I was setting up my TV when I heard my phone ring. It was a very bad ringtone that I didn't know how to change. I really wasn't the best with technology even though I wouldn't admit it to anyone. It didn't say what the number was and I just turned it off. At least I was pretty sure I did. I should have never gotten a smartphone. My old one worked just fine and I didn't have to worry about all of the crap that people did on them right now. I had no intention of playing games or watching movies on my phone.
However, immediately afterwards I heard a scream coming from next door. It was Carmen. I rushed over because she seemed to be in trouble. I went over and she immediately gave me the news. There had been a major karate brawl at the school and Miguel was hurt…badly. He was unconscious but alive at least. I immediately went with her to the hospital. I felt like I needed to drive because I wasn't sure if she would be able to drive. When we got there, he was lying on a table with a brace on his neck.
"You've seen your fair share of these, so you know that the next 24 hours are critical." The nurse told her.
"He's going to pull through, right?" I asked. I couldn't believe that Miguel was hurt. He was more than just a student to me. He was like a son…even though I already had a son. I was on the verge of tears. It had been a long time since I cried. I knew it wasn't manly, but I didn't know what else to do.
"We're doing everything that we can." The nurse replied. I may not have been smart but I knew that wasn't a straight answer.
I watched as Carmen cried in her mom's arms.
"I'm so sorry." I apologized.
"Sorry?" She asked in disbelief. It was very clear that I had fucked up. "Before Miguel met you, he was a sweet boy. He avoided fights. Now look what you did."
Her mother then said that something in Spanish. I wasn't sure what she said but it seemed like she was trying to console her.
"I never want to see you again." She added. Yeah I had fucked up big time. This may have been the biggest fuck-up of my life.
Of course, it only got worse from there. I then found out that the reason that Miguel was in the shape that he was in was because Robby had kicked him over a balcony. My own son had nearly killed someone. Now I was sure that this was the biggest fuck-up of my life.
That was when I realized that I had a voicemail from Miguel. I knew that it probably wasn't a good idea, but I decided to listen to it anyway.
"Hey Sensei, It's Miguel." It said. "I knocked on your door this morning but I guess you already left. I'm having some girl trouble and you're better at this sort of thing than me. I'll come by the dojo after school. My mom's working tonight, so maybe we can grab a burger at that place you like. Alright talk to you later."
At that point, the waterworks came. I began to leave. I pushed the button on the elevator but if today didn't already suck enough, LaRusso walked in. The two of us didn't say anything to each other until we got to the bottom floor. I was at least grateful nothing happened there.
That night, I grabbed a beer and went to the dojo. I needed some relief. I took out my keys, but strangely, I found that the door was open. I heard noises coming from the back. I walked inside to see that seemed to be a class inside and Kreese was leading it.
"Class, we have a visitor." He stated.
"What the hell do you thinking you're doing?" I asked accusingly.
"What does it look like? I'm teaching my students." He retorted.
"Your students?" I challenged.
"You let them down when they needed you the most." Kreese declared. "Someone needed to remind them what it takes to win."
I tried to walk over but they all blocked my path.
"After everything that I did for you?" I asked. I couldn't believe that they would betray me like this.
"Miguel's in the hospital because of you. He showed mercy to Robby Keene because of you. If he dies, that's on you." Hawk told me.
"I did warn you about this." Kreese replied. "I told you not to show weakness."
"Get out." I ordered.
"This is my dojo." Kreese stated. What the hell was he talking about? "Oh I forgot to tell you. When you were out of town, I had a little talk with the landlord. Turns out he doesn't like you very much. But you know the problem with those handshakes deals. There are no guarantees."
"You can't do this." I said in disbelief. I couldn't believe he was doing it.
"Of course I can." He argued as he stepped through them. "I founded Cobra Kai. It belongs to me. It always has and it always will. I will never my students lose, even if they have to learn the hard way. One day you'll thank me for this, Johnny."
"This was a mistake." I responded. I couldn't believe what they had become. "You want Cobra Kai. It's yours."
I then walked out as Kreese resumed the class.
I went to the beach with my beer. By now the alcohol was starting to have an effect on me, but I didn't even care. I didn't have anything left. I had lost my dojo and Carmen. Miguel could possibly die and Robby was on the run from the law. I could only wonder how it had come to this. I never meant for this to happen. The biggest issue was it was all my fault. None of this would have happened if I had reopened Cobra Kai.
But I still couldn't help but remember the good times with Miguel. I supposed that was what you were supposed to do. If someone died, you were supposed to remember the good times. I really hoped that he would pull through. I kind of felt like I needed to go to prison, even though I hadn't actually committed any crimes. I threw the bottle against my car. I then heard my phone ring. I didn't want to deal with that either, so I threw it across the beach. I then got in my car and started to drive. It was probably not something that I should have done. I really couldn't see that well. I saw some lights before I felt an impact and I was pretty sure that I lost consciousness. I may have been dead.
I was surrounded by a white light. Now I was pretty sure that I was dead. It was then that I saw a man, an old man. It wasn't Kreese though. It was a man that I would never forget the face of, but one that I had never really spoken to myself.
"Johnny-san." He greeted me.
"What am I doing here?" I asked. "Am I dead?"
"You drive drunk and get in accident." He declared. "You should be dead."
"It can't end like this. I want to be able to take Cobra Kai down." I stated. "I can't die like this."
"The only to defeat Cobra Kai is to learn Miyagi-Do." He told me. "Offense important, but you need to learn how to defend yourself properly."
"Can you teach me?" I questioned. I figured that I didn't have anything to lose at this point.
"No I am dead, but there is one who can teach you." He explained. I had a pretty bad feeling about what he was going to say. "To truly defeat Cobra Kai you must do so in correct way. To learn as student would. If you go back, you must promise you will be willing to learn."
"I'll do anything. I have to beat Cobra Kai. There is something that I need to know. Do you know if Miguel is going to be okay?" I asked him.
"Miguel-san will live. Now you know what you must do." He told me. At that point, the light started to fade and I started to open my open eyes. I was in a sort of bed and I had a lot of machines hooked up to me. It seemed like I was in the hospital.
"She's opening her eyes." I heard a voice say. Who was she talking about? What was going on? "I think she's waking up?"
I started to move a little bit and sat up.
"She's awake." The nurse declared. It was at that point that I felt hair against the back of my neck. My body felt really weird. "Someone go get her mother."
It was then that I realized that they were talking about me. Why they talking about me like that. I knew put a hand in front of my face and saw that it was small and dainty. I looked down and saw a pair of boobs on my chest. Holy crap. I was a chick.
So it looks Johnny is going to be in for a rude awakening. She's also going to have to convince Daniel to bring back Miyagi-Do. She's played by Olivia Holt. The next chapter will see some familiar faces, including some unexpected ones. Please don't forget to review.