"MAYBE we should use the crystal apple." piLLow suggested.

It has been days since they set out on their journey. All five of them were exhausted to their bones. Bee Bee, Ro's pet, kept whining for food. Phoenix Hawk had to tie his own wings before he started fragging the irritating monster.

"I have the crystal apple, but it only obeys Two-Face. If anyone holds it, it simply loses its lustre." True enough, SuperMario displayed a marble.

"This is the crystal apple? Who are you trying to kid?" piLLow peered at the dull-looking ball in his hands.

"Food!"

Phoenix Hawk knocked the crystal apple out of piLLow's hands before Bee Bee could swallow it.

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        Bee Bee has always been, is and will forever be hungry.
        The reason for this phenomenon?
        The author is not at liberty to discuss this.
        Please refer to Ro himself.
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"Ro, will you just control that thing?" Phoenix Hawk was at the end of his wits about what to do with a ravenous ill-disciplined two-headed creature.

"It is not a thing. It is my Bee Bee." Ro pursed his lips.

At times like this, our tweet regretted ever including Ro (and his pet) in the search. He was tired and hungry, not to mention frustrated over their fruitless journey so far. However he told himself that he had to put up with them because he had witnessed Ro's magic and knew that it will come in handy. He knew that the Arkham longkang led to a delta. He was not worried that the king would drown because he knew it was unlikely. Besides, Two-Face was a strong swimmer. He was more worried about who the king was going to face when he reached the delta.

SuperMario picked up the crystal apple but before he could put it back into his pouch, Ro demanded to see the crystal apple.

To the surprise of all the onlookers, the crystal apple started to glow in Ro's palms. "Aahhh..." Ro nodded in understanding.

"What..how..?" piLLow stammered. The rest looked at him in union and shook their heads simultaneously. They were equally bewildered.

Ro took out his own crystal apple and held the 2 crystal balls side by side.

"I've found it." Ro breathed in excitement. "Tis' alive...alive!"

"Nothing is alive." SuperMario grumbled. "How did you happen to have another crystal apple anyway? I have been in Arkham for so long but I have never heard of a second crystal apple in this world."

"These belonged to me. Crystal apples exist in pairs. They always have. Years ago, somebody stole into Arkham and took one of them away. I searched for months but the thief seemed to have vanished into thin air. Even my crystal apple detector couldn't find it."

Phoenix Hawk yawned. Anyone with reasonable intelligence could see that Ro was not telling the whole truth and until they found Two-Face, nobody could verify Ro's words.

"Who cares about the history of crystal apples anyway? Just find our king!" piLLow said.

All five of them looked into the crystal apples. What they saw made them blink in surprise.