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Chapter 4: Broken Reunions Part 2
Metro City…
Crowds were teeming about the entrance to a concert hall as tickets soon sold out. In the lobby stood a well-dressed man with short slicked back blonde hair. His outfit consisted of a light blue pinstripped button down shirt with the sleeves folded to the elbows under a purple formal vest with a red necktie, black pants and shoes.
"It's been a while since I last saw everyone..." said the man.
"Cody!"
Cody turned to see two people approaching him. The first was a man with dark brown hair wearing a red sleeveless gi and pants ensemble with a yellow waist band, red high-top sneakers, and yellow armguards. The second was a woman with long blonde hair tied in a topknot wearing a closed up short blue coat stopping above her knees and red high top sneakers.
"Guy!" said Cody, waving to them. "So you made it."
"It's been awhile, my friend." said Guy.
"So you're the famous Cody, huh?" said the woman.
"Oh, by the way, Cody, this is Maki, my sister-in-law."
"Oh, pleasure to meet you, Maki. You a ninja like Guy?" asked Cody.
"Please! I'm a BETTER ninja!" said Maki. "I only let him be the current Bushin Ryu successor."
Guy give Cody an aside comment. "It's best just to indulge her..."
"Hey there!"
Cody, Guy, and Maki turned to see four other people coming up. The first was a tall muscular mustached man with short brown hair wearing a white button down shirt with a dark green coat and pants ensemble with brown shin-guarded boots. The second was a young woman with long blonde hair wearing a red strapless cocktail dress with a short skirt and high heels. The third was a man with long brown hair wearing blue jeans, a blue denim vest over a black shirt, brown boots, and black wristbands. The fourth was a woman with short blonde hair wearing blue cutoff jean shorts, sneakers, and strapless bra with a brown leather vest and fingerless gloves.
"Haggar! Carlos! Lucia!"
Cody was a bit surprised to see one certain person.
"Jessica..."
Cody Travers was once one of the heroes of Metro City who took down the Mad Gear Gang, then was later incarcerated for street violence due to his fighting obsession. This suddenly fall from grace was a shock to everyone and as a result alienated him. He became a violence-obsessed scrapper who engaged in brawls out of boredom that he didn't care about his situation that lead him to jail, not that it could hold him for very long anyway. Only by being involved with helping to take down Shadaloo alongside Guy was what started Cody back on the right path somewhat. Haggar later managed to get him a lawyer to exonerate Cody of his crimes, and soon after, he somehow became the new mayor of Metro City after Haggar stood down.
"Hello, Cody. You're looking well." said Jessica.
"Yeah, same to you."
"So son, how's it feel being the new mayor of this city?" asked Haggar.
"Heh, pretty damn boring if you ask me. I don't know how you put up with it."
"Just think of it as another way of cleaning up the streets."
"Didn't stop you from personally doing it with your fists from time to time, old man."
"Hey! Those were special situations and you know it!"
"But I have to say, you've done a great job so far, Mr. Mayor." said Lucia.
"Please, let's not be so formal here. Cody is fine." said Cody.
"Speaking of which, strange place for a mayor to set a reunion at." said Carlos.
"Hey, don't think of me as one of those typical stuffy suits you see everywhere. I tend to be down to earth."
"Oh! It's almost time!" said Jessica as she pointed to the double doors leading into the main concert hall.
"Alright! Time to party get our money's worth!"
Sometime earlier, another reunion had gone underway in the same lobby. A man with black hair that seemed to spike backwards stood with two young women. He wore a blue business suit with black shoes, a white button down shirt with a light blue formal vest, and a red necktie. The teen girl had shoulder length brown hair tied in a dolphin tail wearing a dark blue dress with white gloves and boots, a red scarf, and a light blue top hat and cape with card suit prints at the tail ends. The young woman had long light brown hair tied in a side tail on the left side of her head with a blue ribbon and wore a yellow blazer and short skirt. She had brown stockings, white ankle boots, an untucked white button down shirt with a blue necktie, and a single black glove with blue trim on her right hand that was fingerless on the ring finger and pinkie. Around her neck was some kind of pendant with what looked like a robot's head.
"It will be great to see everyone again, isn't it, Daddy?"
"Sure will, Trucy."
"I have to say, meeting at a concert hall is pretty awesome, Mr. Wright!"
"Just try to contain yourself, Athena."
