The day was here…..it was finally time to settle all of this once and for all…..
The crowd was the most Static it's ever been in its 51 years the All Valley had been held. The Tension among everyone could just be felt as all the Dojos began to fill the Arena Center
"LADIES ! AND GENTLEMEN ! Haha !... you've been waiting a long time. But were finally here" The Announcer said the eagerness in his voice just radiating as the Crow before him couldn't stop cheering
"Dojos, All across the valley, have been training for a year. For their shot at Glory YOU READY TO MEET EM !"
Again the Crowd cheered louder making the noise that brought this tournament to LIFE making the announcer smile more
"Good ! Because so am I" he said with a chuckle as the Introduction began
"This is Sensei, don't need no introduction ! He took the all Valley by storm in 1984 and 85 and quickly became one of the greatest underdogs in the history of the sport. Last year this Dojo with only one student took itself to the finals and now it looks like They've got some new fighters, and they're ready to show the world. THEY THEY'RE THE BEST AROUND ! SO GIVE IT UP FOR MIYAGI-DO KARATE ! LED BY TWO-TIME ALL VALLEY CHAMPION ! DANIEL LARUSSO ! AND LAST YEAR'S ALL VALLEY CHAMPION MIGUEL DIAZ !"
Coming out of the tunnel Miyagi-Do had made their appearance Led by Daniel front and center Miguel, Demetri, Hawk and the rest of Miyagi-Do soaked in the atmosphere before jogging to their side of the mat as everyone cheered for them
Scanning the Audience and Arena before them everyone saw faces in the crowd proving all eyes were truly on them
Daniel Saw Amanda, Anthony and actually Ali who had messaged Daniel and Johnny she'd be in town for a while and she knew she had to come
Demetri saw Yasmine who blew him a kiss that he caught back
And Miguel saw His Mom, his grandmother and Moon who was sitting with her sister and Yasmine. He had smiled and waved to her showing his excitement that he was happy she was her but she didn't show the same emotion back just waving at him with a little pout on her face making him slowly frown before the announcer spoke again
"The Next Dojo took Last Year's Title ! But this year they're under new management. Can they strike twice ? Can they raise the banner once more ? And last year's runner up may be wearing a different Gi but don't get it twisted this Dojo has some of the fiercest fighters in the Valley ! along with the most badass name for a Dojo HERE COMES COBRA KAI !"
Walking out of the Tunnel Kreese and Silver led their army of Cobra Kai's of Robby, Tory, Kenny, Kyler, Piper and everyone else leaving everyone to watch as they marched to their spot on the mat
All of Miyagi-Do has visibly shivered as they saw them all dressed in their black Gi's with the Cobra Kai logo on the back. Daniel and Demetri sighed as they saw Robby wearing the Cobra Kai Gi He really did….He went through with it
Miguel and Eli held different demeanors though as they just glared at him with a deep hatred and passion before looking at one another with a head nod. They were thinking the same thing.
Beat Cobra Kai once and for all
This was their moment, their chance to take a shot at the King
And they knew they couldn't miss
"And Finally ! This Dojo is making their All Valley Debut ! You will recognize a few familiar faces, A new Dojo rises up every year and this one is no different. Does this Dojo have what it takes to win it all ? PLEASE WELCOME EAGLE FANG KARATE ! LEAD BY TWO TIME ALL VALLEY CHAMPION ! AND ONLY RECORD HOLDER TO WIN AN ALL VALLEY WITHOUT GETTING A POINT HIT ON THEM ! SENSEI JOHNNY LAWRENCE !"
Benign the final dojo for introduction Johnny, Sam, Devon, Mitch and Bert along with the rest of Eagle Fang come out of the tunnels showcasing Sam's last idea she had for a Gi Design of all Red with black stripes much to Johnny's approval on the badass meter
All eyes were held on them as they walked to their spot on the mat joining the line up next to Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do
Turning their heads to Look at the two rivaling Dojos the knew they'd have to face everyone from all three dojos dropped the hesitation and fear in them
This was the moment, This was the time, No more holding back, No More Deals, No more Rules
Today there was gonna be a winner
And Today there was gonna be a loser
"At the end of the day, Only one of these Dojos will be crowned Grand Champion so I say this will great pleasure everyone…..WELCOME ! TO THE 51ST ! ANNUAL ALL VALLEY UNDER-18 KARATE TOURNAMENT !"
Jumping out of their seats the crowd went nuts making everyone shiver as they realized just how high the stakes were. But the Announcer just laugh almost maniacally as he couldn't get enough of this atmosphere
"It's Karate time"
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"Miyagi-Do's Bring it in" Daniel said getting his group of boys prepared with one final Sensei Speech
" Eagle Fang's Listen up !" Johnny said as he looked at his ragtag team he scrapped together
"Some of you have been here before"
"And for some of you, it's your first Karate Tournament" Daniel said leaving Eli and Miguel to pat Demetri and Chris on their backs with a soft smile
"I still remember my first All Valley, where I stood here proudly with my Sensei"
" Where I pummeled the ever-loving crap out of my opponents as the crowd cheered" Johnny said making all the Eagle Fang's smile with laughs
"And where I faced down the bullies of Cobra Kai. Now getting here hasn't been easy….we've lost some people we cared about along the way" Daniel said as he and Miguel turned to look at Johnny and Sam before sighing
"They tried to soften you up ! but that bullshit's behind us now, Remember what's at stake. If Cobra Kai wins, our dojo closes for good….but some of you know the stakes are higher than others" Johnny said, leaving Sam to take a deep breath before looking at Robby's intense glare at Kreese and Silver. Still not getting over seeing him in a Cobra Kai Gi
"But are we gonna let that happen ? Of course not. Because we have something that Cobra Kai Doesn't"
" We have the most Badass Female Fighter in the Valley" Johnny said making Sam smile
"We have Miyagi-Do. We have trust, faith, unity, We're a family and no one can break that bond" Daniel said leaving Miguel, Demetri and Eli to nod their heads
" So let's go out there and kick some ass ! ARE YOU READY !"
" YES SENSEI !"
"Are you Ready ?"
"YES SENSEI !"
Nodding his head in approval Johnny knew his team was ready and so did Miguel
"Alright good" Johnny said
"Everyone go warm up, LaRusso can I have a word ?"
