The entire court was certainly surprised when someone had burst through the doors, interrupting the showdown that was supposed to happen. Phoenix smirked, recognizing the owner of the voice. There stood in the entrance was Simon Blackquill, accompanied by a certain scruffy person.

"Detective Gumshoe!" exclaimed the spiky-haired the attorney.

"Hey! I'm Chief of Police now, pal. Come on, show me a bit of respect." he said with his usual good-natured tone, before he quickly adopted a serious look. "By the look of things, we made it just in time. And we've some good news for ya, Mr. Wright."

"You found something about the phantom's true identity?"

Gumshoe nodded, but gave the floor to Blackquill. "We started by looking into the first people on the scene seven years ago. All three, an employee and two officers, were registered in the robots' recognition systems. But none of them looked the least bit like Detective Fulbright. There's more, but I will allow Gumshoe-dono to say it."

The Chief of Police stepped up to the stand and lacked any sot of playfulness.

"An hour after the trial started, the boys from the precinct got a call from someone, claiming that they're apart of the police force and got kidnapped. We tracked down the source of the call and went for the location. I personally led the investigation, and, well, what I found is something what you would want to brace for, pals."

Everyone awaited with baited breaths, curious as to what the man had to say. Gumshoe closed his eyes, a deep frown on his face. He crossed his arms and glared at the detective.

"The man who called for help... was Detective Fullbright."

Everyone could hear a pin drop as absolute silence overtook the entire courtroom. It wasn't until Edgeworth broke it.

"E-Explain yourself, Gumshoe!"

The man nodded, happy to oblige his superior. "Here, sir. A photo when we rescued him."

Gumshoe pulled out a photo, showing the entire court him helping who indeed seemed to be Detective Fullbright, who was topless, a bit malnourished and was missing his signature sunglasses.

"We ran a full DNA test; ranging from blood, fingerprints, saliva and even urine, sir! Everything matched up. The man we saved WAS in fact Detective Fullbright. So, it means that the Fullbright in here now, is a giant phony!"

"So, he's an imposter?!" asked Phoenix.

? said nothing, silently growling that his cover has been blown. Blackquill looked at Edgeworth, who nodded, as if giving permission. The Twisted Samurai hopped into the prosecutor's bench and glared at the spy.

"Enough of your trickery. If you will not reveal yourself to us, then I shall do it for you!"

Blackquill performed his infamous finger Iaijutsu, striking imposter by the face, slicing his glasses in half and creating a gash on his face. The judge had the most appropriate reaction.

"AAAAAAAAAAH! H-His face...!"

The spy frowned, looking actually sad. "...Aww. Look what you did to my mask."

"M-Mask...?! What is the meaning of this, witness?!"

? shrugged and grabbed the very edge of his face. "You got me. I suppose I have to show you foolish fools who I really am."

Phoenix and Edgeworth slumped a bit, recognizing the voice. The spy ripped off his current mask, revealing a very feminine face; silver-blue hair, gray eyes and a mole just below her left eye. Instantly, Phoenix recognized who it was.

"F-Franziska von Karma?!"

A whipping sound echoed throughout the entire courtroom, giving Phoenix certain flashbacks. Franziska smirked and pointed right at the blue defense attorney.

"Indeed you are correct, Phoenix Wright. I, Franziska von Karma, am the phantom!"

Phoenix lost his poker face, just by the absurdity of what's in front of him. "This is all just bullshit, right? There's no way you can be the phantom." He received a lash to the chest, making him stumble back, courtesy of Franziska. She glared at him as she retrieved her 'whip'

"It's very foolish of you to think like you could ever understand! A von Karma must always be perfect in everything!"

Edgeworth finally had enough. "Objection! Indeed, Wright, it is. Franziska is currently in Zheng Fa, helping out with official Interpol business. Even someone like Larry could see that this imposter is most certainly not her!"

Edgeworth took a step back, to avoid getting whipped. The spy sighed, their cover blown yet again. "Tsk. Of course you would figure it out. But you forget, I am an undercover investigator! I may change identities whenever I please."

