[SEASON THREE: EPISODE TWO]
[PART TWO]

After Daniel and Johnny got more intel from Robby's friends on where he might've gone to. They're next stop was at a local gas station, near Tech Town. LaRusso went inside to see the cashier, who had seen a boy with a mini-van.

"Cashier hasn't seen him. Here, I got you what you wanted." He said, handing him a bag of brown chips, then pointing down towards the end of the road.

"Tech Towns just down the block. We should ask around there."

"Maybe, we can get them to give us the security cam footage." Johnny suggested, taking a handful of chips.

"I can't believe you eat that crap." Daniel stated in disbelief.

"What? You too good for gas station food?"

"Yeah. I am." He nodded his head, just as his phone vibrated. He looked down at his screen to see a message popped up.

"Oh, thank god."

"What? It is Robby?"

"No, it's Ethan. Amanda says he just woke up."

"That's great. It's really good."

Daniel turned his head to notice a mini-van, and it looks to be the same one that Robby stole from LaRusso Autoparts.

"Hey, wait a second. Isn't that a...." He started.

"It's a Dodge Caravan!" The blond shouted, and they immediately stepped towards the person who had the van.

"That's the car. Hey. Hey, you!" LaRusso yelled, as Billy turned around to notice them, then got back in the vehicle, started up the engine, and drove away.

Johnny threw his bag of chips down on the ground and walked back over to their car, getting in the driver seat.

"What do think you're doing?"

"Driving."

"Like hell you are!"

"Fine, I'll go without you." He said, starting up the engine as Daniel got in the passenger seat, and slammed his foot hard down on the gas pedal.

"Just take it easy!"

They followed Billy through traffic lights, until he stopped at big storage garage. He got out of the van quickly and rushed inside a garage store to warn everyone that two people were coming in.

"Look alive. We gotta pursue on foot." Johnny stated.

"On foot?" Daniel asked, looking a little confused. He ran forward to the building, with his friend following behind him.

The blond opened the door and rushed inside, then looked around to notice it was garage for stolen cars. The workers seemed pretty confused about why two grown men were even there.

"Johnny? Johnny?" He called out, trying to get
his attention.

"I'm gonna call the cops, all right? We're out of our element here."

"Speak for yourself, I'm not afraid of this place." The blonde man replied and shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm afraid, all right? You know what? Forget it. You're on your own." LaRusso sighed in disbelief before turning around, only to get stopped by one of the workers.

"Leaving already?" Zane questioned as they all stepped closer to them, surrounding them in a circle.

"Guys, let's talk about this, all right? You can keep the van, we just wanna know what happened to the kid who had it. Then we'll be on our way." He reassured him.

"On your way to call the cops. Like you said." The man retorted his statement.

"No. No. No cops, all right? We can work this out."

"Or not." Johnny stated, shoving him out of the way and striking Billy in the face. Alex came running straight for Daniel, but he easily dodged.
Cody and Damon ran for him at the same time.

He sent a punch to one of them, then turned around to attack the other one. LaRusso delivered a roundhouse kick to Jack, grabbed his arm, and threw him down on the ground.

Zane came up behind him, gripping his shoulder and was about to strike. Daniel caught his arm, and as he tried to attack again, he threw him straight down on the floor.

He must've heard someone coming from behind, so he crouched down, delivering a hook kick to Alex's back. Then, he noticed Johnny having a little trouble and simply kicked Pop off of him.

They immediately glared at one another before going back to fighting off the rest of them. Billy ran towards him, but he jumped up mid-air, delivering a roundhouse kick to his face.

Zane came up behind Johnny, wrapping a metal chain around his neck and pushed him back up against a car.

Alex got up from the floor, picked up a metal pipe, and swung it. Daniel caught his arm, twisted it backward, then punched him.

Jay ran up towards him, but he kicked him back and grabbed Zane, throwing the man down on the hood of the vehicle. Lawrence quickly acted and picked up a metal stick off from the floor.

"Duck!" He shouted, throwing it towards Daniel's direction, the other man ducked down and it hits Billy, putting him back on the ground. Suddenly, Zane came running at him, pushing him into a pack of big tires.

