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Day-by-day, Colleen and Izo were helping Danny train and learn self-control, while recover, while Davos was training Ryhno's gang to become his soldiers.

"The final step is controlling your emotions. Davos is your blind spot. And he has two Fists, where you had one. He knows you're coming and that all it takes to end this fight, is landing one blow." Colleen attacked with her staff as Danny blocked and dodged.

"The Iron Fist makes Davos cocky and confident. He believes you're in a disadvantage. While he makes the first move, use it to your advantage but remember, you can't let your emotions blind your judgement." Izo said.

"He's all ego and overconfidence, do not be the same." Colleen advised as Danny continued training with her and Izo.

"Albert and his crew are getting the word out and Sam and his crew are doing the same. Matt, Elektra and Jessica are keeping an eye on the streets." Colleen said as Danny was exercising his injured leg.

"Sounds like you're going viral, sensei." Danny said sarcastically.

"You don't have to call me that, when we're not training." Colleen assured him. "Your strength and agility are almost back to normal. That's amazing."

"Yeah, well, this thing is state-of-the-art." Danny held the brace on his leg.

"It's not the brace. It's you." Colleen said. "Learning to compensate and adjust in such a short time."

"That's mostly down on you." Danny said.

"We still need Misty to get the cops onboard." Colleen pointed out. "Because, without them, we can't get the bowl or Davos. And as good as you've been looking, the hardest part is yet to come." She passed by Danny as he got up, looking at Colleen's bo staff.

"Your technique with that, doesn't look like Hand." Danny pointed out.

"My grandfather taught me. Before Bakuto." Colleen said. "When my mother died and my father sent me to live with my grandparents."

"How long did you stay with him?" Danny asked as he turned to her sword on the stand. "That's his katana, right?"

"Yeah. He was the one, who taught me Bushido. He was always so serious about my training and I never understood why." Colleen sighed. "I'd ask him and he'd just… throw me a riddle. "The frog trapped in the well does not understand the sea." He used to send me out on these missions. "Find three songbirds, a perfect plum, track a tanuki until it went to ground.""

"Sounds like fun." Danny said as he sat down.

"More an object lesson." Colleen corrected. "To observe the world around me. "A warrior must always remember what they're fighting for.""

"Hmmm." Danny trailed off. "Only thing we fought for in K'un-L'un was the power of the Iron Fist."

"And now?" Colleen asked as she drank from her cup.

"Everything. You. Matt. My friends. This city. Davos." Danny said.

"Physically, you're ready. But facing Davos will be just as emotional as it is physical." Colleen pointed out.

"Davos is my blind spot. Everything that's happened between us, it's… it's got my wires crossed." Danny admitted.

"Then we'll uncross them. The challenge now will be to think and choose. Not just feel and react." Colleen said.

The computer bleeped as Danny and Colleen rushed to it. "It's the tip line."

Colleen put on headset as Danny sat to the computer. "Hello? You've seen something. On East Broadway and Clinton, headed uptown. Thank you. We're on it." She rushed to her bag as Danny typed something on computer. "Car that matches Chen Wu's. Could be Davos on the move. I have to warn whoever he's after. That's Hatchet territory, right?"

"Could be they're after James Wong. He used to run numbers for the Hatchets out of his apartment on Clinton." Danny said.

"Get your stuff, you're coming with me." Colleen ordered.

"This is another test, isn't it?" Danny realized.

"Call it "field training". Time to remember what we're fighting for." Colleen said as she put on her jacket.

Later, New York

Colleen banged on the door as Liu opened for them before realizing who were the visitors. "You can't be here."

Colleen and Danny moved past Liu towards Mrs. Yang and Wong. "Miss Wing. Mr. Rand, this is unexpected."

Colleen looked outside the window to see Wu's car. "No time to explain. Davos is coming."

Wong got up from the chair, freaked out. "God, no, he'll rip us to pieces." He was about to run, when Liu stopped him.

"Coward. Grab a weapon. Stand beside me. Let him come." Liu said.

"You don't stand a chance." Danny tried to reason as Liu looked through the peephole.

"We're not here to fight him. We're here to get you out." Colleen argued.

