Chaos on Mobius - S7Ep142

Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
7th Saga: Operation Humanity

Episode 142 {1 Unawakening Float -> Sonic and the Secret Rings} Act 1: Abandonment - Chapter Seven: The Angelic Turnabout (Part Three: The Men Who Challenged The Goddess) {2 Jingle ~ Take a Breather -> Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice}

"Court is now in session." Said the bailiff of a courtroom in Central City, before an elderly bald man with a thick beard entered. "All rise!" Not long after everyone in the courtroom stood up, the judge sat down and pounded his gavel down, prompting everyone else to sit... except for the bailiff, defense and prosecution.
"Let the trial for the Goddess of Light and her subordinate begin." Stated the judge. {3 Court Begins -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"The defense is ready, Your Honour." Wright said, before everyone looked over to the prosecution side... and the residing lawyer -who looked more like a samurai with his black and white hairstyle matching his robes- had his back facing the defense. This sight made both Phoenix & Athena sweat with nerves. "(That's Blackquill, all right...)"
"Ahem... is the prosecution ready?" Asked the judge, making the man turn his head slightly.
"Hmph. We have been over this charade several times already, Your Baldness." He bluntly pointed out, before turning around completely revealing his pale white face, and the fact that he had a feather in his mouth. "Let's just get to the reason why we're all here."
"Very well." The judge replied. "If you would begin your-"
"Hold it!" Shouted Athena, startling everyone in the courtroom as she slammed her palm on the desk... including Phoenix! "Your Honour, the prosecution hasn't even told us who he's representing in this trial!"
"Why, you're right, Ms Cykes. While it's too soon to be shouting and pounding in my courtroom like that..." The judge exclaimed. "...this IS an unusual case. And this court has a right to know, Mr Blackquill."
"(You definitely dodged a bullet there, Athena...)" Wright thought while looking at Athena as she was sweating, before Blackquill scoffed.
"As you know, the prosecutor to reside over the trial of a criminal is usually left up to the chief's decision..." He pointed out.
"(That's right. And Edgeworth's been doing that for a few years, at this point...)" Phoenix said to himself, before Blackquill continued.
"...but because this is an unusual case -as His Baldness has stated- my client has hand-selected me for the prosecution." This was when Phoenix got curious.
"And who IS your client?" He asked, making Blackquill spit the feather out at Wright and slashed it before it hit him! "Gah!"
"I'm afraid no one in this courtroom has the clearance for me to divulge that information... as it is classified, Wright-dono." This confused the judge, while both lawyers on the defense were left thinking...

"While I am slightly offended that even I cannot know who the prosecution is representing, you may begin your opening statement, Mr Blackquill. We don't want the cameras to run out of film..." This made Phoenix & Athena look around the courtroom, and they indeed found several cameras in front of the gallery, as well as in the corners of the ceiling.
"If I may... why are there cameras in here, Your Honour?" Asked Athena, suddenly feeling nervous again.
"It was at my client's request." Answered Blackquill, as the judge seemed just as nervous as Athena about the question. "This trial is being streamed worldwide so that everyone can witness the shameful defeat of the defense. LIVE." Phoenix suddenly felt nervous... but not as much as Athena, who appeared to be trembling.
"Athena... are you OK?" Phoenix asked. "You're not camera-shy, are you?"
"N-no, I'm fine. I've always wanted to be on TV." Athena nervously replied, before Widget chimed in from her chest.
"I feel like I could throw up!" He said while glowing blue, making Athena panic a little.
"Maybe you'd better sit down for a while... (Apollo & Trucy weren't like this, were they?)" Wright pointed out as he helped Athena to her chair, before he stood upright and cleared his throat. "Mr Blackquill? Your opening statement?"
"I find it unnecessary, as I assume this court is well aware of why this trial is happening in the first place. So with that in mind..." Said Blackquill before he slammed his fists on his desk, startling Wright and the judge. "...the prosecution demands that the defendant take the stand!"
"So soon, Mr Blackquill?" Asked the surprised judge, making Blackquill tap his finger to his forehead with a smirk on his face.
"As you said, Your Baldness... we don't want the cameras to go to waste..." This made the judge nod in agreement.
"Fair point. Bailiff, lead the defendant to the stand."

Meanwhile, evil laughter startled the warriors fighting for Hyrule... when an armored hand rose from the darkness in the ground! {4 Creeping Shadows -> Xenoblade Chronicles}
"It cannot be... Ganondorf?" Zelda hesitantly asked herself, before multiple foggy silouettes of Guinevere jumped out from that same darkness to pull the hand up. The Knights of Mercia were horrified to see the armored being in its entierty; A fully-armored warrior with a crown-shaped helmet, a glowing purple cape, a large sword that was serrated on both sides of the evil-looking blade... and there appeared to be a dark fog seeping in and out of the helmet as the warrior breathed in and out, respectively.
"Arthur... our corrupt former king..." Muttered Lancelot as his bared his teeth in anger, startling Zelda, before he raised his voice to the entity. "This makes no sense... how have you returned?!" This made the man he called Arthur chuckle.
"Lancelot, you naive fool." He replied, before gesturing to the silouettes. "Kill them all! Except for the Princess." As Arthur gave the order, more foggy copies of Guinevere emerged from where Arthur climbed out, and they were all armed in the same way the original was... {5 Eclipse of the Sun -> Hyrule Warriors}
"Lancelot... what should we do?" Asked Galahad, before the Knight of Never Lake gave his answer...
"We fight."