"Objection!" Athena slammed the desk, glaring at the spy. "Not so fast. I have the phantom's psych profile right here. If we compile a psych profile on you, and compare the results... it will prove that you're the phantom!"

"Objection!" Every eyes turned to the spy, who was preparing to rip off their mask. Phoenix's eyes significantly widened, recognizing whose voice it was. "A bet's only good when your life's the ante."

The mask of Franziska was ripped off, showing a tanned-skin man who had pure white hair...and a giant freaking visor over his face. Phoenix immediately knew who it was.

"Godot?!" he shouted in a mixture of surprise and shock.

Godot chuckled and held up his hand. Out of nowhere, someone tossed him a mug of hot coffee, which he promptly caught and sipped. He looked at Phoenix and smirked.

"It's been a while, Trite." He slammed down the mug, and pressed his watch. "And if you don't mind, I'll be taking that psych profile."

The grappling hook emerged and swung right at the Athena, retrieving the documents under her nose. Godot took hold of the paper and doused it into the coffee, shocking everyone, Athena most of all.

"H-How could you?!"

Godot smirked, getting another cup of coffee. He shook his head and took another sip. "I merely used the dark, aromatic depths of coffee to destroy this unnecessary evidence."

"Silence! How pathetic. You can't even speak without wearing another man's face!"

The visored spy shrugged, emptying his mug. "That's the bitter, harsh truth of the life of an undercover agent for you. My real face has no meaning or value to me at all."

Blackquill tapped the side of his head, smugly smirking. "Or perhaps it is really the case that... you don't even know who you are anymore. What must you see when you look in a mirror, Mr. Phantom? Not an awful lot, I'd wager."

The spy chuckled and crushed the empty mug he held.

"Well, aren't you just the master of psychology, Blackquill! That's right. I don't know who I am. I'm always living as someone else for my assignments. I don't remember what my face looks like... or even what my personality was like. My face, memories, personality, beliefs, emotions, and soul... I left them all behind. I have no... "self." I am no one. Like the bitter darkness that lies in my mug, I am nothing but an endless abyss."

Everyone couldn't help but feel a frown overcome their lips. Not out of sadness, but out of shock. Just what on earth was he?

Godot? received another cup of coffee and slammed it down onto the witness stand, regaining everyone's attention.

"And now, we go back to you, Trite. Just now, you made an argument that if we analyze the blood on the moon rock, you can prove that I'm the phantom."

Phoenix nodded. "I believe there was blood on the moon rock in that capsule. Now that we know you aren't even Bobby Fulbright... your claims of a phantom "trap" won't work anymore!"

Godot? leaned in, a smug smirk on his lips as he downed his coffee. "Then why don't you bring this moon rock in? This decisive evidence from the Hope capsule?"

Phoenix smirked back with the same smugness. "I think I will do just that! Get ready, because the Hope capsule is about to seal your..." Phoenix's eyes widened in shock, remembering one important detail. "F-Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck!"

Godot? laughed out loudly as he received another coffee mug. "Looks like you finally caught on, Trite! Your hope was swallowed up by the bitterness of the courtroom explosion, and you've nothing to prove that I AM the phantom."

The spiky-haired attorney growled in anger. Beside him, Apollo's jaws dropped at the implication. "So that's the real reason this courtroom was blown up! It was all for the phantom to destroy that one piece of evidence!"

Phoenix continued to growl, becoming a bit desperate. "I can't believe it... Have we really reached a dead end after coming all this way?! Has the only evidence we have on this guy really been destroyed?!"

The spy finally finished his bitter drink and contorted his lips into a frown. "How many times do I have to say it? I'm nothing more but a nameless undercover agent."

"Objection!" Phoenix had just pulled up his Court Record, having just reviewed through his evidence. He looked at Godot? and gave him a smirk. "Sorry, but we DO still have the moon rock, even if it's just a fragment! Take that!"

Phoenix presented the Phony Phanty Bomb, earning him a questioning look from the judge.

