Season 4 Chapter 16, a cobra kai fanfic

CHAPTER 16

Golf club in hand, Miguel silently tiptoed through the laser tag arena, trying to sneak up on Cobras, but wary to make sure he wasn't snuck up on himself.

"Larusso! Miguel! You can't hide forever!" Miguel heard Tory's voice ring out through the arena. Thankfully, she sounded pretty far away, but that didn't mean that Robby and the others weren't close by themselves. However, Miguel's only lead that was seeing shadows and listening to people's voices to gauge distance was quickly taken away when a tenth Cobra had snuck into the laser tag arena's lights and sound room and cut off all of the lights in the arena, leaving it pitch black. In addition, Miguel's advantage of hearing where the Cobras were was completely gone when a deafeningly loud heavy metal song started blaring on the loudspeakers.

To hear the following song, click:

watch?v=ZFoC_cZGp28

Or search, 'Vanity Big Terrible'

Now hear my throat, oh it's drying out

It's a sign that I'm breaking down

Finally, Miguel found his first Cobra. It was Rickenberger, and he was facing away from Miguel. One hard crack across his back with the golf club was enough to send the boy tumbling to the floor, unconscious. 1 down, 8 to go…

I see your hands saying hold, hold on please

But your eyes they can't lie to me

Oh my body aches at the sight of dawn

When you lie, in another's arms

Miguel's next Cobra he approached was an unfamiliar one, but the unfortunate thing was that they spotted each other at the same time, so Miguel's advantage of having the element of surprise was gone. However, Miguel used his fighting prowess to hit the boy a couple of times to the windpipe to prevent him from shouting to the other Cobras, and then choked him out with the golf club. 2 down, 7 to go…

I really hate this slow burn while you sleep all around

Oh let it out let it out

I really hate this slow burn while you sleep all around

Oh let it out let it out

As the blaring song on the speaker system swelled to its climax, Miguel turned a corner to see Tory glaring at him. Miguel was hesitant at this point. Him and Tory had dated. He had seen a vulnerable side of her. It would be an extremely low move for him to turn around and physically abuse her, despite what she had done to him and how much she still terrorised Sam. However, Miguel was quickly forced to defend himself as Tory lunged at him…

Did you catch his stare or just wait to see

If he'd try, and steal you from me

I hope I'm not mistaken, darling please I'm confused

But your pretty face has got me all mixed up and

I'm still loving you

Luckily, Miguel knew Tory well, so he knew exactly what he needed to do to defend himself. Tory was an extremely aggressive fighter, too much so that it could be used to his advantage. As she constantly swung at him with her arms, Miguel could tell her legs weren't stable on the ground. He clenched his jaw and swept Tory's leg, sending her stumbling to the ground and as her head hit the ground, she was knocked out cold. 3 down, 6 to go…

Oh I can't fake this, it's so hard not to choke

The quietest part of the song came at the perfect time for Miguel. It enabled him to hear two Cobras attempting to sneak up on him behind him, and he quickly spun around, kicking one so hard that it knocked him out right there, and then shoving the unconscious Cobra into his friend, causing them both to fall onto the floor and the unconscious body pinning the conscious guy to the ground, giving Miguel the easy opportunity to knock him out with a blow to the head. 5 down, 4 to go…

I really hate this slow burn while you sleep all around

Oh let it out let it out

Now I dread the thought of you

And I just want to say, you dropped your vanity

Miguel took out one more unfamiliar Cobra with his golf club, smacking it so hard across his head that the boy was unconscious before he even hit the ground. 6 down, 3 to go, and Miguel knew exactly who the three were…

Finally, after a minute or so of searching, Miguel found Shawn and Kyler together. Despite their massive differences, Shawn and Kyler had actually grown close friends in the past little while. They were very much the second-highest tier students in Cobra Kai after Robby and Tory, so Kreese did show them a bit of preferential treatment. Unfortunately, the pair saw Miguel too and Miguel winced in annoyance. It was a 1 vs 2, not great odds for him. As Miguel stared up at the massive, 6'8 giant named Shawn who stood before him, Miguel knew that he would have to resort to some morally shady methods if he wanted to win the fight.

Knocking Kyler out was easy. All it took was a kick to the stomach, and an uppercut to the head to send him packing. Shawn, however, was more durable. The two circled each other, Miguel waiting for Shawn to lunge so he could make his move. Sure enough, it didn't take long as Shawn had Kreese's 'Strike First' mantra drilled deep into him. Miguel dodged Shawn's punch, and internally praying to God for forgiveness, Miguel kicked Shawn right in the balls as hard as he could. Even someone as large as Shawn would go down at a hit like that. It was right in the sweet spot, and it sent Shawn collapsing to the ground. One more swing to his head with the golf club was enough to completely knock the boy out, and Miguel let out a sigh of relief. One more: Robby…

Oh so it's over

But I've been turned

Turned inside out

The music quietened down as Miguel and Robby both looked for each other in the maze, trying to get the jump on the other.

"Show yourself, Diaz!" Robby shouted into the darkness. Miguel ignored him and started to head in the direction of his voice. However, as Miguel was tiptoeing in that direction, in the pitch darkness, he felt a searing pain in his head and his dad's face flashed before him in his mind.

"YOU STILL AFRAID OF THE DARK BOY?!"

