Cobra Kai Season 6 (Rewrite)

by HugeNerd3

FINALLY WE ARE HERE ! SEASON 6 ! MAN ! WHAT A RIDE you already know who this goes don't even need to explain. Let's just get straight too it

12. Ep: 12 Rattled

"It's been a month since the decision to resume the Sekai Taikai"

Giving the Punching Bag before them a hard kick, Johnny had stationed the training equipment for Robby, leaving him to watch as his Son gave a small hop into a spin kick striking the bag

"The Tragic events of Barcelona are now behind us, Our remaining fighters are hard at work"

Practicing their Kata together, Sam and Daniel continued to go over the same routine proving her mastery within the Technique

"Training for their chance to become world champions"

Continuing to run around the track, Tory huffed her breathe as she tried to escape her mental problems that lay for her

"With all the media attention, our tournament will reach an Audience far greater than before"

Standing in the middle of a tight circle between Miguel, Demetri, Kenny and Anthony. Robby stood in a defensive stance as he tried to anticipate and defend against his opponents

"The winning fighters and dojos will reap the benefits of victory"

Blocking Demetri's Kick, Robby had Quickly turned and blocked a plethora of Miguel's Strikes and jabs before turning to duck under Kenny's spin kick

"The Stakes have never been higher"

With Sam bowing to Daniel with a smile, Tory continuing to run the track and the Boys finishing their lesson of helping Robby train by bowing to Chozen and Barnes everyone was preparing themselves for the Sekai Taikai

"Which is why I'm here. In the Valley" Gunther said with a serious expression upon his face as he looked directly at the All Valley committee.

"Now that the senseis have agreed to finish the Sekai Taikai, We must all work together, to ensure that this competition concludes without any more drama"

Looking at one another as they heard Gunther out the Committee members nodded their heads with shared looks before finally speaking

"ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS STUPID !"

"COME ON THIS SHOULD BE EASY !"

"Look I like a hot dog as much as the next person ! but-"

"WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THREE DIFFERENT BEGIN FOOD VENDORS !"

"The people need to eat, Gavin ! this isn't the frye festival"

"You weren't worried about cutting costs when you cut my blue mats !"

"YOUR BLUE MATS ! HAD A FUNGUS THAT THE LAB DEEMED A HEALTH HAZARD !"

"I've been saying for years it's a mistake to have so many bare feet in a moist gymnasium"

Choking on her food the women Committee member shook her head

"You know I don't like that word George"

"What word ? Gymnasium ?"

SLAM

Slamming his fist upon the table finishing what he deemed this as petty arguments, Gunther had gained the eyes of all the Committee members

"ENOUGH !" he yelled keeping everyone quiet

"The Mats WILL be red" he stated shutting Daryl up

"We'll have ONE Vegan food vendor" he exclaimed shutting Carol up

"And 50 % of T-shirts sales will go to the Sekai Taikai discretionary fund"

"Ohhh, sounds like someone's wetting his beak"

"You're one to talk. What about that dinner you hosted down in Temecula ?"

"That was to secure parking permits !"

"Is no one concerned about the e-tickets ?"

"The hell's wrong with paper ?"

"Apart from the fact that it's the 21st century ? You also wanna roll back the clocks to when women couldn't vote ?"

With a sigh Gunther shook his head as more petty arguing continued to start up once more diverting away from the main goal

"Well if It'll shut you up then yeah !"

"Oh you misogynistic piece of-"

Now arguing broke out to fighting and once more Gunther needed to step in

"People, people ! this dysfunction will cease. When I raise the microphone to resume the tournament, We will project complete professionalism"

Finally agreeing on something everyone nodded their heads at what Gunther said

Everyone but Daryl as he raised his eyebrow

"What do you mean, when YOU raise the Microphone ?"

With a confused look Gunther spoke

"I'll be the master of ceremonies ?" he said not knowing what he started as the other committee members eyes went wide with a small "oooh"

"Like hell you will ! Listen, I don't know how they do things in Austria or Slovakia, or wherever the hell you from, But you in the Valley now. And we got a way of doing things around here"

"Mmhm" Gavin agreed

Nodding his head to show he understood Gunther simply squiend his eyes at Daryl's form of challenge

"You're right, We'll settle it the old way" Gunther challenged making Daryl grin

"I'm glad you agree…..uh wait umm….what's the old way ?"

Soon enough all the adults found themselves standing outside the conference room as Gunther and Daryl stood in front of one another

"Ready ?"

Getting into his fighting position Gunther held a face of ferocity while Daryl was still left confused

"Wa ? I'm still not sure what we're supposed-"

"FIGHT !"

Immediately delivering a fast and straight kick Knocking Daryl out cold, Gunther fixed his suit jacket as he stood over the man

"Any other Objections ?" Gunther asked the other board members only to receive fast head shakes before walking off leaving Daryl groaning on the ground

"Daryl ? Are you alive ?"

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Tending to the Bonsai Tree Garden within the Miyagi-Fang Dojo. Chozen had quietly kept to himself

Well not for long as Daniel had opened the sliding doors revealing him and Amanda

"Oh there he is, Sensei with the green thumb"

"Ah ! morning, Daniel-San, Amanda-San" Chozen bowed as he began to take off his gloves

"Just came to get my cooler, we're taking a ride up the coast to do a wine tasting"

With an arm around her husband Amanda smiled

"Yes, the kids should train alone more often. Can't remember the last time we were in Ojai"

With an agreed headnod Daniel had soon looked at Chozen

"What about you ? You just gonna toil away all day here ?"

"Oh no" Chozen disagreed with his own smile

"I am binging Storage Wars. Only have 16 episodes left"

Amanda had soon grown a concerned face at Chozen's plans

"Your gonna watch eight hours of people scavenging through abandoned storage units ?"

Chozen had given Amanda's words thoughts before soon enough a wide grin spread upon his face

"Yep !" he smiled before laughing only concerning Amanda more as she just let out a small hum and nodded her head

"Ehh excuse me" a man said getting the three adults attentions as they all turned to see a mailman

"Does a Mr. Toe-Gucki live here ?"

"It's Toguchi" Daniel corrected

"Oh, excuse me. Mr Toguchi. Registered letter for you, sir"

"Oh thank you"

Taking the letter from the man's hands Chozen had quickly picked up the pen from the man so that he could sign the paper leaving him to look around at the Dojo in shock

"Hey, this is some place you have here. From the outside yard, you'd never know it's Beauty"

Taking the letter, Chozen had soon trailed off noticing who it was from. And the mailman had quickly got the idea that it was important as he simply nodded his head and tipped his hat before leaving

"Hey Chozen" Amanda said peeking to try and attempt to look at the letter

"Who's it from ?"

Looking at the piece of paper, lost for words Chozen had finally muttered out

"From Kumiko ?" he said causing Daniel and Amanda to look at each other

Opening the envelope revealing the paper, Amanda and Daniel watched Chozen's reaction closely

"She apologizes for not returning my call…..says she….did not get message for long time…..Ah ! Problem with phone company"

His small joke caused them all to grin but Chozen's smile had soon faded the more he read

"She says that she loves me !" he admitted only growing Daniel and Amanda's smiles more. But Chozen had only turned around with his own defeated smile

"As a friend….." he said now understanding his defeated expression

"Her heart lies somewhere else"

Licking his lips not knowing what to say Daniel pursed his lips

"Oh Chozen, I'm so sorry…."

"Yeah" Amanda agreed

"that's….That's her loss"

Letting out a chuckle Chozen simply shrugged off the emotions

"That's ok. Maybe, Uh, I confused Friendship for love" he said leaving Daniel and Amanda feeling bad for their friend

"I will watch Storage Wars now" Chozen nodded as he ventured off into the Dojo leaving Daniel and Amanda

"Wow, that was a…..very evolved response" Amanda said but Daniel had only shook his head

"I don't buy it for a minute, You didn't see him in Spain. He was a mess. Took both Johnny and Barnes to hold him down. He's gonna mix up a dozen Long Island iced teas and go on a bender" he said dropping Amanda's face as she knew were this was heading

"We can't leave him here alone"

"Wa-"

"We can't"

Biting her lip in thought Amanda nodded her head

"Then we'll bring him with us" she proposed

"Winnie Taylor has been asking me to set her up. We can make it a double date"

"Is that a good match ?" Daniel asked in heavy confusion. If his voice didn't show his hesitation than his face definitely did

"They're not getting married Daniel, It's a couple glasses of Chardonnay and some light conversation. Unless you think he's better off here"

Before he could even say anything in response Chozen's saden voice beat him to it only proving Amanda right

"Do Not bid over 900, you asshat ! IT'S LIKE ! UH ! SETTING WALLET ON FIRE !"

Continuing his shouting in Japanese Daniel looked at Amanda

"Make the call"

"Yeah"

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"Ok we have extra socks, slippers, phone charger-"

"Hey. got room in there for this ?" Johnny asked as he appeared with a Lug Wrench within his hand only confusing Carmen and Rosa

"When I was born, my mom got a flat on the way to the hospital. She got the rest of the way on roller skates. Made it just in time nurses called her Lucky Laura"

Dropping the Wrench into the bag, Carmen had only smiled

"Your mom was a….strong woman. Fortunately, if our car breaks down, we can call an Uber" Carmen said as she handed back the Wrench

"Uh, no way. It's a total crapshoot with those drivers" Johnny defended making Carmen purse her lips with a smile

"Ok, then we can just call Amanda"

"Amanda. Should we add that name to the list ?" Johnny snarkly snapped back

"You want to name our daughter after your co-sensei's wife ?"

"...yeah not when you mention it like that I don't"

Simply giving Johnny a grin Carmen had walked off into the apartment leaving Johnny and Rosa to keep packing

"Johnny" the older man said getting his attention

"Have you considered the name "Bastarda ?"

