A/N: Domino is a problem , but just like all dominos , he will get knocked down sooner or later and it maybe by Grace Harris in her next match . The Steve mentioned in the last chapter is actually Crazzy Steve from TNA , but before he was ever in Impact Wrestling .
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wrestlers . I do own my OCs , KHAOS , and the story itself . Domino is my new heel character while The Phantom is a face , so if you want to use them for anything else please ask .
Chapter 6 : Next Generation
The Following Day - AMW ' s Training Facility
Grace was once again running around the track at AMW ' s training facility trying to improve on her speed , agility , and momentum for her upcoming match with Domino which was actually announced for down around Miami for some reason . But , for her it was a plus , as she could get home quicker than she did from Alabama when the first attacks from KHAOS happened . To Grace getting home with enemies once again after the family was important as above all else , even with her career in wrestling , the Harris Family , TNA Extended Family and TNA ' s Future Inheritors came before anything else she did , as Grace knew that defending the family was apart of her being as both the American Kid and a member of everyone of those family ties .
" Grace , " said a familiar voice that walked up behind her as she was taking a break from the workout .
Grace turned around to see " Franchise " Shane Douglas standing there , Shane had been her mentor back during the Biohazard and Trifecta issues five years ago . Grace had been trying to teach herself how to fight after the first problems with Trifecta and Grace feeling like she needed to learn to fight herself in order to protect the family . But , she was also trying to teach herself how to fight in a dangerous way ; this would lead to the Naturals introducing her to Shane and then those three along with Cassidy Riley and Johnny Devine teaching her how to fight the right way . Devine had taught Grace how to stick fight back then as that was originally what Grace was using to fight off the enemies she encountered while Andy Douglas had been big in helping her with conditioning , and Chase , Cassidy , and Shane were the ones that really taught her how to throw a punch and use her body as weapon instead of a stick to fight with instead .
" Shane , when did you get back to Orlando ? " Grace asked .
" Today , after your dad and Chase called as far as KHAOS being around , but I was come out to see how you were doing after this Domino challenged you ? " Shane asked .
" I ' m fine with the challenge , I mean if Domino want ' s to go ahead and get his ass kicked by me then who am I to argue against it , but I wish he would have kept his face and hands off of me . " Grace cringed as Chase came hobbling out to them .
" You can ' t help , but get yourself hurt can you ? " Shane asked looking at Chase .
" Hey , this was totally unexpected and it wasn ' t like I sent KHAOS a note saying 'please attack me' " Chase said .
" Considering you are going to get your ass handed to you next month . " Grace said making Chase look at her as Shane laughed .
" I heard that you two were on opposite sides from Jarrett , but I did realize that you two were making it a competition between yourselves at the same time . " Shane said .
" Ah well , you know that Mr. Natural can ' t help to try and compete with the American Kid , but we all know who will win in the end . " Grace said making Chase look at her with his mouth opened .
" What ' s the matter with you ? " Shane asked .
" She ' s bold , " Chase said .
" It comes with the territory around those within the Extended Family as all of you like to have your comments and opinions heard . " Shane said .
" So , what ' s the word on the school situation with Andy Jr. ? " Grace asked Chase knowing that Andy had been in contact with the Orlando PD all afternoon , the school board , and with the principals and counselors at the school all day .
" He ' s definitely making sure those three pay for what they did to Fangs and more has come up that those over the school weren ' t aware of with this coach and these gang boys . " Chase said making Grace look at him curiously as Shane also knew what was going on he too looked at Chase .
" Huh ? " Grace asked .
" Apparently , this is not the only school he has worked at and he has been targeting young boys everywhere he goes , but changing his name whenever he applies for a coaching job at whatever new school he ' s looking into when the authorities start getting suspicious of him . One of the gang boys is very technologically advanced and gets his records changed and erased to where he looks nice and clean , but really isn ' t , so , they are going back through everything to catch him . " Chase explained .
" How are they dealing with the gang boys ? " Grace asked .
" They are both eighteen , so , they are both going to be charged with sexual assault on a minor and that ' s just minor if the cops and lawyers really pull out everything they have done to these children including Andy Jr. " Chase said .
" Good , they need to be put in a cold cell and left to rot . " Grace agreed .
" Yeah , " Shane looked at Grace .