"Isn't that the bomb that blew up the courtroom... and the moon rock along with it? Where in this is the moon rock?"

Phoenix pointed right at the black and yellow fragment at the top left. "There! This little fragment is from the moon rock. Take a look at the newspaper article about the HAT-1. Note the strange black and yellow rock on the left. That's the moon rock. Now take a look at the bomb fragments... see how there is a rock-like object with the same coloration?"

The judge did indeed. "Oh, my! Yes, I see it!"

Edgeworth smirked, giving his long-time friend a congratulatory nod. "It would seem that the moon rock was much more durable than the phantom thought. Let's take a look at all the fragments the police found. It's highly likely we'll find one with blood. And with DNA testing, it will prove that the witness is indeed the phantom."

The Chief Prosecutor snapped his fingers, looking at his subordinate. "Gumshoe!"

The Chief of Police nodded and saluted the man he respected the most. "Already got it, sir! I'll have the fragments tested right away. Oh, and, you'll be having a DNA test too, you phony."

"Well?" asked the judge. "What do the results say?!"

Klavier was the one to receive the report, and his response was to chuckle. "There was a rock fragment that had blood on it that appeared to be several years old. DNA testing revealed... Well, I'm sure you know what it revealed, ja?"

"Th-They confirmed it was the witness's blood, didn't they!" said the judge.

Phoenix smirked and slammed the desk. "There's no use in trying to talk your way out of it anymore! Admit it!" He thrust out his arm, pointing at the spy, still using Godot's face. "You are the phantom!"

"Objection!"

Phoenix slumped forward, his eyes widened in surprise and horror as he recognized the voice. "T-That voice-!"

He wasn't the only one, for Apollo and Klavier recognized it as well. The latter was gritting his teeth in annoyance, surprise and anger. The man ripped off the Godot masked, revealing the face of a man who strongly resembled Klavier, only more serious-looking, sophisticated and was wearing glasses. Klavier was the first to react.

"K-Kristoph?!"

Kristoph? silently chuckled and shook his head. "This is the first time in many years since we've last met, and that's how you greet him? How typical of you, Klavier."

The judge blinked, a bit bewildered. "So, did you have an objection, Mr. Gavin?"

Klavier blinked, thinking the judge was referring to him. "Huh? ...Oh! Uh, nein, Herr Judge."

His Honor shook his head, as if to clear the confusion. "No, not you Prosecutor Gavin. I mean the witness Mr. Gavin."

Edgeworth buried his face into his palm, silently wishing for someone to just the end the trial now. Kristoph? nodded and stared at Phoenix.

"Mr. Wright, this fragment of rock in the photograph, and those just like it... how can you be sure they're pieces of the same moon rock that was at the robotics lab?"

Phoenix quirked an eyebrow and stood straight. "Care to explain what you mean?"

Kristoph shook his head, as if condescending Phoenix. "Come now, Wright. My question is very simple that even a third-rate lawyer such as yourself should get it. How can you be so sure that that fragment WAS indeed from the actual moon rock?"

"Objection! Don't be absurd! Just compare the fragment with the rock in the newspaper article! Anybody can see they're the same! They have the exact same coloration!" shouted Phoenix.

"Objection! The patterns nor the color does not exactly prove that it is indeed the very same moon rock. It could very well be another rock with the same pattern all together."

Phoenix tched and glared at Kristoph? "It's highly unlikely highly unlikely a rock with such a unique appearance just "happened" to be here!"

The blond shrugged, looking at Phoenix with a smug smirk. "But you cannot deny the possibility of it existing."

This time, Apollo was the one who raised an objection. "Objection! But your blood was found on one of the fragments!"

Kristoph? raised his hand and shook his head. "Apollo, there's nothing suspicious about my blood being on a piece of rock. It's normal for a defense attorney to be hurt by the prosecution." He looked at the red attorney, confidence written all over his face. "You should know that and Wright, first-hand, correct?"

