Hey guys! I'm back with chapter number three! Unfortunately, I forgot to tell you guys what in the story comes next-
Seftano: Yeah, then they wouldn't be in suspence. It's so warm, I can feel it!
Katana: That's from the heater that Terminus just turned on.
Terminus: Aah, that's the stuff!
Seftano: Oh...
Me: Ahem. Yes well, this chapter is about the involvement of a certain spiky-haired attorney.
Katana: OBJECTION!
Seftano: Oh my gosh, stop quoting that!
Me: WILL YOU LET ME DO MY INTRO?!
Katana: Fine, fine. (To Seftano) Dont make me go Godmode on yo-
Me: Argh!
Pit: Since Terminus is over there, heating himself up after this chapter, I'll do the disclaimer. Ahem! TheFrostbite does not own any of us characters, except the darkness and Team Rebuilder. All else belongs to Nintendo and Capcom.
Me: Okay, now that Pit summed that up LETS GET TO THE STORY BEFORE I EXPLODE!
In that Jet we all know and love as long as you read the first two chapters before this one which I hope you did because if you started from here it would be really confusing...
Seftano turned to the Narrator. "Why was that Italic segment so long?"
"Dunno."
Everyone was pacing around the deck, chatting. They had just appeared in this new world. Ash and his friends didn't know what to think of it. A new universe... really? And without Pokemon nonetheless. The door to the jet opened, and it blended in with the hill so no-one saw it.
Anyway, Katana lead the way until he stopped behind a grassy hill.
Seftano had realised the same thing as him. "We need disguises."
Before long, ZACH had beamed a disguise onto each of them. The Poketrainers were fine, but Ash had to put pikachu in his pokeball. The Pit crew-
"WILL YOU STOP CALLING US THAT?" they yelled at the Narrator.
"No."
Anyway the Pit crew got, well, less greek attire, and the Pits's wings turned invisible. Team rebuilder just turned un-square. They bounded up the hill and went down to find a japanese looking village. It was rather small, and there was a rectangular rock jutting out of the ground at one point.
"This is the place huh? Didn't imagine it to be so small." Pit was puzzled about the size of the village. He looked around and shrugged. Dawn agreed.
Suddenly, a girl about Justice's age bumped into Seftano and sent him flying. He hit the gravel with his head. "Ouuch..." he exclaimed.
The girl looked shocked. "Im really sorry!" She had a high voice. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
Seftano got up. "It-It's okay. Really. I should have gotten out of the way." The girl looked around at everyone, who were almost all about her height.
"My name is Pearl. Pearl Fey." She stuck out her hand and Seftano shook it.
Terminus snorted. "Who figured he was the one who got the girl." Seftano punched him in the gut and the others backed away.
"I'm, uh, Sefton. Nice to meet you." Seftano decided to get more info. "So, Ms Pearl, where exactly are we?"
Pearl answered immediately. "Kurain village. If you want to, I can take you to the master of the village."
After a quick discussion, they agreed this would be a good idea. Pearl lead the way as they entered a grand manor. There was another girl there, about 25. She was dressed in an acolyte unifrom, like pearl. But her one was purple, not pink in color. She spoke in a bit of a deeper voice.
"Hey Pearly. Who are these people?"
Sefton spoke for Pearl. "Im Sefton, and these are my friends. We were wondering if you could direct us to the Wright Anything agency?
At that name, the older girl jumped a bit. "You mean... the place that Nick works at?"
Sefton was puzzled, but Katana cut in. "Yes! Where Nick works at. I think it used to be called 'Wright and Co Law Offices?' "
The older girl nodded. "It's about 2 hours by train. There should be one leaving in about half an hour.
Pearl chipped in. "I'm going on it too, to see marlon over by the ShipShape Aquarium."
The girl nodded. Katana stepped forward. "You are... Miss Maya Fey, I assume?"
Maya sprang to her feet. "How do you know my name?"
Katana replied with "The magazines. I think it was called 'Oh Cult!' or something to that effect?"
Maya relaxed and nodded. "It's been a long time since I saw Nick. I wonder what's been going on with him lately..."
2 hours by train away...
At the Wright and co law offices, nothing was going on lately. They weren't getting any calls, nothing was on tv, and Trucy was using the only computer to try and play Minecraft. A girl about 18 years old sat on the couch. She was dressed in a yellow suit, with a blue tie. A device with a blue face on it hung around her neck. She sighed.
