(The episode begins at nighttime. The camera pans down into a large dark alley with bodies strewn about. Police sirens are heard in the background. The camera cuts as a police officer gets up with a bloodied arm while holding a gun. He looks around to see about a dozen more officers lying dead on the ground. The officer looks around, not saying a word. He suddenly shields his eyes as a bright light comes closer and the camera turns to reveal two squad cars pulling up. The officer looks distraught. We hear the sound of handcuffs as the camera cuts to the roof of a building right next to the murder scene. On top of the building, we see the back of a man’s head as he looks down to see the officer being arrested. The camera goes black as a text box appears.)

May 16th, 8:00 AM
Detention Center

(We cut to the police officer inside the detention center. We hear a door open.)

Officer: Who are you? (The camera cuts to see Phoenix Wright enter the room.)

Wright: My name is Phoenix Wright. I'm your assigned defense attorney on this case. (Note: Wright will have thoughts as italicized words.)

Officer: You? You're one of those other-worlders, aren't you?

Wright: Yes, I suppose. Was it really that obvious? I'm here to hear your story on what happened. So what exactly happened?

Officer: Well, it was about two days ago… (A flashback begins. It shows him and another officer entering a police station.) I had just gotten back to the station and that's when everything went fuzzy. (It flashes back to the officer waking up in the alley.) Next thing I know, I've woken up in an alleyway surrounded by my fellow officers, all dead. I had an injury and a gun in my hand, but no memory of what happened. (The flashback ends.)

Wright: So you remember nothing? Does this guy have amnesia?

Officer: I don't remember any of it, I'm sorry. Your best bet is to talk to whoever is working the crime scene.

Wright: (Nods.) I'll tell you whenever I've figured anything out. (Wright leaves the Detention Center.)

(We cut to the scene of the crime. The area with the bodies have been chalked out, and there's police tape covering it. There are multiple officers along with Stefan Bekowsky (L.A. Noire). Phoenix Wright approaches behind him.)

Stefan: D*mn shame.

Wright: (To Stefan.) Excuse me. Are you the investigator on this case?

Stefan: Yeah. Stefan Bekowsky, detective. And you?

Wright: Phoenix Wright, I'm representing the officer who reportedly did all this. I'm hoping you would have some information to share.

Stefan: I can't say much right now. There are eleven dead officers who are still being examined and nothing much to go off of than that.

Wright: I see. A dead end. This is getting more difficult by the minute.

Stefan: We thought we had a lead, but it's more of an assumption if anything. Assumptions aren't of any use to us right now.

Wright: Care to share?

Stefan: A gang that popped up here. They call themselves the Saints. We thought this could be an attack by them on the police. Gang violence. Just an idea though.

Wright: Any idea where they could be?

Stefan: You'll have to ask around. I have to get back to work though. (Stefan goes to consult an officer.)

Wright: So I just have to find these "Saints". How do I keep getting myself into these messes? (Wright leaves.)

(We cut to Cole, Marcus, and Inkling walking down the city streets.)

Marcus: D*mn. Still no sign of that blimp.

Cole: We haven't seen it in days. I think it's time that we give up on this little search.

Inkling: (Jumps in front of the other two. Talking in the Inkling language. ) We can't give up yet! We need to keep pushing on!

Cole: (Looks at Marcus.) Do you have any idea what she's saying?

Marcus: Not a single godd*mn clue. (Inkling looks dismayed. Suddenly, a police cruiser slowly drives past them and turns the corner.) Fellow officers. Maybe they'll know something.

Cole: I wouldn't hold my breath. (The three heroes turn the corner and find the crime scene. They look shocked.)

Inkling: Uuuuh…

Cole: What happened here?

Marcus: (Approaches Stefan.) Are you the detective here?

Stefan: Yeah, that's me.

Marcus: (Showing badge.) I'm Marcus Reed of the New York police. What happened? (Cole walks up to where Marcus is as Inkling looks around. Inkling goes around to the side of the building and finds the fire escape.)

