So here's what is technically the sequel to Turnabout Mystery. As a warning to those who have yet to read this, this story is extremely outdated, and a lot of things I've written here are things that I would change and have changed in terms of my own ideas/headcanons about the Ace Attorney universe. I did little to no planning for this story, as should become obvious very soon. Honestly, if I could get myself to delete this, I would as it makes me cringe so much, but I'm too sentimental. So please bare in mind that I'm aware that this story is rather poorly written, especially with the plot and characters, and if I had the time and patience, I would make major improvements, if not rewrite it entirely.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Ace Attorney series characters!

Chapter 1 – Turnabout Beginning (Sorry I couldn't come up with anything more creative…)

"Feenie! You didn't have to do all of this, you know!"

"My girlfriend deserves the best!"

Phoenix Wright and Iris Fey were at the observation deck at the Big Tower. It was in the evening, when the Pegasus statue was all lit up.

Iris looked at the statue in wonder, and then turned around to hold Phoenix's hand. "Feenie. I'm so happy you brought me here, but…wasn't it expense? I heard that it costs quite a bit for admission up here."

Phoenix waved his hand in the air. "No problem. It wasn't too expensive…" Okay, maybe it was a little expensive, but that's fine! "Plus, I wanted to bring you to the perfect place for our one month anniversary."

"Well it's perfect! I love it here!" She kissed his cheek, leaving some of her lipgloss on it, not that Phoenix minded or anything.

"I knew you would! And you know what they say about this place?" Iris shook her head. He squeezed her hand. "Couples that hold hands here are said to be happy forever."

She blushed at that. "Really?"

He nodded, smiling at her. "Really." He walked them over to the edge, where they looked out to see the beautiful lit up city.

"It's so nice up here, isn't it Feenie? The view's great!"

"It really is."

"I wonder what Trucy and the others are doing back at the agency."

"Hm…" Phoenix tapped his chin. "I'm sure they're all having a good time with each other."

"YOU CHEATED APOLLO!"

"NO I DIDN'T!"

"YES YOU DID!"

"NO I DIDN'T!"

"DID!"

"DIDN'T!"

"DID! DID! DID!"

"DIDN'T! DIDN'T! DIDN'T!"

"CAN YOU TWO PLEASE STOP ARGUING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD?!" The two defense attorney's immediately stopped and turned their attention to the young magician. They each opened their mouth, about to complain about the other when they were shushed. "I don't want to hear another word from either of you! I thought it would be nice for all of us to play a nice game of Go-Fish, but nooooo. You two just had to start arguing."

"That's because Athena can't admit defeat. She hates losing! Sore loser!"

"But Apollo was cheating! I know it!"

"Sh! Both of you! I've had it up to here with you two! Now Athena, I want you to go in that corner near Charley, and Apollo, I want you to go in the opposite corner," Trucy Wright pointed to the locations.

"But..."

"No buts! If you don't listen to me, I'll tell on you guys to Daddy!"

Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes quietly went to their designated corners of the room and sat there silently.

Trucy shook her head. Daddy said that Polly and Athena were here to babysit me, but I really think I'm babysitting them. She sighed heavily. Now what am I going to do?

There was a knock on the door. "Coming!" Trucy opened and was surprised to see that it was… "Prosecutor Blackquill! Hi! Come on in!"

"Hello Wr…I mean, Trucy. I was just here to see Athena," the proscecutor said as he entered the Wright Anything Agency. He saw how Athena was sitting facing one corner, and Apollo was in another corner.

"As you can see, they're in time out right now. They don't know how to get along with each other."

"Hmph," Simon smirked. Before he could make a sassy comment though, he was interrupted by Trucy.

"Oh, oh! Prosecutor Blackquill! Would you like to play a game of cards with me?!"

Simon hadn't exactly come to the agency with the intent of playing with the young Wright; however, seeing her eager face, he couldn't help it. "Er…sure. I'll play with you."

"Yay!" She quickly sat down and got the cards together.

Athena had turned around finally. "Hey Simon!"

Trucy turned around. "Sh! No talking while you're in timeout!"

"But he's my boyfriend!"

"Ah, ah, ah." Simon pointed his finger at Athena. "You heard her. No talking while you're in timeout."

