My take on Hawk and Kylers match in the All Valley in season 4.


The 51st Annual All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament is underway. With the addition of a Skills Competition and separate gender brackets, this All-Valley tournament would be one to remember. After many great matches, the time has come for the quarterfinal matches.

Eli Moskowitz, fighting out of Miyagi-Do, happily watches on as his best friend and "Binary Brother", Demetri Alexopolous, is fighting his opponent in hopes of reaching the semifinals. As Eli watches the fight, he witnesses Demetri block a kick, then block a punch while simultaneously punching his opponent in the chest.

"Point. Winner." the referee announces.

Eli is happy to see his friend win his quarterfinal match. "Yeah, Demetri!!!" He cheers. As proud as Eli is, he thinks on how lucky, no, how BLESSED he must be for Demetri to even want to interact with him, let alone be his friend after everything he'd done to him last year.

Attacking him over a Yelp review at the mall.

Pouring beer on his head at a party.

Fighting him at school.

Harrassing him at any chance.

And worst of all: Breaking his arm.

Eli had nearly destroyed his entire room that night in anger and guilt over what he'd done to the one he considered his brother. Despite having been forgiven and things being better between them, he can still hear the cracking sound from that day. Maybe thats his punishment for even doing so in the first place, he figured.

As Demetri steps off the mat, a familiar voice snaps Eli out of his thoughts. "Your little friend's lucky he didnt have to face Cobra Kai".

Eli turns around to see Kyler Park, along with two other Cobra Kai members, Big Red, and Dieter. Eli hated Kyler with a passion. For years, Kyler had been making it his life's goal to make the lives of Eli, Demetri, Miguel, and countless others as miserable as possible. Had Miguel not recommended he take up karate, Eli knew he'd be spending the rest of high school in fear of Kyler.

Kyler continues. "Can't say the same for you though, Lip". he mocks, then touches his upper lip, mocking Eli's scar. As Kyler walks away he points at Eli and declares "I'm gonna make you kiss that mat", and laughs at him.

Had this been a few months ago, Eli would've jumped for joy at the fact that he could finally give Kyler what he deserved. But ever since he, Robby, and a few other Cobra Kai students had jumped him and shaved off his mohawk, he wasnt sure he'd be able to enter the tournament, let alone face Kyler. He figured the beating he'd given Kyler's friend, Brucks a few months ago would've sent Kyler a message to think twice before messing with him. Guess not, Eli figured.

"The next quarterfinal match will be Kyler Park of Cobra Kai, versus Eli Moskowitz of Miyagi-do" the announcer states.

Eli takes a deep breath, and begins to make his way toward the mat.

Before he can climb the mat, his sensei, Daniel LaRusso, stops him.

"Is everything ok, Eli?" Daniel asks

"Uh..yeah, just a little nervous, thats all" Eli responds. "More like SCARED OUT OF MY FUCKING MIND" Eli thought. Don't get Eli wrong, it isn't Kyler he's afraid of, it's the thought of being humiliated in front of the entire Valley. No. That, he can live with. Worse than being humiliated in front of the Valley, in his eyes, is being humiliated...in front of her.

"It's ok to be nervous. Heaven knows I was nervous whenever i stepped on the mat. But you can take him, right?" Daniel continues.

"Y-yeah. I-I can." Eli states, although in his mind, he doubted it.

Eli hesitantly walked on the mat, where Kyler was awaiting, a visible smirk on his face.

"Face me, bow" the referee orders.

Eli and Kyler bow to the referee.

"Face each other, bow"

Eli and Kyler bow to each other, then assume their fighting positionsz

"Ready, and... FIGHT" the referee then drops the flags.

Kyler, embodying Cobra Kai's first rule "Strike First" charges forward, hurling a barage of punches at Eli. Eli blocks and dodges each one, yet doesn't counter. (A/N:Karate Kid Part III, Barnes did this to Daniel)

Eventually, Eli begins to stumble and slips out of bounds. "No point, out of bounds" the referee announces.

Daniel cant bare seeing his student in any more turmoil so he yells "Timeout" to the referee.

"Timeout. Go to your senseis." The ref tells the two boys. Eli begins walking towards his team, when he hears Kyler say "Not so tough without that mohawk, little bitch". Kyler laughs and walks toward his senseis.

Eli is pretty sure if it were humanely possible, his heart would've burst through his chest the way his pulse was pounding now. "Great" Eli thought. "I'm fucked for sure"

"Eli, are you sure you're ok?" Daniel asks, concern evident in his tone. "C'mon, talk to me."

"I-I don't know, sensei. I don't know if i ca-" Eli begins, then a voice he remembers very well cuts him off.

