[SEASON 5: EPISODE 9]

"YOU knew all along that Silver cheated at the All Valley and you did nothing?" Sam pushed Tory. "Sam!" Katherine called out. "You don't know what it's like in there, what I've had to deal with." Tory explained.

Sam started fighting her yet Tory blocked all of her attacks. "Sam, stop!" Katherine yelled out just as Sam kicked Tory, causing her to bump into the dumpster behind her. Sam tried to kick her yet again, but Tory moved away. "My entire family has suffered because of you!" Sam lunged at her. Katherine pushed her away, "stop!" She yelled sternly.

"Katherine, get out of the way!" Samantha yelled back. When Katherine didn't move, Sam pushed her away harshly. Katherine was about to fall to the ground if Robby hadn't catch her. "Are you okay?" He asked. She nodded, seeing Sam lunge towards Tory once again, but luckily, Isaiah and Miguel got in their way.

"No! Sam, that's enough!" Miguel protested. "She's been working with Kreese this whole time." Sam said, directing her attention back at Tory, "why did you only come forward now? Huh? Because you're a coward."

"Don't call her a coward." Isaiah defended, looking at Sam sternly. "Screw you, LaRusso. I knew this was a mistake." She glanced at them before walking away. "Tory." Isaiah called out. Sam sighed, walking away as well. "Sam." Miguel called out.

Katherine pulled away from Robby's arms and followed after Sam. She caught up to her and grabbed Sam's arm, turning her around, "what the hell is wrong with you?"

"What's wrong with me? It's Tory. Something's wrong with her." Samantha retorted. "Don't talk about Tory like that. She's got a lot going on." Katherine defended.

"Everybody's got a sob story." Sam started, "oh yeah? Do you know how hard it is having to deal with a sick mother? She's doing everything on her own, and she doesn't need to deal with you giving shit to her. All she was trying to do was tell you about Silver, and it for sure as hell must've been hard for her." Katherine nearly yelled.

"Why are you defending her? Tory could have told us earlier, but she didn't!" Sam yelled, stepping forward.

"So what? I bet the reason why she went to Kreese was because she didn't know how to handle it. If you were in the same position, you would've done the same thing!" Katherine yelled back, her eyes burning.

Sam scoffed, "would I? No. I would've told someone I actually trust."

It was Katherine's turn to scoff. "You don't get it. All you ever do is accuse people of things and never try to actually understand them." With that, Katherine walked away, shaking her head.

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WRAPPING his knuckles into a fist, he brought it up and knocked on Tory's door. After a few minutes, the door opened slightly, but once she caught sight of Isaiah she opened the door wider. "What are you doing here?"

"Are you okay?" Was the first thing that came out of Isaiah's mouth. Tory blinked a few times, "y-yeah. Did you only come here to ask me that?"

He sighed deeply, "Tory, I've had enough. I don't wanna break up with you, but Cobra Kai is getting more dangerous, and you have to leave. Kreese didn't even do anything," his eyes flickered all over her face, sending her a pleading look.

"Isaiah, I can't-" Tory got cut off, "why not?" He questioned, "no, Tory. You have to leave. Robby did it, so there's no reason why you can't either. And I heard Noah also left. Why are you still in there? And don't tell me it's because of Kreese and his plan, because I'm starting to get sick of that excuse."

She furrowed her brows, "he actually just cut me off. Said I needed to do things on my own."

A scoff left the Walker's lips, "of course he did. Tory, you shouldn't have put your trust in him."

Tory scoffed as well, "well, what was I supposed to do? Trust you? How do I know you're not gonna be the next one to leave too?" The words flew out of her mouth before she could even stop them and once she realized what she had said, she immediately regretted it.

Isaiah blinked back the hurt that coated his eyes, "Tory, I wouldn't leave you."

"Well, we're not too sure." Tory's voice came out quieter than she intended. "What are you saying, Tory?" He questioned, hoping it's not what he thought she was talking about.

"I can't do this anymore, Isaiah. It's better this way. You shouldn't have to worry about me." Tory looked down, her voice wavering slightly. "Are you breaking up with me?" He asked quietly.

"Yeah." She muttered, her eyes brimming with tears. Isaiah nearly flinched as he swallowed roughly. "Tory..."

"I'm sorry." She finally said, closing the door.

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"W-W-WAIT. Okay, so Sensei Targaryen paid off the ref at the All Valley and framed Kreese for a crime he didn't commit?" Demetri turned to Eli and Kat, "never let me miss a house party again."

"We tell the senseis." Miguel suggested with his arms crossed. "What are they gonna do? We saw what happened to my dad when he confronted Silver. I don't want him getting hurt again." Samantha said.