"Back door." Wong said as they followed him, going downstairs before they heard 'bang', as Davos broke through the apartment door. Danny's first instinct told him to face Davos but Colleen stopped him.

"Danny. Danny, this is the test. Don't react. Show me you can choose. Control your emotions. Danny" Colleen said.

Danny took a breath, getting ahold of himself. "Right. Choose." They went down the fire escape in the back alley. "You have a car?"

"Yeah, this way." Liu pointed around the corner as they ran. Wu noticed them as he went out, smirking.

"Hey! Well, this is an embarrassment of riches." Wu smirked.

"Mr. Ho's man." Mrs. Yang recognized him, considering that she stabbed him in the eye.

"Chen Wu." Liu said.

"Get Mrs. Yang out of here. I'll handle this." Colleen said as they ran. "Love the new look." She quipped.

"Let's see if I can give you the same." Wu growled before kicking. Colleen dodged his kicks as they went into back alley and started to trade punches. Wu grabbed Colleen by her arm but she did a cartwheel. Wu held her other arm as he blocked Colleen's kick and incoming punches. Colleen tried to kick him in his head but Wu dodged before he caught her leg. Colleen jumped and wrapped her other leg around Wu, throwing him down on the ground before she punched him in his face. She then noticed Davos rushing down from the fire escape as Liu pulled the car over and Danny opened the door.

"Colleen! Jump in!" Danny yelled.

Colleen rushed towards the car, throwing trash cans in Wu's and Davos's way before she entered as Liu drove away and Davos seethed with a murdering glare as he whirled on Wu. "How did they know we were coming?"

"Don't ask me. Who let them get away?" Wu snapped as Davos grabbed him by his jacket and pinned him to the car.

"If you're playing both ends against the middle, I swear…"

"Those two took my eye!" Wu exploded. "And you'd do worse if I crossed you!"

"Then how? How?!" Davos shouted angrily as Wu noticed the poster on a street lamp.

"That's my car…"

Davos ripped the poster off to see the photo of Wu's car on it and written. "See something? Call us."

Mary Walker's apartment

Walker woke up, groaning as she tied her hair to a bun and then noticed the phone on the table with a letter, on which was written "PLAY ME" as she realized Mary must have left a message for her.

"Hi, it's me. Now, I know that you must be pretty angry. All that missed time. It's no accident. I have done everything I can to keep you away." Mary said. "Pills to keep me calm and open faucet to mimic rain. I think I'm changing, which means you must be, too. I heard about what you're planning to do with our future, Walker and… I had to say something. So, I hope you hear me. Hear this. Your friend Joy came around and she said she wanted you to protect her, which made me remember all the times that you have protected me. Back in Green Bay. Sokovia. You got us out of that hole, so thank you for that…"

Greenpoint Pier

Tired of Davos's training, BB went out as he saw one of Colleen's posters with Wu's car on it before Joy followed him and he hid the poster behind his back, while he turned around. "Where do you think you're going? Hmmm?" She noticed that BB was hiding something behind his back, making him show her the poster.

Joy looked closely, realizing it was Danny. "You think what's going in there is hard? Having Davos train you? Care for you? Try ending up on his bad side. The surest way to end onto his list is to leave here or have one of these." She pointed at the poster in her hand.

"Why are you giving me the 411? You're his lady, ain't you?" BB scoffed.

"That's both sexist and simplistic, how quaint." Joy scoffed. "Look, do what you want, alright? But if I were you, I would get back in there, put a smile on my face and get with the program. Davos is just so proud of all of you. Let's not ruin his day." She pleaded, not wanting to make Davos angry. "Unless you're dead set on suicide."

BB glowered as he reluctantly returned back inside.

Bayard Community Center

"She's been here since you dropped her off last night." Sam closed the door as Danny, Jessica and Colleen looked through the window to see Mrs. Yang and leaders of Golden Tiger Triad and Hatchet Triad at the table. "And the others arrived a few hours later."

"Liu, I recognize." Colleen said. "Are those guys Hatchet soldiers?"

"Some. Those three are Tigers, though. Maybe they're finally working through peace." Danny said.

"More like getting ready for another war." Jessica argued.

"Whatever this is, Bayard can't be involved." Sam said, worried.

