Cousin Emma

A/N: Okay, so this is my newest crossover. I know the shows take place during different time periods, so I'm modernizing the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers aspect. Hope you all enjoy. Reviews are greatly appreciated.

It was a beautiful morning in Angel Grove, California, and a young girl who had just moved to town roughly one week ago was finally taking some time to explore her new home. She was a teenage girl with long, golden hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue and white striped bikini with a light pink shawl wrapped around her waist. A silver water-droplet shaped locket rested perfectly against her fair skin and her golden hair was in a low ponytail. The girl set her beach bag down by some rocks that overlooked the ocean's surface, her eyes taking in the scenery.

Draping her shawl over her bag, Emma took a deep breath before running to the edge of the rock and swan dove into the ocean. Within seconds her hair was flowing down her back and a golden-orange tail fin had replaced her legs and her bikini top was replaced with a copper-gold halter top. A smile spread across her lips as she looked at the oceanic life around her. Even though she was on the opposite side of the world, Emma still felt as if she were home.

After a few hours of swimming, Emma returned home to change into casual clothes for a day out with her cousin, Billy Cranston. She sat on the edge of her bed, wearing jean shorts and a white tank top, tying her white converse. "Emma, Billy's here to pick you up." her little brother, Elliot, informed, standing in her doorway.

"Alright, be right out." Emma got up from her bed and grabbed her purse, tightening her ponytail as she walked downstairs to greet her cousin.

Billy stood waiting by his car, his hands in his pockets as he waited for his cousin, "Hey Em, how's it going?" he greeted with a smile.

Emma threw her arms around him in a tight hug, having missed her cousin dearly. "Now that we're mostly unpacked, it's going great." she replied, brushing her bangs aside. "And you?"

"Never better." Billy opened the passenger door of his car, "Come on, I want you to meet my friends. They're a great group of people and have been waiting to meet you."

Emma raised a confused eyebrow as she slid in, buckling her seat belt. "You've told your friends about me?" she questioned, glancing in his direction.

Billy started up the car and nodded, "Yeah. I told them my cousin from Australia was moving here and I thought that you should know some people before you start school in the fall."

"What exactly did you tell them?" Emma pressed, leaning back in the seat and taking in the scenery.

"That you were pretty and smart." Billy answered. "And that you were in training for Olympic-swimming."

Emma lightly chuckled, rubbing the back of her head, "Yeah, I'm not really in training anymore." she informed, glancing to her left. "I sort of, quit." She looked down at her feet, knowing full well why she gave up the sport she loved.

"You don't swim anymore?" Billy questioned, turning down another road.

Emma shook her head, "Not competitively." She looked back up, "I only go for fun mostly. My friends, Cleo and Rikki, and I would swim together, just the three of us." Emma touched her locket, remembering how it felt when the three mermaids were swimming in the ocean around Mako Island, and the time they spent in the Moon Pool just talking about anything and everything.

"That locket of yours is new." Billy noted, looking at his cousin as he parked in front of the Angel Grove Youth Center. "I don't think you had that last time I visited you. Where'd you get it?"

"Oh, um, yeah." Emma cleared her throat. "Cleo, Rikki, and I found them in a store and we bought them. They're identical, with the one difference being the stones." Emma's finger caressed the diamond embedded over the locket. "Cleo's has a sapphire and Rikki's has a Ruby. It's our symbol, friends forever. No matter how far apart." She opened the locket, revealing a picture of the three girls in the Moon Pool, their arms folded on the rock; Cleo in the middle with Emma on the left and Rikki the right.

"That's beautiful Em." Billy smiled and walked with his cousin inside. "So this is where we normally hang out." He motioned around the youth center, where various exercise equipment was placed. "And over there is the Juice Bar, best in town." Billy waved to Ernie, who owned the Juice Bar. "He just recently opened up a cafe out back."

"Who's this pretty lady with you Billy?" Ernie asked, giving Emma a welcoming smile.

The taller male wrapped his arm around the blonde's shoulder, "Ernie, this is my cousin Emma. She just moved here from The Golden Coast in Australia."

"Pleasure to meet you Emma." Ernie held his hand out. "Would you like a juice? It's on the house."

Emma shook his hand and smiled, "You too, and sure. Um, Banana and Mango?"

