The Difference a Sister Can Make

Two similar but different universes

Disclaimer: I do not own Karate Kid or any of it's characters. The only thing I own is my OC, Jessie.

AN: So I've been obsessing over Karate Kid for the past couple days now. Mostly because of Cobra Kai. That show is awesome, and the movies are amazing! And this idea just came to me and my muse wouldn't leave me alone till I wrote it out.

AN2: I'm using AnnaLyne McCord as my face claim for my OC Jessie.

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The difference a sister can make

Chapter One: Two similar but different universes

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Sometimes one person can make all the difference in a situation. Sometimes the presence of one person can change the whole outcome of a story.

In one universe Johnny Lawrence is born as an only child. And we all know how things ended in that universe between Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.

But in another universe Johnny is born a twin. His sister, Jessie Nicole Lawrence, was born on August 20th, 1967 at 11:45Pm, an hour and a half after Johnny was born.

And in both universes, the Johnny and Jessie's father wasn't in the picture. He bailed the second Laura told him she was pregnant. In both universes, when the kids where four Laura married a rich man, Sid Weinberg, so that her kids could have a better life. And in both universes Sid was a complete abusive bastard to his wife and step kids.

The difference between the two universe, is that in one, Johnny was alone, and in another he had his sister to help him. In one universe he dealt with Sid's abuse alone. In the other his sister took the abuse alongside him, and she always made sure that Johnny knew he wasn't worthless like their stepfather said he was. Jessie took as much abuse from Sid as Johnny did, but she knew she was smart, and she knew her worth. She also knew that Sid was an asshole and that he was just trying to fuck with their heads.

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In one universe at the age of six, Ali took Ballet and met two girls named Susan and Barbara, and the three became friends. But in another universe Jessie convinced her mom to let her take ballet. And on her first lesson she met Ali Mills, Susan and Barbara, and the four quickly became friends. They'd hang out together at Ali's place or at the beach. But never at Jessie's. She didn't want her new best friends to meet her step-father. She knew if she brought her friends back home that Sid would drive them away.

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In the first universe at the age of twelve Johnny joined Cobra Kai to learn karate. He made friends at the Dojo, and he let it take over his life completely. He ignored everything else but karate, and even let his grade slip at school. He didn't have anyone there to get him back on track school wise.

But in the second universe when he joined Cobra Kai Jessie tried to join up as well, wanting to learn how to defend herself. Only to be shut down by the sensei of the dojo, who refused to teach a girl. At first Johnny wasn't going to take karate, not if his sister wasn't allowed to. But she convinced him to take it without her, even though she didn't care much for the sensei. She knew that karate fascinated him, and that it could be a good thing for him to help improve his self-esteem and help him make friends. Besides, she had ballet, and she reasoned with him that he could always teach her the moves he learned from the Dojo at home.

So Johnny started learning karate from Sensei Kreese. And just like in the other universe, within weeks of starting at the Dojo he started to change. Before going, he was quiet and sweet. Focused on school and spending time with his younger twin. But after, he became loud and brash, and started hanging out more with the kids from the Dojo than with his sister. And he started to ignore school all together.