" Hey , they put their hands on family , Shane . " Grace said .
" I know , but despite everything going on , you look calm and stable compared to five years ago when you didn ' t know what you were doing against the last problems this family dealt with , Grace . " Shane said .
" Five years ago , I didn ' t know who I was and was still dealing with issues of my past , but now I know who I am , I ' m confident in my both my abilities as fighter and a wrestler , my past issues have been dealt with , and I am more than ready to tackle anything that I need to in order to protect those I care about . " Grace said
Chase looked at her knowing that Grace had dealt with her past years ago which definitely made her more of a force in both defending the family and in the ring .
" So , now I have to ask , why are you still training by yourself ? " Shane asked .
" I don ' t do big workouts by myself , I just deal with most of the conditioning and studying alone when I need time to myself to think and figure out what I need to do next . " Grace said .
" Hmm , " Chase looked at her knowingly .
" What , I ran with Andy the other day , does that count ? " Grace asked about to go off .
" Grace , didn ' t we talk over this five years ago about you not doing things on your own because you could get hurt ? " Shane asked .
" I ' m not a little kid anymore , " Grace looked at both of them .
" No , you ' re not , but that doesn ' t mean you can just forget about everything you were taught about being the safe way to do things , Grace . " Chase about to get pissed off at her .
" And like I told you , I don ' t work out alone except when it comes to conditioning and watching tapes in which I like to be alone so I can think , so , enough Chase , you ' re my friend and brother , not my dad or Storm . " Grace walking away before she got into it with Chase and Shane who both shook their heads .
Harris House
Grace walked into the new house her family had moved into after Trifecta and Biohazard where defeated five years ago , after getting done with Shane and Chase at the track with her dad there looking pissed at her .
" What are you pissed off about ? " Grace asked .
" Did you really go off at Shane and Chase out at the track ? " Chris asked .
" Did you tell them that I was working out alone ? " Grace asked tired of being treated like a kid again .
" Have you not been conditioning and studying tapes alone ? " Chris asked .
" Yes , I have , but I haven ' t done anything else alone , when I need help working through moves , matches , or attempting to try something new , I ask for help , if I ' m home I ask you or Storm , and when I am out with the Saints I ask one of them . But as far as going for runs or looking over tapes , yes , I do it alone sometimes as I think better when I am alone . So , enough with being over protective of me , enough with the babying me , enough with the getting on my case about things that I am okay with doing for myself , and enough accusing me of stuff that I don ' t do . " Grace said as Andy and Storm who had walked into the room looked at her upset .
" Grace , we know who you are working for and everything you have done lately proves it ' s true . " James said .
" You work for KHAOS , Traitor , " Andy said .
" I don ' t , " Grace began to crying .
" Traitor , Traitor , TRAITOR ! " The voices said as Grace felt someone shaking her .
" GRACE ! " Andy finally shouted at her as she shot up and looked around at the basement in the Harris house .
" What ? Wha ... ? What happened ? Andy , what are you doing here and where ' s my dad ? " Grace asked sitting back down on the couch trembling .
" Your dad and Storm went to tell Jarrett and Sting about this new KHAOS problem we are dealing with and then went to join Dallas and A1 at the tunnel to the Impact Zone to see if the new enemy is using it as a hideout . " Andy said looking at her concerned .
" And you being here ? " Grace asked .
" Some of us in the family feel like its not a good idea for all of us to be alone again since it seems like this KHAOS is attacking us when we are alone . So , myself and Chase came here to make sure you weren ' t alone , he is upstairs with your siblings , Debra , Fangs , Talia , Traci , and Katie , which is why I came down here to check on you due to Rosie saying you ' ve been down here for awhile ? " Andy looked at her wondering what was wrong .
" I came down here to see if I could get any information on Domino and go over what to do in our match coming up and I guess I sort of dozed off . " Grace said .
" Sort of dozed off ? You were asleep and apparently having a nightmare . " Andy said making Grace look at him .
She wasn ' t sure at first about telling him , but then she remembered how telling people about her nightmares had helped to get rid of them years ago . So , Grace told Andy about the nightmare she had and everything that was in the nightmare .
" Are you working out alone again ? " Andy asked her .
" Outside of the occasional run in the mornings , studying tapes , and talking to David about upcoming events or anything else I need an update on , no , I don ' t . " Grace said .