Walking up to Johnny Sam face just screamed determination and Johnny couldn't be anymore proud
"Thank you for being here, With me. Fighting for me, I know it's hard walking away from your Dad…trust me I didn't want to give up Miguel. But when your the top female of the Valley holding up that trophy and everyone knows your the one who stood on top it's all gonna be worth it ok" Johnny said leaving Sam to nod her head with a determined smile
But she still couldn't help herself from looking over to Robby who was stretch whilst talking to Tory and Kyler
And he had glanced up to look at them as well with his angered scowl they've both sadly come accustomed too before turning his back on them leaving the Cobra Kai Logo plastered on his back to be the knife stab in them
Letting out a quiet sigh Sam pursed her lips before looking back up at Johnny, her face of determination back on
"Don't worry Sensei. We're gonna win this thing together" she said and Johnny just smiled before they fist bumped
"Pack of beers on me once this is all over" he said and Sam nodded her head and smiled before joining the Eagle Fang's gearing them up for the Skills and weapons compilation
Letting out a small sigh Johnny turned his head to look at Daniel talking to Miguel. His hand placed on his shoulder and the intense face Miguel held along with subtle head nods showing how invested he was in the conversation only made it worse as he shook his head before walking away ready to coach his team
"Block out the noise, the hatred, and anger you have. I know you feel resentment towards Robby but remember what I said-"
"Don't let the anger consume me. Overcome it and grow from it" Miguel said cutting Daniel off only making him smile brighter
"You've truly mastered the ways of Miyagi-Do Miguel…..Mr Miyagi would be proud of you" Daniel said making Miguel smile
"Thank you Mr LaRusso" Miguel said leaving Daniel to pat him on the back
Scanning the crowd before him Miguel saw Moon walking to the stands with her sister and with a quick glance around Miguel broke off from the team to approach her
"Hey Moon.." Miguel said making her turn around along with her sister
"Miguel…." she mumbled but her sister beat her to the words
"Hey ! you're the guy who fell !"
"LIA !" Moon said making Miguel chuckle
"It's fine, Hi. I'm Miguel" he said looking down at the girl who just smiled and shook his hand
"Hi, I'm Lia. Her sister"
With a small smile Miguel responded
"Well it's nice to finally meet you"
Shaking his hand with a Smile Lia looked back at Moon
"You guys are totally together right ?" Lia asked making both Moon and Miguel blush as they glanced at one another
"Because he's totally cute !"
"Alright" Moon Immediately said cutting her sister off
"Go to your seat with Yasmine, I'll be there in a second" she said making Lia roll her eyes at her older sister's command before she began climbing the bleachers leaving Miguel and Moon alone
Letting out a really big sigh Miguel tapped the sides of his white Gi as he tried to find the words to say what he was thinking
"About Prom…."
"Don't" Moon said shutting him down
"It's was Prom, we were both really High and Really Drunk, Things were said that probably weren't meant-"
"No but that's just it" Miguel said as he took her hands
"I meant it, every word…..Moon I really do like you….seriously I do….but-"
"But you still have feelings for Sam" Moon said leaving Miguel to just nod his head in disappointment
Knowing it didn't ease the pain any better but it was still good that he came out to her instead of trying to bottle it up and hide it
Letting out her own sigh Moon gripped Miguel's hands on the other end before leaning up to kiss him on his cheek making Miguel's heart go numb
With her own small smile Moon looked at him
"Well…..whenever you figure out what you have going on. Let me know, and when you deal with it….I'd love to give this a shot" Moon stated and Miguel just smiled and nodded his head before he watched as she walked up the stands to go to her sister
"Alright, Fall in !" Kreese began as all the Cobra Kai's turned to look at him
"All your training has brought you to this very moment, Remember if you win you don't just get a trophy you get the glory and you get to know forever or Champion I have had students with all the talent in the world squander this moment. Do not let history repeat itself. Do not let your emotions control you" Kreese said looking directly at Tory and Robby who looked at one another before back to him
"And above all do not let anything stand in the way of your victory"
"Just to be clear" Silver said adding onto Kreese words
"That's not a pep talk, that's an order and we're all going to follow Sensei Kreese's orders today aren't we ?"
"Yes Sensei ?"
"Aren't we ?"
"YES SENSEI !"
Emerging themselves with high energy Kreese only smiled at his devoted Cobra's looking at their numbers he knew it was near impossible for them to loose…..
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Starting off the Tournament the skills and Weapons competition kicked everything into high gear everyone had displayed their skills of weaponry and different form of Kat and quite frankly Sam was nervous on where they'd place on the leaderboard because of it
After Demetri displayed his skills with the Kama's starting off Miyagi-Do strong she was up next
Obviously she showcased the Sai getting Eagle Fang off to a pretty good start but her biggest fear was everyone else lagging behind her
She only had so much time to teach everyone SO much Kate and even with Johnny's help in Weapons training they only learned a handful of weapons
But to her very much surprise everyone in Eagle Fang did alright. Mitch didn't end up losing his grip with the Bo staff which kept them in top three and Devon was a quick learner with the Kunai throwing. The Kata could've been better but Beggars can't be choosers
One by One each Dojo went performing their skills and the once top 3 ranks of Miyagi-Do at first Eagle Fang at Second and Cobra Kai at third had flipped completely once both Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang had finished and Robby stepped on the Mat
Looking directly at Johnny and Sam as he got to the center of the stage he had cracked his neck before doing a flip begging his showcase making Kreese and Silver grin mischievously
Once Cobra Kai got rolling in the skills course they took the section in a landslide making Johnny and Daniel sigh as they looked at the new Dojo ranks
Cobra Kai at first
MIyagi-Do second
And Eagle Fang bumped down all the way to fourth behind Topanga Karate
"Just like that, Miyagi-Do has been snake bit as Cobra Kai takes the lead, with our qualifier rounds up next !" the Announcer said leaving the dojos to huddle up and game plan
Practically shaking with excitement Ali couldn't stop squirming in her seat
"Man ! the last time I've been to one of these things was 83….sure has changed a lot" she said making Amanda and Carmen chuckle
"Yeah, the skills thing is really new. Not really excited about seeing my daughter get punched in the face though" Amanda said leaving Carmen in much agreement
"I just hope Miggy is ok….this won't spark up his injury right, he's been fine for months"
Nodding her head reassuringly Ali calmed Carmen down
"Yes, Yes everything will be fine. As long as Miguel doesn't do anything too erratic he will be completely fine. And considering we just watched him do a couple of flips he will be good. Carmen don't worry, he's a tough kid"
Nodding her head to calm herself Ali just looked back and forth between Carmen and Amanda before smiling
"Look at us, Three strong women together" Ali stated making Amanda and Carmen chuckle
"We should go out. Have a girls night" Ali suggested
"Please we go out for even a night the man boys would be lost without us" Amanda joked
"Yes, I fear leaving Johnny by himself would end with him making a house fire" Carmen teased and Immediately Amanda and Ali laughed
With worried glares as they watched Cobra Kai Chris shook his head
"I can't believe Cobra Kai beat us in skills" he said much to everyone's agreement including Miguel as he nodded his head with his arms folded
"I thought we would have that one in the bag"
"It's my fault" Eli admitted with a sigh
"I couldn't break the last board….I'm sorry"
"Ok. Forget that, ok ? you all did great" Daniel said trying to wash away his team's doubt
"Besides we're right on their heels this is far from over"
"FOURTH !" Johnny yelled making everyone in Eagle Fang flinch
Originally thought to be a bad thing Everyone was shocked to see Johnny holding a heavy smile on his face
"Sensei ?...are you ok ?" Bert asked
"AM I OK ! WE'RE IN FOURTH PLACE ! I DIDN'T THINK WE'D SURVIVE THE SKILLS PORTION !" Johnny admitted leaving everyone to just chuckle maybe because his lack of confidence in them was weirdly amusing
"Ok time to kick some ass" Johnny said looking at Devon
"What do we need to beat Cobra Kai, no math"
Giving Johnny a confusing look Devon spoke out
"Uhhh Math ? To catch up on points we need to win as many matches in the qualifying rounds as possible. Us being in the top five acts as a double edge sword. With us being in fourth place we can crack the top three but every loss hits hard potentially dropping us down, and every win brings us up but not by a lot. With Miyagi-Do not having a girl for the girls division that puts them at a mathematical disadvantage and we could theoretically take their spot with our multiplier of me and Sam"
Everyone looked at Devon with confusion all in their eyes making her only roll her head and groan as she had to simple it down for them
"The further we get as a team, the tighter the vice around Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do's metaphorical balls" Devon stated leaving Johnny to nod his head
"Alright, now you're speaking my language" Johnny said before looking at his "Big Three" of Sam, Devon and Mitch
"Alright I know we don't seem like much here but quite frankly you guys are all I got. Sam and Devon will cover the girls division so it's up to you for the boys division Mitch. Remember your training"
"Hit em in the balls where it hurts" Mitch eagerly nodded making Johnny smile and pat him on his shoulder
"Atta boy, Alright ! Let's get to work !"