As the foggy echidnas started running towards them, the unified army of Mercians & Hylians did the same. But as everyone was battling, Zelda dragged Impa behind a thick, damaged pillar.
"Impa... do you have any bombs with you?" She asked her retainer, startling her.
"Your Highness, we cannot use those bombs to defeat the enemy now... not with our allies in the line of fire!" Impa pointed out, making Zelda smirk.
"It is not my intention to attack our enemies with them..." When Zelda said this, Impa's eyes widened in realization. Meanwhile, Gawain was struggling to hold back one of the copies... when it got stabbed from behind by Link, causing it to evaporate!
"*pant pant* My thanks, Sir Link." He told the Hylian in the green tunic, before they parted ways to battle more of the same fog. As Percival did the same, she spotted Impa running from an explosion on her own... so the armoured cat stabbed through another foggy echidna to talk to her.
"Impa! What has happened to Princess Zelda?" She asked Zelda's retainer, unaware that a copy was approaching from behind... until Impa sliced it in half with her Giant's Knife!
"I asked her to find shelter, as this is no place for royalty!" Impa replied, but Percival didn't like that.
"And yet you had no qualms with her battling against this Ganondorf that she mentioned?" Impa panicked slightly when Percival pointed that out.
"It is... complicated." After Impa responded, Percival made another foggy echidna evaporate with a burst of fire from her Rapier.
"Very well... but we will discuss it after this battle..." This made Impa uncomfortable, as the battle raged on...

As Lancelot attempted to hold back yet another foggy impostor of his beloved Guinevere, he was feeling exhaustion...
"(No! I cannot fail here... I MUST finish what my True King started... and defeat Arthur!)" He thought as he panted while holding his sword out in defense. All of a sudden, everyone could hear what sounded like a harp being played nearby. Not only that, but the music was being played by a mysterious Hylian in clothing similar to Impa's. "(Impossible. That music... is restoring my strength?)" [*1] After the Hylian stopped playing, they leapt down towards the battle, and threw what looked like daggars at the foggy copies near them, causing them to evaporate! Lancelot took this opportunity to kick back the echidna he was dueling, before he sliced it in half with his sword. "(Now is my chance... by Arondight, I WILL destroy you, Arthur!)" Without a second thought, Lancelot charged towards King Arthur...

[*1] <>V <>V (XYR XYR) - Only Zelda fans will understand this reference...

At that moment, Pit stood at the witness stand. And he looked a little uncomfortable. {6 Court Begins -> Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice}
"The defendant will state his name and profession." Blackquill told Pit, with his back to the court.
"Uhh... m-my name is P-Pit." The angel hesitantly replied. "I-I'm the captain of L-Lady Palutena's guard." Athena couldn't help but express emotion herself.
"Poor Pit... it looks like he's scared of Blackquill..." She said to herself, but loud enough for Phoenix to hear, making him nod in agreement. The judge however, seemed curious about Pit...
"Say... are those wings on your back real?" He asked, making Pit even more uncomfortable.
"Y-yes, Your Honour. But..." Answered Pit. "...I-I can't really use them to fly. Not by myself, at least..." That was when Phoenix spoke up.
"With all due respect, Your Honour... my client is quite sensitive about his wings. So if we could bring them up as little as possible in this trial..?" He asked, making the judge nod.
"As you wish, Mr Wright." He replied, before turning his attention back to Pit. "Now then... you may begin your testimony, young man. About what took place during The Age of Palutena's Eclipse." Despite his nerves, Pit nodded in compliance, which was when everyone opened their ears...

Witness Testimony - I Didn't Do It! {7 Cross-Examination ~ Moderato 2013 -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"Well, the last thing I remember before all that happened... was that I helped defeat an army of alien invaders called the Aurum..." Pit began. "The next thing I knew, I was a ring! Three years later! Then a little girl found the ring and put it on... and I realized that I could control her! Not long after that, I tripped, which made the girl drop the ring... but a dog picked it up, so I got control of the dog! Once I got to a nearby town, I saw... me... leading an army of Centurions to attack that same, defenseless town..."

Once Pit had finished speaking, Blackquill was the first to speak up.
"And with that, Your Baldness... the defendant has just confessed to murdering dozens of innocent people." He pointed out with a smirk on his face, scaring Pit. {8 Suspense 2013 -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"W-what?!" He exclaimed, starting to panic. "B-b-but I didn't-"
"Objection!" Shouted Wright, before slamming his palms onto the desk. "How can you come to that conclusion when the defendant said that he SAW himself attacking those people?!" This made the judge nod in agreement.
"The defense has a point." He said before the court. "Prosecutor, do you have evidence to back up your claim?" This made Blackquill start laughing while banging his hand on the desk.
"Do you take me for a fool? Unlike the defense, I always come to court prepared!" He replied, making Phoenix nervous, and Athena angry.
"It's HIS fault I wasn't ready for that soba murder case last year..." Athena pouted loud enough only for Wright to hear, before Blackquill threw a book his way! Wright stumbled, but he managed to catch it.
"That book tells the story of The Age of Palutena's Eclipse." Blackquill stated, as Wright had a quick look through the book in question. "Gathered from multiple victims, witnesses and sources, this book confirms that the defendant was responsible for taking well over 1000 lives in three years!" This news startled the entire court, as people in the gallery began to chatter between themselves... making the judge pound his gavel a few times.
"Order! Order in the court!" He shouted, before turning to Pit with a stern look on his face. "Young man, explain yourself at once!"
"Th-th-that w-wasn't m-m-me!" Stuttered Pit, feeling terrified. "I-I haven't killed any h-h-humans in my entire life!"
"Silence!" Blackquill shouted. "I see no need to further prolong this trial. After all, we have a confession from the defendant -on camera, I might add- as well as decisive evidence." The judge then nodded in agreement.
"It would seem that Mr Blackquill is correct." He said, making the defendant and his defense start panicking. "Does the defense have any objections?" Phoenix was looking through his notes as well as the presented evidence for anything that could help.
"D-don't you have ANYTHING, Boss?!" Asked Athena.
"I-I'm looking, I'm looking!" Phoenix replied. "(Think, Wright, think! There has to be something you can do to save Pit!)"