"Mr Wright, do you have any idea why we aren't getting very many clients?" she said. A man of about 26 paced opposite her and looked out the window. He was wearing a red suit, with brown hair completely flat except for two prominent spikes.
"I dunno, I guess the crime rates are going down." he replied.
Phoenix Wright, in his trademark blue suit, sat reading the newspaper. He sighed. "There isn't much money coming in. I hope we get a case, and quick." Almost as soon as he said it, the phone started to ring. He picked up and was dissapointed by the voice on the phone. Not a client, just-
"Hey pal, long time no see! Err hear. You know what I mean right Pal?" Despite the dire circumstances, that friendly voice brought a smile to his face. "Gumshoe."
"How ya doing pal? It's been ages! Guess what, I got something to tell you." Phoenix smiled.
"I got a raise! Yes! All my years of barely enough money to scrape by, and now I have more then enough! Aren't you excited for me?" Phoenix was very happy for him. "Well done detective."
"Oh, one last thing. I got a client for you." At the word client, Phoenix stood up. "A cl-client?" At that point, everyone turned to look at him. Even Trucy, who was in the middle of building a house on Minecraft.
"Yeah, he should be at the detention center now. I'll see you there." Phoenix put down the phone and smiled. "Apollo, Athena. Get ready. We're heading down to the detention center. As Apollo and Athena stood up, he turned to Trucy, he whispered "And dont forget to place your door." Quick as a flash, Trucy placed the door that would stop a skeleton from getting inside. "Thanks daddy." She hugged him. "Are you sure you will be okay?"
"Yes Trucy." He grinned. As long as we're the defense, everything will be all WRIGHT."
At this point, the Narrator cried in agony at his horrible joke.
"Who was that?" said Phoenix, looking around.
"Um, No-one. Just ignore that." said the Narrator, nervously.
Phoenix shrugged and followed his co-workers out the door.
10 Mins earlier...
Maya looked up at the group. "You can stay here until the train leaves. Courtesy of the master."
The group nodded and thanked her, while Pearl showed the group around the village. Suddenly, some things started raining from the sky.
"Dangit!" said Seftano. Katana sent the others a look that said:
"They're the Darkness's foot troops. Protect everyone in the village."
Without getting out of their disguises, the group went for it. Sefton ran up and pulled a pistol out of his pocket. He motioned for Pearl to warn the rest of the village. As she raced off, he opened fire on the creatures. He was able to drive back the zombies, but the skeletons launched a counter attack. Terminus pulled out his SMG and hailed pain on them. On the other side, Katana was fistfighting an enderman while Justice kicked a creeper's head off. The Poketrainers were using their pokemon disguised as pets, like Dog-Pikachu and the Pit crew were strongly fighting with their hands. They were winning, and their numbers were diminishing when-
"AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEE!" Seftano turned around to find Pearl being attacked by an enderman. He and Katana rushed to help. Katana punched the enderman and triple-kicked it. Seftano shot it, and it teleported just too late. He fired again, and it slumped. Soon after, the attack dispersed.
"This girl needs medical attention!" yelled Katana. Her eyes were faded over with purple mist and she was slightly shaking. Justice ran over, and selected a needle from her inventory. She gave Pearl a shot, and put the needle back.
"She needs a day or two of rest." she concluded. They picked her up and brought her back into the room where they met maya. She was holding a broom, poking it at the doorway. She stopped when she saw who it was. She gasped and ran over.
"Pearly!" She turned to them. "What happened?"
Before they could say anything, a firm hand clamped down on Seftano's shoulder. He turned-
And was staring into the eyes of a police officer.
"Im sorry Sir, you are under arrest." stated the man. Seftano looked on in disbelief.
"What do you mean?" he said.
"We got a unidentified phone call saying something was going on down here. We investigated and found this." He showed Seftano a picture of a dead body. Judging from the background, it was around the place that they landed.
"But-" he tried to speak out.
"Silence. Whatever you say can and will be held against you in a court of law."
Terminus pushed Seftano aside. "Woah, woah. Settle down. We were with him this entire time-"
Again the cop interrupted him. "We have evidence." He held up a hammer with blood on it in a bag. "This has his fingerprints on it. Case closed. You're coming with us." Before they could lead him away, a frail voice interrupted.
"Wait."
