Before I start this, I would like to say that I feel terrible about last chapter. It wasn't well done at all, and I may redo it at some point, but this should make up for it. It might be a bit confusing during the trial, but I introduced two OC's for the story to be more interesting. And I guarantee you, it will. Additionally, I'm going to put more Blackquill in this, because he's one of my favorite characters, probably only after Paul Atishon-Wimperson.

It was 6:00 PM. Athena still wasn't back.

The Twisted Samurai looked out the window. The entire Wright Anything Agency just picked up their bags and left the country before you could blink. They were all in Khura'in, that country that kept making the news. Personally, Simon thought he could take this Dhurke guy. After suggesting it to Athena, she didn't let him go with the WAA, and so here he was, looking out the window, the rain droplets descending down it.

Simon's pocket vibrated. He pulled his phone out and scrolled up to the latest message.

'At the airport. I'm coming home.'

Simon eagerly tapped his phone in response. He sent, 'What took you so long?'

No response. The prosecutor waited, but no more messages were exchanged. He jammed his phone back into his pocket and sighed. Simon had saved money to buy a house – but he wasn't there yet, which meant he had to live in a cheap, crappy apartment for the time being. The view was the only good thing about the plain apartment. The samurai was bored, with nothing left to do. "Taka, go get Gavin-dono from his… mansion," commanded Simon, wrinkling his nose in jealousy at his last word. His bird flew out an open window and went off to get Klavier, the only prosecutor Simon sort of got along with.

"Are you seriously challenging me? Me, the Twisted Samurai?"

"Ja. Mein parents taught me how to play."

"Let's go, then."

Simon used his remote as Player 1 to click start. As the Wii started the game, two prosecutors entered the most intense game of Wii Tennis ever. At first, both rallied back and forth, but Klavier was gaining the edge. Simon hit it over the virtual net, only to be met with a flaming tennis ball as Klavier hit a lucky shot. It went past Simon's mii, setting the score as 15-0. The monochrome prosecutor shot the rock prosecutor a dirty look. Klavier returned it with a cheeky smile. You're on, Gavin-dono, thought Simon.

Just as Simon served the ball, he spit the feather out of his mouth into Klavier's eyes. The rock icon took a blind swing, somehow hitting the ball back over. "Herr Feathers, you are a dirty player." Simon had to take this to the next level if he wanted to beat Klavier. Simon ran to the corner of his apartment, where his samurai sword lay propped up against the wall. He grabbed it and rushed over to Klavier, who was just about to take the feather off his eyes.

*slice*

The feather divided into two, drifting to the ground.

"AGH!"

Klavier stumbled backwards, all focus off the game. "Herr Feathers, why are you so competitive? That was too close."

"You challenged me, Gavin-dono. There are no rules…" Simon pointed his remote out in front of him before twirling around and then stopping at Klavier's face, "…in the game of WII TENNIS!"

Klavier stared at him. "I think I'm realizing the importance of Wii Tennis."

"Hmph, everyone does sooner or later. In fact, you caught on rather quickly. As a good learner, perhaps you should practice by yourself."

Completely swept away by Simon's power of suggestion, Klavier nodded. "Ja, I should."

Simon's pocket rang. He grasped the phone and held it to his ear. "Hello?"

'Simon, I'm home.'

The prosecutor opened the door and walked down a flight of stairs to get to his apartment building's main entrance. There, in the lobby, was Athena, waiting for the samurai.

"Let's go, shall we?" Athena brushed past him instead of greeting him.

"What's wrong, Cykes-don-"

"Nothing's wrong. I'm tired. Let me go to sleep."

So the prosecutor watched as Athena walked into the apartment, retiring to her bedroom. Simon didn't think he would need to go comfort her. After all, she did say she was tired. With his decision, he told Klavier to go home, prying him from his heated practice of tennis. The samurai went to his tiny bedroom (they both had tiny bedrooms-it was a crappy apartment) and drifted off to sleep.

Unbeknownst to him, Widget glowed blue while Athena slept for the first time in months.

October 18th, 12:32 PM

High Court of Khura'in

Courtroom Lobby No. 2

"Admit it, Mr. Scott! You and my client are the only ones that knew about the escape route… and since I proved that my client couldn't have possibly been in the tunnel, you, and only you, could commit this murder!"

The newbie attorney's voice echoed through the courtoom. The witness on the stand's proud grin faltered for a bit, looking to the prosecution for help. The crowd erupted into discussion, causing the judge to restore order. After his gavel slammed on its podium for the last time, the prosecution smiled at the defense.

"Getting better, Mr. Zergen. But I'm not going to give up yet. This humble servant of the Holy Mother still has an argument to make!"

Apollo leaned over. "Nahyuta complimented you. You must be doing something right," he whispered, clearly surprised at his foster brother's encouragement. "But you went for the throat too soon. This witness still has some fight left in him."

