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"So, has anything happened since you guys, you know.." Sienna trails off as she and Jamie walk up to Miyagi-Do

"No, not really. I mean whenever we can, we spend time with each other." Jamie says

"Yeah, but has it happened again since then?"

"No." Jamie shakes her head

"Oh."

"Should it happen that soon?"

"I mean, no. Just depends on the person." Sienna shrugs, "But I do remember that the first time Eli and I did it, it happened a lot after that."

"Okay." Jamie cuts her off, "I do not need to know about that."

Sienna chuckles as they make it to the dojo. Jamie walks up beside Miguel as the teens laugh at something.

"All right, all right. Let's not get ahead of ourselves." Daniel says as he and Johnny approach them, "Remember, Cobra Kai is gonna do everything they can to get a spot and if they win this time, kids all over the world are gonna have to deal with the same crap you guys have gone through."

"But if we win," Sam starts, "we can show the world how to stop them."

"First you must prove you can compete with best." Chozen says

"In order to do that, you have to be better than the best. Which is why we're gonna kick your asses into high gear." Johnny says

"Sensei Lawrence, Sensei Toguchi and I are gonna get you ready for the presentation. Come on. Let's get warmed up." Daniel says

"Go! Move those asses."

As the students spread out, Sienna bids her goodbyes to Jamie. The girl smiling at her before walking over to warm up with a few other students.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" Johnny says

"Good. Great. Why?" Miguel says

"I just want you to know I'm not gonna force you to compete. I made that mistake in the All Valley. Not gonna do it again."

"No worries." He shrugs, "I-I'm pumped, actually."

"Everything okay with, uh-" Johnny says pointing toward Jamie

Miguel smiles as he watches her, "Uh, yeah. Things were tough at first, but I'm glad that she's giving me a chance to make it up to her."

"All right. Good to hear." Johnny nods with a small smile

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The next couple of days were spent training for their presentation for the judges of the Sekai Taikai. The day of the presentation approached quickly and everyone was focused and had their game faces on. Many students presented their skills to the judges, including Robby, Miguel, and Eli.

Jamie was up next to present kicks. She takes a deep breath as she steps back before kicking at the watermelon and sending it to the floor.

"Our dojo is old school." Johnny says as he walks in with the judges, "We don't spoil our students. We make 'em earn things the hard way."

Jamie steps back as she kicks at another watermelon, but it doesn't do much damage.

"Call that a kick? Harder!" Johnny yells

Jamie takes a deep breath as she steps back and kicks the watermelon again, this time breaking it and sending its contents flying at one of the judges.

Gasps can be heard around the room as Jamie's eyes go wide. Her heart drops as the judge looks over at Johnny. He pulls out his handkerchief to wipe at his face.

"Uh, hey, look, man, I'm sure this probably all seems weird to you, but sometimes you have to train outside the box to get to another level. Some people use the latest high-tech junk to get there, and some people need to run up a mountain in the snow and yell-"

"Drago!" The judge yells causing Jamie to jump. The room goes quiet as he smiles slightly, "Rocky Balboa is my hero."

"No shit! Mine too."

"His victory over Russia effectively restored my fractured homeland."

Johnny nods, "You get it."

"I do. Show me more."

"Yes, sir." Johnny nods as they turn back toward Jamie. He nods to her with a determined look on his face. She takes a sigh of relief as her nerves begin to calm down.

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Jamie turns as she hears Miguel calling out for her. They recently found out that they would be competing against Cobra Kai for a spot at the Sekai Taikai. So, to celebrate, Johnny and Daniel were hosting a pizza party for them.

Jamie walks over with her drink in hand and a smile on her face, "What's up?"

"I wanted to talk to you about something." Johnny says

"Okay." Jamie mumbles. The boys scoot over for her as she walks over and sits on the couch between Robby and Miguel

"Alright, so you know about us going up against Cobra Kai in the Sekai Taikai." Johnny says as Jamie nods,  "And since the boys decided Hawk would be our boy for the fight, we need our girl."

"Oh. How are you going to choose?"

"LaRusso and I were thinking since you made it all the way to the finals and the win was questionable, you could have another chance."

Jamie's eyebrows raise as she looks around at the boys who already have smiles on their faces, "Seriously?"

"Yeah." Johnny nods

"Yeah, of course." Jamie chuckles

"Great." Johnny smiles

Jamie turns to Miguel whose smile widens at her expression. His arm wraps around her shoulder as he pulls her in for a hug.

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Jamie looks around at the Cobra Kai dojo as she walks in beside Miguel. Everything was high tech and looked extremely expensive.

