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"𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 is it folks. The moment you've all been waiting for. The final match to determine who will be victor and champion. Will it be August Walker from Cobra Kai Karate? Will it be Robby Keene unaffil—" The announcer was cut off by someone running across the mat and whispering something in his ear.

"Daniel LaRusso's gonna coach?" The announcer asked, and the woman nodded her head. "Daniel LaRusso is gonna coach!" The announcer repeated, this time directing it to the crowd.

"I'm sorry folks there's been a change. Robby Keene will now be fighting for Miyagi-Do Karate with former champion Daniel LaRusso as his sensei!" The announcer yelled, making the crowd go wild. "How about that? Good luck gentlemen."

The announcer jogged off the mat, as Daniel and Johnny stalked towards each other, stopping centimeters away. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" the blonde asked

"Coaching my student. Somebody needs to be there for him." Daniel said

"You think this is funny?" Johnny asked

"You see me laughing? Daniel asked

"You're gonna regret this when it's over." Johnny said

"Yeah right. Like this'll ever be over." Daniel said

Daniel walked back over to Robby and placed a fatherly hand on his shoulder. "Remember, no aggression. Just let him come to you. All right?" he instructed

"Ok." Robby nodded

Meanwhile, on the other side, Johnny was giving August his own pep talk. "You know what to do. You've trained for this." Johnny stated.

"Don't worry, sensei. I won't let LaRusso or that kid go home a winner." August spat, glaring at Robby

The two boys walked onto the mat and stopped in the spots, waiting for the referee to start the fight. On the sidelines, Stella watched as she saw the two boys step on the mat, and tension was felt. She did see something she didn't like. Her brother's face changed, from the sweet, kind hearted soul he once was, into this aggressive stranger, but maybe that was his game face.

"Face me. Bow. Face each other. Bow. Fighting positions. Ready and fight!" The referee said

August ran forward, striking first as Johnny taught him. He threw punches and kicks, Robby dodging each one. August threw a hook punch which Robby ducked under. Robby shoved August back before leaving a hook kick to his chest, making him fall to the ground.

"And stop! Point!" The referee announced.

"Keene and Miyagi-Do get the first point." The announcer yelled.

"Remember the pitching machine." Johnny instructed. "Don't get hit."

The two boys got into their positions again until the referee told them to fight. August struck first again, trying to land a spinning kick onto Robby, Robby blocked it and advanced at August, trying to land his own kick. August blocked all of Robby's moves. Robby went to punch But August ducked before bringing his heel down onto Robby's shoulder then punching him in the stomach, making him fall.

"Walker and Cobra Kai win the point. Now it's 1-1." The announcer said.

The boys got back into position. "Ready, and fight!" The announcer said.

August rushed forward, throwing punches. Robby blocked each one, being cautious of his shoulder. August, noticing this, threw a punch to Robby's shoulder, making him drop his guard.

"What the hell?" Stella said

August went down and swept Robby's legs from underneath him, making Robby fall before he delivered a final blow to his shoulder.

"Point!" The referee said

"That makes it two points for Walker!" The announcer said, as Robby was laying on the mat in pain.

Daniel stood up and said, "Time! Time." Walking over to Robby, he placed a fatherly hand on his shoulder, and then spoke again. "Are you alright?" Robby shook his head no as he panted in pain. "All right, listen to me. Look at me. Just remember to breathe and focus. All right? You hear me? Just find your balance." he instructed. Robby nodded as the referee came over to the two.

"All right Keene are you ready? Can you continue?" The man asked and Robby nodded.

"Yeah." Robby said, and Daniel walked off the mat.

"All right, Walker. Let's go." The referee said. "Fighting positions."

Robby took in a deep breath, closing his eyes, and again remembering what Daniel taught him.

"And fight!" The referee yelled

Robby stood still, with his bad arm cradled against his chest, and his eyes closed. August lunged forward before throwing a punch that Robby blocked.

His eyes opened as August went to strike again, and he blocked everyone, using his uninjured arm. August went to lunge forward but Robby moved out of the way, lightly shoving him out of bounds.

"Out of bounds! Out of bounds!" The referee said. "No point, out of bounds."

"All right, let's go Robby. Stay focused." Daniel instructed.

August shoved Robby to the ground, making him land on his injured arm. August sent a kick to his chest, making him roll over, panting. August went to stomp on him when Robby moved away. He pushed himself up onto his uninjured arm, and delivered a two-legged kick straight to August's chest.

"How 'bout that? A two legged kick?" The announcer said

Robby walked over to August to help him up. The Walker teen angrily glared at him and grabbed his hand and jerked his injured arm, most likely popping his arm back out of socket.

"Watch it Walker." The referee said

Stella had enough. This wasn't her brother at all. Cobra Kai turned him into something he wasn't. "Teaching them to show mercy huh? Yeah right!" Stella spat

"Stella, wait." Johnny said

"No, Johnny. We'll talk later." Stella spat

"That's one warning for unsportsmanlike contact." The referee said

Stella knew what she had to do. What Ava would do. She rushed over to help Robby. "Hi Robby. I'm Stella Walker. Believe me I'm nothing like my brother. I'm a nursing student."

