you're the best around - (daniel larusso x oc)

ch.28

-- playing The Moment of Truth by Survivor --

[John Kreese hadn't expected Scarlette to overcome her anger so swiftly, he was intending on her striking first and striking hard with no mercy: the Cobra Kai way. Though that plan had failed, he has a couple merciless tricks left up his sleeve left. He stops Bobby from stepping onto the mats yet. The blonde and young Bobby looks up at his sensei slightly confused- his friends behind him with a confused expression as well as they await what their sensei will say. John Kreese makes the same expression he had when he told Dutch to speak of Scarlette's jailed and abusive father, he had another evil plan]

"I want him out of commission." [John Kreese says, alarming his students]

"But sensei, I could beat this guy." [Bobby replies as he looks over at Daniel Larusso across from them. Daniel bites his nails as Mr. Miyagi massages his shoulders to loosen him up for the fight. Scarlette stands beside Daniel with her arms crossed as she swayed impatiently and nervously for the announcer to call Daniel and Bobby to the mats. At this point, Scarlette was either to fight Johnny or Bobby in the finals- but if Daniel were to win the next two rounds, Miyagi-Do would surely be the winners of the All Valley 1984 under-18 Tournament. Bobby turns back over to his sensei for his response]

"I don't want him beat." [John Kreese firmly states, Bobby's eyebrows fall]

"But I'll be disqualified!" [Bobby says, getting slightly frustrated and believing that this isn't very fair]

"Out of commission." [Kreese commands. Bobby looks down with a silent groan, he doesn't reply this time]

"I guess I have to follow sensei's orders.." [Bobby thought to himself as he stood up to enter the ring. He didn't necessarily believe that what he was told to do was fair or honorable at all, and neither did his friend Johnny. The Cobra Kais clapped for his entrance and the Miyagi-Dos clapped for Daniel's entrance]

"Do what you gotta do, Bobby!" [Dutch yells out in the crowd]

"What he's 'gotta do'?" [Scarlette eyebrows raise and she clenches her teeth, looking confused but somewhat disgusted as well] "What's Kreese's plan this time?" [Scarlette asks herself, becoming concerned for Daniel. The teenage girl then looks over to the Cobra Kais with a swift turn of her head and a slight squint, she had somewhat of a bad eyesight but she could clearly see John Kreese' smug and up to no-good expression. She also couldn't help but tell that Bobby and Johnny were uneasy] "It could be about the upcoming match." [She thought- hoping that her former sensei didn't have another 'plan' -but somehow this logical explanation didn't fit. She knew both Bobby and Johnny better than most anyone, she knew when something was wrong. Although sometimes she couldn't see this, she was often too busy with her own emotions- but now she could clearly, clearly see that something bad was going to happen and it didn't sit well with her two old friends. The others, Tommy and Dutch, looked as if they were most to completely fine with the upcoming event planned by their sensei] "They must've been brainwashed well.." [She thought.. The teenage girl wished to warn her boyfriend, or at least Mr. Miyagi, but before she could get the words out of her mouth the match had begun and Bobby illegally kick's Daniel, injuring Daniel's leg. Daniel lays on the ground, holding his leg in pain] "Daniel!" [Scarlette yells as she hears the unsettlingly cracking noise of her boyfriend's leg. She and Mr. Miyagi immediately rush over to Daniel lying on the mat]

"Daniel, I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! Sorry!" [Bobby yells over the booing crowd as well as Daniel's agonizing noises of pain. Daniel doesn't acknowledge these apologies, he just hopes with all of his heart that the pain will go away. Bobby is pulled off of Daniel, still feeling incredible guilt for what he had just done. Scarlette and Mr. Miyagi kneel down to Daniel to assist him]