Chapter 32: The Final Match
Robby and Johnny are standing on the black corner of the mat, in front of the red karate students, while Daniel and Sam are standing all the way on the other side of the mat, on the black corner. Daryll, the announcer is standing right behind the gold fist on the mat.
"This is it folks, The Moment we've all been waiting for. The final match to determine who will be victor and champion." Announced Daryll. "Will it be Robby Lawrence(Daryll points to Robby) of Cobra Kai Karate?"
The audience claps and cheers.
"Go Robby! Show That Bitch Who's Boss!" Cheered Shannon. Carmen and Rosa briefly give Shannon dirty looks and simply just brush it off as a woman who is a little too excited about the possibility of her son winning.
Robby smiles, thinking about the irony of the fact that his mother, an ardent feminist, would say something like that.
"Go Robby! I Know You're Gonna Do It!" Cheered Yasmine.
Robby smiles at this too.
"Wrong, WE'RE Gonna Do It!" Robby thought to himself.
"Or Will it Be Samantha LaRusso(Daryll points his hand at where Sam is standing) of Miyagi Do Karate?" continued Daryll.
Sam bows.
"Before this match begins, I just want to mention that Daniel LaRusso, the father of Samantha LaRusso, and Johnny Lawrence, the Father of Robby Lawrence, Faced off in the final match of the 1984 Tournament, with LaRusso winning 3-2! Will Samantha LaRusso recapture her father's victory? Or Will Robby Lawrence Avenge His Father's Defeat?" continued Daryll.
Miguel gets on the stage and walks up to Daryll.
"Sorry to interrupt sir, But I just have one quick thing to say." Said Miguel.
Daryll gives Miguel the microphone.
"I just want to say that this final match is between both my best friend and my girlfriend, and I just wanted to wish both of them good luck!" Said Miguel.
Robby, Johnny, Sam, and Daniel smile. The rest of the Cobra Kai Students clap and cheer, as well as the audience.
Miguel gives the microphone back to Daryll, and he goes back to the corner where he and the rest of the Cobra's(Minus Robby and Johnny, who are on the mat) were standing, right behind the stage.
"All Right!" Said Daryll. "Another thing that I wanted to mention: If Samantha LaRusso wins, She will be the first female to ever win The All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship!"
The Audience Claps and Cheers.
"Good Luck to Both of You!" Said Daryll.
Daniel looks at Samantha.
"Remember, No Aggression, You Just Let Him Come To You. All Right?" Said Daniel.
"Okay." Replied Sam.
Johnny looks at Robby.
"You know what to do. You've trained 3 months for this." Said Johnny.
"Don't Worry Dad, I've been paying close attention to her. She's getting tired. We are going to win!" Replied Robby.
Robby briefly turns around and bumps fists with his fellow cobras, and then turns to the front and gets on the mat and walks over to the gold fist. Sam walks over to the gold fist as well.
"Face Me." Ordered the Referee.
Robby and Sam face the Referee.
"Bow." Ordered the Referee.
Robby and Sam bow to the Referee.
"Face Each Other." Ordered the Referee.
Robby and Sam face each other.
"Bow." Ordered the Referee.
Robby and Sam bow to each other.
"Fighting Positions." Ordered the Referee.
Robby and Sam get in their fighting positions.
"Ready? And Fight!" Said the Referee.
The fight begins. Robby charges at Sam, and tries to punch and kick Sam several times, but Sam successfully blocks and dodges everything Robby throws at her, and delivers a hard right handed punch to Robby's abdomen, knocking him down and earning her the first point of the match. The crowd claps and cheers. Hawk groans.
"LaRusso and Miyagi Do get the first point." Announced Daryll.
"Woo Hoo! All Right Sam!" Cheered Amanda.
"That's okay Robby, You can still do it!" Cheered Yasmine.
"You can do it, Robby, Come on!" Cheered Shannon.
Daniel smiles and points his finger at his daughter. Robby gets back up. He and Sam both get back into their fighting positions.
"Remember the pitching machine. Don't get hit." Said Johnny.
"Ready? And Fight!" Ordered the Referee.
The fight resumes. Robby charges at Sam and turns around and tries to kick her in the stomach, but she blocks his kick, and she tries to kick him back, but he blocks her kick. She tries to kick him again, but he dodges it. She tries to kick him in the face, but he dodges it and grabs her by the left ribs and throws her down to the ground and punches her right in the ribs, earning himself a point.
