PREVIOUSLY: Tory and Robby meet Victor and his parents at the restaurant and Robby says he is looking forward to seeing Victor at the tournament, but then his parents reveal that he is no longer doing karate, later on Tory reveals to Robby that Victor was actually their son, Robby despite being upset that Tory has hidden this from him, understands her side and forgives her, the next day, after a conversation that Victor's parents had with Robby they decide to let Victor go back to karate, but at that moment, Victor leaves the house and sends a message to Kate, saying that he will not return to the dojo, everyone is worried and leaves to look for Victor, he is found by Richard and Demetri, who try to convince him to return, but to no avail, they then realize that Victor is scared to fight again, because of Jacob and Samantha says she knows how to fix this, she takes Victor to the laser tag arena and tells about the fight she had with the Cobra Kai students when she was young, she tells Victor that he is the only one who can get up when he's down, Victor takes the advice and prepares to train again, but shortly after that, Samantha tells him that she knows his birth parents, so she takes Victor to visit Robby, who apologizes for being absent in his childhood, Victor understands and is also happy to see his grandfather Johnny again, but he still doesn't feel ready to talk to Tory, after that, Samantha returns home and in the middle of the night she hears someone knocking on the door.
Samantha takes Victor home, but he doesn't tell his parents about the fact that he met his biological father, later, Samantha returned home, but that night she receives an unexpected visit, it was Kate and her mother.
Kate: Sensei, I hate to ask you this, but we need help.
Samantha: Sure, come in, what do you want?
Miguel and Vivian were also awake when Kate and her mother knocked on the door, so they entered and Kate's mom showed Samantha her cell phone.
Kate's Mom: My ex-husband escaped from prison with a group of criminals and knowing him I'm pretty sure he's coming after us.
Kate: Like I said, I hate to ask you this, but... can we stay here for a few days? just until he gets arrested again?
Samantha: No problem, you can stay as long as you want, Vivian, is it ok for you to share your room with Kate?
Vivian: Of course, it's a pleasure.
Miguel: Mrs. Grey, come with me and I'll take you to your room.
Vivian: Kate, you're coming with me.
Everyone goes to their rooms and goes to sleep, the next day Kate's mom leaves early for work.
Miguel: Well I have to work too, see you later.
Miguel gets in the car and goes to the hospital.
Samantha: So girls, how was your night?
Kate: Honestly I'm still kind of worried, I don't even want to think about what would happen if that man found us.
Samantha: Don't worry Kate, Miguel and I won't let him lay a finger on you.
Vivian: What if he shows up here while you're not here?
Kate: Vivian's right, we both can certainly defeat him, but I don't think we'd stand a chance if he attacks in a group.
Samantha: You're right... I think we're going to have to do that.
Kate: Do what?
Samantha: Kate, it's time for us to level up your training, Vivian, do you want to participate too?
Vivian: Of course.
Samantha: Great, let's go then.
Meanwhile in an unknown place, Kate's stepfather was talking to an 'unknown' man.
?: So your wife and her daughter put you in prison?
Kate's Stepfather: Yes, thanks to some friends I made in prison I came out just to get back at them.
?: Well, I have a job for you that would not only make you a lot of money but also allow you to get back at Kate Grey.
Kate's Stepfather: A lot of money and getting back at Kate Grey at the same time? where do i sign boss?
?: All you have to do is go to this address (he shows him Samantha's house address) and steal these items (he shows him some scrolls).
The man was confused to see that from such a rich-looking house, all his boss wanted him to steal were some miserable scrolls, but for such a high ammount and also for the possibility of getting back at the one who put him in prison he decided not to ask questions.
Meanwhile, at the Karate Kids dojo:
Samantha: Let's get started then, but remember, what you're going to learn here should only be used to defend yourself or your friends, understand?
Kate and Vivian: Yes sensei!
Samantha: Great, today you're going to learn to fight with weapons, of course we've already trained for that for the skills competition, but this time we're going to use them to face enemies, let's start with these staffs.
She takes a staff and gives one to each of the girls.
Samantha: They're pretty long, so you can use them to hit enemies from a distance, try to hit me.
Kate and Vivian use the staffs to hit Samantha, but she uses her staff to block the attacks.
Samantha: Also, you can use them to defend against attacks, but don't let your opponent grab your staff (she grabs Vivian's staff and takes it out of her hand) because if that happens, you'll be in trouble.
They keep training for some time and they are getting better and better.
Samantha: I can't stop being impressed by you, you learn so fast!
Kate: As I said once, with an amazing sensei like you, we can't help but learn.
Vivian: It's getting late, tomorrow we can train more.
Samantha: That's right, tomorrow we will have another kind of special training, but now let's go home.
Later, Kate and Vivian were talking in the bedroom.
Kate: Vivian, I have to say, you are very lucky to have Samantha as your aunt and Miguel as your uncle.
Vivian: I know, they are the best, even though I now get along well with my biological parents I can't deny that I still love them more than my parents.
Kate: I don't blame you, I also love my mom very much, but since she married that man, I feel like something has changed in her and we've become more...distant, plus I don't know anything about my biological dad, I wanted to know more about him but honestly I'm afraid of what I might find out.