"Oh god." She mumbles

"I know." Miguel says as they make it to their side. As Jamie looks around, her eyes land on Tory. She looks up toward Jamie as she stops stretching. Her face seeming to hold a sense of guilt. Jamie furrows her brows before she walks over toward her teammates.

Miguel watches as she stands beside him. Her eyes elsewhere as she took a deep breath.

"You're gonna do great." He says causing her to look over, "Don't let all this expensive stuff psych you out.

"I'm worried about them cheating again."

"They won't be able to cheat this time. The judges are here, they'll see everything."

Jamie looks around again causing Miguel to grab her shoulders and turn her back toward him.

"You're going to do great, Jamie. You're one of the best fighters I know and everyone at the All Valley knew it too." He says as she looks at him, "Don't even give them the opportunity to cheat."

Jamie takes a deep breath as he rubs her shoulders. She nods as they both turn back toward the mat.

"Time to begin." One of the judges says, "Eli Moskowitz and Kenny Payne, please take the mat."

The teens clap as the two boys walk over to the mat.

"Face me. Bow. Face each other. Bow. Ready?" He says as the boys get into their fighting positions, "Fight!"

Kenny starts off by immediately kicking at Eli who dodges it. He swings at him causing Eli to back away. He sends a couple more hits to him which Eli blocks. Unfortunately, Kenny kicks at Eli's side scoring a point.

"Point! 1-0, Payne."

Eli huffs before walking past him to his side.

"Ready? Fight!"

Kenny starts on offense again sending kicks at Eli which he easily blocks. As Kenny turns to kick again, Eli uses his forearms to block sending him forward. Eli turns and kicks Kenny in the face.

Kenny steps back out of bounds as Johnny cheers, "Yes!"

"Out of bounds." The ref yells causing confusion to flood through them. It was clear that Eli landed the kick before Kenny went out of bounds, "No point."

"What? What, are you serious?" Eli exclaims

"Come on ref, that's horseshit." Johnny yells, "He made contact in bounds!"

"No point. Back on the line." The ref says

Jamie turns to Miguel whose eyes were already on her. She sighs in frustration as she turns back to the mat.

"Ready? Fight!"

Kenny starts off kicking again which Eli blocks. Eli tries kicking at him, but Kenny dodges it.

"Come on." Miguel mumbles

Kenny swings at Eli again which he blocks. Eli sends a kick of his own which Kenny blocks. He sends another, but this time, Kenny grabs his leg and elbows the back of his knee.

Eli falls down as he yells out in pain.

"Illegal strike. That's a warning. Turn and kneel."

"Warning?" Daniel says as Eli limps over to them, "He should be disqualified."

"It's fine. He just caught me off-guard."

"Are you sure, Eli?"

"No more Eli. It's time to uncage the Hawk." Eli says before going back to the center of the mat.

"Get back on the line." The ref says as Kenny stands up. Jamie notices Kenny's positioning is different this time.

"Ready? Fight!"

Eli swings at Kenny which he blocks before sending a punch straight to center of Eli's chest. Eli falls to the ground as he gasps for breath. Jamie's eyes wide as she watches him.

"Point! 2-0, Payne."

"Hawk!" Miguel says. Johnny rushes over to him.

"Hawk. What's wrong?"

"I can't-" He gasps, "Can't- Can't breathe."

"Can you continue?" The ref asks. Eli tries getting up, but can't.

"Where's the medic?" Johnny yells. The man finally comes over.

"That's a forfeit. Winner, Payne."

"What?" Jamie exclaims. The other team cheers as they congratulate Kenny. Johnny helps Eli walk over to sit on the stairs. Jamie sighs, but fails to notice Tory's eyes on her.

"I told you." Jamie says to Miguel

Miguel tries to find his words, but struggles, "Just- just stay focused, okay? Hawk's gonna be fine. Just focus on your fight."

"We begin our girls' fight." The judge announces, "Jamie Jackson and Tory Nichols, please take the mat."

Jamie takes her place on the mat as she waits for Tory to walk up. She notices her team looking around for her.

"Where is she?" She hears before she sees Terry Silver walk off

"Jamie." Daniel says walking over to her, "They're fighting dirty. You don't have to do this if you don't want to."

"I got it. I'll be fine." She says simply as Daniel nods.

"Tory Nichols?" The judge calls out as Jamie stands in the middle of the mat. Jamie turns back toward her team. She notices their confused faces.

As she turns back, she sees Priscilla walking up to her. Her eyebrows furrow as the girl stands in front of her with a smirk.

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