[Five Tujunga Terrors players chance upon Daniel and Johnny after the game]
Hey, good game, guys. No hard feelings, right?
HHamm
Because of you, I spent half the game in the box.
Yeah, but you still eked out a win. It was great.
HHamm
So you can kick my ass any day of the week. Is that right?
No, I didn't say that. He... [gestures to Johnny, who's nowhere to be found]
HHamm
Looks like your lover boy bailed on you.
CCalloway
Wait, wait, wait. You know who this is? It's LaRusso Auto. The chopping prices guy from TV? He's got that smoking hot brunette running the place. [goalie wolf whistles]
[offended at whistle] Easy guys. That's my wife.
HHamm
Oh. Maybe I'll take her for a test drive. [nudges Calloway]
CCalloway
I'll ride shotgun.
VVaughn
I got the backseat to myself. [everybody laughs until Daniel has had enough. He attacks and defeats all five Terrors players]
[surveying the damage with pretzel in hand] Kick ass! Nice work, LaRusso. Way to assert your dominance.
No be there. [bites pretzel]
[The Eagle Fang students are scared of Johnny ordering them to jump the gap between two buildings with a long way drop to some mattresses below]
Do you? Based on your track record, you don't have the best judgment.
Oh, you wanna talk judgment? How about smashing into my Firebird and driving off with your girlfriends?
I wasn't even driving. I was in the backseat.
Showing up at my place drunk, causing your dad to kick down my door? Guessing that wasn't your fault either.
I'm a teenager who's made mistakes. You're a 50-something-year-old man who lives alone, drinks all day, and clearly hasn't figured out his own life.
I figured out one thing for sure. If I did everything my parents wanted me to do, I'd be wearing a suit and tie in some worthless job while I wait out the clock. I didn't want that. And now I get to do what I love every damn day. I get to try to help kids like you find their own way. If you wanna sit in the back seat your whole life, go right ahead. It's no sweat off my back.
[Terry reflects before the mirror and suddenly looks at a spot under his arm where a tattoo used to be - and it brings him back to a moment in the 70s with Kreese at a tattoo parlor, where Kreese says he volunteered Cobra Kai for the then-relatively new All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament]
What? We don't have any students yet.
We will. And this would be the perfect venue to show the whole world that our way is the right way. [sees Silver's glum face] What?
It's my father. He wants me to take over his company. [Kreese scoffs] He said if I don't, he's cutting me out of the inheritance.
But what about the dojo? We... We were just about to open it.
You will. No, I can still pay my half of the rent. Even more. I just won't be able to be there.
Yeah, but I can't do this without you. Terry, I can't do this without you. We started this together. We gotta see it through together.
Maybe someday. My father wants me to put all this karate and Vietnam behind me. But I don't know if I can ever go back to a normal life.
Hey, remember, fear does not exist. You can get through anything. You know why? 'Cause you got me. I didn't leave you behind in the war and I'm not gonna leave you behind now. [offers hand] Cobra Kai?
Never dies. [the last two words ring hard in Silver's memory]
[Kenny Payne has just revealed how two Eagle Fang members harassed him over his Cobra Kai shirt]
We still owe that Judas some payback.
Everyone fall in. As you know, our enemies are working together. They are combining their styles to beat us. But they are destined to fail. Because there is only one way. And what is that way?
The Way of the Fist, sir!
Exactly. However, that doesn't mean that we can't double down. Class, meet Sensei Terry Silver. [a man appears] Co-founder of Cobra Kai and one of the most ferocious fighters in the history of the sport. Together, we built Cobra Kai from the ground up, and now he is here to help you prepare for the All Valley. [they bow to each other]
Thank you, Sensei Kreese. It's an honor to be here.
With two senseis, you will receive twice the instruction. That means twice the work. And if you are not prepared to put in 200%, then you can leave right now.
But if you dig in and follow our lead, we're gonna take you to the next level.
[Miguel has his first drive with Daniel]
[notices Daniel singing to Christopher Cross' Sailing] This is pretty smooth. Who is this?