Phoenix Wright is a defense attorney from the Wright Anything Agency, formerly Fey and Co. Law Offices long ago. Years prior after he got cleared of a false murder charge by ace attorney, Mia Fey, he decided to pursue a career in law and since became her protege. With the tragic death of Mia, Phoenix took in her sister, Maya Fey, and brought her killer (an asshole who shall forever remain unnamed) to justice. Afterwards, Phoenix started the Wright and Co. Law Offices where he, Maya, and later her cousin Pearl Fey, took on many murder cases with their clients being falsely accused of said crimes. Thanks to his deductive skills and drive to discover the truth, he exonerated innocent defendants while at the same time exposing the real culprits. This also brought him face-to-face with some rather eccentric prosecutors who'd do anything to win their case. For a time after that, Phoenix had been disbarred due to a jealous defense attorney setting him up, where he came to adopt Trucy as his daughter. He also made acquaintance with rookie defense attorney, Apollo Justice, where they took down said jealous defense attorney of all the crimes he committed out of petty spite. Sometime after that, Phoenix gets reinstated as a lawyer and reopened his law office under the name of Wright Anything Agency, where he takes Athena Cykes under his wing. His latest venture took him to the Kingdom of Khura'in, where lawyers and law practice were forbidden no thanks to the DC Act. Phoenix would later be reunited with a now grown up Maya where they uncover the kingdom's conspiracy that had been going on for over twenty years. At that time, Apollo chose to stay in Khura'in to help bring law practice back with the Defiant Dragons.
"Sorry, but after so many cases, it just feels good to finally unwind!" said Athena.
"Nick!"
Phoenix turned to see a young woman and a teen girl coming towards him. The woman had long black hair tied in a dolphin tail with purple beads on the ends of her front bangs and a small tuft of hair tied at the top of her head. She wore a white kimono with a violet sash and a dark purple outercoat as well as black sandals and purple tie bracelets. Around her neck was a necklace of beads with a magatama at the center. The teen girl had light brown hair tied in two loops at the top of her head and a single violet bead on her left front bang. She was dressed similar to the woman she was with but with a shorter kimono stopping just above the knees and a pink outercoat.
"Maya! Pearl!" said Phoenix.
"Oh! You guys made it!" said Athena.
"Came all the way from Kurain Village?" asked Trucy.
"You got it. Wouldn't want to miss this. Same with Mystic Maya!" said Pearl.
"Pearl! You're embarrassing me!" said Maya. "Still, it's great to see you guys again."
"How goes your duties as Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique?" asked Phoenix.
"Quite stressful, to be honest. Still, I bet it's no different with your job, knowing the kinds of cases you get into."
"Heh… yeah..."
"You all never seem to change."
They all turned to the voice to see a man with dark gray hair wearing a maroon-colored pants and longcoat ensemble with black shoes, formal vest, and a white cleft tied around his neck. With him were several people.
One was a heavyset man with black hair in a dark gray suit with a beige button down shirt, brown necktie, black shoes, and a worn green trenchcoat.
Next was a young woman with long dark brown hair wearing a pink button down shirt under a green formal vest with a red ribbon tie, brown capri pants, and black low heel pumps. She had on a white lab coat and had a pair of pink-lensed glasses on top of her head.
There was another young woman with long black hair tied in a topknot by what looked like a key. She wore a red shirt with the sleeves folded past the elbows, a short black skirt, black boots, and brown gloves. Around her nec was a dark blue muffler with a gold bird-shaped clip.
The last one was another young woman with short silver blue hair wearing a black formal vest over a white long-sleeved dress shirt with poofed shoulders and a black business skirt. She had brown sticking, black high heel ankle boots and black gloves.
"Edgeworth!" said Phoenix.
"Wright." said Edgeworth.
"Detective Gumshoe! Ema!" said Maya.
"Hey guys!" said Gumshoe.
"Great to see you!" said Ema.
Pearl smiled, then her gaze fell on the silver-haired woman. "Oh, Franziska..."
Franziska looked away. "Don't get the wrong idea. I only came because Edgeworth asked me to."
"Oh come on, Franziska, lighten up! We're all friends here!" said the topknot woman.
"We have different definitions of that, Kay."
"Guys! You're so mean! Don't go forgetting about me!"
A lanky man with brown hair that seemed to have been licked upward comes in. He had red pants with brown shoes, a black button down shirt with a white necktie, and an orange coat with prints of a weird heart-shaped animal on it. On his head was a maroon-colored artist beret.
