INTRUDER ALERT!! INTRUDER ALERT!! INTRUDER ALERT!!
Even before the alarm was off, an armed band quickly made its way towards the room Rajni saar and SHEELA were in. Before our saar could react, the force had already besieged them.
"Arms up in the air, where i can see them" commanded an officer, pointing the weapon at them. Rajni could see the irony in the statement and smiled.
Rajni knew this was his chance. Maybe if he surrendered himself, he could get to know who is behind all this.
They were shoved into a room and before long, the door was slammed shut.
SHEELA- "OK!!!! What just happened?", her voice was filled with anxiety.
"Girls i tell you, they're so slow", thought Rajni.
SHEELA- "Wait. Do you have a twin?"
Rajni- "Not that i kn...". Just when he was about to finish the sentence, they heard something and their minds diverted.
The room was dimly lit, but commodious. It kind of had a rustic appeal to it. Rajni thought how stereotypical it is, as it resembled a dungeon. Filmy, he thought!
There was an old man there, sitting in a corner. He looked like he had been held in captivity for ages.
Old man- "Ah.. Its been a while since i had any company. Have i seen you before?", he said wiping his glasses and placing them back.
Rajni- "Maybe!! But before all that, what is going on here? I need to get answers fast."
Old man- "Well, I am Dr. *******" (The name is kept under wraps, to maintain the curiosity levels and will be revealed later;) So, its "&Old man" till then. )
(Remember pointers!! Thats why '&' )
Rajni- "Ok &Old man, I need to know what is happening here. And what is the deal about the bodies out there?"
Old man- "OK. Well, since times immemorial, there have been speculations about an arcane society that is alleged to have some of the well known personalities as their members. Heard about it?"
SHEELA- "I'm bad at history. Could you please tell and not ask questions", clearly showing her displeasure at the old man's leisurely pace.
Old man- "Its A'priory of saiyan", he blared, expecting for a thunder to amplify his voice. It was unbelievably calm though.
He continued, clearing his throat- "Well, this occult group had members that were renowned in their respective fields. But they all had one thing common. They had the power of vision."
Rajni- "So, anyone who had eyes was in this occult group?", he jeered at the old man.
Old man- "Well yes, if they could look into the future."
Both Rajni and Sheela looked shell shocked.
Old man- "Yes, They could foresee the future. Everything that would happen, they would know about it. (A'priory... Duh!!) They had this uncanny ability to do so, but had to keep quiet for the fear of being ostracized. They were all very good miners. They could mine into any time period, be it the past or the future and see. Some even go to the extent of saying that they were ETs, but having humanoid features. "
Rajni- "So, all those well preserved bodies?"
Old man- "Yes. They were the A'priory. I don't know who is behind all this. But someone out there maybe wants to use the powers that the A'priory had"
SHEELA- "Like predicting who'll win the cricket world cup this time. I mean seriously, paul had a good run with predictions and all, but life span got to it. I hope India wins", crossing her fingers.
Rajni didn't know what amazed him more. The situation, or the knowledge he just gained about the mysterious group, or was it the levity and rambling nature of her thoughts. He was sure it was the latter.
SHEELA- "Or maybe the person just wants to predict the share market, you know quick bucks." She couldn't just stop at her predictions.
Rajni- "Ok. So you are telling me that those exhumed bodies are going to give out their powers to this someone?" (Seriously there are some things that even rajni can't believe;) )
Old man- "Thats my hunch."
SHEELA- "What about Michael Jackson?"
Old man- "Er. That seemed like a technical glitch to me. You see, others were good miners. And MJ was good with minors. (don't get ideas;) ;) ) The band that you encountered with earlier, are not that sharp i guess."
Rajni- "Ok. Thats one of my doubts solved. But there was this other container, and strangely i was in it. Do you . . . " Rajni slowly stopped talking, as the old man started to stare at him.
Old man- "Are you telling me that. . wait, this must be it. You are an A'priory member. A saiyan " (ET, finally an explanation;) lol)
Rajni quickly doffed his blonde wig, laughingly- "This must've thrown you off. I'm not what you just said."
Old man- "Then how do you explain your body in that container?"
Rajni- "Guess this dungeon has got to you. How do you explain my presence here, if my body is out there? Huh? "
Old man was stumped and he put on his thinking cap.
Old man- "Did you do something, that put your powers to realization?"
Rajni- "Well, i did build a time machine. "
Old man- "That explains it. We need to find it fast. We need to get out of here"
SHEELA- "Guys, maybe this door will help", and she quickly opened the door.
Rajni looked at &Old man, "How long have you been here?" he asked mockingly.
They quickly made their way out, only to be greeted by a dazzling blaze of light.
- to be continueeeed..............
P.S: Once again, apologies for the crude jokes. May MJ's soul R.I.P........