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Rei Ryghts: Ace Attorney

Turnabout Of The Night

by Derald Snyder

Epilogue

November 15, 11:05 AM

Paler Sunscreen Industries

CEO's Office

"...So that is vat happened," Vlad Paler mused as Rei and Noire finished their explanation of what had transpired, Simone Rondo standing with them. "To think that janitor vas plotting something so heinous... Vill your friend be all right?"

"K-Sha's a strong girl," Noire stated. "A few days in bed and she'll be back on her feet..."

"Indeed, she always bounced back quickly from injury, from what I remember," Simone agreed. "But the real reason I am here..." the hunter kneeled down and bowed her head. "Mr. Paler, I must apologize from the bottom of my heart for what happened to your brother... I might not have been directly responsible, but I created the circumstances that led to his death. At the very least, I should have gotten help for that man before continuing my pursuit... for that, I am exceedingly sorry."

"Not that I'm trivializing Demitri's death here, but... if it hadn't been for the big stink raised by his murder, Poker might've been able to continue his plans without anyone else being the wiser," Noire mused. "But thanks to Rei and Simone, we were able to nip his 'eternal night' in the bud before it got out of hand..."

"...Indeed," Vlad reluctantly agreed. Taking a deep breath, he then said, "Very vell then, I accept your apology. Vat being said, it vould be vor the best if you never showed your vace around here again..."

"I understand," Simone nodded. "I'm going to be busy helping Lady Noire hunt down the demons that managed to escape into caverns before the sun returned, and after that, I'll likely be heading back to my old stomping grounds in Lowee." She then stood to her feet. "May you and your wife be blessed with a long and prosperous life. Farewell." The hunter then turned and walked out of the office.

"A-as Miss Rondo's lawyer, I th-thank you f-for not b-being t-too unreasonable about th-this," Rei spoke up. "I-if you'll excuse us." The ex-villain quickly turned and followed Simone outside.

"Good luck with your sunscreen business," Noire said as she also turned to leave. "Maybe if Uni and I get some free time and decide to go to the beach, we'll consider buying your product..."

"I vould be greatly humbled and appreciative if you did, Lady Noire," Vlad said with a slight smile. "Good luck vith hunting down the rest of those voul demons..."

"Thanks," the CPU acknowledged as she left...

November 16

Samson & Co. Law Offices

Front Desk

"...Sounds like you had quite the adventure," Bartholomew said as Rei finished her tale. "Probably a bit too much excitement for you, hmm?"

"Oh yes," Rei agreed heartily. "I'm j-just g-glad it's all over with now... Honestly, I was h-half-expecting t-to b-be swamped with a lot of w-work w-when I c-came back..."

"I suppose the powers that be decided to give you a break," her boss stated facetiously. "That being said, the toilet does need to be cleaned again..."

"Ahhh! I c-completely forgot about the t-toilet! I-I'm so very sorry, Mr. Samson! I-I'll g-get on it right away!" Rei promptly dashed to the bathroom, causing Bartholomew to smile and shake his head... Some things never changed.

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Location: ?

"...so, is it over?"

"Yes. Vat hunter vill never come around here again, I have made certain of vat."

"Oh, thank goodness... when I first heard about her arrest, I was terrified that it was ME she was after..."

"...tell me something. Did you know? About vhe janitor, I mean?"

"I didn't know, per se... I suspected he might have been one of my kin... but I certainly knew nothing about his plans for eternal night! If I had known, I would done everything in my power to stop him! After all, if the sun never came out again, your sunscreen company would go out of business, among other things! And I wouldn't want my dear Vladdie to suffer like that... Now come here and give your wife some blood sugar."

"Oh, Lisa..." Vlad sighed as he let himself be pulled into his wife's embrace, closing his eyes as they kissed deeply, their tongues gently dueling... After a minute or so, Lisa abruptly whirled the two of them around, pinning Vlad to the wall... breaking away from the kiss, she stared into his eyes, her own orbs now glowing a faint blood red... she then opened her jaws as she bowed her head down slightly, her canines suddenly extending in length...

"Ah...!" Vlad cried in mild pain. "Gently... gently, Lisa! You know how hard it is to cover up my neck vounds vith makeup...!"

The vampire wife simply chuckled in response, as she continued to feed on her lover...

~*Fin*~

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