardous objects of ahead… Stop signs… XD

El gusto es mio, amigo!

Chapter 53

JusticeforNoOne

JP: I'm very happy you enjoyed this parody which was definitely outside my comfort zone! Video games make slammin soundtracks who would've ever thunk it?

# 3 you say? Which characters are number one into Apollo is your third? While I don't love Apollo the same way I do Phoenix, I will admit he does have very interesting character development, even if they did wreck on his entire backstory in Spirit of Justice! That game did make me think that Athena has a crush on him so I'd like to think she and Juniper would both send care packages although Juniper's would undoubtedly be scarves with little magnetometers all over them and Athena's would probably be funny email forwards or sexy striptease Skype chat… Sorry that was my inner JusticeCykes creeping in there! :p

CT: After reading that comment about Juniper trying to contact Apollo in Khura'in, I can't help but picture Dhurke coming back as a ghost and advising Apollo about dating not unlike how Obi-wan would guide Luke. But then again, Dhurke's an Apollo x Trucy shipper, so there's a chance that he won't be helping his son with the ladies unless the girl in question is a magician.

Peoplepersonsof DooM

JP: Hiya Lyn!

I can see Simon and Miles getting into heavy debates about who is a bigger/more worthy Steel Samurai otaku – Edgy cuz he owns the entire series/every bit of merchandise ever made, or Blackquill, since he literally is a samurai! Would make for one funny AF one-shot! :p

I have a head canon that Nick sees Polly as the son he never had and that Apollo sees him as a father figure, too. I read a one-shot where he slipped up and called Phoenix "dad" and he didn't mind at all, although the loudmouth attorney was as red as his suit from it! As for the Greek God duo, I am an ardent JusticeCykes shipper, (except where I made them married parents of a baby named Dionysus, since too much wine was the reason Dion was conceived, in Double DILF Doodies!) I just haven't had the chance to write them much in my stories! While they weren't as blatant as Phaya (IMO) in SOJ, Big Red wanting to see the tattoo on his butt, literally holding his hand to get him through his acrophobia, and then frantically asking, not without visible desperation, that a friendly, fetching detective was Polly's cousin, I think at the very least, Athena has a crush on Apollo. It definitely gives me something to work with!

Glad you liked my latest "aw" inducer, funny girl. Always a pleasure! :)

CT: You forgot to mention that Simon's probably also the kind of guy who owns at least one body pillow. I can easily picture Simon snuggling with a body pillow of Sailor Star Healer or Peko Pekoyama on a cold night. Though in Simon's defense, as a diehard otaku, it would be torture to have to work on a daily basis with a person who doesn't get the joke and legitimately believes that shows like "Cory in the House" and "Seinfeld" are actual animes.

With how Phoenix essentially adopts every orphan that crosses his path- I don't care if he's not legally Apollo and Athena's guardian, they are his lawyer babies who he loves almost as much as Trucy- I'm surprised that he hasn't tried to adopt Edgeworth at this point.

DJJ680

JP: I do agree that the Bloodthirsty Spider wasn't nearly as scary as some of her villainous predecessors in Ace Attorney world, possibly because of her distracting cleavage, but it was kinda refreshing to see the main villain be a female for the first time in a long time, and also there was the knowledge of sweet satisfaction that she was committing these dastardly deeds in a no-nonsense country which undoubtedly would have made her look like part of the collection of Henry VIII's wives as penance for her sins… Off with her head!

The power of friendship is key to balance out the power of friendship let's not forget Phoenix's other belief based on Turnabout Time Traveler… The power of love! Whether you choose to see the love between these characters as platonic or romantic, they really do seem to love and care about each other possibly more than some blood family members. I have no doubt Phoenix loves Apollo just as much as a father would love his own flesh and blood son, which is probably one of the reasons he was so willing to literally risk his neck for him in the final case… It wasn't just a mentor but pure paternal instinct!

