Hello, ladies and gentlemen! This is my first story. The idea was conceived when I was watching a gameplay of Asinine Attorney. After the last plot twist I thought, "Hey, this isn't so far fetched! It could work...with a good background". In the following days I became so engrossed with the idea that I decided to write it down. This is my first serious attempt, so expect a lot of mistakes and clumsy writing. The fact that english isn't my mother tongue doesnt' help. And this is when you, the readers, come into play! Feel free to point out errors and give advice, it's the only way to improve this story, and my skill as writer.
Well, that's about it. I hope you'll like it!

Chapter 1: Last day in office

May 22 7:30 AM Wright Anything Agency

The Wright Anything Agency was quiet and illuminated by the early morning sun rays.
Apollo Justice was rummaging through his old case files, wondering which he could leave there and which to bring overseas.

"The Misham case? Yeah, that could be useful...the Kitaki case? Mmm, old and unrelated, but..."

"I think you should leave that here,Polly!"

Apollo immediately turned over, dropping one of the binders, to find a smiling Trucy Wright few inches from his face.

"AAARGH! Trucy, what the hell? When did you arrive?"

The teenage magician grinned while backing a little away.

"Hee Hee! Just now! You didn't hear me, right?"

"Hell no! When you became so sneaky?"

"I'm not sneaky, Polly!" she said, laughing, "You're just so concentrated that you didn't hear the door!"

Apollo sighed."Damn, you almost made me take a heart attack!"

The lawyer put back the files on the desk, and sat on his armchair."Well, what are you doing here? Don't you have to go to school today?"

Trucy stopped smiling, and bowed her head, with a sad glint in the eyes. "Yeah, but I still have time. And since you're going to Khura'in tomorrow, I wanted to talk a bit, before you leave."

Apollo immediately felt bad. Right, of course. This is my last day here.. "Ok then...I'm all yours Trucy, but don't worry, I will call you every day from Khura'in! I promise!"

"I hope that the defense won't retract this statement,Herr Forehead! Otherwise, there will be a penalty, Ja?" said Trucy, imitating the pose and accent of prosecutor Gavin.

Apollo chuckled."Of course! I promise."

"Good! Now, I want to know everything about your new family!"

Apollo looked at her, quizzically.

"You mean Nahyuta? Well, we were friends way back, but now it's like we're strangers."

Trucy shook her head, impatiently."No, well, him too, but I mean your new adoptive mother and sister!"

Apollo barred his eyes, then scratched his head."Oh! Ehm...I never thought of them like this. Rayfa and Amara, my new family?"

Trucy clenched her fists, with resolution."Of course! Amara especially!She took care of you when you were a child, right? What kind of woman is she?"

"Err...sorry to break the news to you, but I met her in the courtroom, like everyone else. She seems a good mother, though."

"Really? But Daddy told me that Dhurke freed her 14 years ago! You really have never met her?" said Trucy, surprised.

"Nope. Dhurke sent me back here in 2013, the same year, now that you mention it."

What a coincidence, he thought.

Slightly disappointed, Trucy changed topic. "Anyway.. I've organized your farewell party for tonight! It's gonna be so fun! I've invited Pearl and Maya obviously, and Klavier, Ema, uncle Miles, Simon, Juniper, and Jinxie! "

Taken aback, Apollo retorted. "Whoa,whoa! HOLD IT! You organized a farewell party for me and you're telling me now?"

"Yup! It's going to be great! First, we will have dinner by Whet noodle, then we will go to Khurain to see the fireworks!" Trucy turned serious, putting her hands on her hips.

"You have a problem with this party, Polly? You're not going to spoil the fun, are you?"

"Noooo" said Apollo sheepishly "it's just that, you know, I would like to know it first!"
Even just to get ready for an evening of nagging from a certain prosecutor, and scolding from another.

"Impossible! Athena and me planned this during the flight from Khura'in, while you and daddy were asleep!"

Trucy moved some of the junk on the sofa to lay down."Besides, I have a little project in mind for tonight.."

Apollo had a bad feeling about the big grin that was now on the face of the girl."Trucy, please, tell me I don't have to be the test subject of a new magic trick..."

Trucy waved her hand. "Don't worry, Polly, there's already a replacement for that!No, it's totally different." Trucy made a thoughtful face.

"Let's say that you're a man in his late-thirties..you should think about settle down, right? And what if during a party you find yourself alone with your beautiful old assistant, sharing happy memories under a starry sky?"

