Introduction

Timeline

To properly understand this story, you have to accept the fact that it is a slightly "alternate universe" fanfiction. All of the cases from the first three Phoenix Wright games have already occurred; however, Apollo Justice's story is still long in coming. The year is 2020—about one year after Phoenix's last big case. Note that in the canon story, Phoenix has already been disbarred at this point (back in 2019) and adopted Trucy. In my story, he is still an attorney, albeit a rather disjointed one. Think of it as there being an extra year-and-a-half or so between Phoenix's last great case and the case where he loses his badge to Klavier Gavin and you've basically got the idea of this fanfiction. Now, let's move onto the cast…

Cast of Characters

Note that revealing some of the characters in the story also reveals some of its best spoilers. That being said, the most prominent of the cast are detailed here, as well as a few of the "newcomers." This section basically serves to get you up to speed where everyone is at when the story begins.

Phoenix Wright

With his last case happening back in February of 2019, times have been less kindly to the renowned defense attorney. Wright has his hands full just paying the rent and feeding both himself and the newly-returned-from-training Maya Fey. A sort of lull in the crime rate has forced him to take up the most trivial of cases and clients, but as long as it generates some income, he isn't complaining. He may have hit the bottom of the judicial barrel, but his itch for justice is about to drive him headlong into a case he never intended—or wanted—to get involved with.

Miles Edgeworth

Despite being proven innocent of all charges, rumors still abound of Miles Edgeworth's dishonest convictions of the accused. This, coupled with a sense of duty to see Lana Skye escape her own shady dealings in the SL-9 case, sends him to Europe to assist her in starting a new life. A year later, after rumors of Edgeworth's falsities in court have simmered down somewhat, he returns to L.A., only to discover that much has changed in his absence. When a familiar murder occurs in San Diego, he agrees to prosecute, and the past he hoped to leave behind re-emerges in way even his nightmares can't conjure.

Maya Fey

Maya has mastered the ability to sense Psyche-Webs—networks representing the tension, lies, and conviction in an individual. Having been away in training for many years, she has at last returned to the Wright and Co. Law Office to check up on "Nick" and help consume his dinner… and salary. With a new case on the rise, Maya will find herself caught between two fires—duty and companionship.

Detective Gumshoe

Loyal as a hound-dog, the bumbling detective has been shadowing Mr. Edgeworth Sir's every step—from Europe to the States. Even he finds it quite obvious that his prosecuting friend hasn't quite been himself lately, though, and that has him more on guard than ever (if ever he was "on guard" to begin with). Whatever the cost, he's determined to see things through to the end, pal.

Pess

Edgeworth's adopted dog from Germany is a female border collie with an extreme sense of protectiveness for her master. She is wary of strangers, but her faith is unshakable once trust is established. Edgeworth refuses to reveal the meaning behind her name, however…

Augustus Wynd

Court-assistant to defense attorney Hunter Lance, Augustus quickly catches the heart of Maya… and the eye of Edgeworth, earning him the title Suspect #1. A street-smart, unpredictable young man with an eye for the unseen, he keeps almost everyone off their guard because that's just how he prefers them. One thing is clear—there's far more to Augustus Wynd than his professional façade and charm are telling…

Ree

Little is known about the twelve-year-old boy who shadows Lance's every step. Fondly known as Misteree—or Ree for short—he never leaves the defense attorney's side. Ree doesn't speak a word, but Lance seems to depend on his presence in the courtroom none-the-less… almost as though Ree can provide a hidden advantage—one that even Augusts is incapable of fully understanding.

Zephyr

He's young. He's reckless. And he doesn't speak a word of English… or does he? With questionable motives and a suspicious alibi, Zephr rocks the courtroom with revelation. Is he the key to hitting the big testimony? Or will his debut crash and burn, along with the life of the defendant? Can he even be trusted? The evidence isn't telling… yet. But he has ways of making it talk.