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Eli: Did you catch that video I sent you of last year's Sekai Taikai?

Miguel: Who knew people could kick that high?

Robby: Or that hard.

Y/N: Seriously.

Sam: That's why it's the biggest competition in the world.

Eli: Last year's winners did a car commercial in Taiwan.

Mitch: Imagine being in a commercial. What would you do with all that money?

Chris: Buy a yacht with a hot tub. Fill it up with Smarties and hotties.

Daniel: All right, all right. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. 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.

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

Chozen: First you must prove you can compete with best.

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

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

Johnny: Go! Move those asses.

Everyone splits up.

You, Anthony, and Robby go together and start doing the Miyagi-Do breathing.

Robby: Hey, Y/N.

Y/N: Huh?

He points to Sensei Lawrence and Miguel.

Robby: Watch this, my dad is gonna freak out.

You and Robby walk over to them.

Robby: How sweet. Is this what fatherly advice sounds like?

Johnny: Come on, we're just talking.

Robby: Relax. I'm messing with you.

You laugh.

Johnny: I'm glad you ironed out your shit.

Sensei Lawrence turns to you.

Johnny: What about you both and Hawk? Are you all cool?

Y/N: Yeah, we are.

Robby: We all apologized.

Johnny: Good. With you four on the same team, we have a shot. What do you say? Are you ready to show the world who's boss?

The next day

Multiple organizers from the Sekai Taikai are at Miyagi-Do.

Daniel: Our students start with basic movements. We use chores to create muscle memory.

Anthony and Bert are sanding the floor.

Daniel: Once they have that down, they can master their defense.

Chozen: Show me sand the floor!

Sensei Cozen kicks towards Chris and Mitch. They block the kicks using the sand the floor method.

Daniel: Only after they master their defense, do we teach offense.

Johnny: But with a badass twist. Show them the screaming eagle. Ready? Iyah!

Miguel: Ais!

You, Eli, Robby, and Miguel pump your fists forwards, do a jump kick, punch forward and back, and go into stance.

At the old Eagle Fang wear house

Sam breaks a watermelon with a kick.

Johnny: No fancy crap here. Our dojo is old school. We don't spoil our students. We make 'em earn things the hard way.

Sam kicks another watermelon but it doesn't break.

Johnny: Call that a kick? Harder!

Sam kicks the watermelon and it breaks, chunks flying into one of the Sekai Taikai organizers.

Johnny: 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.

Gunther: Drago! Rocky Balboa is my hero.

Johnny: No shit! Mine too.

Gunther: His victory over Russia effectively restored my fractured homeland.

Johnny: You get it.

Gunther: I do. Show me more.

Johnny: Yes, sir.

At Miyagi-Do

Robby and Sam demonstrate the wheel technique.

Every Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang student demonstrates their defensive techniques.

At the LaRusso household

Robby: Miguel, Y/N. Can you come here?

You and Miguel sit in front of Robby.

Y/N: What's up, bro?

Robby: I overheard my dad and Mr. LaRusso talking over who should fight Cobra Kai. It's between the three of us and Hawk.

Miguel: Ok.

Robby: And I think it should be Hawk. He beat me. What do you guys think?

Y/N: I'm completely down.

Miguel: Yeah.

Y/N: Even though I'm sure we all would beat the shit out of every Cobra Kai. Except for Tory, she's a badass. Even though I don't want to admit it. No offense, Robby.

Eli: Hey, what are you guys talking about?

Miguel: Well we hav—

Johnny: Listen up guys.

Sensei Lawrence moves Robby and Eli to sit next to you and Miguel.

Johnny: We have a choice to make, and it's not gonna be easy. You're all badass fighters, but only one of you can get on the mat tomorrow. Hawk's the current All-Valley champ. But it could've gone either way. Diaz is last year's champ. That could've gone either way too. Even though Hawk and Y/N injured Robby before, Hawk didn't have to fight in the semis this year. Diaz booked it to Mexico. The point is you're all deserving. LaRusso, Chozen, and I are having a hard time deciding which of you should go up against Cobra Kai. Maybe we should flip a coin.

Eli: How would that work? There's four of us.

Johnny: So we'll flip four coins.

Miguel: We don't need to flip any coins. We already made up our minds.

Robby: Yeah. We talked about it, and there's only one choice.