They turned to see Pearl struggling to get up. "He couldn't have done it. He... wouldn't have... He... helped me. He's too nice of a person to have commited something like murder."
"I'm sorry miss, but this is incriminating evidence." The cop turned back to Seftano. "Let's go. Your trial is tommorow."
Seftano was lead away. No-one had anything to say. Except for the Narrator who was voicing out the situation like all good Narrators should.
"Well..." said Terminus.
"Crud." added Katana.
Justice turned to Pearl. "You need to rest." Pearl started to protest, but Justice interrupted her.
"The more you strain yourself, the less likely you will recover from that attack. You HAVE to rest." Pearl nodded and lay down.
Pit's voice broke the silence. "So... what do we do now?"
They turned to him. "We need to investigate."
At the detention center...
Phoenix sat down in the single chair on his side of the glass. Apollo and Athena stood beside him. As far as he had heard, their client had been arrested over by Kurain village. That reminded him of her... He shook his head and looked up. He was suprised to see his client was...
Apollo asked him the question that was nagging on phoenix's mind. "Why are you made of squares?"
Yes, this was Seftano. "Who are you to speak to me like that? Couldn't you be a BIT more polite? Like ask my name first?"
Apollo was firm. Clearly, the topic was annoying to him.
Phoenix tried to go first. "Okay, what's your name then?
He smirked and spin around in his chair. "Sefton Oht". All of a sudden, 4 Psyche-locks appeared in front of him. Apollo started rubbing his bracelet, and Athena reacted like she heard something loud. They couldn't have found a lie already! Yet they had.
Athena decided to pusue another issue. "What were you doing when the crime was committed?"
He replied in a simple "I can't tell you that."
Phoenix moaned. "Oh come on! We aren't getting anywhere."
Seftano replied in a very brash tone. "Look, I will tell you what I can tell you, and if I can't tell you something, that means it is a matter of utmost secrecy."
Apollo pressed harder. "Mr Oht, if you do not give us anything to work with, we cannot help you!"
Seftano sighed. "Fine. I was walking through the village because we were trying to find a certain person.
Athena pressed harder. "Who?"
Seftano smirked. "That's very simple."
"You, Mr Wright."
Phoenix was thrown for a loop. "M-m-me? Why?" Seftano sighed.
"It is for reasons I cannot tell you. But I can tell you, we were looking for you. And Ms Cykes, and Mr Justice." The three lawyers looked at eachother.
"Okay..." said Phoenix. He decided to inquire about another thing that worried him. "Did you meet anyone named Ms Maya or Ms Pearl? Are they okay?"
Seftano's eyes darted all over the place. "I have no idea who you're talking about." Suddenly, his vision was filled with more Psyche-Locks than he could count.
Apollo could see Phoenix was worried, so he changed the subject. "Why were you arrested?"
Seftano slouched. "They have evidence. The murder weapon with my prints on it"
Athena frowned. "That... isn't good, I have to say. So who was the victim?
Seftano shrugged. "I don't know! Me and my friends have been overseas for a while, so we barely know anything!"
Phoenix snapped out of his worried state. "Well, that should be a favor for us. No motive. Good."
Phoenix got out of his chair. "Well, we need to go do an investigation. Goodbye, Mr Oht.
Seftano got out of his chair too. "See ya."
Phoenix smiled as he left the room. (I've been waiting for ages to get an excuse to go back there,) he thought. (I just hope everything is okay.)
June 15
Kurain village
4:30 PM
As they hopped off the train, Phoenix started wondering what would happen when he saw her again. Would she be happy or mad with him? But all those thoughts were abolished when he saw the smoke rising. He broke into a run, with his assistants just catching up behind.
When they got there, Phoenix was shocked at the state of the village. There were tiny craters dotted across the landscape, arrows were in the walls, and there was blood everywhere. Apollo and Athena scanned the area. They had never been here before, and besides the obvious devastation, it was quite nice. Had a Japanese feel to it. Phoenix walked down the gravelly streets, having to walk around a crater once. When he turned the corner, his memories came flooding back to him.
The girl who he had helped. The girl who helped him. The girl who stuck by him through thick and thin until his disbarment. It was-
"MAYA!" he shouted. Maya turned to face him and yelled "NICK!" Phoenix introduced his assistants to his former assistant.
"You look way different... and your voice has changed! You're like a whole new Nick!" Maya commented.
