Summery: While investigating, Blackquill is paid a visit by his boss, the Chief Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. Talking with him, Blackquill begins his mission to better understand his opponent, Phoenix Wright, before trial. What his boss tells him gives the inmate prosecutor a different perspective of who Phoenix Wright is as a lawyer and person.

Investigations were normal procedures for all prosecutors and it was no different with him, but with all the limitations that came with this agreement in returning back to law, he still felt it was nothing more than a hindrance. His boss certainly was no laughing matter, even with how unorthodox he can be at times. Being a prosecutor was something he always took pride in, but the handcuffs, that was something entirely different. Being an inmate stripped him of everything he loved and held dear. Perhaps, that's why he felt so envious of Wright. At least he was a free man and was able to adopt his protected. Blackquill couldn't get any adoption papers to take in Athena, if he tried. Luckily, her father immigrated from Switzerland before his death, so there was still existing family there that seemed more accustomed to her powers.

Blackquill had never faced off against Phoenix Wright before. This one was his first case he ever had with him. Though, he knew of the man and about his badge being stripped from him for forged evidence that started the Dark Age of Law. He still remembered it and how even he had believed this man forged evidence. After all, he admitted this to the Bar Association, but Blackquill's colleague passionately believed in the man's innocence. Yet, there was little he could do no matter how passionately he spoke. He warned the entire Prosecution of the trap that was laid before them and how, if gone ignored, the people will eventually lose their trust in the government and law. Blackquill should have listened.

This same man, who believed in the innocence of Phoenix Wright, was like Aura. Once Blackquill found himself behind bars, she didn't believe in the verdict and that the case needed to be investigated some more and retried. Perhaps, had the police listened to her, Blackquill would still believe that there was still hope, but that was not how this country's courts worked. If no one would listen to his colleague about Wright's innocence, why would they listen to some woman that worked for a Space Department in LA? It is now seven years too late and his execution date was coming close. At the very least, he could work as a humble prosecutor before being hung.

During his usual investigation, Blackquill was certain that Wright would return back, while the defendant Sasha tried looking for an attorney. After all, he defended the orca and proved the whale's innocence. He came what he was paid to do and certainly, this lady would not have the extra money to give herself any defenses. Blackquill was not stupid. Yet, he found the attorney investigating along with Athena as his partner. He even questioned the defendant and she had sweated when he asked about how much she'd pay for herself to be defended. She didn't have the finances. So, why is he still investigating?

Not to say Blackquill was greedy or believed all lawyers were money hungry, but he knew the truth of reality. No strings were ever left unattached. When every attorney offered to take his case, once Blackquill brought out that he would not pay any of them, they all walked away. He didn't blame them. It was how they could make aliving and bring food to the table. He wasn't so thoughtless as to expect that anyone that refused to work without pay to be heartless and greedy. Phoenix Wright was a single father caring for a teenage daughter that he loved and cared for. Blackquill saw it in the small locket the man kept in his breast pocket that was connected to a chain. It was why he mentioned payment to the defendant. Blackquill didn't want her to believe she can just selfishly expect the man to defend her without pay when he's got mouths to feed on top of two other employees under his belt.

Seeing Wright continue on with the investigation, even knowing he was probably hardly getting paid for this case, surprised Blackquill. Would this man be willing to risk, even with hardly any pay he could use to care for his kid, to defend this trainer, who may potentially be a murderer? Blackquill would callthat naive-thinking - he was once like that once in his life - but he knew Wright was anything but naive. Unlike Apollo and Athena, therewere battle scars and the light in his eyes having been dimmed from losing his badge eight years ago.

"That's pretty much all for the investigation. I... don't know where else to investigate, Mr.Blackquill," Fulbright said. He was a good and trusted detective, though Blackquill did notice some form of change in him about several months ago. The inmate Prosecutor couldn't put his finger on it. 

"Did you check the Show Pool Area?"Blackquill asked.

"Um... not... quite. I didn't think it was that important, since it isn't the scene of the crime," Fulbright replied, poking his fingers together. Blackquill groaned. "S-Sorry, Mr. Blackquill. I will get to it right away!"

"Do that," Blackquill ordered. 

"It seems like you're already diving right in. You might receive some visitors from your colleagues for your performance yet," Blackquill heard a voice from behind him he was surprised to hear from. He turned around.

"Chief-dono. I didn't expect you to be here."

"Unfortunately,I have to keep a closer eye on your performance when you are... outin the public," the Chief Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth stated.Allowing Simon Blackquill to prosecute as the first inmate toProsecute came with a lot of risks and deals from the P.I.C, whowere now more than happy to listen to him unlikeyears ago. Then again, it was perhaps thanks to the newly promotedHead of the P.I.C. Justine Courtney. There were certainly rumorsgoing on about how her and Edgeworth were like bread and butter, butboth aimed for the same goal and that was to end the Dark Age of Law.

