Turnabout Princess (Phoenix Wright x MLP)

Court House, Defendant Lobby No. 2

June 11

1:15 p.m.

"Man that was close..." Phoenix huffed.

"What do you mean? You did great Nix!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Thanks Rainbow Dash." Phoenix replied. "But still, I can't shake this feeling that Von Karma is up to something."

"Well whatever it is will have to be saved for later." Twilight commented. "We need to take this 15 min Recess and figure out our next move."

"Right. Hmmm." Phoenix started to ponder his tactics. "There's no way around it Twilight, we just don't have that much evidence. And Von Karma is probably rigging this Witness' testimony as we speak."

"Wait! Evidence!" Rainbow exclaimed. "I almost forgot this picture I took of the scene!"

"Rainbow Dash, you should have given me this earlier if you thought it was important!" Phoenix replied.

"Looks like your friends are just like your career, clumsy." Edgeworth commented.

"Why I should..."

"No Rainbow Dash. Just let me see the picture." Phoenix said. "Hmmm. Wait! What's this!"

"What?" Twilight then examined the picture and saw an imprint of a heart next to Shining Armor's chalk outline. "B-but..."

"What is it Twilight?" Phoenix asked.

"N-nothing Phoenix. court is about to start back up." Twilight responded.

Court House, Court Room No. 2

June 11

1:30 p.m.

"OK, Court is back in session. Mr. Von Karma, I believe you have another witness for us?" Judge Harshwhinny announced.

"I do Your Honor." Von Karma thundered. "The Prosecution calls it's second witness to the stand. Please state your name and occupation."

A white pegasus with royal armor took the stand, his mane and tail seemed to be black with a streak or two of yellow.

"My name is Quickstrike, and I am a 2nd class soldier in the Royal Guard."

"Alright Mr. Strike, could you please tell us what you saw yesterday morning." Von Karma replied.

"Yes sir."

-The Night of The Murder-

"I was on my usual night watch when I heard a loud commotion in the Royal Garden. I quickly gathered a couple extra guards and rushed to the spot it was coming from. When I got there Princess Luna had just arrived and the Victim was already dead. I immanently looked to the sky and pointed out the Defendant to Her Highness. She was already too far away to call out to so we let her go so we could take care of the body." Quickstrike said.

"Mr. Wright your Cross-Examination?" Judge Harshwhinny cued.

"Yes Your Honor." Phoenix replied nodding.

"I was on my usual night watch when I heard a loud commotion in the Royal Garden. I quickly gathered a couple extra guards and rushed to the spot it was coming from. When I got there Princess Luna had just arrived and the Victim was already dead."

"What time was all this at?" Phoenix asked scratching his chin.

"Ummm, around 12:00. Why?" Quickstrike asked.

"OK. And it took you 10 minutes to gather these other guards I'm assuming?" Phoenix continued.

"No not at all." Quickstrike answered. "We got there at 12:05."

"That is a lie Your Honor!" Phoenix called.

"How so Mr. Wright?" the Judge asked.

"Well lets recall Luna's testimony, "When I go to the scene, it was 12:10." That means that if the Witness and his fellow guards really did get there at the same time as the Princess, it would've had to be 12:10 not 12:05! There's a 5 minute gap in the Witness' testimony! What were you doing in those 5 minutes?" Phoenix claimed.

Von Karma was taken aback, ("I forgot to check the previous Witness' testimony!")

"I was...ummm..." Quickstrike answered. "My watch was 5 minutes slow! Yea! I remember using the Court Room's clock to fix it earlier!" Quickstrike then flashed a Gold Watch.

"I can confirm that." Von Karma said nodding. "He was doing it as we were talking."

"Objection Overruled." The Judge said.

"Darn I thought I had something..." Phoenix said. "Wait! I want to hear your description of the Crime Scene!"

"Your Honor that is irreverent to..."

"Just give me this and I'll prove it has relevance!" Phoenix countered.

"Alright. Mr.Strike will tell us what he saw at the scene of the crime." The Judge said.

