Warning! This chapter was totally rushed and terrible, so you may skip this chapter completely! I don't mind!Alright! Welcome to the live version of Ace Attorney! Our characters here are:
Alright! Welcome to the live version of Ace Attorney! Our characters here are:
Judge-Staff Member
Phoenix Wright-Gold
Maya Fey-Blue
Defendant-Green
Witness-Yellow
Victim- Emerald
Other witness- staff member
Prosecutor-Ruby
Now, begin Turnabout...er...Turnabout Beginner...?
The characters are now in their designated positions, and now I, Ani Hoho, gets to teach Phoenix Wright the representation, the attorney who won countless times with only one official loss or something...
I get to teach him how to do everything from the very beginning.
"Are courts usually this high tech?" Gold said, pressing buttons on the touch screen on the lawyer's...table thingy. "No, our courts still uses typewriters and all that stuff. This is a slight different version than the games because there are some things we can and can't do in real life than in the game." I said. "Now stop touching the screen!"
"You told me to learn how to use this stuff." Gold said. "I said to press the court record for evidence and profiles, not play around with it." I snapped. "By the way, the suit is way too blue." Gold fiddled with the tie. "You're supposed to be Phoenix Wright, of course we're going to use props to represent them." I said. "But my hair?!" Gold yelled at me while pointing to his new hairstyle. "I think Blue did a pretty good job doing your hair." I replied, looking at the iconic spikes. "Oh sure, easy for you to say." Gold rolled his eyes. "I look bald in the front!"
"What? That's just how the hairstyle looks on you." Blue said, walking towards us. "Maya's outfit looks good on you." I commented. Good thing we had multiple sizes...she'll turn to Mia Fey otherwise.
"Thanks." Blue adjusted the bun she wore. "Although I'm curious on why this Maya character wears this in the first place."
"Long story." I said. "Now, to explain everything so you won't make more of a fool of Phoenix Wright-"
"Hold on, you make it seem like I'll mess up anyways!"
"Yeah, that's kind of the winning bet right now."
Gold grumbled something under his breath before turning his attention to the touch screen. "'Kay, so you two know the court record thing right?" I asked. They nodded. "Good. Now, you have your scripts right? Memorized is the best, but you know...you didn't have much time or brainpower to start with so-"
"What do you mean, brainpower?!"
"Hey, it's not just you, Sapphire too!"
"But it's still aimed at me anyways!"
"Moving on!" I avoided another argument and continued on. "...And stop changing your hairstyle. We spent too much time and gel to have you mess it up before the thing's finished. Now, use the scripts to get an idea on how to move the plot along. You really just need to make sure you get the point across, so you guys and the prosecutor will have vague lines to know. When the witness comes up and say their lines, I can't really show it to you now, but the screen will automatically have the statements in fragments and such. You can go through each part using the arrows, which will be self-explanatory. You press (aka ask them 'bout stuff) and present them on your own free will, and what you ask depends on you. Use the script to give you hints and stuff if you're stuck. Gold does the asking and presenting and all that, Blue, you're just there for help and support." I stopped Blue from protesting."You guys got the roles randomly from sticks, deal with it. Anyways, when you press them, make sure the statement on the touch screen matches the statement you're asking about. Same thing for presenting, make sure the statement on the touch screen matches the statement you're presenting on. Got it?"
"Why should we make sure about the statements?" Blue asked. I pointed at the two large tv screens of sorts next to the judge seat. "It'll show up there to give the others context on what you're talking about."
"Hold on," Gold interrupted. "How come my hair is the only one being tormented here? Everyone else has their own hairstyle!"
"I don't wear buns every day." Blue countered. "But it's not permanent." Gold said. "Yours isn't either." I said. "I'm done here so I need to find the others and review what's going to happen, as well as checking the props."
And let the (fake) trail begin...
The judge, aka the staff member, used the gavel to start the trail. "Uh...the court is now in session for the trial of Green Oak." he said.
"They sure did a good job finding that fake beard and bald cap." Blue whispered to Gold. "Still feeling sorry for yourself?"
"Yes." Gold grumbled back.