Apollo sighed, both amused and frustrated. "Trucy, are you trying to hook up Mr. Wright with Ms. Fey?"

"Absolutely! Pearl gave me the idea. She told me that she tried this for years, but ultimately resigned to let fate do its own course."

"And" interjected Apollo, "don't you think that you should follow her example and leave your father to find love on his own volition?"

"No way! Daddy is too busy and oblivious to do that! And anyway..."

"Hola, gringos! What's up?"

Athena Cykes barged into the office like a typhoon, as usual. She went straight to the table, grabbing a cup of coffee.

Apollo faced her."Hey Athena. We're talking about Mr. Wright's love life, apparently."

"Yeah! I was telling him that Maya would be an awesome match for daddy! Right, Athena?"

The rookie attorney sipped the coffee and began thinking. "The boss and Maya? I dunno. She seems a little too feisty for him..."

Apollo nodded, but Trucy didn't want to hear it.

"Oh come on! Every time she's in trouble, daddy is there to save her. One time he even jumped on a burning bridge to get to her! Uncle Miles told me everything about it!"

At that moment, the door opened.

"It's daddy! Don't say a word, you two!"

Phoenix Wright entered into a now quiet office. "Hey Athena,Apollo! Why you're not exercising the Chords of Steel this morning? With no shouts from the office, I thought I had the wrong road."

"We were talking about the party of this night, Daddy!"
Phoenix looked at her daughter. "And what are you doing here, Trucy? School has already begun!"

"But daddy, this is the last day that Apollo is here! Can't I skip school just for today?" Trucy showed her best puppy eyes, but to no avail. "Sorry, but today you have a math test of which your teacher talked a lot in the last parent's evening, so you can't miss."

Trucy pouted, and reluctantly left the office. Phoenix sat in his chair and began to eat a donut he had in his backpack. "So, what about this night?" Apollo decided to come clean, to avoid trouble later.

"Trucy plans to hook you up with Ms. Fey."

"Apollo!" exclaimed Athena, astonished. "You snitched on Trucy! After five seconds!"

"Oh my...not Trucy too!" moaned Phoenix, "It took years to get Pearls of my tail! Years! And now Trucy too?" he sighed. "At least for tonight I can thwart her plans...even if the alternative may be worse."

"Why so?" said Apollo, curious.

"Because I received an "offer", this morning, from my old friend Larry Butz." Phoenix noticed the clueless faces of his pupils.

"Right, you don't know him...how to say? He is a magnet for trouble. Back in school, we used to say that if something smells, it's usually the Butz. And it's still true today." Phoenix shook his head.

"Anyway, he arranged a double blind date and need a wingman, Edgeworth obviously refused, so I was the last friend standing."

"This Butz guy knows Mr. Edgeworth?" asked Apollo.

"Yes, we did the same elementary school. In any case, I thought to turn him down, but I have to accept now." Phoenix sighed, " What's worse? To have your daughter trying to hook you up with an old friend or to have an old friend trying to hook you up with a complete stranger?"

Apollo and Athena chuckled, amused. Phoenix walked to the office bookcase to dust Mia's old law books. You know, Mr. Wright, you could also read them, for a change..

Athena was typing on her phone, when she received a message. "Hey Apollo, this is about you. Trucy asked me to remind you to think about ...your new family?" said Athena puzzled, "Did you get some girl pregnant when we were looking away?" Phoenix chuckled.

"Of course not!" He almost shouted, "it's about Amara and Rayfa. Trucy has concluded that since Dhurke was my adoptive father, they're family as well. But I really want to stay clear from Her Benevolence as much as I can, and about Queen Amara..." Apollo was uncertain.
"Well, I don't even know what she thinks of me."

Athena bit her lip. "Well, you should try to speak to her when you get to Khura'in. Better to have an adoptive mother than nothing, right?"

Apollo frowned. "Hey, it's early to look for an adoptive mother. My true mother isn't dead, you know. I feel it. We just don't know where she is."

Phoenix nodded absently while browsing the law books. "Right, it's sad that we're in the dark about that."

In that moment, three things happened.

Apollo suddenly felt the bracelet grip his arm. ...the hell?
Athena perceived some discord in his mentor's voice. He is actually...? No, this can't be...

And Phoenix Wright fatefully forgot that his pupils special abilities didn't work only in court, with witnesses, but anywhere, with anyone.