MOMENT OF TRUTH¹ eli moskowitz

bad eggs

Over at Miyagi-Do Karate all the students were stretching, preparing themselves for a big lesson that Sensei Chozen had planned.

"So, you and Sam back in the dojo. Game on, right?" Hawk asked Miguel.

"Yeah, game on for karate. That's it."

"Come on. I see you staring at her."

"I thought you guys decided to keep things platonic?" Demetri questioned,

"Yeah, well, she did." Hawk told Demetri, "He didn't."

"What about you and Amara?" Miguel asked Hawk, "Seems like she's been in her own world recently."

The boys all looked over to see Amara by the punching bag who had started on everything early, compared to the others as she was already punching it repeatedly, working on some new combos. "She's just ready to fight. I respect it."

"She's been acting differently though. She hasn't said much like she usually does."

"Oh, that's just Amara." Demetri told Miguel. "She gets in these moods and the best thing to do is to leave her alone, unless you really want your shit rocked. You and Sam will figure out your issues. Uh, you know what they say," Demetri tried to lighten up the mood as he wrapped his arm over Miguel's shoulders, "'You put a box of matches near some fireworks, soon enough... sparks will fly.'" Demetri quoted.

"Yeah, is that what they say?"

Robby began to walk into Miyagi-Do and made his way over to Amara, "Something tells me it's about to be the Fourth of July." Demetri said as he saw Robby.

"I can't believe that piece of shit's on our team." Hawk said to the boys, "I'm trying to be nice to him for Ami, but it's not holding over so well."

"All right. Relax. Ok?" Miguel said, "He wants exactly what we want. Gonna be ok."

"Are you all right after everything?" Robby asked Amara as she continued to go at it on the punching bag.

"Yeah." Amara grunted as she slammed her fist into the bag, "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Because of what happened at Cobra Kai."

"He showed me a move that I'm pretty sure is illegal, Robby." Amara told him, "I just can't believe Devon went over there. That is the last thing that kid needs."

Robby nodded, "I know how you feel."

"I mean, it's bad enough Silver has brainwashed Kenny, but Devon too?" Amara took one final kick on the chalk punching bag and turned over to Robby, "He can't keep getting away with this."

"And he won't, all right? We'll stop him."

"We better." Kali said walking up to the two, "Silver will pay for what he did to my aunt and uncle."

Amara turned to the redhead and smiled. She was glad someone understood her anger even though she didn't at first.

Sensei Chozen whistled as all the students turned over towards him to see him standing at the sparring deck. "Line up!"

The students moved over towards the sparring deck and stood in front of him, and began to fall in.

"So where are my dad and Johnny?" Sam asked.

"Not here." Sensei Chozen answered, "Today, you train with me." He began to speak in Japanese. All of the kids looked at him curiously. "Attention." He said in English as he stood straight up with his hands by his side.

He began to shout in Japanese once more. He looked around to see nobody got what he said again. "Bow." He said to the kids.

All of the students bowed to their sensei as he continued to speak, "Cobra Kai gaining ground. We must prepare. Come." Sensei Chozen walked around the table and stood behind it.