"Bastarda ?" Johnny repeated in curiosity leaving Rosa to nod her head

"What is that ? a common name ? sounds interesting"

Immediately Rosa shoved Johnny confusing him leaving him to quickly realize that this was in fact not a baby name game and that Rosa was very much serious

"You bring Baby, Into house of Sin" she said Immediately making Johnny sigh as he knew what she was talking about

"We are doing things a little backwards huh"

"Mmhm, Your Son is getting married before His Father, You bare baby before marriage. Everything is out of order !" Rosa exclaimed only making Johnny feel more guilty

"I get what you're saying Rosa, Don't worry. I'll make things right"

Rosa only shook her head

"Not with me, Make right. With him" she said before pointing up at the ceiling leaving Johnny to know who she was talking about

"Never really did have the best relationship with you now did I" Johnny quietly sighed

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Continuing to Help Demetri Lug in a bunch of stuff needed for Robby's training today. Miguel figured since he was helping Demetri. Demetri could listen to his own problem

"It's been on my mind ever since we got back, Not having to worry about Karate, just spending time with Moon and her family. It's been great you know"

Demetri simply nodded his head

"I bet, well I wouldn't know how to feel anymore ever since Yasmine dumped my yearning ass on the curb"

Simply shaking his head Demetri moved passed his emotional pain

"But, not about me. You and Moon, what do you want to do ? Stanford and New York are a pretty far distance from one another"

Miguel only squinted his eyes at the way Demetri said that in his all true realistic tone that even he had to check back on

"NOT saying that I think either of you will do anything to drastic"

Again Miguel squinted his eyes this time now tilting his head only causing Demetri to stumble more

"I mean uhh…yeah this isn't going well"

With a simple Head Shake Miguel just shrugged off his words

"I don't know, I've still yet to hear back from Stanford and Moon hasn't heard back from Fit or Pratt. So you know, we still have time"

Nodding his head in understatement, the conversation had been cut short when Robby made his appearance getting the two teens attention

"Well there he is" Miguel grinned Seeing Robby approach them

"The future Champion of the Sekai Taikai" Demetri joked making Robby just shake his head

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, I mean nobody scored a point on Axel all tournament. And even then…..I still don't know who I'll have to face off against in Cobra Kai"

The tension was thick between the trio at the mention of Cobra Kai. It was shown upon all their faces

Even with the Tournament back on Eli's been a no show. Hasn't shown up to training, been ditching them in School. And worst of all hasn't responded to any of their calls

It only makes sense that Eli takes the finals spot as he was the first Captain but now it's just been…..too unclear

"Speaking of which…..has anyone seen Eli ?" Miguel asked bringing uncomfortable looks upon both Robby and Demetri's faces

"Cobra Kai has a Male spot in the finals, And we all know Eli deserves to take it more than anyone"

"I've hit up his phone ever since the news, nothing but straight to voicemail" Demetri said leaving Robby to nod his head

"We've been pretty rocky ever since the Tournament so I've been trying to steer clear. Already enough bad blood between us. I don't want to make it worse" Robby stated making Miguel nod his head with a sigh

Looking around noticing a missing body Miguel raised a brow

"Hey where's Sam" Miguel pointed out making Robby grip his bag tighter

"She said she's had her own training plans for today. Something about finding Closure ?"

"Well while our Dear Friend is Busy closing a book, we My fellow Homo Sapiens will be securing Miyagi-Do's victory within the Sekai Taikai. And this is how" Demetri stated as he tapped on the supplies he and Miguel were lugging around. Only causing Miguel and Robby to share a look before looking at Demetri

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KNOCK

KNOCK

KNOCK

"MOM SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR !" A voice was heard beyond the door before it was suddenly opened

Opening the door, Eli's face had immediately dropped once he saw who was waiting on the other end

"Hey Kid" Mike Barnes smiled as he saw Eli's face. More notably the eye patch covering his left eye that made a gut dropping feeling fall within him

He hasn't truly Seen Eli sine the Brawl, more so he hasn't seen him since his left eye was gushing blood and he was 5 seconds away from having a knife plunged within his chest

"Se…Sensei Barnes ?" Eli muttered before peaking his head out the door to see if anyone else came

It was just him

Thank God

Seeing Barnes was in fact alone. Eli had licked his lips before speaking

"Wha….what are you doing here ?" Eli asked making Barnes chuckle

"Well I'm pretty sure you've heard the news…..about the Tournament" He began leaving Eli to nod his head quietly

"And Well I was training the others" he responded Immediately seeing the fall within Hawk's eyes only proving his theory more

"Than I remembered there's one more student of mine that has a spot in the Sekai Taikai"

Barnes had watched as Eli took a deep breath. His hand gripping the door handle tightly in what he thinked to be some form of fear

But of what ?

Seeing the hesitation within his face, the straight fear in his eyes. Barnes decided to drop the Miyagi-Do route and be direct

"Hawk we need you for the Tournament" he said Honestly and truthfully only making Eli grip the door handle more

"As Cobra Kai's Male Captain, You have a spot in the Boys Finals, You can finish the fight. YOUR way-"

"I'm not doing it" Eli quickly said cutting him off his eyes diverged not even looking him in the eyes

"I'm sorry…" he muttered making Barnes sigh

"I'm just…..I'm just not doing it. Sorry you had to waste your time coming to me…But good luck to you all"

"Wait Kid-" Barnes tried but still that didn't stop Eli from shutting the door in his face ending the conversation leaving Barnes feeling…..confused

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"Our Dojo is state of art" Silver began as he and Yoon walked into the Building continuing their tour

Immediately Yoon was bombarded with The Iron Dragon's training. Seeing all of them in their gear training for the upcoming continuation of the Sekai Taikai

From Axel and Sensei Wolf going over a plethora of moves to Zara and their female Iron Dragon Teammate quickly sparring while the other members did weapons training. Yoon quickly understood how intense they took their training as they were all building up some kind of sweat

"From high level training gear, weaponry, to our top of the line food menu and all. Along with our High tier living quarters. Mr Do-Jin you will soon understand" SIlver said as he looked down at the Boy with a grin

"Partnering with us was the best decision you've ever made"

Simply bowing at Silver's words the older man laughed

"Please, spare me the formality. You being here is the only thank you I need"

This TIme Yoon had nodded his head

"Thank you, Mr Silver. For your offer…..and help in seek of my Revenge"

Hearing the dedication within his voice had only made Silver smirk more as he knew this was a great idea

"Trust me I've seen the way you fight, You'll be the one helping us. Also, You aren't the only one here seeking Revenge for Mr Jae-Sung. He's in all of our hearts…..Some more than others"

Yoon's eyes diverged at the sound of Kwon's name only proving just how deep his connection was to Silver

But the Introduction has been cut short as soon enough the Party was noticed of their newest Guest

"Mr Silver" Sensei Wolf said getting Silver and Yoon's attention as they turned their heads to see all the Iron Dragon's looking at them

Faint panting and breathing due to their training was shared but that didn't take away the confused yet serious looks upon some of their faces

Zara's the most as Yoon found it hard to escape her serious glare

She was so different from the Behind the Camera

"I didn't know we had a….guest ?" Wolf said making Yoon only feel more uncomfortable

But luckily Silver was there to convey his argument

"Mr Do-Jin here is just a safety precaution" Silver stated to the whole team not breaking the serious looks upon their faces

"A means to secure our victory in the Sekai Taikai"

Looking Yoon up and down, Sensei Wolf's glare had been killer. With just a meer look with his arms folded Yoon found himself starting to sweat under his smoldering look. Feeling not just more uncomfortable but unsafe as well

"Mr Silver, may I talk to you in the hall" Wolf requested. But it was more of a statement as Silver had quickly nodded his head before soon enough following Wolf out of the training room and into the Hallway leaving Yoon alone with the 6 Iron Dragons

Practically holding his breath as he looked at the team, Yoon didn't know what to say or even where to begin. Just gripping his bag tightly trying to in all honesty avoid Zara's glare

"Ok enough with the high tension" someone finally said something breaking the silence as Yoon had Immediately turned his head to see one of their two other Female teammates

Surprising Yoon completely, the girl walked up to him and put a hand out offering it to him with a smile…..something he didn't think they did here ?

"Names Mei Fung-"

"Beauty" Yoon cut her off with a smile as he mindlessly took her hand. His action surprising everyone in the room as he practically had stars in his eyes the way he looked at the girl

But Yoon had quickly shook his head and fixed himself making Mei Chuckle

"I mean….Your Name…..means Beauty in China…." Yoon said again still some sort of daze within her voice making her smile

"Well I hope so, I'm Chinese" she replied back, for the first time in a while making Yoon laugh

"Ya !" a newer voice said approaching Yoon and Mei getting their attention

"What are you doing here ?" the boy asked, the Accident in his voice more evident than all theirs. But still he pressed up to Yoon getting close to his face

"Ming Relax" Mei said pushing him off a frail attempt to back him away as he still was around leaving Yoon to lick his lips and glare

"Just making sure, Cobra Boy, isn't here to spy on us"

"Now why would he be here to do that" Mei defended only huffing Ming's voice more

"I uhhh….I promise I'm not here for that" Yoon said gaining everyone's eyes once more

"I came with Mr Silver to help compete, Help win Sekai Taikai"

Yoon tried to keep the peace but a heared Snort only proved that was easier said than done

"Well spots kinda full buddy" the other male Iron Dragon said with cross arms and a smirk

Looking over at Axel and Yoon both their different expressions told different narratives on how they felt about this whole situation and truthfully enough. Yoon didn't know how to feel about it either

He brought up a good point, the last spot was indeed full. Zara and Axel were the Captains so how would he even help win the Tournament ?

"Looks like our friend here just wasted plane ticket" the other female Iron Dragon said making everyone but Zara, Axel and Mei scoff as soon enough that was the words that caused everyone to disband and go their separate ways

Giving Yoon one last glare Zara had walked away as well only making Yoon feel more shame for some reason.

Outside the training room. Within the halls of the Iron Dragon's training facility. Shared Disdain of Yoon's sudden introduction was taken as Sensei Wolf passed back and forth with tightly clenched hands and a scowl leaving Silver to stand against a wall with his hands in his pockets

"I fail to see your vision in this Mr Silver" Sensei Wolf said as he turned to face the Older man's blank face

"We have more than enough to win the Tournament-"

"And now our win is guaranteed" Silver cut him off with an immediate grin

Letting out a light chuckle, Silver ran a hand through his slick hair before shaking his head

"With Keene, LaRusso and Nichols still having chances at the finals and Moskowitz's spot guaranteed we need to step up our game" Silver warned walking up close to the head Sensei with an all so serious expression

"Don't you see ? Our enemies are teaming against us. Continuing their alliance from before, If they can bend the rules. Why can't we even the odds ?"

"Axel's beaten Moskowitz before very easily" Sensei Wolf stated clearly still disagreeing with Silver's point of view

"And we both saw what he did to Keene"

SIlver scoffed

"Look, I know Moskowitz. Kid doesn't go down without a fight. He'll come back better and stronger and if you think I'm lying…..well you can just ask about what's been distracting Zara for the past few months"

Sensei Wolf's eyes diverged a little knowing Zara's been her own can of worms. A distraction that he knew couldn't stand

"And Keene's all that's been on Axel's mind" Silver pointed out

"He's only the one that was able to even land a POINT ! on Him. You told me Axel was unbeatable. That he was fearless but what I saw out on that mat that day…." Silver said leaving them both to think back on Axel and Robby's match

"So I need you to stop questioning my methods. And Better train your Champions. Sensei" There was spite within his voice. Rising anger and tired in within his tone proving how desperate he was

Feeling the anger rise within himself Silver had stopped himself, forcing his body to calm down as he wiped his mouth with his hand while Sensei Wolf gave the older man a killer glare before walking up to him getting directly in his face

"You ever question how I train Axel and Zara Ever again. And I promise you, you'll surely regret it" Sensei Wolf threatened before walking away leaving Silver to squint his eyes with a serious expression before sighing and finally walking away

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Fishing for her keyes with her one free hand not carrying groceries, Tory had finally gotten a grasp on the items before looking up only to find the biggest surprise of the night

"Sam ?"

