Hello everyone and welcome back to So Close, But in the End, So Far, I would like to star thsi chapter with a few things
First: I aprreciate all the support so far, it´s good to know that there are people who like this story
Second: As you can see, I change the image the cover image of this story, this one suits better
With that said, enjoy
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-¨If you want them to live, do what I told you¨ one voice said
-¨I…I¨ the other voice said nervously
-¨What´s that? You are having doubts? Listen, I´ll tell you just one more time. If you want all you friends to survive, then you MUST do what I ordered you to do, understand? the first voice asked, angrier than before
-¨I understand¨ the second voice said
-¨Good… I´ll see you in the court¨ the first one said with a happy tone
*beep*
-¨I… I have no other choice¨ the second voice said ¨I am sorry¨ the second voice added
In life we all have to make decisions, some of them benefits us, others may harm us, but one thing that all decisions we make have in common is that we always make them for the sake of others, whether the results are good or bad, we make them to protect those we care about.
This was the beginning, the beginning of the end, the same accident, only with different people
Date: June 6th
Place: Court District (Defendant´s Lobby No. 2)
Time: 9:50 AM
-¨ (I can´t believe I ended up in a situation like this) ¨ a young attorney thought a little nervous
-¨Ms. Cykes? ¨ one voice asked
Then in front of Athena was a tall man, middle age, wearing a racer´s uniform, with a helmet in one of his hands and the face with some car´s oil on it
-¨ Mr. Niter ¨ Athena yelled, recovering from her mental block
-¨Sorry that I asked you to do this all of the sudden¨ Niter apologized
-¨It´s okay, although I don´t know why you choose me to defend you, the only thing we do was played a game of chess¨ Athena confessed
-¨And that was everything that I need it¨ Niter said smiling
-¨Well… Anyway, I only got the documents about the case yesterday, the only thing that you former lawyer gave me was this paper, it looks like the page from a diary or something like that¨ Athena said while reading said page
-¨A diary? Interesting¨ Niter said while thinking on something
- ¨ (huh? What´s wrong with him all of the sudden?) ¨ Athena thought while seeing Niter deep in thought
-¨Sorry I am late Athena¨ a voice said
-¨Apollo, you are here¨ Athena said, happy to see her boyfriend ¨I thought you will never show up¨ she added hugging him
-¨the young love, I remembered myself, what an amazing feeling! ¨ Niter exclaimed with a poetic tone
-¨Yeah… amazing indeed¨ Apollo said with a smile
-¨ (What´s this? There is a lot of discord coming from Apollo, is something wrong?)¨ Athena thought concerned
-¨Time to enter to courtroom, Ms. Cykes¨ the bailiff said
-¨Well, here we go, I am counting on you, Ms. Cykes¨ Niter said
-¨Don´t worry, will get you off the hook somehow, right Apollo? ¨ Athena asked him
-¨… huh? Yeah, let´s go¨ Apollo answered, clearly distracted
-¨ (Apollo, why aren´t you tell me what is going on?) ¨ Athena though concerned again
Date: June 6th
Place: Courtroom No. 4
Time: 10: 00 AM
The courtroom was filled of people on the different galleries, the defense and the prosecution were in their respective benches, a man with a grey beard and wearing a black robe enter and sit on his chair, with his gavel in hand, he started
-¨Court is now in session for the trial of Carr Niter¨ the Judge said
-¨The defense is ready your honor¨ Athena said
-¨…¨ Blackquill remained quiet
-¨Well, it seems that both sides are ready, I´ll give the opening state¨ the Judge said but he was interrupted
-¨Silence! ¨ Blackquill yelled ¨ trying to do my job, Your Baldness? ¨ Blackquill asked with an angry face
-¨Em, no, of course not Prosecutor Blackquill, please begin¨ the Judge said scared
¨ (Some things will never change, right?)¨ Athena thought sweating
-¨The incident happen on June 4th at High Speed Stadium, the defendant, Mr. Niter, encountered Mr. Racer at the victim´s garage and attacked him with a wrench, he delivered many blows before the victim finally died¨ Blackquill said while finishing his opening statement
-¨Hmm… certainly not a pleasant way to die, Mr. Blackquill, do you have any witnesses to call? ¨ the judge asked him
-¨Detective, the stand, immediately¨ Blackquill ordered
