A/N Update: I have gone through and HOPEFULLY checked the proofreading mistakes. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Phoenix got there at 10:30, like he always does. He never knows what could potentially happen. And, in this scenario, the only thing that couldn't happen was nothing. I might as well calm myself below the trial, he thought. Only after sitting down and reading for 2 minutes, he heard a voice from right next to him, "Morning, quills!" Phoenix let out a little scream and threw his paper in the air. He looked to the side of his head to where the sound was, and, low and behold, there was his defendant, Yang, sitting only inches away from his face.
"H-how are you a-all so good of t-that?" Phoenix asked in shocked tone still.
"Training. Lots of training." Yang said, "But I hope your training helps me out today, because, if you fail, I'll-" Phoenix felt a bead of sweat go down his forehead, and a cheesy little grin arise from his mouth as he put both of his hands up, in a pleading manner, "Now, let's try not to get too far ahead of ourselves. Heh heh..." Geeze, for a second there I thought I was going to get pulverized.
Then, from the door, Phoenix saw the other 3 members of RWBY come into the defendant's lobby. They asked if she was okay, before leaving to get a spot behind the defenses bench in the courtroom. Then it was time for Yang to enter an in-court security check in-front of the judge, as it was protocol. "Wait-" Phoenix told the guards, "give me one more minute." They allowed him only a minute. Phoenix, acting quickly to fill time time constraint, put both his hands on her shoulders, "Yang, listen to me. No outbursts. Any type of outburst will almost ruin our case. Got it?" Yang nodded understandingly. "One more thing," Phoenix continued, "I don't know if they will, but if they do call you to the stand, be 110% honest. I know you didn't do it. No matter how incriminating it makes you, don't hold the truth from me. Got it?" Yang took a second, but nodded in agreement. Phoenix let go of her, and the guards took her away. Phoenix walked back to the bench, grabbing a seat to his partner, Blake. Since there was 15 minutes left until court starts, they waited there patiently.
About 5 minutes in, Blake spoke out of nowhere, "Do... Do you think that she actually... killed him?" Phoenix gave her a sidelong glance, "What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean, there is a possibility that she did it right? Do you think she could've?" Phoenix sat there, just looking at the wall opposite to them, not saying a word. A minute went by before he finally responded, "Riddle me this, Blake: do YOU think she did it?"
"Well... I mean-"
"It's a yes or no question."
"... No, she didn't do it."
"There's your answer." Blake's eye began to twitch, "Did you honestly use my opinion when taking this case?" Phoenix gave her a look of absolute confidence, "Blake, a lawyer has to believe in their client. And, if there even is the slightest slimmer of doubt, they don't deserve to be defending their client." Phoenix then got up, checking the clock on the wall. "We better get in there. Trial's about to start." Phoenix then walked in to the courtroom, followed by Blake close behind.
When Phoenix got in there, he noticed both the prosecutor and the judge weren't present. Thats odd, he thought, I would think the judge would at least be-"
"Mr. Wright?" Someone said in a surprised tone. A voice all to familiar with Phoenix.
"Your Honor?" Phoenix replied, in utter disbelief.
"What in heavens are YOU doing here?" The bald judge asked in a panicked tone, "I was told this was an open-shut case, but you just HAD to come in here and ruin my post-trial lunch date, didn't you?" Phoenix felt a bead of sweat go down his forehead again. "S-s-sorry, your honor..." Phoenix just couldn't believe thats why he took the case. REALLY?
"Don't worry, your honor. This will be an open shut case." Someone said from across the courtroom.
"He's here," Blake said, looking straight across, "The Prosecutor." Phoenix didn't even look over. He just closed his eyes, and prayed Please be a Payne family member, please be a Payne family member, please... Phoenix finally decided to look over, and, of course, it wasn't a Payne member.
