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“No…No! NO NO NONONONO- WAKE UP!!!” The man was shaking the other, checking for something, anything that indicated life. “PLEASE.”
One moment the two were together, on an extremely important work assignment, the next, BLAMN
Before anyone could blink there was a quick blur of movement and now the other lay still, as his partner was desperately trying to see anything he could save, the sound still ringing in his ears, the sent of blood stinging in his nose.
“Please…please…” he barely managed to choke out, tears in his eyes blurring his vision. “please…Leon…”
As the man was weeping and shaking over the loss of his partner, he failed to hear the oncoming police sirens.
”FREEZE PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!” ”WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED!”
The man whipped his head around, now blinded by the lights of the hovercars, his sunglasses currently on his head. As seeing and having no more reason to fight at this point, shakily he slowly let go of the dead man and stood up, hands slowly raised into the air, a teary forced calmness expression fixed on his face.
“Your under arrest, your coming with us.”
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October 11th
10:00 AM
Wright Anything Agency
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Phoenix smiled and sighed softly, he let himself sleep in later than he normally did today, probably cause today was a special day for him, his 48th birthday. Now, there was nothing special about the number, but Phoenix was thinking about how long he’s been at this, and how long he’s had his family, especially since he’s two years away from 50 now.
Something about this just made him happier and more mellow than normal.
(It’s a nice day out, maybe for today I can get the entire family over for a nice night out, maybe even Maya.) He thought, it’s been a while since he had everyone in his family, both legally and spiritually, together. It seemed like a good occasion to do so.
(…Maybe also ask to be turned immortal like my partners)
“I really hope it just stays like this for this entire day…” He thought out loud, smiling a bit wider. Just then his phone started ringing.
”Huh?” He picked up the old Nokia, everyone kept telling him to just replace it, get a new one, hell even an outdated smartphone would be better. The Nokia was literally being held together with packing tape. But Phoenix ignored it, answering the call. “Hello?”
”WRIGHT GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW.” The caller yelled. Phoenix now grew worried. “Miles?! What’s wrong?” “OUR SON JUST GOT ARRESTED.” Phoenix grew silent, nearly dropping his phone. “He. WHAT?!” Phoenix nearly screeched in terror, never had he’d thought that Any of his kids would be the one behind bars. Okay, actually he did picture it, he just hoped it wouldn’t be true.
”Do our husbands know?!” He managed to follow up. “Well, Lang does and he’s also on the way over. Just get down here NOW Wright!” Before Phoenix could respond to Edgeworths mother style screeching he proceeded to hang up.
Well. So much for a calm family birthday.
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October 11th, 10:30 AM
Detention Center
Visitors Room
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As Phoenix walked into the room he was alone, he didn’t see any of his husbands there, ether Lang wasn’t there yet or he was staying behind with Miles.
Ether way he knew Miles was gonna be held back from the room to calm down.
Phoenix sat down in front of the glass, as the guards were now bringing Xavier back from questioning. Looks like they never got to change out of the entire Spy Attire after arrest.
Well, Phoenix noticed they no longer where wearing their shoes, makes sense cause they were technically classified as weapons.
As they sat down they only deadly stared at the floor, their expression currently unreadable, didn’t help that his sunglasses where also covering his eyes.
“Xavier, what happened that night?”
…
There was silence.
”…You know can tell me, I just want to help you…”
…
More silence, but Phoenix could notice a slight glance at him, before going back to the floor.
…
Phoenix was silent for a moment before speaking up. “You didn’t…did you…?”
Xavier finally looked up, but still refusing to look him in the eyes. “Of course I didn’t. Why would I kill my team partner, also my own boyfriend at that.” He growled lowly, clearly still in a bad mood from the event.
Phoenix backed away a bit. “Of course I knew of course!” He didn’t- “I was joking!”
Xavier just stared at him. “…Bad joke. Didn’t laugh.”
…
”So, what where you doing that night?”
”…That’s Top Secret. only headquarters is allowed to know.”
“Well then what CAN you tell me?”
Xavier sighed. “N-Nothing. I can’t say anything about that night.”
He looked away once more. “Every moment from it automatically became private information all cause I was on the job.”
Phoenix was hoping that his son was just lying and was just bottling, which wasn’t good ether but he’d rather that then not being able to know anything
but to his dismay, no Psych-Locks showed up.
(Well fuck. My job just got a Lot harder.)
