Good Morning, World! [FLOOD]

The booming of thunder and the striking flash of lightning would go ignored as the male slept peacefully in his den. He thought he had been smart by taking residence in an abandoned badger den by the river, easy access to water, a fishing spot right in his front yard...oh how wrong he was. While it was a very good den on any other day, today it would be the worst mistake of his life. As the wind howled and whistled outside, and as chaos erupted all around him, he would be in a deep slumber...that is, until his den began to flood. The water overstepped its boundaries, fed by the rain as it unleashed itself upon the world. It took no more then a minute for him to startle to consciousness, the floor of his den quickly flooding with water. Still half asleep, he turned to look outside, and just as he stood up to figure out what was going on, water rushed in faster then he could say shit.

One second his paws were engulfed, next second water funneled in and his world suddenly turned darker and colder. He struggled against the current, but it swept him back and whirled him around a couple of times. He began to panic, his heart pounding as all he heard was the water in and around his ears. His eyes shut tightly for a moment before opening, and everything was pitch black around him. Lifting his head up, he felt nothing but earth above him and below him. He felt his chest tightening with the effort of holding his breath as best as he could, nose pressing against the roof of his den, looking for air. His lungs were protesting, he needed to breathe! His heart pounded hard and fast against his chest, panic taking hold. Everything was murky with mud and dirty water, where the fuck is the exit!? Finally, he couldn't take it. His mouth opened up, an explosion of escaping him, and all too quick he slipped into unconsciousness...Will I die today?