Blackquillgroaned. He was not someone that held back any groaning orcomplaining against his boss, especially since his death sentence wasonly five months away. Though, Edgeworth hardly batted an eye on theman's complaints. He had a few scars of his own as well, havingalmost fell victim like Phoenix Wright and Simon Blackquill. It wasthanks to certain connections he had to Interpol andthe P.I.C. that he had only lost his badge for three days. But, itwas thanks to that incident that he knew the root ofthe reason for why the Dark Age of Law existed and it all returnedback to the backhanded dealings in the Judiciary. It was thanks toInterpol that exposed this and fired many of the corrupted members ofthe Judiciary that they were able to stop the corruption, but thedamage had already been done and the Dark Age of Law had alreadystarted.

Blackquill trusted Edgeworth, if only a little. He was the prosecutor that had defended Phoenix Wright's innocence when no one else did. He knew of the backhanded dealings of the Judiciary that Blackquill remembered once thinking was rubbish. Now, having been in prison for seven long years, he no longer doubted this man. He had talked with a few prisoners that knew of him much more and one that was even his mentor. His boss was certainly a force to be reckoned.

"No worries, I will not be here long. I plan to mostly be at the gallery naturally," Edgeworth promised.

"Are you sure you're not just here to watch Wright-dono cross-examine an animal? That seems to be what everyone wants to see."

Edgeworth shot his annoyed glare that hardly phased Blackquill before stating, "admittedly, it has been a while since I've seen Wright in action and that does seem fitting for him."

That smug smirk brought suspicion that somehow his boss had some sort of hand in Wright defending the orca and yet could not prove this. Blackquill sighed, "I can't understand that man. Doesn't he have a daughter to care for and two employees to pay to be defending the trainer too?"

"He does. He just simply chooses to defend both. This isn't anything new to him."

"... at least, if the defendant had paid double, I can understand him."

"You don't understand how Wright works, do you?"

"Hm?"

"Wright hardly asks for payment and it's always based on income."

"You're kidding. Didn't he defend celebrities? He sounds like a government paid lawyer."

"He's not. That's just how he deals with pay from his clients. It's no different with his employees. Even Mr. Justice is trying to get the hang of this kind of pay. Why do you think his agency includes entertainment?"

Oh, that explains. Blackquill had forgotten about the entertainment part of the Wright Anything Agency. It also includes entertainment from the teenage daughter, one she is in charge of. Wright Anything was co-managed by the Wright's. The law part by Phoenix Wright and the entertainment by Trucy Wright. So, the pay she gets makes up what her father cannot pay for, such as if the client doesn't have the finances.

"Even so, he comes with many blades that I cannot predict. Even if I use mine to prove his theory wrong, he can conjure up a new one or use mine to flip my allegations over my head. I had thought he'd only use those blades in court, but... it seems his most recent one is deciding to take on the trainer with hardly or no pay."

"Indeed."

Blackquill raised his eyebrows, saying, "you're not surprised."

"I know him. I've faced him too many times in court to not know what he's capable of. Your sword is hardly anything new to him. He's faced against Franziska Von Karma several times and has been assaulted before during his glory days."

"Blimey. So, I will need to keep my sword extra sharpened."

"... I would likely watch out for his bluffs. They might seem ridiculous, but he has used them to prove that a man can fly three stories up and a woman can fly in midair."

Blackquill had heard of the man flying three stories up case, since the Maxamillion Galactica Case was big at the time. A woman flying was new though. Still, he had heard all kinds of rumors of what Wright could do.

"He also can defend an animal in court and cross-examine them too."

"Well... an animal. Regardless, no matter how ridiculous his allegations are, he always fights for the truth. That's the one thing I can say about him. It's why I believed in his innocence eight years ago."

"... what's his reason for defending that trainer? The real reason?"

"... you really want to know?" Edgeworth asked as Blackquill shot him a glare. Pushing his glasses up, he sighed. "It's the same reason Ms. Cykes became a lawyer. Him and her are very similar in that area. I can only guess that's why he agreed to take her in under his wing."

"Athena is still young. She has not experienced what Wright-dono has. She's optimistic and naive. Her mentor is not."

"So? If it had been up to Wright's best interest, he would have remained as a piano player. He said so himself. He's made more money from winning all those card games for eight years. You'd be surprised how much people are willing to pay to play against a man that can't lose to a game of cards."

"You can't be serious!"

"As I said, the pay he gets from being a lawyer is based off of income. Being a pianist poker player does not. He was getting paid by monthly salary."

"..."

"Did you ever look into the case where Wright cross-examined an animal? It was a very big case and the reason everyone is coming to this one."

"Actually... I didn't."

