Phoenix was scanning suitcase for his best suits (out of all the blue ones he had, he meticulously chose the best ones for the traveling) to check up if he hadn't forgotten anything important when Maya smacked the office's door open and dragged with her a seemingly heavy carryall, as well as a rucksack on her back. Phoenix noticed and immediately helped her bring the carryall in.

"Maya! Just how many acolyte clothes do you have again?" Phoenix enquired. The bag weighted a ton. If Eagle had said the truth about a jet, it would probably not even be able to ascend with such heavy carriage. Maya, however, smiled at him.

"I guess I have a few, yeah. Sorry! But I only brought what was necessary, Nick! Who knows how much time we'll spend there! I had to take lots of changes."

Right, only what was necessary. Is all of your home really necessary? Phoenix wondered as he pushed the carryall near the desk and moved to close his suitcase. He had packed only what was indispensable. He figured that the rest would be provided to them when they arrived there. Of course, there was still the possibility that this was all a trap. But he remembered Eagle's stance that morning, what he had said, and thought he should try and trust that guy a little. The first impression he had of him was weird, but he seemed cool and collected enough, formal and yet interactive, not to mention kind if he had gone through the trouble of searching a lawyer that lived so far away because of a friend's request. Yet, wasn't that a little too weird? Why did such a rich and important man travel all the way here to request his services? Couldn't he had just picked a lawyer that was in the area? Or was the are so isolated that it didn't have any lawyers? Or was that all a trap?

Knocks on the door. This time, Maya rushed to open it, but it wasn't necessary: it was already open, as she hadn't closed it when she entered, carrying her luggage. And it was indeed Eagle, impeccable as ever (or as that only other time they could see each other) and with the same uniform, goggles already over his eyes.

"Mr. Wright, I take it that you are ready?" he asked, his eyes glancing at the amount of bags and cases there, mainly at the carryall. Phoenix nodded, grabbing his suitcase and a briefcase that laid on the chair near the desk. "Very well, follow me."

"We are headed to the airport, then?" Maya queried, her eyes shining with expectancy. She had used trains a lot of times, but never flew before. The idea excited her. Eagle chuckled when he looked at her.

"Yes. I had a little friend of mine come here and ride us to the airport. I considered coming here with the jet alright, but it would face some difficulty plying across this city." Eagle said casually, waiting for Phoenix and Maya to approach with their respective luggages. "There are too many skyscrapers and buildings. I shall try it next time, though." He laughed. Phoenix exchanged looks with Maya. Now Maya didn't seem as eager to fly with him on control all of a sudden.

"Who is your friend?" Phoenix asked, trying to sound casual enough. "Is he with this 'Green Earth' faction too or whatever?"

"Not really. You'll see." Eagle responded as he turned around and walked away. Phoenix and Maya followed him, and as soon as they did, a cacophony of thunderous roars sounded so suddenly it made both Phoenix and Maya jump. Eagle looked up and waved to someone or something. Phoenix followed his eyes, and saw a single yellow helicopter descending to them. The wind blustered down by the copter buffeted them, and it finally stopped when it landed…in the middle of the road. Phoenix couldn't believe it. He was now compelled to believe that Eagle was saying the truth about everything, but making an helicopter land in the middle of Los Angeles? Couldn't they go to the airport by train like normal people?

"Oh, I have a preference for aerial transportation." Eagle said, replying to Phoenix's thought and to his flabbergasted expression. "That's why I requested this transport copter here to carry us. Hey, Sensei!"

Someone had just opened the door for them. An old man, wearing a brown closed parachute on top of an orange uniform, goggles and a tight cap, stuck his head out to face them. His face's skin had several wrinkles. He smiled back to Eagle and called the three to enter. It was a bit of trouble to transfer all the luggage to the copter, so they took a few minutes there. And surprisingly, no car came that direction while they were doing so. Phoenix had imagined tons of angry drivers ganging up on them when they saw the road blocked by the copter. But that didn't happen, and when everything (and everyone) was placed in the copter, the old man sat on the pilot's place and ascended again, the copter making that string of terrible noises they had heard just before.