"Oh come on, Larry, we wouldn't forget about you." said Phoenix.
"No matter how much we try to." added Edgeworth.
"Hey! That's not funny!" said Larry indignantly. Everyone laughed at his expense.
"A bit lively here, isn't it."
Athena recognized the voice and turned to see a pale man with long black hair tied in a thick ponytail with white bangs on the right side of his head. He wore a black suit and tie ensemble with black boots and what looked like a black and white samurai overcoat. On his shoulder was a hawk.
"Simon! You're here, too!" said Athena.
"I have to say, this is a first for me. I'm more into rakugo, personally." said Simon Blackquill.
"Well, that's almost all of us." said Phoenix.
"Correction. It is."
Finally, a young man with light brown hair with two spikes in front walked in. He wore a white button down shirt with the sleeved folded up with a blue necktie, rown shoes, red pants, and a red formal vest. Around his left wrist was a wooden bracelet.
"Apollo!" said Athena.
"Polly!" said Trucy.
"Hey guys. Good to be back." said Apollo Justice.
Introductions were made until Phoenix asked a question.
"We haven't seen you since we left the Kingdom of Khura'in. How's the situation there?"
"It's finally getting back on its feet. Now that the DC Act's been rendered null and void, the Defiant Dragons no longer have to live in hiding. We've opened some law offices, but we've been getting swarmed with requests. I just needed some downtime." replied Apollo.
"You're right. Well, the show is about to start!" said Phoenix as he lead the group to the main concert hall.
"Let's go! I hear the star's a real babe!" said Larry.
Some time later, the main concert hall was teeming with excitement as the show was about to begin. The lights dimmed as the stage illuminated with multi-colored laser lights.
"Alright folks! We're just about to begin the show!"
The stage fog rolled in as a voluptuous female figure in a red hooded cloak rose up from the floor.
"You all asked for her and you got her! She's a rising musical star hailing all the way from Las Vegas, gracing us with her presence here at Metro City to give us a show we'll never forget! ARE YOU READY?"
The crowds loudly cheered in response.
"THEN LET'S HIT! THE! MUSIC!"
On cue, the cloaked woman threw her cloak off, revealing a very sexy scantily clad tan-skinned woman with a mane of long blue hair. Upon closer inspection, she is not a human, but a catwoman as she had feline traits. She had thin white fur stripes that lined her shapely body like a skimpy thong bikini, the ones on her ample breasts barely covering the bare minimum. Around her stomach was another thin fur strip that circled her navel in a diamond shape, a stripe around her neck like a choker, and a thin stripe circled around each of her upper arms and upper thighs. Her arms and legs from the elbows and knees down were covered with white fur and ended with human-shaped cat paws with three-inch long red claws. On top of the woman's head were pointed cat ears and a long white tail came out of the small of her back.
"HELLO METRO CITY!" shouted the catwoman.
"WE LOVE YOU FELICIA!"
The crowds went wild as Felicia performed her musical dance number. She had several backup dancers, the women dressed as catwomen and succubi, and the men dressed as werewolves and vampires. Everyone was captivated by Felicia, especially the male half. Felicia soaked in the attention as she mesmerized the crowds with her singing and dancing. Every time a song ended, people cheered for more, which she was happy to oblige.
Sometime later, they finally reached the end of the concert program.
"Thank you Metro City for having me here! I know the show is over, but all good things must come to an end! You've all been a great audience! Hope you all enjoyed the concert!" said Felicia.
The people continued to cheer as Felicia left the stage to go to her dressing room. Once she arrived, she found her table filled with gifts from fans.
"Oh my, there's so much tonight." said Felicia. She is a catwoman who is also of a race of beings known as Darkstalkers. Darkstalkers is the label given to nocturnal supernatural beings and tend to be prejudiced by humans. It didn't help that Darkstalkers tend to be violent monsters who engage in carnage for fun and/or glory. As a child, Felicia never knew her real birth parents, having been found and cared for by Sister Rose in an orphanage. Growing up, Felicia had dreams of stardom, wanting to perform in Las Vegas to show that humans and Darkstalkers can peacefully coexist. After getting involved in an incident where the flaming alien, Pyron, touched down on Earth to add to his planet collection, then later a crisis in the Makai by the demon noble, Jedah, Felicia was finally able to achieve her dream of becoming a world famous musical star.