After a few seconds, Gumshoe took the stand
-¨Detective, name and occupation¨ Blackquill said
-¨The name is Dick Gumshoe, local detective¨ Gumshoe said ¨Wait a second, I know you two¨ Gumshoe said to Athena and Apollo
-¨You do? ¨ Athena asked confused
-¨Yeah, your boss is a friend of mine, he has talked about you two a few times, I remembered he once ARGH! ¨ Gumshoe tried to say but he was attacked by a hawk
-¨Fuiiip¨ Blackquill whistle, after that, Taka landed on his master´s shoulder ¨Detective, your testimony, please¨ Blackquill ordered
-¨Yes sir¨ Gumshoe said sad
-¨I feel bad for the detective already¨ Apollo said
Witness Testimony
¨Report of the incident¨
The murdered happen at 7:00 PM at the victim´s garage
The murder weapon, it was a wrench found at the crime scene
Once we got the call, we arrived at 7:10 PM and began the investigation
The only ones at the time of the incident were the victim and the defendant
-¨Hmm… it seems like the victim and the defendant were the only ones there¨ the Judge said while thinking ¨Ms. Cykes, your cross- examination, please¨ the Judge ordered
-¨Yes, your honor¨ Athena said ¨ (I only got assigned this case yesterday, better gather some information first) ¨ she thought
Cross Examination
¨Report of the Incident¨
The murdered happen at 7:00 PM at the victim´s garage
-¨Hold It! ¨ Athena yelled ¨Are you sure it was the victim´s garage? ¨ Athena asked
-¨Definitely, in order to enter in one of the competitor´s garage, you need this special card, each competitor has one of their respective garage and the only one that was used during that time was the victim´s card, we have confirmed that¨ Gumshoe answered
-¨I see, the court accepts this card as evidence¨ the judge said ¨Proceed with your testimony¨ he ordered
The murder weapon, it was a wrench found at the crime scene
-¨Hold It! ¨ Athena yelled ¨About this murder weapon, how can you know it was used to kill the victim? ¨ Athena asked
-¨It has the victim´s blood on it, you can see it has some blood on it¨ Gumshoe said
-¨Objection! ¨ Athena yelled ¨Wait a second, if the victim was wearing his uniform, how come there is blood on the wrench? Most of the blood would had ended up in the victim´s uniform¨ Athena exclaimed
-¨Hey, you are right pal¨ Gumshoes said surprised
-¨Objection! ¨ Blackquill yelled ¨Cykes-dono; you should not to jump to conclusions so fast, sure the victim did use his uniform, but he was never attacked in the body, all the blows were delivered in his head, that´s why there is blood on the murder weapon, all the information is on the autopsy report¨ Blackquill explained
-¨I see, the court accept these two pieces of evidence¨ the Judge said ¨Continue with your testimony witness¨ the Judge ordered
Once we got the call, we arrived at 7:10 PM and began the investigation
The only ones at the time of the incident were the victim and the defendant
-¨Hold It! ¨ Athena yelled ¨Why are you so sure? Athena asked
-¨The answer to that is on this letter¨ Gumshoe said while showing said letter
-¨What does it said? ¨ the Judge asked
-¨The letter was sent by the defendant to the victim, it says they have to meet to discuss something important at 7:00 PM at the victim´s garage¨ Gumshoe answered
-¨You see, the victim and the defendant didn't have the best relationship in the world, in fact, there were rumors that the victim was trying to steal the defendant´s girlfriend, so, invade by angry and jealous, we see why he did this¨ Blackquill said slamming his desk ¨Killing the one who steal his women!¨ Blackquill yelled
-¨W-WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT? ¨ Athena yelled shocked
After that, the court enter on chaos, everybody were raising their voices
-¨Order, I said order¨ the Judge said while hitting with his gavel ¨This is incredible, this letter will be accepted¨ the Judge said
-¨As you can see Your Baldness, there is no need to prolong this trial any longer¨ Blackquill said smiling
-¨Hmm… do you have something to said, Ms. Cykes¨ the Judge asked her
-¨ (Ugh, come on Athena, think of something, anything) ¨ she thought sweating ¨ (Got it!)¨ she thought while realizing of something ¨Your honor, this trial cannot conclude yet, there is something that we haven´t figure out yet¨ she added
-¨Interesting, well, tell us, Ms. Cykes, what is it that we haven´t figure out yet¨ the Judge asked
Take That!