Getting up from her seated positioning, Sam gave a small warm smile at finally seeing Tory

Finally ever since the Sekai Taikai

"Hey"

"Wha…what are you doing here ?" Tory quickly questioned, her eyes looking around thinking more of her help sick friends might be around to give her some sappy comeback speech

But it seemed like it was just Sam

Grabbing at her bag tighter Sam let out a small sigh

"Well the Boys are training together for the Tournament…..and I know we have to fight each other in the semis….SO I figured if I'm gonna fight the best, I wanna train with the best"

It was a proposition, hell more like an invite But Tory knew why she was here

Classic Samantha LaRusso, Princess of the Valley. Always trying to bring the peace. The glue of the group

Shaking her head, Tory didn't even know where to begin with her disagreement, As Shaking her head clearly wasn't enough

"No….I'm not fighting alright I quit" Tory Immediately stated dropping Sam's smile

"Wait what ?"

Moving past Sam so that she could unlock her door, Tory shrugged her shoulders before looking back at Sam

"You should be happy, One less person you have to fight"

Completely confused on what Tory was saying, Sam followed the blonde into her apartment, placing down her training bag on the nearby table as she tried to piece together all of this

"Ha…Have you talked to Eli about this ?" Sam asked

There was a pause in Tory's tone, a hesitation shown that only confused Sam more as Tory wasn't as quick to respond

"I mean….He's entering too ? Right ? The Captain spot is his. Isn't this what you both wanted ? You two standing side by side-"

"Jesus Christ Sam, I told you I'm not fighting !" Tory exclaimed cutting her off

Letting out a hesitant shaking breath, Sam truly understood there was something she was missing, Something that Tory's not telling. Something that happened between them that's guiding her decisions

Seeing her hand tremble, Tory just clutched her palm tightly before shaking her head, a quick lip lick to convey her thoughts before soon enough she opened up again

"I'm not putting that Cobra Kai Gi on ever again….and you're not gonna convince me otherwise"

Tory didn't explain further, Only started emptying her bag of groceries leaving Sam to sigh at all the holes missing within the story, But still she knew better than anyone that when Tory had her mind set it was hard to change

Really hard

But not impossible

"Guess that means I advance to the finals" Sam stated as Tory opened her fridge to place the eggs and Orange Juice

"I'll have to fight Zara…"

Again Tory paused, Not as long as she did when Sam mentioned Eli. But it was noticeable that Zara was still on Tory's mind as well

"Yeah well nobody deserves to get their ass kicked more than that Bitch"

Sam nodded her head in agreement

"She'll be on a warpath, I can't even start to believe what she's going through right now. With what happened to Kwon…I….I mean I can't even imagine if Something happened to Robby that day-"

"Yeah" Tory Quickly interrupted with a heavy breath. She mindlessly looked down at her Cobra Tattoo before trying to rid her thoughts of Eli with a small headshake

"Yeah Me neither"

Again Tory's tone only caused more suspension for Sam, It caused her to hunger for answers she didn't have. Answers she desperately wanted. She hasn't seen Tory ever since they got back and clearly there was something she was holding back

"Train me" Sam said catching Tory off guard

"What ?"

Stepping forward Sam spoke again

"Train me so I can beat her" Sam requested again this time causing Tory's eyes to diverge in hesitating thought

"Come onnnnn" She trailed, a smirk on her face seeing Tory's shell starting to crack

"This could be your last opportunity to try and kick me in the face"

Seeing Tory's hesitation change to pure amusement only caused Sam to full on smile as Tory had soon nodded her head and scoffed making Sam grin more

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Being upstate had a calming feeling and atmosphere to it, a nice way to escape the insaneness of their lives. And adding wine to it only made Amanda feel like she was in heaven

Sipping his glass Daniel let out a small delighted hum at the taste of his drink

"Unctuous. Oilier than expected. I'm getting notes of ripe Huckleberry in here"

Looking at her glass, Amanda continued to stir around her cup with a thoughtful look on her face

"Yeah, what does a huckleberry even taste like ?"

"I don't know" Chozen said with a uninterested tone different from the married couple

"This taste like juice box"

"Chozen, you're really gonna like Winnie" Amanda said as she placed down her glass

"She's the Mother of Miguel's Girlfriend, and Sam's Friend, Moon. She loves nature and balance and all that crunchy stuff. She'll really lean into your Miyagi-Do energy"

Nodding his head in agreement, Daniel encouragingly tapped Chozen

"Yeah, just maybe leave out the Storage wars Marathon" Daniel suggested making Chozen drop his face while Amanda chuckled

"Would you look at this place ?!" a woman said approaching the adults

Immediately turning around Amanda had practically squealed seeing Winnie, as she had jumped out her seat so that she could hug the women

Following his wife with a smile, Daniel hugged her as well

"Hey, how are you ? Great to see you" he said making Winnie smile

Standing up during the greetings Chozen had given his own smile while Amanda looked back and forth between the two adults

"Winnie Taylor, please meet our friend Chozen Toguchi"

Winnie had gasped playfully

"Chozen, what a wonderful Name. Did you know it's derived from two words meaning "Honesty" and "Integrity"

Chozen had simply let out a surprised expression at her words

"Oh, I….Did not know that" he said leaving them all to laugh before they took their seats

"I'm sorry I'm late" Winnie apologized

"I just got a Reiki treatment" she began Immediately leaving Chozen to roll his eyes as the waiter came and placed a new bottle at their table, One Chozen didn't hesitate to use and refill his glass

"I know it's a Japanese spiritual practice. Have you tried it ?"

Chozen just shook his head with a smile

"Have not"

"Oh, you must. My healer, Avram, is amazing. He'll change your life"

Stirring his glass within his hand, Chozen again forced a smile

"I am good"

"I don't know, Chozen. Give it a shot" Daniel said put Chozen was very determined

"Daniel-San, in Okinawa, we have a saying. Deki Wa Detaramada. Which translates to uh, Reiki is bullshit" he said, making Daniel practically choke on his drink at Chozen's assertiveness. And Amanda's shocked expression only proved how to herself how little Chozen seemed to be caring about this

"Uh….so Winnie" she said quickly switching the conversation topic

"Can you believe that our girls are off to college ?" Amanda brought up only making Winnie drop her head and laugh

"Oh my gosh, Amanda, I am so not ready"

"Oh, this one too" Amanda said pointing at Daniel making his face go ghost in no response

"Sam's applying to a few programs across the world. And Papa Bear hasn't taken it the best"

Daniel simply laughed and tried to shake away his emotions granted there was some truth to what Amanda was saying

"It's gonna be a big adjustment"

"You got that right" Winnie stated

"When Sage went off to Pitzer, I figured life would…basically be the same. I mean it's only 30 miles away…..But it changed everything"

"Well" Amanda said with a small nervous chuckle

"I mean…Not everything"

"Oh, you'll see" Winnie said in a reassuring tone

"No one prepares you for how emotionally devastating it is. When your first child leaves the nest"

Suddenly Amanda's face had dropped along with Daniel's because suddenly both parents started to understand the gravity of the situation

Sam wanted to be so far from them, If Robby won the tournament he could go pro in Karate, which would lead to him forging his own path as well, Both Robby and Sam were making their own walks of life, and this sudden wedding just proved that they were already ready to have what they had

"My Biorhythm still hasn't recovered, Even weekly sound baths, crystal healing…"

"That is uhh also because Crystal's are uhh Bullshit" Chozen said his first genuine smile given leaving Winnie to just chuckle whole Amanda and Daniel took nervous sips of their glasses suddenly thinking about the change their going to have to come with

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Walking into the Church Johnny, for the first time ever thanked God as he had seen Bobby finish up with a person as Bobby didn't hide his eager smile

"Johnny Lawrence !" Bobby exclaimed as Johnny walked up to him dapping him up

"Hey Buddy"

"Great to see you, What brings you in man ?"

Letting out a sigh Johnny got straight to the point

"Do you have one of those boxes where a guy can tell a stranger everything he's doing wrong. Until he feels better"

"Well, confessionals are only in Catholic churches, But you can talk to me. What's going on ?"

Letting out another sigh, Johnny caved knowing he needed to start sealing the cracks within his life

"Alright, well as you know Me and My Lady are having a Baby" he began making Bobby smile

"Yes, any day now right"

Johnny nodded his head

"Mhm, and you also know my Son is getting hitched to LaRusso's daughter"

Again Bobby nodded his head and smiled already knowing Johnny's situation

"And You think God has a problem with your, Unorthodox family situation huh. Son marrying first, Having a baby unwed-"

"Shh, keep It down" Johnny exclaimed as he looked around the church making Bobby laugh

"Johnny relax, God's not gonna punish you for the order in how you did things" Bobby stated but still the look on Johnny's face said he wasn't truly convicted

"Are you sure ?"

"I'm positive"

Letting out a relieved sigh Johnny moved to take a seat

"Well that's a relief…"

Bobby had quickly followed after, taking a seat next to his friend as Johnny had continued spilling everything

"Truth but told…..I wanted to propose, Just….never thought I'd have to do it so early you know" Johnny began leaving Bobby to nod his head

"Wasn't the first thing on my mind, With the Baby and The Boys getting along, The Tournament now Robby and Sam getting married….I thought I could just….wait. Also prior I got tanked and took on 4 ninjas. My Buddy got 70 stitches. My Other Buddy destroyed an entire house fighting the 5th one. Didn't really feel like the right moment"

Looking Johnny up and down in surprise The blonde continued

"Then I was gonna do it after the Sekai Taikai, But Robby beat me to it" Johnny said with a chuckle

"Also with the…..other thing that happened….with the kid"

"Yeah" Bobby nodded his head

"We've all seen that. It's tragic"

"I just figured we win the tournament, We'd get more kids in the dojo, and I can afford a real house…..I was gonna propose the day we moved in…..I just wanted everything to be perfect-"

"Hey hey I get it" Bobby said cutting Johnny off

"That's all totally Normal. But let me ask you a question. When's the last time things felt perfect ?"

Thinking on Bobby's question, Johnny let out a small smile before shaking his head

"Honestly ? After I won the All Valley in '83. Holding the trophy up there with you guys, I felt unstoppable"

Thinking back on the memory made Bobby smile as well as now he started to reminisce

"Yeah. I remember…."

