Next chapter is the hunt for the monster with some less then useful items.

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DM77's Ace Attorney Chapter 31

Truth of Seadray

December 26, Police Trooper Department, Criminal Affairs

J and Jaden walks in and see N who smiles and has them come over to his desk. "Hey there, buddy." He said smiling but then sees the looks on their faces "What's up? You look out of sorts." He then looks serious "Wait…you didn't go and do something that's going to hurt Mr. Deamonne's case again!"

"What do you mean, 'again'?!" J asked him.

"Whatever, have a seat, buddy." N said offering a chair and the two sit down. "I'm here for you if you need anything. Besides money, that is."

J nods and asked, "How is the investigation proceeding?"

"It's not, really." N said looking down sighing. "We have another meeting coming up…We're supposed to talk about Mr. Deamonne's motive…"

"His motive?" Jaden asked.

"See, Mr. Deamonne's father died in the DL-6 Incident…And the guy who got the lone suspect declared innocent was the victim in this case…. James Ironwood." N explained. "They're saying that's why Mr. Deamonne shot him."

'And Hunter never talks about his past…' J thinks on it. 'I bet they'll drag that out and hit him with it in court tomorrow, too…'

"Poor Mr. Deamonne…" Jaden said sadly.

"I have to admit, it doesn't look good, buddy." N said sighing.

"Say, Detective N. Do you know 'Seadray'?" Jaden asked changing the subject.

"The sea serpent monster in Seadra Lake? Not personally, no." N admits thinking.

"Well…. we're looking for it." Jaden said proudly.

"Huh?!" N said looking mad "Are you out of your minds?!"

"Eeek!" Jaden yelps jumping in his seat.

"You got time to go wild monster hunting?!" N asked them "How about doing a little questioning for me then?!"

"Oh…" Jaden lets out at that and looks down said "Detective N is scaring me, J." J sighs and tries to cool off.

The mental representation of J said as time skipped forward "I told Detective N about the deal with Todd."

"J! Try telling him sooner next time!" Jaden called out.

"Er, sorry." J said chuckling.

N processes this news for a bit and looks down guilty "I see, buddy. Sorry for shouting at you." He thinks then nods "Okay! I, Detective N, will aid your search for Seadray!"

"H-huh?!" Jaden said confused.

"I'll loan you one of our newest secret weapons for finding evidence!" N said smiling.

"Really?!" Jaden asked excited.

"You can take whichever one you like!" N told them.

"Okay, give us the goods!" Jaden told him.

"Hold on now, everything in due time. First, let me show them to you!" N said standing up and getting some things out "These are our best and brightest! Introducing Secret Weapon No. 1: 'Polterpup'!

"P-P-Polterpup?" Jaden asked

"He's a K-9 police ghost dog, still in training!" N said smiling then calls out "Polterpup! Polterpup! Here, boy…" Then a white ghost dog with a red collar jumps out the wall, this was Polterpup.

"Woof." Polterpup barked happily wagging his tail excited.

"Here he is." N said smiling petting him.

"Hey, he's cute!" Jaden said happily "Look, J! Cute ghost dog!"

'A cute ghost dog…And this will help us…how?' J thinks.

"Woof." Polterpup barks.

"Next, Secret Weapon No. 2… A fishing pole!" N announces holding up a yellow fishing pole "Here, this is my own personal pole."

"Detective N…we're looking for a monster…" J said sighing

"Yeah!" N said with a smile.

"How are we supposed to catch a whole sea serpent monster with a fishing pole?!" J asked annoyed.

"Never know till you try, buddy!" N proclaims silencing J "Okay, this next one is the last one."

'No, please, I'm already overwhelmed by our choices.' J sarcastically thinks.

"Secret Weapon No. 3! A metal detector!" N announces and hold it up "Here."

"Detective N…we're looking for something alive." J said sighing.

"Right!" N said smiling.

"How are we supposed to find it with a metal detector?!" J asked annoyed.

"Hey, you never know! It might have been eating soda cans!" N told her. "Well, which will it be?"

"Umm…" Jaden thinks "I can't make up my mind, J. They all seem so perfect!"

