WrightWorth: Ace Attorney Bridge To The Turnabout "A Phoenix Rises From Pain"

"Godot's Confession And Apology"

it was silent for a very, ...very long time, ..even phoenix was at a loss for words for what had just happened, ...godot then reached for his coffee mug, ..took in a big whiff of his bitter black coffee, ...and looked right over at the man before his masked up eyes, ...the true man right before his masked eyes, he took a sip, ..then spoke

'Just now... I saw her spirit in you'

phoenix's eyes widen as he held onto his locket with his fingers, ...her?..., did he mean, ..mia?!, ..well, who else would he have meant?, he stayed silent, ..having no idea on how to respond to that, ..godot looked off to his left, ..as he finally admitted everything..

'...... I never liked you. Six years ago... ...you helped the woman who put me to sleep by hiding her bottle of poison. And then... While I was sleeping... ...you let Mia die. But you didn't care. You just kept living your pathetic, jaded, cold-hearted life. You even had the nerve to follow in her footsteps as a lawyer, I could never forgive you, That's what I thought'

phoenix wasn't to surprised to hear that, ..but he was surprised by his last four words, maya frowned sadly as he mumbled to herself grimly, on the verge of tears

'Mr. Godot...'

'But... I was wrong about you. I knew it from the very beginning. The truth is, the only person I could never find it in my heart to forgive... ...was me'

'Y-You, yourself...?'

the judge stuttered, godot put down his mug on his bench, ..then straightened up his back as he looked right back at the man across from him

'I was the one that failed to protect Mia... ...Me and no one else. I tried to avert my eyes from the truth... to escape from the harshness of reality. I just couldn't face Mia's death head on, so I ran! I hid behind a mask. I threw away my true name. I couldn't even deal with being a defense attorney anymore, so I quit'

phoenix shook his head gently as he retorted this

'you saved violet..'

'Yeah. That was my plan... Up until just now, anyway.'

maya looked over at him, letting a few of her tears fall from her cheeks

'Wh-What do you mean?'

godot looked right at her in the eyes, as he sated clearly

'Are you listening, Maya? If I had really wanted to save you... ...then there's one person that I should have gone and talked to right away'

he motioned towards phoenix, who looked just as conflicted as she was

'nick...'

'that man right their, would've given his life to save you, i should've told him...But I didn't do it... I tried to get the help of Iris and your mother... But I closed my eyes to the most important man involved. Do you know why? The real reason?'

maya frowned deeped at that, ..feeling slightly betrayed by him

'No... Why?'

'I suppose... I wasn't really interested in saving you at all'

he honestly guessed, maya stared at him, as did phoenix, ..what was he talking about?!

'I think I was just trying to salvage what's left of my own broken soul... I was trying to make up for the fact that I couldn't save Mia. Nothing more. That's why I let you walk right into a situation that I knew was dangerous. Forgive me...'

he apologized, ..but not taking his eyes away from her, ..she deserved to be looked in the eyes by him, surprisingly, it wasn't maya to argued him on this, ....it was phoenix...

'shutup!!, shut the fuck up!!, Y-You're wrong! You put your life on the line to save violet!!'

godot then questioned him, and himself on that

'Was it really for Maya's sake...? Even I'm not really sure.'

he admitted, the judge looked down at him

'Wh-What do you mean by that...?'

'That night, in the darkness of the garden, when I saw her silhouette... A part of me must have known the truth... The truth that it wasn't really Dahlia Hawthorne standing there in front of me'

phoenix clutched onto his locket tighter as he listened to his words, ...he felt awful now, ..because after this, ..godot would be sent to prison.., ..because of him..

'It could have been Misty Fey... Or even that little girl. But I still picked up the blade... It was like I was dreaming! I'm not sure exactly what was going on in my mind at that point... Was I really motivated by the pure desire to protect Maya Fey? Or was it something else...? Was it my hatred for a woman who had stolen everything from me 6 years earlier...? Could it have been simply a desire for revenge? And now, I don't know anything anymore! I did learn something today, however. I finally realized that I was the arrogant one. I was just... chasing an illusion, a fantasy. The stupid fantasy of defeating you in the courtroom...'

he didn't say anything again, ...he didn't know what to say, ..then, he saw how godot changed his entire stance, as he spoke in a very honest raw tone of voice

'you are the bravest and strongest man i have ever met in my life..., You were the one who made me realize my folly, You never ran away from Mia's death, or your past, Instead, you picked up where she left off, as a true defender of the people, ...In that one moment... I understood everything!, ....i am sorry, ..for ever bringing up your past, and for saying all the unforgivable things i have said to you, ...forgive me, ..phoenix wright'

he apologized, phoenix panted as his eyes slightly teared up, ..the entire court was in shock, ...maya had never seen him close to tears, ..ever, it even shocked godot

'..i used to fucking hate you for what you did, ...but now, i understand you more, ..and i get it, ..believe me when i say this, i know the pain and guilt you feel when loosing a loved one, ...it's the hardest thing cope with'

'm-mr wright...'

the judge stuttered out softly, ...this was the first time he's ever seen him so soft

'..i forgive you, ..godot'

despite the shock, ..godot grinned a little as he shook his head

'you already know this, but if you don't... My name is... Diego Armando'

phoenix had nothing else to say, he sighed as he blinked away his teary eyes, ..maya's voice suddenly cut in

'M-Mr. Armando! I believe in you! I know you were trying to save me!'

godot stared at her, ..the back at phoenix, ...and two red lines dripped down from his face, to his face

'Hmm... Thanks.'

phoenix was the first to react, his eyes widened

'y-your wound, it's bleeding-'

'...Ha! Did you forget already? In my world, the color red doesn't exist.'

he pointed out, ..he sniffled as he felt the his wet cheek

'These must be... my tears, ...Ever since I woke up from my coma... ...I think I've been waiting for this very moment'

maya's eyes watered up as she stared back at godot

'M-Mr. Armando...'

'You'd do well to remember this, Maya. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over..'