As their minds started to think back it was very evident that Bobby and Johnny thought about different times after the All Valley

"What were the names of those two chicks from East Valley. you hooked up with that night ?" Johnny asked Immediately making Bobby shake his head in confusion

"They were so hot. They were absolutely wild-"

"Hey my point is-"

"That one was a freak-"

"Johnny ! my point is my point is. Life's not perfect" Bobby said making Johnny sigh but the point was getting across

"We have good days. We have Bad ones"

"Yeah…"

"The hope is the good ones win, But if you're waiting around for things to be perfect, Before taking the next step, Your feet are gonna get awfully stiff"

Placing a hand on Johnny's shoulder Bobby left him with one last bit of motivation

"Don't sleep on your own happiness, Johnny. Take the leap. Just do it"

Thinking on Bobby's words. Johnny smiled before playfully punching Bobby's chest leaving Bobby to respond with his own Arm punch to Johnny before they both stood up from the seats as Johnny started to walk away while Bobby fixed his suit jacket

"Tanya and Lorraine" Bobby said Immediately making Johnny smile

"YES ! Tanya and Lorraine !"

Looking at Johnny with nothing but a smile on his face, Bobby was proud to see how far his closest friend had come with his life

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"Ok and here…we…go" Demetri said as he placed the last of his gear upon Robby.

Tightening his vest around his chest while Robby finished putting on the gloves. Demetri quickly went over to the table he set up holding all the computer softwares and such

"I call it Fully Integrated Generative Haptic Technology, or FIGHT for short" Demetri said with a chuckle

"Me and Eli made the models and blueprints when we were all preparing for the Sekai Taikai. Thought It'd help those who needed it catch up in skill. But we never got to finish it. Well until now. It's the most advanced Karate Training Program in the world"

"Ok what does it do ?" Robby asked in confusion only making Demetri smirk from ear to ear

"Put those goggles on and find out"

Turning to Miguel in confusion who was dressed in his Gi as well. Robby had caved, soon placing the goggles upon his head while Demetri walked up beside him with his laptop in hand

Looking around his atmosphere Robby felt enclosed within the goggles as he looked straight ahead at Miguel who looked back at him

"Hey man what's up" Miguel grinned as Demetri tapped some keys on his laptop booting up the goggles

Immediately the Goggles' view of Miguel had changed. Immediately replacing him with Axel making Robby's eyes go wide in reaction

"Whoa…." Robby said being taken aback at how hyper realistic Demetri's Training program was

"What's wrong ? What do you see ? Is it cool ?!" Miguel….well Axel asked with a smile as he started to move around and dance completely blowing Robby's mind

"Alright this is Trippy" Robby said before taking the goggles off bringing back Miguel

"We uploaded all the data from Axel's fights to develop a predictive algorithm that can be fed to Miguel's headphones"

Placing the headphones upon his ear, Miguel heard an AI spoken in Demetri's voice giving him fighting commands

"So today Miguel's basically Axel" Robby said leaving Demetri to nod his head

"Comparing your statistics and odds from Your previous fights and my knowledge and data, The more reps you get will increase your odds"

"Ok, what are my odds now ?" Robby asked Immediately making Demetri cringe

Miguel had taken off his headphones while Demetri stumbled for an answer even looking at Miguel for help before finally answering once he saw Robby suspiciously raise his eyebrow

"I mean the program's still in its infancy so you know" Demetri tried but nothing stopped Robby from turning the Computer screen to see 20 % with a down arrow lowering his odds

Looking at Demetri's hesitant face Robby kept his eyebrow raised

"I only have a 20% chance of winning ?"

"I ye…I-I mean your odds could've been lower, You were the only one out of everyone in the Tournament to score a point on Axel. And you gave him a run for his money during the Brawl. But even then….We've all seen how dominant Axel was turning the Tournament, His strength, Speed, Aggression, Psychique all equate-"

"Yeah I get it" Robby cut Demetri off practically in a growl making him shut up while Miguel simply pursed his lips knowing Demetri wasn't wrong

Axel was a machine

"All things considered, 20 % is actually a pretty great place to build from. Nowhere to go but up right"

Encouragingly tapping Robby on his shoulder the trio broke off as Demetri went back to his set up while Miguel and Robby took to the stage preparing themselves

"Alright guys, I'm gonna dial you in, take things a little slow. It takes a couple of moves to get it dialed in, all right ?"

Both Robby and Miguel gave Demetri a thumbs up before putting on their headphones and goggles while Demetri started the programing

Pouncing in place within their fighting pistons Robby had seen Axel again within the goggles while Demetri's voice gave Miguel his first command

"Front Roundhouse, Block his counter strike and kick his chest"

Immediately attacking Miguel shot out a front roundhouse that Robby Immedialty ducked under. But right when Robby responded with a punch, Miguel grabbed his arm and kicked him in the chest knocking him down on the mat leaving Robby to groan

Letting out a sigh Demetri shook his head as he continued to type on his computer

"Good start Robby"

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Opening the door to a dark Gymnasium. Sam didn't waste type flicking on a pair of lights that lit up the Arena leaving Tory to nod her head

"Breaking and Entering, Wouldn't have expected this from Little Miss Goody Two-Shoes"

"Well if you wanna be the best you can't be afraid to get your hands dirty" Sam said with a shrug and a smirk before soon enough laughing at herself as she knew what she said was bullshit

"My Dad's a former board member, Lifetime privileges"

Looking before them at the Arena's mats. The place that held its own set of memories, Both good and bad for them. Sam and Tory both took in deep breaths

"Things were a lot different the last time we were here" Tory pointed out leaving Sam to chuckle and nod her head

"We pretty much hated each other's guts"

Being the first one to step forward Tory looked back at Sam

"Well you better still fight like you hate me, if you want any shot at taking me down" she challenged only making Sam smile more as it was a challenge she accepted

"Oh is that so" she said before following her on the mat ready to train

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"This is Brutal. What are we gonna do" Daniel asked as he and Amanda sat at the bar

With the wine tasting turning into nothing more but a pity party

For them

Amanda continued to stare into the abyss deep in her thoughts while Daniel weighed out their options

"What a wake up to reality, At first I thought Robby and Sam getting married was rushed now I don't want them to leave"

"Alright it's decided Sam can't leave" Amanda said making Daniel shake his head knowing he was leave sick but not that leave sick, But Amanda was dead set as she looked at her husband in depression and quite honestly a bit of alcohol

"I mean we're her parents, right ? we're within our legal right to detain her"

"And Robby" Daniel said while Amanda took a sip of her glass

"We'll adopt him and have custody and control of him as well" Amanda said only making Daniel laugh more

"Daniel, our little girl is about to move across the world. If Robby wins this tournament and goes Pro He'll probably do the same, They're already getting married. DANIEL THEIR 18. 18 YEARS OLD ! and they're already making life changing decisions. What if they never speak to us again. After everything we've been through"

Seeing his wife start to hyperventilate over everything. Daniel gave her a reassuring smile as he tried to calm her down

"No. no. Honey, Sam's gonna call all the time-"

"WE MAY BE ON DIFFERENT CONTINENTS !" Amanda exclaimed

"WHEN WE'RE AWAKE, SHE'LL BE ASLEEP. AND WHEN SHE'S AWAKE, WE'LL BE ASLEEP ! AND YOU KNOW HOW SHE LOVES TO SLEEP IN ! IT'D BE A MIRACLE IF SHE EVER PICS UP THAT PHONE AGAIN !"

Daniel tried to say something but he had to admit, Amanda brought up a good point, No source of wisdom or even advice he had to give to herm Only an empty expression and no words which just left Amanda to down the rest of her glass

And quite honestly, Daniel was ready to join her

"Hey, Can you-uh-I-yeah" Daniel mumbled to the waiter who thankfully knew what he wanted as he poured a glass for Daniel before refilling Amanda's glass as well

"A lot more….mhm, just keep going" Amabda mumbled leaving Daniel to watch as her glass was being filled to the top

Sitting together in complete silence both Chozen and Winnie stirred their glasses in hands not knowing what to say

It was easy to admit that this "Date" was a complete disaster, But to say it was more brave

"So wow Chozen, was there any part of you that was looking forward to this date ? like…at all" Winnie asked with a half baked chuckle

Immediately the guilt hit Chozen. He started to feel bad. Truth was he didn't care about this Date Amanda and Daniel set up. He could really care less. And it wasn't Winnie's fault she wasn't a bad person at all

She just wasn't for him

"I'm sorry" Chozen apologized

"I just received letter with, uh, very sad news" he said leaving Winnie to nod her head

"Daniel and Amanda did not want to leave me alone. So, instead of binging Storage Wars, They instead I come here, drink wine, and….Meet Stranger. No offense…It's not your fault"

Even though the choice of words were…different. Winnie understood where Chozen was coming from

"Well I'm really sorry you're having a bad day" Winnie said before flipping some hair behind her ear

"And while I appreciate them trying to set us up….There are worse afternoons then watching Darrell Sheets overpay for a box of used vacuum cleaner filters"

Chozen was quickly taken aback by Winnie's mention of Storage Wars as it was seen upon his face with his quick growing smile

"You are fan of Storage Wars ?"

"Yup !" Winnie responded in a cheap impersonation of the Host of the show making Chozen and her start to chuckle

"My whole DVR is full of trash reality TV"

"OH SAME !" Chozen grinned leaving Winnie to smile as she playfully tapped his arm

"90 Day Fiance, Floribama Shore, Too Hot to Handle, oh ! LOVE AFTER LOCKUP !"

Letting out another shared chuckle Chozen and Winnie's shared common interest found to be the key in them actually speaking to one another day

"What about Vanderpump Rules ?"

"OH MUST SEE TV !" Chozen exclaimed making them laugh again

"Do you remember James and Ally ?"

"Oh yes ! yes !"