"GREAT JOB, ROBBY!" Cheered Johnny.
"Yeah!" Cheered Hawk.
"Yes, Robby, Yes!" Cheered Yasmine.
"Wooh! That's what I'm talking about!" Cheered Shannon.
Robby helps Sam get back up and they both return to their fighting positions.
"Lawrence and Cobra Kai with the point, Now it's 1-1." Announced Daryll.
"Ready? And Fight!" Ordered the Referee.
The match resumes. Robby charges at Sam and tries to hit her multiple times, but she blocks and dodges every single punch he throws at her, and once she gets her opportunity, she delivers a hard left handed punch to Robby's sternum, knocking him down and earning herself her second point.
"No!" Said Hawk.
"That Makes it Two Points for LaRusso." Announced Daryll.
"Yes! One more and you win, Sam!" Cheered Amanda.
"Come On, Robby, Come on!" Cheered Yasmine.
"Come On Robby, Show Who's Best!" Cheered Shannon.
Sam offers her hand to Robby and he accepts. She helps Robby up. Robby gets an idea in his head.
Sam and Robby get back to their fighting positions, Robby dons the crane stance.
"Oh Shit." Sam thought to herself.
"Ready? And Fight!" Ordered the Referee.
The match resumes. Robby crane kicks Sam right in the face, knocking her down and earning his second point.
"That makes it Two Points for Lawrence. Now, it's 2-2." Announced Daryll.
"Yes! You almost got it, Robby!" Cheered Yasmine.
"Yeah, Robby! You Got Her!" Cheered Shannon.
"Woo Hoo! Robby, You're Gonna Do it!" Cheered Hawk.
"Sam, Remember, Breathe, Focus, Find your balance!" Cheered Daniel.
Sam is inspired by this.
Robby offers Sam his hand to help her up, and she accepts.
Miguel is standing with his fellow cobras, worrying to himself about the consequences of the outcome of the fight. If Sam wins, he fears Robby and even some of the other cobras will blame him for losing the match and not trying to convince Sam not to compete. If Robby wins, He's afraid that Daniel will hate him for not beating Robby.
"Whoever wins the next point will be our new champion!" Announced Daryll.
Sam and Robby return to their fighting positions. Sam starts performing kata.
"It's 2-2, Next Point Wins!" Said the Referee.
"Come on, Sam." Said Daniel while clapping.
"Ready? And Fight!" Ordered the Referee.
The match resumes. Robby tries to kick with his right foot, but Sam blocks him with her right hand. After a brief pause, Robby tries to hit Sam repeatedly, but she blocks and dodges his punches, she grabs his arm and throws him out of bounds. Robby gets up.
"Stop! Out of Bounds." Said the Referee.
Robby gets back in his corner.
"No Point! Out of Bounds." Said the Referee.
"All Right, let's go Sam, Stay focused." Cheered Daniel.
Robby and Sam get back into their fighting positions.
"Ready? And Fight!" Ordered the Referee.
Robby charges at Sam, and sweeps her leg, which knocks her down. While knocked down, she attempts to do the two legged kick, but falls down on her back, and when she is down, Robby gets down on his knees and delivers a karate chop to her abdomen, earning himself the third point.
"YES!" Cheered Johnny and Hawk.
The Audience claps and cheers.
"YEAH ROBBY, YOU DID IT!" Cheered Yasmine.
"Stop!" Said the Referee.
Robby gets back up. The Referee awards Robby the third point, holds up his left arm in victory, and declares him the winner. Sam gets up while the Referee declares Robby the winner and she and Robby bow to each other right after the Referee lets go of Robby's arm. Johnny and his students run onto the stage to rally around Robby.
"YEAH!" Cheered Hawk while he grabbed Robby and hugged him and picked him up. All of the other Cobras rally around Robby, Including Miguel, who is having mixed feelings but is hiding them to avoid causing a scene. Johnny walks up to Robby.
"Dad, I DID IT!" Said an excited Robby.
Robby and Johnny hug.
"Yes, you did, I'm so proud of you!" Replied Johnny.
Daryll walks onto the stage holding the trophy but Sam walks up to him, asking him if she can give Robby the trophy. Daryll let's her take the trophy and she walks over to Robby and hands Robby the trophy. Daryll gets to the corner where Robby and the Cobras are standing.