Inkling: Squee squee… (Inkling shoots ink up the side of the building and we cut to her arriving at the top and changing from squid to kid form. Inkling looks around nonchalantly as an unknown figure is seen spying on her behind a structure on the building. The figure is holding a revolver. As Inkling approaches, the figure suddenly comes out from behind cover and puts his hand over Inkling's mouth, and a revolver with a silencer to her head. He's revealed to be Agent 47.)

Agent 47: (Quietly.) Don't make a sound. You're lucky I don't kill children. (Inkling's eyes widen.) Come with me. (Agent 47 takes Inkling into a shed on top of the roof. We cut back to Cole and Marcus talking to Stefan.)

Marcus: So there could still be a killer on the loose…

Cole: (Looking around.) Hey, where's the kid?

Marcus: (Also looking around.) She isn't here? (Cole shakes his head. Accusing.) Did you lose her?

Cole: Settle down. She'll turn back up.

Marcus: There could be a murderer on the loose. What happens if they get to her. (Cole slowly puts his head down.)

(We cut to Wright going through the city. He approaches a man on the street.)

Wright: Do you know about a group called the Saints? (The man shakes his head no.) Well, thank you anyways. (Wright leaves. We cut to a bird's eye view as a figure on the street starts following Wright. Wright stops for a second and the figure comes up right behind him.)

???: Don't turn around. I heard you're looking for the Saints.

Wright: Y-Yes… who are you? Be cool, Phoenix. You've gotten out of worse.

???: It doesn't matter who I am. Why're you looking for the Saints?

Wright: There's been a shooting. My only lead is the Saints. D-Do you know them?

???: Yeah, follow me. (The figure is revealed to be Johnny Gat. He walks forward as Wright reluctantly follows.)

(We cut to the inside of a new building. The Boss is sitting in an office chair in front of a large desk.)

Boss: What a glorious day.

Gat: Hey, Boss, I got someone here to see you.

Boss: Huh? Bring them in. (Gat walks in with Wright behind him.)

Gat: This guy thinks we're responsible for a shooting. You wanna set this f*cker straight?

Wright: W-Wait a second! I didn't mean to…

Boss: Calm down, both of you. Now, suit and tie, what's the problem?

Wright: I just wanted to know if you knew anything about the shootings that took place last night. That's all. Better word things carefully. These two don't seem… friendly.

Gat: If you think it's us, then you're dead wrong.

Boss: Hold on, Johnny. I think we can help this guy out.

Gat: Huh?

Boss: I think I witnessed this shooting. Just wasn't my business to tell.

Wright: Tell me everything you know.

Boss: (We go into a flashback.) I was going about my business, nothing illegal that night, when I saw some bald guy shooting an entire squad of officers. (We see Agent 47 shooting the officers while also dodging them.) Gotta say, I respected the hustle. After he killed 'em all, I saw him run to the side of the building. Must've taken the fire escape up. (The flashback ends.)

Wright: You saw all that? He's lucky to be alive.

Boss: Do what you want with this information. Just leave me out of whatever trial the bald guy goes through.

Wright: Uh… right. I need to go find this guy. Thank you… uh… Saints. (Wright leaves.)

Boss: (To Gat.) Well, that's our good deed for the day.

Gat: Do you think he stands a chance against that guy?

Boss: What? What do you mean?

Gat: This guy doesn't seem like much of a fighter, and he's going up against a trained killer. We sent him off to die.

Boss: Oh, f*ck. We can't let that happen, can we?

Gat: What're you suggestin', boss?

Boss: We need to show that us Saints run the town now. Let's get down there before suit and tie dies. (Boss and Gat head out.)

(We cut back to Wright as he makes it to the fires escape from before. He notices Inkling's ink on the side of the wall.)

Wright: Paint? Well, art will be art. (Wright climbs up the fire escape. He makes it to the roof and looks around. We cut to the inside of the shed with Agent 47 and Inkling.)

Agent 47: (Quietly.) Someone's here. (He holds up his revolver. Inkling makes a quiet worried noise. We cut back to Cole, Marcus, and Stefan as Boss and Gat approach.)