High praise indeed dear reader, to be thought that my humble little parody could be worthy of one of the greatest musical fan remakes ever done for this fandom! Thankyouverymuch! I am absolutely obsessed with the Phoenix Wright Musical and thought it was even better than Turnabout Musical, the former apparently took five years in the making so it was no easy task, but I remember it songs much more than the latter must specifically "Wright Is Wrong!"

CT: Don't forget the power of friendship. Next to bluffing and epic music, the power of friendship has always been a key factor in winning final cases- Maya taking a hit from a stun gun to secure the winning piece of evidence in "Turnabout Goodbyes"; Edgeworth trying to help Phoenix save Maya during Engarde's trial in "Farewell, My Turnabout"; Edgeworth taking Phoenix's place at the defense's bench in "Bridge to the Turnabout"; and let's not forget the triple objection that brought down the Phantom in "Turnabout Tomorrow".

Joeclone

JP: I will be looking out for that email sweet boy! Always a pleasure to hear from you, so I'm very happy we've had inspiring any part in expiring that wonderful creative mind of yours!

CT: I'm glad to know that we helped inspire you.

Forgreatcoffee

JP: I could totally see Athena getting Klavier to irritate the hell out of Simon and getting justice by having him play this in the background! Hee!
Did I give you an ear worm, Señor Java? All I can say to you is… Gern Geschehen! Or would you prefer de nada? ;)

As for your request, consider it done!

CT: Though before Simon uses his shuriken on Sebastian, he'll first use them on his ears so he doesn't have to listen to anymore of his coworker's idiotic songs.

chloemcg

JP: Milady, having had a sneak peek at my copilot's first Christmas parody, definitely not traditional but it's definitely filled with his renowned brand of humor! Although speaking of the fop as part of the animal kingdom I recently saw someone draw him as a My Little Pony character with the huge blingy G chain and signature purple colour! And it's a pleasure to hear from dear loyal reader and fluffy socks writer, and I look forward to seeing more of your trademark fluffiness! :)

CT: Though going off of that logic, that would make Klavier Big the Cat. Oh my gosh, now I'm picturing Klavier running around L.A. yelling "Fraulein Detective, where are you!?" and trying to fish Ema out of large bodies of water by using Snackoos as bait.

Yanmegaman

JP: Although it is never my intention to put my readers through more ups and downs fan a steel double loop a mechanism similar to Six Flags. I suppose that is a side effect when you have a writer who is ad nauseam, hearts and flowers and rainbows (guilty as charged!) compared to her copilot, who is more about comically twisted tales from the dark side! I'm really happy you enjoyed your request pal! I helped inspired CT's sequel here! :)

CT: Well, that's a big advantage of working with a writer who specializes in material that's similar, yet at the same time drastically different, from your own. If I was working on this fanfic alone, there would be far fewer cheerful, fluffy parodies; and while I can't speak for JP on the matter, there probably wouldn't be as many villain/darker parodies if I wasn't here.

TheFreelancerSeal

JP: About Sonic, I played it as a kid on the original Sega system that used to belong to my older siblings, but I know nothing about the game since those days. What's mind blowing is how amazing the tunage is considering it's not even Capcom which love him or hate that Ms. renowned for its videogame music!

The courageous Phoenix has not slowed down with age, despite acquiring a more restrained temperament and wisdom, and I think will always be an act first, think later kind of character – much to Miles's dismay since he's the one who usually has to bail him out on the messes he gets into! – since he took off within the blink of an eye across the planet because he thought Maya was in trouble! So the fact that he was willing to risk his neck for his protégé wasn't a surprise although my personal head canon is that he was finally repaying the boy back for his part in helping regain his badge, hence the song! I really do think Japalifornia's own Wolverine/Superman shares the same superhero valiant virtue of justice - no good deed goes unrewarded! – hence Nick repaying any act of kindness bestowed unto him. I can relate to that, too. Do you have any idea how many people to whom I have offered my undying pledges of love/my blood should they ever need it/my firstborn child to just for doing fan arts/translations/any sort of homage to my fanfictions? :p