Looking down upon the erratic atmosphere of the tournament the Committee judges just smiled at it all
"The thrill of skills I told you everyone would love it Sue"
"Hey, I was always on board. It's Ron who was standing in our way"
"Yeah he even botched up the contract for the parking Garage"
"I'm just gonna say what we're all thinking. This needs to be his last go round as president the next meeting I'm calling for a vote of no confidence" Sue said before the sound of mic tapping started to silence everyone
"What the hell is Ron doing on my mic ?"
"Ladies and Gentlemen !" Ron began getting everyone's attention
"The male and the female Division qualifiers are about to begin ! and with them ! we enter a new era !" he said making the crowd cheer
"That's why we need a very special guests ! so everyone please give a warm All Valley welcome to Multi-Grammy award winning, International superstar. CARRIE UNDERWOOD !"
Coming out from backstage Carrie Underwood made everyone in the crowd jump out of their seats while the committee just held a dumbfounded look upon their faces
"That son of a bitch pulled it off…"
"Hello, All Valley !" Carie Underwood smiled still leaving everyone in disbelief she was here
"I am so honored to be here ! Now I didn't see a lot of Karate in Oklahoma but you guys know I love to compete. Just like these wonderful young men and young women one thing I have learned is that everyone gets their spot, their chance in the spotlight. Everyone gets their moment, this one's yours. So to everyone here competing I wish you all the best of luck !" she said leaving the crowd to cheer again
"ALRIGHT LET'S FIGHT !"
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Starting the qualifying matches each Dojo was on edge
They knew how important each win and lost was and it just left everyone on high alert as everyone competed at the peak of their abilities
Catching the kick from his opponent Robby spun and elbowed him in the chest before flipping him down to the mat where he secured his victory with a hit to the chest deeming him the winner by the ref as he stuck his arm up. But Robby just looked at Johnny and Sam before walking off leaving them to look at one another
Leaving all the Eagle Fang's on edge as they watched Sam's match they knew she was their anchor. They went as far as she took them but when she blocked her opponents attack grabbing her arm before kicking her in the gut all the Eagle Fang's cheered in the victory as the ref brought her hand up deeming her winner
Blocking his opponents Kick with his own Miguel ducked his next punch before blocking his jab quickly striking him in the gut with Miyagi-Do Defense making Daniel along with everyone else in Miyagi-Do cheer for him as they watched Miguel move on to the next round
Match by match everyone's Numbers and bodies in dojos were quickly falling. All the fodders in pawns within Dojos were getting eliminated as both sides for Eagle Fang and Miaygi-Do were dropping
Watching Nate get flipped on his ass his opponent struck him in the torso making everyone sigh in defeat as Daniel looked up on the leaderboard to see them drop from 2nd to 3rd making him groan with Topanga taking their spot
Cobra Kai was on a pretty good role though as Kenny was making his mark. Quickly blocking and dodging his opponents attacks with intense speed Kenny kicked him in the torso making him fall before he was deemed the winner. Going back to Robby as the two five hived leaving him heavily proud of Kenny
Blocking each of her opponents attacks Devon grabbed the girls arm, wrapping it around her leg before she brought her down to the ground getting her in a leglock as her opponent soon tapped out in submission making the Eagle Fang's cheer while Devon had just hugged Sam in eagerness. Looking up at the board Devon's win brought them up to 4th allowing him to breath again
Staying heavily on defense Eli didn't attack. Only waited for his opponent to make a move which inevitably led to him getting struck in the torso making him groan as the score was 2-1 with him up one. Miguel, Demetri and all the other Miyagi-Do boys just clapped their hands encouraging Eli and it soon came to their victory as they watched Eli block his opponents three jabs before spin kicking him in the torso moving him to the next round
Looking back at his team Johnny signaled Bert a fist and Bert had given one back while the other Eagle Fang's continued to hype him up. His opponent was massively bigger than him but that didn't stop him from trying as when he threw a punch his opponent pushed him back giving Bert the opening he needed to strike a point making the Eagle Fang's cheer
Ducking out of the way of his opponents spin kick Demetri quickly moved dodging his opponent before striking him in the back making him the winner of his round making Miguel and Eli smile and cheer his name
The matches had continued to ramp up more and more, each win and loss approaching the inevitable placements that would unfold
Grabbing his opponent's arm Mitch had thrown him down to the ground before striking earning his point mich to Johnny's satisfaction
Finishing up her 3-0 match the ref brought Sam's hand up but it just gave her a clear view of Tory's match. Watching as she kicked her opponent in the face making her flip to the ground before her hand was brought up as well and soon enough the two girls were looking at one another leaving Sam to angrily squint her eyes before getting off the mat
Sweeping his opponent's leg effortlessly Robby Kneed him in the face finishing the job completely. It was excessive and it made a lot of people in the crowd flinch even Anthony who was jaw dropped to see such ferocity come from Robby. He sure as hell didn't look that way last year. Finishing his match Robby only glared at Miguel this time as he too finished his match before they stepped off their respective mats
"YOU GOT THIS BERT !" All the Eagle Fang's encouraged even though hsi score was 1-2 and they were left pretty disappointed once Bert ran up to his opponent only to receive a kick dropping him to the ground making them all sigh…..it was inevitable but hey ! at least he got a point
Grabbing her opponent's arm Tory flipped her to the ground but didn't let go. Enjoying how easy this was as she had brought her arm back wanting her to tap out in submission making all the Cobra Kai's smirk as it happened. Along with Kreese and Silver's satisfaction. Robby was the only one who didn't break his blank face only turning his head to see Sam watching the match as well as she shook her head before walking away making Robby's eyes diverge
Blocking his opponents jabs and quick strikes Miguel caught his opponents hand. Immediately though he ducked out of the way of his quick recovery, Not seeing the knee that came to his chest causing a point to get scored on him making it 2-1. Clenching his fist anger started to boil in him as old tendencies came out. Immediately punching his opponent's arm, not wasting the time to block making Daniel flinch, Miguel had kicked the guy's leg making him drop to a knee before throwing him to the ground where he scored a point with his own knee to the chest making him the winner. Looking back at Daniel the older man just signaled Daniel to ease it down a notch making Miguel sigh before nodding his head