" Alright , then , no problem and you ought to know by now that we know you are not a traitor or wouldn ' t do anything against the family and Daniels was just pissed off and looking for someone to blame , yesterday . " Andy said .
" Yeah , I guess , I ' m just a little upset about everything going on with this KHAOS after the family and everything else I need to do to get ready for next month ' s match against the Tennessee Connection . " Grace said .
" Can I give you some advice , Grace ? " Andy asked .
" Go ahead , Vampire Lord . " Grace said making Andy laugh .
" Quit looking so far ahead to next months match and focus on what ' s happening now like with what ' s happening with KHAOS , your upcoming match with Domino , and stuff going on today and this week . I know you and Chase like to joke around about if the Saints or Tennessee Connection is stronger and all of that stuff , but remember you have matches and things to do before you get to the actual Street Fight between the two teams and that way you are not burning yourself out and ignoring your other matches while focusing on the one that ' s further away , which will also cut down on the nightmares you are having about everything that ' s going on . " Andy advised her .
" Okay , " Grace said .
" Daddy , Grace , " Talia said as she ran downstairs and jumped on Grace .
" Oh , girl , who taught you to have so much energy . " Grace groaned after Talia landed on her .
" Bubba , " Talia said jumping up and down on Grace .
" Oh , oh , Talia , okay , okay , I give up . " Grace said .
" Yay , I win again . " Talia said making Andy laugh .
" Don ' t tell your Uncle Chase your secret weapon . " Grace said .
" Oh , speaking of Uncle Chase , he said that you two are not allowed to plot against him . " Talia said .
" I wouldn ' t plot against my Natural partner . " Andy said .
" Why not ? Its fun , " Grace said , Talia bouncing on her some more .
" Oh , oh , okay , maybe not . " Grace said making Andy laugh .
" Let ' s go upstairs , girls . " Andy said picking Talia up .
Grace stood up and followed them out of the basement .
" Everything okay ? " Chase asked .
" Everything ' s good , " Grace said playfully , light smacking Chase on the head .
" Hey , " Chase said .
" I ' m taking my free shot now . " Grace said .
" Uncle Chase , " Talia said .
" Yes , little one . " Chase smiled at her .
" I beat Grace again . " Talia said .
" I told you not to say anything . " Grace laughed .
" Grace , its okay to get beat by Princess Natural . " Talia said making Andy and Chase laugh .
" Haha , " Grace laughed at how cute Talia was being .
" Naturally , the Naturals family would beat out one of AMW ' s family members . " Andy Jr. said .
" Hey , just because Grace gets beat , doesn ' t mean all of us gets beat , Fangs . " RJ said .
" Exactly , " Rosie and CJ said .
" Not yet , " Andy Jr. said .
" Bubba , " Talia climbed on him after her dad put her down .
" Little vampiress , what can I do for you ? " Andy Jr. asked .
" Hey , now , don ' t start with the vampire stuff with her . " Debra shook her head at her son .
" Aw , mom , you know vampiric training must start at a young age , just look at what it did for me , Fangs , the Vampiric Warrior . " Andy Jr. said .
" Yeah and Andy Jr. , the Little Natural , was taught how to drive the rest of us bananas with the vampire stuff by the bigger Andy Douglas . " Traci said making Andy look at her .
" Really ? " Andy asked .
" Yep , " Traci said as Chase belched making all of them look at him and Katie giggled .
" I digress , " Chase said .
" That ' s also disgusting . " Rosie said .
" Better out than in . " Chase shrugged .
" Alright then , Shrek , " CJ and RJ both said as Katie giggled some more .
" Giggle box , there you go again with that wonderful laughter of yours , baby girl . " Chase smiled at the sound of her laughter .
" I think we are the only adults here , Traci . " Debra said .
" I agree , " Traci said .
" One of Traci ' s kids , comes with his own danger notice . " Grace looked at Chase as Talia went to jump on Grace again , but the American Kid caught her .
Talia started laughing as Grace started tickling her .
" Uh huh , who caught you this time , Princess Natural ? " Grace asked .
" Hehe , ah , you Grace , ah haha , that tickles , " Talia continued to laugh as Grace continued to tickle the little one .
" You are going to have her in a fit over there , sis . " Rosie said .
" Yeah , she needs to give up . " Grace said .