When Wright looked up at the judge, he was holding his gavel in the air.
"Very well." He said. "This court finds that-"
"Hold it!" Shouted Wright, making everyone look at the defense. "Your Honour, the defense requests that the witness revise his testimony!" This made Blackquill laugh and pound on the desk again. {9 Simon Blackquill ~ Distorted Swordsmanship -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"Grasping at straws, Wright-dono?" He asked. "I expected more from you... we have a confession AND conclusive evidence! But you couldn't let this trial come to a quick conclusion, could you?" This made Wright shake his head.
"Granted, I've only had a quick look at this book, Mr Blackquill..." The lawyer in blue began. "...but I feel like this only tells ONE side of the story. And I'm not convinced that we've heard the whole truth about this dark time just yet. Which is why I ask for the defendant to testify again." Blackquill turned his back to Phoenix, and put another feather in his mouth after a scoff.
"You really haven't changed... not even after your time in Khura'in." He said to Wright, before tilting his head enough so Wright could see the smirk. "All right, I'll play along. Let us have that revision." Everyone seemed surprised by Blackquill's generosity.
"Mr Blackquill, are you sure?" Asked the judge, making Blackquill turn his head to the wall again.
"I don't see why not. After all, there's only one way to go after a confession in court..." Blackquill turned to face the court again, but only to tap his forehead with his finger while smirking. "...and that's further down the hole that the defense has burrowed into." This made both Phoenix & Athena feel pretty nervous.
"(Thanks for the vote of confidence, Blackquill...)" Thought Wright, before the judge nodded.
"Very well. Defendant, you may indeed revise your testimony." He told Pit, who seemed confused.
"Uhh... what does that mean?" Asked the angel at the stand.
"It means you can rephrase what you've said already." Athena replied, making Pit understand. "Just remember to stick to the truth, OK?"
"O-OK."

As the testimony began, Lancelot made it through the foggy battalion to King Arthur, who seemed pleased to see the Knight of Never Lake.
"Arthur. We were led to believe that King Rob banished you to the Underworld..." Lancelot stated, making Arthur chuckle.
"Do you remember this, Lancelot?" Asked Arthur, as he revealed a strange-looking jar that made Lancelot's eyes widen in horror. {10 Zanza -> Xenoblade Chronicles}
"The Jar of Phantasmal Fog..." [*2] He exclaimed. "...I thought there was something familiar about these imposters..."
"Precisely." Arthur replied, as he opened the jar to unleash more foggy copies of Guinevere upon the rest of the already-exhausted Knights of Mercia & Warriors of Hyrule. "After it was found within Sylvania Castle, I knew it would come in handy for me someday..." As Arthur told his tale, Lancelot watched as he allies were struggling to defend against the enemy. "And so after I was exiled, I sent a duplicate of my Queen to my former chambers, where I had her slay the pretender to the throne!" Lancelot was horrified by this information, but it also made him slowly face Arthur in anger. "With his death, I was granted passage from the Underworld... and I now have the power to face the Goddess of Light herself!"

[*2] The Phantasmal Fog is what Bowser & Eggman used in the Story Mode of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics (3DS version)

"Not if I silence you, first!" Lancelot shouted as he leapt at Arthur, and attempted to slice his head off by spinning around in the air with his sword facing outward! Arthur merely blocked Lancelot's attack... while holding his sword with one hand! "What?!" Lancelot tried slashing from different angles, but Arthur could hold him back without ever grasping his own sword with both hands.
"Lancelot, you disappoint me. You were once the strongest and most loyal of my Knights of Mercia." Arthur stated, after Lancelot jumped back to catch his breath. Arthur then held his sword up in the air to unleash dark lighting at Lancelot, but he barely blocked it with his own sword. "Surely you can do better." Lancelot then threw small darts of red energy at Arthur, which was enough to make him slide back... which was when the Knight of Never Lake started moving in a circle around Arthur as fast as he could in order to throw darts at him from all directions. This didn't seem to do all that much to Arthur... which allowed him to charge at Lancelot at the right moment! But Lancelot was waiting for this, as his eyes were glowing blue...
"CHAOS PUNISHMENT!!" He shouted, before warping out of harm's way in a method much like Chaos Control... and reappeared in front of Arthur in an effort to stab at his chest... but Arthur deflected the thrust, making Lancelot warp to his side so he could slice his head off again... but again, Arthur was ready for it, and swung his sword to protect himself! Lancelot then tried warping behind Arthur to stab him from behind... however, Arthur stopped him by raising his sword in the air to strike dark lightning down at Lancelot's sword, blocking the thrust as the blue light surrounding Lancelot faded.
"Resistance is useless, Lancelot." Arthur stated at the attack continued, unaware that Lancelot's eyes were glowing red through his visor... "Once you are slain by my blade, Deathcalibur... I shall claim this land and its current monarch for the Underworld."
"No..." Lancelot grumbled, as a red light started glowing around him, much like the blue light earlier. "...YOUR death is certain, Arthur. You... WILL... DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!" As Lancelot screamed, the red energy that was building up within him was expelled in massive explosion that engulfed both him and Arthur, as well as a large portion of Hyrule Field, where everyone else was fighting!