Miguel: It should be Hawk.

Robby: He beat me fair and square.

Miguel: I bowed out of the last tournament.

Y/N: And I haven't even made it to the finals. So, he deserves to represent us.

Eli: Wow. It's an honor I don't take lightly. I'm prepared for the challenge.

Johnny: All right. We'll train tonight.

Miguel: Uh, what about Sam? Where's she?

Johnny: She's with Chozen and LaRusso.

The next day at the new Cobra Kai dojo

Everyone from Cobra Kai, Eagle Fang, Miyagi-Do, and the Sekai Taikai is surrounding a mat.

As Eli gets ready he realizes who he's facing.

Eli chuckles.

Y/N: What?

Eli: Look who I'm facing.

Kenny Payne.

Kenny: Keene!

Kenny walks over to Robby and Anthony.

Kenny: That's some messed up shit. You training the kid who bullied me.

Robby: Heard you're doing the bullying now.

Kenny: He deserves everything that comes to him.

Robby: I Don't think you believe that. Look, I know how things can start from nothing and get bigger and bigger until all you feel is hate. I've been there. But I'm telling you, it is so much better to let that hate go. You and Anthony might actually get along if you got to know each other.

Kenny: Yeah, right. He made my life a living hell. He's the reason I came to you in the first place. You know what? You're lucky you're not on the mat today. Guess Hawk will have to do.

Kenny walks away.

You and Eli walk over to Robby.

Eli: Don't worry.

Y/N: Eli will shut him up.

Robby: Don't go too hard on him. You both remember what it's like to be in Cobra Kai. It's not Kenny talking. It's Silver.

Eli: Yeah.

Gunther: Thank you, Sensei Silver, for offering to host these matches in your dojo on such short notice.

Daniel: Offering or demanding?

Silver: We do have actual tournament regulation mats here, so it really was the only option.

Gunther: We'll begin with the boys. We have invited a local referee to ensure impartiality. First to three points wins.

Everyone gets into their positions.

Gunther: Time to begin. Eli Moskowitz and Kenny Payne, please take the mat.

Referee: Face me. Bow. Face each other. Bow. Ready? Fight!

Kenny gets a quick point against Eli.

Referee: Point! 1-0, Payne. Ready? Fight!

Eli then quickly does kick mid-air and hits Kenny in the chest.

Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang clap.

Johnny: Yes!

Referee: Out of bounds. No point.

Eli: What? What, are you serious?

Johnny: C'mon Ref, that's horseshit. He made contact in bounds!

Referee: No point. Back on the line. Ready? Fight!

Kenny and Eli fight back and forth blocking everything.

Eli goes for a kick, Kenny grabs his leg, flips it over, and elbows it.

Referee: Illegal strike. That's a warning. Turn and kneel.

Daniel: Warning? He should be disqualified.

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

Daniel: Are you sure, Eli?

Eli: No more Eli. It's time to uncage the Hawk.

Y/N(Thinks): Ok, ok. I'm on board with this Hawk.

Referee: Get back on the line. Ready?

Kenny starts to do a movement to prepare for a move.

Referee: Fight!

Kenny blocks a punch from Eli and shoots his fist into Eli's chest.

Every Eagle Fang and Miyagi-Do gasps.

Referee: Point! 2-0, Payne.

Eli struggles on the floor.

Miguel: Hawk!

Sensei Lawrence and Mr. LaRusso go to Eli.

Johnny: Hawk. What's wrong? I can't... Can't... Can't breathe.

You get furious and charge at Kenny.

Y/N: What the hell did you just do?

Referee: Woah, Woah! Woah!

Kyler blocks your path and gets up in your grill.

Kyler: What are you gonna do about it?

Mr. LaRusso backs you up.

Daniel: Calm down, Y/N.

Referee: Can you continue?

Y/N: What do you mean, "Can you continue?"! Ask for a medic! What kind of referee are you!?

Johnny: Where's the medic?

Referee: That's a forfeit. Winner, Payne.

Miguel: What?

Medic: Can you breathe? I think he's okay. Just got the wind knocked out of him.

Kenny: Looks like you got a new name. Faux-Hawk.

Y/N: Just wait till you can't even stand up.

Robby: Calm down Y/N.

Robby brings you back. You also see Tory leave.