"You see, Mr. Zergen, I would like to point out that your entire argument rests on the fact that your client couldn't have been in the tunnel. But the only evidence you have is a doctor's note stating that your client is claustrophobic. I didn't object because I thought you'd have more evidence, but it seems I must now. If your client wanted to, he could have simply climbed in." Nahyuta commented, still confident.

"OBJECTION! My client could have committed the murder anywhere, but he chose a place he feared? That's ridiculous, Mr. Sahdmadhi!" The defense attorney's voice became much more confident by the end of his sentence as Apollo nodded at him.

"OBJECTION! Mr. Zergen, I would like you to know that yesterday, after you submitted that evidence, I did some investigating of my own. And after speaking with the client's doctor… I came to the realization that your client's claustrophobia is not severe! More importantly, he had been undergoing treatment and because his condition was not severe, he could have easily climbed in the tunnel without invoking his fear!"

"W-W-Wha…?" The newbie attorney stepped back. It took him the whole trial to have some confidence, but it was now taken away from him. His client, Mr. Tres, had come to the Justice and Co. Law Offices for help, and he had specifically requested that the lawyer could defend him in court. He trusted him to do the job, but with his argument destroyed, things looked bad.

The witness on the stand, Mr. Scott, regained his composure and looked at the defense. "Well, that's it. Can I go now? I'm a busy man."

"I-I… guess. There's no point in-," started the attorney.

"OBJECTION! We can't give up now! You're so close! The defense would like to request one more testimony from this man!" Apollo's chords of steel shook up the courtroom.

"Very well. One more testimony coming up," reassured the judge.

"Please testify about what you were doing in the museum at the time of the murder," commanded Apollo, briefly taking over position of defense team leader.

"Fine. But after that, I'm leaving." Mr. Scott began to testify. "At the time of the murder, I was in the security station. Closing hours were going to be soon, and as the kind manager I am, I let my employees go home early. After the museum closed, I went straight home, leaving Mr. Tres as the security guard." As he finished, he looked at the judge. "Your Magistry, may I go now?"

Apollo immediately intervened. "The defense has a right to cross-examine the witness. Especially since this is our big break."

The green attorney took the hint, and looked at the evidence.

The answer hit him like a wall.

"OBJECTION! Mr. Scott, you claim to have left after the museum closed. But it was a known fact that the security card system malfunctioned after closing hours! You shouldn't have been able to open the door!"

"Okay, so I made a mistake. Is that all?"

"No, Mr. Scott. In fact, it's just the beginning. The employee area has no exits that weren't affected by the system's breakdown. Not unless you count…" The attorney slammed his hands on the defense's bench, before pointing his index finger directly at the witness, "the escape tunnel! The only way you could be standing before us right now is if you left through it! And you would have left directly at the time of the murder!" The attorney was relentless. "You panicked when you realized that you couldn't escape. The only way to get out was through the tunnel. And you didn't want to do that because the body of the victim was in there, where you had placed it, along with evidence to be used against my client!"

Mr. Scott's face heated up. "T-There's no evidence of that!"

"But there is. In fact, I found this deep in the mud yesterday. TAKE THAT!Do you recognize this security card, Mr. Scott?"

"Wha… that's mine!"

"Yes, it is. And it's conclusive evidence that you were in the tunnel, because there is some blood on it!"

Mr. Scott nervously chuckled. "Ha.. Ha… you… you're just kidding, right? Mr. Sahdmadhi? Right?"

"I'm afraid that the defense has proved your guilt."

"What?" The witness looked around the room. "No… No… No! I'm a good manager! Trust me!"

The judge grabbed his gavel. "I'm sorry, Mr. Scott, but the defense has proved your guilt. I will now pronounce my verdict."

As the gavel slammed on its podium, the witness dropped to his knees, defeated.

NOT GUILTY.

Apollo and his understudy entered the defendant lobby.

Mr. Tres walked up to his attorney. "You did a great job out there, Dion. I'm proud of you," said the cool-headed security guard.

Apollo nodded. "Your performance today was enough for you to be labeled an Ace Attorney."

"Dion Zergen: Ace Attorney. Hey, that has a nice ring to it!" agreed Dion, his smile lighting up his face. He plopped down on the couch, exhausted. "I've never been in such an intense trial in my life. If it wasn't for you, Boss, I would've never made it."

Apollo half-smiled. "Every lawyer deserves to be introduced into his first trial by a more experienced one. I was lucky to have two."

The door of the defendant lobby blew open, revealing a dark-blue haired attorney, who walked into the lobby. She was another Khura'inese attorney who had stepped up after the DC act was destroyed. She's also one of the most powerful, being extremely skillful in her trade.

"Selene! How did the trial go?" asked Dion, eager to hear how his colleague's performance was.

"I won. Again." She took her sleek hair and threw it over her back. "The prosecution was terrible. It was Payne," she said, wrinkling her nose in disgust at the last statement. "I'm going back to the office. If you want to talk to me, I'll be there." And with that, she went out of the lobby and to the courthouse parking, impatient as always.

After signing some paperwork, the red-suited attorney suggested that they go out to eat in honor of his employee's first trial.