Blocking her opponent's jabs Devon slid under her opponents wild swing wrapping her arm around the girl's leg before twisting bringing her down to the ground where Devon struck hitting her square in the torso earning her victory. Nodding his head Johnny brought up a fist showing his proudness making Devon smile. Feeling someone tap his shoulder Sam pointed at the leaderboard with a smile showing him they went from 4th place to 3rd right behind Miyagi-Do only making Johnny more proud at his ragtag team as he looked at Mitch, Devon and Sam with a smile
Kicking away her opponent's leg Sam faked her kick making her opponent flinch before spinning so that she could jab her in the chest earning her own victory as the ref brought her hand up deeming her the winner. Now this time Tory saw the event unfold and it was Sam's turn to smirk before she went over to high five Johnny
Striking multiple times Mitch's opponent blocked each attack before stopping and Immediately striking his chest causing the score to go up 2-2. Looking back at Johnny and Sam the duo only nodded their heads and smiled at him showing the confidence they had in him and they was enough for Mitch as right when the Ref started the back the large teen Immediately grabbed his opponent before using his body weight to fling him to the ground striking his chest deeming in the winner. Immediately cheering for him that solidified their spot in 3rd and while the Eagle Fang's had surrounded Mitch cheering for him Johnny had just turned and looked at Daniel before winking making Daniel scoff as Demetri had won his match
With the Qualifiers coming to an end the real work was soon going to begin as all the matches were wrapping up. Leading to the quarterfinals
Looking at the Dojo Scoreboard Cobra Kai still held a chokehold on First Place while Miyagi-Do was barely holding onto Second while Eagle Fang quickly looked to take their spot in third. And they were close too
Letting out a sigh Daniel shook his head as Chris's match started and he was going against Kyler which made Daniel hope it would put some space between him and Johnny
"Good news Mr LaRusso" Miguel said getting Daniel's attention as he and Hawk approached him
"Demetri just won his match which puts him in the quarterfinals with me and Eli" Miguel said and Daniel nodded his head happy to hear some good news as Chris and Kylers's match started
"Sam, Devon and Mitch are the only ones left in Eagle Fang but they're doing pretty good. All made the Quarterfinals" Hawk stated
"They're covering a lot of ground, they keep up this momentum they could take second from us which would put us third going into Semi's…."
Each of them took a deep breathe Daniel didn't even want to think about that right now
"How are we doing here ?" Miguel asked nodding to Chris's fight with Kyler
"You two and Demetri are our only fighters alive, if Chris wins we take the lead for first due to Demetri" Daniel said giving some good news to the guys as now all eyes were on Chris watching his match as Miguel and Hawk gave their words of encouragement
"YOU GOT THIS CHRIS !"
"GO GET EM BIG GUY !"
Watching the 2-2 match unfold Chris threw a kick that Kyler had blocked, sending a series of strikes his way Kyler did "Wax on, Wax off" blocking all his strikes before finding his opening to gain his point deeming him the winner moving him to the quarterfinals making Miguel, Eli and the other Miyagi-Do watching groan
With squinted eyes Daniel and Miguel looked at one another thinking the same thing as they turned to look at one of the Eagle Fang vs Cobra Kai matches. Immediately they saw Kenny do the drum blocking technique Daniel used against Chozen before spin kicking his opponent making him the winner of his match while Kreese laughed as it only confirmed their suspicions
"Holy shit…" Miguel mumbled looking up at Daniel
"They know-"
"They know our moves" Daniel finished for him only making Miguel clench his fist tighter in anger
"And I wonder how" Miguel grolwed before he Daniel and Eli glared at Robby to just did a handshake with Kenny ending with a flex
"Sensei !" Devon said approaching Johnny who Immediately turned around to find Mitch Devin and Sam
"What's wrong ?"
With faces of distress plastered all over them Sam stuttered when she spoke
"We were watching some of the matches to look at the competitors and…we found something out" Sam said with fear on her face leaving Johnny more confused
"...Cobra Kai…they know Miyagi-Do" Mitch stated making Johnny's eyes go wide
"WHAT ?!"
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With the Quarterfinals bracket all line up this is where the Real work began
Diaz
Alexopoulos
Keene
Moskowitz
Park
Payne
Jacobs
Robson
Louis
Post
Read on the Boys Bracket
Elswith
Gonzales
Krupa
LaRusso
Lee
Murphy
Nichols
Powers
Read on the Girls Bracket
All lined up together on the big stage standing in front of their Sensei's the Quarter finalist stood tall and proud
Johnny couldn't have been more proud of Sam, Mitch and Devon for the progress they've made. Not only keeping them behind Miyagi-Do in third close to second but the fact that all three of them made it to the Quarterfinals. Especially Mitch and Devon on their first tournament just made him smile more as he stood tall behind their confident smiles
Miguel, Demetri and Eli as well looked at one another with smiles on their faces as they did handshakes and dapped each other up making Daniel smile as he looked at them. They knew they were in this together. So it was nothing more than rewarding they all were gonna see it through together
The only bad part was the absolute Monsters that were Cobra Kai, having 5 people in the Quarterfinals was bad enough and it only left the thought in the back of everyone's mind that. Now, there was nowhere to go, they'd have to face each other here and now….
"All righttttt ! folks !" the announcer began
"We witnessed some great fighting today" he said with a smirk
"But yall aint seen nothing yet ! because we have arrived at the quarterfinals !" he exclaimed leaving everyone on the mat to soak in the crowds cheering giving them all chills down their spines
"Which means things are about to get intense ! with the 10 boys and these 8 girls on this stage ! one of each will be named All Valley champion ! and then ! We'll tally all the points ! to determine which dojo has earned the title ! OF GRAND CHAMPION ! AND SINCE THE POINTS GET HIGHER IN EACH ROUND !" The announcer said with a laugh
"It's still any dojo's game ! SO YOU KEEP YOUR EYES ON THIS HERE BLUE MAT ! BECAUSE WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED !" The announced leaving everyone to cheer excitedly
Johnny, Daniel, Kreese and Silver had all just looked at one another. The Two Sensei's of Cobra Kai smirking while Johnny and Daniel held heavy glares only one thought ran across their minds
Someone here was gonna be broken here today…..
