We had been trapped in there for almost six hours now, and the bailiff had become restless.
He started to fight with my father, telling him to stop stealing his oxygen.
I suddenly found a pistol at my feet and threw it at the bailiff, shouting at him to leave my father alone.
A gunshot rang out, then a scream- and the darkness engulfed us.
That's when my father breathed his last…
Miles Edgeworth woke up from his nightmare per usual, sweat streaming down his face, eyes wide open and his vision blurry from his misty eyes. Wiping and adjusting his eyes to the darkness, he turned over and realised, with a start, that not only was it 7 in the morning- it was that day.
The day when everything fell apart for him, the day on which, years and years ago, the nightmare haunting him night by night had been a reality.
On December 28th, 2001, Miles had stepped into an elevator with his father and a young upstart of a bailiff named Yanni Yogi after one of his father's trials against Manfred von Karma. The trio had been perfectly fine until a terrible earthquake rendered the damned metal box broken and trapped on an unknown floor. Terrified, Miles, his father and the bailiff were forced to stay in the elevator for over six hours, praying that they'd manage to get out of their temporary prison. Some time later, the bailiff and Miles's father had started to argue, shouting at each other for a period of time before the bailiff had had enough.
"Stop stealing my aaaaaaair!" the bailiff yelled, their fight now becoming more physical. Desperate for the two to stop before either got hurt and becoming more panicked by the second as their oxygen started to gradually run out, Miles reached for the nearest thing he could find- in this case, a pistol that had fallen out of Yogi's holster- and threw it at the two to try and break them up.
"Stop it!"
A shot rang out and, before Miles could do anything, a scream that he would never forget in his life sounded out through the elevator. It was not a scream of mortal terror, although it did have a hint of fear in it, but one of great pain- a pain Miles could not comprehend. Miles, his father and Yogi slowly fell unconscious at that point due to oxygen deprivation, but never in his life would Miles forget that scream- even fifteen years after that day.
Only a few years ago did Miles find out the truth behind what happened after that scream. The scream was from none other than Manfred von Karma, the man whose perfect record had been smashed to pieces by Miles' father. A few moments later the elevator doors opened, leaving Manfred alone in front of the three unconscious people. A plan hatched inside his mind- kill Gregory Edgeworth, take his son in for both an alibi and to nurture the von Karma name, and to, later on, convince the bailiff to kill Robert Hammond and frame Miles for his murder. It was the perfect crime- or so he thought.
Miles was still unconscious at the time, but Manfred picked up the gun, pointed it at Gregory's heart, and pulled the trigger- his plan only just beginning.
A knock sounded on Miles Edgeworth's office door, then another, and then one more in quick succession. Miles looked from his desk towards the door, and, his head down, spoke to the person on the other side of the door.
"Come in. It's open…"
Slowly, the mahogany door opened to reveal one Maya Fey walking in, her hands full of DVDs with extremely gaudy and colourful covers and backings. Spotting Miles at his desk, she smiled weakly, walked up to his desk and placed the DVDs there- Miles immediately realising that they were the exact DVDs of Season 8-10 of the Steel Samurai: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo.
"Hey, Mr. Edgeworth. I just thought that, with today being…well, you know, maybe you could enjoy these to take your mind off things. I mean, it must still be hard for you…even now, when it's all finished. I kind of know how you feel," Maya said, suddenly looking downcast, "what with my mother and all…"
Maya turned away and began to leave Miles' office. "Have a nice time, Mr. Edgewo-"
"Maya, wait."
Maya turned around, a little shocked. "Hm?"
"Thank you for this. I…I really appreciate it."
Miles couldn't help smiling as Maya's trademark grin returned, brightening up her face.
"No problem!"