A/N: So I decided to watch It's a Wonderful Life, shamefully, for the very first time this week and came up with this idea.

I also decided to make this idea an early holiday gift for a dear fanfiction friend of mine, Ally R Swan who is a huge fan of Robby and Johnny. So I hope everyone enjoys this one.

Prologue: Everything is Falling Apart

Things were going to shit. That was the most eloquent way to put it as far as Johnny Lawrence was concerned. This time it wasn't even the Banquets talking. Everything as he thought back on it was a flaming pile. The fight at the school, everything had gone too far. Miguel was in a coma. The kid he'd promised Carmen he was going to look out for hell of a job he'd done. Kid was probably going to be dead soon, his own kid well god freaking knew where Robby was at this point. He wasn't even sure LaRusso knew the answer to that question, he'd lost his dojo to freaking Kreese because he hadn't been paying attention. He'd let that asshole back in and got screwed over. Could he even make a decent decision? At all?

Well as he sat behind the wheel of his car after his fifth beer out of a six pack, the answer probably wasn't an honest one anyway. Who gave a shit?

The radio blasted, but he couldn't even identify the song that was playing as he drove pressing his foot on the gas hard, faster, faster, faster… his thoughts circling as chaotic as the rubber wheels that were burning and rotating. If it weren't for him, none of this would have happened.

Everything would have been fine if he'd minded his own business that day when those assholes were picking on Diaz, the kid would be a nerd, a dork, but he would be on his own two feet. Everything would have been fine if he had just accepted LaRusso's help and been done with it, if he hadn't been drinking that day and those girls hadn't hit his car.

Everything would be fine if it weren't for him period. If he wasn't around. If he hadn't reopened Cobra Kai.

He didn't see the other car. He didn't see that he was drifting into another lane.

Johnny Lawrence didn't see anything once the sound of crashing metal hit him.

After the conversation with Amanda, once Samantha had fallen asleep, Daniel went out… leaving the hospital room, leaving the hospital.

Amanda had said no more karate, but this was about more than karate, not even about karate at all although Robby had been his student. He had to find Robby. They had told Shannon they would look out for him, and he intended to keep that promise, even with the mistake Robby had made. He would have that conversation with Amanda once Robby was found.

He drove to the bus station after checking all the usual spots, Robby's old apartment, the skate park, Miyagi Do, Johnny's place, even the Cobra Kai parking lot, and just as he expected, Robby was there, staring blankly seated on the bench, a ticket in hand.

Robby…. Daniel frowned. He hadn't wanted to be right on this one.

He goes up behind and places a hand on the back of the bench almost but not quite on his shoulder and speaks aloud. "Robby…."

The flinch he felt… well Daniel didn't expect it though he should have.

No answer.

So Daniel walked around the bench and sat beside Robby, not saying a word, just placing an arm around the boy's shoulder, and Robby leaned into the touch, something he doubted very much he would have done months ago.

Daniel just stayed like that, not daring to move wanting to give Robby the comfort he needed.

And then the moment was broken, the ringing of a phone. But it wasn't Daniel's.

Robby moved just enough to grab it, but then handed the phone over, clearly not wanting to answer.

Daniel saw the name on the screen: Johnny Lawrence. And he answered.

"Johnny,"

"Is this Robert Keene?"

"No, he's not available at the moment, can I take a message?" Daniel keeps his expression neutral so as not to alarm the clearly observing Robby, but this was clearly not Johnny.

"This is Dr. Alan Denvo from Reseda General. Mr. Keene was listed as family. I'm calling on behalf of Jonathan Lawrence. There's been an accident."

A/N: So...uh-oh.

This story will have two storylines going, so I introduced both in the prologue.

This will also be a small tribute to Pat Morita as well.

Other story updates are coming soon! :)