Juniper Woods: Ace Attorney

The Blossoming Turnabout, Part 1

A/N: Well everyone, it is finally time I present to everyone our big project. And I say "our" because I didn't work on this alone. I put together a team of people to help me tell this story. So without further delay, we will begin the tale of one girl's journey through the Ace Attorney legal system.

Team Juniper's Council presents...

I finally have a moment to myself, after the events of the past few months. Honestly, I have a hard time believing it all happened. I had no idea, all that time ago, that taking on my first case would send me into the deepest darkness, searching for a harsh truth that lay at the center of it all....

Juniper Woods: Ace Attorney

Patrons of the restaurant couldn't help but look at the two newcomers with great suspicion: a purple-haired woman in a large trench coat and a shifty looking man in a garish shirt. They sat down at a table and placed their orders with a passing waiter.

At the exact same time, a young woman with her hair in a pair of pigtails was sitting on her bed in her room, on her cell phone. It was a long distance call, with someone she'd been wanting to talk to for a long time now. For a few minutes, there was a sincere smile on the woman's face.

At the restaurant, the purple-haired woman and the shifty looking man have angry expressions on their faces as they talk. The talking escalated into shouting and soon enough both of them were on their feet, pointing and shouting at each other. The man stormed out the doors of the restaurant, while the purple-haired woman smirked to herself and walked towards the doors herself. And when she reached them-

The woman on the cell phone asks a question and the answer causes a worried expression to cross her face. Then, she decides to ask one, final question. One that she's been wondering about for a while now. And the answer she gets to the question-

*BANG*

In her room, there's a clattering sound as Juniper drops her cell phone, her expression blank and her arms hanging limply at her side. Meanwhile, in the middle of an alleyway right next to the restaurant she was just in, Myriam stared in horror at the dead body at her feet as the police approached her with guns drawn.

"I know what this looks like, but you have to believe me! It- it-

"It wasn't meeeeeeeeee!"

My name is Juniper Woods, and this is where my story begins.

Episode 1: The Blossoming Turnabout

February 17, 2029

District Courthouse, Defendant Lobby #4

9:40 a.m.

Juniper Woods stood in the defendant lobby, but not as a defendant and not to support someone else, either. No, for the first time in her life, Juniper was in a defendant lobby for a different purpose entirely.

"So, how are you feeling, Juniper?" asked a dark-haired man with glasses wearing a black suit over a blue shirt. He had an attorney's badge pinned on his lapel.

This is Hugh O'Conner. He has been one of my best friends since we met on our first day of high school. He recently became a defense attorney and opened his own agency.

"I'm not going to lie, Hugh. I feel really nervous. I didn't get too much sleep last night, because I kept thinking about this trial," Juniper admitted, biting her lip. Yesterday, in fact, had left her in quite a daze.

"That's perfectly understandable. However, I am confident that you will do well, Juniper." Hugh adjusted his glasses, his usual smirk on his face. "And if you do need help, you have me by your side."