Forenote- First fic, am kinda nervous. I think I'm pretty crap, but I dunno.... I have invented an entire new story, and hope it works well... will be in installments though. Also, yes, I drew the Pictures myself, and yes again, I think they are very bad. But I needed some way to help make me feel like the story was more PW-ish

Title:Trails to Turnabout
Author: Lord Nathaniel
Rating: M-ish later on, PG at the start
Genre: Mystery
Status: Ongoing (I'm mostly Lazy)
Pairing: None Really
Summary: Phoenix is Dragged on a Camping Trip by Maya, and ends up getting dragged into a far more sinister murder.


Prologue




May 15 6:35 AM
Wright & Co Law offices.

"..........ke...p........Ni.......... ........Wa.......................... WAKE UP!!"
" Ahh! OBJECTION!! Huh, wha.... Oh. *Yawn* Good Morning Maya. Uh.... What time is it... and.. Uh what's that you're wearing?" I'm not sure, but Maya, on the weekend, before the sun is even up, With full Camping gear can't be a good sign. *Sigh*
"Nick, why are you still in bed?" Maya was very twitchy this morning....
"Umm, becauseit's morning and I'm tired." after I said that, Maya looked at me like I had just spat on a puppy.... which I would never do by the way.
"Niiiiick. You promised me We'd go camping after your last case, and it ended yesterday, so......"
"Wha! When did I promise such a silly thing! I don't know how to Camp! I-" Before I could even finish complaining....
"B-b-b-b-but Nick..... " Maya said softly, tear quickly filling her eyes..... Argg, She knows I can't say no once she starts Bawling...
"*Sigh* Fine, give me Half an hour to pack and We'll go Camping." Eh, It might be fun.
"YAY!! You're the Best Nick!!" Maya then ran off, I don't know where...



Hmmm... I don't even know any good places to camp, let alone what I'm supposed to bring. Grah, how am I supposed Get ready for this...... *sigh*.......... Hmmm Maybe Edgeworth would know.............



May 15, 2:00PM
Stoneforest Camping Grounds
Entrance

"Wow, Nick, This place is so pretty.The trees are all yellow and green, and the ground is Grassy and..... Nick? What's Wrong?"
"*GASP*Maya, I know *Wheeze* you were exited to come here, *pant* But why did we have to walk all the way here, when the was a train station that led to here!!!" I swear, that walk took all day. I can't feel my legs anymore.... I'm not sure I Have legs anymore.
"Oh, stop complaining Nick, it wasn't that bad. And it was worth it, look at this place."
I had to agree.. the campgrounds were beautiful. The Stoneforest is know for it's unique layout, with tall, barky trees jetting out of large boulders, making an odd appearance with Lush trees justting out of jagged rocks. The area was rather quiet, except for a few cirping birds and the sounds of a nearby waterfall.
"HEY!! Nick, You said there weren't any waterfalls in this area!"
"Well, I didn't even know this place existed until a few hours ago. Be thankful that Edgeworth actually knew about Camping." I have to admit, it surprised me.
"Wait, Mr. Edgeworth told you about the area?"
"Yeah, and he wasn't to happy about being interupted in his work, but he said it would be good for my health....."

"I would never have picked Mr. Edgeworth as the camping type, he always seemed kind of.......!!"Maya stopped suddenly, and after following her I could see why. "Nick, it's..."
"Yeah.... it's a Crime Scene, and from the looks of it, a Murder...." *Sigh* I guess our trip just got postponed.





Will have more to come. Feedback wellcome.

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Last edited by Lord Nathaniel on Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Other then your slight over-use of the [center] tags at the beginning, quite good.

But you Sometime capitalize Random words, like This... And the pictures aren't awful.

They're better then mine by far.

Oh, yeah.... heheheh, sorry, I have a Habit of Unnecisarily Capitalizing things... I don't know wy I Do it, It just happens.

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Last we left our heroes, the y had just stumbled upon a murder scene. Who has been killed, and will Phoenix get involved? Probably, ootherwise this would be a rather crap story.



Deep within the Trees were a swarm of police officers, clustering about as if protecting someone or something, I couldn't see past them.
"Come on Nick, Let's go investigate."
"What? No, no no. We aren't involved in this, lets keep it that way." I am on vacation, no work for me....... And there she goes..... *sigh* I had better go after her."Maya, we'll get in trouble."
"Of course we won't, see, no-one even knows we're here yet" I hate to disagree with you, but the charging figure discredits her theory.
"Hey, freeze Pal!"
"Ahhhh!" *Thwack* Maya hit the recoginizeable detective right across the face. "Ohh... I'm sorry Gumshoe, are you okay?"
"Ohhh... I like the spring time breeze on a summers day......" Ohh boy.... Detective Gumshoe, who seems to work on every case, is a good friend of ours, and has saved my case several times.
"Gumshoe, come back to me Gumshoe. *Snap, Snap*"
"Wha! Huh. What are you doing here pal? Camping?" Gumshoe seemed to forget his urgent investigation.
"Actually Yes, What are you doing here? Invesigating a Murder?" I do enjoy tricking Gumshoe...
"Yeah, that's right pal.... No, wait, No we're Not!!" Gumshoe can't lie well.
"But you just said you were." Maya said knowingly "So there was a secret murder?"
"Yeah... I mean, No.. I mean....." Gumshoe seemed more confused than usual, at least partly due to Maya's slap.
"Gumshoe" I figured I could reason with him "Why don't you just tell us what happened, we have nothing to do with the case, what harm could it do?" I could see him considering it... not realising that since I have nothing to do with it, I should know NOTHING.
"Alright pal, but only the bare essentials." Yes! geting info from Gumshoe, easier than shooting dead fish in a clear barrel.
"Yay! Thanks Gumshoe." Maya seemed way too excited about a murder.


