Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney characters are © of Capcom

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney characters are © of Capcom.

This story and most of the characters are © of me.

Zack Cline is © of LuckyTsunade

Russell Smythe is © of Martial Arts Master

Minna Puppet and Ryo Astome are © The Dark Attorney

Mr. Chess is © of Mr. Chess

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Case 2: Turnabout Triple Threat

September 30, 11:00 AM

Detention Center

Visitor's Lobby

(Ema and Mr. Chess's POV)

Ema and Mr. Chess made it to the Detention Center 15 minutes after they left. They didn't have to wait long because Kris was already out of questioning.

"Hey, Kris, we wanted to ask you some questions." Ema started. Kris just glared at them with no known emotion in his eyes.

"Kris," Mr. Chess continued on anyways, "I would like to ask you some simple questions first. Can you tell us about Minna Puppet?" Kris looked down at his feet and said nothing. This seemed to aggravate Mr. Chess.

Mr. Chess looked at Kris angrily for a moment. Then calmed down and said, "Kris, would care for a drink of coffee?"

Kris shook his head no, but Mr. Chess insisted, "Don't be shy. I'll provide everything, the coffee and the cups."

Kris seemed to not want to be rude, so he complied. They moved to the other room, which allowed face-to-face talks. There, they had coffee.

Ema took a couple of gulps while Mr. Chess took a sip or two. Kris just stared at the coffee.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the coffee?" Ema asked as she put a pack of sugar into her coffee. Kris didn't respond.

"C'mon, say something. At least take a sip of Mr. Chess's coffee!" Ema said, sounding impatient. Kris seemed obliged.

Kris picked up the cup and took a single sip. With that sip, he seemed to fidget more than usual.

"So, Mr. Kris," Mr. Chess said formally, "Can you please tell us who Minna Puppet is?"

Kris thought for a minute and then took another sip of the coffee. Then, he cracked an awkward smile and said softly, "Minna is the Master's daughter…She likes Kira."

"Who is Kira?" Ema asked as she opened another pack of sugar and placed it in her cup of coffee. Kris seemed nervous and said softly, "I can't tell you…It's a secret."

Ema leaned back and sighed, "Why is it a secret?" Kris shrank back and said softly, "I…Promised…Myself…" He stopped abruptly and looked to the side.

"Hmmm…Do you seem to recall this letter?" Mr. Chess said as he pulled out the letter and showed it to Kris. This caught him off guard.

"Wh-Wh-Where did you get that!?" Kris wondered rashly. Mr. Chess simply replied, "Oh, so you do know what this is. Well, I guess I can assume you know a thing or two. Can you tell us anything about this note?"

Kris looked around as if looking for answers, and then said, "Well…I can't…That's also a secret…"

"Hmmm…I understand. Well…Can we at least see your…Cannon?" Ema asked as she took another sip of her coffee. Kris shrank back even further and cried, "No! This is my prized possession!"

Mr. Chess looked at Kris's cup and smiled, "Are you done with your coffee?"

Kris looked at the coffee for a moment and then said, "No…Well…Yes…I am done with my coffee…"

Mr. Chess took the cup of coffee and made it seem as if he was dumping it in the trash, when he actually dumped it into his briefcase. He turned around and asked, "So…Are you familiar with the crime scene?"

"No! I-I'm not familiar with the crime scene!" Kris cried out. Ema shook her head in disbelief and said, "But…You performed near the crime scene, did you not?"

Kris sat straight and then replied, "Uh…No?"

"Questionable aren't we?" Mr. Chess smirked. Mr. Chess seemed to scare Kris. Before Kris could reply or anything, a loud shriek made all three of them jump.

"THERE HE IS!!" A random girl shrieked at the top of her lungs. Following closely behind the girl, were a crowd of fan girls. Kris jumped back, but only met the wall.

Without thinking, Kris pulled out his cannon and aimed it at the fan girls.

Click.

The cannon had no ammo. Kris overreacted and used the cannon's heavy weight and crushed the wall. Mr. Chess and Ema's eyes widened in surprised. The cops assembled outside armed with their guns.

"Kris Kannon, we have you surrounded. Please reenter the facility or we will be obligated to fire on sight." The squadron captain commanded. Kris looked behind him and saw the fan girls. He seemed to hesitate, but stepped forward. The captain held the trigger of his gun firmly. "Step back…"

Kris looked confused, but just stood still. Mr. Chess felt the urge to step forward and say something, but didn't. He wanted to see what would happen. Ema seemed surprised at what was happening. Kris looked around with fear apparent in his eyes.

Mr. Chess could smell alcohol in the air. Mr. Chess looked around with a puzzled expression when he saw a drunk cop step forward and yell, "Kris Kannon…HIC! We warned you!"

The shot was fired, but was way off target. In fact, it was heading towards a fan girl. Kris saw this and jumped in the way. The shot was a direct hit to the gut. Kris gave a loud shriek of pain and looked at the fan girl and whispered, "Thank goodness, you are not hurt because of me…"

Mr. Chess rushed to Kris's aide, but found out something so surprising.

"K-Kris…Is a…"

End of Chapter 5…