"You've done well, Felicia."
Felicia turned to see a lean-built man with a shock of white hair dressed in a dark purple kung fu outfit with the sleeves folded up and black kung fu shoes.
"Oh, Jon! I didn't see you there." said Felicia.
"How does it feel being famous?" asked Jon.
"It feels wonderful! Hearing the cheering of my fans is my greatest reward!"
"Well you did work for it."
"But I couldn't have done it without your support."
Jon Talbain couldn't help but feel flustered. Like Felicia, he, too, is a Darkstalker, specifically a werewolf. Before he met the catwoman, Jon was an angry, bitter man who was shunned by humanity due to his lycanthropy. At times, he couldn't control the raging beast inside of him and would transform at inopportune times. In order to control the beast within, Jon took up martial arts to focus his mind and spirit. This allowed him to consciously fight as a werewolf with his own mind rather than as a wild animal. Still, it wasn't enough to sate the beast in him and made him indifferent to humanity.
His meeting with Felicia changed the direction he took in his life. Like Jon, she grew up in a prejudiced world, but unlike him, who grew to be embittered and antisocial, Felicia still maintained a positive outlook on life. It was something he couldn't quite understand, yet at the same time it was what attracted him to her. Slowly but surely, his faith in humanity started to grow. Thanks to her, Jon's being became whole as he accepted the beast within as a part of himself when he initially tried to purge it. Since then, he accompanied Felicia on her world musical tour.
"If anything, you're my support, Felicia." said Jon. "I was just an aimless vagabond the world gave up on and gave up on myself. You never stopped believing I'm better than I thought I was."
Felicia walks up and put a hand on Jon's face. "I guess we both support each other, Jon, and I wouldn't have it any other way. We've been through so much together."
"Yeah, you're right." said Jon. He recalled all his past battles with other Darkstalkers and demons. Most prominent that came to mind were that vampire and succubus. They were a pain to deal with, but he and Felicia sort of came to an understanding with them somewhat, especially when Pyron and Jedah came. There were also those two dark hunters as well.
"And despite how many fans I have, you'll always be my number one." said Felicia as she looped her arms around Jon's neck.
Jon wrapped his arms around Felicia's waist. "You really mean that?"
"I do."
Suddenly, their sensitive hearing picked up some screaming outside.
"What was that?" said Felicia.
"It's coming from outside." said Jon.
Leaving the dressing room, Felicia and Jon came out through the main concert hall, finding it empty.
"Huh? I know the show's over, but I didn't think the place would empty out so quickly." said Felicia.
Jon noticed something floating about in the air. "Where'd all this dust come from?"
Felicia's eyes widened when she sniffed the air. "Uh… Jon…? there's something about this dust..."
Jon sniffed the air, and his eyes also widened. "Wait… is this…? Why does it smell like humans?"
It was then the two Darkstalkers heard some more screaming outside. They quickly made their way out to the entrance doors and threw them open to get outside where they see a small group of people.
A minute earlier, Cody, Guy, Haggar, and Maki were on one side of the entrance while Phoenix, Maya, Pearl, Apollo, Edgeworth, and Athena were on the other.
"JESSICA! NO!"
"Carlos and Lucia… they just vanished…!"
"TRUCY! TRUCY!"
"Gumshoe! Ema! Kay! Franziska!"
"Blackquill just vanished!"
"Larry's gone!"
That was when both groups noticed the other.
"Huh? There are some people over there!" said Guy.
"Hey, there are others here!" said Edgeworth.
Both groups came to each other.
"You people real?" asked Maki.
"Of course we are!" said Apollo. "I just want to know what's going on!"
"Yeah! One moment, the place was full of people, the next, we're all alone!" said Maya.
Haggar then recognized Phoenix. "Hey, I know you. You're that lawyer I hired."
Phoenix looked at the muscular man. "Huh? Mayor Haggar?"
"Ex-mayor now. Haven't seen you since I had you exonerate Cody here."
Phoenix looked over to Cody. "Wait, now that I think about it, I do recall that trial." Since Cody's part in helping to stop Shadaloo (in his own way), Haggar managed to find a bit of hope in the jailbird that Guy saw so had hired Phoenix Wright to represent him in trial. He didn't disappoint and got Cody cleared of charges, where he surprised everyone by becoming the new mayor.
"But aside from that, how are you still here?" asked Cody.