"We'll handle it." Colleen assured him before she entered. "We need to talk."

Mrs. Yang sighed as Liu and the Tigers readied their weapons. "A familiar refrain, usually preceding disaster. The peace you wanted, has been achieved." Mrs. Yang sighed in frustration.

"It's a pretty heavily armed version of peace." Danny pointed out as he saw the weapons the Triad members were carrying.

"All that was needed was a common enemy." Liu said.

"You're planning to retaliate against Davos." Danny realized.

"Look, this is suicide, you know what he's capable of. He won't hesitate to kill any last one of you." Jessica argued.

"Not if we kill him first." Liu said.

"I'm grateful you came, when you did." Mrs. Yang said. "And I know you've saved lives. But, he killed my husband and many others…"

"We have a plan, we're gonna make a move on Davos as soon as we're ready." Colleen told her.

"And it will be soon." Danny added.

"We're ready now." Liu argued.

"We're trying to save your lives, you don't stand a chance against him. You try to stop him, you'll be killed." Jessica snapped.

"People are already being killed." Mrs. Yang sneered.

"Just hear us out, please." Colleen begged.

Mrs. Yang sighed. "My husband has had many faults but he always learned from his mistakes. In that way, I'm trying to be more like him."

One of the Triad members opened the door, making it obvious that they wouldn't listen to them.

Greenpoint Pier

Joy was searching for Davos's bowl before he approached her. "Joy. What are you doing?"

"I was looking for you." Joy said.

"Why did you come here, Joy?" Davos asked with narrowed eyes, not trusting her intentions.

"I just told you." Joy said.

"No, not here, this room. Here with me." Davos elaborated.

"Because I want to change. I want to be a better person." Joy explained.

"But you were afraid of me. And then, you weren't." Davos walked past her. "What changed your mind?"

"What does it matter?" Joy protested.

"It matters greatly." Davos said. "It's something I need to understand. Why would you trust me, if you fear me? If you were afraid, why join me?"

"Because you need me as much as I need you." Joy replied. "Take a walk with me." The Ryhnos were training and Wu was reading a book as Joy and Davos went down the area. "He's always listening. This was a Rand purchase, so I've seen the blueprints of this place. Over there, they were gonna wall off a 500-square-foot lobby. Average apartment was going to be 6,000 square feet. The lobby is a glorified powder room." Davos didn't seem to care about Joy's explanation. "You're wondering where I'm going with this or what a powder room is."

"The former." Davos said.

"The people, who designed this place, they knew something important. First impression don't mean a thing. First time I meant you, for example. Beside the point." Joy smiled.

"Get to yours." Davos said, not in mood for games.

"Look, at your core, you are a good man. A noble one, even. You push yourself harder than anyone I've ever met. So, I can get past the lobby because I know the apartment has a view that I will wake to every day and feel glad to be alive." Joy said. "I accept the methods because I understand the man." She showed Davos the poster of Wu's car. "Have you seen these?"

"A killer. That's how they see me." Davos snapped. "They don't understand that all of this is a necessary component of what will be a great rebirth."

"Show them more." Joy advised. "It's a sales thing. The way you brand yourself."

"I don't understand." Davos said, confused.

"You want to make this city a better place but you're killing people. It's mixed messages. Be the change you wanna present and the people of this city will see you as you want them to." Joy advised. "Show them how you will better their lives. Show them the man that I see. The man that I respect. And all of this goes away." She ripped the poster.

"The city must be purged." Davos said. "But maybe the righteous should be given a chance to see me as you do." Joy nodded in understanding. "I apologize for doubting you."

Joy left outside pier as she dialed Ward's number, who, reluctantly answered the call. "I'm somewhat preoccupied at the moment." Ward sighed.

"I need you to do something for me." Joy explained.

"What the hell does that mean?" Ward demanded, not understanding.

"I don't have time for questions." Joy snapped.

"You told me to leave you alone. Repeatedly." Ward reminded.

"Yes, I did and now I need this." Joy admitted. "Look, you know the factory in Jersey you tried to buy for me?"

"Doesn't ring a bell." Ward denied.

"Don't be a shit, Ward." Joy snapped.