Boss: Hey, have any of you seen a pointy-haired guy in a suit come by here?

Stefan: You talking about that Phoenix Wright? He left a while ago to find some crew called the Saints. Why? You know him?

Gat: Son of a b*tch went looking for a murderer. We need to stop him from f*ckin' killing himself.

Marcus: Is the murderer nearby?

Boss: We think so.

Marcus: We need to get moving then. (Points to Boss.) You. Lead the way.

Boss: (Nodding. To Gat.) Johnny, stay here in case something happens.

Gat: Got it, boss. (Boss leads Cole and Marcus behind the building to the fire escape. They see the ink on the side.)

Cole: Hey, doesn't the kid use paint like that?

Marcus: We need to hurry. We might be too late. (The three of them hurry up the fire escape. We cut to Agent 47 behind cover with Wright in the background. Agent 47 turns the corner to shoot. As he does, Boss uses his super speed to push Wright and himself out of the way.)

Boss: Hey, you're alive. That's… surprising. (Cole and Marcus reach the roof.)

Marcus: Put your weapon down and come out slowly! (Agent 47 comes out again and shoots Marcus in the arm.) Ow! F*ck!

Cole: That's it! (Cole runs up to Agent 47 and begins swiping at him with his amp. Agent 47 dodges the attacks and uppercuts Cole. He then swings his fist into Cole's stomach and sends him reeling. Suddenly, Agent 47 is pulled into the air by Boss' telekinesis.)

Boss: Here's why you don't f*ck with the Saints! (Boss throws Agent 47 into a nearby structure using his telekinesis.) Ooh, that's gotta hurt. (Agent 47 takes two shots at Boss, both of which hit. He approaches to take another one.)

Wright: Take that! (A brick is thrown into Agent 47's head. The camera pans to see Wright holding another brick.) Maybe I shouldn't have done that… (We cut to Inkling slowly coming out of the shed. She sees what's happening and runs up to Agent 47 with her roller and hits him over the head with it. He tries to get back up.)

Marcus: Stay down! (Marcus and Boss are both holding guns in his direction. To Wright.) You okay?

Wright: Y-Yeah, I'm fine. My life flashed before my eyes too many times there. (To Agent 47.) Now, what do you have to say for yourself? It was you who shot all those people, wasn't it?

Agent 47: They pulled out their weapons first.

Wright: Wh-What?

Agent 47: (Getting up.) I said they pulled out their weapons first.

Wright: What exactly happened last night?

Agent 47: I was contacted by the police. (A flashback begins showing the police approaching Agent 47 in the alley where the shooting happened.) They wanted me to be a lead assassin for the army of Master Mind. They offered me power, but I'm not in this business for power. I refused their offer, and they pulled their weapons on me. So, I fought back. (The flashback ends.)

Wright: Master Mind? Really? What kind of name is that?

Agent 47: I don't know who he is, but I'm not interested in his business. (Suddenly, Cortex's airship descends down onto the city streets.)

Marcus: Holy sh*t!

Inkling: It's back!

Boss: What the h*ll is that thing?!

???: So, you thought you could pass up the boss' offer, kill his men, and get away with it? (Our heroes turn around to see Pinstripe Potoroo holding a gatling gun.) You a wise guy, eh? Think you're tough? I'll show you tough. (Pinstripe starts shooting wildly as everyone takes cover behind fans on top of the building. He laughs maniacally.)

Cole: We need to get down to the airship.

Boss: Not with that rat b*stard shooting at us. (Cole suddenly jumps up and shoots a bolt of lightning into Pinstripe's chest. Then, Agent 47 gets out from cover and shoots Pinstripe in the chest.)

Pinstripe: Ugh! Fuggedaboutit… (He dies. Screams are suddenly heard from down below.)

Gat: What the h*ll?! (Our heroes look down to see Stefan and Gat being suspended in midair by buzz bomber. Two lab assistants (Crash Bandicoot) motion to bring them inside of Cortex's airship.)

Boss: Johnny? Where are they taking him?

