"Y/N... I will mould you into the ultimate weapon. You have strength, determination, and brutality. All you have to do is say yes." Kreese questioned, and Y/N smiled.
"Yes, Sir." Y/N replied but was visually unsure.
"Kid, listen. Back in the 80s, Johnny Lawrence was Cobra Kai's greatest fighter, but he lost in 84'. Do you know why?" Kreese asked, and Y/N thought for a moment.
"The illegal kick?" As Y/N suggested, Kreese shook his head.
"That crane crap? No, there isn't a kick that could stop Johnny Lawrence in his prime. He lost because he let Larusso get to him. He grew emotional because of his girlfriend. I don't want the same as you. Yet, thats where you have a difference; you have someone who supports and even thrives at karate." Kreese told him, and N nodded along.
"So, what are you getting at?" Y/N asked.
"If you think you are ready to return, I'd be more than happy to have you, but you will have to earn your way back in." Kreese told him.
"And how will I do that?" Y/N questioned.
"Well, by beating one of the current teams." Kreese smirked after saying it, causing Y/N to smile.
"Okay, I'll do it."
Y/N stood outside for a moment. He looked at the door, feeling a kind of sentimental. Inside, was chatting and bickering. Yet, paying no attention to it, Y/N closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.
"Ay, what's this dipshit doing?" A voice called out. Someone placed a hand on Y/N's shoulder. He caught it in an arm bar. Finally, opening his eyes, he saw Kyler looking at him, fear in his eyes.
"The fuck are you doing here?" Y/N asked as he released the arm-bar.
"We're here for tryouts." Kyler told him, Y/N, held a laugh.
"Yeah, good luck with that." Y/N kicked open the dojo door, standing from the centre as the class turned to face him. He was flanked by Kyler and Brucks.
"Class... Welcome to our... new and old students." Kreese began; Y/N gave him a smile. Mitch began walking over to them.
"Y/N! Well, I think we shall call those two Chodenose and Taintbreath." He said, Y/N brushed past him. Kyler and Brucks quickly stepped up to Mitch.
Once Y/N found his way to the mat, he stood at the back. Wearing a Cobra-Kai emblem on his chest.
"Everyone falls in. Joining Cobra Kai is a privilege. It's not a gift, which is why our recruits must earn their position in this dojo. Prepare yourself for combat. Only the strong will survive." Kreese announced. Y/N held his gaze on his sensei before looking to Tory, whom he blew a kiss to.
Y/N stood warming up, first stretching his legs.
"Hell-o," Kyler greeted someone, which was followed by a wolf-whistle, "You are one fine-looking girl."
"Not interested. Move on." Tory replied, This caught Y/N's attention. Tory tried to walk away, but Kyler grabbed her arm. Tory quickly moved it into an armbar. Not so unlike Y/N had earlier.
"Nichols, Hands to ones self please." Kreese scolded her, But he had what look like a grin on his face.
"Listen, If you wanted to put your hands on me," Kyler began before Y/N was in his face. This shut him up quickly.
"Know this; I'm not afraid of breaking a rule or two." Y/N looked to Kreese, who gave him a nod. Y/N lifted his hand to punch Kyler. Stopping just before his face, Kyler jumped back in fear. From that point, Y/N was next to Tory, as they stood hand-in-hand.
First in the combat, Kreese pointed to Kyler. Then he pointed to Mitch.
They both faced off, waiting for Kreese.
"Ai!" Kreese shouted, and Mitch delivered a swift knee to Kyler's face.
"Now, youre dead." Kyler told him. They went at it again. Mitch threw a few punches, which were dodged. A kick... Again, it was dodged.
Kyler quickly turned a kick into a suplex, flipping him over his shoulder before swiftly applying a submission. After a few seconds, Mitch tapped out. Kyler stood up in triumph.
"Finish him," Kreese commanded, to which Kyler gave Mitch a punch. Once Mitch re-found his footing, he began to walk back to his spot.
"Where are you going?" Kreese asked.
"To my spot..." Mitch replied, a look of surprise on his face.
"You lost to an untrained fighter. He's going to take your spot on the team," Kreese informed him. Mitch looked dejected; he looked around before spotting Hawk.
"Sensei, Assface has been loyal to the dojo." Hawk pleaded, Yet Kreese was having none of it. Simply saying Mitch was not 'Cobra-Kai Material'.
Next was Tory. She defeated her opponent quickly. Landing a kick, causing a chipped tooth.
Next, Sensei Pointed to Brucks. He stepped up excited. Y/N watched patiently.
"He's mine." Hawk announced before stepping up the mat. Brucks went to make a sly remark, Yet before he could, Hawk pulled of his Gi, revealing his Eagle tattoo. Then, As he turned it revealed a small grip reaper tattoo. Y/N smiled, Looking at Hawk who had nothing but fury in his eyes.
Kreese had told the refs to stand down, allowing Hawk to have free reign.
Hawk terrorises Brucks landing Punch after punch. By the end, Brucks begged for him to stop, but Hawk landed a flip, sending Brucks to his ass. Before Kreese could get a word out, Hawk began whaling onto brucks. So much that by the time he was done, Brucks resembled a blood stain.
Once, He was cleared up it was Y/N's turn.
"Step up, Champion. Whoever feels worthy enough to challenge him, it's an open challenge." Kreese told the group. Y/N was slightly shaken from watching the previous fight, but he shook that off. He looked around at the other fighters, but nobody stepped up.
"If nobody steps up. Then I shall choose." Kreese announced, Suddenly two ginger twins nervously stepped forward. Y/N laughed, "which one should It be L/N?"
"Both." With that, Y/N ran towards the smaller brother. He landed a kick to his calf, sending him to a knee.
Looking back, he spotted the other charging at him. Y/N swiveled onto his heel, placing a kick to the stomach. The ginger boy keeled over. Y/N landed a downward kick on him before turning back to his brother, who was on one knee. He hit a punt kick to the side of the boy's head. They both lay on the floor holding their heads.
"You Kno-" Kreese began before Y/N cut him off.
"Let them stay. They were the only ones with any balls." He proposed to Kreese, who in turn nodded.
"Welcome back, our champion!" Kreese announced as Y/N received a round of applause.
Y/N kissed Tory. It lasted a few seconds before the latter pulled away.
"As much as I would love to make out with you right now, I really do have to be at work." She giggled.
"Okay, I still don't understand why you won't just let me help you. It'd lead to a lot less stress for you with work." Y/N suggested, but once again, it got rejected.
"I'm okay. Ill see you after work, okay?" With that Tory ran off leaving Y/N watching her, and maybe something else.
After a second of watching her, he turned back only to realise she'd left her phone on charge. He quickly grabbed it, running after her. Once he turned the corner, he spotted Tory.
Only she was in a mid-argue with Miguel. Y/N stepped in front of her.
"Hey, you left this." Y/N gave Tory her phone. "Is everything okay here?"
"Yes, I was just leaving." Miguel told him before spinning in his wheelchair. Y/N gave a quick goodbye to Tory before running back to his car.
He sat for a moment and thought, Why'd he get so protective seeing Tory and Miguel together?
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Fighting Against Yourself : A Cobra Kai Story - Male Reader x Tory Nichols
FanfictionY/N L/N moved to California last year, His assimilation to the LA lifestyle has been rocky in the nicest way. With absent parent at home, He doesn't have the easiest life, but this is made worse when the bullying happens. Kyler and his group relentl...
