They smiled at her.
Thalia's eyes cut to her ex husband who sat there quietly, waiting for her response. All she could think about was her daughter. Odessa was still hurting and after the blow up at their house, she didn't want to push her any further. But Daniel needed help. Johnny and Christian knew exactly what to do. "Okay." She spoke and clapped her hands. "What's the plan, big boys?"


















The plan to get Daniel to come back to karate was working in that favor. Odessa and Sam had everyone communicate with one another and had them all come to the Larusso home. They stood around talking when Odessa saw her mom come into the backyard. "Mom? What are you doing here?" She said out loud, her eyebrows pinched together.
Grayson waved his hand. "Hey, mom!"
Thalia smiled at them. "Hey, kids." She stood by her daughter. "Dess, can we talk for just a second?"
Odessa glanced at all her friends for a second. "Uh, yeah." She replied. The pair walked away from everyone. "What's up?"
"So, I know you came up with a plan with your friends to get Daniel to change his mind," Thalia started. "And, well, Johnny also came up with a plan."
Odessa narrowed her eyes again. "That's scary."
She hummed. "Yeah, I thought the same at first."
"So what's his plan?"
Before Thalia could give an answer, Johnny entered the backyard and Odessa's dad followed behind him. The light smile that was always on her face disappeared. Oliver was the first to notice. "Oh, shit." He said out loud, causing their friends to shift their attention. 
Eli looked between Odessa and her dad and began to feel worried. But Odessa was trying hard not to burst into tears. Johnny and Christian came and stood with them. "Hey, Tal. Dess." 
Odessa crossed her arms and felt her nails dig into her skin. She glanced away, refusing to make eye contact with anyone even though they were currently watching.
The awkwardness made Thalia want to die. "Why don't we go talk inside?" She suggested.
Johnny nodded. "Good idea."
"Well, this is going to end badly." Eli slipped out when the group went inside the house.
"I can't believe they actually brought him here." Hailey scoffed and crossed her arms.
Miguel joined the conversation. "Maybe they're trying to work on their relationship?" He looked at the bright side.
"You don't know Christian like we do. He put Odessa and Thalia through hell. He doesn't deserve to try and work things out with them." Oliver spoke and his anger was visible.
Demetri put a hand on his back, telling him to chill out.
From inside the dojo, Odessa finally spoke. "This is your big plan?" She said to Johnny.
"Look, Dess, I know you're mad—"
"I'm not mad. I just feel stupid." She interrupted. She turned to her dad. "Why are you even here? You don't know anything that's happening." 
"Johnny told me everything. About Daniel and Cobra Kai." Christian replied. "I know a lot more than you think, Odessa."
"You know your dad was in Cobra Kai." Thalia reminded her.
"Yeah, but—"
"So he's one of the greatest assets we can have. He was one of the best fighters." Johnny stepped in while Christian stayed quiet. "I get that you're upset about this and I'm sorry I didn't include you in on it, but this is about Daniel and how we can take down Silver. Whether you like it or not, you're apart of this. So is your dad."