Phoenix's face became stern. "Where's Pearls?" The enthusiasm drooped out of her. She pointed to the manor. They ran up there, and gasped.
From using her strength trying to speak out before, she was totally a wreck. Her clothes were wrinkled, her hair messy, she was shaking mildly, but worst of all-
Her eyes were almost completely clouded in purple mist. A girl wearing a silver jumpsuit was standing over her, injecting her with a pinkish fluid. Maya turned to the girl.
"Is she okay?" The girl turned towards Maya before nodding.
"She just needs some rest. Then, she will be fine." said the mysterious girl, before vanishing out the door that Apollo and Athena were coming in from. They gasped.
Apollo thought. "Isn't Pearl the one from the case with Sasha Buckler and Marlon Rimes?" Athena nodded.
"Well, as sad as this is, we need to start our investigation." Phoenix sat up. They walked out of the manor and went to investigate the crime scene. More people were there, but like Sefton, they were also cubish. Apollo thought. (Maybe they're from Cuba?)
Again, the Narrator groaned at his bad joke. "Who was that?" he said, looking around.
One of the cube people turned towards him. He wore a green hoodie. "The Narrator. Don't mind him, just some fourth wall stuff." They were all puzzled about what he meant. He seemingly recognised that and shrugged.
Apollo looked around. It was a hill, just out of Kurain village. The only people here was the cube people, Maya, some police officers, and a green coated detective who seemed familiar to Phoenix.
The detective turned around and walked over to them. "Hey Pal!" he said to Phoenix. Phoenix nodded back and introduced Apollo and Athena to Gumshoe, a detective he had worked with. Athena decided to get some information out of him.
"So, Mr Gumshoe..." said Athena. Gumshoe turned to look at her.
"Yeah? What is it?" he replied.
"Do you know who the victim was?" she inquired.
Gumshoe started chuckling sadly. "Of course, Pal! His name was..."
"Klavier Gavin." The words sent a shock down their spines.
"Kl-Kl-Klavier?!" stuttered Apollo.
Gumshoe looked disheartened. "Afraid so. Anyway, here is the Autopsy for this case."
Autopsy report added to the court record.
Phoenix flicked through the file. "Hmm... Time of death, 4:15... Killed by a single blow to bthe forehead. Ouch." Gumshoe frowned.
"They also have a witness to the crime, who was there the very moment that he did it." he said. ("They might be the killer.") Phoenix thought.
The girl from before, the one who was helping Pearl went over to them.
"Ah, so you must be Sefta- I mean Sefton's Attornies. I'm J Tice." Athena picked up on the stutter and wondered what she was going to say. Phoenix nodded and asked about why they were made out of cubes. She looked offended
"It's... complicated. Anyway, these are my friends. Kat Tania, and Terry Minus. We're looking into the investigation. Want a cookie?" Phoenix and Apollo politely declined while Athena took one. As we know Justice, these were really good, and Athena eventually persuaded Apollo to try one. Phoenix went to the cordened-off area.
It was horrible. To see his old adversary, covered in blood was quite a lot to handle. He was lucky he hadn't taken the cookie. He stood up and walked away, only to run into seemingly thin air. Apollo noticed and rushed over.
"Mr Wright?" Apollo was bewildered as Phoenix seemingly felt along an invisible... thing of some kind. But what? Terry turned around and rushed over.
"What are you doing?" he yelled. He whispered something under his breath and Athena just caught it: "Find another location." There was a sudden rush of air as a loud noise filled the air.
Kat walked over to them. "Here is all the evidence we found."
Crime scene picture, phone, gunpowder, and hammer added to the Court Record.
After they had finished discussing the crime scene, they walked back down to the village. There they found some more people looking for evidence. They were dressed... slightly oddly. They kept walking and they found a photographer trying to snap a photo of the scene. Suddenly, there was a whoosh of air. The camera was thrown out of his hands and a picture was taken before the camera was caught by Katana.
"Sweet throw, mate!" he yelled. He looked at the picture taken and gasped. Athena, finished with her cookie went over to have a look.
Katana started running. He tripped, however and Athena grabbed the camera. He tried to grab it.
"YOU CAN NOT ACCEPT THAT AS EVIDENCE!" he yelled. He grabbed Athena by the arms, and she threw him straight over her head. He landed perfectly on his feet.
