Cloud looked down at the crowd. They were cheering. They were cheering so loud he couldn't hear himself think. He heard the buzzer begin to count down, "beep, beep, BEEP!"
Cloud performed his routine flawlessly. 60 seconds of pure adrenaline. Flips, twists, stalls, slides, jumps; the sixty felt like an hour, but he was finally done.
The crowd was silent and in awe. Their jaws dragging the floor. Zell climbed up the ramp, grabbed Cloud by the arms and pushed his forehead against his. "you did it, you fuckin' did it." He whispered. They both turned to the scoreboard and waited for the scores to be posted. Some chatter could be heard below. The crowd was growing anxious. The first score came up, 10/10. The crowd went wild for a couple seconds and then fell silent. Then, the second score came up. Another 10/10. Again, the crowd went nuts and grew silent. More chatter could be heard this time though as they anticipated the final score. Another 10/10 would put Cloud in first, giving him the competition. The longer they waited, the louder the crowd got. Finally, a third ding was heard ringing through the air. Cloud fell to his knees as the final score appeared on the board, a 10/10.
Cloud raised his hands in the air and yelled, "Yeah!"
Zell jumped into the air and laughed with joy. "I told you! Didn't I tell you? Fuck yea, man! Woo!"
Cloud and Zell slid down the ladder and off the ramp and over to the stage for the award ceremony where their celebrations would continue.