"No! No! No! Not now! Get out of my head!" Miguel internally yelled at his father, who was grinning and laughing sadistically at him.

"YOU STILL AFRAID OF ME?!"

"Get out! Get out!" Miguel cried internally as he stopped momentarily and put his head in his hands. He forced himself to continue moving, wanted desperately for this fight to be over so him and Sam could get the hell away from this place.

Little did Miguel know that Sam, who was about halfway to her car, stopped and turned around. She couldn't let Miguel fight all of those Cobras alone! She knew that he would never make her do that, so she owed him the same! She had already called her dad, who was on his way, but she couldn't wait that long. Sam turned on her heel and sprinted back towards the laser tag arena.

Oh I tried

Yeah I tried

No, I didn't want it to be this way

I didn't want it to be this way

Finally, Miguel and Robby came face to face. Ironically, they finally saw each other at the entrance of the laser tag arena. Their 5 minutes of looking for each other had been useless as the two of them stepped out of the arena to face each other right outside.

"Hey, Diaz." Robby snarled at him, the hesitancy he had been recently feeling towards Kreese's Cobra Kai gone as he glared at Miguel. That boy had taken everything from him, and he needed to pay.

"Robby. We don't have to do this. Save it for the tournament." Miguel stated. Robby scowled at him.

"You mean the tournament you cheated your way into pushing back?" Robby asked. It was Miguel's turn to look angry now.

"Because you broke my fucking shoulder?!" Miguel spat. The two of them had nothing but loathing their eyes for each other, and eventually, they both pounced…

Robby got the first hit in, a side kick winding Miguel and sending him backwards but not doing any harm. Miguel then grasped his golf club tightly, preparing to swing, when he heard Robby chuckle.

"Going to cheat your way into another win? Yeah, makes sense." Robby remarked, pointing at the club. Miguel sighed and tossed the club aside, raising his hands, ready to strike. Miguel then finally kicked into gear and attacked Robby using every move Johnny and Daniel had ever taught him. It was like everything had finally clicked together. He slithered, he dodged, he used balance, speed, strength, agility. He overpowered Robby with surprise ease and stood over his semi-conscious body, flames of fury in his eyes. Lying a couple of feet away was Miguel's golf club, and more Miguel knew it, he felt himself being pulled into a flashback. Miguel fought desperately to stay in the present but no matter how hard he tried, memories of the past sucked him in like a black hole…

5 years ago…

Miguel and his father walked into their house one Saturday afternoon when his mom wasn't home, his dad fuming. They had just come back from Miguel's baseball game and Miguel's team had lost.

"That little punk struck you out all day, and you shake hands with him like he's your pal?!" His dad spat at Miguel as they walked into the house.

"It was the end of the game, Dad." Miguel replied. His father chuckled.

"Soft, just like her." His dad remarked, referring to Carmen, who wasn't home and was at nursing school. "Your team's 0-4. I don't even… Damn, that's embarrassing."

"I got dis-distracted." Miguel stammered, stumbling back from his father, who he could tell was about to hit him.

"Distracted? What the hell were you distracted by?" His dad growled. Miguel took a deep, shaky breath.

"You." Miguel murmured. "I saw you by the fence. Watching."

"You know what, son?" His dad snarled, picking up Miguel's baseball bat. "Maybe I didn't give you a proper lesson. You see the key to getting a hit… is all about making contact."

Miguel's dad swung the bat at Miguel, sending the 11 year old groaning in pain and collapsing on the ground. But his dad wasn't done yet.

"It's all about form." His dad continued, hitting him again. "Hands bottom up, palm down!" He shouted as he hit his child with the bat again. Miguel was barely conscious at this point. "You understand me?!" He shouted as he hit two more blows.

"DAD! DAD! STOP! PLEASE!" Miguel begged, as he got a blow to the side of the face and nearly passed out. His dad walked over to him.

"Let me see." His dad grunted, forcefully moving Miguel's hands from his face. "Hold still."

There was a massive gash on the side of Miguel's face, but his dad shrugged and chuckled.

"You see?" His dad growled at his crying son. "Soft. Just like I said…"

Back to the present day…

Miguel finally managed to pull himself out of his flashback, but his troubles were far from over. As Miguel stared down at Robby, who was still conscious, he realised something… his dad was right. He was soft. Too soft. And it had and would continue to cost him dearly for the rest of his life. He had to change his attitude! A possessed expression flared through Miguel's eyes as he grabbed the golf club, and began to pummel Robby with it…

Sam had finally made it to the laser tag arena, and her jaw dropped when she saw what was going on at the entrance. There were no other Cobras around, and Miguel was beating the crap out of an already down Robby with the golf club. She sprinted over to them and immediately stood in between Miguel and his vanquished foe, knowing that Miguel wouldn't swing if she was in the way.

"MIGUEL, STOP!" She cried. For a brief moment, Sam saw the possessed look in his eyes again. It was the same look he had when he was fighting Demitri. But as quickly as it appeared, it vanished. As Miguel stepped back and took in the situation, his eyes widened and his arm went limp, dropping the club to the ground. What the hell had he done?! He had been so wrapped up in his anger that he didn't realise what he was doing. Miguel took a couple of deep breaths as Sam watched him, terrified and confused and he eventually calmed down.

"Come on, Sam. Let's go…"