Cobra Kai Dojo.
Dash parked his car near the supermarket and walked slowly towards the doors of this Dojo that brings back so many memories every time he visits. When he got out of the car, his gaze turned to an old man who was staring at him, and he soon remembered who he was.
Kreese inevitably recognized Dash, the five-time champion of the All Valley tournament and one of the strongest young fighters he had the opportunity to acknowledge.
"Are you lost, or have you decided to switch Dojos?" Kreese asked directly with a somewhat profound expression.
Dash smiled a bit and asked, "It seems that Cobra Kai now has two Senseis. Is Mr. Lawrence inside?"
"He's inside, but the question I'm asking myself is... What is a student from Sakura Bushido doing here?" Kreese thought of some convenient way to have this kid in Cobra Kai, but none of his options were optimal for having him on their side for now.
Dash smiled and said, "I want to make a proposal to Sensei Lawrence, a Dojo-to-Dojo competition. You should know better than anyone that competitive spirit is the best for the students' growth. For that precise reason, I want to hold ten matches, the first day at the Cobra Kai Dojo and the second at Sakura Bushido."
Kreese was very surprised by this innovative proposal; that was exactly what the kids needed to feel the true passion of Karate, and he thought it was a good idea.
"Come with me, classes are about to start, but you still have time to propose that to Lawrence." Kreese walked into the Dojo while whistling.
Dash took off his shoes on the mat, respecting the Dojo, and after seeing the changes they had made in this place, he was a bit surprised. After walking through the place, although he knew the facilities were old and there were still many things to improve, he thought about the rough style of this place, believing that this style was Lawrence's, and it amused him a bit.
"Dash, I heard you were looking for me, do you need something?" Lawrence looked at Dash, who was looking around, so he asked.
Dash couldn't hide his smile and bowed respectfully to both Karate masters. He didn't know if things between them had been resolved, but for them to be together, it meant they had.
"I hope you forgive me for coming unannounced. For some time, I've been thinking with the Senseis of Sakura Bushido about creating a competition between our students and some other Dojos nearby. As I've personally met many of your students, I would like ten of yours to face ten of ours, one day in your Dojo and the other in ours." Dash proposed his thoughts.
"When would that be?"
Dash was surprised and said, "Of course, when your Dojo is ready to accept us for a day. I don't know how you wanted to do it, whether to choose among the new students or the strongest we have."
Instead of fighting the strongest, it could also be interesting for the new students to have some fun, so it was a good proposal.
Johnny Lawrence, who knew perfectly well that Sakura Bushido had better students, said, "Why not do it half and half?"
Dash understood what he meant. "Of course, we can do it that way. As I know your Dojo is not very new in terms of reopening time, I will consider bringing students with less than three years of training to make things much more balanced."
"Bring your top ten students, of course, you would be on the list too," Kreese said, interrupting the conversation. He considered being underestimated in this way a great insult to Cobra Kai.
Johnny turned around to look at Lawrence and said, "You can do that, bring girls too since it would be interesting. Since Kreese mentioned it, he wasn't a coward and knew perfectly well how bad they wouldn't be in terms of level.
"That's amazing, I'd like to fight with your champion if I have the chance under tournament rules," Dash said very excited to be more related to these people.
He hadn't had the opportunity to be very related to Cobra Kai because he was very focused on Sakura Bushido and was not willing to abandon it. He would prefer a thousand times to compete with those he admires in a certain way and win than to abandon his Dojo that has improved so much with so much effort.
"So, when would you like to make this skill exchange?" Dash asked, looking at Johnny, who seemed very excited.
Kreese on the side said, "Tomorrow, we can do it tomorrow at the opening time, which would be in a few minutes."
"I'll call you, do you have a number?" Lawrence wanted to have his best students, so it was a good idea to do it when they were all here.
Dash nodded and took out his cellphone. "Well, once it's confirmed that tomorrow we'll come with our students to your Dojo, Sensei Lawrence, and you must be Sensei Kreese."
Kreese looked at Dash and said, "I never told you my name."
"I'm friends with Miguel, Eli, and the others. Of course, they've talked about the new Sensei teaching at Cobra Kai." Dash said with a subtle smile.
At the moment he was about to leave, Kreese said while holding his uniform with both hands, "Why don't you stay to watch the class? The kids would feel better knowing that this skill exchange is serious."