Wright Anything Agency
September 7 7:45 a.m.


"Hey… Pearls?" Wright lightly shook the slumbering medium on her shoulder, curious if she had fully recovered. "You okay?"

Pearl had her cute brown ribbon hair messy and strewn on the pillow from the previous night's turmoil. She shooed his arm away weakly. Her little attack made him hold a laugh as he knelt down near the bed frame. "Feeling any better?"

"Mr. Niiiicckkk…" She whined lowly, sleep in her tone.

The blue attorney mustered a tiny smile. The medium formed a crinkle, trying to keep her eyes shut. Trucy leaned in behind Phoenix, her cyan top hat scraping against his spiky hair as she held her arms around his shoulders, "She looks so peaceful."

"She sure does."

Phoenix further nudged the medium, causing her weary lids to fly open. Pearl conceded to defeat, adjusting herself slowly, legs dangling weakly off the bed. Phoenix and Trucy leaned backwards, allowing the medium to stand. She arched and stretched, releasing a hearty sigh before rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Phoenix and Trucy watched as the cute medium appeared much better than she was yesterday. Pearl was greener than Phoenix cornered by his childhood friend in court.

"Come on, Pearl!" Trucy merrily lifted Pearl to her feet to which Pearl reacted quite reluctantly at first, but continued forward as she rubbed her eyes. Phoenix stood tall as he followed his daughter and medium out of the room. He proceeded to his desk, more than confident that Trucy knew how to take care of Pearl. If it wasn't for Trucy, then he probably wouldn't take care of himself as much either during his disbarring. At such a young age, she managed to take care of someone about three times her age. It's something he admired in that talented magician, something that made her stand out from everyone else. Besides Maya and Pearl, she was his light. The light that kept the dark age of his life contain a candle light of hope, the one reason that gave him purpose after everyone left. Maya took her responsibility of being Master after Misty had passed and took Pearl along with her while Edgeworth left the country for his investigations. Besides that terrible piano job back at the Borscht Club and underground Poker games, Trucy was second income and in charge of the Wright Talent Agency. He was also quietly ashamed of it. They both wore the pants in the house. Besides all odds, she was there which he came to truly love her as his own. As his daughter.

He saw them disappear as Trucy dragged her older sister figure to the bathroom.

'She has not changed one bit.' He thought grandly with pride.

"Analytical Psychology? That sounds cool! And also complicated."

"It's very easy. I can show you if you want?"

"Sure!"

Athena lifted her gloved finger to Widget, causing the Mood Matrix to flash in front of her. Maya's eyes grew like giant china plates.

"THAT'S SO COOL! NICK LOOK!"

Phoenix gazed to the office couch to see Athena graciously showing off the blue holographic monitor in front of Maya. "I've seen it plenty of times previously, Maya. Athena uses it during our cases."

"Why didn't you tell me?! How does it work?!" Maya eagerly bounced on the couch, which was suffering to stay still from the barrage.

"With Widget I can summon the Mood Matrix. Watch!" Athena glided her hands eloquently over the screen until the familiar emoticons forced themselves onto the screen. "Now, all we have to do is put in the witness's testimony and we can compare the emotion in relation to what they're saying."

Maya's jaw dropped faster than a led balloon. "I WANT TO TRY!"

Athena laughed boastfully, "Sure, let me just set it up!"

Phoenix admired how his coworker and his faithful assistant were mingling, especially Maya. Still acting excited as ever to something like the Mood Matrix. He did admit internally that such technology was brilliant and amazing the time he experienced it first hand.

"See here!" Athena pointed towards the screen as the updated testimony appeared. "This what your heart and voice signal to the Mood Matrix. It shows any inconsistencies with a person's emotions and a person's testimony. Right now, the yellow and green emotions are signalling your excitement and joy."

Maya almost fell backward from sheer shock. "That. Is. So. COOL!"

The Master medium squirmed towards Athena's side, the purple kimono sleeve draped over the yellow attorney's shoulder before poking her finger forward to the screen which phased through. "No way!"

Athena laughed at the frazzled medium, "Only with this glove you can interact with the screen."

"I am so happy that my training is over with!" Maya playfully lifted herself. "I get to see all the cool things that I missed while I was away!" Maya jumped off Athena before darting towards Phoenix. "I swear, even though we had all the income go in, we still can't even great connection back in Kurain!" Her hands slammed courtroom style harshly onto the surface, causing nearby objects to jump lightly. "The next case you guys do, I'm going to be watching! I need to see this!"

