Turnabout Reunion

        I can’t believe it’s been eight years since that day… it seems like it happened only yesterday; Twilight “Accidentally” bringing me to Equestria because her ruler ordered her to do it. And before I knew it, I was defending a rainbow maned flying pony. Who would’ve guessed that whole murder trial was really just an accident? I guess it’s better to have no murderer for a change. Especially since it saved Sonata for a crime she didn’t commit either. I still don't understand how Celestia knew about me though... Anyway, I’m not really here to talk about the past. I’m here to talk about the present and what’s been going on lately.

“Mr. Wright!” A voice yelled from the other room. Right then an 18 year old woman walked in the room where i was. “What are you doing?” She paused and she looked at the picture I was holding. “What’s that?”

“Huh??” I said looking up at her, hiding the picture in my suit. “It’s nothing Athena… just an old photo.”

This is Athena Cykes, a new defense attorney who received her badge at the remarkable age of 18. I suppose there is  good reason for that though. She is a specialist in analytical psychology, which she studied in the Europe. She has a special ability to pick up subtle emotions from witnesses' voices, and she examines these using a device called the Mood Matrix.The Mood Matrix is linked to a necklace she wears that changes color with her emotions. She’s been with us for about a year, and her power has really helped us get through tight spots. “Hey, where’s Apollo by the way?” I asked trying to change the subject. “He said he’d be here a half hour ago.”

“Relax, he’ll be here.” Athena sighed. “But he is taking a while…”

“Now that I think about it, Where’s Trucy?” I asked.

“I haven’t seen her all day…” Athena admitted. “It’s so weird…”

“I wonder where they could be…”

“Trucy, why exactly are we here again? Phoenix and Athena are expecting me to be there by now.” Apollo said in a sort of annoyed tone.

“Don’t worry, we’ll be back eventually. And I told you, daddy said that he has a friend who lives here.” Trucy replied.

“A friend who lives in a village that believes in channeling spirits… that’s totally normal.”

“Oh, and those hair horns are normal?” Trucy asked sticking her tongue out.

“THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY HAIR!!” Apollo shouted. All of a sudden he got a lot of strange looks from about everyone in the village. “Uh… eheheh…” he said rubbing the back of his head. “Sorry…” he said speaking to the villagers.

“Well, you sure are loud.” a woman said walking up to Apollo. She was dressed in robes so strange, she made the entire village look like everyday people. “May I ask why you two are here?” the woman asked.

“Well, I’m Apollo Justice, and this is Trucy Wright.” Apollo said pointing at Trucy. “We were wondering if you could help us find someone…?”

“Who are you looking for?” the woman asked.

“We’re looking for a girl named Maya Fey.” the young magician girl answered.

The woman chuckled at the two of them. “Well, there’s no need to look, because you’re looking at her.”

Apollo looked at her mouth agape. “YOUR Maya??”

“The one and only.” Maya giggled. “So how did you two know about me?”

“Well… uh…” Apollo let out lost in thought. “We were told that… you knew Phoenix Wright?”

Maya simply smiled closing her eyes for a moment. “Heh… it’s been a long time since I’ve spoken to Nick.”

Apollo and Trucy looked at each other. “Nick?” Apollo asked.

“Yeah.” Maya answered. “It’s what his friend Larry called him, so I call him that too.” she paused and sighed. “I can’t believe it’s been eight years… I would sure love to see him again.”

“Well, why don’t you come with us to the Wright Anything Agency?” Trucy Offered. “I’m sure daddy would love to see you too.”

“Wright Anything Agency…? Daddy??” Maya said a little shocked. “What happened to Wright and Co. Law Offices? And since when did Nick have a daughter??”

“It’s a long story…” Trucy giggled. “So what do you say? Do you want to come for a visit?”

“I’m not sure…” Maya admitted. “Don’t get me wrong, as much as I’d love to see Nick again, I have duties here as the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique.”

“What’s that…?” Apollo asked.

“It allows us to channel the spirits of the dead from our body.” Maya answered which made Apollo instantly go into shock. “Yeah, Nick had the same reaction when I told him.” she giggled.

“How does this… whole spirit thing work…?” Apollo asked.

“Well…” Maya started. “The Kurain Channeling Technique is mainly used by the woman of this village. Hardly any men learn this technique.”

“Could you possibly demonstrate it for us?” Trucy asked.

Maya grinned and closed her eyes for a moment to concentrate, and almost instantly, her form changed along with her voice. “Hello.” the woman spirit said.

“Whoa… so… who are you?” Trucy asked.

The woman smiled at the two. “My name is Mia Fey.”

        I can’t believe it’s already been two years since that day… I’m so glad Celestia knew about him, otherwise Rainbow Dash would be on the sun right now… although, how she knew about Mr. Wright is still a mystery to me. Everytime I bring up the subject during our royal meetings, she always changes the subject. What isn’t she telling me? I guess I shouldn’t be thinking about it too much, but the thought has come to mind many times… and strangely more frequently after my little trip to that alternate world where I wasn’t even a pony anymore… but… into a human. Has something happened? Is Phoenix in trouble??... And is he having the same thoughts as me…?