"Who saw that coming, ah? I know I didn't." Said Daryll on the microphone. "Ladies and Gentlemen, The New All Valley Under 18 Karate Champion, Robby Lawrence of the Cobra Kai Dojo!"
"YEAH!" Cheered Robby while lifting the trophy up in the air in celebration. Yasmine smiles and takes a picture of Robby lifting the trophy in the air on her phone. Yasmine looks at Moon.
"Guess who's going to be banging a karate champion tonight?" Asked a condescending Yasmine, who is rubbing in Moon's face that Robby won the tournament and Hawk didn't.
"Yeah Robby!" Cheered an excited and jumping Shannon in the stands.
"Is there anything you want to say to the people, son?" Asked Daryll.
Daryll offers Robby the microphone and Robby takes it.
"I have a lot to say. First, I want to give a shout out to Samantha LaRusso, she fought hard throughout this whole tournament, She did great!" Said Robby.
Sam and Daniel both smile.
"I also want to thank her for handing me the trophy, that was very nice of her. I also want to thank my mother for coming to the tournament(Robby looks at his mother in the stands). Mom, I love you, and I miss you!" continued Robby.
Shannon smiles and claps.
"I love and miss you too, Robby." Replied Shannon.
"And I also want to give a shout out to my girlfriend, who is in the stands(Robby lifts the trophy up again), YO YASMINE, I DID IT!" Continued Robby. He lowers the trophy.
Yasmine smiles and claps.
"And last, but definitely not least, I want to thank the two greatest men I have ever met. I want to thank my sparring partner, my best friend, and the brother that I never had, Miguel Diaz, and I want to thank my Father, Sensei Johnny Lawrence, because without these two great men, I wouldn't be here tonight. So, this trophy goes to my father, Sensei Johnny Lawrence, and Cobra Kai!" Said Robby.
Robby hands the trophy over to Johnny. Robby also gives Daryll the microphone back. The other Cobras start chanting "Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!" and Robby and Johnny join the chant. Miguel walks over to Daniel and Sam.
"Look, Mr. LaRusso, I'm sorry that I didn't beat him." Said Miguel.
"Miguel, it's okay. I'm not mad at all." Replied Daniel.
"Wait, you're not?" asked a surprised Miguel.
"No, Of Course Not." Answered Daniel. "Both you and Sam fought honorably throughout the entire tournament. Neither one of you needed to win in order to make me proud."
Miguel, who is relieved that Daniel is not angry at him, smiles.
"So, You're proud of me?" Asked Miguel.
"Yes, I Am." Answered Daniel.
"Thank you so much, Mr. LaRusso." Replied a smiling Miguel.
Miguel and Daniel share a brief hug. After their hug, Miguel and Sam share a hug and a kiss.
"You did great, Miguel." Said Sam.
"You did great, too, Sam." Replied Miguel.
Miguel and Sam share another kiss. After their kiss, Miguel and Sam go over to the trophy place to collect their trophies.
Robby walks off of the mat, and Yasmine gets out of her seat and out of the bleachers and she and Robby hug and kiss.
"You Kicked Ass. I Knew you would win!" Said Yasmine.
Author's Note: Robby is holding Yasmine in his arms in a similar fashion to how Daniel held Ali in the make up scene at Golf N'Stuff in the original movie.
"I bet you now feel 100 percent vindicated in ditching that loser Cryler for a real stud like me, Don't You?" Said Robby.
"Oh, please, that bitch couldn't even wipe your ass." Replied Yasmine.
Robby giggles, and he and Yasmine share another passionate kiss.
Shannon walks up to Robby and Yasmine.
"Um, hi Robby, sorry to interrupt." Said Shannon.
Robby and Yasmine stop kissing, and Robby lets go of Yasmine.
"Oh, Hi Mom, This is Yasmine." Replied Robby.
"Hi!" Said Shannon.
"Hi!" Replied Yasmine.
Shannon and Yasmine shake hands.
"My Name's Shannon, by the way." Said Shannon.
"Nice to meet you!" Replied Yasmine.
Shannon and Yasmine finish their handshake.
"Well, Robby, I'll wait for you outside." Said Yasmine.
"I'll be outside after I get my shower." Replied Robby.