It would be one of the last meals Apollo ate in Khura'in.

October 19th, 3:06 PM, 2030

Justice and Co. Law Offices

"Boss, come look at this!"

Dion ran across the office to where his boss was sitting.

"You're on the front cover of People magazine!" yelled the attorney.

Apollo barely looked up. "I bet. Khura'in reporters love to write about me."

"But this is something new! Look! Man, you look really good in these photos!"

Apollo's eyes drifted toward the magazine. He reached out and grabbed it. "Let me see this…" his eyes ran over the page. "Ok, sure, I do look good in the photos. Now get back to work," said Apollo, throwing the magazine to the ground.

"Boss, how come you never get involved in the community? You're going to be lawyering for a long time, since you're only 28, so why not get into the photo shoots and everything? You're famous, you know."

Apollo's body went rigid. "There's a reason for that. I'm glad you asked, because I needed to tell you today. I, uh… I'm moving back to LA tomorrow."

"You WHAT?"

Dion's mouth hung open in an "O".

"Listen, I never planned to stay here as long as I did. I just wanted to raise a few lawyers to help Khura'in's legal system. And I did, with you and Selene. There's no doubt in my mind that you guys can't keep the office going."

Datz, who was standing next to Apollo, nodded. "It's true. AJ is leaving."

"Wha-… How come you never told me about this before? My first trial was yesterday! I don't know how to defend properly!"

"But you do. You did it yesterday. I was waiting for that day, when I saw enough potential in you to leave Khura'in. You are an amazing lawyer, Dion," complimented Apollo.

"W-Why? What reason could you possibly have? You… have everything you could ever need here! Money, fame, friends!"

"I wish that were true…" said Apollo, with a faraway look in his eyes. "But I made some promises a few years ago… and I plan to keep them," determined the lawyer, lightly slamming his hands on the desk. "I believe Khura'in will be fine with you here. I'll come visit, okay?"

Dion's eyes stung. "W-When will you be leaving?"

"Tomorrow. My bags are already packed. I'd appreciate it if you told Selene, okay?"

"Sure…" The lawyer, with his back slumped, walked over to his own desk, immersing himself in his paperwork to prevent himself from breaking. When the day was past, no new clients had turned in, but Dion left early, going to his own house to sleep and ponder what was going to happen to him. Apollo said he had some "promises" to keep, but he never specified what they were. The lawyer came to a decision that he would find out what they were, no matter what.

And he would do it soon.

This took me quite a while to write, as I had to make sure I introduced the OC's well. Selene was just for another lawyer in the offices, because one lawyer can't do it all if Apollo leaves, so that's why I did that. If anyone else is into Greek mythology, you would get why I named the characters what I did. Capcom does the same thing. Let me treat everyone to a Greek myth, and then you'll understand.

Zeus, the god of gods, had gotten Metis, a Titaness/Oceanid, pregnant. He did not feel joy or excitement, however. He feared what Metis would bear. It had been prophesied that Metis would have two extremely powerful children – one, a daughter, and two, a son whose power would eventually allow him to overthrow his father and claim position as the god of gods. So, Zeus tricked Metis into turning into a fly, and then swallowed her. But it was too late – as she had already conceived a child, who grew in Zeus. Metis began to hammer a helmet and robe for her daughter, as it was one of the first things a mother did. It caused Zeus great pain, and he asked Hephaestus to help. So, the god took an axe and clove Zeus' head, causing the daughter to spring from his head, fully armored. That daughter is who we know today as Athena, goddess of craft.

Of course, it's a myth, and Zeus is immortal so he could have withstanded Hephaestus's brutal blow.

The point is, Metis is technically the mother of Athena, which is why she was named that in Dual Destinies. Dion is a translation of Dionysus, the god of wine, and Selene is a translation of Semele, a mortal woman who bore Dionysus, sired by Zeus. There's your history lesson for the week, guys! Hope you enjoyed!

Brock's Geodude

I will try my best to make this as fluffy and cute as possible! I feel SO bad for last chapter, as I said up at the beginning of this chapter. I reread it and I cringed . Hopefully you like this chapter more, it's my biggest yet and I think I did a good job teaching you about Greek mythology, no?

Sdarkynecro

While I hate how I rushed the ending of last chapter, it was really fun to write that part. And I'm so sorry, I couldn't fit any Athena in this one – otherwise, it'd be too long. But you can start to understand where this is going, I hope. Have a great Sunday 3

JordanPhoenix

Hey! The whole Yatagaratsu has reviewed my story! I'm so honored 3

Anyway, I'm really glad you like the way I describe things, because I put a lot of effort into making the story vivid and real. I only have to write about 995k more words and I'll have a million!

Thanks for your encouragement, I'm going to try to write longer chapters because a week between each is a bit much. As for the shout-out thing, I'm super new to this so it probably won't help considering everyone in the PW fanfiction knows you, but hey! Who knows, if someone's as new as I am, maybe it will help :3

(P.S. I've been a fanboy for 3 months xD)