Hey there you all! Well, here is another chapter for your delight. If you want to get your opinions out, then review. If you have any questions, then review. Well, on to the next chapter. Um… well… I guess that is all… so enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any related characters. I do own the characters that I put in.
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After the announcer watched the runners turn the first curve, he announced, "It looks like we got Kathryn in the lead, followed by Kristine, Hiromi, Katrina, Serena, and Jamie. It also looks like the team known as the 'Speed Goddesses' will be taking home the trophy." After that information was said, Serena's mind started to have flashbacks to the other competitions. Each one was put together like a continuous movie. After a while, the announcer saw many changes in what he announced, but he was too shocked to speak at the moment. When he came back to his senses, he announced, "Now it looks like the team known as 'Storm Runners' are going to win because one of the runners has made a magnificent improvement."
To be continued in the next paragraph…
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Then the announcer continued by saying, "Serena has just passed Katrina. No, wait, she now just passed Hiromi. Huh?…Now she just passed Kristine. This is an amazing improvement and being an announcer is a very confusing job." After that was said, Serena just passed the last curve. She knew that all she needed now was to pass Kathryn and the gold would be hers and then all her hard work would then be paid off.
She remembered all the strategies that the team discussed yesterday and then she started to apply them to the skills that she already knew. And finally, when the finish line was approaching, Serena speeded up and passed Kathryn. Then she passed the finish line proudly and won the gold. Now the question that she thought about in the morning was answered. Miracles do happen when you believe in what you are doing.
Then the announcer left his seat to congratulate the winners. "Well", he said, "It looks like the championship trophy will, after all, be going to the team known as 'Storm Runners'. Well, now to the individual medals. Hmm… 1st place goes to Serena, who, in all my years of being an announcer, has made the most extravagant improvement; 2nd place goes to Kathryn, and 3rd place goes to Hiromi, who, at the last minute, passed Kristine."
After that long 'congratulation speech' was over, the crowd cheered wildly. When Serena looked to the right side of the stands, she saw her family and friends waving their hands and cheering her on; but on the opposite side, she saw Latterly staring at her bitterly, but not as bitterly as before. That was when Serena thought, 'Indeed, a miracle did happen because I believed in myself.'
When Serena's quick thought faded away, she walked towards her team and they congratulated her too. After all that congratulations, Serena walked towards her family and friends, and they said, "Why don't we celebrate?" Then Serena exclaimed, "Ok, but may we not go to that pizza place again." Then they all nodded in agreement that they would celebrate, but they would not go to the pizza place again.
Then Serena had a really quick thought and said, "Wait! Do you think that we should ask the team if they want to celebrate too? Well, they did run also." Then Mina said, "Yeah, they did run, but they were the ones that discouraged you." Then Serena replied, "Yeah, I know that they did discourage me, but I did not let them get to me and put me down. Ok, so Latterly did get to me, but deep inside, she might not be like that. I think that we should get to know them better instead of being judgmental." With that said, no one made a single comment.
With no comment being said, Serena decided that they agreed and then she went off. First, she spotted the team and then she walked up to them. She bravely asked, "Would you like to come with my family, friends, and I to celebrate our win?" Then the team replied in unison, "Ok. Sure." With that said, the team followed Serena and went with her to ask Latterly and the coaches. Second, she saw both Sheena and Darien, so she walked up to them followed by the team and asked, "Would you like to come with my family, friends, the team, and I to celebrate our win?" Then their replies were 'yeses'. Finally, when she spotted Latterly, she walked up to her with the team and coaches behind her and asked the exact same question and this time her reply was a 'yes'.
Then the team, coaches, Latterly, and she walked up to her parents, and her parents announced that they are going to an ice cream parlor to celebrate. Then everyone exclaimed some comments like 'yes', 'alright', and 'yippee'. After all those comments were made, everyone was off to celebrate.
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Well, another chapter complete. =) =) Yay! Well, I still have like three more chapters to go (I think). Keep reviewing. Once again, many thanks to my faithful reviewers (people who reviewed for most of my story) and reviewers. Laterz!
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