Oh, that's Christopher Cross. He was huge in the '80s.
Sensei didn't tell me about him.
Yeah, well, not everything from the '80s was hard rock. There were some soft rock songs that were just perfect. Michael McDonald, Billy Joel, Chicago...
I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that. It's a yellow light. [Miguel drives ahead] When you see a yellow light you're supposed to slow down.
Uh, sorry. Usually with Sensei Lawrence we kind of...
It doesn't matter what he does. If you're driving with my daughter, you take the extra precautions.
Uh, yes. You're right. I'm sorry.
I was pretty shaky at first too. Most of the kids my age all had their dads teach them. But for me, well, lucky I met Mr. Miyagi. He made me realize that just because I didn't have a dad didn't mean there wasn't someone who could fill that role.
The sad part is I have a dad.
I don't know much about him. He got caught up with something illegal. My mom was pregnant and tried to get him to stop and he wouldn't. That's why Mom and Yaya moved up here. I looked him up. It says he lives in Mexico now. I haven't told my mom though. She gets mad whenever I bring him up.
Miguel, I hated my mom for moving us to LA. I thought she was only thinking for herself. But, as I got older, I realized she was doing it all for me. She wasn't just looking for a new career. She was looking for a better life. Sounds like that's what your mom did. It may not seem brave, but sometimes avoiding conflict is one of the most heroic things a person can do.
[The kids look on as Daniel is talking to Silver]
Your dad is pissed! Who is that guy?
BBert
He looks like a Highlander.
NNate
The Highlander. There can be only one.
[Daniel and Johnny review the footage of their special match but arguments over who won are forgotten when Hawk appears in a hoodie]
[sees somebody in hoodie] Hawk?
Shit, Eli what happened?! [Hawk reveals his mohawk is no more and everybody is stunned]
Kreese and Silver did this. They need to pay.
Jesus, Johnny. Please. Kreese tried to kill you last time. What, you wanna fight them both?
Damn right I do. Look what they did.
Dousing the fire with gasoline, that's your answer? [exasperated] Why am I not surprised?
You still think your way is the only way. You were so proud when they pulled their little sprinkler prank the other day, but if they stood their ground and kicked some ass like I taught them, this never would've happened.
And if they fight every time they're provoked, where does that lead? Back to the hospital? Or to jail? Come on, Just because you spent time in both...
Johnny's right. It doesn't matter how many times we stand up to Cobra Kai, if we don't strike back, they're gonna keep coming at us.
[to Johnny] And you were worried about my influence on your kids? Is this what you want, Johnny? To have my daughter and the rest of my students acting like you?
You don't have to worry about it anymore. 'Cause we're done.
Eagle Fangs, let's go. [they leave]
[Daniel is asking Amanda why she's helping Tory]
Did I tell you about the time I was arrested?
It was a high school prank.
And by "prank," I meant I took a baseball bat to my math tutor's car. With her in it.
She was having an affair with my dad. My parents' marriage was falling apart, I thought the world was ending, and I blamed her for taking it all away from me.
know you didn't get along with your dad, but I did... I had no idea.
I was charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment. I didn't walk my graduation. And then my parents divorced anyway.
Why did you never tell me?
Just worked hard to put it behind me. And it's not exactly a first date story. Or an any date story. I was young and upset. And I'm lucky it didn't ruin my life. Tory's young and upset. And maybe she's a lost cause, but... We'll never know if we don't try to help. All I want to do is try to break the pattern, Daniel. Kids like Tory get the same messages delivered to them over and over again the same exact way. Sometimes they just need a wake-up call to change course.
[Daniel and Amanda are summoned by the West Valley Middle School principal over another incident between Anthony's crew and Kenny]
We're not sure what happened...
But whatever it is, we expect there to be a severe punishment for this.
PPrincipal
Oh, there will be. I've already spoken to the parents of the other offending students. We're going to be suspending them. And your son.
