Power Rangers Music Force Next Generation

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Chapter 49: Trial in Legacy Hills Part 1: The Connections in Walford Runs Deep

As the new year begins, plus it is the first day of the trial. The teens are together in Legacy Hills. They are in front of the courthouse that morning. They are wearing red, white, and blue in support of all three of their respective teammates. Abby is in her teenage appearance plus the parents of the rangers even showed up as well.

"I never thought this day would come". Jack said to them as the conversation gets started.

Noelle nods as she looks at them. "Yeah although the jury selection took the longest in this high profile of a case". Noelle said to them.

AV nods as she looks at them. "Indeed, we should head inside before the media circus gets here". AV said to them.

"The media circus, you don't mean by us right", Adam said to AV. He shows up as he has Leo, Alvin, and Peter with him.

AV has a smile on her face as she sees her boyfriend. "Adam", AV said to Adam as she runs to him.

As the two of them hugs and kisses, the teens are in awe of the reunion. "Who is that"? RJ asks them.

Sora looks at them as she give him a look. "This is Adam Cots, Leo Baligriff, Peter Collins, and Alvin Gregory. They are friends and part of the ranger community in the Lore Keeper team". Sora said to them.

Adam smiles as he looks at AV. "I told you that we will be here for moral support. You didn't get that the last time you were in the courtroom". Adam said to AV.

The teens look at AV like they are missing something completely. "Are we missing something here"? Kali asks them.

AV has a sheepish expression on her face. "I actually testified in court when I was six years old. I protected Zoe when she was in the hospital and sent that woman back with devil eggs". AV said to them.

The Jurassic Surge and the Music Force Next Generation teens are deeply surprised by it. "Wait a minute, you were the kindergarten hero that was talked about". Kayori said to AV.

AV nods as she looks at them. "Yeah that was me". AV said to them as her eyes are bright orange.

Jamie shakes his head as he looks at them. "That must have been a hard ordeal at that young of an age to go through". Jamie said to AV.

AV nods as she looks at them. "You can say it is when my courageous side first came out. Plus it is probably when the worrying about me first came out as well". AV said to them.

Leo smirks nods as he looks at them. "That would definitely explain a lot". Peter said to them. "No doubt in my mind as well". Alvin said to them. "It makes a lot of sense especially when Adam here got worried about AV". Leo said to them.

Adam looks at Leo as he gives a look to him. "What was that? Adam asks Leo.

Sora gives a look to them. "That's enough guys", Sora said to them. The teens look at them. "Does that usually happens between them"? Dakota asks them.

Eva nods as she looks at Dakota. "Yeah, they do butt heads from time to time, but they do put aside their differences for the team". Eva said to Dakota. The teens nod as they look at each other.

As the group heads inside the courthouse, they notice various people about to head in the court room. For Jazz, one of those people is Richard Henderson. "Hey is that your former dad"? Abby asks Jazz.

Jazz nods as she looks at Abby. "Yeah it is", Jazz said to Abby. She went up to Richard. "Hello Richard", Jazz said to Richard.

Richard turns as he sees Jazz here with another teenager. "Mil, I mean Jasmine. It is good to see you". Richard said to Jazz.

Jazz nods as she looks at Richard. "How have you been these days"? Jazz asks Richard. She is wondering about his life.

Richard looks at Jazz as he nods to her. "I am doing good. I am working on my relationship with my son. It turned out that he was a classmate of yours and Avalon's ,Brock McKinley". Richard said to Jazz.

Jazz is surprised to learn about him. "Brock McKinley, I never realized that. He looked like a lot like his mom than you". Jazz said to Richard.

Richard sighs as he looks at Jazz. "Yes well, I am here to see that Sonya and Heather are brought to justice. How is it going with your new family"? Richard asks Jazz.

Jazz looks at her former dad. "It is going great actually. For once in my life, I am becoming someone that I am meant to be not conformed to what Sonya had for me". Jazz said to Richard.

