Title: The Grim Reaper has Spiky Hair
Prompt: #43-Dying
Characters: Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Pearl Fey
Author note: This idea might have been done before, I'm not sure. In any case, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own.
Summary: "Hey Nick, have you ever noticed that wherever we go, someone's murdered?"
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Phoenix had never really cared for carnivals. There was way too much noise, and too many people. So why he chose to spend his first day off in almost a month at the state fair was beyond him.
Then again, Maya and Pearl had begged him. And it was pretty hard to say no to two sets of bambi eyes.
And so he found himself amidst what seemed to be a million other people, with the smell in the air a strange mix of goat dung and chili fries. So far things had gone smoother than he had expected, and he began to relax a little bit.
"This place is so much fun!" Pearl exclaimed, bouncing with joy.
"Yeah!" Maya agreed, "I just hope that…well, you know." She looked over at Phoenix, who gave her a questioning look.
"What are you talking about?"
She sighed. "Well, whenever we go anywhere, someone always ends up dying. It's like…one of us is secretly the Grim Reaper or something."
"Maya, that's ridiculous."
"Maybe…or maybe that's what you want us to think, because you're the Grim Reaper!"
"Uh huh. And that's why I spend my life saving people's lives in court."
"Exactly! Don't you see? It's the perfect cover!"
Phoenix gave an exasperated groan. "Maya, stop being silly. You know there's no way I could possibly be the Grim Reaper. Besides, you're original observation that people always die around us is totally exaggerated!"
"No it's not!"
"Yes it is-"
"Stop it, you two! You can't fight when you're in love!"
Pearl's comment quickly pushed the quarrel out of their minds.
But, twenty minutes, while passing by the Ferris wheel, the three heard screams and yells of terror.
"Oh my-! Someone call 911! He-he's been stabbed!"
And as everyone else ran around in no particular formation, three bystanders stood still, taking in the scene. Phoenix turned to his assistant.
"I'd appreciate it if you would stop giving me that look, Maya."