A/N – Sorry this one is a day late! I really wanted to write for this prompt but my muse wasn't cooperating yesterday! Of course as soon as I saw the prompt my brain instantly took a turn away from Christmas and to the Olympics instead… slightly off prompt, but at least I wrote a little something!
Prompt – Five gold rings
Five coloured rings hang high on the wall above the swimming pool.
Eight men spring from the starting blocks and gracefully arch into the air before smoothly breaking the surface of the water and gliding down the length of the pool. Well, seven men and one teenaged boy. Gordon Tracy, in lane four, swimming for the United States of America is only seventeen years old. He is wearing the blue swimsuit of the US team and his auburn hair is hidden beneath a black hat.
The race is fast and furious. Gordon starts off fourth but as the race progresses he slowly closes the gap between him and the Brit in first place.
His brothers are going mad in the stands, leaping around and hollering at the tops of their voices. His father's eyes look a little misty, nothing in this world can make Jeff Tracy cry like pride for his sons.
And then before they know it, it is all over. Gordon has won, he's beaten the current Olympic Champion and set a new Olympic Record. He stares at the scoreboard.
Scott is clapping so hard his hands hurt, whistling and whooping. John is jumping up and down like a maniac, laughing. Virgil is bawling and shouting, "I knew he'd do it!" over and over. Alan is screaming to anyone who'll listen, "that's my brother! My brother's got the Gold!" Jeff has his hands clasped over his heart, tears streaming down his face as he cheers the loudest of them all.
And Gordon looks up and meets his gaze, the grin threatening to split his face in two. He's never been this happy. He'd been aiming for Silver, never believing he could actually win, actually beat the current champion.
Gold.
Gold, gold, gold! He's got the Gold!
A/N – Shorter than I wanted, but if you want a full account of Gordon's Gold then *shameless self-promotion!* please read my story 'Fishman'! And don't forget to let me know what you thought! :)