30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode XXIX: "Balance of the Crane"
CHAPTER FIVE
Unaligned World of Cobra Kai
LaRusso Family Residence
Encino, California
Amanda LaRusso was worried out of her mind—not just for her missing daughter, but for her husband. Suddenly, her doorbell rang. Amanda's heart sank as she made her way to the door and opened it. She almost fainted when she saw both Daniel and Samantha.
"You're both all right!" Amanda said before hugging both Daniel and Samantha. "I was so worried about both of you!"
Daniel cocked an eyebrow. "Why both of us?" Daniel asked. "I can understand why you were worried about our daughter, but why me?" "Knowing you, you would have done something harsh while looking for Sam," Amanda said.
Daniel sheepishly shook his head, then gestured to somewhere out of Amanda's sight. "That's because I had this guy helping look for her," he said. Amanda watched as a well-dressed man got out of a Jeep parked next to Daniel's car and walked up to the front door. "This is William Edwards," Daniel said.
"You're the guy Daniel told me—the one who testified about Johnny Lawrence," Amanda said. "Please come in." "Sorry, Mrs. LaRusso, but we three don't have any time," William said. "Johnny and Robby Keene are waiting for us."
"What do you mean, 'us?'" Amanda asked. "We discovered that Johnny had nothing to do with all this," Daniel said. "Like he did 34 years ago, John Kreese has been manipulating everything that has been going on since the All-Valley."
"Including our kidnapping, Mom," Samantha said. "Dad, Mr. Edwards and I are joining up with Mr. Lawrence and Robby to confront John Kreese."
"Out of the question," Amanda said. "That is a job for the police."
"Well, like I said, Mrs. LaRusso, we don't have time for this," William said before revealing an Enterprise hypospray from the sleeve of his jacket and injecting Amanda. "Help me put her on the couch," William said as Amanda began to slacken.
Daniel grabbed Amanda by the legs and, along with William holding her upper body under the armpits, laid Amanda on the living room couch. "Where we're going, Amanda, you cannot follow," Daniel said before kissing Amanda on the forehead.
"What was that that you shot my mom with?" Samantha said. "A sedative," William said as he loaded a new ampule of the same sedative he shot Amanda with and pocketing the hypo in a hidden pocket in the sleeve of his suit. "She'll be fine. The important thing is, we need to meet up with Johnny, Robby and the Rangers. Sam, before we go, you'll need this."
William made the Megaforce Change Key of GaoRed, leader of Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger, appear in his hand. He then handed the Key to Samantha. As William expected, the Key glistened in red before dissolving and merging with Samantha's body.
"You'll know what to do," Daniel said. "If you say so, Dad," Samantha said.
At the rendezvous point a mile from the Cobra Kai dojo, Sofia, Johnny, Robby and the other Rangers saw William, Daniel and Samantha arrive. "I sense you gave her a Key, William," Sofia said, gesturing to Samantha.
"I did, Sofia," William said. "Now I have to give one to Robby." William thought for a moment, then remembered which Key would be the perfect counterpart to the GaoRed Key he gave to Samantha. "Robby, come over here," William said.
Robby walked over to where William stood. "As you are a Grand Key component just like Samantha and both of your fathers, you need a Megaforce Change Key like they also have," William said.
William handed Robby the Key of Kamen Rider Agito. It dissolved into black and gold light, which merged with Robby. A belt formed around Robby's waist. "How do I use this?" Robby said, gesturing to the belt.
"Apparently, the Key imbues the person who absorbs it all of the knowledge of how to use its power," Johnny said to Robby. "I see, Dad," Robby said. "Before we do this, I have a confession to make." "You're in a relationship with LaRusso's daughter," Johnny said.
"But, how..." Robby started. "I've known ever since just after the Valley Expo," Johnny said. "Miguel told me how after he and Samantha broke up, he saw you two dating at the Valley Expo." Johnny turned to look at Daniel and Samantha.
"I never told you about my first love, Ali," Johnny continued. "Actually, Ali is our first love." Johnny gestured with his thumb to Daniel. "My downfall started when I tried to get her back from Daniel. Just remember one thing, and you can continue to date her," Johnny said.
"Yes, Dad?" Robby asked. "If there ever comes a time when you love her, but she no longer loves you, just let her go," Johnny said. "It will go better for you both." "I understand," Robby said.
As Johnny and Robby were talking, William saw Samantha talking on her phone. "Sam, what's going on? Who are you taking to?" William asked. "Getting some backup," Samantha said. Suddenly, a thought came to William's mind. "You think that if Kreese really is the A.I.C. action commander, he'll have A.I.C. troops in there with him?" William asked, gesturing in the direction of the Cobra Kai dojo.
"More than that," Samantha said. "My friend, Aisha—who is a Cobra Kai student—has been telling me in recent weeks that there has been a major schism between students who believe in Johnny's teaching style and that of John Kreese. I have been making sure to only contact those Cobra Kai students who believe in Johnny's teachings, as I am sure that Kreese also has Cobra Kai students who believe in his teachings in there with him."
