At the Cobra Kai dojo.
Demetri knocks and goes in.
"Hello?"
Demetri sees Kreese come out.
"Oh good. I was afraid you might be the other guy. He's a little unhinged" Says Demetri. Still remembering when Johnny body slammed him onto the mat.
Kreese just stared at Demetri while he took his shoes off.
"I have been requested to join this club by a few of my friends. So I figure it's time to give it another go. But I have a few ground rules. I prefer to take a flag football approach to my karate training. Ideally learn how to hit and kick without actually being hit and kicked. Along with that I have a bit of a thing about personal space. The other cobras are just gonna have to accept that" Says Demetri.
Kreese has a look on his face that makes it hard to tell what he is thinking.
"Woah! That is quite a tattoo! I don't wanna be picky but I'm not sure it's entirely correct. You see the hood of,the Indo-Chinese spitting Cobra is much smaller and their pupils are actually round. Not the vertical type your artist opted for. So I'd say it's an easy enough fix to correct the... pupils" Says Demetri who pauses as Kreese is glaring at him. He then takes a nervous gulp.
Next thing you know, Demetri is running out of the dojo with a bloody nose.
"Shit shit shit" Says Demetri before he runs off.
At Miyagi do.
Sam, Miguel and Robby are training. Well Miguel is. Sam and Robby are training and making out. Miguel tries not to look.
Sam gets an idea asking if anyone wants to go to the beach club the next day. Everyone but Demetri responds. They say yes.
At Cobra Kai the next day.
Owen and Sara are warming up. Kreese is talking to Hawk and Aisha about when he was fighting in the military.
"You've gotta understand it was a hellhole. Warlords controlled whole swats of the city. My team and I were charged with cleaning the place up" Brags Kreese.
Aisha looks impressed but skeptical while Hawk thinks this story is great.
"How many warlords did you kill?" Asks Hawk.
"You keep track of every ant you step on?" Asks Kreese.
Owen doesn't like that one bit. Neither does Sara or Aisha by the looks of it. Hawk looks cool with it though.
"Badass!" Says Hawk.
Meanwhile Johnny is having issues with the landlord.
"Are you kidding me man? I have more students and you're raising the rent?" Asks Johnny who is outraged.
"That's exactly what I'm doing. The more students you have, the more money you have, the more rent you can afford to pay. Besides you can have the storage room for free" Says the landlord.
"The storage room was already part of it. I wasn't gonna keep your shit in here for free. I should have charged you rent" Says a pissed off Johnny.
"Look my friend I.."
"I am not your friend. We are not friends. We had a handshake deal" Reminds Johnny.
"But that's becase you had shitty credit. Fine let's make a new handhake deal"
"Fine" Says Johnny.
Johnny squeezes his hand.
"Ow ok" Says the landlord.
"Now get the hell out of my dojo" Says Johnny.
The landlord does so but Johnny stops him.
"No no. The back door"
"Son of a bitch" Says the landlord.
"Yeah don't let the door hit your ass on the way out"
"It's my door" Says the landlord as he leaves.
Back in the main dojo.
"They were outgunned, we were outmanned. I tell you riwanda was no joke" Says Kreese to Hawk and Aisha.
Owen is about to point out Kreese's mistake but then Johnny comes out.
"Ok listen up. We got new students. Let's see what all of you are made of. I thought my last group of recruits was pathetic. But if you do what I tell you to do. You will at least have a chance of becoming a fighter. But to do that you have to fight. So which one of you has the balls to take on the champ" Asks Johnny to all of his new students.
"I'll do it" Says someone Johnny recognises.
"Sorry this class is for teenagers"
"Well I can take them! Besides I have got a lot of cash to burn" Says the man.
Johnny take the cash.
"Have it your way chubbs" Says Johnny.
The man stops smiling.
"My name is raymond"
"Whatever. Mr Carroll. Show this guy what Cobra Kai is all about" Says Johnny.
Owen bows and goes on the mat. Raymond does the same.
Owen is embarrased to say he beat Raymond with no trouble. But then..
"I'll take him on"
A girl said that.
Johnny smiles.
"Mr Carroll. You know what to do"
Owen and the girl bow.
This girl really puts up a fight. Owen actually finds it hard to land a hit on the noob. But eventually takes her down.
"I'm Owen"
The girl kicks him onto the ground.
