Phoenix calmly walked into his room. The last thing he wanted to do was rush into this situation. He needed a clean head, because if he doesn't, this decision will effect multiple lives. The reason he went to his room was not to change cloths, but to get his magatama. He wanted to give this defendant the real test. He did, though, change out of his hoodie to a more dress attire shirt. He needed to look a bit formal, at least.
As Phoenix walked outside the hotel, he noticed that the 3 girls from before were standing at the corner, waiting on him. He slowly walked over there, not trying to get too far ahead of himself. When he got there, the just stood there, waiting for someone to say something first. The red hooded girl spoke first, "I'm really sorry about that, Mr. Wright... I kind of got carried away with my emotions, I-" Phoenix cut her off with his hand. "It's all good," he replied, "all I want to know is your names. I already know Blake's, but not yours yet." The red-hooded girl spoke first, "I'm Ruby Rose! Leader of team RWBY." Hmm, team leader, huh? Phoenix thought, I'd better make note of that. Then his attention turned to the girl that resembled a sort of snowflake. "I'm Weiss Schnee, the one that makes sure everyone is on task around here!" She put more emphasis on the "everyone" as she elbowed Ruby. Ruby looked like she wanted to apologize to Weiss, but Phoenix knew time was short. Phoenix walked in between them, looking to Blake for directions to the detention center.
When they finally got there, Blake told him that they haven't seen Yang all day, and if they could have a few minutes to talk to her. Phoenix looked at his watch. "Its 30 minutes till visting hours are over. I'll go first, and if theres anytime left, you can speak with her. Understand?" He asked the group as a whole. They all nodded. "Good," Phoenix said, "and her name is Yang, right?" Another chorus of nods. Phoenix returned the nod and walked into the detention center. When they walked in, the guard asked him to show his attorney badge, and once he showed him, he explained why the rest had to come along. The guard took full understanding, and let them all in.
When they all got to the visiting window that was affiliated with Phoenix, he took the chair that was there and sat down. As he waited, the girls started a small chatter. I can't focus on that, Phoenix told himself, I got to get a gamepla-. Suddenly, the door burst open, and Phoenix jumped a bit at the sound.
The person who came out was about the size of the door. She had very braun, flowing hair about her, and her eyes were Lilac, but her eyes, unlike Blake's, weren't the first thing he noticed. The first thing he noticed was, of course, her bust. Obviously the biggest of the group, but Phoenix didn't pay much attention to it, after all, he's been around people with her shape for quite some time. Nothing else about her seemed really surprising, considering the sort of "Freak Show" that was behind him.
She looked at him dead in the eye, and stopped. Instantly, her eyes turned red as she charged the podium. "I thought I told you not to find me an attorney!" she yelled at the group behind her, "I want one of you defending me, not some sort of... of..." Phoenix could see her mind turning as she thought of something to call him. This will be good... Phoenix thought to himself. "of... uh... Snot nosed, hair gelled, sleeze-ball-dirty-off-the-streets-attorney!" Not cracking the Top 10, but I will give her an A for effort.
Blake started to try to tell him that she didn't mean it, but he waved her off. "It's okay." He only replied. But Ruby started to panic, "Yang Xiao Long! Do you know who this is?" "No, and I don't care!" "He's THE Phoenix Wright" "I don't care who it is! I don't want him!" Yang sat in her chair, and crossed her arms, staring daggers at the 35 year old sitting across from her. Ruby wouldn't back down, "But Sis! He's our last hope. Give him a chance, please. Do it for us. Do it for me." This silenced Yang, and sent her into a train of thought. So they're sisters, huh. Better make note of that as well.
Yang shook her head, but finally gave in. "Fine. I'll give it a chance." She looked at the attorney, but her eyes remained Red. "Give me your best shot."
"Happily," Phoenix started, getting out the paper, "So your Yang Xiao Long, correct?"
"No duh, spikey head," Yang fired at him. Blake was right. She's trying to intimidate me, but she really is scared.
