Tommy's Tale VI.
My apologies if this section is essentially a retelling of events but it is a necessary evil. Previous ownership disclaimer still applies.
After the chaos of the presentation Tommy had sauntered to the locker room. He'd showered and dressed a few feet from Daniel (who wanted to talk tournament strategy with Miyagi) before making his way to the Cobra Kai 'battlebus' aka Kreese's station wagon. When he arrived he found he'd walked into trouble.
Bobby and Jimmy, with Dutch lurking in the background were listening as their Sensei delivered the bollocking of a lifetime to Johnny. Johnny was attempting to stand his ground but Tommy could tell it wasn't going his way.
Kreese had just scratched Johnny from the team and called him a loser. Johnny had held out his trophy only for it to be snatched away and destroyed. Then things took a turn for the worse.
With the light of insanity in his eyes, the man they'd all looked up to had grabbed his erstwhile champion in a chokehold. Tommy heard Bobby plead Johnny's case and saw him step forward only to walk into a back fist to the belly.
It was at that point that Tommy felt like he was having an out of body experience. He'd attempted to reason with the madman pleading that Johnny was sorry and telling Kreese he was hurting him. At first this had gained him a terse 'mind your business' but then as he had shakily stepped forward he received a stinging shot to the cheek. Falling to the ground with his sports bag under him he'd witnessed another strange turn of events.
Kreese had continued to choke out Johnny with Jimmy in shock and Dutch hiding under a ball cap when an unlikely hero had stepped up. From his vantage point on the ground Tommy had an incredible view of the action.
With LaRusso hobbling along behind him clutching his trophy Mr Miyagi had interjected himself. At first concerned for his own safety (nobody wants to be on the end of a boot meant for someone else) Tommy started to gain respect for the little Okinawan who was getting in Kreese's face.
The man they had encountered that fateful Halloween night had calmly walked up to their teacher and ordered him to let Johnny go. The ever classy Kreese had resorted to a racial slur and a threat at which point Mr Miyagi had broken the chokehold, probably saving Johnny's life. Tommy was starting to like Miyagi but was worried that Kreese was about to wipe the parking lot with him. He was after all younger, larger and probably both fitter and faster than the Asian.
Surprisingly Tommy's fears were unfounded. Kreese had underestimated his opponent throwing two powerful yet clumsy punches that had broken car windows but Miyagi had side stepped both blows. At this point Tommy knew what he'd have done but was shaken by the idea that Miyagi might do the same. Grabbing Kreese by his curls he'd raised his hand to deliver a blow of his own Miyagi had simultaneously reiterated his foe's mantra to him. He then threw a wicked looking chop towards Kreese's bug eyed face but stopped a hair's breadth from contact before merely tweaking his nose and making a honking noise. At this point tournament officials had finally arrived behind Pat the referee and broken up the trouble. At this juncture Tommy and Johnny had gotten to their feet and as one with Bobby and Jimmy they had taken their belts from their bags before dropping them at Kreeses prone face. Tommy's last glimpse of the victorious Miyagi Do had seen them walking into the distance talking about a restaurant and keeping the ladies waiting. Was Miyagi 'doing' Mrs LaRusso?