An awkward silence followed. "...Where's Ru-I mean...the prosecutor?" the judge asked. A staff member (one of those stage crew people) lifted up a sign from the cut out entrance door (remember, this is all a stage set). Give us a few minutes it read, but the 'minutes' was crossed out and 'hours' was scribbled hastily above. "...We don't have time for waiting for Prissy Boy!" Sapphire yelled from somewhere before getting silenced by several unseen hands (she was behind the backdrop).
"Wait, hold on! We're supposed to defend Green?!" Blue said in surprise. "Huh. That's probably going to be hard." Gold said. "He's probably guilty. Ow!" Gold rubbed his head where a pen hit him. He turned to the defendant's seat, where Green coldly stared back at him with one hand raised, poised as if he just threw something.
Oh, by the way, due to laziness, we ordered portable fences and used several crates as the defendant's seat. Tee hee~!
"Well...I guess this court is over. If the prosecutor isn't going to be here anytime soon..." the judge was about to hand in the verdict but another extra gravel hit him on the side of his head. "Ow! What the-" he turned to the source and another staff member on top of the background set held a sign that says Continue! before falling off. Sounds of equipment falling and crushed were heard, and some thoughts of I hope we don't need to buy another one of *insert equipment prop of your desire* echoed in my head from the staff.
The judge grumbled to himself before striking the gavel again. "...Just wait for the prosecutor." he said lamely.
"No need to wait any longer!" I shouted at the cut-out entrance in a victorious motion. I dragged Ruby behind me by the arm to the prosecution section. "And this time there will be a helper for the prosecution."
"Hold it!"
Gold pointed at Ruby accusingly. "How come he isn't wearing that wig from before?! And where the heck is his suit?! You were making a big fuss about costumes earlier, why is he off the hook?" he said angrily.
"The same reason why it took so long." I muttered. "The prosecution is now ready, Your Fake Honor!"
"I rather have it you leave out the fake...though it is still correct...and isn't Ruby supposed to say that?" the judge sweatdropped before looking at the defense. "And the defense?"
"Hold on." Gold said, raising his hand for a moment of patience before ruffling his hair back to its original hairstyle to the best of his ability. "There! Now we're ready!" Gold grinned. The judge nodded in acceptance before continuing on. "So..." the judge glanced at the script on his table (I don't know if there's a correct word for it, so let's go with simpler terms rights now). He looked up and looked at Ruby. "The prosecution's opening statement please?" he asked in a fake formal tone.
Ruby blinked at the judge. He was about to reply about the fashion, but I quickly gutted him and gave him a warning glance. He grudgingly followed my silent orders. "Uh...the victim was killed by a blunt object on the back of his head, and-"
"Say the name." I whispered. Ruby sighed before correcting himself. "The victim, Emerald, was killed at-"
"Wait, Odd Boy was killed?!" Gold said in surprise. "It's a script, deal with it!" I yelled back. "How could you, Green! He didn't do anything to you!" Blue played along, using fake tears at Green. "Blue, you're supposed to defend Green, not make him guilty." I deadpanned. "But it's Green we're talking about." Blue said as if it was self-explanatory.
"Moving on!" I gestured Ruby to continued. "Uh yeah...so he was killed at Professor Oak's Lab Yesterday at 10:00. Green being the only one there and no one else was at the scene of the crime, there was no other possible suspect besides Green, hence-"
"Since when did you get to go out of this unknown location?!" Gold interrupted. "Yeah! At least call a helicopter or something and save us too! Not kill one of our comrades!" Blue chastised Green. "Get on with the script." Green glared at Blue, who stuck out her tongue. "Yeah, this is a skit." I said. "Moving on, the prosecution may call its first witness." the judge said. "That's your cue." I whispered to Ruby. "O-oh...uh...I would like to call...the first witness please..." Ruby fumbled around a bit. I sighed.
A staff member wearing a wig entered and stood on the witness stand. "Witness. Name and occupation?" Ruby said. "I'm Stephen Cruise." the staff member said, using the fake name provided. "I'm a staff worker for a company." he finished. We didn't really find the need to fake the occupation too, since it was just useless information.