"Yes, obviously I remember the factory." Ward snapped back.

"Good. I need you to take it over for me." Joy requested.

"I warned you against over-leveraging." Ward said vindictively. "Now that you've seen the light, I have to pick up the tab on some poison pill?"

"It's not a poison pill." Joy sighed. "The Sofia Rios deal is solid. I just… there are other matters taking my attention, so I'm moving on."

"What does that mean?" Ward asked, confused.

"I don't have time to explain right now, OK?" Joy pleaded. Right now, she felt like she was better off with Danny or Ikari and Maki on her side, rather than Davos.

"What's up with you, Joy?" Ward inquired, suspecting something was off. "This has to do with the whole Davos thing?"

"Just do it, Ward. I thought you wanted to mend fences." Joy begged.

"I did. You said you didn't." Ward reminded.

Joy looked annoyed as she sighed. "Just forget it, alright? I'll ask someone else."

"No. I'll do it. I just truly don't understand." Ward said honestly.

"You don't need to. The deed and the project charter are in the credenza, spare keys are with the super, I'll text you the alarm code." Joy hung up, hoping she was doing the right thing for her own good.

Chikara Dojo

"Mrs. Yang can't just box us out. We saved her ass last night." Colleen said.

"They're gonna end Davos or die trying. Probably both." Danny muttered.

"I am over watching people march to face their death like it's a badge of honor." Colleen snapped. "It never ends."

"Look, Colleen, come here." Danny tried to assure her.

Colleen walked down the apartment. "You're right. We have a plan and we're close. Let's just get what we need and get to Davos before they or Maki and Ikari do."

"Colleen…"

"And last night was impressive. You kept your emotional distance." Colleen looked at Danny with pride.

"Yeah. That's what we need to talk about. I wanted you to train me." Danny leaned onto a pillar as Colleen sighed, realizing where was Danny going with this. "But it feels like we're being forced to choose between ending Davos's threat or ending us. Are they mutually exclusive?"

"I don't know." Colleen said, not sure how to answer his question as Danny sighed. "But I know that I didn't want this. Any of this. And I'm fighting for what I believe in, no matter the cost."

"This is another lesson, is it? Think and choose." Danny said, frustrated. "So, what do we do now?"

"When Mrs. Yang said she was gonna mount an attack and kill your brother, what was your first reaction?" Colleen asked.

"Stop her by whatever means necessary." Danny said.

"Punch your way out of the problem, OK. And last night, when Davos was right there, what did you wanna do?"

"Stop him." Danny said. "Save him from crossing deeper until he was too far gone."

"OK but you didn't." Colleen reminded.

"I've seen what happens, when I go with my instincts." Danny explained. "I wanna do this the right way."

"You've crossed the Rubicon, Danny." Colleen praised, proud of him. "The training worked. One last test. I need to see all this in action."

"So, what, we just wait for Davos to make a move?" Danny asked.

"Well, you remember those cage fights I used to go to, when I was working through my anger?" Colleen asked and Danny nodded. "That's where I'm gonna take you."

Joy's penthouse

Ward entered before he saw Walker sitting at the desk. "You're not supposed to be here."

"Me? What is this?" Ward looked around. "A setup?"

"No." Walker said. "Where did you get the keys to this place?"

"I'm asking the questions here, you're in my sister's apartment." Ward said.

"I was looking for you." Walker explained. "What happened to you?"

Ward sighed. "I tried to punch someone." He gestured towards the door. "Joy's not here. Thanks for playing."

"I was gonna ask her a favor. But, actually, you'll do." Walker said.

"I'm gonna say this differently. Time to go." Ward growled.

"You and Joy have access to the same Rand database, which is how you pulled the file on me and the cop, yes?" Walker inquired.

"What I do and how I do it are none of your business. Do you want me to call the police?" Ward warned.

"Do you want your teeth ripped out of your mouth?" Walker countered.

"No. I don't. No one wants their teeth pulled out." Ward said.

"There's a part of my military history, that's been redacted. I need to find out what's under the black." Walker said.

"Mmm. Even if I wanted to help you, and I don't, I can't pull non-redacted DOJ files." Ward said, moving past her.

"You can't but you can pay someone, who can." Walker reminded.