"At least we can both agree on that." Katherine muttered. "If this ref and Stingray are on Silver's payroll, they'll never admit anything," Demetri sighed. "I'm not so sure about that," Bert spoke up.

Everyone turned to look at him, "I know he's in Cobra Kai and I'm in Eagle Fang, but Stingray's still my friend. He wouldn't lie to me," he paused, "at least, I hope he wouldn't."

"Great. Do you think you can get him to talk?" Isaiah asked with slight hopeful eyes, Bert nodded in response. "Find out where he lives." Kat spoke.

"Let's go," Eli said, all of them leaving Miguel and Sam alone.

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ARRIVING at Cobra Kai, everyone turned their attention to the sound of footsteps as they spotted the sight of Isaiah and Robby. "Mr. Keene. Mr. Walker. To what do we owe the pleasure?" Silver's voice filled their ears. "I came here to apologize," Robby turned to the students, "I let you down. Turned my back on you. I didn't understand at the time, but I realize now I was wrong. I shouldn't have just left," he paused, "I should have taken you all with me."

Isaiah took this as an opportunity to speak, "everything you're taught here is bullshit. I can guarantee you that there is pain in this dojo and it's built upon fear, because this man is not your sensei, he is your enemy." He pointed towards Silver. His eyes spotted Lilah who was beside Tory. She looked away, not meeting her brother's eyes.

Robby sighed, "but it's not too late. You're not past the point of no return. And I promise, there's still another way," he looked directly at Kenny.

After a few seconds, Silver started to clap, "bold move, Mr. Keene and Mr. Walker. Bold move," he approached the two, "we've heard you out. Now it's my turn to speak. Joon-bee stance!" All the students did as told. "Right leg back, kia!"

"Kia!" The students yelled. "Forward strike, side kick, kia!" Silver yelled once again. The students followed.

"There's a difference between being heard and being listened to," Silver told the two boys, "they heard you. But they listen to me. Now..." he took a few steps forward, "if you two don't mind, we've got some training to do," he turned back to the students, "if Mr. Keene and Mr. Walker or any of their friends step foot in this dojo again, what will you show them?"

"No mercy, sir!" They yelled. Isaiah looked at Tory and gave her a curt nod before the two walked out of the dojo. Kim narrowed her eyes at Tory, having witnessed the little action.

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"BERT! What's up, dude? Wanna play some D&D? These, uh... Oh, there they are. These noobs were entering the light  and exiting night-" Stingray cut himself off as Miguel, Kat, Eli, Demetri and Sam made their way behind Bert. "Miyagi-Fangs? Oh, this is a trap. Oh, you Admiral Ackbar-ed me. Et tu, Bert-tay?"

"Knock it off. We know Kreese never hurt you," Eli snapped. "According to my testimony in a court of law, he did. So... read the transcript." He was about to close the door when Katherine stepped forward and put a hand on the door so that he couldn't close it. "You lied to the court, and you lied to my dad. But you're not going to lie to us." She walked inside the house, the others trailing behind.

"You're just gonna let her―now you're all walking in." Stingray sighed deeply.

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"DISMISSED. Except you, Nichols. I need you to stay a little longer." Silver said to the girl as everyone started to leave. A stone that was shaped into a person was placed in front of her as Kim stood beside it.

"What is this?" The Nichols girl questioned, looking at Kim. "This is your enemy. Destroy it." Kim ordered.

Tory stepped forward, feeling the stone. She looked at Silver in disbelief, "it's solid stone," she turned to Kim, "I'll break my hand."

"It will heal in time for the tournament," she replied. Tory scoffed, "this is crazy," her eyes flickered between the two senseis, "I'm going home." She turned to walk away when three other senseis blocked her way.

"You will go home when the lesson is over." Kim said in a stern tone. Tory hesitantly walked in front, getting in her fighting position. She yelled, punching the stone. "Not hard enough," Kim refrained herself from scoffing. "To break it, you must use all your power." She continued.

Tory got in her stance once again, punching the stone once more. "Are you even trying?" Kim's voice mockingly said as she looked at Silver.

Tory kept punching the stone, until her knuckles started bleeding. She crouched down, holding her fist in pain as Kim looked down at her, "something is holding you back."

"I-I can't do it." Tory stammered. "It's the boy, isn't it?" Kim looked at her. Tory let out a small gasp, glancing up at Kim. She scoffed, "you act strong, but inside you're soft."

"That's not true!" Tory protested. "Your feelings have made you weak," Kim urged. "No!" Tory said. "You care more about this boy than your own dojo!" Kim yelled.

Tory stood up, anger clear in her eyes as she yelled back, "I broke up with him because of this dojo, you bitch!" She raised her fist and sent a punch but Kim moved away so that Tory punched the stone, breaking it. Tory let out a small shriek of pain, kneeling down as she held her arm in pain whilst her fist bled out.