"Wait, why is a staff member a witness to the murder?" Gold asked. "Beats me." Blue shrugged. "I was ordered to deliver some equipment to the lab." Stephen said. "Huh. Okay, makes sense." the judge shrugged. "You may begin your testimony!"
-Witness Testimony-
Well...I was on my way to the lab to deliver the equipment when I heard a loud crash.
I ran up to the front door and knocked on it a few times, asking if everything's alright. I heard arguments and decided to check from the window.
The window was covered by curtains, but I could see some shadows. One was the victim, and the other was the defendant. The defendant struck the victim and the victim collapsed.
So I slammed the door opened and saw the defendant's hand covered in blood...and you know the rest...
"Objection!" Blue and Gold said at the same time. "We don't know the rest, so explain!" Blue said. "No need!" I said. "Moving on!"
"Yes, let's get this over with 'cause I need a shower right now." Ruby said, looking at his pristine looking clothes in disdain. "Ahem. Ignoring the prosecution's comment, the defense may cross-examine the witness." the judge said, clearing his throat. "Huh?" Gold said. "You want us to dissect the witness?"
"You did read the script, right?" the judge sweatdropped.
Blue used the touch screen and swiped to each statement, reading each part over and over. "So..." she stopped at the third statement to get the script out and read the hints. "To make things faster, let's just use the cheats." she replied. Funny how that's what I do everytime too...except now I'm just annoyed when someone else does it... I thought to myself.
"Okay, Gold. Press about the shadows on the third statement." Blue ordered Gold. "Uh..." Gold looked at the Stephen. "The shadows...are you sure you saw them?"
"Yeah." Stephen replied. "...Well that turned to a dead end." Gold said after some moments passed. Green silently yawned and took out a pocket book to read. I sighed. "A real defendant would be sweating in his seat right now." I muttered. "But this is all fake." Ruby said. "At least the others are trying to do their role correctly." I glared at the 'prosecutor' sitting on a stool (where he got that I have no idea). "This is a courtroom, not a sewing club." I hissed. Ruby didn't look up from his sewing work. "I need to make new costumes for my pokemon. Just because I'm stuck here doesn't mean I shouldn't hone my skills."
"For your information, it's the pokemon doing the work, not you."
"Hm..." Blue scanned the script again with her eyes. "...Okay, Stephen. Where was the defendant's shadow? Was it really his shadow? By the way, what was the murder weapon?"
"Oh, that was a clock." Stephen replied. "A clock?" Blue raised an eyebrow. "I knew they were evil things." Gold muttered. "It's one of those statue clock things, so it's naturally going to be heavy." Stephen explained. "You own a clock like that?" Blue tried to remember if she saw anything of that description during her break-ins. "It's a prop." Green said, turning a page from the book he was reading. "I don't actually own such thing."
"To answer your other questions," Stephen continued. "I saw the defendant-"
"Yeah yeah, so the witness says that the defendant and victim were arguing face to face before doing the hitting, and then we contradict with the fact that the blow was to the back, so...Gold! Object to the statement!" Blue said, reading the script before ordering. "Wait, I didn't even fin-" Stephen tried to intervene.
"Objection!" Gold said, pointing his finger at the prosecution. Ruby looked up. "What? This is how you do a pearl stitch." Ruby held up his knitting needles and yarns. "He wasn't talking about your knitting skills." I commented.
"In any case, Green's guilty!" Blue declared. "What?" the others echoed. "You just said that there was a contradiction." the judge said, surprised. "Eye witnesses isn't the best evidence." Blue shrugged. "Besides, he still saw the shadow."
"Objection!" I shouted in place of Ruby. "Declaring Green a fake guilty verdict is our job!"
"Fine then!" Blue said, hands on hips. "Green is not guilty because he's Green. Now, say objection Ani."
"..." I sighed. "Objection." I said, the excitement draining from me. Note to self, Ace Attorney games are only fun when it's on a ds screen, not in anime OR in real life
"Say it like you mean it!" Blue shouted happily. "Oh be quiet!" I snapped back.