"Honestly, your guess is as good as ours." said Edgeworth.
That was when Felicia and Jon exited the building where they ran into the group of humans.
"Hey! What happened here? Where's all the people?" asked Jon.
Everyone turned to look at the two.
"Our friends… they just vanished!" said Maki.
"Same with us!" added Apollo. "Just what is going on!?"
"Wait… then that dust inside was…?" said Felicia in horror.
"Are you saying we're the only ones left in this city?" asked Jon.
"It looks like it..." replied Cody. He wanted to clean up the city, but not like this.
"Hey! What's that over there?" asked Maya as she pointed off in a direction.
Everyone turned to look at what Maya was facing. They saw some shadows moving across the ground before stopping to form themselves. To their surprise, each shadow transformed into dark humanoid beings with glowing purple eyes and hammerheads for hands.
"What… the hell are those things?" asked Apollo.
"Whatever they are, they don't look too friendly..." said Athena.
A hammerhand runs up and swung one of its hammer fists at Guy, who quickly backflips out of the way.
"I suppose that answers that question." said Phoenix.
"What do we do!?" asked a panicked Pearl.
"I'll tell you what I'm going to do!" said Haggar as he tore off his coat and shirt, leaving him wearing a thick bandoleer over his chest. He pulls a pair of green fingerless gloves from his pants pocket and puts them on. "I'm going to smash their skulls in!"
With that, the former Metro City mayor charged into the hammerhand group with fists flying.
"I agree! Let's go, guys!" said Cody as he punched his fist into his palm before joining Haggar.
Guy followed and leaped into action. Maki throws off her coat, where she was now wearing a red ninja gi and skirt ensemble with a halter top style and brown handguard bracers. She brandished a tonfa in hand before joining the others.
"You guys hide in the building! We'll handle this!" said Felicia to Phoenix and his group before she and Jon entered the fray.
"You heard her! Let's go!" said Phoenix as he lead Maya and the others back inside.
Cody landed a flying kick on a hammerhand, knocking it down. He hits another with a jab/body blow/uppercut combo, grabs and knees another in the gut before shoulder throwing it into other hammerhands, then launched two more into the air with his Criminal Upper.
Guy runs in with a spinning back kick on a hammerhand before striking out at another with his rush combo of two jabs, body blow, elbow thrust, and spinning roundhouse kick. He quickly ran forward and knocked a hammerhand back with a backfist blow. Flipping ahead, Guy jumps over a hammerhand where he grabbed it from behind and slammed it into the pavement headfirst. He then gets surrounded by three hammerhands, where Guy jumps up with a spinning kick that knocked them all away.
Haggar knocked down a few hammerhands with a flying lunge attack. He gut punches another before slamming it down with a hammer punch. Turning, Haggar launched himself into a drop kick that sent two more hammerhands flying and crashing into a parked car. Getting up, Haggar Spun about with his fist out in his spinning lariat, knocking away the hammerhands trying to surround him. Then he grabs a nearby hammerhand and jumps up, pile-driving it into the pavement.
Maki dashed in with a flying kick to a hammerhand's head, then lashed out with her tonfa to strike down another. She ran about tagging more with her tonfa, knocking them out before hitting another away with a high kick. Then Maki jumped up and slammed her tonfa right on a hammerhand's head, then she does a handstand spin kick that knocked more away.
Felicia leaped in with her claws bared, scratching two hammerhands down. Another tried to get her from behind, but was whipped in the face by her tail, then followed up with a back kick. She uses her claws to slash out at any hammerhand coming at her before jumping up and striking down another with a diving kick. Balancing herself on her tail, Felicia lunged forward feet first at a hammerhand, knocking it into two more of them. Then Felicia curled herself into a ball where she plowed through more like a living buzzsaw, ending in a rising uppercut.
Jon knocked back a hammerhand with a flying kick then elbow charged another. He hits another with a backfist punch followed by a palm strike. A hammerhand that jumped at Jon got knocked out of the air by a back flip kick then lashed out with a spinning roundhouse at another as soon as he landed. Jon suddenly rushed forward and elbow charged a hammerhand then charged in another direction to hit another. The Jon rolled forward, stopping before another hammerhand and knocked it back with an uppercut.
From within the building, Phoenix and the others were in awe at the sight.
"Whoa! They're good!" said Maya.
"They certainly know how to handle themselves." said Edgeworth.