Witness Testimony - I Didn't Do It! Pt2 {11 Cross-Examination ~ Moderato 2013 -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"I-I didn't kill anyone! I already said that I was trapped in that ring!" Pit said, while trying to supress his fear. "Or at least, my soul was. I guess my body was a mindless puppet, at the time. I didn't even get back to my body until I got some help from Magnus!"

Blackquill still seemed uninterested by Pit. Which was why he revealed a piece of paper with something handwritten on it.
"Hm? What do you have there, Prosecutor?" Asked the judge.
"The very piece of evidence that contradicts this testimony, as well." Blackquill replied, startling Wright, Athena & Pit. "This is a note from the late warrior Magnus, moments before he set out on his mission to defeat the angel in court today. It was properly archived to honour the warrior, and I requested that it be brought before us today." {12 Dark Lord Gaol's Castle -> Kid Icarus Uprising}
"WHAT?!" Pit shouted in horror.
"Don't keep us in suspense, Mr Blackquill... read it at once!" The judge told the prosecution, who scoffed at the order.
"Very well. And I quote..." Blackquill replied, before reading what was written. "Today's the day. Mankind has suffered long enough. With that anonymous tip, I'm finally gonna get that angel and his goddess, put a stop to them once and for all, and make 'em pay for what they've done! Don't wait up - Magnus"

The judge looked rather surprised by what was read out.
"It seems unlikely that one man would be able to fight off Palutena's Army..." He pointed out, as Athena looked back at Pit's testimony on a holographic screen being projected by Widget... that showed four different facial emotions in each corner of the screen...
"Magnus was known for his incredible strength, Your Baldness. Perhaps he was a devoted warrior from a young age..." Blackquill replied, while Athena spotted two of the faces on her screen flashing different colours as she read part of Pit's testimony. "Speculation aside, this note proves that Magnus had no reason to side with the defendant!"
"Objection!" Shouted Athena as she pointed toward Blackquill, with the screen still being projected from Widget. "Pit... I was just going over your testimony, and I couldn't help but notice that you were experiencing both joy and anger when you mentioned Magnus..." Pit seemed started by what Athena just said to him. {13 Mood Matrix ~ Commence the Psychological Analysis! -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"I-I did? How did you pick up on that?" He asked.
"I told you yesterday that I have a heightened sense of hearing." She replied with a grin, before returning to her calm-yet-serious state, while Phoenix just looked on in amazement. "But would you please explain to the court why you felt this way in your testimony?"
"Right. Uhh..." Pit nervously began. "...from what I remember, the only reason why Magnus was in that town was to get rid of me... but after he put on that ring and I could control his body... we could somehow talk to each other, which was when we discussed what we knew as we searched for MY body..."

This statement made Athena cross her arms with a big smile on her face.
"And that's why that note isn't exactly decisive evidence. Take that!" He pointed out, making the gallery talk amongst themselves, as the holographic screen faded back into Widget. {14 Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016 -> Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice}
"Way to go, Athena!" Exclaimed Wright.
"Silence!" Blackquill shouted, before slammed his fists on his desk in protest, startling everyone in the courtroom. "This is nonsense! Where is your proof that this note is as inconclusive as you claim?!"
"Take another look at the book, Mr Blackquill. You might be surprised to find some people mentioning the note in question..." Wright said with a smirk on his face, as well as his hands on his hips. As Blackquill flicked through the book to what he thought were the decisive points, he was horrified to see that the note was indeed mentioned... making both Phoenix & Athena smirk even more.
"No... NO!!"
"Take that!" Wright exclaimed, before addressing the judge. "Your Honour... as the prosecution has just realized, the book indeed mentions the note from Magnus... but neither of which indicate the time when Magnus reunited with my client again."
"Furthermore, this testimony confirms that the book focuses on just one side of the victims of this disaster." Added Athena, making the gallery start whispering again, before Phoenix continued.
"In conclusion, Your Honour, as my protégé has already pointed out... my client's testimony has NO clear evidence against him!"
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" Blackquill screamed as something appeared to have slashed at him.

Moments later, after everyone had calmed down, the judge was the first to speak.
"Well, it may have gone longer than the prosecution planned, but it would seem that this trial has reached its quick conclusion." He pointed out, making the defense sigh with relief. "Does the prosecution have anything else to present?" Blackquill didn't respond verbally, but he gave a note to his pet hawk, who flew over to land on the judge's head, and dropped the note in his hands. "Hmm? 'This is all I was hired to do'?"
"Thank you, Taka." Blackquill said after the hawk flew back to him, before he gently scratched the bird's neck. While that was happening however, someone in the gallery was shoved.
"In that case, I am now ready to make my verdict heard." Said the judge. But as he raised his gavel in the air, the person from the gallery who was shoved made his way to the witness stand. He appeared to be a tall-yet-fat man with a bushy orange-brown moustache, wearing visor-like sunglasses, an orange bandana over his head, a yellowish-green tank-top with the skull logo reading 'Monsterous Garage' on it, as well as black pants and boots that looked a little familiar...
"WAAAAAIIIIIIT!!!" He screamed, scaring everyone in the courtroom before slamming his palm and fist on the railing of the stand, respectively. "As a victim of the Eclipse... *pant wheeze pant* ...I demand the right to testify to this court!" This made the gallery start talking, before the judge smacked his gavel again. {15 All Need is 30 Deaths (Death Race) -> F-Zero X}
"Order! Order!!" He shouted, before directing his attention to man on the stand. "Why haven't you been officially classified as a victim?!"
"I-I was abandoned prior to the incident, Your Honour. And as such, I didn't have a name at the time..." The man replied, making people question his legitimacy. "Despite that, I want that awful angel to suffer for what he did to me!" The judge seemed to be in deep thought about this... while Phoenix & Athena were looking at the man on the stand in disgust and confusion.
"Hmm... does either side have any objections to this witness?" He asked, making both Blackquill AND Wright shake their heads, startling Athena.
"Boss, what're you doing?! We had this without that junker stinking up the place!" She asked.
"I don't like it either, Athena..." Wright replied. "...but if we want the whole truth, we need to see this through..." While Athena looked concerned, the judge nodded in agreement... and the man on the stand angrily stared at Pit, scaring the angel...