"Okay." Replied Yasmine.
Robby and Yasmine share another kiss, and Yasmine goes outside. Robby smiles and thinks about the fact that he and Yasmine are going to bang. He turns his head face front and makes eye contact with Shannon.
"Look, Robby, I'm Sorry about everything." Said Shannon.
"It's okay, Mom." Replied Robby.
Johnny walks over to Robby and Shannon.
"Hi, Johnny." Said Shannon.
Johnny gives her a dirty look. Robby notices.
"Dad, it's okay, she's sorry." Said Robby.
Johnny smiles.
"So, Shannon, are you on Facebook?" Asked Johnny.
"Yes, I am!" Answered Shannon.
"I'll send you a request." Replied Johnny.
"Okay." Replied Shannon.
Robby smiles.
Daniel LaRusso walks up to Johnny, Robby, and Shannon.
"Robby, you did great." Said Daniel. "You fought honorably throughout the entire tournament, and I liked it when you did the crane kick."
"Thanks, Mr. LaRusso." Replied a smiling Robby. "Well, I gotta go hit the showers, see you guys later."
Robby leaves the arena and goes into the locker room.
"Hi, I'm Shannon. I'm Robby's mother and Johnny's ex." Said Shannon.
She and Daniel shake hands.
"Nice to meet you, Shannon." Replied Daniel.
"Nice to meet you, too." Replied Shannon. "Well, I'll leave the two of you alone."
Shannon walks away.
"Johnny, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry that I jacked up the rent to your dojo, and that I'm sorry that I argued to uphold the ban on Cobra Kai. Your students fought with honor, and Your Son Beat My Daughter Fair and Square." Said Daniel.
"It's Okay Man, and I'm sorry that I spray painted that dick on your billboard." Replied Johnny.
Daniel smiles. Both him and Johnny walk over to the men's locker room and go inside.
One Moment Later.
Miguel and Sam have just gotten their trophies, and they walk over to Carmen and Rosa, who are standing in front of the bleachers. Miguel hugs his grandma, and after hugging his grandma, he hugs his mother.
"You were amazing." Said Carmen.
"Thanks, Ma." Replied Miguel. "Oh, there is someone I would like you to meet."
"Hi, I'm Samantha." Said Sam. Sam offers Carmen a handshake. She and Carmen shake hands. "I'm Miguel's girlfriend."
"Miguel has told me all about you." Replied Carmen.
"I would hope so." Replied a smiling Sam.
Sam finishes her handshake with Carmen, and after finishing her handshake with Carmen, she shakes Rosa's hand.
"Very nice to meet you." Said Rosa in Spanish.
"Very nice to meet you too." Replied Sam in Spanish.
Sam turns her head backward, and she notices her mother chit chatting with Shannon. Anthony looks very bored. Shannon and Amanda say goodbye to each other. Amanda and Anthony walk up to Sam, Miguel, Carmen, and Rosa.
"Hi, I'm Amanda LaRusso, Samantha's Mother." Said Amanda to Carmen and Rosa. She shakes hands with Carmen.
"Hi, I'm Carmen Diaz, Miguel's Mother." Replied Carmen.
"Nice to meet you." Replied Amanda.
"Nice to meet you too." Replied Carmen.
Amanda finishes her handshake with Carmen. After finishing her handshake with Carmen, she shakes hands with Rosa.
"Nice to meet you." Said Rosa in Spanish.
Amanda smiles.
"Nice to meet you, too." Replied Amanda, in English.
"Mom, can we go soon?" Asked Anthony.
"Oh, this is my son, Anthony." Said Amanda.
Carmen and Rosa smile.
"Amanda, do you and your family have dinner plans tonight?" Asked Carmen.
"No, as a matter of fact." Answered Amanda.
"We're going to eat at Las Fuentes. Would you like to join us?" Asked Carmen.
"Why, certainly." Answered a smiling Amanda.
"Hell Yeah!" Said Anthony.
"I would love too." Said Sam.
Sam looks at Amanda.
"Mom, can you hold my trophy for me, please?" Asked Sam. "I need to go take a shower and change."
"Sure thing, Sam." Answered Amanda.
Sam hands her trophy over to Amanda and she goes over to the Women's Locker Room.
Demetri shows up right after Sam leaves.
"Hey Man, there he is!" Said Demetri.