Athena turned around, crossing her arms in a huff. I think those two are enjoying this more than they should be.

Phoenix had escorted Iris back to her apartment and was now at the door to the agency. He found his keys and opened the door. The sight he saw was quite…unexpected. It was one thing that Apollo and Athena were sitting in different corners, but what really caught Phoenix off-guard was that Simon Blackquill was wielding one of Trucy's magic wands and in a pose. Trucy was mirroring his pose, holding onto another one of her wands.

"What…is going on here?" Phoenix asked, clearly confused.

Trucy looked up. "Hi Daddy! Prosecutor Blackquill here was showing me some cool sword-wielding techniques! I think they'd be pretty cool for me to use in some of my magic shows!"

Phoenix addressed Simon. "Prosecutor Blackquill. What are you doing here?"

The prosecutor put down the magic wand and stood up straight. "I was here to visit Athena, but I figured I'd stay and…play with Trucy."

It was probably more like Trucy begged him to stay and play with her…given his facial expression. "And…what's the deal with Apollo and Athena in the corner? Are they in timeout or something?" Phoenix jokingly asked. He stopped smiling when Trucy nodded her head, completely serious.

"They were arguing way too much today, Daddy, so I put them in timeout!"

Phoenix laughed. "Well, I'm glad that you were such a good babysitter, Trucy." He then spoke to the two lawyers. "Your timeout is over you two. You can come out of the corner now."

Apollo and Athena slowly got up and came to the middle of the room. "Thanks for watching Trucy, Athena, Apollo. And you too Prosecutor Blackquill." He looked up at the clock. "It's getting pretty late. We should all get home."

On the way back to their apartment, Trucy asked Phoenix about his date. "Well Daddy? How was your one month anniversary date with Iris?"

"It was…it was great Trucy. It really was."

"So you both had a good time. That's good." Trucy then said a little more quietly. "It's only a matter of time when the two of you get married."

"What was that you said, Trucy?"

"What? Oh! I said it's a matter of time before school closes for the summer!" Phew. That was a close call!

"You're right. How many more weeks do you have, Trucy?"

"About two more weeks. And then, I'll be junior!"

Phoenix frowned. "You sound way too excited about that, Trucy."

"Come on Daddy! Being a junior means I'm one step closer to being a senior and one step closer to graduating high school!"

"Right. That's true…" Trucy is growing up so fast. *sigh* I need to make sure I spend more time with her. Maybe she could come with Iris and me on one of our dates.

"So Daddy. Do you have a nickname for Iris yet?"

"A…nickname? No, I don't."

"Daddy! You need to have a nickname for her! She's got such a nice one for you!"

Well, I did once have a nickname for her, back when I thought she was her sister, but I guess Trucy's right. I should come up with a nickname for her.

"Don't worry Daddy! I'll figure one out for you!"

"Thanks, Trucy." Phoenix wrapped an arm around his daughter. "I know I can count on you!" He then asked, "So why exactly did you put Athena and Apollo in timeout?"

"Apollo totally cheated! That's the only explanation for how I could've lost!" Athena fumed as she walked down the sidewalk.

Simon had been listening to her rant about her argument with Apollo. He finally spoke up when she had lost some of her steam. "You know, Athena. Perhaps you want to think Justice-dono cheated."

"What do you mean?" Athena sounded peeved.

"You are quite a competitive person, Athena, and you don't tend to accept defeat readily. You just don't want to admit that he beat you is all."

Athena tried to argue with him, but she couldn't. She sighed. "I guess you know me too well, don't you?"

Simon smirked. "Yes, I do know you too well. Although, I must say, you weren't this competitive when you were younger."

"Well, you weren't a lot of things you are now when you were younger, but let's not go there." She went silent for a while then spoke up. "So…how's Aura doing?"

"Aura? She's doing alright. She seems to really like being locked up in the clink, or so she says. Apparently, many of the prisoners are impressed by her robot revolution and look up to her."

Well, that's…nice, isn't it? "Somehow, I'm not surprised that she'd be having a good time in jail. She always was pretty rough and tough, although, she was a lot nicer way back when."

"Yes, you're right. Anyway, do you have any new cases you're working on?"

