Author: Jadelyn Ja Lee

Story: Inheritance

Pairings: Sky/OC (Aimee), Bridge/Z, Jack/Syd, Tommy/Kat Manx

Disclaimer: I own no one.

Summery: Sequel to Through Her Eyes. 20 years after Gruumm's defeat, a new generation rises to face an enemy from within…

Author Notes: Sorry this has taken so long. I've been having issues with idiots firing firecrackers off at two, three, or four in the morning in the hall, making me think gunshots are going off. And I'm getting back in the swing of things with school. Not an easy task, I can tell you!


Leo: Trakeena was just like her father. Bad to the bone...
Damon: Tough as nails...
Leo/Damon: ...And cute!!

"Are you serious?"

"Yes."

"Thomas, are you positive you heard Nikki threaten Eddie Gates because he screwed up her plan." Ian asked again, worry evident on his face. Thomas nodded.

"For the last time, yes. We've all known Nikki could be psychotic; why are you so surprised she's completely insane?" he demanded. Ian shrugged.

"I just figured someone would've noticed before now." He explained, leaning back against his chair. His sister was sitting on his bed, her arms crossed and her dark eyes bright with worry.

"Have you told the Commander?" she asked. Thomas paused before replying.

"No, and I'm not going to."

"WHAT?! Why not? Piper's life could be in danger!" Ian exclaimed. Thomas stood up and walked over to the window. Gazing outside, he could just see Piper and his dad working with the other cadets on what appeared to be kata number sixteen and two respectively. He sighed, rubbing a hand through his hair.

"Evidence. You and I both know the Commander can't do anything without evidence. Besides, I don't think she's going to do anything for a while." He answered. Ian frowned but Trini was nodding.

"If she knows the Senior Staff is working to find out who's causing everything, she's gonna lay low for a while. Besides, from what you told us, her plan was originally to blame Piper attempting to kill her; the spray paint thing Eddie did complicated that." She paused, an odd look on her face. "I still can't believe she went so far as to strangle herself though."

"Thomas, I still think you should tell your mom and dad. Maybe they can help." Ian told him stubbornly. Thomas shook his head.

"No, they're worried over all this, plus they just found out someone keeps breaking into the investigation file. They might make things worse. For now, we keep this to ourselves and try and figure out what her plan is." He decided, sitting down with a sigh. Ian wasn't happy but he finally agreed. Nikki was a member of their squad; who better to find out what she's up to than them?

"How the hell am I going to be able to sleep in the same room with her now?" Trini asked with a disgusted look. Thomas and Ian glanced at each other, both thinking the same thing.

"You have to. She may let something slip to you when you're alone. Besides, you're in the perfect position to keep an eye on her." Ian told her. Trini nodded unhappily.

"I just thought of something," Thomas spoke up suddenly. The Scott siblings turned to him. "She said she'd been planning this for twenty years. She's twenty-one so why has she been planning this since she was a year old?"

"And how does Eddie fit into all this. You said Nikki mentioned something about blood. What was that all about?" Trini reminded him. Ian frowned.

"And why Piper? I mean, those two only met this year, right? And what about Troy? Are we going to tell him?" he asked. Thomas shook his head.

"Troy is so wrapped around Nikki's finger he won't believe anything against her without proof." He told them firmly. "As for Piper, I have no idea."

"Thom, what if, I mean, I don't think its possible but what if…" Ian trailed off, unable to voice his thought.

"…Troy is working with Nikki?" He finished for the older boy. Ian nodded and Thomas shook his head. "Troy may be blind to Nikki's true intentions, but he'd never join her willingly, especially against his family. And I'd be able to feel if she'd turned him evil. No, I'm certain he's oblivious to what his girlfriend's doing."

"Which puts us in a bad place." Trini sighed. The boys looked at her. "Well, we certainly can't go talking about what an evil bitch Nikki is to her boyfriend, now can we?"

"Trini's right. For now, we're on our own."


"I still can't believe I have to fight Nikki today." Piper commented as she grabbed her clothes from the closet. She and Ella had stopped talking after Ella's suggestion that she throw the fight with Eddie two weeks before. Now, Piper was pretty much living in the commons, sleeping on the couch and using the dorms only to hold her clothes and other essentials.

"Well, I think you're going to do great." Eli told her. He'd blown up at his sister when he found out what had happened with her and Piper. As much as he loved her, Eli knew Ella was wrong about the two girls.

"And if I don't do well, than, everyone will know I can't beat Nikki senseless. Hopefully they'll let it go." She prayed as she hurried into the bathroom to change. Just as she walked out of the bathroom, Ella walked in from the commons room. Both girls froze, unable to do or say anything.

"Well this isn't awkward." Alycia commented dryly from behind Ella. Claudia glared up at the taller girl.

"Good luck in the competition, Piper. I know you're going to do great." The smaller girl told her. Piper snapped out of her daze to smile at the Mirinite.

"You and Eli been taking the same cheerleading class or something cause he said the same thing about five minutes ago." She teased, glancing at Eli. He smirked.

"Yeah, its called Piper 101: How to Prepare Her to Do Her Best." He shot back. Piper, Claudia, and Alycia all giggled. Ella bit her lip, glancing from person to person before bolting to her room. Piper stared after her, worry clearly evident in her eyes but unable to force herself to confront her friend. Alycia and Claudia sighed and hurried after her. When Piper glanced at him, Eli simply shrugged.

"She'll come around. It might just take a while." He promised. "Now, let's get you to the gym. I'm sure the place is already packed and I want a good seat!"

