Backstroke 200m Round 1 Part 1

A/n: Hey guys and gals, sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I like to procrastinate and tell myself "Ahhh, it hasn't been that long", so now I have finally pushed passed procrastination, and am now updating. And I would just like you to know that me and Pantherstar101 have started a story called Divided Destinies: Orchidleaf's Secret and Hawktalon's Wsh, so *wink wink* *nudge nudge*. And without further ado, on with the 200m backstroke!

Terra's pov

It was a gloomy day and appeared to be about to rain any second. I was reluctant to get into the lake, but, that's my job. Not long after I warmed up, they called us to our blocks. I was feeling nervous to race competitively because of my opposition. Especially one particular competitor. Yep, you guessed it; Ralis is back. But now is my chance to beat him. To get revenge. I was deep in thought when the bomb went off, which cost me nearly half a second. Great.

I got to the front, to show my speed, and maybe intimidate my competiton. No such luck though, because Ralis quickly took it back. I was swimming a great race; so far. Then I heard rain and a clap of thunder and lightning pretty close together. I could have never expected what would have happened next. I was swimming, still going strong, and then nothing. Blankness. I was blind. How did this happen? Then it struck me. (Lol, bad pun coming up). I was hit by lightnng! I wondered if the others were hit too? But then I came to my senses. I'm drowning! I instinctively swam up and felt something scoop me out of the water; was it hands, or what?

About 5 minutes later I felt myself being put on a bed. I then fell asleep. When I woke up, I could see, sort of, translucently? Is That it? At least I'm not blind forever. I asked a nearby doctor what happened.

"Oh, good, you're awake, and not blind". He said with a tone of relief in his voice. "You were struck by lightning" he continued "The others were too, but they haven't come around yet".

"And the race?" I asked worriedly.

"It was ruled no contest, they will hold another one tomorrow; that is, if all of the competitors are O.K".

Well, I'm fine, and that's what matters. I've just got to not let this phase me, and concentrate on the race. I sighed, and fell back asleep, deep in thought about my strategy in tomorrow's race.

A/n: So, I really liked this chapter. How about you guys and gals? If so, please review! Also, within the next few days I'm gonna be starting another story called The Legend of Zelda: The Six Keys. So go check that out when I put it up! Thanks for reading, and please, please, please review! It doesn't feel rewarding writing for nobody. Thanks!