Phoenix gritted his teeth, feeling sweat drip down his face. "I'll admit that was pretty good argument, but even then, he has no evidence to back that up!"

Kristoph? silently chuckled, crossing his arms as he looked at Phoenix. "What's the matter, Wright? I thought that the worst of times are when lawyers have to force their biggest smiles."

"You're the last person I want to hear that from."

Kristoph? laughed out loud, and still looked very sophisticated.

"And before you ask, you can't analyze the fragment to see if its from the same moon rock. It's impossible. In order to prove that the fragments are from what you say they are from, you'd need a sample of the moon rock from seven years ago to compare it with. But that moon rock doesn't exist anymore, and there's no sample data left either. So you see, short of going back in time... there's no way to prove that any of the fragments are from that moon rock."

He ended with a smug smirk, striking shock into the two younger lawyers. However, Phoenix was the opposite.

"Objection! Unfortunately for you, the defense has a piece of evidence that completely contradicts your claims!"

Kristoph? clutched his arms, looking quite annoyed. "You have what, now?"

Phoenix smirked, oozing out confidence. "A final fragment of hope that was passed down with great love and care!"

Athena looked at her boss, a bit incredulous. "We do?"

Phoenix smiled, eyeing a certain accessory that Athena was wearing. "We do. Even if the person holding it hasn't realized it yet..."

His Honor was most curious and almost threw himself off his chair. "Is this true, Mr. Wright?!"

Kristoph? glared at the blue attorney, still clenching his arms. "Pay no heed to him, Your Honor. He's merely using his infamous style of misdirection."

That didn't deter Phoenix, still very much confident. "I wonder if you'll be able to force your biggest smile when you see what I've got."

Kristoph's? glare became much more heated, calling Phoenix's bluff. "Try me."

Phoenix stared at the ginger-haired attorney, his smile still on his face. "Athena, you may not know it, but your mother left with you a very important piece of evidence."

"She did?"

By now, Kristoph? was losing his cool, getting very peeved, annoyed and angry. "You're bluffing! You don't have anything of the kind!"

Phoenix shook his head. "Oh, but we do! Evidence that will finally corner you. Because we have a moon rock of our own."

Athena thought her boss was bluffing, and so just went along with it. "Yeah!" It wasn't long until she put two together. "O-OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Y-Y-You mean...?!"

"Exactly. A gift Dr. Cykes left her daughter... An item Athena has cherished and worn all these years... As distant as Dr. Cykes may have seemed to her daughter, that fragment of her love... ...will shake off the darkness of the past and give us all hope for the future! This is the defense's sample of the moon rock! Take that!"

Everyone was quite bewildered when Phoenix presented Athena's earring. The judge more so.

"That's...your sample?"

"Indeed. This earring that Ms. Cykes always wears, was made from that original moon rock!"

Kristoph? banged his fist onto the witness stand, in pure disbelief. "What?!"

Even Blackquill was on the same both. "All this time...!"

"It was right here all along?!" finished the judge.

Kristoph? pushed back his fringe, refusing to give up. "No...! Nnngh... It can't be...!"

Phoenix smirked and slammed the bench. "If the composition of the bombed fragments and the earring are found to be a match, then it will prove beyond the shadow of a doubt the origin of the fragment in this photo. And since the test results showed that the blood on the fragments was yours, this means that the identity you tried so hard to hide will finally be revealed!"

The spy tried his very best to compose himself, hiding his nervousness behind a forced smile. "The identity I tried to hide? I-I don't have an identity TO hide!"

Phoenix shook his head, looking triumphant. "I may not have Athena's ears, but now, even I can hear the fear in your voice!"

"F-Fear...? I-I-I don't feel fear... I left all of my emotions behind years ago...!" he shouted out.

"Objection! Every human being feels fear!" exclaimed Athena. "You simply can't face the emotions inside you. You can't face them because you have nothing. No love, no trust..."

Kristoph? glared right at Athena. "And I suppose you do?"

Much to his surprise, she nodded. "I didn't have anybody to support me at first, either. I couldn't face the fear inside me, couldn't get over the trauma of my past."