Vivian: You know, when my uncle was young he had the same doubts as you, he wanted to meet his biological dad, but when he did, the man just wanted him around to get revenge on his ex-wife and also for him to have a successor to his illegal business, so he started to spend a lot of time with my uncle and they had fun like father and son, but when he wanted to go back to the Valley his father didn't let him, luckily Johnny was there to save him, that's when my uncle learned one thing, genetics isn't worth as much as true love... I know exactly how that feels.
Kate: Vivian, you're right, thank you.
They go to sleep and the next day, Samantha takes them somewhere, but after they leave, Kate's stepfather and his henchmen show up near the house.
Kate's Stepfather: Wait, this is the ninja's house.
Henchman 1: Ninja? what ninja?
Kate's Stepfather: The one who's been teaching Kate karate, one day that girl even broke my jaw with a punch and that woman has a weird technique that made my arms go numb.
Hearing this all the henchmen start laughing.
Henchman 2 (laughing all the time): Yeah right... a ninja who teaches karate to your ex's daughter.
Henchman 3: I think someone drank too much yesterday.
Henchman 4: Forget it... as ridiculous as this story is, we have to focus on the mission, we came here to reconnoitre the location we're going to rob.
Kate's Stepfather: Okay, but listen to what I'm saying, we're going to have to attack the night, if she sees us she'll break us like glass.
Henchman 1: Okay, whatever.
Meanwhile with Samantha and the girls:
Vivian: Hey, I think I already know what this is.
Samantha: Yes, Demetri told me that he did this training with some students, but I think he didn't do it when you trained with him, so I'll explain, it's true that we do our best to avoid fights, but sometimes, the fight comes to you and it won't always be on a nice weather day, so today we're going to learn how to fight in heat and cold.
She uses her cell phone and raises the room temperature to 38°C.
Samantha: This time, I'm going to attack you and you have to try to counterattack, watch the signs and you'll get it, Vivian, you first.
Samantha was about to hit Vivian, but Vivian blocked the attack and counterattacked.
Samantha: Good job Vivian, Kate, now it's your turn.
Samantha tries to hit Kate with a kick, but she dodges the attack and counterattacks.
Samantha: Great, now the question is, how did you do it?
Kate: I saw the sweat dripping down your leg, so I knew you were going to kick.
Vivian: That's basically what happened to me.
Samantha: Great, so let's take a break and then let's cool things down, literally.
After some time they go back to training and Samantha uses her cell phone to lower the room temperature to 8°C.
Samantha: Okay, now I won't say who I'm going to attack, but you guys have to block me anyway.
Samantha looks at the two girls and tries to hit Kate with a punch, but Kate sees her breathing and her arms shaking, so she manages to block and counterattack.
Samantha: Fantastic, you understand perfectly, if you adapt to the environment you are fighting in you will always be ready when your opponent attacks which will give you a big advantage.
They train for a while longer and then go home.
Later they were having dinner when Kate's mother asks about the training.
Kate's Mom: So how was the special training today?
Samantha: It was great, your daughter really has a talent for karate.
Kate: This time I'm sure I'll win the tournament.
Vivian: Sorry, but that's not gonna happen, this year's female tournament already has a winner, Vivian Larusso.
Kate's Mom: Well I guarantee that this time I'll be there.
Kate (in her head): Oh, I really wish that was true.
Samantha: Unfortunately we won't be able to train tomorrow because I'll have to work, I'll probably just be home at night.
A few minutes later, Kate and Vivian were in the bedroom talking.
Kate: So which one did you like better, heat or cold?
Vivian: Well, I think I prefer... room temperature.
Kate: Me too... by the way, while we were training with the staffs I saw some scrolls in the dojo, what are they?
Vivian: Good question, I've been training with her since I was 4 and she never told me about them.
Samantha (appearing at this moment): I never told you about what?
Kate: Those scrolls we saw at the dojo.
Samantha: Oh yeah, you're going to find out more about some of them in the next few days of our training.
Kate and Vivian went to sleep curious about what Samantha was talking about, but the next day they didn't train, because that day, Samantha and Miguel worked all day, they were minding their own business when they heard a loud noise, they'll see what is and Kate doesn't believe the man she sees in front of her.
Kate (seeing that her stepfather was there): You! what are you doing here?
Kate's Stepfather: I won't do anything to you as long as you give me what I want.
Kate: So you came here to steal? I don't know why I'm surprised, but you'll have to get through me.
Kate's Stepfather: Oh, I'm so afraid, where is your ninja friend now?
Kate: Exactly, she did a lot for me, now it's time for me to repay, I won't let you steal anything!
Kate runs towards her stepfather and hits him with a punch that knocks him down, but soon he gets up and tries to hit her, but Kate blocks all of his attacks.
Kate's Stepfather: So that ninja keeps teaching you huh? let's see if she taught you how to get out of this (he whistles and his seven henchmen attack).
Kate tries to do what she can but can't defend herself from eight men attacking her from all sides, when she was down her stepfather grabbed her, then as an act of desperation she bit his hand to free herself, she tried to run away, but some men blocked her way, but then one of them is hit on the head by a staff and is knocked out.