”Are you absolutely sure? There isn’t ANYTHING you can tell me?”
Xavier was silent again.
”I just. Cannot say.” He dramatically looked away.
”Xavier please do not turn into your father-“
Xavier had a ghost of a smile for a moment, the first time they’ve even kinda smiled since getting here. “Okay but in all seriousness I actually can’t say anything about it…”
”Well, is there anything helpful from questioning?”
”Not really. They just all asked me the same questions as you. Thus got the same answers.” They folded their arms and looked off.
”But, if they don’t get any information, the case will have legally never happened, and/or you’ll automatically get a Guilty verdict.”
”…Exactly…Which ether way means Leon’s killer would never get put to justice.” They still didn’t look Phoenix in the eyes.
”Well, you’re gonna need a defense attorney right?”
Xavier raised their sunglasses and stared at Phoenix like he was insane for a moment.
“Papa. No. You are not taking my case.” Now he was staring at him dead in the eyes, tone serious, as he leaned forwards out of the chair. “It would be insane for anyone to take this case.”
“Besides,” Xavier leaned back to sitting normally. “It’s your birthday, and I don’t want Trucy, Father, Pops, or CoolDad worrying about me.”
(Heeey Why cant I be cooldad?)
”Well, I don’t think you need to worry about worrying your pops, dad or father-“
Insert loud robotic Autotuned screaming followed by guards yelling and trying to remove from the building for now sounds in the background
“Because I think your Father’s already in meltdown worried mother mode.”
Xavier let out a loud exhale. “This is exactly what I didn’t want to happen…”
”Look. As much as I don’t want Leon’s killer to go off scot free, I don’t want you taking this case.”
”Xav-“
”Listen to me. I am not a little boy. I don’t need your protection. I’ll deal with whatever stupid state assigned lawyer they’ll give me. Which should be at the end of the day.”
”But-“
”Please. Please just Go. We’re done here…” They got up and started walking away, before Phoenix could say anything more.
…
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October 11th, 12:30 PM
Police Department
Entrance
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Phoenix now sat on the sidewalk near the entrance, currently lost in thought.
”What am I gonna do…” Phoenix wondered out loud.
Right now the two of his partners that where where where off to the side, currently having their own conversation.
“I can’t get information out of Xavier, I don’t know where he works, I don’t know where he was, so no starting point…”
Right then Phoenix got a lightbulb idea. “I’m gonna hack the fucking government.”
“Excuse me wHAT-“ Phoenix heard one of his partners yell, turning to look at him. “Absolutely not! Do you want to get arrested too?!” Lang stormed over and was now looking at Phoenix like he’s gone mad.
”Well I don’t see any other way-“ Lang proceeded to start barking at him, instead of just making random babbles interruption like a normal person. “I’m not dealing with another member of my pack going to jail-!” “But-“ “I said NO. That’s final.”
Phoenix sighed, now knowing there’s no way of arguing out of this, “You know Di would be encouraging me on this.”
Lang scoffed. “And that’s exactly why I worry about him also getting his ass back in jail. Look just because we’re rich now doesn’t mean we can just bail out our other partners or whatever whenever, that’s not how that works.”
Phoenix waved aside. “I know! I know! But what AM I supposed to do than?!” “Well, Lang Zi says: “One should always perform one's job in the proper manner”.”
Phoenix thought about it, how exactly was he gonna get information “properly”? Before striking an idea, “I think I know what to do!” And than he was off, running like the wind.
Lang just watched his husband run off and went back to his other, making sure he was okay.
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October 11th, 1:00 PM
Wright Anything Agency
Phoenix’s office
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Phoenix ran into here as fast as he could, and immediately got to the computer, he had no idea why he hadn’t thought of it before, and instead went the drastic thought route.
He was gonna try and see if he could Track Xavier’s phone, he knew his work “phone” (if you could even call it that) was connected to his personal phone, he knew this from him telling them all countless times “Don’t call me while I’m at work, it for some reason goes through to my communication device, they haven’t made a patch for it yet, got it?”
Honestly a rookie mistake on the workplaces part in Phoenix’s opinion, he just hoped that it would also apply to tracking and said patch wasn’t released still.
As Phoenix was air-tapping away at the holographic screen, trying to figure it out before committing the track attempt, he was too focused to notice the door opening.
“Stupid new technology… what is this even supposed to be- is it voice commanded? Hey hey computer. F I N D C H I L D S B A N N A N A Z P H O N E.”
