A/N: So chapter four's ready. I don't exactly know my thoughts on this one entirely, but it's ready. I don't own the Karate Kid, belongs to John Avildsen, Columbia Pictures and all involved. I don't own Cobra Kai belongs to Netflix and all involved.

Chapter Four: Striking Out

"What?" Johnny said. "You're what?"

Robby was silent. His jaw was set, and his eyes held a fire that Daniel hadn't seen in quite a few months. The Johnny Lawrence in him, the fact that this was Johnny Lawrence's son, well it slapped him in the face at that moment. "You win," Daniel sighed. "Miyagi Do, it's done for a while at least."

"Jeez Larusso," Johnny said. "What's wrong with you man?"

"I thought you'd be pouring a drink and celebrating," Daniel raised an eyebrow as he moved further in to pack some other stuff. "You're on top."

Then Johnny did something that surprised Daniel. He laughed, full out. "So you're just sticking your tail between your legs?"

"That's not—." Daniel said. He wasn't. He was being reasonable, logical even. After all this, well it was dangerous.

"And I thought I hit rock bottom." Johnny shook his head.

"There's nothing I can do Johnny," Daniel said, grabbing another box. "We've screwed up enough." They'd done enough damage. Those kids, well, it had become toxic. If he kept the doors open, well even if he helped his kids, the Cobras, well he knew well enough the Cobra motto,the programming, it could be deadly. He still remembered what he'd seen when Johnny had taken second. He had forgotten for a while, what Miyagi had prevented that night. With the school fight, what happened to Miguel Diaz, that was ramped to eighteen here, even if Johnny Lawrence could somehow manage to be clear headed. He couldn't put his kids through that.

"Damn it Danielle grow a pair," Johnny's lip curled as he knocked the box from Daniel's hands. So unexpected was it that he nearly knocked the man over with the force of it. "That old man's rolling right now."

"How would you know?" Daniel demanded finding his footing as his expression hardened knowing what Johnny was implying about his mentor.

"Call it a hunch."

And as Daniel thought about it, he found he wasn't really able to find a comeback.

"And for the record, Cobra Kai, it's not mine anymore, so we both lost."

Daniel blinked in disbelief, but before he could inquire further, he noticed something. He turned, looking left then right. Oh hell… "You seen Robby anywhere?"

"You just had to drop a goddamn bomb like that," Johnny sighed. "You know him better than me and you had to be so stupid?"

"I know, I'm sorry..." Daniel sighed. He cursed quietly. "We'll find him."

"You've done enough Larusso." Johnny said. He turned and left without waiting for Daniel to say or do anything. Daniel couldn't say he blamed him.

Sam's phone went off with a text message and she glanced down.

[Can you talk, please, ten minutes all I'm asking, I'm outside -R]

She was surprised to see a text from Robby. She sat up in bed and took the phone in her hands staring and staring.

It had been what, three days a week? She'd lost track honestly. And here he was texting her after so long of nothing. She gripped the phone tighter in her hand and typed a reply as she slid on her shoes. [Outside...where…? What's this about]

[I'll find you, just can you come out? Miyagi-Do.]

She had to stop herself from scoffing. For real? He had some nerve. She sighed. Then read the rest of the text. Her dad's dojo? She was as curious as she was angry and confused and everything else she couldn't put a name to. [This better be good. Be out in five.] It was time to put her sneaking around hat back on. She hid her phone in the back of her closet behind some shoeboxes. She couldn't chance what happened last time.

She managed to get downstairs and saw her mom in the middle of a phone call. She didn't waste a second in going to the door. But she didn't account for the other person in the house, Anthony.

"Going somewhere sis?"

Sam groaned as she glanced back in her mom's direction then back to her little brother. "Alright, look, I've just..I've gotta go, I'm going to meet Robby. You can't tell Mom."

"What's in it for me?" Anthony asked. "You're entering the no fly zone sister."

"Birthday and Christmas money," Sam knew how her brother's negotiations worked.

"Throw in graduation and you got a deal,"

"Whatever, fine," Sam sighed. "Half of my graduation money too,hope you enjoy your Xbox fund twerp."

"Oh I will. Pleasure doing business with you."

Her little brother was such a worm. She moved past and toward the door going out to the backyard.

A/N: So, I got the idea for Sam and Anthony's little exchange here from a deleted scene one of my friends here in the fandom told me about, so shout out to Linneagb. As for the rest of everyone's actions...well I wanna bang their heads together honestly, not the planned direction at all but that's what makes it fun.