What? None of this is Anthony's fault.
PPrincipal
Well, I'm afraid we have proof. [activates tablet showing security camera footage of the recent chase] Turns out this isn't the first time. [clip of Kenny opening his locker only to have a lot of milk spill out] Don't know how they got that milk in the locker. Anthony and the others have been cyberbullying Mr. Payne for some time. I've seen enough evidence to conclude that Anthony has been a real bully this year. [Daniel looks outside]
[seeing Daniel's sad face; to Anthony as he smiles] I got you!
[Stingray enters the Cobra Kai dojo in his original white gi and tries to be chummy with everybody]
Sensei! Sir, I am reporting for duty and I require no thanks.
Oh, uh, you know, just defending the dojo and I-I served my time, Sensei sir.
Look, we're trying to train for a tournament. Let's carry on, everyone.
The All Valley tourney. I'm well aware. Say, listen, I got a couple of good ideas. Just basic strategy.
Don't be ridiculous. You were never part of this team. You're a buffoon. A joker, an embarrassment. You have no value here.
Wow, what? But, Sensei, I'm, um, one of the guys, you know.
You will never be Cobra Kai. You get that?
Oh, wait, wait, w-wait, I got you. Th-This is, um... [chuckles] This is a test, right? Yeah, this is a test.
[coldly] Get the hell out of here.
Challenge accepted. [leaves]
[Daniel tries to talk to Anthony in the wake of a counselling session with his cousin Vanessa]
Hey. Look, I know this suspension and the no-screens thing sucks. But not as much as it sucks to be bullied. So I hope you understand why these consequences are necessary. We're trying to help you to grow into the person we know you are, Anthony. I know it's been crazy around here this last little while and that part, that's on me. This tournament stuff made me lose focus on the things that are most important.
Actually, I'm, uh... I'm looking forward to the tournament. You know, I hope you guys win. Okay? Screw Cobra Kai.
Well, on that we can agree. [hears electronic chime] What is that? [gets angry because the suspension order included no electronic devices] We said no more screens. Are you hearing anything we're saying to you? Give me that, Anthony.
[brings out tablet] It's not even an iPad. It barely has games. This doesn't count! [Daniel smashes tablet in two] Dad! Dad, are you insane? Do you know...
QUIET!!!! You're gonna learn to listen to us and do as you're told, and if you don't, you'd better strap yourself in for one hell of a rough ride because I am done playing games with you. Do you understand me??
[Daniel calls out Robby over how Cobra Kai fighters saw through any Miyagi-Do opponent's moves and defeated them]
You wanted to beat Miyagi-Do so badly you gave Cobra Kai all of our secrets.
The goal is to win. I did what I had to do.
If all you care about is winning, you didn't learn anything I taught you.
Everybody thinks their way is the only way. You, my dad, Cobra Kai. Truth is, it doesn't matter which way you fight as long as it works. And I'll use whatever it takes to win.
Why? To get back at your dad? Me? Sam? The world? If that's the case, I have another Miyagi-Do secret that you can slip to your friends. Never put passion in front of principle. Because even if you win, you lose.
[Anthony finds Kenny in the locker room, and tries to apologize over the bullying he and his clique gave him, but when LaRusso claims he could only imagine how Kenny felt...]
Oh, you can imagine? Okay, go ahead.
Well, like, not, uh, great?
Then you wouldn't know. Because no one's ever been such a piece of [angered] SHIT to you!!! Well, maybe it's time you found out. [roundhouse kicks Anthony to the locker] How does that feel, LaPusso? Not great? Man, get up, get up! [pummels him and was set to deliver a final blow until Robby intervenes]
Just getting payback on the kid who thought he could bully me and get away with it.
Anthony LaRusso was your bully?
Not anymore. [gets closer to Anthony and holds his face] Do you hear that? Get ready for high school next year because you're gonna be in a world of pain. [gleefully smiles]
Hey. This is not how I trained you.
It's Cobra Kai. No mercy. [walks off]
