Junithena Ace Attorney "Duals Destinies"

"When the Bomb Went Off"

when juniper got on the stand, phoenix quickly noticed her nerovus and timed she was standing in court

'Junie!'

athena called out, trying to be supportive, juniper waved shyly as she coughed

'...Hi, Thena'

Phoenix eyed her worriedly

"She looks even worse off than before..."

he felt guilt rising in him, he should've objected to bringing her out here, athena gently patted his back, shooting him a reassuring smile, then looked at her best friend

'Don't worry, Junie! We're here for you!'

'Thanks, Thena. And I'll do my best, too...'

Payne scoffed at this, shaking his head 

'You blew up the courtroom because you bear resentment against the courts, correct?'

juniper shook her head, and her coughing fit got worse

'N-No! Of course not!... *cough* I...'

payne grinned, mockingly holding a hand up to his ear

'What's that you say? I can barely hear you'

she blushed red in embarrassment, and phoenix gritted his teeth, he remember when he had a stutter people would mock him all the time, it made him feel humiliated to speak at all, he still has it from time to time, it usually only comes out when he's nervous

'I... I... haven't done anything wrong... This prosecutor's scary...'

'What an impudent little girl. Stop acting innocent and tell the truth!--, You rearmed the bomb because you wanted to blow up the courthouse! Admit it! That's why you went to the lobby where Mr. Justice was, isn't that righ--OWWW!!'

their were a few gasps and a "ooh's" in the courtroom, phoenix grinned proudly as athena had just bitch-slapped payne across the face, and judging by the bright red mark on his face, it was a hard slap

'WATCH YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!!, YOU FUCKING CREEP!!'

athena warned, glaring right into his eyes, as she stormed back to the defense bench, phoenix held up a hand, giving her a high-five

'good job wisdom'

athena grinned, but then got serious

'Junie! Her heart's crying out! She's so scared... so very scared!'

she said, phoenix turned serious as well, payne scoffed as he tapped the top of his head

'Don't deny it! You stole the remote switch and used it in the courtroom, didn't you?!--'

'ALRIGHT'S THAT FUCKING ENOUGH OUT OF YOU!!, STOP BADGERING THE WITNESS, SHE'S CLEARLY IN DISTRESS!!'

phoenix yelled out, he wanted to have woods out of here at this point, this wasn't good for her health, the judge nodded in agreement

'Yes, Ms. Woods does seem quite frightened. Mr. Payne, I ask that you behave more like a gentleman'

'Ah, but don't you know, Your Honor? There is no more a gentle man in this world than I'

phoenix stared at him as he and athena shared a look of disbelief, and started to uncontrollably laugh, each laugh hit payne in the gut, athena was the first to speak up, as phoenix watched with a mocking grin, flipping him off

'you?!!, a gentleman?!!, as if a rat-bastard like you would ever be considered a gentleman!!'

she felt a lot more confident with her boss by her side to back her up, payne put a hand to his chest, greatly offened