"Ok. So lets start with some basics; I'll ask you some questions just to get to know you better, then you can ask me some questions if you feel like it. Ok, lets begin: Are you a member of team RWBY?"
"Yes."
"How old are you?"
"17."
"Do you know who the victim is?"
"Yes, of course, its Luke Kacross. He's a city representative, looking at Beacon for possible demotion in the ranks of fighting schools." Yang replied. Phoenix could sense a bit of scorn in her voice.
"And by ranks, you mean...?"
"We're the top tier in the ranks. There are 4 ranks, and we just recently got to the top." She said with full pride.
"Ok, last question: Did you know the victim personally?"
"No." Phoenix looked at his hand. His magatama acted up, and he looked at Yang to see how many locks had appeared. 2 locks. This isn't good. Phoenix thought. Maybe he can will her to tell him the truth.
"Are you telling me the truth?" He asked.
"Yes. With complete honesty!" she replied. Wow... so much for that...
"Ok, now you can ask me some questions."
"Ok. Lets see..." she racked her head for some questions. "How old are you?"
"35."
"Are you a hunter?"
"No, unless you count hunting the truth as a profession! Heh...heh..." Phoenix then realized how dumb his joke really was, and he sorta slumped. "Umm... next question, please..."
"Do you have a family from whatever low-life street you're from?"
"Yes, in fact. I have a daughter." Phoenix said.
"So you have a wife?"
"Well..." Phoenix kinda trailed off. "Its... complicated."
"So your wife left you?" He heard the girls gasp behind him.
"Yang!" Ruby yelled. Weiss only shook her head, "you are so doomed." Phoenix only silenced them at that. He knew exactly what to say.
"No. What happened was I defended her father in court, and due to a wrongly accused forging scandal against me, he was found guilty, but then disappeared. I had to take her in because she had no where else to go. 7 years later we found her father. He was dead."
This took Yang by surprise. Then, her eyes turned back to normal from their red state. The whole group behind him was stunned. Phoenix only sighed, remembering those hard 7 years. "Any more questions?"
"Yes, actually," Yang responded, stunned still, "Why... why are you looking at me after most lawyers turned me down."
Phoenix took a second to think this out, but the decision was already made. "Because thats my job as a lawyer. I don't try to get the Not Guilty verdict; I try to find the truth. Thats the job of an attorney. And in this case, I don't think you did it, despite this supposed 'evidence' stacked against you." Phoenix let that sink in, as the group comprehended it. They got it all at the exact same time.
"So you're..." Yang sat there, wide eyed.
"Going to..." Ruby continued, trying to find her words.
"Take her case?" Weiss finished, in utter disbelief.
"...Yes." Phoenix told them. As they quickly went to celebrate, Phoenix interrupted them, "Don't celebrate yet. We still have a battle ahead of us." He then turned to Yang. "Whens the trial?"
"Uhmm..." Yang looked down, "...Tomorrow..."
Phoenix only shook his head, "How am I not surprised. When is it tomorrow?"
Yang's eyes lit up from joy, "At 10:00."
"Ok. I'll see you then." Phoenix got up from his chair, and checked his watch. "You guys have 5 minutes to catch up. I hope you guys have a good rest of the day."
He stepped aside to let them charge, but caught Blake's arm. Blake looked at him, wondering what he wanted. "I want you in my corner tomorrow. I need someone who knows Yang and Vale, and I trust you the most." Blake nodded immediately, "Of course. See you tomorrow." She then left to join the rest of her group. Phoenix turned around to see the 4 girls reunited at last. Tomorrow may be hell in court, Phoenix thought, But it will be damn worth it if I can see this sight again.
To Be Continued...
A/N: 2nd chapter in the books. As you can see, and if you know the Phoenix Wright game format, this will only take maybe 8-10 more chapters of this length or more. It's going to be a fun ride. And hey, maybe i'll do all 4 colors and a bonus. If this really takes off, i'll consider it.
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