Klapollo Ace Attorney *Apollo justice*

"Alita True Colours"

Apollo took in a deep breathe, he could do this he could do this!

'...I've got it right here'

he said in a loud, clear voice, the judge tilted his head at him, very intrigued

'Intriguing! Let's see what you've got'

apollo took out the slippers he had found in the trash can from a few days ago

'"The Meraktis Clinic"... And they're covered with paint. These slippers were found in a trash can near the crime scene'

Klavier raised a brow at him

'And...?'

'A single slipper print was found at the scene... ...Right next to the noodle stand!'

alita eyes widened, apollo grinned when he saw her panicked expression

'Oh, and Ms. Tiala. Your toe print was found in the left slipper!'

'Urk...!'

she growled as she gritted her teeth

'In other words... ...this is proof you were inside that noodle stand!!'

'OBJECTION!'

klavier yelled out as he slammed his one fist on the wall

'Yet there was only one slipper mark found at the scene... ...Can this be called a footprint, in good faith?'

'OBJECTION!!'

apollo yelled out as he pointed at the diagram

'...Observe the diagram! A park pathway runs right next to the slipper mark! A slipper wouldn't leave a trace on a cobblestone path!'

'...Yet you still cannot say this is a "footprint", ja?'

he said, apollo crossed his arms as he semi-glared at him

'Why not!?'

he tested

'You have an impression left by a single slipper... What if it was on the stand and simply fell to the ground?'

apollo eye twitched in frustration

'That's... That's just dumb!'

he probably would've said something more intelligent or witty, but he was to fired up to think of something else to say

'One more thing. A noodle stand is typically cluttered with the tools of the noodle-making trade. There's no room for a person to ride in there!'

the judge nodded in agreement

'Hmm... You have a point. Could someone have hidden in that stand?'

apollo then felt a light tug at his sleeve, he looked to his right and saw trucy

'Apollo! I think I might be on to something!, I think I've figured out one of our pieces of evidence! In order to make room in the stand, some things would have to be...'

she trailed off, but apollo got the hint, the sound of the judge's gavel banging down cut them out of her little conversation

'Well, Mr. Justice? Do you have proof that someone could have hidden in the stand?'

'I can prove one thing. Someone did scheme to clear space in that stand!'

he said with certaintly as he took out the noodle bowl from his bag

'This is a noodle bowl from the stolen Eldoon's Noodles noodle stand'

the judge raised a brow

'Yes, and what about it?'

'We discovered a large quantity of these bowls yesterday... ...in the lobby of the Meraktis Clinic!'

Alita's eyes widen slightly

'A large quantity of noodle bowls in the victim's clinic?'

the judge repeated in a question like tone of voice

'Mr. Eldoon was very clear about those bowls, the bowls were removed! That night, there was space inside that noodle stand! Space created at the Meraktis Clinic, no less. Right around the time that you were there, Ms. Alita Tiala!'

alita started to sweat bullets as she nervously held her fingers tightly in her hands

'Stooooooooooooop! I won't listen to any more of these wild fantasies! No... not fantasies... They're worse lies than that spoiled brat's pickup lines!!'

she insisted, the court however, heavily refused to listen to her 

'I would like to remind the witness of her current status. This court does not consider you entirely innocent'

the judge warned

'Show me an innocent... I'll show you a fairy tale'

she warned, the judge however, wasn't really terrified, he's had trials with both phoenix and franziska facing off against each other, ...nothing was more scary then having two very ruthless, head-strong, hot-tempered lawyers who both had no quarrels about using violence to settle things out, in both words and physical

'...In any case. The defense has, somehow, made its point. The witness had both a motive and an opportunity to kill Dr. Meraktis'

'More fairy tales! This whole trial is a fairy tale!'

she cried out, the judge still remained un-fazed as ever, apollo tried not to get to smug, after all, you never knew when things can turn for the worse

'Then please, pull us back down to reality, Ms. Tiala. I'm giving you one last chance to explain yourself'

he warned, apollo quickly flipped a page in his notebook

"This is it! Why was Dr. Meraktis pulling that stand that night...? ...And what was Alita Tiala doing inside it? Time to get to the bottom of this case!"