"Boy looks conflicted." Johnny found himself in what could only be described as a true Japanese dojo. He turned in the direction of the ancient voice he hasn't heard since he was a teen.

"Mr Miyagi." He had surprising respect for the man who stepped in and prevented his own sensei from choking the life out of him.

"Hai!" They lapsed into awkward silence for several moments. He found himself confiding in the man who taught the opposing style that started him on his downward fall from grace.

"Miyagi sees the conflict between two rivaling forms and it worries him very much." Johnny to be honest was worried himself he sees the festering anger in his more agressive students and didn't know what to do.

"I only wanted to make a living doing the one thing I was ever good at." He continued.

"Hey Johnny quit being down on yourself!" His heart broke as he heard Tommy as Tommy appeared next to Mr. Miyagi.

"Thomas is right. You need balance." Mr. Miyagi spoke as he disappeared.

"Look you have a good opportunity man, you get to turn your life around and redeem the Cobra Kai name." Johnny knew his friend was both right and wrong on this one.

"Much as I want to, I know Kreese is undermining me when it comes to my students.." Johnny confided in Tommy everything he didn't want to admit to himself. Tommy was silent for a moment before he sighed.

"I only have a few more moments. Jesus was kind enough to allow me to speak with you this one time. Help the ones you can like this Miguel and Aisha, the ones who drink Kreese's kool aid are too far gone." Johnny didn't want to give up on any of them because it was like giving up on he and his friends and he was tired of giving up when things got too hard.

"What's it like there?" He asked Tommy who had a sad smile. "Awesome! And sad, Right now I am catching up with Susan." Johnny sobered at that, Susan died from Liver and kidney failure a decade ago, she had Liver cancer.

"You'll find out when you eventually arrive." Johnny doubted that; he's done so many bad deeds he knew he wasn't going to make it there. "Heaven isn't just for those who haven't sinned, it's also for those who have lost their way and find their way back. Bobby can explain it better than I can." That gave Johnny alot to think on.

"Tell my mom I love her if you see her." Johnny really wished she could be here with him. Tommy gave him a sad smile. "Will do man! your mom was an angel among devils." Tommy said as he disappeared.

Johnny woke up in the spare bedroom in the Brown residence. Tears coursed down his cheeks as he realized one of his closest friends was gone. He felt slightly hungry so he decided to sneak into the kitchen. On his way over he saw the cabinet full of Karate trophies with the names of Bobby's children.

"Bobby was hesitant about training our children at first because of that old bastard" Johnny didn't jump when he heard Jessie slither up behind him. "Got you!" Jessie snickered as she clutched her heavily pregnant stomach as tears coursed down her cheeks. He couldn't help the chuckle that erupted from his chest as she...finally succeeded at sneaking up on him. The petite brunette was a match for his oldest friend. "I know he's my pops but he is still an old bastard."

Johnny blinked as he remembered Bobby bitching several years back about Jess deciding to have anything to do with Kreese. He decided to let her have her fun, Jess always knew what she was doing.

VVVV

Jessie continued to 'quietly' snicker as she led their guest into the kitchen. She had been trying to catch him by surprise for years, a source of endless amusement between her, Bobby, Jimmy, Tommy...she held in the tears that wanted to course down in remembrance of her brother from another mother; and Jenny.

"Yeah you finally did, thanks for that." She knew Johnny needed a good laugh. She didn't know much about his upbringing but what she figured out on her own made her want to play 'whackabitch' when they move to Encino. Starting with having words with Pops! But he better have a good reason for all but breaching their deal; they made eighteen years back.

"Jess, you can't play 'whackabitch' when we move." Now it was her turn to deny jumping in surprise as her husband hugged her from behind. She scrunched her nose up as she turned in Bobby's arms.

"Why not! I will not have them bitches thinking they can get away with messing with me and mine!" She ignored the way Johnny flinched. But she was serious, Johnny appealed to her Hufflepuff side. So naturally she will make them bitches pay!

"Because we don't want 'lil Tommy' coming early." Ooh! that was a low blow and the smirk on her husband's still handsome face told her he knew it. Ok so she won't get physical then, didn't mean she couldn't recruit outside help. "Jessie be good!" She shivered as he used his seldom used dominant tone.

"After Tommy is born?" She pulled out the big guns! Her puppy dog eyes, Bobby rolled his eyes and turned to Johnny with a serious look on his face. "Jessie is right in a way." She inwardly preened at his seldom used praise. "People have been mistreating you." She blinked as Bobby disappeared back to their room. She will grill her husband later.