Eli hadn't been lying for when they arrived, the gym was packed with what looked like everyone but the skeleton crew. Piper swallowed heavily, scanning the area. She paused when she saw Troy sitting with Eddie Gates on Nikki's side of the mat, both sporting pink and black armbands in support of the other girl. She glanced around for his teammates and was startled to see Ian, Trini, and Thomas on her side, sporting red and white armbands, the colors she was being forced to wear for the competition.

"Uh, since when did those three support me over their teammate?" she asked Eli. He glanced at them in surprise and shrugged.

"I have no idea." He replied as Zippy, Jon, and Kelson came up behind them.

"Watch her left arm. She tends to drop her elbow a lot." The older girl advised before hurrying over to join the three members of B Squad. Jon and Kelson followed at a more leisurely pace, informing Eli that they'd save him and the girls seats. Eli nodded, glancing at Piper. She didn't notice, she was trying to figure out how many people were supporting her and was a little disappointed that the majority of the crowd had on some article of pink and/or black—even the guys.

She brightened a little though when she saw her parents, uncles, and aunts all sporting little, barely noticeable red and white handkerchiefs on their right wrist. Her smile widened when she saw her aunt Syd, notorious for wearing all pink all the time, was wearing only a pink pendant uncle Jack had given her for their one year anniversary.

"Technically they're not supposed to show support for any of the participants, but I think they decided to ignore that little rule today." Eli grinned when she pointed this out to him. She smiled.

"Contestants to the mat! I repeat contestants to the mat!" Her grand-dad's voice echoed through the gym as various people scrambled to get seats. Eli gave her a quick hug before heading to his own seat. Piper took a deep breath and headed to her side of the mat. Within minutes she was in the middle of a warm-up kata. As she came to a gradual stop, she could feel the stares of the spectators on her and Nikki. She glanced over and caught the older girl's eye. Nikki nodded and Piper smiled dryly.

"Let's do this." She murmured and went to stand in the middle of the mat with her grandfather. Tommy smiled at Piper and nodded to Nikki when she stopped in front of him.

"Alright, you two know the rules. Three pins and you lose. No lethal attacks, no backstabbing. If your opponents back is turned, you do not attack. Understand?" He asked, glancing between the two girls. They nodded and he smiled.

"Shake hands." He ordered. Piper held out her hand and Nikki took it with a smirk. They shook and stepped back. Tommy nodded as Sky announced the match. Once everything was ready, Tommy held out his hand between the two girls. Without a word, they both fell into their respective fighting stances. Tommy glanced at each girl and then, without warning, blew his whistle, let his arm down, and stepped to the edge of the mat.

"So, any new ideas on the culprit of my attack?" Nikki asked her voice fairly loud in the silence that had descended on the gym. Piper smirked.

"Just what I told you two weeks ago." She replied, figuring the other girl was speaking for her benefit. Nikki had been fairly vocal in her defense of Piper's innocence, but this would prove to the rest of the student population that the pink ranger didn't think Piper was the one who had attacked her. Piper was glad for the intervention. The girls both smirked when the gym began buzzing.

Without warning, Nikki aimed a kick at her head. Piper avoided it and jumped up so as not to get tripped. When she landed she went into a roll and so avoided Nikki's attempt to punch her in the stomach. Still on the ground, Piper kicked back, connecting with the pink ranger's mid-section. Nikki stumbled back, breathing heavily. Piper flipped back onto her feet.

"You know, this is kinda fun." She commented, not seeing the right cross until it was too late.

"Yeah, you're right. Hitting each other is awesome." Nikki replied as Piper got back up. And so it went, both girls fairly well matched in both fighting ability and cutting remarks.


Up in the bleachers Sky glanced at Aimee and smiled slightly. Listening to the two girls mock each other was eerily like listening to Troy and Thomas bicker. "At least some good has come from Nikki's attack." He commented. Aimee nodded.

"It finally gave Nikki and Piper a common enemy." She agreed, frowning when she saw Ian and Trini both elbow Thomas sharply in front of them. Sky grimaced as Piper was pinned.


"You need to tell them." Ian hissed, keeping his voice low so no one but Thomas could hear. Thomas glanced at him and shook his head as Piper tripped up and pinned Nikki.

"We talked about this, not yet." Thomas whispered back.

"You're nuts Thomas. You need to tell someone." Trini scolded him. Thomas glanced at her with a small smile as Nikki was pinned again.

"I did. I told you guys." He replied. She frowned at him.

"That's not what we meant and you know it." Ian told him, wincing when Piper was pinned for the second time. Thomas ignored him in favor of watching the match. The next one to get a pin would win the match and everyone was eager to see who would come out on top.


"So, what do you see in my brother? Seriously, he's a nut case." Piper commented, dodging a high kick. Nikki smirked as Troy yelped loudly from the stands.

"I like his tush." She remarked, knowing it would throw Piper off kilter. Piper paused, a disgusted look on her face as Nikki went in for the kill. Within minutes, Piper was pinned and Nikki had won.

"That was evil." Piper grumbled as Nikki hauled her to her feet to loud applause. Nikki got an odd glint in her eye and smirked.

"I know."


End Notes: Thanks for all the great reviews and comments. I've decided never to drink/eat anything when reading your responses. It would be bad.

Tierra: (Blushes) I'm glad you like my writing. I personally don't think I'm that good but I'm not gonna argue with you! As for Trent...I'm going with the idea that Trent's gem was recharged by Kat after History, just in case, but that Tommy decided not to recharge his cause he knew he still had the red Zeonizer. Same thing for the Ninja Storm team.

BellaCordelia: You are officially an honorary member of the A "Kill Nikki" Squad. You're badge will be in the mail shortly.

the real vampire: Interesting theory...

Thanks to general-joseph-dickson, EnigmaForum, and garnetred for the reviews!