"You know, it took a Tarot reading for their love to bloom, and they are still together so Chozen I ask you"

Grabbing a pack of Tarot cards from her bag, Winnie only grinned more

"What do you got to lose"

Looking the women up and down, Chozen figured maybe Tarot Cards wouldn't be so bad, So with a smile and a headnod he caved

"Ok, Deal me in" he said leaving Winnie to smile more before she started to shuffle

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After putting his stuff away in his quarters within the facility. Yoon had returned ready for training

He always took pride in his training, finding it sometimes the one time of the day where he was at peace with himself. And Usually he was strict to a system of routine and ritual when it came to his training. Of reps within his technique and elegant time of Kata

So imagine his reaction when he came to the training room to find all the Iron Dragon members all doing different sort of training exercises looking nothing more like Gym Rats

With Zara and Mei going hard at the punching bags, Axel and Ming lightly sparring, working on jabs and blocking and the two other members of the team practicing weaponry. Yoon quickly understood why the Iron Dragons dominated the tournament

Seeing the precision and directness of Mei's attacks quickly made Yoon smile. She was good, really good. He'd seen it at the Sekai Taikai yeah, But only glimpses of what she was really capable of. Here, he could see her truly in action. See the way she perfected her craft and-

"WATCH OUT !" a voice said Immediately making Yoon backup

Just barley dodging one of the Iron Dragon's flips, Yoon watched the male Iron Dragon land with a hard thud on his feet as he continued to hold the pair of nunchucks within his hand

The almost incident had gotten the attention of the entire time team as now Yoon's presence was known by everyone

"Well look who it is" the Male Iron Dragon said with a smirk as he looked Yoon up and down

Continuing to flip the nunchucks within his hand as he started to walk around Yoon sizing him up. Yoon kept his cool along with his fist clenched

"What do you think Cobra Boy, you understand why we're the best-"

"Alright Hao, Fuck off" Mei quickly said coming to Yoon's aid as she pushed him aside a little

"Relax Mei" the female Iron Dragon smirked joining Hao's teasing

"Just making sure the new kid is comfortable"

Staring down the two quite intensely, watching as they laughed and fist bumped before walking away Mei shook her head

"Sorry, Hao and Asami don't take kindly to new people…..or old people…..or people in general" Mei said making Yoon laugh which caused her to laugh as well

Looking around the training Room Yoon had to admit though, there was a good reason why they were in fact the best. There was some truth to what Hao said

"Must admit, your Dojang is very nice" Yoon said with a grin

"And your training regime of one of best I've seen. Much discipline"

With a smile on her face, Mei nodded her head as she had her hands on her hips

"Yep, That's Sensei Wolf. inflicts the best of the best upon us. From a young age to now"

Turning her head to look at Asami and Hao. Yoon followed her pointing finger at them as she started to speak

"Before Sensei Wolf recruited them, Hao and Asami used to steal wallets on the Streets of Hong Kong. They tried to rob him, Greatest mistake of their life as he was impressed by their skill and confidence and took them into his Dàochǎng ever since" she began making Yoon's eyes go wide in shock. But even more so. He followed Mei's finger as she pointed at Ming who was practicing his Kata

"Ming comes from a longline of mobsters in Shanghai. His Father wanted him to follow in their families legacy, But he refused, Ran away from home at a Young age. Sensei Wolf found him during one of our tournaments in China, He's been apart of our Dàochǎng ever since"

Yoon was actually surprised. He didn't know there was so much to know about each Iron Dragon member. Didn't know they all came from different walks of life. All having troubled past. Frankly it reminded him of Kwon. He still remembers the day Sensei Kim brought him into their cycle. A Street Orphan she fostered to help channel his anger

Now look what happened

Turning to look at Yoon. Mei shrugged her shoulders

"We all come from Different walks of life. All have different paths in how we got here. Sensei Wolf changed all our lives. And for that we owe him everything"

Nodding his head Yoon understood, hell he understood better than anyone about loyalty to a Sensei. His family has been Loyal to Sensei Kim's Dojang for as long as he could remember. He's been raised on that Island since he could walk. Quite frankly it was all he knew

"What about them ?" Yoon asked as he and Mei looked at Zara and Axel

Immediately Mei took a breathe as she prepared to answer that question

"Axel and Zara are a…..Different case" she said hesitantly

Both Axel and Zara distanced themselves from the team, Both dwelling in their own time even as Captains of the team

Axel found himself alone in the corner of the training room. Using the Wing Chun Dummy. It was something he did to meditate his mind but more and more he's been using it lately letting out almost animalistic grunts

Zara was different as she sat on a bench playing with the Eunjangdo within her hand. She'd been more quiet as of late. Completely uncharacteristic of her compared to normal as she was always loud and expressive

"Zara comes from a rich family in New Delhi, a big one. Youngest sister in a family of 5 boys. They gave her everything she wanted. She never knew what the word No meant. But with all that money a Young Girl like Zara got bored. So in response she started Martial Arts. Was a natural at it, She never looked back"

Yoon continued to look at the dead emotional expression upon Zara's face as she continued to flip the Eunjangdo within her hand

"The older she got, the better she got. But the better she got the more she started to act out within her family. The once sweet little girl they raised turned into someone they didn't know anymore. More so she started to speak her mind about her families neglect and they didn't like it"

With a small sigh, Mei folded her arms before continuing

"Her Father knew Sensei Wolf, some business exchange I guess. Short story first chance they got her family shipped her off to Sensei Wolf's Dàochǎng…..she hasn't seen them since"

Yoon had to admit….he felt bad for Zara, hearing her past made him understand why she was the way she was. Why….why she must've loved Kwon, Because he not only gave her the attention she must've loved but because he was the only one that was able to keep up and understand her in a way no one did

"Axel…..he's still a bit of a mystery, No real story behind him. Sensei Wolf just found him one day. Brought him to our Dàochǎng. Gave him a home, a family, a reason"

Looking back at Yoon Mei pursed her lips

"Look I get you're here to exact Revenge for your friend. But there's something you need to understand about us" Mei said making Yoon just look at her with a serious expression

"We're a family, we're all we got. For most of us, Martial Arts is our only way to live. So whatever plan you and Mr Silver have…..just know you could jeopardize everything we know. Without the Iron Dragons most of us are….Nothing"

Yoon didn't really know how to perceive those words. Hell he didn't even know what Silver's plan even was. But after hearing everything about the Iron Dragons. He suddenly understood their drives to win, It wasn't about a better future or a title. It was more personal

It was all they knew

Entering the training room. Silver walked with not just seriousness in his walk but a bit of eagerness as he rubbed his hands with a grin on his face. One that only lit up more once he saw Yoon

"Oh ! Mr Do-Jin" he said getting Yoon and Mei's attention

"I hope you've settled in comfortably. I especially hope Mei and the other's haven't made too much of a first impression" he said making Yoon turn and look at the girl with a small smile

"No, No it's been great" he responded Satisfying Silver along with brining a grin upon Mei's face

"That's great, I hope you got some training in because it's time" he said Immediately confusing Yoon as he just raised a brow

"Time ?...Time for what" he asked only making Silver smirk more

"You'll see….in fact Mei you should join us"

It wa snow Mei's turn to be surprised as neither of them knew Silver's plan would involve more than just Yoon

"You never know….Maybe having two Captains would be ideal" he said leaving Yoon and Mei to look at each other once more wondering what's about to happen

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Sitting alone in his apartment Johnny had his dilemma to deal with

Best Proposal ideas ever

He searched up leading him to get a long list with the first at the top being Woo her with Flowers

"Flowers. Where the hell am I gonna get flowers ? Robby didn't need flowers ?" he mumbled to himself

Soon enough Johnny found himself chopping down flowers from one of his old High School Enemies Lawns. He had caught him but Johnny quickly chopped a few more flowers before making his getaway plan with the flowers in hand

Cook her a special meal

Finding himself in a quick culinary class played and tapped around with the machines which lead to a giant ball of flower to be blown in his face

Dress for the occasion

Grabbing one of those joke tuxedo shirts from Robby's room lead Johnny to look at himself in the mirror seeing himself in a "Formal" Clothes setting

Although he looked good it didn't satisfy him as he knew he looked ridiculous

Emptying the last of his soda bottles, Johnny placed the stolen flowers within them setting up his aray of flowers for Carmen

Tasting a bit of his Chili, Johnny Immediately tried to keep himself from throwing up before switching his pot with someone else's leaving him satisfied at the swap

Deciding to get actual formal clothing Johnny found himself getting fitted and measured and the person was quite frankly being very touchy

A little too touchy for his taste

But he ended up looking good soon smiling in the mirror at himself looking formal and dressed

He was gonna do this

He was gonna marry Carmen

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"Ok, Guys let's run it again"

With the Training being kicked into high gear. Demetri found that Robby might've been holding on to more than they all thought he was

Pouncing in place as he continued to see Axel's serious demeanor in front of him. Robby clenched his fist in tight knuckles before Blocking Axel's low knee strike

Attempting a Kick, Axel grabbed his leg and struck his chest knocking him back making Robby groan in anger as he started to huff his breath

"Dammit !" Robby yelled before getting back into positioning

Shaking his head as he continued to look at the Data Demetri could see the spike readings in the AI

Robby was in his own head but about what ?

"Hey what's going on ?" Demetri heard a voice say and low and behold he was more than shocked to see it was Mike Barnes

"Oh ! hey Sensei Barnes, we're just helping Robby train for the Tournament"

Turning their heads, Demetri and Barnes watched as Robby attempted a High Kick that Miguel blocked, responding with a Jab into a spinning backswing. Miguel quickly grabbed Robby's second kick before kicking Robby in the chest again knocking him to the mat

"DAMMIT !" Robby growled huffing his breath as he jumped back to his feet

"Oh…so that's what that is" Barnes said as he nodded his head with his arms crossed

Continuing to read the charts Demetri only shook his head in complete confusion at what he was looking at

"I don't get it, Robby seems strong and confident within his skills and tactics. It's reported that his fighting capabilities are better than ever. But his odds are dropping faster than a quantum particle in a gravitational field"

"Ok ok, Demetri speak english please" Barnes said making the teen shake his head

"Something's mentally wrong with Robby"

Throwing strike after strike that Robby dodged from Miguel, Robby saw Axel throw 3 more jabs before turning in a spin kick hitting him straight in the chest

"Well What do you think is wrong with him ?" Barnes asked again leaving Demetri to shake his head

"I don't know it could be a long line of things, The Tournament resuming, His Soon to be wedding, Kwon's death, his School situation-"

Attempting a side to side kick, Robby immediately ducked under Miguel's high front roundhouse before his attempted jab was caught leading him to receive a heavy punch in the face knocking him down to the mat

"Or something more personal with who he is fighting…"

Taking off his goggles, Miguel did the same with his headphones which lead both boys to look at Demetri in question

"How am I doing ? I feel like I'm getting pummeled out here"

Not knowing how to respond to Robby's question, Demetri started stumbling over his words

"Uh Well, there's pros and cons to every bit of Data I've seen on display-" Demetri stumbled out giving Robby more than enough reason to march over to the setup increasing Demetri's talk speed

"No-I-I-I mean-J-J-Just tighten the headset and it'll be fine" Demetri said as Robby came over and flipped the screen to see his new odds making him sigh

"11% I went from 20 to 11 ?" he said more so to himself before shaking his head with a sigh

"The headset's not the problem" he groaned, placing down the technology and removing his gloves before walking away leaving Miguel and Demetri to sigh in quite honestly empathy

"Wait, Robby I….Hold on man" Miguel said chasing after him leaving Barnes and Demetri alone

"Well it seems like you all have been busy"

Nodding his head Demetri went back to setting up more Data on his laptop leaving Barnes to have his own dilemma he needed help with

"So…..Demetri….You've been Hawk's best friend since-"

"Since, Preschool, first day" Demetri was quick to respond not looking up from his laptop

"All the other kids didn't want to hang out with me because my intellect and ways of correcting them "annoyed" them. I had no friends. That was until Eli came over and fixed my formula with baby blocks. We've been close ever since"

Demetri found himself smiling back on the memory and quite honestly getting emotional, So emotional that he looked up at Barnes with a questioning face

"Why do you ask ?"