"I know you're not about to quit when you've already made it this far"

Eli and the rest of Miyagi-Do turn to see Moon, Eli's ex-girlfriend, walking toward Eli.

"M-Moon?" Eli says, slightly surprised.

"Just ignore him. He's always been an asshole. But that's not you you are." Moon says.

"Yeah, not anymore." Eli replies bitterly. It was true, he had been an asshole to everyone in the past. And it even drove Moon away. He still remembers what she'd told him the night they'd broken up.

"Im not dating a bully" she had told him. He hadn't realized it then, but now he realized she was right to dump him back then. She deserved someone who wasn't a bully. "If only I hadn't been so stubborn" Eli thought.

"That is true, but you realized it before it was too late, and you worked to change your ways" Moon says.

"Honestly Moon, I'm not even sure who I am these days anymore." he admits. "They-"

"Eli, you aren't defined by your haircut, you know. I know it made you feel special, and don't get me wrong, I loved it too. I was actually digging the purple, but that's not the reason I went out with you."

Eli, a bit skeptical, but also a bit surprised at the revelation, asks "Really?"

"I liked you for your energy, and your confidence. I even thought your scar made you look tough, even before you made those changes." Moon admits, a slight blush on her face.

Eli, although shocked, suddenly states "Yeah, well...I-I lost my confidence an-"

Eli is suddenly silenced when he felt a pair of lips meet his. Eli's eyes widen when he realizes Moon is kissing him.

After Moon breaks the kiss, a now bewildered Eli asks "Did you want to do that, or did you do that so I'd shut up?"

"Both." Moon replies. Then she gives him a stern look.

"Now, are you gonna quit?" she says boldly.

"No" Eli replies.

"Are you gonna let Kyler get the best of you?"

"No"

"Are you gonna sit back and let those assholes win?"

"NO!" Eli says somewhat loudly.

"Damn right, you aren't. Because you've never been a quitter, and you're not gonna start now, otherwise, I'll kill you myself if you do. Your team believes in you, Demetri believes in you, Miguel believes in you, and most importantly: I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!" Moon states, then pulls him in for another kiss.

"Now, go get 'em. Hawk" Moon says, smiling brightly. Moon then begins walking back to her seat.

Suddenly, Eli felt his pulse quicken. Then he felt a familiar rush of adrenaline he knew too well. Then, with a look of sheer determination, Eli makes his way towards the mat. As he does, he feels Demeti pat his back.

"Everything good?" Daniel asks.

"Never better" Eli responds. "I know who I am now".

"And who's that?" Daniel asks.

"I'M THE GUY THATS GONNA WIN THIS WHOLE FUCKING THING!!!" Eli declares.

And with that, Eli is gone. Hawk is in his place now. With a determined look on his face, he jumps on the mat, walking to his spot, giving Kyler a cold stare, ready to show him "The Fury of The Hawk".

"Ok. Ready, and...FIGHT" The ref announces.

This time, Hawk decides to "strike first", sending a kick towards Kyler, who dodges. Hawk then throws two punches, which Kyler blocks, then quickly spins and sends a chop to Kyler's chest. Kyler groans in frustration.

"Point" the referee announces.

Daniel and Sam smirks at the sight.

Hawk assumes his fighting stance.

"FIGHT"

Kyler rushes towards Hawk, intending on punching him in the face, but feels a hard kick to his stomach as he reaches Hawk.

"Point"

Kyler grunts in anger yet again.

"FIGHT"

Kyler, now more furious than ever, rushes at Hawk again, who jumps and sends Kyler to the mat with a flying kick to the chest.

Kyler yells and slaps the mat, angry he lost.

"Winner." The referee announces, lifing Hawk's arm.

The entire arena, sans Cobra Kai, erupts in applause.

Hawk feels a sense of pride, and satisfaction. After all this time, he finally stood up to Kyler. And even better, he not only beat him, but Hawk HUMILIATED him.

Suddenly, he hears a loud "Yeah, Eli".

Hawk turns to see Moon cheering him on.

"I love that girl". Eli thought.


"Points or no points, you're dead meat. DEAD MEAT!!!!" -Chad "Dutch" McQueen

RIP.


Hope you all enjoyed this fic. Expect more in the future.


References:

Daniel asking if Eli's alright, then Moon appearing was a reference to the scene when Doc came to help Lightning in the race.(Cars)

The "I BELIEVE IN YOU" was a reference to "The Suite Life on Deck" episode "Maddie on Deck" when Maddie kisses Zack when he ends up in a duel with that prince dude over Maddie.

"Go get 'em, Hawk" I shouldn't have to explain this one.