cruel summer

YANBARU KUINA

Everyone was back in the Dojo. Miguel stood with Eli and Demetri. Mitch with Chris. Sam with Anthony. Y/n and Robby were about to arrive.

"So, you and Sam back in the dojo. Game on, right?" Eli asked Miguel as he stretched "Yeah, game on for karate. That's it" Miguel replied "Come on. I see you staring at her." Eli smirked. "I thought you decided to keep things platonic?" Demetri asked "Yeah, well, she did. He didn't." Eli remarked. "Well, uh, you know what they say..." Demetri put his arm around Miguel's shoulders "Put a box of matches near some fireworks, soon enough..." Demetri made an explosion sound "sparks will fly."

Robby and Y/n walked into the dojo "Something tells me it's about to be the Fourth of July." Demetri retorted. "Can't believe that piece of shit's on our team." Eli scoffed "All right. Relax. Okay?" said Miguel. "He wants exactly what we want. Gonna be okay." Miguel reassured.

Chozen whistled calling the students over. "Line up!" He ordered. "So where's my dad and Johnny?" Sam asked "not here. Today, you train with me." Chozen answered before saying something in Japanese. The students didn't move "attention!" He said. Everyone got into their positions. Again he said something again but no one understood "bow" said Chozen. The students bowed.

"Cobra Kai gaining ground. We must prepare. Come." said Chozen. "This is gonna be badass. Check out that throwing knife" Mitch muttered to Chris. "Now we learn about Yanbaru Kuina," Chozen stated. "What is that? Like, some top-secret karate move? Like a throat rip?" Chris pretended to choke.

"No. it is bird" Chozen answered. Chris stopped. "In English called Okinawa rail. Endangered. Cannot fly" Chozen informed. "Hence, endangered" Demetri remarked. "So these are the real eggs?" Miguel asked "no. Trader Joe's $3.29" Chozen responded. Y/n chuckled while the others looked at him dumbfounded. "Take egg" The older man ordered. Y/n grabbed some eggs and handed them out giving one to Chris, Nate, Bert, and Demetri.

"Yanbaru Kuina must protect egg. From Kume Shima Habu. Poison snake." Chozen continued "You must do same." Chozen turned over an hourglass "begin your preparation." He ordered. "What are we protecting them from?" Asked Robby. "From me," Chozen yelled pulling out his sai's. He yelled something in Japanese. "Go! Go!" And the students dispersed.

Y/n sat with Eli, Miguel, and Demetri as she thought of different things to do. She sat on the deck as Demetri began making something around his egg. She turned and saw Miguel looking at Sam as she laughed with Robby.

"Look at him trying to make a move in on her. If you want, I'll kick his ass" Eli offered. Y/n rolled her eyes "no, you don't need to do that. Robby and I are cool now. Besides I'm pretty sure they're just, uh, catching up." Miguel replied.

Chozen whistled.

Demetri, Eli, Miguel, and Y/n stood up. "Looks like the hunger games have begun. Luckily I have egg-ecuted the perfect plan." Demetri lifted his egg leaning on a post "when I win, everyone will have egg on their face. They'll be shell-shocked. The yolk will be on them—" Demetri continued. "We get it. What's your plan?" Y/n asked.

"I'm glad you asked." Demetri winked at Y/n "I have created a protective covering." He answered. Demetri pulled out his covering putting it over the egg "I made it out of my college prep book for blunt force impact, and I tied it the whole thing with an old spool of dental floss and my left shoelace." Demetri lifted his foot to show his missing shoelace.

He placed his egg on the post "yep. It's pretty durable" he bragged. Then it was stuck with a small knife. Demetri furrowed his eyebrows. Y/n, Miguel, and Eli ran off.

"Bird love to hear himself sing. You sing lonely song. And now, you are dead." Chozen pulled out his knife. Leaving Demetri as the first one out.

After Demetri Chozen broke Mitch, Chris, Nate, and Bert's eggs. Robby dug a small hole for his egg and then covered it back with dirt. He dusted off his hands with a small smile on his face as he turned around Chozen stood in front of him. His smile dropped. Chozen shouted as he struck his egg.