" But , I don ' t want to give up , Grace . " Talia looked at her brother as Andy Jr. playfully headlocked Grace from behind causing her to let go of Talia who hid behind her dad .
" Alright now , what are you doing , Fangs ? " Grace asked trying her best to look at the Little Natural .
" Grace , you of all people should know that siblings watch out for each other . " Andy Jr. said letting go .
" Yeah , you ' re right , but , I have to ask , have you been getting secret training that I don ' t know about ? " Grace asked .
" Well , if it wasn ' t a secret then you would know about it , Grace . " Andy Jr. said sarcastically making Grace ' s mouth fall open .
" Ha , that was funny . " Chase started laughing .
" Yeah , there ' s the Andy Douglas way of outwitting people . " Grace finally said .
" You should have known he was going to pick it up sooner or later , " Andy looked at Grace .
" Yeah , yeah , Count Douglas , I hear you . " Grace said as Rosie and the twins laughed with Chase .
" What ' s so funny ? " James asked as he , Chris , and Shane Douglas walked in the door .
" Andy Jr. outsmarting Grace , " Chase said .
" Really , haven ' t I taught you to be sarcastic . " Chris said .
" I may have lost the battle , but the war between the Natural family and the AMW family hasn ' t been won yet . " Grace said .
" Oh , it was decided along time ago that the Naturals will dominate AMW . " Andy said .
" My brother speaks the truth . " Chase said .
" Your boys have done lost their minds , Shane . " James said .
" I know right , the Naturals dominate AMW , yeah , more like the other way around , AMW will dominate the Naturals . " Chris said .
" Quit , frankly I think with the rate and the talent the next generation of the Extended Family or the Inheritors are going in at the moment that there may come a day when y ' alls future and TNA ' s future will outshine even the four of you and anyone else from the original days of TNA including those within the family . " Shane said .
" How so ? " Chase asked curiously .
" Because if you continue to have the kids trained in the way that Grace was taught and in the way the Dynamic Duo has been formed then all of them will have a firmer foundation built not just by one wrestler or one tag team within TNA , but with multiple backgrounds who were taught by some great trainers and mentors of their own and even stack on top of that with what they have learned on their own . " Shane said .
" Could you explain that in a simpler way ? " Storm asked .
" Yeah , I was confused by that myself . " Andy said .
" Alright , then , Storm who was you originally trained by ? " Shane asked .
" Wolfie D . Slash . " James said .
" If I asked you who else mentored you after that who would you say ? " Shane asked the Cowboy .
" Jeff and Jerry Jarrett , Sting , Dusty Rhodes , and Curt Henning . " Storm said .
" And I take it you have add to what they taught you , what you ' ve learned on your own as well , maybe even through some people who may not of mentored you , but influenced you in some way either before or after you started wrestling ? " Shane questioned Storm .
" Yeah , of course , " James said .
" Well , lets look at your partner , I know Chris has mentioned learning from the Jarretts , Sting , Dusty , and Curt , many times , but you were also mentored by Roger Ruffin and even maybe through Booker T when he would mentor Jessie some ? " Shane looked at Chris .
" I would say that , " Chris said .
" And you ' ve add what you learned out in the wrestling world to that as well ? " Shane asked .
" Yeah , " Chris said wondering what Shane was getting at with his conversation .
" And you two both used what you learned to teach Grace , a year ago how to wrestle ? " Shane asked .
" Yeah , why ? " AMW asked .
" Because , Grace has all of that which you two learn , plus what she is learning now to build on to that even before she gets to TNA or where ever she may end up in her own career . But , lets not forget that she was taught to fight by Andy , Chase , Cassidy , Devine , guys who also have different and multiple mentors who taught them to wrestle , but also added what they learned on their own to that as well which means Grace not only has the background of AMW in her and her own ability to learn , but also some of the knowledge that was passed on through the Naturals , the Hotshots , Team Canada , and each one of you individually . " Shane explained .
" I would also say that I have things that were taught to me by you , Shane , and then Uncle Bobby , Jeff Jarrett , Sting , Jessie , D ' Amore , when he ' s around , and Booker T , and even now learning from David Young and Sigmon whose been wrestling a lot longer than I have . " Grace said .
" I told you when we first started training her , Cat , that Grace would be a force to be reckoned with . " James said .