At that moment, the smoke from the explosion was starting to clear throughout Hyrule Field. While all of the foggy copies of Guinevere had disappeared, and most of the warriors defending Hyrule were spared... Lancelot was lying on the ground due to exhaustion, and his armor broken in several places (including his visor)...
"Did he get him?" Asked Impa, as she swung her Giant's Knife around to rest it on her shoulder. As everyone stared ahead of the exhausted Lancelot, more of the smoke cleared... and while Arthur appeared to be on his knees due to fatigue, he held a scabbard that frightened the Knights of Mercia. {16 Evil Ending -> Shadow The Hedgehog}
"NO!!" Gawain loudly exclaimed, confusing Zelda, who suddenly emerged from a nearby cloud of smoke.
"What is wrong, Sir Gawain?" She asked. "Surely he is beaten..."
"Not with the scabbard of Excalibur, Your Highness..." Said Lamorak. "That is the scabbard for THE sacred sword of sacred swords!" When Zelda looked to Link and Lana, they both nodded, and the mark of the Triforce glowed on Link & Zelda's hands. Meanwhile, Lancelot had just gotten to his knees to see Arthur standing before him.
"Why? Why isn't the Power of Chaos returning to me?!" Lancelot asked himself in desperation, before Arthur grabbed him by the chest.
"Fools! The lot of you!" He proclaimed, making the Knights of Mercia tighten the grips on their swords. "With the Phantasmal Fog and the scabbard of Excalibur at my side... not even the might of the sacred swords can stop me!"

It was at this point that Zelda stepped forward, much to the dismay of Impa.
"So you say without Excalibur itself... we are defenseless?" She asked, getting Arthur's attention.
"Ahh... I am glad that your new princess is able to see the truth." He pointed out, as he started strangling Lancelot. Zelda then clasped her hands together as the mark on her hand continued glowing, before a triangle of gold light appeared below Arthur's feet, startling the former king. "What?! How can this be?!" {17 Fight the Knight - Strings Ver -> Sonic and the Black Knight} {17a Skyloft -> Hyrule Warriors} {17b Fight the Knight -> Sonic and the Black Knight}
"With the power of the Triforce, the Knights of Mercia shall finish what their fallen king started!" Announced Zelda, giving Lancelot the opportunity to kick Arthur in the stomach in order to break away and retrieve his sword! Arthur tried to lunge at Lancelot, but his feet were stuck in the light, giving Percival & Galahad their chance to stab their swords into his legs... quickly afterwards, Gawain & Lamorak both threw their pairs of blades at Arthur... two of which got stuck into his arms, while the other two struck his chest... giving Lancelot the chance to thrust his sword into Arthur's back!
"Ughhh... do you honestly believe that is enough to stop me?" He weakly asked, making Lana smirk as the third Triforce emerged in an orb from her wrist.
"That was just the Triforce of Wisdom..." She pointed out, before summoning a large cube of magical energy above Arthur. "Eat Power, Underworld scum!" After Lana shouted that, she threw her hand down towards the ground, making the cube come crashing down on the former king before it vaporized in a flash of light! Surprisingly, after all that, Arthur was still standing! But just barely. "All right, Link... let's see more of that Courage!" After nodding to Lana, Link held his left hand in front of him as he ran towards Arthur, with the Triforce on the back of his hand starting to surround Arthur. As Link readied his sword and yelled, a firey aura that constantly changed colours appeared around him, while the pupils and irises of his eyes were replaced with flaming orbs that had horizontal and vertical lines inside that seemed to cross at the bottom-left of the orbs. Once Link reached Arthur, he started slashing at the dark king several times, amazing all of Hyrule's defenders in the process... before he made one final slash with all of his might, which sent Arthur flying into the remains of the formerly-haunted Castle Mercia, causing it to crumble all around him!

Everyone who could walk approached the rubble as the dust began to settle. And while Lana handed the Jar of the Phantasmal Fog to Zelda, Link helped Lancelot to face the motionless Arthur.
"At last..." Exclaimed an exhausted Lancelot. "...my King... and my Queen... have been avenged..." Suddenly, both he and Link heard a weak chuckle, coming from Arthur. {18 Merlina - Her Wicked Smile -> Sonic and the Black Knight}
"Strong words from a man... who helped kill his Queen..." He muttered as he pulled all of the swords out of him, before standing. "However... once you are taken to the Underworld..." Arthur then removed his helmet to reveal a face that horrified Lancelot... a pink echidna woman with long dreadlocks as was wearing a jeweled crown. Only her eyes looked a lifeless yellow. "...you are already dead!"
"Gu-Guinevere?!" Lancelot asked in fear, making 'her' laugh with Arthur's voice.
"She is nothing more than my puppet, Lancelot." Arthur replied through Guinevere, before a circle of darkness appeared beneath him, and he started sinking into it. "And I shall use her again when I return to conquer Hyrule!"
"NOOO!!!" Screamed Lancelot as he tried reaching for Guinevere, but she -and Arthur- disappeared into the darkness.