"Nope. Not at the moment anyways. How about you?"

"No, but Chief Prosecutor said that the next case that comes up, he'll assign it to me."

"Hm, Mr. Edgeworth. I haven't seen him in a while. How is he?"

"Chief Prosecutor? He's doing well, at least, I think so. I don't see him very often unless I go to his office and have something to discuss with him."

"What do you talk to him about?"

"Court cases. What else would I talk to him about?"

"Just…wondering." She tapped her earring thoughtfully. "You know? I wonder what he does when he isn't in his office?"

Simon shot her a sideways glance. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is what does he do outside of his work? I mean, I know he sometimes comes to Trucy's magic shows, but what else does he do? I'd really hope that he has some other hobbies and activities he does other than being Chief Prosecutor."

"Being Chief Prosecutor is a hard job, Athena, and he is very dedicated to his work. But I guess you do bring up an interesting question."

"Good! So you'll ask him for me, won't you?"

"Hmph. Sorry. No can do. If you'd like to find out stuff like that, you'll have to go ask him yourself."

"Some boyfriend you are," Athena muttered.

"What was that you said?"

"Nothing!" I guess I will have to find some time to do just that, won't I?

The next day…

"You know something?" Athena began randomly.

Trucy was sitting with her on the couch at the Wright Anything Agency that Saturday morning. It had been a rather slow day for the two girls.

"What is it, Athena?" Trucy asked, looking up from her

"You know. Something got me thinking about something. Most of us have all found our special someones." Trucy nodded, allowing Athena to continue. "But there's one person who has yet to find his special someone."

"Who is that? I mean," Trucy started ticking off people on her finger. "Polly has Juniper, Daddy has Iris, Prosecutor Gavin…well he sort of has Ema, and…Prosecutor Blackquill's got you. Who does that leave? Unless you're talking about me, in which case, let's not even go there."

"You're forgetting one very important person."

Trucy tilted her head. "Who is…oh. Oh. Oh! I get it! You mean Mr. Edgeworth, don't you?!" Athena nodded. Trucy tapped her chin. "You're right. Mr. Edgeworth doesn't have a special someone, does he?"

"At least, not one that we know of." Athena had been pondering her conversation with Simon from the night before about the Chief Prosecutor.

"We should ask him if he does," Trucy offered casually.

"You know, Trucy. We should! How about we go pay him a visit right now?"

"Sounds good to me!"

Phoenix and Apollo came out of the office to see the two girls near the door. "Where are you two off to?" Phoenix asked.

"Oh. We're just going to go out, Daddy! We'll see you later!" With that they slammed the door closed.

The two guys stared at the door before they looked at each other. "Somehow, I feel like they're up to no good," Apollo stated.

"Hm. I get that feeling too. Well, I better get going. Iris should be waiting for me. We're going to the art museum at the university."

"Yeah. I've got to go meet Juniper at the academy. She's going to introduce me to her grandmother."

"Well, well, well. Getting introduced to the family, hm?" Phoenix teased. "You guys seem to be taking things fast. Next thing you know, you guys are going to get married."

"Mr. Wright," Apollo began. "There is no way I am going to get married right now, and especially not before you get married."

Phoenix stayed silent for a moment. "Look at the time! I'm going to be late! See you Apollo!" He rushed out the door.

"Mr. Wright," Apollo shook his head. He glanced up at the clock. "Oh no! I'm going to be late too!" And just as Phoenix ran out the door, so did Apollo.

It's nice not to have to investigate another major criminal. I could get used to this. He sipped on a cup of tea as he gazed out the window of his office. He heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." Into the office piled in two young teenagers.

"Hello Mr. Edgeworth."

"Ah Trucy, Ms. Cykes. What brings you here?"

"We…uh…" Athena looked over at Trucy. She didn't want to pry into the man's life, but…she was curious.

"We had a question for you, Mr. Edgeworth."

"What is it?" Why do I have an odd feeling about this?

"Mr. Edgeworth. We were wondering. Do you have…do you have…a special someone?"

"Special someone? I don't think I follow."

"What she means is whether you have a girlfriend, Mr. Edgeworth," Athena explained bluntly.

His eyes widened. He sat up straight and cleared his throat. "I…I don't have a…'special someone,' at the moment, no."