Richard nods as he looks at Jazz. "I am glad to know that". Richard said to Jazz. He has a light smile on his face.

As Abby watch the two of them talk, she is getting to see what Richard is like. 'He maybe a Henderson, but he is not awful like that witch is'. Abby thought to herself.

As the door to the courtroom is opening, everyone walk in there. Jack is getting nervous as she sees Heather Willis sitting down on with the lawyer and co defendant Sonya. Brad looks at Jack as he notices the uneasy feeling in her. "Easy Jack", Brad said to Jack.

Jack looks at Brad as she is sitting with Noelle and AV. "It may have been a couple of months since I last saw her, but I will never know what she is going to pull". Jack said to Brad.

Noelle nods as she looks at him. "Yeah at least we are not going to be called to testify today". Noelle said to them.

The bailiff walks in the courtroom. "All rise for the Judge Jack Bishop", the bailiff said to them.

As everyone in the courtroom gets up, an older middle aged man wearing his judicial robes walk towards his chair. "Please be seated, I expect all of you to be on your best behavior. I will not tolerate outburst of any kind in my courtroom. You may begin with your opening statements". The judge said to them.

The defense attorney got up as the woman looks at the jury. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my clients are not guilty of the heinous crimes that they got charged with. They got thrown underneath the bus by various people to cover themselves of the various actions that they even took part of. On top of that, both of my clients experience heart break through other people taking things away from them to be pushed so severely to do the things that the prosecutors said that they did". The woman said to the jury.

The main prosecutor gets up as he looks at the jury. "Heartbreak can do a lot to a person. It can push them to do various things. However what the both of them did is wrong and illegal. They planned their actions in premeditation. They recruited various people to take part in their plans. The various people who took part in their plans spoke up to the police and cooperated with them. They are guilty and should be locked up for a very long time". The prosecutor said to the jury.

As the teens watch, they hear various people taking the stand. Most of them are from Walford as they testified against Heather. The head of the financial department is on the stand.

"When did you first discovered the discrepancies in the schools banking and financial records"? The prosecutor asks a young woman.

A young woman looks at the courtroom. "When I looked at each bank statement, I thought it was a bit smaller than it would normally be. Plus I learned from the bank that there was an account that got closed about eight months ago before". A young woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the woman as he has another question. "How much money was in that account"? The prosecutor asks the young woman.

The young woman looks at the courtroom. "Around 16 and a half million dollars", the young woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the young woman. "How would someone get so much money without anyone knowing it"? The prosecutor asks the young woman.

The young woman looks at the courtroom. "I was not sure at first, but I found a hidden key and a code chart in a hidden draw in the desk". The young woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor went to grab two evidence bags. "Is this the key and the code chart that you found"? The prosecutor asks the young woman. He brings it up to her.

The young woman looks at them. "Yes it is", the young woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor nods as he looks at the young woman. "What were your first reactions to the code chart"? The prosecutor asks the young woman.

The young woman looks at the courtroom and the jury. "I was confused by it at first, and I also found it very odd and strange to find it". The young woman said to them.

The prosecutor looks at the young woman. "What happened when you tested the key"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman looks at the courtroom. "I began to test the key right away to see what it unlocked. It turns out that it unlocked a door in the office that the janitor didn't have a key to". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the woman. "What was behind the door"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman looks at the courtroom. "It was a closet full of boxes. In the boxes, it had copies of various checks that came in to the school. Each check had a code on it that matched to the code chart". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the woman as it brings the bag that had the code chart. "When you found it, did you realize what the code chart meant"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman nods as she looks at the courtroom. "Yes, the code chart means to take a certain percentage amount of money from it and put it into an secret account". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the woman. "How long was all of this was going on with the checks that has the code"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman looks at the courtroom. "Around 20 years give or take, the year was written on the box as well". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor nods as he went to the judge. "Peoples A1-through A21 your honor", the prosecutor said to the judge. He nods to the bailiff to open the door. Carts of boxes enter the courtroom. Are these the boxes of copied checks that you found"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman nods as she looks at the courtroom. "Yes it is". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the woman. "What did you do"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman looks at the courtroom especially at the jury. "I took them to a forensic accountant. He told me that someone stole the 16. 5 million dollars from the school". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the witness. "No further questions", the prosecutor said to the judge.