-¨About the murder weapon, we can see that it has the fingerprints of the defendant, However, that is where the problem is¨ she said smiling ¨You see, the position on the fingerprints is odd, if you grab this in order to attack someone, you will grab it with your hands with a position ready to attack, like this¨ Athena said while showing to everybody the murder weapon ¨But the way the fingerprints are, it show more like the defendant was trying to block an attack, that is why there are the way they are, like this, that would be very hard to attack someone, you look more like defending yourself¨ Athena explained
-¨OH! I see, you are right¨ the Judge exclaimed surprised
-¨So explain me, Prosecutor Blackquill¨ she said slamming her desk ¨Why is the position of the fingerprints like this?! ¨ Athena yelled with confidence
-¨NRGHAAAAAAAAH! ¨ Blackquill yelled shocked
After that, the court enter in chaos once more
-¨Order, Order¨ the Judge said while hitting with his gavel
-¨Detective, why didn´t you inform me of this? ¨ Blackquill asked sweating
-¨Oh! I knew I was forgetting something important, sorry sir¨ Gumshoe said embarrassed
-¨You… don´t be surprised if your pay gets cut this month¨ Blackquill said
-¨ (Poor detective, and I mean it literally) ¨ Athena thought
-¨Regardless of the weapon, we have another witness, the one who make the call and witness the crime itself, she can explain all this inconsistencies¨ Blackquill said
-¨I see, bring this witness¨ the Judge ordered
COURT RECORD (PROFILES)
Athena Cykes (19): Me, what else could I say? thsi si my second year as a young lawyer
Apollo Justice (24): My co-worker and boyfrined, it feels good to be with him
Phoenix Wright (35): My boss back at the agency, I own him so much for his help
Trucy Wright (17): The daughter of my boss, she loves magic and is always in good mood
Simon Blackquill (29): The prosecutor for this case and an old friend of mine
Dick Gumshoe (41): Detective at the local precint. In charge of initial investigation
Carr Niter (40): My client and a racer at the High Speed Stadium
Motor Speed (deceased): the victim of this case, he and Mr. Niter didn´t get along
COURT RECORD (EVIDENCE)
Attorney Bagde: My all important badge, proff of my profession
Page of a Diary: the only document I got form the former lawyer of Mr. Niter
Autopsy Report: Victim die of multiple blows of the head with a blunt object
Special Card: It belonged to the victim and it was use during the incident. Each competitor has their respective card
Wrench: The murder weapon, it has the victim´s blood and the defendant´s fingerprints
Letter of Mr. Niter: A letter that Mr. Niter sent to the victim saying that they have to meet
Let´s see what we have
1: A weird conversation between two persons
2: Athena got assigned a case out of nowhere (Is that even legal?)
3: Gumshoe and Blackquill appeared (Two of my favourites characters)
4: Apollo seems to be deep in thought about soemthing (what could it be?)
5: points for the ones who discover in which case of the entire Ace Attorney world i am basing this trial
As usual thank you for Reading and see you next time
Peace