I did make Maya threaten Franziska with channeling Bruce Li in Turnabout Everlasting if she didn't behave, so she certainly could channel someone to open up a can of whup-ass on Apollo if he was the cause of Phoenix losing his head, however I can't disagree with my copilot that even if she had channeled either the Dragon or the late, great Mohammed Ali to do her dirty work, my money would still be on Pearl to have the ultimate deathblow over both of legends… After all, she did cause the unbreakable Phoenix Wright to become unconscious with her Fey fists of fury in the anime – poor Apollo would be like a fart in a hurricane compared to that! XD

CT: In regards to "Turnabout Revolution", it would be jarring to see Phoenix not be Apollo's co-counsel since he's not one to turn a blind eye when it comes to helping uncover the truth. Sure, Phoenix would have been ensuring that he'd be there for Trucy by not taking the case. However, if Apollo lost the case and died for it, then Phoenix wouldn't have been able to live with himself knowing that he could have saved his protégé if he had only been a bit more courageous. As for Apollo, while he may have been a little cold towards Dhurke when they first reunited, he's not the kind of guy who would leave his foster father for dead- especially not after the man recently saved him from drowning.

Why would Maya have to waste her energy channeling someone to beat Apollo up when she can simply have her Kryptonian cousin do it for her? Better yet, why did Phoenix go through the trouble of helping Atishon when Inga kidnapped Maya when he could have just flown Pearl over to Khura'in and had her raze the kingdom with her slaps of fury? Sure, Inga and Ga'ran both commanded armies of highly skilled and heavily armed people who were as brutal as they were loyal, but no force on this planet could ever hope to compete against a Phaya shipper who can dish out 2.5 Franziska's of power with each slap.

Simon DiStefan

JP: Querido lector, por favor, no te sientas forzado a dejar una review en inglés si en español te resulta más sencillo, aunque entiendo bien lo que dices - tengo un par de maravillosos amigos que al igual que tú son hispanohablantes y me ayudarán siempre a entender :)

That being said… I wish I had the tech skills to turn this into a music video or have some awesome singer dub the song with my lyrics! I was very proud of this parody as well – it was really outside my normal comfort zone both in type of song and the somewhat dark matter surrounding it – and it's very touching that you would actually think this one to be the best out of the many fan favorites me and my partner have done! Muchas gracias! As for why you enjoyed this song out of the lot the most, torn between either your love of Sonic or being pure shipping trash like I am, I say… Why not both? ;)
As for a Persona song, I am not familiar with any then but will definitely see what we can do!

CT: I agree with you. "Sonic" games are a unique case where they take themselves so seriously that they actually end up coming off as incredibly cartoony and humorous, with "Shadow the Hedgehog" being a prime example for obvious reasons.

Muhammad Sban

JP: I cannot remember the name of the talking Moo-Cow for the life of me!

What I find most hilarious about the man tiger in the anime is how they still manage to give him an obnoxious Brooklyn/Bronx vie even in the Japanese translated subtitles! But considering he's the more like the cowardly lion then the actual largest cat in the jungle underneath all his attempted roar and bullying, I prefer to think of Tigre as having no superpowers whatsoever, so any lightning powers he had would probably just fry himself (keeping in mind that this is the same idiot who shot himself in the foot with his final self-incriminating testimony!) and allow us to make a lovely tiger rug out of him should that ever occur -whenever he gets dirty we can just take him out and beat him! :p

I do like how they tried to give Manfred some depth not necessarily making him more likable but definitely not just a one-dimensional character hell-bent on revenge since he did seem to waver and what his plan fates for Miles would be at one point.

I've always drawing a parallel between Amara and Iris when it comes to being played the fool for the sake of sisterly love/being walking doormats although considering Iris did not have children, I still hate Her Mercifulness slightly more for all the reasons my copilot got into. Talk about your lack of maternal instinct! And I do blame her my poop don't smell, holier than thou attitude for being the reason that prosecutor flutter such a sanctimonious putrid poo-face! His little sister thank goodness seems to take after her incredible Daddy Dragon both in appearance and in heart as she had some great character development towards the end of the game!

