Brilliant updateUpdate : 35 (Game of Time)
Jese jese mai CDC lab ke karib pahuch raha tha mere dil ki dhadkan badhti jaa rahi thi, isliye nahi kyunki vaha par tabahi apne charam thi balki isliye kyunki yanha par maine apna sab kuch khoya bhi tha aur apna sab kuch paaya bhi tha
Yeh kambhakt zindagi bhi kesi ajeeb hai..jiss haath se lete hi usi haath se deti hai, aise kitne log hote honge jo maut ko chukar bhi vapaas aajate hai, apne khoye tak vapas mil jaate hai, aakhir me yeh waqt chahta kya hai
Yeh sochte hue mayank apne dosto ke saath aage badh raha tha, Particle accelerator aur Zorians ke dwara ki gayi tabahi ki vajah se yeh jagah kachre aur malbo ka ghar ban chuka tha, akshar yeh dekha gaya hai ki esi jagaho par insaan nahi rehte..lekin yanha toh insaan toh thik dur dur tak koi parinda bhi najar nahi aa raha tha
Pari ne mayank ka haath pakadte hue pucha “manthu, yaha toh kuch bhi nahi bacha hai”
Pari ki baat sunkar mayank apne vicharo mese baahar aata hai aur uski najar samne pade malbo par jaati hai, jise dekhkar voh ektak uss jagah ko dekhte rehta hai, pari ne mayank ki najro ka picha kiya aur uss jagah ko dekhte hue kehti hai “yahi par tune mujse vaada kiya tha ki tu muje kabhi nahi bhulega..mai hamesa teri first priority rahungi”
Pari ki awaaz sunkar mayank ki aankhe bhar aati hai, aur voh pari ke haatho par apni pakad majbut karta hai jese voh pari ko yeh ehsaas dila raha hai ki voh apni baat aaj bhi nahi bhula
Fir voh dono bina kuch bole vaha se chalte hue thode aage jaane lagte hai ki tabhi Akshita puchti hai “koi aisi jagah par kyu rehna chahega”
Mayank “agar jo maine socha hai aur yeh sach hai toh voh yahi hoga”
Pari “lekin manthan, yanha par toh koi bhi nahi dikh raha”
Mayank ne halki si muskurahat dete hue “yahi toh alag baat hai hum jese pagal scientist ki, pipe line jameen ke andar hai, aur voh yahi hai” usne haath se ek ishara karte hue kaha
Mayank ka ishara paate hi voh sabhi log najar uss taraf karte hai jaha unnse thodi hi doori par CDC lab ke piche vali imarat dikhayi dene lagti hai..mayank chalte hue uss dewaar me maujud ek gate ke pass gaya aur uss gate ko kholne ki koshish karne laga
Yeh dekh Sam, Manthan aur Pathik bhi uski madad karte hai aur badi muskil se voh uss gate ko khol paate hai, gate kholte hi unki najar CDC ki tuti hui lab ki dewar par jaati hai..ek lamba sa galiyaara unhe dikhayi deta hai jaha par dher saara kachra aur malba pada hua tha..galiyare ki deeware bhi kaafi had tak tut kar bikhar gayi thi
Siddhi-2 “kya yaha jaana surukshit hoga..??” usne samne ke najara dekhte hue pucha
Mayank “haa siddhi, yeh jo abhi hum dekh rahe hai yeh CDC lab ka upar ka hissa hai, kuch der pehle jaha mai ruk gaya tha vaha ke haalat isliye itne kharab the kyunki voh dhamaka vahi par hua tha..aur abhi jo hum dekh rahe hai yeh sab Zorians ki vajah se hai..lekin zameen ke niche jo pipeline banayi gayi hai voh itni majboot hai ki voh asani se todi nahi jaa sakti, kyunki tachyons se kya nikalata uska andaza hummese kisiko nahi tha..isiliye humne particle accelerator ke explosion ko dhyaan me rakhte hue uska design banaya tha..so it’s safe to go there”
Mayank uss galiyare me sabse aage chal raha tha, kuch der chalne ke baad yeh sab pipeline ke andar jaane vali sidiyo ke pass pahuch gaye the, mayank torch nikalkar on karte hue unn sidiyo se hote hue niche utar gaya..use dehkte hue baaki sab log bhi uske piche niche pipline me aajate hai
Mayank ne torch ko samne ki aur karte hue kaha “voh raha andar jaane ka rasta”
Gate ke pass me ek lever laga hua hai lekin itne din band rehne ki vajah se usme jang lag gaya tha, iss lever ko operate karne me Mayank ko kaafi time lag jaata hai, lekin voh bina haar maane uss lever ko operate kar deta hai aur uss darwaaze ko kholte hue sabhi log andar chale jaate hai
