CHAPTER 2: PHOENIX WRIGHT ESCAPS FROM HIS OFFIIIIIIICE!

Phoenix decided he'd spent enough time waiting for Fit Maya to ruin his life when he remembered something.

He grabbed the leg of the desk he was chained to and lifted it. The chain went under the desk and he was free.

"Ha, that athlete must've skipped Brain Day," said Phoenix. He went out the door and he had finally escapped from his office. He decided that the best place to go would be to go find Detective Gumshoe.

NOVEMBER 22, 9:42 PM

THE STREET

"Hey, where's Gumshoe's house?" he asked a passerby.

"Ha ha ha ha," laughed the passerby and he walked away without another word.

"How rude," said Phoenix and he walked into an alleyway and tripped over a big cardboard box.

"Hey pal watch where you're walking," shouted Gumshoe from inside.

"GUMSHOE what are you doing in that box?"

"Landlords are cruel people Phoenix," said Gumshoe, handing Phoenix a letter. It read:

"Dear Mr. Gumshoe | November 19, 2020

now that President Bloomberg has allowed it I am increasing the cost of your rent to $5000 per week, if you do not pay this in full in a timely manner I shall kick you out onto the street and have armed cops stationed to ensure you stay there.

Your beloved landlord, Mr. Price."

"Beloved? Gumshoe... you're gay?"

"THAT'S NOT WHAT HE MEANT PAL!" shouted Gumshoe.

"It's okay Gumshoe I'm a respectable man you have my support buddy."

"Th-Thanks pal" sobbed Gumshoe and he stuck his hand in Phoenix's pocket.

"BUT GET AWAY FROM MY WALLET!" shouted Phoenix. "Anyway the reason I'm here is that I lost my memories, could you help me remember?"

"Oh, heh heh okay. Well Mr. Price threw me out of his apartment at 6PM today." He pointed at the building that was right next to where Phoenix woke up.

"No no, I mean what did I do, I took a phone call from some person called dakoolguy, what happened then?"

"Ohhhh that's when you went to court to fight Mr Edgeworth!"

"I WHAT?" shouted Phoenix. How could he have forgotten something like that? "Who was I defending?"

"Well pal... I don't know. Which is strange. Usually I arrest everyone Mr. Edgeworth prosecutes so how did he prosecute someone without me knowing?"

"I think it's high time I had a little talk with Edgeworth about this," said Phoenix.

"Good luck pal."

"Not coming?"

"If I enter a building I'm gonna get shot up."

"Oh okay."

Phoenix left to the prosecutor's office.

"EDGEWORTH ARE YOU THERE?"

The door slowly creaked open and Edgeworth was there, grinning widely.

"Hello there, Mr. Wright."

"Edgeworth Gumshoe said you prosecuted someone today, is that right?"

"No."

"Come on Edgeworth, talk to me, I'm missing lots of my memories!"

"Oh, I see..." Edgeworth pondered this situation. "Okay here's what we'll do."

Edgeworth closely examined Phoenix's head and wrote up a medical report.

"Here."

MEDICAL REPORT RECEIVED FROM MILES EDGEWORTH

The report said that Phoenix's memory loss occurred at exactly 6PM on November 22.

There is a bruise on the front of his head caused by a pointed object.

"Now, is there anyone you remember being there at the time?"

"No."

"In that case there can be only one possible culprit... YOU!"

"WHAT?" shouted Phoenix but he got tackled to the ground.

"YOU'RE GOING BACK TO COURT!"

""Back?" So we WERE in court today, weren't we?"

Edgeworth grinned wickedly and five black psyche locks appeared. "I shall not tell."

IN JAIL

"I need a lawyer..." thought Phoenix. "Oh I know who to call!"

Phoenix got on the phone and called a friend from an earlier adventure.

"Hello, Storm Sente? Get over here!"

NOVEMBER 23, 10AM

DISTRICT COURT

CHAPTER 2.5: TURNABOUT MEMORIES

"Court is in session for the trial of Phoenix Wright," said Udgey.

"The prosecution is ready, naturally," said Edgeworth.

"The defense is also ready," said Storm Sente who received the case files from Phoenix that morning.

(Storm Sente is from Acquittal: Induction by the way. Great game!)

"Good," said Edgeworth, and he made his opening statement.

===REBUTTAL===

- No Other Suspect -

"Now, Phoenix Wright was alone in the alleyway when he lost his memories."

"Only he was in the alleyway so that means only he could have done it."

"There was a witness who can prove this."

"OBJECTION!" shouted Storm. "But if there were witnesses... THEY COULD HAVE DONE IT!"

"No, they could not," grinned Edgeworth. "Your Honor, I summon my witness!"

===WITNESSES TESTIMONY===

- What We Saw -

"I was resting in my bedroom that day when I heard a commotion outside."

"I looked out my window and saw someone in the alley across the street."

"He dropped a fire extinguisher on his head."

"HOLD IT!" shouted Storm. "Witness, who are you?"

"Mr. Price."

"OBJECTION!" shouted Storm. "I PRESENT THE EVICTION NOTICE!"

"What's that?"

"At exactly 6PM that day, Detective Gumshoe was getting kicked out of his home that belonged to this man! You were not just resting in your room!"

"OBJECTION!" shouted Edgeworth. "That is meaningless."

"Yeah well you know what else is meaningless?" said Storm. "The fact that his building isn't actually across the road, but right next to where Phoenix woke up!"

"WHAAAT?" shouted Edgeworth.

"Mr. Price! Why have you told these two lies to the court?"

"ER, WELL, I, THAT'S BECAUSE, UH, UM, AHHH..." said Price. "Oh shut up who are you to argue with me you're just like those people! Yes you know who I mean, you're one of those who slandered the good name of Zak Gramarye! He was a noble man who sacrificed his whole life for his family yet you dragged his name through the mud by calling him a jerk and threw propaganda against him all over the Ace Attorney fandom! Sure, his actions were, frankly, mad, but that's because he is a performer at heart as he should be as a magician. Furthermore, consider, that Datz Are'bel is even more of a jerk, yet, hypocrite that you are-"

"I don't know what you're talking about and I don't care!" said Storm. "The reason behind this is simple... YOU are the one who attacked Phoenix Wright!"

"NO!" shouted Price.

"Objection!" shouted Edgeworth. "There is no evidence!"

"Yes there is, and it's right there at the crime scene! The weapon that attacked Phoenix!"

"Well, what's that?"

"Phoenix told me that when he went back into that alleyway he tripped over something that wasn't there before... a big box! Witness, after you evicted Dick Gumshoe, you immediately went into his room and threw this massive box out the window. It landed on Phoenix's head, causing him to lose his memories! All we have to do is test it for fingerprints and you are well-done!

"N-NOOOOOO!" screamed Price and he ripped off his mask to reveal that he was Richard Wellington the whole time! "I thought I could wipe him of his memories again and I'd be paid big bucks!"

"So you were the culprit all along..." said the judge. "Okay, I declare Phoenix Wright-"

"OBJECTION!" shouted Edgeworth.

"What?" said Storm.

"Did Gumfuck not tell you?" said Edgeworth and he pulled out an updated medical report. "The bruise caused by that box... did NOT cause Phoenix to lose his memories!"

"WHAT?" shouted Storm.

"It didn't hit in in the part of the brain that stores his memories so that means Wellington didn't cause his amnesia this time, get OWNED you absolute failure!"

"Okay, guilty," said judge.

"NOOOOO!" screamed Storm.

"Actually, I have a better idea," said Edgeworth. He clapped his hands together and Maya bust down the doors. "CAPTURE HIM!"

TO BE CONTINUED