"Thank you." Phoenix said nodding approval.

-The Crime Scene-

"Well when we got there Princess Luna had arrived and the Defendant had just got away. We then examined the body. The Victim had been run through with his own spear in the gut. The blood had drained mostly into his armor and had not touched the ground. We had called the police at 12:30. And after things were sorted out they took the body at 9:00 a.m. upon further inspection we found the Defendant's hoof marks around where the body had been." Quickstrike said.

"Very well, Mr. Wright." the Judge dictated.

"Well when we got there Princess Luna had arrived and the Defendant had just got away. We then examined the body. The Victim had been run through with his own spear in the gut. The blood had drained mostly into his armor and had not touched the ground. We had called the police at 12:30. And after things were sorted out they took the body at 9:00 a.m. upon further inspection we found the Defendant's hoof marks around where the body had been."

"Your Honor! I have a picture of the crime scene that contradicts the Witness' Testimony! Here! There is a heart shaped imprint next to the body!" Phoenix called. "But that's not the only thing I find fishy. It's been bugging me this whole case. why was the body handed over to the police so late?!"

"AH!!!!" Quickstrike yelled. "Umm well the imprint...I guess we overlooked that..."

"Your Honor! The Witness' attitude shows that he does in fact know why that imprint is there! I demand he answers both my questions! What is the imprint from and why was the body handed in so late!" Phoenix roared.

"Yes Witness, I want to know these things as well. Please testify once more!" Judge Harshwhinny called.

"Yes sir..." Quickstrike answered.

-The Imprint and Time Gap-

"Well Princess Celestia told me to keep this under wraps. But Princess Cadance and Shining Armor were here on official business. See they rule over an allying nation know as the Crystal Empire. The heart shaped imprint most likely belongs to the empire's artifact the Crystal Heart. We believe that Prince Shining Armor had taken the heart for some reason. And Cadance found out. Fearing her husband was betraying their ponies, the Defendant killed him and took the heart back by force." Quickstrike said.

"This report confirms that said Crystal Heart is indeed missing." Von Karma said holding up yet another document.

"The Court accepts this evidence." Judge Harshwhinny said. "Continue on and tell us about the Time Gap in between when the body was found, and when it was turned into the police."

"Well when a member of the Royal Family is found dead in this manner there is certain protocol we must follow." Quickstrike began. "First all other Royal Family members and relatives of the deceased must be brought in for identification and questioning."

"Twilight he's your brother, why didn't you tell me about this?!" Phoenix asked.

"Sorry Phoenix, I was told not to." Twilight answered.

"The Defense will stop mumbling to themselves and listen to the Testimony!" The Judge roared.

"Y-yes Your Honor!" Phoenix replied.

"Anyway, then back up DNA tests are done so we can be 100% that it is in fact who we say it is. Finally the body is turned in to a police-mare that has watched every last second of this process." Quickstrike finished.

"Well. That is an involved process!" Judge Harshwhinny said. "Wright you may Cross-Examine now."

"Well Princess Celestia told me to keep this under wraps. But Princess Cadance and Shining Armor were here on official business. See they rule over an allying nation know as the Crystal Empire. The heart shaped imprint most likely belongs to the empire's artifact the Crystal Heart. We believe that Prince Shining Armor had taken the heart for some reason."

"What reason would he have to take the Heart?!" Phoenix asked.

"That has no relevance to this! Especially since it has been proven that the Heart is in fact missing!" Von Karma yelled.

"Sustained! The fact of the matter is that it was in fact in the Victim's possession and he was killed for it." The Judge agreed.

"But why! What reason would the Victim have to take his Kingdom's most valuable possession!" Phoenix asked.

"Sustained. Mr. Wright." Harshwhinny repeated.

"Darn it..." Phoenix said.

"I do believe that this has also given a motive to the Defendant. The Court finds the Defendant, Princess Cadance..."

Everyone's heads turned to the doors.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie also witnessed something the night of this heinous crime! I would like to testify!"

"T-Trixie?!" Phoenix and Twilight were dumbfounded.