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Chapter 2 : Inheritors
Restaurant
The group with AMW walked into the restaurant where Khoya was waiting on them with the Wolves , EY , Petey Williams , and the Naturals .
" I see Khoya ' s not the only one waiting on us at the restaurant . " Storm looked at TJ .
" When he called me , he didn ' t mention anyone else being here . " TJ said as they sat at the table .
" Jarrett and Sting will be joining us in a minute , they stepped out to answer an important phone call . " Petey said .
" Is this another meeting or just part of the family getting together ? " Grace asked making AMW and Makayla look at her .
" Grace , I think we need to keep that a secret for now . " Jessie said .
" Yes ma ' am . " Grace said looking at Makayla .
Makayla understood without anything being said that Grace was just as worried as she was about what this war could do to the ones they cared about the most , especially their fathers and not to mention Jessie was Grace ' s step-mom , who was also employed by TNA as a Knockout and was one of Jarrett ' s right hand people that stood up for him when the TNA founder showed back up ready to stop Dixie Carter .
" Relax Grace , everything will be okay . " Eddie Edwards whispered in her ear .
Eddie and Grace were friends from their ROH days before Makayla and Grace finally teamed up . Eddie was one of the few people outside of Makayla , Chris , and James that could connect with Grace on a deeper , personal level like no one else had ever done before . Grace ' s fear of new people was very understandable after she was kidnapped as a child and held hostage by a bad man which nearly ended in her and the Naturals getting killed . Grace had been slow in getting close to TJ , Sanada , Khoya , and Davey Richards , but soon saw them as people she could truly put her trust in . But , Eddie and Makayla were the only ones who had gotten very close to her and knew her deepest , darkest secrets .
" I ' m just worried about the family making it through this unharmed , Eddie . " Grace said as he touched her hand making a shiver go through her body .
Makayla , TJ , Sanada , Khoya , and Davey looked at the two wondering if they would ever realize what the rest of them knew , but knowing how reserved both of them were and that neither one would say anything to the other without a proper push , they didn ' t count on the issue .
" What ? " Grace and Eddie looked at their young friends wondering why they were staring at them .
" Nothing , " They all sighed .
Southern Comfort , the Wolves , Manik , Sanada , and Khoya make up what the TNA Originals and Extended Family call the Inheritors . One day when the last of the TNA Originals leave Impact Wrestling the Inheritors will take over the care of TNA and continue to do what those that have come before them had done in making sure Impact survived for future stars to have a place to live their dreams and for future fans to enjoy for years to come . All of the Inheritors were friends and watched out for each others safety and the safety of the other new kids coming into Impact , but they also had fun with what they do just like the TNA Originals did when they were the younger generation of wrestlers in TNA Impact .
" Alright , if Jarrett and Sting don ' t come on , I am ordering something to eat or else I might have to turn into a cannibal on some of you guys . " Daniels said .
" You can have TJ first . " Grace said making Sanada and Khoya laugh .
" I wouldn ' t be enough to fill his appetite . " TJ looked at Grace .
" No , but you would make a great appetizer . " Grace said .
" No way , Daniels can ' t eat TJ , Grace . " Makayla shook her head at the thought .
" Thank you , " TJ said .
" Why not ? " Grace asked .
" We vote for TJ , " Sanada and Khoya both said .
" My own stable mates are turning on me , Storm , you wouldn ' t let Daniels eat me would you ? " TJ looked at the Cowboy .
" I wouldn ' t exactly get between him and a meal , but I don ' t know if fried Manik tastes very good . " James said looking at the menu .
" Daddy , " Makayla said with her arms folded and looking very sternly at James .
" Yes , darlin . " Storm acting like he wasn ' t paying her any attention .
" You can ' t let Daniels eat TJ . " Makayla said .
" I can ' t ? " James asked his daughter .
" No , you can ' t . " Makayla glared even more .
" You might be in trouble Cowboy if you don ' t quit adding fuel to the fire . " Chris said .
" I know , but on occasions its worth watching . " James agreed with Chris .
" Guys , you do know I was joking about the whole cannibal thing ? " Daniels asked looking at the kids .
" Hey , no messing with me daddy . " Makayla said now realizing that her father was teasing her too .
" Whoops , " James said .
" I wonder who Jarrett and Sting are talking to for it to take this long ? " Bobby asked making the others look at him now .
" Not you , too . " AJ said .
" What ? " Bobby asked .
" I thought Jarrett said for all of us to wait until Friday to discuss the situation ? " Andy Douglas asked .
" He did , " Kazarian and EY said .
" So , why is everyone talking about it now instead of later ? " Chase Stevens asked .
" I just asked who Jarrett and Sting were talking to , I didn ' t say anything about the situation . " Bobby looked up .
Everyone then looked at Grace because she had mentioned something about it , too .
" Because , I don ' t like being kept in the dark when something could cause a major problem for everyone I care about and everything I have worked for , so , stop staring at me like that . I thought we were suppose to be fighting for TNA , not sitting around and waiting for Dixie Carter and her minions to get stronger . " Grace growled .
" If we rush in recklessly then we could do more harm than good , so lets wait and see what happens . " Chris gave his daughter a look that said calm her anger .