Diaz vs Post
Going back and forth with one another Miguel put his opponent on the defensive, throwing punch after punch that was blocked
Blocking Miguel's higher Swing Miguel's Opponent shoved Miguel's arm off of him before trying to kick Miguel only leaving him to block the attack. Making Daniel nod his head as Miguel started to use Miyagi-Do
Blocking his opponents heavy Jab Miguel jumped back into a twist flip landing a heavy kick across his opponent's face Immediately making everyone in the stands Cheer while Carmen, Amanda, Rosa, Ali and Anthony clapped in eager watching Miguel advance to the next round
Jaw dropped at what she saw Lia couldn't stop clapping her hands making Moon and Yasmine chuckle
"Ok your boyfriends really good" she said leaving Moon to roll her eyes while Yasmine laughed
Clapping their hands in excitement to see Miguel continue Johnny, Sam, Devon and Mitch clapped as well. Even if they were on opposite sides they still had to support him
Nichols vs Powers
Kicking her opponent's blocked stance, breaking her guard, Tory didn't lead up. Leaving her opponent to stumble back as she ducked under Tory's swing before blocking her plethora of strikes not seeing her incoming High kick that slapped her face
"POINT !" the Ref said before raising Tory's hand and all the Cobra Kai's along with the crowd cheered to see Tory move on the the next round while the Miyagi-Do's and Eagle Fang's just sighed knowing Tory was gonna win
With her hand raised Tory glared at Sam leaving Sam to glare back as they both knew what was to come sooner or later
And quite frankly….they both wanted later
Krupa vs Lee
"THAT'S IT ! THAT'S IT ! PUT HER ON DEFENSE DEVON !" Johnny coached the girl as everyone form all dojos watched Devon continue to punch her opponent
Sending her a kick that was blocked, before spinning into a high kick that was ducked Devon Immedialty struck an uppercut making her opponent fall to the ground
"POINT !" the ref said bringing Devon's arm up making all the Eagle Fang's cheer along with the crowd and Devon herself as she couldn't believe it
"I WON !" she exclaimed running to the group of Eagle Fang's as they all jumped for joy with Devon leaving Johnny to smile and high five her before Devon had Immediately hugged Johnny making him chuckle
The Miyagi-Do's had smiled as well seeing Johnny's team make it far which most people wouldn't think was possible. But Miguel just shook his head and continued to clap with a smile
'Leave it to Johnny Lawrence to turn a nerd into a badass' he thought while the crowd still cheered Devon's name
The Cobra Kai's weren't too thrilled though as Silver and Kreese rolled their eyes as it was a pain to see Johnny's pathetic little squad still in this tournament
"All right, let's not get too comfortable yet" Johnny laughed lightly pulling Devon off of him
"Still got the Semi's to get through" he said but Devon couldn't stop the smile that was plastered all over her face
"True, But I do know something we can celebrate" Devon smiled making Johnny chuckle
"Oh yeah what's that"
Immediately being cut off the Announcer got to the center of the Mat
"WITH NEWCOMER DEVON LEE'S SPICY ! MATCH WINNING UPPERCUT ! THAT TALLY'S EAGLE FANG 3 POINTS AHEAD OF MIYAGI-DO !" he said making Johnny along with every other Eagle Fang's eye to go wide while Devon just smirked
"SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS ! EAGLE FANG IS OFFICIALLY IN SECOND PLACE ON THE LEADERBOARD ! PASSING MIYAGI-DO !"
Watching their name finally change from 3rd to 2nd was unreal to Johnny as the crowd loud reaction as only silence out as he just looked at it in disbelief while the Eagle Fang's practically bombarded Devon making her laugh and squeal
Looking down at Devon's smirk the girl happily sighed
"Told you, Math can be badass" she said and Johnny just nodded his head and smiled
"Hell yeah it can"
Keene vs Robson
With ferocity and anger Robby continued to block his Opponent's intense strikes trying to find an opening but his window was very small, basically impossible
Finally getting one through Robby grabbed his opponents arm but Robson had only done a flip getting out of the arm hold before Immediately spinning back to punch Robby directly in the face making everyone in the building gasp at the same time
Feeling the tension radiating off Robby everyone was still left in shock that just happened, Even the Ref hesitated to grab His opponents arm before Saying "Point" and giving the score card of "2-1"
Slowly bringing his face back to frame Robby didn't change expressions only kept his blank glare before going back to his spot on the mat while Kreese just smirked know what was gonna happen next
Cracking his neck Robby didn't waste any time when the ref announced the start of the fight
Immediately blocking Robson's kick slamming his fist down on his leg making his opponent groan and start to limp Daniel and Johnny both sighed once they saw how aggressive he was getting
Not even trying to strike at him Robby punched his incoming arm making him groan again as it flopped down before he got the same treatment to the other one
Moving his arm around to get feeling back Robson raised an eyebrow as Robby just let him ?
Robby watched as he attempted to punch him only leading to Robby grabbing his arm and this time successfully flipping him to the mat. But Robby didn't let go as he grabbed his arm and pinned it before with his other arm got his opponent into a chokehold
Wanting his opponent to tap everyone was left on edge as Robson's arms started to twitch while Robby just held his all so serious glare
"Tap out" Robby said darkly and soon enough his opponent listened Immediately tapping his hand on the mat until Robby let go deeming him the winner
Daniel and Johnny just looked at one another in concern for what they just saw but Kreese and Silver couldn't be more proud as Robby got immediate pats on the backs and words of encouragement
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Kenny had won his match advancing him to the next round and that led a small break on the All Valley with only two more matches left for the Boys Bracket of Mitch vs Demetri and Hawk vs Kyler and for the girls the final slots were left for the winners of Sam vs Piper and Gonzales vs Murphy
Watching all the fights unfold Robby heard footsteps approach him but that's not what caught his attention
"You wanted to beat Miyagi-Do so badly you gave Cobra Kai all of our secrets" Daniel sighed with a small chuckle
"Can't say I'm surprised"
"The goal is to win" Robby straight up said
"I did what I had to do. What ? you thought you were gonna be the only one who fights with both styles ?" Robby stated making Daniel sigh
"Robby if all you care about is winning, then you really didn't learn anything I taught you"
With that same damn glare Daniel's got accustomed to Robby replied with nothing but honestly in his voice
"You know everybody thinks their way is the only way. You, My Dad, Cobra Kai. But the truth is, it doesn't matter which way you fight as long as it works. And I'll use whatever it takes to win"
"Why ? to get back at your Dad" Daniel asked finally breaking his glare that's been glued on his face all day
"Me ? The world ? or or or Is it that delusional idea that if you win all of this will just magically end, Kreese and Silver will be satisfied and run off into the sunset, Sam's gonna run into your arms like your the hero of the story and everything that you think is wrong with your life will magically fix itself ? because if that's the case I have one final Miyagi-Do Secret that you can clip to your friends" Daniel said leaving Robby to just swallow the lump in his throat
"Never put passion in front of Principle" Daniel said shaking his head
"Because even if you win…..you lose, and Robby I'm telling you this right now if you think staying mad and holding that anger at everything that's wronged you in your life will heal those scars you try to hide…..I fear I already lost you" Daniel said leaving Robby to only divert his eyes and think before he soon turned his head to look at Sam who was talking with Moon and Yasmine