"Can't do it today." Ward said, checking Joy's drawers. "Agreed to do Joy a favor, so my card is already punched."

"Joy asked you for help?" Walker asked for clarification.

"Up is down. Left is right." Ward deadpanned as he picked a photo of his sister, reminiscing old times.

"That's exactly why I need this file." Walker said as Ward considered his options.

Danny needed his help and he couldn't waste time but was it worth making someone as unstable as Walker angry? "Shit." Ward cursed, realizing how bad his situation was as he closed the drawer. Ward sat across Walker. "I can get you a file but I'm gonna need something in trade."

"You just said you couldn't." Walker reminded.

"Do you want it or not?" Ward snapped as Walker turned her full attention to him. "Joy is with Davos. She's worried she might not get out."

"She told you that?" Walker asked.

"No but I think I understand why she asked me to do this for her now." Ward explained. "Our mother, before she died, ran an NGO. Renewable energy for third-world countries. Joy's business venture is about solar cells."

"What does that have to do with Davos?" Walker asked, not understanding.

"Nothing." Ward replied. "But Joy knows that I'd be the best bet to keep the project alive if…"

"She doesn't come out of it alive." Walker realized.

"If I get you your file, will you help me get to her?" Ward requested. "Get her away from him, if that's what needs to happen? Make sure she's safe?"

"She is not safe as long as he is breathing." Walker said. "I've told her as much. The only answer, when it comes to Davos, is a final one."

"Then we bury a bullet in his brain." Ward said. He certainly trusted more Walker than the Hand, despite what Danny told him what they had offered.

Chinatown

BB, refusing to go with them, stayed in Pier, helping Joy find Davos's bowl as Davos and Ryhno's gang went to Yip's restaurant. Yip, not looking for trouble and not intending to take sides, refused Davos's offer to help and Davos, believing that Yip was helping the Tigers, despite the contrary, killed him with his Iron Fist. Ryhno, realizing that Davos was going too far, realized that BB was right and tried to run before Crank slit his throat and Davos praised his student. Strike like a falcon does. Without mercy or hesitation.

Greenpoint Pier

BB was helping Joy look for the bowl before Davos and the Ryhno's gang entered. Joy tried to stall Davos, who made it obvious that he was done playing nice and was about to show his power to New York and bring it to his knees as Joy paled but she managed to stall him long enough for BB to sneak the bowl out.

Elsewhere

Danny and Colleen were in a cage arena, where Colleen used to fight as she sprayed a circle on the ground and taped three ribbons on her and Danny's jackets, while Matt, Izo and Elektra observed.

"Three points. That's all you need." Colleen said as she and Danny exchanged blows before Colleen kicked Danny back.

"Contact, huh?" Danny smirked. Colleen kicked and punched but Danny blocked, trying to gain the upper hand. Colleen pushed Danny as he kicked her back. Colleen staggered but then, they both noticed that Danny's foot was outside the circle.

"Point for me. 1-0." Colleen smirked.

"Interesting training technique." Elektra pointed out.

Danny ripped the ribbon off his jacket before they resumed their fight. Colleen tried a double kick and punch Danny in the face but Danny blocked and ducked, trying to kick Colleen in the legs. Colleen did a cartwheel and dodged Danny's kick as she dodged another of his kick. Colleen threw punches that Danny blocked before she grabbed him by his arm and moved past him, ripping a ribbon off his jacket in the process. "2-0."

"Do not react." Danny whispered, trying to rein his temper in. "Think. Choose."

"That would be nice. Maybe flashcards would help you remember." Colleen said sarcastically. "You think Davos loses his cool, when he uses the Fist? The one he took from you, that he's using to clean up Chinatown."

"I know what you're trying to do but I passed all your tests." Danny said calmly, not letting Colleen's taunts get to him. "I'm taking the Fist back."

Danny threw punches that Colleen blocked and kicked her in her stomach as Colleen staggered back and grunted in pain.

"And do what with it? Cause more chaos? Break up more parleys? The Fist almost consumed you. Imagine what it's doing to him. How it's changing him." Colleen said as Danny blocked her punches and tried to grab her ribbon but Colleen grabbed Danny's arm and threw him away as Danny stopped mere inches away from the circle line. "And all of this could've been prevented, if you'd just kept your balance."

