Queen of The Valley • Robby Keene

Chapter 6

{season 1 episode 6}

It was no surprise the next day at the dojo there were a lot of people watching our video. They all got into the dojo and people were talking and admiring. Sylvia, Miguel and Aisha were practicing punches. "Quiet!" They heard sensei yell. Everyone went silent. "Face front" sensei said and walked around. He started picking at the kids and making fun of them.

"When I look around this dojo, I don't see cobra Kai material, I see losers, I see nerds. I see a fat kid with a funny hat with his tits popping out. But my short time as a sensei, I've also seen some miracles" sensei said looking at the three. "His talking to me" Sylvia jokes to Miguel. "So maybe there's some hope for you yet. But first, I need to see where you're at. So everybody, fall in! That means line up" sensei said. Everyone started forming a line behind Sylvia, Miguel and Aisha.

After a lot of work everything was ok, we were learning basic punches. Sensei then started making fun on Eli, and Demetri got into an argument with Johnny. "Oh shit" Miguel whispered. "Oh shit indeed" Sylvia whispered back..... So, Demetri ran out.

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Next day at school Sylvia and Miguel were trying to keep him in Cobra Kai "you can't quit after one lesson" Sylvia groans. "I got yelled at, got my ass kicked, and then gave him my money. You know who lives like that, hookers." Demetri overdramatizes. "Ew" Sylvia mumbled and looked forward. "Yeah, but he's not that bad of a guy. You gotta give him a chance, you don't know him like we do." Miguel argues. "That, that's hooker talk. Besides I don't need to learn karate when I have you guys" demetri said he looked over at Kyler and we followed his gaze. Kyler looked at us and walked away. "See? No one's gonna mess with you guys."

Sylvia went into science and sat next to Miguel. Demetri behind them. Sam walks in with a lollipop on her shoulder. "It's cause she gives blow jobs. Get it? Blow pop. Blow job." Demetri said smiling. "Just stop talking" Sylvia replies and turned back front. They were gonna open up pigs today. "Who wants to take Samantha in, this little piggy needs a group.... Don't all volunteer at once." The teacher joked. Sylvia looked over at Miguel and picked his hand up. "We'll take her." Miguel stutters looking at me. Sam grabbed her bag and sat next to Miguel.

Sam flirted a lot and her voice is kinda annoying. Sylvia was pretty sure she raised her voice up higher. After school they went into the dojo and half the people are gone. "Ok everybody fall in. Where is everyone?  Crater face, nose ring, slingshot?" Sensei asked. "They quit sensei" Miguel mumbled. "Are you serious? I mean good. That was a test. I wanted to see who the quitters are. Not you guys. Your in it to win it, right? You could be at home playing video games, eating candy." Sensei says. "Lip. Looks even Lips tougher than those guys. He's no quitter" sensei points to Eli.

"Could you please not call me that?" Eli quietly asks. "Excuse me what?"

"Could you please not call me that" Eli repeats louder. "Sensei, I'll warm them up" Sylvia tries to butt in this top the conversation. "No, lip has something he wants to say. Sorry speak up Lip. Or is your tongue messed up too?"

"Sensei" Sylvia groans.

"Are you one of those challenged kids?"

"Well um the doctor said I could be in the spectrum."

"I don't know what that is, but get off in pronto. All right? If you don't want me to call you Lip don't have a weird lip. Can't you get surgery for that?"

"I was born with a cleft lip. This is the scar from the surgery."

"You mean it was worse before that or did the doctor just screw up? Because if this is the after photo, that sucks man you should sue"

Sylvia sighed. "Sensei we're wasting time"

"Hush Stokes."

"Can we just please change the topic?"

"You don't think I want to? It's right infront of me. If you wanna be something other than a nerd with a scar in his lip, then you gotta flip the script. Ok? Get a face tattoo or gouge your eye out. We'll call you "patch" all right? No, don't do that one you'll still look like a freak."

Eli took a breath and then ran off from the back. "Oh great really? Another quitter"

Sylvia gave Miguel a look. "I'll be back" she grumbled following Eli. "Eli! Cmon I'm sorry about what he said!" Sylvia ran out the dojo to see Eli sitting at the curb. "You don't get it Sylvia! I'm a freak!"

"You're not" Sylvia sighs sitting next to him. "Listen, sensei can be harsh but it's for the better."

Eli stayed quiet as he sniffed and held back tears. "Here I have an idea" Sylvia grabbed his hand and dragged him up. "What are you doing?" Eli asks. "Flipping your script!"

Sylvia sent Eli home with a tub of gel and blue hair dye and got back to the dojo.

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"Bye Miguel I'm gonna go to work see you tomorrow" Sylvia said to him and hugged bye quickly. "Bye!" She heard him yell as she walked out.

At the dojo the next day, 3 more people left. "3 more absences sensei" Miguel says as he walks by. "Bunch of pussies" Aisha scoffs. "No it's my fault.since you joined cobra Kai, I have been hard on you. I've called you names. I've humiliated you. Some of you I've hit. And for that I don't apologize."

"Cobra Kai is about strength. If you're not strong on the inside, you can't be strong on the outside. And right now, you're all weak. And I know that because I was you. I used to have to friends. Used to be the weirdo kid." Sensei says pointing to Bert. "Not that weird. I hooked up with babes and all, but the point is, I wasn't always the badass sensei I am today. Just like a cobra, I had to shed my loser skin. To find my true power and you guys will too."

Suddenly the bell jingled and everyone looked at Eli walk through with a sharp blue Mohawk on top of his head. Sylvia grinned giving him a nod as he walked in. He returned it with smile.

"Welcome to cobra Kai." Sensei greets not knowing it's Eli. "Eli, what happened?" Miguel asks shocked. "I'm flipping the script."

"Wait. Are you the kid with the lip? Nice cut bro. You see that? Doesn't matter if you're a loser or a nerd or a freak. All that matters is that you become badass. Hawk. Fall in"

Hawk kicked off his shoes and took his place next to Sylvia. "Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?"

"No sensei"

"Pain does not exist in this dojo does it?"

"No sensei"

"Defeat does not exist in this dojo. Does it?"

"No sensei"

"Class. Are you ready to learn the way of the fist?"

"Yes, sensei!"