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Alexopoulos vs Jacobs
"THE SCORE IS 2-2 FOR NEWCOMERS JACOBS ! AND ALEXOPOULOS ! WHICH UNDERDOG WILL PREVAIL AND MAKE IT TO THE SEMI'S !" The announcer said as Demetri kept himself stable against Mitch
Flinching at Demetri as Mitch and Demetri hopped back and forth Demetri blocked Mitch's jab before giving his own that was blocked before they backed up from one another
Johnny and Daniel couldn't stop looking at one another not knowing what to say or do. Mitch and Demetri counter each other to well to stable and comfortable with one fighting style to diverge to the other
This was there fight…..and Both Johnny and Daniel knew they had to just live with the results
Attacking at Demetri again Mitch struck blow after blow as Demetri blocked attack after attack using the Drum Technique before blocking Mitch's kick
Giving Mitch the opening he needed Mitch grabbed at Demetri attempting to throw him to the ground his signature move up to this point. But Immediately Demetri had just grabbed his arm back before flipping him down to the mat ending with a strike to the chest making all the Miyagi-Do's cheer along with the crowd
"POINT ! WINNER !" the ref said holding up Demetri's arm
"YEAH DEMETRI !" Eli and Miguel exclaimed
"YES DEMETRI ! I DID AMAZING LOVE !" Yasmine cheered as well and it was still a lot to notice as it hadn't struck Demetri that he won until Mitch got up from the mat to face Demetri
His once growl leaving Demetri kinda shook only changed as he stuck his hand out with a smile making Demetri chuckle as he accepted it
"Look at you man" Mitch laughed and Demetri couldn't help but give his own laugh as well
"Look at us, No one expected us to get this far but we did. I'm proud of you too man"
Nodding his head Both Mitch and Demetri bowed to one another before heading back to their respective teams
Letting out a sigh Mitch hung his head low
"Sorry I lost guys…kinda ends our boys Division run" Mitch sighed but no one was mad at him. They only smiled before patting him on his back
"You did great Mitch" Johnny said looking down at him making Mitch grin
"Yeah, we could've have gotten this far without you, don't beat yourself up over this ok" Sam reassured making Mitch nod his head
"Thanks Sam….." Mitch smiled
"Well now we're even with Miyagi-Do for second place" Devon said leading all eyes to be on her
"A win or lose for us or Miyagi-Do determines who gets 3rd place going into the Semi's…...and Hawk is next so everyone buckle up"
"But we can still win right ?...even with us out of the boys Division ?" Johnny asked leading Devon to purse her lips
"It's gonna be close, if Sam's moves on to the next round. That gets us added points on the leaderboard making us even again with Miyagi-Do if Hawk wins, If that happens then either I or Sam have to win our matches to head to the finals…..and then we have to win the finals for us to just crack 1 point ahead of Cobra Kai for grand Dojo…"
Hearing Devon's calculations out loud everyone's faces started to plummet and drop but Johnny just shook the doubt that was filling his team
"HEY !" he suddenly yelled making everyone look at him
"Why the faces ? we got this far right ? WHY STOP NOW ! I'M GONNA KEEP GOING AND I KNOW I DON'T TEACH A BUNCH OF PUSSIES WHO WANNA QUIT WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH ! RIGHT !"
"YES SENSEI !"
"I SAID RIGHT !"
"YES SENSEI !"
"ALRIGHT THEN ! LET'S GO DO WHAT DEVON SAID AND KICK SOME ASS OUT THERE AND WIN THIS THING ! LET'S GO !"
With newfound confidence all the Eagle Fang's looked at one another with smirks and smiles
They were gonna win this thing, THEY WERE GONNA FUCKING WIN !
Soaking in Demetri's win Eli clapped his hands as Miguel and everyone else jumped on stage to bombarded Demetri for getting this far
But that only left Eli alone as Cobra Kai walked by laughing as Kyler was gearing up for his match
"Your little friend is lucky he didn't have to face Cobra Kai" Kyler said getting Eli's attention
"Can't say the same for you though Lip" Kyler teased making Eli clench his fist as his heart began to pound
Truthfully Eli had to admit he wasn't himself today. He's been all defense, no attack and he didn't know why….
All the Cobra's had walked past him expect one as Tory scrunched her hands before getting Eli's attention
"Ignore him, Kyler's always been an asshole you know that better than anymore" Tory said making Eli sigh
"Hard to do it when I feel like I have the odds" against me Eli said making Tory raise an eyebrow
"When did you start sounding like a pussy ? That's not who you are" she said making Eli purse his lips in shiness only showing Tory just how bad his confidence was shot
Letting out her own sigh Tory shook her head before speaking, she knew she had to fix this
"I know what you did" she said leaving Eli confused
"The night of Prom, how you took me home when I was drunk out of my mind"
Connecting The dots in his head Eli shrugged his shoulders
"I was just doing a good deed" he said making Tory closed mouth laugh
"And the kiss on my forehead ?" she said starting to approach him making Eli awkwardly laugh
"...call it a friendly gesture ?" Eli tried to explain but Tory just grabbed his arm and rolled her eyes
"Uh-huh" she said before bringing down his sleeve to show him his King Cobra Tattoo
"This, this is who you are Eli, you're not shy, or self centered, or timid. Your confident, and fearless, and one hell of a fighter and even though I should hate you I can't stop thinking about you every time I go to sleep" Tory admitted making Eli smile widely
Brining herself closer to him Tory put his hands around her waist before she put her arms around his neck as soon enough they were both smiling at one another, not having his type of connection or feeling in so long and it felt so right
"You'll always be my King Cobra" Tory said leaving Eli to smile and laugh as he pressed his forehead to hers
"You'll always be my Queen Cobra" Eli said back making her smile before soon enough they kissed
Passionately pressing their lips together as they were desperately touch starved they both only held each other tighter as they smiled through the kiss
"Ok" Tory stated pulling back to look at him
"Now go kick Kyler's ass so we can both be in the finals" Tory said and nothing stopped Hawk from smiling as she unrevealed herself from him leaving Eli to watch as she walked away back to the Cobra Kai side of the mat as his match begun
"Next up in the quarterfinals it's Kyler Park of Cobra Kai ! Versus Eli Moskowitz of Miyagi-Do !"
Grouping back up with Eli all the Miyagi-Do's saw what unfolded and they all held smirks and smiles on their faces
"Don't worry" Miguel said
"Bro code is safe with" Chris added leaving Eli to nod his head as he walked up to Daniel
"Everything good ?" Daniel asked and Eli for the first time today confidently smiled as he nodded his head
"Never better Sensei…I know who I am now"
"Oh yeah ? who's that" Daniel smirked and Eli only replied after looking at Tory's smile across the Mat
"The guy who's gonna win this whole fucking thing" Eli said before jumping onto the mat ready to start the fight as he walked up to Kyler
"On your marks. Face Me" the ref said
"Bow"
Looking at each other The ref spoke again
"Bow" he said before the two got into their fighting positions
"You know I was thinking it's time I ask out Tory. Show her what a real man's like" Kyler smirked
"Any pointers"
"Just one"
Shaking his head with a subtle laugh Eli Immediately attacked throwing a Kick that made Kyler move back before roundhouse kicking him in the gut making him drop to the mat
"Don't even think about it"
"POINT !"
Immediately banging his hand on the mat in anger Kyler got to his feet again ready to fight while Tory just smirked knowing the Eli she loved was back
Getting into his fighting position the ref started the fight and Immediately Kyler rushed at Eli leading to Eli kicking him in the torso scoring another point
"DAMN !"