"What's the deal with this chopper, Sensei?" Eagle asked to the pilot, laying back lazily on his own seat, that was just to the right of Phoenix and Maya. None of them both was as calm, though. "It's engine's roaring more than Drake's belly in the morning."

"Sorry for that, Eagle." The man replied with a grin. His voice, despite his appearance, was not hoarse, it was rather deep. "This babe here was my companion on the battlefield since I was corporal. It's by its fifties, this girl. I'll have to ask Andy to fix it sometime."

"Wow, Nick, an old man that picked up the way that young people talk!" Maya whispered in surprise to Phoenix. "That's, like, the opposite of you."

"Hey!" Phoenix was about to reply when he heard Sensei's voice again.

"So, this young man is…?"

"Phoenix Wright." Phoenix quickly replied, trying to smile again. "Attorney at law."

"Attorney, huh? Why are we hiring you again?"

Eagle sighed. "Sensei, we are taking him to defend the… defendant in that case," he said, emphasizing the word 'that'. "Never mind him." He muttered to Phoenix, that seemed to be certainly scared with the situation now. "He's been forgetting things more often these days. Doesn't have the brain he still had when he was still 80," Eagle added, just to see Phoenix and Maya's jaws dropping. "But don't worry, he's still good. The Yellow Comet commanders told me he was a monster back in his days. And even today, I haven't met anyone that can pilot a copter so well. He's better than me, even. Which is quite good, I assure you."

Now Phoenix was really confused. He would probably take some time to believe in all of that too. So he decided to distract from his thoughts with a question. Since he was struck there with two aviators for some time now, he might as well clarify some things.

"Huh…Eagle. Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, go ahead, Mr. Wright."

"What exactly is "that" case?"

"An incident that occurred in the headquarters of the Allied Nations not long ago." It wasn't Eagle, but rather Sensei that replied to the question. "It cause some stir between the factions involved. It was an attempt… at murder." Sensei stopped there to give the moment a dramatic feel. Or maybe because he had forgotten who were the people involved. Eagle lowered his eyes for a moment.

"The person they arrested was one of my companions in commanding Green Earth. Her name is Jess. The circumstances pointed to her guilt, but the trial is yet to come."

"Who was the victim?" Phoenix asked, trying to gather information as he always did.

"Well, technically, it's a commander from the Blue Moon faction. Her name is…Sasha, I believe." His eyes were raised, as if he was trying to remember something.

"'Technically', you say?" Maya, that was listening closely, asked, wanting a clarification.

"Yes, because, you see, no one died." Eagle babbled , taking a look through the window of the copter. "But she was attacked, yeah…and I'm sure that Jess didn't do it. She would never do such a thing." Eagle crossed his arms. "She can be obnoxious, arrogant and such, but she would never kill an ally."

Yeah, most people wouldn't. Phoenix thought, but said nothing. He had to gather his thoughts. "Oh, and..may I ask why did you choose me for this case?"

"Two reasons." Eagle said, without faltering. "First, it was Jess' request that you represent her. Even though we are at a considerable distance from the States, word of your deeds in court have already travelled our way, Mr. Wright." He stared at Phoenix. "Jess would be delighted to trust you with her fate."

Considering everything that he says about her, I'm not that sure… Another thought crossed Phoenix's mind as Eagle spoke.

"The other reason is that the prosecutor will be…special, to say the least." Eagle looked up, reflecting again.

"Special, you say?" Phoenix incited him to continue. Eagle shivered.

"I'm sorry, but until you and Jess sign the required papers for you to represent her, I don't feel it's safe to let you know anything more."

"What? But Nick is going to defend her for sure! You can tell us!" Maya blurted. Eagle felt himself blush a little.

"I know, I just…don't want any troubles of you demanding to leave if you refuse without because you aren't still properly bounded to the case by law. Will give me quite a headache…"

Phoenix thought he wasn't being very sincere, but didn't say anything. The copter had just started to descend. Looking out through the window, he noticed they were at the airport already. And, again, Sensei didn't seem to mind about landing over the streets. Eagle uncrossed his arms and opened the hatch quickly.

"Grab your belongings, guys." He said, his lips curving in a smile. "We need to move fast, or else we won't get to HQ before the sun rises."