Back in the courtroom, the self-proclaimed victim had finally caught his breath on the witness stand, which was when he began to speak...
"Now then... I assume you want my name & occupation?" He asked, making the judge nod in response. The witness then pulled the straps on his tank-top so far ahead that they snapped back into place, before twirling a spanner around in his hand and posing with it. "Why, I am the BEST mechanic in Station Square! Robbie Nick, at your service!" Hearing that name, Wright seemed to question the witness in his mind. The judge however, seemed rather impressed. {19 Strange People -> Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice}
"The best, you say?" He asked. "Would it be a terrible inconvenience if I asked you to look at my car after the trial?"
"Not at all, Your Honour!" Said Robbie, sounding rather happy about the question. "In fact, since you're letting me testify here today, I'll only charge you HALF price for a complete tune-up!" While the judge seemed happy with the witness, Athena wasn't.
"I knew this was a bad idea." She muttered loud enough for only Wright to hear, as she angrily stared at Robbie with Widget glowing red. "He looks too trustworthy, even for a mechanic..."
"Now you know why Apollo was always riding a bicycle everywhere." Phoenix replied, before looking back at the witness. "(I don't like this guy either, Athena... but hopefully, his testimony will mean nothing to the case...)"
"But back to the case at hand, Mr Nick... please describe in your own words what happened during The Age of Palutena's Eclipse." Said the judge, making Robbie nod before he got serious.
"Certainly." He replied.

Witness Testimony - The Angel Must Pay! {20 Cross-Examination ~ Allegro -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}
"I was a surviving victim of those terrible three years!" Robbie angrily began. "My hometown was reduced to rubble by that arrogant angel and his backstabbing battalion!" The mechanic then got emotional as he continued his testimony. "Then that angel pointed his evil-looking bow of darkness at me, as I stood there... a helpless human boy! Just after I closed my eyes and prepared myself for my eternal end..." Robbie suddenly smacked his fists on the stand in fury, scaring everyone in the gallery. "...he just kicked me to the ground before continuing his rampage! I will NEVER forget the child-like face of that monster of a menace for as long as I live!"

While the judge seemed shocked about the testimony, Athena was furious at the accusations. Meanwhile, Wright was trying to put his finger on something... and Blackquill continued to have his back to the court, while Pit cowered in fear at the witness.
"Well... that was quite the dramatic testimony." The judge exclaimed, making Athena speak up.
"Yeah... maybe a little TOO dramatic, and not enough light on the tragedy..." She stated, making Phoenix realize something.
"Listen here, young lady! I'm only telling you what I remember about that time! Which was FIFTY years ago, I might add!" Yelled Robbie as he smacked his spanner on the stand, before pointing the spanner at Athena. "If you have a problem with my testimony, please... cross-examine away!" This made Athena smack her fist into her palm with enthusiasum. And a smirk on her face.
"Gladly!" She replied, before Phoenix leaned forward in determination. "M-Mr Wright?"
"Leave this to me, Athena." He told his protégé, making her step back a little. "I believe I've already found something..." The judge then nodded at Phoenix.
"Ah. I see the fire of determination in your eyes, Mr Wright." He pointed out. "By all means, begin your cross-examination."

Phoenix then picked up a book that looked familiar to him, Athena & Pit, before turning his attention to the mechanic.
"Now, Mr Nick... you claim that the angel in this court today is the same angel you were attacked by all those years ago?" He asked as he walked closer to the witness stand.
"That's right... I also mentioned that I'll never forget his child-like face." Robbie replied.
"I see." Said Wright as he turned back towards the defendant's side of the courtroom. "And you also stated that the defendant wielded an 'evil-looking bow of darkness,' correct?"
"Exactly. Just like the one he's always used in battle." Just after that statement, Phoenix placed the book he was holding down on the table... and the look of angry determination returned to his face.
"Objection!" He shouted as he turned around to point his finger at Robbie, startling the entire courtroom! It even made Blackquill turn around in curiosity! "I'm sorry, Mr Nick... but I'm afraid the book that I just put down contradicts your testimony." {21 Phoenix Wright ~ Objection! 2013 -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}

Wright's statement caused several conversations to begin simultaneously in the gallery, making the judge bang his gavel several times as the mechanic started to sweat.
"Order! Order! Order in the court!" He yelled, before turning to the defense. "Mr Wright, would you care to explain where the contradiction lies?"
"Yes, Your Honour." Said Phoenix, as he picked the book back up and flicked to a certain page. "This book... Chaos' Next of Kin... was found in the Central City Public Library. And it contains information about the events prior to, during, and after The Age of Palutena's Eclipse." The judge seemed surprised by the book, while Robbie was furious at Phoenix.
"And why did you wait until NOW to present this book as evidence?!" The mechanic asked as he constantly smacked his spanner into his hand.
"Because I wasn't sure whether it would be relevant to the case..." Wright replied as he handed the book to the judge, before placing his hands on his hips with a smirk as he faced Robbie. "...until now." This made the mechanic raise the spanner above his head in a threatening way.
"Oh, yeah? And why's that?" He angrily asked, making Athena & Pit hold each other in fear.
"As His Honour will read for himself, my client was indeed seen during The Age of Palutena's Eclipse with the Darkness Bow, as you claim..." Wright calmly replied, while both Athena & Pit were scared for him being so close to the victim. "...but before AND after the disaster, the defendant was seen using weapons of light and colour!"
"Why, look at that! You're right!" Exclaimed the judge, making Robbie tighen and loosen the tops of the witness stand in anger... as Wright turned to the witness stand again.
"Which means that this evidence proves my client had NO evil hand in The Age of Palutena's Eclipse!" Phoenix shouted while pointing his finger at Robbie, making him smack his fists down on the witness stand.