Andar jaate hi unn sabhi ke dil ki dhadkan thodi si badh jaati hai, kyunki andar ka maahool hi aisa tha, ek lamba sa galiyaara dono taraf faila hua tha..aur uss galiyare me andhkaar ke alawa aur kuch nahi tha, aur shor ka maano naamonishaan nahi tha, aur awaaz ke naam par sirf inke padte kadam ki ho rahi thi
Galiyaare me roshni ka ekmatr jariya ab sirf Mayank ke haath me rahi torch se nikal ki roshni ka..lekin voh bhi thoda dur jaate hi uss andhere me kahi ghum ho jaata..mayank baar baar apni torch se daaye baye dekh raha tha..aisa prateet ho raha tha maano voh iss andhere me bhi kuch dhund raha hai..aur use voh cheez bhi dikhayi de jaati hai
Mayank chalte hue thoda side me aaya aur usne kuch levers operate kiye aur dekhte hi dekhte uss pure galiyaare me roshni fail jaati hai, Akshita ne “yeh tune kese kiya..??” achanak se hui pipeline me lights ko dekhte hue usne mayank se sawal kiya
Mayank “mai yanha par kaam kar chukka hu..so muje iss pipeline ke baare me thoda bahut pata hai”
Akshita “toh ab kaaha jaana hai” usne lambi saans lete hue pucha
Mayank kuch sochte hue apne left side ishara karte hue uss aur jaane laga, “tu itna sure kese hai ki voh vahi par hoga..i mean yeh jagah bahut badi hai, voh kahi bhi ho sakta hai” pathik ne uske piche chalte hue sawal kiya
Mayank “tachyons ko jis kamre me rakha gaya tha, time-travel karne ke liye usse behtar jagah aur koi nahi ho sakti”
Kuch der ke baad voh sab ek band kamre ke samne aajate hai, lekin voh room lock tha, Sam use kholne ki koshish karta hai lekin voh use khol nahi paaya
“tuje kya lagta hai yeh darwaaza itni aasani se khulega..??” aarav ne sam ko mehnat karte dekh sawal kiya
“agar yeh itna aasaan hota toh ab tak kisi na kisi ko toh Doc Avishkar ke baare me maalum ho jaata” pathik ne aarav ka saath dete hue kaha
“iss darwaaze ki security CDC lab me rahi security se sabse best hai, ise tod paana impossible hai, kyunki isi darwaaze ke piche tachyons particles ko store kiya jaata tha..yeh itni asani se nahi khulega” mayank ne sam ko prayas karte dekh kaha
“damm it” sam apne haath ko uss darwaze par pachadte hue kehta hai “agar hum iss darwaaze ko tod nahi sakte toh yanha aane ka faiyda hi kya hua..??” usne halke gusse se kaha
Mayank “maine yeh kab kaha ki hum iss darwaaze ko todenge, ise todana aasan nahi hai..lekin hum ise khol jarur sakte hai”
Akshita “how..??”
Mayank kuch sochte hue uss kamre ke gate ke pass gaya, aur ek jagah par apna haath rakha, toh uss jagah deewar mese hi ek roshni ubhar kar baahar aayi jisne mayank ke pure haath ko scan kiya
Achanak se ek awaaz vanha par gunj uthti hai “DNA matched, please enter the password”
AI ki awaaz sunkar mayank ke chehre par ek pal ke khushi jhalak aayi thi, lekin use password ke baare me kuch pata nahi tha, voh apne mann me sochne laga “ab password kya hoga..?? think manthan think, kuch toh hona chahiye” vo apne dono haatho ko apne sar par rakhkar sochne laga
Mayank ke aisa karte dekh sabhi ko ehsaas ho jaata hai ki mayank password ke baare me nahi jaanta, Aarav “ab hum kya kare..?? agar password nahi mila toh hum kabhi andar nahi jaa payenge”
Aarav ki baat sunkar mayank ne uski aur dekha, fir ekak uski najar apni watch par gayi, aur usne turant hi Gideon ke bahar bulaya…uss watch mese ek hologram bahar aaya aur mayank ne use deewar se aarahi roshni ke samne rakha
Aisa karne par kuch waqt ke liye sabkuch shant raha lekin ekak uss deewar mese ek roshni bahaar aayi jisne mayank ki watch ko kuch pal ke liye scan liya aur “ID No. ML2005, Series Operator Gideon..Owner Manthan Shah” fir kuch der ke liye firse vaha sannata chaa gaya aur “Identity Confirmed..access granted” ki awaaz aate hi voh darwaaza apne aap khul jaata hai
Siddhi “yeh abhi abhi kya hua..??”
