Moxies and Orendas (Miguel Diaz)

Part Forty😁: Tory

COBRA KAI DOJO

"You gotta understand that Mogadishu in the '90s was a hellhole. Warlords controlled whole swathd of the city," Kreese explained. Gwen sat beside Miguel, stretching. "My team and I were charged with cleaning the place up."

"How many warlords did you kill?" Hawk asked.

"Do you keep track of every ant you stomp out?"

"Yeah, right now I'm at 5,678," Gwen sarcastically said to herself and Miguel.

Miguel scoffed at Kreese's words. "Badass," Hawk said. "They were outgunned. We were out manned. I tell you, Rwanda was no joke," Kreese said.

Miguel and Gwen looked at each other confused. They stood up. "Don't you mean Somalia?" Miguel asked. "Mogadishu is in Somalia, Rwanda's a whole different country," Gwen said.

"Of course, Somalia. I've spent so much time in the sandbox, its just bleeds together, y'know?"

Gwen looked towards the new recruits. One of them consisted of Weston, who kept on looking at her and she scoffed. She was past over him.

"Listen up!" Johnny instructed. "I see we've got some new recruits. Everybody fall in! In straight rows and lines," Johnny yelled, walking to the front of the room. Gwen walked towards her spot.

"Time to see what you are made of."

Johnny walked down the rows, commenting on other people. "Straighten up, ginger twins."

He walked to a full-grown man with brown hair and was on the bigger side. "Sorry, parents can't stay for class. Its an insurance thing," Johnny instructed him.

"..I'm not a dad. I.. Am here to kick some ass, sir," he said, avoiding eye contact. "Do I know you from somewhere?" Johnny asked. "Yeah. I sold you the mirror. We kind of bonded, talk about rock bands."

"Look, you're a little old. This is a class for teens," Johnny said.

"Well, I, I can take em," he said.

"Keep telling yourself that," Miguel whispered. "And my mom doesn't charge me rent so I have a lot of cash to burn," he said pulling out some money. "We'll consider this a trial run," Johnny said, grabbing the money.

"I thought my last group of recruits were pathetic," Johnny said. "But if you do what I tell you to do, you'll at least have a chance of becoming a fighter. But to do that, you gotta fight. So, which one of you has the balls to take on the champ?" Johnny said.

Gwen stepped forward a little bit, waiting for someone to say 'I will.'

Raymond was about to when a girl stepped in.

"I'll take him on," she said. The girl had blonde and brown hair and she was wearing a crop-top. "I saw your demo at Valley Fest. You guys can put on a show, but can you actually fight?"

"That sounds like a challenge."

"I like a challenge."

Johnny turned around, looking at Gwen who Tory, the new girl, thought was looking at Miguel. "LaRusso, show little Miss. Hotshot here what Cobra Kai is all about!"

"Yes, Sensei."

Gwen stepped forward and Tory furrowed her brow. The champ was a girl. Gwen bowed then went onto the mat.

"Look, I don't wanna do this," Gwen said but Tory ran forward, aiming for Gwen's chest. Gwen ran out of the way, grabbing Tory's arm and flinging her back towards where Gwen used to be.

"All right. Game on," Gwen said, getting into her stance. Tory, once again ran at Gwen, throwing punches but Gwen avoided them all.

"Close the gap," Gwen said, and Tory ran forward and Gwen grabbed her leg and threw her on the floor.

Tory tried punching and kicking Gwen, only hitting the air.

"You're telegraphing," Gwen said. She kicked Tory's leg back. "Don't let me see it coming," Gwen told. Tory grabbed Gwen and threw her on the floor. "Did you see that coming," Tory said.

"Possibly," Gwen said.

Gwen brought her leg up tripping Tory with the other, while swinging her other leg back. Tory landed flat on the ground. "Name's Gwendolyn," Gwen said, giving Tory her hand. "Tory."

Tory grabbed Gwen's hand, flinging Gwen over her. "With a Y."

Tory grabbed her arm and held her face down. Ooh's went among the crowd. Gwen thought quickly. She extended her arm, bringing Tory down once again. Gwen kicked her stomach, making her get flung back. Gwen brought her leg up kicking Tory's side. Tory got flung to the floor. Gwen grabbed her arms and held them tight. "Gwendolyn with a Y."