"I'm still having words with that wily old codger!" She called behind her husband. If anyone can see past John Kreese's bull it's her. "Not without back up!" He called back.

"Whackabitch'?" Johnny blinked at her. She chuckled as she remembered her turbulent teens before she met Bobby.

"Basically it's human 'whackamole'" She snickered as he howled with laughter. She spent the next hour telling him about her brief time as a housekeeper at a hotel Bobby's family owned.

They slowly ate the remains of her 'famous among the cobras' Mac and cheese. It's Bobby's second favorite of her comfort dishes. Let's face it they needed all the comfort they could get in the wake of Tommy's death.

"Seriously! I thought he was just the new Maintenance man when his douche of a younger brother introduced us!" A part of her still wished Bobby would fight for the now all but bankrupt company Aaron ran into the ground.

"Why did he let Aaron run the company that was his birthright?" Johnny asked the question that was still running through her mind.

"Because I hated being forced into being a CEO. Yes I am pissed that Aaron bankrupted the company, but I like being able to help the people who have nothing but their faith to go on. Besides Jess is a fantastic author." She blushed at her husband's praise of her….books. See she was an author of sexy romance novels. So you can see it's an issue among the busybodies of San Bernardino.

"I wanted to use a Nomme de Plumme!" Because the last thing she ever truly wanted was to make things hard for her husband. "But I am happy to be the husband of Jessica Brown! To know that I inspire you." yea in more ways than one, hey she lucked into a man who is a D.I.L.F so he inspires her in more ways than he knows.

"Hey guys I'm still here!" Johnny had a weirded out look on his face. "Get used to it Uncle Johnny we did!" Jacob had a long suffering look on his face, She forgot he came back early from summer camp.

"Hey buddy!" Jessie smiled as her son tackled his godfather in a hug.

"I haven't seen you in two years uncle Johnny!" Jacob scolded as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Why aren't you at camp?" Bobby asked Jacob.

"He got in another fight with The usual bullies." Jessie pinched the bridge of her nose. Jacob has a friend who refused to stand up for herself, so he does it for her. She loved that he takes after her in that area but she wished he'd learn to think with his head more than his fists.

"They were hitting her!" Jacob defended his actions. She let Johnny handle this one.

"Unless she asks for your help specifically let her deal with the situation the way she wants. There is a thin line when dealing with bullies. A line I crossed once and has led to a life of regrets." Johnny told Jacob. Jessie got a small plate of the rest of the Mac and Cheese and set it in front of Jacob as she prepared to tell him one of his favorite uncles is no longer with them.

"He's with the angels now isn't he?" Jacob asked as he practically inhaled his late night dinner.

"Yes son, he died in his sleep." The choked emotion in her husband's voice told her that she needed to get him alone before he broke down in front of Jacob.

"Does Anna and Alexis know?" Jacob's voice quivered.

"Not yet, we'll tell them when they get back from their sleepover." She'll wait til then to tell them they'll be moving to Encino.

"I'm getting tired! Johnny make sure you clean up before you and Jacob go to bed." She practically dragged her husband out of the kitchen and up to their room. She was close to breaking down again about Tommy's death. Tomorrow she'll put out the announcement of Tommy's death on their facebook pages.

"Do you think people will remember him?" Bobby asked as they got into bed. "You'd be surprised, the lovable scoundrel touched many lives."

VVVV

"You're not drinking his flavor-ade either?" Aisha asked as her, Miguel, and Dreadlocks (Deondre) met at her house for a sleepover. Deondre and Miguel snorted at her reference to the infamous Jonestown mass suicide.

"Hell no! But someone has to pretend to be. Hawk and Bert are lapping it up. Tory is iffy." Aisha sadly nodded her head. Ever since the tournament Hawk has been on a power trip. Dreadlocks told her about Hawk stealing the medal of Honor that meant so much to the Larussos.

"But what do we do. If we leave who knows what that mad man will do." Miguel said as her dad came in at that moment.

"What Mad man?" Aisha hesitated as she knew her dad studied from Kreese. Her dad was hesitant about her joining the dojo in the first place. When she told him who her sensei was he relented.

"Kreese." Aisha saw the way he visibly paled.

"When did he come back?" Aisha knew that her dad was close to pulling her out of the dojo.