Mayank “pehle mera DNA check hua, aur password ke liye Gideon ka mere sath hona jaruri tha, bas use scan karte hi yeh apne aap unlock ho gaya”
Siddhi “iss tarah security hamare earth par nahi hai” uske baad yeh sabhi log uss kamre ke andar chale jaate hai
unke jaate hi ek awaaz unn sab ke kaano me gunti hai “jo koi bhi hai chale jao, I said get out”
Sam apni laser gun nikalte hue apne charo aur dekhne laga, room ke andar andhera hone ki vajah se kuch saaf dikhayi nahi de raha tha, halki halki roshni pipeline se toh aa rahi hai lekin voh bhi andar kamre me aakar ojhal ho jaati hai, tabhi room ke dayi side se unke samne ek aadmi haath me pistol liye aaya “I said get out from here”
“it’s me sir, it’s manthan” kehte hue mayank uske samne aa jata hai
Andhere ki vajah se shayad doc avishkar mayank ko thik se dekh nahi pa raha tha, isliye Mayank apni watch par kuch buttons dabate hue kehta hai “Gideon, is it working”
Gideon “yes sir”
Mayank “good, then turn on the lights” aur uske itna kehte hi uss room ki saari lights ON ho jaati hai
Manthan ko ese apne samne khada dekhkar doctor avi kuch pal ke liye chaunk jaata hai, use viswaas nahi ho raha tha ki koi markar bhi kese uske samne aa sakta hai, Gideon ki awaaz sunkar aur manthan ke samne hone ko voh juthla nahi paa raha tha, voh yeh jaan gaya tha ki yeh usi ka student manthan hai lekin uske dimaag me yeh sawaal aana lage ki yeh sach kese ho sakta hai
“no no no, yeh..yeh sach nahi ho sakta, mai pagal ho raha hu..haa pagal, nahi..nahi..nahi, tu manthan nahi hai..yeh mai I don’t know” voh apne aap se hi badbadate hue thoda side me gaya ki uski najar piche khade manthan aur Paridhi par padi
Avi kabhi manthan ko dekhta toh kabhi mayank ko dekhta, kyunki 1.5 saal me pehli baar aaj voh kisi insaan ko apni aankho se dekh raha tha, lekin dekha bhi toh kya..uske samne ek nahi balki do humshakal dikhayi de rahe the
Mayank chalte hue uske pass aaya “sir, shant ho jaiye yeh mai hi hu, aapka student, Manthan”
Lekin avi usko dekhkar darke maare do kadam piche chala jaata hai “nahi nahi nahi, yeh sach nahi ho sakta, mai jarur pagal ho raha hu, kk..kkaaunnn hai tu, manthan ki maut ko mene apni aankho se dekha tha, who the hell are you”
Mayank “nahi sir, mai kabhi mara nahi tha, mai hamesa se jinda hi tha..bas yanha nahi tha”
Avi “kya matlab hai tera..??” voh haklate hue puchta hai
Mayank “pehle toh aap shant ho jaiye” voh avi ko side me baitha te hue kehta hai
Avi “manthan ka koi judwa bhai nahi tha, fir tum dono kese” Voh aage nahi bol paata aur ektak mayank ko dekhne lagta hai
Mayank “hum dono judwa nahi hai, we are dopplegangers”
Avi “impossible, multiverse jesi koi bhi cheez reality me exist nahi karti”
Mayank “sab kuch ho jaane ke baad bhi, aapko sach me yeh lagta hai ki..” voh bolte hue ruk jaata hai
Ek pal ke liye avi chaunk jaata “agar tu sach me manthan hai, toh kuch aisa bata jo sirf hum dono hi jante hai”
Mayank haste hue kehta hai “tachyons hi time-travel karne ka rasta hai, aur Gideon ka master control aapne sirf muje diya tha, jiska ID no. hai ML2005”
Mayank ki baat sunkar avi ko vishwaas ho jaata hai ki samne baitha shaks usi ka student Manthan hai, voh ab khud ko rok nahi paata aur uske gale lagkar rone lagta hai “I am sorry manthan, I am really sorry”
Mayank bhi kuch der ke liye use rone deta hai aur fir use alag karte hue “sir, jo hua use hum badal nahi sakte..lekin jo ho raha hai use hum rok jarur sakte hai”
Avi “uss raat ko maine tuje apni aankho se marte hue dekha tha, voh dhamaka thik tere samne hua tha..fir tu..” voh ruansi awaaz me sawaal karta hai
Mayank “nahi sir, voh dhamaka mere samne nahi..balki voh dhamaka mai khud tha, aur usi dhamake ki vajah se mai zinda bacha hu”
Avi “uss range ke dhamake se bachna impossible hai”
Mayank “sir, har baar aankho se dekhi hui ghatna sachchi nahi hoti, insaan ki aankhe akshar dhokha khaa jaati hai..maana ki uss range ke dhamake se bachna impossible tha..but somehow mai bach gaya aur ek alag hi dimension me pahuch gaya, voh jagah koi aur nahi balki EARTH-1 hai”
Avi “how..?? tune dimension travel kese kiya..??”