"I can't make up my mind, either…for the totally opposite reason." J said sighing and thinks 'Oh well, I suppose it can't hurt to borrow one of them.' She thinks and said "Can we borrow that flimsy-looking fishing pole?"

"Sure thing, buddy." N said and goes to hand it to them "Oh, if it breaks, be sure to dispose of it properly, okay?"

"Er…right." J said nodding and takes the Fishing Pole adding it to Court Record for memory. She then heads to the Seadra Lake Woods.


December 26, Seadra Lake Woods

Once they arrive Jaden look determined "Mmm. Okay, J, this looks like a good spot!"

"A good spot…for what?" J asked.

Jaden pulls out the fishing pole and declares "Time to do some fishing!"

'He's serious…' J thinks deadpanned and said "Umm…What are you going to use for bait?"

"Oh…" Jaden said and thinks.

"Yeah. 'Oh.'" J said nodding.

"Mmmm…" Jaden looks down.

"I figured something like this would happen." J said nodding "We should have brought Polterpup along with us, too. At least we'd have bait."

Jaden looks shocked "J…! How could you!"

"I'm kidding! I'm kidding!" J told him.

"Hmph! Some jokes are better left untold." Jaden said looking annoyed and whacks her.

'Oof! He hit me!' J thinks

"Okay…Watch this, J!" Jaden said firmly

"Just try not to reel in any empty cans or boots, okay?" J told him.

"Here we go!" Jaden said and casts the line "Ack my leg!" He stumbles down and that sets off the camera.

"Hey! Wh-what are you doing!" Todd called out annoyed coming out of his car.

"Sorry, Todd…" Jaden said sadly.

"Don't tell me you all are on some film company's payroll!" Todd asked annoyed.

"J, pay him." Jaden said sadly.

'My poor, poor, wallet…' J thinks crying. They then head back to see N.


Once there they go to N and J asked, "Detective N, can we borrow one of the other things?"

"Hmmm? Yeah, sure, buddy!" N said smiling. "But I have to take back the last one I lent you, department policy. Well, take you pick. Which will it be?"

"Can we borrow Polterpup?" J asked thinking as she hands back the fishing pole.

"Sure thing, buddy. Be good to him!" N said happily.

"Woof." Polterpup barks happily

"He's sooooo adorable!" Jaden said petting him.

'Oh boy…' J thinks she's going to regret this as she replaces the fishing pole with Polterpup in the criminal record. They then go to the Public Beach.


They arrive and Polterpup sniffs around. Jaden smiles said "Hey J…"

"Hmmm?" J lets out looking at him.

"Polterpup's been acting strangely…" Jaden said looking at the ghost dog.

"'Polterpup'? Oh, oh right." J said getting it. "That little…spector of the detective's."

"Hey, I love little doggies! Even ghost ones!" Joey said happily as he approached. "Good boy, good boy."

"Grraaaaaarh!" Polterpup growls eyeing the Ranger Dog stand.

"Wh-what's wrong Polterpup?" Jaden asked concerned. Polterpup then barks and charges "Eeeek! Polterpup! Polterrrrrpup!"

The ghost dog then proceeds to eat the Ranger Dogs and Joey panics saying "Wh-whoa! S-stop that thing! C-cannibal! It's eating my Ranger Dogs!" But it was too late they were all eaten and Joey cries "My Ranger Dogs…"

"Wow. He ate every single one." Jaden said surprised.

"I'm sorry Joey…" J said sighing.

"'Sorry'?! Sorry don't pay my bills, J!" Joey said in anger

"Ah hah hah…" J said to that 'It's going to have to this time…' She and Jaden leave with Polterpup back to meet N.


Once there they go to N and J asked, "Detective N, can we borrow one of the other things?"

"Hmmm? Yeah, sure, buddy!" N said smiling. "But I have to take back the last one I lent you, department policy. Well, take you pick. Which will it be?"

J sighs third time is the charm she guessed as Polterpup goes to sleep and said "Can we borrow that metal detector?"

"Sure thing, buddy." N said smiling handing it to J.

"I'm not sure what we're going to find with this…" J said taking it.

"Remember: you're hunting for a monster. Anything is possible! Anything!" N told her.