"Almost a month? At least that's how long it's been since we met him." Miguel asked her and Deondre.

"It's been that long." Her secret boyfriend said.

"He is a very messed up man, I want you kids to be careful because he knows how to get under people's skin and exploit their weaknesses. I'll call Johnny in the morning. In the mean time get some rest….In separate bedrooms Deondre!" Aisha rolled her eyes, she wasn't ready for that next step. Deondre surprisingly wasn't pushing her for more intimacy either.

"Dad!" Aisha is now mortally embarrassed, now she can commiserate with Sam in the embarrassing dads department

"Yes sir!" Deondre said. Her father gave him a suspicious glare before he left the room.

"Holy shit it's 2:00 Am." Aisha said as they headed upstairs. Miguel went into the guest room he was sharing with Deondre.

She stiffled a giggle as Deondre pulled her into his arms and claimed her lips. The electricity she felt everytime they kissed threatened to make her say fuck waiting. She twined her fingers in his cornrows as she deepened the kiss. His hands gently caressed her neck and cheeks sending shivers down her spine.

After what felt like several hours they pulled back. "Want to come to my room?" Aisha asked even though deep down she wasn't fully ready for sex. Never mind the fact her dad...no scratch that her mom would kill her. Kiyana Robinson was too young to be a grandmother.

"Aisha, I've liked you for six years, im not going to ruin the one chance of having a real relationship with you by rushing things...besides your mom will cut my balls off and hang them on the family room fireplace." She giggled as she reluctantly pulled away.

"What are we going to do if it comes down to choosing between Kreese or Sensei what do we do about our relationship of if we choose different paths?" She already knew she was sticking with her first sensei. Deondre's smile told her he was with her.

"I'll be the mole in Kreese's organization." This worried her, because Hawk was on Kreeses side, same with Bert, and Tory; her new friend, was more on his side.

"Hey, I'll be carefull, I'm a Slytherin; besides I know you and Miguel are firmly on Sensei's side. You'll need someone who has a strong mind and will to keep an eye on things when it comes time to pick a side." She shrugged off the forboding feeling at his words, because it was like the WCW's N.W.O. when they split factions.

"Now enough of that 'West Side Story' shit." He continued as he pulled her in for another lingering kiss. "Good night 'Sha" He used her affectionate nickname.

VVVV

"Why don't you leave then!" Ali Mills-Schwarber screamed at her husband of twenty years. Lately they have been fighting non stop, just last night she found out about his affairs with numerous young nurses.

"You don't mean that!" Greg yelled back getting in her face. Yes she did mean it. She can forgive missing dinners, forgive working long hours; because she did too. But she won't forgive infidelity.

"I have forgiven many things from you over the years! But infidelity is a deal breaker. Pack your things and leave!" What was surprising to her is that he did just that. Tears coursed down her cheeks.

"Mom!" She wiped her tears away as she turned to her two youngest. She was glad her eldest was finishing her residency in Encino.

Dave had a shocked look on the face that resembles more her than her soon to be ex husband. Hannah, her normally blase daughter looked pale. Before she could say anything her phone buzzed a few times letting her know that she had either texts or a facebook notification. She pulled her phone out and saw that she had five facebook notifications from Bobby, Jessica, Jimmy, Tommy, and Jenny. Despite her issues with Johnny she kept up with the other Cobra's over the years. That's how she became friends with the multi-time best selling novelist.

A bad feeling came over her as she tapped on the notification from Tommy and felt her heart break as she read that the cancer finally took his life. Tears coursed down her cheeks as she remembered the lovable scoundrel she had a brief crush on back in freshmen year. She would've dated him if not for Johnny swooping in. She checked the other notifications and noticed they all said the same thing.

She messaged Jessica to find out when the wake and funeral was. Even though she hasn't filed the divorce papers, she wasn't going to miss the chance to see everyone. Jessica messaged back saying the wake was on Thursday and the funeral on Friday.

"I'll be flying out to San Bernardino to attend the funeral of a friend, if you want to stay with your dad it's up to you." She knew Hannah and David were old enough to be left alone legally, but she didn't trust Hannah to not throw a wild party and get into a million fights with her comic nerd brother.

Dave and Hannah exchanged nods. "We want to come with you mom." Hannah said as she did what she hasn't since before she was a teen. She hugged Hannah back as more tears spilled down her cheeks. Dave joined his older sister in the hug.