A few minutes later, William noticed several cars and other modes of transportation arrive at the rendezvous point. As they got out, William noticed that all of them were clad in Cobra Kai karate gis. One of them stepped up to Johnny.
"We're here to defend the honor of your teachings, sensei," the student said. William recognized the student as Miguel Diaz. William heard a burst of Enterprise transporter energy behind him. He turned and saw Tory resolve from the beam, clad in her Cobra Kai gi.
"Ms. Morris, what are you doing down here?" William said. "Your Majesty, I am here not as a member of the King's Hand, but as a student of the Cobra Kai who wants to defend her sensei," Tory said. She then turned to face Johnny and bowed to him.
"Very well," Johnny said. "As long as you remember that when this is over, your first duty is to King William, not to me or the Cobra Kai. Is that understood?" "Yes, sensei," Tory said. "Now that our forces are gathered, let's give Kreese the biggest snake bite of all time!"
With that rousing send-off, William set the operation into motion. In the alley behind the Cobra Kai dojo, Sofia stood with the Rangers. "William has sent the signal," Sofia said, opening her eyes. "Mal?" Mal nodded, then stepped forward and spread a thin paste of plastic explosive at the base of the rear door of the dojo. After affixing a timing detonator, Mal whispered, "How long should I set the delay for?"
"Thirty seconds," Sofia whispered. "That should be plenty of time to get to a safe distance before the plastic explosives blow." Mall nodded, then tapped a series of controls on the detonator. ":30" appeared on the display. Mal then tapped the "Enable" button.
As the timer began to tick down, the six Rangers—Sofia, Mal, Chad Danforth, Sito Jaxa, Lennier and Rose—ran as fast as they could behind a huge steel dumpster. Then, when the timer hit ":00," the explosive detonated, blasting the door off of its hinges.
Moments before the explosion, John Kreese sat in what was supposed to be Johnny's office within the Cobra Kai dojo and used a match to light a huge Cuban cigar. But before he could take a single puff, the entire building was rocked by an explosion.
Kreese snuffed out the cigar, then ran to the back door to see what happened. Through the smoke that resulted from the explosion, he could see the six Rangers. "Mr. Kreese, we need to talk," Sofia said. Kreese turned around and ran towards the front door of the dojo.
But he was met there by William, Johnny and Daniel. "Johnny, I heard about your son. Is he all right?" Kreese asked. Johnny nodded at Daniel. The two former rivals then turned back to face Kreese and punched him in the nose.
"What happened?" Kreese said. "Save it," William said. "We know that you had the A.I.C. kidnap Robby and Samantha."
"So what if I did?" Kreese said. "'So what?!'" a voice called out. Johnny and Daniel parted to reveal Robby and Samantha. "You have been trying to get back at me all this time," Daniel said. "But you went too far when you used your A.I.C. soldiers to kidnap children who had nothing to do with what happened 34 years ago!"
"You mentioned the A.I.C.," Kreese said. He then tapped a button on his watch. "Energize." A.I.C. transporter energy deposited a combination of A.I.C. soldiers and Kreese-aligned Cobra Kai students between the two teams.
"As you can now plainly see, Your Majesty, you and your fighters are now outnumbered a hundred to one," Kreese said as he smugly lit another cigar and took a puff. He then blew the smoke into William's face. "Who said those are all of my fighters?" William said before closing his eyes.
Suddenly, red mist filled the dojo. It cleared to reveal all of the Lawrence-aligned Cobra Kai students, led by Miguel and Tory. Johnny walked up to where Miguel and Tory stood. "What was it you always said to us, John?" Johnny asked. "Oh, yes, I remember."
He then withdrew a black headband from a pocket of his jeans and tied it around his head. He turned to face his students. "'Cobra Kai never dies,'" Johnny said. "Well, Cobra Kai may never die, but tonight, your Cobra Kai dies the death it deserves."
At that, Johnny sent a sharp elbow into Kreese's ribs. With that blow, the fight was on. Johnny's Cobra Kai students focused their attention on Kreese's students, while William, the Rangers, Johnny, Robby, Daniel and Samantha focused on Kreese and the A.I.C. soldiers.
As Kreese noticed his numbers were thinning, he laughed at William, Johnny and Daniel. "You think you've won, huh, King William?" Kreese said before tapping the same control on his watch that summoned the A.I.C. soldiers and his Cobra Kai students. However, nothing happened.
"I'd say we have won, Mr. Kreese," William said. Making the hypospray appear from its hiding spot in the cuff of his jacket, William continued to speak. "I had the Enterprise bombard this area with radiation that blocked your A.I.C. transporters from operating."
In a rage, Kreese came after William. William sidestepped all of Kreese's planned attacks. However, instead of attacking himself, William jammed the tip of the hypospray against Kreese's neck. The last thing Kreese would remember before the sedative took full effect was William grabbing Kreese's nose and making a honking sound.
::TBC::