"Tory. With a Y"
After training ends at Miyagi do, on the way to the beach club.
Sam is driving Robby, Miguel and Moon.
"Oh my god I haven't been at the beach club in forever!" Says Moon.
"I can't believe I'm allowed back in here" Says Robby.
"What do you mean?" Asks Miguel.
"Well it's a long story. I'd rather not go into it"
At Cobra Kai.
Hawk is facetiming Demetri.
"It's normal to be hit in a karate dojo. What's the big deal?" Asks Hawk.
"I looked up what that man did to me Eli. That is a year in prison. Along with the price of a 10,000 dollar fine" Replies Demetri.
Hawk rolls his eyes. He thought Demetri had changed since he could get those girl's phone numbers at valleyfest.
"For god sake Demetri quit it. I don't wanna have to knock sense into you if you do something. So be careful and think about what you do"
"Eli I'm only trying to say that I don't know how that man could possibly expect to get away with it" Says Demetri.
"Look Demetri can you just leave it alone? It's just part of the training. You don't have to go back. Please just leave it?" Asks Hawk.
Demetri can tell Hawk isn't asking. But if it's normal then Demetri decides to forget it.
"Well ok. I'm gonna be staying home to recover from my injuries"
"Right. Bye" Said Hawk.
"Bye Eli"
"Why are you calling me that? I thought you were calling me Hawk now" Says Hawk.
"Right. Bye Hawk"
Hawk hangs up.
Owen and Sara caught the end of the conversation.
"Hawk are you ok?" Asks Sara.
"I'm fine. Looks like Demetri ain't Cobra Kai material though" Says Hawk.
"What?"
"He couldn't handle training with Mr Kreese. Anyway we going to the beach club or not?" Asks Hawk.
"Where's Aisha?" Asks Sara
"She went to the convenience store and she's gonna drive her own car" Says Owen.
"Oh ok" Says Sara.
"I'll be back in a sec" Says Owen who goes back in before Sara or Hawk can say anything.
"Mr Carroll can I help you?" Asks Johnny.
"Yeah I'm a little worried about Mr Kreese. My friend Demetri came in here and he roughed him up"
"Ah the mouthy one. He probably deserved it" Says Johnny.
"Look I know you guys are old friends but some of his stories just don't add up" Says a worried Owen.
"Look John Kreese and I go way back. It's complicated but everyone deserves a 2nd chance. Don't worry. I'm on top of it all" Promises Johnny.
"Ok"
At the convenience store.
Aisha is about to buy a drink and gets a text from Sam to see if she is still coming to the beach club. Aisha responds yes. Then she notices Tory.
"Hey! You did good in class for your first day"
"Thanks! Your boyfriend may be feeling sore for a while!" Says Tory.
"How did you know he's my boyfriend?" Asks Aisha.
"Ot was written all over both of your faces" Teases Tory.
Aisha giggles.
"Anyway I'm Aisha"
"Tory"
"You have a cool bracelet" Says Aisha.
"Thank you! It's how I defend myself against creeps and perverts"
"I bet it is!" Says a smiling Aisha
Tory smiles.
"Hey do you wanna go with all of us to the beach club?" Asks Aisha.
"I guess I could suffer through a day at the beach" Says Tory who is still smiling.
Aisha giggles.
At the beach club.
All problems are forgotten at the beach club for everyone.
Owen and Aisha are relaxing on the comfortable chairs. Sara and Miguel are chilling at the pool. Making out. Sam and Robby are swimming. Hawk used his Fake ID to get beers for him and Moon. Tory is nowhere to be seen.
Aisha looks up and sees Tory. She is signalling her over.
"Be right back" Says Aisha.
Aisha and Owen kiss before she walks to Tory.
"Hey what's up?"
"Aisha look what I found!" Says Tory who is holding a bottle of vodka.
"Where did you get that?"
"I swiped it from the bar"
Aisha looks worried.
"Oh relax. All the adults are getting wasted. Nobody would notice if we have a little fun" Says Torh who smiles and playfully pokes Aisha.
Aisha smiles.
Sam comes over.
"Hey Sam. Come drink with us" Suggests Tory.
Sam notices the vodka.
"Did you take that from the bar?" Asks Sam.
"Yep" Says Tory.
"Well you should put it back before you get in trouble" Advises Sam.