"Excuse me, you can't be here." An official said

"Oh well, uh, UCLA nursing program says I can." Stella said as she showed them her badge, and they walked away. "Yeah, thought so."

Robby gave the beautiful brunette a smile, even though he was in pain. "It's nice to meet you Stella."

"You as well." Stella smiled, then turned to Daniel. "Mr. LaRusso, he can't go on like this. He needs to go and get it x-rayed." she said as she comfortingly stroked Robby's back.

"All right. I'm gonna tell them to end it." Daniel stated.

Robby shook his head frantically. "No, no, no. Let me finish." he pleaded

"Robby, with your shoulder—" Stella said

"Please, Stella. I'll be okay." Robby reassured

"Ok, just be careful." Daniel said

"Remember everything you've been taught." Stella smiled, as Robby gave her a kind smile

As Stella took her seat next to Daniel, August was speaking with Johnny. "I found his weakness sensei. It's his shoulder."

Johnny knew he had to win the right way. "Look, I know we wanna win, but it's gotta be the right way. We don't have to fight dirty." he said

"Dirty?" August questioned. "There's nothing dirty about winning Sensei. You taught me that. Don't worry. I got this. No mercy."

"Whoever wins the next point, will be our new champion!" The announcer said

"It's 2-2. Next point wins." The referee said, as the two boys got in their fighting positions. "Ok, good luck, both of you! Ready? And fight!

August rushed forward and tried to punch but Robby blocked. August threw a kick to Robby's jeg making him double over but he soon recovered, sending a kick to August's back, making him stumble. The two circled around each other before Robby moved forward.

He threw a high kick, which August caught. August brought his leg up and kicked Robby in the shoulder, making Robby rear back in pain. Before Robby could even react, August threw a kick to his chest, making him fall. It was over, August had won. The Cobra Kais rushed the stage and Robby stumbled over to Daniel

"You did wonderful, Robby." Stella smiled as she gently embraced Robby. "It's like my mother always told me, give it your all. It's not about winning."

"Thanks Stella." Robby smiled kindly

"Without further ado, let me present the trophy to this year's new champion, August Walker, and the Cobra Kai dojo!" The announcer yelled, handing August his trophy. August let out a yell of victory raising the trophy. "Anything you would like to say to the people son?"

"I just wanna say that if it wasn't for my sensei, I wouldn't be here. So this is for Sensei Johnny Lawrence and Cobra Kai!" August yelled, making the crowd cheer. 

"I need to get back, but be sure and get his shoulder checked out." Stella smiled.

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Later that night, Stella drove over to the dojo, where she found Johnny sitting in the office drinking a glass of whiskey, while looking at the 1st place trophy.

"Hey." Stella smiled as she placed her hand on his shoulder.

"I fucked up." Johnny said.

"What are you talking about?" Stella said as she sat down on the desk in front of him.

"Thank you for checking on Robby for me." Johnny said

Stella smiled as she held his hand. "Of course, but Johnny, when are you going to tell them?"

"It's none of their damn buisness, princess." Johnny said

"Really? You don't think they'll want to know why the hell you got so upset when my dumbass brother pulled Robby's arm out of socket?" Stella said. Johnny was silent. He knew he needed to tell them, but it would be on his own terms. "Well, congratulations. Yet, you're still somber."

"I just didn't like what I saw in the last match is all." Johnny said

"You think you took the whole no mercy thing a little too far?" Stella said

"Yeah, maybe." Johnny said

Before anything else could be said, they heard the shop bell ring. Johnny stood up, hoping it was August. While Stella watched from the office window, she saw a shadowy figure walk towards the mat. It was Johnny's old sensei, who tried to kill him, John Kreese.

"Congratulations. You did what I always thought you could do. You won. Cobra Kai is back where it belongs. Back on top. Everyone closed the book on us. They thought we were done. But now they see...that the real story's only just begun." Kreese said

"Johnny? What's—" Stella said as she stood in the door way behind him

"I thought you were dead." Johnny said to Kreese as he held his hand up to Stella to stay where she was

"You ain't the only one kid." Kreese said as they both came face to face on the mat. "I've been away a long, long time. It's good to see you." he said as he extended his hand out for a handshake, only for Johnny to slap it away.

"Johnny?" Stella said, her heart pounding like a drum in her chest. If this was indeed the John Kreese Johnny had told her about, the one who tried to kill him when he was 17, she didn't want to do anything hasty.

"Still got that hot temper huh?" Kreese smirked. "But I like that. I like that. I bet that's why your student is now the champion. You trained him well. Just like I trained you."

Stella stepped out of the office to stand beside Johnny, but never taking his eyes off his former sensei, he said, "Stella, you need to leave. You don't need to see what happens next."

"Johnny, I'm not leaving you here with—"

"Stella, please. I'll call you." Johnny said

Stella nodded as she left the dojo, getting in her car and driving back to her apartment, not seeing the fight break out between Johnny and his former sensei.