Uske baad mayank apni kahani shuru se lekar ant tak sabkuch bata deta hai “aur sir, mai yeh bhi jaanta hu ki uss hadse ke baad aap hi ne time-travel kiya hai, so please tell me exactly aapke time-travel me hua kya tha”
Avi “matlab ki yeh jo kuch bhi ho raha hai, yeh sab kuch meri hi vajah se ho raha hai, maine hi time-travel karke anjaane me hi sahi lekin maine hi time ko tod diya” voh ekdum se niraash hote hue bola “ab muje samaj me aa raha hai ki mai apna ateet kyu nahi badal paaya..tere iss dimension travel aur time-wraith ki ladayi ko maine anjaane me rokne ki koshish kari, aur uska anjaam yeh hua ki aaj pura time hi tut gaya hai”
Mayank “sir, aapne anjaane me hi sahi..lekin aapne hume ek mauka diya hai hamari earth ko bachane ka, aaj nahi toh aajse 1100 saal future me, hamari earth ka tabaah hona nishchit hai..isi Zorians ke dwara khatam honi hai hamari Earth, lekin ab shayad hamare pass ek chance hai ki hum Zorians ko hara sakte hai”
Sam “aapne aisa kyu kaha ki aap apne atit ko change nahi kar paaye..??”
Avi apni kahani sunana chalu karta hai “disha ki maut ke baad mai tut sa gaya tha, uss dhamake me maine apna sab kuch kho diya..yanha tak ki mere pass ab jeene ki koi vajah nahi bachi thi..lekin fir muje manthan ki baat yaad aayi, tachyons ki madad se time-travel kiya jaa sakta hai, toh maine isi-related data collect kiya aur maine khud ki apni ek time-machine banayi, maine yeh sochkar time-travel kiya ki agar mai iss hone vale tabahi ko rok du toh disha ke saath saath mai manthan ko bhi bacha sakta hu..unn sabhi logo ko bacha sakta hu jinki maut meri iss experiment ke vajah se hui thi” voh gehri saans lete hue aage batata hai “yahi sochkar mai nikal gaya apne atit ko badalne ke liye” uske baad voh apni kahani suna deta hai ki kese usne time travel karke particle accelerator ke experiment ko rokna chaha
“maine apne atit me jaakar khud ko yeh samjaya ki hum yeh experiment nahi kar sakte, apne aap ko samjane me muje kaafi mehnat lagi..lekin ant me maine mere atit vaala Avi ko experiment ko naa karne ke liye maana hi liya aur uske baad yeh experiment kabhi hua hi nahi, uske baad mai apne aap ko samja kar vapas apne time me vapas aagaya..lekin”
“lekin past change nahi hua aur sabkuch bikhar gaya” sam ne avi ki baat ko pura kiya
Manthan “yeh kese ho sakta hai..?? agar Doc Avi ne uss experiment ko rok diya tha toh unka past change kyu nahi hua..??”
Avi “parallel worlds..amazing” manthan ki aur dekhkar muskurata hai “uss din se lekar aajtak mai khud se bhi yahi sawaal kar raha hu..lekin mai mai kabhi samaj hi nahi paaya”
Mayank ne kataksh bhare swar “samaj nahi paaye yaa samajna nahi chahte the” usne avi ki aur dekhte hue kaha
Avi sawaliya bhari najro se mayank ki aur dekhne laga “common sir, ab aap itne bhi bewkoof naa baniye, time-machine aur time-travel ke side-effects ke baare me aapne hi muje bataya tha..aap yeh ache se jaante hai ki time-travel karne par kya ho sakta hai” manthan ne avi ki aur dekhte hue kaha
Yeh sunkar avi apna sar juka deta hai, Pathik “koi hume bhi samjayega ki yeh sab ho kya raha hai”
To be continued…
Finally avi se inki mulakat ho gyi. or avi ne apni kahani batani start ki usne toh kuch acha soch ke hi aisa kiya ye jante hue bhi ki iske kya side effects ho skte hai khair dekhte h ye manthan ke sawalo ka kya jawab dete h