"Grrr... that sickeningly spiky hair and bothersome blue suit..." He grumbled while gritting his teeth, after Phoenix returned behind the defense desk. "...you remind me of that horrid little hedgehog!" This opened Wright's eyes in realization, while Athena stepped in front of him. {22 Confess the Truth 2016 -> Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice}
"Hold it!" She shouted. "If you want a piece of Mr Wright, you gotta go through me, first!"
"Athena, get a hold of yourself!" Said Wright as he held Athena back, before the judge pounded his gavel again.
"The same goes for you, Mr Nick." He told the mechanic, while Phoenix had a good look at Robbie. "Your testimony has been unable to prove the defendant's guilt. Now if you would please see yourself out..." This made the mechanic mad as he stepped off of the witness stand.
"You'll regret this..." He warned while holding his spanner out at the judge. "For example, I'll be charging TRIPLE for your car tune-up! And I know that it's in bad shape!" Robbie then pointed his spanner to an unimpressed Blackquill. "And you... you did NOTHING to help the man who hired you! He could throw you back in jail for this!"
"Hold it!" Shouted Phoenix, before pointing at the mechanic. "Your Honour, we cannot let this witness leave the courtroom!" This confused almost everyone else in the courtroom.
"Boss, what gives? Why don't you want him to leave?" Asked Athena, but Phoenix wasn't fazed at all.
"Because I believe there is no such person as Mr Robbie Nick in this world..." Wright replied, refusing to break his focus on the former witness. "...and while everyone here on Mobius knows about Dr Robotnik... they don't realize that I'm looking at him, right now!" {23 Pursuit ~ Keep Pressing On -> Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies}

Before anyone could start talking in the gallery, the judge smacked his gavel just once.
"Mr Wright! Explain your accusation!" He bellowed, as the bailiff escorted Robbie back to the witness stand. Except the mechanic was sweating again...
"For starters, Your Honour... you might have noticed all of the alliteration during Mr Nick's testimony." Wright explained, making the judge nod before continuing. "Secondly, the threats he gave to you and the prosecution sounds like he knows more than he lets on..."
"B-because of that, you DARE compare a lowly mechanic like me to the world's greatest scientist?!" The mechanic asked in anger and fear, while bending his spanner both in and out of shape repeatedly. But Phoenix wasn't finished.
"...and finally, he mentioned that my appearance reminds him of a hedgehog that we all hate... (I'd like to know why we HAVE to hate him, but I guess that's a long story for another day...)" He added, making Robbie sweat even more. "Even putting the first two facts aside, only one man on this planet has ever displayed this much hatred towards Sonic the Hedgehog..." It was at this point that Phoenix pointed his finger at Robbie once again. "...and that's you, Dr Ivo Robotnik!" This made Robbie start using his spanner to hit himself in the head.
"No... NO..." He muttered as he continued to hurt himself. "H-how could he have figured me OUT? I-Impossible... inconceivable... N-NNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" He then started smacking himself in the head repeatedly as he fell to the ground!

After that, the supposed mechanic appeared to have passed out. Not only that, but his sunglasses and bandana had fallen off of his head, revealing the familiar glasses and goggles of Eggman himself... making almost everyone gasp in shock and/or horror! {24 Dr Eggman [All-Star Theme] -> Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed}
"I-it's him! The Eggman!" Exclaimed someone frightened in the gallery.
"Looks like that defense attorney was right..." Stated another from the gallery. "How does he keep doing that?!" Robotnik then woke up after the judge banged his gavel several times.
"Bailiff, arrest that menace immediately!" He bellowed, making the bailiff and the guards outside the courtroom doors surround Eggman... but the doctor didn't seem all that concerned.
"You're all expecting me to come quietely, aren't you?" He asked the courtroom, with Phoenix, Athena, Pit, the judge, bailiff and guards looking at him in anger. "Well, I didn't plan on going to jail..." Suddenly, Robotnik used a laser gun he had to shoot a hole in the ceiling, distracting everyone enough for an Egg Flapper to come flying in to pick him up and fly out! "...and I still don't! HAAAH HAHAHAHA!!!"

Within the Death Egg moments later, Sally stealthily followed the Egg Pawns that were escorting a Mobian away. While hiding behind a wall, Sally got distracted by the sight of dozens upon dozens of grape-like capsules hanging from the ceiling of the chamber. {25 Booster Forest -> Mega Man X8}
"(No! I can't get distracted now!)" She thought, before checking to see if the coast was clear. Once she couldn't see anymore robots in the area, Sally quietly ran deeper into the chamber. "(I have to find my brother... before Eggman can do whatever it is Tails & Nicole found in the Death Egg's plans!)" [*3] Rapidly turning her head back and forth to look in what capsules were near her, Sally quickly realized that she ran past one with a Mobian inside... when she made it back to the one she ran past, she started knocking on it, as it was indeed Elias Acorn inside! "Elias! Wake up! Come on..." Eventually, Elias slowly opened his eyes, and was nervous to see his sister standing before him.
"...Sally? What're you doing here?" He weakly asked, making her rest her hands on her hips in frustration.
"What does it look like?" She asked back, before activating one of her Ring-Blades. "I'm getting you out of here. Stand back!" Almost immediately after Sally stabbed into the capsule, an alarm sounded, prompting her to slice the capsule open. This let Sally pull Elias out of the capsule... but several Egg Fighters jumped down to surround them! {26 My World -> Sonic Heroes}
"I hope you weren't expecting this to be easy..." Elias pointed out, making Sally grab his hand again while smirking at him.
"Of course not." She replied, before turning back to the Egg Fighters blocking their escape, with her Ring-Blade out in front of her.