"I feel bad we're unable to help them." said Pearl.
"It can't be helped. We don't know how to fight." said Apollo.
"Gah! I feel so powerless!" said Phoenix.
Athena's eyes widened as she heard something behind them. Turning around she saw more of the hammerhands.
"Guys! There in here, too!" shouted Athena.
Everyone was shocked to see the monsters behind them.
"Oh no! More of them!?" said Maya.
"We can't stay in here!" said Edgeworth.
"Run for it!" shouted Apollo.
The group of fighters were surprised to see the team of lawyers and spirit mediums run out the building.
"Hey! What are you doing out here? It's not safe!" said Cody as he floored another hammerhand.
"It's not safe in there, either!" said Phoenix.
They all see more hammerhands coming out of the building.
"Damn! Just great!" cursed Haggar.
"We can't fight these things and protect them at the same time!" said Felicia.
"No choice then! We need to run!" said Guy and he took out a hammerhand.
Cody ran forward. "Everyone follow me! We'll escape into the subway!"
Everyone ran after Cody, with the hammerhands slowly pursuing. They arrive at one of the stairways leading into the subway station. Once they get downstairs, they were blocked off by more of the shadow monsters.
"This doesn't look good..." said Maki.
"We're surrounded!" said Apollo.
"I say bring it on!" said Haggar.
From the corner of her eye, Felicia spots a half closed manhole. "Guys! I think I found a way out!"
They all turned to see the manhole. "There? That looks disgusting!" said Athena.
Haggar quickly goes over and lifts the lid. "Disgusting or not, it's our only way out! Now all of you get in!"
The group headed over to Haggar and the manhole. Pearl and Maya went down first. Athena was firmly coaxed into it. Next was Apollo, Phoenix, and Edgeworth. Once they were down, Maki heads in next, followed by Felicia and Jon. Guy and Cody followed. Once everyone was in, Haggar gets in last while closing the lid above him, preventing the monsters from following. Unknown to all of them, the manhole ladder lead right into a familiar black substance…
Unknown area…
There was darkness, then suddenly, the area gets illuminated by mystic supernatural fire torches and candles lining the walls, revealing what looks like the grand hall of a castle. The yellow stone floors were covered with red carpets lining the pathways and up the staircases leading to the balcony levels. The center of the carpet showed a yellow bat design which lead to an elevated platform where a gold coffin lay covered by a red cloth. Behind it was a throne shaped like a demon's mouth.
Sitting on the throne was a man with a chiseled face and dark brown hair that flared upward. He wore a red formal vest with a blue coat and pants ensemble, brown boots, and a white cleft on his neck. Trailing behind him was a black cape with red interior. The outfit was tight enough to show off his muscled form. Another thing about him was his eyes were pupil-less.
Standing a distance before him was a shapely woman with long green hair wearing a black strapless leotard that showed off her shoulders and cleavage with black high heel boots and purple stockings with bat prints. On her arms were orange detached form-fitting sleeves attached to a white feathery strap wrapping around her middle back and upper arms. She also had large bat wings on her back and smaller ones on her head.
The two stood silent as they faced each other.
"So you've finally come, Morrigan Aensland."
"Well you were the one who called me over here, Demitri Maximoff. So what do you want now?"
Demitri was a vampire noble from Makai who had designs to rule the Demon Realm. He arrogantly challenged the current ruler of Makai, Belial Aensland, and lost badly, resulting in him getting exiled along with his castle, Zeltzereich. He had spent a century recovering his strength and gaining additional power in an attempt to try again. His plans had been stalled by the unexpected arrival of the flaming alien being, Pyron, who became a threat to all life on Earth, human and Darkstalker alike. Demitri had no choice but to join up with others to defeat the cosmic being. Once that was over, he found to his disappointment that Belial has died, leaving Morrigan his successor. Then there was the incident with Jedah Dohma, who had the insane idea to destroy everything and unite all souls into one being he claims to become the next lord of all realms.
Morrigan was a succubus and daughter of the King of Makai, Belial. Although a princess, she couldn't care less about her royal duties and would rather amuse herself with trips to the human world as well as getting into fights with powerful opponents. She got more than what she bargained for when Pyron arrived, and like Demitri, had to work with other Darkstalkers to put an end to him. After her father died, she found out about the existence of another succubus, Lilith, who happened to be the personification of her excess power given form. Due to that, Lilith became obsessed with trying to find Morrigan , claiming "she has her body". After the encounter, Morrigan emerged victorious, but took pity on Lilith, so she absorbed her into herself, finally becoming one again.