"Make that two." Billy added.

"Coming right up." the owner smiled, "Such a sweet girl."

Emma chuckled, seeing a flyer for Karate Classes. She picked it up and read it over, "I think Elliot would be interested in this. He's been talking about taking up Karate."

"Yeah, my friend Tommy is the instructor." Billy informed, pointing to the name 'Tommy Oliver' printed at the top of the flyer by the instructor's name.

"Speaking of-" Erine cut in, handing the two drinks to the teenagers. "Tommy, Kimberly, and Aisha are outside."

"Thanks." Billy waved goodbye and led his cousin out to the back cafe, where he spotted his friends. "Hey guys!"

"Hi Billy." a short-haired brunette greeted. She wore a pink crop top and a jean skirt. "Who's this?"

"Wait, let me guess." the African-American girl, who held a white cat on her lap, interjected. "This is your cousin that moved from Australia, right?"

Billy nodded. "Emma this is Kimberly Hart." he pointed to the brunette in pink, who smiled brightly. "Aisha Campbell." he next motioned to the African-American girl. Emma smiled back at both girls and reached down to pet the cat Aisha held. Billy lastly motioned to the other teenage male, who had brown hair pulled back in a ponytail and wore a short-sleeved, white shirt with the top two buttons undone, "And this is Tommy Oliver."

"Oh, the one who's teaching the Karate classes." Emma concurred.

"You interested in taking Karate?" Tommy questioned.

"No, but my little brother might be." Emma clarified.

"Here, take a seat Emma." Aisha offered, scooting the chair out between her and Tommy. "It's great to finally meet you."

"Yeah, same here." Emma agreed. "Billy's talked about you guys a lot in his e-mails. Says you're the coolest people in Angel Grove."

"Aww." Kimberly giggled, giving Billy a one armed hug, "That's our Billy, so sweet. He's told us about you too. How you've been training as a swimmer your whole life."

Emma nodded, "Yeah, but recently I've only swam for me. I quit the competitive side of it." she sat her purse down by her feet. She looked at the cat Aisha was holding and scratched under it's chin. "And who is this cutie pie?"

"Oh, Kim and I found her in the park earlier." Aisha informed, adjusting her hold on the cat. "If no one claims her at the animal shelter by the end of today, she ours."

Kim patted the table, "Yes, I've always wanted a pet." she giggled.

Two older teenagers in police uniforms popped up from under the table, one was skinny with short black hair and the other was a bit heavier and had a shaved head. "Do you know how many health-codes your violating?" the heavier one questioned Aisha. The skinnier one was flipping through a pocket booklet.

"Relax you guys, I'm taking her to the animal shelter later." Aisha rolled her eyes.

The two boys simply nodded, then their eyes landed on Emma, and their jaws fell slack. They scurried over to her chair and knelt down on either side, "Why hello there beautiful." the heavier one greeted, taking Emma's hand. "Tell me, did it hurt?" Emma raised an eyebrow, "You know, when you fell from Heaven?"

"Are you serious?" Emma chuckled. "That's the line you're going with?"

The skinnier teenager took Emma's other hand, "Tell me beautiful, where have you been all my life?"

Emma rolled her eyes and glanced across the table at Billy, who was sitting in between Aisha and Kimberly. "Let me guess, Bulk and Skull?"

"Yep." Billy confirmed. "Bulk. Skull. That's my cousin you're trying to flirt with."

The two looked from Billy to Emma. "Wait, she's your cousin?" Bulk repeated.

"Not possible." Skull chuckled. "You're a nerd and she-" he looked over Emma, "-she's a hottie."

Emma pulled her hands away and wrapped them around her drink. "She has a name. Emma." She sipped her juice through the straw. "And, sorry guys, not interested."

Bulk and Skull got to their feet, leaving the four other teenagers. Emma shook her head and let out a giggle. "Don't worry Emma, they're harmless." Kimberly assured.

"Yeah, you won't have to worry about them too much." Tommy added with a smile. "So, where in Australia did you move from?"

"The Gold Coast." Emma answered. "Queensland. Angel Grove is actually similar to it in a lot of ways."

"Well that should help you settle in smoothly." Billy noted.