"Either way, good throw." They were puzzled about his athletic abilities, by they let it pass. Enough mysteries were going down anyway. She tossed the camera back, knowing that widget would have copied the photo already.
Apollo concluded the investigation with a suggestion that they went back to they detention center. When they arrived, Seftano groaned.
"You people again? What do you want now?" he said.
Phoenix responded by shoving the magatama in his face. "TAKE THAT!" he yelled.
Seftano jumped. "What the hell?"
As before, the four Psyche-Locks appeared. Phoenix started his investigation while Athena started to read an ebook on widget's projector. "Mr Oht, I do not think that is your real name. There is some kind of mystery tied to this, and I believe that you are going to tell me.
Seftano smirked. "What mystery? I know nothing. Except for what I read which is fourth wall stuff. None of your buisness." Phoenix took a mental note to look up what that means.
"Anyway, earlier, I ran into a seemingly invisible wall of some kind. And I believe this was it!"
"TAKE THAT!"
"Mr Oht, I would like you to see this." He presented a picture of a black blurry jet zooming across the landscape.
Seftano started to panic. "W-what is that?"
"This is a jet, which seems to have very advanced technology. The only people who I suspect could own and use this jet is you!" Seftano looked shocked.
"Gak!" he yelled.
1 PSYCHE-LOCK BREAKS.
He regained his composure, as Apollo challenged Athena to beat his flappy bird high score of 748. "But, but you have no actual proof! I have never seen that jet!" he said. Phoenix grinned.
"I'm afraid so. When your friend Terry confronted me about it, he whispered something. This, triggered the movement of the invisible jet. Meaning...
That you do have some connection with the jet!" Seftano gasped again.
"I-I... Fine." He stood up straight. "I will tell you the truth."
3 PSYCHE-LOCKS BREAK
Before he could say another word, a voice rang out on the intercom. "Visiting hours are now over. Please could all personel leave the area."
Phoenix cursed to himself in his head. (Of all the lousy, rotten, stinking bad timing I've ever had, this has to be the worst.) he thought. He stood up. "Well, Mr Oht, we have to be leaving now. We will be seeing you at tommorrow's trial, right at 12:30." Seftano nodded.
"Well, I guess I'll be seeing you guys later dudes. Im in your hands." He stretched, and returned to his cell. Phoenix turned to face Athena and Apollo.
"Why don't we show our hard working friends the wonder bar? It should be a good icebreaker." said Apollo. Athena deactivated widget and smiled.
"Great idea!" she said. Phoenix stood up and stretched.
Much later...
4 June
The Wonder Bar
9:15 PM
The bell ringed as the group walked in through the door. The rebuilders had donned their diguises so they wouldn't stand out. It was a medium sized area with seats and tables at one end, with lots of gathered seats pointing to the large stage. Over the other side, there was a bar with a bartender serving someone a martini. They sat down in one of the seats while Katana ordered an ice water and Terminus ordered beer. Not too much though.
Justice tried to spark a conversation with Athena. "So, Ms Cykes, how good a magician is this Trucy person?"
She smiled and replied with "She's a genius." Justice shrugged.
"I guess we will have to see for ourselves." And so the show began.
June 5
District court Courtroom number 4 Defendant lobby
Phoenix stretched. Athena was in the crowd, watching the trial. Apollo and Maya were his assistants for this case. Apollo was doing his chords of steel workout, and Maya was looking around at the improved court system, yet the exact same guards that guarded the doors since last time.
Maya pondered. "Have you people been guarding the door the same place for seven whole years?"
They responded with a "Yes." in union. She walked back to Phoenix, who was speaking with Seftano.
"So, do you think I'll be in good hands?" he wondered.
Phoenix smiled. "As long as you tell the truth, you'll be fine."
Seftano nodded. "Okay."
The Bailiff called out. "Could the Defence and Defendant please proceed to the courtroom immediately. The trio walked out into the courtroom.
The Judge slammed his gavel. "Court is now in session for the trial of Sefton Oht.
Phoenix nodded and said "The Defence is ready your honor."
A familiar voice, one that phoenix feared, rang out. "The Prosecution is ready."
Franziska smiled at Phoenix. "Mr Phoenix Wright. Seven years ago, you ruined my perfect record. Now, I take my revenge."
Maya slumped. "I was wishing to see some of the new prosecutors, but I guess my luck is horrible today."
Apollo shrugged. "Who's she?" In return he was whipped. "Ow!"