A wide grin whisked onto the blue attorney's face as large quantities of nostalgia flushed over him by the dazzling Master. "Of course you can watch. I actually want you to see, Maya. I am more than positive, you'll love what you're going to see what Athena can do."

"Sweet!" Maya ran back towards Athena, further watching her fiddle with the holographic computer. Pearl and Trucy scuttled from the hallway towards all the commotion. "Oooooh!"

Phoenix crossed his arms and leaned back against the office chair. A contented sigh left his nose. His cohort, mediums and daughter all together. Laughing. Enjoying themselves. The way how they lit the office was an experience Wright missed so much. It's not biological, but this was his family. This was his home. This is where he belonged. This is all he wanted.

'Perhaps that long wait was worth it in the end…'

However, his family was quite ecstatic and full of life… and girls..., he noticed there was something, no someone missing. The one who actually proved his innocence of the forgery and allowed him to return to law. The second man of the office. Apollo Justice.

Phoenix smirked, digging into his pocket for his phone. Again, not being tech savvy like Athena and Trucy, he struggled with that new phone his daughter diligently taunted him over and over to get. After some effort, he managed to dial for Apollo. The phone hummed against his ear as he eyed the ever-growing family in front of him.

"Hello, Justice."

Wright flinched as the sudden noise erupted, almost forgetting how close the phone and loud the phone was compared to his old one.

"Apollo?" Wright answered slightly wincing, as his ear tried to recuperate noise again from the awful ringing.

"Hello, Mr. Wright. Good morning!"

"Good morning to you, too." Wright noticed how Apollo seemed to be more audible than he was yesterday; feverish and in disrepair. "You sound better. I just wanted to know if you're coming in for work today?"

"I feel much better, Mr. Wright. You have no idea. I'll be at work soon."

Phoenix was delighted that Apollo had miraculously recovered so quickly. "Okay. Athena and I will be waiting." The phone call ended.

"You think I can play Ultimate Lawyers v.s Prosecutors 6 on this? I heard it came out not too long ago. Or Phinal Phantasy XXVII?"

"Haha!" Athena flicked the hologram until it disappeared, "Widget isn't a game console." Widget's blue smile reappeared around Athena's neck. "But it does organize some of my files."

The blue attorney placed his phone back into his pocket until he hit the hard jewel. Further inspecting it, he gripped the Magatama from his pocket. That jade and prized possession that Maya had gifted him and powered by Pearl brought so many memories back. He would never have made it this far without them. Besides Apollo and Athena, he managed to revolutionize finding the truth with such a sacred utensil. That's when it finally hit him.

The interrogation… He remembered. When his last client ordered him, and just him specifically for her case. When he asked about the hoodlum, Michael Powell, who tried to rob her, the Magatama vibrated violently and turned black as the onyx on her necklace and lapels. He was so excited about Maya returning and thanking Ms. Fate so much that the idea skipped his mind.

"Psychology sounds like Psyche-Locks! That's weird!" Maya suggested vibrantly.

"Psyche Locks?" Athena asked curiously.

"Yeah. Nick has a magatama that lets him see a secret someone is hiding in their hearts in the form of Psyche locks." Maya had the limelight this time, and she was enjoying it. "The more there are, the deeper the secret."

"No way! Boss!" Athena yelled towards Wright. "You have one?"

Wright broke from his thoughts, finally noticing how the girls were approaching him. "Y-yeah…"

"Boss! I didn't know you could do that!" Athena's expression wracked with exuberance. "Is that how you've been able to solve cases all this time!?"

Phoenix flinched back. The blue attorney felt like his reputation was on the line. "N-no! I can only see them when I'm investigating, but I have sold cases before I even got the Magatama!"

"Yeah… without my sister, you would've been toast, Nick." Maya evilly teased the attorney.

'Gee… Thanks, Maya…"

Wright felt his clothing get tighter as the tension was unfolding on him. All the stares they were giving him were almost threatening.

"How does it work, Mr. Wright?! Can others see them too?" Athena arched eagerly forward on his desk, ready to hear the answer from her superior. "I've never seen these Locks before."

"No… Only the person holding it can see them." He muttered lowly, bashed and embarrassed.

"Can I see it?!" Athena asked politely as her hands clasped together against her face. The red hair flashed to the side.

He was hesitant at first. Almost unsure of it. He never let anyone besides Pearl and Maya touched it. It never left his possession once. At least not willingly. The face she was making made him partially flustered, almost begging to hold it. "Sure…"

At first reluctantly, but he handed the jade comma to the yellow attorney who inspected the piece carefully and discretely. She gripped it carefully before giving Wright a serious expression, "Okay… tell me a lie."