J rolls her eyes and adds the Metal Detector to replace Polterpup in the Criminal Record. They then dead to the Boat Rental Shop.


December 26, Boat Rental Shop

They arrive at the small rental shop by the lake and look around. Jaden thinks and says smiling "It's always so quiet, here. I wonder if the boat shop is closed for good?"

"Well, with the murder on the lake and all…They're probably just taking a vacation till it blows over." J suggested thinking.

"I get it." Jaden said nodding. Just then the Metal Detector they had started beeping "J! It's beeping! The metal detector's found something!"

"Sure, is loud enough about t." J said pulling the metal detector out and uses it 'Whatever it is, it must be in those bushes…' She looks at the bushes "Go check it out, Jaden."

"Why do I have to check it out?" Jaden asked annoyed but goes to check it and said "J." He pulls out an air tank covered in some flag banners "Look!"

"Huh…? An air tank?" J said surprised and examines it "Huh. The valve looks broken."

"I thought it was Seadray…." Jaden said sadly.

"Jaden, first of all…Why would Seadray be in the bushes?!" J said to him. "And second of all, why would a metal detector react to a sea serpent monster?!"

"Oh." Jaden said looking down.

"Huh?" J said looking at the air tank. 'There's something wrapped around this air tank…It looks like…a string of flags…?'

"Well, we might as well take it with us now that we've found it." Jaden suggested smiling

'It's heavy…' J thinks picking it up and adds it to the Court Record. She then knew who to talk to next and goes back to the Public Beach.


Once they arrive, they see Joey who has calmed down now. J approaches him and presents the Air Tank to him. When sees it he asked "What? An air tank? What about it?"

"Joey…. I wanted to ask you about this tank…Say…is this air tank yours?" J asked him.

"Wh-why would I have a think like that?" Joey said getting defensive.

"Look see how there's a strong of flags around the tank valve?" J points out to him. "It's just like the string of flags around your White Ranger there."

Joey was stunned at that and sweating nervous said "M-must be a coincidence! There're strings of flags everywhere these days! L-like elementary schools! A-and used car dealerships! L-look, why would I need a tank anyway?!"

"You used this to inflate that didn't you?" J said to him

"I-inflate what?!" Joey said.

"What else?" J said and points to the White Ranger balloon. "That big puffy White Ranger!"

Joey goes wide eyed and was silent for a bit and then said "N-now why would you go asking me a question like that."

'Looks like I hit the nail on the head.' J thinks

Joey nervous said "Right….right…Actually, umm….See, the compressor I always use was on the fritz. So I tried using the tank to inflate it, just once. And, er, it didn't go so well."

'As I suspected!' J thinks and than asked "It 'didn't go so well'?"

"Er, yeah." Joey said nodding.

"Do you think you could be a little more specific?" J asked him.

"C-c'mon…" Joey said and adds "Look, it's embarrassing so I really don't want to talk about it…"

"Come on! Tell us! Tell us!" Jaden asked him.

Joey looks at Jaden and said "Fine. Whatever. It's like what I said, the compressor was busted. So I took the tank and tried to fill the Ranger up with that. And then…"

"Blaaam!" A noise lets out as we see a flashback of the tank launching it and the balloon up into the air as Joey looks on in shock.

"The valve busted open and made this incredible noise!" Joey explained. "And that thank there took off like a rocket. And it took my poor deflated White Ranger with it!"

"What?! Off into Seadra Lake?" Jaden said in shock.

"It sure scared me out of my seadra, that's for sure." Joey said chuckling.

"Ummm…So, the tank and the White Ranger you were trying to fill up flew away…" Jaden said and asked "What happened next?"

"Well, all that happened on the 20th or so." Joey explained smiling.

'The 20th… a week ago.' J thinks

"Now, as far as I could see, the tank went flying out into the lake." Joey said. "So I went out every night in a boat looking for it. I mean, Lindsey game me that White Ranger after all!"

And when did you find it?" Jaden asked smiling.

"Just the night before last!" Joey said smiling. We then see a flashback of Joey in a boat finding the White Ranger balloon as he continued "It flew way out there! Took me four whole days to find it."

'The night before last….was the night of the murder!' J thinks shocked at that.