"Like I said, I don't feel fear." reaffirmed the imposter.

"Objection! Then you're just a coward for running away from yourself!" spoke out Apollo. "When I had my doubts about Ms. Cykes, I felt like I would collapse under the weight. But I wanted to trust her. And I knew I could trust Mr. Wright to uncover the truth. That's why I was able to face my suspicions without hesitation."

"Running away from myself...? Ha ha ha ha ha!" Don't be naive! How can I run from myself...?! When there's NOTHING inside... Nothing at all...!"

"Objection!" Now it was Phoenix's turn. "I know it's hard for someone as unwilling to trust others as you to understand. But people have emotions. It's just a fact of life. And so, people can be weak at times. But that's exactly why people need to trust one another, so they can gain the strength to face themselves when things are at their bleakest. Without trust in others how can you ever hope to face your fears?

Kristoph? repeated those words. "The fear inside of me... Is this...? No... Aaaaagh...!" He fell onto his knees, his eyes widening in sheer horror, hyperventilating. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I'm afraid! I'm scared! AAAAAAAAAAH! I feel FEAR!"

Athena smirked and thrust out her arm. "You can't outrun yourself!"

Apollo did the same, glaring right at the killer of his friend. "Remove that mask and unleash your emotions!"

Phoenix raised his arm and promptly dropped it down, pointing right at the phantom. "Confront your guilt head-on..."

The three defense attorneys kept it up, and resumed. "...with your own, true face!"

The phantom wailed in fear, panic starting to settle in on his face.

"My... own, true face...? No! Please don't! I know you're here! Where are you?! See...? I haven't revealed anything yet! Honest! ...A-AAAAAAAAAAAGH! My own, true face...! I don't have one!"

He started to grab at his face, pulling it down, a look of desperation overcoming surroundings around him started to darken, switching from the various people he had met.

"My face! My face! My face! Is this my face?! Is it?! Is it?! No! That's not it! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! This isn't me, either! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! Is this me?! Which one is my face?! What am I?! Who am I?! "

Finally, his face switched back to Bobby Fullbright, the fear very clear in his eyes. He wailed out one more time and exposed himself to the blown off ceiling. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

A sniper shot rang out throughout the entire courtroom, sending everyone to a panic. The ones more used to the sound of a gunshot stayed still watching as the bullet tore through the side of his chest, the phantom falling down with a thud, the mask of Fullbright still on, a look of fear permanently etched on to his face.

Gumshoe and the bailiffs quickly rushed towards the fallen man to apprehend him, some of them rushing out the courtroom to look for the sniper.

The judge shuddered never expecting to her a gunshot in the very sacred grounds of law. "A sniper attack in this very courtroom... It chills me to my bones... But the police are doing everything they can to track down the sniper as we speak. Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth, how is the phantom doing?"

Edgeworth shrugged, a smile on his face. "He's very lucky that the bullet had managed to avoid any of his vital organs. He won't be dying as of now. Additionally, the analysis of that final piece of evidence Wright submitted is in. The composition of Ms. Cykes's earring and the fragment with the blood on it match. We can now be certain that it is a fragment of the moon rock in question. The murders and bombings at the Space Center, both past and present, the bombing of Courtroom No. 4, and all of his other crimes, as numerous as the stars... Under suspicion of all of these things, the spy known as the phantom has been incarcerated. The Prosecutor's Office is now responsible for his well-being. There are still a myriad of things we wish him to tell us about, after all."

His Honor nodded. "Thank you, Prosecutor Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth. Well, it's time to finally bring this trial to an end. But, before I do... Will the defendant please return to her proper place?

Athena jumped in surprise before nodding. "Y-Yes, Your Honor."

December 20, 9:12 PM
District Court - Defendant Lobby No. 5

The Wright Anything Agency walked into the defendant lobby, met with Pearl, greeting them with a smile. "Congratulations, Mr. Nick!"

Phoenix returned the smile to the young spirit medium, thankful for her. "Thank you, Pearls! And thank you for being there for Athena."

