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"Okay." Miguel mumbles as he approaches Jamie's extra bag she had given to Sienna. He unzips it to put the card he made for her and catches sight of a brochure. He sets the card in the bag and takes the brochure. As he reads over it, he frowns, "Yosemite?"

He turns it over in his hands before picking the bag up and setting the brochure back inside. He closes it and sets it back in its place before turning around. His eyes immediately landing on Jamie who had been catching up with Sam and Tory.

As he gets closer, Jamie's eyes flicker over to him. His smiles softly as her eyes light up. She excuses herself before walking over, "Hey."

"Hi."

Jamie's face falls, "You okay?"

"Yeah. Um..." He mutters, "I was just- were you planning on seeing Yosemite?"

"Oh." She says, "Shit. Um, I actually wanted to talk to you about that."

"Okay."

"The day Brittany came to see me, she came to give me a graduation present and came to me with the idea of traveling before settling down for college. So, instead of driving down to Stanford when we were supposed to, I'm gonna start traveling instead. I just didn't wanna say anything until after."

"It's fine. We didn't promise we were gonna be in the same place after high school." He says, "Up until I got deferred it just, uh... seemed like it might end up that way."

"I know." She nods

"It sounds super cool." He says, "You definitely deserve a break. And you must be so pumped. I mean, I'm happy for you."

"I'm really happy. I think this will be good for me." She chuckles

"More than anything, I just want what's best for you." He says softly

"Ladies and gentlemen, please return to your seats."

"I wanna hear all about every place you're going, okay, right after I'm done kicking some ass."

Jamie nods with a wide smile before pulling him in and kissing him. Miguel wraps his arms tightly around her waist and lifts her slightly. As she pulls away, his lips chase her. She laughs pecking him once more before stepping back. The two then make their way over to Johnny.

"And now... our final match of this year's Sekai Taikai! Representing the Iron Dragons, Axel Kovačević! And representing Cobra Kai, Miguel Diaz."

"This is what it's all about." Johnny says, "Savor the moment. And knock his block off."

"Would the fighters please come to the mat." Gunther says. Axel and Miguel walk to the middle of the mat as the crowd cheers, "Good luck to both of you."

"Go, Miguel!" Johnny claps

"You got this, Miguel!" Jamie calls out

"Fighters, face me. Bow. Face each other. Bow. Fighting stances. Fight!"

Miguel starts off with a backhand that Axel dodges. Axel backs away as Miguel kicks at him. Miguel pushes Axel's leg away before hitting him in his stomach.

"Point!"

"Yes!" Jamie shouts

"Nice, Diaz!"

"Come on, Miguel!"

"Ais!" Miguel shouts as he jumps up. Axel blocks his kick and dodges a few punches before sidestepping him. He lifts his leg as Miguel tries a leg sweep. Miguel jumps up to punch and Axel takes ahold of his arm. Miguel yanks his arm back before turning and landing another punch to his stomach.

"Point!"

"Let's go!" Hawk yells as Sienna cheers beside him

Axel blocks Miguel's arm before grabbing it and pushing him back. Miguel leans back as Axel swings at him before attempting to hit him. Axel lets Miguel's arm go as he stumbles back. Miguel dodges a kick before swinging at Axel. Axel backs up as he dodges before Miguel kicks him in his knee.

Miguel swings a few more times before Axel grabs him and swings him around. Miguel blocks a knee before Axel swings him again. He pushes Axel back before elbowing him in his stomach.

"Point!" The ref yells before Miguel kicks Axel in his chest, "Point!"

Miguel steps aside as Axel kicks at him before ducking under a roundhouse. He ducks again as Axel swings at him before stepping behind him. Axel groans as he swings at Miguel again. Miguel blocks it and a few more punches before turning and kicking Axel in his jaw.

"Point!"

"Yeah, Miguel!" Jamie cheers as the horn blares

"Yes!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!"