Marcus: We need to get down there! (Suddenly, the airship begins to take off. The entrance gets on level with the rooftops. Our heroes run after it. Boss uses his super speed to jump onto the entrance platform. He's followed by Cole and Agent 47. Marcus and Inkling barely jump on.)

Inkling: Ngyesh!

Wright: H-Hey! Wait! (Wright makes a leap for it but his hand misses the railing for the platform. Boss grabs his hand.)

Boss: Gotcha! (He pulls Wright up.)

Wright: Thanks. For a gang leader, he sure is nice.

Agent 47: Let's go. Whoever is in this airship is getting a bullet to the head. (He leads the way into the airship. Our heroes cautiously walk through with their weapons by their side. They suddenly hear a door opening and get into defensive stances. The two lab assistants and two buzz bombers come out of a doorway. Agent 47 takes two shots, one for each assistant. The buzz bombers attempt to flee, but Cole shoots a charge of electricity into each one.)

Boss: (Examining the corpses.) These are the guys that took Johnny. (Wright goes into the room the lab assistants came out of.)

Wright: What is this… (The other heroes walk in and all get looks of shock. Inside the room are 14 characters who have the golden string around them, frozen in shock. The characters are Stefan Bekowsky, Johnny Gat, Silver (Sonic the Hedgehog), Altair (Assassin's Creed), Ken Masters (Street Fighter), Jill Valentine (Resident Evil), Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat), Waluigi (Super Mario), Globox (Rayman), Haggar (Final Fight), Krystal (Star Fox), Chell (Portal), Chrom (Fire Emblem), and Vexx (Vexx).)

Boss: Johnny? Johnny?! (He reaches towards the glowing string but Agent 46 grabs his hand.)

Agent 47: Don't touch that.

Cole: What the h*ll is this? This is too largescale to be just some kidnapping.

Marcus: We need to find the f*cker who's behind this. You all should come with me, I might need backup.

Inkling: (Excitedly pulls out Splattershot.) Woomy!

(We cut to the team slowly going down the hall. They approach a door at the end and slowly open it. We're now inside the control room, which has a steering wheel and a large window to see outside. Inside, we see Master Mind, Cortex, and Brio.)

Cortex: And that sad excuse for a doctor said this would be difficult. That Eggman doesn't know what he's saying. (Cortex turns around and screams upon seeing our heroes.) Oh… uh… was that out loud?

Marcus: (Holding his pistol.) Freeze! All this is over!

Master Mind: Over? You think that this is over? Do you believe that you are the ones with the upper hand?

Cole: Enough with the questions. (Charging up electricity.) I don't know who the h*ll you are, but I'm gonna kick your *ss.

Agent 47: Which of you is Master Mind?

Master Mind: That would be me. (Agent 47 shoots but, once again, the bullet passes right through.) You must be Agent 47.

Wright: Th-The bullet… it… ?

Cortex: Yes, it passed through! Your weapons are useless.

Boss: You f*ckers better give me back Johnny. Or else.

Brio: Dr. Cortex, what should we do about these intruders?

Cortex: Perhaps we should let our new friend decide what to do with them. I think I'll like his decision.

Master Mind: The six of you have come far, but every story has its end. (Master Mind floats towards Brio.) Now you shall see what exactly I'm capable of. (Master Mind phases into Brio, who begins convulsing on the ground.)

Cortex: Now you'll see who the real mad scientist is! (We cut to our heroes slowly looking up as something grows in front of them, casting down a shadow. We see that Brio has turned into a large muscled version of himself, similar to his boss fight in Crash Bandicoot. He has become Dark Brio.)

Dark Brio: Let's get this over with! (Dark Brio runs up and punches our heroes through the door and back into the hallway. However, we see that only Cole, Agent 47, and Boss have been flung into the hallway. Dark Brio runs out to join them. Back in the control room, Marcus, Inkling, and Wright get up as Cortex closes the door out.)

Cortex: It seems like you're all stuck in here with me now. We'll have a great time together!