Phoenix shoved his face reaaaaaally close to the hologram.
”Heh, I knew we were inevitably getting old, but I didn’t think that old, huh ‘Trite~?” Phoenix heard a new voice tease him. He looked up and saw one of his husbands there, leaning against the doorframe, arms folded, wearing his signature confident smile.
Phoenix smiled softly, “Hey I’m not That old!” “Says the guy who can’t get with the modern technology.” Diego poked fun of again. “Plus by now you can’t exactly use that remark anymore.”
Phoenix scoffed. “Speak for yourself you can’t figure out the computers ether.” Diego pretended to gasp offended, “Hey at least I know how to use Some features!”
”Well if that’s true could you help me in tracking Xavier’s phone so I know where he’s been in the last 24 hours?” Phoenix got up from the chair and scooted over out of the way for Diego, who now took his spot.
“Okay, I think I can do that,” As he was swiping through the screen he looked at Phoenix with a raised brow. “Why are you even tracking his phone though? We’ve never done that with Xav, or even Trucy, before.”
Phoenix stayed silent, looking off to the side.
…
”Phoenix.”
…
“Phoenix.” Diego was more stern in tone this time, staring at the other in the eyes, a “don’t even think about lying.” Kind of look.
Phoenix looked away, he found his switch from the visor to the tech sunglasses so they could see his eyes now both a blessing and a curse. “Uhhhh.” His voice cracked slightly. “Shi-Long and Miles didn’t tell you yet did they?”
”Tell me what.” Yup. Tone just pulled a 180- Going from chill to concern to now slightly angry dad.
…(Yeah I ain’t hiding it.)
”Xavier…uh, Miiiiiiight have gotten, arrested?”
…
Diego got up without a word, and started heading for the door, he looked calm, oddly.
“Wait wait wait where are you going-“ Phoenix piped up in concern.
”Jailbreak.” Was the smug ass response he received.
Phoenix thought for a moment, processing it.
”Nonononono- Please tell me your joking-“
”Nope.” He turned around with a smirk and Phoenix just stared like “Are you crazy-“ “…Look yes I’m upset but come on I’ve always been itching to commit a jailbreak! It’s actually been on my bucket list for a while!”
“Well than why didn’t you just break out last time YOU where the one arrested-“
…
Diego looked away, looking slightly embarrassed. “…cause it failed-“ Before Phoenix could respond he snapped back to being confident. “But I know it’ll be easy now! Since this time I can control the magic of coffee under my will. I can just drown anyone that stands in my way with bitterness. Maybe sweetness if I feel like being more merciful…”
Phoenix just received the mental picture of Diego going “Elsa-Mode” and literally downing some poor guy in coffee in a nearby pond, maybe forcing it into his airways instead, and stabbing another’s out with sugar that formed like sharp icicles, maybe pointy rocks.
Yeah, before he could picture anymore he snapped himself out of it, all that did was just gave him a self reminder to never piss his husband off as he slightly shuttered, new terror down his spine.
“Well, I’m gonna let you know how it goes! Adiós mi amor~!” And he was out.
”Wait no you are Not committing a jailbrea-“ And Phoenix was too late he was talking to the door.
He now held his head in his hands, “Since when was I the responsible one of the poly-“ He just hoped that his other two husbands would stop him not join him. Cause the LAST thing Phoenix needed on his birthday was his son and his husbands all in jail.
Phoenix headed back to the HoloComputer, thankfully the tracking was set up before that happened. “Okay uh…” He started looking through the activity, to his luck the tracker worked, but than suddenly stopped, Phoenix’s guess was that patch was ether sent during the crime or there was a scrambler.
Least he had himself a clue. Phoenix took out an old camera and took a picture of the hologram, just how he’s always been taking pictures, cause yeah his Nokia doesn’t have a camera and there’s no way he was gonna figure out how to print from this device.
As he shook the photo in his hands, trying to get it to develop faster he was hoping that it could capture holograms. To his delight it did, it was weirdly scrambled and the lighting was off, all correct. But it was still kind of readable.
Phoenix was now out the door, about to run out on foot, before looking at his “map” again. “…Wait, no…it’s gonna be uh” He squinted at it, doing the math in his head. “6 hours to get there on foot,” Yeah, running was out of the question.