Then he picked him by his shoulders and landed a few punches. He easily dodged them, and his opponent went behind him, placing him in a chokehold.

He had broke free, throwing the man down on the floor. Johnny and Daniel both stood beside him.
They kicked Billy at the same exact time, one striking his feet and the other at his forehead, making him fall face front.

Zane quickly got up from the floor, running towards the exit. The blond managed to caught up to him, pulling him down. He held him by his shoulders, to prevent him from moving.

"The kid you got the van from, where is he?"

"What kid?"

"Johnny! What are you doing?" Daniel questioned and ran over to them.

"I stole it off him this morning. Dunno where he went after that."

"Where is he?" Johnny asked, angrily, raising his fist up to strike him again.

"Johnny, come on! That's too much!"

"I don't know. I swear!" The man cried out as LaRusso came up from behind him, pulling him off of Zane.

"Stop it, all right?" He asked, and Lawrence shoved him back, as they both started fighting one another. Suddenly, they accidentally kicked each other at the same time.

"What's the matter with you?"

"What, me? You tried to kill that guy!"

"He knew where Robby was!"

"He told you everything he knew. He was terrified. God! I shoulda known better than to team up with a lunatic like you." Daniel stated, walking away from him and heading to the front door.

"You're the one who came to me, LaRusso. Don't do it again." Johnny said, following behind him out of the building.

"Yeah, don't worry. I won't. I can't believe you actually taught kids."

"You're some great teacher. Look what happened to Robby!"

"I'm willing to admit when I fall, okay? And maybe I did. Or just maybe he has a little too much of you in him."

"Where are you going?" Daniel asked.

"I've got to be somewhere." Johnny answered, getting inside the van and heading to West Valley General Hospital.

He got in his vehicle, angrily slamming his hand down on the steering wheel, and the phone started ringing.

"Hello? No, no it's just me. Okay, okay, slow down. All right, I'm on my way." He said, starting up the engine and drove back to the rehab center.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Ethan stared at the hot dog before setting it down on the table. He suddenly looked over, catching a movement in the corner of his eyes, to notice someone standing there.

"Hey."

"Hey." He responded, and Johnny stepped closer towards him.

"I.... Uh, keep having to sneak in here. I kept it the last time I was here."

"What's with that mess on your face?" Ethan asked, noticing the bruises on the man's face.

"I got in a fight with a paper towel dispenser. And a couple of goons at a chop shop. You got rid of that neck brace thing, that's good. I always thought headgear was for nerds."

"The doctor told my mother I might ever walk again." Williams blurted out.

"What? No. They don't know that. Nah, they don't know how strong you are." Johnny stated, positively.

"Sensei.... I did what you taught me. I showed my opponent mercy. Why did this to happen?"

"I don't know." He shrugged, as tears started filling up Ethan's eyes.

"You don't know? I trusted you! I did everything you instructed me to do."

"Ethan.... I—" Johnny started, turned his head looking away from him.

"Look at me!"

"Get out."

"Ethan, you can't—"

"Just get out. Please!" The boy shouted, slamming his fist down on the table, crying as Johnny walked away.

Daniel had arrived back at the rehab center, and rushed out of his car. He made his way towards the backyard behind the building to notice Robby, sitting there at a table, while eating a sandwich, with a pizza box beside him.

"Please, you have to have help him." Shannon pleaded.

"I will." He reassured her, slowly walking over to the table, and sat front of him.

"Sorry you've been cleaning up my mess." Robby said.

"I know it must've been rough on your own out there." LaRussso stated.

"Is Sam okay?" The boy asked.

"She's worried about you. We all are. Your dad too. I'm sorry for what I said to you last time."

"But you were right. It was a mistake trying to help me, I can't change." He retorted.

"This next part is gonna be really, hard okay? But this is the best way forward. I spoke to a lawyer and he explained to me that—" Daniel started, suddenly a pair of police officers appeared and grabbed Robby.

"I will visit you every day, I promise."

"Don't bother."

They cuffed him and took him straight to the station.

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EDITED; 3/2/2024

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