"There was a man that was arrested for the murder of a Defense Attorney about ten years ago. The two men were on a boat at Gourd Lake and one man shot the other dead. The Defense Attorney's body was found inside the lake, dead. There were two witnesses. One was a boat shop owner and the other one a photographer, whose camera was set to automatically shoot pictures by loud noises. Three pictures were taken that day, two of them of the two men at the lake with one holding a gun. The gun had his fingerprints on it, becoming decisive evidence against him, along with the decisive witness from the boat rental shop."

"Sounds like the defendant was dead meat. I would've been quick to take on the case," Blackquill smirked. "Was there a motive?"

"Indeed. The defendant had quite the history with the Defense Attorney, who had defended an accused killer of his father 15 years prier to the incident. The stature of limitation would have ended three days after the murder."

"I was wrong. The defendant is dead meat."

"He also had rumors and allegations against him. See, he was also a prosecutor that was known for withholding and forging evidence. Non were proven true, but they were also not proven untrue. The public didn't hold much confidence in him, especially since he had held a five year winning streak, aside from the two previous cases he had prior to the murder. Both cases he worked on against Phoenix Wright ironically."

"... and Wright-dono defended this man?"

"He did. He didn't just agree to take on the case, he insisted he would defend this man and not take 'no' for an answer. He was... quite stubborn. But... in doing so, Wright had proven that the man was set up and that the true murderer was the boat rental shop owner, who held a grudge against him, by summoning the owner's pet parrot."

"You're kidding."

"I'm not. I was there when it happened. Wright... even with his ridiculous bluffs, he always brings out the truth. He was able to prove this man's innocence and solve the murder of the defendant's father before the stature of limitation ran out. It's why so many people want to see Wright back into law and why I believe he can end this Dark Age of Law."

"... you really think he can bring it to an end," Blackquill stated as if it sounded unbelievable.

"The case of the defendant's father's murder was solved because of his confession to possibly having murdered his own father. It was a memory that  had been blocked from him as a child. Sound familiar?" Edgeworth asked bluntly, showing a saddened, bitter smirk at the end. Blackquill glared at him. "Wright was able to turn that possibility around and find the real culprit of a murder that happened 15 years ago. Why should it be different from something that happened seven years ago? Unfortunately, his badge was stripped from him when your case began or else I have no doubt Wright would've represented you and turned that case over its head. I believe everyone else in the gallery feels the same."

"... I should get Foolbright to provide me a video of that case."

"I'll have the Chief Detective send you a copy of that case. It might give you an idea of what kind of man you will be facing. I'll be watching you from the gallery tomorrow," Edgeworth said, turning around to leave.

"Chief, I have one question."

"Hm?" Edgeworth responded.

"You said the defendant was a prosecutor. Do I know him?"

Edgeworth showed a small smirk, replying, "I suppose you'll have to find out when you watch the video. But, I will say this: after watching it, I believe you will understand fully why I trust this man so much."

Blackquill noticed there was some  softness in the voice of his boss, which was rare. He couldn't understand it and never did until he was given a copy of the video. It turned out that his boss had been the defendant in that case and that the animal Wright had cross-examined was a parrot; quite different from an orca. At least the bird could talk. Though, it also gave Blackquill a better understanding of Phoenix Wright and why he would defend the trainer.

The Prosecutor Phoenix had fought against was one that Blackquill knew well, Manfred Von Karma. He was given a life sentence, since he was sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter, but Blackquill had talked with him quite a few times a year before his execution date. He was the one that had told him about Miles Edgeworth. It was because of Manfred Von Karma that Blackquill began trusting Edgeworth, if only a little bit. So, it was Wright that had placed Von Karma behind bars.

It was clear to see Von Karma was corrupt and had intended on using dirty tactics to prove Miles Edgeworth guilty. He even went as far as to attempt to prevent Wright from cross-examining the witness. It came to Blackquill that what Phoenix Wright had been fighting during that case was not for the innocence of Miles Edgeworth, but the corruption that had surrounded that case. It was then that Blackquill began seeing the similarities in those dark eyes Phoenix held. They were the same as Athena's. She also is trying to fight against the corruption that surrounded Blackquill's false sentence.

The orca case, from the outside, seems like a cut-and-paste case of an orca going ravage or her trainer setting her up to murder the captain. But, perhaps there is a truth hidden by some backhanded dealings or corruption. Is that why Wright took on this case to defend an orca? Is that why he wants to represent the now indict defendant, Sasha?

Humming, Blackquill made his decision. It seems like he will need to bring out his sharpest blade. Perhaps the enemy him and Wright are fighting are the same. In that case, the inmate prosecutor will have to be extra prepared in order to face the real enemy of this case.

A/N: Happy Father's Day to all of you. I know this isn't a Father's Day fic, but I already used a ton of father type stories in this and Turnabout Enemies. I also intend on perhaps doing a prequelish one shot also focusing on the Turnabout Reclaimed case. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this. I may do another Blackquill one shot, since there's not a lot of ideas I have with writing one shots on Phoenix Wright. I get more out of Edgeworth honestly lol.