"Isn't it obvious?" said Demitri as he suddenly levitated from his throne to land before Morrigan then emitted his vampiric aura. "I wish to settle things with you. Tonight, we shall truly see who will be the true ruler of Makai!"
Morrigan gives Demitri a look before folding her arms and tilting her head, then finally replies, "Nope, tonight's not a good time."
"What?" said Demitri.
"We seem to have visitors."
This caught Demitri's attention as they both looked off to the side to see what looked like a black portal open up in the air. To their surprise, a bunch of humans fell through and crashed in a heap. The last two to fall through landed on their feet, and are ones they're familiar with.
"Whew… that surprised me." said Felicia.
"But we managed to get away regardless." said Jon.
"Oh, it's the kitty and the wolf." said Morrigan. "How nice of you to drop in."
They turned around to face the two demon nobles.
"Huh? Morrigan and Demitri?" said Felicia.
"We wound up here of all places?" said Jon.
Their human passengers slowly got up.
"Hey, where are we?" asked Apollo.
Phoenix noticed the vampire and succubus before them. "Uh… hello."
"Humans!?" said Demitri.
"They must've wandered in here from the human world by mistake." said Morrigan.
"Human world? Wait, what do you mean by that?" asked Guy.
"She means we're in the Makai." replied Jon.
"Makai? What the hell is that?" asked Haggar.
"You just answered your own question, Haggar." said Maki. "In Japan, Makai is a word for Demon Realm."
"Wait wait wait, we're in a demon world!?" said Phoenix.
"Right you are, sir! I take it this is your first time with a demon?" asked Morrigan in a teasing manner.
"Mr. Nick! Don't you dare do it!" said Pearl.
"Don't do what!?" asked Phoenix.
"You people couldn't have come at a worse time! The Makai is on the brink of war." said Demitri.
"I… I think we may be in trouble… " said Athena.
"Trouble! Trouble!" said Widget, her robot companion around her neck.
"Oh don't worry, this one's all talk." said Morrigan.
"Morrigan..." said Demitri in annoyance.
"Sorry for the unannounced visit, you two, but we ran into a bit of trouble." said Felicia.
"We ran from some weird monsters that were different from those of Makai, then we wound up here." added Jon.
"And we had to protect them, too." said Felicia, gesturing to their human passengers. "Oh right, I'm sorry. I never got your names."
"Oh, uh… I'm Phoenix Wright, a defense attorney."
"Apollo Justice, I'm also a defense attorney."
"Athena Cykes, defense attorney."
"I'm Miles Edgeworth, a prosecutor."
"Maya Fey, a spirit medium."
"Pearl Fey, also a spirit medium."
The Metro City Heroes step up.
"I'm Cody, Metro City Mayor."
"Guy."
"Maki."
"Haggar, a former mayor."
"Hm hm… quite a crew." said Morrigan.
"Well it's nice to meet you all officially." said Felicia. "As you know, I'm Felicia, but I'm also a real catwoman." She gestures to Jon. "This is Jon, my… show manager." Then she gestures to Demitri and Morrigan. "And they are Demitri and Morrigan, nobles of the Makai."
"We're a vampire and a succubus, respectively." added Morrigan.
The humans were a bit shocked at how casually they said all that.
"Wait, for real?" asked Apollo.
"But those kinds of creatures are just myths! I don't believe in such nonsense!" said Edgeworth.
"After what had just happened the past few minutes, can you really say that?" asked Jon.
Edgeworth was stumped after hearing that, unable to counter.
"I can't believe I'm in a vampire's castle." said Cody.
"It does seem unreal." added Guy.
"Well aside from the scary interior, it looks lavish." said Pearl.
"Now that I think about it, I'm a bit curious as to the power I sense outside the castle..." said Demitri.
"So you felt it, too? I must say, this night won't be boring." said Morrigan.
"You have absolutely NO idea..." muttered Felicia.
To be continued…
Author's Notes:
Let's face it, EVERY fan of Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney hates that shithead who killed Mia Fey.
I based Haggar on his Final Fight 2 look, and Maki a combined version of her Final Fight 2 and SF Alpha incarnations.
So now the crews of Final Fight and Ace Attorney get mixed up with the Darkstalkers. The night is still young!
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