Kate (seeing who had saved her): Vivian!
Vivian: Come on Kate, we can beat them.
Kate also picks up a staff and they begin to fight together, the men try to attack them, but they use the staffs to counterattack, despite being smaller and outnumbered, they prove to be quite skilled, being able to knock out half of the thieves quickly.
Kate: Vivian, I have an idea, turn on the air conditioner, as cold as possible.
Vivian: No problem.
Vivian turned on the air conditioner and since they were used to fighting in the cold weather they had the upper hand, they could see their opponents breathing and can anticipate their attacks, all of them were knocked out except for Kate's stepfather and another one, Kate and Vivian were confident that they would defeat them... actually too confident, so much so that they made a mistake and the men took the staffs from them, they tried to run away because they knew that if they hit them with that they would get in trouble, so they entered the dojo looking for something they could use, but the two men followed.
They looked in a drawer and saw a scroll, they saw what was drawn on it, so they had an idea.
As soon as Kate's stepfather and the other man tried to attack them with the staffs they blocked the attacks and hit in the places the scrolls showed and to their surprise that attack left the men' arms numb, they then hit them in the legs and the men' legs also became numb.
Vivian: What was that? I've never seen anything like that.
Kate: I've seen it before, it was the technique sensei used against my stepfather when he attacked me with a sledgehammer.
Vivian: Never mind that, I'll tie these guys up while you call the police.
Some time later the police arrive, but a few minutes later, Samantha, Miguel and Kate's mother arrived and were scared to see a lot of cops in front of the house.
Samantha: Officer, what's going on?
Officer: Ma'am, a girl called us, looks like eight men broke into your house, luckily no one was hurt... aside from the thieves.
Miguel: Well, at least Kate and Vivian are fine.
A few minutes later, Samantha asks the two girls what exactly had happened.
Kate: We were upstairs minding our own business, when all of a sudden we heard a noise and went to see what it was, then I saw my stepfather, I tried to face him, but he wasn't alone.
Vivian: There were eight men, they attacked us, so we used the techniques we learned in the last training to face them, we used staffs and lowered the temperature of the room to have an advantage.
Kate: Sorry for all the things they broke.
Samantha: Kate, that doesn't matter, what matters is that you two are okay and I'm glad your training showed results.
Vivian: Aunt Sam, one more question, during the fight we knocked out six men, so we made a little mistake and the other two took the staffs out of our hands, so we ran to the dojo and found this (she shows her the scroll) what technique is this?
Samantha: I was going to teach you that tomorrow, but since you already learned, this technique is called pressure points, if the enemy insists on war you take away their ability to wage it.
Kate: I also saw that there were several other scrolls like these in the dojo, what are they?
Samantha: These are techniques that I hope I don't have to teach you so soon, I may even teach more things than my dad and Mr. Miyagi, but even I have secrets.
Vivian: Okay then, at least everything is fine now.
Kate's Mom: Well, since we're safe now, I think Kate and I are going back home.
Kate: Mom, can I stay here a few more days? just until the tournament is over, please.
Kate's Mom: Well I... I think it's okay as long as the senseis agree.
Miguel: Samantha, what do you think?
Samantha: Of course she can stay.
Upon hearing this, Kate and Vivian cheered, later Kate's mother leaves and the two girls go to their room, just before going to sleep Samantha appears to talk to them.
Samantha: Kate, Vivian, there are no words that can express how proud I am of you, even in a really dangerous situation you didn't give up and kept fighting.
Kate: Just like you taught us.
Vivian: Yeah, we will always fight to defend those who are important to us.
Samantha: It's great to hear that, but remember this last technique you learned should only be used as a last resort, and only in street fights, never in tournaments and of course only to defend yourselves or your friends.
Kate and Vivian: No problem, we know that.
Samantha: Great, good night.
She leaves the room and later on she was talking to Miguel.
Samantha: You know Miguel, when I train these girls, I get a feeling, it's... it's something I've never felt before.
Miguel: I understand you, I also had a lot of fun training Vivian when she was a kid, except for that time she kicked me and I ended up with my head stuck in a bucket and Kate is also pretty nice, she and Vivian are getting along very well, almost as if they were sisters.
Samantha: I know...
Samantha and Kate: Sometimes I wish we were more than sensei and student, but unfortunately I don't think that will ever be more than a dream.
Miguel: Well, let's rest now, the tournament is in a week and I know how much you and Tory want to defeat each other and knowing Robby I imagine he is teaching our techniques to her students, well, at least that it didn't end with a dojo war like 30 years ago.
Exactly, in the next chapter we will have the second tournament of this story, this time, Samantha and Tory will compete as rivals, no longer as enemies and in case you were wondering, Robby is teaching Miyagi-Fang/Karate Kids techniques to the Cobra Kai students, but we still have some questions, who was the one who wanted Kate's stepfather to steal the scrolls at Samantha's house (although I think the answer is obvious) and about the tournament? who do you think will be the male and female champions and which dojo do you think will win in the end? what do you think will happen? Find out IN THE NEXT CHAPTER.