Franziska stretched her whip threateningly. "A Von Karma has only one fate. Perfection. How can you, not know the Prodigy?"
Apollo groaned. "Is that really legal?"
The Judge whispered to him. "Actually, no but she's allowed because she scares the **** out of me." He was whipped. "Ow!"
He quickly regained composure. "Anyway, may the Prosecution please do their opening statement."
Franziska smirked. "So, Mr Wright, who is your new companion?"
The Judge slammed his gavel down. "Ms Von Karma! The opening statement, if you will."
Franziska tensed her whip. "Fine!"
"Yesterday, at about 4 PM, the defendant was seen with his friends at the scene of the crime. At one point, he ducked away. Incidentally, Prosecutor Gavin was at the scene. The defendant took this opportunity to kill the prosecutor. The Prosecution wishes to submit this evidence which shows the defendant was indeed the murderer."
Hammer added to the court record.
The jury started their loud discussion until the Judge slammed the gavel again.
"Order in the court." he said. "Ms Von Karma, may the prosecution send out its first witness."
Franziska smirked. "The Prosecution calls Harold Hetra to the stand."
A short, brown haired man took the stand.
The Judge spoke in his ususal manner. "Witness, please state your name and profession." The short guy cleared his throat.
"Harold Hetra, I'm a reporter." he said. Franziska whipped him. "Yeeeee-owch!"
"Witness, please testify to the court about what you saw that day." He nodded.
Witness testimony: Day of the murder.
"I was outside, trying to get some pictures of Kurain village. I walked over to the hill to get my camera set up. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise behind me. I turned to see the defendant kicking the victim! I ran to call the police."
Phoenix smiled. This would be easy.
Cross-examination: Day of the murder
"I turned to see the defendant kicking the victim!"
"OBJECTION!" he yelled. The witness jumped.
"What do ya mean?" said the witness.
Phoenix smiled. "At the crime scene, the cause of death, outlined by this autopsy, was a single blow to the forehead. However, there were no reports of blunt force trauma on the body!"
The witness flinched. "Gah!"
Franziska frowned. "Witness, amend your testimony." She swung her whip, only to be caught by Seftano.
"Ms Franziska, I'm afraid weaponary is illegal in court." He broke the whip in half, only for her to pull out another one.
Phoenix thought. ("If my client is innocent, this witness has to be lying!")
Witness Testimony: Day of the murder 2.
"I may have not seen the actual moment of the murder, but I did see the defendant! While i was walking around, I saw him attacking the victim! I ran to find a phone booth so I could report it!"
Phoenix shrugged. This was less of an immediate hit. Maya got it though.
"Nick! Wasn't the crime reported with a cell phone?" He nodded.
"Now that I think about it, yes. Thanks Maya." He grinned.
Cross-examination: Day of the murder 2.
"I ran to find a phone booth so I could report it!"
"Objection!" yelled Phoenix again. "Witness, the crime was reported with this cell phone! Not a pay phone! So why would you run off?" The witness gasped.
"Arghhgfhggh!" he screamed.
Franziska banged her hands on the desk. "Wh- what? Witness!"
Phoenix's mind went into thought mode.
Hmm, now lets recall the facts. The witness claimed he was just strolling around on the day of the crime. However, there is a contradiction of the facts here!
Crime occured on hill
Now, if I were shooting pictures of a village, I would not want to do it out of sight of the village. So what was the witness doing?
The witness was involved in the crime
But, how was he involved in the crime?
THE WITNESS WAS THE KILLER.
Ah ha! Now I have him!
He snapped back to reality and explained his reasoning. The witness grew paler and paler until-
"Enough!" he yelled. "I-I did it. He is right." The jury went into its usual commotion until the judge banged the gavel.
"Miss Von Karma, is the witness under arrest?" She turned to glare at him.
"Y-Yes." The judge stood up.
"I see no reason to prolong this trial any further. This court finds the defendant, Sefton Oht...
NOT GUILTY
The usual confetti came down and everyone cheered on Seftano while Apollo looked at Maya.
"Where does all of this confetti come from?" he mouthed.
"I don't know." she replied.
Later, in the defendants lobby...
Apollo and Athena were celebrating with their new friends while Phoenix spoke to Seftano and Pearl, who had recovered and came to see the trial. Seftano had explained everything to them- their identities, their past, their reasons for finding them, and more. Pearl chimed in.