[*3] This is why Sally ran away at the start of the 7th Saga, after all...

Meanwhile, after the dust literally settled from Eggman's escape, everyone was trying to calm down from their fears and/or fury.
"I think it's safe to say that no one would think less of me if I were to disregard Dr Robotnik's testimony..." Announced the judge, making Athena give Pit a wink. "Does either side have any objections?"
"None whatsoever, Your Baldness." Said Blackquill, with his back to the court.
"I'm also happy to strike it from the record, Your Honour." Phoenix added, making the judge nod.
"Very well. I shall now deliver my verdict..." Said the judge, which was when Athena turned to Pit with joy in her eyes.
"We did it, Pit! We proved you're innocent!" She told the angel, making him happy.
"Belay that!" Shouted a voice from the gallery, startling everyone... and making Blackquill look like he got slashed again, as he looked to where the voice came from. {27 A Cornered Heart -> Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice}
"Who was that?" Athena asked, unaware of the fear on Blackquill's face.
"M-my... my client..." He stuttered, as footsteps could be heard approaching from the gallery. People in the gallery who could see the person in question were either afraid or in awe of this person, which made both Athena & Pit nervous, while Phoenix stood his ground. Emerging from the gallery was a man with grey hair and two differently-coloured eyes, wearing a familiar military uniform... who shocked Athena, Pit and the judge.

"C-C... COMMANDER TOWER?!?!" Phoenix loudly asked in disbelief and fear, as it was indeed the head of GUN standing in the middle of the courtroom.
"Your Honour. I am here to tell you to keep Robotnik's testimony ON the record." Tower told the judge, which confused His Honour.
"But... the defense found a contradiction in his testimony. I-it's worthless!" Explained the judge, making Tower groan.
"I'll get to the defense. But I can vouch for Eggman in this case..." He replied, before turning to face the court again. "...because I was a witness to that attack!"
"WHAT?!" Pit yelped.
"THIS CAN'T BE!!" Shrieked Athena.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Wright screamed in horror. After the defense's panic attack, Tower turned to face Phoenix directly.
"Mr Phoenix Wright... you are to reject your client on behalf of the Wright Anything Agency, at once!" He told the lawyer in blue. "That's an order."
"Mr Wright never gives up until he learns the truth!" Exclaimed Pit with determination. But Phoenix continued to stand at the desk, only now he was completely still... "Right? Mr Wright?"
"He will this time, if he knows what's good for him... or someone close to him..." Tower pointed out, horrifying Pit, and making Athena angry.
"But... but that's blackmail!" She shouted as she smacked her palms down on the desk to lean forward.
"Not to mention murder!" Added the now red Widget, making the judge pound his gavel to get Tower's attention.
"Commander! Surely you should know better than to openly submit the defense to blackmail in a court of law!" He sternly stated, making Tower nod his head as he approached the prosecutioner's side of the courtroom.
"I do, Your Honour." Replied the head of GUN. "But I know what I saw all those years ago! And if I have to resort to blackmail to get the guilty verdict I've been waiting for all my life... then so be it." Phoenix was still motionless from the shock, which concerned the other two beside him on the defense...
"Boss? A-are you OK?" Asked Athena, before Wright held his head just above the desk in fear and shame with both hands. "Mon dieu!"
"Mr Wright!" Pit shouted in fear. But Phoenix couldn't hear anything but his own thoughts...
"(What do I do?!)" He asked himself in fear, as he seemed to ignore everyone else. "(I've proven that Pit is innocent... but Tower has total control of Prison Island... and he could cut off Iris' life support with the flick of a switch! Why do people always use the Feys against me like this?)"

"Hold it!" Shouted a voice that snapped Phoenix out of his dark spiral. When everyone looked to where the voice came, they saw three young woman standing in front of the open door to the courtroom! One of which was Trucy, but the other two women were wearing what appeared to be purple kimonos. While the shorter one had brown hair all tied up, it was the taller woman that got everyone's attention... especially with the cheeky expression on her face! "I've always wanted to say that..." {28 That Burning Town -> Kid Icarus Uprising}
"M-Maya?!" Phoenix asked in shock, while Pit looked quite happy to see who was at the door...
"Lady Palutena!" He cheerfully exclaimed. It was then that the woman that Phoenix & Pit addressed as two different people looked towards the judge with a calm-yet-serious face.
"Your Honour, not only would I like to testify about those three years..." She said while walking towards the middle of the courtroom. "...but I also have legitimate evidence that should clear the names of both Pit and myself." The judge seemed unsure about the sudden turn of events.
"Hmm... your thoughts, Prosecutor?" He asked, making Blackquill look at Tower with disinterest.
"Hmph." He scoffed, before turning his head slightly so people could see the feather hanging from his mouth. "I see no need to induge this woman. Especially when she is willing to present unauthorized evidence."
"Objection!" Shouted Wright, before slamming his palms down on the desk in front of him. "If this woman wants to testify, then I say we let her! The evidence she has may not be authorized, but it could be very well be important to the case. And it is our duty to look over ALL of the facts before a verdict is reached!" This made Athena lean back and cross her arms with a smirk on her face.
"At least Mr Wright is trying to make up for letting Robotnik take the stand..." She pointed out, making Blackquill & Tower grumble.
"Very well, we will reconvene in 20 minutes. Until then, this court is in recess." Announced the judge, before pounding his gavel one more time.

To be continued.