"Good job, Miguel!" Johnny says

Miguel walks over with a huge smile. Johnny fist bumps him, "Holy shit, Diaz. You're on fire."

"Thanks." Miguel chuckles as Jamie engulfs him in a hug

"You did amazing." Jamie says

"Thank you."

"Now, just stay focused and you got this in the bag, alright?"

"Yes, Sensei." Miguel nods before the horn blares

Jamie pats his arm before he steps onto the mat again, "Come on, Miguel. You got this!"

"Fighting stances. Ready? Fight!"

Axel immediately starts off swinging at Miguel. Miguel barely dodges it before attempting a kick. Axel grabs his leg and pushes away before circling Miguel. Axel blocks another kick before kicking Miguel in his chest.

"Point!"

Axel continues on blocking more of Miguel's punches before Miguel blocks a punch. Miguel swings again and Axel grabs his arm and lands a point to his chest.

"Point!" The ref yells before Axel kicks Miguel in his stomach, "Point!"

Axel then turns and kicks Miguel in his face making him stumble, "Point!"

Jamie's face scrunches up as Axel flips. Miguel blocks an elbow before swinging. Axel ducks under and lands another kick to his chest. "Another point!"

Axel groans before running and flipping. He lands a kick to Miguel's face that makes Miguel fall head first. Jamie gasps as Miguel lands on the mat. She puts her arm out to stop Johnny from running out.

"Knockdown. Ten points!"

Miguel struggles to sit up as Axel charges at him again. Miguel puts his hands out just as the horn blares. Axel grunts before turning back to his side. Miguel stands and grabs his headband from the mat before turning toward Johnny and Jamie.

Jamie immediately steps up as he approaches them, "Hey, it's okay. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." He breathes

"Miguel-"

"I'm okay." He says gently as he grabs her wrists to stop her from holding his face. He looks over and steps down toward Johnny, "I'm so sorry, Sensei. I... I thought I had him."

"You did have him."

"Yeah."

"And then he had you. That's how fights go. That's how life goes. We all get our asses handed to us sometimes. There's gonna be more where that came from, I guarantee it. On and off the mat. But I've never known anyone who could take a shit-kicking and fight back harder like you."

"Thanks, Sensei, but..." Miguel starts as he shakes his head, "I'm further behind on points. I don't know if I can make it back in one round."

"Who gives a shit about the score? Points are for pussies." Johnny says, "Just go out there and give them the best two minutes of karate you got. Everything you learned. Every lesson. Every win. Every loss. Leave it all on the mat. Go all in! Got it?"

"Yeah. Yes, Sensei." Miguel says as he starts to put his headband back on

"Screw this headband." Johnny says taking it from him. He takes his own black headband off and ties it around Miguel's head, "You're Cobra Kai."

He nods to Johnny before turning toward Jamie. The girl smiles with a short nod. Miguel nods before walking back onto the mat.

"¡Pártele el culo, Miggy!"

Jamie turns toward the crowd as Rosa stands. Sienna jumps up and cheers making the crowd follow her.

"Yeah, Miguel! You can do it!" Sam yells

"Come on!" Nevaeh yells

"Fighting stance. Ready? Fight!"

Miguel steps out of the way as Axel jumps towards him. Miguel ducks under a kick before blocking a few punches. Miguel grabs Axel's fist mid-punch before punching him in his nose.

"Point!"

"Yes!"

Axel blocks a few kicks from Miguel before Miguel kicks at his side. As Axel puts his arm up, Miguel takes the opening and lands a point to his stomach.

"Point!"

"That's it. That's it!" Johnny says

Miguel blocks two punches before landing another kick to Axel's chest.

"Point!"

"Good, good, good! Good!"

Miguel turns his back toward Axel. He bounces side to side as he waits for Axel to make a move.

"Now, now, now!"