“Twilight!!” a voice called. “What are you doing??”

“Huh?” I responded. “Oh, hey Spike… Sorry, I was just thinking…”

“Thinking about what?” Spike asked. “That royal guard who reminds you of--...”

“No!” I retorted. “I wasn’t thinking about Flash…” I sighed and took out the group photo of my friends with Phoenix. “I was just thinking about him…” I said showing Spike the picture.

“Oh yeah… it has been a while since we’ve seen him.” Spike said holding the picture.

“I still feel bad though…”

“For what?”

“Well, he did get Rainbow Dash proven innocent, but he didn’t get a proper reward for doing it…”

“I thought Princess Celestia gave him over 70,000 bits!” Spike said tilting his head in confusion.

“He couldn’t use that money in his world, remember?” I sighed.  “And he gave the money to Trixie…” I took the picture back and placed it over the fireplace. “I wish there was something we could do to properly thank him for what he did for us…”

Spike held a claw to his head, lost in thought but then his eyes widened as if he had thought of an idea. “I know! How about we ask Princess Celestia? Since those two are friends, she has to know what we should do for him.”

“Spike, Phoenix isn’t exactly friends with Princess Celestia, remember? I summoned him to my library and he had no idea who she was… or that Equestria even existed for that matter.”

“You’ve got a point there…” suddenly his eyes widened as if he had another idea. “I’ve got it!” he exclaimed. “We could go visit him in his world!”

“Are you crazy!?” I exclaimed. “I highly doubt that Princess Celestia would allow us to visit him this sudden…”

“Aw come on Twilight, it has been 30 moons… plus I don’t mind being a dog again if it means seeing Phoenix again too.”

“I suppose we could ask her…” I sighed. “Although I’m not going to be extremely thrilled walking on two legs with hands again…”

“Don’t worry Twilight, You’ll pick it up like you do with everything!”

I just looked at him and sighed nervously taking out a blank letter. “Dear Princess Celestia… I’m sending you this letter for a request. A personal request that has been bothering me for quite some time now. I assume you recall Phoenix Wright. Well, before he left, he wasn’t exactly rewarded properly. Spike and I figured since it’s been 30 moons, we could give him a proper gift by visiting him in the human world. I realize you may have second thoughts about this, but it would be really nice to see him again. Expecting a response from you soon, you’re most faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.” Spike then rolled up the letter and sent it to the princess. I just sighed and waited.

“Relax Twilight, I’m sure Princess Celestia will let you go and visit him.” Spike said reassuringly. “Hey, maybe she’ll let all of us go!”

“Huh? All of us?”

“All our friends?”

“Oh right…” I sighed.

“What? You don’t want them to come with us?”

“No, it’s not that Spike. It’s just that last time we went into the human world, it was just the two of us. The others would get freaked out and confused about their bodies.”

“I’m sure they’ll get used to it. After all you did too.”

I thought for a moment. “I guess you’re right…”

A few moments of waiting had passed, and Spike finally received a reply from Princess Celestia. “Okay, let me read it…” Spike said opening the letter and clearing his throat. “My most faithful student Twilight Sparkle,” he started. “You are not the only one who has been thinking about him. And I will admit, I did not think all the way through when I paid him for his job well done. So to answer your question Twilight: Yes, I think it’s a great idea, and that you should bring your friends with you too. One more thing Twilight; by the time Spike finishes reading this letter, I will already be at your door.” Spike finished tilting his head. And without another word, there was a knock on my door. “Whoa…” Spike let out.

I then walked up to the door, opening it, revealing my teacher Princess Celestia. “How did you get here so fast…?”

“Well, it shouldn’t be too surprising Twilight.” Celestia grinned. “After all, I have been alive for over 1,000 years.”

“Point taken…” I said realizing how powerful her magic is. “Anyways, how are we going to travel into Phoenix’s world? The Magic mirror in the Crystal Empire?”

“Not this time, Twilight.” Celestia said.

“Huh? then how--...”

“Ever since your last encounter with the human world, I have been studying the mirror and this world to see if I can find a way to transport another pony, without using the mirror.”

“And… you found a way?”

“Indeed I have Twilight.” Celestia said with a warm smile. “Also if you wouldn’t mind, I would like to accompany you as well on this trip.”

“You want to come with us…? But what about your duties as Princess here? the rising and setting of the sun!”

Celestia giggled at me. “Don’t worry Twilight, I left that responsibility to my sister.”

“You think Princess Luna will be able to look after everything…?”

“I trust my sister completely.” Celestia Smiled again. “Now, why don’t we go and inform the rest of your friends about our little trip shall we?”

“Good idea.” I smiled as the three of us walked out the door.