I couldn't possibly put Misty into the same breath as Amara – having some understanding of Japanese culture, I do understand just how deeply devastating the whole dishonour thing is when it comes to family, and ultimately she did make the ultimate maternal sacrifice in dying for her daughter while protecting her, whereas the queen faked her own death and stood by watching her children suffer under the thumb of Her Malevolence because she was too much of a wuss to do anything about it! Grrrr….. I was actually disappointed that gunshot didn't do its job but since I do like Rayfa, I guess it would've been too cruel to have her lose both her parents at such a young age. But still, bah.

As far as I'm concerned Thalassa is the worst of the worst. She has no threat to her children happening except for the curveballs that life throws at them, which she should have been there four and is only trapped by her own cowardice, which is therefore inexcusable. I think Apollo might be angry at first but then just going to being comfortably numb because he is so used to everyone around him sucking harder than a Hoover, while Trucy might embrace having a mommy again… Although in a perfect world she would find out who her birthmother was after Phoenix married Maya and then she wouldn't care as much anymore about who her biological parent is because Maya has been there for the last 7-8 years of her life! Hey that would be better than even killing her off having her kids know who she is not getting a shit?! What you think?

CT: The way I see it, one of Manfred's greatest weaknesses was his own pride. If he didn't enact his convoluted plan to have Edgeworth framed for murder for the sake of his 'perfect' revenge, the statute of limitations for DL-6 would run out and he'd be home free. Sure, Edgeworth could have very well attempted to turn himself in for DL-6, but chances are that the police wouldn't accept it on the grounds that he wouldn't have intentionally tried to murder his father and is merely admitting to the crime out of survivor's guilt. And even if Edgeworth was arrested for the crime, Manfred could have distanced himself from the case and allowed another prosecutor to take the lead, which would probably result in a verdict of justified self-defense since Phoenix wouldn't have known about Manfred's vacation; therefore, being unable to connect the dots linking Manfred to the crime. But whether or not Edgeworth was arrested, Manfred would have been free and still had his perfect record.

If Trucy discovered that Thalassa was her mother after finding out that she was killed, she would definitely be furious with Phoenix- not because her daddy kept the identity of her mother hidden, but because he didn't marry Thalassa and didn't become Super Mega Ultra Omega Daddy Supreme. Though what would make things perfect would be if while Trucy's ripping Phoenix a new one, Apollo just has that disheartened look on his face as he shakes his head without saying a single word, having been completely desensitized to this sort of thing at this point in his life.

In a sense, we first got some real character development from Manfred in "Turnabout Reminiscent" when he showed a bit of pride in Edgeworth by actually coming to watch what was supposed to be his protégé's first trial- a privilege that not even Franziska, Manfred's own daughter who became a prosecutor at 13, was guaranteed- and gave his own unique form of encouragement in the form of believing that Edgeworth had the potential to prosecute a case perfectly. In addition, it was the first time where we saw Manfred's stance on the law- essentially, it's not wrong if you're not caught.

As for parents, I would have to say that Thalassa and Amara are arguably the worst parents in the series. I've already gone into depth about the former, but the latter is no better since she was willing to just sit back while Ga'ran abused/blackmailed her children for numerous years because she didn't want to upset her sister. And to add insult to injury, when Amara reveals that she's not dead, she acts like she's flawless and has done no wrong. Sure, Blaise was a horrible, sadistic father who felt nothing but hatred for his son, but at least he was honest about it. And as far as Rayfa's concerned, Ga'ran may have been a horrible mom who constantly beat her down, but at least she was lucky enough to have an adoptive father who legitimately loved her. Granted, Inga was no saint, but you can't deny that Rayfa truly loved and admired him; as well as how he truly cared for his daughter, as seen by how he kept that note that she wrote him in his secret safe for six years, in addition to making the password to said safe her birthday.