"Sorry for not telling you, J." Joey said rubbing his head. "Actually, I was here on the night of the murder. But, you see, I went home before midnight."

"So you didn't know about what happened?" Jaden asked him.

"No…" Joey said to that.

"That's too bad…" Jaden said sighing.

"It's not all bad." J said smiling. "We've solved one mystery at least."

"A mystery…?" Jaden asked confused.

'Maybe we should go tell him….' J thinks and leads the way to the Woods


They arrive back at the Woods and see Todd was still there and when he sees them, he smiles and said "Well, Miss Lawyer? I've got the info you'll need! You got the scoop on Seadray for me yet?"

"Todd…" J began taking a breath "There is no such thing as Seadray."

"Wh-what?! How can you be so sure!" Todd asked shocked.

"R-really, J?!" Jaden said shocked as well

"You got some proof Seadray don't exist?!" Todd asked angered.

"The proof that Seadray doesn't exist…is here." J said getting her Court Record up "Of course I have proof. No lawyer worth her badge would make a claim without the proof to back it up. Here's the proof that Seadray doesn't exist…Take that!" She presents the Air Tank.

"Joey's air thank…?" Jaden said surprised.

"What are you doing with an air tank?" Todd asked confused.

"This….is Seadray." J told them both.

"Ummmmm….excuse me?" Todd asked confused.

"Wh-what exactly are you saying, J?" Jaden asked.

"There's a stand near here…. a hotdog stand." J explained. "There's a giant inflatable ranger doll there. About a week ago, an idiot, who happenes to be a friend of mine, tried to fill it. He used this air tank, and when the valve blew, the tank flew into the lake. Apparently, it made a pretty loud 'bang' when it flew…"

"A 'bang'…?" Todd said thinking concerned.

We see the flashback of the White Ranger balloon landing into the lake as J continues to explain "The tank, along with the still deflated Ranger fell into the lake. At the same time…" We then see the article about Seadray with the picture. "A couple was taking a photograph of the lake." She show it to them "This photo!"

"Wait…" Jaden said in shock. "So…you're saying that Seadray…Is really the White Ranger?!"

Todd thinks and sighs looking down. "Well, that's a fine way to ruin a guy's dreams." He said sadly.

"I'm sorry, Todd." J said to him.

"Nah, it's okay, you win." Todd told her "I'll give you your info, like I promised."

"Poor Todd…" Jaden said sadly.

"So, tell us this 'information' you have." J said she felt guilty on ruining the guys dreams but he had to get this info.

"A promise is a promise, I guess…" Todd said and explained "I overheard the police troopers around here saying something about the witness tomorrow…They said he's the caretaker of the boat rental place up the path here."

"Boat rental…?" Jaden said thinking. "There's someone there? I mean, it looks so deserted."

"Just an old guy, living all by himself." Todd explained "You should go check it out."

"Thanks, Todd! We will!" Jaden said happily. "Let's get cracking, J!"

"Hold on." Todd said smiling.

"Something else?" J asked.

"Yeah…the night of the murder." Todd said sighing. "My camera clicked twice, you know."

J and Jaden look surprised and Jaded said "Wait…so you have another photo?"

"Well…" Todd said awkwardly as he presents the photo "Yeah, but there nothing in it at all. Just the lake. I figured it wouldn't be much use as evidence, so I kept it to myself. Well it might not be helpful at all, but…Here, take it."

J takes it and accepts and adds Second Lake Photo to the court record and indeed on it was just a clear view of the lake that night.

"Bye now. You all take care." Todd said to them and sighs "Time for me to pack up and leave." He then heads off sadly to his car.

Jaden looks sadly and said "Poor Todd…"

"It's all Joey's fault." J said shaking her head. "The legend still lives on, I guess."

"The 'legend'…?" Jaden asked.

"Yeah, the legend of Joey, familiar to all who know him for any length of time…" J explained smiling "When something is off, it's usually the Wheeler."

"Hmm." Jaden said to that "Someone should knock that Wheeler into shape."

J chuckles and decide they need to properly check the Boat Rental Shop and heads there.


Well the story of Seadray may have been a hoex but the two have some useful intel to help them now.

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