"Last night, at around 2 Am, Miss Jennifer Ex was murdered..."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!" Maya's reaction was more over the top than I had expected. "Jenn Ex was killed?! By who?!"
"We'll, we have one suspect in custody." Gumshoe looked wearily at Maya, seemingly expecting something, "...Mr. Quizz Sho."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!" At this point my ears temporarily stopped working. "There is No way Quizz Sho would do this."
"That's what I said, but the evidence and witnesses say otherwise. We currently have him in custody in our Police wagon."
"Ahh, Nick, we have to see him." Maya was way too excited.
"But Maya, we still don't-"But it was too late.
"Nick, we go, NOW!!" ...Maya scares me sometimes...
"....Okay."


May 15
Stoneforest Camping Ground
Detainment Vehical

On the way, Maya filled me in about this Quizz guy. He's apparently a The comedic host of "Quizz Sho's Quiz Show", and Miss Ex was his co-host. He did the talking while she did the doing, they were apparently a big hit, and close friends. The crime just doesn't fit, why would this happen.....
"Nick..... Nick, we're here."
"Wha, oh, sorry." We had arrived back at the main road to a rather large vehical, which inside looked simlar to the detention center we'd visited so many times. Inside was a rather sad looking man, who were he looking at us, would have been veeery intimidating. he had sharp, piercing eyes, tall, black and red hair, and a strong, thick way of speaking. He'd be really scary if he wasn't wearing a pink and blue pinstripe suit.

"Greetings and Salutations" He said suddenly perking up. "Welcome to Quizz Sho's detention cell, the most happening place in all of prison. Lets meet our contestants for Today." He then bowed whilest motioning to me and Maya.
"I'm Maya Fey and this is Phoenix Wright. We're both big fans of the Show." What Show!! What the Hell is Going on!!
"So, who's ready to play round one, 'why are you here'?"
"We are Quizz, aren't we Nick?"
"........."
"Aren't we Nick?" Maya, putting more Emphasis on my name.
"Oh, uh, yeah, we sure are. Ummm... I'm an attorney, and, uhh..." I can't take the case, I haven't been told anything.
"Ahh, so our contestant want's to play 'get out of jail free'? Well then, welcome to the Show."
"........"
"........"
"Wait did you just hire me?" I really wasn'r sure what just happened.
"Why yes, that is one way of putting it." His Voice changed from the showy TV host to the sad british gentleman, "I apologize if I distracted you good sir, but when stressed I tend to revert to my stage persona."
"Well, if you wish me to, I'll take your case, but you need to tell me everything you know." Now I'm on a job, I'm gonna need all the help we can get.
"Certainly, I'll tell you what I know"


"Last night, Jenn and Myself were Driving To our next live performance, when we got lost in this area. It was getting late when we stopped by a diner, not too far from here. The Proprieter of the fine establishment told us that a nearby campgrounds had an inn for travellers. I refused the offer, but Jenn said that she wanted to stay.... we argued for a while, then Jenn stormed off. After about five minutes I followed after.... I followed the Serving lady's directions, but I still got lost. I found a pathway, and saw a hotel loking place. I walked up there, but the owner claimed that Jenn had not arrived. I got worried and searched for her, and after about three hours of searching, I found her.... but not as I remember her..........."

Something about his last statement concerned me... "Mr Sho, what exactly was different about her?"
"!" His appearance changed, his calm face twisted into a thick mess of fear, and then....
*Bang, Bang bang bang!*
Oh no...... Just then four Psyche Locks appeared, blocking the truth from my new client.
"Uh.... What I meant was.... she was deceased..... and......" He had calmed down, but still seemed very distressed.
"Poor Mister Sho..." Poor me, I still had to find the truth behind his locks, and I don't know what he's trying to hide.
"Quizz, thank you for the information... we'll come back later if we need to ask you anything else."


May 15
Stoneforest Camping Ground
Entrance

As we left the Detainment Vehical, we were confronted by the strangest person I'd ever seen.... They seemed about Maya's age, but their hair and face just didn't seem loke it was meant there...
"....you" Their voice had a soft and raspy.... it felt like sandpaper against my ears......"who.are.you?.why.....are.you.at.my.homes?"
"EEP!" Maya jumped behind me, and clinged to me like a frightened cat.
"Um, well, I'm Mr. Sho's Attorney, though we were here to camp." I thought it best to be honest.
".........ah..... you.are.working....about.the.death-cap-ate......yes........?" His...her.... it's voice lingered eeriely.... Wait... Death-cap-ate? "well........I.leave.you........to.your..............inquiries.......haiahaiahaiah" They walked away while mumbling an extremely odd laugh. I suddenly wondered about something they said.... which may have revealed exactly what Quizz Sho was hiding from me.

Who is the disturbing young person? What is Quizz Hiding? Do I suck at names or What? The answers to these and more, next time on "Trails to Turnabout.

I'm not fond of how these came out, but they aren't bad.

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