"I don't like lying to people, Athena." Phoenix exhaled lowly.

"Aw! C'mon boss!" She turned towards Pearl. "Okay, Pearl! How about you?! How many pieces of cake did you eat yesterday?!"

"U-u-UHGH!" Pearl stifled horridly. "Not too much!"

"EEEEEEEeeeeep!" Athena screeched as she fell to the ground. Her skirt ricocheted against her lap as the landing passed. "That's what they look like?!"

"I guess… I can't see them." Phoenix stood up to see if the yellow attorney that disappeared in front of his desk remained unharmed. "Are you okay, Athena?"

"Yeah! Ow…" She rubbed her bottom as she gazed back at Pearl. She saw one infamous psyche lock. 'So that's how Mr. Wright has been getting ahead all this time…'

In a way, Athena was lightly hurt. She thought her boss managed to surpass every case undefeated on his own without help, which she had grown fondly to because she needed to depend on Widget. Acknowledging this, she came to terms that Wright was just as dependent as Apollo and she was. It sort of made him almost as an equal.

"So... How do I do this?"

"You have to interrogate her. Ask her questions. And if you notice anything, show evidence to prove her inconsistencies wrong. But how many psyche locks do you see?"

"I- Uh…I see chains and a red and yellow lock... I only see one."

"Good. Now, ask her." Phoenix puffed a sigh of relief, knowing the tension was off him, but sadly, Pearl was on the spot now.

"Mr. Nick!" Pearl angrily gripped her arm, showing the tiny muscle on her arm. "I don't like being used like this!"

The blue attorney laughed softly at the Pearl's predicament. "Pearl, this is not the first time you had Psyche locks on you."

"But-!"

"Please Pearl." Athena pleaded genuinely.

Pearl slumped forward in defeat, allowing the psychologist in front of her to start her analysis.

Trucy and Maya snickered as they saw the new Magatama user started her interrogation. The subject quickly seeped back into his mind. His intermingled fingers held each other tightly in front of his face in ponderance. It wasn't until he asked her if she knew the victim of his case that the Magatama acted weird. It never vibrated so violently and dissolved a dark hue.

His eyes were open, but not acknowledging how Athena was presenting the Seltzer box as evidence to the slumped medium to which she reacted with a strong gasp. The surroundings were silent. The blue attorney was too concerned on Ms. Fate.

"Do you know the guy who tried to mug you?"

"I have heard of him, but I haven't met him personally…"

'Where were the Psyche Locks? 'Was she lying? Why is it-?'

"Except on that very night, of courssssssee…"

"I did it! It broke!" Athena yelled as she pumped her peace sign forward, Magatama in hand.

"Alright, go Athena!" Trucy pumped her fist in the air in congratulations.

"Good job!" Maya yelled proudly.

"U-uuh! Great!" Phoenix broke from his thinking. "Can I get it back?"

"Sure thing, boss." She handed the green comma back carefully. "It was really cool to see what you see, Mr. Wright. I really enjoyed that." The yellow attorney further turned to Pearl. "And thank you, too, Pearl. I'm sorry I had for making you feel like a test subject."

"It's okay, Ms. Athena." Pearl made a faint smile on her adorable face.

He precautiously held the jade comma in his hands, almost worried to even drop it on his desk.

"Maya…" Phoenix stifled through his fingers.

"Yes, Nick?" Maya shifted herself on the desk to look at the grand defense attorney on the other side.

"About the Magatama… does it ever shake?" He asked hesitantly.

"What do you mean, Nick?" She asked, her feature puzzled.

"Like, vibrate or turn black?" His expression became frazzled, almost worried.

"Black?" Maya lifted her palm to her chin in wonder. "… The only black Magatama I've heard was from an old legend, but that's just fairy tale. Vibrate…" She flashed her eyes left and right, trying to recollect an idea. "Oh!"

"What is it?" Phoenix lurched forward in extreme interest.

She bowed her head as her arms clasped together happily."The only time a Magatama vibrates crazily is when another one is reacting with it."

"Reacting with it? What do you mean?" Phoenix felt a shadow of dread linger on his shoulders, though his expression was lying, struggling to remain calm.

"Another Magatama, either of equal strength or much more powerful, is disturbing the the balance between the two Magatamas. They eventually cancel each other out."

Phoenix swallowed as his mouth dried. Small beads of sweat formed on his forehead as he glared back at the Magatama in his hands.

'Did I defend someone who was actually… guilty…?!'