Letting out a small sigh, Barnes pursed his lips

"Because your the only one that can help me" he said leaving Demetri confused on what he wanted

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Trading blows back and forth, Tory and Sam continued to share jab after jab

Trading Kick for Kick, Sam blocked a plethora of Tory's jabs, moving her arm out the way leaving Tory to perform a cartwheel into a backflip dodging Sam's low leg sweep

Immediately blocking Sam's high kick, the two girls went back to trading blow after block, trading blocks and punches before Tory went fully offensive, making Sam back up defensively a couple of times

Quickly blocking Sam's Jab, Tory dropped back into a kick up dodging Sam's roundhouse but Sam had quickly caught Tory as she dropped down and wrapped her legs around the blonde's waist bringing Tory to the ground with a groan before finishing the spare with a swift and subtle kick to Tory's gut allowing them both to catch their breaths

"Nice one LaRusso" Tory said making Sam smile

"Yeah, thanks"

Giving some time to catch her breath, Sam couldn't help herself from smiling as she looked around the arena

"Kind of feels right, Us being back here again. Doesn't it ?"

Continuing to catch her breath Tory didn't try to think much of it as she just shrugged her shoulders

"yeah…I guess so"

Beginning to sit up Sam only pressed more with her point

"Tory this is why you can't quit" she said making Tory huff her breath

"You've come so far, WE have come so far-"

"Would you give it a rest already" Tory snapped cutting her off

"I told you I'm done"

Deciding she was done with the pep talk Tory stood up ready to walk away leaving Sam to shake her head in confusion knowing she was gonna get these answers

"Please, Tory, Please just help me understand. Why ? why won't you fight"

"Because everytime I put on that Gi, It destroys everything that matters to me !" Tory said actually shouting with all the emotion within her voice making Sam step back in shock

"I get caught up in Kreese's messed-up plans, I ruin my relationships with my friends, the only people who even care about me. I'm not doing any of that EVER AGAIN !"

Suddenly huffing her breath Tory started to breathe heavily

"I….Eli got hurt because of me'" Tory admitted

"The only reason he came to the Sekai Taikai with Cobra Kai was because he chased after me….He got roped into Kreese's mess, My mess all because he cared about me, I'M the reason he has that scar on his eye-"

"Tory you can't think like that" Sam said stepping up to her but Tory just shook his head

"I don't have to…..He told me so himself"

There was emotion, hell there was pain in her voice when she said that. But it suddenly clicked to Sam why she's been ducking them since they got back, Why she didn't want to fight. And for once she understood why Tory wanted to walk away from this fight

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Nervously walking around the room, Johnny was waiting for the women in his life so that he could pop the question

With an Orchestra waiting his command, flowers and balloons everywhere, a dinner made, and him dressed in a suit he knew it was perfect

And the moment presented itself when the door started to turn and open making his stomach drop

"Oh here she comes" he said dropping to one knee

Looking back at the Orchestra, Johnny gave them a head nod signaling them to start playing right when the door had opened and with a flick of a light Johnny began

"Carmen, will you make me the happ-"

Seeing Rosa come through the door, Johnny had Immediately groaned

"Ah shit, Sorry guys false alarm" Johnny said stopping the music as he got back to his feet

"Sorry, take five, you all did great. But don't go far"

Looking around the room seeing just how far Johnny had gone as the Orchestra left, Rosa was left completely speechless at the sight of everything

"Esta….You dia all this ?"

Looking around the apartment, Johnny couldn't help himself but to smile

"Yeah….yeah I did" he admitted brining a smile to Rosa's face

"I took a cooking class. Had a little incident with the truffles. Kinda one of those "You break it, you buy it" Situations. Goes down better with champagne"

"Oh not champagne, Baby" Rosa said making Johnny nod his head

"Oh yeah, right right right, sorry"

Letting out a chuckle Rosa had to admit though she was wrong about Johnny, about the lengths he went through for her daughter

"I just want our girl to come into the world. With two parents, who are in for the Long Haul"

Placing a hand to her face in awe, Rosa's smile grew

"But more than anything, I really wanna marry your daughter"

Not being able to contain her smile or tears Rosa reached for the ring seeing what Johnny wanted to place on Carmen's hand

"Ay" she said mumbled seeing the diamonds ring leaving Johnny to nod his head

"Yeah, It was my mom's. Stopped by Sid's today, he agreed to give it to me. He's still an asshole, but he's getting soft in his old age"

"es hermoso. I Um…I sorry, for pressure" Rosa apologized

"Baby no bastardo. Baby lucky. Carmen lucky, for you, for Family come come !"

Pulling Johnny in for a heavy emotional hug, Johnny himself chuckled happy to have Rosa as his voice of reason

Pulling back from the woman Johnny took a deep breath as he looked around the room

"You think she's gonna love all this ?" he asked looking at Rosa's smile and headnod

"If from you, always right" she responded and honestly that was enough for Johnny

As if it was right on que, Johnny felt his phone buzz leaving him to grab at it seeing it was from Carmen

"Oh there she is" he said making Rosa chuckle as he picked up the phone

"Hey Carmen !...wait. Wait. Wait NOW ! LIKE RIGHT NOW !"

Rosa's face had changed as she seen Johnny's sudden face change as well added with a dropped feeling from his gut

"Ok ! ok we'll be right there" he said before hanging up and soon enough Johnny was blowing out the lit candles around the apartment confusing Rosa more

"Está Pasando ? Johnny ?"

"HER WATER BROKE !" Johnny said leaving Carmen to understand the situation

"Ohhhhh oh oh ok ok aye Avanza AVANZA COME COME !" she said with small panic as Johnny blew out the last of the candles before following Rosa outside

"Baby's coming here we go" Johnny said, closing the door behind them

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"We will draw a card for your past, your present, and then your future" Winnie said having 3 cards laid out for Chozen

"Ah, my past, is uh, very complicated. Uh, cards will not understand"

Flipping the first card over Winnie spoke

"Reverse Hermit. A severe loneliness you set forth with Noble intentions but your path is challenged by life or death Danger usually of your own making"

Looking Winnie up and down, Chozen raised a brow before looking at the cards

"What does next one say"

Flipping the next card over Winnie spoke once again

"oh…Death Card"

"Ah" Chozen chuckled

"I understand it is a metaphorical death of old self to prepare for a rebirth into new life that lies ahead yeah ?"

"No, literally, it means that someone you know is gonna die" Winnie said straight up dropping Chozen's face

"Like, very soon"

"Oh…."

"Maybe even more than one person"

Not knowing what to say, Chozen squinted his eyes and pointed at the deck

"I like my interpretation better. Next card please"

Drawing the last card Winnie spoke for the final time

"The Empress" she said with a grin

"This is my future ?"

"This card tells me that the journey you've been on will soon end. And someone who matches your strength and resolve. Will be waiting on the other side"

With a squinted face Chozen was confused

"Waiting for what ?"

"That is up to you, a partnership ? Maybe something more ? a…love match ?"

Chozen let out a knowing sigh as he started to think and Winnie quickly caught onto it

"There…is someone, isn't there ?"

With a small smile, Chozen thought on Sensei Kim, the night they shared in Barcelona, the adventure they had during the Sekai Taikai

"...there is…..but, uh, we are from different worlds. It is not possible"

"The only thing that is not possible, Chozen, is the journey which you do not take"

Thinking upon Winnie's words. Chozen exhaled softly before looking up at the women with a genuine smile knowing what she said had truth to it

"Thank you, Winnie-san" Chozen said before raising his glass

"Kari"

With her own smile Winnie raised her glass as well, clinking it with Chozen's while she gave a headnod

"Kari"

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Walking into the indoor Dojo, Robby huffed his breath in deep thought

He didn't blame Demetri for the training hell he actually had to apologize for ruining it

Turning to the photo of Mr Miyagi. Robby let out a quiet yet heavy exhale of breath from his nose

"I can't even imagine what you have to say right now. Oh Robby-San, get out of your own head you will" Robby said trying to give his best Mr Miyagi impression but to no prevail

Walking into the Dojo, Miguel had quickly found Robby sulking alone knowing he would need some words of wisdom

"So what's distracting you, Having to fight me or Having to fight Axel ?" Miguel asked making Robby snort

"How about both…..Demetri did a good job….The machines pretty realistic…..Maybe too realistic" Robby replied in a pretty snarky tone leaving Miguel to understand how he was feeling right now

"You know it doesn't matter what the numbers say. Ok ? You can beat Axel"

"That's just it Miguel" Robby sighed

"I can't"

Hearing the doubt within Robby's voice proved to Miguel that Robby was in his own head, He just didn't understand how deep he was

"This…This fight. It's not like You vs Me, Or Me Vs Hawk. Ok Axel he's Bigger, Stronger Faster, more experienced. I gave it everything I had last time and It Didn't. Make. A. Difference"

Nodding his head Miguel continued to walk closer to Robby

"Axel threw me around like a ragdoll last time and there wasn't shit I could do about it….Now he's in my head, if I wanna win I have to get through him and that….that seems impossible"

Quietly nodding his head Miguel pursed his lips before speaking

"You know during the Tournament" Miguel began gaining Robby's eyes

"I had to fight Kwon, multiple times actually"

Letting out a sigh, Miguel raised his hand revealing his hand, His thumb was shaking. It only made Robby raise an eyebrow because he had never seen Miguel having shaking limbs before. Even when he broke his back

"I almost forgot what it was like to have a Rival" Miguel half laughed

"Have some you truly hate, Someone that pushes you to your limits…..During the Captains War Kwon beat the shit out of me. It honestly surprised me at how good he was…..At times I didn't think I could beat him"

"But you did" Robby said

"In the tag team match"

"Did I" Miguel chuckled again

"We kicked each other, stalemated. It was YOU who won us the match Robby. You carried us on your back. You lead us to the finals even through the hard times. So don't complain about having to fight someone with more experience when we just faced and entire tournament of people who have been training their entire lives for it"

Licking his lips in thought Robby's eyes diverged but Miguel continued

"So what, you're just gonna give up because Axel scored more hits than you ? What about our first All Valley when I beat you ? How come you didn't give up then ? or When Hawk beat you the second time ? when you and him were going back and forth the Entire Sekai Taikai ? why didn't you stop ?"

Robby stayed quiet but Miguel continued to push

"Because you knew how hard you worked, You weren't gonna give up fighting just because it wasn't easy. So forgot the computer !" Miguel suddenly snapped gaining Robby's attention

"Numbers are for pussies ! All that matters is whether or not you wanna win !"