Emma nodded, "Yeah, you're probably right." she swirled her straw in her drink, careful not to let any splash on her. Her cell phone beeped with a text from her mother, "Oh guys, sorry to cut this short, but I've gotta get home. My mom needs help with unpacking the kitchen."

"Oh, well it was great meeting you Emma." Kimberly got up from her chair and hugged the blonde. "Once you get all settled in, Aisha and I will take you shopping." The brunette put one hand on Emma's shoulder and the other on Aisha's.

"Yeah, that sounds like a great idea Kim." Aisha agreed.

"Thanks you guys, that's real sweet." Emma smiled at both girls.

"Hey, any relative of Billy's is a friend of ours." Tommy added, placing his hand on Emma's other shoulder. "Welcome to Angel Grove, Em."

"Thanks Tommy." Emma looked up at him and her smile only grew. "And, I'll talk to my brother about your Karate class."

"I look forward to meeting him." Tommy replied.

"Come on Em, I'll take you home." Billy patted her back. "Be back in a few guys."

"Nice meeting all of you." Emma waved goodbye and followed her cousin out.

As they approached Billy's car, two more teenagers came up to them. One wore a red striped t-shirt and the other wore a simple black shirt. "Yo Billy, what's up?" the one in red asked.

"Rocky. Adam." Billy called them. "I'm just taking my cousin home."

"Oh, so this is Emma." the teen in black, Adam, deduced, looking over the blonde.

"Wow, she's prettier than that picture you showed us." Rocky chuckled.

"Also that picture was three years old." Billy reminded. "Em, this Adam Park and Rocky DeSantos."

"So now I've met the whole gang." Emma giggled, shaking each of the boys' hands. "Billy's told me all about you guys. I wish I could stick around, but I've still got unpacking to do."

"Don't sweat it." Rocky brushed off. "It's just nice to finally meet you."

Adam nodded in agreement. "Billy's been talking about it for a month or so now, since you told him you were moving here."

Emma nudged her cousin in the side, "So I've been told." she directed the statement to Billy, before looking back at Adam and Rocky. "Nice meeting you."

"So, only an hour or so at the youth center and you've already made five new friends." Billy noted as he drove back to Emma's house. "How does that feel."

Emma rested her head on her knuckles, "Feels good. You're friends seem cool, and they're as nice as you described." she looked over at him. "And what three year old picture did you show them?"

Billy chuckled nervously, "The one that was taken at the family reunion we had three years ago. The two of us on the beach."

"That you refused to swim at." Emma remembered with a laugh. "Wait, I was in a bikini in that picture." She lightly jabbed her cousin, "Not cool man."

"Hey, it was the most recent photo I had." Billy defended with a chuckle. "Besides, we were probably gonna hang out at the beach, so they'd eventually see you in a swimsuit."

"Yeah, right." Emma muttered, nodding her head. Her house came into view and the car stopped. "Anyway, thanks Billy. I had a good time."

Billy walked with Emma to the front door, "Yeah. And hey, next time we all hang out, I'll give you a call and you can join us. Like it or not Em, you're part of the group now."

"Is there a secret handshake I need to learn?" Emma joked. A beeping went off suddenly, making the teen blink, "What was that?"

Billy covered his wrist communicator with his hand, "Oh, it was my watch. It does that sometimes." he answered. "So, talk to ya later?"

Emma nodded, "Yeah, you guys are still coming over for dinner tonight, aren't you?"

"Of course." Billy answered. "See you then." He kissed his cousin's cheek and went back to his car, driving off.

Emma entered her house, seeing her mom already unloading one of the boxes. Lisa turned around and smiled at her daughter, "Sorry to call you home, Emma." she apologized.

Emma shook her head and set her purse on the counter, "It's okay mom." She pecked her cheek. "I'm happy to help." Emma took the box of silverware and began sorting.

"So, did you have a good time with Billy and his friends?" Lisa asked, setting aside place-mats and napkins.

Emma nodded, "Yeah, they seem nice. Aisha and Kimberly are gonna take me shopping once we get settled." She placed the silverware in the drawer off to the left of the sink. She leaned against the counter top, "Is Elliot still in his room?"

"Yes." Lisa answered. "Why?"