Ending the match with a kick to Kyler's chest forcing him to drop at the ground and angrily bang his hand on the mat the red just held Eli's hand up announcing him as the winner as the crowd and Miyagi-Do had cheered for him but Eli just looked at Cobra Kai to see the angered looks he got from all of them
All but one as Tory smiled and secretly clapped her hands making Eli smile as well
But unknown to them both Silver saw the connection between them only making him roll his eyes and sigh as the announcer spoke forth
"Our Next QuarterFinals match with be Samantha LaRusso of Eagle Fang Karate vs Piper Elswith of Cobra Kai"
Watching the events unfold Amanda almost missed her que to clap and cheer for her daughter as she Carmen Ali and Rosa were too busy sharing a thing of nachos
Knowing how high the stakes were for this fight Sam bowed to the ref along with Piper before bowing to Piper herself as the two got into their fighting positions
"YOU GOT THIS SAM ! REMEMBER YOUR FUNDAMENTALS !" Daniel yelled causing Sam to look at him with a small smile and nod her head at her Dad before looking back at Piper's eager smirk
"Wow….I was really gonna join your Dojo" Piper laughed
"Glad I didn't do that" gripping her fist tighter Sam said nothing as the fight had begun
Piper Immediately struck, putting Sam on the defensive. Her strong suit but Piper had Immediately kicked the bottom of her leg before kicking her face scoring a point making the Cobra Kai's clap and cheer
"One-zero" the ref said making Sam groan as she tried to shake it off
Clasping his hands in nervousness Devon looked up to Johnny but he said nothing only observing the scene before him
"STAY STRONG SAM ! DON'T LET HER INTIMIDATE YOU !" Daniel called out again leaving Sam to sigh with clenched fist
"FIGHT !"
Piper had Immediately attacked again forcing Sam to dodge her strike and block her jab but she exposed herself as Piper faked a punch before hitting Sam directly in the gut making Sam's eyes go wide
"POINT ! TWO-ZERO !"
Both the Eagle Fang's and the Miyagi-Do's were left to gasp along with Amanda and Anthony as they didn't know what was wrong with Sam
"Sensei if Sam loses-" Bert began but Johnny was quick to finish for him
"We can kiss our chances of winning this thing goodbye…" Johnny finished for him as Sam shook her head feeling nervous all over again
"You know Robby said Miyagi-Do was for defense only. And without your defense you have nothing" Piper smirked leaving Sam to start breathing heavy now as she full on began to panic
"TIMEOUT !" she cried to the ref not caring if it was part of the rules or not because she immediately ran to Johnny making the Ref sigh as he pointed Piper back to her corner
"I can't do this !" Sam said leaving Johnny and the rest of Eagle Fang speechless
"I'm sorry I can't ! she….she's the perfect counter to Miyagi-Do ! I can't even split it half and half she's too quick ! Now it's my fault we're gonna lose ! and Cobra Kai's gonna win ! and ! and !"
Bringing his arms out to stabilized Sam the girl only gripped the sleeves of Johnny's Gi tightly making Johnny turn to look at Daniel's sorrowed expression
Letting out his own sigh Johnny looked up at the stands seeing Ali who just nodded her head before pointing at Sam with her eyes. Having their own telepathic conversation Johnny soon nodded his head before looking back at Sam
"We're not gonna loose" Johnny stated as he let go of Sam before he brought his hands up to his head
Leaving Sam majorly confused Everyone watched as Johnny took off his Black Headband before wrapping it around Sam's head calming her breaths
Amanda, Carmen, Anthony and Rosa All gasped and Daniel damn near had a heart attack while Ali simply smiled
Kreese couldn't believe his eyes and Robby was just as shocked at what he was seeing
"Johnny…" Sam mumbled seeing that his iconic headband was truly off his head and on hers leaving Eagle Fang confused as well
"We're not gonna lose because YOU. ARE. A. BADASS LARUSSO !" Johnny said
"I know it, Your Mom and brothers know it, These guys know it" Johnny said pointing to Eagle Fang who all held nods of encouragement on their faces
"Even your Dads knows it, Even if he doesn't want to admit it. Sam you are a badass and everyone knows it but you !" Johnny said leaving Sam to just think
"Don't try to be like your Father, Or be like me. Be yourself, Sam, This is YOUR fight no one else's. Be the badass Princess of the Valley and show everyone here what Samantha Allison LaRusso is made of ok"
Swallowing the lump in her throat Sam nodded her head
"Do you hear me !"
"Yes Sensei !"
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU LARUSSO !"
"YES SENSEI !"
"LOUDER !"
"YES SENSEI !"
"WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO !"
Giving it a moment to think Sam's fear was quickly replaced with confidence as she just smirked at Johnny as she wore his headband proudly
"I'm gonna win" she said before going back to the mat
The crowd and other Dojos cheered for Sam and so did the boys of Miyagi-Do but Daniel couldn't get over what he just saw
Bowing to Piper Sam got in her fighting position before looking back at Johnny's headnod giving her one with a confident smirk before she faced Piper again
"I think you seriously messed up not joining our Dojo" Sam told Piper and the girl only shrugged her shoulder before the fight started
Like the rounds before Piper struck at Sam but Immediately Sam caught her arm before bring her leg up to Kick Piper in the face making Piper yelp
"POINT LARUSSO !" the ref said and Piper only looked back at Kreese and Silver in shock of Sam's new gained confidence
Getting back to her spot Piper shook her head suddenly nervous about fighting Sam as the ref commenced the fight being the one to attack fight Sam Blocked Piper's jab picking her up and slamming her to the floor before punching her Torso gaining another point
"HELL YEAH LARUSSO ! HELL YEAH !" Johnny exclaimed leaving him and the rest of the other Eagle Fang's to move in excitement
Bowing to one another Sam smirked at Piper
"Looks like your Sensei's didn't teach you everything" Sam told Piper taking in the fear on her face
"That sucks. Mine did" Sam smirked before the Ref announced the fight
Going in for a low Kick Piper had Immediately brought her leg up to block the attack but that was exactly what Sam wanted as she spun on her heels before brining her leg up to slam it down hitting Piper directly on her face making her flip and hit the mat below
Grabbing Sam's hand the ref announced her the Winner and Sam had only glared at Cobra Kai more directly towards Tory who glared back
But Sam's heart ached when she saw Robby form a smile on his mouth making her blush
God it's been so long since she saw that…..
Heading back to Johnny and Eagle Fang Immediately her team embraced her chanting her name making Sam laugh before looking up at Johnny
"Thank you Sensei…..I needed that" Sam told him leaving Johnny to just nod his head
Bringing her hands up to take off his headband Johnny had stopped her
"But Johnny's it's yours ?" Sam said but Johnny just looked at Ali and smiled before shaking his head
"I know it has a better owner now" he said making Sam's smiled brighten more as she Immediately hugged him making Johnny laugh as he hugged her back
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Looking at the standings Robby and Kenny were paired up against one another meaning only one of them was going to the Semi's to fight Demetri
"I don't know why we have to fight each other" Kenny sighed
"Just the luck of the draw" Robby said honestly
"But the fact that you made it this far at your age at your first tournament. Kenny that speaks volumes, Your brother's gonna be impressed" Robby said making Kenny laugh
"Thanks Robby, I only have you to thank, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here. You changed my whole life. But don't think I'm gonna take it easy on you now old man" Kenny joked making Robby laugh as he fake jabbed at him
"Alright wise ass, see you out there"
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Knowing it was a self made match all the Cobra's cheered Robby and Kenny on as they took the stage
"For our final quarter finals match ! We have a real snake fight ! IT'S COBRA KAI ! VERSUS COBRA KAI !" The announcer said as Robby and Kenny bowed to the ref before bowing to one another
"Ready ? and fight !"