Daniel: Come on.

Robby: Remember what I said. It's Silver, not Kenny.

Gunther: We begin our girls' fight. Samantha LaRusso and Tory Nichols, please take the mat.

Silver: What happened to Nichols?

Robby: Huh?

Y/N: I saw her leave.

Daniel: Sam. Hey. They're fighting dirty. This is dangerous. You don't have to do this.

Sam: I know. But I can handle it. This is for all of us.

Gunther: Tory Nichols?

Robby: Something happened.

You walk over to Eli and Sensei Lawrence.

Y/N: Are you doing okay?

Eli: Yeah, I just need some rest. Thanks for having my back.

Y/N: Of course.

Johnny: That was pretty badass, Y/N.

You nod and head back to the side of the mat.

Robby: How's he doing?

Y/N: Better.

Devon Lee steps on the mat.

Referee: Face me. Bow. Face each other. Bow. Ready? Fight!

Sam and Devon fight and Sam quickly kicks Devon, on her upper right chest.

Referee: No point. That's shoulder. No point.

Sam: What?

Referee: Keep fighting.

Miguel: It's okay.

They fight and block everything. Devon goes for a kick and Sam blocks it with her arm.

Referee: Point. 1-0, Lee.

Daniel. There was no contact.

Sam signals for a time-out.

Referee: Time out. Go to your Senseis.

Sam: I blocked that! And I got her below the shoulder.

Daniel: All right, look. Not every point is gonna go our way.

Sam: Those calls put me down a point. I should be up one! If I lose the match because of it...

Miguel: Sam. You're the better fighter. Everyone knows it. The ref might not be doing you any favors, but you've got us in your corner. All of us.

Chozen: Referee is moron. Must not leave room for error.

Daniel: He's right. You make every point undeniable.

Chozen: Ganbatte ne.

Referee: Ready? Fight!

Sam sweeps Devon's leg and punches her gut.

The referee hesitates for a long time.

Referee: Point, LaRusso. 1-1. Ready? Fight!

Sam then does a twirling sidekick to Devon's stomach.

Referee: Point. 2-1, LaRusso. Ready? Fight!

Devon and Sam fight for a longer time.

Sam blocks her moves and does a bicycle kick to her stomach.

Everybody on her side cheers.

The referee hasn't said anything yet and hesitates, looking at Silver.

Referee: Point. Winner, LaRusso.

Y/N: Let's go!

Miguel: I am so proud of you, Sam. That was incredible.

Sam: Crazy tough.

Daniel: Crazy tough. It's all you.

Chozen: Samantha-san. De kita ne!

Everyone hugs Sam.

Gunther: We have reached an agreement. As expected, we were impressed with the skills, precision, and discipline of the new Sekai Taikai qualifier... Cobra Kai.

Cobra's: Yeah!

Everyone else looks down.

Gunther: As for our other dojo, we admired your unusual mix of styles and underdog spirit... and we think you could be a unique addition to the competition. Therefore, we've decided that your dojo has also qualified.

Miguel: What?

The Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fangs cheer and hug each other.

Everyone celebrates and waits for something to happen.

Gunther: Congratulations, everyone, and welcome to the Sekai Taikai.

Daniel: We've all earned this. Each and every one of you brought your A-game.

Chozen: Could not be more proud.

Daniel: With this tournament in our future, we've got a lot of work to do. But tonight... Tonight, go celebrate!

You, Robby, and Miguel are hugging it out.

Johnny: Hey, listen. I told your mom I'd take her and Rosa out to dinner and a movie, so you guys are on your own if you wanna host that celebration.

At Miguel and Sensei Lawrence's apartment complex

There's a huge party going on.

Miguel, Eli, Robby, and you are hanging out together. With a lot of people around.

Robby: What, uh, happened to the green?

Eli: Uh, didn't really work for me, so, still, uh, figuring it out.

Miguel: Dude, this is insane.

Y/N: Yeah. How did everyone find out about this?

Eli: Moon invited a ton of people from East Valley. Guess the word got out.

Mitch: Hey. Came to party with us 'cause we got into the Sekai Taikai?

Girl: I have no idea what you just said. We came to drink.

Mitch: The Sekai Taikai...

Eli: Penis breath, grab the girl a cup. Anyways, let me introduce you to the baddest badass at the party.


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