Miguel hands his trophy over to Carmen, and after doing that, he walks over to Demetri and He and Demetri share a brief hug.
"Listen, I'm reconsidering joining Cobra Kai." Announced Demetri after finishing his brief hug with Miguel. "I'm still not into the idea of getting hit in the face and all, but I respect the safety-in-numbers aspect of joining a gang."
"I'm glad to hear that." Replied Miguel.
"Oh, and great job not sucking." Replied Demetri.
"Thanks Man." Replied Miguel.
Demetri leaves. Miguel walks up to his mother.
"Hey mom, I'm going to take a shower and change." Said Miguel.
"Okay Miggy." Replied Carmen.
Miguel walks over to the Men's Locker Room.
"Oh, Carmen, I'll text Daniel about dinner." Said Amanda.
"Thank you." Replied Carmen.
Later that night.
Robby has just walked out of the building. He is not wearing his ponytail anymore. He is all dressed up in street clothes and his carrying his bag. He sees Yasmine waiting outside.
"Hey Babe, You ready to go?" Asked Robby.
"Hell Yeah." Answered Yasmine.
Robby and Yasmine walk over to Yasmine's car in the parking lot. Yasmine hands Robby the keys.
"You want me to drive?" Asked an excited Robby.
"Of Course, You're The Champion, after all." Answered Yasmine.
Robby unlocks Yasmine's car, and he puts his bag in the backseat, where he notices Yasmine's bag is there too. Robby closes the back passenger door and he opens the driver's door and gets in the driver's seat, while Yasmine gets in the front passenger seat adjacent to the driver's seat. They both close their doors.
"I see you got yourself a bag." Commented Robby.
"You better bet I did pack my stuff." Replied Yasmine.
"Did you pack condoms?" Asked Robby.
"You bet your sexy ass I did." Answered Yasmine.
Robby smiles and laughs for a moment.
"Do your parents know where you're going to be tonight?" Asked Robby.
"Hell No!" Answered Yasmine. "My folks think I'm spending the night at Moon's."
Robby laughs and smiles.
"That's my girl." Replied Robby.
Robby and Yasmine share a kiss.
"So, where do you want to go eat at before I take you home with me?" Asked Robby.
"I'll let you pick." Answered Yasmine.
"How about Outback Steakhouse?" Asked Robby.
"Hell Yes!" Answered Yasmine.
Robby starts the car, gets out of the parking lot, and drives off.
Even Later That Night, at the Cobra Kai Dojo.
Johnny Lawrence is sitting in his office at the dojo, drinking some orange juice in celebration. Robby's Trophy is on his desk. He is thinking about how happy he is that his son, Robby, like his father before him, is now the All Valley Under 18 Karate Champion. He is also thinking about how great his life has become. He not only runs a successful karate dojo, but he also now has a great relationship with his son and has also buried the hatchet with Daniel LaRusso, and at the same time, he is also thinking about the fact that he has finally beaten LaRusso, Fair and Square.
"I'm finally starting to make everything work!" Johnny thought to himself.
Suddenly, Johnny hears the door open. Becoming curious, Johnny gets out of his seat and walks out of the door to his office.
"Robby?" Asked Johnny.
Johnny instead sees a shadowy figure dressed in black standing in front of the doorway.
"Congratulations." Said the shadowy man in black.
Johnny walks up a little bit closer, recognizing the man's voice.
"You did what I always thought you could do." Continued the shadowy man in black.
Johnny stops walking and stands still.
The shadowy figures turns and faces Johnny.
"You won." Continued the shadowy figure.
Johnny is horrified.
"Please don't be who I think you are." Johnny thought to himself.
"Cobra Kai is back where it belongs." Continued the shadowy man in black. The man walks closer to Johnny. "Back On Top. Everyone closed the book on us. They thought we were done."
Johnny still looks horrified.
"But now they seeā¦" continued the shadowy figure.
The shadowy figure walks up closer so Johnny can clearly see him, and the shadowy figure turns out to be who Johnny feared it was, SENSEI JOHN KREESE, smoking a cigar. Kreese takes the cigar out of his mouth.
"That the real story has only just begun." Finished Kreese.
Johnny and Kreese look at each other right the eyes.
"Oh, Shit!" Johnny thinks to himself.
To Be Continued in Robby The Cobra Part II.