“Guess I’m taking the hover-bike,” Phoenix ran to go get the bike, which was literally a normal bike but instead of normal wheels it had these weird hoverpads(?) like those Zero-G Mario-Kart Karts, there was also an option to have it auto pedal but Phoenix would rather to not use that.
Honestly he found the manual pedaling faster, as he hopped on, maybe it was just because he had cycling-legs.
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October 11th, 2:30 PM
Abandoned Lighthouse
Side Beach
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“So…This is the place?” Phoenix parked the hover-bike, looking around at the police tape and chalk outline near a musty half destroyed looking lighthouse, like it’s been though a zombie apocalypse.
As he looked around, he hoped no detectives were gonna spring out and yell at him to fuck off. Thankfully there wasn’t, …yet. “Wait if this location had been secret information how come the police were allowed in?” Phoenix couldn’t help but wonder out loud,
He came up with that ether Xavier's workplace was Extremely stupid or the police got special permissions.
Phoenix ducked under the tape, which he knew wasn’t the smartest thing to do but, all there was outside it was s a n d. “Okay gotta act fast.”
He scanned the area, finding a disturbed area, so he squatted down and began digging, finding the smashed/mangled remnants of a phone, at least he thought it was, he picked it up and placed it into his pocket. He could practically hear Miles and/or Shi-Long screeching at him for that from here.
But that’s all he could find, right before hearing a loud “AhhEM-“ Phoenix spun his head around. (Shit. Knew that was gonna happen.)
”Excuse me, are you supposed to be here?” Phoenix stood up and looked at the investigator, not recognizing them, maybe they where new. “Uhhh, yeah! I’m Xavier’s defense lawyer!” He flashed his badge. (Please work please work please wo-)
”Well if you’re the lawyer your definitely Not supposed to be here.”
Phoenix internally died. “But- Can I at the very least have the Autopsy Report?”
”No. Now go, back to your little poor Office until the trial.”
Phoenix glared, he didn’t know what got into him, but he felt like fighting. So he proceeded start on a mad dash.
“HEY GET BACK HERE.” Phoenix ignored the now pissed investigator, he was fast and he knew it, he just hoped the investigator wasn’t faster- and they were faster- And Pissed.
The new investigator proceeded to tackle Phoenix and kick him out. “You are Very lucky I am not placing you under arrest. Now LEAVE.”
Phoenix listened this time, in defeat.
But right before leaving he looked at the mangled phone, (Well, at least I managed to get this…) And he was off.
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October 11th, 7:00 PM
Wright Anything Agency
Phoenix’s office
———
Phoenix sat at his desk upset, this day was horrible. Xavier kept denying his offer on being their lawyer, the investigator gave him a bruising, he had anxiety for his husbands all day.
Well, at least Shi-Long managed to talk Diego and Miles out of the jailbreak, although he could see it in his eyes that he actually secretly wanted to go along with it. Which was a win.
And they all had a small celebration between them, which was also really nice. Wasn’t the big wonderful family party Phoenix wanted, but it would do considering the circumstances.
He just hoped Xavier was gonna be okay.
Phoenix sighed, suddenly the office door violently swung open. “WRIGHT.”
Phoenix nearly jumped out of his chair like a rocket. “WHSHSNJXZNNGAK” He looked up and saw Edgeworth, although since the office lights where currently off he kinda looked menacing with the glowing robot eyes, especially through glasses.
”What- What’s wrong?!” Edgeworth proceeded to shove some kinda paperwork into Phoenix. “YOU. You’re Defending Xavier.”
Phoenix looked it over, it was indeed a notice he was doing so. “But how? Why now?”
”l managed to convince them to request you, there is no way I’m letting you just sit here doing nothing. There’s no way I’m not just gonna let the Prosecution office prove him guilty without a fight.”
“Wait, so you’re not gonna be the prosecutor?” Miles looked at him like he was crazy. “Of course not! Why would I go against my own son?!”
Phoenix looked to the side. “Right right, of course. I was just kind of hoping it was going to be you because than I’d know who I was going against, and maybe I could receive help from the other side.”
The robot started leaving. “I wish I could, but you’re on your own for this one Wright.” and with that he left and closed the door behind him.
Phoenix looked at the door, now filled with hope. It was a small sliver of hope, but it was hope nonetheless. It was a chance of proving Xavier’s innocence.
”Well, let’s hope this mystery Prosecutor doesn’t know what they’re doing…”
With that, Phoenix began to prepare for the upcoming day.
To be continued