Turnabout Switch, pt. 3
Guys, remember my fanfiction, Turnabout Switch?
Part 1| Part 2
Well, I finally decided to continue it!
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Apollo had so many questions inside his head. But he couldn't ask them, since in "this world" his mother had never left him. When they finished eating breakfast together, the boy left the table. - Thank you. - For the first time in few years he could say that after meal. That thought made him so happy, that he smiled when he said that. Trucy quickly drank her cocoa drink and got up as well. After that, she gave her brother a warm hug. - Good luck, Apollo! - She said cheerfully. – I know you'll do great! - You too, Trucy! - He tousled her hair a little. He'd never done that but then he could. After all, it was his own younger sister! Thalassa approached both of her children and kissed each in the forehead. - Sonny, it's 9 AM already. It's time you go to the court. I'm sure that Mr. Wright is waiting for you there. The boy nodded his head. - A-alright! Goodbye everyone! - He shouted a bit louder than he should, and then he left the house. While walking down the street, Apollo was thinking about the whole situation. To his surprise, he accepted it all very fast. He was still very confused, having no clue how he ended up there. For him there was only one thing that mattered – it wasn't important how, why or where. It was the family, that he had never had. "I don't care how this happened. If it's a dream, I don't want to wake up." Knowing the whole road by heart, he quickly found himself in front of the courthouse. He stood vis-a-vis the front door but when he grabbed the doorknob, something made him worry. "I don't have a bloody clue about the case! Who am I even defending?!" - The feeling of panic oame over Apollo. When he was starting his career as a lawyer, during his first trial he made a few blunders. But Mr. Gavin was very forgiving and turned a blind eye to his weird and sometimes too loud reactions or amateurish mistakes. That time, however, his mentor was Phoenix Wright. Young attorney didn't know what to expect from him. "Oh boy... I haven't been so stressed since my frist trial!" Apollo felt that he needed some support. He put his hand in the pocket, to take out his phone. He grabbed his mobile and started looking through the contacts list. To his surprise he didn't find the person he was looking for. He searched the contacts again, and again, and again... Nervously checked all people under the letters "C" and "T" but his search was useless. He didn't know any person called Clay Terran. Apollo had to lean on his back against the wall. For another time this day he felt his strength leaving his body. "I-it's obvious... If I had never been in the orphanage, we would never have the chance to meet... And because I hadn't been abandoned by my mother, I wouldn't have understood how he felt when his died..." - Everything became clear, when the boy rethought the situation. He clutched his head, trying to calm down. "I've gotta go... Mr. Wright is waiting for me..." - Still holding the wall with his hands, Apollo slowly entered the building. Next, he went upstairs, heading to the second floor. He had to hold the railings. "I'm not sure if I am able to... After all I went through..." - His head was clouded with such thoughts and it threw him off the balance. He faltered and almost fell over. Thankfully he was still holding the barriers and in the end he hit the wall with his back. Phoenix had been waiting in the courthouse since 9 AM. He leaned against the wall in the lobby, when he heard footsteps coming from the staircase. He approached the stairs, hoping to see his student. - Good morning, Apo... - He stopped, when he saw him resting on the wall, white as a sheet and gasping boy. - I-Is everything alright?! Apollo looked up at Mr. Wright, still loudly breathing he let the railings go. He walked on the floor and replied: - Y-yes, I'm fine! - Being so nervous, he almost shouted these words. - Are you sure? - Phoenix extended his arm. - You don't look very good. - It's only nerves, sir! You don't have to worry! - Apollo's voice was trembling a little, when he said that. Mr. Wright only sighed and walked with him to the couch in the lobby: - Sit down and chill out, because I can see how big jitters you have. Boy sat down on the sofa, relying his elbows on his knees. "I can't back off now! I have to calm down!" - He kept repeating it to himself. He was still aware that he knew almost nothing about the case. - M-Mr. Wright? - He raised his head and asked. - Could you... Remind me the whole situation? Phoenix looked at Apollo with a small surprise but he replied: - There isn't much to remind but I guess thanks to that stress you could forget something. So if you have to...