"Oh come on who'd miss one bottle of Vodka? I don't think anyone would notice if I swiped half of the silverware in this place"
"But you shouldn't even steal anything" Says Sam.
" It's not like I stole a bunch of them. Are you gonna drink with us or not?" Asks Tory.
Sam thinks.
"No thanks" Says Sam. But she smiles to show no hard feelings.
Tory shrugs.
"Ok"
Tory and Aisha walk off.
Sam goes back to Robby.
At Cobra Kai.
Johnny hears Kreese talking on the phone.
"I'm telling you it'll work. We just need to have a bit more time. It'll belong to both of us. There will be no.." Kreese says but hangs up when Johnny comes in.
"Hey Johnny" Says Kreese.
"Who was that?"
"Oh I'm just having a bit of rent trouble and came up with a plan for money. I didn't want you worrying. Anyway I'll see you in the morning. Bright and early" Says Kreese as he leaves.
Johnny gets suspicious and gets his car keys.
At the beach.
Sam is walking on the beach. She notices someone fishing. Someone who looks an awful lot like..
"Mr Miyagi?" Asks Sam very loudly. Losing it for a second.
The fisherman turns around and it is sadly not Mr Miyagi.
"Who?"
Sam is a little embarrased.
"Oh sorry. I thought you were someone I knew" Says Sam.
"Ah. Your friend liked to fish?" Asks the fisherman.
"Yeah! Especially alone. But I could never do that. I'd always need my friends around. But the whole thing with friends being different to each other is hard sometimes!" Says Sam.
The fisherman smiles.
"Well sometimes you will have more in common with your friends or just anyone really than you might think at first. You just have to go for it. Not everything is as it seems" Says the wise fisherman.
Sam smiles.
"Thanks! You're more like Mr Miyagi than I thought!"
The fisherman smiles and Sam leaves.
Back to the beach club.
Sam comes back and sees Tory on her own.
"Hey Tory"
Tory turns around.
"Yeah?"
"Well I was thinking maybe we'd hang out at some point? Do whatever you want?" Suggests Sam.
Tory smiles.
"Sure!"
Sam smiles.
At Kreese's shelter place.
Johnny sneaks his way in. He overhears Kreese talking to someone on the phone.
"I'm doing what I can. Those poor kids are all misguided by Johnny's teachings. But I'm doing what I can to help them. Your nephew Mitch has real promise. Cobra Kai is back on top and we will have at stay that way Terry! I promise you that!" Says Kreese and hangs up. Then he sees Johnny.
Johnny can tell Kreese did not expect Johnny to ever know about this.
"Johnny I..."
"I'm only going to give you one chance man. Cobra Kai needs to change. What you taught didn't work back then and it doesn't work now" Says Johnny.
Kreese smirks.
"What are you saying Johnny?"
"I'm saying there is a difference between no mercy and no honour. You need to realise that. Who was that guy?" Asks Johnny.
"My old friend Terry Silver. Johnny there is no honour when you fight in a war. What I taught got all of you prepared for life at such a young age" Says Kreese.
"They are kids Kreese. They don't need to look at the world like that. You need to listen to what I'm saying. Those are good kids who I won't let relive are mistakes"
"The only mistake is teaching them weakness. I am responsible for everything karate has to do with you Johnny. You are still my student" Says Kreese.
"I am not your student anymore. There's nothing more you will teach me. You have to agree to my way. Because it's my dojo and I make the rules"
"Your dojo? It was Terry and I who started Cobra Kai. Terry bought the place for me. Have you forgotten how everything you got out of Cobra Kai is because of me?" Asks Kreese.
"I haven't forgotten a thing Kreese" Says an angry Johnny.
Johnny gets his control back.
"Look I'm sorry. I wanted this to work. But I don't think that can happen. Especially if you have a spy in the goddamn dojo. I don't ever wanna see you back in there again" Says Johnny.
Kreese looks hurt.
"Everything I teach. Is for the student's own good. Even if I have to use those methods against my students" Says Kreese. Referring to when he horribly choked Johnny. Which Makes Johnny angry.
"Johnny one day you'll realise I was right. You'll regret this sooner than you may think. I won't be back in your dojo though. Don't worry. But you will not like what you find by going down this path. And right now you need to leave my home" Says an angry Kreese.
Johnny leaves Kreese's room and the shelter without any hesitation.
End of chapter! Hope you like it! Please review.