Gabi was at the West Valley High campus, taking a tour for when next year comes and she's in high school.
"This place is huge." Gabi looked around the school, it was way bigger than the middle school as the tour guy aka a science teacher there explained.
Kenny was also looking around, both were so interested. "The fight must've been huge, all them students fighting here at this spot."
"Avery and Robby said it was haunted, you believe that?" Kenny questioned Gabi who was right next to him.
She shrugged looking at the trophy case where Hawk got kicked into it. Yes, Avery had told her the story about the fight and what happened.
"I believe them. Uh, actually, I died five years ago." Gabi chuckled, shaking her head as she looked him up and down.
"Well, ghost boy, you got strawberry on your Cobra Kai shirt. Heard if you stained a Cobra shirt it would haunt you in your dreams."
Kenny rolled his eye's, looking down at his shirt. Pitching it up to show her.
"So you've been letting me walk around like this?"
"First I thought Kreese updated the shirt by adding red eye's to make Miyagi-Do more scared but.."
She continued. "then I just remembered how much of a slob you are."
They both thought to that day where they had sloppy joes for lunch.
"Kenny slow down!" Gabi watched as he was downing his whole sloppy joe in one bite.
There was sauce all over his shirt, it stained it so he had to wash it like 10 times, in order for the school secret sloppy joe sauce to come out.
"That secret sauce was so good!" Kenny spat back, the two laughing.
"So good you ate mine? Gross."
Kenny made another joke before telling Gabi he was gonna go wash it off in the boys bathroom. "I'm gonna go find Avery." She smiled, running off.
"Yeah.." He headed the other way to the bathroom, struggled a bit but found it 5 minutes later.
The girls found there way to each other, both making jokes about how Robby was expelled.
"I was frozen for like ever! But Pedro came out of nowhere and dragged me."
"Spoiler alert, he got knocked out." They both giggled.
Gabi's eyes widened remembering part of the story. "Then you broke that kids arm!" She pointed to the older teen.
"Yeah!"
Both caught up with the tour group. Saying goodbye's, Avery gave Kenny a fist bump as he came back too.
"See you at the dojo kiddo." Kenny just gave a small quick smile, he seemed down which didn't go unnoticed.
Avery walked away to her next class. "What happened? You seem off, did something happen in the bathroom?"
"Ooh, You caught someone jerking off!" Kenny scrunched his nose, quickly shaking his head no.
Sighing he told her what happened, some boy in a Mohawk and two other nerds threatened him to get out of Cobra Kai.
"Then he told me, "Get out while you can" like what?" He put finger quotes.
"I'll tell Avery about it, see if she knows anyone with an ugly Mohawk." Kenny nodded, finally flashing a smile.
"Your smile is cute." Gabi said with an even bigger smile, leaving to the group. Kenny stood there his ears red.
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Kylie came over to Avery, Robby, and Tory who were stretching before class starts. "Yo, guys." He started.
"My boy Rory, he got some free tickets to the drive-in tonight." He continued.
Avery stood up, crossing her arms. "Sweet, what movie?"
"Don't know, says they're going old school. Think it was like..Bloodsport?"
Robby stopped stretching too. "I know that movie. My dad left an old VHS at our place."
"It was the only evidence I had that he existed. Watched it with Avery."
"Yeah, it's a pretty cool movie."
Kyler raised both eyebrows, pointing at them. "You guys in then?"
Tory shrugged, stopped stretching to join in on the conversation. "Depends on how late I have to work tonight."
"My new boss put me on the schedule for today. Guys a total creep.."
Avery gave her a worried look, Tory returned with a simple smile. The dojo's door opened and closed, making a noise.
"Hey! There's my favorite kid." Kenny didn't say anything as he stood between Avery and Robby.
Robby furrowed his eye brows.
"What's up?"
"I was at the high school yesterday and these older kids started messing with me. One guy told me I should quit Cobra Kai."
"Who was he?" Robby questioned.
Avery remembered Gabriella texted her about what Kenny said. "Hawk.."
Tory and Robby turned to Avery. "The traitor, Gabriella told me." The little boy just nodded.
"We still owe that Judas some payback." Tory said 'payback' with venom in her voice.
"Hell yeah." Kyler agrees.
