"I'm more of a Blake guy, myself."  Said Eli. Miguel and Grayson agreed with him.
"Shut up!" The Sensei shouted and made them go quiet. "I thought my last group of recruits was pathetic. But if you do what I tell you to do, you'll at least have a chance at becoming a fighter. But to do that, you gotta fight. So, which one of you has the balls to take on the champ?"  He announced and motioned to Odessa. 
Her eyes went wide and they turned to stare at her.  "i'll do it!" Oliver accepted and quickly raised his hand.
"I want someone to fight her. Not kill her."
Nobody was willing to take her on. They all stood there in silence. "I'll take her on." Said a voice in the back of the room. 
Odessa turned her head and saw a girl standing there. She didn't recognize her. Johnny smirked. "Oh, you will, huh?" 
The girl smirked back. "I saw your little demo at Valley Fest. You guys can put on a show, but, can you actually fight?" 
Hailey scoffed at her attitude. Her dark eyes looked her up and down.
"That sounds like a challenge." 
"I like a challenge." 
Johnny turned to Odessa. "Miss Beaumont, show little miss hotshot here what Cobra Kai is all about." He instructed. 
"Yes, Sensei." Said Odessa with slight hesitation. Everybody backed up and left the two girls on the mat. Before she could utter a word, the unknown girl lunged forward and kicked her in the chest.
The class groaned. "Okay, I already don't like her."  Hailey said with a sneer and she glared at the girl. 
Odessa caught her balance and huffed. "Okay. Game on." She threw a kick at her but the girl was quick to dodge it. She grabbed Odessa's arm and attempted to twist it but the blonde was quick to sweep her legs from under her, sending her down on the mat.  Everyone watched with wide eyes as the girl got up and threw a punch at her. Odessa blocked her punch and used her other elbow to knock her in the stomach.  "You're telegraphing. I can see it coming."
The new girl exhaled and sent a kick to her chest, making her fall. "You're being too nice. I saw your fight. You don't know how to actually take someone on."  She criticized. 
Too nice. Odessa was tired of hearing people say that to her. Who cared if she was nice? The world needed more nice people. But then, she remembered where she was. She was in Cobra Kai. No mercy was the rule. Glaring coldly, Odessa grunted and she kicked the girl's leg. She fell to the ground and she hovered over her, folding her arms together. "Am I still too nice?"  She huffed. 
"World star."  Oliver chanted.  
There was slight fear that she would lunge at her. Odessa held her breath as she held the girl's arms. Everyone watched carefully. But to her surprise, the girl smirked. "My name's Tory. . . with a y." She introduced herself.
Odessa relaxed and let her up. She grinned and held out her hand. "I'm Odessa, with an a."




















Odessa walked around the Mini Mart while she waited for her mom to pick her up. She grabbed a pack of Tylenol to relieve the pain in her chest. Tory with a y came in and walked down the same isle she was in. "Scale of 1-10, how bad do your boobs hurt?" She asked with a small smile.
Odessa looked at her and laughed. "A solid 8. They feel like rocks." She said and rubbed her chest. 
"Didn't mean to come off so strong. I thought you'd be easy."