The man across from them was moderately tall, with orange hair that was mostly covered by a white top-hat. On top of that, he had green eyes. His jacket a was a button down coat, but not all the way button down. He had a grey shirt underneath the coat, and his hands were covered by gloves. He had his collar popped up, revealing a red inside of the coat.
Blake started a panic look. Phoenix looked over to her, to see what was distressing her. "Phoenix, he's a criminal! Thats the criminal Roman Torchwick!"
"Not quite, my dear," the prosecutor corrected, "There is no doubt that I am a Torchwick, but as for my idiot of a twin brother, no. I am Achilles Torchwick." He added with a slight bow, "And you must be Blake Belladonna, I presume." His words hit her like a bullet, making Blake stumble back a bit. He then turned his attention to Phoenix, "Ah, and you're Phoenix wright, I presume?" Phoenix took the bullet like a man, not letting off any eye contact. "Yes, I am Phoenix." Their stare off continued for moments, but seemed like ages. They were trying to see who was the first one to move, but, of the 3 of them, the gravel moved first.
"Let's get this show on the road then," The Judge said, breaking up the staring contest, I assume both the prosecution and defense are ready?" They both nodded in unison. "Very well. Prosecution, your opening statements." The prosecution but a hand on his forehead, and shook his head, "What else needs to be said? Its obvious she did it. All the evidence is stacked against her. Only a fool would deny that they didn't do it." Phoenix looked at Yang, hoping that his eyes would tell her not to boil over. Yang took the eye contact, read it, and understood it.
"Very well. Defense, as you well know, this is the-"
"You Honor, the defense keeps their plead the same: Not Guilty."
"Very well. Prosecution, your first witness, if you may."
"Certainly, your honor," Prosecutor Achilles grinned, "The prosecution calls the lead investigator in this case: Jeremiah Callaway."
Detective Callaway was no slouch, to say the least. The word the "hip" people would would use to describe him would be: Buff. His brown suit looks like it was going to rip under his brown eyes. His black hair was a mess, though, curly hair long enough to register him as to having an almost full afro. He looked at the Judge, already knowing the prototypical protocol, "I am Jeremiah Callaway, and I am the detective involved in this case."
"Witness, please tell us how, when, and where the defendant killed her target."
"Certainly" Man, the 3 big questions in 1 testimony thought Phoenix, I will probably press all of his statements, and hope that there is a contradiction somewhere.
Witness Testimony:
Where, How, Why
So, Lets start with the where,
The murder took place on the edge of the emerald forrest, just north of the launch pad location
The how is basically what killed him: A shotgun shot right as she punched him in the chest, leaving burn marks. Of course, this had to have come from her wrist gauntlets
And, finally the why: She killed him because she knew why he was there
-End Testimony-
"Well then, that does seem pretty Open-Shut to me." The Judge then eyes Phoenix, who had the most shocked look on his face.
"Phoenix, whats wrong?" Blake asked.
"...This is the easiest testimony I have ever seen in my life." Blake gave him a nervous glance, "If you say so..."
"Defense, you may begin your cross examination."
Cross Examination:
Where, How, Why
So, Lets start with the where,
Nothing wrong there...
The murder took place on the edge of the emerald forrest, just north of the launch pad location
Hold It!
"Now, I know this may be getting a little too specific, but how far North was he killed, in relation to the launch pad?"
"Well, maybe about 1 mile. We didn't get an exact measurement."
"One more question: When did his death supposably take place?"
"Well, as far as we know, between 12-2 midnight to morning."
-Luke Kacross Autopsy updated
"Okay, carry on."
The how is basically what killed him: A shotgun shot right as she punched him in the chest, leaving burn marks. Of course, this had to have come from her wrist gauntlets
OBJECTION!
"I'm sorry, detective, but thats not possible!" Phoenix exclaimed.
"Oh really? How so?"
"Even in the shotgun was shot in a perfect circle around where she had punched him, her hand would have burn marks on it!"