(We cut to the fight against Dark Brio. Boss uses his super speed to run up.)

Boss: Here I come, you son of a b*tch! (Boss floats up and punches Dark Brio in the face three times. Dark Brio then grabs Boss and slams him into the ground. Bullets start hitting Dark Brio as the camera pans to see Agent 47 shooting at him. At the same time, two bolts of lightning start streaming into Dark Brio from Cole's hands.)

Cole: Feel the power. (Dark Brio grabs Cole and starts crushing him in his hands. We go back to the fight against Cortex, who is now on his jetboard. Cortex shoots his laser gun at Marcus, who grabs his arm in pain. Cortex laughs evilly. His laughing comes to a stop as Inkling starts shooting ink at him.)

Cortex: Why you… ! (Cortex uses his jetboard to fly into Inkling and knock her down. We see Wright running towards Cortex in the background, but Cortex simply turns around and shoots once, which trips Wright.) That was just pathetic. 

(We go back to the fight against Dark Brio. Boss uses his telekinesis to slam him into the ceiling. He falls back down and immediately gets up. Agent 47 continues shooting, so Dark Brio grabs Boss and throws him into Agent 47. Cole takes a few swings at Dark Brio with his amp. Dark Brio swats Cole away. We go back to the Cortex fight. Marcus takes shots at Cortex and hits the jetboard which knocks Cortex off.)

Cortex: How rude. (Cortex shoots at Marcus again.)

Marcus: Ow! That stings like sh*t. (Cortex turns around to see Inkling helping Wright up.)

Wright: Thanks, kid. Or is she a squid? (Inkling pulls out a splat bomb and throws it at Cortex. Cortex grabs it and throws it right back.)

Cortex: Heads up! (The splat bomb comes back and explodes. This leaves a giant splat mark on the ground. Wright is covered in orange ink, but Inkling is nowhere in sight. She suddenly jumps out from the ink in squid form, transforms back, and hits Cortex with her Octobrush.) Owie! (We go back to Cole, Agent 47, and Boss down on the ground. Dark Brio approaches them.)

Cole: He's too… strong.

Boss: He's gotta have some sort of weakness… (We cut to Cortex knocking Inkling to the ground.)

Cortex: Looks like you'll be the first to go. (Cortex reaches into a drawer at the control table. He pulls out a piece of glowing string, which doesn't affect him because of his gloves.) Any objections? (Wright's eyes suddenly light up. He points a finger straight at Cortex.)

Wright: OBJECTION! (Wright says that as loud as he can. Cortex drops the string and everybody covers their ears as the window in the control room shatters. We cut to Dark Brio hearing this and he also covers his ears. Boss uses this opportunity to fly into Dark Brio, pick him up mid-flight, and the two of them crash through the closed door to the control room. They fly into Cortex as Boss lets go, causing both Cortex and Dark Brio to fling through the now broken window.)

Boss: That's how the Saints do things! (We cut to Cortex and Dark Brio falling and screaming. Cortex quickly turns on his jetpack and starts floating.)

Cortex: Phew. Good thing I had that installed. (Dark Brio falls a bit farther as Master Mind flies out of Brio's body and lets Brio fall to his death.) Well, there goes Brio.

Master Mind: (Floating.) We need to get back to your ship. We still have occupants there.

Cortex: We'll use my teleportation robots to transport them all. Those fools will be trapped on my airship until I can get it back.

Master Mind: Let's make this quick, before they realize we're there. (We cut back to the inside of the airship.)

Wright: What do we do now?

Boss: Let's find a way to free those people we saw. (They head back to the room where the captured characters were. As they get there, they see Cortex loading Gat into a portal.)

Cortex: Oh, well I would love to stay and chat, but I have a world to conquer. (He evilly laughs as he goes through the portal. The room is now empty.)

Agent 47: They're alive.

Boss: Son of a b*tch.

Cole: What's our plan now?

Wright: Let's just… try to land this thing first. This is by far the strangest case I've been on. Let's hope I make it out alive. (We cut to Cortex's airship flying above the city.)

End of Episode