"Of course I do-"

"THEN PROVE IT ! Get your ass back out there. Training isn't over"

Looking Miguel up and Down Robby was at a complete stop of words not knowing what to even say

"wow….It's scary how much you sounded like my Dad right now"

"Yeah well we both know Sensei Probably failed math so it's not that big of a stretch"

With a smile to his face Robby place his gloves back on making Miguel smile

"You know careful what you wish for" he said leaving Miguel to smile as he followed him outside

"Alright, game on !"

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The sound of bags being punched and spanish training commands were heard

The trio fo Terry Silver, Yoon and Mei had walked into the training facility where the members of Furia De Pantera willed the room all 6 team members working on the continuation of the tournament

Silver, Yoon and Mei's presence had been unknown until Silver himself started clapping his hands with a smirk getting the team's attention

All their training and punching and kicking had came to a halt as they all looked at Silver's grin and clapping hands

"Oh wonderful ! Just wonderful !" he exclaimed as both factions approached each other meeting in the middle of the Gym

"Ay ! Mr Silver, Co-Sensei of Iron Dragons" the Furia De Pantera Sensei said getting a look of the older man's smile

"To what is the pleasure"

Placing a hand on his chest Silver smirked

"Oh the Pleasure is all mine, In Fact I come with an offer" he said before looking at the team of 3 Boys and 3 Girls

"Your Road to the Sekai Taikai was long, and hard. And you all should feel accomplished for what you've done to get here. Your bravery, fighting spirit, and skill will forever put you all in the names of Glory. But with that being said. You are all relieved"

Immediately, IMMEDIATELY the 6 team members all looked at each other with confusing looks on what he meant, thinking he was sprouting nothing but gibberish

"What are you talking about Viejo" Diego said making Silver smirk

"Perhaps I wasn't clear enough, You all are done, No longer needed for the Sekai Taikai. Mr Do-Jin and Ms Mei will be taking over the Captain positions for this team" Silver said shocking everyone as even Yoon and Mei had to look at each other in complete shock

So this was Silver's plan ? hijack another team ?

Letting out a small laugh, one that erupted into full blown laughter all of Furia De Pantera followed laughing at Silver's choice of words

"Yo this Vato is loco" Animal said with his own laugh one that Maria followed

Silver knew this would be the reaction, hell he hoped it was the reaction, Because they weren't the ones he wanted to fire up

Looking down at Yoon he saw his fist scrunch up. It only made him smile more knowing he had deep rooted anger within his revenge, Anger he had to let out of he wanted this to all work

Wiping away his Laughing tears the Captain of the team walked up to Silver looking up at the old man

"Mr Silver as much as I find your attempt funny, We have work we must get too. Mr fighters aren't going anywhere" he stated much to Diego's agreement

"Yeah, Plus this debilucho couldn't beat me anyway" he said looking over at Yoon who now grew a angered growl

"Your friend might've knocked me out, but that was Lucky, that won't happen tw-"

Immediately Yoon Struck Diego in the face dropping him to the grounded mat

Everyone's eyes went wide in complete shock of the move, everyone but Silver who just grinned before backing up

Quickly doing a kick up to his feet, Diego growled before throwing a kick that Yoon easily blocked leaving everyone to start watching their fight

Following with another Kick that Yoon blocked this time with a teasing smirk. Yoon blocked Diego's kick and soon slammed his fist on his follow up kick heavily dropping his leg to the ground

Looking up at Yoon in complete shock, the Korean tilted his head in a form of challenge

"You only know what you were taught, and what you were taught was good, But it also makes you predictable" he said leaving Diego to attempt a high kick that Yoon Immediately dodged responding with a spin kick flopping Diego to the ground

Animal and the other Furia De Pantera member tried to rush to Diego's aid but Yoon attacked first. Quickly running up to them and jumping in a split kick knocking them both to the mat

Seeing the damage Yoon was quickly causing. Maria broke out of formation in a attempt to fight Yoon but Mei attacked first, sweeping her leg dropping her to the mat

Watching Animal and the other member rise to their feets, Yoon egged them on whisking his hand in challenge forcing them to charge at him

Blocking the Member's high kick, Yoon Immediately slammed his fist down on Animal's leg dropping it to the mat before High roundhouse kicking the other Furia De Pantera member in the face dropping him to the mat

Moving out of the way of Animal's charge. Yoon did a back handspring dodging his leg sweep and right when he landed he dropped down to sweep Animal's leg mid kick flopping him to the ground with a pained groaned

Quickly blocking Maria's jab, Mei grabbed her arm and maneuvered her leg so that she could strike Maria in the face

Quickly dropping her leg, Mei back kicked the incoming Female member trying to charge at her, before switching over so that she could roundhouse the second member dropping them both to the mat

Still holding onto Maria, Mei blocked her jab and blocked her attempted kick with her leg before kneeing her in the gut so that she could finally let go and jump up back kicking Maria in the face dropping her to the mat

Seeing both boys dropped and too hurt to continue fighting, Yoon huffed his breath in a dark chuckle before turning his head to see Diego getting up again. A angered and quite frankly mean expression on his face only making Yoon grin more

"Ohhh, "Captain" wants some more" Yoon teased as he and Diego started to circle each other

"Keep talking Gilipollas, gonna wipe the mat with your face"

Immediately chagrin at Yoon, Yoon jumped back kicking Diego in the chest

Trying to strike again, throwing a jab to heavy punch, Yoon blocked the first attack before moving Diego's hand out the way so that he could chop his neck making Diego choke

Continuing the brutality. Yoon grabbed at Diego so that he could knee him in the gut dropping him to one knee

Seeing the ferocity and brutality coming from Yoon only made Silver smile more and more as he couldn't get enough

Holding Diego infront of him. Yoon punched Diego straight in the throat making him clutch it before twisting his arm out

Kicking away his hand leaving him completely vulnerable everyone watched as Yoon dominated the fight showing just how much anger he was holding in allowing him to use this as an outlet to vent

Looking down at Diego with a laugh seeing the fear in his eyes, Yoon spun and kicked Diego's leg that was holding him up away dropping him to his knees and with a final front flip. Yoon struck his leg upon Diego's face knocking him out instantly

Looking around the room to see all 6 Furia De Pantera members knocked out and beaten the Sensei of the team once again looked at Silver's only more grown smirk as Yoon and Mei returned to his side

"Well looks like you no longer have anymore fighters Sensei" Silver said with a small chuckle

"But don't worry. We have improvements"

Pointing towards Yoon and Mei, Silver nodded his head, taking the Captain's headbands out of the man's hand Silver sighed before looking around the Gym

"Yes we'll take very good care of the team" he admitted with a grin having the utmost confidence in not just himself, But his second team

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Sitting alone in the bleachers, Tory had soon heard the sound of footsteps coming up to her

She already knew who it was but looking up to find Sam only confirmed to her more who it was

"Mind if I sit here ?"

Looking Sam up and down Tory shrugged her shoulders

"It's your Arena" she responded with leaving Sam to take a seat next to her as she folded her hands

"I….I'm sorry for pushing. I wasn't appreciating how hard all this is for you"

Looking at the Arena itself, Tory shook her head as she opened her mouth

"I was finally on a good track…you know" she began

"I had friends…I had a family…..I had a Boyfreind who loved me and my….fucked up world…..Then my mom died, and my whole world blew up…..I thought going back to Cobra Kai was my only option. I thought that having Eli by my side…..Us and Kreese….I thought that returning to my roots, bringing back the foundation that we all knew would have the world just making sense again. Us versus you guys. But all it did was ruin every relationship I've ever cared about"

Looking at Tory Sam knew her dilemma was a big one, A personal one, One that persisted on her and the things that revolved her world

"I…I can't put on that Gi again because quite frankly I can't truly give myself to Cobra Kai without Eli" Tory admitted

"He was the one…..good thing I've ever gotten out of that damn Black Gi. The one thing I could always count on, the One thing that kept me grounded. And now that's even tainted and I just can't face him again knowing I was responsible for most of the pain in his life. That Demetri was right I always end up breaking his heart and leave the rest of you to pick up the pieces. If I go out there representing Cobra Kai I just know it'll be the thing that ends us for good"

Looking at Sam who still had no words Tory snorted

"Who am I kidding you don't understand"

Tilting her head a little, Sam took a deep breath before chuckling

"Actually I do" Sam admitted nodding her head while Tory turned to look at her

"Robby's always been my foundation in Miyagi-Do….Hell honestly I started for him. When the school fight happened and he was sent to Juvie I was lost. Didn't really know what I was fighting for. I blamed myself for his situation. That he took the hardest fall when all he wanted to do was protect me so I lashed out. Tried to stand up to you guys for him"

Tory nodded her head

Maybe she did understand

"Ho….How did you continue" Tory asked gaining Sam's eyes

"How'd you convince yourself it wasn't your fault ?"

Pursing her lips Sam swallowed the lump in her throat

"I was honest with myself" she answered truthfully

"It was my fault"

It was shown within Tory's eyes that she didn't like that answer but deep down she knew it was the right one

"But I didn't let that stop me" Sam continued

"I figured if I let the guilt eat me up inside and control me. I wasn't doing Robby justice than if I believed the lie that it wasn't my fault. I choose to be honest with myself. And yeah it's gonna hurt. But if there's one thing I know about Robby it's that we'll always find our way back to each other through honesty…..I just had to have hope that it would work"

Holding the R necklace around her neck Sam couldn't stop thinking about Robby now as suddenly she started to toy with her engagement ring with a smile

Looking down at her tattoo, Tory's face slumped before she raised a hand to touch her necklace as now both girls reminisced on the boys they loved. The Same boys that went through hell and back for them

"If there's one thing I know about you and Eli it's that you guys will figure it out" Sam said as she and Tory looked at one another

"You guys always do, No matter what you both face you always find your way back to each other"

Nodding her head Tory for the first time today smiled

"Thanks…"

"So here's one last piece of advice I'm gonna leave you with" Sam said leaving Tory to be full ears

"Finish the fight" Sam said

"Not for Eli but also for yourself, Because no one will blame you for it, Sure you didn't join Cobra Kai in the right headspace but….you won't lose your friends, Or Eli. I can promise you that we have your back….no matter what logos on it"

Thinking on Sam's words completely. Sam herself smiled at a thought she had

"Plus I was honestly looking forward to seeing how hard you could kick Zara in the face"

Letting out a laugh, Sam felt a warm feeling knowing Tory was back to her original state

"So is that a I'm back in the tournament laugh or…."