"So, you people are at war?" she asked. Seftano sighed.
"Yeah, and we are not doing so well. That's why we are recruiting all of you." Pearl smiled.
"I don't really mind that you guys are squares. You're still really nice!" she said, blushing so slighly only Apollo noticed. Seftano chuckled.
"Yeah, thanks." He looked out the window. "It's been so long since I saw outside." His expression turned to shock.
"GET DOWN!" he yelled as, in a split second, the rebuilders grabbed the others and lept out the doors-
Just for the building to explode. They gasped through the commotion. A huge helicopter was floating through the air, a missile launcher on the side.
Katana cursed. "FreddSalver." FreddSalver smiled back.
"Hello, everyone, it's been a while. How have you been?" Seftano flipped him off while the younger members of the group (Pearl, Trucy.) shook in fear. FreddSalver laughed.
"Oh, I've been doing fine, thanks for asking. Now, just one sec, I have to DESTROY YOU!" He launched another missile, and everyone was blown off their feet. Justice was quick to respond, shooting the hole in the windscreen of the helicopter. Freddsalver grinned, and the gatling gun on his heli started spinning. Katana summoned a shield out of ice while the others got some shots on the heli. He then fired yet another missile and Seftano shot one of his own in return. Terminus used a laser to knock him back, and threw Katana at the heli who sliced the windscreen straight open. The Pits flew up and attacked the propellers while the goddesses attacked FreddSalver. Within seconds the heli transformed into a mech suit. He let off a prolonged burst from the chain gun mounted on his shoulder which seftano deflected. He then shot a few lasers that were caught by Terminus and fired back as a electric charge. Pikachu electrified the mech which slowed its movements a bit, which allowed Katana to chop off the gatling gun. Seftano launched plasma at the mech, which made it explode. Terminus then shot him multiple times. He sat up, with a laptop in his hand, and smiled. Suddenly Terminus turned on the others. While Seftano and Katana fought him off, Justice shot FreddSalver in the back, and while he was doubled over, she crushed his computer. Terminus went back to normal, and they turned back to FreddSalver-
Only, he wasn't there. The only thing there was a smoke bomb. Seftano brushed himself off and said "Well, this has been an eventful evening."
On the Dark horse...
Phoenix was pacing back and forth. Everything had been explained. The others seemes pretty calm. Pearl was speaking to Seftano again, which she was doing a lot. Apollo was playing flappy bird, trying to beat Katana's highscore of 74,562. Athena was studying the advanced robotics of a pokeball, Maya was speaking to Brock about what kind of food he made back in Sinnoh (She was hungry) and Trucy-
Phoenix stopped. Trucy was just rocking back and forth in place. Her eyes were wide and terrified, and she had a gash on her arm from some rubble. He snapped his fingers in front of her face, "Trucy?"
Katana turned and ran over. "Ohh, crud. She's in shock. Poor thing." A warm blanket was wrapped around her and she was told to lie down. It was sad really. They were here, nice and warm, and yet she was still in the rubble of the courthouse. As she rested, The bell for dinner rang. It was-
"Yes! Burgers!" yelled Maya and Athena. As the group chowed down, (Phoenix didn't really touch his food, he was too worried about Trucy) Seftano stood up. "Okay, we are going to be heading to our world. It is a safehouse against the Darkness. We will be able to train up our abilities." Phoenix stood up.
"Um, so if you are in a war, how are we supposed to help?" Seftano glared at him.
"That is what the training is for!" he yelled. "Anyway, since it is about 9:00, it is time for us to get some rest." He turned to Terminus. "Hey, bro, have you set up their living spaces?"
Terminus looked at the ground. "Umm..." Katana face palmed.
"Dude, seriously? Okay, well, you guys will have to sleep in the four guest rooms." As they tucked in for the night, Phoenix wondered what would happen the next day. Ash thought about how well Pikachu was taking this. Pit thought about the food. Seftano thought about the Darkness. And Pearl just thought about Seftano.
Holy crud! This was a long chapter to "Wright!"
Bad puns aside, this was a very long chapter. It is the end of the troop gathering, the start of the real action, and the start of the SeftanoXPearl ship that will be sailing valiantly through this entire Fanfic. So, apart from PLEASE CAN YOU GUYS REVIEW OR SOMETHING I have nothing to say. So, see you guys next chapter!
-TheFrostbite