" Wait and see what happens ? " Grace asked .
" Yes , wait and see what happens . " Chris repeated it to her .
" I can ' t do that , I can ' t wait around and let her turn TNA into WCW and ECW . " Grace shook her head .
" That won ' t happen Grace . " Chris said getting frustrated .
" It won ' t ? Dixie , already brought Eric Bischoff to this company which allowed him to mess around with TNA , putting his hands in things that he should have never been allowed to put his hands in , bring people to Impact that only hurt the company worse , and disrespecting the ones who built TNA from the ground up . " Grace said .
" I know that , " Chris looked at her with a glare .
" Her first round with this Dixieland put Jeff Jarrett , AJ , Bad Influence , and Sting out of the company and forced Petey into retirement . " Grace continued .
" I know , Grace . " Chris was about to go off .
" She kept you from coming back to Impact , Dad . " Grace finally pushing to far .
" Grace Lynn Harris , enough . " Chris scolding her with a look that said if Grace didn ' t stop she would be in trouble .
Grace looked at her dad for a moment and then got up walking outside for some fresh air to think .
" Grace , " Makayla and Eddie both looked towards the door .
" You know , she might not be wrong . " AJ looked at Chris .
" Drop it , AJ . " Chris glared .
Eddie looked at the ones at the table and then stood up following Grace .
" Eddie ... " Davey started , but couldn ' t get out what he was wanting to say before his partner was out the door .
" Chris ? " Jessie asked .
" I ' m fine Jessie , " Chris said .
Outside of the Restaurant
Eddie walked outside of the restaurant and looked for Grace who was standing with her back leaning against the car . He walked to her carefully knowing that if Grace wasn ' t calm it would be even more difficult talking to her . Grace looked at Eddie who saw that even though she wasn ' t agitated , she was very deeply hurt and trouble by both the situation with Impact and now the scolding from her dad .
" Grace , you okay ? " Eddie asked .
" No , " Grace looking down at the pavement .
" You want to talk about it ? " Eddie asked moving next to Grace mirroring her pose by also leaning his back against the car .
" I know my dad and Uncle James said to wait on Jarrett to tell us when to move and to be patient while waiting to see what Dixie will throw at us first . And while I am very happy to finally get to wrestle for Impact along side of Makayla , I am also very concerned about this whole Dixieland mess . " Grace said tears starting to fall down her face .
" What ' s concerning you the most ? " Eddie putting an arm around her trying to comfort Grace .
" My family and friends getting hurt by all of this , my dad has worked his ass off trying to make it back to TNA , Jessie is one of Jarrett ' s right hand people both in the office and in the ring . If this ends badly and either one of them is left without a job it could not only hurt them and me , but it could also hurt my siblings , too . Same way with Uncle James and Makayla , if something were to happen to Impact it could hurt them , Aunt Dani , and Mason . " Grace said .
" The same could go for any of us standing against Dixie Carter , but if we don ' t try Grace then it will be on us and not on Dixie . If we don ' t fight then it will be because of our own inability to stand up against the forces that are trying to take down what Impact stands for and what the Originals built when TNA first started . " Eddie said .
" That ' s what I ' ve been trying to tell everyone and them keeping us in the dark is helping in what way , Eddie ? " Grace asked .
" Maybe , your dad , Jarrett , and the rest of the Originals are trying to protect us from harms way . Maybe they are waiting to make sure we don ' t get careless in taking out Dixie . Grace , we have to realize that they have been doing this longer than we have and trust their judgment in this even if it seems pointless . I am sure none of them would lead us astray and when have you ever known the Originals not to fight when issues weren ' t going right in TNA . They stood up against Immortal , they stood up against Aces & Eights , and they even stood up to the Dixieland once before and they can do it again . " Eddie hugging her close to him .
" I know they will bring the fight , but I still want to protect those close to me and I still don ' t want to be left in the dark about what we have to face . I have been through a situation where I was kept in the dark and exposed to fear Eddie and I can ' t go through that again without breaking . " Grace was now crying on Eddie ' s shoulder from the emotional stress she was putting herself through .
" Grace , are you still have trouble dealing with the hostage situation you went through when you were little ? " Eddie asked .
" Lately , I have been so on edge that it seems like those memories are resurfacing again . " Grace looked at Eddie .
" Have you said anything to your dad about this or Makayla ? " Eddie asked .
" I have spoken to Makayla about it , but dad has been dealing with the Impact stuff that I haven ' t had time to talk to him . I am not exactly sure if its a good idea to bring that stuff to my dad on top of everything else going on . " Grace said wiping her eyes with her hands to dry the tears .
" Grace , I think it might be a good idea to talk to him . The two of you have always been close and talking out the memories of when you were kidnapped with your dad may help get rid of some of the stress both of you are holding in . " Eddie said .
" Yeah , you ' re right , I will talk to him when I get a chance too . " Grace agreed .
" Alright , lets go back inside so we can eat . " Eddie said .
" Sure and thank you for this . " Grace smiled at Eddie Edwards .
" Don ' t mention it Grace , you would do the same for me . " Eddie said hugging her again before they went back inside the restaurant to join the others .