Jamie looks over toward the Iron Dragon senseis as they yell out to Axel. She looks up as Axel looks towards her. Her brows furrowing as he turns back to Miguel. He gets down and attempts to sweep his leg. Miguel flips and lands another kick to his face.

"Point!"

"Yes!" Jamie yells

Miguel steps aside as Axel runs at him. He blocks a few punches before kicking him in his knee again and turning and landing another kick to his face.

"Point!"

Miguel kicks at Axel twice before swinging at him. Axel blocks his punches before Miguel grabs his gi, swings him around, and knees him.

"That's a point!"

Axel grabs Miguel by his gi and falls back. Miguel flips over him to keep leverage. Miguel runs at Axel and Axel barely blocks his kick as he stands. The two kick at each other before Miguel brings his other foot up and kicks which Axel blocks. Miguel gets down to sweep his leg before jumping up and kneeing him.

"Point!" The ref yells as Miguel pushes Axel back and kicks him in his stomach, "Point!"

He then turns and lands another kick to Axel's face, "Point!"

Miguel then gets down before spinning and jumping up. He flips mid-air and lands a kick to Axel's jaw again. Forcing the teen to fall to the mat as the horn blares.

"Knockdown. Winner!"

"Yes!" Jamie yells as she runs onto the mat. She immediately wraps her arms around Miguel, "You did it, baby. You did it!"

As she pulls away, tears slowly fall down his cheeks. He's then immediately pulled into another hug by Johnny, "You did it! You did it, man. Hell yeah! You did it!"

Robby laughs as Miguel pulls him into a hug with Tory. Hawk comes up behind him and pats him on the back. Jamie turns and is engulfed in a hug by Brittany.

"You did amazing, Jamie."

"Thank you." She smiles

"Fantastic!" Daniel says pulling Miguel into a hug

"Thank you, Sensei." Miguel says as he pulls away and hugs Sam

As the two pull away, Miguel pulls Jamie back into another hug, "I knew you could do it."

"May I have your attention?" Gunther says as the two pull away

"Yeah!" Hawk cheers

"What an absolutely thrilling conclusion. Please join me in congratulating our girls' and boys' champions, Jamie Jackson and Miguel Diaz of Cobra Kai!"

The two are handed their trophies that they hold up high as the crowd cheers for them. Miguel's left arm pulls Jamie into a side hug as she giggles.

"This leaves us only to declare our overall dojo champion." Gunther says, "But we cannot do that. Because, for the first time in our long and storied history, the Sekai Taikai has ended in a tie!"

The crowd gasps as Jamie and Miguel turn to look at the points. Both teams having a total of 180 points.

"What does that mean?" Jamie mutters

"Fortunately, we have a protocol in place for just such an occasion. A winner must be proclaimed. Per tradition, our overall champion will be determined by one final match between the dojos. To be fought by their senseis!"

As the crowd cheers, Jamie and Miguel turn to Johnny. The man's eyes land on them and he immediately nods to calm them.

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Sienna squeals as she pulls away from Jamie, "I knew you guys could do it. I told you my best friend wasn't a loser." Miguel, Jamie, and Eli chuckle as the girl gasps, "We have to celebrate."

"Celebrate?" Jamie says, "Celebrate how?"

"A double date." Sienna exclaims. As she looks around at the three, she groans, "Come on. I've been waiting for this date since we've gotten together. Every time it's delayed because of something karate related."

"I mean, I guess there's nothing else we can do competition wise." Miguel says, "It's all up to, Sensei."

Sienna then turns to Jamie. Jamie puts her hands up, "Don't look at me. I'd rather not be on your bad side, so I'm there whether I like it or not."

The three look to Eli who sighs, "It has to be somewhere fun."

"Yes!" Sienna cheers as she wraps her arm around Jamie's shoulders, "Tomorrow night. 6 o'clock."

"Where?" Jamie asks

"I'll figure it out." She says waving her off, "I finally got my double date!"

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