Summary: After being barged into his office by a frantic Gumshoe, Phoenix decides to talk with Edgeworth about his problem. This one confrontation that started as an issue for Edgeworth turns into an unforgettable story about making a cancer child's dream come true.
There was a loud, banging knock on Phoenix's door. Answering the door, Phoenix saw the frantic detective, who started speaking before the blue-suited lawyer could get a word in.
"We've got a problem, Pal! You better come quick!" Detective Gumshoe spoke. Well, technically he wasn't a detective anymore, but...
"W-What is it?" Phoenix asked, acting calm.
"It's Mr. Edgeworth! He's not looking so good. He's been in a major bad mood and won't say anything. You gotta come help, Pal! This is serious!"
"I will! I will! But, next time, could you not scare my students? I mean you are the Chief Detective now and... your knocking is very terrifying," Phoenix said, looking back at his office filled with Magic stuff as Apollo and Athena slowly appeared from behind the couch, both trembling in fear.
Trucy popped from inside a small suitcase, asking, "oh, we're not playing Knock-and-Hide? Bummer."
"Sorry, Pals," Gumshoe replied, looking glum.
"No. No. It's alright, Chief," Apollo replied, flushed and nervous.
"Yeah, no biggie!" Athena grinned, holding out her peace sign.
"What a scare!" Widget spoke.
"Anyways, what's going on with Edgeworth?" Phoenix asked.
"You got me, Pal. At least I don't have to worry about him lowering my salary during his moods. Though, I can't say the same for the other Prosecutors," Gumshoe said.
"Geez, poor Gavin," Apollo said almost sarcastically.
"Poor Gavin? What about Simon? If he's not happy, nobody is," Athena said, seemingly nervous about the thought.
"Huh? Those two? Na, they're fine. I was actually talking about the Payne brothers and Debeste. I know they're not the most favorable – well, you don't know Debeste actually – but with how many Prosecutors he's fired to end the Dark Age of Law, it's not going to look good if he keeps cutting everyone's salaries. Believe me, it can get you down after a while," Gumshoe said. I've heard about Prosecutor Debeste. He focuses mostly on Kidnapping and Abuse cases.
"I'll go talk to him," Phoenix promised.
"Thanks a lot, Pal! I would, but... he's already cut Sebastian's salary and Ema's in a bad mood. I don't wanna get anyone else in trouble."
"Great. Looks like I'm going to need to keep some Snackoos on hand," Apollo sighed, his face beginning to show some sweat.
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Ace Attorney Collection
RandomA collection of Ace Attorney one shots. Mostly slice of life. This will focus mostly on character and canon relationships. Many of these will be AU in order to focus on the character or relationships from a different perspective. Summery will be at...