Trucy gasped. "Why not, Mr. Edgeworth? You're an attractive guy! It shouldn't be hard for you to find someone to date!"

"It isn't that I don't have anyone to date, Trucy. It's more that I haven't looked into dating. I'm not really looking to be in a relationship right now."

The young magician frowned. "But…won't you be lonely, Mr. Edgeworth?"

She seems genuinely concerned. "I don't feel lonely, Trucy. I just don't have much of an interest right now. That's all."

"Okay…" Trucy sighed heavily.

Why do I get the feeling that they haven't dropped the subject? "Er…would the two of you care for some tea?"

"No thanks," they replied.

"So Mr. Edgeworth. You may not be looking for a relationship right now, but if you were, hypothetically, what would you look for in a woman?"

Edgeworth was taken aback by the question. "Well…Ms. Cykes. That…isn't something I've really thought about."

"Come on Mr. Edgeworth! Surely you must have some kind of idea as to who you'd like! You know, like any particular physical appearance? A certain kind of personality? Anything?"

"I'm afraid I don't really have an answer for you, Ms. Cykes. Like I said, I've never really considered anything like that."

"I see. Well then, I guess we better get going Trucy. It was nice seeing you though, Mr. Edgeworth!"

"Yeah it was! We'll see you later!" Trucy waved as the filed out of the office, shutting the door behind them.

"Goodbye." He watched them walk out the door. Did they come all the way here just so they could find out if I had a…what did they call it? A special someone? Hm…I suppose they are young, and they only mean well. No harm done really.

"Well that was quite successful," Athena said, the disappointment all too apparent in her voice. She accidentally walked into someone who was approaching Edgeworth's door. "Oh no! I'm sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going!"

"No big deal. It was my fault."

Trucy and Athena saw that in front of them was a girl with black hair tied up in a high ponytail. She had green eyes and was smiling at them. "Hey! Did you guys just come out of Mr. Edgeworth's office? Is he in there?"

"Yeah, we did, and he is. Who are you?" Trucy asked.

"My name is Kay Faraday, but you can call me Kay, 'kay? Good!"

"Hi there Kay. My name is Athena Cykes. I'm a defense attorney, and this is my friend Trucy Wright."

Trucy waved at Kay. "So…are you going to see Mr. Edgeworth?"

"Yup! I've got some exciting news for him! He isn't going to believe me when I tell him!"

"Oh? How do you know Mr. Edgeworth, Kay?"

"I was his assistant!" Kay said proudly, hands on her hips.

"Assistant?" Athena looked at Trucy, then back at Kay. "I never knew Mr. Edgeworth had an assistant."

Kay frowned. "Well…I was technically his assistant. He didn't hire me, but I've joined him along on his investigations! And, I've known Mr. Edgeworth since he first became a prosecutor."

"You did, did you?" Athena had an idea spark up in her head. "So Kay. I was wondering…do you know if Mr. Edgeworth has a girlfriend?"

The two girls from the Wright Anything Agency watched as Kay laughed. "Mr. Edgeworth? Have a girlfriend?! Ha, ha, ha!" She calmed down a bit and became serious. "No way. He usually says he doesn't have time to be in a relationship, although he has many female admirers. Oh! Did he tell you about his stalker, the old lady?!"

"Old lady?"

"Stalker?!" Trucy spoke to Athena. "Daddy never told me that Mr. Edgeworth had a stalker!"

Kay nodded her head. "Yup! Her name is Wendy Oldbag. She's absolutely smitten over Mr. Edgeworth. She sent him the Steel Samurai doll that he still keeps in his office, and she sends him flowers every month…but you didn't hear that from me."

"Of course we didn't," Athena said, going along with it.

"You know? You girls are pretty cool! Why haven't we met before?!" Kay asked.

"I don't know!" Athena replied. "But you seem to be pretty cool too, Kay!"

"So…what were you two doing visiting Mr. Edgeworth?"

"We were curious as to whether or not Mr. Edgeworth had a girlfriend, but he said…"

"Let me guess: 'I'm not really looking to be in a relationship right now.'"

They were surprised at how accurately Kay mimicked Edgeworth. "That's exactly what he said!" Trucy exclaimed.