Pearl slightly shrugged and clasped her hands. "It's the least I could do. But Athena was great, wasn't she? She was so strong throughout the whole trial."

The doors to the lobby burst open, Trucy rushing in and jumped into Phoenix, clutching him tightly as tears ran down her eyes. "Daddy! I'm so glad to see you!"

Phoenix hugged her back, very relieved that his daughter was safe. He broke away and checked her from head to toe. "Trucy! Are you all right? Are you hurt?"

Trucy wiped away her tears and beamed at her father, reassuring him that she was safe. "I'm fine, Daddy! I was doing magic tricks for the other hostages to keep our spirits up."

Apollo chuckled, adjusting his tie. "That's our Trucy for you! I'm really glad to see you're safe."

The doors burst open yet again, the three prosecutors walking on. Edgeworth walked up to Phoenix and bowed in gratitude. "Wright, I fear I owe you yet another debt of gratitude. We never would have caught him if it weren't for all of you."

Phoenix shook his head, laughing silently at his friend's action. "Aw, c'mon, Edgeworth! What are you talking about? You're the ones who have been tracking the phantom all this time. Plus, you were the one who gave Blackquill permission to serve as prosecutor, right?"

Edgeworth nodded in confirmation. "Yes, well... We knew the phantom was somewhere nearby. The police and I were trying to find him, but we never did manage to do so. He hid very well and never found him until this trial.

"Well, we never would've won this trial without you, Prosecutor Gavin and Gumshoe." spoke Phoenix. "It was your help as chief prosecutor that was the key to its successful conclusion. Besides," He smirked, a playful yet accusing look on his face. "It was you that saw to it I got my attorney's badge back, wasn't it?

Edgeworth pushed back his glasses, a slight smile on his face "So you figured it out, did you?"

Phoenix nodded, slightly shrugging. "Yeah. Getting my license back went just a little too smoothly, you know?It still should've been much harder after that evidence-forging scandal, even if my name was cleared with the Jurist System."

"Well," started the magenta prosecutor. "I owed you a few favors."

"Oh yeah," started Phoenix. "How's the real Detective Fullbright?"

Blackquill was the one to answer this. "It seems the phantom had masqueraded as him for only a mere week. Fool Bright is fine, aside from the minor bruises, dehydration and slight starvation, of course."

Athena stepped up, looking at the chief prosecutor. "Hey, Mr. Edgeworth, think the dark age of law finally end?"

Edgeworth nodded, a slight smile still on his face. "Even the darkest night turns to dawn eventually. Our sun will rise again. Besides, now that Prosecutor Blackquill has been cleared of all charges, along with Wright's name being cleared, a great deal of the mistrust towards the court system should've been swept away."

Phoenix shook his head, looking at his friend with a faux exasperated look. "You know, you could've said that with a bigger smile, Edgeworth. It won't kill you. Instead, the furrows in that brow of yours just keep getting deeper and deeper."

Edgeworth silently chuckled. "So I should smile more, huh? Reminds of someone I've worked with in the past. I'll think about it.

Athena clasped her hands. Widget blaring green. "Ah, the complicated love-hate relationship between life-long rivals!"

Klavier nudged Apollo's sides, a teasing smirk on his face. "Why don't we be like that more, Herr Forehead?"

Apollo felt his horns droop down, his face in a deadpan expression. "Don't even, Prosecutor Gavin. The people already think we're secretly fucking each other and in a relationship. No, just no."

The others laughed at Apollo's statement, happy at the light-hearted banter. Blackquill walked up to the youngest attorney in the room and knelt in front of her. "Athena. I'm forever in your debt. You went to all that trouble... even taking the bar exam while you were overseas..."

Athena shook her head and flashed him a smile. "Well, I knew that if I didn't get your sentence overturned fast, you'd be executed! So I studied and studied. I was frantic! I'm so glad I made it in time!" She clenched her hand, finally letting her tears out. "Just barely... but I still made it!"