The defense attorney got up as she looks at the witness. "How long you were working at Walford when you made this discovery"? The defense attorney asks the woman.

The woman looks at the defense attorney. "About a couple of weeks, I was in shock by the discovery". The woman said to the courtroom.

The defense attorney looks at the courtroom. "So in that two weeks time, you had no idea that all of this was hidden from the school is that correct"? The defense attorney asks the woman.

The woman looks at the courtroom. "Yes that's correct", the woman said to the jury.

The defense attorney looks at the woman. "So the person that stolen all of the money in that 20 years time must have been worked at Walford is that correct"? The defense attorney asks the woman.

The woman nods as she looks at the defense attorney. "Yes that is what the forensic accountant told me". The woman said to defense attorney.

The defense attorney looks at young woman. "So basically, from you first started working at Walford until the discovery of the boxes, you had no idea who took the money from the school is that correct"? The defense attorney asks the woman.

The woman nods as she looks at the courtroom. "Yes that is correct", The woman said to the courtroom.

Defense attorney looks at the witness. "No further questions your honor", the defense attorney said to the judge. The attorney went to sit down.

The prosecutor looks at the witness. "Redirect your honor", the prosecutor said to the judge. The judge nods as he allows it.

The prosecutor grabs a copied check from the box. "Who's name is on the back of this check"? The prosecutor asks the woman as he brings it up to the woman.

The woman looks at the name. "Louisa Willis, she was the head of the financial department at the school". The woman said to the courtroom.

The prosecutor looks at the woman. "Is Louisa Willis working at the school now"? The prosecutor asks the woman.

The woman shakes her head to the jury. "No, she passed away from cancer 8 months ago. It is also when she closed that account with 16.5 million dollars". The woman said to the jury.

The prosecutor looks at the woman. "No further questions", the prosecutor said to the courtroom. The judge nods as he looks at the witness. "You may step down", the prosecutor said to the witness.

The teens look at each other as they learn about the woman who discovered one of the biggest secrets at Walford. As they watch the forensic accountant, two arrested coaches, Mr. White, and the former Headmaster testifying against the defendants.

The judge looks at the courtroom as the former headmaster. "You may step down. This court will resume tomorrow morning at 9:00 am". The judge said to the people.

As the first day of the trial ends, the teens sigh as they look at each other. "At least, the first day of this trial is done". RJ said to them. "Yeah it felt strange seeing Coach Morrison again". Jamie said to them. "Yeah I feel the same way about he both of them". Wendell said to them.

Abu looks at them as he shakes their heads. "Although, they all chose to keep it quiet for so long". Abu said to them.

Sora nods as she looks at them. "Plus all of it pegs Heather in her involvement in it not Sonya". Sora said to them.

Jazz looks at Sora as she nods to her. "My former mom did not have a Walford connection or did not sent me there to that place. Although, it won't be long until testimony pegs her to the stuff she done". Jazz said to them. The teens leave from the courthouse with their parents as they headed home.

Meanwhile Sir Stanler is in one of the towns undercover as he is searching for the one. As he does not get a signal that he is hoping for, he deeply frowns as he is not thrilled about it. "This human town does not have the one that I am looking for. It is time to move on". Sir Stanler said to himself as he vanishes from the town.

A ghost spotted Sir Stanler as he frowns to himself. "I already captured the first Xolicernic spirit split, but it seems that this being is up to no good". The ghost said to himself as it takes off as well.

End Chapter

This is the first part of the trial. Plus I am introducing the subplot in this arc as well. The ghost will play a key role in Neo Defenders? Who is the ghost? Plus who is Sir Stanler searching for"?

Next Chapter: Trial in Legacy Hills Part 2: The Parents With Deep Secrets