Juniepolly is in this chapter! Yeah! I've been trying to fit them somewhere in this mess! And I did include Iris, but it's a brief little section. Hope you like it! It's not very great, I personally think, and it's kind of short.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Ace Attorney series characters!

Chapter 8 - Turnabout Investigation

"I'm so glad that we were able to find some time to spend together, Juniper." Apollo and Juniper were both walking down the streets of Los Angeles on the Sunday afternoon.

Juniper had her arm looped through Apollo's, and she smiled sweetly. "I know. Just a couple more weeks, and I'll be finally out of school."

"Just out of school? Juniper! You're graduating this year!" He sighed happily. "I can wait to see you get your diploma on graduation day!"

She just blushed. "I'm so happy that you'll be able to make it, Polly."

"I wouldn't miss it for the world! I'll be sitting in the front most row, and when they announce your name, I'm going to yell out loud for everyone to hear!"

"Oh! I can't wait to hear it!"

"I've been practicing my Chords of Steel workout for an extra hour for the past month to get ready for it."

"But what about your neighbors, Polly? Won't they get upset at you for practicing so early in the morning?" Juniper asked, concerned about her boyfriend's tendency to annoy the people who lived in his apartment complex.

Apollo rubbed the back of his head, smiling guiltily as he chuckled. "Er…there may have been…one or two complaints…" He then became a bit more serious. "But it's fine. I want to make sure I'm absolutely prepared for your graduation!"

"Oh Apollo! You're so sweet!" She leaned up to kiss his cheek, and once she pulled away, she saw a light blush on his cheeks.

Apollo and her continued walking down the street together. He was looking around at all of the different people.

A nice couple holding hands together, a couple of school boys talking, a guy wearing a gray hoodie and a blue beanie…wait!

Apollo stopped walking, and Juniper looked up at him. "What's wrong, Polly?"

Apollo stared at the man. It couldn't be…Mr. Wright?!

"Apollo?"

He turned to Juniper. "See that man?" He pointed to the figure. Juniper looked over, spotted him, then turned to look at Apollo. "I think that's Mr. Wright."

Juniper tilted her head to the side a little. "But…Mr. Wright doesn't dress like that. That man…he looks like a…a…"

"A hobo, right?" He saw Juniper blush a little. "It's okay for you to say that, Juniper. It is true after all. He really does look like a hobo."

"Why is he dressed like that?" Juniper wondered aloud.

"I don't really know, but I have a hunch that he's going to meet someone."

"Should…should we follow him, Polly?" Juniper asked, clearly unsure.

"Hm…" I really shouldn't barge into Mr. Wright's private life, but…he has been acting strange, and I want to know why. "Yeah," Apollo replied slowly. "We should follow him, and see what he's up to."

Taking Juniper's hand in his, Apollo led her down the street in the direction where Phoenix had gone. The two of them stopped a little ways away when he entered an apartment building.

"Let's head in there," Apollo said, walking towards the building. They both approached the elevators, but stayed a good distance behind so that Phoenix wouldn't see them. He had entered the elevator alone.

Once the doors closed, Apollo ran up to the elevator and checked which floor he went to. "He's going to the 7th floor!" He exclaimed. "Come on, Juniper! We can take this other elevator."

They took the elevator up, and as the door opened to the seventh floor, Apollo held onto Juniper before she could get out. They both watched as he walked down the hall and stopped in front of one of the rooms.

Before they could get out and investigate though, an elderly lady entered the elevator and pushed the button to go down.

They both got out of the elevator and went to the main lobby, where they exited the building.

"Do you know who he went to visit, Polly?" Juniper asked curiously.

"Er…no…no, I don't." Mr. Wright. Just what are you up to? And why are you hiding this from all of us? Apollo didn't want to be suspicious of Mr. Wright. He was his boss after all, not to mention his idol, although he never usually told Phoenix that. But even Apollo had to admit, something was going on with the defense attorney. Something strange, and this little investigation had him worried.

On Monday morning, Kay was sitting at her desk, reading through the case file. She let own a long yawn and sighed heavily when she heard a knock on the door. "It's open!"

A mop of black hair popped in through the doorway. "Um…is this Prosecutor Faraday's office?"

Kay looked up to see a familiar-looking black-haired woman wearing glasses. "Yeah. Come on in!"

The woman smiled and entered the office, shutting the door behind her. Before she could introduce herself, Kay spoke up. "My name's Kay Faraday, but you can call me, Kay, 'kay?!" (AN: I just wanted to put this in here, but as I was writing this particular dialogue, Kay's theme song played on my playlist. It was pretty awesome!) "You're Serena Sterling, aren't you?"

"Yeah. That's me. It's nice to meet you, Kay."

"Please, have a seat, Ms. Sterling. Oh. Can I call you Serena? Ms. Sterling is so…formal."

Serena shrugged. "That's fine. Most people call me Serena anyway." Serena sat down.

"Mr. Edgeworth told me all about what you told him about the case. Sounds pretty interesting. You'll be able to handle testifying, right?" The doctor nodded. "Right. So…before we get too far along, how about you tell me a little more about yourself?"