Looking upon the Arena, Tory shook her head one last time before getting up so that she could look down at Sam

"Well don't just sit there, We have a fight to train for" she said making Sam smile ear to ear as she too soon got up

"Yes Sensei" she said before following Tory onto the mat ready to train for their fight together

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With a plethora of empty glasses filling their table, Amanda and Daniel continued to scroll through their phones reminiscing on the good times of their young daughter

"Aww" Amanda quickly cooed

"Look, this was after your first Karate lesson with her" she said showing Daniel the photo of Daniel and the little Sam wearing a white Gi

"I'm gonna get the baby Gi out of storage when we get home"

"We could always move" Daniel suggested

"Anthony could always learn a new language. We could learn new customs and culture-"

Benign cut off by a phone bleep, Daniel eyes went wide

"Oh my god" he mumbled before showing Amanda the phone

"Oh my god !"

Looking at the sent text Amanda's eyes went wide as she too understood what he was looking at

"Oh my god ! we gotta go"

"W–wait wait wait a second. We just had three bottles of wine. I can't drive" Daniel pointed out

"I can" Amanda said shocking Daniel

"What ?"

"No I can't" Amanda quickly disagreed with herself

"Chozen ! CHOZEN COME ON WE'RE TAKING A UBER !"

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Blocking Miguel's kick to Superman Punch, Robby struck, throwing a jab to punch. An attack Miguel grabbed leading Robby to block Miguel's low strike before maneuvering his arm away so that he could double hand punch Miguel in the chest knocking him back

Seeing Axel let out an angered expression, Robby blocked Axel's 2 jabs before dodging his spinning backhand so that he could kick Axel straight in the chest gaining another beep from the machine

Removing his goggles, While Miguel took off his headphones Both Robby and Miguel held satisfied smiles before high fiving at the training they got done. But the moment had sadly been interrupted once both their phones rung from their bag

Going to pick the devices up both Robby and Miguel's eyes went wide in shock as they looked at each other

"HOLY SHIT !"

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Opening the door once more Demetri had quickly found Eli on the other end, a glum face from his best friend

"Honestly the eye patch isn't bad" Demetri said quickly making Eli roll his eyes

"Demetri a speech isn't gonna work this time so if your here to convince me-"

"Nope, not here to convince you" Demetri said cutting Eli off with a headshake

With a raised eyebrow, Eli opened the rest of the door

"So…what are you here for ?" he asked

Opening out his arms, Demetri didn't hesitate to openly hugh Eli in all honestly shocking him as he held him close

"This is a hug" Demetri said leaving Eli to stand still in shock

"This is something you need" he pointed out continuing to hold Eli closely

"Eli, you've been my best friend since we were kids and I know you're going through a lot. And I'm sorry for leaving you in those dark times"

Continuing to hear Demetri talk left a reassuring feeling within Eli, a feeling he hadn't felt in….a long time

"Now I'm not gonna try and tell you what you need but What I will tell you is Tory needs you. And I understand now that she's important to you. I'm sorry it took me so long to understand that there's more important people in your life than me I…..I was just so scared to loose my best friend" Demetri admitted still leaving Eli in a state of shock as Demetri had pulled back to face him

"If you don't want to fight in the Tournament, fine. But remember that you have people in your corner, We're not alone anymore man. We have friends that care for us. You'll always have me caring for you"

Promising Eli that this wasn't a speech. Demetri had just tapped him on his shoulder before walking away leaving Eli to think on the things that mattered to him

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Stirring within her bed Carmen felt her Belly swelling. Like it was gonna pop at any moment

"How are you feeling ? ok ?" the nurse asked Carmen

Quickly rushing into the room. Johnny huffed his breath not being able to hold the smile Carmen put on his face

"I didn't miss it, did I ?" he said leaving Carmen to smile once she saw him

"No, contractions are still about six minutes apart, You got a little time" the nurse confirmed as Johnny went to her bed side

"I'll be back"

"Thanks, doc"

Turning to Carmen, Johnny didn't know how to hold this feeling within him

"How are you feeling ? Need another pillow ? let me get an extra here wait where's the emergency call button ?"

"Oh, Johnny, Johnny I'm fine" she said with a smile

"I'm so much better now that you're here….quite honestly I'm a little scared"

"Yeah…me too"

Looking Johnny up and down, Carmen noticed the suit on him

"What are you wearing ?"

With everything going on Johnny honestly forgot about his big plan as well

"Oh yeah….I wanted the circumstances to be different but….no time like the present right"

Giving Johnny a confused look, Johnny got down on one knee right at Carmen's bed side

"Carmen, you're the woman of my dreams. You made me a better man. I can't wait to see what a badass mom you're going to be to our little girl" Johnny began making Carmen chuckle and smile

"You make me so happy, There's only one thing that'll make me happier"

Digging into his pocket Johnny revealed the ring making Carmen gasp

"Carmen Diaz, Will you be my wife ?"

Suddenly overrun by emotions, not knowing what to say, Carmen shook her head

"Oh Johnny…..You've changed my life completely. And I love you….YES One thousand times yes" she said ending in a chuckle that Johnny couldn't believe

"All right. All right cool" she said as he slid the ring on her hand before kissing her smiling within their kiss

"Oh I can't wait to marry you…..granted We'll be taking Robby and Sam's thunder"

"Actually I planned in advance" Johnny said with a smile before looking back

"Guys, it's on !"

Right on cue the orchestra had entered the room. But they weren't the only ones as the newly soon to be Diaz-LaRusso-Lawrence family added with Chozen and Barnes were all together. Entering Carmen's hospital room only making her smile more

Rosa was the one to give Carmen the flowers as it only felt right

Walking into the room last, Bobby placed a hand on Daniel's shoulder surprising the man

"Hey man"

"Hey long time no see"

Looking down at Rosa Johnny smiled

"I know this probably isn't how you imagined your wedding day-"

"It's perfect" Carmen cut him off with tears coming out her eyes

Looking around the room she saw nothing but her family. And quite honestly that's all she needed

"Can we do this" Carmen said before looking down at her stomach

"Quickly"

Letting out a chuckle Bobby nodded his head

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of two remarkable people who will remain best friends no matter what the future brings" Bobby said as everyone looked at the soon to be's

"Who will help one another grow into stronger individuals, Who will choose to set aside their individual differences To forge Something Beautiful because a marriage is about family." Robby and Sam looked at one another hand in hand with smiles as they held each other close

"The people who we surround ourselves with and whom we support each and every day"

With an arm around her shoulder Miguel and Moon hugged each other at the moment happening before them

"By choosing to be married, You're committing to this family that you've built for the rest of your days. And I can say without question. It's a badass family" Bobby said making them all chuckle and smile

"So, Johnny…do you take Carmen to be your wife ?"

Looking down at Carmen Johnny nodded his head

"Hell yeah…I do"

"Carmen, do you take Johnny to be your husband"

Looking up at Johnny Carmen nodded her head

"I do"

"Then by the powers vested in me, by the state of California and the city of Burbank. I now pronounce you husband and wife" Bobby stated making Carmen chuckle within her bed

"Johnny Lawrence, You may not kiss your bride"

With clapping and cheering, everyone watched as Johnny and Carmen kissed dealing their marriage

But sadly the moment was interrupted when Carmen let out an pained "oh" stopping their kiss

"What ? what's wrong ?"

"Whoo ! Baby's coming" Carmen admitted making everyone gasp

"All right, thanks for coming guys. Time to get the hell out" Johnny said suddenly pushing everyone out

With words of encouragement and happy trails everyone filtered out Carmen's room awaiting the baby

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Waiting in the lobby everyone occupied themselves with different tasks

Miguel was currently trying to keep himself awake, While Sam and Moon scrolled on their phones

Only teen that didn't populate the room was Robby as he found himself in a different wing of the hospital

With his hands within his pockets, Robby looked at the window of the room that held all the different babies

A small smile on his face as he looked at all the sleeping children that were born before

Patted footsteps followed behind him but he didn't look back only allowed the person to walk next to him with his own smile

"You ready to meet your sister" Johnny said making Robby chuckle

"Yeah….Yeah Dad I think I am"

Turning to look at one another Johnny took in a deep breath

"Sorry for stealing your thunder back there, just couldn't wait to marry Carmen" he said again making Robby laugh

"No no…it's fine, Plus now you got married before I did" Robby responded leaving Johnny to be the one to chuckle and laugh

Whisking around in his pocket Johnny was trying to find the right words to say what he wanted

"Robby I'm sorry" he apologized

"I don't want you to think that I screwed up with you and I'm trying to replace you because I'm not"

Forcing himself to look down at his son, Johnny swallowed the lump within his throat

"I'm sorry for not being there when you were born I just….I just hope that-"

"Dad…Dad" Robby said cutting him off with a smile on his face

"I forgive you" he admitted making Johnny start to tear up

Pulling his son close to him, Johnny held Robby close not wanting to let go because going into these he'd not just be gaining a daughter, but making sure he kept his son

Marching their ways down the lobby. Sam, Moon and Miguel had all looked up to find Tory and Demetri whisking their heads around before soon enough they laid their eyes on them

"Tory ? Demetri ?" Miguel began as he and the girls stood up

"What are you guys doing here ?"

"Well we heard your mom was giving birth and we didn't want to miss it" Demetri said

"We didn't miss it did we ?"

With a chuckle Sam shook her head

"No, but you did miss a badass wedding" she said making Tory's eyes go wide

"Wait, you and Robby got married already ? what the hell !" she said making Sam laugh again

"No no, Johnny and Carmen" she confirmed leaving Demetri and Tory's hearts to die down again

"Wow….almost everyone's here" Demetri pointed out as all eyes went to Tory knowing she's been missed. And the looks were enough to make her try and avoid eye contact knowing she knew just as well

"Well almost everyone" a voice said making them all turn to see Eli walking into the Lobby

Tory's eyes went wide and so did his but they didn't share much contact as he was quickly bombarded by Demetri, Miguel, Sam and Moon making him chuckle

Seeing Eli in person made Tory's heart drop, But quite honestly she couldn't fight herself from smiling knowing he was showing himself again

there was a lot to clean but this was a start

"Alright" Johnny said as he and Robby walked into the lobby

"You guys ready to meet her ?"

Immediately smiling and getting from their seats everyone started to walk down the hall and into Carmen's room quick to find a baby girl within her hands making them all quietly sequel at the small child

Looking at everyone in the packed room. Carmen smiled brightly

"Meet baby Laura" she said before looking up at Johnny

"She's named after Johnny's mother….and she's perfect"

All grouped together. The one big family looked at their newest addition

Johnny leaned down to look at his daughter with the brightest smile ever seeing her face

"Welcome to the Valley, Laura…Your brothers and I are gonna bring you home a trophy" he promised before kissing the top of her head and reeling back so that he could put his arms upon Robby and Miguel leaving them all to look at their newest family member

Because Laura was more than just a child

She was a promise

A promise for change, and a promise for a better future