" That she will and that ' s just someone who is a singles wrestler at the moment , look at where Andy Jr. will be as a tag team with Dakota someday especially given how they were five years ago through just with a little bit of coaching . " Shane said .
" Dakota has Team Canada and Scott D ' Amore to learn from , while I have the Naturals and you , Pops , " Andy Jr . thought about .
" Exactly , " Shane said .
" Come to think of it , there has been times when I have learned something from Petey and Dakota from dad . " Andy Jr. added .
" And both of you have the chance to learn from many of the original tag teams of TNA that exist just within the Extended Family , as well . " Rosie said .
" Yes and the Dynamic Duo gained most of our abilities as a tag team or to start a tag team five years ago against Trifecta and Biohazard . " Andy Jr. agreed .
" Which means as long as you two continue to grow together as a tag team , the Dynamic Duo maybe more dominate than the current tag teams out in the wrestling world right now . " Grace said .
" The Dynamic Duo , will definitely be the future of tag team legacy and supremacy within professional wrestling . " Shane said .
" The Harris Twins will be right with them . " RJ and CJ both said .
" My boys , " Chris said proudly .
" Just remember that there will be tough competition out there , guys . " Andy Jr. reminding them .
" We can handle it . " The Twins said .
" Makayla , wants to learn to wrestle , too . " James said .
" She and Dakota will graduate about the same time and then Rosie , Fangs , and Katie , right behind them . " Grace said .
" That ' s the first wave of the Inheritors to graduate and then the second wave if you will , would be the Twins and Edward together , and then Leia and Talia , behind them at the moment . " Shane said .
" Yeah , we currently don ' t have any new kids coming into the group . " Rosie said .
" Unless , they happen to not be connect directly to the family as Jarrett did say that we have the power to add those who would benefit TNA and the Inheritors if need be at our discretion or with the help of those within the Extended Family . " Grace said .
" Exactly , " Shane said .
" Well , we can say that at least from this side of the Harris family , there ' s not going to be anymore kids as these four are it , now if Frankie and Maria decide to have more kids then its a different story . " Chris said .
" Dad can only handle four of us . " CJ said .
" Yeah , " RJ said .
" Four is a good number . " Chris said .
" Right , " Grace and Rosie said .
" Well , the litter is through . " James said .
" Hey , " The Harris children looked at Storm .
" Watch it , Cowboy , they may gang up on you . " Chase said .
" You know , Chris , said four is a good number , two is enough for me . " Andy said .
" You may have two , but including you baby , I have three and occasionally four when Chase comes over . " Debra scratching Andy ' s head .
" Yeah , with you , its just Chase and Andy , with me its Chase , Andy , Cassidy , and whoever strolls in the door with Chase at any given time . " Traci said making Katie laugh .
" Trouble , " Katie said .
" Yeah trouble , " Traci said making them all laugh .
" I ' m surprised the King of Knoxville doesn ' t have his own room yet with how much he ' s at y ' alls place now . " Grace said making Chase laugh .
" We put him in a hammock out in the yard . " Traci said making Chase laugh harder .
" Is that what I ' ve heard howling over there ? " Andy asked making all of them laugh again .
" Maybe , " Chase shook his head as Grace laughed .
" So , what are the plans coming up for the family this week ? " Chris asked .
" Me making Domino pay for putting his face on me . " Grace gagging .
" Was that your first kiss , sis ? " Rosie asked .
" Kiss ? More like an agonizing experience , Rosie and he needed Tic Tacs on top of that . " Grace shivered making Chase and James laugh .
" Any information on him ? " James asked .
" No , but Phantom was looking into the place were he use to wrestle down in Mexico and was going to get back to me on it as both of them are luchadors . " Grace said snuggling up next to her dad .
" Any news on Devine and Bentley ' s condition ? " Chase asked .
" Bentley was better and going home , while Devine was having his system flushed again to make sure the hallucinogen doesn ' t have any lasting affects on him . " Chris said .
" Who would take the time to study us and follow us around that much in order to attack us one at a time in completely different methods ? " Grace asked .
" Good question and we are definitely working through all possibilities . " James said .
Soon , the Naturals and Storm left to go to their homes as Jessie walked in the door getting home from the Impact Zone .
" You know this is the first time in awhile that we ' ve had the whole family here . " Jessie said .