"About myself?" The doctor shrugged. "There's not really much to say about me. I'm an ER doctor. I live in an apartment by myself." She shrugged.

Kay nodded her head, then asked, "What are some of your favorite things? Like you know, favorite color, food, place, things like that?"

"Well, I don't mind any colors really, although my favorite would definitely have to be pink. I'm not too picky with food, but I do love noodles. And my favorite place would probably have to be here in Los Angeles, but Borginia comes in as a close second."

"Cool! I've lived here, but I spent a lot of time with my mom. She lives a little faraway from here." Serena nodded. "I just recently became a prosecutor, you know?"

"No, I didn't really know that. What made you want to become a prosecutor, if you don't mind my asking?"

Kay waved a hand in the air. "No problem! Ask me anything and everything!" She then smiled brightly. "I'm continuing my father's legacy. He was a prosecutor, but he passed away when I was young."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"It's fine. I'm okay with it. I'm sure he's watching over me, and that he's proud of me."

"That's admirable…continuing your father's legacy…" The doctor looked away.

"What about your parents? What do they do?"

"Oh…they…they were entrepreneurs."

"Wow. That's cool! Do you visit them often?"

Serena's eyes became a bit distant, but the corner of her lips went up a little. "Yeah….I guess I do visit them often. I see them once a week, or I try to see them once a week." She sighed a little before she clasped her hands together. "So…how about we get to work?"

"Oh, right." Kay frowned a little. "Work. But hey!" She perked up immediately. "I'm sure we'll be working together a lot down the road, so then maybe we can get to know each other even better then!"

Serena just grinned. "That sounds like a good plan.

Kay and Serena discussed the case and what the plan of action was for the upcoming trial. "This is going to be an awesome trial! I can't wait!"

Serena laughed a little as she stood up. "Well Kay. I have to get going now."

Kay noticed that the doctor looked a little worried. "Hey! Is something bothering you?"

"No, no. It's just…well…I'm going to visit Prosecutor Blackquill next."

"Oh. Do you two not get along?" Kay had met the prosecutor once. He did seem a little…on the dark side, but nonetheless, she thought he was alright.

"Well, we sort of encountered each other in case, and…I can't say he really liked what I did."

"Oh…Well, I hate to freak you out, but here's just a few things you might wanna know before you go to his office. He has a lot of swords on display. He also has a hawk too. I think its name was…" Kay tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Ah yes! It was Taka! Kind of a creepy bird. I heard he's been known to attack witnesses, and even defense attorneys."

Kay looked up at Serena, whose face was quite pale. The prosecutor stood up and walked over to her, patting her on the back gently. "Good luck."

Serena nodded her head as she gulped. "Thank you." She then left the office, praying that the prosecutor would show her some mercy.

"Hey! Check out this magic trick, Iris!" Trucy said as she pulled out her magic panties.

While Trucy did the trick, Iris just sat there, staring at nothing in particular. Feenie…why have you been so distant lately? What's been going on with you? Are you really having an affair with someone, like Athena suggested? Oh I wish I could just ask you directly.

"Iris? Iris? Iris!"

Iris gasped as she realized that Trucy had been trying to get her attention. "I'm sorry, Trucy." Iris smiled a little. "What did you need, Trucy?"

Trucy was frowning for a moment, but she turned it upside. "I wanted you to check out this trick with my magic panties that I'm planning on performing at my next magic show! Check it out!"

Iris watched the magician, trying to focus, but her mind kept drifting to worrying about Phoenix.

Once she was finished, Trucy asked, "So? What do you think?! Did you like it?!"

Iris smiled once more as she nodded her head. "Yes, it was nice. I'm sure everyone will love it."

"Thanks! I knew you'd like it!" Trucy went to another part of the office to look for one of her props, leaving Iris to dwell in her thoughts.

What am I supposed to do? This problem is all I can think about. Her eyes drifted over to Trucy, who was talking to Charley the plant while she watered him. No. I can't be constantly worried about Feenie. I need to be here for Trucy. Iris stood up and approached Trucy. "Trucy. Would you like something to eat?"

Trucy stopped her watering and thought about the question. "You know? I was getting a little hungry."

"I have some mini-omelettes I made, if you'd like some."

Trucy's face brightened. "Oh! Daddy told me you make the best mini-omelettes! I'd love to have one!" Trucy squealed.

Iris laughed. "Alright then. Let me get them out of my bag and heat them up for you. And maybe once we're done eating, you could show me some of your other magic tricks."

"That's sounds wonderful!" Iris had forgotten her worries for the time being.

Meanwhile…

"Hm…very soon…my plan shall reach completion very soon," a dark, ominous and smooth voice spoke into the darkness. "Phoenix Wright…"

Yeah, I don't know if I've mentioned this already, but I'm definitely making this one kind of a mystery, and I might have one trial in it, although I'm not too sure about that at the moment. Anyway, feel free to leave a review or private message me. Thanks!