"Typical Mr. Edgeworth," Kay sighed, rolling her eyes. "Well. I hope to see the two of you sometime in the future. Maybe we could all hang out together!"

"Sounds like a good idea, Kay! We'll see you!" With that, Athena and Trucy left.

"Hello Mr. Edgeworth!"

Edgeworth put down his paperwork and resisted the urge to sigh. He been interrupted so many times in the past two hours, it was getting tiring. "Kay." He looked up at her. "It's been a while. How have you been?"

"I've been well, Mr. Edgeworth! But I have something very important I really need to tell you!"

"Oh? And what might that be?"

"Is there something different about me?" She closed her eyes and had her arms crossed, a triumphant smile on her face.

"Something…different about you?" She looks rather the same. Yes, she's still wearing her Yatagarasu outfit. Indeed, she was still wearing the pink and blue outfit she was always seen wearing. She's got her Yatagarasu pin next to her prosecutor's badge…wait a second!

"You figured it out!" Kay pointed at him, seeing how his eyes widened.

Edgeworth narrowed his eyes and pointed his finger. "Is that a fake badge, Kay?"

She gaped at him. "Mr. Edgeworth! It is not a fake badge!" She placed her hands on her hips. "I'm officially a prosecutor now!"

Edgeworth was rendered speechless. Kay…a p-prosecutor?! "You…you never told me."

"I know. I wanted to surprise you! When I was with my mom's relatives, I decided I wanted to try to become a prosecutor, like my Dad. So I took classes in law, passed the bar, and now, here I am!"

She makes it sound too easy. That makes me quite concerned. "Well, I must say, Kay…I didn't really expect you to become a prosecutor."

"I didn't think you would, Mr. Edgeworth." She then became serious. "But…I realized that I want to continue my father's legacy. I want to be a Hero of Justice, just like he was." She then grinned. "And what better way to do that than to become a prosecutor?!"

"Hm, so I see. Nonetheless, I am pleased by your choice, and I'm sure your father would be very proud of you." Continuing her father's legacy…I don't find that surprising at all. "I take it then that you've finally gotten over reforming the Yatagarasu?"

"No way! I'm still looking to find two more recruits! In fact, I just met someone that might be able to fulfill the defense attorney position!"

"And who might that be?"

"She knows you, Mr. Edgeworth. Her name is Athena Cykes."

Ah yes, Ms. Cykes. "The two of you met?"

"Yeah! She's a pretty cool person, and so is Trucy!"

Oh dear. Somehow, I'm not sure how I feel about the idea of Kay developing a friendship with Ms. Cykes…or Trucy for that matter….I feel that will only lead to trouble…for me, mostly.

"So…are you looking for a job, Kay?"

"That's actually why I came here, Mr. Edgeworth. I was hoping you would consider hiring me to work here? I…sort of already sent my application and the PIC is looking over it, and if they approve, all I need is your approval."

"Oh. So you've taken all of the necessary steps, have you? That's good. The sooner you get things done, the quicker you'll be able to begin working here."

"That's right!" She held a fist in the air. "I'm going to steal the truth from criminals and save innocent people!"

I don't mind that last part of your statement, but you really should find something else to say other than stealing…It might make it hard for other people to take you seriously.

She smiled cheekily. "And now, I will be working for you, Mr. Edgeworth! This is going to be payback for you not telling anyone about what a wonderful assistant I was to you all those years ago! We're going to have so much fun together."

I knew it. She isn't going to make things easy on me, is she?*sigh* I guess some things never change. She may be a prosecutor now, but she's the same old Kay, that's for sure. "Hmph. Well then, once you get hired, I look forward to working with you, Kay."

"You too, Mr. Edgeworth!" Kay sighed. "I better get to the precinct and go see Gummy. Oh boy! I can't wait to see his face when I tell him!"

Edgeworth watched as the girl left his office. Although I am a little worried about her, I'm sure Kay will be serious when it comes time for her to truly start her career. At least, I hope so. Only time will tell, I suppose.

Yeah…not a very exciting first chapter, I know. I'm not too sure as to how this story is going to go, to be honest. I'm still planning the whole thing out, but do let me know what you think so far by leaving a review or private messaging me. Thanks!