"Her technique is impressive." Izo pointed out.

"She's trying to provoke him and it's working." Matt realized as he listened to Danny's fast heartbeat.

Danny faced her as they exchanged punches but Danny managed to get past Colleen's defenses and rip the ribbon off her jacket as he threw her down. "Nice. 2-1." Colleen smiled, getting up on her feet. "But the way you got there, that's where we need to get you past. You put yourself and everyone else in danger, when you react to your emotions."

"How am I supposed to control my emotions, when you're getting in my face like this?" Danny snapped.

"That's the point, it's why we're here." Colleen said. "You love Davos. You love me. I'm asking you to separate yourself from that and show me you can fight."

Danny realized again at that point that he couldn't see Colleen right now as a lover but as his sensei and he couldn't let his feelings hold him back because of how he felt about her. Colleen attacked as Danny blocked her punches and she grabbed him by his arm but Danny shook himself off her grip before Colleen kicked him back. Danny blocked her following kick and punches before he ripped another ribbon off her jacket. "2-2."

"You're frustrated. Angry. I get it." Colleen pointed around the cage. "I used to come here until I couldn't see straight."

"So, what changed?" Danny asked.

"I remembered what I was fighting for." Colleen said. "What are you fighting for?"

Danny jumped and did a roundhouse kick that Colleen blocked but then, Danny crouched, kicking Colleen in her leg, causing for her to fall down as he grabbed the last ribbon on her shirt… but he couldn't bring himself to rip it off and win the fight as he stopped, panting out before getting up, realizing in how much of an emotional conflict he had been because of the Iron Fist.

"Why did he stop?" Elektra wondered as Matt listened to Danny's fast heartbeat that was slowing down as he realized what was Danny's issue.

"Because he can't give himself into this rage again." Matt said.

They stared down the railing on New York, considering recent events.

"I pushed too hard, too fast." Colleen said.

"No, it's not that. Something just clicked." Danny said. "Growing up, I had everything. Money, love, a future. When it got ripped away from me, I… I didn't know how to process it. I reacted. I found a mission. Become the Iron Fist."

"Yeah, I get where you're going with that. When I lost my sight and then my Dad…" Matt sighed. "I felt like I lost everything. In the orphanage, the only thing keeping me going was faith. But lately… faith in God doesn't help me like I had believed it would. There were just handful of things that kept me going. Then… listening to the pleas of the people on the streets, in pain, danger, being mugged, raped, dying… I realized that I could do something about it. But I didn't want to let Foggy or Karen in because I didn't want them to get caught in the crossfire. Recently, I would've thought that I'd rather die as the Devil than live as Matt Murdock. But… these past few weeks with you… it put things back into perspective. I'm fighting for my city. My friends. And my family. And I can't turn my back on them." Matt said.

"Yeah. I hear you, Matt." Danny nodded. "At some point, I was just repeating the cycle that K'un-L'un taught me. You asked me to remember what I was fighting for." He turned to Colleen and Matt. "It isn't your mission or our neighborhood. It isn't Davos. It's not even you, Colleen. All I've been fighting for is the power of the Iron Fist. The heart of the dragon, I can feel it calling me. And because of that, it will always make me a danger to the people that I care about the most. Physically, I'm ready to face Davos. We can stop him. And Ikari and Maki, should they appear again. But when he's subdued to me and we perform the ceremony… I can't take the power back." Danny said, realizing how much of a negative impact the Iron Fist has had on his life.

"Danny, are you sure about this?" Matt questioned, knowing how much the power of the Iron Fist meant for Danny.

"If we take the power out of Davos, it has to go somewhere." Colleen reminded. "Someone has to hold the Fist."

"I know." Danny nodded as he looked at Colleen, knowing how much more disciplined and focused she was than him. "I think it should be you."

Matt and Colleen just stood there with shocked looks at Danny's unexpected decision to give up what has been defining him for years to the woman he loves.

The following chapter will be slightly different from the actual episode and I plan to near the story to its end soon. I also plan a sequel covering Daredevil Season 3, so stay tuned.

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