Getting into their fighting pistons Robby faked a jab but this time Kenny didn't flinch only responding with a kid that Robby blocked leading to him getting put on defense as Kenny struck at him fast and hard hitting him in the toros scoring a point
"Time out !" Kreese said making Kenny and Robby confused before they went to both Sensei's
Walking up to Kreese Robby didn't say anything just listened
"Are you fighting your friend or your opponent ? I thought you wanted to be a champion ? wanted to end the fight. Stop Holding Back" Kreese told him and as if he flipped a switch on Robby his soft demeanor changed worry Sam as she saw that look in his eyes as his glare returned
"Robby no…." she mumbled under her breath as he and Kenny went back to the mat
"Ready ?...and fight !"
Clenching his hands tightly Robby Immediately attacked Kenny kicking him in the side of his face knocking him down to the mat
"POINT !"
Everyone saw the aggression coming back in him and Miguel, Eli and Demetri just looked at one another as Miguel shook his head and growled
Getting back to his feet Kenny shook of the hit while Robby just cracked his neck
"On your marks ! fight !
Applying more offensive pressure to Kenny Robby and Kenny went back on forth taking blows at one another but everyone saw as Kenny was breaking down, gradually getting to his knees as Robby kicked his leg before punching him in the gut knocking him down again
Daniel and Johnny shook their heads and sighed as the round restarted again
Not even bringing his hands up to his fighting position Robby had just walked towards Kenny almost taunting him before dodging his Superman punch
Dodging his other swing Robby was playing with Kenny at this point not striking or anything just pure dodging before he kicked Kenny in the butt embarrassing him
Everyone who knew Robby knew this was bad and Amanda only covered her face hoping this would be over
And it soon would be as with the space created between them Robby just signaled Kenny to come at him sparking enough rage in the young boy so that he could jump up and kick him down again directly in the face with a roar stopping any type of his momentum
The strike was so loud and impactful everyone just gasped, Especially Lia who had to literally cover her mouth to hide her shocked expression
The realization hadn't hit Robby until he saw Kenny clenching his nose but he couldn't even get the chance to check on him as Kenny limped away snapping Robby out of whatever he was in as he hesitatingly bowed to the ref before returning back to the Cobra Kai line
Seeing he was gonna bline to the Locker Room Tory stopped him
"Just left him Cool off" Tory said but that didn't stop Robby's eyes
"Robby" he called getting his attention
"You good ?"
Tightening his Jaw Robby nodded his head
"Yeah…..yeah, I'm good" he said leaving Tory to nod her head
"Ok, because we got more fights to win" she said and Robby only sighed as the Semi's were just starting
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Looking at Eli and Miguel the matchups had came out and unfortunately this is where the trios journey together came to an end
Looking at Miguel, Eli and Demetri Daniel only sighed with a smile
"I couldn't be more proud of you boys" Daniel admitted making the three of them smile
"Against all odds you prevailed. You had each other's back. You fought as a team. And now because of your combined efforts one of you will go to the finals and end this Karate War once and for all"
Looking at one another with head nods Miguel, Eli and Demetri did one final handshake before sighing
"I want you guys to know" Demetri began looking at Eli and Miguel's smirks
"Whoever wins is my new best friend" Demetri said making Miguel, Eli and Daniel laugh
With a sound of an alarm the bell was rung and Miguel and Eli had to go and fight
This was it…..this was the moment
Looking at one another Miguel and Eli smiled
"You ready ?" Miguel said making Eli chuckle
"Are YOU ready" Eli responded making Miguel roll his eyes before soon enough the two boys took the big stage
"WE GOT ANOTHER INNER DOJO SHOWDOWN !" The announcer said as Miguel and Eli took their spots on the mat while the ref stood between them
The energy and Atmosphere couldn't be more intense as Both Miguel and Eli got chills because of it as they bowed to one another with smiles as they did their handshake
"WE GOT FORMER ALL VALLEY CHAMP MIGUEL DIAZ OF MIYAGI-DO KARATE ! VERSUS ELI MOSKOWITZ OF MIYAGI-DO KARATE ! TOO TEAMMATES ! BUT ONLY ONE WILL GO TO THE FINALS ! WILL WE SEE ANOTHER BACK TO BACK ! OR WILL THERE BE A NEW CHAMP IN THE BUILDING PEOPLE !"
"Finally a worthy opponent" Eli joked making Miguel laugh
"You gonna hold back ?" Miguel asked making Eli snicker
"No you ?"
Shaking his head the Ref announced the start of the fight and both Miguel and Eli had gotten into their fighting positions
"I wouldn't dream of it" Miguel said before attacking
Side stepping before attacking Miguel gave Eli a jab that was blocked
Ducking under Miguel's swing, Eli blocked Miguel's knee finally choosing to get off Defense and be aggressive
Sending an uppercut that Miguel blocked Eli spun and tried an Elbow that Miguel dodged before they created spacing making them smirk at each other
Both of them High kickass clashing legs before Miguel got aggressive again sending strike after strike to him that Eli blocked with Wax on Wax off
With a glare on his face knowing he'd have to face either of them in the finals Robby turned to look at Tory who was just flinching every time she saw Eli get hit making him raise an eyebrow before looking back at the fight
Picking up their speed Eli and Miguel came to a full on standstill at the center of the mat trading blow for blow going block for block as they traded Offense and Defense to one another passing it back and forth
Giving a two hit strike Miguel blocked before giving his own two hit strike that was blocked by Eli leading to them kicking each other Miguel blocking and Eli striking before Miguel jumped and Kicked pushing Eli back as Eli had blocked with his wrist sending him flying back on the mat
"NO POINT ! BLOCKED !" The ref said as Eli got to his feet making Miguel smile
"Your gonna have to try harder than that to stop me" Eli said and Miguel just nodded his head and gave a kick making Eli flinch with a block
Little did he know that's what Miguel wanted as he suddenly jumped in the air beginning to spin and Eli knew exactly what he was gonna do only making his eyes go wide in pure shock
"You're not a kid anymore…"
"You want something, you're gonna have to crawl Across the floor, use your damn teeth if you have to !"
"You can do this, I know you can. I'm always gonna be here next to you. And I'm always gonna be right here next to you"
"You're gonna be my Karate Teacher ?"
"No…I'm gonna be your Sensei"
"I'M THE SON SENSEI LAWRENCE DESERVES ! NOT YOU !"
Making Johnny's eyes go wide as nothing stopped his smile once he saw what Miguel was doing only shooting out an exclaimed "YES !" ready to see the tornado kick
SNAP
Letting out a painful groan Miguel stopped, Immediately dropping to the floor making everyone gasp in horror as Miguel started to squirm on the floor in heavy pain
"MIGUEL !" Eli yelled dropping to his knees and Johnny had Immediately ran from his spot next to Eagle Fang to drop next to Miguel as well
"MEDIC ! WE NEED A MEDIC !" Johnny cried and Immediately Ali gasped getting up from her seat so she could go and help
In too much pain to even speak or muster words Eli and Johnny desperately tried to piece together what he was saying but it soon came out in one painful yelled as Miguel just screamed
"SENSEI !"