"That must have been a hard decision," Silver spoke up, "but you made the right choice. Let's hope you keep making them." Silver glanced at Kim before walking away. "Lesson over." Were the last words to leave Kim before she walked away, the three senseis trailing after her.

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"OKAY, okay. All right. Let's try this one more time, okay?" Demetri breathed out in question. "What happened that night? Who hurt you?"

"Hey, Bert, how does it feel?" Stingray kept his eyes on him. "Look. Look at me. Look at me." Demetri gestured to himself.

"To stab a grown man in the back between his shoulders blades and stare at the blood as it trickles down his back?" He questioned Bert. "God, enough!" Eli snapped, slamming his fist on the table. "No more games."

"Tell us what happened." Katherine gritted out in annoyance. Samantha sighed, "my dad went through a lot of pain because of you and Silver. And now a lot of other people will too if you just sit back and do nothing."

"But if I tell you what really happened, you know, he-he'll find out. I can't." Stingray said. "Are you seriously worried about that other than people going through a lot of pain because of Silver?" Katherine asked with a scoff.

"It's not that easy, you guys." Stingray looked down at the table. Katherine slammed her fist on the table, "yes, it is! You just have to say it."

Stingray stayed silent for a moment before he furrowed his brows, "actually, there... Um, wait. Okay, so I've been working on this new D&D campaign-"

"I don't think we have time for this," Miguel muttered. "Wait a minute," Eli said, "what happens in the campaign, Stingray?"

Stingray let out a breath, "okay, so, once upon a time, there was a Dwarven monk, and he was a member of the most badass guild in all the land," he held out a tiny character, "uh, he was banished for a time. You know, typical PC crap. But, um, once ha paid his penance, he returned." He placed it on the table.

"Only by then, the guild was under new leadership," he placed another character on the table, "and the monk was denied reentry into the guild. And quite unceremoniously, might I add," he paused, "what did the monk do? The monk, he made a pact with a silver-haired king who would usurp the leader," he placed another character down.

"And it was early one morning, before any of the warriors had arrived, that the king struck the monk down. Again, and again, and again," he did the action with the small character, "it was then that they framed the leader for the assault, and the leader was put in chains, and the silver-haired king took over the guild."

"And you were..." Demetri paused, "the Dwarven monk was let back into the guild?"

"Yeah. With benefits." Eli commented. "Aye. With benefits, yeah." Stingray replied. "Okay, so why can't he just tell everyone what really happened?" Miguel asked.

"Because he doesn't wanna lose his benefits," Samantha stood up. "No! No. I would..." he stammered, "the-the monk would give it all back if he could, but the-the silver-haired king, you know, he... he almost killed the monk. He could have killed him." He paused for a moment.

"And why? To get power. So yeah, the monk fears what that king would do to keep that power. I think the monk just... the monk just wanted reentry into the guild because he thought that he could be like a..." his voice slightly wavered, "like a proud and noble warrior. Just like you Hawk, Katherine, all you guys. But he's neither proud nor noble. Definitely not a warrior. He just sits around playing with them all day. The monk's just scared." He shook his head, "I just can't. I'm sorry."

"That's great. Thanks for nothing." Samantha sighed, walking away. Miguel took a deep breath before following after her.

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"WHAT are you two doing here?" Tory asked the two sisters who stood in the doorway. "We-" Katherine cut herself off, noticing Tory's bruised hand, "oh my God. What happened?" She questioned.

"Um... just a little accident." Tory replied. Sam sighed, "look, I don't wanna be here," Katherine scoffed at her choice of words, "but if you're having problems with Cobra Kai, we'd be willing to listen."

Tory nodded, letting the two girls inside as she sat back down on the couch, putting a bag of ice on her knuckles.

Sam closed the door behind her and the two girls approached Tory. Sam stood there while Katherine decided to sit on the couch next to Tory, putting a comforting hand on her arm whilst she started to talk. "I wanted to win the All Valley more than anything. When they handed me that trophy," she paused, "that was the best moment of my life. But then I saw Silver and that ref, and it just killed me. I felt like a fraud. I wanted to get back at Silver so bad. That's why I listened to Kreese, but then I just got caught up in more lies. And now my life is a living hell." She scoffed.

"We didn't know what you were going through. But now that we do, maybe you can help us. We tried to talk to Stingray. He basically admitted it was Silver who assaulted him in the old dojo, but he's too afraid to go to the police." Sam spoke.

"I knew Silver was involved, but I had no idea he did it with his own hands." Tory replied. "Problem is we can't prove it." Katherine sighed.

"Well, if it happened at the old dojo, maybe we can." Tory looked at her.

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