May 15, 11:34 A.M. Wright and Co. Law Offices

The TV news broadcast appeared on the television, and Phoenix looked at the screen carefully. After the intro was complete, the broadcaster started speaking. "Hello. I'm Harry Ratchet. Currently, there has been a serious event that has taken place at Grossberg Law Offices in downtown Los Angeles."

Phoenix's hand came up and he slapped his face. He groaned, "Let me guess... the Mad Bomber blew it up?"

The broadcaster resumed, "The Mad Bomber has struck again, injuring 20 8th graders and severely injuring Marvin Grossberg.

The bomb in question was constructed inside a pen. It was a very small atomic bomb, with a spring loaded mechanism that fired a small bullet-like piece of uranium into a larger piece at the front of the pen. When the "bullet" hit the other piece of uranium, it started a nuclear fission reaction.

In other words, the impact has caused the atoms of uranium to split apart and bump into each other, causing heat and pressure to build inside the bomb until it exploded. Due to the small size of the bomb, however, the explosion was very small, and equaled about 5 tons of TNT."

Phoenix shut off the TV and sighed heavily. He thought, "What next? Is the Mad Bomber going to bomb the law office? I bet he will. It's only a matter of time until he tries to kill me."

His head turned to the right, and he looked into the lobby, where Maya and Pearl were looking out the window.

He wondered, "I wonder what they would be looking out the window for, anyway."

Eavesdropping on their conversation, he just barely heard what the two spirit mediums were discussing.

"Pearls, do you think that Nick wants to marry me?"

"Well, of course he does! You're his special someone! Why wouldn't you marry him?"

"Um, what if he doesn't want to get married yet?"

"He does, Master Maya! I can tell!"

"Pearly, remember what happened to your mother?"

"She got put in jail?"

"*sigh* Not quite. She married some guy, had two kids, divorced him, married another guy, had you, and divorced him!"

"Master Maya! You... you're not going to divorce Mr. Nick once you've married him, right?"

"Well, I'm not sure Nick would want to put up with me because of the matriarchal way the clan works."

"What do you mean by 'ma-try-ik-ul'?"

"I mean, women run the clan. Only women can channel spirits. Only women are born of Fey women! Nick may not like having no power, and he may want to go and live with and have kids with another girl."

"Master Maya! You don't mean..."

"Yes. He may not be my special someone, Pearls."

"But he has to be! He loves you to the end of the earth! He saved you from that de Killer guy! He was so upset when he thought you were dead!"

"He didn't save me, Pearl. The police did."

"So? He loves you!"

"But he doesn't look like he has the nerve to prepose to me."

"Master Maya, the guy doesn't always ask the girl to marry him."

"You want me to get an engagement ring and prepose to Nick?!"

"Of course!"

"We'll see."

"Why don't we go outside and figure out how to work Mr. Nick's car?"
"Pearl, I don't have a license!"

"So! You can just turn it on!"

"Fine."

The keys had been carelessly left on the counter, so Maya picked them up and walked with Pearl out the door. The two left for his vehicle, and looked at it. Its paint had the same shade of blue that Phoenix's suits had, with a chrome engine grille. Maya opened the door.

Phoenix started breathing heavily. "Wow... that conversation was rather awkward for Maya, I think."

His ears now heard nothing but silence. As he turned his head left, he heard a slight beeping noise. His eyes shot open, and his head ripped towards the sound. The beeping was coming from outside, it's tone muffled by the door and walls.

He jumped up from the couch and screamed, "MAYA! PEARL! GET INSIDE! YOU'LL BE KILLED!"

A sensation of panic ran through his body. In a split second, he was out the door and near his car. Maya asked, "Nick, why are you so frantic?"

He screamed, "There's no time! Get inside!"

Maya and Pearl would tell that it was serious, so they both ran inside, as did the attorney. Once in the bedroom, Phoenix screamed, "Get under the bed! I think there's a bomb near my car!" Pearl easily slid under, while Phoenix and Maya required more time.

The instant they got under the bed, a tremendous rumbling sensation emanated from the floorboards, some of which snapped. Maya's fingernails dug into Phoenix's suit, and the attorney wrapped his arms around her in response. Shortly thereafter, a vociferous noise filled the air.

Roughly 15 seconds later, the vibrations slowed, and then stopped. The three got out from under the bed and walked towards the office door. Phoenix's car had been completely destroyed. Jagged metal part were lying all over the parking lot, and molten metal oozed from the pavement.

Tears came to Maya's eyes. "Nick... thanks for saving me..."

The attorney gasped, "Well, I may be an ace attorney, but this is ridiculous! The Mad Bomber is out of his mind!"

Pearl asked, "Mr. Nick, will they ever find him?"

He answered, "I sure hope so..."