Phoenix couldn't help but feel proud at his most recent employee. "Thatta girl, Athena. It's good to see you finally let your tears out."

Blackquill nodded, a grateful smile on his usually dark face. "Yes, I survived by the skin of my teeth, thanks to you."

Athena was still tearing up, but was trying to stifle it. "Sh-Shame on you, Simon... for trying to throw your life away like that!"

Blackquill shook his head, a look of regret on his face. "...It was never my intention to just throw my life away. But some things in this world are more important than your own life."

The ginger-haired attorney looked confused, cocking her head. "Like what...?"

The Twisted Samurai gave her a smile, looking at her with brotherly affection. "My honor-bound duty to protect with my life, my mentor's most beloved treasure."

Athena looked shock, while Phoenix shook his head in amusement.

"That's some loyalty... This guy really is a samurai, through and through." He looked at his two employees. "Well, it looks like we can breathe easy now. Apollo, Athena, thank you both. It took all of us together to pull it off."

Athena had finally recomposed herself, Widget brightly blaring green. "You bet, Boss! What a team we are, huh?!"

Apollo nodded, crossing his arms with a smile. "It was definitely the most amazing turnabout I've ever seen!"

Phoenix smiled back at them, rubbing the back of his head. "I'm a lucky guy... My office has the best, most capable lawyers around."

The red attorney nodded, and clenched his hands, determined. "Thanks, Mr. Wright. I'm going to work extra hard to make up for all the worry I caused. Apollo Justice is fine and ready to go! Let's hear it for the Wright Anything Agency!"

The yellow attorney shook her head and smacked her palm, looking much more determined. "Well, nobody's going to try harder than me! So you'd better watch out, Apollo! Simon might free, thanks to Mr. Wright, but there are so many more people out there who need our help and still don't trust the system!"

The blue attorney nodded, putting his arms behind his back. "You're right. And I'll be needing you both to help them. We still have a long way to go! Get ready, you two. We won a major victory, but the war is far from over. There are still people out there suffering under false charges who need defending. We've got a lot of work ahead of us, if we ever hope to fully bring the dark age of the law to a close..."

Athena brightened up, remembering a certain tradition. "Hey, I know one thing we have to do! We have to celebrate! With a bowl of piping-hot noodles!"

Before Phoenix could even react, Apollo cut in, a smirk on his face.

"Nothing like a bowl of Eldoon's Noodles after a trial, all on Mr. Wright's tab. That's how it works at the Wright Anything Agency, right, Mr. Wright?"

Klavier laughed, feeling a bit nostalgic. "Eldoon's? It's been quite a while since I've heard that name. And it was during mine and Herr Forehead's first fight together. I can join in, ja?"

Phoenix did his best imitation of a fish. "Huh? Huh?"

Edgeworth chuckled and crossed his arms. "Hmph. As a boss, it's your duty to express gratitude to your people for their great work."

Blackquill smirked his patented-smirk. "In that case, allow me to join in the festivities. I would greatly welcome a bowl of noodles."

Phoenix could feel his lips curl into a jaw drop. "Huh? Huh? Huh?"

The doors burst open, Gumshoe having a grin on his face. "Did someone say noodles?!"

Trucy giggled, looking at Phoenix with a smile. "I have an idea, Daddy. Why don't you just invite everybody involved with the case? The more the merrier, right?"

"Oh, Mr. Nick! Look how far you've come! Who knew you'd grow up to be such a generous gentleman?" said Pearl.

Phoenix sighed, looking at everyone with both an exasperated and amused look. "Um, guys? Under these circumstances... there's only one thing I can say."

Apollo grinned, hands on his hips. "Only if I get to join in!"

"Hey!" pouted Athena. "I want to to say it too!"

Klavier laughed, clearly amused at the WAA members' antics. "Mind if we prosecutors join in, Herr Wright?"

Phoenix shook his head, finally smirking. "Alright. Here we go!"

The six lawyers in the room cleared their throats and went into their poses, a smile on their faces, as they shouted as one.

"Objection!"