"Woo! Go, Eli!" Cora cheered as he got onto the mat with Kyler. They bowed to the ref, then to each other, being announced to fight immediately after. Eli kicked at him first, spinning on his heels and easily punched Kyler in the chest. Cora grinned, watching closely.

Taking their marks again, Kyler charged at him, Eli easily kicking him in the chest and winning the point. One final match, Eli hoping off his feet and kicking Kyler again, announced winner. Kyler held his chest, getting up and walking over. Cora grinned, clapping as he came over. "That was the quickest win i've ever seen."

"The quickest?" he laughed, coming to her side with a grin. "Your turn."

Cora looked to the board, seeing her name was up with Pipers. She took a worried breath. "Okay."

"You can do it." he promised her with a quick kiss on the forehead. "Just remember what you're fighting for. Yourself, right?"

Cora nodded, getting onto the mat. "The next match to determine who goes to the finals is between Piper Elswith of Cobra Lai versus Cora McQueen of Miyagi-Do."

"Woo! Yeah, Cora! Yeah!" Dutch yelled from the crowd, his voice had Daniel and Johnny both looking over. And then her last name suddenly made sense. Silver spoke to Piper before she joined Cora on the mat.

"Face me. Bow." the ref encouraged to pair. "Face each other. Bow."

Piper smiled, Cora thought she'd been genuine, smiling back. "Fight!"

Piper kicked at Cora suddenly, the blonde ducking down to dodge it. She was taken back, knowing they'd fight, but wasn't expecting so much aggression. Cora blocked her fist, waving her arms to lock Pipers up, kicking her in the chest. "Point, Mcqueen!"

"Yeah, you get her, Cora!" Dutch yelled from the crowd.

Piper have an offended look to Cora. "Seriously?"

"Seriously what?" the blonde asked. "Why'd you join Cobra Kai? I told you what happened-"

"You were just too pussy to handle it." Piper said back, kicking her way as Cora dodged it.

"You got this, Cor-" Eli began, being cut off by Piper spinning around on her heels, kicking to the side and landing a hit right in Coras ribs. The blonde cried out, falling to the mat. "Oh my god!"

"Cora!" Daniel rushed onto the mat as she held her side. The ref whistled, Kreese and Silver standing up for Piper quickly to say she was going for the chest.

"I'm sorry." Piper apologized to Cora. She seemed genuine, but it was clear she'd done it on purpose. "I'm sorry, C."

"Was there a crack? Can you move?" Daniel asked in worry.

"It hurts really bad." Cora admitted, it was clear she was trying to keep herself together, but her eyes were swelling up.

"Cora." Robby came to her side quickly. "It's not-"

"Hey!" Eli yelled, storming onto the mat. "You stay away from her! First the tattoo, now this? Give it break!"

"I think it's cracked." Cora said honestly as Daniel stared at her in worry. "I told you, they're gonna come after me. They know what I did. I'm a snitch."

"You are not a snitch." he nodded, waving the medic over. "You did the right thing. I'm so sorry, Cora."

"The good news it it's not broken, only fractured." the doctor spoke after Dutch had brought Cora to the hospital when the medic advised her to. "We're gonna get you a wrap and order you in some pain medicine, but you're gonna feel it for a while."

Cora exhaled, nodding her head. "How long until it'll be better?"

"Six weeks, but you have to take it easy." she advised her with a nod, helping her sit up to get the wrap around her. "Ice will help, you're lucky it didn't break."

"Yeah." Cora mumbled, inhaling but wincing when she did so. "Thank you."

The doctor gave a sad smile, giving Dutch the papers as she walked off. Cora looked at her phone. "Uncle Dutch?"

"Yeah, kid?" he asked, signing the papers and checking whatever he could.

"We have to go back." she stated, his eyes looking her eyes in disbelief. "The All Valley."

"So you can crack another rib?" he asked in disbelief.

"Not to fight." Cora gave a stern look. "I'm not gonna let them break me."

Dutch stared as Cora slowly got out of the bed, pulling her IV out. "My entire life I've let people get to me, hurt me. I'm sick of it. I'm not breakable, and i'm not weak. They can hurt me all they want to, but i'm never gonna stand down. The sooner I show that, the sooner they'll know that they can't mess with me."

The bleached haired man exhaled. "What if they try to hurt you again?"

"Then it'll just be even more motivation." Cora said confidently, staring into his eyes. "In six weeks, i'm gonna make them regret it all."

"And then we- holy shit, she's here!" Demetri gapped, standing near the side as he spoke to Eli. The boy turned, seeing Cora walking in slowly.

"Cora." he gapped with wide eyed, hurrying her way. "Holy shit, are you okay?"

"I'm out for six weeks. But, I wanted to come support you." she smiled up at him. "You're still in?"

He held her face, leaning down to press a kiss to her lips. "Barley. I was so worried about you."

"It's only a fracture. I'll be okay." Cora nodded as he held her face. "Maybe you can go out there and do what I didn't get the chance to. Until i'm out of this rib wrap and figure out a plan."

Eli smiled. "Whatever you do, i'll support you. Always."

"It's not Miyagi-Do approved." Cora said honestly. "But, what Daniel doesn't know won't kill him, right?"

Cora smiled as he did the same, leaning in to hug her. His arms were around her shoulders, not wanting to touch her ribs. "I'm glad you're okay. I swore you had broken something."

"Pipers good, but she's not that good." Cora nodded her head.

"Well, Sam kicked her ass, Eagle Fang style, for you." he pulled back, looking toward the mat. "We saved your spot next to Daniel too. I didn't want you to sit in the stands."

The pair walked over, Sam beamed. "You're okay."

"Yeah." Cora smiled. "Just off the team for a while."

"Hey, you're never off the team." Daniel gave her a knowing nod. "You can still do breathing exercises with us. The fighting will just have to wait."

"Really?" Cora asked hopefully with a smile.

"Don't let those people discourage you." Daniel shook his head. "I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise to protect you."

Cora shook her head. "They'll know soon."

"Know what?" Daniel nodded his head.

Cora gave a smirk, narrowing her eyes. "To never fucking come near me again."

•

kylie speaks

season five cora is
gonna be in her good
villian era and i can not
wait to reveal with you guys
what she and i have planned.