"There's something I want to show him." Emma grabbed her purse and jogged up the stairs to the second floor, where her's and Elliot's rooms were located. The fourteen year old boy was going through his comic book collection. Emma knocked on the open door, getting her little brother's attention, "Hey, mind if I come in?" Elliot shook his head and let his sister sit beside him, "So, remember how you said you wanted to take up Karate again?"

"Yeah, what about it?" Elliot asked, setting a comic aside.

Emma pulled the flyer from her purse, "Well, I might've found you an instructor." she handed the paper to her brother.

"Wow, this is awesome." Elliot gaped, reading over the flyer.

"Yeah, I'm sure he's still out at the youth center, wanna go meet him?" Emma looked down at her brother with a smile.

"Yeah!" Elliot jumped from his bed and slipped on his sneakers.

The two siblings headed back downstairs, Emma digging for her keys. "You two going somewhere?" their father, Neil, asked, carrying an empy box from the master bedroom.

"Emma found a Karate instructor for me." Elliot beamed. "She was gonna take me to meet him."

"While you're out dear, could pick up some groceries for me?" Lisa asked, handing Emma a list.

"Sure mom." Emma agreed, patting her brother's shoulder. "Come on Elliot."

The pair of siblings hit the youth center first, Emma using her GPS to find the place. She led her brother inside and bumped into a teenage girl taller than herself, with short, platinum hair. "Oh, I'm sorry." Emma apologized.

"No, it's my fault." the girl replied, also having an Australian accent.

"Hey Emma, I didn't think you were coming back here." Tommy said, standing next to the other girl.

"Oh well, I showed my brother the flyer, and he wanted to meet you." Emma informed, placing her hands on Elliot's shoulders. "Elliot, this is Tommy. He's one of Billy's friends."

Elliot extended his hand, "Hi, nice to meet you." he greeted politely.

Tommy smiled at the young boy and shook his hand, "You too, Elliot. Have you taken classes before?"

Elliot nodded, "Yeah. I got my yellow belt before we moved." he grinned.

"That's great." Tommy ruffled the younger boy's hair. "How about we meet here tomorrow and you show me what you know and we'll go from there."

Elliot looked up at his sister, who nodded, "Yeah, I'd be happy to bring him by." she agreed. "Did you have a time in mind?"

"Tell you what, give me your number and I'll call you and we'll work that out." Tommy suggested, pulling out his cell phone that was in a white and gold striped case.

"Sure." Emma pulled her phone out and they traded, inputting their numbers. All the while, the other teenage girl was giving a side-eyed glare in Emma's direction. "There." Emma and Tommy traded back phones.

"Alright." Tommy patted her shoulder. "So, we'll talk tomorrow?"

Emma nodded, "Yeah, you got it." She stepped aside and let Tommy leave. "Stay here Elliot, I'm gonna ask Ernie something." Emma jogged up to the bar, reflexively catching a basket of fruit that almost fell.

"Nice catch Emma." Ernie praised. "Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking, ordering so much."

"If you need any help, I've got experience." Emma threw out. "That's actually why I came over."

"You looking for a job?" Ernie questioned.

"Yes." Emma nodded. "I have experience."

"Tell you what, come by tomorrow and I'll see what ya got." Ernie told her.

"Perfect." the teen agreed. "I was gonna bring Elliot by for his lesson with Tommy." She gave Ernie a smile and walked out with her brother, catching a black car speed past them.

"Cool car." Elliot gaped, sliding into the passenger seat of his sister's silver Mazda.

"Come on, we've gotta pick up these groceries for mom." Emma started up her car and headed for the market.

Emma, dressed in a light pink dress, opened the door to greet her aunt and uncle, who embraced her. "Uncle Stephen. Aunt Beverly. So good to see you."

"You too sweetie." Beverly replied, patting her niece's back, before going to hug her sister, Lisa.

Billy shut the door and stood next to his cousin, wearing a blue sweater tucked into dark colored jeans. The local news station was reporting, "Once again, the Power Rangers save the day from another monster."

"Power Rangers?" Emma questioned, turning to her cousin.

"Yeah, they're this team of superheros." Billy informed. "Very popular."

"I've been reading about them." Elliot cut in, standing next to his sister. "So cool."

Emma folded her arms over her chest, "Huh, guess I'd better study up." she tucked hair behind her ear. The two families sat at the dinner table and passed the food around, stories and laughs being shared.