John yelled out for everyone to fall in. Robby, Tory and Avery gave each other a knowing look.
"As you know, our enemies are working together." He started, everyone was in their spot as John was still walking to the front.
"They're combining their styles to beat us." That wasn't entirely true.
"But they are destined to fail. Because there is only one way." John started raising his voice.
"And what is that way?"
All responded. "The way of the fist, sir!"
"Exactly. However, that doesn't mean that we can't double down." Robby and Avery gave a look to each other.
"Class, meet Sensei Terry Silver. Co-founder of Cobra Kai—" John introduced the tall white man.
It was the same exact man that walked into the dojo after Robby and Avery left. "—and one of the most ferocious fighters in the history of the sport."
"Together, we built Cobra Kai from the ground up, and now he is here to help you prepare for the All Valley."
The two sensei's bowed to each other.
"Thank you, Sensei Kreese." Terry started, "It's an honor to be here." John started again.
"With two sensei's, you will receive twice the introduction. That means twice the work. And if you are not prepared to put in 200%, then you can leave right now."
"But if your dig in and follow our lead, we're gonna take you to the next level."
Again both Robby and Avery stared at each other, what's the next level? They both thought the same thing.
An hour goes by, Kenny and Robby stayed back at Cobra Kai when class got dismissed.
Avery came to the back of the dojo. Robby was gasping for air as Terry the new sensei finished saying something.
"Babe?"
Robby turned around, Terry looked up. "Hello Ms. Gomez." The old man grinned, letting go of Robby's shoulder.
"Hello, Sensei Silver." She smiled, walking over to the two guys.
Robby was still gasping. "I thought you were practicing with Kenny..is everything alright?" Terry started nodding.
"Everything is fine, so I get you two are a thing." He looked between the teens, Avery was giving Robby some of her water. "Yes, Sensei."
"Y'know I knew your father. Greatest student ever, his buddy was amazing too." Avery just nodded slowly, not giving him any attention.
Terry watched as she cared for the boy drinking water. "I came to pick him up. We we're supposed to do something before the drive-in tonight."
"Of course."
"Take him, our lesson here is done." Terry gave a very creepy smile.
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They walked in the reseda apartment complex, standing still infront of Johnny Lawrence's door, 2.
Robby knocked.
The door flung over to reveal Johnny in a dark red shirt and jeans. "Hey, Robby." He averted his gaze to the girl. "Avery, pleasure to see you as
always.."
"What's going on? Guys wanna come in?" Robby got straight to the point.
"Hawk and some of your students have been bullying this kid in school. Tell them to stop or there'll be payback."
"Payback. What the hell is Kreese putting you guys up to?"
Avery stepped up. "He's not putting us up to anything Lawrence. We're just trying to help this poor kid."
"Those assholes are older then him, so if they don't leave the little kid alone. We'll do what we have to." She spat.
Johnny tried to make it about their karate drama. "Don't do anything stupid. Robby already got kicked out of school." Who the hell is talking about school?
"Miguel attacked me."
"I was trying to stop the fight. He escalated it." He turned and pointed out to Miguel's apartment.
"Look, I wasn't there. But I do know about Cobra Kai. Kreese is brainwashing you guys like he did to me."
Again, not doing anything about the kid just about the rivalry.
"See that's the difference between you and me. You put all your trust in Kreese. I don't trust anyone anymore but my own girlfriend."
"I'm just using Cobra Kai to get what I want. She is too, revenge."
"Yeah, I'm sure you think that, but you're playing with poison. You don't know the whole story—"
"I know enough. And I know what's been holding me back. Because for as long as I can remember, I've been afraid." Robby said with a straight face.
"Afraid that I would end up like you." Johnny sighed, knowing that the teenager was right.
"But I'm not gonna have that fear again, because I'm better than you." Johnny didn't know what to say, thinking Avery and Cobra Kai have gone to far into his brain.
He wanted to make things better, he just made matters worse. "I guess there's nothing left to talk about."
"So unless there's something else you or Mrs Smart mouth want to say, I have dinner to make."
Robby clenched his jaw, taking Avery's hand in his and walked off. Hearing the door slam behind them.
Stupid Rivalry.
A/n
Have a Happy Christmas Eve.