The entire courtroom face palmed, while phoenix was standing up tall and mighty. He prosecution started laughing, and clapped his hands. "Oh Phoenix, you are a joker. Great joke... you were joking, right?" Phoenix felt another bead of sweat trickle down his head.
"Phoenix, Phoenix Phoenix," The prosecution scolded, "Yang, please lift your hand." Yang, gritting her teeth, did as she was told. "See, her hands are covered by a type of leather known as heat leather. This leather can take extreme amounts of heat in any circumstance. This includes gunfire from close range."
-Yangs Gauntlets Added to the Court Record
Phoenix instantly felt stupid, "...Please...Carry on detective..."
And, finally the why: She killed him because she knew why he was there
Hold It!
"Luke KaCross was there because he was considering bumping Beacon down to a lower rank, correct?"
"Yes, this is true, but that isn't the only reason he was there..." This rose Phoenix's interest. "Please, do tell." He then heard the prosecution snickering. This is a trap, isn't it? Phoenix thought to himself. Lets see how bad this is...
The detective continued, "He was there because...
There was an investigation involving team RWBY, and their leader, Ruby Rose.
Phoenix turned to Blake, "Did you know about this?"
"I'm just as surprised as you are."
"Let's find out more then."
Hold It!
"Why was there an investigation going on?" Phoenix asked, scratching his chin.
"It was an investigation involving Ruby's involvement with a controversy between teams."
"What type of controversy?" The detective crackled his knuckles before answering him, "An investigation investigating... An illegal fight club."
[Cue Dual Destinies Suspense]
I thought you weren't supposed to talk about fight club... I mean,
OBJECTION!
"This is a police matter!" Phoenix cried out, "Why was a non police personnel investigating this matter?"
OBJECTION!
"Because this was a school matter, not a police matter!" Torchwick responded.
"But the investigation without Police support is illegal!"
The crowd went into murmurs of agreement. The Judge then smacked his gravel on the desk. "Order in the court! Prosecution! Why was this not brought to the courts attention?!"
The Prosecution only shrugged, "I'm saving that for my next witness, that is, if Mr. Jag-Brows over there is down asking questions."
"Are you Mr. Wright?"
"There is one more: Why was the victim out there in the first place?"
"Well, He definably wasn't out there to check the pads."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, his bag to check the pads weren't found in a 3 mile radius from the pads."
"Okay, now I have no more questions." The detective then nodded, and left the stands.
The prosecution stretched out. "Alright, for my next witness, I want to take a 15 minute recess to prep her." The Judge gave him a curios glance. "Why, who is it?"
The prosecution only smiled, "Yang Xiao Long."
The Judge allowed it and gave us a 15 minute recess. I knew we were in for some trouble then, if he needed that long. I hope we could hold on just for now. But, I did save a copy of the testimony, just in case I needed it. You never know...
To Be Continued...
Court Record:
-Vale Brochure: Never know when you need a map.
-Magatama: Allows me to see when people are lying.
-Autopsy: Luke Kacross; Death: Shotgun Blast; Time: between 12-2 a.m.; Place: North 1 mile of Launch Pads.
-Yang's Gauntlets: Able to fire a shotgun-type blast into her opponents.
-Detective's Testimony: "...He definably wasn't out there to check the pads... never found a bag."
People:
-Phoenix Wright: 35; Attorney
-Ruby Rose: 15; Leader of Team RWBY; Yang's Sister
-Weiss Schnee: 17; Member of RWBY
-Blake Belladonna: 17; Member of RWBY; My "helper".
-Yang Xiao Long: 17; Member of RWBY; Defendant; Ruby's sister.
-Luke Kacross: Deceased; 27; Profession: ?
-Achilles Torchwick: 25; Prosecutor; Brother of Roman Torchwick
-Detective Jeremiah Callaway: 30; Detective
A/N: Done; Its 1:50 a.m.; I need sleep. 1 thing: this is post Dual Destinies, so it would be post Dis-Barment.
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