"Uh so...now what?" the judge asked. "*sigh* I don't know. I think after the supposed contradiction is announced, you decide to go to another...wait hold on, I skipped a part." I said as I flipped through the script. "Ok, so judge, go start."
"...huh? Oh, wait, hold on..." the judge fumbled through the script. "Uh...ah! Here, okay." He cleared his throat. "Well it seems like the witness is a bit unreliable. So uh...I guess we go to the next witness?"
"...Eh, close enough." I shrugged at the inaccuracy. "I summon Witness number 2: Thalia Etmurd!" I pointed at the defense.
"Wrong universe!" a staff member harshly whispered to me from the small crack in the background set. "Eh, who cares?" I shrugged back.
Yellow walked in and stepped onto the witness stand. "...You're the killer?" Gold said, shocked. I slapped my face with my hand. "You know," Ruby commented. "That's how it's usually is in these kinds of games. Gold, being a gamer himself, would easily see through the spoiler."
"Be quiet, grandma. Besides, this is Ace Attorney, not pool."
Ruby just continued to knit pokemon sized socks.
"So, witness." I said. "State your name and occupation."
"I-I'm Thalia Etmurd and I work at a cafe." Yellow said.
"You do?" Gold said. "It's just a play." Blue replied, flipping through the script. I sighed again. "Blue...just wait." I said. "But it's too boring!" Blue complained. "And I want my hair back!"
"I'm sorry for not predicting a game turned play would be terrible." I said, clenching my fists. "Just...go, Thalia-Yellow."
"...Uh...okay..." Yellow looked at the script. "Um..."
-Witness Testimony-
"So...I was walking to the lab to just visit my friend..."
"And...I saw Green hit Emerald in the head and Emerald collasped."
"Blood was seeping out of his head...so naturally, Green's the killer..."
"Green, how could you?!" Blue said after the testimony was recited. "It's a play." Green replied in monotone, still reading. "Exactly, it's a play about a brilliant and loyal lawyer and her assistant having to defend their most trusted friend despite knowing the terrible truth! The motive? Unrequited-"
"Wait, hold on!" Gold intterupted. "What do you mean, her assistant? I'm the main character!"
"Either way, that's not what this is about!" I added.
"You know, Ani..." Ruby said thoughtfully. "What?" I sighed. "This whole game idea sucks." he replied bluntly. "I know." I said. "Clearly anything from a game would turn into a terrible play. Like the anime..." I shook my head from the thoughts. "Anyways! Back to the script!"
"Thalia Emurd!" Blue pointed at Yellow. "You are the culprit!"
"Don't skip all the pressing and presenting!"
Blue ignored my outburst. "You used the clock statue thingy and after this and that, made Green the culprit by luring him to the crime scene!"
"...Yay..." Yellow clapped at the finale. I sighed. "Yellow, you've just been called the culprit. At least be...more like "Oh no!"...kind of thing."
"Well, that's done." Gold said, walking out of the fake courtroom. "Time to have my clothes back."
The judge used his gavel one more time. "Case closed, verdict is not guilty." he said without much thought before leaving too. "I'm starved! What's for lunch?"
"This was a waste of time." Green told me as the rest started to leave as well. "I know. A huge break and then a crappy chapter to start..." I groaned.
"Maybe this means that-" Ruby was about to say that it's time to end the whole event thing, but I cut him off.
"Alright! Time to make the next one great! Bring me the Randomizer Hat!" I said, pumped up.
Ruby sighed.
After recieving the Randomizer Hat, I reached in to get a slip of paper.
Role Switch!
Ruby looked at the paper from over my shoulder. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked. I smirked in reply. "Ruby," I said calmly. "...Get ready to sew without some random dude calling you prissy!"
"...Is that supposed to make me happy?"
Naturally, a rushed and stupid chapter will obviously be short. I'll try to make the next one better. Sorry for the wait, but please blame it on school.
That being said, I need to go redo my other chapter again...and watch anime...
Yeah...I'm not doing a crossover type event ever again...
Congratulations to those who actually read it though! I have no idea why you didn't heed my warning.