" Grace is usually gone so much . " Rosie said looking at her sister as they sat at the dinner table eating together .
" Things have really picked up lately on the independents which has kept me busy and away from home so much . " Grace said .
" That ' s professional wrestling in general , " Chris said .
" Huh ? " CJ and RJ asked .
" Busy , " Chris looked at the boys .
" Oh , " The Twins said .
After dinner , Rosie and the Twins went to bed due to having to get up for school the next morning while Jessie cleaned up the kitchen leaving Chris and Grace alone in the living room watching TV .
" So , what exactly is in the works for Impact ? " Grace asked .
" A lot of new people are coming in lately and a lot of them internationally through contacts with Jarrett , D ' Amore , Doug Wiliams in the UK , The Franchise , and Konnan down in Mexico , while still getting some new kids here in the states in TNA , so , we are having to teach all of them the ropes around the Impact Zone . " Chris said .
" Yeah and while Storm tests how much liquor they can hold , I bet you are there trying to scare them to death and laughing about it later . " Grace knowing how AMW functioned .
" Hey , you got to test them somehow and sometimes the best test is the one that makes the kids learn their place . " Chris said .
" Yeah , yeah , " Grace said snuggling up next to her dad .
" Hmm , you are very calm despite everything going on in the family . " Chris said .
" I ' m confident in the family making it through this and I am prepared to make Domino the first one out of KHAOS to pay for meddling with us . " Grace said with purpose .
" Yeah , you are definitely trouble , who do you take after ? " Chris asked wanting to chuckle at the tough attitude coming from Grace .
" I thought everyone says I take after you , dad . " Grace looked at him .
" You do , " Jessie said going to the master bedroom .
" Meaning , I get my troublesome nature from you , " Grace said making him laugh .
" Maybe , you do . " Chris said .
Grace looked at her dad again and then away deep in thought .
" What are you thinking ? " Chris asked .
" That we live very hectic lives even as wrestlers . " Grace said .
" Yeah , but , I wouldn ' t want it any other way . " Chris said .
" Really ? " Grace asked .
" It makes life more interesting and less boring . " Chris said .
" Okay , I got something I want to ask you . " Grace said figuring this was as good a time as any to run something by her dad while they were alone .
" What ? " Chris asked curiously and wondering what his oldest daughter was getting into now .
" I ' ve been thinking . . . " Grace started .
" About ? " Chris asked suspicious .
" . . . getting a tattoo . " Grace said bracing herself for the twenty questions her dad was about to give her or possibly blowing a gasket like the Wildcat was very skilled at doing if he didn ' t think something was a good idea for his kids to do .
" Okay , that was random and unexpected , you do know that tattoos are permanent right and something you have to be committed to getting as they cost a lot to be put on and to take off ? " Chris asked .
" I know and I don ' t really have commitment issues . " Grace said .
" Yeah , you are not going to get anything put on you that you shouldn ' t and where you shouldn ' t , are you , Grace ? " Chris asked really giving her the familiar glare that was reminiscent of the Wildcat ' s serious look .
" No , of course not , " Grace said .
" You have thought about what you want to get and certain about it that you won ' t regret it ? " Chris continued to question .
" I am and I don ' t have any regrets . " Grace said .
" Do you know who you want to have put the tattoo on you ? " Chris asked hoping she gave a good answer .
" Considering that I wasn ' t sure if you were okay with it , I really didn ' t check as far as who and I wasn ' t exactly sure who to go to even if you were okay with it . " Grace said .
" So , that answer would be no ? " Chris asked .
" Yes sir , " Grace said .
" Alright , you can get the tattoo , but I suggest that you wait until you go back to North Carolina and talk to Shannon Moore and if you need to get in contact with him talk to Storm or Chase . " Chris advised her .
" Okay , " Grace said yawning .
" But , now , it looks like you need some sleep . " Chris hugging her .
" Yes sir , " Grace said kissing her father on the cheek and then going upstairs to go to bed .
" She is so you . " Jessie said smiling at the Wildcat from the master bedroom door .
" You think so ? " Chris asked .
" I know so , " Jessie giving Chris a wink that said for him to come to bed if he wanted some lovin .
" Meow , " Chris said before getting up to lock up the house and following Jessie into their bedroom after cutting the lights out in the house .